1 32 26 http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/f445a1f58b83fa29257d4c76a717b8f0.PDF 51e58a6c6db379f76e80bbe3bdcb201d PDF Text Text -Story on Page 2 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICiAl ORGAN OP THB SEAFARERS t N 7 E R N AT f O N A L UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL LOST SHIP UNSAFE CG HEARING TOLD T I Clampdown Bars All LSTs From Sailing -Story on Page 3 i I I Huddle Jk§ CG Hearina J^scussmg a point in the investigation of the disappearance of the LST Southern Districts, outside the Coast ™ Guard hearing room in New Orleans where an official probe is going on, Israel G. Seeger (2nd from left), associate of SIU general counsel Seymour W. Miller, talks with Seafarers Charles P. Johnsen (left), Charles E. Collins (2nd from right) and John • Flanagan, who were on the ship until her last voyage and testified .at the hearing. The missing ship had 23 men aboard. (Story on Page 3.) �Pare Two SEAFARERS LOG January 7, 1955 Grand Jury Begins Probe Of Plot To Murder Hall BpiBSiiBil HACKENSACK, NJ—A special Bergen County grand jury here began taking testimony this week in investigation of an alleged conspiracy to murder Paul Hall, secretary-treasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District, SIU, at his home. The FBI, the Bi-State Waterfront Commission and law enforcement officials in four states are busy following up leads in the case in which five men have already been indicted and five other "John Doe tioned in connection with the case The money was in $100 bills and indictments have been are: was found wrapped in Tampa bank handed down. • Ben Sterling, 42, New York wrappers. Cobb told police that after the attorney, who was picked up by New York police and taken to the shots were fired he was to have Hillcrest Avenue station. He was abandoned the car and was to be I questioned there by Queens Assist­ driven by Taffe to Suffem, New Frank Green, who has reportedly ant District Attorney Thomas P. York, just over the Jersey state confessed that he was the "trigger line. There he was to catch a train man" of the alleged conspiracy. back to New York City, subse­ • Edward Taffe, 65, of West Milquently returning to Tampa by ford, NJ, indicted as a co-con­ plane. Double-Cross Seen spirator. Detective Carl De Marco of the • Carmen Priore, alias Thomas Balloting in the SIU's general election for officers .continues at prosecutor's office told newspaper Hodges, 52, of New York, indicted a near-record pace throughout the district, as in New Orleans, reporters, "If he (Cobb) had gone as a co-conspirator. where the crew of the Del Mar arrived in port to push the total through with the job and gone vote over the 1,000 mark. Here, Seafarer John R. Vazquez signs • Ray White, Tampa port agent back for his big payoff he'd have register to become the 1.000th voter in the port as membership of the SIU, who, according to Ber­ been done away with — his lips balloting committee of (1-r) Harold Jones (seated), Bill Mitchell and gen County prosecutor Guy Calissi, would have been sealed. They Vic Miorana look on. has been named by Cobb as the in­ wouldn't let him run around with dividual who hired him to do the this spending money and their job for $15,000. White is running names on his lips." against Hall for the post of secre­ Cobb himself was reported as tary-treasurer in the SIU elections saying that he had driven north which got underway November 15 earlier in the month but had got­ and will end January 15. ten cold feet and left his car with • White's brother. Steely Taffe. However, he alleged. White White, now being sought in Nor­ told him he had better go back and folk. Others who have been quesJames E. Cobb do the job. Police said Cobb told With all indications of a near-record turnout, voting in tlji them he had been warned he would Cullen. Subsequently, Sterling be "taken care of" if he failed to SIU A&G District's elections is rapidly drawing to a clos appeared for questioning before go through with the slaying. Just one week remains for Seafarers to vote' in all ports, Bergen County authorities and is Commenting on Cobb's confes­ fore the close of the balloting" scheduled to appear before the sion, Calissi declared that he was Bergen County Grand*Jury. Seafarers aboard vessels satisfied that Cobb had given a on January 15. • William Higgs, former member factual account of the plot. calling at Bangkok, Thailand, The heavy turnout was of the SIU, who was expelled for are urged to avoid losing or Cobb's arrest touched off a wide­ prompted by a record number of aiding the old ILA in its fight with spread investigation involving the candidates, 78 in all, for the 49 misplacing the so-called "land­ the AFL longshoremen's union. FBI and police of New York, New posts ing permits" issued to seamen open in uie election. Ap­ Early last year Higgs was placed Jersey, Virginia and Florida. by local authorities, at the parently the total vote will surpass on the ILA payroll and appeared risk of being denied shore Subsequently, assistant prosecu­ the 5,700 votes cast in the 1952 with ILA President William Brad­ tor Fred Galda of Bergen County election. leave while in port. Author­ ley at ILA meetings, where he went to Tampa to question White ities there report some diffi­ Committees To Be Elected culty caused by permits which attacked the SlU's role in the AFL and Higgs. White has refused to Membership meetings in all ports have been lost and have ex­ waterfront drive. He also aided waive extradition proceedings with the ILA in the preparation of the result that Governor Meyner on January 26 will elect tallying pressed concern that unau­ With the aid of clerks, cooj thorized persons may obtain scurrilous literature. of New Jersey has formally signed committees which will count the ers, checkers and other votes cast in their particular port them. For this reason, there ILA President Bradley has been papers requested his extradition. is a possibility that duplicates called to appear before the Bergen A hearing has been set for January and then forward their findings cellaneous crafts not coveV^ may not be issued and thus County Grand Jury for question­ 13 in Tampa. Meanwhile, White and the ballots to headquarters. by a longshore agreement, lea The headquarters tallying commit­ ers of the old ILA finally dr cause cancellation of shore ing. iSradley will be asked about is free on $5,000 bail. tee will serve as the tally commit­ gooned a favorable vote on ra leave for the affected seaman. funds purportedly given by him Bradley Credit Card tee for the entire district and head­ fication of a new two-year loii Seafarers who lose their land­ to Higgs and White, and about Galda reported finding evidence quarters, with the final results to shoremen's agreement. The c^ ing permits should report the Cobb's use of an airline credit card loss to the police immediately issued in Bradley's name. He will of frequent travel between New be reported to the following mem­ tract is virtully identical with agreement that longshoreii or at least before the vessel also be asked about lists of long­ York and Tampa by many of the bership meeting. | The majority of the vote was cast themselves rejected December sails. The permits are being shoremen allegedly found in principals. Airline schedules show that White and Higgs flew to New by a vote of 6,199 to 4,590. early during the balloting period, issued to provide seamen with Cobb's and Priore's possession. York on December 17, Cobb on which began on November 15. AFL forces on the docks local identification while they Shotgun In Car critical of both versions of December 18, Steely White on At stake in the election are the are ashore. According to Bergen • County December 19 and Cobb again, re­ posts of secretary-treasurer, six as­ contract because they did not prosecutor Calissi, a report was turning to Florida, on December sistant secretary - treasurers, nine vide the guaranteed eight hd received at his office on Thursday, day, 23-man gangs, sling Iq port agents and 33 patrolmen. (Continued on page 17) December 23, at 3:30 PM, that limits and other important clauq Hall was to be murdered within The only immediate gains Jan. 7. 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 1 an hour. Police and detectives im­ longshoremen were a seven ce As 1 See It Page 4 mediately rushed to Hall s home an hour wage increase. Burly Page 16 in Montvale, New Jersey. At 4:30 ILA leaders also declared Crossword Puzzle Page 8 PM, Calissi said, Cobb was arrested if the membership failed to Editorial Cartoon .......Page 9 in front of Hall's home in a 1951 prove the contract on Jan. 5 tl Editorials Page 9 Chevrolet with Georgia license would be voting for a strike. Wf Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 plates. Detective Charles Fromherz the first vote was conducted:^ Members of the SlU-affiliated Brotherhood of Marine En­ Labor Round-Up Page 8 and Captain John Ducotf of the the Hone.st, Ballet Association, Letter of The Week Page 9 Bergen County police found a gineers have reelected incumbents to office and approved a second t. • ly was left largely, in: Letters Page 16 double-barreled shotgun and two four-year term for officials in -he union's 60-day secret ballot hands of individual ILA l<j vote. The constitutional Maritime Page 8 shells on the seat beside Cobb. unions. Meet The Seafarer Page 8 Voting ran for 60 days from According to Calissi's tiffice, amendment on the ballot, in­ Meanwhile, a final breach Notices, Personals Page 17 Cobb talked freely about the plan. creasing the term of office October 1, to November 30, 1954, tween former ILA tugmen Off Watch Page 14 Cobb was quoted as saying he was from one to four years, was ap­ with ballots delivered to eligible Captain Bradley appeared wh Port Reports Pages 12, 13 originally approached by Ray proved by a majority of almost four voters in person or by, mail. Bal­ Joseph O'Hare, head of the Quiz Page 14 White two months ago, and was to one, well over the necessary lots were counted by a rank and local that recently returned to SIU History Cartoon Page 6 promised $2,000 down and $13,000 two-thirds required for ratifica­ file committee at the union's De­ AFL, revealed Bradley was cember membership meeting in tempting to break up the ut Vote of Thanks Page 9 to be paid later on by Sterling in tion. Washington News Letter. Page 7 Tampa for the assassination. On O'Hare charged that "Bradley| BME President Wilbur Dickey, New York' headquarters. Welfare Benefits Pages 18, 19 subsequent occasions, Cobb said, who was unopposed, was elected to Approximately 90 percent of the preached some of our deleg Welfare Report Page 18 he came to New York to discuss his second term. Others elected engineers eligible to vote took part with lavish promises of mone Your Dollar's Worth Page 5 the matter with White and with were Raymond McKay and John W. in the election. they would desert Local 333 Taffe and Priore. organize for the ILA." Bra Regan, vice-presidents; Raymond The BME was chartered by the Published biweekly at the headquarters Calissi said further that police Doell, treasurer; and an executive SIU of North America in 1949, and confirmed the breach by peti of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth found $2,000 in Taffe's home which board of three rank and file mem­ was granted its autonomy in 1953. ing the tug owners for a con 9-66I*. Entered as tecend class matter Cobb said was given to Taffe for bers, Gordon Small, Leon Berlage It held its first election in the. faU iii the name of the now-de| at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under |L^. maiine divisioq., tijjs pqrt In the abortive consij^racy. the Act of August 24, 1912. . - • Those indicted thus far in elude the following: •James Cobb, 33, alias SIU Election To End Jan. 15; Voting Heavy DouH Lose That Bangkok ^Visa^ ILA Rigs Pact Okay In 2iid Voti SEAFARERS LOG BME Votes Officers For Four'Year Term r V- �SEAFARERS LOG January 7, 1955 Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet* Ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings Is as follows: Jan. 12, Jan. 26, Feb. 9. All Seafarers reglsiered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. Page Three 'Districts' Probe Opens; Cancel All L5T Sailings NEW ORLEANS— Damaging testimony by Seafarers that the missing LST, Southern Districts, was an unseaworthy rustbucket, was underscored by Coast Guard withdrawal of ocean-going certificates for all other LST-type ships. Further, evidence was offered at Coast Guard hearings here that the ship was carrying far more tonnage than was originally reported and the question has been raised as to whether or not the ship was overloaded. The Southern Districts was en route from Port Sulphur, Louisiana, to Bucksport, Maine, with a 23-man Suez Canal Blocked By Tanker Crash crew aboard when it vanished without a trace some­ where between Florida and Maine. An intensive air-sea search begun on December 11 was called off on the 21st without turning up a trace of the ship. It was not until January 2 that a lifering of the missing ship turned up off the Florida Keys. A sister ship, the Southern Isles, was lost three years ago off Cape Hatteras with 17 of her crew. — kin in this country is an uncle liv­ The Coast Guard's ac­ ing in Norfolk, Va. Previously, 11 tion was viewed as virtually other Seafarers and two SUP mem­ Radiophoto shows Liberian flag tanker World Peace jammed up against railway swing bridge at El Ferdan in Suez Canal. Tanker ran into bridge on December 31, causing a three-day jam of ship­ ping at both ends of the vital waterway. Dad Lost, Family Of 5 Faces Uncertain Future Lake Charles, La.—Like 23 other families struck by tragedy in the loss of the Southern Districts, Mrs. Thomas T. Nichols faces the New Year with a heavy heart—and the future of providing for her four small children without their father. Seafarer Thomas Nichols, 29, was AB aboard the ill-" fated ship. For the present, Mrs. Nich­ ols plans to remain at her resi­ dence near Lake Charles until the oldest of her children, nine-yearold Winston, completes his present school term. After that, she said, she may move to Birmingham to live with a sister. The first word Mrs. Nichols had that the ship with her husband aboard was missing was when an account of the search for the Southern Districts appeared in the daily newspapers. Since then she contacted the company offices of the Southern Steamship Company, operator of the ship, in Wilming­ ton. SIU representatives have been constant contact with her since It first became known the ship was missing. At first, Mrs. Nichols was In dire financial circumstances. Then, SIU Welfare Services ad­ vanced her $100 and now the com­ pany has sent to her $153.80, repre­ senting the new amount of wages due her husband, plus $500 as his clothing allowance. Decision to Come Questions concerning what may have been the fate of the missing Southern Districts are holding up payment to Mrs. Nichols of the SIU's $2,500 death benefit, a $1,000 double indemnity insurance policv which her husband had in force Mrs. Thomas T. Nichols is shown at home with her four children, Winston, 9; Thomas T. Jr., 2; Johnny Ray, four months and Freda Gai^ 3. Loss of husband aboard Southern Districts has left her with virtually no financial resources. and insurance which would pay out the balance due on a 1954 automo­ bile which Nichols purchased re­ cently. These questions may be settled by the Coast Guard ruling expected to result from a hearing in the Southern Districts case now being conducted by a Coast Guard investigating board in New Orleans. Meanwhile, Mrs. Nichols i^ fnak- ing ends meet on the sums she has received to date. Won't Abandon Hope Of course, she and the children, Winston; Freda Gail, 3; Thomas T. Jr., 2 and Johnny Ray, four months, will be the last to give up the final ray of hope that some clue to the missing Southern Districts and the fate of the crew'will'bd UhcoVer^d: confirming charges that the Southern Districts was an un­ safe vessel for seagoing pur­ poses. An announcement handed to the press at the start of the hearings stated, "The commandant of the Coast Guard has withdrawn authorization for unlimited ocean and coastwise routes for LSTt y p e vessels." Coast Guard in­ spectors are al­ ready boarding LST's upon ar­ rival in port and picking up their ' Gelardos certificates, jjending further action. Indications are that the ships will be severely restricted in fu­ ture movements if allowed to sail at all. Ten LST's still sailing are affected by the order including four other SlU-contracted ships: the Southern States and Southern Cities, sister ships of the South­ ern Districts; the Bethcoaster (Calmar); and Excello (Excello). Other ships affected are the tend­ ers S-21, S-23, S-24 owned by the California Company, New Orleans; the R. W. Mcllvain, owned by the Pure Oil Company; the Coos Bay, owned by H. W. Irwin of Oregon; and the Eagle, owned by Gulf Oil. SIU Represented Hearings on the loss of the Southern Districts and her 23-man crew opened with SIU representa­ tives in attendance, and participatRepresenting the office of SIU General Counsel Seymour W. Mil­ ler at the hearing is Israel G. Seegar. Three members of the Sea­ farers Union who had sailed with the ship testified as to the poor condition of the vessel. Numei'ous leaks, malfunctioning cf pumps and steering gear, rusted, nearly rotted-through decks, doggeddown "doorways to crew quarters, and wooden plugs in holes below the waterline were cited as con­ tributing to the unseaworthiness of the missing ship. Victor Matukas, loading foreman at Port Sulphur also testified, stat­ ing that he had put 3,900 tons of ore into the hold at the direction of the captain. First repoi'ts had it that the ship was carrying only 2,659 tons. This raised the'ques­ tion, of an overload, and subse­ quently, there was doubt indicated that the ship had sufficient free­ board. Meanwhile, the Southern Steam­ ship Company, operators of the Southern Districts, belatedly added another name tq the list of miss­ ing crewmembers. He, is Sotlrios Gelardos; OS; 22,' whose next of bers were listed as missing along with nine officers. The hearings heard the ill-fated ship described by Seafarer Charles E. Collins, AB, as "one big bucket of rust" at the time he got off the vessel in the Todd Shipbuilding Company yards here just before she sailed on her last voyage. The vessel was put in drydock here for repairs after having run aground in Tampa. •Afraid Of Ship' Collins testified he had been going to sea since 1939 and the Southern Districts was the "first ship in my life 1 was ever afraid to ride." Explaining he left the ship after being a member of the crew about three months, Collins said he just didn't want to make the trip North "in the rough weather you find up there at this time of the year. "She groaned and creaked too much for me," he testified. "She was a terrible steering ship. If the weather got just a little rough, she would fall off as much as 10 to 15 degrees and nobody said anything because nobody, the officer on watch or anybody else, could do any better." Patches Over Holes Collins said it was the practice never to do any chipping aboard the Southern Districts, but to paint over the rusty deck and hull plates. On four different occasions, he said, he saw the mate welding patches over holes on deck. Once, he said, the chief mate (Continued on page 17) Boss Still Chisels Pay You think the bosses today are any better when it comes to chisel­ ing their employees on overtime and other items than the employers of years ago? Not according to the US Labor Department's Wage and Hour Divi­ sion, which investigated 6.600 firms in the New York-New Jersey area during the year just ended. The Federal ageney found that one out of every two employers investigated had violated either the overtime, minimum wage or ehild labor requirements of the law. The Federal wage minimum is now 75 cents per hour. Viola- • tions on this score alone were found in 450 cases. On the good side, the division also reported a collection totalling $1.2 niillion in back wages for 16,000 workei's throughout its jurisdictions ' �raie Four I15;'-^' SEArARBRS January 7. 195S tOC 'Right-T«-Work' Laws REVIEW of TRIALS and APPEALS # CONDUCTED JULY-DECEMBER 1954 f This is the fourth review of trials and ap­ peals conducted under the SIU's constitu­ tion and printed every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG. This review covers the period from July 1, 1954, through December. 31,1954. Once again, the limited number of cases reflects the determination of the membership in all but a handful of instances to abide by the standards adopted by the membership in the Union's constitution. The first trials and appeals report, believed to be\inique in the labor movement, was is­ sued on July 10, 1953, and subsequent reports have been issued at the six-month intervals. As specified in the SIU constitution, all trials must be conducted by elected rank and file trial committees from which officials are barred. Standard courtroom procedure is followed as closely as possible, with proper notification of the accused, cross-examina­ tion, presentation of defense witnesses and similar procedures provided for. The consti­ tution also specifies ah appeals procedure to a rank and file appeals committee, as well as a final appeal to the international convention. All such steps pass for review before Union membership meetings. In the last six months there have been six trials, all of which resulted in findings of guilt. In one trial the membership non-con­ curred in the findings, turning down the trial committee's recommendations. There were no appeals made during the period. Names of accused individuals and of their accusers are not used for purposes of publica­ tion. September 9, 1954 September 23, 1954 December 2. 1954 Accused: B-770, Accuser: S-3. Accused: Z-33, Accusers: S-2, S-33. Accused: S-823. Accusers: T-5, W-1. Charges: While a crewmember aboard the Steel Seafarer, accused was found to have marijuana in his possession and was taken off ship by Customs officials. Trial Committee: Peter Jomides J-65, D. B. Moon M-664, George Fleming F-138, Michael Dusevitch D-433. J. T. Higgins H-43. E. A. Olsen 0-37. Findings: Guilty as charged. $100 fine and one year's probation. (Above findings were non-concurred In by the memberahip as penalty levied was In violation of the SIU constitution.) i t November 18. 1954 4" Accused: C-221, Accuser: M-1. Charges: On evening of November 10, 1954, in the course of special dedication ceremonies for new Union Hall in Balti­ more, accussed became intoxicated and used violent, abusive and obscene lan­ guage in presence of members, officials and guests. Trial Committee: C. Bedell B-139, G. Perry P-371, R. Musselwhite M-293, W. B. Baylors S-633, H. Wheeler W-179. Findings: Guilty as charged. Suspended 90 days and a $50 fine. Charges: Entered Baltimore hall on Sep­ tember 20 in drunken condition and inter­ fered with agent's discharge of duties by invading port agent's office and disrupt­ ing conduct of Union business. Behaved in a disorderly manner in the Union hall. Trial Committee: James Corcoran C-18. A. Bearden B-204, Charles Moss M-502, Vincent Quinn Q-10, Kay Nichoison N-161, Robert Pomerlane P-437. Findings: Guilty as charged. "$50 fine and an apology to the port agent. 4" August 12, 1954 t 4" Charges: Came into New Orleans hall badly ^Intoxicated. When asked to leave hall by authorized official refused to do so. Had to be removed from hall on four separate occasions when intoxicated and caused disturbance in the process. Trial Committee: S. Mancino M-386, C. Lewellyn L-194, C. Wright W-239. W. Mitchell M-22, H. Gunther G-174. Findings; Guilty on both counts. $fOe fine. $ 4^ jr December 2, 1954 Accused: F-216, Accuser: W-1. Accused: 0-12, Accusers: D-136, B-137, Charges: Accused, without authoriza­ C-95, L-285. tion from the membership, employed an Charges: Left watch in engine room temporarily but failed to return and was found sleeping in quarters under influ­ ence of alcohol. On various other occa­ sions turned to under influence of alcohol causing general disturbance aboard ship. Trial Committee: H. B. Belts B-395, J. Johnston J-225, W. A. Young Y-5, J. W. Ward W-4, H. H. Hurlstone H-375. Findings: Guilty as charged. $50 fine. outside commercial photographer, and at­ tempted to get him into the New Orleans hall to take photographs of special Union proceedings and information, for the pur­ pose of unauthorized and unlawful dis­ closure of such private Union business and proceedings. Trial Committee: Same as above. Findings: Guilty. Expelled from mem­ bership. Crew Blasts Transfer 'Piracy' NORFOLK—Crewmembers aboard the former SIU ship Seacoral dramatized the protest of all American seamen against the Maritime Administration's ship transfer policy last week when they hoisted the traditional flag of piracy—the skull and crossbones—on their vessel to emphasize that it was pirat­ ing American wage standards ship's American registry was actu­ "Jolly Roger" on the ship's stern. and stealing American sea­ ally surrendered on Dec. 25, the The vessel's career as a "pirate m... ji,(.,... men's jobs. The Seacoral and six other ves­ sels were approved for transfer to foreign registry during the past two weeks in a "clarification" of the MA'S earlier-announced "halt" on trainpship transfers. The Gov­ ernment ship agency completely reversed itself one day after de­ claring no more transfers would be permitted, when US tramp opera­ tors raised a howl. Fifty-seven dry cargo Liberty ships had been okayed for transfer to Panamanian and Liberian regis­ try when the short-lived "halt" in transfers was called last month. Now the "clarification" has already given the green light to seven more. It is explained by the MA as a move to enable vessel owners whose applications for transfers were already processed to take ad­ vantage of the Government escape hatch transfer policy. 23 SIU Ships Gone Nineteen former SlU-contracted vessels have already been trans­ ferred, in addition to the Seacoral and three others of those just okayed, the Taddei (Shipenter), National Freedom (American Wa­ terways) and the Marven (Interna­ tional Navigation). Thus, a total of 23 SlU-manned ships are involved cut of 64 US Libertys which have switched registry altogether. Reports indicate that there are up to 12 more transfer applica­ tions pending before the MA, some or all of which still may be ap­ proved. About one-third of these are probably SIU ships also. Meanwhile, events aboard the Seacoral, which arrived here De­ cember 31 from Yugoslavia to load coal for Japan, caused somewhat of a sensation. Although the ' Opening gun in AFL-CIO efforts to block adoption of anti-labor "right-to-work" law in Maryland was fired recently by Father William J, Kelley of Catholic University, noted authority on labor legislation. The clergyman called "right-to-work" laws "immoral.** His remarks kicked off rally for Maryland labor held in hiring hall of new SIU Baltimore hall. new Liberian registry did not ar­ rive until six days later-. Thus, with the ship in port and officially no longer entitled to fly the US flag, SIU crewmembers hoisted the ship" ended soon after, however. The Liberian registry papers and a new crew of Greek seamen ar­ rived to take over, and she became just another "runaway" instead. Travelers Check Draws End Exchange Rate Loss A favorable response toward the SlU-sponsored use of travelers checks for issuance of draws in foreign ports has been reported from the Steel Apprentice. Although the- ship stopped in obscure ports where currency exchange can tain went ashore and dug up some be a real headache and where local exchange. Better Money Exchange travelers checks are not wide­ ly known. Seafarer Leon White reported that the checks proved their worth. White, who was chief electrician aboard the Apprentice, said that the only difficulties came in a few shoreside shops where local people were not familiar with the way travelers checks work. He predict­ ed though that once their use becomes general. Seafarers will have no difficulties on that score. Used In Basra Among ports in which the travel­ ers checks were used satisfactorily were such out-of-the-way places as Basra in Iraq and Massawa, Eri­ trea. Of particular advantage. White noted, was the fact that draws could be issued the night before arrival in port, eliminating the alltoo-common aggravating delay in issuance of currency. Under the old system, the crew often had to wait for . the draw while the cap­ The travelers checks meant that crewmembers were receiving the equivalent of US money, which they could exchange themselves. TR most places this meant getting a better rate of exchange than they would get otherwise and con­ sequently more purchasing power for the dollar. The advantage of carrying the equivalent of American money was underscored by the experience of the Steel Artisan crew last sum­ mer at an Iranian port. The com­ pany agent in the port gave the crew Iranian rials at the rate of only 32 to the dollar. The legal rate of exchange at the time was 80 to 90 rials to the dollar. The Union has since taken this matter up with the company, and the Seafarers involved are now en­ titled to receive the difference between what they got and the legal exchange rate, amounting in some cases to as much as $100 a man. MENTION OF THE WORDS "TAFT-HARTLEY" TO LAWMAKERS and other interested parties usually stirs up a dust-cloud of argument and controversy. However, despite the emotional nature of the issue, the incoming Congress could perform a great service to the nation if it set afoot a move to examine just how the law has been working in certain areas. After all, Taft-Hartley has been on the books for VA years now. Leaving the legal technicalities and the political slogans out of the picture, there is a good opportunity now to examine how the law has been administered in certain areas and how it has worked out in various industries. Such an examination would determine, among other things, whether the law has worked to stabilize management-labor relations in any given area. The examination would be of particular value if it took a long hard look at various vital industries, including the mari­ time industry. Your Union cannot vouch for what is happening elsewhere, but it is the contention of the SIU that the administration of T-H in maritime has served to hurt legitimate unions in this industry and promote the interests of the waterfront section of the Communist Party. This is a serious charge, but your Union is convinced that it is in a position today to offer definite and very real evidence on that score. The manner in which the law is being administered by the National Labor Relations Board is opening the floodgates to the Party and on the verge of giving it a field day in maritime. All parties will agree, including the Seafarer, the shipowner and the administration in Washington, that the worst thing that could happen is to let any section of the industry fall into the hands of the water­ front Communists. The chaos and instability that would result would be a severe blow to our merchant marine, which is already plagued by numerous problems. Yet the narrow, legalistic outlook employed by the Labor Board is in effect promoting the chaos that the law seeks to avoid. The sittiation today calls for a realistic approach to what could be­ come a major national problem. This organization is ready and willing to make its case before any interested Congressional committee. Your Union believes that there is a genuine opportunity here for interested Congressional groups, to put a halt to developments that could be detrimental to this nation's security. 4' 4" t YOUR UNION, AMONG OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, HAS BEEN putting up a beef for quite some time about the use of "runaway" flags for ship registry. While this has been of considerable concern to the maritime Industry, those on. the outside have not felt the impact and consequently have shown little interest in the problem. Now, it appears that some people are trying to interest other corpo­ rate enterprises in registering a dummy front outfit in Liberia as a means of escaping US wages and taxes, just as the shipowner does. It has been suggested, seriously, that motion picture produ-'.-on com-j panics be incorporated in Liberia. The production companies would be created as dummies for the purpose of making films overseas in other countries for the American market. Neither the country in which the film was made, nor the US, would be able to tax the profits made by the production company which would be a "Liberian" concern. All this, of course, would be quite different from the practice of cer­ tain Hollywood outfits of making pictures "on location" overseas,! since these companies are still US firms and subject to US taxes. YetJ even this practice has been cause for concern for craft unions in thef industry whose employment is affected accordingly. It appears then, that Liberian registry possibly offers a threat tc far more than the maritime industry, and the practice should rightlj become the concern of'all of the'dabor'movement. �rr JmaUmrr 1, 19SS SEAFARERS LOG Pain» Fhr* Movie Go's Also Eye $ CG Playing 'Possum As Under Flag Of Liberia Seafarers Rap Test Plan . Professor Frabjous J. Entwhislle's dream is coming true. .J'he apparent reluctance of the Coast Guard to announce open hearings on its proposed A New York attorney and accountant has suggested, seri­ system of physical and mental tests for screening seamen has failed to halt the snowballing ously, that US motion picture companies should incorporate opposition to the plan this week as Seafarers in all ports echoed the SIU's formal rejection oi the scheme. in Liberia to escape US taxes• A resolution adopted unani­ sist of an exhaustive series of ex­ industry late last year. Following and wages, after the fajhion pany pays no taxes tP Liberia be­ mously at the New Orleans aminations to check mental and the publication of a story in the of US steamship companies. cause all its business is done out­ branch meeting December 15 and physical characteristics such as a LOG on the subject, a spokesman Readers of the SEAFARERS LOG will remember that Professor Pntwhistle, a handy figment of the imagination, put forth a grandiose theory of mass transfer of Ameri­ can industry to runaway flags. His theoix as appearing in the August 20 LOG, was simple enough. If all of American industry followed the e.xample of shipping companies and transferred to runaway flags, their profits would be tremendous because they wouldn't- have to worry about wage standards, safety provisions, taxes, strict inspection systems and the like. Of course, under the non-existent professor's system, millions of Americans would be unemployed and the US standard of living would go to pot, a slight handicap that doesn't seem to worry the transfer addicts. Straight From Shipowners Now an attorney named Julian Weiner actually wants to translate this fantasy into the real thing. Weiner learned all about it by working for a shipping company— naturally. In a headlined story in "Variety," show business bible, he says that American film companies "have neglected to investigate the possibilities of Liberia, to his know­ ledge the world's only democracy where native corporations aren't required to pay taxes in income derived from outside the country." In other words, shipping com­ panies incorporated in Liberia don't pay any income tax as long as they stay away from that coun­ try—something which isn't too hard for a busy shipowner tp do. Movie companies, says Weiner, can do the same thing. It's all very simple, says Weiner. The movie company, organizes a Liberian corporation. The Liberian corporation makes the picture somewhere outside of Liberia. The picture is sold to a US distributing company, with the sale taking place outside the US. Consequently, the Liberian com­ side of that country. And it owes npthing to Uncle Sam either. Even if the company was incor­ porated in Liberia but had to make its picture in the US it would not have to pay taxes on earned income from showing the picture in for­ eign countries. "Ultimately," Weiner concludes, "the earnings of the Liberian com­ pany, accumulated tax-free, could be distributed to its stockholders via a corporate liquidation taxable as capital gain." —Move over Professor Entwhistle. Make room for a real-life rival. concurred in by the district-wide membership at the last meeting pointedly supported the SIU dec­ laration of Nov. 26 that "if any proposals such as that advanced by the Coast Guard go into effect in any shape or form whatever, that the Uhion is prepared to reopen its contract and negotiate a pension plan specifically to protect Sea­ farers who are deprived of their livelihood by the Coast Guard's scheme." There has been little favorable comment so far on the CG's pro­ posed brain-body tests, which con­ man's sense of smell, family back­ passed off the, entire affair as ground, shipboard record (as seen something very tentative and a by the captain) and similar items. matter which was yet to be put 'Questionable,' Says Expert before the Coast Guard's legal de­ Many medical authorities, in­ partment. cluding a psychiatrist who renThe "maritime unions" had comdered an opinion on the proposals ; pletely misinterpreted the intent of at the request of the SEAFARERS the CG, he said. Most observers LOG, sharply question the value of were inclined to discount the ex­ the entire procedure for determin­ planation that CG attorneys hadn't ing the man's fitness to sail. even seen the proposals as highly Meanwhile the Coast Guard con­ unlikely in the case of such an ex­ tinues to maintain silence on what plosive matter. Pressed to name it plans to do regarding the draft a date and place for a hearing on of physical and mental standards the proposals before they are put which it began circulating in the into effect, the CG still remains miute. Attack On Jones Act In line with SIU members' de­ nunciation of the scheme as "an outright power grab which could result in blackballing out of the industry any seaman now sailing" and "an underhanded attempt to wreck the Jones Act on behalf of insurance companies and shipown­ ers," an analysis of the entire Coast Guard draft by a man who has been sailing as a master for years and who has suffered from diabetes for 30, is particularly in­ teresting. Preferring to remain anonymous, the captain, now a harbor pilot, notes how the regular meal hours and steady life aboard ship have aided him immeasurably in his affliction and adds that under the CG scheme of things he, as a dia­ betic, would not be allowed to sail. He adds that the same could apply to such sea immortals as Matthew F. Maury, a diabetic who later also •suffered the loss of both legs. An outstanding seaman a century ago, Maury's discoverie.S^n ocean cur­ rents and similar data are still vital to navigation many years after his death. Also cited as being unac­ ceptable under the Coast Guard's plan would be George Washington Explanation of how SIU shipping system works is presented by Union headquarters representative because of facial smallpox scars Keith Terpe (right) to group from New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cor­ and John Paul Jones because of nell University. They are, (left to right) Joseph Risluccia, Professor Maurice Neufeld, Seafarer Ed his background of illegitimacy. Larkin, who arranged for the visit, and Miss Naomi Spatz. Larkin is currently attending the school. If' College Group Briefed On Rotary Shipping YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Beware Vacuum Cleaner Deals So many workingmen's families are buying expensive vacuum cleaners from house-to-house canvassers on the installment plan that it's time we have a frank airing of this problem before many .Seafarers' families get involved in these costly deals. Buying a vacuum cleaner solely on the basis of a home demonstration without comparing other makes is definite­ ly not the way to shop. Some families who can ill afford the expense, have found themselves signed up to pay as much as $250 for a cleaner with a lot of extra attachments. Some other makes of cleaners sold house-to-house cost $00-$100. "This is not as steep as $250, but even so, you should know that you can go to a store and buy one of several makes of excellent cleaners for as little as $50-$60, and often, less. The lower prices do not mean these vacuum cleaners are inferior. In fact, some of the lesscostly cleaners are actually more efficient than several of the most expensive makes sold by canvassers. In one case, 'the canvassers gain admittance to the homes by representing that your name has been picked out for a TV quiz. As one woman reports her experience: "You get a phone call stating that your name has been picked, and would you be home on such and such a night;. In order to verify that, the caller says, they will have a man call the same day and he will tell you about the quiz, ^ut when he calls, he has the cleaner." • In the first place, the Government home economists have recommended, don't buy a cleaner for the attach­ ments. Dirt-removal capacity .and convenieiice oL use are more important. You can generally add attachments as you need them. The $250 set mentioned above has such varied attachments as one for polishing or waxing floors; another for polishing silver, shai'pcning knives, etc.; a sprayer and other attachments. But if you really did need all these tools, you could buy separate ones, plus an ex­ cellent vacuum cleaner, for much less than the cost of this set. Tips on Buying Cleaners Canister-type vacuum cleaners have become popular because they are compact and easy to emptly. They have no dust bag but use paper disposal bags or dust containers which are easy to empty. Too, many of the canister clesfners are more powerful than tank or cylinder-type cleaners, and thus'more efficient for cleaning large rug areas. In shopping for a cleaner, one of the points to compare is the motor capacity. Some of the more powerfui tank and canister-type cleaners have one-half to one horsepower motors. Here are other points to check; Try out the various makes of cleaners to see which clean well and are convenient to handle. See if the dust contain|r or bag is easy to remove, the cord is long enough, the attachments are easy to insert, and the rugcleaning nozzle is adjustable to different heights of rug pile. One of the most reasonably priced of all the canistertype cleaners is the Eureka Roto-Matic. Even at its list price of $69.50 it sells for $20-$30 less than other national brands, and many discount houses and independent re­ tailers sell it at net prices ranging from $41 to $54. It is an outstanding value, and is S convenient and efficient c^aner. ... • . - . Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying Among other well-made canister vacuum cleaners are the Lewyt, Apex and Universal, although they cost more than the Eureka. Among the more reasonable and well-made tank-type cleaners, the Hamilton Beach is well-constructed and one of the most convenient to use. It moves on swivel wheels instead of skids like most tank cleaners. Hoover cleaners are generally powerful and well constructed but are among the costlier makes. The mail-order houSes—Sears, Montgornery-Ward, Alden's and Spiegel—also have their own brand vacuum cleaners at reasonable prices. The Montgomery-Ward cleaners are made by Eureka and are excellent quality. For a small home where there are no large rug areas to clean, and where the cleaner is used largely for gen­ eral household cleaning, a light but efficient low-priced make is the Regina Elektrikbroom. It weighs only six and one-half pounds and can be hung in a closet like a broom. It lists at $49.40 but is available at discounts for $40 or less. Beware Bait Ads As this department has warned before, avoid being caught by bait ads on television and in newspapers for rebuilt cleaners at fantastically low prices, like $12.50 or $15. These offers are generally a ruse to get you down to a store .where the salesman disparages his own "bar­ gain" cleaner and attempts to high-pressure you into buy­ ing a much more expensive one. If the salesman is reluc­ tant to sell you the advertised special and attempts to get you to buy a higher-priced cleaner, you will be safer shopping elsewhere., , n 's • - n, --"•I • 4 �JsBuarr 7, idte itlFiiREkk idc W' Union Host At Holiday Feasts m m: m FIELDS TO STAY IN HUNGARY—The mystery of Noel Field ap­ parently will remain unsolved. The Hungarian government has an­ nounced that Field and his wife had asked for and received asylum In that country. Both had recently been released from Hungarian jails after disappearing behind the Iron Curtain five years ago. Still to be heard from is Hermann Field, brother of Noel, who was imprisoned by Poland and recently released. si- ii> S> t> DRAFT CUTS ANNOUNCED—A scheduled reduction in the Army from 3,300,000 to 2,815,000 was announced by the Defense Department. Further draft calls will be cut in half from 23,000 to about 11,000 a month and draftees will have their term of service reduced to 23 and 22 months as against two full years at present. it NEW MOSCOW PURGES—Four more Soviet officials have been shot after a military trial on charges that they were associated with the conspiracy of the late Lavrenti Beria, former secret police head. West­ ern observers, on the basis of evidence available, conclude that mili­ tary leaders are gaining more and more control in the Soviet Union. 4i Sparkling new Baltimore cafeteria had full house for Christmas Day dinner. 4 3) INSECURE SECURITY CLEARANCES—Security clearance methods of Government agencies will undergo Congressional L vestigation as the result of contradictory treatment of a veteran Federal employee. The employee. Wolf Ladejinsky, has worked in Japan for several years as a land reform expert and was given full clearance by the State Department. Recently his job was transferred to the Department of Agriculture, and he was then dismissed as a security risk on the basis of his personal file in the State Department. FRENCH REVERSE SELVES ON GERMAN ARMS—After first voting down German rearmament, the French Chamber of Deputies reversed itself and finally approved proposals to bring West Germany into the European military alliance. The first vote on Christmas Eve caused anxious concern in the US and Britain. Despite the subsequent re­ versal the whole episode emphasized France's dubious outlook toward German arms. 4" i 3) HOLIDAY DEATH TOLLS SOAR—A two day Christmas weekend chalked up a record of 391 traffic deaths with another 123 deaths from other causes. Officials were busy toting up New Year's weekend traffic deaths, a holiday which usually produces large numbers of auto accidentf COLD WAVE GRIPS ALASKA, SIBERIA —Fort Yukon, Alaska, shivered from a chilly 66 degrees below zero last week while radio reports from Siberia spoke of temperatures of 88 below zero. The coldest weather recorded is 90 below zero, a reading, taken in 1892, Family of Seafarer Robert Banister (left) celebrated holiday in New Orleans. in a Siberian village, but it is believed that Antarctica's interior can On the heels of the successful Thanksgiving dinners served to Seafarers on the beach outdo that performance, in all ports, the Union again played host to the shoreside membership on both Christmas and New Year's Day, Turkey was king on both occasions as Seafarers toasted the holiday season in proper style. —— The Christmas dinner also tained on New Year's day. The sahdwiches on New Orleans French served to inaugurate the new­ new Baltimore hall cafeteria was bread, plus cases of ice cold beer. .t IV' ly-refurbished recreation room in the SlU's New Orleans hall. Only finishing touches and installation of equipment remain to be done in the new room which will serve as the recreation center for Seafar­ ers on the beach in that port. At headquarters, 286 Seafarers, wives, children and other guests enjoyed the Christmas dinner of turkey and smoked ham, while a smaller number, 238, were enter- host to another large group of Sea­ farers, with other halls setting up for meals in the hiring hall or in nearby eating places. Monday Treat :New Orleans Seafarers got some extra kicks out of the holiday fes­ tivities when they showed up for the Monday morning job call, two days after Christmas. They found a supply of leftovers on hand in the form of turkey and ham 4> All hands enjoyed an Impromptu snack right after the 11 AM job call with the patrolmen doing the honors. The holiday dinners have been traditional with the SIU for the past few years, and always attract a good number of Seafarers who have gotten off their ships to be PARIS TO PERFUME SUBWAYS—The llibway system in Paris will home for the holidays, or who are be perfumed with woodsy scents in an effort to make underground on the beach waiting to ship out. travel more attractive. Thus far there has been no word from New during the holiday week. York, Philadelphia or other US subway towns on plans to follow suit Cartoon History Of The SIU Due to the fighting in Korea, in July, 1950, the drafting of men into the armed forces was speeded up. Deferments were given men in some essential 4ndustries, but seamen weren't included in this cate­ gory. The SIU warned of the dangers if any real shortage of skilled seagoing manpower developed. 4i STOPS ON DIME AT 632 MPH—An Air Force officer came to a dead stop from a speed of 632 miles per hour in IVi seconds in special Air Force tests. The only ill effects suffered were two black eyes re­ sulting from his eyes being thrown forward against his eyelids. The test was conducted on a rocket sled mounted on rails. Air Force scientists estimated that the officer was subjected to pressures equal­ ling 35 times his own weight. * ^ ^ ^ PERU LOTTERY HUNTS FOR 325G WINNER—Officials of Peru's national Christmas lottery are still looking for the holder of the win­ ning ticket, worth $325,000 in American money. No one has turned up to claim the cash. Bran Call The problem grew serious as more ships came out of the mothball fleets. The Union got deferments for some rated men, but the practice's of local boards varied. Some men were deferred, while others sailed into the ^ar zone with troops and sup­ plies and then were drafted off the ships. No. 80 Since there was ho firm national draft deferment policy, tffe SIU took its case to the draft directors in each state. Still the confusion continued. Final­ ly, in December, the Maritime Administration called • a m'eeting of all sea unions on the issue. The draft­ ing of ^skilled seamen continued unchecked, however. �January 7, 1955 SEAFARERS LOG page Seven SIU NEWSLETTER Tips For Seanieii On Filing 1954's Revisrd Income Tax It now appears that most of the maritime legislative proposals to be considered by the 84th Congress which just convened in this city will ^ be those sponsored by the Government, rather than by industry. These measures are those included in the so-called Murray Report, put out some time ago by the Commerce Department. They will include recom­ mendations which will be of aid to both subsidized and non-subsidized American steamship lines. Many of the Commerce Department proposals will prove to be more or less noncontroversial. HoVrever, one in particular, and incidentally one of the most important, will be subject to criticism by the General Accounting Office and possibly the Bureau of the Budget. This is the ship construction revolving fund which both the Commerce Department and steamship lines want to restore to existing law. Such authority originally appeared in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act but subsequently Congress refused to appropriate moneys for the fund. Into this fund would go appropriations for vessel construction and certain receipts from Government mortgages and sales of vessels. 4^ 4. t With the going getting a little tougher for some lines, US-flag com­ panies can be expected to push for Congressional sapction, or for Mari­ time Administration permission, to continue to transfer vessels to foreign flag, and without restrictions which have been imposed in the past by the MA. The flrst'shot in such a campaign was fired recently when a group of companies took the position that restrictions imposed in recent years by the Government on transfers appear open to challenge. Thus, not only will they seek the right to transfer, but want the privilege of doing so without any strings tied to the deal. ' 4" 4- The White House* is thinking in terms of crippling the 50-50 shipping ,law passed last year under which at least 50 percent of aid cargoes would be carried by US-flag vessels. The strong possibility is that President Eisenhower will ask that this law be amended so as to exempt , from its application US surplus agricultural commodities sold abroad for foreign currencies. In addition, he may ask for exemption in the various off-shore routes, engaged in by (ramp lines—foreign-to-foreign . ports not involving US areas. The 50-50 law passed last year specifically included agricultural com­ modities and foreign-to-foreign trades. President Eisenhower, after signing this measure in the last Congress, asked the Justice Department for a special report on its vai-ious features. However, many quarters here feel that it is doubtful whether such a report will be made at all in that the President now would rather have no such opinion at all than a written adverse (to him) report from Justice. 4" 4" 41 Many steamship interests in this city, contacted by this reporter, appear ready to sit back this year and not suggest too much in the way of maritime legislation. However, they are very much interested in, and will watch closely, the action of Congressional Appropriations Committees to attempt to prevent riders and strings being tacked on to maritime appropriations. For example, there is a good chan^ again this year that the House or Senate Appropriation Committee, in connection with appropriations for the Foreign Operations Administration, will attempt a rider to the effect that no funds shall be used for ocean transportation in an amount higher than the world market rate—which means simply that American tramps would get little of the FOA aid cargoes, with foreign tramps carrying the vast majority. Such a move on the part of the Appropriations Committees, if suc­ cessful, would completely emasculate the 50-50 shipping law. t 4. 4" adopted during 1954 as well as many of the general tax pro­ visions that apply to seamen. Generally, with very few excep­ tions, seamen are treated no dif­ ferently under the tax laws than any other citizen or resident of the US. (The non-resident alien sea­ man must also file a return, but the rules are not the same for him.) WHO MUST FILE. Those un­ der 65 years of age earning over $600 and those over 65 earning over $1,200 must file a Federal tax return. WHEN TO FILE. Tax returns must now be filed by April 15, 1955. The new law extends the reporting deadline another 30 days. Previously, it was March 15. How­ ever, the April 15 deadline is waived in cases where a seaman is at sea. In such instances, the seaman must file his return at the first opportunity, along with an af­ fidavit stating the reason for filing late. Another tax rule specifically .af­ fecting seamen governs situations where a seaman signs on in one year, signs off the next and gets a statement of his wages and the tax withheld TW-2 form) from the shipping company when he signs off. Under such an arrangement, it is possible for a seaman to have no income in one year and the equivalent of two years' income in another. In order to alleviate this situa­ tion, the seaman can report the total of his allotments, slops, draws and other cash items as in­ come in the first year, and then deduct this amount from the total income reported on the W-2 form he gets in the second year. He cannot claim any tax with­ held in the first year either, but 4i The "piggy-backing" by water of trucks and rail cars carrying freight will be looked into by Congressional Committees in the next few weeks in an effort to see whether something cannot be done to encourage the use of this system more. Three well-known domestic companies are negotiating right now with the Interior Department for i-ail car/truck ferry,-ights on the US West Coast between Puget Sound and points in Alaska. These com­ panies are Luckenbach Steamship Company which would like to enter into the picture jointly with the Coastwise Line and Alaska Steam­ ship Line. However, Interior feels that there is room for such a service only for one company so that eventually Alaska Steamship or Coastwise-Luckenbach may have to drop out of the picture. The ships to be used in this Puget Sound-Alaska service would carry up to 100 rail cars each. National Bulk Carriers also wanted to institute Such a service but ' its proposal submitted to Interior was deemed to be not responsive. In the meantime, on the US Atlantic Coast, Sea Trailers, Inc. has applied for the right to institute a truck-ship service between NoiTolk and New York. Sea Trailers wants the Government to advance a loan of over $8,000,000 to finance construction of two vessels, each of which would carry 160 trailers of 30 feet in length at a rate of $67.50 per trailer. 4" Now that 1954 has departed and 1955 has arrived to take its place, most, of us are beginning to realize that the income tax collector c an't be far behind. Accordingly, since several Seafarers have requested information on the application of the new tax laws to seamen, the ' LOG has compiled a digest of er's wife, and can aiso be claimed , gross income for drugs and medj icine can be deducted. the most important changes by both of them. 4» A question that is continually raised by Atlantic Coast steamship lines Is the extent to which East Coast ports may suffer from Great Lakes competition when the St. Lawrence Seaway project is opened up for business. The seaway will open up for big ships in about four years^ with completion of work expected in the fall of 1958. When constructed, the canals and channels connecting the seaway project will be a minimum 27 feet deep. Those in charge of . its construction insist that the St. ^ Lawrence geaway will not hurt the competitive standing of old established East Coast ports. They say that both the US and Canada, as a' result of the completion of the seaway, will experience a vast expansion of wealth; and that the areas to be served by the seaway are to become more in­ dustrialized as the consequence of cheaper bulk transpoi'tation. .i-.-f'.lli'i.-. OOiiMr'. JO go Wiiican claim all of it for the second year when he files his return along with the W-2 form. HOW TO FILE. The wageearner who has average expenses (amounting to ten percent or less of income) and an income of under $5,000 is advised to use the short form. Those with income of un­ der $5,000 but with higher than average expenses can use either the long or short form and those with income of $5,000 or more must use the long form. A husband and wife should file a joint return on either the long or short form to take advantage of the split income provisions, even if the wife has no income. Single persons should use the long or short form depending on their deductions and/or income. EXEMPTIONS. Each taxpayer is entitled to a personal exemption of $600 for himself, $600 for his wife, an additional $600 if he is over 65 and another $600 if he is blind. The exemptions for age and blindness apply also to a taxpay-JiU '.-Ill In cases where .a man's wife lives in a foreign country, he can still claim the $600 exemption for her as his wife. However, if she has income in the foreign coun­ try, it cannot be taxed by the US. In addition, a taxpayer can claim $600 for each child, parent, grand­ parent, brother, brother-in-law. sister, sister-in-law, and each uncle, aunt, nephew or niece dependent on him. The dependent must have received less than $600 gross in­ come, and be a resident of the US, Canada, Mexico, Panama or the Canal Zone. A change ih the law permits a child under 19 or a student over 19 to earn over $600 and still be eligible as a dependent if the tax­ payer provides more than one-half of his support. Another change in the law en­ ables a seaman who is contributing (with other relatives) more than ten percent of the support of a dependent to claim an exemption for that individual, provided the other contributors file a declara­ tion that they will not claim the dependent for that year. Previ­ ously, a taxpayer had to provide more than half the support in oi'der to claim the exemption. Deductions DIVIDEND INCOME. If a sea­ man has income from stock divi­ dends, he can exclude the first $50 he receives as dividend income from his gross income, and then take a tax ci-edit of four percent of all dividends received after July 31, 1954 (less the $50 previously deducted), after he has determined what his tax would otherwise be. CONTRIBUTIONS. Previously, a taxpayer could only deduct for contributions of up to a flat 15 pei'cent of gross income. Now he can deduct up to 20 percent of gross income for contributions to charitable institutions, and an ad­ ditional ten percent of gross in­ come in contributions to churches, hospitals and educational institu­ tions. INTEREST. Interest paid to banks and individuals on loans, mortgages, etc., is deductible. TAXES. State and city retail sales taxes, property and school taxes, state stamp taxes on securi­ ties, state gasoline taxes, auto li­ cense and drivers' license fees and state income taxes are all deduc­ tible. MEDICAL AND DENTAL EX­ PENSES. All expenses over three percent of gross income for doctor and dental bills, hospital bills, medical and hospital insurance, nui-se care and similar costs can be deducted. All expenses over one percent of .".ii, , i'it; ••J'*!!.' '1, ; • ;.1 !•! : However, deductions of all ex­ penses for medical services, drugs and medicines are limited to a maximum of $2,500 for each ex­ emption claimed, up to a total of $10,000. The three percent rule on medi­ cal services does not apply in cases where a taxpayer is over 65, but the one percent rule on medicines and drugs does. This entire section was rewritten last year, since the law previously limited deductions for medical and dental expenses only to those over five percent of gross income. CHILD CARE. This is a brandnew provision allowing a deduc­ tion of up to $600 to a widower, divorced or legally separated tax­ payer toward the cost of providing care of a child under 12 or a person physically or mentally incapable of support, regardless of age. This expense is deductible only if its purpose is to allow the taxpayer to remain gainfully employed. It cannot be claimed if the pa.vment for child care went to a person who is already claimed as a de­ pendent on the same return. ALIMONY. Periodic payments of alimony to a wife in accord with a written agreement between them can be deducted. Previously, only alimony which was required by a court decree was deductible. CASUALTY LOSSES. The rea­ sonable value of all clothing and gear lost at sea due to storms, ves­ sel damage, etc., for which the tax­ payer is not otherwise compen­ sated, can be deducted as an ex­ pense. The same applies to fire loss or losses in auto accidents which are not compensated by in­ surance. LOSSES DUE TO THEFT. Per­ sonal items the loss of which can be proven are deductible. WORK CLOTHES, TOOLS. The cost and cleaning of uniforms and a m MI ::1 • .'Ji I '^1 -'i • 3 J J work clothes which ordinarily can­ not be used as dress wear can be deducted. This includes protec­ tive work shoes, gloves, caps, foul weather gear, clothing ruined by greasd or paint, plus tools bought for usq on the job, or books and periodicals used in direct connec­ tion with work. UNION DUES. Dues and initia­ tion fees paid to labor organiza­ tions or professional groups, and most union assessments can be deducted. TAX CREDIT FOR RETIRE­ MENT INCOME. A tax credit of up to $240 is allowed for individ­ uals against retirement income such as rents, dividends and earn­ ings at odd jobs. This is a new provision important to retired sea­ men or their widows. Federal payments of Social Security bene­ fits and SIU disability benefits ar« not included. J I I i il �Tast Eiffbt MEET THE SEAFARER ^y - • W-' '"i-i ., 'ft' • •t' . viS?"-' Kr January 7«' 1^55 SEAFAR Ems LOG After burning for three days in the outer roads of Singapore, the Danish freighter Lexa Maersk was beached by tugs in 23 feet of water. A fire of unknown origin broke out on the vessel, whose cargo included 1,800 tons of rubber. The 62 persons on the ship, including 12 passen­ MAURICE "DUKE" DUET, Bosun gers, were all taken off safely ... A new city-built pier replacing one on the same site which burned in 1947 has been turned over to Grace One of baseball's most loyal from them and from people in the Line for its Caribbean passenger liner service out of New York. The devotees is Seafarer Maurice game." $12 million Pier 57 is a double-decked affair resting on three buoyant Before Duet knew it he was neck Question: Do you think Ameri­ "Duke" Duet. Introduced to the deep in baseball as a combined cement boxes that jut out into the Hudson and are themselves usable can ships can be made safer for game at first hand by shipmates field manager, schedule-maker and as a huge underwater cargo-storage area. the crews? aboard the Mississippi cruise ship business-manager. "I went to the e 44» Victor Litardi, MM: One thing Del Norte, Duet rapidly graduted company," he recalls, and got them The highest monthly traffic volume In the history of the Snex Canal we ought to have on all ships is a to the managerial post of the Del to chip in 50 percent toward the cost of uniforms and equipment. map showing the used the waterway during the month of October, 1954. The number of position every Norte Stars. From there he went We raised the other 50 percent chips was 1,154 with a total of 9.1 million tons. Petroleum shipments day. Then if on to head the SIU Beachcombers ourselves and were in business as accounted for 5 million tons of the total . . . Due to be ready for her something hap­ and now he has plans to run a team a fully-equipped club." Pacific run in May, the Canadian Pacific Railway's train ferry. Princess Under Duet's tutelage the Stars pens^ and the men in Little League competition. of Vancouver, is being completed in Glasgow, Scotland, for an early are in a boat, launching. The 15.5-knot vessel is designed to make three round trips In between it all, the 28-year old won trophies in Argentina, playing they can have an Seafarer has sandwiched in his local clubs. Subsequently after rid­ daily between Vancouver on the mainland and Nanaimo on Vancouver idea which' direc­ regular work as a Seafarer and ing the ship a while, he got off and Island. She will be fitted to carry 800 passengers and 28 boxcars or tion to- go in. I right now he's deck maintenance one of the Star's pitchers, Leroy 115 automobiles or a combination of both. hear of plenty of on the Antinous, a Waterman coast­ Seals, got off the ship with him.. ,4. t cases of men wise run. "Seals was a good pitcher," Duet New York harbor extended its traditional welcome to 163 new ships heading in the wrong direction said, "so I got the idea of starting Started On Shrimpers totaling 1.4 million tons last year. Of the total, only 14 flew the US when land is only a few miles away. a shoreside team." That was the Baseball was the furthest thing beginning of the SIU Beachcomb­ flag. Norway led the list with 26 new ships, Germany followed with 24, 4" it 4i Fred Lewis, MM: All we need from Duet's mind when at the ers, a Union - sponsored group Japan with 20, Liberia with 16 and Great Britain with 14. Tankers accounted for the largest segment of new tonnage, comprising 62 new are some modem ships that can tender age of 12 he first started to which played semi-pro teams go to work on shrimpers and tug­ around New Orleans and attracted vessels of 808,968 tons . . . The stern part of the 80,000-ton. Liberian do the job which boats out'of New Orleans. For a quite a bit of attention to the tanker World Concord, which broke in two during a gale in the Irish these old work­ few years he worked summers and Union. Sea last month, has been towed into Belfast, Northern Ireland, from horse ships we other odd times on the boats until Duet made,a point of scheduling Scotland, to be put into drydock. The forepart of the tanker now is have now are do­ he was old enough to get his sea­ games for the Beachcombers in all anchored off Belfast waiting for experts t& decide whether to try to ing. The LSTs men's papers. That was in the parts of the city so that many New and other ships join the sections. midst of World War 11, and Duet Orleans natives who had never built for emer­ 44* 4* spent the next couple of years on gency purposes A new shipping line will enter the fiercely-competitive trans-Atlantic have no business various SIU ships out of the Gulf. heard of the SIU became acquaint­ service next April as the Europe-Canada Line. It will offer regular sail­ being on the open When the war ended Duet ed with the Union for the first time through the ball club. ings from Bremerhaven, Le Havre and Southampton to Montreal during sea. That LST settled down as a regular on the The Beachcombers had a lot of the summer months and to New York via Halifax during the winter. that was lost last month with over Delta Lines' South American run The firet crossing will be made by the 11,734-ton motorship Seven Seas 20 men aboard is a typical case. both on the passenger vessels and fun, he recalls, because his man­ ... The 4,037-ton English^ Channel ferryboat Cote d'Azur crashed into the freight ships. It was there that agerial methods were a little on 4' 4" 4) a jetty in Calais harbor, but the mishap apparently caused no severe he was first introduced to baseball. the unorthodox side. "I've-figured Abraham Mander, MM: Ships all along that the team would do injuries. Thirty-one passengers and 63 crewmen were badly shaken can be made a lot safer even As Duet recalls it, a fellow Sea­ its best if we had a good time and up, however. though US ships farer, Tex Melting, talked him into enjoyed ourselves. So we used to 4> 4* iiiis• probably have a trying out for the Del Norte Stars throw a party after almost every Shipping in the international waters of the Danube River finally better safety rec­ in 1950. "I had never played base­ game. It worked out fine for us." appears to be reviving after a lapse of many years. For the first time ord than in most ball before" Duet recalls, "but Just recently. Duet became th# since the war a Hungarian boat crossed into Germany as a German tug other countries. I Tex had an idea that I could pick proud owner of a new home in towing three barges arrived in Belgrade, Yugoslavia . . . The second wouldn't be able up the game and be of help to New Orleans. "I bought a place Norwegian ship transferred to Turkey in less than a week has been to say which item the team." right in back of a baseball dia­ turned over to her new owners at Halifax, NS, and renamed the Seyhan. is more important Duet didn't get much encourage­ mond," he said, "and I'm going to The former Norviken, a 3,097-ton fi-eighter, is one of several vessels than another, but ment from the Stars manager, so try to set up a kid's team. If things acquired by the Turkish Marine Bank as a result of a recent purchase there sure is subsequently he and some other work out, I'll convert my garage negotiated in the US. something wrong crewmembers organized a scrub into a dressing room for-the team. when a ship like that LST with 23 team to challenge the regulars. It will be pretty convenient that men can just disappear. When the manager got off the ship, way, Although ore and grain tonnage dipped sharply, throughout the 1954 4i 41 4* crewmembers elected Duet to take "I would never have been able to season, coal movements on the Great Lakes during November, 1954, Pat Mulholland, OS: There his place. do all this," he concluded, "if it were a half million tons greater than in the same month of the year ought to be more attention to fire weren't for the fact that the SIU before ... In Baltimore, however, the situation was reversed. Graip and boat drill, Bought Some Books made it possible for me to earn a shipments nearly doubled during October, while coal movements regardless of the "At the time I didn't know any­ good living going to sea. I've dropped 20 percent . . . Storms in the South Atlantic battered several weather, even thing about baseball" he confessed, certainly had a lot of fun over the vessels, including the Panamanian grain ship Vori. Leaking, but re­ though it's a "so I went out and^bought myself past few years and I think all the ported to be in no danger, the vessel received a Coast Guard escort nuisance some­ some instruction books and picked boys who were with me enjoyed it into port. She was 95 miles off Bermuda. up as much information as I could as much as I did." times. On one recent trip we could . hardly lower the boats and then it took six men to crank ACROSS 3. Country W of 19. Where Mobile 35. Kidd or Teach them up again. Kenya is 36. Titles The CIO International Union of the company's stock to keep an­ 1. Our union 37. Girl's name 4. 4» 4" i Cut 21. Strife and span 4. Electrical Workers won another other company. General Tire, from 38. Malicious 5. Through 22. It's served in Sellg Freilich, oiler: They cer­ 8. Curves burning Sloppy Mol's 6. That is: abbr. 39 Festive 12. Crewmember tainly can be made a lot safer. round from the independent gaining control of Motor Products 23. Shade tree 43. Nude 7. Island near 14. The cook . The Maritime United Electrical Workers Union through stock purchases. It is 24. Child 44. Paid notices Greece serves it 26. Part of the 45. Precious ' Admi; trati o n in an election at a Magnavox plant feared that the latter move would 8. Friend, in 15. Morocco port ship stone loss of contract benefits and Paris or the Coast in Greenville, Tenn. The CIO got mean 16. Emigrant 29. Tower in Fla. 48. Job for 9. Get back jobs. 18. Short sleep 30. S bill Moran 10. Freight Guard or who19. boy! 31. Harbor 47. Part of "to 11. Part of ship 4 4 4 soever is re­ 847 votes to 743 for "no union." 20. Agriculture: 32. Army issues be" 13. Girls' names abbr. 33. Nova 50. River in Italy The independent union is the one 17. Island H of sponsible ought Seven locals of the Internation­ 21. Large rolls of Ccbu (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) to see to it that which was expelled from the CIO al Brotherhood of Teamsters bills 23. When we they are built ac­ as a Communist-dominated organ­ (AFL) will receive wage increases choose officers cording to more ization. 25. Alabama: abbr. of 35 to 66 cents an hour in two 26. Florida: abbr. rigid standards year agreements effective January 4" 4* 4" 27. Unit of and get better, weight 28. Musical note A four-month period of grace 1. Approximately 20,000 members inspections. I just came back on are involved. The locals represent Peddler's a C-2 that split a couple of plates was given to the Norwalk Lock teamsters in Philadelphia, Norris- i craft 31. In this manner Company by the Government after on the way over. 33. Boy an appeal by Machinists Lodge town and Chester, Pa.; Wilming-i 34. Cape in Mass. ton, Del.; and Camden and At-j 4" 4 4" 35. Cushion Charles Shirley, 2nd electrician: 1294 on behalf of 500 workers at lantic City, NJ. 36. Joe or Whitey 39. Admiral's It's mostly in the design of the the plant. The company had filed boats 4 4 4" , a bankruptcy petition and was ships, in items 40. African native operating on a month-to-month 41. Period of time like having your Part of New York's product 42. Underwater basis when the Goverment de­ supply has been cut'off by a five-j motors and mo­ hazard cided to liquidate its operations. tor parts mote 43. Hard day old strike of 1,200 produc substances accessible ii: an handlers and truckmen, member 45. Seaport suburb 4 4 4 e m e r gency so of Istanbul of Teamsters* Local 202. " Chaii] 48. Girl's name A novel tactic to keep their jobs store supplies are not affected that you can 49. Ship^ owner has been undertaken by members the strike. The produce men ar work on them. 1 31. Seven Club, Glascow Everybody of Auto Workers Local 1217 em­ asking for the same kind of io 32; City in Alaska ployed at the Deepfreeze plant of crease as other Teamster loci knows that it's S3. Sheep always the Motor Products Corporation in unions received recently. Mediatoj DOWN Chicago. Approximately 1,100 are attempting, to resolve the wrong part that breaks down at ir The Baltic 3r Word ending just the wrong., time. " , vyorkers in the plant, are buying. pute. . 'O'i, - •• •;f«''!nC7fA fir!) "h; >!fa.. ffiiiTl^tl* 'rrlfii ihi'tTV'iiVii'lT'ii ' �•» January 1, 1955 SEAFARERS SE;AFAliERS^I.06 'Hey, Waif For Us!' Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. LETTER Paul HALL, Secretary-Treasurer of the Janaory 7. 1955 Vol. XVIf. No. 1 Editor, HIRBEJIT BRAND; Managing Editor, HAY DENIEON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writer*, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK At MASKIN; Cull Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. 110 Page Nin* LO.G WEEK J I New Angles American maritime unions, who have been voices in the wilderness in the fight against transfers, may be getting a helpinf hand"soon. Indications are that other American busi­ nesses are showing an interest in the advantages of corporate registration under the "runaway" fiags. If such developments do take place, the transfer problem is going to assume im­ portant dimensions in American industry as a whole. At any rate, efforts are being made to interest motion picture companies in the tax advantages of Liberian registry, and other outfits are no doubt studying the gimmick to find out if there's anything in it for them. Meanwhile, shipowners are sailing merrily on their way through the wide-open loophole provided by the Government. Th& Government is taking no action whatsoever to block the loophole, and some of the operators are demanding that tlTey be able to transfer without the annoyance of having to get any Government approval at all. It's to be expected thiat operators of standard cargo ships will be next in line once all the Libertys are gone. Anytime somebddy waves the stars and stripes, some ship­ owners are the first to pop up like so many jacks-in-the-box and sound off with sonorous phrases about the American Way of Life. But as soon as they see visions of a fast buck, the haste with which they will abandon the flag is positively indecent. This IS old stuff to Seafarers who have seen it happen time and again. It's about time that shoreside individuals and organizations started taking a long, hard look at the meaning of all these transfers and their implications. , : t i Unseaworthy The Coast Guard's action in pulling the certificates of sea­ going LST's is pretty convincing evidence that the seaworthi­ ness of these vessels is open to serious doubt. Unf(#rtunately, it took two sinkings and the loss of 40 lives before the Coast Guard took such affirmative steps. These were wartime ships built for one-shot landing operations, and in the light of ex­ perience the makeshift strappings and other devices used to strengthen them were of dubious value. If there are to be final conclusions on the LSTs they will have to come out of the hearings now being conducted by the Coast Guard in New Orleans. The results of these hearings are of considerable importance to the families of the missing men who will look to them as a basis for claim­ ing compensation from the company and its insurers. But it should be understood that the Coast Guard does not rate as a disinterested outsider in these proceedings. Since it has authority and responsibility over a ship's seaworthiness, it would be difficult for the Coast Guard, with the most earnest intentions, to remove all tinge of self-interest from its con­ clusions. Looking back at the sinking of the Southern Isles three years ago recalls some interesting facts. At those hearings James B. Robertson, a naval architect, testified that the Southfern Isles was overloaded on four" separate occasions. He got the figures on the overloads from the Coast Guard itself, in Puerto Rico. Apparently the Coast Guard at the time merely registered the fact of overloading but did nothing about it. In the Southern Districts case, testimony has been offered showing numerous instances of patchwork repairs, malfunc­ tioning of vital equipment and other practices hardly con­ ducive to vessel safety. Here, too, there is no evidence that the Coast Guard made use of its powers to enforce safer pro­ cedures. ' Of course. Coast Guard inaction does not excuse the com­ pany which must bear primary responsibility for the condi­ tion of the ship. But the Coast Guard, which has spoken so much rec-^tTy of its concern for shipboard saftey, seems all too ready slough off responsibility to marine underwriters and the operators themselves. ^ It all points to a cynical, but nevertheless factual conclu­ sion—when it's a choice between the dollar and the safety of the crew, the dollar wins out &V often. That's one of the reasons why so many operators pr( !er a "runaway" registry where they can ovefload, Underman and undfer-fflaintaih their ships to their hearts' content without interference. •4 m J-m SIU's'54 Gains Worthy Of Pride To the Editor: I am writing you this letter and I hope you wiii pubiish it in the first issue in January because I think that is tlie logical time for ail of us Seafarers to look back and see what we accomplished dur­ ing 1954, and also to look ahead and try to figure out what we want to accomplish during 1955. First, looking back at the old year, I think that we Seafarers have every right to be proud of the gains which our Union has made. The increases we have gained in wages, overtime and va­ cation pay are just a few of the things I can name offhand. What's more, our Union has con­ sistently been a leadeK in the fight, not only to keep our own Union strong, but also to keep the ent i r e American merchant marine strong and to help seamen everywhere. Our Union, for instance, carried Korolia Uie fight to Wash­ ington for passage of the "50-50" bill, and after seven long years of struggle we finally won out last year. And as a result of this we not only helped ourselve.s, but other American seamen as well, and also the US shipping industry as a whole. The fight against letting US companies transfer their ships to runaway flags is another fight which our Union carried right to Washington. Fight For IJSPHS Program ' I I X'\I I Vot< One of the penalties of doing a good job as a ship's delegate is that the delegate is likely to be stuck with the post seini-permanently. At least that's what seems to have happened to James Flana­ gan, who is aboard the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers). Flanagan was delegate for one trip and then re­ signed so that somebady else could get a crack at the job. But his shipmates "double-crossed" Flanagan him by reelect­ ing him/ Flanagan, who sails in the deck department, usually as AB, has been a Union member for a little over eight years, joining in New York on October 24, 1946. He lives in Huntington Station, Long Is­ I might also mention the fight our Union has waged against cut­ land, when not sailing and is 44 ting down the USPHS hospital years old. 3) 3) program. We waged this fight suc­ cessfully once, but now it looks An anonymous member of tjje as if the Government is at it again crew of the Archer's Hope got a and we must take up arms once hanji from shipmates because of more. his continuing efforts and coopera­ Right now our Union Is en­ tion in making repairs and keeping gaged in two other fights, and I her shipshape. The ship's pump­ am confident our efforts here wiii man-machinist was the one who also meet with success. First, our got the applause. He indicated his Union is fighting the phony crimp eagerness for more of the same by rig which has been set up in New promising he would do his best, York and is selling books to any­ with the cooperation of the engi­ body who has a couple of bucks neers, to fix the crew washing in his pocket. And, second, our machine and see that it suds up Union is fighting the phony Coast crew gear in approved fashion Guard proposals which would give fi-om now on in. the CG iron-fisted control over 3) t American seamen. Seafarer Lewis Riviere is one I think one thing we Seafarers Union brother who has appeared should remember is that our Union was alert to these dangers and got in this corner before, being dited right on the bail in the fight by his shipmates for taSty pastries. against them. It can never be said Riviere, who sails exclusively as night cook and baker, got the that we were caught napping. accolade again, this time from, the Well, that's a brief review of crew of the Seatrain New York on 1954. Now, how about 1955? I the coastwise run. think -that for 1955 each one of Riviere has been around "for a us Seafarers should resolve to be while" as the saying goes, joining ever alert and vigilant to the dan­ the SIU way back when, on Novem­ gers which beset our Union and ber 30, 1938. A native of the Brit­ to continue to work together ish West Indies, he now makes shouldei; to shoulder, as we always New York City his home town. have in the past, to safeguard the He's 63 years of age. gains we have made and to keep 3) 3) 3) the SIU "the best union in mari­ time." Crewmeinbers of the Aieoa (Mer) Korolia Boamer are some of the m: Thanks d Seafarers who are fired up about the Coast Guard's ambitious plans to put all working seamen on a physical and mental exam griddle. Seafarer R. W. Miller, chairman of the last shipboard meeting, put in a few minutes discussing the Coast Guard scheme and reminded the membership present that the way to lick it was to get busy writing Senators and Representatives in Washington, giving them the lowdown. Miller comes from North Caro­ lina, but now makes his home in Norfolk, Va. He joined the SIU in New York on May 24, 1949, and sails in the engine department. He's 34 years old. ^ i!! if Men aboard the Mississippi cruise ship, Del Mar, also were urged to write to their represent­ atives on the Coast Guard prob­ lem. The chair­ man of the last shipboard meet­ ing, Jack Bates, known affection­ ately to his ship­ mates as "Gator Mouth" told the crew to get on the ball if they wanted to keep Bates the Coast Guard from putting the screws on the Union membership and imperiling the seaman's right to work ships and earn a living. 'M t i 5. The holiday season is always a busy tim^5 for cooks everywhere, and steward department men on SIU ships are no exception to the general rule. Thanksgiving, Christ­ mas and New Year's Day are ail occasions for something extra special in the way of shipboard feeding, with each galley gang tiying.to outdo the other in putting up the best possible holiday feed. Among crews that made a point of noting the quality of holiday meals were the men aboard the Steel Rover (Isthmian) and the Frances (Bull). The Steel Rover crewmen called the Christmas dinner "wonderful." The Frances gang said that the food was "ex­ cellent." The adjectives might be different, but. the end result was the same, 9 well-fed end COU" tented crev , •1 :| :|| �W' January 7, 1955 Pace Eleven SEAFARERS LOG January 7. 195S Mi Not too long ago ^ jm- .m Seamen's defense committee waterfront office provided legal aid for arrested strikers. Seamen picket NY pier in 1936t Minutes before, police rode down 30 pickets. ' ^ New York Police give rush act to group of pickets in 1936 strike to clear way to pier. s illislliii sjiiiiii: "'Hi iiii iii F . III sliaiSiS || r ^ L I' 'V " ' r '"i % 11^- M'i Bitterest and hardest-fought waterfront (Strike was the now-famed walkout of seamen and longshoremen of 1934 on the San Francisco docks. Here p< SMiiia ise A vivid reminder that sea­ men's unions were torn on the picketlines Within the last 20 years are these photos of water­ front beefs before World War II. Between 1921, when the Government and shipowners broke the back of the old ISU, and 1934, when West Coast sea­ men led the way to a union re­ vival, seamen's conditions sank to rock bottom. Wages started at $22.50 a month and work­ aways made payless trips for the privilege of getting a job the next time around. Crews were turned to on "field days" and blue linen was the rule all around. Old union men either were blacklisted out of the in­ dustry or were careful to hide the fact that they once packed a union book. In the depths of the depres­ sion grumbling grew and out of desperation crewmembers took to job actions. Here and there the remnants of once-strong maritime unions kept halls open. The spark that touched off the rebirth o'f strong unions was the 1934 general strike when seamen walked off the ships in support of longshoremen. There wgre no funds and the men were ill-equipped for an ex­ tended strike but thepicketlines went up and stayed there de­ spite guns, gas and blackjacks. Subsequently, in 1936, East Coast seamen followed the lead of their West Coast brothers in a general upheaval of the mari­ time industry. From then on maritime unions were here to stay, although many a battle was fought in the years that followed and will be fought in the future. No doubt many readers of the SEAFARERS LOG took part in these strikes and some may recognize themselves or old shipmates in these photos. It was the sacrifices of these men, some of whom paid with their lives, that made it possible for seamen.to turn the tables on the shipowner., after. year|.. , bucko rule on the ships. M This 1940 photo from San Francisco shows SUP Sailors fighting on American President Lines pier. off Bridges-inspired raid hy shoreside union n A Not all strike scenes were furious. Idle lumber car­ rier sits peacefully at dock in '36 tieup. 1 Soup kitchens were essential to strikers. This one was in San Francisco in '36. iiil t > I 1 9 \ I % ' i ^ mmmmm k .«<r' ' Bedlrd 'hafd iW' W»UI»*kitch-e'A thn'in 1936. They were operated hy Maritime Federation of Pacific representing seamen and longshoremen. Federation broke up when Communists took it over. > �\w: • -it Pace TwelT* January 1> 1955 SEAFARERS idG PORTttEPORTS New Orleans: New Recreation Roem Makes Christmas Debut and Del Oro (Mississippi), and Ocean Dinny (Maritime Overseas). The following ships called in transit: Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pen­ nant, Alcoa Corsair and Alcoa Pilgi-im (Alcoa); Steel Advocate, Stfeel Architect, Steel Age and Steel Worker (Isthmian); Del Mundo and Del Oro (Mississippi); Morning Light, Monarch of the Seas, Bienville and Claiborne (Waterman); Marie Hamil (Bloomfield); Evelyn (Bull); Ocean Dinny (Maritime Overseas), and Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Seatrain Lines). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Lake Charles: Port Affairs Smooth During Tho HoiMays Things have been running along A big Christmas party and din­ quite nicely in this port during ner was given in the New Orleans the past two weeks. hail on Christmas Day and all hands Calling in here during this agreed it was one of the most suc­ period were the Bradford Island, cessful affairs of the kind ever Council Grove, Salem Maritime held here. Bents Fort, Government Camp The dinner, which included tur­ Chiwawa, Winter Hill and Cankey, ham and all the trimmings, tigny (Cities Service); Val Chem was served in our new recreation (Valentine Tankers), and Excello room on the ground floor. Work (Excello). on the recreation room is nearly ^All of the above ships took on completed and it will be ready for 4" it 3) a few men so shipping picked up use as soon as paiiiting of the walls, quite a bit during the holidays .and final trimming and equipping the Boston: we were able to ship 40 men, most­ room is completed. ly in the deck department. Ship­ The pleasant atmosphere of the ping has now slowed down again new room contributed a great deal however, and we have enough men to the success of the Christmas on hand to handle any expected party, which was attended by many . New Orleans Shipping was fair in Boston dur­ calls. Voting to elect officials of the Union for the next two years is ' members and ing the last report period and the For our Seafarer of the Week proceeding at a brisk pace in San Francisco, with more than 200 i II their families and outlook for the future is pretty we nominate Brother Jack M. men already voting. Here Roy Alston drops his vote in ballot box 1. members from good. Johnson who sails mostly as third while members of balloting committee look on. Committee members I elsewhere who During this period we paid off cook, although he sometimes ships are (1-r) J. Ramos, Hans Skaalegaard and Luke A. CiamboH. were here on the the, Alexandra (Carras) and Bents as OS. All the benefits SIU men •f beach or aboard Fort, Council Grove and Logans enjoy were only obtained by hard San Francisco:. C. N. McKee, W. O'Conner, C. ships in port. Fort (Cities Service). These four work, Broth'^r Johnson says, and Gates, A. Begg, F. Votto, H. Skaa­ There was ships signed on and in transit were we must always be alert to see legaard, J. Thomas, E. Martinez, plenty of turkey the Chickasaw, Antinous and De that no one takes these benefits William Bause and T. M. Moriariand ham for all. Soto (Waterman), Robin Kettering from us. Hartlii t.v. In the hospital are M. Byers, In fact, there was (Seas Shipping) and Steel Vendor C. Brown, O. Gustavsen,,0. Klein, Men On The Beach such a plentiful supply that on and Steel Seafarer (Isthmiah). Although shipping has been only C. Neumaier, G. Promutico, J. On the beach here now are A. G. f.*xir here during the past two weeks Monday after Christmas we were All the payoffs were clean and PeiTiera, P. Yuzon, W. Center and able to serve turkey and ham sand­ there were no beefs of any kind (Tex) Alexander, Jimmy Phillips, the outlook for the future is ex­ P. E. Hugglns. J. A. Coyne, Tom Bolton, Red wiches and cold beer to all those iljf on any of the Kehrly and a number of others, all ceptionally good. Tom Banning who were present for the 11 AM ' above ships. San Francisco Port Agent During these past two weeks we spending the holidays with their job call. Everybody agreed the Ou^ selection paid off and signed on The Cabins t 4 4 post-Christmas "lunch" was some­ of a typical SIU families. But after January 1 they (Cabins) and iii transit were the will be ready to go again. Houston: thing like eating turkey hash at man this week is have no men in the hospital Pennmar and Marymar (Calmar); home, only better. Anthony J. Me- at We Steel Navigator (Isthmian), and this time. Beefs have ail been of a minor lanson, who is Choctaw, Azalea City, Hastings and nature here of late and the crews At our last meeting the deck known to his John B. Water­ m&mmm r of the Del Alba, Del Mar and Del department took over, with Te.x friends and ship­ man (Waterman). Oro (Mississippi) were accorded a mates as "Shorty.' Alexander serving as chairman and Lately we have Shipping has been very good in vote of thanks by the patrolmen J. A. Phillips as recording secre­ Shorty sails as Melanson been getting com­ this pox-* dui'ing the past two here for bringing in exceptionally engine utility, tary. Both men did a fine job. plaints that men weeks as the dispatcher's records clean ships. pumpman or (uler and his last ship On the local labor front things have'been refus­ show. Steward Given Thanks was the Queenston Heights. Dur­ are very quiet now, and the local ing orders aboard However, we do not expect this The steward of the Del Oro was ing the holidays he has been work­ political front is also quiet. It the ships. This pace to hold because we have no given a vote of thanks by the crew ing ashore, driving an Army truck, looks as if all the candidates are is definitely con­ payoffs scheduled during the next for a job well done on this ship's but now that the holidays are over waiting until after the holidays to trary to the two weeks. most recent voyage to West Africa, he intends to ship out again. start blasting their opponents. agreement, as We had no sign-ons during the McKee Everybody who ever has sailed this Also on the beach now are D. From all the members around there is a clause last two weeks but we paid off the run knows it creates plenty of Hines, R. Johnston, W. Canty and headaches for the steward, so W. Foster. In the Brighton Marine here to all the other brothers, in the agreement about obedience Margaret Brown (Bloomfield) and afloat and ashore—a Happy New to the master. If you think that had 14 ships in transit, as follows: Alexander Martin, the steward in Hospital are J. Fawcett, F. AlasaRepublic (Trafalgar); Seatiger question, certainly deserves a pat vich, G. Weddell and A. Hanpock. Year and good sailing during 1955 the orders given to .you are wrong, to one and all. carry them out anyway and when (Colonial); Logans Fort and French on the back and our nomination as James Sheehan Leroy Clarke you arrive in the payoff port you Cx-eek (Cities Service); Seatrains "Seafarer of the Week." Boston Port Agent Lake Charles Port Agent will be compensated if they are Texas, SaVannah and New Jersey Shipping has been proceeding at wrong. (Seatx-ain); Del Oro (Mississippi); a steady rate since our last report. Alexandra (Cax-ras); Steel Architect Shipping for permitmen has been 204 Men Cast Votes' and Steel Age (Isthmian), and particularly good. Bookmen have The voting for Union officials Golden City and Bienville (Water­ preferred to wait until after the is coming. along fine in this port man). holidays to throw in for jobs. It and at this writing 204 men have There were a few minor beefs on appears that competition will be voted. Anyone who has not voted the Steel Age and Margaret Brown keen in the immediate future, yet and wants to do so should do but these were squared away. though, as everyone will be anxious so quickly, because voting will end A. (Frenchy) Mlchelet to get out and we have only six January 15. Houston Port Agent payoffs scheduled for the coming Men now on the beach Include 4 4 4 two weeks. From the USPHS hospital here Tampa: we have received news that Samuel Cope and Benjamin Foster have been discharged to outpatient treatment after long confinement to the hospital. W^e hope they will We had no payoffs or sign-ons qualify for "fit for duty" slips sopn. in this port during the past two Arne V. Oisen, Jack Peralta and Shipping Figures December 15 to December 28 weeks but five Waterman ships Nicholas Tala also have been dis­ charged from the hospital and are REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL called in tx-ansit. These were the expecting to ship in the near fu­ PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Golden City, De Soto, Chickasaw ture. Boston 99 11 2 29 9 8 19. and Iberville, which called here 2 twice. Among patients recently ad­ New York ..' 123 . 75 96 294 91 71 68 230 All the ih-translts were visited mitted to the hospital are Kristian Philadelphia 23 24 26 73 10 16 35 and found to be in good shape, 9 Gunderson, August Brosig, Darrell with 'no beefs pending on any of Baltimore 114 92 75 281 70 54 Riley, Fred Fagan, Earl Garberson, 167 43 them. George Nichols and Enoch Gaylor. Norfolk 16 17 16 49 15 17 15 47 Cux-rently we ar8 receiving esti­ 8 Ships Pay Off Savannah 28 12 17 .57 20 9 47 mates 18 from contractors on improv­ During the last two weeks, 8 12 Tampa 12 9 15 36 5 5 2 ing the hall here. ships paid off here, 6 signed on Mobile 33 ^3 49 115 38 32 48 118 In closing, we would like to take and 19 called in transit. The Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Steel 62 199 this opportunity to wish all of the New Orleanu 62 64 48 164 76 61 Architect (Isthmian); Del Oro, Del 64 brothers, afloat and ashore, a Houston 42 23 , 24 89 27 21 16 Happy New Year. We sincerely ^Santos, Del Mar and Del Alba 35 109 Seattle 37 35 32 104 38 36 hope they all enjoy good sailing (Mississippi), and the DeSoto and 9 47 throughout 1955 apd the years tol San Francisco 27 . 12 13 52 25 13 Iberville (Waterman) paid off. 6 come. • 4 Wilmlngtoh 7 6 6 19 2 0 Ships signing on were the Alcoa Benrde Gbiiiales, Aetinr^^:' Planter (Alcoa); Steel Advocate •Totala: • ^ 'l' 540 ' (Isthmian): Del Mundo. Del Mar ••'Tni Good Shipping Soon For Next Two Wooks Future Oullool( Seen 'Exeeptieuaiiy Geed' Shipping 'Very Good' Dui Drop Is Expected Dids Deing Received On Hall improvemente ii!:;?;.- li - 7' �-'i;^.-^..-;--.' - January 1955 -•' ' SEAFARERS L r Pare Tbirteoi LOG .......PORT REPORTS Savannah: SoHlh Atlantic, Bull Slilps Pay Off, Sign On Shipping has been mighty good in tills port during the past two -weeks. The outlook for the future is fair and we expect nothing out of the ordinary. During the last report period wc paid off the Angelina (Bull) and Southport and Southstar (South Atlantic). These three ships signed on^and in transit were the Robin Sherwood (Seas Shipping), Steel Admiral (Isthmian) and Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana, which each called here twice. There were a few minor beefs on the Angelina when she paid off but these were all squared away. Men now in the hospital are James Lee, R. L. Field, J. T. Moore, A. W. Lima, R. Carrollton, E. Webb, J. Littleton, George Chance, J. T. Kern, A. G. McLaughlin, J. B. Christy, J. D. Cannady, Frank Nel­ son and Fred Buckner. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent 4* 4" Baltimore: Shipping Slow; Port O'Cali Being Readied Shipping in the port of Balti­ more has been on the slow bell during the past two weeks and the near future does not look too bright. We registered 281 men dur­ ing this period and shipped 167, which leaves quite a large nuniber of men on the beach. During this period we had 15 payoffs, 10 sign-ons and 8 ships in transit. The payoffs were as fol­ lows: Frances, Mae, Suzanne and Edith (Bull); Steel Age (Isthmian); Salem Maritime (Cities Service); Bethcoaster and Oremar (Calmar); Yaka (Waterinan), and Feltore, Chilore, Cubore, Baitore and Venore (Ore). Signing on were the Trojan Trader (Trojan); Oremar (Calmar); (Bull); Frances Yaka (Waterman), Sjoberg M a r o r e, and Feltore, Chilore, Cubore, Baltore and Venore (Ore). In transit were the Robin Mow­ bray (Seas Shipping); Bethcoaster and Portmar (Calmar); Alcoa Part­ ner and Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa), ^and Iberville, Chickasaw and Yaka (Waterman). Our new hall is proving a-won­ derful place to be in. Otir cafeteria is doing very well and our Port O'Call bar should be ready to serve patrons within the next two weeks, Wc"are expecting to make this one of the show spots, of this city. Voting Is Brisk Voting to elect the officials-of the Union for the next two years has been going on at a brisk pace here and I know that all records for this port will be broken. Per­ sonally I am gratified to see the members taking such an active in­ terest in their affairs, Our Seafarer of the Week is Brother A1 Sjoberg, who h^s been an SIU member from the very beginning and who has always been active in all our beefs and in all things concerning the welfare of the Union. His advice to the newer members is to always conduct themselves as gentlemen. In that way, he says, they will always be respected as gentlemem We cer­ tainly wish AL good sailing at all times in the future. In conclusion, don't forget te drop a line to the boys in the USFHS Hospital, Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore 18, Md. They are: Harry Johnson, Allen Myrex, George Bexton, Thomas Mungo, Daniel . Hutto, Thomas Ankerson, John Rekstin, Philip Korol, Walter Denley, Carl Chandler, Jesse Clarke, Roy Bell, W. Moore, Louis Firlie, Edsel Malcom, Timothy Less, Joseph Kozlowski, Joe McKreth, Robert McKnew and Harry Byrd. Happy New Year to all. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent 4 t^ Norfolk: Foreign Transfers Hit Shipping Here During the past two weeks the Chiwawa (Cities Service) paid off and signed on in this port and in transit were the Southport (South Atlantic), Bienville (Waterman) and Alcoa Partner (Alcoa). All of these ships were found to be okay. At this writing two ships are pay­ ing off in Hampton Roads—the National Freedom (American Wa­ terways) and the Seacoral (Coral). These two ships will sign on for­ eign crews hnd our checking shows that these foreign crews came out of- the phony New York crimp rig that the SEAFARERS . LOG ex­ posed. Coal Loadings Up Coal loading in Hampton Roads has been higher than it has been in many years, but is being carI'ied in foreign-flag ships. With all this, the outlook for the future here is not good. In the hospital now are I. E. Taylor, Isaac B. Duncan, Thurston Lewis and Colon Boutwell. These men received the Christmas bonus as well as the regular weekly hos­ pital benefit. Ben Rees Norfolk Port Agent $ « Wilmington: t in-Transits Expected To Provide More Jobs Shipping was very slow in this port during the Christmas holidays but tomorrow we expect to have two Waterman and one Calmar ship in transit so we may get a few jobs. We had no payoffs or sign-ons during the last two weeks. In transit, were the Pennmar and Marymar (Calmar); Citrus Packer and Azalea City (Waterman); Steel Navigator (Isthmian), and Liberty Bell (Tramp Cargo). Ernest B. Tilley Wilmington Port Agent New York: Robin Sbip Comes Qui; Dredge Takes Mere Men We are happy to report that shipping and business in the Port of New York remains good, and after everyone enjoyed a big Christmas we are all looking for­ ward to a happy and prosperous New Year for all hands. Although we did not have as many ships coming in for payoff as we normally have, shipping held up good. Permitmen had good shipping because a lot of the boys wanted to stay ashore until after the holidays. Shipping was given- an added boost when the Robin Goodfellow (Seas Shipping) came out of layup and took a full crew, and we also flew an additional 20 men down to Venezuela to the Sandcaptain, a dredge belonging to Construction Aggregates. Those boys have a steady job for the next 16 months if they stick it out for the duration of the contract. Ships In Good Shape All of the ships coming in here during the past two weeks-were in good shape, with their crews do­ ing a bang-up job on them. Dur­ ing this period we paid off 14 ships, signed on 5 and serviced 17 in .transit. The payoffs were as fol­ lows: Beatrice, Emelia and Elizabeth (Bull); Steel Apprentice (Isthmian); Seatrains New Jersey, New York, Georgia and Texas (Seatrain); Mankalo Victory (Victory Carriers); Archers Hope, Bradford Island and Royal Oak (Cities Service); Queenston Heights (Seatrade), and Robin Kettering (Seas Shipping). Signing on wei'e the Robin Sher­ wood, Robin Mowbray and Robin Money Exchange Rates Listed The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of Janu­ ary 4, 1955, and are subject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, South Af­ rica: $2.80 per pound sterling. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Italy: Average closing rate of lire to the doUar in Milan and Rome. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 10.33 cents per krone. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 30.22 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per hoiivar. SW HALL Goodfellow (Seas Shipping); Steel Admiral (Isthmian), and Liberty Flag (Gulf Cargo). In transit were the Wild Ranger, Arizpa, Chickasaw, Warrior, Antinous and Fairland (Waterman); Kathryn, Suzanne and Beatrice (Bull); Seatrains Savannah and Louisiana (Seatrain); Cantigny, Winter Hill and Government Camp (Cities Service); Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); Calmar (Calmar), and Re­ public (Trafalgar). Claude Simmons Ass't Sec.-Treasurer 4 4 4 Seattle: Tagalam Is Sehedttled To Come Qui Of Lay-Up Shipping has been very good in this Nortljwest port during the past two weeks and the outlook for the future is bright as we have the Tagalam (Seatrade) cOming put of lay-up and the Alcoa Pegasus is due in for payoff in Portland, Ore. Paying off here in Seattle during, the past two weeks wereM:he Seacomet H (Ocean Carriers) and the Cecil N. Bean (Drytrans). SigniM on were the Seacomet II and thF Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), and in transit were the Pennmar, Massmar and Marymar (Calmar) and the Azalea City, Citrus Packer and John B. Water­ man (Waterman). The Calmar ships, incidentally, are giving us one of our biggest headaches here, because nearly every week we have to request ad­ ditional stores for them to make the return trip to the East Coast. We generally have to request such things as coffee, night lunches and large quantities of meat, and the crews and delegates are very hot about this. This is a situation which we believe should be rectified and at our last meeting a motion was made and carried unanimously that headquarters look into the storing of these ships on the intercoastal runs. Guess that's all except to say that the severe cold and snow we had last year seem to be bypassing us this winter. We have had some rain, but who can complain about that when shipping is so good? Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent Mobile: Ariiiia Will Crew Up, 11 Ships To ?ay Off Shipping in the port of Mobile was good during the past two weeks and we shipped 118 men to various ships. We also sent 139 men to relief jobs in and around the harbor. During this period we had 8 pay­ offs, 6 sign-ons and 4 ships in transit. The payoffs, which \ver« all in good shape, were as follows: Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne and Arizpa (Waterman) and Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa Puri­ tan, Alcoa Run­ ner and Alcoa * Cavalier (Alcoa). Signing on were the Golden City (Waterman) and Alcoa Cor­ sair, Alcoa Pil­ grim, Alcoa Puri­ tan, Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Cava­ Nail lier (Alcoa). In transit were the Del Aires (Mississippi), Steel Advocate (Isth­ mian) and De Soto and Ibeiville (Waterman). » Coming iiy here for payoff dur­ ing the next two weeks are the Monarch of the Seas, Chickasaw, Claiborae and Antinous (Water­ man) and Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Roamer and Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa). In addition, we expect to crew up the Arizpa (Waterman) which paid off here December 28 and laid up for about 10 days. This ship should take a full crew around January 8. Sails As Chief Steward In the spotlight, as Seafarer of the Week, is Brother Clarence Nail, who has been a member of ^ the Union since its beginning. Brother Nail, who sails as chief steward, is married, and has two grandchildren. He thinks that our Vacation and Welfare Plan ben­ efits are the best in the industry. Members currently on the beach include G. Troche, Marion Green, Walter Whitten, ChaHes Spencer, D. L. Parker, J. Wread and a num­ ber of others. In closing, we wish,to extend our sympathy to the family of Brother Robert Shell, who died since our last meeting. He is survived by a wife and other relatives. We also extend our sympathies to the fami­ lies of the crew of the Southern Districts and hope that some news about the men on this ship will be forthcoming. Cat Tanner Mobile Port Agent Philadelphia: Shipping Rise Noted; Standby Jobs Obtained Shipping picked up quite a bit in this port during the last report WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. FOHX WILLIAM.... 11814 Sj-ndicate Ave. period and it looks as if it will Ontario Phone: 3-3221 SiU, A&G District Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St. continue for some weeks to come. ...673 4th Ave.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNE BALTIMORS^. ...1216 E. Bkltimore St. HEADQUARTERS. Ontario Phone: 5591 SECRETARY-TREASURER Earl Sheppafd, Agent EAstem 7-4900 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. Moreover, we have been fortunate Paul HaU EMpire 4-5719 BOSTON 276 State St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS . 617V4 Cormorant St. in picking up the standby work for James Sheehan, Agent Rlctunond 2-0140 Robert Alatthews Joe Aigina " VICTORIA, BC Empire 4531 one of our contracted companies. Joe Volpian HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Claude Simmons VANCOUVER, BO 298 Main St. WiUiam HaU A. (Frenchy) Mlchelet. Agent. .Preston 6558 During the past two weeks we Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. paid off the Carolyn (Bull). SeaPhone 6346 Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 SUP BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. tiger (Colonial), Alamar (Calmar), MOBILE : 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone: 54.5 Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. Michael (Carras) and Republic NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. PORTLAND CAnal 7-3202 (Ti-afalgar). 532 N. W. Everett St. Lindaey WUllanu, Agent 113 Cote De La Montague Beacon 43.36 QUEBEC The Seatiger, Alamar, Michael MagnoUa 6112-6113 Quebec Phone: 2'707a 257 5th St. SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WiUiam St. and Republic signed on and in NEW VORK......67S 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND. CALIT...... Phone 2599 NB Phone: 2-5232 HYacintb 9-6600 transit were the Chickasaw, Fair450 Harrison St. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO Douglas 2-8363 Ben Rees, gent MAdison 2-9834 land and Gateway City (Waterman) Great Lakes District 2595 1st Ave. PHILADELPHIA ....837 Market St. SEATTLE and the Frances and Edith (Bull). Main 0.290 .4LPENA S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 133 W. Fletcher All the payoffs and sign-ons WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO, NY :. .180 Main SL were clean and all the ships gen­ Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5475 Phone: Cleveland 7391 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn Marty Brelthoff. west Coast Representative NEW YORK 734 Lakeside Ave., NE erally were in good shape, with HYaclnth 9-6600 CLEVELAND PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Phone- Main 1-0147 only a few minor beefs which Sal CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 DETROIT. 1058 3rd St. SAVANNAH 8 Abarcorn St. Canadian District Headquarter* Phone; Woodward 1-6857 were all squared away. JeS Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1788 531 W. Michigan St. .Ot St. Jam* St. West DULUCT SEATTLE ....2S«aast Ave. MONTREAL S. CarduUo Phoner Melraae 2-4110FLateau 8161 Jeft-eSlette. Agent Elliott 4334 3M1 B. Mnd ^ TAMPA imm-mi N. rramuin a*. HALiEAX. NJ.....,.....12I^^0^I^ SOUTH CmCAaO PhOBKi . Philadelphia Port Agent Bnc* 8-auS tUf , Whit*. A^l 0 none a-uaa •i •[ -• i-rrV '• • .1. ' �January 7, 1955 r Irl On Logans Fort, The Crewmen Sport Real Sill Smiles ii'' P l-i, v'l •' • j'r • w.", •Cf' •, |v • Sporting real SIU smiles as they pose for the cameraman are some of the crewmembers (left) of the Cities Service tahker Logans Fort. In the usual order are AB Pinnel, ship's delegate Lewis, wiper Brenanides, wiper Fielding, OS Alexander, wiper Copado and engine delegate McGee. At the right is a typical messroom scene. Photos were taken by Wm. Rapp, oiler, and S. Manuel, pantryman. Santo Domingo s Tops For A Flingo Even If Yc)u Gan't Speak Tfie Lingo (Ed. note: The following article was written by one of the LOG's roving correspondents. Seafarer Angus C. (Red) Cdmpbell, We think it speaks for itself.) During my recent literary absence from these pages I have been filling in as fashion editor on the "Hobo News." Nevertheless, I'd like to take this opportunity to offer some advice to readers of the LOG regarding mid-winter vacations. Personally, I can think of no finer place than Trujillo^ City, better known as Santo world that features neon-lit poetry the many beaches will offer you a pleasant day. You may even be Domingo. You can get there in the men's room. • :U • 1-- either by ship or plane. Air travel is quite safe, but you still have a cab ride from the airport. The speed limit here is 35 miles an hour—25 on the ^sidewalks. The selection of a hotel natural­ ly depends on your financial "buckground." If you're in the higher income brackets, like bookies and T V repairmen, you'll take up residence at "The Jaragua" where super - cleanliness is the rule. Here they don't change the linen — they throw out the whole bed. And nowhere else are, Campbell the chambermaids so well bred — or badly buttered. Just think how nice it would be to sit nightly on your own private balcony with a tropical moon shin­ ing down on your varicose veins. If you're looking for a cold one, the bar features "50 Mixed Drinks and How to Swallow Them." The bartenders are strictly tropical— they've always got their palms out. And this is the only bar in the Try "Mike's Place" Of com-se, this is not the only hotel in town. There's another nearby with 200 rooms and no baths. It's closed on Saturdays. As a last resort, if you're the kind of person who can stand anything, like a Pirate fan, you Ct.n stay at "Mike's Place." When you register don't be surprised if you have to make your own bed—but he'll give you a hammer and saw. For two dollars you get a room with an adjoining towel. Every building in the city faces the ocean — Mike's faces the incinerator. Room No. 7 doesn't have any ceil­ ing but that's okay—the guy up­ stairs doesn't walk around much. As for the bathroom, make sure you're a loud singer—there's no lock on the door. But some rooms have radio and television—boy, it would be great if they had elec­ tricity! As for air conditioning^ the porter comes around every half hour and blqws through the key­ hole. If he ever brings you a tele­ gram you'll never get him to stick it under the door. It's always on a plate. But no matter where you stay, in time to see "Miss Surfmaid elected. The only contestant I ever backed wound up as "Miss Sand­ bar." When the judges saw her they all wanted to know how long the body had been in the water. OFF WATCH This feature is designed to offer hints and information on hobbies, new products, developments, publication, and the like which S^mfurers may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard ship. Queries addressed to "Off Watch," SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. will be answered in the column or by mail, wherever possible. Fans of the off-beat in record­ enced photographer can make per­ ings will probably enjoy one of the fect exposures without figuring out latest offerings of a company called the compensating F-stop adjust­ Cook-Sounds of Our Time which, ment for every change in shutter in the absence of burlesque in speed. Introduced last year with many places, has taken the trouble a conventional Synchro-Compur to bring, it _righ.t .in.to_.the J.iyin.g. shutter, the Super Regent is now room—for your listening pleasure, available with the new Compulf anyway. The company set up its LVS (Light Value Scale) shutter. A change in the siiutter speed equipment in the pit of a New automatically changes the dia­ Jersey burlesque house and recorded the sounds of the pit- phragm to a correctly compen­ band playing music for the strip­ sated F-stop. Another feature of pers, the comedians' gags and skits the new model is a delayed action and the audience howling, stomp­ mechanism for self-timed pictures. ing and whistling. "Burlesque Un- It is synchronized at all speeds for censored" ($5.95) is a rare find both flash and electronic flash and that will be enjoyed by many. It lists at $89.50. t> t> ti may not make too much of a hit with the ladies, however, A different type of sea story in its own right is "The Blue Conti­ iSr t> . Ansco announces a new version nent," a chronicle of actual under­ of its Super Regent 35 mm coupled sea adventures by an Italian scientific-sport expedition of skindivers in the Red Sea. Wellstudded with photographs, the book provides a good accounting for the growing popularity of skindiving as a sport—both by itself and combined with underwater photography or offshore fishing. Seafarers who are enthusiasts for this sort of thing will doubtless find the reading entertaining and val­ uable for their own purposes. Writ­ ten in an exciting style by an actual member of the expedition, Ansco Super Regent Folco Quilici, the book is priced rangefinder camera with a boast at $5 and is published by Rinehart that now even the most inexperi­ & Co. LOG-A.RHYTHM: My Seafaring Son By Lillian Logan know a lad who went to sea. So this young lad who was so smart He went because the food was free. Got his papers and did depart. To work all week, then have to pay For his own keep was not his way. He sailed the seas, saw sights galore. One day he said, "Can'tcha see, Then one day met a gal ashore. mum, Now this same lad can't sail afar From a life like this no fortune'll Or spend his pay in the nearest come. bar. I gotta go where, come pay day. The dough's all mine and. I can Nor can he take time off at will. play He has to work to pay some bill. And he hasn't saved that "pile" yet Cards if I like, or spend it all 'Cause all his plans became upset. On one night's spree in some port The butcher man, the baker, too. o' call. Or, if I want, I'll work a while. Want their money when it's due. Then take off and live in style. And now there is a little boy "You may have to make your bed . . ." Who always wants .another toy. . If it's hot music and ton-id danc­ And when I'm tired I'll start to save. So Daddy still sails on the sea. ing yoij,'re looking for, this is the Then come home and never slave. But not because the food is free. place. If the dances were ever interpreted, the whole Kinsey report «.would have to be revised. (1) Members of what religion use a mosque as a place of worship? The music is so hot that the TV sets are equipped with asbestos (2) What was the motto of The Three Musketeers? screens. (3) What is the Earth's nearest neighbor in space: (a) Mars, (b) Take it from me, you'll love Saturn, (c) Moon, (d) Jupiter? Santo Domingd. Just leave the (4) After a card-game, a man winds up with $10.25 in nickels,,^ wife at home. dimes and quarters. If the number of quarters is one more than the number of nickels, and the number of dimes he has is twice the number of quarters less two, how many of each does he have? (5) Before the US went off the gold standard, what was the value of a double eagle? For obvious reasons the LOG (6) What is the name of the Indian chief who completely routed cannot print any letter or and destroyed the forces of General Custer? other communications sent in (7) Two men who later became Presidents of the US signed the by Seafarers unless the author Declaration of Independence in 1776. One of them was John Adams. signs his name. Unsigned, Who was the other? Was it: (a) Franklin, (b) Hamilton, (c) Jackson, anonymous letters will only (d) Jefferson? Things .jwere a lot different for a seaman in the days before the wind up in the waste-basket. (8) What famous building is located at Agra, India? SIU, says veteran Seafarer Thor Thorsen, who submitted the alcove If circumstances justify, the (9) Three cigars and one pipe will exactly balance 12 boxes of photo. This is the Christel Vlnnen, built in 1890, on which Thorsen •LOG will withhold a signature matches on a scale. One cigar and eight boxes of matches will exactly made a 13-month trip in 1913 before quitting the ship in Australia. on request, but if you want it balance one pipe. How many boxes of matches will balance one pipe? The first mate issued him a draw a handful of shillings before printed in the LOG, put your (10) How many men were op a dead man's chest? he left—and that was all the pay he ever got from that voyage, name on it; . (Quiz Answers On Page 17). Thorsen reports. ' IllllilPo Pay? 'A Handful Of Shillings' Sign Name oh LOG Letters •1 ' .i w,. d 'yeni �» Mixup Gives Crew Draw/ But In lOU's When a shipping company has its headquarters on the East Coast, and one of its ships comes out of lay-up on the West Coast, there's apt to be some coniusion. This Is what happened when the Oceanstar (Triton) came out of lay-up recentlj'. And, in fact, there was so much confusion that the crewmen found themselves getting part of a draw in lOUs, according to ship's delegate Wil­ liam J. Anderson. "This ship was taken out of the boneyard in Portland, Ore.," An­ derson reports. "But the company is a New York outfit and so there was a lot of confusion. In fact, when the ship got to Coos Bay, and we asked iof a draw, the captain didn't have enough money to cover it. We must say, to the captain's credit, that he used his own money to cover as much of the draw as he could, but the re­ mainder had to be given out in lOUs. "While it certainly was decent of the captain to do this, it must be noted that giving out a draw in lOUs is uncommon, to say the least," Anderson says. * M f a V • I. • ^ 8SAFARSRS 104 Jaasar? 1, 1985 ttlght Now Hofo A Cowboy By Spike Martin Seafarer Al Page, DM, proudly shows off his five-year-old son Steve as a "future deck maintenance man," during a recent visit to SIU headquarters. Steve, who is obviously a rootin'-tootin' cow­ boy right now, hasn't committed himself for the future yet. Broom-Swinging Bosun Goes Into Gear Ancd There Are DeacJ Ducks On The Mae During the fall and early winter months, when the hunting season is on in various parts of the country, the SEAFARERS LOG gets a lot of letters from brothers who think they're pretty handy V(^th a gun, and who like to report on what they've toted home from the hills.. broom. After landing, the ducks Apparently, however, ^one ing to Ralph's shipmate, third cook were hemmed in by the bulwarks Sid Berger, Ralph recently dem­ brother stands in a class by onstrated his ability with a broom and were unable to take off again. himself. In fact, he doesn't even need a gun to bag himself a bevy ^of birds. Just as old broom is good enough. This seagoing Deadeye Dick Is Balph Ruff, a Union oldtimer who generally ships out of Baltimore, and who's lately been sailing as bosun on the Mae (Bull). Accord­ by bringing down a pair of goodsized wild ducks while the Mae wa.s''crossing the Gulf of Mexico. Cementing Hawse Pipe , Ralph was cementing the hawse pipe when the ducks came in for a landing on the forecastle head, Sid reports to the LOG, and so he promptly knocked them off with a '\ - Just because Otto 6raham is the neighbor of a certain MD who was recently convicted of disposing of his wife was no^reason, in the eyes of patriotic Detroiters, for him to behave with such homicidal intent towards the world champion Lions. If Graham is wise he will stay out of Detroit hereafter. Local pride was cut to the quick by the Cleveland Brown's 56-10 drubbing of the Lions and revenge would be the order of the day. Actually Graham had a motive of sorts. His club had never beaten Detroit and he had never thrown a touchdown pass against them. Since professional football is, at best, little short .of legalized mayhetn, Graham could be excused for emulating his neighbor. Nimble-Footed Graham is justly famous for his passing skill but he showed real art as a runner fti the title game. As a matter of fact, he was the shiftiest runner on the field. The lumbering giants- of the Detroit defensive line had him trapped several times in the first half when there was still time to turn the tide. But Graham skipped away from them as nimbly as an ante­ lope outfooting a herd of ele­ phants. It must have been terribly frustrating to the outsize defensemen who were out to crush him if they could, or at least tear a liga­ ment in his throwing arm. Half of the battle in a pro foot­ ball game is to keep key men from getting hurt. The T-formation quarterback's motto is "he who passes and runs away lives to pass another play." Graham has'always been pretty good at self-preserva­ tion although he usually' has con­ siderable help from some of his burlier teammates. Ojiher quarterbacks in the league haven't been quite that fortunate, with corresponding effects on their team's fortunes. In the past season alone. Tittle of San Francisco, Conerly of New York, Finks of Pittsburgh, Krekorian of Balti­ more, Blanda of the Chicago Bears and Layne of Detroit have all been on the shelf for one game or more becar«? .of injuries. But Graham seems to lead a charmed life. It's reminiscent of the time Sid Luckman played with the Chicago Bears. He went through many a game without getting the seat of his pants dirty; Graham vs. Baugh Some sportswrlters have taken to comparing Graham with Sammy Baugh, generally rated the best ever. It's hard to make compari­ sons because Baugh played double duty, offense and defense. Offhand though, Baugh could do everything Graham can, and more. Aside from his passing and running skill, Baugh was one of the best punters pro football has ever seen, and he was a fine safety man as well. But since the Browns have Horace Gillom to boot the ball, they are per-, fectly happy with Graham the way he. is, Bagging A Buck A recent hunting trip in Nova Scotia proved very successful for Seafarers John MacPherson (left) and Eddie Derhak, as this photo shows. The buck whose antlers they are holding weighed 225 pounds after it was dressed. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like • suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Louis Gome's recipe for-"Veal Scalopine a la Cream." It cannot be denied that veal is not popular on American ships, according to Seafarer Louis "Frenchy" Corne, al­ though the US has by far the best quality of veal in the world. In his experience, the rea-+ —— — son for this is the lack.of care pounds of veal, cut it up like cut­ and attention given to it dur­ lets, and then cut these pieces in- After knocking off this pair of wild ducks with a broom, bo­ sun. Ralph Ruff of the Mae proudly poses with prize. n order to collect transportation Inoney, when paying off In a port other than the port of sign-on, make sure you get a rSturn transportation receipt and a travel subsistence voucher ••• AMD present it to the company's home office within 30 days, they were really sitting and ducks—but that's beside the point. 15id' doesn't say what happened to the ducks }ater but we have lit­ tle doubt that the crewmembers of the Mae had a lip-smacking time in the messhall, thanks to Ralph's broom-swinging prowess. ^t3^4cl[Se4CY' At ing preparation. This is in sharp contrast with conditions In Europe, where veal Is, to use Corne's own expression, the "plat de luxe"—"the real stuff." "Scalopine a la cream," which is a good standby dish, is quickly prepared. A good chef can turn it out in 25 minutes, and Corne has found it to be a top succ 6 s s whenever he's served ~ it aboard ship. Corne Corne, inciden­ tally, is a seagoing veteran whose first trip dates back to 1913 and who has been sailing SIU ships since 1942. The only break in this stretch was from 1926-41 when he operated a well-known place in New Jersey on his own. In, order to make the Vecalopine," here's what you do: take 20 two. Flatten the meat with the palm of the hand instead of ham­ mering it to death with a "per­ suader." Salt and pepper on both sides—heavy on the black pepper —and dip lightly in olive oil. Next, saute the veal in butter and keep it hot. Then, whip or stir the melted butter — including whatever sticks to the pan (which is the best part)—and work in 4 or 5 cans (pints) of milk, 1 table­ spoon each of A-1 sauce and Kitchen Bouquet sauce or Bovril and tablespoon of Worchestershire. Stir this mixture until the sauce is thick like a good beef gravy, strain and keep it in a bain marie (double boiler). At mealtime, serve 4 or 5 "scalopines" per per­ son' covered with sauce. "Frenchy" adds that if there's a good skipper aboard, try to get a pint of sherry or port wine to use instead of one pint of milk. It's even better that way. �rare Slxteoi Army Could Use Ship Know'tiow SSAPARERS Januan 1, ISSS LOG L E T T E R S Son Gotten Home In Emergency To the Editor: To the iSditor: of the Ij^iion, and so I would appre­ all. conversations pertaining to I hope you will publish this let­ As one of the many Seafarers ciate it very much if you could ter in the SEAFARERS LOG as I who has shipped to Europe via ships and their operations. send the LOG to me over here. Then one day I happened to pick would like to thank the SIU repre­ his local draft board during the sentatives in Philadelphia for the Harlan K. Hall past year, I would like to take up a copy of the SEAFARERS To the Editor: this occasion to wish one and all LOG. I started to read it, became (Ed. note: Your name has been wonderful help given to us when We, the crew of the Arlyn, were we were trying to locate the ship added to our mailing, list.) happy and safe voyages during very interested in it, and found the answer to my problem, I can so overwhelmed with grief and my son was sailing on. 1955. 4 4 4' now talk about the sea and I owe it shock upon reading the October 7 Because of this help my son was I would also like to say "hello" all to the LOG. I look forward able to get home in time when to the many friends, too numerous eagerly to receiving each copy and minutes of the Alcoa Roamer, his father was being operated on, to mention, with whom I had the can't put it down until I have read about the death of the dishwater ,and he was also there when his pleasure of sailing. canary, that we decided to do it through from cover to cover. father failed to survive the operas To the Editor: Dui;ing the past year I have something immediately. Liked Log-A-Rhythm read many letters in the LOG from I'm out of the hospital now, tion. I would like to comment espe­ We just can't have gooney birds It is a comfort to me to know Seafarers in the waiting to ship from New York, cially on the Log-A-Rhythm in the dying and do nothing about it— how effort the SIU made to Arnvy- Vv ha • - -ar e "11. SeptenTBef~ IT" Issue^'Tearifihg iraf "as, tlie- gatiant—crevr- of• t-hl; but I can tell you it would have locatemuch my son, and '.vs can never looking forward bemi one rough Chris"tmas up at by M. Dwyer. I thought the poem sleek craft of Liberty-ship design. to sailing again the Brighton (Mass.) marine hos­ thank the SIU enough. was just beautiful. (Mrs.) Margaret Graf when they are pital without that greeting card We formerly lived in St. Peters­ discharged. For from the Union, plus the $25 , ALCOA NOAMER <A|CM), Ac»«b*r 7—1 4 4 4 burg but now we are back in good I Chairmam. C. A. Case; Secretary* L* B.! myself, I'm hop­ bonus benefit voted to hospitalized 1 Moore. Ship's delegate was elected. A J old Mobile again. I am sending you Fdiiihwater canary flew in the bosun's ^ ing there will Seafarers. our new address 'and I sincerely 1 foe'sle around curi'ee time: the bosun de>i / I elded-to let him slay as mascot, but tho; still be some A lot of other guys ih the hos­ hope you will continue to send us I bird died in (he afictiioon. American- flag pital weren't so lucky, and didn't To the Editor: the LOG as I enjoy reading ii so ships left sailing get any messages much. I am writing this because I have Krier when I get out in Was this bird murdered? Or did from anybody. Mrs. John R. Roberts not been getting my SEAFARERS April, 1956. (Ed. note: You will continue to he, perhaps, get a whiff of that The extra $25, of LOG lately anM I certainly hope Right now I'm in an Army boat receive the LOG regularly.) evil-smelling Island DDT? And course, really you have not.taken my name off company and I will say that, in did the crew wire the Coast Guard came in handy, 4> 4i 4> your mailing list. my opinion, there's a crying need for instructions as to a fit burial along with the I have been laid up for the past for men who know something for the little creature? regular weekly six years, but the call to go back about operating the boats. If there After ail, this canary must have $15 benefit -I've to sea is still very strong and I ace such things as navigation laws, been getting for been a rare bird to hog the entire have been praying for the day proper lights and simple safety To the Editor: the past seven I would like to use these col­ space of the ship's minutes. when I could start shipping again. rules, they don't seem to know weeks. I had And now, for the most important Stabile I certainly miss the' feel of a deck about them over here. I have been umns of the SEAFARERS LOG to details concerning this bird, Was been in the thank each and every person who under my feet and the good times amazed at some of the happenings Brighton hospital for a liver ail­ so generously contributed to the the flag flown at half mast? Did ment. I used to have with my old ship­ I have seen. success of the Christmas dinner the captain read the Bible for the mates. Wants LOG Sent Now that's all cleared up and I last rites? And was the crew in in the New Orleans hall. I hope you will publish this came down to New York to pick If possible, I would like very Since I know your space is lim­ full dress for the last rites? letter in the LOG so my old ship­ up a ship and visit old friends, much to receive the LOG over ited, I will not try to name all the Want Mote Info generally sail carpenter and was mates can see it and mayhe write here. Copies are now sent to my people who de­ We, the crew of the Arlyn, are last on the Steel Traveler (Isth­ to me. The address is Louis Kellar, home address, but my mother is serve thanks in­ very concerned about these things, mian). 86953, Box 69, London, Ohio. a regular LOG reader and I don't dividually. But and if the crew of the Alcoa Roam­ Louis Kellar want to deprive her of this pleas­ I do want to say Thanks again to the SIU for er will fill us in on the details in (Ed. note: You will continue to ure. to all the people their next minutes, they will re­ thinking of guys like me in the receive the LOG regularly.) hospitals and for making our holi­ I'll close with best wishes to all. who devoted lieve our great anxiety over this 4 4 4 Pvt. Barney L. Krieg day a lot cheerier. their time and terrible tragedy. US 54144222 effort to prepar­ Matthew Stabile Meanwhile, we have this bit of 81st Trans. Co. (BO.^) ing and serving counsel to offer the Roamer crew­ 4 4 4 APO 217, NY, NY. this dinner that men: In case another dishwater To the Editor: this event would Miorana <Ed. note: Your service address bird enters your fbc'sle, make sure I have just, finished reading the has been added to our mailing not have been it is fi'ee of all foul odors, put him possible without you. list.) article in the November 26 issue on a special diet, give him books The port agent and Union offi­ out of the SIU library to read, To the Editor: of the LOG about the Coast Guard 4« 4" 4« cials here also pitched in to make teach him a few manners, and you This Is to let you know that the plotting a seamen's blacklist. What this dinner a real old-fashioned will have a happy bird— not a Seastar (Triton) is finally out of the LOG says about this move be­ family affair, and they also de­ dead one. la fact, he may even lay-up and is making her first ing a power grab is true, but I serve thanks. help you chip paint—and without voyage in 14 months. After 14 would like to remind the mcmbcra To the Editor: It was really a pleasurb to see OT. months in the boneyard, as you that this plot is not a recent I am writing this on behalf of our Seafarer brothers and their can imagine, it's quite a job for thing. Under the Government's And so, we who were so sorely i my fellow crewmembers on the families all gathered together in "security program," for instance, Cities Service tanker Logans Fort, real SIU style, swapping reminis­ struck by this tragedy, send our all hands to get things going 'right. any seaman can be brought up on However, we have a very, very and wc hope that it will be pub­ cences and enjoying themselves. sincere condolences—to the bird, good crew on board and we hope charges by the Coast Guard, classi­ lished in the LOG. It made me realize again how for­ that is. to have this ship fied as a "security risk" and sus­ Fraternally, We, the crew of the Logans tunate I am to be an SIU member. in real SIU order pended indefinitely without a ' Crew of the Arlyn Fort, wish to thank Thurston Victor Mtorana in a short time. chance to defend himself. Lewis for his untiring efforts in 4 4i l* ^ It seems to me that certain peo­ There are nu­ our behalf and the fine job he has merous things ple in Washington are trying to done as our ship's delegate. the company will use the Coast Guard to wreck US We wish him a speedy recovei-y have to take care maritime unions and all the gains from his recent injury and a happy To the Editor: To the Editor: of and we are they have made. In fact, it seems New Year. sure these things to me that the present Republican T am writing this to let you Joseph P. Saide, Jr. I have been a member of the will be done as administration is bent on wrecking know I am now working as an SIU since 1949, shipping mostly soon as we hit the entire labor movement, and is operations agent for National Air­ out of Seattle. But right now I am Reid Baltimo,re. Mean­ going along with "big business" all lines at International Airport in working on a shoreside job here in Miami, and am joining the branch Adana, Turkey. I am working for a while, as I say, every man in the the way. Giiy W. Newman of the Airline Pilots' Association. construction firm from Boise, crew is doing his full share to get To the Editor: I am a former SIU bookman Idaho, and I am an excavation this vessel shipshape. When my husband and I were and I certainly would appreciate superintendent on this dam and Before closing, we would like married I knew nothing about ships it if you would print this in the power house project for the Turkish to extend a vote of thanks to our or the sea. And since my husband SEAFARERS LOG so all the government. steward department for serving —who is now on the Alcoa Corsair brothers may know where I am I have always enjoye^ reading really topnotch food. —has been going to sea for 17 and what I'm now doing. the SEAFARERS LOG and would Vance A. Reld years, I felt completely left out of William T. Scott like to keep up with the activities ShipTg delegate But Who Killed Cock Canary? Thanks SIU For Cheerier Xmas In Lay-UPi HeUl Weleome Letters Says ^Thank You^ For Xmas Dinner Sdys Power Grab By CG Isn^t New Seastar Sailing After 14 Months Ship^s Delegate Thanked By Crew He Goes From Ships To Planes On Turkish Job, Wants LOG Sent LOG Makes Wife Hep To Sea Talk acB& Burlv - C> m-! • For AU Uanda By Bernard Seaman �SR 4P ARERS SsBussyl, 1058 Pase Seventeen LOC ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... day of'arrival to make certain that fresh stores are put on each trip. Chief engi Pantry will be cleaned. Quarters and to vary menus more often in the future. neer will be notiffed of water cooler be­ ing out of order. Members were asked to return coffee galley should be sougeed and painted. Ail hands were asked to keep the laun­ cups to the sink. FAIRLAND (Waterman); Dscemtier 2— dry and the washing machine cleaner. MOTHER M. L. (Eagle), December 1— Chairman, G. Conrad; Secretary, H. Chairmen, J. Nance; Secretary, Nell Fierce. .Ship's deiegate reported that the COViRNMENT CAMP (Clfle* Service), November 35—Chairman, L. Parker; Sec­ Metthsy. Most of the repairs have been crew had to get the port agent in Wil­ retary, J. Block. Steward department taken care of. Ship's delegate was asked mington down to the ship in order to was complimented for a very nice to have a draw list ready one week be­ have a catwalk erected over the deck fore arrival. Crew agreed that Thanks­ -cargo and lashings. Repair list will be Thanksgiving dinner. giving dinner just couldn't be beat. made up before payoff port. OCEAN LOTTE (Maritime Overseas), Fresh frozen strawberries will be served November 28—Chairman, R. Palmer; Sec­ Christmas and New Year's. There are a CALMAR (Calmar), December 5—Chair­ retary, p. Wasmer. A special meeting fine bunch of fellows aboard and every­ man, H. Pcdersen; Secretary, P. St. was cailed to eiect ship's deiegate. Gen­ one agrees that there will be a clean Marie. Repair lists requested from de­ eral discussion took place reirtive to payoff. partment delegates will be mailed from improvement of steward department MASSMAR (Calmar), Novamber 30— the Canal Zone. No beefs reported. quarters, installation of fans, renewing coils on bunks and painting. There was Chairman, A. Kavel; Secratary, W. Dun­ DEL NORTE (Mississippi), November 28 a great deal of discussion pertaining to ham. After a discussion was held on the arlicies signed in San Francisco and the coffee situation a motion was made —Chairman, Brother Munna; Secretary, , J.—..CaUa.—r-. carrfesl that •tJre-Taiiare**i5i 'tiie "capiain wj* t«ks"Cin?e" letter to the company and have the that the captain had decided after a of repairs. brand changed. Chairman talked on the conference with the delegates to revoke BALTORE (Ore), no date—Chairman— subject of the ship's fund and made a his prohibition of no beer for the crew C. Reier; Secretary, Charles Henschke. motion that the fund be used oniy for at the beginning of the new voyage. He relief of our needy brothers. Crewmem- warned the delegates that he would in­ bers were urged to vote in the SIU stitute the prohibition again if any mem­ bers of the crew showed any signs of election. performing. Treasurer reported a cash WARRIOR (Waterman), October 14— balance on hand amounting to $12S.G0. Brothers were requested to be more Chairman, C. Garner; Secretary, M. El­ liott. Some of the repairs from last careful with the new washing machine. trip were not completed. Future meet­ DEL SLID (Mississippi), November 28— ings will be called after 6:30 PM or at 1 PM on Saturdays or Sundays. Suggestion Chairman, T. James; Secretary, C. Pamade that telegram be sent to New Or­ torno. Motion made and carried that the leans about windchutes and fans that crew go on record of supporting our union officials one hundred per cent with have not come aboard as yet. November 28—Chairman, J. Crews; |r.; a vote of thanks. The men were re­ Secretary, M. Elliott. Something should quested not to use face bowl for laundry. be done about the vegetables and pota­ A vote of thanks was extended to the toes, and steward agreed to do some­ steward department for a job well done thing about same. Everything abcMird in handling the Thanksgiving dinner. running smoothly. FLORIDA (P * O), December 4—Chair­ BENT'S FORT (Cities Service), Novem­ man, G. Taylor; Secretary, D. Birming­ (Continued from page 2) ber 14—Chairman, E. Hamaty; Secretary, ham. A letter from secretary-treasurer J. Beres. Machinist made a motion that to the crew was read to the member­ 20. On some of these trips aliases soap be changed to national brand. Port­ ship. Due to the shortage of time avaUwere used. Cobb stated he had hole dogs and gaskets to be put on re­ pair list. Ail men to put needed repairs used an airline credit card be­ on a list. Prolonged discussion on the longing to Bradley. current SIU election. November 28—Chairman, R. Hammond; Bradley admitted to reporters Secretary, J. Beres. Ship's radio is still he had a card but that he "lost it" in the repair shop. The ship's delegate held a discussion on the use of elected and has since gotten another one. delegates for all requests to department Cobb said, according to Calissi, heads. VINORI (Ore), Nev«mbir «—Chair­ Motion made and carried to get a new man. •. Halla; Secratary. H. J. Lakyn. washing machine. Steward was requested Grand Jury Probes Hall Murder Plot that Ray White made arrangements SEATIGER (Colonial), November for him to use Bradley's card. Chairman, T. Bestty; Secretary, A. Har­ rington. A talk was held on getting Galda further reported that in American money. The chair­ Higgs told him Bradley gave him draws man asked members to donate, money for a check for $6,000, which Higgs extra washing machine motor. Ship needs exterminating as there are roaches cashed in a Tampa bank. Accord­ in foc'sles and lockers. ing to Cobb's story he got $2,000 KATHRYN (Bull), November 28—Chair­ two days after the date Higgs was man, none; Secretary, Mike Zelonka. supposed to have received the Ship's delegate reported everything ship­ shape. The repair list should be made check from Bradley. out earlier than in the past. Galda added that Bradley had ELIZABETH (Bull), November 28 — given at least $40,000 to Ray White Chairman, R. Barrett; Secretary, Rueland concluded that there was "big llnga. All crew's quarters locks will be and/or renewed if necessary money floating all over the place overhauled by shore locksmith. News carried top­ down there." side and this must be stopped. Steward to attend in crew messhall during meal While White's e.\tradition is hour. pending, Priore has waived extra­ BALTORE, (Ore), October 31—chair­ dition and , gone to New Jersey, man, R. Stahl; Secretary, A. Nelson. Mo­ where he is being held in $50,000 tion made by one brother that ali dele­ gates check with steward on or before bail. He has admitted knowing Cobb and TalTe, Calissi reported, but has refused to talk further. Bradley was due to be questioned by the grand jury on January 4, Andrew Kinney but his appearance was postponed. Your brother Michael asks you Steely White has not yet been to write him at USNS Upshur, c/o found. FPO, New York, NY. Quiz Ansivers (1) Mohammedanism. (2) "One for all and all for one." (3) (c) Moon. (4) 20 nickels, 40 dimes and 21 quarters. (5) Twenty dollars. (6) Sitting Bull. (7) (d) Jefferson. (8) Taj Mahal. (9) Nine boxes of matches. By simplifying the information we have, we find that one cigar will balance one box of matches. Since one cigar and, eight boxes of matches balance one pipe, it follows that nine boxes of matches can also balance one pipe. (10) 15. Puzzle Answer gQDQ SQUa Bisas giaanGasss IHIIQO ESIQS QDQ Has [SiQas SBsaDnaGs HHH HHH [HDQfzaaaBQ @a[s SESiE anas QSa HBH @00 !Z:!ga0HS @09000 SG!oa@ [s:0i00Da0 s[i0s seas able to the crew, many of whom were on a new library aboard. Watertight doors duty, a moUon was made and carried into passageways leak. There is a bal­ that all reports be dispensed with and ance of $5.10 in the ship's fund. the meeting be conRned to new business. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), IBERVILLE (Waterman), November 26 November 25—Chairman, E. Luzier; Sec­ —Chairman, C. Copper; Secretary, R. retary, W. Tregembo. Beefs about prep­ Guthrie. Ship's delegate reported that aration of food. A vote of thanks went there was too much horseplay on ship, to the crew messman. A suggestion was and reported that steward was neglect­ made that if a man doesn't do his job ing his job, and the galley and stove are properly he should be replaced. filthy. A motion was made that two dele­ gates and the steward inspect the galley BEATRICE (Bull), December 5—Chair­ every week to see that everything is SIU man, J. Bernard; Secretary, R. Hull. shipshape. A new ship's delegate was Ship^s fund amounts to $12. All hands elected and the old one was given a were asked to cooperate and keep the vote of thanks for a good job done. laundry clean, and to turn in ali extra linen. Gangway watch will keep keys to WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ pantry so as to keep longshoremen out. tion), December 3—Chairman, C. Murray; Secretary, H. Krohn. While in Raymond, PONCE (Ponce Cement), December 7— Washington, one of the brothers in the Chairman, E. Mooney; Secretary, P. Mer_d^k department was injured while on M.'Jt'sn..raa.45t.ai?Jt carried .to .have "waicK' and was'taken to the' TfibspitiaT."" AS' a meeting at least once a month while soon as the longshoremen heard about ship is en this run, and to stagger meet­ same they offered their help. Their co­ ing arid time to give men on watches a operation was appreciated by ail. Ail. chance to attend. The ship's delegate hands were told to bring oups to pantry. was given a vote of thanks for a job well Chairs in recreation need repairing. done. £ DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), December 5 —Chairman, T. Beatrous; Secretary, J. PIcou. Ship's deiegate explained about the logs to everyone's satisfaction. Broth­ er uncker asked all brothers to keep off his freshly painted deck for about one hour. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), De­ cember 2—Chairman, J. Mitchell; Secre­ tary, H. Richardson. All departments were asked to turn in repair lists as soon as possible. The icebox is out of order and will be repaired upon arrival in the next port. PAOLI (Cities Service), December S— Chairman, W. Walker; Secretary, J. Fisher. Ali hands were asked to be sure to shut off washing machine. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment and each and every man for mak­ ing the trip across a pleasant one. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), November 20 —Chairman, B. Wright; Secretary, D. Hall. Quite a few beefs aboard regard­ ing chow, penalty cargo, disputed over­ time, etc. Motion made and carried that ship's delegate see the patrolman about having the ship fumigated for rats as they have been seen everywhere. The drinking water is rusty and it was rec­ ommended that the fresh water tanks be recemented. A letter was sent to the New Orleans port agent regarding food beef and other beefs mentioned. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), November 14—Chairman, R. Lyie; Secre­ tary, V. Ratcllff. Discussion on crewmember who missed ship. A telegram will be sent to the patrolman to ask for Southern Districts Probe Opens; CG Canceis Saiiings Of All LSTs (Continued from page 3) and the chief engineer patched a hole in the hull below the waterline, by passing a bolt over the side on a line and using it to secure a big washer used to plug the leak. John Flanagan, oiler, who signed on last August 12th and got off in the shipyard here "because the engines were in too bad condition to make the trip" said lines in the engine room were patched with friction tape and wooden plugs. Pump Burned Out On one trip from Houston to San Juan, Puerto Rico, he testified, it was nece.ssary to keep the bilge pump running 24 hours a day be­ cause of a leak in the No. E3 cen­ ter tank. As a I'esult, the bilge pump was burned out and never was put back in working order, he said. Other pumps aboard would not suffice to take care of the in­ flow of water in event of a serious mishap, he said. Flanagan also told of the steei'ing gear going out of commission twice while he was aboard. Once, he said, both engines were stopped while repairs were made at sea to the steering engine. The voyage was continued with the steering apparatus jury rigged, he added. On the other occasion, the steering gear jammed and the ship cruised in a circle until it could he tem­ porarily repaired. When Flanagan joined the ship August 12, he said, the steering engine was powered by curreni conducted by ah ordinary exten­ sion cord leading from an AC out­ let in the messrooin. He said this jury rig was installed after gen­ erators supplying current to the steering engine burned out. There were no spare parts aboard to re­ pair the generators and when he left the ship in New Orleans, November 28, this arrangement for supplying electrical power to the steering apparatus was still in use. Plugging Leaks Charles P. Johnsen, DM, related two leaks in the bottom shell plat­ ing of the No. 3 center tank were patched with wooden plugs in San Juan and the ship continued on to Jamaica where a cargo of bauxite was taken aboard for Corpus Christi. Rust on deck was "a good halfinch thick" and "we weren't al­ lowed to do any chipping, just painted over it," Johnsen testified. Johnsen said when he saw the ship in drydock in New Orleans just before he got off along with Flanagan and Collins the bottom of the ship "looked like a shower" i 4" from water spraying from leaks Charles .W. Brinton amidships and forward. This man is seeking witnesses He recalled he left the Southern to his accident November 30, Isles, a sister ship of the Southern 1953, while on a standby job in Districts, shortly before the Oakland, Calif. Contact Ivan PechSouthern Isles went down off ner, 225 South 15th St., Philadel­ Hatteras, and the "Districts was in phia, Pa. far worse shape than the Isles." i t 4" "At least, they made an attempt James Ahern to keep up the Southern Isles," You are asked to contact J. Suhe said. fryd, 3 Tudor Gardens, W. Auton, "The Southern Districts was London W3, England. always leaking and they were 4. 4. always taking soundings, eight or Henry Waller ten times a day," he said. Duke Duet asks you to get in Once, after a sounding, he tes­ touch with him c/o the Antinous, tified, the mate dropped the sound­ Waterman SS Co., Mobile, Ala. ing rod and "it went right through 4" 4" 4" the rusty deck near the No. 1 John Kucharski hatch." The hole was patched with ex-SS George A. Lawson a sheet of steel welded over the Contact. Pan-Oceanic Navigation hole, he said. Corp., 270 Park Ave., NYC, re­ Both Collins and Johnsen said garding your retroactive wages, the Southern Districts habitually J. Coleman 4 4> 4' George Glennon Your gear off Council Grove is sailed "down by the head." They also testified that in rough Your mother asks you to write at headquarters. Get in touch with weather it was necessary to dog her in Hillsboro, ND. Welfare Services. down the only doors leading from 4" 4» 4" 4" 4" 4" Stanley D. Turner Will the following men contact the crew's quarters so tightly that Get in touch with Pfc. W. R. heaUquarters record clerk. Your it could take four minutes in Col­ Weidmann, 4006 ASU Enl. Det., pictures in hook ledger are fading lins' estimation and "from five to Fort Sam Houston, Tex. and have to he replaced: Jesus ten minutes" according to Johnsen, Araya, John Anton, Lewis Almeida, to free them to permit escape in an 4" 4" 4" John F. Dixon Marty Amad, Daniel W. Alexander, emergency. The Coast Guard action in lifting Your wife asks you to contact Alex Anegnoston, Robert W. AIher at 124 W.. Bryan St., Savan- hertson, Robert M. Beliveau, John the certificates was without parallel •<^^ll>4^l»enV4n{tpHime-^i8tbi'i^ • After .V-V-A' Biaw' ^«iewe«d-.-£Ma'4>.-<Bftdoih-'^' the Southern Isles sinking in 1951 the Coast Guard ordered LST's to be strengthened with additional belly-bands. It did the same when two T-2 tankers broke in half one winter. In the Southern Isles case, the ship broke in two and sank so, rapidly that crewmembers never had a chance to launch lifeboats. All indications are that the same fate befell the Southern Districts which was doubly unfortunate in that, there were no other ships in the vicinity at the time to offer any help. The Southern Districts had left Port Sulphur, on December 2, with a cargo of 3,900 tons of sulphur ores. She was due in Bucksport on December 12, but was supposed to report in 72 hours before arrival time, or December 9. When nothing was heard from on the 9th or for 48 hours after­ wards, the company notified the Coast Guard on the lllh. A search was begun which proved unsuc­ cessful. Consequently, it is fairly certain that the ship sank some time be­ tween December 6, when she was sighted off the Florida Keys, and December 9 when she was due to radio the home office but failed to do so. Seafarers lost aboard the ship ii>/<. addition to Gelardos were: James H. Brandon, 38, Tampa; Louis B. Cook, 53, Lake Charles; Thomas Nichols, 29, West Lake, La.; Frank Famiglio, 18, New Orleans; Samuel B. Thomas, 35, Thomson, (ia.; John Daniels. 36, Conway, SC.; Wladslaw Hine, 46, Philadelphia; Purdom Morris, 30, Fordyce, Ark.; William T. Cooper, 27, Savannah; James B. Sellers, 29, Savannah; Victoriano R. Martinez, Norfolk. Two SUP men lost were Herman Klotz, Jackson Heights, NY. and Billie Nolan, Miami. Officers aboard the ship were Captain E. M. Rowe, Norfolk; T. B. Roane, 1st mate, Norfolk; J. B. Downing, 2nd mate, Virginia Beach; D. C. Hud­ son, 3rd mate, Portsmouth, Va.; G. C. Falle, radio operator, Balti­ more; W. H. Jennette, chief engi­ neer, Scranton, NC; E. Opffer, Ist^ assistant, Palatino, Cuba; M. 1J»' Carder, 2nd assistant, Newport, Ky.; L. L. Parrish, Jr., 3rd assistiant,-Rlehmond.- Va. -^1 i\ �• f 1 •• ••• • • T Page Eighteen SEAFARERS January 7, 1955 LOG Here's How You Collect M&C SEAFARERS Keeping down maintenance and cure payments to Seafarers is obviously in the interest of the shipowner and the claim agent. One asset to the shipowner in this respect is the absence of any accident or sickness report from the ship. If the company office has no ' report, that puts the burden tained by the crewmember. The to the Seafarer if he is called on of proof on the Seafarer. It next best thing is have have a to show proof that he left the ship means days, and sometimes weeks of digging up the necessary in­ formation so that the Seafarer can collect his dough. When a man is on the beach and not fit for duty, delays like that aren't welcome. File Report The best way to assure that pay- ments . will be- me-t-promptly is to see to it that the skipper or the purser takes down a report that the crewmember is leaving the ship for medical reasons. Ideally rhie report should be filled out in duplicate, signed and a copy re­ shipmate witness, the fact that a report has been made. After the report has been made, the crewmember should get a med­ ical certificate from the master. This is further proof that he left the ship for medical reasons, whereas an ordinary discharge simply shows he paid off the ship .without indicating the .r£.a.?.on for leaving. The master's medical is used to gain admittance to the Public Health Service hospital. It be­ comes part of the official hospital record which is readily available -m All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: James Hilton Babson, Jr., born November 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Babson, Enfield, North Carolina. 7"ll for treatment. Welfare Services has two in­ stances on record of men leaving ship by ambulance, yet having dif­ ficulty collecting maintenance be­ cause the claims agent had no re­ port from the skipper. In any case, it's wise for the Seafarer to contact SIU Welfare Ser-vis£.s. on any •n&aintea.a-nee-aihd cure item. It will save the Sea­ farer a good deal of time and will make it easier for him to collect in the event the .company wants to stall him or deny him.his bene­ fits. ZL 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs Kurt Walls, New Orleans, La. MMZ,,""',; - 4" 4* 4' Elizabeth Ann Zechenelly, born Robert Rodrlquez, born Novem­ November 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. ber 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. George Zechenelly, Pearl John Rodrlquez, Brooklyn, New York. River, La. 4^ $> 4« 4" it David Charles Griffith, born Steven Kong Wong, born Decem­ 4 t Darlenc Walls, born November November 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. ber 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Kong Wong, Brooklyn, New York. t 4^ 4» t Teresa Jo Sheffield, born De­ cember 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sheffield, Mobil?, Ala­ bama. 4« 4^ 41 Michael Battle, bom November 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Winston Battle, Mobile, Alabama. ing all necessary arrangements. It 4> 4> 4i has found that the cost of a most David Calvin Byrd, born Decem­ elaborate ceremony is very rarely over the $600 mark, yet there have ber 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. been reports in the paper's of Willoughby Byrd, McLain, Missis­ undertakers charging far more sippi. it 4i' t than that to working men's fam­ Judy Lynn Jones, born Novem­ ilies. ber 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burials of a family member is a Raymond Jones, San Antonio, grievous task, and in the general Texas. upset following a death, it is easy 4i it 4i for the unscrupulous members of Olga Marina Resales, born De­ the undertaking profession to play cember 11, 1954. Parents, Mr. and on the family's desire to give the Mrs. Orlando Resales, San Fran­ deceased a fitting tribute. cisco, California. Should any doubt arise as to the 4> ^ 4i legitimacy of funeral charges, SIU Antonio Cruz Lopez, born Octo­ Welfare Services should be con­ ber 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. tacted on this score. Antonio Cruz, Caguas, Puerto Rico. Pop's Handing Out The Cigars No Sea,faT8rs-R-i^£et?k^-g5g6-fks^-:-ht£ Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this Period 4> t 4> 4< 4* 4< 4i> 4> 4« T.... 9^-. M. ££l i WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD /Or/fS- aoll fosl. oo 11 3 oan \ ^t ! LL SO I tS- 933 Ho*pical Benefits Desth Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total ss-f /V WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLYHospital Benefits Paid Since Tulvl. 19S0 * Death Benefits Paid Since lulv I. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952* Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 19i2 » Total ' Date Benefif Began /, //ft 9f, 7/, 77c <00. li. 4.0gV,-?Tf JL WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Vacation 4^ New reports of unscrupulous undertakers preying on fam­ ilies of deceased union members have come to light recently following an investigation undertaken by the Attorney-gen­ eral of New York State. The investigation, centering has assisted many families of Sea­ Rh New York City, concerns farers in handling burials and mak­ those undertakers who hike up the price of funerals when they dis­ cover that a union welfare fund is paying a sizable death benefit. So far, SIU Welfare Services re­ ports that no such cases involving Seafarers have been called to the attention of the Union office in recent months. However, this prac­ tice is widespread, judging from previous complaints made on this score in various parts of the coun­ try. The CIO United Auto Workers Union has turned up such cases in the past, and the United Mine Workers Welfare fund also re­ ported many instances of similar abuses. In the past. Welfare Services REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID lo From t Sarah Fay Foster, born October 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Foster, Mobile, Alabama. 3 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATiaN PLANS and Mrs. Thomas Griffith, Indian Head, Maryland. 4" i 4" NY Scans 'Gyp' Undertakers Who Rake In Union Benefits 5 US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 33 SSt! 3<H /9 lU >143 HfT Vff t,13o^L* i.iLi 7// .$7 yp 1 ORimnnEn] COMMENTt During the aonth of November the Plan paid out six DEATH BENEFITS making a total for the year, as of the end of November, of one-hundred and fifty eight. The Plan also paid out eight-hundred and fifty three HOSPITAL BENEFITS making a year to date total, as of October, of ten thousand and nineteen. The amount of MATERNITY BENEFITS paid out for the month of November were sixty, which gives the Plan a year to date total of five-hundred and thirty six. There were thirty-nine DISABILITY BENEFITS paid during the month which give a year to date total of one thousand fourhundred and nine. Aie Submllted ...?:T^."5.?. AI Kerr, AsslslMf Administrator Assurance Of A Happy New Year James Alan Zuzov, born August 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zuzov, Los Angeles, Cali­ fornia. Jeanne Colleen Edwards, born August 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Edwards, Gulfport, Mississippi. 4» 4* it Elizabeth Marie Alexander, born October 3, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Alexander, Dor­ chester, Mass. 411 4' 4" Richard Steven Lacoste, born December 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lacoste, Mobile, Alabama, Vivian Ellen Jansson, born De­ cember 11, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sven Jansson, Brooklyn, New York. |T«'*aMP tWKW. tCESfWYOURS '^'$2x-Seafarer Russell Hinkel, now an Army corporal, is all smiles and cigar as he poses with wife and new daughter Sandra Lee. Hinkel's last trip before going into service was on the Yaka in March, 1953. Wilmington Port Agent Ernest Tilley (left) congratulates Seafarer Henry A. Ferree after latter receives his first disability benefit check from SIU. ...... .. '..a,' .. . .i.» i- • �SEAFARERS January 7* 1055 SEEDP THE SEAFARERS We're still toting up the figure on the amount of money that was paid out to the brothers as a hospital bonus this Christmas, but the total has already gone past the $5,000 mark, besides the cigarettes that were distributed to keep the brothers in smokes for a while. Your Union is proud that it was the first to start the practice of paying a holiday bonus, as well as being the first to pay benefits for an unlimited period. Now some of the other unions in the industry "are swfn1gfrig~woufia to thlf 'SiU way doing tilings; • whkh proves It has been the best way all along. 4^ 4" Among the brothers who spent the Christmas holiday at the hos­ pital was Seafarer Olav Seim. Brother Seim was oiler on the Steel Admiral on his first trip, but he had to take off for Staten Island on December 12, when he suffered a malaria attack. Andrew Mnller, who was AB on the Wacosta, faces a pretty long stay in the boneyard. He was badly hurt by a fall aboard the Wacosta (Waterma i) while the ship was in Guartanamo Bay, Cuba. He was taken to the Jacksonville Navaf hospital at first, but was transferred to Staten Island when he was in shape to be moved. Talk about tough luck, William Home has had a share. He was all set to go with the Sandcaptain on that 18-month sign-on, when he fell and broke his leg in a shoreside accident. He was taken first Home to Methodist hospital in Brooklyn until the Union had him moved across the bay. We were happy to see that Donald McShane is rapidly on the mend. He was pretty badly smashed up in a fall from a boom over in Ice­ land, but it appears now that after a long spell of treatment he will be as good as ever. Brother Fred Harvey, bosun on the Steel Archi­ tect, came into the hospital during the holiday week. He's suffering with an abdominal strain and had to leave the ship in New Orleans. He went into the hospital there, but then came up to New York as he lives here. Other brothers who have been admitted recently include Morris Siegel, messman on the Greece Vic­ tory, Antonio Colon, steward utility off the Seatrain Savannah; Leon Ryzop, who was on the Evelyn Ryzon last trip out, and Joe Malone, who is back in for further treatment of his troublesome stomach ailment. Seafarers In Hospitals USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Julian Barrett Vincent Michel Thomas Blaekledge George C. Murphy George Books C. R. Nicholson Charles Brady Alfonso Oln/Tuibel John I. Calamia Arne V. Olsen John Carolan Jack Peralta Sebastian Carregal Randolph RatcliS Herman Carson Joseph Richard Clarence Cob DarreU RUey Enoch Collins M. Rodriguez Samuel Cope Tage Roslund Warren Currier Lemblt Saar George Curry. Edward Samrock Robert Dewey S. Schieitler Fred Fagan, Jr. Benjamin Seal E. H. Fairbanks Luther Seidle Leo Fontenot Wade H. Sexton B. D. Foster Durand D. Shaw J. T. Gehringer Henry Sosa Harvey L. Graham A. Stevenson Richard Gralicki Albert Stout Francis Green Nicholas Tala Wiliiam Grimes Lonnie R. Tickle Kristian Gunderson Eusebio Velazquez E. T. Hard>-?man James E. Ward E. G. Knapp V. L. Williamson Leo Lang A. C. Witherington August Michel USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS II. M. Bumpass Murray A. Plyler Troy Cousins William G. Trice Thomas J. Dawson John T. Watt Benjamin Grice Robert R. White A. W. Keane Charles B. Young USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Frank O. Airey Bjorn A. Granberg Clarence Edwards Sv«rre Johanessen L. A. Forgeron .Mike Michelik F. D. Oilman V. K. Ming USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Charlie C. Brown Oliver F. Klein Alax Byers C. J. Neumaier Wayne T. Center Joseph Perreira Henry J. Childs G. Promutico Olav Gustavsen Joseph R. Wing F. J. Haigney P. S. Yuzon Paul E. lluggina USPHS HOSPFFAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Frank Alasavich Alfred A. Hancock George B. Dunn Jose E. Leston Joseph C. Fawcett M. A. Stabile Robert H. Fields George A. WeddeU USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Fortunato Bacomo Francis F. Lynch Frank Bemrick Joseph D. McGraw Claude F. Blanks A. McGuigan Robert L. Booker Vic MUazzo Joseph G. Carr Melyin O. Moore Ho Yee Choe Eugene T. Nelson John J. DriscoU Pedro Peralto Bart E. Guaranick D. F. Ruggiano John B. Hass G. E. Shumaker Taib Hassen Robert Sizemore Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith L. Kristiansen Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry Renato A. ViUata James J. Lawlor Virgil E. Wilmotb Kaarel Leetmaa Hurlbert M. Frso James R. Lewis USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NV Hussen Ahmed N. H. Lundquist Harvey Alexander Donald McSbane C. C. Borealino Perfecto Mangual C. F. Boyle A. 1. MuUer Jar Chong William E. Neef George T. Coleman Joseph Neubauer C. W. Cothran James Parker R. Cowperthwaite G. H. Robinson John J. Doherty Jose Rodriguez Adolf Eliasson M. Ruusukallio George W. Flood Jose Salgado David S. Furman William SaXtarez WUliam A. Gardner Olav Seim Estell Godfrey Victor Sbavroff Henry Grzegorski Morris Siegel Fred Hauser F. B. Strelitz Edward R. Hillman Sidney D. Turner Vincent Jones Samuel L. Vandal David B. Kaira Francis WaU K. W. Kelly Albert Willis A1 Leiner Clifford Woqiack BKLYN EYE & EAR HOSP. BROOKLYN, NY Alberto Espino USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Paul B. Bland Albert W. Lima Fred Buckner Jimmie Littleton J. D. Cannady A. G. McLaughlin R. Carrollton Angelo J. Martins George S. Chance J. T. Moore Rufus L. Fields Frank F. Nelson James F. Lee Ernest H. Webb SEASIDE MEM. HOSP. LONG BEACH, CALIF. Harry M. Hankee TerriU D. York USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Isaac B. Duncan USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francis J. Albore Philip Korol T. L. Ankerson J. A. Kozlowskl Marcelo Arong Marvin F. Kramer Roy W. Bell T. E. Lanphear Harry N. Byrd Timothy Less John Castro James McFarUn Carl E. Chandler Earl McKendree Jessie A. Clarke Robert G. McKncw Oswald M. Ergle J. G. McKreth Louis Firlie Tony Mastantino Gorman T. Glaze W. W. Moore Arthur J. Hiers Thomas Mungo Daniel A. Hutto Allen M. Myrex Michael C. Hynes John Rekstin Michael Jablonskl August A. Smith Frank Hon A. Stracciolini USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSMTAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler J. Santiago Virgil L. Harding Edward J. Toolan W. A. Meyers VA HOSPITAL OTEEN, NC Leonard J. Frank SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky .jy., Page Nineteen LOG Ship In Hurry So Crewman Suffers The hazards of falling ill at sea were Strongly pointed up by the experience of Seafarer Charles Cothran, Although he was on a coastwise ship within range of numerous US coastal cities, Cothran suffered through three days and nights aboard ship with what later proved to he a ruptured ap--^ pendix. Only emergency sur­ be transferred ashore either by one on board who was qualified to gery and 26 days of hospital cutter or helicopter. The nearest treat him. treatment pulled him through. He still has three weeks to go at the minimum, before he will be fit for duty again. All this could have been avoided, Cothran believes, if the skipper had taken the time out to have him transferred and put ashore when he first started showing sighs of illness. Cothran was aboard the Seatrain Texas as 3rd cook when she left Texas City, Texas, about noon, November 30. The ship was leav­ ing earlier than usual and was making time so it could get into Edgwater, New Jersey, on Sunday, December 5, unload, and go into the shipyard the next day. Slight Bellyache Tuesday night, Cothran reported, he was awakened with a slight bellyache but thought nothing of it. The same happened the follow­ ing evening, but again it didn't seem anything to get alarmed about. Thursday morning, though, Coth­ ran really started to feel sick. After breakfast he headed for his bunk and took a little nap. When a ship­ mate came in to wake him at 11 for the noon meal, he found he was unable to get out of bed Cothran because of crip­ pling pain in his abdomen. He asked for the skipper, who came down and looked him over. Feed­ ing sicker by the minute, Cothran asked the skipper to contact the Coast Guard and see if he could Solid Comfort city at the time was Key West. No Hospital "The skipper said there was no point in doing it because there was no hospital in Key West," Cothran said. "But even so, I could have gotten to a doctor. And in any case, there were opportunities later on to transfer me where I could go ashore in Miami or some other city. "I have an idea he didn't want to lose any time on the way up because the ship was on a tight schedule. But after all, ships are delayed all the time if a person's life is at stake. Two of three hours would not make that much differ­ ence." Instead, the captain got in touch with the PHS hospitals by radio for information on how to treat Cothran. That night the mate gave him two shots of penicillin. By the following evening, Friday, he was in such distress that the mate had to give him morphine, but the effects wore off in just a few hours. Cothran agreed that he was given all possible attention while aboard ship but obviously there was no It was 10 AM Sunday morning before Cothran finally got ashore. He was taken over to the Staten Island hospital where the doctors operated almost immediately. They found his appendix had ruptured at least 48 hours beforehand if not more and gangrene had set in. It wasn't until December CI that Cothran v.as able ta leave the hospital, subject to further exam­ ination and treatment. Gels Wages Plus M&C Since Cothran won't be fit fo? duty for a while yet, Welfare Services is making all necessary arrangements for him to collect wages due as well as maintenance money. "The doctors told me," Cothran concluded, "that I was really lucky to pull through this one alive. Lucky or not, there's no reason in my mind why I or anybody else in the same spot can't be put a.shore as rapidly as possible under such circumstances. On a coast­ wise ship there's no good reason for any delay in medical treat­ ment. At least the seaman should be given the benefit of the doubt." The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the $2,500 death benefits are being paid to their beneficiaries: hospital in Staten Island, New York. He was buried in Sil­ ver Mount Cemetery in Staten Island. Joining the Union in 1939, in Savannah, Brother Mar­ tins had been sailing as watertend; Thomas A. Bryan, 67: Brother er in the engine department. His Bryan of 67 Macombs Place, New beneficiary is a friend,® Antonio York, died of natural causes at Vleera Cardozo of New York City. the Kings County hospital in 4> 4 4 Brooklyn on December 2, 1954. He was buried at Wryodlawn Ceme­ Harold James Pitts, 52: Brother tery in New York. Brother Bryan Pitts died of heart trouble on joined the Union in New York in July 6, 1953, in the Rhode Island 1944 and had been sailing in the Hospital. Place of burial, North steward department. He is sur­ Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode vived by his niece, Vera Smith Island. He joined the Union in Green of Brooklyn, New York. Boston in March, 1952, and had been sailing in the deck depart­ 4" i 4" Manuel Martins, 59: On Decem­ ment. Brother Pitts is survived ber 15, 1954, Brother Martins died by his wife, Margaret Pitts of of natural causes at the USPHS Providence, Rhode Island. Life seems placid for Reinaldo Antonio Cruz Lopez, son of Seafarer Antonio Cruz. New addition arrived on October 81, 1954. Speak Your Mind At SiU ^Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue . under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their mind. Sin WELFARE SERVICES YOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS �" tL SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$ f $ $ Ifoiir Dollar's Mh $ s $ fo sai® mney $ $ I Isit:-- $ $ ISf.'. i&.., IK- $ I??..: h- m $ r $ N EVERY issue of the SEAFARERS LOG "Your Dollar's Worth"—a column written exclusively for Seafarers—^gives aid in helping you get the best quality merchandise at the lowest cost, plus tips on how to avoid swindles, gimmicks and shady practices often used to bilk the working guy and his family. These columns are written by Sidney Margolius, the nation's out­ standing expert on consumer buying. At right are 45 ways you and your family can get the most for your money. These columns originally appeared in the LOG and upon request are available to you for your guidance. 1. Financing a Home 2. Perils for Home Buyers 3. Are Co-Op Houses Good? 4. Your Buying a House. 5. CuHing Housing Cosfs 6. Save on Properly Ins. 7. Buying Gooa Work Clothes 8. Men's and Women's Coats 9. Money Values in Shoes 10. How to Buy a Raincoat • 11. How to Buy a Suit • 12. Save on Car Expenses • 13. Save on Car Needs • 14. What' Car Owning Costs • 15. Beware Finance Co. Ins. • 16. Savings in Cleansers • 17. Buy Quality Furniture • 18. Tips on Wash Machines • 19. Those Food-Freezer Plans • 20. High Cost of Loan Co.'s • 21. Up to Date on Gl Ins. • 22. Loons for Seamen • 23. The Most for Savings • 24. Life Insurance I • 25. Life Insurance II • 26. Budget for a Family • 27. Phony Health Plans • 28. Small Insurance Costly • 29. Guarding Soc. Sec. Rights • 30. Beware Costly Vitamins • 31. Eat Better for Less • 32. Household Drugs Gouge • 33. Private Brands Save • 34. The Truth on Cold Cures • 35. Beating the Milk Gouge • 36. Facts on Toiletries • 37. Toothpaste and Teeth • 38. Women Worst Fed • 39. Buying at Discounts • 40. The Lowdown on Watches • 41. Are Synthetics Useful? • 42. Save on Eyeglasses • 43. Tips on Buying Jewelry • 44. Costly Hearing Aids • 45. Best Buys in Luggage • • • • • • • • • n In the future the SEAFARERS LOG will continue to assist Seafarers and their families by reporting the best in buys and the pitfalls to avoid. Any Seafarers having questions or sug­ gestions for topics they wish covered are asked'to drop a line to the LOG editor. $ $$$$$$$$$$• $ $ $ M Editor ^ SEAFARERS LOG ^ 674 Fourth Avenue ^ Brooklyn 32, N.Y. Send me columns No Name ^ Street ^ ^ W R J • t ^ ' City Zone State.... ^ If you wish to receive copies of one or several of the columns listed above, fill out the coupon at left, giving the column num­ bers, and they will be mailed to you without cost» �;• •'': '-i -1. ^1 SEAFARERS*LOG Vol. XVII, No. 1 Jan. 7, 19S5 I Const. Supp. 120 The strength of any organization lies,in its foundation and the foundation of the SIU is its constitution. In the 27 months since the membership voted in secret referendum to rewrite its constitution, it has amply ful­ filled the function of better protecting the rights of every member. In the course of drafting and adopting the new document, copies of the constitution were printed in the SEAFAREBS LOG and distributed to all Seafarers, ashore and on ship. Subsequently the 1953 Agents Conference report, which was adopted in all branches, moved that the LOG print the constitution every six months, so all Seafarers would have the opportunity to acquaint themselves thoroughly with their guaranteed rights and privileges. Accordingly the constitution was reprinted in the issues of July 10, 1953, Jan­ uary 8, 1954, July 9, 1954, and now, six months later, is reprinted once again. L. CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFL '• .1 "V. S ^ -• « •: The two-year-old SIU constitution has evoked considerable comment in ond outside maritime and labor circles. Here ore a few of the many reactions to the document from members of Congress. Representative Craig Hosmer, Calif.; "I wish to congratulate you on your furnishing mem­ bers of Congress with your newly adopted constitution. I believe that the more eseplieitly rules, regulations, customs and privileges can be drafted and set down in documentary form, the better off we are. ... It just hap­ pens I am a deepwater man myself, and sailed with the merchant marine during the war." Senator Herbert H. Lehman, NY; "It is greatly encouraging to know that responsible unions such as yours are not ceasing their at­ tempts to further rights of their members, both within the unions and as part of the total national economy. I find particularly praiseworthy the Statement of Principles and the Declaration Rights contained in the be­ ginning of your constitution." Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash,: "... I have looked over the constitution and off­ hand it would appear to be eminently fair and just' I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your or­ ganization." Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am particularly impressed by the provisions of the constitution providing for a trial com­ P<aj» noma smm ^ mittee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the traditional American rights to representation, cross-examination, and con­ frontation by the accuser ... I am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn in the spirit of democratic trade unionism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The con­ stitution seems to me to be an extremely democratic one and 1 am impressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Representative James A. Byrne, Pa.: "I feel sure that your organization, operating under its revised Constitution which embodies the • fundamental concepts of our democratic sys­ tem, is contributing to the welfare of all Seafarers and of the nation." Senator Harley Kilgore, West Va.: "The re­ quirements . . . that the membership shall participate in the making of every decision and policy seems to me to be a healthy and effective method of maintaining democ­ racy ..." Representative John J. Rooney, NY: "I firmly believe that you have achieved a masterful job in rewriting your Constitution and the fact that it was adopted by a membership vote of over 90 percent demonstrates that they are apparently well satisfied with the provisions contained therein." Representative Robert H. MoHohan, West Va.: "1 dm particularly impressed by the pro­ visions dealing with trial and appeal; they are certainly in the best American tradition. Placing the burden of proof on the accuser and guaranteeing the accused representation, cross-examination and an opportunity to be confronted by his accuser should guard against irresponsible, unjust punishment." Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon: "This formu­ lation of union's practices and usage is tre­ mendously impressive. I was particularly struck by the Declaration of Rights . .. Also of great interest to me are the meticulous provisions for trials and appeals. I would hope that this kind of action will be generally followed throughout the trade union move­ ment Senator Paul H. Douglas, 111.: "I appreciate your sharing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons outside the ranks of your own mem­ bership." ,iw,. yT'tv ^•-vTb - �EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED pu jl r V,' ' r • • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed ' him under the Constitution of the Union. - 't • g; Kr ^• .4' ® The right to vote. • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. • That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. f i' . •Vr 'I::'' PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North America, Canada, Alaska, and the Temlodes, based upon the following principles: Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing In the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ men to receive their employment through their own Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. That it is the right of each member to receive fair and Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ ful manner by those in command. We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ ance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to maintain the knovvledge of and interest in maritime bffairs. To assist seamen of other countries in the work of organization and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals 60 as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise aseet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this constitution. .STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS In order to form a more perfect union, we members of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the following principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obligations as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look tc the at­ tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable: I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed hini under the Constitution of the Union. II Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. No one shall deprive him of that right. III Every member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and to hold, office in this Union. IV No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ out due process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the trial of any proceeding iiT which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in accordance with the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the. accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an' impartial com­ mittee of his brother Union members. VI No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VII A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union, VIII The powers not delegated to the officials and job holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME AND GENERAL POWERS This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as seamen now perform. ARTICLE II AFFILIATION This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fcd= eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. No candidate shall be granted membership until he has taken the following oath of obligation: OBLIGATION •T pledge my honor as a man, that I will be faithful to •V ..KJ QJti* »-vii.r .AtAs? ifLulj: fsn.p.f.v- A-"/ti- p'S*'' waawtgjgCi!. , iiiiC .Ta&ir.rtlHSt m yiur.'iJg �January 1, 19SS SEAFARERS LOG Page S—^Three Ithli Union, and that 1 wUl woik for its Interest and will Section 5. Tbe period of retirement shall be computed (g) He be responsible, within the limits of hit look upon every member as my brother; that I v?ill not from the day as of which the retirement card is issued. powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all ARTICLE Vn policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION adopted by a majority vote of -he membership. Within, the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons Section 1. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ not entitled to know it And if I break this promise, 1 Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be governed^ in tion. and prestige of the Union. ask every member to treat-me as unworthy of friendship this order, by: (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" (a) The Constitution other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as (b> Majority vote of the membership Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ rears In dues, or more than three months In arrears In as­ (i) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretarypended. and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by dismissed if. they are more than two quarters In arrears set forth in this Constitution. In dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments majority vote of the membership to be held during the tions (j) Immediately after assuming office, the Secretarymonth of August in any election year, as set forth more or unpaid fines. Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaryparticularly in Article X, Section 1-D. This time shall not run: Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary In­ Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and (a) While a member is actually participating In a strike capacity. This designation may be changed from time to Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall or lockout. (b) While a member Is an In-patient in a USPHS bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions Offices are located. Hospital. of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to ac­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, vacancy in the office of SecretaEy-Treasurer, as set forth tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the Armed Services of the or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent United States, provided the member was in good standing ments shall be in accordance (with custom and usage. or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by This definition may be modified by a majority vote of at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for -reinstatement within 90- days the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ temporary appointment except in those cases where the partment to another except by express approval as evi­ filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this after dischai ge from the Armed Forces. Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues denced by a majority vote of the membership. regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of ARTICLE VIII because of employment aboard an American flag mera replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, ATLA'NTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS, PORT chant vessel. by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the AGENTS, AND PATROLMEN Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall , sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall .not run. It except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and shall be the right of any member- to present, in writing, officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and pne or more all measures, and employ such means, which he deems Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and ARTICLE IX ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ public affairs. OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS sary to decide such questions. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ tion: which dues and assessments may be remitted where a ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with (A) Meeting Chairman member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ (B) Delegaten the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. (C) Committee Members of: Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of (a) Auditing Committee mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be (b) Trial Committee shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be determined as follows: (c) Quarterly Financial Committee governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, fd) Appeals Committee policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as in the last regular election shall be the first in line of the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ succession. The next in the line of succession shall be that A majority vote of the membership shall decide which tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti- ' Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line of tution. organizations are dual or hostile. succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who ARTICLE X Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation received the next highest number of votes. DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER with the Union shall at all times remain the property of The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ELECTED JOB HOLDERS the Union. Members may be required to show their evito be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer denee of membership in order to be admitted to Union (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. meetings. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Section 9. Only members in good standing shall be al­ ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of tlie laller's duties lowed to vote. as the latter may direct. specifically provided for in the Constitution. ARTICLE rV (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, REINSTATEMENT bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote port or otherwise. Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and in that body. in aeeordance with sueh rules as are adopted, from time maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of Section 3. Fort Agents to time, by a majority vote of the membership. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ARTICLE V ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ administratipn of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ DUES AND INITIATION FEE tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ calendar year basis, on the first business day of eaeh quar­ penditure of all Union funds. Port ..r otherwise. He shall responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ ter, except, as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port amendment. financial operations of the Union for the previous week. action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ mitted into membership without having paid an initiation tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ waived for organizational purposes only, in aeeordance bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and with sueh rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and , weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income membership. may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports and expenses, and complying with all other accounting ARTICLE VI to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer, RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ Section 1. Members may retire from membership by New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not structions, shall open each Port meeting and shail deter­ be closed except by Constitutional amendment. paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ mine whether a quorum e.xists. Nothing contained herein retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due and ow­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a quest, and dated as of the day that sueh member accom­ subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership. majority vote of the-members present at the said Port The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities plishes these payments and request. Meeting. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ of all Ports. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ Agents' Conference. riod of retirement, except that a retired member sliall ship, the Secretary-Treasurer stiall designate, in the event (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. At tbe first regular meeting in August of every election regardless of the departmental designation under which bis right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ the Patrolman was elected. ih) The Port Agent shall designate which members at months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ ship a pre-balloting report. This report shall recommend cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ quarter, as well as all assessments accruing,and newly Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The. foregoing is in addition to those other duties levied during the period of retirement If the period of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. This recommendation may also specify, whether any retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be Section 4. Port Patrolmen ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said Port^ Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are period of retirement, iijciuding those for the current designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meeting Chairmen during that period. Upon such payment, the person in of the membership. (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including (e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located In retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under Section 4. A member In retirement may be restored to Agent of that Port (f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of tbe rules of order provided for, from time to time, by a membership after a fwo-year period of retirement only majority vote of the membership and. If nose, then byf Agente* Conference and may cast one votCi. by majority vote of tbe roembersbip. ;l| ••'••Mj I •m •'iji -ij •?(l •v .'4 �. i;p-; !?.- IS; iM- .- i: Sr-' ^u "^v': ».., • t' pv Ife' P"fgifs;,.. Page S—Four such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership in each Port. (b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the event, of a tie. (c» The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any religious subject. Section 6. Delegates (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. (b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therei.i. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees (a) Auditing Committee The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. (b) trial Committee The.Trial Committee shall co::duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (c* Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec-. ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. . 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. ' 3. All Port Agents are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. 4 No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. 5 Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Appeals Committee 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop'^d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1 The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and submit them to the membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forwai? its report and rec­ ommendations. together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in the same mariner above set forth. 4 In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ ner. without the approval of the membership of the Union a.s evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship 5 A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide the time of entry into, a strike, provided prior authority., evidenced by ii. ,tma vote,of the membership, is' SEAFARERS LOG January 7, 1955 granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepai^e a tion and execution of a strike plnn which shall be bind­ report listing each applicant and his book number under ing on all members and other persons affiiated with the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be this Union. However, a majority vote of the membership marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated ail of a strike plan. in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a ARTICLE XI special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS. UNION by all of the Committee members, and be completed and EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read be held for a term of two years: and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Secretary-Treasurer Bulletin Board in each port. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Patrolman Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram Section 2. The term of any ^^lective jobs othc-r than at his iicted addresses. He shall also be sent a letter those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ membership or segment of the fTnion, whichever applies, bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the ones serving. appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ any office or other elective job shal' be determined from mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant time to time by a majority vote of the membership. to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may membership, all other classifications of employees ox the appear in person before the Committee within two days Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, . after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. his application or argue for his qualification. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ election. sary in the best interests of the Union. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do case of such appeals, be suffidient to overrule any dis­ not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or in which event, the one so previously classified shall then creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a be deemed qualified. majority vote of the membership shall be followed. le) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the ARTICLE XII qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE'jOBS previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require­ candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. or Patrolman, provided: Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) He has at least three (3) years of sea time aboard an (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper American flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not Inconsistent partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to iioinination, and write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other voted upon. Each ballot shall be so-prepared as to have the elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective number to be easily removed. On this removable portion offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord­ shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hf ld such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as with regard to such office or jo'j. indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ ARTICLE XIII bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each AND PATROLMEN Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and Section 1. Nominations amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ Any member may submit his name for nomination for tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ amount and numbers li.sted by the Secretary-Treasurer quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall lowing: immediately ejiecute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ (a) The name of the candidate urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the (b> His home address and mailing address amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify (c) His book number the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer le) Proof of citizenship shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall candidates. at all times be available to any member asking for in­ The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ spection of the same at Headquarters. gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, year and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other Section 2. Credentials Committee. distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except (a I A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first that any member may write in the name or names of any regular meeting after September ilth of the election year, member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the at the Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist job of Port Agent or Patrolman. of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two -(d) No member may vote, without displaying his Union members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ Book, in which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ tion of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec­ being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in the member who shall thereupon sign his name on' a order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the caUo^i, for. that purpose at ftead.quartBra .Rortf/ vFostet and the member shall proceed to the voting site n.».4a. -r (b'» After lU ejBietiQO.,tbAshall'*«bnt»haii te'^ponri^ �January 7, 1955 ' lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem* ber may vote in privacy. (f) Upon compietion of voting the member shaii fokt the baiiot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-siotted ballot box. which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 15th and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holi­ days excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, balloting shall commence or end, as the case may be. on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Polls Committees (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day. a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Committee only, five (5) members shall-~sonsti4yte • s-qtissivn - for - e.acbuSc'rt. .Jf:.shgJJL.ha.ihA.. responsibility of the Port Agent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall t'.en be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as indicated in Article 1. (ci The Polls Committee shall also insure tnai ihe ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. fd) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e> In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the Balloting in any one Port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with h>s book number next to his signature. The Committee shall also place t^ie date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day o-^ly were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope dated for that day. This envelope shall then be replaced in the ballot box. The ballot box shall then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded until turned over to the Polls Committee tb-- following morning. In addition, the Polls Committe ,iall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of me roster, the unused ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, the ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall keep the rosters, unused ballots, ballot box or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key until duly called for as herein set forth. The Port Agent shall insure that no person illegally tampers with the ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee, or the Port Agent, to Headquarters. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. SeoUon 5, Ballot Golleotio»i Tallyinf Procedure; PrvleslB.. and Special'Vetet: SEAFARERS LOG Page S—^Fiv® (a) A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing first regular meeting after the close of voting at each a letter or telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, in Port. It shall consist of six (6) members, two from each which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal of the three departments of the Union. In the presence from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes his botJk number, with a copy to Headquarters. It shall decorum, it shall open the ballot box or boxes, count be the duty of the Port Agent to submit this appeal to the the number of ballots therein contained, and count the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protesting mem­ ber is charged with making this appeal prior to the holding number of votes for each candidate. The Committee shall place all ballots therein in a seaied envelope, together of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with with a certification signed by all members of the Com-, this paragraph shall take place at the Port where the mittee that the said box or Isoxes were opened publicly, claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote octhat all the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and cuiTed. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope, and tions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall 5-'J of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals also forward to Headquarters, in the same package but with the terms of such special vote. Port Agents shali officially notify Headquarters, imme­ bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by all members of the Committee that all diately, after the Election Report meeting, of the decision the rosters utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack- of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the .age,, but. bound separately, the Committee shall forward foregoing. Headquarters is charged v/ith adequately and fo Headquarters all unused ballots, together "with a"cer-~' 'TirnelyiriformTng "afl'ecied'~iihembeTJ'" or" cilV" utcisrcfiio tification, signed by all members of the Committee that all reached. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same senting report has been issued by one or more members * package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (g) A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all mem­ after the Election Report meeting. The Secretary-Treas­ bers of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the urer shall make a sulTicient amount of the usual balloting Committee are enclosed. It shall be understood that the material available to Port Agents for the purpose of sucn above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ special votes. Immediately after the close of such special edge, information, and belief of the Committee members. voting, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and Wherever forwarding is not don^ in person, forwarding communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The shall be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining fo mail, special delivery. All forwarding shall be to the. the special vote shall be mailed to Headquarters, all in Headquarters Tallying Committee, at the address of Head­ the same package, but bound separately. An account­ quarters. In the event a Port Tallying Committee cannot ing and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shall be enclosed. be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Head­ tions. quarters Tallying Committee's results. The form of the (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be the Headquarters Tallying Committee. The Headquarters followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent Committee is charged with the tally of all the ballots and to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other the preparation of a report setting forth in complete de­ copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after tail, the results of the election, including a complete ac­ the Election Report meeting. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the Port Agent or Patrolman. same with the rosters, verification iists, and receipts of (a) The person elected shall be that person having the the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amount.^, and with each total broken down into largest number of votes cast for the particular office or Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected ancies discovered, and shali contain recommendations for for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of didates receiving the successively highest number of votes the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, shall be declared elected. It shall be the duty of the Sec­ however, to the right of any member thereof to submit retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas- — a dissenting report as to the accuracy df the count and urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c> The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer. Assistant Sec­ finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and 80 inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of retary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume shall order a special vote, on such terms as are practical, the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume the designation as to the voting site of the Port most his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote of the membership may grant additional time for the vole is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure these terms shail apply, notwithstanding any provisions of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ be made only in writing and must be received by the cession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its does not assume office within 90 days, the iine of succes­ proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other a brief summary of each protest received, ihe name and cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as book number of the protesting member, and a summary decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, of the disposition of the said protest and Patrolman shall take the following oath: (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ "1 do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent the duties of of the Seafarers to its election and shall complete its proceedings within International Union of North America. Atlantic and two weeks thereafter. Each member of the Committee Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay. The protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ and the welfare of the membership." aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if any. shall ARTICLE XIV oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. OTHER ELECTIONS (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in Section 1. Auditing Committee. sufficient copies to comply With the following require­ Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first of each week, at 3:00 P.M., for the purpose of auditing the reguiar m eting scheduled to take place subsequent to the financial report for that week. These reports shall be close of th ommittee's proceedings or, in the event such submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from membership action. The Committee shall consist of three the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election ing applies shall be desigiiated, by date, in the report, shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, Committee there shail audit the financial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. (fi At the Election Report meeting, there shail be taken The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5-B of this Article, and the recommendations of the Tallying the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar membership shall decide what action shall be taken there­ quarter for which the Committee is to make tlie required on, if any, which action, however, shall not be beyond audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated decide at which of these meetings the election shall take by the reported discrepancies. The same procedure shall place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with apply-to all'members appealing from denials of their pro*' two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards teilts bv the Headquarters Tall}ling^^ Cominlttbe, which a if* < D«pBEtiQeiffs. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or emr A -ii - II • �Page S—Six SEAFARERS LOG Jahuanr 7, 1955 Section 4. No trial shall be conducted Unless all the given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct cused was not given a fair trial. (d) If there is no substantial evidence to support a bers present at the meeting provided that any member the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guUt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend eligible to serve may nominate himself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may that the charge on which tho finding was based be dis­ Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any nflember to assist him in his defense at the missed. (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser held at 10:00 A.M the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), the said member Is available at the regular meeting ot the Port where the Trial is to take time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render punishment. Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its place. It shall consist of five members, of which three such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states decision and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately inform him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall have them sent to each Port in time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven their last known address, or notify them in person. Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Committer, or the dis­ number of witnesses produced. sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Conunittee shall stand. Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ JPort where Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom- vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard mendation.s shall be those of a majority of the Committee, providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the accused. Section 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be addressed to their last known address, of the results of forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. in Section 17. .Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights of whether of a Port or otherwise, shall be composed of as the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of, and of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of accused, the accuser, and each witness; shall describe each Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, document used at the trial; shall contain a fair summary bers of the Union. Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Union to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry out the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chairman. shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a -"ostponement, the Trial date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Committee may hold its trial without his presence. vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send - the record of America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. bership: Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the memb rship during that be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority the overthrow of the Government of the United States meetin.g, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall vote of the membership of the Union shall: by force; (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (b> Acting as an informer against the Interest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommenda­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company ^next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ tions, or against the interests of the membership or the Union; Id) Order a new trial after finding that substantial, jus­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all Id) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees, in the event the number of such tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union. nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the quarters is located and. upon application, the accused, the following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a elected. accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the ARTICLE XV tation and subsistence. TRIALS AND APPEALS penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and other member for the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results a fine of $50.00, or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his thereof to be sent to each accuse«* and accuser. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50.00; the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punishme.nt may appeal in the fol­ (b) Unauthorized use of Uni'on property, records, stamps, fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place lowing manner: seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He»shall also request the Port Agent to He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, present these charges at the next regular meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the within the Uniop for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to takes place. Section 11. At the next regular meeting -of the Port execute the duties or functions of the said office or job. Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functions; those charges to be read at the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Port, no further action m.ay be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or eleclioii material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days tliereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are(e)false; accepted, and the accased is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notice that he will be tried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ u-ntil the morning following the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be tions which fall within the scope of Union business; which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ment of the Union or its agreements; If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall Im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ dressed to his last known mailing address on file with peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad- tion of the duties of any office or job; (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must journmefats and may request the accused or accusers to present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning sideration. (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Head­ and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ quarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to make such orders during time the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed of strike: Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of by the following: (a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub­ following offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find­ for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: witnesses. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union propSection 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the weight of evidence. (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence (b) Assuming any office or job. whether elective or not required by courts ot law but may receive all relevant mended. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ Rstimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ tions required therefor; (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls mittee should have been disqualified, or (b) that the ac­ beneath a quorum^ It shall adjourn until quorum-doer- cused 5ya,s,..HQt,,a4?qu?tely..ip£pp!XveA ofi.tti.e .4eta.ils.>i>ft.jlw- Un}w. pr()e^eding„,qf,.bi:^t}giqg.jy,9, vpioo. inte, ^wptfte,, 0Xist. irou'T't!-? if'ftl charged |fip,»«lpeiii(hetf.,ju, this, AEtipJe^j,,.,, �January 7, 1955 (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of those duly authorized to make such orders at any time. Section 4. Upon pvoof of-the commission of any of the following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a flne of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs: (b) Wilful failure to submit book to Uniqn representa­ tives at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the ma.ximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ tive of the Union. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as If the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its rnernbers, shall not be deemed to waive any ciaim, or personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials and job holders. ARTICLE XVII PUBLICATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in such manner as may he determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XVIII BONDS Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XIX EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures to be made or expen.ses to be incurred shall he determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within the authoHty conferred upon him by Articie X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution. Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned With trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Section' 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ sede, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles X and XI. ARTICLE XX INCOME Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation or other legitimate source. Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ ceipt. Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. lb) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied succe.ssively to the mone­ tary obiigations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accrual of siich obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. ARTICLE XXI PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser capacity than ihembership, or in a capacity other than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ gations may include, but ar§ not limited to: (a) the applica­ bility or non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d)-the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over members, or be termed a member. ARTICLE XXII FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section I. The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative-task.-' Ship" ping rur^- governing thr details Of ' thb ra^^nUiieh^ 'of-'^^ SEAFARERS LOG jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping rules duly issued shall be deemed to be Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by a contract or not. ARTICLE XXIII QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a Port shail be six members. Section 2. The quorufh for a regular meeting of a Port shall be seven members. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or appointed thereto. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the decisions, reports, recommendations," or other func­ tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ARTICLE XXIV MEETINGS Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the follrwing night. In the event a quorum is not present at 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of ihe pertinent port shall post­ pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date of any future regular meeting. Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advauce, on the Port bulletin board. ARTICLE XXV AGENTS' CONFERENCE Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents' Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' Conferences during the year. The time and plaee of eaeh such meeting shall he fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. A majority vote of the membership shall determine when such • emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any such recommendation by a majority vote of the memhership shall make the provisions thereof binding Union policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided s.uch recommendation Is not inconsistent with the provisiuns of this Couslilution. ARTICLE XXVI DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or condition preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence from the United States; or suspension from office or membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, and shall include failure to perform the functions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in aecordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" shall refer to a meeting or meetings during the time period within which a vote must be taken in accordance with: (a) The Constitution lb) Union policy, and (c) Custc.'n and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the membership." shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Section 5. The term, "membership action" shall mean the'Same as-the term'"majority vote-of the membership." Page S—Seven holder thereof. Is set forth in this Constitutiofi, all refer­ ences thereto and. the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected officials and other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The first election year shall be deemed to be 1954. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted fay the Union in 1939. asamended up through August 1951. Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall * mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ bership. Section 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting i or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. ARTICLE XXVII AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended In the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by * a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six members, two from each Department and shaU be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Commit­ tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if ton lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the V amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. ARTICLE XXVIII TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices'or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in­ cluding those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be'permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents' and Patrolmen, and all others elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1952, shall be deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption of this Conslilulion, they shall execute the powers and functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration^i date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article XIII. only insofar as they apply to election of Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the first election year. �*!F SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF D I STR I CT • AFL • CONSIIIUIION SUMMARY of ARTICLE XIV-0»her Elections: ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: nate^tie election ^of meeting chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A BTi/"i c 11 A Provides for affiliation of the AtAKI ILLt i I—AttHiaflOn; lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers Internatfonal Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XV-Trials and Appeals: momber to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuser= Gives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE ill-Membership: set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: "u ARTICLE IV-Reinsfatement: fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by" meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. statement' of dismissed members. Retains the existing dues schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: Gives the membership the right to authorize the pub­ lication of a newspaper and other literature. ARTICLE XVII-Publications: ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. ADTI/"IC V\/lll Provides for bonding of officers AKIIV-LC AY III DOnaS: and employes oLthe Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. ARTICLE Vll-Sysfem of Organization: ARTICLE XIX-Expendifures: ments of the Union and provides for administrative authority. cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. APTin F VIM designates the following as elecAKIIt^LC YIII urncers: tlve officers: the Secretary-Treasurer. Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. A DTI^I C VV Defines the Union's sources of in- bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, interest and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective Jobs:.^7eha?rmt'S: gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the member.ship. ARTICLE X—Duties of Elective Officers: SuSS^ of ADTir'l F YYI Retains the existing requirement Al\l IVMLC AAI rGrmilS: that rules for issuance of permits must be determined by the members. the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies in office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reports— Establishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. ARTICLE XXIII-Quorums: ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: shall be six members and the quorum for a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the membership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: ARTICLE XXV-Agent's Conference: SnS'cJS^^^^^ Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. APTin F yill FUrHrtnc. describes procedure for nominaAKI n-LC AIII ciecrions: tion to office-Provides for elec­ tion of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candi­ dates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Establishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to office —^Retains the Union'is existing balloting procedure—Describes bal­ loting procedures in detail—Provides for election of five-member 'Polls Committees and six-member Tallying Committees to conduct elections and tabulate results—Sets forth the manner for installation of officers. , . I,. AKI IV„LC AA—income: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Definitions: of the Constitution. ARTICLE XXVII-Atnendments: stitution by the membership. ARTICLE XXVIIi-TranslHpn Clause:^^?^™ by proposed C<msUtution. ,. , > ; ^ : X-i'l htrs, *= � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 7, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 1 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GRAND JURY BEGINS PROBE OF PLOT TO MURDER HALL SIU ELECTION TO END JAN. 15; VOTING HEAVY ILA RIGS PACT OKAY IN 2ND VOTE BME VOTES OFFICERS FOR FOUR-YEAR TERM 'DISTRICTS' PROBE OPENS; CANCEL ALL LST SAILINGS DAD LOST, FAMILY OF 5 FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE BOSS STILL CHISELS PAY CREW BLASTS TRANSFER 'PIRACY' TRAVELERS CHECK DRAWS END EXCHANGE RATE LOSS MOVIE CO'S ALSO EYE $ UNDER FLAG OF LIBERIA CG PLAYING 'POSSUM AS SEAFARERS RAP TEST PLAN UNION HOST AT HOLIDAY FEASTS TIPS FOR SEAMEN ON FILING 1954'S REVISED INCOME TAX NEW ANGLES UNSEAWORTHY "NOT TOO LONG AGO..." SANTO DOMINGO'S TOPS FOR A FLINGO EVEN IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK THE LINGO MIXUP GIVES CREW DRAW, BUT IN IOUS BROOM-SWINGING BOSUM GOES INTO GEAR AND THERE ARE DEAD DUCKS ON THE MAE HERE'S HOW YOU COLLECT M & C NY SCANS GYP UNDERTAKERS WHO RAGE IN UNION BENEFITS SHIP IN HURRY SO CREWMAN SUFFERS SEAFARERS IN HOSPITALS SIU CONSTITUTION Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/7/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/93e969abb3110fe2814c1286fb93a223.PDF 4b925ec37dbf7770be2259d1645c9c44 PDF Text Text • yT-'i''- r. '•--•*^-;i7'' 7 CG Ok'd Districts Safety Code Evasion Story On Page 3 / ! SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • f -1 DISABlfD ORE SHIP 5-Day Battle Saves SS Steeiore -Story On Page 3 A five-day battle by its SIU crew to keep the Steeiore afioat met with success when the 22,000-ton ore carrier safely reached Morehead City, NC, under tow. The 32-year-old ship had been taking water in a ballast tank because of a broken vent pipe and it was feared she would have to be abandoned. She is shown here enroute under the watchful eye of a Coast Guard cutter before the fully-loaded ship was taken in tow by the tug Curb. (Story on Page 3.) Crew Wins Fight. _ :l �rm. -fc Paie two JanUaiT ?1, 1955 SEAFARERS 106 The Two - Headed Monster A two-headed monster is on the loose in Wash­ ington these days and its bodes no good for Sea­ farers. One head is the US Maritime Administration, which shapes and enforces the Federal Govern­ R' r-' ment's, shipping policy. The other is the Foreign Opera­ tions Administration, which has the responsibility of man­ ning the many far-flung aid programs sponsored by the US. This modem-day monster, however, has a very disturb­ ing problem. Its heads are moving in opposite directions. •fhe facts of the dilemma are simple. For the past five months, the MA has given American-flag trampship own­ ers the green light for the transfer of 66 Liberty dry cargo ships to the registries of Panama and Liberia. This means, in plain terms, that a US Government agency has allowed the nation's trampship fleet to be cut right in half. Many other ships, including freighters, tankers and passenger vessels, have also been allowed to transfer, but they, for the moment at least, do not com­ plicate the present picture. And while the Maritime Administration last month in­ dicated a halt in the transfers, it quickly reversed its field in a hasty "clarification" of its "stop" order. This enabled eight more Liberty ships to become "runaways" up to last week and at least one more has joined the stampede since then. So much for the MA. Enter the other monster. FOA right now is In the midst of a program to ship ten million tons of coal and huge quantities of agricul­ tural surpluses overseas. To do this, it needs shipping space, lots of it. Therein lies a problem. American tonnage is pretty well tied up these days. Freight rates for exports to Europe are going April 1, so that cargo movements for that area are being rushed. In addition, the Government is already making bulk ship­ ments of goods abroad on berth cargo liners, (the trampships' opposite number), adding to the general tightening In available tonnage. This brings up the question of usihg trampships to move the FOA shipments. Over the past few weeks, even as some of the latest trampship transfers were being processed and approved by the Maritime Administration, there have been persis­ tent reports from Washington that the MA and FOA were jointly developing plans for a breakout of idle Govern­ ment-owned tonnage from the various reserve fleets. This likelihood is based on the fact that the amount of available tonnage for FOA needs is shrinking, and that shipping space must be found somewhere—and soon—^for handling the FOA's cargo movements. Thus, even as the head of the American Tramp Ship­ owners Association, whiph represents the bulk of the re­ maining tramp shipping under the US flag, was protest­ ing—as late as last week—that there is plenty of private tonnage availabre to handle the traffic, the country was being presented with another one of those Invigorating spectacles which periodically spotlight attention on Wash­ ington. The comedy of errors this time arises In the spectacle of one Government bureau—the Maritime Administration —rushing headlong into wholesale transfers of US ships to foreign flags, while another—^the Foreign Operations Administration-^yisualizes so serious a shortage of that saine type of tonnage fof its own needs that it Is forced i:' i ? to call on the party of the first part to take some, of thaV same type of tonnage out of mothballs at terrific expense to the Government. The situation is one which leaves the SlU and the thou­ sands of seamen it represents—many thrown out of work because of these ship transfers—mumbling under their breaths about "fouled-up mess.. .bumbling Government officials . . . people whose left hands don't know ^ what their right hands are doing." Many other rational people both in and out of the maritime Industry are likewise wondering what is going on In Washington, and not. only for this reason. Ship Transfer.<: Continue Ship transfers are still being permitted at the same time that other Liberty ships will have to be taken out of the reserve fleets to do the same jobs the "runaway" ships could have done in the first place. The taxpayer, of course, will have to foot the bill for breaking out these ships and overhauling them. The taxpayer, of course, al­ ways gets stung in these situations. The matter is also somewhat complicated by the fact, reported in The New York Times one week ago, that "only a few Liberty ships are available in near-by East Coast reserve fleet anchorages. Most of the Liberty ships In the Hudson Hiver (NY) and In the James River (Va.) are being used for grain storage. Breaking out these vessels for ordinary ocean transportation would Cntail discharge of the stored grain before they could be moved into the shipyards for survey and overhaul." Where the displaced grain would go, of course, nobody knows. It will be Interesting to see If Maritime Administrator Louis Rothschild and FOA Director Harold Stassen can supply the answers. Port O' Call Opened In Balfo: SlU On TV SEAFARERS LOG art editor Bernard Seaman (left, rear) takes breather while putting finishing touches on Baltimore Port O' Call mural. Looking over work are Baltimore Port Agent Earl Sheppard, SlU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bob Matthews and A1 Tanner, Port O' Call manager. Packed house celebrates opening of Fort O' Call cafe in new Baltimore halL Cargo netting separating bar proper from seating area and brass lanterns are two of many nautical touches. LOG Artist 'Muralizes' Baito Among the most striking features of the Port O' Call bar just opened in the new Baltimore hall are the original murals behind the bar and stage, both painted by Bernard Seaman, art editor of the SEAFARERS Another luxurious unit of the gleaming new Baltimore hall,-^ ••"LOG and member of the SIU. * the Port O' Call cafe, opened for business Monday, January The mural behind the bar old-fashioned sailor's straw hat. SEAFARERS LOG is 38^4 feet long and 5 feet The entire layout, design and 17, to an overflow crowd of Seafarers and their friends. Like Jon. 21, 1955 Vol. XVii, No. 2 high. In a striking color combina­ painting of the murals were the the rest of the hall the Port O'-* tion of black, gray and terra cotta, work of Bernard Seaman, who, in Call is bigger and better than three huge 60-gallon fishtanks set As 1 See It Page 4 it depicts the various shipboard addition to being LOG art editor, back into porthole enclosures in its counterpart in the Union's Burly Page 16 jobs performed by Seafarers, who is one of the best known labor the walls and featuring an assort­ Crossword Puzzle Brooklyn headquarters. .Page 8 are portrayed In two-dimensional, and political cartoonists in the Local interest in the new hall and the Union was stimulated further by the appearance of Port Agent Earl Sheppard on a local TV show, "Inside Baltimore." The show featured filmed shots of the hall's facilities and an explana­ tion of Union operations. Nautical Flavor The new Port O' Call unit is a spacious, square-shaped oak pan­ eled room, decorated with appro­ priate nautical embellishments. A large cargo net separates the bar proper from the seating area and dance floor which faces on a stage running the length of the room. The walls behind the bar and the stage are decorated with murals portraying Seafarers at work and old time ships. The bar itself is shaped like a pier with pilings run­ ning its entire length. Adding to the nautical flavor are i ment of exotic tropical fish, while mounted on the walls are barracu­ das and dolphins. Brass ship's lanterns and other familiar ship­ board gear round out the dec­ orations. The room can handle 150 guests at tables and at the bar. A three piece orchestra provides music for dining and dancing during the evening hours. The TV appearance of the new hall on station WAAM was the first time any Baltimore union had been featured on the program. The show normally deals with indus­ trial and commercial developments In the thriving Maryland city. Sec­ tions of the building featured on the show included the shipping hall, cafeteria, galley, barber shop, recreation deck, and the vacation and administrative offices of the Union. i Editorial Cartoon .......Page Editorials Page Galley Gleanings Page Inquiring Seafarer Page Labor Round-Up Page Letter of The Week Page Letters Page Maritime .Page Meet The Seafarer Page Notices, Personals Page Of! Watch Page Port Reports Pages 12, Quiz Page SlU History Cartoon Page Vote of Thanks .........Page Washington News Letter. .Page Welfare Benefits ....Pages 18, Welfare Report Page Your Dollar's Worth Page 9 9 15 8 8 9 16 8 8 17 14 13 14 6 9 7 19 18 5 Published biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act at AuBust 24, 3912. geometrically-patterned figures. The entire mural is done in a light vein with a modern, stylized manner. Mermaids And Seafarers In addition to the mural, the wall behind the bar contains two aqua­ riums built to resemble portholes. At the back of each of the tanks is also a painting which continues the theme of the murals. A third tank is in the opposite wall. The mural behind the stage is 23 feet long and 9 feet high. Sim­ ilar in coloring and style to the mural behind the bar, it depicts the transformation of merchant shipping from the days of the old Norse vessels of the ninth cen­ tury to the present. Near the center of this mural is a painted version of a porthole, which frames a white-capped Sea­ farer beside a seaman wearing ah country and has worked in practi­ cally all types of graphic arts. In the general field of design, he has Illustrated numerous film strips, books, pamphlets and other literature In the field of labor. He has also done poster work for the National Tuberculosis Associ­ ation and National Heart Fund, and has served as art consultant for both the Treasury Department and the War Production Board. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Fortune, Busi­ ness Week and many other nation­ al magazines, as well as in most of the major newspapers through­ out the country. For his work he has won 10 of the AFL's annual cartoon awards and a special Page One award of the Newpaper Guild of New York in 1952, the only time a labor ar­ tist ever gained this honor. �Januarj 21, 1955 SEAFARERS LOG Far* Three NY Lawyer Handled ILA $ To Fight Hall ••'1 '-tea J HACKENSACK, NJ—A Bergen County grand jury tak­ ing testimony on the murder plot against SlU Secretary-Treas­ urer Paul Hall reportedly was told by New York lawyer Benjamin B. Sterling that he handled between $26,000 to $27,000 of the money put up 3-Dept Vote Hits Snag by the old ILA for the election campaign of Ray White. White, Tampa port agent of the SIU, had been running for the secretary-treasurer's post in the Union elections which ended Jan­ uary 15. He is one of five men SAN FRANCISCO — In a under in the alleged desperate, last-ditch maneuver murder indictment plot. to stave off a certain SIU Bradley Put Up 40G's Pacific District victory, the de­ Also testifying at the grand jury funct National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards has tempor­ hearing was ILA President Cap­ arily blocked the start of the tain William Bradley. It is reported three - department representation that Bradley admitted giving as vote on West Coast sliips. The much as $40,000 in an attempt to unseat Hali from his SIU post. Communist - dominated union, Bradley was also questioned about which has withdrawn completely the use of his airplane credit card from the balloting, has asked the by James E. Cobb, who is accused Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to of being the triggerman in the plot. order the National Labor Relations Meanwhile Cobb and Edward Seafarer-members of the stricken Steelore's deck gang take aboard running line from Coast Guard * Board to limit the vote to steward Taffe, accused as a go-between, cutter Cherokee and start pulling in submersible pump. Leak from broken vent pipe in ballast tank department members only. All in­ both pleaded not guilty and are threatened the ship. Deck department members according to crew list are: Harry Ti Collier, >bosun; dications are that the court will being held in' $50,000 bail. Also John A. Morris, Gerald W. Calendine, Henry Shepeta, QMs; Harold T. Spicer, Hipolito Ramos, Claud* not intervene. under indictment are Ray White, Fowler, ABs; Lawrence Johnson, John S. Simpson, Thomas C. Moose, ordinary seamen; William TlMKiSIU Pacific District, repre­ his brother Steely White and Car­ Mitchbll, Geoffrey Mills, Ed Atkinson, DMs. senting the Sailors Union of the men Priore, a New Yorker. Pacific, the Marine Firemen and Extradiction proceedings against the Marine Cooks and Stewards, Ray White are now underway in a AFL, had petitioned for a three Tampa, Florida, court. Steely White department vote to settle once and has not yet been found by police. for all the question of union rep­ resentation on West Coast ships. The Labor Board had approved the petition and scheduled an election »to begin on Monday, January 17, and end March 14. Regular membership meet­ ^Opposing the Pacific District is ings in SIU headquarters and Harry Bridges' International Long­ at all branches are held every shoremen's and Warehousemen's second Wednesday night at Union which has attempted to or­ 7 PM. The schedule for the ganize the shipboard steward de­ next few meetings is as follows: partments as a unit of the long­ Jan. 26, Feb. 9, Feb. 23. shoremen. The court petition by MOREHEAD CITY, NC—The calm finally arrived late Tuesday for 32 em­ All Seafarers registered on the NUMC&S was seen as . a battled Seafarers and nine officers on the storm-battered, 22,000-ton ore carrier the< shipping list are required Bridges - inspired maneuver to to attend the meetings. block the inevitable. Steelore following their dramatic, five-day fight to save their 32-year-old ship and Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks '•:7m SIU Crewmen Win 5-Day Battle To Save SS Steelore 'D/s/ricfs' Ruled Lost; Ship Safety Code Evaded With CC Okay^ Co Admits themselves from destruction. The lull came as the vessel dropped anchor here after being towed from a point appearance of the LST Southern 300 miles east of Charles­ Districts nearly two months ago ton, SC. She was still tak­ with a crew of 23 men The Dis­ ing; in water through a broken vent pipe that sent a torrent of water rushing into her port side ballast tank and had her riding at a 15 degree list in the midst of a fierce At­ lantic storm. Ship's pumps—supple­ WASHINGTON—^An official Coast Guard statement that the Southern Dis­ mented by extras put aboard ffom tricts is considered lost and her crew of 23 presumed dead has cleared the way for a Coast Guard vessel—worked around the clock to keep the ship payment of SIU death benefits to beneficaries of deceased Seafarers. The SIU Wel­ afloat. fare Plan office is speedily| Thanks to the ingenuity with which her crewmembers hastily processing death claims in­ fashioned a plug to patch the dam­ volving payment of $35,000 age, an SOS disti'ess call sent out about 9 AM last Friday, Jan. 14, to beneficiaries of 14 lost un­ was cancelled by noon. But the licensed seamen. Steelore's troubles were far from Meanwhile, company claims over then. Monday, while under that the lost .ship was sea­ tow.of the tug Curb, and with her worthy were dealt a stunning deck reported to be less than two blow at the wind-up of Coast feet above the waterline, 19 men Guard hearings in New Orleans. were quickly transferred to the Under questioning, E. F. Railsback, tug and the ship was again thought operating manager of the South­ to be going down. ern Steamship Company, admitted Grim Moments existence of an agi'eement be­ The twin scares made for grim tween the operators, the Coast moments for the families of many Guard and the American Bureau of the crew, which originally sailed of Shipping to "get by" with from Baltimore to pick up a load patched plating under the power of Venezuelan ore and was due plant instead of renewing the back in that port fully loaded last plates, as specified in the safety Saturday. directive drawn up after the sink­ News reports last Friday morn­ ing of the Southern Isles. The two ing that an SOS had been received agencies agreed to this early,in from the ship, due to the time lag 1954, Railsback said, because re­ in some areas, made for an agoniz­ placement of worn and damaged ing three hours for the men's plating under the main engine and families and friends ashore until generator rooms would have dis­ Coast Guard hearings into the disappearance of the LST Southern the "cancel" order came through. torted equipment alignment. Such Districts wound up in New Orleans this week. Israel Seeger (left) The first shock over the impend­ distortion would require expensive •f SIU General Counsel Seymour-W. Miller's office questions CG ing disaster immediately brought inspector Alice (2nd left) as members of panel listen. (Continued on page 17) to mind the still unexplained dis­ tricts was carrying a bulk sulphur cargo and vanished somewhere north of Florida enroute to Bucksport, Me., in an earlier storm. SOS On Jan. 14 Trouble on the Steelore was fii*st reported by radio at 2 AM Jan. 14 when she messaged that she was slow ed down in a heavy storm. By 9 AM the torrent rushing into the ship through the leak brought the SOS and help was rushed to the area. The Curb and two Coast Guard cutters left from Norfolk and nearby vessels, including two other company ships, the Cubore and (Continued on page 17) • VTl Fired? Call Hail . Seafarers who have been fired aboard ship for any rea­ son are urged to contact the nearest SIU hall as soon as their ship reaches port. There have been cases where the company orders replace­ ments for the fired men and the replacements are sent out from the hall only to learn that the fired men have been rein­ stated after an SIU patrolman has arrived aboard and investi­ gated the case. This often causes inconvenience or hard­ ship to the men sent as re­ placements. Fired Seafarers are urged to contact the hall so that re­ placements will not be sent before a patrolman arrives. ^ " ••45 .-5:1 �\...; - • Taffc Few -. B';V>!'5rr-- SEAF4RBRS Gets Lowdewn On SlU Cenditions '•' • 'rr:' ^J-"-^'- • r^r- • • • >'•• ;r ^•-.•>-;f;.!ij,<v?»^ LOG SlU-Crewed SS Cuba To Begin Run TAMPA — The SIU ~ hall here is now putting a 115-man crew abroad the new P&O SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Joe Algina (left) describes how 6IU shipping rules work to Captain S. Tsukada, former director for the Mitsui Line in Tokyo, during his visit to 'SIU headquarters to study how American maritime unions operate. The Union's Brooklyn hall was a major stopover on his official tour. • —^ i— Sea Chest 17 Percent Cheaper On Slops An average price saving to Seafarers of 17 percent on ship­ board slopchests compared to prices charged by other ship chandlers was reported by the Seafarer Sea Chest Corpora­ tion for the year 1954. As a-*^ result, the operations of the those ships supplied with SIU slopSea Chest have meant consid­ chests. In addition, the Sea f- If-: W-ry' t-m:: erable cash savings to Seafarers on Chest has continued to supply branded, high-quality merchandise to the ships. Unlike most ship chandlers, the Sea Chest offers full money-back guarantees on its merchandise and refuses to handle any seconds or irregulars. Ship chandlers have long made it a practice to palm off on seamen shoddy goods at high prices. These abuses led to the SIU forming the Sea Chest Corportion for the pro­ tection of seamen. The saving to Seafarers is all Government action against the more striking when it is con­ the Kulukundis shipping in­ sidered that 60 percent of all terests moved in two direc­ slopchest sales consist of tobacco tions at once this week. While products which' are standardized the Justice Department seized two in price. Consequently, the big more SlU-contracted vesisels as savings arfe on work clothes and alien-owned, a Federal judge dis­ other personal gear purchased by missed three indictmenls against the Seafarer during a voyage. Big Sea Chest Savings Manuel E. Kulukundis arising out Examination of a typical slopof earlier ship seizures. The indictments were voided by i T ,Laws. chandler to one SlU-contracted Federal Judge Bolitha J. They involved charges that Kulu­ vessel shows a total price of $1,kundis falsified records of corpora­ 183.87 to the ship. The same sloptions owned by him and his asso­ chest could be supplied by the ciates to make it appear that they Sea Chest corporation for $986.47. were owned by American citizens. When the 10 percent markup is The corporations involved had pur­ added, the gap widens with the chased several tankers from the Sea Chest slopchest retailing at $1,085.11 compared to $1,301.81, a old Maritime Commission. difference of $226.70 on one ship Two More Seized alone. Meanwhile, Justice Department Of course, prices vary from ship representatives seized two SlU-con- to ship and port to port, but the tracted ships, the tanker Tagalam above sample comes close to the In Los Angeles and the freighter average in the industry. ' Shinnecock Bay in Norfolk, both Comparisons of individual items on charges that they were fraudu­ show some startling price differ­ lently purchased from the US Gov­ ences. A khaki chino shirt sup­ ernment. The Shinnecock Bay was plied by the private ship chandler permited to sail after the captain for $3.50 is sold by the Sea Chest and first mate were deputized as for $2.75. The Sea Chest shirt, US marshals for the purpose of incidentally, is superior in qual­ retaining the vessel under seizure. ity. Raincoats sold for $7.75 by All told, the Qovernment has the private^ concern go for $5.95 seized 43 ships in attempts to re­ from the Sea Chest. cover vessels which the Depart­ The record of the SIU Sea ment of Justice claims are con­ Chest's performance and average trolled or owned by alien shipping price savings to Seafarers, along Interests. with evidence of the continuing The dismissal of the Kulukun­ abuses fostered by other ship dis* indictments were ordered on chandlers supplying Americain ves­ the ground that he had testified sels, will he brought into play before a grand jury in connection when • a dealer-inspired anti-trust with the case. By so doing, he ac­ lawsuit against the Union opera­ quired immunity from prosecution. tion comes to triaL ^ Ship Suits Piague SIU 'Alien Go's' Jaaiiary 21. 1055 SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE BY YOUR UNION in recent weeks toward its long-term objective of providing comfort­ able, well-equipped facilities for men on the beach in all ports. Just this past week, the Union-owned Port O' Call corporation was able to start functioning in the new Baltimore Port O* Call. In New Orleans, the outfitting of the new recreation room is just about com­ pleted, while in Mobile work is starting to convert a building next door to our present hall for a variety of Union functions which will allow more space for additional services for Seafarers. The SIU has pioneered in these facilities for the same reasons, that it.has inaugui-atcd so many other services that are unique for Seafarers. The working seaman, who is in any one of a doze^ ports between job.s, needs more than just an office for his union. He heeds a place to ship out of. Most men working shoreside do not have these same needs be­ cause they do not go from job to job, and have, homes in the same cities they work in. When your Union was just getting underway, the best that could be done was to find a room somewhere on the waterfront with a few tables and chairs. It's been a long uphill climb from those days to the modern facilities we now have or are establishing in many of the ports. The job isn't done yet, but your Union intends to keep pressing forwaid until Seafarers everywhere have the kind of shoreside facilities they need. passenger ship, the Cuba, which will run out of Tampa to Havana and Key West. The Cuba, formerly the Denali of the Alaska Steam­ ship Company, ^arrived from the West Coast for payoff on January 18 and goes into the new twice-aweek service on January 24. An SIU crew brought the ship around from Seattle. The 3,365-ton twin-screw turbine vessel will carry 200 passengers in berths out of Tampa plus addi­ tional passengers out of Key West for the 61i hour daytime run into Havana. There are 70 passenger rooms aboard the ship. The present schedule calls for ALL REPORTS ARE NOT YET IN ON THE TROUBLES THAT BEthe Cuba to leave Tampa 4 PM fell the Steelore in last week's Atlantic storm, but from -what has been on Mondays and Thursdays, arriv­ learned at headquarters it appears that the crew gave a very good ac­ ing Key West 8 AM the next mor­ count of themselves. While it seemed for a while that the ship and ning. A bus from Miami will make her cargo would be lost, the officers and crew got to work and success­ Key West connections in the morning with the ship scheduled fully effected temporary repairs under very difficOlt weather dHiditions. to leave Key West 11:30 AM for a As a result the ship was kept afloat and has been towed into port. 6 PM arrival in Havana, 26 hours .Offhand it would be safe to say that among the officers and crew of that ship there are probably many men who would not be able to make in all. the grade according to the testing scheme dreamed up by the Coast Northbound 23 Hours Guard. When the chips were down though, all of th^e men -delivered Northbound sailings will be 23 hours, leaving Havana 11 AM and did the job that had to be done for the safety of the ship. The'basic test of any professional seaman's ability is not a set of Wednesdays and Sundays, stop­ ping at Key West 6 PM and then gimmicks dreamed up by some self-styled shoreside "consultants" who into Tampa at 10 AM the following don't know the difference between a funnel and a hawse pipe:: It's simply his day-to-day performance on the job.' morning. Further, the Steelore incident points up another fact:that the Coast The service is to be integrated with the existing P&O Miami to Guard seems all too ready to overlook. This is a 32-year-old ship. Like Havana run served by the Florida so many old ships now in service under the US flag it may possibly by arranging for passengers have been properly maintained and serviced, but eventually it was to go from Miami to Tampa via bound to show the effects of wear and tear and age when the going got .tough. The need of the merchant marine is not new seamen but Havana and Key West. The Tampa to Havana run has newer, better built and safer US-flag merchant ships. not been serviced since before THE SERIES OF QUALIFYING TESTS FOR THE 1955 SCHOLARWorld War II. Unlike the Florida, the Denali will not carry automo­ ship awards given by the Seafarers Welfare Plan are already under biles. It has a very limited amount way. The Welfare Plan reports that several candidates have already completed all requirements while others are getting ready for the ngxt of space for cargo. Despite the growing popularity set of college, entrance examinations. Intere"kt is nmning pretty high in these four-year $6,000 scholar­ of air flights between the Florida mainland and Havana, the leisurely ships which were, first started by your Union's Welfare Plan two years travel offered by the P&O services, ago. Eight successful candidates are now^ at school under the Plan, with comfortable sleeping accom­ three .of them rank and file Seafarers. Any Seafarers or children of modations added, clicks with many Seafarers who want to take a crack at one of these awards are advised to get their applications in now. vacationers and tourists. Philadelphia Hall Host To Seafarers' Children Group of Seafarers' children wHO Were present at Christmas eve party in Philadelphia are all smiles after receiving Christmas stocking from "Santa ClaUs," William (Little'Buck) Piezczezuk. Fami­ lies of SIU men' got turkeys, fruft cake and other' fixings for use*in Christmas dinner at Dome. �aSps?-W." ' January 21, 1955 i. _ , • _v •*ijv-' • .. ., SEAFARERS LOG SiFedal Aid Response Shows , Weifare Fund Adaptabilty The SIU Welfare Plan this month once again demonstrated its versatility as a self-in­ sured operation which can respond quickly to the needs of Seafarers and their families. Acting on an appeal for specialized aid not provided for by existing benefits under the Plan, Union and shipownerstrustees voted funds for the purchase of a special type of End of the voting in New York in the SIU's biennial election for •fficers is signalled by a final test of the ballot box lock before the box is sealed with tape by members of the polls committee. The trio (I-r) includes Seafarers Edward Puchalski, Tom Bucci and John A. Ziereis. The box will remain sealed in the vault until a rank and file tallying committee is elected January 26. SlU Vote Tops Record; Tally Begins Jan. 27 Voting in the SIU A&G District's election came to an end on January 15, with a record total of 6,419 votes in the ballot boxes. The heavy turnout surpasses that of all previous A&G District elections in the Un--*—— ion's history. lots, used and unused, to the head­ The two-month election be­ quarters tallying committee. 'Die gan on November 15. Seafarers had a choice between 78 candi­ dates, in itself a record figure, to fill the 49 official posts in the Union. Two years ago. Seafarers cast 5,700 votes in the last election. As provided for in the constitu­ tion, counting of the ballots will begin after the election of rank and file tallying committees at the next membership meeting, January 26. The tallying committees will be elected in each port, and will forward their coun^ and the bal­ New York committee will rechcck the count of the outport commit­ tees and then file a report for ap­ proval at membership meetings in all ports on Feb. 9. Voting^in the election was espe­ cially heavy in the early days of the voting period with the ma­ jority of the vote being cast at that time. At stake in the election are the posts of secretary-treasurer, six as­ sistant secetary - treasurers, nine port agents and 33 patrolmen. wheelchair and leg braces for Seafarer Matti Ruusukallio to aid in his recovery from a broken neck and other injuries. Ruusukallio is currently at the US Public Health Service hospital on Staten Island, New York. The unusual situation created by this case, meanwhile, prompted ac­ tion by Union trustees to determine whether the Plan can create a for­ mal benefit of some kind to deal with sipiilar situations. To Study Situation Specialists employed by the Plan will now seek to find out whether aid in unusual cases of ill­ ness or injury, with a view to spe­ cialized treatment or rehabilita­ tion, can be linked to the welfare benefits now prbvided. The rapid-fire action by the SIU Plan is in sharp contrast with what would have happened under a plan run by an insurance company. In the latter instance, it would be necessary to rewrite the entire in­ surance contract and reassign all of the premiucs in order to cover the new benefit, a procedure which would take months. Ruusukallio's problem arose in that "no man's land" in which the USPHS had no facilities to provide the specialized equipment he need­ ed and the Welfare Plan did not cover such situations. The Staten Island hospital doesn't carry the appliance he required and had nothing in its budget with which to buy it. The Welfare Plan, ac­ cordingly, stepped in to plug the gap by voting funds for its pur­ chase. Hospitalized 8 Months A New Jerseyite, the injured Seafarer suffered his mishap dur­ ing a pleasure trip last May 30, a few weeks after he paid off his last ship. He has been hospitalized ever since. Now it is hoped that Ruusukallio will be able to leave the hospital for home later this year, aided by the appliances fui-nished by the Welfare Plan. This latest development in a long series of SlU-sponsored bene- • 5 -J Voted special aid by the SIU Welfare Plan trustees to help in his recovery and rehabilitation from a broken neck. Seafarer Matti Ruusukallio eets the good news from SIU Welfare Services Rep. Tom Gould (center) at the Staten Island USPHS hospital. The Welfare Plan is buying Ruusukallio a special wheelchair and leg braces which the hospital cannot provide. Looking on is Emma Wiest, hospital social service aide. fits and services amply demon­ strates how the flexibility of the SIU Welfare Plan has enabled it to pioneer in the field of Union welfare benefits. Regular benefits now provided by the Seafarers Welfare Plan in­ clude a $15 weekly hospital bene­ fit, $25 weekly disability benefit, $2,500 death benefit' and $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond in the baby's name from the Union. The Plan also provides funds an­ nually for four college scholar­ ships worth $6,000 each which are good for four years of study for Seafarers or their children. YOUR SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Tips On Portable Power Tools Seafarers, being handy men, are naturally interested in the growing use of power tools for home jobs. But their wives have an interest in these tools, too. In fact, a portable electric drill, with its many uses around the house, actually is at least as useful an accessory for a womaii as a man if she gets acquainted with'the ways it can help her. With various attachments, such a drill can be used for waxing and polishing furniture, wood­ work, counter tops, hardware and leather, personal items which need ^ax like hand^gs and luggage (using a special non-smearing wax); sharpening cutlery and garden tools; scouring pots; sanding; removing rust and old painty mixing paint, and of course, drilling holes—its primary use. You can now buy a good portable electric drill for family use for $20 and less, and the accessories which extend its uses are available at moderate cost. For general household use, a quarter-inch drill is rec­ ommended I'ather than the half-inch size. Because ol its faster revolutions it is npire efficient for waxing, and a wider variety of attachments is available to broaden its usefulness. Also, it is less bulky and lighter thian a halfinch drill, and thus is easier for a woman to handle aswell as her husband. ^ Come In Three "Types Quarter-inch, drills generally come in three capacities: light, standard and heavy duty. For most home needs, a light or standard-duty Willis generally adequate rather than the. costly heavy-duty models. The low-cost lightduty models can do many household jobs. But if the tool will be used often for drilling metal or for heavy jobs like extensive sanding a standard-duty type does supply more power. You can compare the power of vari­ ous models on the market by the manufacturers' ampere ratings. Generally geared-key or hex-key chucks, which you tighten with a key, are preferable to the hand-tightened ones. They cost only a dollar or so more, and are easier to tighten and unloosen. If you already have a handtightened model, and have encountered the occasional trouble they cause in unloosening them, yOu can buy a geared chuck with a threaded adapter to replace the hand-tightened one. Be sure any drill you buy bears the seal of Under­ writers Laboratories, indicating it has been tested for electrical safety, and read the directions carefully, espe­ cially for lubrication. Many ^a portable power tool has been burned out by neglect of lubrication. Don't buy too many attachments all at once. It's wiser to start only with those you know yoti will need and add utliers as you find uses fur them. Most useful attachments for general household use, besides drill bits for drilling, are a lamb's-wool bonnet and cotton buffer for polishing, knife grinder, paint mixer, sanding attachment and hori­ zontal stand. Tips On Buying As with many other goods, you don't have to depend on a famous name or pay the list price to get a satisfactory Put dumber On Meeting Excuses Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking to- be excused from attending headquarters ihembership meetings must Include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on. If the number is not included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying electric drill for household or hobby use. Many inde­ pendent retailei's now give discounts of 20-25 per cent on the nationally-advertised power tools such as the Skil and Black & Decker brands. Also, both Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward have their own brand power tools at lower cost than the list prices of the national brands. In the larger cities, downtown hardware stores also often offer price concessions on power and other tools. Another good source for tools and power equipment for families, and hobbyists, is the big semi-wholesale electronics sup­ ply house. Allied Radio Corp., 100 N. Western Ave., Chicago. It would hot pay to use Allied for-very small purchases, but for larger purchases, you can get their catalog by writing. Pool Your Orders As with many other purchases, if you can pool your orders with neighbors and friends you can cut your costs sharply. At least several supply houses of which this writer knows will give special prices on group orders for power and other tools. Scott-Mitchell House, Inc.. 611 Broadway, New York, sjpecializes in better-quality tools for hobbyists, with discounts on group orders. Write for price lists. Silvo Hardware Co., 108 Market St., Phila­ delphia, is a semi-wholesale supply house handling wellknown brands of tools. You have to pay $1 for its catalog, which is credited to yo.u when yoU order. Other jobbers or large distributors offering low prices on tools and special discounts on bulk orders, include Anco Tool Sup­ ply, 12957 Hamilton Ave., Detroit; Alexander's, 58 Read* St., New York; Norton Berger, 108 Market St.,. Phila­ delphia. " ' '•^tl �•SB .;•% ' :; Face Six SEAFARERS •ammi LOG Mobile Plans Dorm, Snack Bar :^l3' • • EISENHOWER OFFERS iDONGRESS PROGRAM—In his "State of the Union" address. President Eisenhower asked Congress for legisla­ tion reducing tariffs, increasing minimum wages and wages for Federal employees, including Congressmen, a broad highway program and a new program of assisting local school boards to provide enough edu­ cational facilities. He also requested a Federal health "program that would aid voluntary health plans, as well as an extended draft law, and continuation of the Point 4 program among others. -The foreign trade proposal is likely to come up early in the session and open a battle over tariffs. il^:' • i / ill % 4" i 4 4" t 4" RUSSIANS FREE TWO AMERICANS—Two Americans, one a civ­ ilian, one an AWOL soldier, were freed by Russian forces after years in slave-labor camps. The civilian, John H. Noble of Detroit, had been picked up in Germany in 1945. The soldier. Pvt. William Marchuk of Norristown, Pa., had been AWOL since 1949. Both men complained that they couldn't get used to the soft beds in the US Ariny hospital where they were staying. A third American, AWOL Pvt. William Verdine, will be released shortly. i Work is underway at building (left) adjoining Mobile SIU hall. Added space will be used for Sea Chest retail and wholesale facilities, snack bar, TV room, and dormitory with laundry and shower facilities. ••• t PANAMA PRESIDENT ASSASSINATED^A machine gun gang as­ sassinated President^ Jose Antonio Remon at the Juan Franco race­ track near Panama City. After an investigation aided by New York City detectives, Panamanian police arrested Remon's successor, first vice-president Quizado, and other prominent citizens on the basis of .'^ome confessions. But the motives for the shooting remained unclear. ALAS POOR GINA!—Italy, the home of Gina Lollobrigida and other sultry temptresses who have made motion picture history, has sud­ denly decided to go mid-Victorian. Police have revived an old law of Mussolini's day prohibiting necking in public and are inaugurating a nation-wide campaign against the practice. The campaign started in Turin where movie theaters were raided and 35 bewildered couples hauled off to the clink. Observers agreed that Italy would survive it all. MOBILE—Provision for shoreside living facilities for Seafarers on the beach highlight Improvements being made in a building recently acquired next door to the Mobile branch 4* 4^ ^hall. ' STOCK MARKET BOUNCES AROUND—A wave of heavy buying The building, adjoining the hallway with windows along the that moved stocks up to 1929 levels caused the Federal Reserve Board present hall at the intersec­ rear of the floor will connect with to increase the down payment requirement on .stocks from 50 to 60 tion of Dauphin and Law- recreation facilities and the li- percent. The news upset stock market speculators with the result that 90c Pay Base Fight rence Streets, will be joined phy- brary-to-be in the second floor of nearly $8 billion ip paper stock values was wiped out in a two-day drop. Experts agree though, that stocks are going to stay high, which makes I IHIIL sically with the existing hall by the existing hall. Laundry Too • breaking through the walls on the people who bought in before the elections last November very happy. The third deck dormitory will WASHINGTON— A proposal for street and second deck levels. In HANSEL AND GRETEL FLEE CAPITALISTS—Czechoslovak Com­ an increase in the minimum wage addition to a dormitory, the build­ have sleeping facilities, showers, a law from 75 to 90 cents an hour ing will contain a Sea Chest retail washing machine, drier and elec­ munists have rewritten the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale to illustrate will soon be put before Congress store and warehouse, snack bar, tric irons. All three floors will be the "evils of capitalism." Instead of being caught by a witch, the in­ at the request of President Eisen­ television room and additional air-conditioned. The present hall nocent children drift across the border to the capitalist west while has been air-conditioned for some their parents are busy fulfilling work quotas. There the children be­ hower. The present wage mini­ office space. In turn, the existing time. port agent's office will be convert­ come exploited workers. They flee eastward again where they are mum under Federal law is 75 cents The first floor of the existing rescued, by a Communist border guards from the pursuing capitalists. ed into a library and writing room. an houi\ hall will be unchanged, with the 4. 4. 4. Work Proceeding Rapidly The minimum wage proposal is patrolmen's office, dispatch coun­ NO RELEASE OF US PRISONERS SEEN—A non-commital com­ expected to touch off a sharp fight Remodeling work is already go­ ter and shipping board remaining munique from UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold and China's in Congress with some groups, in­ ing ahead rapidly. The Sea .Chest as is. foreign minister,- Chou En Lai, indicates that no agreement was reached cluding unions, supporting a figure will be located on the ground floor "Plans for work now underway of at least $1 an hour and other ex­ front, with its warehouse to the will provide much needed addi­ on release of H US Air Force men jailed by Red China as spies. Indi­ pected to fight any change in the rear. Also on this floor will be the tional space in the Mobile hall as cations are that the Red Chinese are using the flyers as one of many present minimums. the snack bar and television room well as attractive facilities for the levers to attempt to win admission to the UN. Another lever is in­ If passed into law, the new which will -be ponnected with the greater comfort and convenience creased military pressucfeon offshore islands held by Nationalist Chi­ minimum wages would have con­ shipping hall through a doorway of the membership," Cal Tanner, nese with Red aircraft stepping up raids on Nationalist positions. 4> if siderable effect on such low wage in the existing wall. port agent, said. COSTA RICA CHARGES INVASION—Fighting flared in northern industries as textiles and other The second deck of the building The expansion will also make soft goods trades that have been will have offices for the port possible better service to the mem­ Costa Rica as Government forces came to grips with a small fdrce of "running away" from union con­ agent, the SlU-affiliated Marine bership in the port through pro­ revolutionaries. Before the fighting broke out, Costa Rica accused tracts by establishing low wage Allied Workers, SIU Welfare vision of needed space for Welfare Nicaragua of plotting an. invasion and asked the Organization of Amer­ ican States to act to keep the peace. Costa Rica and Nicaragua have plants in the south and west. Services, and the Sea Chest. A Services and the Sea Chest. long been rivals for Central American leadership. • dCcS Cartoon History Of The SIU StU Wing 4'Year Fi^ht iVo. 81 •: uv-' : •' i'-' - I la ifr^ li i' • lii -fc •' fjjr • i |i«r .: }'. '^-'P Although the membersJiip had authorized a strike In Cities Service, SIU negotiators kept trying for a peaceful end to the contract stalemate. But fruitless sessions continued Into September, 1950. Mean­ while, the Union made ready to lay its case against CS before a special hearing of a Senate Labor sub­ committee in Washingtoib Less than 48 hours before the Senate hearing was to convene, CS capitulated on the terms of an SIU agreement. The pact brought a four-year battle to establish Union wages and conditions in the CS fleet to an end. SIU men in the fleet and Seafarers .everywhere hailed Che end of a long,, bitter and costly organizing battle. At the hearings, SIU witnesses documented a strong case against CS. Later, the Senate group's report de­ clared: "It is almost unbelievable that any uijion ^could continue in existence in the face of this com­ bination of legaLstalling and violent anti-union ac­ tivity, Certainly a smaller, poorgr and less persistent union would have been destroyed..." > �SEAFARERS JuUry 91, 1»» P«*e Sivwr' LOG SIU NEWSLETTER SIU Seeks Improved Mail Service from WASHINGTON Seeking to unravel the kinky roblem of poor mail service for Seafarers aboard ships proposed a solution in a new appeal for cooperation both here and overseas, the SIU from the shipowners. In a letter to all contracted THE OUTLOOG FOB AMERICAN SHIPPING IS MUCH BRIGHTThe Union does not have th* •r than a few monthi ago, both from the atandpoint of tramp and regu­ operators, the Union pin­ ed, however, except in special lar berth operators. For example, the 10,000,000 ton coal program pointed ways in which letters cases. In most instances it is sent facilities for sending thousands of and packages from home can be to a particular hall because a Sea­ pieces of mail to men aboard ship, speeded on their way to the crew- farer is expected to arrive there since it generally has no way of members aboard ship. The action shortly at which time he can pick knowing where a man is at a par­ ticular time. was prompted by numerous recent it up. complaints from Seafarers of diffi­ culties in getting mail, particular­ ly holida.v messages and Christmas packages. Mail, as always, is a strong morale-boostdr for seamen away from home. The SIU request to the ship­ owners for their aid in getting mail to crewmembers was directed principally to some of the small companies who often are~lax in handling this matter properly. Most of the major operators have been cooperating for some time in trying to deal with the problem of mail. Accurate Lists The proposals center around the cooperation of the ship operators in providing accurate lists of their agents for all ports where a ship is scheduled to go at the time of the sign-on. In this way, crewmem­ t 4" ' ONE INTERESTING ANGLE OF THE 50-50 SHIPPING RULE THAT bers can notify,their families and has come to light involves a so-called three-way barter deal—for ex- friends where mail can be sent and cmple, US coal to Denmark, Danish manufactured goods to India, paid be assured some regularity of de­ for by India out of FOA dollar aid. FOA is adopting a policy of let­ livery. Crewmembers are urged to ting US ships participate 50-50 on the cargo from this country to report to SIU patrolmen when Denmark in exchange for a waiver of the 50-50 rule on the move­ addresses are not provided at the time of sign-on. ment from Denmark to India. A key element in this, however, FOA feels that the NSA rates established in 1951-1952 are higher the SIU noted. Is the delivery of than "fair and reasonable rates" for US-flag vessels because (a) John Henry, a cinammon-colored, white-faced ringtail acquired by they were admittedly established at levels substantially above commer­ the mail to the ship when it ar­ Seafarer George E. Annis, DM, in Brazil, thinks nothing of it as he is the' center of attraction in the New Orleans hall. Annis, cial rates in order to avoid Government competition with private in­ rives in port. This hinges on efforts dustry, (b) they included the cost of very substantial break-out re­ being made by the agents abroad shown here catching up on the SEAFARERS LOG, picked up his pet while aboard the Del Viento. pairs as well as normal break-out costs, and (c) they included esti­ to put the mail aboard the vessel on arrival. mated cost of lay-up. , Companies To, Speed .Mali In the case of mail sent directly THE TALK AROUND TOWN IS THAT THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE of the House Merchant Marine Committee is not nearly as strong as to the companies' home Offices, It should be. After Representative Jack Shelley, California Democrat, efforts can also be made to see to announced that he would quit the Committee in favor of joining the it that it is forwarded properly House Appropriations Committee, he was besieged by industry to and promptly and will arrive in change his mind. In deciding to join. the. Appropriations group, Shel­ port by the time the ship gets ley is taking the position that he still will be in a position to aid the there.'Mail is frequently allowed WASHINGTON—^President Eisenhower this week sparked merchant marine. Besides, the Appropriations Committee is con- to pile up at the company offices hopes for- a revival of the nation's declining merchant marine sidered, after Rules, to be the tbp unit on the House side of the Capitol.s when the ships are only • low The House Merchant Marine Committee as a whole also is weak this days travel away. The result is and shipbuilding industry. In his budget message to Congress, year—one reason being that the Democrats haye lost seven of their that crewmembers either never he asked for amounts totaling"* ^ former members, either through defeat in the elections or change see it or get it several months late, $241 million for shipping ac­ only $33 million last year. over to other Committees, while the Republicans on the Committee particularly when a ship is out tivities in the fiscal year be­ Shipbuilding and ship conver­ have lost three of their former members. This wiil mean many new on a long voyage. sion take up $102.8 million in the ginning July 1, 1955. Complants about mail service to faces on the Committee, which is so important to^the merchant marine, Continuation of the US Public proposed maritime budget while date have not involved the facili­ new members with little or no knowledge of US-flag shipping. Health Service hospital program operating differential subsidies for ties provided at all SIU halls for a. 4 US ship operators account for an­ THE GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCE- handling Seafarers' mail address­ was also forecast by a request for other $115 million, $30 million over nearly $34.5 million for these in­ ed in care of the Union. Mail de­ ment soon on the option held by States Marine Corp. to buy sub­ what was asked last year. The sidized Bloomfleld Steamship and' subsidiary Gulf Star Steamship livered to the halls is not forward- stitutions. The hospitals received remainder is taken up by $15.1 mil­ Company. The purchase price being negotiated is $2V^! million. In lion for the expenses of the Mari­ addition to this price, Bloomfleld would collect 50 percent of net time Administration, including profits of Bloomfleld and Gulf Star, after taxes, accruing to either costs of operating the reserve fleets company from date of the agreerirent, June 4, 1954, to the date States and other MA facilities, $6 million Marine exercises its option to buy. Also, Bloomfleld will get 50 per­ more for the repair of reserve fleet cent of additional net profits that would have been realized by Bloomvessels and an. item of $2 million field and Giilf Star from capital gains on the sale of any Liberty-type for the US Merchant Marine Acad­ ships owned by the two companies in the event bona fide offers are emy at Kings Point in New York. received and permission for such sale is refused by States Marine. Hundreds of dollar-wise Seafarers and other readers of the No funds were requested to aid 4 4 4 four state officer training schools ANOTHER PIECE OF GOOD NEWS FOR THE US MERCHANT SEAFARERS LOG have swamped the LOG with requests for in Maine, Massachusetts, NY and reprints of 45 selected columns of the popular feature "Your fleet is tfle decision of the Attorney General that the 50-50 ship­ California, as the Government in­ ping rule applies to surplus agricultural goods sold abroad for for­ Dollars Worth" offered in the-^ dicated all emphasis on ship officer booklet. eign currency. This huge program wiil involve expenditure of hun­ last issue of the LOG. training would be concentrated in dreds of millions of dollars, and American-flag ships, under the rul­ As a result of the enthusias­ Pleased by the strong interest In the Kings Point institution. the LOG feature, the Union es­ ing, wiil carry half of it. The surplus agricultural progam will involve tic response, a specially-designed a three-year period, and goods will move out in all directions—Western booklet containing the entire set timates that the heavy tide of re­ 20 New Ships Europe, SOuth America, Middle East and Southeast Asia. of '45 columns,is already on the quests will continue for some time The budget would provide for presses and will be mailed free of with readers responding from all the start of construction on 20 ^ * over the country and throughout TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM OF HELPING TO BRING the mer­ charge to all who write in. The new ships during the year, includ­ the world. chant fleet up to date. Congress will soon consider the White House ing two prototype dry cargo ships The 45 columns from the LOG request for ship construction funds of 103 million dollars for the fis­ Readers who may have missed series cover a wide iange of sub­ and a prototype tanker designed cal year beginning July 1, 1955. These funds, if approved on the Hill, the coupon and offer on the back would continue the trade-in-and-build tanker program begun this year; page of the last issue can obtain jects from the popular LOG ex­ for possible mass production in continue essential research and development work on ship design; fi­ the booklet containhig 45 "Your clusive written by Sidney Margo- an emergency, five additional C-2 nance construction of two cargo ships and one tanker as prototypes Dollar's Worth" columns by lius, the nation's outstanding ex­ or C-3 freighters for sale to pri­ for mass production in any future emergency; start orderly replace­ merely addressing a request to pert on consumer buying. Subjects vate companies, two new passenger ment of cargo ships built during or before World War II; and provide the Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, covered include home financing. In­ ships for American President surance and maintenance, tips on Lines and ten ships under the for the construction or conversion of four passenger-cargo ships. 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, buying clothes for the entire fam­ tanker trade-in-and-build program President Eisenhower's budget for the fiscal year 1956, for the first NY. • ily, the costs and care of automo< adopted last year. The latest bud­ time, fails to include any federal money requests for operation of biles, appliances, furniture and get, however, makes it possible the four state marine schools. The feeling on this is that the States other items for the home, hints on for dry cargo ships as well as tank­ original plan was to furnish indi­ of Maine, California, Massachusetts and New York should bear this vidual reprints of the 45 different buying food, drugs and jewelry, ers to be traded in for credit on cost alone, without US Government support. columns, but the very pleasing how to save on insurance and loans the building of new ones. Among response and the requests by in­ and many other subjects. "Your other projects, existing experi­ dividuals for almost the entire Dollar's Worth: Seafarers Guide To ments fvith Liberty ships to con­ iC/u, listing have brought about the Better Buying" has been a regular vert them to higher speeds would be continued and expanded. decision to print the full series as LOG featune since Jply, 1952. announced by the White House last fall is rapidly shaping up. This is a crash program in the light of three factors: (a) The need of foreign countries for coal during the winter 19541955; (b) The strategic desirability of minimizing the purchase of Iron Curtain coal by the free nations; and (c) Pressure from the American coal industry to get the movement started and to have it continue at a substantial pace. The Elsenhower Administration is most anxious to move all of the 10,000,000 tons of coal, or as much as possible, dur­ ing fiscal year 1955, On the basis of 10,000 tons of coal per ship, this movement would Involve 1,000 shiploads. Because of the transfer of American-fiag ships to foreign countries, the Foreign Operations Administration, as of a recent date, indicated that it would be able to handle only about 20 cargoes of coal per month, • even if there'were no demands made upon American tramps for*hauling grain. Therefore, FOA\is expected to use up all American-flag space available at "fair and reasonable rates"; thereafter to declare non-availability for purposes of the 50-50 shipping law and then re­ sort to foreign-flag shipping; finally, under FOA plans, after all for­ eign-flag shipping space available at reasonable rates has been used, then to call upon the US reserve fleet. In the light of the impending shipping shortage which FOA esti­ mates might last for at least six months and probably longer, FOA will try to put as much grain, and to get the Agriculture Department to do the same, on American-flag berth lines, using tramps primarily, if not entirely, for the coal movement. 'Well, ril Be A Ring-Tailed.. . "-k • m m m I SI '•i •:4 $241 Million Asked For Maritime In '55 'Your Dollar's Worth' To Be Issued As Book • r' 4-s : ^ '•rv ^ .. ••'I 1 .a �; •- 1. \t: I w hv F f I v: j;: & S'. • 'iV'- - SEAFARERS Tage Elffht Due to be launched early this summer, a new Empress of Britain Will replace her namesake lost during World War II, and is expected to make her maiden voyage a little over a year from now. Now under construction at Glasgow, Scotland, for the Canadian Pacific Steamship Co the 22 500-vessel will be placed on the Montreal-Liverpool run She will have accommodations for 1,050 passengers... Two tank­ ers owned by Oljmipic Lines of Panama collided in the Bay of Suez Question: What's your feeling about this month, one of them catching fire in an explosion caused by the gambling aboard ship? Impact. The 17,722-ton Olympic Thunder and the 21,200-ton Olympic • Honor were involved in the mishap, during which the Thunder caught Bill Nuckols, AB: As long as a fire. Only slight damage was suffered by the ships. guy has money to spend, it's okay to toss a little of it away now and Figures reported by the Maritime Association of the Port otJiew then on a game York showed that New York handled almost one-fourth of the 102,113 of cards. It's just shins that entered and left the country's major ports last year. New bad when guys York worked nearly twice as much as the nation's second most active start losing the port, Philadelphia. US ships accounted for slightly more than half payoff before ®f New York's outbound traffic.. Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, the they get it; that's Joint shipping venture owned by Colombia and Ecuador, has an­ when you start nounced plans for expansion of its services between US ports and having trouble. I Latin America which will actually double some of its services. The like pinochle concern, which now owns 20 ships and has 10 others under charter, is mostly. It's a good way to pass the due to add 4 new ships to its fleet this year. time aboard ship. $. 4. Si ^ ^ Membership of the Federal Maritime Board was completed early Mike SpaUuto, MM: A little so­ this month when Ben H. Guill, former naval officer, former member of Congress from Texas and former executive assistant to the Post­ ciable game on the ship is alright master General, was sworn in as third member of the board. Earlier, every once in a G. Joseph Minetti of New York joined the only remaining member, while. We Louis S. Rothschild, board chairman and the Maritime Administrator, haven't got too on the panel.. .Twelve out of 14 crewmembers were lost when the much to do be­ Grimsby trawler Evelyn Rose of 327 tons sank near Oban on the tween ports and western coast of Scotland. The vessel struck a reef and sank while an as long as a man isn't playing attempt was being made to launch the lifeboat. away his last dol­ 4i 4 ^ The 19,105-ton liner Gripsholm, ex-flagship of the Swedish Ameri­ lar it's a good can line and a repatriation ship for refugees in World War II, has way to spend the been officially rechristened the Berlin. The 29-year-old liner is on in­ time. I don't like definite charter to the North German Lloyd Line.. Operation of the to make it a habit, but I go for a 18,000-ton liner La Guardia in passenger service between the US West little pinofchle now and then. Coast and Honolulu moved another step closer to reality following 4 4 4 Henry Watson, cook: When ybu the decision of a Maritime Administration examiner to allow the Hawaiian Steamship Co. to charter the ship from the Government. have a good crew and everybody gets along okay, She is idled right now in the James River (Va.) reserve fleet. there's nothing 4 t i wixmg with play­ Two shipyards in Kobe, Japan, launched new vessels last week, one ing a little cards of them a 38,750-ton supertanker for a Panamanian company. The on the ship. giant petroleum carrier is the Chrysanthy I, owned by the United Everybody has a Shippers Co. of Panama. Less than a third her size is the new 11,300good time and ton Philippines Maru, built for a Japanese company.. .Members of a the money keeps volunteer lifeboat crew on the Furness liner Queen of Bermuda who going back and performed an heroic rescue of ten Newfoundland fishermen this month forth so that no­ were honored at special ceremonies in New York after the liner arbody really loses vived back in port. The men took men off the floundering fishing out. I don't play as much as I boat Student Prince II about 200 miles NE of Bermuda. used to in the old days though. . 4 4 4 4 4 4 This country's two largest liners were filled to more than 90 per­ Francis E. Miiler, wiper: It's a cent of their passenger capacity on their trans-Atlantic voyages last year, according to the United States Lines. The company disclosed good pastime on a ship when you that the liners United States and America carried 94,456 passengers have nothing between New York and Northern Europe during 1954. The United else to do. Every­ States, largest and fastest ship in the US merchant fleet, accounted for body likes to 67,577 passengers out of the total.. The Military Sea Transportation gamble a little Service chartered 14 privately-owned and operated US-flag ships dur­ when there's a ing December, bringing the total of the Government shipping agency's small game going on. As long as chartered vessels to 36 at the end of last month. the stakes stay low and nobody ijllt!|ii.i ...J can win or lose too much, I like to play whenever I get a chance. , DOWN ACROSS 1. Vehicle Victory 1. (Victory Car­ 2. Lake cargo riers) 3. Crewmember 4. Balto has a new 4. Came to a stop one 5. Pie mode 8. What we sail in 6. Whole bunch 12. Governor of 7. Bloodsucker Kansa.s 8. Marksman 13. Kind of lily 9. Small mountain 14. Animal's skin 10. Thought 15. Control, as il. A fruit sliip's speed 16. Three famed 17. Olive £enus initiala 18. Follower of 19. The SlU helps 1 2 him 21. Stack 24. Bingle 12 25. Grow old 26. Worked with 15 shovel 28. Flat tablelands 32. Valley 34. Girl 36. City in Nevada 37. Country N of Lebanon 39. Ceylon export 41. Politician; Slang 42. US intelligence outfit 44. Palmyra is one 46. Ceylon seaport 50. Weight of India 51. Captain in Moby Dick 52. Judge 56. Actress Hayworth 57. An exclamation 58. Product of Trinidad 59. Man of action 60. Port on Kyushu 61. Compass bearing 20. 21. 22. 23. 27. 2?^3. So­ SB. That man 40. Birthplace of Wearies St. Francis Unsightly 43. Beside the ship Square sail 45. Man's nick­ Channel name Apart 46. St. Louis Soon ballplayer Exchanged for 47. Large river money 48. Not on time Island group 40. Baltic stop NW of Sumatra 53. Mahal, Hawaiian of India wreath 54. Cure leather Point a gun 55. Before (Punle Answer on Page 17) 4 4 4 January 21. 195S LOG Jerome Pine, MM: I'm for it; whoever wants to play a game of cards should be able to. Of course, I'm not in favor of gam­ bling when it means a man is going to throw away all h 1 s dough and be broke all the time. Then it means hard feelings and resent­ ment among the crew and makes a lot of trouble all around. MEET THE SEAFARER ALLEN J. FRIEND, MM. Looking over the headquarters at going to sea. He caught an shipping board for a European run Army Transport Service ship In December, 1946, and made two this past week was Seafarer Allen trips with it. Then, looking for J. Friend of Brooklyn. Bom and greener pastures, he switched over raised in the borough. Friend to the SlU in March, 1947. He'a started going to sea late in 1946 been sailing with the Union ever because as he put it, "I got itchy since. In 1948, Friend got a lengthy feet and wanted to see different taste of picketline action when the places and the way other people now-famous Wall Street strike lived." The novelty of viewing the broke out. Stock Exchange em­ other half of the world has long ployees struck for a contract and since worn off but Friend is con­ with the help of Seafarers kept vinced he made a wise choice of mass picket lines going for several weeks. Friend himself spent three vocation, if only by accident. weeks on the line in what he re­ As the father of two chUdren, calls as one of the -wettest spring ages two and four, and the owner seasons New York experienced in of his own one-family home in many a year. Brooklyn, the 31-year-old Seafarer Subsequently, Friend ^became a sees going to sea as the only sure c^ewmember of the Bull Line way he can meet all the financial cruise ship Puerto Rico on which obligations involved. he spent two happy years. The "Next to my family and home," cruise run was a popular one, he he said, "my SIU membership is recalls, with men home in New my most important possession be­ York a couple of days every two cause it means bread and butter weeks. The attraction of running for all of us." to a semi-tropical land, particu­ Enlisted In Army larly in the wintertime, was an­ Going to sea was not exactly other strong point of the run. It what Friend had in mind at the was a sad day when the company beginning. He had gone to school finally laid up the ship and later at the Food Trades Vocational sold her for foreign-flag operation. High School in New York City, "I'm stiU grieving for the old but war clouds were looming in Puerto Rico," he sighed. Europe, and here in the US, Uncle Close To Home Sam had put the Selective Service Since he's a family man. Friend system into motion. On his 18th likes to stick to those nearby for­ birthday, February 26, 1941, Friend eign and European runs which enlisted in the US Army for what mean no more than a month away turned out to be a 4V4-year hitch, from home at most. He did take considerably more than he bar­ one Far East run in the last year, gained for at the time. He was which had its quota of harrowing still in high school but managed moments. He was aboard the to get leave to graduate in uniform Greece Victory carrying a cargo that June. of ammunition when the ship's Friend was mustered out of propeller fouled on a buoy chain service on November 11, 1945, re­ in Kurihama, Japan. "The wind turning to the States with the 66th startecU acting up and it looked Dmsion after three years in Eu­ like the vessel was in for real rope. For the next 12 months he trouble. Tugs were called to help kicked around with the "readjust­ and fortunately, the ship was able ment blues." He had wanted to go to get off the next morning and to veterinary school but circum­ proceed for repairs. stances didn't work out in that di­ Friend's last ship was the Manrection. # kato Victory, recently back from Sailed ATS Europe. He intends to keep on After a considerable spell with sailing for the indefinite future, be­ the old "52-20" club. Friend de­ cause he finds its the best way he cided that he would take a crack knows of paying the bills. Efforts afoot to merge the Inter­ national Fur arid Leather Workers Union with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters (AFL) will be subject to approval by the next meeting of the AFL Executive Council. The Fur and Leather Workers is one of the unions which had been ex­ pelled from the CIO as Commu­ nist-dominated, ancl AFL officials indicated the union would have to show proof of an Internal clean­ up. Two leaders of the union; Ben Gold and Irving Potash, have both been prosecuted under the Smith Act. 4 4 4 Produce strikers In New York went back to work after a week's Arthur Mandick, wiper: There's tie-up with a $9.50 p'ackage in a nothing wrong with it as long as two-year agreement. The package you're not provides an Immediate increase of a fanatic about $6 in wages, plus improvements in it. There's quite fringe issues. Produce handlers a lot of gambling are members of Local 202, Inter­ in small games national Brotherhood of Teamsters. on the ships be­ 4 4 4 cause the guys The United Mine Workers Union haven't got much is planning to encourage the set­ ting up of local union health cen­ else to do. A ters in remote mining communities small-stake game so as to make more efficient use helps pass the time and makes things interesting of its Welfare fund. The Union is hopeful that 'the local centers while you're at it. 4 4 4, V'-f would help reduce the burden of hospital bills on the fund. Fund in­ come has been cut sharply by the decline in coal production. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4. A telecast of negotiation sessions between AFL Paper Make^S and the Rogers Corporation of Rogers, Connecticut; is planned for next month. The telecast will be sent out over a closed circuit, and wit­ nessed by industrial relations spe­ cialists attending a conference of the American Management Asso­ ciation in Chicago. A 35-hour week has been negoti­ ated for 3,000 sportswear em­ ployees, members of AFL Ladies Garments Workers Local 226 in Los Angeles. The new agreement represented a 2i/i-hour work week reduction and means that 35 hours is now standard for nearly all ILGWU members in Southern California. Construction of US bases in Newfoundland has led to the chartering of a local of the AFL Common Laborers Union. The workers Involved are building a Naval Base at Fort McAndrew, Ai;gentia, Newfoundland. �January 21, 1955 SEAFARERS Pare Nina LOG In Time Of Need!' SEAFARERS^LOG JoBBory 21, 1955 Vol. XVII. No. 2 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAV DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NI'LVA: Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SJPIVACK At MASKIN; Gull Area Reporter, Bm. MOODT, LETTER of the m /.i I 'M\ mmhr' :iffl pfp. -if WEEK ' '41 [ Ilisaster Insurance The Southern Districts disaster, involving the loss of 23 ; Wi^ht On lives, 14 of them imlicensed men, sharply points up the tre­ Shipping Threats mendous importance of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Many of the families of the victims are in serious financial plight To the Editor: I am writing this letter and I after the shattering blow of losing the breadwinner. It's true sincerely hope you .will publish it they are entitled to file for damages, but lawsuits have a way in an early of the SEA­ of dragging out over months and years. Meanwhile the Wel­ FARERS LOGedition because it concerns fare Plan is giving them immediate assistance in the form a matter which I believe is of vital of a total of $35,000 in death benefits, just when such assis­ concern to every SIU member. tance is badly needed. Any expressions of opinion or As a matter of fact, it was at the urging of the Union that any suggestions which other broth­ the Coast Guard issued an official statement that the crew ers might care to make will be was presumed lost, paving the way for payments of benefits. warmly welcomed by this writer. Recently, the American Mer­ Normally such a statement would not come until the conclu­ chant Marine Institute issued sion of Coast Guard hearings and fidng of a report. startling but true figures showing The death benefit is one of several SlU-sponsored benefits that this great nation of ours is repeating a costly which offer speedy financial assistance at critical moments. eiTor which hurt In the centerfold of this issue are the photos of the many our economy .and Seafarers who can no longer work but who are well taken impaired our na­ care of through the SIU disability benefit. Each issue of the tional defense in SEAFARERS LOG carries reports of other benefits such as the past. This maternity and hospital payments, all of which run into hun­ error is the ne­ dreds of thousands of dollars every year. glect of the American mer­ It was just a few years ago that the Seafarer and his family chant marine. had little or no relief from misfortune or disaster. A small Latest to be bitten by the ship­ These figures burial benefit existed that was just enough to pay for a burial. Rushton board television bug is the Alcoa show that the Men in hospitals got $3 each week to keep them in cigarettes. transfer of American ships to Roamer crew. At the last ship­ All that has been changed thanks to negotiation of a sound foreign registry has reduced our board meeting crewmembers elect­ and far-reaching Welfare Plan, total tonnage to 15 million tons, ed a committee of three consisting The Welfare Plan is one of many aspects of Union activity leaving our merchant fleet at the of R. W. Miller, C. J. Beck and Blanco (first name not given) to over the years that has radically changed the way of life of lowest point in 30 months. Also, despite the declared policy look over the pros and cons of the a seaman. It offers assurance that the Seafarer and his family and come back with a re­ is protected against unforseen disaster such as befell the of transporting 50 percent of for­ question port. eign aid cargoes in American bot­ Southern Districts. Primarily the committee will be toms, only 29 percent of all Amer­ I liispection C|uestioiis Speaking of the Southern Districts, the Coast Guard has concluded hearings into the reasons for the mysterious disap• pearance of the ship. While final conclusions will not be drawn until all the evidence is in, some sharp contradictions emerge from the testimony already given. The several in­ spectors who looked over various parts of the ship at various times are in considerable disagreement with each other as to her condition and in disagreement with Seafarers who sailed the ship, before and during her final voyage. Even more startling is the information given in last minute testimony by the company's operating manager. He revealed that both the Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping had gone easy on basic safety requirements because they would have been a heavy expense to the company. In other words, the safety of the ship and crew took second place to the company's financial well-being. Three Seafarers who testified to patching holes below the waterline with bolts and wooden plugs were followed to the stand by inspectors who said they saw no such items. Then along came two other inspectors who said they saw fish bolts and wooden plugs in the hull. One Coast Guard inspector said his "inspection" of the engine room consisted of asking the chief engineer and the skipper how things were below. The chief told him they were shipshape, but one Seafarer witness told of a variety of temporary and makeshift repairs below and had his testimony confirmed by a letter written by. one of the Seafarer victims just before the ship's final voyage. Certainly there are plenty of inspectors going aboard ships. In the Southern Districts case there was an insurance com­ pany man. Coast Guard inspector, FCC expert, company inspector and an independent surveyor all taking look-sees 3t the ship. Perhaps all this overlapping and division of au­ thority defeats its purpose with some inspectors tending to let the "other guy" worry about it. In any case either the inspectors did not see the defects or were reluctant to take action that would have delayed the sailing of the ship. It boils down once again to a conflict of company profits versus human safety. For when the South­ ern Districts was last seen by a tanker December 5, she was headed at top speed into the heart of a storm which the tanker sought to avoid. In this case the attempt to make a schedule tick apparently contributed to the loss of the ship and crew. ' Vote Thanks Union book ever since. He is 34 years old and lives ashore in Phila­ delphia. !Sf if % Another baker who has been turning out top quality products is Chris Markris of the Alcoa Pega­ sus. Ship's minutes reported from the Alcoa vessel make a point of praising him for fine baking and his cooperation with hands on the ican exports and imports are car­ trying to find out whether a set ship. can be installed aboard ship in ried by American sliips. if if if such a manner as to give some de­ Other SIU steward departments Seafarers Must Act cent reception on the coastwise What can be done to stop this runs. The committee might do that received the four-star rating recently include the gang on the ridiculous situation, and what pai't we can play in encouraging a well to check the experiences of j Antirioiis (Waterman) and the Del some of the other coastwise ships Cainpo (Mississippi). The Antinous' strong and healthy merchant ma­ on this score. crew gave thanks for a "wonder­ rine is the immediate problem of Reactions Differ ful Christmas dinner" and added every man in this Union. This Some of the ships appear to be "meals in general are excellent." situation concerns our bread and well-satisfied but on other vessels Del Campo's department got "spe­ butter, and the sooner we get busy the reception has been a cause of cial thanks for wonderful tasty on it the better it will be for us. much aggravation. food" and the steward himself Our Union, as we Seafarers prai.sed the men in the galley gang Then, of course, there's the know, has played a leading role in the fight to keep our merchant problem of what kind of set to buy. for the fine cooperation they have marine strong against interests And while they are at it, shall it been giving him. 4" 3« J) which would let it be sold out for be color TV or old-fashioned black the sake of sliowing an immediate and white? It looks as if commit­ Seafarers at the last headquar­ tee-members have their work cut ters membersliip meeting elected profit of a few more dollars. a quarterly finan­ But, in addition to what our out for them. cial committee, Union as a whole is doing, what if % The vote of as x-equired by can we individual Seafarers do? dhanks to the the Union con­ For one thing, we can keep our feedbag depart­ stitution, to give pens busy, and keep writing our ment is standard the Union's finan­ Senators and Representatives in procedure where cial status its Washington. If we keep that the crew is well regular, thorough stream of mail flowing, perhaps we fed and content­ examination. The can encourage Congress to enact ed, but some of members, legislation that will really protect, the praise of­ E. Starns and W. preserve and strengthen our mer­ Stambul fered recently is McDonald for chant marine. on the lyrical the deck department; C. Stambul Hatgimisios Alert Public To Dangers side. Take the and W. La Chance, engine depart­ Moreover, each of us Seafarers can appoint himself a "committee Steel Flyer as an example. Baker ment; and W. Rcidy and R. Ewiiig of one" to see to it that the general Kosta Hatgimisios received quite a for the steward department, spent public is alerted to the dangers few accolades for what the crew several days going over Union which beset our merchant marine. called a "wonderful job of bak­ recoi'ds of all kinds in conjunction We should talk this matter up ing." They reported he made svilh Certified Public Accountants, among our families, friends and "pastries and pizza pie for coffee- taking inventory of Union property acquaintances as much as possible, time, as good or better than any and other steps required for the and see that they are made aware ever found ashore." We've heard i-eport. This of coiu'se, is a complete I'eof the disastrous policy this coun­ of bakers putting out a piece of cake or some doughnuts with cof­ porl on all the Union's finances, try is now pursuing. It is up to us who make our fee, but it's the first time that serv­ and should not be confused with livings by going to sea to keep the ing pizza pie at coffeetime has the weekly port audits which take wheels of this campaign rolling, been reported. No wonder the account of port income and outgo only each week. and to make every American boys are satisfied. 'The quarterly report will be Hatgimisios has been whipping realize that a sti'ong American merchant fleet is a valuable eco­ up batter for quite a few years presented at membership meetings nomic asset in peace as well as a now. He joined the SIU in Provi­ in all ports January 26 for ap­ dence, Rhode Island, on February propriate action by the member­ necessity In war. 10, 1939, and has been packing a ship. Edwin T. Rushton �Page Ten •.(: SEAFARERS January 21, 1955 LOG '£• ~ Benjamin Bailey, 74 Lives in Brooklyn, NY John E. Bellard, 67 Lives in Newjport, NY Clarence B. Brunda^^e, 71 Lives in Tampa, Fla. Joseph Germane, 70 Lives in Brookiyn, NY Sidney W. Ghale, 62 Lives in Charleston, SC Nick Giosue, 59 Lives in NY, NY Younggters and oldsters alike, all Seafarers who receive disability benefits under the SIU Welfare Plan, have the security of knowing that the $25 weekly payments to them will continue for as long as they may need them, whether months or years. Many of them have worked as seamen their entire lives, some for as many as 50 years. Others are rela­ tive newcomers to sailing, Wt the sea knows no bounds of age, race or religion and takes its toll of all men. The SIU disability benefit was established for this reason. Its purpose was to provide a cushion of se­ curity for Seafarers who were unable for some reason of disability to continue in their profession and earn a livelihood for themselves and their families. First launched in 1952, the disability benefit orig­ inally provided weekly payments of $15 to each qual­ ified seaman, regardless of age. Ten Seafarers qual­ ified at that time, with eligibility based on proof of seven years' se£ participating ir A few mont] October, 1952, weekly. Six mo: to its level of $! ent. This is mo ships in the 19c Moreover, ne and qualifying ond anniversar; ting the weekly those who had under protectio Today, 43 on $25 weekly ben ing made at the to the total of n^ fit originally b( None of the \k il- William A. Kemmerer, 79 Lives in Pennsgrove, NJ William E. Lake, 6g Lives in Boston, Mass. Matthew Little, 92 Lives in Staten Is., NY Bernard Y.. Boll, 77 Lives in Seattle, Wash. Charles Schrunk, 68 Lives in Jacksonville, Fla. Ifr &• Pr. g. William Bochell, 69 Lives in New Orleans, La. �SEAFARERS Januarj^ 21, 1955 LOG Benito Candamlo, 66 Lives in Miami, Fla. Alexander Dudde, 67 Lives in Brooklyn, NY Ernst E. Ekiund, 66 Lives in Brooklyn, NY Leonard F. Ellis, 68 Lives irt Houma, La. William Girardeau, 74 Lives in N. Harwich, Mass. Samuel L. Gordon, 70 Lives in Brooklyn, NY William J. Gray, 52 Lives in Mobile, Ala. .Ernest E. Gross, 65 Lives in New Orleans, La. ime on ships operated by companies the SIU Welfare Plan. 3 after the benefit first began, in payments were increased to $20 ths after that, the benefit rate rose 5 weekly, where it remains at prese than they received for working on )'s. / men are constantly applying for or the disability benefit. On its seclast May 1, 27 Seafarers were getlenefit. This figure does not include een getting benefits and died while of the Plan. e-active Seafarers are receiving the fit. Accordingly, payments are be­ rate of $1,075 per week, in addition arly $75,000 paid out since the bene?an. nen recdving it, especially the old- timers, could have visualized years ago the blessing of security they are enjoying today through the facil­ ities of their Union's Welfare Plan. The state of maritime unions was such in those days that only a few "dreamers"-—men who "walked with their heads in the clouds"—could foresee even a small portion of what is reality today. Disability benefits from a seamen's welfare plan for which the seaman pays none of the cost were the pipedreams of long ago. And while much remains to be done in this area, and will be done in time. Seafarers who become disabled and are no longer able to work will always be assured a comfortable cushion for their future years. The SIU disability benefit eliminates the need for seeking help in the form of charity handouts. Men who have given their lives and health to an industry are assured its grateful thanks in the form of guar­ anteed aid from the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The SIU takes care of its own ... Eugene Milanesi, 26 Lives in Brooklyn, NY Francisco Molina, 66 Lives in Santurce, PR Grand W. Nutting, 75 Lives in Baltimore, Md. Joseph Piiutis, 40 Lives in Brooklyn, NY Earl F. Spear, 56 Lives in Portland, Me. August Steinmann, 71 Lives in Maspeth, LI. NY Thor Thorsen, 65 Lives in Brooklyn, NY George B. Thurmer, 42 Oliver Springs, Tenn. Benjamin Trottie, 66 Lives in Brooklyn, NY �SEAFARERS Pa*e Twelve # January 21, 1955 LOG PORT REPORTS sold by Waterman to the Maritime Savannah: ping), Ann Marie (Bull), Iberville Mobile: Overseas Corporation, will be in (Waterman), Michael (Carras) and service for her new owners by the Steel Worker and Steel Flyer first of next week. (Isthmian). Sailed On Ann Marie For our Seafarer of the Week For our SIU man of the week we nominate Brotber T. C. Deale Shipping in the port of Savan­ At this writing—^three days be­ who ships in various engine room Things have been going along we have selected Joe Lapham. Joe, very nicely here in Lake Charles who was the SIU agent in Provi­ fore the close of the voting to ratings and has sailed steadily out nah was fair during the last two and during the past two weeks we dence in 1947, is an AB and has elect the Union's officials for the of Gulf ports since 1944. Brother weeks and it looks as if it will stay shipped more men than we regis­ been sailing steadily since he took next two years—there are good in­ Deale, who makes his home in Just about that way during the tered. We only hope it keeps tip his book out of retirement. His dications that the balloting in the Birmingham, Ala., is married and coming two weeks. During the last two weeks we Mobile branch will go over the 600 has one son. He believes the ma­ that way. However, we have last ship was the Ann Marie. paid off the Ines and Arlyn (Bull). Other oldtimers now on the ternity benefit is tops among the mark, thus setting a new record enough men here to fill any ex­ These two ships signed on again Welfare Plan's many benefits. pected jobs, unless something very beach are E. Eklund, O. Headley, for tills port. This indicates a very healthy in­ unusual happens, so we don' W. Prince and C. Karas. In the A few of the oldtimers now on and in transit were the Steel advise any of the brothers to dash Brighton Marine Hospital are F. terest by the members in the se­ the beach are C. Merrill, H. New­ Worker and Steel Age (Isthmian), down here expecting to get out in Alasavich, G. Weddell, J. Fawcett lection of their 1955-56 officers, berry, Eddie Yates, H. Hurlstine, Southstar (South Atlantic) and and A. Hancock. and as long as the members con­ M. Nolan, D. Bissett, T. Dailey, C. Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana a day or so. Brother Allan G. Brown died tinue to display this interest it as­ Steers, J. P. Cox, W. Wilson, W. (Seatrain). Calling in here during the past For our typical SIU man of the two weeks, and taking on men January 10 aboard the Blounfon- sures the election of officers consis­ Hinton and J. Knowles. week we have selected Steward lein of the Holland-America Line, tent with the wishes of the SIU were the Seatiger There are no brothers that we Ivey M. Peacock. homeward bound from Africa. membership. (Colonial) and know of in either of the two local This well-known Brother Brown was on the Robin At this writing the exact date hospitals. Council Grove, " b e 1.1 y r o bTrent when he became ill. He was for the completion: of our com­ Bents Fort, Gov­ Gal Tanner b e r " with the transferred to a hospital in Africa bined recreation room and Sea ernment Camp, Mobile Port Agent South Atlantic and then to the Blounfonlein. His Chest building is still indefinite, Chiwawa, Winter 4« 4" 4) line is known to father has asked the Union to take However, the Hill, Logans many of the care of all the details about bring­ building is tak­ Fort, Cantigny, Philadelphia: ing his son's body back for burial. ing shape rapid­ members for his Bradford Island formula for a James Sheehan ly and we will and Archers Tom Collins. Pea­ Boston Port Agent know within the Hope (Cities Silcox cock admires the 4) 4< Peacock next two weeks Service). progress the just when we Over in Port Arthur, Tex., we Vilmingfon: Shipping has been moving along Union has made over the years will be able to had the Queenston Heights (Seaand is especially proud of the wel­ move in and get trade) and in Orange, Tex., we had on an even keel in this port. fare benefits it has obtained for things set up. the Val Chem (Valentine Tankers). During the past two weeks we its members. "These benefits are This is the first For our Seafarer of the Week Deale paid off the Republic (Trafalgar), really a blessing," he says. time a retail Sea we name Brother Robert M. Among the oldtimers now on the Calmar and Seamar (Calmar), Chest outlet has been combined Thompson, an SIU old timer who Shipping in this port has been generally sails in the engine de­ very good since the first of the with recreational facilities and we Gateway City (Waterman) and beach are H. E. Rountree, W; T. partment as oiler, although he is New Year and of course we are believe the members will get a lot Winter Hill (Cities Service). These Matthews, Walter Stoil, Mike of good out of the combination. now waiting for a firing job. hoping it will keep up that way. five ships signed on again and in Kavanaugh and John Sikes. In Shipping in this port was a trifle Brother Thompson can always be transit were the Edith (Bull); An- the marine hospital are Tommy Although we had no payoffs dur­ depended upon to pitch in wher­ ing this period, we did have 16 slow during the past two weeks tinous, Yaka, Raphael Semmcs and Moore, Rufus Fields, Jimmie ever th3 Union is concerned, and ships in transit. On these we were with 78 men shipped to regular Iberville (Waterman); Robin Good- (Georgia Boy) Littleton, Albert he is particularly always ready to able to put 39 men—and that jobs and 137 men sent to relief fellow and Robin Doncaster (Seas Lima, Frank Nelson, Angelo Mar­ help out the newer members. jobs in and around the barbor. Shipping), and Steel Architect, tins and John Morris. means a lot for this port. £. B. McAuIey At our last meeting. Brother As for the future, the outlook is During this period we had seven Steel Age and Steel Seafarer Hq. Representative J. E. Mitchell of the engine depart- pretty good, as we are hoping that payoffs, three sign-ons and three (Isthmian). 4) 4« 4> • ment was chairman and Brother ships in transit. A. S. Cardullo some of the Houston: C M. Silcox of the deck depart­ Payoffs In Good Shape Philadelphia Port Agent tankers that are ment was recording secretary. The payoffs, which were all in now in the Far 4) 4> 4) Beth men did a fine job. East will be com­ good shape, were the Alcoa Pa­ On the local labor front all is ing in soon for triot, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Corsair Norfolk: quiet. There are no beefs outstand­ payoff, and then and Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa), Ocean ing and all the local unions report we i)rill still have Lotte (Ocean Transportation) and Shipping continues to be veiy their members all at work. Monarch of the Seas and Clai­ the in-transits. good in this port and during the Leroy Clarke At this time, borne (Waterman). past two weeks we shipped more Lake Charles Port Agent The Ocean Lotte, Alcoa Patriot we are happy to There has been a slight improve­ men than we registered. say, we do not and Alcoa Pennant signed on 4. t Penner have anyone in again and in transit were the Del ment in US-flag ship activities in In our last port report .we did Boston: the hospital here—a fact which we Santos (Mississippi) and Claiborne this port during the past two not predict such good shipping, weeks and we are looking for this but the Seagai'den (Peninsular chalk up largely to our fair Cali­ and Chickasaw (Waterman). fornia weather. Navigation) came in here unex­ Prospects for the coming two improvement to continue. Among the oldtimers on the weeks look pretty fair, with the During the past two weeks we pectedly and took on almost a full beach now are John J. Flanagan, following ships due to hit the port paid off the National Freedom crew for a grain run to the Medi­ Right now certain interests are Joe Penner, C. C. Brown, W. K. either for payoff or in transit: De- (American Waterways), Seacoral terranean. Bloomfield, which now has the attempting to have a so-called Yerke, R. L. Lambert and A. Soto, Monarch of the Seas, City of (Coral) and Southern States Alma, Afoundria, Beauregard, (Southern). In transit were the Alice Brown in the shipyard, telld "right-to-work" bill passed here in Bokan. Brother Penner just hit town a Iberville and Claiborne (Water­ Raphael Semmes (Waterman), us that they expect to get a char­ Massachusetts and of course we are requesting all of the brothers few days ago and said he is real man) and Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Bi-adford Island and Cantigny ter for this vessel and will prob.abto write their local representatives glad to be back in sunny California Pilgrim, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Cav­ (Cities Service), Alcoa Runner (Al­ ly call for a full crew in the next coa), Shinnecock Bay (Veritas) and few days. This, plus the fact that and ask them to vote against this after being laid up awhile in Bluff alier and Alcoa Clipper (Alcoa). Due For New Service we have two payoffs scheduled, Oceanstar (Dolphin). bill, which is really a union-bust­ Hospital, Yokohama. El-nest Tilley should make shipping continue There is a good possibility that ing measure. Ben Rees Wilmington Port Agent the Lafayette, which was recently Norfolk Port Agent good during the next two weeks. The new super highway, which During the past two weeks we is being built two doors away from paid off the Seagarden and the the hall here, is progressing nicely. William Carruth (Transfuel) and Several roads which were blocked signed on these two ships and the off because of the construction Margarett Brown (Bloomfield). In have been opened again, and this transit were the Del Alba (Mis­ artery, when completed, should re­ lieve much of sissippi); Michael and Alexandra (Carras); Margarett Brown and the traffic con­ Shipping Figures December 29 to January 11 gestion around Alice Brown (Bloomfield); Seatrains Savannah and New Jersey the hall. REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Shipping here (Seatrain); Edith (Bull); Bents PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED in Beantown has Fort (Cities Service); Ocean Lotte Boston 19 20 18 57 4 7 7 18 been slow dur­ (Ocean Transportation), and Re­ New York lis 91 81 290 85 79 58 222 public (Trafalgar). ing the past two Philadelphia 25 19 16 60 21 22 15 58 weeks and the All the payoffs and sign-ons outlook for the were clean, with no beefs. Baltimore 80 60 58 198 47 34 38 119 future is only Also, I am happy to report that Norfolk 20 20 6 46 6 6 Brown 1 13 fair. Although we have made many friends in Savannah 19 14 11 44 6 2 6 14 tjie Texas we had four ships paying off here, labor movement in the Tampa 13 4 17 34 8 9 11 28 there were only a few men getting last few months. We have five Mobile 31 28 30 89 28 18 off and consequently we did not 30 delegates to the Houston Trade 76 ship many men. Council and we intend to get very New Orleans 53 37 52 142 48 41 131 42 The ships paying off were the active in the council and also the Houston 26 16 23 65 34 19 74 21 Alexandra (Carras) and French state federation. We feel that by Seattle 20 16 19 53 18 17 8 43 Creek, Cantigny and Logans Fort enlisting the aid of all organized San Francisco 19 23 13 59 31 20 27 78 (Cities Service). labor in Texas we will be able to These four ships signed on and 13 Wilmington 5 12 12 29 12 14 get a better deal for the SIU. 39 in transit were the Robin DoncasA. (Frenchy) Michelet 277 913 TotlOf 448 860 350 1.164 348 288 ter and Robin Wentley (Seas Ship* Honston Fort Agent Lake Charles: t \ik Bull Ships Pay Off; Shipping Slays Fair Voting Seen Headed For Reeerd High Mark Shipping Fignres Top Port's Roglsiraiions Shipping Moves Along 'On An Even Keel' 16 In-Translis Make or Busy Shipping Increase Is Reported In US-Flag Activity 'Righl-To-Work' Rill Faces Union Bailie !• Seagarden Crews Up, Alice Brown To Follow �SEAFARERS January 21, 1955 Page Thfrteea LOG ... PORT JHEPORTS San Francisco: CG's Physical Plan Discussed At Mealing This poi-t has been enjoying very good shipping and the future - looks bright. . During th"e past two weeks ,we paid off the Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) and signed on this ship and the Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa) and Lewis Emery, Jr. (Vic­ tory Carriers). In transit were the Seacomet II (Ocean CarriersT, Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory Carriers), Yorkmar (Calmar) and John B. Waterman, Hastings, Azalea City, Morning Light and Fairport (Waterman). At our last meeting there was a discussion about the proposed Coast Guard plan of physical ex­ aminations, and the steps the Union is taking to oppose this pw)posal were explained. The Union has formally pre­ sented its opposition to the whole scheme in a letter to the Coast Guard. Since none of the sea unions like it either, the admirals are reluctant to do anything about it right now. Digging Up Old Cases Lately we have had quite a few men coming in , with complaints about the CG dragging out old cases that happened as long as seven years ago. This looks like a deal to pressure union seamen because of the fight they are put­ ting up against the CG's medical plan, so we are advising the broth­ ers to make sure they keep their noses clean on the ships because those CG guys are evidently out to get seamen on anything they possibly can. Men now on the beach include F. Votto, e. Gates, K. Hansen, H. Mease, P. Huggins, H. Skaalegaard, A. Snider, A. Brown, A. Nottage and M. Lipkin. In the ma­ rine hospital are O. Klein, > G. Promutico, M. John, F. Haigney, P. S. Yuzon, W. K. Singleton, C. Neumaier, O. Gustavsen, W. Cen­ ter and C. Brown. Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent 4) $1 3^ Baltimore: Shipping Is Slow But Improvenient Is Seen During the past two weeks ship­ ping here in the Port of Baltimore has been slow. During the coming weeks, however, we are looking forward to considerable improve­ ment in the situation. The few ships that did come In here for payoff during the last two weeks had no beefs of any size on them and the crews were all satisfied. The ships paying off were the Suzanne (Bull), Raphael Semmes (Waterman) and Steelore, Feltore, Chilore, Cubore, Baltore, Santore and V enore (Ore). Signing on were the Bethcoaster (Calmar), Shinnecock Bay (Veritas) and Klemowicz Steelore, Feltore, Chilore, Cubore, Baltore, Santore and Venorc (Ore). In transit were the Alamar, Cal­ mar, Seamar and Bethcoaster (Calmar); Antinous and De Soto (Waterman); Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Steel Archi­ tect and Steel Seafarer (Ishmian); Seastar (Merckdor); Oceanstar (Dolphin); Robin Kettering and Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping); Bents Fort and Winter Hill (Cities Service), and Kathryn (Bull). Opening Port' C Call -At this writing we confidently expect our new Port O' Call bar to open on Monday, January 17, and the retail division of thq Seafarers Sea Chest to open February 1. Everyone is striving to make the F'ort O' Call a place of entertain­ ment to which the members will be proud to bring their friends and families, and we are also obtaining adequate supplies of all needed merchandise for the convenience of the members in the Sea Chest. Our cafeteria is doing fine and has increased its volume consider­ ably since it opened, meanwhile fully continuing its high standards of service. Incidentally, our beautiful new hall was on television last Tuesday at 10 AM on the program entitled "Inside Baltimore." We are the first union to be so honored on this program and Miss Todd, the nar­ rator, did a splendid job in ex­ plaining our welfare benefits and in describing the building aqd its many features and functions. Of course, we were very glad that the people of Baltimore got this oppor­ tunity to see just what we are doing in this port. At this time, however, we would like to ask the members to be careful and not congregate in front of the bulding or in the corridors. We don't want our neighbors com­ plaining about this and, besides, it's much warmer in the building than outside. This summer it will be much cooler inside because of our air conditioning. Parking Lot Kept Open We would like to thank the mem­ bers for their cooperation in keep­ ing the parking lot open so that it's possible for cars to come and go without having to wait for some­ one to move his car. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent $> $• Miami: Everything Is PlacM Where The Palms Grow During the past two weeks we paid off and signed on the Florida (P & O) and in transit were the Raphael Semmes, Chickasaw and De Soto (Waterman), Seastar (Mercador), Florida (P & O) and Ponce (Ponce Cement). There were no serious beefs and everything was settled to the sat­ isfaction of all concerned. Eddie Parr Miami Port Agent SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. (Frenchy) Mlchelet. Agent. .Bresluu 6538 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Lcroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lisdsey Williams. Agent MagnoUa 6112-6113 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. gent MAdiaon 2-0834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoil. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA, PR Peiayo 51—La 5 Sal Coils. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. Jeff Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUiette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA .. 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ray White. Agent Phone 2-1323 New York: New Year's Shipping Slarls Off Wilh Bang We started off the New Year with a bang here In the Port of New York, with the largest num­ ber of ships paying off and sign­ ing on articles that we have had for some time. During the past two weeks we paid off 23 ships, signed 10 on for­ eign articles and serviced 10 in transit. The Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) came out of layup during this period and the Ragnar Naess (Norlo) and Ann Marie (Bull) went Into lay-up. All of the ships calling here were in very good shape with no major beefs on any of them. This is what we all like to see, for a smooth-running ship means a satis­ fied crew and a good trip, short On Pumpmen Shipping continued to be good in all departments and especially in the engine department, with pumpmen at a premium. We have had to call on our affiliates, the MFOW and; SUP, for pumpmen during the past two weeks, and with more tankers coming out of lay-up"and more being built under the new Government shipbuilding program, I would advise all tankermen who are qualified to go up and get their pumpmen's endorse­ ments. This is a good paying job on any ship and we should not haye to call' on outside men to fill these jobs when we have many men in our own ranks who can qualify for this rating. As this Is being written, this is the last week of voting to elect the officials to serve the Union for the next two years, and from all indi­ cations we will have a record vote. The voting has been heavy in all poi*ts. This we like to see, because it Indicates that the membership is taking a great deal of interest in the internal affairs of the Union, which is as it should be. Ships Paying Off The following were the ships paying off here during the past two vveeks: Kathryn, Evelyn, Bea­ trice, Ines and Ann Marie (Bull); Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Barbara Fritchie (Liberty Navigation); Greece Victory (South Atlantic); Lawrence Victory (Mississippi); Seatrains Savannah and Louisiana (Seatrain); Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers); Robin Doncas­ ter and Robin Wentley (Seas Ship­ ping); ValXhem (Valentine Tank­ ers); Queenston Heights (Seatrade); Ragnar Naess (Norlo), and Salem Maritime, Archers Hope, WILMINGTON. CaHf 805 Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Volpian - WUUam HaU SUP HONOLULU...., Council Grove, Government Camp, French Creek and Royal Oak (Cities Service.) Signing on were the Steel Ap­ prentice, Steel Seafarer, Steel Architect and Steel Age (Isth­ mian); Lawrence Victory (Missis­ sippi); Ines (Bull); Robin Kettering (Seas Shipping); Northwestern Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers); Greece Victory (South Atlantic), and Gate­ way City (Waterman). In transit were the De Soto (Waterman); Seatiger (Colonial); Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Irenestar (Maine), and Seatrains Georgia, Texas, New York and New Jersey. (Seatrain). Claude Simmons Ass't Sec.-Treasurer 4, t i Seattle: Shipping 'Very Good' For Prosont, Fnluro Shipping has been very good in this Northwest port during the past two weeks and we had to send to San Francisco and Wilmington for about 15 men to complete crewing up the Tagalam (Seatrade), which came out of lay-up. We also expect shipping to con­ tinue good during the next two weeks as we Have the Mother M. L. (Eagle Ocean) and Wacosta (Water­ man) coming in for payoff, and we expect both of these ships to load again for the Far East. Dui-ing the last two weeks we paid off the Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa) and signed on the Tagalam (S e atrade) and Cecil Noack N. Bean (Drytrans). In transit were the Paoli (Cities Service), Yorkmar (Calmar) and Fairport (Waterman). Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent Gil $ i4> Tampa: 6 In-Transiis Call; Few Beefs Reported All of the ships hitting this port during , the past two weeks were in-transits, and there-was a mini­ mum of beefs on them. The ships were the Antinous, Chickasaw and Arizpa (Watei-man), Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) and Del Alba and Del Valle (Mississippi). Bennle Gonzales Acting Tampa Port Agent FORT WILLlAM....lieV4 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Onurio 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BO 617Vt Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. SYDNEY. NS Pacific 7824 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-.3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5233 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 622 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 6th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0.290 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher WIUHNGTON 805 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 NEW YORK 676 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE HYacinth 9-6600 CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 664 St. James St. West DULUTH Phone; Melrose 2-4110 . PLateau 8161 3261 E. 92nd St. HALUAK. N.S. 128V» HoUis St. SOUTH CHICAGO Phone: Essex S-34U Phone: 3-8911 New Orleans: Recreation Room Ready For Finishing Tonohes All but the final finishing touch­ es have been completed on the beautiful new recreation room iii the New Orleans hall. The two pool tables previously located on the second floor ship­ ping deck were shifted down to the new room on the first floor last weekend and a third table was in­ stalled to help accommodate the cue stick experts who always seem to be standing by waiting for a chance to display their skill be­ tween job calls. The shuffleboard also was moved down from the third floor and set up along one wall of the recreation room. Present plans call for locating the new television set, which is on order and should be delivered by the time the LOG goes to press, on the third floor where the present set is lo­ cated. The new set will be equipped with an efficient aerial to pick up both New Orleans TV channels instead of the one chan­ Holmes nel received on the old set. The new recreation room un­ doubtedly will provide Seafarers with a pleasant place to wile away their time between job calls and the whole plan of the new set­ up is intended for the greater com­ fort and convenience of all hands. Speaking of job calls, the ship­ ping board has been somewhat bare since our report two weeks ago. During that period, only 97 men were shipped to regular deep sea jobs, which is off from the usual lively shipping rate in this port. Discharged From Hospital From the USPHS hospital we have good news that L. Fontenot, Benjamin Foster, Joseph Gehringer, Bichard Gralicki, George Nich­ ols and Enoch Gaylor have been discharged to out-patient status and are looking for "fit for duty'' slips soon. Charles Jeffers, Walter Souby, Richard Johnson, Henry McKinney and William C. Wright were re­ cently admitted to the hospital. They have our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Charles Brady found it neces­ sary to return to the hospital for further treatment after being out for only a shoi-t while. William E. Alpin, Henry Sosa, Herman Holmes and Fred Fagan are still confined to the hospital, but are reported to be convales­ cing in good style. Since our last report we had six payoffs, three sign-ons and 11 ships in transit. The Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), Del Campo, Del Norte and Del Viento (Mississippi) and Chickasaw and Antinous (Waterman) paid off. The Alcoa Roamer and the Del Santos and Del Norte (Mississippi) signed on. Ships calling in transit were the Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Patriot, Al­ coa Clipper and Alcoa Polaris (Al­ coa), the Del Santos (Mississippi), the Seatrains Georgia^ and Louis­ iana (Seatrain Lines), Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne and Golden City (Waterman) and the Margarett Brown (Bloomfield). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent •M I �ifcf; H'i' It- Psre FonieeB Swrnxaxf tl, lift SEAFARERS tOC OFF WATCH Seafarer-GI Raises His Voice For Prize-Winning Army Quintet The Government's policy on foreign transfers had many Seafarers, who are now in the Army, worried for a while that, there would be no US ships for them to come back to when they get out of service. But one Seafarer-GI who didn't have to worry too much on that score IS Pfc Gerold D. Erlinger. Gerry — who sailed SIl Thij feature if defipned to offer Mntf amt information on hobbtea,' new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarert. map find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard ship. Queries should be addressed to "Off Watch," SEA* FARERS LOG, 875 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY, Amateur craftsmen whose home repair and remodeling Jobs never, seem to end can probably get lot of use from a new sandpaper­ ing outfit called the L'il Sharpy. It is a combination backing of foam rubber and metal plate that is sait to give the user high speed, ac­ curacy and control in numerous hand sanding Jobs. The outfit comes as a set of four pieces of different sizes, including a small flat file, which handle like a plane for leveling wood surfaces. The kit comes with a suspension rack an( is made by the Milwaukee- File Co. able number" of addressed addressed' en> velopes, with a money order to cover the cost of the stamps to be affixed, to the respective post­ masters. ships from 1947 until he entered service in 1953—is most anxious Seafarers who up until now to get back to them, he reports to may have been reluctant to fake the LOG. But meanwhile, he's advantage of the wealth of longcarving out a second career for playing records available to suit all himself as a member of an Army musical tastes or v^o have held singing group which has won honback on purchases because of the "ors all over Europe and is bidding high "list price" on most labels, for still further recognition. can Join "with the rest of the rec­ This group, called "The Full ord-buying public in enjoying the Sails," is composed of five Army recent cuts in LP "list prices." boys who specialize in singing Both Columbia and RCA Victor, spirituals. They got together to who have set the pace, have t 4" compete in the second all-Army In addition to those aboard the dropped the "list" on most of their singing contest. And, although at Cities Service tanker Bents Fort discs^ron\ $5.95 down to $3.95 or first they didn't think they'd get who will probably want to claim a less, and the bulk of the industry very far, they promptly took first copy for the ship's library, there can be expected to follow suit very place in their initial competition are many Seafarers and other air- soon. The 45 RPMs have also been at La Rochelle, France, near chair adventurers who will be in­ cut proportionately. Rochefort, where they are sta­ Up until now, "list price" hasn't terested, in the publication of tioned. Hitting a high one is Seafarer Gerry Erlingcr (second from left), Bents Fort; A historical account meant much in most localities any­ At Orleans, prance, the quintet shown with four other GIs who make m> "The Full Sails," quintet, of the Adobe Empire that shaped way, since m^any record shops have competing in second aii-Army singing contest, took top honors in copped another "first," then went the destiny of the American South- been selling at up to a third under on to Heidelberg, Germany, and Europe, is now in race for grand prize. v/est." Historians accord Bents "list" all along. But now, even took first place in the all-Europe Fort a critical place in the west­ those who haven't had. the benefit the the Army, after that it will be back ward march of the US, and this of this will find record prices more finals, competing against the best winning recordings firom to the SIU, if he has his way, Gerry 449-page volume by David Laven­ within reach. A real record-buying talent from France, Germany and States and the Far East. England. The men don't know what their says. And meanwhile he's keeping, der reads like an epic tale. Hun- spree throughout the country can reward will be, if they take the his hand in the water, so to speak, drum life aboard the tankship by be expected. Makes Tape Recording grand prize, but are hoping either by serving as coxswain of an Army the same name might well be After this, the group made a LCM in the 81st Transportation brightened by a reading of the ex­ tape recording of their two best for a trip back to the States or to Co. (BOAT). ploits of its namesake. Published spend the rest of their ' Army numbers — "Swing Low, Sweet Discharge Greece Victory by Doubleday, the book retails at Chariot" and "Heaven, Heaven"— careers entertaining the troops Recently, Gerry reports, the $5.50. and this recording was sent to overseas. landing craft discharged the But whatever comes to him in Washington to compete against the Greece Victory at Le Verdun, With the first of 1955's new US so he was able to meet some stamp issues oiit already—the 3c Seafarers who were around of his SIU pals, and he has brown commemorating the 150th also met some at the ports of anniversary of the Pennsylvania SIU headquarters during the Rochelle and La Pallice, which are Academy of Fine Arts made its early part of 1952 will un­ only 23 miles each from where he debut last Saturday in Philadel­ doubtedly remember Harry B. Anphia—collectors can . now begin trotter. He's the seaman-author is stationed, in Rochefort. Gerry, who started sailing SIU concentrating on the future. whose play, ''Slow Boat Across," The next one is the 3c issue for had its first rehearsals at Hq in when he was 17, sailed in all deck department ratings, out of San the centennial of the founding of preparation for its presentation at Francisco, and sailed Uiroughoul the first land grant colleges in the the Cherry Lane Theatre in New the Korean War in Far Eastern US, which will receive its initial York. sale on Feb. 12 at East Lansing, waters. Since then, his play has come He was drafted off the Steel Mich., sifS of Michigan State Col­ into quite a good deal of favor on Woi'ker in June, 1953, given his lege. Following that will be an 8c the West Coast, particularly around basic training at Fort Dix, then blue for the 50th anniversary of Wilmington, Cal., where he lives, sent to Bremerhaven and then Rotary International, which will Antrotter now reports to the LOG. Over the Labor Day weekend, Rochefort. His old shipmates who have its first-day sale in Chicago, wish to write him may address him Feb. 23. (Eight cents is the rate for instance, the play had a fouras follows; Pfc. Gerold D. Erlinger for an ordinary letter addressed to night run at the Labor Temple in US 51259163, 81st Trans. Co. most places overseas.) In either Long Beach, and other California (BOAT), APO 217 c/o PM, NY, case, collectors who want a first- showings are now planned, Antrot­ Wiper Bill Stevenson got this shot from the stern of the Val Chem NY. Mail is always appreciated. day postmark can send "a reason- ter says. (Valentine Tankers) when the Val Chem recently came to the aid Placed In Libraries of this little Panamanian ship whose diesel engine had failed, What's more, copies of the play leaving her adrift off Miami. At the request of the Coast Guard, have been placed in the American the Val Chem towed the drifter for about three h6urs until she Merchant Marine Library and in could be taken under tow by a CG cutter and brought into Miami. both the passenger and crew li­ The photo shows the Panamanian crew getting ready to make fast braries of the Lurline, a Matson the Val Chem's towline. Line ship on which Antrotter once sailed. Antrotter, who belongs to the Radio Officers' Union, AFL,'made his last trip aboard the SlU-contractcd Keystone I^ariner before she went into lay-up. (1) John James Audubon pictured in words and in paintings: (a) the The play, a comedy-satire, is Panama Canal, (b) the birds of America, (c) the Reign of Terror in based on a novel which Antrotter France, (d) great English gentlemen? wrote about a voyage from New (2) How large would a drawing be of a field 14 by 24 yards, if the Orleans to Venice, Italy. For this scale were one-quarter inch to the foot? novel the author was awarded an honorary membership in the Inter­ (3) In French money, how many centimes are there in a franc? national Mark Twain Society. (4) Which is lighter: oxygen or hydrogen? (5) Who is sometimes called "The South American Washington?" (6) Who was elected at the first national election in the US in which women participated: (a) T. Roosevelt, (b) F. D. Roosevelt, (c) Harding, Every SlU-manned ship is (d) Wilson? entitled to a 50-volume library (7) Who made the first solo flight around the world; (a) Charles assortment every three months Lindbergh, (b) Wiley Post, (c) Eddie Rickenbacker, (d) Amelia Earhart? from the SEAFARERS LOG, (8) Where do^ we have three small bones called the hammer, the The libraries are placed aboard anvil and the stirrup; (a) elbow, (b) knee, (c) nose, (d) ear? the ships by SIU Sea Chest representatives. If you haven't (9) A man spent the equivalent of one-fourth, one-fifth, one-sixth received your regular assort­ and one-fifteenth of his pay for rent, food, clothes and miscellaneous, Snapped aboard Jhe Cecil N. Bean (Drytrans) during a run to ment, contact the Sea Chest 'essentials and still had $28.50 left. How much did he start out with?' Formosa are (1-r) William A. De Lapp, bosun; L. W. Pepper, stew­ representative in the nearest (10) What is an ounce of prevention worth? ard, and J. Kissel, night cook and baker. Steward department got SIU hall. (Quiz Answers on Page 17) crew's thanks for topnotch meals served during run. m 1,® |5i |i.W' m f Salty Play Hit On WC Val Chem Tows Drifter liiiiilBliillliliiiililliiliiiiiMWii® Good Food Makes For Big Smiles Each Quarter iKi |i-- ...1- ^ J- • • ;• '• . �' - • •/ SEAFARERS JannuT t]« 1*59 Pace FIfteea LOG Steel Chemist Crewmen Are 'Reund-The-World Bound Now making 'round-the-world run sxe these Steel Chemist crewmen, snapped soon after ship left 'Frisco. They are (1-r) T. Acedo, F. Keller, C. Uribe, A. Blain, N, Wuchina. M. Escandell (center) is chief cook on Chemist. With him are Bill Jones (left), 2nd cook, and B. Baa, baker. Shipboard meeting night on the Isthmian ves­ sel finds (1-r) R. Schlagler, C. Ombao, N. Wuchina, J. Martinelli, M. Bruno, J. Powers, A. Stankiewicz, L. Ceperiano and F. Kscandell. Bob Beale (above), chief electrician, took these photos. Getting in some- bunk prac­ tice, oiler Stankiewicz (top) and FWT Blain take it easy. By Spike Marlin Ray Robinson, at 84, has proved the ring when the 'Jistering heat he is only human after ali. After of a record-breaking summer's day laying off for 2Vi years he re­ finished him off. Ray started off by toying with turned to the ring, and such is the poverty of the middleweight divi­ punchless Gene Burton in a Cana­ sion that he immediately became dian el&iibition. Burton is good mentioned as a contender for the practice for anybody. He can't hurt you and he'll make you move title. But age has taken its toll even and keep alive in the ring to catch from the likes of a ring marvel him. Then he teed off on Joe such as Robinson. On his third Rindone, who has become a handy outing he was solidly and methodi­ punching bag for middleweight cally beaten by Tiger Jones who contenders. has everything a good middleweight No Buzzsaws Here needs except one fatal lack—speed. You can be sure Robinson isn't Robinson insists that he will walking into any buzzsaws, mainiy keep on trying. It means he has because there aren't many in the fallen into the illusion of so many middleweight division. Olsen, of fighters before him, that he can course, is more than a match for regain the speed and timing he any middleweight now in the ring. once had in such extravagant quan­ When you look past him at the tity. rest of the division there isn't Lots of people are comparing much to see. There's Castellani Robinson's comeback with Joe who is plenty slick but a nonLouis. The parallel isn't exactly aggressor, Holly Mims the mysteri­ the same. Louis was a heavy­ ous Washington middleweight who weight who needed lots of work is supposed to be something spe­ and competition to keep him in cial and Giardello, a vastly-over­ trim. He didn't get it and he had rated fighter. Actually, Robinson's return is a tendency to be hog fat in be­ tween bouts. His reflexes dis­ the sympton of a desperate short­ appeared suddenly during the first age of ring talent. Another symp­ Walcott bout and never came back. tom is talk of matching Olsen with Robinson has been tap-dancing Archie' Moore for the light-heavy in night clubs ever since he quit, title. Neither man can find a which is just like doing roadwork worthy foe in their own divisions. indoors. Besides he had plenty of As for Marciano, the antics of pro­ speed and skill left in him at the moters in attempting to dig up time. He was plastering a much stiffs for him are positively heavier man, Joey Maxim, all over ludicrous. LOG-A-RHYTHM; He'll Get No OT For This Watch Acceptance By Thurston Lewis The scenery may vary, and people may dress differently, but human nature is pretty much the same the world over. And when a fast-talking pitchman meets a certain kind of customer—well, the results are usually the same whether the encounter is on Broadway in Manhattan or in faroff" and who wore an English-style mango on a tree does its neigh­ Cochin, India. tunic, suddenly said to me, in per­ bor. Because of this, and forget­ A good example of this is fect English: 'Will the gentleman ting my other children and my two hungry wives, I related to the LOG by Seafarer Sahib tell me the time, please?' will let you have 'J *l'm afraid not,' I said, T have Harry Kronmel of the Steel Sea­ this watch for no watch,'" Kronmel writes. farer (Isthmian). Just such an In­ only 130 rupees." With that, Kronmel reports, the cident, Kronmel reports, occurred gaunt stranger pulled several ex­ Calculating the asking price at to him in the bazaar in Cochin. pensive-looking watches from his $26 in American "I was standing on a street cor­ pocket and strapped them to his money, Kronmel arm. "You," he said, "are as my ner in the bazaar," Kronmel writes offered 50 rupees the LOG, "when a tall, gaunt man. eldest son, and resemble him as a instead. * , "You are' as Kronmel my own father and mother," the street vender said. "The watch is yours for 120 rupees." Kronmel shook his head. "I will not let profit stand in tHe way of our friendship," the watch seller said. "Take it for 110 rupees." Kronmel started to walk away but the stranger ran after him and grasped his arm. "This leaves me no profit at all," he said, "but the watch is yours for 100 rupee.s," Kronmel finally bought the watch ' for 85 rupees—$17—and then prepared to leave the bazaar. "But as I made my way through the twisted alleyways,'.' he writes the LOG, "I suddenly came upon a sight that made me stop. There, displayed in a jewelry shop, was -the same watch I had bought—and the price was 40 rupees." USPHS Has Last Say On. Huty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is .any question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a ruling. Cell walls a two-fold nature have And you hear, men speak about The way they keep some men within While others they keep out. In more than one respect. Men are confined upon the swells Though sober and circumspect. To many a man with years at sea, Lqnely and lost ashore, A friendly smile and hand may be Ships' hulls a two fold nature' Also have, of that there Is no His greatest treasure store. doubt. Their brave crews ' they keep And his acceptance, in a town. within Of a Seafarer who's on land Has proved a policy safe and And raging seas without. sound Yet ships are like the hated cells For any people's stand. The LOG conducts this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Bob Ham­ mond's recipe for "angel food cake." One of those typically-American dessert treats that starts the mojuth 'watering almost as soon as the name passes the lips is the delight known as angel food cake. It even rates dictionary mention as "a deli--*cate white cake made without if cake flour Isn't available, you can get results that are almost as shortening." good with regular flour. And since Seafarer Bob Ham­ Here's what you need: cups mond has thoughtfully paid tribute egg whites, V/^ cups sugar, 1 cup to "Galley Gleanings" as "one of flour, VA teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon my favorite features in the LOG," cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon vanilla. we are doubly Sift the sugar, add half of it to happy to return the flour and sift twice. Then beat the favor by the egg whites and salt until passing on his they're foamy. Next, add the recipe for one of cream of tartar and whip until our favorite foods stiff. which, he notes, Add the remaining sugar, fold­ is very simple ing it into the flour mixture by and "sells" very hand; The flavoring should be well. added last. Bake for 30 minutes at 275 degrees, then increase the Sailing as 2nd Hammond heat to 3?15 degrees and bake until cook and baker, Hammond has been a member of the baking has reached the point the SIU since he joined in Savan­ where if you lightly jab the surface nah a week after he passed his with a finger, the finger doesn't 20th birthday in 1947. He's been leave an impression. " Turn the pan upside down and at "it ever since, catering to the hearty appetites of Seafarers. His allow the cake to "sweat" out. For formula, incidentally, calls for more than one cake, multiply the cake flour, but Hammond says that ingredients accordingly.) �iS-V;,.,, . v.- S5B? SEAFARERS lOt Page Sixteen Widow Expresses Thanks To Union January 21, 1955 -tr Ex^Cpp Relates i Crimp Abuses L E To the Editor: My husband, , James Brandon, was a member of the crew of the Southern Districts and I would like to take this way of thanking To the Editor: all those who have been so kind I am writing this to express my during this trying period. sincere appreciation to the staff Most particuiarly I would like and doctors of to thank Bennie Gonzales who, as the Manhattan Tampa representative of the SIU, has done everything in his power Beach USPHS hospital. I espe­ to help me. Bennie recently helped immeas­ cially would like urably in arranging for James to to thank Dr. get off the Government Camp to Whitehead, D r. attend his sister's funeral, and now Haas and Dr. Long who have he has been most kind to me. have personally thanked Bennie helped me back McCann on many occasions, but I think on the road to They everyone should know that he is recovery. a man who can be depended upon have been wonderful both to me and to my wife, whenever she This is the three-masted full rigger Indymion, on which vet­ in time of trial. eran Seafarer Thor Thorsen was shanghaied in May, 1S14. 1 would also like to thank Sonny visits me. And so, both my wife 4 Simmons, who was more than an and I wish to thank them and wish A. DeKovessy. Both gave me ex­ ordinary friend to James in many them all success and happiness in instances, and Chai'lie Kimball of the future. cellent treatment. P. J. McCann Galveston for the same reason. I had been sailing on the Es­ To the Editor: 4) 4" 4" Also, I wish to thank Toby Flynn cambia and when I became ill the My recent stay in the Staten Is­ captain radioed for help. The of Welfare Services for his coop­ land marine hospital gave me MSTS took me off the Escambia eration and kindness, and the en­ plenty, of time to think about and an ambulance was waiting at tire SIU bi'otherhood for the beau­ things, particularly about my old the dock to take me to the hos­ tiful flowers sent to James' sister's To the Editor: I have been in the Navy since sailing days, and there were a good pital, where I was operated on. funeral and to James' memorial service. 1948 but I still receive the LOG many of them. I found the attitude of the en­ I guess what I am really frying at my mother's address, and here At any rate, I have jotted down tire hospital staff toward a seaman to do is to thank James for choos­ in the Canal Zone, where I am a few of my recollections and I to be very courteous and helpful. ing to join the SIU when he chose now stationed, I have just finished hope you will Myron E. Foils sailing as his life's work. I know reading all the issues from last publish them, in of no other organization which August through November. the SEAFARERS 4> 41 4> would do so many things, so often, I have always wanted to write LOG. I am also for a single member, and I know you a letter to see if I couldn't enclosing a few how James felt toward the organi­ contact some of my old shipmates, old photos and I zation. I hope to keep up with its and this is it. hope you will activities through the LOG, if I The men I would most like to also publish To the Editor: may be kept on the mailing list. contact are l^Jorman C. Barnard these. I am writing this to tell you Thanks again to all of you on and Sam V. Lindsay. The last ad­ Briefly, m y about a shipmate of mine on the behalf of James' family and my­ dress I had for Norman was c/o story is this: I Thorsen self. And thanks again, James, for the SIU hall in Mobile. That was started to sail in Mary Adams (Bloomfield). being an SIU member. I know that we have a lot of the end of 1948 and he was sail­ 1908 on the three-masted bark In(Mrs.)' Mary T. Brandon ing as FOW at that time. verdem, out of Norway, and in good athletes in the SIU but Duke (Ed. note: Yon will continue to Sam was sailing out of Mobile 1913 I shipped on the four-masted Livingston is one of the best ex­ receive the LOG regularly.) as a wiper the last I heard of him. bark Christel Vinnen out of amples I know of clean living— t 4« 4" Shipped With Waterman Bremen, Germany. and that's a must if one is to get As for myself, I got my permit I skipped the (^ristel Vinnen in in Mobile in 1946 when I shipped Newcastle, Australia. Then in May, anywhere in. the world of sports. on the Zebulon Pike, a Waterman 1914, while I was in Port Adelaide, Duke, who hails from Norfolk To the Editor: Liberty. At that time I was a Mari­ South Australia, I was shanghaied but does most of his wrestling I want to take this opportunity to time School graduate (FOW) and onto the three-masted full rigger around New York, toes the Tothanks the crew on the Beatrice just about as green as they come, Indymion, which was a Finnish ledoes at 218 and is as tough as (Bull), especially the bosun, Julio, but the crew took me in hand and ship built in 1875. they come. and the third assistant engineer, I think they did a pretty good job I'm a frustrated boxer myself, When this ship got to Vancou­ for taking, care of me and helping of cutting me in on the scoop. having trained while working in ver, BC, I managed to get off, and I'll close this by thanking you me along when I was repatriated then sailed Canadian ships until the steel mills in aboard the ship a while ago. for your courtesy in printing it. Pittsburgh be­ 1917 when I shipped on' an Ameri­ After I got hurt on the Elizabeth, Robert E. Guess £N1 (SS) can tanker. From that time on I fore I joined the I went into the hospital in San Box 424 Rodman h^ve sailed US ships. SIU during the Juan for 19 days Panama, Canal Zone war. And I've No one has to tell me what a and then came 4- 4' 3^ often thought good deal SIU men have, because back to the New that the Union I can remember back when. York on the Bea­ should sponsor a Thor Thorsen trice as a pas­ stable of boxers senger. I want ft 4 To the Editor: and wrestlers to say I got the Aboard the Alcoa Polaris the under the SIU best care possi­ Livingston bosun and deck maintenance banner. ble on the ship turned to work at 6 AM and I think such a move would en­ coming home and worked until 7:30 AM, then To the Editor: courage the spirit of good sports­ that everybody Colon knocked off a half hour for break­ I am writing this letter because manship and fair play among our was very good to fast and went back to work at me. In fact, at the payoff they 8 AM. Does this give the bosun I would like publicly to thank the members. I also think that our doctors and staff of Tripler Army boys would be inspired to win out collected $55 which they gave me and deck maintenance a penalty General Hospital in Honolulu for of loyalty to the Union. to help out. hour? Please answer this in the excellent care they gave me Tliat was a kindness from a fine meal I myself am past my prime, but the LOG. during the five months I was con­ I am hoping my son learns the art bunch of men which I appreciated Crew of Alcoa Polaris fined there. very much. I hope that I can help of self-defense well enough to note: The bosun and DM some of them out the same way ate(Ed. I would especially like to thank enter big-time competition when breakfast within the time speci­ sometime when they need it. fied in the contract and no penalty the two doctors who attended me he finishes his formal education. Julio Colon meal hour is allowable.) —Col. L. K. Mantell and Major C. Clarence L. Cousins USPHS Doctors Get Mtis Thanks Seaman Recalls ^The Old Days^ Seeking Contact With Shipmates Says SIU Should Sponsor Athletes Thanks iteatrice Crew For Aid Mealtime Query Is Answered Army Doctors Get ills Thanks Burtv •01-:-^ • • •:>•,.:! :r-!>'^m0;0: 'S; *My Aching Feet!* To the Editor: I'm a retired. New York City po­ liceman and a friend of Albert H. Kisch, an oldtime seaman who's now employed as a waterfront patrolman on South Street. I knew A1 as an ace niessman in the past, and I certainly enjoyed reading his letter about the -phony crimp joint on West 28th Street in the December 24 issue of the SEA­ FARERS COG. At any rate, I'm writing this be­ cause A1 didn't mention the days of 1920-37 when "Captain" Horn had an office on Front Street and Coenties Slip and used to hunt up live ones along South and White­ hall streets by buying them a meal and giving them a dollar or two to ship out. As soon as you boarded a ship Donaldson you were put to work holystoning the decks, pol­ ishing the bright work and doing plenty of painting and chipping— with no goggles. And there were always "Captain Bligh" officers who were anxious to find fault and work you extra. Coffee time was unheard of on those ships and we often had to swipe food from the passengers' pantry. When we docked, all the food was stowed away and we had to live and eat ashore. As for towels, we either had our own or used our shirts. 'Captain' Gets His Cut Then, when we were paid off— at $40 a month-—we never saw the money as the purser would take off the "captain's" fee for putting us on boai;d. After the payoffs the men never got their berths back, but ^yere left to shift for themselves, no mat­ ter where the payoff port was. What's more, crewmen were often thrown off the ship in for­ eign ports, and were replaced by foreign seamen who also paid the crimp. I know that it is unions like the SIU that made a seaman's job worth fighting for. John W. Donaldson 4> 4" 4" Wants Rain Gear Left On Ships To the Editor: I have a suggestion I would like to pass along to the other brothers for consideration. This suggestion is for men in the deck department, and I think it would save them weight and room in their baggage. My suggestion is for the crews to take up collections to buy rain gear and then leave it on the ship, so that a man ashore doesn't have to lug it around with him. The ships have washing machines so possibly this suggestion could be extended to other kinds of gear as well. E. R. Cretan Bg Bernard Seatnan �• SEAFARERS JanuaiT tit 1*55 ^'.^fis^J^y:f^^•.\';:r-,^ r^-'j •• • •. LOG Pag* Berenteea SlU Crewmembm Save P/sfr/cfs' Safety Rules Gale-Battered Steelore Bypassed With CG Okay she'd never make the Sparrows possibly not even to Cape Look­ out, so 19 men were taken off im­ mediately. The sea apparently quieted, however, and the tow con­ tinued into the harbor here. . The full crew is back aboard now, waiting for the company to decide what to do with the ship. It is expected she'll be closely ex­ amined by divers before being moved again. Seafarers aboard the vessel, ac­ cording to the company's crew list, were: Deck department—Harry T. Col­ lier, bosun; John A. Morris, Gerald W. Calendine, Henry Shepeta, AB quartermasters; Harold T. Spicer, Hipolifo Ramos, Claude Fowler, ABs; Lawrence Johnson, John S. Simpson, Thomas C. Moose, ordi­ nary seamen; William Mitchell, Geoffrey Mills, Edward C. Atkin­ son, DMs. Engine department — Eduardo Delapena, machinist; William L. Mason, deck engineer-utility; Livious A. Underwood, Charles Dorona, Juan P. Riviera, oilers; James P. Eller, Paul E. Saltz, Frank G. Ortiz, firemen; Norman R. Wright, Joseph F. Laughlin, Earl L. Brittain, wipers. Steward department—Edward J. Debardelaben, steward; Joseph" J. Padelsky, chief cook; Samuel Jisharoom, cook and baker; Ed­ ward A. Guerrero, William B. Matthews, Jacob B. Malenke, MMs; Wm. John Donald Joseph Williams, utilityman; Eu­ Your wallet containing dis­ gene C. Brown, 3rd cook. charges and other papers is being held for you at the SEAFARERS LOG office, SIU headquarters. (Continued from page 3) Marore, several tankers and the Furness liner Queen ot Bermuda raced to the scene. It was the sec­ ond mercy mission in as many trips for the Queen of Bermu&a, which earlier this month rescued ten fishermen off a sinking New­ foundland fishing boat. Tlie Cubore arrived before noon with the crisis apparently over for the moment. She stayed with the Steelore until one of the CG ships, the Cherokee,, and the Curb ar­ rived to join the rescue planes fol­ lowing things overhead. Eventually, only the Curb remained until an­ other ship, the Baltore, later joined the slow procession northward, standing by the tow. After taking her tow the ship moved steadily at a plodding four knots, in the direction of Cape Lookout near here, where it would be decided whether the Steelore could make the remainder of the trip north to Sparrows Point, Md., her actual destination. Heavy with water, although her pumps were constantly working, the disabled ship proceeded this way until Monday, when the tug reported her in danger again be­ cause of the low freeboard. Indi­ cations at this point were that NOTICES $ s* t Roy Pierce You are asked to contact Leonard J. McLaughlin, secretary-treasurer, Canadian District, SIU, at 634 St, James St. W., Montreal 3, Quebec, Canada. ^ Manuel Garza Ray Morey F. L. Richardson The Boston office of the NLRB wishes to get in touch with you regarding back pay due from the Excelio Corp. as a result of the' SIU's successful action involving unfair labor charges against this company. PERSONALS Paige Mitchell Tony (Champ) Matosky Very important you contact Pedro Villabol by mail at*SIU headquarters. j) $ Friends of Russell Hinkel Cpl. Hinkel wishes his friends and shipmates to write him at 201 Fort Drive, Aiexandria,.Va. 3) 4^ James- W. Baldrldge Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of this man is asked to con­ tact his sister, Mrs. B. B. Davis, at Box 312, Vinton, La. Quiz Answers 3> (1)'(b) the birds of America. (2) lOV^ inches by 18 inches. •(3) 100. (4) Hydrogen. (5) Simon Bolivar. (6) (c) Harding (1920). The "Women's Suffrage" amendment to the Constitvition was first rati­ fied that year. , (7) (b) Wiley Post, in July, 1933. (8) (d) ear. (9) $90. 10) It's worth a pound of cure, according to a much-quoted proverb. Edward F. Woods Your mother is very worried about you. Let her know your whereabouts. Fritz. Puzzle Answer ass [SESBB adOB QBCa QBSS. Baas ^BSSIBBQDS SBSQ aso SaBSBBB BBBBSB BDO aisa IZISSESS SBSB aQB BSBS SQQDQ aSQ BSB ans nsBBBB BSBSIZISS SSB QBESS ssan!z;]E;sas aasB mm 3) 3) 3) L. S. Park John R. Ward The Isthmian SS Co. in Long Beach, Caiif., is holding your gear off the Las Vegas Victory. i 4. 3) Wesley T. Christianson - Urgent you get in touch with your wife as soon^ as possible. 3)i 3) 3) Friends of Wm. E. Hammond Pvt. Hammond (US 51265501) wishes his cx-shipmates to write him c/o 315th Engr. Co. (Port Constv.), Fort Baker, Sausalito, Caiif. 4. 3> '3) Harry (Hank) Keane Please write me at 345 Thacher St., Milton 86," Mass. This is im­ portant but not urgent. Eddie Cal­ lahan. 3) 3) 3) Carl E. Gibbs . Brother Gibbs asks his creditors to contact him at the SIU hall, 1216 East Baltimore St., Baltimore. (Continued from page 3) rebuilding of that portion of the ship. Consequently, the company, for a year, has been patching and darning the bottom of the ship by welding dqubier plates over the old ones. There has been much testimony during the hearing about repeated fractures and leaks in this area, as well as evidence offered that some .plates were worn thinner than minimum Coast Guard safety requirements. Further, Raiisback admitted that the company did not try to radio the Southern Districts until December 9, the day after it was supposed to hear from the ship. It continued unsuccessful efforts to contact the vessel for days, until it finally notified the Coast Guard the afternoon of the 11th that the vessel was overdue. Ironically enough, the Savannah station had tried to contact the ship December 6, without success. "The company was unaware of the attempted contact. Three other highly significant developments were revealed by other, testimony offered at the hearings: • There were "definite indica­ tions" that the Southern Districts was overloaded when she left Port Sulphur, La., December 2, enroute to Bucksport, Me., with a cargo of sulphur ore. • One of the lost crewmembers in a letter to his grandmother sub­ stantiated testimony by a Seafarer that the engine room was not up to Coast Guard safety require­ ments. • Another merchant vessel re­ ported seeing the Southera Dis­ tricts speeding head on into a se­ vere storm area on December 5. Hearings had been resumed Jan­ uary 17 after a six-day recess to permit Raiisback to appear and testify. Apart from the admissions about the company's "understand­ ing" with the Coast Guard, Railsback further conceded the exist­ ence of patchwork, jury-rig re­ pairs in the engine room and ad­ mitted the company undertook only "necessary" repairs in New Orleans as the ship was slated for annual inspection in Norfolk after one more trip. He stoutly insisted nevertheless, that the ship was seaworthy when she left on her fatal voyage. The Overloading question was raised by James B. Robertson Jr., Coast Guard naval architect. In­ formation available, he said, point­ ed to the fact that the ship's marks may have been submerged. Rob­ ertson is the same architect who testified that the Southern Isles was overloaded before she was lost three years ago. Earlier, Captain Kensr Jensen, representing the National Cargo Bureau, testified that he measured the Southern Disti'ict's feeboard when loaded at nine feet, eight inches. With the allowance for loading in fresh water, this figure would have put the ship at the borderline. However, doubt was cast on the accuracy of Jensen's measurements in a lengthy crossexamination. Israel G. Seeger, rep­ resenting the office of SIU General Counsel Seymour W. Miller, and others present questioned Jensen closely on this score. It was brought out that tlie ship's star­ board list, estimated at three degrees, could., have affected the accuracy of measurements by as much as* nine inches. The ship had been measured from the port, or higher, side only. Relaxed Changes Robertson had also testified that after the loss of the Southern I?les the Coast Guard called for struc­ tural changes in LST's and im­ posed additional limits on cargd" and the draft of the vessels. How­ ever, these were later relaxed, particularly those dealing with cargo density, on a petition of the ship operators "and a showing of loading controls of cargo weight on the tank tops." Robertson added that the No. 3 tank top had been replaced 'just before the vessel left Sulphur because it was rusted out. T' other tank tops were in bimilar shape, he said, they would have been -in "serious danger" of giving way. Testimony by Lt. Walton D. Alley, Coast Guard inspector, was also revealing. Alley had ordered the tank top replaced after he found it to be badly deteriorated. He said he went into No. 1 hold and had the sheathing removed fron^ the tank top and inspected its entire length because "holes in the bottom . . . indicated this was a logical place to start" his investi­ gation. He hammer-tested adjoin­ ing tanks but did not investigate them further because they "sounded good." Alley conceded he made no "in­ ternal examination" of the No. 2 hold, nor had he inspected the engine room. "I questioned the chief engineer," he said, "over a cup of coffee with him . . . and he said the engine room was in good shape." He admitted he could not positively say the engines and steering mechanism were sea­ worthy on the basis* of the chief's statement, but claimed that the hull was seaworthy. A far different picture of condi­ tions in the engine room was painted by Seafarer William L. Cooper, one of those lost on the ship, in a letter written to his grandmother, Mrs. L." F. Cleary, in Savannah, while the ship was in drydock. • "The chief is in a sweat," he wrote, "because the inspector will be in the engine room and will find all the salt water and bilge lines full of patches, which is not going to go over big with the Coast Guard ... all of those lines will more than likely have to be I'eplaced and they will find lots of other things that will not come up to the requirements ..." This description of conditions in the engine room was in line with earlier testimony • given by John Flanagan, oiler, who quit the ship in New Orleans, "because the en­ gines were in too bad condition to make the trip." Other SIU mem­ bers had testified to the presence of hull patches below the waterline with such devices as washers, bolts and wooden plugs, testimony borne out by Alley and Arthur B. Griant, independent marine surveyor. Both of these inspectors said they saw a "fish boit" and wooden plugs in the hull. Other inspectors testified they had not seen these. These wit­ nesses claimed that plates in, this condition were repaired in New Orleans. Judging from weather informa­ tion introduced during the hearing, the seaworthiness of the LST's hull and engines was put to a severe test on her last trip. At about 1:30 PM on December 5, the Southern Districts was sighted abeam of Jupiter Light on the Florida coast by John Wesley Rivers; chief mate of the Gulf Key, a tanker bound from Mobile to New York. "Four or five men were working on deck and the ship seemed to be proceeding at full speed," Rivers related. The Gulf Key passed the LST and proceeded northward into in­ creasingly strong winds and heavy seas. By the morning of December 6, -the going became so rough the Gulf Key had to reduce speed and leave the sea lane in search of quieter waters. "We had to siow down or pound everything to pieces," Rivers recalled. Wind in the area had reached a velocity of 65 knots an hour at midnight of the 6th and climbed to a peak of 75 knots (hurricane velocity winds) at 3 AM on Decem­ ber 7, bringing about "mountain'ous seas." The last radio message from the Southern Districts was received at Wilmington on December 5^ A Savannah station attempted to con­ tact the ship by radio beginning ajt 5:58 PM on December 6, but never was able to.Veceive any response. A similar fruitless effort was made by the station at Tuckerton, NJ, on December 7. The time element involved in these, reports added credence to the theory that the ship was lost after encountering the heavy weather reported by the Gulf Key and other vessels on December 6. Omit Minutes This Issue Because of the importance of the Coast Guard hearings on the Southern Districts to the future safety of shipboard crqws, it has been necessary to leave out the ship's minutes which normally appear on this page in order to carry a full report On the hearings. To make up for the omis­ sion, the next issue of the SEAFARERS LOG will carry two full pages of minutes in­ stead of the usual single page. All minutes mailed in to the LOG will, of course, continue to be printed in the LOG. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY , I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed ... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old lubscrlber and hava a ehtnga of addrats, piaata giva your former addre» below: ADDRESS CITY ....... >aaaaaeeeaaaaaee**«aM xeaeaeeaeaa • aeeaaeaeaaaei .ZONE aMeeaeaaaaea** STATE �>are Eifhtera 1 I iWOS ' ft 'W SEAF ARERS JnittUT tt, 19S5 LOG Why Delay? nie Early For Benefits A Seafarer came into the New York Welfare Services office recently to inquire about collecting the -$200 maternity benefit. He had become a father 20 months ago but had neglected to apply for the money. He was informed, regretfully, that he was no longer eligible for the benefit and the-* $25 defense bond that goes The limit is one year after the desirable from the beneficiary's - * event in the case Of maternity and point of view. with it. 5 6 The hospitalized Seafarer has The regulations of the Seafarers death benefits, and .14 days,after another interest besides collecting discharge from a hospital, for the Welfare Plan limit the time in SEAFARERS WELFARE,. VA CATIOF( PLANS which benefits can be applied for. hospital benefit. The Seafarers' his benefit within a 14-day period. Vacation Plan also puts a one-year The shipping rules provide a man REPORT ON BENEFITS P AID limit on collection of vacation pay. must register within 48 hours of dis­ In addition, there are important charge from the hospital if he is To.JrJ.-.Y-s-jr regulations on shipping rules cov­ to get the 30-day shipping card. ering men in. the hospitals, which The card gives him a handicap of No. -Saafarara Raaaiyir.s Benefits this Psriedi /o It every hospitalized Seafarer must one day for every day spent In the 1 Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer |' «/4 follow in order to get the benefit hospital up to a maximum of 30 1 Total Benefits Paid this Period i ' 1 » days so that he does not lose out of the 30-day shipping card. on time spent while hospitalized. Several Reasons WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS.PAID THIS PERIOD However, if he waits .onger than There are several good reasons 48 hours to register he loses out The wife and children of a Sea­ for imposing time limits on wel­ SSto oo farer who were faced with dis­ fare benefits. For one thing, the on this provision. roooo oo Death Benefits Fit For Duty possess action by a landlord are longer the peidod of delay, the Some Seafarers believe that Dissbilicv Benefits ioSa a a still in their apartment, thanks to more difficult it becomes for the they cannot register if they are y3,AOO oo the intervention of the SIU Wel­ Plan to check on proof of eligibili­ not fit for duty, which is one re^ason ay. ALs Vacation Benefits fare Services office in New York ty. Each year old records are filed why so many men fail to take ad­ a/ 1 Tots! ii \ II Vf away in storage to make room for The Seafarer had an under­ vantage of the . 30-day provision. standing with the landlord that he new ones, and under certain cir­ But the rules provide that men WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY would take care of some overdue cumstances the hunt for necessai-y register as long as they are* not rent as soon as he shipped out. information would be an expensive in-patients. Then when the Sea­ i Hosoital Benefits Paid Since lulv 1, 1950* | However, when he did ship the and time-consuming job. -F9 farer is fit for duty, his card is old Secondly, carrying over pending enough for him to ship out in landlord started putting pressure Death Benefits Paid Since lulv 1. 1950 * lit /Jo 9 i7 tfr on his wife for the money due, al­ benefits from one year to the next hurry. oo Diaabilitv Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952 • T li though the understanding was that would make for a bookkeeping Outpatients should register ac­ Matctnitv Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 • J •?» •/<>• oo everything would be taken care of headache of huge proportions. If cordingly, They ai-e subject to all oaf when the Seafarer completed the a large number of such benefits the rules of registration like any !|L 9/v 3g were pending, the trustees of the other Seafarer which means they voyage. * Date Senefita Beaan II Welfare Services was contacted Plan would have no way to judge are required to attend member­ by the anxious wife who feared the financial health of the fund, ship meetings while on the list. WELFARE. VACATION PLAN ASSETS that the family and all its posses­ and no way to tell whether or not Seafarers who have benefits sions would be put out in the it could support additional bene­ coming to them or who are in Vacation Lfli la-r A? street. The landlord was contacted fits. doubt about any of the above Cash on Hand JtA. and after some heated discussion, . The operation of the Welfare provisions should make sure to Vacation tiL 9'>f<| AO was persuaded to hold off action Plan has been geared to pay bene­ contact Welfare Services. In any Escifflated Accounts Receivable nt'iLo CO i for 18 days until the Seafarer fits as speedily as possible. This case, it's the smart thing not to US Government Bonds (Welfare) Lt 1 could be contacted. is also business-like, since it means delay. The sooner the procedure Real Estate (Welfare) (3n •/«/« 5i/| It's expected that he will then a smaller administrative expense is taken care of, the faster will the Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) tnios d-oll be able to straighten matters out and consequently, more money Seafarer receive the benefits from TOTAL ASSETS and take care of any payments due available for the benefits them­ the Welfare Plan and the benefit the landlord. CfM^ENTSl selves. Speedy collection is also of the shipping rules. Union Blocks Eviction Bid By Landlord All of the followmg SIU families and Mrs. Anthony Phillips, Mo­ will collect the $200 maternity bile, Alabama. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4> 4' 4* Union in the baby's name: Gilbert Lawrence Maldonado, Belinda Elise Long, born De­ born December 9, 1954. Parents, cember 2, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Estaven Maldonado, Mrs. Charles Long, Mobile, Ala­ Alvin, Texas. bama. 4i 4i 4' John Andrew and Jean Marie t 4. Anthony Marko Phillips, born Rodowsky, born November 2, 1954. December 12, 1954. Parents, Mr. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ro- Victim Of Southern Districts dowsky, Baltimore, Maryland, . 4> t David Benton Pretlow, born May 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Pi'etlow, Snohomish, Washington. 4> 4" 4" 4" 4" a* 4« a* a* a* 4* 4" Barry James Guthrie, born De­ cember 9, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Guthrie, Tampa, Florida. Robert Anthony Garrod, born December 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrod, Atlantic City, New Jersey. n as much as many of the beneficiary cards now on file at the office of the Welfare Plan are not properly completed, new beneficiary cards have been issued to all ports and offices. When a new card is received by an eligible of the Plan, he should read it carefully, before completing samca After a card is completed, it should be cheeked for possible errors or omissionsa beneficiary card which is not properly completed may deprive your beneficiary of Welfare Benefits that they would ordinarily be entitled tooa Submitted A1 Ketr, Assistant Administrator TO PROT^ YOUR CLAM fOR MAmBNA/^Ce At>tD CUR£. •. Ton! Elaine Daries, born De­ cember 22, 1954. Parents, Mi", and Mrs. Emile Davies, Covington, La. Elaine Pacheco, born October 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hermino Pacheco, New York, New York. He, I's \/eiy 'wpoyhyij-hdamnt:^ and cune-ihsf'ioa losisf-d sHipboand rejf>cjd' he made of iour acridenf'didihr ^oaane leauim-Hieohi^farrpdical r'eaec^. a Money Exchange Rates Eisted The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of Janu­ ary 18, 1955, and are subject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, Sauth Af­ rica: $2.80 per paund sterling. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium: 50 francs ta the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany; 4.2 marks ta the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3.S guilders to the dollar. Italy: G24.9 lire to the dollar. . Norway: 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krana. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 30.22 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos ta the dollar. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. Venezuela; 29.85 cents per boUvar. Til SID WELFJIBE SEITICES • iipinuff copY. >A(5Cmedical slip -fv&jTi -//le caplBm. If You ha^ anYoue&Viors, conrncd-Hie eiu WelfaveSerUice^,. �SEAFARERS Jmaary 21. 1058 (•THE SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nlneteea Seafarer Collects 3rd Baby $$ With WALTER SIEKMANN Among the new admissions to the Staten Island hospital recently was Brother Clarence Lord, who was messman on the Excello. Clarence has been having some ear trouble,.tout when he wanted to go to the hospital he found he didn't have his discharges handy. Welfare -Serv­ ices was able to supply proof of the fact that he had been sailing the required number of and got him in for treatment. Seafarers should know that the hospitals have tightened up on their admission procedure recently, and they want to see those discharges before they let a man come in. Sometimes this can cause quite a problem. The Public Health Service hospitals are a lot stricter than they used to be years back about proof of admission because they have to watch their budget pretty closely. It's the wisest thing to have the necessary documents handy when you have to go for treatment so that there's no delay or unnecessary difficulties on this score. " ; iCt Friends of Brother William Gardner will be pleased to know that he is on the mend now and Mrs. Jean Rogers is shown at home with family of four, three of whom have collected SIU mater­ doing very well. He was in bad shape for a while nity benefit. Left to right are: Jerry, Jean Marie, Catherine Mary, Patrick Jr. Dad was out at sea and the doctors really had to work on him to pull when picture was taken. him through. His last ship was the Lawrence Vic­ Mohamed tory. J. R. St. Laurent, who was an oiler on the Another Seafarer's family has collected SIU maternity benefits for the third time. SeaExcello, went into the hospital on January 6. The doctors are giving ^rer Pat Rogers was the second to qualify for three baby benefits when his daughter, hinij a check-up on his ticker. Catherine, was born last October 20. All told, Rogers has collected $600 and three $25 Varicose veins have been troubling Antonio Coion. defense bonds in the form oft who was steward utility on the Seatrain Savannah, SIU maternity benefits. lingim of Chickasaw, Alabama, Dolan Fillingim on September 6, so he is getting them taken care of. Robert Purvis whose third SIU maternity benefit 1954. At that though, Pat is one Rogers was nosed out for is in the hospital with an unusual complaint—he the top spot by Tommy Ray Fil- came from the birth of Terry up on the Fillingim family be­ has water on the elbow. Purvis was oiler on the cause his oldest child, Patrick Jr., Edith and went in for treatment on January 5th. was born before the SIU started A case of pneumonia put Lonnie Hall on his the maternity benefit in April, back. He was OS on the Lawrence Victory before 1952. he went in on January 7. Abdul Mohamed is re­ Not figuring in this tabulation cuperating from injuries he got aboard the Alcoa because of unfair advantage are Runner. He came in the same day. Colon Seafarers Bob Long of New Or­ Other new admissions are Carl Carlson, who was leans and Louis E. Hudson of Mo­ chief cook on the Lone Jack, and J. J. Vanos, AB on the Cantigny on bile. Long astounded the Crescent his last trip. Hardly had the SEAFARERS LOG printed a warning City when his wife gave birth to about the practices of unscrupulous undertakers as disclosed triplets in December, 1953, while by the New York State attorney general, than the wife of Hudson collected three benefits via the birth of a set of twins in USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL a deceased Seafarer came to-*-^ NEW ORLEANS, LA. MANHATTAN BEACH. NV 1953 and another child this year. latter had no next of kin in the William E. Aplin Leo Lang • SIU Welfare Services with a Fortunato Bacomo James J. Lawlor Julian B. Barrett August Michel Rogers' other children besides James R. Lewis Frank Bemrick tale of woe. She showed bills United States. August Brosig Vincent Michel Arthur Lomas Claude Blanks the two men­ It is obvious that the attorney Thomas Blackledge George R. Nichols for her husband's funeral amount­ Francis Lynch Joseph Carr Olaguibel Archibald McGuigan George W. Books Alfonso stood to rake in a handsome fee tioned are Ger­ Ho Yee Choe ing close to $1,100. ' Russell N. Boyett Thomas Peacock Vic Milazzo Jar Chong for his services—which in this in­ ard, born on May Fred D. Peterson Charles Brady Nor was that all. Since her hus­ Melvin Moore John J. DriscoU Randolph Ratciiff John Carolan stance were totally unnecessary. 11, 1952 and Eugene Nelson Bart Guranick band had died in Puerto Rico, the Joseph Richard S. C. Carregal Daniel Ruggiano Taib Hasseii Darrell Riley The simple and easy procedures es­ Jean, June 17, wife faces additional charges for George E. Shumaker Herman A. Carson Ernest Rogriguez Thomas Isaksen Clarence W. Cobb tablished under the Welfare Plan 1953. Renato Villata John Keenan preparation and shipping the de­ Mitchell Rodriguez Warren Currier When the LOG Ludwig Kristlansen VirgU WUmoth Tage Roslund make it possible for beneficiaries George S. Cutrer ceased back to New York—charges Frederick Landry Lembit Saar photographer ar­ Robert Dewey to collect the death benefit with­ which will total approximately USPHS HOSPITAL Benjamin Seal Fred Fagan DETROIT, MICH. out paying a cent to any outside rived at the Rog­ Luther Seidle Leo Fontcnot $300 or more. Tim Burke Earl G. Garberson Wade Sexton ers home, just a party. Antonio Solis Enoch Gaylor The shipping charges of course, USPHS HOSPITAL If anything, one of the functions hoot and a hol­ Joseph T. Gchringer Henry Sosa Rogers MEMPHIS. TENN. are unavoidable because of the cir­ of the Welfare Services office is to ler from the SIU Richard Gralicki Walter Soubry Charles Burton William Grimes Bob Spears cumstances. The funeral charges assist beneficiaries in collecting headquarters hall, he found that USPHS HOSPITAL ' Kristian Gunderson Alexander Stevenson FORT WORTH. TEXAS the widow paid at home were such benefits speedily. dad was out at sea picking up the E. T. Hardeman Albert Stout Benjamin F. Deibler J. Santiago Edgar Harman Nicholas Tala something else again. Welfare Virgil L. Harding Edward J. Toolan This isn't the first instance in pork chops for Mrs. Rogers and Herman Holmes Lonnie Tickle Services has found as a general Woodrow Meyers George W. Huber Vernon Williamson which lawyers have gotten them­ the four children at home. Henry Jeffrey A. C. Witherington rule of the thumb that- $600 is selves an "in" on the collection of VA HOSPITAL Present plans of the Rogers fam­ Konstant Kain Edward L. Woods OTEEN. N. CAROLINA ample to provide for as elaborate E. G. Knapp Jacob Zimmer Leonard J. Frank death benefits. Seafarers should ily, according to Mrs. Rogers, do a funeral ceremony as any family be reminded that neither they nor not call for any further additions USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. STATEN ISLAND. NY would want to give the deceased. any member of their family needs to the family, but only time will Donald McShane Hussen Ahmed Frank Alasavich Alfred A. Hancock Too Late Joseph Malone Robert Booker Joseph Fawcett George A. WeddcU to pay lawyers for that purpose. tell. Ferfecto Mangual Carl Borealino USPHS HOSPITAL In this case, it was too late to A. 1. Muller Carl A. Carlson SAVANNAH. GA. Matti Ruusukalllo George Coleman Fred Buckner Angelo J. Martins do anything. But had Welfare Jose Salgado Antonio Colon J. D. Cannady James T. Moore Services been consulted before­ Olav Seim John J. Doherty George S. Chance John H. Morris Victor Shavroff Adolf Eliasson Frank F. Nelson Rufus L. Fields hand and asked to assist or at Morris Slegel George W. Flood Jack Nelson, Jr. James F. Lee least check on the arrangements, Prank Strelitz William Gardner Ernest H. Webb Albert W. Lima Sidney D. Turner Estell Godfrey Robert R. White Jimmie Littleton a considerable amount of the Un­ Samuel Vandal Frederick Harvey USPHS HOSPITAL The deaths of the following Sea­ department. He is survived by his ion's $2,500 death benefit could James Waldron Frederick Hauser BALTIMORE. MD. Francis WaU WUllam R. Home have been saved for its original farers haiw been reported to the wife, Mary Lee Walker of Mobile, Thomas L. Ankerson John R. Keemowlcz Thomas J. Ward Vincent Jones purpose, the care of the family of Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Alabama. Timothy Less Ernest Atkins CUfford Womack David Kaim George B. Little Roy W. BeU K. W. KeUy $2,500 death benefits are being the deceased. t 4> 4 Robert G. McKnew B. O. Buzbee SAILORS SNUG HARBOR paid to their beneficiaries: Harry N. Byrd Joseph G. McKretb James Fenswick, 62: Sailing in The incident took place just STATEN ISLAND. NY W. W. Moore Jessie A. Clarke the deck department on SIU ships Joseph Kosiusky shortly after the state's attorney Louis Firlie Thomas Mungo Albert P. Smith, 56: On Novem­ since 1939, when he joined in New PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL Colon Rose Joseph Gill general announced he was investi­ SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO John R. Schultz Gorman T. Glaze gating the practices of unscrupu­ ber 20, 1954, Brother Smith died York, Brother Penswick died on Jose Rivera Raymond Smith D. L. Guerriero James Stathis Richard M. Harp lous undertakers. The attorney in Bermuda of pneumonia. His August 29, 1954, in Boston, Massa­ USPHS HOSPITAL Russell R. Henry Otis Townsend place of burial is not known. Broth­ chusetts, of a heai't ailment. Place NORFOLK, VA. Michael Jablonski Vlfiliiam D. Warmack general had said he had many Colon BoutweU William Mason er Smith joined the Union in 1944 of burial was Cedar Grove ceme­ complaints that undertakers were Isaac Duncan Irvln Taylor Thurston Lewis Norman Wroton taking advantage of death benefits in New York and had been sailing tery, Boston, Mass. Surviving is his USPHS HOSPITAL paid by union welfare plans to in­ in the steward department. He is wife, Helen Penswick of Boston, SEATTLE, WASH. Frank Airey Sverre Johannessen crease their charges considerably. survived by his sister. Miss Ada Massachusetts. Thomas Connell Mike Mlchelik In another instance involving an L. Smith of Harrisburg, Pennsyl­ 4 4 4 Franklin D. Oilman M. H. Whitehead Bjorn A. Granberg SIU death benefit. Welfare Serv­ vania. Joseph La Plante, 39: Brother Seafarers overseas who want 3^ 4" 4" USPHS HOSPITAL ices received a call from an attor­ La Plante was struck by a motor to get in touch with headquar­ GALVESTON. TEXAS car and died in Addington Hospital ney purporting to represent the Claude Walker, 41: Brother Wat­ ters in a hurry can do so by Benjamin Grico William Trice in Durban, South Africa, on Octo­ beneficiary of a deceased Seafarer. er died of a head injury on De­ A. W. Keane John Watt cabling the Union at its cable Murray Plylcr Charles B. Young The call came hard on the heels cember 14, 1954, at the Hospital ber 31, 1954. Place of burial is not address. SEAFARERS NEW USPHS HOSPITAL of the hospital death report. of the Capital in San Juan, Puerto known. He joined the Union in YORK. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Naturally, the attorney was Rico. Place of burial is not New York in 1942 and had been Use of this address will as­ Charles Brown Oliver Klein Max Byers John Meletios keenly interested in how to col­ known. He was one of the first sailing as chief electrician. Brother sure speedy transmission on Wayne Center Charles Neumaier lect the death benefit, which in members of the SIU, joining in La Plante is survived by his wife, all messages and faster serv­ Henry J. ChUds Joseph Perreira Olav Gustavsen GUbert Promutico this instance was payaible to a November, 1938, in Mobile and Lucienne La Plante, of Baltimore, ice for the men involved. Francis Halgney W. S. Singleton friend of the deceased, since the had been sailing in the steward Maryland. Paul Hugging P. S. Yuzon Lawyers, Morticians Are Sill Benefit Scavengers Seafarers In llospitals ~ Union Has Cable Address �-; ;;i;r V'^ •-•:^:v!'.r-.>v'yr:'.,'-v '• • •- Z»'-' 1.4^'""-- SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF f; THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • On y. LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • oh.. i;- •i^ Qffy? In yGur union-..; V>G4I? p2i:3fed:ed/ SIU CONSTITUTION. Protects your right to participate by majority vote in the forma­ tion of all Union policies and decisions. Assures you a voice and full control of your job rights and the right to vote on all agree­ ments and rules affecting your livelihood. Insures your right and every member's to vote and participate in all Union elections and to take part and exercise your votes at all Union meetings. Guar­ antees control of your Union finances through regular rank-andfile audits. SlU CONTRACT Gives you the highest take-home pay in the industry in ail ratings. Assures the best working and living conditions aboard ship, many modeled after your recommendations and those of your shipmates who are periodically polled on contract issues. Provides for your job security and protection on the job by an experienced full-time Union staff of patrolmen and representatives in all major US ports as well as a system of crew-elected delegates aboard ship who represent you at sea. SIU WELFARE PLAN IP?'- 1 SIU VACATION PLAN . . SIU STRENGTH. KL-^: •- Full time protection for you and your family through a series of benefits providing broader and more extensive coverage than any other union in the industry. Operates at low cost on a selfinsured basis to assure the highest possible hospital, disability, maternity, death, scholarship and other benefits—and at no cost. Provides speedy payments with no red tape, and the aid of a specially-created Welfare Services Department to service you at all times. Protects you with the highest paid vacations in the industry on the basis of days worked each year. Assures you a paid vacation whether you work for one company or a dozen through a central system of accounting maintained at Union headquarters for which the shipowners pay all costs. Provides you and all SIU Seafarers for the first time with an opportunity to enjoy leisure tii^ie ashore with your families and friends through vacation pay which can be collected as often as four times annually. Guarantees you the backing of a trade union tailored to your needs and devoted exclusively to the security of you and your family, both on the jo® and off it. Offers you the best job oppor­ tunities in the industry and security in those jobs at all times. Operating on a solid financial footing, your Union provides a net­ work of halls and facilities in all major ports and special services for all your needs and problems on ship and ashore. Seafarers Int'l Union • A & C District • AFL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource January 21, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 2 Description An account of the resource Headlines: THE TWO HEADED MONSTER PORT O' CALL OPENED IN BALTO; SIU ON TV LOG ARTIST 'MURALIZES' BALTO NY LAWYER HANDLED ILA $ TO FIGHT HALL 3-DEPT VOTE HITS SNAG SIU CREWMEN WIN 5-DAY BATTLE TO SAVE SS STEELORE 'DISTRICTS' RULED LOST; SHIP SAFETY CODE EVADED WITH CG OKAY, CO ADMITS SIU-CREWED SS CUBA TO BEGIN RUN SEA CHEST 17 PERCENT CHEAPER ON SLOPS SHIP SUITS PLAGUE SIU 'ALIEN CO'S' SPECIAL AID RESPONSE SHOWS WELFARE FUND ADAPTABILITY SIU VOTE TOPS RECORD; TALLY BEGINS JAN. 27 MOBILE PLANS DORM, SNACK BAR 90C PAY BASE FACES FIGHT SIU SEEKS IMPROVED MAIL SERVICE $241 MILLION ASKED FOR MARITIME IN '55 'YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH' TO BE ISSUED AS BOOK DISASTER INSURANCE INSPECTION QUESTIONS WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN SEAFARER-GI RAISES HIS VOICE - FOR PRIZE-WINNING ARMY QUINTET SALTY PLAY HIT ON WC WHY DELAY? FILE EARLY FOR BENEFITS UNION BLOCKS EVICTION BID BY LANDLORD SEAFARER COLLECTS 3RD BABY $$ LAWYERS, MORTICIANS ARE SIU BENEFIT SCAVENGERS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/21/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/0a6c2a6b81ddc7e9aaa75be98d06b4f7.PDF 642982fcc40a931701a1b6fe2f185798 PDF Text Text II '"i-y: -Story On Page 3 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • •^41 WC SEAMEN BEGIN 3-DEPT. ELECTION •m4 > v Story On Page- 2 -41 m �•X - Page Two r.r'PiW--- SEAFARERS LOG 3-Depf. Vote On; Climaxes 20-Year Fight Against CP % Rank-&-File Units Check Vote Results SAN FRANCISCO—With the courts having Jbrushed aside delaying moves sponsored by Harry Bridges, the National Labor Relations Board this week began the three-department vote on West Coast ships. The vote is £xpect^ to result in a heavy victory for the SIU Pacific District, representing Sailors, firemen and Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL. The expected victory will^ Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ against the Bridges and defunct conclude a fight of 20 years ards, se|^oing ally of Harry Committee for Maritime Unity ef­ standing to eliminate Com­ Bridges, asked the ninth Circuit fort to use seamen for Communistmunist-line •unionism from of Appeals to alter the election the seagoing side of the indus- ground rules. The NUMC&S, which is not on the ballot, asked that voting be confined to steward de­ partment men. Unanimous Verdict The three Appeals jurists ruled unanimously in favor of a threedepartment vote in which the Pacific District will oppose the In- Harry Lundcberg try. The fight has been led by Harry Lundeberg, secre­ tary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and Vin­ cent Malone, president of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union. Victory will repre­ sent a triumph for genuine trade unionism as opposed to the kind of unionism dominated by the political twists and turns which the Communist Party line dic­ tates. Balloting began on January 31 with the NLRB mailing bal­ lots directly to the ships. Five siips, the Lurline and the Presi­ dents Cleveland, Wilson, Polk and Monroe will be voted di­ rectly by NLRB representatives. Only men actually in the employ of the companies are being per­ mitted to vote. Men waiting for jobs on the beach are ineligible. Voting was originally scheduled for January 17, but the National SEAFARERS LOG Feb. 4, 1955 w- F(cbruary 4. 1955 Vol. XVil, No. 3 As I See It .Page Burly Page Cro-ssword Puzzle Page Editorial Cartoon ....... Page Editorials Page Final Dispatch Page Inquiring Seafarer Page Labor Round-Up Page Letter of The Week Page Letters Page Maritime " Page Meet The Seafarer Page Notices, Personals Page Off Watch Page Port Reports Pages 12, Quiz Page Recent Arrivals Page SIU History Cartoon Page Vote of Thanks Page Welfare Benefits Pages 18, Welfare Report Page Your Dollar's Worth Page 4 15 8 9 9 19 8 8 9 15 8 8 17 14 13 14 18 7 9 19 18 4 Published biweekly at the headquarters of the Seafarers international Union, At­ lantic & Cult District AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Vincent Malone ternational Longshoremen and Warehousemen's-Union, Bridges' shoreside outfit. The ILWU has picked up the ball for the disin­ tegrating NUMC&S and has at­ tempted to organize shipboard steward departments. The current election Is Just one more step in the duel be­ tween Lundeberg and Malone on the one hand and Bridges and his allies on the other, dating as far back as 20 years. Traditional­ ly, whether or not it was popuiar, Lundeberg and Malone consistently pursued a trade union policy in the sense of hewing to bread and butter is­ sues affecting the livelihood and welfare of seamen. That, as they see it, is the business of a sea­ man's union. Unionism First This has placed them squarely in opposition to the Communistline policy of placing political is­ sues ahead of trade union Issues. Historically, maritime unions that followed the Communist line, past or j?resent, have enmeshed themselves in a tangle of contra­ dictions. Back in the late 1930s they were for the Copeland "fink book" when other sea unions were against it. Then they whistled a different tune. At other times they have ap­ proved no-strike pledges in peace­ time only to utilize the strike weapon subsequently to affect US foreign policy. Typical of the party-line type of operation is their attitude toward various beefs that have sprung up from time to time. In the Mello Franco beef, the Aleutian beef of last year and the current Pacificus dispute, Lundeberg and Malone fought to preserve the livelihood of the seainen they represent, as. line objectives. This attitude has been roundly condemned in Communist-line lit­ erature as representing a back­ ward and selfish point of viewas if the employment and well-be­ ing of seamen should be secon­ dary to other purposes in a sea­ man's union. Actually of course, these beefs, particularly the" Mello Franco, hurt the Communist cause in maritime immeasurably. It was as a direct result of the attempted raid on the Mello Franco that the Coiftmunist-dominated CMU was subsequently destroyed by the AFL maritime unions. That buried the last Communist attempt to roll all the country's maritime unions into one basket. While the outlook is bright for an SIU victory, it's well under­ stood that this isn't the end-all of the problem on the West Coast. However, the assurance that all shipboard departments will be af­ filiated with one international un­ ion and be free from Communistline control is a sign of consider­ able progress. Seek Daily Ship Report For Safety WASHINGTON—A biU re­ quiring ships to report their positions by radio at least once every 24 hours has been Introduced in the House of Representatives by Representative Daniel Flood, Dem­ ocrat of Pennsylvania. The meas­ ure calls for this requirement on ships of 500 gross tons or more that are already required to carry radio installations under the 1934 Communications Act. The Pennsylvania Congressman explained that the bill was moti­ vated by the loss of the Mormackite last October with 37 of her crew. In that instance, it was sev­ eral days before survivors were lo­ cated because there had been no regular radio contact with the ship and her sinking did not become known immediately. Districts Case Similarly, the SIU - manned Southern Districts apparently was lost with 23 men several days be­ fore a search was started for the vessel. The search was begun only after she was overdue on her esti-, mated-time-of-arrival report to the home office. Several SlU-conlracted compa­ nies make it a practice to have ships radio positions daily to the home office, but it appears* that the majority of companies have no such requirement or limit it only to those ships that are in US coast­ al waters. . . ,, ^ NEW YORK—^Members of the six-man tallying committee elected at headquarters to count the vote in the SIU's election for officers pair off to check the results on each ballot. Shown (1-r) are: Charles Stambull, William MacDonald, Walter Reidy, Edgar Starns, William Mitchell, who was paired with R. Ewing (not shown). This committee also conducted a district-wide taUy. NEW ORLEANS—Completing work. Seafarers on the tallying com­ mittee for this branch sign report after winding up count' of 1,237 votes cast in the Union's biennial election at the New Orleans halL They are (1-r): Fidel DiGiovanni, Louis O'Leary (signing tally sheet), Sal Mancino, Vic Miorana, A. L. Stephens, Charles King. Each port tally is checked by the NY committee. WILMINGTON, Calif.—Vote count proceeds at SIU hall in this West Coast port as Seafarers elected to the six-man tallying unit recheck their findings before winding up work. Committee mem­ bers shown (1-r) are: J. J. Flanagan (portion of arm visible at far left), J. N. Young, J. Ward, C. C. Brown, J. Paerels. One member is pot shown and was not identified. �:Fe%rdM7 V idSS SEAFARERS Page Tbre» tOd •'^;'.*<:t:^ 5dr:;:U' '^c'"f->b-jr;''?i-rf« ffpw tvillthe current crisis Qp.ef 'Formosa affect Seafarers?^ Will the threat-^Hhe island, by the ChMe^Compmmists^req'ime a mass breakout of merchant^hip8, frpm the reserve fleet to carry a flood of supplies to that Pacific base of wffldffe- shipping needs tlxerff be siich that they can-be han­ dled by ships alfeddr^ M At^ to supply merchant ships in a huimy if neeffed dhd nre^^ supply the crews? With these questions in mind, the SEAFAkERS LOG surveyed the current crisis with a view to determining the demands that may be made on American seamen as well as the availability of ships to meet ivhatever emergency may arise. Here are the LOG*s findings: Traditionally the first to be affected by an international crisis, the US shipping; - industry and the Seafarers who man the s hips are keeping their eyes on the troubled Formosa area. As a result of hot and heavy pressure on the area by Chinese Com­ munist forces, the US is stepping up assistance to the Nationalists and concen­ trating more guns, ships and planes in the vicinity. All that means a bigger job for the US merchant • mood is one of watchful waiting only eight percent of cargo was marine and possibly an in­ rather thant hasty action, and the hauled on foreign vessels. crease in the number of Maritime Administration declares In other words, Formosa, like ships in service. If so, Formosa would be fol­ lowing a pattern set many times before in which the American merchant marine quickly was involved in the forefront of a crisis. In the hos­ tilities of World War II, ships and the Seafarers who manned them were among the first to bear the brunt of the fighting. The 1950 blow-up in Korea placed a ^udden and unprecedented demand on merchant ships to rush huge quan­ tities of supplies and support such operations as the landings at Inchon ^gnd the evacuation of Hungnam. The near-collision in Indo-China saw "US merchant ships moving under sniper fire from hos­ tile Communist forces. Ship Breakout Seen In more peaceful operations, Seafarers were called upon to move mountains of supplies to war-stricken Europe and Asia un­ der various operations such as UNRRA, the Marshall Plan, EGA, and the many coal and grain pro­ grams. Now Formosa is the focus of a major Government opera­ tion. Since the US merchant fleet is already lugging considerable quan­ tities of Government cargo to 'Korea, Indochina, and Japan and has been depleted by transfers, any sudden good-sized pick-up in ship­ ping would mean a breakout from the US reserve fleet. Even be­ fore the current Formosa blow-up the Foreign Operations Adminis­ tration was talking about pulling Government ships out for coal and gi'ain- because the Maritime Ad­ ministration has transferred for­ eign about 90 ships in the past year. Nobody expects anything like the breakout of over 500 ships such as took place dur­ ing the height of the Korean War. That would only happen In the event US forces were Involved in direct action, in which case the book would have to be thrown away and everything that could float would be put tb use. A more likely. prospect would be a modest breakout between 50 and 100 ships, including 15 of the modern Mariner ships that were built since Korean war days. A breakout of these ships would require 2,000 to 4,000 seamen—licensed and unlicensed. Right now, the Government's that there are no plans of any kind to pull ships out of the reserve. Actually, it wouldn't take more than a week to whip the Mariners into shape. The usable- Libertys and Victorys in the reserve would take longer and shipyard capacity would be a big factor here. Each time one of these Far East crises boils up, it raises the ques­ tion of the fitness of our merchant fleet. Briefly this is the status of the US merchant fleet today. . • Ships available today are far less numerous than at the peak of the Korean war breakout (Februr ary, 1952). At that time there were 1,288 privately-owned ships plus 528 Government-owned ships oper­ ating. Today the privately-owned fleet has dwindled to 1,142 ships, a drop-off of 146 vessels from 1952. • Two hundred and eighfy-five of 500 useful Government-owned Libertys are now used for grain storage leaving 215 Libertys, the 15 Mariners and. a small number of Victoi*y ships immediately avail­ able. Consequently, the total of ships available right now is about 1,400 compared to slightly better than 1,800 in 1952. More Commitments • The US, with less ships, has more commitments in the Far East today than it had in '52 because of the collapse of the French in Indo­ china and the threat to all of Southeast Asia. That means that less shipping, proportionately, would be available in a Formosan emergency. • While the size of the fleet compares pretty well with what the US had in June, 1950, when Koi'ea erupted, there is no large reserve of idle private tonnage such as existed then. Idle tonnage has been permitted to transfer. • The Korea experience shows we cannot count on foreign ships for quick aid in an emergency. In the first three months of Korea, Meeiing Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and; at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at, 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings Is as follows: Feb. 9, Feb. 23, Mar. 9. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required' to attend the meetings. any other international crisis, brings up the old contradiction between the merchant marine as the fourth arm of defense, and "that same merchant fleet as a private operation that's expected to make its way without top niuch Government help, even if it means transferring wholesale to foreign flags. IStrain On Fleet If the Formosa situation should lead to any large scale hostilities it would mean a terrific strain on tlie aging and dwindling merchant fieet. It would also mean that ships would face the threat of submarine and air attacks. Whether or not the Chinese Communists blow their corks, the US is pledged to long-term defense of the 300-mile-long island of For­ mosa and its 400,000 Chinese Na­ tionalist troops. Formosa is only about 100 miles from the Chinese mainland but a long haul of well over 6,000 miles from US West Coast poi'ts. ••'Ml '-^1 ,J I .1J ^1 Western Pacific defense hinges right now on keeping Okinawa (1) and Phillippincs (2), where bulk of SIU shipping activity is eoncentrated, open as supply points for Formosa (3). SIU ships are also calling at Formosa and may be going in there more and more. Non-Communist countries are in dark shading. Communist nations are in light shading, with Soviet Russia (not shown) meeting North Korea at its extreme northern tip. "il -'•1 ^1 -I Announce A&C Vote Tallyf New Balloting Record Set ' N. Counting up a record total of 6,423 votes, the six-man rank and file headquarters tal­ lying committee has completed its vote count and has issued a report announcing the win­ ners in the two-month SIU elections. Seafarers filled 49 posts in the elections, choosing among 78 candidates in the districtwide vote. A 79th candidate, Frenchy Michelet who received (3)—Ted Babkowski, To'm Clark, not on the ballot, was success^ 4,704 votes in the contest for port Walter Siekmann; New York stew­ ful in a write-in vote. The elections for a two year term began on November 15, 1954 and were completed on January 15, 1955. In accordance with the Union constitution the member­ ship, in meetings on January 28, elected tallying committees com­ posed of two rank and file Seafar­ ers from each of the three ship­ board departments. The headquar­ ters tallying committee served as the committee for the Port of New York and collated the tallying of the outports for the district-wide totals. Final Approval Awaited The full report of the commit­ tee, which appears In this issue, will be presented to the next mem­ bership meetings in all ports for final approval.^ At stake in the election besides the post of secretary-treasurer were six assistant secretary-treas­ urers, nine port agents and 33 pa­ trolmen in the various ports. The winning write-in candidate was agent of Savannah. ard patrolmen (3)—Paul GonsorReelected to the top post in the chik, Howard Guinier, Freddie Union was SIU Secretary-Treas­ Stewart; New York joint patrol­ urer Paul Hall who tallied 5,864 men (6)—Frank Bose, Marty Breitvotes in a three way contest. His hoff. Reed Humphries, E. B. Mcopponents, Ray White and Walter| Auley, Keith Terpe, Ernest Tilley. Philadelphia agent—A. Cardullo; Philadelphia joint patrolman— The full text of the Head­ John Hetzell; Baltimore agent— quarters Tallying Committee's Earl Sheppard; Baltimore deck pa­ report as well as a complete trolman—Leon Johnson: Baltimore tabulation of the district-wide engine patrolman—A1 Stansbury; vote begins on page 6. Baltimore steward patrolman—Joe DeGeorge; Baltimore joint patrol­ Beyeler, tallied 266 and 116 votes man—Rex Dickey. Norfolk agent—Ben Rees; Nor­ respectively. Other successful- candidates folk joint patrolman—James Bulwere: assistant secretary-treas­ lock; Savannah agent—A. Michelet; urers—Joe Algina (deck); Joe "Vol- Savannah joint patrolman—Nevin pian (engine); Eddie Mooney Ellis; Tampa agent—Tom Banning; (steward); Bob Matthews, Bill Hall Tampa joint patrolman—Benny and Claude Simmons (joint); Bos­ Gonzales. Mobile agent—Cal Tanner; Mo­ ton agent—James Sheehan; Boston joint patrolman—James Sweeney; bile deck patrolman—William Mor­ New York deck patrolmen (3)— ris; Mobile engine patrolman— Mike Colucci, Lou Goffin, Tom Robert Jordan; Mobile steward pa(Continued on page 17) Gould; New York engine patrolmen •Ml -I �. - J. 5 •• J:-.' Face FMHP . SEAFARERS .,F«|w«ait lOG Ask Court To Void Sea Chest Suit The SIU fired its opening shot last week in the slopchest dealerInspired Government lawsuit against the SIU Sea Chest with motion to throw the entire case out of court. Union action to upset the suit brought by the Justice Depart­ ment last August challenged basic theories in the Government's case and contended that an action against the Union-pwned slopchest operation could not be made under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The Government charges the Sea Chest with being a "monopoly" under Federal anti-trust statutes. No Monopoly: SIU C. J. (Scotty) Kerrigan (left) and steward R. E. Stough of the Del The SIU has consistently main­ Rio display honors by Liberian President W. V. S. Tubman making tained that the lawsuit arose sole­ Stough "Knight Official of the Humane Order of African Redemp­ ly beeause ship chandlers were tion." Tubman, Del Rio passenger, sent Kerrigan letter of com­ resentful over the Sea Chest's low mendation. prices and high quality goods to Seafarers. In 1954 the Sea Chest saved Seafarers an average of 17 percent in tlieir slopchest pur­ chases. The SIU also maintains it sells only to steamship companies on a competitive basis. The Federal judge hearing the case in Brooklyn, Federal District Court indicated that as the motion NEW ORLEANS—In appreciation of a pleasant voyage contained many extremely techni­ home from a recent visit to the United States, President Wil­ cal and complicated points of law, liam V. S. Tubman of the Republic of Liberia presented offi­ the Union should not expect a cial decorations and commen­ quick decision. The Union was which transported him there from represented in court by General dations to various unlicensed Haiti; He visited Haiti after ah ex­ and licensed members of the Counsel Seymour W. Miller. tensive tour of the Eastern andOne of the main points in the crew of the SlU-contracted Del Rio Southern United States, which in­ (Mississippi). Union case is that the Sea Chest cluded New Orleans. Seafarer Rufus E. Stough. chief is a wholly Union-owned and oper­ The Del Rio arrived in Monrovia, ated corporation whose only cus­ steward, was appointed a "Knight Liberia, with President Tubman on Official of the Humane Order of tomers are Uie men on Union-con­ tracted ships. In fact seamen are African Redemption" and deco­ December 5. Seafarers who were members of in the category of ^'captive" cus­ rated accordingly. Seafarer Cecil tomers since they can't buy slop­ James "Scotty" Kerrigan, pas­ the crew during the voyage said chest goods anywhere else but on senger bedi'oom steward, was given that President Tubman displayed the ships. a personal letter of commendation. an active interest in their work and visited them frequently during the The question is further compli­ Master Cited voyage." He was highly pleased with cated by the fact that the opera­ Capt. William Cornforth, master, the hospitality shown him by the tion ot a slopchest on US-flag was appointed "Commander of the crew, they reported. vessels is required by law for the Order of the Star of Africa." In New Orleans, company offi­ benefit of the seamen. The general On instructions from the Missis­ cials said that the capable and public is not involved. Since the Sea Chest is Union-owned and sippi Shipping Co., the Del Rio put friendly manner in which Seafar­ therefore owned and operated by into Kingston. Jamaica, November ers handled their duties during the the only'ones who can benefit from 20, to take President Tubman and voyage, in typical SIU style, did •what it buys and sens, there is no his party of six aboard. President much to help cement the friendly "monopoly" situation involved, Tubman and his party had reached relations existing between Missis­ Jamaica by way of a British cruiser sippi and the Liberian Republic. the union maintains. Liberian President Honors 2 Seafarers ItllT; ' DESPITE SOME LJVST MINUTE DELAYS, the three-department vote on West Coast ships Is no«f underway and promises final solu­ tion of the problem Involving steward departments on West Coast ships. Unfortunately, for a great many years the basic job problems of steward department men on the Coast have^een pushed aside by political considerations Imposed by the Communist Party's water­ front section. The stewards have taken quite a pushing around during these years and the trade union issues have been hidden by all the dust kicked up-in the process. It should be a distinct pleasure for these, men, and for everybody concerned, to get down to doing business on the basis of trade union policies. Once this election is ovei-, the stewards, with the support of the Sailors and Firemen, can buckle down to the job of building a union that belongs to them alone and not to a political apparatus. IN MAY OF LAST YEAR, YOUR UNION'S NEWSPAPER CARRIED a story on the effects of the coming St. Lawrence Seaway on Ameri­ can shipping. It was concluded at the time that there is a possibility of benefit both for offshore and coastwise trade, provided US ship­ owners took action to get the necessary shallow-draft ships. Other­ wise, smaller Eurpean ships that can make use of the 27-foot St. Lawrence channel would monopolize the trade. Now the "Log," a trade magazine of-the shipping Ihdustry, has -come, to the same conclusion. In a lengthy editorial in its January, 1955, issue the "Log" points out, just as your Union did many months ago, that the Seaway trade will go by default to foreign flags, unless US operators bestir themselves. It is true that most US East Coast operators actively opposed the Seaway. But now that the Seaway is coming, the industry must live with it, and the best way is to take advantage of . whatever trade the Seaway will create. For as the "Log" points out, it could very well be that the smaller ships needed for Seaway operations could be utilized profitably on offshore runs to many of the less-developed ports of the world. THE LAST ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOG CARRIED PHOTOgraphs of most of the Union brothers who are currently receiving dis­ ability, benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. Just this past week the tru-stees of the Plan voted to add more Seafarers to the disability list. Three years ago there was no method for taking care of these men who could no longer work on the job. Today, while it is regrettable that these men no longer sail, at least they have the assurance of a regular income. Before this, the disabled seaman simply had to go on charity. There was no other way. Your Union's experience with the disability benefit has fully con­ firmed the belief that the test of a man's ability to work is fibt his age in years but simply his health. There are some,men op this list, pro­ fessional seamen all, who for one reason or another . were disabled at a comparatively early age — some of them under 40, As long as they met the seatime requirements and were unable to work, your Union believed It was more important to take care of them than to force the retirement of an old-timer who might still h? hale and hearty' and perfectly capable of doing a day's work along with his shipmates. Many people who are authorities on the problem of oldtimers have expressed concern about systems that compel a healthy man to retire and lose income when he can still earn a good living, and at the same' time, fail to take care of the man-who is disabled not by age, •but by circumstances. Your Union takes pride that its Welfare Plan was flex- ible enough to avoid this pitfall and provide help for men, young or old, who really need it the most. WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYINa Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Morgolius, Leading Expert on Buying m. I tr_. \t. ' jf.' , hr • Furniture Sale Values Can a Seafarer and his family save any money by shopping the midwinter furniture sales now going on in most .cities? Yes — if you avoid the trickier, higher-priced installment stores, compare values widely among different furniture and department stores and. select well-made pieces that are truly suitable for your needs. Prices of house furnishings are slightly lower this year than in the past few years, but beware the gaudy, massive furniture known in the furniture trade as "borax," which uses fancy styling to distract the buyer from its basic Shoddiness or high price. Recently manufacturers have been trying to push larger furniture: sofas with more seating space, bigger chests of , drawers, etc. But larger furniture is a good choice only if you have the space for it. In today's smaller houses, the need is more for moderately-sized pieces that ease house­ keeping and doesn't crowd up a room so it looks like an over-furnished model room in a store. Simple design gives you most for your money. Bulkiness may look impressive in a store but may be a : nuisance in your home. Foam Rubber Popular Living-room chairs and sofas upholstered in foam rub­ ber are available now at comparatively reasonable prices. Foam rubber makes satisfactory upholstery if properly handled; There are different qualities of it, with lowergrade foam rubber containing more air pores. You can Another way to tell if you are getting decent furniture tell by pressing the cushions between your hands which actually is the better-quality less-porous foam rubber. Too, for your money is to examine the backs and drawers to the foam rubber needs to be securely attached to the outer see if they have been finished or left "raw." In fairly wellcovering by a welt and possibly button tufts. Make sure made furniture, the backs and drawers are at least waxed. Plastic-surfaced tables and chairs with chrome legs' It is, else the covering will tend to wrinkle in use". Too, make sure the crimped-wire steel webbing underneath the have become widely used for dining as well as kitchen : foam-rubber upholstery is securely attached to the bottom furniture. Such furniture is very practical, and comes in of the chair or sofa. Such wire webbing should be attractive designs these days. But some is cheaply made. attached with round helical springs and not merely stapled For sturdiness, the table should be constructed so the directly to the chair bottom as it often is in mediocre apron touches the chrome legs. On cheaply-made chrome leg chairs,-the seats seem low because they are thinly furniture. The covering is important too, both for durability and ' filled. Better-grade chairs have legs spot-welded to the to ease housekeeping. It's best to avoid pile fabrics, espe­ seat pads, not merely screwed on, and the S-shaped chrome cially mohair, which are costly and collect dirt. In pile legs fully support the seat to its very edge. Also, some fabrics, velvet is a little better choice. The cotton uphol­ sets have only a thin chrome finish. Examine the chrome stery fabrics are durable and soil resistant, but avoid finish with your eyes and fingers for signs of peeling which loosely-woven fabrics sometimes 'found on modern furni- indicate, a cheap finish. In wood dining and living room tables, plastic top sur­ • ture. .. • • " \ faces are gaining popularity for their real advantages. Beware Fake Maple . They are heat and scratch resistant, easy to clean with Maple is generally a good comparative .Lvalue in furni­ a damp rag and don't need polishing like wood surface# ture, but beware of fafcery in- maple. Sbmetimies/gumwood do. These, surf aces come in wood grains which you hardly with maple finish is sold as solid maple. Tlieite is nothing tell from real wood veneer. wrong with maple-finish gumwood if the finish has been The wrought-iron legs now found on much modern'furniput on well (you can tell well-finished furniture by the ture are another help in housekeeping — no denjs or depth and smoothness of the finish). But you shouldn't scratches, simply wipe them clean, etc. The legs them- ' pay the solid-maple price for imitation maple. Any sales­ selves are now sold in many stores so you can attach ply­ man who assures you furniture ig solid iiiaple should he wood or other tops yourself to make coffee and corner willing to state so in writinig on your bilL tables. �SEAF ARERS Fejbruanr 4. 1955, LOG , SIU Seeks Pact With Mew Owners Of Pan-Atlantic In double celebration. Seafarer James Hand, electrician, cuts Vacation Plan's third birthday cake while ffettinc vacation check which brought Plan's total payments to $4 mUlion. Presenting check is ' SIU ass't. sec.-treasurer Claude Simmons while ass't. sec.-treasurer Joe Algina looks on. Girls (1-r) are Anne Carlin, Ruth Pechin and Dolores Grayson of Vacation Plan staff. $4 Million Vatation Birthday On the eve of its third birthday, the SIU's history-making Vacation Plan shot past the $4 million mark in benefits paid. Seafarer James Hand collected a check for $58.02 last week to put the Plan past the milestone slightly ahead of its February 12th birthday date. Hand got the money for^ by the SIU because very few sea­ time spent- 6u the Isthmian fits on the basis ol a new nigh fig­ men had ever collected vacation ure, $176 for each year's seatime. ship Steel Fabricator, just re­ money under the old system. Most turned from the Far East. Al­ though still aboard the Fabricator he took advantage of the, Vacation Plan provision which permits a Seafarer to cbllect as often as four times a year if he so desires. New Increase Adding to the 3rd anniversary celebration is the fact that the Plan recently started payment of bene- The increased benefit covers 90 days or more of seatime accUtnulated after December 1, 1954. The new high levei represents a 19 per­ cent increase over the former level of $148 and is the highest paid by any unlicensed men's plan in the industry. Although Vacation Plan , pay­ ments got underway on February 12, 1952, Seafarers collected money retroactive to July 1, 1951. The plan had been negotiated and won in May of J951. The time lag of several months allowed for tlie building up of sufficient cash reserves and sufficient sea­ time to make payments possible. The Vacation Plan, first of its kind in the industry, was devised Ed Moi^an Is New AFL Newscaster Emery Hit, Crew Safe A new nightly radio news pro­ gram over 175 stations of the American Broadcasting Company radio network is now being sponsoj;ed by the AFL. The program's commentator is Edward P. Morgan who resigned as director of new# for the Columbia Broadcasting Sys­ tem to take the AFL position. The program is broadcast from Washington and is heard at 10 PM Eastern Standard Time, which means 9 PM in the central states and 7 PM on the Pacific Coast. Formerly With CBS Morgan is weii-equipped for the job since he has been in the news­ paper business since 1932 and has been broadcasting for CBS since 1946. In recent years he has han­ dled several major radio and tele­ vision news assignments for the CBS chain. Among stations carrying the pro­ gram are' KCBQ in San Diego; KGO in San Francisco; WQAM in Miami; WSMB in New Orleans; WFBR in Baltimore; WVDA in Bos­ ton; WABC in New York City; KEX in Portland, Ore.; WFIL in Phila­ delphia; KXYZ in Houston, and WGH in Norfolk. The AFL-sponsor^d broadcast deals, largely with news of general interest to all listener^ as well as labor hews. . Just two weeks after she came out of a year-long lay-up, the SIUmanned Lewis Emery Jr. was struck amidships4n a collision with the Weyerhauser freighter George S. Long. The accident took place January 24 under fog conditions in Coos Bay harbor, Oregon, and buc­ kled in several plates on the port side. . The Emery proceeded under her own steam to Portiand, Oregon, where repairs are now being made. No injuries were reported as a re­ sult of the accident. The vessei had signed on for a Far East voyage with Yokohama as its first port of call. Repairs are not expected to take too long be­ cause it was rot necessary to un­ load any cargo to carry out the re­ pair work. The George Long, a lumber ship, bashed a hole in her bow eight feet above the waterline. It too made for safety under its own steani. The Emery had been laid up in Rich.mond, California, before crew- ing up out of the San Fi'anciSGO hall. seamen worked for several com­ panies in the course of a year and did not stay with any one company long enough to be entitled to vaca­ tion pay. Consequently, the SIU and its contracted operators set up a cen­ tral fund into which aii shipowners contributed so that seamen could collect vacation pay in exact pro­ portion to the number of days worked. Negotiations are under way for an SIU contract with tha McLean Securities Corporation, following purchase by Mc­ Lean of the SlU-manned Pan Atlantic Steamship Corporation and seven C-2 ships operated by the company. Pan Atlantic is Waterman's subsidiary operating exclusively in the coast­ wise trade. •*" Indications are that an j tinue operating its remaining ships agreement will he signed in in the intercoastal trade and m the near future that will not only Atlantic, Far East and Puerto Rico cover these seven ships, but will runs. Along with Pan Atlantic, Water­ assure SIU manning of projected trailerships, vessels specially de­ man sold the Gulf Florida Ter­ signed to carry truck trailers on a minal Company at Tampa to Mc­ coastwise run. The trailerships will Lean. The seven C-2s involved in the supplement and not replace present Pan Atlantic operations, according sale are the Antinous, Arizpa, to Malcolm P. McLean, head of the Beauregard, Chitjkasaw, DeSoto, i Iberville and Warrior. company. Roll-On, Roll-Offs Some time ago, McLean, who was head of one of the country's largest trucking corporations, an­ nounced intention to start a rollon, roll-off trailership service with vessels that would carry 286 35foot loaded truck trailers. Purchase of Pan Atlantic, with its authority to call at East Coast ports, would j make it easier for McLean to put: the trailerships into service. j It is expected that the trailerships will be built for Pan Atlantic WASHINGTON—Plans revealed and then chartered to McLean Trucking Company. The latter last week to get Federal agencies firm has already asked the Inter-j out of businesses where private state Commerce Commission for operation is cheaper have not yet authority to purchase another firm, been e.xtended to the Navy's Mili­ S. C. Loveland, Inc., which oper­ tary Sea Transportation Service, ates barges, and to start its .trail­ although some MSTS activities cost the taxpayers more than six ership service. Sale of Pan Atlantic means times what they would in private abandonment by Waterman of ef­ industry. Accoidingly, Rep. Thor C. Tolforts to rebuild the coastwise trade into a major shijiping operation. Wson (R.-Wash.), head of the The coastwise and intercoastal House Merchant Marine Commit­ trades were badly hurt when ships tee in the last Congress, has intro­ were withdrawn during World War duced a bill to curb MSTS activi­ II for offshore runs. They have ties. The measure would direcLthe never succeeded in regaining their military to make gi-eater use of commercial ships in moving mili­ pre-war prominence. Ho'wever, Waterman will" con- tary cargoes and personnel over­ seas. The Government shipping oper­ ation has been sharply criticized by the SIU and all other segments of the maritime industry for com­ peting with private enterprise and taking cargoes which could be more economically handled by commercial shipping. Tollefson's committee last year urged drastid curbs on the agency's activities at a time when private-owned ship­ ping was in a slump. Auto Movements Criticized Figures cited by the Washington Congressman in support of his bill indicated that in 1954 MSTS mov­ ed 71,667 private, automobiles at a cost to the Government of $100 million,, or more than the total cost for the year of operating subsidies for the entire American merchant marine.- He further charged that he could not see how the shipment of private cars fell within the scope of MSTS resi)onsibilities in the first place. In another area, he* noted, MSTS movements of oil on its own tank­ ers cost $8.66 per thousand long ton miles compared to $1.40 on commercial tankers. On private tankers operating under contract to the agency, the cost was $2.33. MSTS Curb Asked, High Costs Cited Injured Seafarer Gets Special Aid Providing specialized aid not Vegularly called for in Flan, SIU Welfare Plan has presented. Seafarer Matti Ruusukallio this spe­ cial-type wheelchair, alsd leg braces, With Ruu3u]i;allio, in SI hospital with broken neck, is Welfare Services: rep. Tom Gould. # m �infcrir: SEAFARERS Page Six IPG A & G District Election Tabulation (CandidaU* with an astarlsk (*) bafera thair total* ara thosa who wara alactad) «';v K 11" Ifi • Sav a 4 2 259 56 2 17 8 0 4 8 0 0 64 -294 SP 7 228 8 2 7 0 252 W1I S«a • Sub-Total 116 a 2 •5A64 110 97 266 15 \14 46 6 4 129 0 0 2 0 0 6,423 117 133 585 1,084 27 150 0 1 0 1 612 1,236 59 1 4 0 64 276 8 10 0 294 230 22 0 0 2S2 112 125 S .1 4 0 0 0 117 133 72 6 1 0 79 575 1.052 37 182 0 1 0 1 612 1,236 58 3 3 6 64 266 23 5 0 294 228 24 0 0 252 120 13 0 0 133 73 5 1 0 79 571 1,049 41 185 0 1 0 1 612 1,236 263 58 26 3 5 3' 0 0 64 294 225 27 0 252 114 111 19 4 0 2 0 0 • 117 133 248 240 265 110 19 0 882 209 215 213 112 7 0 756 92 111 102 94 0 0 399 99 100 106 37 9 0 351 Bal 13 825 32 9 7 0 886 Nor 1 86 3 0 0 0 90 78 22 3 0 0 109 Ml 3 122 2 2 4 0 133 Back Assistant Sacratary-Traasurar J. Algina, A-1 136 1,689 497 No Votes 6 26 14 Voids 4 36 7 Write Ins 0 2 1 Totals 146 1,753 519 856 29 1 0 886 85 v5 0 0 90 96 12 0 1 109 131 1 1 0 133 72 6 1 0 79 Engine Assistant Secretary-Treasurer J. Volpian, V-1 127 1,674 489 No Votes t... 15 49 22 Voids 4 29 6 Write Ins 0 1 2 Totals 146 1,753 519 842 42 2 0 886 86 4 0 0 90 92 16 0 1 109 131 1 1 0 133 Steward Assistant Secretary-Treasurer E. Mooney, M-7.... 126 1,621 491 No Votes 15 99 18 Voids 4 28 9 Write Ins 1 5 1 Totals 146 1,753 519 829 55 2 0 886 86 4 0 0 90 91 17 0 1 109 129 3 1 0 133 Joint Assistant Sacratary-Traasurar (3) W. Hall, H-272 103 1,621 482 785 . H. Matthews, M-1.. 118 1,618 482 815 \ C. Simmons, S-1.... Ill 1,625 514 790 No Votes 82 293 55 262 Voids 24 97 21 6 Write Ins 0 5 3 0 Totals 436 5,259 1,557 2,658 80 80 84 26 0 0 270 73 85 82 80 4 3 327 126 129 129 9 6 0 399 Sacratary-Traasurar Bos NY W. Beyeler, 3 45 P. HaU, H-1 . 123 1,541 K. White. W-2 13 93 No Votes 3 11 Voids 4 62 Write Ins 0 1 Totals 146 1,753 Phi 5 489 7 1 17 0 519 Tsm Mob No 2 1 20 68 - 595 1,187 8 12 , 18 0.21 12 9 0 0 1 79 612 1,236 LC HOU 555 982 577 1,023 563 998 141 697 31 0 4 1 0 4 0 237 1,836 3,708 52 54 58 22 -6 0 192 68 68 e 111 3 ' 3 0 117 Boston Agent J. Sheehan, S-3.... 135 1,654 No Votes 7 73 Voids 4 24 Write Ins 0 2 Totals 146 1,753 499 11 » 1 519 822 52 11 1 886 87 3 0 0 90 90 10 0 0 109 130 2 1 0 133 72 6 1 0 79 568 1.060 44 174 1 0 1 0 612 1,236 60 2 2 0 M 271 ' 231 13 21 10 0 0 0 294 252 103 7 2 0 117 108 7 2 0 117 Boston Joint Patrolman J. Sweeney, SO.... 140 1,625 No Votes 2 107 Voids 4 21 Write Ins 0 0 Totals 146 1,753 500 14 , 5 ' 0 519 815 TO 1 9 886 87 3 0 0 90 93 15 0 1 109 129 3 1 0 133 68 10 1 0 79 556 1,045 56 190 1 0 0 0 612 1,236 58 3 2 0 64 260 16 9 0 294 229 23 0 0 252 118 15 0 0 133 104 10 3 0 117 New York Dock Patrolman (3) A. Arnold, A-147... 37 310 54 100 A. Bjornsson, B-34.. 31 300 37 89 M. Colucei, C-3 70 1,203 442 677 L, Goffin, G-7 98 1,437 446 734 T. Gould, G-267.... 77 1,340 429 734 J. Pasinosky, P-68 . 23 277 71 63 (No Votes 81 163 35 242 'Voids 21 228 42 19 Write Ins 0 1 1 0 Totals 438 5,259 1,557 2,658 8 6 77 82 75 9 13 0 0 270 39 21 50 78 50 26 57 5 1 327 3 5 129 126 113 5 6 12 0 399 112 11 53 84 6 26 62 534 958 63 557 1,014 63 547 1,001 9 31 83 382 19 76 72 4 12 0 0 2 237 1,836 3,708 9 2 50 51 54 5 6 15 0 192 60 34 203 235 207 39 73 31 0 882 40 31 170 202 191 36 77 9 0 756 50 36 70 84 83 17 59 0 0 399 31 22 72 90 87 21 16 12 0 351 Now York Engine Patrolman (3) T. Babkowski, B-1.. 90 1,379 462 730 p. Bush, B-9 49 482 05 Ifgl T. Clark, C-5 101 1,545 479 766 W. Siekmann, S-7... 101 1.523 463 750 No Votes 72 187 41 228 Voids 25 141 24. , 16 Write Ins 0 2 3 0 Totals 438 5.259 1,557 2,658 76 14 83 81 16 0 0 270 54 59 74 78 55 4 3 327 121 10 123 121 8 16 0 399 65 550 948 56 232 8 563 1,054 67 68 563 1,029 <13 22 92 7 12 30 0 0 2 237 1,836 3,708 54 11 56 54 10 7 0 192 220 73 251 245 74 19 0 882 195 53 210 208 84 6 0 756 93 49 101 95 61 0 0 399 90 41 97 94 20 9 0 351 Now York Stewards P. Gonsorchik, G-2.. H. Guinier, G-3 P. Stewart, S-8 No Votes Voids Write Ins Totals 82 83 85 20 0 O 270 83 84 82 76 0 2 327 131 127 127 11 3 0 399 564 73 565 70 560 70 138 23 9 1 0 0. 237 1,836 59 56 59 14 4 O 192 261 259 259 88 15 0 882 228 218 222 77 11 0 756 107 108 118 66 0 0 399 103 96 105 36 11 0 351 5 75 74 3 9 76 4 68 9 76 78 5 123 122 6 5 121 3 119 2 122 122 6 42 0 798 16 45 121 60 526 963 65 543 993 5 49 79 125 9 51 962 64 525 7 115 30 909 60 520 125 9 49 844 540 64 560 1,005 68 46 996 206 1 28 174 0 5 0 474 3,672 7,416 Patrolman (3) 115 1,670 490 783 117 1,662 489 773 Ill 1,662 495 792 85 178 52 294 10 82 28 16 o 5 3 o 438 5,259 1,557 2,658 1,021 1,003 1,015 660 6 3 3,708 New York Joint Patrolman (t) H. Barrett, B-86... 33 382 F. Bose, B-4 80 1,350 M. Breitholl, B-2..,. 88 1,444 L. Bruce, B-158 18 254 J. Dawson, D-82 33 331 R. Humphries, H-4.. 87 1,281 A. Lake, L-41 29 357 E. McAuley, M-20.. 70 1,237 C. Stevens, S-56 43 339 K. Terpe, T-3 91 1,352 E. TUley, T-2 102 1,413 No Votes 164 412 Voids 38 366 Write Ins 0 0 Totals 876 10,518 57 445 456 36 47 442 54 438 59 408 438 106 126 2 3,114 106 695 698 80 100 662 96 626 123 726 743 638 18 0 5,316 18 0 540 33 64 66 21 25 61 21 84 33 69 89 85 1 2 654 Philadelphia Agent A. Cardullo, C-1.... 115 1,608 No Votes 25 110 Voids 5 23 Write Ins 1 7 Totals 146 1.753 492 17 6 4 519 788 92 2 4 886 87 3 0 0 90 89 15 0 5 109 132 0 1 • 0 133 71 7 1 0 79 545 1,041 67 191 0 1 0 3 612 1,236 Philadelphia Joint Patrolman S. Bergeria, B-179 .' 15 167 J. Hetzell, H-6 72 1,215 H. Webber, W-365.. 30 261 No Votes 24 55 Voids 5 55 Write Ins 0 0 Totals 146 1,753 17 458 19 6 19 0 519 47 702 79 55 3 0 886 4 81 3 2, 0 0 90 11 52 31 13 2 0 109 3 115 5 2 0 133 13 50 8 7 1 0 79 Baltimore Agent ' E. Sheppard, S-2.., 125 1,647 No Votes 16 78 Voids 4 25 Write Ins 1 3 Totals 146 1,753 500 13 6 0 519 ' 849 34 2 1 886 87 3 0 0 90 94 13 0 2 109 132 0 1 0 133 Baltimore Deck Patrolman W. Hendershot, H-327. 21 259 L. Johnson, J-2 103 1,391 No Votes 16 .55 Voids 6 47 Write Ins 0 1 Totals 146 1,753 45 451 12 11 0 519 64 784 35 3 0 886 4 84 2 0 0 90 28 69 10 2 0 109 Baltimore Engine Patrolman F. Stansbury, S-22.. 119 1,021 No Votes 23 106 Voids 4 26 Write Ins 0 0 Totals 146 1,753 492 19 8 0 519 844 41 1 0 886 87 3 0 0 90 Baltimore Steward Patrolman jr. De George, D-2 . 65 1,202 A. Gowder, G-352.. 31 185 G. Hazen. H-386 .. 7 138 A. Kavel. Jr< K-79 . 8 120 No Votes 25 48 Voids 10 58 Write Ins 0 2 Totals 148 1,753 425 30 24 12 15 13 0 919 684 62 55 20 59 6 9 <86 77 6 2 1 3 1 0 90 , 45 68 5 48 45 36 49 209 186 72 . 67 212 52 220 92 100 4 28 16 21 11 43 8 34 31 34 228 50 161 74 70 6 45 36 22 28 52 210 163 74 58 49 5 40 33 49 57 230 187 85 83 54 237 212 116 97 35 175 136 42 190 7 24 19 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 384 1,764 1,512 - 798 702 57 4 2 64 270 19 4 1 294 222 120 26 13 4 0 0. 0 252 133 3 1 117 16 50 510 959 '40 114 104 36 9 10 0 0 612 1,236 3 52 4 1 4 0 64 24 200 39 20 11 0 294 27 182 25 17 1 0 252 21 67 35 10 0 0 133 10 73 28 3 3 0 117 68 10 1 0 79 577 1,090 35 143 0 0 0 3 612 1,236 58 4 2 0 64 273 . 232 15 20 6 0 0 0 294 252 124 8 0 1 133 109 5 3 0 117 4 126 2 1 0 133 30 91 558 1,033 22 108 0 4 2 0 612 1,236 4 52 5 3 0 64 40 224 20 10 0 294 27 208 16 1 26 4 1 0 79 232 98 9 0 0 133 16 86 1 4 0 117 94 15 0 0 109 129 3 1 0 133 68 10 1 0 79 561 1,040 51 196 0 0 0 0 612 1,236 57 5 2 0 64 264 23 7 0 294 226 26 0 0 .252 118 15 0 0 133 109 6 2 0 .117 45 -29 13 9 11 2 9 109 lis 60 527 986 2 31 67 6 15 41 0 13 27 4 25 104 1 1 11 O O 79. 612 1,236 63 4 1 0 3 3 0 64. 190 44 20 9 21 10 0 294 a f 5 1 2 3 7 0 133 (Continued on page 16) • 1 e 159 62 36 28 16 12 20 22 1^ 9 1 0 1 0 133r 252 105 a 59 25 10 11 4 2 e 117 Pebrnary 4, 1955 SHI, A&G Hq. Tallying Committee's Report February 3, 1955 certifications, with respect to ros­ Including Port of New York as ters, stubs, unused ballots, and used ballots. Including the open­ Well As All Others •6,033 316 To Be Read at "Election Report" ing of the ballot box. 69 Meeting of February 9. 1955 5 The breakdown of the total votes 6,423 We, the undersigned Headquar­ cast in the Port of New York is ters Tallying Committee, duly given in the Port by Port break­ •5,923 elected at the regular business down later in this report. 440 55 meeting of January 26th, 1955, at The Committee has checked in­ 5 6,423 Headquarters, submit the follow­ voice No. 7654 received from the ing report and recommendations: printer, Brandt & Brandt, Who We met with Claude Simmons, printed the ballots that were used •5,837 521 who is the Port Agent for the Port in the conduction of our Union 58 of New York under the terms of election for the Election of 19559 Union Constitution, who 1956 officers of the Seafarers In­ 6,423 our turned over to us the ballot box ternational Union of North Amer­ •5,575 for the Port of New York. At the ica, Atlantic and Gulf District. We •5,715 time of turning the ballot box over find that the bill was for 10,000 •5,709 to this Committee, he also gave ballots paid with our General Fund 2.051 204 each of us a copy of the Union check No. 5211, dated December 15 Constitution, as well as a letter 29, 1954. 19,269 that bad been sent to all Port tally­ Of the ten thousand ballots, one ing committees by Paul Hall. He thousand were set up to be used •5,9.18 438 suggested that we read those sec­ as sample ballots. The Committee 64 tions of our Constitution dealing has checked and we find that in ' 5 6.423 with the Headquarters Tallying -Headquarters there are still seven Committee in detail, as well as the hundred and thirty sample ballots letter of instructions sent to the that have never been used. We •5,837 537 Port Agents referred to above. have on hand in Headquarters of­ 43 The Committee then took over fices signed receipts from the fol­ 1 6,423 one of the pool rooms on the sec­ lowing ports for the following ond deck of our Headquarters amount of sample ballots, broken 917 building as the place in which we down, as follows: 730 would do our work while in ses­ •4,767 sion. Our sessions were open to FORT BALLOTS •5,297 •5,051 all membera. There were no in­ Boston 10 715 New York 1,305 stances of misconduct. 482 Our first action was to accept Philadelphia ,,. 3 from among ourselves, Walter Baltimore 19,269 Reidy, as Chairman of the Com­ Norfolk mittee. The Committee then des­ Miami •5,127 Tampa 1,300 ignated the Chairman to request 10 •5,570 Claude Simmons, the New York TVIobile 35 •5,473 New Orleans ... 1,383 Port Agent, to furnish us with 316 someone who would know where Lake Charles' .,, 10 Houston 19,269 all the files, election material, and so forth would be, in addition to San Francisco .. 10 having the combination to the Wilmington .... 10 •5,770 •5,710 vault so that we could lock the Seattle •5,762 ballots up for safe-keeping at any 1,818 196 time we so desired. In answer to TOTAL 240 13 this request, A1 Kerr, the Union 19,269 Office Manager, was assigned to The Committee was also shown work with the Committee, He car­ a carbon of the form letter that 1,005 was sent to Savannah on the •4,964 ried out our orders at all times. •5,225 We then received from the sample ballots, which was identi­ 631 885 Headquarters offices all of the files cally the same letter that went •4,864 relative to the conduct of the elec­ to all ports. The Port of Savannah 853 we found was sent ten (10) sample ballotts •4,694 tion. From the files, 967 signed receipts for ballots No. 6751 but they have informed Head­ *4,934 through No. 7500 and No. 7751 quarters that they never received •5;339 3,282 through No. 8950, which had been them, although all other ports have 886 issued to the Port of New York sent in signed receipts that they 9 38,538 and signed"^for by Claude Sim­ did receive their sample ballots. mons. We have also. seen a, letter. from The Committee then checked the,printer wherein he states that •5,742 597 the stubs that were in the ballot he took twenty (20) of the sample 57 27 box and found that they numbered ballots for his files. ,When taking 6,423 from No. 6751 through Nq. 7500 into consideration the samplg bal­ and No. 7751 through No. 875% lots that are on hand in Head­ 428 The numbers from the. stubs, when quarters, the receipts for sample •4,788 checked against the used and un­ ballots sent to the outports, and 721 335 used ballots, were found to coin­ the letter from the printer, we 131 cide with the numbers of the bal­ have accounted for nine hundred 0 6423 lots that had been issued to the and ninety (990) of the one thou­ sand sample ballots that were Port of New York. printed. If Savannah did not re­ Your Commute then checked •5,965 397 the dates of the voting rosters and ceive the ten (10) ballots previous­ 50 compared them against the min­ ly mentioned, then we, the Com­ 11 6,423 utes of.the special meetings for mittee, must of necessity presume the election of Polls Committees that the ballots were lost in the 667 in this port. We found in every in­ mail, and by so. doing we have# *5,343 stance that Polls Committee had accounted for the one thousand 317 93 been duly elected for the days on -sample ballots that were made up 3 which voting had been conducted by the pi-inter. 6,423 in the Port of New York, We, the Committee, have We checked the unused ballots checked the files of Headquarters •5,829 that were on hand that bad been offices and seen signed receipts 542 52 issued to the Port of New York. by the various Port Agents for 0 6,423 We found that unused ballots No. the official ballots that had been 8754 through No. 8950 were on sent to them by Heaquartcrs offices. hand in the Port of New York. As We. have checked these signed •4,715 585 stated before, the stubs for these receipts and the serial numbers 307 unused ballots checked out. on them against the loose stubs 274 Your Committee then com­ received, and against the stubs still 353 126 menced counting the votes that attached to the unused ballots. 3 6,423 had been cast during the election 9,000 ballots were sent to all Ports, in the Port-of New-York:. The the stubs on them bearing serial Committe« inserted the proper (Continued on page 16) �FebroMT 4. 1058 SEA¥ AREKS Page Serea LOG Report Sees US Vessels ITF Seeks Inter national Obsolete In Five Years Action Against 'Runaways' - - WASHINGTON—A forecast that nine out of every ten ships in the American merchant fleet will be unprofitable to operate after 1960 has already come true for many seamen and shipowners hard hit in recent years by stepped-up for­ and since they are newer, they eign competition and dwin­ also have the benefit of advances dling military cargoes. The report released by the American Merchant Marine Institute, a major shipowners' group, offered the somber prediction as part of a year-end statement. The problem of old age will also hit the US merchant fleet at th.e same time, since most active Athericanflag vessels today were built after 1940. A 20-year life span is the rule for most ships. Moreover, the average age of foreign ships is considerably less than that of American vessels, fc . Steelore In Drydock With the assistance of an es­ cort of tugs, the crippled orecarrier Steelore reached its home port of Sparrows Point, Maryland, last week after a near sinking in stormy Atlantic coastal waters. An engineering survey is now in process to determine the ex­ tent of bottom damage and the cost of repair work. The Steelore was in serious danger of capsizing after a severe storm led to a break in a vent pipe which sent tons of water cascading into her port side ballast tank. For five days, January 13 through 18, the crew fought the water with pumps after patching the damage as best as they could. A 15-degree list that threatened the ship and caused her to send out an SOS the morning of the 14th was corrected aud subsequently the vessel was towed into Morehead City, North Carolina, by the tug Curb. From there 4he Curb, assisted by other tugs, took the Steelore up the Coast to Sparrows Point. • The 22,000-ton ore carrier was enroute from Venezuela with a full load of iron ore at the time. She carried a crew of 32 Seafarers and. nine officers. GENEVA, Switzerland—A formal complaint that wage and safety standards on "run­ away" ships operating under foreign "flags of convenience" are killing the shipping indus­ tries of bona fide maritime nations has been put before the International Labor Organization here. The beef was documented ington. The MA has okayed a by the Seafarers' section of switch from American flag and reg­ in construction, design and ma­ the International Transportworkers istry for 68 Liberty-type ships in chinery which permit lower operat­ Federation which includes the SIU less than six months. Nearly 30 ing costs in today's market. Much and other sea unions in the US and more freighters, tankers and pas­ lower wage and safety standards throughout the free world. The senger vessels of various types have also widen the gap between US- problem of phony ship registra­ flag and foreign-flag ship operat­ tions has reachedi such proportions, been allo\^ed to shift to foreign registries during the same period ing costs. the ITF charged, that it will seek by the Federal ship agency. In its statement, the AMMI hail­ international action to enforce fair The policy has been sharply ed the passage in Congress last standards aboard the "runaways." year of the "50-50" law requiring Panama, Honduras, Liberia and criticized for creating a shortage WASHINGTON — Far-reaching at least half of all Government- Costa Rico were cited as the na­ of shipping under the US flag at interpretations of the law by a time when the US Foreign Opera­ financed cargoes to be moved in tions principally responsible for American ships and the policy of the situation. The ITF reported tions Administration requires huge Louisiana state • courts which en­ the Maritime Administration in that 845 ships are now under the amounts of tonnage for the move­ abled two huge sugar producing ment of 10 million tons of coal and and processing corporatfons to permitting transfers of many flags of these tiny republics. vast quantities of agricultural sur­ break a strike of Louisiana sugar­ American vessels to foreign flags, cane plantation workers could Lull in Transfers pluses overseas. as specific aids to the US industry*. have destructive effect on all un­ Action by the ITF highlighted a On the latter item, of course-, it The situation has raised the pos­ overlooked the added competition three-week period in which for the sibility that ships may have to be ions, according to the National to American ships posed by US first time in months, no ship trans­ taken out of the mothball fleets to Agricultural Workers Union, AFT'The ne^ affect of the state rul­ vessels now opierating as "runa­ fers were approved by the US meet FOA needs. It has also meant ings is to put the union out of Maritime Administration in Wash- that additional ships have been al­ ways" under foreign registry. business in its attempt to organize lowed to operate un^er below- the plantations. However,, the de­ standard conditions prevailing in cision handed down in the Louisi­ the foreign fleets, thus increasing ana Supreme Court on January 10 the slump in American shipping creates a precedent for barring due to undercutting practices by w orkers in many industries from foreign ship operators. striking or picketing their employ­ ers. Call For Probe Declare Emergency WASHINGTON—Non-immigrant alien seamen are again In pressing its complaint before The decision based on the reminded that they must obtain a visitor's visa by June 30, the ILQ, the ITF urged the world novel theory thatwas workers engaged labor agency to investigate what 1955, in order to re-enter the United States. The regulation can be done to "minimize the ad­ in an industry of primary impor­ applies to seamen on both^ ^ tance to a community may not American-flag and foreign-flag the sole responsibility for obtain­ verse effect" of the growing fleets hold a work ^ppage or picket for vessels, but not to resident ing the visa. Accordingly, non-im­ of llrunaway" ships on legitimate union recognition during an emer­ migrant alien seamen are urged to mai-itime countries. Nations which gency period of production. The aliens. Under the McCarran Act and contact the American consul where permit the "runaway" ship opera­ sugar cane plantation workers various rulings by the Immigration their applications are filed as tions do not impose any regulations struck the Godcuaux Sugars and or standards of their own on the South Coast Corporations right in and Naturalization Service, the quickly as possible. transferred ships. State Department and other Fed­ the pocketbook by walking out dur­ Takes Months ITF has for.several years been ing the harvest season of 1953. eral agencies, all non-immigrant Since issuance of a visa ordi­ alien seamen must have a visa narily takes several iflonths, be­ seeking to police the foreign ship The courts said this constituted from an American consul in order cause of the number of forms fleets which operate under wages an emergency and could not be to land in the US on or after July which must be filed and the in­ and conditions far below thase for permitted because of damage to 1, 1955. Failure to obtain one may quiries that have to be made, it is seamen in the US and in other the employers' property. Perma­ make the seaman subject to dc- suggested that an offer to pay the regular maritime countries. In nent injunctions against union portation. In^addition, the master, cost of cables, if required, might 1950, its campaign attracted- world strike and picketing activities were owner or opm-ator of the ship will expedite the necessary investiga­ attention when, in a drive by the granted on this basis. be liable to a $1,000 fine for bring­ tion. SIU and SlU-affiliated Sailors The NAWU, according to H. L. ing him to the US. Once obtained, the visa is valid Union of the Pacific, the SUP suc­ Mitchell, president, is readying a for two years from the date of is­ ceeded in establishing US wages speedy appeal of the rulings to the Union, Co's Cooperate While the SIU and some steam­ sue, after which it has to be re­ and conditions aboard a 'Panaman­ US Supreme Court. Last year the Louisiana state ship companies have cooperated in newed. In any event, resident alien ian-flag vessel, the Phopho. The assisting non-immigrant aliens in seamen lawfully admitted to the ship, later renamed the Harry legislature joined the anti-union obtaining visas by filing the neces­ US for permanent residence are Lundeberg, was wrecked off Lower parade by enacting a so-called sary forms with the- American not involved. No application has California last Feb. 8 with no loss "Right to work" law. The law out­ laws union security provisions. of life. consul, the men involved still have to be filed by these seamen. La. Strike Ban Threat To Unions Visa Deadline Near For Non-lmmigranfs Cartoon History Of The SIU - Bridges' ttaid Fails J| >• a '• -^1 No. 82 M . wccober, 1950, the West Coast longshore union led by Harry Bridges launched a new attack against the SlU-affUiated Sailors Union of the Paciflc. The SIU assured the SUP its full support in the beef, which involved the loading and unloading of lumber on ateamschbbners, traditionally sailors' work. When the Commie-led longshore group began pres­ suring the shipowners for the steamschooner jobs and - refused to supply men to do other work on the ships, the SUP retaliated by fi-eezing several of the lumber ports. It promised a total shutdown of ship­ ping if the raid was not called off. Unions in the area backed the SUP as Sailors began working ships without using longshoremen, and the dispute dragged into the courts and before the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board. In May, 1951, the SUP got the full backing of the AFL Executive Coun­ cil. It warned that nq raids would be tolerated. �• ,:t. • ' \' Paffe Eiffht MARITIME I K':": Ifv,,.' I. H^:'V :W-V Pebruaiy 4, 1955 SEAFAnERS tb^G MEEt THE SEAFARER The first Japanese sliip to come to Yugoslavia since World War II, the 7,730-ton Yokohama Maru, unloaded 1,200 tons of Japanese textile machinery at the port of Split last month. A second Japanese ship is on her way there... A maritime court in Hamburg has criticized JOHN B- SWIDERSKI, bosun a German sea captain charged with cowardice by members of his crew for not trying to rescue 12 men off the wreck of the Dutch The hard-up coal towns of east­ signed up with the Union an(J^ I'vecoaster Carpo near England last Nov. 27. The court ruled that Cap­ ern Pennsylvania have exported certainly been satisfied with that Quesflon: Do you'bave any sug­ quite a few of their sons to the big decision.'" tain Franz Krammer should have kept his Liberian tanker Casino gestions for improving mail service cities. A • good number of them standing by until all hope for sutvivoi-s had vanished. Swiderski got his membership to the ships? have wound up in occqpations such book in 1948, and like many other 4< . 4" . 4 as seafaring where the hard physi­ Seafarers stuck with the tankships A new attraction has been added to the many features of the liner D. Diaz, bosun: I think that mail cal labor they-becanae accustomed through the rest, of the four-year United States, in the form of two special CinemaScope motion-picture screens. The $12,000 wide screen installation makes the US Lines to the ships should be sent care of to in the mines serves them well. battle until Cities Service finally the seamen's club Among them is Seafarer John B. discarded its company-union rig speed queen the first North Atlantic passenger vessel to boast the new in the port, since Swiderski, formerly of Wilkes'- and threw in the sponge in 1950. movie aid.. Sole bidder for any of the five fffariner-type ships of­ there is a sea­ Barre, Pa. fered for charter by the Maritime Administration recently, American Far East Runs men's club al­ President Lines bid $33,850 a month for charter of the Oid Dominion Since then Swiderski has been John, who is -39 now, followed most everywhere Mariner, and will use the ship in its 'round-the-worid service. sticking to Far East freight runs, where we can the traditional pattern of the coal principally with Isthmian when he fields. His father had been a. 4 4 4 pick up our let­ Arrival in New York of the Israeli motorship Dagan last week ters and pack­ miner and at 14 years of age, he can get them. "I like to work" marked the maiden voykge of the first ship-built by Germany as part ages. Most of the went to work in the anthracite he said, "and if you put out the of a reparations agreement with Israel. Owned by the Zim-Israel time the company funnels on the night shift, while work there's usually plenty of Navigation Co., the 7,000-ton cargo liner was designed to carry fruit agents do not for­ going to school in the daytime. In overtime, which makes me happy. and general caigo and can do up to 15 knots. She will be joined ward mail when the ship leaves. those days before oil became king, I m willing to put in the time and fihortly by three sister ships. anthracite was still very much in the w'^rk if I get paid for it." This causes mucfl of the delay. demand in the big eastern cities When he gets on a ship, he said, ' 4 4 4 ^ 4 4 4 he likes .to stick with it a while, The Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service has shipped its Harold Orkofsky, MM: Since as a heating fuel. Three years later Swiderski went making two or three long-run trips 10,000,000th ton of cargo out of the Qiilf of Mexico aboard the Lykes there are only two or three key down in a mine one day and was before he calls it quits. That way freighter Norm'aU Lykes in New Orleans. According to MSTS, the ports on any run, great bulk of this cargo has been moved on privately-owned US ships the mail should lilSiiiiiflSIS lucky to come up alive. He was he accumulates a nice-sized payoff since the Gulf cargo area for MSTS was set up in October, 1949... be addressed to caught in a roof cave-in and was which allows for some time on the Now being fitted with stabilizer fins to counteract rolling at sea, the these places only, badly banged up. That decided beach if he wants it. Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth will be the largest ship to be fitted with instead of any him on trying his hand at some Hawaii Stop this device and the first to have a double set. The ship will have two one of a dozen other line of work where a man One trip proved longer than he fins on each side, one pair amidships and the other placed forward places on the had better chance of coming home bargained for. He caught the Steel and operated separately. The fins are about 14 feet long and 7 feet way. Then, if the for supper in one piece. ^ Flyer in 1951, for a run to Hono­ mall misses the wide and are operated hydraulically with gyro control. In the long run, the accident lulu which dragged out to 5'/i ship, it can be was a piece of good fortune in dis­ months. That was because several 4 4 4 guise because it led him indirectly Isthmian ships were hung up by Originally launched without a name, the 30,000-deadweight-ton su­ sent along to the pertanker Olympic Sun wiil finally be put to work in one of the fleets next key port in plenty of time for into the SIU, while the men who Harry Bridges in a beef over the scayed behind and worked the Isthmian engineers who had gone operated by Aristotle Socrates Onassis under the Liberian flag. The the seaman to receive it. mines are finding it increasingly over to the SlU-affiliated BME. It ship was withdrawn from sale after there were no takers for a re­ Peter Artour, ^B; ^ail to the difficult to make a living. wasn't much fun being stuck in ported offer to sell h^ at 25 percent below her cost of $8 million... Hawaii, which is an expensive port, Canadian Vickers LtdHast month laid the keel for a 4,000-deadweight- ships has always been loused up Worked on Docks because nobody so all hands were more thaif ton ore carrier designed to ply between Skagway, Alaska, and Van­ at some of these • John headed for New York and pleased when the ship pulled out couver, BC. The ship will carry lead, zinc and asbestos. It is one of companies both­ the docks, working for some time for the homeward voyage? a handful of new ship units under construction for the depressed ers to forward it as a longshoreman. One day a Canadian maritime industry. Swiderski was also aboard tlie ahead, or the United Fruit ship needed a man in Steel Apprentice when the ship 4 4 4 agents sit on it a hurry and Swiderski was hired embarrassed itself by running into Ward Line has taken over the management and agency of the Dom­ when It arrives off the dock. The company got a lighthouse down in Philadelphia. inican Steamship Line, known as Flota Mercante Dominicana C. por and then send it him seamen's papers and he was "We would have hit it head on." A. The company operates direct weekly sailings between New York back to the com­ all set in a new career. he said, "If it wasn't for Eddie end Trujillo City.. .The first excavation contract on the St. Lawrence pany office in the Swiderski sailed on NMU ships Kacsur who was OS'on the bow at Seaway has been awarded to the Badgett Mine Stripping Corp of MadStates. The whole for a while, but in 1947 that union isonville, Ky. - , problem depends on the coopera­ started having serious internal dif­ the time." As it was, the light­ 4 4 4 tion of all the shipping companies. ficulties so he got a'job as OS house was knocked over and the ship had a good-sized scar to show A "Maritime" item in the last issue reporting that Philadelphia 4 4 4 aboard a Cities Service tanker. for the encounter. was the "nation's second most active port" in vessel arrivals and George. Dackn, chief steward: Shortly afterward he was promoted departures last year apparently has one staunch Baltimorean Married and the father of four The best way to get mail to the to bosun. steaming. In no uncertain terms, this Seafarer called Philadelphia children, Swiderski lives down in ships is through an "upstart" which couldn't top Baltimore in anything. Figures "Tl.e SIU and NMU were both the Coney Island section of Brook­ the company supplied by the Maritime Ass'n of the Port of NY, however, hold organizing in Cities Service then," lyn. He finds sailing with tlie agents in the dif­ firm. Baltimore ran third, trailed by San Francisco and New Or­ he recalled, "and I Was contacted Union the best way of balancing " ferent ports. leans, in that order. The statistic used merely concerns ship arrivals by both sides to sign a pledge card. the family budget and getting good When they coop­ and departures. It didn't involve dollar volume of cargo cargo Johnny Arabasz, who was the SIU- conditions on the job as well and erate, we get the volume or anything else like that. New York, of course, was first. orgauizer, didn't have much of a looks back on the coal mine cavemail right away. job selling me on the SIU. I in as a lucky break. Most of the dei lays I've found have been on the G 0 vernment ships, where the agents just sat on ACROSS . Pi-sli Elm 41. Lecture the mail and didn't bring it aboard. 1. "As I It." The "YamaCreek 43. Where Bath is Under pressure from the Otis was covered by a Union contract, a Log column - Girl" 45. God of war Island group 4 4 4. 25. Mast 47. City in Pa. Elevator Company to give up cer­ compared to eight out of ten fac­ Collide with in Indonesia Fred J. Johnson, 2nd cook: What 26. Fight 48. .Symbol of a Things for the Ship's boss -27. Great French line we have to do is to get after the tain contract benefits, the CIO tory workers in those same cities. hold writer Final passage 49. North Sea Electrical Workers, Local 453, are In most instances, office workers Noun ending 28. Island SW of company agents negotiating several items with the were covered by the same union river Swears Efate 80. Trinidad Man's name overseas and company. The firm has threats that had a contract for factory Coastal port 30. Llgni Egg-shaped product Summer, in make sure they ened to close down its Yonkers, workers with the company. 33. Sally of the What they pay 81. Compass Paris fans off in direction bring it to the New York, plant and run away to 35. Courage 82. 17. City on the Bottom of Weight of India 4 4 4 ship. Sending the midwest if it did not get tax 38. Suit maker Channel harbor Takes a beating After 37 years, hat workers at A gas company mail to the com­ Voyage (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) relief and a better contract. Ap­ Canadian pany offices won't proximately 2,100 workers are af­ the Frank H. Lee Company, Dancapital bury, Conn, got union representa­ Take the helm help, because fected. Ship's timbers tion again. Workers voted 316 they first have to Steep 4 4 4 to 221 in an NLRB election to be Kind of tide send it to the A Ford Motor Company spokes­ 40 winks agents anyway. If man denied reports that the firm represented by the AFL United Clerk on a passenger slilp our people send mall to the agents would grant a guaranteed annudl Hatters Union. The union had a A canal ^ contract at the plant until 1917 direct, we sTiould get it. Past time wage to the CIO Auto Workers in when it lost it during a strike. Chow up 4 4 4 its new contract. The union has Composer of John Abraham, AB: I don't get already made clear that it would Lee is one of four major men's "The Merry Widow" too much mail on the ship, but present the demands as a key is­ hat companies. River, NJ 4 4 4 when I do it's be­ Titler sue. The company spokesman The battle against "right-tocause the agents Park on Mt. said no decision would be made un­ Desert Is. are on the job 46. Outmoded til contract talks got underway in work" laws which outlaw union security is being taken up anew as and don't hold it garment the near future. Singing voice state legislatures meet this winter. back. If the ship­ Type of ship 4 4 4 AFL unions in Pennsylvania rep­ ping companies Slant A number. Despite years of organizing ef­ resenting 300,000 members have will provide the Man's name forts, unions have persuaded very launched a campaign to block right addresses Cons A sea few white collar workers to join "right-to-work" legislation, while for the different Sooner than up, according to a US Labor De­ in Missouri the AFL State Federa­ ports, we will al­ partment survey. The survey tion and CIO Industrial Council DOWN ways get the mail. I don't think there is any showed that only one out of six of­ have joined forces to fight a proOver the —— fice^-SvioikeYs In Imajbr ' trS''Cities poseci refere'ndum move. Mr. Slaughter othdf "wiiytb'dlB'ii • • • ,• • • " • /•' .• • •' '• - •*. �Febrnary i, 1955 SEAFARERS SEAFARERS^ LOG Published biweekly by the'Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NV. Tel HVacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFABERS NEW YORK. LEHER PAui. HALL, Hearetary-Treasurer of the Vol. XVII. No. 9 February 4. 1955 Editor, HEHBERT BRAND; Manogir.g Editor, RAV DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN: P.'icto Editor. DANIEL MLVA: Staff iVriters, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIM SPIVAPK AL MASKIN". Gun Area Reporter, Eiti MOODV. Ojliii Page Nina LOG IS OM Mrr.HSRel IRY geXTCcbs/ WEEK Aits^0*kM IIM MfflBits i The extent to which anti-union sentiments have penetrated is illustrated by a story out of Louisiana, a state which last Wants Magazines •< ear adopted a phony "right to work" lav.^ The Louisiana Placed On Ships State Supreme Court has ruled that the AFL Agricultural To the Editor: V/orh.ers cannot strike against ma. or sugar plantations during I am now aboard the Alcoa ' tae harvest season. Jn enjoining a strike against two large Planter, enroute to Bremen, Ger­ . plantations the court declared that strikes in the "emergency many, and I am writing this to pass period" were illegal because they "damaged the employers' along to you an idea I have bad for quite a while. property." ' ; Th's is a thinly-disguised rationalization that could be used Some time ago the SEAFARERS to" ban every strike that ever was called. Obviously, a union < LOG asked for suggestions about is f • 0 c? i. ' 1: "^a n " -MM production has improving the SIU libraries aboard ships. Many suggestions were . come to a halt and nobody is working. Under the Louisiana the given—such as including encyclo­ Court's ineory, evary sinke invoiving perishables could be pedias, almanacs, dictionaries and outlf"we:l for "d^-maplry rn employers', nrpnerty." To carry it books of reference—and these were to an extreme, it would apply if Seafarers hung up a ship excellent. and five nounds of but'ter spoiled in the dairy box. . However, I did not see anyone The AJ''L union involved intends to carry the fight to higher come up with a suggestion for put­ courts, where it is very likely the decision will be reversed. ting old maga­ But meanwhile, the exploited sugar workers have been de­ zines aboard the prived of their right to strike and possibly have lost their ships, and that is rajf idea. As for chance to get any improvement in their conditions. V I • M .'3 to ' e -"c s 0° goiierr . onti-unlon almosphere , the magazines be­ old— don't in which such decisions breed. If a state court can convince ing forget that no itself that such a finding represents the law of the land, it reading matter is reflects an unhealthy mood to say the least. really old to" us 4. 4. Sea gypsies. % Vote ^ Thanks It's normal for Seafarers who have been sailing for some-time to take some of the everyday pro­ cedures of Union operations for granted because they are used to them and understand their reason for being. Not so the newcomer, who often might be puzzled by something that might seem simple and obvious to the oldtimer. On the Hurricane for example, a newcomer raised a question about the practice of standing one minute in silence at every ship­ board meeting. Ship's delegate Raymond H. Ulatowski explained what the ceremony was about to the man's satisfaction. It might not be a bad idea from time to time for delegates to take up little points of meeting proce­ dure, particularly if the ship hap­ pens to be carrying crewmembers who are not too familiar with Union procedures or with Robert's Rules of order by which meetings are conducted. Ulatowski sails in the engine de­ partment, usually as electrician. He's 30 yeai-s old and joined the SIU in April, 1948. New Britain, Connecticut, is his home town, With all of the Araffues Union's activities At this writing the United Nations is attempting to corral to improve the well-being of the as college scholar­ the Chinese Communists into a conference room in order to members—such and art contests—I •ft'onder avi-Ive I . a 'oeacaLtu o. uvlon of ther' crmosa problem. Chances ships why the Union has not seen Rt to are considered fair that the UN will succeed, but in the mean­ provide the men on the ships with time the Chinese Communists are talking fight in very bellig­ the gold mine of information and erent terms. They are i-eported to have assured Burma and education contained in old maga­ India in full seriousness that they intend to take Formosa zines. Perhaps it is simply be­ • one way or another, by force if necessary. cause no one has thought of the This threat is being taken very seriously in Washington. idea.' At any rate, I. think most of the One way of meeting it now being employed is a show of strength by US Armed Forces in the area. Backing up this men on the ships would enjoy hav­ show of strength" over 6,000 miles from home requires the ing copies of such magazines as the Saturday Evening Post, Time, services of a large segment of the US merchant piarine. Newsweek, Reader's Digesi, Ameri­ It is no secret that plenty of ships and considerable quan­ can, Cosmopolitan, Esquire and tities of cargo have been going to Formosa in recent months. Argosy. , The pace is likely to be stepped up considerably from now I also know many men who ; on in. That means that American seamen will be sitting in would enjoy reading magazines like ' the ringside seat of another world crisis like so many that have True Detective and Detective ,gone before. \ Weekly. With most of us the oomic In one important respect the current crisis in the Formosa books also go over very big. Wants Technical Periodicals area differs Considerably from Korea as far as merchant ships go. Formosa and the other Nationalist-occupied territories Most important of all, I think are islands../Fighting already going on involves .ships and the crewmembers should be intro­ planes more than land forces. If the fighting steps up, US duced to the professional maga­ t 4" t merchsnt ships and ."^eamen will be in increasing peril from zines, such as those in the archi­ When a crewmember leaves ship tectural. engineering, mechanical for a variety of reasons, sometimes a potent Red China air force, land-based long-range artillery and electrical helds. and even a few submarines reportedly handed over by the Many of the women's and home because he is hurt or suddenly Russians. nciagazines contain excellent rec­ taken in, he often leaves,his gear behind him.. Un­ Seafarers have been in dangerous waters before this in ipes, and I think would aid the less the gear is other world crises. Formosa is just another in a series of such steward departments. dropped off at a troubles that began way back in the 1930's. In a troubled We deep sea sailors, as you Union haU some­ world, the exposure of merchant ships to danger has become know, are ambassadors to the peo­ where, it usually ple of the many lands we \isit. a standard hazard of the trade. becomes quite a And I think having these old'maga­ problem to track zines, to hand over to these people it down and have when we are through with them, it returned to its would help to promote goodwill. A sensible proposal has been offered in Congress by Rep­ owner. Take Up Procedure Seafarer Ola resentative Daniel F*lood of Pennsylvania. He has submitted We could also turn over copies Ekelund Ekelund, deck a bill that would require ships to report their positions eve^ of the magazines to the Gls in delegate on the Iberville saw to it day. Failure to report would be taken as a sign that the ship Korea" and Japan. is in trouble and immediate search measures could be I remember that when I was that ohe shipmate's gear got to the undertaken. in Malaya, the people could get no headquarters hall. Ekelund took time and trouble to lug the gear Representative {'lood's bill is the outgrowth of two recent American magazines except the the from marine disasters—the loss of the Mormackite with 37 men, overseas editions of Time and Life, lyn. Port Newark over to Brook­ and the disappearance of the SlU-manned Southern Isles and wre willing to buy all that Ekelund, who sails as AB, has with her entire crew of 23 seamen. In both cases nobody anybody had. been a Union member since No­ had any inkling the ships were in danger and searches did ' Incidentally, they are very ih- vember, 1950. He's a native of terested in American comic books not get underway until days after the sinkings. Neither over there, with "Superman" and Norway, 37 years of age, and liVes ship had a chance to radio for help. "Hopalong Cassidy" running far in Brooklyn. The daily report would go a long way toward assuring in the lead. t 4" prompt help in the event of emergencies. It is a simple and Well, that's my suggestion, and The spirit of Christmas was very inexpensive precaution. If the Government does not take I hope the members and the of­ much in evidence over the holiday measures to make it mandatory, the SIU intends to bring ficials of the Union will consider it. season aboard the Steel Scientist. Lopis B. Arague;, Three qf tB^^rew, E.' the matter up at it? next contract meetings with the^operators. Daily Reports the carpenter who was unnamed, and Benny Bengert, stepped for­ ward to volunteer their services for decoration of the messhall. TJie usual shipboard messhall drabness was brightened up for the holiday season with appropriate party-type touches. 4, Sliip's delegate Ed Zaniewski of the Wacosta was on the ball dur­ ing his term of service, according to crewmembers of the ship. Zaniewski got a vote of thanks for a job well done in "true SIU style." The 29-year-old Seafarer sails as AB in themeck department on SIU ships. He's been a Union member since October 21, 1944, and calls Cleveland, Ohio, his "home port." 4" 4« 4 The returns are still coming in from satisfied Seafarers on the Christmas and New Year's feeds put out by SIU steward depart­ ments. From the Evelyn comes a special vote of thanks to the steward and the cooks for a really swell Christmas dinner. The en­ tire crew said they appreciated the extra work and effort that went into the holiday affair. Crewmem­ bers of the Cubore also voted thanks to their galley gang for the good meals put out in the holiday sea­ son. 4 4 4. Savior The final re­ turns are in the SIU's elections which ended January 15. Vote counting was done by six-man rank and file tallying committees that were elected in all ports at the January 26 membership meetings. Then the committees forwarded the returns and ballots to the head­ quarters tally committee which compiled the results and will pre­ sent them to the next membership meetings for approval. Among men who served on the various tally committees were: W. Kramer, J. Gallagher, R. Graf, W. Carney, R. Savior and J. Hoggie in Philadelphia; A. R. Sawyer, A. H. Anderson, T. M. Gower, C. A. Moser. J. B. Harris, and W. Smith in Norfolk. Other rank and file members in the other ports carried out the same function. �^»|»?v^5:-';'V:;-:.'|/ Pare Ten PelmiAiT 4. 1955 SEAFAREk^ tdC OWERED BY a chunk of uranium weighing less than a handful of peas, the Navy's submarine Nautilus—first atomic-powered vehicle of any kind—last month demonstrated how the devastation unleashed over Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly ten years ago can be' put to work to propel ships at sea. The slim, 300-foot Nautilus is a costly exppiment. Built at a reported cost of $50 million, she will be able to do things no other submarine has ever done. Unlike a combustion engine, her powerful atomic engine does not need oxygen for its operation. As a result, the Nautilus will be theo­ retically capable of crossing the Atlantic under the surface and at full speed—estimated at up to 28 knots, even while submerged. The energy driving the Nautilus comes from an atomic reactor utilizing the same material—uranium 235—that was the heart of the first atomic bomb. Pressurized water is used to conduct heat from a chain reaction in the reactor to a heat transfer system, which then uses the heat to pro­ duce steam for the turbines which drive the vessel's propellers. Whet, then, of an atomic merchant marine? . This much is certain. An atomic-'powered cargo ship will he built long before it will become commercially practical to operate one, probably as a supply ship or auxiliary vessel for the Navy. An atomic plant of any kind requires effective shielding against radio­ activity and sensitive "robot" controls to guard against leakage of any-of the potentially-ddngerous materials used. An atom-powered ship, therefore, is now a reality. It can be driven on the surface as well as under water by nuclear fuel. But its main job is to sink other ships. Peaceful adaptations based on the lessons learned from the Nautilus are surely on the drawing boards already. For one. thing, they won't need any smokestacks. Atomic fuel doesn't generate smoke or soot, and doesn't need any outlet to the air anyway. This will probably be the only outward difference noticeable in an atompowered ship. Like the NaUtilus, which also carries batteries and,electric motors for auxiliary power, prototype atomic ships will likely utilize nuclear power only as a fuel source to run turbines which are more or less conventional in engine design. But the design of below-decks spaces eventually will be considerably altered. A minimum of fuel storage space will be needed since a little bit of atomic fuel really goes a long way. In theory at least, the' potential energy in a two-pound lump of uranium the size of a golf ball is the equivalent of 460,000 gallons of fuel oil or 3,000 tons of coal. Ship designers see this leading to the end of the conventional double bottoms in ships because of the elimination of the need for fuel storage. One item on which there seems to be pretty general agreement among the experts is that conversions of conventionally-powered turbine-driven ships to atomic power are unlikely. Ships would necessarily have to be so redesigned within the hull shell to take advantage of the economies and power increases made possible by the new fuel source that conversions would be too costly. One survey on the application of this new source of energy to the C-4 Mariner-type cargo vessels came up with a figure of $5,2 million as the cost of a reactor plant which could produce the same amount of power now available on a 13,000-ton Mariner. The ships originally cost $10 million to build two years ago. The cost of fuel estimated in this same survey was from $11 to $20 per gram of uranium 235. On the basis of these figures and the theoretical operating figures for the Nautilus, a 2,800-ton submarine, the cost of fuel for taking the ship around the world submerged (two pounds of uranium) would be from $11,000 to $20,000. These figures, of course, are for a sub traveling underwater and the uranium cost figures are a year old. But one steamship company which has operated several of the Mariner-type ships estimated fuel costs per thousand miles as $2,350, at 21 knots. The same 'round-the-world trip for a Mariner would therefore cost $60,000 just for conventional fuel. P i' LkA. !A JUL UuL /A\II1 • 1 I I 1 10m i » L 9 I jp _ i Ill iiiil -m •> -V '-i " ji:i-ff : . Cutaway model of one of the new Mariner-type cargo ships showing how an atomic reactor would be used with the ship's existing power plant to furnish cheap fuel. Use of atomic power would eliminate the need for. a smokestack since no smoke or soot is produced by atomic fuel. The device would cost #5.2 million. Closeup of the model of a cargo ship propulsion unit using atomic power to at the rear right of the photograph. The rest is equivalent to the normal plai firebox and boilers^ using power from a chain reaction to produce «team and souriM would eliminate need for large fuel. storage spkce on thetship and will designed by the Newport ^ews Shipbuilding Co. . �IffiBp-:»-I.- '• SEAF ARERS February 4, 19{UI rage Elevea LOG, The submarine USS Nautilus launched the era of atomic tranportation by successfully using power ^rom atomic fuel in its first sea trials on Jan. 17, 19.'55. The ship is shown returning to her dock at Groton, Conn. I m^ti«i:ii|i liBiiiiiiilili ir^ »•' - if — [fciSfeg I liiiiiiil •V -m "••IH •-M TK:il :^H Irive the exieting power plant. The reactor is the portion of the plant shown It on this type of ship. An atomic device txpuW replace the conventional [turn the turbines which drive the vessel's propellors. Use the new fuel {eventually mean greater payload as i^ell as greater speed. The layout yvas r, ^ ^ Reactor of the atomic sub Nautilus is surrounded by a lead shield to guard agairist leakage of radioactive elements. A chain reaction in the reactor heats pressurwed water which is piped to heat exchanges. There the liert converts other, water to steam, whi<^ then goes, lo the suh s tprbmes which actually drive its propeUort,v;:-;j;,.i^ 'v • ^ - r'AkHliV-l.iSiAv ^-jiv i • *• ' j �<• ;^r-. 5* i• r. Page Twelve SEAFARERS LOG February 4, 1955 PORT tUSPORlS.. m m m are convalescing in good fashion Boston: the Brighton Marine Hospital for Baltimore: and e.xpect to be discharged soon. x-rays of his leg. Had 7 Payoffs Shipping Is Quiet Since our last report we had 7 Shipping here during the past payoffs, 4 sign-ons and 18 ships in two weeks has been quiet and the outlook for the future is only fair. transit at this port. While shipping has been off of Death recently took the last of During the past two weeks we paid During the past two weeks we Payoffs were aboard the Alcoa late, plans for continued industrial a quartet of Seafarers well known off and signed on the Council paid off 14 ships, signed on 9 and expansion in this area and pro­ Ranger (Alcoa), Steel Surveyor in the Boston area. This occurred Grove (Cities Service) and in (Isthmian), Del Valle, Del Rio and had 12 in transit. This is poor for jected improvements of the harbor transit were the Chickasaw, Antiindicate that New Orleans will con­ Del Sud (Mississippi) and DeSoto on January 14 when Erother John nous and De Soto (Waterman); the port of Baltimore but we have M. Pinkus passed away in Boston Alexandra (Carras); Government hopes that the future will give us tinue to improve its position as a and Iberville (Watferman). The Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa) and City Hospital. The death of Brother Camp (Cities Seiwice); Eugenie some tankers to crew up and we major shipping center. The Freeport Sulphur Co. and Del Campo, Del Alba and Del Sud Pinkus, who was generally known (Oro); Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), are also looking forward to a good as "Spike," means that the four and Robin Trent and Robin Locksthe Federal Government recently (Mississippi) signed on. number of payoffs during the next announced plans to build a big Ships in transit were the Alcoa men who wex-e watchmen together ley (Seas Shipping). pilot plant to treat nickel-cobalt Corsair, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa on the Evangeline and Yarmouth, A delayed sailing beef on the tv'o weeks. • ore from Cuba. The plant will be Cavalier and Alcoa Pilgrim both formerly owned by Eastern Government Camp was settled in All of the payoffs we had here SS Co., all passed favor of the crew and checks for built at the English Turn on the (Alcoa), the Steel Director and were clean, and there were no away within the the same have been sent to the east bank of the Mississippi River Steel Surveyor (Isthmian), the beefs on any of j past year. The Boston hall. This beef had been Del Campo and Del Alba (Missis­ near Braithwaite. the ships 'signing other three men pending since the ship paid off The plant, which will require sippi), the Seatrains Georgia and on or in transit. were James Pens- here December 11. about two years to build, will be Louisiana (Seatrain), the Fairisle, The payoffs^ wick. Michael For our typical SIU Man of the used in the study of a new process Arizpa, Monarch of the Seas, were the Mae, Buckley and Week we have selected Brother of getting nickel and cobalt from Madaket, Claiborne and City of Evelyn and Frank Burns. Oliver Headley, who ships as ore deposits at Alma (Waterman), Salem Maritime Kathryn (Bull); These men. all pumpman. Brother Headley usually Moa Bay on the (Cities Service) and Northwestern Bents Fort (Cities oldtimers in the ships out of Baltimore but for the northeast coast of Victory (Victory Carriers). i Service); WestUnion, had been Pinkus past month has been registered In Cuba. These Lindsey J. Williams ern Trader watchmen on Boston. His last ship was the Alex­ New Orleans Fort Agent metals are essen­ (Western Naviga­ Eastern ships for many years, and andra (Carras). Buzbee tial to the pro­ tion), Oremar and were well known end well liked James Sheehan duction of air­ Bethcoastet (Calmari; John B. throughout the Boston area. Boston Port Agent Seattle: craft, guided mis­ Waterman (Waterman), and BalThe Union sent a floral wreath siles and many 4« 4" 4" to Brother Pinkus' services and the tore, Santore, Cubore, Marore and other important port agent attended. Feltore (Ore). The Feltore paid Tampa: weapons for na­ off twice. Thlu 5 Men Injured tional defense. The Steel Flyer (Isthmian) and Bad weather, we aire sorry to say, Seafarers are familiar with the the Western Trader, Oremar, John Shipping has been slow in Seat­ was responsible for injuries to a Freeport Sulphur Co., which pro­ B. Waterman, Cubore, Santore and duces sulphur loaded aboard SIU- tle and the outlook for the future number of our men. Aboard the Marore signed on. The Feltore is about the same. Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) four contracted ships at Port Sulphur. The shipping picture was very signed on twice. During the past two weeks we men were hurt and were sent to good in this port during the past Already virtually completed and In transit were the Ocean Nimet in production is a new $30,000,000 paid off the Wacosta (Waterman) the Brighton Marine Hospital for two weeks due to the crewing up plant constiucted by the Lion Oil and Mother M. L. (Eagle Ocean). examination. Three of the men re­ of the Cuba (P & O). We had (Ocean Transportation); Iberville Co. 14 miles upriver from the Huey The Wacosta signed on again and turned to the ship' but the bosun to call the outports for some stew­ and -Chickasaw (Watennan); Cal­ P. Long Bridge. The plant, which the Mother M. L. went under the remained In the hospital for fur­ ard department ratings and were mar, Massmar and Bethcoaster ther treatment. On the Robin also able to negotiate for three (Calmar)^ Alcoa Pointer and Alcoa has a daily capacity of about 300 Liberian flag. In transit during this period Locksley, one wiper was hurt duh- more ratings in the deck depart­ Roamer (Alcoa); Robin Wentley tons of anhydrous ammonia, uses -natural gas, air and water to turn were the Frederic C. Collins ing rough weather when he slipped ment—a storekeeper and two deck (Seas Shipping), and Suzanne and Ines (Bull). out chemicals for agricultural and (Di-ytrans), Bienville and Fair- or fell in the steering engine rooni. maintenance men. < port (Waterman), He was laid up in his bunk for a industrial use. > Hall in Good Shape In transit here were the Iber­ P o r t m a r and couple of weeks and then sent to ville, De Soto and Madaket Harbor improvements are going As most of you brothers who Yorkmar (Calahead steadily and the New Or­ (Waterman). have visited us know, the hall here mar) and Lewis leans Board of Port Commissioners Bennie Gonzales is shaping up in fine style. The Emery, Jr. (Vic­ recently authorized an outlay of Hq. Representative maintenance erew is doing a good tory Carriers). $152,909 for improving the Har­ 4" 4" 4) job in maintaining tlie building, At our last mony and First Street wharves. and we want to thank all of the meeting the fol­ The following is the latest Wilmington: This item was the first step in abrothers for cooperating in keep­ lowing tallying available listing of official ex* $10,000,000 wharf building pro­ ing the building shipshape. . committee was change rates for foreign cur­ gram. Also being considered by elected: M. Delrencies. Listings are as of In closing, we would again like Knaflich the commissioners is construction lano, L. Hodges, •February 1, 1955, and are sub­ to remind the brothers to write or of a new wharf at Nashville Ave. Spuron, M. Pappadakis, C. Tulject to change without notice. visit their shipmates who are laid Shipping Picks Up lia and J. Adams. Shipping in this port has been up in the USPHS hospital, Wyman England. New Zealand, Soutb Af­ We were very happy to learn rica: $2.80 per pound sterling. Shipping has picked up some­ on the slow bell during the past Park Drive, Baltimore, Md. They Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. two weeks due to the crewing up are B.vrd O. Buzbee, Lee Dwyer, what since our last report, but it about the big votes rolled up in Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. all ports in the Union's recent Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. will pick up. still cannot be classified as boom­ James Walker, Raymond Smith, France: 350 francs to the doUar. We had no payoffs or sign-ons Russell Henry, Joseph GDI, T. Aning. Twenty-three more men were elections. It shows all the mem­ Germany; 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the bttt serviced seven ships in transit. kerson, William Simmons, A. shipped to regular jobs than were bers are taking a real interest in dollar. These were the Paoli (Cities Willis, T. Mungo, Ernest Atkins, registered during the last two Union affairs. Italy: 624.9 lire to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Oldtimers now on the beach Service); Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); William Warmack, Jesse Clark, weeks. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. include H. Murphy, J. O'Neil, J. Yaka (Waterman); Steel Seafarer Gorman Glaze, R. Scales, Jesse D. Speaking of jobs, some men who Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. (tsthmian), and Alamar, Yorkmar Baugher, Robert McKnew, George have been dispatched to last-min­ Balderson, M. Dellano, H. Knaflich Pakistan: 30.22 cents per rupee. and Calmar (Calmar). ute openings on sailing days for and E. Crelan. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. Oliver, John Zehil, George Little Jeff Gillette BrazU; 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Alcoa ships bound to the Carib­ Ernest B. Tilley aiid John R. Schultz. Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. Seattle Port Agent bean have been turned down be­ Wilniington Port Agent Venezuela: 29.65 cents per bolivar. . Earl Sheppard cause they have not received yel­ Baltimore Port Agent low fever shots which are required on this run. On these last minute i. i. s. calls, the men dispatched don't Philadelphia: have time to make the trip to the hospital and report back to the ship by sailing time.. For that reason, all members in Shipping Figures January 12 fo January 25 this port interested in making Alcoa jobs are being advised to go REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Shipping has not been too good to the USPHS hospital and get their POET DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK - ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Boston in this port during the past two shots at 3 PM on Tuesdays and 11 14 7 6 27 10 5 1 16 AM on Fridays. Those who pre­ weeks but we expect a pickup in New York .. 75 63 80 218 60 49 54 163 pare in advance will be able to the next couple of weeks when we Philadelphia 17 14 11 8 42 5 . 8 21 throw in for the Alcoa run with­ will have two Calmar ships coming 101 74 66 36 241 33 33 102 out having to worry about being in for payoff. Norfolk . 16 8 7 31 6 8 • turned down for this particular 4 18 Duri.:;g the past two weeks we Savannah 7 medical reason when they report 8 7 22 15 12 8 35 paid off the Queenston Heights to the ship. 14 21 44 15 12 44 71 (Seatrade), Massmar (Calmar) and David A. Wright, George St. Mobile 33 28 91 30 39 34 S3; 105 Suzanne (Bull). The Queenston Germain, Charles Barnett, Daniel New Orleans 68 42 165 Heights,' Massmar and Irenestar 55 46. 63 73 ' 182 Rucker,, William Tank and Goon Houston .... (Maine) signed on and in transit 22 20 13 , 55 32 15 21 68 Poy Thlu are aniong brothers who were the Steel Worker (Isthmian), Seattle 31 20. 11 62 15 have been admitted to the hospital 9 9 33 Winter Hill (Cities Service) and recently. San Francisco 19 15 13 47 13 7 12 32 Chickasaw, Antinous and John B. Edgar Harman, Earl Gaberson, Wilmington ••eoeoooe* 10 8 8 26 4 . 5 Waterman (Waterman). 3 12 William E. >lplin and Darrell Riley S. Cardullo ar« lidil M, the hospital list, .but Totals 422 ; w :321 328 •1,-303 V 262 V 859: Philadelpliia Port Agent • ii. Ui-. : i New Orleans: Industrial Expansion Boosts Port's Status Death Takes Last Of Wpii-XDOwn Quarlet Mother M.L Pafs Off, Transfers To Liberia Shipping is Slow Bnl Fnlnra Looks Botlor Shipping Very Good As Gnba Tokos Grow Mone^ Exchange Rates Listed Shipping Horo Slow; 7 In-Tfansits Gali I II V Shipping Pieknp Seen; Two Galmar Ships Due - �seAFittiSRS toe Febriiair PaceHiIrfeea PORT KEPORTS Mobile: Formosa Cutting Lajf-Up Flool of Brother Clinton K, Partelle, who died recently.' Brother Par­ telle had shipped out of this port in various steward department rat­ ings for the last several years, and was well liked by everyone who knew him. A niece^Mrs. Virginia Huck of Roanoke, Va.—is his beneficiary.' in closing, we would like to re­ mind all the brothers that income tax time has rolled around again. Withholding forms from the Sea­ farers yacation Plan are being mailed/out as fast as possible, and all hands should have theirs by the end of this month. Gal Tanner Mobile Fort Agent New York: Wealber SloWs Ships, Cuts Down Payoffs Antinous and Beauregard (Water­ Son Francisco: man); Winter Hill (Cities Service); Steel Recorder (Isthmian), and Re­ public (Trafalgar). Claude Simmons Ass't. Sec.-Treasurer Three Payoffs Due, Future is Drighler Although shipping in San Fran­ Shipping and business in the With-the troubled situation in cisco was slow during the past two Port of New York slacked off some­ the Formosa area, it looks as if weeks, the outlook for the future what during the past two weeks. A quite a few unscheduled ships AVill is brighter because we expect number of ships that we expected Lake Charles: . be calling at the Theodore ammu­ three payoffs next week. in for payoff were diverted to nition depot. It also appears that We had no payoffs or sign-ons other ports and several ships were If the Formosa situation gets .any during these past two weeks, but delayed due to bad weather. These, worse there is a good possibility we did have six ships call in trans­ however, should be in the latter that the Government will pull it and were able to put some men part of this week and first of next some of the ships out of the laidShipping has been holding up on these. These 'ships were the week, so the shipping picture up fleet in the Mobile River and Steel Admiral should be better in the coming pretty well here in Lake Charles put them into the Far East trade (Isthmian), Portbut we don't advise any of the period. hauling ammunition and supplies. mar and Alamar Shipping in this port during the At present we have quite a large brothers to rush down here expect­ (C a 1 mar) and ing to get out in a hurry. past couple of weeks can be con­ number of men on the beach so I 3» 3/ 4" Maiden Creek, sidered good, with some 105 men Calling in here during the past would not advise anyone to come Fair port and shipped to regular jobs and 91 Savannah: here expecting to get out in a hur­ two weeks were the Council Grove, Topa Topa sent to relief jobs in and around ry. Of course, this is a normal Government Camp, Winter Hill, (Waterman). Chiwawa, Cantigny, Logans Fort, the harbor. During this period condition. We always have a lot of Men now on we had seven payoffs, four signmen, who have been ashore for the Bradford Island, Archers Hope', the beach in-p on's and three ships in transit. Christmas holidays, coming in to Bents Fort and Salehi Maritime, all elude K. Hansen,The payoffs, which were all In of Cities Service'. Over in Port ship after the first of the year. HHb V. McMahon, C. Shipping in the port of Savan­ Neches, Tex., we good shape, were as follows: Al­ Any of you fellows who like win­ coa Cavalier, Alcoa Pilgrim, Al­ nah has been nothing to write ter sporfk or have a little Eskimo had the Michael Gates, T. tlrbina, A. Begg, F. (Carrasl and in Vqtto, J. Goude, F. Hills, W. 0. coa Partner and Alcoa Clipper home about but it has been hold­ in you probably wouldn't mind be­ ing its own during the past two ing here right now as we have had Orange, Tex., we Kennedy, A. Snider, A. Brown, A, (Alcoa) and Mon­ weeks. had the Val Nottage and K. Bryant. arch of the Seas, snow and plenty of cold weather. In the hospital are M. MeigusDuring this period we paid off Down in Venezuela, however, it's Chem (Valentine City of Alma soleloy, P. S. Yuzon, W. K. Single­ the Strathbay (Strathmore) and Tankers). and Claiborne ton, J. Perriera, C. Neumaier, J. G, Cantigny (Cities Service) and a lot different picture, and the Each of the (Waterman). ' signed on the Cantigny and the boys on the Sandcaptain are beef­ above ships took Kelly, F. Halgney, O. Gustavsen The sign - ons ing about how hot it is. But on Angelina (Bull). In transit were some men, so all and C. Brown. we re the some of these chilly mornings 1 the Robin Don-; Tool Banning together we were Ocean Deborah wish I were down there myself. caster (Seas Ship­ San Francisco Port Agent able to ship 25 (Ocean Transpor­ Daly Had 16 Payoffs ping), Seatrains men. ^ tation), Alcoa Louisiana and At our last meeting, on January During the past two weeks we Pilgrim and Al­ Skinner Georgia (Seapaid off 16 ships, signed 6 on ar­ 26, M. Launey was chairman and Houston: coa Partner (Al­ train), Raphael ticles and serviced 18 in-trahsits. Johnny Mitchell was recording coa) and City of Alma (Waterman). Semmes (Water­ The Ann Marie (Bull) went into secretary. Both men sail as pump­ The in-transits were the De Soto man) and An­ lay-up an4 the Beatrice (Bull) went men and both did a fine job at and Iberville (Waterman) and gelina (Bull). into lay-up but came out again a the meeting. Steel Director (Isthmian). The Strathbay few days later. Daly Sails On Deck Future Prospects Good came in with Lamb Shipping continues to be vei-y, The payoffs, which were all in For our Seafarer of the Week very good in this port, primarily Prospects for the coming two only a few hours good shape with no major beefs we nominate Brother Thomas J. due to the fact that unscheduled weeks look good, with the follow­ of disputed OT, which were set­ on any of them, were as follows: tled in favor of the crew, and we Daly, who sails in the deck depart­ ships are coming in here at the ing ships due to hit the port either Jean, Beatrice, Emilia and for payoff or in transit: Afoundria, would like to congratulate the dele­ Frances (Bull); Steel Worker and ment. Brother Daly is always rate of about one a week to load Claiborne, Hurricane, Monarch of gates for bringing in such a clean Steel Flyer (Isthmian); Madaket ready to help the Union any way grain for Europe. We don't know the Seas, Warrior, Chickasaw and ship. Edward F. Lamb served both and Hastings (Waterman); Brad­ he can while waiting for a ship, how long this will continue as the ^ Antinous (Waternian), Ocean Ulla as ship's and steward delegate, and ford Island, French Creek and and also does A good job afloat operators themselves don't have (Ocean Transportation) and Alcoa the other delegates were Thomas Archers Hope (Cities Service); Sea- as a department or ship's delegate. any advance information, but we We have finished tallying the do know that Ocean Transporta­ Corgair, Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa Puri­ Faulkner, deck, and Paul R. Kiau- trains New York, Georgia, and votes cast here and have sent them tion will have one C-2 paying off sen, engine. Overall, the men re­ tan, Alcoa Pennant and Alcoa ported, they had a very pleasant Texas (Seatrain), and Trinity and to headquarters for tallying. here and loading grain for Europe Cavalier (Alcoa). Michael (Carras). run to Yugoslavia. early next week. On the local labor front the AFL For our Seafarer of The Week The ships signing on were the Painters Union has just had an During the past two weeks we Men In Hospital we name Brother Jeff Skinner who Steel Worker (Isthmian); Mankato injunction thrown at it to stop paid off the Liberty Bell (Tramp joined the SlU in 1938 and has Men now in the USPHS hospital Victory (Victory Carriers); Robin shipped steadily out of the Gulf are Rufus L. Fields, "Georgia Wentley and Robin Doncaster (Seas them from picketing a new plant Cargo) and Genevieve Peterkin, area since then, usually as AB or Boy" Littleton, Frank "Jelly Shipping), Madaket (Waterman), that is going up here. This in­ and these two ships signed on. In transit were the Seatrains New bosun. Brother Skinner, who is Bean" Nelson, Angelo Martins, and Barbara Fritchie (Liberty junction has been slapped on them York, Texas and Savannah (Sea­ under the so-called "right-to-work" married and has one child, makes John H. Morris, A. D. Edenfield, Navigation). law and they have ten days to file train); Alice Brown (Bloomfieldl; his home in Theodore, a few miles G. Pena, John R. Bailey,- Elmer Republic (Trafalgar); Del Viento Ships in transit were the an answer.' outside of Mobile. While he's on G. Brewer and James T. "Tommy" (Mississippi); French Creek (Cities Frances, Elizabeth and Edith On the political front all is quiet, Service); Steel Director (Isthmian), the beach his favorite sport is Moore. (Bull); Seatrains . Savannah and but we expect big noises any day and Madaket (Waterman). fishing and he can generally be Moore, who used to tip the scales found around the Fowl River area, at 410 pounds, is now down to New Jersey (Seatrain); Alcoa Run­ now from all the boys who want Bloomfield Payoffs Due fishing until he gets ready to ship. a mere 180 because of the care ner and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); to get into the race for the gov­ , During the next two weeks, in Marymar and Massmar (Calmar); ernor's chair. Having been in the Union since he's gotten at the hospital. addition to the Ocean Transporta­ Eugenie (Oro); Northwestern Vic­ its beginning. Brother Skinner has tion C-2, we have two Bloomfield Leroy Clarke E. B. McAuley tory, Jefferson City. Victory and seen all the gains it has made. payoffs scheduled. Lake Charles Port Agent Hq. Representative Ames Victory (Victory Carriers); In his opinion, the top gain is the All of our delegates attended vacation plan which, he says, not the.^ Central Trades' meeting on only pays his yearly dues but January 18 and were very well re­ leaves him enough to tide him ceived Hy that body. over if shipping is tight. ' A. (Frenchy) Michelet Other brothers who are now on Houston Port Agent the beach are Jimmy Hassell, T. P. i> ti i" Yarbrough, J. C. Dunlop, G. AnWILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. SlU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3321 • thony, J. Sennerville, E. Torres, Ernest TUIey. Agent Tciiiiiiial 4-3074 103 Durham St. Norfolk: 675 4th Ave., Bkiyn. PORT COLBORNB 1316 E. Baltimore St. HEADQUARTERS F. Brugger, L. Jackson, C. N. John­ BALTIMORE Ontario Phone: 5591 SECRETARY-TREASURER Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 TORONTO, OnUriO 272 King St. E. Paul HaU son, Fred Neeley, F. Widegren and BOSTON EMpire 4-5719 376 State St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS H. Pizatowski. VICTORIA, BC 617(4 Cormorant St. James Slieehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Robert Matthews Joe Algina Empire 4531 Joe Volpian HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Claude Simmons VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Sea Chest Taking Shape WiUiam HaU A. (Frenchy) Michelet, Agent. .Preston 6558 Paciflc 7824 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St All hands now on the beach can Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 Phone 6346 SUP During the past two weeks wo BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. gee our new addition rapidly tak­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone: 545 paid off the Royal Oak (Cities Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 ing shape next door-'for our com­ Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario 53 St. Davids St. Service) and Jefferson City Vic­ NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. PORTLAND CAnal 7-3202 623 N. W. Everett St. bined Sea Chest and recreation Lindsey William*. Agent 113 Cot* Do La Montague tory and Ames Victory (Victory Beacon 4336 QUEBEC MagnoUa 6112-6113 room. We expect that the annex Quebec Phone: 2-7078^ 257 5th St. These three ships .TOHN 177 Prince WiUiam St. Carriers). 675 «tb Ave.. Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALIF will be ready for occupancy by NEW YORK Phone 2599 SAINTNB Phone: 2-5232 signed on and in transit were the HYacinth 9-6600 450 Harrison St. March 15. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO Douglas 3-6363 Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) and Steel MAdison 2-9834 At this writing we have no Ben Rees, gent Great Lakes District . 2505 1st Ave. PHILADELPHIA .337 Market - St. SEATTLE. . Worker, Steel Flyer and Steel Re­ Main 0290 knowledge of any Mobile member S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 ALPENA ...133 W. Fletcher corder (Isthmian). WILAHNGTON SOS Marine Ave. Phone: 12.38W now in the hospital. Brother Wil­ SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Although the "50-50" bill was Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5475 liam G. Moore, who was in the Marty • Phone: Cleveland 7391 Breitholl, West Coast Representative NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn supposed to go into effect Janu- ^ CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 HYacinth 9-6600 USPHS hospital in New Orleans, Phone: Main 1-0147 ary 1st, it has not affected the Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. has been discharged and is now SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 coal movement in Hampton Roads. JeR Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 on the beach here in Mobile. 531 W. Michigan St. 624 St James St. West DULOTH SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. MONTREAL Ben Rees Phone: Meirose 2-4110 PLateau 8161 „ EUiott 4334 .The Mobile branch, wishes to ex­ JeS GUlette, Agent 3861 E. 93nd St IM'A HoUis>St. SOUTH CHICAGO ...'•.1809-1811>(|4. Frankltit SL HAUFAX. N.K^;;... Norfolk Port Agent tend its sympathy "to the family TAMPA \ Phone: Esses 5-2419 V Phone; 3-8911 Bay White, Agent Phona 31333 1 Shipping Holds Up As CS Tankers Take Men Strathbay Pays (Mf, Delegates Gommended European Grain Runs Spur Port's Shipping Two Viciory Garriers Pay Off And Sign On A.: 's/-J �Pace FourtecB SEAFARERS February 4, 1955 LOG Thankssiving Day Is Happy Event On Gateway City WATCH f:f' If- lUi. l-lr' Thanksgiving Day was a happy occasion for the SIU crew of the Gateway City (Waterman) even though they were at sea, enroute from San Francisco to Pusan. Left, ham and turkey are prepared by (1-r) R. M. Peralta, ch. cook; F. Yoh, NO & B, and A. Sanchez, 2nd cook. Right, broad smiles of crewmen show how they welcomed Turkey Day fare. In back row (1-r) are Strickland, Yoh and D. Wagner. Seated are A. Rheingold, P. Geiitile and T. Hong. Photos were taken by Tony Nottage, electrician. l<' i>' If: 1' P If SIU Sailing Brings Happy Ending To Long Search For His Lost Love When Seafarer Charles E. Rawlings married Angelica Diaz in Puerto Rico, the ceremony marked the happy ending to a long search for love. And that happy ending was brought about largely because of his SIU sailing, Rawlings reports. In a letter to the LOG, Rawlings tells the tale as follows: "I enlisted in the Army in April, 1941, and because my father had spent many years in Puerto Fico as an engineer, I requested service there. As a result, I was assigned to the 25th Field Artillery Battalion at Henry Barracks, where I briefly met Angelica Diaz, the daughter of a retired Army ser­ geant with 32 years of service. .,^."1 was only 17 years old then, and Angelica was Just a schoolgirl," Rawlings writes, "but time "went by and our friendship grew with the years. "In 1943 I was sent to England, where I volun­ teered for airborne service. Angelica and I ex­ changed many letters but this correspondence ceased when I lost all my gear in Belgium "Then the war ended and after a few months of honor guard duty in Berlin I came home. Joined SIU After War "During the war -!• had met many merchant sea­ men, and so upon my return to Baltimore I was very happy to be able to join the SIU and start sail­ ing myself with those swell fellows. "My trips at sea eventually brought me to my favorite 'Isle of Paradise'—Puerto Rico," Rawlings says. "But I could not find Angelica and for some years I searched the island for a trace of my lost love. "It wasn't until February, 1953, that I finally lo­ cated Angelica, and the reunion with her and her family was of course a joyous one, celebrated by a fiesta at which roast pig, Spanish rice and beans and many other Spanish dishes were served." Rawlings reports that he completed a trip around i/.y [i;- I'y.' Rev. Rafael Landron (back to camera) officiates as Seafarer Charles Rawlings is married to An­ gelica Diaz in Cayey, Puerto Rico. At extreme left is matron of honor, Senora Bruniida Nunez. the world* aboard the Steel Chemist last October, then rushed back to his "Isle of Paradise" to bring the long story to its happy ending. Married In November That ending took place on November 27 when he and Angelica were married in Cayey, PR, where the couple now lives. ' "The wedding itself was a quiet affair with only a few close friends and relatives present," Rawlings writes. "But after that there were five wonderful days of fiesta in San Juan where, from our window, (1) With what history-making events are the names Bikini, Eniwetok, we could see the ships coming Alamogordo and Yucca Flats associated? and going. It was really a dream (2) If you were driving a car and saw a sign reading "Boston—1850, come true." Chicago—960, Denver—*^0, Miami—1370," would you most likely be Also, he writes, he took many in (a) Dallas, (b) Detroit, (c) Los Angeles or (d) Washington? photos of the Steel Chemist's (3) The first talking motion pfcture—it was produced in 1927—wa.s voyage 20, from last July to last (a) Birth of a Nation, (b) Hell's Angels, (c) The Jazz Singer, (d) A 1 October, and will be glad to''send free enlarged copies to any of his Quiet on the Western Front? His (4 Five times a certain number plus four plus one-third the num­ shipmates who write him. address is P. O. Box 531, Bo. Palo ber totals 52. What is the number? Seco, Cayey, PR. (5) What ancient city was buried by ashes following an eruption of Mount Vesuvius? (6) Johann Gutenberg is generally recognized'as the inventor of (a) the cotton gin, (b) radio, (c) printing with moveable type, (d) the sewing machine? (7) What vegetable is also called gumbo? (8) What do the H's stand for in the name of the 4H Clubs? (9) By what other name is a tricycle known? . (10) A man walked one-half of a mile at the rate of three miles per 'hour, and then caught a bus which took him three miles more at the rate of 10 miles per4iour. How. long did it take him to make the en­ tire trip? ATlUE -SIU f^ALL • SEwYoW , (Quiz Answers on Page 17) This feature is designed to offer hints and information on hobbies, new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarers may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard ship. Queries should be addressed to "Off Watch," SEA* FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. 4—: The recent National Motor Boat flag, 12 in. by 18 in., features a red Show in New York City was the battleaxe on a blue field, and sort of bqsman's holiday which all costs $5. •seamen—profesionals as well as 4 ^ amateurs—could enjoy. Bulging A new development aiding the with exhibits and new products growing popularity of amateur catering to all boating tastes, the boating is a sort of "pay-as-youshow featured knock-down, build- float" system offered by some 'em-yourself boat kits from under banks and finance companies to $100 all the way upwards to a appeal to folks unable to lay down 51-foot Wheeler "walk-around spot cash on a purchase. With the flush deck cruiser for close to boat field offering a new, virtually $90,000, fully equipped. Salesmen untapped source of business, the also filled a few order pads for men with the money are now will­ larger craft running into six fig­ ing to finance up to two-thirds of ures, in the purchaser's choice of the cost of a new or used boat and woods, metals, colors, engines and spread the payments out as much assorted gadgets. In the way of as three years. 4" 'i> 3) other figures, experts noted that there are some 5.3 million pleasure For the man who warns to build craft of all sizes in the US, of his own boat, the Douglas Fir which about 4.5 million are out- Plywood Asociation has issued a boards. directory telling where plans for over 400 boats may be obtained, including basic measurements and Gadgets galore adorned the Mo­ characteristics. The directory is in tor Boat Show's exhibit spaces. four categories. One is for tenders, For example, the sailor who is tired sailing dinghies, rowboats, outof sweating up the anchor could boards and outboard racers. An­ enjoy a fully automatic electric other has Inboard and outboard winch for weighing or lowering the runabouts and,j:ruisers; a third is hook which is controlled from a for sailing craft and a fourth for switch alongside the star steering kit boats. Any one of the indi­ wheel, ide'd never vidual list can be gotten for a dime, have to go on , . and the entire directory for a deck except to quarter. The addres is the Douglas wash off the Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma flukes. They 2, Wash. haven't invented Illiiiiiiiliii 4 a remote control Two novels, both dealing with gadget for that > operation—at least not yet. Ideal he problems of skippers of ocean Windlass Co., East Greenwich, RI, liners, will come off the presses is the manufacturer . . . The sport­ this month. On February 11, Haring goods firm of Abercrombie & court. Brace & Co., will publish Fitch came up with a "batlleaxe" the "The Captain's • Table" by Gordon—a humorous flag to signal when there's a lady Richard aboard, which some thoughtful story about a liner's captain whose boatmen cbuld put to e variety of previous command hjid been a uses. According to A&F's advertis­ tramp steamer. On February 28, ing blurb, the flag is an "affec­ Norton will publish an American tionate way of signalling she's edition of "The Liner," by the aboard. Could be the boys want French novelist Edouard Peisson. selected company only in her pres­ This is about a luxury liner ence ... or a language curb on "doomed" by pressures on its cap­ ship-to-shore radio." The nylon tain. LOG-A-RHYTHM: God Makes All By Daniel Taylor To the Editor; Some time ago I was a passenger aboard the Raphael Semmes (Waterman) and I was greatly impressed by the story of the bosun. Seafarer Julio Bernard who, as a child, had polio. I have written the following poem about Mr. Bernard, and I hope you will publish it in the SEAFARERS LOG for his Union brothers to see. Daniel Taylor There's a lad I know who works at sea Who's made a noble fight, His shriveled, tioisted limbs were once A most ungainly sight. Now, they say, he has his way With those who sail the sea— It must be so-for this I know: He had his way with me! So it would be unkind to leave behind As noble a lad as this,You'll never walk, they told him— And not say at least a word The fakers and the quackers. That all is not remiss'. You cannot grow, you wiU not live— For God makes all along the mall You're fust like crumbled crackers. Of life on sea or land. And if you're there, just anywhere. folks will ^inderstand. But he knew better. He knew God Most • was there So, bosun great, don't be late To help him on and on, When the Golden Roll is called, And though he cried 'till all For you know, as onward you go. thought he'd died That none need ever be appalled. His spirit was not gone. Thus I'd leave you this, like a Then one day as he did pray maiden's kiss: God raised His wondrous Hand, Forever hereafter think of me And the lad so bad no longer was When, before God, you're on some sad foreign sod For he walked around just grand! Or sailing on God's boundless sea. �\7 • SEAFARERS Febmai? 4, 1968 TeUs Of Death Of SMU Brather To tiie Editor: I am writing this to inform you that Brother Henry. Grant, crew pantryman on the Alcoa Pointer, passed away recently after being taken off this vessel while it was at sea, enroute towards Mobile. It was New Year's night and oiir skipper wired ahead to the Coast Guard for help. When the CG cutter arrived, the medico board­ ed us and after looking Brother Grant over he decided he was too ill to remain aboard the Pointer until she Bruce reached Mobile, so he had him transferred to the CG ship. Made Comfortable I would like to say that while Brother Grant, was on this ship our skipper, chief officer, chief engi­ neer and all the crewmen did everything they possibly could to make him comfortable. When he was transferred, his belongings were itemized and put aboard with him, and later, when we learned he had died, a letter was written and sent to his next of kin. Watching the care given to this man again made me feel very proud to be an SlU member sail­ ing an SlU ship. Leo Bruce L E GI Finds tOG Good Salesman To the Editor: Just thought I'd drop you a few lines to say "thanks" for sending the LOG to me here in Keflavik, Iceland, where I'm now finishing my third month of a 12-month hitch in the ^Army. I sailed with the SIU for four years and would still be with it except that Uncle Sam decided I should work for him, so I went into the Air Force. So far It hasn't been too bad but the^ wage scales and working conditio'hs I had in the SIU are certainly non-existent here. See Things Differently Some of these farm boys, how­ ever, don't see things the same way. Every once in a while they start talking about the advantages of being in the Army and they think it's wonderful that their wives can have babies in thO Gov­ ernment hospital at such low cost. When I tell them that Seafarers get a $200 maternity benefit, plus a $25 US bond for the baby, they only laugh—at least, they used to. But since the LOG has been com­ ing to me some of them have read it, and now they "ask me how they also can get into the SIU. I want you to know I enjoyed every day I sailed with the SIU i 4« and I hope to be back with my eld shipmates when I'm discharged. Thanks again for the LOG. A3/o Elton T. Hayes AF 14515224 To the Editor: 932nd AC & W Sqdn. I would like to thank ship's APO 81. NY, NY. delegate H. M. Connell and the crew of the Del Viento for answer­ 4. t ing my appeal for help; also Mrs. W. G. McChesney of Baltimore. As 1 wrote in the LOG once be­ fore, I am crippled, due to »broken hip which never healed properly To the Editor: and am unable to do any work. The sinking o^ the Southern Because of the length of time I Isles off Cape Hatteras three years was compelled to spend ashore, I ago with the loss of 17 men was do notr~have enough seatime to indeed a catastrophe to the families qualify for the disability benefit of these men. And now 23 more given by the Seafarers Welfare families cannot look forward to a Plan. reunion with their loved ones be­ I wish things were different and cause of the disappearance of the I could go back to work with my Southern Districts. old shipmates, but that will never Families have mourned for men be. lost at sea since the beginning of Any of the brothers who feel they could help me in any way history, and this was eloquently ex­ can get in touch with me at my pressed centuries ago by the fol­ lowing poem, probably written for home at 101 W. 69th Street, New the lost crewmen of some Greek York City. vesseL Robert E. Quinn The poem, entitled "An Inscrip­ $1 j;. tion By the Sea," was written by Glaucus, translated by Edwin A. Robinson, and appeared in Robin­ son's book, "Captain Craig," pub­ To the Editor: lished by the MacmiUan Company Just a few lines to let you know of New York: that Captain Iman, the skipper of No dust have I to cover me. the Bradford Island, is leaving this My grave no man may show; ship and we, the crew, think he My tomb is this unending sea, rates a pat on the back. We have And I lie far below. always found the captain to be tops My fate, O stranger, was tq drown. in seamanship, efficiency and fairAnd where it was the ship went nes. And, in fact, all of the officers doum on this ship are very good. Is iuhat the sea-birds know. Jim Merrell (Miss) Irene M. Molloy Ship's Delegate Gets Assistance^ Could Use More Old Poem Honors Men Lost At Sea Bradford Island Skipper Praised Burlv Pafc FIfteea LOG TEES Consoles Kin Of Lost Crew Johnny Baxter Hopes Dad Will See His Photo To the Editor: I am Johnny Baxter and I will be three years old on February 12th and I am sending you a snap­ shot that my mommy took so you can put it in the LOG and maybe my daddy, who is Merton Baxter, and who is now aboard the Alcoa Pioneer in Yokohama, Japan, will see it and get a surprise. JohnnyJlaxter4> 4i 4> Thanks SIU For Hospital Aid To the Editor: I was ' discharged from the USPH§ hospital in New Orleans on December 31 and I am writing this now to thank SIU Welfare Services for my Christmas bonus as well as my regular weekly hospital bene­ fits. I also appreciate very much the courtesy of WSjOISiMmm the Union's rep­ resentatives who visited me in the hospital. It is a pleasure and privilege to be a member of the SIP^' where any member can be assured of re­ Garberson ceiving the very best at all times. In return, I think that we mem­ bers s^uld give our best, to the Union at all times, and keep it the finest maritime union in the world. Earl G. Garberson 4" To the Editor: I would like to take this method of expressing my. sincerest sym­ pathy to the families and friends of the crew of the Southern Dis­ tricts. It is always heartbreaking to lose someone dear, but perhaps the families of these men will find some consolation in these stanzas winch I have written. I call the poem "They Have Sailed Away": They'had chartered a course which we all must sail Though our hearts are heavy and our courage fail. They have sailed to the Port of No Return Though their memory lingers and their loved ones yearn. So think of them not as dead, J ^say— They,have^ot died but fust sailed away. M. Dwyer 4" 4" i Wants To Keep Up Ties To Union To the Editor: Although I retired my SIU book on January 25 to work ashore, I "Still would like to keep in touch with the many friends and ship­ mates I had during more than ten years of sailing SIU ships. I would appreciate it if some of them would write to my new address, 102 Irvington'Street, SW, Washington 24, DC. I shall be managing the Pacific Restaurant, a bar and grill in Washington^ and can assure all my Union brothers of a warm welcome if they happen to drop in some time. Since the SEAFARERS LOG is always a good way to keep in touch, please put me on the sub•scriptioq list also. P. L. THantafillos (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent to you regularly from now on). To tiie Editor: At present I am serving as ship's delegate aboard the Bents Fort (Cities Service) and I am writing this because tliere is something I would like to bring to the attention of the membership. I believe that all bookmen should" take- delegates' jobs and meeting positions at the meetings both aboard ship and ashore. In that way all the men would get an idea of these jobs and this would make it easier on the delegates Hammond or meeting offi­ cers who are serving at that par­ ticular time. I also believe that these men, by having problems brought to them, would learn how these problems can be handled or be avoided, and thus would be able to avoid these pitfalls themselves. No delegates would have to hold their jobs for very long periods of time if more men were willing to try their hands at them. Robert M. Hammond. 4 ^ Waists Spreading On The Antinous To the Editor: I am writing this because I thought that you might like to know that here aboard the Antin­ ous (Waterman) there is now a se­ rious discussion going on concern­ ing the hefty waistlines that are beginning to blossom out all over the place. And our crack steward and his cooks and baker show no signs of letting up. In fact, one of the brothers has recommended that we ask the company to put an extra boom^ the gangway so the boys can be lowered to the dock when they ar­ rive in New Orleans. "Jeep" Cole Snapped During De! Mar Voyage l" Ask Publication Of Poetry Book To the Editor: We, the crew of the Trinity (Carras), have a suggestion we would like to pass on to the other members. We suggest that all the poetry published in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG be published in book form, so that these books can be sent to friends and relatives. Crew of the Trinity Caught by the camera during a recent run of the Del Mar (Missis­ sippi) are (1-r) Eugene Leonard, second electrician; Clyde Miller, bosun; Peter Valentine, ship's delegate; Jack Bates, crew cook, and Jake Cuccia, deck delegate. Bir Bernard Seaman This One'9 Got A Punch WH^.-n^isisjusrA Uffie CWyfGcrm COMB MTU MB, TDJAlK UT%& SROTUB^Zm CAM TALK -to CH/VDRBH^ ill: -nrri^ Z< P«li Take Delegates* dohSf He Urges '--il �Faf« Slxteea S E A F 4 R E I^ S t aC^ February. 4. 195S SlU, A&G Hq. Tallying A & G District Election Committee's Report (Contiiiued from page 6) Bot NY Baltimore Joint Patrolman R. Dickey. D-6 96 1,357 R. May, M-872 27 295 No Votes 18 58 Voids 5 43 Write Ins 0 0 Totals 146 1.753 i?"; Phi Bal Nor Sav Ml Tam 465 30 14 10 0 519 789 51 44 2 0 886 83 6 1 0 0 90 70 29 9 1 0 109 121 6 1 .5 0 133 64 9 5 1 0 79 557 1.038 25 90 28 106 2 2 0 0 612 1.236 ,0 3 1 85 1 0 0 90 13 23 13 47 11 2 0 109 3 2 4 112 3 9 0 133 5 5 5 67 6 1 0 79 41 50 23 47 9 52 518 970 17 100 4 8 0 0 612 1.236 0 3 2 53 2 4 0 64 89 0 1 0 0 90 75 24 9 1 0 109 119 7 2 5 0 133 65 7 6 1 0 79 546 1,011 35 103 27 117 4 4 1 0 612 1.236 8 4 4 74 90 78 8 3 20 109 6 4 13 110 133 19 4 10 46 79 70 172 17 77 14 3 522 973 612 1.236 Article XIII, Section 5 (a), of the (Continued from page 6) numbers 1 through 9,000. We re­ Constitution. Instead, they sent the Norfolk Agent ceived back stubs (including the roster for each day's voting in the C. Anderson. A-22.. 17 157 20 ~52 G. Lawson. L-27.... 17 111 17 55 ones on the unused ballots) num­ envelope with the ballots that had R. Miller. M-360 9 165 28 38 B. Rees. R-2 bered 1 through 9.000. The total been cast that day, 79 1.214 431 871 No Votes 18 52 14 67 number of unused and used ballots 5 53 9 PIIILA.: On Nov. 15th, one sheet Voids 3 equalled 8,999. All unused ballots of the five (5) sheets of the voting Write Ins 1 1 0 0 TotaU 146 1,753 519 886 are accounted for. In this entire rosters for the day, only had the election, therefore, only one used signature of two of the Polls Com­ Norfolk Joint Patrolman ballot is unaccounted for. Further mittee on it, but the other four J. Bullock, B-7 89 1,354 449 729 James. J-183 29 285 39 78 on, in this report, we give a de­ (4) sheets had all three (3) of the J. No Voles 24 71 20 72 tailed break-down of the ballots, Polls Committee signatures. Voids . ............ 4 40 11 5 Write Ins 0 3 0 2 * by ports and serial numbers, as 146 1.753 619 886 In addition to the above, the Totals well as the discussion of other discrepancies, in which will be in­ Port of Philadelphia voted Manuel Savannah Agent Morrisou. M-3.... 50 338 76 129 cluded the discussion of this one Caldas, C-385, on January 10th, J. No Votes 12 56 4ff 27 1955 and January 11th, 1955. As ballot. Voids 4 137 19 15 a result of this actio% by the Polls Write Ins 80 1,2.30 397 686 Your Committee has made a Totals 146 1.753 519 886 comparison of the voting rosters Committee, the Philadelphia Port Tallying Committee voided the of the various ports against the •• Write-in votes resulted in the election of minutes of the special meetings whole day s voting for the Port Michelet's vote: for the election of Polls Commit- for the day of January 11th, 1955 A. Michelet, M-14.. 78 1,227 395 686 teesr. We found in every instance on which three ballots were cast. Savannah Joint Patrolman J. Bragg. B-313 41 330 48 - 89 that a duly elected Polls Com­ MIAMI: On December 1, 1954, N. Ellis. E-70 76 1,320 445 735 mittee had been elected, with the no Polls Committee was elected in No Votes 23 50 14 59 Voids 4 46 12 3 exception of the Port of Miami, the Port of Miami, but a roster Write In 2 7 0 0 for December 1, 1954, and the for the day was submitted on Total 146 1.753 319 886 p'ort of Philadelphia, for Januarys, which was recorded the casting ,jof Tampa Agent 1955, with which we will deal later one ballot. This Committee has T. Banning, B-IS ... 100 1.376 461 729 in this report. Your Committee iiverett. £-37 .... 26 280 28 86 voided the ballot that was cast that G. No Votes 16 30 18 68 also found that some Port Polls day. Voids 4 45 12 3 Committees had failed to sign the Write Ina 0 2 0 0 146 1,753 519 886 daily voting rosters, which will TAMPA: On November 19th, Totals also be dealt with later in this 1954, the Port of Tampa had a Tampa Joint Patrolman report. Special Meeting for the election of B. Gonzales. C-4 .. 117 1.644 493 810 No Votes 24 78 14 75 We, the Committee, have made a Polls Committee called to order Voids 4 26 10 1 a check of the unused ballots that by Ray White at 8:30 AM. Under Write Ins 1 5 0 0 Totals M6 1.753 319 886 were returned to Headquarters to our Constitution, Articlp XXIV, this Committee and we find that Section 2, it says: that special Mobile Agent when checked against the stubs meetings shall be held between the C. Tanner. T-1 .... 124 1.663 493 820 No Votes 17 64 12 64 of the used ballots and the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Voids 4 26 11 2 Write Ins 1 0 1 receipts of Headquarters for the 0 Totals 146 1.753 NEW ORLEANS: On November 319 886 ballots sent to the Ports, that all unused ballots were returned to 16, 1954, the Port of New Orleans Mobile Deck Patrolman cast a total of one hundred and W. Morris, M-4 ... 117 1,6:32 ' 493 798 headquarters. No Votes 25 75 17 72 The Committee has counted the one (101) ballots, according to-the Voids 4 26 9 16 Q 0 0 0 ballots that were cast in each port rosters and stubs that were sub­ Write Ins 148 1,753 519 886 on a daily basis, compared same mitted by the New Orleans Port Totals against the rosters for that port, Tallying Committee. However, in Mobile Engine Patrolman and has found that all used ballots checking each individual day's vot­ R, Jordan, J-1 .... 118 1,650 501 837 • Votes 24 78 12 47 were returned to Headquarters to ing of the Port, this Committee No Voids 4 25 6 2 found only one hundred ballots in Write Ills 0 0 0 0 the Headquarters Tallying Com­ Totals 146 1.753 519 886 mittee, with the exception of one the envelope dated November 16, ballot in the Port of New Orleans, 1954, and found no extra ballots in Mobile Steward Patrolman Marsh, M-9 .... 116 1.658 494 801 referred to above, and to be dealt any other day's envelope. Inas­ L. Votes 26 70 18 82 much as the New Orleans Port Tal­ No with later in the report. Voids 4 25 7 3 Ins 0 0 0 0 The following is a breakdown of lying Committee had included this Write Totals 146 1.753 519 886 the balance that were sent to the ballot in their count, we, the Head­ Ports by Headquarters, for which quarters Tallying Committee, have Mobile Joint Patrolman 498 829 H. Fischer, F-1 .... 118 we have seen the receipts, as well reasoned that the ballot was prob­ No 14 Votes 24 56 4 as a breakdown of the unused ably lost in the packaging of the Voids 25 7 1 Write Ins 0 1 0 0 ballots returned to Headquarters, ballots. In any event, the one bal­ Totals 146 1.753 519 886 ballots used, ballots lost, ballots lot would not have made any dif­ New Orleans Agent ference in the outcome of the elecvoided, and total ballots cast. Port Boston New Y Baltimore. Miami Tampa Mobile Ballots Received From Hdqrs. ,. . 1-250 . 6751-7500 7751-8930 251-500 7501-7750 8951-9000 501-150(1 . 1501-17.50 . 1751-2000 ,. 2251-2500 . 2001-2250 . 2501-3500 . 3501-5000 . 5001 5250 ,. 5251-5750 6003-6250 6384-6500 6718-6730 fi: ft During the period of time in which the Headquarters Tallying Committee was- in operation, sev­ eral minor discrepancies on the conduct of the election have oc­ curred, but none of which would change the outcome of any job on the ballot. However, for the benefit of the membership, we are listing them. Port by Port as follows: BOSTON: Failea to T>ack fosters 1B separate package as required in 0 0 0 (Continued on page 17) Galveston Agent K. Alsop, A-3 .... 55 407 R. Vaughan, V-129.. 67 1.250 No Votes 20 42 Voids 4 53 Write In 0 1 Totals 146, 1,753 LC Hou Sub-To)al SF Wll 52 226 6 38 4 23 2 7 0 0 64 . 294 210 26 15 .1 0 252 102' 24 7 0 0 133 95 17 2 3 0 117 ^6A23 21 22 16 212 15 0 294 19 22 24 168 19 0 0 252 14 21 15 75 8 0 0 133 10 18 17 68 1 3 0 117 422 389 398 •4.709 334 109 2 6.423 55 6 1 2 0 64 222 36 28 8 0 294 190 33 29 0 0 252 85 38 10 0 0 133 86 27 1 3 0 117 •5.164 747 418 83 6 6.423 10 1 0 53 64 84 15 15 180 294 47 13 5 187 252 46 13 41 74 133 37 4 4 72 117 1,170 303 246 ••4.704 6.423 A Sea •5,325 679 335 84 0 A. Michelet to the post of Savannah agent. Following is the breakdown of 74 20 109 45 520 973 52 .177 4 82 4 0 0 90 13 90 4 2 0 109 4 120 4 4 1 133 6 67 3 3 0 79 34 108 543 1,007 33 117 a 3 0 1 612 1,336 3 56 3 2 0 64 81 6 3 0 0 90 61 34 12 2 0 109 123 1 6 3 0 133 63 9 6 1 0 79 577 1.037 20 88 10 113 5 0 0 0 612 1.236 86 4 0 0 80 87 - 22 0 0 109 129 3 1 0 133 73 3 1 0 79 88 4 0 0 90 91 16 1 1 109 128 3 2 0 133 86 4 0 0 90 97 12 0 0 109 83 S 0 0 90 183 73 71 •4.683 44 221 21 8 0 294 35 38 192 . 83 24 9 1 0 0 1 252 133 28 64 1 4 0 117 825 •5,12.3 369 94 12 6.423 53 5 3 3 0 64 232 37 18 7 0 294 223 19 10 0 0 252 96 28 9 0 0 133 90 23 1 1 117 •5.302 688 343 87 3 6.423 573 1,060 39 175 0 0 0 1 612 1,236 57 5 2 0 64 265 23 6 0 294 227 23 0 0 232 120 12 0 1 133 111 4 2 0 117 •5.856 506 33 8 6.423 73 3 1 0 79 600 1,103 12 132 0 0 0 1 612 1.236 58 4 2 0 64 269 16 9 0 294 233 17 0 0 252 120 13 0 0 133 112 2 3 0 117 •5.97T 381 61 4 6,423 128 . 3 , 1 1 133 69 9 1 0 ,79 595 1,071 17 165 0 0 0 0 612 1,236 56 6 2 0 64 269 18 7 0 294 230 22 0 0 252 119 14 0 0 133 108 6 3 0 117 •5388 463 69 1 6.42S\ 04 15 0 0 109 129 1 3 0 133 72 6 1 0 79 600 1,069 12 167 0 0 0 0 612 1,236 56 6 2 0 64 260 26 8 0 294 229 23 0 0 252 120 13 0 0 133 112 2 3 • 0 117 *5.932 437 54 0 6,423 80 4 0 0 90 93 16 0 0 109 129 1 3 0 133 69 9 1 0 79 597 1,063 15 173 0 0 0 0 612 1,236 57 5 2 0 64 261 25 8 0 294 230 22 0 0 252 120 13 0 • 0 133 109 6 2 0 117 •5.883 485 55 0 6.423 66 2 0 0 80 97 12 0 0 109 130 2 1 0 133 72 5 2 0 .79 598 1.070 14 166 0 0 0 0 612 1,236 57 3 2 0 64 267 19 8 0 294 233 18 1 0 252 .122 11 0 0 133 108 7 2 0 117 •5.942 427 53 1 6,423 a « 819 65 2 0 886 87 3 0 0 90 93 14 0 2 109 131 1 1 0 133 74 4 1 0 79 595 1,135 17 100 0 0 0 1 612 1.236 58 3 3 0 64 273 13 8 0 294 237 13 0 0 252 123 10 0 0 133 113 1 3 0 117 •6,040 328 50 5 6,423 502 9 6 2 519 808 76 2 0 886 87 3 0 0 90 93 15 1 0 109 129 1 3 0 133 70 8 1 0 -79 585 1,104 27 128 0, 0 0 4 612 1,236 56 4 4 0 64 269 17 8 0 294 237 15 0 0 252 121 12 0 0 133 111 3 3 0 117 •5,959 396 58 10 6,423 499 823 13" 61 2 7 0 0 519 886 86 4 0 0 90 129 96 13 1 3 0 0 0 109. 133 73 5 1 0. 79 592 1,129 20 107 0 0 0 0 612 "1,236 58 3 3 0 64 271 13 8 0 294 235 17 0 0 252 122 11 0 0 133 113 1 3 0 117 •6.019 348 33 1 6.423 121 694 63 8 0 886 9 78 3 0 0 90 13 77 18 2 0 109 11 60 7 1 0 79 43 176 558 979 70 12 11 0 0 0 612 1,236 8 51 2 3 0 64 48 41 223 188 19 18 11 . 0 0 0 252 294 48 76 9 0 0 133 34 77 3 3 0 117 1,055 . •4,971 318 101 0 6,423 788 94 3 1 886 87 3 0 0 90 93 14 1 . 1 109 1,087 30 144 0 0 0 5 612 1,236 57 4 3 0 64 262 24 8 0 204 222 29 0 1 252 123 8 0 0 133 111 4 2 0 117 •5,881 473 53 14 6.423 1.59 668 53 5 1 886 14 75 1 0 0 90 28 60 10 3 0 109 42 122 555 894 12 310 2 9 1 1 612 1,236 6 52 3 3 0 64 54 205 19 13 3 294 58 177 15 728 44 33 28 48 - 4.. 1 686- 81 3 4 1 1 0 9 90 59 17 12 9 93 0 109 574 1,000 ' 10 33 11 46 '3 39 14 106 • 1- . 0 11 0 1 . 0 eia 1.236 79 57 0 253 194 6 21 9 10 5 11 11 18 -• 0 1 0 294 . 959- 0 0 0 ed the totals of the other one hun­ dred (100) ballots In our totals. LAKE CHARLES: The Port of Lake Charles at the start of voting instead of issuing their ballots to the voters from the lowest number up, commenced with the highest number and worked down. They continued this procedure for the full sixty day period of voting. This is not actually a violation of No 508 7 4 0 519 252 New Orleans Steward Patrolman 133 28 418 117 G. Rlehm, R-343 ... 39 469 H. Troxclair, T-4 .. 79 1,237 23 54 12 • This figure includes the three ballots that were voided by the Pliiladelphia No Votes Voids 5 46 10 Port Tallying Committee. Write Ins 0 0 ' 0 t This figure Ineludes the bailot that was voided by the Headquarters Tallying 519 Totals 146 1,753 Committee. New Orleans Joint Patrolman t This figure includes the one ballot that was lost in the Port of New Orleans. 497 liThis figure includes the four ballots that were voided by the Houston Port P. Warren, W-3... 119 1,653 No Voids 23 73 14 Tallying Committee. Voids 4 £2 7 Write Ins 0 5 1 Election Discrepancies tion, so this Committee has includ­ Totals 146 1.753 519 San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle ,. 5751-6250 ,. 6251-6500 . 6501-67.5(1 Ballots Used 1-146 6751-7300 7751-8733 251-500 7301-7750 8951-8969 501-1386 1501-1590 1751-1839 2251-2,50:1 2001-2079 2.501-3112 3301-4737 5187-52.50 5251-5540 5747-5730 5751-6002 6251-6383 6601-6717 L. Williams, W-l ... 125 1,669 No Votes 17 58 Ballots Unused 4 24 Ballots Ballots Ballots Voids and Write Ins 0 2 Returned Lost Voided Cast Totals 146 1.753 146 0 0 147-250 1753 0 8754-8950 0 New Orleans Deck Patrolman •519 C. Tannehill, T-5... 123 1,664 8970-9000 0 3 No Voles 18 60 Voids 4 26 886 Write Ins 1 3 1387-1500 0 0 Totals 146 1,733 90 1591-1750 0 0 109 1860-2000 0 0 2384-2300 0 1 •tl33 New Orleans Engine Patrolman 2080-2250 70 C. Stephens. S-4 ... 122 1,671 0 0 3113-3500 612 No Votes 0 0 20 57 47.58-5000 1 11237 Voids 0 4 24 5001-3186 0 0 64 Write Ins 0 1 5541-5746 T294 0 4 Totals 146 1.753 Mob 33 467 8 11 0 519 Oalvetldn Joint Patrolmen 442 C. K'mball. K-a .;.. 80 1.286 J. King, K-308 .... 7 137 22 V. Whitney, W-11. .. 11 131 19 10 K. Winsley, W-369... 16 87 12 No Votes ;.. 31 38 Voids .6 54 14 Write Ins ' 1* 0 0 Totala', 1.753 , .519 4 125 3 - 1 0 133 131 1. 1 0 133 67 10 2 0 79 2 123 5 1 0 133 17 58 3 1 0 79 m .1 21 a T 0 m • 63 3 6 1 5 \582 a ar 3 o 0 64 a 0 252 �'Sv'a" Fefcnuu^ 4. MUT PERSONALS F«ff* fcTcatooi SSAFAREttM LOG SIU Headquarters Tallying Committee's Report Angel BOM Paul Hall, Secretary-Treasurer of votes had already been cast. There­ hav« no evidence to indicate that (Continued from page 16)* Contact Philip Mltniek, 131 / the A & G District. Several arrests fore, apart from the fact that there anything but an honest mistake Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, the voting procedure of the Union were madb and people are being is not the slightest evidence, or was Involved. In any case, it was but as it is different from the NY. even the hint of evidence, or even a very small error of no real effect. ^ custom and usage of the Union, held. t 4" l" Following-the appearance of the a formal protest, with respect to We recommend no further ac­ wherein the ballots are ordinarily Nesbett L. Morrison used from the lowest number up, story in the newspapers, the Tampa any "plot," it would have been tion be taken with respect to the Urgent tfiat you contact your the Committee thought that it Tribune, on December 25, reported impossible for the vote on who failure of the Port of Houston to mother at 513 E. Brought Street, should be brought to the attention that one of the candidates on the was to be secretary-treasurer to have the Polls Committee sign the ballot, Ray White, stated that the have been affected. Savannah. roster on the dates of November of the Membership. 8. This Committee recommends 16th and November 24, 1954. We 4. 4i t HOUSTON: At the start of vot­ plot was "rigged" by Hall to find nothing wrong with the Janu­ ing on November 15th, the Port of smear him (White) and then added as follows: Francis Burley that the murder plot had "hurt his ary 12, 1955, procedure of the Port (a) No further action be taken Houston started issuing ballots Write your mother. She is wor­ chances badly." of Houston and recommend that with respect to the way that Boston from the top number down. After ried over not hearing from you. As a union member and one who packaged the rosters, inasmuch as no further action be taken thereon. four ballots had been issued from 4. 4> (h) We recommend that the pro­ the top, the Houston Polls Com­ ran on the ballot, I am interested this had no effect whatever upon George Wise mittee then realized that they were in knowing whether White filed any the balloting, or the validity of the cedure on write-ins followed by this Committee be upheld, inas­ Pick up your gear at the Railway varied from the custom and usage complaints with respect to the ballots cast. Express office, Seattle, Washing­ of th Union wherein ballots were election and its conduct with the (b) The fact that the Port of much as it is impossible to count ton. usually issued to the Voters from duly constituted and elected mem­ Philadelphia did not have uniform write-in votes where the name the lowest number up. At this bership tallying committee, and signatures on the voting rosters written in is illegible. If a man t 4" 4" point it was brought to'^the atten­ whether his statement that the for November 15, 1954, -is imma­ wants to write in a name, he ought Henry Doucette murder plot "hurt his .chances terial. In fact, there is no constitu­ to do so clearly, if he wants his Contact Jack G. Wilson, Hale tion of the Membership at the badly" have any validity. I am tional "requirement for that any­ write-in to be effective, Houston Hall at that timei and the Road, Route 1, Box 53, Forest 4. Finally, this Committee finds asking this question of the com­ how, and we cannot see how that four ballots already cast were Park, Ga. thereupon voided with the four mittee because it has all of the affects the voting. Therefore we that there have been no protests 4i 4> 4> men who had cast these votes be­ balloting data and reports and can recommend no further action be written or otherwise, with respect to the conduct of the election, that Ex-SS Chamborine ing issued new ballots and allowed therefore tell whether there was taken here too. any mathematical chance that the Any member of crew of the to vote again. We recommend that the-voiding the balloting took place in strict above vessel from September 1, In addition to the above, the results of the election could have of the whole day's voting for the accordance with the Constitution, 1919, to March 23, 1920, please Port of Houston failed to have a been altered or changed by any Port of Philadelphia, of January and that what errors were made, contact Henrik C. Jensen, Corps Polls Committee for the Port to development occurring on Decem­ 11, 1955, on which three ballots were all of no importance, and of of Engineers, US Army, New sign the roster on the dates of ber 23, almost six weeks after bal­ were cast, be upheld. Manuel no measurable effect, but, never­ York 33, NY. Urgent, November 16th and November loting began and when, based on Caldas—C-385, voted on January theless, were dealt with in accord­ 24th, 1954. On January 12, 1955, previous experience, the heaviest 10, 1955. His later vote on January ance with the spirit of the Consti­ 4" 4" t it was necessary for the Port of portion .of the vote would have 11, 1955, was illegal. He should tution, small as those errors were. Auto For Sale been cast. not have been allowed to vote, and This Committee wishes to thank 1953 Dodge Diplomat Coronet, Houston to hold two Special Meet­ I would deeply appreciate an the voiding of the three ballots the Employees at Headquarters for ings for the election of a Polls hardtop, gypsy green, cream top. answer from the committee to this cast on January 11, 1955, was, in their cooperation and assistance Has radio, heater, tint glass, direc- Committee. One meeting was held and wishes to congratulate this question which I consider has great our opinion, proper. at 9:30 AM and the other at 1 PM. tionals, 27,0C3 miles. Asking Union for conducting an orderly, importance. (c) We recommend that the ac­ honest and democratic election. $1,500. Gus Janavaris, New York. The necessity arose for the second Fraternally, meeting from the fact that one of tion of voiding a single ballot cast Phone Astoria 4-5888. 5. The Official Tally of this LINDSEY WILLIAMS. the Polls Committer members on December 1, 1954, in Miami, be Committee, including the official 4 4> 4" W-1 elected at the 9:30 meeting was upheld. The Constitution plainly breakdown of the write-in votes, . W. r. Elliot shippe^ during the meantime. Comments and Recommendations states that no voting shall take is annexed to this report and made Your mother is seriously ill. Ur­ Some write-ins will not be in­ gent that you contact your sister, cluded in this report, for two Pursuant to Article XIII, Section place unless a Polls Committee is a part of it. Subject to the appro­ Mrs. F. E. Lester, In Chatham, reasons, mainly. The fii-st, is that 5 (b) of The Union Constitution elected. Since no Polls Committee priate action of the membership at 1. With respect to the letter from was elected on that day, the ballot Virginia. this Committee was not able to Scofield, we find that his name should not have been cast ••'nd the "Election Repwt" meeting, it represents'the basis for the action make out the name written in in­ should have been included on the should be deemed void. called for in Section 6 of Article asmuch as it was not legible. The ballot. Further check reveals that (d) With respect to the voting second Is that some ballots con­ what happened was, in making out in Tampa on November 19, 1954, XIII of the Constitution. taining WTite-ins happened to be the stencil, some typist, unfortu­ Agent Ray White, of the Port of Dated: February 3, 1955. Fraternally Submitted voided because the ballot on which nately, left out his name. However, Tampa, called for the election of they were written was Illegally de­ in view of brother Scofield's letter, a Polls Committee, at a meeting By the undersigned Headquar­ faced. and his official withdrawal as a started at 8:30 AM. The Constitu­ ters Tallying Committee; CORRESPONDENCE: The fol­ candidate, we recommend that no tion requires that it be called no W. McDonald, M-921 — Deck lowing correspondence , was re­ further action be taken in this earlier than 9:00 AM. However, Dept. ceived by the Headquarters Tally­ regard, and that the thanks of the in view of the fact that no evi­ W. Mitchell. M-22—Engine Dept. ing Committee: W. Reidy, R-4—Steward Dept. membership be given Brother dence has been presented to indi­ E. Starns, S-728—Deck Dept. 1. A letter from Charles Sco- Scofield for his Unibn spirit. cate that anything was involved fleld—S-186, addressed to the Sec­ O. Stambul, S-578—Engine Dept. (Continued from page 3) With respect to the corre­ but an ordinary error, it is rec­ R. Ewing, E-128—Steward Dept. . trolman—Leo Marsh; Mobile joint retary-Treasurer, and turned over spondence from Brother Williams, ommended that the ballots cast on patrolman—Harotd Fischer; New to us,^ without comment, immedi­ this Committee does not feel that that day remain in the tally, as Orleans agent—Lindsey Williams; ately after our election. The letter it should answer individual ques­ they are now. Quiz Answer New Orleans deck patrolman— reads as follows: (e) In New Orleans, on Novem­ tions from individual members but (1) They all have been testing Charles Tannehill; New Orleans Dear Sir and Brother: should confine its actions solely ber 16, 1954, the rosters show 101 sites for atomic and hydrogen engine patrolman—C. J. Stephens; I recently paid off « ship and to the report, as provided in the ballots cast. Also, the New Or­ bomb explosions. Alamogordo and New Orleans steward patrolman— found out that because of some Constitution. However, the matter leans Port Tallying Committee Yucca Flats are in the US; the Herman Troxclair; New Orleans error, my name was not on the raised by Brother Williams is of tallies 101 ballots. However, when others are islands in the South joint patrolman—Paul Warren, ballot for New York Engine Patrol­ great importance. This Committee the ballots reached New York, Pacific. Galveston agent—^Ray Vaughan; man. As you know, I have been has no way of knowing what a this Committee found only 100 bal­ (2) Dallas. Galveston joint patrolman—Charles running for years, however, I member thinks of when he casts lots. We have no doubt that, since (3) The Jazz Singer, with A1 Kimball. no mistakes can happen and I don't his ballot, and does not officially 101 ballots were actually cast and Jolson. The first motion picture In its report' the tally committee want to raise any beef about this care about that, either. Therefore, tallied in New Orleans, the differ- with sound was Don Juan (1926) —in response to an inquii-y by a situation, or have any clerks fired, how the attempted murder affected ence in one is accounted for by which featured a synchronized Seafarer on the ballot—made note or anything like that. Therefore, those voting is not this Commit­ some packaging error. This one musical score, but no spoken dia­ of the fact that Ray White was I'm now withdrawing my name tee's concern. However, since this baUot could not possibly have any logue. quoted In newspapers declaring officially and I am not a candidate Committee has personal knowledge, effect, and we recommend that (4) Nine. his involvement in an alleged mur­ for any office or job in this elec­ by inspecting all the files and elec­ the totals of the other lOO ballots (5)' Pompei. der plot against Paul Hall, incum­ tion. Show this to the Headquar­ tion material, that the election was be included in the tally, as they (6) Printing with moveable type. bent secretary-treasurer, was a ters Tallying Committee when they run in a manner which should give are now. (7) Okra. (f) Lake Charles issued their "smear" against him so as to are elected and tell them I do not pride to every Union man, it will (8) Head, heai"t, hands and diminish his chances in the elec­ request to appear. There will be not let go unchallenged any com­ ballots from the highest number health. tion. The committee pointed ouW no need for any special vote be­ ment that reflects in any way upon down instead of from the lowest (9) Velocipede. the fact that, in this Union, every number up. We recommend that • (10) 28 minutes. It took him ten that at the time the news of the cause i withdraw as a candidate. membens guaranteed the right to no further action be taken on this minutes walking and 18 minutes alleged plot broke, just before Fraternally, Christmas, 85 percent of the total CHARLES J. SCOFIELD cast his ballot secretly and without because there was no other irregu­ by bus. pressure of any kind. We have no larity and the Constitution does ballots had already been cast. S-186 evidence to indicate anything to not provide for any particular way This is the normal pattern In 2. A letter from Lindsey Wil­ Puzzle Answer SIU elections whereby the bulk of liams, the Port Agent of the Port the contrary. We have had no of giving out the ballots. How­ the balloting takes place in the of New Orleans,- was also received. protests, written or oral, of any ever, it is recommended that, in kind, from anybody. We have no future general elections, instruc­ first couple of weeks. The last SQBDS evidence of any kind to suggest tions be issued by the membership OCSS month's voting generally consists That reads as follows: January 26, 1955. that anything but human errors to the^ effect that all ballots be of men who, haVe been out at sea Headquarters Tallying Committee entered into the very few and tiny issued fr-om the lowest number up. on long runs. (g) With respect to Houston, we discrepancies that were uncovered The committee also reported SIU, A&G District and these are dealt with as per the recommend that four ballots cast be that at no time in the course of 675^th Avenue constitution. With respect to the honored even though they are cast SfflBSSE SHGHQEIE the election, or during the tallying, Brooklyn, New York ballots cast, the votes received by a second time. The reason for this was any protest filed as to the con­ Dear Sirs and Brothers: ESa SEQ BSOOEB duct of the voting in any SIU port. On December 23, 1954, toward the victorious candidates for every is that the first four ballots were •S!Zt!S [ZlEfiQSB voided, and that it was not the Tallying committee members for the close of the balloting period office or job speak for themselves, EBEBDE QSSD headquarters were: Edgar Starns in the District wide elections, as do the differences in the votes fault of the voters that this situa­ and William McDonald, deck; Bill which began 6n November 15 last, received. We have no further com­ tion took place. The previous •SBSB BDBSBDD recommendation with respect to EGSSBB aSlB DEQS Mitchell and Charles Stambul, en­ and ended on January 15, news­ ment to make on that. As of December 23, 1954, our Lake Charles should take care of gine; RaHh £!wing and Walter papers reported that New Jersey Hcidy. police had nipped sa plot to mdfder I fcbunt shows 83.2% of' the such incidents in the future. We ».«f stiMAMC* oiawvvs that -•(J:-"; i : •M I - • •tl Winners In A&G Voting Announced ; siaas BSEsa a@a SBS PS® �r'%^'<..->V'r ;'^r"^'-V'' 'S E A PA REE ^ tW^- Paire Etffhteea rf: • •" S E A FA R E R S 'y.: M' 'j.. February 4, 195S • SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION FLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From ...../-<(7.- , J, Tq No. Seafarers Receiving Benefita this. Period| • Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer -Ve&jAL Total Benefits Paid this Period a '7 ^ dL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Seafarer Niels Nielsen (left) cashes in $200 maternity benefit check at headquarters. At right is Niel­ sen's wife, Louise, and three "SIU benefit babies": Thomas, born July 18, 1952; Michael, January 6. 1955 and Robert, September 18, 1953. One Trip Paid Double Benefits Seafarer Niels Nielsen is the latest Seafarer-father to put in for his third maternity bene­ fit, with the birth of Michael K. Nielsen on January 6,1955. What's more, Nielsen collected two benefits on the basis of his seatime on a single SIU ship. Nielsen explained that he>born within a SO-month period. had shipped on the Steel Fab­ had to qualify for the benefit. ricator, August, 1953, and his At that, Michael's arrival came Nielsen is all squared away now, second son, Robert, was born in September of that year. When he got off the ship on January 18, 1954, he presented his discharges and collected the maternity bene­ fit. After that, Nielsen ran into some illness at home and has had to stay ashore in the past year. So when Michael came along this Jan­ uary 6, his old discharge from the Fabricator was the latest one he within 12 days of the deadline, since his eligibility under the SIU Welfare Plan would have expired on January 18, 1955. Was Early Qualifier Nielsen's oldest son, Thomas, was born on July 18, 1952, making him one of the early qualifiers un­ der the Union plan that went into effect as of April 1, 1952. The three Nielsen sons have all been All of the following SIU families Mrs. Niels F. Nielsen, Jr. Freeport, will collect the $200 maternity New York. 4' 4> 41 benefit plus a $25 bond from the Marsha Darleen Fiiiingim, born Union in the baby's name: December 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. Michael OrvU Collins, born De- and Mrs. Marshall Fiiiingim, Chick­ cember 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. and asaw, Alabama. Mrs. Thomas M. Collins, Pontiac, 4* 4" 41 Michigan. Valerie Lynn Keddy, born De­ cember 22. 1954. Parents, Mr. and Michael Kenneth Nielsen, born Mrs. Donald Keddy, Newark, New January 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Jersey. 4" 4" I mr r. IN ORDERTO ASSURE PROMPT FATMENTOFTHESIUWELFARE PLAN'S DEATH BENEFITTOTKE PERSON TOOJI/AMEASBENEFICj^^^ll^l^jJylARY.ALLSEAfARfRSAREURfi- Name Your tDTomommficm CARD. THESE CARDS ARE AVAIL­ ABLE AT AUSIUNAUB.IfYOO NASH TO CNAH6E TOUR BENEFIClARTfrol/CANNAMEAM wmHXfiLLouTmim AND DATE IT.THESARD MfnHDK UTESTDAIFBTHEONETHAT COUNTS. and expects to ship' out again shortly. Meanwhile he is hard at work fixing over a house he bought for the growing family out in Freeport, Long Island. The 27-year-old Seafarer, who sails as carpenter, has been sailing with the SIU since 1946. He's mar­ ried six years now, having met his wife, Louise, while he was a patient at the Staten Island hos­ pital and she was a nurse there. John Michael Singh and Harry Chandu Singh, born December 14, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Surat Singh, Philadelphia, Pa. 4" 4" .4" Harry Lopez, born December 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al­ bert Lopez, Miami, Florida. 4> 4. t s- f i S 6 oi b Ol II CVb • 3 ^ oa su-l Ob 1L i I- 1 IV WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since lulv 1. 1950 * || LaOLS So Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 19S0* l.'g.S,'^'! Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * -lEajLo SLSL Xaternitv Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 19S2 * Total !IL aiq (Ltlt * Date Bencftta Sett a WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS ^ , ... Vacation Cash on Hand ^ . a « .giO. .oLi .gd a Estimafed Accounts Receivable • VacaiioQ US Govecnment Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS COMMENTt — : >7J; ritiifn JiriJii /.rll //voLe 32] During th« aonth of Qoeeaber tho Plan paid out oi^t lEAlU BENEFITS aaking a total for tho year as of Oocsmber 31, of 166, Tho Plan also paid out 1,028 HOSPITAL BHfEFITS making a year to date total as of Doeeaber, oS ll.OU?. Tho amount of MATBRNITT BEWEPITS paid out for tho month of Dadomber was sixty-fivo mhich gives tho Plan a year total oT 601, There were 202 DISABILITY E0IEPITS paid during the month which gives a year to date total of 1,727, 4> Debra Lynn Allen, born Decem­ ber 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Allen, Newport News, Vir­ ginia. ti t> Patricia Ann Rountree, born Oc­ tober 23, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rountree, Thunder­ bolt, Georgia. 4* Hospital Benefits _De,th Benefits Disabilitv Benefits Maternity Benefit, Vacation Benefits Total SuhmitUi A1 Kerr, As${3teiit''XdmMsMlor Ringing in The New Year 4" Brenda Ann Laird, born October 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Laird, Parksley, Virginia. t. t. t. Ricardo Gonzalez, born Novem­ ber 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Gonzalez, Texas City, Texas. 4> 4> 4i Deborah Dcon Barbour, born De­ cember 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Barbour, Bayou La Batre, Alabama. 4> $1 $1 Patricia Lynii Anderson, born December 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Anderson, Prichard, Alabama. 4" 41 4" .Johnnie ^Michael Broadus, born December 3, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Broadus, Springhill, Alabama. 4" 4" 4" Douglas Charles Singleton, born November 9, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Singleton, Ozone Park, New York. 4 4i 4" Pamela Jean Murphy, born De­ cember 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Patrick Murphy, Cul­ ver City, California. New Year's Day gift to this Seafaring family was George Gilbert Glass, who first saw the light of day -the afternoon of Janudry I71955. George's dad, John, and mother, Helen, look on while he gives voice to his feelings. Dad missed out ..by a few hours on having another tax exemption for full-year of 1954, bmi $200 SIU maternity benefit plus $25 bond offered ample consn^doi. �February 4, 1938 SEAFARERS SEEIH* THE SEAFAliiRS With WALTER SIEKMANN There's good news from the Washington front for all Seafarers in and out of the hospitals. It seems this year the budget requests in­ clude money to keep the Public Health Service hospitals open. As a matter of fact, the Government is asking Congress for a little bit more than the hospUals got last year. This isn't the end of the matter by a long shot since Congress still has to vote the funds. There probably will be hearings on the matter but it looks pretty good from here, since the administration is now backing the hospitals. in any case the SIU will keep all the brothers posted on the latest developments, and if there is any future beef about the hospitals you can be sure that your Union will be in there swinging. 4^ 4 One of the brothers who has been in the hospital for a mighty long time is Estell Godfrey. He's been laid up at Staten Island ever since July. 1953. with a broken hip. Before that, he spent several months in a hospital in Yugoslavia... Now, the people at the hospital have built a frame for his leg so Godfrey can get but of bed and move around a little. He's able to get up for his meals which is a big relief after being confined to the sack for so long. Brother James Mitchell expects to be in the hos­ pital for a few weeks recovering from a slipped Godfrey disc in his spine. Mitchell got the back injury while splicing a mooring line on the Eugenie. He was bosun aboard her. Seafarer Charles Allardice had to get back in the hospital again. He was fireman on the Seatrain Texas when he developed an infection. One of those little bugs that the doctor calls a yirus put the skids under Seafarer Chce Mohat last week, but he ex­ pects to be as good as ever in a couple of days. Mohat was AB on the Angelina when the bug struck. Seafarer Domingo Guyal who was OS on the Steel Vendor went into the hospital January 13 to have his ticker checked up. A touch of arthritis has put Seafarer Ernest Ramirez out of action for the time being. Ramirez was deck maintenance on the Beauregard on his last trip. He went in on January 18. Ira Sundt, who was pumpman on the Queenston Heights is getting Ramirez a once over for his stomach trouble'. J. R. Velasquez hurt his hand around New Year's and went into the hospital on Jan­ uary 3. He was oiler on the Citrus Packer on his last trip. t 4^ • Death - benefit payments have already bee n made to the beneficiaries of eight Seafarers who perished on the Southern Districts, but t he other six are being held up because of fail­ ure of the men to fill out beneficiary cards. As a re.sult, the next of kin-^ have to secure appointments there is a Wife, the matter is clear The latest card filled out is'^the from the various states in cut. but where men were unmar­ one that determines who the bene­ ried. or possibly divorced, it is not so simple. Procedure for Change If' any Seafarers nave not filled out a beneficiary card in the past or want to change their beneficiary they should ask the Udion repre­ sentative in any port for the card. The two minutes spent in sitting down and filling it out properly are positive assurance of protection for the Seafarer's family. If for any reason the Seafarer wants to change his beneficiary— because of marriage, divorce, death of the previously - named beneficiary, birth of children or other reasons—all he has to do is fill out a new card and date it. ficiary is. Wives and other beneficiaries of Seafarers should know that once this card is filled out there is no need for any legal action to collect the benefit All that is required is a death certificate and a discbarge from an SIU ship in the 12-month period prior to the Seafarer's death. Wives should also know that they are entitled to a Sbcial Security benefit and a monthly pension for themselves and their children in the event of their husband's death. They can get information on this from any Social Security field of­ fice. Or if they prefer. Welfare Services can get the information for them. The deaths of the following Sea­ steward department. He is sur­ farers have bfien reported to the vived by his wife. Mary T. Bran­ Seafarers Welfare Plan and the don of* Galveston. Texas. $2,500 death benefits are being 4 4* 4 paid to their beneficiaries: Purdom A. Morris, 30: Brother Thomas T. Nichols, 30: Brother Morris was lost at sea aboard the Nichols was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was MY Southern Districts, which was last heard from on December 6. last heard from on December 6. 1954. He had been a member of 1954. Brother Nichols joined the the Union since 1944, joined in SIU in 1944 in New Orleans and New York, and had been sailing in had been sailing in the deck "de­ the steward department He is sur­ partment. He is survived by his vived by his mother, Fioyce Morris wife. Vondell Nichols of Mt. Olive, of Fordyce, Ark. Mississippi. 4 4 4 Hospital in Roanoke. Virginia. Place of burial is not known. Brother Partello joined the Union in 1944 in New York and sailed in the steward department. He is survived by a niece. Virginia Huck of Roanoke, Virginia. which they reside as administra­ tors of the estates of the deceased. Letters substantiating these ap­ pointments will have to be sent to the offices of the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan at 11 Broadway in order for the payment to be processed. The Welfare Services office is assisting these beneficiaries in ob­ taining appointments as admin­ istrators. but procedure differs in various states. In any case, the procedure means unavoidable de­ lay in collecting benefits. The de­ lay is painful to many families be­ cause they are in financial distress and need the money in a hurry. The failure to fill out beneficiary cards also raises the question of who is to be the beneficiary. If 4!" 4!" 4j' All of these brothers as well as anybody else in the hospitals, would welcome a letter or a visit from their old friends. So if you have time, James B. Sellers, 29: Brother don't forget to think of yoin: shipmates who are laid up. Sellers was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on December 6. 1954. He had been a member of USPHS HOSPITAL HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL the Union since 1944, joining the STATEN ISLAND. NY. LOS ANGELES. CALIF. Husscn Ahmed Joseph Malone SIU in New York, and had been Thomas F. Galvin C. H. AUardice Perfecto Mangual sailing in the deck department. Carl C. Borealino Abdul G. Mohamed USPHS HOSPITAL Carl A. Carlson Chee Mohat He is survived by his mother. Mrs, BALTIMORE, MD. Jar Chens A. I. MuUer Allie Lee Bargeron of Savannah, George T. Colemaii Robert Purvis TOomas Ankerson Joseph G. McKreth Antonio Colon George H. Robinson Ernest Atkins Ga. Thomas Mungo John J. Doherty Jose Rodriguez Jessie Baugher George OUve 4i 4 4j Adolf Eliasson Matti Ruusukallio Byrd Buzbee Colon Rose George W. Flood Leon Ryzop Jessie A. Clarke Robert W. Scales Samuel B. Thomas, 35: Brother Vgilllam A. Gardner Ira A. Sandt Leo Dwyer John R. Schultz Estell Godfrey Olav W. Seim LOuis Firlle WiUiam Simmons Thomas was lost at sea aboard the Lonnie HaU Victor Shavroff Joseph GUI Raymond Smith MV Southern Districts, which was Fred Hauser Joseph St Laurent Gorman T. Glaze James Stathis WilUam R. Home Sidney D. Turner RusseU R. Henry James Walker last heard from on December 6, Vincent Jones Samuel L. Vandal John R. Klemowicz William Warmack 1954. Brother Thomas joined the David B. Kaim Justo R. Velasquez Timothy Less . Albert L. WUlis K. W. KeUy James Waldron George B. Little John ZohU union in New York in 1951 and Thomas J. Ward Clarence E. Lord Robert G. McKnew had been sailing in the steward Clifford Womack Donald McShane USPHS HOSPITAL department. He is survived by his USPHS HOSPITAL SAN -JUAN. PR. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. wife. Mrs. Lena Belle Thomas of Juan Soto Charlie Brown M. Meguissoglu Thomson. Georgia. Wayne T. Center C. J. Neumaier USPHS HOSPITAL Seafarers In Hospitals MANHATTAN BEACH. NY. Fortunato Bacomo Arthur Lomas Frank W. Bemrick Joseph D. McGraw A. McGuigan Claude F. Blank Robert L. Booker Vic MUanzzo Joseph G. Carr Melvin O. Moors D. F. Ruugiano John J. DriscoU G. E. Shumaker Bart BL Guranick Robert Sizemore Taib Hassen Thorny Isaksen E. |i. SmaUwood Henry E. Smith John w. Keenan Ludwig Kristiansen Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry Renato A. Villata James J. Lawlor Virgil W. w'Umotli Kaarel Leetmaa Chee K. Zai James R. Lewis USPHS HOSPFTAL GALVESTON. TEXAS C. Dudley William G. Tries Benjamin Grice John T. Watt Lee Parker Charles B. Young Murray A. Plyler Clarence Bertrand Harold W. Sweet USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. C. D. Anderson Frank HaU R. J. CaldweU Joseph Morgan ' USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. ,John R. Bailey Angelo J. Martins E. G. Brewer C. L. Middleton Fred N. Buckner James A. MiUer W. O. Cunningham J. T. Moore AUen D. Edenfieid John H. Morris Rufus L. Fields Frank F. Nelson Albert W. Lima GuUlermo Pena Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Webb • USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Frank Alasavich Alfred Hancock Joseph Fawcett George A. WecdeU -.i'V Olav Gustavsen Joseph Peryeira Francis Haigney W. S. Singleton Paul E. Huggins Pi S. Yuzon John G. KeUy USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. M. H. Whitehead William H. Kramer Lester J. Haag Mike Michelik S. Johannessen Roscndo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Diebler VirgU L. Harding USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. WUllam Aplin Leo Lang Mack J. Acosta Henry McKinney Charles W. Barnett Vincent Michel Julian B. Barrett Raymond Normlno George W. Books Alfonso Olaguibel S. C. Carregal William D. Ott Clarence Cobb Kenyon Parks Ernest N. Cochran Aurelio Patango ^ Warren- Currier Fred Peterson Randolph RatcUff George S. Cutrer Robert Dewey Darrell RUey Ekic Ekiund Mitchell Rodriguta Jal B. EUis Benjamin Seal, Fred Fagan Wade Sexton Antonio Soils Leo Fontenot MUes C. Foster Henry Sossa Richard Grailckl Walter Soubry William Tank William Grimes Kristian Gunderson Lonnie R. Tickle E. T. Hardeman James E. Ward Howard WiUiam| Earl L. Hodges L. R. Williamson Herman Holmes V. L. Williamson Charles Jeffers Edward Woods Richard Johnson W. E. Wright Konstant Kaim E. 6. Knapp Page Nineteen LOG 4> 4> $• William T. Cooper, 27: Brother Cooper was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on December 6. 1954. Brother Cooper joined the SIU in 1951 in Savannah and had been sailing in the engine depart­ ment. 4" 4" 4> Louie B. Cook. 53: Brother Cook of Mobile was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on December 6. 1954. He had been a member of the Union since 1953. when he joined the SIU in Mobile and had been sailing in the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his wife. Lillie Cook of Mobile. Ala. 4 4" 4 James H. Brandon. 38: Brother Brandon was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on December 6, 1954. He joined the Union in 1942, In New York, and sailed in the 4 4 4 John Daniels, 36: Brother Dan­ iels was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on December 6, 1954. Joining the Union in 1953. in New York. Brother Daniels had been sailing as an OS. He is sur­ vived by his wife. Mrs. P. Daniels Vincent Jones, 54: Brother Jones' of Conway. South Carolina. died of natural causes at the 4 4 4 USPHS hospital in Staten Island. Durard Dewey Shaw. 46: On New York on January 13. 1955. He had been sailing as a chief elec­ December 24. 1954, Brother Shaw trician aboard SIU ships since 1951 died of pneumonia in New Orleans. where he joined the Union in Place of burial is not known. A Philadelphia. Place of burial was member of the SIU since 1939. Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, joining in New Orleans, he had New York. Brother Jones is sur­ been sailing in the steward depart­ vived by his son,,Vincent P. Jones. ment. He is survived by his wife, hfrs. Alma - Shaw of JJew Orleans, Jr. of Brooklyn, New.York. La. 4 4 4 4^4 Hurlbht McDonald Free, 37: Brother Free died on December 29. 1954, at the Maimonides Hos­ pital in Brooklyn of natural causes. Burial took place at the Evergreen Cemetery in Portland. Maine. Robert H. Shell, 40: Sailing in the deck department on SIU ships since 1951, when he joined in Mo­ bile. Brother Shell died in George. Mississippi, on December 19. 1954. • Place of burial was Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile. Alabama. He 4^4 4 Larry Williams, 53: One of the is survived by his wife. Lucille first members of the SIU. joining Shell of Mobile. Alabama. the Union in 1938. in Savannah, 4 4 4 Brother Williams died on January Gustavus Ekelund. 57: Brother 19. 1955, in the Graduate Hospital Ekelund died in the Staten Island in Philadelphia. Place of burial USPHS hospital on December 1, was Charleston Cemetery in South 1954, of natural causes. Place of Carolina. He is survived by his burial was Rose Hill Cemetery in sister. Lucy Williams Cain of the Linden, New Jersey. Brother Bronx. New York. Ekelund joined the Union in New 4 4 4 York in 1951 and had been sailing Clinton Partello, 67: Brother in the steward department. He is Partello died of a head injury on survived by his wife. Mrs. Ruth December 24. 1954. in the Virginia Ekelund of Galveston. Texas. NO LAWYERS NEEDED The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers and their families that no lawyers are heeded to collect any SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in cbllection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' fees. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all benefit claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan, at 11 Broadway. NY. NY. by the individual involved. �SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT * AFL * ' 1 "• • c • •' i,4,,? -• < . -r ^ 4i^®®(®)<>(®)(5)(8) IHiiilfUI VACATION PLAN It's only a slight exaggeration to say that Seafarers today are $4 million richer than they would have been without the SIU Vacation Plan. The $4 million paid out since the SIU won the first industry-wide vacation plan three years ago vir­ tually represents the difference between it and the old-style vacation system. ^rr •»; Under the old way, Seafarers collected vacation money only if they stayed as long as a year in the steady employ of a single company. Since the overwhelming majority of seamen go from ship to ship, most of them never collected a nickel in vacation pay. Even those who were eligible found they had difficulty collecting from the company. All the short-changing of Seafarers has been ended by the SIU Plan. With the operators contributing to a central kitty for each day's work, the Union made sure that every Sea­ farer would get exactly as much vacation money as he had' coming to him. Further, the Union-administered Plan was set up so that seamen could collect vacation pay as often as four times a year. All a man has to do is present 90 days' worth of dis­ charges for sea and port time at any Union office and fill oiit a simple application. His check is forthcoming in short order. To top it off, the SIU Plan now offers the highest bene­ fits, $176 a year. No wonder the Vacation Plan's third anniversary means Happy Birthday" for all working Seafarers, pw ' m:- t^• Seafarers Int'l Union«A&C District-AFL / •' 1 j.*' ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 4, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 3 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 3 DEPT. VOTE ON; CLIMAXES 20-YEAR FIGHT AGAINST CP SEEK DAILY SHIP REPORT FOR SAFETY WHAT DOES THE FORMOSA CRISIS MEAN TO SEAFARERS ANNOUNCE A&G VOTE TALLY; NEW BALLOTING RECORD SET ASK COURT TO VOID SEA CHEST SUIT LIBERIAN PRESIDENT HONORS 2 SEAFARERS SIU SEEKS PACT WITH NEW OWNERS OF PAN-ATLANTIC MSTS CURB ASKED, HIGH COSTS CITED $4 MILLION VACATION BIRTHDAY MSTS CURB ASKED, HIGH COSTS CITED ED MORGAN IS NEW AFL NEWSCASTER EMERY HIT, CREW SAFE SIU, A&G HQ. TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT REPORT SEES US VESSELS OBSOLETE IN FIVE YEARS STEELORE IN DRYDOCK VISA DEADLINE NEAR FOR NON-IMMIGRANTS ITF SEEKS INTERNATIONAL ACTION AGAINST 'RUNAWAYS' LA. STRIKE BAN THREAT TO UNIONS ATTACKS ON RIGHTS CLOSE-UP VIEW DAILY REPORTS AN ATOMIC MERCHANT MARINE? SIU SAILING BRINGS HAPPY ENDING TO LONG SEARCH FOR HIS LOST LOVE ONE TRIP PAID DOUBLE BENEFITS BENEFICIARY CARDS SPEED PAYMENTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/4/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/dc6d005bf37edc036800c0425958841a.PDF 4d06a8251096781d28ee60319ed0638b PDF Text Text '.-V. i-V-. • LOG SEATARERS "'j • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE S E A F A R E R S *1 N T E R N ATI O N A L UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • • :B -J .- FACE GOV'T QUIZ Transfers^ Subsidies On Agenda -'• -Story On Page 3 isiiiiii iiiiiiii iii .MMMiiWivi Stations Ready. •ft ' dfm I ^ •mmrnmrn Dining room of SS Cuba is ready for first passengers on maiden voyage under SIU banner. Setting them up are waiters (left to right) R. Gon­ zalez, Orillion and Joe San­ chez. Ship runs between Tampa and Havana. iiiiiil ' I IT ' t I Deluxe Service, Seafarer Roy Green finds new automatic washer-dryer ideal for handling his gear. Ma­ chine is part of refurbished New Orleans recreation and service set-up for membership in that port. (Story on page 7-) ^ >' omK» «i ^L "mm II •i f - -^^1 m ' .:\1| • • jj •^1 m U^ell^A On-spot Baltimore telecast spotlighted seamanship of Steelore crew in saving vessel. Miss Helen Delich mod3ff CCf OfC vrCW rlflffCw* ierator, is shown during interview with 14 men of crew. They were: H, Ramos, H. Shepeta, H. Spie^ W. MitchTv/rin« W. «r Matthews, E. m Guerrero,'^N.'uiright, "NT TTi»»irrV%f C. n "nQiTki^Q w Delapena, "naior^pna Ti JohnRon. E. "E. J. Debardelaben. Padelskv, S. Disharoon. Entire crew • ell, G. Mills, Daroba, E. L. Johnson, Debardelaben, J. Padelslq^, ' in the emergency. (Story on Page 8.) t received special citation from "Baltimore Steamship Trade Ass'n for their "splendid seamanship" �P»ipe Twm SEAFARERS L.dG N 'mnuiT 1«. 195#' AFL, CIO Agree To Form Single Union Federation MIAMI BEACH—^The long-sought single national federa> tion of American labor unions is virtually in sight as a result of agreements reached between a joint AFL-CIO unity com­ mittee. The agreement calls for the Congress of Industrial Organizations to "merge" with the American Federation of Labor in one federation of't'* autonomous international im ions. It is subject to ratifica­ tion Jjy both AFL and CIO con­ ventions, which appears a foregone conclusion. While the two federations will become one, the merger will not affect the status of any autono'mous union in either federation. That means that the Seafarers In­ ternational Union will continue to be a separate and distinct inter­ national union in the maritime in­ dustry, apart from the other unions in the industry, just as it is today. The merger agreement reached by the joint committee specifies that "the integrity of each affili­ ated union in the merged federa­ tion shall be maintained and pre­ served . . The only way this situation can be altered, the agree­ ment says, is "by voluntary agree­ ment," although the federation will seek to encourage elimination ot duplicate set-ups. Actually then, the merger agree­ ment consists in large part of re­ admitting individual CIO unions as they stand into the American Federation of Labor, with repre­ sentation in the executive council Map showing: the Far East area which will be involved in forthcoming: bonus neg:otiations called by and on a new general board. the SIU. Crews of ships in the light shaded areas numbered I, II, III and IV along the China coast Briefly, here are several prin­ now get 100 percent of base pay while in these waters plus a $100 bonus when attacked, and are cov­ cipal features of the merger agree­ ered by $10,000 war risk insurance in those areas as well as in area VI (Hong Kong, dark shading) ment: and VII (Saigon), not shown. A $5 per day bonus in area VII is also payable now. Korea (area V) Industrial unions will have a is no longer a bonus area. The SIU and other unions are seeking to extend and broaden bonus cov­ separate department in the federa­ erage in waters around Formosa (area IV). tion called the Council of Indus­ trial Organizations. Since the CIO at present is composed principally of industrial unions, the council will be largely a CIO affair. How­ Acting in the face of the explosive Far Eastern situation, the SIU has notified all con­ ever, the council will be open to industrial unions- An indus­ tracted operators that it intends to reopen negotiations on present agreements providing all trial union like the SIU of North area and attack bonuses and war risk insurance for Seafarers on ships in hostile Asian America would be free to join it, waters. or not to join, as it saw fit. The demand is expected to unions throughout the industry are includes Korea as part of the Pa­ Organizing Department bring about a series of meet­ also working on the problem with cific area. A central department of organiings with the shipowners before their contracted operators. Additional war risk insurance is "Zation will be set up headed by a long at which the Union will pre­ Union efforts are geared to in­ provided for ships crews in the CIO man at first. It is believed sent its proposals for extending crease existing bonus rates in ad­ four China areas, as well as in the that CIO President Walter Reuther and broadening the bonus areas vance of any open outbreak of Saigon and Hong Kong areas. will take this post. AFL President and coverage, particularly with re- hostilities which might upset the George Meany vfill head the com­ ^gard to Formosan waters. Other sensitive balance in the Far East bined federation'. The organizing department will work with indi­ right now. The action follows sim­ vidual unions on organizing drives. ilar efforts by the SIU after fight­ The present AFlTexecutive coun­ ing broke out in Korea during cil will be replaced by an enlarged 1950, and earlier in World War II. Feb. 18, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 4 In such cases, the bonus coverage council of 27 members, ten from CIO unions and 17 from the AFL, As I See It Page 4 ceased with the end of hostilities. giving CIO men representation on Burly Page 15 Four Areas Covered the top level. An executive com­ Crossword Puzzle Page 8 Voting is proceeding mittee of six will also be set up. The present schedule of bonus Editorial Cartoon ... Page 9 payments provides all crewmem- smoothly and at a fast pace in A new committee^ called the Editorials Page 9 bers.^yith a bonus of ICQ percent the three-department collec­ general board will be established. Final Dispatch Page 19 of their base pay while their ves­ tive bargaining election on West This board will consist of one rep­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 sels are in four specified areas Coast ships. In the first two weeks resentative from every interna­ Labor Kound-Up Page 8 along the China coast, plus a $100 of the balloting which began on tional union along with the mem­ Letter of The Week Page 9 attack bonus in the event of a January 31 approximately half of bers of the executive council and Letters Page 15 hostile attack against the vessel it­ the eligibles voted. the national officers of the federa­ Maritime Page 8 self or the harbor where it happens tion. Consequently, SIU of NA Stewards Are Issue Meet The Seafarer Page 8 to be staying at the time. These President Harry Lundeberg would The National Labor Relations' Notices, Personals Page 17 payments are in addition to the Board is conducting the vote to Off Watch Page 14 regular wages and allowances determine who shall represent Port Reports Pages 12, 13 earned on the voyage by each steward department members on Quiz Page 14 crewmember. West Coast shir''- The choice is Recent Arrivals Page 18 In addition, each crewmember is Regular membership meet­ SIU History Cartoon .'... .Page 6 entitled to an area bonus of $5 for between the SIU Pacific District, representing Sailors, Marine Fire­ ings in SIU headquarters and Vote of Thanks Page 9 each day he is aboard a ship in men and Marine Cooks and Stew­ at all branches are held every Welfare Benefits Pages 18, 19 the waters in and around Saigon, ards, AFL, and the International second Wednesday night at Welfare Report Page 18 Indo-China, v/hich involves a sepa­ Longshoremen's and Warehouse­ 7 PM. The schedule for the Your Dollar's Worth Page 4 rate area from the other four. men's Union headed up by Harry next few meetings Is as follows: Aside from these bonuses, crew- Bridges. The National Union of Publishod biweekly et the headquarters Feb. 23, March 9, March 23. members are also covered by $5,of the Seafarers International Union, At­ Marine Cooks and Stewards is not All Seafarers registered on lantic A Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth 000 in war risk insurance while on the ballot. Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth the shipping list are required ff-6600. Entered as second class matter they are in the Pacific, Mediter­ Voting will come to an end on to attend the. meetings. et the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under ranean (ind European areas, which March 28. the Act of August 24, 1*12, SIU Calls Bonus Meeting SEAFARERS LOG WC Voting Half Over Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks J::'.:-.!,\m:: •/ be a member of this board, giving the SIU representation at the pol­ icy-making level of the new federation. The merger agreement, signed by a committee of 20 AFL and CIO leaders, also provides for gradual merging of AFL and CIO headquarters staffs and various state and city central labor bodies. Biggest effect of the merger will be to provide a single voice for the labor movement in legislative and political matters and to some de­ gree in new organizing work. The AFL executive council has approved the merger; the CIO ex­ ecutive board will consider it later this month. Then a constitution will be drafted by the joint com­ mittee to be submitted to the two executive bodies for approval. SUP, MFOW Officials Reelected Both the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Waterten- ders have completed secret ballot elections of officers. The SUP vote was for a one year term while. MFOW officers will serve for two years. SUP members reelected Harry Lundeberg secretary-treasurer in the two-month vote ending January 31. Lundeberg was unopposed. Others elected were: Assistant secretary, Harry John­ son; Port agents. Max Weisbarth (Seattle), William Benz (Portland), R. G. Anderson (Wilmington). Mor­ ris Weisberger (New York), C. Christiansen (Honolulu); patrol­ men, San Francisco, A1 Maniscalco, Jack Dwyer, A. J. Pawliek, Homer Davis; dispatcher, San Francisco, Joe Pohorence; outport patrolmen, Ted Lewis (Seattle), R. Williams (Portland), Gordon Ellis and Tony Finale (Wilmington), William Arm­ strong (New York). . SUP members also chose five building corporation trustees and seven SIU convention delegates. MFOW Elects MFOW voters reelected Vincent Malone, president; Sam Bennett, vice president, and C. A, Peterson, treasurer, unopposed. Others elected were: C. F. Berglund and Jack Hatton, San Francisco busi­ ness agents; C. J. Christie, Frisco dispatcher, and Stuart Hunt, Frisco patrolman. Outport winners were: Seattle, Fred Bruette, port agent; R. N. Sweeney, business agent; San Pedro, Joe Dobosics, port agent; William Condare, business agent; Portland, A. H. Ward and Art Coleman, port agent and busi­ ness agent; New York, E. G. Ram­ say, port agent. Jack Von Hess, patrolman-dispatcher; Baltimore, Tommy Meyer, port agent; Hono­ lulu, Alex Jarret, port agent; Gulf area, J. R. Gormley, representa­ tive. Four trustees and four con­ vention delegates were also chosen. ''• - �ShEAFARERS February 18, 1958 Ship Transfer« Boxseore WASHINGTON—The jumbled off-again, on-again ship transfer program of the Maritime Administration appears to be on again, follbwing the disclosure that the application for the 69th Liberty dry cargo ship to quit the American flag had been okayed by the Government ship agency on February 9. More than one-third of this figure, a total of 25 ships, were SlU-manned vessels. The latest "runaway" to be approved is the Pegor, owned by the Pegor Steamship Corp. of New York, which will operate the ship under Liberiari flag, with no change in ownership. More than half of the US-flag trampship fleet has been swallowed up in this manner during the last six months, since the MA first revealed its easy ship transfer policy in mid-August, 1954. With additional freighters, passenger ships and tank­ ers of all types also allowed to transfer, the latest Liberty switch makes the total of all ship transfers okayed by the MA more than 100. The boxseore to date on the Liberty transfers is as follows: SlU Ships Other Unions Total Transfers (25) (44) (69) SlU Libertys involved in transfers are the following: Anne Butler, Barbara Michel, Bluestar, Captain N. B. Palmer, Christine, Christos M., Compass, General Patton, Greenstar, Holystar, Lucile Bloomfield, Marina, Marven, Mother M.L., National Freedom, Purplestar, Ragnar Naess, Rosario, Seacoral, Sea Wind, Strathport, Taddei, Tainarpn, Trojan Seaman and Western Rancher. Pare Thre* LOG House Committee Opens Quiz Of US Ship Agencies WASHINGTON—A searching examination into the policies and practices of US Government agencies in maritime has begun by the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee. The full-scale inquiry will undoubtedly bring recommendations for new legislation and changes in policy to deal with the continuing problems of Amer­ 4ican flag shipping. been discussed. One is a possible Maritime subsidies and the transfer policies of the ceiling on operating differential Maritime Administration will be the principal concerns subsidies which are budgeted for $115 million in the coming fiscal of the committee, but the investigation may well go be­ year. The other concerns return of coastwise and intercoastal shipping yond these items. It could Administration; the costly in­ to control of the Maritime Admin­ include such questions as vasion of the private shipping istration rather than the Inter­ the conflicting policies of field by the Military Sea state Commerce Commission. Co­ the Maritime Administration, Transportation Service, and Gov­ the Agriculture Department ernment regulation of coastwise and the Foreign Operations and intercoastal shipping. Broad Latitude The probe by |the committee, headed up by Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.-NC), was authorized in a House resolution on February 2. Committee members have broad latitude to inquire into a wide variety of maritime subects. In its hearings thus far, the committee has confined itself to - i investigation of operating and con­ struction subsidies in US shipping. Two proposals of importance have TV Hails Steelore Crew For'Splendid Seamanship •" ' * . US Unveils Designs Of New Ships WASHINGTON —Pro^o.sed Government designs for seven "ships of the future" have Dramatic efforts to save the Steelore are relived by chief mate Edward Chelchowsfcy as he recounts events of th^ crew's five-day battle with the Atlantic in a television interview oh the battered ship in a Baltimore shipyard. Fourteen Seafarers also appeared on the show conducted by Miss Helen Delich, marine editor of the Baltimore Sun (left). The crew was also honored at the time with a special cita­ tion for their "splendid seamanship" by the Baltimore Steamship Trade Ass'n. BALTIMORE—Seafarers and officers of the Steelore (Ore) relived their harrowing ex­ periences of a month ago for a television audience recently, as they received a special com­ mendation from the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore "for their splendid example of seamanship which exempli­ The resolution read as follows: fies the excellent standards of up the leak after one SOS had been sent^nd cancelled, but the crip­ "Whereas, the American-flag the American seamen who to­ pled ship remained in danger for day comprise the American Mer­ chant Marine." The scene of the double-bar­ relled event was right aboard the disabled ore ship at the BethlehemKey Highway Repair Yard, with 14 of the 32 original members of the SIU crew appearing before the TV cameras and three of them the subjects for-on-the-spot interviews. The occasion was a live broadcast of "The Port That Built a City" over station WMAR-TV. • Last month, the 32-year-old Steelore was proceeding north from Venezuela with a cargo of ore bound for Sparrows Point when a break in a vent pipe sent a torrent of water rushing into the ship, causing a 15-degree list. Emergency repair work by the,crew patched four more days before the tug Curb finally eased her into port at Morehead City, NC. No lives were lost during the eventful voyage. She was later brought here under tow. Wide Interest The story of the near-fatal voy­ age attracted wide interest in this city since many in the crew live in the area and ship out of Baltimore regularly. The new SIU hall in the port was also featured on TV re­ cently on another show. Presentation of the award by the Steamship Trade Association high­ lighted the occasion for the crewmembers present as John S. Aler, Jr., STA manager, read the text of a resolution to the men during the live telecast. nt.-. steamship Steelore, Capt. V. E. Raymond, master, owned by the Ore Navigation Company, was bound for Baltimore on January 13, 1955, with a cargo of iron ore from Puerto de Hierro, Ven­ ezuela, and "Whereas, she encountered one of the worst storms of her long career, causing damage that imperiled her and placed her in imminent danger of fumidering, and "Whereas, the gallant and heroic deeds of her master, offi­ cers and crew over a p^od of days filled with dangers and hardships effected the salvage of the vessel and her cargo, and "Whereas, such actions are recognized as being in keeping (Continued on page 16) . been disclosed by the Maritime Administration, Including four dry cargo ships, a tanker, a bulk car­ rier and a truck-trailer carrier. The Government construction program will probably center around a new "Freedom" class of di-y cargo vessel, designed to re­ place the war-built Libertys. These ships will be about 8,500 tons and 417 feet long, with a 26-feet draft and speeds of 16 to 18 knots. Smallest design of the group is the "Island" class designed to re­ place present small coastal car­ riers. It will be 350 feet in length, about 5,000 tons deadweight, and have a speed of 14-15 knots. Third in line will be the "Clipper" class of 10,500 tons and an 18-knot speed. These will be 460 feet long, with a draft of 28 feet, and are designed to replace the exist­ ing C-2 type freighters. Largest Is "Seafarer" The largest of the di-y cargo de­ signs will be called the "Seafarer" class, and will be built as replace­ ments for the existing C-3s and C-4s. The "Seafarers" will 'be 495 feet long, 13,500 tons, and will have a speed of 18 knots and a draft of almost 30 feet. For the tanker trade, the pro­ posed new class is called the "Pipeline," and will feature a 20knot speed and 180,000-barrel capa­ city. The ships will be off 22,000 deadweight tons and 595 feet long. I The "Bulk" class will be the new bulk carriers, with a 16-knot speed, a length of 580 feet and hold space for dry bulk cargo shipments! "Turnpike" class ves­ sels are designed for carrying truck-trailers between coastal ports. incidence or not, coastwise and intercoastal shipping has not fared well in the time since the ICC took control in 1940. Transfer Once-Over It is likely the inquiry will also take a long, hard look on the Mari­ time Administration's, wholesale transfer of ships to foreign flags. A total of 69 Liberty dry cargo ships have been allowed to switch to runaway registries under this program, creating a shortage of US flag tramps to carry FOA and Agricultural Department cargoes. An additional large number of Liberty tankers, passenger ships and tankers of other types have been permitted to transfer. The SIU and other maritime unions have been highly critical of the transfer policy because its net ef­ fect, is to worsen the competitive position of US shipping. MSTS operations, particularly in the carriage of privately-owned automobiles and in the tanker field have been sharply criticized re­ cently by Representative Tollefson, ranking minority member of the committee. Maritime industry spokesmen are expected to take the opportunity to point out that carriage of such cargoes by priv­ ately-owned ships would be a big help to the industry. Private ship rates on the carriage of oil cargoes particularly, are far less than the cost of MSTS operations. Thus far, the committee has not indicated if it will call any mari­ time union witnesses to testify on the various phases of its investiga­ tion. SIU'Mystery Ship' &lls A company spokesman dis­ counted recent newspaper re­ ports about the detention of the Isthmian freighter Steel Ven­ dor with a shipment of arms by authorities in Jakarta, Indonesia, as '.'a routine matter" this week. Communist publications in the area had played up the incident as one with serious political over­ tones. Actually, the Isthmian spokesman explained in New York, the ship's captain had merely failed to make a formal declaration to local officials that the Vendor was carrying the munitions. The detention on February 5 kept (the ship in Jakarta harbor until the master finally filed a formal notice that the Vendor was carrying the shipment as part of its cargo. The material involved was reported to be five field artil­ lery pieces and ammunition con­ signed to the Thailand government. �f • - •- ' Fckniary It. 195S SEAF ARERS lOG Face Foae Alien Flags Open Drive On'50-50' • Seafarers OK Sets For TV Sea Drama WASHINGTON —Although their own shipping is reaping the benefit of increasing freight rates as a result of US aid programs, several foreign nations have renewed their attack on the permanent "50-50" law. By refus­ ing to accept US surplus farm com­ modities they are attempting to stimulate farm belt legislators and the Agriculture Department into undermining "50-50." Norway for one, has notified Washington it will not buy surplus foodstuffs until "50-50" is repealed. Other countries are dragging their feet even though they can get farm products on extremely favorable terms. This situation exists al­ though the US is picking up the tab for that portion of the shipping cost in excess of foreign freight Congress Interested Already the hold-up on surplus sales is prompting Congressional interest into new "50-50" inquiries. At the same time, because of the transfer of 70 tramp ships to run­ away flags, the Agriculture Depart­ ment and the Foreign Operations Administration are both having trouble finding ti'amps to carry US cargoes. Since the Government is reluc­ tant to break ships out of the boneyard at this time, it is possible that more than 50 percent of the foreign aid shipments will be mov­ ing on foreign bottoms shortly. The chief beneficiaries would be US-owned tramps who got transfers on the excuse that there was no work under the American flag. Lack of coordination in handling these Government cargo shipments was highlighted by the Agriculture Department's request to the Mari­ time Administration for advice on what constitutes fair and reason­ able shipping rates. The Depart­ ment has been handling surplus food shipments on its own while the Foreign Operations Administra­ tion has been doing the same for aid shipments. The Agriculture Department has admitted that it doesn't have the qualified per­ sonnel to deal with shipping ques­ tions. Almost like the real thing, reports Seafarer Bill Mitchell (above) as he tries a prop wheel in the carpenter shop of the American Broadcasting Co. in New York. Mitchell, with two other SIU mem­ bers, visited shop to check sets of the US Steel drama, "Freighter," which ABC televised last Tuesday night. Below, Seafarer John "Bananas" Zeireis who sailed old coalburners himself, talks things over with ABC's Albert Heschong, who designed sets for show. IT'S BEEN YOUR UNION'S CONTENTION FOR SOME TIME THAT one of the reasons some operators like to run their ships under foreignflag is so that they can disregard safety regulations and run their ships pretty much the way they please. That argument is being borne out by what is happening down in Hampton Roads these days. It appears that quite a few of the runaway flag ships that have^been loading coal there for foreign ports have been overloading deliberately to the point that their marks were under water. That the overloads were deliberate was shown by the way they were done. The ships would take on a full load at one pier and then clear for foreign ports; but on the way out of port they would make a quick stop at another pier and pile on an overload. The situation has reached the point that the Coast Guard has felt it necessary to tighten up its inspection procedures in that port. As anyone can see, such pr,^ctices by the foreign flag operators are very profitable. With the current coal shipment rate running upwards from a minimum of about $10 a ton depending on the run, an operator can clear himself several thousand dollars extra from a single voyage with an overload of a few hundred tons. This can mount up to a sizable chunk of dough in the long run for the runaway operator at the risk of every crewmember aboard. With the best of intentions the Government and private regulatory agencies are unable to cope with this kind of violation by the runaway operatoi-s. The Coast Guard cannot crack the whip on them the way it can on an American operator. The only thing that is done, usually, is to give the operator a slap on the wrist in the form of a $500 fine. It doesn't take an electronic calculator to figure that the risk of a $500 fine is well worth taking in an operation of this kind. But even if the penalties were increased they wouldn't have too much effect. ^ The blame for the situation can be placed on the unrealistic and shortsighted policy of permitting these ships to get away from the Amer­ ican flag in the first instance. No wonder US flag operators have a hard time competing with such cutthroat practices. NO SOONER WERE PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR AN ATTEMPT TO revive the coastwise trade than the railroads, who are always vigilant in protecting their interest, jumped into the picture to block the de­ velopment of a new ship run. Seven of the biggest east coast lines are trying to put legal blocks in the way of plans for "roll-on roll-off" trailerships. The people who are planning this run are the same ones who recently bought the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Com­ pany and are operating it in the coastwise service; It's interesting to note that when the railroads put up a fuss of this kind, they act as a united group with plenty of strength behind them. But when a steamship company is under attack, the company has to fight it alone. The rest of the industry just goes its own sweet way. Nor has anybody ever heard of steamship companies getting together •and putting up any kind of a real beef over the railroads' invasion of the intercoastal and coastwise trades. Before 'World War II, for example, the steamship industry had over 140 ships in the Intercoastal business. Now there is just a handful of ships on this run. The coastwise trade has suffered in proportion. These ships were pulled off the runs for wartime purposes and never were able to get back on because the railroads took them over. It seems the companies could take a leaf from the Union policy "an injury to one Is an injury to all" and apply it in this instance. If such a constructive approach were adopted, the industry could undoubtedly count on support from the unions with which it does businggs. DOLLAR'S WORTH Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying SEAFARERS GUIDE TO RETTER BUYING Shopping Sewing Machines A Seafarer's family in Portsmouth, NH, has asked for information on "automatic" sewing machines—an item of wide interest these days. The so-called "automatic" sew­ ing machines are the "zig-zag" machines which have simple automatic or semi-automatic adjustments for different widths of stitches,, or which use other devices to eliminate the use of some attachments. They can make buttonholes, monograms and do other tasks, all without attachments. There is keen interest in such machines among women who sew. However, zig-zag machines are expensive, and a family should make sure it" really needs and will use such a machine before making this investment of almost $300. A zig-zag machine is desirable only if you do a good deal of fancy stitching. If your chief need is for straight stitching, you can buy a good-quality rotary-head straightstitch portable for a little over $100, or a long-shuttle straight-stitch machine for even less. (Machines with long-shuttle heads are less expensive, but those with ro­ tary heads run faster, are quieter, have less vibration and are thus likely to last longer if you use a machine heavily.) Too, the operation of a strpight-stitch machine is easier to master than that of a zig-zag modeL If your chief sewing task is darning, there is a third type of machine especially suitable for this purpose. This is the open-arm or free-arm straight-stitch machine. You can slip socks, trousers, other garments over the open arm for easy darning. Many sf the leading makes of zig-zag machines are Ir:. I' imported. Among these are the Necchi, Elna, "Viking, "Vigo- Is expensive and the only make not available in a private relli and Pfaff. There are also two leading domestic ma­ brand or at discounts, except that neighborhood dealers chines, Singer and "White, which have models incorporat­ may quietly cut th' price occasionally. The White is^ an­ ing various devices to eliminate the use of some attach­ other good machine, and is available under the Sears brand at less cost. Also watch department store sales for ments. In open-arm machines, as far as this writer knows, good buys in straight-stitch machines. Many Japanese-made machines are now sold in the US there ai'e now three makes widely available in the US. The Elna and Bernina open-arm models are both made too. Some are e.xact copies of Necchi and Singer models in Switzerland and both sell for about $180. Montgomery at half the pric%, like the Japanese-made State model Ward sells an open-arm machine made in Holland at a which is patterned after the Necchi. However, inspect Japanese-made machines carefully. Some are well-made, catalog price of .$120. In shopping zig-zag machines, try out the various makes but others are poorly constructed. You should also make to see which is easiest to use for the major sewing tasks sure that local service and parts are available for any you have to do. Some zig-zag machines are more auto­ Imported machine. As with the zig-zag machines, the big test of a straightmatic than others for embroidery. Note, also, the amount of vibration ir the various makes. The less, the better stitch model is trying it yourself. Especially check these points: Will it sew backwards or forwards with fingertip the machine Will probably sfand up. Government home economists have also pointed out that control? Does it have a floating presser foot so it will if you do some fancy sewing but already have a straight- ride over seams and pins, thus eliminating the need for stitch machine, before you turn it in for a new zig-zag basting? Does it have a stitch regulator that's easy to model, make sure you ean't do the same tasks with your adjust for fine and heavy materials? Does it produce a own machine's attachments. If you haven't learned to use double lock-stitch that looks the same on both sides? some of them, try them out a.nd compare the results Does it have automatic self-adjusting tension? Does it .have an automatic bobbin winder that stops when full? with those of zig-zag machines. ^ There are many brands of straight-stitch machines, but How many attachments do you get? Also check the guarantee. Note whether there are any most are made by just four companies: Singer, White, National and New Home. White makes Sears Roebuck's significant exceptions, such as a charge for parts or labor Kenmure, and the Domestic. The New Home makes the within the period of guarantee. If the machine is adver­ Free Westinghouse, and National makes many private- tised as "unconditionally guaranteed," you should be brand machines sold by large department stores. The able to get your money back without question during the Singer is considered an outstanding domestic make, but life of the guarantee if you are dissatisfied. •M, • 'ti ' �-^1 SEAFARERS Febmry IS. 195S Pace Five LOG I LA Crimp Joinf Recruits Crew For Rejected Ship Limitations on shippinc-aliens are discussed by SIU Welfare Serv­ ices Director Walter Siekmann (lower left) with elected committee of alien meipbers. They are, clockwise. Rex Coote, R. Pelasoja, T. Panayiotis, E. Loosaar, F. Gelgrew. SIU Clarifies Shipping Regulations On Aliens Seeking to provide clarification on the question of the number of aliens allowed by law to ship on different types of ships and runs, SIU headquarters officials this week unraveled the problem with the aid of a special five-man must be admitted to the US as committee of alien seamen legal residents. '' and a US Shipping Commissioner. The result, to be circulated in all ports as the minutes of a spe­ cial meeting held in New York on February 10, has led to the furnish­ ing of all SIU dispatchers with a list of the quota of aliens allowed, under the law, on all SlU-contracted vessels. A question by an alien seaman. Seafarer Rex Coote, which came up at the regular headquarters branch meeting last week, led' to the Union action. Coote and four other aliens,. Seafarers R. Pelasoja, T. Panayiotis, E. Loosaar and F. Gelgrew, were elected at the spe­ cial meeting as a committee to sift available information along with SIU Welfare Services Direc­ tor Walter Siekmann. Sometimes Yes, Sometimes No Principal question before the committee was the reason why aliens are permitted to ship aboard some vessels, but not aboard others. The problem was compli­ cated by the fact that on some trips a particular ship could take aliens and on others could not. Their inquiry, according to the committee report, led to the feel­ ing that the problem of shipping aliens can be simplified, if all alien members keep fully informed on the legal requirements. List Avaiiabie Accordingly, a list of ships and the quota of aliens allowed to ship aboard them will hereafter be available at all SIU halls. Generally, the question of how many aliens can ship on a particu­ lar vessel hinges on the question of whether or not the ship is a subsidized vessel. The two types of subsidies paid by the, Govern­ ment are operating subsidies and construction subsidies. The following are the rules, as the law defines them: • Subsidized cargo vessels must carry citizens only. • On non-subsidized cargo ves_ sels, 75% of the crew must be citizens. • On subsidized passenger vesaels, 10% of the crew may be aliens. However, they must be resi­ dent aliens and can ship ouly in the steward department. • -On coastwise vessels, the In terms of SlU-contracted vessels. Seas Shipping Co., Inc. (Robin Line) and Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc. (Delta Line) are companies with operating subsi­ dies. Alcoa Steamship (3o. vessels were built with a construction subsidy. Ships of these three com­ panies, therefore, fall into the rules governing subsidized vessels. All of the Mai'iner-type vessels were built with construction subsidies, so that when these ships are op­ erating, the rule-s for subsidized vessels also applies. In addition, the Government also reserves the right, at any time, when ships are crewing for cer­ tain trips classed as "security runs," to limU the crew to US citizens only, regardless of wheth­ er the ships are subsidized or not. This- is entirely within the discre­ tion of the Government. Aided by the SIU disability ben­ efit, polio victim Eugene Milanesi, 27, may someday be practicing the science that is sparking his own hopes for recovery right now. The former Seafarer, crippled by paralysis in both legs in October, 1950, plans to begin a formal fourj-ear course in chiropractics this Septeuiber. Chhopraclics is a sys­ tem for healing disea^ based on the theory that most ills can be cured by restor­ ing normal nerve functi(flis through exercise and body adjustments. One of 43 oqceactive seamen now receiving the $25 weekly dis­ ability benefit under the SIU Milanesi Welfare Plan, the youthful Seafarer is pretty chipper these days and confident about his future. Although he wears braces on both legs and uses a cane, his steps are not as painful as they used to be and the left leg almost seems to be approaching normal. .lililiHlldb w«4« it 'pwuribler Confirming SIU charges that it is a crimp joint masqerading as a union, the ILA-chartered "United International Seamen's Union" has been caught red-handed crimping for a ship that was thumbed down by its previous crew as unsafe to put to sea. The ILA crimp outfit tipped its hand when it agreed to recruit seamen after the plant and refused to start it up waterfront, keeping secret the fact an imported Italian crew had again. Then he and the rest of the that the ship had been labelled walked off the Honduran - flag crew, with the exception of the unsafe. The ship has since sailed. tanker Gus M in fear of their lives. skipper, asked to be sent home to One other ship, the Leo M., was also scheduled to be crewed from The ILA crimp outfit's willing­ Italy. abroad but it is believed the same Crew Sent Home ness to do business with the seaTo avoid further trouble the pattern will be followed. shaky Gus ^M and supply cut-rate It was in its October 29 issue crews to other foreign operators company threw in the towel and gives the lie to the claim by ILA shipped the whole crew back via that the SEAFARERS LOG re­ president William Bradley that the luxury cruise ship Cristoforo vealed details of the crimp origin formation of the UlSU would help Colombo. The compa-ny must have and anti-union aims of the ILA belter conditions on fox'eign-flag been anxious to keep the whole affiliate. The LOG reported on ships. According to Bradley, his matter hushed up to take such ex­ outspoken boasts by officials of the "union" could "help the American treme measures for fear that in­ UlSU that they would raid any and seamen if the American shipping vestigating agencies might enter all unions iii the business. Actu­ companies who operate foreign the picture and take a good look ally as the LOG pointed out, the new "union" was simply an over­ ships under dummy corporations at the condition of the ship. The company then turned to the night transformation of a crimp have to pay foreign seamen wages equal to their own." Tlie current "United International Seamen's hall that had been operating for cut-rate crimping campaign indi­ Union" as the last resort. The 1L.\ some time past to supply crews cates that the shipowners will not crimp rig then proceeded to re­ for' Aristotle Onassis and other have to fear higlier wages or bet­ cruit men along the New York runaway shipowners. ter conditions from Bradley's out­ fit. Rig Exposed At the time the SIU exposed the ILA crimp rig at least one respon­ sible maritime union publication gave extensive space to the Bradley claim of indirectly bettering Amer­ ican seamen. Despite the gift of considerable space in a union newspaper, it is doubtful if any seaman was taken in, for it is ob­ vious that the ILA rig could only be diial and hostile both to estab­ lished US-flag unions and to repu­ table foreign-flag unions. The Gus M incident developed when the operators flew a crew all the way from Italy to take her from Chester, Pa., to England where she is to be broken up for scrap. Apparently the companyagent went to this expense to avoid difficulties that might arise from the ship's obviously deteriorating condition. The imported crew went aboard and took the ship into Baltimore to be patched up for the transAtlantic venture. The brief run into Baltimore was enough to con­ vince crewmembers to get off— and fast. When they got to that city, the chief engineer shut down him to drive a car and get about wherever he wants, although he can't drive for long periodk of time. Sitting or standing for any length of time is not too comfortable for him. Responding To Care Milanesi has been under a chiro­ practor's care for about ten months, and finds his body responding to the treatment very well. Unable to get other work and trained only as a seaman, he's decided to try and learn as much as he can about chiropractics so that perhaps he can do some good for others. He hasn't been working since polio attacked him while he was aboard the Steel Apprentice (Isth­ mian) as an AB. He was handling lines on deck while the ship was leaving Bombay when he first felt a peculiar sensation in his body. By the next day th'e pains had him en his back and paralyzed in both legs. Still Has Hopea Back in the States, he was hos­ pitalized for eight months and told that If he didn't regain use of his leg* ia yearn, he never would. sUlL M AFL Drafts Fund Code -Follows SIU Pattern I MIAMI BEACH—The AFL Executive Council this week proposed a drastic code for governing the operation of union welfare funds which will be submitted to al affiliated organ­ izations. The proposed AFL program of the criticism directed at union is geared to provide self-gov­ welfare fund^has arisen in this erning safeguards on the hundreds of union welfare funds. Abuses in recent months of a handful of union welfare funds brought about the AFL's suggested code. In New York, meanwhile, SIU officials pointed out that all the proposed safeguards dealt with in the AFL code had been a part of the operation and administration of the Seafarers Welfare Plan from the day it was first set up! They noted that the SIU Plan was a self-insured operation, which completely by-passed doing busi­ ness with *both Insurance brokers and insurance companies, and added that it had been planned that way, at Union insistence, when it was first launched in 1950. Most hasn't given up hope. After he left the hospital, a neighbor near his Brooklyn home provided a bicycle which was rigged as an exerciser and he's used that, weights and other gadgets to work out as often as he could. The summers he's spent at his brother's farm in Vermont, where he helped out by jockeying a tractor around the fields while soaking up sunshine. Thanks to the regular aid pro­ vided by the SIU Welfare Plan, he's been able to make his way a little, and if he goes through chiropractors' school; he'll still only be 32, and who knows what the next four years will bring any­ way? Meanwhile, Milanesi keeps up with some of the friends and ship­ mates he made since he first began sailing during World War II. An­ other trip? "I'd like to make just one more," he says. "Things like the disability benefit are typical of a lot of changes that have come in the SIU since 1950. I'd like to see them in operation just once. The pay tiiese days Is really some«& »»• * -n area. The SIU Welfare Plan is admin­ istered by an impartial administi-ator and a non-salaried board of trustees composed of three trus­ tees each representing the Union and the shipowners. Claims for benefits are processed through the Union and paid directly by the Welfare Plan. Sailor Eyes Barge Biz DETROIT—Provided he can find the appropriate ships a Great Lakes Seafarer intends to go into the shipping business shortly. Ben D. Afram, who carries a book in the SIU Great Lakes District, has written Jthe Union asking if it can help locate the equipment he needs. Afram is hoping to get a tug and three or four barges which will be used to haul scrap metal. He's look­ ing to pick up a tug in the 1.000 to 1,500 horsepower range and seme 1,500-ton barges. Afram has asked that SIU port agents keep their eyes open for such vessels or for small ships that are headed for the scrap heap and can be used as barges. Afram is a member of the firm of Afram Brothers of Milwaukee, who are dealers in the scrap metal business. s a's i s '•<» a»«^ -i .•al •: -'it �i 'Wl th Pare Sis SEAFARERS February 18, 1955 LOG Alcoa Meals Garbed In 'New Look' I 4 The "new look" in shipboard feeding, developed by the SIU to improve standards of food preparation and service, is now being extended to ships of the SlU-contracted Altoa , IRAQ, TURKEY GET TOGETHER—Iraq and Turkey have negotiated Steamship Company. Seafarer Clifton W. Wilson, chief steward, has made a survey of the a mutual defense pact which would attach Iraq to the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance in an indirect fashion. The pact has Egypt and other company's ships under the di-" Arab League members up in arms because they want to slay neutral had nothing to put out but lesspreparation will result in happier rection of the SIU's Stewax'd crews plus elimination of waste desirable foods like sliced bologna, between East and West. Department Committee, and and spoilage of inferior stores. 4" i 4" liverwurst, American cheese and POLICE SEEK MILLIONAIRE'S MURDERER—NY police had a his suggestions are being incorpo­ Typical of the change in pro­ other ready-made foods for dry super-sensational murder mystery on their hands when Serge Rubin­ rated into the department's pro­ cedure is the method of handling sandwiches. Now the roast is carved as the stein was found dead in his palatial 5th Avenue mansion. Rubinstein cedure along with others put forth roasts. Under the old system, the roast was sliced up well in advance messman gets orders from the had achieved notoriety by dodging the draft in World War II and by a by the committee. of the meal and put iff a tray on crew, providing, a much tastier succession of shady financial deals. He had served time for draft eva­ The Alcoa changeover follows the steam table where it slowly dish. The uncarved portion of the sion and. was up for deportation. the pattern set on the Bull Lines, dried out to leathery texture. What roast is retained and can be used t SENATE NOW HUNTS STOCK MANIPULATORS—After a couple first company to institute the "new wasn't eaten at the meal then had to provide superior night lunch look" after consultations between to be thrown out because it was along with a variety of night lunch of years of gunning for Communists and Communist sympathizers. ,the Union committee and the com­ useless. Then when night lunch side dishes such as baked beans, Senate investigators are taking a new tack this year. The Senate Bank­ ing and Currency Committee has undertaken what has been described pany. The objective of the new preparation came up,^ the galley potato salad and the like. as an "unspectacular" fact-finding study of the whys and wherefores system is to replace mass feeding of the stock market. Stocks have been riding high in recent months. by an individual approach that 4" 4" 4- • typifies good restaurant service. It US HELPS EVACUATE CHIANG ISLANDS—With US air and naval Involves, among other points, cook­ forces participating, Chinese Nationalists evacuated 15,Q00 troops and ing to order as much as possible; an additional number of civilians from the Tachen Islands group. The doing away with steam table cookery; carving of meats to order; evacuees were taken to Formosa. Red China's seizure Of a nearby island use of side dishes in serving most prompted the evacuation. Meanwhile, no great progress has been made vegetables; an emphasis on neater in efforts to obtain a formal cease fire in the Formosa area. SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the SlU-affiliated Sailors messroom set-ups and a consider­ able up-grading of the content of Union of the Pacific won a clear-cut victory over both em­ RED ITRIAL WITNESS 'RECANTS'-Ex-Communist Harvey Matusow night lunches. who testified as a paid informer at the trials of Communist Party ployer and Communist-inspired opposition recently, ending leaders and also at Senate hearings now declares that his testimony More Efficiency a three-month, Bridges-enwas perjured. Matusow had named about 180 people as being Com­ This coupled with more efficient forced deadlock on the SS sailings for other passenger and munist or Communist-inspired, including among them Bishop Oxnam meal planning and sensible use of cargo ships, as the Sailors stood and Owen Lattimore. One result of the "recantation," is to cast doubt leftovers is expected to reduce Pacificus which hampered op­ fast in their position. on the reliability of ex-Communists as Government witnesses, although shipboard waste considerably while erations all over the West Coast. some now claim that Matusow was really a Communist plant from the PMA Passed Buck at the same time providing fresher, Vindication for the Sailors came The PMA, meanwhile, took no beginning. tastier meals for all hands. Cook­ as the employers' group, the Pacific 4. a> action against the longshore gi-oup. ing to order, the committee points FRENCH GOVERNMENT FALLS AGAIN—Premier Pierre MendesMaritime Association, called on Instead, it moved for US interven­ out, does away with the over­ France was ousted from office in France in what was widely regarded cooking and over-preparing of food the Coastwise Line to order a new tion in the dispute as a means of as a personal feud.between the premier and other politicians who were breaking the deadlock. When this that is the cause of most shipboard SUP crew for the Pacificus and was not forthcoming, PMA re­ envious of his successes. The overthrow of his Government again cast waste. abide by its agreement with the lented finally, but passed the buck dou'ot on the que.stion of rearming West Germany. Consequently it was The new s.vstem went into effect Sailors on handling cargo. The to the Coastwise Line. hailed by Moscow. The immediate cause of his downfall was a dispute last November on some Bull Lines over granting more self-government to Arab nationalists in France's Throughout the dispute, firemen North African territories. ships and has mad# a noticeable Pacificus had been tied up in Los improvement in feeding on that Angeles since October 27 as a on the Pacificus cooperated in the beef by refusing to turn on the company's vessels. Regular meet­ result of the dispute. MALENKOV OUT, BULGANIN IN—In a surprise announcement steam. The firemen are members which stunned the outside world. Premier Georgi Malenkov resigned, ings between ships' stewards and Bridges Boycott of the Marine Firemen, Oilers and attributing his decision to "inexperience." He was replaced by Marshall SIU assistant secretary-treasurer The three-month tie-up arose Watertenders Union, another SIU Nikolai Bulganin. The move is seen as part of a shift in emphasis from Eddie Mooney, chairman of the Union committee, have been held when Harry Bridges' longshore affiliate. higher living standards to production of arms and the development to brief stewards on the new pro­ union refused to supply dock men When the new crew was ordered, of heavy industry in the Soviet states. This was the first instance of a cedures. The committee is now for Sailors working cargo on deck. special SUP meetings in all high Soviet political leader being permitted to resign without being drafting the procedures in written Bridges contended the Sailors only- branches were held at which the tried and executed as an enemy of the state. form for use by all SIU stewards. had the right to work No. 3-hatch, membership voted to end the "no 4" 4" 4" Eventually the committee plans to which was empty, although the port overtime" policy, providing KP ON WAY OUT? An Air Force experiment in use of outside cater­ meet personally on the problem sup agreement gives the Sailors the PMA and its member com­ ing firms to handle preparation and serving of meals is working out with every SIU chief steward, first call on any hatch assigned .to panies continued to abide by the successfully. The experiment at the Vance Air Force Base has shown while extending the system to them by the shipowner. The Sailors agreement. that the private catprer can do the job at lower cost and turn out other companies under contract to had actually been called on to The Pacificus beef was the latest better food, while airmen were able to devote full time to training in­ the Union. work No. 4 hatch. to arise from the long-standing stead of potato peeling. Unanswered by the experiment was the prob­ Company cooperation is an esWhen the longshore union failed efforts of Bridges and his Interna­ lem of feeding under wartime conditions. Bential to the success of the plan, to supply men for the Sailors work­ tional Longshoremen's and Ware­ 4" 4i 3^ Mooney emphasized, since it de­ ing cargo out of No. 4, the Sailors housemen's Union (Ind.) to cut in SEEK $7 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS—The administration has asked pends in the first instance on sup­ Union membership responded by on the Sailors' traditional jurisdic­ Congress to approve a $7 billion school construction program under plying first-quality stores to the refusing to work port overtime oii tion over cargo-handling on certain joint Federal and local auspices. There is an estimated deficit of 300,ship in ample variety. In turn, the all PMA ships until the employer types of ships. A similar beef led 000 classrooms in the nation which the program hopes to attack. The Union committee is convinced that group got Bridges to change" his to a two-month strike by the SUP program would involve Federal loans, grants, and purchases of local the "to dl-der" system of food stand. This brought about delayed in 1952. school bond issues. PMA, Bridges Wilt; SUP Wins Pacificus Cartiton History Of The SIU isib' In November, 1950, the SIU marked its 12th birth­ day, as veteran Seafarers everywheire hailed a dozen years of progress and steady gains. Operations of the infant SIU Welfare Plan continued to run smoothly, while Seafarers enjoyed benefits ' they had only 'dreameU'"aBou¥ when the'^Uriibh .was formed ip ,lS3i8..: 12 Years Of Progress Topping off the important victories that year, the winning of new highs in pay for all Seafarers and the successful wind-up of the four7year drive in Cities Service, was the promise of; a model SIU>, headquarters in -Brooklyn already ,under construe,tjon. Meanwhile, the Union was 2Vo. 83 Capitalizing on another dispute and backed by a majority 6f the crews, the SIU called a strike on two : So.u.thern, Trading Company ships in Philadelphlai Eight hours later,- an agreement -cpvering the comj>ai^'a,fiva ships, was assured. ,Thd win: sparked this ^ pppipythuiU^s j^r'S^a^^ .\ t '• i • . : • "i'l!:*• -/i i -15 = �ii•:»E3S i-iiSKi™ SEAFARERS Febnuty It, Itfi SlU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON Contrary to the trend In all other countries, the US flag privatelyowned merchant fleet is now at a postwar low. Including only ocean­ going vessels of over 2,000 tons, this fleet has declined to a total of 1,120' vessels of 0,605,553 gross tons and 14,263,649 deadweight tons. Of these, 392 are tankships of 4,159,376 gross tons and 6,587,205 dead­ weight tons. The balance, 728, are dry cargo ships and passenger vessels. Of interest is the fact that of the 58 Liberty-type warbuilt tankers sold to private American interests by the Maritime Commission, only 3 remain under US registry, the balance having been converted into dry cargo ships or transferred to other flags. Of the total of about 220 Liberty dry cargo ships owned at one time by private lines and documented in the US, 165 remained on January 1. The decline in this segment of the private fleet was hastened in 1954 by a large number of transfers to registry in Panama and Liberia. Wmg» Scf en LOC NO' Rec Room Popular Now being put to good use by Seafarers on the beach is the beautiful new recreation room on the first floor of the New Orleans hall. Designed for the greater comfort and con­ venience of all hands, the new room, and its adjacent facilities, provides a pleasant place for the brothers to spend their time between job calls. The facilities include pool and shuffleboard tables, a laundry room and private dressing rooms and showers. m if if i^-mt Recent Congressional hearings have clearly Indicated a lack of co­ ordination between the US agencies responsible for the movement of surplus commodities abroad. Despite the fact that Congress enacted the permanent rule under which at least 50 percent of the surplus goods is supposed to move in US bottoms, the Department of Agriculture, in flouting this mandate, has attempted to give much of the business to foreign flag ships on the ground that American tonnage was not availanle. As a matter of fact. Agriculture, on February 9 of this year, made known that it would go into the foreign charter market to obtain ships to move grain. However, less than 48 hours later. Agriculture ob­ tained US tonnage In the local market showing that American flag ships were available. Hearings have pointed up the fact that there is no coordination be­ tween Agriculture, the Maritime Administration and the Foreign Operations Administration. The agencies, while ships were being transferred foreign, simply were not in, touch with each other as to what shipping would be required to move the agricultural program. if if i> On the subject of the permanent 50-50 shipping rule. It Is now clear that an all-out effort will be nthde to kill this law later in this Con­ gressional session. The US State Department has been besieged by foreign lobbies in the Capitol to amend or repeal the law entirely, on the ground that it discriminates against their countries. Such arguments will be taken up principally by the Congressmen from the US farm areas, who will spearhead the drive against 50-50. Although US ships have been carrying 50 percent of the aid cargoes, the distinct trend has been that the merchant fleet is not doing nearly so well over-all. Foreign-flag competition continues to grow. Although 1954 saw some Improvement in ifS flag participation in our export trade, it was too small to indicate any substantial interruption in the growing foreign flag activity in evidence since 1946. In the latter year, US ships car­ ried 71 percent of our dry cargo exports. During the first 8 months of 1954, US participation was only 24 percent, about the same level as 1938. if if if It still will be many, many years before atomic energy will be ap­ plied to commercial shipping on any broad scale. Although it was reported to Congress that the day of the atomicpowered surface vessel will come very fast, and that the potential of the maritime application of atomic power is far beyond anything ever dreamed, it's not expected that this new source of energy will find itself on many ships before the year 1965. 4" 4" Overall photo of new New Orleans recreation room shows three pool tables and shuffleboard table which help men pass time between job calls. 5' There's more than an even chance that the Democratic-controlled Congress will do its best to terminate the Foreign Operations Ad­ ministration on June 30. This would mean that the various foreign aid functions of FDA would be handled by the existing agencies of the US government. ^ 4' Congress soon will give consideration to a Presidential request of $16t4 million to pay for detention benefits of internees and prisoners of war of World War II. Under Public Law 744 of the last session, merchant seamen are entitled to such benefits if they were captured or interned by Germany or Japan for any period of time after December 7, 1941. Under the law these benefits would amount to $60 a month. . Applications for the above benefits must be filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission in this city before August 30, 1955. Seaiiicri entitled to benefits (if they have not already collected un= der other laws) are those who were employed on any US flag ship or on a vessel of any government friendly to the US during World War II, and who was a citizen of this country on and after December 7, 1941. i. i. • ->.1? Pick Up'Shop Card At Payoff i, .J.ii V'.U '-i'-i-s. H. Pizatowski enters one of three dressing rooms. Seafarer Roy Green inspects new washer and dryer in laundry room at rear of recreation room. Removal of Louis S. Rothschild as Maritime Administrator will not mean that his lenient ship transfer policy will be disturbed in any way. As Under-Secretary of Commerce for Transportation, to which post he was elevated recently by President Eisenhower, his orders will continue to be carried out by the MA. Although applications for transfer of Liberty dry cargo ships are now being turned down by the MA, this is subject to change at any time so that there would be return to Rothschild's policy. As soon as the present aid and surplus agricultural programs subaide, it can be expected that the tramp shipowners, will again appeal to MA for transfer privileges. -Vii.f iy.Kivt'if. i New tiled lavatory In recreation room provides Harold E. Crane with cQnvenient pldde to shave. Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations re­ quired for certain foreign voy­ ages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should De picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when signing on for another voyage where the "shots" are reqirired. The inoculation card is your only proof of hav­ ing taken the required shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when tfiey pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another such voyage. • '- • I'.U ti V ' 7 i; • • • • V . TT �SEAFARERS PafcUcM The US Court ot Claims this month ordered the Government to pay $02,000 lor a vessel taken over from the Sand Products Corp. of Michigan during World War II. The ship, the Octorara, was used as a Coast Guard training and (barracks ship and was later converted to a combination refrigeration and hospital ship... The Swedish Navy has decided to Install a radio position-fixing system developed as an aid to navigation by the British Decca Co. The Swedish chain of trans­ Question: Would you be inter­ mitting stations, to be erected at Stockholm, will be linked with Den­ mark's, which is already in operation. The same system is in use in ested in a correspondence school France and Germany, and more than 2,500 ships and aircraft are set-up for seamen? • equipped to make use of it. Robert Leavy, OS: Yes, J would i ^ ' Virtually rebuilt except for her hull, the former US troopship Mari­ probably use a set-up like that to help me get an posa has completed her maiden North Atlantic run as the liner Ho­ AB's ticket and meric, flagship of the Home Lines. Operating under Panamanian reg­ maybe for some istry, the vessel will make four cruises to the Caribbean, and then general school enter service between Quebec and English Channel ports... India will courses, too. I'm spend $10 million in a, program designed to modernize Bombay's Prin­ sure it would be cess and Victoria docks and convert them to year-round use. - They are a good idea. I presently only tidal docks. don't intend to $. quit sailing right A boiler explosion aboard the Costa Rican tanker Darnel two weeks now, and If I ago killed two men, seriously injured three more and caused minor could get some Injuries to several other crewmembers. A US Navy transport brought extra schooling while I'm at it, it medical aid to the stricken ship within 24 hours after the disaster, would be a good deal all around. which occurred about 200 miles off the coast of Spain... Turkish Mari­ 4 4 4 time Lines will begin next month the first regular Turkish-flag cargo W. Walker, cook: I wouldn't be service between the US East Coast and Greece, Jsrael and Turkey. Four 15-knot, 10,700-deadweight ton ships have been assigned to the too interested for myself, but I know a lot of monthly service. men on the ships 4" who keep saying Twice balked in attempts to reach England by a mysterious leak that they'd like to In her No. 2 hold, the British freighter La Orilla has sailed from Hal­ take some extra ifax, NS, to try again. The 7,000-ton ship twice had to return to port schooling if they with a bad list and water in her hold, but after her cargo was shifted had the time. and the list corrected, she was certified as seaworthy again. The cause This would be a of the leak was not discovered.. The world's largest ore ship, the good opportunity 60,000-ton Ore Titan, has left Japan, where she was built, on her for them. It maiden voyage to Venezuela. Built by the National Bulk Carriers of vyould give them America at a Kure shipyard, she will carry ore from Venezuela to the a chance they can't get anywhere US. The 795-foot-long vessel has a speed of 14 knots. else and could help in upgrading. $• $• $> 4 4 4 Four huge tankers of 50,000 tons each will be built in France for W. Ortiz, electrician: It's a won­ the Tide Water Associated Oil Co. of San Francisco, each measuring derful idea. There's always room 812 feet in length. Two of the vessels will be constructed at Dunkirk for Improvement and two at Saint-Nazaire. They will be the largest tankers in the in all of us, and world when completed... Rescuers saved 26 men clinging to the masts schooling doesn't and bridge of the half-submerged 656-ton Icelandic trawler Egill Raudi hurt anybody. If late last month during a fierce storm off the coast of Iceland. Five a seaman can't other crewmembers were lost on the ship, in the wake of the prob­ get to school able loss of 40 British sailors who vanished earlier on two trawlers because of the in the same area. The 81G-ton Roderigo had gone to the aid of the money involved 559-ton Lorella in answer to distress calis, and presumably went and the time he down also. would have to stay ashore, this $ 4 4> The 16,600-ton former Swedish tanker Avantf, which split in "a would be his chance. He could stay wreck off the coast of Japan two years ago, has come to life again as on the ship and do the work right the Japanese-flag Shimwa Maru. She is again at sea following exten­ there. sive repairs and refitting.. . First German passenger-cargo liner built 4 4 4 Joe Bums, carpenter: I think it's since World War II, the 9,200Tgross-toq Haniiover will make her maiden appearance in New York late next month. One of six sister a good suggestion, providing its ships being built for the joint Hamburg-American-North German run in a proper Lloyd service to the Far East, she will make two round trips to NY way. 'Some of before going on her regular run. The Hannover, a 538-foot ship, has a these schools service speed of 171/2 knots, -and features air-conditioned outside state­ don't do anybody rooms for all passengers and an outdoor swimming pool. any good. But a real correspond­ ence school could help a lot of men on the ships who are looking for ACROSS DOWN Age Musical note decent schooling Bristles 1. Desire King Cole either for the sake of education or 1. •What the SIU sound Snake Break, as a usually does 6. Crush Port in Norway hawser. for use on the job. 9. Period of time 2. Fruit drink Basic 3. 12. Idea; Comb, 4. form % 5. 13. On sheltered 6. side 7. 14. Anger 15. A Seatrain ship 8. 9. 17. Something to foUow 10. 18. Winter con11. EteUation 18. Symbol of a Uiie 20. 23. 24. 25. 27. 32. 33. 34. 35. 37. 38. 39. 41. 42. 44. 47. 48. 52. 53. 54. so' »7. Garden tool Airman: Abbr. Over: Poet. of Wight What the SlU holds Sea Oriental prince Palestine port Island E of Prince of Wales Island A sight on Sicily Compass bearing Upon Place Belaying Trite An insect The Horse Creek Alberta: Abbr. Lay. as at anchor Hindu Kiiock oil: Part of chip. Guinea Wartime leader of Japan SIU members Too Called, on poker Cry of greeting Southern . ship lost at sea Region Period of time Ocean: Abbr. Paradises New Guinea port Man from Tallin River in France Unmixed, as •whiskey Huge fish of the Amazon Man from Baltic area Aleutian island Lie in wait Vegas Female deer Commune in Holland Salt, in France (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) 4 4 4 February 18. 181(5 LOG Theodore Goodman, steward: It would really be something good. Anything you can do to better your­ self will make you a better sea­ man. There are lots of men I know who would make good use of a correspondence school set-up. Men aboard ship have a lot of time for such things that people ashore never have. WILLIAM DUNHAM, ch. steward At an age when some men are 'on the Thomas Haywood, a Liberty beginning to look forward to a operated by Waterman. She ^ran rocking chair and a pair of soft through the Mediterranean and slippers, William Dunham started Bl^ck Sea into Russian-controlled out on a brand new career—going ports in those areas. By that time to sea. Eleven years later he's still the AUies had full control of the at it and fully intends to keep go­ Mediterranean, making it unnijcessary for ships to make the difficult ing indefinitely. A native New Yorker, Dun­ and dangerous journey around ham was bom in the big city on North Cape to Murmansk. Went On Cavalier Thanksgiving Day back in 1896. After the war's end in 1945, Before he started sailing he was in the trucking business for quite a Dunham was one of the Seafarerfew years. At the time h^rabbed crew that put the Alcoa passenger his first ship out of Baltimore in ship Alcoa Cavalier into service. 1944, he was in charge of the US At that time the Cqyalier was run­ Navy's trucking operations in that ning out of New York and Dunham port city. After one trip he de­ stayed with her until she shifted cided that he preferred seafaring operations to the Gulf. SinceTie to any other occupation and he's has his home in White Plains, a been sailing regularly with the suburb of New York City, Dunham called it quits. SIU since then. Subsequently, he served as sec­ The veteran Seafarer went to elementary and secondary schools ond steward on the Bull Line pas­ in New York. Shortly after leav­ senger ship, Puerto Rico. Like all ing school he found himself chas­ ex-Puerto Rico crewmembers, he ing Mexican bandits south of the mourns her passing. "It was a border, as a member of the Na­ great run," he said. "Just a few tional Guard. This experience days at sea and plenty of time in stood him in good stead when the port." Since the Puerto Rico went out US entered World War I a year of service, Dunham has been sail­ later. ing as steward or cook on freight With 'Fighting 69th' Dunham went overseas with the ships. He likes to grab a Bull Line famous "Fighting 69th" and served or Robin Line freighter with pas­ in France with that unit while it senger accommodations if he can, created an enviable record for it­ but he looks forward to getting self on the battlefield. By war's back on a regular passenger ship end he had emerged with a com­ run some day if one should be­ mission. Fortunately, he escaped come . available out of New York City. "We've got lots of good pas­ the fighting unscathed. After leaving Uncle Sam's army, senger ship men in this area" he Dunham located in Chicago and declared, "and we could put to­ entered the trucking business gether a fine crew." Steward Representative there. He was in the trucking in­ Passenger ship runs, he points dustry for a^ number of years until the war drums started beating in out, have the advantage of being Europe again. "In 1940," he said, far steadier than cargo ship op­ I got an offer from the US Navy erations and have a stabilizing to go to Baltimore and supervise effect on shipping in good times their trucking operations." Part and bad. Dunham expressed warm ap­ of the over-all job involved the shipping end of the business, proval for the new structural set­ which introduced Dunham to the up in the SIU calling for a steward supply and storing problems of department representative at the boi^h merchant and Navy vessels. top level. That way, he says, those compa­ It was experience which proved valuable to him later on in fami­ nies who are tempted to cut cor­ liarizing him with the shipping in­ ners will find if harder to pull a dustry and the problem of the fast one and performance and conditions in the department can steward department. Dunham's first trip was made be maintained at a high level. ROUND' A little noticed long-term strike against the Ford Motor Company of Canada came to an end with the granting of « four cent in­ crease retroactive to last June. Ap­ proximately 6,700 workers at two Canadian plants had been striking for 3V^ months. The men, members of Local 200, United Automobile Workers, CIO, also obtained im­ proved vacation, welfare and in­ surance provisions. 4 4 4 The guaranteed annual wage has been made^ the major negotiating target of AFL railway workers unions. The demand will be put forth on behalf of 350,000 railway shop workers. Railway shop work­ 4 4 4 George Clark, bosun: I think the ers have suffered from heavy lay­ idea's a good pjie. Fellows like offs in the past year. Union spokes­ men said the guaranteed wage pro­ myself might not vision would help stabilize employ­ be very inter­ ment. ested in a school 4 4 4 like that, but Reasons why US workers st^k there are plenty to unions were shown in the be­ of youngsters who havior of several railroads and would be glad to trucking companies recently. Some take advantage of rail lines laid off men in wholesale it to better them­ lots just before holidays tc save selves. Education holiday pay and « few trucking doesn't hurt any­ body;. Most of. us could use some companiiss refused to :pay, Afli. Teamsters holiday pay Novemoer no'Hj and ti'E'V : . 11, because the contract called for pay on Armistice Day. The name of the holiday has been legally changed to Veterans Day, giving the companies an "out." 4 4 4 The CIO has set up a Leather Workers Organizing Committee iii Boston in attempts to recapture membership of the leather division of the Fur and Leather Workers Union. That organization was ex­ pelled from the CIO six years ago for following the Communist party line. Approximately 35,000 workers are involved. ^ ^ ^ The United Mine Workers (inde­ pendent)-has attacked the proposed extension of the reciprocal trade program as Injurious to the coal industry. The Mine Workers ob­ ject particularly to import of resid­ ual oil which competes with do­ mestic coal as a fuel. 4 4 4 striking painters at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, have agreed to arbitra­ tion, clearing way for resumption of construction work on an atomic plant. The men, members of Local 437, AFL Painters Union, struck .in a dispute ovei: working copditions. • • �. •" - .-•' • ;. f J- - Fehrnniy 18» 19t8 ^ SBAPARETiS IOC Page Nine S^AFAREM^LOG Nbreofy 18. 1958 •a\ '•'il Vol. XVII. Ne. 4 Published "biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HBRBEBT BRAND; Managing Editor. RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNAIID SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEE NH-VA; Stojff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK At MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter, But MOODY. 120 TRie Smokescreen Last week's news of an agreement to combine the two ma­ jor labor groups in America has, as was expected, set off a howl of pain from the "unions ain't no good" school "of think­ ing. Until last week,these forces used as their favorite ciy the theme that unions should get together for the betterment of the country and cut out the inter-union warfare. "Now with a merger pending, they have changed their cry to , "mo­ nopoly." ~ Usually the spokesman for such a group is the head of the National Association of Manufacturers or the head of the US Chamber of Commerce. One point these boys have choserf to ignore in their 'labor monopoly" wailing is the fact that a merger of the AFL and CIO does not in any way change the character of the individ­ ual imions. Only the make-up of the national, state and city councils will change^ and these groups control no interna­ tional unions, negotiate no contracts and exert no direct in­ fluence in any industry. The same, however, cannot be said for many organizations on the other side of the fence, such as the National Association of Manufacturers or the Amer­ ican Medical Association. Both of these groups exert strong influence down to the individual member or doctor, • At the heart of the recent outcry is the constant attempt by business to make big business appear saintly and big unions appear as monsters. Then, with ease they can push for legis­ lation to curb Imions further. Unfortunately for the nation, they have succeeded to a siz­ able degree, according to a recent survey published in "Look" magazine. "Look" reporte*' that people hold few fears of "big business" but are concerned over the "growing power" of unions. In view of the fact thkt the Taft-Hartley Law and the state "figbt to work" laws are making progress difficult for unions, it is hard to see where this "growing power" is. More fright­ ening to the average American should be the ever chipping away of the rights of Americans to build themselves strong unions. If anytlijng is true today it is the weakness of America's unions outside their immediate area of collective bargaining. Look at the Federal Government: The Secretary of Labor is a" department store executive. Of the 531 members of Con­ gress only 3 have labor backgrounds. On the important Sen­ ate and House labor committees 2 men with labor back­ grounds sit with 42 Other congressmen whose backgrounds are identified solely with business. Trade unions are virtu­ ally-without voice on Government commissions^ boards and councils, yet trade unions are the only economic representa­ tives for one-fourth of the nation's families. America's trade unions must become stronger for the sake of our country's standard of living and for democracy. Re­ cent history has given painful proof that the countries where the trade unions are weak, are non-existent or have" been destroyed, thd country has quickly gone on to a dictatorship. It happened in Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Argentina, Spain and many others. .As a case in point, the only recent rebellion against Communism came from trade unionists in East Berlin tliree years ago. Whatever future faces the United States it is clear that theVe is no danger from strong, dynamic, democratic trade unions. Charges of "monopoly" are only part of-the smoke­ screen being used by men who have learned nothing from history and refuse to think that a working guy has any rights. ' t. ^ ^ Praise For Steelore Normally the dajr to day performance of professional sea­ men seldom attracts much attention shoreside. That's why it is pleasant to note that for their accomplishments in saving their ship, the crew of the Steelore rated an appearance on a Baltimore television show. Besides, the crew received a citation from a Baltimore mari­ time group hailing them for their splendid seamanship in keeping the huge or^ carrier from going under. By working as a team under difficult conditions, crewmembers managed tp keep the ship afloat long enough for it to reach port safely, , This kind of skilled response do an emergency situation is the trade mark of the professional seaman at his best. The SIU :is~-proud of the fact that it numbers such men in its jfinks and wishes , to add its '^ohgratulations to dhe dtten of the Steelore. ' xin.fr il Letter Campaign On U-SPHS Urged 4 To the Editor: As most of my SIU brothers know, from previous stories in the SEAFARERS LOG, I recently spent some time in the USPHS hospital in Norfolk, Va., after a 10-foot wave caught me and dashed me 50 feet down the catwalk of the Cities Service tanker Logans Fort during a storm 300 miles east of Norfolk. This Was the first time I was hos­ pitalized in 11 years of sailing, and it gave me the opportunity to ob^erve USPHS operation at first hand. It also gave me time to think about the entire USPHS situation, and as a result of that thinking I wrote a letter to one of my sena­ When a ship comes in from a for that purpose. tors in Washington—Senator J. W. ti'ip with disputed OT, repair beefs Karlak calls Brooklyn his home Fulbright of Arkansas. In reply. I received a letter from or other problems for the patrol­ port. He's a native of Poland, 30 Senator Fulbright promising, to man, it makes for a good deal of years old, who joined the Union give the matter his most careful confusion if several crewmembers n Galveston in 1946. crowd around all explaining things conside.ration. - 4 4 at once. Seafarer Earl Morris be­ Wants Others To Write It seems the television age The reason 1 am writing the lieves that the patrolman is en­ hasn't madethat the hit that was an­ titled to a few minutes with the LOG now is because I believe that ticipated aboard the Edith (Bull if many more Seafarers would ship's delegate in which they can Line). Reversing the normal trend, quietly sit down and talk over write their senators and congress­ the crewmembers of the Edith in­ pending beefs. Then the patrol­ men in Washington, we could get structed their ship's delegate, action not only to help the USPHS man can get i line on what's going Frederick V. Davis, to have the set on, consult the individual crew­ program but to benefit the Ameri­ cheeked in Baltimore. If repairs can merchant marine in other members involved, and be in a bet­ were too expensive, Davis was told ter position to take the beef up ways. to see if he couldn't swap the elec­ My letter to Senator Fulbright with the company. tronic seeing eye receiver for a Morris, himself a delegate on the was pretty lengthy, and 1 know "good radio." that the SEAFARERS LOG does Steel Executive (Isthmian)* prob­ ably has had plenty of per.sonal e.xChannel Snow not have the space to print the letter in its entirety. But I believe perience with the difficulty of tak­ It's encouraging to note that that .if you at least printed parts ing up crew beefs in the course of crew beefs these days can revolve of it, it might help other Seafarers a payoff. around such incidentals as snow on who wish to write letters of their , A Pennsylvania resident, Morris all channels indicating that the own. So here are a few of the has been a member of the SIU normal order of shipboard business since October, 1948. He is 27 years is hitting on all things I had to say: "Dear Senator Fulbright: old and sails in the steward de­ cylinders. *T am a Seafarer in the Ameri­ partment. Aside from be­ can merchant marine and I am ing delegate, 3^ 4" i now in the USPHS hospital in Nor­ Davis was best folk, Va. This is the first time I Coffee eups aren't the only items qualified to pass have been hospitalized in 11 years aboard«a ship that seem to wind up on the merits of anywhere but in the messroom. At the set because of service. the beginning of a trip, there he holds an elec­ "1 am amazed that-the staff of this hospital has been able to ac­ might be a good number and va­ trician's rating. complish so much—and 'so cheer­ riety of books in the ship's library, He's a New OrFoe fully and efficiently—on its pres­ but as the trip wears on somehow leans resident most of the books seem to wind up ent budget. But it is evident that who joined the SIU in 1948. He is if the appropriations were in­ in various foe'sles. It's understand­ 33 years of age. creased the staff would be able to able that a man might want to take 4,4 4 handle more patients and with a book with him into his room but, says Seafarer Thomas A. Brown, even greater efficiency. Another sample of a Union-age "Seafarers, 1 think I can safely off the Southland, too many crew-' type beef is the one over the wash­ say, risk more for their Govern­ members never bother returning ing machine. This time it's the ment and their employer than any them to the recreation room long Steel Director crew that was runr other civilian'beacetime employee. after the book is ning into difficulties over the oper­ As an example, I call your attea- finished. Get ation of their clothes washer. Sea­ tion to the recent disappearance tliera back on the farer Ed Foe thought it might lie of the Southern Districts with all shelf, he says, a good idea for the brothers not to and let somebody hands.. overload the machine and to clean else in the crew it out after use. Watch that lint Wartime Contributions trap. That's where all the trouble ."In wartime, of course, our eon- have a crack at usually starts. tributions to the national welfare them. It's a point are even greater. Yet far too often well taken. 4 4 4 Brown, an en­ we find ourselves treated as for­ gine department Crewmembers of the Steel Re­ Karlak gotten men. corder have decided they've found "We do not lay the blame for rating, . makes this on any one man, but we wohld Savannah his home port. He's 2'. the ship's delegate of the year in like to urge our senators and rep­ and has been a Union member for Seafarer Tom A, Martineau. The crew voted to keep him on the job resentatives in Washington to take nearly eight years. "as he has done such a good job a stand for us, and help us to have Doing something about the laun­ the last two trips." a greater, stronger ^nd healthier Martineau comes originally from merchant marine, both from the dry schedule is the suggestion of a Robin Hood crewmember, Steve the lakes country up in Minnesota, standpoint of men and ships. "1 hope that I can count on your Karlak. With one washing machine but operates out of Baltimore now. study of this hospital situation and aboard it is desirable to assigi: He's 29 years old and joined the thaC we Seafarers can depend on times for .eacli department's meija- ;Uni9n in Baltimore in 1944. He as bosun and dtecl; .de;^ bers, and ;Karlak felt that the del-' your support in this matter;" itini st. >- >« Thnrsioii Ji. LeiHt • egates shoulddraw up li schediile...^la^ent ratings. Vote ^ Thanks •;3 4 M ••-.'•hi �'«r . r»re Toi SEAFARERS LOG The saga of the SlU-manned San Mateo Victory, which plowed, at full speed onto the jagged shore of Cheju Island, Korea, last April, is now com.plete. An official report on the mishap las just been issued, putting the blame on faulty instruments and poor naviga­ tion, but this does not lessen the interest in the salvage work on the shipj which was recorded by one of the men in the ship's crew. Seafarer Don Black. It was a few.minutes before midnight' on April 5,1954, with thp ship heading from Inchon, Korea, for a layover in Sasebo, Japan, before sailing home,- A Crew of Fiebniary 18, 195S that she abruptly ran halfway up the rocks on Cheju and stayed there. Fortunately, no one w'as hurt, and one month later^ with eight sets of beach gear and three Navy salvage tugs pulling, the San Mateo slid back into the water and set course for Japan agaip to have her ragged hull repaired. : A Navy official who was there had nothing but pi'aise for the crew and .operation. As he put it: "It was a crew of real sailors in the fiiiest.oldtime tra­ dition's of the profession." Here is some of the story. ' T • ;>• - \':vr7 -i.-r'T : ,7 •^7;•^^/-,-^• . -.'t '^Vi^v Two Navy salvage workers come aboard the San Mateo to check hull damage after she grounded up on Cheju Islands t Korean women cashed in on the disaster, V J used baskets to* cart home oil from a leak vivIn the ship's fuel.tanks. •: �-i' .' V. February 18, 195{( SEAFARERS LOG Pare Eleven ' '-i-• >; •'yjp High and dry on Cheju's 'rocks, the San Mateo proved to be a real at­ traction to Korean natives who had never seen a ship of its size at such close range. Curiosity-seekers were around all the time. The pulling and tugging operation to get the ship off the rocks utilized the ship's regular crew as well as Navy salvage specialists. Here Sea­ farer Norman Best, AB, signals to winch operator. ^ -A/? J -f/l' Despite the precarious perch which the ship rested on, the entire crew remained aboard throughout salvage work. Attempts to back off were futile because of rock protruding up through the bottom. Principal diversion for crewmembers during month on rocks consisted of visits with natives and GI's taking part in salvage operation. The na­ tives- were just as interested in observing them. •. 'i- . Navy small craft alongside San Mateo were used by salvage experts and divers who placed explosives for blasting rock from under the ship. Six special salvage ships were used for the work. Navy had some had moments, too. This landing craft used in salvage work went aground during the operation, complicating the job of sal,', vage workers. It was later gotten off also. Holes were drilled into rock to place charges for blasting. Rock had to be removed from under the forepart of the vessel and also from places where it had cut through the ship's bottom. Pneumatic drills proved useful for cutting into rock ledges surround­ ing-^Utip end gripping it to shore.. Refloating operation, took just.one month before the San Mateo slid back into water. , , . - . ; u «\ �Pace Twelve SEAFARERS . PeibnieiT 18> 1955 LOG PORT itEPORTS...... Wilmington: i;;' P IH' Ir 1^ In-Transils Take Men, Keep Shipping Geed Due to the absence of port agent Ernest Tilley, because of illness, the affairs of this port are now being handled by Marty Breithoff, SIU West Coast representative. Brother Tilley is expected to be able to return to his duties by February 15. During the past two weeks ship­ ping- in this port was good, and although we did not have a payoff we had 1 sign-on and 11 in-transits, and were able to ship 37 men. The outlook for the next two weeks is about the same. The Cabins Signs On The sign-on here was The Cabins (Cabins) and the in-transits were the Fairport, Raphael Semmes, Fairisle, Wacosfcd, Topa Topa and Jean LaFitte (Waterman); Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Portmar and Seamar (Calmar); The Cabins (Cabins), and Southwind (South Atlantic).' Marty Breithoff WC Representative ti s> t> New Orleans: Mardi Gras Time Falls To Lure Men Off Ships I ly..'. C; ^i^'- m- reported to be recuperating satis­ Lake Charles: factorily. Among those recently discharged were Goon Poy Thlu, John Englehardt and Darrel Riley. Payoffs since our last report Shipping remains very good here were aboard the Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa), Steel Direc­ in Lake Charles and during the last tor (Isthmian), Del Monte (Missis­ report period we registered 29 men sippi) and Chickasaw and Antinous and shipped 31 in all ratings. We still have enough men on hand, (Waterman). however, to handle any foresee­ The Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Pe­ gasus, Sunion (Kea) and Del Rio, able situation. Calling in here during the past Del Viento and Del Valle (Missis­ two weeks were the Winter Hill, sippi) signed on. Council Grove, French Creek, Ships calling in transit were the Bradford Island, Paoli, Salem Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Maritime, Archers Hope, Chiwawa, Corsair, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Logans Fort, Government Camp Steel Fabricator (Isthmian); Del and Cantigny (Cities Service) and Rio, Del Viento and Del Valle Seatiger (Coloni­ (Mississippi); Seatrains Georgia al). Over in Or­ and Louisiana (Seatrain); Afoun- ange, Tex., we dria. Monarch of the Seas and Clai­ had the Val borne (Waterman); Edith and Eve­ lyn (Bull); Genevieve Peterkin Chem (Valentine (Bloomfield); Ames Victory (Vic­ Tankers). All of the above tory Carriers), and Sunion (Kea). ships took on a Lindsey J. Williams few men, ac­ New Orleans Fort Agent counting for the t t shipping figures. Torre At o u r last Houston: meeting. Brother H. Lee, cook and baker, was chairman and Brother I. J. S. Torre, pumpman, was re­ cording secretary. Both men did a fine job. For our Seafarer of the Week Shipping in this port remains at a very high level. During the past we have selected Brother M. Ward, two weeks the men shipped again better known to the tanker boys as exceeded the men registered by "Windy." "Windy," who sails in a comfortable margin, and we were the deck department, runs our obliged to call New Orleans to well-known " 'Gator-mouth" Bates a close race when it comes to mak­ maHe up the difference. However, we have no way of ing noise. However, he's always knowing just how long this boom ready to lend a hand in Union ac­ will continue as it is primarily due tivities and is a good man to have to unscheduled ships loading grain around. here for the Mediterranean and, We know of no brothers In the in two cases, the Far East. local hospitals at this time. Injunction Thrown Out Four Ships Pay Off On the local labor front, all is During the past two weeks we paid off the Neva West (Bloomfield), Amerocean (Amerocean), Santa Venetia (Elam) and Alcoa Planter (Alcoa). The Amerocean, Santa Venetia and Alcoa Planter The following is the latest signed on and in transit were the available listing of official ex­ Genevieve Peterkin (Bloomfield), change rates for foreign cur­ Seatrains New York, New Jersey rencies. Listings are as of and Savannah (Seatrain), Del Valle February 16,1955, and are sub­ (Mississippi), Afoundria (Water­ ject to change without notice. man), Alexandra (Carras) and Mae (Bull). England, New Zealand, South Af­ rica: $2.80 per pound sterling. All of the payoffs were clean Australia: $2.24 per pound 'sterling. and the few beefs that existed were Belgium: 50 francs to the doUar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. all squared away. France: 350 francs to the dollar. During the coming two weeks we Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the have the Marie Hamill and-.Neva dollar. West (Bloomfield) due in here for Italy: 624.9 lire to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. payoff, and should also have about Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. the same number of unscheduled Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. ships, so shipping here should re­ Pakistan: 30.22 cents per rupee. main about the same. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. A, (Frenchy) Michelet Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. Houston Port Agent Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. In-Transll Tankers Keep Shipping Good Unscheduled Vessels Make Shipping Boom It is carnival time in New Or­ leans again and the season when Seafarers who live in this port usually look forward to merrymak­ ing and fun. Traditionally, many New Orleans men choose this time of the year to come ashore for their vacations so they can celebrate Mardi Gras with friends and family. Mardi Gras will be celebrated this year on February 22, which is just a few days in the offing. Tt has been apparent from the trend on incoming ships of the last few daj's, however, that a great many less men than usual will leave their jobs during the Mardi Gras season. Shipping is still slow here and it is evident the oldtimers don't want to take a chance on being left on the beach after car­ nival time. At this time of the year, the usual question is being rajsed about interpreta­ tion of the clause Kain in the shipping rules relating to the length of time men are allowed to keep their names on the shipping list before they must re-register. Some men are under the impre.ssion they are permitted to have 90 days on the shipping list, but the shipping rules specify three calendar months. This means that those on the list during Feb­ ruary will lose a couple of days be­ cause of the abbreviated month. Let us hope that shipping picks up to the point where this won't POKT be a problem with anyone. Boston Shipping is still below par here. New York Since our last report we had 6 pay­ Philadelphia offs, 6 sign-ons and 18 ships in Baltimore transit. The outlook remains about Norfolk the same for the immediate future. Savannah Five Men Enter Hospital Tampa Five brothers have been admit­ ted to the USPHS hospital here re­ Mobile cently and they have our best New Orleans .wishes for an early recovery. They Houston are joachim Saik, Lionel B. Miller, Seattle Earl P. Larson, Thomas E. Maynes San Francisco and Samuel Bailey. A. Patjngo, Koqstai^t Kain, Clyde (^Vr^ili^ningtoii »5 • f W5iat^jgi)d. ^anlei ^Pucker are still conffnied to the hospital, hut are Money Exchange States Listed quiet at the moment. The injunc­ tion that was slapped on the AFL Painters Union, under the so-called "right-to-work" law, has been thrown out of court. However, the employer, who tried to keep the Painters from picketing a new plant that Is going up here, says he will appeal the court's action and we are waiting to. see what happens. The river is rising here'and if it keeps up we may be in the same spot we were in a couple of years ago when a large part of the city and surrounding area was fiooded. We hope it doesn't get too high be­ cause it's the wrong time of the year to go wading. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Fort Agent t 4" Seattle: Two VIelory Carriers Sehediiled To Pay 0!f Shipping was very good In Seattle during the past two weeks and it looks very good for the com­ ing two weeks, with the Longview Victory and Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers) slated to pay off. The Young America and Choctaw (Waterman), which paid off here during the past two weeks, are in the San Francisco area and will top off in Seattle in a week or so. We had no sign-ons during the past two weeks, but* we had ten ships in transit, as follows: Yaka, Young America, Choctaw, Jean LaFitte and Raphael Semmes (Waterman); Ocean Lotte (Ocean Transportation); Frederic C. Col­ lins (Drytrans); Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory Carriers), and Alamar and Calmar (Calmar). Jeff GUlette Seattle Port Agent t 4) t Norfolk: Oilles Service Ship Pays Off And Signs On Shipping was slow in this postduring the past two weeks with only the Chiwawa (Cities Service) paying off and signing on. In transit were the Bradford Island (Cities Service), Azalea City (Waterman), Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa) and Steel Designer and Steel Ad­ vocate (Isthmian). The Greece Victory (South At­ lantic) is the only payoff we have in sight for the next two weeks. Ben Rees Norfolk Port Agent Boston: Shipping Flgntss Hit Two-Yehr High Mark Shipping was very good in Bos­ ton during the past two weeks, and we shipped more men than at any other time during the past two years. During this period we paid off the Logans Fort and Council Grove (Cities Service); Ocean Nimet and Ocean Betty (Ocean Transporta­ tion), And Queenston Heights and Tagalam (Seatrade). These six ships signed on again, and sn transit were the Steel De­ signer, Steel Rover, Steel Maker ' (Isthmian) and Hastings, Iberville, Beauregard and Chickasaw (Water­ man). The Queenston Heights paid off in Portland, Me., and the boys thought they had gotten off course and docked at the North Pole be­ cause the temperature was 15 de­ grees below zero. The Cities Service tanker Royal Oak paid off in Melville, RI. Acadia Is Sold The passenger ship Acadia, last of the Eastern SS Co. fieet, has been sold by the company to the Boston Metals Co. of Baltimore, Md. The ship, which had been laid up in Norfolk for some time, following her war service, was re­ cently towed from Norfolk to Bal­ timore. The Baltimore firm has for years purchased old vessels for scrapping, but it is reported that it may hold the Acadia for a while in the hope of selling her. Our selection for a typical SlUman this week is Robert J. (Bob) Murphy, who sails in the engine department as FWT or wiper. Bob, an SIU member for quite awhile, has been the ' reading clerk at several of our meetings and has always shown himself a very good Union man. Among the men now on the beach Murphy here are W. Fos­ ter, H. Dumey, F, Natale, D. Hodge and E. Andrade. In the Brighton Marine Hospital are F. Alasavich, A. Hancock and F. Simione. The body of Allan G. Brown, who passed away on January 10 aboard the Blounfonlein of the HollandAmerica Line, is being brought back to the States aboard the Holland-Ame;:ica liner Abbedijk, which is due to dock in Boston on Febrary 15. Brother Brown was on the Robin Trent when he became ill. He was transferred to a hos­ pital in Africa and then' to the , Blounfonlein. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent 4" t 4^ Tampa: Shipping Figures January 26 To February 8 '. REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL DECK ENGINE STEW. BEG. ENG. STEW. SHIPPED DECK 17 g 12 81 19 28 38. 34 106 74 70 61 209 61 250 ' 87 35 30 15 17 26 . 72 29 80 60 88 68 55 74 207 83 211 11 25 17 13 1 8 2 55 23 17 9 8 5 34 9 9 39 10 17 8 ,7 19 34 12 59 19 97 19 28 31 38 21 39 121 35 47 53 46 53 152 26 28 101 47 35 15 22 72' 28 17 69 23 31 10 64 24 43 111 45 108 41 38^ ' 29 23 12 37 11 39 • 17 , W • 8 , 493 • 352 Hall Improvemeiiis Shaping Up HIcely Shipping In this Florida port is holding its own, and during the past two weeks we shipped five men piore than were registered. Our,new ship; the Cuba .(F&G),, is doing well and our hall is also " coming along nicely. The pool tables are now in and we expect to have our new furniture deliv­ ered in a couple of days. During the past two weeks we paid off the Cuba, and the Hurri­ cane (Waterman) and in transit were the Cuba, Nevd West (Bloom-r field), Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa) and Antinous and Chickasaw (Waterman). ptennie Gohzalfe''"'')'';^ -Hd. • Represriitai '<] Si �- SEAFARERS Febmary 18, 18SB Page Thlrtes LOG .... PORT REJPORTS Mobile: Survey Lay-Up Fleet Fer Fermeea Service At this writing, no ships are being taken out of the lay-up fleet here because of the Formosa situa­ tion, but 'the fleet is being sur­ veyed by the MSTS in case the situation reaches a point where the ships are needed in a hurry. , Also, the US Government recent­ ly allocated $15 million to begin dredging and construction of a new ammunition depot in Grand Bay, Ala., about 20 miles from Mobile, and when this is-completed—dur­ ing the latter half of this year— we expect to get quite a bit of ammo out of there. Shipping in this port during the past couple of weeks has been slow. We shipped 59 men to regular jobs, sent 121 men to various relief jobs in and around the har­ bor, and had 9 payoffs, 4 signons and 7 ships in transit during this period. Browning The payoffs, which were all in good shape with only minor beefs on them, were the Afoundria, Monarch of the Seas, Hurricane and Claiborne (Waterman); Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Polaris and Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa), and Ocean Ulla (Ocean Transportation). The Afoundria, Hurricane, Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Polaris "signed on and in transit were the Alice Brown (Bloomfield); Ames Victory and Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers): Del Viento (Mississippi), and Chickasaw, City of Alma and Antinous (Waterman). Future Prospects Good Our prospects for the coming two weeks look good with the following ships due to hit the port either for payoff or in transit: Beauregard, Claiborne, Golden City, Monarch of the Seas, War­ rior, Wild Ranger, De Soto and Iberville (Waterman) and Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pil­ grim, Alcoa Pointer, Akoa Corsair and Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa). In addition to these, there is a good possibility that several ships not presently scheduled to hit Mo­ bile will load ammunition out of here as the tempo is stepped up In the Formosa area. For our Seafarer of the Week we nominate Brother Daniel Browning, who v has been a mem­ ber of the SIU since its beginning. During most of this time Brother Browning has shipped out of Gulf ports as bosun or carpenter, but he has also shipped on quite a few tankers out of Philadelphia. Married, and the father of seven children. Brother Browning makes his home in Mobile. His favorite sport is baseball and he likps to spend his summers on the beach so that he can enjoy it. Having seen the Union grow to its present strength, Brother Browning is sure It will continue to pace the indus­ try in obtaining new benefits for Its members under the Welfare Plan. Other Brothers On Beach Among the other brothers on the beach at present are C. E. Lomers, W. Jones, E. M. Williams, B. Morillo, H. Sanford, D. Carpen­ ter, F. Thompson, C. Garrison, I. V. Bridges, W. Chandler and E. Ayler. In closing, the Mobile branch would like to extend its deepest sympathy to the family of Brother HeiMsF, P^fsons, who died in Germany recently while aboard Waterman's Golden City. Brother Parsons, who suffered a heart attack, was working as oiler on the ship at the time of his death. A wife and son, both living in Mo­ bile, survive. Brother Parsons' body vnll be returned aboard the ship and funeral plans will be an­ nounced as soon as we learn when it will arrive.' Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent t. t. San Francisco: t. Port's Shipping Boom Soon Siaekoning Off There was quite a boom in ship­ ping in the port of San Francisco during the past two weeks. The future, however, does not look too bright as at present we have no payoffs in sight. During the past two weeks we paid off four ships, signed on three and had eight ships in transit. All of the ships paying off came in in very good shape, with only a few minor beefs, and this is a credit to the crews and delegates. The payoffs here were The Cabins (Cabins) and Kyska, LaSalle and Jean LaFitte (Waterman). The three Waterman ships signed on again and in transit were the Cal­ mer and Seamar (Calmar); Wacosta, Jean La­ Fitte, Raphael Semmes and Yaka (Waterman); Steel Seafarer (Isth­ mian), and Southwind (South At­ lantic). On the local LaCorte labor front, there was a little trouble when a small grodp of chain store and super­ market operators—about 40 in all —locked out members of the AFL Grocery Clerks Union, Local 648. The majority of grocers, however, refused to join in the lockout, signed the new agreement and are how operating under its terms. Among the men now on the beach are C. Callaghan, F. Hall, J. LaCorte, J. Henning, C. Shirley, F. Ryan, J. Goude, F. Hills and C. N. McKee. In the hospital here are M. Meigossoglou, C. Neumaier, J. Perreira, P. Yuzon, O., Gustavsen, Robert Lambert and J. Kelly. We are sure that all of these hospitalized brothers would enjoy receiving cards or letters from their shipmates and buddies, or have these men visit them. Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. (Frenchy) Michelet, Agent. .Preston 6558 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 823 Bienville St. Llndsey Williams. Agent MaguoUa 6112-6113 NEW YORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 8-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. gent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BreUboK. west Coast Representative P«ERTA de TIERRA, PR. .Pelayo 81—La 5 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH S Abereorn St Jeff Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent BHiott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin 8t Ray W,b.lte. Agent fbone 2-f323 Baltimore: Shipping Slump Ends, More Actlvlly Is One During the past two weeks shipping in this port picked up considerably and we certainly hope we are no>v out of the doldrums once and for all. In fact, we look forward to much more activity in the near future. During the past two weeks we had 17 payoffs, 12 sign-ons and 16 ships in transit. The payoffs were as follows: Mae and Evelyn (Bull); Sunion (Kea); Steel Recorder and Steel Fabricator (Isthmian); O r e m a r (Calmar); Archers Hope and Win­ ter Hill (Cities Service); Azalea City (Waterman); Coe Victory (Victory Carriers); Robin Locksley (Seas Shipping), and Chilore, Steelore, Marore, Venore and C u b 0 r e (Ore). The Cubore paid off twice. The ships sign­ ing on were the Steel Recorder and Steel De­ Scales signer (Isthmian); Stony Creek (American Tramp Shipping); Oremar (Calmar); Aza­ lea City (Waterman), and Chilore, Marore, Venore, Baltore, Feltore and Cubore (Ore). The Cubore signed on twice. The ships in transit were the Bethcoaster, Marymar and Pennmar (Calmar); Alcoa Partner and Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); Antinous, Hastings and De Soto fWaterman); Robin Trent and Robin Hood (Seas Shipping); Steel Director and Steel Rover (Isthmian), and Ines and Kathryn (Bull). The Bethcoaster and Hastings each called here twice. Ships In Good Shape Beefs were very few and the ships that chme in here were in such fine shape that it was a pleasure for the patrolman to pay them off. Two beefs we had with Isthmian regarding delayed sailing and the oilers working in the fireroom have been settled with the company. Also, headquarters representatives advise us that they feel we have a legitimate beef on overtime for the men on the Steelore, and they have submitted the same to the company. The men involved will be advised of their findings. Again we would like to commend the brothers for their fine coopera­ tion in maintaining our new build­ ing and our new Port O'Call bar in particular. We still have a number of broth­ WILMINGTON. «alif 803 Marine Aye. Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2714 HEADQUARTERS . 678 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Volpian William Hall SUP HONOLULU ers laid up in the USPHS hospital here, and I know they would wel­ come cards and letters or visits. The address is Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore 18, and the men'are as follows: Byrd Buzbee, E. DeLaCruz, Rob­ ert Kirkwood, Leo Dwyer, Robert Scales, Thomas Mungo, Albert Willis, William Warmack, Edmund Marsh, R. Littleton, Jose Prota, Norman Jackson, G^ D. Oliver, G. B. Little, J. R. Schultz, T. J. Less, R. McKnew, L. Firlie, Ste­ phen Musco, Gorman Glaze and Joseph Gill. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Fort Agent ^ ^ j;, Philadelphia: Hilton Takes On Crew, Garelyn Set Te Fellow The Hiltofi (Bull) called for a full erew this week, and the Caro­ lyn (Bull) will also eall for a full crew in a couple of days, and this should clean up the backlog of men registered. In addition, the nowidle Ines (Bull) may call for a full crew during this coming week, so things are in pretty good shape for shipping in this port. During the past two weeks we paid off the Ines and Arlyn (Bull) and Marymar and Pennmar (Cal­ mar). The Arlyn, Marymar and Pennmar signed on and in transit were the John B. Waterman, Hastings, Azalea City and Iberville (Waterman); Republic (Trafalgar); Steel Recorder and Steel Designer (Isthmian), and Suzanne (Bull). A. 8. Cardullo Philadelphia Port Agent New York: Ann Halle Signs On Afier Leaving Lay-Up Although the Ann Marie (Bull) came out of lay-up and signed on, shipping in the Port of New York was very slow during the past two weeks. Therefore I would again advise the brothers in other ports not to come to New York if they want to ship out in a hurry. The only real change here has been in the weather. The snow has now all disappeared and we are hoping it will remain pleasant. It would like to call the mem­ bership's attention to going aboard ship without a pass or not as a crewmember. If any Seafarer has business aboard these ships, he should come to the dispatcher and get a pass, otherwise he is sub­ ject to the membership-adopted rules on this. The elections are. now over and the officials you have elected will serve you for the next two years. The complete returns of the elec­ tion were printed in the last issue of the LOG. Paid Off 18 Ships During the past two weeks we paid off 18 ships, signed on 5 and had 12 in transit. The payoffs were as follows: Jean and Elizabeth (Bull); Seatrains Louisiana, Savannah and New Jersey (Seatrain); Robin Trent, Robin Locksley and Robin Hood (Seas Shipping); Government Camp, Paoli, Salem Maritime and Bents Fort (Cities Service); Steel Designer and Steel Rover (Isth­ mian); Fairland (Waterman); Val Chem (Valentine Tankers); Alex­ andra (Carras), and Republic (Tra­ falgar). Signing on were the Fairland (Waterman); Robin Trent (Seas Shipping); Ann Marie (Bull), arid Steel Surveyor and Steel Director (Isthmian). In transit were the Alcoa Part­ ner (Alcoa); DeSoto, Iberville, Wild Ranger and Maiden Creek (Waterman); Cantigny (Cities Service); Seatrains New York, Georgia and Texas (Seatrain); Pennmar (Calmar); Steel Fabrica­ tor (Isthmian), and Beatrice (Bull). Claude Simmons Ass't Sec.-Treasurer 4" Savannah: SEAP4RS3S Buy TWHIR <SSARAT7Hei«OVlM SBA 6BBST FORT WILLIAM.... 118H Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. N8 804 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quchto 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario S3 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC. ...r.. .113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUliam St. NB Phone: 2-5232 3^ Shipping Called Fair, Seen Slaying That Way Shipping in Savannah has been fair during the past two weeks and looks as if it will stay that way during the coming period. The Southland (South Atlantic) paid off and signed on hex-e while in transit were the Steel Director (Isthmian), Angelina (Bull) and Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana, which each called here twice. For our typical SIU man this week we have selected John Floyd, who says he is highly pleased with our Welfare Plan and believes Seafarers enjoy the best benefits fai the industry. Men now on the beach include D. R. Acker, J. A. Hudgins, C. LaAcker seter, M. P. Linsky, N. J. Creasy and B. Brooker. In the hospital are Frank F. Nel­ son, Rufus L. Fields, James T. Moore, Ernest Webb, Jimmie Lit­ tleton, Angelo J. Martins, John Morris, Allen D. Edenfield, Guillermo C. Pena, Raoul Cabrera, Louis C. Miller and Alexander Copa. ,. .1.', g B McAHiley - 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 822 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 8tb St Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-6363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE 2505 Ist Ave. Main 0290 ALPENA ...133 W. Hetcher WILMINGTON .....808 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 NEW YORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE HYacinth 8-6600 Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 831 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 634 St James St. West DULITTH Phone: - MelrOse 3-4lip Pi.steau 8161 3261 E. 92nd ^ HALIFAX. N.&... 128Vt HolUs St. SOUTH CHICAGO : ., ; tW"®' 3-891^ A j.a .-yi!' PORTLAND 4" .-J s.i; bittSiXOS -.'ji -?'l �Fw* Fooiieea SEAFARERS lUMiarr IS. ISM LOG Coffee Bean Dreams, Crewmen's OFF WATCH Schemes Keep Trip Percolating This feature is designed to offer hints'and information on hobbies, new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarers may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard ship. Queries should be addressed to "Off Watch," SEA' FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. You can take it from Clifton V. Berg, ship's delegate on the Marie Hamill, that life aboard that Bloomfield Victory ship is anything but dull. A recent run to Rotterdam gave Berg plenty of opportunity to observe the antics of 4his shipmates. He jotted down enthusiasts can really have his impressions and passed to Brazil, where he can sleep in a nounced he is going to run for the a Jazz high old time with a recent LP Wis., and can probably be gotten mayor of Monte Carlo. If he's de­ them on to the LOG. Here are pile of coffee beans." record release offering the com­ from most local hardware shops. Thomas Guiterrez: "He's some­ feated, he'll take the presidency his thumbnail sketches: bined talents of Louis Armstrong times called the of the Monte Carlo bank." 4. t t and W. C. Handy, "the father of "Soupbone" Kalanovsky: "This 'pride of GuadaEarl "Bockshot" Alverson: "He's |i ir ballet-dancing crew messman de­ veloped a new dance called the 'broken glass mambo.' So many glasses were broken when the ship rolled that he made Anna Pavlova look like a novice when he lunged for them." Henry "Sleepy Time" Maas: "This second circuit man is the only electrician who can change fuSes and snore at the same time. He can sleep anywhere and any way." Davy Jones: "This 'running short of coifee' steward kept dreaming coffee beans were floating through the air and landing in his bunk. We suggest he make his next run lajuara' although he's better known as the 'Brooks Brothers BR.' He keeps tabs on the steward with a stopwatch and a Geiger counter." "Junior" Dan­ Berg iel: 'This clongated bull wiper, after consuming four eggs, six biscuits and two glasses of buttermilk, complaine4 of developing appendicitis. But after skipping two meals he was fit for duty again." Robert "Antwerp Shorty" Masserall: "This atomic age wiper an- Frenchie Defends His Title Frenchy Hub­ bard, (1) oiler on the Ann Marie (Bull) is one champ who doesn't believe In resting on his laurels. Frenchie has often called himself the "best fisherman east of the Mississippi," and Just to keep his claim intact he submits this photo of one of his most recent catches. This dol­ phin measured 54V^ Inches and tipped the scales at 38 pounds. Also in the pho­ to, which was taken by W. Blakeley, are (1r) Gene Dakin, George Stanley. wired his surplus loot back to the States as a down payment on a rabbit, and chicken farm. He says he's going to fool the Texas game warden by shooting his own out of season." lia^-ry "Silent" Kilgore: "This chef seldom says five words-at a time but lets his excellent cooking speak for him." "Fireball" Capps: "This retired swabby fell down the gangplank and claimed-he slipped on George Mi Chang's hotcake batter. Chang settled the case for 8,000 paddoodlie or about 17 cents." "Duke" Fisher: "He claims he's going into the lumber business. The captain has already given him two logs." Lloyd "Willie Boy" Forrest: "He's going to use his SlU money to go back to the cac­ tus country and retire. He also expects to make a fortune out of his 'Forrest Mir­ acle Tonic,' which is a surefire rem­ edy for arthritis. Alverson It's made out of cactus Juice, mesquite oil, alligator milk and rattlesnake venom." Louis "I Veto That" Gracia: "This galley potato bug is going to invest his money in stainless steel and monel metal and sell the stuff to the shipowners to use in the galleys and save the cost of steel wool and cleanser. He says all of his pots and pans are buddies and always stick together." All in all. Berg reports, the run was a good one, with the oaptain good on the draws and the;crew­ men, once they hit Rott^am, having themselves quite a lime in the land of Edam cheese and wooden shoes. the blues." The spirit of both oldtimers is well blended on a 12inch disc labeled "Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy" (Columbia), with "Satchmo," backed up by his current little band, singing and playing 11 different Handy compo­ sitions. This release is one of many late items featuring jazz in all its forms and shadings. Appar­ ently the record companies are go­ ing all-out to give jazz fans, both young and old, plenty to choose from. The selection and the mate­ rial generally was pretty skimpy just a few short years ago. Of late, the major record outfits are sur­ passing the so-called "jazz" labels in their output. i- Seafarers who take their photog­ raphy seriously and probably cut heavily into their payoffs to buy new camera gear or gadgets may find it possible to turn all that to advantage by reading "How To Make Money In Photography" (New York; American Photographic Book • Publishing Co., Inc., $4.50). Al­ though the book is no short-cut to a fortune, it does present a great deal of encouraging advice on prac­ tical ways for making a camera pay off in your spare time. Aside from the inevitable wed­ ding and baby pictures, which quickly suggest themselves as money-making schemes, for Sea­ farers there is a great potential not available to landlubbers. Pic­ tures for travel and trade journals, calendars, news and picture fea­ tures of foreign lands and such items offer a wide field which few people other than seamen can tap.' The author, E. M. Hanson, has dredged up a lot of material from his experiences for thoughtful con­ sideration by amateur lensmen. The book is probably available at most' camera shops and at bookstores also. With an eye to the multi-mil­ lion-dollar volume of the do-ityourself market, the Bakelite Com­ pany, 30 East 42nd Street, New York 17, NY, is leaping to the res­ cue of many home craftsmen. Fashioning its appeal to those who would like to make cabinets, desks, chests and such items but who don't'think they're up to making drawers while they're at it, the concern is producing a wide range of lightweight, sturdy plastic 4 4 drawers, ready to be built into Fans of good reading In history all sorts of do-it-yourself installa­ and biography will find "The Life tions. A brochure telling all about it can be obtained on request to of Abraham Lincoln," by Stefan Lorant, the Lincoln authority, a the company. rich experience in both words and t 4" i pictures. Originally published in a Another aid for the home crafts­ more expensive McGraw-Hill hard­ man is a simplified all-metal at­ cover edition, the entertaining tachment for using a table saw as volume has just appeared as a 50a jig saw too. At speeds of up to cent paperbound Mentor release 4,400 rpm, the gadget makes possi­ pub.lishcd by the New American ble cuts of thicknesses up to four Library of World Literature. Illus­ and a quarter inches. Its 12-lnch trated with 180 photographs, the arm permits work up to 24 inches paperbound book will appeal to in diameter, using standard jig­ young and old alike. Junior can saw blades. List-priced at $9.95, probably use the book at school the attachment is made by Versa long after Dad breezes through it Tool, Lake Avenue at 4th, Racine, after-hours in his foc'sle. Dei Mar Crew Marks Christmas With Shipboard Party (1) What was the name of the famous wife of King Menelaus in Greek mythology? Her's was the face "that launched a thousand ships." (2) If a horserace is listed as a six-furlong race, how long will it be in miles: (a) a half-mile, (b) three-quarters of a mile, (c) a mile, (d) a mile and a half? (3) What school is generally associated with "The Stein Song" made famous by Rudy Vallee? (4) The first woman to become a member of a US President's cabi­ net was Frances Perkins, who began serving under the Roosevelt administration in 1933. What post did she occupy? (5) With what outstanding athletic achievement during 1954 are the names Roger Bannister and John Landy associated? (6) The family feud in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was be­ tween the Montagues and the Capulets. From which side did Romeo come? Sir--^ U' (7) When a spider spins a web, he spins a neat little problem,-too. The drawing at right shows the web and the prob­ lem. Study it. The object is to figure out how many triangles of all sizes the web contains. (8) Before he went to the White House, President Eisenhower was head of a famous American uni­ versity. What was the name of this institution; (a) Notre Dame, (b) Princeton, (c) Columbia, (d) Stan­ ford? (9) Which are the Benelux countries? , (10) One of our earliest presidents issued a doctrine bearing his .name which even today governs US relations with Latin America. What Being at sea during Christmas didn't dampen the Yuletide" spirit of the crew of the Del Mar (Missis- �.-i- SEAFARERS February 18, 1958 Says ReUgion9 Labor Are Linked To the Editor; ~ Any . labor organization which does not provide a definite' in­ centive for a member to advance, for himself and his family, is like a ship without a destination. The majority of men who go to sea are working for something, or someone, other than themselves. Many are working for their wives, children, mothers, brothers and sisters, or sweethearts. , Most Seafarers do not work for others solely because of religious beliefs. They do it out of a sense of fair play and the knowledge that all of us in this world must help each other. Nevertheless, I think religion has a great deal to do with our economic life. I think it is one of the tragic errors of this century to consider a man an impersonal creature, like a machine, who owes nothing to anyone except himself. We recognize the family as the backbone of society. But a fam­ ily cannot by itself satisfy all a man's needs of body and soul. No family, for instance, has enough craftsmen or the productive abil­ ity to supply all the material things a man needs to live safely and comfortably. And besides his physical needs a man has educa­ tional, recreational and religious needs as well. Must Work Together Therefore, a man must work in harmony with other men gathered together to work for the common good. This is the principle on • LET IE R S ' She Likes Story On Bombay Shop Aboard the Antinous are (l-r) Mike Eala, galley utility; George Hires, second cook; Bryan Von, chief cook, and Paul C. Carter, baker. Crewmembers say meals on ship are tops. grated, the better we will be able to help each other. Ray Brault • (Ed. note: Brother^ Brault is ap­ parently re/erring to the recent address, of Father William J. Kelley of Catholic University in the SIU's new Baltimore hall. Father Kelley helped to kick off Maryland la­ bor's fight against adoption of a "right-to-work" law in that state.) tit Injured Brother Wants LOG Sent To the Editor: If possible I would like to have the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to my home as L would like to keep up with the news of tha Union and the ships I sailed on. I was hurt quite badly in an auto accident last August—on Fri­ day the 13th—and I am at my home in New Hampshire and ex­ pect to have an operation on , my jaw in about six weeks. Believe me, I can't wait until I am again in good health and can go down to the hall and get a ship. I generally ship out of Boston. I sailed for Standard Oil a few years back, but the working and living conditions on SIU ships are tops. Raymond M. Davis (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent to you:.) Seafarer Ray Brault, author of this' letter, is shown here with his four-year-old daughter, Diane. which we have built our Union— an organization in which each man contributes his particular skill for the benefit of himself, his fam­ ily, his profession and society as a whole. This spirit of brotherhood—as in our Brotherhood of the Sea—is the essence of religion and shows how vital religion is to our eco­ nomic welfare. The SIU has proven in Baltimore that labor and religion can be con­ solidated, and I believe that the more religion and labor are inte- Burly Pare Fifteen LOG 4" 4- 4" Parents Thankful For SIU Benefit To the Editor: This letter is in appreciation of the $200 maternity benefit, plus the US savings bond, which we received for the birth of our daugh­ ter, Angela Sue Nuckols, who was born on April 24, 1953. Had we waited much longer- to write this letter, Angela would have been old enough to do the job herself. However, we hope you will forgive our negligence and accept our thanks, belated though they may be. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Nuckols To the Editor: I am the proprietress of Cherry Souvenirs in Bombay, and I would like to thank you-for your kindness and the good publicity you gave me by printing the photographs of my curio shop in the SEAFARERS LOG of-October 1. I am happy to say that I receive the LOG regularly and carefully save all the copies for reading by the Seafarers who visit my shop. As a token of my gratitude, and in appreciation of your efforts, I have sent a silver-and-bronze plate, which I hope will meet with your approval, to be placed in your Union hall. This plate is a mag­ nificent representation of the an­ cient art and culture of India. The ship's delegate of the Steel Voyager is bringing this plate from Bombay to New York and will present it to you. Mrs. D. Parkes Calls Galley Gang 4 4 4 On Antinous Tops Pals Beunited To the Editor: Because of LOG ' I have b^en on most of the Delta Line ships, including the passenger ships, and believe me, brothers, on those ships you really eat. When I caught the Antinous (Waterman) six months ago, my friends in t^e New Orleans hall told me to be ready to eat plenty of potatoes. Well, I came aboard weighing 175 pounds, and although I've been trying to watch my eat­ ing, the scales now register be­ tween 195 and 200 pounds. I wouM like to say that all the boys in the galley here not pnly cooperate very well, but every man is capable of cooking a very good meal him­ self. I've never seen such good cooking. Every man on the ship feels the same way. It's obvious that when these boys cook they Duet don't do it just to get thpir pay, but have a real feel­ ing about it. On many cold days we have" hot rolls and we also generally get rolls and something extra at coffee time. In closing, I would like to say that these boys rate with the best chefs of any restaurant I have ever been in. Maurice (Duke) Duet Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch wHh headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transnilssion on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. His Alibi Tfi the Editor: I would like to thank you for printing my letter about the crimp joint on West 28th Street in the SEAFARERS LOG of December 24. I would also like you to know that because of this letter I was able to locate an old pal of mine, former policeman John W. Donald­ son, who wrote a letter which ap­ peared in the LOG on January 21. Believe me, the LOG really gets around. I want you to know I enjoyed reading Donaldson's article and everything he said about "Captain" Horn and his crimp activities was true. I also enjoyed reading the letter from Seafarer Thor Thorsen about what went on in the old days. I know that the SIU has done an excellent job in correcting such abuses and all the members should be very proud of it. Albert H. Kisch 4 4 Hosiery Workers Sfiawn SIU'Movie To the Editor: I would like to thank you for your generosity in lending the film, "The Seafarers," to our or­ ganization—Branch 92, American Federation of Hosiery Workers, AFL, in Marlinsburg, W. Va. This film was shown at our meet­ ing on Monday night, February 7, and proved to be an interesting and educational account of the great strides your union has made. As you probably know, hosiery is one of the sick industries, and while we have nothing as .magni­ ficent as the SIU, we have made progress through our union. Joseph O'Leary, Pres. Branch 92, AFHW, AFL 4 4 Showing .r "{ou vtlBIZB SpPFbS^ TO — fZBUe^B MB AT ^ ^ WPTSA SIS WBAf . 4 Bisabled Member Wishes LOG Sent To the Editor: I would appreciate it if you would put me on the mailing list for the SEAFARERS LOG. I was recently put on the disability list and retired to the h^ls of Birming­ ham, Ala., and I would like to have the LOG so that I can keep up with the news of the Union and my old buddies. Altogether I spent about 37 years sailing, mostly out of Gulf ports, and the changes, I have seen, especially since the SIU was started, surpass all a man could hope for. Charles E. Spencer (Ed. note: Your name has been added to our mailing list.) Quite A Sight 4 Mother-Mu'Law Likes LOG9 Too To the Editor: Believe it or not, but I have a very good mother-in-law. I know it's hard to believe because good mothers-in-law are hard to find. Since she is a good one, I would like to show her my appreciation by requesting that you put her on the mailing list for the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. My mother-in-law lives with my wife, and when I was on the beach I used to bring the LOGs home and my mother-in-law started to read them and became very inter­ ested in them. Now that I am aboard ship— I am now on the Val Chem—she does not see the LOGs any more and she misses them. So if you would be so kind as to mail them to her, I would appreci­ ate it a lot. Thank you. John Yandenberg (Ed. note: Your request is being taken care of.) I Kenneth Ray McWaters III is wide-eyed as he looks around New Orleans hall. Ken is being held by poppa K. R. McWaters, Jr., who ships iri~ the black gang. Young Ken is two years old. By Bernard Seaman BUFOBD,TmV SBt^B1 WAS IM lyB PUBLIC UBRARY" 1 ""3 �SEAFARERS Pace Sizteem Febraary It. ItSS LOG ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS .. SEAMONITOR (ExceUlor), OM«mber « ^Chairman, A. Willlami, Saeretary, C. Fojifar. Ship's delegate reported that draws will be in American currency, and innerspring mattresses wlU be suppliea for the next voyage; Discussion on time off In foreign ports, and the ship's dele­ gate requested that members go throu^ proper channels in regard to time off. Canal workers should be kept out of pas­ sageways while ship is In transit. Crewmembers were requested to write to their congressmen about keeping the ma­ rine hospitals open to merchant seamen. I[,t \(f STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Decembar 24—Chairman, John B. Garrison; Sec­ retary, E. Cordon. Complaints made about faucets in deck department toilet. It has been 28 months since the deck quarters have been painted. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for the Thanksgiving dinner that was prepared and served. NATIONAL FREEDOM (National Ship­ ping and Trading), December 19—Chair­ man, J. Stogatis; Secretary, G. Dryan. Ship's delegate reported that the captain will give a draw on arrival in port. Mo­ tion made and carried to have delegates draw up a repair list and turn same in to ship's delegate. The steward reported that a check of mattresses would be made during the next linen change. Stew­ ard department was given a vot# of thanks. at payoff as some of them have been re­ ported missing, possibly due to atevedores in foreign port. Repair lists are being made up. SUZANNE (Bull), November—Chair­ man, none; Secretary, Q. Remaud. Sev­ eral men on night watches complained that there is rarely any night lunch left by late evening. Beq/s by the entire crew on the quality of the food served. ALEXANDRA (Carras), November 11 —Chairman, Siymanski; Secretary, W. Hand. Motion made that ship's delegate see the patrolman about milk. SUward asked that all soiled linen be returned to him. The crew gave a vote of con­ fidence to the steward department, es­ pecially the cooks for their fine work. Effort should be made by all to try and keep the messhall clean between meals as welt as during meals. November 21—Chairman, V. Siymanski; Secretary, P. Sauger. All beefs have been settled. Ship's delegate- reported that pumpman was justified in being fired. Suggestion made that permit men try to cooperate with each other. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 20—Chairman, A. Shrimpton; Secre­ tary, D. Moon. No beefs reported aboard. There is a sum of $60 in the ship's fund. Procedure for the drawing of the new traveler's checks explained by ship's delegate and after some discussion the crew agreed to cooperate in every way possible. The steward welcomed ali crewmembers aboard and said that he would like to hear any suggestions as to menus. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Waterways), December 19—Chairman, C. Yearwood; Secretary, L. Swerllng. All repairs have been taken care of. Brother Marshall gave a short talk on the issue that we are now confronted with as a union, and in order to protect and preserve what we now have we must conduct ourselves as true union men while aboard ship. All present promised their full cooperation FRANCES (Bull), Docsmber 26—Chair­ in the cause. man, J. Parker; Secretary, H. Reeve. A vote of thanks was given to the steward LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), Decem­ department for the good meals served on ber 26—Chairman, J. Said; Secretary, R. this vessel and particularly for the ex­ Bennell. Vote of thanks given to the excellent Christmas dinner. A suggestion ship's delegate Thurston Lewis who had was made that the ship's delegate ap­ to leave the ship as a result of an un­ proach the captain regarding the pur­ fortunate accident. The steward depart­ chase of an automatic electric time clock ment was given a vote of confidence for for the washing machine. the exceptional Christmas dinner. t •' |c V' SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), De­ cember 20—Chairman, Andy Gowder; Secretary, none. Linen should be put in pillow slip or linen bag instead of tlirowing it down. Crew requested a change in the brand of soap powder. Discussion on radio and purchasing new one. Sug­ gestion made that a sea chest be put on board. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), Decem­ ber 26—Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, Sir Charles. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a very fine Christmas dinner and improvements in the food. One pending beef will be set­ tled at payoff. EMILIA (Bull), December 12—Chair­ man, none; Secretary, A. Silvertri. Sug­ DEL MAR (Mississippi), December 19— gestion made to have washing machine Chairman, J. Bates; Secretary, H. Gerdes. moved to mid ship from the stern. The Motion made to get a new water foun­ tain in deck loungei that washing ma­ chine hours be from 8 AM to 10 PM daily: that Christmas fund be kept as party fund, and that $30 be donated for magazines for library. Letter from SlU headquarters discussed, in addition to the Coast (iuard proposals. crew was a.skcd to cooperate and keep the messhall clean and return cups to the sink. December 19—Chairman, J. Reyes; Sec­ retary, A. Silvertri. Chief steward made a motion that crew get clarification on delayed sailing from the patrolman on arrival in port. Linen will be changed on Tuesday morning at a speciled time. Sug­ SOUTHERN STATES (Southern Steam­ gestion made to have two meetings per ship), December 26—Chairman, J. Town- trip. send; Secretary, J. F. Ryan. Steward de­ partment was given a vote of apprecia­ SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatraln), De­ tion for the Christmas preparation of cember 19—Chairman, C. Moseiy; Secre­ foods, plus a worthy word for the baker tary, J. Cole. Melons were not delivered for putting out tasty tid-bits. in Texas. $59.36 in the ship's fund. Night cook and baker given a vote of thanks OREMAR (Ore), December 20—Chair­ for a job well done. h" man, S. Senak; Secretary, W. Masterson. One crcwmember missed ship in Balti­ more. Brothers were cautioned to use valve on the washing machine carefully. The ship's delegate will take charge of Union literature when it arrives aboard. MAE (Bull), December 18—Chairman, Pat Fox; Secretary, Carlson. Motion made to see the agent in Baltimore about get­ ting a new washing machine. $34.69 in the ship's fund. Repairs on lower deck taken care of. A new TV antenna will be purchased shortly. "IT ['S'/ • m STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), December 26—Chairman, W. Jenkins; Secretary, J. Howard. A vote of thanks given to the steward department for a wonderful Christmas dinner. There is 811 in the ship's fund and $3 will be paid for radio at the first draw. Two beefs pending will be settled by patrolman. P'-' W- MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), November 7—Chairman, Rex Coote; Secretary, A. Friend. Coffee urn and washing machine were repaired, and other repairs are being taken care of. Discussion held on new mattresses. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), De­ cember 20—Chairman, G. Gordano; Sec­ retary, B. Padgett. Chief engineer agreed to repair a few things at a time until he got caught up. Motion made and carried that fresh fruit be placed in refrigerator. Motion made and carried that machinist and pumpman be given a vote of thanks for their efforts and cooperation on mak­ ing repairs. Crewmembers were asked to be quieter in passageways. Suggestion that ship's delegate contact someone in New Yorlf about having a library put aboard. CECIL N. BEAN (Dry-Trans), December 19—Chairman, Paul Arthofer; Secretary, L. W. Pepper. Messhall will be painted during the next voyage. Compliments were given to the entire crew for their good behavior In geiieral. The crew was asked to be in a sober 'condition for payoff. Thanks was given to the pnembers of the steward department who did the work of the chief cook for thirty days due to a leg injury of the cook. WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ tion), Decombtr IB—Chairman, H. Krohn; CANTIGNY (Cities Service), December Sacratary, M. Cross. Report on cleanli­ 29—Chairman, R. Kech; Secretary, A. ness of messroom. Explanation of san­ Ackarman. Suggestion made that meet­ ings be held once a month so as not to bother the 4 to 8 watch. There is $21 in the ship's fund. A motion was made that the ship's delegate see the captain about replacing TV. The crew is willing to chip in with the company for a new one. K; I fe-r- ^•• I te- •fe •:••-• itary work as per agreement. Motion made and carried to congratulate the steward department for a job well done. Warning as to peddlers coming aboard in New York. GREECE VICTORY (Sooth Atlantic), December 12—Chairman, E. Westlake; . AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), December 5 Secretary, M. Gottschalk, Discussion wag —Chairman, F. Paitrano; Secretary, held on repairing lockers in crew's quar­ Wails. Ship's delegate asked for more co­ ters. A new ship's delegate was elected. operation from all departments at all ANN MARIE (Bull), December t times. Motion made and carried that a ship's fund be started and all brothers Cheirmen, W. Whltford; Secretary, E, wanting to donate do so voluntarily. Dakin. Ship is scheduled to make one Brothers were asked not to leave cups, more trip and then It wiU lay up. Crew, spoons and glasses on the stern of the members were asked to put drinking glasses in the glass rack in the pantry ship. and not in the sink. Frenchle Hubbard, DEL ALBA (Mistlttlppl), December 24 the oiler who recently had his picture —Chairman, George Burch; Secretary, R. in the LOG, claiming to be the best fisb Ransome. Motion made and carried that erman east of the MississippL did it a letter be drawn up and given to the again by catching a 34inch dolphin patrolman to see if something can be that tipped the acales nt 38 pouttds. done to relieve congestion in steward deRMiN KBTTERtNG (SM4 BhtpRins), . partment focfsles. Suggestion -made that ship be jomigat^ or «t least sprayed, DKMriwr it-ChatFRiM, R. r*»« tt ifseumwMdiliiia mmfji If* Beware Of Case Chasers Despite the best efforts of the authorities, the Public Health Service Hospitals are still plagued with ambulance chasers. Seafarers approached by these characters or their front men are advised for their own good to give them a fast brushoff. It is well known that the ranks of the ambulance chasers contain many who will charge excessive fees or simply sell out their clients to the com­ panies. Most of them are known to be pretty poor law­ yers or else they wouldn't be digging for business the way they do. The time to choose a lawyer is not while you are sick or injured and being hypnotized by a fast line of chatter. Wait until you are recovered and then if you need an attorney go out and shop around for the best attorney and the best deal you can get. Morte. Motion made and carried to have ship fumigated to eliminate roaches, and to have steward patrolman present while storing ship to- inspect quality of stores being put aboard. Discussion on food and how it should be cooked and prepared. Meats are inferior. COUNCIL GR0V8 ((Jltlei Scrvka), Novtmber 10—Chairman, A. .Panton; Secre­ tary, T. Bolton. Several beefs against the steward will be taken up w'^.en ship-ar­ rives in port. Crcwpjembers were asked to keep the messroom cleaner and to put cups and dishes away. Repairs will be turned in to delegates so J.hey can be handed in at payoff. CHICKASAW (Waterman), October 17 —Chairman, E. Williams; Secretary, R. Secklngev. Discussion held on getting repair lists made up by delegates before end. of trip. Cleanliness of the messroom was also diStussed. All hands agreed to do their part to keep things shipshape. the deck department in getting the ship in shape. Steward department ^Iren • vote of thanks. The messmen are good workers and on the ball. MOBILIAN (Waterman), December 12— Chairman, J. Strlngfallow; Secretary, C. Crabtree. Washing machine will be checked and put in good working order. Crewmembers were asked not to overload same. Request made to get main deck passageways sougeed in addition to all quarters. Men not sleeping were asked to keep the noise down in the passage- > ways. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), December 11—Chairman, A. Friend; Secretary, A. Janes. There was a lengthy discussion on the problem of the steward taking news of ship's meetings to the captain and also bringing captain misinformation. All departments asked for less noise In the passageways. Mo­ tion made and carried to send a letter to headquarters requesting that the three patrolmen who paid off this vessel last voyage be dispatched to pay off the ves­ sel this voyage as they understand the problems which have arisen aboard ship. : BEAUREGARD (Waterman), November 11—Chairman, M. Rossi; Secretary, T. Scott. Steward agreed to change linen on Friday instead of Monday. The phony literature that is being circulated aboard EXCELLO (Excello), December 12— . ship was read and exposed in an open Chairman, Joe Wagner; Secretary, P. discussion: A letter from headquarters Hammel: Motion made and carried to was read. get in touch with patrolman to come to ,. ship and settle beef on unpaid overtime. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), November 28 Everything in order aboard .ship. -Chairman, T. Cottello; Secretary, James Prestwood. Discussions were held on putting cigarette butts in ash can In laundry, scuttlebutt being fixed or re­ placed, wipers doing their sanitary work properly. All bookmen were told to vote as soon as possible. Vote of thanks given to cooks for well prepared Thanksgiving Day meal. ANDREW JACKSON (Isthmian), De­ cember 5—Chairman, M. Pugaczewski; Secretary, A. Brodle. Scuppers in galley are stopped up. Wind dodger on flying bridge will have to be fixed. Crewmem­ ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), December 8 ported $13.20 in the ship's fund. The pa­ bers were asked to bring cups and —Chairman, W. McNeil; Secretary, J. trolman made a very careful check as to glasses back from recreation room. Hannen. The ship's delegate reported where the rotten eggs came from. The scuppers in the laundry will not take the CUBORE (Ore), October 12—Chairman, that officers will be at the fire and boat water as fast as it runs down from the J. Keauvey; Secretary, W. Cain. Third drill in Mobile. Motion made and carried sinks. cook missed ship. Quality of meat seems that a letter be written to Union head­ to be bad in comparison with previous quarters in New York about the meat be­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Oe- supplies. Patrolman will contact port ing purchased in Trinidad. A few of the men are fouling up and have been I'ober 17—Chairman, James Mears; Secre­ steward about same. warned. A vote of thanks given to the tary, J. Balton. Delegates and patrolman MAE (Bull), October 23—Chairman, E. hsip's delegate for a job well done. will check stores and slopchest before signing on. The crew was asked to help Carlson; Secretary, J. Shea. There-Is STEEL AGE (Isthmian), November 28— $38.11 in the ship's fund. Cards and other keep the messhall dean. game articles should he taken better Chairman, F. Brannan; Secretary, •. Carter. Motion made and carried to con­ SWEETWATER (Metro Petroleum) Oc­ care of hy crewmembers. Rods for an­ tact the port steward about lack of good tober 24—Chairman, E. Eriksen; Secre­ tenna to be put on hy Sparks. linen and better Jilankets. Motion made tary, F. S. Paylor. Requests nfade that RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), Octo­ to have laundry fixed so as to have suffithe ship's radio be hooked up to the c^nt drainage at all times. All literature loudspeakers in messhall. A new washing ber 14—Chairman, W. Hendarshot; Secre­ that came aboard this vessel while in machine for the crew is needed very tary, R. Musselwhile. Fans were prom­ Far Eastern ports will be -turned over to badly. The patrolman will check on the ised In San Francisco but were not de­ the patrolman upon arrival in New York. Coast Guard regulation of the location livered. Thanks and appreciation was and distance from the fans to the outlets. given to the steward department. Flow­ AMERSEA (Amcrocean), October 4— ers were sent to the families of two Complaints on grade of paper aboard. crewmembers and the crew was thanked Chairman, R. Air; Secretary, George Fiitklea. Discussion on wearing shorts by both brothers. and greasy clothes in the messroom at WACOSTA (Waterman), January 12— meals. The steward asked -everyone to Chairman, M. Matonte; Secretary, J. BedSTEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Novem­ nar. Payoff wiU be in Seattle. Two men ber 27—Chairman, P. Karas; Secretary, turn in all extra linen before arrival in Brazil. missed the ship in Yokohama. Steward Alfred Perei. Reported beefs about November 18—Chairman, R. Air; Secre­ asked that all dirty linen be-turned in money draws. $10.50 in the ship's fund. before leaving the ship, A vote of thanks Motion made and carried that the ship's tary, O. Coker: Names of performers was given to the ship's delegate for a job delegate go to the captain and find out (Continueci on page 17) done in SlU-style. about launch service ashore. Ship's dele­ gate requested cooperation from all mem­ DEL SUD (Mississippi), January 15— bers concerning money draws. Vote of Chairman, D. Claussen; Secretary, H. thanks given to the chief cook for do­ Ringo. Scuppers in deck department nating a radio. have never been fixed, and sug.gcstion AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), De­ was made that no one .sign on until this has been taken care of. Crewmembers cember 4—Chairman, F. Damask; Secre­ were told that on custom -declarations tary, A. Bernard. Suggestion made that they are to always write the number of ship should he kept as clean, as this Is articles rather than "x." $45 was taken your home. Garbage should be dumped from the ship's fund for books in library. aft. Laundry will be kept clean hy al­ The chief steward said that this trip ternating departments. Cigarettes should was the best, since the launching of the not be thrown on the deck. ship. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), December 19 ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), —Chairman, R. Miller; Secretary, L. Moore. Repairs not completed in Mobile January 12—Chairman, A. Goldfarb; Sec­ retary, G. Whale. In the future any were put on list for this trip. Larger clothes lockers were recommended for member having a beef must take same (Continued from page 3) to his departmental delegate. A vote crew quarters. Chairman Miller talked of thanks was given to the steward de­ about the current Coast Guard threat to with the highest traditions of partment. e.specially the cooks, and to the seamen. A letter from headquarters was those who follow the sea, electrician for showing movies during the read on the subject and crewmen were urged to write to their Congressmen in voyage. "Be it resolved that Captain regard to this matter. Heroism Of SS Steelore Crew Feted ROBIN HOOD (Seat Shipping), Decem­ ber 24—Chairman, O. Hodge; Secretary, D. Hadell. All hands were asked to clean the laundry after using same. Crewmem­ bers were asked to be quieter in the pas­ sageways at all times in consideration of watch slanders sleeping. Discussion on slopchest prices. Many men expressed the opinion that prices are too high. Mo­ tion made that the Union post a price list so member's can compare prices with those charged aboard ship. January 29—Chairman, M. Koponhagon; Socrotary, H. Dembrowskl. Motion made and carried that the Union put at least one full copy of the agreement plus all the amendments and clarifications on every ship so that the delegates can check on any questions that may arise. Sug­ gestion made that new fans be ordered for the rooms. This matter will be brought to the attention of the patrol­ man. Any member getting off ship should-turn his linen in to the steward and leave the room clean. VAL CHEM (Valentine), January 29— Chairman, J. Karl; Secretary, L. Hagmann. Repair list given to the captain. The crew was notified that there wonld be no more shipboard promotions. 8123A3 reported in the ship's fund. Motion made and pasted to buy a television set out of the ship's fund. New cots are needed as thg ones aboard are old and torn. Crewmembers asked that the springs on the bunks be repaired until new bunks can be installed. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), February 2— Chairman, J, Doris; Secretary, W. Berth. Discussed the repairs made to date and accounted for money received for vari­ ous cauaee. New fans are needed for the foc'Bles. OCEANSTAR (Triton), Deeembar 12— Chairman, W. Westcett; Socrotary, A. Burgln. Department delegates were re­ quested to make out repair lists of items which come to their attention. The stew­ ard department will take care of cleaning the recreation room, and the deck and engine departments will take care of the laundry. Fans Will be installed as per agreement. Innerspring mattresses should be suppled all members of the crew as per agreement, and this is to be done before articles are signed for the foreign voyage. SEA8TAR (Marcador), December 5 Chairman, V. Raid; Secretary, J. Kane, A suggestion was made that erew turn any necessary repairs In to > theirT de­ partment delegates in order that a proper repair list can be made for arrivid in Baltimore. Mattresses and fans discussed. There is a very good crew on this ship and all hands are trying to get the ship in SlU order in short time. i ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nevambsr IS —Chairman, W. Gilck; Secretwy, J. Purcsll. Suggestion mqde to hoR meetings M little earlier se as men off watch can get the proper real. A short discussion was held by the ship's delegate on the way each SlU man should act, Oeesmbor 9—Chetrmsn, P. Ownas/:4eeretery, J. -Purcsll. Slscustion 6a' time •off by Raymond, his officers and crew be commended highly for their deeds and congratulated for their splendid example of sea­ manship, which exemplifies the excellent standards of the Amer­ ican seamen who today comprise the American Merchant Marine." Seafarers William Mitchell, DM; Henry Shepeta, AB, and E. J. De , Bardelaben, stewaiii, along with several of the officers, were th® subjects of interviews and de- • scribed the events of the trip. Other Seafarers present were; Hipolito Ramos, AB; Geoffrey Mills, DM; William V. Matthews, MM; Norman R. Ulright, wiper;" Charles Daroba, oiler; Edward A,i Guerrero, MM; E. DeLaPena, machinist; Lawrence Johnson, OS; ',' Harold T. Spier, AB; Joseph Padelsky, chief cook, and Samuel Disharoom, 2nd cook. "The Port That BuUt a City," produced by Miss Helen Delich, v/ith herself and Ad Wienert as moderators. Is a regular presenta­ tion of WMAR-TV which empha­ sizes the importance of ships and trade fax people's everyday living by ieaturing waterfrcmt 'lictiVitiM �Tn* S«TCTtecM SBAFARERSLOe PcWnuT IS. 1955 ... DIGEST df SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 16) while on board are to be ctven to the patrolman at the payoff. Bepalr liata will be made up and handed In Immediately ao that department heada can have the repairs taken care of. A vote of appre­ ciation was given to the baker for his attention and service. A list of men who wish to remain with the vessel Is to be taken up and given to the master before the ship reaches her destination. SUNiON (Kea). November 21—Chair­ man, Brother Early; Secretary. ScoHy ^MONETtDtJE: Ex-Gov't Camp Delayed sailing beef for crew which paid off East Braintree, Mass., on December 11 has been settled. Checks are being held in the Boston hall for the following crewmembers; John Dixon, Walter Edwards, Eligio LaSoya, -James Mathews, Kenneth McjCullough, Richard Newell, Lee Parker, Herman Samp­ son, Van Worrell, Walter Zieler. J. 4. The following crewmembers of the Ocean Betty, Ocean Lotte, Ocean Nimet and Ocean Ulla have retroactive wages still unclaimed. They should write the Maritime Overseas Corp., 61 Broadway, NY 6, NY: Malvenan. Brother Malvcnan was given a vote of thanks for the exceUent qual­ ity of stores furnished. Much discussion concerning repairs, painting, etc. The laundry wiU be cleaned by the deck and engine departments and the ship's rec­ reation room wiU be cleaned by the stew­ ard department. Discbarges to be fur­ nished from the time of assignment to the vessel. A vote of thanks was given to the entire steward department for the exceUent meals served. Screen doors on main deck passageways, starboard and port to be rescreened. TROJAN TRADER (rzrsM Dtcsmber S —Chairman, H. Parks; Secretary, W. Thompson. A copy of the repair Ust was handed to the captain and chief en­ gineer. Additional copies wUl be given to the patrolman, the Union and the com­ pany. All crewmembers wiU check foc'sles for any additional repairs and turn them over to the department dele­ gates. AU delegates wiU have overtime ready for the patrolman when he boards ship. A motion was made and carried to take up a collection and have a wreath placed on the grave of the chief cook's niece who passed away whUe he was at sea. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), No­ vember S—Chairman, P. Calabaugh; Sec­ retary, 3. Shaw. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the captain refused to coop­ erate with the steward on the purchase of stores. Steward requested that all complaints about the food be brought up at this meeting so they can be remedied if possible. Ship's delegate asked all de­ partment delegates to get a repair list in order. Ocaan Ulla V. 9 CGonnor, WUliam M.; Lebmers, Tilt; Burch, Iran O.; Roditls, Dlmltrlos: Davis, David E.; Ferrow, Richard L.; Torina, Samuel: Molsant, Ralph J.; Seratt, Jack D.: Batson, James R. Smith, Donald E.; Neef, William B.: Cantln, Joseph; Martinez, Francisco; Howarth, John J.; Segundo, Demetrio; Franklin, Andrew A.; Walter, Czadowskl; Allison, Blair; Smith, Donald; Schmledel, Frank W. Jr.; Ferron, Richard L. Kim. You Hong; Molsant, Ralph J.; Francisco. James: Panedlols, loannis; Neef, Wi^lam E.; Burch, Iran O.; Howarth, John J.; Nelson, Frits A.; Torina, Samuel; Rossi, Frank; Franklin, Andrew A. rti .'-IK. Seafarers aboard vessels calling' at Bangkok, Thailand, are urged to avoid losing or misplacing the so-called "land­ ing permits" issued to seamen by local authorities, at the risk of being denied shore leave while in port. Author­ ities there report some diffi­ culty caused by permits which have been iosi and have ex­ pressed concern that unau­ thorized persons may obtain them. For this reason, there is a possibility that duplicates may not he issued and thus cause canceliation of shore leave for_ the affected seaman. Seafarers who lose their land­ ing permits should report the loss to the police -immediately or at least before the vessel• sails. The permits are being issued to provide seamen with local identification while they are ashore. presented to patrolman when ship arrives in port. The ship's delegate spoke to the captain about liHing logs. Steward asked crew to cooperate and turn in aU linen. Ocean Betty V. 1 Cantoral, Bcllsarioi Ekeland, Ola: Gon­ zalez, Jose: Fetchko, Andrew; Martinez, Tomas: Rodriguez, Adolfo: McCaskie, Thomas Jr.: Declnque, Joseph; Seroczynskl, Charles: Doyle, Joseph: Anderton, Joseph. Oqucndo. Esteban: Duff. Robert W.: Buckley, Henry A.: Schmolke. Paul T.: Diputado. Esteban; Montano. Frank H.: Fitzgerald. James P.: Dwyer, I-eo A.: Domey. Edward C.: Francis, Marion C.; Ryan. Joseph T.: Shalegaard, Hans M.: Pendleton. Joseph L.: Sullivan. Timothy. Lipari, Antonio: Kammet, Harold; Mar­ tin, James W.: Zetterman. Stew I.: Jette, Marcel: Stianscn. Richard: Huren, Steve: Morris, Calvin D.: Egel, Victor: Danner, Henry R.: Buttel, Harry C.: Murray, F. W.: Smith, Thomas E. Urbaniak, Eugene: Mahoney, James J.: Brenna. Sverret: Erickson, Kenneth: Stankiewicz, Alfred D.: Cullison, Sterling F.; Owensby, Dock J.: Gray, Herman E.: War­ rington, Duane L.: Anderson. Frank E.: EUer. Gilbert E. Jr.: Mahoney, John J. Ocean Betty V. 2 Andrews, Carroll H.: Dwyer, Leo A.; Walker, Ottis D.: Beem, Jimmie A.: Ryan, Joseph T.: Fick, WUliam J.; Craig, Ar­ thur L.: Deiblcr, Benjamin: Schrottmann, Fred:. Caddy. William A.: Helducki, StanIslaw: Lipari, Antonio: Sullivan. Timothy. Ocean Betty V. 3 Hackney, Hoyt L.: Parnell, James H.: Walker, Ottie D.: Sullivan, Roger W.: Harper, Leon C.; Jenson, Bjoerne: Shaf­ fer, William V.: Harper, Carroll: Bryan, George H.: Card, James W.: Bell, James E.: Singer, John W.: Cullison, Sterling F.; Ende, Johannes: Smith, Andrew A.: LaCoste, James A. Ocean Lotte V. 10 HUdreth, George M.: Doherty, Michael T.: Leidig, Leonard W.: Osborne, William L.; Barbee, Robert K.: Schonn, Hartman: Agol, Bentram: Sidney, James T.: Pozen, Woodrow; Ventura, Baltazar: Pitkofsky, Hyman: Rocha, Alberto C.: Kilbourne, Ralph; Stump, Henry G.: Molsant, Ralph J.: Donnelly, Bernard: Hartman, Nyhl B.; Bryant, Frank W.: MitcheU, Paige A. Ocean Lotte V. 11 Aycock, William A.: Patten, Eugene F.: Egel, Victor: Pozen, W. W.: Pitkowsky, Hyman; Ekroth, Hans M.; Erickson, K. W.; Ryan, L. G.: Dawes, T. J.; Goldstein, Morris: Vlllamor, Cirilo: Gedra, Charlie A. Ocean NImet V. 2 Richardson, Herbert: Kruszewski, Wal­ ler F.: Bednar, John: Popa, Theodore: Greenside, Frederic: Devine, Jolm J.: McGlone, Francis X.: Svensson. Bertil E.: Wills, Leo F.: Robillard. Gerald G.: Bloeman, Gomalre; Bond, Lawrence; Frlssora, Amando. Ocean Nimet V. 3 Miles, Joseph; Topoiian, Garabed: Rich­ ardson. Herbert: Kruzewskl, Walter; Popa, Theodore: Devine, John J.; Bond, Law­ rence; Andrew, Carmelo; Fraln, James N.; Hall, Britton F.; Svensson, Bertil E.; Benbow, John E.; Jastrzebskl, Anthony; Frlssora, Armando. Ocean NImet V. S Wieners, William: Hancock, Jonnic: Roberts. Carlton A.; Moore. Woodrow W.; Zetterman, Sten T.; Stiles, John M.: White, Billy; Moylan, Daniel J.; Charles­ ton, Donald H. Del Signore, Gino; Huhn, Arthur; Hud­ son, Jack: Hartson, Dean L.; Arong, Marcllo: Rosenfelt, Oscar;. Fortler, Ber­ nard B.; Oziel, David: Boles, Bernard J.; Bergstrom, James; Forrest, George B. Ocean Ulla V. t Milllson, Wm. H.: Davis, David E.; Howarth, John J.: Smart, Alexander; Ruff. Gottfried; Nemeth, John; Sadler, Jo­ seph E. DonH lAkse Thut Bangkok taken care of. Ships leaving the Statea ing messhall and recreation room clear ahould have a sufficient ilopcheat aboard especially the card players. Treasurer re­ ported $108.71 in the ship's fund. prices in foreign ports. BENT%FORT (Cities Service), January 2—Chairman, H. Grant; Secretary, R. Hammond. Discussion held on keeping the messhall clean. All men to be prop­ erly dressed when entering the messhall during meal hours.- All brothers reminded to contribute to the ship's fund. $EACORAL (Orion), December 27 — Chairman, Charles L. Volk; Secretary. Morris J. Black. Motion made to inform the new crew that the washing machine .wringer la broken, and that stores should be checked before sailing. Stores should be checked when they come aboard. EVELYN (Bull), December 25—Chair­ DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), December 26 man, W. Aycock; Secretary, T. Moller. A —Chairman, H. Cordon; Secretary, W. special vote of thanks goes to the steward Harper. The crew gave the steward de­ partment a vote of thanks for their serv­ ice, and speoial thanks was given the cocks for such wonderful tasty food dur­ ing the voyage. The steward praised his own department for the finest coopera­ tion given him during the entire voyage. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), December 12 —Chairman, J. Aloysius Ryan; Sccratary, J. Thomassen. On December 2nd there was a meeting with the Union patrolman, port steward, ship's delegate, the stew­ ard, chief cooks and baker in trying to find a way to reduce the waste. The steward explained to the crew that.in the feeding of this particular vessel there is a considerable amount of waste, fat and bruised meat that is purchased in Trini­ dad. As far as any other waste, the cooks aboard are very conservative. December' 28—Chairman, J. Smith; Seeratary, J. Ryan. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a fine Christmas dinner, also for services ren­ dered by the messman. Arrival pool wiU be applied to the new ship's fund. The old fund has been donated to the family I and the cooks for a swell Christmas din­ ner. The entire crew appreciated the extra work and effort that went into it. KATHRYN (Bull), Decembar 27—Chair­ man, Mika Zailnka; Sacratary, A. Gon­ zales. Vote of thanks for the messman and pantryman. No beefs reported. A little matter about Dominican Republic . custom officials eating with crew to be taken up with patrolman. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), December 12—Chairman, I. Peacock; Secretary, James T. Wilson. Mattresses, springs and chairs have been ordered. Motion made i and carried to have gaskets put into port­ holes that need them. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), December 26—Chairman, Newton Paine; Secretary, Ken Neumann. Motion made and carried to hold a special meeting with the patrolman at port of payoff. I Several complaints about poor stores, es' pecially fruits and vegetables. Crew agreed to take up a collection for de­ ceased brother. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Decem­ ber 24—Chairman, T. Gillespie; Secretary, J. Wilson. Motion made and carried to ask patrolman to try to correct the cab situation in Port Neches. Texas. Ship's delegate will see the steward concerning of Brother Claude Walker, who passed floor boards' in chill box. away this voyage in San Juan. COMPASS (Compass', November 22— I BEATRICE (Bull), January 2—ChairChairman. J. Phipps; Secretary, P. Plas: man, A. Schivone: Secretary, Roger Hall. SAND CAPTAIN (Construction Aggre­ STEELORE (Ore) December 12—Chair­ cik. The matter of disputed overtime gates), December 27—Chairman, J. Shul- i Ship's delegate read a letter from SIU man, Jack Wise; Secretary, E. J. DeBar- will be taken up with the patrolman in er; Secretary, John Jellette. Ship's dele­ i headquarters and discui^on followed. delaben. The chief engineer has asked addition to the promise of new mattress­ gate gave a short address advising the to fix the crew's washing machine. AU es and pillows. The present linen is in men that he would contact company offi­ bad shape and should be replaced. repairs have been turned in. cials regarding draws and necessary re­ pairs needed. It was unanimously agreed MICHAEL (Carras), December 4—Chair­ - LOGANS FORT (Cities Service), Novem- that should a man leave on his own he man, none; Secretary, Charles Starling. bar -127—Chairman, B. Cordy; Secretary, should pay the cost of transportation from $31 was collected from the crew for the T. Lewis. A special meeting was called the States for his relief. Suggestion made ship's fi.ind, out of which $7.29 was taken to determine Why shore leave was not list be made up every three for a radiogram. Motion made and car­ permitted. Motion made and carried that that abydraw department delegates so that the ried to rotate watches in deck depart­ each member claim overtime after 24 days captain has time to get the money. Some ment. The baker was given a vote of hours after the last launch left. complaints about lockers not being suit­ thanks for his work and the crew should December 11—Chairman. T. Lawis; Sac- able. ^ do all they can to help him get a book. retary, W. Pritchett. Minutes of special meeting and last regular meeting were VAL CHEM (Valentine Tankers), DeSOUTHWIND (South Atlantic), Novem­ read and accepted. Ship's fund discussed cemtier 30—Chairman, Frank Latimer; ber 28—Chairman, D. Dambrino; Secre­ further. $40 was sent to the editor of the Secratary, Gillespie. Report on the tary, H. Corde's. The ship's delegate wrote LOG for copies of bound logs and $7.75 chief mate W. to be handed to the patrol­ a letter to headquarters telling them was paid to the ship's delegate reimburs­ man. Request to see the steward what a terrible state the ship was in ing him for radiograpt sent to headquar­ about a largermade toaster for the crew's when crew signed on in New Orleans. ters concerning new mattresses. messhall. Crew should cooperate in keepSuggestion made that a new washing ma­ chine be put aboard next trip as well as ARLYN (Bull), December 4—Chairman, a refrigerator for the crew messroom. George H. Seeberger; Secretary, Clyde Kreiss. A vote of thanks was given to the COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), No­ steward for the good tasting vember 28—Chairman, S. Barnes; Secre­ food anddepartment very good service rendered. The tary, J. Colder. Repair lists were turned usual repair lists were made out by de­ in on November 22nd and some work Is partment delegates. The following men are a.sked to being done. Remainder of repairs wUl be PiBSliNAtS Louis M. (Smokey) Deckelmann Contact Mrs. Floyd H. Smith in New Orleans regarding important mail being held for you. 4, 4 4 Nesbett Legion Morrison Urgent you contact your mother at 513 East Brought St., Savannah. 4 4 4 Billy K. Nuckols "Remember the Alamo!" "Remember the 23rd!" (Signed) Your wife. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 J. Foster Mapp Important you write to Jimmy Mapp at Box H-2, Angola, La. Charles Pitt You are asked to get in touch with Mrs. Bemice Simpson at 1320 Eastlsfinth St., Brooklyn, NY. Neill Abemathy Red Braunstein wishes you to contact him at the Wilmington hail. Ernest Your mother hear from you. Canal St., New 4 II. Ibarra is very anxious to Contact her at 404 Orleans. . Charles Tullla Cities Service has check for wages and subsistence due you from the Chiwawa. 4 • 4 4 GEORGE LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), Oc­ tober 24—Chairman, J. Brooks; Secretary, J. Sweeney. Motion made and carried that the new man who just missed ship be refused a job. Pocket books in crew library will be put away for safe keeping while ship is in port. November 17—Chairman, J. Hauser; Secretary, C. Magnan. Ship's delegate asked to see chief engineer regarding re­ pairs to steward department shower valves. Suggestion made, that drains and valves in all wash rooms and showers be checked. TRINITY (Carras), December S—Chair­ man, J. BuzelewskI; Secretary, M. Raid. A motion was made and carried that all key men should be shipped two to three snoinotpij Xed o; a.veq ;,uoa\ uaui sq; os days ahead of the crew when a ship has been laid up, so that any repairs can be Qaiz Answer pick up mail being held for them in the Boston SIU hall: James Cozier, Nick DlMaio, Jo­ seph Dumuth, J. Freeman, Joseph Goldman, William Grimes, John Houlihan, Danny Hunt, Earl John­ son, Wm. C. Kennedy, Joseph Londy, Arthur Petrin, Woodrow W. Pozen, Francis Roberts, J. B. Smith, Charles Sutton. 4 4 '4 INES (Bull), December 27—Chairman, Brown; Secretary, A. Vayevofski. Wash­ ing machine should work if not over­ loaded. A letter will be written and sent to headquarters on extra life saving gear. A vote of thanks was given to the stew­ ard department on the Christmas dinner they prepared, and for the service of the pantryman and messman. Discussion held on the Coast Guard issue. Letters will he written to Congressmen by crewmembers. 4 I BIENVILLE (Waterman), January 3— Chairman, Jim Davis; Secretary, J. Elliott. Steward spoke on stores and how the Union, is working .to get better stores aboard the ship. Two brothers missed ship in Mobile. Puzzle Answer •QSIQ CQElgjCl :' BBQ OBSS] QHIill; DOS GSIlilZinSSSIlQ SSQ ummm sniiaoaas] SBSB: QESS ' BBSS saiziiBssso saoQ SSIS SIS: SSD Qisia •dDQ HQanQBsiis snos Qass Christopher McBrien (1) Helen of Troy. You are asked to contact Wel­ (2) (hi three-quarters of a mile. •QB SDBS] OSSB A furlong is a disiiance of 660 feet, fare Services at headquarters. which is an eighth of a mile. (3) University of Maine. Editor, (4) Secretary of Labor. (5) Both ran the mile in less SEAFARERS LOG, than four minutes. Bannister, did it 675 Fourth Ave., first in 3:59.4, but Landy later topped his mark with an even 3:58. Brooklyn 32, NY (6) Romeo was a Montague. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose (7) The number of triangles of put my nome on your mailing list. (Print Information) all sizes is 75. There are five sets of 13 triangles each (a) and super­ imposed on these are five sets (b) of two triangles each, which are NAME formed by the right and left halves of the first five sets. STREET ADDRESS CITY \A ~7 \ w .ZONE Signed- . STATE . For Rent TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you arg an elif tubterfbar anrf hava a chanq* Night club for rent, accommoda­ al addrata, plaaia qiva your fcrmar addrai* balowt (8) (c) Columbia. tions for 150 customers, $175 per (9> Belgium, Netherlands and month for building and fixtures. ADDRESS Located, Houston, Texas. Contact Luxembourg. US (10) James Monroe, fifth A. F. White. 421 Texas Avenue, ..ZONE CITY Texas City, Texas, Phone 5-2442. 1 president. -ro; v.-.STATS VtAV ,:i -"*• :7 , ( SWEETWATER (Metro Petroleum), De­ cember 26—Cllairman, James Meares; Secretary, Frank S. Paylor. Motion made to give a vote of thanks to the steward department for the weU conducted holi­ day work. Suggestion made to keep feet off the chairs in the messhall. The wash­ ing machine needs a new wringer. Water cooler requested for the portsidc of crew's quarters as the one on starboard side is very inconvenient. Bosun reported $22 in the ship's fund. 4 Bill Gonzales Van Whitney has checked your gear into the headquarters baggage room. The baggage check has been left in the mailroom in an envelope with your name on it. 4 ; Library discussed. No beefs or disputed overtime. i: i C? L • •••aaaaaea. aaMa '•< �SEAFARERS Pare Klrhteea Febrtiary 18, 1955 LOG SIU Gives Him His $$ Worth SEAFARERS Last week was bonanza time for Seafarer William C. Lee in Savannah. As the result of Union efforts Lee collected $1,744 in disputed maintenance money from the Calmar Steam­ ship Company. Since Lee was on the shelf for quite some time with a slipped disc suf­ fered in an accident aboard a-*company vessel, the mainte­ nance money he obtained through the offices of the Union's general counsel made quite a dif­ ference in catching up with lost pay. Lee's troubles began while he was aboard the Seamar (Calmar) as deck engineer. He was using a 24Inch pipe wrench on a winch be­ cause he had been unable to obtain the larger size wrench he needed. Because the wrench jaws were not big enough to give him proper hold they slipped, throwing him to the deck and injuring his back. After spending a sleepless night In discomfort, Lee reported his troubles to the mate and got" off the ship for medical treatment. When he checked in to a Public Health Service hospital doctors found he had suffered the spinal 5 (5 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID PfMi T....i«!r;.//f.r..CC No. Seafarers Receivine Benefits this Period i Averaae Benefits Paid Each Seafarer V Total Benefits Paid this Period 1 1 S<^ \ 1 1 * 1 • 7,2 I WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Death Beoefiit Diaabiiitv Benefita Maternity Beoefits Vacation Benefits Total -4 J \ d-Ss _ if- f./>ej e> 0 A4 g 4S".1 • * JA V • WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Report Lost Baggage Chech Seafarers who lose baggage checks for gear checked at any SIU baggage room should notify that particular hall right away so that no one can improperly claim the baggage with that check. Headquarters officials advise you to do this immediately to avoid loss of your gear and/or trouble claiming it later on. Make sure you notify the hall where the baggage was checked as soon as you find out you've lost the check. SIU representative E. B. McAuIey (right) delivers $1,744 check to Seafarer William Lee in Savannah as William Lee, Jr., looks on. injury and was in for a long siege of medical treatment. Stalled On Payments Subsequently, Lee presented a claim for maintenance to the com­ pany. When company representa­ tives stalled him repeatedly on the ground that his claim needed fur­ ther investigation, he turned to SIU Welfare Services for help. Before the company would pay, it was necessary for the SIU to call up its legal aid to insure enforce­ ment of the contract. The result was that the company had fb come through with $1,744, which at the $8 daily rate specified in the Union contract amounts to 218 days main­ tenance and cure. Previously Lee had collected $200 from the Union Welfare Plan plus a $25 defense bond from the Union in the form of maternity benefits for the birth of his son, William Lee, Jr. Consequently the payments represent nearly $2,t)00 which Lee would not have obtained without a Union contract and the services established by the Union for Seafarers. Hosoital Benefits Paid Since July 1. 1950 • | tiff tIS ^oll Death Benefits Paid Since Tuly 1. 1950 * III ILf SlS flsrl Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 • tS Ids txal Maternity Benefits Paid Since AptU 1. 1952 • ool Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • dQS<^i.<iS tff 1 Total I * Date Benefits Besan 11 r . ' 1 WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation G..li uu Il.uJ ^feifare Estimated Accouius Receivable Vacation US Govetomeat Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS II 1 AJ 1 Hi 041 ai-|l ioilli <fQ Hg '•?(iZ32£ iff Iipta Ho COMMENT; All of the following SIU families cember 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. and will collect the $200 maternity Mrs. Eddie Perry, Mobile, Ala­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the bama. Union in the baby's name: 4 4 4 Lynne Kay Brooks, born Janu­ Allen Adkin Cooper, Jr.. born November 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. ary 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Allen Cooper, Baltimore, James Brooks, Richlands, North Carolina. Maryland. Nob Hill Avenue, Seattle, Wash­ ington. 4 4 4 Sam Zaiica, born November 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zanca, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4' Erie Helmer Anderson III, born 4- i 4" Pattric John Mulivrana, born January 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and James Baniel Sherman, bom December 30, 1954. Parents, Mr. Mrs. Eric Anderson, Jr„ Brockton, January 1955. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Donald Mulivrana, 316 Mass. Mrs. Charles Sherman, Dickenson, Texas. 4 4' 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4' 4" 4" 4' 4* 4* 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4 4* 4> Susan Marie Lewis, born Decem­ ber 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert I.ewis, Cortes, Florida. John Roy Twaddell, born Sep­ tember 29, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Twaddell, Bellingham, Washington. 4i 4' 4« James Stephen Meeks, born De­ cember 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James O. Meeks, Hampton, Georgia. ! -i. • \w:\ Louis Hermino Rivera, ' born January 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rivera, Jersey City, New Jersey. 1* li- John Ralph Welch, born Decem­ ber 21, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert M. Welch, Covington, Louisiana. 2 •> • £ I . I .. I' h'. I . • Linda Susan McNeely, born Jan­ uary 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McNeely, Brooklyn, New York. Jackie Ann Daigrepont, born De­ cember 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daigrepont, Jr., New Orleans, La. George Gilbert Glass, bom Janu­ ary 1, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Glass, Brooklyn, New York. Wanda Diane Ferry, born De­ 4 The College Entrance Examination Board has announced that the next 195U-55 aeries of tests are, Saturday March 12 and May 21, 1955« Of the 33 applicants who have applied, 9 have taken the examination and their grades are In. The remaining 2k. applications are in process of completion and should be available for the Scholarship Committee at the June 25 meeting, providing all applicants qualify. 4 Submitted /Wf A1 Ken, Assistuut Administrator LongJerm Patient Sent Close To Home By Union A seriously ill Seafarer who was about to be committed for^the Seafarer was a long term resl-|responsible for transportation expense. of -Fv* o »-i 4-rt n l-» f 1 T **l VllC dent Of the tllG city, City* DGnSG. long-term treatment has been transferred to a hospital in his dBIlt Consequently arrangements were The next step was to secure re­ home city through the efforts of SIU Welfare Services. The lease of the Seafarer from New made through SIU Welfare Serv­ transfer will enable his pa--^ General Hospital agreed to accept York. Welfare Services was suc­ ices and the Seafarer was driven rents to visit him regularly him as a patient after the Union cessful in this respect, on condi­ down to Philadelphia and admitted and keep in close touch with representatives pointed out that tion that New York would not be to the hospital there without inci­ his course of treatment, which dent. would not have been possible otherwise. The Seafarer had to be taken off the Steel King in the port of Singapore for medical treatment. Seafarers are again warned He was flown back to the US for not to send their baggage COD further observation and treatment .to any Union hall. No Union in New York. hall can accept delivery of any While he was in New York, his baggage where express charges mother contacted the SIU Welfare have not been prepaid. Services Department asking if something could be done to have Men who send baggage COD him transferred to a Philadelphia to Union halls face the pros­ hospital. She explained that he pect of having to go to a lot was a Pennsylvania resident who of trouble and red tape with had been born and raised in the the Railway Express Co. All city. Welfare Services promised COD baggage—regardless of I to look into the situation and see the port—goes to the local ex­ if anything could be done. press office, where it is held, Meanwhile, legal complications by the express company, until had arisen over the Seafarer's claimed. course of treatment and a hearing Seafarers who want to be was scheduled. sure of getting their baggage A postponement of the hearing when they want it, can send it Parents of 111 Seafarer.thank Seafarer Jim Morgan (left) for help­ was secured while Welfare Serv­ to any Union hall provided ing move him from New York City to hospital in his home town. ices contacted hospitals in ihe they prepay the shipping Morgan was one of two Seafarers who made trip along with SIU Philadelphia area seeking admit­ charges. . Welfare Services representative. tance for him. The Philadelphia RonH Send Your Baggage COB �SEAF ARERSHLOG Februitr]^ 18, 1988 SEEW THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN Quite a few of the long-term patients at the Staten Island hospital . seem to be coming around these days, which good news. It's nice for tliem to get back on their feet again after a long stretch on their backs, particularly when it means for many of them coming closer to that "lit for duty" slip. Brother Fred Hauser, one of the brothers who has been in drydock for quite some time now, had the cast removed from his leg and can be found working himself back into shape in the physical therapy room. Seafarer James Westphal, who suffered a stroke and was in rough shape for quite some time, was readmitted for further treatment re­ cently and appears to be doing pretty well now. Seafarer Ahmed Husscn, who has' been laid up since last August, has been fitted out with an arti­ ficial leg and got his first weekend pass since he entered the hospital. It must have felt good to be able to see the outside again for a couple of days. Serafin Lopez, who was in a Venezuelan hospital since last October and had a gall bladder operation came up to Staten Island a couple of weeks ago. He looks to be on the mend. He was on the Alcoa Ranger as fireman when he had to get off. Abdul Mohamed, deck maintenance on the Alcoa Herrman Runner before he was hospitalized, is another broth­ er who is doing pretty well now and looking forward to getting out. Recent Admissions Among the brothers who were admitted more recently was P. I. Irrardolasa, off the Steel Worker. He had a minor operation and ex­ pects to be out before long. He was bedroom steward on the ship be­ fore being admitted on January 24. George Herrman, AB on the Archers Hope last time out, went in for tteatment February 7 for a leg injury. Karl Wetterhom is getting treatment for a ruptured disk in his back and figures to be around awhile. Welfare Services has moved his gear over to the baggage room at headquarters so he won't have to pay rent anymore. He was AB on the Robin Ket­ tering before entering the hospital nn January 18. Other men at the hospital not mentioned here before include Edward Taylor who was on the San Mateo Victory; Angelo Ferric, 3rd cook on the Mi­ chael; Carl Lundquist, AB maintenance on the Seatrain Louisiana; Heinrichi Sterling, FWT on the Northwestern Victory and Christian Voss, who was night cook aboard the Barbara Fritchie. The Manhattan Beach hospital had three men check in there. Francis Lynch and Ernest SmallVoss wood have both been readmitted recently. John R. Klemowicz was also in Manhattan beach for a short period but everything is okay now. Seafarers In Hospitals USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. WiUiam H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Clarence Bertrand Irvin Ranew, Jr. L.I. Floyd William G. Trice Benjamin Grice John T. Watt Andrew Noronha ^ USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Herbert H. Armfield Sverre Johannessen Angeles Z. Deheza Mike MicheUK Yue Kung Fah G. L. Nance Lester J. Haag George J. Wanka Samuel Ginsberg M. H. Whitehead D. M. Hebert USPHS HOSPITAL .BALTIMORE. MD. Thonias L. Ankerson Robert G. McKnew Ernest Atkins Edmund H. Marsh Byrd O. Buzbee Thomas Mungo E. DcLaCruz George Olive Leo A. Dwyer Robert W. Scales • Louis Firlie John R. Schultz Joseph GUI William C. Simmons Gorman T. Glaze WilUam D. Warmack Timothy Less Albert L. Willis George B. Little John Zohil Marion Luska USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Mack J. Acosta Leo H. Lang Harry " R. " Lewis WUliara R. Aplin Samuel A. BaUey Thomas B. Maynes Charles W. Barnett Vincent Michel George W. Books Raymond Mormino Charles E. Brady Alfonso Olaguibel John G. Brady William D. Ott Scbast. C. Carregal Aure'lio Patingo Enoch Collins Randolph A. RatcUS WarrenW. Currier Darrell Riley George S. Cutrer Mitchell J. Rodriguez Robert G. Dewey David H. Rucker Hal R. Ellis. Jr. Benjamin C. Seal Fred Fagan, Jr. Antonio G. Soils Henry S. Sosa Leo Fontenot MU.es C. Foster Token H. Spiers Eart G. Garberson G. J. St. Germain ' Alfred Garcia Goon Poy Thlu William Grimes Julius P. Thrasher Kristlan Gunderson Lonnie R. Tickle E. T. Hardeman Marion C. Vester Edgar Harman James E. Ward Earl L. Hodges Howard O. WUUams Konstant N. Kain Lew. R. WilUamson E. G. Knapp David A. Wright USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Frank Alasavich Peter Jomldes : .AJitr,e.d .A. Hanckock Frank Simiona I HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES. CALIF. Thomas F. Galvin USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Max Byers M. Meguissoglu Olav Gustavsen Charles Neumaier Francis J. Haigney Joseph Perreira John G. Kelly P. S. Yuzon C. McBrien USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. E. G. Brewer James T. Moore AUen D. Edenfield John H. Morris Rufus L. Fields Frank F. Nelson Jimmie Littleton GuiUermo Pena Angelo J. Martins USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton' USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Jose Santiago Virgil Harding Edward J. Toolan Woodrow Meyers SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NV Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Abdul Mohamed Hussen Ahmed C. H. Allardice Joseph Neubauer B. CaiUorina Ernest Ramirez George H. Robinson Carl A. Carlson Juan Ruiz John Doherty A. Ferrie Matti Ruusukallio Leon Byzop George W. Flood Estell Godfrey Victor ShavroK Lonnie Hall Carl Sundquist Fred Hauser Edward J. Taylor WUUam R. Home Samuel L. Vandal J. Waldron P. I. Ibardolasa Serafin G. Lopez K. G. Wetterhom Clifford Womack Joseph Malone USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Kaarel Leetmaa F. Bacomo James Lewis F. Bemrlck C. F. Blank Arthur X.omas Francis P. Lynch Robert L. Booker Joseph McGraw' Joseph G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Hoe Yee Choe Vic MUazzo Jar Chong Melvin Moore John DrlscoU Eugene Nelson Bart Guranick Daniel F. Ruggiano Domingo Guyal George Shumaker Talb Hassen H. Tuttle Thomas Isaksen Ludwig Kristiansen Renata ViUata Frederick Landry Virgil Wilmoth James J. Lawlor Chee K. Zal • Fife Ninetedi Co. Mum, Union Obtains Vital Info Although her Seafarer-husband Was fighting for his life in a Navy hospital in Cubia, Mrs. Andrew J. MuUer was not told by his employer of his condition and the circumstances of his near-fatal accident. It was only through the efforts of SIU Welfare Services and the cooperation of the US Navy-*^* that she was able to keep posted on his medical progress and the treatment he was receiving. This situation prevailed although the entployer, the Waterman Steam­ ship Company, was receiving pe­ riodic reports from the Navy on Muller's case. A letter sent to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Hospital by a Waterman representative thanked the hospital "for your pe­ riodic progress reports on the above seaman ex SS Wacosta." It added, "Please inform the patient that we are keeping his wife in­ formed." The circumstances of Muller's accident point up once again the importance of notifying the Union immediately when any crewmember has been hospitalized in a for­ eign port. Had Welfare Services been notified in the first instance it would have made the informa­ tion available to Mrs. Muller from the start. Skull Fracture Muller, who was AB on the Wa­ costa, suffered a compound frac­ ture of the skull and other injuries last November 9 when he fell into a hold. That evening, Mrs. Muller said, she received a call from a Waterman representative. "He told me that my husband had met with a serious accident and had been I m • -m On the mend now. Seafarer Andrew Muller (left) chats with Wel­ fare Services Representative Milton Flynn and Mrs. Muller. 13th, reporting improvement. Then they stopped coming. What happened was that on the 15th, C. Brooks Morris of the com­ pany claims department wrote the Naval hospital that "we are keep­ ing his (Muller's) wife informed." Apparently this was the reason S.S. WACOSTA, V-S7 Andrew James HuUer Injury - November 9th, 19SU. Pear Poctort Thank you for your periodic progress reports on the above seaman ex S.S. WACOSTA. Please inform the patient that we are keeping his wife Informed, -V^ Fart of letter from Co. Representative to hospital. taken into Guantanamo Bay hos­ pital. He said he had no other in­ formation but that I should sit tight and they would give me a daily report." "That," she said, "was the last word I got from the company." The next night she got a tele­ gram from the Navy in Washington giving her the first real informa­ tion about the accident. It in­ formed her of the skull fracture and said further, "you will be ad­ vised of daily progress and prognosis'reports." Another wire came on November 11 and a third on the I-' that the Navy discontinued for­ warding of reports to Mrs. Muller. Meanwhile Mrs. Muller had called SIU Welfare Services in the hope of learning some more de­ tails. The Welfare Services repre­ sentative called the company but all he was told was that Muller had met with an accident and that the company would "let him know" what had happened. Arranged For Reports Failing to get any information from that source. Welfare Services then contacted the Guantanamo hospital directly. Arrangements Injury Was Blessing in Disguise were made for daily reports to be forwarded to the Union office and relayed to Mrs. Muller. Subse­ quently, Welfare Services was in­ formed by the Navy of arrange­ ments to repatriate the seriously injured seaman. Since he was in bad shape, he could not be sent all the way to New York. Instead, he was flown to the Jacksonville Naval hospital. Once he was there. Welfare Services saw to it that Mrs. Muller was flown to his bedside and made further arrangements for his trans­ fer to Staten Island. 1* Ml m The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the $2,500 death benefits are being paid, to their beneficiaries: Peter Chefclin, 56: Brother Cheklin died on, September 1, 1954, aboard the SS Mother M. L. Burial took place at sea. He had been a member of the SIU since 1944, joining the Union in New York, and had been sailiqg in the engine de­ partment. His beneficiary is a friend, Klaudia Nikitina, of San Francisco, California. i Henry Nitchmel Grant, 64: Brother Grant died of an injury on January 4, 1955, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Place of burial is not known. A member of the Union since 1942, joining in New York, he had been sailing in the steward department. Brother Grant is sur­ vived by his sister, Adina Char­ lotte Grant, of New York City. 4" 4" 4" Henry Androvett, 51: Brother Androvett died in the Pilgrim State Hospital in West Brentwood, NY, on January 16, 1955. Burial took place at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Flushing, New York. Brother Androvett joined the SIU in 1951 in NeW York and had been sailing in the steward department. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Lillian Gillespie of Brooklyn, New York. 4^ Seafarer Frank Nelson is happy that he fell off ladder on Southern Districts and had to be hospitalized just two weeks before the ship was lost. If not for the injury he would be consorting with Davy Jones instead of being attended to by attractive nurses at Savannah Public Health Service Hospital. nI ^ 4> Frank J. Famlglio, 18: Brother Famiglio was lost at sea a.board the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on December 6, 1954. He joined the Union in New Orleans in 1953 and had been sail­ ing in the deck department. He is survived by his sister. Miss Susan Famiglio, of New Orleans, La. ••'.5 I �LOG SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL il •f yr If U • •• : Ore docks are only a 15-mlnute walk from the main street of the town (largre photo, top), but there are few diver­ sions rlffht now. ' ' One of the newest runs available to Seafarers is an eight-day round trip between Sparrows Point, Md., and the French Ca­ nadian port of Seven Is­ lands, Quebec, main outlet to the sea for ore from the newly-developed Labrador fields. Inaugurated last sum­ mer by the SlU-manned Chilore and Sahtore (Ore) after they were fitted with special radar gear for the trip up the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the run was closed out by ice in No­ vember. It is due to start up again soon. Seven Islands, a 300year-old former whaling port, is having growing pains from its new-found importance, but Seafarers like T. W. King, who made the trip on the Santore and furnished the photos for this page, have found the run a good one. The boom for Seven Is­ lands, however, is being felt also by those who are helping to bring it there. Prices for practically ev­ ery item are high and go­ ing higher. Three Seven Islands "belles" watch the action elsewhere as the Santore loads in the background. The ore deposits, 360 miles to the north at Knob Lake, are linked to the ore docks by a standard-gauge Diesel-powered railway. Ore comes aboard on a conveyer belt device which can load a ship in six hours, if all goes well. An estimated ten niillion tons was brought out last year, and this will probably be doubled this season. The loading boss is on deck. ' • J'i The shoppinsr center In Seven Islands boasts two hotels, a bank-post office, grocery and another store. Bui the present prosperity idll spur buildinf as new ore deposits are beinff found all the time. 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Title A name given to the resource February 18, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 4 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL, CIO AGREE TO FORM SINGLE UNION FEDERATION SUP, MFOW OFFICIALS REELECTED SIU CALLS BONUS MEETING WC VOTING HALF OVER HOUSE COMMITTEE OPENS QUIZ OF US SHIP AGENCIES TV HAILS STEELORE CREW FOR 'SPLENDID SEAMANSHIP' US UNVEILS DESIGNS OF NEW SHIPS SIU 'MYSTERY SHIP' SAILS ALIEN FLAGS OPEN DRIVE ON '50-50' ILA CRIMP JOINT RECRUITS CREW FOR REJECTED SHIP SIU CLARIFIES SHOPPING REGULATIONS ON ALIENS AFL DRAFTS FUND CODE - FOLLOWS SIU PATTERN SAILOR EYES BARGE BIZ ALCOA MEALS GARBED IN 'NEW LOOK' PMA, BRIDGES WILT; SUP WINS PACIFICUS NO REC ROOM POPULAR PRAISE FOR STEELORE SALVAGE OF THE SAN MATEO VICTORY COFFEE BEAN DREAMS, CREWMEN'S SCHEMES KEEP TRIP PERCOLATING LONG-TERM PATIENT SENT CLOSE TO HOME BY UNION CO. MUM, UNION OBTAINS VITAL INFO Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/18/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/c245f3bb61d037c6c024912bcf977f84.PDF 987e5d73cfb2f4a90d7f2e6f6e8e8e22 PDF Text Text story On Page 2 SEAFARlBRS LOG ,• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • HOOVER REPORT SEEKS PHS DOOM -Story On Page 3 Sojfa Of Two Stowaways...As The Robin Tuxford (Outbound) Met The Robin Mowbray (Inbound) I Seafarers on lifeboat from the Robin Tuxford take up the sea painter of ,* the Robin Mowbray to prepare transferring two stowaways discovered soon after the Tuxford left Capetown, South Africa. O Short ocean trip for the stowaways nears an end as * they start up the ladder to board the Robin Mowbray, which was enroute to Capetown at the time. Q Aboard the Mowbray, Seafarers at rail look on as one of the stowaways (wearing suit Jacket) waits for his partner. Their sea adventure was cut short after only 800 miles at sea. Despite choppy seas, the transfer of both men was soon over, and they were on their way home again. All photos by Seafarer Oscar Raynor. . �. Page Tw« 11'.. *" SEAFARERS hOG House Body Raps Foul-Ups Over '50-50' And Transfers ^: March 4.195S Launch New SIU Passenger Run WASHINGTON—Confirming eveiy charge made by the SIU, the House Mer­ chant Marine Commitee has severely criticized US tramp shipowners, the Mari­ time Administration and other responsible Government agencies for their mishan­ dling of foreign aid cargoes and for maladministration of the "50-50" law. ^ The committee found that the Maritime Administrator had transferred tramp ships in the face of an ob­ How has the transfer of 69 Libertys afTected the US tramp fleet? vious upsurge in US-flag Here are a few examples. business; the tramp ship­ * Pacific Coast shippel-s reported that there was an "acute short­ age" of lumber space. owners had played hide-and* With no lay-up ships coming out, inquiries are out for British, seek hy means of the transfer Australian, South African and other foreign flag vessels to carry gimmick, forcing up charter lumber. prices, and the various Gov­ * Business in grain, coal and other commodities was such that ernment agencies had messed shipowners had "little incentive" to bring ships into the West up foreign aid shipments. Coast area, even though present rates are "rather high." Further the committtee strongly * The Department of Agriculture has not been able to locate defended the "50-50" law as in no enough US-flag tonnage to handle Yugoslavian wheat shipments way responsible for any foul-up in and has authorized carriage of 80,000 tons on foreign bottoms. aid shipments. It was highly criti­ cal of US and foreign interests who attempted to undermine it and charged that the incompetence of tremely favorable terms under the cumstances, the committee conadministrative agencies and the 1946 ship sales act. This act was cluded, the foreign nations have excessive greed of tramp ship­ designed, in the committee's words, no kick coming. owners was playing into the hands to promote "an efficient and ade­ quate merchant marine." of the foreign interests. Congress, the committee added, While nothing can be done about then passed the "50-50" law with­ Members of the deck department on the newest SIU passenger the transfers short of drastic new out lyhich "the American tramp run pausp for a picture aboard the SS Cuba during loading of legislation governing foreign-flag stores before her maiden voyage last month. Pictured (1-r) arei registrations, the committee de­ fleet could not continue to exist." The committee further noted 'Skinny' Wells, AB; Rudy Cancella, AB; Pat Robertson, Bosun, anjl manded that one central agency, Jack Thayer, AB. Ship runs between Tampa and Havana. the General Services Administra­ that 27 of the 69 Liberty ships tion, take charge of all foreign aid which transferred foreign were WASHINGTON — Former shipments. It urged, further, that purchased in December 1950 and Maritime Administrator Louis the Stale Department should January 1951, after the Chinese B. Rothschild was sworn in "maintain the national policy of Communists entered the Korean this week as Under Secretary of the United States" with respect to fighting. "Now only four years Commerce for Transportation. later, the owners have transferred Earlier his appointment to the "50-50". The report implied that the one half the US tramp fleet to post was unanimously approved by State Department's attitude was foreign-tlag registry . . ." a Senate committee, although his Plenty of Cargo encouraging the enemies of "50policies as MA chief came under 50" both at home and abroad by "It was said that at the outset fire from at least one committee doing nothing while foreign na­ of the recent transfer program the member. tions raised all sorts of difficulties tramp shipowners indicated a de­ At a hearing of the Senate Inter­ in the handling of foreign aid ship­ sire to remain under the Amei'ican state and Foreign Commerce Com­ ments. flag but that lack of cargoes . . . mittee, Senator Magnuson, the left no alternative to transfer . . . committee c'haii-man from Wash­ Mortgage-Duckers The SEAFARERS LOG had Yet despite a steadily strengthen­ ington, disagreed ..with Rothschild's charged that tramp shipowners had ing charter market . . . the enact­ foreign transfer policy of last Au­ gone into business at the start of ment of legislation . . . (50-50 and gust under which 69 Americanthe Korean War, had reaped the the coal and food surplus pro­ flag Liberty ships were transferred profits of war cargoes without even grams) there is no indication that to foreign registry. paying a cent, in many instances, any operator withdrew his trans­ Rothschild, who was nominated on their ship mortgages to the US fer application . . by President Eisenhower to suc­ , Each transfer meant the ceed Robert B. Murray, Jr., as the government, and then turned around and switched their regis­ loss of job opportunities for some commerce undersecretary. Is ex­ tries to runaway flags with the ap­ 40 American seSmen. Owners . . . pected to move still Jiigher In the proval of the same Maritime Ad­ should bear in mind that ... the Eisenhower administration. ministration which held the mort­ 1936 and 1946 acts were designed Indications now are that Roths­ to protect American seamen as child will be succeeded as both gages. The House Committee pointed well . . . the tramp ship operators Maritime Administrator and chair­ Ready for a rushing business in the ship's bar, Seafarers M. man of the Federal Maritime out that the tramp fleet was ac­ have not been loyal .. ." Yglesias, bartender, and Ray Gonzalez, bar waiter, practice a dry Elsewhere in its report, the Board by Clarence G. Morse, who quired by shipowners under exrun with a few set-ups. The Quba joins the popular SS Florida committee pointed out that 32 of is now general counsel for both which has been on the Miami-Havana run for many years. Both 69 tramp ships were transferred maritime bodies. vessels are operated by the P&O Steamship Co. after November 1, 1954, when it was clear that cargo would be Mor. 4, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 5 available "in a matter of weeks..." Inadequate Fleet As I See It Page 4 "The result is that we now have Burly Page 15 Crossword Puzzle .... Page 8 an American tramp fleet which is The largest group of applicants in the three-year history of the SIU Scholarship Plan, 18 Editorial Cartoon .......Page 9 or mby soon prove to be wholly in all, are vying for the four 1955 awards worth $6,000 each. Eight Seafarers and 10 chil* Editorials Page 9 inadequate even to carry the mip- dren of Seafarers have met qualifications thus far and either have taken the college en* Final Dispatch r Page 19 imum of 50 percent of Govern­ trance examinations or will-* Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 ment cargoes provided for in the take them soon. to take the next test on Saturday, call for the applicant, if a Seafarer, Labor Round-Up Page 8 law." The 18 applicants don't March 12. to have three years seatime oa Letter of The Week Page 9 The committee went over the necessarily reflect the final totals The growing interest in the SIU SIU ships. If the child of a Sea­ Letters Page 15 handling of foreign aid shipments Maritime Page 8 in a similar vein. It spoke of a re­ since there is still time for addi­ Plan reflects its generous cash farer, the father's seatime is tha~ Meet The Seafarer Page 8 grettable lack of coordination in tional candidates to qualify and provisions, its imlimited range of qualifying factor. All applicants must be in thf Notices, Personals Page 17 handling shipments uuder "50-50" take the college entrance test. The study and the fact that both Sea­ last examination for this year will farers and their children can upper third of their high school Off Watch Page 14 with the result that shipments Port Reports Pages 12, 13 have been delayed because there be given on May 21 and the com­ qualify. In addition, four of the graduating class and must submit mittee of university administrators candidates for this year's awards transcripts of their high school Quiz Page 14 wqs no uniform procedure. who select the winners will meet had competed unsuccessfully last records plus tliree letters of ref­ Recent Arrivals Page 18 Finally, it scorned the argu­ at the end of June. year. The terms of the Scholarship erence, one from their high school SIU History Cartoon .._... Page 6 ments of foreign nations and for­ Actually, a total of 43 inquiries Plan permit them to come back principal. Vote of Thanks Page 9 eign shipping associations, point­ were reported by the SIU Welfare again for another try if they take Winners of the previous years* Welfare. Benefits ....Pages 18, 19 ing out that foreign shipowners another college entrance examina­ Plan Office but a number of those awards were: 1953, Robert Good­ Welfare Report Page 18 were getting half of the shipments win,'' Alma Jimenez, Charlena Your Dollar's Worth Page 4 and toeing paid in American dol­ inquiring were not qualified under tion. In its first year, 1953, the four Holden and Elizabeth Lomas, all the terms of the plan and others PubllshMl biweekly et fhe headquarfert lars to boot, while the freight rates failed to complete their applica­ awards were won by children of children of Seafarers; 1954, Sea­ of the Seafarers International Union, At­ are paid for by the local govern­ tions. Seafarers, but last year three of farers Ed Larkin, Wallace Simp­ lantic A Gulf District AFL, *75 Fourth Five of the 18 remaining hav? the four awards were, taken by son and Seymour Wallace, and Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth ments to the United States at the 9-660*. Entered as second class matter official rate in their own depre- already taken the college entrance Seafarers themselves. Jack Game, son of Seafarer Eddia •t th« Port Offlco In Brooklyn, NY, undo* _ i. • Hiq Art of Ausurt 24, wx ciated currency. Under such cir- tests and five more.^ari^.,^^]^eduIed . The SIU Plan's jrequlrenMnts S. Game. • MA Chief Gets New Gov't Job a;^ r L-> %:k'• K- :l 1;^ SEAFARERS LOG 18 Seek SIU Seholarships. Ilfir- |i u. I r\<-,•''''••' �March 4,1955 skAFAttBRS LOG Thres La. Seatrain Hoover Report Proposes Dock Blaze Delays Ship End To All U5PHS Hosps : NEW ORLEANS—Fire that • broke out an hour and a half after the Seatrain Louisiana . departed from this port bound for , Savannah and New York destroyed a 400-fopt section of the Seatrain Lines docks near Belle Chasse on the west bank of the Mississippi. , Damage from the February 19th blaze was estimated at about $250,. 000. ! Origin of the fire was undeter­ mined, but company officials theo^rized it may have been touched off by a cigarette smoldering among the creosoted pilings. A draft of air created when the Seatrain Louis­ iana pulled away from the dock could have fanned it into flame, according to this theory. Arrival of the Seatrain Georgia a week later was delayed one day until temporary repairs could be made. Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held ;every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: Mar. 9, Mar. 23, April 16. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. WASHINGTON—Dusting oflf the slightly motheaten program that was put forth last year by Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby, the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganization has proposed the closing of the Public Health Service hospitals. The new proposal is an exact duplicate of the one that former Budget Director Joseph Dodge and Mrs. Hobby, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, put before Congress in mid-1953 only to have it voted down last year after a wave of protest from Seafarers and others in the maritime industry. The Hoover Commissionf of all medical services in the "economizers" taken into ac­ on much if not all of this cost to recommendations came as deprived count the fact that thousands of the Government itself. one blow. part of package document Nowhere in its lengthy report seamen and other patients would The net result would be a less -on Government health serv­ ices including the Veterans Administration and Defense Department hospital facili­ ties. As far as Seafarers are cohcerned, the proposals call for an end to all med cal services for seamen and the closing of all of the Public Health Service hos­ pitals with the exception of four —the Bethesda research center, the Lexington narcotics center, the Carville leprosarium and the Fort Worth hospital for mental cases. Others Curtailed Other Governmental medical services to men and women in the Armed Forces, and to veterans, to various civiL servants and to dependents of men in uniform would be curtailed but not discon­ tinued. This would be accomplish­ ed by closing some of the hospitals and limiting free treatment in some instances according to ability to pay. But it is only the seamen who are singled out as a target to be does the commission make any reference to the cost of free medi­ cal care lavishly given to members of Congress and other high Gov­ ernment officials at both the Wal­ ter Reed hospital and at Bethesda. With Congressmen having raised their wages to $22,500, and other officials in a similar income brac­ ket, the free hospital services to them would normally come under attack, according to the arguments used in the commission's report. If the Hoover Commission pro­ posals were to be adopted by Con­ gress it would mean the closing of 13 hospitals and the end-of a pro­ gram of service to seamen that has been functioning for 157 years. The Public Health Service Hos­ pitals have long been the targets of self-styled "economizers." Since World War II they have succeeded in curtailing services to seamen by closing ten of the 26 hospitals that were originally functioning and cutting down on appropriations for other hdspitals. In none of these proposals have McLean Signs SIU Pact; Plans Trailer-ship Fleet MOBILE—The SIU signed the McLean Securities Corp. to a regular SIU freightship agreement last week, thereby assuring that Seafarers will continue to man the seven ships bought by McLean in January when it purchased the Pan - Atlan,tic Steamship Corp., Waterman's coastwise subsid--*iary. McLean is the company of the new company. The negotia­ The seven ships involved in the maritime observers feel will tions were handled by Port Agent Pan-Atlantic transaction, all C-2s, revitalize the almost-dead coast­ Cal Tanner, SIU representative in are the Antinous. Arizpa, Beaure­ wise trade. A further result of the signing is the likelihood that Seafarers will man a projected fleet of specially-designed trailer-ships for coastwise operations long planned by Malcolm P. McLean, president Laid-Up Tanker Turns Turtle Company officials are still awaiting the results of a pre­ liminary survey by divers of the damage to the tanker Camas Meadows, which capsized during a violent storm last month at Genoa, Italy. No SIU crewmembers were aboard. Laid up for some time, the foriSer SlU-manned ship was one of several vessels in the harbor which took a beating from the big blow. No other SlU-contracted ships were reported affected, however. Destructive Winds The storm, described as one of the worst to hit ^ the area in 50 years, featured winds which hacked 100-foot holes in a breakwater 40 feet high. Divers have not yet completed their survey of the ship, since the storm lasted several days. US Petroleum Carriers, Inc., operators of the vessel, also have two other iships under SIU contract, the tank­ ers Fort Bridger and Lake George. All of them are laid up right now. this port. Pan-Atlantic's home office will remain here, at least for the time being. Opening Wedge The purchase of PM-Atlantic Is expected to provide McLean with the opening wedge in his fight to get a trailer-ship service underway. He has stepped down as head of the McLean Trucking Co. of Winston-Salem, NC, to get the new enterprise off the ground. PanAtlantic already has the authority to call at the East Coast ports which could be serviced by a trailer-ship operation. Construction of at least four special vessels capable of carrying 286 35-foot loaded truck-trailers in a "roll on-roll off" service is plan­ ned by McLean. The new vessels would supplement rather than re­ place present Pan-Atlantic opera­ tions and would reportedly involve an outlay of $43.5 million for con­ struction.* Charters Expected It is believed they would be built .^for Pan-Atlantic and then chartered to the McLean Trucking Co., which has already asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to buy another firm, S. C. Loveland, Inc., a barge oper­ ator, and to start its trailer-ship service. Although Waterman has how apparently abandoned all hope of reviving its own coastwise trade, it will continue operating its-re­ maining ships in the intercoastal trade and in runs to the Far East, Europe'and-Puerto Rico. gard, Chickasaw, DeSoto, Iberville and Warrior. Under the new agree­ ment, they will continue to be manned by SIU crews as before. be thrown upon the overburdened resources of local hospitals which are already over-crowded with pa­ tients. Nor have they considered the fact that the SIU would im­ mediately take steps to transfer the responsibility for care of in­ jured seamen to the shipping com­ panies, who in turn, would pass efficient and probably more cost­ ly system than now exists. Closing of the hospitals would also be a distinct setback to medi­ cal progress since they have pi­ oneered many medical develop­ ments including sanitation, indus­ trial hygiene and new forms of (Continued On Page 17) TV Eye Again Focused SIU Baltimore Hall / A second major television program devoted nearly a halfhour to a "live" pick-up from the SIU's new Baltimore branch hall. Station WMAR-TV in Baltimore did the show on Sun­ day, February 27, from 4:00 to^ 4:30 PM, devoting itself to an |in the Baltimore Union hall itself; explanation of maritime union ' ' The bulk of the program was functions in the port. The pro­ devoted to an SIU job call out of gram is a regular local TV feature the new hiring hall, and to a called "The Port That Built A ship's payoff scene as shown on City." the spot with a US shipping com­ Previously, WAAM-TV in that missioner, a Waterman company city had featured film clips and representative and a ship's cap­ still shots of the new hall on a tain present. Other activities in program that deals with indus- the hall, principally the cafeteria trial and commercial develop- and Baltimore Port C Call, were ments in Baltimore. And just also covered by the TV cameras. three weeks ago, WMAR-TV in­ There was just one interview terviewed Seafarers on board the on the program, that being with a Steelore, dealing with their suc­ veteran MM&P skipper The cess in saving the ship from dis­ MM&P, along with several other aster in an Atlantic storm. unions, has its Baltimore offices in the SIU hall. Direct From Hall Last Sunday's show was done "The Port That Built A City" is directly out of the SIU hall with conducted by Miss Helen Dellch, the^ exception of a few film clips. marine editor of the "Baltimore Some of these were from the SIU- Sun." As the name indicates, the produced film, "The Seafarers," show is a presentation of features showing Seafarers on the ships. dealing with maritime activities Welfare Services Representatives in the port of Baltimore. It is visiting seamen's homes and other designed to keep the importance shots that could not be duplicated of shipping in the public's eye. Baltimore SIU port agent. Earl Sheppard, explains how ship is paid off to WMAR-TV televiewers as US shipping commissioner, company rep and Seafarers go through simulated payoff procedure. Miss Helen Delieh, who conducts program, "Fort That Built A City" is holding mike. Payoff scene and others) in which Seafarers took part were televised di^ct from SIU Baltimore hail on Sunday -February-U7.'„''""" •:KT. �MaMki/iiM BiAFAttBKS toe Pace T«V MarkFuruseth'sBirth r:-.. Andrew Furuseth starts on his second century this month. The "Abraham Lincoln of the* sea," who helped free seamen all over the world from the dictatorship of oldtime desertion and mutiny laws, would be 101 years old this coming March 12 if he were still alive. Although Furuseth's repu-"^ from the desertion laws. The 1915 tation was established way SEVERAL OF EUROPE'S MOST IMPORTANT MARITIME act also contained a wide variety of nations, led by the British, are balking vigorously against application back in the 19th century and specifications on the treatment of of the "50-50" law on US surplus products. In at least one instance, capped by the 1915 Seaman's Act, seamen, minimum safety provi­ some of these surplus cargoes were rejected by a leading maritime na> there ai'e men going to sea today sions, adequate foc'sle space and tion on the grounds that they could not dictate the carriage of these who knew him personally. There other regulations. It is the base on cargoes on ships of their own flag. are Seafarers active In the SIU which subsequent acts were built who were present at Furuseth's Many shoreside people may toe indifferent or unsympathetic to the here and abroad and from which funeral ceremonies aboard the seamen's unions proceeded in im­ importance that is attached to "50-50" by people in US maritime, Schoharie, which took place in 1938 simply because they are unfamiliar with the operations qf interna­ proving shipboard conditions. out of Savannah, shortly after his tional trade. But a few imaginary examples will serve to bring the First-CIass Citizenship 84th birthday. issue home directly. Unfortunately, Furuseth never In all this, Furuseth's basic idea Coal is one of the big items which Uncle Sam is moving overseas in lived to see the formation of the was to win for seamen the rights of great quantity. Millions of tons are being donated to other nations SIU of North America and the first-class citizenship and the full with no strings attached because there is more soft coal available in gains won for seamen in the years respect of the community. As he this country than is needed while many European countries suffer from that followed. But from 1887, when put it in a iflessage to the 1929 "9 chronic shortage of this commodity. Suppose one of the countfies he was elected secretary of the SUP convention: that was on the receiving end was to demand that its coal companies Coast Seamen's Union, until the "There Is no reason why we 1930's, he was the acknovvledged should not receive wages equal to and coal miners be allowed to go into Pennsylvania and West Virginia leader of all American seamen. In those of the average mechanic. The and dig the coal. Suppose, further, they insisted on sending rail­ Andrew Furuseth, from a and roiling stock to transport it to dockside to be put on*their those years he almost single-hand­ very nature of our calling demands roaders painting. ships. edly pushed through the White of us seamen a willingness to die Obviously such a demand would be considered fantastically unrea­ Act and the Seamen's Act of 1915, ships where conditions were not to that others may live. The world at sonable. Yet the same demand is considered acceptable once it ap­ the American seaman's magna their liking and marked the begin­ large demands this . . . while . . . charta, which was expanded and ning of a successful fight on the it insists upon treating us as the plies to transporting the commodity—coal, grain, butter or anything Improved in the Jones Act of 1928. infamous combine of crimp oper­ stepchildren of human society . . . else-—past the arbitrary three-mile limit of coastal waters. In the current surplus cargo situation these foreign nations are claim­ Furuseth was unusual in that he ators and shipowner. When the nation needs men to de­ ing the right to carry Government-owned cargoes in any quantity be­ accomplished exactly what he set fend its seacoasts, and we fail, the Fought For Freedom cause they are paying the freight cost. Actually though, in many In­ out to do. A Norwegian who sailed nation suffers, and yet under ordi­ Then for 18 years Furuseth under European flags for many fought tirelessly for freedom for nary conditions when there is no stances the freight cost is being paid into the foreign shipowners years, he decided that the only way all merchant seamen and legisla­ danger either to the nation or to pocket in good US dollars while the US is getting foreign cur/ency of to free seamen from bondage was tion setting minimum conditions on the lives of passengers, we are gen­ dubious value in return. The foreign shipowner wouldn't have it any to form a union in the United board ships. The climax was the erally. looked upon and treated other way—it's the dollars he wants. No one in the middle of this "50-50" argument should lose sight States and use it as a lever to win 1915 Seamen's Act, sponsored by like roughnecks . . . There are yet human rights for seamen all over Robert LaFollelte, Sr., which abol­ many who think anybody is good of the fact that US-owned cargoes and "50-50" have been as great a the world. With that in mind he ished the desertion law on all enough for the sea and that most boon to the foreign shipowner as to the American. For "50-50," of settled in California and devoted ships, foreign or American, while men are too good for the sea, but course, works both ways. Just as it is a guarantee that 50 percent of himself to the cause. in US ports. The long-range effect their number is gradually dimin­ Government cargoes go on US bottoms, the reverse is equally true. It virtually guarantees 50 percent to foreign bottoms as well. The way Brutality Was Rule was to free seamen everywhere ishing ..." all the "50-50" provisions have been administered in past years is At the time, the 1880's, seamen ample proof of that fact. under all flags were subject to the These surplus and foreign aid programs have also had the effect of iron rule of captains and mates. raising freight rates all around for both domestic and foreign carriers. Because there was no legal way of Consequently, your Union believes that "50-50" and US aid has been paying off a ship before the end a tremendous factor in the prosperity of the foreign shipowner. He of a voyage, conditions were un­ would weep"bitter tears if the day should come that there were no Gov­ believably bad and brutality was ernment-owned cargoes for him to carry. the rule. Most sign-ons were for Actually while the foreigii-flag shipowner cries "freedom of the seas" extremely long periods of time. BOSTON—Seafarers and representatives of unions from and "discrimination," what ha is really looking for Is 100 percent con­ The only way a seaman could escape beatings, floggings, bad food all over Massachusetts teamed up this week to help bury a trol of these cargoes and the bankruptcy of the US merchant marine. In your Union's opinion, the law should require 100 percent of and overwork was to jump ship proposed state "right to work" bill. The measure is opposed Government cargoes to go under the American flag. Your Union is without pay and leave all his pos­ by leaders of both parties in-*^ quite certain that this 100 percent practice is thd way foreign govern­ sessions behind. This branded "him So-called "right to.work" laws ments handle their own cargoes. When the British, for instance, were as a deserter. If he banded to­ the legislature, the governor gether with his shipmates to at­ and the State Commissioner have been adopted in 18 states jn sending aid to Greece in 1946, or to Malaya or any other part of the recent years. They restrict most world where they have an interest, you can be sure that everything, tempt to improve conditions he of Labor. forms of union security, such as without exception, moved on a British ship. Only One Backer could be charged with mutiny. the closed shop. A similar bill is During a jammed hearing at the Furuseth started first to improve SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THE SEAFARERS LOG INVITED conditions for coastwise seamen, State House Feb. 28, no one spoke now pending before the Maryland because they were excluded from up for the bill except its sponsor. legislature, sponsored by the readers to send in for copies of a booklet on "Your Dollar's Worth,'' certain of the harsher provisions of State Representative Charles S. Chamber of Commerce and others. the column which deals with buying problems likely to be faced by the law. A combined campaign of Marston III of Haverhill, a Repub­ Lawmakers in Idaho rejected one Seafarers and their families. The response to this offer has been a surprisingly heavy one with the result that hundreds of booklets hanging up individual ships and lican. Massachusetts law requires earlier this year. Marston, whose family owns a containing a selection of these columns have been mailed out to Sea­ activity in Washington gradually that every bill must have a public brought about abolition of deser­ hearing. Accordingly, a legislative shoe factory, was hissed as he left farers and other interested readers. Your Union is gratifled to know that there is such keen interest tion laws in the coastwise trade committee went through the mo­ the room. One of the legislators and later in the offshore trade. It tions of hearing the pro and cons called his proposal "a bastard son shown in the material that appears in these columns, which, by the way, are written exclusively with Seafarers in mind. of the Taft-Hartley Act." meant that seamen could pay off on the proposed law. UnionsTeamllpToBury Mass. Anti-Labor Bill • WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Shopping Refrigerators Refi'igerators are a little less expensive this year than last—^from $10 to $30 less—and more of them have the good design features that most families want, such as the full-width freezer chest. A Seafarer and his family out shopping for a refrig­ erator should be aware that the same manufacturer's de­ luxe and standard or "stripped" models are basically the same steel box, the same three inches of insulation, the same mechanism and baked-enamel exterior. The price difference results from added features. The trick is to select the box with the features you really want and which are really valuable, and avoid those boxes that ask a high price for mere gadgets. Automatic defrosting, for example, may be a valuable feature but not such recently introduced devices as drink dispensers, or special icemaking equipment. Automatic Defrosting: Many refrigerators now have automatic defrosters. These are advertised under all kinds of pseudo-scientiflc names that confuse buyers more than they explain. Basically there are two types of automaticdefrost systems. One type is a timer. At a set time each day it turns on a heating element that does the defrosting —generally in less than 20 minutes. The other .type ls.« push-button. It turns on the heating element to start defrosting after the refrigerator door has been opened and closed a certain number of times. (Frost accumulates each time a refrigeratoi-'door is opened.) The push-button type of automatic defroster thus defrosts several times a day, depending on how much you use the refrigerator. Undoubtedly automatic defrost is a valuable feature. Defrosting is a chore, and neglecting it reduces a refrig­ erator's efficiency and makes it use more current. But the manufacturers demand a high price for boxes with automatic defrost—often a hundred dollars more for the same size box without it. Full-Width Freezer Chests: These generally can store 40-60 pounds of frozen foods, and are a definite advantage in saving shopping trips and also taking advantage of spe­ cial buys in meats and frozen produce. The full-width compartments are also more efficient than the smaller U-shape compartments. Fortunately, it is not necessary to pay a high price for a refrigerator with this feature. Some brands offer full-width freezer jM)mpartments in moderateprice models as well as expensive ones. However, note that there are two types of freezer com­ partments; the ordinary kind which generally holds frozen foods at 15 degrees, and the so-called "true" freezer comvpartments which-geL.the temperatuie down'to zero. For Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying most families, the ordinary kind is sufficient and saves the extra expense of the colder compartments, which are necessary only if you quick-freeze some of yc^ur own pro­ duce or store frozen foods for more than a week. Special Features: Adjustable butter conditioners and "bacon and cheese keepers" are widely-promoted features of the more expensive refrigerator but it is hardly woFth buying a costly model for these gadgets. Drink dispensers,^ automatic ice-makers, and special egg baskets are other widely-advertised gadgets which should not be decisive factors in making your choice. The Size: A large-enough refrigerator pays for itself by enabling you to buy foods in larger quantities and con­ serve leftovers. In fact, the price per chbic foot of capacity is lower as refrigerators get larger. But don't get too large a box since there is an increase in operating costs too. A simple rule is that a family of three should have a sevenfoot box, with each additional person requiring two more cubic feet. Shop for Discount: The nationally-advertised makes have very high list prices, so it pays to shop for the best discount. Many independept dealers these days'give dis­ counts of 20-25 percent on refrigerators, thus trimmihiE $10C! ot-ihore off the price of the larger boxes. �•••'••''^vv March 4.19SS SEAFAREKS Par* Plr* toe Seafarers Brave Raging Sea To Aid Fishing Boat Seafarers aboard the Antinous (Pan-Atlantic) were participants in the latest in a series of rescue missions in which SIU crews have been involved recently in stormy Gulf Waters. The successful effort helped save the lives of three men on a disabled fishing boat. Details supplied by Sea--* ^ farer Maurice "Duke" Duet, sick man with his head in the en­ the trick, however. The captain DM, helped fill in the gaps of gine box with the gas fumes," decided to lead out the lyle gun Enjoying Mardi Gras in New Orleans French Quarter is this group of Seafarers and lady friends. Hiding behind mask at left is the "smiling bosun" Mike Rossi, while C. "Red" Carolan sports topper. In rear are Jesse Williams (left) and John Chopstick. Girls are Vera Storien and Lee Hume. Seafarers Help Fete Cay NO Mardi Cras NEW ORLEANS—chilling rain that prevailed through­ out most of the day kept many Mardi Gras celebrants indoors on Carnival Day, celebrated here February 22, but did not serve to dampen the enthusi--*asm of Seafarers who partici­ and most New Orleans men aboard pated in the festivities in the Mississippi, Alcoa and Waterman famed French Quarter surround­ ing the SIU hall in New Orleans. Despite the severe weather, the streets wei-e crowded with gay celebrants and widely-renowned Canal Street was jammed from curb to curb by those who gathered to join in the revelry and to watch parades that passed by throughout much of the day and far into the Jiight. Few Quit Ships Missing from the annual festivi­ ties this year were many New Or­ leans Seafarers who traditionally come ashore for vacations at this season to join with family and friends in the revelry. iShipping has been off here in recent weeks NY Alcoa Runs Gain 3 Ships The SlU-manned Alcoa Steamship Company is in­ creasing its services out of New York to the Cai'ibbean. Three ships normally running out of the Gulf are in the process of being added to the New York runs. The Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Planffer and Alcoa Pilgrim will join their sister ships, the Puritan, Pointer, Partner and the three Alcoa C-2's in regular service out of New Y'ork. In addition, the Alcoa Pioneer, which was on charter to States Marine Lines, will make one trip out of New York before going into regular service in the Gulf area. ships running into New Orleans chose to stay aboard their ships. Those who did come ashore, however, and others on the beach here celebrated the gay holiday in typical New Orleans fashion. SUP Marks 70th Year, Many Gains The granddaddy of all maritime unions, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, reaches a story published in the St. Peters­ burg (Fla.) Times on February 5. The incident took place about 75 miles west of there the day be­ fore. The Antinous was bound from Tampa to New Orleans at the time. Apparently the only ship in the area, the Antinous first learned of the mishap when it received a dis­ tress call from the Coast Guard telling that a fishing boat with three men aboard had motor trou­ ble and was sinking. Off To Rescue Meanwhile, Captain Ryan on the Antinous bad sounded a general alarm and within a few minutes. Duet said. Chief Mate Evans and seven men were over the side on their way to the rescue in one of the ship's boats. Five minutes later, however, the motor conked out, so the boat crew took to the oars while Phillips, the first ^assist­ ant engineer, worked on the motor. But the wind and seas proved too strong for this and the boat had to return to be picked up. Efforts to fix up the motor worked this time, so a^ain a vol­ unteer crew of some of the first gang and new volunteers set out. "At times we couldn't see it," Duet recalled, "and the fishing boat was still about three miles off. Everyone in the boat was cold and wet as they hadn't even con­ sidered the condition of the seas when we started out." Then, after running for three hours so that the boat finally got to within 100 feet of the South Seas, the motor gave up again. The first assistant went to work on it again and "must have been some a historic milestone this Sunday. On that date, March 6, it will cele­ brate its 70th anniverasry of con­ tinuous existence as a seamen's union. March 6, 1885, was the dale of ^ the open air meeting of a few hun­ TAMPA—One of the latest dred seamen at Folsom Street wharf, San Francisco, that gave SIU men to qualify for SIU birth to the Coast Seamen's Union disability benefits, Seafarer as it was then called. Seamen Nick Giosue has been receiving his on the coastwise schooners were payments of $25 weekly like clock­ aroused by the action of shipown­ work for the past three months and ers in ordering a reduction of still finds it hard to believe. their wages. Although previous "It's wonderful," he admits. maritime unions had all failed, "After 53 years of sailing my time 222 men present signed up in .the is my own and I new organization and collected $34 can count on the in a tarpaulin muster so that they SIU Welfare Plan could rent the Irish-American for benefits I hall for a , more formal meeting never dreamed the following night. about," Giosue added. The vet­ Historio Site eran seaman first The site of the historic Folsom Street meeting is now marked with started shipping a monument of Andrew Furuseth from his native who was chosen leader of the new Italy at the age Giosue union two years later and led the of 16 and finally fight to free both American and had to call it quits last year af­ foreign seamen from virtual serf­ ter -he wound up a long stint on dom. the SS Florida (P&O) in Septem­ Under Furuseth's leadership the ber. He'll be 70 next month. SUP successfully fought through Lives In Tampa major strikes against the ship­ Able to relax now for the first owners and the Californyi Em­ ployers Association. It also pro­ time in years, Giosue lives with his moted the McGuire Act, the White wife, Carmelina, and their two Act, the 1915 Seamen's Act, the children, at their home in this city. Jones Act and other Federal"legis­ He came here soon after arriving in lation which was designed to give the lis as a passenger on an Ital­ seamen full rights. ian ship in 1906. For many years the SUP was ^ After getting to the US, he went affiliated with the old Interna­ to work in a Tampa fishhouse, tional Seamen's Union but when sailed fishing smacks for about ten that organization died, the,SUP years and then during World War took the lead in formation of the I, shipped on Government trans­ Seafarers International Union of ports. He later went back to fish­ North America. ing, shifted to a local ,tugbqat .tor ; Duct commented," but we didn't give up." Finally, Captain Ryan saw that the boat was in trouble and came to the rescue. But although Phil­ lips got the motor working again, it gave way once more right by the stern of the ship. "We were all pretty lucky ourselves then," said Duet. "What with the heavy seas' and the propellor of the ship so close to the lifeboat, we broke three oars and one boat hook try­ ing to keep away from the blade." The third attempt finally turned . '':i - line and tow it around the fishing boat until someone caught it. One of the men did, and the occasion provided the first relief they'd had from bailing the boat by hand since midnight of the night before. Good Day's Work "All in all, it was a good day's work," Duet commented. Sea­ farers who took part were Duet; Scott, the bosun; Herman, Geraci and Bill Sherry, ABs; Merlesema, Cheramie and "Slugger,^ ordinary seamen, and Halim Hambouz, wiper. BOUND LOGS READY Seafarers can now obtain cloth-bound volumes containing all issues of the SEAFARERS LOG in 1954. These volumes are for sale at the cost price of $5.50, and can be picked up at headquarters or ordered by mail. separate volumes were issued for The handsome, bound 1954 each six-month period of 1947 volume is suitable for addition to a ship's library or home bookshelf, and carries all the news and fea­ tures highlighting the events of 1954, both in the SIU and in the maritime industry generally. . The volume contains nearly 600 pages, including all 26 regular is­ sues of the LOG plus all special supplements issued during the year, such as reprints of the Union constitution. Back Volumes, Too In a companion offer, copies of all bound volumes dating back to 1947, up through and including 1954, may be obtained for the package price of $30. This set in­ cludes 10 volumes in all, since and 1948. The latest volume, the 1954 is­ sue, carries, in addition to the reg­ ular news and feature stories, the texts of many official Union re­ ports issued during the year, as well as news of changing develop­ ments- and innovations in the in­ dustry. There are also many per­ sonal articles about Seafarers, their families and their jobs. Either the separate 1954 bound volume or the complete set of 1947-54 'volumes can be^ ordered by mail by using the coupon printed on the back page of this issue. Stocks of bound volumes issued prior to 1947 have already been depleted. six years and eventually, in 1935, began sailing for P&O. Coming out of the old ISU, he joined the SIU here in 1940 when the Union organized P&O. Since then, Giosue has shipped-on a va­ riety of SlU ships out of Tampa and elsewhere, but the P&O Flori­ da run to*Havana has always been a favorite. Even so, he's a frequent visitor to the Tampa SIU hall, where he can always find some of his former shipmates and talk over "the old days." Times have changed a lot, but they always help you. to ap­ preciate what you have today. The oldest son in a family of 13, he was the only one to turn from the family's farm to the sea. Conditions Poor Starting out on the local fish­ ing boats hunting for cod. he later switched to the small coasters that plied betwen the tiny port settle­ ments carrying both passengers and freight. Wages were around $20 a month for a bosun and about $13 for ABs. "They had condi­ tions on ships then that they wouldn't let a dog live under to­ day," he recalls. Hansen didn't get to the US un­ til 1925, but once he tried Ameri­ can ships he stayed with them. He joined with other Norwegian sea­ men in forming the Norwegian Seamen's Union in 1906, threw in with the old ISU when he reached the States and eventually with the SIU when it was founded in 1938. Still hearty," he often makes the trek from his nearby Brooklyn home to SIU headquarters to spend pleasant hours with old friends and reflect on the changes he's seen in the seaman's way of life since he began his sailing career in 1887 at the age of 14. The veteran Seafarer is still amazed at most of them. "I never expected seamen would ever get the kind of benefits we have to­ day in the SIU" is his constant reminder to those who think that "miracles" only happen in fairy tales, •v:;r $> $1 i* With more years of sailing be­ hind him than the estimated life expectancy of most j^eople born 20 years after he was,' Seafarer Ed­ ward K. Hansen reluctantly retired from the sea two years ago but still finds the pull of his lifetime's work an irresistible one. Now 81, Hansen has been receiv­ ing SIU disability benefits since March, <.1 953, when he closed out a record of 65 years as a sea­ man on Scandanavian and Amer­ ican ships. A few months earlier, he had made his last trip as a car­ penter on the Hansen Robin Mowbray (Robin .Line) .:to South African ^•1 ^1 i �Far* Six SEAFARERS Mweh 4. 195S LOG Coast Guard Inspectors Blew This One TRADES BILL PASSES HOUSE—Democrats in the House of Rep­ resentatives delivered the votes to pass President Eisenhower's request for a three-year extension of the Reciprocal Trades Act. The final vote on the bill was by a comfortable margin, but a key preliminary vote was 193 to 192, and a hard fight in the Senate was seen by both sides. 4. PLAN SHORTER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS—Both Democrats and Republicans are scheduling their 1956 presidential nominating conventions at later dates than usual. With television available, can­ didates no longer need as much time to stomp the country. The Demo­ crats will meet late in July or early in August in Chicago While Re­ publicans plan a four-day convention in San Francisco on August 20. The GOP plans are based on the assumption that Eisenhower will run again. t Seafarer on board Bi-adford Island, Cities Service tanker, puts hand through hole crew found in No. 3 lifeboat after Coast Guard's annual inspection had okayed the ship. Hole was found right under the Coast Guard inspection plate. Discovery of holes in this and No. 4 lifeboat followed decision of skipper and mate to scrape down too-thick paint and take close look at condition of lifeboats. Hole was then patched as shown. Sea Chest Opens In Baltimore BALTIMORE—The official opening of an SIU Sea Chest retail store here two weeks ago means that all facilities at the new SIU branch hall in this port are no win operation. A steady flow of Seafarer-shoppers has kept the place hopping since then. The retail outlet here is one"*" Sea Chest branch alpng with dles the distribution of slopchests of three outport stores that the other facilities. The Sea Chest on a competitive basis to ships in have been set up by the Sea warehouse in Mobile is now doub­ the area and has representatives Chest since the original one was opened at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn three years ago. Other stores are currently operating at the SIU hall in New Orleans and In Mobile, where construction is continuing on a building next to the present hall which will house It- Visa Cutoff Date Dropped Is-: I?'. • m I Non-immigrant alien seamen who were faced by the problem of obtaining individual visas to the US by June 30 no longer have to worry. The State De­ partment has found this re­ quirement "impractical" at present and has knocked it out of its rules. For the present, the Department will visa crew lists of all non-immigrant aliens who do not have indi­ vidual visas. r*? r:-' • \T I '- t [ tA" .- m Ik' ling as a retail store, also. Spacious Set-Up Much larger and modernistic than the Sea Chest at headquar­ ters, the Baltimore store is located on the second deck of the building, and provides easy access from the street for use by the general pub­ lic. Seafarers , and members of local unions occupying offices in the SIU building can enter either that way or from elSewhei-e in the hall itself. Items carried by the Sea Chest cover a wide range of union-made and brand-name dress clothes and work gear, including suits, coats and shoes, plus jewelry, luggage, radios, phonographs and a variety of other gift selections. The store also carries toiletries, cigarettes and other tobacco products, all sold at prices generally below those at comparable establishments and with a money-back guarantee behind them. In addition to the store sales, the Baltimore Sea Chest also han­ covering the ships with an array of clothing and gift items which are not included in the slopchest itself. Orders for many items can also be filled from a Sea Chest catalogue, in which case delivery is made to the ship along with the regular slopchest order for' the vessel. Union-Sponsored The Sea Chest, as a Union-spon­ sored enterprise, was launched originally to provide Seafarers with a place where they could be sure of obtaining first-quality mer­ chandise at low prices. It was established as a means of enab­ ling Seafarers to bypass other waterfront ship chandlers and slopchest dealers who for years victimized seamen with shoddy, poorly-made merchandise at high prices. Seafarer Pat Murphy, as port manager, is in charge of the Bal­ timore Sea Chest operation. He emphasizes that the general public as well as Seafarers can enjoy sub­ stantial savings by shopping there. Cartoon History Of The SIU 4> 4" ~ H-BOMB DESTRUCTIVE POWER REVEALED-The Atomic Energy Commission has released information on 1954 H-bomb tests showing that 7,000 square miles can be affected by deadly radiation of an Hbomb. This is an area almost as large as the state of New Jersey. Meanwhile the British announced they would build an H-bomb and also are converting electric power plants to atomic energy. 4« 4" 4" FIELD REPORTS ON IMPRISONMENT—Hermann Field, brother of Noel Field, who was imprisoned by Polish Communists, arrived in London and reported on his ordeal. He told of being held in the cel­ lar of a house for five years in solitary without ever getting out in the open. His brother Noel, who was imprisoned in Hungary, has also been released but has elected to stay in that country. 4. 4. ^ CONGRESS ACTS ON WAGE INCREASE—Congress has voted to laise its own salary to $22,500 yearly and give similar increa.ses to Federal judges and the vice-president. There was general agree­ ment on the need for the increase, but criticism of Congress' failure to act on increases for other Government employees. 4- 4> NY POLICE ARREST WIRETAPPERS—Three New York telephone company employees were arrested and $10,000 worth of electronic equipment was seized in a police raid on a wiretap center. The equip­ ment, which need not be connected directly to a phone line, was enough to tap thousands of phones. Some moves are being made to legislate against such indiscriminate wiretapping. .t 4» MORE WITNESSES ADMIT PERJURY IN RED HEARINGS—Two more anti-Communist witnesses for the Government have admitted making false accusations of Communist sympathies. Ttie two, Lowell Watson and Mrs. Marie Natvig, had both testified at a Federal Com­ munications Commission hearing linking Edward O. Lamb, a Toledo publisher, with the Communist Party. Lamb's hearing dealt with his application for renewal of a television station operating license. Sub­ sequently the two witnesses repudiated their testimony, claiming they had been coached by a commission official. Harvey Matusow, first witness to confess false accusations, has amplified his list of misdeeds, including peddling of a blacklist of radio and tv performers. 4^ » US MAY OFFER GRAIN TO RUSSIA—Reports of recurring food shortages in the Soviet Union have prompted a study by the US Gov­ ernment of the possibility of an offer of grain surplus to relieve emer­ gency suffering. Some Administration people fear that the offer would be misunderstood and would only have the effect of strengthening the Soviet government at a critical time. t 4> 4i WEST GERMANS RATIFY REARMAMENT—The West German par­ liament approved the rearming of the country under the North Atlan­ tic treaty by large majorities. Also approved was an agreement on the status of the coal-rich Saar Valley. Spwiliyhi on MSTS • Xo. 84 mmmm. ' is •. 'mm In November. 1950, after a year in operation, the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service became the subject of a Congressional inquiry. Urging sharp cuts tor MSTS, the SIU pointed to the agency's direct competition with private industry and its cut-rat# j>«y poliQy a^ the oxp^jajs^vf. irition jcamen. ..... • ssj^sEssasaicsa.'s:..' Meanwhile, the US called on the nation's sea unions to draft a program for the industry's mobilization in wartime. The SIU and other sea unions responded with a firm guarantee to supply all the men that were needed through their hiring halls, if experi­ enced men weren't drained off the ships ^y the draft. The unions also noted the two-headed situation caused by appeals for skilled crews to man the ships, when at the same time MSTS was taking over pri­ vate vessels and replacing professional seamen with temporary civil service crews at lower pay. The . prpUem remained .to. plague the Industry, however. �SEAFARERS Marcli 4. 195S SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINOTON I ' " . I The Eisenhower Administratioil ship transfer policy has plagrued the Maritime Administration in more than one way. With the declining number of American flag Liberty type vessels, the question of replace­ ment or added tonnage has undergone radical changes in the last few months. For example, the question of altering the law is being considered to permit sale from the reserve fleet of Liberty ships for domestic opera- tion should privately owned vessels be unavailable at reasonable prices. i 4" 4" Transcontinental rails and trucks still are causing considerable trouble to the efforts of steamship lines to regain their prewar position in the coastwise and intercoastal trades. The proposition is being advanced that only the offshore carrier can continue in the domestic trade, this as a leg of his foreign trade opera­ tion. However, many domestic lines believe that this is not so, and are convinced that the procedure, if permitted, will not only destroy the existing coastwise vessels, but will drive what remains of the trade into the hands of the rails and trucks. 3^ 4* P«ff« jSerea LOC Fntnre Grim, Saigon On Feverish Bender A city where shopkeepers and office girls play dice on streetcomers, where a police chief boasts of his ownership of a "house of entertainment" with 600 girls, where a $125 camera sells for $600—that's Saigon, the frontier city of the cold war, as seen through the eyes of ••-Seafarers these days. Like Hanoi and Haiphong before it, this Indo-Chinese city may be 4 While some American lines sit back nursing their wounds over being defeated on the St. Lawrence Seaway project, foreign flag carriers are losing no time in becoming entrenched in this trade. While it's true that the US companies lost their battle to defeat completion of the seaway, they are not planning on tbe possibilities of the new waterway. On the other hand, foreign flag carriers are moving in quickly. Sev­ eral foreign lines are forming joint services, such as the Ellerman Fabre Joint Service, in the trade between ports on the Great Lakes (Canadian and US), St. Lawrence River, Eastern Canada, and ports in Europe. 4" 4 4* British flag ships continue to trade freely with Communist nations. As a resuit, the Chinese Nationalist government will bar numerous foreign flag vessels, principally British, from calling at Formosa. Belief is that these ships have sailed into Communist ports on the mainland. In addition to the British ships, those accused include vessels belonging to the Dutch, Swedes and Finns. 4 4 4 Canadian steamship lines will launch a strong effort to receive gov­ ernment subsidy to help them operate again under the Canadian flag and provide a nucleus of maritime personnel. However, this is not the fii-st time they have put up such a campaign. The last time they were defeated. 4 4 4 In recent years the total seaborne trade has been increasing at the rate of about 3 percent per annum, while total world tonnage has been Increasing at the rate of about 4 percent. This, along with other factdrs. Is causing serious problems in the maritime industry throughout the world. A couple of things adding to these difficulties are the increase of flag discrimination and competition resulting from registration of ships under "flags of convenience." 4 4 4 As of December 15, 1954, Greek-owned shipping (both Greek and foreign registry) included 1,234 vessels of 8,333,661 tons afloat, plus 73 vessels of 969,660 tons under construction, making a total of 1,309 ships of 9,305,321 tons. This makes Greek-owned merchant shipping the third largest in the world (after US and United Kingdom), but only 14.9 percent is regis­ tered under the Greek flag. 4 4 4 About 80 percent of ship construction in East German yards is des­ tined for export, with the principal customer being Russia. In addition to Russia, those that will receive the ships include Poland, China, Czeciioslovakia and Bulgaria, all in the Communist bloc. 4 4 4 4 4 4 The US Government maritime agencies are sitting on a very explosive issue at tlie moment—concerning the possibility of rate wars in numer­ ous trade routes. The issue concerns steamship conferences, but some of the conference lines, primarily foreign flag carriers, are undercutting rates and granting rebates to customers. If the US Government throws the foreign flag lines out of the con­ ference, this may mean that the American flag carriers also will have to get out in order to meet rate competition, resulting in the possible dissolution of a number of steamship conferences and an overall rate war between US and foreign lines. Several of the trades affected at the moment include the trade from the US Gulf to the Mediterranean, from the US North Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and several US transpacific trades. A "confidential" report just finished by the US Government reaches the conclusion that the deadweight tonnage of cargo ships now. in operation is adequate for^ replacement programs. This report, which may not be released for some time, takes the view that cargo carriers which will form the US fleet for the next 20 years must be faster than those now in operation. Another suggestion in the report is a trend toward higher stowage factor. 4 4 4 For the past few years there has been a substantial volume decline in exports to most areas, with the entire European region; Caribbean; East Coast of South America; and India, Persian Gulf and Red Sea showing the sharpest drop. Percentage-wise, US vessel participation in our export trade has been sharply reduced since 1951 in all areas except Portugal and- Span­ ish Atlantic and the West Coast of Africa. By contrast our import volume has Increased from almost all major trade areas except the East Coast ^of South America and the entii'e European area. However, our competitive position in the ocean' movement of this traffic has grown weaker in all trades since 1951 with the exception of Central America, Mexico, Portugal and Spanish Atlantic areas. When Indo-China truce was signed last summer. Seafarers on ships in Saigon held a special meeting at tlie city's Continental Palace to discuss the Communist threat hanging heavily over the city. Conditions today appear more tense, according to Seafarer Luis Ramirez, who was In Saigon recently on the Steel Navigator. Photo shows Seafarer Ray Queen, meeting chairman (center), addressing last year's gathering of SIU crewmembers from the Steel Admiral, Alcoa Pioneer, Seacomet and Beauregard. 'Magna Charta' Of Sea 40 Years Old Today Forty years ago on March 4, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Seamen's Act of 1915, known as the magna charta of seamen. Although it has since been amended and improved many times the 1915 Act stands on foreign ship?, at the time, was raise wages all around and im­ out because it freed seamen to prove the competitive position of once and for all from the serfdom of the desertion laws and set up the first real safety and manning pro­ visions the industry had known. Although it was designed to benefit the American shipowner as much as seamen of all nations by enabling foreign seamen to im­ prove their standards, it was bit­ terly fought by shipowners of all nationalities. They feared, rightly so, lliat the law was the upeniug wedge through which seamen could force further improvements of their conditions and obtain more freedom of action. The Seamen's Act, sponsored by Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Sr., was signed into law only after a long and bitter struggle led by Andrew Furuseth. Historical Steps The basic provisions of the act are as follows: • Arrest and imprisonment for desertion of American ships was abolished. The only penalty could be forfeiture of gear and wages. • Foreign seamen in American ports as well as American seamen in US and foi-eign ports could de­ mand half of wages earned and un­ paid. The two provisions, taken to­ gether, meant that seamen were no longer bound to the ship. If the officers were tyrannical, conditions unbearable, food and sleeping quarters inadequate, the seaman was able to leave the ship with­ out being treated like a runaway slave. fa ' , " US ships. Safety Laws Also But the desertion provisions were only one aspect of the 1915 Act. Of equal importance were the safety provisions of the law whicii are the basis for all the interna­ tional safety regulations that have been put in force since then. These regulations called for 65 percent of the deck crew to be able seamen, sufficient numbers of lifeboats, division of crews into watches of equal strength, provi­ sion for minimum foc'sle space and a" variety of other clauses that for the first time made a serious effort to set both professional and safety standards. CG Boosts Cost Of Duplicates The Coast Guard has an­ nounced a new schedule of fees for copying, certifying or searching records of merchant seamen. Beginning April 1, seamen will have to pay $1.50 both for original and duplicate copies of validated papers. The current charge is 75 cents. After the April 1 date, sea­ men will also have to pay 35 cents foi^ duplicate discharges . .and 10 cents for each addi­ tional duplicate. ' engulfed by the Communist tide within a few months. There are few who would be willing to bet on Saigon's future •without a long pull in the odds because the outlook for survival is not considered good. If Saigon does go Communist, it will mean another port and area that will be denied to US ships and seamen. Recently in Saigon aboard the Steel Navigator, Seafarer Luis Ramirez took a look around the city and reports that what he saw was not attractive. In fact, he said, "If there are people who say they like to live in Saigon, even if thej' have a choice to live some­ where else, something must be wrong with he or she somehow. A tense atmosphere is observed there all around and sky-high prices for everything is the order of the day." The newest business enterprise in town, Ramirez says, is "an en­ tertainment house that most of us call the 'stockade,' but its real name is Palais de Glace (Palace of Mirrors). It boasts that it has 600 gii-ls under that one roof only for the purpose of personal en­ tertainment." Chief Has Monopoly This establishment is owned by South Vietnam's police chief. Gen­ eral Le Van Vien who, according to responsible accounts, has an open monopoly of the "entertain­ ment" business in that country. When the Navigator got to Saigon, the local government had "outlawed" gambling and ordered the closing of gambling houses owned by the same General Vien. Nevertheless, Ramirez reports, "gambling is done here almost any place in town, even under a pai-ked trailer using its protecting shade. The fishermen, the barge­ men, rickshaw drivers, even "office girls get together at any corner and then indulge in some dice shooting." As examples of the kind of prices that have to be paid in the inflation-ridden city, Ramirez says that a roll of 35 millimeter Kodachrome goes for $10 (it's about $3.00 in the States, includ­ ing processing) and "a well-used Leica 3F will cost over $600." The going rate for such cameras in the US is $125 and up depending on condition. Pilferage High With prices sky-high and goods scarce, and with 500,000 refugees from Communism in North Viet­ nam flooding the area, pilferage rates as a major occupation. "While unloading a load of old clothes that was sent there by a US charitable organization for use by Vietnam refugees . . . watch­ men were posted to watch the stevedores so that none was stolen. I believe that even then they stole it by the dozens of pieces. "One of the watchmen took off his own pants in order to work in shorts, for the heat there was terrible. At the end when all the stevedores were gone he noticed that somebody stole his own pants, contents and all. He had to stay around until one of the crewmen gave him a pair of pants that could be uied." Ramirez concludes, "Compared to Saigon, Bangkok, to me, is like the brightness of a well-polished diaamnd.",. - �,•V .r. ;'^:i)\': r-r. Pace Eif M SEAFARERS LOG MEET THE mm MARITIME l!-' I Ir: Ife* I^;.,•,•.•• Ir^' March 4. 1955 A A VA VSWA SEAFAR£K More ihlps were launched last year from the world's shipyards than In any year since 1900, according to Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Yards in Great Britain and Northern Ireland combined to account for 26.8 percent of the world total of 1,233 vessels of 5.2 million gross CHARLES A. WELCH, deck engineer tons. West Germany, Sweden, the US and Japan followed in that order, although figures for both the US and Japan showed a drop from 1953 It was literally because of the picked up a paper ashore and About half the American production of 478,984 tons was for foreign fortunes of war that Seafarer found out that all through the trip Question: What mistaken ideas owners ... The Utah Construction Co. has placed an order for a second six deadly Indian cobras were loose large ore carrier to be built by a Japanese shipbuilder. The Japan Steel have you found among shoreside Charles A. Welch started sailing somewhere on the vessel. people concerning merchant sca< with the SIU back in 1943. But Tube Co. is involved in the contract for a 31,400-ton ore-ship. "The ship had taken some cobras once having gone aboard an SIU from India on order for a reptile men? • ship fresh out of a Government farm down in Florida," he said, Storms mixed with fires on two ships endangered the port of Genoa, Ed Martin, MM: I've found that training school, he learned fast and "and six of them got away. After Italy, last week, until the threat of explosions subsided. Fire in a hold near a cargo of chemicals, matches and alcohol had caused the 7,647- most people know about the mer­ never sailed with any other outfit. the payoff they found the snakes chant marine ton Dutch freighter Grootekerk to be towed two miles offshore, while in various parts of the ship. Ona Shortly after his first trip with of them was behind a winch, an­ these days maybe in the harbor itself the 4,147-ton Swedish motorship Nordanland still because of the the SIU, Welch got his Union mem­ other was near the galley and a smouldered following a series of blasts. She was carrying 600 tons of publicity WO got bership book, which makes him an third was up on the captain's deck.". carbide ... Cunard liners carried a quarter of a million passengers last during the war. old-timer with a dozen years of Nobody in the crew had any inkling year, more than the ships of any other company. A total of 939,000 The public today membership behind him. passengers were carried by trans-Atlantic ships in 1954. during the voyage of the presence recognizes the of dangerous traveling companions. 3^ i« 3» Welch was a newly-graduated merchant seaman The Holland-America luxury liner Nieuw Amsterdam will soon lose Out In Orient mai-itime trainee from Hoffman * as a hard-working Its pre-eminence as the largest vessel in the Netherlands merchant Subsequently Welch took part in Island when he was put aboard the guy who's got a marine when the giant whale factory ship Willem Barendsz II puts to organizing some of the tranipship William McClay, a Bull Line Lib­ job to do like sea. The new whaler will have a gross displacement of 44,000 tons com­ erty. He had four months' school­ operators for the SIU. In the everybody else. They really envy pared with 36,235 for the liner, and will be able to double as a regular ing behind him and a shiny, new process, he spent a great deal of tanker during the off season ... A British Admiralty committee testing the life at sea,-though. FOW certificate to show for it. As time out on Far East runs, with the 4 4 4 the seaworthiness of welded ships built in the US, has reported that he put it, "They put me between result that he has spent about five Tom Harrell, OS: Lots of people the boilers and told me I was a years out in the Orient. He doesn't the American vessels compare favorably with riveted ships built in are confused about what we do, fireman." Today though, after 12 care much where a ship goes, by Britain^ because their 3^ 4" 3» ^ years' experience he can handle all and large, but if he could have it American President Lines has agreed to buy four Mariner-class minds are back his way, he'd prefer being on the the engine depax'tment ratings. dry cargo ships from the Government as replacements Tor existing in World War II. old Waterman run to Northern In those early wartime days freighters on its global and Pacific runs. The company made the sole When you ex­ European ports. when ships were busting out all bid in response to a Government offer to sell the ships. Its bid met plain to them "You go to good cities that way over, professional seamen were few the minimum prices set by the Government, a total of $17.8 million. what the mer­ like Bremerhaven, Rotterdam and and far between. Thousands of new Three other Mariners of the 35 originally built have been bought by chant marine is others, and the run was just a men like Welch learned on the job Pacific Far East Lines . . . The 1,088-ton German freighter Hoheweg they automatical­ little over a month which meant under hazardous wartime condi­ sank off the English coast this month after a collision with the 5,375- ly say it's part getting back to the States pretty tions. of the Navy or ton Sunny Prince of Oslo. All 14 crewmen of the German vessel were regularly." Trained At Hoffman Idand Coast Guard. taken aboard the Sunny Prince. "The 34-year-old Seafarer is mar­ They also still believe that old A native of Flushing, Long 4 4" 3[' stuff about seamen with a wife Island, Welsh had gone through ried to an English girl and has one The Giacomo Costa Navigation Co. has ordered a 20,000-ton turbinehigh school and worked a variety child, a daughter. He met his wife powered passenger liner to be built at a Genoa shipyai-d for the South in every port. of shoreside jobs before going to while in England on a Bull Line 4 4 4 American run. Due to be ready in two and a half years, the ship will Marvin White, cook: Most of the the old Hoffman Island training ship, but the marriage was all in be able to carry 1,200 passengers in the flourishing Latin-American time I find people have the notion school off Staten Island. This unit the family, he explained, as his trade . . . For 15 years the flagship of the Greek Line, the Nea Hellas , that being in the was subsequently replaced when wife's brother married one of will return to New York on March 21 as the SS New York. The 17,000merchant marine the Mai-itinie Commission took over Welch's cousins. Just last year, he ton liner is being converted from a three-class liner into a two-class is similar to being the training facilities and opened brought his family over from Eng­ passenger vessel offering 71 first-class and 1,370 tourist-class berths, in the service. the huge Sheepshead Bay training land and settled them in the She will also shift from the Mediterranean to the North Atlantic trade States. They think we base. at the time, as the newer Olympia, present flagship of the line, switches "They ai'e back home now, visit­ have the same After his first run on the McClay to the southern route. ing my wife's family in Newcastle," kind of restric­ to North Africa, Welch sailed a 3* 4 4 tions and have to variety of ships to various war he said. A report of the Delaware River Port Authority says that for the first salute officers zones. Some of them came under Although he holds all the engine time in 100 years, the Delaware River ports now occupy first-place just like in the department ratings for dry cargo enemy bombing attacks but fortu­ among the nation's ports in the handling of import cargoes. The Navy. They're nately, none of them was lost. ships, Welch prefers working deck challenge to the longtime supremacy of NY is based on figures showing Nothing that happened during engineer. Working day work all the NY lagging behind the Delaware River port area by 1.2 million short amazed at our conditions. the war, he says, quite compares time has advantages, he finds, and 4 4 4 tons of imports for the first nine months of 1954. The ports involved Stephen Cohilas, cook: There with the jolt he got as a member of the job offers more interest and are Philadelphia and Chester, Pa.; Camden and Trenton, NJ, and Wilmington, Del. . . . The Boston Metal Co. of Baltimore has bought doesn't seem to be quite as much the Nicaragua Victory crew. This variety than any other in the en­ was one of the Isthmian ships that gine department. The main thing the formerly-SIU-manncd liner Acadia, presumably for scrapping, from misunderthe SIU was organizing in 1946, thnugh, isibat the job is on an SIU Eastern Steamship Lines. Idle for years, the 22-year-old vessel is the standing about The trip itself was uneventful and ship with the wages and conditions merchant seamen last of a once large group of coastal liners operated by the company. it was after the payoff that he that go with it. anymore, al­ though some peo­ ple think it's a - I "tX • 1 f « t "romantic" life and you don't do anything but ACItOSS DOWN 17. Face: Slang 37. This records 19. Pause your tour A three-year contract at the vator Company plant in Yonkers. 1. The briny 1. Turf travel around all 20. Entertain 2. Earlier 4. A member ot 40. Fishing device Farmingdale, New York, plant of The company had threatened to over the world. 21. One of the the crew 3. The "A" In Gras canonical hours 41. Most of the time they know that Republic Aviation has been ap­ close its plant unless economy ». Eiid-of-voyage A&G District 23. It guides a 43. Voyage event 4. Pay proved by plant employees. The could be achieved. it's a job like any other. tourist 45. The albatross 12. Worthless scrap 3. Naples, 24. Rouge is one contract with the International Salerno, etc. 13. Make up for 4 4 4 4 4 4 25. Your sea chest 46. Symbol for 6. Illegally dis­ 14. Fruit drink Jose Aguiar, AB: People are Association of Machinists (AFL) is a good ruthenium tilled whiskey 15. He heips you Pittsburgh's on-again, o.ff-again 27. Toward 47. Part of a race very interested in what we do, calls for five to seven cents in 7. Compass out 28. Attack department store strike is still on 48. A number bearing 17. The SIU Wethourly increases. Approximately because they stiU .30, Where th* 49. Ask for a 8. Musical not* fare but settlement prospects look Plaza Hotel I* think we do 5,000 workers are affected. 9. White hand-out 18. Girl's name brighter with the signing of an 32. Sack SO. Tai»-room brew 10. Girl's nam* 19. New Guinea something like 34. Comparativ* 51. Nothing 11. Money in port agreement between Building Serv­ 4 4 4 ending the Navy or Coast 53. Virginia: Abbr. Tokyo . in 20. Cape ice Employees Local 29 and two 16. Pitcher Lopat Mass. (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) Guard and have "Right to work" laws are under 22. Part of Arabian the same type of attack from another quarter. The major stores. Previously, the sigh­ peninsula 24. Bin of sale: regulations 1 n American Civil- Liberties Union ing of a Teamsters agreement sev­ Abbr. eral weeks ago was believed to wartime. They published an analysis by its board herald 26. "Semper the end of the strike,^ but FiUelis" is ona are surprised of directors which questions the King Cola 29. no agreement was reached with about ^ihe con­ laws as interfering with the civil other unions. Still SO. Make lace on strike are They protect 31. ditions we have liberties of labor organizations. clerks, office employees and res­ us and that we can pick our own job. The ACLU said that the laws were Rico 33. 35. Dry, as wine being used "to obstruct the exer­ taurant workers. 36. Indian tribe 38. Before 39. Plural ending 40. Block up again 42. Compass bearing 43. Drink ot liciuor _ 44. South Sea islander 47. A bar in Liverpool 49. A man from Hamilton 62. Macaw 53. Cape Islands 54. Khan 5S< A lot of ginger 50. Another lima 5T-:.c>i,—l-'iNiX-te 1 f.i I. (Mislsj 1,; 4 4' 4 J. Behar, cook: They think the merchant marine is strictly s Navy-type opera­ tion where every­ body has to wear a uniform and salute officers. Many people have the idea the ships are set up on a military basis and are surprised to learn that we have a strong'dnion: end- ini^y ^pendi^gji^i;ll^asliore don't ii^ave. cise of basic organizing rights," 4 4 4 Two unions in the New York area have agreed to take steps to assist the employers' competitive position. The Hat, Cap and Mil­ linery Workers Union (AFL) has agreed to sidetrack increased pen­ sion fund contributions in favor of a $1 million promotion fund to help the Sale of women's hats. The CIO United Electrical Workers Union has voted to accept changes in ;|)roductioii pi-aaict'S, at the Otis Kle- 4 4 4 The possibility of a strike at eight major New York newspapers was seen In the request by Typo­ graphical Union, Local 6 to the international union for authoriza­ tion to take a strike vote. One of several issues at dispute is /the question of automatic typesetting machinery now being installed in some composing rooms. Efforts to settle another New York news­ paper strike, that of the CIO News­ paper Guild against >4he Brooklyn " Ejigle, have .felled fflr.j uy �mm^^: March 4; 195S SEAFAStERS Pac« Nine LOG SEAFARERS^ LOG * Gimme! He's Still Hanging On!' \ AV • • W / Vol. XVii, No. S March 4. 1955 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 67S Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 82, NY. TeL HYacij^th 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor. RAY DENISON; Art Editor. BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor. DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writer*, HERMAN ^IHUR. IRWIN SnvACK AL MASKIN; Gull Area Reporter. BILL MOODY. lao . The Whipping Boy Those people in Washington who find kicking somebody around a favorite form of recreation have discovered a new whipping boy in recent months. He is the American seaman who has been the^target of a bewildering variety of proposals attacking his job, his wages, his union, his benefits under law and his very right to earn, a living in his chosen profes­ sion. There's been the Government-approved program of trans­ fers to runaway flags taking thousands of jobs away and providing cutthroat competition for US-flag ships; the con­ tinuing hostility of certain Government officials to "50-50", even though it is the law of the land; the attempt by the Secretary of Health and Welfare to scuttle the seamen's health and welfare; last but not least, the Coast Guard's pro­ filing system that would deprive them of their jobs in some instances for the sins of their fathers. Now the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganiza­ tion has revived the thoroughly-discredited Hobby-Dodge plan to close down the Public Health Service hospitals and discontinue all their medical services to seamen. This is part of a so-called economy program that would also make some slight curtailment in the .Veterans Administration and the Defense Department medical service. Of course, the opera­ tions of USPHS hospitals are a drop in the bucket compared to the.VA and the Defense Department. If economy were the true reason, for indiscriminate ax-slashing there's much more money to be saved elsewhere. Actually the USPHS was singled out simply because the Hoover Commission believes that it is the most vulnerable politically. It would not dare recommend the closing of the VA program for non-service disabilities anymore than it would dare recommend discontinuance of free medical care for Congressmen and Government officials. To buttress a shabby argument, the Commission has used reasoning which smacks of outright dishonesty. The PHS hospitals (and Armed Service hospitals as well) are accused of "inefficiency" and instances cited where they keep patients for longer periods than private hospitals. What the Commission fails to point out, for reasons of its own, is that the patients in private hospitals have homes and families to go to where they can convalesce; while the Seafarer, like the man in the Army, is often a long way from home. He can't convalesce in a YMCA or an Army barracks so he stays in ^ the hospital that much longer. When Mr. Hoover was president during the years of the great depression, the Government was really strapped for revenue. Yet no move was ever made at the time to close the hospitals. It seems odd then, that in these years which Government orators are so fond of describing as a golden era, that the same Mr. Hoover should suddenly find it neces­ sary to trim these services. Those who think that they can get away with closing the hospitals are counting oh the indifference of the unions, the seamen and the maritime industry. It's up to^all parties con­ cerned to prove this thought is a miscalculation. 4" 4" 4" Anniversary Alonth March is a big month for important seafaring anniversa­ ries. This March brings us the 70th anniversary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the 101st birthday of Andrew furuseth and the 40th anniversary of the 1915 Seamen's Act. All of them come in the same month within a few days of each other, which is a coincidence. What is no coincidence is the fact that all three are closely inter-related. It was the few himdred poverty-stricken sailors of 1885 who got together and formed the SUP who made it possible for seamen to celebrate these other anniversaries. At the same time, without Andrew Furuseth and without the Sea­ men's Act he fathered, seafafing unions would never have gotten off the ground in the first place. The work these early pioneers and Furuseth did was the basis. Seamen later pick^ themselves off the floor and fin­ ished the job that Was begun in 1885. But everything good that happened to seamen can be dated back to the day that sailing men in San Francisco discovered they could defy the shipowner and win improvements by working together. That's one-fa-jt .that should never be forgotten if seamen are to prosppi' ' - 0ifet*S JLdvicC 5 ..v-nl To Speed Mail To the Editor: I was extremely interested to read the article, in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG of January 21, about the action the SIU is taking to improve the mail service to the men on the ships, particularly those running foreign. As you kno}v, mail is generally, as important to a seaman as it is to a soldier. It's a great pepperupper, especially when you're far from home. And so I was gratified to read about the SIU's proposals for getting mail to the men faster and more regularly. However, therd^ is a . point I would like to make, and that is the reason' I am writing this letter. According to the LOG article, the SIU is asking all ship operators to It's normal, for a steward and his cooperate in getting mail to the department to get a vote of thanks men by providing accurate lists of their agents in all the ports at for the food and service. Steward which a ship is scheduled to call. A. Higham on the Robin Gray was These lists, as I understand it, given the mark of approval accord­ would be furnished by the com­ ingly but that wasn't all. The crew panies at the time of sign-on. also thanked him for his consid­ Agent Is Culprit eration and care for a dead ship­ Now this is fine, as far as it mate. goes. The trouble is, it only goes It seems that the day junior as lar as the company agents. And my many years of sailing have engineer died on board last Janu­ taught me that It is generally the ary 28 and Steward Higham took company agent who is at the root charge in preparing for the burial of the trouble, when a seaman at sea. All hands agreed that he fails to get mail that should be showed great care and dignity in behalf of the deceased crewmemcoming to him. I think that most of the com­ ber. Higham is an oldtimer who panies I have sailed with have been pretty good about forwarding joined the SIU in its early days in mail abroad. Some of the smaller 1938 down in Mobile. He's from outfits seem to get kind of lazy New York originally but now lives and negligent sometimes. But the in the azalea city. larger outfits, generally, are pretty 4 4 t good about forwarding mail—if It Since the SEAFARERS LOG is is sent to their home office first, always happy to receive photos and that is. stories from the The trouble, as-1 say, generally ships, a sugges­ arises with the company agent, and tion by Seafarer most cases of <ielayed mail deliv­ L. S. Johnston of ery that I have seen have been due the Ocean De­ to agents sitting on the letters and borah deserves a packages instead of delivering mention. Since them as they should. the vessel is new Serves Good Pur^se to the .SIU, John­ ston proposed Having the companies supply that pictures be lists of the agents-would serve a Johnston taken of the ship good purpose because the men's families could then send the letters and the gang aboard her and sent directly to the agents and they in to the LOG. wouldn't have to go a round-about Johnston, known to his shipmates way through the companies' home as Johnny, sails in the deck depart­ offices. ment with the SIU and rates as However, this still wouldn't give one of its original members, join­ the agents any hotfoot or make ing up in New Orleans in Decem­ them get the mail to the men on ber, 1938. He was born in Indiana the ships any better than they do but now makes his home in Goshen Springs, Mississippi. now. I think that, in addition to get­ 4 4 4 ting the companies to supply lists Two other Seafarers^ who rated of their agents, we must get after mention for their all around per­ the companies to get after their formance were G. Grey, 2nd cook agents and see that they get on the on the Alcoa Roamer, and James ball and get the mail to the men G. Rodder, AB and ship's delegate as soon as the ship arrives in port. on the Portmar. Both of these I think It Is also, important to brothers were mentioned in their remind the brothers that they must respective ships' minutes as doing let their families and friends, know a fine job, with the Portmar crew where they are going. I know more noting that it had been a pleasant than one man who shipped out and harmonious trip all around. without telling anybody his destlRodder has been an SIU member nation,-_and then .wondered why sjnpe 1942. jo(3^g ii^ tlm Port pf. thei»iwas no mail ^ iNefv Iforkj Hq|^ New zealpnder -•m ry'd -•|l m\ ^Vote ^ Thanks British West Indies, got his SIU book back in September, 1943 and has been sailing with the SIU steadily since then. 4 4 4 We don't know if the SIU's new steward department procedures have been adopted yet aboard the Alcoa Planter, but in any case, the crew is certainly happy with the feeding system as is. The vote of thanks motion to the department was certainly phrased in enthusias­ tic terms, with the department praised for a "wonderful job." "Everyone," they added, "agrees the food is excellent." Unfortu­ nately, the names of the deserving department members .were not mentioned in the minutes. ^ 4 4 4 It's a little late to be talking about Christmas Dinner menus, but one that came into the SEA­ FARERS LOG office from the Steel Traveler is too unusual to be passed up without mention. Instead of serving what has become the convention al Christmas Dinner — roast turkey — Seafarer Aussie Shrimpton came up with a truly different ship­ board menu. Among other Shrimpton items it offered turtle soup, fillet of pompano, roast gosling with mushrooms, water chestnuts and wild rice, and as a topper, crepe suzettes aflame with brandy. For those who have more conventional food tastes there was also jumbo shrimp cocktail, baked Virginia ham, mince pies, plum pudding and ice cream. The whole meal was finished off by a fruit buffet, cold beer and Swedish punch. Putting out this kind of a meal for the holiday and setting high standards of quality for the voyage earned Shrimpton and his depart­ ment a hearty vote of Ahanks from all hands. Shrimpton, as the name indi­ cates, is a native of Australia, but now has his. home in the bluegrass country, Lexington, Ken­ tucky. He got his SIU book in Bosin.J94S .and whqn not sailing ~ lief stewai^ is-ii 'h«n<^ man - �I.:-...-..-..,:: rv^v^^'f"'"- Page Ten SEAFARERS "••• ••• : •v.-, •'. •-' '.T.Vt?:- March 4, 1955 LOG • "y.h- The Revolution in Coc A flashy comeback by what appeared to be a doA\ and-out industry is shaping up these days. J The seriousness of the effort is evidenced by the fej that shipowners, truck fleet operators and railroad d ficials are talking to each other again, overlooking tl feuding and sniping of the past. What is happening ? that the near-defunct coastwise shipping industry h\ come to the realization that an alliance with the ra| roads and truckers offers the quickest solution to its o^ problems. The others, in turn, foresee sufficient add revenue to justify the get-together. Generally, the decline of coastal shipping came the start of World War II, when the Government tc { over many of the ships as an emergency measure a enemy subs played tag with the rest.~ The railro^ and truckers profited, easily absoi-bing most of 1, traffic. When the war ended in 1945, coastal ship (, erators were unable to recoup what they had lost, addition, post-war Government aid programs_ complete changed the character of US merchant shipping a spurred the growth of foreign trade. The end-product of all this is the current empha on ''roll on-roll off" dry cargo operations and the use Plexiglass model of a prototype "roll on-roll off' ship for the MSTS shows how military vehicles could he loaded and discharged from the ship in a mat­ ter of a few hours. The design features ports at the stern and sides for moving vehicles aboard under their own power and ramps at key poiiUs to move traffic continuously to the various hold decks. A special complement of drivers would be carried to handle actual movement of the vehicles. elevators would be provided in each vehicle hold to bring the drivers up from the various hold levels to the second deck where traffic comes aboard. The ship would have all machinery amidships and wopld have conventional cargprhsiidlilif for.irahsporting general cargo also.; . �March 4, 1955 ®[?[? SEAFARERS ZZ7 stwise Shipping LOG Face Eleveii I I I I I I I I I -J ships to move rolling stock between coastal ports. Neither of these ideas for ship operations are new, however. A pioneer in the field, SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines has been in the business of moving loaded freight cars by ship for a quarter of a century. Its service, started in 1929, now offers six specialized vessels, each capable of carrying 100 fully-loaded railroad freight cars between its New York terminal at Edgewater, NJ, and Southern and Gulf ports. . , Principally a post-war innovation, trailer-ship op­ erations, up until now have not been carried out on spe­ cially-constructed vessels. Modified Liberty-type ships and converted LSTs have been put to use to carry loaded truck trailers on these runs linking coastal ports, some inland ports and Puerto Rico and the mainland. The advantage claimed for both trailer-ships and trainships is that once cargo is stored, it never has to be handled again until it reaches its destination. The net effect it to cut shipping costs and time. Costs run high and continue to climb. Time is a valuable consideration for most shippers. ' Among SlU-contracted companies, McLean is the first SIU operator in this field. Seafarers, therefore, will play a big part in the coming "revolution" and the campaign to put coastwise shipping back on its feet. Meanwhile, the Government is also showing an active interest in the field. It has already come up With a de­ sign for a new "Turnpike" class vessel for carrying truck-trailers commercially. Furthermore, the Navy's Military Sea Transporta­ tion Sej'vice has the blueprints of a prototype defense vessel which is said to be almost ready for the builder. This ship would carry both wheeled and tracked vehicles and would be designed to provide for their rapid loading and discharge under" their own power. It would have the added feature of conventional cargo-handling gear for transporting general cargo as well. MSTS would Ibe able to move its vehicle cargo on and off the ship by means of side and/or stern ports. Trailers Not Self-Propelled Similar principles would be applied to most of the proposed "roll on-roll off" trailer-ships, except that in these, the truck-trailers would be not self-propelled. In­ stead, the design of the ships would fix a traffic pattern enabling truck cabs-to come aboard along with the trailer while loading, and independently when discharging. One of the basic criticisms of the entire trailer-ship operation, however, is what happens when 200 or more Dowerless trailers are put ashore. The system requires a:rge loading terminals in prime waterfront areas which are already crowded and heavily trafficked. The answer,, its supporters say, is in public financing by local port authorities, which would be repaid by rental payments. Seatrain experienced the same kind of difficulty in setting up its own operation. The problem of getting fully-loaded 65-foot railroad freight cars aboard a ship is not easily overcome. But the special design of the ships and terminals in key ports provided the answer. Now there is a design for a two-decked train-ship which can load and unload simultaneously through bow and stern doors right at regular car float terminals which many harbors already have. The innovation elimi­ nates the need for special terminals and boasts the added feature of easy conversion for carrying truck-trailers. ' At top, a view of the special Seatrain terminal at Edgewater,*^NJ, with the SIUmanned Seatrains Texas and Havana alongside. Elaborate hoist apparatus lifts loaded railroad freight cars aboard and deposits them on inlaid track aboard the ships. Below, one of the Seatrains shown in the role of an aircraft and vehicle carrier during World War II. Unique construction of the ships enabled them to play vital war role. Breakdown sketch of a Seatrain showing how the cars are loaded on nearly a mile of standard railroad track spread over four decks. The insets illustrate how cars are locked into place (top) and the elaborate loading and unloading apparatus (bottom). Seatrain operates six ships between New York (terrninal at Edgewater, NJ), Sa^ ?^'''>^^•'vahnah, New Orleains aind Tex^s City. Each can carry 100 fully-ldaded freight cars. .-,-V - 3-; ,••1; •SI I 11 0 • -.mI V - •'ml �'•••> .1- ". ' - VA- PMX6 Twelve SEAFARERS Mareli 4,1981 LOG PORTREPORXS Mass., and the Union sent a floral Lake Charles: says that it's by all odds the best Miami: wreath. in the business. Recently he quali­ In closing, we would like to re­ fied himself for the special disabil­ port that quick work by the crew ity benefit of $25 a week and is and offiqers of the Coast Guard very happy about the prompt and cutter East Wind prevented ex­ efficient service he got, since he Shipping held Its own in this plosion of a magazine of live am­ Shipping here just about held Its Shipping in this port was fair applied for the benefit only a short during the past two weeks. We time ago. Incidentally, Brother port during the past two weeks and munition when a spectacular fire own during the past two weeks. had 91 men registered in all three Stoll comes by the nickname we were able to ship quite a few swept the ship's engine room at During this period we had 40 men departments and were able to ship "Preacher" because he can take off ABs on offshore ships and put her berth at Castle Island on Feb­ only 37, but we also obtained on almost any subject and talk some replacements on the Ponce ruary 20. The fire was brought registered and shipped 26, so that we still have plenty of men, in all and Florida. We had 22 men 'under control after 2Vi hours. standby jobs for 35 men, so this about it for hours. James Sheehan Among the other oldtimers now registered in all departments and. ratings, to meet any foresee^able brought to 72 the number of men Boston Port Agent on the beach are Harry Galphin shipped 20. put to work during this period. future calls. During these two weeks we paid 3) t t The outlook for the next two Clyde Laseter, Vince San Juan, A. Calling in here during these past weeks is just fair as we have only (Jukey) Cohen, A. (Jack) Bullard off the Compass (Compass), Ponce two weeks were the Council Grove, Jose Rosa, E. M. (Bud) Bryant and (Ponce) and Florida (P & O). The Philadelphia: one payoif sched­ ? Cantigny, Brad­ Claude R. West. Florida signed on while the Com­ uled. This is the ford Island, Chi­ In the'USPHS hospital here are pass transferred to a foreign flag. Longview Vic­ wawa,. Salem J. (Tommy) Moore, better known In transit were the Ponce tory (Victory Maritime, Govr as "the Scoco kid"; Jimmie (Ponce), Fairport, Chickasaw and Carriers), due in eminent Camp (Georgia Boy) Littleton, Rufus L. De Soto (Waterman) and Bradford here from the and Bents Fort, This port has just experienced Fields, Ernest Webb, Angelo Mar­ Island (Cities Service). Far East. all of Cities Serv­ a couple of weeks of prosperity, tins, John Henry Morris, A. D Eddie Parr At this writing ice. Over in Port with considerably more men Edenfield, Louis C. Miller, Alex­ Miami Por.t Agent we have not Arthur, Tex., we shipped than were registered. ander C. Copa, Robert Myc = and signed on any 3) 3) 4 had the Winter And, from all indications, this sit­ Carl F. Kumrow, that well-known, ships for the Wanka Hill (Cities Serv­ Boston: uation should continue well into Swafford colbrful pearl diver. Formosa area ice), Republic next week. E. B. McAuIey and we will just have to wait and During the past two weeks we (Trafalgar) and Michael (Carras), Hq. Representative see what the future brings. paid off three ships here, signed and in Orange, Tex., we had the During the past two weeks we Val Chem (Valentine Tankers). t 3) on five and had six in transit. paid off the Alawai (Waterman), The payoffs were the Maiden At our last meeting. Brother Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Houston: Shipping here in Beantown was Creek (Waterman), Trojan Trader R. M. Thompson, who sails in the Carriers) and Ocean Lotte (Ocean fair during the past two weeks (Trojan) and Portmar (Calmar). engine department, was chairman. Transportation). In transit were and" the outlook for the future These three ships signed on and Brother S. C. Slaid, who sails in the Massmar (Calmar) and Raphael is about the same. also the Carolyn and Ines (Bull). the deck department, was record­ Semmes and John B. Waterman During the past two weeks we In transit were the French Creek ing secretary. Both men did a fine (Waterman). Phenomenal is the word for paid off the Salem Maritime, Can­ and Winter Hill (Cities Service), job. Ocean Lotte In Shipyard (Waterman), Robin Satis On Deck shipping in this port and we have tigny and Bradford Island (Cities Chickasaw The Ocean Lotte ran aground cleaned the beach of men and are Service) and the , Queenston Clray and Robin Kirk (Seas Ship­ For our Seafarer of the Week we several times during February and now scraping the bottom of the Heights (Seatrade). These four ping) and Arlyn (Bull). have selected Brother J. Swafford, ships signed on again and in Is now in the shipyard. She is barrel. I would like to say, how­ All the payoffs and sign-ons a deck department man. Brother expected to come out ^ound ever, that by the time this report transit were the Michael (Carras), were in good shape. Swafford i has been in the Union March 7. A . S. Cardullo appears in the SEAFARERS LOG, Bents Fort (Cities Service), Seafor quite some time, and is now tiger (Colonial), Antinous and De Oldtimers on the beach here in­ things may be back to normal. We Philadelphia Port Agent waiting for a coastwise tanker run. clude H. Murphy, W. Kramer, J. have been telling the members Soto (Pan-Atlan.), Ann Marie He says he is mighty pleased with t. (Bull), Steel King Sampson, W. Cressman and J. that the good shipping this port the new tanker agreement and fig­ (Isthmian) and Wilmington: Hunt. In the hospital are S. Jo- has been enjoying has been a ures on buying himself another Robin Kirk (Seas hannessen, K. Wanka, O. Rosen­ seasonal thing and could return at cow or two just as soon as he gets Shipping). berg, W. Johnston and V. Ming. any time to the Bloomfield-Seahis back pay. Brother Swafford We had no Jeff Gillette train in-transit-replacement situa­ comes from Georgia but says he beefs of any kind Seattle Port Agent tion that normally prevails here. likes Louisiana very well. on any of these But the good shipping has con­ t 3> t We have no brothers in the hos­ ships. Shipping in this port has been tinued right along and from all Savannah: Our selection on the slow bell during the past pital here that we know of, and indications the half dozen Libertys for a typical SIU two, weeks, with no payoffs or everything else Is pretty quiet, bound for this port to load grain man this week sign-ons, and none are due during both on the local labor front and MacQueen will keep the pot boiling for some as far as the weather is concerned. is Charles Mac- the coming two weeks. time yet. Queen, who is known to his friends The danger of another flood, that Despite this, shipping is holding Four Ships Pay Off and shipmates as "Scotty." Mac- its own, due to the in-transits, and we wrote about the last time, has Here in Savannah the Retail During the last two weeks we Queen, who. coihes from Arling­ now passed, and although it has Clerks International Association, paid off the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa), ton, Mass., sails In the steward de­ we do not have many men on the been raining and cold for some beach at this time. Local 1604, is involved in a boycott Robin Goodfellow (Seas Shipping), partment and specializes in being The in-transits during the last time, it now looks as if the weather action against the Yachum and Liberty Flag (Gulf Cargo) and topnotch saloon messman. He report period were the Massmar, man has decided to give us some Yachum Dry Goods Co., and some Gulfwater (Metro). has been an SIU member for Alamar and Calmar (Calmar); fishing days and quite a few of the SIU men are assisting them in These four ships signed on again about a dozen years and is a good Madaket, Yaka, JoHn B. Waterman boys are casting their eyes in the their picketing of this firm. The while in transit were the Alex­ Union man. and Raphael Semmes (Waterman); direction of the lake. RCIA has had a contract with this andra (Carras), Alcoa Pegasus Leroy Clarke Oldtimers now on the beach in­ Alice Brown (Bloomfield); Alcoa firm for about four years, but the (Alcoa), Steel Fabricator and Sleel clude J. Connolly, R. Murphy, V. Lake Charles Port Agent Pioneer (Alcoa); Ocean Deborah boss suddenly decided that he Maker (Isthmian), Fairland (Water­ 3) 3>. 3> would have nothing more to do man), Seatrains Texas, Savannah Tocco and P. Norton. F. Alasavich (Ocean Transportation), and Stony with organized labor and has re­ and New Jersey (Seatrain), Archers and A. Hancock are patients in Creek (American Tramp). Norfolk: I would like to say that I am fused to sit down and talk over Hope and Cantigny (Cities Service) the Brighton Marine Hospital. Brother Brown Buried glad to be back on the job after the situation with the union em­ and Edith (Bull). Funeral services for Brother my trip to the drydock. ployees in his store. With our as­ A. (Frenchy) Michelet Allan G. Brown were held Thurs­ Ernest B. Tilley sistance, the picketline is causing Houston Port Agent day, February 17, in Hyannis, Wilmington Port Agent a drop of about 55 percent in the firm's business. There has been a definite pick­ As for shipping, we had only one up in shipping in this port and payoff and sign-on here during the the shipping picture here jiow past two weeks, looks better than it has for more but we had eight than a year. ships In transit During the past two weeks we and we feel ship­ paid off five ships, signed on four ping can be con­ and had eight in transit. Shipping Figures February 9 to February 22 sidered fair. The The payoffs were the Logans outlook for the REG. REG. REG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Fort (Cities Service), Greece Vic­ next two weeks is PORT DECK ENGINE S'U'EW. REG. ENG. STEW. SHIPPED tory (South Atlantic), Shinnecock DECK about the same. Boston 14 6 25 5 9 7 18 2 Bay (Veritas), Gateway City (Wa­ The Bents Fort New York terman) and Transatlantic (Pacific 88 75 100 263 69 69 79 217 (Cities Service) Cohen Waterways). Philadelphia 28 18 34 38 32 16 62 104 paid off and The Logans Fort, Greece Vic­ Baltimore signed on here and in transit were 79 56 71 209 72 63 59 191 tory, Shinnecock Bay and Trans­ the Southland and Southstar Norfolk 12 10 12 17 16 45 9 31 atlantic signed on again. (South Atlantic), Angelina (Bull), Savannah 14 10 5 3 18 8 3 3 In transit were the Steel De­ Azalea City (Waterman), Chiwawa Tampa ^.... 18 11 48 19 48 16 12 20 signer, Steel Artisan and Steel and Logans Fort (Cities Service) Mobile 41 Voyager (Isthmian), Alcoa Runner 48 and Seatrains Georgia and Louis­ 49 138 27 34 34 95 and Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa), Coe iana (Seatrain). New Orleans 57 156 60 74 191 51 45 60 Victory (Victory Carriers) and 'Preacher' Gives Praise Houston 46 28 41 28 39 108 82 106 Southland (South Atlantic). The For our Seafarer of the Week 17 ) Seattle 40 37 10 31 10 20 91 Steel Voyager called twice. we have selected Brother Walter San Francisco 52 20 22 18 58 15 15 20 Stoll, who is much better known All of these ships were in good 17 as "Preacher.", A real oldtimer. 'Wilmington 7 6 5 6 shape. 8 18 8 Brother. :Stoll has higb» praise for ! o;(l <iBVn'Aeee':"Plan and : 409 9'i Seattle: Shipping Holds Own; Flood Throat Passos Replacements Taken By Pence And Flerida Standby Jobs Boost Employment Total Here Conlinuance is Seen in Port's Prosperity Shipping Galled Fair, Oullcck Seen The Same 'PhenomenaT Shipping Cleans Off The Beach In-Transit Galls Make Shipping Bold Its Own Retail Clerks' Beef is Aided By Seafarers 'Definite Pick-Up' Is Neted In Shipping �SEAFARERS March 4, 1955 LOG Pare Thirteea ••Qes PORTMUSPORTS Baltimore: New Sea Chest OuHel Opened In Hall Here This week our Sea Chest retail outlet was opened in this port and we know that the members who visit this beautifully laid out store will be very pleased with the merchandise which it stocks. Our new cafeteria, likewise, is doing a bang-up job with clean, wholesome food tastefully pre­ pared, and prices such that all members can eat at a minimum cost to themselves. As some ^of you fellows know, we are applying for a change of license for the Port O' Call, and we believe the need for this is ap­ parent. We would again like to emphasize that we rely on the members' cooperation to maintain the high standards of service of the Port O' Call, which is some­ thing we may all well be proud of, and which is fast becoming the talk of the town. Shipping Picks Up Shipping during the past two weeks picked up a little bit but not enough to pull us out of the doldrums. However, we are hop­ ing to have a ship lhat has been in for repairs crew up in the very near future. And, with spring on the way, we are looking for a bang-up shipping season. During the past two weeks we paid off 20 ships, signed on 13 and had 13 ships call in transit. The payoffs were as follows: Suzanne, Evelyn and Mae (Bull); French Creek and Archers Hope (Cities Service): Seatiger (Colo­ nial); Seamonitor (E X c e 1 8 i 0 r)f Robin Gi-ay (Seas Shipping); Steel Voyager (Isth­ mian); Fairport (W a t • r man); Mankato Victory I (Victory Car­ Sawyer riers); Oremar, Yorkmar and Bethcoaster (Calmar), and Santore, Marore, Baltore, Feltore and Chilore (Ore). ,The Oremar paid off twice. Signing on were the French Creek (Cities Service); Seatiger (Colonial); Steel Voyager (Isth­ mian); Seamonitor (Excelsior); Oremar, Yorkmar and Bethcoaster (Calmar), and Santore, Marore, Baltore, Feltore and Chilore (Ore). The Oremar signed on twice. In transit were the Alcoa Puri­ tan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Iberville and Chickasaw (Water­ man); Carolyn, Ines and Suzanne (Bull); Steel Maker, Steel Advo­ cate and Steel Executive (Isth­ mian); Winter Hill (Cities Service); Bethcoaster (Calmar), and Trojan Trader (Trojan). Beefs Generally Minor The beefs on these ships genci-ally were minor and the only things pending at the moment are a couple of clarifications with the quartermaster section of the Ore Line vessels. We are confident these will be straightened out very shortly. All of our crews did fine jobs in bringing their ships iii for the payoffs; all sign-ons, too, were smooth. The in-transit ships were also in fine shape. This week we intend to be a lit­ tle different and present our "Man " of the Month"—Chai'les R. Sawyer, who has beeq a member of our or­ ganization since December, 1945, and who recently became a full bookmember. He has this to say about the the years with the Seafarers I have always tried to do a bang-up job and I consider the SIU tops in the maritime field. I urge'all of the men coming into our organization to always attend the meeting so that they will be fully Informed on all the behefits that they may derive from the various activities at these meet­ ings." We wish Charles years of good sailing. With spring upon us, let's not forget the boys who are on the in­ side looking out. Perhaps a cheery note or word from you will give them the urge to perk up and be among you again. The address is USPHS Hospital, Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore 18, and the brothers now confined to it are as follows:— W. Simmons, E. Plahn, E. Joyner, A. Willis, J. Hannay, B. Buzbee, G. Williams, L. Dwyer, R. Kirkwood, E. DeLaCruz, R. Hawes, J. Alstatt, R. Scales, O. Jones, J. Bokus, B. Balcer, G. Goodwin, T. Mungo, F. Forte, C. Leggett, L. Firlie, D. Robinson, R. Solheim, E. Marsh, G. Little, R. Littleton, J. Schultz, N. Jackson, R. McKnew, G. Oliver, S. Musco and G. Glaze. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent 4« 4" 4" San Francisco: Waterman's Choctaw, YoungAmericaSignOn Shipping was slow in this port during the past two weeks and the outlook for the future is the same. We had no payoffs during the past two weeks and none are in sight for the next two weeks. During the last two weeks we signed on the Young America and Choctaw (Water­ man). In transit were the Raph­ ael S e m m e s, M a d a k e t and John B. Water­ man (Waterman), Massmar (Cal­ mar) and Ocean Deborah (Ocean Transportation). Dunn Among the men on the beach now are J. Dunn, C. N. McKee, F. Hills, C. Demers, C. Shirley, J. Jacobson, B. Tolbert, C. Nangle and R. Shaynick. In the hospital are M. Meigussoglou, O. Gustavsen, R. Lam­ bert, C. I^eumaier, J. Perreira, P. S. Yuzon, E. L. Brown, G. J. Fletcher, F. S. Raylor, C. McBrien and Max Byers, Tom Banning San Francisco Port Agent New Orleans: Port's Hospital List Is Lowest In Months We don't know whether it is the climate or the general Mardi Gras atmosphere that prevailed here during the last few days, but the Npw Orleans hospital list contains fewer names than it has in months. We hope this condition is Indicative of a permanent trend. Four brothers were admitted to the USPHS hospital here since our last report. They were Sam Cope, Hal Ellis, Glen Curl and John P. Doyle. They have our best wishes for a speedy and complete recov­ ery. Charles Brady, Daniel Rucker, Billy Ward and Thomas Maynes are still confined to . the hospital, but are reported 4o be convalesc­ Curl ing in good fashion. Joachin Saik, Jack Oosse, Al­ fredo Garcia and Lionel Miller have been discharged from the hospital and hope to be ready to ship soon. Shipping has been fair here. During the last two weeks we had 7 payoffs, 2 sign-ons and 18 ships in transit. Payoflfs were aboard the Del Mar, Del Sol and Del Aires (Mis­ sissippi), the De Soto and Ibervillp (Waterman), the Steel Executive (Isthmian) and Seanan (Stratford). The Del Mar and the Seanan signed on. Ships that called in transit were the Cavalier, Pennant, Planter, Clipper, Pegasus and Pilgrim (Alcoa), the Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Seatrain Lines), the Hurricane, Fairland, Monarch of the Seas, Warrior and Claiborne (Waterman), the Steel Executive, Steel Fabricator and Steel Maker (Isthmian), the Arlyn (Bull) and the Neva West (Bloorafield). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent t> New York: SIU, Go's To Clarify Tankor Pact Wording I would like to inform the mem­ bers that since all of the tanker companies have now signed the SIU's standard tanker agreement, we expect to get together with them in the next couple of days and clarify those sections of the agreement where there have been disputes due to misinterpretations of the contract. This is the same thing that has been done in the past on the freighter agreement, and as soon as these clarifications have been agreed on by both sides, they will then be printed and made a part of the tanker agree­ ment. I would like to make it clear that we do not intend to change the wording of the agreement in any way, but merely to clarify the intent and meaning of the word­ ing. We believe that by doing this it wili make for much smoother sailing for the crews riding these tankers, and also aid the patrol­ men in paying them off. Shipping Is Good Shipping has been good for all ratings in all three departments during the past two weeks. And, according to the schedule of ships due in, it should remain good dur­ ing the coming two weeks. We paid off 15 ships during the past two weeks, signed 2 on for­ eign articles and serviced 19 intransits. All of these shijis were in good shape with only minor beefs which were squared away aboard ship. We also had two ships come out of lay-up and take on full crews last week, so that gave shipping an added and welcome boost. These ships were the Jean and Dorothy, both Bull Line ships on the Is­ lands run. Ships Paying Off The following were the ships which paid off: Paoli, Council Grove and Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice); Steel Maker and Steel Advo­ cate (Isthmian); Edith and Emelia (Bull); Val Chem (Valentine Tank­ ers); Seatrains New York, Georgia and Texas (Seatrain); Topa Topa (Waterman); Robin Tuxford and Robin Kirk (Sens Shipping), and Ocean Dinny (Ocean Transporta­ tion). The Robin Hood (Seas -Shipping) and Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) signed on, while in transit were the Chickasaw, Hurricane and Antinous (Waterman); Frances and Elizabeth (Bull); Alexandra (Carras); Seatrains Savannah, Louisi­ ana, New York and New Jersey (Seatrain); Val Chem (Valentine Tankers); Steel Designer and Steel Voyager (Isthmian); Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa); Seatiger (Colonial); Greece Victory (South Atlantic), and Yorkmar, Portmar and Beth­ coaster (Calmar). Claude Simmons Asst. Sec.-Treasurer sru MAij. ommxoxm. SIU, A&6 District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimor* St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State, St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0146 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. (Frenchy) Michelet, Agent.. Freston 6558 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cnl Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. Lindsey WUUama. Agent -Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 8-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. gent MAdison 2-8834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent . Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5479 Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La 9 Sal CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH g Abercorn St Jeff Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GlUatte. Agent-. « EUrott 4334 WILMINGTON. CaUl lf05 Marine Ave. Ernest Tiliey, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Jee Algina Claude Simmons Joe Vulpian WUIia'm HaU SUP HONOLULU FORT WILLiAM....118Vk Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNK 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire ^-5719 VICTORIA, BC ei7V* Cormorant St. Enipire 4.531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgirf St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-.3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone; 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND .022 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4330 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 5th St Phone 2590 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. ^ Douglas 2-8363 <7reat Lakes District SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 ALPENA 133 W Fletcher WILRUNGTON 505 Marine Ave. Phone: 12:i8W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 HYacinth 6-6600 Phone; Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West DULUTH Phone; Melrose 2-4110 PLateau 8161 SOUTH CHICAGO. 3261 K.,.92nd St. Phone: Esses 5-2416 Mobile: Sea Chest-Bee Room Opening Draws Hear By our next meeting we hope to have a definite date for the open­ ing of our new combined recrea­ tion room and Sea Chest. In the meantime, the members' sugges­ tions for improving the recreation­ al facilities are being given careful consideration and will bfe followed wherever practicable. As for shipping, it can be consid­ ered good during the past couple of weeks and we wqre able to send 95 men to regular jobs and 116 to various relief jobs in and around the harbor. During this period we bad 11 payoffs, 6 sign-ons and 6 ships in transit. The payoffs were as fol­ lows: Beauregard, Warrior, Wild Ranger, Monarch of the Seas and Claiborne (Waterman) and Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Corsair and Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa). The Wild Ranger, Beauregard, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa Pointer and Alcoa Roamer signed^ on again and in transit were the Del Valle (Mississip­ pi), Ocean Nimet (Ocean Transpor­ tation), DeSoto and Iberville (Waterman), SeaJames (Stratford) and Alcoa Planter (Alcoa). Prospects for the coming two weeks also look fairly good, with the following ships due to hit the port either for payoff or in transit: Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, Golden City, Arizpa, Antinous and Chickasaw (Waterman) and Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Clip­ per, Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Polaris and Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa). One of the Seafarers on the beach is Roy James, who joined the Union in 1947 in New York and has been sailing steadily since then. Roy, who has been shipping out of Gulf ports for the past four years, makes his home in Galves­ ton. He Is single and his favorite sport is fi.shing, but he says he also got a big bang out of the Mardi Gras, which started right after he hit the beach. After considering all the various benefits which the Welfare Plan offers, Roy says it is hard to pick an outstanding one since they are all so good. How­ ever, he says that personally he likes the vacation pay, which cer­ tainly comes in mighty handy when shipping slows up. A few of the other oldtimers on the beach now are H. Dunn, A. Lynn, R. Cooper, D. Stokes, P. Simmons, J. Wilkerson, B. Overstreet, C. Smith, H, Curry, R. Matthews and R. Thomas. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent 4" 4" i Tampa: Shipping Figures Top Port's Regislrallons The business of this port is in good shape. Shipping has been holding its own and during the last report period we had 26 men registered and shipped 28. We had no payoffs or sign-ons during this period but in transit were the Warrior, Iberville and De Soto (Waterman), Cuba (P&O), Chiwawa (Cities Service) and Marie. Hamil (Bloomfield). 5 • Bennie Gonzales ^ ^ .... ...» Hq.-RCpreseiitatDre'^':' .. - -i'. • y I " • i' �4I2®®L r.rW'«»i"?^r?«« MEERS tO°' day^Tlrt^....""! RrOOKlU'* If it's not, ®"JgJJer "5^^ the uortion, then you'U Tthat half the fun m part finding out that n covered white P^J^^^hite light is photography question, that know that too darkroom worklures are taken, the qu ^eeping into happens, the located invariably pops P anyhow? ing area or, as o must « ^[J^°irnportant thing is foS -hhe ^ away from the working areas. .vhether the j, If you re J" purpose on the s»Io o«"v area you re "smg up is dark of printing paper. half a test strip o P^^^^ Q. stos »« favTlndlealed Interest tween jobs have as S ^nd^hen d^veloP^i^;"^ ^ in what has ^his watery sport electrician Tony "skin-divingactivity either consists of treasure-hunting. "pV^BenaJdez, OS , still be white. — for spear-fishing.^tm^^^^^^^^ r XVllcaai*. „:rtV,fr fli»e 0 AB Watson. At Qgnt " — Q-Hee'vrSmJrhV- i- SrtrSre test ^a" • Business a wVialina IS r activity may he mterwhlle 'ontli-publlshed manested in a r"®"«y^P,"for Photograual called Una Handbook phy and Techniques" ' of Equipment mc. (New Yoik. Exp ^ Cross, •petroleum Makes £ VsA seamen lir ISlnfg°Sles who _ think 'mttenrfJdh^or^P'- . The fact is tha __j/> EjrVialing a lot ^ .'expedition u every month. has made whah^^ load ot Jjnnker y,ase and more P ^^ew of the The south G«^M, „i to can take it _ tanker French Cities ®®7h recently delivered while frankly adm g^^ pictures about ^®:®^°inl^ng^$328 a ton, this some time to c ^ experimental, r^:rwiS relVrhS-'-e'''.t SreSf tsra 1^ the Aht- Ev, ..a i<; a floating "factory 19 ships which carry consisting of ...ith which _the the heavy gear processed, whales f ® "h "P .^g steam These W"^^^®5'gngines and genera- 14»»v» —- r„S='.r.arsMP> UP-"' g^jp of fuel oil each^^g. washes rags in In addit-on, .-12 catchers, W tose^e. ™ .nother SVi or tooro •' "" * Northwest to Eusan, SnL^rme-eetahliehedprac. annually. «. ftn Venczueia Job tESSsfsaSiHi I ' liiiRiliiSi When in Roj;'?® V:K; _. nlfl saving that when y i the Romans do. weu, ^ — „„ writes, writes "the Aragues the •'Anyway, Aragu Louis LOG, Ara-' "^nvway," Aragu ' stuck Tn a letter to tne &iooa opera started a the was to be ®«^«fJembershiP gues-whoj^snoww 8"^7"Jl?eUs"o??ho Incident two fingers m his ^ ^ 4 to show headquarters m e m meetings musUnrtude J their Soccurred to him iu «h»^,S tied. I ef s^^^/gppreciated the istratlon numb ^gggage. ^n^t%nstead tSe was only ?1dSer oul'oo "aeudh shipping oard number music. But ins ^f whom he identmes .fffng in a From now on, 1 Atagues « >'t™ „„ a dead silence. l'°°Vl°'l!!?^^t'ed by the disthe girls in Italy a „ fear^md': t" a.gualut.uce .1 'Don't yon ws tn whistle IS like ffiat aoggeated ^at_^th« u A„g« ^ Ay«S"!^irn?cSvey the same same eP0°'',.'.7.„™ mifgWiuee Araguea Sa<tf;somrSgi«iug.Aragues|aj;h^^^^^^^ and his pal agreed. "-^^.rouSfpietur. The use of stub as and "nment is widely specialized oquiP 00^ and there is discussed in me fke even something ^uh "skin diver who g ^ a spear m one bandj^^^^ Baby ® !lter photography other, underwater Pp^,^p„rtions has '^f^'^^^tal^uipment manuthese days brought out a facturers ^grwater housing simple „n that is said to for such a could desire, be as saje as anyo ^jonOther 8"^^f®^Ltographic dilem- s struction Aggr | boat has full bi^ pn "ir?. ¥jrra.a.'1hihU^^^^^^^^ "rurTeUUiSmS.? Sf, i.oL hU la hot "" fdunking however. "^STh'^ulVrcaident who ^ Z a word meaning mla.d worh ol g.aaa "" ® Rearrange camma tn snen •" t,"The eemhlned same day, is 12. u "' ' K'rhe state ,a) Colorado, lb) BUI. How »ld !» -0 elevation Is. Kansas. Id) "o™ ^rh' vassar as and TV have »g'e„ts have been ,„^.jsrS|r^«t»^r,tSar*'Sii™'"xs It ih- "> W'-- admitted (^^What counp did Napoleon i-.-tr-rc; ''. "a nation of shopkeepeis 1 how much marked tpects �March 4.19SS SE/IFARERS Page Fiftees LOG Fish 'n'Clips-(Hair 'n' Shrubs)-On Voyager Run Bv Spike Marlin SIU crewmen aboard the Steel Voyager (Isthmian) were hot in the Persian Gulf—hot with fishing lines, that is. Left, (1-r) utility McKnew, wiper Markonis and steward Qunitayo show off the groupers they hooked. Right, Markonis gets shark, caught by BR Gus Dixon, ready for photographer. Left, ch. cook Holden, doubling as barber, gives "haircut ala Persian Gulf" to 3rd cook Doyle as (1-r) oiler Whitehead and wiper Carames look on. Right, shrubbery at Hanging Gardens, Bombay, is admired by OS Bill Neef (right) and "Doc" Watson, who took all other photos here. Hedges are trimmed-to represent gorilla and elephant. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The World Champion By Roy Fleischer All his secret desires For power and conquest Were proclaimed openly After the fifth driJiA. He could lick anyone In the'place! —And would, too! Fists doubled, He leaped forward To defeat a sleeping bum. He could lick the cops, too! Every man on the force! He was the pugilistic champion. More powerful Than any man in the world! He threatened The man who restrained him. The wide-eyed bartender. The row of sipping men At the bar. But before he could strike The first blow To rule the world. He passed out, dne drink too many. And fell, unconscious. On the floor. Too drunk to move. The man who toould conquer The world. Seafarer Sam Says fAoLo ONTO Tanker Afire, Crew Of Ines Goes To Ai(J Fire at sea aboard a Norwe­ gian tanker provided some ex­ citement for the SIU crew­ men of the Ines (Bull) during one of the vessel's recent runs to Puerto Rico, according to ship's delegate Tony Calderira. "During our last trip south," Tony reports to the LOG, "our radio operator received a distress signal from the Norwegian tanker Fensal, which had caught fire. "The Ines changed course and sped full steam ahead to the strick­ en vessel. When we reached it we found a Grace Line ship standing by. We also stood by for several hours, and assembled a lifeboat crew and made a trip to the Fensal. "On boarding the Fensal," Tony reports, "we found that the fire, although It caused considerable damage, was under control." Take a heavyweight fighter who forget that Ezzard Charles mad« has been badly beaten by two light him go through the hoop. Marciano's string-pullers have heaviei^ and what do you have? made him look ridiculous by run­ A challenger for the heavyweight ning out on a profitable evening title. If the logic of this procedure with Moore to pick on a stiff like doesn't strike you, don't blame us. Cockell. As it is, Moore himself Don Cockell is the heavyweight could probably finish the English­ man without breathing hard. and he has a contraict, to fight MarLeaving comic opera for the ciano to prove it. moment, the light heavyweight The only excuse for this contest. division holds promise of more inand it's a shabby one at best, is i teiesting action. Floyd Patterson, that very few in the States have ' the wonder boy, has really arrived at the age of 20, and Harold John­ seen Cockell fight. They have seen son is looking as sharp and crisp all the other heavyweights often as ever. Johnson, who is a strange enough to have the "sense not to case, nearly took the title from buy tickets if they fight Marciano. Moore, but then sat down in one Cockell is an unknown quantity. round to Boardwalk Billy Smith. The promoters reason that there Just when everybody had him are enough people around who will marked for the skids he showed come out to see him just out of more flash and style his last time sheer curiosity. out than any other big fighter in Cockell has done the bulk of his the past year. campaigning in English cities. It That was when he completely was over there that Jimmy Slade, outfought and outmaneuvered a fattened-up light heavy, dumped Paul Andrews, toying with him for him. Randy Turpin, who is really a few rounds and then putting him a middleweight mind you, also took on the deck for good with just him over the hurdles. Nobody one pretty right cross. Andrews here would dream of putting Slade admittedly is green and a little or Turpin in the same ring with slow, but still, Johnson's perform­ Marciano. Most boxing commis­ ance was impressive. Johnson and Patterson would sions would consider it cruel and make a very attractive set-to—lots inhuman. better looking than MarcianoNobody In Sight Cockell. Patterson, of course is Unfortunately, the heavyweight just about ready for a title fight division is shy of a logical chal­ with Moore right now, but we don't lenger. The only semblance of think Moore is anxious. If old competition in sight for Marciano Archie must get his block knocked is old man Archie Moore. Archie off, he'd prefer Marciano to do is undoubtedly five times as skill­ the knocking. It would be more ful as Marciano, but he is still only profitable, and he would still have a light-heavyweight and an aging his light heavyweight title after one at that. Those who figure Marciano got through stomping on Moore as a real challenger tend to him. The LOG conducts this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored recipes; little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer George Dackn's recipe for "Nut-filled Turnovers." There are those who say that the master of a ship is one who seeks perfection in others because he cannot measure up to his own high standards. In such cases, the best is never good enough, and woe unto-^the cook or baker who fails to Turnovers" and many ship cap­ tains. In any event, Dackn de­ please him. Be that as it may, Seafarer George Dackn, steward, has a solution to the dilemma which— some might say—obviously results from the similarity between the principal ingredient in "Nut-filled California Sunshine Makes 'Em Beam THAT RooKj OF -THE MOST VALUASLB POSSESSIONS IN THE MARitiAtE INDUSTW \S AN SlO BOOK. KCEf> IT IH A SAFE PLACE ALWAYS . GETTIHS A I>OPL»' CATE IS AN EAPENSIMB ANT> TIME - CoAlSUAdlN^ JOB AAJD CAM CJAUSE A MEMBER AJEEDtESS^ lMCC3Ah/EAllEAlCE • J iJt. u ri! I )it)i Snapped as their ship came into Wilmington, Calif., for bunkers are some of the crewmen of the National Liberty (American Water­ ways). Ship, carrying coal, was on her way to Japan. Man in center, wi^ beards is CharlCA Hoss of Savannah. scribes his turn­ overs as "a real captain pleaser." For the record, any project which enjoys success like that — and with the crew as well — can't be hidden, under a bushel. Dacka Here's what you need: take 2 pounds chopped wal­ nuts, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon van­ illa and teaspoon cinnamon, and mix them together for the filling. Then, combine 12 cups flour, Vi cup sugar, 6 tablespoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Dissolve 2 small yeast cakes (2-ounce size) in a half cup of warm water and add to the flour mixture. Next, mix and add enough warm water to make a medium batter. Let this stand for ten minutes, and then spread the batter on a grid­ dle like pancakes. Bake them on one side only and then while they are still warm, place some of the nut filling on the unbaked side, turn them over half way and seal the edges. When ready to serve, fry the turnovers in butter on both sides and pour sugar syrup over them. The sugar syrup can be made by boiling 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water until thick. �SEAFARERS Pare Sixteen Warns Against Phong Insurance 1.1 :• Maroli 4. 1955 LOG L E T TEE S To the Editor: I would like to warn the mem­ bership about the practices of some of these fly-by-night insurance companies. When my brother was To the Editor: in the Army, he and a bunch of I thought you might like to know other men in his company were that the following resolution, high-pressured by their own lieu­ which I introduced, was passed by tenant into buying some insurance the crewmembers. of the Alcoa from the salesman of a certain in­ Pennant (Alcoa) at the shipboard surance company in Texas. All meeting of February 6: my brother did was sign a white "Whereas the Welfare Plan is card without even seeing a policy, now paying maternity benefits and getting a physical or anything like is always willing that. to help all Union members, Sent Him Policy "Be it resolved The next thing he knew the that full family company had sent him a photostat hospital coverage of an insurance policy with his sig­ be installed for nature on it. He never signed any the benefit of all such policy but they must have pho­ members and tographed or copied his signature their families. off the card and stuck it on. They \ "We, the crewnever did give him any kind of Stewart At Ward Line Bar in Havana, Seafarer Tiney Phillipa, crewman on members of the physical examination. Alcoa Pegasus, relaxes with a friend. Miss Hilda Gonzales. Later on he found out that the Alcoa Pennant, do heartily endorse $10 a month he was paying for the Union efforts to secure a hospitali­ policy was far too much for that sation plan for members and their kind of insurance. When he com­ families." plained to the Veterans Adminis­ James C. Stewart To the Editor: tration they told him there wasn't 4* 4* 4' I thought you would like to anything they could do about it. know that on my arrival in Gal­ The result was that he was stuck veston aboard the Alcoa Pegasus, for $230. I ran into Brother Walter BrightSo if any of these insurance well, who Is now back in the tav­ salesmen try to high pressure you ern business. into signing any cards, better make To the Editor: I am writing this from the Man­ Brother Brightwell, who, used to sui'e first what kind of a deal they are getting j'ou into. hattan Beach USPHS hospital to operate the Circle Club in Galves­ Edgar Anderson let you know that this hospital is ton, now runs, Brightwell's Tavern at 408 20th Street. 43^ one of the best. Brother Brightwell keeps the The other night I wanted to LOG on tap, and he has a nice watch the Olson-Jones fight on TV, place for seamen to meet, so I but the nurse told me I had to hope some of the brothers will stop To the Editor: have someone push me into the TV in if they're in Galveston. I spent over four months as room in a wheelchair, so I got Another good place is the Ward bosun on the Robin Kirk, and I Paddy McCann. When it comes to Line Bar in Havana where all the think that the skipper. Captain pushing wheelchairs, he's tops. Alcoa Pegasus crewmen had a Herbert, is a good man to sail I certainly would appreciate with. When I went on board the having visits from any of you boys good time during our stay there. I am sending you a photo of this ship I heard from some people who care to come out here. place and-1 hope you will use it that he was a quick man.with the Jack Denley in the LOG. log book so I was prepared for Mrs. Robert Cole L. L. (Tiney) Phillips (The Baltimore Kid) the worst. But I was pleasantly Seafarer Robert Lee Cole and surprised. Miss Marjorie Hede were married We had a good crew aboard, in Folkston, Ga., on February 6, without pei'formers. Because we 1955, it "has been announced. gave the skipper a fair deal and The bride is the daughter of Carl didn't foul up, we got all the co­ E. Hede, while Cole is the son of operation in the world from him. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Cole. He showed consideration for the After a wedding trip, the couple crew and met us halfway every will live in Jacksonville, Fla. time. II some of the brothers on a 4" 4" 4" trip foul up too much, they can't blame the skipper for cracking down on them. Marcelino Santiago To the Editor: 4i 4" 4" I am writing this from the Sungei Gerong hospital in Sumatra, where I am laid up in bed with a pretty bad fracture of the right To the Editor: leg. I will have to have traction I am writing this to thank the on it for a while to get it in place SIU for getting my husband, so the doctors can put a cast on it. Matti Ruusukallio, the wheelchair I was on the Steel Vendor when which he so badly needed. I and the ship's carpenter went to It is wonderful to know that look over the refinery here; The when J'OU need help of any kind, accident happened while we were all you have to do is to call on riding bicycles back to the ship. the SIU and the Union is always Former shipmates meet again at SIU headquarters as Seafarer Allen I would appreciate it if you ready to lend assistance. Friend, MM (left) greets Cpl. Roy Johnson, stationed at Governor's would send me the last three or We sincerely appreciate all the Island, NY, after year of service in Korea. Both men were on liner four issujss of the LOG as there good things that the Union has Puerto Rico in 1953 before she was sold by Bull to foreign-flag is not much reading material hex-e. done, not only for us but for all interests. Johnson, an AB who sailed SIU for seven years, came John F. French Its members. to hall to check on reactivating his book. He hopes to continue (Ed. note: Copies of the LOG (Mrs.) Mildred Ruusukallio sailing after his discharge from Army. are being sent to you airmail.) Famiig Hospital Plan Is Sought ?•;: rX r- SIU Brother Buns Galveston Tavern Seafarer Weds Georgia Girl Baltimore Ki#r Wants Visitors Finds Robin Kirk Captain is Okag illiiiii Ex-Shipmates Get Together At Hq Steel Vendor Man Hurt In Sumatra Sags ^Thank Foit^ For Wheelchair I' 1^5 " r-'.- I •. Burly WRLi; Back to Beaiiig ASflllDlmkJM //^(wW'Cg/ To the Editor: I have just arrived in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, aboard Seatrade's tanker Queenston Heights, and I would like you to know that we made this run without a beef of any kind. We signed on in Philadelphia and went up to Portland, Me., where we had a very clean payoff, and then 23 hours later we signed on for this Venezuela run. I think that the fact that we had such a good run is due to two things. First, the crew gets along very well with the officers on this ship, especially our skipper. Cap­ tain Costello, who never interferes in our affairs as long as we do our jobs properly. Good Chief Cook rSecond, we have a fine chief cobk on hei-e. His name is Hanrik Hansen and there are never any complaints about anything he puts out. I have worked with many other cooks, but to me Hansen is the best chief cook I have ever sailed with. On a ship like this the men get along together very well, just like brothers, and this gives a real meaning to the term "Brother­ hood of the Sea."' In closing, I would like to say that making a run like this, on a ship like this, and with a crew and officers like this, again make me i-ealize the value of membership in the SIU. It is no idle boast to say that SIU men I'eally have "the best in maritime." Alexander Chemey 4 4 4' Seamar Crewmen Are Eating Well To the Editor: One of the most important i-equisites towai'd making a happy ship has always been food—and it al­ ways will be. Aboard the Seamar (Calmar), I am happy to say, the food situation is being taken cai'e of very vvell. I'm not going to insult anyone's intelligence by saying that Calmar is going hog wild V and putting prime cuts of meat and A-1 brands of other foods on here. But I do say that the menus and the preparation of food are vei-y, very good.*^ Cummings The credit for this must go to John Marshall, steward; Frank Rankin, chief cook; Sam Merkerson, second cook, and Dick Johnson, thii'd cook. The other members of the steward de­ partment ai-e also on the ball. Incidentally, our chief cook, Frank Rankin, was formei-ly a chef for the Pennsylvania Railroad. I want you to know that in mak­ ing the above statements I am speaking for the whole ship's com­ plement, who i-ealize that they really "hit the jackpot" on this trip. Dick Cummings Ship's delegate By 'Bernard Seaman COOLV PERHAPS flhlD AMmEATT -TD-— ^0,MiZ.CLAEi< ^ GABLIJlVOMr LIKE ro imUDE. BUTl >7 \fiOU— Seatrade Tanker. Has A Good Bun Icl JN • % fimmsJoBj �Pve SereBteea iskAFARER^S iio March 4.1M8 ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... data—Chairman, Jahn Winn; Sacratary, L. Hall, |r. Ona man missed ibip and a few brothera were caught on the abort and by making loans to him before de­ parture of ship. New book aent tq ahlp by Union for the library, and crawmembera were asked to return same when finished. New mattresses were distributed equally among the three departments. Any minor repairs should be listed and MARORE (Ore), December I—Chair­ turned in to boatswain. man, Charles A. Moss; Secretary, E. Har­ LIBERTY BELL (Dover), Dacambar li rison. Motion made and carried to have delegates check books and permits. The —Chairman, R. VIckarman; Sacratary, M. Pappadakli. Action wUl be taken in the steward department was thanked for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Dele- near future on any one performing, the :ate will see the patrolman about put- ship's delegate said. Motion made that a ship's fund be estabfished by each ing up a siopchest list. January 9—Chairman, C. Moss; Secre­ crewmember donating the aum of SI. tary, E. Harrison. Beefs about mate be­ The ship's delegate reported the case of ing on deck. Discussion on keeping a crewmember who was detained by the laundry clean. The crewmember who has police in San Pedro. been taking the cocoa at night was asked STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Dacam­ to leave same as others enjoy it too. OIL AIRES (Mli*lulppl)> D«c*mb«r u1l _ Chairman, C. Frayi Sacratary, D. FIfchar. Suggeation made that carpenter buUd bookcase for library, and all mem­ bers were asked to return books when inished with them. All longshoremen and other persons who are not crewmembers should ha kept out of the pas­ sageway. Discussion on penalty cargo. ? for their convenience. Crewmembera sug­ gested that there be more variety in meats. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a fine Christmai dinner. Repair lists should be made up each trip until all the repairs are taken care of. that It la interfering with his regular duties. Motion made and carried that a letter be sent to headquarters about the oiler who left ship without a relief. The master will be contacted about needed repairs I and also about some extra fans. CHICKASAW (Waterman), Dacambar 21 —Chairman, M. Ellis; Sacratary, O. Buiclglio. Repairs lists should be turned in by department delegatea to ship's dele­ gate for voyage ending. Crew gave the captain k vote of ^anks for arranging to have the ship decorated, which lent tha proper Christmas atmosphere aboard. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for their extra service in preparing a variety of foodi during the Christmas holidays. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), no STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), January S— Chairman, C. Bush; Sacratary, S. Nialsan. Failure of the Swift Laundry to return crew's laundry will be investigated upon asked to leave the keys to their rooms when leaving ship. Discussed having crew's washing machine repaired out of ship's fund. Steward expressed thanks for "splendid cooperation received from crew during the trip. tPERSONAtS: John Westley Prescott Your mother wishes you to contflct her. Eugene Ciccato Get in touch with Joseph Pilutis at his home. i t t Harvey C. Hill You are asked to contact Ted Steuka, 399 Ahport Blvd., South San Francisco, Calif. t> S> NcUl Abemathy Bed Braunsteln wishes you to contact him at the Wilmington hall. J* 4" Herbert Pollock Your seaman's papers and other papers have been found and are being held for you by Mrs. Alice Knowlton, 3706 OVi Ave., Galves­ ton, Tex. t 4" Charles Lee Contact Lionel B. Miller, 2729 Bay St., New Orleans, La. 4" 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 Larry Briggs John Allega wishes you to eontact him at the NV Cafe, North Oxbridge, Mass. Troy Thomas Theresa wishes you happiness on your birthday, March 20. Thomas E. Collins Call Michael Clifford at TUlip 2-1810 or write him at 353 Mosholii Pkwy., Bronx, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Orville Francis Christian T. M. Kususky says it is im­ portant for you to contact him at 722 Carman St., Camden, NJ. Edward Rydon Abe Weistock wishes you to get in touch with him about the dis­ position of your sextant. His ad­ dress is 5430 Nelson Ave., Balti­ more, Md. 4 4 4 Nesbett Legion Morrison Urgent you contact your mother at 513 £. Brought St., Savannah, Ga. 4 4 4 Edgar (Red) Starns Ronald (John) Barnes asks you to contact him at Virginian Ap't. No. 1, 2014 4th St., Seattle, Wash. 4 4 4 Nicholas Fedyk Urgent you contact your sister, Mrs. Anne Tetor, at 7351 Theo­ dore St., Philadelphia. BElgrade 6-3092. 4 4 Patrick John M. Havas portant news for reached at the 4 Mozier says he has im­ you. He can be Jersey- Journal, ANTINOUS (Waterman), January 2— Chairman, M. Duet; Secretary, K. Cola. Treasurer reported $35 in the ship's fund out of which was taken money for parts for converter for TV set and various Christmas decorations for crew messroom.. A letter from Brother Hall con­ cerning Coast Guard power grab was read to the membership and all brothers, were urged to write their Congressmen concerning this unfair issue. Ail brothers thanked steward department for a won­ derful Christmas dinner. A. Shrimpton. Ship's delegate explained the reason why there could only be one draw in the Port of Calcutta. Vote, of thanks given to the steward and his de­ partment for the Thanksgiving dinner and for the all around good meals served aboard the ship. Suggestion made that the siopchest be opened at afternoon coffee time as well as evening. Chief IBERVILLE (Waterman), Dacambar 1* mate appeared before the meeting and —Chairman, Roy Guild; Secretary, V. C. talked about safety precautions In pre­ Smith. Suggestion made to shade lights venting shlifboard accidents. for TV, and to buy Christmas tree with needed decorations. This was approved ANN MARIE (lull), January 2—Chair­ by the membership and V. C. Smith vol­ man, H. Martin; SaCrstsry, E. Dakln. unteered to do the buying and to post Discussing on men using ship's gear in receipts for same; such expenses to be a proper manner. All hands were asked paid from the ship's fund. to shut oft washing machina after using January 3—Chairman, V. C. Smith; Sec­ same. Crewmembera were reminded -to retary, W. A. Wada. Ways and means pay dues this trip. discussed for increasing ship's fund. Crewmembers voted to donate $1 each. OCEAN LOTTE (Marlllm* Ovtrteas), The steward thanked crew for coopera­ January 1—Chairman, A. Carpantar; Sac­ tion in keeping messhall clean. Wiper ratary, Kainowtky. Motion made and and OS will take turns cleaning ladder carried to have delegate* mak;e a list of to crew's quarters aft. Crewmembers re­ all the neglected repairs turned in from minded to clean laundry room after using the previous meeting, and refer them to same. our port agent, prior to signing articles. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), November 23 -There was quite a discussion in reference to the improvement made In painting —Chairman, Joe Wise; Secretary, R. crew's quarters. Salby. Ship's delegate will contact the 'chief engineer about having fans installed in foc'sles as per agreement. A sugges­ tion was made that crewmembers read the agreement and at tha next shipboard meeting a discussion should be held on Irazarry. Treasurer reported that there changes in conditions and working rules. is $103.10 in }he ship's fund. From this money 50 eases of coca cola was pur­ YORKMAR (Caimar), Dacambar 25— chased. All members agreed to pay $2.40 for a case and when empties are returned Chairman, E. Hogga; Sacratary, T. Kannedy. The steward department will take one dollar will be refunded. A new ship's care of the recreation room in the fu­ delegate was elected. ture and the engine and deck depart­ ments will take care of the washroom. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), De­ Any one who uses tha washing machine cember 5—Chairman, N. Remlcy; Secre­ was asked to make sura they leave it in tary N. Wroton. Motion made and car­ good condition. Crew will And out what ried that an attempt be made to get med­ has happened to ship's fund that was icine lockers installed in each foc'sle so left on ship. the men would have some place to keep their shaving gear, etc. Discussion en the ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), January 2— literature coming aboard ship, and it was Chairman, C. Back; Sacratary, R. Palmar. decided to keep same and turn it over Motion made to elect committee to study to the patrolman. problems of Installing a TV let for the crew. Bepalr list made up and will be GOVERNMENT CAMP (ultics Service), posted in messroom. Crewmembers were Nevambcr 25—Chairman, L. Pakrer; Sec­ asked to return cups and glasses to mess- retary, J. Block. Steward department was room and to keep the ship clean. complimented for the "very nice Thanks­ giving dinner they prepared and served. MICHAEL (Carras), January S—Chair­ Ship's delegate will obtain all available man, P. Jakubcsak; Sacratary, S. Dant. information in relation to resolutions pre­ Ship's delegate resigned due to the fact sented for further discussion. Quiz Answers Puzzle Answer SSQ [IZ1DQSI2 saa [ESHaaHBa aaaGa QSHHS aaa Q[§[z;][iao aa rasQH® GOQa fflcansras aaaaijis SHS QQuaa sa saaara Gasaa DSD Hsaa aaamfflBMCJ rasBEa oan [3[3r:q Bgljl SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Jan­ uary 15—Chairman, S. See; Secretary, C. E. Mosley. Steward department was thanked for the improvement of menus and service. $64.80 reported in the ship's Shortage of stores brought up and dis­ fund. The polio fund was discussed and cussed. Steward feels he isn't at fault it was agreed that the men make their since he came on board after requisi­ donations at home. tions were turned in. Some items on the repair list will be held over until next EMILIA (Bull), January 15—Chairman, trip as ship is scheduled for the ship­ L. Gucllnitz; Secrataj-y, C. Kavanaugh. yard. Ship's delegate informed crewmembers that they are to work from bell to bell EUGENIE (Orel), December 25—Chilr- with no time off. Mate pointed out that man, V. Meahan; Secretary, M. Culp. the bosun was not to do any work ex­ Ship is in need of ail new mattresses cept supervise. Three men were fired. and the new pillows smell like dead Motion made and carried that meetings chickens. Ship's delegate will see the be held at 6:30 PM instead of 3 PM and patrolman about a better grade of meat, that new delegates be elected at every eggs and general stores. The laundry payoff. A vote of thanks was given to soap powder is a poor quality. Captain the steward department for the service will not put out overtime for betterment and preparation of food. Extra fans are needed. Repair list made up. of crew's quarters. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), De­ cember 10—Chairman, M. Shapman; Sec­ retary, S. Johnson. A collection was taken up for a few additional Christmas ornaments as some of the ornaments from last year got broken. Motion made and carried that all brothers write their Congressmen concerning the new pro­ posals made by the Coast Guard. There was a lengtlily discussion on the food ^ served aboard this vessel and its prepara­ tion. The chief cook and galley force promised to do better in the future. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), January 2—Chairman, C. Liverman; Sacratary, J. (1) (c) Claustrophobia. (2) (b) James Buchanan. He was the only President to remain a bachelor throughout his term in the White House. (3) Mosaic. (4) Bob is 101/4 years old and Bill is m. (5) (b) Delaware, with an aver­ age elevation of 60 feet. (6) (d) New York. It'i in Poughkeepsie. (7) England. (8) Guy Lombardo. (9) $24. A bushel costs $3. (10) A cockroach. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Decamber 12—Chairman, J. Kramer; Sec­ retary, A. Parlsaau. Attention brought to the fact that the men logged on last trip had to appear before the Coast Guard. Mate agreed to all repairs and same wUl be taken care of while ship is underway. A new ship's delegate was elected. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), January •—Chairman, O. Frank; Sacra­ tary, A. Barnard. Ship's delegate re­ ported that two men were logged for missing watches and performing at sea and in port. A motion was made and carried that these two men be brought BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), up on charges for conduct unbecoming union members. A letter from SIU con­ January 14—Chairman, G. Jargo; Secre­ cerning the Coast Guard matter was read tary, G. Java. Jr. Chief engineer okayed repairs and will get to them as soon as by the ship's delegate and posted. possible. Crewmembers were asked to DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), January 9 clean washing machine after each using. officers —Chairman, H. Cornell; Secretary, J. Crew commented on the fine Atchison. Discussion on the galley util­ aboard this ship. ity: the crew decided to leave this matter ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), Janup to the discretion of the patrolman. uary 15—Chairman, C. Kaust; Secretary, B. Padgett. Engine delegate asked crew not to hang laundry in the engine room. Steward is not issuing enough laundry powder. Crewmembers getting off ship were asked to bring linen midship. bar IS—Chairman, J. Cravan; Sacratary, arrival in New York. Crewmembers were OCEAN ULLA (Ocean Transportation), no data—Chairman, L. Clllls; Secretary, D. PIcccrall. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job . well done in preparing and serving the Christmas dinner. Deck delegate re­ ported that he has spoken to the captain and he promised to take care of all re­ pairs. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about removing rubber hose from the washing machine - and put a piece of pipe In Its place. the shlp'a fund be turned over to the next ahip's delegate for next voyage. Several members spoke on the welfare of aU crewmembers. IBERVILLE (Waterman), January Chairman, V. Rosata; Secretary, V. Smith. Coca Cola is being sold aboard ship with the profit going into the ship's fund so it will be self-supporting in the future. Suggestion made that a repair list be submitted in time so that repairs may be taken care of in Mobile. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), January 15 —Chairman, Powell; Secretary, F. McGuagge, Suggestion made to get rid of some of the old books in the library. Discussion on the water in the pantry. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Jan­ uary 9—Chairman, M. Machel; Secretary, C. Hartman. Motion made and carried for messman to dispose of garbage on main deck below the main house as crew lives on this deck. Suggestion made that Arabs be fed in the PO mess as not to conflict with the crew during mealhoiirs. Departments will rotate in clean­ ing laundry and library. SANTORE (Ore), January 4—Chairman, R. King; Sacratary, T. Hansen. On sev­ eral occasions shower water has been too hot. January 10—Chairman, R. King; Secre­ tary, J. Grlttith. One man missed ship. Cash on hand 544.20. The ship's dele­ gate will buy a new radio for the crew, ROBIN TUXFORD (Scat Shipping), no and it will be purchased from the Sea data—Chairman, A. Cairns; Secretary, F. Chest. Gardner. Carpenter bought some new FENNMAR (Caimar), January 15 — records and the crew agree to pay for same. All hands were asked to return Chairman, Walsh; Secretary, Strange. cups to sink, and to refrain from putting Bosun made a motion that all showers cigarettes or ashes in same. Laundry be painted and repaired. The steward room will be kept clean by departments department was complimented, with spe­ cial thanks going to the steward and rotating. chief cook for their fine work. VAL CHEM (Valentine), December 1— Chairman, J. Karl; Secretary, R. Galling. LIBERTY BELL (Dover), January 21— The steward was asked to get new mat­ Chairman, VIckarman; Secretary, M. Paptresses for the crew. The crew voted not padakis. Motion made and carried that to bring to the attention of the patrol­ man the matter of the second mate, but rather give him more rope to hang him­ self. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a wonderful Thanksgiving Day dinner. CHICKASAW (Waterman), November 30—Chairmen, Ralph Secklngar; Secre­ tary, J. Murphy. Ship's delegate asked aU delegates to turn In their repair lists. He explained our system of electing new delegates every trip to the new members of the crew. The chief steward thanked aU hands for their cooperation. Bosun requested that all garbage be dumped aft. BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty), Novehibcr 4—Chairman, E. Tesko; Secre­ tary, A. Thorns. Vote of than'KS extended to the ateward department for an exceUent Thanksgiving Day dinner. Stew­ ard will see about getting a bigger toaster for the crew mess. FAOLI (Cities Service), January 2-:Chalrman, D. Collins; Secretary, J. Fischer. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), No­ vember 22—Chairman, J. Slogaitis; Sec­ retary, H. Pierce. Crewmembers were asked to keep the messhall alid pantry clean at all times for the next watch. A new sliip's delegate was elected. Report Asks End Of PHS For Seamen (Continued from page 3) ti'eatment for tuberculosis and other diseases. These hospitals have also been of gieat value in training thousands of physicians and nurses—professions in criticaiiy short supply. Actually, while the hospitals are Government-supported today, sea­ men have an equity in the proper­ ties since for many years, the pro­ ceeds from shipboard loggings went for the support of the marine hospitals. This fact raises a legal question as to the authority of Congress to shut them down. While the Hoover report has al­ ready'been criticized both in and out of Congress, it will undoubted­ ly be used in a fresh attack on medical services for seamen. As in the past, the SIU will make every effort to save the hospitals and ui'ges individual Seafarers to do likewise by writing Congress­ men from their home states. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Motion made and carried that American money Issued in foreign ports be put in the contract. Master said logs will stick but men are not fired. Crewmembers TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are en old subscriber end have e ching* will see about baving the ship fumigated. of eddreas, please give your former address below: Signed CHILORE (Ore), January 1—Chairman, John Giancola; Sacratary, H. Leiby. PO mess wiU be kept open while ship is in ADDRESS port: members were told that if they >K(IV>tsi9~sA)>tain anything from- the- Sea Chest Ihe night telephone will be posted CITY -..I ZONE .. STATI • it �• SEAFARERS Pase EisJiteeB o To speed up its many services to Seafarers and their families, the headquarters office of th® SIU Wel­ fare Services Department has shifted to new quarters on the sec­ ond deck. Welfare Services formerly oper­ ated out of desk space in the front of the headquarters hiring hall. The office has now b^en moved to the large room at the right rear of the shipping hall providing ample seating space for Seafarers or family members who come in to see a Welfare Services represen­ tative. The new and more spacious facilities mean that Welfare Serv­ ices will be able to handle a larger volume of applicants than before In comfort. Another representa­ tive has been added to the staff of the department which will also mean faster service l!?K p I h\ - ht- • -, 'fe'' Couldn't Sign Off When he got back to the States, the Union found that Byrne was too ill to sign off articles. He had about $500 in earned an unearned wages coming to him at the time. With the approval of the member­ ship, arrangements were made with the company to pay the money due directly to Mrs. Byrne. This step was taken by the com­ pany after the Union agreed to stand good for the money In the 3 REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID T...«?.r.«?..Cr...Jf:sr. Proia No. Seafarera Receiving Benefits chis Period I Ayerage Benefitt Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefita Paid thia Period /Co 4 ba\aS Coj VrjlRo WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD HosDilsl Benefits Desth Benefits Dissbilltv Benefits 00 4 nU.lL Mrs. Isaac Hancock poses with* baby Betty Ann in front of the family buggy and home in Henderson, North Carolina. Betty Ann arrived in this world on February 8, 1955, and was welcomed by a $200 SIU Welfare Plan payment. Welfare Services also made ar­ rangements for" payment of the Welfare Plan hospital benefits to Mrs. Byrne, giving her an addi­ tional source of Income which her husband had no use for because of his condition. A few weeks after his repatria­ tion Byrne passed away suddenly in the hospital. Having no one else to turn to, Mrs Byrne came once again to Welfare Services for help In the emergency. At her request. Welfare Services assisted In making funei'al ar­ rangements. This is often done by the Union office to protect bene­ ficiaries of Seafarers from the ex­ orbitant prices which are occa­ sionally Imposed by unscrupulous undertakers on the families of de­ ceased breadwinners. Linda Lee Lowman, born Janu­ ary 23, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George N. Lowman, Brooklyn, Maryland. 4" t .i" Joseph Wayne Vogel, bom Janu­ ary 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Vogel, 304 East Randall Street, Baltimore, Maryland, t it " Brenda Annette Padgett, born December 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Padgett, New Or­ leans, La. 4' it 4" Marilyn, Cruz, born January 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Cruz, Jr., New York, New York. 4" 4 4" Margaret Renee Pierre, horn No­ vember 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pleme, Chunchula, Alabama. 4 4 4 4 4 Hosbital Benefits Paid Since lulv L 1950 • Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Matctaitv Benefits Paid Since Anril I. 1952* Vacation Benefita Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 * Total • Date B«n.rits Betss 9b Un no AA f (oo.iae 71 VacatioD Cash 00 Hand fSfST" Vftcacion Estimatedi Accounts Rcceivnblo ygifnyg— US Governmeot Bonds (Veifaie) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS iimmm II (XSH OA I innwwrn ivTRmm eSDERBEni SOiniBNTSi During th« past year the Welfare Plan paid out DSiiTH BBNE- . FITS in the anount of $333,200.00. HOSPITAL BENEFITS in the anount of $170,600.(X) were paid to eligibles under the Plan. The Plan also paid six hundred fowteen (6lU) NATERNITT BBI^ITS for a total of $122,800,00 for the year 1951|. DISABILin BENEFITS in the amount o'f $1x3,200.00 were paid by the Plan dxiring the year as well as $10,000.00 in SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS. The above represents only e portion of the benefits paid, as the Plan paid out well over a million dollars in benefits. /de /wf Smimituj M K#rr, Assisteal Adminiattetor TOPk • Y<X//? CLAM fOR MAmeNANCe AND CuRB. .. 4 Osborne Marshall William Brooke, Jr., born January 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Osborne M. Brooke, Mobile, Alabama. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lamont Wayne Lewis, born No­ vember 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonai'd Lewis, Washington, DC. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thomas William Beatty, Jr., born January 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Beatty, Houston, Texas. David Wayne Barnett, born De­ cember 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Barnett, Gulfport, Mississippi. 4 X UdLai Vn (ffi" WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS if \feiAf imporfayii'hclamm " maiirhsnance and cune-M-'^M if]sis/-a Ghlpboand yiepont be mde of your-atXflAenf'sfd-fhifyou aye lea\/]m -fhe niedical yeaeons. /ave a shiprrtah, keep a v/lhse&^-Hte apY' medical slip ipfBvA, 14? you hav - 'anycjue^ions, cord^-fhe % Patricia Jean Beresford, born January 10, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Beresford, East Boston, Massachusetts. Mrs. Helena Byrne (left) is assisted in filing claim for the SIU death benefit at the,; headquarters l^elfare Services office. Fa -4 Vernon Victor Jaks, born Janu­ ary 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jaks, El Campo, Texas. P.' 1- Lo WELFARE. VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Lanora Marvel! Cantrell, born January 25,1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Cantrell, Jx-., Mobile, Alabama. 4 po ^0 Vd, 4* Kathryn Nannette Miller, born .January 21,1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller, Mobile, Ala­ bama. ?n ^ Sis' VacMion Benefits Totrf The assistance Welfare Services gives to Seafarers and their families is typified by the^ experience of Mrs. Helena Byrne of Brooklyn. From the 'time her husband, Seafarer James Byrne, became ill on^ board a ship through his re­ unlikely event that Byrne should cent death and burial, the claim it at a later date. Union office aided her every step of the way. Mrs. Byrne's husband first be­ came ill on the Warrior, (Water­ man) several months ago, and was put ashore in a Turkish hospital. Welfare Services aiTanged initial­ ly for his repatriation to the US, SEAFARERS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS Welfare Follows Through On Aid To Seafarer's Wife 'if Misrcii 4,1958 5 All of the foUoioing SIU families and Mrs. William S. Sharp, Cincin­ will collect the $200 maternity nati, Ohio. it 4" benefit plus a $25 bond from the Agustin Tellez Manzanet, born Union in the baby's name: December 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. William Stewart Sharp, Jr., born and Mrs. Agustin Tellez Bosado, January 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico. r:- •" '"•r;.';'-'^:;<-.'r» • • • EOG House, Car And Baby Bigger Office Provided For HQ Welfare ' 4 4 Jean Valmon Dupre, Jr., born January 22,1955. -Parents, Mx'. and Mrs. Jean Valmon Dupre, Mamou, HI eiu ' SID WELFAHE SERVICES iipumiir JUUJI11 • .'1-: �Mareli 4,1958 SEAIARERS LOG Pace Nineteen -••JSSI — And The Bride Caught Her Ship SE^* THE SEAFARERS The cpurse of true love seldom runs smooth as a familiar saying goes, so its nice to have Welfare Services haindy to take care of some of the roadblocks. Right now Welfare Services is clearing the way for Seafarer William "Tiny" MacDonald's recAtly-acquired bride to be-^l admitted to the United States as a resident of the country. Seafarer Dusan Deduisin is keeping his fingers crossed as are all of his friends that the Staten Island hospital can restore his eyesight. De But that wasn't all. dulsin dkpects. to be operated on shortly for a cataract on his left eye and a separated retina on tHe other eye. Brother Deduisin spent quite a- bit of his own cash and had an opera­ tion performed by an outside specialist in Philadelphia last summer. Since he hasn't been able to sail since then and has spent his own dough for treatment, your Union was able to get him admitted to Staten Island ,on the grounds that his was a continuing case. If any of his friends have a little trouble recogniz­ ing Seafarer Tim Holt froip now on in it will be with good reason. Tim is in the liospital now for an operation on his nose because of an old injury, and the doctors are going to straighten it out for him. Brother Jimmie Golder is up and around again after a double hernia operation. He was aboard the Coe Bowman Victory his last trip out. The brothers will remember Jimmie who was working as dispatcher at headquarters for a time. . Brother Jose Roddguez, who had an operation on his neck some time back, went back into the hospital on February 16, to have the scar tissue removed. Another brother due to be operated on is Antonio Schiavone, who was steward on the Beatrice. The doctors are going to fix up his bad thumb. Seafarer Virgil Bowman, who was oiler on the Steel Architect, has been having some trouble with varicose veins and had to take time off for, treatment. Recovering from injuries after a fall on the Hurricane is Seafarer Matthew Eurlsa. He got cut up and suffered a possible back injury when he fell off a turbine. Seafarer David Kaim had to go back in for more treatment because of a skin condition, and Seafarer Joseph Puglisi is in for the same reason. Brother John McKarek got a shock wheif he went in the hospital for a minor operation and doc­ tors found he had a touch of diabetes as well. Also getting treatmenii for diabetes is Antonio Martin, who was wiper on the National Freedom. Brother Gerald Fitzjames who was FWT on the Sanddaptain is coming along nowi He had a stomach ailment and had lost quite a bit of weight. Anthony Seaturro, messman off the Steel Surveyor also is get-, ting treatment for stomach trouble. Other brothers in the hospital include Cornelius Holt Filkins, who was on the Southern States the last time out; Sylvester Walsh, AB off the Pennmar; and Joe Felton, AB off the Sandcaptain. i The men in the hospital and your Welfare Services representatives 'want to thank Dr. John Wilson and the staff of the Staten Island hospi­ tal for the fine job they've been doing and the cooperation they have been giving your Union's representatives. It's made matters more pleasant for our people all around.- Seafarers In Hospitals USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY NEW ORLEANS, LA. Samuel Bailey Oscar Adams Joseph Malone Raymond Mormino P. B. Bommaritos Alfonso Olaguibel Hussen Ahmed Abdul G. Mohamed Charles Brady C. H. Allardice Joseph Neubauer Jack Oosse Lyles Brunsoii Archibald Andersen George Robinson Herman Ostberg Enoch Collins B. Calliorina Juan Ruiz Aurelio Patingo Carl A. Carlson Mattl Ruusukallio Warren W. Currier Darrell Riley George Cutrer John J. Doherty Leon Ryzop J. E. Rousavall Thomas Dugan Angelo P. Ferrie Victor, Shavroff David Ruckner J. Engeihardt George W. Flood Henrich Sterling ' Joachim Saik Estell Godfrey Henry L. Falgout Carl Sundquist Benjamin Seal Lonnie HaU Leo Fontenot, Samuel Vandal Antonio Soils Miles Foster Fred Hauser Christian' Voss Henry Sosa Alfredo Garcia George Herman James Waldron Token Spiers William Grimes Pedro Ibardohisa K. G. Wetterhorn Gleason St. Germain Clifford Womack SeraHn G. Lopez Kristian Gunderson Goon Poy Thlu E. T. Hardeman Juliu^ Thrasher USPHS HOSPITAL Konstant Kain Lonnie R. Tickle MANHATTAN BEACH. NY E. G. Knapp Marion Vester Fortunato Bacomo James R. Lewis Leo H. Lang Billie Ward Frank W. Bemrick Arthur Lomas Earl P. Larson James Ward Claude Blanks Francis F. Lynch Harry Lewis Edward Woods Robert Booker ' loseph D. McGraw Thomas Maynes Clyde Wright Joseph Carr Thomas McCaffrey Lionel Miller David Wright Ho Yee Choe Archibald McGuigan Jar Chong Vic Milazzo USPHS HOSPITAL Walter Denley Melvin O. Moore SEATTLE, WASH. Eugene T. Nelson John Driscoll Yue Kung Fah George J. Wanka Bart Guaranick Daniel Ruggiano Sverre Johannessen M. H. Whitehead Taib Hassen W. A. Johnston Wade H. Sexton Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL George Shumaker John W. Keeiiaii Ernest Smallwood FORT WORTH. TEXAS John R. Klemowicz Henry Smith Leonard Cradttock Harry Schuler Ludwig Kristiansen Ranato Viliata USPHS HOSPITAL Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Edwin Brown James J. Lawlor Chee K. Zai M. Meguissoglu Max Byers Kaarel Leetmaa Charles Neumaier G. Fletcher Frank Paylor USPrtS HOSPITAL Olav Gustavsen Joseph Perriera LEXINGTON. KY. Robert Lambert P. S. Yuzon George Chaudion Christian McBrien JACKSON-MEMORIAL HOSP. USPHS HOSPITAL kUAMI. FLA. SAVANNAH. GA. Sverro Leknes Alexander P. Copa Louis C- Miller USPHS HOSPITAL Allen D. Edenfield James T7 Moore • BOSTON. MASS. Rufus L. Fields - John H. Morris Frank Alasavlch Clarence Storey Jimmie LitUeton Ernest H. Webb Alfred Hancock Angelo J. Martins SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSP. USPHS HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIF. BALTIMORE, MD. Bjom A. Granberg John Altstatt Robert M. Kirkwood USPHS HOSPITAL John Anton Clyde Leggett NORFOLK. VA. .Benjamin Balcer Timothy l.ess Francis Boner Joseph MuUer John Bokus George Little Walter Butterton Charles Phelps" Charles BouskUa Robert Littleton William Mason Robert Renfrou Delvini Brodeur . Robert McKnewJesse R. Matthews Jesse Voliva Byrd Buzbee Edmund MarshOTARITY HOSPITAL E. Delacrus Thomas Mungo NEW ORLEANS. LA. Leo Dwyer Stephen Musco ^ George Books Louis Firlie George Olive ! USPHS HOSPITAL Ferdinand Forte Eugene Plahn GALVESTON. TEXAS Gorman Glaze D. G. Robinson Roy E. Curtis Andrew Noronha. George Godwin Robert W. Scales Fred FaU Irvin Ranew John Hannay John R. Schultz L. I. Floyd William Trice ' Roy M. HaWes William Simmons Benjamin Grice John T. Watt Norman Jackson R. H. Solheim George Litchfield James A. Winget Okol Jones G. A. W^lams •. •«»-Jefen- •Slhert wniis MacDonald's "hands across the sea" romance with Miss Margit Heikkila of Helsinki, Finland, be-> gan when he met his wife-to-be in New York in between trips. The future Mrs. MacDonald was in be­ tween trips,-too.. She's a steward­ ess on the Patricia, a Swedish pas­ senger ship. That made it a sea­ faring romance on both sides. 24-Hbur Wait Before long, MacDonald was headed for the altar on Saturday, February 18 to be exact. But there were some difficulties to overcome first. New York has a 24-hour wait for marriage licenses and the bride-to-be was set to sail aboard the I^tricia on Sunday the 19th. Under some circumstances it's possible to get a waiver of the waiting period. .Welfare Services went to work and got the waiver. The delay on the waiver though, carried matters past the normal Miss Margit Heikkila signs the book In Brooklyn Marriage License closing time for the Marriage Li­ Bureau before being wed to Seafarer William MacDonald. Look­ cense Bureau in Brooklyn. After ing on (left) is Seafarer Maurice "Duke" Duet, who served as a some more phone calls, Deputy witness to the marriage ceremony. City Clerk Joseph D. Comite gen­ erously agreed to keep the office Gould, and another Seafarer to to make her ship. The wedding open after hours. Always obliging. serve as the necessary witnesses. over, she went aboard the Patricia Welfare Services then sent along The couple was able to get mar­ the next day for its Caribbean one of its representatives, Tom ried and Mrs. MacDonald was able cruise. (The ship rides between New York and the Caribbean in the winter, and Sweden and Eng­ land in the summer months.) Mac­ Donald went back to the SIU head­ quarters hall to find a good one on the board. The most important problem Evi(3ently deciciing to test the Union's follow-through on a that arose, of course, was the maintenance beef, the Alcoa Steamship Company attempted question of getting his new bride to hard-time Seafarer Edison Brown on a maintenance and permission to enter the US as a permanent resident. Welfare cure claim. The only result Services quickly got the necessary was to sock itself with a bill to the Baltimore SIU hall and the legal documents drafted and sent for back maintenance, court Union contacted the hospital re­ off to Immigration here in th'e costs and legal fees, because the questing the clinical abstract, which Stales. Meanwliile, Mrs. MacDon­ Union went to bat immediately to was forwarded, and another week's ald will be making application for assure Brown all the maintenance maintenance paid. a visa in her native city. he was entitled to. The next week though, on Christ­ If all goes well, the visa should Brown suffered a fractured ver­ mas Eve, the company agent came come through in six weeks to three tebra in his spine as the result of up with a new demand. This time months and the Macdonaid family an injury aboard the Alcoa Pointer. he wanted a narrative summary will settle down to married life He was put in a body cast and then which in effect represents a com­ Stateside. treated on outpatient status at the plete report on the case. Other­ Baltimore Public Health hospital. wise, he said, the company would For several weeks Brown had been not pay maintenance any more.' The hospital, in turn, said that collecting maintenance from the Alcoa agent in Baltimore with it could not provide such reports the presentation of the usual "unfit on every patient because it would mean too much of a burden on its for duty" slip. staff. On December 15, the hospital The deaths of the following Sea­ 'Go Ahead And Sue' took the cast off, took some X-rays farers have been reported to the and then put Brown In a new cast. Since Brown was still in a cast Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Brown went up to the Alcoa office and had no other source of income, in his cast to collect ano'ther week's he brought his beef to the Union. $2,500 death benefits are being maintenance. To his astonishment, The SIU called the company's paid to their beneficiaries: the agent turned him down saying headquarters in New York and was James R. Cassady, 22: Brother that he would have to get a clinical informed that the company would Cassady died of leukemia in the abstract. not pay without the narrative sum­ USPHS hospital In New Orleans, The Injured Seafarer went back mary. The Seafarer, a company La., on December 26, 1954. Place representative said, could "go of burial Is not known. The Alcoa ahead and sue" if he wanted to. Cavalier was the last ship Brother Immediately, the office of Sey­ Cassady sailed aboard. mour W. Miller, the Union's gen­ i. eral counsel, went to work on the Henry N. Grant, 64: Brother case. Suit was filed through asso­ Under the rules of the Va­ ciate counsel Sol Berenholtz in the Grant died on January 4, 1955, in cation Plan as set forth by the port of Baltimore. Just before the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Joining trustees, a Seafarer must ap­ case came up, the company threw the Union In 1942, in New York, ply within one year "of the in the sponge. It agreed to pay Brother Grant had been sailing in payoff date of his oldest dis­ $440 worth of maintenance due, the steward department. He is charge in order to collect his and all expenses including court survived by his sister, Adina Grant full vacation benefits. If he costs and, of course, legal fees to of New York City. ^ 4) 4" presents any discharge v/hose its own counsel. The case was han­ payoff date is more than a John M. Pinkus, 67: On January dled at no charge to the Seafarer year before the date of his va­ since it represented Union enforce­ 14, 1955 Brother Pinkus died in cation application, he will lose ment of a contract provision. - • Boston, Mass. Place of burial is out on the sea time covered Brown is still collecting his St. Joseph Cemetery in Boston, by that particular discharge. maintenanco and will continue tp Mass. Brother Pinkus joined the Don't sit on those .discharges. do so until he is certified fit for Union in 1939 in Boston and had Bring them in and collect the duty. Nothing more has been been sailing in the deck departmoney that is due to you. heard from the company about nar­ meqt. His beneficiary is Miss Ger­ trude Carey of Boston,, Mass. rative summaries. -C I • ••.J- Co. Finds Playing Scrooge Expensive Hobby After All BonH Wait, Get Vaeatian Pay •I'M �w'i ^'^•y:^'''i':(-i' ','\''i' £•. f;\- SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFL • S,- 115:';i? '£- -•. BOUND VOLUMES OF ALL 1954 ISSUES OF THE SEAFARERS LOG kk'' IS^: I; ^ : t Handsome, bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the entire year of 1954 are now available to LOG read­ ers for addition to ship's libraries and home bookshelves. The sturdy, cloth-bound volumes contain all 26 issues of the LOG published last year—nearly 600 pages of news, photo­ graphs and specialized features dealing with SIU activities and maritime happenings generally. Priced at $5.50 each, the 1954 bound volumes of the LOG serve as a handy reference source not^only for Union and maritime news, but also for many personal items about Seafarers, their families, the ships and the ports that they visit. New developments in the industry, innovations in ship design and on-the-job aids, as well as historical ma­ terial on the folklore of the sea, help round out these issues. Ji i'fr; Ifi-- I;:- ||:..' ; •&?-«•;.'•'. -5 f •: 4" 4" _ For the benefit of those who have missed out on pre­ vious years' volumes, a complete set of bound volumes of 'the LOG for 1947 through 1954 is also available, at a cost of $30. This includes all LOGs published from 1947 through the end of 1954, a total of 10 volumes, since sepa­ rate volumes were issued for each six-month period dur­ ing 1947 and 1948. Both the individual 1954 volumes and the complete set of 1947-54 volumes can be obtained directly at SIU head­ quarters or by mail, iVith the coupon provided on this page. t ^. r Editor, SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York ^ Please send me the following: (a) ..bound volumes of the 1954 SEAFARERS LOG @ $5.50 each. (b) .complete sets of bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for 1947 through 1954 @ $30 each. Enclosed is a total of $ ^ H ^ NAME m- ADDRESS 5 ii � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 4, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 5 Description An account of the resource Headlines: HOUSE BODY RAPS FOUL-UPS OVER '50-50' AND TRANSFERS MA CHIEF GETS NEW GO'VT JOB 18 SEEK SIU SCHOLARSHIP LA. SEATRAIN DOCK BLAZE DELAYS SHIP HOOVER REPORT PROPOSES END TO ALL USPHS HOSPS TV EYE AGAIN FOCUSED SIU BALTIMORE HALL MCLEAN SIGNS SIU PACT; PLANS TRAILER-SHIP FLEET LAID-UP TANKER TURNS TURTLE MARK FURUSETH'S BIRTH UNIONS TEAM UP TO BURY MASS. ANTI-LABOR BILL SEAFARERS BRAVE RAGING SEA TO AID FHISHING BOAT SEAFARERS HELP FETE GAY NO MARDI GRAS BOUND LOGS READY SUP MARKS 70TH YEAR, MANY GAINS NY ALCOA RUNS GAIN 3 SHIPS SEA CHEST OPENS IN BALTIMORE FUTURE GRIM, SAIGON ON FEVERISH BENDER 'MAGNA CHARTA' OF SEA 40 YEARS OLD TODAY THE WHIPPING BOY ROLL-ON, ROLL-OFF WHALING IS BIG BUSINESS - PETROLEUM MAKES IT SO WHEN IN ROME TANKER AFIRE, CREW OF INES GOES TO AID BIGGER OFFICE PROVIDED FOR HQ WELFARE WELFARE FOLLOWS THROUGH ON AID TO SEAFARER'S WIFE - AND THE BRIDE CAUGHT HER SHIP CO. FINDS PLAYING SCROOGE EXPENSIVE HOBBY AFTER ALL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/4/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/5a45b4b32be4f80e646d71a461a601f6.PDF c1d508b1e01ff1111efde48d745f1839 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS » OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTE R N ATI O N At UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF ^ March 18, 195S DISTRICT * AFL • SEAFARERS ADOPT I ^ -II ->.va I Ir ' '^1 •K- -.,1 I I il i' -Story On Page 3 Squeeze On US To Scrap '50-50 Story On Page 2 1 1 ' Discussing changes in the galley as part of a new IwCnr AOOfv* systeni of food preparation and feeding, Seafarer Cliff Wilson, steward adviser (left), shows former SIU man Eandolph Bass, Alcoa port steward in New York, what's ^been done on the com­ pany's Alcoa Partner. (See Photos on Page 5.) • •,j,| f fjj A miniature United Nations set-up was organized for Liftto I#lw» a visit by Italian transport union leaders to an AFL Central Labor Council meeting held recently at the New Orleans SIU hall. The proceedings were translated into Italian by Mrs. V. Brown • (at mike) and piped into individual earphones worn by the delegates. Seafarer Fidel DiCSiovanni served as a ^ide for the yisitors. , ,, A > Familiar as a haven for sea oldtimers, At WCiflipifSr century-old Sailors Snug Harbor is now in danger of being taken over by the City of New York as a site for a college on Staten Island. The fate of some 200 men living there is uncertain. (Story on Page 4.) S<S>'S:v' iil I • f I 'f '!A \ I ''M �SEAFARERS March 18, »S5 LOG Proposed New AFL Longshore Hq« Pressure US To 50-50' Law I WASHINGTON—A powerful and influential com­ bine of foreign-flag shipowners, the State Department and a section of the Congressional farm bloc has been formed for a frontal assault on the "50-50" shipping law. The combine is using the huge pile-up of billions of surplus agricultural prod­ maritime circles, and among Con­ ucts in the Government's gressmen concerned with the na­ hands as a lever to upset tion's shipping problems. Repre­ Architect's sketch of the proposed headquarters at St. Louis, Mo., for the AFL International Brother­ hood of Longshoremen,/Which was founded 18 months ago after the old ILA was ousted from the AFL for racket domination. The new union has its principal strength right now on inland rivers and the Great Lakes. Occupancy is expected-in April. Improper Stowage Blamed For Mormackite Sinking NORFOLK—complete study of bulk cargo handling has been proposed in a Coast Guard report blaming improper loading for the loss of the SS Mormackite last fall with 37 of her crew. The NMU-manned C-2 went down off Cape Henry on October 8, 1954, much the> manner SlU-manned Southern Isles procedure in the Brazilian port. reflectors so that rescue vessels before her and the Southern Aside from the cargo study, the can spot them more easily. Districts afterwards. All three ships were carrying ore cargoes. In addition to the stress placed on improper cargo handling, the Coast Guard indicted the ship's captain for failure to prepare for abandoning ship, and for not or­ dering distress signals in time. The skipper went down with the ship. Earlier Notification Of equal significance, in light of the Southern District's loss, was the Coast Guard opinion that, loss of life would have been greatly re­ duced had the Coast Guard been notified earlier of the ship being overdue. The Mormackite and Southern Districts sinkings have ptompted demands for daily radio reports by merchant ships so that an immediate search can be under­ taken if a ship is hot heard from. Testimony offered on • the load­ ing of cargo during the hearings brought out that the 9,003 tons of iron ore loaded in Brazil had sim­ ply been dumped into the holds Without hand-trimming. This, the company maintained, was standard I SEAFARERS LOG Mar. 18. 1955 fe. Vol. XVII. No. 6 As I See It Pago 4 Burly ....Page. 7 Crossword Puzzle Page 8 Editorial Cartoon .......Page 9 Editorials , Page 9 Final Dispatch Page 19 Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 - Labor Bound-Up Page 8 Letter of The Week..... .Page 9 MariUme Page 8 Meet The Seafarer Page 8 Notices, Personals .......Page 17 T)ff Watch Page 14 Port Beports Pages 12, 13 Quiz Page 14 , Becent Arrivals Page 18 SIU History Cartoon ....Page 16 Vote of Thanks Page 9 Welfare Benefits Pages 18, 19 Welfare Beport Page 18 Your Dollar's Worth..... Page 4 Publlshod biwaekly at the headquarters ot the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic A Guif District AFL, «75 Fourth Avenue, Brookiyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth f-6i00. Entered as second ciass matter at the Post Offfice In Brookiyn, NY, under the *«f ef;yAyB««t 84, 1911' Coast Guard hearing panel rdfcommended redesigmng of -lifeboat radios so that they could be oper­ ated without opening watertight coverings, immediate • notification of the boast Guard when a ship was in distress, and notification of the Coast Guard and operators whenever the master thought that the "eaworthiness of the vessel was affected by its cargo or by other difficulties. Additional Life Rafts The hearing board also sug­ gested that merchant ships carry additional life rafts and floats and that they be equipped with radar Cargo Shift The Mormackite left Brazil Sep­ tember 24, 1954, after loading iron ore and a smaU quantity of cocoa beans. Early on the morning of October 7 the crewmembers no­ ticed some cargo shifting in heavy seas. Subsequently, the vessel took a battering on its starboard bow causing a large cargo shift following which she took on a 25 degree list. Crewmembers were forced to abandon ship by jumping into the sea, after which the vessel rolled oyer and sank. Only 11 men sur­ vived the disaster. one of the US merchant ma­ rine's basic props. The strategy of the combine is a three-way squeeze play. Foreign nations started it off by refusing to take surplus agricultural cargoes. unless they could dictate the conditions of shipment. The State Department took it from there by encouraging the tactic and amplifying a con­ tinuous stream of protests. With agricultural surplus, failing to move in large quantity, some farm bloc Congressmen have taken up the beef as a means of protecting the huge subsidy program for their constituents. The farm bloc representatives are demanding that "50-50" be nullified as far as disposal of agri­ cultural surplus is concerned. If that happens the foreign shipowners-«and the State Department ex­ pect to have little difficulty repeal­ ing the entire Cargo Preference Act. Threatens Sea Jobs Victimized V this squeeze play would be the American merchant marine and the jobs of thousands of seamen whose livelihood has al­ ready been endangered by the wholesale transfers of US shipping to runaway flags. The attack on "50-50" , has aroused considerable alarm in FBI Nabs Enemy Of Canadian SIU On Charge Of Dodging Draft In US MONTREAL—A man who made a full-time job of attempting to disrupt the SIU's Canadian District has been picked up by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation for draft-dodging, according to the "Canadian Sailor," the District's official publication. John Droeger, who had been a ' hatchetman for a "union" op­ found at the fringe of the labor ance with Captain H. N. McMaster erated by a former shipping movement. The latter include un­ who graduated from- company hir­ master, was arrested in Philadel­ phia, the newspaper said, on a warrant issued by Assistant US Attorney General John Carrol. Droeger was recently described in McLean's magazine, a leading Canadian publication, as "Bank's severest critic." The magazine was referring to Hal Banks, who is the SIU of North America's interna­ tional representative in Canada. The arrest of Droeger, following upon the arre.sts in the attempted assassination of SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall and also the shenanigans of disgruntled ele­ ments in the National Maritime Union bear out the contentions made in the SEAFARERS LOG last September as to the nature of forces working against legitimate maritime unions. The LOG of Sep­ tember 3 described this group as the "A.nti-Union Medicine Show," a "traveling troupe" composed of three elements. They are "the Communist Party . . . lawyers w,hose professional ethics are on the skimpy side ... and an odd .assortment ^f phon\es ithat' can. be successful ex-officials, would-be officials without talent and a few fastbuck boys . . Canadian SIU Target At the time of the appearance of the article the Canadian District was a choice target of this oddly assorted group. As the LOG put it, a nucleus of unhappy ex-officials of the defunct Canadian Seamen's Union had formed a working alli- MeeUng Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM; The schedule for the next few meetings Is as follows: Mar. 23. April 6, April 20. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. ing boss to "union" official. They were using ex-Canadian District seamen as a front to attack the Canadian District. McMaster him­ self operates under a charter from District 50 of the United Mine Worker's. Before his arrest, Droeger had been McMaster's field general and had gotten into the SIU Canadian District during the Korean crisis. Subsequently he was expelled for dual unionism and went to work for Mc Master. He pulled such capers as padlocking Canadian Dis­ trict halls, filing nuisance charges against Canadian "District officials and other publicity-seeking stunts. .According to the "Canadian Sailor"'- US authorities bad been looking W Droeger for failure to report for military service in the Korean War period. It was at this time that he was sailing in Canada. He made the mistake of taking the Canadian-flag ship Canadian Con­ structor into Philadelphia where he M^as picked up by US agents in a routine examination of the crew list. .•>uUh't' Uiil hns sentative Thor C. Tollefson (Bep.Wash.) ranking minority member of the House Merchant Marine Committee, has charged that for­ eign-flag operators are aiming for a complete monopoly of US Gov­ ernment cargoes. As an example of their tactics, he cited an Instance where repre­ sentatives of a foreign power ap­ proached a farm bloc Congressman directly^nd told him that "prod­ ucts of JUS state will be purchased if such can be shipped on their own flag vessels." Quarterbacking the strategy of the combine is the US State De­ partment which was taken to task recently by the House Merchant Marine Committee. The committee noted that the State Department had failed to maintain US national policy in respect to "50-50." "state Dep't Lobby Actually the SIU and other marltime groups consider this ah ex­ treme understatement. From the time that a "50-50" provision was first proposed back in 1948, the State Department, in their eyes, has virtually become a lobby on behalf of foreign flag shipowners. State Department spokesmen un­ der every administration have ap­ peared year after year at Congress­ ional hearings to oppose "50-50" in any shape or form. Outside of the Congressional hearing rooms the Department has energetically presented every protest made by foreign flags and has actively en­ couraged foreign nations to make such protests. As has been, pointed out in the LOG, the operations of "50-50" are* shell as to guarantee foreign flags half of existing Government cargoes but this, apparently, does not satisfy the foreign-flag oper­ ators. Thus far the Foreign Operations Administration and other agencies are living up to the letter of the law and no bills to repeal "50-50" have been introduce. The SIU and other maritime groups are keeping a close watch on the situ- • ation, prepared to move in if the situation warrants. Okay Subsidy For South Atl. WASHINGTON—The SlU-contracted South Atlantic Steamship Company's bid for a Government operatipg-differential subsidy con­ tract was approved this month by the Federal Maritime Board. How­ ever, the company must still clear up its foreign-flag connections or get a waiver on them from the FMB. The agreement requires the com­ pany to provide between 22 and 26 sailings per year with four C-2s from the US Atlantic ports of Hampton Roads and Key West to .the United Kingdom, Ireland, and all of continental Europe except J .bftaiW wt rtut �B fige Tare* SEAFdRElLB IOC Siareh IS, IfiS SlUSeenAs Victor In WC Voting Just a handful of ships re­ main to be voted as the crucial t h r e e-department collective bargaining election on West Coast ships draws "to a close. The last of the West Coast ships scheduled to vote is the 'round-the-world pas­ senger vessel, the President Mon­ roe, which will be voted in New York on or about March 26. The SlU Pacific District remains fully confident of a de'cisive victory. Monroe Delayed The Monroe was scheduled origi­ nally for this week, but engine trouble delayed her en route. She is now in an Italian shipyard get­ ting necessary repairs. Four freightships should be forwarding their ballots to the San Francisco office of the National Labor' Rela­ tions Board in the next few days. On the ballot in the elections are the SIU Pacific District, rep­ resenting the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL, versus Local 100 of Harry Bridges' longshore union. Bridges hhs taken over for the vir­ tually-defunct National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards which at one time controlled steward de­ partments on West Coast ships. Count On April 4 The present schedule calls for the NLRB's San Francisco office to count all ballots on April 4. Vot­ ing began January 31 with the NLRB mailing ballots directly to the ships with the exception of five large West Coast passenger vessels. Indications of an SHJ victory i were strong from the very begin­ ning ' when Bridges and the NUMC&S (the latter union is not even on the ballot) attempted to upset the NLRB election order In the courts and confine the voting to steward department men only. The courts refused to interfere with the NLRB'a conduct of the voting. • . '^1 All ports have been instructed to allocate proper facilities for the registration of new men. Photo, left, shows fkilties set up to handle Class C registration in New York. In photO: at right, two appUcants are in process of being registered by dispatcher. The membership of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, has ratified a newly-nego­ tiated hiring clause with contracted operators, establishing a system of seniority in the employment of Seafarers. Action op the contract was taken at the regular membership meetings throughout the District on March 9. The new hiring system with the signatory companies is already operating in New York and will go into ef­ fect shortly in the outports. It was drawn up after lengthy study by the Union of difficulties brought about by the Taft-Hartley Law.^ Because of the provisions of"^= that law, the type of hiring hall operated by the SIU and From Report Of other maritime unions in the past has been considered Secretary-Treasurer as not permissible. In reporting to the membership oh the new hiring agreement at and to assure last Wednesday night's (March 9) headquarters membership meet­ When the Taft-Hartley professional'seaman the shipowner of qualified labor. ing, Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, who served as chairman of law was first passed the late The outcome of their discussion at the SIU negotiating committee, said: Senator Robert Taft himBelf agreed,' after meeting with Harry Lundeberg, president of the SIU of North Amwrica, thai the special problems of day-by-day hiring in maritime . The complete text of the membership-adopted hiring clause is on page 1 and the newly-adopted 'shipping rules are en page 6. had to be dealt with to protect the View of the training ship Andrew Furuseth, now stationed in Mo­ bile, where steps are being taken to obtain state recognition. Vessel has its own pier on a site that includes Ufeboats, rigging loft and facilities for all three shipboard departments. It will serve for the training of Class C men, as well as upgrading for duties performed by men employed-on SlU-contracted ships. Up to now ship has served for upgrading but now goes into type of training program Union envisioned when vessel was first acquired. In charge are Joe Wread, D. L. (JOghciad) Parker and BiU Wallace. ' I thd time was the "Lundeberg-Taft formula," an understanding which recognized seniority as , the key­ stone of any equitable hiring sys­ tem. Thds, for all practical pur­ poses, seniority has always been the basis of SIU hiring, but this new agreement spells it out in fine detail and embodies those details in the present contract. Three Classes The core of the new hiring system involves three classes of seniority, -with men sailing regularly before December 31, 1950, getting the top "A" rat­ ing. Men sailing regularly since January 1, 1951, to the present, are rated class '"B" and men who have no time aboard SlU-cohtracted ships as of January 1, 1955, or who have not' shipped regularly during the periods described to cover classes A and B, re­ ceive a "C" rating. Regular­ ity of sailing is defined as a minimum'of 90 days' seatime on SIU ships in any given cal­ endar year. ' , ,. For the purposes of seniority the joint hiring system gives equal recognition toward time spent on any SIU ship. In other words, the seniority is pooled among all SIU operators, just as time spent on SIU ships is pooled for the pur­ poses of vacation pay and welfare benefits. The significant provisions of the new hiring system are as follows: • The hiring syslenr and the .shiroine i^ules aria jumt 4uurt of the "The new agreement .gives, a maximum of job. security and pro­ tection to the SIU membership... "This agreement was accomplished only after many months of hard detailed work by many of our people. The negotiating com­ mittee, consisting of Joe Algina, Claude Simmons, Earl Sheppard, Lindsey Williams, Cal Tanner and Keith Terpe were assisted throughout by consultation with the SIU agents in all ports and in discussions with rank and file members. ^ addition, Morris Weisberger of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, a veteran of mari­ time negotiations, sat in throughput the agreement talks and gavo valuable advice and assistance, for which we are grateful. • "The union's general counsel, Sy Miller, did an outstanding job in all of the legal details, including the complexities of the TaftHartley Law. His efforts in this dijection, as reflected in the new agreement, could well serve as a pattern in those areas similarly affected by Taft-Hartley. "As the membership knows, we have discussed this problem in many membership meetings, over a considerable period of time. You are fully aware of the problem confronting the Union in this matter... "It is the considered opinion of your negotiating committee that this agreement on hiring represents an answer to this problem... Your committee recommends ratification of this agreement." (SIU membership in all ports voted unonimously in favor of the new agreement.) contract with the shipowner so that hiring now becomes a joint responsibility exercised thi-ough the physical facilities of the Union's halls. • There are important differ­ ences between the three classes of seniority. Class A men are recog­ nized under the new agreement as having first preference for employmfent. They can ship without hindrance accordingly. This group should contain the SIU's present full book membership as well as those other men who have been sailing steadily and are eligible for. class A seniority under the rules. Discussed In Defail It is estimated that the number of men who qualify for class A seniority and who do not yet pos­ sess membership in the SIU totals 350 men. In recognition of Jthese 350 men obtaining class A" senior­ ity, Seafarers in rfegiflw a\eetings have gone on record to allow thas* men to apply for full Union mem­ bership. The vote approving mem­ bership to these 350 men came only after the entire issue had been presented in SIU meetings and dis­ cussed in detail—the SIU policy on issuance of new memberships at any time. . Under the new agreement, class A men sailing SlU-contracted ships —including.the 350 newly^admitted men—will have, by far, the best job ratio in the entire maritima industry. • Class B seniority comes after class A on hiring. The present SIU permitmen are expected., to con­ stitute the great majority of those possessing class B seniority ratings. Since under the new provision class B men will have a priority, which did not exist before, over class C men, the holders of class, B (Continued ©n- page IT) - • I • ''ts V^I M.\ ;T-\! I 'V; I J �Pare F«w iMuvli It. IfM istAFMREks ide Snug Harbor Future Dark The 124-year old mariners' haven, Sailors Snug Harbor, inay close its doors if New York City goes through with plans to take over the property. A proposal by Mayor Robert Wagner to convert it into a Staten Island community college is now under study by the city's budget director. A GROUP OF FINNISH UNION SEAMEN APPEAR TO HAVE Admittedly a desirable struck an important blow for the West ahd in the process taken the laiece of real estate, the 127shipowner and the diplomats of several nations off the |iook. Accord­ ;.cre waterfront retreat started Mincticning in 1831 under the pro­ visions of the will of Captain Itobert Randall. At its peak it I'ared for over 800 aged seamen, but in recent years the number has dwindled until today there are lit­ tle more than 200 men in resi­ dence there. Contributing to the sharp decline in numbers are the difficult entrance requirements set up by the trustees. Men Will Lose Should the city take the prop­ erty these men would undoubted­ ly be the losers as any other home that might be set up for them would not compare in facilities to what they have now. And there is always the possibility that they might be turned over to state and city institutions instead of having a place of their own. The SlU has always been a staunch defend­ er of the oldtimers at Snug Har­ bor and will watch the current de­ velopment closely. Just four years ago, in fact, over SSOO.OOO was spent in modernizing Snug Harbor with the money go­ ing for an ultra-modern infirmary, new fire alarm system, heating A view of the large library at Sailors Snug Harbor, Staten Island, system, conversion of the electri­ NY, founded as a home for veteran seamen more than years cal system to AC current and re­ ago, M-hich the City of New York is considering as a site for a new construction of galleys. The in­ municipal college. The question of what would happen to the re­ firmary was especially designed to tired seamen has not. been decided. The "harbor" was established meet the needs of aged and bed­ and is maintained from funds of the late Captain Robert Randall. ridden seamen. The proposal to establish a col­ property off Washington Square duce the maximum income for the lege at the Snug Harbor site was : has grown past the $12 million benefit of resident seamen. They first put forth seven years ago. It ! mark by the trustees' own esti- point to the institution's practice is being taken seriously now be­ tmate. In recent years, the trustees of setting up 99-year leases for out­ cause of the expected population i have leased portions of the land side developers whereby the de­ increase on Staten Island when I to high-priced housing and com­ velopers reap the bulk of benefits the Narrows Bridge is built. while paying a flat rental to the mercial developments. Several officials besides the Despite the multi-million dollar estate. mayor have indicated great inter­ value of the holdings, the trustees Actually today. Sailor's Snug est in the plan and one Staten have pleaded poverty on several Harbor is operated as a private Island architect's group is applaud­ occasions. Once in February, 1949, corporation with the state and city ing the choice. The architects call they attempted to get resident sea­ having no direct interest in its the property ideal for a "first class men to sign over all their personal business. At one time three gov­ college installation" and declare property including any pension in­ ernment officials sat as members "there is no longer any need for come they might have. An out­ of the board of trustees, the its present use." cry from the maritime unions Chancellor of State, Recorder of Self-Supporting forced the trustees to beat a hasty New York County and the Mayor of New York. The first two offices Under the terms of Randall's retreat. Critics of the way the institu­ were abolished years ago and the will Snug Harbor is supported by income from property Randall tion is conducted have maintained mayor stopped sitting as trustee in owned in lower Manhattan. that the valuable properties have June, 1950, with the permission of Through the years the value 8f the not been managed so as to pro­ the courts. ing to an announcement by the Finnish Seamen's Union (which in­ cidentally,' is part of the International Transport workers Federation with which the SIU is affiliated) the crewmembers of the Finnish tank­ er Aruba will not take a shipload of jet fuel into Red China. For the information of those Seafarers who have not been in a position to keep up with the news on this issue, the Aruba had been chartered by her Finnish owners to a Hong Kong company which is believed to be controlled by Red China. She was loaded to the marks with kerosene which is the fuel used by jet-propelled warplanes. It has been estimated that there was enough aboard her to provide for 5,000 jet missions from the Chinese mainland against Formosa or against any US military ba%es like Okinawa. As soon as the voyage of the Aruba got under way there was a great deal of excitement. The Nationalist Chinese said that they would in­ tercept the vessel and there were demands made' in some quarters here in the States for the US to take positive action. Needless to say this made the-Far East situation more explosive in more ways thah one. Nobody though, seemed to be able to figure a way out. The Finnish government said it couldn't do anything and the ship's owners claimed their hands were tied by the charter. It looked like real trouble until the seamen of the Aruba themselves took a hand. Their union told the world Wednesday morning that the men would not take the ship into a Red Chinese port. This announcement was greeted with a sigh of relief everywhere except in Pciping and other Communist capitals. It might be no exaggeration to say that these union seamen on their own may have preserved peace in the world for the time being. The shipowner involved wasn't wonded about the consequences as long as he got his charter fee. The diplomats were helpless. What makes the situation all the more pleasing is that the Communist Partj^'s wateifront section has been calling on seamen to strike a blow for peace. These people even took a rap at the SEAFARERS LOG for pointing cut just what was happening around Formosa. Now that the Finnish seamen on the Aruba have struck a blow for peace we can expect the local Communists to weep and wail and gnash their teeth, which wiil show how peace-loving they really are. It might be that this courageous action by the Finnish seamen conu!S out of their first-hand knowledge of Communism because of the 1939 invasion of their country by Russia. Finland has been a sitting duck for the Communist armies ever since, with some of its territory oc­ cupied by Soviet armed forces. Certainly then, it took plenty of cour­ age on their part to act as they did despite any consequences their country might face. 4- IT'S A ROUTINE MATTER FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SEAMAN f SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING the market instead of the more expensive advei-tised brands (they're all much the same). Around New York, white eggs cost more than brown. 8—Buy standard grades (Grades B and C) of canned Hut in Boston, many families are willing to pay more goods instead of fancy Grade A (they're all exactly for the brown. the same nutritionally). Actually, of course, the shell color has nothing to do 9—Buy the store's oWii private brands of packaged or •with the quality of the egg inside. This is simply one canned foods instead of the nationally-advertised «f the better-known of the many food prejudices that brands. lead people to part with extra money. -Every family has 10—Use home-cooked cereals instead of ready-to-eat some of them. But when you realize certain food-shopping cereals (often the home-cooked ones are more nour­ habits are founded on fictitious legend, including the ishing too). modern legends of high-powdered advertising, often you 11—Where available, buy foods loose; loose cottage can make noticeable savings. cheese, sauerkraut, lentils, etc., instead of the same Here is a list of 28 ways to cut food costs that a Sea­ foods in packages. farer's family might find both revealing and profitable: 12—Buy small or medium-sized oranges and other fruit . 1—Buy brown or'mixed-color eggs if cheaper in your instead of the large, specially-selected, more ex­ locality. pensive ones (they're just as good eating). ; 2—Use large eggs during spring and summer but switch 13—Buy the fruits and vegetables in season in your area to mediums and pullets in tire autumn months. instead of those hauled long distances. :. S—Use evaporated milk or dry non-fat milk powder in 14—U.se more dried fruits instead of canned. Buy the cooking insdead of whole milk. smallest sizes, as smalFsizd prunes; they are. priced lowest. ' • 4^—Buy plain milk if the price is lower instead of 15—Buy '.stahdard whole wheat, rye and White breads in­ homogenized milk. stead of rolls or special bi'cads. N 8—Use margarine, cottage-cheese, apple butter or peanut 16—Serve home-made desserts instead of commercial butter as a-bread spread instead of butter. " baked good^. fli-^Buy cheese off-the loaf instead of in packages or jars." 17—Use pink ralmbqj khd bopita instead, of red^ salmon 7—-Buy the cheapest brdiid of vegetable shortening in and Tuna fish. ' ' " '' * 28 Ways To Cut Food Bills 4'" to deal with danger and near-disaster. Ship rescues happen so often that most of the time they go unnoticed. Just recently, for example, the crew of the SlU-manned Antinous had quite a time saving some, fishermen in rough Gulf waters outside of Tampa. According to ail accounts, this was a considerable feat of seamanship. And this week headquarters received word that crewmembers of the Stony Creex had been warmly commended by their skipper for prompt and efficient action in plucking one of their number from the sea. The professional seamen, like the men who man SIU ships, take this kind of occurrence as part of the job. They hope it doesn't hap­ pen, but if it does they Have the skill and training to handle the emer­ gency. That's why it is important to see to it that US ships are manned by experienced professionals who are always up on the skills of their trade. || f 4- Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LDG. by Sidney Margolius/ Leading Expert on Buying 18—Buy large sizes of packaged and canned goods instead of small ones. 19—Serve fewer and larger courses at meals instead of many small courses (tcenable buying in bulk and to have fewer leftovers). 20—Except when tomatoes are in season locally, buy them canned instead of fresh. 21—Serve more frequently these vegetables high in food value for co.st: turnips, kale, carrots, collards and green cabbage (and often spinach). 22—Serve potatoes more often than rice or macaroni products (they're higher in food value). 23—Use molbsses to add iron and extra food value to . baked beans, cereals, gingerbread and puddings, in­ stead of white sugar. * • 24—-Cook vegetables in as little water as possible, but save the remaining liquid—also the liquid from canned vegetable.s—^for' making soups and gravy. ""Some of the best nourishment is in the liquids. 25—Cook vegetables in the skin where possible instead of paring fii-st, both to preserve food value and avoid thick peelings. 26—Make your own jellies and jams while fruits are in season instead of buying preserves later. . 27—^Use meat leftovers! and bone scrapings in casserole'is, scailoped dishes o^ salads. V 28—Plan ypiir menus beforehand around the advertised ;..y. specials Hi the "markets xpthe^. than Y'aiiing until you get to the store and buying on impulse. �BEAFdnEHS Piss Wlrs LOG New Meal Set-llp Betters Service, Cuts Waste Viind-UpOn, Cos Report Most of the retroactive wage claims payable to Seafarers under the SIU freight agreement have been collected, but the major ^teamship operators report they still have amounts outstanding. While over-all totals are cator, voyage 20 (Jan. '54-April '54) small, individual Seafarers $344.95; Steel Inventor, voyage 89, Seafarers in the steward department aboard the Alcoa Partner help launch the "new look" in food preparation and feeding which will be tried on all company ships to improve service and cut waste. At left, C. G. Cazalas, galley utijity, prepares soup, while Alfredo Aaron, chief cook (right),"^ carves ham to prder. Unions Nix Wage Freeze striking back at a Congressman's proposal to freeze seamen's wages, US maritime unions have moved to protest and battle this infringement on collective bargaining rights. Action followed after Representative Herb^t C. Bonner (Dem., North Carolina) wrote to the Maritime Administration suggesting that the agency in its calculation of the operating it would not abide by such a ruling as far as unsubsidized operations place a subsidy ceiling on subsidy. manning scales, wages and fringe benefits as of January 1, 1955. In other words, seamen sailing sub­ sidized ships would not be able to negotiate improvements through their unions as the Government would not figure any further gains $IU Tanker Men Hailed In Rescue Among the first to act was the Sailors Union of the Pacific which went on record for a six-point pro­ gram of counteraction involving protests to Bonner and the Mari­ time Administration as well as a call for united union action. The SUP further declared that should such a proposal be adopted it would notify the shipowners that are concerned. In his letter of protest to Bon­ ner, SUP Secretary - Treasurer Harry Lundeberg placed responsi­ bility upon the Pacific Maritime Association for the wage freeze, proposal. He recalled that the same idea was put forth a year ago by a West Coast shipowners' spokes­ man. . j A' ' 'v'ic'.' have appr^able amounts coming to them in some instances. Among companies which still have back wages outstanding, Alcoa has submitted a list of 65 names which covers both retroac­ tive pay and other unclaimed wages. The total is approximate­ ly $1,600 of which $553.05 is due to an ex-Seafarer John BaiTon, for a 1951 voyage on a National Shipping Authority vessel. Mailed Checks Bull Lines reports very little left on retroactivity with only 35 checks still pending for amounts of $1 or more and a small number of checks for lesser amounts. The company explained that these checks were mailed out three times without success in locating the Sea­ farers who had money due. Calmar and Ore Lines were un­ able to break down retroactivity as they had lumped it together with unclaimed wages running back for the past several years. Isthmian reports that it has $14,130 still outstanding out of an original total of $63,000 that was due Seafarers. Some of the ships with larger amounts due are: Steel Advocate, voyage 19 (Aug.Nov. '53) $298.87; Steel Age, voy­ age 19 (Nov. '53-Feb. '54) $701.18; Steel Executive,, voyage 11 (Nov. '53-Feb. '54) $331.63; Steel Fabri- SOUTH GATE, Calif.—-One of 43 veteran Seafarers currently receiving a guaranteed Seafarers on board the income of $25 weekly in SIU disability benefits, Henry A. Ferree, 66, has found this Los Stony Creek were proud pos­ Angeles suburb a perfect place in which to enjoy his new-found leisure. sessors of a "well done" from Actually, Ferree points"*'""" the ship's captain as the result of out, he still has a job of He continued shipping the successful rescue of a crewsorts. Since hit wife In­ with either Isthmian or member who went overboard in tends to work until she Waterman until his eye­ shark-infested waters. herself can retire next sight got too bad and, in — Singled out% for praise in the fall, he's "chief dishwash­ fact, wound up his final z commendation were Pavlos Vour- er" around the house trip last September on . deris, chief steward, Mike Ohan- right now. After that, Isthmian's Steel Designer. ^^ < nesian, AB, and Frank, Alboi'e, however, the closest to In December, he began bosun, along with the ship's chief anything resembling "work Ai.4 >•> receiving SIU disability mate. that he's going to get to benefits, but he still keeps will come when the lawn in touch with doings at Gave Immediate Alarm around their comfortable the SIU hall in Wilming­ According to available informa­ home needs weeding. ton. He visited the De­ tion, on the rescue, one of the crewsigner at Long Beach last Ferree, who was born members went overboard on week while she was in February 9 while the Stony Creek in Texas back in '89, first port to see if she w-as still started on a career at sea was outside Aruba, headed for the in good shape and to say Panama Canal. Vourderis, who saw when he joined the US hello to former ship­ Navy, for a four-year him hit the water. Immediately mates. sounded the alarm while Ohan- hitch', in 1908. His first Thanks to the SIU ship, he recalls, was the nesian thi'ew him a life ring. Welfare Plan and tiie square - rigged Intrepid. A boat was then lowered away His job was that of a 40money he had coming in Seafarer and Mrs. Henry A. Ferree on the lawn and the crewmember was safely gallon yards man at $16.40 from social security he of their comfortable home in South Gate, Calif. hauled back aboard little the worse per, month. Today, many can now take it easy for for wear although the waters in the men on SIU ships earn that in just slightly hectic. Eventually, in 1920, the rest of his life. "It's good to area were thick with sharks. one day of regular Saturday over­ Ferree had to give up his sea life know you're not forgotten," he In his commendation. Captain time, aside from their base pay. and help raise his young daughter, points out. E. M. Mokarzel cited Vourderis and "The disability benefits provided After bis Navy hitch was over, Bose. His Arst wife had died sev­ Ohannesian for their prompt ac­ Ferree turned to merchant ships eral years before. every week by the SIU made a tion and bosun Albore for his "An* for a Tob and in 1913 in San Fran­ Then, in 1940, Ferree returhied great deal of difference to men seamanship." cisco eventually landed a quarter­ to shipping and began working for like myself who no longer can work The skipper concluded, "It is master's berth on the Pacific Mail Isthmian which, at the time, was at their profession," Ferree stated. gratifying to have seen that the Line's Mongolia. He received $40 an unorganized company: He stay­ "I don't-know what we'd do with­ entire crew responded to tlie monthly, there, but with the watch ed until the SIU began organizing out then)," he added, "Years ago, emergency promptly and without on. ships- at that time always on the company, and remained to vote before the SIU, there were no reserve, . and that each man co-i call, and a four-on, four-off system for the Union and help bring the benefits like these for. seamen at operated itUly ^afld effectively." .all." in .< oper^ion, conditions - tveve fleet under SIU contract. pas' waaiwqiai nqi atiiy,ud 1>«B "jdi oJ • • • -"-v.; (Sept. '53-Feb. '54) $307.95. Also, Steel King, voyage 17 (July-Nov. '53) $297.79; Steel Maker, voyage 27 (Sept. '53-Jan. '54) $704.65; Steel Navigator, voy­ age 20 (Oct-. •'53-Feb. '541 $420.97; Steel Ranger, voyage 89 (Sept. '53Feb. '54) $317.52; Steel Scientist, voyage 24 (Jan.-April '54) $416.30; Steel Surveyor, voyage 19 (Oct. '53Jan. 54) $405.12. Other large payments due are Steel Traveler, voyages 15 and 16 from August, 1953. through May, 1954, a total of $821.14; Steel Ven­ dor, voyage 20. (Oct. '53-Mar. '54) $438.65; Steel Voyager, voyage 19, (Nov. '53-March '54) $500.79 and Steel Worker, voyages 21 and 22 from October, 1953, to May, 1954, a total of $674.33. Has Unclaimed List Mississippi Shipping Company has no breakdown on retroactive wages for last year as it has lumped them together with figures for past years. A total of 830,000 is still outstanding on this list, with most of the money being old unclaimed wages. Last year the LOG ran the company's unclaimed wage list and Seafarers can check the list by consulting the bound volumes in any SIU hall. Robin Line has $2,160.72 pend­ ing for 173 Seafarers. The largest amounts outstanding are on the Robin-Goodfellow, voyages 24 and 25; Robin Gray, voyages 20 and 23; Robin Kettering, voyage 20^ Robin Kirk, voyage 21; Robin Locksley, voyage 48; Robin Sherwood, voy­ age 48 and Robin Trent, voyage 20. South Atlantic reports it has a 200-man list of wage claims cover­ ing both retroactivity under the current contract arid unclaimed .wages running back for several years. Con.sequently the amount of retroactivity left is a small one. Seatrain Lines reports a total of $2,877.78 remaining in retroactive wages plus another 8858.08 in un­ claimed wages for other reasons. By ships the totals are: Soati'ain Texas, 546.84; Savannah, 3'70.52; Louisiana, 162.99; New York. 793.56; New Jersey, 745.49; Georgia, 258.38. Morse Okayed As MA Chief WASHINGTON — Although he declared that the wholesale trans­ fer of US ships was a "correct" policy, Clarence G. Morse was unanimously confirmed for the Federal Maritime Board by the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. In the public hearing on his ap­ pointment, Morse told the Senators that he did not approve of the "principle" of transferring Ameri­ can ships to runaway flags, but -he gave his endorsement to the Roth­ schild program of allowing 69 Liberty ships and a number of pther types to escape US-flag obli­ gations. Morse said it was the proper procedure at the time, even though the Government was al­ ready setting various aid programs in motion. • , ---•v." I •\ 'CM �SEAFARERS Six SEAFARERS INFL UNION A&G DISTRICT, AFL 2. Shipping Procedure CONTRACTED EMPLOYERS Shipping Rules |C. s:;: I nf.:: • h 6. Standby Jobs A, Standby Jobs shall be shipped in rotation, within A. No seaman shall be shipped unless registered for shipping. No seaman shall register for shipping in more each class of seniority rating. No standby shall be per­ than one-port of the Union at one time. No shipping card mitted to take a regular job on the same vessel unless he returns to the Hall and throws in for the regular Job. Issued in one port shall be honored in another. B. No seaman may register for another, or use another's His original shipping card shall be returned to the stand­ by when he reports back to the dispatcher unless it has shipping card or seniority rating card. All registration must be in person, and seamen must bt present, in person, expired in the interim. when a job is offered them. 7. Relief C. No seaman may register for a job so long as he In the event an employed seaman wants time off and is employed on any vessel. secures permission to do so, he shall call the Hall and D. No seanian shall have the right to reject more than secure a relief. No reliefs shall be funiished for less than Every seaman shipped through the hiring halls of the two jobs, after throwing in for them, within the period four (4) hours or more than three (3) days. The one ask­ Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic of validity of his shipping card. Rejection of more than ing for time off sliall be responsible for paying the relief and Gulf District, hei-einafter called the "Union" shall be two jobs during this period will require re-registration at the regular overtime rate. Reliefs shaU be shipped in shipped pursuant to the following rules: and the taking out of a new shipping card. the same manner as a standby. E. Every seaman who accepts a job, and who quits or This rule shall not apply when replacements are not 1, Seniority is fired after one day, shall not be permitted to retain lequired by the head of the department concerned. A. Without prejudice to such other legal conditions and the original shipping card on which he received his job, restrictions on employment as are contained in the agree­ but must re-register to ship. If he quit or is fired within 8. Promotions or Transfers Aboard Ship ments between the Union and the Employei's, seamen one day, he must report back to the dispatcher on the No seaman shipped under these rules shall accept a shall be shipped out on jobs offered through- the hiring next succeeding business day or else give up the original promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there is no time halls of the Union in accordance with the class of sen­ shipping card on which he received his job. or opportunity to dispatch the required man from the iority rating they possess, subject, nevertheless, to the# F. .No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than Union hall. other rules contained herein. one list (department). No seaman shall be shipped out 9. Change In Seniority B. Seniority shall be determined in the following man- on a job off' a list other than that on which he is registered, A. All those who possess a Class B seniority rating Jier: except under emergency eircunistances, such as insuring shall be entitled to a Cla^ A seniority rating eight <8) A Class A seniority rating shall he possessed by all against a vessel sailing short in a department. sesmen who have sliipped regularly up to December 31, G. No seaman shall be tendered any job unless he is yeai-s after they commenced to ship regularly with the 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appen­ qualified therefor in accordance with law and can furnish, companies set forth in Appendix "A", provided they dix A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, since on demand, the appropriate documents evidencing this maintain their Class B seniority rating witliout break. B. All those who possess a Class C senimity rating shall before January 1, 1951, subject, however, to Rule 9. qualification. be entitled to a Class B seniority rating two (2) years A Class B seniority rating shall be possessed by all H. No man shall be shipped while under the influence after they commenced to ship regularly with the com­ seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31, of alcohol or drugs. panies set fortli in Appendix "A", provided they main­ 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Ap­ I. All seamen shipped through the Union shall be given pendix A, since before January 1, 1955, and who do not two assignment cards. One of these cards shall be given by tain their Class seniority rating without break. have a Class C seniority rating, subject to Rule 9. C. Shipping with one or more of the companies set the seamen to the head of his department aboard ship, A Class C seniority rating shall be possessed by all the other to his department delegate aboard ship. forth in Appendix "A" for at least ninety (90) days each seamen who do not have a Class A or Class B seniority J. Subject to the other rules contained herein, a seaman calendar year is necessary to maintain without break a rating, subject, however, to Rule 9. receiving a job shall give up the shipping card on which Class B or Class C seniority rating, subject, however, (o Rule 3A. This latter provision shall not operate so as to Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no he was shipped. reduce any seaman's seniority if the requirements therein seaman shall be deprived of the seniority to which he were not met during the first calendar year in which the would be otherwise entitled by virtue of service with the 3. Hospital Cases seaman commenced to ship but, if not met, the said armed iorees of the US. A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein calendar .vear shall not be counted insofar as seniority up­ C. A seaman will be deemed to have shipped regularly contained, the period of employment i-equired' during with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A each year to constitute regular shipping, or the main­ grading is concerned. D. The same provisions as to military service as are if he has been employed as an unlicensed seaman no less tenance of Cla.ss B or Class C seniority without break, than ninety days (90) per calendar year on one or more shall be reduced, pro rata, in accordance with the propor­ contained in Ruie IB shall be analogously applicable here. American flag vessels owned or operated by the said tion of bona fide in and out patient time to each calendar JO. Discipline companies, subject, however, to Rule 3 A. This latter year. Example: If a man has been a bona fide in and out A. The Union, although under no indemnity obligation, provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's patient for four (4) months in one caiendar year, the seniority if the requirements therein were not met duruig yearly employment required for seniority purposes shall will not ship drunks, dope addicts and others whose pres­ ence aboard ship would constitute a menace or nuisance the flrst calendar year in which the seaman commenced be reduced by one-third for that year. to the safety and health of the crew. Anyone claiming a to ship but, if not met, the said calendar year shall not B. A seaman who enters a bona fide hospital as an in­ be counted insofar as seniority upgrading is concerned. patient and remains there for thirty (30) days or more, wrongful refusal to ship may appeal to the Seafarers .Ap­ D. Employment with, or election to any office or job shall be entitled, if otherwise qualified, to receive a thirty peals Board, which shall be a board of four (4), two (2) to in the Union, or any employment taken at the behest of, (30) day back-dated shipping card. If he has been such be selected by the Union, and two (2) by that negotiating the Union, shall be deemed to be the same as employment an inpatient for less than thirty (30) days, he shall be committee, representing Employers, known and commonly with any of the companies listed in Appendix A, and entitled, if otherwise qualified, to a shipping card back­ referred to as the Management Negotiating Committee. seniority shall accrue accordingly during the period such dated to the day he first entered the hospital. This ruie This Board shall name a Hearing Committee of two (2), to sit in the port where 'the refusal to ship takes place, employment, office, or job is retained. shall not apply unless the seaman reports to the dis­ if practicable, and if not, at the nearest available port E. A Cla.ss A seniority rating shall be the highest. Class patcher within forty-eight (48) hours after his discharge, B, the next highest, and so on, and priority as to jobs exclusive of Satui'days, Sundays, and Holiday.s, and pro­ where it is practicable. This latter Committee shall "ar­ range for a prompt and fair hearing, with proper notice, shall be granted accordingly, subject, nevertheless, to the duces his hospital papers. and shall arrive at a decision, unanimously, to be binding rules contained herein. and final. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, an F Within each class of seniority, a seaman shall be 4. Business Hours and Job Calls appeal shall be taken to the Seafarers' Appeals Board. shipped in accordance with the length of time he has A. All Union halls shall be open from 8:00 A.M. until Where a specific company is involved in the dispute, a been unemployed, the one unemployed the longest to be 5:00 P.M. On Saturdays, the halls shall be open from shipped the first, subject, nevertheless, to the rules con­ 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon. On Saturday afternoons, Sun­ representative thereof must be appointed to the Com­ mittee by the Board, unless waived by the said company. tained" herein. days, and Holidays, the hours of business shall be de­ B. Where a seaman deliberately fails or refuses to join G. It shall be the responsibility of each seaman to termined by the Port Agent, upon proper notice posted his ship, or is guilty of misconduct or neglect of entry furnish proof of seniority and length of the period of his on the bulletin board the day before. aboard ship, he may lose his shipt>ing card for up to unemployment. Notwithstanding any other provisions B. Jobs shall be announced during non-holiday week herein, the failure to produce adequate proof of seniority days, including Saturday mornings, on the hour, except thirty (30) days. For a second offense, he may lose his or length of unemployment shall be greunds for denial for the 8:00 A.M. and noon calls. On Saturday afternoons, card up to sixty (60) days. In especially severe cases, or of the job sought. An appropriate seniority rating card Sundays, and Holidays, or under exceptional circum­ in case of a third offense, he may lose his shipping card duly issued by the Union shall be deemed sufficient proof stances, the job may be called out at any time after it permanently. C. The Board of four (4) shall be a permanent body, of seniority, for the purposes of shipping, without prejudice • comes in. In no case shall a job be called out unless it and each nieinbei-s .shall have an alternate. The selection to the right of any seaman to furnish different proof of is first posted on the shipping board. of alternates, and the removal of members or alternates seniority in reasonably legible and easily ascertainable.C. There shall be a Ihnit of eight (8) job calls in which form, such as official Coast Guard discharges. Unemploy­ the priority of Class A and Class B personnel may be ex^r- . -shall be-set forth in the agreements signed by the Uniqn ment periods shall be ascertained solely from shipping cised in obtaining a pai-ticular job. If the eighth job call . and the Employers. -Members of the.Board may serve on a Hearing Committee, subject to sub-paragraph A. The cards i.ssued by the Union. does not produce a qualified seaman possessing either: a.'' H. Seniority rating cards will be issued by the Union Class A or Class B seniority rating tin the order pre- , Board shall act only if (here participates at least on# • only upon written and personal application made and ac- scribed herein), that seaman with a Class C sexiiorRy rat­ Union member end one-Employer member, while the ecpted. These will be valid only for the calendar yeai- in ing, otherwise entitled under th»e rules, shall be selected collective strength of each group shall be (lie same, re­ which issued. No seniority rating -card will be issued after for the job. This rule sliall not be applied so as to. <»use gardless- ef-the actual number in attendance. The deciaions-ef the Board shall be -by unanimous vote, and sh^ll October in each calendar year, unless the remaining time a vessel to sail shorthanded or late. , - be final and binding, except that, in the event of a tie, is not needed to preserve the seniority rating of the appli.the Board shall select an impartial fifth member to re­ 5. Special Preferences cant, or is mathematically sufficient to enable him to re­ tain his seniority. Each seniority rating card shall be based A. Within each class of seniority rating, seamen over solve the particular issue involved, in which case, a major# jupon entitlement as of the date applied-for. fifty (50) years of age shall be preferred in obtaining jobs ity vote sjhail then be final and binding. Where no agree­ ment can be reached as to the identity of the fifth mem­ Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for of fire watchmen. a period of three months from the date of issue, subjdct B. A seaman shipped on a regular job, whose ship lays ber, application therefor shall be made to the American to the other rules contained herein. Shipping cards shall up less than fifteen (15) days after the' original employ­ Arbitration Association, and Its rules shall then be fol­ be issued to all those requesting the same, previded the ment date, shall have revered to him the shipping card lowed in reaching a decision. D. All disputes over seniority, and transportation dis­ aeaman has all the necessary documents and papers re­ on which he was shipptMl, provided the card has not ex­ putes arising out of seniority, rule applications, shall be quired by law and is otherwise eligible. pired. dealt with in the same manner as disputes over shippinB. I. Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of emploj'C. If a ship lays up and then calls for a crew within rights. ment in any one of titese three departments; deck, engine ten (10) days after iayup, the same crew members shall E. W is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate or steward, have prefei-ence, providing. they are registered on the action. No particular form is necesoary, except that the J. Seamen with a Class B and Class C seniority rating shipping list. complaint must be in writing, set out the facts in suffi­ may be shipped on a vessel for one round trip, or sixty D. A seaman with a Class A seniority rating shall not cient detail to properly identify the situation complained 160) days, whichever is longer; in tlie latter case, the sixty be required to throw in for a job on the same vessel after (60) day period may be extended,. where necessary to first obtaining a job thereon, so long as he has not been of, and be addressed to tfao Seafarei-s Appeals Boei<d, Room 316, Graystone Building, Mobile, Alabama. insure practicability insofar as leaving the'ship is con­ discharged for cause or has quit. cerned. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a £. Class C personnel with e certificate of satisfaction IV. Amendments vessel to sail shorthanded. No transportation shall be completed from toe_ Andrew Furuseth Training School These rules, including seniority classifications and due by virtue of the application of this rule. The words, shall be preferred over other Class C personnel. requirements, may be amended at any time, in accordance "round trip," shall have the usual md customary meaning F. The above preferences shall obtain notwithstanding with law, contracts between the Union and the Employers, attributed to it by leamcof^n^HattHtr it be eeastwise, inter- any other c provision to the contrary contained, in. tfaes* andj to the extept pei-initted by law and contract, as afore- AND ! I Msrsfa !S, 1«5S LGC Oli.: �':=:T3;y-S^-Vrf Mard IS, 19SS SEAFARERS LOG Pare ScT« New Membership-Approved Hiring Clause Article 1, employment, amended March 1, 1955 and ratified in District-wide meetings on March 9, 1955, This agreement is entered into this 1st day of March 1955, by end between the Seafarers International.Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, affiiiated with the American- Federation of Labor, hereinafter referred to as the Union and the undersigned company, and any of its subsidiary companies, which may be form­ ed. to operate ships in the off-shore, coastwise, or intercoastal trade, hereinafter referred to as the Company and remains in effect until September 30, 1957, and shall continue from year to year thereafter, unless either party hereto shall give written notice to the other of its desire to amend or terminate same, which notic^ shall be given at least 60 days prior to the expiration date. After such notice has been given, specific proposals must then be submitted within 10 days and negotiations commenced at a time which is mutually agreed upon. If, duryig the 60 day period, the . parties fail to agree with reference to such proposals, the parties may, by mutual consent, ex­ tend this agreement for a specific period beyond such expiration date for the continuance of negotiations. Ap­ plications by either party to open negotiations for changes In the wage scale or any monetary matters at any time during the life of this agreement shall not be deemed cause for termination of this Agreement. Monetary mat­ ters for the purpose of this section shall be the following: Overtime, Standby Rate, Longshore Rate, Tank Cleaning Rate, E.xplosives Handling Rate, Extra Meals Rate, Sub­ sistence and Room Allowance. Section 1. The Company recognizes the Union as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative of all Un­ licensed Personnel employed on board American " flag vessels owned or operated by the Company, or its sub­ sidiaries. Section 2. The Union agrees to furnish the Company with capable, competent, and physically fit persons when and where they are required, and of the ratings needed to fill vacancies necessitating the employment of Unlicensed Personnel, in ample time to prevent any delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agree­ ment. To assure maximum harmonious relations, and in order to obtain the best qualified employees with the least risk of a delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement, the Company agrees to secure all Unlicensed Personnel through the Hiring Halls of the Union. If, for any reason, the Union does not furnish the Company with capable, competent and physically fit persons when and where they are required, and of the ratings needed to fill such vacancies, in ample time to prevent any delay in the scheduled departure of any vessel covered by this agreement, the Company may then obtain members of the Unlicensed Personnel from any available source, in which case the Union shall be notified. Section 3, The Company agrees that, as a condition of employment, all Unlicensed Personnel shalh become members of the Union within thii'ty-one days after the execution of this agreement, or within thirty-one days after hire, whichever is later, ancl shall remain members of the Union while employed by the Companies listed in Appendix A, attached hereto, and made a part hereof, during the life of this agreement. The Company is not obligated to take steps to enforce this provision unless due notice is received in writing from the Union, to the effect that a member of the Unlicensed Personnel is not in compliance herewith. Section 4. (a) The Union agrees that the Company has the right to reject (by written notation on the job assignment slip) any application for employment who the Company considers unsatisfactory or unsuitable for the vacancy, or to discharge any member of the Unlicensed Personnel who, in the opinion of the Company, is not satisfactory. If the Union considers the rejection of any applicant for employment or the discharge^^of any mem­ ber of the Unlicensed Personnel as being without reason­ able cause, such action by the Company shall be dealt with under the grievance procedure, and the Union agrees that" any such rejection or discharge shall not cause any vessel to be delaj'ed on her scheduled departure. (b) Unlicensed Personnel when appiying for employ­ ment shall submit to the physical examination prescribed by, the Company, and shall submit from time to time Burly thereafter to such physical mcamination as^may be re­ quired by the Company. In the event any decision of the Company physician is challenged by the Union, as to the physical fitness of a member of the Unlicensed Personnel, such member shall be re-examined by a Public Health Physician and his decision shall be binding. Section 5. The Company agrees not to discriminate against any member of the Unlicensed Personnel for legitimate Union activities, and the Company further agrees .hat no man, referred in accordance with this Article, shall be discriminated against because of race, ^reed, color, national or geographic -origin. Section 6. The term Unlicdhsed Personnel ai used in this agreement shall not include super-cargoes, cadets, pursers, and livestock tenders. Section 7. Either party shall have the right, upon written notification to the other, to re-negotiate any part or all of Article 1. Upon receipt of such notification, the parties to this agreement shall meet within seven (7) days for negotiations of this issue. Section 8. Subject to the other provisions of this Article, jobs shall be referred and held upon the follow­ ing seniority basis: (a) A Class A seniority rating, the highest, shall be possessed by all Unlicensed Personnel who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1951. (b) A Class B seniority rating, the—next highest, shall be possessed by all Unlicensed Personnel who have shipped regularly, after January 1, 1951, to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the cdmpanies listed in Ap­ pendix A, and who do not have a Class A seniority rating. (c) A Class C seniority rating, the ne.xt highest, shall be possessed by all Unlicensed Personnel who do not have a Class A or Class B seniority rating. (d) Unlicensed Personnel possessing a Class B senior­ ity rating shall be entitled to a Class A seniority rating eight (8) years after they commenced to ship regularly with any of the companies set forth in Appendix A. Un­ licensed Personnel possessing a Class C seniority rating shall be entitled to a Class B seniority rating two (2) years after they commenced to ship regularly with any of the companies set forth in Appendix A. No upgrading of seniority shall be granted if the Class B or Class C rat­ ing, as the case may be, was not maintained without break during the required years. Shipping with one or more of the companies set forth in Appendix. A for at least ninety (90) days each year is necessary to constitute shipping regularly, and also, to maintain without break a Class B or Class C seniority rating, unless reduced pi-o rata by virtue of bona fide inpatient and/or out-patient hospital time. This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority if the requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but, if not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted insofar as senior­ ity upgrading is concerned. No seaman shall be deprived of the seniority to which he would be otherwise entitled by virtue of his service with the armed forces of the United States. (e) Subject to the provisions of Section 3. assign­ ments to jobs within the above classes shall be made without regard to Union affiliation. (f) The Seafai-ers' Appeals Board may provide for concomitant reasonable disciplinary, administrative, and elaborate rules and regulations, add newly contracted companies, provide for rotary shipping within classes, and full seniority credit for employment by, or election to office or job in, or any employment taken at the be­ hest of, the Union, and draw reasonable job circulation regulations, provided: 1) The said rules, regulations, and provisions do not discriminate except to the extent contemplated in this' agreement, or change the intent and purpose of this agreement. 2) Rotary shipping within classes A, B, and C, shall be based on a period of unemployment of ninety (90) days. . 3) Men over fifty years of age may be prefeiTed in obtaining jobs of fire watchmen. 4) The Andrew Furuseth Training School, jointly 3iate« Are I/nreasonable operated and administered as an upgrading center for unemployed seamen, shall also be jointly operated and administered, pursuant to ai-rangements and details to be worked out, to train Class C personnel. The Company prefers to hire Class C personnel regardless of rating or department with a certificate of satisfactory completion of the course therein over other Class C personnel when­ ever possible. • 5) The job circulation regulations may provide for requiring those possessing a seniority rating below Class A to leave a vessel after sixty (60) days or one I'ound trip, wihichever is longer, provided, further, however, this regu­ lation is not construed to sanction a vessel's sailing shorthanded. There shall be no bumping within Class A. No tranportation, subsistence or wages shall be paid a man joining or leaving a vessel through exercise of seniority privileges, notwithstanding any provisions of Article II, Section 57, of this agreement. Any disputes arising out. of the application of tills sub-paragraph shall be decided under the procedure set forth in sub-paragraph 6. 6) Any seaman claiming a wrongful deprivation of his rights under this Article shall have a right to petition a permanent Board of four members (each with an alter­ nate, to function when the tegular member can rot do so), to be known as the Seafarers' Appeals Board.. The address of this Board sliall be Room 316, Greystone Building, Mobile. Alabama. All complaints shall be in writing and shall set out the facts in sufficier.t detail. In the event an alleged grievance arises under this Article affecting a Company, the Board shall appoint a hearing committee of two to sit, conduct a fair heax'ing, and make a determination which must be unanimous to be final and binding. This committee must be composed of one representative of the Company involved and one Union representative, the committee to sit at the port where the complaint arose. Subject to this latter provi­ sion, Board members may be committee members. In the event the Committee cannot reach a unanimous decision an appeal shall lie to the Seafarers' Appeals Board. The Board of four shall be evenly divided between the Union and Employers, and selections thereon and removal therefrom shall be made by the Union and the negotiat­ ing committee, commonly known and referred to as the Management Negotiating Committee. Decisions of the Board shall be by unanimous vote, each side to have the same collective vote, regardless of whether the Board of four, or their alternates, are all in attendance. In the event of a tie, the Board shall select an impartial fifth member to resolve the particular issue involved, in which case a majority vote shall then be decisive and binding. Where no agreement can be reached as to the identity of the fifth member, application therefor shall be made to the American Arbitration Association and its rules shdll then be followed in reaching a decision. The Seafarers' Appeals Board is charged with the duty ^ of making appropriate and reasonable rules of procedure ^'ith respect to the proceedings to be taken before it. Section 9. The parties hereto agree that the appro­ priate unit, for representation purposes, is the unlicensed personnel aboard the vessels owned or conti'olled, as aforesaid, by all the companies listed on Appendix A, and any amendments to said Appendix, as set forth herein. Section 10. The Union siiall protect and indemnify the companies parties to this agreement in any cause of action based on improper application by the Union of the employment provisions of Article I of this agree­ ment. The Company, shall protect and indemnify the Union in any cause of action based on improper applica­ tion by the Company of the employment provisions of Article I of this agreement. Section 11. The provisions hereof are subject to Fed­ eral and State Law and if any part hereof is in conflict therewith, such part shall be deemed inapplicable and, to the extent thereof, shall be deemed severed from this agreement, the remainder of whic^ shall remain in full force and effect. The Collective jBargaining Agreement between the parties, as amended above, is to remain in effect, sub­ ject to the opening and renewal provisions therein, until September 30, 1957. Bir liernarfl Seaman ^'3 I i �Pace EicM Xc' 1^.V i'A. * ;r"'~ :s':.. • SEAFARERS A new improvement is slated to get underway soon for the Suez Canal, in which the waterway will be deepened and widened to per­ mit faster movement of ships drawing up to 36 feet. The Improve­ ments are in anticipation of an annual oil traffic volume of more than SO million tons, and an average daily traffic of 45 ships. Its capacity is now 40 vessels . . . Ending a three-day vigil aboard the US freighter Meta D after she grounded on the English Channel coast last month, Question: Do you think tho av­ the captain and 13 crewmen* came ashore to join 24 others rescued erage Seafarer keeps • himself earlier by the British Coast Guard. The ship was enroute with coal abreast of what's happening in the from Newport News, Va., to Rotterdam. SIU? 4" t" 4" France's merchant fleet tonnage Is way above its pre-war level, and showed a total of 3.8 million tons on January 1, 1955, 800,000 tons more than in 1939. The total number of ships involved, now 1,376, is vir­ tually the same as at that time. However, today's fleet has many larger vessels . . . The shipping season on the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes loomed closer this month. The Canadian government icebreaker D'Iberville completed the annual icehreaking trip between Quebec and the eastern approaches to Montreal on March 1. 4> 4' 4> Israel will have a brand-new 10,000-ton passenger-cargo ship next Sep­ tember, following the launching of the first of two sister ships in Ham­ burg this month. The Israel will have accommodations for 313 passen­ gers, a swimming pool, and 300,000 cubic feet of cargo space plus 20,000 more in refrigerator space. The 501-foot vessel was built under repai'ations agreements with West Germany. Three 7,000-ton cargo ships have already been delivered ... A total of 213 ships have been sunk and an­ other 200 damaged since 1945 by mines laid during World War II, ac­ cording'to The Financial Times of London. Indicating that the menace was far from over, the paper said the worst mine areas are off the coasts of West Germany, Denmark and Yugoslavia. 4" 4 4* Bulldozers have begun work on a $5.5 million project at Feltham, England, where model ships will be tested under rough sea conditions. The site will include a tank nearly a quarter of a mile long where 35foot model ships will be given tests at speeds up to 30 knots while a wavemaker stirs up 10 million gallons^of water ... An effort to promote Peruvian-flag shipping based on the "50-50" principle is now under­ way. A bUl was submitted to the Chamber of Deputies last week re­ quiring shippers to use Peruvian vessels for a minimum of 50 percent of their exports. 4" 4* 4' Designed to carry raw sugar cane in bulk instead of bags, the Crystal Cube—only ship of her type in the world—was launched at Greenock, Scotland last week. The vessel, one of six being built for Sugar Line, Ltd., will be unloaded by three-ton grabs in half the time taken to un­ load the cane in bags . . . Faced with deportation under US laws, some 200 British seamen who staged a protest strike against the Furness liner Queen of Bermuda have returned to work. The crew's beef was that three waiters serving as their bargaining committee had been un­ fairly fired in trying to boost the average basic monthly wages of $110. The ship sailed on a round-trip to Bermuda, however, with just cargo and mail. 4* 4< 4i A small blaze that broke out behind the panelling In one of the rooms on the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth one week ago caused a flurry of activity at the drydock in Southampton where the ship is having her annual overhaul. However, firemen quickly handled the fire and no real damage was reported. The 83,000-ton ship, due to resume transAtlantic service March 30, Is also being fitted with stabilizer fins to reduce rolling . . . The 26,650-ton Esso Frankfurt, largest tanker under the flag of West Germany, has been launched in Bremen. Upon com­ pletion, she will be operated by the Waried Tank Ship Co. to Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.' ACROSS 1. Coast Guard'! move to con­ trol all seamen 8. A good outfit to belong to 8. Pack in the hold 12. Pacific Island 13. Coffee 14. Irish 15. What crimp outfits make 17. Hindu cymbal! 18. Declare 19. High Turkish title 31. Negative 32. Belaying 83. Islands, in France 35. Kirby'! Bar and , . Makati Rizal 38. A little drunk 31. What waves do 32. Mothers 33. Of aircraft 34. Devilish 36. Thong of leather 87. Making! of • bomb 38. Dodger, pitcher 39. Eastern penin­ sula of NE Mass. 41. Crewmember 43. What you are reading 46. Bumps 48. Where the Flying Angel Mission is 80. Pacific island 51. First woman 52. Girl's name 53. Long fish 84. Mar-V« . 3. 4. B. . 7. 8. 5. 10. DOWN 11. Neva — • 35. At this time The elephant 16. A brown dye 36. Tender is the 20. Baba 38. Turn back symbol 22. Fold in cloth 39. It sweetens avis the pot 34. New Hebrides A shout island 40. The Kind of boat below London 35. Grains: Abbr. Girl's name 42. Cover a street 36. Creek Angers 37. Port 5,000 ms. 43. Girl's name from NY 44. Night birds Unloads 28. Indian 45. Tiny Insect Fix. as sails 29. Period of tima 47. Sacks: Abbr. This hurts 30. Jeweler's cup 49. Temporary: US shipping Abbr. Northern port 32. Imitated (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) 1 2 3 12 rr JJ 1516 34 superstcftflAg* ariHtmA 26 27 10 II L 122 25 9 123 35 42 24 29 30 Robert Hannibal,, steward: Yes, why shouldn't he? He's got every­ thing to gain be­ cause it means money in his pocket. If a man doesn't read the agreements and other Union lit­ erature then he's only^ hurting himself. The same goes with the guy who comes to a meeting and sits there with both ears closed. 4i 4 4" John Hamilton, machinist: When a Seafarer attends his Union meet­ ings ashore or aboard ship and reads the LOG through, he's got a pretty good Idea of what is happening. The man who doesn't bother and isn't Interested In his Union is only hurting himself in the long run anyway. 4 4 4 Eddie Hernandez, 2nd cook: It would be foolish not to because it's all there for you to study and check whenever you don't under­ stand something. The reports are put on the bul­ letin boards for anybody to look at them. It pays off in the long run. 4 4 4 Mai«h IS. 195S LOG MEET THE SEAFARER JOE WAGNER, bomiii There are some men who are US Shipping Board hall or right just not cut out for farming. Sea­ off the docks" he said. There was farer Joe Wagner was one of them, nothing like the current SIU hir­ with the result that the US mer­ ing haUs. Subsequently when the ISU fell chant marine gained a new hand. It Vas back in the late 1020's apart, Wagner joined the AFL that Joe decided he was through Seamen's Union formed to take with corn, cotton and peanuts and its place. He became a member headed for New Orleans and the in January, 1938, later in the .year sea. Before that he had spent all switching to the newly-chartered his young life oif farms in Mis­ Seafarers International Union. Sailed As Organizer souri, his native state, and- MissisAfter World War II Wagner sippi. Once in New Orleans, Joe headed, sailed as an organizer in the SIU's for the waterfront, looking for a' successful post-war drive at Isth­ mian. He also spent six months' job as a sailor. One day, while he aboard the Cities Service tanker was walking down Canal Street an Government Camp during some of AB on a Mississippi Steamship the hottest part of the SIU's fight Company ship asked him if he with that company, as well as sail'» wanted to go to work. That was ing on other tankers on organiza­ all he needed. He went aboard the status. Bibco as an apprentice seaman for tional "I was down in Buenos Aires in $27 a month. 1948 taking a vacation," he said, Subsequently the Bibco became "when I happe'Red to catch the •the "Del Plata and was torpedoed Government Camp out of there. In World War II. Wagner was While I was in the company agent's aboard her at the time a German office I spotted the ballots mailed sub sent the ship to the bottom. out by the Labor Board. The agent The crew was able to lower away had stashed them away and the boats and get away safely. crew hadn't gotten a chance to Wagner lost one other ship dur­ vote. I raised a" beef with the ing the war, a Waterman-operated American consul and afterwards scow. This time" too, the crew was the skipper had to vote the ship. able to get off without any loss. "They figured I was an SIU man Graduated To OS after that and even searched my After one year on the Bibco as foc'sle once to try to turn up some­ apprentice seaman, Wagner "grad­ thing on me. "But I managed to uated" to ordinary seaman at a stay aboard for six months until small raise in pay. From then on, my vacation time came due. Then he sailed pretty regularly on Mis­ they made me get off and wouldn't sissippi, Waterman, P&O and take me back aboard." This was typical of the tactics South Atlantic ships, sailing mostly employed by a company attorney out of Gulf ports. Quite a few of the men he sailed at the time who was setting up a with in those days are still active dummy union of his own in an in the Union while others went attempt to keep the SIU out of on to get their deck licenses, like the picture. Subsequently the Captain Kinney who is currently whole apparatus was ordered port captain for Mississippi in New abandoned and the company signed Orleans. "I understand some of with the SIU. After coming off the Govern­ these skippers - are still packing their SlU books too," he added. ment Camp, Wagner started sailing But in those early years there regularly out of New York. He was no SIU yet to represent sea­ was aboard the cruise ship Puerto men. Wagner was a member of the Rico for about three years and old International Seamen's Union sailed other companies out of the at the time, which didn't mean city. But he prefers those long very much in terms of wages, con­ Far East runs , with Isthmian be­ ditions or on-the-job protection. cause he can pile up a good-sized "We used to ship out of the old payoff before he gets off. Francisco Cornier, AB: It is to our advantage to do so at all times because if we do not know about our own benefits and conditions we are the ones who lose out on them. By reading the LOG and going New wage cut demands have to meetings you understand all been put forth by manufacturing the procedures firms, coupled with threats to move and help yourself at the same time. plants to cheap labor areas. The Sparks-Within^on Company of 4 4 4 Van Whitney, deck engineer: I Jackson, Michigan, manufactiAers think the average man in the Union of television equipment, have asked 600 workers to take an 18makes it his cent diourly cut. Electric Auto-Lite business to know of Toledo, which is a major autor what's going on mobile supplier, has also demanded because when he that costs bte "reduced." is out at sea .he is but of touch 4 4 4 Investment of union welfare with everything. funds in housing developments has That's why the been proposed by the New York LOG is read and housing commissioner as one way re-read and com­ to ease housing shortages. Some munications from the Union are always-looked over New York unions, including'Elecy trical Workers Local 3 and the In­ carefully. ternational Ladies Garment Work­ 4 4 4 Joe Bucher, AB: The more he ers Union, have already made such does, the more he benefits. The investments. It's been pointed out Seafarer who that the investments have been se­ reads the I^G cured through Federal mortgage carefully when it guarantees. comes to the 4 4 4 A new way to spur organization house or the ship can easily find of retail automobile dealers is be­ out what's new. ing tried by the Automotive Em­ Many reports are ployees Council in Portland, Ore­ included and gon. The Council, representing posted in our several unions in the industry, is halls for ,every- getting union members in Portland h9|lly 1dfiiee'-'«iidi<ineetlngff alwayf' <je6 IsignljfieidgtiJjthwibjefLmit their cars from unionized dealers •^ and have them serviced at union- * ized sei'vice stations. 4 4 4 With merger news in the air, the CIO Oil Workers and the Chemical Workers have gotten together in a new union, the CIO Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union. O. A. Knight, who was president of the Oil Workers, heads the combined group. 4 4 4 AFL Machinists Union members on strike against the Rohr Aircraft Company, Riverside, California, at­ tracted attention with a picket line consisting of elephants and camels. The line was in protest against a court order limiting pickets to two men before each gate. The 800 union members have been striking for six weeks, principally for a sat­ isfactory procedure to settle onthe-job beefs. 4 4 4 The Louisville Ond Nashxillo Railroad suspended operations after a Federal judge lifted an in­ junction against operating unions. The operating brotherhoods were permitted 4iow to respect picket Tines of 19,000 non-operating em­ ployees in ten unions^ Health and ithoartKikefeoiiiq fi ga mm. ri �ol March 18, 1M5 ' " . - " . .' SEAFARERS LOG ^ ^ Page SEAFARERS^LOG f'S. Vol. XVII, No. A March 18, 1955 Published biweekly by the Seafaren International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEBBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN: Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK AL MASXIN; Gull Area Reporter, Bai MOODY. The Big Squeeze Foreign shipowners who have been struggling to cripple "50-50" with the help of the State Department have gotten themselves valuable new allies. These are some farm bloc Congressmen who are anxious to unload surplus agricultural products before they overflow US warehouses and cause a kickback against the farm subsidy program. The result is that "50-50" faces its sternest challenge less than a year after the practice was written into permanent law. ' " The SIU does not believe that the farm bloc Congressmen involved are deliberately out to wreck the merchant marine. It does think they are being conned by the State Department and foreign-flag lobbyists with golden'promises of massive agricultural cargo shipments if "50-50" is pushed aside. If the farm bloc Congressmen would reflect a little they would remember that at best the agricultural surplus pro­ gram will dispose of only a small percentage of existing sur­ pluses. The problem of exporting agricultural surpluses existed long before there was a "50-50" law—^before, in fact, there was any Government parity program. - These Congressmen should also consider that the American merchant marine and the people who work for it form^a huge consumers' body for US farm products. This condition is in no small part due to the fact that maritime unions have done so much to raise shipboard feeding standards as well as the living standards of workers throughout the industry. This kind of market, incidentally, is far more lucrative and reliable in the long run than any one-shot agricultural sur­ plus export program. The minute foreign nations have no need for US agricultural surpluses the US will not be able to give them away with transportation costs thrown in, whether they are carried on US or foreign-flag ships. If, as is claimed, US surpluses are needed abroad to meet the demands of growing populations, then foreign nations are playing a cynical game for the benefit of their ship oper­ ators at the expense of their own populations. Self .interest on the part of foreign shipowners is to be expected. Far less admirable is the-role played by the US State Department which seemingly has forgotten which na­ tion it represents. The SIU has fought this "50-50" battle many times over in the past. It is fully prepared to do it all over again this time. Slightly At Odds Noting more has been heard on the subject of the Public Health Service hospitals since the Hoover Commission report proposed their closing. All seems to be quiet as well with respect to the Coast Guard's brain-body test plan for Ameri­ can seamen. That doesn't mean that these issues are dead. But for the time being the proponents of these plans are awaiting a favorable opportunity to press them actively. What remains unclear is the role of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, which is in charge of the Public Health Service. The^ department, we were told, had endorsed the Coast Guard plan which would have involved setting up an elaborate medical and psychological bureau­ cracy to give exhaustive tests and "rehabilitate" seamen. At the same time, the department was the original sponsor of the plan to close down the PHS hospitals and concentrate its services in four specialized centers—none of which, inci­ dentally, is in a major port city. Its hard to tell just what the department really stands for. In either case, it's plain to see that the department's policy makers have no love for the working seaman. Snug Harbor Indications are that Sailors Snug Harbor may be taken over by New York City for use as a community college. Such plans raise a disturbing question as to the fate of retired seamen there, whose care has been provided for under an estate worth millions of dollars. Many of these oldtimers are bedridden. There is danger that their needs will be disregarded—a not uncommon hap­ pening with seamen. While Snug Harbor inmates are not the direct res^nsibility of the Union, the shipowners, or the city for that matter, any,.plans ifor-i SnNg-.fJJwSJotfftiftttiuiat 8hduld'.i«^;thi;,weifai?e ofrthese men as #pnme-^ebhjceifiil'i!-»ii;<).^ Raps PlanTo Shut Marine Hospitals To the Editor: The March 4 issue of the LOG tells about a'proposal by a group headed by former President Her­ bert Hoover to shut down the marine hospitals as part of a new Government "economy" move. Now I'd like to offer my opinion of this idea to my brother Seafarers. As we all know, Mr. Hoover held a number of public offices during the many long years of his turbu­ lent political career and has been both praised and damned as a re­ sult. For the record, most people like myself remember the tragic state of affairs we wound up in while he was in the tyhite House, and most of us find them pretty unpleasant to think about. Back In Washington But now Mr. Hoover is back in Washington, this time as head of another heavy burden on the tax­ payers, another alphabetical agency which bears his name. It's the Hoover Commission on Govern­ ment Reorganization this time. Meanwhile, the taxpayers are tak­ ing the beating and paying the wages of the whole gang. Now, it seems, the merchant sea­ men are going to get the dirty end of the deal, although the money which the Gov­ ernment provides annually so that seamen can get proper medical care is almost insignificant com­ pared to the mil­ lions spent on commissio ns, committees', Mazur boards and panels each year. .This shutdown of the marine hos­ pitals will give Mr. Hoover a chance to show the American peo­ ple how he can save them some dough. He calls it "economy." I say "nuts!" Would any man in his right mind deny his kids necessary medical and. hospital care because he wanted the money to buy himself a new Cadillac? Under the' circum­ stances, this proposal amounts to the same thing. Feels The Pinch I'm beginning to feel the pinch of this "economy" drive already, but even If things got worse I doubt whether I would ever take to selling apples again. That would only bring back the memory of Mr. Hoover in the White House, and would not help things one bit. However, I might take to whit­ tling little models of Mariner ships out of gold and try selling them to the Maritime Commission. But if this scheme by one of our ex-Pres­ idents gets to a point where it looks like the Government will really knock out the hospital and medical cere we now get, vte should all write or wire our Con­ gressmen to run him out of Wash­ ington, It won't be anything new to him. Xbe.VQtert nohim outopcf before. •' 'A I % Vote ^ Thanks One of the features of the SIU's steward department "new look" is a provision calling for the depart­ ment to put out a variety of baked goods at coffeetime. This has been the practice on certain ships where bakers go all out for their ship­ mates and turn out the tasty jtems which go a long way toward avoid­ ing monotony in the shipboard diet. Two men who have been doing this are Seafarers ' A. D. "Bud" Williams aboard the Seamonitor and Charles Locke on the Orcmar. Both of them were praised in their ships' minutes for .the extra effort they put out and the palatable ef­ fects it had. Williams is a New York native, who has been a member of the SIU since June, 19 4 5. He's 36 y e a^r s of age. Locke comes from West Virginia originally and started sail­ Cox ing with the SIU out of Baltimore three years ago. 4" 4" 4" Seafarer Maurice "Duke" Duet may have been a Delta Line reg­ ular once but he seems to have transferred his affections to the Antinous (Pan Atlantic). Maybe it was because of the nice things he said about the feeding on the ship, in a recent letter to the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. In any case. Duet tried to resign as ship's delegate but it was no soap because he was im­ mediately reelected. It looks like a mutual admiration society, Duke. The 28-year-old Seafarer is a New Orleans man all the way, joining the Union in 1945 in that city. He sails on deck and calls the Crescent City his home. 4" 4" 4^ Although the last minutes re­ ceived from Seafarers on the George A. Lawson were dated February 27, the crew was still talk­ ing about the holidays which have been a high spot after eigh# months on the Japan-Korea shut­ tle. Steve Mosakowsk took charge of the 4ecbl-ali6ns deplili^entlahd,Bid' tion rooms, while the steward de­ partment labored mightily to put out appropriate holiday meals. Baker Jimmy Cox was especially cited for his wonderful output. Cox has been an SIU member, sailing in the steward department since May of 1948. He comes from Pemberton, West 'Virginia.^ Mosakowsk is a Philadelphia na­ tive who got his Union book back on May 12, 1940, in Port Mobile. He .sails in the deck department, usually as bosun. ^ 4 Any time there is a Union refer­ endum such as the one recently concluded it uti­ lizes the services of a large number of rank and file Seafarers to con­ duct the balloting and also to count the votes after it is all over. As is the usual procedure, these committees are elected at mem­ bership meetings and cannot in­ clude in their number any officer or employee of the Union. The headquarters tallying com­ mittee, which acts as the tally group for the district as well, con­ sisted of W. Horne and E. C. Bell, representing the deck dpeartment; R. L. Toler and W. S. Collard, en­ gine department; and Joe Malone and F. Keelan, steward depart­ ment. 4 PA ':A I 4 w . 1I 1 'M 4 This vote of thanks is a little different. It goes to an entire crew instead of any one individual and comes from the skipper. The captain aboard the Sea Comet II sent the following message to crewmembers while they were holding their February 27 shipboard meet­ ing before paying off on the West Coast: "I want to thank this crew for being a darn good bunch of men. It was a pleasure to sail with a crew that does their work and did not have anyone foul up. That is what you would call the old SIU tradition." Since the Sea Comet II was out for several months on the Far East ittlp that's a well-eaij^^ ,5 lent forv^e sntlre tianf^K nj A • , I •'i I �^•r; ,• ' - •- • :•. — —" .'. jr-"- fes'. V' Pas® Ten SE AF AkERS LOG ^ b: •'""fe-i... March 18, 1951 • •i^-' E~' '• I '^- '" r.-; ' f urv- .: . The cribbage board comes into play as Otto McLean (left) and Frenchy Blancbard carry on their own tournament to pass the time. Otto, shown figuring bis next move, woV the match. Seafarer Bill Reid on the Catahoula runs bis own "disc jockey" show on a portable record player. Porgy and Bess, apparently one of bis favor­ ites, is always-goodiJistOningi^'" I 'i; �•-> ' •> '•' >^»>T-7,-«.vV---r«vsj^ Vi'-r-iir"-'- * March 18. 1955 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven 11 The Lawrence Victory crew pores over the latest LOG during a hull session. Included are Joe Woodward, G. it. Cannon, P. Frarigo, Bill Lynn, Ed Brown and Mario Reyes. "^1 i /i '••'-'I The hookah and the headgear recall memories of "Arabian Nights" for A. J.. Johnes, bosun (left), and Dugan, wiper, on the Steel Director. F. E. Hagin, FWT, took the photo. When barber-poles are few and far between, anyone with a pair of shears, a comb and nerve is a tonsorial artist. Bob Morgan, AB, is get­ ting the trim from Dick Anglone, oiler. i •^1 m Many ships carry a movie projector and a stock of rented films for reg­ ular showings. On the Del Sud, Frank Beeck, Doniinick San Sone and Lewis Lae officiate for the event/ . Back aboard the Lawrence Victory leaving La Fallice, France, George P. John, MM, shows off some of the tapestried furniture he picked up ftir his collection back homcu ;^. vf .1 �!^vrv>7:: ;• •••• i Sailing Be6f Pending For Bull Line Cremrs Clean payoffs have bfeen the rule herd during the past two weeks, and that certainly is the way we like to see them at all times. The record was broken by only one Item, a small beef concerning de­ layed sailing on Bull Line ships, and we are waiting for a clarifica­ tion from headquarters on whether this is payable. All of the activities at the SIU hall in this port are proceeding smoothly and in good order, and we expect no kinks to come up in the future. The membership, of course, is urged to make full use of all the facilities here, which are being maintained for the Seafarer's comfort and convenience. Shipping Remains Slow Shipping in the port remains on the slow side and there has been no uniisual activity in this regard over the past two weeks. With the breaking of spring, we are, how­ ever, hopeful for a break- in the lull. The last period was marked by 16 payoffs, 10 sign-ons and 14 ships stopping over in transit. Paying off were the following: Venore, Baltore, Feltore, Santore, Marore (twice), Cubore (Ore); Oremar, Bethcoaster (Calmar); Ines, Kathryn, Evelyn (Bull); Council Grove, Winter Hill (Cities Service); Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), and Yaka (Waterman). The ships signing on were the Venore, .Marore (twice), Baltore, Feltore, Santore (Ore); Bethcoaster, Oremar (Calmar); Council Grove (Cities Service), and Atlantic Water (Metro). In transits included the Portmar, Bethcoaster (twice), Alamar (Cal­ mar); Antinous, De Soto (Pan-At­ lantic); Topa Topa (Waterman); Robin Kirk, in twice (Seas Ship­ ping); Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Part­ ner (Alcoa); Kathryn, Frances (Bull), and Steel Advocate (Isth­ mian). Wc still would like to remind the brothers that there are Seafarers not as fortunate as we are in hav­ ing. our health stationed in the ma'rine hospital right here. Take a few minutes of your time to write these boys a card or stop in and see them between trips. The address is USPHS, Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore 18. The names can be gotten right off the hospital report in the LOG on page 19. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent t- i> New Orleans: t> New Guif Ship Channel ' Is Urged in Congress -y.- India Wharf Blaze Burns For Two Days Money Exchange Rates Listed England. New Zealand. South Af­ rica: S2.80 per pound sterling. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium: SO francs to the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3B guilders to the dollar. Italy: 024.0 lire to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.73 escudos to th» dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan; 30.22 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos te the dollar. Braidi: s.eioentBtdHm^cciiai^. Shipping Figures February 23 to REG. REG. BEG. TOTAL PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. BEG. Boston .... 20 12 5 37 New York . 105 106 119 330 Philadelphia 24 21 23 68 Baltimore . 109 84 75 259 Norfolk ... 21 16 10 47 9 9 7 25 Savannah 9 7 6 22 Tampa 56 46 57 159 Mobile 56 42 78 176 New Orleana 82 61 52 195 Houston 27 1811 56 Seattle ............... 31 19 29 70 San Francisco 8 .5'. .22 » e e e e •Wilmington 0;t4-S Jr.OlltM .5E lasc ...... mo 471':^ - i,466' • ••••• 4 7;.-;;-TV . cient India Wharf into a blazing Philadelphia: inferno. It required the use ofevery piece of fire apparatus in the city before it was brought' under control. Tugs and harbor craft teamed up The recommendations of the to fight the blaze, which caused an estimated damage of $100,000. Al­ Hoover Commission^ urging the though the fire was believed to closing of the US Public Health have been checked in 92 minutes, Service hospitals means that the it, broke out again and continued SIU will have to go to bat again to fight this latest effort to cut the burning for two days. heart out of the Government's pro­ Meanwhile, shipping remains gram of medical sei-vices to sea­ fair and is expected to keep that men. way as far as this port is con­ The Seafarers in this branch are cerned. We paid off the Salem all set for another campaign to Maritime, Archers Hope (Cities Service); Tagalam, Queenston fight this "economy" proposal which everyone involved Heights (Seatrade), and Alexan­ in dra (Carras), and signed them' on in the maritime industry has a vital stake. As always, it is the all over again. policy of the SIU to fight any Ships in transit were the Arlyn curtailment of medical services to (Bull)'; Topa Topa, in twice (Water­ seamen and we will do everything man), and Iber­ possible to keep the USPHS hos­ ville and Chicka­ pitals open. saw (Pan-Atlan­ Shipping Fair tic). We settled Shipping has continued at a fair a beef, over a pace in this port, and even men broken refrigeracoming in from other ports have tor on the managed to ship out in a few days. Queenston The outlook for the next two weeks Heights, and fin­ is about,the same, as we have the ally jarred loose Stony Creek (American Tramp a new one from Bayne Skipping) scheduled for payoff as the company for well as the usual Bull Line and the vesseL Calmar ships that call here. For our typical SIU ma'n of the Payoffs during the last period week this time, we have .chosen Samuel £. Bayne, who is one of the included the Fort Hoskins (Cities charter members of the SIU and Service), Alamar (Calmar), and is waiting to ship out of the hall. Hilton and Carolyn (Bull). The Brother Bayne shipped as stew­ Fort Hoskins and Alamar signed ard on the SS Minotaur headed-for on again, and we also had eight in Russia during the winter of 1942, ships in transit. These were the Trojan Trader and his ship proved to te one of the few lucky ones to get through (Trojan); Robin Kirk (Seas Ship­ to Archangel. Only eight vessels' ping); Steel Executive (Isthmian); out of a 24-ship convoy finished Suzanne (Bull); De Soto, Iberville the trip and, like the Minotaur, (Pan-Atlantic), and Yaka and Topa laid in Archangel for three and a Topa (Waterman). The membership here rec^eived half months while the port was a full report on the new shipping being bombed continually. procedures at the last meeting and Torpedoed First Trip discussed them in full. The feeling On returning to the States, the among the Seafarers here is that ship headed right out again and the SIU has solved a big problem was torpedoed off the coast of and will continue strong. South America. Bayne clung to a A. S. Cardullo life raft for 12 hours before be was Philadelphia Port Agent rescued, and has been sailing SIU 4" 4" 4" ships as steward since then. He is Norfolk: especially grateful for the SIU Vacation and Welfare Plans which have helped give all Seafarers and their families security for the first time. One final note, a sad one, is that The membership in this port is we must report the death of cheered by the way shipping con­ brother James R. Frotton, who lost tinued to run at a good pace here his life in a flash fire that took the during the last two weeks. The lives of three others on March 6, future looks good, too. in Wilmington, Mass. The Union It's a welcome sign when this sent a floral wreath to his services. sort of thing happens for all con­ James Sheehan cerned. In addition, the ships that Boston Port Agent were paying 'off or calling for men were not in the coal trade at all. Th^y were carrying grain or gen­ eral cargo from this port, and at least one of them was moving Government cargo to Spain. We hope to see more of this sort of activity in coming weeks. • Two payoffs are scheduled so March 8 far for this period. Meanwhile, dur­ SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTMi ing the past two weeks we handled . i DECK ENG. STEW SHIPPED four payoffs, "the same number of sign-ons and six in-transits. 12 6 27 9 The-Bents Fort, Logans Fort and 42 55 57 154 French Creek (Cities Service) and 11 , 48 19 18 the Albion (Drytrans) all paid off 36 105 29 40 and signed on again. Ships calling in transit were the Inss (Bull); 20 33 23 76 Southstar (South Atlantic); Steel 7 18 7 4 King (Isthmian); Yaka (Waterman), ' 6 IS 3 6 and Alcoa Partner and Pioneer 36 38 29 103 (Alcoa). 65 52 Brothers in the marine hospital 51 ' 168 here are William C. Baldwin, Fran­ 62 49 39 150 cis Boner, William H. Mason, Rob­ 32 74 28 19 ert W. Miller and Joseph M. Cash, 17 5 7 9 Who recently became an out-pa­ IT* tient and attended our meeting. 9 - 8 .4 . '-'^Ben Beea-- • v:"* -•n.Hi&ri n» i'-.n. Norfolk IFort Ai^t - Check With Union Hail Upon Leaving Hospital Maritime interests in this port afe watching with interest the progress of a bill Introduced in The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of March 17, 1955, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. i: i -:^- '• Mareh 18.1955 Congress by Representatives Hale San Francisco: Boggs and Edward Hebert of New Orleans to authorize construction of a $77 million, 70-mile-long tide­ water ship channel from New Or­ leans to the Gulf. This port has been in the dol­ This project has been under dis­ cussion and in the planning stage drums as far as SIU ships are con­ for some time. Army Engineers cerned with no payoffs in the last already have recommended dig­ two weeks. We had one sign-on, ging the short cut^ which would the Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory provide a straight line seaway to Carriers) and a half dozen in-tranthe Gulf to eliminate the twisting sits taking some men. The outlook for the immediate course of the Mississippi River. The proposal calls for a channel future is not bright at all and I 600 feet wide and 35 feet deep. It would advise the brothers not to would connect with the Mississippi head for San Francisco for the through locks of the Industrial time being as we have enough men here to handle our needs. Canal. The in-transit ships consisted of Port's Activity Shipping picked up here some­ the usual run of Waterman and what since our last report. Even Calmar intercoastals with the J. B. so, if is by ho means booming. Waterman, Fairland, Bienville and During the last two weeks, we had Azalea City for Waterman and the eight payoffs, seven slgn-ons and Portmar and Marymar for Calmar. As is to be expected there's quite 17 ships hit this port in transit. a bit of interest here in the revised Ships paying off were the Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); Steel Traveler hiring hall procedures with the (Isthmian); Del Norte, Del Oro, membership in this port fully in Del Mundo (Mississippi); Chicka­ accord with the steps taken to pro­ saw and Antinous (Pan-Atlantic), tect their seniority. * Check In and Western Trader. (Western Navigation). We have had a little problem The Steel Maker (Isthmian); Del arise here with Seafarers who Monte, Del Norte, Del Sol and Del check out of a hospital in one port Aires (Mississippi); Warrior (Wa­ and then take off for another terman) and Western Trader area without notifying the Union Hall. The result was in one in­ (Western Navigation) signed on. Ships in transit were the Alc(pa stance that the Seafarer faced Corsair, Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Cava­ quite a delay in collecting some money due him because the com­ lier and Alcoa pany did not have an agent here, Polarus (Alcoa); but could have taken care of him Steel Maker, in the East Coast cffy where he Steel Advocate, had been hospitalized. Steel Rover It's a sound idea to check with (Isthmian); Del the Union upon getting out of dryMonte, Del Sol, ^ock so you can take care of all Del Aires (Mis­ loose ends before leaving that par­ sissippi); Seaticular port. ' trains Georgia On the beach with us now are and Louisiana Visser R. Shaynick, R. Charroin, F. Yoh, (Seatrain); Gold­ en City, Monarch of the Seas, C. Gedra, J. Basch, H. Skallegaard, Maiden Creek and Claiborne (Wa­ R. McCannon, M. Lee, L. Dower, terman), and Marie Hamil (Bloom- H. Shiba and F. Hills. The men in the San Francisco hospital, who field). Our sympathies are extended to would welcome a visit or a letter Dick Visser, Edward Stevens, from old shipmates, include C. Thomas Scanlon, James M. Lucky Knab, C. J. Lund, Chester Ander­ and Adie Coleman who recently son, C. Neumeier, P. S. Yuzon, R. were admitted to the USPHS Hos­ Lambert, J. McBrien, J. Perreira, pital here. We hope they will be Frank Paylor and S. L. Woodruff. Tom' Banning up and around the hall ready to San Francisco Port Agent ship soon. 4- 4Glenn Curl, John Doyle, Billy Ward and Alfonso Olaguibel are Boston: still in the hospital, but are re­ ported to be progressing toward recovery satisfactorily. Konstant Kain, Eugene Hayden and Aurelio Patingo recently were discharged, A large section of the Boston but had to return to the hospital waterfront was threatened with for additional treatment. Lindsey J. Williams flaming ruin this month when a New Orleans Port Agent roaring five-alarm fire turned an- f lir •• .• - POJtmfPOJRTS. Baltimore: |r- ' ,—: . SEAFARERS L<fG Paee TWelTB i •i---:^' :?'WvK.;;,f-''''--^.;^:-V,:'v Y"': Union Will Figjit Cuts In Hospitals See Good Shipping In Perl Oeniinuing �, •. /s," Mobile: New Facilities Seen Ready Next Mealing Completion of the Sea Chest store,' recreational facilities and other comforts in the extension of our hall here is now expected by the next meeting. Meanwhile, any Seafarers in the area or who come into port are Invited to drop around and see the way things are shaping up. Shipping for the past two weeks v.'as only fair and will likely be about the same for the next period since only two ships are due in for payoff, and-only six more are ex­ pected In transit and coastwise. The vesseis scheduled so, far are the Monarch of the Sea, Claiborne (Waterman); Iberviile, De Soto (Pan-Atlantic), and Alcoa's Corsair, Pilgrim, Patriot and Cavalier. Payoffs during the last period were the Golden City, Monarch of the Sea, Clai­ borne (Waterman); Arizpa (Pan • Atlantic), and Alcoa's Pa­ Nelson triot, Partner, Cavalier and Pennant. The Patriot, Partner, Golden City, Arizpa and Pennant signed on again. In transits included the Steel Rover (Isthmian); Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); Marie Hamil (Bloomfield), and Chickasaw, War­ rior . and Antinous (Pan-Atlantic). Elected as Seafarer of the week Is brother Marble E. Nelson, who joined the SIU 14 years ago this month. Married, and the father of two children, he likes to hunt and fish during his jspare time and also tells the world he has more job security with his Union member­ ship than a banker has. Nelson has books in both the SIU and the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Work­ ers, and has been employed on tugs in the harbor for the Jast Ave years. He keeps his deep-sea SIU book active along with the MAW book because he believes that the in­ surance beneAts he derives as a Seafarer are worth the amount in dues he pays. He feels that the death beneAt program is the best of the many welfare beneAts avail­ able through the union right now. Among the old timers on the beach here right at the moment are H. R. Scott, J. C. Dunlop, T. Teears, N. Gronberg, C. Merritt, L, B. Moore, H. Hankee, H. Hill, G. Gonzales and E. Garberson. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent t> 'ti New York: . ' *• :. ~ -"--r -' '" ^ '" » - " SEAFARER'S LOG March IS. 1958 Pare Thirfen PORT REPORTS a benefit to all hands in improved service and feeding, and will also eliminate a lot of waste on the ships, always a big bone of con­ tention. Mooney In Charge Eddie Mooney, who was elected an assistant secretary-treasurer to. represent the steward department, has been £iven the responsibility of putting this plan into operation here at headquarters. Any sugges­ tions or inquiries on this subject should be addressed to him here in New York. We would like to get the com­ ments and ideas of the member­ ship on this subject, since it vitally concerns every man on the ship, and the steward department in particular. Shipping has been on the slow bell ibr the past week with very few payoffs and not too much of a tqynover on the ships in transit. Even the weather has been bad. Rain, sleet and snow combined with the sdow shipping to make ali hands wish they were on the beach down in the sunny south. It has been so cold up here that when they opened the track at Lin­ coln Downs last week for the sport of kings, they had to furnish the jockeys and horses with anti-freeze to keep them moving. But I guess we are never satisfied—in a couple of months we will probably be wishing for a transfer to Alaska. For the record, there were no major beefs on any of the ships pajdng off and signing on in the past two weeks. We paid off a total of 14 ships, signed seven on foreign articles and serviced 16 in vessels in transit. Payoffs The following, were the ships paid off: Beatrice, Elizabeth (Bull); Royal Oak, Bradford Island, French Creek, Government Camp (Cities Service); Seatrains Savannah, Louisiana, New York (Seatrain); Steel King, Steel Artisan /Isth­ mian); Michael (Carras); Val Chem (Valentine), and John Kulukundis (Martis). Signing on were the Robin Gray, Robin Tuxford (Seas Shipping); Gateway City, Maiden Creek (Waterman), and Steel Artisan, Steel Fabricator and Steel Execu­ tive (Isthmian). -Ships in transit were the Alcoa Runner," Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Republic (Trafalgar); De Soto, Iberville (Pan-Atlantic); Jean, Edith, Arlyn, Beatrice (Bull); Cantigny (Cities Service); Alamar, Calmar (Calmar), and Seatrains New Jersey, New York, Georgia and Texas (Seatrain). Claude Simons Asst. Sec'y Treas. Savannah: Seafarers Aiding Retail Gierke' Reef Shipping is barely fair for this port with only one payoff and sign-on in the past few weeks and half a dozen ships in transit. The future outlook can be ealled the same, although I reserve the Tight to withdraw that description at any time. Our one payoff and sign-on was the Southstar which came in with 'about 40 hours disputed overtime. The OT was settled in favor of the crew. In addition, the company agreed to put a new washing ma­ chine aboard and install a ladder on the after ^topmast which will make matters safer for the deck department. Needless to say the crew left port in a happy frame of Qiind. Tiie other ships we had in here were tlie Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Seatrain), the Angelina (Bull), Robin Kirk (Seas), Steel Traveler (Isthmian) and Chiwawa (Cities Service). The Retail Clerks Union in Savannah is still picketing the Yachum and Yachum Dry Goods Company and the ' ' boss is hurt bad, but refuses to bar­ gain. Some of the brothers are lend­ ing a hand on the picketline, which is mo-st welcome to the clerks. Keeping us comPany here, for the Monteverde geafarer John Monteverde, one of the real oldtimers in the Savannah area. John is pleased with the way the Union is handling the hiring hall problem, which in his opinion, is one of the tou{^est beefs the SIU has faced. John has been in some tough ones himself, one of the worst being the 39 months he spent in a German prisoner-of-war camp. Life Put Number On Meeting Excuses Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New York headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused from attending headquarters membership meetings must Include the reg­ istration number of their shipping card in the message. From now on. If the number is not included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis­ patcher. looks a lot better to him now though, especially ^ith the SIU Welfare and vacation benefits to add to the good conditions out at sea. SIU Skin-Divers We also have Fred and Frank Boyne with us doing a bit of "skin diving" in these southern waters. Frank says he's going to try to lasso himself some giant turtles in the process. Other men in town now are Harry Galphin, Berry Tippins, Vince San Juan, Claude West, Sam Anderson, Geronimo Gapac, Marvin Forrester, Clyde Laseter, "Red" Kagelmacher and "Buddy" May, Jr. Over at the marine hospital Tommy Moore has streamlined down to a mere 170 pounds after up over the 400 mark. He should be fit for duty any day now. Ship­ mates of Jiramie Littleton will be glad to know he is rounding into shape also. Others in the liospital are Carl "Tuscarora" Kumrow, Rufus L.-Fields, Angelo Martins, A. D. Edenfield, Louis C. Miller, William A. Smith. E. B. MacAuley Hq. Representative Seattle: 4" t 4- Port's Shipping .Good; Grows Doing Fine Job This port has been moving along very nicely in the past two weeks but we are soiTy to say we expect a slowdown in the next two-week period. We shipped more men than we registered in the period covered by this report with the result that bookmembers could ship without difficulty. Our payoffs were the Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) and Seacomet II (Ocean Carriers). We had no sign-ons bbt there were^five intransits,-the J. B. Waterman and Azalea City (Waterman), and- the Massmar, Marymar and Pennmar (Calmar). We were happy to see that thei'e were no beefs of any consequence on the in-transit ships. The crews aboard them are doing a real bangup job in true SIU style. We have the Cecil N. Bean com­ ing in from the Far East for payoff in the next two-week period but that's all we have in sight for the immediate future. In the local Public Health Service_ hospital are: S. Johannesen, V. Mihg, G. Wanka, Q. Rosenberg, W. Johnston, M. Candelieri and F. Rochon. These men look forward to visits or a line from old ship­ mates. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent We are liow putting the new steward department feeding p>rogram into effect on more of our contracted ships after trying it out successfully on various iships and runs. We have found that where the entire steward department' really got together and tried to make the new plan work, It has been very successful, and not only the crews but the conipanies in­ volved have been well satisfied. In putting this "new look" feed­ ing program into effect on all of the ships we will need the coop­ eration not only of the stewards but of the entire ship's crew, in­ cluding the licensed personnel. . But once it. is in operation and all hands have, had aome experi­ ence Mtldi^t, we beUhvo^it will be Shipping, Regislration Figures Break Even Shipping took an upswing here during the past two, weeks as we broke exactly even on men regis­ tered and shipped. Fifty-five of the boys came in, and the same number got jobs and headed out. However, we still have enough men on hand for anything that might come up, so don't rush here exi:^cting to get out in a hurry. Moreover, althdligh we helped out Houston with a few men during the past two weeks, they have plenty of man­ power on hand as of now for themselves. The abundance of jol>s in the past period was caused by the arrival of the Weems Council Grove, Bradford Island, Bents Fort, Lo­ gans Fort, Chiwawa, Archers Hope, Winter Hill, Government Camp, Cantigny, and then the Bent.s Fort, Logans Fort, Chiwawa and Arch­ ers Hope all bounced back again. All these ships were Cities Serv­ ice wagons. In addition, we had the Val Chem (Valentine) over in Orange, Texas; the Republic (Trafalgar), in Port Neches and the Alexandra (Carras), in Port Arthur, al.so in that same big neighbor of ours over the state line. At our last meeting, brother James "Blackie" Merrell, a deck department man, was chairman, and the job of recording secretary was handled by brother J. Mit­ chell, who is in the engine depart­ ment. Both these brothers did a fine job during the lengthy meet­ ing which took up over an hour due to the presentation and dis­ cussion of the new liiring hall set­ up and shipping rules. All hands appear pleased with the latest im­ provements. For our Seafarer of the week, we nominate Theodore "Ted" Weems, who joined the SIU during the Cities Service drive and helped swing this company into the SIU column. This brother has a cow ranch somewhere in Alabama and he fig­ ures on retiring there some day and raising nothing but cows. Meanwhile, he's trying to build up a bundle sailing with the SIU to help him over the rough spots. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent it 4- - ml •1 ; 1 I ym m •V I • M I • 4" Tampa: t> New Feeding Pregram Tried On Mere Ships Lake Charles: SIV SIU, A&G bistrict BALTIMORE........iai6 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent:* EAatern 7-4900 BOSTON 876 State St. James Sbeehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4803 Canal St. A. (Frenchy) Mlehelet, Agent. .Preston 6598 LAKE CHARLES. La 1410 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. Undsey WllUams. Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 0-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. gent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA.......*...337 Market St. S. CarduRo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5479 Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. .Pelayo 51—La 9 Sal Colls, .^ent Phone 2-599P SAVANNAH ; 2 Abercorn St Jeff Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent.. . EUieU 4334 OUtMmoMr WILUHNGTON. CalU.. . .505 Marine Ave. Ernest TUley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARV-TBEASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Alglna Claude Simmons Joe Volplan William Hall SUP HONOLULU. 16 Merchant St. FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 Smdicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario > Phone: 5591 TORONTO. OnUrio 272 King St. E. EMpire~ 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617Vi Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 290 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebce 20 £lgi;i St. Phon^ 545 THOROLO. Ontario 52 St'. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7076 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 Phone 5-8777 823 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4330 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 5th St Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE. .2505 Ist Ave, • Main 0290 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON ....505 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W . Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. 734 Lakeside-Ave.. NE NEW YORK 676 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND. Phone: Main 1-0147 : HYacinth 9-6600 Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH........... 631 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL ..694 St. James St. West PLat«au.B161 ^ Phone: Melrose 2-4110 ClOCAGO 3261 E. ' • ~ Phonoi Esse: PORTLAND SS Guha Beefs Sqnared Away ••ym Everything is in good shape in this port although shipping slowed up a little from the way it has been over the last few weeks. But the coming two weeks should bring a couple of ships in here, including one from Mississippi. We are keeping the SS Cuba (P&b) in line and she is now call­ ing for very few, if any, replace­ ments. A few beefs on her were squared away when we paid her off March 5. There were no sign-ons in this port, but the in-transits included the following: Chiwawa, Archers Hope (Cities Service); Cuba (P&O); Antinous (twice), Chickasaw (PanAtlantic), and Gateway City, Golden City and Maiden Creek (Waterman). .«Beiiiiie.:QDimaIei' ym m si • '-m �SEAFARERS Pafa F«arteea Manh If, IfSf LOG OFF WATCH This jeatur* is designed to ojfer hints and information on hobbies, new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarers may find heh>ful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard shijC Queries should be addressed to "Off Watch," SEA' FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. P. Both nearly extinct, whooping^ cranes and musk oxen will be fea­ to pass on an item for fishermen tured on two separate stamp issues sent in by a Seafarer who noticed to be put on sale for the first time it in this month's "American Legion in Ottawa on April 4 as part of Magazine." He said he'd often Canada's National Wild Life Week had to cope with the problem of program. Accordingly, both stamp tangled lures and that the idea of collectors and wild life specialists using balsa wood to line the inside will cheer the appearance of the of the tray in a tackle box is a good one that others might also new Canadian issues. find useful. The stamps, a 5c blue showing The balsa wood, of course, serves two whooping cranes in flight and a 4c purple picturing the head of like a pin-cusblon to anchor the a musk ox, are being issued to call hooks on lures and flies and keeps attention to efforts of Canadian as them from fouling and catching well as American conservationists your fingers every time you dig in to protect the scattered remnants for a piece of fishing gear. Balsa is light, soft and easily workable of both species. and helps keep the tackle box Only 21 of the birds are believe^, orderly. to be still-living. Each autumn they migrate south, spend the win­ ir i- iter in Texas, and then return to Aboard the Royal Oak are (kneeling, 1-r) third cook Parker, MM Siim, OS Graham, an unidentified Of special interest to Seafarers some unknown area in Canada. In who enjoyed reading the 1951 nonoiler and OS Spitale. Standing are (1-r) MM Giudny, oiler Williams, baker Spivey, AB Gillispie, the same way, only a few small fiction best-seller "The Sea Around fireman Williams and fireman White. At extreme rear Is AB Crane, Photo was taken by AB Whitey. herds of musk oxen have survived Us," is the current release by the Crew is happy SIU gang all the way, ship's delegate Gillispie reports, and what^s more, has solid co­ the generations of hunters who al­ New American Library of a 35c operation from topside. ' • most completely wiped them out. Mentor edition of the same au­ Seafarers who wish, to obtain thor's "Under the Sea Wind," first LOG-A-RHYTHM: first-day cancellations of the published in 1941. Both volumes stamps should send self-addressed by Rachel L. Carson deal with al­ covers to the Postmaster, Ottawa 2, lied subjects. The older of the two Ontario, Canada, to arrive there is dedicated more to life on the prior to the first-day sale. Besides shore, in the open sea, and at the Tom Finnegan and Don Rundblad the cost of postage, collectors must sea bottom, however, than the "The include enough to pay the cost of Sea Around Us." the X)ttawa department's cover (Ed. note: Seafarers Rundblad No one gives a damn. The success of that volume, service fee of five cents per cover. which was first developed as a and Finnegan both returned from At home we are forgotten Korea not so long ago after serv­ Though we belong to Uncle Sam. Checks or money orders should be series of featured articles for a na­ made payable to the Receiver Gen­ tional magazine sparked the pub­ ing a hitch with Uncle Sam. Rund­ eral of Canada and sent to the PM lication of a number of books about One happy SIU gang is the blad was awarded a Bronze Star And when we get to Heaven, at Ottawa. crew of the Cities Service during the Korean fighting.) the sea and ships over the past St. Peter we will tell: 3) 4» it four years and added greatly to the tanker Royal Oak, according "We're soldiers of Korea Just to keep things in the same popularity of contemporary sea to ship's delegate G. B. (Tex) Gil­ "And we spent our time in hell." vein, this is an Ideal opportunity literature. lispie. Just across the Pacific— This crew, Gillispie says, has al­ Korea is the spot— "Under the Sea Wind" deals with ways considered itself fortunate to the ways of typical birds, fish and have a good ship, good officers and We're doomed to serve overtime other marine creatures. Seafarers a good skipper—Captain Priest— In the land that God forgot. should find it entertaining reading. who "rates with the best and is t 3) 4) always very cooperative in any­ Over here, with snakes and Reds, Stamp collectors interested in thing that comes up." Where a man is always blue. US issues have now sampled three Like New Contract Over here, in Nowhere, out of the four commemoratives Good Union representation has announced last December as part also been a strong factor with the A million miles from you. of its 1955 program by the Post men, Gillispie repprts, and they Office Department. The sole re­ are particularly happy over the ret­ We sweat, we freeze and shiver. maining item will bow In later this roactive pay a good number of It's more than a man can stand. year for the centennial of the Soo them have coming. We're not supposed to be convicts. Locks—"the world's busiest canal" "All of the men," Gillispie Just defenders of our land. —on the Great Lakes. writes to the LOG, "want to give Meanwhile, of general interest the officials a vote of thanks for We're soldiers of the Infantry to philatelists and to the public as a job well done in guiding the Un­ well are the little-publicized plans ion through ^a difficult period. Earning our monthly pay. of the PC Department to issue a They came through in fine SIU Protecting people with millions 15c "certified mail" stamp this • tradition in seeing to it that we For two-and-a-half a day. year. Like the service already of­ continue to enjoy the very 'best in fered by the more costly registered mai-itime.'" We're living with our memories. mail service, "certified mail" will With the crew and officers pull­ Waiting to see our gals. provide a receipt for the sender, ing together and the Union giving first from the office where the the men aboard their representa­ Hoping that while we're away mail is deposited and then when They haven't married our pals. tion, the Royal Oak shapes up as a the communication is actually de­ smooth - running efficient - working livered. - ' ; ship—just what the doctor ordered. No one knows we're living. Will Get 'Normal Handlhig' It will differ from registered ! mail in that the. "certified" letter , will get notmal handling: tyhile in t the custody of the postal service, r instead of the extensive precau­ ID What post did Franklin D. Roosevelt leave when he was elected tions taken in the case of regis- • President? Was he (a) Secretary of Commerce, (b) Governor of New tration. The new service will prob- | York, (c) a US Senator, or (d) Mayor of Chicago? ably be utilized most heavily in legal communications, such as (2) Five states in the US each contain two of the 20 largest cities tho9e between landlords and ten­ 'in the country. Can you name three of the states and the cities involved? ants, where everybody wants a re- ; (3) What animals are usually sheltered in a fold? ceipt as evidence of sending the (4) One man bidding for a certain paint job, estimates he can com­ communication, but there's noth­ plete it alone in 15 days. Another man says he can finish it in 10 days. ing of real monetary value en­ How long would it take them to do it together? closed. (5) Over what Pacific volcano was the American flag raised in a The stamp, incidentally, will pic­ dramatic episode of World War II? ture a heavily-burdened but smil­ (6) Where and what is the Gobi? ing letter carrier. The date and Phil's Arena Tavern, where Norfolk seamen gather for 10-cent (7) Ho\/ many sides has a polygon? place of -issue have not been disbeers, is the setting for this scene of harmony between the Navy closed, the same as in the case of (8) Who, in a. nursery zonz, "had a wife and couldn't keep her"? and the merchant marine. SeafarerS-are Clarence Crowder (top the stamp for the 100th anniver­ (9) V/hat is the capital of Northern Ireland? left), Thuston Lewis (top right) and John Edwards (bottom right). sary of the Soo Locks. Details will (lb) RearrangeiiartanachAo s;; ell a word meaning quack. SailA|ifina$9^Iia^-y,,BU8h >(t9P^ oenter),. Bill Wiyftg (hnttnm 1pflt.and_ ihfl printed , here when- they ar* SSjW . (Quiz Answers bis TSfe" Bill De Bruyme. available. Royal Oak Has Happy SIU Crew Soldiers Of Korea Seafarers Meet, Greet The Navy j-v. 1-'-.: �Iwssw"• MaFch IS. 1855 Hard Luck Can't Keep Him Down Seafarer James Hand is not the superstitious kind. And he doesn't believe a little run o£ hard luck puts the hex on a ship. That's why, although the ship he was on had her share of ill winds—including one that blew his way—Hand is back aboard her for another trip. The veteran Seafarer, when he was at headquarters recently, told the LOG that his streak of hard luck-occurred on Isthmian's Steel Fabricator, on which he signed last August on a 'round-the-world run. Things went pretty placidly for the first couple of months,-Hand said. But then, in October, while the ship was cruising along at reasonable speed in a calm sea off Java, the prop broke, ^he -men had to wait three days until the ship could be Hanif towed into the drydock in Surabaya, and then they waited three weeks for a spare. The return voyage. Hand said, was a rough trip and the crewmen continued to have a hard time. First the radio operator broke his leg and got a bad gash in his head. Then the carpenter broke his toe. When the ship finally hit Boston, the bosun had to get off with pneumonia. And, to top it all off. Hand himself fell in the messrooip and injured his back. During the return trip, inciden­ tally, the Steel Fabricator was delayed four days by another mishap. Hand reported. This oc­ curred when the Liberian-flag tanker World Peace rammed a railway swing bridge at El Ferdan in the Suez Canal, causing a .threeday jam in shipping»at both^ends of the vital waterway. The Steel Fabricator was the first ship through the canal afteu this accident. Hand said, but this dubious distinction hardly com­ pensated" for the other mishaps which occurred. SEAFARERS IOC Pace Piftcea SlU Crews Enjoy Christmae In France Bv Spik« Marlin It may come up snow and freez­ ing weather in northern climes but the calendar says that the baseball season begins just four weeks from now. That means it's time to rate the contenders in the baseball winter book. The American League can be dispensed with easily. Like last year the league shapes up again as a two-team affair with the Yankees' chances of a comeback based largely on Bob Turley and Don Larsen. Larsen, who won only three and lost 21 games last year should be a real sleeper. Anyway, he's bound to improve. The Yankees have a real headache at short but "Jerry Coleman may surprise every­ body by moving into that spot as a permanent tenant. Cleveland's' offensive gesture was the purchase of Ralpli Kiner who is another slow-footed heavy in a basketful of the same. The Indians are aging surreptitiously in key spots and look not quite as strong as last year. The rest? Kansas City (nee Philadelphia), Detroit, Baltimore, Washington can. safely be dis­ regarded. Chicago will make it a little interesting and Boston is a deep-toned dark horse with a new manager to boot. The National League looks like a far more interesting horse race. The Giants do not figure to repeat, not because the club isn't strong but the competition is very tough. Brooklyn with a healthy Roy Cam- panella must be rated more of a threat than last year. He is the key man whom the Dodgers simply cannot replace. Of course, Brook­ lyn has its usual pitching question marks. If Milwaukee Is going to make it, this should be the year. Bobby Thomson is supposedly in good health, giving the club the flex­ ibility and extra strength it so badly needed in the outfield. Eddie Matthews will qrrive this year or never. He's had all the press clip­ pings and now is the time for him to produce. Milwaukee will never quite recover from the Antonelll trade but there are several strong young pitchers who have the potential to bust out. The Braves cannot count on one or two more big seasons from their ace, Warren Spahn, so they have to make their move now. St. Louis showed awesome of­ fensive power last year but their pitching was horribly manhandled. Still the club has the nucleus of a strong staff in Harvey Haddix and Brooks Lawrence. Lawrence came up in midseason and stood up lo the League's hitters in real pro style. The Cardinals certainly have the potential to make it a fourteam race. That leaves ^iladelphia, Cin­ cinnati, Chicago and Pittsburgh to bring up the rear. The Phillies have stood pat and aren't improv­ ing with age. Along with the other clubs they don't figure for more than nuisance value to contenders. The LOG conducts this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Jesse W. Puckett's recipe for "liquid yeast." Although they were unable to be at home with their friends and families, the crewmen of two SIU ships which were at La Pallice, France, at the time, enjoyed their Christmas with Christmas trees and all the trappings. At top, aboard the Lawrence Victory (Mis­ sissippi) are (1-r) ship's delegate Mike Rogalskl (foreground). Bill Lynn, J. Fuinero, W. Ruskowski and J. Mechour. Bottom, on the Southland (South Atlantic) are (1-r) B. W. Brinson, Ted Morrison, L. A. DeWitt and N. Z. Leggett. Both treei, with ornaments, were supplied by United Seamen's Service. 4 Shipmate Is Shot ALimetC TOlOflGlRiPS? Apparently well-fortified now with recipes for "vinegar pie" submitted by LOG readers (Nov. 26, Dec. 24, 1954) in an­ swer to his request six months ago, Seafarer Jesse W. Puckett, steward, has dug down again*" ' into his bag of culinary tricks. size potatoes, 2 teaspo^s salt, 3 This time the veteran Sea­ tablespoons sugar, 1 dry yeast cake farer offers a hint for bakerf who or 1 ounce of compressed yeast which has been mixed with Vt cup may be running of lukewarm water. low on compres­ First, pare and boil the potatoes sed yeast and in a quart of water. Then, mash can't get any the potatoes and add the salt, sugar right away. The and the water in which the pota­ thing to do, says toes were originally boiled. Cool, Puckett, who has add the yeast, and pour the com­ almost 40 years bination in a stone or glass jar. of seatime behind Let it stand covered in a warm him, Is to make place for three hours or more. up a batch of li­ Puckett Keep Stirring quid yeast to carry you over. Each time the level rises to the The basie recipe he offers can be top 4>f the jar stir it down, and increased 16 times with your li^ •continue this until 4he yeast stops .pound of , compressed yeast, he working. Now cover the liquid adds, yeast end etore it in a cool place. • Here's what you need: 4 medium Use V^'cup of liquid yeast in place of 1 ounce of compressed yeast thereafter. When there is only Va cup of liquid left, prepare a new batch using the remaining liquid yeast in place of compressed Under the Union constituyeast and follow the above recipe. , tion every member attending You can get good results by re­ a Union meeting is entitled to peating the process this way for nominate himself for the quite a while, according to Puck­ elected posts to be filled at ett Then, next time you're in the meeting—chairman, read­ port, sock away a couple of yeast ing.clerk and recording secre­ cakes for Just such an emergency, tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all membei'S have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to fait the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's en their mind; . Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetings SF voy TAKE A JC3Bd^)AeHIPeO/^6 A SHUnif fW, STAVWITM H^UmiL^CDMeS BACKTOTMeSTAreS. CtUlTTiNd^lP IN A rORBIGN PORT PffWVIES ybM » BROTHER ^EAfARgRS OFAOaNPWeP fO JOB K>/nn0 OUg<vn<W OFPiEIRld Vincent' (Body) Call, deck steward on the Alcoa Clipper, got this shot of his shipmate, F[orman T.' Ragas; during a run to the Caribbean. Ragas is bartender en the Alcoa ship. It looks h'we like he was on a "busman'* holiday" and was bidding:^ for somo^ aecvico like he pi«vido«|>foE tlMT'CUstomers^ AmiirM 9.tl :)W ciup) m �SEA^AnSRS LOG Pare Sixteen. Marcb 18. 19S8 . w. DIGEST oC SHIPS" MEETINGS . .. ELIZABETH (Bull), January 11—Chalr.man, R. Barratt; Secretary, S. Carr. Mo­ tion made to have ship's delegate, depart. mental delegates and steward check on food being held over to be used again. Di.soiission on men taking tales topsid^ A crewmeraber was promoted from deck delegate to bosun and this was cleared at the San Juan hall and will be cleared throu.gh Mew York. January 30—Chairman, Steva Carr; Stcratary, nona. Motion made and carried that a patrolman be asked to come aboard and check the food. The steward should spend more time in messrooir.j during meal hours. ft-" r;. fv^r ;S<' [ -5^''- if r.. . K- • <f ' • • 'P..~' BENTS FORT (Cities Service), February 9—Chairman, W. Drew; Secretary, G. Sinkes. Ship's delegate tried to get more milk for trip. Motion made and carried that crew be properly dressed when in and around messhall. Crew should be SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saalrain), aboard ship one hour before sailing time. January 23—Chairman, J. McCaslin; Sacratary, W. Moya. Motion was made and Vole of thanks given to the 2nd cook and baker. carried to have frpsh milk served three times dail.v as long as it is available. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), Decem­ Ship's treasurer reported that one and a half eases of empty coke bottles are miss­ ber 5—Chairman, R. Kitchens; Secretary, T. Brown. Steward reported that he is ing and asked erewmembers to be more careful and return same in future. A unable to get a better brand of washing powder, because, as the Savannah agent suggeslion was made to purchase the 1954 bound volume of the LOG and the money pointed out. the agreement states wash­ for same will be taken from the ship's ing powders and Hot special brands. S15 was spent on (lowers for a recently de­ fund. parted brother, and $96 remains in JEAN (Bull), January U—Chairman, S. treasury. Crewmembers should return Foti; Secretary, R. Sandarlin. Many re­ books to the recreation room when fin­ pairs have not been taken care of. Fans ished with saine. One member asked wili be installed as soon as possible. All everyone aboard to leave radio speaker books will be packed and sent ashore in in mcssroom turned on as man on stand­ New York. A vole of thanks was given by receives orders ffom the bridge by to the steward department for a job this system. well done. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Febru­ SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), ary 11—Chairman, E. Carter; Secretary, January 21—Chairman, A. Cowder; Sec­ W. Nichter. Engine room door in port retary, Wittiam. Ship's delegate reported passageway should be fi.xed as it slams. that a radio of the proper size has not Motion made to see port captain in New been purchased but delegate will buy one York about cabs taking the men through when possible. Ship's fund stands at the gate to the ship at the - Isthmian SC3. Request made that port personnel docks. not use crew passageways. CHICKASAW (Waterman), January 28— Chairman, E. Monahan; Secretary, G. Busciglio. The crew was thanked for their cooperation and good conduct on present voyage. Motion made that the ship's delegate register a beef in Mobile con­ cerning inferior food stuffs. Discussion held on ship sanitation. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Janu­ ary 9—Chairman, C. Scofield; Secretary, Joe Keamee. Most of the repairs have been taken care of. Minor beefs reported in steward department All hands were asked to take care of the library in keep­ ing it orderly. Garbage should be placed in garbase cans and not on deck while ship is in port. Most of the brothers aboard feel the trouble with travelers' checks is in cashing same. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), February < —Chairman, E. Kelly; Secretary, A. L. Danne. Discussion- on baker's bread. Sliore gang foreman will be contacted about installing bread cabinet in PO messroom. One crewmember paid off in Ponce to go into the hospital. ALAMAR (Calmar), January U—Chair­ man, J. Barnett; Secretary, J. McPhaul. All repair li.sts to be given to the ship's delegate for the arrival at Long Beach. A vote of thanks was given to the baker. Disi-ussiott on the messman service. SEAMAR (Caimai;, February t—Chair­ man, J. Starka; Secretary, J. Hough. Mo­ tion made and carried that the captain be contacted by the ship's delegate about having cook's foc'.sle scaled and painted. If no action is taken this matter will be turned over to a patrolman. Writing desk will be installed in black gang's foc'sle. A vote of thanks given to the steward department for a job well done.. Wringer on washing machine will be re placed. MARORE (Ore), January 29—Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, E. Harrison. Ship's library is on board and must be taken Ik" .. §:.• I'"''' ;• care of. The steward was asked to put spoons, silverware and more cups out for night lunch. OS lost some articles of clothing due to the taking of sens and was advised to make a list of same and forward to New York office. February 11—Chairman, B. Cuthrcll; Secretary, E. Harrison. Motion made and carried to make sure all repairs are made before leaving port. Discussion ' on de­ layed sailing. Report Lost Baggage Cheek Seafarers who lose baggage checks for gear checked at any SlU baggage room should notify that particular hall right away so that no one can improperly claim the baggage with that check. Headquarters officials advise you to do this immediately to avoid loss of your gear and/or trouble claiming it later on. - Make sure you notify the hall where the baggage was checked as soon as you find out you've lost the check. L:, ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), October 17 —Chairman. L. Phillips; Secretary, E. C. Keagy. Ship's delegate contacted the chief engineer about scuppers in ^lley and sougecing black gang rooms. The boarding patrolm.-y; will be contacted about disputed overtime on dela.ved sail­ ing from New York, and possibility of getting fresh milk where possible in foreign ports. One permitman' aboard was given a vote of thanks for his fine baking and cooperation with all. VENORE (Ora), January 23—Chairman, J. Oliver; Secretary, R. Thels. SuggesANDREW JACKSON (Isthmian), JanU, tion that water sample be turned over to •fy S—Chairman, J. Repeikas; Secretary, i the patrolman as it is still rusty. SEATIGER (Orion), January 10—Chair­ A. Brodie. A vote of thanks goes to the steward department for excellent food man, T.- Bolton; Secretary, M. Collard. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Feb­ served and fine service. Washing ma­ Definite .action will be taken on drinking fountains on foc'sle deck. There has ruary 3—Chairman, J. Golder; Secretary, chine should be used during daytime been a grave neglect of previous repair D. Sacher. More "milk is needed in for­ only, and run for twenty minutes so as lists. Shortages on stores witTbe checked. eign ports. Something should be done not to burn up. the motor. Delegates will note overtime p;-ior to about the spreads when the linen is issued for they have a peculiar smell. payoff. January 23—Chairman, W. Tkach; SecOREMAR. (Ore), January 9—Chairman, ret.-ry, M. Collard. Chief cook asked for a patrolman to come aboard and go over E. Barnhill; Secretary, W. Masterson. menus. Crewmembers are dissatisfied Plugged up shower drain in dayman's foc'sle needs to be opened. The steward with food. should place more cups at coffee time. Repair list to be made up and turned in PAOLI (Cities Service), February 9— before the ship arrives in Baltimore. Chairman, J. Wehe; Secretary, G. LIbby. January 28—Chairman, S. Thayes; Sec­ Motion made and carried that arrival retary, E. Barnhill. Leaks in fireman's pool be made up for radio. All proceeds foc'sle will be repaired. Discussion on will-go to the March of Dimes. It the coffee mugs in night pantry to be brought NEVA WEST (Bloomflefd), December patrolman doesn't take the books in rec- back after using same. Repair lists will 19—Chairman, J. Riley; Secretary, J. reation room they will be turned over be made up and turned in to the ship's Dolan. A new ship's delegate was elected TRINITY (John Carraci Jatiiiarv SB Merchant Seamen's I.ibrary in delegate. and he said he will do the job to the Chalrinan N Hartmln- S.crifarv V ^ ^ork. Ship's delegate will see the February 4—Chairman, E. Barnhill; Sec-, best of his ability and all performers can Bellamy. Special payoff' meeting called! ' Pa^'o'^an abotlt> transportation for each retary, R. FIthen. Discussion on the expect , to be turndd In to the boarding man coming from different ports for patrolman. The new washing machine Patrolman informed the crew that if the signing on. washing machine. Leaks in fireman's in the laundry is okay but the motor overtime was good, checks would be foc'sle have not been fixed as yet. must be reversed as it unscrews the mailed no later than Monday, January \vringer while . running. 24th. The crew was restricted to ship KATHRYN (Bull), January 24—Chair­ at a French port from 5 PM until 8 A.M man, J. Jones; Secretary, R. Adamson. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), De­ the following morning. Crewmembers were asked to try and keep January 14—Chairman, J. Buzilcwski; the messhall clean at night. Some dis­ cember 27—Chairman, J. McCailln; Sec­ retary, G. Vinson. Forty cases of coke Secretary, J. Kouvardas. Number-2 life­ puted overtime reported. are in stock, and there Is $71.65 in the boat to be repaired. Icebo.x and galley will be cleaned and sougeed. Some dis­ EDITH (Bull), February 4—Chairman, ship's fund. Suggestion made to get puted overtime reported. OCEAN NIMET (Maritime Ovcrstas), L. Cartwrlght; Secretary, F. Davis. Tele­ speaker in crew messhall .repaired in No date—Chairman, C. Bellamy; Sec­ February S^Chalrman, R. Frazer; Secre­ vision set to be raffled off. Crewmembers Edgewater. retary, Reid. A beet came up between tary, S. Cleslak. Suggestion made that will see if a new machine can be se­ OREMAR (Ore), January 9—Chairman, the captain and the chief pumpman when ship's delegate draw up a working sched­ cured. E. Barnhill; Secretary, W. Masterson. The the captain claimed the pumpman did ule _for recreation and laundry rooms. not know his job and that he had to go Bigger light bulbs should be put in messSTEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), February steward was asked to place more cups on deck every time the ship was dis­ room and recreation room. Ship's dele­ 4—Chairman, A. Hands; Secretary, A. G. at coffee time, and the chairman sug­ charging or taking on cargo. Members gate elected. Anopcl. A new ship's delegate was gested that the cups be placed in the suggested that all the old poems in LOG elected, and he asked crewmembers., for night pantry after using same. Repair be published in book form so that copies their cooperation. If there are any beefs list to be made up and turned in before ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), January 30 in departments,, brothers should settle ship arrives in Baltimore. can be sent to relatives and friends who —Chairman, T. Lyons; Secretary, W. them with their respective department are interested in same. Dodd. One man reported injured in dclegatc.s before bringing them to the STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), November ALEXANDER (Carras), December It- Bremerh.aven. Nothing can be done about attention of the ship'.s delegate. $13.50 5—Chairman, S. Fauks; Secretary, O. Chairman, none; Secretary, W. Hand. A getting more hot water. A vote of thanks in the ship's fund and members would Seara. All departments will take turns motion was made and carried that the was given to the steward dejiartincnt for like to use same for reading material. in cleaning laundi-y room. Discussion Brother DeFerino A suggestion was made that crewmem­ travelers checks. • ~ outgoing ship's delegate get a vote of a wonderful job. thanked the crew for the flowers they bers donate to the fund so there will be November 21—Chairman, A. Paopas; thanks for the good work he did. December 27—Chairman, R. High; Sec­ sent to services for his deceased father. enough money to buy small things for Sec^tary, S; ^anks. Ship's dclegatfi re­ quested that all beefs be taken care of retary, P. Shanger. .Ship's treasurer re­ Patrolman will be Informed about slop- the crew's benefit. in the proper manner, 'and that is ported that the ship's fund is $5.45 in chest being better stocked. debt. A suggestion was made that crewFRANCES (Bull), January 23—Chair­ through the delegates. Cots can be ob­ IBERVILLE (Waterman), February 13— man, W. Smith; Secretary, E. O'Rourke.' tained through steward. menibeis donate $1 at payoff. Delegates December 22—Chairman, S. Hanks; should get up a repair list for patrolman Chairman, V. Smith; Secretary, L. Ken­ A time clock has been obtained and will at payoff. A vote of thanks was given nedy. Discussion on painting of recrea­ be attached to the washing machine as Secretary, O. Seara. Motion made to to the steward department for a fine tion room to be taken up with patrolman soon as chief engineer assigns electrician disregard captain's letter and have over­ Christmas dinner. at payoff. Engine department head needs to do the job. Motion made and carried time taken care of in New Y'ork. Linen January 30—Chairman, V. SzymanskI; repairing. Ship's delegate resigned. to turn over $25 in ship's fund and the will be checked for replacement. Secretary, C. Blalack. Motion made and proceeds from a tarpaulin muster to the MOBILIAN (Waterman), December 27— carried to have repaii-s for watertight ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), wiper left In hospital in San Juan. Sug­ doors and passage drains enforced by January 14—Chairman, R. Whitley; Sec­ gested that chief mate see longshore boss Chairman, J. Stringfellaw; Secretary, C. headquarters. Discussion on procedure retary, S. Korolla. Ship's delegate re­ on sanitary problem. Vote of thanks Crabtree. Delegate will see the captain for building ship's fund. Crew's radio ported that everything is running smooth- given to the steward department for food (Continued on page 17) Late in 1950, amid continued Communist exploita­ tion of steward department, men on West Coast ships, a major drive was laui^hed to enroll tlie cooks and stewards. under the banner of the SIU of Nortit America. Earlier, the Marine Cooks & Stewards had been ousted from the ClO for CJP-dominatipn. "I:S' FAIRPORT (Waterman), January 1 — Chairman, P. Ryan; Secretary, J. Easterling. Brother Lewis suggested that bet­ ter menus with more of a variety be put out. Vote of thanks given to the cooks for well prepared food. Suggestion piade to use part of the sKlp's fund to repait spare washing machine. Some of the ship's fund will be contributed to the March of Dimes at "payoff. needs repairing. Suggestion . made by crewmembers that a collection be taken for the March of Dimes. Cartoon History Of The SIU - J^'-T ly and thanked the crew for their coop­ and service. Request that a new icebox eration on the past voyage. Total in be put In crew pantry. ship's fund Is $12.53. Moving, pictures will be held between 6:30 PM and 8:00 PM ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), December 1* In the officer's mess. Chief cook would —Chairman, J. Dixon; Secretary, W. J. appreciate a writing desk in his room. Miles. Crew decided to turn the ques­ tion of what Is considered as first and CHIWAWA (Cities Service), January 19 second meat over to the patrolman. Dis­ cussion oq cooperation between galley —Chairman, A. Fricks; Secretary, E. Ray. Discussion on practices thaC are detri­ orew and topside messman. mental to the good and welfare of the ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), January 2-. crew as a whole. A suggestion was made that in the future when a man misses a Chairman, J. Morton; Secretary, J. E. vessel his personal papers be sent to the Hannon. All hands were asked to coop­ address he gives on the articles Instead erate and keep the pantry cleaner at of the one that appears on the validated night, and to put all Jellies and other Delegates were papers. The company seems to have types of food away. neglected the repair sheets received in asked to turn in a repair list to the steward. the past. West Coatti Organizing Spearheaded by .the SlU-affiliated Sailors Union of the Pacific, the campaign gained immediate support from the West Coast cooks and stewards. ; They rec­ ognized that -an SIUNA charter would guarantee themcontrol of their own affairs plus the backing of thou- IVo. 8ii In January, 1951, a major -East Coast union attempted-to capitalize on the tangled West Coast situaticin, but its campaign completely failed to get otf the ground. - The cooks and stewards feared being swallowed up by the other uhion and instead con-; . J- �SEAFAItEnS riw* SiTeMitcB LOG '.'i ... DIGEST of SmPS' MEETINGS... (Continued from page 16X and chief mate aaain abont the cleaninK «f Quartera. Motion made and carried that all members write to their Senatoi-s .and Confressmen In protest of the action that the Coast Guard is trying to pass concerning physical examination of all merchant seamen. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), January *—Chairman, B. Jackson; Secretary, R. Hammond. Ship's delegate reported that any men performing will be reported to . the patrolman. Motipn made and carried that headquarters take up the question of the coifee and soap powder put aboard this sliip. S20.15 reported in the ship'i fund. tary, A. Janet. Report was aent to head­ quarters in regard to the galley stove. General discussion on food and menus. Crew asked for a different brand of soap powder for the next trip. A new wash{ ing machine requested as present one is I in bad condition. Ship's delegate will ! take care of a new library for the next voyage. November 7—Chairman, R. Cootc; Sec­ retary, A. Friend. Coffee urn and wash­ ing machine were repaired. Discussion on new mattresses and they will continue to come al>oard six at a time until all the old ones have been replaced. December 11—Chairman, A. Friend; Secretary, A. Janes. A letter will be , sent to headquarters requesting that the three patrolman who paid off the vessel last voyage be dispatched to pay off the vessel this time as they understand the problems that arise aboard this ship. Lengthy discussion on the problem of the steward taking news of ship's min­ utes to captain and bringing captain mis­ information. All departments asked for less noise in the passageways. EMILIA (Bull), January 2—Chairman, 'L. (tuellnitx; Secretary, C. Kavanagh. Motion made and carried that screen . doers be installed on main deck passage­ way entrance instead of present closed type. Ship's delegate instructed the deck delegate to represent the deck depart­ ment only and let him take care of ship's business. One man missed ship at San MASSMAR (Calmar), January IS—Chair­ Juan. man, Arthur Kavcl; Secretary, Guy Wai­ ter. Motion made and carried to have QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), Jan­ soap put aboard as per agreement and uary I—Chairman, S. Cieslak; Sacratary, not Octagon soap. Discussion on food in . K. Goldman. General discussion on bad general. Deck department was reminded menus that have been put out for last that ail hands should be on board for few days, especially on the holidays. shifting. Allotments being sent out on Steward has promised to work closer the tenth. with the cooks. MAOAKET (Waterman), Dacember 12— ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), January Chairman, W. Buscli; Secretary, B. 7—Chairman, T. Jones; Secretary, J. Wil­ Rucker. Ship's delegate reported every­ son. Suggestion made to see the patrol­ thing -going along very well. Talk in man about mattresses, and to' find out general. last time the ship was fumigated. One January 2—Chairman, Schmidt; Secre­ man missed ship in Staten Island. tary, Butch. Ship's delegate gave a talk on cleanliness of messroom. Water foun­ BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty), Janu­ tain will be repaired. Vote of thanks ary. 4—Chairman, C. Suit; Secretary, A. given to the stewai;d department for a Thorne. Motion made and carried that fine jpb. The crew thanked the elec­ all delegates talk to the port steward trician for running the movies. abont getting a better grade of food and more of a variety. Card players were ROBIN TUXFORO (Robin), December 6 asked to be more careful with cigarettes — Chairman, J. Levin; Secretary, J. and not burn the tables. Domestic water Meyers. The work of the night cook and tanks will be cleaned. baker is definitely not up to par. The steward was asked to provide better night SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), De­ lunches for the crew. . * cember 19—Chairman, J. Long; Secretary, T. Bowers. Everything running smoothly. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), January Cash in ship's fund $38.03. A new ship's 23—Chairman, . J. Allen; Secretary, Sir delegate was elected. Two brothers got Charles. Discussion on a crewmember off and said they hated to leave as good a missing ship. $75.45 reported in the bunch as was oii this ship. ship's fund. January 16—Chairman, J. Long; Secre­ tary, F. Johnson. Christmas card was HURRICANE (Waterman), December 21 sent to Paul Hali and staff at headquar­ —Chairman, J. Burke; Secretary, W. ters. Coast Guard profiling system dis­ Smith. Ship has just been reactivated cussed,, and all brothers were urged to out of lay-up in Mo)>ile. Motion made and tend letter or telegrams to members of carried to speak to the patrolman at Congress whose names appear in the LOG payoff about getting chairs for the crew's atory. foe'sles. All hands were asked to return MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriars), October 3—Chairman, J. Flanagan; Secretary, A. Janes. There should be less noise in the recreation room when men off watch are sleeping. A vote of tlianks was given by the crew to the ateward department. October 24—Chairman, R. Cootc; Sccrc- :liiNET #iiisON^i: James McGuffey Call Valley 4492 as soon as pos­ sible or write your wife at 1916 Stephen Giarod, New Orleans, La. 3« i" i Roland Parady The followiRg men can collect Please contact , your mother. unclaimed wages from voyages on Write Mrs. Mary .David, 115 Austin National Shipping Authority ves­ Street, Worcester, Mas.s. sels operated by the Alcoa Steam­ i t i ship Co., Inc., by writing to the Jerry McCarthy Paymaster, Alcoa Steamship Co,, Please write as soon as you can. Inc., 17 Battery Place, NY 4, NY: Tim McCarthy, SS Fairland, c/o Spyrion Athanassioni Dillard Adcock; Waterman Steamship Corp., C. F. Miiiican L. Armstrong; Jean Auger; Vic­ tor M. Alcaraz; Edward Blackmon; John Sharpe & Co., Inc., No. 7, Nihon Barron; Edward J. Boynton; William A. Qdovi, Makakui, Yokohama, Japan. Brewer; John S. Bragg; Napoleon ~ A. Blanchard; Cecil E. Bennett; As Chan L'hu; Joaquin De Carvalhu. Pat G. Dougherty; Carlos De Leon; Nicholas Fedyk; Vincenzo Formlsano; Han L. Fook; John H. Floyd: John Gala; Matthew Gichenke; John O. Godfrey; loannis S. Gerontopoulos; F. Goose; Thad W. Hinson. Jr.; Edwin S. Harrlman; Her­ bert R. Hutehins; John T. Hawley. Winston C. Jackson, Jr.;' Hakan H. Jensen; Edward J. Koehanovski; loanis Konstantakis; Vincent S. Kuhl; Robert V K. Lee; Adam Le Maine. Jr.; Roland E. Lomax; Andrew C. Lutey: Harry C. Lloyd; Michael Marcandois; Thomas O. Melton; Ezeb Manuel; Edward R. Meeh; James A. McWhinney; Albert N.-North. Charles Palmer; Purvis S. Parker; Leo Rhodes; Doren L. Redmond; James P. Russell; Anthony H. Reardon; Eugene L. Stark; Daniel A. Santos: Wjn. C. Splvey; Ferdynand Szoblik; Wong M. Sing; Lee :A. Seh; Charles J. Sweet; Wilton A. ,'Thompsett; Wilmcr R. Wilkins; Leslie West: Robert WUson, Jr.; W. R. WhiteAurst; Constantine Zeppas. Quix Angwerm (1) (b) Governor of New York, (2) California (Los Angeles, San Francisco); Missouri (Kansas City, St.. Louis); New York, (Buffalo, New (York); Ohio (Cincinnati, CleveiiJand); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, iPittsburgh). . ' I (3) Sheep. ] (4) Six days. (5) Mt. Suribachl on Iwo Jima. (6) The great desert ih Mongo­ lia. (7) Many! A polygon is a figure which has more, than four angles and sides. («) Peter Piper. ' '/ .(9) Belfast. ^ " (10) Charlatan. 4« 4" 4" Timothy F. Griffin Get. in touch with your sister right away. Urgent - 4 4 4 A! Kirkis I lyill leave your storm gear at the baggage room at SIU head­ quarters. Blaine Boxwell. 4 4 4 BUI Gonzales Your gear is in the baggage room at SIU headquarters. The cheek has been left in the mailroom in an envelope addressed to you. Van Whitney. 4 4 4 NIel Abernathy Please contact Red Braunstein at the Wilmington SIU halt Buzxlm AMSwer EEEE Bliffl aosa saiiiE ..Hjaifl aasa aasansaa HMHS SESa QEaCSQ GOSU QDGS QBiigl a[]3a[ia fansra ariBM SEDESiaS EOQEQ BOH3] HSa OSES aEQEU;SS3C] HSfflca awa aauiE anas SEH ausy coffee cups when Snlshed with same. A ing foe'sles and getting standby buzzer vote of thanks wns given to the steward installed in crew's messroom. department for a ftnc Christmas dinner. Ship's delegate explained to new erewLIBERTY FLAG (Dover), January f— mcmbers the purpose of standing one Chairman, C. McMuilan; Sacratary, E. minute of silence at every meeting. Hilt. The captain stated there was to be no American money, issued or trav­ ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), January 14— elers cheeks. All hands were asked to Chairman, S. Scott; Secretary, J. Purscll. cooperate in connection with painting of Discussion on repair list and excess drink­ rooms, moving gear. etc. ing, which will dealt with more harsh­ ly in the future. One member paid off by mutual consent in Trinidad. CUBORE (Ore), January 23—Chairman, Foust; Secretary, O. Guerrero. A vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ STEEL SCIENTIST rrslhmlan), Deccmpartment for the good meals served dur­ iMtr 15—Chairman, R. Hunt; Secretary, J. Fitzacrald. Ship's delegate reported that ing the holidays and during the entire everything is running SlU style. Depart­ trip. Portlwle windchute* will be ordered ment delegates volunteered to decorate for all unlicensed personnel's foe'sles. the crew mess for the Christmas holi­ All hands were asked to keep the wash­ days. There is $20 left in the ship's fund. ing machine and the deck of laundry Crewmembei-s were asked to return all room clean after using same. chairs to the messhall when finished with ^ame. EVELYN (Bull), December 26—Chair­ man, W. Aycock; Secretary, T. Moller. A GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), no special vote of thanks was given to the date—Chairman, E. Westlakc; Secretary, steward and the cooks for a swell Christ­ F. Timmons. Steward was asked to ob­ mas dinner. The entire crew appreciated tain more of a variety in vegetables as the extra work and effort that made this well as fresh fruit in season and a greater possible. variety of fish and shrimp. Motion made ALAWAI (Waterman), January 23— and carried to send a letter to head­ quarters concerning this matter. Ship's Chairman, E. Ray; Secretary, E. King. delegate will see the captain about paint­ Several beefs reported regarding slop- Sill Membership Adopts Seniority Hiring Set-Up (Continued from page 3) ratings will receive far greater job security than ever before. Class B men are subject to the 60-day rule. In other woi-ds, they are entitled to one round trip or 60 days on SIU ships, whichever is longer. • Class C men are entitled to ship if there are no class A or B men available for a given job for eight consecutive job calls. As men with too little or without experi­ ence on SlU-contracted ships they have no seniority and occupy the bottom rung of the seniority lad­ der. They, too, like c'ass B men, are subject to the 60-day rule and have to ship 90 days a calend^ year to maintain their status. Furuseth School • Class C men who attend the Andrew Furuseth training school and receive a training certificate accordingly will be given prefer­ ence in employment (xver oJ.hers in class C. The shipowners agree that the Furuseth school will have offi­ cial status for this purpose. « The luring system also pro­ vides for advancing from one class to another. A class B man can get an A rating after eight years in his class. A class C man can advance to class B in two years if he quali­ fies. • The hiring provisions are subject to renegotiation by either party upon seven days' notice. In negotiating this new hiring agreement, the Union and the operators also extended the exist­ ing SIU agreement for two, years until September 30, 1957. The con­ tract, however, can be reopened by the Union at any time for changes in wages and other monetary pro­ visions. In order to provide facilities for the registration of class C men, an additional shipping area has al­ ready been set up for them on the Union's property in New York. They will have access to registra­ tion and shipping, as well as full information on these subjects in the manner' prescribed in the agreement. This additional ship­ ping area will, as a matter of fact, sinqilify the administrative job required by: the new agreement Seafarers' are being assigned their new classifications as of now in headquarters when they come in to register. Appeals Board' A Seafai'ers Appeals Board, representing the Union and the companies, has been established to handle all grievances prising under the hirii^ provisions and to for-,, muiate rules necessary to cariy out the ;team's .and prineipies of the_ hi^-ing .arrahiggment. r V Tfie Seafarers Appeals Board is composed of Joseph Algina and Claude Simmons for the Union, with Lindsey Williams and Cal Tanner as alternates. For the com­ panies, representatives are Max Harrison, Waterman Steamship Company, and Roland C. (Chap) Chapdelaine, Seatrain, with Charles Logan, Mississippi, and H. (Randy) Schilling. Alcoa, as alternates. It is expected that the panel will operate smoothly and efficiently inasmuch as almost all of the Union and shipowner representatives are currently trustees of either the Seafarers Welfare Plan or the Sea­ farers Vacation Plan, and are totally familiar with problems com­ mon to both sides. In effecting the Union's role in the new program Keith Terpe, SIU Director of Organizing, has been assigned to work as coordinator in establishing the senioritj' rules and regulations in the branches main­ tained by the Union throughout the District. The drafting, negotiating and establishing of - the new seniority procedure culminates many months of work, and in view of the many legalities involved, attorneys for various steamship companies par­ ticipated, as did Seymour W. Mil­ ler, General Counsel for the SIU. Also a participant in the meetings was Morris Weisberger, east coast representative of the SUP, who represented Harry Lundeberg, president of the SIU of NA. Weis­ berger served with the committee in addition to keeping the Interna­ tional and President Lundeberg advised at all times during draft­ ing of the new agreement, a policy agreed to earlier to cover all mat­ ters affecting the hiring hall. chcft ai there U no heavy, sear or panta to fit crew. Crewmembers were ^ked to be quiet hi the pauageways. A vote of thanks was extended to the Bey Supply Company of Coos Bay, Oregon, for maga­ zines and books they sent aboard ship. MARY ADAMS (Bloomfletd), NovemlMr 14—Chairman, A. Blornsien; Secretary, B. Hay. Thanhs given to the deck en­ gineer for the work he did to make the washing machine secure against heavy seas. Discussion on the letter sent aboard ship to ship's delegate. Steward asked for first choice of meats on menus. EVELYN (Bull), January 26—Chairman, W. Aycock; Secretary, J. Warmack. Re­ pair lists should he made up regularly. Discussion on ttie washing machine. Beef about dirty cups and saucers left in the pantry, and the steward promised to straighten same out with the pantryman. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Decem­ ber 19—Chairman, H. Hankee; Secretary, H. Sedgeway. Motion made and carried for the ship's delegate to contact a paStroiman in California about getting a new washing m.ichine. Discussion on keeping the messtiaU and pantry clean. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), January 5—Chairman, E. Wcstlake; Sec­ retary, F. Timmoni. Repair list has been made out and copies were given to the chief engineer and the captain. All quar­ ters need painting. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for well-prepared meals. Motion made and carried to have patrolman contact cap­ tain about changing bus schedule within US Naval Base in Leonardo, as many of the crewmembers missed the 8:30 bus and had to wait hours for the next one. .".'r' i HURRICANE IWarerman), January 30— Chairman, J. Longfellow; Secretary, W. Smith. Motion made and carried to ro­ tate department in keeping the laundry and recreation rooms clean. Discussion about trying to get American money or travelers checks for draws in foreign ports. A lole of thanks was given by the steward department to ttie 4 to 8 watch for cleaning up the messroom each morning. ORION COMET (Oil Carriers), January 16—Chairman, S. Koenig; Secretary, I. Weisbrot. Menus have been poor lately. Crewmembers were asked to keep the washing machine clean. Someone will he elected to buy magazines out oi ship'i fund. • )'% "• -I ; AZALEA CITY (Waterman), January 11 —Chairman. C. Johnson; Sacretary, J. Hannay. A repair list was made up and it wiU be lianded to the patrolman. Everything is in order aboard sliip. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), January 31— Chairman, J. Wallace; Secretary, L. Moore. Motion made and carried to mail a repair list to the New York agent, as repairs liave not bcgn taken care of. Brother member gave a talk on men re­ fusing overtime and lying in bed when asked to work. * '^ • V BETHCOASTER (Ore), January 25— Chairman, F. Parsons; Secretary, M. Burns. Several beefs have been brought up and will ha\e to be placed in the hands of the patrolman. Fans should be fixed before the coming warm weather. Crewmembers were asked to put cups in pantry and keep the messhaU cleaner, especially at night. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), January 16—Chairman, N. Kirk; Secretary, AI Kcesen. Ship's delegate elected. Motor on wasiiing machine needs repairing, and this should be taken care of in Japan. Suggestion made that passageway main deck be painted and delegate will see the captain about same. A vote of thanks was given to the stew­ ard department for the fine food pre­ pared as weU as the service. TRINITY (Carras), January 23—Chair­ man, J. Buzelewski; Sacretary, M. Reid. All of the crew from the last voyage want to give the officials who paid off the ship a vote- of thanks. Suggestion made that chains and hooks be put on the portholes. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), January 27—Chairman, O. Williams; Secretary, L. Melanson. Discussion on Union welfare bsncfils. Tom Collins was clEcted ship'i delegate and will get in touch with head­ quarters for-a library and a patrolman for payoff. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. {Fr/nt Information) NAME ••••/;, •••••• STREET ADDRESS ..... .,,,. CITY ...............ZONE Signed • • • • G * • • STATE ^1 n'G '• TO AVOID DUPLtClATION: If you oro on oM (ubicrikot oiHi. hovB • chingo of oddrtM. givo your formgr odilrgts boloW: ADDftESS CITY le. a ••••as•••eneeeneetsaeeeneenhaeaaeganaefe.ee sea el«ie«j»a9a.ie*»»«aa*a»M hOXiteGnt—OeoeG—»nO»f aonoaoni i ': \ :• ' j- 'c ' gi: s V • * •. li:; • /..L J- ^ Lvv * • . V ZONE • STATE aooeaanaMa »0«n • ;:MI �rii-— SEAFARERS P*ff« EUrhteoi All of the following SIU families •will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Vito Lopez, Jr., born November 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vito Lopez, Los Angeles, Calif. iii t> if • Frederick Landron, bom Jan­ uary 31, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Landron, Bronx. NY. a. i •, '^it \l4h^ h' -*;'" •*' li I-;- i • -•', 4 4 If • A\£ETYcx;/eaosHipMA-TESATTHESfUkom AT*IHEUAJIOW«ALL 47H4VEANP20JHSr. m BCCOkLV/M. SWAS* YAmS AHDWATCA 7W£F/<SHTSOMTV. mw LOW/PRICES pf " wt^.':r'-\i: : fe; 4 4 4 4 4 Carolyn Grace Simmons, bom Rebecca McNulty, born February February 4,1955. Parents, Mr. and 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Claude Simmons, Brooklyn, Bowman P. McNulty, Mobile, Ala. NY. 4 4 4 .4 4 4 Deborah E. Sullivan, born Sep­ Marceiia Kqibeck, bora; Decem­ tember 2, 1954, Parents, Mr. and ber' 31, 1954.'' Patents,. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Sullivan, Fairhope, Mrs. Chester Kolbeck, Brooklyn,: Ala. • •NY. i . Ir-,.; : 6l':'- Richard John Kanst, born Janu­ 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ary 31, 1955. Parents, Mr. and John J. Miorana, Chalmette, La. Mrs. Casmier Kaust, NY, NY. 4 4 4 Sharon Elaine Applewhite, born 4 4 4 Tom Roiiand Danzey, Jr., ^born February 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and January 13, 1955. Parents,' Mr. Mrs. Thomas Applewhite, Jr., and Mrs. Tom R. Danzey, Chicka- Washington, DC. saws Ala, 4 4 4 , 4 4 4 Betty Ann Hancock, born Febru­ Richard Brown, Jr., born Febm- ary 8, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ary 1, 1955. <*arents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Perry Hancock, Henderson, Richard Brown, Brooklyn, Md. NC. 4 4 4 WEUCOMBMERBAI YOUflOwNPLACB. OWAl£P4NDOP£RAn© eYTHeSEAfARERS >J7ZUAII0M-A€e-AFL rrri iri— 4 4 4 4 Van Alan Saxon, born January 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Saxon, Mobile, Ala. 4 . 4 4 Christina Nadal, born January 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Nadal, NY, NY. 4 4 4 . •. Manih li, 195S LOG James ' Sullivan Hoiiey, born Mary Lou Smith, born December January 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. John H. Hmley, Jr., Whistler, John F. Smith, Covington,. La.' Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Sandra Torres, born November Kenneth Peter Oisen, born Janu­ 8,. 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ary 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Leonardo Torres, NY, NY. Mrs. Jack Olsen, NY, NY. 4 4 4 Frederick Allen Fehler, Jr., born 4 4 4 Philip Johnny Miranda Puente, February 1, 1955. Parents. Mr. David James Fruge, born Febru­ born January 21, 1955. Parents, and Mrs. Frederick Pehler, Mobile, ary 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Philip P. Miranda, Ala. Joseph Fruge, Mamou, La. Ponce, PR. 4 4 4 4 •4 4 4 4 4 Lloyd Burnell Warning, bom Bart William Beye, born Febru­ Emily Cortes, born February 8, December 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. ary 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Milton B. Warning, Silas, Jan Jacob -Beye, Jr., Union City, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. En­ rique Cortes, NY, NY. Ala. NJ. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Harold Roger Zurn, Jr., born Gary Haymes Jackson, born SepAlark Joseph Grbac, born Jan­ .tember 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and uary 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and January 24, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton H. Jackson, Baltimore, Mrs. Joseph Grbac, Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Harold R. Zurn, Baltimore, Md. Md. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Manuel Garcia, bom January 6, 4 4 4 Thad Michael Thompson, born Kevin Barry Smith, born Janu­ 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ar­ December 1, 1954. Parents, Mr. ary 25, 1955. Parents, Mr. and mando Garcia, Brooklyn, NY. and Mrs. Clem Thompson, MooresMrs. Raymond Smith, Paulsboro, 4 4 4 ville, NC. NJ. Ellen Marie Porter, bom Febru­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 ary 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Barry Lamar Kitchens, bom Joseph John Jernigan, born Mrs. Williiun Porter, Philadelphia, February 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. January 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. Pa. and -Mrs. Weldon L. Kitchens, Mo­ and Mrs. Partha Jernigan, Hollis, 4 4 4 LI, NY. Thomas Timothy Cornlck, born bile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 January 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Kathy Ann Stokes, born Jan­ Randolph Ogden Boiling, bom Mrs. Thomas Coraick, Levittown, uary lis, 1955. Parents, Mr. and January 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Pa. Mrs. Wiiliam Boiling, Opelousas, Mrs. Wilton Stokes, Prichard, Ala. 4 4 4 La. 4 4 4 James Lewis Smith III, born Anola Lynn Thompson, born • 4 4, 4 February 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. Vincent Pizzltoio, Jr., bom Janu­ and Mrs. James Lewis Smith, January 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and ary 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mobile, Ala. Mrs. William R. Thompson, Colum­ Vincent Pizzitolo, New Orleans, La. bus, Misk 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Theress Ann Lyngstad, born Linda Sweat, bom January 24, February 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Martha Viola Torp, born Febru­ 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Mrs. Kjell O. Lyngstad, Mobile, ary 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Sweat, Savaunali, Ga. Arlin K. Torp, Mobilei Ala. Ala. 4 Iv^J; ?>; i. Anita Karen Piraino, born Octo­ ber 19, 1954. Par^ts, Mr. and Mrs. George Piraino, Holly Ridge, Miss. it i 4" Joan Crawford, born January 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford, Mobile, Ala. / : ^f^-y Evelyn Leonoe Treuil, born Jan­ 4 4 4 David Earl Kennedy, born Jan­ uary 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and uary 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. CHfton Treuil, Port Allen, La. Mrs. Williani E. Kennedy, Eight 4.4 4 . Mile, Ala. J• Elolza Pescador, born January 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Victoria Yvonne Gutierrez, bom Jose Pescador, Bronx, NY. November 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. 4 4 4 and Mrs. Frank Gutierrez, Gal­ Stephen Smith, born January 2, veston, Texas. 1955. Parents, Mr. and George Smith, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 Sylvia Louise Mouton, born Feb­ 4 4 4 ruary 1, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Sheila Elizabeth Royston, bom Mrs. Joseph Nathan Mouton, Gal­ February 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. veston, Texas. and Mrs. Julian Royston, Royston, 4 4 4 Ga. Bruce Michael Crawford, born 4 4 4 January 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Helen Marie Gladhill, born Jan­ Mrs. Charles Crawford, New Or­ uary 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and leans, La. Mrs. Charles Gladhill, Eflicott City, 4 4 4 Md. Anthony Sturba, born January 4 4 4 2.5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Linda Gayle Hathome, born Ranie J. Sturba, Morgantown, W. February 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Va. Mrs. Arnold E. Hathorne, New Or­ 4 4 4 * Robert Banister, Jr., born Janu­ leans, La. 4 4 4 ary 31, 1955. Parents, Mr. and, Debora Ann Alexander, born Mrs. Robert Banister, New OrleFebruaiy 23, 1955.- Parents, Mr. ans. La. J, J, and Mrs. Nick Alexander, Jr., Patrick Glenn Ward, born Janu­ Texas City, Texas: ary 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Henry M. Ward, Port Arthur, Judith Ann Bonefont, born Jan­ uary 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 Linda Ann Wells, bom February Mrs. Juan Bonefont, NY, NY. 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Dominic Ann Hall, born Decem­ Hugh F. Wells, Jr., Kenner, La. ber 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 J victor Mioran^ki'^'^drirv •^J&iuair Mrk.". Jdse^l? '-HH^r,-' Mobile;' Ala. Old Seatime Still Counts Toward Early Citizenship Alien seamen who served on US ships before September 23, 1950, and have since obtained residence visas can still count that old seatime towards their five year residence require­ ment. However, this proyi--*^ sion of the act will expire Sep­ as it was oq American-flag ships. tember 23, 1955, so that only Time spent, on US ships as a non­ a limited number of aliens can make use of it. This provision should not be con­ fused with the old five yearjseatime rule. That rule expired last year, and allowed a non-resident alien to get citizenship on the basis of five lyears' time on American ships before September 30, 1950. The way the existing provision works is as follows: An alien who served two years on American ships before September 23, 1950, got a visa later on pnd then spent three years as a resident alien, either ashore or aboard US ships, has fulfilled his five year residence requirement. Otherwise, his five year residence, wouid begin from the time he got his residence visa. Continue His Time In other words, any alien who has seatime before 1950 can com­ bine that seatime with his time as a resident alien to make wp the five years. It does not matter how far back that seatime goes as long resident alien after September 23, 1950, does not count. One Seafarer Mvho recently won his full citizenship on that basis is Edward Mikkelson. He had almost three years' seatime on US ships up to the September 23, 1950 date. In February 2, 1952, he got his en- , try visa with the help of SIU Wel­ fare Services which secured the necessary letters of recommenda­ tion for him from various shipping companies. The three years' old seatime plus the time spent at sea and ashore since he got his visa qualified him for naturalization. Mikkelson warns, however, that some Immigration officers are. not too familiar with this particular phase of the law. "I had quite a time convincing the man I was dealing with that such a provision existed," he said. Otherwise, Mikkelson pointed out, he would have had to wait- un­ til February, 1957, before he would have been able to get his citizen­ ship. SEA FARE R S 5 SEAFARERS WELFARE^ VACATIOM PLANS PfMi MPpRTON •IHEPITS PAID T» .....'3..T..^/f.r..."S.ISr..'.....;„........ 1 Avefate Benefits Paid Each Seafarer r\ f/u\ is •iKTVjmrT! Total Behefita Paid ihie Period WILPAU, VACATION •KNEPin PAID THIS PIMOD Hoaalia! BaaafltaDeaih Baaafiia Diaahlilcv Baaafita JiMeraity Beaaflir Vacaiioe Baaafita Total 74 ¥S J-/3V . • S. aoo ts lA So/. 4t 1XS ft 7L^ isy ft WILFARC, VACATION tlNEPITS PAID PMVIOIMLV Hgwitri gwffi'f PtM f iHly i. lyij)' Deth s^tiu PM Si.e. Inl, 1. IWB » Mtttaitv Beaalif I7fc,7#a £4 Ac Simem AnrU I. H!>2 • cto JLLJ222J H niT rj< ts JIsuL ± UQsu. WELPARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacacioa Catli oa lUad Velfon VacBtioa Eatiaated Accouota RaceivabU y^lfare— US GoTttuaeDt Baada (Velfate) Real Eawta (Telfata) Other Aaaeta - Ttaining Ship (Velfara) TOTAL ASSETS iEfwmwi •JWTOPn insTTtti'ira WWffTO ,1 BCEDGIfim COjgjENT: The collega entranc®^examination board has announced that the rtext 19$b-1955 aeries of tests are to be taken on May 21, Of the 33 sppll' cants who have applied* lli. haVe t®ken the exami­ nation and their grades are in* The remaining 19 applicants are in process of completion and should be available for the Scholarship Committee at the June 25 meeting, providing all. applicants qualify. Swkmittei 3-114-55 A1 Kerr, AaaMflMT^lMSMlvr �^ March 18^^ 195S SEAFARERS SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN LtfG .. Page Nineteen Tax Dep't A Pushover—Sometimes What to do when you are supporting four parents. Claim exemption on all four of them! Which is exactly what one Seafarer did when he learned through the Union that he was entitled to do so. Not all the tax problems-tthat Seafarers bring to Wel­ to learn that he was entitled to an ment of back taxes plus interest. fare Services are as odd as the extra $1,200 for thie step-paren^ as It is believed this will be accept­ above example." But in any case. well. able to tax authorities. Otherwise, Seafarers who have tax headaches In a similar but less complicated he would be liable for heavy penal­ with Uncle Sam, and there are case a Seafarer had been the sole ties of between five and 25 percent many of them because of the na­ support of a widowe'd mother. But for each month's delinquency, plus ture of the seagoing profession, because she was receiving small six percent interest. can get proper professional advice monthly payments from Social If anything, he had a rather large through the Union office. Security he was under the im­ refuQii coming to him probably The case of the four parents is pression he could not claim her as will wind up with additional cash from Uncle Sam. simple enough when you boil it a dependent. File Amended Return down. The Seafarer's parents had Other problems peculiar to Sea­ divorced and both remarried. Since He was informed that he could farers involve wives and families t both parents were elderly as. were do so, and what's more, could living overseas. In these cases,- the One of the brothers who is grateful for the fact their spouses, the Seafarer wound file an amended return for three wife is deductible but dependent that there is a Public Health Service hospital to up with a father, mother, stepfather years back to get back the extra children are not. If a Seafarer turn to in time of need is Theodore Larsen. who and stepmother all of whom re­ taxes he had paid because of his himself claims residence in a for­ was carpenter aboard the Arlyn (Bull Line). Larsen Larsen quired his support. error in neglecting to claim an­ eign country for the tax year he got some foreign matter in his eye which he couldn't He had been deducting just for other deduction. does not have to pay US taxes. Or get out, so the hospital is treating him for the condition. William Neef, Then there were a couple of in­ if he is working in a foreign coun­ who was in a couple of months back for an eye-muscle operation is his natural parents and was pleased teresting cases involving New try on a long sign-on and spends back in for further treatment. It seems that the muscle didn't stay in York State's income tax. A Sea­ 17 out of 18 months out of the place the way it was supposed to. farer who was a non-resident alien States, he does not have to pay Seafarer Theodore Gerber is laid up at Sta.ten Island with a broken got a letter from the state tax de­ US income taxes. leg suffered in a shipboard accident. He was OS on the Seatrain Texas partment claiming back taxes for when the accident took place and had to go in for treatment on 3-Mile Taxfree several years on the grounds that , March 7. The doctors are performing a bone graft Non-resident aliens shipping out he was a "resident" of New York. of the US have an^e,ntirely dif­ operation on him. Brother John Cook, AB on the He cam# to the Union with his . Seamar, went in for minor surgery on March 2. ferent problem. They have to pay problem and a letter was sent to tax on time spent in US territorial A cut arm he got on the Iberville put Robert Grant, the State tax department on his One of the lesser-known features chief cook, out of action. He came into the hospital waters, but not on earnings out­ March 9. Aaron Sasser, wiper on the Gulfwater, had of the Seafarers 'VVelfare and behalf. The letter offered to pay side the three-mile limit. Nor are New York State taxes if the tax a finger broken when one of the engineers closed Vacation Plans are that^ benefits they entitled to Hpy of the deduc­ a door on his hand and will be out of circulation due to Seafarers under these plans department could arrange for him tions which residents have except to be a citizen of New York. Noth­ are still good for wife and children for a while. for the $600 personal deduction. Estell Godfrey, who has been laid up for a long in the event of death. In other ing more was heard from the tax The shipping company has to sup­ people on the subject. time with a broken hip, is moving around pretty well words, as long as the Seafarer is ply them with two separate earn­ Ahmed Another Seafarer, this one a cit­ ing statements accordingly. qualified, his beneficiary is entitled now with the help of his brace and crutches. izen, had been working on the SS It was good to see t^at Brother Hussein Ahmed was discharged from to collect SIU benefits in certain The complications of US tax laws Florida on the Miami-Havana run the hospital after having his leg amputated. He is getting dround pretty instances. are so involved as to go on and on for a period of over four years. For practical purposes, the rule good now and was glad to get out. Also discharged recently was endlessly. Seaferers who have any applies to collection of vacation During all that time he had been questions in mind as to whether Warren Smith. on articles. Nevertheless, the New pay, to the SIU maternity benefit they are following the correct Don't forget brothers when you do get discharged from the hospital and to the SIU scholarship benefit York State -tax department re­ procedure would do well to check quested him to file a delinquency go up to the hall and register with the dispatcher, even though you may in the event the son or daughter of return for a period of three years. up before the April 15 tax dead­ ;not be fit for duty as yet. By registering right away,' you get credit for a deceased Seafarer should quali­ When he was able to show that he line. your hospital time on your shipping card, up to 30 days, but if you fy for a scholarship award. It was on the Florida continually for delay yoii lose'that special consideration that's given to hospitalized might also apply in a> limited way the entire period, the tax depart­ to the, hospital benefit or disability ment dropped the claim. Seafarers. "• benefit where there would still be a Failed-To File few days benefits coming to the A more recent case involved a Seafarer. K. G. Wetterhorn Clifford Womack USPHS HOSPITAL Serfarer who had neglected to file N. D. Wilson As an instance of the way this returns for the past five years as BALTIMORE, MD. ' FcUpc Aponte Okol J. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL work, Mrs. George Plraino of Holly the result of an honest error. ,The Ernest Atkins R. M. Kirkwood NORFOLK, VA. Ridge, Mississippi,.collected a ma­ Seafarer had his home in a south­ Benjamin Balcer James Lewis W. C. Baldwin William H. Mason The deaths of the following Sea­ Robert Littleton G. 'Bassler Francis J. Boner Robert W. Miller ternity benefit for the birth of her ern state but shipped mostly out farers Have been reported to the Robert G. McKnew Walter Butterton Byrd O. Buzbee Charlie W. Phelps daughter, Anita. Her ^husband, of New York. His withholding tax Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Edmund H. Marsh WiUiam Carey Joseph M. Cash James A. Sparrow Victor B. Cooper Thomas Mun'go Seafarer George Piraino, passed forms had been sent back home $2,500 death benefits are being USPHS HOSPITAL Ste'phen Musco James R. Dayton MANHATTAN BEACH, NY away in the summer of 1954, but and he assumed, incorrectly, that paid to their beneficiaries: George Olive Leo A. Dwyer Fortunate Bacomo Arthur -Lomas Arthur J. Faulkner D. G. Robinson since the baby was born within a the family was filing for him. Ac­ Frank W. Bemrick Francis F. Lynch Robert W. Scales Louis Firlie Claude F. Blanks Joseph D. McGraw John Kosmas, 48: Brother KosJohn R. Sehultz Gorman T. Glaze year of th^ time that he was on his tually, this canpot be done as the Robert L. Booker A. - McGuigan George E. Godwin W. C. Simmonslast ship, the survivor, in this case tax returns have to be filed by the mas died of a heart attack aboard Joseph G. Carr Vic Milazzo Roy M. Haw>s Robert Smith Jar Chong Mclvon O. Moore the" SS Eugenie on Februarjr '7,' R. H. Solheim his wife, was entitled to the $200 individual involved. S. A. Holden , . W. Denley Eugene T. Nelson George A. Williams Walter Charles Henschke Welfare Plan benefit. John J. Driscoll Joseph Newbauer Once he learned of the error, 1955. Burial took place at sea. Robert J. Wiseman Bart Edward Huizenga E. Guranick D. F. Ruggiano -Norman T. Jackson N. Hatgimisios Of course, if the seatime were he hotfooted up to the Union where Brother Kosmas joined the Union Taib Hassen Wade H. Sexton Melvin H.- Jones Thomas Isaksen more than a year old, the eligi­ he was told to file as well as to in 1951 in San Francisco and had G. E. Shumaker USPHS HOSPITAL John W. - Keenan E. R. Smallwood BOSTON. MASS. bility for the benefit would have send in an affidavit explaining the been sailing in the steward departLudwlg Kristiansen Henry E. Smith Frank Alasavich John M. • Herrold lapsed. Frederick Landry Renato A. Villata circumstances and offering pay­ ment. He is survived by his wife, -Alfred A. Hancock Frank Simione James J. Lawlor Virgil E. Wilmoth CITY HOSPITAL Margaret Kosmas of San Francisco, Kaarel Leetm'aa Chee K. Zai MOBILE, ALA. . California. James R. Lewis • Arthur Henderson USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL 4i if . ^ GALVESTON, TEXAS SAVANNAH, GA. Fred Fall Samuel B. Setliff Alexander P. Copa Louis C. Millgr Allan G. Brown, 31: On January Benjamin F. Grice Louis B. Thomas Allen D. Edenfield James T. Moore George Litchfield - WlUiam G. Trice 10, 1955, Brother Brown died of a Rufus L. Fields John H. Morris Reinaldo L. Monies John T. Watt Carl F. Kumrow Robert Myers heart ailment aboard the SS Andrew Norohha Jame^ A. Winget Jimmie Littleton WUliain A. Smith Angela J. Martins Ernest H. Webb Bloemfontein. Burial took place USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. at Oak Grove Cemetery in HyanDETROIT. MICH. MIcliele Gaudelieri Foster J. Rochon ' Tim Burke nis, Mass. Joining the Union in J. Heidt William J. Rose USPHS HOSPITAL Sverre Johannessen Olav W. Rosenberg 1943 in Boston, Brother Brown had MEMPHIS, TENN. W. A. Johnston George J. Wanka . Charles Burton been sailing in the deck depart­ USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. ment. He is survived by his moth­ FORTH WORTH, TEXAS Salvatore Manciano Alfonso Olaguibel B. P. Delbler Harry L. Schuler er, Mrs. Anna W. Brown of HyanP. B. Bommarito Herman F. Ostberg Virgil L. Harding Edward J. Toolan Charles E. Brady Kenyon Parks nis, Mass. ' Jose Santiago • Lyles D. Brunson R. A. Ratcliff It seems that every year the seaman is the target of a drive to dump his medical benefits through the Public Health Service. Seafarers in and out of the hospitals helped put the skids under this plan last time. But there is no question that thei'e are influential people who want to take away the seaman's bene­ fits. The way to stop this is to reach out for a pen and some paper and let your Congressman hear from you. It would be a pretty good idea if the wife and other people in the family did the same. •-isI 5IU Benefits Carry Over After Death $1 ^Seafarers In Hospitals Stork's 2nd Visit To Guidry Famiiy USPHS HOSPITAL ; LEXINGTON, KY. - George Qr'Chaudion Charles Gregory VA HOSPITAL OTEEN,%NC Leonard J. Frank SAILOR'S SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky S HANEMANN HOSPIT.AL ' SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. H. B. Shaynick USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J. Adams. Ludwlg Kristiansen At Husseh Ahmed Serafln G. Lopez Virgir S. Bowman- John McKarek , Matthew Eurisa Antonio S. Martin -i Joseph Felton Abdul G. Mohamed Angelo P. Ferrie G. H. Robinson C. E. Filkins Jose Rodriguez ' Gerald Fitzjames Jose Rodriguez Henry Franklin MaHi RuusukaUio . EsteU Godfrey Anthony Scaturro • J. A. Golder Antonio Schiavone Fred Hauser Victor Shavroff G. E. Herrmann Henrich Sterling j Timothy R. Holt Carl Simdquist LaueiuChristian rVeee- Adie Coleman M. J. Rodriguez Salem Cope J. E. Rounsavall Glen M. Curl David H. Rucker John Doyle Joachim D. Saik Hal R. Ellis Jr. Benjamin C. Seal Fred R. England Henry S. Sosa Henry L. Falgout G. J. St. Germain Leo Fontenot James W. Sumpter .Alfredo Garcia Charles L. Terry WUliam Grimes Lonnie R. Tickle E. T. Hardeman Marlon C. Vester Eugene V. Hayden Dick Vlsser Frank Johnson Blllie C. Ward Konstant N. Kain James E. Ward E. G. Knapp Paul J. 'Wilkinson Leo H. Lang Edward L. Woods Thomas E. Maynes David A. Wright Lionel B. Miller CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. George W. Books USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Chester Anderson C. J. Neumaier G. J. Fletcher Frank S. Paylor Clyde L. Knab Joseph Perreira Robert Lambert William L. V/iUiams Clarence J. Lund S. L. Woodruff, , dlleBrle«-- -- Ifoit? To Get Disabled Pay Albert Raymond Guidry, Jr., joins big sister Martha, 2, in Guidry family portrait. Both children, of course, were greeted by a $200 .SKii'beiieftt iplus ;$25;y.§toiji / | Any totally disabled* Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has b|Ben employed for seven years on SiU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the U11 i c n Welfare Trustees, c/o SiO Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. ;^l �SEAFARERS •fe i^:"' I ib^" * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • March 18, 1955 ATLANTIC AND GULF easily evaded this by using dif­ ferent routes'through the track­ less bayous. Finally, the exasperated govern­ ment got out a warrant for Laf­ fite's arrest, and he was picked up while strolling down a busy New Orleans street one day. He didn't stay in jail very long. Bail was arranged, and Laffite escaped fur­ ther penalties by simply jumping bail. Slave Auction In 1814 Laffite got so brazen that he openly advertised a sale and slave auction. A group of armed men headed by a revenue officer was dispatched to l)revent the sale and arrest the ringleaders. The small force was far too feeble to contend with Laffite's men. One man was killed and two others wounded before the fight was over. The rest were bought off and told to go home and behave like good f-v:- ?I^': i\'T' bOVB. "... Barataria Bay Mras the hideout of most pirate operations. From there the Koods were floated to New Orleans for sale." If The ^Gentleman Pirate' -Louisiana's Jean Laffite Among the ranks of famous pirates, Louisiana's own Jean Laffite surely ranks as the num­ ber one "gentleman." He was also one of the best diplomats and most successful organizers the piracy business has known. Unlike the traditional picture of a pirate, Laffite made nobody walk the plank, carried no knives in his teeth and probably died peacefully in bed. As a matter of fact he would no"" doubt be a bit hurt to have-*" himself described as a com­ stolen cargo onto pirogues and cations arose for the Laffites. For mon garden-variety pirate. He took their goods on hack-country one thing, the US and Britain got was simply a businessman streams and bayous to New Or­ into a war. Then Louisiana hewho found it more convenient leans where they were offered for came a state which meant that l^;.IrV • l-in?''; J/;. ; to operate without bothering about little things like customs duties, laws, and ownership of merchan­ dise. Versatile Operation At one time or another in his career he was a US.marshal, a Mexican federal official, a Spanish Intelligence agent, a leader of auxiliary troops for the US Army, a slave trader, a smuggler, a pirate and a commander of pirate enter­ prises. Sometimes he was several of these things at one and the same time. Nobody is quite certain where Laffite came from, or where he , went after he dropped out of sight In' 1821. Apparently he was a na­ tive of France. JMor can anybody explain why he spelled his name differently than any one of the Louisiana Lafittes. (Despite what Waterman Steamship Company has on the how of its C-2 of the same nathe, the pirate spelled it with two "ff's.") Louisiana Pirate Base In any case, the Laffites, Jean and his older brother Pierre, came Into prominence sometime after the US bought Louisiana Territory froni France in 1803. At that time the Louisiana coast Was a favorite base for pirates who preyed on Spanish ships in the Gulf of Mexico. Barataria Bay was the hideout of most pirate operations. From there the pirates unloaded sale. For a while the Laffite brothers were in the employ of the US Gov­ ernment as marshals whose as­ signments were to capture smug­ glers. A short stay on the side of virtue convinced the brothers that there was no percentage in working for a meager Government salary. They switched sides^ and entered the more profitable smug­ gling operation. Apparently the brothers had a genius for business organization because in 1811 the pirates of Barataria Bay asked them to take leadership over their operations. A business combine was formed with Jean Laffite at the head, re­ placing the independent ventures that had existed before. Became French Ships Among, the first things Laffite did was tp have the ships legally accredited to the Fi-ench flag. For­ eign-flag transfers were easily done those days, too. That took the stigma of piracy off his operations since France was at war with Spain and the French coulii raid Spanish commerce legally. Of course, the little problem of smug­ gling still remained. But Laffite's operations were seldom disturbed since he had connections with prominent local New Orleans mer­ chants who were only too glad to take his merchandise off his hands in short order and dispose of it. -Within a year thougbr compU- there would he an energetic local government to contend with. As a matter of fkct, shortly afterward the state sent out an expedition to stop the smuggling, hut Laffite At about the same time Laffite's brother Pierre was picked up and held without bail in New. Orleans. But the war druths were; beginning to heat louder as a Brftish force prepared to invade the delta and capture-New Orleans. Knowing of Laffite's reputation and his knowl­ edge of the bayous, the British sent an emissary to him who of­ fered him the rank of captain and $30,000 in cash, a tremendous sum in those days, if he would bring himself and his pirates into British service. . ^ However, instead of selling out to the British, Laffite sent word to New Orleans of the impending British attack on the city. The next day his brother "escaped" from jail. It was d fair enough transaction as far as all were con­ cerned. Perhaps if Pierre Laffite had been free at the time, Jean would have reacted differently to the British offer. Ships Seized In any case, Laffite's valuable information didn't stop the author­ ities from cracking down on him. A large expedition was sent out to destroy his fleet and seize his base. Laffite realized it would be disastrous to attempt open warfare with the Government. All of his vessels in port were seized and all his men fell prisoner while he and his brother went in hiding. By December, 1814, the city of New Orleans was in critical danger as British forces took control of the waters.of Lake Borgne; All able-bodied men were pardoned DISTRICT •-AFL • and enrolled-'in General Andrew. Jackson's defense forces. Subsequently, the pirates played an important role in the Battle of New Orleans and the defeat of th# British, for it was their devastating and accurate fire that destroyed the British artillery and softened up British troops. As a result of the pirates' exploits, the LaTitte brothers were-granted full pardons by President Jamei Madison. For a while they contin­ ued living in New Orleans, at­ tempting to regain their ships and property that had been seized by the authorities. They were unable to do so and were forced into bankruptcy. Became Spanish Agdnts But the resourceful Laffites were far from washed up. Jean Laffite made contact with Spanish government agents and was put on the payroll as a Spanish intel­ ligence agent against pirates and Mexican revolutionaries. But while he was supposed to be working for Spain, he was hack at his old tricks of raiding Spanish .ships, this time from a new base—Galveston Island. The island was uninhabited at the time, so Laffite simply set up shop there, building homes, ware­ houses and docking facilities for his ships and for his 1,000-man force. Before long he was hack in business with his old partners in New Orleans on a larger scale than ever before. No doubt the finances for ' his venture came from these same sources. All was quiet, peaceful and prosperous for a couple of years until the Federal Government got into the picture. The US was in­ terested in taking over Galvestoa Island and the surrounding area and Laffite was politely asked to leave in 1818. He ignored the re­ quest and wrangled an appoint-, ment as "Governor of Galveston" from the Mexican government, something he was in fact, if not in name, for several years before. Meanwhile he was still supposed to he serving Spanish intelligence against Mexico. But Laffite. could not hold out indefinitely. In"^ 1821, the US served a second, and final, notice on him to get out of Galveston, and sent a Navy ship to enforce the order. Laffite put all his shoreside installations to the torch and sailed away. That was where his trail disappeared. The best of evidence has it that he died in 1826. ~''h tilH ;:F.i 'r.'-i-.. •A- L^fite $30,000'and-af <;ommi«Bloh hi«Bloh''WJdiii 'f<>ir«hik' wtth 'tbtta" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 18, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 6 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PRESSURE ON US TO SCRAP 50-50 LAW IMPROPER STOWAGE BLAMED FOR MORMACKITE SINKING FBI NABS ENEMY OF CANADIAN SIU ON CHARGE OF DODGING DRAFT IN US OKAY SUBSIDY FOR SOUTH ATL. SIU SEEN AS VICTOR IN WC VOTING SIU MEMBERSHIP ADOPTS SENIORITY HIRING SYSTEM SNUG HARBOR FUTURE DARK RETRO WAGE WIND-UP ON, CO'S REPORT UNIONS NIX WAGE FREEZE SIU TANKER MEN HAILED IN RESCUE MORSE OKAYED AS MA CHIEF NEW MEMBERSHIP-APPROVED HIRING CLAUSE THE BIG SQUEEZE SLIGHTLY AT ODDS SNUG HARBOR DOOMED OFF-WATCH ROYAL OAK HAS HAPPY CIU CREW HARD LUCK CAN'T KEEP HIM DOWN OLD SEATIME STILL COUNTS TOWARD EARLY CITIZENSHIP TAX DEP'T A PUSHOVER-SOMETIMES SIU BENEFITS CARRY OVER AFTER DEATH THE 'GENTLEMAN PIRATE' - LOUISIANA'S JEAN LAFITTE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/18/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/7553eb82c17dde6c3db60c7f31092998.PDF d86fee0c5c09b7da368d637496bd228f PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SiAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • 3-DEPr VOTE ENDS SEE SlU VKTORY Last Sea Union Under Control Of Communists Hearing Doom ——— ->1 Story On Page 3 New Seniority Hiring Set-Up Runs Smoothly 'I'H Story On Page 3 - • CAMU Flops; AFL Unions Withdraw .*>1 1 Story On Page S 'ifi SlU Action w Nips Unsafe Shipboard Rig '•'m •s" •. I<V>: ' - ^-. 'V V. 11••.•;'••: |!'j.r Ir'"' lit. 'it Story Ontf*age 3 liS-^ — M ^ff u •/ Harry Lundeberg, president of the SIU of North America, lead» AFL delegation out of CAAfU rOnSp Washington conference room after presenting statement with reasons for AFL maritime union withdrawal from the Conference of American Maritime Unions. Failure of CAMU to fulfill its function was cited as one of the main reasons for the AFL unions' action. Shown leaving with Lundeberg are: SUP New York port agent Morris Weisberger (behind Lundeberg) ; David Lees (with pipe) and Fred Farnen, Great Lakes SIUj .^knd Thomas Meyer (right), Marine Firemwi'si,Union. (Story on Page 2). House Okays USPHS Budget For'55-'56 Story On Page S • .''rf �"Hr k^s'i, 1S88 USPHS Clears 1st Hurdle Okays Fund Bill ;r. Venus Loses Her Sea-Legs WASHINGTON—Seafarers and other merchant seamen last week won the first round in the fight to keep the US Public Health Service hospital program intact for another year, as the House of Representatives passed a bill to provide $34 million for the operation of the hospitals in the fiscal year year after a wave of protest from beginning July li Seafarers and others, in the mari­ Now clear of its first major time industry. The. House action last week, in approving funds for hospital operations ; during . the coming 12 thonths, underlines its reaction to the "economy" pro­ posal. Employee Wage Boost ^ The additional funds for USPHS activities provided in the House appropriation bill this year cover an increased wage cost for em­ Swept ashore last week during 60-mlIe-an-hour gale winds, the ployees, estimated at $800,000, Venus, a 6,269-ton Norwegian vessel, provokes the interest of curi­ which Is required by law. osity-seekers at Plymouth, England, after Hhe rode up on the rocks at nearby Mount Batten. No injuries were reported. Noting this. Rep. John E. Fogarty (D-RI), who filed the com­ mittee report, stated: "According to testimony and information pre­ sented to the Committee,'it was not planned to close any hospital In 195*6. The Committee wished to further assure this by allowing in full for this sizable and practical­ ly uncontrollable added cost (of $800,000)." While House Merchant Marine Committee staff members Hailing the House action, SIU started discussions with East Coast maritime representatives, officials at headquarters urged they announced that open hearings have been scheduled on Seafarers not to relax their efforts in contacting their Senators and the subject of West Coast la--*'situation in maritime and its effects Congressmen about the necessity bor relations. on the American merchant marine. of keeping the USPHS hospitals The staff members, Ralph Discussions are planned with open. "The battle may be won, E. Casey, chief counsel, and two representatives of both seagoing but the war isn't over," they cau­ assistants are, in their own words, and shoreside unions, the ship op­ exploring" the labor-management erators, stevedores and the New tioned. York-New Jersey waterfront com­ mission. Subsequently, the committee staff wUl go to the Gulf area to explore conditions in that section. The SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict is one of the unions which Adding another company to the the House staff will contact. SIU roster, the Union reached Casey and his assistants have agreement with, the newly-formed Pointing to the failure of the Conference of Anierican Maritime Unions to deal sincerely already been to the West Coast Arthur Steamship Corp. last month for a standard SiU freight contract and effectively with the issues affecting the American seaman, all the AFL-affiliated unions to see maritime representatives in that area. The hearings there are on its first ship, the Westport. have left the conference. In a statement of withdrawal signed by the AFL representatives,' expected to open after the con­ The ship, a Liberty, had aboard a hey declared: "The CAMU clusion of the current discussions. full crew of Seafarers and sailed was formed to present a firm organization for his own pet pro­ jurisdictions over bulk cargo ships. The committee, headed by Rep. in ballast from Norfolk to pick up jects at the expense of his mem­ When the AFL and CIO joined a cargo of sodium ash in Louisiana. and united stand on problems bership and the membership of hands, the prograih would be Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC), is seek­ ing to develop remedies for the facing the American seaman. She will pay off in Hampton Roads other unions, industry's many ills. (Continued on page 17) "Of these the foremost were the and is expected to head for the The futility of CAMU was spell­ maintenance ... of the' hiring Far East after that. ed out clearly when NMU Presi­ Formerly the SS Union Sulphur, dent Joseph Curran and William the Westport had been manned in Full details of the contract Steinberg, president of the CIO all three departments by SIU af­ tigned by the Sailors Union radio operators union. Issued a filiates on the West Coast until the with the International Steam­ blast in the public press against new company was formed for East ship Company, operators of the Sailors* Union of the Pacific Coast operations. Its offices, in the Tonsina, can be found on and its secretary-treasurer, Har^ New York, are at 120 Wall Street. page 6 of this issue. Lundeberg. This blast came on the very eve of the meeting on an issue that should have been dis­ hall ... we do not approve of the cussed at the meeting itself. The manner in which the hiring hall April 1, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 7 was handled by the National Mari­ attack was followed up' by radio­ grams circularized to all ships at NMU President Joseph Curran's violent and hysterical As I See It Page 4 time Union ... all undersigned sea by CIO radio operators well attack on Harry Lundeberg and the Sailors Union of the Burly Page 16 unions pledge themselves to a de­ in advance of the meeting. Pacific has stirred much_comment in maritime and labor Crossword Puzzle Page 8 termined and continue# fight to Target Was SUP Pact circles,. ' The SEAFARERS-* Editorial Cartoon ....... Page 0 uphold the . . . rights of our mem­ LOG has asked observers in was to meet, Curran invited Lunde­ bers ... to use their own hiring The target of the attack was an Editorials Page 9 experimental bulk cargo agree­ both fields for their reactions. berg to a meeting of the LaborFinal DispatchPage 19 haUs. ..." ment signed by the Sailors Union Although they prefer not to be Management Committee without Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 CIO Hiring Surrender some weeks before with the oper­ quoted these' observers attribute success. Here is Lundeberg's view Labor Round-Up Page 8 On this note, AFL unions, in­ Letter of The Week Page 9 cluding fhe SIU and all its affili­ ators of a US flag liberty ship, Curran's rash action to three fac­ on the subject as reported to the SUP membership: Maritime Page 8 ates, left the March 21 meeting in the Tonsina. One point of the at­ tors: "The CIO Maritime Committee 1. The CIO Labor-Management Meet The Seafarer Page 8 Washington. Their endorsement of tack was that the new agreement is part of what is called the LaborNotices, Personals Page 17 this position was the result of was signed by the Sailors Union Committee. Off Watch Page 14 maneuvers by CIO unions, particu­ for the whole crew. In fact, Lunde­ 2. The maritime hiring hall and Management Committee, composed of the big subsidized shipowners Port Reports Pages 12, 13 larly the National Maritime Union, berg had consulted with unli­ seniority. on the East Coast, headed by the Quiz Page 14 to use CAMU for political pur­ censed affiliates on the question of 8. The APL-CIO merger. US Liiie and the CIO unions, prin­ Becent Arrivals Page 18 poses and as a cover-up for a jurisdiction, and / subsequently in Here in brief is the background cipally the NMU. No one else in SIU History Cartoon Page 6 series of abject surrenders on Washington, met with national on these factors;j the industry, belongs to this set-up, Vote of Thanks Page 9 major "porkchop" issues for sea­ heads of the R^dio Officers Union, The CIO Labor-Management which is ostensibly set up by the Welfare Benefits Pages 18, 19 men. These issues, aside from the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers ^ Committee big shipowners under labor's label Welfare Report Page 18 all-important hiring hall question. and Masters, IV&tes and Pilots on : ' The CIO Labor-Management in their continuous attempt to Your Dollar's Worth Page 4 Include the Coast Guard's pliyslcal this question. All parties'agreed thkt this Was Cdmnlltlee was set up by Curran, wheedle more subsidies from the Publlshod biweekly at the headquarters and mental examination program in their jurisdiction but that the and Lundeberg has often been re­ US, Government. •f the Seafarer* International Union, At­ and defense of AFL jobs on Ampac Saiiors Union shodld be allowed quested to participate. Lundeberg "Significantly' enough the colantic a Oulf District AFL, 675 Fourth ships. to crew the ship in this one experi­ has spurned these invitations be­ chairmen of this committee are Avanue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth In addition, CAMU was rendered mental instance. Subsequently if cause he opposes this type of "co- NMU President Joseph chrran and at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under B4660. Bntered a* second class, matter ineffective by the efforts of one the experiment, workgd, the other. pppyatiQi}." Just before the, Confer­ John Franklin, president of United CIO representati've to exploit the AFL unions Vould assert their' ence of American Maritime Unions ttM Act ef August 24; 19IZ (Continued on page 17) hurdle, the measure now goes to the Senate for consideration by the Appropriations Committee of that body. Action there is expect­ ed before long. House approval followed a day. after the House Appropriations Committee had adopted the bill with minor amendments. The funds provided are. $352,000 less than the President's' original bud­ get request of $34.4 million for "hospital and medical care" ac­ tivities of the USPHS, but are $1 million more than the program received last year. The House Committee report noted that "it was not planned to Secretary of Health Hobby close any hospital in 1956." This A reluctant custodian of view was backed up earlier by Dr. seamen's hospitals. G. H. Hunt, Assistant Surgeon General, in testimony at commit­ the Hoover Commission recom­ tee hearings, who told the Con­ mending the closing of all but gressmen that the Public Health four specialized USPHS hospitals Service operates 16 hospitals and Indicated this proposal was getting 25 outpatient clinics. "The esti­ anything but a warm reception. mates before you," he said, "pro­ The suggestions of the Hoover vide for the continuation of this Commission paralleled the same program at approximately the idea put forward in mid-1953 by present level of bperations." Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secretary Meanwhile, the furor through­ of Health, Education and Welfare, out the maritime industry and in and former Budget Director Jo­ Congress raised by the report of seph P. Dodge. These were voted down last Gov't Goes 'Exploring' In East Coast M'time -- 0 SlU Signs Up New Company CAM U Fails UnionSeamen ^AFL Unions Withdraw Maritime Observers Report: SEAFARERS LOG I I fek:-' Why Joe Curran Attacks Lundeberg �April , I>ar*^t1ife« gE^EARBR9'LOC 19SI •''m Working Smoothly The SIU's new seniority hiring system went into effect smoothly and unobstrusively in all ports last week. Seafarers are now registering and shipping under the joint Union-ship­ owner plan which assures the**^ men th^t they will ship in ac­ of the LOG there were-no difficul­ cordance with their pooled ties in putting it into effect. Regis­ seniority, which is their length of service on all SlU-contracted ships. The new system calls for all seamen employed regularly since before January 1, 1951, to register class "A"; seamen employed regu­ larly since before January 1, 1951, and before January 1,"1955, to reg­ ister class "B"; and all newcomers to register class "C". Class "A" men have preference over "B" and "C" for jobs, with "B" next in line on the preference sys­ tem. Provision has been made for a joint union-shipowner board of control and the entire procedure, including Union shipping rules, has been written into the SIU contract. Training School Meanwhile agreement has been reached on the mode of operation of the Andrew Furesetfa Training School which is now located in -Mobile Bay. With the new seniority hiring system fully reported at all mem­ bership meetings and in the pages tration and shipping figures for the first two weeks indicate its workability. The Union registered 1,190 men in all ports during this period and shipped 1,019, a situa­ tion which showed a lower registra­ tion figure than in the period j)rior to establishment of the new rule. The new seniority system offers ample assurance to the profession­ al seaman that he will be able to get a ship within 'a reasonable length of time, even though ship­ ping today is not what it was two or three years ago. By contrast, under the National Maritime Union system of an open hiring hall for aU comers, the NMU has 23,000 men waiting on its registration lists, and is ship­ ping roughly 1,000 men a week, which means a lengthy delay in getting a ship. The NMU has been pleading for its membership to take vacations so that some of the men on the beach can move aboard ship, but the membership is understandably reluctant to pay off under present conditions. It is reported that the NMU is now in the process of attempting to negotiate a seniority agreement with the shipownei*s in the SIU pattern, but that it is having con­ siderable difficulties because of the fact that it has already opened its hiring hall to all men with seamen's papers. Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: April 6, April 20, May 4. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings ; I --"t Group or crewmembers of the Wpst Coast passenger ship President Monroe relax in messroom awaiting their turn to cast ballots in NLRB election. At right, Louis Salvi, 3rd steward, reads post­ ed election notice. Last ship to vote, the Monroe was polled by the New York NLRB office March 30. 3'Dept Vote Ends See SIU Victory As Tally Hears SAN FRANCISCO—The last segment of Communist-line unionism on Ameri­ can-flag vessels is expected to be on its way to extinction early next week when the counting of ballots in the three-department vote on West Coast ships is completed. The actual count is due to^ department personnel on West Sailors Union led by Harry Lundeget underway Monday, Coast ships, who have been with­ berg and the Marine Firemen April 4. out formal union representation of headed by Vincent Malone on tho Every indication froin the balloting which wound up Wednesday with the polling of the liner President Monroe in New York points to a solid victory for t le SIU Pacific District, representing the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen and the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL. The win will cul­ minate a bitter 20-year fight on this coast to end Communist ex­ ploitation of American seamen. The immediate issue at stake is j the bargaining rights of steward Prompt Action Nips Ship Beet Prompt action by headquarters representatives brought a swift end to unsafe v/orking conditions on the SS Elizabeth (Bull Line) and substitution of a new system of wire-brush­ ing over the side. The company was contacted immediately after the ship's delegate com­ plained to headquarters aboutt i' & the unsafe conditions and agreement wa.s reached to use a different and safer method. The beef arose wiien deck gang members were put to work over the side ^on rope-rigged stages with electric wire-brushing equip­ ment. -There were two men on a stage, each one operating an elec­ tric wire brush. The equipment consisted of a bulky tank, hose, wire brush and cables leading to a power source. "The whole unit resembles a tank-type vacuum cleaner, but is of far greater weight, about 30 to 40 pounds. With two men working there were two tanks and accessory equipment on the narrow stage.*" Deck gang men on the Elizabeth described it as heavy work and particularly dangerous In the high March winds. Once headquarters received the complaint. Union representatives immediately went to work on it. The men were knocked off shortly afterwards and after discussion with the company, agreement was reached on modifying the type of 'operation. Pictured on deck of the Elizabeth a short time after work over the Bide with heavy vire-brush rig was halted, "Lefty" Gooch, AB and deck delegate, shvows what equipment looks like. - any kind for some time, although the Marine Cooks and StewardsAFL, an SIU affiliate, has been active in their behalf. Last year, an election among the cooks and stewards involving only the MCS-AFL and the National Union of Marino Cooks and Stew­ ards (Ind.) proved inconclusive. With CP strategists dictating each move, NUMC&S received ,quarterbacking from Harry Bridges' Inter­ national Longshoremen's and Ware­ housemen's Union (Ind.) and al­ lowed itself to be swallowed up so that a hastily-organized Bridges "Local 100," which was unable to get on the ballot, could campaign in its place. The result was a clear majority for MCS-AFL over the Commieline cooks' union, but a heavy "no union" vote marshalled by Bridges' forces nullified the result. With the issue still unresolved, this led to the joint filing last fall of a petition by the three SIU affiliates for a three-department election in­ volving all personnel on West Coast ships. Eventually, after lengthy hear­ ings by the National Labor Rela­ tions Board and much jockeying before the board and the courts by both the NUMC&S and Bridges, voting began January 31 with Bridges' "Local 100" and the SIU Pacific District on the ballot. NUMC&S was unable to qualify. Voting was conducted by mail on a total of 140 freighters and manually on five passenger ves­ sels, including the Lurline, and the Presidents Cleveland, Wilson, Polk and Monroe., Nearly 6,000 votes are involved. However, with the deck and engine departments already repre­ sented by SIU affiliates, and a large majority of steward depart­ ment members already recorded in favor of MCS-AFL in last year's polling, a heavy victory for the SIU Pacific District is inevitable. The result will close many years of bitter campa gning, with the one hand opposing Bridges' efforts to extend his control over workers wiio have never been within the Commie-line longshore union's jiu'isdietion. An SIU win will also bring fulllime representation to the cooks nnd stewards on the West Coast for the first time in several years, replacing the part-time, party-line unionism practiced on them by the now-defunct NUMC&S. The result­ ing single bargaining unit for all three departments on the ships will extend the practice in force on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts for nearly 20 years. US Breaks Out 18 Ships For 'Blue Jay' Run WASHINGTON—The Mili­ tary Sea Transportation serv­ ice announced it is breaking out 18 ships. Including both Victorys and C-ls, from the Govern­ ment reserve fleet for "Operation Blue Jay," the summertime supply run to US Arctic bases. The Government-owned ships will be used on the runs that are considered more hazardous. Strict security controls will be invoked on these runs. In addition, MSTS announced it would charter pri­ vately-owned ships in this opera­ tion for the first time. The private ships would operate in the less dangerous waters. The announcement did not make clear whether the Governmentowned ships would be chartered out to private companies or not. This has been the standard pro­ cedure in previous years. Bases to be supplied include the giant Air Force installation at Thule, Green­ land. I JI ml �f: Vacv'Toor' sr^F^ii«ir»' tiO'c New Hiring System Gets Once-Over Keen interest in new seniority hiring system just established by the SIU is displayed by a dcl^ation of Turkish government labor officials during a visit to SIU headquarters. Pictured in the shipping hall (1-r) are: SIU Patrolman Keith Terpe; S. S. Mehmet, labor inspector; Willy Dorchain, American Representative, Int'l Transportworkers Federation, and G. B. Huseyin and O. M. Sami, of the Min­ istry of Labor in Ankara. Dispatcher Tom Gould is behind the counter. MA Okays 'Fake' Runaway Deals WASHINGTON.—A Maritime Administration official has admitted that the Government ship agency merely winked at "private arrangements" between.shipowners trying to get on the foreign-flag transfer gravy train and others who committed theemselves to keep their vessels under the American • This fee, of course, was recov­ Eighteen separate transfer deals flag for a price. ered many times over when the are reported to be involved. . Captain Walter C. Ford, The much-criticized MA ship American shipowner began oper- Deputy Maritime Administrator, said over one-fourtl> of the 69 Liberty ship transfers allowed under the policy adopted last Au­ gust presumably Involved "mone­ tary considerations for the sub­ mission of letters of commission." transfer program enabled shipowners to transfer one ship for every two they would continue to maintain under the US flag. Owners of only one ship were allowed to switch to foreign-flag operations" provided they could produce a letter from another company, under which the second company committed itself to maintain a ship under the US flag. Those owning three ships who wanted to transfer two of them qualified by submitting a letter from another company along with their own to meet the "one for two" requirement. Sold For $10,000 The going rate for such letters of committment. The New York Times reported last fall, was $10,000 and up. ating under .a 'Tunaway" flag and competing with US ships for the same cargoes. A letter from Capt. Ford to Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (N-NC), chair­ man of the House Merchant Mar­ ine Committee, on this subject ar­ gued that "it was not believed to be necessary or advisable to con­ cern ourselves with the private arrangements made." Ships involved in the 18 special transactions include the following SlU-manned vessels: Capt. N. B. Palmer and National Freedom (American Waterways); Christos M. (Martis), Holystar (Intercon­ tinental), Marven (International Nav), Taddei (Shipenter), Mother M. L. (Eagle Ocean) and Compass (Compass), alL-qye'ntually' transfered. A»ril-C IT IS UNFORTUNATE, AND A DISSERVICE TO WORKING SEAmen of all unions that the NMU president has chosen to open an attack which tends to push aside fundamental issues facing his inembership. The reasons for his attack on Harry Lundeberg, the secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union and president of the SIU" of North America, are fully discussed elsewhere in this issue. Even if it could be assumed that the NMU president is sincere in hia complaint, it certainly appears to. your Union and to other observerii that the complaint could have been discussed in an orderly and con« structive fashion at the conference table. Instead, the NMU officer has chosen to rush out and sound the alarm for a personal vendetta based on sheer avarice, in the process app.ai-ently hoping to elevate himself in the eyes of people outside the industry. It appears odd that the NMU president Joined in calling a meeting of ail maritime unions at the very time that he was preparing to smear Lundeberg, create a hostile atmosphere and even pressure individuals in other unions to form a combination in his corner. Your Union con­ siders that it was impossible from the start for any constructive and rational discussion to take place at a meeting, scheduled subsequent to the issuance of noisy broadsides against our affiliate, the SUP, and its secretary^ Harry Lundeberg. The sad result of his ill-conceived adventure is that it holds no promise of benefit for seamen anywhere."- He may believe it expedient and politic' in his own union to raise this -issue in dealing with the probleihs the NMU faces. It is doubtful whether such a procedure is to be preferred when it would appear that a cool head would be in the best interests of the seamen. The need for a sober attitude is particularly keen now in light of the general condition of tiie US maritime industry. Now more than ever the cool, deliberative point of view is necessary if the industry is to be preserved in the best interests of all concerned. In any case, whatever the NMU officer has done or will do, will not distract those maritime unions that are at work on the problems of their memberships. And we, in our union, are sure that when the tumult and the shouting dies, that all seamen regardless of affiliation, or whether they are licensed or unlicensed, will see this maneuver of the NMU president as just one more political gjTation in a long series, and will judge it accordingly. A FINE EXAMPLE OF TEAMWORK BETWEEN THE MEN ON THE ships and your Union's shoreside apparatus took place recently in deal­ ing with a problem that arose on an SlU-contracted ship. It appears that a deck department officer had put members of the deck gang to work over the side under hazardous circumstances. Immediately, Seafarers on the ship, who were fully alert to the dangers involved, contacted headquarters. The officials of your Union got to work on the problem with-the company with the result that a new and far safer system of handling this particular kind of work has been devised. This incident speaks volumes for the value of having both shipboard and shoreside Union machinery functioning at all times. Had there been nobody on board to take responsibility for seeing to it that the safety objectives of the Union were met, serious injury eould have resulted. iBut with an active system of shipboard delegates the com­ plaint was acted upon without delay. , Certainly, all parties—the Union, the membership and the shipowner —benefit greatly when such conditions are corrected since all stand to lose in case of neglect. Your Union is proud of the fact that its ship­ board apparatus "does respond so readily to the needs of the member­ ship, just as it takes pride in equally rapid response from shoreside. SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Some Lowdown On Gasolines A Seafarer operating a car this summer will find his gasoline expenses larger than ever. Next to depreciation, gas is the biggest expense in car ownership. You have to figure that your cost for gas and oil now runs close to 2t2 cents a mile. Not only are cars getting bigger and heavier, thus demanding more fuel, but prices of gaso­ line have been shoved up by the introduction of new premium fuels. It's easier to know if you are getting good comparative value in a whiskey than in a gallon of gas. The whiskey at least has the proof and age marked on the label. But when you want to buy a tankful of gas you are bombarded with all kinds of claims for super-ingredients and high octane rating, but no major gasoline company tells con­ sumers just what the octane rating of its fuel actually is. The reason for all these new fuels, many of which com­ mand an extra premium in price too, is that modern highcompression engines require high-octane gas, which is gas that bums more slowly and evenly. Otlierwi.se, the Intense heat at which a high-compression engine ignites the fuel mixture will cause the engine to knock. The usual method of raising the octane rating of gas is to add tetra-ethyl lead. But the lead causes a new problem for modern high-compression cars. It leaves a residue of lead salts on the piston heads. Together the lead and carbon deposits make a liot surface when you've been running your car under load, and this in turn causes a premature explosion of the gas. This difficulty has been most noticeable in hilly regions, as on the West Coast, where much city driving is done under hill climbing con­ ditions. So there's^ tho 'problenii.-: Lqsvpoctane gas causes • knock' 4•;':;;V: in a modern high-compression engine, while high-octana gas—if it depends chiefly on added lead for its~octane rating—causes premature explosion of gas, with such ef­ fects as loud, cracking noises in the engine at low speed, or a thudding sound when you open the throttle after a slow trip through traffic. That's why the new premium gasolines came on the market, and why there has been so much confusing bally­ hoo, about them. One group of gasoline companies has sought to solve the problem by adding such chemicals as trictesyl phosphate ("TCP") to the gas. This neutralizes - the deposits of lead salts, and also helps stop spark-plug fouling, a problem with older engines as well as highcompression ratio (over 1 to 1), and do much driving to solve the problem by re-forming gasoline during refin­ ing to get a higher octane rating without adding so much of the lead which has been causing trouble in some mod­ ern high-powered cars. Where does that leave a Seafarer when he loads his family or girl friend into the car and wants to buy a tank­ ful of gas? Should you buy one of the new premium gaso­ lines even if they do cost more? Or should you just buy i any reasonably-pi'iced regular-grade gas? Try'Em All The answer really depends on your own car and drivifig conditions. If you have a modem car with highcompression, ratio (over 7 to 1), and do much driving under heavy traffic and hill conditions, and have actually expei-ienced premature explosion of gas, then it is cer­ tainly worth trying several tankfuls of TCP gas or sev­ eral tankfuls of the new extra-high octane gases without TCP, to see if they actqally help. Or if you have experi' enc«d much kpark-plug fouling, that'i8, if yduF cA' 'ii'ik''' Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying "spark plug eater," it would be worth trying a TCP gas. Another possibility is the few brands which don't use lead at all, such as Amoco, wliieh develops a high octane rating through the addition of benzene. Amoco, however, is not available everywhere, and generally costs more than other gasolines except where competition causes its dealers to cut the price. But if you don't have a high-powered car (the dealer in your make can t<^l you its compression ratio), or have not experienced the premature gasoline explosion de­ scribed above, then you" can save mote money than ever by sticking to regular gas. The gasoline companies havg increased the price of premium gases so the spread be­ tween the regular and premium grades is now at least 2Vi or 3 cents a gallon, and often more. Consider that even regular grade gas tliese days has a comparatively hign octane rating, and for many older cars on the road, mod­ em regular grade is the equivalent of premium. The only time higher-octane gas may be wholly useful for older cars is When you travel in hilly counti-y. It would also pay to try different brands of regulargrade to see if there Is an noticeable difference in the mileage yoii get, and also the performance when acceler­ ating and on hills. Not all "regular" gasolines are the same. Some have a little higher octane rating. One of the best values is considered to be Sunoco,- which seln for the price of most "regular" grades but has a higher octane rating, although, according to trade authorities, not quite as high as the costlier top premium gasolines. Also, some of the private brands sold by |maller regional service-station chains at a little lower cost may be sat­ isfactory for your particular neieds. In fact, the privatebrand stations sometiiffes bujQhe gasoline from the big 'cbmpaiiieS; v - •-• •n 'y- " Jul: �P&gt T1T« ' ' BE AT A KEitS^ lOG' Aprii^> ISSi 'Hairless'Honnds Cut Inspections To Make BredBy Seatarer Shins'Safer ' CC Asks WASHINGTON—The US Coast Guard marshalled its forces this week for a drive toamend Federal ship safety laws and do away with annual inspections of merchant ships. The CG .is backing a bill requiring inspectio n of vessels only once every two years, on the shaky theory that this wille ^^ .actually help make the ships sels for both crew and cargo by tention to the case on a Citips much safer. unscheduled reinspections of reg­ Service tanker earlier this year, Laws requiring annual inspec­ tions of vessel hulls and boilers have been on the books since 1871. As expected, representatives of the major shipowner organizations backed the officiai Coast Guard view, which was presented by Rear Admiral H. C. Shepheard. The testimony was at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Merchanf Marine and Fisheries, headed by Sen. Warren Magnuson (D-Wash.>. A similar bill was passed unani­ mously by the Senate in the last Congress, but ran into snags in the House. Now CG's Job Support for the measure-is based All set to beat out her own accompaniment, Foo-Foo, a Chinese on Coast Guard recommendations crested dog owned by Seafarer Raymond Frye, sits on her hairy that the biennial inspections would legs at the family piano. A rare variety, the Chinese crested is be sufficient protection to the hairless except for its legs, topknot and talk merchant marine and the public. Under present statutes, the Coast STOCKTON, Calii—Flea powder for the family pup is Guard h^s the responsibility for something they never have to worry about in the household conducting formal inspections of of Seafarer Raymond W. Frye of this city. The dog is there, merchant ships once every year. but the fleas have to shift for-f — — Its backing for the proposed themselves and find a differ­ The Fryes have a number of the amendment stems from the convic­ tion that more can -be accom­ ent home. Chinese-crested dogs, both males Frye's special hobby is breeding and females, of which there are plished to insure the safety of vesand raising Chinese-crested dogs, only about 50 altogether in the which are almost hairless and, con­ US. The American Kennel Club sequently. are on the "flnfair" list recognizes the breed, but won't of every known variety of flea. His register it until there are more of prize show-dog, Foo-Foo, has won them in the country. The Seafarer her share of awards with just a and his wife have raised dogs for thatch of foliage on her head, tail years, but had never heard of the and feet, all of it show-white next cresteds until Mrs. Frye learned to a sturdy, cliocolate-brown body. one was for sale in Arizona. Foo-Foo also has a sidekick The breed is actually supposed called "Tingaling," a toy Chineseto have originated in Turkey about crested who is equally bald all over her spotted body. The two of 3,000 years ago when the cresteds them are a weird-lpSking, but were used as harem watch-dogs. striking pair. . Barbers are about The first ones imported to this country reportedly came over in the only ones who can't understand clipper ships engaged in the China all the fuss over them. They're tea trade, which gave them their hostile to anything "hairless" by name, in roundabout fashion. SEAWPfflCB BUT 7Wa« nature. The crested requii-es no special Hope To Exhibit SfiARATTHfilROVlN Now on the tanker. The Cabins care and has a thick hide like that of a sow. They are easy on the (Mathiasen), running between Guam and Philippines in the Pa­ house, shed dirt but no hair, and cific, Frye and his wife, Catherine, have no body odor, according to intend to specialize in raising the Mrs. Frye. They are easy to train, AT SlU HALL ' YORH unusual breed and hope to be able she adds. Foo-Foo sings, for ex­ ample. Unfortunately, only -other to exhibit them in most-of the 56 dog shows scheduled on the West dogs can follow the melody. Coast for next year. Foo-Foo has already made her mark and will be in about ten shows this year just to see wliat the competition is like. m 6HBST Mumps, Wine Busting Out CARRIERE, Miss.—To most of its recipients, the SIU dis­ Mumps and sherry wine were ability benefit means the dif­ part of this week's maritime news, although in different times. The mumps came as an extra added hazard to erewmembers of the Coast Guard cutter Bibb, on serv­ ice in stormy North Atlantic waters. The Bibb was on weather duty between Greenland and Labrador when the mumps epidemic struck, putting 34 of the crew out of ac­ tion. The Bibb headed for Argentia, Newfoundland, where the ill men were taken off and rushed to the Boston USPHS hospital. Mumps can be pretty serious for adults. The sherry wine proved equally aggravating because , it was rendered useless by bilgewater. The British liner Starling was pumping her bilges in Bristol, Eng­ land, when the pumps started" squirting sherry. Examination re­ vealed that several caskS; of sherry had burst during a gale. • ference between living off charity and being self-sustaining. But to Seafarer Robert L, Butler, Jt is even more important than that. It means that in his declining years, he and his wife have- assurance that they will be able to meet the mortgage on their home. Butler's health has been .failing for several years Butler and just recently he was compelled to apply for the disability benefit, after being an active Union member since it was founded in 1938. He is. now listed as permanently unfit for sea duty. He had his own home in the Mis­ sissippi town for several, years but some time ago took out a mortgage for improvement?; Ofi;,the building,. ularly-inspected vessels than by the formal inspections required at annual intervals specified by law This argument was also upheld by former Sen. Herbert R. O'Conor of Maryland, now Washington counsel of the American Merchant Marine Institute, who said that the biennial inspections would permit mote "surprise" inspections of ships throughout the year. This would "induce" the maritime in­ dustry to redouble its-own efforts to have ships and equipment in the besst condition in every month of the year—ready for unexpecteo examination and inspections, he stated. Similar arguments were advanced by other speakers. Want ABS Used The AMMI also urged con.sideration of another amendment to ex­ isting law which would authorize, but not require, the Coast Guard to utilize the services of accredited and non-profit organizations in the inspection of hulls and boilers, such as the American Bureau of Shipping founded in 1923. Maritime observers from all seg­ ments of the industry, however, sharply question the entire basis of the proposed legislation. They note that, if anything, more regu­ lar inspections of vessels are needed at a time when the Ameri­ can merchant marine is rapidly deteriorating. Most of the ships were built during World War II and show the strain of wartime assembly-line construction. At SIU headquarters. Union spokesmen discounted the whole idea and pinpointed several cases of inadequate Coast Guard inspec­ tions and "arrangements" like those made between the operators of the ill-fated LST Southern Dis­ tricts, ABS and the Coast Guard, to allow the ship, to "get by" with patched plating instead of new plates at key structural points. Replacement would have involved expensive repairs. The Southern Districts disappeared in the At­ lantic last December with a crew of 23 men. Union officials also called at- Since his wife is ili also, neither of In due time he moved up in the them was in shape to go to work ranks and obtained a chief mate's and feared they would have to give license for Norwegian ships. their place up. In 19U2 Rolls decided he was "I don't know how," his wife tired of sailing, so he piled off a writes, "we would ever manage to Norwegian ship pay off the mortgage, and live, in the States and without this aid from the SIU headed for North Welfare Plan. We realize that the Dakota. For fif­ SIU has made this possible." teen years he is. i. tried his hand at SEATTLE—After a lengthy farming, until he decided that sail­ seagoing career stretching ing was really his back to 1893, Seafarer Bernard first love.. Roll is content to live shoreside He returned to these days. The disabled Sea­ Roll sea with the old farer keeps an oar in by attending membership meetings in Seattle ISU in 1918, and stayed with it and dropping around to the hall through the bad years until the when he is lonesome for company. SIU was founded, sailing as AB or Ben Roll was born in Norway bosun all the while. Once in the SIU, Roll was able back in 1877, and started going out to sea on coastal schooners at the to reap the benefits that had been a^e of 16. Subsequently, he denied him during all his years of worked as coal-passer for a short sailing. time on deep sea Norwegian ships, Now though, he lives ashore but soon switched over to the deck comfortably in Seattle and keeps department where he has been in sight of the waterfront where he ever sincgj <• spent so much of his where a ship's lifeboat was found to have a hole in its side as big as a man's fi.st right after the Coasts Guard had pronounced it seaworthy. The hole was right next to the CG inspection plate on the lifeboat. Question Shift Ob.servers also noted that with the Coast Guard apparently eager to reduce its own tasks relative to ship inspections—at a time when the ships were most vulnerable to safety infractions—it appeared par­ ticularly unwise for the Govern­ ment agency to stress its willing­ ness to suddenly expand opera­ tions for a full-seale screening of all merchant seamen on the basis of their physical health, mental conditions and family background. The Coast Guard unveiled a. de­ tailed plan for "profiling" of sea­ men late last year. As yet, no hear­ ings have been scheduled on the proposal, which has been attacked by all segments of the industry. Rush Work On Mobile Hall's Wing MOBILE—Every effort is being made to have work on the beautiful new addition to the Mobije SIU hall completed in time for the next membei'ship meeting, April 26, Most of the major remodeling work to the new building which ad­ joins the present hall on the Dauphin Street side has been com­ pleted. Some minor alterations, installation of some additional equipment and finishing touches to interior decorations remain to be completed. The time schedule for comple­ tion of the work was interrupted by two major strikes in this area. One, being conducted by non-op­ erating employees of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, delayed de­ livery of materials needed for in­ stallation of new flooring in the addition. The other, involving em­ ployees of the Southern Bell Tele­ phone Company, has delayed in­ stallation of telephones for'the dis­ patcher's counter which is being moved from the first floor to the second deck of the original building. New Facilities When completed, the addition will house a snack bar, galley arid Sea Chest warehouse on the first floor- offices for the port agent, administrative staff, welfare de­ partment and Sea Chest on the second deck, and a dormitory, showers and laundry on the third floor. A Sea Chest retail store, front­ ing on pauphin Street, and a .Rec­ reation room will be installed on the first floor of the original build­ ing. The hiring liall will be moved to the second floor of this building, which also will provide accommo­ dations for a patrolmen's office. The first and second decks are connected by doorways which have been opened between the wall sepai-ating^ the two. 'bnlldingsf - ' • < ' ''mm :> �Fac* SEAFAREitS \ LOG Experimental SUP Pact Seeks Part Of Runaway Bulk Cargo Shipping April 1/1955 The jollowing story deals with the signing of an experimental contract on the Tonsina, a bulk cargo Liberty ship, by the SUP. The Tonsina case has been blown up all out of proportion by NMU President Joseph Curran in the hope of diverting attention from his failure to make a fight on the hiring hall issue and the lack of a militant, forward-looking policy on other matters of importance to working seamen. The actual facts of the Tonsina case and the purposes of the Sailors Union of the Pacific in signing a new-type agreement with one operator on one ship, are described below. YALTA CAUSES STORM AGAIN—A good deal of heat and very little light was generated by the State Department's sudden release of the 1945 Yalta conference proceedings. The release drew much critical comment abroad especially in England where Prime Minister Winston Churchill charged that there were many inaccuracies in the US version. The text did not divulge anything not known except to give some in­ sight on the outlook of the three major personalities; Roosevelt, Chur­ chill and Stalin. A new, experimental contract aimed toward stimulation of bulk cargo trade off the West Coast has been signed by the Sailors Union of the Pacific with the International ^Trading Company, operators of the Liberty ship Tonsina. The new contract is designed to recap^ ^ture for American-flag ship- + ping the carriage of ore and putting 25 crewmen on these other cargo in bulk that is now ships instead of 32. LABOR OUSTS BEVAN; CHURCHILL MAY RETIRE—Change are coming fast and furious on the British political scene. The Labor Party executive booted out Aneurin Bevan who disagreed time and again with the party's leadership on foreign policy matters. The split in the Labor Party was taken as indication that the Conservatives would seek an early election and that Churchill would finally retire from public life. New Union Officials In Office Effective today, officials elected by the SIU member­ ship officially take office for two-year terms. As a result of tiie elections there are .some new faces in the SIU ofTicial family and shifts in other spots. Major changes are in the ports of Savannah, Tampa and Houston In Savannah, Frenchy Michelet is the newly-elected port agent and has taken over his duties there. Tom Banning, formerly serving as San Francisco port agent, was elected to the post of Tampa agent, while Ray Vaughan was elected agent for Galveston. The Galves­ ton hall has since been moved to Houston, Texas, by membership resolution. Port agents for the other SIU ports in the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict were all reelected to tiieir present positions. Hq Revamped On the headquarters staff the Union has a new assistant secre­ tary-treasurer in the person of Ed­ die Mooney. He ^vill serve as the steward department representative in the new alignment whereby eacn department will be represented on this level along with three as­ sistant secretary-treasurers atlarge. Joe Algina and Joe Volpian are serving as deck and engine representatives respectively, with Claude Simmons, Bob Matthews and William Hall, as joint as­ sistant secretary-treasurers. New patrolmen were elected in the ports of New York, Baltimore, Tampa and New Orleans. being carried largely by foreignflag operators. The SUP's action in embarking oni this experiment was the-outcome of a steady decline of Ameri­ can shipping in this area. While American ships were laying up, these cargoes off the West Coast { were moving largely under runa­ way flags. By sighing the agree­ ment the SUP hopes to obtain jobs for seamen in this trade, which is totally apart frdm the regular berth services and the coastal and intercoastal trades. Approved By Members The contract came after meet­ ings with the International Steam­ ship Company in which the prob­ lem of getting bulk cargo for ^merican-flag ships was discussed. It was agreed to set up this one ship experiment to see if it would be fruitful for all parties con­ cerned. The agreement was dis­ cussed by the SUP membership in all ports and unanimously ap­ proved. Crewing of the Ton,sina followed late in February. Under the terms of the contract the base pay is $400 a month with overtime payable after eight hours in any one day. Weekend over­ time has been incorporated into the base scale. The savings in costs for the shipowner come out of a reduction in the manning scale by seven. The SUP membership of course, is fully aware of this arrangement and h h should prove unsatisfactory, they are in a position to discontinue it. Other SUP contracts are not affected by the experi­ mental arrangement. The Tonsina agreement has provoked an hysterical reaction from Joseph Curran, president of the National Maritime Union. Leaflets have been flooding all USflag ships, SUP, SIU and NMU,: at­ tacking Lundeberg and the Sailors Union. The leaflets have called for seamen on all ships to "petition"' AFL President George Meany protesting the Tonsina vcontract. "The "petition" tactics are, of course, the same ones used by Curran in days gone by to "save Harry Bridges," "open up a second front now," "bring the boys home," "reappoint Henry Wallace" arid a variety of other causes embraced by Curran in the past. Use Oftlif One 3tail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators In back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on file with the com-., pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cials point out that reports received''from several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right away. Cartoon History Of The SIU i. 4 4. 4 4. 4 STOCK MARKET SETTLES DOWN—The value of stocks took a violent dip in the course of a Senate investigation into the stock market, leading to complaints that the Senate committee was "rocking the boat." However, it recovered most of the lost ground showing that the market, and the people who play it, could survive all investigations. - 4 4 4 LOYALTY PROGRAMS UNDER FIRE—Important changes in US screening procedures seem to be in the offing as the result of growing criticism of the US loyalty program. One suit now in the courts will challenge the Government's right to conceal the identities of accusers. A member of the Government's security controls panel, ex-Senator Harry Cain, has attacked criticism of the Fifth Amendment, and Con­ gressman Martin Dies indicates, he will introduce a bill to give more rights to accused Government employees. Meanwhile, Government wit­ ness Harvey Matusow has been sentenced by a Texas court to three years for contempt after reversing his testimony on the alleged Com­ munist affiliations of a union oflicial. 4 4 4 WEST GERMANS RATIFY REARMAMENT—The West German par­ liament completed ratification of German rearmament, leaving it up to the French to finish the job. The Fi-ench Assembly had ratified the agreements and the French Senate followed suit—this past week. Ger­ many would be allowed 12 divisions under the rearmament plan. 4 4 4 STASSEN GIVEN DISARMAMENT POST—President Eisenhower has appointed Harold Stassen special assistant to the President for dis­ armament. His job will be to develop disarmament policies. Stassen is currently head of the Foreign .Operations Administration and his new appointment was seen, in part, as the result of his failure to win approval for an expanded aid program for Asia. 4 4 4 SEGREGATION OUTLAWED IN RECREATION—A Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that beach and bathhouse facilities in Balti­ more must be open to all races. The ruling reversed a Baltimore Dis­ trict Court decision upholding separate facilities and follows the pat­ tern of the Supreme Court's decision on schools. Meanwhile the Su­ preme Court is prepai'ing to rule on enforcement methods for its school segregation decision. The Court is now at full strength with confirma­ tion of John Marshall Harlan to replace the late Justice Robert E. Jackson. 4 4 4 FORMOSA STALEMATE CONTINUES—An atmosphere of watchful waiting prevailed in Formosa -Straits as Nationist China sought US guarantees for offshore islands and Communist China failed so far to act on threats of Invading the islands. Meanwhil^ efforts were afoot to set up a new force in Southeast Asia in the form of a Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). The US, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaya and the Indochinese states participated in a conference tp that end. Several important nations, notably Burma, Indonesia and India, are stading aloof. The Membership tteeides •\o.80 ,:-V I»<- • Using the democratic procedure traditional with Seafarers, in January, 1951, the SIU began polling ship's crews on two items of Union policy involving their jobs. Previously aired in the SEAFARERS LOG, the questions dealt with the denial of shoreleave in war areas and cargo-handling in foreign ports. saiwiMi •* -vjtfliod ..S'.VtT'.A Letters from the Union urged all crewmembers to observe all contract terms even when they felt the companies were violating them. The Union noted the dangers of crews taking matters into their own hands at a time when enemies of maritime labor were anxlous to put the ships under'military controL Beefs on both questions, the Union proposed, should be handled at the payoff where proper settlement of the overtime couldybe made. Results of the polling proved conclusive. Immediate returns backed the SIU view by a margin of 3,145-5. A difficult problem had handled in. typical^ SIU; $tyl«. �SEAFARERS Aprn 1, 1958 SlU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON ALTHOUGH THE REQUIREMENT IN LAW OF INDIVIDUAL visas for alien seamen has not been enforced as of this time, foreign maritime nations, particularly Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Greece and Spain, continue to hammer away at our State Department to either knock out the statutory provision altogether or to permanently post­ pone it. The US State Department's visa office admits that a difficult admin­ istrative problem is presented in the issuance of iiWividual visas to several hundred thousand seamen. The visa office says that considerable time may be required to complete clearance checks; if a seaman applies outside of his home district, the case must be referred to the consul in the home district for any available infofmation regarding him; cases will constantly arise in which it will not be possible to complete the action within the short time the vessel will be in port; and that there would be cases in which seamen will not be eligible to receive visas because their passports have been lost or stolen or because of some medical disability or other ground not involving security, or be­ cause the processing of their cases has not been completed. Approached on the above subject matter, the US State Department says: "It is doubtful whether it would ever be practicable to have a worldwide screening of all seamen coming to this country through the visa process since, without consular establishments in every seaport from which'vessels may proceed to the US, it is necessary to exempt from the visa requirement vessels sailing from ports at which no American consular officer is stationed as visas cannot be required unless facilities for their issuance are available. Furthermore, even with expanded yisa facilities, difficulties would arise in the case of vessels diverted at sea to an American port and in the case of a lastminute replacement without time in which the replaced seaman can obtain a visa before the departure of the vessel. "The problem of issuing seaman visas to all members of the erews of vessels which may proceed to the US is enhanced by the fact that there is a frequent change in the composition of the crews under the systems in force in most of the maritime countries to provide employ­ ment on a rotation basis for the seamen of these countries." Because of the above considerations, US Government agencies in­ volved are giving consideration as to how best to amend existing law to obtain a more realistie program of control of alien seamen in the interest of national security. S* J* LOG Pare Sere* A Maritime Tragedy TARANTO, ITALY—^The terrors of a raging sea unfolded dramatically for passengers and crewmembers on the British liner Stratheden recently, as stormy seas off the southern coast of Italy brought death to 19 men just 200 feet from safety. A lifeboat from the Stratheden had been sent out on a perilous rescue mission to pick up survivors of the disabled Greek trawler las on. As it returned, with eight jnembers of its boat crew and 11 survivors from the stricken ship, the boat capsized, drowning all those aboard. Only four men from the trawler were eventu­ ally rescued of its 20-man crew. The traveler had developed engine trouble which com­ pletely disabled it in the midst of heavy' weather. An air-sea search finally located her after more than eight hours. The double disaster followed. • '41 The six Indian seamen and two British sailors who later drowned while returning to the Stratheden with 11 survivors from the lason are shown before they left. Their lifeboat capsized only 200 feet from safety. 4" IN ORDER TO BOLSTER AMERICAN-FLAG SHIPPING, THE Commerce Department may ask President Eisenhower to publicly re­ affirm-the nation's eontinued need for an adequate merchant marine. Having in mind that present and prospective investors in shipping must have confidence in the future of the American merchant marine. Commerce is weighing the idea of recommending that the President, in a major policy speech, should adflress a special message to Congress reaffirming the importance to the nation of a well-balanced, vigorous and modern merchant marine. 4" . i i THE US GOVERNMENT FINALLY HAS DECIDED TO MOVE ahead and study the possibilities resulting from the St. Lawrence Seaway project. The Maritime Administration, for example, is now moving with haste studying the trade potential on routes that will extend from the Lakes area to various foreign destinations. This agency also is studying the question of whether American lines, under existing law, can be subsidized on routes extending from our Great Lakes ports. In the meantime, ports on the Great Lakes are preparing to spend over a billion dollars in anticipation of increased trade resulting from opening up the Lakes to foreign trade—most of this money going into harbor development. Upwards of 50 million tons of cargo is anticipated annually after the St. Lawrence seaway is deepened to permit large ships to pass through —grain and iron ore will dominate this movement. t> On the deck of the British liner Stratheden, passengers intently watch efforts to rescue 20 men on the disabled Greek trawler lasoQ. The scene was 120 miles oil the southern coast of Italy. Anxious eyes looked on as the lifeboat was lowered from the Stratheden for its mercy mis­ sion. It never returned; 19 met their deaths. 8fh 5IU Library To All Ships AMERICAN SUBSIDIZED LINES, RESPONDING TO A REQUEST Seafarers will shortly begin enjoying the latest in new reading material furnished under from the Government for recommendations in connection with ship the SIU ship's library program. Cartons of 50 brand-new books will be available to all con­ replacements, have come up with many suggestions aimed at fostering tracted vessels beginning today, April 1. and encouraging the sizable fleet modernization job facing the mer­ This fourth no-cost distribu--*^ chant marine in the next few years. tion of the year to all SIU packages prior to sailing, depend­ These include continued research toward atomic power and gas ships means that 8 sets total­ ing on the length of the trip. turbine piopulsion for merchant ships; long-term operating subsidy ing 400 new books will have been Crews who may have missed some contracts (20 years) to eneourage fleet replacement; a flattening out put aboard all vessels within the of the previous libraries can still of the peak of vessel replacement schedules to permit orderly ship­ past two years under the pioneer obtain them by notifying any building programs; broadened Investment opportunities for the use of library program sponsored by the Union official or representative of reserve fund moneys; and authority for considering all war-built ships , - the SIU Sea Chest. A Seafarer who has complained SEAFARERS LOG. as "obsolete" for purposes of replacement. The library packages are dis­ All of these are hot issues and it's highly unlikely that the Com­ about receiving mail from various Communist and Communist-front tributed in all ports through the merce Department or the Congress will okay many of them. groups has been advised to request facilities of the SIU Sea Chest and, 4* 4» 4" Seafarers who have been AFTER CONTACTING STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, THIS that his name be removed from the in all cases, may also be ordered fired aboard ship for any rea­ directly from any Union hall. Dele­ reporter found out that the following remark is the typical short­ mailing list. son are urged Ho contact tho Seafarer Henry P. Leavey re­ gates are reminded that they sighted statement made by foreign maritime nations. The Government nearest SIU hall as soon as maritime spokesman for the Netherlands criticizes the US for what ported to the SEAFARERS LOG can obtain a 50-volume ship's li­ their ship reaches port. he calls "protectionist shipping policies." This official contends that that he has been receiving propa­ brary in the event none has been There have been cases where our maritime policy will lead to retaliation by other countries which ganda material at his home con­ delivered to the ship merely by the company orders replace­ taining the standard Communist contacting the nearest SIU hall. wouid_ result m the disappearance of free enterprise in shipping. ments for the fired men and For example, speaking of the 50-50 shipping rule, this Netherlands line and purporting to represent , First launched in August, 1953, the replacements are sent out the library program provides for official says that the US "cannot expect to be the most powerful nation the opinions of seamen. from the hall only to learn that of the western world and the world's largest creditor and at the same He was told that the proper the distribution of 50 new books to the fired men have been rein­ ail contracted ships every three time force expensive transportation on other countries . . . which course of action was to write to stated after an SIU patrolman would undermine a basic activity of many European countries." the- address of the propaganda months. The books are handy, has arrived aboard and investi­ In other words, according to their point of view, it is alright for them publication' and ask that the, ma­ paper-bound volumes supplied un­ gated the case. This often to support their own shipping, but wrong for us to support ours. By terial be discontinued. If that der an arrangement with Pocket causes Inconvenience or hard­ using US-flag ships to carry surplus cargoes, our Government will doesn't do the trick the next step Books, Inc., one of the country's ship to the men sent as recollect more in taxes—these taxes would be lost to Uncle Sam if our will be for him to file a complaint major distributors 'of such vol­ placements. cargoes were carried by foreign ships. umes. with the postal authorities. Fired Seafarers are urged to Ships which are scheduled to be Any other Seafarers who are contact the hall so that re­ plagued with the same, ot similar, away from the US for more than placements will not be sent iinwanted material should follow a three-month trip, receive two or before a patrolman arrives. moke separate, all-different library thq. same airocediue- - -. - CP stepping Up Sea Mail Fired? Call Hall •Wl :y§\ •'< • I �Pa£« Eight Pi; • SEAFARERS LOG AprU 1. 1»S5 THE MEET THE INQUIRING SEAFARER SEAFARER ^The International Ice Patrol has begun its annual vigil against drift­ ing bergs on North Atlantic sealanes. Headquarters for the patrol, which is maintained by the US Coast Guard, is at Argentia, New­ foundland. Three cutters and five airplanes are being used. All ships HAROLD WRIGHT, wiper have been asked to report ice wherever they see it ... US Steel's fleet of 59 iron ore ships is expected to begin its Great Lakes shipping The Korean War, like World ing than the daily clock-punching season next Monday, if weather and ice conditions permit . . . Bids War II, brought an Influx of new routine that people run into shoreare already in for a 1.7-milc'-long tunnel under Baltimore harbor. Question: In what world port men in the maritime industry. A side. The project is expected to cost about $94 million. have you noted the greatest post­ lot of them dropped out as soon as Most of the time Wright ships J. a> 4i war change? ,the emergency was over, but oth­ out of New York since he Uvea Application has been filed with the Federal Maritime Board by the • < ers. like .Seafarer^ Harold Wright, down In the Coney Island section States Steamship Co. of Vancouver for a Government subsidy en its have stuck to tlie sea in good of Brooklyn. He has no particular Sal Labarbera, MM: Yokohama. trans-Pacific service. The company says it Is the only West Coast line times and bad because they prefer preference as to ships and runs, Japan, probably took as bad a without a subsidy contract now. Thirteen ships would be involved . . . taking "anything that comes along" beating as any it to any other kind of life. Japan's Transportation Ministry says plans are now completed for a Wrigim who is 37. comes from on the shipping board. For a while place got during major shipbuilding program to be started between now and April 1, the war. but you Jersey (fity originally. As he put though, he was shipping out of the 1956. About 260,000 gross tons of new shipping is proposed . . . TwJ wouldn't really it. "I always wanted to go to sea West Coast to Japan and the Far crewmembers were injured when a cargo of 480 tons of potassium ni­ but I never had the chance to." East and had the unusual experi­ know it today. trate in the hold of the 6.393-ton British freighter Sarmiento caught After a two-year hitch in the Army ence one trip of going to New The harbor is fire and exploded. The mishap occurred near Bristol. England. busier than ever, in World War II and several years Zealand, a country few American new buildings of working shoreside, the last time seamen get to set. Only 13 ships were building or under contract to build in the nation's Followed The Queen are always going in a New York hospital. Wright privately-owned shipyards on March 1. Two dry-cargo ships, an finally got his chance in the 1951 He was aboard the Julesburg, a up. and the peo­ auxiliai-y cargo-attack transport and three tankers are being built for tanker, with a cargo of gasoline ple are very shipping boom. the Maritime Administration and the rest are tankers for private His first ship was Waterman's last April when she called at Auck­ friendly and easy to get along with, companies. No ships were ordered, launched or delivered during Wild Ranger on the North Euro­ land. New Zealand. "We got there t t , February . . . Arnold Bernstein's ten-year legal battle with Hollandpean run. It was during the win­ about a week after the queen of H. Filler, OS: I think Rijeka, ter. he recalls, and the ship ran Amenca Line ended last month when an undisclosed settlement was England." he said, "and the city reached. He had brought suit for $11 million as the value of two Yugoslavia, has seen a lot of into one of those mean North At­ was still decorated and full of the Red Star Line vessels "extorted" from him while he was a prisoner changes since the lantic gales. When it started holiday spirit." Crewmembers had ot the Nazis in Germany in 1937. Holland-America bought the ship.3 war, according to bouncing around. Wright began to a fine time, with plenty of spark­ what I've seen. «n a re-sale in 1939. have doubts about his decision to ling sight-seeing available to add I know that it 4* sail for a living. "When the ship to other attractions. Monthly sailings between Finland, Sweden and Denmark to St. Law­ today everything started squeaking and groaning I Evidently the Julesburg was the rence River and Great Lakes ports will begin this month when the is cheap, the food began to get a little worried." he first US ship in that port in quite 2.500-ton Helsingfors arrives from Finland about April 10. This first is good and the confessed. some time, because 'it repatriated are Finnish-flag service to the Great Lakes will be operated by the newly- people Surprisingly enough though, he one forlorn American seaman who formed Finnish North America Line, which will be known as Finlake. friendly and didn't get seasick and was spared had been on the beach thei-e for Three ships will be used altogether .,. The liner Panama is being with­ make no trouble the unpleasant initiation that usu­ almost two years. "He was in drawn from the passenger trade for use as a cargo ship on the New for you. Of ally greets a tenderfoot seaman. pretty bad. shape," Wright recalled, Vork-Haiti-Canal Zone run. Her sister ships, the Cristobal and Ancon, course, the place has- changed gov­ "and the crew all chipped in to No Pleasure Trip will, however, remain in passenger service for the Panama Line. The ernments a couple of times too. "People ashore." he commented give him some clothes, shoes and it lO.OOO-gross-ton Panama was built in 1939. sadly, "get the idea that life on everything else that he needed. John Maguire, AB; Casablanca, board ship is just one big pleasure He was certainly happy to see that i 3. Heavy seas caused the 2,585-ton Portuguese freighter Vila do Porto in North Africa. They've built a cruise and that seamen get paid American flag again." lot of those high. for doing nothing. If they got on to break in two last month, after she ran aground on the Portuguese Not the least of the attractions of White modern boai-d one of these freighters in a seafaring, Wright said, is the op­ coast. The crew of 35 was rescued by lifeline. The ship was on its buildings there good blow they would find out portunity for on-the-spot observa­ way to New York .... Contracts for a new $8 million ore pier at that have really that it's a lot rougher than they tion of how the other half of The Newport News, Va., have been awarded, and work is due to begin made the city think and there is plenty of hard world lives. Reading about it in next week. The new facility will rise about 12 feet above mean low look like some­ work besides." water level, and will be 800 feet long and 90 wide. The builder is the newspapers, he says, is never thing. I was the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway . . . The Adriatica Line has re-es­ Most shoreside people, he finds, quite the same as actually being there in 1953 on get their ideas about ships from there. One of the big differences tablished service between Italy and Yugoslavia. The 1,403-ton Civita­ a tanker and the seeing and hearing about the big between US cities and most for­ vecchia will be used on the run. place looked like passenger liners which are a far eign ports, he finds, is the number 4" A Norwegian Air Force lifeboat rescued 40 Russian seamen after it never even cry from the typical dry cargo of beggars you run into in the their ship, the Irtish, collided with another vessel and grounded out­ came close to the war. It's a good freighter. streets. It's an object lesson on side Bodoe. Norway. There were no reports of damage to the other port for us. Of course, Wright adds, the pay how comparitively well off Amer­ ship, the German freighter Carl Julius . . . All 204 passengers and the i going to sea is good under the SIU icans are. crew of the 3.000-ton Chilean cniise ship Villarica were removed from For his part, Wright intends' to Bias R. Veea. 2nd cook: I'd say contract, much better in' fact than the vessel last month, after she ran on the rocks in the Straits of Puerto Rico has changed the most the kind of money he got when keep on sailing for the. indefinite Magellan. Rescue ships, including the Moore-McCormack freighter in the last ten he was working ashore in the hos­ future. As far as he's concerned Alormacgulf. arrived quickly to take off all those aboard. The ship years since 1945. pital. But as far as he's concerned, it's a good life and an interesting was reported taking water in two holds but was believed in no danger Conditions on the it's a fair day's pay for a fair day's one. and he wouldn't change it for of sinking. • island have im­ work, and the job is more interest­ any other. proved a lot, and the people are much better off today than they were then. The Jap coin 11. US Pacific Italy and ACROSS standard of liv­ AFL Paper Mill Workers con­ Pittsburgh's 16-month-old depart­ Town in base Albania 1. Port in France Holland 19. Capital of 38. Distress call 6. Chatter ing is higher and ducted a successful two week ment store strike finally came to 61. Attack Eritrea 42. What the Sea 9. Swamp the ports are much better today, an end as delivery trucks went to strike at the Jesup, Georgia, mill 21. The Khan Chest is 12. A member of DOWN 22. Famed flax 44. It'a cooked in the crew too. 1. Large snake work for the first time since of Rayonier, Inc., winning a first maker the galley 13. Nari-ow creek 8. Shape, number, November 27. 1953. Teamsters time contract with a base of $1.44 23. Great Lake 45. Tops t 4" 4" 14. Water, in etc. of sails 24. Havine a 46. Employ France Local 249 had settled its strike an hour. The union had been cer­ .3. High note Theodore Catherine, OS: Yoko­ aaucy look 47. British foreign 15. Capital of 4. Realize 25. Very drunk minister hama is the-best port today as far several weeks ago but other unions, tified as collective bargaining agent Guam 9. Fishing boat 28. Small fish 48. Bound 16. Branch, at of 6. Attempt to as I'm concerned. represenling office workers, res­ in December and called the strike 30. What an SIU 51. Free of the sea seize power contract 53. Gains: ahbr. I was there be­ taurant workers and store clerks when the employer offered a wage 17. Chinese tea 7. Light breeze usually showi 54. Summer in scale below the prevailing levels 18. Mop up 8. South Sea fore the war and had continued picketing. 31. Irish France 2U. A calkiuc island in the South. 32. Horned animal 55. What old since then and material 4i 41 4> 9. Labor leader 35. Strait between •hipt do 82. Turn back 10. Hawaiian the way it's The stikebound Brooklyn Eagle it 4" 4 Harbor. 85. island (Puzzle Answers On Page 17) c h a n g e d 1 s announced it was closing its doors LI. New York City employees have 88. Cargo for a really something. permanently following a contract laker asked for rights to organize and le |9 7 10 II S 1 They've cleared dispute with the CIO Newspaper 27. Give off. ai bargain collectively on wages and smoke up most of the Guild. The Eagle blamed the clos­ 13 14 89. The pension damage from the ing on Guild wage demands, claim­ conditions on the same basis as plan helps this group war, and today ing it could not meet the competi­ workers in private industry. The 16 17 33. Title of it's a busy place where a seaman tion but the Guild argued the news­ demand was put forth by repre­ respect sentatives of AFL, CIO and inde­ IZO 34. Means of sea Is always welcome. paper was meeting the competition pendent unions of city employees communication on contracts with all.craft unions. at hearings on the formulation of it 4" 5" 36. Part of "to be" 22 23 24 37. Arranges, as Joseph Petrusewicz, OS: Manila Attempts are now being made to a city code of labor relations. sails |27 26 28 31 32 in the Philippines had more than revive the newspaper under new 39. This dents the budget 4i 4 4 ownership, while the strike pro­ its share during 40. Bay in Japan 134 33 136 ceeds. the war and when 41. Girl's name Soap and toothpaste workers at 43. Danish crowns we came In there Colgate-Palmolive in Jersey City 139 37 l40 45. A good place afterwards you to buy The camels are off the. picket- voted to return to work after an 48. Borrowed 143 44 42 could see how lines at the Rohr Aircraft Corpora­ 18-day strike and reopen negotia­ money the city was hit. tion of Riverside, California. A tions with the company. A 14-cent . 49. What the SIU 45 46 4^ provides Today, it's all six-week-old strike by the Inter­ wage Increase demand had been Gold, in Spain EG. built up again national'Association of Machinists rejected by company representa­ 92. River emptying 49 into Gulf of and back in good ended with agreement on a new tives. The 2.500-member local Guinea shape. Manila has grievance procedure. lAM mem­ union is a miember of the inde­ 56 S6. Before: Prefix ' 67. A kind of Ude: always been a bers picketed with camels and ele- pendent Colgate-Palmolive Em98. eifij S9f.s pretty fair pl«* jjlidttts dfteF-tf -'cbUrt drdet Umiftld'j iplbyees ' Associatibri, • which visit .yi, helper ohe-cqmpany outfit MM " pickets. 1 XABOa p- |LI ^'••' I I ^ --; I •5i?.; ^^ ' $1 $1 �April 1, 19SS' SEAFARERS Xant See Any Reason For Keeping This Law!' SEAFARERS « LOG Vol. XVII. No. 7 April 1. 1955 Pafe Nine LOG " v'Ur '-tri Published biweekly by the Seafarers international Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 673 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NY. TeL HYaclnth e-6600. Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. •- > PAUL HAIL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HEBBEBT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BESNABD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK Ai MASKIN; Gull Area Reporter, Bnx MOODY. 180 IVo Safety 191 easnre The US Coast Guard and US shipowners are pulling in the same harness to put through a bill cutting the number of ves­ sel inspections in half. Instead of the annual inspections that have been the law since the 1870's, the Coast Guard now pro­ poses that inspections be conducted just once every two years. At the same time the Coast Guard is pushing for tight con­ trol over seamen by seeking a complicated inspection system of crewmembers for safety purposes. s The'Coast Guard's excuse for lowering inspection standards is that it will permit greater flexibility for surprise spot checks. The theory is that shipowners will keep their ship in constant readiness. Also the Coast Guard points to the inferior inspection standards of foreign nations as a reason for lowering US standards. It is obvious that some of the impetus for this bill is a ship­ owner desire to save money, since ships will not have to be laid up each year for inspection purposes. Whether or not this motive predominates, it is a poor idea in light of the fact that the US merchant fleet as a whole is past middle age and growing older daily. There is nothing like the knowledge of an annual inspec­ tion year in and year out to make a shipowner keep his ves­ sels spic and span. The "hit and run" system of spot checks simply is not going to convince those shipowners who feel that the "other guy" will be the one who will get tabbed or they'll be able to "talk" their way out. If anything, one of the conclusions that could be drawn from the Southern Districts case is that ships need more careful and more intensive inspection at frequent intervals. To lower inspection standards now is,simply an invitation to new disasters. t 4J- PBS Wins Again That the Public Health Service hospitals will function for another, full year at least seems reasonably certain as the re­ sult of action by the House of Representatives in approving the hospitals' fund requests. Economy advocates apparently shot their bolt in last year's fight and raised no opposition in the House. The appropriations bill still has to pass the Sen­ ate but it is rare for the Senate to make cuts in House appro­ priations, since that bpdy has the responsibility for initiat­ ing imoney bills. The appropriation voted by the House is much the same as last year's, with a small increase added to provide pay boosts for hospital personnel. This is assurance that the hos­ pitals will be able to maintain full staffs at a time when skilled doctors and nurses are pretty hard to come by. Further, in'passing the appropriation the House indicated it was not taken in by the Hoover Commission's arguments in favor of discontinuing Government medical services. For the time being at least, the commission's proposals are no threat to American seamen. ' 4 4 4 CAMlJ's Failure All seamen, whether in the SIU or other unions, will cer­ tainly be disappointed with the news that the Conference of American Maritime Unions no longer functions as a working body. With the withdrawal of AFL unions, CAMU remains a shadow creature. Actually though, the disappointment should ba tempered by the knowledge that CAMU never did function effectively because its-purposes were nullified by- some, of its members. The major reasons for, establishing CAMU'were the hiring hall, the hospital issue and other legislative matters. From the very beginning, the NMU and CIO unions went their own' way on these issues instead of utilizing CAMU. This left it an organization without a purpose. ^ The SIU, if it so chose, could have remained in CAMU and would have if anything constructive was possible.^ Actually though, the AFL mafitime unions have cooperated on major issijes: in the past, and will'continue to work together as the. heed arisen, Asks SMU-Owned^ Operated Ships To the Editor: For some time now I have been kicking an idea around in my head, and so finaiiy I made up my mind to write you this letter. Perhaps if you print it in the LOG some of the other SIU brothers will have some comments to make about it. Briefly, I have often wondered if it wouldn't be'feasible for our Union, the SIU, to go into the shipping business—provided, of course, that jye didn't compete with our contracted companies. It seems to me that if some of these fly-by-night operators can put a small down payihent on a socalled "surplus" ship, and then start operating, why can't we? This would provide our niembers with % jobs of a permanent nature. Also, i think, we,should make it a point to compete with ships op­ erated under the Panamanian and Honduran flags. Even if we only If the black gang quarters on broke even, we would have ac­ the Steel Seafarer do not have a complished something. new coat of paint by the time she comes back to her home port, it Would Vote Assessment I, for one, would gladly vote for won't be the fault of John Masters, an assessment of $100 in order ship's delegate, and Chris Kelleher, to get this project started. Per­ engine delegate. Masters and Kel­ haps, in return for putting their leher were still plugging away on money into the project, we could the subject, according to last re­ sell the members shares in the ports received at headquarters, despite inertia and resistance from corporation. It might even be possible for topside. Kelleher told his shipmates that us to charter a Mariner ship from the Government and operate it as after some remonstrances with the a low-cost passenger ship—perhaps skipper and the chief engineer, solely for the use of students or some of the black gang men were other worthy people who can't put to work on the job, but pulled afford the regular passenger fares. off it before they had gotten very I realize therer would be all sorts far. However, the delegates re­ of difficulties in the way of getting fused to be discouraged and were such a project rolling, but I wish all set to go back at it for another some of my SlU brothers would try. give the matter some thought. Per-- .*^^sters, the ship's delegate, sonally, I think it's worth trying. sails in the deck department and And while we're speaking of has been the possessor of an SIU ships, I'd like tb tell the brothers book since December, 1950. He about my last ship, which was the joined the Union in the Port of Steel Advocate, although I think New York and is a native of the a better name for it would be the big town of 43 years' standing. Kelleher first saw the light of Steel Aggravate. Actually it's not such a bad ship, but it has one day in Ireland 39 years ago. but of those hardtiming chief mates now makes his home in Massachu­ on it who thinks he can get away setts. He joined the SIU in New York back in December, 1943. with anything. Was Deck Delegate 4 4 4 Because of this mate's tactics, There seems to be a friendly and there was plenty of contradiction beneficial rivalry developing among and confusion on deck, to say noth­ shipboard bakers ing of behind-the-scenes skulldug­ over turning out gery. I was the deck delegate andT,coffee time snacks. Anyway, believe me, it was no picnic. For a increasing men­ while there I wanted to resign, tion of this prac­ but I knew somebody had to keep tice has been this character In line and so I stuck noted before in it out. the various ship's Among the stunts this bird reports. The lat­ pulled was replacing the bosun, est man to get who paid off in Honolulu, with Souther the palm from one of his pals who wasn't even qualified ,for the job, working qne his shipmates is Seafarer Harry D. watch a day himself on OT and Souther on the Robin Hood. Crewhaving the men paint the rails members noted that his baking was "exceptionally good" in addi­ with rags. , Anyway, as soon as we hit New tion to the coffee time treats, York for payoff I called the hall which have met with unanimous and they arranged to have another favor. bosun shipped. What's more, at Souther, who is 29, comes out of the payoff the patrolmen did a Leominster, Massachusetts. He got go£d job of putting this mate, his SIU membership in .New York strai^t'about « few things. Even just last summer, and has all of so, I don't expect him to change, hit seatime in the steward depart­ ^hpse gpys.jiev^r jlesr^. , .. . ment. } < ' < Edward ,N, Vote -. Thanks I1 are one of the items proposed by the SIU steward department com­ mittee as a means &f improving shipboard feeding and providing greater variety to crew-members on SIU ships. 4 4 .. 4 Usually it's the crew singling out an individual member that rates mention in this space, but the next item is a turnabout one. Seafarer Edwin E. Ritchie on the Beauregard has a word of praise for the crew for helping keep the pantry ship-shape and clean. Sanitary Measure Of course, keeping the pantry and messroom in proper shape makes it that much easier for the galley gang and allows them to devote their time to the primary job of turning out good chow. It's also an important sanitary measure. Ritchie has been shipping as a Seafarer since World War 11. and got his book in New York in March, 1945. He's 33 and lives in Pritchard, Alabama. 4 4 4 Recently a Seafarer got himself worked up for some unexplained reason 'and went on a shipboard binge, drinking on the job and performing in the recreation room so that other crewmembers had to handle his chores. Naturally, this didn't sit well with the crew, and as soon as the ship .arrived in port, which hap­ pened to be Phil­ adelphia, his shipmates brought him up on charges under two head­ ings. The Philadel­ phia membership elected a trial Ruff committee con­ sisting of Seafarers Rapfiaei Romos, Fred Tonucie, William Mel­ lon, Thomas Gorman and Ralph Ruff to hear the charges. The ac­ cused Seafarer was advised of his rights and after testimony was taken. It was decided to fine him on two counts, plus probation. Sitting on a trial committee is one of the responsibilities and duties accepted by the men of the SIU: to insure democratic and con|ona| rljghti t« all Iccu^ -ii-K-.-i I • ••'tt WS.r- w rcisifa:,. •m �^ y»«» Tea • / • SEArAREkS LOG ^ ^ " April 1,195» . J- ^ worth'o Three Years of SlU Maternity I ir' m 518 636 647 In three years, payments of maternity benefits to Seafarers have steadily increased as shown above. The increase has taken place although there are less men in the shipping industry now than there were in 1951-1952, showing the growing tendency of Seafarers to become family men. ir^Ml i-11^..:/ • i:;;: '"•\vOj_r Bw; • !p' w .Mi' I 0'' • w''' Number one on the maternity benefits list was Seafarer Joseph Cave (right) of New Orleans. Cave Is shown picking up the first check plus congratulations from A1 Kerr, assistant administrator of the Welfare Plan. . -. >!•) • ..f.. Jostiph Cave, Jr.y points to his big day on the calendar as he prepares to celebrate his, and the Welfare Plan's, third birthday. Jodywasbomon , '' f - . April 2, 1952, just 24 hours after the SIU Plan vent into effect, making • • �April 1,195B- ,• B • :•."••' --. •;: • K:V^"A • - - "• p?:®'A V SEAFARERS LOG Pace Elevoi babies enefits , The SIU -Welfare Plan paid out its first $200 maternity benefit as of l^pril 1, 1952, to Seafarer Joseph A= ICave of New Orleans. Three years land 1,800 bouncing babies later, the IPlan had disbursed another $360,000 to Seafarers to help meet the burden of hospital and doctor bills. During this period the SIU has given each lewly-born youngster a $25 savings 3ond—a total of $45,000 at maturity. I An astonishing feature in the maJternity benefit picture is the absolute Igrowth in number of benefits paid, y^ear by year. This growth has taken olace in the face of a decline in the lumber of men shipping. I What it means is that the Seafarers [Welfare Plan correctly anticipated a lew trend in Seafaring—the tendency of professional seamen to become family men and assume the burdens ind responsibilities .of parenthood. The SIU maternity benefit is probjably the largest of its kind in any [welfare plan. Its value and desirjability is no longer questioned, and its [successful operation has been imi­ tated by other unions in the maritime [industry. , I One of four Seafarers who have collected the Union maternity henefit three times for single hirths, Seafarer Nils Nielsen is shown ahove with his family. Nielsen sails regularly as carpenter on SlU ships. His wife, Louise, is a formet- PHS hospital nurse. -ti To date tl. Plan ha. paid beneHl. to .even KU of la-ln. .uch a. the Maher hvlo, (left) and one set of trlnlel., chUd.-en "'J"'""' also collected for one other child. Apart from these multiple births there have been four instances where Seafarers have collected three individxi^al benehts for three separate births. Seafarers who have collected two individual benefits total. 180. The Plants particularly beneficial in instances of multiple births hecausa it nays oni berififit for each child, unlike other plans which make no allowance for such circumstances. v • - . . Siiivy---v'-i ."v c; I �vv:':" -Vr 1 &•• • •frflr «; ' SEAFAREnS Faci Twelve Houston: Good Shipping Holds; Payoffs Rnn Smooth ;: .1 Shipping and business in this port during the last two weeks continued to be very good. In some respects, in fact, it has been too good. In some ratings, such as ABs and oilers, we had some trouble getting enough men. The four ships in for payoff made for a pretty busy weekend of pay­ ing off. signing on and crewing up these ships. The William Carruth (Trans Fuel), Irenestar (Maine), Seagarden (Peninsular Nav.) and Gene­ vieve Peterkin (Bloomfield) ac­ counted for all this activity. In transit were the following; Eoj'al Oak, Bents Fort, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); Seatrains Texas, Savannah, New Jersey (Seatrain); Del Oro, Del Mundo (Mis­ sissippi); Tagalam (Seatrade); Michael, Alexandra (Carras); Seatiger (Orion) and Val Chem (Val­ entine). There was very little in question on these ships, and we handled whatever disputes there were right on the ships. The future outlook so far de­ pends on a Bloomfield ship due April 5, plus the regular in-transits that always provide a few jobs. Charles Kimball Acting Houston Port Agent ^ ^ New Orleans: ^ Union Policy On GAMU Backed By fdembership - Shipping dropped way down in this port during the past period, and will probably remain that way in the coming two weeks. Even the towboat and relief jobs ^didn't ac­ count for much activity, which didn't help things at all. At our last meeting, the mem­ bership of this branch went on record unanimously in favor of the SIU's policy regarding the Con­ ference of American Maritime Unions and allied items. Payoffs during the period in­ cluded the following ships: Steel Scientist (Isthmian); Iberville, De Soto (Pan Atlantic), and Del Sud and Del Santos (Mississippi). The Del Sud, Del Oro and Del Mundo (Mississippi) signed on. We had a total of 13 in-transits as follows: Alcoa Clipper, Pennant, Corsair, Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Del Sud, Del Oro, Del Mundo (Mississippi); Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Seatrain); Monarch of the Seas, Clai­ borne (Waterman), and Arlyn (Bull). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent t two weeks just passed included the Stony Creek (American Tramp); Calmar, Seamar (Calmar), and Angelina and Dorothy (Bull). The Stony Creek, Calmar and Seamar signed on again. In addition, we had these eight ships in transit: Winter Hill (Cities Service); Emilia, Jean (Bull); Raphael Semmes (Waterman); Arizpa, Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic); Steel Chemist (Isthmian), and Robin Locksley (Seas Shipping). A. S. Cardullo Philadelphia Port Agent i, t Seattle: New Hiring Rules Please Membership As expected, the Cecil N. Bean (Dry Trans) was the only ship to pay off here during the last period, so activity has slowed down from the pace of two weeks ago. We had a pair of sign-ons in the Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans) and Sea Comet II (Ocean Carriers), plus the Pennmar (Calmar) and Azalea City (Waterman) as intransits. Shipping in the near fu­ ture looks to be only fair. Arrival of the SEAFARERS LOG issue of March 18 containing the full reports on the new hiring sys­ tem and shipping rules gave the membership here a chance to go over the whole set-up again and they again came up with a very favorable verdict. The whole new hiring system was, of course, ex­ plored in considerable detail at the previous meeting. Among the members on the beach here is Seafarer Billey G. Edelman, a Texan who, at the age of 27, is still enjoying a life of single-blessedness. Edelman joined the SIU in Jan­ uary, 1946, in New Orleans, and has sailed in the deck department continuously, ex­ cept for a twoyear hitch in the Army in 1953-54. His first trip was ^the Park Victory, (Robin Line), which took him to Greece, Pales­ Edelman tine and Italy with a cargo of mules and horses. Despite this, he stayed with it. This brother is very pleased with his SIU membership and really likes the way of life aboard SIUcontracted ships. He says our sys­ tem of handling beefs jointly through the delegates and Union officials is second to none. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent Baltimore: Seafarers Rate Hand Far Glean Payoffs Perl Hciding lis Own; Pace Bue Tc Keep Up A slight improvement in ship­ ping in the last two-week period has us hopeful of a future upturn in business out of here. We paid off 16 ships in the period covered by the report, signed on 10 and had 11 in-transits. Our payoffs were: Mae, Emilia, Evelyn, Edith (Bull); Raphael Semmes (Waterman); Salem Mari­ time and Logans Fort (Cities Serv­ ice); Coe Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); Steel Chemist (Isthmian) and the usual run of Ore ships, the' Feltore, 4" 4" t Chilore, Baltore, Marore, Venore and Oremar. Norfolk: Signing on were the Baltore, Feltore, Chilore, Cubore, Marore, -Venore and Oremar, all of Ore Line; and the Yaka and Raphael Semmes. The in-transits were the Michael (Carras); Bethcoaster and Shipping has been holding its Calmar (Calmar); Alcoa Pioneer own here in this port with practi­ and Puritan (Alcoa); Iberville (Pan cally the same number shipped as Atlantic); and the Angelina, Hil­ were registered over the past two ton, Jean and Ines (Bull). weeks. However, there is nothing Most of the ships paid off clean definite scheduled here at the and the crews can certainly take a present time, so we are hoping bow for bringing in the vessels in for the best. such fine shape. The only beef The new system of seniority job hanging fire is one on delayed classifications has been out into sailing on Bull Line ships. We are effect and is working very satis­ expecting to hear from headquar­ factorily. All shipping is being ters momentarily as to the out­ done under the new rules. come. The new rules have been dis­ Welcome Mat Out cussed very thoroughly by the The welcome mat is out to all membership here and all agreed SIU members, friends and families that they would work for the pro­ to visit our buifding and make use tection of Seafarers. The following were the ships paid of our famed cafeteria. Port O'Call cafe and Sea Chest. All these fa­ off: Seastar (Mercador), Greece cilities are open for your conven­ Victory (South Atlantic), Hastings ience and pleasure. (Waterman) and Eugenie (Oro). In port with" us now is Seafarer All but the Eugenie signed on Stanley Wojcik, , again. We had only one in-transit who is one of '< - ship during the period, the Steel our newer Union Flyer (Isthmian). There were no members and special beefs on any of these ves­ mighty pleased sels. Meanwhile, our pool table has with it all. As he puts it, "my been repaired and neW'balls, cues one ambition and rail covers provided so that since I s^rted the membership can make use of this equipment at all times. The sailing with the table is very popular and gets a SIU was to be­ Wojcik lot of wear accordingly. come a full book member. I have always found the Although the plans have been Union to have my welfare at heart passed on and bids for repairing and I can assure all newcomers the roof and painting the hall have that if they do their job in the been accepted and approved by good old SIU fashion they too will the membership, the painting of eventually become full members the hall is still not accomplished. of the Union. It is just a matter This is due to the fact that it of following the rules laid down has taken some time for the build­ by the organization- and doing ing to dry out since the roof was their jobs as set forth in the fixed. We hope to get around to agreements." the painting itself before long. We suggest that all the brothers Ben Rees get out their pens and cards or put Norfolk Port Agent New Hiring System Working Out Okay Shipping Figures March 9 to March 22 The shipping figures for this REG. REG. BEG. TOTAL REG. port tell most of the story of the PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. past two weeks. We shipped al­ Boston 15 12 12 39 most as many as we registered and New York .. 74 62 59 195 that means we have been holding Philadelphia 28 9 22 59 our own pretty well in this depart­ Baltimore .. ..a........... 73 63 200 ment. Norfolk .... This pace will probably keep up 29 6 46 11 for the coming period, as we are Savannah 10 10 29 R scheduled to have the Arizpa (Pan Tampa 22 50 19 13 Atlantic) in, possibly for payoff, Mobile 39 44 40 123 as well as two ships each for Bull 22 New Orleans 45 57 124 Line and Calmar. Ships -that have been in here 45 175 Houston .... 67 63 recently appeared in ve^ fine 49 14 Seattie 15 20 shape, with few beefs and a smooth . 28 70 21 21 iSan Francisco •••••••oeeeeee' trip recorded all around. This is 85 15 IS • • • * »eee«eeee the way we always like to see ' <:>S? V/'.-)'!-;- V them. ' Thei'lllf of''i>aj«4fli»'aurinf the on their walking shoes either to write or pay a visit to their less fortunate buddies in the USPHS Hospital, Wyman Parkway, Balti­ more 18, Maryland. Those in the hospital now are as follows; Clyde R. Leggett, Arthur Faulker, Ed Ruley, J. A. Lewis, Wm. C. Simmons, Francis Mayo, Roy Hawes, William Mellon, B. O. Buzbee, Robert Smith, Alfred E. Seemiller, Robert Scales, Stanley Gelak, Robt. J. Wiseman, G. Maiello, Thomas Mungo, George Bekken, Jessie Clarke, Robert McKnew, Edward Seserko, George Olive, Victor B. Cooper, Norman Jackson, John-R. Schultz, Edward Huienga and Gorman Glaze. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent Lake Charles: Laundry Workers In Sign-Up Brive AFL Laundry Workers in this port are in the midst of a full-scale organizing drive these days. The tactic devised by the union has the employees working only half a day, but the employers don't know when the half-day begins and they're pulling their hair out. The way it operates, the laundry workers may cOme in for the morn­ ing, work until noon and then go fishing, or they may first come in at noon. With schedules and de­ liveries to worry about, the bosses can't figure which end is up. Of course, all they have to do to right the situa­ tion is to sit down with the union Hellman and talk business. All the unions here are backing the workers all the way. Shipping down here is moving along nicely, so quite a few of the brothers got out during the last couple of weeks. The activity was due to the arrival of t:he following: Chiwawa,. Logans Fort, Bradford Island, Archers Hope, Winter Hill (all of these came in twice), Cantigny. Bents Fort, Salem Maritime (Cities Service), plus the Tagalam (Sea Trade) and Seatiger (Colo­ nial),. both in Port Arthur, Texas, and the Val Chem (Valentine), in Orange, Texas. At our iast branch membership meeting, brother Ross Lyle, pump­ man, was chairman, and Ezeb Manuel, who sails in the steward department, was recording secre­ tory. Both did a very fine job. For our Seafarer of the week we nominate brother Karl A. "Swede" Hellman, better known as the exmayor of Highway 90 West; Since this is an election year, he may run again, we hear. "Swede" started sailing with the SIU in 1946 and has always proved to be a good man on the ship. He was observed recently looking over some second-hand cars and said . he may go into the used-car busi­ ness between trips. He uses the , cars alright; we once made the mistake of riding with him and that was enough. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent 4i 3^ Wilmington: .\ ^ jr smPi DECK 15 68 23 68 21 15 29 17 31 56 10 32 12 t lii-TransH Ships Keep Things Busy Although we had no payoffs or sign-ons during the past tvvo we.eks and nothing appears to be expected in the coming period, shipping still caused a little stir in this port. The 1^1 ships that we had in transit hiad us busy trying to find men who were ready to ship. The only brother that' we had in the ; SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL hospital here was discharged last ,. ENG. STEW. SHIPPED week and was able to ship on the 13 87 Western Trader after she came in 9 at the Shell Oil dock. 49 56 178 forHebunkers t was none other than Arthur 13 54 "One-Round" King who had spent 18 191 a couple of months in drydock and , 59 , 64 on the beach with us. 12 8 41 The ships which were in transit 8 82 :» were "the following; Bienville, John . 56 17 14 B. Waterman, Morning Light, Fair15 15 45 port, Azalea City (Waterma_n); Steel Voyager (Isthmian); Mary35 118 47 mar, Yorkmar, Portmar (Calmar); 137 85 46 Warrior (Pan Atlantic); National. 13 . 82 Liberty (American Waterways); ^ 9 25 21 78 Seacomet'II (Ocean Carriers), and6 12 80 Westefn Trader (Western Nav.). .a**" ^ nl'-i .A<v iJL Bw'WHey-''* •' hi'"- mmitiPMifGMEcoitP^ 3^ Philadelphia: rv'i" rir April 1. 195S LOG PORT REPORTS.. PWi 1^1. ; ' t. /'ill" �SEAFARERS li/-'. V-- Aprtl 1,1955 raire Tiiirie«fl LOO PORT KEPOBTS Boston: City Officials Applaad Seafarer's Boys Cieb company paid everything. This is just one more instance in which the crewmen, working with their Union officials, got everything that was coming to them. The payoffs during the past two weeks were {he Salem Maritime, Cantigny and Archers Hope (Cities Serviceir Frances and Jean (Bull); Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping); Jefferson City ,Victory (Victory Carriers); Val Chem (Valentine Tankers); Republic (Trafalgar); Queenston Heights (Seatrade), and Seatrains Georgia" and Texas (Seatrain). The sign-ons were the Steel Advocate and Steel Traveler (Isth­ mian); Robin Kirk (Seas Shipping); Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers); Lawrence Victory (MLssissippi); Republic (Trafalgar) and Queenston Heights (Seatrade). Ships in tran-sit were the Seatrains Savannah, Louisiana, New York and New Jersey (Seatrain); Alcoa Partner and Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa); Chickasaw and Antinous (Pan Atlantic); Steel Chemist (Isth­ mian); Kathryn, Ann Marie and Suzanne (Bull); Bethcoaster and Seamar (Calmar), and Greece Victory (South Atlantic). Claude Simmons Ass't. Sec.-Treasurer This port is continuing, to hold its own fairly well, with the tankwagons, as usual, providipg the bulk of our sJiipping business. We paid .off the Ann Marie (Bull); Seatiger (Colonial) and Bradford Island, French Creek, Fort Hoskins and Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice). Ali of these ships signed on again. Ships in transit, which took a few men, were the John Kulukundis (Martis); Antinous and be Soto (Pan At­ lantic), and Alex­ andra (Carras). What beefs there were on board were set­ tled to the satis­ faction of crewmembers. Maffucol LocaT I'esidents and political representatives here are worked up over defective con­ struction in a new $9 million jail being built in this state. Although the place has been six years 4) 4) a-building, the Governor refused to open it for occupancy after two San Francisco: convicts pointed out major defects, such as cracks in the walls and locks that could be opened with penknives. Of more interest to Seafarers is the world's largest ship anchor Shipping here continues its now under construction at the roller-coaster ride. Although the Charlestown Naval Shipyard. The last report showed us way down, hook is 20 feet long, 13 feet wide the present two weeks were very and weighs a mefe 30 tons. It's for good and the future looks bright. use aboard the super-carrier ForIn the period just passed we restal. shipped more men than we regis­ Club A Success tered, even with just the one pay­ Just off the Chickasaw (Pan off and sign-on that we had. The Atlantic) is Seafarer Vincent Maf- crystal ball didn't even come close fuci, who is having considerable to that when we reported in the success with the boys club he runs last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. in Somerville with the aid of two We expect a couple of payoffs next other residents. They instruct the week, also. boys in various sports and run Waterman's Morning Light was dances and social affairs. Maffuci the source of a lot of our activity has been commended by the mayor in the shipping department, and and other city officials for the the eight In-transits we had added good work at the club. On the beach with us at the mo­ their share. Ships that called here ment are J. Rubery, R. Johnston enroute Include the following: and G. McCarthy. We have only Gateway City, Azalea City, Fairone hospital patient at the mo­ port, Fairisle, Maiden Creck,.(Waterman); Yorkmar, Portmar (Cal­ ment, A. Hancock. mar)^ and Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Seafarer Arthur Blood, who Among the brothers on the sailed out of this port, passed away on March 20. A wreath was sent beach here waiting their turn to by the Union to the funeral serv­ get out are F. Yoh, C. Mazur, J. Henhing, C. Shirley, F. Ryan, C. ices. Ridge, A. Surles, M. Lee, I. DeJames Sheehan Kleo,, C. Demers, J. Webber, T. Boston Port Agent Ulisse and C. Hill. 4- 4" 4" Tom Banning New York: San Francisco Port Agent Shipping Up Again; Future Looks Good CG Seen Sliii inienl On Hardtiming Seamen Once again I would like to call the members' attention to the fact that upon the slightest pretext the Coast Guard is waiting to pounce on you. It seems as though the CG has nothing to do but hardtime seamen. So watch your step or they'll be on your trail. Shipping in this port slowed up considerably during the past two weeks and it does not look as if It will be any better during the coming two weeks. During the past two weeks we paid off 12 ships, signed 7 oh for­ eign articles and had 15 in ti'ansit. However, the job turnover on these ships was small. Crewmen Win Beef On the Lawrence Victory (Mis­ sissippi), the skipper and chief mate did not want to pay some good overtime, but the crew stood together and reftrstfdi. Jtty off. So, d&>«iBuai^1l^lm«||feMitl)i6y the Kagelmacher, Joe Rosa, Jack Cra­ Mobile: ven and Ernie Sims. The membership here is remind­ ed that Garden City-Checker Cabs is the only union cab company in town. These cabs should be pa­ The recent' transfer of several Shipping is likely to pick up tronized by all unionists. Alcoa ships to the East Coa.st run E. B. MacAuIey here this coming week as we have hM quite a few bi'others wonderHq. Representative two payoffs schedule(f right now. in| how long these vessels will be 4 4 4" In addition, there are not too many on the new run, since they always Tampa: men on the beach here at the shipped out of here, and have their homes and families in this present time. Accordingly, the out­ area. look is fair for the immediate future. We've checked with the com­ pany on this matter, and so far The Southport (South Atlantic) came in for payoff and sign-on dur­ The rainy season has dropped in they have set no definite time for ing the last period with 228 hours here with a bang and we are really the duration of this extra EaSt of disputed overtime. Most of this getting it now at all times. But Coast service. Accordingly, we had to be referred to headquarters everything else is fine down here, urge Seafarers on tlie.se ships to stay with them. It may be only a for interpretation, however, so it so we can manage' the weather. will -take a little time to clear it Shipping pepped up quite a lot couple of trips hauling sugar and all up. during the last period as we then they'll be back on the Gulf We were successful in collecting shipped six more men than we run, and getting home regularly overtime for butchering for the registered and all ships arrived in again. Shipping in the port generally chief cook on this ship. The com­ fine shape. The only beef we had pany was forced to buy beef in was on the Cuba (P&O), where the took a real nose dive for the last Germany to restock the vessel, and chief mate fired one man on what couple of weeks. Only 44 men the beef turned out to be an en­ we thought were insufficient were shipped to regular jobs, and approximately 120 to various relief tire cow. Since^ our agreement grounds. states that butchering of anything This was cleared up finally in jobs in and around the harbor. in eighths or larger shall be con­ the man's favor, but it was a long Runner In Survey sidered overtime, the chief cook way getting there. First the cap­ There were a total of seven pay­ netted' himself 16 hours of OT tain refused to talk about it by offs, three sign-ons and four ships claiming there were no beefs on in transit. Part of the decline in when it was all over. the ship and therefore nothing to shipping stems from the fact that In-Transits Ships in transit io this port were talk about. Then a call to the out of the seven ships paying off, the Seatrains Georgia and Louisi­ company office in Miami got no­ four are on continuous articles and ana (Seatrain); Steel Scientist where when we tried to get P&O only took a few replacements and (Isthmian); Bents Fort and Chi- to have the master or the chief one other, the Alcoa Runner, went take the man back on the into the yard for a five-year sur­ wawa (Cities Service), and An­ mate job. vey. This put a full crew on the tinous (Pan Atlantic). But we still had one ace left in beach until the ship crews up Our man of the week this trip the bag, which was article II, sec­ again in the next week or ten is brother Hari-y M. Galphin, who tion 3 of the P&O agreement deal­ days. started going to, ing with a "port committee." This Payoffs here were the following: sea regularly just did the trick, after the company Alcoa Corsair, over 28 years ago, was notified that we wished to Pilgrim, C a v aon Marqh 4, 1927. exercise the privilege of calling lier. Runner and Galphin has seen together a port committee as pro­ Patriot 'Alcoa), many changes on vided for in the agreement. Monarch of the behalf of seamen Won In Committee Seas and Clai­ during this time, borne (W a t e rFive hours of bargaining later, but he considers man). Signing on the SIU's gains we were awarded the beef when were the Alcoa the company agreed that the de­ of recent years to Galphin Pilgrim and mands we made were just. The be the most out­ Patriot (Alcoa). brother involved thei-efore got Lumpkins standing of the lot. The DeSoto and back on the ship with full wages One of the worst experiences he and subsistence for the time he Iberville (Pan Atlantic). Steel recalls came during the war when was fired. Traveler (Isthmian) and Del Sud the SS Benjamin Smith was torpe­ Our only payoff here was the (Mississippi) were in transit. doed off the west coast of Africa Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa), which was Authorities in the Italian port and he wound up in a lifeboat for clean as a whistle with no beefs city of Venice recently identified two and a half days before he was at all. A few more ships are also a body found in the Grand Canal picked up. Today, he lives danger­ expected to come in this week. as that of Reese Lumpkins, who ously between trips indulging in his The following were the ships in was chief electrician on the Ocean favorite hobby, which is stock car transit: Cuba (P&O); DeSoto and Dinny (Ocean Trans). Brother auto racing. Iberville (twice), Antinous, Chicka-' Lumpkins had shipped out of this Along with Galphin on the beach saw (Pah Atlantic); Archers Hope, port for years and started his last at this time are several other .old- Winter Hill (Cities Service); Del voyage from here also. He was timers, includingr Claude R. West, Viento (Mississippi); Topa Topa reported missing about a month Geronimo B. Gapa'c, Clyde Laseter, (Waterman); Marie Hamil (Bloom- ago when the Ocean Dinny sailed George Trusedell, Johnny Floyd, field). from Venice. Bennie Gonzales W. "Sleepy" Matthews, Jack Nel­ Support To Strikers Hq. Representative son, R. C. Shedd, Steve Poole, Red The labor scene in Mobile pres­ ently shows two strikes in prog­ ress, one involving non-operating personnel on the L&N Railroad and the other communications workers at the Bell Telephone systeih. Our support and assistance WILMINGTON, CalU BOS Marine Ave. FORT WHLIAM....118t4 Syndicate Ave. has been pledged to both of these Ontario Phone; 3-3221 groups in their beefs. Ernest TlUey. Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St. HEADQUARTERS....678 4tli Ave.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone: 8591 For our Seafarer of the week BECRETARY-TREASURER TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. Paul HaU EMpire 4-5719 we nominate brother Henry Hill, ASST. SECRETARY-TREASITRERS VICTORIA, BC 61714 Cormorant St, who joined the SIU in 1938 and J. Alglna. Deck C. Simmons, Joint Empire 4531 J. Volpian. Eng. W. Hall, Joint VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. has sailed out of the Gulf area E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 804 Charlotte St. since then, usually as chief cook or Phone 6346 steward. He is married and makes SUP BAGOTVILLE Qucbee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 his home here. Having seen all HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 62 St. Davids St. the gains won by the Union under Phone 5-8777 THOROLD. Ontario CAnal 7-3202 PORTLAND 023 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC 113 Cote Do La Montague the SIU Welfare Plan, he is still Beacon 4336 Quebec Phone: 2-7078 IlICUMOND. CALIT. 257 Sth St SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. most pleased with the Vacation Phone 2599 NB Phone: 3-5332 Plan, which he feels helps take up SAN FRANCISCO..i.....450 Harrison St. the slack for a man on the beach Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District waiting for a ship. SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0.280 ALPENA ; 133 W. Fletcher Other oldtimers in port right WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. now include L. Koundourakis, 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE NEW YORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 A. E. House, W. Wade, M. Robin­ HYacinth 9-6600 Phone: Cleveland 7391 son, J. Miller, T. Moss, C. McDETROIT .1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Lemore, W. Reynolds, R. Watford. 831 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL. . m St. Jamek St. West DULUTH Phone: Melrose 2-4110 J' ' Cal Tanner ii PLateau 8161 • Phon^^E^AW. Savannah: iSKiyM££ SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Jamea Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. R. Vaughan, Agent Preaton 6SS8 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 MOBILE . ' 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvUle St. Lindsey WiUlaini. Agent MagnoUa 6113-6113 NEW yORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdiaon 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. 8. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1639 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-5479 Marty Breitboff, West Coast Kepreseniative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La 9 ^1 Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St A. Michelet. Agent Phono 3-1728 SETTLE : 2505 1st Ave. GlUette, Agent--..-EUiott 4334- New East Coast Run May Be Just Temporary Cow-Carving Cook Goto Bulehoring OT Pact Clause Saves Job For Seafarer •-'.Hr I ' ••^1 M / "^^1 �SEAFARERS Par* Fourteen •« April 1, 1951 LOG OFF WATCH This feature it designed to offer hints and information on hobbies, neto products, developments^ publications and the like which Seafarers may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard ship. Queries should be addressed to "Off Watch," SEA­ FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. fe- :i- t '-Hr' &;g:"=:' Making a voyage aboard the SlU-contracted Kathryn proved a happy sequel to the story of his marriage. Seafarer Charles E, Rawlings reports to the LOG. Above (left) Rawlings poses in the ship's engine room with his wife Angelica and daughter Sandra. At the right are Angelica and Sandra with the Kathryn's skipper, Captain Callis. Rawlings says Kathryn crew's work is in best SIU tradition. SIU Voyage Is Seque To Story Of Romance Althougrh Seafarers who are reg-^ is for the Seafarer to carry iilar travelers in and out, of the stances his film in a separate package. country may not have too much Then Cu.stoms can check your bag­ trouble on this score, a reminder gage without fogging" every roll. never hurls. The» lesson learned 3) 4 the hard way by many occurs whem The American Photographio their baggage contains film—ex­ posed or not—and the need to let Book Publishing Company has Customs know about it. In major available a 30-page listing of cur­ ports like New York, Customs may rent books on different phases of use an x-ray machine to go over photography, which can be gotten your gear. This is what can ruin merely by writing 33 West 60th film, and generally they wijl al­ Street. The information is - ar­ ways be the rolls which contain ranged under 40 separate subject the highlights of a particular trip. headings, and may help speed se­ The best advice to give in such in- lection "of a good all-around book dealing with a photography sub­ ject you're interested in. Shutter Subjects On The Venore Some time ago the SEAFARERS LOG published a story telling of Seafarer Charles E. Rawlings' long search for the fiancee he had not seen in many years. That search, as the LOG story related, ended hap--f pily when Rawlings Ipcated honeymoon Angelica and I could his sweetheart—Angelica Diaz see the ships in the harbor from —in Puerto Rico, and the two were married there. Now, it seems, there is a sequel to the story, for Rawlings—who at­ tributes his finding of Angelica to his SIU sailing—recently was able to give his wife a first-hand exam­ ple of what it means to be aboard an SIU ship. This occurred when Rawlings, together with Angeiica and daugh­ ter Sandra, sailed as a passenger aboard the SlU-contracted Kathryn (Bull). "You may remember that in your fine story about our marriage," Rawlings now writes the LOG, "you mentioned that during our Speak Your Mind At SttJ 3^eetuB^s r Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers ai-e urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their minds. the window of our hotel room in San Juan. Well, one of the ships we saw at that time was the Kath­ ryn, and I was very happy, re­ cently, to be able to give Angelica a close-up of life on her when we boarded her as passengers at Mayaguez, PR." Met SIU Buddies The trip to the States, Rawlings writes, not only gave him an op­ portunity to renew acquaintances with many of his SIU buddies, but also proved a very interesting and enjoyable one for Angelica and lit­ tle Sandra. "This voyage," Rawlings says, "was the first for my wife and daughter, and my wife wants you to know that the outstanding serv­ ice she received aboard the ship was the best she has ever gotten. She wishes to convey her heai-tiest thanks to the officers and SIU crewmen of the Kathryn and hopes you will print a special God bless you all, for these wonderful men. "For myself," Rawlings writes, "I want to say that the spirit I saw displayed aboard the Kathryn by t%e SIU crewmen, in the perform­ ance of their duties, again made me realize that there is no union that can begin to compare with the SIU. The wondel-ful at home feeiing that they gave to me and my family, and their consideration for our comfort, meant more in happiness to all of us, I am sure, than anything our fares could have purchased. I would like to 'add my voice to that Of my wife in saying 'Thank you one and ail.'" 1^ I&-' rfr Vf-:':- I.*;, £ I (1> Which does a fire need in order to burn: oxygen or carbon dioxide? (2) If A is always one-fourth of B, and A is 2 when B is 8, what is B when A is one-half? - (3) What little girl in a comic strip has a dog named Sandy? (4) What is probably the earliest-known instrument for measuring time? (5) Who wore herring boxes for shoes? (6) Is the monetary unit of the Greece the quetzal, the franc or the drachma?' (7) How fast must the wind travel to be a huri'icane: (a) 25 mph, (b) 50 mph, (c) 75 mph, (d) ICQ mph? (8) What important part did Sutter's mill play in American history? Where is it? (9) Puring what war did the Charge of the Light Brigade take place: (a) War of 1812, (b) Crimean War, (c) Spanish-American War, (d) World War I? (10) The word meridian pertains, to what time of day? <. . (Quiz Answers On Page 17) t:i:i < H i f f K'*'? . Snapped during a moment of leisure aboard the Venore (Ore) is (left) Richard Glaze, oiler. At the right, in the usual order, are C. O. Stroud, oiler and FWT Smith. Stroud sent in the photographs. The Venore is on the regular run between Sparrows Point, Md., and the ore fields in South America. LOG-A-RHYTHM: A Seaman's Dream By M. Dwyer A frequent contributor of poetry to the SEAFARERS LOG, M. Dwyer herein submits a new version of an age-old formula for success in mar­ riage for seamen. "To many foreign lands you'll I sailed upon a moonlit sea roam And dreamed a dream most real to me. "Yet none will ever be your home. I dreamed that I was home once "You'll laugh when in some more, distant port A welcome mat outside the door. "With maids whose favors can be bought. And in the dream I seemed to be A lad close to my father's knee. "But when you settle down for His words of wisdom I still hear. life, Through the years ringing clear. "Choose a lady for your wife. I saw him smile at me and say: "Test them, son, one and another "Perhaps some day you'll sail away, "But if a ieaman's life you choose, "Try to find one like your mother, "Be prepared to win or lose. "A loving woman, kind and true. "Remember, boy, there are a few. "And if you choose this fine -profession, "And if you find this woman rare, "'Think well first and -use dis­ "Make sure that she can also share cretion, "Your seaman's life and seaman's "For it's no picnic to attend— ways, "This rugged life can break or "With no tears shed through mend. absent days. "But if she's one who takes to "Some nights you'll toss upon grieving, your sack. "And wish, perhaps, that you "Her heart viay break when you were back are leaving. "On land to live a life of ease "So find one who will Understand "Instead of sailing on the seas. "A seaman cannot live on land." "But should the sea get in your These wisdom words were in vein my ear "You'll never stay at home again, As I awoke to a sky clear. "For men have left their loved And I smiled and had to say: ones fair "To roam -the •world, and' breathe "Thanks,~I3tt<k-i«r-sh0winff--me-'---the way." ^ j . .... i i,.< f 4« 4» The " ticklish Job of painting chair and table legs can be accom­ plished without smearing the floor or leaving excess paint at the tip of the leg by creating a pair of stilts for the article involved which will get it off the floor. The trick lies in elevating the chair or table by driving a nail or two into the end of each leg so that the piece can still stand on its own and then be painted. 4" 4" 4" 4 4 4" Philatelists interested in firstday covers of the proposed new Soo Locks stamp will have to wait for official word from Washington before they can start sending out requests. Although June 18, 1955, was announced as the date of is­ sue by the local postmaster, the Post Office Department in Wash­ ington has refused so far to con­ firm the date, and collectors will have to await Its decision. The angler interested in knowing about the flies on which trout feed will find a good source in Art Flick's "Streamside Guide to Natu­ rals and Their Imitations." Both the novice and the experienced fly fisherman will find it valuable. Most bookshops and sporting goods stores, carry it. '—for SIU MEMBERS! A/eEDINSB4GE4R ANPSHOReWSARFfiOMATbO/HBRdSH TOASOUVKKUERT^ULATSPEOAU se4c/JKrH?ics your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR f SEA GEAR SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR at SIU HEADQUARTERS �A»Hi 1, idss SEAFARERS Pace Fifteea LOG Shipmate's Wedding is Gala Event For Dei Vaiie Crew B3J Spike Marlin , The wedding of Seafarer M. W. Valentine proved a festive occasion for Valentine's shipmates on the Del Valle (Mississippi), as this photo shows. The wedding was held in Houston and was followed by a party at Little Nell's, with a good time had by all. Valentine and his bride Ey^hel, both wearing light clothes, are shown at the center of the photo, which was sent to the LOG by H. D. Higginbotham. Tampa-To-Havana Is Some Fun For SlU Stewardess On The Cuba Life aboard one of the SIU's newest ships the P & O's SS Cuba—is a good deal for the SIU crewmembers. And especially if that crewmember happens to be a woman. So re­ ports Audrye E. Henry, a nurse who has been serving as stewardess on the Cuba, and who has been tending to the wants • of both the crew and the 200 joyable .because of the kindness~of enables her to give care to the passengers which the ship the crew. "They have taken me crewmembers, if needed, as well Just when we thought everybody in this gloomy old world was get­ ting ftiore worked up over foreign affairs than sports, the citizens of Montreal have shown where their true interests lie. Others may get excited over what Acheson told Chiang Kai Shek. In Montreal, they are all for stuffing Clarence Campbell in a well-weighted sack and rolling him down the slopes of Mount Royal into the St. Lawrence River. Campbell got in this plight by happening to be the president of the National Hockey League. His enormous "crime" consisted of the suspension of Maurice Richard for the remainder of the season. In the eyes of the citizenry, Richard is hockey's Babe Ruth. The suspension came when Mon­ treal and Detroit wei-e neck and neck in the stretch and continues right through the championship piayoffs. Naturally the citizens were annoyed. Drew Blood All Richard did to deserve such foul treatment was to crease an op­ ponent's skull with a hockey stick and take a couple of whacks at an official who interfered. Inciden­ tally, it wasn't the first time that Richard drew blood. The very same night of the sus­ pension, Detroit played Montreal in the latter's home arena and Campbell boldly attended the game. A mild riot foliowed, punc­ tuated by rotten fruit and eggs and climaxed by a tear gas bomb. The game was called off while police moved in to try to break it up, car­ rying several kicking, screaming spectators off to the iocal pen. After that the crowd really got hot under the collar. It surged into th^ street, smashed windows, looted and started fires. Over 100 people were ^ arrested. Richard hustled off to a radio studio and broadcast a special pica to his legions of admirers to keep cool. Richard may be hotheaded but his worshippers will match him in that respect anytime. Explosive Fans This kind of behavior is always amazing but it is not restricted to Montreal, far from it. People will open newspapers and yawn at the daily recital of misdeeds, local or international. Then they will ex­ plode all over the place at a sport­ ing event. New York is supposed to be a sophisticated town in that respect, but that myth is easily punctured. We recall one ugly scene in Yankee Stadium when New York and De­ troit were grimly battling for the top spot. lYes, Detroit once did win a pennant). The Yankees were trailing in late innings when they got three men aboard and left-hander Tom­ my Henrich di-ibbled a roller down the third base line. The umpires called it a foul ball and the next thing we knew, men who wouldn't dare raise their voices to their wives were flinging pop bot­ tles." Everybody, friend or foe, retreated to the dugout to keep from getting skulled. Since then, then've been serving beer and soda in paper cups. There's something about a sport­ ing event that incites to riot more than anything else. What it is we'll leave for others to explain. /. -U "./•r .1 generally carries. The Cuba, Audrye reports in a letter to the LOG, is on a weekly run between Tampa and Havana. It leaves Tampa every Monday morning for Key West; From there it goes on to Havana and then re­ turns to Tampa for the week-end. "Havana," Audrye writes, "is the kind of place you read about in the magazines or see in the movies, with palm trees swaying in the breeze, stars, shining overhead, and music guaranteed to make one for­ get iife's ups_and downs." Escorted By Crewmen ' Her visits to Havana, Audrye re­ ports, have been particularly en­ to some of the nicest places in the as to carry on her regular duties city," she writes, "and have treated among the passengers. me wonderfully in every respect. I would like- to take this oppor­ The LOG conducts this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, tunity to express my appreciation bakers and others who'd like to share flavored recipes, little-known to each and every one of them." cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here s Seafarer Julio Reg's Audrye writes that she has a recipe for "Chicken a la Rey." son in school in Baton Rouge, and A perennial favorite, chicken again makes an appearance that her desire to be nearer to him is making her leave the Cuba here as the mainstay of Seafarer Julio Key's "Chicken a la for the present. She hopes, how­ Rey." The recipe is the veteran steward's own creation, and ever, to be able to ship on an­ the dish, from all reports, other SIU ship out of New Orleans seatime under his belt, about 15 in the near future. Meanwhile she "fit for a king," which is what of of those in the galley. intends to do private nursing duty. "a la Key," in this Seafarer's To make the dish, here's what This nursing experience, Audrye native Spanish, means in English. you need: 10 chickens (3-31i feels, is very valuable in her work The speciality always met with pounds each), 1 as stewardess aboard a ship and favor whenever he served it on the pound onions, 1 iiipiiliil® liner Puerto Rico, while that ship pound green was in US-flag service with an SIU peppers, 3 grains crew, and still has 'em smacking gai'lic, 1 teaspoon their lips on other SlU-contracted paprika, 2 bay ships today. Re^'s last ship was leaves, 1 can the Marina (Bull). Although he tomato paste, 2 first joined the SIU in 1948, by No. 21^ cans to­ Audrye Henry, shown while that time he already had 20 years matoes, 2 table­ stewardess on the Del Sud. spoons WorcestKey er.shire sauce. First, clean and prepare the Delegates Pose On Seatrain Georgia chickens and cut them into four parts. Fry the parts until they are half done and set aside in a brais­ ing pan. Prepare the sauce by chopping the onions and peppers finely, add the garlic, paprika and bay leaves and braise separately in a little oil. Now add the tomato paste, toma­ toes and Worcestershire.and when this is ready, pour it over the chicken in the braiser. Add enough stock to cover the chicken, cover the pan and cook until the sauce begins to thicken. The next step is to prepare the [HB SIU NASAgarnish. Fry 12 green peppers POTATIOAJ cut in four parts, boil 6 dozen small onions until half done and boil 2 MAlf^rrAlMlNG dozen carrots cut into 3 or 4 strips. CLEAM SHIRS. AT THE When serving, to each piece of chicken on a plate or casserole, add LAYOFF BE SUR£ THE two of the small onions, 2 carrot strips, 1 piece green pepper, 1 _ ^SSAe£lVAyS,MESSR3CM, strip of pimento (if available) right ^Fodsi^At^ DECKS Af2.BCLBM> BB A on the chicken, 1 teaspoon green This quartet is composed of the four delegates aboard the Seatrain peas, chopped parsley and lots of Georgia (Seatrain Lines). Left to right are D. Smith, deck; A. Lam­ CdBW THE SIU CAM BE PRoUD OF I the sauce itself. It's a real pleaser. bert, steward; K. Beckerich, engine, and F. King, ship's. Photo (Feeds 40.) .was. taken by.I'lftehcr. Johnson, chief steward. It" .-•YWrH'.h •.t. U*1 LBA\/B HBR SH/PSHAFeJ U I ! I 9 �^ P,se •* s'^'f SE SiV Men Cheered JViftf In Hospital To the Editor: I would like to take this oppor­ tunity, through the LOG, to thank the SIU brothers and officials for their visits to me while I was in the Brighton USPHS Hospital in Massachusetts. I would also like to say that the members of the hospital staff were very kind to me. It was wonderful to get letters and postcards from the brothers in distant ports who read about me in the LOG, and these brought me many happy memories of the times we spent together. Again I would like to thank one and all. Joseph Fawcett An ^" u'f r. • L E T T E R S April 1, IvsS GI In Europe Wants LOG Sent To the Editor: everything that tvas done for me, Catholic Trade Unionists, popularly I have been in the Army since and I hope, someday, I will be August, 1954, and now that I have known as the ACTU. . Welcomed By Crew able to do them all a good turn. to spend quit'e a bit of time here Right now I m all set and ready in Europe, I would like to have The nien on board these ships To the Editor: accepted me for what I was—a I have just finished reading the to^ ship out again here in New copies of the LOG sent to me. member of the crew. And never February 18th issue of the LOG, York. The call of the wild seas got In my estimation, the LOG Is was I made to feel uncomfortable which contained an article of great me shortly after the accident and one of the best union newspapers since then I have been anxious to there is when it comes to keeping or unwelcome in any way, whether interest to me. I was casually talking to a group its members informed about what's Tliis article was the "Inquiring ship out again. . The accident was like a light to going on in their union, on deck, or having* coffee in the Seafarer" column in which the crew's mess or sitting in on a ship­ men were asked if they would be me, showing me the way to be a I really never fully appreciated board SIU meeting. interested in a correspondence Christian. I'm really ship-shape our Union until after I was drafted. now. Coming, as I do, from a long school set-up for seamen. I used to gripe line of seafarers, sailing is in my James McGbe* about 'some of My answer to that question is blood, and when I am among sea­ "yes," I have tried on several oc­ the shipboard ^ ^ men I always feel that I am among casions ta carry conditions, lik^p my own people. Also, as a priest, on extension the food on some I am in my elemenh For, after all, work from the of the scows, but t i J. whom did Christ choose for his University I can see now To the Editor: first apostles but men who went of Washington in I am writing this to thank you that it was like to sea—the fishermen of Galilee? Seattle, But be­ for sending the SEAFARERS LOG eating at the Rev. John J. Walsh cause of the diffi­ to me. I only wish I had been re­ Waldorf com­ To the Editor; Philadelphia, Pa. Smith culty of main­ ceiving., copies of this fine news­ pared with some We, the undersigned members 4> 4- 4' taining a current paper long ago, liecause then I of the Army of the crew of the DeSoto, feel forwarding ' ad would have known and understood chow I have had. that a steward should be compli­ Also, in the SIU, we got paid for dress, and the so much more than I did ..when 1 mented when he does good work Cowdrey time consumed lost my son. He was Purdom Ar­ our work. Here in the Army we just as quickly as he should be in sending-mail, I always found it nold Moulds and he was aboard the put in plenty of OT and never get condemned when he is delinquent To the Editor: a nickel for it,I am writing this to let you know impossible to completq a course. Southern Districts. in his duties. Of course, one should be proud You complete a lesson and mail I live far inland, in Arkansas, Our "bellyrobber," Phil Reyes, that I have been drafted into the who has been almost a permanent Army and would like to have my ir in for correction. Then, in the and so I do not know much about to serve his country. But life in fi.xture on the De Soto— and who name put on the SEAFARERS two or three monI:hs it takes you shipping. Also, I do not know the Army can never stack up with to get the next lesson, you could much about unions, and I had no Ife in the SIU, is well known to many Seafarers LOG mailing list, Melvin H. Smith I sailed with the best union have completed a half-dozen idea, until I lost my son, that anv as a tine steward and fine shipmate (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent union took such interest in the —has finally left this ship for a there is, the SIU, from 1943 to lessons, to you regularly.) I certainly wish the SIU mem­ families of its members. January, 1955, and my last ship shore assignment. bership would give this matter We don't know whether this was the Steel Director. In particular, I would like 'to 4^ 4 4 Any lettei's my friends in the some more consideration. move will prove to be permanent thank the SIU Welfare Services Robert G. Cowdrey or temporary. But we certainly SIU care to send me will be greatfor taking a personal interest in wisli Brother Reyes the best of ly appreciated, my loss and doing things for me 4< 4" as tliis Army life luck in whatever he does. when I was too shocked to do them To the Editorleaves a lot to be for myself. Kept Crews Happy Just a few lines to let you know desired. Believe Mrs. Floyce Morris We think that for a steward to I am still receiving the LOG evei*y me, they could To the Editor: slay on a coastwise ship as long two weeks and am enjoying every My husband brings home the as Brother Reyes did, and to keep Qcrtainly use a issue of it. few organizers, SEAFARERS LOG for me to read the men satisfied and have no It certainly is good to read of especially here and I certainly do enjoy the arti­ major beefs, is a big achievement. the man^ things the Union is doing at Fort Knox. cles about the sea and ships in To the Editor: What's more, we think that Broth­ and getting, for its members, and I would like to I would like to thank you and it shows what a union can accom­ your fine newspaper. er Reyes was primarily responsi­ say "hello" espe­ Humphrey ble for the fine reputation this I like almost all of the articles your entire staff tor making it plish when it is wide awake. ship enjoys in the ports she calls cially to my pals and pictures in your paper, but possible for us to receive the LOG My last ship was the George K. in New Orleans, which has been while we are in service. It certain­ Fitch out of Mobile with a cargo at. most "of all I like the poems you Therefore, in appreciation of his my home port since 1946, I sure publish and that is the real reason ly is a great morale lifter and I'm of wheat for Sicily, in 1947. I fine work, we take this way of ex­ miss seeing the Mardi Gras this for this - letter, because I would sure the. other SIU brothers in also made one trip on the Maiden pressing our esteem, and we hope year and the races at the Fair like to know if you publish these service will agree with me. Creek and would like to know jf Now my time has come to return this ship has been laid up as I that when Brother Reyes reads Grounds, but I guess there'll come poems,in book form. this letter in the LOG he will another day. I collect poems of all kinds and to civilian life and freedonv. I had haven't seen anything about her In closing, I would like to wish two years of Army life and, believe know that his leaving this ship all the brothers happy sailing and I have been cutting the poems out me, that's enough for me. I can in the Log for some time. has been deeply felt. ^of the LOG and putting them into Send Quotations say I hope to be with them again H. C. Randall, ship's del. my scrapbook. But I would prefer hardly wait to get back to the SIU when my hitch is up. Incidentally, I recently read a and especially to see the new Balti­ R. A. Jackson, deck del. to have them in book form if they Pvt. Henry E. Humphrey little piece in the Woodmen Of more hall. D. R. Smith, engine del. are available. US 52386490 I probably won't be here when The World magazine and I thought Curt Boruxin, steward del. I would appreciate it very much Btry C, 54th AFA Btn. the next batch of mail comes so other SIU men might enjoy read­ if you would let me know about i. 4.-4. DIv Arty, 3rd Armrd Div. you can take my name off the ing it, so here it is: this. Fort Knox, Ky. mailing list. If someone should ask you (Mrs.) Mary Edwall (Ed. note: Your name has been M, L, Olvera why a ship Is always referred (Ed. note: LOG poems are not added to our mailing list.) (Ed. note: Your name has been to as "she or her" you might published in book jorm at pres­ To the Editor: 4. 4i 4. give this explanation: "It costs ent. However, a number of SIU removed from the mailing list.) I have spent the past two sum­ a lot to keep her in paint, and 4> 4* 4* members have suggested such a mers at sea—in 1953 aboard the powder, she'll drift off If you publication and this project is be­ Iberville and in 1954 aboard the don't keep her tied down, she ing considered.) John B. Waterman. To the Editor: makes her best showing in a 1 signed on these trips as libi-ar4» 4» 4« I would like to take this way high wind and it takes a man To the Editor: ian. but changed this title to that of extending my sincere thanks to On behalf of my wife and fam­ to handle her." of chaplain-librarian and served in my fellow SIU crewmen on the ily, I am writing this letter to • I am sending you a small contri­ this capacity during both voyages. Compass. thank my fi'iends and shipmates bution which I hope you can use I can truthfully say that both of I had to get off the Compass for To the Editor: in the SIU for their thoughtful- to keep up your good work. those summers were the most re- hospitalization in Piraeus, Greece, I want to take this opportunity ness and sympathy following the L. C. Hall waiding of my priesthood. And and my shipmates took up a col­ to thank every one who stood by tragic death of our son. (Ed. note: Thank you for your the experience I gained during lection and presented me with $60 me at the time of my accident on I hope you will print this letter contribution. .A receipt is being them has been invaluable, particu­ to help me out. I want them all the Steel Fabricator (Isthmian), a in the LOG soon as it is the only mailed to you. The Maiden Creek larly since I was appointed by the to know I appreciate this very year and a half ago, outside of way we have of reaching all these is in service' and was'recently re­ Archbishop of Philadelphia to be much. Manila. ported enroute from the • Canal men and thanking them. chaplain for the Association of August J. Williams Zone to iSan Pedro, Calif.) Believe me, I really appreciated Norman I. West Correspondence School Souyht SIU Aids Mother Of Lost Crewtnan HeSoto Crewmen Commend Reyes GI Anticipaiiny Return To Union Enjoys Gettiny^ Readiny The LOG Wants LOG Poems Printed As Rooh He^s Eayer To Return To Union Priest Finds SIV Runs 'Rewarding Shipmate Aided Ry Compass Crew SIU Men Liyhten Parents^ Sorrow Ue^s Okay iVoii?, Ready to Ship Burly A IJllle MHttpnied Overtime Bit Bevnard Seaman �Afrit 1. ItBS Maritime Observers Report: Why Joe Curran Attacks Lundeberg BE Af AHERS Psse LOG . CAM U fails Union Seamen ^AfL Unions Withdraw by the fact that genuine opposi­ (Continued from page 2) The same NMU representative, worked out with CIO imions as tion is limited to only one segment incidentally, again without consulta­ of maritime. tion with AFL spokesmen, testified well. Another cause of friction was before a Congressional committee It appears certain that thie. NMU July 2, 1948, when Taft-Hartley loosed the attack at the time it did the attempt- of the NMU's Wash­ in favor of policies that would (Continued from page 2) ington representative, Hoyt Had­ have deprived the membership of States Lines, largest benefactor of was first becoming a problem, to cover up its own singlehanded dock, to" play both sides of the the Sailor's Union of 400 jobs on abandonment of union hiring with­ Curran vowed in the "Pilot": Government ship subsidies in the fence on the runaway-fiag issue. Ampac company vessels. nation. "We have made It clear that we out consulting other unions as Without consultation with the promised. By finding some excuse As the evidence piled up, it be­ "Attempts have been made for do not intend to relinquish our AFL unions, he placed an item on came obvious to AFL maritime to attack the Sailors Union, NMU fight for the hiring hall ... we years to get the Sailors Union and President Curran was hopeful that the agenda of the March 21 meet­ unions that CAMU was not serving the AFL unions into this outfit. will strike." ing calling for censure of Senator It is obvious in order for it to be But on March 3, 1955, NMU he could take the heat off his ad­ Warren Magnuson of Washington. the interests of their membership. ministration on the hiring issue, Instead it was being used to pro­ really effective, it must have the treasurer Hedley Stone reported The censure was to have been for. AFL unions in there. As a matter the following as his statements at not only at the conference meet­ Magnuson's vote approving con­ mote private projects and to give of fact, not only have the ship­ an NMU council meeting of the ing, but inside his own union firmation of Louis Rothschild as the cloak of authority to self-ap­ where both officials and members pointed spokesmen. Under such owners pleaded with us to join, previous August: have expressed dissatisfaction with Under-Secretary of Commerce. circumstances, the AFL unions taut also Joseph Curran has at­ (You are saying) "to the hun­ Rothschild, as Maritime Adminis­ felt it was best to sever connec­ tempted as their salesman, but has dreds of thousands that have sea­ his surrender on hiring. trator, perpetrated and encouraged tions with the organization. AFL unions of course, were the ship transfer program. been unsuccessful, in selling this men's papers, that we have 23,000 outfit to the AFL labor unions. CAMU was formed originally in jobs here, come in boys, stand in aware for some time what was go­ While calling for Magnuson's "Now we have found out further line . . . These officials (Curran ing on in the NMU on the hiring censure, the same NMU represent­ January, 1954, to formulate a com­ that the CIO unions, together with and Company) say, look, you are issue, and were disturbed by de­ ative congratulated Rothschild on mon program on behalf of all nonthe so-called management, have going to die anyway, so commit velopments. However they held off his promotion and the NMU Communist American maritime been trying to create the impres­ suicide . . . The question is to get open criticism in the hope that the "Pilot" applauded Magnuson in unions. Among issues responsible sion that this CAMU is in effect knocked down dead or to lay down unions could get together at a print. If the AFL unions had fal­ for its formation were the hiring a Labor-Management committee. dead . . . the 90-day waiting time CAMU meeting and-thrash the is­ len for this trap, it would have hall question, the fate of the ma­ It certainly was the feeling among will become a 180-day waiting sue out. The AFL maritime unions placed the onus on their heads for rine hospitals, the fight for a per­ were not the only ones upset by censuring a Senator well-known manent "50-50" law and the prob­ the AFL unions that we should not time . . ." the NMU's hiring hall fiasco. Top for his hght on behalf of a strong lems of coastwise and intercoastal lend the label of the American And Stone concluded, "I don't officials of the NMU were equally Federation of Labor as a seal to shipping. want to be the one that says to the disturbed. As M. Hedley Stone, merchant marine. this phony set-up called the Laborguy out there pitching for the job Management committee, to be used treasurer of the NMU said at an to go before the Government and that he has to divide it with the emergency NMU Council Meeting world when the union primarily last August, "this is about the get more fat subsidies." Incidentally, Curran's "coopera­ was formed to secure him his job." most distressing subject ... I have tion" with management casts much Which is just what Curran told his encountered in a long, long time light on NMU policies in recent membership. ... To willingly vote I am-going Curran also said on July 2, 1948, to comply ... means the follow^ months, including his failure to make any kind of beef on the "we do not intend to allow any ing: that without being forced to Coast Guard's physical and mental shipping from the dock." But on I am saying ... to the hundreds March 17, 1955, the New York of thousands that have seamen's CECIL N. BEAN (Dry Trans), February men while on shipboard, and in doing so inspection proposals. the respect of the shipowners. When Lundeberg rejected the NMU acting agent,' Jdhn Kadash, papers, that we have 23,000 jobs <—Chairman, I. Music; Secretary, L. Pep­ winFobruary 20—Chairman, J. Rogers; Sec­ per. Ship's delegate reported any over­ said there was shipping off the latest invitation, it meant that here, come in boys, stand in line." time regarding no launch service will be retary, none. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department and the crew turned over to the patrolman before pay­ Curran had failed in his promise dock in the NMU. "With shipping •We Can't Protect You' off. Department quarters need sougee- messman for their fine work. No beefs to "deliver" Lundeberg to John as bad as it is, more and more and repair lists should be turned reported. "... as an officer of this union ing, in to department heads. The chief mate Franklin and the^ "fat cat" sub­ skullduggery comes to light each has been several times v.bout BALTORE (Ore), February —Chair­ sidized shipowners. Curran theh day . . . we are checking crew lists should I be the one to tell the working on warned deck but ignores these warn­ man, T. Jacks; Secretary, E. Villapol. man in the hall, divide your job ings and continues working when he Motion made and carried to. contact turned around and loosed the blast ... in ordgr to determine . . . who pleases. The 1st assistant has been work­ boarding patrolman on behalf of three at Lundeberg, before CAMU had had shipped off the dock . . .," with the world. In other words, ing outside of the engine room while on men fired in the black gang. A vote we can't protect you. Have we watch. Kadash said. even met. Both of these men should be of thanks was given to the steward de­ turned into their own unions. Pantry­ partment for a gob well done. With a growing groundswell of come to that particular stage?" The Maritime Hiring Hall man was fired without payment for day's opposition from his own member­ and Seniority Stone was overridden on this work. Captain threatened erew mess and GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Febru­ saloon mess if overtime was turned in ary 14—Chairman, D. Degraf; Secretary, The most tragic aspect of Cur­ ship, Curran ^as in desperate subject and the NMU did, in fact, there would be no time off in any ports. Robert Walton. Two men missed ship in ran's recent behavior was his aban­ need of some issue to divert at­ open its halls to all comers on an Bremerhaveii and the.v will be turned in donment of the hiring hall. On tention internally from the NMU equal basis. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), February to the patrolman. Discussion on the S—Chairman, J. Selby; Secretary, F. way the crew left the pantry and messhiring hall catastrophe. He turned Although the NMU had been SIvertsln. Ship's delegate is seeking room in port. The baker was requested on Lundeberg as a scapegoat ac­ clarification of wipers p.yinting the en­ to put out some hot rolls and some cof­ moving in this direction for sev­ Puzzle Answer gineer's quarters. All members should fee time goodies. General discussion on cordingly. eral months, nothing Was ever said study contract and make su.ggestions for repairs. about it to the other unions. Then iicgutiating committee for the next con­ The AFL-CIO Merger SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), February tract. Crewmembers were asked to take care of cots and linen issued to them and 13—Chairman, L. Garabedian; P. Living­ Since the AFL and the CIO when the conference meeting was bring ston. Due to adverse working condi­ back all soiled linen when chang­ were about to merge, the big ques­ just a few days off, the blast ing. Ship's delegate will see the mate tions on deck when leaving port, ship's against the Sailors Union was let about having oft' shore passageway roped gear was not properly secured and when tion in Curran's mind apparently off when crew sleeps on deck in hot men were turned to later to secure same, was who would be the top spokes­ go both as a smokescreen and to climate. the overtime «as disputed under guise safety of the ship. Motion made and man for maritime. CuiTan showed provoke the break-up of the ALAWAI (Waterman), February 10— of carried to give radio operator a vote by his politicking oh merger that CAMU. Chairman, E. King; Secretary, R. Land. of thanks for his cooperation in opening The NMU's abject surrender on Motion made and carried that a' letter the slopchest whenever any of the crew he was extremely anxious to be be prepared and submitted to the Union required an.vthing. Repair lists to be recognized as .mafitime's "top the hiring issue has placed in­ hall in Mobile concerning the excessive turned in by all delegates and copies creasing pressure on other unions. charges brought against a Seafarer for will go to the chief engineer and the stateman" and the number one damages to an innerspring mattress. chief mate. man in hrs field. But he well knew Both the SUP and the SIU have Charges were $35 and the cost of re­ LIBERTY BELL (Dover), January 30— of Lundeberg's outstanding repu­ succeeded in the face of this pres­ placement was only $19.50. The ship's was requested to contact the Chairman, R. Vickerman; Secretary, A. tation as a relentless fighter for sure in maintaining hiring halls delegate captain for a letter for eaeh man stat­ Weddie. Motion made and carried to seamen. In his mind, Lundeberg that protect the rights of profes­ ing that he had been laid off 'through no have ship's delegate see the captain fault of his own, this letter to he used about obtaining American currency or loomed as the principle obstacle to sional seamen. In dealing with the unemployment office. traveler's cheeks in foreign ports, and Other action by the NMU con­ about having inside passageways cleane,i Curran's burning ambition, even CANTIGNY (Cities Service), January 2f up. •though Lundeberg has shown tributed to thg breach. One was —Chairman, R. Koch; Secretary, AckerJOHN B, WATERMAN (Waterman), many times in past actions that he the NMU's half-hearted lip service man. Foc'sles need painting, sougceing and fumigating. Performers were warned. February 14—Chairman, S. Gondiar; Sec­ prefers to remain at the helm of in the fight against the Coast The retary, E. Hansen, Discussion about keep­ steward delegate will see the stew­ Bill Gonzales his own union over any other dis­ Guard "brain-body" testing sys­ ard about putting more cups out in port. ing the laundry room clean, Rantryinaa tem, leaving the SIU and the Sail­ All hands were asked to keep the pantry asked the members not to leave glasses Van Whitney has checked your tinction. in the sink at night. $3 was spent for gear into the headquarters baggage Curran's self-created fear and ors Union to carry the brunt of and recreation room cleaner at night. OS who was hurt in Philadelphia, There room. The baggage check has been anxiety over Lundeberg impelled the campaign. The Coast Guard, MICHAEL (Carras), February 14—Chair­ is 31 cents in the siiip's fund. man, F. Israel; Secretary, W. Leiberman. left in the mailroom in an envelope him to try to tear Lundeberg incidentally, .has not given up its^ Ship's COMPASS (Compass), January 30 — delegate bought an iron for $12.98. M. Krammer; Secretary, P. with your name on it. ' down. That was the reason for program, apparentiy encouraged A letter was received from an injured Chairman, pumpman's wife thanking officers and Piascik, Any repairs from the last re­ directing his anti-Lundeberg pe­ ^ James McGuffey pair list that have not been taken care crew for their contribution and good deeds. Repairs arg not being taken care of should be added to the new one. The Phone Valley 4492 or write your titions to George Meany, AFL ship's delegate thanked the crew for of and fans haven't been ordered. Quiz Anstvers wife at 1916 Stephen Giarod, New president, in an attempt to dis­ the contributions given to the crewmemher who was injured at Sardini, Greece. (1) Oxygen. DESOTO (Waterman), December »— credit Lundeberg and enhance his Orleans. Important. Chairman, W. Burke; Secretary, F. Reyes. A vote of thanks was given to the stew­ (2) Two. own standing at the same time. He Thurston Lewis ard department for their efforts during The steward department was commended (3) Orphan Annie. for the fine food prepared and service the voyage. Write to Saltjl Dick, c/o SS dusted off the mimeograph ma­ rendered. Crewmembers were asked to (4) The sundial. Cuba, P&O Steamship Company, chines left over from the days MARIE HAMILL IBloomficId), February clear laundry of hanging clothes as soon (5) My darling Clementine. as they are dry, to return coffee cups to It—Chairman, D. Jones; Secretary, C. 'when he and the Communist Party Taib^, Florida. the pantry and keep the mcssroom clean. Berg. Two men missed ship;. Motion (6) The drachma. were riding high in the NMU and Clifford C. Moore The deck engineer thanked the crew for made and carried to have delegate con­ (7) (c) 75 mph. the very fine spirit of brotherhood which tact union official in regard to Bull Line (^tact Re's Hub Bar, Galveston, turned out canned statements by e.xists among the SIU crew of this ship. plan for feeding. Ship's. delegate re­ (8) Gold was first discovered He the hundreds. ; TexaSi;fbr important mail. stated that he has not shipped with ported that all repairs have been taken If anything, CUrran'S hysterical there in 1848. It's in California. many finer crews in the past and ad­ care of and a new motor Is on order Gloucester City High Ring vised the members present to keep up for the washing machine; A vote of (9) (b) Crimean WgTi which was the desirable Above ring with initials R.F.F. and divisive attack at a time when confidence was given to the elected and conditions on board. reelected officials of -:the Union. has been left with LOG office. the AFL and CIO are working between Russia on the one hand TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Waterways), Owner can have same by-identify­ more closely together. Irreparably and Turkey, England, France and December 1?—Chairman, C. Yearwood; FAIRLAND (Waterman), February II— ing his ship and rating at time ring damages his standing as a spokes­ Sardinia on the other in 1853-55^ Secretary, L. Zweriing. Temporary ship's Chairman. J. Sullivan; Secretary, G. Tip­ delegate reported that all repairs have ton. Four men were logged in deck de­ was lost. man for maritime labor, and un­ Americans were hot involved.' been taken care of-and everything is go­ partment for drinking and missing work. Bill Blanton (10) Noon. Post meridian means ing fine. Brother Marshall gave a short Motion made and carried to hold all fortunately only; 'raises stumbling in messhall. Crew was asked Get in touch with Dick Clement blocks vin the . path^ Qf the labor "aftef mdqm' and leads to the use talk on the Issue that we are now con- meetings yith as a Union, He said we to take care of washing machine until 436 48tH Street. Brooklyn,'{ Ih < aiiiwgt jeopduct ourselvei^ as true unlofi fepairs can be made in next port. • Digest of Ships* Meetings m T EHK HE10 SCaQS aSHDQEl SES E^DE EEana EE[^ SSDS ESEa DSd asa cassfflaB Ena SBS BnasE EES EDE aaBDS sais sag aEasQ • • / eg •: - Si - -••If �v!" 4 ^»11flfflitem SEA^ARER^' tt? g ' : : : ' ^^ .• > ;... «»9H! !, Iflif Happy For Two Different Reasons iiiiill ?- - ^•5 "H'- 5 mmmmmm ^IliSilF *iiiiili SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID hem -((«>,<»> • ' > No, Seafarers Receivine Benefita thia Period I Average Benefita Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefiu Paid thia Period "MurMp.mmuiiMii • ^SS" A2. WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Seafarer George Herrman smiles after receiving maintenance and cure check at Staten Island hos­ pital. The check, which was delivered by an SIU Welfare Services representative, represented pay­ ment for period before Herrman entered hospital. At right Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Cole pose with daugh­ ter, Barbara Ann, in New Orleans, following delivery of $200 SIU maternity benefit. ifaHBitri BtntflU Peath BtBtHtt PIMMHIY -5UsflJ 4.Z6Z- Vacation Benefita bl.SSZ JIsaaL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY 1: iCfc.- All of the following SW families Mrs. Erving J. Taylor, Covington, will collect the $200 maternity La. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4" 41 4" Union in the baby's name: Naomi Lorraine Hoiiings, born Helen Marie Gladhill, born Jan­ February 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. uary 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Alphonse Hollings, Mo­ Mrs. Charles Gladhill, Ellicott City, bile, Ala. Md. 4 4« a* i" •$> if Teresa Carolyn Morris, born Linda Gayle Hathorne, born February 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. February 3,1955. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Richard Morris, Jr., VineMrs. Arnold E. Hathorne, New Or­ mont, Ala. leans, La. 4 4 4 Jacqueline Louise Gray, born i i Debora Ann Alexander,' born February 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. February 23, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Gray, Norfolk, and Mrs. Nick Alexander, Jr., Va. 4*4 4 Texas City, Texas. Debera Anna Prodey, born De­ 4i 4" cember 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Judith Ann Bonefont, born Jan­ Mrs. Jerome A. Prodey, Baltimore, uary 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Md. Mrs. Juan Bonefont, NY. 4 4 4 4" a« 4" Richard Elton Jacoby, born Dominic Ann Hali, born Decem­ February 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. ber 15, 1954. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Richard Jacoby, Los An­ Mrs. Joseph Hail, Mobile, Ala. geles, Calif. and Mrs. Uuno Paulson, Brooklyn. 4 4 4 Ivan David Curtis, born March 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan R. Curtis, NY, NY. 4 4 4 4 Mary Frances Brault. born Feb­ ruary 23, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Brault, Brooklyn, NY, 4 4 4 Candace Leigh Primeaux, born February 25, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis P. Primeaux, Sulphui-, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4" John Hamoudah Ei Giiani, born February 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. an_d Mrs. Hamoudah EI Ghani, Bi'ooklyn^ NY. Walter Gerard Kammerer, born December 4, 1954. Parents, Mr. 4« 4^ a^i 4 4 4 and Mrs. Raymond Kammerer, Jean Jenalie Taylor, boi-n Jan­ John Kenneth Paulson, born Brooklyn, NY. uary 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and February 19, 1955, Parents, Mr. 4 4 4 Andrew Sherrad 'Andrade, born March 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Andrade, Plateau, Ala. Death At Sea Can Lead To Complicated Problems 4 ^4 Mm tizw 4 Bertha Mae Williams, born Feb­ ruary 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Williams, Jr., Tampa, Fla. 4 Hospital Benefita Paid Since lulv 1. 1950* i Sa Death Benefita Paid Since lulv I. 1950 * Lii^sia Disability Benefita Paid Since May 1. 1952* Maternity BeqeRta Paij Sjnce Aprtf 1. 1{>?2 ' Vacation Benefita Paid Since Feb. II. 1952 ' iltl Total Date Benefita Be«»a WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation C..byuH.wl |pei£„e Esiimaied Accoums Receivable nutoi^ A9 If a i,6io At e Vacation US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS oo y3| inPoil v«ll II 1 9EBBFZ3iZl COMMENT* Effective March l5, 195?* the employees contri­ butions to the lYelfare plan was increased from ,60 per day to .75 per'day, A new benefit, "Special Equipment,", to provide j'or the pruchase of wheel chalfs, braces, etc., for seamen eJ.lglblo for benefits under the Plan, In cases where such equipment is not provided by a hospital. SuhmMti /Wf 3-28-55 4 A1 Kerr, Assistant Administrator YOUR CLAIM fOR MAmBNANCe ANDOuRS... Patricia Gail Fillingim,- born March 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Filllngim, Chicka­ saw, Ala. When a Seafarer dies either aboard ship at sea or in'a for­ eign port, the natural inclination of the family is to make arrangements for return of the body. This seems to most 4 4 4 Pamela Aiesia Rankin, born people to be more reverential and proper than burial at sea is available, and the family is March 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey A. Rankin, Mobile, or burial in a foreign port, billed accordingly. but it is not as easy as it seems. Contrary to popular impx-ession, the shipping company has no re­ sponsibility for the return of the deceased to his residence. Further, it is not possible for the family in such circumstances to get a last look at their loved one, because regulations require that an airtight and sealed case be used for trans­ portation purposes. This case can­ not be opened. The only satisfactory alternative to burial at sea or in foreign soil is a cremation. Here personal preferences and religious scruples come into play. Embalming Necessary If the family is determined that the deceased be returned home, this is the procedure that has to be followed. 'Arrangements have to be made at the ship's first port of call for embalming the deceased and the body sealed inside an air­ tight lead coffin.. The coffin is then sent back to the States, usual­ ly on a fast passenger ship if one At a US port, an undertaker has to be hired to transfer the coffin to a train, on which it is shipped to the home town of the deceased. There are charges for both these sex-vices as well as for the home town undertaker's services, funeral ceremonies and cemetery plots. Where families have requested such procedure, Welfare Services has assisted in making such ar­ rangements. Families should con­ sider that the procedure can be a very expensive one and should weigh it against their future needs. As always, it is important that 'Ihe Union or the company have a next-of-kin listing which they can turn to in any kind of emer­ gency. Not all Seafarers have re­ membered to fill out Welfare Plan beneficiary cards, with the result that it is sometimes difficult to locate next of kin. In several re­ cent instances. Welfare Services has been able to locate family Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Joanna Moreni, box-n February 19, 1955, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Moreni, Philadelphia, Pa. % is vfeiy impoyhni-inclamnt^ tpaiifferjance aytdcuire-Mioa shlpbodhJ fepoH' be rrtade of acxii^eni'stKlihsf' Souere ledYino-tbe^hip-ht^niaJ' John Eai-1 Mitchell, born March 11, 1955. Parents, Mx-. and Mrs. John E. Mitchell, Lake Charles, La. Thurman Emmit Beavers, born January 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emory A. Beavex's, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 4 4 4 v^lhse&o-fhe copY' Melvin John Massicot, born Jan­ uary 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Massicot, Marksville, La. Ira Cecil Brown, Jr., and Sharon Cecile Brown, born January 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bi-own, Ponchatoula, La. 4 4 4 Mark. Douglas Franklin Turner, box-n December 17, 1934. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo F. Turner, members through othpr sources. •Tampa, Fla.. . . .. ••i.ixvt'i .. Ill keepd medical slip . If Voa have any qae&f ions, cormc^-ther sia SID WELFUr SEIVICES iirunnr .'rrJj » :* . ''.-Mr'. . .14' 1 1r �MM - SEEDT THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN Sometimes it happens that the brothers go into the hospital with one complaint only to find out that there is something else wrong that they never knew about. That's what happened recently, to Seafarer Adolph Kubacki. This brother was working as night cook and baker aboard the Greece Victory (South Atlantic) when the ship ran into some weathej:. Kubacki slipped while she was pitcliing and rolling and in­ jured his head. '' When he checked into the hospital for treatment on March 10, the doctors found he was also suffering from pneumonia. Now he's getting both matters attended to and should be up and around before long. Seafarer Howard Sanders was injured while aboard the Calmar as messman. He had to have a hernia operation, and is now doing fairly well. Also in the hospital off the Calmer is chief cook Michael MichaKubacki lik. John Cook, AB off the Seanan, checked in on March 2 for some minor surgery. Several of" the brothers who had been in the hospital for a while have been discharged recently. Brother Mattl Ruusukallio is back home over in Hoboken. He's going to keep working on those physical therapy exercises in the hope of gaining some control over his legs and feet. Meanwhile, he's got the use of the wheelchair your Union bought for him. Seafarer Paige Mitchell is also in circulation again. He was on the Sandcaptain. Brother Theodore Larsen has been discharged after getting his eye treated. A case of pneumonia put Seafarer H. DeLeon on the shelf. He was aboard the Ponce as utilityman and went into the hospital on March 11. 4" , ^ SE*3i>r^%'rR^s* xoc Carbon- Tef Plus Alcohol-TNT Carbon tetrachloride la well known to be one of the deadliest compounds in general use forcleaning purposes. For that reason the SIU contract discourages its use by calling for overtime wher­ ever it is employed. A little Iqiown effect of the compound, however, is that slight exposure is multiplied many times over when it combines^ with alcohol in the body. The New York State Depart­ ment of Health has reported in­ stances where a combination of carbon tet fumes and the glass that, cheers have had fatal or near-fatal results. Close Call One recent case reported con­ sisted of a shoreside worker who used carbon tet to clean a rpg. He breathed too many of the fumes even though he was working in a well-ventilated room, and became ill. Subsequently his wife came home, fixed him a hot toddy and put him to bed. The next day he was in a hospital and just did man­ age to pull through. The best thing, of course, is to keep away from carbon tet alto­ gether. But if you must use it, make sure of two things: That the work area is as well ventilated as possible, that you drink nothing stronger than soda pop at least for the next 24 hours. | • • "* 'Wig* 'Waeteea Taklnst Charge At Early Age v! Patricia Murphy, 31^, has firm grip on cash after her dad, Sea­ farer John Murphy, collected $200 maternity benefit for her baby sister, Mary. Patricia's brother, John, 2, also qualified for SIU baby benefit. As every Seafarer knows its important for a great many reasons not to lose your discharges. One of them is that you need a recent discharge to get into the hospital. And, of course, the discharges are important in collecting vacation and welfare DeLeon The pitfalls of high-pressure installment-type buying were again illustrated by the sad benefits. ' experience of one Seafarer's wife. After she had signed teh installment contract, she came If you have misplaced your discharges, you can get duplicates from the Coast Guard for a fee, or the Union can come up with proof that to Welfare Services too late to do anything about it, and has had to mark it down as the you were on a ship at a certain time. But all this takes time and price of wisdom". trouble, particularly when a man is sick and has to get into a hospital After signing the contract she Welfare Services advises and upwards. The discount will for treatment. The easiest way is to hang on to those discharges and Seafarers before they sign more than cover the cost of the discovered to her sorrow that she have them handy when needed. was only allowed $110 as a deposit their names to any purchase or­ bank loan. and that the interest rate and indi­ der to make sure what they are This particular instance dealt getting into. The best thing to do with the purchase of a refrigerator vidual costs were hot specified. Further, by all indications, the is not to buy from the "no money and kitchen range from an install­ WiUiam E. Neet USPHS HOSPITAL Antonio Schiavone store was charging her list price SEATTLE, WASH. G. H. Robinson Victor ShavroS down, three years to pay" type of ment-buying house that advertises Jose Rodriguez •Warren Smith Michele CandeUeri WUliam J. Rose place. If, necessary, borrow the quite heavily in the press and over or better for the two items. Jose Rodriguez Henrich Sterling Sverre Johannseen Abe Rosen Subsequently, she found that Olav W. Rosenberg Matti Ruusukallio Sylvester £. Walsh W. A. Johnston cash from a bank first, so that at television. After the woman had Aaron Sasser N. Di Wilson Stanton B. MarshaU George .T. Wanka her contract had been "sold" by least you know how much inter­ Seymour Savitt CUfford Womaek been high-pressured into the sale the appliance house to a credit Edward J. Rogg est you have to pay. she agreed to deposit $100 cash corporation. This allows the pur­ SEASIDE HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL Such a procedure can be a real and trade in her old refrigerator chaser to avoid ceilings OR inter­ LONG BEACH, CALIF. GALVESTON. TEXAS saving, because today it's possible on the understanding that it would est and opens the way to extravaMax Byers Fred Fall Louis B. Thomas to buy any kind of appliance for knock $100 additional off her total -gant charges. Chuiles C. Greer William G. Trice HARBOR GENERAL HOSP. James F. Mapp John T. Watt LOS ANGELES, CALIF. cash at a discount of 20 percent obligation. In some instances Welfare Serv­ Andrew Noronha V. E. WUkerson Arthur R. King Miurray W. Smith ices has been able to get install­ USPHS HOSPITAL ment houses to take back their CITY HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS stuff, return the deposit and vol­ MOBILE, ALA. B. F. Dclbler Vlrgll L. Harding untarily tear up the contract. This Arthur Hendersen Joseph C. Lewallen . CHARITY HOSPITAL isn't easy, because the installment NEW ORLEANS, LA. USPHS HOSPITAL house is under no legal obligation Ceorge W. Books MANHATTAN BEACH, NY to do anything of the sort. High Pressure Shrinks Pocketbook Seafarers In Hospitals Growing Up in Baltimore VETERANS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Floyd F. Liles MERCY HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Edward RiUey USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Alfred A. Hancock W. V. Kouzounas John M. Herrold USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Charles E. Brady Kenyon Parks William Brewer R. A. RatcUil Adie Coleman H. E. Restucker Francisco S. Costa M. J. Rodriguez Clarence G. Crevier G. J. St. GermaItt" Glen M. Curt Elvis J. Saucier John Doyle Thomas A. Scanlon Henry L. Falgout Benjamin C. Seal Leo Fontenot Edward J. Stevens Charles L. Terry William Grimes Jack Groen Lonnie R. Tickle Jack Utz E. T. Hardeman Eugene V. Hoyden Marion C. Vester Konstant N. Kain Dick Visser E. G. Knapp Billio C. Ward Leo H. Lang James E. Ward J. M. Lucky Paul J. Wilkinson Harold' D. Napier Edward L. Woods David A. Wright Alfonso Olaguibel USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Allen D. Edenfield Angelo J. Martins Rufus L, Fields Louis C. Miller Samuel N. Hurst James T. Moore Carl F. Kumrow John H. Morris Jimmle Littleton William A. Smith . USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Oscar J. Adams Fred Hauser Hussen Ahmed G. E. Herrmann D. Kaim A. J. Andersen Virgil S. Bowman T. Larsen Serafin G.-Lopez Dusan De Duisan Joseph P. FarreU John McKarek Simyliero Mansan C. E. Filkins Gerald Fitzjames ^ J. J. Marrero EsteU Godfrey ' Antonio S. Martin Paige A. Mitchell Robert F. Graitt Fortunate Bacomo Frank W. Bemrlck Claude F. Blanks Robert L. Booker Joseph G. Carr Jar Chong Walter W. Denley John J. DriscoU Bart E. Guranick Taib Hassen • Thomas Isaksen John W. Keenan John R. Klemowicz Ludwlg Kristianscn Frederick Landry James J. Lawlor Kaarel Leetmaa James R. Lewis Arthur Lomas Francis F. Lynch Joseph D. McGraw Archibald McGuigan Vic Milazzo Melvin O. Moore Joseph Newbauer Daniel F. Ruggiano Wade H. Sexton G. E. Shumaker •Henry E. Smith Harry S. Tuttle Renato A. Villata VirgU E. Wilmoth Chee K. Zal - .-^1 .••AB The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the $2,500 death benefits are being paid to their beneficiaries: USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Joseph Perreira Salvatore J. Guiffre Clyde J. Smith Jr. Robert Lambert Norman West C. McBrien Joseph R. Wing George W. Manning S. L. Woodruff Frederick Ness . P. S. Yuzon Walpole L. Clark, 37: Brothpr Clark died of a heart ailment on February 11, 1955, in Los Angeles, California. Place of burial is not known. One of the first men to join the Union, in 1938, in Balti­ more, Brother Clark has been sail­ ing in the steward department. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Veda Clark of Brooklyn, New York. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George Bekken Clyde R. Leggett Lorenzo Brigida James A. Lewis Byrd O. Buzbes Robert Littleton Robert G. McKnevr Jessie A. Clarke Victor B. Cooper C. Marilla Fr^cisco Mayo James R. Dayton Leo A. Dwyer WUnam J. Mellon Arthur J. Faulkner Thomas Mungo Louis Firlie George D. OUve Stanley Gelak Robert W. Scales •John R. Schultz , Gorman T. Glaze Alfred E. Seegmiller Roy M. Hawes S. A. Holden Edward Seserko Edward Huizenga W. C. Simmons Norman T. Jackson Robert Smith Melvin H. Jones R. H. Solhein Robert J. Wiseman Okol J. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. William C. Baldwin WiUis A. Harper Francis J. Boner Frank S. Paylor Joseph M. Cash James A. Sparrow • ^1 "i 4" Seflfares T'mory "Moose" Beavers is justly proud of his family of four growing children. Latest arriver is Thurman, being held by mother. Big brother Tony Ray, 21^, got $200 reward from Union when-he was fiofn. Dad ships regularly out of Baltimore. li'il 4" Harold B. Lennon, 37: On Janu­ ary 8, 1955 Brother Lennon died of 3d degree burns in the Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, NC. Burial took place at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in North Carolina. Brother Lennon joined the Union in 1952 in New York and had been sailing in the engine depaiiment. He is survived by his father, Mr. Robert B. Lennon, of Manteo, North Carolina. •'I �LOG SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • "A Vital link in the Chain HK'^ •if'- • ft: is a key figure in the never-ending fight for security and conditions on the job.. He is just as important in this respect as your SIU contract and your staff of Union officials in each port. iSV''-: 'c'' •- - i|£'V.'" Shipboard delegates are men who, of their own accord, accepted responsi-^ bility for protecting your rights during the voyage. A crew without a dele­ gate would be a crew''in danger of losing the rights won through its Union. jr-V5- • • I'- • i£-r.h: •:. • I-KK:: Your delegate protects the contract. He handles individual grievances with department heads and the captain. He is an important cog in shipboard meetings. He sets up repair lists and carries out other actions by the crew. In the last analysis he is the SIU's one and only liaison between the Union and a crew of over 30 Seafarers out on the high seas where Union action counts ^ i the most. , • ^r Delegates, in short,- are* a vital link in the chain of Union security. They , . • i ... . • . . • y need and deserve the cooperation of all crewmembers. 'tSii:' ': - - -• tei'4 ' ' : - ;' • •' ^ '' • f ' • . pf- . •, • • ;• ;.. \ , j.jiv I • I J "X -V t-/ - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 1, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 7 Description An account of the resource Headlines: USPHS CLEARS 1ST HURDLE - HOUSE OKAYS FUND BILL GOV'T GOES 'EXPLORING' IN EAST COAST M'TIME CAMU FAILS UNION SEAMEN - AFL UNIONS WITHDRAW WHY JOE CURRAN ATTACKS LUNDEBERG SIU SIGNS UP NEW COMPANY SENIORITY SYSTEM WORKING SMOOTHLY 3-DEPT VOTE ENDS - SEE SIU VICTORY AS TALLY NEARS PROMPT ACTION NIPS SHIP BEEF US BREAKS OUT 18 SHIPS FOR 'BLUE JAY' RUN MA OKAYS 'FAKE' RUNAWAY DEAL 'HAIRLESS' HOUNDS BRED BY SEAFARER CUT INSPECTIONS TO MAKE SHIPS 'SAFER,' CG ASKS RUSH WORK ON MOBILE HALL'S WING EXPERIMENTAL SUP PACT SEEKS PART OF RUNAWAY BULK CARGO SHIPPING NEW UNION OFFICIALS IN OFFICE A MARITIME TRAGEDY 8TH SIU LIBRARY TO ALL SHIPS CP STEPPING UP SEA MAIL NO SAFETY MEASURE PHS WINS AGAIN CAMU'S FAILURE SIU VOYAGE IS SEQUEL TO STORY OF ROMANCE TAMPA-TO-HAVANA IS SOME FUN FOR SIU STEWARDESS ON THE CUBA DEATH AT SEA CAN LEAD TO COMPLICATED PROBLEMS HIGH PRESSURE SHRINKS POCKETBOOK Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2208d6e010e8d9199c20add615cc7ff9.PDF c43a02bd81fe5d5016a2a3175eaf79ef PDF Text Text -Story On Page 2 SEAFARERS LOG 3 M\ • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • SlU ROVIS BRIDGES IN ELECTION, 4-1 Story On Page 3 •h ^ '? • Jubilant MCS-AFL mem­ bers (right) celebrate after leamfng that SIU Pacific District walloped Harry Bridges' ILWU in NLRB vote on West Coast snips. Above, NLRB examiner Bradford C. Wells. (standing)] calls off ballots for checkers (h to r.) Eleanor Aviso, Pac* M'time Ass'n; Harry Brown> MCS-AFL; Howard Cavaco, ILWU. Top right, smiling j^L leaders V^atch NLRB''s Roy Hoffman boxing bal­ lots after count. (L. to r.) Hoffman; Jack Henning, Calif. AFL; Harry Brown, MCS-AFL; Ed Turner, SIU organizer; John Jehnings, SIU attorney, Sam Ben­ nett, vice-pres. Marine Firemen, (Story on Page 3.) J Viefory! '•imt • Vri; I 'M I •'•!{«! I .^!'S m �AllHi is/l9ltt S isf A F A R B R S t^ML ILA Crimp Rig Milks Seamen K.' Further proof of charges the SEAFARERS LOG that the ILA's so-called seamen's union is nothing but a cover for a crimp hall shak^own operation was shown by the ' experience of a group of* crewmembers it was able to solicit Greek seamen on the SS Cam­ on the ship. The money was bridge, a Liberian-flag Lib­ squeezed from crewmembers who Plans for the SIU's new Andrew Furuseth Training School which will provide complete facilities for a fuli ungrading program in all departments were developed following joint meetings of Union and shipowner representatives with the US Department of Labor and the Coast Guard. Pictured (seated, 1-r) at a meeting in Mobile are: Cmdr. R. Murdoch, CG; Seafarers Jack Parker, Bill Wallace; C. Griffin, field rep.. Bureau of Apprentice Training, US Labor Dept.; Gal Tanner, SIU port agent; Max Harrison, chairman of management committee; Capt. J. B. Rucker, CG; Capt. T. L. Proud, Alcoa port captain; Cmdr. C. C. PhilUps, CG; Harold Fischer, SIU patrolman; standing, H. Fagan, Waterman commissary super.; Seafarer F. M. Reyes; Leo Marsh, SIU patrolman. Seafarer Joe Wread. New SIU Training School To Start Classes May 1 MOBILE—A completely equipped training school for the upgrading of merchant seamen, developed jointly by the SIU and SlU-contracted steamship companies, is slated to open here May 1. The new program was an­ in case of emergency," the state­ resentative. Bureau of Apprentice­ ship. nounced following meetings ment said. The Coast Guard, Bureau of Ap­ Joint Administration with the US Department of Tentative plans for the school, prenticeship and Alabama Depart­ Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship, steamship companies and the US Ck>ast Guard. Purpose of the school will be "to provide training for prospec­ tive merchant seamen and to pro­ vide refresher courses and training for seamen in the industry to help qualify them for upgrading," it was set forth in a statement of pol­ icy developed at the meeting here. It will be financed by the SIU Welfare Plan as a welfare benefit for unemployed eligibles. It is expected that the school will be developed into a complete train­ ing center—^both for entry and up­ grading—pending the working out of adipinistrative and legal details. "Training will be provided which should drastically reduce accidents and waste and should equip all sea­ men to handle themselves properly SEAFARERS LOG April 18, 19S5 Vol. XVII. No. 8 As I See It Page Burly Page Crossword Puzzle Page Editorial Cartoon .......Page Editorials Page Final Dispatch Page Inquiring Seafarer Page Labor Round-Up Page Letter of The Week Page Maritime ". .Page Meet The Seafarer Page Notices, Personals Page Off Watch Page Port Reports Pages 12, Quiz ' Page Repent Arrivals Page SIU History Cartoon Page Vote of Thanks ...Page Welfare Benefits ....Pages 18, Welfare Report Page Your Dollar's Worth Page 4 16 8 9 9 19 8 8 9 8 8 17 14 13 14 18 6 9 19 18 4 Publlthad bfwMkly at tho haadquarfart of fha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, A^ lantic a Gulf Dlstrlet AFL, «75 Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaelnth af.ifta Rost Xtfflea.ln. BrooktyD..JIY,.jiadar 0.4M0. Entarcd a« laeond cl»« mattar to be known as the Andrew Furu­ seth Training School, provide for its administration by a committee of six members, three representing the SIU and three representing the companies. Seamen now sailing on SIUcunlracted ships who want to up­ grade their present ratings may do so through attending the school, whicfi is expected to receive Coast Guard sanction for this purpose. The training program contem­ plates use of the SIU training ship, the Andrew Furuseth, now based at Bayou La Batre, near Mobile. Merchant ships that will be in Mo­ bile harbor from time to time will be used for advanced training phases. Two-Week Sessions The school will accommodate about 30 men for each two-weeks' training session and will be capable of handling 700 to 800 men a year. The school will be departmen­ talized for specialized instruction in deck, engine and steward de­ partment work. Veteran SIU men will be engaged as instructors in each department. Training courses wiU . include such general subjects as use of lifeboats and life saving equip­ ment, fire fighting, first aid and artificial respiration and swimming for men in all departments. In addition, courses will be offered in work specialties of the various departments. The planning session here was attended by SIU Port Agent Cal Tanner, Patrolmen Harold Fischer and Leo Marsh as well as Seafarers F. M. Reyes, Joe Wread, Jack Parker and Bill Wallace; Max Har­ rison, Chairman of the Manage­ ment Committee; Alcoa Port Cap­ tain T. L. Proud and Waterman Commissary Superintendent Harry Fagan, representing SlU-contracted steamship companies; Captain James B. Rucker and Commanders" Charles C. Phillips and Robert Murdoch, representing the Coast Guard, and Carl Griffin, field ren-, ment of Vocational Education will act in an advisory capacity in de­ velopment of the school. "Through the Andrew Furuseth Training School, the SIU will be discharging important responsibili­ ties to the membership and to our contracted steamship companies," Tanner said. "We will provide our members with an opportunity to (Continued on page 17) erty. Instead of a contract and improved conditions that they were promised, the ILA's "union" rep­ resentative simply had these men signed off and crimped another alien crew aboard, after taking several crewmembers for $15 apiece. The ILA-chartered "United In­ ternational Seamen's Union" was formed last fall ostensibly to or­ ganize seamen on foreign-flag ships. Actually, according to its president, Louis Le Doulx (Londos), the organization hoped to raid established sea unions, American or foreign, with cut-rate contracts.The new "union" simply repre­ sented a continuation of a crimp hall operation that had functioned for some time to supply crews to 'h:unaway"-flag ships operated by Aristotle Onassis. Fouled-Up Trip Crewmen on the Cambridge had arrived in New York on March 14 after a trip which proved unbear­ able because of extremely bad food, unsafe conditions and mis­ treatment. They'had heard about the ILA "organizing" foreign-flag ships, so six of their number went up to the "United International Seamen's Union" office for help. Their objectives were to get a contract which would at least, set down conditions of work in writ­ ing, some improvements on food and wages, and a formal payoff and sign-on which they had not received up to then. The "United International Seamen's Union" said that it would go to work on the problem Immediately. The first thing that the "union" did was to collect $15.05 from 14 were making less than $100 per month. The "union" then went through the motions of calling a company representative and asking for overtime increases, transporta­ tion, and better food. In the process of comiiig down to the ship to- sign men up and collect their "dues'" the "tinion" repre­ sentative spent most of his time freeloading on the officers' chow. After several days of shadow boxing, the "union" told the men it could do nothing for them. It told the crew to sign off and take whatever the company wanted- to give them. As soon as the men signed off, the ILA "union" rep­ resentative promptly crimped a new crew aboard which he had taken off another Liberian-flag ship in the port. SIU Pension^ Family Care Studied By Welfare Plan A promise of new Welfare Plan benefits and possible increases in existing ones are con­ tained in a study now imderway by Union and management trustees. Trustees are studying the possibility of an expanded pension program which would be an outgrowth of the disability benefit, as well as the problem cover all Seafarers meeting age of providing medical bene­ and seatime qualifications. This fits for wives and children of Sea­ farers. Existing benefits, with the exception of scholarship and ma­ ternity benefits, are lilso under re­ view. The new study is an outgrowth of recent increases in Welfare Plan contributions won by the SIU as well as a review of the operation of the Plan up until now. Several sessions of the trustees have been held on these problems with the as­ sistance of actuarial specialsts and it is expected that the trustees will act on the new proposals be­ fore long. Since the SIU Welfare Plan is self-administered and self-insured, the addition of new benefits or im­ provement of old ones is a com­ paratively simple procedure. It does not Involve rewriting of trust fund contracts as happens when an outside insurance company is in­ volved. This makes for faster action on new proposals. Pension Study Under consideration on the pen­ sion issue is a plan which would would be in addition to the cur­ rent disability benefit which pro­ vides lifetime income to Seafarers at any age who are imable to work. Should such^ plan be worked out the 'trustees would also aim for possible increases in payments over the present disability benefits. The dependents' medical bene­ fit is one which has been requested by Seafarers frOm time to time, and the trustees are studying the advisibilily of such a plan as well as the administrative problems in­ volved. Not neglected in the study are the existing hospital and death benefits. Increases in one or both of these benefits may be part of the new package. The trustees are hopeful that they can come up with a combina­ tion involving increases in old benefits and addition of new ones if possible. That depends on skilled forecasting by actuaries of the cost of such benefits through the years, as compared with the -anticipated income of the Welfare Plan. Mobile Hall Work Delayed MOBILE—Seafarers in this port are hopeful work on the beautiful new addition to the SIU hall here will be completed in time for th^ membership meeting of April 20, but the construction schedule hai been delayed by two major strikef in this area. Every effort is being made to complete finishing touches to thO new three-story wing as well a8 al­ terations to the original two-story building at S. Lawrence and Da­ uphin Streets, said Port Agent Cal Tanner. "Some Items 4re completely be­ yond our control, however," he said. "Delivery of some necessary materials and telephone installa­ tions are being held qp by the rail and telephone strikes." Both strikes were still going strong at last report witji .no settle­ ments in sight. / �9EAPARERS Ayrii 15. 1955 Scene at NLRB headquarters in San Francisco after 4-1 victory for the SIU Pacific District in West Coast bargaining election was announced shows Pete McGoIdrick (left), representing Harry Bridges' longshore union, making a hasty and unhappy exit. Momentous victory for SIU unions, which ended control by last remnants of Commie unionism on US-flag ships, is marked by restrained relief of Ed Turner (3nd from left), SIUNA organizer who headed the drive, and Sam Bennett, MFOW vice-president. In rear is John "Bud" McGorlan, MCS-AFL. Par* Thr«!« LOG Victory smiles were flashed at MCS-AFL headquarters as soon as news of the crushing 4-1 defeat of Bridges' longshore union by the SIU Pacific District was known. Phil Boucher, MCS-AFL dispatcher, passed news to jubilant membership in San Francispo. Balloting represented combined win for SUP, MFOW and MCS-AFL. Siij Of NA Routs LOG To Give Own Bridges By 4 To 1 ^Oscars' For 1955 In 3-Dep'f Vote The • constructive role of Seafarers in making the SEA­ FARERS LOG an outstanding and unique trade union pub­ lication is to be recognized in the form of four annual LOG awards established this week-*by the SIU. Each year the editors of the LOG will select four distinguished membership contributions, one each in four categories — letters, photographs, poetry and drawings—and present to them the SEAFARERS LOG award. The award program begins as of January 1 of this year so that everything published in the LOG during 1955 is eligible. At the end of the year all issues of the LOG will be scrutinized for out­ standing contributions, the pres­ entations to be made early in 1956. In selecting the award winners, the following standards of judg­ ment will apply: The letters award will go to the Seafarer whose letter, in the judgement of the editors, offers a positive and constructive proposal for the membership or best ex­ presses the feeling of a Seafarer on any given issue. Seafarers For Action Xhe photography award will be keyed to the best photograph or photographs of Seafarers at work or play, or other photographic sub­ ject matter of strong reader appeal. * The poetry award will be issued on the basis of literary merit and subject matter in the tradition of the sea. Similarly the award for drawing will take into account quality and originality as well as subject matter based on maritime or related experience. While it is the editors' present Intention to make the awards in these four categories, the award program is flexiible enough .so that any contribution that does not fall into their scope would be consid­ ered for an additional award if it has sufficient merit. The idea for an awards program derives from the fact that rank and file Seafarers have done a great deal in years past to make the LOG an interesting and lively newspaper. The stories, letters, poems, photos and drawings sent by Seafarers from all over the, I i f.if'srf' SAN FRANCISCO—Seamen on West Coast ships have put to rout the remains of Communist-line unionism with 'a resounding four to one vote in favor of the SIU Pacific District. Sailors, firemen and cooks participating in the three-depart­ ment vote rolled up 3,931 votes for the SIU of NA with Harry Bridges' Interna­ tional Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union far in the rear with 1,004 tallies. There were 327 no unionr~ the Pacific, the Marine Firemen's soon threw in the sponge when it votes. Union and the Marine Cooks and found that it would have to buck powerful waterfront ap­ The overwhelming SIU Stewards, AFL, indicated they Bridges' paratus. victory heralds the first time in 20 years that American un­ licensed seamen have been completely free of any Com­ munist controlled unions on the West Coast. It represents the most serious setback Harry Bridges has suffered in his career. For the first time now, all three shipboard departments on West Representation of the SEA­ Coast ships will be represented by FARERS LOG award emblem. one union, the SIU of North America. world have done much to add ap­ SIU Pacific District officials, peal to the LOG and make it a representing the Sailors Union of membership publication. SIU Crews And Meetings Back Lnndeberg Stand SIU members ashore and on the .ships have taken strong positions in support of Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, following the attack on him by Joseph Curran, president of the National Maritime Korea, a trade now monopolized by Liberian-flag vessels. Tiie Union. Membership meetings in all ports voted unanimously to sup­ port liUndeberg and endorse his signing of an experimental bulk cargo agreement. SIU crews are also acting on the""issue. Eighty •Siu-manned shipsL have already taken unanimous action in support of Lundeberg's position. The NMU president's virulent attack on Lundeberg followed the signirtg of an agreement with the operators of the Tonsina, a Liberty ship, which will run in the bulk trade between California and agreement was designed to enable US ships to compete in this trade. The attacks grew in intensity when AFL unions ieft the Conference of American Maritime Unions. Typical of the response from SIU ships was the message sent to Lundeberg by the crew of the SS Edith. "Curran and his stooges," they declared, "tried to use CAMU for their own ends, even if it was at the expense of all the seamen and the AFL unions. You did the right thing in getting out of CAMU." would move immediately for a new contract covering the stewards as soon as certification from the La­ bor Board is received. It is ex­ pected though, that Bridges will restort to harassing tactics in an attempt to delay certification. In any case, the Communist-line leaders of ILWU Local 100, which succeeded the defunct National Union of Marine Cooks arid Stew­ ards, realize the jig is up. Reports are that they have been advising their supporters in the shipboard steward depai'tments to apply for AFL membership. Since the re­ sults were announced, MCS-AFL offices have been deluged with new applications. The SIU victory represents a personal triumph for SIU presi­ dent Harry Lundeberg who spon­ sored the chartering of MCS-AFL in 1950 after NUMC&S was ex­ pelled from the CIO for following the Communist line. With the aid of rank and file NUMC&S mem­ bers who had been fighting the Communist-line leadership the new union made its modest be­ ginning. Immediately it ran into violent opposition from Bridges who had long had NUMC&S under his thumb. One of the methods used in an attempt to stir up opposi­ tion within the Sailors Union was publication of the "West Coast Sailor's Journal," an anonymous publication which spent its ener­ gies attacking the SUP leadership and promoting Communist propa­ ganda issues. Meanwhile, the National Mari­ time Union (CIO) made half­ hearted efforts to organize the cooks and stewards, That union Once MCS-AFL became active, the leadership of NUMC&S began a series of violent purges of men suspected of AFL sympathies. They were expelled from the union, jobactioned off the ships and dumped in the streets. But none of these tactics could keep the MCS-AFL from making progress. Finally, MCS-AFL reached the point where it was able to petition for an election last year. . The Communist Party strategists switched horses in midstream from the discredited NUMC&S and ad­ vised their supporters to vote "no union." Meanwhile, NUMC&S membership was swallowed up in a hastUy organized "Local 100" of the longshore union. The result was that a heavy "no-union" vote prevented MCS-AFL from winning a dear majority. Nothing daunted, the SIU Pa­ cific District petitioned for a new election involving all three shipbard departments. Alcoa Payroll Office Moves Seafarers in New York who have to contact the Alcoa Steamship Company's Marine and Ship's Payroll Depart­ ment are advised to note the shift of that office from its former location in downtown New York. The new address is 270 41st St., at Pier 6, Bush Terminal, Brooklyn, not far from SIU headquarters. The change from the old location at 17 Battery Place is effective immediately. ., jii -..J ji \'- �SEAFARERS iPat* W6vr '' lAwfii W; IfM LOG Seafarers Aid Jn Fishing Beat Rescue a"5; The SlU-manned coastwise freighter Antinous la shown in Coast Guard photo as she stood by dis­ abled fishing boat South Seas (circled, top) in Gulf rescue. Three men were saved through com­ bined efforts of ship's crew and Coast Guard after their boat sprung a leak and threatened to sink. Ex-Sailor Writes Historical Novel A frequent contributor to the SEAFARERS LOG, Marius Hansome, -former seaman, fisherman and cannery worker, and a present-day writer and academic figure, this month published his first novel, "Appointment with Fortune," dealing with the history of the m the*^ I American Northwest in varied experiences at sea, which early part of this century. Mier Sure to Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what­ ever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G repre­ sentatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to protect yourself by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. The 247-page volume, published at $3.50 by Vantage Press, Inc., New York, tells a story based on the authox-'s varied personal ex­ periences in the West of 1914 land ill the post-World War I period. The key figure is first a seaman and then a teacher in the brawl­ ing "wilds" of the Pacific North­ west and Alaska. Life On Ship Woven into the tale ai-e some Interesting descriptive passages about the life of seamen in the old pxe-union days. The author apparently called upon his own began in Denmai k and later moved to this country where he , sailed for a number of years on "West Coast ships. He has been a pi-incipal and superintendent of schools in Wash­ ington, Idaho and Alaska; Profes­ sor of Social Sciences in the Rand School, Hunter College, Columbia University, Baldwin-Wallace Col­ lege, and has a doctorate conferi-ed by Columbia. He is the author of "Woi-ld Workei-s' Education Move­ ments, Their Social Significance," "Sociology," a textbook, and a con­ tributor to numerous newspapei's and national magazines. THE LATEST HOOVER COMMISSION REPORT DEALING WITH trovernment transportation operations puts light on a situation which your Union and the rest of the maritime industry has recognized for some time. That is that the Military Sea Transportation Service has been competing with privately-owned shipping for years through its operation of dry cargo, tanker and passenger ships. Furthermore the Commission's findings bear out another well-known situation, that MSTS does its job at far greater cost than it could be done by private operators. This is true in face of the fact that wages and conditions on private ships are'superior all ai'ound to those on MSTS ships. Since these conditions are well-known to everybody in thp industry, in the administration and in Congressional quarters that deal with the merchant marine, there seems to be no reason why immediate action could not be taken to change matters. US shipping and seamen have enough problems to deal with without having to face unfair competi­ tion from a Government agency. , J". 4i t A COUPLE • OF DEPUTIES IN THE FRENCH NATIONAL Assembly have dramatized the problem of the runaway flags again by demanding that French ports be closed to these cut-rate, cutthroat operations. Those demands follow growing complaints' by British shipowners on this same score, so it can readily be seen that the runaways are hurting all legitimate shipping operations, even those under lower-wage foi-eign flags. Aside from the serious impact of the runaways on American sea­ men, which is well-known to every Seafarer, it appears that these out­ fits will ci'eate an international pi'oblem for the United States. As is well known, the bulk of this shipping is owned by American opei*ators who have been encouraged by their own Government to evade the international standards established by the legitimate maritime nations. The spread of the runaways can only contribute to inter­ national friction and lead to 'anti-American feeling accox-dingly. It is well-known that this country has taken the lead in promoting constantly higher international standards of manning, safety, con­ struction and shipboard-feeding on ships of all nations. At the same time we have our State depai-tment professing great concern about the well-being of foreign flag shipping under legitimate flags, even to the extent of attacking protective legislation for the American mei'chant marine. ^ IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOUR UNION'S POLICY TO ENCOURAGE the broadest possible participation by Seafarers in the shipboard and shoreside machinery of the Union. The recent change in the ship­ board set-up involves, among other things, the addition of new func­ tions to be fulfilled toy crewmqpnbers. On some occasions there is a tendency for crewmembers to let one or two of their number carry out- these opei-ations with the result that one man will be performing a double function. While the Seafai'er involved may be fully capable of handling these chores, it's a sounder idea to spread the responsibilities and duties around a larger mnnber of men. Broader participation by crewmembers is the fairest and most desirable state of affairs. Many clews are already following a pi-occdure of giving each ship­ board assignment to a different man. In the long run, the Union and the membership will benefit by such a procedure which promotes the idea and practice of teamwork among ships' crews. SEAFARERS GUIDE TO RETTER BUYING Renting Vs. Buying Home If you listen to the National Assn. of Real Estate Boai'ds, you will go away believing you don't have to pay much rent at all for a place to live. This association of real estate agents reports that half the dwellings in the coun­ try still rent for $42 or less. Thei'e is one big fallacy in that plausible-sounding sta­ tistic. As labor housing experts have pointed out, the average cost of rent is brought way down by substandard dwellings. There are about 15 million decaying and delapidated homes in the counti-y, and one out of every five families now lives in slums. So you can see what you get for "$42 or less." As a matter of fact, rents have been subject to more inflation in recent years than any other major living ex­ pense except medical costs. "Average" rents have gone up 20 per cent since 1950, compared to increases of nine percent in food costs, and seven pei'cent for clothing. The result is, among many families, including those of Seafarei's, the big debate of other generations—is it cheap­ er to buy or rent a house—has been the big dilemma of today: where can you either rent or buy at a tolerable cost? For many families there has been no choice in recent years—they have had to buy to get a roof over their heads. Also, there are personal pieferences involved. Some fam­ ilies prefer a house, while otheis prefer the convenience of a flat or apartment. Here is a comparison of the strictly financial advantages of renting vei-sus buying in today's housing market: Advantages of Renting: There is no risk of capital as in buying a house in today's inflated market, which requii-es at least an initial outlay of $2,000 to $4,000, when you con­ sider not only the down payment but closing fees and additional equipment required. I Hi' '• LiifertiS!.':'. —The investment lequired for a house can be made to yield an income in savings bonds or other investment. —A renting family has greater freedom if it must move or if its income or family size changes. Also, unless you , know you will stay in the same location at least a few years, renting avoids the hidden expenses of buying (clos­ ing costs, lawyer's fee, etc.) which many families who move fieq'uently have been paying over and over in recent years. —Except for coopei-ative apartments available in some cities, home ownership usually means an individual house. But unless you prefer and want a separate house, it is the costliest type of dwelling to build and maintain. Advantages of Ownership: You are partially pi-otected against excessive I'ent charges despite any possible further inflations. The cost of opei'ating your own home will rise too, but not as steeply. In some ai-eas where rents have skyrocketed as controls were removed the past two years, home ownei'ship has actually been a cost saver for some families. You lose perhaps three to six percent interest on the cash you invest, but nowadays landlords often try to make the lent you pay yield them a ten peicent return on their investment, in addition to their basiness expenses which you must pay. —If you ov(ri a home you have an oppoitunity to invest "sweat equity"—your own labor—by maintaining and im­ proving your property. —Some of your monthly payment does build up equity (your own investment in the house), even though the amount you build up is often exaggex'ated by builders and mortgage lenders. The partial fallacy is that you also "use up" a house while you are paying for it. It depre­ ciates in value. Also, in the eai-ly years of home ownership you build up very little equity. Most of your monthly pay­ ment goes to mortgage interest, arid only a small pai't Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying toward paying off the debt itself. Still, it is possible to stave off some of the depreciation by wise choice of a neighborhood that is impx'oving i-ather than deteriorating, and by cai'eful pi'operty maintenance. If you keep the house' long enough you will ultimately enjoy the benefit of high equity. . —There is a tax advantage in owning. Mortgage interest and property taxes are deductible on federal and some state income taxes. This often saves the homeowner $8 or $9 a month. -' Adding up the comparative advantages, nowadays own­ ing does Tiave a financial edge over i-enting a comparable home, largely becduse rental housing in many areas has become an exorbitant profit enterprise. The chief excep­ tion is if you do have a reasonable, stable rent in one of the few areas where controls still exist, or where lack of demand restrains rental charges. But in general, as one authority put it, you can probably have a better home for the same money owning than renting. But beware undertaking a lax-ger house and larger ex­ pense than you can afford. Realtors arid lenders tend to be over-optimistic about how much house a family can afford. They tend to say you can afford to spend one-fourth of your income for housing expense. But unless you are willing to sex-imp on food and other necessities, it is much more realistic to pjan to spend no mox-e than one-fifth of income for your entire housing expense, including mort­ gage payment, takes, heating and repairs. Buyers often tend to underestimate repair costs. They are fooled by the fact that new houses require comparatively few repairs and replacement o|^ equipment. But before many years, repaix-s aiid replacement of such expensive items aS heating-system components begin to bedevil homeowners. Real-estate ex­ perts themselves calculate repair costs at about 2^1 perleriht of fhd 'cost of a piropertyl • - �SEAFARERS Pare Five LOG See No Job Loss In Sale Of Waterman To McLean MOBILE — The SlU-contraded Waterman Steamship Company is in the process of selling all of its ships and facilities to the Malcolm P. McLean interests which recently bought the ^ven ships of Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp., Waterman's coastwise subsidiary. Properties involved in the'" multi-million dollar deal now $68 million and total liabilities at doctor ordered to give the almostdead coastwise trade a revitalizing being closed include 29 steam­ nearly $21 million. Familiar the world over as the emblem of the Waterman fleet, the "Flyinr W" symbol on the bow of the company's fleet of C-2s will disappear from the high seas once the sale to McLean is completed. Starting in 1919 with one ship, Waterman became the largest freight shining operation in the world. The company has been under SIU contract since 1938. Familiar To Vanish From Sea MOBILE—The sale of the Waterman Steamship Corp. this month foreshadows the disappearance of the familiar "Flying W" from the high seas after a 35-year career during which the company grew into the-*largest freight shipping oper­ ers for the Government at one time, all manned by men of the ation in the world. Waterman vessels have been manned by Seafarers under an SIU contract since the Union was first founded in 1938. The company had a modest be­ ginning in 1919, when the old US Shipping Board alloted the SS Eastern Sun to a newly-formed Mobile shipping company headed by the late John B. Waterman, af­ ter whom one of the ships is named. The Eastern Sun made her first trip to Livei*pool, England, via Norfolk, with coal. Reached Peak During War During World War 11, when the company reached its peak, it had its own fleet of 38 American-flag vessels and operated up to 125 oth- 'Loretta' Dies In Baltimore BALTIMORE — Seafarers and maritime labor through­ out this port mourned the passing last month of Mrs. Loretta G. Busick, 62, a long-time friend of merchant seamen and a wellknown local waterfront figure. She died 'March 25. Until recently, Loretta had op­ erated the "Seven Seas Cafe" where, in good times and bad, she always had a friendly word for the mei'chant sea­ man and an open heart when he was in trouble. Many an oldtime sailor was in her debt for money, Mrs. Busick advice, or the price of a meal. A delegation of Seafarers and Baltimore SIU port officials paid their last respects at the funeral services here, at the Poly Trinity Church. Burial followed in Rich­ mond, Va. Floral tributes were sent by the SIU branch here, from headquarters in New York, and SIU. As trade expanded during the post-World War 1 period, the op­ eration became known as the Mo­ bile-Oceanic Line, with three small vessels running between Mobile, Tampa and Miami. By 1931, it had 14 ships and its own local repair yard for handling minor repairs. Additional vessels were pur­ chased in 1936 and 1937 when the now near-defunct coastwise ship­ ping industry was the mainstay of US-flag shipping and Waterman was the principal operator in that service. In 1937, Waterman also bought the giant Chickasaw shipyards and created a subsidiary, the Gulf Shipbuilding Corp., for construct­ ing cargo ships. Conversion of several "baby flat-tops" after the war for the SlU-manned Robin Line and the building of 31 of its own ships was done right here. All of its ships are C-2s. Never Regained Trade In the post-war years. Water­ man, like most other coastal opera­ tors, never recaptured the trade it lost in that field. Nevertheless, it operated over 40 ships at one time in service all over the globe, to Europe, the Caribbean and the Far East, as well as others for Govern­ ment account during the Korean War. The company moved into its own new 18-story building here in 1948, and this home office served as the center for branches in 25 US cities . and other agencies throughout the world. There are Waterman-owned docks in Puerto Rico, purchased from the Govern­ ment and doubled in capacity, a new terminal, only a year old, in Port Newark, NJ, and branches of Ryan Stevedoring, another subsi­ diary, ih many US ports where "Flying W" ships call. A huge Waterman-built and op­ erated citrus fruit tei'minal in Tampa, Fla., used chiefly by the Pan Atlantic Steamship Co., its coastwise subsidiary, was disposed of as part of a sale to the McLean Securities Corp. earlier this year, from other SIU ports on al^ coasts. ifiyqlying.peYen.slijps. ships manned by Seafarers and the Waterman repair yard here which is under contract to the Marine Al­ lied Workers, an SIU affiliate. Shortly after McLean Securities Corp. bought Pan Atlantic, the SIU signed the McLean corpora­ tion to ,a regular SIU freightship agreement. Port Agent Cal Tan­ ner, SIU representative in this port who handled the negotiations on that occasion, expressed the belief the SIU will encounter no diffi­ culty in continuing in effect its present Waterman contracts cover­ ing the freightships and the repair yard. Security of SIU jobs on the 29 ships in question and MAW work in the repair yard seems to be as­ sured, T;.nner said. He already has been conferring with McLean exe­ cutives regarding the situation. The ships which McLean pro­ posed to buy through the C. Lee Co., an Alabama corporation which is a wholiy-owned subsidiary of the McLean Securities Corp., are being operated by Waterman in the intercoastal trade and in runs to the Far East, Europe and Puerto Rico. 842 Million Deal Under terms of the McLean pur­ chase, approved by the Waterman board of directors, offers are being mailed to Waterman stockholders by the C. Lee Co. to purchase all outstanding shares of Waterman common stock at $48 a share. Thei'e are 874,548 shares of this capital stock outstanding, which would make the total purchase price $41,978,304. The sale is conditional upon 80 percent of ail outstanding capital stock being delivered to the pur­ chasers on or before April 21, 1955. Also involved in the transaction are other Waterman properties in­ cluding the 18-story Waterman Building in downtown Mobile, the Gulf Shipbuilding facilities at Chickasaw, Ala,, the Ryan Steve­ doring Co., the Grand Hotel at Point Clear, Ala., and properties in Puerto Rico. In a financial statement issued along with announcement of the purchase offer. Waterman assets were listed as slightly more than Rename SIU Friend La. AFL Head BATON ROUGE—E. H. "Lige" Williams of Shreveport, long i-ecognized as a friend of the SIU in this area, was reelected president of the Louisiana State Federation of Labor at its 43rd annual con­ vention here. Williams, who entered the labor movement gs a union barber, has served as president of the state or­ ganization for 22 of those years. Louis P. Sahuque, New Orleans, was reelected first vice president and E. J. Bourg, Baton Rouge, was reelected secretary-treasurer. Sahuque, who also has served for many years as legislative rep­ resentative of the state federation, announced at the convention that he would not accept nomination to the office after this year be­ cause of, ill J^oalth. If the McLean offer is accepted by the required number of stock­ holders, it is his intention to con­ tinue the Waterman business with headquarters at Mobile, McLean said. After purchase of the Pan Atlantic fleet and the Gulf Florida Terminal Co. of Tampa from Wa­ terman, McLean stepped down as head of the McLean Trucking Co. of Winston-Salem, NC, to take active charge of the new enter­ prises. He also moved his residence from Winston-Salem to Mobile. McLean purchased Pan Atlantic as the first step in his plan to op­ erate a coastwise trailer-ship serv­ ice. He plans construction of at least four specially designed ves­ sels capable of carrying 286 35foot loaded trailers on a "roll-onroll off" service. Maritime observers felt that Mc­ Lean's purchase of the Waterman coastwise ships was just what the shot in the arm. Acquisition of the additional Waterman properties would permit him to extend his op­ erations to the intercoastal trade. The readiness with which Mc­ Lean signed an agreement with the SIU covering Pan Atlantic encour­ aged the belief that Seafarers will man the new specially-designed trailer-ships when they are com-" pleted under plans which report­ edly involve the outlay of $43 5 million for construction. These ships would supplement rather than replace present Pan Atlantic operations. In furtherance of McLean's coastwise plans. Pan Atlantic sus­ pended its operations to Mobile and Boston on April 1. Company officials said the sus­ pension was temporary and WHS "part of a program of preparation for a long-range coastwise pro­ gram." PORTLAND, Me. — A vet­ Unable to sail any longer eran Seafarer who first joined because of a muscle disorder the Union in 1940, Earl Spear that has weakened his right had to call it quits because of a bad heart and a bronchial condi­ tion first contracted dur­ ing three years of imprisonment by the Japanese in World War II. However, Spear credits the secu­ rity of the SIU disability benefit, which he's been receiving since March, 19.53, and the freedom from worry that it brings, with actually improving his health. It's been a good prescription for him; he's tanned and healthy - looking today. Since he is only 56 years of age, he is not yet eli­ gible for Social Security benefits, and the SIU dis­ Spear ability money is bread and butter for him. He does get a small payment from the Gov­ ernment which is given to exPOWs, but it's far from enough. At present. Spear lives in a small cottage on Highland Lake, 15 miles from here in the heart of the piney Maine woods. With a television set, a fishing rod, a veg­ etable garden and occasional visits from friends, he finds his days pass pleasantly. Anytime he wearies of the solitary life, there are his mother and sister and old fi'iends to see in Portland, as well as a lit­ tle shopping to do. Spear started going to sea in 1912 at the age of 14. His first trip out was as a messboy on a coastwise collier at $10 a month for 16 hours a day. But he liked sailing and stayed with it. Dur­ ing the 1920s, he recalled, he earned as much as $120 a month as a combination cook and steward. While in Manila shortly after World War 11 broke out he was jailed by the Japanese and im­ prisoned for three years until fi­ nally, on February 23, 1945, the US 11th Airborne Division freed the American prisoners. When he was released his weight was down to 129 pounds and he was badly in need of medical care. leg permanently. Seafarer Burton Frazer, at 61, at least has the comfoi't of knowing that he's got $25 weekly in SIU disability benefits coming in regularly to help him out. The transition from a long, ac­ tive life of sailing on all kinds of ships to the present calm has been a painful one, but Frazer manages to keep busy .ind is .nlwnys "in touch" with things. He's almost a daily visitor to Union headquar­ ters in Brooklyn and attends most SIU meetings in the port like a ritual. He lives in Manhattan. Leg Buckled,^ On the disability list since Janu­ ary, 1954, he wound up his last trip just two years ago on the Seatrain Louisiana. It all happened, quickly. He turned in one night after watch feeling fine and the next day couldn't get as far as the door of his foc'sle without the leg buckling. Hospital treatment later failed to bring it around. He then applied for, and received, the SIU disability benefit. Single now, although he was married once many years ago, Frazer started his sailing cai'e.r at the age of 14, shipping out of Portland, Me. in the summertime, and later turned to the sea as a livelihood. He passed from sailing ships to colliers, then to tankers and fi­ nally to dry cargo ships. At this point, in World War I, he was Frazer earning up to $90 monthly as a fireman. Eventually, he joined the SIU in 1938, after a stint in the old ISU. He sailed continuously be­ fore and since then in the engine department. "The sea is a good place for a boy to begin in," he points out, "but it's best, these days, to fin­ ish some schooling first. Today's wages and conditions won by the SIU make sailing a highly desirable,.^rDfe5sion.*', j. ':ii �J,...,.w. SEAFAItERS race Six hf. i|L I.!!; • S';"£; .i' :j;^ '-* 1'^ I f > • LOG April IS. 19SS CS Orders Louisiana Labor Backs 3rd Super Sill's Hospital Fight T ankship PLAN NEW BIG FOUR TALKS—Efforts are afoot to set up a new series of talks leading up to a meeting of President Eisenhower with the leaders of France, Great Britain and the Soviet Union. The efforts follow ratification of German rearmament and would be aimed at a general solution of world problems in Austria, Germany and the Far East. 4" 4* iji AUTO INDUSTRY RUNS WILD—A tremendous boom in automobile production and salea has taken place in the first three months of the year with manufacturers putting out over 2,100,000 passenger cars alone in that period. Production is 37 percent ahead of last year's rate, .with the total number of passenger cars turned out last year be­ ing 5V& million. BATON ROUGE, La.—The SIU's fight for continuing the appropriation for USPHS ho.spitals was supported by the Louisiana State Federation of Labor in a strongly worded resolution adopted at the or--*ganization's 43rd annual con­ thrown ui)on the already over-bur­ dened and over-crowded facilities vention here. WASHINGTON — The SlU-contracted Cities Service Oil Company formally completed an agreement with the Maritime Administration this week for trading in two more The resolution urged the US T-2s against the building of a third Senate to approve the hospital ap­ 80,000-deadweight-ton supertanker. propriation already okayed by the Five other T-2s were involved in US House of Representatives and the contract reached last Novem­ sent to the Senate Appropriations ber for the first two ships. Committee for consideratipn. The Construction on the first two, at House recognized "the need for an estimated cost of $8 million these hospitals and public health •ach, is already underway at the services" despite the "adverse re­ Bethlehem Steel Company's Spar­ port" of the Hoover Commision on row Point Yard in Baltimore, and Government Reorganization, the they are expected to be ready early resolution pointed out. next year. The third supertanker "American merchant seamen will also be built by Bethlehem. perform a vital and fundamental role in our national defense and New Design The ships are completely new in in the development of our state design and will be able to carry and national economy," the resolu­ 18 different grades of petroleum tion declared. "Adoption of the products at one time. The 650-foot Hoover Commission's proposals vessels will have a speed of 17 , . . would-work severe hardship ^ knots and carry a 48-man crew in on merchant seamen and adversely * US-flag service between Lake affect the economic* structure of Charles, La., and East Coast stor­ the American shipping industry. "This program of service to mer­ age terminals. Individual rooms for each crewmember plus special chant seamen has been functioning recreation rooms are part of the for 157 years, and long has been recognized as essential for the design. The traded-in tankers will go in­ care of injui'ed seamen. "Closing of the USPHS hospi­ to the Government-reserve fleet under the program designed to tals would result in thousands of se'amen and other patients being modernize US tankers. French Deputies Urge Actiou Ou 'Ruuaways' PARIS — Striking a blow on behalf of French shipowners and indirectly for the flag-operators of other recognized mari­ time countries, two French deputies are campaigning in the National Assembly for a law-*" barring entry to ports in enable the shipowners to escape France and her dependencies the wages, safety regulations and of any ship sailing under the "Panhonlib" fiag. "Panhonlib" is a designation given to ali ships sailing under the "runaway" fiags of Panama, Honduras and Liberia. In the US, 69 former Americanflag Liberty-type vessels have been allowed to transfer to operations under these flags, against the protest of the SIU and other mari­ time unions. The "runaway" flags other standards that exist in reg­ ular maritime nations. In urging their measure on the National Assembly, the deputies pointed out that the ships under "Panhonlib" flag were owned by companies "which try to elude responsibilities affecting all other merchant marines, and consequent­ ly are' competing di.shonestly with otiier companies respectful of the laws of their countries." of other public and private hos­ pitals." The resolution went on to point out how the hospitals, have "con­ tributed immeasurably to the gen­ 4 eral public good" by pioneering OBITUARIES IN THE NEWS—Two nationally-prominent publishers many medical developments and died recently, Colopel Robert R. McCormick of the Chicago "Tribune" "training thousands of* critically .and Joseph Pulitzer, of the St. Louis "Post Dispatch." Colonel McCor­ needed doctors and nurses." mick gained fame as spokesman for the right wing of thb Republican The resolution, which directed Party. Other prominent personages who passed away were Walter that copies be sent to US Senators White, energetic head of the National'Association for the Advancement Russell B. Long and Allen J. El- •of Colored People, and John W. Davis, famed constitutional lawyer lender of Louisiana, was intro­ and unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1924. Davis and White duced at the convention by the dueled last year in th^ US Supreme Court over the school segregation New ' Orleans SIU delegation issue. headed by Lindsey Williams, New Orleans port agent. EARTHQUAKES ROCK SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES—Over 300 per­ Adopted Unanimously sons were reported killed and untold damage done when a series of The convention suspended its regular order of business on sharp earth shocks wrecked a number of villages on the island of Min­ Wednesday afternoon to adopt the danao. Philippine relief agencies and the US,Air Force both took a resolution unanimously so that hand in ferrying supplies and rnedical aid to the stricken area. 4 4 4 action on it could be reported to the SIU regular membership meet­ WAR CLOUDS OVER QUEMOY, MATSU—Two tiny islands just off ing in New Orleans Wednesday the China coast, Quemoy and Matsu, were the center of international night. attention this week. The islands are held by Chinese Nationalists and The stand of the Louisiana Fed­ reports were rife that the Chinese Communists would attack them. eration was hailed by Seafarers in This raised the question of US involvement in the fighting and its pos­ New Orleans as strengthening the sible spread into a major war. US allies have already stated they hand of the SIU and others in would not fight over these islands although they do agree on defense maritime industry in the fight to of Formosa. preserve the USPHS hospital 4 4 4 program. CHURCHILL RESIGNS—Winston Churchill's lengthy tenure as The Hoover Commission report Prime Minister and Government official in Britain came to an end last recommending the closing of all week when he offered his resignation clearing the way for new elections but four specialized USPHS hos­ in Great Britain. Churchill has been succeeded by Anthony Eden as pitals closely paralleled the pro­ prime minister until the elections take place. The 80-year old leader, posal advanced last year by Mrs. v/ho ranks as one of the most famous men of all times, may continue Oveta Gulp Hobby, Secretary of in an active role as a member of the House of Commons. The elections Health, Education and Welfare, are expected to be held in May. and former Budget' Director Jo­ 4 4. 4 seph P. Dodge. This proposal was RED CHINA SHAKEN BY PURGES—The first major shake-up in voted down after it aroused a storm of protest from Seafarers and CommunRt ranks since they took over China has taken place. Two others in the maritime industry. major party leaders have been accused of conspiracy and seeking to While the action of the Louisi­ overthrow the leadership of the Red Chinese government. One of the ana Federation and others sup­ accused men reportedly committed suicide. The shake-up may, in part, porting the SIU fight was encour­ be connected with internal economic difficulties. The event follows aging to SIU officials at headquar­ the recent major shake-up in Soviet Russia itself. 4 4 4 ters, Seafarers were urged not to relax their efforts in contacting POLIO VACCINE A SUCCESS—Results of last year's nationwide their Senators and Congressmen tests on polio vaccine have been announced with the vaccine reported about the necessity of keeping the a success. Approximately 440,000 children were inoculated last year hospitals open. Washington offi­ and only 113 came down with the disease, with no deaths. There were cials must be kept aware of the 750 cases and 15 deaths among 1,400,000 children who did not get the need for the hospitals until final vaccine. Authorities report that the vaccine is at least 80 per­ approval is won for the $34 million cent effective, possibly more, and preparations are underway for mass appropriation voted by the House. vaccinations of all school children this spring and summer. Cartoon History Of The SIU In January, 1951, with the Korean war still on, US maritime unions faced a- new attack on the hiring hall. The shipowners, claiming a shortage of experi•nced seamen, asked that manpower pools be set up by the-US similar to those established in World ^^ar JI. Se* uflione rfadied-Jbr .f . SMU Vt'livefs 3ifinpower The SIU immediately answered the shipowner threat by creating its own reserve of skilled seamen. Manpower committees were set up in all SIU halls to contact Seafarers over draft age who had left the industry, urging them to return. No source of experienced manpower, was left untapped, - ; iI No. 87 The response proved again that the Union could supply the operators with all the men they needed right out of its own hiring halls. No ships were delayed because of crew shortages and vital cargoes continued moving. SIU companies-hailed the Union effort as»,j'?a: remachaWe^ jobsl^'iv '•-i' • y ' i •• �April 15, 1955 SEAFARERS LOG Pagre Seven T-'.'is'" Report Rakes MSTS Competition from WASHiNCTOw )|yjti| Privately-Operated Shipping SlU NEWSLETTER Rulei are finally beinp aet up relatinr to claims by seamen and officers of ships owned toy the Government and operated under agency agreements. Section 1 (a) of Public Law 17, 78th Congress, provides that officers and members of crews of vessels operating now or in the past under . agency arrangements with the Government would have the right to make claims as follows: death, injuries, illness, maintenance and cure loss of effects, detention, or repati'iatlon, collection of wages and bon­ uses and making of allotments. All claims must be submitted for administrative consideration prior to institution of court action thereon. Claims based upon any insurance policy issued by the Maritime Administration (except claims for loss of or damage to personal ef­ fects if the seaman is alive, bonuses, detention and repatriation bene­ fits) must be filed with the Chief, Division of Insurance, Maritime Ad­ ministration, Department of Commerce, in this city. All other claims should be filed with the general agent of the vessel with respect to which such claim arose, or with the Director, Office of Natiortal Shipping Authority of the Maritime Administration, this city. The Government promises to give prompt notice in writing of the allowance or disallowance of each claim, toy mail to the last known ad­ dress of, or by personal delivery to, the claimant or his legal repre­ sentative. In the case of administrative disallowance, in whole or in part, such notice shall contain a brief statement of the reason for such disallowance. The above rules become effective as of the middle of April, 1955. 4> !• WASHINGTON — The open secret of the maritime industry, that the Military Sea Transportation Service is competing directly with privately-owned merchant ships, was strongly assailed in the latest Hoover Commission's report, this one dealing with Gov­ ernment transportation serv-|' ices. The report bluntly states though in the words of the Com­ mission 85 percent of MSTS cargo that much of the dry cargo, is "merchandise which is very sim­ tanker and passenger traffic of MSTS could be carried on private­ ly-operated ships at a great saving to the taxpayers. At the same time, a change in operations would be of great benefit to the US merchant marine. The Commission's conclusions repeat what has been maintained for some time by the SIU, other maritime unions and every ship­ owner group in the industry. It has been pointed out time and again that MSTS ships in the so-called nucleus fleet were in direct and open competition with private in­ dustry. Excessive Costs Private ship operators have also maintained that they could carry cargo and passengers far more economically than MSTS does be­ cause of the excessive manning scales on MSTS vessels. The report estimates that total Government transportation costs run as high as $3 billion a year. Typical of the way MSTS has grown all out of proportion is the fact that it operates over 220 cargo ships now compared to the 160 it had in 1950 and the 140 it began with in 1947. While MSTS has been growing the privately-owned fleet has been shrinking, even ilar . to commercial commodities and could be carried on commer­ cial ships." Could Carry All Private merchant ships, the Commission found, have 50 percent more unused outbound space avail­ able than would be required to handle every ton of outgoing cargo carried by the MSTS nucleus fleet. In other words existing private ships could carry as much outgo­ ing cargo as MSTS now handles and still have space left for half as much again. The same situation prevails with regard to passenger services. The entire privately-owned passenger fleet consi.sts of 40 ships which carried 466,000 passengers last year. MSTS runs 60 ships, 35 of vdiich carry civilians. In 1954 it carried 200,000 civilian passengers, enough, apparently, to keep about 15 good-sized ^private passenger ships in operation. Actually, the American-owned passenger fleet declined from 49 to 40 in the years between 1952 and 1954 while MSTS was carrying large numbers of civilians. The committee declares that more private passenger ships, tank­ ers, intercoastal ships and dry car­ go ships could be utilized by the Government and recommends that the MSTS nucleus fleet should be reduced considerably. "There cannot be two American merchant marines," it concludes, "one military and one civilian, op­ erating independently and at times in coippetition with each other. Cooperation from the Secretaries of Defense and Commerce, assisted by American ship operators and the Congress, is needed to end this situation." The Government has put the finishing touches on plans for a family of new merchant vessels—ships that will become the next generation of America's merchant shipping. These ships tentatively are being re­ ferred to by such types as the Island, the Freedom, the Clipper, the Seafarer, the Pipeline, the Bulk and the Turnpike. Right now, for example, the Government is seeking appropriations of $23.5 million for construction of two prototype ships of a type de­ signed to carry military materiel in event of "war. Thei^e two ships would not be for sale. Another $23,450,000 appropriation request probably will be approved •toy Congress to cover construction of five dry cargo ships (of the ex­ perimental type mentioned above). Sale of these ships to industry has been discussed behind closed doors but no decision reached as of this" time. In the coastwise trade there will be rapid growth of special purpos-2 ships. In the cargo handling phase, there will be considerable improve­ ment in ship-to-shore cargo handling facilities with special emphasis in speeding special types of cargo. The future will ^pd ships becoming much more specialized. For example, there will be an increase in the construction of large bulk carriers to take care of the needs of Ameri­ can industry for the import of evei'-increasing quantities of ores. Some of {he new-type ships will soon be offered to fiidustry for com- ' Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors meht and for suggestion as to integration into their present fleets. have the final say on whether If the Maritime Administration gets the money it requested, the or not a man is fit for duty. If agency will start on the construction program toy expanding its tradethere is any question about in-and-biiiid offer. It is now applicable only to tanker construction but your fitness to sail, check with wdll be extended to the dry cargo ship field. the nearest USPHS hospital or In the preparation of design work for the next generation of ships, out-patient clinic for a ruling. as outlined above, the Government has been guided by the following considerations: 1. That the deadweight size of the cargo ships now in operation is adequate for the replacement program. 2. That cargo carriers which will be forming the US merchant ma­ rine of the next 20 years must be faster than the corresponding units now in operation. 3. That, in general, a trend toward higher stowage factor is evident and therefore that the new units must have a higher cubic footage con­ tent than in corresponding types now in operation. Going ashore in port in Southeast Asia has 4. An all-out effort must be made at this time to design cargo ships ports, and not the least of them is the harassment which embody the best possible cargo handling features. VSPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Ala, Cuts Fishermen Gas Taxes MOBILE—The Alabama Legisla­ ture has provided for a refund of six cents of the seven-cents-a-gallon state gasoline tax on all gaso­ line purchased by commercial fishermen for use in their boats. This means Alabama commercial fishermen must henceforth pay only one cent a gallon state lax on gasoline instead of the seven cents they have been paying for years. The tax-relief bill long has been a major item in the legislative pro­ gram of the Mobile Bay Seafood Union. Full credit for success in securing enactment of the legisla­ tion was given to the Mobile Coun­ ty legislative delegation by Urban Bosarge, head of the SlU-affiliated fishermen's organization. Much-Needed Relief "We have been fighting for thi* greatly needed relief for a long time," Bosarge said. "We would not have succeeded this'session if it had not been for the vigorous fight put up in our b^ehalf by Stale Senator Garet Van Antwerp and State Representatives Otto E. Si­ mon, Thomas Murphy and John M. Tyson." More than 200 gasoline-propelled fishing boats based along the Ala­ bama Coast will be affected by the measure which "will save many fishermen from disaster," he added. The tax relief comes at a time when "the going is rough, economically speaking," for fisher­ men, Bosarge said. ' Drug Traps/ Strict Customs Plague Seafarers In Far East its hazards. Seafarer Luis Ramirez re­ of seamen by local customs officials. Just tit off the Steel Navigator (Isthmian) on a round-the-world trip, Ramirez found that customs The privately-owned US-flag fleet on April 1 totaled 1,117 vessels regulations in several coun-"*" of 14,089,628 deadweight tons. This total was divided into 719 dry the ship. "Not only did I have to pieces that are sold in many of cargo and passenger vessels of 7,531,386 deadweight tons and 398 tank­ tries are getting stricter all pay the export duty, but I think these places as solid ones, but af­ ers of 6,558,242 deadweight tons. the time, particularly in such they considered it a very serious ter being broken they can produce The fleet on April 1 was two vessels and 10,500 tons below the March places as Indonesia, Ceylon and 1 size, this reduction resulting from the removal of one over-age pas­ senger vessel, a Liberty type dry cargo ship and 2 tankers by transfer Thailand. Adding to the difficulty is the or sale foreign. This takes into account additions during the period. fact that the US offers cash re­ t t. t President Eisenhower is asking Congress to okay , an appropriation wards for informers who turn men of $161i million to pay for detention benefits of internees and prisoners over for violation of US customs regulations. Since the US awards of war of World War II. Under Public Law 744 of the last Congress, merchant seamen are are scaled to US income levels, entitled to such benefits if they were captured or interifed by Germany they often represent a fortune to or Japan for any period of time after December 7, 1941. Under the law impoverished Asiatics who are en­ couraged to plant narcotics and these benefits would amount to $60 a month. other valuables on unwitting Seamen entitled to benefits (if they have not already collected under the original 1948 benefits legislation) are those who were employed on Americans and then turn them in. Underpaid Guards any US-fiag ship or on a vessel of any government friendly to the US Ramu-ez quotes one Singhalese during World War II, and who was a citizen of this country on and policemen telling him in Colombo after December 7, 1941. ' Applications for the above benefits must be filed with the Foreign that "you can take a treasure ashore and they (the pustoms) do Claims Settlement Commission in this City before August 30, 1955. not even care so much to check. iJi> 4» 4< ~ ' Coming back to the ship, they try Once again secret negotiations are under way to have American their best because it is the US shipping lines represented by one organization. The three major, and Customs rewards they are after, separate, organizations now are the American Merchant Marine In­ not what they can get from our stitute, the Association of American Ship Operators, and the Pacific own country. No matter what and Maritime Association. how we work, we always stay un­ Talks are under way to have AMMI absorb PMA, as a beginner. derpaid." It was in Colombo, Ramirez said, he got a working over from customs'because hto was carrying a pound of Ceylonese tea back to - offense because they nearly gave me the works." Checks were also extremely strict in Indonesia where two items of the same kind are not allowed out of the country. More serious, as far as seamen are concerned, is the racket whereby narcotics are stuffed in the insides of souvenh's. In some ports souvenir-sellers specialize iq. peddling stuffed fish, birds or ani­ mals to seamen and tourists. Oc­ casionally though, valuable nar­ cotics are secreted in the insides. Notify Washington The drugs themselves are worth little or nothing in the Asiatic country, being a common and eas­ ily-obtainable item. But the re­ wards from Uncle Sam are another story. After the seaman buys the 'item and goes aboard' ship, US Customs in Washington is notified and the reward collected on the basis of the US market value of the drug. "It will pay you to check any­ thing you buy," he warns, "and make sure that no Insides go ut^ checked. There are many wooden a lot of surprises." The policy of the SIU has always been to take strong action against anyone In the Union ranks who Is found to use or traffic in dope, a policy fully endorsed by the mem­ bership on numerous occastions. Seafarers are urged to be vigilant against any attempts by outsiders to use them as pawns in their traf­ fic, for not only will the individual be penalized, but the entire Union and the membership may suffer harmful effects. Turning to more pleasant sub­ jects, Ramirez reports that almost everywhere he went he found the S^IAFARERS LOG available and being read by people "who actual­ ly do not even know how a ship looks inside." During one stop in a Malayan port on the edge of a jungle to pick up rubber "a Malayan fisher­ man who doubles as a souvenir salesman sold me a souvenir wrapped in a copy of the LOG." All (if vf-hiiih pifbvey that" the LOG really gets around. -.t- �SEAFARERS Paee Eight LOC April 15. igsc MEET THE SEAFARER The chief engineer of the Brazilian freighter Santa Maria has de nied sinking his ship in a plot to collect over $1 million in insurance. He is accused of opening the seacocks while the ship was at sea, send­ ing to the bottom a cargo of scrap iron falsely declared to be machin­ ery. . .The Maritime Administration has asked bids for 1.he purchase of three sunken ships for scrap. They are the tankers Munger T. Ball and Joseph M. Cudahy and the cargo vessel Baja California. ROY JOHNSON, AB Fresh out of Uncle Sam's khaki Somehow, through that my8« and eager to sail again is Seafarer terious system of selection em­ Roy Johnson of New York City. ployed by the Army, it was decided Question: What team do you Johnson just completed his two that Johnson's seagoing experience pick as baseball champs in '55? year hitch last March 1 and is now qualified him as a policeman. He 3« 4" 4" getting accustomed to wearing civ­ was put in an MP detachment and Back to France, but temporarily. The SS America has carried • William V. Giick, AB: My pick vies while he looks for a fast run sent to Korea where he spent a cargo of $6,500,000 worth of French 19th Century paintings to Paris for this year is the Kansas City down to the islands. year enforcing military law at an for an exhibition. The paintings are owned by American museums and Athletics. I'll Johnson, who won't reach his Army post in the hills. are on loan. . .Governor Harriman of New York has signed into law Subsequently, the Army sent back the under­ 26th birthday until this coming a provision increasing pilotage fees at the Port of New York from dog in everything summer, doesn't look the picture of him back to the States and set him $5.50 to $6.25 a draft foot for all ships. It is the first increase in three and I'm no dif­ an old salt. Still he rates as a veteran down on Governor's Island, right years and the third since 1884. Pilots will get a 10 percent wage ferent when it seaman with eight years' sailing in the middle of New York harbor increase, comes to base­ under his belt. That's because he where he could watch all the SIU ball. I like the got an early start in the trade. He ships go by while he counted the 4" 4" 4" team's sense of was only 16 when he caught his days to his release. ThQ South African cargo ship Constantia limped into Halifax recently fair play and first ship. It was a tanker belong­ On Cruise Ship minus her foremast. The ship was enroute from England to Baltimore sportsman ship, ing to an unorganized company, when she ran into a storm. The mast fell overboard on the port side, Before going into service, John­ and that always land Johnson worked steadily for smashing the port boom as it went. . .Moran Towing and Transporta­ son was a crewmember on the Bull tion Corp. has purchased the Dauntless Towing Line. The fleet con­ helps a team that needs a push to them "for the next two years, sail­ Line cruise ship Puerto Rico, which ing as ordinary seaman. sists of four Diesel tugs and two coastwise tugs . . . Longshoremen at wind up on top. ran between New York and San 4i 4> 4> three Irish sea ports have returned to work after a three-day stoppage In SIU In '47 Juan. "I was on her 22 months," involving over 20,000 men. The strike was of a jurisdictional nature Joe Brown, cook: New York In 1947, Johnson got his break, he recalled, "and she was a good . . .A leading British shipper has warned that the "pseudo shipping Giants. They are under good as far as he was concerned, wlien ship. It's too bad that the com­ countries"—Panama, Honduras and Liberia—are a real threat to legiti­ management and he got into the SIU by sailing on pany couldn't make a go of her oil mate maritime nations. He pointed out that these countries now have they already have organizational status. Since then, a passenger ship run." more tonnage than all powers other than the United Kingdom and have a winning team he has been sticking close to the Although the Puerto Rico is now from last year. a lower average age. Seafarers, with the exception of defunct and flying a runaway flag, You can never his two years' service in the Armed Johnson prefers to ride either Bull 4" 4" 4' underrate the Forces. Line or Alcoa boats to the islandi The Socony-Vacuum Oil Company will soon charter the Onassis value of proper In the course of time Johnson if he can. Like many Seafarers, tanker Al Malik Saud and Al-Awal. The 46,550-ton ship, world's larg­ management. If picked up an AB ticket. Then came he favors this short offshore run est tanker, has lain idle since being completed by her German build­ you follow the the Korean war and a steady up­ over any other, offering as it does, ers. . .The Port of New York Contracting Watching Association is giv­ game, you'll al­ surge in shipping, which caught the the advantage of frequent return ing a ten-week training course to 600 watchmen, gatemen and security ways see that In officers. Course is on basic port security and will have lecturers from the tight spots good strategy can industry short of experienced men. to the home port, particularly for Thousands of seamen, discouraged a married man. the Coast Guard, Customs Service and other Governmental agencies pull the team through to a win. by the 1949 post-war slump in the Living ashore as he does in New . . .The last of 18 tankers built by German shipyards for Aristotle merchant marine and the lack of York, shipping out on the Puerto it 41 Onassis was launched in Bremen early this month. She is the 21,850Hugh Dryden, oiler: My girl jobs, had given up the sea. By Rican and nearby foreign runs ton Olympic Sky. . .Several hundred tons of high-octane gasoline ex­ friend and family are Yankee fans, 1952 when shipping hit its peak, gives him more time at home than ploded in a coastal tanker in Brighton, England, caAy this month. and I can't buck the Government was crying for any other. The blast destroyed the vessel, but left the captain's canar^^ unscathed. the whole family. ship's officers and experienced rat­ As far as that license is con­ 4" 4" 4" I say the Yanks ings, beating the bu§Jies to flush cerned, Johnson hasn't given up out men. Johnson decided it was will win it this The Italian freighter Valentina Bibolini came off second best in a the idea. He intends to get some year. The girl as good a time as any to get a more shipping under his belt as a collision with the British tanker Alva Star near Southampton. The iicense so he headed to Sheepshead friend is the one Italian ship was left high and dry on a mudbank. . .The Queen Eliz­ sort of refresher course and then who always gets Bay and took a cou^e in prepara­ will sit for his license examination. abeth arrived in New York last week after completing her first Atlantic tion for a third mate's ticket. the tickets, so crossing using her new stablizers. The ship's master reported that the However, circumstances in the But even if he gets the ticket, he you can see the ship was running at 30 knots and kept steady through a "real north­ form of Uncle Sam's Army in­ plans to continue shipping with spot I'm in. But easter for 12 hours with the wind occasionally reaching 47 and 50 the SIU. "The way things shape the team seems terfered with his ambitions. miles per hour." up now", he concluded, "a mate's Ordered To Ship to have the stuff to make it this license isn't worth anything be­ t 4' 4' season. "I had finished the course," he cause shipping is so tough for of­ The Sft Lawrence River season officially got under way on April 1 said, "and 1 was getting ready to ficers. A seaman can do better 4 4 4" with the arrival of the British vessel Manchester Spinner. None of the sit for my license examination for himself by shipping as an un­ Al Williams, cook: It's the Brook­ channel buoys has been put In place yet because of the heavy Ice con­ when my draft board instructed licensed man with the SIU, be­ ditions, which kept the ship from proceeding on to Montreal. First lyn Dodgers for sure, and for a me to go back to sea. I shipped cause then at least, he has the op­ simple reason. ship to open the port of Montreal wins a gold-headed cane. The Man­ out and the next thing I knew they portunity to work pretty reg­ They're a damned chester Spinner won the prize last year. drafted me anyway." ularly." good team and there's no one around that can top them. Their consistently good playing for the ACROSS 48. Period of time 8. Town on Cape 25. Wipe out A $5 a month dues increase ha< $175 million plant in a dispute Spoil 27. Cod Admiral past few years I. Group to which has been voted by the convention over the daily output expected What most 30. European Domingo 9. the SIU belongs shows that for ships are falcon 4. A symbol to of the United Automobile Work­ from the men. 10. New Years — •31. Crushed engaged In real, honest tc) ^ Seafarers of ers (CIO). The increase will go to­ Bl. Ground 11. Members of a 33. Frequent color 4 4 4 idleness goodness baseball they're the beneficial moisture of the sea 5. The opposite wards building up a $25 million The power of state courts to is­ group team. 34. Came to earth of 4 Across DOWN strike fund in the event the union sue Injunctions in Taft-Hartley 16. Belaying 36. Water animal 12. Seaport in 4 4 4 Cry of triumph 18. The nurse 37. Noted pioneer has to strike a major automobile cases has been upheld by the Su­ Indochina shark 39. Reared Part of a John Troester, FWT: I'd say the manufacturer this spring. Negotia­ preme Court by a 5-3 vote. The 13. Pass from one Dresses 20. 40. Our Uncle giant's shout to another Dodgers are the team to beat this tions on the UAW's demand for a ruling was denounced by Justices How cotton is 41. Oriental title 6 nautical miles 14. Actress shipped 42. Boys' organiza­ equals 2 — year. With any guaranteed annual wage are ex­ Douglas, Black and Chief Justice Gardner 22. Large body of tion Mark with 15. Port in kind of luck and pected to produce some sharp bar­ Warren as opening the door for water 43. Before hot iron Honduras 3.3. Come to a stop 44. Not Certain fish no major injuries gaining and possibly a strike. 17. Girl's name anti-union campaigns. It allotvs 24. What some experienced Mobile. 19. A kind of to the players, ships are not 47. Senior: Abbr. employers to by-pass the National Symbol for liquor: PI. 4 4 4 calcium they should come 20. Annoying (Puzzle Answers On Page 17) Labor Relations Board and get Southern Bell Telephone is Insect through the sea­ locked in a strike struggle with state court Injunctions against or­ 21. Get your 1 2 son on top all the Communications Workers of ganizational picketing. volume of the Log the way. All- they America (CIO) in nine southern 12 4 4 4 S3. An ore ship need is a couple states. The strike has been on for 26. Good things A seniority dispute caused the to hold of breaks and no four weeks so far with so signs of closing of two New Jersey West15 27. Little grooves one can keep a settlement apparent. 28. Arrive: Abbr. inghouse lamp- plants last week. 29. Man's nick­ them from the championship. Three thousand members of the 4 4 4 name 4 4 4 30. Strikes with New regulations to safeguard International Union of Electrical a knife Charles Hartman, steward: The workers against the harmful ef­ Workers (CIO) walked out after 15 81. Kind of resort Yankees have got it made now fects of atomic radiation are being men were furloughed from one town 32. Each: Abbr. that Turley has put into effect by the New York plant for refusing to work over­ 33. The Galloping come up from State Labor Department. The reg­ time. The settlement provides that of Moraga 34. Friends, in Baltimore. They ulations take into account the workers with seniority can select France needed a little growing use of atomic by-products their shifts in certain circum­ 33. New sub­ marine device • push in the in industry as well as other radio­ stances. 37. Part of a pitching depart­ active materials. propeller 4 4 4 38. Chinese money ment and he San Jose, Costa Rica, is the site 4 4 4 39. Wood, in should certainly An electric generating plant con­ of the 3rd annual conference of France 40 41 40. Greek god with be the man to struction job by the Atomic En­ the Inter-American Regional Or­ a horse's ears provide it. I ergy Commission is humming on ganization of Labor, now in prog­ 45 42. Any SIU don't think New member all cylinders after 414 AEL pipe­ ress. Delegations from the US, 49' • York will have any trouble mak­ fitters retUbWed td their JobS. Work' Canada *An6. Latfn-AiifdHfcifl' labbf' ing the grade' thik'^year. wds tied up for five days at the organizations are in alt'&dahVd':'' '1 ' V . �April 1S« 1955 SEAFARERS SEAFARERS «L06 Published biweekly by th* Seafarers international Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaciulh 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. LEHER PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer of the Vol. XVII, N». • April IB, 1955 Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAT DEHISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; VPhoto Editor, DANIEL NXLVA; Staff Writer*, HERMAN ARXBUR. IRWIN SPIVACK; Gulf Area Reporter, BiU MOODT. 1*0 T*g» Nine LOG WEEK Final Victory At long last US seagoing unions, after a bitter 20-year struggle, have been cleansed of Communist influence. The victory of the SIU Pacific District in the three-department vote has driven the Communists out of their last stronghold in maritime—the steward departments on West Coast ships. The US has been so strongly anti-Communist in the last few years that most people take it for granted the Com­ munists are on the run. They tend to forget the very real tlireat the Communists posed in some sections of industry, particularly in maritimie. If anybody thinks that defeating Communists is a soft touch, they should look at the record. It took flve years, for example, to free the West Coast cooks and stewards from Communist control, and they are only one small segment of the industry. The Communist strength in maritime came originally from the fact that seamen used to be among the most ill-treated and exploited of any American worker. By 1946 the Com­ munists on the waterfront had grown to menacing propor­ tions. They had fed well on the wartime honeymoon at­ mosphere and seized control of the apparatus of one union after another while the seamen were busy manning the ships. In fact, in the immediate postwar period the SIU of North America stood virtually alone against rising Communist strength. The NMU was under their thumb, as was the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards, the Canadian Seamen's Union, the American Radio Association, and im­ portant sections of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ ciation. Communist forces were 'also making a determined bid to capture the Marine Firemen's Union and made such serious inroads on the Masters, Mates and Pilots that they barely missed taking that organization into their camp. Were it not for the SIU A&G District on this coast and the Sailors Union out west it's likely the Communists would have swept all of maritime into their* net. Now the situation has been completely reversed. In both Canada and the US the Communists remain a threat in mari­ time, but they are on the outside looking in. The fact that they ace is a fitting tribute to the rank and file membership of all SIU affiliates who carried the brunt of the battle. J" 4" Training Program A long-standing SIU objective will be realized next month when the Andrew Furuseth Training School starts func­ tioning in Mobile Bay. The idea of a joint Union and ship­ owner training school has been an attractive one for many years. Now the idea has arrived since Seafarers, in coopera­ tion with SlU-contracted operators, will be running the show^ What it means for the average Seafarer is that he can upgrade himself for any shipboard rating for which he is qualified in terms of seatime and other minimiun require­ ments imposed by the Cpast Guard. The training will be free of charge since its cost will be met by the SIU Welfare Plan. A point, too, which Seafarers can pride themselves on is that the SIU in going ahead shows confidence in the industry. —a quality sor,ely lacking among shipowners and Govern­ ment today. The SIU has always prided itself on the fact that men sail­ ing under its banner were the best in the American mer­ chant marine. The FurusethJTraining School is insurance that those standards will be maintained. 4 ^ Log Awards How A Bosun Can Wear A Smile To the Editor: A bosun's Job aboard ship is one which can be—^like any other job —good or bad, pleasant or un­ pleasant, depending on circum­ stances. I do not pretend to be an oldtime bosun, although I broke into this particular racket as bosun-mate on the Alcoa Clipper in 1947. At that time promotions were allowed aboard ship, and the job went, by common agreement, to the man who had been dayman the longest. Bob Hubbs, an excellent Sea­ farer and shipmate, and I, had been daymen on the vessel longer than others but we had both shipped at the same time. Our only recourse was to flip a half dollar. (SIU men had just gotten a raise due to Union efforts and there was nothing cheap about us!) I won and Bob got off. This was perhaps wise under the old policy of promotions aboard ship—it may have prevented dissension and pre­ vented my losing a friend. Promotions aboard ship can cause discord and I am not in favor of them. I have never taken a job as bosun for one trip only. I do not contend that bosuns should marry a ship, but until IIP they become sour, or tired of the vessel or the run, each trip may find them more efficient and the job an easier one. These points hold true, I be­ Lewis lieve, only if the bosim Is a good Seafarer, unselfish, and well grounded in SIU policy. Of course, the ability to get along with one's shipmates is of great importance. A bosun's responsibility to his crew calls for leadership in stress­ ing matters pertaining to good sea­ manship for the operation and maintenance of the vessel. His further service to his shipmates demands good Union character and a conscience. He should work closely with his delegates. There should be no cause for friction be­ tween them. His Vital Job Ho can do much for his Union and consequently his brother crewmembers, by knowing the contract, living up to It, and by taking a stand always for his men. Habitual foul-ups, of course, are deprived of his and the delegate's protec­ tion. His teaching of Interested newcomers In both Union activity and seamanship can do immeasur­ able good. Particular attention should be paid to ordinary seamen, young­ sters, and anyone going to sea for the Hrst time. Too many bosuns forget their early days at sea and expect a new man to know as much or be as skillful as they are. As I said, I do not pretend to be an oldtime bosun or a know-it-all. In fact, if I should do all of these things Instead of merely writing them down, I might be a damn good The institution of SEAFARERS LOG annual awards aims for proper recognition of the worthwhile and valuable ma­ teriel submitted to the LOG by rank and file Seafarers. In the past the writings, drawings and photographs submitted by Seafarers have done much to make the LOG a lively and informative newspaper. In addition, many valuable suggestions have appeared in the pages of the LOG which have later been incorporated into official Union policy. Whait the editors are looking for in making these awards is not necessarily the "professional touch." The emphasis instead, will be placed on content and interest of the ma­ terial itself. Every Seafarer then, has as good a chance as any other to come up with one of the four annual, prizes. The editors will. gnd .j^livpaat^ri^d J^rom. the in^inbership bosun myself.' v. 'nrarston Lewis ftCCOrdnjjIyi; >«»i:: .n '• » • v> I I,- .I fi. I Vote m Thanks The tricky question of financing I New York. At the wind-up, three a shipboard TV set has plagued specific ideas were approved and many ship's crews, but the solution passed' on for consideration by devised on the Alcoa Patriot ap­ headquarters officials. pears to have everybody happy, so One, submitted by Seafarers there mus't be something to it. A Thomas H. Bubar and Philip F. hand vote at a recent meeting Erek, concerned a proposed rule adhpted the combined suggestions that the deck department not be of two crewmembers. Seafarers E. required to secure gear at one end A. Grady and Floyd Smith. of a hatch while cargo operations Under the proposal, each man are going on at the other end. will donate $5.00 to the kitty right Such a rule would, most likely, away in order that the purchase help avoid many costly injuries to can be made. Then upon leaving crewmembers on this score. the ship, a crewmember can get Bubar Is an oldtimer bom In his $5.00 refunded by presenting Maine in '94 and he still lives his receipt to the ship's treasurer. and maintains his New crewmembers, apparently, home there, in will also have to kick in a $5 bill. the town of BumIn this way, everyone on the ship ham. He has been at all times will have an equity shipping with the in the set and can be expected to SIU for nearly protect his investment against out­ 12 years now. right abuse. "The gangway watch," Erck, a comparathe meeting minutes also noted, tive newcomer, "will keep a close eye on the TV will celebrate his set." Yes, but then who's going to 31st birthday a Wariiola watch the store? week from today, on April 22, and will have bean an Lives In Mobile Grady, a deck department man, SIU member for seven years when originally hails from Mississippi, this May 19 rolls around. Born in NY, he now lives at where he was born in 1927, but he now makes his homf in Mobile. Absecon, in the neighboring state He's married, and joined the SIU of New Jersey. Julio Evans, Man­ in the port of Mobile back in De­ uel Sanchez and Richard P. Dorau cember, 1947. A member of the also put up specific ideas for black gang, Smith joined the SIU working rules which were later 16 years ago, on May 21, 1939, in submitted to Union officials for New Orleans, where he lives now. study. 4 4 4 He's also a married man. He was Crewmembers on the Arlyn born 43 years ago in Oklahoma. (Bull) didn't go hungry after all 4 4< Many times in the past, sugges­ when the chief cook had to leave tions from ships' crewmembers the ship suddenly just before it have been incor­ sailed on a recent trip. Accord­ porated later on ingly, the crew unanimously adopt­ as part of the ed a vote of thanks to the night standard SIU cook and baker and the 3rd cook working agree- "for splendid meals put out during ments. Recom­ absence of the chief cook." Paul mendations from Warhola, 3rd cook, and Clyde the ships in this Kreiss, NCB, had turned to on ex­ connection are tra work in the emergency to keep generally checked the boys well-fed. Apparently over very care­ they filled in so well that the chief Bubar fully and docu­ cook wasn't even missed, which mented. If the idea is a sound one, speaks well for steward depart­ and both sides can see its merit, ment talent down the line. Just turned 28 last month, War­ it will soon wind up in the agree­ ment to take care of the particu­ hola hails from Johnstown, Pa., and joined the SIU In Baltimore lar situation. On the Steel Navigator (Isth­ nearly eight years ago, in August, mian), deck department members 1947. Kreiss will celebrate his met last month to consider several 27th birthday this June. He's mar­ proposals for ship safety and ried, lives In NYC, and joined working ruleSrW^ch might be sug­ Union on April 28, 1945.. He|' gested to headquarters In —^-'nalljr comes from lUinpis.^ ;<S:'.-•a! '•'C �SEAFARERS Pare Ten ON THE HIRING HALL AGAINST: FOR: "Your president recommended that the books be opened. . . . Our members lost nothing by opening the door to quali­ fied seamen. . . . The National Council voted 18 to 2 to adopt the resolution calling for compliance with the Taft"The union hiring hall is the most Hartley Act and immediate integration important single labor relations device into the shipping list of the Union of ever to be developed in the maritime , all seamen with qualifications whether industry. . . . Taft-Hartley would pre­ members or non-members of the union vent preferential employment and I'otary and to treat them ali on an equal basis. shipping." There would be no discriminatioa against qualified seamen who were not union —Joe Curran, April 2, 1953 members." • "Our union shall strike if any at­ —Joe Curran, Nov. 25, 1954 tempt is made to destroy the' hiring hall." —Joe Curran, March 12, 1948 "The union does not intend to permit non-union men to freeload on conditions built up over years by the union mem­ bership." —Joe Curran, Aug. 24, 1950 I*.'}- s "We have stated from time to time on this question of the hiring hall we will make no compromise. ..." —Joe Curran, Feb. 9, 1950 ON CLOSED NMU BOOKS FOR: AGAINST: "The council has taken , the position that no books will be issued. . . . Our members will be fully protected. . . . We do not intend to permit the same thing to take place where the Com­ munists and their stooges controlled the union when they opened the books . . . and flooded the union." —Joe Curran, Aug. 10, 1950 "Opening the books of the union will remove obstacles and place the union in a better position to fight antiunion at­ tacks . . . the resolution adopted by the National Council calls for the open­ ing of the books—it would be foolish to continue a policy of keeping the books closed. . . ." —Joe Curran, Sept. 16, 1954 ON COAST GUARD FOR: AGAINST: "The Coast Guard knows what a mer­ chant seaman is really like . . . the Coast Guard also is in a position to un­ derstand problems in the industry . .~. we can expect the Coast Guard to make a thorough investigation and to take action on all cases of reported miscon­ duct. ..." —Joe Curran, Oct. 22, 1943 (Ed. note: We were unable to locate any statements by the NMU President ' that were critical of the Coast Guard, its hearing units, its arbitrary powers, its proposed military-type physical and mental tests or any other action by the Coast Guard against civilian seamen.) ON COMM. FOR MARITIME UNITY AGAINST: FOR: "The leadership of the SIU-SUP . . . "The west coast section of CMU tried have in the past week bitterly attacked to jam down our throats now by a four the foi-mation of a national structure for to one vote . . . make the policy for our all seamen, longshoremen and officers. union . . . practically telling us you will The claim it is a 'booby trap' and a com­ follow our procedure or else . . . this mie plot to enslave the seamen under the has enabled the shipowners to weaken domination of Bridges and Curran. -the NMU. ... I disagreed particularly It is unfortunate that the leadership of when our union is made into a B class these two unions are so shortsighted. . . ." union by a couple of small craft unions 3,000 miles away. Did we build our —Joe Curran, March 22, 1946 union for these people to dictate its poli­ "We owe a great vote of confidence to cies? These four craft unions, located CMU and pledge to make it even stronger. 3,000 miles away, together with the fifth We didn't do this alone. We did it union, a shoreside organization, the through the solid support of many ILWU, have been dictating all policies unions . . . because of the solidarity of of CMU and have made our great indus­ seven unions in the CMU." trial union virtually a stooge for their shotgun 'unity.'" —Joe Curran, Sept. 20, 1946 —Joe Curran, Dec. 27, 1946 LOG April 18, 195S ..Mr. Curra Record Of Fli|j The Editor, Seafarers Log All of this big hollering by NMU President Joe Curran in trying to make a big issue out of the SUP agreement on the SS Tonsina prompted us to send the following wire to Harry Lundeberg: "Harry Lundeberg: "Hope you are getting as big a kick out of Joe Curran's latest hysterics as we are. Man that boy gets more confused every day. Remember how he saddled the seamen with the Coast Guard and later used it to get rid of his opposition? Remember his zig-zag- . ging on the war? Remember^'how he blasted RMO one day and loved it the next? And how about his position (what position) on the war bonus for sea­ men? After reading his phony attack on you and the SUP, we know that Mr. Curran and his record of flip-flopping hasn't changed a bit. Laugh it off ON WALTER REUTHER AGAINST: FOR: "The best fitted man . . . was Walter P. Reuther, president of the million and a half member United Auto Workers, a man who had shown the ability to lead that great organization and to pull it to­ gether, after faction wai'fare had threat­ ened to destroy It, and as a result of his leadership, the union today is one of the most powerful in the CIO. Walter P. Reuther, will. In my opinion, bring to the presidency strong, able leadership." —Joe Curran, Dee, 11, 1952 ON NO-STRIKE PLEDGEFOR: AGAINST: "Our no-strike pledge is a sincere^ one if the operators will deal .... in peace­ time as they did in war, there should be no reason for strikes. We intend to do everything we possibly can to avoid disastrous strikes . . ." —Joe Curran, May 18, 1945 ON THE AFL FOR: "I had the real privilege of sitting in on the joint meeting of the AFL and CIO . . . the AFL Executive Council adopted a program for which they should be highly coinplimented. ..." -Joe Curran, Feb. 17, 1955- ON PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FOR: AGAINST: R:-/, P'/-- - "Franklin Roosevelt's passing was a shock to the entiie world. . . . Seamen lost the greatest friend we have ever had. No otlier man . . . did more for the seamen during the days of unemploy­ ment and depression ... he did not for­ get the seamen . . . prior to the Roose­ velt administration, merchant seamen re­ ceived no recognition. ... He gave us that inspiration which helped us build our strong union. . . ." —Joe Curran, April 20, 1945 "The Roosevelt Administration was bent on destroying the militant trade unions . . . We have gotten nothing from Roosevelt's administration ... if the Roosevelt administration is re-elected it will, under the smokescreen of na­ tional defense, immediately set about to smash our union." —Joe Curran, Nov. 1, 1940 "The Reuther forces in working alli­ ance with the Trotskyites arc instigating strikes. . . . The Reuthers, Trotskyites, ACTU'ers, are also bent on destroying the war effort. By their efforts to con­ fuse the .rank and file and to convince the workers that Hitler is not our enemy but that our government is, they have given practical support to John Lewis. ... They are now trying to cause division in the ranks of the United Auto Workers. ... It is our job ... to denounce these fakers whose lust for power makes them willing to play Hitler's game, ..." —Joe Curran, May 28, 1943 "I, together with other officials, fought the Communists' attempt to promote col­ laboration with the shipowners in 1944. ..." —Joe Curran, Sept, 12, 1947 AGAINST: "There are those in the AFL who have always hoped that some disaster would befall the CIO and that the in­ dustrial movement would return to the "House of Labor." It is regrettable that the leaders of the AFL have often played into the hands of the real enemies of labor." —Joe Curran, Nov. 27, 1952 ON WAR AGAINST FASCISM AGAINST: FOR; "Our position on the international situation Is clear. Our members do not have to be told that Fascism means the end ... of the free trade union movement . . . the union is solidly sup­ porting the Administration's all out fight against Fascism and Nazism." —Joe Curran, Nov. 7, 1941 "We the trade unionists . . . have got to organize and make articulate the over­ whelming anti-war sentiment in this country . . . there is being launched in this country today a series of planned as­ saults on the trade union movement . . . under cover of the war program." —Joe Curran, March 14, 1941 �AprU 15. loss SEAFARERS And His ^Flopping..." Harry, your record is for seamen straight down the line. Crew of the SS Steel Worker" As you will note in oiir wire to Lundeberg, Curran's rav­ ings are no surprise to oldtimers. We remember his rec­ ord as smelling pretty bad. Too bad the younger men on the ships couldn't get a chance to see how Curran the great stood on the important issues affecting seamen. For that reason we think the SEAFARERS LOG ought to cheek back into the record and print some of the positions Curran I has taken on many of the issues of the past. In that way, the younger men would have a better chance of judging I just what his yelling is worth. How about it? Crew of the SS Steel Worker {Ed Note: The SEAFARERS LOG ^oUoived out the recommendation made by the creiv of the Steel Worker. HerewUh are direct quotations from statements made by Joe Curran in the "Pi7o<" over the past years on issues of {interest to seamen.) ON THE MEBA FOR: "Our Union wishes to extend its deep appreciation to the officers and members of your union for their splendid solidar­ ity " —Jo* Curran, Sept. 27, 1946 rage Eleven LOG ON COMMUNISTS IN NMU AGAINST: FOR: "Hacks . . . who have taken open pub­ "I am not interested in purging the. union of anyone because of political be­ lic positions . . > against supporting our liefs. Communists . . . have every right country in time of war if the Soviet Union is on the other side should be to be members of our union. . . ." pulled off the ships and the Coast Guard —Joe Curran, March 14, 1947 should revoke their papers. .. "I am against . . . any brand of witch —Joe Curran, August 10, 1950 hunt in our union. The present struggle "They are attempting the policy of in our union ... is one of issues and not rule or luin. These are orders to be on the matter of political beliefs. . . ." carried out on behalf of the Communist —Joe Curran, Jan. 24, 1947 Party. If they can't control our union they will attempt to break It. . . ." —Joe Curran, Jan. 31, 1947 ON PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN AGAINST: FOR: "The National Maritime Union congratulates you on your magnificent vic­ tory . . . despite Dixiecrat and Wallace defections. . . .1! N "President Truman is backing up the shipowners . . . showed that in addition to selling the railroad workers down the rivei', he now intends to do the same with the maritime workers ... we rated him a first class strikebreaker." —Joe Curran, Nov. 5, 1948 —Joe Curran, June 7, 1946 ON JOHN L. LEWIS FOR: AGAINST: "Lewis retired from his position as president of the CIO a greater and stronger figure than ever." The CIO . . . will fight any attempts on the part of Lewis ... to divert the atten­ tion of labor from winning the war. . . . Lewis is one of those at home who are trying to open a second front for Hitler behind our backs." —Joe Curran, Nov. 29, 1940 AGAINST: "We cannot support that kind of beef ... we are not going to sacrifice the crews of those vessels, on a haywire beef on which we were not consulted. ... I will tell you this: everything the MEBA has got from 1936 up to today Is due to what the NMU and other unlicensed unions got for them." —Joe Curran, Oct. 6, 1949 —Joe Curran, June 12, 1942 ON THE ISTHMIAN CAMPAIGN AGAINST: FOR: "The desperation of the SIU ... in the Isthmian Line organization shows too that in this organizing work our program has been correct...." "Myers, proceeded to appoint only those organizers who were members of the Communist Party . . . dozens of organizers were put on. Thousands of dollars were wasted. Organizers, instead of organizing Isthmian ships, spent much of their time . . . smearing and discredit­ ing non-Communists. . . ." —Joe Curran, May 3, 1946 ON HARRY BRIDGES AGAINST: FOR: "There has not been sufficient expres­ sion of concrete support to the second Harry Bridges defense which Is of the utmost importance to the labor move­ ment. Our union would be far from the stage it has reached were it not for the inspiration which .the seamen derived from the courageous work of Harry Bridges." "Ever since the days when Bridges ... set up the CMU for the purpose of controlling our union'^from the outside, he has been giving misleading informa­ tion in an attempt to create confu­ sion. ..." —Joe Curran, Nov. 5, 1948 —Joe Curran, March 28, 1947 ON COMMUNISM FOR: AGAINST: "We believe that no greater service could be rendered today to the unity of our country than the immediate release of Earl Brovvder." —Joe Curran, May 9, 1941 "Today the Soviet Union is following the same line as Hitler.'' , —Joe Curran, July 13, 1950 —Joe Curran, April 3, 1942 "The only case the Government has against Harry Bridges is that he is a champion of labor. . . ." "The Soviet delegaition consisted of a wonderful group. . . . Kuznetsov their spokesman is an outstanding trade union­ ist. . . ." —Joe Curran, May 30, 1941 —Joe Curran, March 9, 1945 ON THE WAR SHIPPING ADMIN. AGAINST: FOR: "Officials of the SlU, SUP and MM&P prepared to do all in their power to scut­ tle the Maritime War Emergency Board. ... The whole maneuver was planned as' a move against the Board for reducing the bonus. . . . Lundeberg's position, and that of Captain C. F. May and Harry Martin, of the MM&P ... is completely untenable ... we give our unqualified support to the MWEB. . . ." —Joe Curran, June 9, 1944 "For the most part, the members of the Board have ijeen extremely fair in arriving at their decisions (on war bonuses). We have reason to believe that the War Shipping Administration now has a constructive and cooperative labor division. They have and will receive the full cooperation of our union." —Joe Curran, July 31, 1942 (Ed. note: At no time were we able to find any statement by Curran that was critical of the MWEB, despite the fact that all other unions were highly critical of this agency for slashing the war bonus.) "The (Maritime) Commission Is not engaged in a legitimate, bona fide train­ ing project. . . . The Commission ... is attempting to flood the industry . . . for the obvious purpose of undermining the present wage structure and weakening maritime unions." . i (Ed. note: Kuznetsov was recently ap­ pointed Minister of Culture by the rulers of the Soviet Union to oversee that literature, music and the arts con­ form to the Communist Party's policies.) ON VINCENT MALONE AGAINST: FOR: "I know that you have always been deeply concerned with the welfare of your membership and it is for that rea­ son that I urge you to give further con­ sideration to unity proposals." —Joe Curran, Aug. 15, 1941 "Malone of the MFOW stated that the conference was a flop and Weisberger of the SUP stated the same, showing that they were afraid to continue the con­ ference , . . when we withdrew they did' not have the guts to stand on their own feet. . . ." —Joe Curran, Aug. 22, 1941 —Joe Curran, Feb, 7, 1941 ON JOE CURRAN "Curran has always taken one position and will continue to do so. . . ." r —Joe Curran, July 11, 1947 'I �m SEAFARERS Pace Twelre April 15. 1555 LOG PORT REPORTS Mobile: Rail Sirike Embargo Slows Hall Constraelion ' K: . fe': IF«f This port is still in the grip of a railroad strike, with the result that shipping has been hampered considerably and the recreation building was unable to open as planned. The struck railroads have clamped a freight embargo on this port which is keeping freight from being shipped into the area. As soon as the strike ends we expect shipping to pick up quite a bit accordingly. Our payoffs in the last two-week period were: Hastings, Afoundria, Monarch of the Sea, Claiborne and Hurricane (Waterman); and the Alcoa Corsair, Clipper, Polaris and Pennant. Signing on were .the Hastings, Afoundria, Monarch of the Sea, Hurricane, Alcoa Polaris and Alcoa Pennant. In-transits were the Steel Vendor (Isthmian) and the Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic). Dispatcher Moved We have moved the dispatcher to the second deck of our main building as the street floor level is now in the process of painting and redecorating. The new building lacks some equipment that was ordered and is being held up until the railroads start running again. Also holding up the opening of the combined Sea Chest and recre­ ation building is the telephone •trike. We have been held up on telephone service also. If, as it ap­ pears, both of these strikes are settled , shortly, we should be able to get everything going by our next meeting. The Mobile branch wishes to Owens extend the deep­ est sympathy to the families of brothers Barrett W. Moore and Charles Wilson. Moore was chief cook on the Ocean Ulla in Far East waters when he passed away. He was a member of the SIU for many years and is survived by his wife. Wilson lost his life when he ano two friends were trapped in a rowboat in Mobile Bay during a recent surprise cold wave and were frozen to death. He is survived by his parents and five brothers. Oldtimers on the beach at pres­ ent include Chester Steers, C. Lowery, T. D. Owens, H. Gray, H. Gable, W. Havelin, E. Howard, C. Taggart, T. Bell, A. Lazzaro, B^ C. Jones, C. Hanners. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent if $> 'minor beefs, all of which were set­ tled satisfactorily. The only exception to this was the Bienville (Waterman), on which the company held a beef in abey­ ance. The company had used shoreside labor in Korea to scrape and paint inside passageways on the ship. This is a good beef and should be settled in a few days. Payoffs in the port included the Seatrains New York, Savannah, Louisiana, New Jersey (Seatrain); Elizabeth, Arlyn, Kathryn (Bull); Steel Flyer, Steel Navigator (Isth­ mian); Bienville, Mobilian (Water­ man), and Archers Hope, Bradford Island and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service). The following were the ships signed on; Puritan, Roamer (Alcoa); Robin Locksley, Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping); Eugenie (Oro); Coe Victory (Victory Carriers); Greece Victory (-South Atlantic), and Mobilian (Waterman). In transit were the Seatiger (Orion); Bethcoaster, Massmar (Calmar); Andrew Jackson (Waterman); Iberville, DeSoto (Pan Atlantic); Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); Val Chem (Valentine), and Ines and Beatrice (Bull). Claude Simmons Asst. Sec'y-Treas. i $• Philadelphia: it Arlzpa Tied Up In Dockers' Beef Shipping is holding its own pretty well in this port, and we still have the Arizpa (Pan Atlantic) hanging tight at the Sugar House, locked in a beef which has local longshoremen refusing to work. JHowever, the ship may yet leave the port due to the beef, and there is also still a chance that the long­ shoremen will go back to work any day. On the question of the AFL maritime unions and the CAMU beef, we are happy to report that crews of SIU ships touching here are very much in favor of the posi­ tion the Union has taken. The following were the ships paid off during the last two weeks: Carolyn (Bull); Republic (Trafal­ gar); Massmar (Calmar); Steel Ap­ prentice (Isthmian), and Queenston Heights (Seatrade). All except the Carolyn signed on again. We also had the following ships in-transit: Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping); Eugenie,(Oro); Antinous, De Soto, Iberville (Pan Atlantic); Bents Fort (Cities Service); Marymar (Calmar), and the Arizpa (Waterman). A. S. CarduIIo Philadelphia Port Agent New Orleans: SIU Officials Hamad To City AFL Board Two SIU representatives were elected to the 15-man Executive Board of the New Orleans AFL Central Labor Council at the coun­ cil's annual election held in the •SIU hall here recently. They were C. J. "Buck" Stephens, New Or­ leans SIU patrolman, who was re­ elected to the board, and Tommy Doyle, representative of the ^lUaffiliated Marine Allied Workers. Doyle received the highest total of votes of any candidate in the spirited contest for the executive board seats. Stephens was not far behind, receiving only three less votes than his brother mernber of the SIU delegation. A. P. Harvey, president; A. H. Buckley, vice president, and Robert L. Soule, secretary-treasurer, were re-elected without opposition. The council is made iip of delegates representing about 80 AFL unions in the area. Other news of interest to New Orleanians is the begiiming of ac­ tual construction of the new Missis­ sippi River Bridge. Ground has already been broken for the foundation of the New Orleans end Curl of the span at Thalia St. The $30 million bridge will connect this city with com­ munities on the west bank of the river. The bridge is expected to be completed in July of 1958. An estimated 670 days will be required for completion of foundation work for the project, which engineers say presents some of the most dif­ ficult engineering problems ever encountered on this type of con­ struction. New Admissions Four brothers were recently ad­ mitted. to the USPHS hospital. They are Jean Latapie, Dolphus Johnny" Walker, Clarence Crevler and Pierre LeBlanc. Still in the hospital, but reported to be con­ valescing in good style, are Keyon F. Parks, Thomas Scanlon and John P. Doyle. Edward Stevens, Glen Curl, Adie Coleman and Charles Terry were discharged re­ cently and hope to be able to ship soon. Shipping, meanwhile, continues to be on the slow side, and pros* pects for the immediate future are not any brighter. Since our last report, we have had 5 payoffs, 3 New York: Repair Lists Vital Al Payoff, Sign-On Shipping in the port is still on an even keel, but we expect it to pick up in the near future, due to PORT Boston the Alcoa ships that will soon be New York paying off in this area. We would like to bring up the Philadelphia matter of repairs on our contracted Baltimore .7 ships. Delegates should always be Norfolk sure to have sufficient copies of Savannah the repair list made up at the time Tampa of sign-on or payoff. The chief engineer, chief mate, company Mobile representative and your Union New Orleans patrolman should each receive one Houston In order to avoid any delays in Seattle getting these repairs attended to. San Francisco During the past two weeks we had 8 sign-ons, 14 payoffs and 10 Wilmington ships, in. triin^il,, .Most, o£{^^,p|dps i <1. « came in clean, with only a few. i/f. totals ^ Shipping Figures March 23 to REG. REG. REG. TOTAL DECK ENGINE STEW. BEG. 60 20 11 244 82 74 99 32 19 170 61 49 49 13 17 44 17 14 122 37 48 106 27 . 38 116 46 37 73 33 16 r 24 76 26 29 64 23 22 28 u 6 1 885 F 1,251 sign-ons and 13 shipil to hit here in transit. Payoffs The Steel Scientist (Isthmian); Del Sud and Del Santos (Mississip­ pi), and the DeSoto and Iberville (Pan Atlantic) paid off. The Del Sud, Del Oro and Del Mundo (Mis­ sissippi) signed on. The Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pen­ nant, Alcoa Corsair and Alspa Pil­ grim (Alcoa); Steel Traveler (Isth­ mian); Del Sud, Dfl Oro and Del Mundo (Mississippi); Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Seatrain Lines); Monarch of the Seas and Claiborne (Waterman), and Arlyn (Bull) called here. ^ Lindsey J. WUliam# New Orleans Port gent it ft Tampa: SS Cuba Goes Into Shipyard; Grew Off The business of this branch is moving along in gOQd order, with only a few minor exceptions which will be cleared up In the near future. Although we have been enjoying good shipping here, things have slowed up a bit and we have only a few in-transit ships to look for­ ward to. But there will probably be some jobs on them', so that they will help take up some of the slack. The SS Cuba (P&O) has gone into the shipyard for about 30 days so her crew is helping to keep the hall here looking busy. We will keep the membership informed on the progress of the work on her as soon as we get further informa­ tion on it. Payoffs The following were the ships paid off here during the last period: City of Alma (Waterman), Beaure­ gard (Pan Atlantic), and the Cuba. The Beauregard signed on, and joined our three in-transits, the Chickasaw and Antinous (Pan At­ lantic), and the Alcoa Pilgrim (Al­ coa), in moving in and out of here. Our new shipping and hiring set-, up is working just fine and that is due a great deal to the manner In which the brothers have pitched in to get it going. All of them de­ serve a vote of thanks for their help. Tom Banning Tampa Port Agent Lake Charles: Lois Of Strike Aclien In 'Phones, Lanndrios Shipping in this port continues to move along at a steady pace. Calling here in the last two weeks were ten Cities Service wagons to keep the pumps humming and the boys moving off the beach. These ships were the Archers Hope, Bents Fort, Bradford Island, Fort Hoskins, French Creek, Cantigny, Chiwawa, Salem Maritime, Logans Fort and Winter Hill. Over in Orange,. Texas, we had ouf reg­ ular call on the Val Chem (Valen­ tine). All of these ships were in fair shape with no outstanding beefs and all took a few replacements. Picket Maneuvers We have quite a bit of activity on the strike front here. The laun­ dry workers are out on strike and have modified their tactics by car­ rying around picket signs reading "this place unfair to me." This is made necessary by the fact that the anti-labor laws in Louisiana allow injunctions to be slapped on unions for such picket lines. Also on the picket line here are the telephone workers who are striking in this state and several of our neighbors. The new seniority system has been working fine in this port. Naturally there's been a great deal of interest in it and all the broth­ ers are studying up on it so that they know the regulations from A to Z. Torre One of our ver­ satile brothers on the beach here is I. J. S. Torre, who sails in the. engine department usually as pumpman or oiler. On occasion he will take a firing job and right now he is thinking of shipping as 3rd cook. As you can see, he's a good man to have around because he can give you a hand in quite a few. ways., Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent Miami: t, t. Blood Emorgoney Ho Problem Hero The membership at our last meeting in this port was mad»^ aware of the attempt by certain groups within the Conference of American Maritime Unions to con­ fuse .the aims of legitimate mari­ time unions. It has fully endorsed the present SIU position on CAMU. Meanwhile, shipping continued to hold its own and we expect it to continue likewise for the coming period. ' We paid off the Florida (P&O),' which is on continuous articles, and also signed on the Michael ' April 5 (Carras). Ships in transit were the SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL Ponce (Ponce Cement); John B.' SHIP. ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Waterman (Waterman); Antinous, DECK De Soto (Pan Atlantic); Chiwawa 29 6 11 12 (Cities Service), and the Florida. 191 58 66 67 A complete discussion was held 68 14 27 27 at the meeting under "good and 58 208 73 75 welfare" on the possibilities of establishing a local blood bank for 8 81 8 15 the use of SIU men and theii^ 46 IS 15 18 families. 79 26 27 26 However, the final decision of 82 23 31 28 the members here was that there 86 are enough Seafarers available at 33 24 27 all times in the event of an emer42 19 11 12 gency^ and-that where the need 71 18 29 24 occurs, it caa be handled almost 77 29 26 22 immediately witbin the local mem­ 12 8 7 2 bership. I. .' •Bddla. ^arr.,.,. . Pqrt.A^f^t.^iir. •'v.351 F'--: 332, • 339 • ''i- • �SEAFARERS April IS. 19BS Paf« ThIrieW' LOG .... JPOJRT JREJPORTS Boston: Engine Ratings In Short Snppty Shipping has been above aver­ age for the past two weeks and we hope it will stay that way. We had six payoffs during the period, in­ cluding a few Cities Service wagons which paid off on Saturday and Sunday as usual. Replacements were also put on the seven intransit ships that called here. For the information of the brothers, we have had a shortage of rated engine room men for some time. Ac­ cordingly, , m e n who could get pumpmen's endorsements should make it a -point to do so as we have had to call New York Olson for all pumpmen during the past couple of months. We have also been short of messmen and ordinary seamen and had to call New York for these ratings, too! Ships paid off included the Michael, Alexandra (Carras), and Winter Hill, Logans Fort, Bents Fort and French Creek (Cities Service). All of them were signed on again. The in-transits were the follow­ ing: Tagalam (Seatrade); Steel Navigator (Isthmian); Iberville, Chickasaw - (Pan Atlantic); Bien­ ville (Waterman); Ann Marie (Bull), and Robin Sherwood (Seas Ship­ ping). All beefs on the above ves­ sels were settled to the satisfaction of the crews involved. Typical SIU Man Our selection for typical SIU man of the week is Evald A. Olson, one of our real oldtimers. A mem­ ber of the old ISU, he has been with the SIU since 1938, and is known to his friends and ship­ mates as the "Big Swede" or "Alec." Olson just got off the Queenston Heights (Seatrade) after seven months and intends to take it easy for the summer. He sails in the deck department as an AB. A final note is about three North End cops who will be given a hearing by the commissioner next week on charges that they were watching TV at the Seamen's Friend Society, on Hanover St., at 5 PM last Friday. This happened while traffic was piling up as the result of a fire alarm at Prince and Salem Streets. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent t> , out seven months, the Mary Adams had an exceptionally clean payoff. This was matched by the Ocean Deborah, which was not out quite as long. Both of these' ships also paid out with transportation for crewmembers back to the port of engagement. Vote Of Confidence At our last meeting here, the membership went on record to give all of our officials a 100 percent vote of confidence for their fore­ sight in keeping our hiring hall system and maintaining the best work possibilities for Seafarers. Among the brothers on the beach right now are W. E. Harris, O. Oakley A. Oramener, W. Pozen and J. Spuron. Those in the marine hospital are J. Dowell, W. Fick, S. Johannessen, W. Johnston, M. Musashi, F. J. Rochon and' G. J. Wanka. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent ji • J" 4" San Francisco: Revised Hiring Rules Wertdng Out Wett The past two weeks has seen very good shipping in this port and the future outlook is also good for the brothers who are on the beach right, now. The La Salle (Waterman) and Alice Brown (Bloomfield) were in here for payoff and we signed the La Salle on again for another trip. Our in-transits included the Fairisle, Topa Topa, Fairport, Citrus Packer (Waterman); Steel King (Isthmian), and Alamar (Calmar). Two ships were scheduled to come in here this week for payoff, but it looks like the Jean Lafitte will be diverted to Seattle. The Choctaw (Watei'inan) will be in next week for sure as she was delayed. John C.^Due By the time of the next ineellng, we should..jlso have the John C. (Atlantic Carriers) in. This ship has been out for a considerable length of time and should take a full crew. Our new hiring system and ship­ ping rules are working out very well, and with no beefs. Oldtimers on the beach, at the last count, included C. Shirley, C. Nangle, W. Pennington, T. Ulisse, G. Manning, J. Moore, J. Morris, Tom Hong, T. Delaney and F. Votto. In the hospital right now we have P. S. Yuzon, N. West, J. Perreira, J. McBrien and R. Lam­ bert. Marty Breithoff West Coast Rep. Cooper, Robert McCorkel, George Houston: Bekken, John Straka, Ed H. Huizenga, Norman Jackson, Joseph C. Lewallen, John R. Schultz, Harry Rockind, George D. Olive, Joseph A. Buchec, Raymond Solheim, Gor­ Apparently the US Coast Guard Things looked- up considerably man Glaze and Ralph Ruff. is active these days Investigating Earl Sheppard over the past two-week period and misdemeanors in the official log­ Baltimore Port Agent we have high hopes that the future book of ships in Northern France will bring even bigger and better 4" 4* and Germany, as charges have jobs for Seatarers^-in the port. Savannah: been forwarded to the States and We had 16 ships pay off, 10 sign some seamen have been beached on and 15 ships stopped over in as a result. transit. All the payoffs with a few A case like this occurred on the minor exceptions were very clean Genevieve Peterkin (Bloomfield) and we wish to offer a vote of The SIU crews of at least four which, incidentally, was the only thanks to the delegates and crewmembers on these ships for a job ships here have unanimously ac­ ship to pay off and sign on here cepted and concurred in resolu­ during the last period. However, well done. " We would like Seafarers to drop tions upholding the SIU and AFL the matter was eventually settled in and enjoy the food and drinks position regarding the Conference to the satisfaction of the crew and in the Baltimore Port O' Call. The of American Maritime Unions company and we don't think it will come up on this Ship anymore. food is priced most reasonably and (CAMU). In any case it appears that the Among others, the Southwind the drinks are "certainly in line Coast Guard is getting progressive­ with those in all the better-class and Southland (South Atlantic) ly tougher. and the Steel Vendor (Isthmian) bars. Aside from having the Genevieve and Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain) Best In Town Peterkin in and out, we had five have also sent wires on behalf of Those who have already visited in-transits, including the Steel our Port O' Call know that it is, the entire crew to Harry Lunde- Vendor, Steel Scientist asthmian); berg, endorsing his stand. without a doubt, one of the nicest Hastings (Waterman), and Seatrains Shipping in the port has been New York and Savannah (Seatrain), places of entertainment in the city, and you can be proud to bring very good up until now, but is not Shipping has slowed down an:', fig­ your families and friends to a place expected to be ures to be slow the next two weeks more than fair of this calibre. nlso. Our "Seafarer of the Week" this in the near fu­ Seafarer-Shipowner time is George ture. We paidLoff Among the brothers on the beach Little, who has and signed on right now is "Toots" Harris, who been sailing with the Southwind is now a capitalist and the proud and Southland the SIU for a pe­ possessor of his own shrimpboat. riod of seven and also serviced However, all he has caught so far five in transits. years. Little is a is a couple of catfish. Dan Gribble full bookmember These were the has a new baby girl. That makes Angelina (Bull); In the Union and it three girls and no boys for him. really appreciates Chiwawa (Cities Enough said. Service); Steel Vendor, and Seaall the different "Red" Rhoades is taking a litti# benefits he de­ trains Geoi-gia and Louisiana (Sea­ Little siesta after setrain). rives in the SIU. ranging on the One of our real oldtimers. As he states It, "I have always Seagarden (Pen­ found the officials of the SIU Brother Geronimo B. Gapac has insular Nav.) for ready and willing at all times to been going to sea for some 30 years one trip. "Stud" listen to all of my beefs, large or and is one of the top stewards in Melloy has just small. I know, without a doubt, the Union and in the maritime in­ returned after that we have the finest set-up in dustry. He is at present working three years of no ashore as chef and manager of Bothe maritime industry." overtime in the Peep's L'uncheonette, which boasts Men In Hospital Army. Among the of the "finest food in the .South," Those boys In the hospital are other oldtimers Sims Proud of SIU still looking forward eagerly to re­ on the beach are As far as Union matters are con­ A. "Salty" Wilburn, G. Sims, R. ceive some word from old friends and shipmates. Seafarers are urged cerned, Brother Gapac considers Rnoles, J. Ziereis, J. Coash and V. to send them a card or letter and the fight the SIU is maintaining Svendsen. to come in and visit when they're in regard to the hiring hall one of Jack Mays was discharged from in port. The address is USPHS its most outstanding efforts. He the marine hospital on April 1. He Hospital, Wyman Park Drive, Bal­ says he is really proud to belong went in there with a couple of timore 18, Md. Those laid up at to such an organization, and also broken ribs and a punctured lung. has high praise for our Vacation John Grassi and W. G. Trice com­ this time are: Robert J. Wiseman, Alfred Seeg- Plan and other benefits for Se?t- plete our hospital list at this time. miller, Anthony Mastantuno, Lo­ farers. There's a tali story making the Others on the beach include rounds here about a Texas raccoon renzo Brigida, Robert Scales, George Anderson, John Simpson, John Floyd. John Monteverde, Carl being smarter than either the man Fred Pittman, Joseph Prabeck, Leo Lowery, Claude West, Berry Tip- or the hound-dog who are out to Dwyer, Roy M. Hawes, William pins, Barney McNally, Steve Poole, get him. It may be true because Mellow, Thomas Mungo, Edward Jim Lee, Marion Akins, G. A. the 'coons keep multiplying and Serserko, L. J. Brilhart, John C. Allen and Thomas Constantin. get progressively harder to catch. A. Mlchelet Charles Tannehill Mitchell. Savannah Port Agent « Houston Port Agent Also, Jessie C. Clark, V. B. Baltimore: GG Keeping Busy Chectiing Legbeeks Port 0'Catt Set-Up ts Realty Top-Notcti Money Exchange Rates Listed Shipping Good, Soon Staying That Way SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Preston 6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Llndsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-0000 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast tiepreseniatlve PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Pclayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-599P SAVANNAH S Abercorn St A. Mlchelet, Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette, Agent " Elliott 4334 TAMPA, .. .tl809-lUll N. Franklin St: Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 •:f| Crews Endorse StU Position On CAMU Seattle: Shipping in this port has been and remains very good. The mem­ bership here has its choice of runs, and we only hope things keep up this way. We shipped just a few men Jess than we registered dur­ ing the past two weeks. Payoffs included the Kyska and Young America (Waterman), Ocean Deborah (Ocean Trans) and Mary Adams (Bloomfield), which has since been sold to Sheppard Lines, an SUP-contracted company. The Cecil N. Bean (Dry Trans) and all but the Mary Adams signed on again. In-transits were the Morning ' Light, Topa Topa and La Salle (Waterman), plus the Yorkmar and Portmar (Calmar). No Major Beefs •There were^ho outstanding beefs on 'aHJR *bf' thfese vessels. Although ''r'll WILMINGTON, Cam 505 Marine Ave. Ernest Tllley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna. Deck C. Simmons. Joint • J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU FORT WILLIAM.... 118>A Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. SYDNEY, NS Pacific 7824 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6348 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC .113 Cote Oe La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WiUiam St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND ..622 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, CALIF 257 5th St Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0.290 ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON 505 Marino Ave. Phone; 12.38W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. 734 Lakeside Ave., NE NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 HYaclnth 9-6600 * Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 634 St. James jSt- West DULUTH PLateau 8161 Phone: Melrose 2-4110 CHICAGO 3261181:32)16 St. HALIFAX, N.&. 12^^^0111^ Phone: Essex 5-2410 The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of April 14, 1955, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England. New Zealand, South Af­ rica: $2.80 per pound sterling. Australia: $2.24 per pound stei-ling. Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 marks to the doUar. Holland; 3.7-3.8 guilders to th« dollar. Italy: 624.9 lire to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 30.22 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the dollar. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso, j '•'> Yi^esuela:''2fr.i65 centrpeF b'ollvar.' 4 .'I'lO ..'ib'jt'J j'" sl-^l '^1 '^1 -il �SEAFARERS Pare Fourteen April 15, 195S LOG OFF WATCH Flit Flies On Steel Seafarer —Painting Job Gets Nowhere This featur* is designed to offer hints and inforgiation on hobbies, new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarers may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore and aboard ship. - Queries should be addressed to "Off Watch," SEA' FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. SIU ships' meetings and the minutes which record the happenings therein are a unique institution and have been applauded as such in national magazines and daily newspaper feature stories time and time again. The meetings are a practi--*Although the Post Office De-^ cat voice-box for all Seafarers, were John Masters, ship's delegate; captain. Fortunately, the ship oper­ partment is still playing it cagey maica, BWI, by April 30. Orders who need an outlet of this kind Paul Pallos, deck delegate, and ates in a warm climate, so there's on the date for the first-day sale should be accompanied by 50 cents to sound off to their brother members and to the world at large about an infinite variety of items, including beefs large'and small. "Nobody knows the troubles at sea," might be a proper refrain In this instance. Aboard the Steel Seafarer (Isth­ mian)—certainly an apt name for a vessel crewed by sturdy SIU men—a recent ship's meeting was treated to an illuminating dis­ course by Chris­ topher B. Kelleher, engine dele­ gate, who also served as chair­ Kelleher man. Faithful in his duties, delegate Kelleher reported to the assem­ blage about the state of things in his department, and particularly, of the new but incomplete paint job in the foc'sles occupied by the black gang. Delegates Paid A Visit The narrative began with the captain. Apparently, before the painting was even begun, Kelleher v as a member of the contingent of delegates who visited the office of the old man to see about having the quarters painted. The others 'Duke' Pays Call Manuel Caldas, steward delegate. The master. In his turn, was ap­ propriately busy on the occasion. Standing there, in his belly-but­ toned birthday suit, he was tire­ lessly squirting disinfectant from a flit gun at a lonely fly. Before the Seafarers even got to the point, he let them have it, too. "Do you have to bother me? Don't you see I'm busy now?" he asked less than delicately. "See the de­ partment heads. I'm a busy man. I don't have no time for Union delegates," he added. His gram­ mar, however, didn't bother them as much as his attitude, but they advanced to the next lowest link in the chain of command, in this case the chief mate and chief engineer. And lo and behold, they were told the black gang quarters would indeed be painted, and they were —sort of, anyway. After the 12-4 watch put in 28 hours painting, the job was abruptly cut short. 'Painting Too Slow' The chief engineer had the no­ tion that the paint-wielding by his department was a little slow, and that he might work a deal to get the deck department to finish the job in less time. But this likelihood is extremely unlikely, according to brother Kel­ leher. His feelings on the point are, in fact, quite emphatic. "It will never happen," he told the meet­ ing audience. Thus, the painting of the black gang quarters is up in the air, just like the DDT-weary fly which we expect is still being pursued by the llse Onlif One 3ia£l Address Veteran Seafarer Tony Pisano, well-known as the "Duke of Bourbon Street," shows off the royal profile as he crosses Dauphin St. in Mobile on way to meet a lady friend. The curious passers-by apparently didn't realize that a "Duke" rates a picture wherever he goes. •P.^h' • A." ^'ir •ftl: III Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on file with the com­ pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cials point out that reports received from several opera­ tors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to use one perma­ nent address for mail so that claims can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right away. (1) John Marshall Harlan is the newest justice of the US Supreme Court. How many of the others can you name? (2) What is the common name of the group of stars known as Ursa Major, or Great Bear? '3) Which word does not belong in the following group: fez, turban, culotte, toque, beret? (4) One number is missing from tlie following scries: 16, 18, 22, 25, 31, 35. 43, ., 58. Which is it? * (5) What famous family of bankers derived their name from a red shield? (6) The.art of producing, pictures from plates treated with acids is given what name? (7) What kinds of twins ere brother and sLster twins called? (8) If you were on the moon would you weigh more or less than you do now? (9) One-third, one-fourth and one-fifth of a number added to 13 pMduce the missing number. What is it? (10) According to Emerson, where was the shot fired that was heard •round the world2s x -.i • (Quiz Answers on Page 17) '.V \ of the stamp marking the centen­ ary of the Soo Locks, at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., it has meanwhile come up with plans for another 3c. issue honoring the Armed Forces Reserve. The stamp will go on sals for the first time at Wash­ ington, DC, on May 21. It will picture a member of each of the reserve forces. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. About a dozen more new US issues are expected before the end of the year,- • t. i The Caribbean Island of Jamaica is also offering an item for phila­ telists next month, when a set of four commemoratives wijl be is­ sued May 10 to honor the island's 300th year under the British flag. no danger of his catching cold if Collectors who want first-day cov­ the chase should take him on deck ers along with a mint set of the when he's in the costume last re­ stamps can obtain . them if they ported. send an order to PO Box 300, Ja- lOG-A-RHYTHM: There's Nothing Like A Baby In The Home By Charles W. Cothran To the Editor: I have written the following poem and dedicated it to my Infant daughter, Carole Ann Cothran. I hope you will publish it in the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Charles W. Cothran When the baby wakes up in the middle of the night And it's bellowing at such an hour that you moan. Just remember these words, and get their meaning right: "There's nothing like a baby in the home." While lying in bed and wishing like—well. That its wailing was just a nocturnal dream. The wife awakens and you hear her yell: up. John, you heard the baby scream." 'Tis an ordeal from which one must never take flight. For a married man should cease the world to roam. So remember these words in the midst of your plight: "There's nothing like a baby in the home." Of course, no one remembers his own cradle days. Or the nights his daddy picked him up and walked. So charge it all up to the price a dad pays. For the words "I do" he could have balked. Then take it like a man, 'tis the only thing to do. That's the moral of this little poem, Stick out your chest — it's a compliment to you, for "There's nothing like a baby in the home." Many Services At Genoa Club In either stamps, postal money or«\ der or check for the first-day cover of the four stamps only. An ad­ ditional two bits should be sent for the mint set. The stamps spot­ light the Jamaica centenary (16551955) with designs of four differ­ ent events in the island's history, and the usual portrait of the reigning monarch, in this case Queen Elizabeth II. 3) 4" i Already given the condensedversion treatment in "Life" and • Book-of-the-Month Club choice for April, C. S. Forester's "The Good Shepherd" is a sea story which tells of 48 desperate hours in the life of a North Atlantic convoy during 1942-43, before improved sonar, and hunter-killer teams turned the tide against the Uboats. Essentially the story of a US Navy convoy escort commander and his trials in bringing a convoy of merchantmen to England, it fol­ lows in the tradition already set by a number of earlier novels deal­ ing with the same theme. "The Cruel Sea," first the book, and then the movie, told a similar story about a British Royal Navy escort force, and there were others both before and after that one. Seamen Secondary Few of these books go into much detail from the standpoint of the merchant ships and their crews, because the drama, from the point of view of the authors, apparently was greater aboard the outnum­ bered naval escort ships than onthe sitting-duck merchantmen. But The Good Shepherd" Is Forester (creator of Captain Horatio Hornblower), and those who like sea stories, regardless of their focus, should enjoy this one. It's pub­ lished by Little, Brown St Co., at $3.95. 3) 4 A new item in hobby and do-ityourself shops is a ratchet chain wrench designed to fit into tight spaces where a pipe wrench won't go. The new tool is adjustable over a wide range of pipe sizes from %" to 41^" and is said to grip any round or hex shape with­ out slipping. It saves buying a full set of pipe wrenches and gives you the right size when you need it. The wrench lists at $3.95 post­ paid from Chain Wrench Co., 1217 Harmon PL, Minneapolis 3, Minn. Jolly 'Goodfellows' In Yugoslavia One of the little-known spots catering to seamen in different ports of the world is the Apostolato del Mare in Genoa, Italy. According to Nicholas Gladis, an SUP member who was there last while on the SS President Buchan­ an, a man who's in port and wants to get a meal off the ship for a change can do pretty Vv-ell there on 75 cents. The six bits will get him table service for a good meSl, wine and even a finger bowl at the end. The place is only a few min­ utes' walk from the main dock, at number 6, Piazza Dinegro. In addition to a restaurant, the Apostolate del Mare, which is the same as the Apostleship of the Sea maintained In US^ ports and places all over tjie globe* features a read­ ing room, writing-rsorH* i^pvies, a playroom and individual rooftw^ Gathered round the festive board. Seafarers from the Robin Goodfellow exchange greetings with the citizens of Sibenik, Yugoslavia, at a party in their honor given by the local populace: Pictured (1-r) are: Walt Pitek, M. J. "Skinny" Wells, Glen T. Darling,Jtudy Urbina, Ruben Martaznes. Wells 8e»t in thenElH^*- .T' �15, 1955 f(E 4F ARERS Revolt Brews -^Pointermen' Leading Way LOG Pate Fifteen A 'RelaxIngVGame Of Ping Pong Bv Spike Martin Latest reports from the Al­ coa'Pointer (Alcoa) are that this SIU crew is going to take some decisive action on a matter that has been tr9ubling them for some time. A lot of people are expected to rush to join the cru­ sade. However, the Seafarers involved may find it difficult to answer for this sudden move when they re­ turn to home and hearth. Concentrating hard on their game. Seafarers Harry K. Kaufman (left) and Percy A. Gray, Jr., both ABs on the City of Alma, pad­ For there it is, plainly enough, dle their way through a ping pong tourney at the United Seamen's right in the March 13 ship's min­ Service club In Leghorn, Italy. Apparently both of them forgot utes; "A vote was taken to change they had come ashore in the first place to relax. We don't know the vegetables as much as pos­ sible." who won, but Kaufman yvas the one who sent the photos in. Enraged youngsters who can't answer back too often when a plate of legumes and similar edi­ bles is put before them will now have dad on their side. After all, M you can't have a Take some lions, monkeys and diamond mines, add the "two-pot system" operating in the Congo, Victoria Falls, ivory, sand, great pyramids, tom-toms, McNulty kitchen back, Cairo, Casablanca and Capetown, and you have the "dark home either. continent"—limitless Africa. To its credit, the Pointer crew Take all of the same and We just missed (no regrets) a 17has put its collective finger on a add Seafarer Duska "Spider" day rainy season, the worst in 32 real problem. Take spinach, for Korolia who's now returning after years. Some claim they were wad­ example (please!). That's green. So his first trip in nearly three years, ing in water up to their waist . . . are green peas. Then there are and you have a full report on all "A funny thing happened at the green beans, too. Add to this broc­ the goings-on. Mayfair Hotel. . . Instead of a sea­ coli, cabbage, asparagus, brussels Happy to be back in harness after sprouts and others. They're all a lengthy stay in the hospital, Ko­ man getting gypped, a receptionist at the hotel has been giving out too green, too. This is fine for a St. rolia is aboard much English money in exchange Patrick's Day dinner, but that was the Robin Ket­ for US dough . . . They sent out a last month. tering (Seas Ship­ Jetter to all American ships asking Why not some orange peas or as­ ping), which is the crewmembers who exchanged paragus? Oranges and tangerines money there to return the differ­ have had a monopoly on this for due back in th^ States next week. ence . .. years. Or blue broccoli, maybe? "The amount overpaid was just That would certainly help make a The vessel is the about half the girl's salary for a dish look colorful and perhaps same one he was month, nearly six pounds. At $2.80 more appetizing. Cabbage, of on when he made his last voyage American for the pound, she was course, is the exception. Korolia out 16 bucks. No one on the Ket­ There are both green and red to Africa. Extensive Itinerary tering was involved . . . varieties of this, but red is a good The itinerary this time covered, color to leave alone these days. Raise For Longshoremen In any event, the possibilities are among other places, Durban, Mom­ "Longshoremen in Mombasa have endless. A revolution is in the basa, Laurenco Marques, Dar-Es- won their strike. After eight days making, and the Pointer, appropri­ Salaam, Zanzibar and Macala in of picketing, they have come away ately enough, leads the way. B. P. Portuguese East Africa. Points of with a raise of 50 cents a day, about McNulty was chairman at the interest were many and varied. cents American. They now "Durban is booming . , . Lots of seven ship's meeting last month; Leo make 84 cents (American) per ships here waiting to unload . . • Bruce was secretary. eight-hour day . . . "About two dozen ships are an­ chored out waiting for berth in Mombasa. Shipping is very pros­ perous . . . But all of East Africa's natives seem hungry and just mak­ ing ends meet, especially with this prosperity staring them in the face. "The 'Sultan' owns Zanzibar, which attracts Europeans from all nations ... At the hotel, you can get guides for a whole day for one buck, hire a sailboat or gear for underwater sightseeing . . . This last item is very ^popular. The is­ land and the waters around it are very scenic ... It also has the best climate in East Africa all year round. It never gets higher than 86 or lower than 76 degrees here at any time. 'Beasts Roam Town' "Another interesting spot Is Macala in Portuguese East 'Afi'ica . . . The natives hardly ever leave home at night for fear of being caught by some of the panthers and lions that roam around the little town after dark . .. Until two years ago, all American crews were warned never to go ashore after 6 because of the hungry beasts that came out of the jungle at night. Ap­ parently some good hunters have scared the rest of them off. It's pretty safe now . . . "This is written from Laurenco Marques . . . After three more stopovers back in South Africa, we arc homeward bound for Boston ^Spider' Gets Caught In The Web Of Africa Just in case you never heard of him before, and might nevei\hear of him again, the new welter­ weight champion is a 23-year old Bostonian named Tony DeMarco. For the record, DeMarco took the title by knocking holes in Swisscheese 'champion Johnny Saxton up in Boston on April Fool's Day. Chances are that on June 10, two months and nine days later. DeMarco will no longer be cham­ pion because he has a date that night with Carmen Basilio. Offhand we don't know whether that would be the shortest tenure ever for a titleholder, but it cer­ tainly comes close. There have been other champions who held titles briefly, among them Gene Tunney when he y/as American light-heavy champion in 1922. Then of course there were the bush-leaguers Lauro Salas and Paddy DeMarco ino relation) with whom Jimmy Carter played re­ volving door in the last couple oL years. No Man Of Distinction Tony DeMarco has nothing in tne way of an impressive record, which is the reason why he was hand-picked for Saxton to fight in the first instance. In the last year, the only fighters of any distinction he met were Red Top Davis, a featherweight, and George Araujo, who once challenged for the light­ weight title with notable lack of success. The tipoff was that ti:e sports were putting three skins to one in Saxton's favor. Saxton won the title origin.iliy after a strenuous build-up during A baker on his last trip, with Bull Line, Norwood lasf provided LOG readers with a recipe for making an old-fashioned clam '35 Memento -OR BETTER MORE R)R HIM THAN MEDICINE. and New York . . ^ " 'i T.y , i- /-I yj 7 One of those old-line Maine cooks with a full stock of recipes for the real. New England-style fish and seafood ^tews and chowder, Seafarer Nelson E. Norwood now comes up with a change of pace in a pastry** batter for making eclairs or chowder like the ones for which Maine 'coasters are justly famous. cream puffs. yRoPA Ham lElL BE SLAD TO SEE 'ibu, AMP TbuR VISIT WiLt- vd 7: The LOG conducts this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share flavored recipes, little known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national jlauor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Nelson E. Norwood's recipe for eclairs and cream puffs. 'Ben&sk KiBDicm! YET- DRoPlM AND SEE THAT OlX> SHlPMAlE OF YOURS Aibw iNiHE HOSPITAL. which his management carefully avoided tossing him in with any­ one remotely connected with ihe business end of a punch. All who saw the Saxton-Gavilan title fight of last October which Saxton "won" are unanimously agreed that it was the worst title fight in years, capped by a ques­ tionable decision. All Saxton did Was slap, clutch and clown throughout the fight, while Gavilan was about as active as the subject of a Matthew Brady photograph. They didn't need any ^ high-speed lenses to catch the action that night. Basilio, the unrecognized cham­ pion, has been thundering in -his tent up in Syracuse, New York, for several months now. Basilio will never get a job as an Arthur Murray dance teacher, and he's no speedster with his hands either. But for lack of somebody better, he is generally regarded as the class of his division. To prove it, he has been fighting middleweights and some of the stronger welter­ weights, winning with monotonous regularity. He has an awkward, crowding style, which is somehow effective and he scores regularly with a heavy left hook. Chances are that Basilio will be a lop-sided favorite when he gets into the ring with DeMarco which will be an odd situation indeed. But it will be no odder than the fact that Saxton was given a crack at the title in the first place or that anybody ever thought him worth the trouble of an extensile buildup. Digging down into his scrapbook, Seafarer Leroy Clarke, SIU agent at Lake Charle.s, La., has come up with this "oldie" taken from the deck of the SS Chiriqui, a United Fruit Co. ship running out of Frisco to Panama in 1935 un­ der SUP contract. The boat was transferring a stowaway (seated) to another ship to re­ turn him'to Panama. Clarke, of course, is the man with the boathook. His varied career ha.s taken him from Grand Bank fishing boats and shoreside restaurants to deepsea ships with the SIU since 1939. However, he's just as proud of his breads, especially brown bread, which is a Maine and New England specialty, as of the other items he features when he sails as a cook. His recipe here, with the amounts given below, will produce about 80 eclairs or cream puffs. The batter is the same. Here's what you need: 2 cups shortening, 4 cups water. 1 teaspoon salt, 4 cups sifted flour, 2 teaspoons bakers' ammonia (powd­ ered, not liquid), and 16-20 eggs, depending on their size. First melt the shortening (lard or oil), add the Norwood water and salt, and let the combination come to a boil. Add the flour all at once and stir it up fast until the paste leaves the side of the pan. Let it cool five minutes. Now add one egg at a time, beat­ ing each egg thoroughly into the mixture, until all the eggs are used. The batter may then be dropped with either a spoon or bag. Bake in a hot oven until the shells are nice and light, approximately 25 minutes. Fill with custard or cream. It might be a good idea at this point to start getting the next batch ready, too. The crew will probably want more; • 1 �'SFMPARBRS Page • Sixle^ CG Proposais Baffle Him If. To the Editor: Everything is fine out here on the Steel Rover (Isthmian) in Honolulu. I just read the Coast Guard's new proposals for profiling mer­ chant seamen and my first reaction is a quick burn; what's this sea life coming too, anyway. Such standards may be in order for a licensed man, but I don't think they can be applied to a working sailor. Does - the Coast Guard really expect the deck hands to v elcome these proposals with open arms? In my opinion, a man's ability to produce a day's work for the company is not limited because he may have a stiff knee joint i'or have some fin­ gers missing. By Coast Guard standards, a man could be classed "incompetent" or "unquali fled" Feil very easily. After I read the proposed pro­ filing system's inspection of a deck hand's individual behavior pattern, I wasn't sure whether I was the village idiot or not. Under the col­ umn heading "Emotional Stabil­ ity," if a man is not calm, cooper­ ative, interested or alert, he prob­ ably would be stuck with a label as a "psychoneurotic" or worse. Of course, the answer is simple. Now that the Hoover Commission has come up with the moldy idea of closing all the marine hospitals, why don't they just fire all the present sailors, hire a new ci'op from "Muscle Beach," and throw us all in the booby-hatch. What's this sea life coming to— huh? Bill Feil 4< MMG Is Tops^ Iti'other Says To the Editor: I'm sending you my change of address so that you can continue to send me the LOG. I would like to compliment you on your punctuality in sending the LOG to me, and I would also like to say that I think the LOG is the outstanding union publication in circulation today. Thomas L. Teeara 4« P Ir . t 4" lAiwson Crewmen On Shuttle Run To the Editor: I thought you might like to know that this ship, the George A. Lawson (Pan-Oceanic) has been on the Japan-Korea shuttle for the past eight months and this has Ijeen a good deal thanks to good chow and good cooperation from topside. This crew has given a vote of thanks to the steward department for the good meals it has'put out and especially wants to commend Jimmy Cox for his fine baking. The crew has also given a vote of thank.s to our skipper. Even though we were in Pusan at the time, we had a very enjoy- LETTERS' able Christmas and New Year's holiday, with fine meals and the mess and recreation rooms excel­ lently decorated with all the holi­ day trappings by Steve Mosakowski. John Sweeney Ship's delegate Leaves The Sea —Not The Fish To the Editor: After 10 years of sailing SIU ships with the very best union there is in existence, I decided to try shoreside life for a while. So, with Henry Laired as my partner, I have opened the L & R Fish Market at 400 North Joachim St., Mobile. Henry and I would like to see our many friends, and they all have a standing invitation to drop in if they are down this way. Incidentally, I hope you will note my new address and continue to send me the LOG there. I will close with the hope that good fortune continues to follow the SIU brothei-hood. Eldon (Bill) Ray (Ed vote: Your change of ad­ dress has been noted. You will continue to receive the LOG. reg­ ularly. ) t> if Wants LOG Sent To Keep in Touch To the Editor: I have been sailing on SIU ships for the past three years and have been amazed at the wonderful con­ ditions which the Union has won. Right now, I am on Tinos Is­ land, Greece, as I have come back here to see my family after a long absence. I will be here many months and while I am away, I would like to receive the LOG at this address. Although I will be away from ships and from my brothers for some time, I would still like to keep in touch and learn all about the SIU. Andreas Velalopoulos (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent to you regularly at your new address.) X if if by setting up hospitalization plans, both for themselves and their fami­ lies, through their respective wel­ fare plans. To the Editor: Right now I am one of the SIU Wants SIU Program crew on the Sandcaptain, down As we Seafarers know, our SIU here in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and has always been the pioneer and I have just finished reading the March 4th issue of the SEA­ leader in the maritime field, and FARERS LOG, telling about the therefore I think we should again Hoover report which proposes the give very serious consideration to closing of US Public Health Serv­ the matter of setting up some sort ice hospitals and thus would de­ of hospitalization insurance pro­ prive American seamen of the gram. We all know that much consider­ medical and hospital care which they have every right to obtain. ation of such a program has al­ ready been given by our members, Will Do Share and much investigation and This Hoover report, which would groundwork has already been done strike a crippling blow to US mer-" by our Welfare Services Depart­ chant seamen under the guise of ment. But so far the program has "economy," makes the future of not become a reality and I think the TISPHS hospitals look mighty we should strive to that end. black. I know At the time that- initial surveys that our Union— as it always has of such a program were made, I done in the past was told by our Welfare Services —wiil fight tooth director that considerable mpney and nail to keep would be needed because many hos­ the USPHS hos­ pitals and clinics would have to be pitals alive. And contacted in order to assure the I am also con­ members proper treatment and fident that the service. Assessment Is Okay individual Sea­ Jellette farers will do Apparently, insufficient funds is their share in this fight by writing what is holding up this prograi^, letters of protest to their Senators and so I say that if we cannot ob­ and Congressmen in Washington. tain sufficient funds out of em­ Remember, boys, this Hoover ployers' contributions to our Wel­ proposal is just a carbon copy of fare Plan, then we should assess the one that Mrs. Hobby tried,to ourselves, year by year, to meet the shove across before, which was cost. voted down by Congress last year I again urge that this matter of after a heavy protest fiom seamen, a hospitalization assessment be including Seafarers. This shows brought to a vote on the floor. I am that we did it before and we can do sure that if our members approve it again, if we put our shoulders it, our officials and Welfare Sefvto the wheel. ices director can work out a hos­ At the same time, however, I pitalization program that will be of strongly feel that all American inestimable benefit to every SIU merchant seamen should, take im­ member. John Jellette mediate steps to protect themselves Urges Hospital Plan For Union When Men Were 'Boys' Rt§ttei'-IJp Time is iiet*e Again To the Editor: Now that baseball is back and is one of the most talked-about subjects again, everyone is team­ ing up and pairing off against the next guy. Tommy Doyle and his "shallow water" boys, way down yonder in New Orleans, have rigged a team and are prepping 'to take on all comers. "They go to bat against some crackerjack team from the West bank of the Mississippi some time this month. Scirana is man­ ager, and Dpnohue (Pat's brother) is captain. By the way. Tommy is official batboy. As he says, all he can catch is a few cold ones. Percy Boyer Burly Memories of days gone by are recalled by SIU oldtimer Percy Boyer (3rd from right) in this tintype of 15 years ago, taken at a dockside canteen in Buenos Aires. All the faces are familiar, ex­ cept for the man at Percy's left, the local shoemaker. We don't know what happened to him. The rest are all still active in the SIU. Pictured (1-r)' are Seafarers Joe Martello, Danny Byrnes, the shoemaker, Boyer, Eddie Parr and Frenchy Mouton, when they were on the old Del Sud in 1940. Parr Is now SIU Miami agent. Cun^i Go Wrong For $i srrv/vra 91 )\oi/Jvqyoo, ^" Apfii 15, ?95S LOG •V / Ltfi/epE soiX> TOMS FOR •iA ^ONSt THSfRS A UTTLS FUtST. His Prospeetin^ isnH Paging Oft To the Editor: ..Some of your readers may re­ member a story printed in the SEAFARERS LOG last year called "Seafarer Digging for Gold." The . Seafarer was my husband, Horace Curry of Mobile. Well, Curry has been from Mo­ bile to Canada, Brazil, Venezuela and Trinidad, but he hasn't found the gold. This doesn't stop him, however; he's still looking. Meanwhile, this is my first letter to the LOG, but I had to write. think the Union has done wonders' for its members. Keep the good work going. (Mrs.) J. Horace Curry if if Urges issue Of 'SiU Guidebook' To the Editor: I'd like to make life suggestion that the SIU publish in one con­ cise, easy-to-understand pamphlet all the material which a guy on a ship or ashore could use for quick reference. A booklet like this could include the working agreements between the companies and the Union, the SIU constitution, the complete re­ quirements of the SIU Welfare Plan and Vacation Plan and any­ thing else like this pertaining to the benefits offered by our fine organization. It would make things simple for everyone to check on a moment's notice. As far as suggestions go, I'd like to second the idea put forward by brother Sven Stockmarr recently in the SEAFARERS LOG which urged the use of pictures of the brothers Involved along with the "Final Dispatch" column. Some­ times this is the only way we can identify a de­ parted brother, since often we Cousins. never use more than a nickname for a new shipmale, and don't know the man's real name until we i-ead his version of the trip in the LOG. Incidentally, the United Sea­ men's Service club here in Pusan, Korea, was shut down for a while by the provost marshal after a little ruckus took place there .^late in February. We are patiently waiting for it to reopen again soon, as we are idle here, waiting for the completion of loading while we age of SEAFARfiRS LOGs here By the way, there is a real short­ age of SEAFARERS LOGS here at the club and more can i-eally be used. C. L. "Buddy" Cousins (Ed. note: The USS Club in Pu­ san, according to the NY office of the organization, reopened again last month after a brief lapse. LOGs are being sent there regu­ larly, in response to your request. A "Seafarer's Guide," including the material you mention, has' been under consideration for some time. Plans will be announced as they develop.) By Bernard Sedn^an OfnLj. 6ies4^ BM/N^ �* iWH Pat* Scrcnteca SEAFMKEtLS 'tOG ... DIGEST oE SHIPS* MEETINGS ... ROBIN TUXRORD <t«it Shipping)/ JanMary 30 — Chairman, F. Da Baaumont; •acratary, C. Mathaws. Several complainta about food. Conduct of chief steward to be brought before patrolman at a crew meeting after ship docks in New York. Appreciation voted to galieyman for his excellent work ax night cook and baker and second cook during illness of regular second cook, night conk and baker. SEATRAIN NEW. YORK (Saatrain) Fabruary 13—Chairman, W. Doak; Saeratary, J. Cole. Ship's delegate will speak to the chief engineer about low pressure on drinking fountain. Crewmembers were asked to cooperate and return cups to pantry. Canvas covers requested for ventilators down below during cold weather. ^Balance in ship's fund $65.80. Ship requests a pocketbook library from SlU.VAL CHEM (Valentine) Fabruary 15— Chairman, J. Karl; Secretary, L. Hagmann. A special meeting was called due to the crowded condition in the deck department quarters. Crewmembers of that department voted to give the cap­ tain 24 hours notice not to sail the ship unless they' get one additional foc'sle. February 17—Chairman, J. Parker; Sec­ retary, J. Vandenbarg. The steward was asked to put out an assortment of fruit .at night, and to sed that the milk is thawed out before serving. A new TV set will cost around $235. MARY ADAMS (Bloomfleld), February 12 — Chairman, Al Wile; Secretary, O. Smith. A motion was made that the* ship's delegate be instructed to report at regular ship's meeting any fights that take place aboard ship. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. ship's delegate will sea the master about the threa dapartments. A vota of thanks having deck department foc'slas and pas­ was flvan to tho ataward dapartmant, sageways sougeed. ROBIN 6RAY (tail Shipping), D6camARCHERS HOPE (Cltlas tarvica), Feb­ bar !•—Chairman, J. HIghant; Sacratary, ruary 23—Chairman, W. Adamsi Secre­ B. Slald. Motion mada and carriad to tary, B. Padgett. Ship's delegate saw tiie have patrolman check alopchest bafora captain about having rooms painted. Ail signing ai'llclea. General diacusaiun on men on standby be sure to make coffee ship's stores. Washing machine in bad condition and laundry has no scupper. for all hands on holidays. Ice box in galiey needs repairs. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Fabru­ STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Febru­ ary 10—Chairman, H. Hutcharion; Sacre1ary,.H. Rosecrans. Cooka wlU tender­ ary 21—Chairman, A. Shrlmpton; Sacra­ ize steaks. Suggestions welcomed for tary, D. Moon. Captain agreed to paint new suggestions to menus. Recreation all foc'sles next voyage. There is a sura room will be locked in port. Checkers of $60 In the ship's fund. Motion made and carried that the messhaU chairs be will be fed after the crew. secured as a safety precaution. This PORTMAR (Caimar), February 16— crew goes on record as being in favor Chairman, C. Martin; Sacratary, F. Buhl. of the existing traveler's check system. Crewmembers agreed that all beefs A motion was carried that the crew fol­ should be taken to the department dele­ low up the recent write-up in the LOG gates and not to the Union hall Individu­ regarding installing air conditioning on ally. A vote of thanks was given to th( Isthmian ships on the Persian Gulf run. ship's delegate and the caoks and mes.s- A. hearty vote of thanks given to the boys. A motion was made and carried steward and his entire department for to request large wooden lockers installed the fine meals served throughout the in crew foe'slcs. Stores will be checked four month trip. The ship's delegate with delegates before start of next trip. thanked the crew for its cooperation. All hands agreed that this trip was a ROBIN KIRK (Robin), Dtcembar 1«— good one and that harmonious relations Chairman, A. Thompson; Secretary, A. prevailed throughout.- . Notturno. Motion made that a more ANTINOUS (Watsrman), Fabruary 12— adequate Sea Chest be provided for the Chairman, M. Duat; Secretary, H. B|er- ship. A suggestion was made that engi­ ring. Ship's delegate reported contact­ neers be contacted about fixing leaks in ing New, Orleans patrolman pertaining laundry. Crewmembers were asked to be to un.safe deck cargo. Captain agreed considerate of the men off watch sleep­ to remedy situation in future. Balance ing. in ship's fund $21.81 and a suggestion STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Janu­ was made not to increase tame as there might be a tendency to use an excessive ary 33—Chairman, R. Cummings; Secre­ fund foolishly. Baker asked crewmem­ tary, E. M. Watts. The steward depart­ bers to refrain from serving themselves ment was given a vote of thanks for the from the pantry during regular meals. fine food prepared during the hoiiddys Crewmembers were asked to take better as well as the rest of the voyage; Mo­ care of the washing machine in the tion made and carried that the ship's delegate l>e allowed ample time with the future. boarding patrolman to get beefs squared away without interference from the rest ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), February 21 —Chairman, L. Moora; Sacratary, R. of the crew: Deck department delegate Palmer. Ship's delegate spoke on bring­ suggested that tlie mate be contacted and ing ship in clean. Everything running asked to have a dodger board installed oh the foc'sle to protect the man on smoothly aboard with no beefa. watch. WARRIOR (Waterman), Fabruary <— Chairman, J. Crews, Jr.; Secretary, M. Elliott. A suggestion was made that delegates be changed every trip so every man has a chance at the Job and can get more experience. Crewmembers re­ minded of Sea Chest bill which should be paid, in New York at the payoff. A EVELYN (Bull), Fabruary 11—Chair­ new water cooler is needed in the engine man, F. Wtflktr; Secretary, J. Warmack. room. The ship's delegate reported that lots of ALCOA RUNNER (Alcos), February 13 painting has been done and lots more — Chairman, R. Egan; Secretary, W. will be done on next voyage. Discus­ Kavitt. Ship's delegate talked on per­ sion on pantryman not doing his work formers, and said beefs should be properly, and he goes to the captain brought up in the proper manner. Crew with beefs about the steward. Crewmem­ goes on record to give second cook a bers were told to go to the ship's dele­ vote gf thanks for doing a fine job. The gate with beefs and not to the captain. MONEY DUE Ex-Bradford Island The follovving men should con­ tact McNutt & Nash, 84 William St., New., York 38, NY, concerning salvage money due for towing dis­ abled island trader MV T.B. Radar off Trinidad, on March 19, 1953: Henry Czer, Francis Becraft, Gote Berggren. Joseph Burns, Daniel Clapp, James Curran, Henry Czerwinski, James Elrod, Jacobus Lakwyk, Marthon Lea, Lars Lynge, Tony Maliik, Spero Manzares, Homer Paschall, Joseph Puglisi, John Bounds, Marvin Sparrow, Eugene Stinehelfer, John Tierney. t Ex-Victory Carriers Checks for retroactive wages have been returned to Victory "Car­ riers, Inc., 655 Madison Ave., New York 21, NY, as unclaimed and may be obtained by writing the com­ pany: SS Ames Victory, Joseph V. Bissonnett, Joseph J. Penner; SS Jefferson City Victory, John C. Martin, Carmelo Murphy, David Raynes; SS Longview Victory, Rob­ ert E. Ayers, Raymond J. Knoles, Thomas C. Riley; SS Mankato Vic­ tory, James A. Slay; SS Northwest­ ern Victory, Henry N. Grant, John W. Williamson. ft Ex-John C. Checks covering retroactive wages on the above vessel can be obtained by writing or calling At­ lantic Carriers, Inc., 29 Broadway, New York 4, NY. • ~ ^ Puzzle Answer S][!]S QSBQia QQQ @•013 SESQEi BBS 30Q[1I3 3SIES @0 @Q[iB3 ESS @33301 SSH ANN MARIE (Bull), February 14—Chair­ man, E. Dakin; Sacratary, L. Caldaron. The chairman told the crew that there is a good aupply of clgarettea for the trip and informed them that the master has enougii cash on hand to give a draw before getting to Boston. Discussion on cleaning the laundry. It was agreed to be cleaned on a weekly rotary basis by Louis EuEcne Barch Contact Bull Steamship Com­ pany, 115 Broad St., New York, NY, or the nearest office of the US Immigration and Naturaliza­ tion Service. 4, Jim Babaccia Get in touch with Slaid c/o the Lake Charles SIU hall. 4 4. 4. Preston J. Stevens Please get in touch with Harold J. Lamy c/o Dodd, Hirsch and Bar­ ker, 709 Carondelet Building, New Orleans, or call Canal 7265. 4" 4^ 4i(» Crew complalnloc because ship's officers, custom guards and their friends go Into tho crew pantry and eat up aU the night lunch. Department delegates wiU see the captain about this in addition to keeping longshoremen from the crew quarters. MICHAEL (Carrat), January 2—Chair­ man, F. Israll; Secretary, W. Lleberman. Fans are needed In foc'sles, galley and pantry. .Ship's fund totals $25.71^ and donations will be taken from crewmem­ bers. The clock in the galley should be fixed. An iron will be purchased. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), December 12 —Chairman, E. Black; Secretary, W. Nesta. Crew was asked to make less noise in passageways, and to keep the pantry and messhaU cleaner at night. January 15—Cltairman, J. Smith; Sec­ retary, J. Haynes. Crew's radio is in Baltimore hall being repaired. Ship's delegate reported that the captain will put. out a $25 draw for all hands on reaching port. Motion made and carried that water tanks be examined and if nec­ essary cleaned and cemented. Steward requested one man from each depart­ ment check stores coming aboard in States. Slopchest for next voyage should be checked for items and sizes. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), Jenuary 29—Chairman, C. Kaust; Secretary, B. Padgett. Department delegates were asked to get up a, repair list. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for the good chow and to the messman, especially, with the extra daymen to serve. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), JanuarySO— Chairman, T. Costello; Secretary, James M. Nelson. Crewmembers made a col­ lection of tl05 and it was sent to a brother who had to get off the ship be­ fore sailing as his baby died. Sugges­ tion made to stop using coffee cups for ash trays, and to buy ail crew movies in the port of Mobile instead of New Or­ leans. $219.50 in the ship's fund. VENORE (Ore), January 2—Chairman, J. Kearney; Secretary, J. Oliver. The steward department was given a vote of thanks. A ship's delegate was elected. A motion was made and carried to see the patrolman for fans ift recreation * ANTINOUS (Waterman), January 30— room. Chairman, J. Charamie; Secretary, R. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), January Guild. Deck cargo aft considered unsafe for crew. Discussion on men missing 6—Chairman, Ben Martin; Secretary, ship. The. electrician is not permitted to Robert Hammond. Headquarters was no­ change bulbs on weekend. Men in en­ tified about the coffee and the soap pow­ gine department complained they are re­ der. Each member of the engine depart­ quired to stan^ by on weekends to blow ment donated $1 to the ship's fund. Sev­ eral complaints on the food situation. tubes. Ship's delegate urged men to take dele­ TAGALAM (Seatrade), January 5 — gate posts aboard ships, and the meeting Chairman, T. J. Cennell; Secretary, J. A. positions as well, stating that he feels Menville. The Tagalam was .laid up in it is a bookman's responsibility to the Seattle for eight months and in very bad Union and his book to hold such shape, so the crew has taken a pledge positions. to make it a clean SIU ship by sougeeCOEUR d'ALENE VICTORY (Victory ing, chipping and painting. February 1—Chairman, T. Connellr Sec­ Carriers), January 15—Chairman, W. Zaretary, J. Menvllla. The washing ma­ leski; Secretary, W. Fisher. Delegates chine needs repairing. Suggestion made were asked to make up repair lists so to have a jar placed on the table at that all work can be done aboard ship payoff for the March of Dimes, and all that is possible before arrival in the money donated will be turned over to States. Departments will rotate in tak­ the patrolman. The Tagalam isn't what ing care of the recreation room and the slie was on the beginning of this trip. laundry. The crew did a very good job, and wilh ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), no datea little more work and paint the ship Chairmen, C. Gillespie, Jr.; Secretary, J. will be a good clean SIU ship. Wilson. Caplain requesled lliat gear of DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), January 29 seaman in hospital be brought to him, .—Chairman, H. Shiro; Secretary, P. K. for rechecking. The food should be' Chambliss. Discussion on the possibility cheeked for freshness as there has been of having the vessel stored at least oiia eonsideruble trouble with • the refrigera­ day prior to .sailing so the quality and tion. Vote of thanks given to the messquantity of stores can be .examined by man and pantryman for cleanliness. cooks and steward. STEELORE (Ore), December 29—Chair­ man, Henry Shepeta; Secretary, E. J. Debardelaben. A vote of (hanks was given to the stew-ard department for the Christmas dinner they worked so Iiard to prepare. The washing machine will )je checked when tlie ship arrives in Balti­ more. The steward will check with the port officials to ace what can be done about same. . ' SEATRAirt SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Jan­ uary 27—Chairman, S. Johnson; Secre­ tary, J. Puller. Motion made and car­ ried that ship's delegate see the chief mate about painting deck department shower and toilet. All brothers were asked to try to keep the messhaU cleaner. The ship's delegate promised to have a new work list made up concerning the cleaning of the laundry room. There has been a shortage of face towels. Crew­ members were asked to be a little more careful with them. The water fountain is leaking pretty badly. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), February 22— Chairman, W. Barth; Secretary, D. Keddy. Ship's delegate reported that new fans are coming aboard and that port captain would inspect tlie mcssroom chairs using his judgment on repairs. Discussion held on ship's cleanliness and on some food problems. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Febru­ ary 20—Chairman, J. Alien; Secretary, Sir Charles. Discussion on sailing board time and the time the crew has to re­ port back to ship, and what can be done about same. A new TV set is needed aboard and facts will be obtained on same from Sea Chest at the hall. that • letter be prepared and sent to Union etating the feeling of the mem­ bers in support of the administration and affairs of the SfU, A&G District. A suggestion was made that a picture story of. the members activities be prepared and sent to the editor of the LOG. No date—Chairman, J. Denals; Secre­ tary, M. Cox. Repair list hag been turned over to the captain and copies are on hand for SIU patrolman. Wire was re­ ceived from headquarters stating that this is an organized ship. Balance in ship's fund is $23. Suggestion made that Innerspring mattresses and better linen be put aboard. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department. Tho captain reported we do not have a pen­ alty cargo. L. EMILIA (Bull), January 16—Chairman, Guelinifi; Secretary, C. KaVanagh. Ship's delegate informed deck members that mate informed him that men are to work bell to bell with no time off. The mate, emphasized the fact that the bosun is not to do any work only super­ vise. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the service and preparation of food. Ten innersprings are needed to replace old ones. All rooms need painting. Scuppers should be cleared to stop odors. February 16—Chairman, C. Kavanagh; Sacretary, Red Campbell. A new ship's delegate was elected. Que.stion regarding fans will be brought to the patrolman's attention. • Messman requested coopera­ tion of all hands as to keeping messroom and pantry clean. * OREMAR (Ore), March 4—Chairman, C. Milssp; Secretary, "W. Anderson. Brother Anderson reported that two men in the deck department were fired without cause. Attention was called to the fact that dockworkers have walked off with property belonging to the crew and weren't searched or challenged at the gangway. Steward was asked to leave napkins out for the night lunch. A vote of thanks was extended to the steward and his department for the good chow they have been putting out. Furuseth School To Open May 1 (Continued from page 2) upgrade their ratings and thus in­ crease their earning capacity. We will give further assurance to the operators that the SIU always can provide a stable force of competent seamen to help them meet the cut­ throat competition of 'runaway' foreign flag operators." Harrison sees the school as being a means of providing the industry with "qualified men who will aid us in the efficiency and economy of our operation. < "From the humane side, it will do much to promote the safety of men at sea and we are always in­ terested in the safety factor," he said. "We see opportunities for great advancements in the steward department, particularly with ref­ erence to training passenger ship personnel." Captain Rucker said the school appeared to him to be a "fine movement which will have farreaching effect in the direction of promoting greater safety. The Coast Guard is in favor of any program that will add to safety of men at sea." Friends of Re and Luckjf at the Hub Bar, 311 23 St., Galveston, OCEAtT DINNY (Maritime Overseas), Texas, are urged to get in touch January 2—Chairman, D. Bass; Secretary, with them. W, Miline, Motion made and carried to request SIU headquarters to provide in­ 4 41 4^ formation as to the status of this ship. A great deal of discussion regarding R. De Los Santos and Joseph whether or not brothers aboard would be Saxton, are urged to contact the issued books. A suggestion was made Seafarers Sea Chest at headquar­ CATHERINE (Dry-trans), January 25— ters, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn, NY. Chairman, L, Hailiday; Secretary, J. Sherlock. Purpose of this meeting was Edifor, 4i <4 4^ to discuss members coming back to the Bill Gonzales ship under the intluence of alcohol and SEAFARERS LOG. their shipmates. If any mem­ Van Whitney has checked your disturbing ber conducts himself in such a way that 675 Fourth Ave., gear into the headquarters baggage it is unbecoming to a Union member he Brooklyn 32. NY room. The baggage check has been will be put on charges. left in the mailroom in an en­ DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), January 31 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please —Chairman, I. Brown; Secretary, J. Pocbu. velope with your name on It. put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) i> if ti Quiz Answers Ernest E. Smallwood (1) Chief Justice Warren and NAME It Is urgent that you contact Mrs. O. G. Bowen, Fairfax Drive, Justices Black, Burton, Clark, Route 2, Fort Myers, Fla. Douglas, Frankfurter, Minton and Reed. STREET ADDRESS 4 4> t V (2) The Big Dipper. Al Caracciola (3) Culotte; the rest are head­ Please contact Ted Chinell, CITY ...ZONE STATE Purser, Pacific Far East Lines, gear. (4) 48. Pier 40, San Francisco, Calif., or (5) The Rothschilds. ^ Signed . 1556 Filbert St., San Francisco. (6) Etching. Very urgent. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you srg an old lubtcribsr and hav# a chanq* (7) Fraternal twins. i. i. i. of addrati, plaata giva your formar addraii balow: (8) Considerably less. Anyone knowing whereabouts of (9)60. gear of Alfred Stearns who paid (10) At Concord, Massl, where ADDRESS ... off City of Alma, March 29, 1955, the first battle of the; Aiperican is urged tD^ contact the -Mobile Revolut^^ took 4CI:LY tiaaaaaaataaa «•«aa996ao9ta099«aaata$ata9aMMaM y::*j " •I - ••U - AI .•-I I m • -A" I " I M ;s; . -A I •/I -• AI -J I "••il '^1 •II �April m. 195f I SEAFARERS'L0€ ' VW* l^lrhte'cB Family Gathering At The Brown'a Homestead S E A F A R E R 8 fyi!;' • t 5 -I.H I; w.i. ' 5 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID T. 'war No. Seafarers ReceiTinf Benefita this Period| Average Benefit! Paid Each Seafarer Total Bencfita Paid thia Period '•^. »• .Iv.-'- ;: M, '- -I . ' WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD ivj.; ;^. Howital Benefita Death Benefita SJESJL Diaabilitv Benefit. .M4<«nity Btatfiw. ¥.L. Vacation Beneflta New twin arrivals, Ira C. (left) and Sharon join rest of family of Cecil Brown in posing for LOG photographer in their Louisiana home. Susan, 2, also brought family $200 maternity benefit and $25 US Bond as did each of the twins. Oldest daughter Margaret Ann, 4, came Into world before Union maternity benefit was instituted. All of the following SIU families 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray­ Mrs. Lawrence G. Tailey, Sr., New will collect the $200 maternity mond Torres, New Yofk, NY. Orleans, La. benefit plus a $25 bond from the $1 4/ 4^ $1 4) Union in the baby's name: Steven Eikevik, born February George Daniel Tailey, born Feb­ Elizabeth Torres, born March 6, ruary 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. .and Mrs. Bjarne Eikevik, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 4 4j' 4» Gwendolyn Jane Wiggins, born February 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wiggins, Mobile, Ala. Immigration Now Spot-Checks Ships In Domestic Trades J Al. 4) 4« 4" Stricter immigration controls involving spot checks of ships Robert Thomas Brewer, born De­ even though they may not touch a foreign port have been cember 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Brewer, New Or­ instituted by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The leans, La. spot checks involve the clear-• ance of every crewmember on dered to produce the four men at Cheryl Lynn Terry,4J'born March the ship, including all the US a Government Immigration office 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. citizens aboard. Failure of crew- or be penalized by a $1,000 fine James Terry, Whittier, Calif. members to .stay aboard for such for each man. This is the standard 4. 4. 4. spot checks means that both they fine imposed on the operators in Dannie Lee Darby, born Febru­ and the shipping companies can any instance of a crewmember ary 10, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. leaving a ship without clearance. Huron C. Darby, Jr., Galveston, get into hot water. Under the procedure, all ships Subsequently, two of the men Tex. arriving at any US port are re­ returned to the ship and were 4^ 41 4 quired to notify Immigration. In cleared while a third was located Ida Lee Jartin, born January 26, recent weeks Immigration has been in New Orleans. The fourth- man 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Domin­ spot checking these ships at ran­ has still not been located and is go Jartin, Bi-ooklyn, NY. dom. If the ship is ordered to being sought by the company and 4, 4> 4 await an Immigration check it the Government agency. Donna Maria Mottram, born means that every crewmember's These checks, of course, are car­ March 8, 1955. Parents, Mr. and papers must be looked over. ried out regularly on offshore Mrs. Richard P. Mottram, Murine, A recent instance involving the ships as well and involve checking Miss. Arlyn (Bull Line) is indicative of the credentials of resident and 4 4 4 how the system works. The ship non-resident aliens. This kind of Deborah Elaine Lago, born arrived at Port Sulphur, Louisiana, procedure has been carried on March 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. and from San Juan. It had not touched under the authority of "the Mc- Mrs. brison Lago, New Yoi'k, NY. at any foreign poi-t in the course of Canan Immigration Act. 4 4 4 the voyage. Nevertheless, Immigra­ Seafarers on ships in the coast­ John Joseph Cabral, born Feb­ tion came aboard to check the wise, intercoastal and islands ruary 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and crew. trades who have been accustomed Mrs. John Cabral, Brooklyn, NY, Four of the crewmembers had to going ashore without these 4 4 4 already left the ship before they checks are advised to make sure Mary Rose Murphy, born March could be cleared by the inspector. the ship has been cleared by Im­ 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John As a result, the company was or­ migration from now on in. F. Murphy, Flushing, NY. ^ E A «=* A B PORT C CALL 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ••riT-. ^A\^iN\pRB Hosoitnl Benefit* P«id Since lulv 1. 1950 • | Sda Death Benefits Paid Since lulv 1. 1950 • 11/ / Oo tnS Diaabilitv Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952* oo Mnternitv Benefits Paid Since AotU 1. 1952 • oo Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Sf Total LSiS 3CR A ^ • D.te Benefit* Beeaa WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS CEibonHand Vacation cvKiinakca AVVOUIKV nccciTaoic VVclfErc US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS 4 r-.' 1 1 Vff'ril\t*\ tutes "iT ' /5- yy lt> mSiA y® iTSJTTir*! COWIEHTSt TUB board of truatBaa of tha Saafarara* Walfara Plan la# at tha praaant tlma* angagad in a atudy of tha banaflta which hava baan paid by tha Plan. Tha atudy la baing laada in anticipation of inereaaihg aoma of tha praaant banafita, aa wall aa nha poaaibility of adding a Depandancy Banafit in lina with tha raquaat mada by varioua allgiblaa undar thia Plan. Uhdar tbia aalf inaurad typa of plan» tha abova can ba accompliahad aisplar and chaapar than if tha Plan waa an inaurad Plan.^^^ A Submilttd ..*....4^...?.?. A1 Ketr, AssiMtmfXMnistftor ' YOUR CLAM fOR MAmSNANCe ANDO/RB,.. Ill 4 SIO 4 WELFABE SERVICES Carl Elestus Penton, born Oc­ tober 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson Penton, Pearl A/ WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Michael Kenneth Marple, born August 11, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Marple, West Haven, Conn. Margaret Ann Bojko, born March 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bojko, Philadelphia, Pa. S9 /// JL June Ann Galasi born March 13, 1955. Pai-ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Galas, New York, NY. Mary Teresa Strickland, born March 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leroy Strickland, Savannah,-Ga. g/eoC?ACt>^Al _IauL Ifc is vfety Impot^ayii'inc/amni^ WBiiffeJiaMce and cutis-ihat you ms-f-a shipboard wade of yout^ accidienb'endihf' you ave leavino-iiieahipfor med­ ical yfeacone. ^ve a sifiiptAAdh. Mie keex> a copy. Al^' wed/cal sli^ . If Voa have., any quesVio^, cortmcd-dh& Stu Welfaye SeK//c5e&. . BEPumnT ...J • �ldS3 SEED** THE SEi^ARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN Everybody knows the saying that it's the innocent bystander who gets it in the neck. Well Seafarer Isaac Antonio proved that very statement. Brother Antonio was trying to break up a fight out in the street near his home, and all the thanks he got for it was to get knocked down and have his right knee broken. He learned the hard way that being a peacemaker can turn into a pretty rugged job. Antonio's last ship was the Seanan and he was steward aboard her. He's been in the hospital about three weeks .now and hopes to be up and around before too long. Among the other brothers at the hospital is Sea­ farer Philip Korol, who is getting treatment for a back injury. He was BR on the Alcoa Runner when he got hurt and after being- treated in a hospital in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was sent back to the States. For a while he was getting outpatient treatment here but the condition kept getting worse so he was admitted to. the hQspital on April 6. Seafarer George Herrman, who was on the Archers Hope his last trip out, has been readmitted to Staten Chirichella Island for further treatment. Dominic Chirichella, AB off the Sandcaptain, entered the hospital for an operation on March 30. He's in fine shape now and should be discharged by the time this appears in print. The doctors have R. C. Caraballu, messman off the Jean, under study to find out what caused his stomach ailment. He entered the hospital on April 6. The day before that. Seafarer Newton Eddington came in for treatment of a gall bladder ailment. Eddington was oiler on the Seatrain New York. Seafarer John Hawkins, OS off the Steel Appren­ tice, is being treated for a cyst on the base of his spine. Hernia trouble has put Francisco Pineiro out of action for a while. He was FWT on the Greece Victory. A skin condition put Brother B. Hanssen in the hospital for treatment. He has a rash on his hands which keeps him froip doing his work in the steward department and the doctors are trying to clear it up. Pineiro He was on the Seagarden on his last trip. Olav Seim, who was oiler on the Steel Admiral, is being treated for an attack of malaria. Seafarers In Hospitals usPHS HosprrAi. BALTIMORE. MD. George Anderson Thomas Mungo George D. Olive George Bekken Fred Pittman Alvln L. Blain JoRph Prabeck Lorenzo Brigida' , Harry Rochkind L. J. Brllhart Ralph Ruff Joseph Backer Robert W. Scales Byrd O. Buzbee John R. Schuitz Jessie A. Clarke A. E. Seegmiiler Victor B. Cooper Edward Sescrko Leo A. Dwyer John Simpson Gorman T. Glaze Robert Smith Roy M. Hawes R. H. Soiheim Edward Huizenga Norman T. Jackson John Straka Joseph C. Lcwallen Warren O. Whitmer Robert McCorkel John C. Mitchell G. Manila Henrich Wiese Tony Mastantino Robert J. Wiseman WUliam J. Mellon USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Alfred A. Hancock USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY. A. J. Andersen Serafin G. Lopez Dusan DeDuisin John McKarek Perfecto Manguel Hipolito DeLeon Jorge J. Marrero C. E. Flikins Michael Michalik Gerald Fitzjames Paige A. Mitchell Theodore Gerber George Robinson Estell Godfrey Jose Rodriguez Robert F. Grant Matti Ruusukalllo Fred Hauser Howard Sanders D. Kaim Joseph J. Keating Aaron Sasser Norman D. Wilson Adolph Kubacki T. Larsen USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKT.VN, NY. Fortunato Bacomo James R. Lewis Frank W. Bemrick Arthur Lomas Claude F. Blanks • Francis F. Lynch Joseph D. McGraw Robert L. Booker A. McGuigan Joseph G. Carr Vic MUazzu Jar Chong Walter W. Denley Melvin O. Moor* Joseph Neubauer 4ohn J. Driscoll Daniel F. Ruggiano Bart E. Guranick Wade H. Sexton Taib Hassen' George E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood John W. Keenan John R. Klemowicz Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristiansen Renato A. Villata Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth James J. Lawlor Chee K. Zal Kaarel Lcetmaa Put Number On Meeting Excuses Seafarers sending telegrams or letters to the New' York headquarters dispatcher asking to be excused from attending headquarters membership meetings must Include the reg­ istration. number of their shlppfhg card in the message. From now on. If the number Is not included, the excuse can­ not be accepted by the dis-patcher. r Pagf Mnstem SEAFARERS'LOC MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL PORTLAND. MAINE Lionel O. Chapman USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Rufus L. Fields Louis C. Miller Samuel N. Hurst James T. Moora Jimmic Littleton John H. Morris Angelo J. Martins Wallace W. Sweat USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. George O. Chaudion USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin F. Deibler Jose Santiago Virgil L. Harding Edward J. Toolan SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY. Joseph Koslusky * USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. John J. Blpere Francis J. Boner USPHS HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Benjamin F. Grice Earl Alverson Alexander P. Copa John E. Markopolo Jack Maya Roy E. Curtis Fred Fall William G. Trie* John Grassl USPHS HOSPITAL ' SEATTLE, WASH. K. Abarons John Kasigian James Dewell Raindo Mora William J. Frick Motomu Musashl Sverre Johannessen Jack R. Simison W. A. Johnston George J. Wanka USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLE.ANS, LA. William Brewer Kenyon Parks C. G. Crcvier Wallace Pratts John Doyle R. A. Ratcliff T. L. Dugan N. Reznichenko Charles Ellzey - Gleason St. Germain Henry L. Falgout Thomas A. Scanlon Leo Fontcnot Benjamin C. Seal William Grimes Edward J. Stevens Earl T. Hardeman Luiuilo R. Tickle E. G. Knapp Dick Visser Leo H. Lang Dolphus D. Walker Jean Latapie James E. Ward Plere LeBlanc Maurice A. Webra James M. Lucky David A. Wright ^onso Olaguibel VETERANS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Floyd F, LUes CHARITY HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. George W. Books USPHS HOSPITAL . SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen John F. Murphy . Salvatore J. Guiffre Joseph Perreira Merle Houx Clyde J. Smith Jr. Aloyslus Kessen Norman West Robert Lambert P. S. Yuzoa C. McBrien KINGSBRIDGE VA HOSPITAL „ BRONX. NY. James Kennedy SlU's Reputation Meets The Test The SIU's reputation for making good on blood donations stood the test again recently. As a result, the wife of Seafarer John Jellette is out of danger after hovering on the brink for several hours. the hall for help. He got in tou^i called the hospital and informed' Jellette had just returned with a Welfare Services represen­ them that the Union was ready to home from an SIU ship when tative at headquarters and ex­ replace any and all transfusions his wife was, taken critically plained his needs. Unfortunately promptly on Monday. With this as­ ill at their home in Brooklyn. She was rushed to Prospeet Heights Hospital where Jellette was told that several blood transfusions were needed immediately to keep her alive. Jellette's first thought was to call it was a Saturday afternoon, and since dispatching was over for the day, there was nobody around the hall to turn to on the problem. Go-Ahead Signal Here's wher^ the Union's "credi?' stood the test. Welfare Services The 'New' Tommy Moore Ready To Make Debut The value of both the Public Health Service hospitals and of the SIU Welfare Plan has been written up many times on these pages, but it would be hard to find somebody more ap­ preciative of these two organ-• izations than Seafarer Tommy ' the items he consumed in an hour Moore. After 3V2 years in and and 20 minutes were 18 feet of surance, the hospital went ahead and gave Mrs. Jellette four trans­ fusions which pulled her through the crisis. On Monday arrangements were made with the local Red Cross chapter and four Seafarers, Brinkeroff. House, Coutant and Bram­ ble, went to th^ local Red Cross offices to make up for the trans­ fusions. Mrs. Jellette is now doing nicely and is well on the road to recovery. This latest instance is only one of several in which the Union has been able to get immediate help for Seafarers or members of their families by pledging replacement of transfusions. Because the Union has liverfup to its obligations time and again, most hospitals in the metropoiitan New York area will go ahead with transfusions without delay. The same is true, of course, of the Public Health Service hospital in Staten Island where it has been general policy to provide as much blood as needed for Seafarers with the assurance that the Union, when asked, ^ would make up for any drain on the hospital's blood sup­ plies. The only reason that a Union blood bank has not been es­ tablished at the hospital is because of lack of space and personnel. At other Public Health Service hospitals, such as in New Orleans, the Union has a blood bank of its own to which Seafarers donate regularly, providing assurance that their Union brothers will have all the blood they need in any emer­ gency. "I am deeply grateful" Jellette said, "as is^iy wife, for the gen­ erous response to my appeal. It sure feels good to belong with such brothers to .the SIU who truly live up to the inscription on the Union button, 'Brotherhood of the Sea.'" out of the Savannah USPHS'hos­ Vienna sausage, eight cans of sar­ pital, Moore is hopeful of being dines, four cans of salmon, four discharged shortly, 280 pounds cans of pork and beans, three links lighter than when he entered and of smoked sausage each 12 inches in good health again. long, a quart of buttermilk, large Through all those trying months loaf of bread and a quarter pound one thing that helped sustain him was the interest of his Union and the financial help received in the form of the $15 weekly hospital benefit. Since the SIU benefit is paid for as long as it is needed, Moore has been receiving it since back in >1951 with the exception of a lengthy period in 1953-1954 when he was not hospitalized. All told, the figures show he received over $1,700 in benefits. Moore entered the hospital origi­ nally for a throat operation and treatment of arthritis. At the time, November, 1951, he tipped the beam at 427 pounds, obviously a complicating factor in his arthritis and an extremely serious health hazard of its own. At last word, he had lost 15 inches from his 54-inch Tommy Moore in 1952. waistline and weighed 160 pounds. He expects to take off another 10 of potato salad. Needless to say he pounds before he leaves the hos­ won a bet he made on the outcome. pital. But all that is behind him now. Active Athlete From now on in, Moore looks for­ Moore's weight problem grew ward to leading-a normal life and like anybody's—from eating too hopes his former shipmates wilL much. The 42-year-old Seafarer abandon the nickname "Skoko" recalls that he was always bulky they attached to him after a wellas a youngster, but that didn't keep known shortening product of the The deaths of ihk following Sea­ him from being hale, hearty and same name. farers have been reported to the "I can't say too much," Moore active. He played football in high Seafarers Welfare Plan and the school and was a crack swimmer, said "in thanking Dr. Zeigler and $2,500 death benefits are being the entire staff of the Savannah participating in many Savannah paid to their beneficiaries: Kiver swimming meets including hospital for the wonderful care I've one 20-mile run down to Tybee Is­ Melvin N. McQuiddy, 46: On land in which he managed to cover September 12, 1954, Brother Mc­ 18 of the 20 miles. Quiddy died of heart disease in Couldn't Get Clothes Galveston, Texas. He started sailing regularly In Burial took place the SIU in 1942. In 1943 he was at the Forest torpedoed on the General James Park Cemetery Oglethorpe and had his first ex­ in Galveston. perience with the disadvantages of Brother McQuiddy bulk. All his gear had been lost joined the Union on the vessel and he had been in 1952 and had given a dunking in the North At­ been sailing in lantic besides. When the rescue the engine department. He is sur­ ship took him and other crewmemvived by his brother, Mr. B. W. bers to Londonderry, Ireland, there McQuiddy of Ogden, Utah. were no clothes availa"Ble to fit him iS* i* 4" and he had to wear a trench coat, Trlpo Vldovlch, 62: On February shoes and scarf until he could'get 11, 1955, Brother Vidovich died of to Belfast and get appropriate a heart ailment gear. At the time he wore size 48 while sailing pants. arfooard the SS Moore always had an avid ap­ Winter Hill. Burpetite and before he went to sea, ial took place at The "new" Tommy Moore. he would always work in places St. Joseph's Cem­ that had food or served food. Much received all along. That goes too etery in Camden, of his time was spent in local drug for the great help I've gotten all New Jersey. Join­ store-luncheonettes like Walgreen, along from the Union. ing the Union in Inman's and the Hotel De Soto in 1952, in San Fran­ "I don't think there's another Savannah. cisco, Brother union anywhere that would have On one occasion he was written stuck with a member-for as Ion? Vidovich had been sailing in the up in Ripley's "Believe It. or Not" as the SIU did for me. As far as engine department. He is survived after he.starred in an eating con­ I'm concerned there's none better by his wife, Mrs. Mary Vidovich test at Inman's in 1934.' AtAtmg than the SFCTWelfafe Plan." • - Of•Xafflden; "Flew Jersey; DISPATCH i •-s -.I j I 1' - fJ. I I II I �•- SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL ITN I O N • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • til s. Announcing ESTABLISHMENT OF Ife- aoss w I SEAFAREltS Ivaf;;-' i: LOG . --|g Ji;i >'• B BV" m::. To Men of the Seafarers Int'l Union, A&G District, AFL "for outstanding contributiont toward bettering the SEAFARERS LOG and for constructive aid to the SlU/If Ife" •Ei--.' 1^/ Seafarers and readers everywhere have long found the SEA< FARERS LOG to be.an Interestingly different union newspaper —a fact that has led to the LOG winning a sizable number ofowards in trade union journalism. That "something" that has made the LOG different is un­ questionably a result of the letters, poems, photographs, and, drawings sent in by Seafarers from snips and ports throughout the v/orfd. l-wf-' 1^- m m- •. •^• fc-:: : This direct participation in the Union newspaper by Seafar­ ers has served to make the LOG truly a newspaper of, by and for the membership. Moreover, membership participation in the newspaper fias served as a means of bringing forth fdeai and suggestions for Union action on fronts beneficial to Sea­ farers. ifi- b'lV].. fc:>- ISWijj':.;-'/:; ' ISfc'feit-; Bi,'-/"!.!-. •• ••' • -• ; f/'Vi •' ' In order to give recognition and honor to these membership contributions as well as encourage greater participation, the SfU is establishing the SEAFARERS LOG Awards, The SEA­ FARERS LOG Awards will cover the four topics listed below. Everything published in the LOG during 1955 is eligible. At -the end of the year, the editors of the LOG will go bock • through all the issues and select the outstanding examples in these four fields for awards. The presentations will be made early next year. P;. '-.x _ 4V -.y . .. .-.L': .! . - J - • An award to the Seafarer whose letter offers the best proposal in behalf of the member$hi|S or for the bed! Letters. ......... .letter expressing the feeling of a Seafarer on a particular issue. MI Im'-W-^-r . ligiti- •' Photographs t - : ;. I e 'e' e '« e' An award to the. Seafarer whose photograph or photograph! the editors feel hai the greatest reader appeal'' OP best illustrates Seafarers at work or at play. ^ Poetry. ......... .An award for the poem which the editors feel has literary merit and Isdn the tradition of the sed. ^ * Drawings. ...... .. i An award for the pen and ink drawing showing quaiity and originality based on marltimi or teiated.experlencei. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 15, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 8 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ILA CRIMP RIG MILKS SEAMEN NEW SIU TRAINING SCHOOL TO START CLASSES MAY 1 SIU PENSION, FAMILY CARE STUDIED BY WELFARE PLAN MOBILE HALL WORK DELAYED SIU OF NA ROUTS BRIDGES BY 4 TO 1 IN 3-DEP'T VOTE LOG TO GIVE OWN 'OSCARS' FOR 1955 SIU CREWS AND MEETINGS BACK LUNDEBERG STAND EX-SAILOR WRITES HISTORICAL NOVEL SEE NO JOB LOSS IN SALE OF WATERMAN TO MCLEAN FAMILIAR 'W' TO VANISH FROM SEA 'LORETTA' DIES IN BALTIMORE RENAME SIU FRIEND LA. AFL HEAD CS ORDERS 3RD SUPER TANKSHIP LOUISIANA LABOR BACKS SIU'S HOSPITAL FIGHT FRENCH DEPUTIES URGE ACTION ON 'RUNWAYS' REPORT RAKES MSTS COMPETITION WITH PRIVATELY-OPERATED SHIPPING ALA. CUTS FISHERMEN GAS TAXES DRUG 'TRAPS,' STRICT CUSTOMS PLAGUE SEAFARERS IN FAR EAST FINAL VICTORY TRAINING PROGRAM MR. CURRAN AND HIS RECORD OF FLIP FLOPPING FLIT FLIES ON STEEL SEAFARER - PAINTING JOB GETS NOWHERE MANY SERVICES AT GENOA CLUB REVOLT BREWS - 'POINTERMAN' LEADING WAY 'SPIDER' GETS CAUGHT IN THE WEB OF AFRICA SIU'S REPUTATION MEETS THE TEST THE 'NEW' TOMMY MOORE READY TO MAKE DEBUT Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/15/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/a56f8c1b1c297cb7c9464b11c1aa1c4e.PDF 3d81a0598e64be528389d6f1c51212e9 PDF Text Text .· Y~I. ,CYll . No. ·9 ' SBAl'ARBBS • .,LOG •OFFICIAL ORGtN OP TH·I SIAFAltERS INTERNATIONAL UNION• ATLANTIC AND GULF ' April 29, 1955 DISTRICT• AFL • ProposalWould Am,nd Ship Law It Ended 10 Y ea1•s Ago Recalling days ·when seamen braved enemy fire in World War II, photoshows ammo ship exploding in hug~ burst of smoke and flame after direct hit by German bomber. Attack was on Arctic run where so many seamen lost lives. At right, Seafarers A. Schiavone, steward, who was torpedoed aboard the Western Schetac and .western Imboden, and I. Levy, OS, who had Alcoa Prospector shot out from under him, look at headquarters memorial plaque listing 1,200 Seafarer-victims of war. VE day, ten years ago on May 7, 1945, put an end to attacks on ships. (Story on Page 2.). �0 s E-', A.:1 tB·.i r.1t ·' i .o a i Pace Two I -, t, ' ,("' • • ' VE-Day--Honor: .G,~O~ • Ten years ago on May 7, 1945, representatives runs were virtually wiped out. of a torn and beaten Germany signed terms of _ Actually, seamen. aot, a taste of war well before th~ US unconditional surrender. On the other side of officially entered the fighting on December 'I, 1941. A., the world, the last major battle of the Pacific War was being fought on Okinawa. These two events, followed by the surrender of .Japan, put an end to the greatest maritime operation of all times. . When the ftghtini' ended in Europe, the US had &,529 merchant ships of all types in active service, aupplying every corner of the werld. A total of 1,554 ships had gone under from torpedoes, bombs, mines and other war-caused accidents, causing the deaths of 6~000 merchant &eamen whose ranks were quickly re-filled as new ships came out. Thousands of others were injured or suffered from hunger, thirst and exposure when they .had to take to lifeboats and liferafts. Of the 6,000 dead, over 1,200 were m.en who sailed with the SIU and whose names are memorialized on the plaque in the Union's headquarters. Storm-Centers Of War In the course of the war mereh.ant ships had been the atorm-centers of the battle of the Atlantic, the suicide run to Murmansk, the danger-filled and successful lifeline to Malta and Suez, the landings at North Africa, Anzio and Normandy and the South Pacific island-hopping campaign . . Right here at home on the coastwlse and nearby foreign runs, SIU-manned ships fought desperately to stay afloat as German subs roamed the Caribbean, t1ie Glilf of Mexico and the doorsteps of major East Coast ports. After merchant ships were armed, not all the fighting was one-sided. Merchant ships manned by Navy gun crews had the satisfaction of claiming numbers of enemy planes. But for the most part, the enemy was dishing it out and merchant ships were doing the catching. The ending of the European war marked the end of ship losses on any scale. The last ship to be sunk by enemy action was the collier Black Point, which waa torpedoed off Newport, Rhode Island, on May 5, just two days before VE day. For some months before that, ships had been moving in comparitive safety as Allied sea and air forces awept the war areas of enemy planes and 11ubs. The wo.r st losses of ships .and men had come in the first three years of war, especially in 1942, when merchant -&hips had to go it alone with little or no escort and without armament in many instances. It was in those months that SIU contracted fleets on the coastwlse and nearby foreign far back as October, 1939, the City of Flint was seized by a German battleship while en route to Norway. But the start of maritinie combat la generally dated from the sinking of the ·SIU-manned Robin Moor on May 21, 1941. On orders of a" German awl>, 38 crewmembers and ..eight Delid paaaenrera ,y;are forced ta -take to lifeboats on 30 min· utel• notlcie, ·after whlch· th• 1h!p was torpedoed. The f~ur_ lifeboats drifted from ,.13 to 19 day!J before rescue 1hlp1 picked up .11urvlvon. After the Robin Moor sinklnJ unarmed American mer•hant ahlpt were in lncr_easlnt danger de&plt~ protests from the Government. Repeated attacks spotted the news <Continued on pa1e i8) Thousands of New Yorkers jam-packed Into Times Square, traditional celebrating apot of the city, to blow oft steam when V-E day came on May '7, 1945. End of war In Europe was taken as sure sign of eventual allied vlctory In Pacific. "Statue of Liberty" In background 11 plaster replica which waa mounted on recruiting boo*b. . . - Farm Bloc Moves To Slash '50-50' SUP Victorious· On Pacificus · · SAN FRANCISCO-H;~rry Bridges and his West Coast longshore union took their second major beating ~ this month from West Coast SIU affiliates, as the Bridges' union knuckled down and recognized sailors' rights in cargo handling on coastwise ships. The latest win capped t h e + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4-1 victory of the SIU Padfic Bridges contended the Sailors The tie-up of the ship extended District in the three-depart- only had a prior claim on num- to all parts of the coast for a three- ment election on West Coast ships her 3. mc:in th period, while · the shipownannounced earlier this month. Empt)' Hatch ers in the Pacific Maritime AssociIn the cargo-handling beef, the At the time, number 3 was ation refused to call down Bridges longshoremen had originally tied empty, and Bridges claimed that on the issue. In the face of t hl!I, up the Coastwise Line's Pacificus members of his International the Sailors responded by voting a on October 27 by re~using to fur- Longshoremen's and Warehouse- "no port overtime" policy on otner nish dock men for Sa-Hors working men's -]Jnlon (Ind.) had first call PMA .vessels • . Surpluses, is expected to recom- prices if US ahips are to be assured cargo on deck.. Despite the SUP's on all the others. The Sailors had Operaton Surrender mend that "50-50" be ignored in half of the cargoes. clear contract provision giving the'· been assigned to ·work number 4, _ connection with sale of agriculThe boycott has been designed Sailors first call on any hatch; and the dispute erupted over this. · Finally, fn. February, after an unsucces.s ful appeal to the Govern.. tural surpluses to foreign. nations. to put the squeeze on farm bloc ment for intervention in the dis· The recommendation, if it comes, Congressmen who are anxious to pute,· the shipowners themselvea will be an outgrowth of a boycott reduce the mounting pile-up of backed down, and ordered the by foreign maritime nations on surplus food products. Should the Coastwise Line to call for a new the purchase of US surplus food- US be unable to dispose ·of any SUP crew for the Paci.ficus and to 1tuffs as long as "50-50" appli~s .to sizable part of the surplus they . . abide by the SUP pact. The uneasy.· their shipment. Great Britain, fear the situation might backfire peace lasted nearly a month, until Denmark, Norway and other marl- politically in the form of pressure the Paci.ficus returned to San for reduction of farmers' price Pedro again and the lLWU at· supports. · President Eisenh9wer this week revealed US plans for tempted to invoke Its :boycott once . state Department View The boycott has received sympa- building an atom-powered merchant ship which could travel more. However, this · time, faced April 29, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. t thetlc consideration from the us without refueling "for scores of thousands of miles of opera- with another tie-up, a group of the shipowners called Bridges. to task As I See It .............. Page 4 State Department which bitterly tion" to demonstrate to . the for violation of his own agreement Burly ... . .. .. ..•••..••.. Page 16 opposed passage of a permanent free world h9w atomic energy atom-driven merchant vessel would and paved the way for the ILWU can be harnessed for peaceful probably follow the. arrangement to back do.wn. The result again Crossword Puzzle ••.•.•. . Page 8 "50-50" law last year. As maritime spokesmen pointed purposes. _ provided for the two Navy sub- leaves the Sailors with the right Editorial Cartoon • , •.••. Page 9 Cost of the proposed constmc- marines. Tlie ships both . r etain of first call on' working any hatch Editorials ....... ; •..•.•. Page 9 out, the cost of "50-50" in disposal Final Dispatch ...... : ... Page 17 of agi:lcultural surplus is a minor tion, plans for which are being conventional turbines to drive on the 1hip1. Inquiring Seafarer ..•. • . Page 8 consideration, amounting to one- readied by the Atomic Energy their propellors. However, the turBridges ls not expected to make Labor Round-Up . ..•.•.. Page 8 quarter of one percent of the total Commission and the Maritime Ad- bines use steam generated by heat furtlier issue on ihe ship. Letter of The Week ..• • •. Page 9 cost of ~he $700 million program. ministration, would be about $20 from an atomic reactor. Fuel Saving Maritime . .......••• • ••. Page 8 The real reason for the attacks on million. The vessel would probably Meet The Seafarer . .•••.. Page 8 "50-50" is the desire of foreign be modeled after the MarinerThis makes possible a tremenN iglit Notices, Personals ..••.. Page 18 nations to obtain a stranglehold on class freighters •built by the ·Gov- dous saving in fuel and fuel space Off Watch . . . .....•..... Page 14 the 1novement of agricultural car- ernment since 1950. and would enable radical changes Everg W Port Ueports .....• .Pa ges 12, 13 goes. (A lengthy .illustrated feature of in ship design. for freight and maQuiz . ... .............. . Page 14 The r ecommendatiol) to dispense the future for an -atom-power ed c1iinery spaces. Only a minute Regular membership meet- Recent Arrivals . ........ Page 18 with "50-50" waa put in concrete merchant marine appeared ln the amount of uranium ls required to lngs In SIU ~eadquarters and SIU History Cartoon .. . . Page 6 form by the American Farm Bu- SEAFARERS LOG. on February power the reactor. The ahlps, ;like a t a11 branc h ~· are held every Vote of Thanks ...... ; •. Page 9 reau Federation, most powerful of 4, 1955.) the Nautilus and .Sea Wolf before Welfare Benefits •. . ...• . Page 17 the farm organizations in the US. The US submarine Nautilus, them, would, however, have to ~ave second Wednesday night · at Welfare Report ..... . ..•. Page 17 Senators on the committee, who which is still undergoing tests, is built-in shielding of considerable 'I PM.. The schedule for the Your Dollar's Worth .... . Page 4 are expected to approve the recom.:. the only ship of any type afloat thickness as a protection against ~ext few m~etlnais Is as followa: May 4, May 18, June i ;· mendatlon are: James Eastland, today known to· be powered by atomic radiation. . . Published blwHklY •t th• h11dqu•rt•r1 Mississippi; Spessard Holland, atomic energy. It went to sea for Disclosure. of the Governo;ient'11 1" .. ·AU Sr•are.;_ registe.red ·00 ot th• SHferers lnternatl.inal Union, At· Florida,· W. KeIT Scott, North the first time in January of this 1 ddr b th .... .. .. lentlc & Gulf District AFL, 675 Fourth P ans came 10 an a ess Y e the lhi in 11 eel Av~nue, Brookfyn· 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth Carollna, Democrats; Andrew. y~ar. A sister ship, the Sea Wolf, President before a meetln& of PP I st are requir at th• Post Office 1n ar.ooldyn, NY, under Schoeppel, Kansas an~ Milton will be launched shortly. newspaper executives in New York . to attend th•, meeting• •ntertcl .. HCond clH1 _.._ •tter ·Yo.u ns, North Dakota, Republicans. Plans for .tl~e power plant on an City.' • ·:'~ '" ~...... ZP> · 1-' 1 WASHINGTON-A strong farm bloc move · to knock out "50-50" as far as agricultural surpluses are concerned is being fought by maritime representatives. A group of five Senators from agricultural states, form-• ing the Senate Subcommittee time countries have been refusing on Disposal of Agricultural to take the food supplie-; at bargain SEAFARERS LOG A-Powered .Cargo Ship Planned For Peace Tour T.-------·- ------ Meeting 2 eehs '"'°'· "tJ · . -: ·.. 'l ~;: •l '~ ~:ii: d."11 �8:flf s·~e1ts~· ··;_Pay' Lid 'On . / Subs· i dies .-w ASHINGTON- A controversial new maritime bill .which would involve mafor am~ndment of the 1936 Mer· chant Marine Act has been introduced into the.House of Representatives by Herbert U-onner (De~.,NC), chairQtan of the House Merchant Marine Committee. The J>ill would permit tlie Mari-+------ - - - = - - time Adminisfration to fix others, .that are in excess of com· parable costs on foreign-flag ships. Ceilings, . manning The Bonner bill would drastically . ... . .... . Conrress~an Robert. Molloh~, chairman of the Con«ressional Committee. on rackets lo ~abor unlon1, 1· lauded the SIU's- operatton1 last week. Co~gressnian Mollohan is. shown in board in .the port · o'f Baltimore duri~s his visit, fro~t, ·scales a~d ~o~king. ·rules ·on change the basis for figuring oper. subsidized ships for the pur- ating sulilsidies and alter the direc· poses of. arriving at operating tion and intent of the 1936 act. subsidies. • The operation of the 1936 Act of t!te SIU shlpplns _. l . -ChairlnOtl Of Congress (Qmni. ·on Labor -RClck.ets LauclS SIU . • · ~ ,. .., BALTIMORE-Warm praise for the SIU and the Union's policies was expressed by Repieseptative Robert H. Mollohan in an appearanc~ before. the April 20th Baltimore membership meeting:- The West Virginia Democrat, chairman of a House subcommittee.which is charged · with investj·g ating . roalpractfces in the labor ~IU's .recent histor~, Mollohan pres?,rvation of the union hiring movement hailed the SIU's spoke m congratulatory terms of hall. . action. iQ diajor union beefs as demon~~~~tl!lg "loyal, vigoroua and honest". ti:ade unionism. Representative Mollohan se~es .. as chairman of the Subcommittee· on Legal and M netary Aftalr1 of the Government9 Operations Committee- with jurisdiction over varl· OUI Government age~cles. It bas been assigned responsibility by the ~ouse for investigation of any the SIV's .many union actions Inc~udi~g its pght a~ainst CommU· msts m maritime, its battle to save the Public Health Service hospitals and Its participation in the New York· waterfront beef. ·"In all of .these good fights," !le said, "you have demonstrated that the chief indus.trial foundati?n of our democracy is our loyal, vigorous and honest trade union movement." elements that mtsht have . ·- racket infUtrated trade· unions. · Incredible ·Prosreu , The speech ·to t.ht ·Baltimore piembership came in ~h.(~oqrH of visit by Mollohan th• new IU hall on April 20. The Con• re 11man rec.ailed ,that hi .b~~· been t . the old North .Gay Street hall ;,t orie ·time and that the· new hall .'represents almostJncredtbie pro1tes1 for maritime· labor." Showing his familiarity with the . · Mollohan also praised the SIU constitution 81 "one of the most democratic constitutions in the movement." Turninl to the p~oblem1 of th.t industry, the Conarressman crit· icized . "predatory employers and other · re~ction~rt. 1roup1" who have been Hekinl to undermine th• maritime hiring hall. "In my opinion," hl .deelared,!"the contln· uin1 stability a!!_d · strength of cn1r maritime industry depend upon. the . ! to Repres~ntative Mollohan is serving b.ls second term in the House. He is a member of the Armed Services .Committee in addition to . his chairmanship of the Government Operations subcommittee. As stated by Representative represents only one of several cir· cumstances in . Which the Govern· Bonner, the bill Wo~ld permit ment, in part, foots the wage cost unions and operators to negotiate any · £Ontr~cts that they pleased, but i! the limits set ·by the Government were exceeded, the excess costs would not be figured into the cost of operations, and the ships. would not be subsidized above the Governn.ient ceiling. In introducing the bill, Bonner carried out a previously-expre'ssed proposal put forth by him and others in the maritime industry. The introduction ·comes in advance of scheduled hearings on labor-management relations in maritime, in· dicating that the hearings will be held to gauge reaction to the bill. Gov't Obllgatlon1 Under the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, the Government is obligated, in figuring operating subsidies, io !nclude all cost items, wage~ .and S-1uconvent•1.on..T0 0pe· In ·.Mont-real .·o·n ·M.ay .23· --·---'·---------_..;;--..:..-----~----- . ~ Delegates from SIU of North America affiliates wi.U ga~her in · Montr~al, Canada, on May 23 ·for the seventh biennial convention of the international union. The Sheraton-Mount R . oya.l Hotel will be the site..._____________ of the ineet1l'!g, which is tht first to be held outside the United ~tate.s .. .The . SIU of NA ·reprt1ent1 62,0()0 seamen, ftshermen, cannery · workera and allied marine workers throughout the United States and Canada. Six delegat,es will represent the · .A&G District' at the convention. A . membership • .elected . credentials committee, chosen at the Aprll 20 headquart~rs ·. membership meet· ing, reported receipt of six nominations. With no conte~ts for .a ny of the convention delegate posts, the committee hair declare(\ the. nom~ inees 'elected, without the necessit.Y- of . b.alloting. . . The six delegates will be SIU Secret~cy-,'l'reasm~_er Paul Hall, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bob Matthews, and the following port agents; Lindsey Williams, Nuw Orleans; Cal Tanner, Mobile; Earl Sheppard, Baltimore; Steve Cardullo, Philadelphia. San Diego In '53 The last international convention, heid in. -1953 •n San Diego, .completed arrangements for affiliation of the Marine Fh'emen'a Union with the Sil:T, an affiliation. which was . ratified subsequently by the Marine Flremen•s, membe!'ship. . This y~ar, the _convention will East Coast.Hearings Due ·In ..Maritime bill in private industry. Technically speaking, the bill does not pose . direct interference with the rights of unions and man. agement to bargain on wages, manning scales and other monetary issues. For practical purposes, the Maritime Administration ceiling would · act as a strong brake on shipowners' willingness -to agree to improvements in union ·contracts. Could Reduce Standards Since the Maritime Administration would be· empowered to fix maximums, it would have authority to set such maximums below present contract wage and manning levels, which could mean a reduction in standards. a1ready negoti· ated through collective bargaining. The objective of the bill, accord·ing to Representative Bonner, is to improve the competitive position of the. US merchant marine. In in· troducing it he cited the decline in number of American ships operating and the virtyal collapse of coastwlse and lnthcoaslal operations. Critics of the bill argue thaf its appli_cation to subsidized shipping would on the face of it in Iio way affect col).ditions for coastwise and intercoastal ships and other non· subsidized companies. They point out that wages of seamen are only one factor in maritime operations . Other factors· that cannot be · ignored in assaying the health of the industry include rate competition from railroads, truckers and air· lines, the growth of registrations under runaway flags , the aging of American ships and the costs of new ones. Since the Bonner bill comes in advance of the schecluled merchant marine hearings, it is expected that both unions and operators will have much to say on the subject in the course of the sessions. �Pap l'our US Subsidy Sought For Low..Cost Liners A•.l See·.lt ·&JHo#.1 WASHINGTON-Plans for a b rand-new transatlantic pas1enger ship operation, one t hat would aim at providing one class moderate-cost 1ervice under the American flag, have been filed by Arnold Bern-\hree class s.e rvice on other liners, stein Lines.. Application has and cafeteria-style eating accombeen made to the Federal modations. Average · round trip r d fares would be about $360 or Maritime. Board f~r. op~ra mg ~n roughly $25 a day for seven day construction 1ubs1d1es m order. to crossings each way. Tftis is well begin service based on conversion below minimum fares for passehger of one or more Mariner-type ves- trip accommodations with the savsels. Up to thre? .ships are planned ings coming because of the one for a weekly sallmg schedule, car- class arrangement and cafeteria rying 900 passengers on each. service. The one class arrangement The new Bernstein proposal is a saves expensive duplication of pubrepeat of an application that was lie rooms. In order to conform with made before the Korean War and steamship conference rules there was approved in 1950. At that time would be a limited f~rst class acthe plans called for conversion of commodation for about 40 passentwo Government-owned P-2 trans- gers. ports, the General Weigel an d G en-· eral Pope. However, just a few days after the application was ap•. proved, the Korean War began and the Navy took the two ships fo1· ••1• • ls aimed at transatlantic travelers of more mod~st means who cannot afford the ~irst and seco~d class accommodations on US ships and are blocked by the limited number of tourist class accommodations. The result is that foreign flag sh~ps capture travel to Europe, becommg increasingly popular under "buy now, pay later" plans. Bernste~n anticipates ample demand for his ahips. He estimates that 80 percent of passengers traveling in transatlantic service are Americans, but only two American-flag passenger vesaels are on the North Atlantic run. He plans to «"ltn Ms ships direct to the continent, landing at Antwerp and Rotterdam, as compared to the Southhampton and Le Havre stops of other transatlantic liners. The core of the Bernstein plan calls for uniform tourist accommodatlons throughout, compared to Richard Argo •trikes a pose In robe" bearlnr SIU emblem. Robe was purchased for ~Im b:r Baltimore Seafarers. · AS REPORTED IN THE LAST ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOO, Union and mana1ement trustees of -the Welfare Plan have had undet study a variety of new welfare beneftta. It tan now be reported that consid'erable progress has been made on thl1 score and the ro'ugh out• lines of additional benefits are being whipped into shape. ..# The memberthlp 11 aware that the Unton baa been aiming for ·a p~­ gram to take care of the oldtimers in the Union, beyond the present disability benefit, as well as a system to take care of medical and hospital expenses for the families of Seafaren• .,Ptpspects aie pretty 1ood at the moment that the trustees will be able to come up with a package that will satisfy the needs of Seafarers and be s~perfo_rHo similar plans now in existence. .. lp ' It can well be understood that an undertakini of Uiis ki nd in a ne\V benefit area would involve a great deal of planning and detaH work. It's not something that can be arrived at oven:ftght. But the work i1 progressing t ery nicely and an announcement will be forthcoming before long. A NEWS ITEM IN THF; BRITISH SWPPING JOURNAL "FAIR· play" should give pause to those peoJJie in the Coast Guard who are all too eager to saddle American seamen with their "brain-body" testini c· plan. The British journal reports that the Norwegian Ministry of · Education, which ta bl charge of seamen'• training, has vetoed a proposal that sailors be required 'to submit to examination of their "moral anci psychological behavior" as the publication .puts. It. The 1ucreailon for 1uch a procedure had been put forth by • Government committee set up to study manning requirements in the No1·, wegian merchant fleet. The committee'• proposal was far milder thal\ that put forth by our Coast Guard, becauae, amon1 other thln11, it BALTIMORE-Wearing the "silks".. of . the SIU, Richard specifted that the· Norwegian Seamen'• Union would have a voice iQ Argo an employee of the Baltimore hall cafeteria, has fought the proceedings on individual cases, somethin1 that would be denied · ' AAU }'1ght we1~ · } t t'tl f th S th Atl t" his .way to the 1 l e or , e ou an IC American unions by the Coast Gu4lrd plan. Nevertheie11, the Norwerlan government wanted no pac:t· of it "The re~10n. The 19~year-old cam- su.pport hi1 family. He has' placed Government" the article reads, ".fl.nd1 that the1e recommendations 10 paigner won · himself a _ gold himself in position to bid for the too far." Further, they add, introduction of more rigid rules "piight medal as well as a gold trophy US Olympic boxing aquad next be detrimental to the 1eneral interest of Norwegian shipping." for being the "outstanding open year a~d ii considered a bright Now H ta well known, the Norwegians have been· in the· shippjnf fighter" in his class. prospect should he turn profesa- business for many centuries and are fully acquainted with the physicai Argo won his title the bard way, ional. and mental requirements for seamen in the industry. ~l? ur · Union ii taking on two fighters in the same pleased to learn that its · opinions on psychological testin~~ fw .seamen l\'ear1 SIU Robe evening. He stopped one opponent When he goes Into the rin1, the have been 1ubstan tiated by an author itative, qualified source in the second round of the semi- fighter spol"ts a silken robe donated ~ t t final match and then went on to a by individual Seafarers in the port CREWMEMBERS OF THE STEEL NAVIGATOR, AS REPORTED IN technical kQockout victory in the with the SIU wheel embroidered the April lS i111ue of the LOG, have submitted' to headquarters three ·second round of the finals. proposals on 1hipboard nfety which they arrived at after a deck deon the back. Argo, representing thte Baltimore The youthful boxer has been partment meetins.. on the subject. The recommendations were sent on Young Men's Christian Association, praised by observers for bis 1peed to the negotiating committee which always takes under advis_ement any also scored a second-round knock- in the ring. He comes from a fam- and all suggestion• from ships' crews on this score. out to enter the semi-finals, show- ily of ringmen since his father and A1 alwaya, ~he Union welcomes suggestion from crewmembers on 1uch ing that he possesses more than av- brother were, both amateur c~m­ issues because it baa found that many valuable improvements in conerage punching power. palgnen. At 132 pounds, he 1hows tracts have been the result of proposall ·by heads-up Seafarer crews. The father of two little 1irls, indications of trowing into a full- The brothers on the Navigator, by submlttln1 their ideas, are fulfillin« Argo works days in the cafeteria to fledgel! welterweight before .long. an important Union fun ction. SIU.Backed Boxer /' opsAAU Lightweight /Title --------------'T mt;::E:;,~~~::.:.:::·11.,h Lichtweight .·-· 4 • YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Repair Money l B or r OW ·ng By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS When a Seafarer needs money to finish an expansion attic, install a new heating plant or make other additions or repairs to his home, he oug11t to put more thought into :financing the project than most families do. Too often wage-earners take the easy way and let the seller finance the job with some sad results. The worst result is that for the sake of painless finan cing, a homeowner may be overcharged fo r the job itself since he often doesn't stop to compare prices and get other estimates. Another costly result is that people often pay more than necessary for financing charges. Bec~use a homeowner is usually considered · a good credit risk (the lender can always seize the house) , home• improv.ement loans are compar atively easy to get. The result is, many people even let t11eir own money lie in banks and savings bonds earning only 2lh -3 per cent interest while they take out loans which cost them several times that much. The reason , of course, is that wageearners want to have quk:k access to their savings in case of unemployment or costly illness. They are also afraid they won't repla·::e their savings if they use them instead of borrowing. But t hese fears lead them to spend a lot of hard-ear ned extra ·bucks for interest fees. For example, one man borrowed $2,000 on a three-year F HA home-impr ove ment loan to finish his attic even though he had t hat much savings of his own. For the compulsory budgeting required by t he monthly payments on the loan, '1!.e paid interest charges of $300. Meanwhile his own savings lying in the bank and in bonds earned interest of only $75. As this department has warned before, most people don't realize how much true interest they pay. It can save you money all your ,life to realize that while the interest rate· is figured on the original amount of your loan,. the trqe int~rest rate is appr oxi:nately twke as much as the aclVe.rti~ed,~ rate•.. It ~~or~s,,. ol{~ 1,~.at.. WllY. b'- "· cause when you repay monthly you owe on the average only half the original sum. The five per cent rate advertised by banks for the Government-backed FHA lmprovement loans ls misleading. If you take out a $1,000 FHA loan to ·be repaid in 12 monthly installments, the discount interest fee you must pay la $50. But your average debt during the year would be about $1500, so the true interest rate on an FHA home-improvement loan is about ten percent. · Sometimes an FHA home-improvement loan is the most suitable way to borrow fo r home needs. But even tht!n, beware the frequen t tendency to borrow as much and take as long to pay back as is permitted. For example, one man borrowed $2,500 to enlarge his house. He did some of t he wor k himself and hir ed help and :bought materials as needed. The work spread out over two years. Meanwhile he ·was paying ten per cent on the full lofln while much of the borrowed money lay idle. He should have financed pa1't himself out of current income. Thia would have been less hardship actually then repaying the monthly installments (plus interest> out of current income. Then only wh en additional cash was actually needed should he have borrowed some. Not only should you borrow as little as possible for as short a time as possible, but sometimes you can beat the FHA interest r ate itself. FHA is supposed to. be a bi&: boon · for homeown ers, but here are ever yday sources for home-improvement loans that often beat the FHA rate: 1-Your life lm;urance policy, if it's the kind with cash value, offers a loari at generally a true rate of five per cent. · Or you can use the policy as collateral, for a bank loan, and sometimes shave the rate down to four. 2-Credtt unions sometimes beat the FHA ten per cent interest charge. You have to belong to a credit union or join one to borrow from It (cr,edit unions are often sponsored by labor groups and employers, churches, housini developments and fraternal societies). Credit union' rates -vary from one-half ·Of one P.er cent ·• month to one pe~ ~enhtp.1,e year ly rates, pf ~i~ to iwe~ve pe11 cent_; __ " Written exclusively for THE SEAFA·RERS . LOG. by Sid·n •y Margoliu1, Leading Expert on B~ying I-Commercial bank1 Jnitke personal loans at discount rates of from three and one-half per cent tn big citiea like New York (a true rate : of aeven per cent> to six per cent in .small cities (a true rate of twelve ). Sometimea commerci~l banks are m9re reluctant to make loans to Seafarers than to land..;based workers, but a home-ownin& Seafarer stands a much better chance of being able to 1ecure a commercial bank loan, at the comparatively reasonable bank rates. But don 't confuse bank personal loans with those offe red . by small-loan or .personal-finance companies. These charge true rates of actually 18 to 42 per cent a · year, although stated as monthly rates of one and one-half to three and · one-half per cent. (-Open-end mortgages are a low-cost way to borrow home-improveme~t money if you need to make very small payments over a longer p eriod. An· open· end mortgage la one in which the mortgage-holder will lend you money for home-improvement nee~s almply by increasin1 the amount of your paid principal. The interest rate la the · same u on your original mortgage-generally a true rate of four t o i;ix . per cent. There ls one cat ch: the period of repayment will have to extend over the remaining life of your present mortgage. This would not be bad cm a low-i~terest mortgage with ten years or less to go. But on longer imd higher-rate mortgages, it may cost you more in interest in tl}.e long run than a short-term F HA or bank loan. However, if you do also have a prepayment clause in your mortgage-permitting you to pay off ahead of time with'?ut penalty-then you can pay up .t he ad.d ed improvement loan when you. have extra cash I' it doesn:t run too many years: Not all mortgages have open-end provisions, but the trend is to make them avatlalJle. 'When buying a house, it is wise .to ask. to have )M>th the open-end and prepay~ ment-without-penalty elaU.. . lufl1e.d . in the mortgage contra-ct. Xfl �. .&..... H. .ilH - , An .Example.'Of M ar~tiine Labor·DiJrup.tion. ~. !: ··- ·- During the five weeks since all the AFL unions withdrew from the Conference of American Maritime, Unions for its failure to act on a score of seamen's problems, .;N;MU President Joe- Curran has been busy attempting to becloud the issues. He's iS'sued press statements, flooded 1 ships with liis bulletins and crammed the 'Pilot' with, wild ravings-i.and li~s1. like the foUowing: , (Mobile Analyzes Harrj Lundehtrg ,, Layton Overstreet, Agent ,MOBILE, April 7-Tha Hany Lundeberg sell-out to the International Shipping Co., baa .•et off a. bombshell In ~al 5 ot\, t'he 'AFL Masters, Ma tea a'nd Pilots in this. por:t., In their.}'.eeular membership meeting April ·& 'the members ol. thi1 local went on record: (1) Condemnins Harry Lunde· lier&' of the SOP for the delib· erate sell-out ti.. many liard· won iain1 of the seamen. of e grap ter h seam foreig to bri yet Ir com lone cove 'Pilot' story claims MMP local in Mobile adopted motion to con• demo SIU President Harry Lunde· berg, Its national Pre:Jldent C. T. Atkins and demand that illMP return Immediately to CAMU. Pooling efforts to break, a strike airainst substandard conditions by German crewmembers on the Liberian-flag liner Tradewind, US Immigration officers .and Miami police escort some of the strikers off the pier for d4=.tentlon. They were promptly deporte\ back to Germany by transatlantic plane. The ship, the former Aleutian manned bJ West Coast SIU affiliates, Is on the MlamlBavana run now In competition wUh US-flal' operators on the route, Including P&O, an SIU-contracted company. --...--------.. ... . No such action took place! Only motion waa on the matter of Job jurisdiction-a matter which had been settled to the satisfaction of MMP President Atkin• prior to the .story In th.e 'Piiot.' Foreign-Flag Co. . STAfEMENT BY PRICE MITCHELL BUSINESS AGENT, LOCAL 5 - MIBP . MOBILE,- ALABAMA / . . •\ / aa immediateJJ IO to C0'1• -t inue this aoUdltlcatlon of · tile ..American maritime ufllou. All our members aboard llh!P · Onl ~ , I ' (2) Conde~nms Cap't C. T. Atkins, President of the MM.l:P and for his actlona In coins alone with Harr1 Lundebers. (3) Instructfns • the National MM..tP. t., Tetum to the Confer• · .ence of Amerlcaa Maritime Uni· Nd , ENCE Uses· US Law Ta End Crew Beefs ' "THE NMU PILOT OF· A-PRIL 14. WAS IN ERROR WHEN IT STATED OUR MOBILE LOCAL OF THE MASTERS, MATF.S AND PILOTS CONDEMNED HARRY LUNDEBEllG AND· CAPTAIN C~ T~ ATKINS. . • I' MIAMI-German crewJ11embers of the Liberian-flag passenger ship Tradewind operating out of Mi~mi were promptly deported on the first available transportation when they struck for improved condi--+tions. The fate of the Trade- senting their beefs. Under the wind crewmen-in effect_:_put "runaw~y" flag type. of operation 11 .A _MOTION WAS PASSED IN OUR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP .MEETING OF APRIL 5, 195,, REAFFIR?4ING THE OPPOSITION OF THIS LOCAL TO THE SUP AGREK· 'MBNT ON THE SS .!J.'ONSINA ON . THE GROUND THAT. WK _CONSIDER· THE SUP _EKPERIMENTAL CuNTRACT .AN l.NVASION OF THE JURISDICTION.OF THE MASTERS!' · UUIS AND PILOTS. WE HAVE AND SHALL CONTINUE . 'T() 'PIGHT TO MAINTAIN OUR JURISDICT.ION. · .· · "-?HE MOTION DID NOT CONDEMN OR ATTA(;-~ LUNDE· BEBO OR ATKINS. '~CONTRARY TO THE PUBLISHED REPORT, WE TOOK JfO POSITION WHATSOEVER AT OUR MEETING ON THE ISSUE OF WITHJ?RAWAL BY THE· .MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS FROM·-THE CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN MARITIME UNIONS. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN OUR POLICY TO LEAVE PAR'l'ICIPATION OR -NON-PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE TO THE DISCRETION OF THE DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE. ; "IT CERTAINLY IS NOT THE OF.SIRE OF THIS LOCAt' TO BECOME INVOLvED IN ANY CONTROVERSY BB~ TVIEEN UNIONS FOR UNLICENSED PERSONNEL. PRICE MITCHELL" Ala. Unions To Battle ~Wreck-Law' MOBILE- A new administration pledged to lead a hard-hitting legislative program aimed at repeal of Alabama's "right-to-work" law was elected by the Alabama State Federation of Labor . (AFL), at its annual <;onvention here last week. Carl Griffin of Mobile was+-----------------------elected president o{ the Fed- representative of the Bureau of Ap- Discussions of the "right-toeration to succeed Steve prenticeship, US Department of work" bill, which outlaws union Latham of Birmingham who did Labor, to bec.ome a candidate for security clauses in labor-managenot seek reelection. W. L. Huf- the state -AFL post. In his capacity ment contracts in this state, were faker, Anniston, was elected first with the Bureau of Apprenticeship, conducted throughout the convenvice president, succeeding John A. he had a hand in developing plans tioii in an atmosphere of optimism. Pace, Sheffield, who unsuccessfully for the SIU'• Andrew Furuseth This outlook no doubt was encouropposed Griffin for the top office. Training School for merchant sea- aged by the state elections last Both Griffin and Huffaker had men here. year in which Gov. James E. Fol· the active support of a big delegaHuffaker, a delegate from t,he som~ re'g arded as friendly to trade tlon of Mobile Seafarers who r-ep- Moulders and Foundry Workers unionists, .and .a majority of favorresented the SIU at the meeting. · Union,. also .is . chairman of the -·able r.e,presentjltives !n ti~• lower ~rfmn, . ~ del~gat~ "f~ -p.·t~e. .Southern "P,ipe .coun~n· of his or- ho~se. .o.f tl!e .. Alabama !.egislature Paiq,te1;.i Union. r.e siP,.ed ~.; ilel~,~ :&aniza,tl~n., ··« ·. >·, ~.\>'1 , , _ • -. · • ,,wo~ with ~la)»er"I auppcu-t. ' . .. ~~ the us Immigation service in the such sh.1ps are p~rm1tted to composition of handling the company's pete with Amencan vessels and ·labor relations problems via the base the~selves .a t.. _an A~e~ican deportation route. Nineteen crew- port ~vhile avoidmg Amcri~an members who walked off in pro- regulations . on labor, mannmg test against substandard conditions scales, taxation and safety. were turned over to Immigration which shipped them back to Germany. on the first available transatlantic planes. The crewmembers were not even given the bene~t of t~e u~ual 29-day shore leave in which tune J they could attempt to find a ship WASHING TON - The sale out of the States. of the Waterman Steamship The Tradewind is the former Company to Malcolm McLean US-flag vessel Aleutian, which wu has been bogged down by court manned for many years by West actlon initiated by one stockholder Coast affiliates of the SIU when and by the T. J. Stevenson Comshe ran in the Seattle to Alaska pany, a rival bid·der for the comtrade. Subsequently the - Aleutian pany. . was sold to a Liberian-flag operaAt stake in the dispute, besides tion and sailed for the East Coast the ships and other property of while Sailors and Firemen pick· the company, is the intercoastal eted the pier. In Miami she enter- operating certificate of the Arrow ed the Miami to Havana service iu Line. The intercoastal certificate coq1petition with American-flag was to be surrendered to the Inships in that operation, using .an terstate Commerce Commission, unlicepsed crew that was hired in upon purchase of the common Germany. stock of Waterman from its shareCrewmembers who walked off holders by a subsidiary of McLean the ship all complained of under- Securities Corporation.- McLean manning and overwork, poor living Securities had previously purconditions and other beefs. Base chased the Pan-Atlantic Steamwage for the black gang members !ship 1 Company, Waterman's subwho led the walkout was $65 a 'sidiary in the coastwise trade. month. The walkout came just beMcLean had offered to buy the fore sailing time and delayed the company's stock at $48 a share vessel for three hours . . Immigra~ and own ers of 98 percent elf the tion moved in immedi:ately and is- stock had surrendered it on the sued deportation · orders the very recommendation of the Waterman next day, explaining that the ship's board of directors, for sale at the operator would pick up the tab for $48 price. At the same time, Wate~·­ transatlantic air transportation of man sought to surrender its Arrow the deportee~. · · Line intercoastal operating cerSince the Tradewind is register- tificate to the Interstate Corned in Liberia and signed on a Ger- merce Commission. man crew in Hamburg, the latter It was then that a New York city rates as the crews' home port. stockholder of the company obThe Tradewind goes nowhere near tained .a ·restraining order from Gemiany at any ·time, leaving the the courts to keep the de~l from ciew w;i~h;io effec~i :~t~.:. ~f . ~t9- .80J111 t~'O\lgb. :,. ~ • ~- .t- ... Mi ~ ~ • ·.r ~ s Ie HeId up a Io wt -- . n a erman / �... .. ., ! t . •~;. ·•1s· .· . ~ ..,.t •. ., I<;,'\ ' · · . --- ··· -~- - - ·~·~·-·· S E:-A'·l: ·le~:R: g:lfi; Six Kozlowski Bulk Of Aid Shipments Slated For Asia In '56 . ' WASHINGTON~Heavy aid shipments, principally . to Korea and Formosa, are in prospect if Congress approves President Eisenhower's request for $3 V2 billions worth of economic and military aid•\ _... , . during the year ending June tion, ·which has been running the 30, 1956. · Th. t t d · · e amoun reques e is Vll"1ually the same as the 11mount voted . J f or th e year en d mg une 30 , 1955 . It is about $800 million less than the grant for the -year before that. However, there are strong indications that Congress may trim the figure below the $3~ billion fund request. state Dep't In Charge Accotnpatlying the fund request was announcement of a new foreign aid administrative set-up. The Foreign Operations Administra- Cartoon aid p~ogram, will have most of i~s functions transferred to the State Department. A new agency· the . · .- - · ' . . International Cooperation Admm1st t' ·n b t 'th' th ra rnn, WI e se up wi _m . . e State ti;>epartment to supervise ind 0 P!i!_ra ions. , The $~¥.l billion re~ueste? i~­ eludes shghtly over $1 billion m direct military aid and another $700 million- for various economic programs. Large amounts of food, cotton, coal and other commodities will be shipped overseas. under the program, continuing the surplus disposal now under way. Histor~ ·singer quently was operated on and recovered from his injuries. · In letters of coll}mendatiort to the volunteers, the Coast Gua.r d Commandant declared: · "The United States Coast Guard is pleased ~ commend you for your outstanding · conduct in assisting your fellow .. shipmate George R. Black in transferring him safely to the USS General A. E. Anderson. "As a member of the crew of the SS Marven on September 18, 1953, you volunteered to serve in a boat crew and undertake the ·transfer of the Injured .m an to t_he USS General A. E. Anderson, although there was a high sea running and conditions we.r e highly lfazafdous for handling a lifeboat. Despjte the difficulties of wind and sea, iiafe delivecy of the patient was effected and the boats' crew returned safely aboard the SS Marven, . although the boat had to be abandoned. Your courage and devotion to duty in vofonteering for this difficult task to aid "in saving your shipmate's· llfe were in keeping with the highest tradition of the United States Merchant. Marine." Of_· The SIU -, _ • The SIU- Welfare Plan issued a progress report on / Its first si~ months of operation early in 1~51. The record ·showed the fund working"' on a solid financial , · ALBERT' EINSTEI~ DIES-World-famed physicist Albert Einstein died following a brief lllneas in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 76 years of .age. Einstein la known principally for his contributions to · scientific theory which in turn paved the way for modern-day devefopments in atomic energy and electronics. It wa:; at his suggestion that the US Government first started atomic energy re·s earch in World War II. . ;\:. . t ' - t '' was MOBILE GOES SWIMMING-A record 13.36- inches of i·a.i n dumped on Mobile, on one ·day, leading to flash floods which deluged streets and flooded. homes. Highways were washt!d out and an ,estimated 350 homes damaged by the deluge. Rowboats came into styfe for trans· portation. ~ ;\;. t ~RITISH SET ELECTION, CUT TAXES-A general election May .26 .has been· scheduled in Great Britain following the resignation of Winston Churchill __ as prime minister. Shortly after announc'e ment of the election, the Co,nservative government announced considerable cuts in .income and business taxes. HoW-ever, British income· taxes at a base rate of 42~ percent are ro·u ghly driuble those in the United States. · ;\;. ;\;. t MORE TROUBLE IN SAIGON-Street fighting has erupted between the Government of South Vietnam and the. private armie's ot South Vietnam's police chief; the Binh Xuyen. orga~ization. The Birih Xuyen and its head, General-Le Van Vien, have been demanding a bigger role in the government. General Vien an·d hi:r army reportedly have ~ · monopoly on gambling all'd "pleasure houses" in the Sciuth Vietnamese capital as part of a financial arrangement with .Emperor Bao Dal. ;\;. ;\;. ;\;. AFRICANS, ASIANS MEET AT · BANDUNG-Representatives of 29 African and Asian nations met in conference at Bandung, II'ldone~ia. last week to discuss international problems. Although it was· feared bl the US that the conference would be doml~ated by pro-Communists. spokesmen for the western point of view were ·forceful and .numerous. J.!:rguing that Communism was another forni of colonial imperiallsni. Commuiiist China's foreign minist~r, Chou Eli Lai, trimmed ·his ealii , skillfully to the prevailing mood, offering a conciliatory QJJtlQQk' 1mct proposing pea<;e talks ovi;r Formosa. · W ellar•e Plan Gro1v11 "J\To. · BIJ �__. ...... .... . - t fl L•1:1 i\'11 !iii Mtt from W ASBINGTON ' The outlook for American shlppln1" for the next year or two oan be 'flewed along the following pattern: Whereat ln the paat· ·o overnment-aided cargoes have been moving preponderantly over transatlantic routes, more and more of thi1 move. $nent now will be transpacific lb. view of the policy of the Eisenhower •dmlni1tration to shift the aid from Western European to the Asiatic bloc nations. . . For example, the new Mutual Security program shapini up for the ooming fiscal year beginning July 1 may call for a Congressional appropriation as high aa $3,530,000,000, a portion of which will go .to US 1hipping lines to cover transportation costs. This proposed US aid proaram reflects the greatly improved conditions in Europe and provides for the critical needs of Asia. The Pr'e sident's program propose& no economic aid for the original Marshall Plan countries in Western Europe-the vaat majority of the aid cargoes will go to the Asia bloc. However, this definitely does not mean. that transatlantic shipping will not :be strong in the year ahead. Much of the aid cargoes moving transatlantic in prior years will now be replaced by the us surplus agricultural program. On the subject of our surplus arrlcultural prorram. President Eisenhower, on Jul),. 10, 1954, approved and signed Public Law 480, referred to as the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. This law authorizes the President to sell for foreign currency or furnish emergency famine or relief assistance to friendly countries in the aggregate amount of $1 billion of surplus agricultural commodities before June 30, 1957. The importance of this to US-flag shipping is that the Attorney General has ruled that the 50-50 cargo preference law applies to transactfons under the Act. Forces are now at work (primarily US farmer-shippers) to eliminate the application of the 50-50 shipping provision to this law. Management and labor in the maritime industry are ready to ftght the farm lobby on lhis issue of such great importance to the maritime industry. t t Coffeetlme between Job calls Is a popular diversion at the l\loblle SIU hall since the snack bar was opened last week In the new wing of the buildlnr. The beautiful room In which Seafarers are served colfee, sandwiches, milk sha.kes, short orders and one luncheon "special'" dally ls attractively finished In wood panelinr. t The US Supreme Court has ruled in fa~or of. a seaman in a complaint against Matson Navigation Company involving a maintenance sutt. . The seaman iri question . was on shore and was injured in an automobile accident. However, in view of lhe fact that he had already Signe~ arti<;~es for the succeeding voyage, and even though he was engaged in personal pleasure at the time of the accident, the Court ruled for the seaman on the ground that he was a member of the crew and generally answerable to the call of duty at the time l!e was injured. t i \ t t \ ~ Latest figures on employment in the US fleet show that there are some 67,180 seamen employed on l,lt2 vessels, either privately owned or privately operated. This is 5,521 less than a year ago. Seagoing personnel is distrLbuted generally as follows: 36.:5% in the deck ~partment; 36.4% in the engine department; and 27.1% in the steward department. The breakdown by number follows: deck, 24,!Sl51; engine, 24,424; steward, 18,205. Of the soamon currently employed, 14,837 or 22.J:% were in the licensed officer category and 52,347 or 77.9% were tinllcen1ed. A~ heretofore, the C-type vessels provide greater emp!Oyment than any other aingle type, with tanke~s a reasonably close second. ~ t Memben of the SIU raq mannlnr the new snack bar in the Mobile ·hall. 8eafaren Jl.mm7 Battle (left) and Charle. Carlson remon _pastrlu from the blr chill boK adJolnlnr the 1nack bar salley. The new faclllt7 wu opened lnformall1 lut week. t Followinr quickly on the recommendation of the Hoover Commisaion, Representative Wickersham, Oklahoma, has introduced a bill callin1 for the lay-up o MSTS tankers and substitution of private tankers. However, liis bill has been referred for consideration to the House Armed Services, a committee which is extremely fi:iendly with MSTS. There's more than an even chance that the Wickersham bill will not be reported out by this committee. The Hoover Comml.aslon found that the so-called nucleus fleet of ships owned by MSTS totaled 40 lHt year, or larger than all but two private fleets of freighters. ;t. Recent announcement by President Eisenhower giving the green light to construction · of an atomic-powered merchant ship ·means that within the next ten-year period, c.hances are good that many ships tn . the US merchant marine, to be constructed during ilie period 1960-196:5, will be propelled by this new force of energy. As reported in this column before the potential of the maritime application of atomic power is far beyond anything ever dreamed. Tests of the world's ftrst' atomic-powered submarine, the Nautilus, have been outst anding. , · In his announcement of the projected atomic powered ship, President Eisenhower said: '~The new s'hip, powered with an atomic reactor, wlll not require refueling ·for scores of thousand& of miles of operation. Vlsltlng the .ports · of the world, it will demonstrate to people everywhere this peacetime use of atomic energy, harnessed for tl~e improvement of human living. In part, the s~ip will be an atomic exhibit; carrying to all people practical knowle.d ge of the usefulness of thi,s new adence in medicine, agriculture and pow~r pr~ductlo~:· ,-.·' .·.. ~~ , , ~ · ... . . ·,.: • ~;.o~uJ )~, ~ . . . u) ~ - ~~. , ~ , . -_ • _. ·t t AfJ t ,,a~. If l>"il!'l 't ~111' '~.. t . ;• ''! ' · ~ 5\') . , .• .• · L• ; Bridges Biel Delays MCS-AFL Paet Talks to ;t. • ., el\.,.:. ·• a New Annex In Mobile. MOBILE-Virtual coi;nple· tion of the new addition to the Mobile SIU hall and open- As a result of recent Congressional bearings dealing with delays in ship construction, the jam holding up tanker and passenger ship construction will be .broken in the near future. Before the end of the year, four passenger ships should be under construction, two for the Grace Line and two· more for Moore-McCormack Company. Also it now seems clear that the deadlock over tanker construction will be broken so that contracts will be let for the building by private industry of 15 large tankers for long-term chartering to the Navy. t Fete Opens SAN FRANCISCO-Staggering from the most serious 15etback of his career, Harry Bridge11 has taken the expected route · in filing objections to delay certification of the SIU p · 'fi Di trict as the bargain. acI c S C unionism on American-flag ships mg agent for West · oast sea- as a result of the victory. men in all departments. ObJectiona filed with the NaEarlier, efforts by Bridges ·to block the election It elf were th1·own out of court. The delay now is holding up negotiations on a new contract. Bridges' International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union <Ind.) wound up at the short end of a 4-1 count in the recent balloting on this coast. SIU Pacific District, -eomposed of the Sailors Union of the · Pacific, Marine Firemen and ·M!lrlne Cooks. & · Stewards-AFL, ~a!!hecL .: the .Ias.t rem- tional Labor Relations Board by the ILWU involved a variety of .tJ:umped-up charges, sine~ the votes of the deck and engine personnel In the SUP and MFOW were sufficient to snow under all pro-Bridges ballots just by themselves. Meanwhile, members of the steward department, formerly, afftliatecJ with the now-defunct National Union of Marine Cooks .and Stewards and lately- with. the IL~U, are flocking to sign u~ ,Pf1 .ni.mtlr•i# : . ~-m~M9i§.\7CQP~f<0lJ1!«& , fJRJ.14ijY . ~ the SIU. ..) l'.t~. .J. ' ~.' ,, ! '.' ' ,1·;' •.- : 1", f ' I } ,~ ing of a beautiful new snack bar was celebrated here with an in· formal open · house and Southern• style "shrimp' boil" following the regular membership meeting April 20. Celebration of a formal opening for the new facilities will be delayed until completion of remod· eling of the original building which is expected soon. Seafarers and their friends had an opportunity to inspect th,e new wing which includes snack bar; galley, lounge, administrative and welfare offices, a dormitory, show• en1 and laundry facilities. Five-Cent Coffee The snack bar already has a large following among Seafarers and their guests in the port, and features "Mobile's best cup ol coffee with pure cream" for a nickel. The SIU eatery also provides one luncheon "special" daily. Seafarer Phil Reyes, steward, is acting aa serang while the snack bar operation ls being established. Work ls still in progress on a retail Sea Chest store, which fronts on the Dauphin St. side of the building and new wing at Dauphin and S. Lawrence Streets, a recrea· tion room, also on the ground floor and immediately in the rear of the Sea Chest store, and library and television rooms. Hiring Hall !\loved The hiring hall already has been moved from the first floor to the second deck of the original st~uc· ture, although alterations to hiring facilities have not been entirely completed. Patrolmen's offices have been moved from the first floor to the second floor, also, and occupy space formerly used as the agent's and administrative offices. A barber shop on the first floor of the old building was expected to be in operation this week. Completion of the alterations .was delayed .somewhat by rail and telephone strikes in this area which held up delivery of materiali and ·r evision of the telephone set,\U>)J?. ·tJu; ..4aij,, t ,i .. 1: 1) : , •. -..~10. �.. ~ • • SE.4,.4RER~ Pal'e Elcht I MAR ·I TIME l f ~,. I • .t THE THE INQUIRING MEET SEAi'ABEB SEAFARER West Germany expects to have 3 million tons of merchant shipping by the end of 1955, according lo a report from the Transport l\~inistry. Before World War II , all of Germany had a merchant fl eet totaling only 1.5 million tons. Vast vessel construction programs and ship purchases from other countries have doubled the prewar fleet in the past ten )'ears . . . Holl and America Line has ordered a ne~v 7,200-ton motor cargo ship for 1956 delivery from a Netherlands slupyard. The vess~l Question: Are you. in favor of will be 425 feet long, and have a capacity of more than 400 ,00U cubic changing Federal law to provide feet of bale cargo space, plus 40,000 cubic feet in refrigerated space. for ship inspections every two years t. "" t instead of one? A second ship will be added in July to the Pacific Islands Transport Line's service between the US West Coast and the South Sea Islands. William H. Rhone, steward: No, -!fhc 6,265-tdn Norwegian motorship 'l'horshall will join the Thorisle cm the run, which the company has maintained since 1938. The line the shipowners will ·always take the line of least pro,•ided the only commercial link between the Pacific Coast and resistance. They Tahiti, w 'cstl.'rn Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia and New Guinea during wouldn't do arwWorld War II ... Firemen were on standby for three days during the thing to fix up loading of the US freighter Columbia Trader in Halifax, NS, this month, the ship until it 1'•ith an ammonium nitrate cargo four times the size of the one that fell apart. They blew up and ranged Texas City, Texas, in 1947. The 9,0·00 tons of have to ·have the fertili:ter compound are bound for South Korea. threat of annual .t. t t i n s p e ctions to · Hoping to boost orders for its native shipbuilding indu stry, Japan make them get is setting in motion plans to staff her overseas offices with shipbuilding the ships in trim . expert s. The first of these experts is bound for Brazil lo join. the Japa- Otherwise, they'll take plenty of nese embassy in Rio. Others will go to New York, London., ·Bonn, Ham- chances. burg and Bombay, among other places . .. Additional bulk '. cargo unloading facilities will soon be made part of the l .2-mile-long West Dock in the port of Amsterdam, Holland. The new aids will include 1 R. Gustaffson, carpenter: I'm for maintaining the present regulafour hea\·y-duty gantry cranes. tions, which are t still not the best, The keel of France's pro!,losed new $75 million liner is now expected but the best we to be laid down next spring. Plans call for a 56,000-gross-ton ship have right now. \\'ith a speed of 31 knots and accommodat.i ons for 2,000 passengers Maybe if the In trans-Atlantic service. Emphasis will be on tourist travel. Berths present r u 1e s for 1.500 tourists and only 500 first-class passengers will be provided were given strict• . . Three men on a disabled motorboat in the Gulf of Panama were er enforcement, rescued by the United Fruit Company's Morazan this month after particularly rebeing adrift for 30 hours. All three occupants were from the island of garding the use Taboga. The Morazan ran across them enroute from Puerto Bolivar, and maneuvering Ecuador, to .New Orleans. Qf a lifeboat, we'd all be better off. • - .. t .t. t • April · 29, l9SI ·tOG ot. ¢. ;\:. AL YARBOROUGH, stwd. utility Sailing with the SIU . for t.e n years now, Seafarer .Al Yarborough recalls that it was the purest kind of accident that brought him into the Union. "I was in a hotel lobby in New York in 1945 after a trip to sea ," he said, "when somebody came in and asked me why I didn't join the SIU. I told him I had never heard of the SIU but he took me .down to Beaver Street and I got shipped out that same day." His first ship was the Liberty ship Mayo Brothers, operated by Waterman. He went to France, had. a fine trip and got a fat payoff when he returned home. After that he said goodbye to the Army Transport Service and other outfits he had sailed with. He's been with the SIU ever since. Vacation · Trip The start of Yarborough's seagoing career was also accidental. The year was 1940 and he was working as bartender fn the officers' club in Fort Lewis, Washington. He had a two-week summer vacation coming up when a friend suggested that they make quick trip to Alaska • He signed on as wiper aboard an Army Transport Service Hog Islander carrying cement to Arrchorage. The two-week vacation turned out to be a three-month one and he gave up bartending for sailing. One of the officers at the Fort Lewis base, incidentally, was a major named Dwight Eisenhower. Yarborough remembers that Mrs. Eisenhower often left young John at the club while she went out to do her shopping. On one occasion, John stuck a quarter into the slot machine and hit the $50 jackpot. In the resulting ruckus Yarborough alniost got bounced for letting a minor play the machine. Army Regular Yarborough himself grew up on military posts because his father was a professional Army man for 30 years, attaining a full colonelcy before he retired. As a result he got around the country quite a bit, living at such widely-scattered points as Fort Benning, Plattsburg, a Launched at Hamburg in 1914 to serve as a yacht for Kaiser WilHector de Jesus, cook: Once a helm II, the passenger-cargo ship Corsique has finally made her last year is preferable to the proposed trip-this time to the scrapyard. She had also been sailing in recent changes. We read )'ears under the name Liguria. Another oldtimcr, the Jamaique, a en o u g h about 1 \ eteran in French-flag service in the South Atlantic before 19:i9, is more and more also on the scrapheap. She had been on the Marseilles-Saigon run ... . ahips having acCunard Line has reported a banner year during the recently-.e nded cidents and going winter crnise season operated with the liners Caronia, Mauretania and down. P e o p 1 e Britannic. More passengers sailed on the winter cruises during the would feel much 1954-'55 season than in any other season in the company's Jong hissafer when they tory. know an inspector has just ·been there . The in specTraffic through the P anama Canal set Uu·ee new records during March, including one for the greatest number of transits by ocean- tions should be held more often, &oing commercial vessels, 709, in one month. The 700•mark had never though. · been reached before. Tolls from commercial shipping in the . month topped $3 million for the first time in the waterway's history .•. Due Thomas Boarman, AB: Let's keep to begin service a year from now, the new 18,500-gross-ton passenger the one-year rule. One ship doesn't line1· Bergensfjord will b::come Norway's largest passenger vessel hold up ·as well · ; when fittings are comp!eted following her scheduled launching this as the next, so July. Under construction in England, the ship will operate regularly t h e inspections · on the NY-Norway-Denmark run, with time out for cruises. have to be geared to the oldest and most run - down ship. If the inspections are cut to every two ACROSS DOWN 11. Desire the windl:i $S "Runaway" US motion picture years, the ships 36. Not sounded l. H 's a stop on 1. Not SJ.rnburned 17. Actual producers are the targets of the 19. Obliterate a voyage :m. Malla Is one will have to fall 2. The sea 22. People of Oslo 41. Within the law Hollywood AFL Film Council, rep6 . Something to to pieces before they're fixed. 3 . City on the 24. British school 43. In the sa ck sail in Baltic , resenting union• in the motion 25. So. African fox 45. Look closely 9 . Se<'ret agent .to ;\:. .<\'. 26. Old ships 46. Heraldic 4. Sea SE 0£ picture industry. The council 27. Irishman bearing 12. Samo;i n port Au stralia Rudy Leader, steward: The com- charged that some pictul·es are be28. 27 ,090· t 011 47. Related 13. sea1nan 5. Swiss c:ity panies will take it easy if the can. ing made in foreign countries to Ita lian shi p 48. Good Service 6. .Jap sash: Var. 30. Military 14. Famed mystery Pension: Abbr. If the . law is escape US wages and asked that 7. Sou t hern state writer stockade 49. Cargo from 8. Head, in changed, they'll· employer representatives confer on 15. "Sea-" 33. Bar forming lran Fra nce top of h oisti ng 50. Royal British love it because it the question. ' Louisiana lfi . 9. Light-hitting gi n, anrl faces Artists: Abbr. 10. Ila rd. glossy boxers wlll mean they <·overing t. 10. Hawaiia n dish <Puzzle Answer On Page 18) can put otff every20. Thirst· Increases In unemployment inquenc-her thing for another surance benefit• are spreading 2 3 4 -1!1. Pl;1C'e for a 6 7 8 10 II year. The annual throughout the nation. Sixteen fight 23. Re gion inspections aren't states have a·n nounced improve12 26. Gua1n town even e n o u g h . ments in benefit payments, with 119: They're made 15 in the galley But the way New York taking the lead in payBl . Form r Indian some of the ships ing $36 a week; a $6 ·increase. Howdiplomat 18 82. Snfll ll E uropean are, it would be crazy to change ever, some of the benefit improve· herring now. 64 . Roa ns: Abbr. ments are offset by' tighter require6 5 . • Bowlers ments for qualifications. 87. It flows into 1 h<> 0i•e Nick Gaylord, 3d cook: I'm not ¢. t. ¢. 39. Sw ing about in favor of cutting down the inspec- · · A strike call by the Brotherhood •o. Shouts about 31 g rie\'ances of Locomotive Engineers against tions to once 42 . Sofl tou c h 35 every two years. the New York Central Railroad was 44 . Kin rl of fish trap They · should be called off after the 'National Rail39 P nrt 3 .800 way Mediation Board 1;tepped into held more often, m11es from NY maybe every six the case. Working rules affe-ctirig tJ. Pert. to aircraft months. The way the monthly mileage allowable to fi2 . Bro lherhood to cut out loss of the engineers are the issues in o f seamen Ii~ . Famed place life and property dispute. <Jf exile 52 is to check the t. t t . 64. Girl's nickname f5 . .!"lease: Abbr. s h i p s regularly Growin~ use of anti:trust· regu66. Business 55 and not let them · Ia!ions agaiiiat ' unions . :was "high~· transactio.n 17.. A lamoul\Bctftt :~ t~.i ._.._....!iio . _...,... ~~get run ~bwn in :U1et.:4lJ;St ·Place. lig~ted by· the F~deral Trade'. «;om':. ... "' ' . ' . ... . ' ~ Governors' Island and other Army bases. . The 39-year-old Seafarer . ~ikes to stick to ·the Far East hms when he can get them, with Japan the preferred port of call. Shanghai and Hong Kong were g<ibd ports in the old days, bu~ the last J!me he was in Shanghai in 1948," Communist-inspired anti-Western '' feeling was runriing high and 1 cre\vmembers took ·a pushing around from street gangs. Expert Pickpockets "Those boys were expert pickpockets too. I had my jacket buttoned and my bands jam1ned' in my pockets and still they cleaned me of my cigarettes somehow. If you wore a wristwatch they would flip it off before you knew what hit you." His last trip out was on the Steel Flyer on the pineapple run. In the course of the run they were treated to a spectacular s)low when volcanic eruptions swept a peninsula on the island of Hawaii. "It was a great tourist attraction," he said. "They were flying people over the eruption every day at , $20 a head. · Got Close Look "When our ship ' ·went out the old man took her dose to , shore so that we all got a good look at the eruption. The lava glo\ved like a huge neon light. you couid see it from as far off as 20 m~les." Right now Yarborough is h,oping to catch anotper Isthni'iail . ship, one that will stop at Djakarta, so he can visit an uncle who is a missionary in Indonesia. The last time he saw him was in 1'948 when he was aboard the Twin Falls Victory, At the time his uncle invited several crewmembers to his home and showed them around to the local sightseeing ntt1•actions. Right now Yarborough makes his home in Brooklyn, just a conple of blocks from the hall, which makes it convenient for him wheR it comes to catching a job can. Although he started going to sea as a lark, he:s made it his life'• work and intends to keep UJ.>-'Vith it for as long as he can. mission's action against the Inter· national Ladies Garment Workers Union and the Brotherhood of Teamsters. The two unions are accused along with California employers' associations Of forming illegal agreements to control the industry. The basis of the accusation is that manufacturers agreed to have their work done by unionized contracting shops. .to ;t. . "" Union spokesmen strongly urged a $1.25 an hour wage minimum in testimony before ·a Senl!.te Labor .Committee sub-committee. Representatives of AFL and CIO unions in the clothing, textile and department store 1felds called the present 75-cent minimum obsolete. They argued it permits unfair competi· tion from non-union operation: aµd low living standards, part'icularly in the South. ¢. " ¢. Eastern1 Airlines followed flve other major airlines iq. signing .a new contract with the International Associatjon of Machinists. It pro. vides five to seven cent hourly in• creases for mechanics and ground service staff as well as retroactivity to. July · t · 1954: Approximately 3,~00" Eastern· e_inp~oiY:!~(.p~e "£~ fect,ed. -l19rt:IHe .l'a.e..ii..! n:; ..&9 ~~d~ ~~ . \·. �..... Nia• A.-GH, 1951 . Sl;APARBRS .• LOG., Aprll 29, IHI.. ' . I Vol. _XVII, No. t Published blweetJJ .bJ the SeBfarera ~ternatlonal Union, Atlantic . .A Gull District, AFL, 8'115 .Fourth Avenue, BroolElyn 32. NY. Tel HYaclnth 1Ml600, Cable 'Atldress: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, LETTER of the Secretary-Treasurer ~ICRBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Managing Edi tor ; _ B ERNAllD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN AtlTHVR, IRWIN SPIVACK, PAUL RAWLINGS, Staff Writers; D ANIICL NILVA, Pliotograplier; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. An Aton1ie Merehantm._n .News that the US is planning an atom-powered merchant ship is welcomed by all of maritime. From the economiC standpoint; atomic vessels could provide US maritime with the technological edge it so badly needs to meet competition. Indications are that the ship will be built along lines projected in the SEAFARERS LOG of February 4th. It will either be a converted Mariner or a Mariner design adapted to the new propulsion system, with the atomic power plant providing steam for a conventional steam turbine system. The only major complication is- the high initial cost of an atomic reactor. It would be desirable to concentrate on designs for a low-cost reactor so that the atomic ship can become a usefi.t'l tool, and not simply a Government publicrelations gimmick to impress Americans and the other residents of this atom-conscious globe. .•... ,.~:$f(~'{\~''0·•'1'f\. ·•·~· .... ' ·. ;, ;, ,-,. ·.,•,.: ..'-· \ ,' ,.: ·;~~.-·. ~· :;.,_.·,t: :.·''-.:~ ;~.;t~•~.'.,·~i'-·-.: •... .• •. WEEK . .';'. .. ,..~:.·,j ·-"i:: '! , ~;~z:.r;" i :'~: r.<· • \ To tile Editor: . As one of the oldtimers of the maritime Industry, with _lots of memories, I was counting my blessings the -other Clay for being a member of.the SIU for the past 15 years • We all know the SIU has come a long way from the old days of R Wh f . B t C t" ose ar ln os on, oncep lOn Wharf in Mobile and, last but not least, Stone Street in New York. . ,." >.. .. ' , I \ ' ..... , I ,/ , "" "" Shipowners' Wl1ip .._._._....... 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" .. . . ----"" .·. ·....~ ,, 'i..,.. ..,...... i'..·:J,, . ~.·~ . ,,,...J!>~f"'i. · · :. ,:,:j~~~:.~~~)~ " .. . :.:::'f,'·:<;:'.i. • .-:"'!ti. ;;.:,;r.4~... .. , ,....... . .:,i. r;."'~ 11 .,,:;....',,'"::.<tf::t~,.;'j ;;.~·,}.~·-1::-':~ ,/~;-_../::t,i . .·- . _,,>!" ·. ,,._ ,.. , . 1,:· • ·'· (~ ·~ ~";; , :;-.:~· : ""' ~-:.: ;/; ~ii~t\W~~~::;i~f.:~;;,~"/·F:~.'.:}'.i.~·::'.~~:;;;~'.'.0)~l::j{~· ~=~ ... can eat and drink with his Union brot hers; slopchest, library on the The speed- with which the Immigration -Service deported ships, good working •agreements, crewmembers of the Tradewind, 24 hours after they struck and good take-home pay, which the Lib~rian-flag cruise ship, is not a good omen. 'Obviously were all won for the members by men like these have severe problems when it comes to win- consultation, and hard work by ning decent treatment. The runaway shipowner prefers to sign each and everyone that calls himIt must have been a good trip an SIU man. his crews otit of foreign ports so he can work them as if they selfSome will say, oh , that is the and a harmonious crew aboard the were indentured servants, because he knows he can count on march of time, · and we had to do Seastar (Triton) because all reImmigration when .h.is crews act up. this, that and the other things, but ports from the ship have nothing If Immigration is going to jump to the whims of foreignthe best of all ls but praise for the way matters were flag shipo\vriers· and swish alien seamen out of the country the SIU Welfare handled aboard her. All ttie delegates, ship and departmental, got Plan . . when· H~ey protest' unbearable working conditions, runaway There is no a vote of thanks for doing a fine flag operations will find it easy to destroy . US competition greater f r i e n d job, and the steward department by lowering ' cqnditions to rock-bottom 19th century levels. than the one who was complimented for good feedOne of the purposes ·of the 1915 Seamen's Act was to imwill help you ing as well. When the food is good prove foreign-flag standards by giving foreign crews a chance · when he is most and the beefs are taken care of to better their conditions · through sign-offs at US ports if there isn't much needed, and that crewmembers so desired. Immigration is certainly nullifying else that can is your Welfare atand In the way the spirit of the 1915 law by its hasty actian. Plan. • Hartman of a good trip. ;t. ;t. ;t. It is a great Ship's delefeeling to know, when you are sick gate William H. in the hospital and can't earn the I Ro1en and the money t o keep the landlord or the The Sailors Union of the Pacific has done it again. For the hungry wolf from the door, that . departmental del. second time in recent months, Harry Bridges tried in vain the Welfare Plan helps your egates, R. E. Ktur, deck: Wiley to invade their jurisdiction. This time the Sailors won an even family. T. Stricklin, enIt is a pleasure to see a young m<;>re decisive victory. Rogen gine and Earl H. The second "Battle of the l'acificus" followed the same seaman with his wife getting a pattern as the first. When the ship arrived in San Pedro helping hand when the stork la Gates, steward, were the men who rated the applause. Rogers is a around. Bridges again challenged the Sailor's right to work any hatch flying It i1 a benefit to all mankind Rocky Mountain boy from Denver of their choice; a right spelled out in the Sailors' contract. that maybe one of our young peo- w.ho sails in the engine department When the Sailors refused to knuckle under, the longshoremen ple made a name for his or herself and has been a Union member since were ordered not to' work the ship. through the privilege of going to 1944, joining in · Galveston. King As on the first occasion, the shipowners tried to appease college helped by the Welfare llves In the Hampton Roads area and joined the Union in Norfolk in Bridges.- The first time they paid for their appeasement Plan. It Is a fine feeling, after one 1948, while Stricklin came In when the Sailors stopped working weekend port overtime. When they saw that the SUP was determined to fight it out year on a ship or any quarter of through the same port a year year to enjoy a little vacation earlier. Gates also comes from again, they somehow mustered up enough courage to tell awith the vacation check, as I never Norfolk and has been sailing with Bridges tq live µp to his contract. collected a vacation check until the SIU since December, 1952. The result is that Bridges, shorn of shipowner support, has the Vacation Plan paid it to me. Tops In Service been badly defeated. It is unlikely that he will try this stunt Sense Of Security The crew also mentioned that t he again. It is a sigh of relief t o know that t t ot. when you are played out and can't steward and chief cook n otified keeP., your end up at ·sixty or over them of their readiness to prepare to know you d6n't have to sell any special dishes for crew.members at any . time on their request. Once again an SIU crew has been praised for courageous apples or rely on charity. That rates as tops in service and action in the "highest traditions of the merchan t marine." 'As we are men of the sea, we certainly deserves a mention, but This time it was the Coast Guard which issued the citation. are, as a figure of speech, strangers unfortunately, the minutes did not when such occasions hit our family It went to . crewmembers of the Marven who manned a life- and it is the Welfare Plan and its list the names of the brothers inboat in stormy· seas and transferred a badly injured shipmate. purpose to help when most needed. volved. It would be a good idea If the It would be ironic if the Coast Guard were to compel these As these are only a few of the same men to run through its testing gaup.tlet, and then lift many ways the Welfare Plan helps shipboard secretary made a point their papers because their family background was faulty. its members, not to mention a lot: of getting all the names down in Yet under the Coast Guard's proposal it would have that more to come, I think I have som&- the minutes so the brothers who · thing that I can be proud o~ having deserve a pat on the back could power, no ma tt er h ow we 11 a man h a d perf orme d h'is d uties been, 8 member of Ute SIU, foi all be mentioned by name. in the past these yeara. The Union is aware of the valuable role played by -the As these years have not been i n Coast Guard in making the oceans safer for merchant seamen. vain, I think I .can count m;v bleuRecogni&inl the value t hat • Coast Guardsmen themselves have participated in many a ings. as they were all won the hard stint as a shipboard delegate prohazardous rescue operation and have aided safe navigation way, and anything you have to vides for any crewmember, Seaon other assignments. . -fight for you can enjoy the effort, farer Joseph R. Ranieri voluntarily .If the Coast 1 Guard confines itself to' these duties, to the labor, the heartaches that' were stepped down recently aa the h h h put into lt. · steward department d elegate on , t oroug -going s ip inspections ana to enforcing safety So, at night, when 1 am relaxing, the Catherine (Dry Trans) to mike standards, it is performing functions for which it is properly 1 count m:v blessings and am proud way for a newcomer. He had been . . suited. But the Union does not think the Coast GU:ard, or any to be a member of the Seafareri servlag aa department dele1ate for other · ~gency, .c an qu~lify it~e~ to _pass , up~n the safety-po- Union. some. tJme, but felt that an ·opent~ntial,. ~f. civili~h"sg!amen~ ·:;~~111 ~ · ~1\1.,· .. r~wr .ti 1.1 · .. ;~~ .. ·;, . , ~ ,. c1a1r1e1-.r~·· a~aa..•.. ·.iiowct b.e mid*! e> . . ....sw~ ·~~ } ,~il 'f ,w: • "· . .~. ,., ,,, ., t " 't'~ i ' .,.1" LJ < • 'f ' . • • ot. .,~ ··"/•.::;;;r~ _ :·~·::.:··.;·,t.'.:;Y;}~,:;.rs \ \ 1•,',•'' . .I. _... "·>(~~r !fi Heealls 15 Years 01 Sill Progress ..· ·:: : --:..,•...,' ........ 'vote;{ Thanks' B1•idges Eats ·Crow Praise From· Coast G11ar1l ans ,.i. J ~ I ::-• , 'f .tJ '.t .,- • .'· - • I \~~~ " •A i'°',. :~ '~~ "t . • l ' ,t.!!• permit-hoider so that the latter could have the experience for future use, when he becomes a mem. ber of the Union. The value of the teamwork between shoreside Union officials ,,-; and shipboard delegates is nowhere better demonstrated than on SIU ships, where a shipboard team of delegates serves as the Union apparatus aboard the ship to meet any situation. : ~ t "" Another slJlp that can boast of a neatly-arranged and well-caredfor collection of reading matter ls the Steel Traveler (Isthmian). The efforts of Seafarer L ouis E . Garcia are responsib~e for this desirable situation. A messman on the ship, Garcia volunteered to act as librar ian and earned the thankl of his shipmates accordingly. ;t. t t Shipboard baking is really on the upgrade these days, or so it seems, because so many SIU crew1 have been giving the baker a pat on the head. The Robin Sherwood crew thinks their particular baker. Charles Cantwell, can't be beat. The rest of the steward department is doing equally well, the Sherwood gang said. Incidentally, shipboard bakinl has more hazards to it than other types of shipboard cookery, because some kinds of cake will "fall in" if t hey ·:,·"': >·<>~ are jostled at t he /~ wrong moment. :~ ' l< ~s tme baker put .:.~ it, "you've got ·&~ the cake to the ;:~ p_oint w? ere it's ,;:{~ risen mce and 4~ high and is just · about ready to come out of t he Cantwell oven when t he ship heaves and bounces on some rough water. What's left of the cake is fit only for the garbage pail." Of course it should be mentioned that whipping up a meal in rough weather can be a trying chore, no matter what's in the oven, putting an extra strain on the sldll1 of the steward department. · Cantwell comes from the shore1 of Lake Michigan, being born In Chicago on November 12, 1907• He joined .t he SIU lo New York, April ·z, · lHS, and aalla regular]7 'i nitthe stewar.cl d.epartQJeµt . .. ·~, .: . I �· Apr!I. 29, 1951 ... s-1u Of NA Routs Bridges By 4 To 1 J ·- Dep'f_Vote . BME -- --- -- 1. CANADIAN ·DIST MAW· . ". �April 29, 1955 I SE A. F .4 RE·RS 'L 0 G • Pa&'e Elena . . I ' B y your secret baJlot vote for the SIU Pacific Dis- trict, you, the working steward department men on the West Coast, have earned the congratula~ tions and esteem of your shipboard brothers and of the entire membership of the Seafarers Internati~nal Union of North America. You have become part of the largest single union of maritime workers in America today, a union which has grown by leaps and " bounds in recent years because it has consistently maintained trade union principles and a trade union program to the exclusion of all outside influences, poJitical or otherwise. . The SIU of North America today consists of 62,000 5eamen,' fishermen and allied crafts in the United States and ·.Canada. These 62,000 members are in 46 craft and ·area unions of their own, all of them with local autonomy to conduct · their business as they see fit. · In recent years, the SIU's policy of sticking to a trade uniqn program, come what may, has paid huge dividends to the membership and vastly speeded the growth of the organization. The policy, backed up by vigorous and energetic trade union action, has led to the revival of the Canadian District as a trade union for Canadian seamen in the place of the wholly-Communist-dominated organization that ruled the roost in Canada. It led to the founding of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers which has since enjoyed consider~ble success in attracting the support :Of engineers looking for genuine union representation. The policy and outlook of the SIU won the wholehearted approval of the membership of the Marine Firemen's Union which voted overwhelmingly to join the SIU of NA just two years ago. And just two weeks ago, as yoJJ know,. you stewards and cooks on West Coast ships, with the aid o~ your shipmates in the deck and engine dep~rtments, decisively and overwhelmingly rejected: Communist-line unionism by voting four to one for. the SIU.. This string of. SIU successes, the rapid growth of the union and its unparalleled st~ture in the industry is proof positive that there is·no substitute for a headsup program of trade unionism' which depends on inn~r strength and membership support as its basic _weapon. The shipowner, the shoreside employer, the Govern- . ment and the labor movement respect the SIU because they know what it stands for, and equally important, they know where it stands at all times. In the maritime field this pas meant a staunch and unrelenting defense of the maritime hiring hall, the heart and core of any marine organization that deserves to call itself a trade union. - As a cook or steward, you can now look forward to SIU-type representation, which means topnotch contracts, protection on the job, vigorous and rapid action . on shipboard beefs, d.e mocratic control of union 'policy by the membership, a welleadministered program of welfare benefits, defense of your right to proper medical care and most important, aggressive action to assure th~ greatest possible number of job opportunities for professional seamen in the steward department. . Next month in Montreal, the convention of the SIU of North America will officially welcome you and your brothers in the steward department. as full-fledged members of the international union. From now on in it should be smoother sailing for you with the comfort• ing assurance that all SIU affiliates will stand by you in the Brotherhood of the Sea. .. �Al)l'll n; 1151 .p oar aaoara • • ••• • • • •·.• weeks · don't look too prom1smg, iority ratings let. these jobs go, the Mobile: slnce some shipping is being held jobs go to class C men. up due to the pending sale of This can only make it tougher Waterman to McLean plus the OU in the future when waiting to ship. railroad strike which is affecting So let's make sure we fill this area. At the present time, these jobs when they go up on the the only ships due to hit the port Some of the Seafarers on the Shipping is and continues ·to be board. either for payoff or in ·transit are just fair in the Port of Boston. During the p~st period we ~ad beach here got a chance to put the Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, The Salem Maritime and Archers 1"4 payoffs, 11 s1gn-ons on for~ign their small boat training into ef- Golden Clty . (Waterman) and CorHope (Cities Service), and the Sea- . articles ~nd 20 ships in t~ansit. feet last week when several flash sair, Polaris, Pennant and Cava· tiger (Colonial) paid off and We paid off the fol.lowing:. ~ea­ floods hit the area and a lot of iler (Alcoa). aigned on, and we had only the train Texas <Seatraml; Famsle families had to be evacuated from We're hopef~l that in the long Southland (South Atlantic) in (Waterman); Stony Creek <Ameri- their homes by boat. run the McLean interests will transit All beefs were settled to can Trampl; Ocean Lotte <Ocean '. A large part of the Moblle mem- stimulate shipping out of this port the satisfaction of the crews con- Trans.>; Fort Hoskins, Bradford cerned. Island (Cities Service); Alcoa Part- bership lives in the Chickasaw when they get their operations The crew on the Southland had ner, Alcoa Pilgrim <Alcoa); Frances, and Eight-Mile area, and these rolling in high gear. · Cal Tanner -. · a meeting when the ship came Ines, Suzanne <Bulll; Steel Worker were the districts where the flood Mobile Port Aa'ent 1n here to discuss the matter of (Isthmian); National Liberty <Na- waters caused the most trouble. atores since the vessel was very tional Shipping); Robin Sherwood We are thankful to report that there were no fatalities during short of meats. We also found the <Seas Shipping). · ship very short and informed the Sign-ons. in me . port incl~ded: the floods. San Francisco: · The Alabama State Federation . company of the situation, but the Mankato Victory <Victory C~rn~rsl; port steward in Savannah said not Robin Goodfellow <Seas Sh1ppmg); o.f Labor he~d its. annual conven- . to put any stores on at all. . Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa hon in Moblle this week and, as When we told the company the Ranger (Alcoa); Ines <BulU; Steel usual, the SIU took a big part. AlJ I ahip would not sail without theJtl. Vendor, Steel Scientist, Steel Ap- affiliated districts of th~ SIU atShipping has slowed down Jn this the next morning prentice (Isthmian); National Lib- tended the convention sessions. ' at 9:30 a truck erty (National Shipping); Bienville The three-day gatheriBg featured port during the last two weeks, as Sen. Lister Hill, a well-known we had three ships diverted to came down with (Waterman ). friend of labor, other por\a. Two went to Seattle the meats and The in-transits were the Sea- .......... ··.· .. as guest speaker and one to Wilmington, helping the ship ieft an trains Louisiana, Savannah, New .: on opening day. things out in those places, at any hour later. There Jersey, New York, Georgia (SeaMeanwhile, with rate. was a fine crew train); Queenston Heights <Seaaboard her. They trade); · Alexandra <Carras); Alcoa the aid of varlThe future .doesn't look too stayed on the Runner (Alcoa); Chickasaw .. Anous relief jobs in bright here, either. We had no payship all night tinous (Pan Atlantic ); Hurricane the harbor, we offs and just two sign-ons, the waiting for the <Waterman); Bethcoaster, Pennmar made out okay Kyska and Young America (WaterHaskins stores so that <Calmar); Val Chem .. <Valentine); in shipping for man). The Ocean Deborah (Ocean they would be there when they Kathryn, Beatrice, Elizabeth <Bull); the ·last two Trans); Calmar <C~hnarl; Steel came and could sail right away. Steel Navigator, Steel Flyer (lsthw e e k s. We -Chemist (Isthmian), and Yaka, Keel Our selection for typical SIU mian)· Stony Creek (American shipped 75 men Hastings .and. Raphael Semme1 man of the week is E. ~askins, Tram~). to regular jobs, 95 to relief jobs, (Waterman) all called in transit who sails in the deck department and had a total of six payoffs al)d There . were no special beef1 Claude Simmon1 as bosun, AB or deck..maintenance. four slgn-ons. any of these vessels .. Asst. Sec'y-Treas. Earl has been a member of th~ All the payoffs were in good All Hands Pleased SIU for quite a while and likes to shape, and provided only minor take an active part in the member- Tampa: Everyone here on the West Coast beefs which were settled to the ship meetings, as all Seafarers satisfaction of all hands. .T hey is happy and still talking about ~ should and can do. were the Alcoa Pioneer, Cavalier, the three-department SIU Pacific He is the proud father of four Clipper, Puritan and Patriot <Al- District election in which the SIU beautiful children-his latest, a coa), and the Monarch of the Seas beat Bridges four to one and sucgirl, was born about three weeks last <Waterman). The Pioneer, Clipper, cessfully eliminated the ago-and hails from Dorchester, The fishing is holding up pretty Puritan and Patriot signed on stranglehold retained by the ComMass. Others on the beach include we'll in this area, although the ship- again. mies on American-flag ship1. G. Dunn, T. Ritson, R. Burns and ping is nothing to talk about and Maternity $ Help Brothers on the beach include A. Melanson. doesn't figure to get b ~tter too For our Seafarer of the Week we the following: Hans Skaalegaard, A word of caution to Seafarers soon. · Al Kessen, ·F .. Votto, C. Nangle, 8. l wh 0 joine d Zygarowski, Blackie Otvos, A. Lowho take jobs when they don't We had no payoffs· or sign-ons nom Inate J , C · Kee• know where the ship is going. It during the last two weeks and just the Union in 1944 and sails regu- guido, R. Sipsey, Bill Bause, Vic pays to be sure about this before five ships in transit. larly out of the Gulf as bosun or D'India and Mize. "Salty Dick" you leave town, since otherwise These were the Iberville and De deck maintenance. He is married Martinez says he thought he was there is a hardship on the man who Soto (Pan Atlantic); Chiwawa and has three children, one of coming to sunny California, but It originally ships plus a possible "(Cities Service); Bienville <Water- whom qualified him for the $200 has rained day and night since he delay in getting the ship out when man ) and Del Alba (Mississippi). SHJ maternity benefit plus a US came here. we have to send more men to fill There were no outstanding beefs bond' for the baby. "That was help at the right time," 85 .Keel The farmers sure love it though, the jobs. on any of these ships. and are trying to get "Salty" to James Sheehan Other than this, things are pretty puts it. run for ·"Official Rainmaker" In Boston Port Agent slow in. this port. We are glad to J. C., or "Junior," as he la CalJfornia. Any seconds? i ;.\;. ~ report that there are no brothers known to his friends, is one of the Bridges took another licking in the marine hospital, however. New Yori<: well-known Baldwin County sea- when he was forced to back down Among the oldtimers on the men and while on the beach bebeach are James Wood!t; B. Owens, tween ships manages to raise a few on the Pacificus beef for the second A. Alvia, F. Kulan and F. Fer- potatoes, which ii the main Bald- time. All in all, It was a good week win county crop. He's also quite for; the SIU Pacific DistriCt. nandez. Tom Banning a fisherman. Marty Brelthoff Shipping for the last two weeks Tampa Port Agent Prospects for the coming two West Coast Rep, has been somewhat better than in '~ the past. Most of this is due to the fact that six Alcoa C-ls and three Alcoa C-2s are beginning to come in here from the Gulf. We have had quite a few r eplacements on ~hese ships", and they will be runllling out of New York in the Shipping Figures April 6 to April 19 future. However, even though shipping REG~ smP. REG. REG. TOTAL SWP. SWP. TOTAL has been a little slow, we see that PORT DECK DECK ENGINE .STEW. REG. ENO. STEW. SWPPED some jobs have been hanging on B.oston 8 7 10 26 8 5 8 15 the board. When the A and B senNew York 78 58 71 207 ea 61 81 2f0 H 18 71 Philadelphia 153 ST 31 24 108 39 . 71 82 HO Baltimore 171 71 63 I 8 H 22 Norfolk 18 8 8 H Savannah 23 10 8 38 1 I I T Seafarers overseas who want Tampa 12 10 11 3T 3 I 10 11 to get in touch with headquar25 11 11 15 48 31 111 3T Mobile ters in a hurry can do so by 38 11 H 101 43 41121 cabling the Union at ita cable 31 New Orleana IO · 11 28 7I ad~ess, SEAFARERS NEW 17 86 IZ 101 Houston· ff '8 YORK. 111 81 28 121 49 Seattle • • • • • -19 • • • • • • • • • • • • • Use of this address will a145 30 18 101 Sanl'ranclaco .•••••••.••••• 20 lT II 80 .1ure speedy transmission on • I I ,_11 I 1'1 WilmlnltoD all meiiaaaes and faster serv. ~ ·· .. ~ ~. ,. ~ for the men iavol"4. Boston: Small Boal Training Put To Use In·Floods . 0raw 0n S lhlan d Wails, Gels Slores 1 v1·ctory Over Bridges Is s1·11 'MIJ·or Item ·.··· ··,·:·;•\ ~:: , zt•lil on No Seafarers Ailing lq Marine Hospital c. Alcoa Jobs Give Lift To Shipping llnion Has Cable Address .................... ................. ............... ....... .......... ................ ... .................. " .................... .................... .............. .................. ... ............. ., • -• :·-t-1•" ·,.,.·,ia• .,,. '· · .3•,.-09· ' • ~t.f r\)J7';. l id ,~I • f. 1 ·~, ~«~i ·-· lODI ·~~ I ' Monkeys Not Crew's Business; OT Paid Shipping in this great Northwest port has been ideal this past period. There's been no trouble at all for anyone wanting to move out. It l_o oks as if things will just continue as well in the next two weeks. as we have three payoffs seheduled. The Jean Lafitte and Fairland <Watermaril and the John C. (Atlantic Carriers) are all due in. The latter ship has been out eight months and will probably take a full crew. Vessels- that paid off here included the following: Wacosta IWatermanl; Frederic C. Collin <Dry Trans); Mary Adams <Bloomfield), for a 14-day port payoff; Lewis Emery,. Jr. (Victory_ Carriers), and Ocean Dinny (Ocean Trans). The Wacosta, Frederic C. Collin, Lewis Emery, Jr., Alice Brown (Bloomfield> and Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers) signed on. 'In transit to the port were the Kyska, Hastings, Young America <Waterman) and the Alamar and Calmar (Calmar). We had one real overtime beef ·o n the · Wacosta, which had been carrying a partial .load of animals -<monkeys, small elephants, boxes of pythons, etc.) that were bunked . on t h e 'tween decks of the num· . her four hold for 14 days. Two people, man and wife, were the keepers who took care of the ani· m~ls dt.tring the Flint . day from 8 AM to 5 PM, and then took off with everything in good order until the next day. . . 'the .akipper had i~sued orders for the deck department <watche1 only) to make a round every hour in the hole where the animals were kept and to report to the officer in charge if anything was out of order. Following these orders, the sailors made the rounds every hour and put down one hour's overtime. Not Ro.u tine Waterman claimed that the work · done by the deck department wa1 . a routine check for the safe navigation of the ship, but the Union pointed out otherwise. This was a definite vigilance practice which is generally done by animal keepers. In the absence of same, the Union contract calls for overtime for this type of work, particularly when the animals are fed and cages are cleaned. The intent is certainly there right in the agreement. Accordingly, the company paid the beef, which· amounted to · approximately $450. · No doubt they passed the bill on to the owners of the cargo, Among the men on the beach here is Brother G. W. Flint, who joined the SIU in Baltimore in 1947. He sailed his first ship as chief cook because of hi1 experience ashore and hH been in the steward department since then. Thi1 Seafarer sailed Cities Serv• lee ships as a crew' organizer for ov,r a year and received' h11 SIU book in 19150. He says that a bil asset of the Union la the fact that It takes up alf beefs and aettle1 them very P1.1>mptly with the OPerators. He ls 48 years old, single, and plan• to stay that way. Other oldtima in port are C. E• Wallick, D. Barry, l. L .. Barton ancl C. J. Quint. . • ~: · o1eft. Gl,QeU. ... . ~ J •'·;:. ... \,(, ~·~it• • °';:fi,~t'!if...' .. ._.:1..i~· f r l '-_: ' . ~ • ~ " • ,. Seattle: ~ • rf. 'tjt.. ~ • • ... . . -Seattle Pori·- · • j: . ....:'. ' · ~ • ,,- - fl t ',,, 11 :; " ' ~ 1 ·g;,f, I• l t, • 1.l<""' �s ·E A fl .4 R'E RS April 29,_·1951 L 0 C- .Po11r auoar a • • • • ••••• Savannah: New Shipping Rules Greeted Fivorably A slight pick-up in the shipping piCture is hoped for here with one payoff expected in the coming period. We had no payoffs or sign-ons during the last two weeks and only six in-transits, including ttre-'Robin Goodfellow, Robin Mowbray <Seas Shipping); Seatrains Georgia·, Louisiana (Seatrainl; French Creek (Cities Service); Azalea City (Waterman). The new shipping and hiring rules approved by the membership recently still get a lot of attention and questions from the men on the beach and on the ships. The reaction has been overwhelmini in favor of the changes, which help protect the aseniority rights of men who ·have been sailing SIUcontracted ships. One of the brothers who welcomes the change in the Union's 1hipping rulee-and appreciates the fact that in the SIU the membership had the opportunity to vote · for or against them-is Brother G. A. Allen. Al, who'• married, has been sailing in the "black gang" for a long period. He says the Welfare and Vacation PlaQs won by the Union are the best•in the maritime industry and probably better than those for shore unions also. He is a proud member of this Union. A. Michelet Savannah Port Arent i i ~ Baltimore: Shipping Remains On Level Keel We are happy to report that .&hipping in this port for the past two weeks has been on a level keel ·and that there are indications this will continue. The activity came from 18 payoffs, 13 fiign-ons and 11 ships that stopped by in transit. At this time we have only one outstanding beef and that is with Calmar concerning the SS Marymar. The beef has been sent on to SIU headquarters and we are hoping for a favorable report on it in the very near future. Our last meeting attended by a couple of fine speakers, one of whom has proven himself a true friend of ours-Rep. Robert Mollohan of West Virginia. •He now 11eads the House Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs which is looldng into alleged "racketeering" by some unions. He provided the membership here with a very infoNnative talk. In addition, the last meeting featured a visit by SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall, who explain.. ed to the membership what ia going on in maritime regarding the failure of the Conference of American Maritime Unlon1. Those paying off here during the was lJSPHS Has Last· Safi On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitne·ss to sail, check w1th the nearest USPHS hospital or out:-,fi~lifn~~!i\n1.c "~~: .~ ~ulln,g. last two weeks were: Chilore, Cubore, Baltore, Feltore, Venore, Santore (Ore); Marymar, Oremar (Calmar); Robin Goodfellow <Seas · Shipping>; Edith, Emilia, Jean <Bull); Seamonitor (Excelsior); Planter, Pegasus ·<Alcoa); Cantlgny, Winter Hill (Cities ·service); Azalea City <Waterman). Sign~ons included the following: Chilore, Santore (twice), Cubote, Baltore, Feltore <Ore); Marymar, Oremar <Calmar); Azalea City (twice), John B. Waterman <Waterman); Seamonitor <Excelsior); Trojan Trader <Trojan). In transit were: Pilgrim, Runner, Ranger (Alcoa); Bethcoaster, In twice (Calmar); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Winter Hill (Cities Service); Republic <Trafalgar); Evelyn, Arlyn <Bull); Chickasaw <Pan Atlantic). • Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Arent t. t t Houston: Air-Conditioning Unit ·Here Being Studied Shipping has been fairly good here with 4 payoffs and 11 ships hitting the area in transit. However, it will slow down some the next two weeks unles1 we get an unexpected payoff or two, as we have only one and possibly two payoffs in sight. Men who have wages and 1ub1istence coming from the Alcoa ·p1anter and the Alcoa Pegasus can now collect from Bloomfield. Our branch ftlembership here is talking up the need for an airconditioning . unit at the hall and we are working on thia problem. When a report on the question ia received, the memBership will be informed of it. Payoff• Clean All payoffs during the past period have been unusually 11mooth and we have had very minor beef1 to handle. This is to the credit of the delegates and crew1 on these vessels. The. following were the 1hip1 paid off: Neva West, Margaret Brown <Bloomfield); Sunion <!tea); Royal Oak (Cities Service). All but the Royal Oak signed on asatn. Ships which stopped by were the Seatlger <Colonial>; Del Alba, Del Campo, Del Viento (Mlullsippi); Alexandra <Carras>: Mae, Edith <Bum: Seatralna 'i'exae, Savannah, . New York <Soatraln); Blenvllle <Waterman>1 lttJ>ubllc (Trafalger>: Stony Creek (American Tramp) •. C. M. Tannehill Houat~n Port Arent Lalce Charles: Laundry-Strike Won; Phone Beef Still On Although there have been quite a few ships in this area, few crewmembers got off, so shipping has been slow. Calling Into this area In the past two weeks were the Cantigny, Bradford Island, Fort Hoskins, r.;fgans Fort, Arche.rs Hope and Chiwawa. The Cantigny and the Chiwawa made return stops. All the above are owned by Cities Service. Over in Orange, there were two visits from our old stand-by, the Val-Chem of Valentine T a n k e r s . There were a few jobs on each, but not many. The AFL Laundry Workers won their strike and now we can get clean 11hirts done up by union Fiiosa w o r·k er s. The strikers won just about everything they wanted:· five paid holidays per year, an increase of four cents per hour across the board and paid overtime. This was the first try in years for them. The 'phone strike is atlll in progress here as elsewhere. All labor in this area is backing the 'phone workers. At the meeting here on April 20, the deck department took the reins. D. E . Williams was chairman and N. Tripp was recording secretary. Both sail as ABs and did fine jobs in their posts. We have no one i:n local hos pi- Honefl Exeluinge Bates Listed The followlni 11 the latest available Ii.sting of official exchange rates for foreign currencies. Lfstlng1 are as of April 28, 19M, and are subject to change without notice. J:n.r!em!, New Z1111l11nd, l!!outh /...l· rlca: 12.llO per pound •terllng. o\u1tralla1 12.H per pound 1terlln1. Belalum: BO franc1 to the dollar. l>•nmark: H.'8 cent1 per krone. · France: 3110 franc• to the dollar. (lermany: •·• marlu to the doll11r. Rolland: l.T-8.I tullder1 to the dollar. ilaly: G24.0 Ur; to the dollat'. Norway: H cient1 per krone. tortugal: 18.'711 t1oudo1 to th• dollar. •weden: 10.11 unt1 per krona. ln41•: 11 oent• per rupee. takl1tan1 10.U 01nt1 \)tr rup11. t'rfentlnar lU »••~• th• dollar. tr ...all: a.• ttutl ,., tr\lltlro. trruiuay: II.es e1nt1 per· p110. V1n11uela1 111.aa nn~ ftr bolivar. '' tals but have sevei-al brothers on the ou t-patient list. On the beach here are brothers Tex Alexander, Swede Hellman, Babe Torre, J . F. Mapp, Ross Lyle, Jimmy -Parker, Jack Walker, E. Cox, "Doc" Peralta, Otto Pedersen and many others. Also Tex Gillispie; who just got married. · For Seafarer of the Week we nominate brother Mike. Filosa, who sails in the deck department and is one of the real oldtimers. He joined the SIU back in its early days when it was really a battle to keep the young Union going. As Mike says, it took hard work, many knocks and goqd brains to build the Union to v. hat it is today. And that ls w hat it takes to keep it on top. He is always re~dy to explain to the younger members how the Union gre.w and advises a steady hand at the wheel. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent .t. i t. ~hilaclelphia: Members Discuss CAMU's ·Failure This port is still holding its own as we have shipped quite a few men during the last two weeks and have the Pennmar (Calmar) due in for payoff Friday. In addition, the Arizpa (Waterman) is atlll hanging tight at the Sugar House. Both the company and the longshoremen are standing pat: which leaves the issue in a stalemate. There baa been quite a bit of comment concernini the Conference of American Maritime Unions beef, which all dwindles down to one thing: A smear campaign ls being waged to di.scredit SIU President Harry Lundeberg. Joe Curran, President of the NMU, at the 1ame time 11 trying to put himself forward aa the "savior" of all American seamen. However, we all know what Curran stands for and how be 1old out just recently on the vital fgsue of the hiring hall. Payoff• Payoffs during the last two week1 were the following: Arlyn, Evelyn, Carolyn, Hilton (Bull) and Antinou1 <Pan Atlantic). The AnUnous and the Rayvah (Transpor~ tatlon Corp.> algned on. ln-tran11lt1 were the Andrew. Jackson, Steel $Ql@ntist Usthrnianl; John B. Waterman (Waterman); De Soto, 8hlokaaaw <Pan Atlantic); Itobln QOdfellow <Seas Shipping); Winter Hill (Cltlea Service); Jean <Bull>J lafVah <Transportation CorpJ1 Ooean Lotte <Ocean Trans). j, I. Cardullo fhda4elphJa Port Agent WILMINGTON, Calli .... ·~ llarlne Ave. l'ORT WILLIAM .... U8'ti lyndlcate Ave. >ntulo Phone: 3.3221 Erneat Tilley, Agent erintnal 4-2874 LBQRNll ........ 103 Durham St. llEADQUARTERS .•• . CITO ' Ave., Bklyn. PORT BALTIMORE ........ 12u1 J:. Baltimore in. Jrl Phone: 11591 Earl Shcippard, Afent EA1tern 7·4900 IECRET falJ·mtAIURER TORO o. 8ntarlo • ••••• ··~Kin• St. E. fplre 4-11'119 BOSTON ................ , ... A'lii 8tate It. ASST. ' IECRETARY·TREASURERS VICTORIA. JO ...... 91'1\i ormorant St. Jamea Sheehan, Agent Rhihmond l·OHO Empire 41131 Al1ln11, D;cJ llm:~ops, Joint HOUSTON .• . .. . .. • ....... 4202 Canal It. . Volplan, n , • Hal Joint VANCOUV.mR, BO ............ 198 Main St. O. Tannehill, Acting Aaent Pre1ton 611118 . Mooney, t • • :Matt ew1, Joint Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES, La .•••.. . H19 .R yan It. SYDNEY, NI ............ 104 Charlotte St. Leroy Clarke, Aaent H£mlock 11·1174' Phone 6346 SUP BAGOTVILLB. Quebeo., ,, ••• . 20 Elgin St. MOBILE . . • . . .. •. . 1 louth Lawrence l!t. Phone: 1145 KONOLULU .••• , • , •.•••• , .16 Merchant St. HEmlocll 11·17114 Cal Tanner, .A.gent Phone 11·8777 THOROLD, Ontario ...... II St. Davids St. NEW ORLEANS ....... . HS Bienville St. CAnal 7·3202 . • Lindsey Williama, Agent · PORTLANJ> ........ 1111 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC ........ 118 Cote De La Montague · Beacon 4336 ¥aanolla 6111·6113 Qutl>~CI. Phone: 2·7078 NEW YORK ...... 6711 4th 4\,ve. Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALII', , , , , , , ••••. 11!17 11th St. SAINT JOHN ...... 177 Prine' Wllllam St. Phone 2599 NB Phone: 2·5232 HYac1nth 9·6600 NORFOLK •.•...••• •• , •. 12'1-129 Bank it. SAN f'RANCISC0 .. ,, .... 450 Harrison St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdlson 2·9834 DoualH 2·8363 _' Great Lakes .District PHILADELl'HIA . • ,, ••••• . 337 Market St. "SEATTLE ........ ••••.,,. ... 8!105 1st Ave. . Main 0290 ALPENA ....... ; ........ 133 W . .Fletcher S. Cardullo, Agent Market '1·16311 SAN FRANCISCO ....... 4110 Harrlaon St.· WILMINGTON ,. .... ,. .. 110!1 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238\V Dougla1 2·11471' Terminal 4·3131 BUFF ALO. NY ••• ·; ... ..... . 160 Main St. Marty Brelthoff, West Coaet nepresentatlvf NEW YORK ...... 878 •th A.ve. Brooklyn <;Lll:VELAND ...... 34 Lakeside Ave., NE 1 Phone: Main 1·0147 PUERTA de TIERRA, PR . . Pelayo 111-La I HYacmth 9·6600 • l'hone: Cleveland 7391 llal Colla, Agent Phone ll·ll9ff DETROIT .... ... '.l. . . . . . . . . . . . 1038 3rd St. SAVANNAH . . . . . . . . . • • . .• Abercorn St. Canadian District Head.quartera .rho~t: Woodward 1-6857 A.· Michelet, Aaent Phone 3·1728 SEATrLE ........ .......... 115011 let Ave. MONTREAL ....... 9" I&. JaJntt St. West DULUTH ••••••••• ·;·1131 W. Mlchlaan St. · · · llone: Melrose MllO · · · . PLateau 8161 Jeff GWette, Aaen:t Ellrott '33t TAMP4'mt .11.••. 18\)i!··l llll N. :f*tnklln &to• HALIF~:'l N.I..... --_.;-; .. 128'-i ,~Bollla St. ~H CBlCAGO •• • i.: •• .1181 &.~·:1t. Pb.oner. a.aeu , . . r~011•1 s..ei' ' '-'mt Tom B'annlna. ~·~·W Pl'tone 2-1323 SIU, A&G District t. t. · - • < ~ New Orleans: Loe.al Paper Raps 'Waste' In MSTS "The New Orleans States," a newspaper which often editorializes against principles supported by the_trade union movement, took an editorial position recently which Seafarers can endorse. This editorial dealt with the "stupid waste, duplication and inefficiency in the Federal transport of freight and passengers in peacetime at a cost of $3 billion a year," including, of course. the MHitary Sea Trallsportation Service. Q~otipg the Hoover Commission on Government Reorganization. the editorial pointed out: "During the year, some 8 milliC1n passengers were carried in national defense · planes. At no cost to the passengers, of course. Of these , 4.8 million were 'hitch-hikers,' or personnel on leave. "Last year tl\e military transported 71.667 motor cars on ships, at a cost of $18 million. These were all private property . ... "The Hoover Commisssion recommends that all this free transport by rail, ship and plane be restricted and realistically limited to persons and cargo entitled to it," the "States" editorial said. "That makes a lot of sense," it added. Billion Sidetracked As a footnote , we might add that if a substantial part of the $3 bil· lion spent by the Go\ ernment on this project had been put into the proper channelfi of trade, perhaps the US merchant marine would not find itself in the plight it is in today. As for news of men on the beach here, our sympathies and best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Elmo L. Vance , James O'Keefe, Walt er A n d e r s o n and Harry Wolo\\·itz, who r e c e n t 1 y were admitted to the USPHS hospital. John Doyle, L o n n i e Tickle, Vance James Mason and George King are s_Hll on the ailing list, but are reported to be conrnlescing satisfactorily. We hope to have a good word about all of them ve1•y soon. Edwin Rhoades has been transferred to the USPHS hospital in Baltimore. John Elliott, Robert Scheiffius, · Cassie Carter, William Brewer and Clarence Crevier have been discharged from the hospital and hope to be able to ship soon. Shipping Slow ghipping , howe,·er, is still on the slow side here, but has picked up somewhat since our last report. In one or two instances, jobs have almost gone begging for a lack of takers. We had five payoffs, three sign-ons and 16 ships that called here in transit during the last two weeks. The Del Norte, Del Viento and Del Rio (Mississippi) and the DeSoto and Iberville (Pan Atlantic) paid off. The Del Alba , Del Norte and Del Campo <Mississippi) signed on. Ships in h'ansit were the Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pioneer (Alcoa ); Steel Flyer (Isthmian); the Seatrains Georgia , Louisiana (Seatrain); Del Alba , Del Campo CM.is· sissippi); City of Alma, Monarch of the Seas, Bienville, Claiborne <Waterman); Beauregard 1Pan At- r Ian tic); Neva "\\est (Bloomfield); Logans Fort .(Cities Service). Lindsey J. Williams '3 .~ :.A>.duilJM.l.~'-:..- .. ;.:, .. ) �1'119 . . . . . . ._ ). Visit To . Pyramids R~lled ·r wo Bos·u·.ns? OPP WATCH - ·Too Much For ·o remar +=:Thu fea.twr• I . V · ·· · ··· dedgned to offer hint•· and infottnatlon on. · hobbC.t new products, developments, publfcatton1 and th• H1ce tohiah ieafar1,.; u mav find helpful in spending their letsure-ttme houri, both a1ior1 an4 The SS Oremar (Ore) dis· aboard ship. Querie1 1hould be addr1ased to ~'Off Watch,'' &EA• covered on a recent sailing FARERS LOG, 671S Fourth Avenue, BrooklJ1n 31, NY. Three tlmt1 faster than regular+-~-----------­ that in the case of bosuns, as Anaco Color, a new fast color ftlm, of regular household starch, t1P8• in most other things, you can iet Anscochrome, will be on the mar- clally 1f the spots are little more . ket for the firat time next month, than smudge1 from ftnger marke. too much of a good thing.· Such an Incident was reported in daylight type only. Rated .wlt'b All ypu have to do ls · wipe the in the recent minutes from . the a daylight exposure index of 32 starch on tb,e ftn1er-marked ~ spot Oremar. The meeting w• presided . the new film will replace Ansc~ and surroundings, and let it dry. over by J. C. Arnold as chajrman. , Color .and will be available la 20- (Just wipe it on; don't swab It back · ' The secretary was Wallace P. An· . exposure Sl5mm magazine• and and forth.) derson, who provided the LOG bulk loads, as well as 120, 620 and After It has dried, wipe the re· 828 rolls. For advanced photogra- malna off with a damp cloth. Genwith the details. According to the minutes. the phers, the new material permits erally the finger marks will come Oremar spent the first few houra much higher shutter speeds In ac- right off with it ••• Gre·ase or oil tion shots not possible with the stains can be removed in the same ·at sea of its last way with . a thick paste of powvoyage with two slower color films. bosuns aboard. According to the manufacturer, it dered chalk mixed with carbon The reg u 1 a r will give -truer color reproduction tetrachloride (be careful with tt, though), two cheap items obtain· bosun came aboard in the at all exposure levels. Thus, color able at most hardware stores. In balance will be m a i n t a l n e d throughout the color scale of a plc- this case, you have to spread a small houra of Seafarer F. D. "Mouse" Gonsoulin (second from left, with arm lump of the stuff on the spot anti the mornini on the salling da3[ ture even with accidental over or let it dry overnight. A brush upraised) provides thi1 picture of a group on a tour to the Pyra· under-exposure. Under-exposure mids near Cairo in 1948. To the right of Gon1oulln art Ralph and, In order to will merely result in a darker or should take it. off-sp9t and allMcDonald, the l~te Martin H. "Moon" Koune, Henry ·Patterson next morning, get a few hours Andenon of undisturbed Ughter picture, respectively, with and Nell Shane. They were aboard the Samuel Dexter, a Waterman ~ ;t. ;t. no shift in color balance. Processliberty, on her maiden voyage from New Orleans to Cairo, "around hit· Ing kits for Ansco Color can still Now that the warmer weather is sleep, locked his door before the Horn," on a voyage taking eight months and 18 day1. Man at the hay. be used for Anscochrome. making itself felt and the weather ting far left is unidentified. When the ihird rQate made his ;t. ;t. ;t. · from here on in can be expected G fl h Ith it to be good more often than it ls rounds to check up on who was and wasn't aboard, he discovered ra . ex ·~ come up " s bad, Seafarer home craftsmen and the bosun's quarters locked. He latest mnova~ion, 8 s_tereo ~amera "do-it-yourselfers" are breaking . . using the :basic box-camera idea of . d" th fil d i th out their outdoor gear in mcreas· assumed from this that the bosun was not aboard. \ wm mg e m an re 1eas ng e Ing numbers · shutter,_ Those who shy away from A quick call went out for a new getting involved with . shutter Thos~ who have reached the bosun and in a short time another speeds, diaphragm stops, sc~~l~s •. near-impossible state . of having gentleman of that rating came depth of .field and the like will 1ots of tools and no pro3ects to use bustling aboard. Without unpack- welcome this camera with a lens them for-as well as complete novOne of many SIU ships which regularly send their holiday ing, he set to putting the crew into opening control marked with sim- lees-may get some useful ideas and special menus to the LOG for a careful perusal, th& Sea- action. "ple terms like "bright " "hazy" and from the recently-pUlbli~hed "Ama• ' teur Builder's Handbook"' by Hub· Meanwhile, the -mate attempted "dull." · farers on the Stony Creek relive the ill-fated battle of that make things ready for the new . bard Cobb. Well illustrated with name a dozen or more times+-------------- to crewmember. lie unlocked the Sharp. ster~o pictures from four more than 1,000 how-to pictures, and about 700 British regulars door of the bosun's quarters and feet to infinity are obtained. The the book gives complete detailed __ per year. The battle is fought out all attacked the American commandls fixed at 1/50 second and discovered the regular inhabitant shutter . h . d f "M" fl h instructions on almost every home over again every Chriatmas, New ers. Eighteen other officers and of those spaces, -sleeping peaceis sync ronlZe . or as repair, improvement or mainteYear's. July 4th and Thanksgiving, 80 men, aa well u artillery and fully. lamp1. A companion stereo view- r n.a nce job you can think of. among others, right down in the supplies, were captured. The " lnIn addition to the usual home The word spread rapidly amopg er is also made for the camera. messhall. Bare facts of the disas- vasion" idea faltered as the Amerlthe crew that the . ship now" had The complete. kit of camera, case fix-it jobs, it also covers the buildtrous 1813 encounter with the Brit- can army withdrew. Stony Creek two bosuns. The tidings were .re· and viewer will probably sell tor ing of glass block walls, tells how lsh invariably appear as part of had, as they say, "rocked the boat." about $OO. ¢. t. t. to enclose a porch, build a ftrethe menu booklel, along with One hundred and thirty years ceive~ with mixed emotions. the pilot was about to be place or even unusual designs of Since samples of some of the finest table later, in 1943, the keel of the SS One of many method• for clean- furniture. Priced at $2.9!5, it cond'hote_ service in the world, for Stony Creek was completed- 67 lowered, off Virginia Beach, the which SIU steward department days from keel laying to launching. crisis was solved by having the ing wallpaper stains in the home- tains over 1500 pages of lnformapersonnel are justly famous. In the haste, apparently, somebody replacement bosun acc~mpany Jiim. no, .don't paint the whole wall just tion. William ' H. Wise Co., Inc., Camped Near British inadvertently left out an "•" from The bosun took the sudden end of yet-requires only a thin mixture New York, NY, ls the publisher. What actually happened was that its name. Most historical and topo- his short but hectic voyage with US Generals John Chandler and graphical sources refer to the place good grace al rightfully could be I William H. Winder, and about 1,400 itself as "Stoney Creek," a village expected under the cireumstance•. The minutes report that the inmen, encamped on June 15 at Stony of under 2,000 inhabltanta. But cident ended with "everyone' sattsCreek, near the British . camp at "tqi.s does not deter the Seafarera Burlington Heights, Ontario. Their aboard. _fied" and the only permanent Time For hnnre plans were to surprise the British effect was to .p rovide the crew with · . . .. . and to advance from there to One of theH days the Sii Stony an amilstftg iiiiCilC.te w.tth which to : invade Upper Canada. Unfo,rtu- Creek will batter tt1 way up into recall the_voyage. Undoubtedly the occuiance will The reign of J~hn L. "Frenchy" Hubbard as "best fisher· nately, the British had a surprise, Stoney Creek and have tt1 reven1•. It. would be euler. bowever, to also serve as a :warning to all thoae man ~ast of tb.e Mi1si11ippi" has come to lll;1 end. too. Frenchy had waged an .activ.e .defense of hi1 title The following -morning, ahortly forget the whole th1nf. Canada -and who are called .upo11 to "count before daybreak, General Vincent Great Britain . are our alllH now. bodies" aboard ah!p. to make dead .bestowed), but • · hook-dan-..,_____________ certain a man u mining ·b efore gling officer has snatched his ::~~~m:::. ord,er for a · crown. The LOG printed ·.a picture of Frenchy with a 38pound dolphin not Ions ago, and his lariest catch wa1 another dolphin, a 70-pounder. (1) Michelangelo and Machiavelli both lived in Italy durin1 the 15th Late word reveals, however, that an~ 16th centuries. Both are famous; one for patntlns and sculpting Frenchy has been outdone by the and the other as an author, statesman and philosopher. Who Js who? first assistant engineer of liia own (2) What are the four truly precious atones? · ~ U ship, the SS Ann Marie <Bull>. The (3 ) Who · was the last major leaguer to wind up a baseball season By Joseph Michael Connelly engineer, Cecil Locatell1, hauled with_a batting average of over .400? Was it: (a) Joe Dimaggio, (b) Stan · 1::..-:;;;;;;;;;;;il in a shark that hit the scalu at 1 Musial, (c) Ted Williams, (d) Rogers Hornsby? 216 pounds. (4) Earlier this year, France announced plans for bulldlng a new Outside the ahip, rain u falling super-liner for transatlantic service. What was the name of the last Onto the pier-tnto the river; Outside, the nigh·t-awell covers French ship to hold the speed record for an Atlantic crossin1T · · the cf.tu (15 ) What famous building ls locat ed at Agra, India! Wi th a large, damp-spotte d cloaJc .(6) A man has a number of coins whose total value ls $7.80. If he h'.18 one-third the number of nickels in quarters and twice aa many In the rain, outside, is the horn, Wailing a last goodbye., dimes as quarters, how many of each does he have? ' · (7) If you were a Bull Moose in 1012, of whom were you. a follower? Wailing to the outside. "Farewell.'' · . Outside, the riv~r flows (8) A map in an-airline ticket office shows distances to. various points the &hip as follo ws: New York, 2110; Honolulu, 3846; .Lisbon, IS400.; Loi Angeles, . · ' 1445. Where are you: (a) Caraca~. Cb) Chicago, (cl Mexico City, (d) FTl 0 1?mg hto dth1 Dfcean, . Seattle? . a1cing t e .,v,r B, -· • The inside river's filth, and (9) Who is supposed to have used the jawbone of an. HI In battle? sh.ip .. (10) What European country has given New York City iti:largest im- To the clean-smelling, sait . migrant group? · .. .. :. · · .Bp7':4J/j119,_·. ·. · · t.,;. ·;·. •• • ; • (QuJz A.Mwl"~d~• -~tJ>3 ..t • .;· ,} 1,>.;;i,, '.i·} ~ ·; !'' Sta o.uUide , :.• · ... Seafarers ·'Refight' Stony Creek's Battle ,, 'Frenc hy . Loses .,tIe 1 T A F• h•ng ·Eng ·neer 0 15 1 1 • nieh , '·.· QQiz .COrner . 0UfSI•-'e 1 f •.,. • • . ,.. • t~ t . r-'' ... • fr ~ - ,'1:i'4 '. 1•. t- ii\ Jc \ . .• ! . .. ti;, �~rost good ballplayers may be. in At Ghicago he always ha<! the the National League these days, nucleus ·of a good club with estabbut when 1t. comes to managerial lished professionals like Minoso, Seafarer$ ' of the SS Nat}onal Liberty. (American Watertalent; the American League clearly· Fox, Kell, Fain aild Pierce at one has the edge. Probably the best of time or another. way_s) are.up in arms· over a move to restrict the crew's free· the AL crop is Paul Richards who dom of night lunch activities. ~ · aa,.Bai- ColJection has a deserved repatation of ge"tAt a recent crew .meeting Baltimore's roster this year is a ting top mileage~ out of secondand a severai crewmen wiaware ' fabulous rag-bag ~ollection-good aboard the National Liberty, raters. · men on their last 'legs, untried at sea; the members assign~d bit on the snack-hap.py side-a Right now Richards is facing his rookies and men who were "promthe ship's delegate to take UR with situation which did not improve greatest challenge, to make a ising" for years but ·never filled the . the .c aptain the matter ,of padlocks -their dispo_sition any. · major league ball c1up out of the bill. On the pitching siae he- has having · been abruptly placed · on In addit"ion to being deprived of Balijmore Orioles. This is a team potential for really surprising the cabinets containing · crackers, ce- what they consider their rightful which cannot boast- of a single league. Up until now it's only disreal, drinking glasses and miscel- snack, th~ men · of the National me'rnber who would be a full~time · appointed the management. laneous edible item.S that. com~ in· Liberty ar~ offended by the very regular on a pennant contender There's Harry Byrd, who wa1 handy during or after a · nlght presence of. the Jocks. They defi·with the possible exceptior of BiHy supposed to set them on fire for nitely do ~ot contribute towards a wat~h. . Co;x. New York last year; Jim McDonald, The -crew voiced the opinion; re- "homelike" atmosphere, reports Richards got his reputation at wlio flashes brilliantly at erratic ported in the min,u tes. of the meet- say. · Stewardess Fanny Maire hands Chicago where he spent several intervals; · Joe. Coleman, a soreAl10 A We-ak ~enu ing, that such items are a legitiout a new cfoll to a Junior seasons _getting maximum mileage armer making a comeback; · Bob mate part o·f their night, lunch and At last report, the delegates and passenger of the Alcoa Clipper,_ out of retreads. He was partieular-. Kuzava, World Series hero and a should be freely available. captain- were "locked''. in c;onfer. at _a recent party aboard. AIJ ly effec~i.ve with washed-up pitch- nondescript the rest of the time; _ Also placed under lock and key ence on the matter. well as adding a spot of ers and .played a bold, free-wheel- Don Johnson, a very strong· right· were all .but four sets of 1!l!ver- ~ At the same meeting, the crew 1lamour to the LOG, the photo ing gam_e to force his bre.aks. But. hander; · Erv Palica, Brooklyn's also expresse.d dis~atisfaction with ware. serves as a reminder that the despite the. many wea}cnesses of the wonder boy who never grew up; Bill a particular menu, on which mac-- SIU also hag lady members, in Captain'• Idea Chicago cast, he never faced the Miller, a talented southpaw who limited numbers. - · problems that confront him now: has done his-best against Cleveland Under questioning by the crew, aroni , and cheese was substituted the steward reported that the· pur- for a second meaf .dish, the only and Jim Wilson, who pitched' a .nopose of locking up the food was meat being Swiss steak. hitter for Milwaukee last year. . The chairman for this meeting .. to keep the messroom and pantry Any one of these pitchers has ·w~s Charles Moss. F. T. Anderegg, elean." , the physical equipment to become deck delegate, served as secretary. ! • ·Questioned further, as to whose a real winner. But if all of them idea the placing of locks on the follow past patterns it's going to. cabinet was, the steward said that be a rough summer in Ba l'.i more: Gr:e ek To Him the .captain had told him to install The rest of the club is indifferent lliem. / looking ·at best Such badly-faded ·cra:ckers and cereal are relativeSeafarer C. V. Berg, the "Boswell of the Marie Hamill," veterans as Bob Kennedy. Vern Stephens, Johnny Pesky and Eddie ly inexpensive foodstuffs, the crew relays, another chapter in his series of thumbnail sketches of Waitkus are operating in his infield. pointed out, and tpe entire The one bright spot is Cox. lhe his fellow-crewmen aboard the Bloomf?.eld ship. amount of same that tne whole crew could consume in a year of The Hamill itself, B r o t h e r + - - - - - - - - - - - - best fielding 3rd baseman in lhe midnight snacks would hardly machine so much on this vessel majors and a superb clutch hitter, Berg writes, should be called and 'has learned so many new but a question mark at 36. Richards bankrupt anyone. The sudden -"The Houdini of the North shakes of the torso, he plans to go was forced to give up on Stephens "pantry security" measures taken on the Nation.al Liberty caught Atlantic Sea Lanes" because it on the burlesque circuit and give and Pesky releasing them this past _ _ can get in .and out of &ales without some of those shakers some com- week. The outfield pattern is much the even a loose seam. petition. We'd love to see that, as Charlie only weighs 267 pound§.," same. Gene Woodling, an estabOn Brother Berg also reports that lished journeyman past his prime Most of Berg's shipmates have Meeting also been bestowed with nick- the steward department put out a will perform along with two otliers names, such as: large green cake with shamrocks from a quartet of men who never Seafarers sending telegrams "Larry (The Quiet Man) Kilgore, on it for St. Patrick·s Day, "but quite made it. They a··e Cal or letters to the . New York headquarters dispatcher asking the chef and domino -champ, who we couldn't get one of the - Irish- Abrams, Gil Coan , Chuck Diering has some of the brothers paying men to sing 'When Irish ~es Are and Hoot Evers, every one of them to be excused from attending "Phil" Cajiao, of SS Steel past 30. ·Behind the plate there;s his taxes from the dopiino tourna- Smiling.' headquarters m e JD .b e r s h i p Recorder (Isthmian.), seems to ment. "Sam Han,' a former brother nobody P>Cce]lt a rooJde nanied meetings must Include the reghave no trouble being underistration · numl)er of their "Jimmy Sherlock, the Kip Street now sailing under the banner of Smith who hit .350 in eolumbus. 1tood by these "Greek Dancing It Richards can tyke headway 1hippf.tig card in the message. Girls" during a vi~it to Basrah •. Flash, who can talk himself ouf of the Master, Mates and Pilots, is reFrom now on, If th• number more situations than even William lieving as chief mate on -this ves- with this club, he deserves a spot This recent picture was forIs not· included, the excuse can- · (Shamrock) Burke can arrange. sel for this trip. It was great hav- in the Han of Fame. He.\: ah ay1 warded by deck delegate E. W. ncit ~ accepted by the dis· Carter, who was also a mem"Robert Henry (Nantucket) ing you with us, Brother Hall, and been a successful gambler bl!t this patcher. • ber of the party, - 'as Brown, who has been instructing we'il like to sail with ~·ou again time his deck is stacked with lownumber cards. was "Blackie" Shannon. the Bosun, Blackie Mancino, in the soon." arty form of public speaking but now regrets it, since Blackie can Seafarer Calls .HarTiill ~Houdini Of Atlantic' Put Number Exeuses I- S eaI arer S.am.S a~s - l. ---------------------------.. ~~~!~~a~!~ ~o~k~an talk him into "Autry (Third · Can Opener) Johnson, who lays claim to being the best frozen and canned vegetable dispenser south of the Masoq.· Dixon line. "Josh (The. General) Lee, the soft-spoken oiler, who is really one accomodating guy, because some of the guys were yelling that the steaks were tough and Lee grabbed up a b o u·t two d o z e n knives, w e n t below to the ma chine s h o p, sharpened th e m; cleaned tliem and t h e n gave them to the guys to cut their steaks' with. "Charles <Mldcet) Scott, who 1tated that since he has operated the sanding and rust chipping The LOG conducts this column ·as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share flavored recipes, little-Jrnotma. cooking and baking hints, dishes witli a nationat flavor and tile like mitable for shipboa.rd and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Is i dro Avecilla'a recipe for "bread pudding supreme." What to-do with bread that 1 has lost its spring and pep is an age-old problem. Some is generally appr9priated sy the dunkers who like -to sponge up their coffee that way. Soine winds up as croutons for soup, or goes over the side to feed what would otherwise have a very limited use. the birds. An excess of old bread also provides the occasion for making an old-fashioned bread pudding like the "bread pudding aupreme" offered here by Seafarer Isidoro Avecilla, chief cook. Served either hot or co 1 ~. a bread pudding toppe.d by a custard or • other aweet-fla~ Avecllla vored 1auce always makes a liood dessert on any occaslon. Avecilla, who has been sailing with the.· SIU ·for t~e past 12 years and has been cooking ashore . and on ships for over '60 years, finds a bread pudding a . simple dish to P~J:l·~ l\.Dd ·~~v_ee ~I~ !t~s. tJte· adt'led .f'!. ~!rh~t ··~~ ~1ir,t'\ " ' & -·~, : 1 1)'!_,, \.; .. ~ ...: 1 ~6'i f ' v: Here's what you need: 8 slices old bread, 2 apples, i.t.,_ pound raisins, 1 ounce nuts, 2 eggs, ~~ cup milk, ·nutmeg and sugar to. taste. Soak In Water The bread should be soaking Jn water, while the apples, raisins and nuts are chopped.· After a while, squeeze out the water from the bread, combine it with the eggs and milk and add in the other ingredients. · Mix everything together with a rotary beater or spoon and , prepare for baking in a 2" pan or a casserole, whichever is available. Bake for 30 minutes in a medium (350°) oven. Serve hot or cold, topped with a fruit or custard sauce. (Recipe serves 4; fucrease it Pl'.OPoriionately for any iuimb'er of .! !_~~~ .. .' ,' .. ·, . ., . . : ... ·.... , "') �1.A:Jrll ... 1111 Second• ffl,e-. '/l 'er , Sill-Owned Slalp• : • •. Antlnou• Ball• -Ne"' .B rotlle-., To the Editor:· :, Te the Editor: delay, in order tQ make crewmem~ . A few 'trips ago l wrote to the . After arriving he.re in London . have learned about other unions, from LI\ Pallfce, France, I -re- the SIU still tops them all. Now I A•h• Wli11 llnion• hers trylne to get back to the 1hip LOG about the gall~y crew of the pay,$~ or five cartons of cigarettes Antinous. At the ~ time of publica· cei ved an April issue of the LOG will say "Goodbye, brothers, and Not In to l'et back, It is exactly w.bat tfon a few days later, o6r then · from my wife and sure was glad to · God speed you all. " To She EliHor : F. W. Kinfield 1et it. I hereby request that the LOG the US law calls extortion. (They chief cook, Bill Varn, and the night I read an interesting letter from and the Buyer's Gtiide be sent to lat~r sell these cigarettes openly cook and baker_, Paul .Carter, got ~ ~ .t. off to take a vacation after providEdward R. Mclnis who suggested my new address. At the same time, on the black market.) ing us with the best of chow for that the SIU operate ships. I think I wlsh to express my appreciation · We are exposing this disgusting ' that would be a good thing if it:s <late, perhaps, but -always present) embezzlement in the interests of many weeks. possible, what with the way things To the Editor: Everyone, including myself, was for progressive leadership, the the public, the shipowners and all ...._ look for contracted ships. It is the worriea that our meals would be brotherhood and all the benefits seamen, regardless of their union This is an idea I have pres~nted main question now. that have .been coming our way affiliation. ' different. I ·h ighly respect both we are making this trip very to several ~eop.le _in Washing~on ·as Varn and Carter for their work, through a strong and -democratic Si&"ned by T\venty Seaf.arer1 fast. Signed on in Savannah March a w_ay of_ s1mphfymg evacuation of Union. but no real changes were made o( the Lewts· Emery Jr. 2!J on SS Southport (South At- · t~~- pubh~ from many of our large although,· of course, no two people It is always a pleasure, . and it Jantic) and are due back in George- c1t1es dunng an emergency. I am gives a feeling of assurance to i - .\; t do anything alike. town, our first port after 'leaving a men.1ber of the Masters, ~fates note, that our New Men On here April 20, about April 30. we and Pilots a~d would also hke to Union is abreast t;onvef1s Thanks Bob Wells had come on as chief are making a smooth trip this lime, get the reaction ol the SIU memor ahead of curcook; he was BR at the timP.. SIV Visit making only two ports in Europe , bership to my proposal. rent happenings "Frenchy" Robin caipe on in To the Edito'r: La Pallice and London. · We all know that the average exthat affect us all. Last trip she laid up 44 days in · cursion boat In New York harbor This is fo convey to the SIU the Miami as baker. This refers espeMy story begins with brother Germany after striking something can carry about 5,000 peop1e, and sincere appreciation of the Italian c i a 11 y to the Wells, and I surely hope I have a underwater out- that there are about ten million latest change in Transport Workers Team, your chance to write side Bremer- people in Greater New York which, the s h i p p i n g guests on their recent visit to the .more about him. haven that tore a like most big cities, has water all rules, which in- us arranged by the SIU. staff in He has worked hole in the bot- around it. deed could mean New Orleans. Halvorsen on many Alco". tom. · We also know we have about the difference of The warmth and hospitality exships..and was t .1 There is an- 2,000 US ships idle and going to us having a union or not. tended to th~m while in New Orlethe Antinous beother thing which the dogs, and that each of them There is one thing I would like ans left a very definite impression fore as cook in has come up. could carry about twice as many to mention, and which has had me with· them that will remain a 1951. Does a Class A people as those excursion boats. puzzled for a long time. Why is it cherished memory of American When Wells . man have to sail Add to this the fact that we have that unions ue so cautious about democracy. came in on this . 90 -days to keep -an oversupply of farm products and participating in politics? Eriksen time,· he had na • Al~s ·pro&"ram his Class A rat- other food items which could be I think I understand the reason idea he would With the cooperation so freely 1 I ing? The March 18 LOG said that stored in all 01· most of those 2,000 for some of the misgivtngs, such as given by you, the Technical Assist-· soon become a full. bookmembe~'. Class B and C members .have to ·ships fu advance of any emergency. Communist , aiitators; but as it is have 90 days a year seatune. We . They would also do nicely as bal- most of us' hardly participate in ance Program cannot but succeed. . He wertt around. askmg the. men if they were satisfied with his cook• ~vould appreci~te very much if you . last. politics at all. As the team manager represent- ing- and if any· changes should be could clear this up in the LOG.. In the case of a war most roads ing ·Foreign Operations Adminis- made. But none had to be made; Everyone Concerned - Give all my old shipmates m subways key railroad points and tration, I would be remiss it) my everything was good. After all, our. living standard New York and Baltimore my best bridges ' would be useless if duties if I did not acknowledge and the laws we live by are set in your efforts wishes, as I am shipping out from to make the ,occasio,n On top of this he has one of the and making my home in Savannah. bombed. The. waters around N1: Washington, by politicians. For inbest second cooks (George Hiers), . a me~orable one for the team, exand also galley man- (Mike Eala) he Edmund K. w. Eriksen · a~d other ~laces, however, would stance, the Taft-Hartley Law, the Steward delegate still be navigable. "Right to Work" bills and the min- pressmg my own t?anks for yo~r can ask for, and they sure get (Ed note: Once a Seafarer hai 1~he ships would, of course, n.eed imum wage standard. Politicians \~on.derful cooper.at10? a~d . appre- . along like brothers. Bob is always earned his Cl.ass A rating., it is crews, but there are plenty of Job- made those laws.. and they concern ciatton,/ and trustmg. i.t . wil~ be my smiling and tries . to keep things goo~ .fortune to VlSlt with . you right at all times. permanent and is not lost 9y tem· less seamen, and even more will all of us, very much. ,. Proud Of SIU porar-y inactivity.) be in the same boat as the effects So why should we not go into agam m the ·n ear future. Richard O'Driscoll . ;\;. ~ ;t. of the ship transfer program are politics and vote for · those who It was really nice to see when Bi1Js felt more and more. All the neces- consider us the most'? That way we a ... ;.\;. ;\:. ;.\;. he got his book. He spent most of . sary elements are here for a mass can ease our ow.n difficulties, and •• •1 z t that day around hi~ r.oom looking evacuatil;m program. The ships be- those that may conte up later. n,,,o~, at the book and telling different To the Editor: long to the Government and as Of course, each of us can do so men how proud hi' was to be a It has been nearly three years such should be used to bring the now, but 1 believe our leadership To the Editor: member of the SIU. since I was on my last ship, the· De best benefits to its citizens. can better point out to those poliexpress our gratiBut I don't think that Bob is the Words .cannot Soto. I had hopes that I could The 1nathematics of the whole ·· tici:ms that will really work for us overcome the yea rs against me C64 ) opera.lion are simpl e. -T wo t hou- and the bettering or our conditions. tmfo ~pd appreciation to the SIU only one who'~ proud that he's and especially to James Sheehan, got ten the book. We on bonrd the and the 50% disability I incurred sand ships by 10,000 persons equals _ Si&"urd Halvorsen are proud of him and in World War I , but the CBmbina- 20 million persons. Ships also <Ed. note: The LOG wm. now be port agent in Boston, for handling Antinous how he feels about . the SIU-. We · tion against me was too much to have many advantages and facili- sent to you reUJil.arly at your pres- the return of the body of Allen .G. wish him well the best of luck ancl match the rugged sea life. t· s b tt th h "d t ent addr es$.) Brown, bosun, to Hyannis, Mass~ clear sailing in the :v.ears to come. I haven't made a "comeback" ie. e er an any s oresi e ype of shelter, and they are mobile at i ;t. ;t. We received a cablegram from Maurice "Duke" Duet sufficient to . delivering the goods the same time. I believe the idea the Robin Line that Allen . had · on the job, as every SIU member is a sound 0•ne and should be expassed away 'vhile enroute from· ;,\;. 1' i must do. Such being the case, 1 am plored further by our civil defense On lnchOlf, Capetown, South Africa, to the leaving the industry to try some- authorities. by way of Holland, and informing • To the Editor: thing elsewhere. Ted Sorensen Top We, the undersigned crewmem- us that" he was to be interred in It has been a real pleasure. as the Canary Islands in two days. To the Editor: t ;\; ;\; bers of the Lewis Emery Jr. (Vicwell as profitable, to sail with the Bod7 Returned I _would appreciate it kindly if tory Cafriers), would like to reSIU, and I am deeply grateful for you could send me a· copy of the port to the membei} hip that the the privileges ~nd benefits gained Knowing that time was short, we _booklet "45 Ways to Save Money'' launch service in fochon Harbor therefrom. The small amount we is both dangerous and inefficient. ~ontacted Mr. Sheehan and asked plus the LOG. have paid back to the Union in the To the Editor: The members of ·the LOG staff form of dues and assessments is a After reading your article in the Both the Union and the shipping that, if it,. was humanly possible, wanted his body returned to the mere "drop in the bucket" com- last issue of the LOG, may I make company are done a disservice by we United states. He immediately are doing a wonderful job on our pared to what we have received. a suggestion ? I notice that the the launch service agents, for it is LOG. It is both interesting and Howeve;·, in the face of all this article about the "Oscars" did not operated as nothing but a racket. contacted the New York office and, educational, and many of us enjoy and the fact that I am no longer state that the worthy contestants Launch service is supposed to be through his efficient, courteous and it as much as our home-town news• V going to try shipping, you can be had lo be sea men. provided three times a day, at $9 continued help, the body was re- papers. I wish you continued sue• turned to Boston. sure I will be back if needed in I suggest that a special Oscar be per run. But here at Inchon c'ess for a great Union paper. In closing, let me state that the there is no such thing as schedule. any national emergency that comes given for the best work of those · Robert Westerfield up. I could still "pinch-hit" on fine folks uf bulh sexes who help The boats are not seaworthy, Brown Family will always have the (Ed. note: Both ,the LOG and 11 short runs . or do standby work in to make the LOG an interesting and they have no compass in the greatest respect and admiration for copy of "45 Ways to Save Money" pap er. port. event of fog or other emergencies. the Seafarers International pnion. are being sent to you in answer •to To conclude, despite all that I !Ur, and l\frs. Percy E. Brown They purposely lag behind, and l\frs. J. Dunne '!!our req1Lest.) Poll,tlc• lfrges Ship l]se 111. ff-Defense For Fare well To Shipmates . A gen . •• ai lJ For Burial A.Iii Warn Of Backet Boats vs. ·flails LOG For Doing Job Suggests LOG Wi1len Awa1•1l ·- / He Sh.011.l 1l Kuom! B'rl JJer•nard Sea111:an �) , . . . .... 1~ SEEIN'' T ..B SEAF4BERS, With WALTER SIEKMANN / Seafarer Charles Orleaby, who has been getting some tough breaks the last couple of years got a good one out at the Staten Island hospital just recently. The doctors removed the l!teel plate that was put in his right leg which he fractured In December, 1953. We hear the operation is a complete sue<:ess and Oglesby is now up and around, walking as good as ever. This brother broke his left leg in December, 1952, in a shipboard fall and his right leg two years later in the same kind of accident. He's hoping he'll be able to keep his pins steady from now on in. Oglesby was AB on the Seanan on his last trip. Another brother who is now recuperating from a shipboard injury is M. Laureano off the Royal Oak (Cities Service). He had been cleaning tank and when he climbed back up on deck he slipped and broke two ribs on his right side. They took him off in Galveston and he came back up to New Yor~ to the hospital here. ·· Frank Lillie Back in the ho~pital for further treatment is Seafarer Jamea Waldron. He was partially paralyzed by a stroke last year, and is under observati~n now to see what else can 'be done for him. Carl Jim, who wiss steward on the Bienville was in for dental repairs at the USPHS here last week. Frank Lillie is being treated for stomach trouble. He was AB on the Ocean Bette befo,e he checked in. Fred Heck, who is with the black gang is being treated for a gland disorder. The :Beauregard w<1s his last ship. a Seafarers In Hospitals· USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Geor1e Ander1on ' JoHph C. Lewallen :A. Arvanitl1 Robert McCerkel Georfe Bekken Carl Mccranie l:dward B. Bl1 WHllam J , Mellon Ben Bone Thoma. Mun10 Lorenzo Brltida G90rP D. Olive L . J. Brllhart Fnd Pittman Jo1eph Bucher · John Powers JHlie A. Clarke ft. X. Rlchard1on Vietor_ B. CooP,er Stanley Rodtera John J. Doyle Robut W. Scales Leo A. DwYer John R. Schultz German T . Glaze Edward ·s..erko S. A. Holden John Simpson J:dward Huizenira R. H. Solheim· Norman T. Jackson Carl J. Spurcll: Melvin H. Jones John Straka Anthony J , Kelly USPHS HOSPITAL . BOSTON, MASS. John M. Herrold R. J. :Mctau1hlln USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS f1·Jnidad Garcia Jr. John E. Markopolo .lenJamln f'. Grice William G. Trice VA HOSPITAL FORT How ARD. MD. Wilbert Hu&hH - · 'FINAL DISPATCH ;··<·~.: ·~:.:::·(\\::::. The deatha of the following Sea· farer• have been reported .to th• . Seafarers Welfare P.l an and th1 f2,~00 death benefit• arc being paid to their beneficiaries: USPHS. HOSPJT AL NORFOLK, VA. l'ranci1 J . Boner Eustoquls Rivera USPHS HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen James MacKenzie Harry· J. Cronin Joseph Perreira ;r, Jl, Eran W. Timmerman l'rank Kullek Norman WHt Rollert Lambert P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL . SAVANNAH, GA. Paul •. aland James T. Moore &ufua L. Fields John H. Morris William G. Grerory Gerald Perdomo Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Tvebb Benito L. Mendez USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. P . . B. Corley W. A. Johnstitn William J. F4ck Motomu Mu1aahi Sverre .Tohannes1en Geor1e J. Wanka . USPHS HOSPITAL ·· DETROIT, MICH. Tim aurke ; USPHS HOSPIT AL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHll HOSPITAL L EXINGTON, KY. 8. 0. Chaudion USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS a. F . .Deibler ,Jose Santiago Vir•il L . Hardinf · ~dwud J. Toolan IAILORS SNUG HARB,OR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joaeph Kollusky VA HOSPITAL JA_MAICA PLAIN, MASS. T. J:. Lamphear USPHS HOSPITAL 9 STATEN ISLAN:P. NY A. Z. Andenen Carl A. Ilm Richud Anderson D. Kaim Isaac Antonio Jo1e11h J. Keatinf Raymond H. Bunce Philip F. Korol William R. Burch Adolph Kubacki Charle1 F. R. C. Caraballo Frank D. Lillie Wll1on, 21: On D. Chlrlchella John McKarek J. Cook Jorge .J. Mai-r ero March 28, 19M John Dusan DeDuisin Stephen ME:hl"inger ·Br other Wilson Fred A. Delapenha Michael Michalik DeLeon Rafael Padilla died of exposure Hlpoilto N. B. Ed1·1niton Charle• Oglesby in Mobile, Ala- Cad Ei·nest F r ancisco Pineiro Theodore Gerber Geo1·ge H. Robinson bama. B u r i a 1 Estell Godfrey Jose Rodriquei: t 9'ok place at the Robert F. Grant Aaron Sasser Han1 R . Hanssen Olav W. Seim Mobile Memorial John Hawkin. Enr ico Tlrelll Gardens Ceme- Fred W. Heck Samuel L. Vandal James Waldr on ter y in Mobile. G. J:. Herrmann USPHS HOSPITAL Brother Wilson joined the SIU . in MANHATTAN BEACH, NY 1952 in Mobile, and had been sail· Fortunato· Bacomo lCaarel Leetmaa Jng in the steward department. Frank W. Bemrick Jamei R. Lewl1 Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomu He i1 survived by his mother, Mrs. Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch Joseph D. McGraw . Myrtle Wilson, of Mobile, Ala- Joseph G. Carr J ar Chong . Archibald McGuliran bama. Walte1· W. Denley Vic Milazzo John J , Driscoll Melvin 0. Moore Bart :W:. Guran lck Eugene 1'. Nel1on Gr 0 r ·i 0 P. Taib Has.sen . Joaeph Neubauer Ros a r 1 159 1: Thomas Isak1en Daniel F. Ruggiano J'ohn W·. Keenan Wade H. Sexton Brother Rosario John R. Klemowlc:1 George E. Shumaker . d f d · Ludwlf Krl1tta nsen Henry E. Smith d le 0 rownmg Fred erick Landry Vir.1Cil E. Wilmoth on June-29, 1954, James J. L a wlor Chee K. Zal in Norfqlk, Vil'· USPHS HOSPITAL g1ma. Place of NEW 0RLEAtJS, LA. · 1 E Walter J. Anderson Georire McFall b Ul'la was verCharles E. Brady Jamel M. Mason green Cemetery Albe1·t T. Cooper James B. <YKeefe · in Brooklyn, New ·John G. Dooley Alfonso Olaguibel John Doyle R. A. Ratcliff York. Brother Charin Ellzey G. J . st. Oe1·maln Rosario had been a member of the Henry L. Falgout Edward Sam1·ock David B. Fleld1 Thomas A. Scanlon SIU since 1943, joining _. in New Leo Fontenot Henry· s. Sosa. York, and had been sailing in the William Grlmt11 Lonnie R. Tickle Earl T. Hal'deman Elmo Vance deck department. He is survived Jamu H. Hudson Dick ·· vrsser · .by his daughter, Julia Ros·, rio, of Geor• e J. Kin& · Jamea E. W.-!!rcl . · ~G. K1.1a~p ·. David A. ~'Y'rltht. e' o, ,, N ew Y ork City. . . , '. . :'l'.,w,;llfi. Lant .....;Jt;.>l'~~J--'.·.~ · - ~~~"'V . -,, !I . . ~-., . '"' . ,,.-, ~- - With ship's flag at half mast crewmembers look on silently as Captain H. M. Scholder of Robin Sher-.. wood (center, in background) conducts funeral services over the flag-draped body of Seafarer Stanley Kul'tish, FWT. The Seafarer died at sea, 'apparently of a heart ailment, about a. week before the ship \was due to dock in Boston. Photos were taken by ship's purser-pharmacist, Morris H. Elbert. All of the folfowing . SIU familie1 will co!Lec' tlie $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond tram. the Union in the baby's nam~: • Claudia Gail Petts, born March 18, 1954. Parents, . Mr. and Mrs. ~olan Potts, Jr., San Francisco, California. Robert Brian Keelan, born March Charles Anthony Batson, born, January 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 31, 195~. .Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Charles W. Batson, An.d alusia, Jehn :Keelan, Brooklyn, NY. Alabama. · .~ t t Deherah:Denise Peace, born FebJohn Anthony Caine, born March ruary 24', 1955. Parents, Mr. and 13, 1955. Parenti!", Mr. and Mrs. Mn. Henry C. Peace, Kauntz, Francis E. Caine, Mobile, Alabama. Texas. ti . ;\".. Elaine Burial, bore January 111, 19M. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Barria!, New Orleans, La. Joanie Lee l'loppert, born February 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mn. Francis Pleppert, New Orie· ans, La. , i ;t. ;t. Shirley Darlene Newton, born March 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mts. Charles Newton, Mobile, Alabama. t & t ;to Katherine Guzman, born March ./ . Toity Dean Sanchez, bern Janu- 13, 195!J. Parents, Mr. and M-r.s. ary 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. PedFo Guzman, Brooklyn, NY. Charles Richard Sanchez, Chicka.t. t t saw, A.labama. Patti· Layne Reed, born March ;t. 22, 1!15~. Parents, Mr. and . l\frs. Douglas Ted Parker, born March Mitchi!ll T. Reed, West Enterprise; 17,. 1955. Parents, Mr. and 1\:Irs. 1\lliss. Wi'lliam R. Parker, Mayport, Flort .t t ida. Betty Jean- Guthrie, born Sep.t t .t tember 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Deborah Patricia Slintak, born Mrs. ll-ydolpb Gutiu·ie, Tampa, Fl ~ . January 17, 1955. P itr ent8, Mr. and ~ ;t. ;\; Mrs. Edward Slintak, New York, Harriet· l\larie Svendsen, born r N~ . . March- 13, 1955. Paren ts. Mr . and Wanda Jean Sanchez, barn March -.t. t -t. Mrs. Viktar Svendsen, Balti mo-i·e, 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. May Linr Shek, born l\iarch 12, Md •. Thomas H. Sanchez, Chickl!saw, 1955. Parents, Mr. and· Mrs. Sou Alabama. , Shek, New York, NY. Brenda, Susan Yates, born De. cember, 23·, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Yates, Tampa, Fla. S E A F . A R E .R S - ' REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID April 11, to April 22, 1955 No. of Seafarers receiving benefits this period .. , . .. .... . . . . ... . 1.131 Average benefits paid each Seafarer . ...... .. ... .. . ... .. .. $ 67.06 Total benefits paid .t his period . ..... . . ... ... .. . ..... ... .. . $75,842.63 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Hospital benefits .. . ....... . .. .. . .. .. . ...... ... : . .. .. ... . $ 6,435.00 Death benefi ts .. , , . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . .... .. .... ... ....... 10,809.15 Disability benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,450.00 Maternity benefits .... .. . . . . . . . .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,200.00 Vacation benefi ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.948.48 t ;\; ;t. Norwood Dale Cain, born March 19, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norwood· 0. Cain, Bayou La Batre, Ala. , Thomas Casey Silkowski, born :June 21, 1954. Parents. Mr . and Mrs. John Edward Silkowski, Bridge City, La. t t Debra Carol· Stocker, born February 5, 1955. Parents, Mr . and Mrs. Harry Stocker, Jackson. Miss. ;\:. .t· Tana Ann Del Buono, born March 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. a nd Mrs. Gene Del Buono, Brooklyn, NY. 1' Total ... . ... --: . . ............ . ...... . ... . ... .. ..... .... . .. $75,842.63 ~ t t WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY l\~igdolla Cabrera Antonetty, Hospital benefits paid since July 1, 1950 .. .. . ... .. . . ... . $ 658,015.50 born March 5, 1955. Parents. Mr. Death b enefits paid since July 1, 1950 .. .. . . . ... .. .. .. . . 1,200,91 7.38 Disability benefits paid since May 1, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,745.00 and Mrs. Angel Cabrera, P once, Maternity benefits paid sihce April 1, 1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364.000.00 ·PR. Vacation benefits paid since Feb. 11, 1952 .. .. . ......... · 4,275,532.99 l\Iary Ann Westlake, bo1:n March Total .. .. .. . '. .. . ... .. . . . .. . .. ......... .. .. ....•..... .. $6,589,21 0.87 31, 1955. P arents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Westlake, Brooklyn, NY. <pates are when ben~fits began). t t ;\; WELFARE, VACATION ·PI,AN ASSETS Cash on hand-Vacation . .. .... .. . .. . .. . ... . ........... $ 773,144.23 Daniel Eugene Alford , born J an-Welfare . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468,734.92 uary 22, 1955. Parents . Mr. and Estimated accounts receivable-V<!cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161,185.05 Mrs. · '.Alex Lee Alford , Pen sacola , · -Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,991.85 Fla. US Government bonds <Welfare) . ..... .. .. . . . . ..... ... 1.720,696.83 : .t t ;!. i Real estate (Welfa re) . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240,894.70 Sharon Elaine Rosen, born April · -"' Other assets-training. ship (Welfare) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 ,803.40 ,28, 1954. Par.ents, ~1£r. and Mn. - - - - -,,...-- .Arnold W. Rosen, Jr., Laingsburg, ~!!..-! 03.. }V!~cI1~n. "" -:r:.....,.."' ., ._ ';.'.'li'if',C•<..Ho'l'¥IP'ill~ ... _, ~....~.-::?". ll.-~ ~"- ~ .~...,....~ ~-~ ..... �.. • DIGEST ~·o1 SHIN' NEE.•Df,es.· •' aAL TORI COr1), Pebruary 16-Chalr· man, Colyer; Secretuy, W. Whiten. Vol· untary contribution• will be made to the • h lp'1 fund at payoff._ Crawmember1 were asked to be more quiet in pa11ageways, ~nd t o re l u t·n e mpty coffee cup1 tQ the p ant r y. Mtrch 20-Chalrman, It. Clolyer1 Secrehry, w. Muterson. The 1hlp'1 delega te reported that t he steward must order a new washing machine H the old one can•t be repaired. A vote of confidence wa1 given to the steward department. of linen. Steward WH as~ed to put out canned fruit• once In awhile. A. vote of thanks was given to the galley staff for their fine work. The ahlp'a laundry ls insufficient and i.f the linen is not sent ashore In the near f utur e c:rewme mben will bave tu do their own linen, thanks given to the 1teward department for a job Well done. · March 6-Chalrman, · S. Kw11tkowskl1 Se retary, R. Arnold. Dlscunlon on at!!_; tude of supervisory personnel toward Union members, and what to do with shlp '11 fund, record player, electt·ic Iron and other property belonglna t o the crew. March 22-Chelrmel),' I . ZubovJch1 . .cretary, w. Trolle. Suggeatlon made that 'the ahlp'a delegate see the chief enalneer about having. the waahing machln•~ re· paired. Su&'gestlon · made for the: ahip'1 delegate to contact the American ·. Mercha nt Marine Library Auoclitlon to chan ge the b l\rd ~ books. · ' IUP~ly -, of "meillc.i . put ,aboarcl. ,_ '. • equipment should be . · ALCOA ,OINTER (Alcoa>, March UChah'n11n, B. · McNulty1 · s'ecretary, L.· Bruce. A 1peclal meetln& 'was called to find out. why there wa's not aufflcilent night lunches put out . The steward r e• OREMAll COre>. Februuy 6-Chalrmen, plied tha t If the delega tes had come to E.· Barnhllll Secretary, R. Fithen. Wash CUBORE core>, March 30-Chalrm•n, H. him they would not' have needed a 'spe• ing machine should be .left clean after GREECE VICTOR,Y <South Atlantlc), Colllen S1eretary, .R. O'Dowd. Request clal meeting for thl •. The · steward ts111ed using. There were leaks in the fll'eman's Februmry 21...-Chalrman, F. Young1 Se~ fo1· more cups at coffee time. No beefs orders to the 1o:l!und cook to dish out ' retary, M . Gottschalk. Ship's delegate reported. foc'sle but they were fixed . m~re night lu!lches. · February 21-Chalrman, D. Miller; Sec- reported warning by captain to the crew retary, G. Milsap. A n.ew ship's delegate to ·declare all goods In Southampton as ANN MARI& . CBull>~ March 6-c:halrSIATRAIN LOUISIANA <Seatraln>. PENNMAR (Calmar), February .u Chairman, a . lngr1m1 Secretary, V. was elected. Engine delegate wlll see customs are tough there. Steward dele- man, I!. Dekln1 S1cretery, L. Calderon. March '20-Chalrman, A. Collet; Secretary, Monte. Ship's delegate reported that the flnt engineer about sougeeing engine gate reported that captain ts trying to In1t ructions were given on how to con· G. Kaufman: The report on water which run department. He makes unreasonable tact the ship .In cas~ of· em~r&'ency. One wa1 sent aehore to be tested will be there was not enough, food last trip. The foc'sles. demands that are lmpossjble to :f'ull\11, man In steward department missed the ready when ship ·returns to New · Or· ·bed1·oom stewal'd will take care of the YOUNG AMERICA CWatermal'l), no da te a nd further details and , ln:f'ormatlon wlll ship In Puel'to Rico. Second electrician leans. Ship's trell'liurer reported that ·recreation room and the engine and deck department will t'ake care of the -Chairman, J. Nash; Secretary, J, Singer: be banded to patrolmAn on arrival 11,1 asked f or rt101•e coopel'8tion concerning when h e h :led .)o flnd out why Coca Cola Ship's delegate reported b!,lefs against the States. Crewmembers we1·e -asked to electrical equipment. Suggestion WOii was not' delivered to the ship In 'New laundry. Jt was suggested that the last made to try and get a better quality ot Orleans he could see no one but the 1tandbv should take all cups from the • the steward d epar tment . Officers receive return soiled linen. a val'lety of ice c1·eam and cookies where· soap. The ~teward was Instructed to night foreman, and was given no ex· . t able ~nd put sa me in sink. ' as t h e c1·ew does n ot , The re Is a shol'tage ANGELINA (Bull>. January 20-Chalr- ol'der a new toaste1·. Cr ewmembers were planatlon. Motion made that the sillp•1 WESTERN TRADER (Western Navl11a· of food at meal time s, and the food isn' t man, E. Roundtree/ Secretary, H. Thomas. asked t o keep longshoremen out of ship delegate contact SIU welfare department, tlon J, January 23-Chalrman, J . Sh1ets; prepared properb•. Gal'bage to be dis· All hands are .happy aboar d flhip so Jar. alleyways especially . durln&' mea_l times. letting th e m know that S250 was paid The ship · crewed a week ago and no for -machine and to see whether the Coca Secretary, F. Cullison. Ship' s delegate beefs have been reported yet. Cola comp.any can be made to supply a will , see the chief engineer about the March 6--Chalrman, R. Fegler; Secrecertain number of cases each trlp, Jack of cold drinking water. No beefs tary, H, Thomas. Delegates will make 1·eported . up individual repair lists. l\fesshalls need · STEEL-. NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), March February 24-Chalrman, Cross; Secrepainting and fans need repairing and 12-Chalrmen, C. Scofleld1 Secretary, A. tary, F. Cullison. Repair lists from all oiling. Brother Blizzard was thanked for " P~rlseau. Motion made ·and carried- that departments were turned Into the cap· fixing television, and the ship's delegate the ship be sub~ected to a closed fumlga• tai n . and t he cr ew agreed not to sign was thanked for the efficient and well tlon, because on 'two separate occaalon1 ou unless all major repairs were made. dol}.I job he performed. . Discussion on rats and bed bugs were found. DlscusThe ship's delegate asked the mate to current resolution will be voted on in alons on ·situations existing In •the stew· have a sailin~ boal'd placed by the ganethe future. ard department pertaining to the quality Way. of some of the stores, lack of variety RAPHAEL SEMMES CWetarmen), 'April GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic>, (Continued on page 19) December S-Chalrman, J . Swe1ney1 Sec· posed of back alt and not thrown on 4-Chelrman, H. Pler ce1 Secretary, J. P. A vote of thanks wa1 giv~n to the stewFifer. Brotbers Wj!re told to leave books retary, J . areoke. One man In steward deck. ard department. alone that don't belong to tliem. 4. vote depar tment Is fouling up and will lie ' of thanks wa1 glven for the steward deturned In t u the pat rolman in first port SEAMONITOll (Seas Traffic and Trad· partment for a fine job. l\fen using Bl!AUREGARD (Weterman), no datof pa ~·otT . lng J, F•bruary 22-Ch;iilrman, J. Har· . wa shing machine were a sked · to turn Chalrman, J, Kenai Secretary, O. W11hlln. The Ship's~ dele!rate advised men. to be on THI! CABINS c~ Tanker), January 1 worth; Secratary, C. Foster. Ship is due same off when finished using it. I-Chairman, George -BradyJ Secretary, fur -payoff soo!1 and crewmem~ers w~re steward, has a movie machine on board the job during working hours every day N Lambert. Cap tain will okay the pur· ~e~uested to give a ~nple no~lce. if lenvmg and a suggestion was made that crew- In port. · Ste.ward department delegate - The 1ollowinl' men have money • f l> • t f b 0 d In Japan if ship. Two men missed ship m Lisbon. members donate money for this so ftlms thanj{ed Cl'ew for -cooperating In. keeping due in amounts from $2 to $152 eha.s~ o . ee i ou 0 ~ n made and Discussion on dela yed sailing while the can be olitalned on the West Coast . the pantry clean. Deck delegate sµgno~1-~ed Ill adva nce. Mot 0 t extra ship was In several ports. Chief engineer April 11-Chalrman, H. Pierce; Secre- gested that all g&l'bage be taken aft and (average $20) from South Atlantic ca111ed to thank . captain for he told to stop doing crew•s wnrk . A vote tary, Bernard Toner. Motion made by L. emptied. All hands were asked to clean Steamship Line, Inc., and can refreslu~1ents dur111g the holidays. Dele· of thanks wu given to th_!! steward ile- Zalenski that a wire of suppol't be sent laundry room af ter usin&' aame. cate~ will get r<?p alr list• well in advance par! ment f o1· the food and sel'vice on · to Harry Lunde berg. taln same by contacti'nl' the com· Ship's delegates 10 as much as possible can be done at this vu ·a e were elected. aea. .Crewmembers were asked to watch ~ g · CHICKASAW CWaterman), March 2~ pany at the Savannah Bank Build· Chairman, J. Brown; Secretery, T. Buslg· 1a£et:v a t all times. ALCOA POINTER CAlcoa>, March 11- -.VACOSTA (Waterman), February 20- Ito. A new ship's delegate wa1 elected. ing, Savannah, .Ga.: January 30-Chalrman, H. Waller; Sec· Chalrman, J, B1dnar1 Secretery, R. An· Chalrman, L. Bruce; Secretllry, C. Welch. Dennis H. Brazell, Carl H. Bolton, Sen Discussion on blower In lower passageway retary, J . Guard. l\lembers voted to dls:pa tch a letter to the home office of Captain said ther e will be no slopchest drew1. Motion made and carried to keep to eliminate noise. Crewmembers were Chong Chan&'. Constantin Cyr \akldls, L. c. Ma thi asen regarding sending of crew for next trip. Clothes wlll be ordered a record of the number of days of water asked to help keep the mesaroom clean. Tai, George H. Burke, Joseph W. O'Neil, Herbert E. Loge, Gerald L. N11nce, Theo• mail to overseas ports. Door in 4 to 8 for crew on coast. Chief elech·lcian will shortage in order to file for compensa· foc'sl e kicked in by former crewmem- take care of repail'ing fans. Dell!"g ates tion .. A report will be sent to New York FAIRPORT (Waterman>, February 26- dQre R.· Correll, Anthony J. Marano, "be r; r equ est was made to impose a fine should get up a repair list. Donations to fo1· action. Elect'rlclan will be contacted Chalrman, J. Lewi11 Secretary, I. Roavold. Floyd C. Nolan, Frank B. Sterlltz, Wil· the March 0£ Dlmea will be collected at fo r such action in the future . A new lock and hasp waa put on · the llam M. Lawton, OrdWay D. Scott, Buster February 11-Chalrman, A. Brown; payoff. pantry door to · pr_event disappearance of Moore, John Dunn, Juan Hopkins, Moodie lecretary, N. Lambert. Chief englnee1· ls night lunches while ship Is In port. Dis- Willis, Joseph M. Stephens, March doing all he can to help the rusty wash STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), April cussion by . ship's delega te and members Kuzywda; Egll I. Borgic, Dyorizago Kazlukewlc:r., wat er condition . The tank cannot be 6-Chalrman, H. McGu•11•1 Secretary, G. of c1·ewmembers missing ship between cleaned until vessel enters shipyard, hut Peny. Ship's offlcen. were elected and pol'ts. Recommendation df fines in the Gaston H. Salllard, John T. Flood, Robert· L. Legg, Wal Young, Winston C. Jackson. he will continue to :flush tank at every communications and written resolutions £uture, . Zenith Payne, Artbur B. King, Joseph opportunity. were accepted . A motion was made by M • . 'l'.homas, Vincent S. Kuhl, William H. George Peny and carried unanimously ROBIN HOOD CSeas Shipping), February Mason, Stanley Steven1, Krekar Balovaian, TOPA TOP'A (Waterman), February 2' that a telegr am be sent to Harry Lunde19-Chairman, M. Kopenhagen; Secretary, Donald W. Turner , Robert Subbert, Henrv -Chairman, J, Busalackll Secretary, s. berg. H. 4>ombrowskl. Motion made that _Dj!W 'oseph. Ship's delegate will take all reabout raising pressure In drinking foun· delegates be elected as . the old onea re- Hence, Herbert Parks, Jr.; pair lists and hand 1ame over to patrolClaud& J, Hopkins, Homer L. Rin~o. MARY ADAMS CBloomfleld), Aprll 10- taln. Messman asked crew to coopel'ate signed . . A suggestion was made that on G.eorge man and d~partment heads before algn-on. Chalrman, M. -Dackn, Ernest Ramirez, Emer y H. Meaford1 Secretary, E. Fed· in keeping messroom clean. A vote of long stays i n port the steward -contact A new washing machine 11 needed for den. A motion waa made by R. Burton thanks was given to the steward depa1·t· D. Cor.well, Lawrence E. Bartlett, Vinthe chief. mate and see about having the cent Dawson, Robert B. Brady, Rolando the crew. and carried that a teleg1·am be sent to ment. garbage removed as .,it ls unsanitary. All Montero, Russell E. Simmons. Elmer Lundeberg, giving him a vote of hands a1u·eed to give the old library CICIL N. BEAN (Dry-Trana), February Harry PENNMJlR (Calmar), March 27-Chalr· books t d the seamenls club in East Lon~· Wheeler. Paaquala Dinlno, .Joseph R. Mar· confidence. Resolutions were acted upon 20-Chalrman, P. ArthoflrJ Secretary, K. and carried unanlmou1ly. man, W. Davle11 Secretary, N. Cohen. A don as they- were generous and kind to coux, Uno Vllpor n, Nicolas Razor, .Touni1 (:olflna. Ship's delegate wanted to know · minor dispute was reported in the en- the c1·ew. last Christmas. No · one but P. Skoilfelas, Anthony L. Scarmato; · i he 1·e1mm why the laat mlnute1 were John J. Gates, Athanaslos Makaratzlir, gine department. Steward was asked to the crew· ts alloV{ed to use th• laundry LOGANS FOlt T CCltlH ltr vl~el, April not 11111t to headquarters. F ormer 1ecVictor . B. Cooper, Chen&' Youn&'. James change v1tr lety of dessert1 11nd cu ~ down ratuy claimed they were lost. A mo- 10- Chalrman, J . l•lde1 Secretery, Rob- on custards. If any of the crewmembers and wasbh11f machine, and ·all ))ands C. Burnette, Willy O. Svara•.. Call' G, tion was passed that a 1peclal -meeting ert Bennett, The 1hlp'1 delegate spoke · have beef• about the food they 1hould should keep same clean. A vole ul thank• R einhold, W. H. Walton, W . H . Cha dbu r n, '!i• held with agent ·ot payoff port regard· on the SIU atand on marine ho1pftals br ing them to the attent-lon of the stew- given to the baker for hi• exceptionally David R . Morra&"hum, Francis J. Harirney, :Ing hmel'1p1·ing mattre1111 and lhortage and tha new bli-1111 1y1tem. Crcwmembers ard department and not grumble among good .baking and tasty snacks at coffee C. Del Castilla, Peter Smidt, Ralph W. tlmi. wore Informed of the ·new bulk carrier Shandi, Arnoldu1 DeKok, Hubert H. Repair llat1 will be made a&"reement adaptecl by Hury Lundeberif. themselves. John1on, John Ballud, Robert J, Wise• A motion waa made and carried to give up by the department delegates for 1ubPILTORll <ore>t March 2S.::,,cbi·ir man, m a n , William B. Salazari . Lundeber1 full backln1 on his position mlttal prior to ·arrival on the Ea1t" Coast; W. Reld1 Secretary, . O. Ball; Delegates Claude F. Carroll, M. J. Mitchell, Vil• In refuence to CAMU. · 'IUGINll ' <Oro), March U-Chalrmen, were asked to check each department for helm Rlchard1on, Petrol E. Vout1lnas, needed repaln and turn •ame over to the Johanne1 Vande1 Evde, Joannl• Konlem, ALCOA POLARIS CAlaoa>, iiebruery H Ill. Slrol11 'ecretary, A. Da.Foreat. A let- ship's delegate, Cup1 1hould be returned. Curt st~rke, B. J, Fanning,_G. w. Wohl, from the SIU Welfir e Dep u tme nt to -Chairman, W. 'hurrou11h11 Secretery, ter to the · Piiiilry a fte r usln« · them . All M. Polouls, D. Z. Lutero, L. J. Love, L. C. W. Bataon. The· chief engineer will the shlp'1 delegate, in reference to the hand• were . asked to' cooperate and· help F itsgei.'ild, J. G. F redericka, J , J , LYc!~nl, of a shipmate, was read. An check the cold water line to aee why the death H •. Alexandrta, E&"bert Palmer, E. Von del.' nad been prepared and mailed ke4p the pantry and laundry cleaner. water la alway1 hot. Request patrolman answerGermany..Vllet,, D. V . .Burchard, W. ·A.. Brooki; The delegate reported to attend tire and boat drill In Mobile aa ·from CHlLORI (Ore), March 2~Cl:lelrjften, C. T. White, C. Barrineau, W. -s. WUvariou1 member. ue 1hlrklng their that he now h&1 a complete repair list D. Ponte11 secretary, J. O•ddla. The chief llam1, E. Mathew1, .T, llsits, C. L. Moody. and wlll turn it in to the captalii. A dutlea at aald clrill1. vote of thank1 w11 .extendetl to the e ngineer will see abaut r epair ing wuhln&' M, Multer, .. R. G. Atwell. E. R-. Cr.owen. reported, J. N. Dubose. S. F. Hayea, C•. C. Slmmon1, for the excellent quality of the machine. No beef• CUBORI COre), 9iebruary 22-Chalr· baker . _ . __ G. A. Gardner, C. Kµmrow, M. J. Lohr. · goods on the voyage. Some disman, w. Caln1 lecretary, B. Wlalon. Mo· baked SIA CLOUD (American Merchent M1·· I. Ranew, John A. Call, G. F. Wilson, G. cussion about painting done by the captlon made that. pantry and recreation tain, which will be taken up with the rlne), December 26-Ch•lrmen, 1. Gr•t· A, Allen. J . B, :ffenley, A. R. La .Torre. room be locked In port. A vote of thanks patrolman 1ky1 Secretuy, Done ld . Porreat. A new' . L. :M. Al!eir, ·E: D. Selms, 0. F. Martin, _ upon arrival. was given to the eteward department. ship'• , delegate ·was elected. A motion J;ame1, .B'rown, R , R. White. Members were asked to stop throwing MICHAIL (Carras), Much 2~Chair· was made and carried to have minor cigarette butte on the d eck. , man, F. ·1sra111 Secretary, D. Collins. repail's and adjustments taken care of by d,epartment delegates. The steward FR&NCH CR!il!K (Clt111 Servleel, Feb· Cr ew was psked to donate to· the ship' s will report m~ cm;1dltlon 11n!f. shortages. of ruary 23-Chelrman, A: Arnold; Secre- fund. There is now a balance of .$22.85 .store11 at t he next meeting. The 1teward the f und. The crew ·was also asked to t ary, I. Johnson .. Shl11'1 delegate repor ted In take it easy and not overload the wash- depar tment will · t a ke care of ihe recrea- · that all 1•epah·1 . will . bo . taken ca re of. ing tlon r oom a nd the deck a nd e ngine demachine when usln&' It. Discussion on flrlna of men. Vote of Nicfiolas Mllldlebrooil PDl't ments will alternate in taking ca re of the laundry room. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), no date Please contact John W. Clark J a nui ry 30-Ch.a lrmen, H. Gerl1; Sac·. Cha(rman, . . C• . Long1 Secretary, John Decker. Food change bas started on Bull retuy, _D. Forrest• . Ship's delega·t e. re· immediately at the SIU New York Ltne for -the purpose of lmp1·ovlng stew· por te4 tllat ,one half . the number ·.o f new ha Ir concerning an important ·mat· ard department efficiency. It ls the pol- t ans r equired we1·e placed aboard. He· ter. icy of the SIU to cut waste without cut- rend a copy of the . steward - r equisition ~75 Av~. ting the · quality of tbe . lood. -'!'he stew· rd for 1undry stores, which indidllted that i\;. i\;. ;t, department stores are put on by the new cots we1·en't ordered. Two new fan1 Henry L. Childers 1 company and are not orde1·ed by the wer e allotted to each department. Crewsteward. members were asked not ' to overload Peter Pasinosky, who was ·ship· washln·g machine. mate with you -aboard SS Donald ROBIN LOCKSLEY <Seas Shipping), ARLYN (B i.Ill, Merch 24-Chairman, 0. S. Wright in 1946, urges you to Guerro; Secretary, c. KrelH. Captain asked cre~ embers not to ihrow ciga- contact .him at Campbell Ave., f11ds re tte butts or any -dirt in passageways. Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Repair lists a1·e to bl! made out by de· 4;. . ;t._ (1) Michelangelo was the painter pa1·tment delegates and h anded over to ~ e • e I e I • • • • • and sculptor. thl! 1hlp'1 delegat e.. before arrival in port. Bernard Jurkowski A vote of tha nks was given to the baker .your,.brotiu~r Staniey urges you (2) Diamond, emerald, sapphire, a nd t hlr!f cook f or splend\d meals poi cut <,lur ing a bsence of a chief cook. ruby• to write him c/o PO Box 121,_Web· - -MON_EY DUE ob· P11zzle An•wer _Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, Fourth Brooklyn 32 NY1 . I would like to recefve the SEAFARERS LOG-please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) STREET ADDRESS CITY. S_igned ....... ....... ........ . ...... ..... ... NAME . .... .... . . . . ....... Z0NE .. ' .. ' .STATE .......................... . :ro AVOID DUPLICATION1 ff . you ere en old subscriber . end have .• c:h1nge of 1ddress, please gl~e your formtr 1ddre11 below1 · · --- Answer•• '(3) (c) Ted Williams, with the Boston Red Sox, in 1941. (4) Normandie (19~5). (5) Taj Mahal. (6) 39 nickels, 26 -dimes, 13 ALCOA PA't RIQT (Alcoa), March ,_ Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, T. · San· chez. S15 wus t aken fr om the ship's fund fol' flowers· f or a .. -brot her who passed· away. A suggestion was made to mak..two arrival pools to build the •ship's fund in order to buy a TV set . Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about buying a 'n~w washi ng machine. . up , ADDRESS ·······.· ··· ·· ·; ·······-~ ············· · · · · · ·· · · · ··· · · ···· ·· ·· ···· · · · · · ·· · · ·· ;"· ...............,.................. J. TRINITY (Carras>, March 6-Chelrm1n, Buselewskl; Secretary, M. ·Reid. ~- ster, ~ass. ... �'. ... :.idu,.tw , ' '" ; ·, • ' ' ; • ·~ : S B.Al·'.4· lr··:.E.a ·s ,• .-~ r • £0 G • • ~· :DICBST -: ol SHIPS~ . ' were acted upon and accepted 100 •per· <Continued from page ·18) cent. :A motion WH mad~ :by H. Brodie and the practlee of •Yinf too ma!IY left· to wire Harry LundeberJ, PrHldent of oven and Hrvlng them at a later meaJ. ~e Seifareri International Union. reaard· Ina mpport to polltlon on CAMU, cat:· , STBEL 'SIAFARIR Oathmlan), March rJed. unanimou1ly. · s-;..chalrm1n, none; Secretary, none. 12-4 oiler feels that llnce he 11 a union man ANN MARii <•um, Aprll J-Ch1lrm1n. and pays mb1tantlal dues he Jntenda to be treated and spoken to by otrJcera in I. Dakln1 Secretary, 1. · Kllll1rew. Dele· jatH report aveeythlnl In aood condl· a manner befitting ht1 rating and affllla· tlon. Dl1cu11lon1 with captain on bavlna Uon and runhina 9Dlootbly. A apeclaJ quarters painted. A vote of thanlu WH meeting WH called. All reporta and com· Miven to the baker tor the goodlem at munl~tlona were accepted. Crew voted full endorsement of AFL polltlon on coffee time, and to all deleeates. CAMU and SIU new hJrlnt eet-up. Crew· members request a new toaster. New DEL ALBA CMlssl11lppll, March 20 mattre11H1 are needed for the ho111ital. Ch1lrm1n, E. Riviere; Secretary, ~- GelL &hip's deleeate reported that new pDlow1 were received- and ship was fumigated. ANTINOUi cwaterm1nl, April S-Ch•lr· Seef In steward department in I regard man, J. L(ttle;· Secretary, J. Murphy. Comto dirty pitchers, but other than thJa· the munlcatlon1 read and , accepted. Resolu· steward department has been very coop- tlon1 on CAMU and SW hJrlnt program erative. Motion made and carried that were -read and motion• made and car.ried paHageways, quarters, galley, messhall1 to acc~pt and concur. A motion was and showers be painted. made by Brother Ellis that a telegram be sent to Brother Harr)' Lundeberg con· REPUBLIC (Trafal1lar>. October 1~ demnlng the actions ol Joe Curran In Chairman, W. Szczepanski; Secretary, W. selling out on hiring hall Jssue. Barth. Request for an exterminator to try to get rid of roaches. A patrolman ARCHERS HOPE <Cities Service>. April wlll be contacted about having the fresh 6-Chalrmen, T. Waems; Secretary, I. water tanks cleaned. Swafford. All reports and communications were voted upon and accepted GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), unanimously. Crew backs AFL unions' March 28-Chalrman, E. Deshotels; Sec- stand on CAMU. Crew also pledges full .retary, J. Bdward1. Engine delegate took support to SIU hiring program . up the question of keys with the chief engineer and the chief said the captaib BEATRICI <Bull>, April 4-Ch1lrman, would reach an agreement with the ship's F. Fromm; Secretary, R. Hall. Ship's delegate. Motion made and carried that de,\egate. F. Froom, reported that the the night lunch contain a greater variety ship pays off In Baltimore. Headquarters of meats. The heating system In some report and communications were read .rooms Is very poor. and accepted. Motion made by P. Dunphy to accept resolution supporting CAMU CATHERINE (Dry Trans), March 26decision. Motion made by H. Ricci to Chalrman, J. Ranieri; Secretary, D. Massa. accept resolution on SIU hiring set·up. Ship's delegate requP.sted that shipboard Both carried unanimously. elopchest prices 1 be mailed Into nearest port. Longshoremen and others outside BEAURliGARD <Waterman), April 5of crewmembers should be kept out of Chalrman, s. Turner; Secretary, J. Can· messrooms and crew's quarters at all .trell, Jr. Brother Mastin was elected as times. Steward told membership that ~n ship's delegate, Joe Pagola was elected. cases of shortages of soap, matches, etc., as ship's secretary reporter and John he would be glad to cooperate and su~ Cantrell was elected to the post of 1hlp's plement. All hands urged · to keep Jaun- treasurer. Resolution& mpporting AFL dry room clean. stand on CAMU and backlDf SIU new hiring set-up accepted .100 percent. MoALCOA PIONEER <Alcoa>. February 27 tion made by J. · Cantrell to .send tele· -Ch1lrman, J. Fedesovlch; Secretary, J •. gram to Harry Lundeberg congratulating ~ R. Tiiiey. The shiP'!i delegate reported him on . the· action he took regarding· that the ship received fresh stores of an CAMU. A ship's fund wlll be l!tarted kinda In 5an Pedro. So far there Is a for emeriency use and benefit of crew· dispute about no shore leave In Yoko· membere. All crewmembers were 11)\ed hama and delayed aalllng due to repalre to cooperate with the new))' elected crew of the vessel. Motion made and carried representatives. BIENVILLE (Waterm1n>, April 4 Ch1lrm1n, M. Karlovee1 Secretary, R. Perry. J\lotlon made by A. Maje.ky to accept and concur headquarters report, carried unarilmoualy. Communication• read and" accepted by the crew. Resolutions adopted eupportlng AFL lltand on CAMU and SIU'• hiring 1et-up. Motion made by A. Shellen that the crew wire the president of the International regarding CAMU l11ue. Carried unanl· that crew go on record to ask negotla.t ing mously. committee of the SIU to bring up the BRADFORD llLAND <Cities Service), po11lbillty of changing the present trans· portation clauses In tlie agreement to "Pr!! ,_Ch1lrm1n, H. Oranfl Secretary, D. Wiiiiams. Motion made and carried collect transportation from port to port Instead of area to area. The washing ma- to send telegram to Harry Lundeberg backing his position on CAMU and giving chine Is In a poor !;Qndltlon. him crew'• 1upport. Ship's trea1urer, V. Radcllll' reported that thert II f48 In ALCOA CORSAIR IAlco1J, Api'll l - the ahJp'1 fund. Dl1eu11lon on ffniorlt)' Ch1lrman, o. Callahan1 Secretary, M. Cos- rule1. tello. Communlcatlon1 were read and accepted. Brother CalJJlhan made a nt'o· CALMAR CC1lm1r), Aprll l--Ch1lrm1n. tlon to accept and concur In resolutions A. J1ckson1 lecretary, c. Hostetter. Del· •lidorslng 1tand on CAMU and SIU htr- e1ate1 report ahJp j1 In 1ood 1hape with lna sy1tem, motion carried unanimously. no beefs pendlna. Headquarter1 report WH read and aacepted. Crew voted ALCOA PINNANT (Alcoa), April 6- complete mpport to AFL unlona' poll· Chalrman, V. Naah; Secretary, J. Stewart. Uon on CAMU• . Crew allO 1ave full IUPHeadquartefl report, communlcatlon1 ind port to &JU'• new hlrlDI 13'ltem. A mofHolutlom read, dl1cwined end accepted tion WH made by W. Yerke thlt a tele· unanimously. Motion made and carried aram ile sent to Harry LUBdebera. to Hnd a teleeranr to Harry Lundebera 1uppo~lng hJm on CAMU. · CANTIGNY <CltlH •ervlce), Aprll 7Chalrmen, J, Phllllpa; lecretary, R. - Mc· ALCOA PILGRIM CAico.), April 7- Don1ld. Re10lutton1 end communication• Chalrmin, Rihn; Secretary, Turk. Dele• read and accepted. Motton made and carfates reported no beef11 pending and all 11 In order. l;leadquarten report waa read and accepted with thank1. All com· munlcatlon1 · were read and accepted. lle1olutlon1 adopted In 1Upport of AFL action on CAMU and· SW'• new hiring eet-up. A lincere vote of thank• 1lven SIU repreaentatlve1. for a Job well done. ALCOA POINTIR <Alcoa), April 6 Ch1lrm1n, J. lt1 mbo; licretary, C. Brock· ett. We, the . crewmembere of the SS Alcoa Pointer, vote 100 percent tin favor of AFL polltlon on CAMU and SJU'1 new hlrlnt program. ALCOA POLARUS <Alco1), ·April 5'C h1lrm1n, H. Troxclalr; leGret1ry, J. Hannon. Motiona made and carried to accept headquarters report and communlcatlon1. Resolutlon11 carried unanimously. Support voted SIU hiring 1et·up. A motion wH made and carried that a wire be sent to Brother Lundeberg supporting his actlona In withdrawing from CAMU. ALCOA RANGER <AlcOI), April 7Chalrman, J. B1doff; Stcretary, R. Clymer. A motion wa1 m11de by R. Smith that crew 11\lpport CAMU po1ltlon and &lU'1 new hiring hall arrangement. Unanimously agreed. A telegram of IUP· port was sent to Harry Lundeberg. rled to eend wire to Jfarr1' Lundeberf baeldna him on CAMU tnue. Crew also voted full npport to SW'• new hlrlnl Mt·•P· . CHICKASAW (Waterman), April 7 Chalrm1n,. R. Suckln11eri Secretary, M. Patterson. :Meetlna aalled to take action on Important tuue1. Crew voted unanl· mou1 1Upport to Lundebera 11olltlon on CAMU and endoreea 8IU'1 newly-eltablilhed 1enlorlt7 hlrlna ayltem. A tile· iram WH 1ent to Harr)' Lundeber1 coniratulattn• him for expolfnl failure ot CAMU. CHILORI <Orel, April 7-Chelrm1n, S. Pulford1 Secretary, O. Marcotte. II. Ful· ford, 1blp'1 delefate, reported that the food t1 lmprovln1. The WHhlnl machine wa1 repaired by m1ehlnilt and II workln• very 'Yell. New lhip'1 officers were elected. Motion made · by D. Ponte1 and carried that a teleiram of full mpport be 1ent to Harry Lundeberf. Crew voted unan1Jnou1 mpport to AFL iroup1 on CAMU action and ple~ed iuli Eupport to &JU In carrytna out new 11nlorlty hlrln• ay•tem. ALCOA RUNNER <Alcoa), April 6,Ch1lrm1n, H. Butts; Secretary, c. Jones. · Reports, communications and resolutions were. accepted 100 percent. Motion made 1md carr,J.ed to 1end a telegram to Harry CHIWAWA <Cltl•- Service), Aprll S-Lundeberg regarding hl1 stand on Wash· jngt.on walkout. SIU ni;w hiring 1et·UP Ch1lrman, J. Merrell; lecretary, I. R1y. fiven lull support. Severil brothers apoke- Crew voted lull 1Upport to CAMU poaltlon and SW'• new hlrlDI proiram. l>n keeplnt the ship cleaner. ALIC• BROWN <Bloomfteld), April 6Chalrman, c. Hlll1 Secretary, R. Fer•u1on. A vote wa1 held on re1olutlon1 relating to AFL union's 1tand on CAMU and SIU hiring plan. Carried 100 per· oent. The crew aboard thil ship will back headquarters all the way. BAL TORI <Orel, no 4late-Chalrm1n, Jack Wise; lecretary, J. Olbll1. Dllcu1ldon on keeplnf recreation room clean. New w&1hln1 machine to be uaed caretully. 8hlp'1 dele1ate reporta everything fOlnf ftne. . I - Pq-e. Nfneteea . ' MEETINGS • • • .. 41 American money order1. Wlll notify pa. trolman and aak for proper· repatr1 or demand a new washing machine. Pad· ding for doors will be requested 10 that doors m•Y be closed without wakln1 those members asleep. ~ral. The crew pantryman was oven a vote of thanks for his voluntary care ot the crew library. Brotfier Emerick a&~ed the crew to be careful when using the washing machine as the motor burned out the first time it was used this voyage. I ORIMAR core>. March 16-Chalrman, S. Prekepuk1 lec:retary, W. Anderson. Ship's de~l(ate reported that the SIU library came aboard In Baltimore ind alked crew to take care of the books. fans In the dayman's foc'1le need re· Pairing. A .vote of thankr extended to the ste,.-ard · department for the swell chow tlley have been putting out. SALEM MARITIME <Cities 6arvlce), Much 20-Chalrman, A. Gowder; Seere· tary, W. Mlekle. One man missed ship In Lake Charles. Di~ussion on SIU pro· CITY OF ALMA !Waterman>, February cedurf!. All hands were informed of new SW seniority hiring system. Crew radio 13-Chalrman, D. Pool; Secretary, R. El· llott. No beefs reported, and everything to be purchased in J!.altlmore. running smoothly on board. C. J . Nall SANTORE core>, March 27-Chalrman, elected as ship's delegate. c. Stroud; Secretary, ' G. ' Prota. Motion March 27-Chalrman, H. Scholes; Secremade and carried that the ship's dele- tary, R. Elliott. Sugges.tion . made that gate see the patrolman about arranging all repairs be made this trip as they for standbys for those that want them haven 't been taken care of for the last In the shipyard. The ship's delegate will t~o trips. Delayed sailing from Tripoli see the mate about keys for the rooms disp uted. · be~ore goin~ to shipyard. The ste'\\'ard -turned the ship's fund over to the ship's ANTINOUS <Waterman>. March 13delegate. , Chairman, J. Little; Secretary, H . Bi'err• · Ing. Ship's delegate reported $22.81 in MARORE <Ore), March 27-Chalrm~n. J th.e ship's fund and t~ouble between rhe C. Sharp; Secretary, c. Ludwick. More w1~er and first assistant referred to fans are needed in the recreation room. Umon. One man. fired for abusive Jan- , J lee water requested in messroom besides g.ua ge to the chief mate and first as- the soft drinks. Men coming off watch s1stant. Deck delegate and electrician say there is no night lunch. Men can't both spoke , orl cooperation ::mong crews!eep because of loud squ(!ak from the member.s and licensed personnel who are also umon men. washing machine. I I COE "VICTaRV <Victory Carriers>, March 17-C:halrman, L. Hall, Jr.; Secretary, Frank Allen. The ship's articles were backdated · ten days on arrival Jn New York: No port payoll', only a draw elven out. Ship's delegate to tell patrolman to ' demand that the captain make up a· port payoff before rdgnlng articles. Refrigerated ·boxes, · dry store rooms and lockers, etc., should be cleaned at sea and not In port as has happened on for· mer voyages. The ship wlll be exter· mlnated for roaches on arrival. A vote of thanks goes to the steward department for all· around good chow. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April 3Chalrman, W• ., Mitchell; Secretary, E. Auer. Ship's · delegate gave a talk on the mall situation and Will see about working out the best arrangement In each port. Brother King gave a talk on keep· In& things clean and shipshape In gen- a:: Stauertnc Losses The Ill-starred "convoy PQ-17, known to seamen as the "Fourth of July" convoy lost 22 of its 33 ships after its armed escort left it to shift for itself on July 4, 1942. The losses were heaviest in three days of concentrated attacks during which heavily-loaded ships exploded from munitions cargoes or went down in minutes. Only four SIU ships survived · of the 20 US ships in the convoy, most of them manned by Seafarers. Succeeding convoys; even though well-escorted, bled severely to deliver food and war materials. PQ18 which followed lost 13 of its 40 ships and up to March, 1943, 32 of 143 American ships sailing this run neyer saw port again. But not all the stories of the merchant marine in war were tales of ships lost and men killed. Mer~ chant ships had t heir successes too, which were reflected in military victories ashore. There was the SIU-manned Seatrain Texas which rushed 180 Sherman· tanks to North Afric!l. without escort in • LIBERTY FLAG <Dover), March 6' MARY ADAMS .(Bloomfield>, March '7Chalrman, A. Wiier Secretary, B. Hay. Chairman, C:onnors; Secretary, A. , Fecte~u. Ship's delegate reported that The chief engineer was contacted about the water being rusty, and crew was told money question had been taken up with that there was not enough water taken patrolm ~ n . Suggestions were made that library books be returned in their places. A weekly list will be posted for the cleaning "Of the recreation and laundry rooms. Suggestion made that fresh milk sho\ll<l l!e sgved for Persian Gtflf. Fase-sts quit Ten Years Ago (Continued from page 2) · in the coming months but they were only a foretaste of what was to come in the months ahead. When war broke out, German subs immediately moved into action off the east coast of the US where unarmed , unescorted merchant vessels made good hunting. Between January and June , 1942, 154 American and Allied ships were sunk along the coast and in the northwest Atlantic. It wasn't until June that coastal convoys began and ships got some measure of protection. The same was true of Gulf and Caribbean waters, wher~ 167 ships were sent to the bottom in the same period. In the month of May German subs feasted on 31 ships in this ·a rea alone. Ships were sunk In the mouth of the Mississippi, between Key West and Havana and at . the entrances to Texas and Louisiana oil ports. Oil and bauxite carriers .were· the principal targets. But .the most dramatic and most dangerous run was the trip through icy Arctic waters to . :Murmansk. In addition to navigational hazards of bitter Arctic ·Ocean weather, ships had to run gauntlet of planes, subs and naval vessels based .on Norwegian ports. Men who survived the loss of their ship often failed to survive the icy cold and stormy waters on liferafts and boats. aboard ship at Pusan, and tanks · have a sediment on the bottom. Motion made by bosun that a repair list be turned Into the delegate6. To go on record that a crewmember be brought up on charge1 for maliciously threatening life of fellow crewman and that such charges be left pending until brother can answer same at Union hall. Patrolman will ch eck on galley range with the chief engineer. MARGARET BROWN !Bloomfield), April 16-Chairman, E. Hunt; Secretary, v. Genco. Motion made and carried to ac· cept headquarters report as read . There was len gthy discussions on the new seniority shipping system. Crew went on record to adopt the new SIU hiring pro· gram based on seniority; also the resolution dealing with the AFL posit ion on CAlllU. the summer of 1942. Tank drivers of the British 8th Army met the ALCOA PEGASUS . <Alcoa), April 16ship at the docks and shortly after Chalrman, A. Beck; Secretary, A. Gomez. Reading clerk read communications dealput the force s of Marshall Rom- ing with the hiring hall and rotary shipping. Crew took action giving support mel to rout at . El Alamein, just to AFL on CAMU and to SIU on newly. 60 miles west of Alexandria. The established hiring system. Motion made Robin Locksley , another SIU ship. by Brother Philllp to draft a telegram carried precious supplies of food , ' munitions and fuel to beleaguered Malta in November, 1942, when the Mediterranean was an Axis lake and Malta was being bombed daily. The Lawton B. Evans delivered gasoline and ammunition to Anzio beachhead in "Jan.uary, to H~rry Lundeberg going· along with 1944, and shot down four bombers I him on failure of CAlllU. carried. while b e ing unloaded . VENORE ((Ore), April 16-Chairman, $. Seafarer-Hero Day; Secretary, W. Robinson . Motion made by Brother Gilmore accept and Then there were the hundreds concur in headquarters report. Carried of ships whic h landed 2 ~2 million unanimously. Motion made by Brother Robinson to accept and concur with resotroops, 17 million tons nf supplies lutions backing AFL on CAMU and stip· and a half-million trucks and tanks porting SIU's new hiring system, Carried. A telegram sent to Harry Lundeberg on the Normandy beaches in the backing him was all the way. It was pointed first three months after D-Day as out that shipboard meetings should be held more regularly for the benefit of all well as the hundreds more at the concerned. A vote of thanks was given Leyte landings, and at other in- to the steward department. vasions from North Afriea to OkinMAE (Bull), April 4 - Chairman, A. awa. Among the seamen who man- Hiers; Secretuy, G. G19e. New delegates ned these ships were men like elected. Communications were read and carried unanimously. Motion by Ed Carl· Gustave Alm , carpenter of the An- son to approve new hiring plan. Crew gelina, who single-handedly kept went on record In support- of AFL posl· Uon on CAMU, carried unanimously. !\Io· four survivors of torpedoing from tlon by Sid Berger that the crew of the SS Mae wire SIU President Lundeberg losing .their grip on an overturned on the Issue regarding CAMU, carried. lifeboat through a stormy Atlantic night. Then when rescue came, MARYMAR <Calmar), April 6-Chalr· Alm caught lines from the · ship man, J. Markham; Secretary, F. Fletcher. Washing machine needs repairing and and tied them around his ship~ patrolman wlll be Informed of this at Communications, mates who were too weak to help payoff In Baltimore. headquarters - report read. Crew unanithemselves. mously adopted resolutions 1pproving There was Joseph Squires of the new SW hiring set-up and endorsint stand on CAMU. Motion made that Maiden Creek wno stayed aboard AFL a telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg 'to launch the last lifeboat when backing him 100 percent In his attempt the ship went down on December to keep Jo~ under our flag. 30, 1942, and George Alther who MASSMAR <Calmar), April 4-Chalrman, lost his life trying to save a A. Novik; Secretary, H. Greenwald. Mix· inlf niachlne sent ashore !or "l'epalrs. Ice wounded Naval officer on the box fixed. Motion made by Edward Crelan Timothy Pickering in July, '1943. to accept and concur in headquarters i·e· port. Motion by E. Abad to accept and Or Holcomb Lemmon of the Henry concur In resolutions on SW hiring and Bacon who helped load passengers support of CAMU. Motion made by A. Novak that the crew of the SS Massmar and crew into lifeboats and life- wire the president of the SIU of NA rafts and then calmly. chatted with pledging support in CAMU issue. the chief engineer as the two went MOBILIAN <Waterman>, April 6-Chalr· down with the ship. min. J. Burns; Secretary, J. Castro. Mo· These men, and others, w.ere tlon made and carried to support new SIU hJrlng system and to back AFL po· awarded the Distinguished Service sitlon on CAMU. Headquarters report Medal of the merchant marine, the was read and accepted. highest honor available to men in NATIONAL LIBERTY <Nation-al Ship. merchant . service. More than 20 ping ind Trading), April I-Chairman, F. «;osptl; Secretary, F. Anderg. Deck de· merchant vessels were subsequent- partment quarters need painting al'ld ly named after Seafarers who lost other repairs should be taken ca1·e of also. Communications accepted as read. their lives during the war. Crew voted unanimously to endorse AFL After May 1945, mercha.1t position on CA!IIU. Resolution adopted full endo1·sement tq new hiring ships turned to the new task of giving system in SIJJ. LOGs and the Union will feeding and supplying war-torn be asked to contact the company and make sure LOGs are forwarded to vessel lands, and the i·esumption of nor- while on voyage. mal commerce between nations. 1: -, NEVA CBloomfleld), .April 6Ten years after, the memory of Chalrman, WEST M. Browni Secretary, A. Whit· wartime heroics may grow faint mer. Crew voted to adopt a resolution pledging 100 percent support to new hirbut the job 9,£ the merehant maing set-up and AFL stand on CAMU. rine coi:it~nues. . ·co:mniuttlcatlons"' were read and accepted. I to 1; ·1 �SEAi'AREllS •i:.aa · Vol. XVII No. 9 Aprll_. Zf, 1951 __• _:_OP:FICIAL _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __ ORGAN OP: TH! SEAFARERS INTtRNATION ,AL UNION . • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT• AFL •~ ,. / years ago- History's greatest land and sea w-ar, World War -II, came to an end in the European arena ten years ago next week. It was on May 7, 1945, ~hat a defeated Germany officially threw in the sponge. The end of the war in Europe also meant the end of an orgy of merchant ship sinkings which cost the US alone over 1,500 vessels and .the allies all told 4, 770 ships. Six thousand US mer· cha'nt seamen went down with their vessels, over 1,200 of them members of the SIU. The number of other seafaring casualties from injury, hunger, thirst and expesure ran many times that total. · World War II was fought on a scale that is still hard to con.. ceive ten years after, and made demands on the US merchant marine that stagger the imagination. By VE day, the US had 5,529 merchant ships on d:uty carrying food, munitions and other supplies to every one of the world's far-flung batUe areas. For the men who braved-icy Arctic waters on the Murmansk run, faced torpedoes unarmed and unescorted in the Atlantic in 1942, or ran the gauntlet into the beaches at Anzio, Sicily, Okinawa, Normandy and other landings, it was a grim war in· deed. V-E day for them was · a memorable day of rejoicing. ,,.... Pleased relief showed on faces of Boston residents when they got news that European war was officially ended. Japanese surrender came approximately four months later. IL. - In a scene repeated many times over during the war, a merchant ship explodes and goes up in flames after being hit by a German bomber during the 1943 invasion of Sicily. · One week after Germany's surrender, U-boat U-858 surfaced off Cape May, New Jersey, and turned itself in. Marines are shown searching U-boat crewmembers. · These Seafarers drifted three days in a lifeboat after a sub .p umped 50 sheOs into _their unarmed ship. It was 1942 when. ships were unprepared for ·sub warf~re. Two of three survivors of SIU-manned City of Atlanta, Robert Fennell, oiler, and George Tavelle, 2nd mate, smile from hospital .beds. Ship ··was one of first ·to co down after US. ent~red war. · . ·-· - . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource April 29, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 9 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VE-DAY HONOR 6,000 SEAMEN DEAD FARM BLOC MOVES TO SLASH '50-50' SUP VICTORIOUS ON PACIFICUS A-POWERED CARGO SHIP PLANNED FOR PEACE TOUR BILL SEEKS PAY LID ON SUBSIDIES CHARIMAN OF CONGRESS COMM. ON LABOR RACKETS LAUDS SIU SIU CONVENTION TO OPEN IN MONTREAL ON MAY 23 EAST COAST HEARINGS DUE IN MARITIME US SUBSIDY SOUGHT FOR LOW-COST LINERS SIU-BACKED BOXER COPS AAU LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AN EXAMPLE OF MARITIME LABOR DISRUPTION FOREIGN-FLAG CO. USES US LAW TO END CREW BEEFS SALE HELD UP ON WATERMAN ALA. UNIONS TO BATTLE 'WRECK-LAW' SIX SEAFARERS CITED AS HEROES BULK OF AID SHIPMENTS SLATED FOR ASIA IN '56 FETE OPENS NEW ANNEX IN MOBILE BRIDGES BID DELAYS MCS-AFL PACT TALKS AN ATOMIC MERCHANTMAN PRAISE FROM COAST GUARD SIU OF NA ROUTS BRIDGES BY 4 TO 1 IN 3-DEP'T VOTE TWO BOSUNS? TOO MUCH FOR OREMAR SEAFARERS 'REFIGHT' STONY CREEK'S BATTLE 'FRENCHY' LOSES TITLE TO A FISHING ENGINEER CREW BELLIES GROWL AT LOCKED NIGHT LUNCH SEAFARER CALLS HAMILL 'HOUDINI OF ATLANTIC' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/29/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/44a2624ed3af624f2bc83fee657dfba3.PDF b88274acce48583a1bb0a3a8e1d3761d PDF Text Text "'-f" • ®f^'; \^M-'- M-' Vol. XVIi No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TH E S EAFA.K E R S INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC IK-. ••- m lf-3 r-' '-<:.;:>:^S '••4 li: • ;•-:'?$ AND GULF DISTRICT • AFl • HOSPIIAL-SURGERY ; Wfe }Sl WIVES CHILDREN 7 Pays Hospital Room^ Extras, Surgical Fees, Dr. Hasp. Calls Death Benefit Boosted To $3,500 On Seafarers Hospitalized Seafarers To Receive $21 Weekly Pension-Disability Plan V^{fi 2 Soctions 1st SGction . ""'•'""7 �SEAFARERS toe Vaffe Tw* May IS, IMS SlU-NLRB Reach Accord To End Pending Cases Following the SIXJ's successful negotiation and institution of a seniority hiring system to protect the professional Seafarer, the memberdnp of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District has authorized and accepted a prpposed National Labor Relations Board stipulation to dispose Of several Board cas«s pend-t b a:? / >; ing against the union. The membership action was taken at regular meetings in all ports on May 4. In the background of the pro­ posed agreement with the NLRB is the story of a long and deter­ mined SIU fight to protect the professional seamen and to avert the disasters inflicted on other maritime unions over the same is­ sue. These were the developments: SAVANNAH—Seafarers in ibis port step out on the picket line, When it became obvious during lending aid to Southern Bell Telephone strikers. Photo shows, left the past year that the NLRB was to right, T. Burke, G. P. Gapae, two telephone strikers, members of pressing its fight against the SIU the CIO Communications Workers of America, Ben Sellers, J, F. hiring halls and had also forced Lee, J. B. Henley (in background). the NMU to capitulate without the NMU first negotiating and insur­ ing a spelled-out hiring system which would protect its profes­ sional sailors, the SIU adopted a line of action that would guar­ antee its membership recognition of their seniority and protection of their job rights. Opened Negotiations Seafarers in South Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports have been The Union notified the ship­ Photo above shows seamen registering in Class C, one of the new lending moral and picketline support to the Communications owners that it wished to renegoti­ provisions of the Seafarers contracted hiring set-up. The provision ate its entire hiring agreement. In Workers of America (CIO) in a showdown strike with the for class C men gives greater security and job protection to men support of this position, the SIU Southern Bell Telephonein class B and class A, as shown by shipping figures on page 12. membership went on record unanly-worded telegram from Port Company. imoasly to back this demand and replied flatly that while it was membership-adopted policy, the Telephone workers in nine Agent Cal ^ Tanner to Alabama's agreeable to a settlement stipula­ SIU rejected any idea which would Southeastern States are involved Gov. James E. Folsom. tion as may be required, it would have put the professional sailor at in the strike which is now entering The telegram said, in part: For a report on the security under no condition settle these the same level as thousands of its third month. "It is obvious the company is hot given Seafarers under new cases uhtil the seniority and job finks who could have thus walked In New Orleans, about 300 Sea­ dealing fairly with its employees rights of Its professional seamen in on the shipping list to bid for this dispute. Result of com­ hiring set-up, see story and farers on the beach and from ships in were fully protected and recog­ jobs against the more-entitled Sea­ pany's position has been to force shipping figures on page 12. in the harbor donned white caps nized in the agreement on hiring. farers. its employes to remain out on to march with about 10,000 other In strict accordance with its Ironclad Seniority AFL, CIO and railroad brother­ strike. We respectfully urge you On March 1 of this year, the hood members in a parade held to inists on this case being sub­ with strike action if necessary to Union scored its first victory in April 28 to demonstrate the unity mitted to arbitration when you force negotiations for the protec­ the campaign to protect the men of labor support of the telephone meet with Southern Governors for tive seniority system tlie Union conference on this urgent matter sailing under the SIU banner by workers in the dispute. wanted. The membership strength­ in Atlanta." hammering out with the shipown­ ened its position, further by ap­ Observers agreed the procession Basic issues In the strike in­ ers an ironclad seniority system proving a $20 assessment to pre­ of white-capped Seafarers, led by volved the CWA's efforts to win a which fully recognized for hiring pare for a fight if necessary by a purposes a man's cumulative sea- SIU Port Agent Lindsey Williams, "reasonable general wage increase" smashing 95 percent majority. time with SlU-contracted com­ carried off top honors among the in an effort to narrow the wage This, incidentally was what the union marching units for its strik­ differential between phone workers panies. NMU had failed to do, and because ing appearance and orderliness. in the North and South. With the approval of the new of its failure had, as NMU National In Savannah, Seafarers bolstered Token Boost seniority hiring system by the Treasurer M. Hedley Stone said, in The company offered a token membership, the plan was put into the telephone workers' picketlines effect destroyed the NMU hiring hall. The SIU had no intention of Delegates from SIU of North successful operation. At this point —manned primarily by women— wage increase, but hitched it to falling victim to the same game. Americ^ affiliates will gather the SIU knew, that It was able to until the Savannah police forbid a "no strike" clause which would Meanwhile, iinfair labor charges in Montreal, Canada, on May settle the 23 cases with the NLRB "mass picketing." Savannah police deprive the union, of the only eco­ had been instituted against the 23 for the seventh biennial con­ without NLRB at the same time es­ said that the arrival of "these big nomic weapon at its disposal for union by twenty-three men. Back­ vention of the international union. tablishing rules that would—as in fellows" constituted intimidation protection of union security. The company's position on the ed by the provisions of the Taft- The Sheraton-Mount Royal Hotel the NMU case—jeopardize the of the scabs. The. Seafarers then Hartley law, the NLRB put the will be the site of the meeting, seniority of the old line profession­ set up a sympathy line across the arbitration proposal strengthened street from the telephone building. belief in the CWA's contention that heat on the Union as a result of which Is the first to be held out­ al Seafarers. Southern Bell is far more in­ Wire To Governor In the course of the negotiations the charges. side the United States. The SIU terested in destroying the union In Mobile, Seafarers supported The SIU took a firm position of NA represents 62,000 seamen, (Continued on page 19) ^the telephone workers in a strong-^ than it is in settling the strike. fishermen, cannery workers and allied marine workers throughout the United States and Canada. Six delegates will represent the May 13, 19S5 Vol. XVil. No. 10 A&G District at the convention. A As I See It.... Page 4 m-embershlp - elected credentials Burly Page 16 committee, chosen at the ApriL20 Crossword Puzzle Page 8 headquarters membership meet­ Editorial Cartoon .......Page 0 ing, reported receipt of six nomin­ Editorials Page 9 ations. With no contests for any of Final Dispatch Page 17 the convention delegate posts, the Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 committee has declared the nom­ Labor Round-Up Page 8 inees elected, without the neces­ Letter of The Week Page 9 sity of balloting. Maritime .Page 8 The six delegates will be SIU Meet The Seafarer Page 8 Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, Notices, Personals Page 18 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bob Off Watch Page 14 Matthews, and the following port Port Reports Pages 12, 13 agents; Lindsey Williams, New Quiz Page 14 Orleans; Cal Tanner, Mobile; Earl Recent Arrivals Page 18 Sheppard, Baltimore; Steve CarShipping Figui-es Page 12 dullo, Philadelphia. SIU History Cartoon .... Page 6 San Diego In '5S Vote of Thanks Page 9 The last international conven­ Welfare Benefits Page 17 Welfare Report Page 17 tion, held in 1953 in San Diego, Your Dollar's Worth Page 4 completed arrangements for affili­ ation of the Marine Firemen's Published biweekly af the headquarters Union- with the SIU, an affiliation •t the Seafarers International Union, At­ which was ratified subsequently NEW ORLEANS—Part of group of 300 white-capped Seafarers is shown marching in support of strik­ lantic « Oulf District AFL, <7S Fourth ing CIO telephone workers. Seafarers joined with 10,000, other AFL and CIO and railroad brotherhood Avenue. Brooklyn », NY. Tel. HYaclnth ,by the Marine Firemen's membermembers in city to demonstrate unity of all labor in support of the telephone workers';.long->strijke,» at the .Post Offlce In Brooklyn. NY, undar. • Seafarers Back CIO Phone Beef SIU Of NA Convention OnMay23nd ' SEAFARERS LOG �'Ubnr IS. l9Si SEAFARERS LOG Fife Tlire* • • -i Win Top Protection For Family in New Hospital-Surgical Plan Also Boost Hospital Pay, Death, Pension-Disability Hospital Room and Board: Seafarer's wife and unmarried High among the most beneficial gains ever to be won for Seafarers by the SIU, children under 19 get hospital room and board up to $10 a broad, new program of welfare benefits will go into effect on June 1. A package per day. Payments cover up to 31 days after first $50 of of brand new family benefits giving top coverage plus solid increases in exisiting expenses. Hospital Extras: Seafarer's wife and unmarried children un­ benefits for Seafarers were proposed by the Union and negotiated by the Union der 19 get a maximum of $100 for extra in-hospital costs. trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The program includes hospital and surgi­ This benefit goes with above benefit or surgical benefit be­ cal coverage for Seafarers' families as well as increases in disability-pensions, Sea­ low, or both farers' hospital benefits andt Surgical: The Seafarer's wife and unmarried children under death benefits. 19 are covered for surgical costs up to $300. (See surgical The new benefits are the schedule.) $50 deductible does not apply to this benefit. result of a long study by SIU Doctor Calls at Hospital: Seafarer's wife and unmarried trustees, experts in the field children under 19 are allowed $4 per day for doctor visits of hospital-surgical care and while hospitalized for a maximum of 31 days. Benefit paid SIU officials to formulate the best possible plan with the to non-surgical cases. Payment In Hospital: All Seafarers in hospitals for more details on all the bene­ than one week get $21 weekly; payments continue during fitsFull provided by the Seafarers entire period of hospitalization. Welfare Plan, both new fam­ ily »benefits and increases Pension—Disability: All totally disabled Seafarers, regard­ in existing benefits, are con­ less of age, get $35 weekly; payments continue during entire tained in the eight page sup­ period of disability. plement in the centerfold of this issue. Seafarers are ad­ Death: All Seafarers' beneficiaries get $3,500. vised to keep a copy of the supplement as a handy refer­ Maternity: All Seafarers get $200 plus a $25 bond for each ence on the provisions and child born, plus duplicate payments for multiple births. workings of the Welfare Plan. Scholarship: Four scholarships worth $6,000 each awarded annually—after tests—to Seafarers or children of Seafarers maximum of benefits to the for four years at college of choice. Benefit will finance grad­ families of Seafarers. The new pro­ uate work if student qualifies. gram won unanimous and whole­ NEW YORK—Seafarers Joseph Malone and Edward Hansen dis­ approval from Seafarers in Special Equipment Benefit: Special aids necessary for Sea­ hearted cuss the increase in SIU Welfare Plan benefits following the reg­ membership meetings in all ports ular membership meeting on May 4. Both Seafarers are currently farer's recovery not provided by hospital. on May 4. It consists of a package receiving the pension-disability benefit now boosted to $35 weekly. which is believed to be superior to Unemployment and Meal Book Program: Unemployment anything existing in the health and pense, family doctor expense in unmarried, are benefitted by con­ benefits and meal book credit available through facilities welfare field. No less than nine hospitals, maternity, disability-pen­ siderable increases in existing Wel­ benefits involving cash payments sion, death, Seafarers' hospital ben­ fare Plan provisions for them as provided through all SIU port offices. are included in the package plus efit, scholarships for Seafarers, follows:— Seafarer Dormitories: Provide a place to sleep, shower, four additional categories of ben­ special aid, meal benefit and dor­ Death benefits are increased laundry, etc., in facilities available at most SIU port offices. efits involving direct assistance to mitories for Seafarers on the beach bye$1,000 to $3,500. the Seafarers. between Jobs and training facili­ Seafarer Training School: Upgrading training at no cost to Benefits Include family surgical, ties • Hospital benefits are increased for Seafarers. $6 a week to $21. As before, the Seafarer at school available in Mobile, Alabama. family hospital, family hospital exThe new benefits, their values NEW ORLEANS—Seafarer Milton J. Mouton (center) and his family hear about the details of the family hospitalization benefits to be paid under the newly-expanded SIU Welfare Plan, from SIU Patrolman Herman Troxclair (left). Listening, left to right, are Mrs. Mouton, daughter Felicie, 14; Mouton; Elsie, twin sister of Felicie, and Milton Mouton, 12. "Now we can discontinue our private hospitalization insurance," says Mrs. Mouton, "which is quite an expense for us, with a minimum or protection." - • [jf and their coverage are as follows: • A hospital benefit for wives of Seafarers and unmarried children under 19. This pays for hospital room and board at the rate of $10 A day for 31 days. It includes a $100 maximum allowance for addi­ tional hospital expenses. Payments are made for that portion of the combined hospital and hospital ex­ pense bill which exceeds $50, up to the maximum amount allowed, $410. Aid To Seafarers 0 A $4 daily allowance for visits by a doctor to hospitalized wives and children of Seafarers who are being treated for non-surgical in­ jury or illness, up to a. maximum of 31 days' visits. Maximum value of the benefit is $124. • Surgical benefits up to a max­ imum of $300 according to a sched­ ule drawn up for various types of surgery. Blood transfusion costs are covered under this benefit. All of the above benefits apply to wives and unmarried childi'en under 19. The existing SIU mater­ nity benefit, which pays $200 for the birth of each child plus a $25 defense bond from the Unmn, will continue as before and will be han­ dled as a separate benefit to which the other hospital and surgical benefit! do not apply. Seafarers themselves, married or benefits are payable for as long as a Seafarer is hospitalized, years if necessary. • The disability-pension is in­ creased by $10 a week, making It $35 a week or slightly over $150 a month. • The existing $6,000 four-year college scholarships for Seafarers or their children are continued as is. All of the above benefits are pro­ vided by the Welfare Plan at no cost to the Seafarer. All costs are borne by shipowner contributions to the Plan which the SIU won originally in 1950 and which have been increased several times since (Continued on page 19) Dependents^ Form In The Works In the near future the Seaf:ii -3is Welfare Plan will have forms available on which Sea­ farers will list their wives and children under 19 who qualify for dependent.s' hospital and surgical tenelits. These forms will make for speedy handling of claims filed by Seafarers for these benefits. Seafarers will not have to fill out any other documents for this purpose. 'V.t ' J e* 1 m J •JI "•i'l ^1 �SEAFARERS Pafe Fow Wateman Sale Stirs RR Battle May IS, i855 IPG Canadian Seafarers In Brooklyn Aa I See It MOBILE—A full-scale bat­ tle between the Waterman Steamship Company and seven major eastern railroads is shaping up as the company offi­ cially changed hands for the sum of $41i/i! million. With the defeat of a court action to block the com­ pany's sale, trucking executive Malcolm P. McLean and his as­ sociates have replaced the old Waterman board of directors and mailed out checks in the amount of $41,567,040 to Waterman stock­ holders. Immediately the East's most powerful railroad interests, includ­ ing such lines as the Pennsylvania, At Brooklyn pier aboard the Canadian Constructor, which is under New Haven, B&O, Louisville and contract to SIU Canadian District, Canadian Seafarer Jacques SaNashville and others, moved to vard (right) chats with shipmates Ben Burke (left) and Karl Barnes. stymie McLean's plans for truck Savard recently visited SIU headquarters and renewed old acquain­ trailership services by asking the tances with A&G Di.strict Seafarers. Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate the sale. The ICC already has refused to accept surrender of Waterman's intercoastal certificate, which means it will probably demand that the sale to McLean be subject to its ap­ proval. Coastwise and intercoastal ship­ ping interests have long complained WASHINGTON—Only the selection of a name and formal that the ICC was a "railroad agency," claiming the railroads ratification by convention remains to be accomplished before with their far-reaching economic the merger of the AFL and CIO is complete(l. Agreement power have been able to dominate was reached on May 2 on provisions of a constitution for organizations. The same prohibi­ the agency. the combined 1.5 million-mem­ tion extends to racket-controlled Rails Fear Trailership The railroads, obviously fearful ber labor organization, which was unions. If a union is found to be of McLean's truck trailership the last major task faced by the dominated either by totalitarian or racketeer rule, it can be suspended plans, have charged that the sale Joint Unity Committee. The Joint Unity Committee by a two-thirds vote of the execu­ of Pan Atlantic and Waterman to McLean was "tainted with illegali­ which worked out the details of tive council. The question of jurisdiction is ty" and said it would be "manifest­ the merger has set the actual ly improper" to permit Waterm'an amalgamation procedure for the dealt with through a complaint to surrender its operating certifi­ week of December 5, 1955. Dele­ procedure. Other provisions deal gates from both AFL and CIO un­ with discrimination and an organ­ cate without a hearing. The Waterman sale to McLean ions will meet in New York City's izing program. Still to be settled is the problem was on the basis of $48 per share 71st Regiment Armory to seal the of stock and included a proviso contract. Before that, botli organi­ of a name for the new organiza­ that the intercoastal operating zations will hold separate conven­ tion, While a small matter of it­ self, it may cause difficulties be­ certificate be surrendered. It came tions in the city. Bars Racketeers cause the AFL wants to preserve after an unsuccessful bid by a New Provisions of 'the new constitu­ its name as is, while CIO repre­ York stockholder to halt the trans­ tion give equal status to craft and sentatives want their organization action. Completion of the Waterman industrial unions and prohibit un­ recognized through a change in the purchase is one part of McLean's ions that are controlled or direct­ name of the combined organiza­ far-reaching maritime plans. ed by Communist or totalitarian tion. AFL-CIO Leaders Okay Unity Charter SOME STIRRING UP OF STAGNANT WATERS IS TAKING PLACE in the shipping Industry as the result of new proposals, particularly in the passenger business. These proposals involve exploring and de« veloping sources of business which have been neglected bcause of the mossback, horse and buggy-type thinking which dominates industry. Certainly there is room for experimentation and a fresh approach in both freight and passenger fields. In other transportation industries, such as airlines for example, and in shoreside production indu.stries new developments are welcomed with eagerness as companies strive to outdo each other to Introduce a superior product while reducing cost to the customer. When a man comes along with a new idea in the shipping business the tendency of the other operators is to try to sit on It before it gets started. That is one of the reasons why the industry is stagnating even where Government subsidiies are available. A sample of the do-nothing outlook of US operators is the fact that nobody under the American flag has yet announced any plans to de­ velop the St. Lawrence Seaway trade. Meanwhile several foreign flags are building ships specifically for that purpose. The new approaches in the passenger field involve the idea of lowcost transportation instead of luxury travel for a few. Airlines have done this through their aircoach system and railroads and busses are equally concerned with broadening their business. This kind of ap­ proach is considered the American way of doing things, but in shipping, the Europeans have captured what there is of a mass market, leaving the US with a piece of the luxury trade. The result is, for example, that US ships carried little more than 10 percent of the transatlantic passenger totals of 939,000 last year (inbound and dutbound) and that 10 percent was practically all in the luxury bracket. A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT WELFARE BENEFITS of the SIU and the new benefits that have just been added is contained in a special section in this issue. Seafarers are advised to save this section or give it to their families so that all hands will know what to do in case of an emergency. Those who want additional copies will be able to get them from headquarters or from the outports. In establishing these new benefits througli the Welfare Plan, your Union has made every effort to design them to help the man who needs help the most. Just to take an example, the country's biggest hospitali­ zation outfit does not protect an individual who has to go back to a hospital a second time for treatment of the same disease for a second round of surgery. The SIU hospital and surgical benefits for the family will cover such cases so that the family faced with a long-term hospital problem is well-covered. And, of course, for the Seafarers themselves, the SIU Is continuing the practice of hospital benefits for as long as a man is In drydock, while increasing the amount paid to $21 a week. In increasing benefits all around, your Union has raised them to the point where they are superior to practically any other welfare plan in or out of the maritime industry. The disability pension benefit, which comes out to slightly more than $150 a month, represents, more than the base wage of the average seaman just a few brief years ago. Those disabled Seafarers who happen to be over 65 can collect as much as $275 a month between the SIU disability pension and their social security payments. Certainly in days when a $100 a month pen­ sion Is considered exceptional, this represents a superior type of benefit. With the long list of benefits now available under the Welfare Plan, Seafarers would be well advised to study them carefully so that they will be fully familiar with what they are entitled to. SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Vets—Know Your Benefits l.t'Jt- W'- • !! tl,- 11 An increasing number of Seafarers can now count serv­ ice in the Armed Forces among their varied experiences. Veterans of both world wars and the Korean conflict are entitled to valuable benefits for themselves and families. But sometimes vets or their widows pass up thir rights because they are not aware of them, just as people some­ times forfeit all or part of their Social Security benefits because of lack of knowledge. Here is a checklist of important benefits every man with war service should know, and see that his wife knows about them too. In fact, it would be wise to clip this list and keep it with the family's insurance policies and other documents. Non-Service Connected Disability: Any veteran of either World War, or who served during the Korean conflict, is entitled to a monthly pension from the Veterans Admin­ istration if he becomes totally and permanently disabled in civilian life to the extent where he can no longer work at a full-time job. Remember, this is not the disability compensation paid to veterans who were injured in serv­ ice but is payable for non-service connected disability. A disabled vet is eligible as long as he does not have income from all other sources of over $1;400 a year if he has no dependents, or $2,700 if he is married or has a minor child. Thus a disabled Seafarer who is a veteran would be eligible for the VA pension in addition to the disability payment of $35 a week ($1,820 a year) under the SIU's own welfare plan. Death Benefits:'Dependents' pensions often are payable dependent parents of war veterans, even if death is non-service connected, but under different conditions. Most widows and minor children of World War I vets ire eligible if their annual incomes don't exceed the limits described above. The Government also will pay up to $150 for funeral expenses on the death of any honorably-discharged vet. Medical Care: Outpatient medical. treatment Is also available for men with service-connected disability. The VA also supplies disability aids in such cases, such as prosthetic appliances, eye-glasses, hearing aids, etc. Dental care now is available only if applied for within a year of discharge. But recently-discharged men should take advantage of this valuable provision. Hospital care in VA or other authorized institutions is available for vets with service-connected disability, and also to others who had war service even if the Illness was not incurred in service if the vet signs an affidavit that he is unable to pay for his own hospital expense, and if facilities are available. But in emergency cases, a veteran can be taken right to a VA hospital. Vocational Rehabllitatiuu: Veterans with at least ten per cent service-incurred disability are eligible'for vocational rehabilitation. This includes monthly allowances and ex­ penses for job training, and vocational guidance. Social Security Credit: Social security credits are grant­ ed for any service between Sept. 16, 1940, and June 30, 1955. The credit is given at the rate of assumed earnings of $160 a month no matter what the serviceman's actual pay was. This is a valuable provision because it will help many men, or their surviving families, establish their rights to Social Security payments, and increase the amount they get.. An ex-serviceman ddesn't have-to take Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying any action now to establish these military Social Security credits. When he or his family become eligible for So­ cial Security benefits because of age or death, it is only necessary to show proof of the military service to the So­ cial Security office, and these military credits are then added to the man's civilian Social Security credits. Insurance: World War II vets who let their GI life in­ surance policies expire now cannot reinstate them, but any that have been recently let lapse can be reinstated before the^ end of the period of the policy by meeting health requirements and paying a number of back pre­ miums. It is vital to keep GI insurance in force because you cannot buy it for anywhere near the same cost from private companies. If your GI Insurance is in force, you can have added to it a valuable disability-payment fea­ ture at small cost. It is especially desirable for a Seafarer to add this disability clause to his GI insurance policy be­ cause, in gome Job classifications especially. Seafarers usually have to pay more than many land workers for dis­ ability Insurance from private companies. Educational Benefits: Most World War II vets may no longer begin education and training courses under the GI Bill, although some later ones, and Korean and pdst-Korean vets arc still eligible, as is any present serviceman who was in service on or before Jan. 81, 1955. State Benefits: Besides Federal benefits, veterans aro eligible for many benefits provided by state and local governments. It is not possible to list them all, but among those provided by various localities are property-tax ex­ emptions; employment preferences; educational benefits for children of deceased vets; domiciliary care; state and soimty hospltaL privileges and land settleme:nt benefits. �•i.i StBAFARERS S»-;. V- . aw. -iWv.if J - •< . ['• ••••.'.J' ,••••" . ' Win • IPG SIU Fights Ship Inspections Cut •" . .r" - -n WASHINGTON—Representatives of the SIU and- other niaritime unions have pledged a knockdown fight against a bill to cut out the annual inspections of merchant ships in favor of inspections every two • • years, which may come up for ately because of the threat of an action in the Senate before inspection at any time. long. Union spokesmen, however, dis­ counted the whole notion of in­ creased safety resulting from few­ er inspections. They pointed to the acknowledged practice in the in­ dustry to let everything" go until the inspection. The implied "threat" of an in­ spection anytime, they charged, would still cause things to be left to the last possible moment. As a case in point, SIU officials cited the still-unexplained disap­ pearance of the SlU-manned LST Southern Districts last December with a crew of 23 men. Testimony at the Coast Guard inq'uiry into the disaster later ex­ posed an "arrangement" between the CG, American Bureau of Ship­ ping and the Southern Trading Company, operators of the illfated vessel, under which the ship was allowed to "get by" with patched plating instead of new plates because of the expensive repairs that would be involved. The bill was favorably reported a week ago by the Senate Commit­ tee on Interstate and Foreign Com­ Artist's conception of proposed US-flag trans-Atlantic superliner with a displacement of 106,000 tons merce. It has the backing of the and air-conditioned accommodations for 9,000 passengers. The 34-knot ship would be 1,250 feet long Coast Guard and virtually all ma­ and 144 feet In the beam, and would enable travelers to get a brief look at Europe on a two-week shipjor shipowner groups. shore vacation trip. Promoters of the giant ship are meeting with the Government to discuss possible During the heaTings on the meas­ construction subsidy arrangements. ure last month, the Coast Guard contended that biennial inspec­ tions would tend to increase ship safety, rather than lessen it. A spokesman for the agency claimed that more could be accomplished if its personnel could be freed from having to inspect the ships a year, as now required by An adventurous proposal for construction of two 1250-foot passenger superliners designed once law, and could devote more of to carry over 10,000 passengers and crew has been put forth by a New York hotel man. The their energies to unscheduled reproposal calls for construction of one-class liners selling sleeping space aftel" the fashion of inspections of regularly-inspected railroad trains, at the rate off ^— vessels. $50 a head and upwards. Food would be fast enough to go to Eu­ involve a minimum of cabin The theory was that the "sur­ costs would be extra, with rope and back, and allow for time space per passenger although the prise" inspections would keep the food for sale at shipboard cafe­ ashore withih the normal two-week plans call ^for 5,000 cabins, each shipowners on their toes, and terias, coffee shops and restau­ vacation which most working peo­ with bath and twin beds. would "induce" them to put the ple receive. rants. Swimming Pools Too vessels in A-1 condition immediNo^ Operating Subsidy The radically-new superliner o\her features of the proposed idea is the brainchild of H. B. A key feature of the plan would ships would include 375,000 cubic Cantor, president of the Carter be service without benefit of any feet of dry cargo space and 100,000 Hotel chain, which operates the operating subsidy. Cantor believes cubic feet of reefer space, 20 wa­ Governor Clinton Hotel in New that by operating a utility-type tertight compartments, theaters, York City. He bases its hopes on ship for a mass trade, he will be skating rinks, swimming pools, the appeal of a European vacation able to clear a profit on the basis gyms, nightclubs and shops. The to hundreds of thousands of mid­ of low-cost rates, without any fi­ ships will be designed for use in dle-income families who could not nancial assistance from the Gov­ the convention trade so that meet­ afford the cost of regular passen­ ernment. ings and conventions can be held ger service. In addition, the ships While jhe ships will be designed on shipboard. Enjoying the blessings of a peaceful old age with the help for utility and minimum upkeep With an eye toward emergency costs, in line with the low fares, wartime use, Cantor claims that of the SIU disability benefit of $25 per week, Seafarer Wil­ the plans call for air-conditioning the ship can be designed for use liam Girardeau celebrated his "Zgth birthday last April 2. throughout. as a plane carrier, through tele­ Now living at home in North — Specifications for the ships are scoping funnels, lowering masts Harwich, Massachusetts, Gir-' leave when he fell Into a coal pit such as to stagger the imagination and collapsing ventilators. This ardeau sailed actively with and fractured his spine. He spent and arouse considerable skepticism would create a flying deck with an the SIU until the age of 72. A seven weeks in the Red Cross hos­ shoresido accident suffered in pital at Beverwyck, Holland, after among people In the industry. The 800 foot runway. vessels would be 1,254 feet long The estimated cost of these ves­ Amsterdam finally put an end to which he was repatriated to the States, entering Staten Island hos­ with a 144 foot beam and would sels would be in the vicinity of his career. displace 105,000 tons. Normal $140 million. Cantor reports that Girardeau was aboard the David pital for further treatment, i^ermanent Injury speed would bo 34 knots based on negotiations are underway with the S. Terry on January 29, 1952, when Subsequently, it became obvious 288,000 sliafl horsepower, but the Government for construction sub­ the accident occurred. He was re­ WASHINGTON — More ad­ ship could be stepped up to 38 sidies. turning to the vessel after shore that the injury would not heal completely and Girardeau applied •iministration criticism of the knots and 380,000 shaft horse­ for the SIU disability benefit. He power for emergency purposes. vital "50-50" shipping law was was accepted and put on the SIU By comparison, the largest exist­ expressed to Congress, this time benefits list on March 3, 1953. from Harold Stassen, head of the ing ocean-going ship, the Queen In SIU Since 1940 Foreign Operations Administra­ Elizabeth, is 1,031 feet long from A veteran SIU member who tion. Stassen told the Senate For­ bow to stern, but only 118.6 feet joined the Union in January, 1940, eign Relations Committee that the in the beam. Gross tonnage fig­ Girardeau is well-known to Sea­ "50-50" law wais being carried "too ures for the Elizabeth are 83,000 farers who worked the Evangeline, far" if it applied to carrying of aid tons (displacement tonnage is Yarmouth, Acadia and other pas­ cargoes from one foreign nation to pretty much in the same area). senger vessels of the Eastern another. The Elizabeth as a four-class pas­ Steamship Company. He spent vir­ He complained that "50-50" was senger ship, caiTies approximately tually his entire seagoing career holding up movement of tobacco, 2,300 passengers and 1,200 Crew. with Eastern, sailing with that coal and other commodities. "On During the war she packed company for 40 years. the other hand," he said, "we real­ in upwards of 15,000 troops Girardeau is proud of his grow­ ize we must maintain a strong mer­ sardine fashion. Obviously," Qaning family which includes nine chant marine. So we have to fit tor's proposed superliner would gratidchildren and one great­ the two objectives together and grandchild. He has three daugh­ strike a balance." ters living in New York and a The "50-50" law—of utmost im­ son and daughter in Savannah, portance to US seamen—^has been where' he came from originally. under fire ever since the Admin­ "I am getting along very well,'' istration announced its agricultural he writes, "although I am handisurplus disposal program. Foreign qapped so. I am feeling very good nations with shipping interests and receive the LOG each month, Continuing to build up his have been attempting a boycott of also my welfare benefit which is Malcolm Mc­ ^ the program in the hope of win­ ocean-going fleet, a blessing to me. Thank you for ning repeal or amendment of "50- Lean, operator of the SlU-coneverything." ' tracted Pan Atlantic steamship ' 50." Representatives, of some foreign company, has purchased the tanker nations, with the unofficial bless­ Whittier Hills from National Bulk ing of the State Department, have Carriers. This is the second tanker purbeen approaching farm bloc Con- gressmen promising huge pur­ cliased by McLean, the other one Regular membership meet­ chases from the Congressman's being the Potrero Hills, which had ings in SIU headquarters and particular area if "50-50" is re­ been owned by an SlU-contracted at all branches are held every company but had been In lay-up pealed, second Wednesday night at Evidence that the boycott was for some time. 7 PM. The schedule for the McLean got in the shipping breaking up was seen in the con­ next few meetings is as follows: clusion of two agreements for sftle business originally through the May 18, June 1, June 15. ; of US surplus cotton to Finland purchase of Pan Atlantic and its All "Seafarers registered on Seafarer William Girardeau prepares to take a slice out of his 75th • ' for over $5 million end of sur- seven ships in'the coastwise trade the shipping list are required birthday cake as his wife stands by in their North Harwich, Massa­ • ^ plus tobacco to Great Britdid for from the Waterman Steamship to attend the,meetings Compkny. lisminibn.'-# chusetts, homed! Oltardeau la^ an SIU penshm, ot^ ^ ^ Propose 1,250-Foot 'Dreamboats' Carrying 9,000 Low-Cost Berths '50-50' Law Under Rre By Stassen Pan Atlantjc Adds Tanker Meeting Kight Everg 2 Weeks • �Undeclared $ Brings Stiff Fine In Asia Operation Spic-And-Span IS'' m llS' MOBILE—Seafarer E. L. "Walker, chief electrician, gets expert hair-cutting job from union barber J. E. Busy in Mobile SIU hall's new air-conditioned barber shop. Mobile membership finds shop a big convenience enabling them to stay in cool of hall in between job calls. Stiff penalties for seamen hold­ ing undeclared currency in the wartorn port of Saigon have been inflicted, on crewmembers of the SlU-manned Steel Admiral. Three Seafarers on the ship were fined slightly more than half of the currency in their possession, the fine in one case being $234, in addition to confiscation of the money. _ This practice is current not only in Saigon, but in other Asian coun­ tries such as India, Thailand and Indonesia. Currency in possession of the crew must be declared before arrival in these countries. In the Steel Acmiral incident, the ship was searched by authori­ ties in Saigon on February 16. The three seamen were found with un­ declared currency amounting to $73, $447, and $60 each. They were fined $37.22, $234.32 and $31.42 each in addition to having the currency confiscated. Atom Ship To Be 'Showboat' WASHINGTON—The first atomic-powered merchant ship to be built by the United States —if it is ever built—would be more of a "showboat" than a commercial vessel, according to plans announced by the Maritime Administration and the Atomic Energy Commision. The >roposed ship would cost at* [east $30 million and some submarine, because space Eestimates of its costs run as lems are not as severe. high as $80 million, a figure that is astronomically out of line with the costs of a conventional ship. Mariner class designs, in them­ selves far too expensive for ship­ owners, run $9 to $10 million each. The high cost of the ship and the purposes for which it ^ in­ tended drew immediate fire from the Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee, with committee mem­ bers showing coolness toward the proposal as an expensive gimmick xather than a practical develop­ ment. Time Ripe For Change However, the president of the General Dynamics Corporation, John Jay Hopkins, who directed the building of the atom sub Nau­ tilus, has declared that the coun­ try's merchant fleet is ripe for a "widespread changeover from oil power to nuclear power." Building an atomic plant for a merchant ship would be simpler than for a prob- replacement program for C-2 and C-3 types. Cost Figures Vary The proposals for the atom-pow­ Maritime Administrator Clar­ ered merchant ship, first put forth by President Eisenhower, caught ence Morse estimated the hull cost both the Atomic Energy Commis­ at around $1214 million with the sion and the Maritime Administra­ power plant cost supposed to be tion by surprise, according to testi­ in the vicinity of $21 million. Oth­ mony before the committee. Pro­ er figures given are far higher, posed details on the ship make it raising total costs in the vicinity clear that the first vessel so built of $80 miiiion. Construction costs will be designed for domestic and of the atom sub Nautilus exceeded international propaganda purposes $150 million. Tlie plan drew immediate fire rather than for any useful func­ tion. The vessel would be com­ from Representative Sterling Cole, pleted in 19.57 at the earliest. New York Republican. The ship, Among other items the ship will he declared, would serve no use­ contain a 1,000-seat theatre, extra ful purposes in advancing atomic passenger accommodations and an energy development because the exhibition hall to parry displays reactor would be much the same for peacetime uses of atomic en­ as the one on the atomic submar­ ergy. For the time being the Mari­ ine. The expensive shipboard ex­ time Administration plans to con­ hibitions could only be viewed by vert one of its new Clipper or Sea­ people living in seaports, whereas farer designs for atomic power the same exhibits could be shown anywhere in the world to many purposes. These are the designs which the more people without putting them •Administration plans to use in any aboard a "phantom ship." Cartoon History Of The SIU T<^ of the Nd CIVIL WAR IN SAIGON—South Vietnamese preh"^ Diem and the Vietnamese Army appeared to be the vic civil War between'his forces and those of the Binh Xw army of ex-river pirates headed by the "police chief nam. Premier Diem defied orders of Emperor Bao Dai u and turn control over to an appointee of the emperor forces fought it out in the streets with the private armyand the Binh Xuyen head are reportedly business partn« gambling and prostitution enterprises. They had the s French government which opposes Premier Diem as a" a puppet of local political chieftains. US, RED CHINESE MAY NEGOTIATE—Over bitter the Chinese Nationalists and from the Republican Part; the US State Department is moving cautiously toward ne Red China over Formosa. Indications were that part of package would be transfer of the offshore islands of Quei tc the Communists in exchange for a "hands^off" Formosa. PROBLEMS PLAGUE POLIO VACCINE—After sev< children had contracted polio, inoculations were haltei from one drug company in an attempt to discover if th( was responsible. The halt threw the inoculation progi confusion. Meanwhile, demands were rising for Federal the vaccine when it became known that adults were g lions, although the- first vaccine was supposedly "reserve in the five to nine age group. Experiments are being I laboratories to check the vaccine produced while some tion programs are held up. 4;. 4. 4. DID RAINMAKING CAUSE FLOODS?—Dr. Irving 1 making expert, declared that Air Force and Army ra were very likely responsible for flood and hun-icane da that Army tests at Alamogordo, New Mexico, in 1952, ca heavy rains in the Missouri Valley and the disastrous in that year. He also blamed Air Force seeding of October, 1947, lor turning the hurricane off its north by 120 degrees, with the result that it smashed the city 4« 4- 4» AUSTRIAN TREATY PROSPECTS BRIGHTER—A the four major powers—Britain, France, US and Sovi made rapid progress toward completion of an Austri; that would provide lor withdrawal of occupation force develop, it is expected that the treaty can be comple years after the fighting ended' in Europe. 4> 3> i CONGRESSMEN SEE WIRETAP TECHNIQUES—A Subcommittee saw an impressive display of wiretap demonstration by electronics expert Bernard Spindel shown to the Congressmen were a telephone "bug," , that both records telephone conversations and eavesdn tions in the lOom when the phone is on the hook; a , up conversations in adjoining room.s; a piece of walil a printed circuit on which thumbtacks served as pi conversations; and a beaming receiver which could p: tions at considerable distances. These, and many i pressed observers with the fact that private conversatio be carried on in sign language. 4;. 4.-4;. NEW YORK POLICE HUNT BOMB-PLANTER—Af covered a home-made bomb in the Radio City Music York showplace theatre, police put a special squad t< tempt to locate the individual who has been plantin gested places in the city. The bombs consisted of piP with powder and hooked up to a timing device. Pi'ogvess in Canailn iiis I iii . vM W 'j mm: ' Si Since 1949, when it began itS; successful campaign to drive the Communists off Canadian ships, the SIU Canadian District had made great strides. At its convention in January, 1951, it showed gains of 6,000 new members and contracts for iiiland and deep-sea shipping which were setting the pace in the Dominioi^. •wm" The fierce and bloody battles with the CP-dominated Canadian Seamen's Union, in wliich Seafarers played a leading »role, had ended the stranglehold of-the Commies on Canadian shipping. The phony 1949 •>trike," which no bppa,, fide, union supported^ put ; it. out of ..bueip^ss fpr xqodJ, Seeking a genuine trade union, ex-G£ flocked to the Canadian District, enj affiliate to stabilize shipping jind cor proving conditions. Its success wasl ' stcated at. the convention,, asrdelegate| a loan by the A&G Disti'ict iii full. �SBdfARERS rac* Sts Operation Spic-And-Span Undeclared $ Brings Stiff Fine In Asia MOBILE—Seafarer E. L. "Walker, chief electrician, gets expert hair-cutting job from union barber J. E. Busy In Mobile SIU hall's new air-conditioned barber shop. Mobile membership finds shop a big convenience enabling them to stay In cool of hall in between job calls. stiff penalties for seamen hold­ ing undeclared currency in the wartorn port of Saigon have been inflicted on crewmembers of the SlU-manned Steel Admiral. Three Seafarers on the ship were fined slightly more than half of the currency in their possession, the fine in one case being $234, in addition to confiscation of the money. _ This practice is current not only in Saigon, but in other Asian coun­ tries such as India, Thailand and Indonesia. Currency in possession of the crew must be declared before arrival in these countries. In the Steel Acmiral incident, the ship was searched by authori­ ties in Saigon on February 16. The three seamen were found with un­ declared currency amounting to $73, $447, and $60 each. They were fined $37.22, $234.32 and $31.42 each in addition to having the currency confiscated. Atom Ship To Be 'Showboat' AVASHINGTON—The first atomic-powered merchant ship to be built by the United States —if it is ever built—would be more of a "showboat" tlian a commercial vessel, according to plans announced by the Maritime Administration and the Atomic Energy Commision, The ship would cost at Proposed _ least $30 million and some submarine, because space . prob­ replacement program for C-2 and C-3 types. estimates of its costs run as lems are not as severe. high as $80 million, a figure that is astronomically out of line with the costs of a conventional ship. Mariner class designs, in them­ selves far too expensive for ship­ owners, run $9 to $10 million each. The high cost of the ship and the purposes for which itjjs in­ tended drew immediate fire from the Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee, with committee mem­ bers showing coolness toward the proposal as an expensive gimmick rather than a practical develop­ ment. Time Ripe For Change However, the pre.sident of the General Dynamics Corporation, John Jay Hopkins, who directed the building of the atom sub Nau­ tilus, has declared that the coun­ try's merchant fleet is ripe for a "widespread changeover from oil power to nuclear power." Building an atomic plant for a merchant ship would be simpler thah for a The proposals for the atom-pow­ ered merchant ship, first put forth by President Eisenhower, caught both the Atomic Energy Commis­ sion and the Maritime Administra­ tion by surprise, according to testi­ mony before the committee. Pro­ posed details on the ship make it clear that the first vessel so built will be designed for domestic and international propaganda purposes rather than for any useful func­ tion. The vessel would be com­ pleted In 1957 at the earliest. Among other items the ship will contain a 1,000-seat theatre, extra passenger accommodations and an exhibition hall to carry displays for peacetime uses of atomic en­ ergy. For the time being the Mari­ time Administration plans to con­ vert one of its new Clipper or Sea­ farer designs for atomic power purposes. These are the designs which the .Administration plans to use in any Cost Figures Vary Maritime Administrator Clar­ ence Morse estimated the hull cost at around $12',^ million with the power plant cost supposed to be in the vicinity of $21 million. Oth­ er figures given are far higher, raising total costs in the vicinity of $80 million. Construction costs of the atom sub Nautilus exceeded $150 million. The plan drew immediate fire from Representative Sterling Cole, New York Republican. The ship, he declared, would serve no use­ ful purposes in advancing atomic energy development because the reactor would be much the same as the one on the atomic submar­ ine. The expensive shipboard ex­ hibitions could only be viewed by people living in seaports, whereas the same exhibits could be shown anjlwhere in the world to many more people without putting them aboard a "phantom ship." Cartoon History Of The SIU • Since 1949, when it began its: successful campaign to drive the Communists off Canadian ships, the SIU Canadian District had made great strides. At its convention in January, 1951, it showed gains of 6,000 new members and contiacls for inland and deep,-sea shipping which were setting the pace in the Dominion^, Mar 1% 1«8» LOe CIVIL WAR IN SAIGON—South Vietnamese premier Ngo Dinh Diem and the Vietnamese Army appeared to be the victor in a bitter civil war between* his forces and those of the Binh Xuyen, a private army of ex-river pirates headed by the "police chief of ^uth Viet­ nam. Premier Diem defied orders of Emperor Bao Dai to resign office and turn control over to an appointee of the emperor. Instead, his forces fought it out in the streets with the private army. The emperor and the Binh Xuyen head are reportedly business partners in Saigon's gambling and prostitution enterprises. They had the support of the French government which opposes Premier Diem as anti-French and a puppet of local political chieftains. $• t if US. RED CHINESE MAY NEGOTIATE—Over bitter protests from the Chinese Nationalists and from the Republican Party's right wing, the US State Department is moving cautiously toward negotiations with Red China over Formosa. Indications were that part of any settlement package would be transfer of the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu tc the Communists in exchange for a "hands-off" agreement on Formosa. t '4" 4" PROBLEMS PLAGUE POLIO VACCINE—After several inoculated children had contracted polio, inoculations were halted with vaccine from one drug company in art attempt to discover if the vaccine itself was responsible. The halt threw the inoculation program into some confusion. Meanwhile, demands were rising for Federal allocations of the vaccine when it became known that adults were getting inocula­ tions, although the first vaccine was supposedly "reserved" for children in the five to nine age group. Experiments are being held in various laboiatories to check the vaccine produced while some state inocula­ tion programs are held up. 4> 4> ' DID RAINMAKING CAUSE FLOODS?—Dr. Irving Langmuir, rainmaking expert, declared that Air Force and Army rainmaking tests were very likely responsible for flood and hurricane damage. He said that Army tests at Alamogordo, New Mexico, in 1952, caused extremely heavy rains in the Missouri Valley and the disastrous flood at Omaha in that year. He also blamed Air Force seeding of a hurricane in October, 1947, for turning the hurricane off its northeasterly course by 120 degrees, with the result that it smashed the city of Savannah. 4> 4' 4- AUSTRIAN TREATY PROSPECTS BRIGHTER—Ambassadors for the four major powers—Britain, France, US and Soviet Union—have made rapid progress toward completion of an Austrian peace treaty that would provide for withdrawal of occupation forces. If no hitches develop, it is expected that the treaty can be completed shortly, ten years after the fighting ended' in Europe. 4» 4« 4" CONGRESSMEN SEE WIRETAP TECHNIQUES—A House Judiciary Subcommittee saw an impressive display of wiretap equipment in a demonstration by electronics expert Bernard Spindel. Among items shown to the Congressmen were a telephone "bug," a miniature mike that both records telephone conversations and eavesdrops on conversa­ tions in the room when the phone is on the hook; a coil which picks up conversations in adjoining rooms; a piece of wallboard' containing a printed circuit on which thumbtacks served as pickup points for conversations; and a beaming receiver which could pick up conversa­ tions at considerable distances. These, and many more items, im­ pressed observers with the fact that private conversations should ideally be carried on in sign language. 4> 4» — NEW YORK POLICE HUNT BOMB-PLANTER—After they had dis­ covered a home-made bomb in the Radio City Music Hall, huge New York showplace theatre, police put a special squad to work in an at­ tempt to locate the individual who has been planting bombs at con­ gested places in the city. The bombs consisted of pipe lengths stuffed with powder and hooked up to a timing device. Progress in Canuila The fierce and bloody battles with the CP-dominated Canadian Seamen's Union, in which Seafarers played a leading «role, had ended the stranglehold of-the Commies on Canadian shipping. The phony 1949 "strike," yvhich no bona, fide: union supported^ put ' it. out of,JausijQ^ss fpj; good; ' iVo. 89 Seeking a genuine trade union, ex-GSU members had flocked to the Canadian District, enabling the SIU affiliate to stslibilize shipping ^nd concentrate on im­ proving conditions. , Jts success was amply demon­ strated at. the convention, asi delegates voted to repay a loan by the A&G Disti'ict ih full. �V-"i- ' 'May lar, mft SEAFARERS LO€ |*arc iiereii '•i t SlU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON . • ' •— ' » In spite of opposition from some elements in Conyress, the pro­ posed atom-powered merchant ship will be constructed by the US. It will be built within two years so that mid-1957 will see the first nuclearpropelled merchant ship start on its cruises in the interest of speed­ ing the development of atoms for peace. , It's expected that a somewhat smaller number of men will be em­ ployed on'the atom-powered ship than on the conventional type of the same size. The subsidized segment of the American merchant marine is par­ ticularly interested in the outcome of the atom-powered merchant ves­ sel because they have replacemnt obligations to the US Governmentrunning to about $1.6 billion. Private operators cannot finance the exploratory work to develop the ship so that this becomes the duty of the Government. Several thousand more tons of cargo can be carried on the ship than on the conventional vessel of the same size, because bunker space and the propulsion plant will be so much less bulky. The atom-'powered merchant vessel, although it will be owned by the Government and operated by the Maritime Administration, will employ civilian officers and crewmen. The Government will train the crew to man the ship—this training may take up to a year. 4' • 4" Senate and House Committees will push forward to final approva the legislation just introduced dealing with transportation, and rec­ ommended by the special Presidential advisory committee. The legis­ lation will affect railroads, coastwlse-intexx-oastal steamship lines and trucks. However, in the proposed change in the national transportation pol­ icy, the legislation is definitely pro-railroad. It would remove the restrictions formerly in the law as to unfair and destructive competi­ tion, thereby leaving the ti-anscontinental rails completely free t« charge any rate they wish provided only that the rate is not below a minimum reasonable rate. Hardest hit by the new transportation legislation, which has the blessing of the Eisenhower Administration, Would be the trucks. . 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4> i- i • Currently, 11 maritime nations lead the .US in ship construction. These .are Russia, Britain, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan, France, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Spain and Denmark. Russia has 66 merchant ships on order in yards of the Western world. As to the US, the overall picture in shipbuilding and ship repair is taking a turn for the better as a result of maritime legislation passed and proposed. The prospects, at least for shipbuilding, are brighter now than they have been for several years. Ship construction authorized last year, coupled with that proposed in this year's budget, if approved by Con­ gress, and further programs outlined by the Maritime Administration and the US Navy, give indications of at least a start on a sound longrange ship construction program. Unfortunately, time has been running against the shipbuilding indus­ try in that progress on the authorized programs has been slow—too slow to halt the downward trend in employment. However, the pros­ pects are still there and it is anticipated that eventually the difficulties encountered to date will be resolved and substantial work will get under way. > More shins went to wrecking yards to be bi'ojken up for scrap the world over during 1954 than in any year since 1935. Tankers accounted for half of the 1,219,000 gross tons of merchant shipping sliced up by the cutting torch last year. More than one-tenth of the world's-tanker fleet went to the scrap yards. The US almost displaced Italy for thii'd place, by pptting the scrapper^s torch to some 94,000 gross tons of vessels. In order of tonnage scrapped during 1954, the United Kingdom was first, with Panama fol­ lowing closely. A review of the Federal budget for the coming fiscal year indicates that one of every five dollars of proposed expenditures will go for pro­ grams with economic or social objectives. Here's a quick preview oLGovernment aids (subsidies) proposed for agricultural pursuits as compared to merchant shipping. Agricultural activities will receive $2,355,120,289 as compared.to $194,901,314 for the US merchant marine. 4" 4 4 Pan Atlantic Steamship Corporation's seeking to take over the spot in tl^e intercoastal trade formerly held by Waterman's subsidiary Ar­ row Line. Pan Atlantic was purchased from Waterman earlier this year by the McLean Securities Corporation, which has now bought out Waterman itself. In any event, most of the existing intercoastal carriers will .vigor­ ously fight Pah Atlantic's efforts to get into the intercoastal trade, and it'll be some time, next year before the Interstate Commerce Conamission will get around to a final ruling on the matter. v . 4 u• 4 Cargo t Monkega From India: Seafarers Aid Salk ''j! i,' for the past two years, SIU crewmen have watched Isthmian ships at Indian ports load deck cargoes of monkeys for the US, and countless times have asked themselves, "What do they do with all those monkeys?" With the* recent release of^ up to a week. On a recent trip we the Salk polio vaccine story, had one sturdy individualist who it now becomes clear that Sea­ farers have in their own way help­ ed along an important discovery, for these are the Rhesus monkeys, used to develop the new wonder vaccine; . During the* past two years Isth­ mian ships have brought back an estimated 15 to 20 thousand monkeys. Scientists report that the organs used from each of these animals eventually can provide vaccide for nearly 1,000 persons. But the rise in the use of the Rhesus for research has its handi­ caps to pleasant living for crews aboard ship, according to Seafarer Jack "Aussie" Shrimpton, steward, who has made a half dozen or more trips with monkey cargoes aboard the Steel Ti'aveler. Typical of animals used for Zillions Of Flies polio virus are ttiese two Rhe­ In the first place, there is the sus monkeys. smell. Then there are flies. "All the way home from India there fights." Shrimpton pointed out that are. flies, millions, no, zillions of no attempt was made to segregate theni;" he said. "Of course, when the sexes at any time, and that if we didn't know what these ship­ this was done prior to loading, the ments were all about, we didn't casualty rate could be cut con­ take to the chimps too kindl.v. siderably. Now. at least, we know it was for "Directly the ship leaves the a damn good reason. Life with Indian Ocean and gets into the monkeys cannot, by any stretch Red Sea, a following wind always of the imagination, be called good develops. Then the flies come. Be­ living," he added. cause it is absolutely impossible "All Seafarers on Far East runs to keep the cages clean, the flies become more or less immune to stinks in general, but living in breed in the filth and finally take over the ship. They swarm on close proximity with 500 simians, deck, they get into the galley, herded in small cages on deck, has messhalls and foc'sles. and with­ to be sniffed at to -be believed," in a couple of days, all hands are he commented. 'fly-happy.' The method of shipping them is "Then, invariably. dysentery primitive. They are confined to small wooden cages that hold breaks out and the crew demands about 30 each, and according to the steward's head hung on a pole. the estimates of SIU crewmem- This situation is good for the next bers, casualties ran 20 to 40 per­ three days until the ship hits the cent each trip, depending on the Gulf of Suez, when the wind al­ ways changed to head-on. and season. "The chief mate would always from there the fly menace can at appoint one of the men in the deck least be kept to the after end of department the 'monkey man' and the ship. The stench still remains. "As always happens, one or two his job was to look after them dur­ ing the voyage. If he lost ten per­ of our little Rhesus friends man­ cent or less, he received a bonus age to gnaw their way out of the cages and have themselves a ball. from the company. "Most deaths occurred because This entails a monkey-hunt by "all of exposure and 'boy wants gal' hands which can last sometimes defied all efforts to catch him and while the ship was in transit through the 'Suez Canal he made his getaway by jumping overboard and swimming for shore. When last sighted, he was heading across the Sinai Desert in* search of a palm tree. Communist Outcry "The Rhesus monkey is common throughout India, but like most other forms of animal life, it is sacred to the Hindu religion. In­ creased importation of them to the US has already caused a public outcry against .the practice, and the Commtmist Party in India is trying to make the most of the sit­ uation to stir up anti-American feelings," Shrimpton concluded. After the ship's arrival in the US, the monkeys are unloaded down South, in ports like Wil­ mington, NC, and Savannah, Ga,, for transfer to the Polio Founda­ tion's conditioning center, at Okatie Farms, Pritchardville, SC. Here they are obseiwed, tested and checked regularly, until they go to the research centers and labs. Use of the Rhesus monkey in polio research followed attempts with every known domesticated animal, including cows, chickens, goats, sheep, and even some .birds. When the results were negative, the scientists had to turn to the jungle. The problem, as explained by I'esearchers at the National Found­ ation for Infantile Paralysis, is that the root of all evil as far as polio is concerned is a virus, which must have living tissue in order to grow. This is where the monkey comes in. For the manufacture of the Salk polio vaccine, the virus is grown in a liquid solution of which a primary ingredient is tissue from the kidney of a monkey which has been inoculated "with the virus. It will grow and multiply perhaps 100 times while in this state. After­ wards it is rendered non-infectious by treatment with formaldehyde and stored for luse later in making the vaccine itself. Pressmen's Affair At SIU Baltimore .Hail PIPliiiiP . r ", lilliii® > ( 4 . As previously reported by the LOG, those seamen entitled to deten­ tion benefits must now act quickly under the law. Only five months more remain within which to apply. •_ Any individual who was employed as a seaman'of a vessel registered under the JUS law or under the laws of friendly allies,* and who was a citizen of this country on and after December 7, 1941, is entitled to apply. Such seamen must have been captured, or interned, or held by the government of Germany or Japan, in World War II for any period of time after December 7, 1941, as a prisoner, internee, hostage or in any other capacity. , , . Applications should be. filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Washington 25, DC. Detention bene­ fits are jpayable at tlie rate of $60 forjeach month of internment, if the seaman was over 18 years of age at the time, or at the rate of $25 for each month if he was less tJian ,18 years old. More than 250 members and guests attended the banquet of AFL Printing Pressmen in Baltimore, whlch/vvas held at the new SIU hall in that port. The festivities, catered in the shipping hall of the SIU bulldingi were »p,on«ored j>y the local union. The SIU Baltimore hall is, headquarters for the AFL in Baltimore, Whlei^jhas ofricea in the build^. ' . ; ^ ^ ;i,.. '<4 �Page Eisht I'."' ^'-I SEAFARERS Mar 13. 1955 LOG MARITIME The world's biggest* tanker, the Onassis-owned AI-Malik Saud alAwal, was due in Philadelphia this week on her maiden jfoyage from Hamburg. The giant ship, with an oil capacity of 46,350 tons, will run from the Persian Gulf to US ports under charter by the SoconyVacuum Oil Company. . .A new radar monitor that detects objects within a 30-mile range and then automatically buzzes for the navigator has just been put on the market. The $1,500 installation also polices Question: How do you feel about itself and will issue a signal when it is not operating properly. It the new dependents' hospital and was developed by Miller Associates of Lakeville, Conn. surgical benefits? MEET THE SEAFARER / GENE LA CHAPPELLE, AB Getting ready to head back home and occasionally^ knocking off sum­ to the "north woods," his home mers and working as a lumberjack town of Marquette, Michigan, is on Michigan's heavily - forested Seafarer Gene La Chappeile. Gene north peninsula. That work pays recently paid off the Republic well, he said, provided, a man is (Trafalger) after a six month tour on piecework production with . 4. 4. 4of the oil terminals. With plenty power saws. Not the least of the Although most of her 800 passengers weren't aware of it, firefighters Fred D. Bentley, MM: In my of tank-cleaning money in his spice of lumberjacking is the were busy all day battling a serious blaze in No. 4 hold while the opinion it will be nice to have pro­ pockets, he bought himself a 195^ presence of plenty of game, in­ 27,666-ton Cunard liner Britannic continued on course three days out tection for a Oidsmobile. He intends to take cluding bears, who like to raid from New York City recently. Detectives boarded the ship on arrival m a n's family off any day now for a visit home the meatbox at night if they can. In Liverpool to investigate possible causes of the fire. Considerable whether he is and a vacation with his family. Unfortunately, he said, not damage was reported. . .Japan, formerly in jslxth place among the ashore or at sea. When he returns to»New York, he's evei-ybody in a logging crew gets world's shipbuilders, moved into fourth place during the quarter end­ I can remember going to try to grab himself a to work the power saws and some ing March 31, as Great Britain, despite declining orders, maintained one time when I Robin Line sliip to see what the property owners object to their her lead. The US trailed In 11th place. The US total of 113,760 tons of was out at sea South African run looks like. use because the equipment tends shipping being built at home is just a little more than half what Amer­ and my wife had "I've heard the Robin Line run to destroy young timber that's in ican owners are building abroad. to go to the hos­ recommended by many shipmates," the way. Logging is far from pital. When I he said, "and I want to try it to peaches and cream in any event. 4 4. 4 got back from see if it's as good as they claim Arosa Line will add a third ship to its passenger service between Sailed As Organizer Canada and Europe this July, when the 17.080-gross-ton former French the trip I had to dig down real it is." In June, 1952, Gene started sail­ liner Felix Roussel will complete her overhauling. Due to be renamed deep to pay the bill. Normally Gene doesn't ship out ing as an SIU organizer in Atlantic. the Arosa Sun, the 575-foot liner will have accommodations for 1,000 of New York, preferring to sail out He spent over two years in that 4 4 4 tourist-class travelers and 100 first-class passengers. . .Arrival of the Tomas Mojica, OS: I'm for it be- of Ports like Galveston and Mobile. fleet during the SIU campaign, 258-ioot Swedish motorship Monica Smith last month marked the open­ cause it will make things better But he thought he would try South serving as the SIU delegate on one ing oi the 1955 overseas shipping season in Detroit, Mich. The ship for us besides Africa for the first time in his sail­ ship for the greater part of the came in without any fanfare, but the next day got a big reception and the belter care ing career, so he intends to look time. After a long spell on the a tropliy for winning the annual race into port. for a good berth when he gels tankers, he's out to try freight ship the membership back. riins for a while now. will get with the 4 4 4 Started At 16 As he sees it, freight and tanker other benefit in­ The disabled Swedish taker Pegasus had to be towed nearly 800 creases. So far I runs both have advantages, de­ Although he's only 26 years old. miles to the Dutch West Indies after her rudder Jammed amidships have been lucky La Chappeile got an early start at pending what the seaman is look­ while she was passing through the Panama Canal. Two tugs took the and have not had going to sea. He was just past his ing for. "If its money you want, 12,300-ton ship under tow and brought her into port for repairs. . . any family prob­ 16th birthday when he enrolled at you can't beat a tanker job," he Union-Cnstic Mail Steamship Company has ordered a new 28,000-ton lems with hos­ the Sheepshead Bay training cen­ said. "But on the other hand, the passenger ship for its South African mail service, which will be built pitals but you ter in late 1944. At that time tlie tankers seldom- stop at any of the In Belfast, Northern Ireland. The vessel, similar to the new Edin­ can never tell about the future. maritime service was the only good ports and you don't have the burgh Castle, will be the ninth added to the Union-Castle fleet since Government service which accepted same amount of time ashore, it 1945. She will carry 700 passengers, 225 of them in first-class. 4 4 4 candidates at age 16. Shortly after all depends what's important to Valentins Jansons, eh. electri­ he enrolled, th^ Maritime Commis­ you." Personally, he enjoyed the 4 4 4 Panama Line s SS Panama has been reinstated as a passenger ves­ cian: This is the most important sion hiked the age floor because old Waterman run into North single benefit too many of the 16-year-olds were Europe and rates Hamburg as his sel alter a short-lived one-month career carrying cargo only. The that seamen can getting homesick and dropping otit favorite port, with Trieste a close rwitch-back is caused by increased traffic resulting from new legisla­ get. When you before they completed the course second. Like many other Seafarers tion that provides free home-leave travel for Government employees are out at sea, it and did Uncle Sam any good. lie was sorry to see this run go in Panama. . .Ship traffic through the Suez Canal topped the 100-milis no fun for the lion-mark for the first time in its 85-year history during 1954. The His first trip to sea was on a by the boards because of cut-rate family to be left Sun Oil tanker, signing on March competition from runawa.v-flag op­ 102.5 million-ton volume last year exceeded the 1953 figure by nearly in a spot with­ 17, 1945. Subsequently he caught erations and the low cost foreign 10 million tons, and was accounted for almost entirely by increased out being able an NMU ship and got an NMU full operations generally. 011 shipments. to get help. This In the future. Gene hopes to 4 4 4 book. The ship was the J. L. is the biggest invest in a shoreside enterprise Luckenbach and the trip, "as he Fewer icebergs than usual will get in the way of North Atlantic ship­ achievement o f recalls it, was a real lulu. When which will give him a steady bread ping this season, according to a Navy Hydrugraphic Office expert. The Welfare Plan. he paid off he dropped his NMU and butter income, so that he could decrease is forecast as a result of temperature studies and other data 4 4 4 book and started sailing with the spend most of his time ashore. gathered far South.in the Gulf Stream off Kew West, Fla., which af­ "1 know of one Seafarer who The benefits ! SIU. He's been with the Union bought himself a small apartment fects the movements of the Labrador Current off the Grand Banks at Rafael Vldal, AB: ever since. As far as he is con­ Newfoundland. . .Officers and crewmembers of a Swedish motorship for the family are the best idea cerned, dropping out of the NMU hcuse" he said, "and it seems to It means which collided with a yawl that sank with five persons aboard have yet. be working out pretty well for him. was a wise decision. refused to testify in Los Angeles at US Coast Guard hearings into the we will have the Anyway, I would keep on sailing Worked As Logger disaster. The Swedish owners of the Parramatta challenged the au­ right to bring a couple of trips a year because thority of the CG to look into the matter. An immediate application the wife and Gene spent \he next several you can't do as well ashore as you children to any for a hearing in a US District Court was filed by the CG. years sailing a variety of SIU ships can going to sea with the SIU." hospital even if we don't have the money on hand to pay for it. It will cer­ tainly make the ACROSS 4. City on Formosa 21. Costa 33. Less true A New, York State court has stone for its new Washington head­ coast 1. Life family enthusiastic for the Union. ruled that refusal fo join a union quarters building. . The building 22. North African, 34. It needs S. Man in the 5. It mans a ship port polishing where a union shop contract is in was planned before merger talks galley 4 4 4 6. Sweep 23. Sly move 35. Fathers 0. Chemical .symbol 25. Philippine 7. Ocean: Abbr. This certainly quitting a job with the CIO, but is expected te 36. Boom Ed House, AB: for iead: PI. natives without good cause. The case in­ serve as headquarteis,ior the com­ 12. City in Samoa 8. City on island 26. Rich earth 37. Urgent request will be a very good thing for the S of Florida •13. Cape 27. mater 38. Loot . married seaman, volved the unemployment insur­ bined APL-CIO organization. 9. Kind of cloth 14. Meadow • 29. 30.000-ton 40. Ship of the Bull 10. Hazard to ship 15. SlU member 4 4 4 si^i Most seamen ance claim of a machinist who was French sliip Line 17. Periods of time 11. Edge of window 30. Port in Ceylon denied benefits after he lost his Missouri "right to work" law ad­ 41. Macaw can't get ^ hos19. Enough: Poetic 16. Prefix for "not" 32. Product of the 42. Bow head 20. "Anchors " 18. Hard to pin galley p i talization job for refusal to join the Interna­ vocates took a severe setback when 45. Musical note 21. " Holiday" down through Blue tional Association of Machinists state legislative committee voted 20. River in France 23. Where Mantle (Puiilc Answer On Page 17) the measure out with a "do not plays Cross, so the (AFL). 24. Near East pass" recommendation. The .vote 4 4 4 Umon Plan will ' country 25. Not tidy Bank employees are the targets was seven to two. Farm groups take care of that 26. Louisiana; Abbr. problem. Just re­ of a new organizing drive being supported labor's stand on the bill. 28. A destroyer 29. Judith 4 4 4 cently I quali­ conducted by the Office Employees 30. Mountain pass A $1,250,000 loan has been ad­ fied for the SIU International Union in New York. 31. Indefinite Recent mergers of large banking vanced to the Gnmmunications article maternity benefit myself. 32. River in France firms have had the effect of depriv­ Workers of America by its parent 33. It's in the wake 4 4 4 ing many emp.loyees of benefits organization, the CIO, to help it 34. 'Make drunk 35. Island in Canary Dan Butts, bosun: I've been mar­ and job opportunities they for­ fight out the Southern. Bell Tele­ group ried for 13 years and it's wonder­ merly enjoyed. phone strike; The strike has been 36. Small European herrings on for oyer eight weeks in nine ful news to me 4 4 4 38. Alto that the Union While negotiations with Ford and southern states with no break in 39. Where Berra stands was able to ob­ General Motors approach the cru­ sight. Loan money will be used 40. Member of the tain hospital and cial stage, the United Automobile to provide relief and qissistance to cre^y / 43. Roiuan bronze i surgical benefits Workers has extended its contract strikers. 44. Russian moun­ for a member's with American Motors until August , 4 4 4 tain range 46. River in Spain An agreement on arbitration of wife and chil­ 12. No announcement has been 47. Hearland dren. It will made as yet of any settlement on their disputes brought to an. end 43. Danger spot 49. Place to anchor make the mar­ the UAW's demand for a guarap- one o'f the South's major strikes, the 57-day walkout on the Louis­ ried men feel at teed annual wage. DOWN case on a long ville and Nashville Railroad. 'Sev­ 1. Run into 4 44 WallalM voyage knewing that the benclU is With, President. Eisenhower on eral railroad brotherhoods were: 3. Member of th* available. crew hand, the AFL l^d the corner­ 'involvedr IHSS �" May 13, 135S^ SEAFARERS LOO V»tm NIM i j • '= 1 SEAFARERS^ tOG 'Family Trip!' Vol. XVIi, Na. 10 May 13. IfIS Publlihed biweekly by the Seafaren International Union, Atlantic A Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. JiYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address; SEAFARERS NEW YORK. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HKBBMT BRAND, Editor; RAY DRNISON, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, rt Editor; HERMAN ARTRUR, IRWIN SRIVACK, PAUL RAWLINCI, Staff Wrilert; ANiu, NILVA, Photographer; Bnx MOODY, Qulf Area Representative. fi 120 Welfare Milestone The brand new package of welfare benefits voted by SIU , Welfare Plan trustees rates as a milestone jn the Union's drive to cushion the disastrous impact of injury and illness on Seafarers and their families. Hospitalization and surgical expenses for the farhily have been a heavy burden for all American workers. For Seafarers the problem has been ag­ gravated by the fact that all too often they have been out at " sea when a medical emergency heis arisen. Time after time it meant they had to leave the ship and fly home from far away ports so that they could attend to the needs of their families. Even then, without a payoff in their pockets, they often had a tough time meeting cash demands of hospitals, surgeons and doctors. From now on Seafarers will be able to go to sea knowing that no matter what happens, their wives and children are protected through the Welfare Plan. One of the features of the new dependents' benefits is the $50 deductible provision on the allowances-for the hospital bed and hospital expenses. The reasoning behind it is sim. ply explained. It was felt that a bill up to $50 would not constitute an unbearable burdeii on a Seafarer, but that heavy bills running into several hundred dollars or more were the ones that hurt the most. If the Plan had contracted to pay all hospital bills from $1 up, it would not have been able to make such generous allowance for hospital care, hospital expenses, surgical care and doctors' visits. The result is that the Seafarer faced with the really big expense would not have been covered as fully as the man with the minor bill. With the $50 deductible feature, the man who needs help the most will get the most help, which is as it should be. Ordinarily, the addition of these generous dependents' benefits would be considered an ample achievement. But the Welfare Plan did not stop there. Very substantial increases were also made in Seafarers' hospital benefits, in the disabil­ ity-pension for Seafarers who can no longer work, and in the death benefit. It all adds up to a package that every Seafarer can be proud of, because it .represents just about the best combination that any welfare plan can offer anywhere. $ $ $ An Sill Habit Lending a hand to other unions in beefs is an old SIU habit. The stack of plaques on the wall in headquarters and the many letters of thanks on file from other unions, both AFL and CIO, testify to that fact. Workers in unions in the maritime industry and those shoreside have been given con­ siderable assistance in a wide variety of legitimate economic beefs. Right now, it's the CIO telephone workers who are in need of help. They are locked in a grim battle with the Southern Bell Telephone Company, and the company gives every in­ dication that it is aiming for destruction of the union, the Communications Workers of America. Realizing this as a threat to all of labor. Seafarers have been out-on picketlines in various Southern ports, have dem­ onstrated on behalf of the strikers and have protested the company's union-busting attitude in communications with state officials. The roster of unions aided by the SIU is a long one. The Union is happy to add the southern telephone workers to the list. $ $ t Vaeeine And Monkeys When the details of the Salk anti-polio vaccine Were an­ nounced several weeks ago, a number* of Seafarers learned for the first time that they were cogs in the machine which promises the conquest of polio. They were the men on SIUmanned Isthmian ships who "delivered the goods"—the dirty and unpleasant task of carrying enough monkeys from India to supply vaccine which will protect millions of America's children. Monkeys, as the story in this issue shows, are just about the most unpleasant cargo ever devised. The men who worked the "monkey run" are entitled to commendation for enduring its discomforts. , It's an interesting coincidence that the March of Dimes campaign of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has been for years the only fund-raising campaign officially .endorsed by the SIU, and Seafarers have contributed heavily < U.out^of their pockets ta that campaign. / '' ' ... Sick Seafarers If ail SnJ Plan To the Editor: Whenever the representatives of our Union sit down with the ship­ owners to work out a new contract, one thing is sure: the SIU will come out of the conference with a working agreement that will be­ come the standard for the maritime industry. On June 15 of this year, i-epresentatives o' another big maritime union will begin negotiations for a new contract. A condition being sought calls for eliminating the "inequities" in its present agree­ ment. This is another way of say­ ing, "We yvant an agreement as good as the SIU's." We mention this because the same thin^ holds true for the SIU Pension and Welfare Plan. Others Follow SIU Seafarers in New Orleans are ing to witnesses and reading writ­ In 1950 when our Plan first be­ sure to have another festive after­ ten depositions into tlie record, came operative, it was the fir.st noon some day this summer thanks was able to arrive at a decision in­ Welfare Plan worthy of the name. to the generosity of the Del Sud volving two related sets of charges, Other unions, following in the In the first instance the 3rd crew. At last report, the crew wake of the SIU, used our plan as cook of an SIU ship was accused had $458 tucked away in the pic­ a model not only for maritime but nic fund, and as the time for the by a shipmate, not a member of in other industries as well. annual event grows near, this fig­ the galley gang, of not perform­ Perhaps the most outstanding ing his duties properly, leaving ure is sure to go up. feature of the SIU Plan is the fact The Del Sud gang started these dirty pots lying around in the gal­ t';at it is self-administered. ley and falling short on the job in Under this type of administra­ picnics a couple of years ago and other re.spects. In his defense the they proved to be so popular that tion, the needs of the membership 3rd cook offered depositions from are quickly recognized, with the they've quickly become a tradi­ the chief steward and others that tional SlU event. It's one of the result that no time is lost in mak­ he performed all his duties regu­ few occasions that many of the ing adjustments in our Plan to larly and that the galley was kept Seafarers in and around New Or­ meet changing conditions. Hospi­ in tip-top condition. The steward leans have a chance to get together talized or disabled members never also expressed the opinion that the socially with their shipmates and lose touch with their Union. Should charges were a personal beef in­ families for an afternoon of good an emergency arise, personal con­ volving friction between individ­ tact with representatives of the eating, dancing and entertainment. uals and having nothing to do with It's all a lot of hard work for Union is easily arranged. the man's work. members of the Del Sud gang who There are no long waits, as there After hearing testimony from handle the arrangements, so here's are in some other unions, while all parties concerned, the com­ members' problems go through a a vote of thanks to them in ad­ mittee was of the opinion that the vance. maze of insurance company red charges were frivolous and should 4^ AR 4" tape. never have been brought before it One item that's always welcome, To those of us here at Manhattan particularly on a under the Union constitution. Ac­ Beach, the announcement of a long ocean voy­ quittal of the defendent was rec­ probable increase in the weekly age, is a motion ommended. hospital benefits, disability and The committee then had to con­ picture projector death benefits, and • the family and a few reels sider charges that were filed hospital plan, comes as exceedingly against the accuser in the above of mavie film. good news. Movies can be case. He in turn, was accused of Many of us have been here for the highlight of unauthorized in­ five years, some for far longer. any long trip be­ terference with Never in that time has our Union cause after a the work of the failed to provide for us financially. while, checkers, galley force as Welcome Surprise Travis cards, records well as a second When our weekly benefits and books start getting pretty charge of assault. reached the sum of $15 for as long as we were hospitalized, we felt stale. - Crewmembers of the Robin on the chief that they would remain there per­ Kettering were fortunate in that steward. In this instance manently! Now with talk that they their chief electrician, Fred L. the defendant Travis, handled the movie projec­ will rise to $21 per week for the was found guilty Gaylord duration of our stay at the ho.spital, tion problem in fine style. on both counts Travis, a New Yorker by birth it is difficult for us to express our gratitude—not only for this in­ and residence, joined the SIU .in and subject to fine. The commit­ Savannah on July 2, 1941. He will tee emphasized that the nature of crease but for others. We wish we could personally celebrate his 53rd birthday this the charges ordinarily might justi­ fy a severer penalty but that the thank all the brothers responsible month. good record of the defendant was foi providing for us in the past and 4" J" 4 On-the-beam steward depart­ considered. in the days that lie ahead. The committee further stressed Consequently, at a meeting held ments were a favorable shipboard that it was Union policy not here on the afternoon of May 4, feature of the Del Aires (Missis­ and violence the member-ship unanimously sippi) and the John B. Waterman to tolerate fights while crewmembers were working agreed to have a letter drafted to (Waterman). The galley gang, on express our thanks, to be signed the Del Aires was given a "rousing aboard ship, and recommended by each member at the hospital. vote of thanks," while the Water­ that the Union seek out another Some day medical science will man crew commented on the "ex­ crewmember who was believed to probably find the answer to tuber­ cellent job" done by the steward have provoked the assault and culosis as it has to polio. Until that department. These two sound like notify him that his behavior was not to be tolerated. day it is a source of hope and good feeders off the face of it. The membership-elected com­ encouragement to know that we 4 4 4 have the SIU in our corner. A headquarters trial committee mittee members who handled the Signed by 27 Seafarers at Manhat­ last week had a real Gordian knot case were Seafarers E. C. House, tan Beach Hospital. Forwarded by to untangle, but after hearing Sam Phillip. N. Gaylord, S. P. hospital delegite Vic MUaato. claims and cQugter-clalms.^Usten-; t^impton and Nick-Qmlco^ I Vot( rj"". ' ' Thanks ^1 �- •• SEAFARERS • Fate Ten IOC ONG after the age of sail is supposed to have ended on the seas, a number of die­ hard ivindjammefs are still to be seen from time to time along the ocean highways. Some are naval or merchant marine train­ ing ships; others are traders, some' are deep tea trawlers, and a few are jailing yachts. Strangely enough, one of these vessels is ^ fairly new ship and she flies the American flag, the only squarerigg^ under American registry. y. . This "newcomer" to the ranks of sail is the 295-foot bark Eagle,' which is sailed out of New London, Conn., during the summer months by cadets of the US Coast Guard Academy on transatlantic cruises. One of two large steel barks built in the 1930s by Adolph Hitler for naval training. Eagle was named Horst Wessel before the United States acquired her as war repara­ tions. This steel bark is a lofty and finelined vessel with a diesel for auxiliary power. Ambassador's Yacht Until recently one of the world's finest sailing ships was the diesel auxiliary bark Sea Cloud, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davies of Washington, DC. He was the for­ mer Ambassador to Russia. For about three years now, Sea Cloud has been tied up—a victim of high costs and high taxes. Another pre-war, German training ship, the Magdalen "Vinnen, was taken by the Rus­ sians after the war and is probably still be­ ing used by them in some capacity or other. Norway has two handsome sailing ships for merchant marine officer training; the three-mast bark Sorlandet and the 192-foot, ' full-rigged ship Christian Radich, both built in 1937. During the war the Germans used the Radich as a depot ship for U-boats. She survived the war and, upon extensive recon­ ditioning, again became the "Queen" of the Norwegian merchant marine. She visited New York in 1948 on a cruise with cadets. Another notable Norwegian windjammer is the three-mast auxiliary bark Statsraad Lehmkuhl of Bergen, a 258 footer built in L r'- — • \- •' > ^ "3F • .' S #?ii:j||l^ii:iii3 " ^x-vr.K-XvrvSy-AS® J I- ' Tfsas * f/f "'' -I '"'liii •, • IP. 'it-.... 4 " k''' yf %l-: • • teZ;: . While the age of the windjammer is long since past, these two barks are among several that are still in active use. Above is the hark Eagle, the only square-rigged ship under the American flag, which is used by the Coast Guard as a training ship. The Eagle sails out of New London each summer with a ship­ load of Coast Guard cadets. At right is the steel-hulled bark Sagres, a Portuguese ship which toured New England ports some years ago and received a rousing reception. Most active windjammers are either private yachts or training ships. V--! ' May 13, 13S5 , ^a L ^ �I sni'^Fi^' «ssi.iss^thf^fce^ mmm —'6 wiejr f « Spain I Iif ^""•»' Sabastian Elcano fnr named th« «"d Portugal has thiT'"? "«val office erTv' . . yo3rs ago'nniAwEn*!'"'; anr? -^ogland portsS sptr II Paareirtt' 5~ T-Sa a™bVd^''- Pi»ii ' 'C4t J^etch Atlant7s°"whi^h"^-'®7"^"^®^s « the bif S,°4T"iSfP'^'P 'Seareh ou? o/w™^ iah-bum'"veaferr®'' "•« >nneh of h|r fL^f, " ™^i'4y 42"- at Seattle and is ^^a'ay members and the mer yacht of H K Ha L .Westward, forNorti Atlantic' speS f?oiT°'' Hale, the Imer United States/ now held by PortuS'UAsa mers. — auxiliary windjam- three-mSst/'teak' bS4l'"''" 127-foot »«n. Burraa, and Iflf"''" at Moulouif »' Iiafg4 atm «"«. a few .qua?e?fgge^''SoSa'S 'e6^^^DeIore the The i4fl.fn«+ _x- , .. »chooner^OiCeau DI^T ,^^^®®-niast atixiliarv Of TahitfiX'sS &ar®0"0 '"S ." i' amy If LeXn' wSofj" 'net^aado4 fe-fwaprit, Amerilo VeenuS' '''a .b"«t ta 1930 ^'^AJ" PolomL? TL2 w"f fli-from SdJ^aauang ^'' ggg all-from thJ thJSded oast ooaat 4ts te To?;''" visited SS m»dous refepL" ^ every port of call. ^^®^°-Aniericans Amerman calling Which runs tn T>—, ® ^"gantine IWari^^. • •"'"' V/,' •"^•;f,/. �if'- SEAFARERS Pare Twelva LOG Mmy 13, 13SS PORT MUSPORTS. .. . ..... as Mungo, Robert Kennedy, Curt San Francisco: Borman, John Powers, Jessie A. Clarke,' V. B. Cooper, Ben L. Bono, N. M. Jones, Raymond Solheim, Norman Jackson, C. Virgin and S. A. Rodgers. Earl Sheppard A new service has been added Things are moving along very Shipping for the past two weeks Baltimore Port Agent at the hall for the convenience of nicely down here, as shipping has has been very good in this port as the membership, and that is a 244^ i i more than held even with the num­ we shipped more men than we hour laundry and dry cleaning Houston: ber of men registered during the registered. It should remain good facility. All you need do is drop last two weeks. your laundry down the drop and since we have several payoffs save all unnecessary handling of it. This activity was caused by the scheduled and one tanker due in In the recent municipal election arrival of the following Cities by next week. here, all SlU-supported candidates Service wagons: Bradford Island, The Coast Guard is actively en­ went into office—100 percent. Shipping perked up quite a bit Winter Hill, Fort Hoskins, Logans forcing its new rule of permitting Shipping in Baltimore has de­ during the past period as we Fort, Archers Hope, Chiwawa, clined slightly, primarily because crewed up the Marie Hamlll only one blue, ticket AB on deck, Cantigny, plus the Bradford Island, so those men who have not gone crews seem to be remaining on Fort Hoskins and Chiwawa again. board longer. We have hopes of (Bloomfield) and the Royal Oak up, for their green tickets should We also had the Del Valle (Mis­ several ships crewing up in the (Cities Service). do' so Immediately. Some of the sissippi) in Port Arthur, Texas; near future, and others stopping We now have two bids on the brothers have missed out on good Val Chem (Valentine), in Orange, over in transit which may need installation of an air-conditioning Jobs because they didn't have one. Texas, and the Del Rio (Missis­ replacements. unit at the hall. As soon as we sippi) right here. All the. above , We find a lot of ships coming Ships paying off recently were get the third one, we will submit each took a few men. in lately with a bunch of petty the Elizabeth, Mae, Emelia and Locally, the Metal Trades Coun­ Evelyn (Bull); Bethcoaster, Portmar them all for approval by head­ beefs that could be handled right cil (AFL) is still locked in a dis­ (Calmar) and Oremar, Cubore, quarters, 80 that we can get this on the ship by the delegates. Since pute with the Cities Service re­ Baltore, Marore, Santore, Chilore hall cooled off in the near future. we have a new set-up on delegates, and there are more of them elected finery over a new and Oremar (Ore), A proposal at the last Central on each vessel, contract, but is Signing on w^re the Oremar, Trades (AFL) meeting in this city delegates should d e t e rmined to Cubore, Venore, Baltore, Marore, be able to han­ keep plugging Oremar (Ore); had quite a few of us worked up, dle many of these away until it is but we finally squelched it to stop Bethcoaster, Texminor items on signed. mar (Calmar); it from getting any further. ^ The the spot. Tlic telephone idea was to allow the old ILA and Steel Rover, Ships that paid workers are still Steel Executive some CIO unions to take part in off here during out in this area an AFL parade. We wouldn't en­ (Isthmian), and the last period a.s well as the Seacloud (Amer­ dorse ILA'participation at all and were the Choc­ rest of the state, we non-concurred to kill the idea. Strickland ican Merchant taw (Waterman) and have the sup­ Simpson Future shipping out of here Marine). and the George port of all labor groups behind looks questionable as far as regu­ Making stop­ Lawson (Pan-Oceanic). The them. The Lake Charles Central overs were the larly scheduled payoffs are con­ Choctaw and Coeut d'Alene Vic­ Lewallen Labor Council (AFL) is already on Bethcoaster, cerned, although the Oceanstar tory (Victory Carriers) signed on. record to give them all-out aid Yorkmar and Pennmar (Calmar); (Dolphin) a^d a few surprise visits We also had a good share of inwhere and whenever it is needed. Roamer, Partner, Ranger and could change all that. transits, including the following; For our "Seafarer of the Week" During the past period, the Seamar, Massmar, Marymar (Cal­ Puritan (Alcoa); Ocean Nora we nominate Brother Herbert (Ocean Transportation); DeSoto, Catherine (Dry Trans) also paid mar); Ocean Dinny, Ocean Ulla Strickland, who was very active Iberville (Pan Atlantic); Santa off and signed on, and we had the (Ocean Ti-ans); Wacosta, Fairland, during the Atlantic drive and is Venetia (Elani); Fairisle (Water­ following ships in transit: Stony Beauregard, City of Alma, Bien­ now sailing coastwise on a Cities man); Dorothy, Hilton, Jean (Bull); Creek (American Ti-amp); Del ville, Jean Lafltte (Waterman). Service tanker. Born in the great and Robin Doncaster (Seas Ship­ Viento, Del Rio (Mississippi); Re­ Among the brothers of our last state of Texas, he holds the rates public (Trafalgar); Alexandra meeting was Seafarer Wallace K. ping). of OS, wiper and 3rd cook and is Baltimore's "man of the month" (Carras); Seatrains Texas, Savan­ Simpson, who is now attending quite a versatile guy. His ship­ is Joseph Lewallen, who sails in nah, New Jersey, New York (Sea­ Stanford University at Palo Alto mates say he can fill in any place the deck department. Brother train); Steel Architect (Isthmian); as one of four winners of a $6,000, and do a top job at it. Lewallen has been sailing as an Fairisle (Waterman), and Royal four-year scholarship awarded by We are happy to report that we AB for a number of years on SIU- Oak (Cities Service), the SIU Welfare Plan last year. have no brothers in any of the C. M. Tanneblll cbntracted ships and has always Marty Breithoff local hospitals. Houston Port Agent conducted himself as a real union West Coast Rep. We also don't have many on the man should. beach either, but among those here He has just been released from are J, F. Mapp, Johnny Mitchell, the mai'ine hospital and is very Dugie Cox, "Doc" Peralta, "Big enthusiastic about the new increase Otto" Pedersen, Nick Manuel, Jake in benefits. He says that it' will Nash, Tex Alexander and our old undoubtedly come in mighty handy standby, "Swede" Hellman. for the boys, especially those who Leroy Clarke have families. Lake Charles Port Agent Speaking-of hospitals, let's give 3. i 4. a thought to those less fortunate than ourselves and drop a note or New York: card with a cheering word to some ot the brothers at the USPHS Hos­ Shipping for Seafarers under the new seniority hiring syspital, Wyman Park Drive, Balti­ tern was very good throughout the A&G District during the more 18, Md. Those still on the sick list are: past two week shipping period. Jobs went a-begging for John Schultz, Fred Pittman, Robert Class A and Class B men. To-' We are pleased to report that Lipscomb, William Mellon, John tal jobs shipped were 1,053 everyone is happy around this Simpson, Juan Parodi, George against 1,156 men registered. these, the greater proportion—59 port. The weather is fine and Anderson, Leslie J. Brilhart, Seven out of every 100 jobs out of a total of 83 Class C men shipping is good. The boys on the Charles Jenkins, E. Rhoads, Thom­ shipped went to Class C men. Of .shipped—got their jobs in the West Coast ports of Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle, where job opportunities for SIU Class A and Class B men were especially abundant this period. Overall, the figures show that 649 Class A men and 321 Class B men shipped out, y^ith the 83 Class Registered C men taking jobs which A and B Deck Eng. Eng. Staw. Stew. Total Total Total . Total Total' PORT ABA men had turned down. B A B A B Reg. A B Boston 9 3 3 2 8 4 18 9 27 On the basis of shipping figures New York gl 21 49 25 80 34 190 200 70 Class X men have far more jobs Fliiladulphia 23 7 13 8 14 11 50 24 74 available to them than takers and Baltimore 31 13 49 20 38 21 135 56 191 Norfolk g 2 4 thus have the best Job protection 8 4 3 16 , 11 27 Savannah 5 3 7 in the industry. Class B men in 4 3 2 15 9 24 Tampa 10 g 4 8 11 15 25 26 51 the SIU are equally fortunate, Mobile 22 4 2S 7 18 64 8 17 81 with more jobs for them than New Orleans 36 g 23 13 34 22 93 43 136 takers as well. Houston. ...' ... 25 11 10 10 8 41 7 28 69 Under the SIU's new hiring sy.sSeattle 17 2S 9, 19 8 10 34 55 89 tem, the job security and protection San Francisco .... 20 11 17 11 14 IS 51 37 88 18 118 Wilmington 10 5 g of Class A and Cl'ass B men en­ 9 8 1 24 15 39 11 83 Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Stow. Stew. Total Total Total Pack Pack . Total Total Total Total sures them of continued ipreferen' A B A B A B A B Reg. ,A B A • C Shlp.( tial shipping on the basis of their 137 232 t41 ' 7S# 'I- 400 l.ISS ' ) 83 l.esh" .9ectititJiyjydig£^e^nioB contraqL 277 M• •»w Lake Charles: Metal Trades Seek CS Refinery Pact |; '"r. Atl's Welt; Weather, Shipping Both Geed beach here seem to be Jiving well and enjoying their stay ashore. In addition, for the first time in some months we have jobs re­ maining on the board for two and three calls with no takers, which is very unusual to say the least. We only hope things continue this way. Almost all of the ships are com­ ing in now in very good shape, with the,crews doing a bang-up job and taking an active interest in their Union's affairs. Most of them are receiving the new min­ utes' forms which are being sent out by headquarters and are hold­ ing meetings and taking action on all items as they come up. If all oi the crews on SIU ships will follow these forms and take the proper action by sending in their recommendations and beefs, we will be able to screen these minutes and, in turn, take action to provide the best possible rep­ resentation ashore. New System We are now in the process of setting up a new system for han­ dling these beefs and answering the communications as they come in from the ships, so evei-ything should be operating smoothly from here on in. On the waterfront end, we paid ^off a total of 24 ships in the past 2 weeks, signed 6 on foreign articles and serviced 10 in-transit ships. There were no major beefs on any of these ships and every­ thing was settled at the point of production. The following were the ships paid off; Seatrains Georgia, Sa­ vannah, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York (Seatrain); Sea Cloud (Seatrader); Ranger, Roamer (Al­ coa); Queenston Heights (Seatrade); Val Chem (Valentine); Robin Kettering, Robin Doncaster, Robin Trent (Seas Shipping); Jeff­ erson City Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Val Chem (Valentine) Steel Rover, Steel Executive, Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Angelina, Kathryn, Suzanne (Bull); Logans Fort, Cantigny, Bradford Island (Cities Service). Ship.s signed on were the Pega­ sus, Ranger, Roamer (Alcoa); Robin Sherwood (Seas Shipping); Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers) and Steel Worker (Isth­ mian). In transit to the port were the following: Puritan, Planter, Part­ ner (Alcoa); Bethcoaster, Yorkmar, Portmar ( C a 1 m a r ); Iberville, Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic); Edith (Bull); Seatrain Texas (Seatrain). , Claude Simmons Asst. Sec'y-Treas. Baltimore: Union Voles Gounl In Ciiy Eloelions 06 Glamping Down On Bine TIekel ABs Old ILA Barred. From AFL Parade Seafarers Enjoy Good Shipping In All Ports A&G District Shipping Reear4 iv : -|r.;;'::e.'::i-ir o:.-A �SEAFARERS Mar 13. 19S5 Pac* TliirfeeB LOG .. PORT ttEPOBTS Mobile: Strikes Due To 'Work' Law, Governor Says 1 New recreational facilities have been added in our new building since our last report to the LOG. Three new pool tables are in the downstairs rccrcat/ion deck ^>nd also other new gear. The barber shop and shoeshine stand are oper­ ating from 8 AM to 5 PM on the ground floor, where the lounge and TV room have been completed. As soon as materials are avail­ able, we will complete the second deck lounge and TV room and the top deck facilities. Supplies are being held up by the freight strike on the railroad. This strike, on the L & N, and the telephone strike, are still going on, and both these unions say they will stay out until they win their demands. Alabama's Governor Folsom has spoken out in favor of the strikers, urging them to try and get together with Jhe company without sacrificing any of their demands. He blames both strikes on the infamous "right-to-work" law and has urged its outright re­ peal. We have pledged all-out support to both of these unions in their fight to obtain better conditions and wages. _ Payoffs Paying off here in good shape were the Monarch of the Seas and Goiden City (Waterman); Gulfwater (Metro) and the Corsair and Polaris (Alcoa). Signing on were the Golden City, Polaris and Cavalier. The Steel Age (Isthmian) was in transit. Prospects for the next two weeks look a little brighter. Waterman business has been at a virtual standstill pending the sale completion, and is expected to pick up when it is settled. ' The Gulfwater (Metro) is laid up, and is expected to take a crew shortly. Due to hit port for payoff or in transit are the Monarch of the Seas; Corsair, Pennant, Pilgrim, Pegasus, Pioneer, Patriot, Partner, Clipper, Corsair (Alcoa) and the Afoundria and Claiborne (Water­ man). Russell The Mobile branch wishes to extend its deep­ est sympathy to Brother Claude "Lefty" McNorton and his family, as his mother passed away last week, and to the family of James E. Rounsavall, who died recently. Brother Rounsavall sailed in the steward department and is sur­ vived by a wife and two children. For "Seafarer of the Week" we nominate Brother Lawrence Rus­ sell, who has been with the SIU since 1938. He is single and makes his home on the outskirts of Mo­ bile, where he indulges his favorite sport of fishing when on the beach. Having seen all the SIU head­ quarters buildings since its incep­ tion, Brother Russell is extra proud of our new building, which he says is one of the finest union halls in this section of the coun­ try. His favorite among the Union benefits is the disability care. He says it assures a man that he will be taken care of in his later years. Felipe Reyes, chief steward of the Snack Bar, has been pepping up the appetites of the members on the beach with such dishes as chop suey and Chinese fried rice, which are added to the menus along with the regular items such as steak and ham and eggs.Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent 4" t 4" Seattle: Beefs Are Sellled On Overlinie, Storing Approximately 80 hours of over­ time was disputed when the Jean Lafitte (Waterman) paid oft here, but the overtime has been col­ lected. It was for the deck de­ partment standing watches in holds to prevent pilfering of the cargo by natives overseas. On the John C. (Atlantic Car­ riers), tliere was a question about company promises regarding storing-and repairs at the sign-on, and this also was settled to the crew's satisfaction. Both the Jean Lafltte and the John C. paid off and signed on, as did the Waryior (Waterman). The John C. had made an eightmonth trip. Prospects for the future here also look good, with three payoffs coming up. Ships in transit were the Raph­ ael Semmes, Fairland and Choc­ taw (Waterman); Seamar (Calmar) and Lewis Emery Jr. (Victory Car­ riers). Oldtimers on the beach at pres­ ent are C. Wallick, H. Peeler, W. Bilger and G. Glennon. Men in marine hospitals are P. Cogley, J. Dewell, W. Fick, A. L. Grillo, S. Johannessen, M. Musashi and U. K. Ming. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent 3ioney Exchange Hates Listed The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of May 12. 1955, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, South Af­ rica: S3.80 per pound ateiiing. Australia; $2.24 per pound sterling, Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar'. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the doUar. German^: 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland; 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Italy: 624.B lira to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents l>er krone. Portugal: 28.75 cscudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 50.22 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.2 pesos to the doUar. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. > Uruguay; 52.63 cents per peso. Vepezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. SIU^ A&6 District BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Slieppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Preston 6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419'Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrertoe St. Cal Tanner. Agent . HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvUl* St Lindaey Williaaia. Agent " MagnoUa 8112-6113 NEW VORK 678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacint^ 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ban Reel. Agent • MAdison 2-9834 PHILAUELPKIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent » Market 7-1638 SAN FRANCISCO 480 Harrison St - Dougiai 2 5478 Marty RreisfeaJ. WeM Coazt Rsi-Tesoftittlv* New Orleans: Seafarers Aidlabor's 'Phene Strike Parade Seafarers who were dn the beach and aboard sh^is in the harbor on April 28 are entitled to a big hand for the manner in which they pitched in to help make the united labor parade on behalf of the strik­ ing workers of Southern Bell Tele­ phone a success. The telephone workers in nine Southeastern states have been on strike for nine weeks and are deserving of the fine support they are getting from other unions in this beef. The life of their union is on the line. From all accounts, Mississippi Shipping Co. is doing all right in the financial department. At the annual meeting of stockholders, the company reported 195^.was a "very satisfactory" year. Earnings were $2,237,405 in 1954 as com­ pared with $1,489,198 in 1953. Gross revenue in 1954 amounted to $20.6 million as compared with $18.6 million in the pi-evious year. As for other hews of Seafarers in this port, we hear that Brother Donald Dambrino is preparing to do something about Dambrino a steadily - e.vpanding waistline. Dambrino now weighs in at a robust 282 pounds and is reported to be preparing to go^ into the USPHS hospital here and stay on an enforced diet until he drops down to an even 230. Edward J. Brevier, Paul Turner, Frank Edmonds, Edward H. Burns and Erskin Sims were admitted to the hospital recently. We hops they will be able to report com­ plete recovery soon. William Grimes,. George Kipg, ,Tames O'Kecfc and Harvey E. ^hero are still convalescing, but hope to be able to make the ship­ ping list soon. James Mason, Harry Wolowitz and Michael Romalho were discharged from the hospital and are waiting their turn to ship out. Shipping Slow Shipping continues on the slow side. Since our last report we have 5 payoffs, 3 Ships signed on and 14 hit here in transit. The Del Valle and Del Sud (Mississippi), Madaket (Waterman) and Chickasaw and DeSoto (Pan Atlantic) paid off. The Dei Viento, Del Sud and Del Rio (Mississippi) signed on. Ships that called here in transit were the Clipper, Patriot, Corsair and Polarus (Alcoa); Lawrence Vic­ tory, Del Viento and Dei Rio (Mis­ sissippi); the Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana (Seatrain); Monarch of PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La .• Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-S99F SAVANNAH A..3 Abercorn St A. Micheiet. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jen\ Gillette. Agent liUliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 805 Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS... 878 4tb Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRfcTARV-TREASURERS, C. Simmons, Joint J. Algina, Deck W. Hall. Joint J. Volpien, Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. HONOLULU... PORTLAND... the Seas, Golden City and Clai­ Savannah: borne (Waterman); Margarett Brown (Bloomfield), and the Edith (Bull). Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans, Port Agent We were called on to represent t. i tone of our members before a US Tampa: Coast Guard hearing officer, re­ cently. Sentence was suspended, but the interesting part of this hc&ring was the fact that the offense occurred over three years The new ships' meeting forms ago and was just brought to a and bulletins sent out from head­ hearing. This serves as a warning quarters every two weeks are mak­ to all to keep out of the official ing a hit with the crews coming log, as the Coast Guard is really in to this port. There has been a cracking down. The- Southstar and Southport lot of talk on the subject and (South Atlantic) paid off here, and the reaction is all favorable. One of the main reasons they the Southstar signed on. Ships in transit were the Chi­ like the idea is that now all the news and beefs from the • ships wawa (Ciities Service); Robin Sher­ wood (Seas Ship­ will be easier to explain at their ping); Steel Ro­ end and simpler to interpret when ver (Isthmian), they come ashore. and Seatrains The new welfare increases an­ Georgia and Lou­ nounced at the meeting also got isiana (Seatrain). a great reception and the member­ Shipping looks ship adopted a vote of thanks to dismal for the all officials. coming two-week Shipping i.s fair and is expected period. to remain fair for the coming pe­ Qne beef, re­ Bryant riod. Although we had no payoffs garding the bosun and sign-ons for the second two- and deck maintenance men sand­ week period in a row, we did have ing, scraping and removing varnish a f«w in-transits. from wheelhouse doors, was The DeSoto and Iberville (Pan settled on the Southstar in favor Atlantic) were both in twice, along of the men involved. with the Chiwawa (Cities Service*; At the last meeting, a motion Golden City, Fairisle (Waterman), was made by Herman "Buster" and Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic). Bryant to the effect that head­ Tom Banning quarters should have reprints of Tampa Port Agent the record of the Senate Labor 4 4 4 Committee hearings on the Cities Boston: Service organizing drive given wider distribution. He pointed out that all the membership should read about the battle the SIU waged to bring Union conditions to this fleet. He suggested copies Alcoa will start a new .service be put on all SlU-contracted ships from here May 20 with the sailing and in all SIU halls. of the Alcoa Roamer. Ports of call Brother Bryant is a comparative at Puerto Rico have been named as newcomer to the SIU. having been San Juan. Mayaguez and Ponce. ai'oimri ahuut .six years, but he has Alcoa advised that the move to seen his share of action on many Boston is made by the company to picket lines and has engaged in provide one of the nation's main some of the Union's toughest beefs. manufacturing centers with export He was highly pleased with the transportation to supply Puerto announcement of the new Welfare Rico's expanding consumer market. benefits that SIU members will Quite a few ships have been in transit, and most of them took now receive. On the beach at present are R. C. on a few men. Generally, shipping Grimes, Steve Poole. M. J. has slowed down in this port. There were three recent payoffs, "Shorty" Akins, Jimmy Lee. Bob by the SS Ann Marie (Bull). SS Fagler, Charlie Lee. Aubrey Republic (Trafalgar) and the SS Smith, Ed Searcey, Johnny Bragg. Tony Parker, Bill Hamilton and Alexandra (Carras). Ships in transit were the Robin G. B. Gapac. Men in the marine hospitals are Kettering and Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping); Fairisle (Water­ Rufus L. Fields, Jimmie Littleton, man); Winter Hiy (Cities Service), Tommie Moore, Ernest Webb, John and Steel Rover, Steel Admiral H. Morris, Gerald Perdomo. Wil­ liam G. Gregory, Lucius De Witt, and Steel Seafarer (Isthmian). Boston weather has finally Henry "Skeets" Lanier, Clyde changed to the better after 17 days Jernigan, Albert H. Schwartz and Jack Henley. of rain. A. Micheiet James Sheehan Savannah Port Agent Boston Port Agent Coasi Guard Now Cbacking Old Logs New Meeling Forms Greeted Favorably -I • "I Roamer to Launch Alcoa PR Service IIII;HMOND. CALIF SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON NEW YORK 257 5th St Phone 2599 .*450 Harrison St. ^ Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave Main U290 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-66QO Canadian District MONTREAL 834 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 HAUFAX. N.S 128'A HoUls St. Phone: 3-8911 FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 .Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. SUP Ontario Phone: 5591 ...16 Merchant St. TORONTO. Ontario 872 King St. E. ' Phun» 5-8777 EMpirt 4-5719 UTH Cormorant St. .313 N. W. Everett St. VICTORIA. BC Bmpiio 4531 4m VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacilic 71124 304 Charlotte St. Phone (>:i-(8 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario .. 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote Oe La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 SYDNEY. NS Great Lakes District ALPENA , 133 W Fletcher Phone: 12.iHW BUFFALO NY CLEVELAND 180 Main SL 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone; Main 1-0147 Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward l-b?57 UULUTH 531 W Michigan St Phono: Melrose 2-4119 SOUTH CHICAGO... 3281 E. «. PhoB9; JEmx •;] -"v • �SEAFARERS tdC '• rake Fourteen 3^-. • • Seafarer Visiti:Pisa fcY; • , It' fi:u- fS^. • ••KisiSi-s® : ws.;*;?;:- •f "YPiPif .iptpPY i-' ;;':aii«fSi^ : - axail SIU member Melvin L'Esperance (right), carpenter on thp SS Lawrence Victory (Mississippi), sees the sights in Pisa, Italy, with Ernest J. Hendry (left), Lawrence Victory 2nd mate, and radio operator Howard Stuart. In the background is the Baptistry of the cathedral at Pisa. The famed Leaning Tower is located near-by behind the cameraman taking the picture. ' v Lifeboat Gives Way During Sea Fire Drill A defective lifeboat davit was revealed during a recent fire and boat drill aboard the Queenston Heights (Seatrade). During the drill, at sea, on April 19, the lifeboats were be­ ing swung over the side in the+ customary manner when the "The above was mentioned," number four boat carried Brother Sheehan notes, "to alert away. The incident is reported in the minutes of the latest Union meet­ ing aboard the Queenston Heights. Brother Daniel Sheehan reports that the bolts on the foot of the boat were crystalized. Crashed Into Sea "The forward davit carried into the sea as soon as the lifeboat was put into motion," Sheehan reports. It took the boat with it. "The after davit bent up like a pretzel," he went on. "The en­ gines were stopped and we man­ aged to salvage the boat and the davits." The boat was stove-in and had been held by the sea painter. Fortunately no one was injured, although if the same thing had Sheehan happened during a genuine emergency, the result may have been tragically different, I I'f OFF WATCH " I •I Pets can be a great pleasure Tilts feature is designed to offer hints and information on hobbies, aboard ship, as most Seafarers new products, developments, publications and the like which Seafarerswill agree,, but occasionally may find helpful in spending their leisure-time hours, both ashore itnd fm It,. -, I Y'-l- Control Pets,, Shipmates Told : I.:,. .-. -.-irtj*!-. the brothers and to stress the ne­ cessity of maintaining annual in­ spections by the Cdast Guard. "These tankers are getting old and are in rather poor shape." Vigilant Crew He went on to say-that the Sea­ farers aboard the Queenston Heights have always been especi­ ally vigilant in matters of safety, but had to do a • lot of serious thinking when the lifesaving equip­ ment suddenly gave way before their eyds. "There is no way a Seafarer can protect "himself when something like that is going to happen," Sheehan said. "Faulty-equipment can be prevented from endanger­ ing lives only by having it tested and spotted through regular, strict inspection by experts." "" The incident brings to mind a current. Coast Gaiard proposal to abandon annual inspections and substitute a system of regular in­ spections at two-year intervals plus spot-checks of occasional ships. ' James Kelly served as chairman for the meeting. (1) The bombaVdment by the British of what fort was the inspiration for the "Star Spangled Banner?" (2) What have the following in common: (a) horse-chestnut, (b) fra­ grant crab, (c) honey locust? (3) A man decided to donate $450 to five organizations to be split up in portions of one-third, one-fourth, one-fifth and one-sixth, with the remainder going to the fifth organization. How much did the last group receive? (4) Rearrange the word slatenart to spell a word meaning interpret. (5) Which is higher in, rank, an earl or a marquis? (6) According to the nursery song, where was the queen while the king was in the counting house counting out his money? • (7) What- is the name for the soft fatty substance enclosed in: the interior of bones?. -Y (8) Which is'farther north, Seattle, Washington, or Nova Scotia? (9) Among what group of people did. the swastika symbol originate? Tip) Is the "Milky Way" g small portion of the sky or does it cdfn-' pletely encircle-the Earth? .i.i ^ 'Aiiflweri 'on Pafe''l»)i • 'V : they can cause problems on ship­ board as well as on shore. The SS Sea Cloud (American Merchant Marine) recently took actions which indicate that it may be having animal pimblems. The minutes of the last Union meeting, at sea, show that the Seafarers resolved that the ship's dog be kept out of the galley and that specified portholes be kept closed to protect linen from the ship's monkey. The crew notified men in the galley to chase the dog out of those spaces whenever he ap­ peared, or face the possibility of stern crew measures. Crewmembers expressed the opinion that the dog's presence in the galley could lead to unsani­ tary .conditions through petting of him by foodhandlers, and also is a disrupti h g influence since men who must keep an eye on the pet can­ Wexler not devote their full attention to Jhe preparation of meals, according to N. W. Wexler. Presence of the monkey in the galley was also discouraged. Since the wanderings of the monkey are moi'e difficult to con­ trol, no one was assigned to reg­ ulate its' activities. But crewmeinbers urged that everyone make an effort to take maximum security measures against the tricky Ani­ mal's raids on sleeping compart­ ments and the galley. aboard ship. Queries should be addressed to. "Off- Watch," SEA" FARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. Due to the season and the long 4 list of jobs yet to be done by home keep the fingers intact and tem­ craftsmen and "do-it-yourself" ad* pers calm when driving small diets, a number of new products to nails and brads into hardrtoget the work done easily are flood­ sqifteze-into -places. Pressure on ing the market. Offered generally the handle of the "Rammer-Ham­ with a specific task in mind, they mer" drives the nail while a can readily be adapted to a num­ pressurized nozzle holds it. The ber of jobs with the same show of item is $2 postpaid. ingenuity which "created the home ft ft ft craftsman hardware boom in the A new plastic pipe has appeared first place. on the market as part of a kit for t. t. tputting in an under-lawn sprinkler Owners of a standard or heavy- system without finally calling in a duty quarter-inch . electric ..drill plumber to do the job. The pipe can now adapt this tool into a-neat hooks to an outdoor faucet and is grass trimmer or floor polisher in guaranteed not to rot, crack or just a few seconds. The "Power- freeze. Kits include the pipe, wand" is a long steel handle with sprinkler heads, couplings and wheels and a clamp arrangement complete instructions. The aver­ that grips the drill for floor polish­ age installation of 1,000 square ing with "a circular brush that is feet costs around $16, according to included as part of the kit. The the manufacturer. Industrial Plas­ brush can be replaced with a ro­ tic Co., Plainfield, NJ. • tary steel cutter (also included) Tor ^ ft" ft ft trimming the grass in hard-toThe "Sportsmen's Safe-Tee Wayreach spots near fences and trees er Water Purifier" is recommend­ without back-bending effort. The ed to seamen by- Brother S. C. kit has « list price of $8.95 com­ Konzen, OS, of Chicago, as an item plete and can probably be gotten with which he has had "wonder­ at most large hobby or hardware ful" success. According to him, shops. Apt Products. Inc., 665 it's an easy means of assuring safe Lexington Ave., Brooklyn 21, NY, drinking water for hunters, fisher­ is the manufacturer. men, campers, hikers and—he i ft 4adds—seamen. The special min­ Those "do-hickies" and "gismos" eral mixture provides about IVii of wartime fame have come to life qUai-ters of watei-, free of taste, in the form of the Do-Hicky, Inc., odor and bacteria, in just a few which apparently is devoted to minutes, and can be used about that sort of thing out in Rockville 100 times (150 quarts) before the Centre, NY. The company has a mineral loses its force. An added new lever-action nail driver to advantage is that it weighs less than four ounces and will fit right into a shirt pocket. Grabs Nap On Sfiip, Wakes Up Far At Sea LOG-A-RHYTHM; A Dreamer An unexpected passenger was the "guest" of the SS Steel By John F. Wunderlich, Jr. Artisan (Isthmian) after a stopoff in a Middle-Eastern port during its' current voyage. as close to Iran as possible, and The sudden "shipmate" is an*angements made for his return I'm just a dreamer. an Iranian longshorenian to his old Khurramshahr home. I'm no one but me. Standing at my post '' who turned up the morning after the ship sailed from Khurramshabr, Iran. Brother Leo L. Seleskie, who forwarded news of the incident to the LOG along with the accom­ panying photograph, i-eports that the man's story is as follows: He had been working long and hard as a longshoreman, loading a German ship docked nearby. He was weary and came aboard the Steel Artisan to catch a nap. Na­ tive workmen were then busy loading the Isthmian ship. The man asked one of them to wake him up when they finished up and were ready to quit the ship. No one did. One established fact is that early the following morning, at sea, the cook was attracted to number three hold by shouts of "Somebody, please let me out." Made Comfortable The man was given a place to This unhappy Iranian turned sleep, aft and his Seafarer hosts up on the SS Steel Artisan kept Him generously supplied witli after it sailed from Iran. smokes and meals. Brother Seleskie saS>s that in spite of this, the man appeared very worried, insisting that he wanted to be back in Iran, with his wife and family. Not necessarily out of cynicism, \ Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors but as a handy ^identification, the crewmen usually referred to the. / have the final say on whether or jiot a man is fit for duty,- If unfortunate one as "the stoway/ay," there is any question about Since the schedule of the Steel your fitness to tail, cheek with Artisan called for seveiral stops in the neatest' USPH!3 hospital or the Red Se* area before entry into the Mediferr^neah; the man from . .out-patient clinic'for A JruUng.... Iran Was expected to be deposited VSPHS Haa iMat Sns On Duty SUp Gazing at the sea, . Dreaming, just a dreamer, slill. I wouldn't be Anybody but me. As dreamers are. In their dreams, ' . I am a conquerer. Great, invincible. Of mighty words and fearless deeds, When really I am ' Nobody but me. While dreaming I watch the ocean. Where green, breaking, turns to while, foam. The derelict becomes a warrior Proud with honors But really the derelict Is no one but me. Despair comes, leaves. Dreaming, I send a message Across the star-flecked blue. A dispatch begging, praying Confessing My deep and tender love—anil ' true, And in my loneliness I long For none but you. Still dreaming, I build iastlet, giant towers, A cottage nfeant for two. To be president.' Leader of my fleet, • ••• - ' So fast, .so clean, so frfie, ; Plowmg the tea.-: A [ i; - i rJth nohddy but .to*. " �6^3 lfa7lS.lt9S SBAPAKtKa IOC T»g9 Fifteea Picture Visit to Ocean Dinny By Spike Marlin "What would happen," they used to wonder in Brooklyn, "if our pitching was solid and our relievers were reliable, if we had a left fielder, if Furillo started fast and Campanella regained his touch, if Robinson could play regularly— wouldn't we run away with it?" They can stop wondering right now. "The baseball f^ver is still in the incubation stage, but all these things are happening at once, with the result that the Brooklyn club is showing some of the fastest early footwork any team has "ever dis­ played. By taking 21 of their first 24 games, Brooklyn clamped a solid, if temporary, headlock on first place. They did so simply by play- Seafarers aboard the SS Ocean Dinny (Ocean Transport) relay these pictures of life aboard the SlU-contracted ship. Above, left, First Assistant Macon A. Rowse and engine depart­ ment delegate William 3- Thompson strike a harmonious pose. Above, right. Captain D. D. MacClennan poses with ship's delegate Walter D. Milne (right), with the ship's name in foreground. Lined up in the picture at left are the de­ partmental delegates for the Ocean Dinny. They arc (left to right), deck delegate David Bass, ship's delegate Walter Milne, steward delegate Wilson B. Yarbrough and engine delegate Wil­ liam R. Thompson. Was War Hawk The Ocean Dinny was formerly the SS War Hawk (Waterman) and was taken over by Ocean Transport Co., in Mobile, in December. It took on its new SIU crew at Mobile. Pictures were taken especially for the LOG on a ship's recent voyag«. SIU Gourmet Gives Eatery Tips (Ed. note: The following article was submitted by Honest Al. Whitmer, the Duncan Mines of the SS Neva West (Bloomfield). Brother Whitmer here describes his adventures in sampling the o//erins'S of restaurateurs along the Texas Coast). I don't profess to be an epicure, but I would like to pass on a few of my gastronomical adventures. I won't attempt to name all of the establishments wherein I have indulged myself in masterpieces of the culinary arts, but here are a few I have had the good fortune to learn about. . 4 One delightful place in Cor- effort to put out the fire built by it comes to the hot sauce and, us Christi, Texas,, is Don abundant use of pepper sauce on should you go too far, take a little edro's. Here one does not break Jbread, he ;!;ips tortillas in a frantic / V.. . Vv^Jc-. salt. Never use water to put out the fire. Bring your own extin­ guisher if you choose, but try Don Pedro's if you like your chili hot. Also In "Corpus" Another place Whitmer in "Corpus" that I liked was the Ship Ahoy. Service is good and a specialty is sweet, crisp fried shrimp. Next we move to Brownsville, Texas, where a must on the tourist itinerary is Landrum's. It is at the foot of the International bridge to Matamoras, Mexico, and affords first class food designed to fit the average pocket-book. Stop by after visiting Matamoras, where the tequila will sharpen your appetite for good food. In Matamoras itself, a littleknown but fine eatery is the Patio. Here you get both Mexicair and American dishes and a complete meal costs less than a dollar, In­ cluding wine, beer or tequila. Frogs legs are a house specialty, along with filets done over charcoal. Charcoal Galley Up the Texas coast, on the treasure isle of Galveston, a num­ ber one spot is Jack Tar's charcoal galley, out near Stewart Beach. Prices are rather steep, but you get your money's worth. This covers a few ports, and I'll be jglad to explore some others for you kt 1 lateir date. enchiladas and tamalas. Take it on the slow bell when iiii Beefs Come Out In Wash A frequent source of minor beefs aboard sh^ is the wash­ ing machine. It seldom causes major trouble, but many crew meeting minutes deal with keeping the washing machines in proper order. The constant attention shows its value to the crew. Recent minutes of meetings from the SS Seastar (Mercador) and the SS Marymar (Calmar), for instance, report that the crews gave serious attention to keeping washing ma­ chines in proper trim. The Seastar Seafarers were in­ terested in having a hot water pipe adjustment on their machine, and instructed their ship's delegate to investigate the matter. C. Saunders served as chairman of the Seastar meeting, with E. Pappas handling the secretax'y's chores. Aboard the Marymar, the crew i-cquested that a tray be fixed under the wringer, for more ef­ ficient operation. They also agreed among themselves to make eflorts to keep the washing niachine cleaner, and to handle It carefully. Both meetings stressed the im­ portance* of each man passing on the machine in as good a condition as he found it, which is necessary when a number of men are using ajiy facility in common. Chairman for the Marymar meeting wks Andy Reaska. Frank Fletcher was secretary. ing on the ballfield the kind of ganie they always played on paper but seldom in real life. ' That doesn't mean of course that they can't turn, around and revert to normal. Robinson's bad legs can act up, left-fielder Amoros may turn out to have feet of clay like all Brooklyn left-fielders before him. Loes and Meyer can become three inning pitchers again and the newly-found relief aces can wind up in Montreal before the season is over. It would surprise nobody because that is the Brooklyn way. The Dodgers of recent years have always been the kind of club that looked solider, deeper and, more resourceful than any in base­ ball. Why they never turned out that way is one of those mysteries that lie in what is known as "the murky depths of the human per­ sonality." IiT other words, like.Tom Dewey, Sam Snead and Discovery, they couldn't win the real big ones. No Blaze-Power As individuals, they've always been well-stocked in natural talent. As a team they never blazed up furiously the way the Giants did last summer. The Dodgers may overpower you but they will sel­ dom outfight you. particuiarly on the pitching mound. Some bad management in recent years hasn't heiped the club catch the spark either. The difference between Brook­ lyn and the Giants in terms of combativeness last season was the difference between a backacheridden Maglie fighting out of jam after jam and a Loes throwing half-heartedly because he was sulking that day. Only Erskine of the present day Brookiyn statf rates as a 14-carat pitching pro. There are other individuals on the Brooklyn club who have the fire but they have never been able to infect their teammates. This club is so wealthy talentwise, it can win on a haif-throttle. It would be an interesting, though somewhat goiy, spectacle to see the team really open up and turn on the heal. ^ The LOG conducts this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share flavored recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer James Hendley's recipe for "crab gumbo." You have to go way South of the Mason-Dixon Line to learn about gumbo and the use of same. Some folks only know it as "okra" from its use in crossword puzzles, but it's gumbo just the same. what you need: 2 cups sliced fresh According to the Seafarer okra, i/i cup diced ham, 6 diced James Hendley, 2nd, cook, tomatoes, 1 pound crabmeat, Vz who's had a chance in 15-odd years of cooking, both ashore and aboard ship, to use his share of this veg­ etable, gumbo has a unique taste and flavor which characterizes a lot of Louisiana cook­ ing. He's been us­ Hendley ing it now and then aboard SIU ships for the past five years and finds it has appeal to all kinds of appetites.- He hasnT lost a '-customer" yet. To make "crab gumbo," here's "ir 1 » iV., clove garlic, 6 peppercorns, and salt; bay leaves and thyme to t..ste. Fry the ham, garlic and okra in lard or oil. When the mixture is well-coated with fat, but not brown, add all the rest of the ingredients except for the crabmeat, Include a cup of hot water when combining in these items. Cook about 20 minutes more, then add the crabmeat and cook for another 15 minutes. When the cooking is completed, and the aroma begins to tell on you, it's ready. Serve on mounds of steamed rice. (Feeds four; in­ crease proportionately for any numbejr of portions.) " ' ' • i-i .'i M % �m if Or. tK"'. ''•! •• ..v<^. SEAFARERS Far^ sixteen Thanhs Portmar Crew For Help fe?/'"I--- r' -' ', •. v.- !> To the Editor: My wife and I want to thank the crew and officers of the Portmar (Calmar) for the way they came through when I received bad news out on the West Coast. Most of the crew didn't know me from "Adam," as the saying goes. Shoreside folks just don't know how big-hearted seamen are when someone is in trouble. Anyway, everything is coming alohg fine now with us, and I hope to see all of you real soon. Good luck and good sailing to a fine bunch of men. J. Welsh L E T t EM S • 'send the LOG, to my new address. Fred G. Oestm'an (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent to you at your new -address.) . 4> 4 4 Warm Monheys: Cool OT Cash To the Editor: On behalf, of the SIU crew of the SS Wacosta (Waterman), I am writing to tell all the brothers about our last voyage and recent payoff. Soon we are leaving Seattle for Formosa, Manila, Saigon and 3^ 4" 4" Bangkok. On the last trip, we picked up a small zoo in Bangkok It consisted of seven elephants several monkeys, pythons, rare To the fiditor: birds, wildcats and hyenas. I'm writing to let you know of The voyage to Seattle, via For­ another change of address. It mosa, took 28 days, and the ani­ seems like I've done nothing but mals were in number four hold. move around in this Army. But After we left Formosa, it got Seafarers in the Baltimore Marine Hospital gather to draw their that suits me fine because it helps very cold. To keep the animals weekly hospital benefits. They are (left to right): Joe C. Lewallen, the time go faster. warm, the engi­ S. A. Holden, Stanley Rogers, an unidentified Seafarer, E. H. I can't wait to get back on a neers put steam Huizenga and N. T. Jackson. Seated is Tony Kastina, SIU repre­ good old SIU ship again. I'm sta­ pipes and heating sentative, making the payments. tioned about 19 miles outside of lamps in the Tokyo right now and lots of times hold. The mate when I go down to Yokohama I see ordered the care, after taking care of same for that big, beautiful "W" on those watches from 8 157 years. Waterman scows and they sure PM to 8 AM to To the Editor: Was Tried Before look good. It's a little touch of check and see if SIU men in the Baltimore In mid-1953 Mrs. Oveta Culp home. the animals were Marine Hospital (USPHS) receiv­ I've managed to transfer from warm and the ing the weekly hospital benefit Hobby, Secretary of Health, Educa­ Loleas the artillery to a post engineer steam lines In given by the SIU are really pleased tion and Welfare, and Joseph outfit and I'm a steamfltter right order. The boys put down for four to hear that it has been agreed Dodge, budget director, pushed now. It's about as close as I could hdurs overtime each watch, and to raise the payments in the near drive to shut down all Public get to what Health Hospitals, with the excep­ the mate disputed it, claiming the future. used to do when safety of the ship was involved tion of the same four to remain All SIU men will be glad to I was sailing as in checking the steam lines. know this, I'm sure, for you never open. Their bill was voted down an oiler. Just Upon arrival in Seattle on April know when the best and healthiest in the 83rd Congress in 1954, due nine months and 10, the deck delegate, Herman of us will have to hit the old hospi­ to the efforts of our Union repre­ 16 days and I'll Christenscn, contacted the SIU tal unexpectedly. sentatives and others who wrote to be b^ck on the port agent and explained the case. We receive our payments from Congress protesting the injustice. shipping list. We won a victory there. The Next day the agent came aboard our Union welfare representative, I received a to pay off the ship. Tony Kastina, who comes by the Congress appropriated thirty-three copy of the LOG million dollars in the budget for Naturally we expected arguments hospital every Tuesday. today and read and trouble, but the SIU official We always have our regular the period of June 30, 1954, to Kowalski about the new went topside to see the captain. coffee time in the Baltimore Hos­ June 80, 1955. Now we have an­ shipping set-up. I like it a lot bet­ He handled the beefs so smoothly pital, the way we do on all of the other battle on our hands. ter than the old one. I'm sure that everything was quickly SIU contracted ships—thanks to This Hoover Commission is try­ that as long as the SIU does as the very good contract and con­ ing to do the shme identical thing settled to the crew's satisfaction. well as it has done, there will Deck delegate Christensen and ditions we have now aboard all that the Hobby-Dodge combination be no shortage of jobs for anyone. tried. the whole crew requests me, as of them. I also read that the SIU won the Joe C. Lewallen secretary-reporter for the SS Wa­ Letters Help West Coast election and I'm glad costa,, to write the LOG express­ 4 4 4 During the previous fight, all to hear that. Things get better all" ing our thanks to Seattle agent Seafarers were worried about the the time. proposed closing of the Marine The best of luck to the best of Jeff Gillette for settling all beefs Hospitals. At that time I wrote the unions and to all my old ship­ to our satisfaction. ^ Peter Loleas Democratic Senators from Louisi­ To the Editor: mates. I see where the Hoover Com- ana,, the Hon. • Russell Long and Henry J. Kowalski 4 4 4 'missioil on Government Reorgani­ the Hon, Allen J. Ellender, plead­ (Ed. note: The LOG will be sent zation Is trying to put over the ing with them to fight in Congress to your new address.) same thing the "Hobby-Dodge" to keep the hospitals open, and I group failed in doing in mid-1953. must say that I received most en­ To the Editofr: They advise shutting down all couraging letters from both of I want to thank the boys who US Public pealth Service hospi­ them. sent me the LOG recently. It tals, with the exception of four to Now this threat is on us again, means a lot to me and I enjoy it remain open. To the Editor: this time through the Hoover Com­ This is to thank you for the very much. Not only does the Hoover Com­ mission. But they won't catch our I am away from the docks now, mission want to close the hospitals, Union napping. LOGS I have received in the past. I enjoyed reading them and watch­ but still mi.ss .seeing the boys who but it wants to cut the budget of We can count on our Union ing the progress the SIU is steadily used to come to the cafe T ran in various other Governmental Insti­ representatives being on the job making. I have seventeen months Texas City. I would very much tutions concerned with medical to fight this thing. But the mem­ more to go in the service and when like to hear from some of them care, including those for the armed bership as a whole. and all its that is finished, I will be around who were my friends and used to services and Civil Service workers. friends can help by starting now to pick up my book and start back come around regularly. But with the backing of our to write our Congressmen and at sea under the best contract in Most people used to call, me Union officials. Seafarers and their Senators, concerning this impor­ the maritime industry. "Mom." My address now" is 107 families and friends, the Hoover tant beef. Let's show them that in My address has been changed East Hopkins St., Mexia, Texas. group will have a hard time trying unionism there is strength. and I hope you will continue to Alleene Watson to freeze seamen out of medical I Duska "Spider" Korolla Counting Haps Til His Heturn K'r . •pi.- Balto Men Laud SIU Hospital $ Mobilize Nou^ For Hospitals ^Mom' Misses Old Friends Wants LOG Sent To New Address Burly #. t LOG Never Look Mtaeki ilaril. 1S3S Steward Gives Serving Ideas To the Editor: I'm writing In regards to the new set-up on shipboard feeding. I am th6 steward aboard the Mon­ arch of the Seas (Waterman) and have been sailing for some time. This is my opinion of the steam table vs. gaUey serving question. I have talked to a few brothers from various Alcoa and Bull Line ships and they say it'is incon­ venient to the cooks for everything to be served from the galley. .I think aU roast meats are best served from the galley. The fried and breaded meats, iiiil and vegetables, should be served iiiiiiiilS from the steam Stringfellow tables.' I have found that vegetables and breaded meats put in the steam tables are much better. They are kept hot and the steam tenderizes them more. 'This doesn't mean for the cooks to put the food on the steam tables in the morning for the whole day. Defends Steamtable SteaiA tables are more efficient in keeping food hot than ranges are, where it gets direct heat wfiich causes food to stick to the pots, especially food which has cheese in it. If the change is for reasons of economy, I don'f agree that it will work. Serving food from the galley doesn't .cut down on how much food is cooked. The steward could make checks to see if any food is being wasted and then tell the cooks about it. The steward should also check the steam tables at every meal to make sure the food is hot. Individual serving dishes are okay. It makes the food look bet­ ter when it is served and Uie crew is better pleased. This is just my own opinion about the serving. I would like to get the ideas of some other stew­ ards on the matter. C. L. Stringfellow 4 4 4 Shows Promise As LOG-A-Himer To the Editor: I am sending you this corny poem I wrote when I had nothing to dQ. Maybe If you have space you can put it in the LOG. "Stranger in Town" There he stands on the corner, s9 blue. Maybe he's thinking of Someone like you. He's just a stranger in this here town. Just standing there toith a face afrown. He'll most likely walk down Main Street Looking for you, a girl so sweet. I hope he finds you because he's all alone;' So if you see. him hanging around. Treat him right, this stranger in town. Charles Ludwick By Bernard Seaman �liar IS. 1955 SEAFARERS SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS Wifh WALTER SIEKMANN LOG Pace SeTcnteea All of the folloiving SIV families Gaetano Salvatore, New Bruns­ will collect the $200 maternity wick, NJ. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4 4 4 Union in the baby's name: Elida Marie and Elexis Del Car­ Robert Kenneth Grifnth, born men Kothe, bom March 12, 1955. March 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Mrs. Jesse Griffith, Baltimore, Md. Kothe, Baton Rouge, La. It was no surprise to your Union to find that the Seafarers in the 4 4 4 4" 4^ Philip Alvin Mauffray,- bora hospitals were pleased as punch with the increases in benefits nego­ Kathleen Ann Wessel, . born April 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and tiated by the Welfare Flan and the new benefits that were added. The brothers in the marine hospitals, who run into men from all other March 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Funston Aloysius Mauffray, unions while they are in the boneyard, can tell you from personal ex­ Mrs. Thomas Wessel, Braddock, Philadelphia, Pa. Pa. perience that the SIU Welfare Plan has them all beat. 4 4 4 4 4^ 4 Thomas Earl Campbell, Jiorn 4> i ^_ Dawn Lee Williams, born April April 19, 1955. Parents, Mr" and There've been several new arrivals at the Staten Island hospital latelj^, 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. but fortunately it appears as if none of the boys has anything too Roland R. Williams, Baltimore, serious to worry about and most of them should be Md. up and around before long. John Dovak, who was 4 .4 4 fireman on the Bienville, is in for treatment of a John Calvin Kaimick, born Feb­ chipped knee bone. John had an accident on the The deaths of the following Sea ship and checked into the hospital April 25. Vari­ ruary 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and cose veins have been giying trouble to brother Jan Mrs. John Kalmiclc, Meriden, farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Mucins. He was engine utility on the Beatrice before Conn. 4 4 4 $2,OT0 death benefits are being he checked in for treatment. Another brother, re­ Donald Union Sanders, born paid to their beneficiaries: cently readmitted to the hospital, is Seafarer Mike March 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. and I^chalik who was chief steward on the Rayvah. D. E. Kelley: Brother Kelley Seafarer Gerald Fita came down with a case of Mrs. Union H. Sanders, Jr., Bay Vandal died in Alameda, Califoraia, on pneumonia late last month and is now recuperating. Minette, Ala. • February 9, 1955, of a respiratory The Sandcaptairi was his last ship. H. Hanlin. AB off the Texmar, got 4 4 4 ailment. The SS Hastings of his jaw broken and entered the hospital for treatment on April 30. Jennie Diaz, born April 2, 1955. Kidney trouble and a skin condition laid Malcolm Whitehead low. He Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Domingo Waterman Steamship was the last SIU ship Brother Kelley sailed was on the Ocean Lotte as oiler. Diaz, Bronx, NY. aboard. He Is survived by his Other Seafarers in the hospital are Daniel De Marco off the Steel mother, Virginia E. Kelley, of Con4 4 4 Fabricator; L. Labrador, Mary Adams; S. Kadziola, Robin Doncasler; Neil Alan Blonstein, born March gord, Mass. Duska Korolia off the Robin Kettering, Gus Kounavis, DM off the 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Robin Hood, and Albert Nelson, AB off the Alcoa Pilgrim. Luther C. Seidie, 61: On March David Blonstein, Brooklyn, NY. 2 of this year 4 4 4 Rafael Padilla, 3rd cook on the Seatrain Savannah, and Carl Brother Seidie Raymond Joseph. Roney, born Ernest, messman on the Michael, are both being treated for heart died of a heart April 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and conditions. Sam Vandal, baker off the Seatrain ailment in New Mrs. Clarence Roney, Chickasaw, Texas, and Fred Delaphena, steward from the Orleans. Place of Ala. Steel Navigator, have both been readmitted for burial is not 4 4 4 further treatment. known. He joined Gene David Ballance, born the Union in 1948 ^ March 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and We're sure all the brothers in the hospitals were in New York and Mrs. Suny B. Ballance, Norfolk, had been sailing happy to learn that the Union is always considering Va. in the deck de­ means to improve our Welfare Plan. Your Union partment. Brother Seidie is sur­ was the first with the unlimited hospital benefit as 4 4 4 Beth Wargo, born April 9, 1955. vived by his brother, W. H. Seidie, it was first with many other Welfare Plan features. What the trustees have come up with this time you Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen of New Orleans, La. Kadziola can be sure will help those in our Union who need Wargo, Danville, Pa. 4 4 4 Walter J. Byrne, 52: Brother the help most. 4 4 4 Michael Rocco O'Nell, born Byrne died on . , April 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and February 16, Mrs. Francis O'Neil, Philadelphia, 1955, In the Kings USPHS HOSPITAL Leo Fontenot G. J. St. Germain Park State Hos­ BALTIMORE, MD. William Grimes Edward Samrock Pa. George Anderson Robert Lipscomb Earl T. Hardeman Harvey E. Shero pital in Suffolk, || Ben Bono WIlliKin .1. Mellon George J. King E. R. Smallwood 4 4 4 New York. Burial Curt Borman Thomas Mungo E. G. Knapp Henry S. Sosa Albert Alfred Bagley, born took plaee at St. L. J. Brilhart Juan Parodi Leo H. Lang Lonnie R. Tickle Jessie A. Clarke Fred Pittman James M. Mason Dick Visser April 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Charles C e m e Victor B. Cooper John Powers Earl T. Minton James E. Ward Mrs. Albert Bagley, Flushing, NY. tery in FarmingGorman T. Glaze Edwin B. Rhoad* Alfonso Olagulbel Harry Wolowiti Norman T, Jackson Stanley Rodgera R. A. Ratcliff David A. Wright 4 4. 4 dale, NY. Joining Charles E. Jenkins John Simpson tJSPHS HOSPITAL Diane Consalvo, born April 12, the Union in Mclvin H. Jones R. H. Solheim SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Robert Kennedy C. A. Virgin Marcelo B. Belen John F. Murphy 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1952, in New York, Brother Byrne Seafarers In Hospitals USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Frank Alasavich J. S. O'Bryne John M. Herroid USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Francisco Cueliar John E. Markopolo Benjamin F. Grice John E. Tiliman J. S. McRae Wiiliam G. Trice USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GAJ Lucius A. Dewitt Benito L. Mendet Rtifii.s L. Fields James T. Moore William G. Gregory John H. Morris James B. Henley Gerald Perdomo Clyde H. Jernigan Luther Roberts Henry Lanier Albert H. Schwart* Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS., LA. Sidney Anderson Edwin Davis Walter J: Anderson Serlo De Soso William R. "Burch John G. Dooley Albert T. Cooper David B. Fields Speak Your Mind At SiV Meetings pi |! |i Under the Union constitu* Hon every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read* Ing clerk and recording secrftary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their -shijpmates know, what's on their minds. Max Byers Joseph Perreira Harry J. Cronia W. Timmerman Frank Kubek Norman West Robert Lambert Joseph R. Wlnf USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Richard Anderson Marcel Laureano Isaac Antonio Frank D. LUlie R. C. Caraballo John McKarek Dusan DeDuisin Charles Oglesby N. B. Edrlngton Rafael Padilla Carl Ernest Alexander Peffanis Theodore Gerber Francisco Pineiro Estell Godfrey G. H. Robinson G. E. Herrmann Jose Rodriguez Carl A. Ilm Alvin S. See D. Kaim Samuel L. Vandal James Kirchner James Waldron Philip F. Korol M. H. Whithead USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Dominick. DiMaio Sverre Johannessen William J. Fick George J. Wanka USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON. KV. George O. Chaudion USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Fortunato Bacomo Kaarcl Leetman Frank W. Bemrlck James R. Lewis Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomas Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch Joseph G. Carr Joseph D. McGravr Jar Chong A. McGuigan Gabriel Colon! Harry P. McDonald Walter W. Denley "Vic Milazzo John J. Driscoll Melvin O. Moore Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson Taib Hassen Joseph Neubauer Joseph Ifsits D. F. Ruggiano Thomas Isaksen G. E. Shumaker John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith John R. Klemowlcs Harry S. Tuttle L. Krlstlansen VlrgU E. Wilmoth Frederick Landry Chee K. Zat James J. Lawlor USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Deibler Rosendo Serrano Virgil L. Harding Edward J. Toolan Jose Santiago ^ . SAILORS SNUG HARBOR V STATSN ISLAND, NY XdieSlt Koslusky SEAFARERS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID April 22 to May 6, 1955 Number of Seafarers receiving benefits this period 963 Average benefits paid each Seafarer $59.91 Total benefits paid this period. $57,689.43 WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD $4,110.00 Hospital benefits . 8,942.50 Death benefits ... 2,400.00 Disability benefits 4,800.00 Maternity benefits 37,436.93 Vacation benefits Mrs. Thomas J. Campbell, New York, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dennis Pantoja, bora March 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evaristo V. Pantoja, Bronx, NY. Gregory Joseph Duchmann, born April 17, T955: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duchmann, Jr., New Or­ leans, La. Susan Shu Pow, bora April 20, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pow, South Ozone Park, NY. had been sailing in the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Helene B. Byrne of Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 ' Carl Jefferies, 50: A member of the SIU since 1946, Brother Jefferies died of acute bronchitis on March 27, 1955, in New Or­ leans, La. He sailed as a mem­ ber of the engine department from New Orleans and is survived by his mother, Allie Jefferies, of Dallas, Texas. 4 4 4 Sotirios Gelardmos, 22: Brother Gelardmos was lost at sea aboard the MV Southern Districts, which was last heard from on Decem­ ber 6, 1954. He joined the Union in Norfolk in 1951 and had been sailing in the deck department. Brother Gelardmos is survived by hi« father, Niko Caos, of Norfolk, Va. Va. 4 4 4 James R. Frotton, 49: A member of the engine de­ partment, Brother Frotton died of asphyxiation by smoke on March 6, 1955, in Wil­ mington, Mass. He had joined tha Union in 1941 in P h i 1 a d e 1 p hia. Burial took place at Wildwood Cemetery in Wilming­ ton, Mass. Brother Frotton is sur­ vived by his wife, Patricia Frotton, of Wilmington, Mass. 4 4 4 Stephen T. Harris, 43: Brother Harris was re­ ported missing at sea while serving aboard the SS John B. Kulukundis. Brother Har­ ris joined the Union in New York in 1945 and had been sailing in the steward Total $57,689.43 department. He is survived by hi* WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY wife, Freddie Harris, of New York. Hospital benefits paid since July 1, 1950 $662,125.50 4 4 4 Death benefits paid since July 1, 1950 1,209,859.88 Henry W. Parsons, 61: Brother Disability benefits paid since May 1, 1952 93,145.00 Parsons died aboard the SS Gol­ Maternity benefits paid since April 1, 1952 368,800.00 den City at Vacation benefits paid since February 11, 1952 4,312,969.92 B r u n s b u ettelkoog, Germany, . .$6,646,900.30 Total on January 28, (Dates are when benefits began.) 1955, of a heart WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS disordei*. Place of Cash on hand—Vacation $718,028.33 burial is not Cash on hand—Welfare '. 449,186.14 known. He join­ 161,185.05 Estimated accounts receivable—^Vacation ed the Union in 145,991.85 Estimated accounts receivable—Welfare Mobile in 1951 US Government bonds (Welfare) 1,720,696.88 and had been Real estate (Welfare) 240,894.70 sailing in the engine department. Other assets—training ahlp (Welfare)... 117,803.40 Brother Parsons is survived by hi* wife, Agne* Parsons, of Mobil*, Total Aaaeta , . .$3,553,786.35 Alabama. , „ . >«••••• I •. • • «.«<• % • • i I ••#••#••••« tot • • • >'l • �SEAFARERS l^are Eiffhtees W-. ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS'' MEETINGS ... ITEEL CHEMIST, (isthmUn), Ptbroary t7—Chiirman, E. L»$sor; Sceratary, A. Martlnalll. Suegestion made that new refrigerator be ordered. Steward reported that grade of meat waa poor thU trip and that the patrolman ghould check with the port steward on this matter. Balance in the ship's fund is $56.35. 1^' «ay 18, 188$ LOG for an early return on them. Moticjn made and carried to ask for a new wash­ ing machine, installation of an extra tub in laundr.v room. The brand of soap powder, evaporated milk and coffee on board now is unsatisfactory. Discussion on receiving narrow sheets and bath towels. meeting. Brother Crane read resolutions dealing with SIU stand on C.AMU dispute/ and the Union't new seniority hiring system. The company should give larger bath towels to crswmembers. SANTA VBNBTIA (Elsm), April 15— Chsirmsn, F. Nolsn; Sscrstsry, E. BIsck. Crew took unanimous action in giving ALAMAR (Calmar); Dacambtr II — support to the AFL on "CAMU, and SALEM MARITIME (Clflas «*>-vlea); Chairmanr L. Morton; loerttaryr Jamos pledged fidl support to SlU's new hiring February 11—Chairman, Andy 6owdar; McPhsui. Telegram drafted and sent to Discussion on food prepara­ plan. Saeratary, William P. Mlakda. One man Lundeberg. missed ship in Boston and three men tion. Suggestions made to keep washing missed ship in Lake Charles. No beefs machine and laundry clean. ARLYN (Bull), April 12—Chsirmsn, C. reported. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcol), March 13— Krelss; Sscrstsry, W. Donsld. No dis­ putes aboard and ship had a clean pay­ Buster Young; Secretary, SUZANNE (Buii), March 4—Chairman, Chairman, off. AH repairs wiU be taken care of at M. Orlando; Secretary, C. Rawllngs. Few James Nelson. Ship's delegate checked once. Crew voted 100 percent in favor repair items brou'ght up and added to up on the fines imposed on crewmembers of SlU's new hiring system and were in the repair list. Vote of thanks for chief last, trip. Crew wishes newly-elected Gal­ agreement with AFL's stand on CAMU veston agent the best of luck. Financial cook in preparing the food properly. report made and accepted. Crew com­ dispute. mended the messraen on the fine Job LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), ALCOA PARTNER (Aleps), April U— March $—Chairman, W. Maahan; Secre­ they did. Chsirmsn, V. Quinn; Sscrstsry, A. Asron. tary, S. Rivera. A few members of the SEAMAR (Calmer), March 13—Chair­ Crew will elect treasurer at first meet­ steward department were logged for fail­ ing to perform their duties in accordance man, J. Marshall; Secretary, F. Miller. ing and set up a ship's fund. Communi­ with the Union agreement. They were Repair lists should be turned in to the cations were read and discussed. Reso­ apparently under the influence of alcohol. ship's delegate before completion of the lutions jyere adopted pledging 100 per­ Motion carried to have a special meeting voyage. Motion made that the patrolman cent support ,to SIU in CAMU dispute, with the patrolman before payoff. The in .New York and the pali'olman in the and ail brothers were in favor of the Mo­ washing machine should be overhauled. port of payoff be contacted regarding the newly-Inaugurated hiring set-up. shortage of hot water in showers. A tion was made by Nicholson to pledge JOHN KULUKUNDIS (Martis), January vote of confidence given to the ship's support to SUP in CAMU dispute, and S—Chairman, C. Tobias; Secretary, B. delegate for his splendid cooperation and all brothers Were in favor of tlie newl.vinaugurated hiring setup. Motion was Pinntil. A letter drafted by ship's dele­ tactful handling of the job. made by Nicholson to pledge support to gate and sent to headquarters was read EMELIA (Buii), April 10—Chairman, A. SUP and Lundeberg on issue regarding • to meeting, and an answer to same was aiso read. Keport on telegram concern­ Campbell; Secretary, J. Eddins. Repair bulk carrier contract that was signed, and lists to be given to departmental heads. to send a telegram to Lundeberg regard­ ing draw in Calcutta. Beef about some­ body using yellow laundry soap in wash­ Headquarters report was accepted by ing action taken. Carried. crew. Communications read and dising machine. Thanks to steward depart­ SEATICER (Colonial), April 13—Chsir­ ment for a good job during the holidays. cus.sed and a motion was made by W February 13—Chairman, C. Tobias; Steward to accept and concur. 'Written msn, T. Patrlguin; Sscrstsry, A. CarpsnSecretary, E. Pinnell. Repair list turned resolutions on C.AMU dispute and air ter. Resolutions adopted supporting po­ in. Crewnienibers in the messroom were proval of new hiring system adopted sition taken by AFL unions on C.VMU as . asked to make less noise. Laundry should unanimously. .Motion made by L. Coion well as SlU's recently established hiring that a telegram of support be drafted system. There was some discussion on be kept cleaner. and sent to Harry Lundeberg. Carried. the new hiring system and everyone is in Linen wiii be clianged on Fridays. Wash­ accord with same. SEA COMET li (Seatraders), January J — Chairman, C. Andrews; Secretary, ing machine needs repairing and the first assistant will take care of same. Ship's SEAGARDEN (Psnlnsulsr Nsv.), March Conceives. Oid repairs were all taken care of. A vote of thanks was given to secretary-reporter requested that the 25—Chairman, B. Adams; Secretary, W. the steward department for a grand ship's minute forms be printed so the Cunningham. Crewmembers were asked the average American type­ to dump garbage aft. Shaft alley doors Christmas and New Years dinner. Agent lines fit should be left open for ventilation. Dis­ in -States wiii be contacted about pest writer. cussion on washing machine, and caie coiitroi aboard ship. I February ?—Chairman, W. Rogers; Sec- ] CUBORE (Ora), April 11—Chairman, R. of recreation and messrooms. Forest; Secretary, R. Colyar. Resolu­ retary, C. Edwards. Meeting was called OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans.), for the purpo.se of electing a ship's dele­ tions adopted supporting position taken gate to replace Brother Andrews who bv .AFL unions on C-tMU as well as SlU's March 2i—Chairman, J. Cunter; - Secre­ rec'cntiy established hiring system. A tary, R. Hernandez. Delegates were asked went to hospital in Yokohama. motion was made by Richard Faust and to have repair lists ready before .nrrival OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Transporta­ carried that a telegram be drafted and In port. No one aboard got any mail forwarded from the company office in tion), February 2—Chairman, L. Johnston; ! sent to Harry Lundeberg. New York. For this reason a letter was Secretary, R. Hernandez. Crewmembers ! ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), April 13— sent to the New York port agent hoping should not go to the pantry and serve themselves at meal hours. Someone will Chairman, M. Reed; Secretary, G. O'Neil. that he will be able to contact the com­ go to the union hall at San Franci.sco to Motion made by W. Perry to accept and pany office in New York. A vote of see if there is a po.ssibility of getting concur in resolution pledging full sup­ thanks was given to the steward depart­ books and magazines replaced. It was port of .\FL position on C.AMU. Brother ment for a Job well done and. in par­ agreed that each department take care Novack made a motion that resolution ticular. to the night cook and baker for of cleaning the ship's laundry room as giving tuii endorsement to new hiring the coffee cake he put out at coffee time. well as the sink in crew quarters on system in SIU be adopted. A telegram Crew needs a new washing machine as weekly rotations. Pictures will be taken was sent to Harry Lundeberg assuring the one now being used is in very bad of the siiip and crew and sent to the him of crew's full cooperation and sup­ shape. port on stand taken in Washington. LOG. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), April 4— ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), April 14— Chairman, T. Hirsh; Secretary, J. Vaz­ INES (Bull!, February 19—Chairman, H. Long; Secretary, J. Bergeria. Ship's Chairman, R. Himei; Secretary, J. Tiliey. quez. Crew voted una'hhnousiy to sup­ delegate elected. Motion made to make The headquarters report was discussed port AFL unions' position on C.\MU. up a pool for arrival in San Juan and enthusiastically by the membership and Crew, likewise, voted full support to new the money left over will go into the we decided to go down the line with com­ SIU hiring program. ship's fund. Tiie TV will be repaired, plete acceptance on this matter. The Crewmemljers were asked to keep the membership aboard expresses a vote of STEEL KING (Isthmian), April S— lamifhy clean and take care of the wash­ thanks tn the negotiating committee and Chairman, J. MIsner; Secretary, E. Dawishes the .Arthur SS Company and the iany. Headquarters report read and dis­ ing machines. SIU a long and successful association. cussed. Motion carried to concur. Reso­ February 27—Chairman, C. F. Aycock; Crewmembers were fully united on reso­ lution adopted backing SIU hiring setup Secretary, C. Andrews. Ship's delegate lutions dealing with new hiring set-up and AFL action on C.4MU. After dis­ asked department delegates to make up in SIU and stand taken by AFL unions cussion a telegram was sent to Harry and turn in all repairs. The washing on CA.MU. Lundeberg backing his stand and actions machine should be secured firmly to on CAMU. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), April 13— deck and bulkheads. Steward depart­ ment was given a vote of thanks for the Chairman, W. Tatum; Socrotary, T. STONY CREEK (Martrada), April 11— fine chow that was served on this voyage. Rodgers. Discussion on seniority ship­ Chairman, C. GIbbs; Secretary, W. Snail. Two resolutions were accepted Chief • engineer claims we are to carry Captain sent the crew a message thank­ ping. ing them for being such a good bunch unanimousl.v. First gives crew's full sup­ three wipers. Union to clarify. Reports of men and telling them that it was a port in CAMU dispute: second, crew and communications read. Crew unan­ p!ea.5uie to sail with a crew that doesn't pledged full support to SlU's new hiring imously voted to support AFL unions' foul up. plan. Foc'sles painted in engine and stand on CAMU. Also voted unanimous­ steward department quarters. ly to support SIU hiring program based QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Saatrade), Feb­ on seniority. ruary 27—Chairman, D. Sheehan; Secre­ MONARCH OF THE SEA (Waterman), tary, R. Jernigan. Motion made and car­ April 12—Chairman, R. Eckhoff; Secre­ SUNION (Kea), April S—Chairman, G. ried to replace steward. Menus below tary, A. Clements. Headquarters report Mattair; Secretary, C. Unadsin. Motion SlU standard. The . refrigerator on this was read and accepted. Crew voted to made and accepted to accept and post ship has been repaired on four difl'erent give AFL unions full backing in CAMU headquarters report. Resolutions adopted occasions. Company has promised to put dispute, and is in favor of Union's new supporting position taken by ,VFL unions a new one aboard next trip. hiring system. on CAMU as well as SlU's recentiy-established hiring system. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), February 15 DEL NORTE (Mississippi), April 10— .—Chairman, G. Mitchell; Secretary, J. Chairman, Wcsseis; Secretary, Zimmer. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), April 4— Tiiley. Ship's delegate had a talk with Brother Veiner reported smooth sailing Chairman, A. Megiio; Secretary, D. Wag­ the captain before the meeting and prom­ and then went on lb give the brothers a ner. Ship's communication read and disised a draw if crew cleared for shore detailed account of the now SWp's Com­ cus.'^ed. Motion made and carried to send leave in Pedro. He handed out repair mittee to be set up, and the procedure Harry Lundeberg a wire assuring him of list forms to each delegate and asked tiiat should be followed in conducting a this crew's support on CAMU. Crew also voted full, support of SlU's new hiring system. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourfh Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG- -please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME YAKA (Waterman), April 4—Chairman, B. Payne; Secretary, R. Darling. Motion made by H. Henry and carried to accept and concur with resolutions backing AFL on C.AMU and supporting SlU's new hir­ ing set-up. Motion made -by J. Martin that this crew send Harry Lundeberg a wire pledging support. Carried. VAL CHEM (Valentine), April 7—Chair­ man, L, Hagman; Secretary, J. Parker. Motion made and carried unanimously that a wire be sent to Lundeberg pledg­ ing support on CAMU issue. Crew also voted unanimously full support of new seniority hiring program. giving him this crew's full support on tain. Discussion on the ship's eommu> CAMU. Resolution adopted pledging nications. Voted to send a telegrsm to crew's support to ne^ senionty hiring Harry Lundeberg backing him on his action concerning CAMU. Crew alsii set-up. voted 100 percent support to new senior* ity hiring system. COEUR d'ALBNE VICTORY (Victory Csrrlsrs), April 14—Chairman, H. Mstford; Sscrstsry, D. Iklrt. Motion made STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmisn), April and carried unanimously to support AI^. 4—Chsirmsn, J. DIabakIs; Secretary, ' H. position on CAMU and SlU's new hiring Klrkweod. Crew took unanimous action set-up. A telegram was drafted and sent giving support to AFL on CAMU and to to Harry Lundeberg, pledging our sup­ SIU on new hiring system. port. Headquarters report and com­ munications read and accepted. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), April S —Chairman, R. Wilderspn; Secretary, C. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April Chairman, B. Laisor; Sscretsry, R. Burns. .Graham. Resolution discussed and a mo­ There is $54.35 in the ship's fund at this tion was made and seconded to accept time. Deck delegate reported that he and concur in support of AFL position had spoken to the chief mate about paint­ on CAMU. Resolution on SIU hiring set­ ing out the quarters and was told this up was explained to ail members and will be done the first timp the weather was carried unanimously. Wire sent to gets better. The steward delegate re­ Harr.v Lundeberg expressing support and ported that the steward department got a confidence. There was a discussion on chief cook on arrival in Long Beach and the new seniority .s.vstein. now they have a full department. Crew CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), April F voted unanimous support to SlU's new hiring set-up and the stand taken by —Chalrmgn, R. Mitchell; Sscrstsry, C. Lee. Motion made and carried that a AFL unions on CAMU. Motion made by 11. Pascborg that a wire be sent to Harry telegram be sen! to Brother Harry Lunde­ Lundeberg backing him on his stand of berg pledging support to him in CAMU walking out of CAMU. Motion carried beef with the CiO maritime unions, car­ ried. Crew gave unanimous support ta unanimously. new hiring program. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), April 15— Chairman, J. Mann; Saeratary, J. WltCLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 4. — chan. Motion made by Witchen that the Chairman, H. Andrews; Secretary, C. SS Azalea City crew go on record to Turner. Headquarters report and com­ concur and accept resolutions pledging munications accepted. Unanimous support fuU support of AFL position on CAMU. voted AFL unions in position on CAMU. Motion made by Charles Ross and carried Crew also gave full endorsement to SlU'a that a telegram he dratted and sent to new hiring program. Harry Lundeberg. Crew voted full ap­ proval of new hiring aet-up in SIU. • DEL ALBA (Mississippi), April S — Chairman, J. King; Secretary, E. Riviera. BALTORE (Ore), April 14—Chairman, J. Ship's treasurer Riviere reported that Mehaiov; Secretary, W. Rogawski. Mo­ there is a total of $60.25 in the ship's tion made by J. Lakym to support AFL funcL Crew gave SIU full vote of con­ position on CAMU as well as SlU's new fidence in new hiring set-up, crew voted hiring program based on seniorit.v. A same. Communications read and voted telegram was drafted and sent to Harry on by entire crew, accepted. Motion f.undeberg supporting him on the CAMU on made and carried to send a telegram to issue. Harry Lundel)erg giving support in CAMU SEA MONITOR (Excelsior), April 13— beet. Chairman, J. Risbeck; Secretary, R. Brown. Everything running smoothly DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), April 5— aboard ship. Motion made Ijy J. Smith that a telegram be sent to Harry Lunde­ Chairman, H. Troxclair; Secretary, R, Vaughn. Communications read and car­ berg. giving him crew's full support on C.AMU issue. Several delegates elected ried unanimously. Motion made and car­ at this meeting. Crew also pledged full ried that a telegram be sent to Brother Harry Lundeberg expressing sentimente support to new hiring plan. of crew in support of CAMU position. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), Union's new set-np on hiring given ap­ April 5—Chairman, J. Kelley; Secretary, proval. D. Sheehan. Crew's position on hiring DEL MAR (Mississippi), April 4—Chair­ hall seniority s.ystem and CAMU read and carried unanimously. Motion made man, E. Bates; Secretary, V. Romolo. Headquarters report read and accepted. to send a telegram from ship's crew to carried unanimously. Harry Lundeberg supporting him 100 per­ Communications Crew voted to suppoit SIU hiring pro­ cent in this beef. gram. Motion made by Brother McFall ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), and carried that a telegram be sent to April 6—E. O'Brien; Secretary, H. Biide. Brother Harr.v Lundeberg giving support Communications were read to crew by on his po.sition regarding CAMU. the reading dark and there was some FAIRPORT (Waterman), April 5—Chair­ discussion. Crew voted 100 percent in backing up Harry Lundeberg in the ac­ man, J. Parks; Secretary, B. Shuler. After discussion on CAMU a telegram waa tion concerning CAMU. Resolution adopt­ ed supporting SlU's new seniority sys­ sent to Harry Lundeberg assuring him of their full support on action taken in tem of hiring. Washington. $26.00 in the ship's fund. Resolution carried unanimously to sup­ ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), April i—Chairman, J. Rivera; Secretary, port new SfU hiring plan. E. Erazo. Motion carried unanimnnsly to KATHRYN (Bull), April 11—Chairman, support AFL unions on C.AMU issue. Also voted unanimously to support Union's P. Harper; Secretary, R. Adamson. Crew adopted 100 percent lesolutioiis giving new hiring set-up. support to stand on CAMU and new hir­ SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), April ing plan. S—Chairman, W. Nowberg; Secretary, P. EDITH (Bull), April 11—Chairman, Fred McBride. Communications read and ac­ cepted. Crew voted unanimously to sup­ Davis; Secretary, Charles Starling. There port position on CAMU: also voted 100 is a balance of $31.53 in the ship's fund. percent in favor of SlU's new hiring sys­ Communications and resolutions 100 and tem. Motion made that crew send • 100-A were read and accepted. Motion wire to Harry Lundeberg supporting him tContinued on page 19) , in fail beef with Curran. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatraln), April I—Chairman, G._ Kaufman; Secre­ tary, B. Moya. The crewmembers of the SS Seatraln Louisiana go on record 100 pereent in siipporl. of Union's stand on CAMU and in support of newly-estabiished seniority hiring system. SANTORE (Ore), April 4—Chairman, R. Cole; Secretary, T. Hansen. Everything on board shipshape with no beefs. Mo­ tion made by John Niemicra to accept headquarters report, carried. Motion made by Max Steinsapir to adopt resolu­ tions supporting AFI., stand on C.AMU and SlU's new hiring system. Carried unanimously. A wire was sent to Harr.v Lundeberg regarding .position on CAMU issue. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), April 5—Chairman, N. Kirk; Secretary, E. Jones.. Motion made and carried to accept headquarters report as read and post same. Crew voted to give AFL unions its full backing in CAMU dispute. Resolution adopted also to back Union's new hiring system. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), April 7—Chairman, J. Cole; Secretary, F. Sullivan. Headquarters report carried unanimously. Resolutions were adopted pledging 100 percent support to SIU in CAMU dispute. Motion made and carried to send a wire to Harry Lundeberg to assure him that the crew is 100 percent behind him in this smear campaign. Crew voted unanimous approval to newly-in­ augurated hiring set-up. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), April 6 SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln), —Chairman, C. Heniiey; Secretary, D. Collins. Motion made and carried to send April 4—Chairman, J. Puiien; Secretary, a wire to Harry Lundeberg backing his S. Johnson. Headquarters report read stand on CAMU dispute. Crew also voted and accepted. Two resolutions adopted. full approval of new seniority hiring First gives crew's full support to AFL position on CAMU; Second, pledged full system. support to SlU's new hiring plan. SUZANNE (Bull), April <—Chairman, SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), April 5 H. Orlando; Secretary, C. Rawiings. Dele­ gates reported everything running —Chairman, T. Constantin; Secretary, A. TO AVOID DUPLICATIONt If you erg an ol<J subterrber and hava a ehsnga smoothly. Ship's treasurer reported the Groover. Motion made by R. White to fund has $10. Crew voted full support on accept and concur with resolutions supof addrais, plaasa giva your formor addrost balowi poi-ting AFL on CAMU and SIU on new CAMU and on new hiring set-up. hiring program. Carried unanimously. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry - Trans), Motion made to send a wire to Harry aeaeaeaeaeaeaeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaae e ee«•eeseeteaaaeeeiaaataaaaeaBaatao* , April 12—Chairman, H. Masford; Secre­ Lundeberg. tary, A. Smith. Some disputed overtime SOUTHWIND (South Atlantic), April 5— which' will bo- taken care of at payoff. A M • •••••••aBaaaaetee ZONE STATE telegram was sent to Karry Lundeberg Chairman, H. Jones; Secretary, R. MerCITY STREET ADDRESS CITY Signed , ADDRESS ZONE STATE Benjamin W. Sumaskl Your wife reque.sts you to con­ tact her at 41 Marvin St., Buffalo 4, NY. 4- 4« James Mathews Moran Your daughter, Mrs. Betty Mor­ an Hennecke, is anxious to hear from you; her address. Box 12, Shively, Kentucky. 3^ ' i. Alvin Carl Olander Please write to your mother, in New Sweden, Maine, and pick up mail at Houston, Texas. 4> James 11. Darrow Please contact Florence Hoover,, now Florence Slates, at Box 682, Wilmington, Calif., or c/o Ernest B. Tiiley, SIU Hall, Wilmington, » i i* 4" 4- 4 4» 4 4 4 John W. Smith Contact Amersea Corp. for re­ fund on money confiscated in Japan last July. Bill O'Connor Please get In touch with Tom Cozzo, Ordway 3-4040, San Fran­ cisco, on an important matter. Herman Rogge Bill Parks asks you to get in touch with him on the Bradford Island, Cities Service Co., 70 Fine /; • • , V �T SEAFARERS liiiyl3.1IS5 r-'' • "ff' rw IOC .. . DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS... (Continued from page 18) mad*'by D. Keddy that R. Arlesuc be elected ae ahip'e aecretary reporter, car­ ried urianlmoualy. A motion by C. Star­ ling was made and carried unanimously that a telegram be dratted and sent to Harry Lundberg thanking him for a job Veil done. PLdRIDA. April 6—Chairman. H. Shaw; Secretary, L, McCoy. Communications from headquarters read. Crew of the SS Florida sent a telegram to Harry Lundeberg supporting his action on CAMU. A report from Bob Matthews read concern­ ing ship's status. munlcatlons were, read and carried unani­ mously. Crew voted full support to new seniority hiring system. Motion made by J. Kennedy that a supporting telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg on his posi­ tion In CAMU. Carried. KYSKA (Waterman). April 7--Chalrman, H. Mesford; Secretary, P. Hugglns. All eommunicatlons read and then posted on the bulletin board. Motion made and carried to unanimously support SIU's new hiring system. Motion made by C. Moose and carried to send Harry Lunde­ berg a telegram giving him full support in CAMU issue. GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), February 2—Chairman, M. Smith; Secre­ tary, J. Hauser. Discussion on proposed Coast Guard taking over physical and mental health program. Letter from secretary-treasurer regarding same was read, and all hands were urged to write to their Congressmen. Vote of thanks to the captain: for his cooperation and to the steward department for high qual­ ity and variety of food. Discussion on FRANCES (Buii), April 12—Chairman, GIs being in recreation room, and If they W. Smith; Secretary, E. O'Rourke. Reso­ can't keep it clean they should be kept lutions were discussed on supporting po­ out. sition on CAMU and SIU's new hiring method. Accepted unanimously by the DESOTO (Pan-Atlantic), February «— crew. Chairman, P. Reyes; Secretary, R. Hamp­ shire. Crewmembers were Informed' that tlREECE ViCTORY (South . Atiantic), the hospital - would not be used for - a Aprii 6-:-Cha.irman, ,N. Jakian; Secretary, storeroom in the future but should be H. Gulnie'r. Motion, carried unanimously ready at all times for emergency, as the to support J.undeberg position on CAMU; law Specified. Motion made and carried crew also gave full support to seniority that' 'a ship's fund be established and system 'now in operation. . . every member donate at least $3. Elec­ tion results reported and members are HURRICANE (Waterman), April « — satisfied. ' • • Chairman, M. Longfeliow; Secretary, R. Davidson. Motion made to send telegram LONCViEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ to Harry Lundeberg supporting his stand riers). February 26—Chairman, N. Kirk; on CAMU. Resolution adopted pledging Secretary. A. Kessen. Ship's delegate backing to new senidrity system. No talked to captain about getting motor beefs pending aboard. for washing machine fixed; Motion made and carried that all overtime be paid at JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), payoff time and not carried over to the April 5—Chairman, S, Furtado; Secretary, next trip. Chief electrician said he had E. Hansen. Headquarters report and coin- some spare motors that should be reFELTORE (Ors), April 5—Chairman, R. Marry; Secretary, C. CIsrk. Foc'sles need painting and deck should be repaired in laundry. Motion made by William Sharp and carried unanimously that a telegram be drafted and sent to Hatry Lundeberg pledging him support of crew In CAMU dispute. New hiring set-up given full approval. SlU-NLRBReach Accord To End Pending Cases (Continued from page 2) on the settlement stipulation with the NLRB, the Union representa­ tives made it clear that in any event before any final agreement could be reached and signed, the entire matter would have to be presented verbatim to the mem­ bership at regular meetings and that SIU membership authoriza­ tion be given before any Union official could sign the document. The membership authorized the action, after thorough discussion, at the May 4 meetings. Net result of the signing of this stipulation is that the; 23 men in­ volved in the Board cases will be allowed to apply for the seniority rating they qualify for under terms of the Union's hiring agree­ ment with the shipowners. Head­ quarters estimates that approxi­ mately 16 of the 23 men rate Class "d" seniority, 5 rate a Class "B", and the remaining two a Class "A" rating. It is interesting to note that these individuals would have been entitled to, and received, the same seniority rating had they not filed complaints with the NLRB. Of the 23 men, only one is entitled to financial remuneration, amount of which is to be set by the regional director of the Board. Hiring Clause Defined As in the case of any such agreement worked out with the Board under Taft-Hartley provi­ sions, the stipulation repeatedly specifies that membership or nonmembership in the Union shall not constitute the basis of a man's shipping rights. This proviso, of course, has no bearing on the pres­ ent hiring system, inasmuch as shipping is done solely on the basis of seniority, in accordance with the contract The core of the SIU hiring sys­ tem, which is part of the Union contract with the shipowners and which was negotiated some two months ago, involves three classes of seniority: Men who were sailing regularly on SIU vessels before Jan. 1, 1951, have the top "A" rat­ QtUz AnHwerz (1) Fort McHenry, Baltimore, ing. Those sailing regularly on SIU vessels since Jan. 1, 1951, to during the War of 1812. the present are rated as Class "B." (2) All are American trees. Men who had no time aboard SIU(3) $22.50. contra(?ted ships as of Jan. 1, 1955, (4) Translate. or who have not shipped regularly (5) A marquis. during the periods described cov­ (6) The queen was in the parlor, ering Class "A';; and Class "B,:' re­ eating bread and honey. ceive a Class "C'Tating. (7) Marrow. 90-Days A Year (8) Seattle. Although never previously spell­ (0) The Hindus. (10) It completely encircles the ed out in detail, seniority has al­ ways prevailed in the SIU and thus Earth. determined a man's rights to ship. In effect, therefore, the new seni­ Puzzle Answer ority system means that all Class "A" men are regular members of the Union. SIU permitmen consti­ the great majority of those QSDB BBSS BIIQ tute possessing Class "B" seniority rat­ ings. Class "C" men are entitled to ship under the seniority method BOSHg] now in effect if after eight consec-' utive calls no "A" or "B" men take the job called. However, under terms of the contract hiring provi­ sions, all Class "B" and "C" men must get off after 60 days aboard any vessel and _ re-register for a job. The job which they leave then goes on the hiring board and is reslfjpped lA tbe^ usual manner, . [ziisgsa mm mm\ja Q:i]a[iSa SSB aaaaa SHHraa SaaEUS QEBS QBEDS •as fflSEB asHS sea aasH SSE® referred to the patrolman. A motion was made that delegate be rotated every payoff. After some discussion it was agreed that 'this was not necessary the man In question was doing a good MARY ADAMS (Bloemfleld), February Job. therefore, the motion was defeated 12—Chairman, Al Wile; Secretary, O. by vote. Smith. Motion made aqd passed that SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seitrain), March ship's delegate report any fights that take place aboard ship at meetings. The stew­ 13—Chairman, Walter Newberg; Secre­ ard department was given a vote of tary, Beckerleh.. Discussion on the' air scoop'in the messhall. Discussion regard; thanks for a Job well done. ing literature harmful to Union coming aboard ship. I^aid mail was taken to the ANTIN0U8 (Pan-Atlantic), February 27 hall. Discussion 'on the missing iron; a —Chairman, Robin; Secretary, H. B|errlng. Air conditioning pertaining to the new .one will be purchased. regulation of heat and cold was dis­ SEAfRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), March 20 cussed. $31.81 in the ship's fund, and money will be used for chain and links —Chairman, 11. Allen; Secretary, Sir for crew's swing and games. A vote of Charles. Treasurer reported $50.75 in the thanks given to the baker for a Job well ship's fundi and crewmembers will do­ nate $1 to same. Motion made and car­ done, and the new chief cook. ried to buy a booster for the television. paired upon arrival In United State* port. Two men in the (toward department were hurt on company launch foinf athore in Saaebo,. Japan. BEATRICE (Bull), February 20—Chair­ man, J. Bernard; Secretary, P. Reyes. Ship's delegate resigned and a new one was elected. Suggestion made that the steward department wear white Jackets. Crewmembers were asked to keep messhaU locked while in port. Any beefs or complaints should be reported to the delegates. INES (Bull), March 13—Chairman, W. Mlllison; Secretary, H. Long. Money for TV repairs taken out of the ship's fund and $31 remains. All crewmembers agreed to keep laundry room clean. Ship's delegate reported that one man missed ship in Baltimore. Motion made and carried that this man be given every consideration shoreside as crew does not believe him to be at fault. SEATIGER (Orion). February 6—Chair­ man, W. Tkach; Secretary. W. Collard. The members voted thanks and confidence for the much-improved menus and quality of food and service. March 10—Chalrman,-C. McCarthy; Sec­ retary, T. Bolton. Patrolman will be contacted regarding ship sailing short of men from Texas City. Beef on rusty water and no hot water in showers. Crew requested that a public exterminator be called on board to kill cockroaches and bugs in next port of caU. CAROLYN (Bull), March 13—Chairman, E. Abuly; Secretary, W. Ludlaih. Balance of $1 in the ship's fund. Steward depart­ ment given a vote of thanks by entire crew. Repair lists should be turned in. Crew agreed to compensate 2nd cook for radio damaged during chipping on vessel. YORKMAR (Calmar), February 27 — Chairman, G. Leoffer; Secretary, R. Mc­ Neil. New air vent in baker's room still leaks after being replaced in Baltimore. Members asked to try and keep down noise in passageways so men off watch can get some sleep. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Mafch 13— Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, S. Neiisen. Delegates were asked to turn in repair lists so • most of repairs can be taken care of before ship gets into port. Crew's radio negds fixing and will be taken care of out of thp ship's fund. Arrival pool will be taken care of by the ship's delegate. BALTORE (Ore), March 9—Chairman, B. Colyer; Secretary, H. Wheeler. Ship's delegate given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Motion made and carried to contact New York for clarifications regarding contract.- Ship:a fund $16.19. CHILORE (Ore), March 6—Chali-man, D. Pontes; Secretary, H. Leiby. Overtime for Saturday and Sunday sanitary work on bridge will be taken up with the patrolman. There was - some discussion of why the bookmen on board will not accept the Jobs as delegates. Passage­ ways are to be more quiet as men are sleeping throughout the day. Library books should be returned to the library. The recreation hall is not being kept as clean as it should be after the nightly games that , are played. Each crewmember was asked to keep the pantry clean after using. All beefs will be brought to the attention of the patrolman by the ship's delegate. EDITH (Bull), February 27—Chairman, F. Davis; Secretary, Ralph Tyree. Ship's delegate reported $76 in the ship's fund. Motion made that the ship's delegate contact the captain and patrolman asking for statements to bo issued to each crewmember before the.payoff, itemizing his earnings. A patrolman will be contacted concerning delayed sailing. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), March 5 — Chairman, J. Wilson; Secretary, J. Splvey. A vote of thanks was given to the 3rd mate for fixing the radio. Crew­ members were asked to return cups to the sink. The chief cook was reported to headquarters for stealing ship's gear. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), February 20—Chairman, H. MInkler; Sec­ retary, G. Vinson. Motion made and car­ ried to contact a patrolman regarding heating problem in crew's quarters. The retiring ship's delegate was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. Requests made that the night lunch have more of a variety. Treasurer reported S40.70 in the ship's fund. SANTORE (Ore), February 19—Chair­ man, C. Stroud; Secretary, E. Potts. The ship's delegate was requested to see a patrolman about having sufficient aprons and jackets aboard ship. Some of the fans need repairing. Discussion on menus. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), February 26—Chairman, H. Pruitt; Secretary, V. S. Kuhl. Several inquiries made as to why showers have been turned off. This mat­ ter will be turned over to the patrolman at payoff. Other than the repairs, every­ thing is going along pritty smoothly. FRANCES (Bull), March 3—Chairman, E. O'Rourke; Secretary, P. Gonzales. Work .done - by deck department which they daim is . longshore. work will be ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), March 15—Chairman, B. Slald; Secretary, C. since the captain refused to pay overtim* to tha wipers on weekends ice will be pulled twice en Ttiursdays and Fridays' to have enough. Men asked to be raoiw coiisiderate of brothers sleeping whilethe ship is in port. Discussion on poor service given in the srew messroom. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatreifl), ' February 25—Chairman, J. Pullen; Secretary, S. Johnson. Ship's delegate called a special meeting for the purpose of electing a new ship's delegate. Motion, made and carried that any more per*, forming by crewmembers will be dealt with through membership adopted pro-: cedures. The ship's delegate was re­ elected and given a vote of confidence and promised cooperation for the future. BIENVILLE (Waterman), February 27— Chairman, R. Hutchins; Secretary, J. Flood. One man missed ship in San Pedro and Joined in .Seattle. Motion made and carried . that a patrolman come aboard in first port regarding repairs that have been promised several times with no results. Crewmembers were asked to bring all surplus linen to the steward. Dwyer. Motion made and carried to see the patrolman about getting more variety in foods. Discussion held on repairs in general and all agreed that each dele­ gate should submit a repair list on ar­ SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), rival in New York. February 19—Chairman, McRay; Secre-, tary, S. Johnson. Ship's delegate re­ JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory ported there is $83J!5 in the ship's fund. Carriers), March 7—Chairman, N. W. Du- All repairs have been taken care of. Mo­ Bols; Secretary, R. Morgan. Ship's dele­ tion defeated to buy a TV set from the gate contacted master about slopchest. ship's fund.. and sizes will be obtained if requested. A draw wUl be given if there is no pay­ SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Feb­ off same day of arrival. Steward re­ ruary 13—Chairman, J. Long; Secretary, quested all extra linen be turned in. F. Johnson. A contribution was made to the American Seaman's Friend Society ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seat Shipping), from the ship's fund. Three men missed January 9—Chairman, O. Raynor; Sec­ ship in New Orleans. Discussion held on retary, N. Remley. Ship's library was re­ purchasing a record player. Ship's iron ceived. The washing machine has been is missing, and Brother Long reminded fixed. Motion made and carried that the erew that four irons have been pur­ crewmembers wear shirts in the mess- chased in the past ten months and have room. Ice situation was discussed, and disappeared. Win Family Sick Care; Boost Other Benefits (Continued from page 3) then in subsequent successful Union contract negotiations. Other benefits are provided as follows:— • Seafarers in all ports who are on the beach waiting to ship out are entitled to assistance through the interest-free loan and mealbook program, and the use of dor­ mitory facilities. • The Andrew Furuseth Train­ ing School will he available to Sea­ farers for upgrading purposes at no cost to them. • Special assistance in the form of wheelchairs, artificial limbs and other devices vvill he provided for individual Seafarers if the trustees so vote. In aiinquncing details of the Wel­ fare Plan improvements, SIU Sec­ retary-Treasurer Paul Hall told the membership, "Your Union has at­ tempted to' work out a program here which will offer the most protection possible to both married and single Seafarers. In drafting this program, your Union's Wel­ fare Plan has designed the benefits to help those who need help the most. The trustees of the Plan and the headquarters officials of your Union believe that this package represents the best possible pro­ tection that could he obtained for all Seafarers." Self-administration of the Wel­ fare Plan by Union and employer trustees was a big factor in bring­ ing the new hesiefits about, in that savings from bypassing insurance companies could he passed on to Seafarers and their families in the form of additional benefits. Eligibility Welfare Plan trustees also took important steps to assure that the wide variety of benefits under the Plan would he payable to profes­ sional seamen who make a living by going to sea. Changes were made in the eligibility require­ ments to meet that objective, hut these changes will not affect any Seafarers who are already receiv­ ing any one of the existing benefits under the Plan. These men will also he entitled to the current in­ creases in benefits. The one day's seatime qualifica­ tion for death, hospital and mater­ nity benefits will also apply to de- ptndents' benefits as well, with one iuiportant difference. As of June 1, the qualification for all the above benefits will he one day's seatime in the previous 90 days, and 90 days on SlU-contracted ships in the pre­ vious calendar year. The change is designed to give preference to the full-time Sea­ farer over the one-tripper and the emergency replacement. Under the old system such men were entitled to welfare benefits on an equal basis with professional SIU sea­ men. Disability-pension qualifications have also been changed. Applicants will need 12 years' seatime, or 4,380 days, since January 1, 1934, one day of which must he within 90 days of the Seafarer's application for benefits. This is assurance that benefits will go to actively-sailing Seafarers, with those disabled in previous years already covered by the retroactive features of the orig­ inal disability benefit. Disability qualifications, aside from seatime, will consist of in­ ability to work at sea for a living, no matter what the age of the Sea­ farer. Scholarship benefit qualifications continue unchanged at three years' seatime on the part of the Seafarer or the Seafarer-father of the schol­ arship applicant. In figuring the family hospital benefits, the Seafarer pays the first $50 of the hospital room and extras expenses and the Welfare Plan picks up the rest of the tab up to $10 a day for the hospital room and board and $100 for expenses like x-rays, operating rooms, special nursing care and the like. The $50 deductible feature enables the Plan to provide these generous benefits to help the family faced with a major hospital hill. The surgical schedule, as the special supplement in this issue shows, provides a spe­ cific benefit for each specific opera­ tion up to the $300 maximum. The hospital and surgical sched­ ules, and the $4 a day doctors' visit allowance, are based on national average cost figures supplied by the American Medical Association and other medical authorities. Full­ er details as well as procedures for collecting benefits are described in the 8-page Welfare Plan supple­ ment in- this issue, , ,. • • '"i •'-x-f �;• • ; •;rv- SEAFARERS ik-.-' . OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL I , SPECIAL S-PAGE SUPPLEMENT # ^r/#- # rV : • -• i• :;5 «6I W®""" „lh» 'V' ot on v «»<• 'V^Co-'xy ida® W.«o" , gnorso' iloto'e > hara' ;• . •'A ta »W •' *** iodiaa ' Conv.n"""'^ tH« _ . •r«rer s ' - plus ?V.".. M' '& ' \'y .'- •Vsii'' ! •t'- • ::ri. K ->>'- .• *" • ®a#;.;: W^'./ SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAl UNIOH • A&G DISTRICT �'I'ii " ''y-. ' J-.- , ' ! --li.'' li K, I- 4 - •-i S ••tii. <»» • .-J • .-V . r" • •••.- ••„:; -fy.-n-1,-.-• li' . #•:•• • l-r: v-:^- ' ••.. r-.S'i, • . 1 . .• ' •-•': .: - '• • ' / • . -. 'M »>r --; - ^ i,. -fe' • -M "Th* surface of tfits new area of security for seamen has only been scratched at yet, but the vast potentialities that it has for seamen marks It second only to the Hiring Hall as an instrument of security for the men who go to sea. The Welfare Plan idea embodies all the elements of security heretofore undreamed of." •/f &''ry' 4 ' iM -r'lS '•"iS 'nl» -Report of SlU • A&G District • ToSlU ofNA Convention/ March 26,1951/ San FranciscO/ Calif. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN -;SQ3S % -•-V II 2 with new HOSPITAL ANO SURGICAL BENEFITS NEW! ... maximum protection for Tfie Seafarer's family, . . plus NEW! INCRIA8E8 in J,.-.. -sv. • -'t'.. • 1 • •• 1. - • • 'A f DEATH BENEFIT HDSPITAL PAYMENT DISABILITY-PENSION BENEFIT ... V COMPtETE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN BENEFITS : v^' .-ciU , ^i^FA^ERS lOG • RndSection 8 May 13/I95S •--rl I ^Tt;£ I . -H j �May li, 1«A% -Fa*® S—Tw« § • • ll- I Announcement this month of the new system of hospital and surgical benefits for Seafarers' dependents and the increases in existing benefits ' cove^-ing hospitalization, disability and death for Seafarers themselves fol lows a tradition of pioneering in union welfare programs that has been with the SIU since the earliest days of its existence. Now in operation nearly five years, the Seafarers Welfare Plai\. provides a weil-defined program of benefits tailored to the specialized needs of sea-' men. The blueprint first envisioned in 194S has proved to be more and more a reality with the passing years. Fundamentally, the idea behind the development of the present Welfare Plan benefits stems from the SIU's desire to bring a measure of security to the men and the families of the men who labor in tljis highly unstable industry. The SIU saw that the area of welfare security represented for seamen a field second in importance only to the hiring hall. This was, in fact, a whole new concept of life for seamlen. Proof of the sweeping changes wrought by the welfare program is the tremendous upsurge in the number of seamen married, raising children and becoming established members of communities everywhere. Just as important to the SIU as establishing a welfare plan was the method of its administration. The SIU was unwilling to pay the costs of insurance company administration with its cold and inflexible attitude. Careful studies of other union welfare set-ups indicated that this was the fate of all who embraced insurance company plans. The result Was that the SIU demanded and won a self-administered plan that keeps costs low and maintains constant contact with the seamen-beneficiaries. The problem of welfare benefits for seamen, completely unknown in the industry at the time, was first discussed at a joint conference of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the SIU A&G District in June, 1949, in Washing­ ton, DC. It was agreed that the two affiliated organizations would press for this type of benefit, heretofore unheard of, at their next bargaining ses­ sions with the shipowners. The SUP, under the leadership of Harry Lundeberg, was the first to crack the ice when late in November, 1949, the SUP compelled the West Coast operators to agree to payment of 25 cents^ for each unlicensed man's work day into a welfare fund. When the SIU A&G District opened negotiations loith the shipowners on December 4, 1949, it came fully-prepared. In all, virtually every one of its demands were approved by the operators. On December 29, a key memorandum was signed by representatives of several major SIU operators, and the Seafarers Welfare Plan was born. It committed the operators to a contribution of 25 cents per day for each Seafarer working on their ships, which was to be pooled in a central fund from which Seafarers would draw benefits as they needed them. A joint panel of Union and shipowner trustees was empowered to oversee all oper­ ations, which would be under the immediate concern of a full-time admin­ istrator familiar with the problems involved. When payments first began on July 1, 1950, a $500 death benefit and a $7 iveekly hospital benefit were provided. There had been no effort to make benefits large right at the start and thereby run the danger of bankrupting things before they got going. The Union was concerned, however, in the case of the hospital benefit, with putting no limit on the length of time dur­ ing which benefits could be received. All these objectives were met and continue to highlight the Plan's operations. It was a long step from the $2 weekly hospital benefit, $100 burial benefit and $50 "shipwreck benefit" made payable out of the Union treasury under the old SIU constitution. In January, 1951, the Plan's trustees took the first step calculated to put the idle reserve fund to work earning money. The sum of $500,000 was used to purchase interest-bearing US Government bonds, which the Plan now holds in the amount of $1.7 million. In like fashion, the first $500 death benefit has gone through four separate increases to reach its present new level of $3,500, and the hospital benefit, originally $7 weekly, has been tripled by the increases to $21. Just a few weeks before the second anniversary of the Plan, in June, 1952, the $200 maternity benefit and a disability benefit—then pegged at $15 weekly—were added to the list. The disability benefit, payable to any Seafarer, has just had its third increase, and is now $35 weekly. An outstanding achievement of the Plan was the creation of a Scholar­ ship Fund In October, 1952, which is enabling three Seafarers and the chil­ dren of five others to attend the college or university of their choice with $6,000, four-year scholarship awards from the Welfare Plan. Four such awards are made each year. As part of its program of providing aid for Seafarers in areas never touched by shoreside unions, the Welfare Plan operates an ever-expanding program of unemployment aid for Seafarers on the beach waiting to ship. This has come in the form of a loan program, special recreational cafeteria facilities in some ports and in making available dormitories, showers, laun­ dry facilities and similar items in many halls. l)X 1^ I I/'s.wI - • t • ti tUli .iHi �Mmy IS. ItSS Hospital, Surgical Benefits; Increases In Hospital, Death, Pension—Disability Why SlU Plan Is Self-Insured The uniqueness of the operation of the Seafarers Welfare Plan is underscored by the fact that it is one of the few self-administered welfare programs in the country. Most union welfare plans are based on insurance policies taken out with an insurance company and the insurance company administers the plan accordingly. Since insurance companies are in business as profit-making enter­ prises, the expense of an insurance-administered plan is bound to be higher than one which is self-administered, and profits from in­ vestment of premiums also go to the company. Brokers' fees and other expenses of Insured plans are additional burdens. For that reason it was decided when the Seafarers Welfare Plan was first negotiated to administer the program directly, through es­ tablishment of a Welfare Plan office staffed with professional ad­ ministrators. The result has been that expenses of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have been limited to 7.7 percent of income. Comparable expenses under insurance company plans, according to the New York State Superintendent of Insurance, average around ten percent, with many plans running up above 25 percent in adminis­ trative costs. Accountants for the Seafarers Welfare Plan have figured that had the Union's Plan's funds been put in the hands of an insurance com­ pany, the additional cost would have been around $110,000 a year, an increase of 50 percent in operating costs. Likewise the plan would have lost over $100,000 income from investments it has made in US Government bonds with its surplus. How Hlan Is Run The Seafarers Welfare Plan, which is a self-administered, selfinsured program, is governed by a board of trustees consisting of three SIU and three shipowner representatives. The trustees have the authority to determine how the Plan is to be run and what benefits are to be provided. They can call on expert advice for this purpose and in turn, they issue instructions to the professional administrators hired by the Welfare Plan for the purpose of carrying out its functions. Welfare Payments And Assets MAY 6, 1955 BENEFITS PAID Hospital benefits paid since July 1, 1950 Death benefits paid since July 1, 1950 Disability benefits paid since May 1, 1952 Maternity benefits paid since April 1, 1952. Total (Dates are when benefits began.) ASSETS Cash on hand Estimated accounts receivable US Government bonds (Welfare) Real estate (Welfare) Other assets—training ship (Welfare) Total Assets 'ii" t"- . • S, $662,125.50 1,209,859.88 93,145.00 368,800.00 .$2,333,930.38 $449,186.14 145,991.85 1,720,696.88 240,894.70 117,803.40 .$2,674,572.97 E£Feclive June 1, 1955, Seafarers, their wives and children will be covered by a new Welfare Plan program bringing additional hpnefits and a large increase in benefits previously existing. The new program includes hospital and surgical coverage for Seafarers' families, and higher pay­ ments for disability-pensions, Seafarers' hospital benefits a"d death bene­ fits. It makes up a package which trustees of the Welfare Plan believe to be without a peer, including as it does, besides the above-listed benefits, maternity and scholarship benefits, unemployment benefits and training facilities. As approved by the membership go to active Seafarers, with those dis­ in all ports at the May 4 member­ abled in previous years already brought in under the retroactive features of the ship meeting, the new package con­ original disability benefit. sists of the following; Disability qualifications, as oefore, will • A hospital benefit for wives and chil­ consist of inabUity to work at sea for a dren of Seafarers which pays for a hospi­ living, no matter what the age of the tal room at the rate of $10 a day for 31 Seafarer may be. days, plus $100 maximum allowance for Qualifications for the scholarship benefit extra hospital expenses, after the first $50 will remain three years' seatime on the of expenses. part of the Seafarer, or the Seafarer-father • A $4'per diem allowance for doctor's of the scholarship applicant. visits while hospitalized up to a maximum The new family benefits will work in of 31 days' visits. the following fashion. The $10 a day hos­ / • A schedule of surgical benefits up pital benefit and the $100 maximum allow­ to a maximum of $300, depending on the ance for extra expense like x-rays, operat­ type of surgery involved. Blood transfu­ ing rooms, extra nursing care and the sion costs are included under this heading. like, will be treated as one package in The above benefits apply to wives of figuring the $50 deduction. The Seafarer Seafarers, and to unmarried children of pays the first $50 of the package and the Seafarers up to 19 years of age. The Welfare Plan picks up the tab for the rest. existing $200 maternity benefit plus $25 . By putting in the $50 deductible feature US defense bond from the Union will be the Plan was able to provide more gener­ continued as is. ous benefits, so that the Seafarer who is For Seafarers themselves, the improve­ faced with a really whopping hospital bill ments in benefits are equally impressive. will get the aid he needs. The whole idea They involve: is to help those who need help the most, • A $1,000 increase in the death benefit instead of dissipating the Plan's resources in payment and handling of minor hospital to $3,500. bills. • A $6 weekly increase in hospital bene­ The surgical schedule, which is fully fits to $21 per week, payable, as before, detailed for all types of surgery, provides for as long as a Seafarer is hospitalized, payment for specific operations up to the • A $10 weekly increase in the disabili­ $300 maximum, and includes blood trans­ ty benefit to $35 a week, or slightly over fusion costs at* $20 per transfusion. Both the schedule of surgical benefits $150 a month. / and the hospital allowance were based on • Continuation of the existing $6,000 figures drafted after consultation with the college scholarship program. American Medical Association and other In addition, under the Welfare Plan medical authorities. The benefits reflect program. Seafarers in all ports who are the average national cost of hospitalization on the beach waiting to ship out are en­ on the basis of a semi-private room, the titled to assistance through the loan and average cost of hospital extras, and typical meal book program, the use of-dormitory surgical fees charged by surgeons in vari­ facilities, plus the facilities of the Andrew ous parts of the country. Furuseth Training School for upgrading The same holds true for the $4 per day purposes. allowance for doctor's visits to a hospi­ . The new benefits program was made talized patient. The purpose of this bene­ possible by a recent increase in payments fit is to take care of non-surgical hospital to the Welfare Plan negotiated by the cases. The allowance applies on a day SIU as well as by the self-administered by day basis each day the doctor visits nature of the Welfare Plan. The savings the patient, whether he visits once a day made possible from bypassing insurance or more, up to 31 days of visits. companies and their "cut" of a welfare The procedure on payment of depend­ program's income can be passed on to ents' benefits is simple enough. When a Seaferers and their families in the form of dependent is hospitalized, the hospital superior coverage. should be notified that the dependent is While in the process of revising and covered by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. broadening the Welfare Plan, the SIU The hosjHtal should be told to contact the trustees also took the opportunity to nearest SIU hall to verify the eligibility assure that its benefits would be payable of the dependent. In a few days, the hos­ to the professional seaman who sails reg­ pital will receive a letter from the Welfare ularly with the SIU. Certain changes were Plan office confirming the eligibility of made in eligibility accordingly. Thie one the patient and informing it of the covei-day's seatime qualification for death, hos­ age the patient is entitled to. pital and maternity benefits will carry Once the patient has been discharged over to the new dependents benefits, but from the hospital, a claim can be filed It will now be on the basis of one day in with the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 the previous 90 and 90 days in the preced­ Broadway, New York City. A Welfare ing calendar year. This will tend to give Plan check will then be forwarded cover­ preference to the full time, professional ing that part of the bill for which benefits Seafarer. apply. To assure the speediest possible han­ Qualifications for the increased disabili­ ty-pension benefit will now be 12 years' dling of such claims all Seafarers will be seatime, or 4,380 days, one day of which asked to fill out forms listing their de­ must be, within 90 days of the Sea­ pendents. 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Exostosis, ostema, removal of 65.00 Foot stabilization !..!!!!!.•., 150^00 Fracture Simple, closed reduction, with or without pins and/or calipers Ankle (Pott's), astragalus, clavicle, elbow, fibula, os calcis, radius, . scapula, ulna, wrist (Colics') 75.OO Femus, pelvis . . .. ... . . !! 90.00 • Fingers or toes (phalanges), hand (metacarpals), foot (metatarsals), nose, rib or ribs, tarsal or carpal bones 25.00 Humerus, mandible, maxilla, (alveolar process excepted), patella, radius and ulna, tibia or tibia and fibula 75.OO Vertebra or vertebtae, coccyx excepted Body or lamia go.oo Articular, lateral or spinous processes only 20.00 Compound—The maximum is one and one-half times the allowance for the corresponding simple fracture treated by closed reduction. Treated by open operation, except pins and/or calipers—The maximum is twice the allowance for the corresponding simple fracture treated by closed reduction. Fracture of skull—see neurosurgery. Hallux valgus (bunion), operation for Single 50.OO Bilateral—same surgical occasion . TsioO Hammer Toes, operation for !!!!!!!!.!!!!! 5o!oO Incision into joint Semilunar cartilage, knee, removal 125.00 For other reason 5o!o0 Paracentesis (tapping) only lo]oO Patella, excision of ff 1 r'rr r v -i-f ? ^ v/ •' 1 VI-.T 13n* >,>^5.00 Tendons and ligaments Tenotomy, sole procedure Suturing Single structure Multiple structures Transplant of tendons Single Multiple Toe nail, radical removal 0) MAXIMUM PAYMENT 25100 35.00 50.00 50.00 75.00 15.00 EYE Cataract, removal of Needling, complete procedure I Chalazion, operation for Conjunctival flap operation Conjunctival suture Cornea Paracentesis of Transplantation of Ulcer Cauterization of Delimiting keratomy Detached retina, electrocoagulation for .; Enucleation and/or evisceration (exenteration), including implantation Foreign body, cornea or conjunctiva, removed Foreign body, intraocular removed Glaucoma, filtration (trephining) operation Hordeolumor sty, operation for Iridectomy, sole procedure Lachrymal sac, excision Pterygium, removal Ptosis, eye lid, correction of Unilateral Bilateral—same surgical occasion Strabismus (crossed eyes, squint) convergent or divergent, correction by cutting operation, complete procedure 25.00 200.00 5.00 25.00 200.00 90.00 5.00 50.00 110.00 5.00 75.00 50.00 35.00 50.00 75.00 110.00 15.00 200.00 140.00 180.00 NOSE AND THROAT Antrum puncture and irrigation 5.00 Antrum window, Caldwell-Luc operation 60.00 Ethmoidectomy, Including removal polyps 50.00 Frontal sinus, radical 100.00 Laryngoscopy, including biopsy For diagnosis or treatment 10.00 Operative 25.00 Nasal polyps, removal Single 10.00 Multiple 20.00 Nasal septum, submucous resection ' 75.00 Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy, cutting or electro-coagulation, com­ plete procedure 50.00 Tracheotomy 65.00 Turbinectomy, unilateral or bilateral 15.00 BREAST Abscess of, incision and drainage Amputation of Simple unilaterad Radical, with exporation axilla 25.00 100.00 150.00 INFECTION AND TRAUMA Abscess, not mentioned elsewhere, incision and drainage Superficial Deep Carbuncle, incision of Debridement of wounds i..^ Suturing, sole procedure—$2 per stitch, with maximum of 10.00 25.00 15.00 10,00 50.00 LYMPH GLANDS Superficial, .removal of, including biopsy Deep chain, removal of, including biopsy 20.00 75.00 SCALENE SYNDROME Cutting operation for Unilateral Bilateral—same surgical occasion ^5.00 120.00 THYROID GLAND Removal of (thyroidectomy) complete or partial, complete procedure TUMORS AND CYSTS Benign tumor or cyst, superficial, excision of 150.00 10.00 Cyst Branchial, removal of Pilonidal (including pilonidal sinus) excision of Thyroglossal, excision of Epithelioma, including basal celled carinoma, excision of With gland dissection Other malignant tumors, face, lip or skin, excision of ;..... ' With gland diksectibh ... .-'.W. WjWl CB s wI ^1 150.00 50.00 10.00 25.00 20.00 EAR Abscess, middle ear (otitis media) incision drum (paracentesis) Fenestration operation for otosclerosis Mastoidectomy Unilateral Bilateral—same surgical occasion 4) L hci 75.00 60.00 150.00 25.00 75.00 50.00 100.00 �13. 19S» P«ee S—SevcB rrr^r Seafarers are urged to leave with their wives their Social Security number, their Z number and the address of the nearest SlU office in order to speed acceptance into a hospital of your dependents in cose of an emergency. DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION MAXIMUM PAYMENT Warts, moles, removal of Single Multiple f . 10.00 15.00 VEINS, VARICOSE Complete Procedure Cutting operation for, with or without injections One leg Both legs—same surgical occasion "Injections only One leg Both legs ! 50.00 100.00 35.00 50.00 GYNECOLOGY Artesia of the vagina, plastic correction . . .,. ... .... 50.00 Imperforate hymen, correction of, by cutting 10.00 Bartholin's gland • Excision of 50.00 Incision only -10.00 Caruncle, urethra, excision or fulguration 20.00 Cervix Amputation, complete ^ 50.00 Dilation and curettage non-puerperal, ceiVical repair (trachelorrhaphy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 25.00 Two or more of these procedures done at same time 35.00 Cul-de-sac drainage, colpotomy 15.00 Cystocele or rectocele, surgical repair of, sole procedure 60.00 Cystocele and rectocele combined, surgical correction of, perineorrhaphy, sole procedure , 100.00 Cystocele and rectocele, repair of by cutting operation or perineorrhaphy, in combination with one or more of dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorrhaphy, conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with'or without biopsy *. . 125.00 Oophorectomy (excision of ovary) and/or salpingectomy excision of tube) for cystic ovary, ovarian cyst or other cause, unilateral or bilateral, including separation of adhesions and appendectomy 100.00 Displacement (retroversion, prolapse, procidentia) of the uterus, correction of by cutting operation, abdominal or vaginal approach, with or without separation of adhesions, appendectomy or unilateral or bilateral oopho­ rectomy and/or salpingectomy 125.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorX'haphy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 150.00 Displacement (retroversion, prolapse, procidentia) of the uterus, correction of by cutting operation, abdominal or vaginal approach, with or without separation of adhesions, appendectomy or unilateral or bilateral oopho­ rectomy and/or salpingectomy but combined with cutting operation for systocele and/or rectocele or perineorrhaphy 150.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelor­ rhaphy), conization, cauterization- or polypectomy, with or without biopsy . 150.00 Hysterectomy, any type, with or without separation of adhesions, appen­ dectomy or unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy and/or salpingectomy, abdominal or vaginal approach 150.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilatation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorrhapy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 175.00 Hysterectomy, any type, with or without separation of adhesions, appendec­ tomy or unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy and/or salpingectomy, abdominal or vaginal approach but combined with cutting operation for cystocele and/or rectocele or perineorrhaphy 175.00 The above procedure combined with one or more of the following— dilation and curettage non-puerperal, cervical repair (trachelorrhaphy), conization, cauterization or polypectomy, with or without biopsy 175.00 ' Vesicovaginal fistula, repair of •. 125.00 MISCELLANEOUS Blood transfusions, including cost of blood or blood derivatives—$20 per. transfusion, with maximum of ' 120.00 Bone marrow, aspiration of for biopsy 10.00 Parotid gland Total removal 75.00 Mixed tumor removed from '. 60.00 Stone, removal from parotid or submaxillary gland 25.00 Submaxillary gland, removal of 50.00 NEUROSURGERY Brain tumor, complete procedure ... Cranial nerves, section of sensory root of fifth (for tic doloreux), or eighth (for Meniere's disease), resection gasserian ganglion Craniotomy, exploratory or decompressive Hematoma, subdui-al or extradural, treated by trephining ... Intervertebral disc (nucleus pulposis) rupture, herniation or protrusion, re. moval of or exploration of Laminectomy, exploratory or decompressive Lumbar and/or cisternal puncture, not for anesthesia—$10 per puncture with maximum of Meningocele, excision of i Neuroma, peripheral, resection of Peripheral nerves, decompression, suture or transplantation of, single or first each additional.after,firi^t 300.00 200.00 150.00 150.00 200.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 75.00 25.00 MAXIMUM PAYMENT maximum Pneumonencephalography, including lumbar puncture .....' Rhizotomy isection of nerve roots within spinal canal), chordotomy Skull fracture With brain injury, nonoperative treatment - With elevation of fragment.* Compound with debridement and elevation of fragments Spinal cord tumor, removal of • Sympathectomy Lumbar unilateral Lumbar bilateral—same surgical occasion Thoraco—lumbar with splanchniceciomy, complete procedure Trephining, exploratory, sole procedure, per side Ventriculography, complete procedure, including trephining ., 150.00 25.00 200.00 50.00 100.00 200.00 200.00 150.00 200.00 200.00 25.0^ 35.00 PROCTOLOGY Abscess, ischiorectal, perirectal, perianal, drainage of Carcinoma of rectum, resection, complete procedure :... Cryptectomy of one or more crypts Dilation of anal orfice, sole procedure '. Fissurectomy • Fistula-in-ano, operation for (fistiuectomy) Hemorrhoids Operative removal, any method Internal or internal and external The above combined with fissurectomy and/or cryptectomy External only Injection treatment, complete pi-ocedure—one-half the allowance for corresponding cutting operation Polypectomy, one or more Prolapsed rectum, cutting operation . Proctoscopy and/or sigmoidoscope, with or without biopsy 25.00 200.00 15.00 15.00 35.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 20.00 30.00 100.00 10.00 THORACIC SURGERY Bronchoscopy, including biopsy Diagnosis only Removal foreign body or other treatment Congenital anomaly of heart or aorta, surgical correction of ..! Esophagoscopy, incYuding biopsy Diagnosis only Removal foreign body or dilation stricture Esophageal diverticulum, excision of .s • Lobectomy or pneumonectomy , Phrenicotomy, phrenicestomy, phrenic avulsion or crushing ....'. Pneumonosly Pnumothorax. artificial, first induction refills, each .. Maximum Thoracentesis (tapping chest) Thoracoplasty One or two stages Three or more stages, including previous stages Thoractomy with rib resection for daainage of empyema Vagotomy, thoracic approach 30:00 50.00 300.00 30.00 50.00 75.00 300.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 10.00 160.00 25.00 100.00 200.00 75.00 150.00 UROLOGY Abscess, prostate, incision and drainage 35.00 Caruncle, excision or fulguration 20.00 Circumcision 15.00 Cystostomy, cystotomy, suprapubic, with fulguration or other bladder treat­ ment 75.00 Cystoscopy, including biopsy For examination only with or without retrograde pyelography 25.00 For treatment, bladder, ureter or kidney . ., 25.00 For removal of tumor or stone from ureter or bladder 50.00 Viverticulum of bladder, resection of 125.00 Endoscopy and/or dilation urethra, diagnosis or treatment, with or without biopsy 15.00 Epididymectomy Unilateral 50.00 Bilateral—same surgical occasion 100.00 Fistula, urethral, operation for 75.00 Hydrocele Tappping, not more than ten each side, each 10.00 Radical operation Unilateral 50.00 Bilateral—same surgical occasion 75.00 Litholapaxy (lithotrity), complete procedure 35.00 Meatotomy, sole procedure 5.00 Nephrectomy 200.00 Nephrotomy or nephropexy 150.00 Orchidectomy (excision of testicle) Simple, unilateral .' 50.00 Simple, bilateral—same surgical occasion 75.00 With gland dissection 150.00 Plastic repair, uretero-pelvic junction, or correction aberrant renal artery ., 200.00 Prostatectomy, complete procedure including vasectomy Suprapubic or perineal 150.00 Transurethral, complete resection 150.00 Punch operation, median bar resection 75.00 Pyelotomy, complete procedure 125.00 Uuretero-lithotomy, ureterotomy 125.00 Urethrotomy, external or internal 50.00 Varicocele, operation for 50.00 " Vasectomy, not associated with other procedures . '../ri '.H . . t'. ' 251.00 ba:# coooa.* ? I I ::41 •^1 I m ':A'i �May IS. USS' ru» I—KlfM WHAT TO DO IF YOUR WIFE OR CHILD IS HOSPITAIIZED ^ ^Kirs, Q. Is there any particular hospital I must go to? A: No. You may go to whatever hospital you choose. Q. Do SIU officials, SIU trustees or SIU em­ ployees receive any of these benefits? A. No. In order to receive the benefits a man must meet the eligibility requirements as a working seaman. Notify hoBpital your fam­ ily has Seafarers hospital "* and surgical coverage. L Have hospital call nearJ est SIU office to confirm • your family's eligibility. ,, iHOSPlI' -^1 3 4. Later hospital will re­ ceive letter from Plan listing your coverage. Q. What if my wife or child needs several op­ erations daring one year, are they restricted to a total of $300 in surgery? A. Not at all. The benefit starts anew for each period of hospitalization or each admission to a hospital for surgery. Q. Does the new eligibility requirement affect men now receiving hospital or disability-pen­ sion benefits? A. Men now receiving Welfare benefits will continue to receive these benefits. Q. Can a Seafarer's wife apply for benefits or must a Seafarer apply himself? A. The dependents benefits may be filed for and collected by the wife of a Seafarer. See or write your nearest SIU agent or the SIU Welfare Plan. Q. If a blood transfusion is needed, will its cost come out of the hospital extras benefit? A. No, under the surgical benefit $20 is allowed for every transfusion with a maximum of $120. Q. What if my room costs only $8 per day. Do I still get the $10 per day? A. The new hospital and surgical benefits are reimbursible only, meaning you must have in­ curred the debt to^et the money. If your room was $8 you'd receive just the $8. (This, of course, is after the first $50 of expenses.) " Your dependent will then be admitted; no de* posit is necessary. Q. What is the maximum in benefits a Sea­ farer's dependent can receive under the new hospital and surgical benefits? A. There is no maximum, although for one con­ finement the maximums of $310 in hospital room fees, $100 in extras and $300 in surgical fees would total $710. The dependent may, of course, be readmitted for further treatment later which would start the benefits anew. Q. Why does the Seafarers hospital benefit for dependents have a $50 deductible provision when some plans pay from the first dollar of expense? A. Studies have proven thSt almost everyone can handle a hospital expense-up to $50 with ease, but would be in trouble if the bills ran to several hundred dollars. This provision al­ lows for greater coverage of dependents and for a greater maximum. Under a $l-up plan, the bulk of the funds are paid out for minor claims, thus denying families the maximum cov­ erage of the Seafarers Plan. Q. What is specifically included in the surgical benefit? A. This benefit is solely to cover the surgeon's fee, according to the surgical schedule, and in­ cludes nothing else. Q. I'm single and my mother is totally depend­ ent upon me for support. Is she covered? A. The new benefit was drawn up with the im­ mediate family of a seaman in mind and can provide adequate benefits for these dependents. To broaden the coverage to include parents or other dependent relatives would have neces­ sitated limiting the benefits below the high level the plan now offers for immediate de­ pendents. However, study will continue in this area and the Plan can always broaden its cov­ erage at a later date. Q. Must I first have $50 in hospital room ex* penses and another $50 in extras before I am covered by the hospital and extras benefits? A. No, these two benefits are a unit and are together on your bill. After you have a total of $50 in expenses the Plan covers your ex­ penses of both hospital and extras. Q. Suppose because of unusual circumstances I haven't worked one day in the last 90 days and my wife or youngster becomes hospitalized? A. The Seafarers Welfare Plan was established with a flexibility no other plan has, a flexibility which enables the trustees to waive certain re­ quirements in unusual circumstances. Q. Do the fees listed on the surgical schedule cover the full cost of an operation? A. Surgeons in port cities throughout the United States were queried when this list was drawn up and the sums listed here are the aver-: age they gave. These sums,should be sufficient for these operations in most cities. Q. Does this mean the benefits and the eligi­ bility requirements are now frozen? A. Not at all. The Seafarers Welfare Plan trustees meet every month and under the Plan's flexibility, (something no insurance company set-up allows) changes can be made in both benefits and eligibility.. Q. Does the Seafarers maternity benefit now come under this new program? A. No. The Seafarers maternity benefit con­ tinues as it did before: A payment of $200 foreach birth (duplicate payments for multipje births) and a $25 US Treasury Bond for each child from the Union. i. At time of discharge, make, claim to Welfare Plan for benefits. SEAFARERS AND WIVES OF SEAFARERS: \m' p' I#).': j •.'J-' 6. If you have any questions or problems about any of the Seafarers Welfare Plan benefits,Claim will be speeded contact the nearest SIU port agent or the officesof the Seafarers Welfare Planet 11 Bjrpadway, through and check .01 .1;) re )> i. yi mailed out promptly. ' ^ - • New.York/NY, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 13, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 10 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU-NLRB REACH ACCORD TO END PENDING CASES SEAFARERS BACK CIO PHONE BEEF SIU OF NA CONVENTION ON MAY 23ND WIN TOP PROTECTION FOR FAMILY IN NEW HOSPITAL-SURGICAL PLAN ALSO BOOST HOSPITAL PAY, DEATH, PENSION-DISABILITY WATERMAN SALE STIRS RR BATTLE AFL-CIO LEADERS OKAY UNITY CHARTER SIU FIGHTS SHIP INSPECTIONS CUT PROPOSE 1,250-FOOT DREAMBOATS CARRYING 9,000 LOW-COST BERTHS '50-50' LAW UNDER FIRE BY STASSEN PAN ATLANTIC ADDS TANKER UNDECLARED $ BRINGS STIFF FINE IN ASIA ATOM SHIP TO BE 'SHOWBOAT' CARGO: MONKEYS FROM INDIA: SEAFARERS AID SALK WELFARE MILESTONE AN SIU HABIT VACCINE AND MONKEYS LAST OF THE WINDJAMMERS CONTROL PETS, SHIPMATES TOLD LIFEBOAT GIVES WAY DURING SEA FIRE DRILL GRABS NAP ON SHIP, WAKES UP FAR AT SEA PICTURE VISIT TO OCEAN DINNY SIU GOURMET GIVES EATERY TIPS BEEFS COME OUT IN WASH THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/13/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/bcd390b4ba5230784e2bfb611c6af0e4.PDF 4e73683b9d538f50d99f382cba96343b PDF Text Text / ;. -^-f^ ?^.-^K'^?;^':.>"^5:;^/ SEAFARERS /, LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • ;*.?%'• - A. . Stoiy On Page 3 •/ V Big Payoff In New Orleans • -x Among the first Seafarers to collect increased SIU hospital bene­ fits in New Orleans, William Grimes (seated) receives $21 weeklypayment from SIU Patrolman Herman Troxclair at the local USPHS hospital. Looking on, discussing other features of broad new Union welfare program, are Seafarers Bill Walker, Donald Dambrino and Stanley Wright. (Story on Page 2.) '••i-S j �} : -•'i r' f M^k7.'i959 H New SlU Benefits ^Pleasant News' Union Family Welfare To Famill^ Men Progratn Begins Junel A sample of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan en­ rollment card appears on page 4 ' with notes on how to fill out the card properly. With new SIU Welfare Plan coverage doming into force for the families of Seafarers, men on the ships, in the Union Kails and in the hospitals are showing keen interest and pleasure in the new and, broader benefits, • . Typical of many reactions to th^Plan, Seafarer pustaf W. Johnson wrote, "I can ship out now with ah easy mind, know­ ing my wife and family are protected while I'm at sea. The increase in the death, hospital and pension-disability; sure makes me feel good." Seafarer Phil Korol added, "having been with the Union since May of 1951 I am constantly amazed at the all-around coverage that our organization gives us." The wife of one Seafarer living in Brooklyn was delighted to learn of the new surgical benefit "I'm waiting for June 1," she said, "so I can go to the hospital and have my cataracts removed." She explained that her eyesight had been affected for some time now, and sooner or later her husband would have had to dig down deep to pay for expensive surgery. "You mean," another Seafarer asked, "that I can pick any 'hospital and any doctor I want?" He was assured he had full freedom of choice in that respect, although he should take into consideration that some hospitals and doctors are Group of Seafarers at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, USPHS hospital listens Intently as SIU Welfare more expensive than others. Seryices yepresentatiye Milton Flynn explains working^s of new family benefits and increases in exist­ Seafarer Isaac Antonio expressed his feelings this way. ing: benefits for Seafarers. "This hospital plan is very good for Seafarer's families. It The SIU Welfare Plan and the port offices of the SIU on all coasts are now readying keeps them out of charity hospitals where service is very machinery for assisting. Seafarers with the new family surgical and hospital benefits to poor. As a proud member of the SIU I know we will gain take effect June 1. more and more as we go along." First effort of the Union Several Seafarers wanted to know about the status of step­ will be to make it as easy a^ caibefully so that all questions arc is entitled to benefits up to $300 children. They were informed that stepchildren receive full possible for every Seafarer to answered properly. In the past, according to a schedule of surgical coverage under the Plan. fill out the new Welfare Plan en­ the Welfare Plan kas found that fees for various operations, includ­ "What about my mother and father?" was a question raised rollment form. It is on this form Incomplete forms, such as the ben­ ing a benefit for blood transfu­ by several single men. At present the Plan does not cover that he lists' all his dependents, eficiary " cards which every Sea­ sions. Non-surgical hospital pa­ parents, since there is no way of estimating total costs of the his wife, and;his unmarried chil- farer is asked to fill out, have tients will be entitled to payments new plan and the trustees want to confine coverage to im­ dren_ under Jr9 years of age. By often delayed payment of benefits. of $4 a day each day that their filling out the form and mafiing it In some instances doubt^has been doctor comes to the hospital, up to mediate families for the time being. However, coverage for in to the Welfare Plan, the Sea­ created as to who was actually en­ 31 days' visits. Seafarers' parents is a future possibility, should it be shown farer makes sure that* ffis wife and titled tp a particular benefit. Other Increases that the Plan is ab'e to carry the added load. children are protected and that Any Port Agent Along with the new family ben­ Then there was the Seafarer who was looking for a "two- there will be no hitch in payment Seafarers who are on the beach efits, the Union negotiated in­ fer"—two for the price of one. "If my wife has two things of benefits provided under the at present can get copies of the creases in benefits involving all taken care of at one time in the hospital" he asked, "do I have Plan. . enrollment form 'from any SIU Seafarers, married or unmarried, entitles To Benefits to pay two $50 bills? "He was pleased to hear that as f^ as including a $6 weekly increase in port agent. the bill for hospital room and board and extras is concerned, In other words, the form offi­ As reported pieviousiy in the Seafarers* hospital benefits to $21 entitles the members of his LOG the new benefits for the fam­ a week; a $10 weekly increase in he would only pay the first $50 provided everything was cially family listed on it to these bene­ ily provide for hospital room and payments _tp disabled Seafarers taken^^care of during one period of hospitalization not exceed­ fits, provided,: of. course, the Sea­ board at a maximum rate of $10 making them $35 a \veek, and a ing 31 days. farer meets the seatime require­ a day for as long as 31 days, plus $1,000 increase in death benefits Seafarer John Driscoll, a patient at Manhattan Beach hos­ ments. a hospital expense allowance of up to $3,500. Other benefits provided pital called the increases in welfare benefits "pleasant news." Every SIU ship will receive suf­ to- $100. The Seafarer pays the by the plan are $200 maternity He added, "The establishment of a hospital plan to aid our ficient copies of this new form in first $50 of this hospital care bill, benefit, 4 annual college scholar­ wives and children in times of emergency is another instance the mail, along with this issue of and the Welfare Plan picks up the ships worth $6,000 apiece, a spe­ the SEAFARERS LOG. The pack­ rest of the tab up to the maxi­ cial equipment benefit for postof how our Welfare Plan is constantly on the alert to provide age of forms includes return ad­ mums allowed. This was done so hospital aid, the loan and meal the membership with every possible safeguard." dress envelopes which should ho­ that the Plan could provide a big­ book program,. dormitory facilities Summing it all up. Seafarer Parry Roberts put it this way used to mail back the completed ger benefit of longer duration, by for Seafarers on the beach and the in a letter to headquarters: "I want to congratulate you and form at the earliest opportunity. eliminating hospital bills of $50 or Andrew Furuseth Training School the others on the good work you have done. The Welfare In filling out the form, Seafarers less. Program which is located in Mobile are urged to follow instructions Plan is one of the best benefits a seaman can have." On the surgical side, the family Bay. SIU Convention Hears Reports MONTREAL, May 25—The seventh biennial convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America is in full swing here at the Sheraton-Mount Royal Hotel. Dele­ gates from the various SIU affiliates have made their reports to the body and commit­ tees have been elected to deal with the various issues up fur District election victory over ers in the United States and Can­ Harry Bridges' outfit. Plans are in ada. The SIU A&G delegation con­ action. A highlight of the convention, of the making for future action to sists of Secretary-Treasurer Paul course, is the report on the recent, obtain a contract which will pro­ Hall; Assistant Secretary-Treas­ three - department SIU Pacific vide full protection for SIU cooks urer Bob Mathews and four port and stewards on the West Coast, agents, Lindsey Williams, New as soon as certification of the Orleans; Cal Tanner, Mobile; Earl SIU's Marine Cooks and Stewards Sheppard, Baltimore and Steve Cardullo, Philadelphia. Burly i .Page 13 union comes from the NLRB. Hiring Hall Defense Editorial Cartoon .Page 10 Washington's plans for the mari­ .Page 10 Editorials • Page 14 time industry, and the successful Final Dispatch Inquiring Seafarer ..... .Page 11 defense of the hiring hall are May 27, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 11 Labor Round-Up ...... .Page 11 other matters which are being Meet The Seafarer .... .Page 11 acted on. Unions of fishermen, PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer .Page 12 cannery workers and harbor work­ HEBBEBT BRAND, Editor; RAV DENISON, Notices, Personals Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Rank & File In Action. Page 10 ers are presenting their own pro­ Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPiVACiti Recent Arrivals .Page 14 posals dealing with problems they Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Shipping Figures ...... .Page 5 face in their segments of the in­ Representative. Your Dollar's Worth ... .Page 6 dustry. biweekly yt the headquarter* Delegates attending the conven­ ot Published the Seafarers International Union. At­ lantic & Gulf District. AFL. 675 Fodtth tion represent approximately 62,- Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel. HYaclnth 000. seamen, fishermen, cannery 9-6600. Entered as second- class matter at the Post Office in Brooklyn. NY. undei workers and allied marine, work­ the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. ' INDEX SEAFARERS LOG t?iS- ii: Disabled Seafarer Burten Frazer, (r.) counts out his new, higher weekly payment, while disabled Seafarers Ernest Eklund, James Hamilton, and Edward Hansen'(standing) smile approval. •' ' -^1 �aK4P4RERS,hOG It's News To Mrs. Hobby -' } • «v; Seafarers whe remember how Secretary Oveta Gulp Hobby of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare tried to do away with the Public Health Service Hospitals will not be sur­ prised at the way her Department has snarled iip the polio vaccine program. Last year Mrs. Hobby couldn't understand why seamen should get so excited just becaiise she wanted to shut down the hospitals. Just recently she excused her unpreparedness for a vaccine dis­ tribution program by telling a Senate Committee "no one could have foreseen the public demand for vaccine." Actuaily, it ap­ peared that everybody had foreseen the demand except Mrs. Hobby, including the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis which spent millions in advance orders, and the press and public which watched the vaccine tests with such avid interest. Incidentally, Mrs. Hobby's agency is known to her critics as the "Department of not-too-much Health, Education and Welfare." PROPOSED US BOARD IMPERILS FREEDOM OF SlU CONTRACTS WASHINGTON—A proposal for full political control of maritime labor relations which would strip sea unions of their right to negotiate contracts in free collective bargaining has been put forth by the chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee. The proposal, which would be called the Maritime Labor Stabilization Act, is the creation of New Recreational Set-up For Seafarers in NY Representative Herbert Bonner. The proposal would set up a system whereby a Gov­ ernment board, to be known as the US Board for the Settlement of Maritime Labor Disputes, would be in on contract negotiations every"*^ labor and management step of the way. In the end, which would have to pass in order to the Government would emerge with a contract or even View shows newly-established recreation room In New York headquarters port. The spacious, wellequipped room was made possible by the closing of the headquarters facilities to the general pub­ lic. The new policy was put into effect after a study aimed at increasing the recreational and other facilities for the enjoyment of the membership. Public features of the NY building—cafeteria. Sea Chest and Port O' Call—had been attracting increasing public business. The SIU felt that closing of • these facilities would prevent crowding of Seafarers and make room for additional recreational fa­ cilities. The first two weeks of the new operation have shown the correctness and success of this - new policy. I 1^! Anonymous Letters Sing, Curran Tune Seafarers ashore and some'men on ships have reported to headquarters receipt of an anonymous "open letter" from a non-existent group of "oldtimers" in the SIU. .Actually the letter is being circulated by*an outside group in an ap Joseph Curran in his attempt to parent attempt to drive a diminish* Lundeberg's stature in breach between the SIU A&G Dis­ maritime labor. trict, the Sailors Union of the Pa­ Maritime observers agree that cific and the Marine Firemen's the long-range objective of CurUnion. ran's attacks is an attempt to ob­ The four-page mimeographed tain rank (wer Lundeberg, as well letter, circulated on the eve of the as to cover"up Curran's sell-out of SIU International convention, the NMU hiring hall. M. Hedley echoes the NMU, ARA and MEBA Stone, NMU treasurer, described official position on the defunct Curran's action in this regard as Conference of American Maritime destroying the security of NMU Unions and on the experimental members. The Tonsina and CAMU Tonsina agreement. This is the questions are being used by Cur­ same tactic that was used when ran as clubs for his objectives. If the NMU, ARA and MEBA cir­ it had not been these, Curran culated an attack on SUP Secre­ would have created some other is­ tary-Treasurer Harry Lundeberg sues. on the eve of the last CAMU con­ Operators' Line ference. While making pretense of gentle Attack Lundeberg, rebuke at Curran so as to avoid Both documents add up to a appearing sympathetic to him, the vicious personal attack on Lunde­ author of the letter repeats the berg, who is president of the SIU standard Curran arguments call­ of North America. As such they ing for joint negotiations through stack up as "war of nerves" propa-, CAMU so that Cwran and the sub­ ganda against Lundeberg, serving sidized operators of the American the purposes of NMU president Merchant Marine Institute could call the tune in maritime. As one crew spokesman put It when the anonymous letter was brought to the Union hall, "this stuff smells just as bad as the rest of . their propaganda. How . could they expect anybody to fall for it?" Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Regular membership meetings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings Is as follows: June 1, June 15, June 29. All Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. have the power to impose its own terms through compul­ sory arbitration, suhject to re­ view by the courts. The new proposal is ex­ pected to draw unanimous condemnation from maritime unions. SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall described it as "a builtin set of bights for seamen's unions that would deliberately foul up every attempt to negotiate with the shipowner on any contractual mat­ ter. More important, the very free­ dom of our union would be threat­ ened. "Also, far from encouraging stabilization, this system would tie negotiations into so many knots that unions would be compelled to resort to strikes as the only meth­ od left for untangling a Govern­ ment-sponsored mess." Labor relations in maritime, he pointed out, have been working smoothly for years now in the SIU, through the medium of direct col­ lective bargaining without Govern­ ment interference. Hearings on the Bonner plan are scheduled to begin June 1 before the House Merchant Marine Com­ mittee with both management and union representatives expected to testify. SIU spokesmen will appear at the hearings and inform com­ mittee members of the Union's re­ actions to the plan. The Bonner proposal resembles in many ways the Railway Labor Mediation Act. Without attempting to describe it in detail, it can be said of the proposal that it sets up a whole series of mazes through HOT' US NEEDS NAVY SECY WASHINGTON—Underscoring the need for a US mer­ chant marine, Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas told a Washington audience that this is a "have-not" nation and as such "it is a funda-"*^ mental truth that the United these are produced at home in States cannot get along with­ sufficient quantity. The rest must out merchant vessels. Without our be Imported in increasingly larger own ships we cannot be assured of amounts, including such everyday obtaining the necessary raw ma­ items as aluminum, iron and other terials we need . . . The merchant ores, coffee, sugar, tea and vege­ marine remains as indispensable table oils. As a consequence, he expressed as the Army, the Navy and Air concern over the fact that 80 per­ Force or the Marines." Atomic energy, he pointed out, cent of the US fleet will be obso­ does not in any way change the lete in ten years, and nine out of need for an adequate merchant every ten ships is too slow for war­ fleet, whose functioning is vital to time use. "If general war should ever oc­ farmers, factory workers, business­ cur," he warned, "there will not men and every US industry. The Navy, Secretary said that be time to resurrect a merchant the US has a list of 77 raw mate­ marine. Our survival . . . will be rials which are considered essen­ largely dependent on the merchant tial to the economy. Only 11 of shipping which is available." with a single clarification of a single overtime, beef. Delays would be up to 170 days or more on any contractual item. Should the SIU, for example, contact any shipowner on any con­ tract matter for purposes of nego­ tiation or clarification, the new board could enter the picture on the shipowner's request and freeze everything for 90 days. After that an inquiry committee could be appointed by the Secre­ tary of Commerce. Then the Attor­ ney General could get an injunc­ tion against a strike. Then another inquiry committee could take anotlier 60 days after which the La­ bor Board would be called on to take a vote on contract terms. By this time, any beefs raised by Seafarers and contract propo­ sals made by the Union would have long since grown stale. New situa­ tions would have arisen to pile on top of old ones with nobody able to catch up on the backlog. This, in effect, has been the ex­ perience of many railroad brother­ hoods, who are tied to the Govern­ ment by the Railway Labor Actostensibly the basis for the new (Continued on page 15) SIU Co s Assigned 2 Victorys Seafarers will crew two Government - owned Victory ships on June 10 as "Opera­ tion Blue Jay," the summertime supply run to Arctic military bases, gets underway in earnest. The High Point Victory has been assigned to Bull Lines and will come out of lay-up in the port of Norfolk. It is expected that she will take a crew out of the SIU Norfolk hall. The Robin Line will operate the McAllister Victory. This ship is currently in lay-up in Beaumont, Texas, and will be crewed In the Gulf, either from New Orleans or Houston. It's been the practice of th« Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice over the past several years to break out a considerable number of Victory ships for the northern run. These ships supply a variety of military bases in Greenland and other Arctic areas during the months when Arctic waters ai'e ice-free. Some of the Victory ships that will be broken out will also be used in regular MSTS operations, as will the knot-type ships that have been broken out on the West Coast. �amAF^RERS l> I • : 'i i i ' Face Tour May ST. 199T LOG All Eyes On Cameraman WM «>$PrrAt4MD9l/Rl0lC4l. StWEFIT This card should be filled out by every Seaforer, even if he is single ond hos no dependents. tr i if Moke sure to list every dependent you have, giv­ ing the full name, age and date of birth. t Six-month-old Darlcne Walls is all attention, along with parents Mr and Mrs. Kirt "Rocky" Walls, as LOG photographer fires away. Sarlene,Torn last November 11, is one of many SIU babies in New Orleans whose parents received the $200 maternity benefit p u $25 defense bond for the baby. NY Needs Engine Rates, Pumpmen NEW YORK—Shipping at the headquarters branch con­ tinued to run well in all departments this week, especially for rated men in the black gang. Engineroom jobs remained on the shipping board for-*three and four calls before Simmons called on the member­ ship to beware of performing of getting any takers. any kind which might give the Pumpmen waiting to ship can al­ Coast Guard an excuse to pick up most write their own ticket, accord­ ing to Claude Simmons, assistant their papers. The port official alsc pointed secretary-treasurer and New York port agent. Simmons urged all out the case of a steward who Seafarers with tanker experience missed the Seanan (Stratford) be­ in the engine department to go up fore she sailed from New Orleans for pumpmen's endorsements now for Mobile a few months ago so that the stores were never checked. •while the demand lasts. The result was tlie ship left on a Fourteen Payoffs three-month trip with only 75 days' Shipping statistics for the port stores. over the past two-week period were At the payoff this week, crewreflected in a total of, 14 payoffs, members described the sum total eight sign-ons and 20 vessels in of their food for the last ten days transit. as oatmeal, oxtail and prunes. They Meanwhile, Simmons cautioned were without coffee for nine days. all Seafarers that shipboard log­ The incident, Simmons said, gings for any reason may cost them shows how important it is for the their papers and their rights to steward to handle his job properly continue shipping. so that the stores are checked be­ The Coast Guard recently stepped fore sailing. up efforts to tighten the net ai'ound merchant seamen. Some Seafarers have already been hauled up before hearing panels to explain such minor in­ fractions as turning to late on the job by as little as five minutes. In the case of more serious offenses, men have had their seamen's papers lifted and can no longer sail. Commenting on the situation. Where it soys "book number" enter your Unioo number, whether book or permit. t 4. 4. Don't forget to sign and date the form when you ore finished. Do it as soon as possible. i , If you have any ques­ tions about the Welfare Plan, contact your near­ est Union port agent. ENROLLMENT CARD EMPLOYEE'S NAME. Last See. Sec. No„ Dependents—Wife and Unmarried Children less . FIRST NAME MIDDLE DATE OF BIRTH AGE WIFE CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN CHILDREN Date - Employee'* Signature Mass, Governor Hails Revival Of Bosfon-PR Run By Alcoa BOSTON—Seafarers aboard the SlU-contracted Alcoa Roamer helped launch the first regular cargo service between this port, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands since the days of the clipper ships last week, when a brand-new monthly Alcoa service got underway. Present plans call for the Roamer to remain the only ship on the run, which include.s stopovers in New York and Baltimore. Alcoa has operated a weekly freight service to Puerto Rico from those ports for some time. The Alice Brown (Bloomfleld) also made the news briefly this month when the ship had a picketline thrown around her after she docked'at Castle Island. A walk­ out by union lumber handlers, caused by a misunderstanding over their new contract, wound up after five hours in a settlement be­ tween union and management ne­ gotiators. Respect Picketlines Seafarers were not involved in the dispute, although they re­ spected the picketlines, Port Agent James Sheehan pointed out. The ship had come in for payoff and sign-on. Reopening of the Boston-Puerto Rico route was marked by cere­ monies aboard the Roam^ attend­ ed by Governor Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts, repre­ Vo You /c^^ovV \OU/Z BfivteP/TS? ifcypivufiES ioufi miLis €iFiiie/l£W. e^Atwa> Middle _Book No Z-No.. Maryland Unions Honor Legislative Friend / First SIU Baltimore hall was scene of testimonial dinner to Maryland State Senator^bert B. Kimble giJin bThorAFL and CIO union, in the state Senator Kimble of. labor's staunchest friends in the legislature and haa aponsored much of the legislation endorsed trade unions. sentatives of Alcoa, and Puerto Rico, and some 100 other maritime^ and Government officials. At a buffet luncheon on the ship last week, the Governor presented Capt. George Dunlop, master, with a silver Paul Revere bowl for pres­ entation to Puerto Rico's Governor Luis Monoz Marin on arrival. Simi­ lar ceremonies were expected to be held in San Juan for the oc­ casion. Beware Of Case Chasers Despite the best efforts/of the authorities, the Public Health Service Hospitals are still plagued with ambulance chasers. Seafarers approached by these characters or their front, men are advised for their own good to give them a fast brushoff. It is well known that the ranks of the ambulance chasers contain many who will charge excessive fees or simply sell out their clients to the com­ panies. Most of them are known to be pretty poor law­ yers or else they wouldn't be digging for business the way they do. The time to choose a lawyer is not while you are sick or injured and being hypnotized by a fast line of chatter. Wait until you are recovered and then if you need an attorney go out and shop aroimd for the best attorney and the best deal you can get. �Mar «7, IMI SEAFARERS Pac* F1T« LOG House Unit Cuts $51 Millions In Maritime Funds WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee took the carving knife to maritime fund requests with the result that both operating subsidy and construction funds were cut well below last year's appropriations. The action of the committee Oldster, 77, To Seattle: Keep Unity SEATTLE —Old in years but young in spirit, Seafarer Bernard Roll, 77, sparked last Seafarers who served as members of the SIU delegation to the annual convention of the Alabama State Federation of Labor in Mobile recently pose for a group picture to record the event. Included are: Aubrey Kennedy, Jr., David F. M. Sykes, Charles D. Merrill, Francis M. Regan, J. V. McClantoc, Charles Garris, Joseph G. McDonald, Arnie Cobb, James Cole, Johnnie R. Harenday, Wm. H. Fillinglm, Frank Reid, Joseph J. McAndrew, Stephen Kotich, Wm. Wallace, Frank E. Edmonds, James H. Dickinson, Wm. E. Atkins, Robert Broadus, W. C. Byrd, Fred O. Swendson, Jr., Wm. J. Stephens, King W. Eiiiot, August Lazzaro, Clifford E. Taggart. Snack Bar Big Hit In Mobile MOBILE—Newcomers to the SIU hall here 'are finding the new snack bar and other facilities just opened by the branch a real pleasure to use. The first-class meals served at low prices are attracting a real following among Seafarers who have had to make-* do at other local eateries un­ though out on articles of better ily coverage now provided will help til now. than nine months, the ship came end all worry about medical and hospital care for Seafarers' fami­ Port Agent Cal Tanner reports in clean as a whistle. that the dining spot in the hall is He pointed out that the condi­ lies while they are out at sea. Up doing a rusliing business. In addition to regular meals and a luncheon special each day, the snack bar also offers a variety of items for a quick feast at all hours. Seafarer Phil Reyes, steward, is seranging the snack right now to whip the operation into shape. Nine Month Payoff Arrival of the Sea Cliff (Coral) a few days ago proved to be occa­ sion for a payoff in real Seafarers' style, the agent also noted. Al­ until now, this had been a major item for concern among the large family membership here. The branch membership and officials, meanwhile, extended their deepest sympathy to the family of Seafarer M. J. Smyb' who diea recently, after having shipped out of this port in the deck depart­ ment for many years. Brother Smyly is survived by his wife, one child and several brothers who are also seamen. tion of the ship was a real tribute to the crew and delegates, who did a fine job of bringing her in. The only sour note in the whole pro­ ceedings is that the ship had been sold to an NMU company while still out at sea, and was delivered to her new owners the day after payoff. But the biggest item for discus­ sion among the membership this week was the new SIU welfare benefits, and the fact that the fam­ to May 17 Registered Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilqiington . San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped Deck A DeckB Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A Stew B Tot. A 8 63 28 47 10 - 6 0 3 18 33 13 40 7 31 11 5 19 S 27 12 3 4 2 7 6 13 21 2 6 8 B 49 30 41 13 9 0 4 26 28 4' 21 3 12 8 1 16 5 25 6 0 0 3 9 8 16 7 5 12 9 5 53 8 33 7 3 8 5 24 31 4 15 6 21 5 2 16 6 20 6 3 6 1 7 11 7 18 4 9 5 19 165 66 121 30 14 8 12 68 92 21 76 16 64 24 Deck A DeckB EnjC. A Eng. B Stew. A Stew B Tot. A 318 140 250 122 228 121 796 Total Tot. B Beg. 27 8 216 51 16 82 72 193 24 54 6 20 10 1 18 6 18 23 91 25 117 36 57 46 122 11 27 27 91 46 22 Tot. B 383 Shipping throughout the A&G District held fairly stable during the past two-week period, as all ports shipped a total of 963 men compared to a total registration of 1,179. Contrasted with the last period, the over-all picture showed shipping up in five ports, down in five others and about the same in all the rest. The continued strong position of class A men showed easily in the ratio of better than two class A men shipped for every class B man who got out during the period. Percentage-wise, class A shipping accounted Boston: Outlook fair. New York: Good for rated black gang, especially pumpmen. PhiladelphiarShould pick up. One payoff due. Arlyn, idle, may call crew. Baltimore: Activity of past two weeks should con•tinue. : • , week's SIU membership meeting here by calling on all Seafarers to lake the advice of a Union oldtimer who had been through the mill. One of nearly 50 disabled Sea­ farers now receiving the new $150 monthly pension-disability bene­ fit, Roll recount­ ed the gains he has seen happen over the years, and took the oc­ casion of the lat­ est welfare in­ crease to make his point. "Only with a Union such as the SIU," Roll he pointed out, "can all of us hope to go forward to a better life for ourselves, our families and generations to come. "It is important to remember always' that the saying 'In Unity There Is Strength' has real mean­ ing. This is being demonstrated all the time in the SIU, as our Union pioneers the way to new gains for all of us," Roll added. is not final since its reports have to be voted on by the full House and by the Senate. However, maritime interests will face an uphill fight to get the fund re­ quests restored to their original levels. ; Subffldyi Funds Cid :. . The coinmittee; cut $25, miUion from the $115: milUon request for operating sUbsidi^V gettinlg it down to $&0fmillion, •'The fiscal year 1955 appropriation was $115 million. It set a limit of 1,847 subsidized voyages for the year. The Maritime Administration'! ship construction program- took a severe beating, with $64.7 million voted against a request of $102.8 million. Last year. Congress was more generous, voting $82.6 mil­ lion for this purpose. The cut­ backs would undoubtedly havu bearing on the Maritime Adminis­ tration's program for construction of new prototype ships. The over-all total appropriation voted by the Committee is $177,445,000, which is $51 million less than the sum voted last year. Total Keg. 1179 Deck A 10 53 19 44 6 0 0 5 25 36 7 19 4 21 10 Deck A 259 Total Deck B DeckC Eng. A Eng. B Eng. C Stew. A Stew. B Stew.C Total A Total B Total C Ship 2 13 3 7 4 2 1 0 3 5 4 16 • 0 9 14 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 10 1 0 21 2 23 6 1 2 1 7 22 6 4 5 4 7 8 41 12 47 3 0 1 0 3 26 4 11 2 8 • 7 Deck DeckC Eng. A B 83 27 173 1 - 4 38 4 5 0 0 29 2 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 19 30 0 0 3 18 0 3 7 16 1 6 1 6 6 2 17 4 3 2 3 17 9 5 5 3 4 8 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 22 132 36 120 11 0 11 5 47 92 14 48 13 45 23 8 40 7 47 14 6 5 4 27 36 15 25 8 17. 29 1 8 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 14 14 4 31 160 43 168 31 6 17 10 74 128 3l' 77 35 78 56 Total Eng. B Eng. C Stew. A Stew. B Stew.C Total A Total B Total C Ship 111 13 187 . 94 16 619 288 56 963 for over 64 percent of all shipping in the District in the last two weeks. In proportion to the number registered, class B men enjoyed shipping opportunities equally as good as class A men. Major differences noted port by port appear in the West Coast ports where shipping fell off a bit during the last two weeks. These same ports also accounted for more than 50 percent of all class C shipping, indicat­ ing no takers among A and B men. New York and Houston also dipped somewhat, but Mobile and Balitimore came back stronger. Norfolk: Not too active, but High' Point Victory should take crew. Lake Charles: Fairly good, but plenty registered to fill whatever comes up. I Savannah: Very quiet, little in sight. Houston: Miami: Several ships due, maybe tanker or two. Wilmington: Needs rated men to fill jobs coming in. Tampa: slow. Mobile: Picking up a bit, but still slow. New "Orleans; Not much ^xpect^d. slowing down, only one ship scheduled. Son Fronciscd: Class A, B men can be choosy. Out­ look good. 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County of­ ficials cooperated fully in the recruiting of strikebreakers, and provided space in the jailhouse for a local hiring agent. wikTy 27: isstf MA Head Urg^s Steps Reviving Domestic Runs LOS ANGELES—Revival of the domestic trades, newstyle ships and cargo handling systems as well as construc­ tion of US-flag bulk ore carriers were listed by Maritime Administrator Clarence G."*• ~~ Morse as three of the major expensive single item in the entire challenges to the US merchant shipping business. In 1938, he pointed out, the US marine. In a speech before the Los Angeles-Long Beach Propeller had 6*94 ships in the domestic Club, the Maritime Administrator trades compared to 437 today. The placed heavy stress on new ship- trend can be reversed, he repeated, types and new cargo handling by modernizing cargo handling methods as answering the needs of both on ship and shoreside as well both domestic and offshor^ opera­ as by establishing "competitive rates" between railroads, trucks tions. In the domestic trades, he advo­ and ships. cated Introduction of new ideas, de­ Morse declared further that the claring, "I think the use of trailer ship replacement problem is a gen­ ships, - roll-on, roll-off ships and eral one for the entire merchant other means of non-break-bulk car­ marine and action must be taken riers is long overdue in the domes­ to avoid mass overaging of US tic trades." He criticized existing ships in the 1960's. operators who feel that C-type On the ore ship problem, he re­ ships are adequate for these pur­ vealed that Secretary of Com­ poses, pointing out that the loading merce Weeks made a formal re­ and unloading of cargo with pres­ quest to big corporations that ent-type equipment is the most import ores to place their ships under the US flag. He said the Government was ready to provide construction subsidies for build­ ing ships for that purpose. Enlist Pinks At Savannah Jail Lake Charles AFL Signs CS Refinery SAVANNAH—Just as its original employer-Chamber of Commerce backers said it would, Georgia's so-called "rightto-work" law helped make lots of jobs over the past three months, but they were all^ for armed guards and special detective agency in Atlanta, which deputies serving as strike­ had a local agent on the "job to breakers in the now-ended South­ do the hiring hei-e. Prospective guards were told they were hired ern Bell telephone strike. solely for the purpose of guarding CIO strikers this week approved terms of a new contract reached prisoners at the county jail, but in negotiations between Southern the closest they came to that was Bell and the Communications when they filled out their applica­ tions in the office space provided Workers of America iClO). Seafarers and SlU port officials for them at the jail. Roamed Highways who backed the CIO strikers in Eventually, they were put out in their bid for a square deal on new pact terms reported armed men cars and on foot to roam the high­ wearing badges and nondescript ways and oversee the scabs work­ insignia of every kind roaming ing Southern Bell installations. Chatham County officials, it throughout the city and county area all through the strike. The appears, cooperated fully in the object apparently was to intimidate dirty work, since they permitted telephone workers and sympathy the hiring to be done right in the pickets into going back on the job. jailhouse. The strike ran nearly three The gun-slinging .strikebreakers were hired at $1 an hour, issued months' in nine southern states a badge, a deputy card and a gun, before the settlement was reached. and then turned loose to trail Seafarers in all Gulf ports helped out at strike kitchens and picket"suspicious-looking" townsfolk. They were hired by a private lines throughout the beef. LAKE CHARLES—All is quiet on the labor front now in this port, following the signing of a new contract between the AFL Metal Trades Council and the Cities Service re­ finery here. The refinery workers won handled 13 in-transit ships, each several major items in the of which took a few men. With warm weather here, the new pact and are happy that the sparring is over. Now the arena coastwise tanker runs tend to slack is shifting to the Firestone rubber off as fuel demands drop in north­ plant here, where negotiations for ern states. a new agreement are in progress. Clarke also noted that there are Seafarers here are keeping an eye no Seafarers in the local hospitals on these negotiations. at the present time. He also took the occasion to extend the sympa­ Plenty of Men Meanwhile, Port Agent Leroy thies of the Lake Charles SIU Clarke reported shipping holding branch to the family of Brother up pretty well, but advised against Albert Hasselbrock, who had been any sudden rush of men into the sailing out of the port for the past port. "We have plenty of men two years in the deck department. here to fill any jobs we expect in He passed away last week at the here soon," he pointed out. Dur­ Staten Island USPHS hospital in ing the past two weeks, the port New York. WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Tips on Buying House Paint Seafarers of course, ai'e expert hands with a paint brush and roller. But a Seafarer who is also a homeowner will be interested and probably pleased to know that It isn't necessary to paint at home as often as aboard ship, and in fact, the popular tendency of homeowners to paint a house every three or four years may actually be harmful. Inside the house, too, moderate-income families tend to paint and wallpaper more often than they should, in­ cluding renters as well as home-owners, chiefly because they select unsuitable papers and paints to start with. If you use a good-quality paint, you should not hava to paint the exterior of a house more than once every six years with a two-coat job, or one every four years if you give it only one coat. It won't help to repaint any oftener, and in fact may harm the house, because over-frequent painting will build up too thick a coat over the wood. Good paint weathers away slowly, and needs that chance to weather first. If the paint film is too heavy, the paint may blister, due to reliquification of the old paint under­ neath, or crack and peel, requiring removal of the en­ tire film—a time-consuming chore^ Sometimes, of course, such blistering or cracking may be due to moisture rather than overpainting. That's another reason to use good paint at home, because inferior paint is poor protection against moisture. Exception To Rule Comparatively new houses may be the exception to the advice against repainting oftener than six years with two coats, since frequently moderate-price new houses have only two coats to start with, and it is probably safer to repaint sooner than the recommended six-year interval. But if you are changing over fronr-^ dark to a light Senate For C-1 Philippine Sale WASHINGTON — A long-pend­ ing sale of C-1 ships to Philippine Islands operators has been ap­ proved by the Senate. The meas­ ure now goes to the House Mer­ chant Marine Comipittee for fur­ ther action. The sale of the six ships, which are C-1, MAV-1 types, has been pending for three years now. The bill was first introduced in May, 1952, and was opposed then on the ground that it would involve re­ opening of the Ship Sales Act. All of the ships, plus two N-3 types, have been operated for sev­ eral j'ears by Philippine ship­ owners under a charter arrange­ ment with the US Government. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying color, be sure the paint film definitely has worn thin, be­ lead is In there for toughness, the titanium for brightness cause the two or three coats necessary to hide a con­ and because It sheds dirt, and the zinc for hardness. How­ ever, white lead is^he most expensive ingredient, and trasting color increase the risk of building up too thick some cheaper paints lend to give more titanium and less a coat. Just because the paint surface is dirty doesn't mean the lead In the pigment, 'and more "thinner and drier" and less pure linseed oil in the vehicle. So one way you can house needs painting. Wash it with a synthetic detergent, compare quality Is to see how much white lead and pure using a long-handled brush or sponge. Then rinse the de­ tergent off with a hose before it dries. You may find that linseed oil you are getting for your money. This is not underneath th6 grease and dirt, the paint coating Is in to deprecate the value of the titanium, which has good hiding power. However, as the US Forest Products I?abgood condition, paint experts advise. But if you do find tliat the coating has become so thin and weathered that ' oratory advices, from a long-range point of view, white the surface beneath shows through, then you do need lead stands up best without cross-grain cracking. new paint. Sills and ledges generally need painting more From this point of view, it is not advisable to buy an often than vertical surfaces. exterior paint with much less than 17 percent white lead Many families also tend to redecorate the interor too in the pigment, and closer to 30 percent would be prefer­ often. One survey found that more'than half the families able. The vehicle should be at least 80 percent linseed questioned redecorated Interior walls within three years, oil and not more than 20 per cent thinner and drier, in and many refinished instead of cleaning the walls. fact a little less is prefei-able. Some low-grade outside A big reason for the over-frequent interior redecorat­ paints have as much as 25 percent thinner and drier in ing, the researchers found, was the tendency to use Un­ the vehicle, and sometimes also, -a large percentage of treated wallpapers and flat paints in kitchens which really watfer mysteriously labeled "aqueous emulsion." require washable wallpaper and semi-gloss paint or en­ Buying Interior Paints: Latex or rubber-base emulsion amel. The families surveyed generally had to replace paints have become increasingly popular because they wallpaper and flat paint most often, and enamel and var­ are easy to apply with roller or brush, don't show brush nish least often.* marks as much as oil paints, are less odorous, and roller, Buying Exterior Paint: You don't have to pay top price brushes and "spills" can be washed off with water. After for the costliest advertised brands of* paint. There are it has a chance to cure, which takes about 30 days, rub^ many private-brand paints and lesser-known brands which ber-base paint is scrubbable. However, it still may be a are as good quality. mistake to use rubber-base paint in kitchens and bath­ The way to buy exterior paint is to compare the for­ rooms as many families now do. They are still "flat" mulas of different brands as shown on the labels. The paints and do not resist spots and dirt as well as semigloss oil paints, enamels and alkyd-base paints, which are formulas show the composition of both the "pigment" and the "vehicle." Most standard quality paints nowadays highly-washable and non-yellowing. Rubber-base paif contain a blend of white lead, titanium md tine. The are more suitable for living and bedrooms. �Seafarers St«(jp Out Eor Hotel Employe^ Trompers Seek US Subsidy/Get Rebuff WASHINGTON—Proposals for a $20,000 per month op­ erating subsidy for US-flag trampships have been put forth at a hearing of the House Merchant Marine Committee. Spokesmen for the AmericanTramp Shipowners* Associa­ go up, of course, in the event more tion indicated that such a'sub­ ships were added to the tramp sidy <vould result in vastly increas­ fleet. In presenting the subsidy argu­ ing the number of tramps under the American flag with a conse­ ment James Stuart, head of the quent rise in US-flag job oppor­ tramp association, told the com­ tunities. A heavily-cut -Appropria­ mittee that US tramps only carried tions bill for the American mer­ 18 percent of US cargo handled chant marine, however, gives little on tramp ships. The other 82 per­ hope for any subsidy aid to tramps cent went on foreign tramps. Total tramp cargo movements in -during the coming fiscal year. The subsidy proposal, witnesses 1954 amounted to 60 percent of all declared, would • serve a double dry cargo operations. Consequently, purpose. They would enable US- rehabilitation-..of the US tramp flag operators to compete with for­ fleet is a must, he said, "if we^are eign flags and would provide to. maintain a well-balanced, ade­ means for tramp shipowners to quate merchant marine capable of replace their aging Liberty ships.. carrying at least 50 percent of our foreign commerce, one of the goals 75 US Tramps set forth in the Merchant Marine . At present there are about 75 Acts of 1936." tramp ships operating under the Since more than half of all US US flag. The $20,000 per month ocean-going commerce is tramp subsidy for them would represent trade, the US merchant fleet could Government aid to the tramp fleet never hope to approach the 50 in the amount of $18 million a year percent mark without giving aid to for these ships. The figure would tramp operators. Another witness said that with operating, subsidies from the Government^ the tramp shipowners would be able to get cargo. muiuN&ssrfitKis -voes^ou/i •fUeBBlBFnS axviives Aiipftonrft OBlAlfl GBT'fomt. as»v'<*wf PIM-AT/W/^ •Stu HAU-l Port Plans Stir Fight in 'Frisco • SAN FRANCISCO —Mari­ time interests in the Bay area are not looking too kindly on a proposal for a new deep-water port at Sacramento which the Army Engineers estimate would cost about $34 million today. Sacramento, the state capital, is about 60 miles inland from San Francisco, on the Sacramento River. In 1946, the estimated, cost of the project was about $10 mil­ lion. Today, it has nearly quad­ rupled. Strong Competition Several Bay ports already serv­ ice California's interior valleys, and all of them compete energeti­ cally for the traffic. As a result, statistics quoted by some shipping officials show that in 1938 San Francisco had 4.2 percent of America's exports, but only 2.7 percent in 1954. Meanwhile, exports from the US have increased 500 percent and the Bay area's popula­ tion increased by 50 percent dur­ ing the same period. Other arguments against a big Federal outlay for a deep-water port at Sacramento are that it would mean higher costs for ship­ owners and at the same time multiply the financing difficulties of the existing ports in which Federal, state and local govern­ ments already have hundreds of miludnf of dollars Invested. y'. I RNT* 8ev«r SEAPARE^SiaG Ill«y 27. 1151 ""if 'i . )I Under eyes of onlooker, crewmerobers of SlU-manned Florida give boost to striking Miami hotel em­ ployees by ttog their regular turn on picketline between trips. Picketing Empress Hrtel are fleft to right) A. Gonzalez, E. Enrego, M. Brito, C. Lav ado, J. Camblsr, A. Suarez and V. Cortez, Luxury Hotels have been struck throughout city in effort to get union recognition. • Seatrain Route Change Dps New Orleans' Jobs -fi—————— . Stay Put Foi* Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. NEW ORLEANS—Shipping showed a brisk but brief up­ turn here during the last two weeks, due principally to a re-routing involving four Seatrain vessels." The changes, under which the Seatrains New York and Savannah went on the New York-Savannah-New Orleans run and the Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana now operate New YorkTexas City, produced a seramble when the New York and Savannah reached here recently. •Texans' Sign Off SIU* men wlio prefer to hit Texas at the southern end of the voyage signed off and made room for a number of replacements, who were glad of the chanc.e to get out. The switch means that there are now four ships, the New Jer­ sey, Texas, Georgia and Louisiana on the run to Texas City. There was no change affecting the New Jersey "or Texas. Another change, under which repairs for Pan Atlantic ships will now be made In New York, has been announced bj' the McLeafi interests now operating that com­ pany. Fan Atlantic Repairs Bosun Clyde Miller (right) takes up a minor beef with delegates at meetmg aboard the Del Mar Delegates aboard Pan Atlantic (Mississippi). Crewmembers said a new system of delegates' meetings started during the vwage ships who had been turning in re­ made the 42-day trip one of the most pleasant experienced aboard the ship in many months. Dele­ pair lists at the Gulf end of the gates present when the photo was taken (l-r) were; George Perdreauville, engine; Vic Romolo, stew­ coastwise run are advised to turn ard; Bob Garn, ship's; Harold Plunkett, Stewart; Frank .Russo, deck, John Benedict, stewart depart­ them In prior to reaching New ment, was not present at the time. York. The revision In repair prac­ NEW ORLEANS—The Del Mar (Mississippi) returned here last week from Buenos tices results from a schedule change instituted following the Aires with the crew reporting a clean ship at the end of a pleasant 42-day voyage, aided purchase of Pan Atlantic from greatly by a new system of delegates' meetings instituted during the run. Waterman by McLean. "The hig thing we accom-^ " Mobile, where repairs used to be We conducted all of our busi­ were ^ui'ged and encouraged to made, has now been eliminated as plished was harmony and bring 'them to the delegates for a port of call on the coastwise teamwork among the crew," ness out on the table so everyone consideralion at -the meeting. would know what was going on," schedule. Moreover, although Pan said Bob Garn, ship's delegate. Everyone soon supported a pol­ < Atlantic ships now pay off "No one was fined or logged dur­ he said. icy of turning a deaf ear to com­ Delegates' Meetings Open here, in New Orleans, any beefs ing the entire voyage. Everybody plaints that hadn't been taken up After election of delegates on involving repairs should be re­ in the -crew deserves a pat on the with the delegates when they met, ihe south bound leg of the ported to SIU patrolmen in New back for the way they cooperated Gam explained. As a result little voyage, the delegates announced York, where such operations can be with the delegates to iron out dif­ beefs were settled before the mole­ settled promptly to the best inter­ ferences. The trip was a good ex­ that thereafter all members of the hills assumed mountainous propor­ crew who were interested were in­ ests of all concerned, said Lindsey perience for all hands and we hope the system works out satisfac­ vited to attend future meetings of tions. Williams, SIU port agent here. Members of the delegates' board delegates, fhese meetings were, of Williams left soon after for torily," were Garn, Russo, George Per­ What turned the trick was a course, in addition to regular SIU headquarters in New York, dreauville, engine, and John meetings of the crew. Ample no­ where he joined other' SIU-A&G delegates' administration that Benedict, Vic Romolo and Harold tice of meetings of delegates was operated in truly democratic fash­ delegates in advance .of the SIUNA Plunkett, steward department dele­ Convention which opened ip .Mon­ ion, according to, Frank Russo, given to the crew in advance,, and gates, . niten having real or. imagined beefs , , treal this week, . deck delegate, Delegates Meet, Beefs Decline 1 �• May 27.1^ KKAFARFnS too W-m alii Wmi wMM \f^ SS ALCOA |Siiii r- i piiil \ .•V PARTNER f ! iiilpii;' Crew messman George E. Young in galley. ...iiiiliiiii I >•. t •' 1 I' f ilS*< I I ;PiSiiSiPP- Wi9\ ... lilii Ps SSiiSff * 1 ' I V 4 '• •^s4;«ii;4sss8g ;mMw ' ;-;v:->:;v;:">;v''-' P?'lPliiPl?PIPPP •pSSpiSll^lPPwiSp: mm&W9MSSmXii;!iWBI JL.fl / ' " '\ V •Si illPliilKSili® •; ''P- •;-PC I' I •M$9t ^ J -- m^M. ' JPMiP^ - ' Diggag gs"*,J''h"'p,\ta/rt d"/g>nt K«™ »«'«'«' and H. was on ' < ' V, appeal to feeding aboard any smp^ .. .' �Jr' May 27, 1955 SEAFARERS '^ Pace Nin* t^G ' " , - -.4 - •.. . iiiiiiil jllllllllilip.,^^^^ •mmmi y iiiiiiiillpil sailip fSpiil' fe" ' I ' Marore crewmembers report to SIU patrolmen in Baltimore on shipboaifd meetings. (L.-R.) G. Masterson, patrolman (standing); J. F. Mc: Latiglin, W. Jackson; Rex Dickey, patrolman; W. Taylor, F. Smith. ^ '' 3" '"i ' Deck engineer J. F. McLauglin of the Marore is caught in re­ laxed mood in his foc'sle. mSSWS\ ^•W SS MARORE Here's quartermaster W. P. Jack­ son catching up on reading. ; ,f iis;. ''fci;Si ;;;oS:;S-;: Ij Crew messman is shown at work in galley getting everything in shape for next meal. Just off a painting job, bosun John Miller catches a smoke and some rest from hard work. 1^; Coffeetime is bat - the - breeze time. Ordinaries R. H. Reynold and Paul are doing just that. Galley range shines for Manuel Mayor, chief cook. Photos by crewmember J- E. ^render. �PafeTen^ , SE/iFARERS 'Aha! Here's The Trouble!' 'K • '• Mar ti, uils hOG 1^ ' J;/." •'iF: F' ^i*'' Springtime Follies Every winter when Congress convenes it's customary to hear a great many speeches from both Administration figures and Congressmen about how vital the merchant marine is. Then when the warm weather comes and vacation-minded Congressmen buckle down .to disposing of their business in a hurry, the merchant marine and merchant seamen get the usual fast shuffle. Instead of doing something for the merchant marine whichthey called vital, Congressmen get busy cutting maritjnie' appropriations so that they can tell their constituents hovVi-, they saved money. Since this approach does not deal with the evils that beset the industry, a scapegoat must be found fdr^ its troubles. That's where the merchant seaman arjd his unions!; become a handy target.. This year the center of attention is the Bonner proposal to set up a maze of bureaucratic jurisdiction over, collective bargaining"in the industry. The Rube Goldberg type ma­ chinery involved is guaranteed not to do a single thing modernize, strengthen or assist the American merchant ma-i-r rine. Instead it's guaranteed to erect a variety of roadblockif '' in the way of negotiations and to annoy, frustrate and ham­ string seamen acting through their unions. Meanwhile the House Appropriations Committee was slic­ ing® fat $51 million off maritime funds—and not a murmur was heard from the Congressmen who claim they are inter-ested in curing maritime's ills. The Bonner proposal appears to derive from the same out­ look as'the Coast Guard's proposal for "brain-body" tests oif merchant seamen. * If ships arc unsafe, the Coast Guard says, tEen the answer is sure to be found in the seaman's home life as a child. If., the merchant marine ails, Bonner says, then the trouble-s must be that seamen are free to operate their own union'; machinery without outside interference. All will agree that there is plenty wrdhg with the merchant; marine. The cure will come from treating the patient and not from embarking on a scapegoat hunt. ^ 4 4 4 Welfare Forms chaired a recent port meeting its location. The present location, there. Some other membership he pointed out, w^s unsuitable all meeting chairmen were H. F. around because the room was too Holmes in Miami, V. Stanklewlcz hot. Ship's delegate A. Pappas raised in Philadelphia and A. H. Smith in Savannah. Other meeting posts, another point that won hearty con­ those of recording secretary and currence when he proposed that reading clerk were filled by D. violators of sanitary conditions on nines and A. Knowlton in Boston; board be brought to book. It was W. Mason in Norfolk; R. Shep- agreed by the membership present perd and B. Yarn in Tampa; A. G. that every effort should be made Alexander in Lake Charles; O. to keep sanitary conditions tip-top Rhoades in Houston, H. Thomas in throughout the ship. San Francisco and VV. E. Battle and W. Lewis in''Seattle. All of these brothers took a hand in seeing to it that the shoreside meetings ran according to the over which they get every three democratic and constitutional promonths. Its recommendations were ceedures of the SIU. 4 4 4" brought back to the membership The Steel Artisan under the su­ In New York and the outports and have been approved, among them a pervision of steward Dick Grant , turns out to be a proposal that the Union cash in good feeding ship some of the US bonds in its posses­ with all hands sion because they had reached agreeing that food their maturity and were no longer 1:^and service were drawing interest. ' as satisfying as $> could be. Robert Seafarer Durell L. McCorvey is W. Campbell is still ship's delegate of the Trinity the galley dele­ altfiough he tried to resign his job gate on the C-3 after a normal length of tenure. whose Job it is to McCorvey's shipmates would have Campbell keep his depart­ none of the resignation, acting un­ animously to reelect him to the ment happy, so, in turn, they can post. Further, they offered a vote produce good chow for the ra«t of of thanks to him for straightening the gang. Grant's been sailing with out quite a few shipboard beefs. the SIU regularly since 1947, most Brother McCorvey apparently had of the time as chief steward, while what it takes and his shipmates, Campbell is one of the Union's recognized it accordingly. McCor­ newer members, being sworn into vey has been an SIU member membership this past February. 4 4 4 since 1946. On another Isthmian ship, the t 4" Quite a few of the Union broth­ Steel Maker, Seafarer George £. ers have been doing their bit re­ Murphy .proposed, and won ap­ cently as chairmen of SIU shore- proval by all hands, that conditions aide membership meetings. Out in in the ship's hospital be discussed San Francisco, that well-known between the Union and the com­ Seafarer, Donalj*. .'^Iny", ^eaj*^ pany with a. vievy tpward s|hi|^g Active on Union Business in headquarlers recently was a six man quarterly financial committee consisting of John Urzan, W. Home, Ed Edginton, R. Morgan. Joseph Malone and Cecil Leader, representing the deck, engine and steward depart­ ments. The Com­ mittee, which had been elected by the headquarters membership, gave the Union's fi­ nancial records thc traditlonallyEdgmton . PHote vRAWisKse T0W}XlCL£S PKS-^^: •; •• W'-?i • E:- • I ?: r?v'-f' '• " . •paii^TiFsrSX' llWMsS'mm-.. aKe \VelCA>ttiedly yowr W All SIU ships are receiving with this mailing of the SEA­ FARERS LOG copies of the Welfare Plan enrollment cards, which are to be filled out by _ . ,all Seafarers. Men who are on the beach can get these same cards at any SIU port office. voiMeS ifi VRon^ofi The sooner these cards are T0 ioo filled out and turned in to the Union, the better the Union's f^iLiJ new Welfare Plan benefits >MMnn wiUAUruii will work. The card file will GprixK be the key for speedy service copf/hw 3C ' •MmiMi to Seafarers and their, fami­ cF-me lies since it will help the Plan make rapid determination of s&mm vmm Seafarer's eligibility. PMV Seafarers should also see to ATM* it that their wives and family SIU I members have copies on hand »AUj of the special supplement on ' ' the SIU Welfare Plan which appeared in the May 13 SEA­ FARERS LOG. The supplement will serve as a handy refer­ ence for all concerned in the event they have to make use of the Welfare Plan. 4 4 4 ^F/VEF/r$ Transfers Again As if the transfer foreign of approximately 70 Libertys and a number of passenger ships is not enough, subsidized steamship lines have come up with a new proposal. Now they want to take their C-type ships and transfer them so that they can get a fat price when the time comes to replace their vessels with new ships. Presumably the reasoning behind this short-sighted sugges­ tion is that the subsidized companies would be able to the transfers to force up the price of their ships when it comes time to either sell or trade them in. If the transfer outlet is closed, the shipowner will have to take what he can get from, the Government. The whole thing sounds like a swap of present dollar gains for future suicide, for nothing would be calculated to do more damage to the US merchant fleet than to put a few hundred C-type ships in the, hands of runaway |lag operators. �Mii:^<!S7rJltM» MEET THE SEAFARER Pare Pevep SEAFARERS L O l?: Maryland AFL Tags Runaway 'Hot Ship' BALTIMORE—Action by SIU and other maritime union delegates to the annual convention of the Maryland-District of Columbia Federation of Labor (AFL) produced sharp pro­ tests last weiek against the^ transfer of the liner Trade- SIU-A&G delegates to the SIUNA wind to the Liberian flag and convention, this week in Montre,al. its continued ^ operation right out The Tradewind beef, introduced of the nation's capital in Washing- in the state *AFL eonvention by ton. The convention was held in , delegates representing the SIUthat city. affiliated Brotherhood of Marine The ship is the same one that Engineers and Masters, Mates and was hit with a protest strike by Pilots Local 14 in this city, wound German erewmembers in Miami up as the subject of a stronglysome weeks ago. The back of the worded resolution. All affiliated strike was broken when US Im­ unions we asked to steer clear of migration officers and Miami city the ship and to urge members not police joined efforts to aid in the to patronize the service ottered. Botlv the BME and MM&P have speedy deportation of the strikers been picketing the ship iif Wash­ back to Germany. ington, in protest against its subMayor Swbm in standard wages and unfair compeMeanwhile, following his elec-• tiUon. The operator is the CaribLon victory May 3 with strong bean Atlantic Line. It is manned SIU and other labor backing, in-, by a foreign crew flown to the cumbent Baltimore Mayor Thomas | states from overseas. D'Alessandro, Jr., was sworn into office for another term, with a large labor representation in at­ tendance. One of the key labor figures who was to attend was SIU Port Agent Earl Sheppard. He missed the occasion because of SIU duties involving his post as one of six A. C. BECK, ch. electrician It may be treason to California, to stick to a specific port. Beck but A. C. Beck is one native of the doesn't care where he is at a given Question: What do you think of Golden State who prefers to ship time as long as there are ships off the East Coast. Not that he available. Most of his time in re­ the new .^embership-adopted sen­ favors the East, Beck hastily ex­ cent years has been aboard Isth­ iority hiring set-up? plains. On the contrary, he thinks mian, Robin and South Atlantic • San Francisco is the greatest port ships. Emii Gomez, MM: As a Class A 'Round-The-World Runs in the wo^;ld. It's just that ship­ man I think the new shipping set­ ping is better here for his rating If he can get one he prefers to up is a fine thing. and he likes the kind of runs he ride the Isthmian ships on the While it does can get out of New York. 'round-the-woi-ld runs. "They are not essentially A good percentage of SIU ship­ usually good feeders," he ^aid change the sys­ ping off the West Coast consists of "and are clean ships. I've found in tem we had be­ Libertys on the Far East run, and most instances that I've got plenty fore, it affords these, vessels do not carry electri­ of first-class equipment and mate­ the Union and cians, since the 3rd assistant en­ rials to work with on these ves­ the membership gineer does most of the electrical sels which makes the job a lot plenty of protec­ work, with some help from the easier." The globe-girdling runs, tion from Gov­ dec}^ engineer. With more C-types he points out, also make for niceernment interfer­ running off the East Coast, Beck sized payoffs. ence under the present labor laws. finds New York and other East Although he likes the long runs 4' , 4" Coast ports offer him a wider Beck is a firm believer in taking Hugh Williams, deck engineer: choice of jobs. regular vacations. "I can't see rid­ The 46-year-old Seafarer - was ing a ship steadily," he said, "be­ I think it's just Wonderful. I've born in Oakland, California, and cause after a while you begin to been an S I U has been living in the Bay area get slaphappy, even on the best of bookmember for ever since, right now in San Fran­ ships." Generally he takes off at a great many cisco. For several years before least every other trip and some­ years and this W^orld War II he worked as an in­ times more often than that, de­ system we have dustrial and construction electri­ pending on the length of the voy­ now is ahead of cian, a good part of that time be­ age. He then grabs a plane and what shipping ing spent with Bell Telephone. flies back home to San Francisco systems were many years ago. Worked At Pearl Harbor for two weeks of-relaxation. Then came Pearl Harbor which, After that, he's refreshed and The seniority sys­ tem we voted as the saying goes, changed a few ready to go back to sea again. people's lives around. Beck went While San Francisco is his fa­ gives the oldtimei's like myself full to . work rebuilding the base in vorite port bar none, he also has protection. It really protects every­ WASHINGTON — Ameri­ February, 1942, along with several a soft spot for Honolulu where he body all along the line. can-owned C-type ships will thousand other construction work­ spent a year and a half during the 4. 4) t follow approximately 70 US ers. While they were at it, they war, and for Singapore. If you James Serrano, MM: The sys­ Libertys to runaway flags if a built a giant new drydock to serv­ know your way ai'ound the Hawai­ tem is very good because it gives group of subsidized steamship com­ ice Navy ships. The whole job ian Islands, he claims, you can me as a Class B panies have their way. The com­ took about a year and a half. "We have as good a time there as any­ man preference panies are pressuring the Govern­ would sit around for weeks doing where in the world. over the outsider. ment for permission to sell their nothing," he reealls, "then sud­ Time For Study It also gives all denly we would get busy as beav­ Another attractive thing about Class B men a Plans for an atomic-po\t- ships to foreign flags as part of ers around the clock." shipping for a living, he added, is measure of secur­ ered passenger liner are being their ship replacement program. Following his Pearl Harbor stint the fact that there is plenty of time ity against all discussed by the Maritime While subsidized lines are not he served some time in the Navy for serious study during off hours. newcomers into Administration with United States permitted to operate foreign-flag a^'seaman 2nQ ..lass and as fire­ "I've been studying up on sound the industry and Lines, G. Joseph Minetti of ships in competition with the US, man 1st class. When he got out systems and all the new develop­ I helps stabilize an the Federal Maritime Board an­ sale of the C-types would mean of the Navy he decided to try his ments in radio and electronics," he • Industry that has nounced. The news came just a that the runaways would have that hand at merchantmen and caught said. "Shipboard off hours pro­ always been 'feast or famine." few weeks after President Eisen­ much more tonnage with which to the Robin Doncaster off the West vide the ideal surroundings for hower announced plans to build undercut US maritime operations. 4" 4" 4i Coast. At that time she was be­ this kind of thing." The transfer program got under an atomic-powered prototype mer­ William P. Wilson, steward util­ ing used as a troopship in Pacific Someday if he decides to stop way full-scale last year when the chant ship. ity: I've found that the way ship­ waters. One trip with her and shipping, he figures he will be wellThe new ship would be a sister Maritime Administration permit­ Beck was a confirmed merchant prepared to enter the booming ping has been a ship of the United States and ted half the US tramp fleet to go Class B man in seaman. He has been sailing as electronics field in one capacity or would replace the America which foreign, all of them to the runa­ electrician ever since with all of another. Meanwhile though, he's my rating can get will be "overage" by 1960. The way flags of Panama and Liberia out without too his time on SIU ships. content to ride SIU ships and col­ America will be 20 years old by which run the cheapest ships in much trouble. Unlike some Seafarers who like lect those good SIU payoffs. that year and no longer eligible the world. I've had my per­ Seek High Price for operating subsidies. mit since 1951 and if I keep on It is believed that the subsidized Twin To United States shipping I know If the negotiations for subsidies lines are making this move so that that I will be go through, the new ship would they can get the best possible price be a twin of the United States in for their old ships, either by sell­ Evidence that negotiations were for US postal employees. Senators able to get my getting down to business at Ford sponsoring the increase made Class A in time. It's worth wait­ size, but would be able to accom­ ing them foreign or by getting the modate more passengers and car­ Department of Commerce to bid and General Motors was seen as plans to introduce a bill for an ing, I know. go. It would be completed in five higher for the vessels under a 4" 4i 4« the United Automobile Workers (CIO) called for strike votes among eight percent rise. It was believed P. Espeseth, AB: The new sys­ or six years, and would mest like­ trade-in program. However, transfer permission Ford and GM employees. The that the new bill would receive tem is much better for a Class B ly be the first commercial ship to might be refused on grounds that i guaranteed annual wage demand speedy Congressional approval and man like myself use atomic power. Meanwhile, the Bethlehem Steel the Defense Department would is the major issue in the current would be signed by^^the President. because it gives auto contract talks. First vote tal­ 4« 4« 4" me a chance over Company's shipbuilding division want to "modernize" the reserve lies showed the members voting the man who has drawn up designs for a pro­ fleet, which now consists largely of Two sporting figures are targets overwhelmingly to authorize a of a strike action by AFL restau­ started to sea af­ totype atomic power ship, 600 feet obsolete Liberty ships. Since World War II, foreign strike if necessary. ter me. My op­ long and capable of accommodat­ rant workers unions in New York ing 500 passengers. The ship shipowners of all nations have portunities for City. Jack Dempsey's restaurant 4» 4) ij" jobs are much would not have any funnels and acquired more than 1,100 vessels and the Turf, restaurants on New . The manufacturer of Evinrude York's main stem, ard involved. better than those looks like an oversize submarine from the US. Many of these ships marine motors and CIO Steelwork- The owner of the Turf is Jack of any American with a huge teardrop - shaped are now competing directly with ers' have reached agreement on a Amiel, who came up"'*witli a Ken­ US-flag operations. seaman outside superstructure. 12-cent hourly wage increase, put- tucky Derby winner a couple of SIU Class A men. ing an end to a month-old strike. seasons back. Long-term failure of 4) 4) 4 The increase includes a boost in contract negotiations caused "the James Alston, baker: I've beep Incentive pay rates. The new director of the foreign aid program, who will have walkouts. an SIU member from the begin­ charge of shipping aid to US allies under the "50-50" law, has 4" 4i 41 4> ning oLthe Un­ confessed, "I just don't know enough about the foreign-aid pro­ Ag^roximateiy 19,000 New EngCIO Eiectricai Workers reached ion so I'm famil­ gram yet," when asked what he thought about it. He was also Ifind textile workers are hol(jjng agreement with the .Sperry Gyro­ iar with hiring. described by his boss. Secretary of State Dulles, as "unacquainted firm in the second month of tlieir scope Company of Long Island, Under the new with its details." strike at several major New Eng­ New York, on terms of a wage system . I still The new appointee is an ex-Congressman and Cincinnati land plants. Textile mills have been increase, ending a month - long have the protec­ lawyer, John B. Hollister, who heads the law firm of which the pressing for a wage . cut in new walkout. Sperry manufactures tion I've always late Senator Robert A. Taft was a member. He got the job as the contracts, with the union strijiing bombsights and other precision had as a bookresult of a reshuffle of the foreign aid set-up which places it to maintain existing wage demands electronics equipment. Ten thou­ member — some­ directly in the State Department. •nd conditions. sand workers wei'e involved in the thing seamen Hollister was also executive director of the Hoover Commis­ , t» 4« walkout which flared into promi­ elsewhere can't sion, which drafted an unpublished report recommending that the • After President Eisenhower ve- nence when stnkebreakers crashed say. The new set-up^ is a good one whole foreign aid program be discarded. ped an 8.8 percent' wage increase picket lines. as far as I'm concerned. US Lines Plans Atom Superliner il Co'sSeeking Alien Flags For C-Shlps It's Quite Foreign To Hiiii • "r-M �SEAFARERS Par* TweW* Mt- SlU ^Tourists' Aid By Korea CIs The SIU crew of the SS Amerocean (Amerocean) reports that it got a much-needed helping hand recently from Army and Air Force personnel stationed in the area of Pohang, Ko­ rea, •*• John A. Weiss, ship's dele­ at a complete loss if it hadn't been gate, wrote to the'LOG de­ for the Army and Air Force men scribing the efforts of American servicemen in Pohang to help the Seafarers make the most of their stop there. The units were the 22nd Crash Boat company of the US Air Force and the 523rd Engineering com­ pany of the US Army. On behalf of the crew of the Amerocean, Weiss sends thanks to "a swell bunch of guys." Weiss "Due to the curfew in this area, and the lack of any shoreside facilities," Weiss writes, "the crew would have been stationed in Pohang." The servicemen provided the Seafarers with a place to sleep and something to eat while stuck on shore. They also arranged transportation to the various places of interest in the vicinity. "We not only want to express our appreciation to thpm," Weiss says on behalf of the crew, "but we want men on other SIU ships stopping here to know how swell we were treated." Beresford Edwards Please get in touch with Albert Jackson, steward on SS Calmar, c/o Calmar SS Corp., 25 Broad­ way, NYC, t The following named men are urged to pick up gear left with the Cities Service Oil Co. at 23 Pearl St., New York, NY, as soon as pos­ sible before Sept. 1, 1955, as it will be disposed of after that' date: 0. Agan, B. Anderson, J. Basconcellos, W. J. Bern on. W. B. Blankingship. Brus­ sels, H. T. Buckner, B. Burris, BushneU, D. R. Cabiroy, J. Carver, M. Cherry, N. Connerty, C. Connors, R. Cooke, B. Croft. Dailey, C. L. Davis, Devaroux, J. Dillon, W. Dobbins, C. Doniarad. F. Fontenot. C. J. Gallagher, Gentry, W. Goff, S. K. Hale, C. Hampson, V. Hard­ ing, J. Harper, T. Harrell, Hartshorn, J. Hayden, J. Hoffman, E. Hurst, Jr., E. Johnson, J. Kenna, R. L. Kldd, K. Knight, B. Lelland, J. Lissansky, W. McAlpln, S. L. McCariii, McChevy, G. McCuliough, P. McDonald, J. McNeon, N. Magash. 1. Mikalson, S. Modzewlsky, Mullens, Muller, J. Murphy, W. B. Nellson, Jr., O'Neil, Pedersen. F. W. Pollack, T. E. Bobbins, H. Shelton, W. L. Sikes, J. E. Smith. E. Soltes, L. V. Stlrpe, F. Sullivan, C. Summerell, J. E. Thomson, J. Tillman, G. Turadyyozlau, J. Vascoifcellos, W. A. Wajda, Wanicki, Williams, I. Wilson. The following named men are asked to contact S. Gates, at 6836 Haden Road, Norfolk, Va.r John Alstatt, George Austin, James K, Brooks, Theodore Carroll, Robert Sojka, Robert Stalworth, 3^ Graydon R, Suit Contact your father at 708 Ridge St., Houston 9, Texas, S- 4« 4" Wiiliam J, Wolfe Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. Anne Martin, c/o J. W, Bailey, 1210 A Street, South Gar­ dens, Savannah, Ga. i> t- t> Herman Rogga Seymour Graifer Please write to Wiiliam Parks aboard SS Bradford Island, c/o SIU Hall, 1419 Ryan St., Lake Charles, La, SEAFARERS IN HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George Anderson Thomas Mungo Curt Borman Fred Pittman Victor B. Cooper Ralph Ruff John Simpson Adion Cox Gorman T. Glaze R. H. Solheim John R. Ilenghey Francis Sullivan Harry Sullivan J. Howard Norman T. Jackson Joseph W. Taylor Melvin H. Jone.s C. A. Virgin Robert Lipscomb USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Frank Alasavich Nicholas Ritrovato John M. Herrold USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Francisco Cueliar , John E. Markopolo Benjamin F. Grice Rosalio Rodriguez Emiiie S. Lerma Emerson Spaulding Henry P. Lopez John E. Tillman USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Ralph J. Palmer Floyd Hillier John H. Richardson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. J. L. Buckelew Michele Liuzza David Cincore Alfonso Olaguibel Albert T. Cooper Stanley F. Ostrom Donald D. Dam brino Randolph A. Ratcliff Serio M. De Soso G. J. St. Germain Calvin DiSiiva Edward Samrock John G. Doolej Harvey E. Shero David B. Fields Erskin F. Sims Leo Fontenot Woodrow A. Snead Wiiliam Grimes C. H. Summerell Earl T. Hardeman Lonnie R. Tickle Emil Herek Dick Visser E. G. Knapp James E. Ward Leo H. Lang David A. Wright USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belan M. Medina E. B. Frost John F. Murphy Frank Kubek Frank Schmiedel A, Luguidis Norman West USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN, Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Virgil L. Harding p. F, Peibjer . , Albgrt.W. Kozin* . Jose Santiago Edward J, Toolan Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. 6. O. Chaudion SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL , ^ SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley William J. Frick Sverra Johannessen Aneiio L. Grilio Tim M. McCarthy Wylie G. Jarvis V. K. Ming USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA, Paul B. Bland James B. Henley Lucius A. DeWitt Clyde H. Jernigan Thurston Dingier Jimmie Littleton Rufus L. Fields James T. Moore W. G. Gregory John H. Morris KINGSBRIDGE VA HOSP, BRONX, NY James Kennedy USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Fortunate Bacomo Kaarel Leetmaa Frank W. Bemrick James R. Lewis Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomas Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch Joseph G. Carr Joseph D. McGraw Jar Chong Archibald McGulgan Gabriel Coloni H. F. MacDonald Walter W. Denley Vic Milazzo John J. Driscoll Melvin O. Moore Bart E. Guranick Eugene T, Nelson Tatb Hassen Joseph Neubauer Joseph Ifsits D. F. Ruggiano Thomas Isaksen Wade H. Sexton John W. Keenan G. E. Shumaker J. R. Klemovvicz Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kiistiansen Harry S. Tuttle . Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth James J. Lawlor .Chee K. Zai USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Jfasc Antonio Gus. Kounavls W. Bednar Marcel Laureano Dusan DeDuisin Michael Michalik John Dovak Clifford Morgan Carl Ernest Rafael Padilla Gerald Fitzjamea C. Palmer Estell Godfrey G. H. Robinson Howard Hamlin Jose Rodriguez G. E. Herrmann Thomds Tomlin Stefan Kadziola ' Samuel L, Vandal p. Kaim George E. Vickery Philip F, KoroL Emil P. Wagneiv , • LOG Spreads Story Of SIU in Army To the Editor: I would like to add my thanks to those of the many Seafarers in the Army who have come to appreciate the LOG as our sole contact with our Union and our profession. Although far away from our ships and our brothers, are still among the best informed union men in the world. We will be able to return fully aware of the changing maritime situulioii May t1, ItU sauce, 48 cups of young fresh spinach. Also, 16 chicken boullion. cubes dissolved in 8 cups hot water, but this can be substitut­ ed by the use of 8 cups of real­ ly heavy boiled-down chicken stock. Cut the steaks diagonally across the grain into vei=y thin slices, thinly slice the mush­ rooms, onions and celery and drain the bamboo shoots. Brown the meat quickly in a heavy greased pan and add all the ingredients except the spinach. Simmer for 10 minutes, then add the spinach and cook 5 minutes longer. The vege­ tables should be crisp and ten­ der «hen you get through, not overcooked. The latter seems to , be the rule with most cooks, especially vegetable cooks who wrestle with frozen vegetables. Serve whole combination with hot seasoned rice and stand back for the compliments. Jesse W, Puckett Wants Age Goal In SIU Benefit To the Editor: Can we some day have pen­ sions for the young man at 65? Yes, it is possible. This great Union which we founded and nourished during our years of following the sea can do it, just as it through the years has raised the dignity of the working seaman. As an example of the work­ ings of the Union to take care of its members, a plan is novv in force whereby a seaman may collect disability regardless of age, which is indeed a wonder­ ful thing. But when disability happens to an older man, the money which he receives must, go to doctors, medicines, etc., which leaves very little to live on during retirement. Those who follow the sea for, many years as members of this' and current Union regulations Union should have a pension and policies. Every Seafarer plan in order to provide a com­ 4 4 4 likes to see a job well done, and fortable living and make way our own paper merits all the for the younger men who wish pats on the back and recognition to follow the sea. Can our great it has received. To you who Union do this, just is it has ac­ make it possible, I say thanks To the Editor: complished so many insur­ again. There are many great mile­ mountable tasks through the stones on the road the Sea­ .years? After reading the news, and Suggest Study the editorials, and the shipping farers have traveled to security reports, it is great to read that and happiness since the SIU I sug^gest the Union study this an old shipmate and friend is was formed. One of the mo.st matter, as the time will come still doing a heads-up job as important is the new expanded when all seamen must enter the delegate, or has become a proud "Welfare Plan benefit system snug harbor of their twilight father. And we read with deep for the families of SIU men. years. concern of a brother going to A man of the sea is pretty Oidtimers and young men his final reward. much resigned to taking the who look forward to the time of breaks as they come, although retirement, why not stop now •Lucky To Be Seafarer' Every seaman is aware of the he welcomes improvements in for a few moments to comment his lot as much as any man, on this subject and get it work­ popular misconceptions about a but when he marries he often ing? sailor's life. Even so, the ideas August Schroter that you find some people have has some doubts as to whether, are a continual surprise. The he is doing the right thing by (Ed. note: The Seafarers Army furnishes about the best a woman and the children which pension-disability benefit of $35 are to follow when he binds her cross-section of American youth per week is, in e//cct, su­ to a man who will often be away possible. After talking to men perior to o straight pension plan from home, on the oceans of from all parts of the country inasmuch as there is no inflex­ and from many occupational the world, and sometimes just ible age goal and assistance is' when she will need him most. backgrounds, I know how lucky given the seamen who need help The new SIU Welfare Plan the most. Also, most seamen I am to be a Seafarer, Our wages and conditions benefits reduce these worries when they reach the age of 65 seem almost unbelievable to and make seafaring an even find it very difficult to pass a most other men. They, in turn, more honorable profession, by company doctor, which is where have profited by my own experi­ making it fit in better with the the pension-disability benefit ence and, with the help of the life of a husband and father. comes to their aid.) LOG understand our industry Seagoing is not an easy life, 4 4 4 and its problems. and it does a man a lot of good I have been in the Army since to see some important things April, 1954. After training in resulting from his labors, espe­ Hawaii, I was sent over to cially as he gets along in years. Korea, where I have been for To the Editor: J. T. Handlon the past eight months. At the I am both happy and proud t $ present time I am stationed in to say that by the end of June Seoul, the capital city, which is this year I'll be back with the the most decent place to be, SIU, I've really appreciated get­ I havfr come to like the coun­ ting the LOG while in the try and the people in it. Al­ To the Editor: Army, though it is popular for privi­ After being ashore these My time is almost up now, so leged men to condemn the less many months it looks like I'll please take me off your mailing fortunate peoples of the world, soon com? out of retirement and I have found the Korean people follow the good, old sea for a list. Soon I'll be picking my LOG intelligent and rich in spirit, if living again. up at headquarters, and having nothing else, One thing is noticeable when a couple of "cool ones" in the I will be over here for many more months to come, and I am one goes over,all the events the Port O' Call, These last couple looking forward to the day that Union has passed through dur­ of months are really dragging I return. In the meantime, my ing the past 13 years and that is by, Robert "Red" Fink very best wishes to all the mem­ the ever-present name we use to describe to others the basic cor­ bership, 4 4 4 nerstone that the organization is Michael J. Carlin founded upon: the Brotherhood 4" 4" 3^ of the Sea, If one closely inspects cir­ cumstances evolving within and To the Editor: around our Union these past I hope you will be able to To the Editor: years, he finds more and more publish the following note of Here's a recipe I use for how many times that word thanks: tnaking "sukiyaki" that gener­ "brotherhood" is used whenever "To the crew of the SS Southally keeps the Far East boys the Union members must dis­ port: r t happy thinking they're back in play themselves, whether at sea "I wish to extend my deep­ or shoreside. Tokyo., est appreciation for the .kind The stuff you need, for about There's no getting away from contribution from the crew50 servings, is as follows: 12 it — the original charter mem­ members in extending their poun'Ss of round steaks, 8 bers should always be acclaimed sympathies for the loss of my pounds dried mushrooms (you as ones endowed with wisdom husband, who was also the can substitute canned mush­ and foresight for drawing up brother of one of your crew, room pieces that have been such a solid charter and founda­ Frank E. Oetgen, drained), 16 mild onions, 48 tion for us all. ,"My family and I will always stalks of celery, 7-8 S-ounce And thanks for the LOG, as remember your kind thoughtcans of bamboo shoots, 48 table­ it's a wonderful publication, fulness." spoons sugar^ 51^ cups soy Guy F.. Wallace Mrs. Ernest J. Oetgen, Jr. Letters to the Editor Seafaring Made NobSer By Plan Returning Home TO SIU In June Union Keynote Is Brotherhood Here's Sukiyaki Recipe For All Note Of Thanks To Southport �May Xf. IfSi Fsge Fbirieta SEAFARERS LOG Sweetwater Men Fight Boredom Via Sports n How to break the monotony on broom handle and spliced some a long cruise shuttling back and rope into rings," Schoor says, forth between two foreign ports? "and we have a lot of fun playing That is a question Seafarers quoits." Two regular fishermen are Steve aboard far-flung SlU-contracted ships often have to ask themselves. Coker, AB, and Tony Mplis, oiler. It often requires both ingenuity Jimmy Mears, AB, and Joe Cllevenand imagination to make spare ger, OS, like to take their , work­ time interesting in the confine"; of outs boxing. Oiler Bill Bowman » ship. ; sticks to hurling practice. The SIU crew members of the Contenders for the title of quoits .SS Sweetwater iMetro Petroleum) I champs are Gene Salvador, third are currently solving the problem cook, and Vincent Wheeler, OS. by an all-out emphasis on sport.s. According to Brother Harry N. Schoor, who relayed the details Seafarers aboard the SS Sweetwater keep in shape through athletics. Jimmy Mears (left) and Joe and the accompanying pictures to Cicvcnger square off In a practice round of the manly art of self defense. Steve Coker tries his luck the LOG, the Sweetwater left the with some deep sea fishing from the stern. The ship was on runs between Japan and the Persian States in October and has been Gulf. making runs between Japan and the Persian Gulf ever since. Fine Crew, Officers "We have the usual problems of a run like this," he writes, "but Seafarers aboard the SS A suggestion for a standard, Union-distributed "last will and testament" is advanced by with an exceptionally fine crew Steel Surveyor (Isthmian) Seafarer Jack "Aussie" Shrimpton in letter to the LOG, in which he writes of many prob­ and officers, we are getting along showed the true SIU spirit lems which can arise because of a seaman's failure to prepare for his own burial and his sur­ swell." recently when a shipmate was Cards and reading help a lot to forced to remain behind in Cal­ vivor s care. pass the time, he relates, but the cutta to enter a hospital. "How many of us have a crewmember dies at sea, the dis­ direst emergency? ship's real outlet is through sports. The ill man was Vincent Arposal of the body is in the hands made our will?" he asks, "and "The wording could be clear, Getting a big play aboard ship jona, who sails in the deck depart­ if not, why not?" of the captain. He usually radios simple and shorn of fancy legal the company, which gets in touch phrases. It could be made out in are fishing, "catch" ball and box­ ment of the Steel Surveyor. .Ac­ Hazards of Sea cording to the minutes of the Un­ with the next-of-kin, who must duplicate. One copy would be ing. "The normal hazards of our oc­ "The bosun made a stand from a ion meeting aboard the ship short­ suddenly decide what they wish sent by the seaman to his principal cupation are greater than in most ly after it left port. Brother Arjtrades," he points out. Death by done. If death occurs in a for­ beneficiary (or executor) and the jona's sudden iljness made it •misadventure' hits seamen in all eign port, the same procedure is other copy filed with the captain necessary for him to enter a hos­ followed, starting with the Amer­ \tX)C MM/Lvfe at the time of signing on. It would age groups. That is why shipping pital just before the Steel Sur­ B^NEFne: companies pay extra high pre­ ican consul, if there is one, or the be returned at the pay-off, and veyor was due to sail. I—L miums for life and accident insur­ ship's agent or local port author­ taken on to the next ship. ities." His shipmates took quick steps iijg(s»yistrsinH(£r. "In this form, a man could spec­ ance on crewmembers. to see that he was made as com­ ify whether he wanted to be bur­ Much Time Lost i "But the emotionally adult per­ fortable as possible, with a sup­ son sees to it that his estate can This takes time, naturally, since ied at sea, on shore, returned to ply of smokes. be settled quickly and with a mini­ many survivors live in remote his next of kin or cremated. He could name the recipient of his mum of bother for those left be­ parts of the country. There are * Fabricator Notified HAMMM hind. WIlFOn HAH often lags in communications and wages due 4md dispose of all his The SS Steel Fabricator (Isth­ effects as he saw fit. "Take the matter of burial, for hitches due to "red tape." mian), due in Calcutta later, was example. "The paper would be a Union notified and asked to pick up Ar"In actual practice," Shrimpton "As maritime law now stands, if says, "many masters and consuls service to its members, of course, jona and give him transportation back to the States. The SIU order immediate burial, as local not an official SIU document." Shrimpton realizes that other public health laws often require it. s h i p's delegate 6^ No one is to blame in these cir­ minor difficulties would be en­ aboard the Steel VovB cumstances, be­ countered, but believes they could Fabricator was COP/ also notified, so cause the de­ be managed easily once the main vWF«t4A/ ceased has left no questions were elearly settled by a that he could visit AT Mt »lt» HAt-i. ill A pinochle player for over 30 clear word of his last statement. the Seafarer as years. Seafarer Henry., Anderson, soon as the dele­ final wishes. "Again, there FWT on the Coe Victory, is still gate reached LOG-A-RHYTHM: wondering about the bit of magic is. the matter of port, and find out disposal of wages that produced a double "run" for if he was well due, personal ef­ a Baltimore tavern owner while enough to begin Arjona fects and the Un­ the voyage home, the Coe was in that port. ion death benefit. and to make whatever further ar­ The double "run" — a hand Shrimpton By Harry Wolowitz "The first two rangements were necessary for the made up of the nine, jack, queen, trip. king, ten and ace of the same suit have to wait until the ship returns twice over — means a perfect play­ from its voyage. The Union benefit The brothers of the Steel Sur­ I'm look^ing for an island ing hand for its holder. The bar­ is paid out in a matter of days— veyor also notified Union head­ sometimes within hours—because man got his in clubs. quarters, so that Arjona's sailing Near a moonlit bay. Although a "run" of the jack the Union has secured a clear state­ records and health benefit could Where I'll never have to work, hut always play. through the ace (15 points vithout ment of what the Seafai-er desired. be kept in accurate and up-to-date the nine, 16 with it) is fairly com­ "The personal effects could be order. Where eight bells are chimes and ships are rare. mon, the odds against ever getting shipped from the first convenient Lives In 'Frisco Where there are no hot, dripping leaks or stifling air. two of them in the same hand, port of call if proper instructions Arjona makes his home in San especially in a four-handed gamej were on file with the captain, and Francisco when on the beach. Where it never rains and it never snoivs. are astronomical. a voucher of wages due" could be The meeting of the SIU men .Anderson, who thought fellow sent to the nearest relative in a And the sun is so bright, and fair breezes blow. aboard the Steel Surveyor was Seafarer - pinochlers would be matter of days. Where stewards, cooks and messmen presided over by C. "Butch" Would it not be a great serv­ interested in hearing about per­ Wright as meeting chairman. John fect hand — he'd never heard of ice then for the Union to sponsor Are, always at their best. T. "Jack" Westfall was secretary it being drawn before—still hasn't a simple form of will and testa­ And the smiling, soft, young native girls . , and the reading clerk was Harold lost hope. The first one, in cases ment that a Seafarer could use to Rosecrans. \ Arc informally dressed. declare his wishes in case of the like this, is always the hardest. Steel Surveyor Crewmen Ease Brother's Illness ISvery Man Should Make His Will voibu KPIOW HOE-n (oim 'mt Perfect 'Hand' Causes Stir The Fireman's Dream fiurty \NKDV. fiOBBBiT FARMEBAN^, \i:| I By Bernard Seaman The Masquerade is Over VStUeesA ) 'SI .ill — A»^telr Ll'l-^lO£'f£c>A/V£Clc... CiAtzmA-BAneup! TLL. CALL yocj LATER ii ABCAIS) 9 k mm Ji V:7-' • �mm S E M P M WE'R^S'^ 1* Before SS Mother M. L. Rah Away jiPFIRSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory C«rrl»ri), May S—Chalrnun, N. Du->oli> Sacratarvr •>. 'Ho4aai. Diicuaslon held on Uie. time aUowed to atay on ship. AU hands were aaked to keep the laundry and recreation room clean. .Last ship's delegate wiU find out if American money will be given in draw^. ROBIN TRENT (Seat Shipplno), May IS—Chairman, J. HIgglns; Sacratary, T. Thompson. Headquarters report and communications were accepted as read. IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), May U —Chairman, F. Miller; Secretary, R. Ecksrt. Communications and head­ quarters report were read and dis­ cussed. A motion was made to accept and concur. Carried. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), May • —Chairman, R. Baach; Sacratary, R. SIU crewmembers of the SS Mother M. L. are shown durin? a "last meal" on the ship while on its last voyagre under the Ameri­ can flag. Photo was relayed hy Har\'ey Mesford, who lists the men as "Don, Chuck, Smith, Slater, Tybrsky and Matthey." The ship now is under the Liberian flag. RECENT ARRIVALS All of the following SIU families 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose • will collect the $200 maternity M. Montalvo, Robestown, Texas. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4 t t Union in the baby's name: Paul Butler Johnston, born April Peter George Karas, born April 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 16. 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Jonhston, East Windsor, Conn. Peter Karas, Maiden, Mass. t 4!' 4" t i 4Linda Rae Holbrook, born April Ronald George Phillips, born 28. 1955. Parent's, Mr. and Mrs. November 27, 1954. Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Geoi'ge Phillips, Luce- William Holbrook, Jr., Baltimore, Md. dale, Miss. 4i 4i 4> t 4> i Steven Dale Stough, born May Anona Lisa Broadus, born April 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Stough, Junction City, Byron Broadus, Springhill, Ala. Wash. 4* 4" t 4i t t Linda Isabel Haskins, born Roberto Botello, born October March 16, 1955. Parents, iVfr. and 19, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Earl W. Haskins, Dorchester, Felix Botello, Galveston, Texas. Mass. 4^ 4" 4^ 4» 4" t James Michael Halpln, Jr., born Hope Emma Williams, born Feb­ April 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and ruary 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Halpin, North Wey­ Mrs. Arthur Williams, East mouth, Mass. Meadow. LI, NY. 4^ 4^ 4^ • 4i 4^ t Rafael Reyes Maldonado If, born Michele Theresa Bourgeois, bom 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. April 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and May Ralph Reyes Maldonado, San Mrs. Joseph Bourgeois, Salem, Pedro, Calif. Mass. 4. 4> t Arnita Darlene Wilkerson, bom December 27, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wilkerson, Mobile, Ala. 4> 4' ft Frank Andrew Mosblech, born March 8, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mosblech, St. Louis, The deaths of the following Sea­ Mo. farers have been reported to the 4> 4> 4i Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Herman Louis Green, born $2,500 death benefits are being April 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. and paid to their beneficiaries: Mrs. John Green. Baltimore, Md. Barrett "W. Moore, 44; A member 4> ^ 4i> Ross Franklin Lyle, Jr., born , of the SIU since April 29, 1955. -Parents, Mr. and 1943, when he Mrs. Ross F. Lyle, Lake Charles, joined in the La. " Port of Mobile. Brother Moore 4" 4" 4" Carolyn Evelyn Ammann Maldodied of unknown nado, born December 4, 1954. causes at Inchon, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter O. Korea, on March Ammann, Philadelphia, Pa. 31, 1955, while a member of the 4> 4* 4^ Daniel Morin, born April 9, 1955. SS Ocean Ulla. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James He had been sailing in the steward Morin, Baltimore. Md. department. His place of burial is not known. Brother Moore is sur­ 4' 4» 4' Robert Neil Alder, bom April 6, vived by his wife, Helen D. Moore, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry of Mobile, Ala. Graham Alder, New Orleans, La. 4. t t Billy E. Nolan, 27; Brother Nolan 4> t 4> Rose Mary Edlund, born April was lo.st at sea aboard the MV 25, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Southern Districts, which was last John Edlund, Mobile, Ala. heard from on December 6, 1954. A member of the SlU-affiliated 4i 4> 4. Kenneth Vincent Trawick, born Sailors Union of the Pacific since April 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and May, 1952, he had been sailing in Mrs. Harvey Trawick, Mobile, Ala. the deck department. He is sur­ vived by his brother, Willard 4^. 4 i(> Miguel Montalvo, bom Ma^ 2,' Nolan, of Piketon, Ohio. Digest o£ ships* Meetings Grant. All beefs squared away aboard ship. Regarding extra meals for ship's representatives in port, this will be taken up with patrolman in New York. Contributions to the ship's fund will be collected at payoff. .A vote of thanks given to the steward department for fine food and service rendered. Crew was in complete agreement with the SIU hiring set-up and stand taken ' by AFL unions in CAMU dispute. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Servlca), no date—Chairman, W. Thompson; Sec­ retary, B. Webb. Imcks are needed for quarters. Crewmembers were asked to keep the messhall a little cleaner. Ship's treasurer reported S8.S0 on hand in the ship's fund. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), May »— Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, H. Kllmon. Crewmembers suggested that sardines and yellow cheese be in­ cluded in the night lunch. All of the requested repairs were not taken care of in New York due to lack of shoi'e gang. The written communications of the last meeting were posted on the buUelln board. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), May I—Chairman, A. Fringe; Secre­ tary, M. Launey. Ship's-treasurer re­ ported a' balance 'of $16.50 in the ship's fund. Motion made and passed to purchase a new iron. Reports and resolutions were read and discussed. EVELYN (Bull), April 7—Chairman, E. Smith; Secretary, E. Black. Stew­ ard will order more chocolate nrilk and have the toaster repaired. Con­ siderable di.scusslon on the quality of prepared food. Delegates report everything running smdothly. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), April SO—Chairman, C. Wright; Secretary, J. Westfall. A vote' of thanks was given to Brother Fancher, the chief cook. for phonograph and records. Washing machine was in bad condi­ tion when It was brought aboard in New York and is constantly breaking down as happens with most machines not suitable for heavy duty. Dlscu.saion on native labor used in Calcutta. Crewmembers voted to give full sup­ port to the new seniority system and the position AFL unions took on CAMU. One crewmeniber was left in a hospital In Calcutta. TRINITY (Carras), March IS—Chair­ man, J. Buielewikl; Secretary, C. Cawrych. Crewmembers complained because menus are changed too often, and requested that ship's delegate be present when requisition is made. A vote of thanks was given to the ship's delegate for a job well done. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), May S—Chairman, F. Dnewicks; Secretary, D. Coillns. Discussion held on TV,, ship's fund and repair list. Crew voted to approve ncwLv-estubllshed SIU hiring set-up and AFL's stand on CAMU. WESTPORT (Arthur), April 11 — Chairman, L. Richardson; Secretary, T. Cowen. Suggestion made that steward put out fruit juices at least three times a week. Steward agreed. A new ship's delegate was elected. May •—Chairman, L. Smith; Secre­ tary, A. Wasillk. Motion made that ship's delegate see a patrolman about new washing machine and rep'- rs. A vote of thanks.was given to the stew­ ard department for the fine job they have done. May 12—Chairman, L. Smith; Secre­ tary, A. Wasiilk. Several complaints on the food and steward has done nothing to remedy situation. Crew was in complete favor of the newlyinaugurated SIU hiring system and voted to give the AFL urtions their support in CAMU beet. Reports and communications were read and ac­ cepted. MARYMAR (Caimar), January J— Chairman, A. Reorko; Secretary, John Rambo. Discussed condition of wash­ ing machine and the possibility of getting a new one. No beefs reported. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), May J—Chairman, C. Quinnt; Secre­ tary, H. Pierce. All men were asked to keep the messroom and pantry clean at all times. A repair list will be made up for. payoff port. Steward department given a vote of thanks for a good Job. Donations to ship's Majr 27. M5#; fund WiU bp accepted in Baltimore. Brother Zalenslj:i reported that he has not gotten aU the money he put out for- telegram. DEL MONTI (Mississippi), May 11— Chairmai, S. Bosteansan; Sacratary, G. Malonay. A motion was made and carried that this crew send a wire to Brother Lundeberg supporting his ac- • tlons on bulk cargo agreement. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), May 1*—Chairman, J; Ross; Sacratary, C. Bobba.: lleadquarters report and C()ihmunlcationS' wcfe read and accepted. A vote of confidence ;was given to union's negotiating committee by- this crew. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), May 1< —Chairman, R. Grant; Secretary, R. Campbell. A motion was made by Brother Hopkins tq accept headquar­ ters report unanimously. A motion w.ts made by Brother Grant to accept all reports given by patrolman at special meeting. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), May 7— Chairman, B. Brown; Secretary, R. Hennlnger. Discussion on more sani­ tary conditions in the 'pantry and throughout the ship. All hands wish to express their Interest in this new meeting set-up and hope to see more bulletins issued and discus.sed at forthcoming meetings. Crew voted to accept new hiving program and were in 100 percent favor of -the position taken by .\FL unions on C.AMU beef. Motion made to have boarding patrol­ man investigate conditions of the hos­ pital medicines as the present loca­ tion is unsatisfactory due to intense heat. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 6—Chairman, C. Rhodes; Secre­ tary, R. Youtzy. Books will be packed and sent back to the American Mer­ chant Marine Library Association. Two resolutions adopted at this meet­ ing. First, the crew was in favor of the new SIU hiring set-up and the second gave AFL unions crew's full support on C.AMU. A motion was made that the members aboard this ship draft a telegram to Harry Lundeberg. Carried. EUGENIE (Ore), May t—Chairman, A. Reid; Secretary, T. Hill. Crew voted to accept resolutions dealing with the SIU seniority program, and agreed to back po.sition taken by AFL unions on C.AMU dispute. Motion m.nde by T. Hill and carried that a telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg. pledging crew's suppoft on CAMU ac­ tion. Carried unanimoitary. A veto of thanks and confldeno* goes to tho ..Union's negotiating committee ' for a job well done regard'ing welfare bene­ fit increases. SEA CLOUD (Amerlcbn Merchant Marine), May 7—Chairman, H. Hartmand; Secretary, E. Gretsky. - Discus­ sion on distribution of new fanscleaning of pantry at night and the start of a ship's fund. Dispute over the repair list from previous trip. JBBTHCOASTER (Caimar), April 9— Chairman, H. Zurn; Secretary, J. Tal­ bot. Cleanliness of tho messroom was discussed. Money reported missing from oiler's locker. Alotions on new SIU hiring program' and AFL stand . on CAMU dispute voted on and adopted b.v entire crew. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), April 20— Chairman; J. King; Secretary, W. Gels. Ship's delegate reported that lockers in cook's quarters were repaired in port. Patrolman contacted in regard to painting of crew's quarters passage­ ways. mes.sh.i11 and galley. This will be done at the end of tho voyage as ship is having annual inspection. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Ship­ ping), May 1.1—Chairman, G. Schmidt; Secrstary, P. Prows. Headquarters . report and communications were ac-i''.'; cepted as read. Ever.vthing reported ' T running smoothly. • :.^t; SEATRAIN NSW JERSEY (Seatraln);ia May 9—Chairman, Norman Kirk; Sec-',.? rotary, D. B Patterson. Discussion"'"^* held on m.-rltime l.ssues. The latest communications bulletin was read to the crew and pos.cri. ALAMAR (Caiman, May 9—Chalrmm, J. McPhaul; Secretary, P. Mattlson. Headquarters report and com­ munications read and crew voted to accept .same. A telegram was sent' to Lundebei-g pledging support on CAAIU. DESOTO (Waterman), May 9—Chair­ man, not given; Secretary, C. Karas. Report on 1* A- O changing flags.. Headquarters vnort and communica­ tions were read and discussed by the crew. INEZ (Bull), May 9—Chairman, E. Ball; Secrelary, J. Murphy. A motion was made b.v Bell to give a vote of thanks to the union negotiators for a job well done. Crew voted on com­ munications and headqtiarters report, and carried both unanimously. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), May 11—Chairman, H. Harris; Secretary, W. Nichter. Motion was made by Brother Nordlaiid to accept the new SIU hi-ing set-up. Carried. Brother Mortineau made a motion that all hands .eive support to the AFL unions on C.AMU issue. .A telegram was sent to Harry Lundeberg. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), May 9 —Chairman, B. McMulty; Secretary, C. Brockett. A. Hawkins made a mo­ tion to give a vote of thanks to the Union's welfare negotiating commit­ tee for a lerri'tc job. Commimieationt and reports read and po.sted. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatraln), May II—Chairman, C. Motley; Sacra­ tary, F. Panca. Headquarters report and communications were read and accepted by entire crew. Duet. Ship's delegate reported every­ thing running smoothly at pre.sent. The .ship sailed from New York April 18, 10.55. and as usual tho crew aboard thinks it has the best of food, and the capialn tries his best to see that the crew is happy. $22.50 reported in the .ship's fund. A suggestion was made that a member while In the hospital get $1.5, and this crew would also like to see him continue gelling his $19 out of the ho.siiHel until he ia physically fit to work. Brother Callan made a suggestion that a new crew was on ho.srd the shin so it would ha a good Idea that all the delegates raaign and start a new trip. CITRUS PACKER (Watarman), May t — Chairman, Puckett; Sycratary, Weber. Crewmembers complained about not knowing where they are going and, consequently, they can never arrange to have mail sent. Some disputed overtime reported which will be straightened out. Ship's treasurer reported S20 in the ship's fund. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), April 30 —Chairman, E. Rllm; Secretary, T. Ashe. Repair list read and additions made. Linen day was changed to Fridays. Request made and approved to pay slopchest bill on arrival in Mobile. Motion made art' carried to have patrolman take action to insure enough cigarettes for the entire voy­ age. A slopchest price list should be posted. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Feb­ ruary 27—Chairman, M. Daniy; Sec­ retary, J. Trawick. Ship's delegate reported that a new washing machine came aboard. Crewmembers reminded to give the messman a break during meal time. All library books should be brought back to the recreation rooms so that all members can have a chance to read them. May 1—Chairman, E. McCaskay; Secretary, W. Davis. The chief stew­ ard was taken ashore in Turkey to receive medical treatment. t^en meals are served all unauthorized persons should stay out of pantry. Departmental delegates will talk to guys who have gotten out of line. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 1—Chairman, Har­ rington; Secretary, R. Anderson. A patrolman will be informed about the insufficient slopchest. Letter pertain­ ing to restricted time sent to head­ quarters. Crew voted to approve new hiring set-up and gave full backing to the AFL unions on CAMU. Repairlist will be ready to be turned in to payoff port. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), T. Flnnerty; Secretary, D. Martin. Motion made and carried that a wire be sent to Lundeberg supporting his stand re­ garding CAMU. Crew agreed unani­ mously to accept resolutions on newl.vinaugurated SIU hiring program and action taken by AFL union In CAMU dispute. DEL SOL (Mississippi), May 9 — Chairman, L. Ereland; Secrettary, F. Dominies. Motion made and carried that we send Harry Lundeberg a wire supporting his position regarding the CA.MU. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), May llt^Chairman, F. McGarry; Sec­ retary, W. McBlynn. Motion made by Issac to send a telegram to Lundeberg ANTINOUS (Waterman), May 7 — Chairman, J. Little; Secretary, M. BALTORE (Ore), April 23—Chair­ man, C. Glbbs; Sacratary, F. Dslaon. Cups should be taken out of lounge when crew finishes with same. The Bhip'i delegate gave a talk on the poor attendance at shore meeting with patrolman. Ship's treasurer said there is $11.19 in the ship's fund. SEATIGER (Colonial), May 1—Chair­ man, T. Fatrlquin; Secretary, A. Car- pantsr. Discussion held on wntchea not being relieved on time. There was a talk on the slopchest merchan­ dise and the crew was told that cau-' tion should be used when buying. All crewmembers were warned to watch foc'sles and possessions while passing through the Suez Canal. Crew voted full approval of new hiring system and voted to send' a • telegram to Harry Lundeberg. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April 24 —Chairman, Malar T. Costello; Sec­ retary, J. NaUon. Crew reported that everything is running in perfect SIU style. One member was hospitalized in Kingston, .Tamalca. Brother Prestwood had $575 stolen from his foc'.sla locker and as yet has no clue to the thief. Delegate reported on the vari­ ous headquarters report and how beneficial this new minute report form will be. There is a balance of $182 on hand in the ship's fund. New hiring hall set-up and action AFL unions took on CAAIU given full ap­ proval. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), January 2—Chairman, D. Bass; Secre­ tary, W. Milna. Brother Milne told the crewmembers that the SIU men are setting the standard for the indu.stry. and it is necessary for every SIU man to act accordingly. Alotloii made and carried to. elect a ship's treasurer and collect $2 from eaclt' j brother to start a ship's fund. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), April' 17 —Chairman, L. Bugayawskl; SecreJlary, W. Jenkins. One shipmate was left in the hospital in Honolulu. The crew agreed to send a letter of re­ covery. Crew was asked to contribute as much as possible toward payment of TV. Electric fans were ordered by the steward but have not been re­ ceived on b'oard for the past three trips. A vote of thanks given to the steward department. �,S---^,!^ "-•• .. i ' Pass J^fieefc. DIRECTORY OF SIU BRANCHES •'-'m RICHMOND. CALIF;...........257 5tb i . Phone SAN FRANCISOO........450 Harrison BALTIMORE 1210 E. Baltimore St. -' • Douglas Earl Sbeppard. Agent EAstern 7<' SEATTLE............ ..2505 1st Ave. BOSTON 276 State - ' stain 0390 James Sbeehan, Agent Richmond 24)140 WILMINGTON ..^ 505 Marino Ave. HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Terminal 4-3131 C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Preston 6558 NEW YORK.......675 4th Ave., Brooklyn LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. w HYacinth 9^6600 Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE .. .1 South Lawrence St. - Gani^iarf District Cal Tanner. Agent • HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS ....... 523 BienviUe St. M0NTiaAL.'.;i ;.,i.tt4 8L James St. West Lindscy WiUiams, Agent . . > PLateau 8181 Magnolia 6112-6113 HAUFAX. NA..128% HolBs St. NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn' ' • Phone; 3-8911 HYacintb 0-6600 ftlRT WILLIAM.... 118% Syndicate Ave. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Ben Rees,. Agent MAdison 2-9834 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. PHILADEU'HIA 337 Market St. Ontario Phone: 5591 S. CarduHo. Agent Market 7-1635 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. B. EMpire 4-5718 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. 617% Cormorant St. Douglas 2-5475 VICTORIA, BC. Empire 4531 Marty BreitboS, West Coast Representative VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Pelayo 51—La Pacific 7824 Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SYDNEY. NS .304 Charlotte SL SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St Phone 6348 A. Micbelet. Agent Phone 3-1728 BAGOTVILLB, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. 52 St. DavidXSt. Jeff GiUette, Agent Emott 4334 THOROLD, Ontario CAnai 7-3202 TAMPA 1809-18U N. FrankUn SL QUEBEC Il3 Cote De La Montague Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 Quebec Phone: 2-7078 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 Ernest TUley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS ...675 4tb Ave., Bklyn Great Lakes District SECRETARY-TREASiniER Paul HaU ALPENA. 133 W: Hetcher ASST. SECRErARY-TREASURERS Phone: 1238W J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint BUFFALO, NY 180 Main SL J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint ^ Phone: Main 1-0147 E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NB Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd SL SUP Headquarters Phone; Woodward 1-6837 531 W. Michigan SL HONOLULU...... 16 Merchant St. DULUTH Phone: Melrose 2-4110 Phone 5-8777 3261 E. 92nd St PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. SOUTH CHICAGO Phone: Essex 5-2418 Beacon 4336 SIU, A&G District • il Aerial photo shows SlU-eontracted Isthmian Steamship Company's new, enlarged Brooklyn Erie Basin facilities capable of handling six C-3s at once. Five ships were in position when photo was taken. --Dotted line (Brooklyn-Battery tunnel) shows easy trucking route to and from terminal. Ample truck parking and maneuvering space is available outside the sheds. Isthmian Adds New Brooklyn Terminal '•i USPllS Has Last; Say On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether yor not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a ruling. jSeafarers on Isthmian ships in Brooklyn are now using ope of the most modern ship freight terminals in the coun­ try, which was opened officially at Erie Basin two weeks ago. (Continued from page 3) iUnder its now-completed Bonner Proposal. In some in­ of protected open storage and fire­ expansion pxogram, the com­ stances, thousands of disputes over proof shed areas. ply added 300,000 sqilkfe feet The Isthmian terminal also has working rules have piled up with , • -i ! 'hp- -k' - "Ii • " f• Threat To SIU Freedom ofwaterfront property to its exist­ ing facilities, and erected a new transit shed over one-eighth of a mijie long. With the new build­ ing, Isthmian can now accommodMe up to six 6 C-3-type ships at one time for rapid loading and un­ loading. Its "Breakwater" terminal is now 3,250 feet long and up to 325 feet wide, enabling it. to work 80 trucks' at one time and an esti1 mated 400 truckloads ajl told on M an average work day. ft also features nearly 750,000 square feet an advantageous location for trucking since it is near the Brooklyn exit of the BrooklynBattery tunnel, a major trucking artery. Trucks bound to and from Manhattan can get to the terminal without having to battle heavy city traffic enroute. Isthmian, currently operating 24 ships under SIU contract, pro­ vides worldwide shippinjg service covering all major areas in the Far East and Mediterranean, plus intercoastal service for the US North Atlantic coast. the result that the unions have been forced to strike to take care of long-standing grievances reach­ ing back for years. Had this system been in effect in maritime, the SIU would have been unable to negotiate its new senior­ ity hiring system and the increase in shipowner contributions to the Welfare Plan, with the result that the whole question of Seafarers' job rights and the new welfare benefits would have been up in the air for months and at the mercy of a politically-inspired decision. One maritime expert's analysis of the new proposal put it this way: "It would authorize and encourage Government intervention in prac­ tically every maritime labor. dis­ pute. It would also authorize a Government board to interpret ex­ isting agreements (clarifications procedure). It would give the Board tremendous power to pres­ sure parties ... to accept arbitra­ tion. ... "It is a substitution of bureau­ cratic processes for collective bar­ gaining." To date the new proposal has not been submitted in the form of a bill since Rep. Bohner said he was seeking, public reaction to the idea. He insisted however, that "some­ body has to give in or we won't have an American merchant marrine," Implying that the sad state of US maritime today is the di­ rect result of poor managementlabor relations. Actually, Ameri­ can-sea unions have built an en­ viable record of industry labor stability during the postwar years which in man hours rates among the best. While Rep. Bonner was making this announcement the House Ap­ propriations. Committee was sla.shing funds for new ships, subsidies and other maritime purposes and Other farm bloc Congressmen re­ newed their attack on "50-50." No change, has been made either, in Administration ifolicy toward trans­ ferring of ships which has resulted in the loss to the US fiag of over 70 Libertys and a number of pas­ senger ships. Women Are Outnumbered In This SIU Family ^KCSp/«t«»Al<804«D vtshS/Ai/fosp. voioo IM tIAFAREKS WELFARE RLAN .. ••• liiuMiri pfoiectiBfi /RF l/it .• pfui nyA KMOW #0W1D oam •mt mcMAFs* aiATH BiMim NMPiiai •pMIUTT-MHtMH •iUlM* rcoaniu iwwim puMti!!"" COP^ eflHS TfBp! miFAnenA/i» AT AfOY SIU FIALU Geprge Talley, born February 9, is the fourth son and third $200 SIU maternity benefit for Seafarer Lawrence G. Talley of New Orleans. Seafarer Talley was away on Far East run but left plenty of males behind at home, (left to right) Lawrence G. Jr., two; Freddie, three, who came just before SIU maternity benefit began; Mrs. Talley and George; Ronald, one. All younger Talleys got $25 US bonds as well from glU. _ • '-fr."'-- i -a �May 27 1955 HAIL NEW BENEFITS -Story on Page 2 -flii';;?' 'W;'i • :!• • •' •*• '^'V" ' •^* ;:S:%4;':: Increased pension-disability, now $35 a week, is most welcome to veteran New Orleans Seafarer, Leonard Ellis (left) showing check to Emory Bartield, FWT. Discussing details of new benefits at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, hospital are Sea- ' farers (left-right) James Lewis, A. McGuigan, Harry McDonald, Jar Chdng, Fred Lan­ dry. Several hospitalized Seafarers pointed out that the $21 weekly benefit was enough to cover rent money at honie and extras besides. 4. 'B.. •ill® > "iiliili; ill Arrival of SIU New Orleans patrolman Herman- Troxclair at USPHS hospital in that city with new, higher benefit proves to be joyous occasion for Seafarer-patients there. Here, Charles K. Nicholson, AB, receives his $21 payment. Looking on are (left-right) Seafarers Calvin DiSilva, AB, Harvey Shero, AB, Mike Liuzza, MM, and George Olive, cool^ —' H curt. Reading all about new family coverage in the pages of the SEAFARERS LOG special supplement is Seafarer Val Sungaroff who came up to the Union's headquar­ ters with his son, Alex; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 27, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 11 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEW SIU BENEFITS 'PLEASANT NEWS' TO FAMILY ME NEW BENEFIT CARDS READY SIU CONVENTION HEARS REPORTS PROPOSED US BOARD IMPERILS FREEDOM OF SIU CONTRACTS ANONYMOUS LETTERS SING CURRAN TUNE 'HAVE NOT' US NEEDS SHIPS - NAVY SEC'Y SIU CO'S ASSIGNED 2 VICTORYS NY NEEDS ENGINE RATES, PUMPMEN MASS. GOVERNOR HAILS REVIVAL OF BOSTON-PR RUN BY ALCOA HOUSE UNIT CUTS $51 MILLIONS IN MARITIME FUNDS SNACK BAR BIG HIT IN MOBILE OLDSTER, 77, TO SEATTLE: KEEP UNITY ENLIST FINKS AT SAVANNAH JAIL MA HEAD URGES STEPS REVIVING DOMESTIC RUNS SENATE FOR C-1 PHILIPPINE SALE TRAMPERS SEEK US SUBSIDY, GET REBUFF SEATRAIN ROUTE CHANGE UPS NEW ORLEANS' JOBS DELEGATES MEET, BEEFS DECLINE PORT PLANS STIR FIGHT IN 'FRISCO SS ALCOA PARTNER SS MARORE AHA! HERE'S THE TROUBLE! SPRINGTIME FOLLIES WELFARE FORMS TRANSFERS AGAIN MARYLAND AFL TAGS RUNAWAY 'HOT SHIP' US LINES PLANS ATOM SUPERLINER CO'S SEEKING ALIEN FLAGS FOR C-SHIPS SIU 'TOURISTS' HAIL AID BY KOREA GIS EVERY MAN SHOULD MAKE HIS WILL SWEETWATER MEN FIGHT BOREDOM VIA SPORTS STEEL SURVEYOR CREWMEN EASE BROTHER'S ILLNESS PERFECT 'HAND' CAUSES STIR ISTHMIAN ADDS NEW BROOKLYN TERMINAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/27/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/588adee6bbf5acd60ebb16536c04884e.PDF 7d200a974cba921824dbcaf572d5c818 PDF Text Text ;v + LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF T H E S E A F A R E R S I KT E R N AT I O N AI ONION * ATLANTIC A N D G U I F D I S T R I C T • A F.L • ''•m • A ' •HI. 'li- S'4:i • • ';S i • ^ aw^ Seafarer Shelly M. Lynn enrolls ^lyninff up* himself, son Michael and wife under the SIU Welfare Plan by filling out enrollment form. All Seafarers are asked to fill out new form to speed benefits handling. (Story on Page 2). ^^nammyasM? iHwnBum-miAmKAL usrcf SSAFAbeS WHOAK gBQi^Wpm • ' oifTims^ewm'cms win SCABiSS^S WBi^m PUtJ... •• ••' c'fl : t* . 1 �JaniB M.IMHI mSA^At^ftMMJt ^LiOiCc w»f Tim 51U Receives Isf Claims For New Family Benefits The new SIU family benefits for wives and last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. One clarification of the Plan has already children of Seafarers have gone into effect as of June 1. Already at least two Seafarers' been worked out by the trustees on the ques­ wives, one in Miami and another in Philadel­ tion of stepchildren. They-are eligible for phia, are known to have entered hospitals benefits provided they have been living at for surgery under the Plan and a number of the Seafarer's home throughout the past cal­ inquiries have come into headquarters con­ endar year and are receiving the major por­ tion of their support from the Seafarer. cerning other pending hospital cases. The new family benefits covering wives of Meanwhile, all the necessary apparatus to handle claims and dispense information Seafarers and unmarried children under 19 about the new benefits has been set up in years of age include hospital room and board headquarters and in the outports. It is an­ of $10 a day up to 31 days plus $100 in hos­ ticipated that the first claims coming in will pital extras with the Seafarer paying the be handled smoothly, with a minimum of first $50 of the total bill. Surgical bills are covered up to $300 under a schedule of sur­ delay. Still in progress, of course, is the filling out gical fees, while doctor's visits to non-surgi­ of Welfare Plan enrollment cards by Sea­ cal hospital cases are covered by a $4 daily • farers. Every Seafarer, whether he' has de­ allowance. Other benefit increases now in effect are pendents or not, is being asked to fill out the $6 boost in the hospital benefit to $21 one of the enrollment cards which will help to determine his eligibility for benefits under a week; a $10 inferease in pension-disability the Plan. Cards are available in all SIU benefits to $35 and the $1,000 increase in port offices for men on the beach and were death benefits to $3,500. Scholarship and ma­ mailed out to SlU-contracted ships with the ternity benefits will continue as before. SIU Backs ITF Runaway Drive; Hits ILA Crimps !•;'. MONTREAL—SIU of NA delegates initiated a new ap preach to the problem, of runaway flag shipping as the con­ vention made arrangements for a close working relationship with the International Trans--*^ portworkers Federation to or ganize these vessels. Dele­ gates instructed SIU of NA presi­ dent, Harry Lundberg, to meet with representatives of the ITF Seafarers and Dockers section to give the full support of the SIU toward briuging these ships under direct ITF contract. Simultaneously, delegates de­ nounced the ILA-sponsored "Uni­ ted International Seamen's Union" which has been operating in New York as a crimp rig for runaway flag operations. Delegates assailed the crimp outfit for abusing and shaking-down poorly-paid foreign seamen on the runaway ships. Many of these men, members of ITF-affiliated overseas unions, have had their grievances exploit­ Willy Dorchain, US repre­ ed by the ILA "union" so that they sentative for ITF addresses could be milked for all they were SIU convention. worth, without any action taken fuse foreign seamen was enhanced on their behalf. when one maritime union news­ Exposed In LOG paper whitewashed its unsavory The ILA-backed crimp rig was record. originally exposed in the SEA­ Actually as LOG readers know, FARERS LOG on October 29, the shakedown technique of the 1954. It has served as a decoy for runaway shipowners among seamen ILA "union" was put into the rec­ on their ships. These men will now ord in the LOG of February 18, have legitimate ITF-affiliated un­ 1955. The ITF already has in opera­ ions working actively in their comer. The ILA outfit's ability to tion a special department with masquerade as a union and con- jurisdiction over the "panhonlib" ships — those operating under the Panamanian, Honduran and Liberian flags. Despite difficulties it has June 10. 1955 Vol. XVII. No. 12 been successful in gaining a foot­ PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer hold in the field and now has sonve HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, of these ships under contract. It is Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art hopeful of making further progress Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, in this area with the support of the Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area SIU. Representative. ITF organizing previously re­ Published biweealy er the headquarters et the Seafarers tnternatlonal Union, At­ ceived a boost from the recent lantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth meeting of the International Con­ Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Entered as second class matter federation of Free ^rade Unions at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under at which a new department was the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. set up to deal with organizing problems faced by Doth shoreside and maritime unions.^,. f. : , SEAFARERS LOG Ifyottifeat sea ^HffJILLN£SSSTfin<& ATfme, "Ve&YiM tHgweFtrs •foRHiYtS AIPCS0IfA» AKPthf* OBtAwi UiSBU? GsrYouft ooPYcroK fU/f-ATMH, SluHAUj\ Port Agents Meet, Draft SIU Plans A thorough review of the SIU's operations in the past year, the Union's present ac­ tivities and its future organiza­ tional role was undertaken by SIU port agents at the recent port agents' conference in headquar­ ters. Among matters discussed were the workings of the SIU's new seniority hiring system, in opera­ tion since early in March;'plan­ ning and procedure for administra­ tion of new family benefits under the SIU Welfare Plan; and the threat of restrictive legislation such as the Bonner proposal to hamstring sea unions on contract negotiations and freeze sea wages. The agents agreed that the SIU should oppose this and any similar legislation as force fully as pos­ sible. Review Of Shipping Shipping conditions in the vari­ ous ports were discussed and the financial status of Union funds was reviewed with a View toward implementing economy recommen­ dations made by headquarters and approved by the membership. The current status of the building pro­ gram was taking up now that im­ provements in Mobile havd been completed, and opportunities for organizational activity were ex­ plored. The agents also participated in the drafting of the official SIU A&G District report which was presented to the SIU of NA con­ vention in Montreal;.• Visiting-SIU headquarters with his youngsters, Seafarer Wil-" lard Mohrman, oiler, gives a careful onceover to the recent issuo of the LOG announcing the new family hospital-surgical benefits. With him are Judy (left) and Billy, who obviously were more interested 'in the camera. Cobb Quiify In Hall Murder Plot HACKENSACK, NJ—Arrested last December while pack­ ing a shotgun outside the New Jersey home of SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall, James Cobb of Tampa has pleaded guilty to four charges involv-'t' ing conspiracy to murder Hall. Cobb will be sentenced on June 17. Still to be tried are four others who were indicted in the plot against Hall: Ray White, former SIU Tampa port agent who was implicated by Cobb as the man who hired him for the job; White's brother. Steely White who Is a fugitive; Carmen Priore and Ed­ ward Taffe who were named as gobetweens. Five John Doe Indictr ments are also hanging fire. Cobb was arrested on December 23, 1954, while seated in a car out­ side Hall's home. According" to the authorities, he said In his confes­ sion that he had been hired by White to do the job for $15,900, the bulk of which was to be paid James Cobb him later on by Ben Sterling, a which aerves as a crimp hall for New York attorney. runaway flag shipowners. Sterling Questioned Others questioned in the course Sterling subsequently was picked up by New York police and ques­ of the district attorney's investi­ tioned; lie also appeared before a gation were ILA president Wil­ Bergen County grand jury. In his liam Bradley, and William Higgs, testimony before the grand juiy it a former Seafarer who was ex­ was reported that Sterling admit­ pelled from the SIU for aiding the ted handling approximately $27,000 ILA In Its fight with the AFL In­ of funds put up by the International ternational Brotherhood of Long­ . Longshoremen's Association to sup­ shoremen. Bradley was called on to justify port White's bid to unseat Hall in the use of his airline credit card the last SIU elections. Sterling's name has been con­ by Qobb in. the course of flights nected with the ILA in another between Tampa and New York area recently since it has been during which details of the mur­ learned that an employee of his der plot were arranged, according law office has been working, but to Cobb's confession. He was also of the office of the ILA-chaEtieired questioned about funds turned Maintenance Local 1826 whii^t" is over to Higgs and White, re­ supposed to do ship maintenance portedly in the amount of $40,000 work on foreign-flag runaway or more. ships. The maintenance - union is At present White, Taffe and at 12 South Street, next dooi' to the Priore are out on ball. Their trial ILA's "United International Sea­ is being held up until police locate men's-Union" a® 14--South Street Steely White.; ' „ s J • 'J" �'-. 'rs^. '• , Pan Thf»# JM^MAUBS ••MM •s. . :. M0N1?REAL=^EU1I pjroteiction of Seafarers and their rights, including th^ir right to the Union hiring hall> is assured under the terms of a resolution on merger of the AFL and CIO which was approved hy SIU of NA+ influence in limited sectors of the convieintioP Relegates. labor movement. The resolution orders the Delegates also instructed the , SIU Q£ NA to set iip a committee which will represent the lntern?itionaL and its affiliates in any dis­ cussions relating to merger ques­ tions, "Che committee, in turn, will report back to the respective affili. ated unions and the international, officers at an emergency convene tion if such becomes necessary. . As guideposts to the comniittee the delegates approved the follow­ ing principles under which it should act: Member Safeguards In any merger, the SIU of NA will insist that the membership be fully profected against Communist influence on the waterfront and in the labor movement iii -general. Delegates recognize that the pro­ posed AFL-CIO cohstitution takes note of the Communist problem, but they expressed concern over the behavior of reputed ex-Communists and former fellow trav­ elers who still hayp positions of committee to obtain pledges that the maritime hiring halls, and the epiployment rights and security of union, members be protected and guaranteed and "existing inequi­ ties in this area must be elimin­ ated" as well as other inequities. Since .the AFL has taken a firm position that unions such as the corrupt ILA must not be per­ mitted to hold membership in the federation, the delegates dem'hnded that assurances be given from all unions involved that they will support'the AFL stand on the ILA. Finally, the delegates, while rec­ ognizing the importance of coop­ erating with management where it is for the benefit of union mem­ bers, ruled out any arrangements where labor serves as the tail to management's kite on so-called la­ bor-management committees. • For - the time being, committee members will consist of SIU of NA President Harry Lundeberg and Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk. The two-man committee will be em­ powered to add to its membership from the ranks of various district officers when actual negotiations on these terms take place. No Controls Needed, SIU OnAnySIUQuestions Welfare? Tells Gov't Answering an invitation ito appear before the House Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries Committee on proposals for re­ stricting and controlling maritime unions, SIU Sccretai-y-Treasurer Paul Hall has informed the com­ mittee that the SIU is unafterably opposed to these proposals. The proposals, which were put forth by committee chairman Her­ bert C. Bonner of North Carolina, call for a wage freeze on US ships and the establishment of a Govern­ ment board with power to cohtrol maritime contract negotiations and settlement of shipboard beefs. The invitation to Hall from the committee, in the form of a -tele­ gram, reads as follows: , "Paul Hall, Secretary-Treasurer "Seafarers International Union "Are you willing to meet with this committee latter part of this week pursuant to invitation in let­ ter of May 24? Please advise at once. "Herbert C. Bonner, Chairman Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries" In replying on behalf of the Union, Hall wired: "The Honorable Herbert C. Bon­ ner, M. C. "Chairman, Committee on Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries "House Office Building "Washington, D. C. "Thank you very much for your Invitation to meet with the com­ mittee on the matter of proposed legislation for placing ceilings on wages, working conditions and for the establishment of a Federal board with control over collective ^gaining in maritime. However, the position of .this organization with respect to these two issues is very cleat. We are unqualifiedly opposed to both. As a matter of fact, the proposal to 'freeze' or place ceilings on wages"for marl(Continued on page .15) ' Seafarers having any ques­ tions concerning their eligibil­ ity for the I^enefits of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan are urged to get in touch with any SIU port' official for assistance. The Seafarers Welfare Plan eligibility requirement is: A minimum of 90 days aboard SlU-contracted ships during the preceding calendar year (1034) and one day diming the 90 days immediately preced­ ing application for a benefit. SIU officials will also give prompt assistance to Seafarers having questions on any part of the SIU's broad welfare program. •y-^ Addressing SiUNA convention in Montreal, Lucien Tremblay, eastern representative of the Teamsters in Canada, greets the delegates on behalf of his union, as SIUNA President Harry Lundeberg (left) looks on. At right is Claude Jodoin, president of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, which parallels the AFL in thi US. A representative of the Int'l Ladies Garment Workers Union, Jodoin hailed the SIU for its outstanding success in driving the Communists out of Canadian maritime. Convention Maps Fight On Proposed Maritime Controls MONTREAL—A solid program to deal with current problems in maritime la­ bor and a staunch defense of seamen's hard-won rights emerged as the highlight of the 7th biennial convention of the Seafarers International Union of North Amer­ ica, The international union served notice on all comers that it was ready to deal vigorously with attacks on seamen's rights, such as the Bonner proposal to strip sea unions of freedom to^ examination program. tablishing a progranl of assistance bargain with the ship­ mental Hearings on the Bonner meas­ to the International Transportowner; with attempts to ure are now underway in Wash- workers Federation in its efforts cripple the maritime hiring hall; the proposed maritime wage freeze bill, and efforts to straitjacket seamen in a rigid Coast Guard physical and Discussing his proposal for construction of two 1250-foot superliners designqd for up to 1,0,000 passengers in transAtlantic travel, H. B. Cantor (left), president of the Carter Hotel chain, explains his ideas to SIU International President Harry Lundeberg during convention recess > at Montreal;' to organize these vessels. The ITF has already been at work on this j problem. Other action by the convention included an assessment of the Playing host to its first Inter­ problems that will arise in the national convention, the SIU maritime field with the merger of Canadian District demonstrated the AFL and CIO, including the outstanding hospitality and question of all unions abiding by achievement to delegates from the AFL'S position on the expelled International Longshoremen's as­ both Canada and the US attend­ sociation. ing the sessions in Montreal. Acting on problems facing vari­ Delegates from the SIU-A&G ous district affiliates the conven­ District reported smooth han­ dling of all details by the in­ tion did the following: fant district, which has been , • Gave full endorsement to the functioning actively In the Do­ Canadian District's fight on foreign minion only a few short years. flags in Canada's domestic trades. It was in 1949, In a struggle At" present there are no restrictions with the now-defunct Commie- on foreign ships Operating in Can­ dominated Canadian Seamen's adian coastal shipping. • Pledged support, financial and Union, that the Canadian Dis­ otherwise, to the organizing pro­ trict met and mastered its first test. Today it is one of the lead­ gram of the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict. ing trade unions in Canada. • Proposed the establishment of an Inland Boatmen's Division ington before the House Merchant under the SIU banner. Marine Committee. The bill would • Gave formal recognition to set up a system of Government the Staff Officers Association of controls over maritime labor rela­ New York as the one functioning tions that in effect would amount purser's union in the industry. to compulsory arbitration of con­ • Called for Conjgressional ac­ tractual beefs by a Goverjmient tion on a Government survey board. The proposal to freeze sea­ which revealed that the Military men's wages by tying them to sub­ Sea Transportation • Service is in sidy payments was also strongly direct competition with private criticized by the SIU of NA dele­ companies for both passengers and gates. cargo. • Enlarged the international ex­ In addition, delegates approved a new approach toward the prob­ ecutive board to give the Brother(Continued oil'page 15) lem of runaway flag vessels by es­ Canadian SIU Does Top Job Mm �ru* r«vr U"*' • !t M ^'ly' .. I»«ck Port Boston New York .., Philadelphia laoootoooat Baltimore .. Norfolk Savannah ... Miami •ooasootot Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles «••••••< •••••••••••I San Francisco Seattle TOTALS t 79 21 67 19 5 7 2 22 21 11 22 13 22 14 Deck A 332 S32 •* SKippmg From May 18 lo May 31 V r-. • ll' S" 1^ III tanllrlMt Shijpping Round-Up & Forecast |.PI> pi- StArAHMUS loe Kerliicred ' "I'*' 18 7 11 10 4 8 1 6 f 7 17 2 16 12 Deck 131 Xns. t 68 . 11 61 11 4 1 4 21 20 5 16 3 16 9 E„,. 238 r St«w. Stew. Total 23 12 25 6 2 8 1 7 14 5 . 10 4 14 15 49 20 82 7 1 15 2 16 27 9 16 4 13 5 3 12 4 25 7 4 5 1 11 11 8 3 2 11 7 £n(. B Stew. A Stew. Total Total Total B B A 148 i 220 109 1^ 186 52 180 37 10 23 8 69 74 21 94 20 51 28 790 T 58 23 61 23 10 19 3 24 31 15 30 8 41 34 388 Shipping in the A&G District showed a marked jump upwards during the last two weeks, as Seafarers enjoyed their best shipping period in al­ most nine months. The number of jobs shipped (1206) outstripped registration (1178) for the first time since mid-September, 1954. Indications are that it will hold about the same for a time. The boost in activity produced a spurt of jobs in New York, Phila­ delphia, Norfolk and Miami. Savannah, way below normal for weeks, showed signs on of life again, and most of the other ports, with the excep­ tion of Boston, remained about the same. Over-all, class A men bettered their already strong position slightly, and accounted for exactly two-thirds of all shipping in the District. The BOSTON: Still quiet; outlook i.s uncertain. . .NEW YORK: Best it's been in months; should hold that way, especially for engine department. . .PHILADELPHIA: Booming. Activity should continue. . .BALTIMORE: Fair, especially in deck and engine departments; should stay about the same. . .NORFOLK: Good. Three Vlctorys crewing up. . . Deck Deck Decj 244 75 211 60 20 42 11 83 105 36 84 28 92 62 inS 1 97 42 58 7 9 7 4 23 35 9 22 6 18 13 Deck A 351 0 27 11 22 12 2 4 1 1 9 1 11 0 « 4 a 1 8 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 Deck Deck B 111 '"A'- 24 62 29 40 9 8 1 1 21 20 4 18 3 14 9 Xnj. 1 23 12 16 6 4 7 1 7 13 7 8 a a 10 Ins. 2^9 123 Ens. 10 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 •"i fihiiNPed stew. Stew. 2" 59 11 26 15 25 18 4 6 0 2 10 10 , 2 0 20 1 81 16 4 4 12' 6 4 2 12 13 4 3 s Stew. Stew. A B 215 105 Stew. ToUl Total^ i 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 218 97 123 ' 80 17 18 7 84 86 17 52 13 44 26 1 61 38 54 24 8 21 2 9 88 12 25 4 25 17 Stew. Total Tota^ C A 17 80S 339 8 19 2 V- Total 62 'otal 198 18t 0 17t <1 17 0 25 1 40 0 '9 73 0 1 125 1 50 82 5 10 27 2 71 1 44 two to one ratio of class A to class B shipping held about the same. Class. B shipping continued good, as the ntimber of men shipped from this group ran just a little bfehind total class B registration for the period. Moreover, five percent of the total jobs shipped went to class C men—men with ab­ solutely no seniority in the industry. The major gains scored by New York, Philadelphia (tripled),-Norfolk (doubled) and Miami (doubled) overshadowed slight dips in Wilmington and Seattle. Only Boston showed a real drop, the only East Coast port to do so. Good shipping for all seniority groups was reflected particularly in New York and Norfolk, both of which handled more than half the total class C shipping. SAVANNAH: Picked up a little, but still below normal. Future not too bright; only one payoff due. . .MIAMI: Has been moving well and shoulj^ remain the same. . . TAMPA: Still slow period. . .MOBILE: No change; still a little slow. . . NEW ORLEANS: Picked up a little. Should get even better; eight payoffs and crewing of McAllister Victory •cheduled. . .LAKE CHARLES: Only fair; outlook about the same. . .HOUSTON: Still off; fqture doesn't look too bright. . . - . WILMINGTON: Fell off a little. Not much expected all month. . .SAN FRANCISCO: Still pretty good and outlook is good. Two ships coming out of short lay-up, one payoff due.,, .SEATllLiE: Fair and only fair to come. See Runaways Peril To Yforld Shipping A disastrous decline in world freight rates may result from the growth of runaway-flag tramp shipping, according to the British concern of W. G. V/eslon, specialists in shipping stud­ ies. If the decline takes place ' it would seriously damage all shipping operations, whether liner or tramp, the firm declare. The firm's gloomy forecast beai's out SIU charges that the Maritime Administration was doing serious damage to American shipping by permitting transfers. The SIU pointed out that the transfers not only represented loss of jobs to Seafarers and other American sea unions, but, carried the threat of cutthroat competition for ships remaining under the US flag. SlU Forms New Inland Boat Unit 't American Vulnerable MONTREAL—c t i o n td preserve the SIU of NA's Any slump in shipping would jurisdiction over the inland hurt American-flag operations the boatmen's field has been taken »by wor.st, since American ships are establishing an Inland Boatmen's ]ea.st able to meet a freight rate Division within the international decline. union. The study pointed out that the The Inland Boatmen's Division ! world tramp shipping fleet is up would cover boats up to a cerLain to almost 17 million tons and tonnage and in specified areas, Liberian tramps are increasing at such as tugs, ferries, barges and the most rapid rate. Liberia now other crafti Ipland..boatmen in has 1,942,000 tons of tramp ships, large numbers are already under most of them former American the SIU banner in the south and Libertys and some of them Liber­ west. Once set up it would be em­ ty-tankers and T-2s that have been powered to deal with jurisdiction­ converted for tramp service. al ciuestions with an AFL federal As a result, Liberia has the local that is now operating in the fourth largest tramp fleet in the Held. world behind Great Britain, Italy The convention approved a and Panama. recommendation that negotiations The increase in Liberian-flag be undertaken with the federal ships means that in the event of local with a view toward affiliatr a fi-elght rate decline they would ing it with the SIU of NA as, an tend to capture the bulk of tramp autonomous unit with a definite business because "these vessels jurisdiction 'so that it and other can.probably withstand much lower inland boatmen's units would not freights than now prevailing." infringe on each other. In other words, with no taxes Since the federal local operates to pay, no manning scale regula­ ,©ut, of the AFL's n.ational oflice, tions and pitifully-low wages, the convention proposed that these Liberian tramps could, operate .recommendations, be submitted to; iprofitabiy at. rates that would AFL Jieadquarters for iurthei; drive sliips of other flags into «ctipn,,v.rft Hy V'';.:-.VA.'v .Mti'UOy Si- Job Boom Draining NY Of Black Gang Ratings Hitting deck at last New York membership meeting is Seafarer John Jellette. NEW YORK—Shipping out of headquarters took a sharp turn upwards, last week, as the port dispatched nearly 300 jobs for the first time since last September. Opportunities were plenti-4— ful in all departments, but the biggest shortage is still in the Hotel Strikers Hail Florida Crew's Aid MIAMI—SIU crewmembers from the SS Florida (P&O) are winning the thanks 6f this resort city's AFL hotel employ­ ees for their voluntary efforts'manning picketUnes at several luxury hotels. The hotel workers, members was discovered missing. The missof the Hotel and Restaurant mg g^ar was a mooring line that Employees International Union, disappeared at sea while the ship are striking for recognition of was enroute to Ppnce. , Parr said their union as their bargaining rep­ that ipyestigatidn showed no one resentative for wages and condi­ in'the brew wat^at fault and the tions. incident ended there. Seafarers from the Florida have On the welfare frOpt, the port been doing -duty on the picket- provided the first qualified family lines between trips on theii' applicant tor the. new hospitalregular Miami-Havana run. surgical benefits, as Mrs. Remburto Meanwhile, SIU Port Agent Duo entei-ed the hospital for an Eddie PaiT reported tlie,.wlnd-up operation on Junej,2. Seafarer Remof 'q beef the MV burto Duo has bieefi a waiter on the ent), '^ftei!--<Wmp,rship'ff-gegp4Flwid«:' for •sewrrf'years; At" •••irrra.fc; black gang. Any rated engine de­ partment man can ship out of here in a coupie of days, according to Claude Simmons, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer and New York port agent. Cooperation Needed He. pointed out, however, that the cuiTcnt "boom" depends a great deal on the cooperation of the membership in filling the jobs available. Crev/ing of one brandnew ship took two days before the job was completed. The ship, a tanker in organiza­ tional status, is believed to be the forerunner of several more to come in the hear future. Pleasant Payoff Meanvyhile. Seafai'ers aboard the tanker Julesburg (Mathiasen) came in for a round of tribute for bi-inging their ship in clean as a whistle. Winding up a seven-month trip, the sliip came In' Avitliout a beef, • an houi^ ojf dispided ovcrtirao, or a logging for any crewmember. i i >. �• ' -- .j(^-.'r • .j: i-i-f-; ' SE J FA E Elt^ Jmae It, IMS Boat Drill Packs 'Em In I r' I- J ^-]'k u ' '--•••• :-T'- • Page Fit*'I' . } Indonesian Seamen Form Union ~Copy Sll/'s Name And Emblem Seafarers who have made calls at Indonesian ports aboard Isthinian ships have probably been surprised to see a local seamen's union sporting the SIU emblem and calling itself the' SIU of Indonesia. Actuially the "SIU" of Indonesia is one of ten Indonesian unlicensed sea­ men's unions and has no offi-* cial connection with tlve SI% do so as individuals, not acting to­ the seamen are union members. Indonesian seamen receive on gether with the rest of the crew. ^re. From information gath­ The union, in turn, attempts to the average 500 rupees (approxi­ ered at SIU headquarters, at the protect them as best it can, by mately $50) a month. This is good time of the union's formation last taking up members' grievances as money in terms of shoreside Indo­ year its leaders—impressed by the they arise, on an individual basis. nesian wage standards. 'The young At present, the SPBIII is at­ nation boasts of 12 shipping com­ SIU's record in behalf of American tempting to negotiate the first panies which operate somewhat seamen-.-decided to duplicate the written contract in the Indonesian less than 200 ships- in deep sea SIU's emblem, motto and constitu­ merchant marine. It is meeting trade between Europe and Indo­ tion. Apparently the hope was that with considerable difficulty be­ nesia. Of course there are num­ through imitation some of the cause the companies do not want bers of smail coastal vessels oper­ SIU's success would rub off on the to deal with any union and will ating between 'the islands, some of new group. not hire men if it is known that them sail-powered. The "SIU" of Indonesia, or the Serikat Pelaut International, as name translates, was founded on October 24, 1954. Seafarers have reported that they have been hos­ pitably received and entertained by representatives of the "SIU" there and haVe filled all requests made of them for LOGs and other -Longshoremen in the Port of New York are reportedly re­ SIU literature. The biggest of the Indonesian sponding enthusiastically to a poll launched late last month seamen's unions is the SBPIII by the AFL Longshore Committee to determine whether AFL which was founded in 1947. It has pledge cards should be issued"^' a membership of 20,000 over-all, 3,000 of whom are seamen and for a new port-wide organiz­ longshoremen, and is affiliated ing drive. with the International Confedera­ The committee reported this tion of Fi-ee Trade Unions. week that dockworkers in ali sec­ International Bodies tions of the harbor have mailed in These Indoriesian unions are not several thousand ballots urging" uqions in the American sense of the start of a new drive to over­ the word, but rather are fraternal throw the old ILA. organizations with a political Ousted by the AFL in 1953 for viewpoint. Some of the. ten unions racket domination, the old ILA of seamen are under the control was superceded by a new AFL In­ A clear-cut understanding of Communists, and most of them ternational Brotherhood of Long­ are extremely small in member­ shoremen. In the last elertion one that the Maritime Adminis­ Seafarers from the crew of the Elixabeth and Bull Line shore ship. They have uo written con­ year ago, the IBL missed coming tration will not interfere with gang workers pile into one of the ship's boats to test it for tracts at present and no" official out on top by only 200 votes out settlement of legitimate overtime capacity. The boat check was part of a routine Coast Guard recognition from the shipowners. of nearly 20,000 ballots cast. beefs dealing with crew restric­ Seamen get hired by the company inspection of ship's gbar before the Elizabeth sailed last No Reforms By ILA tions on Government-chartered office and if they join a union, they week on her regi^ar run to Puerto Rico. The narrow squeakthrough for ships has been won by the SIU. the old ILA, however, failed to The agreement came as a result of produce any change ia the discred­ SIU conferences with Washington ited organization's way of doing representatives of the Maritime things, and New York longshore­ Administration and other Govern­ men, including many admittedly ment agencies concerned with for the ILA in the last election, are shipping. now clamoring for a new clean-up Restricted To Ship campaign sponsored by the AFL. The immediate reason for the In progress only two weeks, the . I** poll, which was carried out conference was a restriction beef through the medium of the "Water­ involving the SlU-manned San front News," published by the AFL Mateo "Victory at St. Georges Bay, Longshore Committee, has en­ Newfoundland. The restriction or­ joyed -an overwhelming response der permitted the men to go ashore from harbor workers. Committee but said tliat they could not enter sources reported that not one "no" the US military base there, the has yet turned up among the bal­ only habitated area for miles lots returned to AFL port offices. around. This card should bo Negotiations with the company filled out by every Sea­ following the payoff won agree­ ment that the beef was a legiti­ EMPLOYEE'S NAME. farer, even if he is singleMiadk mate overtime claim under the UK Fir* and has no dependents. -SIU contract provision dealing with "restriction to ship." How­ t __BookNo Z-No.. ever, a Maritime Administration Moke sure to'list every official said that the Government, Soc. Sec. Nowhich had chartered the ship, dependent you have, giv­ A former SlU-manned ship, would not honor the claim. Dependenti—Wife and Unmarried Children leM ing the full name, age and the MV Gadsden, has been Contract Interference than 19 years old. ' date of birth. turned over to the Republic The effect of such action was to FIRST NAME MlDDLB DATE OF BATH AGE of Korea as the first of .eight C-1- interfere in the settlement of a. t MAV-1 vessels to be ti-ansferred m.onetary matters between Union WIFE Where it says "book under the* Mutual Security Act in and company as outlined in the Union's collective bargaining number" enter your Union CHILDREN a two-year period. The ship will agreements. number, whether book or > CHILDREN be used exclusively in the Korean Consequently a conference w.is \' permit. coastal trade. arranged with Maritime Adminis­ CHILDRBN ^ * t t The Gadsden is a heav.v-lift ship tration officials at which it w;is that at one time was owned by the agreed that overtime disputes aris­ CHILDREN ^\\ Don't forget to sign and ^lU-contracted Ocean Tow Com­ ing out of militarj' restrictions date the form when you CHILDREN y A\V pany. Subsequently it was sold to should be settled by the clarifica­ another company, before being tions committee representing SIU are finished. Dp it as CHILDUIECV^ purchased by the Foreign Opera­ operators and the union. This is the soon as possible, tions Administration for transfer normal procedure under SIU con­ CHlLDlEip^ JV tract provisions. it 4- 4to Korea. The MA officials disavowed any The C-l-MAV-1 types are con­ CHILDREN If you have any quessidered ideal for Korean coastal intention of interfering with the tions about the ' Wei elfare waters because of their shallow normal processes of collective bar­ draft. Coastal shipping is consid­ gaining and said that they would Plan, contact your near­ Ti=r ered essential for the economic honor such agreements, provided, est Union port agent. ^ revival of Korea which has little of coursie, that tliey did not involve in the way of roads And railroads. fraud or other wrongdoing. NY Pier Poll Urges New AFL Campaign n- Gov't Bows To SIU On OT Beefs .'I iVO$f»ri>Ul4ND5C/MnC4i SCWCFir ENROLLMENT CARD •. -iz •'S Transfer C-1 To Korea Flag : • •I . •.li • y.-i -^ , �•eww S E A F Ai(SRS Tmtm Six Shelley Hits foreign Assault On '50-50' Elect BME To SlUNA Top Board •It'-r U - •'5. fvv MONTREAL—The Brother­ hood of Marine Engineers is now represented on the top SIU of NA executive board as a result of expansion of the board to 12 members. BME President Wilbur Dickey has been elected as one of the ten vice-presidents of the top body, which includes rep­ resentatives of various SIU of NA affiliates. 3IFOW Added in '53 At the last SIU convention in 1953 only eight spots were filled by election: one spot was held open pending affiliation of the Mai-ine Firemen's Union, which came at a later date. Subsequently, MFOW president, Vincent Malone, was elected to the vacancy. In order to provide for the vacancy, SIU A&G secretary-treasurer, Paul Kail, had stepped aside and de­ clined renomination. This year. Hall was reelected to the board along with Dickey. Dickey's election was in recogni­ tion of the progress of the BME since its autonomy was granted two jears ago. WASHINGTON—A staunch defense of the "50-50" law and of US aid to shipping has been made by Representative John Shelley, California Democrat. Shelley struck back at foreign shipping lobbyists who have^ been attempting to sic the | farm bloc on "50-50" so that i All dressed up end hurrying to get home to their families, Seafarers from the Hurricane step ashore from launch at boat landing in Arabi, La., after the ship paid off out in the stream. Shipping upsurge in New Orleans and lack of wharf space caused payoff to be held in mid-stream. Alcoa, Sugar Runs Liven NO NEW ORLEANS—Busy shipping in this port followed the payoff of several SIU crews recently at the end of Far East voyages. The outlook for the future was brightened also by the anAouncement that a Victory ship will crew up here in mid-June and that three Alcoa C-ls Avill soon resume opera-• tions from here. New Orleans was eliminated from dispute over the number of men The McAllister Victory, re­ the East Coast-Caribbean schedule required to handle bulk sugar held cently brought out of lay-up in Beaumont, Texas, currently is un­ dergoing shipyard repairs and will crew up here about June 15, said Port Agent Lindsey Williams, who just returned from the SIUNA's biennial convention in Montreal. This ship is one of two Govern­ ment-owned Victorys going on "Operation Blue Jay," the sum­ mertime supply run to US Arctic military bases. The McAllister will be operated by Bobin Line. Alcoa Run Resuming Other jobs are expected to open up for Seafarers here when the Al­ coa C-ls report back into the Gulf. 'i«. i«58 LOd of these ships several months ago, but they are returning to a Gulf schedule for an indefinite period, Williams pointed out. The scheduled payoff of the Al­ coa Pointer this week was ex­ pected to be followed by the Alcoa Pilgiim on June 15, and the Alcoa Partner on June 27. Shipping was further stimulated by brisk trade at the American Sugar Refinery Docks, which began receiving cargoes of bulk sugar, an innovation for this port. Bull Line's Angelina was first to report in from Puerto Rico with this type of cargo, but a shoreside up discharging of the cargo for several days. The delay made it necessary for the Barbara Frietchie (Liberty Nav.) to lay at anchor off Algiei-s Point for several days, awaiting wharf space at the refinery docks. She paid off while still in the stream, in the first such payoff to be conducted aboard an SlU-contracted ship here since the end of World War II. The Hurricane (Waterman) arrived June with bulk sugar from the Hawaiian Isl­ ands and also had to be paid off while riding at anchor at the Point. they can monopolize movement of US agricultural surplus. Answering the argument that the agricultural surpluses are com­ mercial cargoes, Shelley pointed out that more than half, of the money being paid by foreign na­ tions for these cargoes does not go to the US Government, which owns the surplus. Instead, the pay­ ments are being used to assist the economies of other nations. He cited as an instance a $15 million tobacco shipment in which the money was to be used to bol­ ster the local economy by building housing which would in turn be leased to American airmen 'sta­ tioned there. Despite this arrange­ ment (which was with the British government), the foreign shipping interests raised a howl about the "50-50" provision and the agree­ ment has not yet been completed. In this instance, he said, the trans­ action could hardly be called a commercial one. Debunks Less Shelley also debunked claims that use of "50-50" would cost the Government millions in additional shipping costs. He pointed out that most of the cargo involved would move on berth lines under confer­ ence rates. The tramps would carry the rest of the American share at a cost approximately $1.7 million greater than foreign tramps. Should "50-50" be repealed or American tramps be withdrawn from the market "foreign tramp rates would rise and the so-called $1.7 million saving would evapo­ rate." In the meanwhile, he said, use of "50-50" is providing jobs for American seamen and pumping large sums into the American economy, while the US Treasury will collect an .estimated $9 million in taxes in personal income and corporation taxes from the mer­ chant marine. Bonner Bill Rapped At SF Meeting SAN FRANCISCO — Sea­ farers here are ready for a fight to whip the proposed "Maritime Labor Stabilization Act" put before the House of Repre­ sentatives recently. They see the bill as nothing more than outright Government interference wilh the freedom of the SIU and. other sea unions to bargain on tlieir own terms. SIU officials, and Seafarers in this port and elsewhere in the Atlantic Si Gulf District, view the measure as a menace to present maritime labor relations, which have been operating smoothly for years now in the SIU, without any Federal Interference. The danger of reduced wages and conditions through arbitrary action of the pro­ posed board, is not taken lightly by SIU men. Shipping Strong On other fronts, shipping held up well in the port, although the figures do not show it because two sliips are laid up here temporarily. But the Northwestern Victory and Sea Comet II were due to crew up the past week, so the outlook re­ mained good. Changes in Union personnel on this coast brought a vote of thanks to Seafarer Donald "Tiny" Mease, who had been serving as patrolman here. Leon "Blondie" Johnson, Baltimore 'patrolmon, is coming to this port in his place. One other change will bring Bill La Fooa, patrolman in Houston, to Seattle, to replace Harvey Mesford, who has been serving as patrolman there. l •; •fci:" YOUR DOLLAR^S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING ?•-- Ten TV Bait Gyps • :'h-.- i:V ife..:-'' -• ^ - "i;' " Television has given bait sellers a new entry into a Seafarer's home besides the media they already had for false bargains—newspaper and radio ads. Unfortunately, it is the people least able to pay who are fooled most often by crooked selling practices which have spread to all parts of the country. TV and radio have become a part of family life, and along with the entertainment comes the persuasive voice of the adver-' tiser. Bait advertising is basically the practice of offering something the salesman has no intention of selling. Here is how the trick works: The salesman says confidentially that the reconditioned vacuum cleaner adverti.sed for $15 "really Isn't worth buying, but he has one for $30 down and small monthly payments." As one housewife re­ ported, "I was dope er»ough to think he was on my side" and out came my rent money." Another wife answered an ad for repairing and reupholstering a sofa and chair for $59. When the salesman arrived, he had nothing to offer for less than $179. The wife succumbed to his sales talk for "wonderful stuff you could just wipe off clean" and paid $25 down. After a month there was no word from the reupholstery firm, no answer on the* phone, and the door padlocked at the ad­ dress given. The police said lots of people had been ^lei-e. Three months, later the firm fi()t in touch with the wife and said she would be charged storage if she didn't pay the rest of the bill and take away her fuimiture. Meanwhile, the firm went right on advertising. That is the strangest part of the nationwide bait trick; that ad­ vertising continues after a "gyp" has been reported and proved. Here ai-e the ten most-prevalent bait gyps, as shown by a survey of Better Business Bureaus in 44 cities: 1—Vacuum Cleaners, Sewing Machines: Chief trick is to offer an item at a low price, generally a reconditioned machine, and high-pressure you to buy a much costlier machine. 2—Reupholstery. The offer to reupholster an entire set of furniture at a low price often turns out to include only poorly-made fabrics in undesirable coloi's. 3—Furniture. This persistent bait racket is often prac­ ticed by credit stores, and not only through advertising but in window displays. Chief trick is to show a complete ensemble of furnitui'e for a reasonable price, but inside the store the furniture is scattered in different depart­ ments and it is difficult to know if you are getting the same items advertised in the windo.w. 4—Television Repairs. The trick is to advertise a flat rate for any service call. Often the flat price is $2.50. It is impossible for any serviceman to make calls at this jow price (average true cost of a call without any actual labor or parts costs is $3.50 to $4.50). 5^New, Used Cars. PneT Lbs Aflgelei Written for I'he Seafarers Lofr leafJnS®^ Margolius, leading expert on biying car on television for $990. When a shopper from the Bet­ ter Business Bureau got to his place, the dealer demanded $1,495, and finally agreed to let it go for $1,350, Another current bait practice in the auto business is to advertise "no down payment." But when you come in, you find a down payment is required, or, in some cases, you must .give the dealer a chattel mortgage on your household furniture. 6—Television Sets. Chief current trick is to offer a "famous name" set, but without specifying the name. But when you get to the store you may find that the set is really a little-known brand, or that its only relation to a famous name is that the chassis is licensed by RCA as many models are. 7—Jewelry, Watches. In the "diamond contest" spread-., ing throughout the country, you gue.ss how nfany there are. But everybody wins and you must pay a high price for the setting for the diamond you won. 8—Storm Windows. Storm windows are offered at a low price," like $10. But they are poorly made and the purpose is to get a salesman into your home. 9—Heating Equipment. This is often a low-priced offer to repair your fuVnace. But it masks an attempt to sell you a new furnace at a high price. 10—Real-Estate Lots. The bureaus tue also getting: many complaints about bait offers for lots which turn out badly located or ;inajMie$slbl« �SSAFARERS CHILORI (Or«>, A»rU 34—Chslr^ man, P. PantM> SMrAtanff L. Har|M«. Mara allvarwara la neadad for tho crew's meiiroom. Dlacnaslon held about the wathinc auwhlBa, and mca should not leava It runnina too lone. Crewmambers wara adiad to ba a little mora quiat in paasaaaways in respect for men slcaping durinc the day. The ship'* dalagata saw the mate about painting decks in loc'sles and he said okay. Brother UcConncU to raquaet cap­ tain to havo lockamith eomo aboard and repair door locks and make koyA kATHRYN (Bull), May li—Chalf" man, A Martin; Secretary, H. Fltigarald. Discussion on the training school. Motion made and carried to give a vote of thanks to our Union negotiating committee for a job well done. Communications and headquar­ ters report were read and accepted, April 24—Chairman, W. Bklns; Sec­ retary, H, Fitioeraid, Ship's delegate asked crewmembers to keep the mess­ hall cleaner, and were advised to check with Immigration before going ashore. A ship's fund will be started and all hands aboard will donate fifty cents a month to same. ORBMAR (Ore), April at—Chair­ man/ t. Thayari Sacratary/ T. Whita. Delegates were asked to turn in re­ pair lists. Discussian on the ship's fund. Beef with third assistaht work­ ing on watch settled satisfactorily. Food is excellent and the cooks were complimented for a lob well done. There is too much noise in tha pas­ ALICE BROWN (Bioomfieid), May sageways. and a shortage of cots. 19—Chairman, B, Brown; Secretary, Recreation room needs painting. R. Wegnor, Good and welfare of the ' the new shipping rules, a new FAIRLAND (Watermsti), ne, dale- Union; company signed by the Union and Chairman, L. Curryi SacrelaVy, W. some companies lost through transfer Messangar. Motion made and carried or sale. CommunicatiuQ read on the Welfare Plan. Discussion on the gal­ ley stove. Crew suggested that the steward and cooks pass their opinions on same. Digest of ships' Meetings TRANSATLANTIC — (Feclflc Water­ ways), May 10—Chairmen, A. Ander­ sen; Secretary, J. Levind, This crew goes on i-ecord to thank the officials and the negotiating committee for securing the new hiring clause and the welfare benefits. STEEL ADMIRAL (Ittlimlan), May 10—Chairmen, J. Seiby; Secretary, B, A motion was made by Seiby that hall in San Francisco be con­ Speesie. to accept the headquarters report. tacted about fresh stores. Partiality Carried. Brother Siiverston made a shown between topside and trew ac­ motion that a vote of thanks be given cording to ship's delegate. to the negotiating committee for a job weU done. Carried unanimously, TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), May t—Chairman, 6. Matthews; DEL NORTE (Mississippi), April 24— Secretary, S. Arabs. Vote of thanks H. Crane; Secretary, O, given to the steward department, es­ Chairman, Heii. about radios being pecially Earl Matthews for doing a shut offDiscus-sion at 10 PM and not turned on bang up job as ship's delegate. The until 8 AM. It Was agreed that the crew voted approval of newly-estab­ ship's delegate post time for operat­ lished SlU seniority system and AFL's ing radios, washing machine and ex­ position on CAMU. Motion made by tractor. treasurer reported A. Anderson that a telegram ba $108.16 inShip's the ship's fund. Motion dratted and sent to Harry Lundeberg. made and carried that this crew pay Carried unanimously. the brother for the bound LOG edi­ tions received in New Orleans. All BIENViLLK (Watarman), April It- crewmembers were asked to cooper­ Chairman, J. McCasiln; Sacratary, J, ate and do their assigned part in fire Elliott. A screen door is needed aft. and lifeboat drills. Chairs are needed for .recreation room and a patrolman will be con­ SEATRAiN TEXAS (Seatrain), May tacted in San Francisco about com­ W. Hail; Secretary, J. pleting previous repair U'st. Votes, of 2—Chairman, Alien. Headquarters reports and thanks go to the steward department communications read, discussed and the ship's delegate. Headquarters and adopted by were entire crew. A mo­ communications were posted in the tion was made and carried to send a messhall. Motion made and carried wire to Harry Lund.eberg giving him to have a new slopchest price list. crew's full support. Resolutions dealing with the new SlU hiring program and AFL stand on INES, (Bull), May 4 — Chairman. CAMU discussed and carried 100 per­ Ernest C. Bail; Secretary, J. Murphy, cent. A suggestion was made that the stew­ ard get only enough milk to last till DEL SOL (Mississippi), April 24— ship reaches San Juan, and get fresh Chairman, E. Hand; Secretary, W. milk in port thereafter. After much Cameron. Crewmembers needing new discussion on this long standing beef, mattresses should notify ship's dele­ all hands agreed to contact a patrol­ gate and steward so these mattresses man about , action on cooler drinking can be inspected, and new ones sent water. Ship's delegate reported that aboard. Everything runrUng smoothly one man was hospllalized In Ponce. and minor beefs settled with little djniculty. STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian), April 24—Chairmen, W, William,• Sec­ retary, J. Harty. I.etter was received CANTIGNY (Cities Service), May t —Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary, A. from headquarters in regard to shore Ackerman. Ship's treasurer reported leave in Semarang. $5 was used for that ship has dissolved fund due to cab fare to visit sick man in Honolulu the theft of S2S in the fund stolen hospital, and al present there is $5 from, locker of ship's delegate. En­ in the ship's treasury. Crew was In gine department foc'sles need paint­ complete agreement with the action ing. Motion made by J, Phillips that taken by the AFL unions on CAMU a. vote of thanks be given to the offi­ dispute, and were in favor of the new cials and welfare trustees for the hiring . set-up 100 percent. A vote of tremendous job done by them on in­ thanks was given to the baker for creases and additional welfare bene­ putting out good pastry and goodies during coffee time. Steward depart­ fits. ment rooms need sougeeing. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), May 4— Chairman, H. Butts; Secretary, P. Stewart. Discussion on seniority ship­ ping. Headquarters report and commuhitations read and carried by entii-q ct^w. EVELYN (Bull), April 14—Chair­ man,^ W. Backhead; Secretary, R, GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), May 1—Chairman, F. Young; Secre­ tary, F. Meianson. The steward de­ partment was complimented on the great improvement in chow. The crew was reminded that an SIU pay­ off Is a clean payoff. Repair list will he posted. Beefs on lack of launch service at LaPalllce will be turned over to a patrolman at payoff. Sandayiin. Delegates report no beefs, and there is 100 percent cooperation among crewmembers. A telegram of ALAMAR. (Calmar), May 2—Chair­ support was sent to Lundeberg in man, J. Barnatt; Sacratary, i. MattlSan Francisco, sen. Engine department was asked to ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), May 1— rinse out sink after using. Steward Chairman, C. De Hospedalas; Secro- department foc'sles need painting. tary, F. Vortkamp. Repairs were not Crewmembers werd asked te turn In taken care of for the past two voy­ all extra linen. Treasurer reported ages. Clean linen Is issued every $61.05 in the ship's fund. Friday from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM and FLORIDA (P A O), May 4—Chair­ every man is responsible for his own linen. All books and magazines re­ man, F. Alvarez; Secretary, O. Knight, All hands went on record, after a ceived in good order for the slopclicst. Crewmembers were asked to brief discussion of the strikes in take care of the books and pass them Miami Beach hotels, to contribute around. Communication and head­ $108 to' the Hotel Employees Union, quarters report read and posted. The Brothers off watch have volunteered newly-inaugurated SIU hiring plan for picket duly. New) welfare benefits and action taken by AFL unions on were dlscuSsed and all hands are very content to see that once again our CAMU dispute accepted. Union set the pace in the maritime GREECE VICTORY (SPUtK Atlantic), industry in acquiring more benefits and an increase across the board. May 7—Chairman, N. Veskian; Secre­ tary, F. Meianson. A motion was PENNMAR (Caimar), April Itmade by Voskian to send a telegram supporting Lundeberg on CAMU, Car­ Chairman, W. Davis; secretary, Her­ man Cehen. A letter from Sea Chest ried unanimously. was read to the crew and posted. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April Steward asked the crew to cooperate and conserve on canned milk which 25—Chairman, J. Garrison; Secretary, J. Masters. Deck sijould be washed is running short. Motion made to down after leaving foreign ports. form -delegation to check stores In Steward department was asked to put future, as' a shortage' has been re­ garbage in drums and not on decks. ported. Request made by ship's dele­ Gates will be put on outside passage- gate to see If a room arrangement can be changed so that messman'i wajs while in foreign ports. foc'sle can be redpced to hold three ALICE BROWN (Bloemfleld), April men instead oJE four. U—Chairman, C. Bales; Secretary, C. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), April 24— Hiii. A suggestion was made that a me.-ins of communication be Installed Chairman, R. Cummings; Secretary, between bridge and messhall for W. Barth. Some of the repairs were bcnefft and efficiency of watchstand- not taken care of In shipyard. A new ers. Tho new employment hiring repair list will be made up and clause was read, explained and dis­ turned in to patrolman. Some general cussed. A motion was made by discussion on various subjectg. Pate Sem LOG Award Scholarships June 21 - Winners of four 1955 SIU scholarship awards worth $6,000 each will be announced by trus­ tees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan on June 21. Eight Seafarers and ten children of Seafarers are competi.n£ for the coveted awards covering four years of college or university study. The winners in the three-4^ year-old program will enter classfs in the fall. Eight suc­ cessful candidates, from 1933 and 1954 are now completing their first and second year's study this month and have received a total of $18,000. Under the provisions of the Wel­ fare Plan the annual awards are MONTREAL—^With the once-proud Canadian deep-sea fleet open to Seafarers under 35 as well reduced to half-a-dozen ships, the SIU Canadian District has as the children of Seafarers who qualify on the basis of their fath­ opened a drive to preserve Canada's inland and coastal shipers' seatime. In addition to certain ping for the Canadian flag'^ The SIU of NA convention reso­ scholastic requirements, candidates and intercoastal Lakes ship­ must show three-years of seatime ping to US and Canadian lution pointed out that foreign na­ on SlU-contracted ships either for ships. The Canadian District's po­ tions are already laying bulls for themselves or, in the case of chil- sition is receiving full support ships to be used in competition (iren who are competing, for a from the Trades and Labor Con­ with US and Canadian vessels on gress of Canada and was endorsed the Great Lakes. Cut-throat com­ parent. Three Seafarers and five chil­ by the recently-ended SIU of NA petition on the Lakes from small foreign vessels which can negoti­ dren of Seafarers, two boys and convention. The Canadian District's program ate the existing 12-foot channel three girls, are currently enjoying the SIU scholarship benefit, which calls for legislation similar to that above Montreal is already hurting is believed to be highest award of in the United States which re­ US and Canadian Lakes ships. The resolution was heartily en­ its type anywhere. Successful can­ serves domestic trade to US-flag didates may choose their own vessels. At present there is no re­ dorsed by Claude Jodoin, presi­ in dent of the Trades and Labor Con­ school and course of study. The striction on forei^ flags Plan imposes no conditions on Canada with the result that virtu­ gress, who declared: "We believe where and in what field the awards ally all of Canada's c()astwise trade that inland and coastal waters is in the hands of non-Canadian should be reserved for Canadian inay be used. shipping in this country and for Among those competing for the shipping. United States shipping below the Seaway Adds Problem awards this year are several who The problem will grow more border. We should not be forced missed out in the last two years and are trying again. The Plan's acute when the St. Lawrence Sea­ zto . lower our excellent standards to provisions permit unsuccessful way is opened because full-size assist foreign competition. We can candidates of previous years to try foreign-flag ships will then be able assist foreign shipping more by again by taking another college en­ to invade the Lakes in large num­ raising their standards to, meet ours." bers. trance examination. ^ 4 •-ii I 'Ban Alien Fjag Coastal Trade'-Canadian SIU • .'K •,T'- • --'SM • • 'i'i ^lU Ships' Meetings Hail New Benefits Seafarers at ship's meeting on the Del Mai* hold serious discussion on the recent proposals submitted by Union for action by all SIU ships' crews. Crewmember in foreground adjusts amplifying system bought by crew for meetings and other shipboard functions. The photo is by Seafarer John Caldwell. , M SIU crewmembers aboard the Alcoa Pegasus listen intently to explanation of new family welfare benefits at special shipboard meeting in Brooklyn. Discussion ended with everwheiming endorsement of new hoSpital-surgical benefits as first-class proteirtion for Seafarers and .1 �^Eiciit " r ' SEAFARERS LOG JniM 10, 1855 Elected to head recent special meeting in port. Seafarers John Wunderlich, defth re­ cording sec'y. and Cleo Copeland, chairman, listep as reading clerk Burt Williams reads report presented for action. Located just one block from the .SIU hall, this shady park provides a perfect spot for cool, comfortable relaxation between job calls. Pic­ tured seated, (1-r) are Seafarers S. J. Poole, "Buster" Bryant, John Wunderllch; standing, A1 Zalfini and Barney McNally. Seafarers In Savannah —A Cantera's-Eye View fer-f? •-_• £;. \ A good book helps pass time for Seafarer William Gregory at the local marine hospital. Dr.. Robert Martin and some of the nursing staff prepare to visit wards. Pictured (1-r) are nurse Elise Williams, Dr. Martin, nurses Janie 'i^gf^^ Minnie Ingram, Eva Lee and Gertrude King. .^ . �SEAFARERS June It. 19SS DOROTHY (eull), April 31—Chalp. mip, A. Lakp; Sacratary, N. Flowara. Insecticide will be removed from cereal lockeiv Steward requested to vary cold drinks, etc.. at meals. ' Tha cHairmaii asked for mpre inte'rdepartn diital Cooperation tq avoid friction among brother Union members. Vote carried to collect funds to buy iron for crew, i BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice). May a—Chairman. O. Fargo; Sec­ retary, G. Fava, Jr. Doors and port­ holes should be screened. A letter was received from the port steward stating that linen will be distributed piece for piece. Treasurer reported $42.53 in the ship's fund. May 10—Chairman, O. Fargo; Seeretary. C. Fava. Motion' made by Jones to give a rousing vote of con­ fidence and llianks to our Union nego­ tiating committee for a Job well done. Headquarters report and communica­ tions were accepted as read. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), May 1— reaoIutioM were adopted at this meeting. The first supporting the newly-established 'hiring set-up and the second backing the AFL unions on staqd taken in CAMU dispute. LOG Pace Nine - Seafarer Checks For Value Blasts CG, Gov't Ships STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), May 2-^halrman, M. White; Secrefary, J. Cummins. A motion was made by Meiendez and carried that a telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg agreeing with the way he acted on CAMU issue. Crew is 100 percent in favor of the new hiring set-up and have also pledged- their full support to AFL unions in CAMU dispute. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), May 2—Chairman, W. Hall; Secretary, J. Allen, A motion was made and car­ ried to send a wire to Brother Lunde­ berg. Headquarters report read and accepted. • ' ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Chair­ man, C. Parker; Secretary, R. Darley. A special meeting was held and mo­ tions carried to approve the new SIU seniority system and the position AFL unions took in withdrawing from CAMU. Brother Mitchell made a mo­ tion to send a telegram to Harry Lundeberg supporting him on CAMU. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), April 24—Chairman, W. Newberg; Secretary, A. Lambert. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything running smoothly. Ship's treasurer told crewmembers there is a balance of $30.50 in the ship's fund. 'An electric iron was purchased. Chairman, B. McMulty; Secretary, C. Welch. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Dele­ gates were asked to have repair lists ready. Deck and engine department rooms to be .painted. Siopchest to be put on and a list of prices to he posted. Suggestion to put this slopchest beef before a patrolman,' I OREMAR (Ore), March 27—Chair­ man, J. Arnold; Secretary, W. Ander­ son., Ship's delegate asked the crew to take notice of a letter received from Sea Chest that he has posted in tha recreation room. The 3rd engi­ neer has been painting and cheating the wipers out of overtime. Motion made and carried for the steward to see what he can do about getting more milk and cereals. A vote of thanks was extended to the new crew messman for the way he has taken care of the crew on his first trip. The bosun -was given a vote of thanks for taking care of the library when ship is in port. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), April 3 —Chairman, Galuska; Secretary, J. O'Nall. A unanimous vote of thanks was given to the steward department for using the new system of cooking and serving meals, thereby cutting down on waste and greatly improving meals. Ship's delegate reported that topside is cooperating with crew on repairs. I '• I 4 i'nI ROBIN 6000FELL0W (Robin), April 3—Chairman, M. Brightwcll; Secre­ tary, M. Wells. All departments were asked to make up repair lists. If there are any old mattresses on board let the steward know, as they will be tiirnerl in when ship rearhes Haitimore, A vote of thanks given to the steward department for the service and chow. FRANCES (Bull), April 3—Chair­ man, W. Smith; Secretary, H. Single­ ton. Ship's delegate reported that there is $25 In the ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on new shipping rules and some clarification is wanted. Carenter will make new locker for eatig utensils. S NATIONAL LIBERTY (National Trade), no date—Chairman, C. Moss; Secretary, F. Anderegg. Suggestion made for the ship's delegate to see the captain about locks being put on cabinet that holds items that crew considers part of their night lunch. Crew is dissatisfied with menus. When questioned about worn out and in­ sufficient supply of linen, the steward said it wasn't his fault as he ordered a three months supply that hasn't been delivered as yet. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), March 19—Chairman, F. Travis; Sec­ retary, S. Korolla. Motion made and carried that a variety of cigarettes he put on board besides the three .brands carried. Discussion on why so much fruit was thrown over the side, and a suggestion was made that the steward put out as much as can be eaten when fruit starts to go bad. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), April 24—Chairman, C. Rice; Secretary, B. Porter. Ship's delegate wrote a letter aboat soap powder and will try to obtain same in boxes. Repair list sent to Savannah and seniority system will be explained by officials. Motion made and carried to obtain a new re­ frigerator for the crew. A new water cooker is needed for the engine room. ORION STAR (Oil Carriers), March 5—Chairman, H. Knowiss; Secretary, B.-Stark. Brother Shaw warned crewmemhers not to hook up phone or radio to speaker as it will short out set. Brother Bumgardner suggested to label all ship's property on arrival in port for identification. A vote of thanks goes to the steward depart­ ment for the food put out. April 17-^Chalrman, H. Knowles;' Secretary, B. Stark. There is $29.02 on hand in the ship's fund, which will be turned over to the new crew. Mo­ tion made and carried for the men who missed ship to report to patrol­ man. Foc'sles sh'ould^e left clean and the crew was asked to stay sober at payoff. Brother Brookshire suggested that emergency lights be placed in engine room in case of another black­ out. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), May 15—Chairman, Bob Porter; Secretary, J. Floyd. Ship's delegate reported that he hopes the remainder of the trip will be as good as it has been, with a good crew. Delegates from three departments all reported every­ thing going smoothly, no beefs. Mo­ tion carried to accept and concur in headquarters commimications. Stew­ ard assured all that there would be no recurrence of the case of the for­ eign-bought chicken and also that all fish taken on overseas, would be eaten as soon as possible. Baker requested that an occasional sweet be served at coffee time. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), May 22— Chairman, Charles Bush; Secretary, S, Nielsen. Balance of ship's fund Is $75.16. Crewmembers were asked to turn over ship's delegates mail to him. Headquarters communications accepted and carried. Ship delegate, ship's secretary were elected. Old TV set to be disposed of. Engine dele­ gate, bosun and steward reported that there was a poor grade of meat aboard. Steward will request patrol­ man to check with port steward on this matter. Good and welfare report to be shown to boarding patrolman. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), May 26—Chairman, J. Oosse; Secretary, T. Stevenson. Repair list was taken care of and situation on crew mail also. Balance of ship's fund is $20. Sug­ gestion was made to have unnecessary noise in passageways stopped. VAL CHEM (Valentine), May 27— Chairman, Hagerman; Secretary, Cassidy. Communication on additional welfare benefits accepted and con­ curred. Carried unanimously. No beefs. VENORE (Ore), May 27—Chairman, H. Buckner;' Secretary, C. Rawlings. Minor beef in steward department settled by crewmembers. Brother - Frank Doland injured his back on May-22 and was hospitalized in Puerto De Herrio, Venezuela on May\ 24. Recent communication was considered "A tVonderful Thing for All" by crew­ members; and a hearty vote of thanks was extended to SIU trustees of the CHICKASAW (Waterman), May 2— Seafarers' Welfare Plan. Vote of Chairman, A. Johnes; Secretary, R. thanks to steward department for ex­ Velasco. Headquarters report was cellent preparation of food. Motion read and accepted by entire crew. was made for steward to requisition cots for crewmembers. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), May 2— Chairman. R. Jackson; Secretary, N. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), May 28Caulke. Ship's treasurer reported Chalrman, B. Rhone; Secretary, H. that the fund has $3 in cash and Weeks. Motion carried that ail crew­ crew will replenish same at first members put cups and glasses in sink draw. Motions adopted referring to after they've used them. Motion made new SIU seniority set-up and action to get an exterminator to do away 'With roaches, and also that all unau­ AFL unions took regarding CAMU. thorized persons stay out of messhall and pantry. Advance notice of slopSUZANNE (Bull), May 3—Chairman, chest be posted along with siopchest A. Olando; Secretary, W. Gravsnoy. Discussion from single men about price. D. Parsons elected new ship's parents being considered in the Wel­ delegate. June 1—Chairman, B. Friedman; fare Plan. No beefs reported. - Secretary, H. Weeks. Ship to be Recent communication FRANCES (Bull), May 2—Chairman, fumigated. W. Smith; Secretary, 1. b'Rourke. A from headquarters accepted 100 pertelegram was sent to Lundebetg sup­ . cent/. Ship's delegate to distribute porting hinj on CAJSU beeit. Two ^enrollment'cardp^ foe Welfare Plan. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seat Shipping), .April 16—Chairman. W. Fountan; Sec­ retary, W. Trolle. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about having black gang toilets fixed. Steward was asked to get fresh milk and vegetables and to have a variety in menus. I y.~ is. TUmiilkigt^S •• - SIU Sea Chest rep. Morty Kressner (left) points out merits, of merchandise to Seafarer George R. Nichols in the recrea­ tion room at the New Orleans hall, where retail display cases were recently installed to display items such as radios, jewelry'and dress gear for the convenience of the membership. Benefit $ Triple Oldtimer Pay NEW ORLEANS—^Taking it easy on the beach here, oldtimer Leonard Ellis last week summed up his gains earned in a lifetime of seafaring and found his weekly SIU disability benefit cheek is three times the ^ amount of his monthly wages ity benefit check, just increased to $35 a week under newly-negotiated for his first maritime job 56 terms of the SIU Welfare Plan, years ago. plus his Federal Old Age Benefit, Now 69, Ellis was 13 years old is adequate to care for the needs when he took a one-way trip as of himself and his wife in their de­ a "flunky" on a river packet from clining years. St. Louis to New Orleans in 1899. "I spend my time just i-eading and strolling around the French Quarter," he said. "Next year, though, I think I'll buy me a lit­ tle house boat and catch up on my fishing and, maybe, shoot me a duck now and then. I've still got a good eye." "I've seen many changes in the seamen's labor movement," he said. "I can tell you they all have been for the best. Conditions are 100 percent better now than in the old days and these young fellows, who never had to. take a bath in a bucket or eat the slop they used to dish out for us, don't know how well off they are. "Just think, I used to put in a month of hard work at long hours for $12. Now, under the increase in the SIU disability benefit, I get Leonard $35 a week for taking it easy on "One trip, one way, was the beach." enough," Ellis recalled. 'My wages for being a flunky, the same thing as a mess boy today,~ were $12 a month. I jumped that tub as soon as we got to New Orleans. "I never saw St. Louis again," he said, "except for once when I passed by on a trip up river on a MONTREAL — An organizing Federal Barge Lines towboat a few di'ive Gamong non-union US-flag years back." Although he began his seafaring ships on the Lakes is in the offing career on a river boat and returned as the result of a program approv­ to the river to work Intermittenxly ed by the SIUNA convention. Delegates voted a report recom­ when shipping was slow, Ellis worked most of his seagoing day.s mending that the SIU or NA give as a deep sea man, mostly in the the •"maximum financial aid" pos­ sible to the Great Lakes SIU for steward department, Ellis' last trip to" sea ended the purpose of organizing. The report by the organizational wh^n he paid off the Del Mundo in New Orleans about 18 months ago. and grievance committee pointed The doctors wouldn't pass the vet­ out that a considerable organizing eran Seafarer for another voyage, potential exists on the Lakes, and and he qualifled for a well-earned the development of the St.. Law­ rence Seaway w'Ul probably add to place on the SIU disability roll, l^es shjjjpipg activity. Drive Set On Lakes Ships MONTREAI^The Military Sea Transportation Service's competition with private ship­ ping companies and the Coast Guard's efforts to control merchant seameii both came in for strong erUiclsm from delegates to the SIU of NA's convention. Resolu­ tions approved by the delegates called for MSTS to get out of the shipping business and for the Coast Guard to halt its projected "pro-i. filing" system which would give it life or death power over a man's right to go to sea. MSTS has been under fire for some time because it has competed directly with commercial opera­ tions in carrying both freight and passengers. A recent study reveal­ ed 85 percent of MSTS cargo could be carried on commercial ships, while the Government agency car­ ried 200,000 civilian' passengefs in 1954, enough to keep about 15 pri­ vate passenger ships running. More Expensive All of this was done at far more expense to the Government than chartering of commercial ships would have cost because of the oversize manning scales on MSTS vessels. Both the SIU A&G District and the West Coast unions, the SUP, MFOW and MCS-AFL have spear­ headed opposition to the Coast Guard's "profiling" system, which would put every seaman on the grill. The Coast Guard proposed that all seamen pass a rigorous physical and mental check-up in­ volving checks into a man's famiV^ background, personal habits and other matters of private concerii to the seaman. The system would have allowed the Coast Guard to yank a man's papers if he could not meet arbitrary standards, no matter how many years or well he had handled his shipboard job, • • . 5J US Transfer Total Grows Entirely apart from the 1,113 American-flag ships sold and trans­ ferred foreign under the 1946 Ship Sales Act, a check at the Maritime Administration reveals that be­ tween January 1, 1946, and April 30, 1955, a total of 426 merchant ships of over 1,000 gross tons were sold or transferred foreign. This figure does not include any ships sold to American citizens under the 1946 Act and subsequently transr ferred foreign by permission of the Government. In addition, some 138 ships over 1,000 tons originally sold to US citizens under the 1946 Act, have subsequently been transferred for­ eign. New Libertys 4 Years Off Results of the Government's ex­ perimental work in attempting to modernize four Liberty type ships may not be known for several years —possibly too late to be of real value in the replacement programs of some operators who are being urged to accelerate their building plans. Final and conclusive data on the Government's test progi-am probably will not be forthcoming for a^ioutflgMr years.,, ^ • Al �"r??5 Pars Tn MEET THE SEAFARER Jaa* M, ItM SEAFARERS'LOG • 'Beacon Of Hope' 1! JULIAN S. MINESES, chief cook • Many Seafarers who sail on the he saw them was when he was Robin Line run are undoubtedly aboard the Steel Architect back in familiar with the cookery of Ju­ 1948. lian Mineses. The 56-year-old sea Some 'day, if he has the oppor­ veteran lias been a Robin Line tunity, he would like to make a regular for the past five or six trip back to his birthplace and stay years because he finds that condi­ a little while, but he has no idea tions Oil these ships are usually of returning to the islands perma­ top notch, with company officials nently. "I'm an American citi­ and agents generally living up to zen," he pointed out, "and this is the provisions of the SIU contract my home here. When I get a lit­ tle older and maj'be retire I would at all times. A native of Manila, Mineses first visit Manila but I would not want wtmt to sea in 1920 because like to stay there for good." He pre­ many other islanders at the time, fers living in Brooklyn, not far he wanted to get to the States from the headquarters hall. where economic opportunities Likes Chief Cook Job were better. His first ship was an Although he has endorsements Army Transport Service vessel to sail as chief steward, Mineseswhere he signed on as messman prefers the chief cook's job any­ for $45 a month. After that he time. "The steward has too much spent several years with ATS on responsibility" he explained, "and combiinlion passenger-cargo jobs he is always under pressure from running to various parts of the the company which wants him to world. .save money while the men on the Subsequently, Mineses hooked ship and the Union want him to • up with Isthmian Lines on their feed good." Doing that kind of a far east and round-the-world job he finds, is a tightrope propo­ runs. He was working for them sition and it takes skill and care­ when the SIU began organizing at ful planning to please both sides. tlie end of World War II. After Mineses is proud of the fact that the SIU won the election it was he has a "following" when he necessary to strike the company ships and that on occasion crewin 1947. members will stay with the ship if Philadelphia Picket Line he stays aboai'd but pay off when Mineses was in Philadelphia at he leaves. A lot depends though, the time and spent 12 days on tiie on how well the cook and steward picketline until the company gave work together. "If the chief cook in to Union demands.. Right then and chief steward get together" he and there, Mineses got his reward said, "and let the crew know that in the form of his SIU Union book they will try to meet their re­ which he has been packing ever quests for different dishes, it gives a lot more variety to the food." since. Riding with a Union contract He also finds that putting out was a real eye-opener for him. "Af­ oriental-style dishes meets with ter t joined the SIU," he said, "I approval because that too helps wanted no part of any non-union break up the monotony. "I find company any more. You could stamen today eat a lot of rice see tlie difl'erence in conditions dishes," he added. on the ships right away." In the old days, he recalled, it Quite a few ships' delegates are Since joining the SIU, Mine.ses was different. The steward put has been shipping pretty steadily out the food and the crew took really 'on the ball, judging from on the Robin Line wagons lo what they got and asked no ques- the number of expressions of warm South Africa. The run has just lions. Now, with Union conditions appreciation crews have inserted one disadvantage, he finds, which the crews today are well-educated i.s that ho doe.sn't get a chance to on good feeding and the steward in the minutes of their shipboard see his brothers and sisters liv­ department has to be on its toes meetings. Among the brothers ing in the islands. The last time accordinglj'. so mentioned was Theadore "Beau" James, delegate pn the Del Sud, Bob Garn on another Delta pas­ senger wagon, the Del Mar, and Union label promotion use is ex­ September to determine its future H. D. Carney on the Steel Fabri­ cator. pected to be stepped up with merg­ cour.se of action. er of AFL and CIO. The promo­ James was given the accolade Jjy 4- t 4 tions will serve as assets to or­ After mass picketing of New his shipmates for doing a swell job ganizing drives, with cigarette York's City Hall, AFL State, the last trip out, nianufacturers one major target. County and Municipal Employees says Seafarer , AFL Tobacco Woi'kers Interna­ won assurances from the city of a Woody Perkins, tional hopes to put labe.'s on job classification system for 4,500 who took over union brands to promote use of of the union's members in various as ship's reporter union label smokes among IG city departments. The assurances under the new million union members. Then it came when the union laid plans for shipboard set-up. Will attempt to tackle R. J. a second mass picket session. On the Mar, the Reynolds, manufacturer of non­ crew said of 4 4 4 union Camels cigarettes. Garn that he did A modified guaranteed annual 4< 4- ii" an "exceptionally wage plan was won by the United James us Labor scored a major diplo­ Automobile Workers (CIO) in ne­ good job." The matic victory when the Interna­ gotiations with the Ford Motor Mar incidentally, is the ship on tional Confederation of Free Trade Company. The settlement, a few which the delegates set up a sys­ Unions agreed on a program of hours after a strike deadline, ob­ tem of delegates' meetings to take strengthening western nations to ligates the company to assure its up beefs and other pending action, meet potential Soviet aggression. workers, in combination with with very good results. Up until now, many ICFTU mem­ state-pi'ovided unemployment in­ Carney on the Fabricator made ber unions in Europe had been surance, 60 to 65 percent of«their a point of giving the crew a re­ "neuira.ist." An organizing pro­ weekly earnings for as long as 26 sume of new shipping rules and gram was also set up to invigorate weeks of layoff. Hourly wage in­ pending headquarters resolutions foreign unions and raise living creases and pension and vacation so that every man attending the standards. improvements were included in meeting would be fully informed the new contract. 4> i on what was taking place. Canada's Trades and Labor Con­ 4 4 4 James and Garn live in NeWOrgress (AFL) and the Canadian Con­ Hotel sinkers in Miami Beach leans, James joining the Union in gress of Labor (CIO) i'o.low their are holding fast despite injunction 1950 and Gai^ in 1948. Carney, American counterparts into merg­ moves by some struck hotels. Hotel is from Wilmington, North Caro­ er early in 1956. One large group and -Restaurant Employees Union lina, and signed up in 1947. outside the merger is the Canad;aa (y^FL) is running walkout in eflbrt 4 4 4 ancF Catholic Federation of Labor, to organize non-union resort hotel a church-sponsored group, which indusu-y. Although hotels ate still .The Ocean Betty's washing ma­ claims 100,000 members. The operating, employers admit strike chine is humming smoothly again Catholic Federation will^ pieet in has cut into theif business. problem simplified, thanks to the efforts of Seafarer Wilbur Morton. When the machine went on the blink, Morton pitched in with the assistance of other unnamed crewmembers to put it back in working order again. Seafarer C. L. Francum on the Feltore brought up a point con­ cerning contract provisions. Fran­ cum suggested that the contract be clarified to make the midnight meal a compulsory part of ship­ board feeding under certain cir­ cumstances. His suggestion has been duly noted and is under ad­ visement. Francum lives in Le­ noir, North Carolina, and became an SIU member in 1945. 4 4 4 Aboard the Del Aires, ship's re­ porter Charles Frey notes that three volunteers came forward and gave the ship's laundry room a badly-needed going over. No use, they figured, in washing clothes in a dirty room. Now they're hop­ ing that their shipmates will be extra careful to keep the room in tip-top shape. 4 4 nique, engine and Casimir Szymanski, steward, deserve a good deal of credit for keeping this one a smooth^running and happy ship. 4 4 0BVEF/T$ 4' Chief cook Joe Avecilia really has the pots and pans singing in harmony in the Queenston Heights galley. The chow he's turning out, crewmembers feel, rates with the best. Another tankwagon, the Julesburg, rates mention because of the way the whole gang handled their jobs despite the unpleasant­ ness of a Persian Gulf run. Tlie skipper said that as a result the trip was one of the best he had ever made to the Persian Gulf area. Delegates M. P. Beechy, ship's; Lou Diering, deck;' Joiseph De- 4 The weekly three-man auditing committees that Seafarers elect ia all ports take up the services of quite a few rank and file Seafarers wlio are on the beach. Some of tlie men who have -been serv­ ing on these com­ mittees recently include: PhiladelTetterton p h i a -- W. Mc­ Donald, M. Luksa, P. Navitsky; Norfolk—C. Wheeler, T. R. Lehay and L. Tetterton; New Orleans— J. C. Relun, V, T. Allen and S. Candela; Houston— P. Narvaez, J. Williamson and H. Myers. Sea­ farers in other ports, of course, also got their share of these com­ mittee assignments- •VOUABS tfi •7& ioO fmvij GerixK co/YAoW CF-nje s&mBS wm£ PMV ATAHI s/C. J MAU' �•: I jrwe i«. i9SS SEAFARERS Action On JRunawnys Work Speodod On Seafarers School A positive program for dealing'with the runaway flag prob­ lem is in the offing as thd result of the SIU of NA's conven­ tion action pledging support to the International TransportWorkers Federation's organizing in the field. SIU sea affili­ ates on both Coasts are planning to work closely with ITF, which has already made headway and has contracts with a number of such ships. Since the runaway flags set no standards at all for their ships, leaving the shipowner to get away with whatever he can in the way of manning, safety, feeding and wages, succe.ssful ITF action in the field would at least set some mini­ mum standards which all ships would have to meet. It would end ruthless exploitation of crewmembers, many of whom are affiliated with ITF-memlier unions in their home coun­ tries. ^ • The role of US unions in this area can be particularly im­ portant because so many of the runaways are Americanowned and operate out of US ports. It is obvious that the runaway -flag ships not only deprive US seamen of jobs by fleeing.US jurisdiction, but threaten the stability and employment of legitimate merchant fleets. An authoritative British study points out that in a time of declining cargo offerings, the runaway flag operations would have a disastrous effect on freight rates and liner services of all nations, something the SIU has believed all along. Certainly the ITF campaign merits the active dhd enthusi­ astic support of all sea unions as the only legitimate effort to organize the runaways. Hard at work on building for the new Seafarers Training School at Bayou LaBatre, Ala., just outside of Mobile, workmen rush the job to completion so that indoor classes can be organ­ ized. Outdoor facilities for training and upgrading of Seafarers are already completed. ' • / 4» 4- 4" Productive Coiiveutloii The 7th biennial convention of the SIU of North America, recently concluded in .Montreal, rates as one of the most pro­ ductive meetings ever held By the international union. Dele­ gates worked out a program which dealt forcefully with all the major problems facing seamen and their unions. The convention made it clear that SIU affiliates would not tolerate any effort to deprive seamen of the right to bar­ gain freely with the shipowner through their unions. It also reemphasized the SIU's firm position on the hiring hall issue, making that issue an essential feature of any future maritime merger. The merger problem itself was dealt with through a state­ ment of principles. Various problems of affiliates such as Great L^es organizing, Canadian flag operations, Inland boat jurisdiction and others were acted on. All in all it was a constructive gathering which should prove of lasting benefit to the seamen, fishermen and shoreside workers who are members of the international. 444- Standing Up It was good to see at least one Representative stand up on his feet in Congress and defend the "50-50" law against all comers. It was Congressman Jack Shelley of San Francisco who stepped into the breach with a ringing attack on the foreign lobbyists who want to scuttle "50-50" so that their ships can obtain a stranglehold on agricultural surplus car­ goes. Congressman Shelley thoroughly debunked the claim that these cargoes are "commercial" by pointing out that in most instances the proceeds of the sales will not come back to the US Government but will be used as a disguised form of economic aid to foreign nations. A lot of generalized talk can be heard in Washington about "our American merchant marine" these days but it's becom­ ing a rare thing to see someone defend a specific feature of great value to maritime in the face of hostile criticism. Our thanks go to Representative Shelley. 4 4 4 Atom Ship Plans While the Government is going ahead with plans for its elaborate "floating showcase" atom ship plan, private ship­ ping interests are equally active. Only in their case they are concerned with commerciably-useful operations instead of propaganda showcases. Three companies, among them Cities Service, have financed a study which concludes that it is feasible to build a nuclearpowered ship which would not endanger crew, passengers and cargo and which would not be obsolete for some time. It will be. in interesting to see if any private shipping com­ panies make plans for construction of a ship of, their, owp for >fc Faff* EicTCB LOG Balto Vf elf are Classes Popular BALTIMORE—Seafarers in this port' are now taking part in regular Educational Welfare meetings sponsored by the SIU to familiarize themselves fully with the precedent-setting new SIU welfare benefits. -f—— The sessions are being held They are drawing an enthusiastic surgical coverage for Seafarers' at the SIU hall here three attendance from among the Sea­ wives and unmanned children times weekly, on Mondays, farers on the beach. The newest under 19. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 PM. SIU benefits provide hospital and Question: What do you think of the new ship delegotes and ship minutes set-up? Charlea Morrison, steward: It's Thomas Smythe, firemaii: It seems to work out fine, because a wonderful way of handling things froni both the meetings now ends of the line. get right down The material sent to business. We out by the Union don't have to explains just spend time elect­ what is going o». ing a chaii-man and what has to since we have .a be acted upon. number of elected The crew in turn delegates to can act where choose from. The needed and can headquarters bul­ letins help the watchstanders find easily keep the Union posted on out just what went on at the meet­ conditions aboard the vessel. ing. ^444 4 4 4 Louis Gonzalez, FWT: The new Alonzo Bryant, chief cook: I system has worked out okay so far think they're a good idea because on the ship, and all business is helps save a lot handled In a of time at the smooth fashion meetings. Now now aboard the everybody knows ship. We don't what is happen­ have to have a ing ashore. It's a meeting , everygood way to keep time something the membership routine comes up informed all the because we have time about what g full set of SIU goes on at regular Union meetings ship's officers to handle it. The in all ports. delegates know just what they 4 4 4 have to do now. Dolan Gaskill, cook: My ship has '4 4 4 R. Broomhead, AB: The idea is only used the new forms a couple of times, but fine, but it will take some time for what I've seen the men on the shows that the ships to woi'k it whole arrange­ out, so that the ment is a good whole set-up idea. The new should work to forms help the everybody's ben­ crew handle its efit. Right now, routine and spe­ however, another cial business, and c X p 1 a nation of also give every­ each man's duties might be helpful body a voice in Union policy mat­ in' moving the> newv jKyat^in< glong. ters affecting the -membership. Port Agent Earl Sheppard an­ nounced that classes are being scheduled" indefinitely. "We will hold them every week for as mug as necessary to enable every man coming through here to fully un­ derstand all the benefits available to him, his wife and children," he noted. "These benefits are like money in every man's pocket. The best way to protect them is to make sure everyone knows just what he has coming in case of any emer­ gency," Sheppard added. Shipping Up Slightly Shipping and registration here took a very slight rise over the past two-week period, with all ships generally coming in clean. Efforts to wind up outstanding beefs with Ore and Calmar netted agreement from the companies that they would pay overtime at the longshore rate for crews handling hatches and beams while cargo is aboard a vessel. This has been a particular problem on the Bethcoaster up until now. Discussion also cleared up the problem of the 2nd cook on tije same ship working more th.^n regular hoairs. Endorse One Purser Union MONTREAL — The Staff Officei-s Association of America has been recognized by thef SIU of NA, convention as the one official unit of staff officers in the nation. Ac­ tion was taken by the convention on this score so that all pursers would be able to come together in one union. Up until now there had been more than one pursers organiza­ tion in the field, but the Staff Offi­ cers Association was the only one that was functioning effectively to represent pursers. Ifr already holds contracts wife several steamship companies,/, j �- ' •; -A - , " •. F fHg* twtin Mowbray's Bats Make ^Crescents' See Stars f- It's a long pull from Brooklyn to Beira, but the Seafarers on the Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping) take their baseball wherever they find it. Considering the scores the ship's ballteam is racking up this trip, they found lots of it down in teams don't getJthat many runs in a week, even counting those la East Africa. SEAFARERS \ -f- Henry Riley John K. Henchey PIIYSICANS & SURGEONS HOSPITAL •John Simpson F. Hiilana PORTLAND, ORK. Norman T. Jackson R. H. Solheim James Robinson Melvin H. Jones Francis Sullivan HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL Michael Laakso Harry Sullivan LOS ANGELES. CALIF. Robert Lipscomb Joseph W. Taylor Thomas J. Hoar M. P. McCoskey USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPIT.AL SAVANNAH, GA. BOSTON, MASS. Paul B. Bland William G. Gregory Frank Alaaaiich A. C. Harrington A. F. Cohen Clyde H. Jernigan Richard J. Delaney John M. Herrold Lucius A. DeWitt Jimmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL Thurston Dingier James T. Moore GALVESTON. TEXAS Rufus L. Fields John H. Morris Robert G. Barrett Mark J. Poncros USPHS HOSPri'AL Rosalio Rodriguez Francisco CueUar SEATTLE, WASH. Benjamin F. Grice George R. Sneeden John J. Davis W. H. MansReld James Jackson John E. Tillman William J. Fick V. K. Ming John £. Markopnlo Anelio L. Grillo L, O. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL Sverre Johannessen L. Wolfe NEW ORLEANS. LA. Tim M. McCarthy .1. L. Buckelew George D. Olive USPHS HOSPITAL Serio M. DeSoso Alfonso Olaguibel DETROIT. MICH. Calvin Di Sliva Thomas A. Pradat Tim Burke Sam Florence R. A. Ratcllff USPHS HOSPITAL Leo Fontenot Edward Samrock MEMPHIS. TENN. .lames S. Gibson Benjamin C. Seal Charles Burton Wililam Grimes Harvey E. Shero Earl T. Hardeman Erskin F. Sims TRIPLER ARMY HOSPITAL E. G. Knapp Woodrow A. Snead HONOLULU. HAWAII Stephen Kulzer Lonnie R. Tickle Frank T. CampbeU William Ladnier Dick Visser USPHS HOSPITAL Leo H. Lang James E. Ward LEXINGTON, KY. Nicholas C. Maire Herman 'Winbdrn George O. Chaudion Earl T. Minton David A. Wright USPHS HOSPITAL C. R. Nicholson FORT WORTHi TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL B. F. Deibler Jose Santiago NORFOLK. VA. Virgil L. Harding Rosendo Serrano Francis J. Boner John H. Richardson. Albert W. Kozina Edward J. Toolan Floyd Hiliier S.ULORS SNUG HARBOR USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph Koslusky Marcelo B. Belan A. Loguidis USPHS HOSPIT.AL Francisco Cornier John F. Murphy STATEN ISLANb. NY Elmer B. Frost James J. O-'Hare Lsaac Antonio Lucian LaBrador William P. Hunt Norman West Dusan DeDuisin Marcel Laureano Frank Kubek Gerald Fitrjames Rafael Padilla USPHS HOSPITAL Estell Godl'rej' George Pitour MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Howard Hamlin Perry Roberts Fortunate Bacomo Kaarel Leetmaa Sidney Irby George H. Robinson Frank W. Bemrick James H. Lewis Gustof W. Johnson Jose Rodriguez Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomas D. Kaim Mikolas Strawinskl Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch PhiUp F. Korol Joseph G. CanGustav Svensson Joseph D. McGraw Jar Chong Duaka Korolla < Archibald McGiUgan Gabriel Coloni CONEY ISLAND HOSPITAL H. F. MacDonald BROOKLYN. NY Walter W. Donley Vic Milazzo Thomas Burgos .Tolyi J. Drlscoll Melvin O. Moore Bart E. Guranick KINGSBRIDGE VA HOSPITAL Eugene T. Nelson Taib Hassen BRONX, NY Joseph Neubauer Joseph Ifsits James Kennedy Daniel F. Rugglano Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL Wade H. Sexton John W. Keenan BALTIMORE. MD. a. E. .Shumaker. John R. Klemowicz Henry E. Smith George Anderson Cuat Borman Ludwig Krlstlansen Hai-ry S. Tuttle -PeUcito Aponta 1. • Bpiizin G. J. Bassler ' . - Ctaarlea Colium' Frederic VlrgU E, .WUmotk .. JatO«f J. Lawlor Cliee K. .Zal , C. .E, Bellcaolt Victor B. Cooper . I I _ II ^ • i|-^ I I -I 1n I _ | ... JBJI „• tOG Welfare Galiis Rated Tops To the Editor: Many thanks for sending the LOG as I and other seamen drydocked here enjoy it beyond words. As for myself, I w^s tickled pink when I read about one of the Union's latest vic­ tories dealing with the improve­ ments In the SIU Welfare Plan. Although I'in' single, I'm happy for the married brothers because I know how this means the difference between sailing from home with a clear head instead of worrying what will their stockings. S'coring Spree In the third contest, the Cre.scent fell a little further and succumbed by a more merciful 16-3 margin. All in all, the three-game, series netted the Mowbray team a total. of 64 markers, an avex'age of 21plus per game. In comparison, the SIU sluggers gave up only 22 I'uns all told to the opposition, which is pretty fair work in any league. After the .games, Raynor notes, both squads retired to JOhnny's "Arcadia Cafe" in Beira for a few cold ones to happen if somethftig goes cool off hot tem­ Ex-Sealegend Crew • wrong. pers from the Seafarers who were on this ship To me, all this adds up to two African Ci'escent in October, 1953, can get their things: we definitely have the and the smoking retroactive pay by contacting Mari­ right^rothers in office and a bats and twirling time Overseas, 61 Broadway, NYC. great group of men at sea who arms of the Mow­ Following men have retroactive take a real interest in tomor­ bray slugging and pay coming from Transfuel Corp.: pitching combo. row. Raynor R. R. ^Hstria, Joseph Landx-y (exNeeds Books The Arcadia Cecil N. Bean); Albert Mitchell, At present I am studying to •Joseph Sharvelis (ex-Wm. H. Car- stocks just the right stuff to han­ become a radio operator but ruth). Contact Ml'. Hallohan at dle the assignment, Raynor adds. desperately need some help. I Before reaching Beira, the ship Transfuel. 25 Bway, NYC, telemade its regular stopovers in have no money and don't need plione, WH 3-2366. South Africa, with good weather any. What I could use are two Ex-Ocean Nimet all the vjay and some fine swim­ books to help me along. Al­ though I sailed on deck for Following men who got off ship ming at the local beaches. Unfor­ eight years, I had previous ex­ in Raymond, Washington, are en­ tunately, there was even less to do perience in radio in the Navy. titled to collect transportation from in Beira, and that's where the Now, with the proper studying, Maritime Overseas, 61 Broadway, baseball came in handy. At last" I could probably get a certifi­ NYC; William McKenna, Stanley I'eports, the African Crescent ball Cislack, Phil Dcminice, Paul Ca- team was planning to dig a special cate. If anyone could provide me van, James Purcell, Richard Ses­ beach for the Mowbray men right with a book on radio receiver sions. James Bright. Contjict Seat­ on Beira's main drag. Maybe that tle SIU hall or Mai'itime Overseas will keep them off the baseball theory and a book on radio diamond next time. h^vi-p., 61 Broadway, NYC. transmitter theory I would be extremely grateful, because when things straighten out here, it's back to sea for me. If they cost anything, I'd repay them on my return. Meanwhile, please keep the LOG coming as we would be lost without it. Donald E. Grlffie Box 71 Thomas Mungo SEASIDE HOSPITAL Adion Cox D. L. Orbigu.so diaries H. Gill LO.VG BEACH, CALIF. Menard, 111. Fred Pittman William H. Kunike Gorman T. Glaze According to crewmember Oscar N. Raynor, who provided the few details available, the Mowbray men recently had a three-game set-to with an aggregation from the Afri­ can Crescent of the Farrell Line. The SIU squad muffed the first one, 16-15. The other two, however, turned the Crescent upside down. Revenge came quick and sure in the second of the three games by a lopsided 33-4. Some big league 1^ . —• Letters to the Editor Juiie:i«,lWS real feeling-of security, whether - we are at home sharing a few days or weeks with our wives and children, waiting to shipout again, t>r are on a long trip working to earn the bread and butter for those at home. Now we can sail oiu* ships wfith confidence because our families back home are pro­ tected in case of any emer­ gency. We 'who have families ' know how important this is, when we are away for weeks or months and can only get news a little at a time through the mails. Our Welfare Plan means a great deal to all of us. Let us work together to keep it and our Union strong. Evaristo Rosa Hails Union For Disability Gains Union Keynote f is Brotherhood To the ^Editor: After being ashore these' many months it looks like I'U soon come out of retirement and follow the good,- old" sea for a living agahu One thing is noticeable when one goes over all the events, the Union' has passed through dur­ ing the past 13 years and that is the everpresent name we use to describe to others..4he basic cornerstone that the orgaBlza- tlon is founded upon: the Broth­ erhood of the Sea. If one closely inspects cir­ cumstances evolving within and around our- Union Ihese past years, he finds'more and more ho\^ many times that word "brotherhood" is used whenever and wherever the Union mem­ bers must display themselves whether at sea or shoreside. There's no getting away from it—the original charter mem­ bers should always be acclaimed ak ones endowed with wisdom and fore.sight for drawing up such a solid charter and foun­ dation for us all. And thanks for the LOG, as it's a wonderful publication. Guy F. Wallace ii) i) if) To the Editor: I would like to offer my ap­ preciation for the raise in the disab.iiity-pensioft and the many other improvements just made in our SIU Welfare. Plan. Also I wish to thank the officials and the membership of the Union for making it possible for me to receive same. We have come a long way since we started and it is large­ ly because we have honest offi­ cials in our Union who are al­ ways on the alert to better our welfaie and working conditions. To- thq Editor: I am both happy and propd Personally, I'm quite sure the to say that by the end of June entire membership also likes this year I'll be back with the. the idea of keeping the cafe­ ^SIU. I've really appreciated teria, Sea Chest and bar in getting the LOG while in the New York closed to the public, Army. since now we can eat, drink or My time is almost up now, shop at any time without hav­ so please take me off your mail­ ing to wait in line. We are ing list. treated with kindness and re­ Soon I'll be picking my LOG spect in each place, which is up at headquarters, and having very welcome and is surely ap­ a couple of "cool ones" in the preciated by oldtimers like • Port O' Call. These last couple myself. of months are really dragging New Set-Up by. I am also quite delighted with Robert "Red" Fink the new elubroom, as I think it if) if) if) is one of the finest set-ups the Union has arranged for the SIU membei'sltlp in New York. The only thing I could suggest is To the Editor: that the Union purchase a few Greetings from the SS Fairbeach chairs so we ean sun our­ land (Waterman). We are now selves in real comfort. i J" At this point, a word to the discharging cargo in San Juan, wise: Make sure you hold on to preparatory for sailing to New York or Philadelphia. that Union book as it is much Recent beefs aboard the ship better than any bank book or To the Editor: insurance policy. The disabil­ wei-e squared away by the I have been in San Juan, PR, ity pension which the SIU is agent in Wilmington, Calif., so since April 1, and had several . now paj'ing, for example, ii a outside of normal agitation and personal problems that had to much larger one than most petty gi-ievances, the ship is on be handled. Therefore it -was unions give their disabled mem- - a reasonably normal keel. The really a pleasure to see how our hers and helps make our Union weather is very hot. hut every­ SIU representative here went the best in the world. one is quite cheerful. , to work on my behalf and was There is a little insecure feel­ Burton C. Frazer more than helpful in getting ing due to the sale of Water­ t. if. me squared away. man, hut when the situation is It makes me proud and happy ironed out, things will return to know that wherever we go, to normal. our Union and its officials have Arthur F. Compeau such a high regard ifor our wel­ To the Editor: Ship's reporter I have been in the SIU since fare. (Ed. note: Although Water1951 and would like to know Frank Mietki how I may qualify for a scholar­ man has been sold to McLean, if) if) if) the latter company is olso under ship from the Union. SIU contract, so the change in I had never inquired into this before, hut I heard some of the ownership is no^ expected to boys talking in the messhall and ,-.,o//cct Seafarers any.) To the Editor: they said that in order to go to Hf) t) t) It has been a long time since college on a Union scholarship I wrote my last letter to tlte LOG. But I felt I had to write you had to take courses in'labor now to express my thanks to and management relations. Is the Union and those connected this so? To the Editor: Johb R. Hailman with the latest improvements ta After 18 months I finally got iEd. note: Every scholarship back tP the States, with 10 of our SIU Welfare Plan. : . • It is amazing how through winner is allowed complete free­ those months in Korea. It was the years we Seafarers have dom ' to study whatever he a great help getting the LOG been moving ahead. Thanks to wishes and wherever he wishes over there, and I appreciate it. our Union, brothers who have while receiving SIU scholarship Please cross my name off the helped with their labor and benefits. The basic requirement mailing list. I'm looking for­ determination, we now have a is three years of discharges ward soon to taking my book wonderful system of protection •from SlU-contracted ships, plus out of retirement, and going not only for ourselves as sea­ certain scholastic ratings. An back to work with a fine bunch men, but, for our families- M application and full information of people, the SIU men. I'm a /oh the SIU scholarship benefit guy who Itkes that civilian life. well,, ' • J)«vld Returning Home To SIU In June Ail's Fair On The Fairiand Problems Vanish With SIU Help Asks For Data On Scholarships Cheers Program Per Family Aid Liked Getting LOG In Service 0- • .1-' ''' '• - 1 �•• it. ifiS SKAFAtLEKS Face Tbfatcsa EOG Random Shdts 'Round Tho %iforld ^yWiss Maritime /55' Charms WC Seafarers With "Miss Maritime 1955" on hand to greet all comers, Maritime Day, Sunday, May 22, was the occasion for "quite a gala shindig" at Seattle's Catholic Maritime Club, accord­ ing to Seafarer John Dolan,*^ better known to his aficiona­ Moore. "She is quite accomplished dos as the wandering minstrel in the art," Dolan suavely noted. Follow that hand! Throwing so hard that it ipoks as if he let go of his hand also, Sea­ farer Giuseppe Caruso, off the .^City of Alma, enjoys dart game at USS Club, Leghorn. Above, George W. Anderson, (left), father of Seafarer Bob Anderson," an SIU bosun, is shown during a visit aboard the LaSalle (Waterman) in Longview, Wash., with "Red" Taylor, ship's delegate. The picture was sent In by Sea­ farer Anthony Nottage, a friend of the Andersons, who was entertained at their home while the ship was in port. Mr. Anderson is a longshoreman in Longview. At left. Seafarer Max Lipton and a decorative Japanese friend show off Lipton's snack bar. The Pilot, in Yokohama, which is a popular spot for SIU and SUP men in port. Nottage sent this one in also, this time from Japan. Bulletms No News Anymore; M^ore La Furore Over Mess ^' The problem posed when an immovable object meets an irresistible force is amply demonstrated for budding scien­ tists by recent doings aboard the Marore (Ore), among others. A terse report in the ship's "*• notices dying on-the vine for lack minutes -of May 15 describes of posting place. Before anyone the following ingredients: one cana read them in the messhall bulletin board in the crew's iriess^ hall, one lock used to shut down the messhall right after meals, and one crew lounge where, everybody gathers, but which is bare of bulle­ tin b(«hrds and such paraphernalia. One of the ci-ewmembers at the meeting had proposed that they either take down the bulletin board from the messhall and[ put it in the lounge, or leave, the newsspace in the messhall and keep it open so that everyone aboard could check it for notices and similar items. This is the way the situation shapes up: If the bulletin board in the messhall is ripped out and put out somewhere else, this will leave the present room without any out­ let except for electricity/If the bulletin board stays put, that will change nothing. The denizens of the lounge will have to be satisfied with reminiscing about when they had a bulletin board—and "pin­ ups," maybe—on other ships. Meanwhile, there's lots of new Burty after meaJs, the joint is locked up. In like fashion, an even. more terse item from tlie Alcoa Pegasus meeting on May 21 once again illustrates the result of a collision between the proverbial "immov­ able object and irresistible force." Of special concern to the ship is this bit: "Dirty life preservers have been passed by the Coast Guard and nothing can be done about it." Ship's secretary L. L. Phillips furnished the report and that's that; Class is ended. A Songwriter vNow, Seafarer To Sail Again On the beach for a couple of years now, following the retirement of his SIU book due to an accident on the Alcoa Corsair*, former Seafarer D. C. Mullins expects ' he'll be, coming back to sea soon from his home in Creekville, Ky., to renew old ac­ quaintances once again. He'll return, however, as a song­ writer of some considerable ac­ complishment. This was the task he set for himself when he found he was drydocked and unable to do much in the way of manual la­ bor anymore. Mullins reports that he was for­ tunate enough to pen compositions with such writers as the authpr of the hit vocals "Pretend" and "The Tennessee Waltz," and one of them, he says, has been picked to be the big song of 1955 by a group of "top experts" in the recordmaking business. He notes that he can't rpveal the name of the tune just yet, but confides that it is a religious number and will be recorded very soon. He also has a song that he wrote with Webb Pierce, one of the na­ tion's top country singers, that has been recorded by Ted Rains on Decca, Joan Hager on Mercury and Buddy Thompson on RCA-Victor. Now on the market, it's called "Free of the Blues" and is said to be getting quite a whirl from disc jockeys and radio stations that feature country music. Stay Put For Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state Unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had mioved and changed their mailing address. An aveaage delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. i/ 'i '%• " of prose and song, the renowned "Saki Jack." "Miss Maritime 1955," from all reports, was far better looking than US maritime '55, but Dolan didn't let this rash thought upset his appreciation of the true-to-life lady who graced the festivities at hand. The "Miss Maritime" com­ petition started about three years ago in Seattle, and needless to say. is very popular with the boys on the beach as well as local resi­ dents. Food And Entertainment The gaja affair at the CMC pro­ vided food and entertainment aplenty for a large gathering of guests, including Seafarers' who turned out for the event in force. Among the showstoppers present were young Pat Callaway ("a good bet for the Met in the near future," according to our »correspondent); three young ladies called "The Mellow Tones"; Brother Pete Leon of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, off the SS Hawaiian Planter, who did some impersona­ tions, and "hula specialist" Linda Music for the evening was fur­ nished, by a group known as the "Mooridusters." •vl Dancing Top Other social notes emanating from the evening's festivities re­ veal the presence of the following SIU brothers on the dance floor: "Woody" Wilson, Blackie Lial, Cal­ vin J. Slover, Chico (Fred Astaire) L a w s i n, James Farrer and many others. For the record, "Miss Maritime 1955" is Darlene McConnoijj^ and Dolan she was joined by a trio of lovely princesses who had everyone wondering how the judges came up with their final selection. Wrapping up his account of the affair. Brother Dolan points out: "All in all the party was a huge success . . . Father MUrphy does an excellent job of making the men on the beach here feel at home." Directory Of SIU Branches llii:HMOND, CALIF SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 Slate St. Jariies Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St C. Tannchill, Acting Agent Preston 6558 LAKE CH.IHLES. La 1419 Ryan St Leroy Clarke. Agent HEinlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St Cal Tanner, Agent Hemlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Lindsey Williams. Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORl-OLK .127 129 Bank St Ben Rees. Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPIUA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR Pelayo 51—La F Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 8 Abercorn St A. Michelct. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agea( EUiott 4334 TA.MPA . 1009-1811 N. Franklin St Tom.Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif .. .. 505 Marine Ave. £k-nest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. 675 4th Ave., Bklyn SECRETA RY-TR EASURKR Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASUREHS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, .Toint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joini SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND....... SS3 N. W. Everett St. •Beacon 4336 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON NEW YORK . 257 5th St Phone 2599 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave. iMain 0.290 505 .Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4tb .Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 ' Canadian District MONTREAL 834 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 128'/i Hollis St. Phonct 3SD11 FORT W1LL1A.U . 11BV4 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA BC 61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6348 BAGOTVmLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone; 2-7078 SAINT JOHN . 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 HALIFAX, N.S Great Lakes District ALPENA 133 W Fletcher Phone: 1238W 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-0147 7.34 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Wdodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO . . 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: E.ssex 5-2418 BUFFALO. NY ' CLEVELAND Bp Bevnaed Seaman Needed—Ome Spave us Ta .i; > i^q^>vO .u td.'kv iioitsiuh .i ,a •'i-l �•-'•'i-y:pr. Mifo u. ms 'That's A Ship, S6n' All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Jacquelyn Marie Kain, born May 10, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kain, Philadelphia, Pa. Roberta Agnes Westerfield, born April 19, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Westerfield, Long Beach, Calif. Eddie Hernandez, Jr., 5, gets a close-up view of a Cities Service tanker as his dad, Seafarer Eddie Hernandez, shows him the model of the Bents Fort on tlie second deck of SIU headquarters. Hernandez, Sr., ships in the steward department. Whitmer Continues On A 'Culinary Cruise' There's a wide range of fine restaurants in New Orleans, which offer an even wider range of bills of fare, according to Seafarer "Honest Al" Whitmer, roving "cookery columnist" in a recent issue. ' His choice of the carnival shoulder says: "What about Si • city's finest are Antoine's Green's on Market Street?" Well, (naturally), Brennan's, Galitore's and Sgt. Hand's. For $$ Only The first three are for when you wish to impress a lady friend, have just won a case, or have had a fortune left to you. Sgt. Hand's is for good, economical eating in a friendly atmosphere. Sarge's food is cooked in the back kitchen in full view of those who like to ^ watch. The house specialty is his hot roast beef sandwich -on French bread. Incidentally, you can get tequila in New Orleans at the Old Absinthe House on Bienville Street. ^ "Tampa, Fla., boasts the' Co­ lumbia Restaurant in Ybor City, one of the few places on the Gulf of Mexico where you can get Maine lobsters and Chesapeake Bay oys­ ters, plus many other palate-tick­ lers, at reasonable prices. Tampa has many fine restaurants, and is a good town for a vacation of fish­ ing, reclining and eating. Baltimore's Hi-Ho "Skipping up the East Coast to Baltimore, you can't go wrong with the Hi-Ho Inn—if it's still as I re­ member it, for I have been away from Baltimore for some time. At the inn, you could get your meals served right at the bar. "In Philadelphia, the Olde Book­ binders Restaurant has been men­ tioned in manj^ magazines as the city's one truly fine eating place. It is an extremely good restaurant, but equally good is Ettorre's Friendly Restaurant. "It boasts home-made spaghetti and meat balls, all cooked and served by Mama Ettorre in the true Italian style. This place is a favorite with men sailing Calmar. "Somebody reading over my Quitting Ship? Notify Union IEV-V. • A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all. Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall In ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before' paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning, requirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your shipmStes. I don't know about it. I never could afford to eat there — even after a good payoff. "There is, of course, New York, but to name the better places there would be next to impossible. There are too many, and plenty of choices in ewery type of food you can name." Whatever you are, enjoy your­ self, and remember you were sent there by "Honest Al." ^athrlne Virginia Katros, born April 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Katros, Roxbury, Mass. Robin Dimitriadis, born March 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dimitriadis, Concord, NH. Erik Frank Jensen, born May 0, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erik Peter Jenssen, Brooklyn, NY. Minerva Patricia and Marinay Patricia, born March 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valentin Acabeo, Puerto Tierra, PR. Terry David Dickens, born May 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Dickens, Hammond, La. Larry Maxwell Nixon, born April 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nixon, Galveston, Texas. Kenneth Cardona, born March 21, 1955.. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Cardona, Jr., New York NY. Elizabeth Dianne Anding, born May 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Anding, Kirbyville, Texas. Yolanda Jesus Zaragoza, bom April 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Zaragoza, Brooklyn, NY. FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Sea­ in New Orleans. He is survived by farers have been reported to the his sister, Mrs. B. D. Aldridge, of Seafarers -Welfare Plan and the Hamburg, Mississippi, $2,500 death benefits are being paid to their beneficiaries: Abdel Razer Hassan, 44; On January 16, 1955, Melvin J. Smyly, 37; On May 17, Brother Hassan 1955, Brother died of unknown Smyly, a member causes in Tromof the deck de­ peloup, France. partment, died in He had been a Mobile, Ala. as a member of the result of gunshot Union since 1942, wounds. He joining in New joined the Union York, and had in Mobile in been sailing in 1945. Place of burial was Point the steward department on the SS Beauregard, Pan Atlantic SS Co. Clear, Ala. He is survived by his $ 41 4> wife, Daisy Smyly, of Mobile, Ala. Jan J, Beye, Sr., 69; A resident 4" 4" of Rotterdam, George J. King, 58; Brother King Holland, Brother died on May 15, Beye died there 1955, in New of unknown Orleans, La. causes on April Place of burial is 23, 1955. He had not known. Sail­ been sailing in ing as chief elec­ the deck depart­ trician in the ment since join­ engine depart­ ing the Union in ment, he had New York in been a member 1944. The SS Calmar was his last of the SIU since 1950, joining in New Orleans. He SIU ship. Surviving is his son, is survived by his Wife, Hazel King, Jan J. Beye, Jr., of Union City NJ. 4i 4- 4i of New Orleans, La. James E. Rounsavall, 48; A head 4" 4" 4" injury proved Thomas B. Fair, 57; On June 21, fatal to Brother 1954, Brother Farr died of a James Rounsa­ heart ailment vall, a member of aboard the SS the engine de­ Del Sud. Burial partment since took place in 1951, who joiped Hamburg Ceme­ the Union in tery in Hamburg, Mobile. He was Miss. Brother buried in Pine Farr had been Crest Cemetery, sailing as an Jackson, Ala. Surviving is his FOW in the engine department wife, Willie May Rounsavall, of since 1946, when he joined the SIU Prichard, Ala. ' . \ " •DITH (lull). Asm — Chairman, Davlw Saeratary, Charlaa Star­ ling. Thara ia • balaaea of Sal.SS la tha ahlp'a fund. Crew .voted fuU aupport to newlr-aatabUahad hiring aetup and to tha AFL, uniona In CAMU dispute. Motion made by D, Keddy that R. Arlegua be elected aa ahip'a secretary reporter, carried unanimoua* ly. Motion by C. Starling was made and carried that a telegram be draft­ ed and aent to Harry Lundeberg thanking him for a Job weU done. WACOSTA (Waterman), April 10— Chairman, D. Turklngten; Secretary, H. Matford. A motion was made by P. Loleaa to send Harry Lundeberg a telegram of support, and crew ac'cepted 100 percent. Crew voted to back AFL uniona on CAMU, and were In favor of the new SIU senior­ ity system. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), April 7—Chairman, R. Hunt; Secretary, C. Hughant. Delegate's Informed patrol­ man in Baltimore to contact Isthmian office in New York to secure new washing machine. New shipboard minutes wiU be put aboard In New York at the sign-on. Crew went on record to support- the new hiring hall set-up and position AFL uniona took on CAMU issue. A motion was made by J. Carolyn to send a letter to Harry Lundeberg giving him full sup­ port from the crewmembers of tha SS Steel Scientist. ROtIN OOODPELLOW (teas Ship­ ping), April 10—Chairman, M. Brithwell; Secretary, J. Klacxak. Motions made and carried to adopt unani­ mously resolutiona pertaining to the position AFL took on CAMU. and crew voted to accept the new SIU hiring program. A motion was made W. Thompson to send a telegram to Lundeberg backing stand taken and was carried. STEBL WORKER (Isthmian), April 14—Chairman, D. Lavader; Secretary, T. Worsee. The crew of this ship goes on record 100 percent to back Harry Lundeberg on his stand against CAMU. Discussion held on headquar­ ters report, in addition to the new communications, and aU hands were very much pleased with the position the SIU and SUP took on both issues. Crew voted to support • the newiy-inaugurated hiring program and were in complete agreement with AFL unions In CAMU dispute. YOUNO AMERICA (Waterman), April 11—Chairman, B. Eddmon; Sec­ retary, T. Richardson. Crewmembers sent Harry Lundeberg a telegram giving him their full backing. Crew gave a unanimous vote of confidence to the SIU in the new hiring set-up. and a motion was made and carried to accept stand taken by AFL unions on CAMU. OCEAN DEBORAH (Marltims Overaaas), April II—Chairman, Johnny Johnston) Socrotary, R. Hernandax. Thero was a general discussion on the headquarters report and the ques­ tion of registering and shipping was explained to all hands. The crew voted unaitimously to accept report and a vote of confidence was given to headquarters for a Job well done. A vote was taken which showed crew's full support of the newlyestablished SIU hiring plan, and the resolution dealing with position AFL took on CAMU discussed and adopted. A telegram was sent to Harry Lunde­ berg. Whereby the crew pledged their support. INES (Bull), April 11—Chairman, J. Gorgorlng; Secretary, L. France. Headquarters report and communica­ tion were read, discussed and posted. All hands were in favor of the new SIU hiring program, as well as action taken by AFL unions in CAMU dis­ pute. SEASTAR (Triton), March 14—Chair­ man, C. Saunders; Secretary, E. Pap- pas. Any repairs that the engineers can take care of will be done at sea If possible. Linen will be changed by each individual creGmember. Stew­ ard will open slopchest any time, at sea, and he also stated that if any one wants a special dish prepared, to tell the steward or chief cook and If food is aboard the steward depart­ ment will be more than glad to pre­ pare the dish. LIBERTY FLAG (DeVer), April 3— Chairman, T. Schultz; Secretary, A. Fecteau. Ship's delegate- reported that a letter was sent to headquarters regarding American money draw at next port. Crewmembers were asked to keep the washroom clean at all times. Locks should be put on screen doors so that they call be locked in port. MARYMAR (Calmar), February «— Chairman, A. Raska; Secretary, F. Fletcher. Crewmembers were asked to keep the .washing machine clean. Tray under wringer should' be fixed. All repairs have been taken care of. March 11—Chairman, F. Fletcher; Secretary, F.' Benedict. A motion was made and passed that crew refuse to pay off Until all disputed overtime has been taken care of. Due to the fact that one man has a broken thumb from bad porthole hooks, it' was suggested .that all be checked. Fatrolman will check at payoff about too much gecoiid grade meat . on board. March 17—Chairman, f. Flatchori Secretary, A. Reasko. Bngine depart­ ment foc'sles need painting, and washing machine needs repairing. The crew of the Marymar goes on record to vote unanimously in favor of tho new shipping agreement, and a vote of tlianks was extended to headquar­ ters officials and the negotiating com­ mittee for a Job well done. All hands were asked to keep the recreation room clean at'all times. » GOLDEN CITY (Waterman), May f —Chairman, L. Pate; Secretary, T. Scott. Motion made by V. Omary that resolutions dealing with the new SIU hiring sdt-up and position AFL unions took in CAMU dispute be voted on and accepted.- Carried unanimously. STEEL DESIGNERMIsthmlan), Feb­ ruary 20—Chairman, W. Pedlar; Sec­ retary, A. Aragones. Ship's, delegate will see the captain about having enough traveler's checks for next trip. There is no cold water running In showers and this will be reported to the .Arst assistant. Crew should report all leaks as water is being wasted. Wooden board will be placed in the laundry. May 3—chairman, A. Smith; Sacrettry, E. Kirkland. Some disputed overtime reported. The water cooler in the engine room is still acting up as usual but We have been assured that this will be taken care of this trip, while on the coast. Headquarters report accepted as read. Motion mads by C. Rice and carried that the crew of the SS Southstar send a wire to Lundeberg endorsing the stand taken by him in his walkout from CAMU. ALEXANDRA (Csrras), March 21— Chairman,. R. Norgtan; Secretary, C.. (^enley. Ship's fund has $30.76. Crew­ members wdre asked to return books to the recreation room. Ship's dele­ gate resigned and the chief cook was elected to take over. April 27—Chairman, V. tgynonski; Secretary, W. Hand. Three crew­ members who left the ship without giving captain enough time to notify Union for replacements were reported to the Union. Ail repairs are being taken care of. Ship's treasurer re­ ported there is $30.76 on hand. Crew was in favor 100 percent of the new hiring system and voted uiianimously to support AFL unions In CAMU dis­ pute. Fans should. be checked for proper size in foc'sles-and to be sure all are in working order. DEL AIRES (MinlstlppI), April 22— Chairman, H. Murranka; Secretary. C. Fray. Galley was painted and will have to see patrolman again about the messroom. AU hands in favor of reso­ lutions dealing with the SIU seniority sy.stem and position ta'ken by AFL unions on CAMU issue. Steward de­ partment was given a vote of thanks for a Job weU done. GEORGE LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), April 30—Chairman, J. Sweeney; Sec­ retary, R. Aumlller. Resolutions on hiring hall set-up and CAMU dispute were read thoroughly and motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur. Carried unanimously. ' MADAKET (Waterman), April 20— Chairman, T. Morlorlty; Secretary, J. Rose. Motion made and carried that this crew send a wide to Lundeberg endorsing his action on CAMU. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), May 4—Chelrmsnr C. Kelleher; SacitHary, M. Caldas. A motion was made by Brot.'-.er Kelleher and carried to wire Lundeberg of crew's support of his action on CAMU. ANGELINA (Bull), May 3—Chair­ man, E. Roundtree; Secretary, C. Har- groves. Crew was in agreement with the newly-inaugurated hiring set-up and approved of the action taken by AFL union on CAMU matter. SOUTHPORT (Softh Atlantic), May 1—Chairman, A. Bullard; Secratary, R. Pierce. Discussion on shortage of steward's stores. Request by crew to change brand of meat in Savannah. A motion was madd~by Brother Chassereau to. set up ship's committee next voyage. All were in favor of. motions . approving the SIU hiring system and politio'h AFL unions took on CAMU dispute. DEL SUD (MlitlttlppI), April 24— Chairman, T. Matting; Secretary, H. RIngo. Ship's treasurer reported there is $198.06 remaining in the ship's fund. The picnic fund amounts to $458. A motion was made and carried to allow $45 for new magazines and books. Brothers were asked to co­ operate and stop any unnecessary noise at 10 PM. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), May 2—chairman, W. Williams; Secretary, C. Bobbe. A motion was made and. carried to accept headquarters report as read. ,No beefs reporteiL OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), April 17—Ohairman, M. Regis; Secre-v tary, F. Aponte. Ship's delegate re­ ported that the chief cook died of natural causes in. Inchon. Korea. A suggestion was made by the deck delegate to see the patrolman about not paying off with two payroll vo'uchers. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for putting out good chow. J. B. WATERMAN (Waterman), April 24—Chairman, S. Fustado; Sec­ retary, A. Hansen. There is a balance of $31.13 in the ship's fund. Crew­ members were asked to bring cups back to the pantry, and to be a little more quiet during meal hour. Ship's delegate will see the captain about having the slopchest open before ar­ riving in Wilmington. •;'^ ri^- �mm ft,4sw Alcoa Pioneer Raps Runaways To. the (Editor: The SIU crew aboard the Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa) wants to go on record as being in full support of Brother Harry Lundeberg in his courageous stand against the runaway-flag ship­ ping companies. We feel these operations are in business to take our bread and butter away from us, and that his efforts are important to all of us. We also wish to state that we think we have made great strides In our SlU welfare pro­ gram. We feel as though other Letters to the Editor 1. unions cannot help but be jealous of what we, in a bona fide trade union, are accom­ plishing. ' John R. Tillcy Ship's reporter f, 1 / h To the Editor: Just a note to tell you how much I appreciate the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG way out here in Min­ neapolis. I can truthfully say I never realized how, much 1 en­ joyed reading it until I got out here away from the Coast. After spending some time at the marine hospital at Staten Island, I am out here on a few weeks of sick leave. This is truly the Land O* Lakes country, but as much as I enjoy these beautiful places, I am anxious to get back and get a good whiff of salt air again. The best of everything to our J good Union and all of the i brothers. Ole "Robin" Olsen • • a. ,4... inspection Ciit Seen roolish 1 k LOG Helps Him Keep In Touch x. :Tb the Editor: The importance- of safety aboard a ship cannot- be overstressed. In spita of man's In­ genuity in his continual strug­ gle against the elements, we oc­ casionally find that our best ef^ forts are inadequate. In the wake of so m^ny recent reports of sea disasters and ship sink­ ings-, I consider the proposal to extend the annual Inspection period to two years a little out of line. Last September while I was a crewmember on the Steel Ad­ vocate (Isthmian), we had an annual inspection. During this time we laid out the fire hoses in the usual manner so that they could be tested under pressure. The vessel passed inspection all right, but how those hoses passed I'll never know. The first fire drill we-had after that inspection, two hoses blew out where the bands had rusted through. The same thing hap­ pened aboard the Seamar (Calmar) shortly after it had passed its annual inspection. Report To LOG. Here and now I would like to suggest to the membership that we report via the LOG any evidence of. negligence where safety is concerned. When cer­ tain incidents occur, such as the one recently reported in the LOG about the davit and life­ SBAPA^kBMS boat on the Queenston Heights (Seatrade) carrying away^ it stands to reason that our pres­ ent system of inspections should be investigated. Last year as the Frances (Bull) was undergoing inspection in Philadelphia, I ftoticed an in­ spector who was doing a very thorough and conscientious job. When I commended him on his thoroughness, he told me that his brother had^ died on the Murmansk run in 1942 because of faulty life-saving equipment. As far as he was concerned, he said, he would make sure it didn't happen to anyone else. I admire and respect that man. If all the inspectors did their jobs as well as this man, there would be fewer accidents in the shipping industry. Fred L. Miller 4 4 4 Opposes Change Of Inspecfions 'To the Editor: Thanks to our SIU-leadership for their strong stand on this matter of Coast Guard inspec­ tions. If these desk jockeys down in Washington had to ride on some of these rust buckets they'd soon change {heir minds about them not needing to be inspected every year. The present system needs changing all right; they need to start giving the ships a real, seam-rattling inspection instead of a quick once-over. That's what they need to start doing. We need better inspections in­ stead of fewer ones. No Guarantees You can see what's going to happen under this "sudden spot check" deal. They'll be held only in certain ports, so many ships will never have one. And when they do pull one and find something wrong, why the com­ pany will say, yeah we'll fix it but don't hold us up on this trip, we're due at. so-and-so, and off they'll go and then there'll be endless appeals and counterbriefs and all that stuff that the Taft-Hartley crowd now in office are famous for. Meanwhile the ship splits dov;n the middle, and just a few months short of its two-year inspection, too; what a shame. R. J. "Red" Ridges 4 4 4 Sharing Jobs On Ship Works Fine To the Editor: '^e' aboard fhe Chilore (Ore) miiik that it is a good idea that each of the ship's committee jobs be taken by different indi­ viduals, because in that way everyone will learn what has to be done and at the same time the responsibilities will be shared. We have tried to split up the jobs on this ship, and so far it is working out. fine. The new ships' minutes forms are okay, and they get a lot more action at meetings. Of course, they were a little hard to understand at first, but It looks like everyone aboard un­ derstands them now. At our last meeting, the membership adopted a unani­ mous vote of thanks to all offi­ cials connected with the op­ eration of the SIU Welfare Plan for the fine job they are doing on behalf of SIU men. The new, family coverage un­ der the • Welfare Plan was something we were all hoping for and were very concerned about. It is a big step forward for all of us. J. Hilda, Jr. }• ' . Ship's reporter Pace J'iftM* LO€ Among Seafawrs •• • Seafarer Jack "Aussie" l^hrimpton's account of the tribulations of hauling monkeys from India for Salk vaccine—which appeared in the May 13 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG-^-got natfonwide newspaper coverage. Brother Shrimpton, the SS Steel Traveler and the SIU were the subject of a feature articfe in the May 28 Christian Science Monitor. ... Future students of maritime unions at Cornell University will have SIU scholarship student Ed Larkin to thank for the abun­ dant SIU material on hand there. Brother Larkin this w#ek do­ nated his complete set of bound SEAFARERS LOGs to the school's library of Industrial and Labor Relations. Ala. Right To Work' Repeal Drive Stalls MOBILE—Repeal of Alabama's so-called "right-to-vvorb" law stalled recently, as the repeal bill was finally diverted back to legislative committees for further study. Hard opposition to repeaLof the measure brought to bear rarily licked the repeal drive, al­ by industry and management though Gov. Jim Folsom has spokesmen appears to have tempo- pledged his efforts to get the un­ popular law thrown out at a future date. The labor scene nere generally quieted down considerably in past weeks, as two major strikes in­ volving many thousands of local Bill Bianton workers came to a halt. Please get in .touch with Dick Gov. Folsom is also trying to Clement, 435 48th Street, Brooklyn. stir up some business at the Ala­ bama State Docks, with a proposal James Simmons Get in touch with your brother. to put these facilities under the management of an appointed di­ He is anxious to hear from you. rector. At the present time, the Audly C. Foster docks are operated by a manager It is urgent that you contact and a board of directors, none of your .wife. Write in care of Rita as whom are responsible ito the Gov­ mail has been lost. ernor. His plan calls for the appoint­ Bernard Villlnora Contact A. Lemer at 1931 Urgu- ment of one director, an assistant director and a 12-man board of hart Street, New Orleans, La. trustees whose job it would be to ' Antonio J. Carrol see that the business of the State M. Latina would like to hear Docks is carried out properly. He from you. Contact him at 111 Col­ has promised to see to it that at lege Street, Thomasville, North least one member of the proposed Carolina. — board would be a labor man con­ nected with the maritime indus­ George J. Baka ' try. Get in touch with Mrs. Anna Still attracting a lot of comment Moncre at 761 North West Street, as some men coming into the hall Lima, Ohio. learn about them for the first time, the new SIU welfare benefits for Harry C. Scott An important letter is waiting Seafarers' wives and children are for you at headquarters from Mrs. really getting attention. The mem­ bership appears to be studying the Luella Scott. SEAFARERS LOG supplement on James Howsin these benefits very carefully, and ex-Robin Tuxford some seem to know it almost by Your baggage has been dropped heart. These benefits appear to be the off at the headquarters baggage room and the baggage check left most popular ones ever gained by in the headquarters mail room in the SIU, especially with the large family membership here. • your name. . Walter Hallett Your family is worried because they have not heard from you. Contact your sister, Mildred G. Burns at 129 Forest Street, Wil­ mington, Mass. Convention Maps War On Controls Roy C. Bru R. E. Jackson Seafarer Duska Korolia requests that you get in touch with his at­ torney, Seymour W. Miller, 26 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY, in ref­ (Continued from page 3) erence to Korolia's Illness aboard hood of Marine Engineers repre­ the Golden City (Waterman). sentation on the top body. • Took steps to clarify jurisdic­ Fred Frederiksen tional questions arising in the Contact W. E. Waddle at home, Walkerville, Michigan, c/o general Marine Firemen's Union. Other action dealt with problems delivery. faced by fish and cannery affili­ John It. Jennings ates of the international on both Your aunt, Ella Johnson, named coasts. you as one of the legatees in her The week-long convention. May will. Contact McConnell, Lutkin, 24-30, was attenaea by delegates Van Hook and Paschen, 134 South from 45 SIU of NA affiliates in La Salle Street, Chicago 3, 111., for the US and Canada. At the con­ further details. clusion of the convention delegates reelected Harry Lundeberg as Richard P. Bowman S.U.B. has your gear which was president of the SIU of NA; Jghn returned from Baltimore. Send Hawk, secretary-treasurer; and decled the following vice-presi­ your address if you want it. dents; Paul Hall, first vice-presi­ dent; and vice-presidents Andrea Bill Ryan Pete Villabol of the Robin Hood Gomez, Lester Caveny, Lester has left package for you in the Balinger, Morris Weisberger, Ed headquarters baggage room. The Turner, Captain John Fox, Hal baggage receipt is- in the mail Banks, Vincent J. Malone and Wil­ bur Dickey. ' » room. La. Heating Pre-Eiectioii Political Pot LAKE CHABLES-i-The poKtical front is ^ginning to smoke a bit in this area as va­ rious candidates for state offices feel their way around in prepara­ tion for the big push in the falL New alliances are cropping up every day, according to Leroy Clarke,. SIU port agent here, but the real fireworks are not expected to get underway at least for an­ other two months. Nothing Like It There is nothing like a real hot Louisiana election, Clarke points out, as anyone who lives in the area will attest. Past campaigns look pale in comparison with each new one that comes up. Seafarers, have always been active in the election sparring, and the member­ ship is keeping a close watch on all developments. For Seafarers. in tlie port, ship­ ping held pretty well and ran al­ most exactly the same as the previous two-week period. Ships coming in were dll in good shape and took a few men each to cut down the stock of SIU manpower available here. No Controls Needed, SIU Tells Gov't (Continued from page 3) time workers is unquestionably discriminatory. "On the issue of the proposed Maritime Labor Stabilization Board, we arc opposed to any such unjustified restriction on the free collective bargaining.process. More­ over, there are a sufficient number of agencies designed to govern and, where necessary, assist in col­ lective bargaining; to wit, the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board and the Federal Mediation and Concili­ ation Service. In effect then, we feel very strongly that the pro­ posed act would set up a bureauc­ racy for which there is no need, and, oddly enough, at a time when the philosophy in government is supposedly to eliminate such bureaucraci^ or nonessential, dupli­ cating and overlapping agencies. "I think you would be interested to know that the labor relations of this organization with its con­ tracted companies is very good, if not excellent. The record will bear out this point. "Finally, I do not believe that the ills of the American Merchant Marine can be cured by the propo­ sals in question. Attacks are being made to further weaken the Amer­ ican Merchant Marine in other quarters, including government, and apparently with considerable effectiveness. I refer specifically to the policy on transfers to runa­ way foreign flag registries, the fight on the 50-50 provision and the general lack of a positive pro­ gram for building the American fleet. "In view of our firm position as outlined here, I do not believe there would be any purpose in my attending the meeting. "Very truly yours," 'PAUL HALL Secretary-Treasurer Seafarers Int'l ¥nion Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL ; »l -.M •"> �"•PP SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS I N T E R N At IO N A L UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFl • n- Few A^'Duld have placed a wager on the chances of the Steelore's survival when that SlU-manned ship was stricken by a Gulf Stream storm on January 14. The huge ore car­ rier had sprung a serious leak permitting tons of water to flood a ballast tank. It looked like curtains for the 32-year-old ore wagon and both Coast Guard and mer­ chant vessels hastened to the scene. But the Steelore crew did not give up. They plugged the leak as best they could and then spent five days pumping water while a salvage tug ii h I 6r Battered but still afloat on even keel, the Steelore rides low in the water as pumps fight flooding. Photo was taken from salvage tug. Crewmembers of salvage tug Curb shoot lines t« Steelore, not visible in photo. Rough weather dur­ ing five days was constant threat. The Fight to rf I '- r> / the I •• fct,.- I: ff Several crewmembers were taken off onto tug when ship threatened to go under. Here Steelore life­ boat crew is shown coming back aboard. hauled her at four knots to safe shelter. For their calm and efficient work in the face of the emer­ gency crewmembers were cited by the Steamship Trade Asso­ ciation of Baltimore. The cita­ tion praised their "splendid example of seamanship which exemplifies the excellent stand­ ards of American seamen." li I B=^-' fc'r View from stern of salvage tug Curb shows Steelore under tow. Heavily-laden 22,000-ton ship crept to, safe harbor in Morehead City, North Carolina, at rate of four knots an hour.' Sister ship, the Baltore, and Coast Guard cutter stood by as tow to port consumed over four days in stormy waters. Heavy ^as boil over low deck of ore ship as it plods tp safety. Seafarer Jacob Malenke relaxes aboard Curb after he and 18 shipmates rowed boat over in darkness. Rest of crew stayed aboard stricken ship.^ • ;(A1I photosrattbinitted-'by Divers front salvage Jug takes breather : ^ ; after; ehecking dam- . Sparrows Point never looked better as ship finally got • • \ il / >t,, �SEAFARERS L0G~2n(l SeefTon ^ 1 I I ' 'I I I' 1 I +• If T I I ^ ' /. •• ^ :.. Wi mm The 3,300-name list in this supplement, arronged alphabetically, is a complete roster of those SlU men who have filed an incomplete or faulty beneficiary card with the SlU Welfare Plan. Omissions or errors in one or more of the ten items on the card can possibly cause days or weeks of delay in collecting the $3,500 death benefit at a time when the man's family, wife, child or other beneficiary will probably need it most. Accordingly, every Seafarer is urged to check the list carefully to see whether his name appears. If it does not, he con rest assured that if he has filed a card his welfare records ore in order, and that his beneficiary will have no foreseeable difficulty collecting the benefit when a claim is made. Those whose names do appear on thd list, however, must file new cards giving complete in­ formation in order to guarantee smooth payment of the $3,500 benefit. The beneficiary card, a sample of which appears below, requires only the following information: Seafarer's name, address. Social Security number. Union book or permit number and signature; the name, and address and relationship to him of the person he wishes o^ his beneficiary (anyone may qual­ ify), plus the signature of a witness and the date. ^1 Hi WiM Wi| Special effort should be mode to fill in the correct Social Security number and Union book or permit number, and to sign and dote the card properly. These are the items where most of the trouble arises, and lack of correct information or an improper signature will delay matters when a claim is made. I I •S ' •^S Copies of the beneficiary card can be obtained at any*5IU hall or from the SlU Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New York 4, NY. •f-." WmM iipll SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN 11 Broadway mM • .1,. Suite 1060 • New York 4, N. Y. (Pleaso Print FuU Name) Social Security No. designate^ iiiliii hereby (Address) (Please Print Full Name) liii (Address) who is my. to receive the (Relatloiuhip: Wife, Mother, Friend, etc.) benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan upon my death. --4- Witnessed Members Book or Permit No. WVt mMmmmmmmmmmmm Signed Date. .iss mm- Ssftrii llliiiiiiilpii Note: Most errors in Seafarers \Velfare Plan beneficiary cards now on file involve the items noted above. Be sure you fill out the entire card, answering all questions. iiii iiiii .•11. -r' m �SaraleneiitarT—Faff* Tw» June 10* 1058 SE AF ARE RS' LOG Protect Your $3,500 Seafarers Death D'Esposito, Michael J. Conners. Wilfred J. Cameron, William H. Bossick, S. Donald J. Barcay, Frank L. Devine, Charles F. Conners. William J, Boster. LeRoy C, Camerote, Angelo Barclay, James P. DeVilo, James J. Connolly. John J. Boswell, R. F. Campanella. Frank J. Barefield, Charles F, Ab&d. Estaban G. DeVoe. Azell W. Conquet. Esteban F. Boung, John A. Campbell, Frank J. Barndt, Orville C. Abates, Augustini B. • Dewson, John S, Conrad. Eugene O. Bourgeois, Edward J, Campbell, Persons L. Barnes, Edward K, Abnernatby. Nelll D. Deyampert, J. L. Conroy. Daniel W. Bourgot, Albert E. Campbell, Solomon Z, Barnes, Lionel C. Abernathy. Rufus L, Dickinson, David L. Constantino. Enrique Bowen, James E. Candaras, George A. Barnett, Edwin J., Jr. Acabeo, Valentin Dickinson, James H, Conway. John P. Bowers, Richard N. Candel, Virgil W. Bamette, James C. Acaley. Glen S. Dickinson, Lewis M Cook. A. L. Bowman, Raymond J, Cantrell, Roy W. Barracliff, Thomas M. Achee, Edward P. Dicks, Hull E. Cook, Lawrence-D. Boyd, Arthiip G. Cantrcll, Seward L. Bttirett, Robert A. • Achoy. Charles P. Dickson, Donald N. Coone, Paul E. Boylan. Thomas P. Canul, Jose Barrett, Robert G. Acker, Douglas J., Jr, Dickson, Gordon F., Jr. Cooper; Candler R, Boyne, Dominic F. Capltano, Vincent Barrett, Edward W. Acosta, Felipe DiFeo, Dominlck J. Cooper, Edwin R. eBraaten, KristoSer K. Capps, Eugene R. Barringer, Joseph E. Acosta, Harry J. Dillard, Sam Cooper. Henry O. Bradford, Boyd _ Caputo, Nicholas J. Barrios, Emmett Acosta, Mack J. Dillion, Michael A, Cooper. Marshall C, Bragg, John S. Cardoza, Santos Barrow, James A., Jr. Adair, Joseph W.. Jr. Dillon, Charles J. Copa. Alexander P. Braggs, Willie Carcndcr, Joseph E. Barsh, Louis H. Adam, Thomas DiMaggio, Salvatore A. Cope, Salem P. Brand, Gerald G. Carey, Robert B. . Bartlett, Norris A. Adams, J. H. DiNIno, Pasquale Copeman, Charles J, Brandenburg, F. W. Carey, Stephen. Jr. Barton, Joseph S. Adams, Joseph F. Dimitriadis. John Corbett., Grace N. Brandies, Henry Carey, Wm. J., Jr. Basoa, John H. Adams, Jack R. Dinger. William E. Cordero, Diego Brannan, Earl J. Carlsen, Edgar R. Bass, Melvin W. Adams, John E. Dipasupil. Agripino Corlis, James T. Brannen, Dan E. Carlson, Milton W. Bass, O. E.. Adams, Robert C, Disch, Harry J. Cornelius, Clarence E. Brannics, Harold C, Carlsson, George Bass, Randolph C. Adkins, Philip C. Dixon. David, Jr. Cornell. Ernest F. Brannan, Clyde E. Carney, Herman D. Bateman, Harold C. Adomowlcz, Henry Dixqjt, E. E. Cornick, Thomas T, Brannon, James C. Caro, Donald J. Baudendistel, Arthur J. Ahmad, Ahmad All Dixon. William R. Cornier, Carlos M. Braswell, James W. Carr, George R. Bauer, Charles J. Aichroth, George J. Dizengoff, Joseph A, Corning, W. B. Bratsanos, Eleiterios Carr, Patrick C. Bause, William G. H. Air, Robert N. Diukaslein, Klaus Corral, Edward Y. Braunstein, Herbert D. Carra, Thomas P. Baxter, Paul C. Ark, Gustav Djuve, Amund Carvalho, Joao Breaux, Charles P. Carrasquillo, Angel R. Baxter, Ralph H. Abridge, Lonnie W., Jr. Doane, E. C. Cortez, Henry Breeden, Newton Carrcra, Ernest Bazarra,' G. Albano, Frank Dobronich, George L. Costa, Edward J. Breitweg, Gustave R. Carreras. Enrique' Bazarra, Jose Alberto, Mario Doherty, Arthur J. Costa, George Bremer, Joel V. Carroll, Edward J. Bazarte, Rene Albore, Frank J. Doherty. Thomas J. Cossiboin, Robert S. Brcslin, Raymond D. Carroll, Frank C. Beds, Albert B. Albright, David B. Dolcimascolo. Frank Costello, Joseph A. / Brewer, Wm. B. Carroll, Joseph M. Bearden; Arvel Alcain, Antonio Dolctin, Jose Costello, WUliam Briant, Joseph 1. Carroll, Leo L. Beasley, Edward M. Alexander, Nick Jr. Dombroski, Stanley T. Costigan, James H. Bridge, Robert H. Carson. Herman A. Bcasley, Leland F. Alfano, John F. Domingucz, Jose M. Costin. Edward F, Bridges, Ira C. Carswell. James M, Beattie, Samuel Alford, A. L. Doincneck, Auielio Cothran, Charles W. Bridges, Ira C., Jr. Carter, Archie F. Beatty, William H. Alger, William Donahue, James B. Cotty, Manuel Briggs, Clarence T. Carter, Austin W. Becatoros. Constantine AH, Angelo Donald. Robert M. Couch. Walter-Gary, Jr, Bright, Ernest R. S. Carter, Charles W. Beck. C. J. Allain. Edgar M. Donaldson, Fred M. Coursey, Virgil S. Brightwell, Mervin O. Carter, Silas C. Becker, Lloyd F. Allard, Joseph E. E. Donaldson, Robert Cox, Charles B. Brimacombe, Jabes R. Cartwright, Mervin A. C. Allen, Guy Thomas Eecraft, Re.\ C. Donovan. Kenneth J. Cox, EIroy Peter Brinson, Paul T. Cartwright, Nathan R. Beecking, Marion E. Allen, Richard Henry Dooley, Everett C. Cox, Ernest W. Brinson, Russell M. Caruso, Antonio S. Belknap, Leslie H. Allgier, Piermont P. Doran; William F. Cox, John J. Brissett, C. G. M., Sr. Casey, Edward E. Bell, O. J., Jr. AUman, Herbert Dorrian, H. Cox, Pridbeon Brittain, Kenneth K. Casey, Thomas. Allman, William P. Bell, Roland Dorrian; Pat V. Crabtree, Carl C. Broar'us, James A. Castronover, John F. Belpre, Eugenio Ally, A. Bin Dotti, Fortunate Crabtree, Harry R. Brock, Donald E. Caswell, Homer E. Belsky, Robert Alston, William Doty, LeRoy J. Craddock, Douglas C. Brock, Jack Cataifamo, Anthony P. Beliveau, Robert M. Altstatt, John W. Doubleday, Cecil M. Craig, Walter A. Brock, Jkck D. Cates, Howard B. Alu, Salvatore C. Bcnanti, John A. Dougherty, Joseph R. Cramondr G. P., Jr. Brooke, Joseph E. Caton. Maliie, H. Beneic, James Alvino, Michael D. Douglass, Vernon Cranford, Percy Brooke, Osborne M., Jr. Catudel, Cyril E. Bender, Anthony Amsberry, Boyd H. Doupe, Richard B. Craven, Jack W. Brooks, Charles E. Caulield, Thomas, J. Andava, Eusibio Bender, Edward J. Dour, Donald J. Craven, William AT Brooks, Malcolm L. Caus, Camiel Benjiman, Hans W, Andersen, Archibald J. Downey. Harry Crawford, Hugh T. Broomhead, Richard W. Cavanagh. Richard J, Andersen, Charles P, Bennett, Guy S. Dows, Frank S. . Crawford,. Joseph F. Brophy, John Caver, Joe C. Bennett, Harry E. Andersen, Karl J. Doyle, Edward P. . Crean, Henry P. Broussard, Joseph B. Cazalas, Cleve G. Anderson, Andrew Bennett, Jewell Doyle. James J. . Creel, James P. Brown, Arthur B. Calendim. Gerald W. Anderson, Billy J. Benson, Edgar F. Drago, Robert L. C)-elan. Edward R. Brown, Billie H. Celkos, Edward Anderson, Edward. J. Benson, Francis C. Drake, Thomas N. Creppon, John H. Brown, Elbert B. Centenio, Joseph P. Benson, Harry Merlin L. Anderson, Mac Drier. Friedrich K. Crews, Cleatus B. Brown, Francis. H. Centorbi, Joseph L. Anderson, Oscher B. Bentley, James J. Driessens, Pierre Crimble, William Brown, George D. Cerrelli, Michael A. Anderson, Robert L. Bentley, L. L. Driggers, Oscar N. Cristaldi, Michael S. Brown, Grady K. Cervantes. Cecilia Anderson, Wilburt H. Berg, Eric Paul O. Droney. Austin W. Cronin, Harry J. Brown, Harold T. Cetrone, Antonio Anderson, William J. Berggren. Gote K. Di-ucker. Henry Cronsohn, Leon Brown, Harvey H. Chaban. Simon Andrews, Hubert Jack Bergin, John J. Drury, Samuel P, Crooks; Franklin D. Brown, H. H. Chaisson. Robert D. Andrews, Tommy C. . Berglund, Ben. S. O. Dryden. Hugh A, Crossweli, John J. Brown, Ira C. Chalk, Walter J. ' Andrews, William B. Bergquist, William C. Dube, Philippe Crouch, Thomas D., Jr. Brown. Jay 1. Chamberlain; Vincent P. Anerino, William R. Bergron, Paul E. DuBose, J. H. Crowley', Louis J. Brown, Lewis B. Chamberlain, Waiter J. Angino, Michael H. Bermudez, Juan Dubose, Earl Crowley, Tommie C. Brown. Riversly C. Chandler, Albert' L. ' Angiolilli, Frank Bernard, Alfred A. Dubuisson, James M.Crown, James J. Bruce, Elon. Sr. Chandler, J. B. Ankerson, Thomas L. Bernard, Dorris B. Duckworth, Marion ,L. Culiver, Stanley A. Bruce, Theodore J, Chandler, Malvin Ansted, David T. Berquist, Paul DuCloux, Harold P. Cullam, Donald T. . Bruno, Joseph R. Chance, George S. Anstead, Ralph H. Berthiaume. Paul L. Ducote, Curtis Culp. Maurice F. Bruso, James O., Jr. Chondoha, Mike Anthony, Glennie Ray Bertrand, Ed Duet, Maurice Cummings, John L, Bryant, John E. Charkewitz, Jerome Anthony, Lloyd D. Bertrand, James L. Duett, Charlie C. Bryant, Kenneth A. Chapman, Lionel O. • Cunningham, Edward T. Anti, Chester Berwald, Erwin O. Duggan. Hugh R. Cunningham, John P. . Bryant, Richard O. Chappetta, B. A. G. Anton, John Besselievre, William C. Dula, Ned Dean Cunningham, L. G. Br.vkazynski, Julian Chaskin. Benjamin Antonio, D. A. Best, Eddie, E., Jr. Dumestre, Marcel P. Curran, Benard J. Buck, Albert E. Ch'asteen, Frederick B. Bettancourt, Robert Antonsen, Arthiir^M, Dunaway, Joseph W. Curry, Horace S. Buck, John W., Jr. Chatlin. Jack Arbogast, R. H., Jr. Betz, George J. J. Duncan. G. P. Curry, Leon Buckley, John L. Cliatterton, Ellis H. Archla, David C. Bezerril, Vicent G. Duncan, J, C. Curtis, Melvin E. Buckley, Michael E., Jr. Chavez, Joseph Archibald, Manuel Biaglan, Andrew Dunleavy. Joh'n T. Cuthrell, J. M. i Buckley, Ronald J. Cheatham, William L. Archilles, Philip T, Bibisch, Mathew A. Dunlop, Earl A. Cuthrcll, Roy L. Buckner, Fred U. Chen, Do Lieh Aycock, William' A. Biggraft; Carl L. Dunlop, James B. Cutter, Walter M. Bueno, Francisco Chen, How Kung Arellanes, Jack W. Billarroza, Bibencio Dunn, Beverly. E. Czech. Boleslaw Bugawau, Maximo L. Chen, Yiu C. Arenth, Lawrence J. Billek, Leon D. Dunn, James D. Czeczemskl, Anthony Buhl, Francis J.Chenault, Ralph V. Arkerson, Iris H. Bi.shop, Harry A. Dunnam, Arthur Lee, Jr. Czerwinskl, Josef A. Bullock, Robert J. Cheramie, Harold E. Armando, Michael Bishop, Henry J. Dunnigan, William J, Bumpass, Herbert M, Cherwin, Leonard • Armstrong, William P. Bissonnet, Joseph V. Duplaisir. Louis W. Bunch, Thomas E. Cheshire, James M. Arnett, Wayne Black, George Rice Duprey, Leopold K. Bunk, George W. Chessler. Elijah Arnold, B. W. Black, .Tames C. W. Durham, Fred James Bunner, Robert W. Dacken, Michael Chiappone, Charles Arnold. Edward Black, Norman E. Durkin, Patrick J. Burbank, Thomas B. Da Fermo, Armando Childress, Fowler P. Arnold, Henry B. Black, Wilmer Gene Duxbury, Ebor Burdick, Robert A. Daigrepcnt, Robert, Jr. Chin, Wong Arnold, Joe C. Blackmore, George F. Dys, Gysbertus H. Burford, Frederick W.. Dailey, Hamilton Chiotis. Antonios Atkins, Edward L. Blackstone, Kenneth L. Burger, Vayd B. Dakin, Eugene O. Cho, Hun Bak Arnot, Elden R. 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Title A name given to the resource June 10, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU RECEIVES 1ST CLAIMS FOR NEW FAMILY BENEFITS SIU BACKS ITF RUNAWAY DRIVE; HITS ILA CRIMPS PORT AGENTS MEET, DRAFT SIU PLANS COBB GUILTY IN HALL MURDER PLOT SIU SAFEGUARDS MERGER RIGHTS NO CONTROLS NEEDED, SIU TELLS GOV'T CONVENTION MAPS FIGHT ON PROPOSED MARITIME CONTROLS SEE RUNAWAYS PERIL TO WORLD SHIPPING SIU FORMS NEW INLAND BOAT UNIT HOTEL STRIKERS HAIL FLORIDA CREW'S AID JOB BOOM DRAINING NY OF BLACK GANG RATINGS INDONESIAN SEAMEN FORM UNION - COPY SIU'S NAME AND EMBLEM NY PIER POLL URGES NEW AFL CAMPAIGN GOV'T BOWS TO SIU ON OT BEEFS TRANSFER C-1 TO KOREA FLAG ELECT BME TO SIUNA TOP BOARD SHELLEY HITS FOREIGN ASSAULT ON '50-50' ALCOA, SUGAR RUNS LIVEN NO BONNER BILL RAPPED AT SF MEETING AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS JUNE 21 'BAN ALIEN FLAG COASTAL TRADE' - CANADIAN SIU SEAFARERS IN SAVANNAH - A CAMERA'S-EYE VIEW CONVENTION BLASTS CG, GOV'T SHIPS BENEFIT $ TRIPLE OLDTIMER'S PAY US TRANSFER TOTAL GROWS NEW LIBERTYS 4 YEARS OFF DRIVE SET ON LAKES SHIPS ACTION ON RUNAWAYS PRODUCTIVE CONVENTION BALTO WELFARE CLASSES POPULAR STANDING UP ATOM SHIP PLANS ENDORSE ONE PURSER UNION MOWBRAY'S BATS MAKE 'CRESCENTS' SEE STARS A SONGWRITER NOW, SEAFARER TO SAIL AGAIN BULLETINS NO NEWS ANYMORE; MARORE IN FURORE OVER MESS WHITMER CONTINUES ON A 'CULINARY CRUISE' IS YOUR NAME ON THIS LIST? Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/10/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/be6ab568968d0fb710d8b3bfab2dc53e.PDF 34d7519f6b3475bf3fd56e0374b0f335 PDF Text Text Vol. XVfi No. 13 •— SEAFARERS LOG \ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL > • SlU SCHOLARSHIPS in this issue P Sf(/ PCPRlNTOTlVlce VK4PZ.y TO^ REACQUAlAir-4US64«CEt2S WiTMlWflRRiewrS WTHPS/U. Each Wins $6,000 For 4-Year Study Centerfold ITF Organizing Campaign TWAtS and AWAI. | Against Runaways Opens Pago 1 �• , V SEkPAItEAS LOG Pai^'Tw* ITF Kicks Off Runaway Drive; SlU in Support Seafarer Hospital-Beund r 1^ '' >rune 24; 1955 LOG Prints Constitution Fifth Time Reprinted in its entirety for the fifth time in two years to enable all Seafarers to be­ come thoroughly acquainted with their guaranteed rights and privi­ leges, the model SIU constitution appears again this issue as a spe­ cial eight-page supplement to the SEAFARERS LOG. The Union document, rewritten from start to finish three years ago in order to incorporate the demo­ cratic policies and gains won since the SIU was first formed in 1938, has been hailed on all sides as an outstanding effort to safeguard the rights of the Union membership. Jurists, legislators, trade union­ ists, educators and public and civic leaders in many areas from all over the country have heaped praise on the SIU constitution as ; a masterful job "emi­ nently fair and just "in the spirit of democratic trade unionism . . ." Democracy Emphasized Interest was centered particular­ ly on the document's "State of l^inciples and Declaration of Rights" and its ijronounced em­ phasis on democratic • standards governing trials and appeals. In this connection, a semi-an­ nual report on rank-and-file trials and appeals from January-June of this year appears elsewhere in this Issue. Concrete steps to enforce minimum safety, Wage and work­ ing standards in behalf of crews on runaway-flag ships have been launched by the International Transport Workers Federation, which announced the opening of a special ITF ship was paying average wages of Special Seafarers Section of­ less than $28 monthly, was short of minimum manning^ require­ fice in New York this week. Similar ofEices were opened ments in two departments and was simultaneously in port cities exploiting the men in a variety of throughout the world in a re­ matters, such as permitting them vitalized campaign to better con­ access to fresh water only once per ditions and wages of seamen man­ day.Once these details were estab­ ning runaway vessels. The drive on the East Coast lished and checked, ITF repre­ will be directed by Willy Dorchain, sentatives swung into action, local US representative for the ITF, who British unions boycotted the load­ revealed appreciable progress al­ ing of the ship and an ITF agree­ ready made in organizing crew- ment covering the vessel was a members of ships under the flags matter of record 24 hours later. The signing provided crewmemof Panama, Honduras and Liberia. The ITF effoi-t, which was re­ bers with an immediate Wage in­ ported while still in its formative crease of 200 percent plus a wel­ stages to the delegates at the SIU fare fund, brought manning in all of North America convention in ilepartments up to requirements Montreal, Canada, last month, has and won assurances that none of the full endorsement of the SIU the crewmembers would be victim­ and all other districts of the Inter­ ized for taking part in the work stoppage which preceded the start national. of negotiatiObs with the vessel's Convention Support While anxious shipmates peer over the rail Seafarer Edward owners. Last month's convention voted Ainsworth, oiler, is lowered from the deck of the Alcoa for the establishment of a close Ranger to a waiting Coast Guard cutter off Cape Henry. working relationship with ITF of­ Ainsworth became ill on board the Ranger and is now in the ficials for a joint offensive against Norfolk USPHS hospital. sub-standard shipping. In disclosing plans for a con­ certed organizing drive joined in by ITF affiliates here and all over the world, Dorchain called atten­ tion to complaints from large Surviving family members and former shipmates of tbe crew aboard tbe ill-fated South­ groups of foreign seamen victim­ ern Districts were still in tbe dark this week on tbe probable causes for tbe disappearance of ized by the phony United Inter­ national Seamen's Union, Local tbe converted LST and her crew of 23 over si x months ago. 1824, which was chartered by the Virtually no trace of the"* : WASHINGTON—Plans for AFL-expelled International Long­ ship or its crew has turned up revival of the coastwise trade It has since been increased to loss of 17 out of 23 crewmembers shoremen's Association (Ind.) last with new ship types received since the vessel wns last beard $3,500. When all claims for the of her sister ship, the Southern year. He noted that representatives of another boost as the SlU-con- from on December 6, 1954. Hear­ Districts' survivors are processed, Isles, In 1951. The CG approval for restricted the ILA local were soliciting tracted Pan Atlantic Steamship ings that dug into possible reasons the SIU Welfare Plan w.ill have foreii^n seamen for dues, assess­ Company applied for a US'inort- for the disaster wound up more paid out a total of $35,000 to the coastwise travel by the Bethcoastep was based on the conclusion that ments and other payments in re­ gage on construction ^ of seven than five months ago, in January. 14 families involved.) Of the 23 missing, 12 were Sea­ Order In Force the ship.was in condition for oper­ turn for promises of protection un­ truck-trailer carriers. Pan Atlantic has proposed to farers and two others were mem­ Meanwhile, a Coast Guard ban ation on a limited basis, partic­ der collective bargaining agree­ ments. None of the promises were the Maritime Administration that bers of the SlU-affiliated Sailors on unlimited ocean or coastwise ularly in the absence of an inland it take the company's seven C-2s Union of the Pacific.-* Survivors of travel by converted LSTs remains waterway on Her normal route redeemed, he charged. Launching of the special ITF as a trade-in package.. The trader 11 of them have already received in force, although two vessels, one from the Delaware Cape to Sandy drive also received new impetus in ins would give the company part SIU death benefits of $2,500 eaci) of them an SlU-coritracted ship, Hook, New York. a report from Cardiff, Wales, on of the funds needed to cotistruct and the claims of three others are the Bethcoaster (Calmar), have Rons On West Coast one of the ITF's latest successes in the new roll-on, roll-off types. The still pending. Nine others missing continued to sail. The ban was put Also exempt from the ban Is the trade-ins are permissible under were ship's officers. dealing with runaway ships. into effect following the disap­ (The death benefit payments pearance of the Southern Districts Coos Bay, owned by the Irwin In that instance, ITF representa­ the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. The proposed ships would have were based on the amount of the in almost the same circumstances Lines Lumber Company of North tives reported, the British ship Ottinge had switched to Liberian a capacity of 268 20-ton trailers benefit at the time of the disaster. that attended the sinking with a Bend, Ore., which operates on tbe West Coast on a similar route. registry and the name Sofia. Op­ plus an additional 20 trailers of Eight other converted LSTs, in­ erated by Spanish owners and 35 tons each. As "roll-on, roll-off' cluding two sister ships of the crewed entirely by Spaniards, the types they would be able to dis­ Southern Districts and Southern charge all cargo in to 6 hours Isles, have been idle since the ban compared to the 214 days or more was invoked. The SlU-manned required by conventional cargo In addition, use of the Southern States and Southern Cit­ Jane 24, 1955 V6I. XVII, No. 13 ships. trailers would eliminate further ies, like the two that were lost, PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer dockside delay in loading off and are owned by the Southern Trad­ HEHBERr BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, ing Company. Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art on trucks as is presently done. WASHINGTON—Non-subsidized US shipping will vanish Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, The ships would cost an estimated No lifting on the ban on the Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area $9 million each. from tbe seas unless "drastic steps" are taken now to assist LSTs seems in prospect,, at least Representative. Boston To Houston them, tbe House Merchant Marine Committee has reported. not until the hearing panel's offi­ Burly ..: Page 13 The schedule of operations would Consequently, the Depart--^ cial recommendations are made Editorial Cartoon Page 10 provide calls at a dozen or more ment of Commerce has been The Committee agreed that "the public. How soon they will be re­ Editorials Page 11 major East and Gulf Coast ports ordered to make a study of gravity of the picture for the sub­ leased is not known. Final Dispatch Page 14 from Boston in the north to Hous­ problems of non-subsidized lines sidized lines is far outshadowed by Inquiring Seafarer Page 11 ton on the Gulf. and will' consider Government aid the grim outlook of the non-sub­ Meet The Seafarer Page 11 The roll-on, roll-off operation for these lines, reduction of Pan­ sidized segment of the fleet." It Personals Page 14 was originally proposed by Malcolm ama Canal tolls for intercoastal added that "ten years from now Recent Arrivals Page 14 McLean, a major East Coast truck­ runs and other proposals. the American dry cargo fleet of Seafarers In Action Page 10 ing operator. Subsequently he 674 vessels may well be reduced Regular membership meet­ No Immediate Benefit Shipping Figures Page 4 purchased Pan-Atlantic from the to 276 or less unless drastic steps ings ha SIU headquarters and Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 Waterman Steamship Company Despite the Committee's gloomy are taken now." at all branches are held every Other steps to be considered Published biweeitly er the headquarters and obtained coastwise operating report, which was issued in the, second Wednesday night at et the Seafarers International Union, At­ rights. He followed up that pur­ course of recommendations on ves­ aside from those mentioned above 7 PM. The schedule for the lantic & Guif District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth chase by buying the remainder of sel replacement, little or nothing would include accelerated depre­ next few meetings is as follows: V-6600. Entered as second class matter June 29, July 13, July 27, at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under Waterman's ships and other hold­ was said that would be of imme­ ciation allowances, which would the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. ings. In order to carry out his plans diate benefit to non-subsidized amount to a tax exemption; and All Seafarers registered on he has resigned from l^is trucking lines. The eight recommendations permission for the companies to the shipping list are required post and taken active direction of made by the committee will bene­ set up tax exempt reserve funds ISO to attend the meetings Waterman's operations. fit subsidized lines only. fin: building new ships. SIU Co. To Build Seven Distnets' Trailerships SEAFARERS LOG Loss Still A Mystery US To Study 'Vanishing' Non-Snbsidized Lines Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks liii" IK;V. \U Z:-- .Mz-mtm /<• �June 24, 195S SEAFARERS • Paire Tbre* LOG SIU Awards Five $6,000 Scholarships One of the nation's most highly-valued scholarship programs, the SIU Scholarship Plan has awarded five more $6,000 college scholarships to Seafarers and chil­ dren of Seafarers. Two active Seafarers and three chil­ dren of Seafarers, two girls and a boy, will each receive an award — the Andrew drop out are Earl J. Laws of Furuseth Memorial Schol­ should Hartford, Kansas, first alternate, arship—^in memory of the and Gene R. Sinclair of New York Accompanying her daddy, Seafarer Keith "Honolulu" Winsley, FWT, on a visit to the SlU hall in New Orleans, Linda Leilani Winsley, 5, sits on the patrolmen's counter to pose for the LOG ler while her father fills out a new Welfare Plan enrollment card. All Seafarers nave been asked to fill out the cards to determine their eligibility for benefits under the expanded new plan which provides hospital and medical coverage for SlU families, plus in­ creased benefits for SlU men. 'See Agent On Family Plan:'51U Seafarers or members of their families covered by the new dependent benefits under the SIU Welfare Plan should con­ tact the nearest SIU port agent be­ fore taking any steps under the Plan, The SIU port agent can fully in­ form Seafarers and their depen­ dents of the procedures involved. He can see to it that the Seafarer's interests are fully protected. The benefits provided under the Plan both in the surgical schedule and the hospital room and board benefits were scaled above the levels of most plans now operat­ ing in the US. All of these plans were studied before the SIU sched­ ule was drawn up. Cover Costs Under most circumstances the SIU benefits will be sufficient to cover costs, so that there should be no reason for anybody to go into debt for sizable bills above those provided in the schedule. At the same time Seafarers should consult the schedule to de­ termine what they are entitled to before making commitments. In any case family members should contact the port agent first before undertaking any commit­ ments. Make Checks To'SIlT-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to toe sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can - be avoided if checks are made out to the Union directly. Gov't Gives Official Nod to MCS The SIU Pacific District representing the Sailors Union, of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL, has been officially certified by the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for unlicensed seamen on West Coast ships. The NLRB move—announced on June 22— means that cooks and stewards will now be represented by an SIU affiliate in place of the old Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards. Notices will go out to all MCS-AFL agents soon announcing when the union negotiators will meet with shipowners to work out an agreement. Labor 'Whipping Boy' Pep, Tells Probers first great leader of American maritime unions. The awards, made through the SIU Wel­ fare Plan, are good for four years of college training. When the five 1955 scholarship winners enter the college of their choice in the fall it will mean that the SIU Wehare Plan will have awarded $72,000 in scholarships to 12 candidates in the past three years, five of them Seafarers and seven the children of Seafarers. This year's winners, as recom­ mended by a panel of five college administ r a t o r s and approved by the Welfare Plan are: Seafarer Pickett Lusk of Houston, Texas; Seafarer Joe Kite of Jacksonville, Fla.; Lembhard Howell, son of Lusk Seafarer Cleve­ land A. Howell of New York City; Constance Cole, daughter of Sea­ farer John Cole of Yonkers, New York, and Susan Folts, daughter of Seafarer Myroa Folts of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The board of administrators rec­ ommended and the trustees ap­ proved the choice of five candidates this year because the top group of five was so evenly matched as to make it unfair to drop out any one of them. A previous award that had been dropped enabled the trus­ tees to make the fifth award. Members of the board which passed on applicants' qualifications were lavish in . 'u,, their praise of the contestants. It was their opin­ ion that the qual­ ity of candidates has been improv­ ing year by year and that they fully justified the premium quality of the $6,000 award. Two alternate candidates who were recommended by the board in the event one of the winners WASHINGTON—Confirming the statements of the SIU and other maritime unions, a member of the House Mer­ chants Marine Committee charged that maritime labor is the "whipping hoy" of the current maritime investigation. The negotiate. He also proposed freez­ committee is .currently hold­ ing present wage levels for sea­ ing open hearings on proposals for men. Bonner has prepared legisla­ a wage freeze and a board of con­ tion for both proposals. trol over contracts in the mari­ The Bonner proposals had been time industry. .the subject of closed door hearings Representative George P. Miller which both SUP and SIU A&G (Dem. C^lif.) touched off the pro­ District representatives had de­ test. _ He declared that kicking clined to attend on the ground maiifime unions around was no that the unions are unalterably op­ way to solve merchant marine posed to any legislation which problems and would only succeed would infringe on the right of sea­ in driving skilled men out of the men to bargain on wages and con­ ditions. industry. Meanwhile ,a West Coast ship­ owner spokesman, Paul St. Sure, neatly picked up the cue from committee chairman Herbert Bon­ ner (Dem.-NC) and came out for a special Government board to rule all maritime labor contracts. St. Sure is president of the pow­ erful Pacific Maritime Association. The controls plan also received WASHINGTON—-An attempt to undermine maritime union the endorsement of Maritime Ad- provisions covering shipboard working rules and^ overtime niinisti'ator Clarence C. Morse. The Morse and St. Sure state­ payments may be in the offing. The Federal Maritime Board ments supported contentions by is currently meeting with rep-f of subsidized eliminating overtime. some Washingtoji observers that a resentatives While no proposals have yet Government-shipowner drive is shipping companies in what is shaping up to reduce shipping described as a "review" of all as­ emerged from-the FMB meetings, costs at the expense of American pects of seafaring overtime pay­ the "review" of overtime , payments may be linked with Rep. Herbert ments. seaman. Bonner's proposal- to subject sea Scope Of OT Previously Representative Bon­ The review is taking up the unions and their contracts to the ner had proposed that all maritime union contractual matters be put scope and cost of overtime work rule of a Government agency. The under control of a Government as well as the "necessity and justi­ agency would have power to pass body with absolute power to decide fication" for overtime and com­ on wage terms, contract rules and what unions could and could not pany proposals for reducing or clarifications. Gov't, Shipowners Plan Attack On Overtime Pay City, second altematie. Both are Seafarers. Took College Test All of the 18 candidates who ap­ plied for the scholarships were re­ quired to take the standard College Entrance Examination Board tests as well as to submit references and transcripts of their high school rec­ ords. In making its recommenda­ tions, the board of college adminStories on each of the five 1955 scholarship award win­ ners will appear in future is­ sues of the SEAFARERS LOG. istrators took into account the ap­ plicants' test performance, their scholastic record in high school and their record of extra-curricular activity. Of this year's winners. Seafarer Pickett Lusk has been a member of the SIU for almost 12 years. He joined the Union in the Port of New Orleans in July, 1943, two yeai's after his graduation from Aberdeen High School in Aber­ deen, Mississippi. He sails in tlie deck department. Alternate Last Year Lusk, who is 31 years old, had an excellent high school record with grades consistently in the high BO's and low 90's. He narrowly missed out on last year's awards, being named as an alternate. Since tne Scholarship Plan permits a candi­ date to re-apply Lusk tried again and was rewarded for his per­ sistence. Seafarer Joe Kite has also been a member of the SIU for a good many years joining the Union in New York in 1949. He sails regu­ larly as electrician on SlU-contracted ships. He is from Jackson­ ville, Florida, and also compiled a fine record in schools in that city. Lembhard Howell of New York walked off with most of the honors at New York's Charles Evans Hughes High School (formerly Tex­ tile High School). At graduation in June, 1954, Howell won the school's top prize, the gold medal Dooley award given to the student who maintains high scholastic rating as well as character and ability; the Horton Memorial Award for excel­ lence in science and three other citations. He was president of the school's general organization and was on the staff of both the school newspaper and the publication of the math and science departments. He is 19 years old. His father, Seafarer Cleveland A. Howell, has been an SIU member since October, 1947, and sails in the steward department. Susan Folts, one of the two girl winners this year, graduated from Tulsa Central High School this spring, and stood in the upper 10 percent of her graduating class, with a grade of "excellent" in (Continued on page 4) J �SWAPA R EUS Fa» Fcof . zac Juae 24, 1959 SHIPPING ROUND-UP AND FORECAST SHIPPING FROM JUNE IJHROUGH JUNE 14 Registered Port Boston .,....... New York Phila Balto Norfolk ........ Savannah Miami .......... Tampa ;. ' Mobile ........ N. Orleans--..................... I^ake Ohas.. Houston a Relaxing these days, thanks to a $150 monthly disability pension from the SlU, Seafarer Walter Stoll and his wife catch a cool breeze outside their comfortable little cottage in Savannah. Stoll began receiving the disability pay just a few nionths ago. It's 'Foniid $$' To SIU Pensioner San |K--•.. l2»i:a«iM« cause that brought together people like maritime union pioneer An­ drew Furuseth and "Fighting Bob" LaFollette of Wisconsin. Deck B Eng. A 4 33 21 11 4 4 3 5 6 10 16 4 14 8 7 85 24 33 3 3 1 5 21 36 5 24 6 13 10 3 22 11 32 5 2 3 1 10 15 9 13 1 9 9 Deck B Eng. A Eng. B 3 320 146 Eng. B . 276 Stew. A 5 70 18 26 11 3. 15 5 27 34 7 14 4 8 5 145 Stew. B 2 20 • 6 26 4 6 6 1 1 9 2 15 3 12 9 stew. A Stew. B 252 122 Total A 19 236 69 108 23 11 19 12 80 109 19 62 15 43 25 ToUl B 9 75 , 20 79 20 12 13 5 16 30 21 . 44 18 35 26 Total A 848 Total Reg. 28 311 89 185 43 23 32 17 96 .139 40 106 .23 78 51 Total B Total Reg. 413 1261 Shipped Port Boston New Y< Norfolk .. Savannah Miami ... Tampa .. Eng. A Deck A Deck B Deck C 3 81 18 48 6 1 3 1 10 32 11 19 4 33 21 3 24 6 40 7 1 4 1 2 19 5 8 3 11 13 0 2 13 59 0 21 1 41 5 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 11 0 3 . 34 1 5 0 • 18 1 3 0 25 2 18 Deck A Deck B 291 147 Fire In Hold Licked By Neva West Crew HOUSTON—Worried families and friends of Seafarers aboard the Neva West (Bloomfield) breathed easier this past Monday, following the report that the ship had arrived in Bremen, Germay, on June 20, • one day ahead of schedule, Fire had broken out in the No. 1 hold of the ship on June 10, but was brought under control by the quick work of the crew. The blaze apparently originated in a cargo of cotton within the hold, but the crew brought water hoses (Continued from page 3) to bear on the burning bales by more than half her courses. She burning a hole right through-the deck, company representatives in­ has been active on the school stu­ formed SIU agent C. M. Tannehill dent council and school orchestra as well as serving as an officer of here. The flames were gotten out af­ her church Sunday school. She is ter about 20 bales of cotton -vyere 17 years of age. Her father is Seafarer Myron E. damaged by the fire and a number of others were water-soaked. From Folts, an SIU member since June, all reports, no member of the crew 1947, and sails in the deck depart­ was injui-ed during the fighting of ment on SIU ships. the original blaze. Among Top Ten Constance J. Cole of Yonkers, New York, has attended Roosevelt High School in that City and stands in the top ten percent of Authorities in the port city a class of 280 students in the col­ of Saigon, Indo-China, are lege preparatory section. Her out­ activities include participa­ clamping down once again on side tion in the Spanish club, school the circulation of travelers dramatics, history club, school checks, and US and other for­ service league and choir. eign curi-ency, in av all-out ef­ Her father. Seafarer John Cole, fort to lick the flourishing black market. All such currency must received his SIU membership in be declared and secured with New York in August, 1949, and the master of the vessel before sails in the engine department. Panel Of Educators crevvmembers go ashore. Fail­ The panel of educators which ure to do so means seamen not made the recommendations cononly run the risk of having their money confiscated, but isisted of C. William Edwards, di­ also face possible fines or addi­ rector of admissions, Princeton tional penalties. The amount of University; Elwood C. Kastner, registrar. New York University; local currency that can be taken ashore at any time is 400 pias­ Miss Edna M. Newby, director of tres, equivalent to $11.20 in admissions. New Jei'sey College American hionej-. addition, for Women, Rutgers University; the cigarette^ issue to crewmem- F, D. Wilkinson, registrar, Howard bers during the entire stay in University, and Bernard Ireland, Saigon must be limited to one assistant director of' admissions, Columbia College, Columbia carton (200 cigarettes). University. • : Scholarship Awards To 5 Saigon Ciirb.s Smokes 7 81 27 47 9 5 3 2 32 39 7 24 5 22 10 Deck A SAVANNAH—It's a long way from Australia '83 to Savan­ nah '55, but Seafarer Walter Stoll, 72, has made it with hardly a scratch. A veteran of 52 years of sailing, including two world wars, the SIU oldtimer-*^ that followed, he was on the pickethas well earned the rest and line many of the beefs to Wilmington security guaranteed him as gainduring the three-watch system, a one of the latest men to make the SIU disability roster. Comfortably established today in a modest cottage of his own in the southeastern section of this port 'city, Stoll, his wife and "Katinka" the cat make up a cosy household group. Paid Off Paoli He paid off his last ship, the tanker Paoli (Cities Service) last November, and found he would have to call it quits. As a result he is now receiving an income of $230.50 a month, $150 of which comes from the SIU Welfare Plan in the form of the Union disability benefit. The remainder is the S80.50 he receives from the US Social Security Administx'ation. Stoll finds that the recently in­ creased SIU payments, up from $25 to $35 a week plus his Social Se­ curity is ample to handle all his needs and permit him to live free of money worries. Stoll is quick to point out also that his total benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan each month are considerably more than he receives from the Government. "Those checks from the Welfare Plan come in regular like clockwork and they're almost double my Social Security. "Most young fellows today don't realize what a terrific thing the Welfare Plan is for oldtimers liko myself. We've been through the mill all right," he noted, "but we did it then not knowing what we'd see from it 15 or 20 years later. This is like 'found money' to us, because we never dreamed of any­ thing like a disability benefit or a welfare plan altogether when the SIU first began." A native of New South Wales, Australia, Stoll first started going to sea at the age of 20 aboard the four-masted full-rigger Keivinbank. He grossed what amounted to nearly $22 monthly at the time. Job In The Park "The way things worked then, you had to deal through the ship­ ping master. I was lucky; I met one in a New York park one day who got me aboard the SS NewYork of the American Lines as a coalpasser. There's no point tell­ ing Vfbat conditions, were then. You just figure we were paid .$30 a month then and take it from there. It wasn't what you w'ould call 'high living'." Alwaj's a union man, Stoll joined the-old ISU in 1R12. In the years peck A Deck C 27 Eng. A 246 Eng. B 2 28 11 41 5 2 3 2 5 26 5 10 1 28 9 Eng. B 178 Eng. Stew. A 2 0 8 63 7 12 3 26 4 5 0 2 9 0 1 2 11 0 1 40 1 4 0 " 8 1 2 11 25 3 11 Eng. 40 stew. .A 222 Stew. B 0 19 6 22 6 0 7 2 2 20 0 13 1 16 13 Stew. B 127 Stew. C 0 8 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 1 0 Total A 7 "203 51 115 17 3 13 5 32 106 20 45 9 83 50 Total B 5 71 23 103 18 3 14 5 9 65 10 31 5 55 35 Stew. C Total A Total B 25 759 452 Total Total Ship. C 0 29 7 5 14 0 1 1 0 13 2 0 3 12 5 12 303 81 223 49 6 28 11 41 184 32 76 17 150 90 Total Total C Ship. 92 1303- Shipping throughout the A&G District continued on the uptrend in the past two weeks, as rhore new wprk opportuni­ ties became available to Seafarers and helped swell the num­ ber of men dispatched to jobs "to a new high for the year. Generally, shipping is the best it's been since last Septem­ ber. SIU halls shipped a total of 1303 Seafarers to jobs during this last two-week period, compared to a registration figure of 1261. Four ports (Baltimore, New Orleans, Seattle and San Francisco)" showed considerable increases over the last report, five dipped somewhat and the remainder stayed about the same. The boom in shipping was accompanied by a slight drop in the proportion of total jobs taken by class A registrants, a factor which reflected the lack of class A men oh the beach. This produced a moderate boost in the proportion of jobs which went to class B and C .seamen. Class A shipping accounted for 59 percent of the total, class B for 34 percent, and the remainder—7 percent—went to class Cs. All departments shared in the general shipping pros­ perity. The heavy activity in four ports, such as San Francisco, whose shipping more than doubled, took up the slight amount of slack in other ports, of which only Philadelphia, Savannah and Mobile shb.wed any appreciable drop. BOSTON: Quite slow; very little in sight . . . NEW YORK: Engine department ratings still hard to find; shipping holding firm arfU seen likely to remain that way . . . PHILADELPHIA: Despite dip, still good . . . BALTIMORE: Get­ ting better all the time . . . NOR­ FOLK: Nearly the same as last two weeks. Three ships due in to call for crews ... SAVANNAH: Still very quiet; should pick up soon; two ships due to pay off . . . MIAMI: Slight dip so far, should hold as is from no.v on . . . TAMPA: Slow; only usual in-transits due. . .MOBILE: Defi­ nitely on the slow bell; Golden City, Ames Victory due to crew up. . . . NEW ORLEANS: Past period good; prospects will remain for a while, seven payoffs due. . . LAKE CHARLES: Held up fairly well; about the same in prospect . . . HOUSTON: FairJy good; not too promising this pe­ riod . . . WILMINGTON: Slow; may squeeze out one payoff . . . SAN FRANCISCO: Terrific; ex­ pected to stay good .. . SEATTLE: Very good; likely to continue. Two payoffs due. t ^ SF Loaded With Jobs, More Duo SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping is breaking all bounds here as more ships come out -of lay-up on this coast and call for new crews. The latest dispatch figures show mor« than twice the number of men shipped in the last two'weeks than in the period before, and all signs point to continued prosper­ ity in the coming weeks. The num­ ber of men shipped was virtually double the port's registration, a total of 150 against 78 men regis­ tered. A hint at the welcome state of shipping affairs here is the fact that 11 class C seamen—men with­ out seniority of any kind—were able to ship out in the black gang, although there are quite a few Seafarers registered for jobs at the hall. r �June Z4, idSS SEAFAltERS V»gm P!y« IPG Hall Murder Plot Gunman MSTS On Senate Grill Sentenced To 5-7 Years For Unfair Competition WASHINGTON—^Under fire for, some time due to its com* petition with private ships, the Military Sea Transportation Service faces new questioning by the Senate Commerce/Com­ mittee. Hearings have been *' House Merchant Marine Com­ set for July 12 by Committee the mittee last year heard testimony time Cobb was arrested by detec­ The last two men, according to and file SIU members, after the chairman Senator Warren from' both Union and shipowner HACKENSACK, NJ—One chapter in the murder plot against SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall was closed last week as James E. Cobb, confessed triggerman in the plot, was sentenced to a five-to-seven year prison term. Cobb, a Tampa native, had told police that he was hired by SIU Port Agent Ray White for the attempt White's brother; and two others. meeting in Savannah, as a result last Christmas Eve, At that Carmen Priore and Edward Taffe. of vigorous questioning by rank tives while seated in a car with a loaded shotgun outside Hall's home in Montvale, NJ, Bergen County Judge Arthur J. O'Dea imposed the sentence, which is a concurrent term representing 11 to 16 years given Cobb on four counts. The jurist remarked in sentencing Cobb, "There's probably a price on your life now. Your life isii't worth much;, that is part of the penalty for what you did." Evidently Judge O'Dea was re­ ferring to reports that Cobb had balked going through with the plot and went through with it under considerable pressure from his co-conspirators. Bergen County authorities indicated their belief that he would have been "erased" in any event aftfer he completed his assignment. Set Up By White Cobb talked freely to police about the murder plot after his arrest. He was quoted as saying he was originally approached by Ray White and was promised $15,000 for the job, $2,000 of which he received and $13,000 to be paid by Ben Sterling, a New York attorney, after the murder was completed. Benjamin B.,Sterling, the New York attorney referred to by Cobb, Is the same man who for some time has been reported as smearing the SIU and its officers in general and Paul Hall in particular in a vituperative personal campaign in many areas. Later a Bergen Coun­ ty Grand Jui'y taking testimony on the murder plot reportedly w.is told by Sterling that he handled between twenty-six and twentyseven tliousand of money put up by the ILA for the election cam­ paign of Ray White, ILA Associates As a result of the investigation following Cobb's arrest and con­ fession "indictments were returned by the Bergen County Grand Jury against Ray White, who was seek­ ing to unseat Hall in the SlU elec­ tion at the time; Steely White, Ray MATES AT TUB SWAP AMPWATOJ T»B'pHSHTSOf4TV. A/£W LOW PRICES AMP YOUfZOWM PLACE.' OKWEPANDOreaAlED BfTHffSfiABARERS imvNiON'AeG'AR reports, are associates of key ihurder attempt had failed. The Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.) on representatives that MSTS wa« figures in the ILA. Five John Doe close relationship between White charges that MSTS is seriously carrying both passengers and cargo and the ILA is further under­ damaging privately-operated ship­ indictments were also returned. that could be handled by private At the time of his arrest White scored by the fact that Keith Al- ping. lines. was quoted as saying the charges sop. White's closest associate and Gov't Report Critical In 1953 the Potter subcommittee were "just a big smear" that was strongest supporter, is now on the "rigged" against him. The attempt ILA payroll. After his defeat as of the Senate Interstate and For­ 'Just a few months ago the re­ took place about three weeks be­ Galveston SIU port agent — in the eign Commerce Committee was port on Government transporta­ fore the conclusion qf the SIU's same election in which White was highly critical of MSTS activities tion services restated these criti­ Similar-y, cisms even more strongly. The 60-day elections in which Hall won defeated — Alsop became "secre­ in the shipping field. report has focused new attention a convincing victory over White tary-treasurer" of the phony ILA on MSTS. by a margin of 5,864 to 266. At seamen's union in New York which Despite the adverse criticism the time of the attempted murder, is now attempting to prey on for­ nothing yet has been done by the approximately 85 percent of the eign seamen. Defense Department to divert Attorney Ben Sterling's name is total ^ vote had been cast and the MSTS passenger and cargo traffic arrest could have had no bearing still connected with the ILA since into private channels. on the. election results. it has been learned that an em­ Senator Magnuson has been de­ In the course of the investiga­ ployee of his law office has been manding for several years that tion it was brought out that the working out of the office of the MSTS operations be cut back International Longshoremen's As­ ILA-chartered Maintenance Local sharply. "We have reached the sociation had actively intervened 1826 which is .supposed to do ship point in our merchant marine op­ in the SIU election in support of maintenance vvork on foreign-flag erations," he declared, "where we White. The ILA was motivated by runaway ships. The maintenance have to build it up, not take its a desire to eliminate Hall as a local is at 12 South Street, New After a brief, two-day strike figure of importance on the water­ York, next door to the ILA's "Uni­ against freight and passenger business away by use of Govern­ front because of his role in the ted International Seamen's Union" ship operators, the National ment-operated shipping." The Senator has already intro­ drive to oust the ILA from control at 4 South Street which serves as Maritime Union, CIO, and its con­ duced a bill ordering the Defense of New York longshoremen. a crimp hall for runaway flag ship­ tracted companies concluded 19.55 Department to give priority to pri­ ILA And Ben Sterling; owners. contract talks by signing an agree­ vate shipping where such shipping Long before the SIU elections White Now Fugitive ment, to set up a fund for sup­ got underway — commencing in Bergen County officials said plementary unemployment bene­ is available to carry Armed Forces shipments. February, 1954, prior to the second that the trial of the rest of those fits. waterfront election — Hall had involved in the murder plot would The operators will contribute 25 been the target of a vicious outside be held as soon as J. "Steely" cents per man per day to the fund attack. The ILA, attorney Ben White is apprehended. White is as well as another 25 cents to the Sterling, and others at their insti­ now hiding out as a fugitive from NMU welfare fund. The new fund gation*attempted to discredit Hall. justice. will be utilized beginning in 1956 Seafarers having any ques­ Charges of theft and corruption Oldtimers in the SIU who have to supplement unemployment in­ tions concerning their eligibilr were made against Hall by these been in numerous campaigns surance payments to seamen on ity for the benefits of the Sea­ persons and groups which led to against the Communists and the the beach in a manner to be de­ farers Welfare Plan are urged intensive investigations by numer­ mobs view the murder plot and cided on between the NMU and to get in touch with any SIU ous Government agencies of Hall. systematic attempt at character the companies. port official for assistance. The investigations were dropped assassination against Hall as but The strike did not seriously af­ The Seafarers Welfare Plan when the agencies determined one part of the struggle for decent fect shipping operations as all ma­ eligibility requirement is: A that the charges against Hall were trade unionism to which the SIU jor passenger vessels were at sea minimum of 90 days aboard groundless. is pledged. The membership of the at the time. SlU-contracted ships during These same individuals and„ SIU is also aware that this type of Tanker operators balked at the the preceding calendar year groups also attempted to spread attack on the SIU is continuing and terms of the freight settlement but (1954) and one day during the their false charges to newspaper will continue. Nonetheless, the accepted the terms of the freight 90 days immediately preced­ labor columnists, local unions, in­ SIU membership has repeatedly agreement after a one week walk­ ing application for a benefit. ternational unions and the top of­ gone on record to support the AFL out by NMU tanker crews. SIU officials will also give ficers of both labor federations. in its campaign to establish a Major details yet to be decided prompt assistance to Seafarers It was hoped by this attempt to democratic longshoremen's union on include the question of eligi­ having questions on any part discredit Hall and thereby cut off and to continue its support until bility for the supplementary unem­ of the SIU'i broad welfare labor support to the AFL water­ the AFL program has been estab­ ployment benefits. The contract program. front drive. Hall was one of the lished on the New York waterfront. will run for three years. five-man trustee group for the new longshore union and was ac­ tive in the drive on the watei-front Throwing in For A Real Cool One level. This approach to eliminate or neutralize Hall as an anti-ILA fac­ tor proved non-productive. It was at this point that the ILA In des­ peration cast^round for someone inside the I^U to oppose Hall, After repeated failures throughout the SIU A&G District to get a front man, a deal was made on White's terms with Sterling and the ILA-whereby White would op­ pose Hall. The ILA then turned over considerable sums of money to White. White Took ILA Money Bergen County's chief assistant prosecutor, Fred Galda, who went to Tampa to investigate White's connection with the plot, was quoted as saying that the ILA had given White at least $40,000 and there was "big money floating all over the place down there." Investigation disclosed that the airline credit card Issued to ILA president William Bradley was used by White and Cobb for their trips between New York and Tampa, White supporters were so wellhealed that in Savannah one White associate, the then port agent Seafareri In New Orleans hall throw in for berths aboard the McAllister Victory as dis­ Jeff Morrison, spent $300 for mail­ patcher Joe Martello calls jobs. Ship is one of vessels that has been taken out of the reserve ings alone. This money had been fleet for use in "Operation Blue Jay," the summertime run to US bases in Greenland and advanced to him by White. Mor­ other Arctic points. SlU-contracted Robin Line is operating vessel. rison admitted this at an SIU port NMU Signs Freighter, Tanker Pact •;?!! MI '^•^1 •m m Amy Questions On SIU Welfare? ;-3l -ill -^1 �SEAFARERS LOG Fare Six Minus Cooks Union, Commies Turn VIor fare On Lundeberg still reeling from the blow which stripped them of - their last area of influence among seagoing unions in the United States, the mortified and shame­ faced Communist party apparatus Is now concentrating its prop­ aganda fire on those responsible for its smashing defeat. Thus Harry Lundeberg, under whose leadership the AFL Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North Amer­ ica and its West Coast affiliates defeated the Communist-dominated stewards and cooks organization, is subject number one for the party's smear mill. Aside from the fact that it is al­ ways expedient for the Commu­ nist-line followers to have some­ thing to attack, their interest in Lundeberg is the result of the ignominious po.sition into which he has thrust them in their relations with the international party ap­ paratus. As far as the Communist international is concerned, when the CP of the United States lost out to Lundeberg they sinned heavily. Lost Tight Control For years, in addition to control of the West Coast longshoremen, the party held tight control over the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards. The latter was the party's foot into the pas­ sageways of US ships. Lundeberg, with the assistance of Vince Ma- party-line publication — some of lone and the Marine Firemen's which are mailed to ships' crews— Union, changed all that by the re­ the Daily Worker, the Rank and cent collective bargaining victory File NMU Pilot, the Black Gang over the Stewards Section of Harry News, Portlight, Marine Bulletin, Bridges' ILWU. In the old days, Floodtide and Harry Bridges' Dis­ when the party had a little more fat patcher. Rewrite History on it, heads would have rolled after such a tactical defeat. Now the in­ The particular tack of all these ternational CP must be content sheets is to rewrite maritime his­ with gnashing its teeth and tongue tory to discredit Lundeberg and to lashing the local party boys. ignore all of his efforts as a con­ In their attempt to stay in good sistent fighter for seamen's wel­ grace the CP tacticians of the US fare. In concentrating their fire have ordered an all-out barrage on on Lundeberg, however,* these Lundeberg via every one of its or­ Communist publications have un­ gans. The theme of the party wittingly highliglited his consistent strategy is: "Smear Lundeberg!," and determined anti-Communist and the line is evident in every position down through the years. '' June 24, 1855 Sign EnrollnienI; Cards Seafarers are urged to make a careful double-cfieck when they fill out their enrollment cards for the new family hospital-surgi­ cal benefits provided by the SIU Welfare Plan, because many of the cards filed so far lack the signature of the Seafarer in­ volved to make everything official. The absence .of a proper sig­ nature at the time of a claim can complicate or delay approval at the worst possible moment when aid of some kind is actually needed. NY Jobs Boom Along; Sandboat Takes Crew NEW YORK—Shipping in this port nudged still higher during the last two weeks, reflecting the boom in job opportuni­ ties for Seafarers all along the line. The number of men dispatched exceeded the SOO--*^" mark again after a lapse of able to Seafarers came with the ad­ nine months. dition of another ship to the SIUOne of the newest vessels avail- contracted Construction Aggre­ gates Corporations' sandboat fleet. A Government-owned ship, oper­ ated by the US Department of En­ gineers, the SS Chester Harding has all the latest wrinkles both in crew comforts and in its extensive "sand-sucking" apparatus. CA has acquired the ship on time-charter fi-om the Engineers. Air-Cfonditioned Ship Diesel-equipped, the Harding is air-conditioned throughout and said to have a recreation room aft that is about five times as large as A well-known figure in the the messroom on a C-2 or C-3. The ship is expected to operate successful campaign of the Marine Cooks and Stewards— out of Maracaibo, Venezuela, until AFL, on West Coast ships. New December, when it will probably York patrolman Charles Mathis shift to Rio de Janeiro and a big died on June 16. Mathis was well dredging job that the company ex­ known to Seafarers, SUP members pects there. and others for his active partic­ Under the terms of the agree­ ipation in the 5-year fight to oust ment with CA covering the new the Communist-dominated National vessel, the manning scale includes Union of Marine Cooks and Stew­ 49 unlicensed men. which accounts ards from control of West Coast for a considerable number of addi­ steward department men. He was tional jobs for Seafai-ers. 35 years of age. In another vein, Claude Sim­ For the past year in the course mons, SIU assistant secretaryof the two elections that were held measurer and Union port agent in on West Coast ships, Mathis New York, cautioned all SIU crews worked out of the MCS-AFL New to get their repair lists in on time York office. Before that he had so that proper action by the Union sailed on West Coast ships for a and company can be taken to remedy the fault. period of 16 years. C. Matbis, WC Cooks' Patrolman from the earliest days of the re­ vival of US maritime unionism. In their eagerness to do an allaround job on Lundeberg, the Commies have ceased their attacks on everyone else. Even the NMU "Rank-and-File Pilot", which re­ presents the highly vocal Commu­ nist group in that organization, has shifted its fire away from Joe Curran and speaks sweetly of him but screams hysterically against Lundeberg. All of which, of course, implies that although he has hurt them many tihies before, Lundeberg has knocked a big hole in the Commies' heads—one that they'll never recover from. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Wirittsn fop heading expert on biying Tricking Mattress Buyers A San Francisco reader has written us voicing the feel­ ings of confusion most people feel when they go to buy a mattress. She writes: "Would you please give us some Information so I can .sort my way through the maze of claims made for mattresses?" One reason mattresses are so confusing to buy is the practice of some manufacturers of paying the sales clerks in the stores money for pushing certain brands. The other confusing trick in the mattress business is the use of "step-ups." Some of the less scrupulous installment stores may price one mattre.ss at $39, another at $49, a third at $59, and so on, when the only difference among them may be the design of the ticking. Because of these practices and the confusion of claims, it is best to disregard brand names and examine sales­ men's recommendations with care. Instead, shop mat­ tresses by specifications. You have to compare the quality of three factors: the ticking (covering), filling and con­ struction. Mattresses are often labeled as to contents. For the specifications that are not on the label, you'll have to ask the store and evaluate by your own scrutiny. Brand Name No Guide Another reason why you can't depend on brand names as a guide 'to value, is that the same manufacturer may make different grades, and various stores will sell them at varying prices. In my own experience, the mattresses sold by retailers under their private-brand names are better values than those under nationally-advertised brand names. The ticking should be firmly and closely woven both to iresist wear and help hold the mattress in shape. The strongest tickipg. is made, of eloaely-woven twill-weav# cotton. Tickings also come in different "weights." The so-called six-ounce ticking is only moderate quality; the stronger eight-ounce ticking is preferable. The tickipgs with fancy designs and colors are^often used as an ex­ cuse to get an exorbitantly higher price for a mattress of the same construction. The filling of the fhost widely-sold and reasonable mat­ tresses is generally an innerspring upholstered with lay­ ers of padding. Generally there are two types of innerspring units; those with several hundred small coils in­ dividually pocketed in muslin, and those with larger but fewer coils. The latter is not as soft, but is less expensive and often sturdier. But even the large-coil type should have at least 180 coils. Horsehair More Durable A fair-quality innerspring mattress will have the innerspring unit covered with white cotto'n felt and sisal pads, ill a ratio perhaps of 65-70 per cent white cotton and the rest sisal. Costlier mattresses may have some hair in the filling which makes a firmer and often more durable mat­ tress. But note In the ads and label how much of the hair is horsehair and how much is the cheaper and less durable and resilient hog-hair. Whether the mattress is upholstered with hair, cotton or a combination, you can instruct the store that you want it made up especially firm. It's advisable to do so because more filling is used and you get a more durable mattress for the money. Construction Is another important point to check. Often les.s-expensive mattresses are made with a roll edge. The border of the mattress is sewn so it forms a roll all around. Berfter mattresses have a prebuilt border. This is a strip of quilted ticking sewn all around the edge of the mat­ tress to hold the top ticking to the bottom. This helps-) the mattress hold its .shape better. But a prebuilt-border mattress should not cost you more than $5 more than a roll-edge mattress of the same specifications. If you do buy a roll-edge, make sure it has at least several rows of stitching on the side walls to reinforce the filling. Air Holes And Handles Other desirable construction details include air holes in the sides and handles for turning the mattress. "Tuftless" mattresses merely have the tufting concealed beneath the ticking—not a decisive detail. When tufts are visible, note that button or lace tufts are more secure than those of raw cotton. * Sprfaigs: With an innerspring mattress you need a box spring or a coil spring with closed-top construction (either convolute coils or fiat bands forming a platform). With "solid" mattresses—all hair or all cotton—you should have a softer spring, such as the open coil type. Box springs should have at least 63 coils and, preferably, closer to 72. Foam Rubber Mattresses: These cost more than fairly" good innerspring mattresses (although many retailers and discount houses now cut prices on them). They also re­ quire a special high spring. Their advantages ai*e longer wear, no repair costs and no vermin or allergy problems. Disadvantages are that some people consider them too soft and some say they're warm in hot weather. The standard thickness is four and one-half inches; some re­ tailers sell thin pads as rubber mattresses. As previously warned here in relation to upholstered furniture, foam rubber noticeably varies in firmness. Some foam rubber has more air holes, which m^ns less rubber and less firmness. Check this point in foam rubber mattresses and upholstery by pressing the foam rubber between your hands. • �SEAFARERS Juno U, 1»5S • RADPORD ISLAND (CIHM Sarv lea). May 14—Chairman, D. LIvtnfatan> Saeratary, a, Fava. I. J. Torra elected new ahip'a delegate. Said ha would da his best at the Job, Balance of ship's fund is $42.53. Deck dele­ gate elected. All engine dept. foc'sles weia painted. Communications on benefits were discussed and carried unanimously. Members on this ship thought it was the greatest plan ever heard of. Dayman's screen door is not fixed yet, but expect it will be shortly. Juha 4-:-Chairman, O. Livlpgston; Saeratary, O. Fava. Boston agent told ship's delegate he would take care of the linen situation with the company and also about getting a better grade of coffee aboard. Balance of ship's fund is $64.33, an Increase of $22 since the last meeting. Recent com­ munication from ireadquarters read Digest of ships' Meetings and accepted unanimously. Motion was made and carried that deck dele­ gate see patrolman about steering at night. Contract states no unnecessary work between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. Ship's delegate requested that some money hd used from ship's fund to buy a hot plate and games. Ship's delegate wants to see patrolman for explanations on the shifting of watches when a new man comes aboard. SANTA VENETIA (Mar-Trade), May 1—Chairman, W. H. Narrcl; Secretary, F. Van Duse. D. Jones elected ship's delegate. It was suggested under good and welfare that crew be careful of socks and handkerchiefs in washing machines. It was requested that crew pick up cups and dishes and help i keep pantry and messhall clean. Lea\'e coffee for the watch alone. Also to clean sinks and washing machines eafh time they are used. May 22—Chairman, J. Meehan; Sec­ retary, Frank Van Dusen. Communi-cations from headquarters accepted and concurred. No beefs in all three departments except for a small amount of disputed overtime. Frank Van Dusen elected secretary-reporter. Motion was made and carried that new mattresses be put aboard, and a new washing machine for crew. It was clarified that permltmen had just as much voice as~"a bookmember at the ship's meetings. The crew would like to hear from these men. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), May 29—Chairman, A. Alexander; Secretary, R. Webb. Captain prom­ ised to paint messroom next trip. Ship's fund $10. Communications from headquarters read, accepted and concurred in. Carried unanimously. It was requested that cigarettes'and other trash be kept out of coffee cups. Checking on getting new mattresses. Crew should be made to give 24 hours notice before anyone quits, so that they may get a proper replacement. headquarters. Carried unanimously. Things running smooth. OCEAN OINNV (Maritime Ovarsaas), February 2$—Chairman, R. Costa; Secretary, A. Staavansan. Read repair list from last voyage. Motion made and carried to have repairs done in San Francisco. Eight hours di.spiited overtime to be taken up with patrol­ man upon arrival. Motion made and carried that crew see patrolman in Frisco about rust In fresh water tanks. No beefs. March 1—Chairman, R. Caata; Sae­ ratary, F. Otialaf. Repairs on refrig- erator In crew mess and ice making machine are to be done in Wilming­ ton. Painting of quarters will be done as we go along. Ash trays are to be used, not cups. All soiled linen is tobe returned to locker ..before clean ones are used. Ship's delegate is to see captain about a mailing address other than the one in New York. OREMAR (Ore), May 11—Chairman, S. Thayer; Secretary, E. Powell. A list of sea chest gear to be made nut and given to patrolman for future trips. Ship's fund $8.08. $S paid out for ship's radio aerial and latch for library. Remainder $3.08. Election of deck delegate to take place. Com­ munications from headquarters ac­ cepted and carried unanimously, Charges will be brought against any man who goes to the engineers with beefs. Repair list to be made up. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), May 2»—Chairman. C. Qulnnt; Secre­ tary, J. Fay. To elect ship's delegate. •$24.33 in ship's fund. Motion made and carried that ship's fund be used for Union brothers on the ship only. Steward asked for money to get new films in Mobile: pantryman requested that p.sntry be kept clean at all times. New repair list to be made up. May 31—Secretary, F. Kustura. Special meeting was called to discuss the new benefits in the SlU Welfare Plan. VALCHEM (Valentine), May SiChairman, R. Thompson; Secretary, L. Haqmann. Minutes of previous meet­ ing were' posted. Sixteen inch fans were ordered for bosun, deck mainte­ nance. and steward rooms. Repair list to be made by ship's delegste. A new refrigerator was ordered for crew's mess and engine dept. Rooms will be painted after ship comes out of shipyard. Thirt.v^two dollars col­ lected since last meeting. Ship's fund now $.'55.35. Headquarters communica­ tions accepted and concurred. Sug­ gested that .ship's delegate see chief engineer about keeping an extra wa.shing machine motor aboard, because the one they have now is burned out. Ship's delegate requested ail dele­ gates to turn in four copies of repair list. MARYMAR (Calmar), May 24— Chairman, J. Markham; Secrstar9, A. Raasko. New ship's delegate elected. J. Markham. Ship's secretary-reporter sent a letter to headquarters. Balance of ship's fund is $18.28. It was sug­ gested that all repairs to be turned into department heads so that action may be taken. Ship's delegate was re­ quested to notify mate to have foc'sles painted in the deck depart­ ment. OCEAN NIMET (Maritime Overseas), May 22—Chairman, J. MeCellum; Sec­ retary, J." Parish. A new library was put aboard this vessel at Raymond, JOHN S. KULUKUNDIS (Tankshlp), tVashington. Repairs were taken care May IS—Chairman, C. McAlpinc; Sec­ of, and a new slopchest was put retary, V. FItigereld. All quarters aboard. All headquarters communica­ have hcen painted and all repairs tions were accepted and concurred in. completed, last voyage. Delegate will Captain says he will try, to get see the captain and have fans put in customs agent to clear all souvenirs. rooms. Make repair Ust while ship L. J. Sheehan elected ship's secretaryis homeward hound. Sanitary men reporter. It was voted unanimously should take turnv in keeping their that the Union keep up the good laundry room clean. Vote of thanks work regarding the USPHS hospitals. to steward department for work wellMay 3$—Chairman, J. Pulliam; $ccdone. ratary, J. McCollum. It is a unanimous decision of the membership that LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), Harr.v Lundeberg wholeheartedly en­ May 22—Chairman, C, Kaust; Secre­ deavors to do a good job for all Sea­ tary, S. Rivera. Motion made and farers end we are ready to hack him carried for mate to see captain about up. All communications from head­ repairs. Previous ship's delegate -paid quarters carried unanimously. off in San Francisco because of ill­ ness. New one elected. Had to stop SANTORE (Ore), June It—Chair­ in Colon. Panama, to repair boilers. man, J. VanSant; Secretary, R. Mason. Stayed there four days and crew Washing machine is broken and it is really enjoyed themselves. Motion doubtful that it will he nepaired in made and carried to accept head­ Baltimore. Repair list has been turned quarters communications. Ship's sec­ in to department heads. Ship's dele­ retary reported elected. It was re­ gate will see port agent in Canada quested that any crewmember who about gelling crew fre.sh milk. An becomes injured report same to dele­ improvement is shown in menus. Re­ gate or dept. head. They are to get port on additional welfare benefits the report signed and filed with ail was read and accepted 100 percent. details on it. This is to insure an Carried unanimously. Ship's treasurer easier way of collecting Maintenance elected. It was suggested that a ship's and Cure. fund be started. An empty can will be put in the recreation room for ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), June 1 contributions. —Chairman, E. Johnson; Secretary, C. Parker. All questions on new BALTORE (Ore.), June 1—Chairman, welfare plan answered by patrolman Ceorqa Cass; Secretary, L. Geragty. from headquarters. Motion made and Repair lists to be made up to be turned carried to accept and concur In com­ over to patrolman. Ship's delegate got munication on new welfare set-up. lo-'s lifted against two crewmemhers. Tiiere is a few hours disputed over­ Balance of ship's fund $11.19. Soma time in the engine department: every­ disputed overtime. No beefs. Com­ thing else running smoothly. munications were accepted and car­ ried unanimously. More sanitary sup­ ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), plies needed for engine department. May 30—Chairman, Peter V. Hammel; Requested that cold supper be served Secretary, C. Gallant. A new agitator in hot weather. Members were asked was bought for washing machine. Cap­ to take better care of washing ma­ tain requested wipers help keep pas­ chine. sageways sougeed. A couple of beefs were settled satisfactorily and every­ ANN MARIE (Bull), Juna 1—Chair­ thing running smooth. Balance in man, R. Cowdny; Saeratary, L. Calship's treasury is $16.20 in cash and deron. Crew radio repaired. Ship's $3 in stamps. Engine delegate is get­ treasurer elected. Ship's fund con­ ting of this ship, must e?ect a now tains $3. Communications from head­ one. All communications from head­ quarters read and accepted. Port quarters were accepted and con­ agent to be contacted regarding curred in. Ship's treasurer elected. shortage - of stores. Ship's delegate Wipers were informed that they have asked crew's cooperation to keep two hours of sanitary work to be laundry clean. done. Requested that no one go into messhall in their shorts and to pick VALCHEM (Valentine), Juna 10— up and replace cups when they are Chairman, D. Williams; Secretary, M. finished - with their coffee. Rocknic. Recent communications from June 3—Chairman, T. Waams; Sae­ headquarters accepted and concurred. ratary, P. Kammal. Read and -dis- Everything running smoothly aboard cus.sed recent communication from - this ship. •r Pure Seven LOG SlU Backs Teamsters In Fight BOSTON—Seafearers and members of AFL and CIO unions in the Greater Boston area and throughout southeastern New England are backing AFL Teamsters in their resistance to a general lockitut called in retaliation for an I BT-authorized walkout at a handful of general cargo hauling firms. The original beef, involving first began on June 15, Seafarers area has affected everything ex­ only 300 teamsters at seven have, stood ready to lend whatever cept deliveries of food, medicine, conilpanies, was mushroomed by the employer action into an in­ dustry-wide shutdown in New England involving some 12,000 member^ of the AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters and 328 trucking firms. Since the lockcfut aid was needed in the Teamsters' beef. The SlU and IBT-^have work­ ed together here and elsewhere in the US on similar beefs many times in the past. The employer-enforced halt in trucking movements over the wide Tramp Transfer Policy Zoomed Rates;MA Moans WASHINGTON—The folly of the easy ship transfer pro­ gram has finally penetrated to the Maritime Administration itself. Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse is complaining that as a result of the'*' by the SUP-manned Coast­ wholesale transfers, remain­ petition wise Line for permission to char­ ing US flag tramps are hold­ ter a Government-owned ship out ing up the Government for exces­ sive freight rates. Morse reported that the Mari­ time Administration had "its ears knocked down" by Congress for pei-mitting easy transfers and in­ ferred that perhaps the criticism was well deserved in light of what has happened since. The Maritime Administrator's remarks came in the course of a of the reserve fleet. ^ Tramp opera­ tors protested the charter saying they should get first crack at it. In - the course of the hearing Morse remarked that the tramps are making "too much hay while the sun shines" and should reduce the charter rates to the Govern­ ment because the US had bailed them out last year by permitting them to transfer half their ships. fuel and perishable items. Both the union and truckers have guaran­ teed free movement of these com­ modities. Employers Association Calling of the shutdown by representatives of the truckers' as­ sociation followed an earlier agree­ ment by the companies that they would stand as a single unit against any attempt by the AFL drivers to strike any small or large group of trucking firms. However, the strategy has only succeeded in throwing more haul­ ing business from the area to rail­ roads and airlines who have been quick to take advantage of the situation. On another front. House Ma­ jority Leader John W. 'McCormack has called on the Office of Defense. Mobilization in Washington to give Boston its fair share of the traffic that will flow from the new multi­ million-dollar barter program sponsored by the Federal Govern­ ment. He pointed to the need for addi­ tional Government storage facili­ ties in New England to help handle the millions of tons of cargo which are to be shipped in and out of the US under the program within the next few months. REVIiW of TSIAIS anil APPEALS CONDUCTED JANUARY-JUNE 1955 The fifth review of trials and appeals, appearing below, follows the pattern of the past with a very small number of charges being brought during the six-month period. This rdView, covering the period January 1 through June 15, 1955, contains just seven charges and one appeal. All evidence points to the fact that the-membership is adhering to shipboard and .shoreside standards as approved in the membership vote on the union's constitution. Only a bare handful of instances of violation mar the pattern. Of the seven trials in the last six months, there were five convictions and two acquittals. The one appeal resulted in an order for a retrial. The SIU has issued these trials and appeals reports regularly since the adoption of a new constitution in 1952. The first report was issued July 10, 1953, and reports have followed every six months. The Union constitution specifies that trials are to be conducted by elected rank and file committees. Officials are not permitted to serve. The trials follow courtroom procedure as closely as possible. The accused niust receive proper notification, has the right to cross-ex­ amine witnesses and present witnesses in his behalf, and the right of appeal to a rank and file appeals committee as well as the Union's international convention. All steps in the pro­ cedure go before Union membership meetings for approval or disapproval. March 10. 1955 AecuMd: 0-7. Accuser: H-193 Charges: While a crewmember aboard the Hilton, accused was drunk and un­ able to perform duties for six successive "days: accused also performed constantly in recreation room and brought Union into disrepute accordingl.v. Trial committee: R. Ramos R-195. T. Gorman G-105. F. Tomine T-311j R. Ruff R-23, W. Mellon M-91. Findings: Guilty as charged on both counts. Fined $30 on each count for a total of $100. .4. t March 11, 1953 Accused: F-216. Accuser: W-1 Charges: Accused, without authorization from membership, employed an outside commercial photographer and attempted to get him into the New Orleans hall to take photographs of special Union proceedings and information for the pur­ poses of unauthorized and unlawful dis­ closure of such private Union business and proceedings. Trial committee; R. .1. O'Connor O-40, F. Lambcrti L-I15, M. White M-47, G. W. Charaplin G-368. F. M. Mateo M-306. Findings. Guilty as charged. Expelled from membership. (See Appeals). i "April 21, 1955 Accused: M-174, Accuser: S-3. Cherges: Accused reported to SS Alex­ andra under influence of liquor; accused shipped from New York to a Boston job. got transportation and a $20 draw from captain and then left ship at 8 AM with­ out giving required 24 hours* notice or calling hall for replacements accused re­ fused to surrender Union book to agent work of the steward department: accused x^lille on charges: accused came to Boston assaulted chief steward. Trial committee; Same as above. hall drunk on two occasions.' Trial cammlttee: T. H. Tuoh.v T-235: Findings: Guilty as charged. $50 fine G. B. Dunn D-258. E. Baris B-59, R. Ben­ on each count for a total of $100. nett, B-101. E. W. Haskins H-306. D. K. 4' 4" 4" Hines H-18. June 2. 1955 Findings: Guilty as charged. Fined $25 Accused: P-142. Accuser: B-4 for each of four violations, $100 in all. Charges: Accused entered foc'sle of chief steward at midnight and threatened 4" Sj" him with knife. April 21, 1955 Trial committee: K. Foster F-4, B. Accused: W-166. Accusers: M-32.'W-1. Principe P-52. S. Shrimpton S-567. J. Charges: Accused interfered with door­ Felton F-Bl. M. Santiago S-49. man in the carrying out of his duties; Findings: Not Guilty, No evidence to accused entered New Orleans hall while support charge. Accused reprimanded into.xicated and refused to leave when for entering steward's foc'sle at that ordered to do so by doorman; accused hour, causing steward to believe that ac­ has been intoxicated In Union hall on cused would attack him. several occasions. 4" 41 4' Trial Committee: C. Lewellyn L-194, February 8, 10, 11. 1955 W. Purdy P-161, E. Catalano C-689. J. Appealer: F-216 Nuss N-187, C. Welborn W-297. Nature of conviction: Expelled from Findings: Guilty as charged. Two years' suspension. Committee felt member had membership for employing an outside been given several chances to straighten commercial photographer without authori­ up but repeated violations made sus­ zation from the membership and attempt­ ing to get the photographer into the New pension necessary. Orleans hall to take photographs ol i 4 t Union proceedings and information for May 8, 1955 unauthorized disclosure of private Union Accused: B-497, Accuser: G-269. business and proceedings. Charges: Accused charged with failure Appeals committee: A. L. Lake L-41. to perform duties properly in galley Frank Sariano S-518. A. Messana M-18, R. Trial committee: S. Phillips P-153, E. C. Ewing E-28. J. A. Knight K-369, J. Morgan House H-79. N. Gaylord G-514, N. M. M-964, J. Arras A-190. Nomicos N-25. S. Shrimpton S-567. Findings: Committee waited three day.-Findings: Not Guilty. Committee finds for appealer to present himself and then this was a personal beef and there was proceeded with case. Committee find: no basis for bringing charges. that evidence does not justify charges a: filed under Article XVI, Section 1 (d) o: 4" 4" 4" the constitution, but finds that chargewould be juitified under Article XVI May e, 1955 Section 2 (b). Trial committee's finding: Accused: G-269, Accuser: B-7 Charges; Accused deliberately and reversed and a new trial ordered for thwithout autltiorization lnterfered.yvith the accused. t �Pase Eight SEAFARERS LOG June 24. 1955 SBafarets He/p P/oneer \W i %- I Ir, • The Theiinos Botrie Tow 9 A unique form of transportation of hot liquid sulphur In huge "thermos bottle" tanks was introduced to the maritime in­ dustry recently by Coyle Lines, Inc., whose river and harbor craft are manned by SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers. A Coyle Lines towboat, the H= F. DeBardeleben III, pushed two thermos bottle barges 1,100 miles up river from New Orleans to St. Louis in days, permitting "the unloading of sulphur in liquid form for immediate processing. The performance of the initial "thermos bottle" run has aroused keen interest in the industry with some prospect of deepsea operators utilizing the method in the growing liquid chemi­ cals trade.. Sulphur comes from the wells in liquid form but up until now it has been shipped dry because maintaining it as a liquid required high temperatures. The result, as Seafarers well know, was an unpleasantly dusty cargo and reheating of the sulphur at the point of arrival. ^ , In the "thermos bottles," specially built at the Ingalls ship­ building yards, the sulphur was maintained in liquid form at a temperature of 290 degrees by building tanks insulated with foam glass with an additional boost from heating coils. The re­ sult was a liquid handled by pumps instead of the mess of dry sulphur. , To top it off, the Seafarers on the DeBardeleben made the 1,100-mile trip in record time for a tow of such size and weight. i; I Handling lines is an old story aboard a towboat. Here SlU-Marine Allied Workers members Abe Bellande (left) and Robert J. Stoufflet, deckhandsi take a hawser around a bitt on the DeBardeleben's deck. |;lr: .. I15^.•>;-••• • I: I I- mm: - 1 -/' .J-'f ^ r ' - ^i^lghfening bridle lines bef<yre departure from New Orleans are Teddy ' Myers Mvers Heft) and Gc S. "Red" Milazzo. In the rear deck mate L. J. Camara if coiling a line. ^ DeBardeleberr made upriver run in record B'A-days. Stern of one thermos bottle barge Is made fast to bow of the DeBardeleben preparatory to trip. Specially-designed barges had one square end each so they could be handled as an integrated two-barge pusher tow. �June 24, 1955 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nln* Generators are checked by 2nd engineer Donald Deakins in engine room. Close-up of new barges built by Ingalls at Pascagoula, Miss, yard, clearly shows two huge "thermos jugs" in which the liouid sulphur Is carried. Barges were purposely made with one square end so that they can be fastened end to end. A tnird barge is now being built with two square ends so it can be placed between the other two making a three-barge tow. ••m Oiler Jim LeBlanc is shown at towboat's engine room work bench. /m Captain W. D..Reeves (right! mans tiller in pilot house of towboat while river pilot Charles Piatt checks radarscope. Both skipper and pilot are SIUMAW me.mbers along with rest of the crew. Chief\engineer Ernest Bergeron keeps a sharp eye on gages on the DeBardeleben's instrument board. Like most modern tugs and towboats, the DeBardeleben is diesel-powered. •V "va m •r"Good feeding is the ;ru.|e on SlU-MAW-cqntracted river and harbor craft. DeBardeleben's cook Anthony Ducooe proves it by carving up chunk of beef Into genero\'S-siied T-bone steaks for the noonday meal. Saying goodbye to New Orlea'ns, the DeBardeleben pushes her loaded barges upstream, headed for St. Louis, it was first time liquid sulphur had been transported more than 75 miles from the source. �SEAFARERS tOG Pate Tea r vATRAIN LOUISIANA (Scatraln), Jun» 1—Chairman, J. Tannar; Sacralary, A. Ballar. Communications from headquarters accepted and concurred. Discussion held on phony literature being mailed to ships. Everything running smoothly. cepted and concurred unanimously. Hugh West Is ship's delegate elected at this meeting. Steward delegate re­ ported that the reason for fruit shortages, etc, was because the ves­ sel was not stored properly by the company. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), June 1— Chairman, W, Yarbrough; Secretary, J, Murphy, Recent communications from headquarters accepted and con­ curred, Carried unanimously. These communications will be posted tor entire crew to read. ELIZABETH (Bull), May IS—Chair­ man, E, Cusfcgyusky; Secretary, R, Vellinga, The bosun took a three day leave to attend his father's burial. The crew made a collection of S3S to send flowers to the funeral home. Deck delegate will consult Miami agent regarding gangway watches. May 24 — Chairman; Cuszcgyusky; Secretary, R. Vellinga, Crew called for special meeting with patrolman in New York. Crew accepted headquar­ ters report on additional welfare benelits. ORION COMET (Orion), May t — Chairman, L. Ciamboli; Secretary, I. Weisbrot. A few men were logged. Dock department getting a hard time from captain. He is shaking down ciew for their logs. Men are logged for little things and when they get out at sea the captain calls the man and shakes him down for money, for contributions like paying for hull to get it painted and to contribute to library drive. Some overtime beefs aboard this vessel and trouble and disputes with mate and captain. Mo­ tion made and carried that steward see captain about getting American meats and stores In Japan. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), May 24—Chairman, J, O'Rourke; Secretary, T. Weber, Repair list from last trip has not been taken care of complete­ ly. Captain seems like he will be easy to get along with. Balance of ship's fund $20. Impossible to take action against man who left shljp the day we sailed out of New Orleans. Twen­ ty hours disputed overtime so far. Deck department repairs have not been taken care of completely. Re­ pair list was looked over and a new list of incompleted repairs was made up. Beef on the one man who made anti-union statement, and it was de­ cided that there was a slight misun­ derstanding and all agreed to forget the entire matter. W:' ANGELINA (Bull), May 20—Chair­ man, E. Rountree; Secretary, A. R. Sylvestrl. Balance on hand in ship's fund $7. One brother missed ship from Cuanica to I'once. One man paid off in Guanlca. Motion carried to have crewmembers contribute SI to ships fund for TV set. Carried. Suggestion was made to request new fans for the quarters and to have broken lockers replaced. The crew donated $1 each for a floral wreath to be sent to the burial of the 2nd mate's father. EDITH (Bull), May 24-Chairman, C, Starling; Secretary, Don Keddy, One oiler failed to join vessel in Galves­ ton. Chief cook failed to join in Lhiden, NJ. Communications regard­ ing new hiring system aijd CAMU at- lis • ". 'On A True Course!' » \ FAIRLAND (Waterman), May I— Chairman, ,L, Curry; Secretary, W, Messenger, All linen has been turned in. All communications from head­ quarters accepted and concurred. Ship's treasurer elected. SecretaryReporter elected. Suggestion made that ship's fund be set up and net more than $1 from each crewmember be donated. It was requested that a repair list be started. May 24—Chairman, L. F. McNair; Secretary, A. Felts, Hecent headquar­ ters reports accepted and concurred. Carried unanimously. Everything run­ ning okay this trip, ELIZABETH (Boll), May 27—Chair­ man, Barrett; Secretary, Friend, Boarding patrolman from headquar­ ters advised crew that officers will not be allowed to do unlicensed work. Ail communications from headquar­ ters accepted and concurred. Carried unanlmousiy. EVELYN (Bull), May 22—Chairman, E. V, Smith; Secretary, E, Black, Dis­ cussion was held regarding launch service in Port Sulphur and everyone to put In for $2. A discussion was also held concerning awning over fantail. There was considerable beefing about milk and It was reported that the toaster was shot. Vote of thanks was extended to the SlU Negotiating Committee. Discussion regarding good cooperation of crew. IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), May 22 —Chairman, W. Banks; Secretary, J, Becker. Balance of ship's fund $35. All communications from headquar­ ters carried. Engine department to elect delegate. O. Ekland elected ship's delegate. Discussion on vege­ tables, lack of lights on deck, lack of watch foc'sle for firemen and oilers on most Waterman ships, was held. It was also noted that life ring on port side aft is secured to hand, rail with a wire. It was suggested that hospital be moved forward. Steward has not as yet painted crew's mess deck. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Feb­ ruary 27—Chairman, C. Lawson; Sec­ retary, D, Collins. All repairs have been taken care of. Norfolk payoif of the 19th was very smooth. Sug­ gestions were made to get hot water system regulated aft and to see the mate about hooks on shaft alley es­ cape hatch, so that it could be used for circulation of air. A decision was made that linen would be issued on Friday mornings. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), May May t—Chairman, G. Lawson; Secre­ IS—Chairman, Robert Young; Secretary, D, Collins, Crewmember got off 'tary, D, Beard. Ship sailed from Lake in Hawaii because of illness and was Charles with two men short. Latest never replaced. Upon arrival in port communications accepted and con­ the hall will be informed of same. curred. Chief Cook, H. M. Connel Discussion was held as to getting a was elected ship's delegate. D, Beard statement of wages and overtime be­ elected treasurer, and E, Porta re­ fore payoff. It was suggested that porter and secretary. Request that drinking glasses not be put with crewmembers keep pantry and messother dishes in the sink in the crew hall clean at night. It is suggested pantry. A vote of thanks was given that cleaning of the recreation room to the steward department along with be alternated. Crews Iron and hot a special vote of thanks to the baker, plate was taken care of by steward Wilbur (Tony) Sink. in shipyard. Repair list will be made May 22—Chairman, W, Sink; Secre­ up. tary, R. Walton. Ship's delegate got May 22-Chairman, V, XX Ceash; off in Panama Canal. Deck delegate Secretary, F, Otte. All communica­ reported he took a crewmember off tions accepted" and concurred. Car­ ship in Panama because of illness. ried unanimously. Things running Fireman also got off In Panama be­ smooth. cause of a legal matter he had to take care of. New chief engineer SAND CAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ brought with him new rules. Crew gregates), May (—Chairman, Peter of the engine department talked over Cemashke: Secretary, R, Da VIrgilie, these rules. Motion made and carried Balance of ship's fund $72.05. Com­ that W. Sink be elected new ship's munications from headquarters ac­ delegate. Discussion on topside ice cepted and concurred. Carried. P. supply. After ventilator system should Cemashke elected ship's delegate. G. be used in hot weather. Spare linen Champlin elected ship's secretary-re­ and cots are to be turned in when porter. .Motion was made and carnot being used. Repair needed on I'ied that ship's fund be donated to rope locker escape hatch. the Venezuelan workman who lost his hand on the "Rio Catatumba," ex SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), May Walter Brinkman. 22—Chairman, F, Boyna; Secretary, S. May 22—Chairman, H. A. Meeney; Wells. Motion not to sign on until Secretary, R. Do VIrgilie, Port cap­ the .steward and delegates sav that tain is to inform crew about dam­ the ship is properly stored with food aged clothing and/or destroyed cloth­ and slopchest supplies. Carried. All ing. Money was turned over to the repair lists to be turned in as quick proper authorities ashore for the as possible. A vote of thanks was woiker who lost his hand. Before given to the steward for going all-out bringing beefs to ship's delegate it is to get the stores that were needed to requested that crewmembers see their make this trip. department delegate first. Crewmem­ bers to see that SEAFARERS LOG is ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), May 27— circulated. Chamman, E, W, Mayo; Secretary, H, c. Kilmon, Ship's delegate reported CHILORE (Ore), May 24—Chairman, that there were no beefs and that S. Fulfard; Secretary, G. Marcette, he would pay off anyone who wanted Everything running smoothly. A few to get off in Savannah if a shipping minor complaints which were all set­ commissioner was available. Engine tled. Under good and welfare it was delegate got off this trip; must elect agreed that crew will donate for a another one to replace him. Head­ hand wringer for oily work clothes quarters report on SlU welfare bene­ and u.se machine for other things. fits carried unanimously. Icebo.ves Cooperation is keeping doors and and scuttlebutts are to be repaired in ports closed in cold weather was New York. asked. iK-'."' JuiieH. IMI DOROTHY (Bull), April 25—Chair­ man, A, Lake; Secretary, N, Fiewers, Thiid engineers fixed washing ma­ chines. Insecticide to be removed frpm cereal locker. Steward requested if he could vary cold drinks at meals. Chairman requested more cooperation in departments to avoid friction be­ tween crewmembei-s. Vote carried to' collect funds to buy an iron for crew. May 2—Chairman, J, Sheldon; Sec­ retary, H, Moore. All headquarters communications accepted and con.curred in. Carried. Condition of tablecloths not satisfactory. MARIE HAMILL (Bleomfield), May 29—Chairman, R, Groseciose; Secre­ tary, D, Jones, Ship's fund has 80 cents in it. All communication read, accepted, and carried unanimously. There's nothing like being fully informed about matters of impor­ tance, so Luke A. Ciamboli, ship's delegate on the Orion Comet, made a point of keeping his shipmates posted on maintenance and cure procedure. He read the member­ ship an article from the SEA­ FARERS LOG on the subject and emphasize^ how Important it Is to file an accident report in the event ot injury and to get a hospital slip. Then Ciamboli posted the article so that watchstanders on duty would get another look at it. All Seafarers would be well ad­ vised to acquaint themselves with the accident report procedure in case an emergency takes place. Ciamboli is an engine depart­ ment man who lives in New Jersey. He is 28 and joined the Union in New York on March 20, 1947. " Heads up ac­ tion on the Alamar (C a 1 m a r) took care of an unsafe condition on board that ship. The ship had tied up at Sparrows Point when, in tl^ temporary absence of the ship's delegate. Seafarer Rd Mattlson pointed out to the chief mate that the gangway was dangerous. The result was that the gangway was removed. Mattison began sailing SIU late in 1953. He's in the deck department. The crew also notetf that ship's delegate William Logan "has been excellent" during his term of office in the delegate's job. Logan is one of the Union's newest members, getting his book last February. He sails in the black gang. i t 4. A proposal for a change in the contract comes from Af. L. Reed, ship's delegate aboard the Alcoa Planter. Reed suggested that under the contract port time should not begin until a vessel has been com­ pletely cleared by all Government agencies; Quarantine, Immigration, Customs and any others that might be involved. Like all such sugges­ tions which come In from crew­ members, the proposal will" be studied by the headiR^rters nego­ tiating committee. Reed's been a member of the SIU for almost 13 years now, joining in Mobile. He sails in the deck department and lives ashore in New Orleans. Sj" 4" 4" Carpenter ygher Edgar K. Vaher aboard the Frances rates as a really considerate shipmate and has been thanked by a grateful crew accordingly. The Frances ran into some hot weather and many of the brothers had been sleeping on deck in cots. Carpenter Vaher went ahead and built an awning aft for the comfort and shelter of the brothers. Vaher got his SIU Union book back,in 1945 in Boston, He comes from Estonia originally, but now makes his home in Bergenfield, New Jersey, 4i 4*. 41 4Iow a misunderstanding can be blown up into a serious matter was shown at a recent headquarters trial committee session. The whole incident highlighted the value of the trial committee system in finding out just what the facts of a cast are. At the beginning, the charges looked serious since one Seafarer was accused of invading the* chief steward's room at midnight and threatening him with a knife, A committee consisting of M. San­ tiago, Joseph Felton, Roberto Prin­ cipe, Keith Foster and S. Shrimpton was elected to look into the case. Testimony of witnesses put a different light on the matter. Two shipmates testified for the accused. Both agreed he had gone to the steward's foc'sle for the purpose of asking him for some coffee but thiey denied he was carrying any weapon. They Insisted he was sober and pointed out that he had a good reputation as a conscientious worker and a good shipmate. The steward in turn admitted he could not be sure that the man was carrying a knife with intent to assault. He said he was so startled by the midnight invasion that he assumed the man had come to attack him and seized a bar to defend himself with. A previous disagreement between the two was another cause for the steward's alarm. All were agreed that no actual harm was done other that some words were exchanged. The committee, finding no clearcut case of assault with a weapon, concluded the burden of evidence pointed to a misunderstanding and dismissed the charges. The com­ mittee complimented those who had brought them as a means of clearing the air. The accused was reprimanded for entering the steward's foc'sle at that hour of the night, an action . which all agreed provoked th^ Shole inci­ dent;' • • •-•''0/. - �SEAFARERS Jane 24. 1955 SIV Rnle-Book Each six months it has been the practice of the Union to reprint in the SEAFARERS LOG the SIU constitution. The current issue of the LOG again carries the text of this document which is the basic inile-book by which the Union operates. When this constitution, a completely revised docu­ ment, was adopted three years ago it was applauded by authorities outside the Union as providing thor­ ough and complete protection of Seafarers' rights and clear-cut rulings on how to conduct Union business. The experience of the Union in working under this constitution has reinforced those original opinions. Union affairs have run smoothly and efficiently un­ der the document and the memWship's rights have been safeguarded. J. $1 4. Right To Education Another five scholarship winners will be heading for colleges of their choice this fall to join the seven others now attending school with the aid of the $6,000 SIU benefit awarded each. Of these 12 SlU-sponsored students, five are Seafarers who would have faced great difficulty in attending school on their own, if they could have at all. Two of the students now in school are completing professional courses in medicine and dentistry and soon will be playing a constructive role in their home communities. Scholarship awards are a long-range investment. Where they pay off particularly is in helping young people of talent who might otherwise have been un­ able to meet the heavy cost of higher education. It's reasonable to assume that a large number of Seafarers were unable to get as much education as they would have liked or-had aptitude for, because of family circumstances or other reasons. The SIU scholarships are designed to see to it that Seafarers who are young enough, or their children, should not be denied that opportunity. Since the plan provides an ample scholarship of $6,000 for a four year course, candidates are assured that they will have enough funds to carry-them through from start to finish. . Responsible Membership A consistent pattern of responsibility and self-dis­ cipline has emerged from the reports of SIU trials and appeals which appear in the LOG at six month intervals. Each of these reports has highlighted the small number of cases involved in a six-month period, indicating a very limited number of violations of Union rules and regulations. And in various in­ stances, rank and file elected trial committees have found that evidence does not justify any disciplinary action against the accused Seafarers. All this contrasts violently with the traditional shoresider's picture of the seaman as a slaphappy gashound. The well-paid, well-trained men who sail'SIU ships today have too much at stake to risk their call­ ing by irresponsible action. 4" 4» Paper Formulas The Washington merchant marine merry-go-round is still going sti'ong, judging from the latest reports from the capitol. New paper formulas to deal with maritime problems are a dime a dozen, the latest one being a "review" of overtime clauses by the Federal Maritime Board. The "review" shapes up as a thinly-disguised tactic whose purpose is to take a crack at seamen's earn­ ings. It should be noted that this is strictly a shipowner-FMB party with no seamen present. Then, of course, there is the proposal for a Govern­ ment board to control seamen's contracts. Naturally this bit of problem-solving is getting a big play from the shipowner. All in all, there's no lack of experts and analysts, but meanwhile the patient keeps getting sicker. A little applied nourishment seems to be in order. Fkge El«r«:n LOG Mobile Eyes McLean Oil-Freight Run MOBILE—Indications point to an early start on the new combined tanker-freighter opera­ tion slated by Waterman-Pan Atlantic, the b iggest operators in this port area. Flans already worked out call for service from the East Coast down through the lower Gulf with full tanker cargoes• plus freight in huge boxes |stirring up even more shipping out power the Governor to set up sub dock depots on various state carried as deck cargo. The of here before long. set-up would provide for fast loading and unloading of freight from ship to dock or to truck for fast delivery to areas where no seaport is available. Alcoa is also promising some ac­ tivity for the port in the near fu-' ture, although for the next 30 days only the C-ls running to Puerto Rico will be coming in here. After that the rest of the Alcoa fleet will start back into Mobile, assuring us about three payoffs per week from that source alone. Right now part of the fleet is being diverted into Baton Rouge, La., to build up the stockpile of bauxite ore there. A similar diver­ sion takes place every year for a period of about 30 days. 4 Cal Tanner, SIU port agent here, viewed developments of both com­ panies the forerunner of better shipping for the Mobile branch membership. Shipping here has hovered at a low mark for some time principally because of shifts during the past' six months in Waterman, Pan Atlantic and Alcoa operations. He noted too that a couple of bills now pending in the Alabama legislature were of special interest to seamen in this area because they hinted at the possibility of One of the measures would rivers to enable more cargo to authorize the Governor to take come down on small craft to the over and operate the Alabama State Docks. Passage of both bills looks alState Docks, a proposal which most people view as a probable stimu- jnost certain as the State House lus to shipping and business at of Representatives has already that facility. j passed them and they are in the The second proposal would em- ' Senate for considerat^n now. • VM Del Sue/ Seafarers Map Annual Picnic NEW ORLEANS—Crewniembers aboard the Del Sud (Mis.sissippi) are making plans for the fourth in the series of Del Sud picnics, given by crewmembers annually and recognized as a red letter date on tbe^~ social calendar of New Or­ it a big success when it was held leans Seafarers, their families in Audubon Park on August 21. and friends. Already, about $600 has been Tentative plans call for the 1955 pitched in to the picnic fund this picnic to be held during the week­ year. With two voyages to South end of September 24 when the Del America . intervening before the Sud will go into the shipyard here projected date for the picnic. Steward Emil Herek, Bosun Louis for annual repairs. Last summer's picnic, .third in O'Leary, Joseph Lae, James the series, was the most elaborate Noonan, "Bo" James and others,"' of the yearly affairs." About $1,200 who have helped in the past to was accumulated by crewmembers make the event a big success are in a special fund for the event and looking for ample support from no expense was spared to make members of the crew to put on another affair that will be long remembered by all hands. Crew Supports Fete "The Del Sud picnics have been worthwhile events which merit much credit to the committees on arrangements and to the crew­ members who wholeheartedly backed them up to make, each of them an outstanding success," said MALCOLM B. WOODS, AB SIU Port Agent Lindsey Williams. Back from his first trip as a ones who never ranj^ into any Herek, O Leary, Raymond Jones Seafarer after, a two-year bitch enemy action. and "Baldy" Bollinger were mem­ When the war ended. Woods in service, Seafarer Malcolm B. went back home and started sail­ bers of the committee on arrange­ Woods has renewed enthusiasm for ing the Delta Line sliips >ut of ments for the first picnic; Herek, the life of a merchant sailor. "It New Orleans. He was a Delta Line O'Leai-y and Jack Bates priiiie sure does beat the service," he regular for about five years, a movers in the second of the p'ojsaid, recalling the round-the- good deal of the time being speiit ects. Last year, Herek, O'Leaiy, world trip he made out of New as deck storekeeper on the pas­ Lae, Noonan and Bill Tatum con­ York just a couple of weeks after senger ship Del Sud. "I practical­ tributed a great deal of time and ly became an adopted citizen of effort to making the affair a suc­ his discharge. cess. The committee has not been Brazil and Argentina." Like most Seafai-ers in service, selected for this year's event, but Subsequently, Woods took a Woods was counting the days until probably will be named on the hand in the SIU organizing drive he could get back to sea. When current voyage of the Del Sud. aboard ships of the newly-founded he got his discharge, December 18, "Whoever is on the committee 1954 ("the happiest day of my Bloomfield Steamship Company in for arrangements will need the lull 1951. He sailed the Spartanburg life"), he was too impatient to wait support and cooperation of the for his book to come out of retire­ Victory to England and when the crew, however, if the picnic is to ship got back to the States the SIU ment and- be mailed back to his be the success it has been in the home port of New Orleans. In­ had recognition and a Union past," Herek said. "Crewmembers stead he headed straight for head­ contract. In December, 1952, his seafar­ always have turned to and helped quarters in New York, got his book ing life was rudely interrupted by in every way possible and I'm sure out, registered and grabbed the selective service. He was stationed this year will be no exception." very first job available. in San Antonio, Texas, for eight Any Old Ship months and then spent the next 16 "I didn't care what it was or months at the Barksdale Air Force where the ship was going," he said. Base in his home town, Shreveport. "Ali I wanted was a ship." All Work, No Money The first job that turned up for While the arrangement was him was deck maintenance on the ideal from the point of view of lo­ Steel Seafarer, a round-the-world cation, Woods is the first to admit run which paid off in New York that he found military service irk­ NowiM BOTH last month. Woods had never been some. Plenty of long hours, lots on the Far East run before and of work, no money and little time was agreeably surprised by the off, was the way he summed the outcome of his stab-in-the-dark whole thing up. venture. "We hit a lot of good When he did get back aboard ports," he said, "and they were in­ an SIU ship after his hitch he was expensive too." Now he figures struck forcefully by the idea that on trying the Far East run a a man could raise a beef and have couple of more times before go­ it taken care of. This might seem ing back to the Gulf, like a routine matter to the aver­ The 30-year-old Seafarer comes age Seafarer but it really im­ from Shreveport, Louisiana, and pressed Woods, fresh out of the has spent practically all of his sea­ service. going time out of New Orleans. , "When you are in service," he However, he first started sailing said, "there's nobody to fight your out of Savannah on the George D. beefs. The man who raises a beef Crawford, an American Range only gets into hot waler. One of Line Liberty running to England. the best things about a Union like B ROOKUM BAKUMon Afterwards he spent quite some the SIU is that you can raise a time on a C-2 running between the beef and somebody will take care eTS-AABk aiSKBALT US and the British Isles. All that of it either on the ship or when time he was oner of the fortunate you get back into port." MEET THE SEAFARER ^e 3 s 'jn PORT C CALL Si»!iBiSSfcas86s �• •: ? *• SEAFARERS Paee Twelv* Persian Gulfing? Try Real Caol Reefer Box You can have all your air-conditioners, heat exhaust fans and similar gadgets, the SIU crew on the Steel Seafarer (Isthmian) has come up with the newest wrinkle in cooling equipment for Persian Gulf^^ is that there's really only one cool runs. The theory of the Seafarer place when you're plying through Stepping-Stones' r- Seafarer Cerilo Ramoi, saloon messman (5'0")| and Felix Tate, baker (6'2"), make up a striking pair aboard the Wild Ranger in the Mediterrean. Ramos, who tips the scales at 112, is almost dwarfed by the 193-pound Tate. Lionel G. ' DeHaven sup­ plied the photo. the Persian Gulf—which is guar­ anteed to melt both men and ma­ chines in any season. Recently one crewmember of­ fered the idea of having the boys sack down in the ship's empty reefer boxes as a sure way to beat the heat. The solution, of course, is not the best, but it's a thought in the right direction. If you think about being cool long enough, and stand completely still 24 hours a day, it's bound to have some effect. Naturally, there are some prob­ lems that might arise, however. Somebody might forget to awaken the relief watchstanders in time for their watches now and then, and the gang might wake up as real manMannihg sized ice-cubes. There is also always the danger the someone might inadvertently hike up the thermostat, forgetting for the moment that there was brain instead of just plain beef cooling on the inside. The whole idea leaves a lot of people cold. Chairman at the cooling session aboard the ship on May 30 w^s Mike Manning, assisted by An­ thony Schiavone, secretary, who is also the ship's delegate. f)' USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MO. G. J. Bassler Martin Kerngood Curt Borman Michael Laakso Charles Coburn Robert Lipscomb Antonio R. Coin Philip Livingston Victor B. Cooper Dennis Marcoly Robert Etlmond Fred Pittman Guy Gage A. Rinlus Gorman T. Glaze R. H. Solheim F. Hufana Francis Sullivan Norman T. Jackson Carlie Whit* VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. Hugh Randell USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Frank Alasavich John Keegan Henry J. Durney Peter King USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Francisco Cuellar Erick H. Sundlol Henry P. Lopez John E. Tillman John E. Markopolo USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis .1. Boner Floyd HiUier Hubert G. Golcy G. C. Lawson Frank Hall John H. Richardson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Louis Anderson Thomas H. Mcl,ces Edward Barry Clifton McLellan Anthony Benedict Kenneth McWatera J. L. Buckelew C. R. Nicholson Charles H. Cassard Alfonso Olaguibel Leon Dilberto Gorge D. Olive Calvin DiSilva R. A. Ratclili L. O. Estrada J. J. Russell Oscar E. Ferguson Benjamin C. Seal Leo Fontenot Charles E. Seymour William Grimes Lynn C. Smith Earl T. Hardeman Woodrow A. Snead Fred Harvard C. H. Summerell George F. Immel Clayton Thompson Cecil J. Kerrigan Lonnie R. Tickle E. G. Knapp Andrew Vidal Norman L. Krumm Dick Visser Leo H. Lang James E. Ward James F. Lee, Jr. Joseph Warfield Tinerman J. Lee Robert Wllkerson George W. Libby Herman Winborn Thomas Lind A. Witherington Nicholas C. Maire Jack B. Wood Clarence A. Mazoue David A. Wright SEASIDE HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF, William H. Kumke USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley V. K. Ming Sverre Johannessen Walter Sikorskl W. H. Mansfield Jack E. Williami USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Paul B. Bland James T. Moor* Aubrey F. Cohen John H. Morris Rh'us L. Fields R. W. Thomas William G. Gregory Ernest H, Webb Jimmte Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen William P. Hunt G. De Jesus Frank Kubek Paul J. Franco Tong Ah Mui K. E. Hansen John F. Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke William J. Keenan USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TEI^N, Charles Burton TRIPLER ARMY HOSPITAL HONOLULU, HAWAII Frank T, Campbell USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. G. O. Chatidion SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky U.SPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler Jose Santiago Virgil L. Harding Rosendo Serrano Albert W. Kozlna Edward J. Toolan USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Dusan DeDuisln Marcel Laurcano David M. Dennehy John Maclnnes Robert Eschrich Warren Manuel Gerald FUzJames Arthur Mawpsley John F. French Clifford Morgan William Glesen George pitour Estell Godfrey Perry Roberts George H. Robinson Hemsley Guiltier Sidney Irby Jose Rodriguez D. Kaira Warren Smith Peter King Gustav Svensson Lucian Labrador , Jacob L, Zimmer KINGSBRIDGE VA HOSPITAL BRONX, NY James Kennedy USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Fortunato Bacomo James R. Lewis Frank W. Bemrlck Arthur Lomas Claude F. Blanks Francis F. Lynch Joseph D. McGraw Robert L. Booker Joseph G. Carr A. McGuigan Jar Cliong H. F. MacDonald Gabriel Colon! Michael Machusky Walter W. Denley Vic Milazzo John J. Driscoll Melvin O. Moore Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson Taita Hassen Joseph Neubauer Joseph Ifsits James O'Har* Thomas Isaksen Daniel F. Ruggiano John W. Keenan Wade H. Sexton John R. Klemowioz G. 1^ Shumaker Ludwig Kristiansen Henry E. Smith Frederick Landry Harry S. Tuttle James J. Lawlor VirgU E. Wllmotb Kaarel Leetmaa Che* K. Zai June LOG Delegate's Role Defined for All To the Editor: The purpose of this letter is to clarify, as I view it, disputes regarding the duties and the functions of shipboard dele­ gates. A delegate is an unpaid rep­ resentative of the crew who acts as a spokesman. There is a delegate from each department. When a dispute arises, each delegate discusses it with his beefs that occur on all ships. We are held up here at In­ chon, Korea, because of rain, but will discharge the remain­ der of our cargo here and pro­ ceed to the Stages. Until our next report, which should bring better news, regards from all the crew. Ralph O. Masters, Ship's reporter 4" 3> 4" He Knows Secret Of SIU Success To the Editor: While I was in the Public Health Service hospital for so many weeks I would lie in my bed and think what was it that made our Union go so far in just a few years. In the 45 years I have been going to sea I've been a mem­ ber of many maritime unions, but they all broke up. I came respective department head. to the conclusion that the trou­ Dei^artmental delegates handle ble was they had no leaders, all routine matters such as col­ and the secret of our Union's lection of overtime sheets, re­ Success is its capabie leader­ pair lists, disputed overtime, ship. Every organization has a. etc. The ship's delegate in turn represents the entire crew. At head, whether it is a corpora­ no time is a man to go to his tion, a Union department head regarding a or any other dispute without his delegate. At group, and its times it may seem like a thank­ progress de­ less job, as the delegates are pends to a under constant pressure by the great extent necessity to set an example for on the ability the rest of the crew. of the men on These jobs should be rotated top. The pres­ as much as possible, which is ent leaders of why the Union encourages our Union everyone to accept these jobs came in when Malone and gain practical experience we were in a dingy hole on in handling shipboard beefs. In Stone Street, Right then we this manner, a greater number started going places and have of SIU men can understand been going ever since. some of the problems which One result is that oldtimers confront our negotiating com­ like myself who have gotten mittee. sick and can't sail anymore Honor As Delegate don't have to worry where their For a member of the SIU to next meal is coming from. I can't say too much for our become a delegate is both a privilege and an obligation. His Union's welfare department job is important in the sense which is so wonderfully efficient that the men have placed their and doesn't miss a trick. And trust and confidence in him, also I might add that we are Upon occasion some violate this very fortunate in having a hos­ trust and abuse this p^vilege pital like the Public Health by letting their personal feel­ Service hospital in Staten Is­ ings influence their judgment. land where people go out of A delegate Is not a policeman, their way to help you and see and has no vested authority. He you get the best of treatment. merely can present the facts to I used to work year in and the boarding patrolman, who year out for $75 a month, to renders all decisions. say nothing of the rotten treat­ At times som'e men take it ment a man had to take to keep upon themselves to write let­ his job. Now a Seafarer can't ters to officials at the Union be fired if the captain doesn't hall about things which have like the way he parts his hair, taken place aboard ships. This and all the brothers know what practice should be discouraged.' wages and conditions are like It would be the beginning of a today. Ail that has come from police state where members having a good union with the would inform on one another. best leadership there is. The only purpose it would serve Joseph Malone would be to cause dissension 4> 4 4> and 'friction among the crew. We all belong to the same or­ ganization, and aboard ship we are part of a team. A union is To the Editor: Here we are on the Del Valle, as strong as its membership, and for that reason, a sincere which is the romance run for some of the boys to South effort should be made to forget our petty differences and give America. We are due in Recife shipboard delegates our utmost tomorrow. So far we are having a pretty cooperation. good trip, and have a good crew Pete Prevas doing it. There are some of the 3^ i" oldtimers on here, such as Charles Muree, "Slim" Higginbotham and "Chips" Brown. Eddie Metros is bosun, and T. A, To the Editor: Scanlon, "Red" Trully and Since the report of our last Manuel Church are the oilers shipboard meeting aboard the doing a good job. We had our Ocean Dinny (Ocean Transport), first meeting under the new set­ we have lost one crewmember. up and I was elected as secre­ Brother Alejandro H. Ramos, tary-reporter. I have to have a FWT, who became ill in Kobe, little more practice with a pen­ Japan, on May 25 and was hos­ cil instead of pliers and screw drivers, but I'll try to do my pitalized there. Otherwise, everything, is in best. O. H. Manifold good shape od this vessel, with Ship's reporter the exception of a few minor ' Letters to the Editor 'Romance Run' is Just Lovely Greetings From The Ocean Dinny 1955 'Where To Eat' Story Disputed To the Editor: I am a fervent reader of our Union newspaper, THE SEA­ FARERS LOG, and over the years that I have been read­ ing the LOG I have always noted that we have taken great pride in writing accurate re­ ports of things that are of in­ terest to seafaring men and their families. I would like to call your at­ tention to a story in the June 10 edition of the LOG authored by 'Honest Al' Whitmer. In the course of his story 'Honest Al' recpmmends fine restau­ rants to his fellow Seafarers who may happen to be in the different cities mentioned in his article. Whitmer says "Skip­ ping up the East Coast to Bal­ timore you can't go wrong with the Hi-Ho Inn." It seems to me that Brother Whitmer in skip­ ping up the coast to the HiHo Inn skipped right by one of the finest places to eat on the entire coast. I refer, of course, to our own cafeteria in the Bal­ timore Hall where a seaman and his family can enjoy fine quality food at reasonable prices. Then Brother Whitmer journies into Philadelphia where he recommends two different res­ taurants. "Honest Al" then states that he don't know about Si Green's on Market Street as he "never could afford to eat there." This is one part of the article that puzzles me as Si Green's Cafeteria is noted for reasonable prices. In this cafe­ teria you can still buy a sand­ wich for ten cents and I believe the highest you can pay for a meal is seventy-five cents. The Si Green cafeteria is the resturant that honors our meal books here in Phiily and I am sure that many Seafarers will testi­ fy that his prices are reason­ able. Is Brother Whitmer a roving "cookery columnist" for the LOG or is this title self-styled? X Joseph Decinque (Ed. Note: Unless stated spe­ cifically the only official repre­ sentatives of the LOG are those persons whose names are on page 2.) _ > 4> 4 4> Thanks For Aid In Son's Death To the Editor: I want to thank the SIU wel­ fare representatives for the kindness shown on the death of my son, Harvey H. Brown, who passed away in Oakland, Calif., on May 31. First, my sincere thanks to Marty Brcithoff for making all arrangements on the West Coast for having Harvey's body sent back to Tampa. Thanks also to SIU officials here in Tampa for the beauti­ ful floral offering sent to the funeral, and for their assistance in making things easier for us. At a time when death strikes In a family any help that people can give is most sorely needed and is most gratefully appre­ ciated. I know Harvey would be pleased to know that the Union about which he felt so strongly was on hand to help him and his family even at the last. I would also like to mention the Waterman Steamship Corp. for keeping us posted all during Harvey's illness in Korea and Japan. They showed him every possible courtesy. Mrs. Edith G. Brown �. -V-.. JOB* t*, 1955 SEAFARERS Union Air The Way - Robert 'Red' Fmk 'Thieves' Market' * Lives Up To Name LOG-A-RHYTHM: I /liWT UoTHlN^ atJT fit// QIU c»mMcr^_By Lament /yisLs Mrs. Bjorn Granberg I've heard about sailors. The glory of the sea, Now it is right That you listen to me. Nothing is saicY Of the wives left behind. Who have worried about them Since beginning of^ time. One day they're happy. So carefree and gay, The next, he is gone Despair then holds sway. They watch their men go With a smile on their face But the ache in their heart No one can erase. Each night, a long vigil For the one gone away. Hoping and praying He'll return from the bay Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink strikes Ms own blow (above) against MSTS. He was discharged from Army this month. Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your shipmates. Pace Thirteen LOG Yes, men go to sea Loving wives stay behind It has always been so . Since beginning of time. Although the postwar years have introduced a whole new scheme of "merchandising" in the far corners of the world— providing Coca-Cola signs, "The New York Times" and "Kilroy was here" mementoes in-*the most unlikely places—the or four times what you would have Orient still has Western civili­ to pay at the 'Thieves' Market'." zation beat in a lot of particulars. Typical of these, according to Seafarer Pat Conley, aboard the SS John C. (Atlantic Carriers), is in the way it handles its "advertis­ ing." You just know wheri you hear about a "Thieves' Market" that it will be all the name implies. As Conley points out, "Whether the several hundred vendors who swarmed about the place (at Inchon, Korea) were thieves or not, I shall never know." But a later check did show that my lighter and pen and pencil set were miss­ ing . . ." Wanted Watch The way it all started, Conley happened to remark to a shipmate that he'd like to get an Omega wrist-watch. "Don't go to any of the regular merchants," the friend advised. "They'll charge you three Persian Gulf Run Features Pizza Pizza pie, that Italian-style Stateside pastry delicacy which is a favorite North, South, East or West, is making coffeetime an especially popular event aboard the tanker Orion Star (Oil Carriers) these days. Although Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, is a long haul from for the dish, but nobody cares much spokesman. New York, Philadelphia, New as long as he keeps the pizza com­ "His chow Is exceeded only by Orleans or San Francisco, where pizza is a particular favorite, the capable ministrations of Seafarer Pasquale Miani, chief cook on the Orion Star, have brought home and home cookery a bit closer to the gang of Seafarers aboard the ship out in the Persian Gulf. Miani isn't giving away his recipe ing. And, accoi'ding to the SIU delegates on the ship, "nothing is too much trouble for Pasquale if it will keep the brothera happy. To him goes much of the credit for the fine food put out aboard this vessel," declares the report from Samuel Vincius, ship's dele­ gate, and L. R. Frazier, black gang his good nature and personality," they add. Brother Miani is ably assisted, they also point out, by Herb Knowles, baker, who puts out some Directory OS SIU Branches SIU, A&G District B.'VLTIMOB E 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Shcppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON . 276 State St. James Sbeeban. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. TannehiU. Acting Agent Preston 6558 L.4KE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlocfc 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS S23 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent MagnoUa 6112-6113 NEW VORK 67S 4tb Ave'.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHa.ADELPHlA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breitboff. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Felayo 31—La P Ba) CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 S.4VANNAH 3 Abercorn St A. 5Ucbeiet. Agent Pbone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUiette. Agent EUiott 4334 TAMPA ISOMBll N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calil 805 Marine Ave. Ernest Ttliey, AgcUt Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER . Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Aigina. Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volpian. Eng. W. Hall. Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SUP HONOLULU FORT WILL1AM....118>A Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICrrORlA, BC 617t4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD. 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Michigan St. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2416 Seafarer Pasquale Miani whips up a pizza pie on the Orion Star. very professional pastry, and Clarence Lund, 3rd cook, who helps keep things running in an efficient and quiet manner. "Everyone aboard here talks of diets, but no one can do anything about them. Even if this ship comes back empty we'll be riding low in the water," they conclude. Package From Home Not stopping to question the values implied in this sense of thought, Conley and friend took off for the place via pedi-eab. "It was in a narrow lane in the native section," he recalls. "At. least a dozen 'merchants' saw us coming. They swarmed out to meet us... We were all but carried into the gloomy interior... "T h e stench- Jwas almost over­ powering ... It Conley was also very Kot. The period was the time. the Koreans call 'the Tiger Heat' . . . "By the time we were well inside, our escort had doubled or tripled. The melange of goods we could see on the innumerable stalls seemed to range from clumsy brass objects like ash-trays and tawdry lamps to great miles of brilliant brocades . . . jewelry . . . GI cloth­ ing ... The proprietors of these did not join in the mob which surrounded us but stood at their little stalls as if on guard . . . "The din was mighty, but over it I managed to shout at one of these sellers that I sought an Omega watch," Conley continued. "This one must have had henchmen in our escort because, before we knew it, a sort of posse had disengaged us from the Cfowd and we were forcibly injected into a tiny cubicie in which the two of us plus the proprietor could barely find room to stand. "Despite the confusion, the seller, who knew a few words of English, was suave and cajoling with a special kind of deference ... He managed to make it clear that If he were paid In American green­ backs (which are forbidden in our possession), prices would be sharp­ ly reduced. Commies Anxious "This was quite natural because, at that moment the Communists were paying around 900 wan to the American dollar. But after much discussion and an exchange of traveler's checks, I bought my watch. "Still, getting out was almost as much of an adventure as getting in. One old man with a long thin mustache and chin - whiskers grabbed me into his stall to tell me that his colleague had cheated me. The watch he showed me m3y or may not have been better, but it certainly was cheaper . . . His attitude was more sorrowful than angry . . . Whether it was a tiTie 'thieves' marke/t' or not I'll never know. Meanwhile, the watch is still going." BM Bernard Seaman ASMUA^^.<SO&HMDAi M))6rA SSNTM/ •^fiCrjUBR M-m'S HFfik'SlMr CAKBMVMPM NJ c/ycsl lliiips \ , WHAT fH- '?! ^ „ fH£RS'S A ^AW FLAOg, IN WIS CAK£' t- V v.. .V ;• • * . . :-A^| •^I •- "-'•'•J �SEAPAJRE RS Pasre Fourteen Cabbie + Tew Drinks' —Seafarer Loses Payoff LOG Good Fishing A rare bird these days is the Seafarer whose payoff is sep­ arated from him at the first ginmill he hits after picking up his dough. However, such was the unfortunate case of one Seafarer recently. The brother involved fell"*" victim to one unscrupulous cabdriver. Since then, his experience has tended to sour him on the whole profession, although it's the one had-apple-in-a-thousand among cabbies who's really at• fault. Basically the cabbie had an easy mark if he was on the lookout for some easy cash and he took full advantage of it. He merely took the Seafarer and his bundle away from the dock, and dropped his non-negotiable passenger along the way. The recital runs this way: "After paying off the Robin —, I picked up a cab by pier three in Erie Basin and told him where to take me. On the way, I told the driver to stop. 'Let's have a little drink together,' I said. "After we had several drinks, I was ready to go again. But the first thing that happened when we came out of • the gin mill, the cabbie ran his hand down into my pocket, ran to his cab and was gone like the wind before I could catch up with him. He cleaned me out, change and all, and I wound up broke, with a long walk ahead of me. "It was a tough break being rolled for my payoff, after being beached for 18 months due * to illness. I also should mention .that I fouled up before and at the payoff and wound up paying the consequences." The Seafarer in question, whose ; V / The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the $2,500 death benefits are being paid to their beneficiaries: Albert Hasselbrock, 48: Brother Hasselbrock died of natural causes at the USPHS hospital in Staten Island on May 16, 1955. Burial took place at Rosehill Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. Hasselbrock had been sailing in the deck department since 1953; he entered the Union in Lake Charles. His beneficiary is Norman B. Hadden of Lake Charles, La. it Iv'rr/ •9Yt 4" 4" Mikels Penton, 19: Injuries from an automobile ac­ cident on High­ way No. 7, Luraberton, Miss., caused Brother Penton's death on April 7, 1955. Burial took place in Hickory Creek Cemetery, St. Tamany Parish, La. Brother Penton had been a member of the SIU only a short time. He joined in New Orleans and sailed as a wiper in the engine department. He is survived by his father, Ellis Penton of Pearl River, La. name is being withheld, does point out, however, that it's a good idea to notice the cah driver's name when entering any cah, at the payoff or at any other time. In that way, if something happens, he adds, you can possibly get the guy later, Too Late The only trouble with this line of thinking is that by then it's too late. By that stage of the game the victim is generally too far gone to read the little numbers on the driver's registration — or anything else for that matter. The idea is not to get looped in the first place. "After paying off, then you can go ahead with your drinking if you care to," our man adds. It's another lesson learned the hard way. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), May 2»— Chairman, H. Patterson; Secretary, (S. Seafarer Dick Sullivan, wiper, displays the 4-foot, 25-p o u n d barracuda he caught from the Del Rio in Port Gentil, West Africa. NOTICES 4 4 4 4 4 George Phillip Hatcher, born May 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and > June 24, 1955 adhere to same. Ship's fund is ifow $22.79. McKlnsey missed ship in Baitimore but met it in MobUe. This time engine delegate had a replacement for same. Communications from head­ quarters accepted. Water cooler in bad shape. Discussion was held about men who report late to ship on saUing day, and caused crew to lose over­ time. ^ ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), June 2 —Chairman, C. Crabtree; Secretary, F. Vortkamp. Except for medicine cab­ inets in crews quarters, all repairs completed. Enrollment cards distrib­ uted to aU brothers to complete and return to ship's chairman. A vote of thanks regarding the new SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefits. Crewmembers are cooperating with steward regarding linen. Headquarters report to be posted in messhall. All communica­ tions accepted and carried unani­ mously. Ship's chairman elected Brother T. D. York. Steward said he would take care of giving the crew more,of a variety for night lunch. IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), June 4— Chairman, F. Miller; Secretary, T. Taylor. Communications from head­ quarters read and a motion made to accept and concur. Everything run­ ning weil aboard this vessel. All of the following SIU families Mrs. George Hatcher, Chinquapin, will collect the $200 maternity NC. 4 4 4 benefit plus a $25 bond from'the John David Nordstrom, born May Union in the baby's name: 25, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marie Theresa Calvo, born May Johan Nordstrom, Mobile, Ala. . 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Shannon Ann Osborne, born May Miguel Calvo Llovet, New York, 23, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. NY. James Osborne, Norfolk, Va. 4> 4 41 4 4 4 Fiore Caputo, born May 24, 1955. Guillermo Lopez, born May 28, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Caputo, Brooklyn, NY. Reinaldo Lopez Montes, Brooklyn, 4 4 4* Robert Clyde Larkin, born May NY. 4 4 4 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Valencia Ann Allen, born April Lester N. Larkin, Woburn, Mass. 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Joann Tsaousakis, born April 12, James C. Allen, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nich­ Maria Irma Garcia, born April olas Tsaousakis, Baltimore, Md. 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Vicente Garcia, Hitchcock, Texas. Irene Velinda Perez, born April 4 4 4' 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezabra Ann Tipton, born April Idelfonso N^ Perez, Baltimore, Md. 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Roberto Hannibal, Jr., born May George Tipton, Erwin, Tenn. 4 4 4 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Williams, born March Roberto Hannibal, New York, NY. 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 George M. Williams, Brooklyn, Md. Carmine Pinilla, born May 25, 4 4 4 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Giovanni Varg s uiz, born May Pinilla, Bronx, NY. 19, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 Jean Ellen Eckerl, born May 3, Giovanni Vargas, New York, NY. 4 4 4 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray­ David Lee Willis, born April 30, mond Eckerl, New York, NY. 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perley 4 4 4 Rosemary Munster, born May D. Willis, Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dorothy Julia Richardson, born Martin Munster, Wickliffe, Ky. May 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4 4 4 W. Richardson, Phila­ Jenney Angelica White, born "Thomas delphia, Pa. June 1, 1955. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Darrell Wayne White, Port Arthur, Texas. 4 4 4 Walter Mark Edmunds, born April 25, 1955. Parents, Mr. and The following men's vaccination Mrs. Walter Edmunds, East Boston, cards left aboard the Lawrence Mass. Victory are being held in the SEA­ 4 4 4 FARERS LOG office at SIU head­ William Velazquez III, born May quarters: Giovani Altonare, R. 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andy, N. Brancato, F. Cornier, E. William Velazquez, Brooklyn, NY. Lane, Bert Tomlin. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Daryl David Granger, born May The following men are urged to 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. file a new enrollment card for SIU Caney L. Granger, Mamou, La. family welfare benefits as they are 4 4 4 Robert Blackwell Ward Jr., born not now on the enrollment list. December 28, 1954. Parents, Mr. They failed to sign their enroll­ and Mrs. Robert Ward, Jane Lew, ment cards: Edward James Bender, Benny W. BrinWest Va. son, Joseph Colon Garcia, Rudolph M. 4 OCBAN ULLA (Marltim* OvarMai), May 32—Chairman, H. Skalagaardi Saeratary, D. Piccaralll. Captain re­ fuses to stock up sea chest even though it is in very bad condition. Beef over deck gang turning to an the stores. Ship's delegate will see patrolman about this and get it squared away. Crew must give captain 24 hours notice if they want to pay­ off. Vote .of thanks given to steward department for good chow and serv­ ice. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Waterways), June 2—Chairman, A. H. Anderson/sSecretary, R. Morales. Motion carried io accept and concur In communicanons. Everything running good aboard this vessel. No beets. 0 Karl Louis Diering, born May 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Diering, Stratford, NJ. i f-. Guthrie, Francisco Infante, Gerald L. Kersey, James J. Labenz, William G. Linker, James Foster Mapp, Jan S. Kozerski, G. Meiford, George Meshover, Gregorio Mirabueno, John James Quinn, Nemesio Quinenes, Daniel William Rose, Ralph Sapia, Frank W. Schmiedel, Greer C. Stevens, Paul Andrew Switch, Fred Herman Thompson. William Vidal, S. Zygarowski. (. Annli. Motion made and carried to accept all headquarters communica­ tions. Balance of ship's fund $91.6S. Ship's treasurer elected. It was sug­ gested not to get any movies this trip and to allow 2nd steward to run the messhall his way. DB SOTO (Pan Atlantic), June 5— Chairman, A. Cherney; Secretary, C. Copper. Time off has been- working out and the way it looks all depart­ ments will have a day off in the home port. Crewmember missed ship in Baltimore and was referred, for Union action. Ship's secretary - reporter elected'. Wishes for a speedy recover.v to Hugh Randall who was taken off this ship in Miami. He entered VA hospital in Coral Gables, Fla. Elected new ship's treasurer. All headquarters communications accepted unani­ mously. Crew complimented Union for progress with additional Welfare ben­ efits. A donation was requested from all brothers for Hugh Randall's wife. FRANCES (Bull), May 22—Chairman, R. Wilt; Secretary, E. C'Rourke. Ship's deiegate extended a vote of thanks to the neguliating committee. Carpenter is building an awning back aft for comfort of brothers who care to sleep there in hot weather. Beef in engine department about overtime. Wipers to see engine delegate about disinfectant and brown soap. Head­ quarters communication on welfare accepted. Discussions held on wipers working on tank tops on week ends and appearance during meal hours. Vote of thanks to carpenter for work on behalf of crew. Vote of thanks to steward department for good work. A discussion was held on accident reports. Crew to see SIU welfare rep­ resentative before signing anything. June (—Chairman, R. Wilt; Secre­ tary, E. O'Rourke. Beef on delayed sailing will be referred to ptarolman. Balance of ship's fund $12.50. Com­ munications accepted and concurred. Carried unanimously. Steward de­ partment rooms need painting. To be put on repair list along with request for painting deck department's shower. MARYMAR (Calmar), June 1—Chairman, A. Reasko; Secretary,.L. Frailer. Sailors' foc'cle will be painted. Ship's treasury $25.28. Communications ac­ cepted and concurred. Discussion was held on engineer doing wiper's work. Matter will be taken up at payoff. June 7—Chairman, A. Reasko; Sec­ retary, J. Markham. Discussion on new benefits in welfare plan. Captain ordered two oilers before he needed them and therefore will pay two men two day's pay. Overtime will be checked at Baltimore payoff, along with explanation of shoring up cargo. Company claims safety of vessel. MASSMAR (Calmar), June 4—Chair­ man, A. Novak; Secretary, M. Wllley. Food is very poor on this ship. This condition to be reported to boarding patrolman in all ports. Headquarters communications accepted and con­ curred in. Carried unanimously. Mo­ tion made and carried that 10 days' supplementary supply of food be put aboard on arrival on east coast, in addition to regular stores. Fire alarm In crews quarters out of order, and many other things to be put on re­ pair list. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), June 7—Chairman, A. Beyer; Secretary, W. La Nasa. Motion made and carried to accept and concur all headquarters communications. Everything running smoothly. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), June S—Chairman, E. SwiontkowskI; Secre­ tary, J. McCain. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Engine delegate re­ quests that men turn to on overtime when they are asked to. Elected ship's treasurer. This ship has an excellent crew and there are no beefs. Motion made to accept and concur in headquarters communica­ tions 100 perceiil. Vote of thanks given to steward department for good work. YAKA (Waterman), June 4—Chair­ man, W. McCulstlon; Secretary, J. Craft. Repair list to be given to board­ ing patrolman in Long Beach. Water cooler is to be replaced if not re­ paired. It was brought to the crews attention that men do not board vessel until one hour before sailing time and captain has noticed this. Over­ time m-ii' be lajt because of it and this does not agree with Union ruling. Therefore crew was asked to NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), May 22 —Chairman, J. Cribble; Secretary, J. Rellly. A discussion with the patrol­ man in the next American port will be held regarding trouble with the captain about draws. Minor repairs completed. Resolutions have been posted and accepted 100 percent. One brother in the deck department missed ship in Germany. It was suggested that ship's delegate see the chief engi­ neer about regulating water in the showers. More care must be taken while using washing machine. ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), June <—Chairman, W. Grant; Secretary, W. Custavson. The skipper was told by the previous crew aiid now by this crew that he is log happy, and we don't like sailing with him on a long voyage. Headquarters communications accepted and concurred. Motion was made that the crew not sign-on with this captain. Carried unanimously. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), May 25—Chairman, J. DeLeonardo; Secre­ tary, L. Larkin. Two men were in­ jured and taken care of. They re­ mained aboard ship but off articles. Cuenca Benito, the 2nd cook and baker is ..missing. Motion made and carried to keep washing machine clean. Captain said if men cannot straighten out he will try to make them straighten out according to law. Crew agrees to cooperate with messmen. Reoair pet will be nosted and each crewmember may offer sugges­ tion for same. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May 29— Chairman, V. Suska; Secretary, -C. Tobias. Penalty cargo ruled by pa­ trolman as no good. Man who missed ship would like his gear to be sent to New York from Alexandria or Port Said. Balance of ship's fund is $21.17. Recent communications read, ac­ cepted. and concurred. Carried unani­ mously. Ship's committee is to meet and draft a letter to SIU concerning the shoregang workers. Warning to all crewmembers that laundry must be individual's responsibility and kept clean. Secretary-reporter elected. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), June <—Chairman, T. Waleckl; Secretary, C. Stach. All headquarters communic.itioiis accepted and concurred. Carried unanimously. Things running smoothly. YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), May 28—Chairman, G. Hlldreth; Secretary, Edelmon. Outside of disputed over­ time in deck and engine departments everything is okay. Crew requests company to put' a water pump • in washing machine. Captain refuses to aliow steward department to sougie their rooms after telling Seattle Union agent it will be allowed. SANTORE (Ore), May 23—Chairman, R. Harp; Secretary, G. Prota. Results of meeting of May 16 relative to steward will be taken up with port agent upon arrival In Baltimore. Dis­ puted overtime will also be taken up in Baltimore with boarding patrolman. Brother mi.s.Sed ship in Baltimore, his gear was checked and packed. A marked improvement in menu since last meeting. Communications ac­ cepted end concurred in. Carried. Crewmembers were asked to stop tlirowing cigarettes and apple cores in passageways. Suggested thai de­ partment delegates take up a draw list. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), June 3—Chairman, C. Hyde; Secre•tary, S. Johnson. All headouarters communications accepted and con­ curred. Carried unanimously. Things running smooth. No beefs. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), May 22— Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, S. Niel­ sen. Ship's fund $75.16. Crew was requested to turn over ship's dele­ gates mail to him. Motion made and carried that all communications from headquarters be accepted. Ship's delegate, secretar.v and treasurer elected. Old TV set Is to be raffled offi to help defray expenses of new set. Engine delegate and bosun both reported on poor food aboard. Stew­ ard reported that grade of meat is poor this trip and the patrolman should check with the port steward about it. Crewmembers complain about roach situation and they will show report to patrolman. ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), June 1"—Ch3lrm*>n. J. Olsen; f-erre-tary, J. Anger. Motion made and secoiiUed to accept and concur in head­ quarters report. Carried. Everything running smooth. �rr- > Pare.-: Fifteen SEAFARERS VOG inne 24, 195S Now Hospitals Need The Help To the Editor: In. the recovery room at the USPHS hospital on Staten .Island many a stiff fight is fought by the staff to save the life of an American seaman. Now another hard fight must be fought, but this time it will be to save the life of this great hospital and the jobs of that staff. Somehow we feel that the American seaman will go all-out Letters to the Editor benefit had been in force three months earlier I would have had* a real load removed fr9m my mind. " Wife HI Mrs. Hancock has been a semi-invalid for several years and our savings have not been great due to medicine and doc­ tor's bills. On March 26 she fell and broke her back. X-rays showed what the doctors said was a "concussion of the No. 1 and No. 2 lumbar vertebra." A brace was made at a cost of $85 and this, added to hospital, doc­ tor and all other necessary ex­ penses totalled over $250, so the Welfare Plan's protection to my wife would have helped a great deal at the time. This new family insurance gives a man a certain peace of mind because he knows his fam-' ily will receive the care it needs when it needs it most. " This means a great deal to those of us with families. It is better than a wage increase and more liberal than Blue Cross or Blue Shield. "" When I joined the SlU in 1941, I never expected );o see any maritime union gain the benefits which have come to pass in our Union since that time. I believe it is all due to the ability and foresight of our leaders plus the sincerity of our membership. Elmer A. Hancock i" 3^ 4". Lake Charles Hopes For Cement Trade Ocean Uila is A Good Feeder To the Editor: Things are straightening out little by little aboard the SS Ocean Ulla (Maritime Over­ seas), probably because we have been lucky to'get a gang of ex­ ceptionally good seamen on here. It's only too bad the offi­ cers don't appreciate them. As ship's delegate, I'd like to give a fote of thanks to our bosun, Hans Skalagaard, who painted a picture of the ship and left it to the crew to raffle off for a ship's fund when we reach New York. Incidentally, he is one of the best bosuns I ever sailed with. No Hungry Bellies A vote of thanks to our stew­ ard, Danny Piccereili, who is one of the best when it comes to feeding. There is definitely not a hungry belly on this ship. More stewards ought to be like him. He puts up a wonderful menu, with no set rules. In that way, when you go to the messhall there's something different all the time. Our chief cook, Leslie P. Shattuck is also a cracker jack, and shows the qualities that will make him a fine Union brother. He goes out of his way to do a superb Job in the gal­ ley, such as getting up earlier than is customary to'get out the good food we have been eating. Anytime you walk into the gal­ ley and ask" for a sandwich or something to eat he'll always do it willingly. So, from the crew of the Ocean Ulla, a vote of thanks for a good feeding ship. D. Giangiordano LAKE CHARLES—Hopeful that the announced plans of a new cement company here may eventually provide some ac­ tivity in the port for SlU-manned cement carriers, Seafarers will he watching a proposed riverfront plant building pro­ making slow headway. Some points gram here with considerable have already been cleared up, but the matter of new wages and im­ interest. The fledgling concern is already provements in certain working con­ starting to acquire ground for the ditions is still hanging fire. Proposals for new wage scales, construction of a building fronting of course, are still the major item right on the river. The work it­ self is actually expected to get un­ under dispute, but the council is determined to see the issue derway within a few weeks. through a finish. It has the Although shipping in the port backing oftolocal labor groups right has been holding up pretty well during the past few weeks, no one down the line. is raising an outcry against the possibility that ships in the cement trade might one day make Lake Charles a regular port of call. The additional activity is always welcome. Only In-Transits This is especially true since the port's registration list holds more than enough hien to easily handle all the jobs expected in the port during coming weeks. Nothing other than the usual rui* of intransits is due here in the coming period. On the labor front, the Lake Charles AFL Metal Trades Coun­ cil is still closeted in contract talks with the Firestone Rubber Co., as progress in the negotiations is to save these wonderful hosr pitals. Instead of thinking of closing the USPHS hospitals, the ..Gov­ ernment should really start a program to expand this agency. The USPHS fiospitals have the best trained and supervised per­ sonnel, who work hard and take pride in their jobs. In a civilian hospital, just the opposite ap­ plies. Typical of many letters we get from people who have passed through here is this one from a seaman living on Staten Island, who wrote to our direc­ tor, Dr. Kenneth R. Nelson, Last year: To tbe Editor: "I was^a patient at the hos­ The membership of our Un­ pital in 1953 and most of the ion has been growing more time I was on the critical list. cosmopolitan by the year. Our It is quite doubtful that I could best prospects for keeping and have pulled through had it not creating more jobs for all of us been for the wonderful doctors, depends largely on the contin­ nurses and attendants and their ued prosperity of the^ nation as unfailing interest in my wel- a whole. 3> t 3> ware. Without- a single excep­ There need never be a fear of tion, nothing was left undone depression in the United States to help me. as Jong as money is kept in "In a matter of "this kind, circulation. With color televi­ To the Editor: words are inadequate to ex­ sion coming along, billions of We have been out on the press my profound gratitude. 1 dollars wiir pass hands in the only wish that more people • television industry alone, in the Persian Gulf to Japan shuttle for a little over seven months could go and see this fine hos­ next ten years. pital in action, how clean and When a large group plans a and in that time I have had beautiful it is and the great convention. New York usually the pleasure of sailing with one contribution it is. making to the lands it. Why? Because the big of the best engine department wplfare of our nation." Broadway shows, the opera and crews that I have ever sailed^ ' with. The above is one of many let­ the best boxing are here. At all times they have been ters sent in gratitude for the Shipping unloads to its grejftgood care rendered at Staten est market here in New York. willing to do the work which Island. Last year each employee We're doing pretty well, with we have set up for them to do. was given a mimeographed copy all our beefs. We're far ahead When I came on the Jules­ of this one as a sort of morale of any nation I've heard of so burg (Mathiasen) as chief en­ booster and I thought it was so far when it comes to better liv­ gineer, I started an intensive wonderful I have kept my copy ing and money to enjoy it. clean-up campaign at the re­ ever since. Henry L. Franklin quest of our director of main­ I somehow seem to think that tenance and repair. The engine > ' 4" . 4" the AMA is behind the whole room really needed it, as I well deal to shut down the USPHS knew, as I had been first assist-' program. I hope the unions will ant on here for three years and stay with this fight to save these had always held back due to To the Editor: great institutions. "economy reasons." Sincere congratulations on An Employee Solid Crew your very competent job in USPHS Hospital We left Baltimore October 29, handling and printing the de­ Staten Island, NY tailed information arid ekplana- 1954, and to this date we have 4" 3^ tion of bur new welfare bene­ lost only one of the original gang, a wiper who got off on the fits. I sure hope you do just that West Coast for personal reasons. The men listed below are once or twice a year in order to To the Editor: provide a clear and general un­ those who made the trip with I dare say that almost daily- derstanding of such valuable in­ us: Herb Berner, pumpman; Mike Lubas, 2nd pumpman, en­ " you receive letters from the formation among all of us. It is a very good stimulant to gine man maintenance; Bill membership expressing their approval of the increased bene­ know and be reminded how Talley, Ken Lewis, A1 Karr, fits under our SIU Welfare well protected we are under oilers; Joe Decique, "Jiggs" Plan. Well, this Is no different. our strong organization, which Jeffers, Dick Whatley, FWTs; The-$21 weekly benefit will spares nothing to give us the wipers Angelo "Jack" Tambest value out of every dollar bascie, who left the ship at £1 mean more help to those of us who are hospitalized, nod the that goes into our SIU Welfare Segur do, Calif., and Frank Ayer who joined the vessel at that $15 increase in the disability Plan. Let me take this same oppor­ port. benefit will bring aijded secur­ ity and comfort to those who tunity to express my ardent Personally, I would sail with are (fisabled, but in my opinion 'wishes fot the best of health these men at any time they pre­ the benefits which have been and good luck to all our Union sent themselves aboard any established to cover our wives officials who are always prompt SlU-contracted vessel I am sail­ and families mean as much as to work in that direction on our ing on; Paul . A. Johnson behalL any of the others. Chief engineer Luis A. Ramirez 1 know that if the family Hails New York And Prosperity Joseph C. Clevenger Please get in touch with your father as soon as possible. 4- 4) Julesburg Black Gang Rated Tops 4i 4" 4' Wallace E. Mason Need your help immediately. Wire or cable General Delivery, Quincy, Mass. Dad. 4- 4" 3^ Vincent L. Meehan Get iri touch as soon as possible with H. Parness, 92 Liberty St., New York, NY. 4' 4» 3^ Raymond E. Davis Please contact your home. Your lost papers were sent here. Clar­ ence. Hails LOG Job On Welfare Plan 4' 4» 4 Ray Parker I would like to hear from you. Arthur A. Butler, 5963 Belneath St., Houston 21. Texas. BALTIMORE—Newest ten­ ant to take up quarters in the still-brand-nevy SIU building in this port, the SlU-affiliated M.irine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union is now occupying offices at the haU along with build­ ing "oldtimers" such as the MM&P, BME and Baltimore Fed­ eration of Labor. Baltimore agent Sheppard and all the Seafarers in Baltimore extend a hearty wel­ come to their West Coast brothers. Opened In November First opened for business last November, the modern, four-story building provides office space for a number of other union tenants, in addition to all facilities for SIU branch operations. The building boasts a cafeteria, bar, Sea Chest store" and barber shop as well as regular port offices. Up until now, the MFOW has oc­ cupied its own quarters elsewhere on the waterfront. The action of the SIU West Coast affiliate, in moving its port operations into the Seafarers hall, is expected to effect a much smoother working relationship between the SIU and the Firemen. Registration and dispatching will be handled out of the spacious Seafarers hiring hall on the second floor of the building. Step Up Organizing In other action in the port, a corps of Seafarers and SIU port officials are laying the ground­ work for a stepped-up organizing campaign in several areas, with the aim of securing more jobs under SIU contract. The unpublicized drive is gaining results and a fa­ vorable response already in some shipping quarters. No details are yet forthcoming. CITY ...................ZONE .STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATIONt If you aro an old (ubtcribar and hava a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS a»e«*aateaeeeaeM ..ZONE ..STATE £ 'b,-. . • V f STREET ADDRESS -v- - A| NAME Bulks' — •*-. - - 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) CITY - - '-/oil Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG, . 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY Benefits insure Peace Of Mind — 4' E. B. Lowe Contact your wife c/o Restau­ rant, 700 Lynrood Blvd., Colum­ bus,- Ga. 3^ 4. 4i Robert W. Ariel Please write soon. Howard Ross, SS Yorkmar, c/o Calmar SS Corp., 25 Broadway, New York, NY. MFOW At BaHo SIU Hall Now -M-•1 . / 1• 1 -m �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN, OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • Genevieve Kay, wife of Seafarer Leonard Kay; children, Elsie, 2; Keith, It "Sickness always calls for money .and seems to come when least expected. When someone has to go to a hospital it is a financial hardship on the family. The new plan certainly gives us a feeling of safety; though, of course, we hope we never have to use it." • Anne Purdy, wife of Seafarer Wilbur Purdy, and children Patricia, 5; Geraldine, 8; Rob­ ert, 5; "It was wonderful news to learn about the new benefit. I pray we will never need it, but at the same time it certainly gives me a feeling of comfort to know that help is there ready for us if we ever have to call for it. It is particularly important when my husband is away from home, out at sea. I know now that in any serious emergency we will have something to fall back on, regardless of the circumstances at the time, because we can count on the Union for aid." A new system of hospital and surgical benefits for Sea­ farers' dependents was won. for the SlU membership last month. In New Orleans, the LOG'S photographer went into ^ ; iif iiif •L-,. i!-X.;, • the homes of Seafarers to seek SEkFMER l> the reactions of those most af­ fected by the new benefits— the wives who are charged with the responsibility of caring for the health and welfare of their children while their menfolk Bella Bucano, wife of Seafarer Ernest Bucano; daughter, Alicia, 2: "The new Wel­ fare Plan looks wonderful to us. It is some­ thing We have needed for a long time and It's good to get it. We never know what will happen when our husbands are away at sea and the system set up under the Sea­ farers plan helps relieve our worries be­ cause we know.we wil| be taken care of no matter what takes place." are away at sea. "What do you think of the new SlU hos­ pital and surgical benefits for Seafarers' wives and children?" (Question Asked In New Orleans.) dk- _ .. m.: : te- '• hll?. • Uw •^ I - r; '.>> • •' I. . A. K'C" I&«;#•• ; J&• m i :iv'-n't ' tm-." I ifeV----'-' If I • -r:... . Maria La Nasa, wife of Seafarer Wallace La Nasa; children (seated, left-right) Edward, 9; Monita, 5; Wayne, 3; Myra, 6; (standing) Wallace Jr., 16; Jack, 14; CTouglas, I2;"i_ know froni personal experience what it means to a family when one of the children be­ comes seriously ill. Last year, Douglas had to go to the hospital on short notice for a ma­ jor operation and he has had to go back fo the doctor every now and then. Coverage such as we have now certainly would have f>een a big help to us. The, kind of health insurance that we could buy privately would be just too expensive for a family as large as purs. As far as i can tell, it wiMdn't give us nearly as much protection." • J!A- ' ,•> ' 'V . I - Naomi Bailey, wife of Seafarer Sam Bailey; children, Diane, 9; Michael, 111 "This is one of the finest benefits the Welfare Plan could have given us. It will represent ac­ tual cash saving for our family because we have been carrying, expensive hospitaliza­ tion, We Can discontinue it now because we are covered by the-Seafarert bospitai and surgical plan,' �... •!•.">."• :J-"ii-.:> y:--- .". • f- -.'r - •'; • •••" ^AFARERS LO©—2nJ $ection-Jun« 24. IW5 •-•'<C", •• ,:-y^ CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union A&G District AFL EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. ^ The right to vote. • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That ey)ery official of the Union shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an.impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. The new SIU constitution has evoked considerable com­ ment in and outside maritime and labor circles. Here are a few of the many reactions to the document from members of Congress, Senator Herbert H. I^ehman, •NY; "It is greatly encourag­ ing to know that responsible unions such as yours are not ceasing their attempts to fui'ther rights of their members, both within the unions and as part of the total national economy. I find particularly praiseworthy the Statement of Principles and the Declaration of Rights con­ tained in the beghinhig of your constitution." Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: "... I have Jooked over the constitution and off­ hand it would appear to be eminently fair and just. I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full, membership of your organization." ^ Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am particularly impressed by the provisions of the constitution providing for a trial committee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the traditional American rights to repi'esenlation, cross-examination, and confrontation by the accuser ... I am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn in the spirit of de­ mocratic trade unionism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The constitution seems to me to be an ex­ tremely democratic one and I am impressed with the em­ phasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I '•-m ri also approve the provisions with respect to pi-oviding for a trial committee . . ." Representative Robert H. Mollohan, West Va.: "I am particularly impressed by the provisions dealing with ti'ial and appeal; they are certain­ ly in the best American tra­ dition. Placing the burden of proof on the accuser and guaranteeing the accused representation, cross-exami­ nation and an opportunity to be confronted by his accuser should guard against irre­ sponsible, unjust punish­ ment." * Senator Harley Kilgore, West Va.: "The requirements . . . that the membership shallparticipate in the making of every decision and policy seems to me to be a healthy and effective method of main­ taining democracy . . ." •1 �\• Svpplementary—Pare Two CONSTITUTION Sieafarers International Union A&G District ,-n'' 'S 'AFL I rfe' / PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and> fishermen of North America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon the following principles: Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing in the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ men to receive their employment through their own Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. That it is the right of each member to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. Next, IS the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ ful manner by those in command. We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ ance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to maintain the knovvledge of and interest in maritime affairs. To assist seamen of other countries in the work of organization and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever pd8sible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals BC as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. .And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ tion from any place, where the majority might otherwise ne^t't^^gct,' that, m^tings , can hp attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, Every member shall have the right to be confronted by who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those of this Union. In all such cases, the. accused shall be who are present may act for and in the interest of all, guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ mittee of his brother Union members. we have adopted this constitution. STATEl\llENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION VI OF RIGHTS " JNo member shall be denied the right to express himself In order to form a more perfect u^ion, we members freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied VII workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ A militant membership being necessary to the security ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic Constitution of the Union. and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the VIII following principles: The powers not delegated to the offlkials and job In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our to the members. duties and obligations as members of the community, CONSTITUTION our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace ARTICI.E I of communism and any other enemies of freedom and NAME AND GENERAL POWERS the democratic principles to which we seafaring men This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna­ (ledicate ourselves in this Union. tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations the formation of funds and participation in funds, the to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor shall be authorization for any Union action, unless otherand other legislation and policies which look to the at­ wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all based on race, creed or color. work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind seamen now perfprm. that most of our members are migratory, that their duties ARTICLE II carry them all over the world, that their rights must and AFFILIATION shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights aS This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ members of the Union to be inalienable: national Union of North America and the American Fed- ' I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of by a 'majority vote of the membership. the Union. ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote.. Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ No one shall deprive him of that right. mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as III are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of Every member shall have the right to nominate himself the membership. for, and to hold, office in this Union. Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be IV No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ American citizens, or eiigible for such citizenship. No out due process of the law of this Union. No member candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ shall he compelled to be a witness against himself in the ber of any dual organization or any other organization trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official No candidate shall be granted membership until he has and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the taken the following oath of obligation: OBLIGATION rights of every member in accordance with the principles set, forth in the Constitution of the.,**»iin*; - •* ""•v" pledge my ibpnpr gsi a. map; th^J )yift ^ — ) �SappYementarr—Pa^e Tliree l>1: - rV) Itlils Union, and that 1 will work for Ite interest and will Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits 6l hia. look upon every member as my brother; that I will not from the day as of which the retirement card is issued. powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all ARTICLE Vn ' policies of the Umon, and all rules and rulings duly orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION adopted by a majoidty vote of ^he membership. Withia the proceedings of the Union to its Injury or to persons Section I. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port these iimlts, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ not entitled to know it. And if I break this promise. 1 Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be govemedi in tion, and prestige of the Union. ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship this order, by: (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those (a) The Constitution and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ rears in dues, or more than three months In arrears in as­ (i> The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may sessments t>r- unpaid fines, shall be automatical^ sus­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate • Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretarypended, and. shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights to a person or persons the execution of such af his duties and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas- as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ dismissed if. they are more than two quarters in arrears ' urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by set forth in this Constitution. in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments majority vote of the membership to be held during the tions (j) Immediately after assuming office, the Secretarymonth of August in any election year, as set forth more or unpaid fines. Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaryparticularly in Article X, Section 1-D. This time shall not run: ~ Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall capacity. This designation may be changed from time to or lockout. (b) While a member is an in-patient in a 'USPHS bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions Offices are located. Hospital. • , Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to ac­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, vacancy in the office of Secretagp^Treasurer, as set forth tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member'is in. the Armed Services, of the or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent United Spates, provided the member was in good standing ments shall be in accordance nvith custom and usage. at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further This definition may be modified by a majority vote of or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by provided he applies for 'reinstatement within 90 days the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ temporary appointment except in those cases where the partment to another except by express approval as evi­ filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this after discharge from the Armed Forces. Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a denced by a majority vote of the membership. <e) While -a member has no opportunity to pay dues regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of ARTICLE Vni because of employment aboard an American flag mer­ a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, ATLA'NTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS, FORT chant ves.sel. by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the AGENTS. AND PATROLMEN Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 -shall .not run. It except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and shall be the right of any member-to present, in writing, officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and pne oy more. all measures, and employ such means, which he deems to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ -except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and ARTICLE IX ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ public affairs. OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS sary to decide such questions. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable tablish, from time to time, by. majority vote, rules undea voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ tion: which dues and assessments may be remitted where a ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with (A) Meeting Chairman member has been unable to pay dues and assessments tor Section I-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ (B) Delegatefl the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. (C) Committee Members of: Section 6.. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of (a) Auditing Committee mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be (b) Trial Committee shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be determined as follows: (c) Quarterly Financial Committee governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, (d) Appeals Committee policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as in the last regular election shall be the first in line of the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ succession. The next in the line of succession shall be that A majority vote of the membership shall decide which tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line oftution. organizations are dual or hostile. succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who ARTICLE X Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation DUTIES OF OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS,^ AND OTHER received the next highest number of votes. with the Union shall at all times remain the property of The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ELECTED JOB HOLDERS Che Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. meetings. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Section 9. Only membks in good standing shall be al­ ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the latter's duties lowed to vote. as the latter may direct. specifically provided for in the Constitution. ' ARTICLE IV (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ -(b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, REINSTATEMENT bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote port or otherwise. Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and in that body. In accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of Section 3. -Port Agents to time, by a majority vote of the membership. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ART'ICLE V ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ administratipn of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ DIIES AND INITIATION FEE . tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Poit, be Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ penditure of all Union funds. Port v.r otherwise. He shall responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ ter, except as herein othenvise provided. The dues shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ and shall be In charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are stitution and may be .changed only by Constitutional He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port amendment. financial operations of the Union for the previous week. action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to r Section Z. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ Wherever there are time restrictions or^ther considera­ insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ mitted into membership' without having paid an initiation tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ by the Secretary-Treasurer. - Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be (d) In any fvent, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the' ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasimer, a activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and weekly financial report showing, in-detail, weekly income membership. may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports and expenses, and complying with all other accounting ARTICLE VI to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ Section 1. Members may retire from membership by New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not structions, shall open each Port meeting^ and shall deter­ be closed except by Constitutional amendment. paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein retire, assessments, fines, and other -monies due and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall bp issued upon re­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman quest, and dated as of the day. that such member accom­ subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership. of any meeting, unless so properly' designated by a The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities majority vote of the- members present at the said Port plishes these payments and request. Meeting. Section Z. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ of all Ports. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall ship, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event Agents' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. At the first regular meeting In August of every election regardless of the departmental designation under whicb bis right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ the Patrolman was elected. ih) The Port Agent shall designate which members at months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ ship a pre-balloting report. This report shall recommend cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current the number and locatiosi of Ports, the number of Assistant that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ quarter, as well as all assessments accruing,and newly Secretary-Treasimers and Agents, and the number of tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The foregoing is in addition to those other duties levied during the period of retirement. If the period of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. This recommendation may also specify, whether any retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ Section 4. Port Patrolmen ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are period of retirement, including those for the current designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 8. Meettng Chairmen during that period. Upon such payment, the person in of the membership. (e> The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under ' Section 4. A member In retirement may be restored to Agent of that Port (f) The Seeretasy^reaaorer ahi^; .be ^airman of the.... rules o|, order provided for, from time to time, by A metebfershlp dtter^k tv^j-eaF^eHdd bf'Cetlremebt only ^•psa.teritv vote i*f the ma)oi^ vile bt ltee meitabetship * hbne,. Ijhfiii Agents* Cenference and may cast ene vote. .•;;J n 'S I .r\ -"•n m -•31 �Supplementary—^Page Four Yr.: . lip;; -W-i;-'"- ih' • IM?' ^fes?3 such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership in each Port. , (b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the event of a tie. (c) The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any religious subject. ^' i Section 6. Delegates > (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this -Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. 1 <b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. I (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the convention. I Section 7. Committees (a) Auditing Committee V The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port Where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. (b) Trial Committee / The Trial Committee shall co::duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. ic> Quarterly Financial Committee ^ r' 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee siiall make a quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec' ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. > 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election,of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. , 1 3. All port Agents are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. I 4 No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. ' 5 Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership, i (d> Appeals Committee / 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop'^d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. 2 The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. > (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee . 1 The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre-. sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. ^ ' 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and submit them to the membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 ^A Port may establish a similar Committee for itselt provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward Its report and rec­ ommendations. together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to ' the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether- with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations. In the same manner above .set forth. 4 In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ ner. without the approval of the membership of the Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship 5 A Negotiating end Strike Committee may decide the time of entry ipto a strike, provided prior authority^. ;:as evidenced by,,a majority ,^ote of •'IheY'embership, is ' granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the go into session. It shall determine whether the person^ has submitted his application correctly and possesses the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepai^e « tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ report listing each applicant and his book number under ing on all members and other persons affiiated with the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be this Union. However, a majority vote of the membership marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according jo the find­ may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been ail of a strike plan. marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated ARTICLE XI in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS by all 6f the Committee members, and be cdmjpleted and Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ be held for a term of two years: ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read Secretary-Treasurer and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bulletin Board in each port. Port Agent (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Patrolman Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ membership or segment of the Union, whichever applies, bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the ones serving. appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ any office or other elective job shaP be determined from mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant time to time by a majority vote of the membership. to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the without prejudice to his written appeal, the aAplicant may ^ membership, all other classifications of employees ox the appear in person before the Committee within two days Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. his application or argue for his qualification. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ election. > sary in the best interests of the Union. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture qualification classification by the Credentials Committee,' in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or in which event, the one so previously classified shall then creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a be deemed qualified. j majority vote of the membership shall be followed. (e) The Credentials Cotqmittee, in passing upon the ARTICLE XII qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified m PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all Jhe require­ candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. or Patrolman, provided: Section 3. Baiioting Procedure. (a) He has at least three (3) years of sea time aboard an (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper American flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) candidates shall .be listed thereon alphabetically within months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the each categqry. The listing of the Ports shall follow a Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's geographical pattern, cfimmencing with the most northly direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most .southerly Port on that coast, then \Cestand the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of Union for atJeast two (2) years immediately prior to his Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to nomination, and write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America,' Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other voted upon. Each ballot shall be so-prepared as to have the elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective number to be easily removed. On this removable portion offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord­ shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature 4 ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hr ld such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity retary-Treasurer shall, be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered at with regard to such office or jo'i. indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be numARTICLE XIII bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf- ] ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each AND PATROLMEN Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and Section 1. Nominations amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre-' Any member may submit his name for nomination for tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent » any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials •of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer quest, This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall lowing: immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ (a) The name of the candidate urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the (b* His home address and mailing address amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify (c) His book number the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer (e» Proof of citizenship shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall candidates. at all times be available to any member asking for in­ The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ spection of the same at Headquarters. gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, year and shall be secret. No signatiire of any voter, or other Section 2. Credentials Committee. distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first that any member may write in the name or nambs of any regular meeting after September ath of the election year, member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the at the Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist job of Port Agent or Patrolman. ' t of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two (d) No member may vote, without displaying his Union members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ Book, in which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ tion of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec­ being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in the member who shall thereupon sign his name on" a order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot a majority vote of the membership at a special meqting number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the called for that purpose at Headquarters Port. roster and the member shall proceed to the voting site, v I) After its election, the Committee shall immediately > (e) Each Port Agent shall be respoqslble <for -the ;e$Ub(».;^''v;<;>^ �Supplementary—Page Five lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem­ ber may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided fur that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 15tb and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holiViays excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, .balloting shall commence or/end, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Polls Committees (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Committee only, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each Port. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case'Shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to conipare the-jserial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification iist, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall then be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as indicated in Article I. (CI The Polls Committee shall also insure inai the ballot • box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The sgme procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. ^ (dl The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, if shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the -word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (el In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any one Port, the following procedure shall be observed; At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, In the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with his book number ,next to his signature. The Committee shall also place the date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope dated for that day. This envelope shall then be replaced in the ballot box. The ballot box shall then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded until turned over to the Polls Cornrnillee the following morning. 'In addition, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of the roster, the unused ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, the ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall keep the rosters, unused ballots, ballot box-or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key until duly called for as herein set forth. The Port Agent shall insure that no person illegally tampers with the ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day sltall be mailed by the Polls Committee, or the Port Agent, to Headquarters. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve wlthci^ut compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Sectioa 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Protests^ and Special Votes. . (a) A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing first regular meeting after the close of voting at each a letter or'telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, in Port. It shall* consist of six (6) members, two from each, which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal of the three departments of the Union. In the presence from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes his book number, with a copy to Headqua^rters. It shall decorum, it shall open the ballot box or boxes, count be the duty of the Port Agent to submit thrs appeal to the the number of ballots therein contained, and count the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protesting mem­ number of votes for each candidate. The Committee shall ber is charged with making this appeal prior to the holding place all ballots therein in a sealed envelope, together of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with with a certification signed by all members of the Com­ this paragraph shall take place at the Port where the mittee that the said box or boxes were opene<} publicly, claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote oc­ curred. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ that all the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and tions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope, and shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall 5-C of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals also forward to Headquarters, in the same package but with the terms of such special vote. Port Agents shall officially notify Headquarters, imme­ bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by all members "of the Committee that all diately. after the Election Report meeting, of the decision' the rostqrs utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack­ of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the age, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward foregoing. Headquarters is chargdd with adequately and to Headquarters all unused ballots, together with'a cer­ timely informing affected members of the decisions tification, signed by all members of the Committed that all reached. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ amount, the,^ unused ballots so forwarded. In the same senting report has been issued by one or more members package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (gi A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all mem­ after the Election Report meeting. The Secretary-Treas­ bers of-the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the urer shall make a sufficient amount of the u^ual balloting Committee are enclosed. It shall be understood that the material available to Port Agents for the purpose of sucn above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ special votes. Immediately after the close of such special edge, information, and belief of the Committee members. voting, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and Wherever forwarding is not don<» in person, forwarding communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The shall be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining to mail, special delivery. All forwarding shall be to the the-special vote shall be mailed to Headquarters, all in Headquarters Tallying Committee, at the address of Head­ the same package, but bound separately. -An account­ quarters. In the event a Port Tallying Committee cannot ing and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shall be enclosed. *be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with . a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Head­ tions. (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at quarters Tallying Committee's results. The form of the the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be the Headquarters Tallying Committee. The Headquarters followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent Committee is charged with the tally of all the ballots and to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other the preparation of a report setting forth in complete de­ copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after tail, the results of the election, including a complete ac­ the Election Report meeting. counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the 'Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of Port Agent or Patrolman. (ai The person elected shall be that person having the the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amounts, and with each total broken down into largest number of votes cast for the particular office or Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected ancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of didates receiving the successively highest number of votes the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, shall be declared elected. It shall be the duty of the Sec. however,'to the right of any member thereof to submit retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ a dissenting report as td the accuracy of the count and urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ the validity'of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Sec­ finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of retary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume , shall order a special vote, on such terms as are practical, the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume the designation as to the voting site of the Port most his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote of the membership may grant additional time for the vote is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions of the newly-elected' Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ be made only in writing and must be received by the cession shall apply until such office Is assumed. If he Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succes­ proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other a brief summary of each protest received, the name and cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as book number of the protesting member, and a summary decided by a majority vote of the membership. (dl Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, of the disposition of the^said protest. |ind Patrolman shall take the following oath: (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ "1 do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent the duties of 7 of the Seafarers to its election and shall complete its proceedings within International Union of North America. Atlantic and two weeks thereafter. Each member of the Committee Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay. The protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ and the welfare of the membership." aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall ARTICLE XII' oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. OTHER ELECTIONS (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first of each week, at 3:00 P.M., for the purpose of auditing the regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the financial report for that week. These reports shall be close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from membership action. The Committee shall consist of three the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five . members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, shall be by majority vote of the members In attendance and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to As soon as these copies"'are received, ^ach Port Agent shall serve may nominate himself. post one copy of the report oh the bulletin board, in a The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port conspicuous manner. This.copy shall be kept posted for where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer (fi At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. ' The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5-B of this Article, and the recommendations of the Tallying the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or secCommittee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar , membership shall decide what action shall be taken there­ quarter for which the Committee is to make the required , on, if any, wlych action, however, shall not be beyond audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated decide at which of these meetings the election shall take by the reported discrepancies. The same procedure shall place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with •. , apply to all members appealing from denials of their pro­ two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards tests by the Headquarters Tallying Committee, .which ap- Departments. No. officer, Port Agent, Patrolman or em- . , I'l -;• • i--it I '• i I " I a '^ ; '- r || .^ >1- �fy J' yr • L'' 'N . •' ::?; "'-••.-jT' -'if' •.' Supplementary—^Page Six Section 4. No trial shall be conducted Unless all the given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ae> . ployee shall be eligible to serve on this ComiAlttee. The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem« accusers are present. The Trial Committee'Shall conduct cused wa^ not given a fair trial. (d) If there is no substantial evidence to support a bers present at the meeting provided that any member the trial except that the accused shall have thd' right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend . eligible to serve may nominate himself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may that the charge on Which the finding wais based be dis­ t Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any lAember to assist him in his defense at the missed. (e> The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser held at 10:00 A.M the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), the said member is available at the regular meeting ot the Port where the Trial is to take time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render punishment. place. It shall consist of five members, of which threj such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ . Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall ^deliver Us shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port tions of the members of the Trial Conlmittee, or states decision and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately inforni him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shaU cause sufficient copies to be Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall have them sent to each Port in time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only If proven their last known address, or notify them in person. Section IS. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis­ number of witnesses produced. ^ sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations "as to pun­ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable In Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ Port where Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard mendations shall be those of a majority of the .Committee, providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the accused. Section 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the. addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, in the hearing of an appeal from ^ Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the'Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be addressed to their last knowfr address, of the results, of , forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the appeal. A further appeal shaU be allowed as set forth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. in Section 17. Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights, of whether of a Port or otherwise, shall be composed of as the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of, and made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ accused, accuser, and each witness; shall describe each Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on aU mem­ tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of documentthe used at the trial; shall contain a fair summary bers of the Union. this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, of the proceedings, shall state the findings as to • Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on guilt or innocence. If and possible, all the documents used at Union to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry out the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chairman. shall be made a part of the regular files. - Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a -postponement, the Trial As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the be presented, and entered Into the mintites, at the next Committee may bold its trial without his presence. date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1." Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. bership: Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. . Unless (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the membership during that be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority the overthrow of the Government of the United States meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall vote of the membership of the Union shall: by force; (a) Accept the hndings and recommendations, or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (b) Acting as an informer against the hiterest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommenda­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ tions, or against the interests of the membership or the Union; Id) Order a new trial after finding that substantial, jus­ under may include provisions for automatic eiection of all (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees, in the event the number of such tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union. nominees does not exceed'the number of delegates to be event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the quarters is located and. upon application, the accused, the following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to • elected. accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the ARTICIiE XV tation and subsistence. TRIALS AND APPEALS penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights, and. Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Conkitution. These charges shall be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause .lotice of the results a fine of $50.00, or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his thereof to be sent to each accuse** and accuser. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found "guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50.00; the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punishme.nt may appeal in the fol­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, fense, or the Port of pay off, if th.e offense took place lowing manner: seals, etc.. for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He»shall also request the Port Agent to He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, present these charges at the next regular meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to' takes place. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port execute the duties or functions of the said office or job. Section 2. After presentatioit of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or request to the Por{ Agent, the Port Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functions; ihose charges to be read at the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or election material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are false; accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac(f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notice that he will be tried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity morning. At his request, the trial shall be postppned so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union- Headquar­ thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the Committee, is elected. It shall be tions which fall within the scope of Union business; which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or. shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ment of the Union or its agreements; j If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall Im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib-. mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration and malicious villification, with regard to the execu- dressed to his last known mailing address on file with of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad- erate tion of the duties of any office or job; . < the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book joimnmebts and may request the accused or accusers to (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; , , appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning • (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial sideration. Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Head­ and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ quarters is located. Due notice 'thereof shall be given to ipating in such decision or" dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to make such orders during time! .. . , the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed of strike. by the following: Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of (a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is 'Sub- following offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation stantiai evidence to support such a finding and, in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find­ for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: witne.sses. ' j>- (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the weight of evidence. (bi In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence • xb) Assuming any office or job. whether elective or not, required by courts ot law but may receive all relevant mended. (c> A new trial shall be recommended If the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of .the qualifica­ testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ tions required therefor; (c) Misconduct during any meeting or othey official ^ proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls mittee should have been disqualified, or (b) that the acUnion proceeding, or bringing tlie tl^e Union .into into disrepute . \^ ben^thiin4«(u?bim.(ittiabAU'rad4»iim.«mtil,in.^oniiB (tees . cused resulted id by coiiduct not provided foi*'elsisl^ijiiro lb thta exist. '• - • •>: t 'fi-' ^an^ , �yr^?i;y-V'' :• Sapplementary—Pare Seven jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out order* of therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ those duly authorised to make such orders at any time. Section 4. Upon proof of-the commission of any of the proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a rules duly issued shall be deemed to. be Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may fine of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational ^purposes, whether covered by or pay-offs; ib> Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ a contract or not. ARTICLE XXin tives at pay-off; , s QUORUMS (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a discharging their duties; Port shall be six members. (e> Disorderiy conduct in thp Union Hail; Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; shall be seven members. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or appointed thereto. tive of the Union. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set foriih here­ Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ go into a Committee of the Whole and try .the member tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. requirements are met. . Section 7. This Union, and its members, shali not be ARTICLE XXIV deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights • MEETINGS to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided member ,to trial or enforcing a penalty ias provided in a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. this Constitution. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues following pight In the event a quorum is not present at and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of Uie pertinent port shall post­ members, officials and job holders. pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote ARTICLE XVII of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date PUBLICATIONS / This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ of any future regular meeting. Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called papers. magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. by a majority vote of the membership. and 5:00 P.M. Notice-of such meeting shall be posted at ARTICLE XVin least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. BONDS ARl'ICLE XXV Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, AGENTS' CONFERENCE as well as all other employees of the Union, nay be re­ Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents' quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote Conference once a year, and may <?all, with the approval of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' of the membership. Conferences during the year. The time and place of each ARTICLE XIX such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a to expenditures to be made oj- expen.ses to be incurred majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall determine when In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in such emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference 'may discuss and existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any, ticle XI of this Constitution. such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly " ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned vote of the membership provided such recommendation with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu­ Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ tion. sede. to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles ARTICLE XXVI X and XI. • DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ARTICLE XX RELATING THERETO INCOME Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ illness or condition preventing the affected person from tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence derived from any other legitimate business operation or from the United States; or suspension from office or other legitimate source. membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall ceipt. be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ time during which the circumstances exist. vided that: Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with (a) The ballot must be secret. herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, jority of the valid ballots cast. and shall Include failure to perform the functions of any Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates office or job by reason of death,'or resignation, or expul­ of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone­ sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. oldest in point of time, as meq^ured from the date of Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall the term, "majority vote of the me.nbership," shall mean be calculated accordingly. the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an ARTICLE XXI official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This PERMITS AND OTDER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled capacity than membership, or in a capacity other than meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" membership. By majority vote of the membership, the shall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time Union may provide for the rights and obligations Incident period within which a vote must - be taken in accordance to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ with: 4 gations may include, but are not limited to: (a) the applica­ (a) The Constitution bility or non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ <bi Union policy, and stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; <c> the right of (c> Custom and usage of the Union the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation in the indicated priority. "and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, over members, or be termed a member. . / "majority vote of the membership," shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any ARTICLE XXII meeting of the Port, regular or special. FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section 1, The formulation of shipping rules shall not Section 5. The term, "naembership action" sh^ .ipean be deemed part of any fou^ine adtninistrative task. iShip; , the fatne as thq lertii ''ipajprity vote of tbe memVqrship.'* title of any cfffiMqip jbb. or the' Mpg ralesthe 'deLsUs of the asslgnmepts df " SMtion 6. SHidrd holder thereof, is set forth in tfils donstitutiofi, all refer­ ences thereto and the provisions concerned iherewith shall be deemed to be equally appliiilble to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected officials and other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The first election year shall be deebied to be 1954. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to bave 'the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the tJnion in 1939. as. amended up through August 1951. Section 9,. The term, "member in good standing," shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ bership. Section II.- Whenever the day on which a Union meeting or action is to. take place falls on a holiday, the meeting or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. ARTICLE XXVU AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended in the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2, When a proposed amendmient is accepted by a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head-i quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six members, two from each Department, and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it The Commit­ tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of alt Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. ARTICLE XXVIII TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Section 2. A.t routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall Jbe deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunu..- -nd shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accoi^ance with the provisions hereof. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in­ cluding those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be' permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all , others elqcted as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1952, shall be deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article XIII, only insofar as they apply to election of Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall-take effect the first election year. 1 �SuMlemeatMT—P«r« Eirlii CONSTITUTION SUMMARY of ARTICLE XlV-Otber Elections: ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: naLrthe chairmen, delegates and members of the following,^ommittees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A nTi/-i CM A rf'l* 1'^.. Provides for affiliation of the AtAKTICLt II AtriliariOn: lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XV-Triais and Appeals: ?i|hV of ""etc?'-, ^ -V«"' member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. AHTiz-ic in ii ~ -L*-^ Sets forth that new members AKII^LL III /VtCmbarsnip: may be admitted under rules set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oalh of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE XVIr-Offenses and Penalties: uiiVetfl ARTICLE IV-Reinsfatement: fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting, as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. statement of dismissed members. Retains the existing dues schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: ARTICLE XVII-Publications: lication of a newspaper and other literature. ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: ADTl/"! C V\/lll Provides for bonding of officers AKI I^LC AYIII—-DOnaS: and employes ot.the Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membershipr Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. ARTICLE Vll-Syslem of Organization: SeTa" ARTICLE XIX—Expenditures: ship shall determine poli­ cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ments of the Union and provides for administrative authority. ADTin i: vni Designates the following as elecAKIIVwLC VIII L/illCerS: tive officers: the secretary-Treas­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. A DTl^l C VV Defines the Union's sources of inAKIILLC AA income: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro* vides for the Union to derive income from dividends* interest and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE IX-Ofher Elective Jobs:.?7c£m™\'dlie: gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. \ ARTICLE X—Duties of Elective Officers: Ir'- ADTI^I C YYI Retains the existing requirement Al\l IVMLC AAI rermiiS: that rules for issuance of permits must be determined by the members. the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies ^ office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reportsEstablishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. ARTICLE XXIII-Quorums: a special meeting of any port shall be six members and the quorum foi- a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem­ bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions, are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: i^.-v X'- r it- ARTICLE XXV-Agent's Conference.- SJniia'USi': Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Trearorer. ARTI^I F Vlll-—PlArfir^ne Describes procedure for nominaAKtlV*Li: All! elections: tion to office-Provides for elec­ tion of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candi­ dates eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Establishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to office ^l^tains the Union^is existing balloting procedure—Describes balloting procedures in detail—Provides for election of five-member Polls Committees and six-member Tallying Committees to conduct elections and tabulate results—Sets forth the manner for installation of officers. ARTICLE XXVI-Definitions • frequently in ARTICLE XXVII-Amendments: stitution by the membership. ARTICLE XXVill-Transition dause:£.'^fte''o?u«S; .V •' •X-' • •r • the language of the Constitution. K practices and {nrocedures to Tegulatiea by propo^ Con^utien. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource June 24, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 13 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ITF KICKS OFF RUNAWAY DRIVE; SIU IN SUPPORT LOG PRINTS CONSTITUTION FIFTH TIME SIU CO. TO BUILD SEVEN TRAILERSHIPS DISTRICTS' LOSS STILL A MYSTERY US TO STUDY 'VANISHING' NON-SUBSIDIZED LINES SIU AWARDS FIVE $6,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 'SEE AGENT ON FAMILY PLAN:' SIU LABOR 'WHIPPING BOY' REP. TELLS PROBERS GOV'T, SHIPOWNERS PLAN ATTACK ON OVERTIME PAY IT'S 'FOUND $$' TO SIU PENSIONER FIRE IN HOLD LICKED BY NEVA WEST CREW SF LOADED WITH JOBS, MORE DUE HALL MURDER PLOT GUNMAN SENTENCE TO 5-7 YEARS MSTS ON SENATE GRILL FOR UNFAIR COMPETITION NMU SIGNS FREIGHTER, TANKER PACT NY JOBS BOOM ALONG; SANDBOAT TAKES CREW C. MATHIS WC COOKS' PATROLMAN SIU BACKS TEAMSTERS IN FIGHT TRAMP TRANSFER POLICY ZOOMED RATES; MA MOANS THE THERMOS BOTTLE TOW SIU RULE-BOOK RIGHT TO EDUCATION RESPONSIBLE MEMBERSHIP PAPER FORMULAS MOBILE EYES MCLEAN OIL-FREIGHT RUN DEL SUD SEAFARERS MAP ANNUAL PICNIC PERSIAN GULFING? TRY REAL COOL REEFER BOX SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS 'THIEVES' MARKET' LIVES UP TO NAME PERSIAN GULF RUN FEATURES PIZZA CABBIE + 'FEW DRINKS' - SEAFARER LOSES PAYOFF LAE CHARLES HOPES FOR CEMENT TRADE MFOW AT BALTO SIU HALL NOW Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/24/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/96eab6baa9815d29e5f3188f97658e0c.PDF 1aa1e2c17844eb3bc1261928b3abbf97 PDF Text Text • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL J • - ~M WIN CARGO FIGHT : r H-SVi '•'il -Story On Page 3 '-'•liK .,.4S: V''i •f ' '^3 I '"-..A-j i •:-m\ V^./ Af^#A E. L. Slaughter (center) sec'y of AFL Longshoremen's I fluflfC- f Oil IvOie* Union, and Larry Long (1), president, give plaque to STU for aid in NY dock beef. Sec'y-Treas. Paul Hall afccepts in behalf of membership. M :'rii ->^•1 •M Marine Firemen's Union jobs go up on shipping board in l/fl ff fie oooro* SIU Baltimore hall as MFOW agent Tom Meyer readies job call. MFOW moved port offices into SIU hall, joining several other unions, including the Masters, Mates and Pilots, AFL Marine Engineers and Baltimore Federation of Labor. A II First boatload of passengers from #111 JOV^U* grounded Philippine steamer Neptuno comes aboard sfu-manned Steel Admiral. SIU ship rescued 186 panengeri froni stricken ship without inJury or loss of lift. (Story on Pago 7), : Am �•Is" . • SEAFARERS Pa*e Two July X, 19!SS LOG AFL Maritime Unions Vow New Waterfront Drive ,>.t=ratx mo?al support" to the drive to unite all longshoremen in the US and Canada under the AFL banner. Expressing the he--^^ ~ —— tinning objective of bringing all lief that the AFL-expelled In­ pledge" to give the IBL "full and longshoremen in the nation under ternational Longshoremen s complete support as a solid group one banner—the AFL. Association is crumbling, the dele­ of over 100,000 trade unionists'. "We therefore idedge as a body, "Longshoremen," they added, gates declared that a stepped-up physical, financial and moral aid MTD campaign under the banner "must be given the right to genu­ of the International Brotherhood ine trade unionism and job secur­ to our affiliate, the IBI^until this of Longshoremen, AFL, would ity free of mob domination . . . goal is realized." Delegates also invited the Inter­ successfully conclude the organiz­ To this end we are instructing our affiliates and our port councils in national Brotherhood of Team­ ing job in short order. The MTD meeting, held in New the United States and Canada to sters to participate actively and York on June 30, set the stage work on all levels toward the con- assist the IBL in its drive. for a full-scale MTD convention Attending the meeting were rep­ resentatives of the AFL Radio Of­ to be held later in the year. Rep­ ficers Union, Masters Mates and resentatives elected new MTD top Pilots of America, Sailors Union officials to administer the affairs of the Pacific, Brotherhood of Ma­ of the organization prior to the rine Engineers, the International convention. They also undertook Brotherhood of Longshoremen, the preliminary discussions on possible Sailors Union of the Pacific, the merger problems and pledged mu­ Marine Firemen's Union, Marine tual aid to member unions on con­ Glenn David Burke, 3, waits patiently as dad, Billy Burke, Cooks and Stewards, AFL, the tract disputes and other matters bosun, fills out family benefits enrollment card under SlU Staff Officers Union and the Sea­ of importance. Welfare Plan. Burke has another son, Patrick, 2, and lives farers Union, A&G District. Two Expellees near SlU headquarters in New York. He was last on Iberville. While pledging MTD support to WASHINGTON—With the the IBL, delegates noted that there start of open hearings by the were two unions in the longshore House Merchant Marine Com­ field which had been expelled mittee on the Bonner proposals for from major labor federations; the US rule of seamen's contracts ILA on the East Coast and the SlU representatives are now pre­ ILWU (formerly CIO) on the Pacific Coast. They said accordingly that pared to testify to set the record straight. SlU of NA president, AFL unionization of waterfront Harry Lundeberg, will appear at workers would be a "continuing the open hearings as well as Paul objective" in which they would Hall, A&G Secretary-Treasurer. give full backing to the IBL to win To Testify genuine unionism for all long­ Lundeberg and Hall are going in shoremen. MTD had originally been organ­ to testify solely in order to counter­ ized as a separate AFL waterfront act the distorted picture given at department representing seamen, the hearings by shipowner repre­ teamsters, longshoremen, operating sentatives. Under tentative plans submitted engineers and other waterfront crafts. With the AFL's expulsion by committee chairman. Represen­ of the ILA, there no longer was an tative Herbert Bonner, wages in operating longshoreman's section the maritime industry would be frozen, and any contract matters In the organization. However, the International affecting wages, manning scales, Brotherhood of Longshoremen, overtime and other items would be AFL, received its full autonomy subject to the rule of a new Gov­ last year and has been successful ernment board. in firmly establishing itself in the In effect the proposals would de­ industry, paving the way for its prive seaman of the right to bar­ direct participation in MTD. gain on wages and conditions through their unions. Officers Named Shipowners Seek Bill IBL's key role in future MTD One of first to receive benefit of new SlU family surgical and hospital benefits is Mrs. Remplanning was indicated by the elec­ Shipowner representatives have bertp Duo of Miami Beach. She is shown here in Victoria Hospital with her husband and Dr. tion of E. L. Slaughter, secretary enthusiastically welcomed the Bon­ J. A. Sperepoulos. Mrs. Duo's claim has been paid by the Welfare Plan. of the IBL, as secretary-treasurer ner proposals and in the course of of the MTD to serve under Harry the hearings have taken the oppor­ Lundeberg of the Sailors Union, tunity to blame all the woes of the who was elected MTD president. industry on seamen and their Jack MacDonald of the. Interna­ unions. The shipowners were con­ tional Union of Operating En­ spicuous in their silence over in­ gineers, will continue as vice- dustry shortcomings deriving from president of the organization. indifference and hostility to the In its statement on the long­ merchant marine in some Govern­ shore problem the MTD meeting ment quarters, competition from said it was the group's "unanimous American-owned shipping under Five claims totaling $1,225 have already been paid and ten more are pending in the first runaway flags, direct competition month's operation of the new dependent benefits under the SIU Welfare Flan. Of the five from Government-operated MSTS claims, one was a minor one, with the averages of the other claims payments being about ships and their own failure to ex­ Julys, 1955Vol. XVii, No. 14 plore and exploit new areas of about $300 each. a day for a maximum of 31 days, The new dependents' bene­ ber of his family to get full and plus additional hospital expenses PAUL HALL, Secretary Treasurer business, such as the St. Lawrence complete information on this phase •. HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Seaway. fits covering Seafarers' wives up to $100. The Seafarer pays the Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art the Welfare Plan. and nmarried children under 19 of Under Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, the dependents' benefits, first $50 of these biUs and the Weiyears of age went Into effect on the Welfare Flan covers hospital fare Plan picks up the tab for the Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. June 1 and the five claims already room and board at the rate of $10 rest up to the indicated limits. handled represent payments to Burly Page 13 The Plan also covers surgical Seafarers for hospitalization ex­ Editorial Cartoon .......Page 10 costs according to a surgical sched­ penses and surgery for family Editorials .Page 11 ule up to a maximum of $300 and members. The other claims are Under the SlU Welfare Plan, Final Dispatch Page 11 doctor's visits to the hospital in the following are the eligibility Inquiring Seafarer ......Page 11 non-surgical cases up to $4 dally WASHINGTON — Another pro­ now being processed by the SlU requirements for dependents' Meet The Seafarer ......Page 10 posal for study of the maritime Welfare Plan.^ for 31 days. Personals Page 14 industry is in the Congressional benefits: Seafarers who have any ques­ Pecent Arrivals Page 14 hopper with Administration sup­ tions about the new dependents' • The Seafarer needs 90 Seafarers In Action .....Page 10 port. The bill calls for Govern­ benefits, or who expect one of their days' sea^ime on SlU-contracted Shipping Figures Page 4 ment research into all operating dependents to be hospitalized 6r ships in the previous calendar Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 phases of the industry. It has been undergo surgery in the near future year plus one day's seatime in the previous 90. • Published blwaexly er the headquarters submitted to the House Merchant are urged to get in touch with the ot the Seafarers International Union, At­ nearest SlU port agent. • Dependents who are eligi­ lantic A Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Marine Committee. Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaelnth The purpose of the proposal Contacting the agent beforehand ble include the wives of Sea­ 9-6600. Entered as second class matter farers and unmarried children at the Post OfSce In Brooklyn, NY, under would be to aim for more efficient will be of considerable aid in ex­ the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. of Seafarers under 19 years of and economical operation of mer­ pediting claims since the agent will age. Get any further details chant ships through research, de­ be able to get the claims procedure from your nearest port agent. sign and developmental work in started immediately. It's also the best way for a Seafarer_or a mem.the fiel^ • •'•••»** ft ^ •e"*' ViVV*", .zno.-'v.\.i.'> SlU To Air Position On Bonner Biii 1^ 1^; k^- |i5;< h i. life: m. .Ih Isf SlU Family Benefits Average $300 Per Case SEAFARERS LOG Propose New Maritime Study • \• -t'fe SfiigibilUy �"^-July S, i»6S SEAFARERS LOG Faff* Tbrf American Seamen Win Cargo Fight, Crew Resfricted, '50-50' Law Saved Certifieates Speed Welfare f $ Payment of cash benefits to Seafarers under th* SIU's hospital and surgical benefit plan for Seafarers' families will be speeded up considerabiy if the Welfare Plan has copies of Seafarers' mar* riage certificates and birth certificates for their children. The marriage certificates and children's birth certificates are needed to establish proof of eligibility under the Plan. If Sea­ farers have photostats of these documents made and turn them in to the nearest Union office, it will eliminate delays in payment of benefits. All documents will go Into the Seafarer's personal file at the office of the Welfare Plan and are strictly confidential. SlU Wins $8 000 Overtime Claim WASHINGTON—American seamen and the maritime industry won a major pork-chops victory when the House of Representatives crushed a repeal move against the "50-50'* law by a vote of 181 to 51. The key vote came in the course of debate on the Government's foreign aid program for the 1955-56 fiscal year. The vote represented a stunning defeat for foreign shipping lobbyists aided and abetted by elements in the' the jobs of thousands of Americah problem of agricultural surplus. State Department. The for­ seamen. Moreover it would have As such, maritime observers eign lobbyists had attemp­ indicated Congressional willingness consider the "30-50" vote a tipoff NEW YORK—^Thirty rnven Seafarers who were aboard the Sah Mateo Victory on a trip to Newfoundland last year will come in for a share of $8,000 in overtime as a result of recent Union action on a restriction ted to line up fin Administra­ to dump the US merchant marine on Congress' favorable attitude to ship beef. endorsements - so that they can tion-farm bloc coalition to up­ in order to solve a ^short-range toward a strong US Merchant fleet. The bonanza, now payable throw in for thes* jobs. set "50-50." ^ince the law re­ He pointed out that the Union by the Eastern Steamship Co., quires that at least half of stems from an agreement involving has signed several new tankers American aid cargoes go in US the SIU, the company and Govern­ lately, so that th* need for this repeal would have ment shipping officials on the "re­ rating is even greater than before. ships, forced the lay-up of scores of striction" issue. Payment has been ships and caused heavy unem­ held up pending a final okay by ployment among seamen. the Maritime Administration on This is the eighth year in a row the legality of the beef. that foreign shipowners joined A recent settlement also pro­ with anti-merchant marine forces vided for the setting up of machin­ to force a floor fight on "50-50". ery lor collecting on this type of The first fight began with the beef in the future, SIU Assistant passage of Marshall Plan legisla­ Secretary-Treasurer Claude Simtion back in 1948 and it has con­ «mons reported. tinued year by year every time a In the future, whetf the company foreign aid bill came up. and the Union agree that overtime • Squeeze On Farm Bloc is payable for a restriction on a Just five years old this Since Congress passed a per­ Government-chartered vessel, the company can now pay the men and inonth, the SIU Welfare Plan manent "50-50" law last year, for­ will in turn be reimbursed by the has paid out nearly $2Va mil­ eign maritime nations adopted a lion to Seafarers and their families new tack. Some of them had Government. to help them over the rough spots. The restriction her* Involved Of that total about $1V^ million been refusing to accept shipments concerned the stay of the San has been paid out in th* last two of agricultural surpluses in order Mateo at St. George's Bay, New­ years of th# Plan because of the to put the squeeze on the farm foundland. The Seafarers were not addition of many new benefits and bloc. With farm bloc votes they allowed to enter the military res­ a number of increases in old ones. hoped to kill "50-50" and then monopolize all US aid shipments. ervation there although the ship The figures on cash benefits paid In their anxiety to weaken or lay at anchor for some time. do not cover all the Welfare Plan's repeal this law, anti-merchant ma­ Shipping Still Booming services. Additional benefits have rine elements have even gone to Shipping continued moving at a gone to Seafarers in the form of the chairman of the House Mer­ fast pace for all ratings here dur­ recreation and dormitory facilities, chant Marine Committee, Repre­ ing the past two weeks, with only the meal book plan and the recent­ sentative Herbert Bonner, to try to chief stewards feeling a pinch. ly launched Andrew Furuseth persuade him to spearhead a move against "30-50." Members of tlie Stewards have been moving out training school in Mobile. Baltimor* agent, Earl Sheppard (left), gives hearty wel­ Healthy Backlog Merchant Marine Committee tradi­ very slowly. come to Tom Meyer, Marin* Firemen's Union representative, tionally have been the strongest All benefits paid under the Plan However, the' boom for rated as th* MFOW in Baltimore officially took up residence in the supporters of the legislation.' are financed by shipowner con­ engine department men continues SIU hall there. MFOW joined several ether unions in SIU The House vote indicates that as before, with pumpmen still at a tributions at no cost to Seafarers. hall which is fast becoming trade union center of city. Benefits paid to date include flie the move to kill "50-50" in agri­ premium. Simmons again urged following: cultural shipments or in any other all Seafarers who can qualify for * Hospital benefits, paid since area will meet with short shrift in this rating to go up for pumpmen's July 1, 1950 (rate of payment origi­ Congress. nally $1 weekly; increased to %Z1) Cost Differences Small $693,131.50. Actually the foreign lobbyists * Death benefits, paid since July 1, 1950 (originally $500, in­ had suffered a severe setback in hearings before the vote when De­ creased to $3,500) $1,244,918.81 e Disability benefits, paid since partment of Agriculture spokes­ May 1, 1952 (originally $20, in­ men .-admitted "50-50" would not add materially to the cost of dis­ The leading role played by Seafarers and their Union in creased to $35 a week) $107,030 SEATTLE — Two more ships o Maternity benefits paid since posing agricultural surplus. The aiding the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen's bulk of such cargo is carried on drive on the New York waterfront was commemorated in the were added to the SIU roster when May 1. 1952 at $200, $385,400 Seafarers in this port signed e Scholarship awards worth cargo liners and in this area, form of a plaque accepted for|^ aboard the Ampac Idaho and the $6,000 per scholarship for four freight rates are exactly the same the SIU by Secretary-Treas­ it not for the invaluable assistance Mojave under a contract recently years, since September, 1953: on both American and foreign flag urer Paul Hall. Larry Long, given .by hundreds of rank and ships. signed by headqiwters with Trans $72,000 president of the IBL-AFL made file Seafarei-s and by the SIU or­ Oceanic Marine Company. The The rate differences would show While doing all this, the Plan the presentation at the headquar­ ganization at large. He thanked new ships were just so much has bi^ilt up a healthy backlog of up in the estimated 20 percent of ters membership meeting of June the SIU for its steadfast support gravy on a very favorable shipping assets in the form of $1.7 millions surplus cargoes that would be car­ 29. On hand was a sizable group of IBL since it was first organized picture in this port which has been in Government bonds whiie keep­ ried on American tramps, total of New York longshoremen to ex­ in September, 1953. costs of the program involving consistently one of the best spots ing about $450,000 cash on hand. press their appreciation to the The SIU membership has gone hundreds of millions in surpluses on both coasts for Seafarers anx­ The astonishing growth of the SIU. on record on several occasions to ious to get out in a hurry. Welfare Plan from its modest be­ would be about $2 million more The plaque was presented be­ assist and support the IBL in the ginnings in 1950 and its current under "50-50." Outlook Good cause of the SIU's vigorous aid in Port of New York and elsewhere". Further, should "50-50" be de­ financiai soundness are due in large The two new ships were among part to direct Union administra­ feated, foreign ships would soon behalf of IBL-AFL in that union's This is still the officially-stated five sign ons handled by this port tion of funds. Self-administration drive piany American operators 1953-1954 waterfront election cam­ policy.of the Union as approved along with a very heavy load of in- eliminated the . normal insurance out of business and then would be paign, as well as for the SIU's con­ by the membership. transits, ten in all. Two payoffs company take and red tape, reduc­ in a position to charge what the tinued friendship and suppoj-t for IBL-AFL was originally formed IBL since then. and more vessels due add to the ing operating costs accordingly. traffic would bear. in September, 1953, after the ex­ desirable outlook. Invaluable Aid With foreign ships carrying over pulsion of the International Long­ Shipowner contributions now Far East shipping is responsible stand at 73 cents a day, having 80 percent of US commercial car­ In making the presentation, shoremen's. Association from the for all the action here, in addition been increased 13 cents daily in goes, even In the face of US oper­ Long declared that the IBL could AFL. It operated under a trustee­ to the regular Calmar in-transits Jibe, yplpn's pj,ost re.C)Bnt , negotia­ ating subsidies, abolition of "50-50" not have put up the fight it did ship until last summer, when it on the lumber run. . \ would have been^a serious blow to nor come as close to winning were received full autonomy. ^ tions. MFOW Welcomed To Baltimore Hall 1 fi 5 Years Of SIU Welfare: 21 Million New Ships Pep Seattle •I Longshoremen Hall SIU Aid In NY Dock Drive •ll "J. iC I �Pagre Four SEAFARERS I LA Masquerade Stars At sop, Higgs ''M- " -t ^tbi • ^ July 8. 1955 LOG SHIPPING ROUND-UP AND FORECAST Although it has failed to make any headway as a union in the past nine months, former behind-the-scenes operators of the ILA's disguised crimp rig, the "United International Sea­ JUNE 15 THROUGH JUNE 28 men's Union" Local 1824, have-f Deck Deck £ng. Eng. Stew. officially taken over and are take complementary ads at any­ Port Stew. Total Total Total A B A B A B A B Reg. attempting a new money rais­ where from $7.50 to $100, depend­ Boston 9 4 6 8 3 1 18 13 31 ing g.mniicif. Replacing Louis Le ing on which order blank they get. New Y( 95 20 58 24 58 14 211 58 269 Doulx and Captain George Beli30 8 29 13 Local 1824 was originally char­ Phila. 18 6 77 27 104 77 43 42 basakas — the former front men tered last fall by ILA Captain 19 29 26 148 88 236 7 14 5 6 4 5 —are Keith Alsop, former SIU Bradley with the intent to raid Norfolk 16 25 41 14 8 10 7 3 1 27 16 43 Galveston port agent and Bill US ships and harass the SIU. Its Miami 6 5 2 2 11 6 19 13 32 Higgs, former Seafarer expelled leaders boasted at the time that Tampa 4 3 3 . 3 5 1 7 12 19 from the Union last year for work­ they would sign contracts with any­ 27 15 9 6 23 9 65 24 89 ing with the ILA to block the AFL body, anywhere. 41 10 26 9 33 19 100 38 138 drive on the waterfront despite 11 13 3 9 3 10 17 32 Despite these boasts, the new 49 the SlU's membership-adopted "union"' was d; fended in the 16 9 12 5 4 8 32 22 54 9 5 policy to the contrary. 2 1 4 3 15 9 24 NMU's official newspaper. The Wilmington 18 6 9 14 13 11 40 31 71 Both Alsop and Higgs wei-e ac­ Pilot. The publication gave promi­ .15 3 13 15 9 15 33 37 70 tive in the attempt to unseat SIU nence to assertions by ILA Presi­ Deck Eng. Eng. Deck Stew. Stew. Total Total Total >3 .•V A B A B Secretary-Ti-easurer Paul Hall in dent Bradley that the "union" Reg. A B Totals 379 170 225 135 226 135 830 440 1270 the last SIU election, an attempt would go out to raise standards on in which the ILA and its presi­ foreign-flag operations. Actually Shipped dent, Captain Bradley, took a hand they were acting as shipping Eng. Deck Eng. Eng. stew. Stew. Stew. Total Deck Deck Total Total Total in the form of direct cash con­ crimps by supplying AB's at $95 Port B B A C A A B C A B Ship. C 0 tributions to anti-Hall elements. per month to foreign-flag vessels Boston ... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 6 98 3 52 9 27 9 49 17 7 199 53 19 271 without any contract protection to New York. Cobb Sentenced 0 17 5 8 22 1 11 6 0 50 19 1 70 The election was climaxed by the men. 3 32 18 50 27 3 23 17 4 105 62 10 177 Actually the record of perform­ «n attempt to assassinate Hall for 7 8 8 9 7 11 10 1 13 Norfolk . 26 17 31 74 which one man, James Cobb, con­ ance of Local 1824 in the past nine Savannah 6 0 0 6 5 8 1 1 0 13 • 13 1 27 0 0 1 2 2 7 2 9 0 10 fessed triggerman in the plot has months bears out SIU charges that Miami ... 11 2 23 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 3 1 10 now been sentenced to a prison it was nothing more than a crimp 2 31 9 0 33 39 4 5 0 103 18 123 2 term, and others, including Ray operation. It has no contracts 20 9 1 24 0 32 17 38 3 94 46 4 144 White, Hall's opponent in the elec­ with any American or foreign-flag 5 0 3 6 0 3 12 4 1 18 15 1 34 shipping companies. Instead it tion, are under indictment. 016 6 0 10 15 2 8 0 41 16 0 57 has coilected "dues" and "initia­ White, Higgs, Alsop and attor­ 3 8 5 12 4 2 2 5 9 16 9 25 50 ney Benjamin Sterling were active tion fees" from crewmembers of 0 3 12 5 12 9. 10 19 4 33 34 7 74 In concert during the election cam­ runaway flag ships on the prom­ Seattle 9 3 8 10 4 10 6 6 7 24 25 14 63 Eng. Eng. Eng. Deck Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Deck Deck Total Total Total paign with Higgs handling ILA ise of handling their beefs, but has B B C A C A B A C A B Ship. C funds and. Sterling acting as an then turned around and shipped 200 30 204 134 45 103 105 45 337 741 342 120 1203 Intermediary in these financial new crews to these very same ves­ —4sels without taking any action on transactions. The A&G District's shipping As reported by the Bergen Coun­ wages, manning scales and work­ totals continued to hold to a high with very few in this category ty district attorney's office. Ster­ ing conditions. level in the past two-week period available. Here is copy of "touch" ling was named by Cobb as the man The practices of the crimping although falling off an even 100 Major ports on this coast held letter sent out by ILA crimp who was to pay him the balance have brought about its official con­ jobs from the extra-good figure of up nicely with Mobile showing con­ of his fee for the assassination. demnation by the International the previous two weeks. Still, total siderable improvement. Smaller outfit over signatures of Sterling has also been identified Transport Workers Federation, a shipping of 1,203 jobs compares East Coast ports with the excep­ Keith Alsop, ex-SIU Gal­ with the ILA "seamen's union." world-wide organization which in­ very favorably with the registra­ tion of Norfolk had slow going veston agent, and expelled The new fund-raising device Al- cludes seamen of major nations. tion figure of 1,270. Once again, with few men moving off the «op is using is a "souvenir" jour­ The ITF is now undertaking an allthe number of class C men shipped beach. Seafarer Bill Higgs. nal in which "friends" in the mari­ out drive in this field, which the rose, this time to a record high of Class A shipping held very time industry are being asked to ILA is attempting to harass. 120 jobs, showing the lack of closely to the last two weeks and Class A and B men in those ports increased its relative share of all where shipping was hot. shipping to better than 61 percent. •owum ORHN e-aias Outlook Good Class B shipping dropped off to 29 percent with class C men get­ Further, the future outlook for UNITED INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN'S UNION the District as a whole is favor­ ting 10 percent of the available i. L. A. LOCAL 1824 able although individual ports may jobs. do better than others. rOUR SOUTH STREET BOSTON: In summer doldrums; NIW YORK >, N.r. The biggest shipping Increase little future prospects... NEW was in Norfolk which found itself YORK: still doing very well except hai-d put to find men to put full for chief stewards, tops for pump­ MIITH ALOOF crews aboard three ships. West men and other engine ratings... McaarAiiT-tMAMii Coast ports also did extremely well PHILADELPHIA doing well and WILLIAM B. HtOOM .with two new SlU-contracted ves­ future looks satisfactory.. .BAL­ VieC'FMRlBimT sels coming out of Seattle. The TIMORE: Had very good two weeks •KORQK VARONK West Coast ports all report that and more of the same is due... VIGS«MB*lStNT class A men can get out at will NORFOLK: Crewing of three June 7, 195B ships cleaned this port out. Set to crew Catherine and expecting two payoffs. Dear Friends Local 1824 is holding itg first Annual Dinner and Dance on July 12th, 1955. Any surplus above the cost of op­ erating this affair will be put into a building fund of which our Local is in dire need of. As this is quite an undertaking finan­ cially, we are urging all our friends in the Maritime Industry to subscribe for an ad in our Joiu'nal. Thanking you in advance, we acp "Very sincerely yours. ^Batons, c^Lofi, *Seaxtlai^-^xeaiwux n/iae^iPuiUUni Congress Ok's '55 Ship Funds WASHINGTON—After restoring many cuts originally made in the House of Representatives, Congress has passed bills providing maritinie funds for the coming year. The bills cover operating and construc­ tion subsidies, expenses of the Maritime Administration, maritime training and other items. The key provision on operating subsidies calls for $110 million against the $115 million requested and voted by the Senate. It is $20 million more 'than was originally voted by the House. Other funds provided are $861^ million for ship construction in­ cluding $10 million for a proto­ type tanker ship and $23 million for the tanker trade in program. The bulk of the rest goes for pas­ senger ship replacement. Kings Point and the state mari­ time schools received their regular appropriations,under the bill. SAVANNAH: Has been slow. Crewing one ship and two nthers scheduled for payoff... MIAMI: Shipping holding pace with regis­ tration.. ..TAMPA: No change in picture here. Little action ex­ pected. . .MOBILE: Improved from previous status. Outlook is fair with Topa Topa due to take crew and seven payoffs in offing. NEW ORLEANS:—Outlook is fairly good with six payoffs scheduled. LAKE CHARLES: Holding to fair shipping pace. Enough A and B men available to handle needs for next period.. .HOUSTON: Slowing down and outlook is poor. Shipping in past period was almost all deck department.. WILMING­ TON: Beach clean of class A men. Outlook is fine... SAN FRAN­ CISCO: Some drop-off expected from very good shipping levelClass A men getting out with ease. SEATTLE: Still a very hot port- with a j^e shipping outlook. This port has been hopping for weeks now. �July S, 1S58 industries, which operate under tively made this point. But this is different circumstances, the prob­ not the type of problem that pre­ At the regular membership meeting of June vails in the maritime industry. The lem of the workers involved is not 29, the Secretary-Treasurer asked for and re= big problem is to increase the num­ similar to that of the auto worker. Quite likeiy, some unions will ber of vessels sailing under the ceived membership authorization to reopen the American make their decisions on whether thus swell the, SIU contracts—^under terms of the wage reopen­ number offlag,jobsandavailable or not to follow UAW without to sea­ men. regard to the relationship between ing clause. The Secretary-Treasurer also asked their own and UAW's problem. No Relation To GAW for autl^rity to seek increased Vacation pay­ The National Maritime Union, It appears that, at this moment, ments to be paid directly to Seafarers. In addi­ the idea of assigning for example, was the first CIO funds to give union to enter negotiations after tion to these requests, the Secretary-Treasurer to relatively few men who may the UAW plan was laid before reported on the Supplemental Unemployment get unemployment insurance pay­ Ford, and the NMU settled for a ments from the states, a couple of Insurance Fund negotiated by the NMU, its re­ extra 25 cent per day contribution to a dollars, in no way represents supplemental unemployment insur­ lationship to the Auto Worker's guaranteed an­ the same accomplishment for all ance fund. nual wage plan, and its applicability to the mari­ seamen, in the manner that guar­ Nothing Spelled Out anteed annual employment does time industry. The NMU agreemept provides for all auto workers. The membership went on'record to accept the for working out details within the This. leads to the obvious ques­ coming year. Nothing is spelled tion which many have asked: Why report and recorhmendations and further to in­ out as to who will be eligible under has the NMU jumped behind tho struct the editor of the SEAFARERS LOG to idea the plan, other than that the em­ of supplemental unemploy­ publish the details of the report so that it will be ment insurance? Actually, tho ployer will make the 25-cent pay­ ment into the fund. However, NMU did not originally call for available to all of the membership—:both at sea indications are that the NMU wants this type of unemployment set-up. and ashore. to set up something like this: The When CIO president Reuther somo fund to establish a $40 unemploy­ time back announced his plans for ment benefit, tied to existing state a guaranteed annual employment benefit systems. Where NMU men ment insurance payments from the goods. Shipping is a service, as and wage plan for auto workers, are eligible for state unemploy­ states while they are unem­ contrasted to manufacturing, and the NMU took a similar position. ment insurance, the fund would ployed. In the Class B seniority vessels must be ready to move When Reuther accepted supple­ make up the difference between group, 8 percent of the unemployed with cargoes dropped on the piers. mental unemployment insurance Shippers cannot be told that two as a stepping stone toward his ul­ the state payment and the $40. For men in this category get unem­ example. In New York, where the ployment benefits. These two American flag vessels have already timate objective, the NMU then ac­ sailed this week and that they cepted establishment of a supple­ payment is $36 a week for unem­ must hold off till-next week so that ployment insurance, a man would sailings can be evened out—not get an additional $4 a week from with Foreign Flag shipping in the the fund. There is nothing in the field—and tied up rigl^t alongside plan suggesting payments like a US ships. There is an ever-pres­ meet schedules, call in workers substantial portion of his regular groups within the SIU comprise ent pressure of foreign competi­ wages, as in the case of UAW. from distant areas. When the pro­ The problems in the maritime the bulk of the regular, profession- tion which the American maritime mental unemployment insurance duction schedule is realized, these industry are peculiar to the in­ aly seamen. The Class C man is industry is unable to govern or fund, financed by operator's con­ people are discharged and pro­ generally the casual seaman and control. US auto has no such fears duction goes into low again—tlie dustry alone: In auto factories has no equity which qualifies him of foreign competition. Americans tributions. and in other manufacturing in­ The NMU was the first CIO extras generally migrating and £fS a responsibility of the industry buy cars, not solely because of the union dustries, production, sales and to enter negotiations for con­ the regular worker getting only income enjoy all-time highs — while he i^ in that seniority status. production schedules, but because tract renewal after the CIO Auto short work weeks or none at all. SIU Seniority Protection of their ability and desire to buy. Workers concluded its bargaining despite the regeneration and Hopes To Change The very low percentages of growth of foreign competitive And, finally, the question of with the Ford Company for the Reuther's plan aims at modify­ products. The US maritime indus­ men with Class A and Class B guaranteed annual employment guaranteed annual wage. Topmost ing or changing a characteristic of try, though, is shrinking at an seniority ratings who take state has not yet been found palatable in the mind of Reuther was the the economy and it stems from a alarming rate. Since the end of unemployment insurance, despite to professional seamen across the winning of acceptance by the auto long-time concern over the em­ the Korean hostilities, the US fleet the cut-back in shipping, indicates board. Our industry has problems industry of that concept. Curran ployers' indifference to the stabil­ and the number of jobs have con­ that in our Union seamen with for the individual unlike those of obviously wanted to use the NMU ity of the auto industry and auto tinued to dry up. .In auto, the seniority continue to enjoy job se­ bargaining sessions to show hi# workers' general welfare. He is curity, with the loss of ships hav­ acceptance of the CIO leader's seeking to establish that the em­ ing had its greatest effect on the principles, irrespective of their ployer must treat the production Class . C, or so-called casual group. particular relationship to maritime worker in the same fashion as the The job possibilities for these peo­ conditions and seamen's problems, office worker, who is on annual ple get slimmer during industry and jumped on the bandwagon, so salary and who is not hired or decline. And experience also to speak. fired according to the fluctuations UAW sought through GAW to shows that under such circum­ the shoreside worker. The extend­ Curran's ability to follow a line of manufacturing. even out eipployment for the stances the casual seaman will ed periods away from home, in rel­ which he feels is politic for him This is, in essence, the UAW's majority of its people In an at­ leave the industry to try his luck atively confined quarters on an made it comparatively easy for around-the-clock tosis, make it plan for Guaranteed Annual Wage, mosphere of heavy production at employment elsewhere. difficult to equate the seamen with him to endorse the policy adopted or guaranteed annual employment, schedules, but in maritime the To provide supplemental unem­ the shoreside workers. Outside of by top CIO. He obviously did which is a more proper descrip­ principal problem is employment ployment insurance benefits for not make his decision on the basL# the always-existing exceptions, tion. itself—^jobs. these men would be somewhat un­ of the issue involved but rather professional seamen have not True, the UAW did not achieve realistic, because it would have Fund For Few on the practicality of the politics. the full and ultimate objective in In the midst of the bad times In the effect of subsidizing a pool of found it desirable to stay at sea Thus it was just as simple for him Its first crack during the recent oiar industry, there is no apparent unemployables with little or no for 50 weeks out of 52 aboard one to hail Walter Reuther and the negotiations with the Ford Com­ point in making contributions to seniority in the industry and, con­ ship, year in and year out, partic­ Reuther plan and push it in his pany, and later with GenA-al a fund which is calculated only to sequently, would keep them hang­ ularly as they are more and more own organization as it was for him Motors. It accepted a compromise benefit the very small minority of ing around hoping, but without as­ raising families and establishing to blast Walter Reuther and plan for supplemental unemploy­ men when they are out of work, surance, that industry conditions homes. That is why the SIU in­ Reuther's brand of union activities ment insurance—to be financed and especially Vhere there is no would improve fast enough to stituted the first industry wide va­ not too long ago when Curran and assurance that there will be a job bring them employment possibili­ cation plan, so as to guarantee to to be unemployed from. Most ties. For example, if the SIU oper­ every man the money coming to maritime unions have managed to ators were to contribute the 25 him that he ordinarily would be cope with the unemployment aris­ cents a day to an unemployment entitled to in the form of vacation, ing in the Industry. fund for every SIU man who to be taken at his own timing and However, the problem of un­ works, the majority of these would convenience. out of company contributions— employment in the NMU is out of be the men with seniority—the There are exceptions of course, which guarantees the auto worker all proportion to that existing else­ Class A and Class B men. But the to be found particularly aboard some of his Commie Pals fol­ 60 to 65 per cent ot his average where in the maritime industry. principal beneficiaries of the so- passenger ships, where personnel lowed a line of denouncing take-home pay, up to 26 weeks, in This is due solely to the fact that called supplemental insurance fund will stick to a ship because of the Reuther. On May 28, 1943, for example, Curran who at that par­ the event of a lay-off. Curran failed to establish the nec­ would be the casual or Class C sea­ generally short period the vessel ticular time was religiously follow­ Opened The Door essary seniority protection for the men, while the Class A and B men is away from its honae port.^ ing the CP line and was courting But this was a promising start in professional seamen in his organi­ for whose work the major share of As in all cases in attacking a for position with the party leader­ winning acceptance of the guaran­ zation. Consequently he alone the contribution would be made, problem, the tactics are shaped by ship, found it politic to castigate teed annual employment principle, faces the self-created problem of would, as our experience indicates, the particular needs of those in­ Reuther in this fashion when he vast number of seamen compet­ not even 6e in a position to receive volved. In auto, the problem was stated: "The Reuther forces in without the necessity of strike ac­ tion. Guaranteed annual employ­ ing with each other for jobs any benefits from the plan. one of smoothing out controllable working alliance with the Trotment will no doubt become a real­ without a sound system for recog­ No Production Control production to assure the regular skyites are instigating strikes... ity for auto workers in future bar­ nizing an individual's seniority. Moreover, the maritime industry worker with proper •seniority in the The Reuthers, Trotskyites, ACTU'gaining negotiations. „ -Insofar as the unemployment in=^ cannot control its prodqction in auto industry of his fair share of ers, are also bent on destroying The UAW plan is applicable to surance aspect is concerned, our the same manner that auto and the industry's employment and to the war effort . . . They are now many large, mass production in­ own union experience is that 3 other manufacturing industries prevent the employer from using trying to cause division in the dustries, especially those which percent of the men with top sen­ can. the worker as a commodity to be ranks of the United Auto Workers have similar production and mar­ iority — the Class A men — in a Shipping is dependent upon used and junked as he saw fit. ... It is our job ... to denounce keting patterns. In still other given period receive unemploy- other industries for a flow of And in GAW the UAW has effec­ (Continued on page 14) When th^ United Automo­ bile Workers presented its de­ mand for what is called the Guaranteed Annual Wage, it touched off a precedent that is bound to become a pattern in many sections of our eco nomy. Walter Reuther, UAV president and head of the CIO, is attempting throng GAW to solve a problem which has been confronting his people for years—the problem of the em­ ployer pulling auto workers on and off the job to meet the upand-down pattern of production that has always been characteristic of auto manufacturing and to some degree, other mass-production in dustries. In Guaranteed Annual Wage Reuther hopes to find the solution to the unstable nature of employ­ ment in auto, by forcing the manu facturers to level off their produc tion over the year. Current pro duction methods in the car busi­ ness, caused by peculiar marketing patterns, involves periods of heavy overtime hours. When the indus­ try is going full blast, the manu­ facturers not only rely on the regular work force, but, in order to £ I a "J �SEAFARERS Pare Six fc-. fi V' CS Now Building Biggest US Tanker July S; 195S LOO Ala. AFL Leaders Visit SiU BALTIMORE—The biggest news as far as the American Merchant Marine is concerned around here is that the Beth­ lehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard is enlarging its ways so that it can build tankers and ore^ carriers of at least 50,000 tons capacity. This Is important because there are hardly any facilities available for commercial ship construction In the giant class in the United States. Actually the keel for the largest cargo ship yet to sail under the Stars and Stripes was laid on one of these ways only two weeks ago. Lake Chas. Painters Get New Pact The largest single cargo of grain ever loaded in the port of Baltimore went out iast week on an SlU-manned ship, the Robin Trent. The ship sailed for Rijeka, Yugoslavia. It will be the first supertanker built under the tanker-trade-inand-build program, which was passed by Congress last year. That tanker of 32,750 tons ca­ pacity is one of three ordered un­ der this special program by the SlU-contracted Cities Service Oil Corporation. All will operate coastwise between Lake Charles and North Atlantic ports. All three of the 720-foot tankers are to be built at Sparrows Point. For each of the supertankers Cities Service is trading in two T-2 types. Laying of the keel on the first of these on the new way was an elaborate ceremony, said to be the most elaborate held for any keellaying in the nation. As the fiag-bedecked section of keel—40 by 44 feet—was moved across into position by the giant cranes, seven "godfathers" stood by with white gloves to help push it firmly in place by means of seven specially-attached stanchions, on which were fitted special brass knobs inscribed with the data con­ cerning the keel-laying to be kept as souvenirs. LAKE CHARLES — AFL painters here marked an extra celebration over the July 4th holiday weekend, as the threat of a possible lockout vanished ^Vith the signing of a new contract last Friday, July 1. Speculation up to the pact dead­ line had indicated a probable lock­ out by industrial contractors with whom the painter had been locked in a dispute for some time. Painters Union spokesmen re­ ported the new settlement agree­ able with all hands, ending the chance of a full-scale work stop­ page this week after the holiday had ended. In another labor development, the AFL Metal Trades' Council is still hammering away at negotia­ tions with the Firestone Rubber Company. Port Smooth Affairs ot ^the port, meanwhile, continue to run smoothly. SIU Port Agent Leroy Clarke pointed out that a fair amount of ships paid visits here during the past two weeks, each taking a few re­ placements and cutting down the available manpower. He cautioned again, however, that there are enough class A and class B men registered at the hall to handle all expected Jobs, so that no one should get a mistaken idea of the present shipping picture. No sudden boom is in prospect here. While touring SIU Mobile hall. Ala. AFL leaden Carl Griffin, (left) and W. L. Huffaker hear about SIU training school plans from Gal Tanner, port agent. Griffin and Huffaker re­ cently were elected president and first vice-president of Ala. State Federation of Labor. Gov't, Operators Settle Lawsuit For 23 Ships WASHINGTON—Settlement of the Government's case against more than half the freighters and tankers allegedly owned by non-citizens has been reached. Several companies allegedly controlled by Man uel Kulukundis have agreed for operation under the American to pay the Government flag must be purchased by corpora­ $1,400,000 and transfer the ships tions in which US citizens have majority control. to citizen-owned corporations. One more SlU-contracted com­ The settlement involves 23 ships and seven corporations, many of pany. in the Kulukundis croup, them companies under contract to Veritas Steamship, is stlil in liti­ the SIU. Among them are Seatrade gation. In addition, there are 22 other Corp.; Seatrade of Delaware, Tramp Shipping Corp.; Philadel­ ships controlled by Interests con­ nected with A. S. Onassis which phia Marine and Potrero Corp. In all of the cases the Govern­ are still under Government seizure. ment slapped liens on the ships on A civil suit is pending in Federal the ground that they had been court against these ships, many of bought from the US by corpora­ which are SlU-contracted. Settietions controlled by non-citizens, in ment of the Kulukundis case indi­ violation of the Ship Sales Act. cates that a simiiar arrangement The act provided that ships sold wlil be reached on these vessels. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH . I •' jl; 1; ' I fe' I i ; i'-- • MOBILE—^All segments of the shipping industry here are hoping that the longawaited upsurge in activity for this port may come about soon as the result of a bill just passed by the State Legislature giving control of the State Docks back to the Gov­ ernor. The measure was bitterly op­ posed by the anti-labor group here, headed by ex-State Sen. Tom John­ son, who was defeated for reelec­ tion by a large labor vote last year. Johnson is the author of the state's controversial "right-tb-work" law. Backing the bill. Governor Folsom announced that one of the first steps he would take under his new powers would be to open up shipping terminals as far away as Jackson, Ala. This wouid extend the Mobile waterfront some 75 miles and help to provide greater service to shippers at less cost. Shipping Up Shipping during the past two weeks showed a marked improve­ ment over past periods, aithough the relief was considered only tem­ porary at this time. The dispatcher shipped 123 men to regular jobs and another 112 to relief jobs around the harbor. However, the good shipping can only be attributed to that fact that three ships, the Ames Victory, Topa Topa and Ciaiborne, came out of the shipyard and took full crews. Prospects for the cohiing two weeks are expected to be slim once again. Port Agent Cal Tanner also sug­ gested that Seafarers should note the change in the location of the USPHS outpatient clinic, starting this week. The new clinic is at the Custom House on St. Joseph St., in the downtown area close to the docks. Written for The Seafarers Los> ^^SOllus, /•Leading expert on biying how to tell whether the last is right for you? According ing clothes without you touching them. The only laborsaving you get from a single wash-and-dry unit over a to experts, the heel seat should grip your heei firmiy Your living costs will be a bit easier for this month if but without binding. The shoe should also conform to separate washer and dryer, is that you don't have to you take advantage of the many July sales and cleai'ances, the nauural shape of your foot, and be as straight along lift the damp clothing from one machine to the other. Nor especially of clothing, to anticipate your needs. the inner edge as possible. If you put your feet together, is there any price advantage. Both the older and new But. July's cilt-price sales are only the prelude to a new your shoes should touch at the heel, and from a point combination washer-dryer have make-believe li.st prices boost in living expenses in late summer as pork, eggs, just in back of the joints of the big toes up to the end of $525 and $530 (actual selling prices run 20-30 per cent milk and other important staples embark on their seasonal of these toes. less depending on the competitive discount situation in price climb. All that the recent "remarkable stable" Manufacturers' sizes vary. Always ti'y on both shoes your locality). At the same cost you can buy a team of period of living costs, as the U S Bureau of Labor with your weight on them, making sure there is a half- top-quality separate machines. But there is a noticeable Statistics described it, has meant to moderate-income inch of space beyond your toes and that the big joint space-saving advantage in the single washer-dryer units. families is that retail prices leveled off at record highs of your big toe comes just where the sole rounds In on The older model, by Bendix, is 36 inches and the new while prices of wholesale commodities went down. Westinghouse unit'it 32. In contrast, a separate washer the inside edge. Used-car seekers will also find price cuts in July as and dryer are usually 29 inches apiece—58 for the team. Welt Construction tags on second-hand vehicles get the traditional postRepairs Sometimes Costly Shoes made with a "Goodyear Welt" are generally most July 4 trimming. In new cars, current inventories are re­ But there is a concern over the matter of repairs. ported to be close to the heaviest in history, so shop for durable and comfortable, and can be repaii'ed most neatly. Owners' and repairjiien's experience, with the washerthe best deal. The '56 models will be moving into dealer's In this construction, the upper is not attached right to the gryer already on the market has been quite uneven. sole, but both upper and soie are sewn to a thin strip hands in the second half of the year, with a littlq improve­ ment over the '55 cars, especially in torque (forward of leather called a welt. You can run your hand Inside Some have operated all right, perhaps because owners gave them good care, while others have needed frequent thrust). The '55 models themselves have been acclaimed - a weited shoe and find the insole is smooth with no signs repairs at heavy cost. Motors and heating elements are by experts as showing a noticeable improvement in road- of tacks or stitches. all noticeably more costly to replace than for separate ability and handling over previous years. A good many women's and children's shoes are not washers and dryers. Sales On Shoes made with the welt construction, however. Lower-quality Rugs: Families seeking to buy carpets in the mid­ Perhaps the mo.st useful July sales are the semi-annual shoes often have upper and sole stitched directly to­ shoe sales, with - most stores and brands offering 10-20 gether. Such shoes cannot be as neatly repaired as welt summer sales will find them more expensive this year. per cent off on staple styles. Shoes are the only clothing shoes. Some better-quality women's shoes are made with­ Mills raised wholesale prices as much as six per cent this item which have not dropped in price these past two out welt, but with insole held together with tiny staples spring. Some re.tailers have inventories purchased at lower years, and even actually rose further this year. So^ it's and a lockstitch. You can see the lockstitch if you lift prices on which they have not raised tags, so comparison.» valuable policy to time the family's shoe buying for July the thin lining over the insole, but in well-made women's shop for these better values. Foods: Pork prices have been going up. Beef is still in and January when possible. — shoes, you won't see any signs of staples or tacks. Here are buying tips on shoes and other goods: Home 'Appliances! Another combination washer and heavy supply and reasonable. Look for specials on Shoes: Proper shape and lit are pretty nearly as Im­ dryer, by Westinghouse, has come on the market. Like beef to stock up your freezer, too. Another money-saver portant as quality in determining how much wear you'll the Bendix combination already out, the machine goes at this time is canned tuna fish, in heavy supply and being » get irom> shoes, as well as their comfort. Do you IhiOW through the entire cycle of washing and coRiBMcIy dry- tsubiectcd to sharp price-outting, ^ -•• Buying Calendar For July I New Law To Spur Mobile Cargo Biz �•msm SEAFARERS Jnly 8, 1985 ALCOA RANGER (Alco*)^ May If— Chairman, H. Franklin; Sacratary, R. Brain. Explanation of new Welfare Plan benefita was given by headquar­ ters. Vote of thanks-was extended to all responsible for these new benefits. Clarification made on custom declara­ tion slips and ship's repairs ere mov­ ing along good. It was decided that tl will be collected from each crewmember to pay for same. Steward agreed to improve on food and serv­ ice. •jne J—'•hiirman, R. E. Stahl; Sec­ retary, R. Delgado. Motion made and carried that ail communications from headquarters be accepted and con­ curred. Things running smoothly aboard this ship. BETHCOASTER (Caimor), May 31— Chairmen, R. .1. Brown; Secretary, Raiph T.yree. Deck delegate reported that there are some unsettled over­ time beefs since January. There is also a beef regarding sailing board time. Recent communications from headquarters accepted and concurred. It was suggested that the patrolman be consulted about super-cargo man not signing meal tickets. A suggestion was also made to see the chief mate about getting keys for the foc'sle. Since the company refused to set sailing board time a request was made that boarding patrolman settle this in Baltimore. CHiWAWA (Cities Service), June 3 —Chairman, S. Whippie; Secretary, J. Merreii. Old and new repairs have been taken carp of. All communica­ tions from headquarters were posted and accepted unanimously. DEL VALLE (Deita Line), May 15— Chairman H. Hlqqinbotham; Secre­ tary, T. A. Scanion. Brother Muree resigned as ship's delegate. H. Higginbotham elected in his place. O. Mani­ fold elected secretary and reporter. Suggested that crew give daymen a break, letting them use the washing machine over the week end. Three ' steward department rooms to be painted this trip. Ship's delegate was requested to speak to the chief mate regarding painting the 4 to 8 engine department room. It hasn't been painted in over two years. JULESBERG (Mathiasan), May SiChairman, R. Dougias; Secretary, J. Decinque. All communications from headquarters were read, posted, ac­ cepted and carried unanimously. Things running smoothly. May 28—Chairman, R. Douglas; Sec­ tary, H. Berner. One brother left ship in El Segundo, California, at sailing time. Crew will ask patrolman for clarification on shipping rules, trans­ portation, and to inspect all foc'sles. No disputed overtime aboard. Captain will check division of wages with patrolman. Motion made and carried that all beefs will be turned into delegates to be settled with boarding patrolman. Motion made and carried that there be no election of a ship's committee since the entire crew, with four exceptions, will be leaving the vessel in a few days. All crewme'mbers were asked to leave the foc'sles clean. Ship's delegate will get payroll totals before arrival in port. Vote of thanks was given to steward depart­ ment for a job well done, and the same for the ship's delegate for his efforts on behalf of crew during this voyage. Leak in bulkhead in 12-4 foc'sle. Plate on boat deck is thin and bends under pyessure. CALMAR (Calmar), June <—Chair­ man, J. BuzalewskI; Secretary, J. Ruszel. Ten dollars was sent out of ship's fund for magazines. Balance of fund Is $28.22. Deck department is making good overtime. Communica­ tions from headquarters accepted 100 percent. Vote of thanks was extended to committee for new welfare bene­ fits. Bosun asked crew not to leave magazines on hatches. New enrollment cards were distributed and a discus­ sion was held on the importance of completing them out. i_ THE CABINS (Mathlasen), May 20— Chairman, J. Stewart; Secretary, P. Kustara. Ship's delegate and ship's secretary-reporter elected at this meeting. Pumpman reported that no repairs could be made since no new parts were ordered. Windless forward was not repaired. SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), June 13—Chairman, L. Lofton; Secre­ tary, E. Harrison. Headquarters com­ munications accepted and concurred. Carried unanimously. Everything run­ ning well aboard this vessel. June 11—Chairman, A. Gowder; Secretary, E. Harrison. Balance of ship's fund is $24.28. One man paid off vessel because he was injured. Com­ munications from headquarters ac­ cepted and concurred. Motion was made and carried to contact head­ quarters regarding bosuns and stew­ ards. Motion was made and carried to have a new brand of coffee aboard. Drinking water is to be tested so that headquarters will know what sort of water we are made to drink. Crew Was instructed to keep messhall cleaner in the early hours of the morning. ALCOA PLANTER fAlcoa), May 28— Chairman, W. Parry; Secretary, J. O'Nell. Steward left in hospital in Cardiff, Wales. Beef about splitting wages. To check with patrolman about shore liberty and launch. .service. Wiper J. Culotta was hospitalized In Cardiff for appendicitis but returned to ship and traveled back with crew. Headquarters communications read, accepted and concurred. Repair list forms issued to department delegates. Must have sufficient cots and windscoops aboard for West Indies run. Donation to ship's fund to be made voluntarily at payoff. Delegates to handle all beefs through patrolmen. June 8—Chairman, M. Reed; Secre­ tary, S. Novack. Motion made and carried that negotiating committee take up matter of ship being com­ pletely cleared by Government agen­ cies (Quarantine, customs. Immigra­ tion. etc.) before ship should be con­ sidered on port time. Motion made and carried that headquarters investigatei launch service, either increase amount payable to seamen or have company make arrangements. $2 not adequate. Company will continue to leave it up to seamen to make own arrangements as long as fare is $3. LOG Pace Serea StU Crew Rescues 186 From Sform-Striclcen Philippine Ship CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), May 29 —Chairman, J. Farrand; Secretary, A. Jonnes. It has been noted by the ship's delegate that someone has taken a "time-off" beef to the com­ pany. This type of beef is handled' aboard ship and If not settled aboard it should be taken to the patrolman or port agent of the Union. Ship's dele­ gate elected. It was suggested that crew get iced tea glasses, and that messhall be cleaned after each meal. Ship to be fumigated. June 13—Chairman, M. Ellis; Secre­ tary, A. Sllva. Discussion was held on new welfare benefits and communi­ cations from headquarters. They were accepted and concurred. Everything running well aboard ship. KATHRYN (Bull), June 9—Chair­ man, B. Martin; Secretary, C. Inman. Communications from headquarters read thoroughly, accepted and con­ curred. Everything aboard this vessel running smoothly. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), May 29— iShalrman, C. Duncan; Secretary, J. PIcou. Everything running .smooth except for some disputed overtime. Two brothers were left in hospitals. Ship's fund $20. Steward to see patrol­ man about one of the brothers. Com­ munications accepted and concurred. Motion made and carried to give Union vote of , thanks for additional welfare benefits won. It was sug­ gested that we live up to our our agreement regarding sailing board time. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 9—Chairman, J. Moore; Secre­ tary, F. Manley. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications 100 percent. Every­ thing running smoothly aboard this vessel. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), June 5—Chairman, S. Wells, Secretary, T. Brown. Three men missed ship, one because of illness. Balance of ship's fund $102. Communications posted, read, accepted unanimously. Motion made and carried to give Port Agent Sheehan a vote of thanks for stand­ ing by the crew in getting stores they needed] for the trip. Ship's dele­ gate to see about repairs. Tommy Hankins will bring record player aboard for crews enjoyment. Upkeep of this phonograph will be taken from the ship's treasury. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), May 3D—Chairman, Mike Manning; Secre­ tary, A. Schlavone. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's treasurer elected. Com­ munications from headquarters read, accepted and concurred. Motion made and carried to begin ship's fund. It was suggested that crew sleep in empty reefer boxes in the hot weather. It was suggested that each department take turns in pulling ice in the afternoon for personal use but F. Oestman volunteered to puU all ice needed for crews' use. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), June 1* —Chairman, M. Baxter; Secretary, J. Pursell. EnroUment cards were dis­ tributed. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tion on additional SIU welfare bene­ fits. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), May 22 —Chairman, W. Pedersen; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Port captain assured ship's delegate that allotments wiU bo prompt in the future. Motion made and carried to accept and concur 100 percent with headquarters communi­ cations. ATLANTIC WATER (Metro), June 5—Chairman, J. Zieries; Secretary, J. Monast. Read, discussed, accepted, and concurred 100 percent in head­ quarters communications. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 16—Chairman, L. Hall; Secre­ tary, F. Ryder. Enrollment^ cards to bo completed. Caslmir Jurewlcz, • good shipmate, was discovered miss­ ing at sea between New York and Norfolk. Captain turned ship around to search for him and the Coast Guard was brought In on the search but were unable to locate him. Head­ quarters communications accepted and concurred. DESOTO (Pan Atlantic), No dateChairman, Holllnger; Secretary, King. Motion made and carried unanimously to accept communications from head­ quarters. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service) June 5—Chairman, R. Young; Secretary, D, Beard. Ship's fund contains $6.68. Communications from headquarters accepted unanimously. Discussion on welfare enrollment cards and their Importance. June 21—Chairman, L, Holllday; Secretary, S. Sental. Recent com­ munications read and accepted uhanlmpus^- .Eyecythlng'running smoothly/- Philippine passenger ship Neptuno (left) sits high on the rocks as lifeboats loaded with pas­ sengers leave her for trip back to Steel Admiral. At right, yacht Altair comes alongside for provisions in first of two rescue operations. ^ A masterful rescue operation in which 186 passengers were saved was performed by the SlU-manned Steel Admiral in stormy Philippine waters. Despite darkness, heavy rains and high seas, crewmembers of the Admiral carried out a difficult rescue of passengers from the beached Philippinessteamer Neptuno in which all were taken off safely with their baggage. This was the second rescue of the trip for the Admiral. Two' weeks before, it had given aid to a yacht in distress, and supplied it with fresh provisions. BOSTON—This port is keeping its eye peeled for future Spotted Lights The Admiral was headed for business with the announcement that the Pan Atlantic Steam­ Manila during the darkness of ship Company plans to revive Waterman's old intercoastal early morning when it spotted the blinking lights of the Neptuno, run under a temporary ICC here when chief pumpman J. L. which had run aground high on a cerfificate. Fontenot died, apparently of gas rocky beach on Marinduque Island. The old Arrow Line run Coming in as close as possible to was given up by Waterman when fumes, in the tanker's pumproom. the rock-strewn shore, the Admiral it was sold to the C. Lee Company Fontenot had entered the pumpundertook rescue operations at representing Malcolm McLean's in­ room to make some repairs. When 6 AM and in the next three hours terests. Now Pan Atlantic has an­ he didn't show up, other crewmem­ succeeded in getting everybody off nounced it will renew the run late bers found him in the pumprooiri and were unable to revive him. the ship unharmed, making use of in July. both ship's lifeboats. At present Boston is not on the Another Seafarer, Brother Georg» All of the rescued passengers schedule but chances are fair that N. Clarke passed away in th« were then taken to Manila which it may be added at a later date. Brighton Marine hospital on June |tas their original destination. Pan-Atlantic also has plans for 27. The Neptuno, a 560-ton inter- including Boston on its trailership Not much action is in sight on island steamer, had run completely coastwise service, but that is a long the shipping front, port agent up on a reef and torn a gaping hole way off. James Sheehan report's, as Boston in the bottom. Philippine news­ There was an unfortunate acci­ is largely a tanker port these paper accounts described the res­ dent aboard the Government Camp days. cue operation as an heroic one. Previously while six days out of Honolulu the Admiral had come That Pleasant Feeling At Payoff across the yacht Altair with four passengers aboard. The Altair had run out of food and was flying distress signals when the Admiral came to her aid. Philipine newspapers were lavish in their praise of the Admiral's crewmembers, calling the rescue work "heroic." 3, SIU Co. Plans Revival Of Intercoastal Trade Take Gear If Going Aboard NORFOLK — Seafarers reporting to work aboard ship are reminded that they are required to bring their gear with them. Norfolk SIU agent Ben Rees reminded Seafarers that the membershipadopted shipping rules clearly defined this re­ quirement. He reported tnat a number of problems had arisen in the Norfolk port area as a result of Sea­ farers reporting aboard and then taking time off to go j^t.^J^ir gw- ./.vs. v.-,..- G.J. Bozec, oiler, (left) and John Hartman, utility messman, on the Alcoa Ranger count up the cash «fter the ship was pajd off in Mew York recently. Ranger is on East Coast to islands run. ^ .'•-M m •J • • -3 vy '•"I 3 �Pare Elrht. ^^ ^ • SEAFARERS " , : •* LOG July 8, 1S5$ 1^ I?,' Ik- ? iM. I'f I''-'' 1^--. Largest of the USPHS hospitals with a 1,000 Ld capacity is the one ahove at Staten Island which serves the Greater New York area. Completed in 1935 the Staten Island institution is the successor to,a previous marine hospital on the same site. In an average year the hospital oners 250,000 patient days of care, and, as Seafarers can testify, does it extremely well. Busy outpatient department at Staten Island handles 86,000 visits a year on average. Outpatients register here. Favorite spot with patients on mild, sunny days is this open sundeck, one of two, which offers a fine view of harbor bustle. Hospital also has glass-enclosed solarium, canteen and other recre­ ation spots where Seafarers can relax while convalescing. HospitaFs large pharmacy compounds thousands of prescriptions fpr both In* patieitrte and ®wfpatieBf«. '---v^':v ' Well[-equipped physical therapy room is key treatment center. Shown here are group of Seafar* undergoing treatment. That's Charles "Whitey" Ogleshy in center. Physical therapy is key ers unt to restoration full mtieciilar function after an injury* - 4 �W AY back in the administration of John Adams, the 2nd president of the United'States, Congress passed legislation providing for the establishment of marine hospitals to care for sick and injured seamen. At that time, over a cen­ tury and a half ago, it was believed that the special circumstances under which seamen worked—the high accident rate on ships, the contact with a wide variety of infec­ tious diseases in foreign ports, the long distances between ports and the seaman's home town—made establishment of hospi­ tals to care for them an obligation of the. Federal government. Today the same reasons which impelled Congress to establish these hospitals in the first place are still as valid as ever. Aside from caring for thousands of sea­ men yearly and taking a huge burden'off local port hospitals, the USPHS institu­ tions treat Coast Guardsmen, veterans and other Federal employees who are eligible for hospitalization. In the course of their work, USPHS hospitals have pioneered new avenues of treatment in cancer, tuberculosis, heart diseases and other ailments, making a no­ table contribution to the nation's fund of medical knowledge. As far as the public is concerned, the investment in USPHS through the years has been repaid many times over. For the Seafarer, USPHS has meant a place where he can get first-class treatment in friendly surroundings so that he can get back to the business of being self-supporting in jig time. Library boasts 7,000 volumes and peaceful reading room in hospital basement. H. R. Hansen eniovs a new book. USPHS HOSPITAl Haven for tfie Sick and Injured Seafarer ^- J-a'-f Dental clinic and adjoining dental teclihician's lab is equipped to handle any type of dentistry for patients. " '^1 -• • • . • v.: Seafarer Arthur Roy is shown using weights to build up arm and back strength in physical therapy room. Long-term PHS patient is Seafarer Estell Godfrey recuperating from broken hip. Hospital care has been invaluable for him. Mike Michalek gets some lunchtime chow in messhall. Kitchens on each floor handle bed patients and special diets. •/ : Another "bone ward" occupant was Sea­ farer Theodore Gerber who broke his. leg ii»%ile'sihoi^rd Seatrain Lines shipi ' Having lost both legs in shipboard acci­ dent, this seaman practices getting .around oh waisl-higll parallel bars. • Loom is one of many pieces of equipment in occupational thei-apy whichi plays impor' '! 'tanl role in eotovalescence. I �«;^.K!S.-:-'.".;«;-®«M-SS SEHF ARERS ykgi Tm § m MEET THE SEAFARER It - J LOG '...Our Flag Is JfWy 8, 1955 There!' JUAN HOPKINS, oiler With two decades of sailing be­ Street. Having been with the hind him, Seafarer Juan Hopkins Union from its earliest days and Is ready to take another step up gone through numerous beefs, the ladder. Iii the near future Hopkins is fully aware of the Hopkins hopes to sit for a marine value of his SIU Union book. engineer's license and if all goes I.ost Three Ships well will come "out of the foc'sle" Shortly afterward World War II and sail as a licensed man. broke out and with it came subs Since he started going to sea in and torpedoes, Hopkins had his 1934, Hopkins figures he has a ships shot out from under him no working acquaintance with the en­ less than three times. The first gine room of practically every type one was the Oakmar of Calmar; of ship there is under the Ameri­ the second the West Chetac of can flag. He believes this experi­ Robin Line and the third the Alcoa ence will be a great asset when he Guard. The worst he suffered gets a license. though, was a badly-bruised leg The 38-year-old Seafarer was jumping off the deck onto a raft. born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but When the West Chetac was sunk spent the greater part of his life off Trinidad Hopkins spent nine in New York. His father had come days on a liferaft before he and to Puerto Rico from the States other survivors were picked up. years back, met a local girl there All things considered, Hopkins and married her. feels he was pretty fortunate to After working for a number of have escaped without serious in­ years as a locomotive engineer and jury. a stationary engineer in a Puerto After the war's end Hopkins con­ Rico sugar crusher mill, he took tinued to sail SIU ships in all en­ his family back to New York. gine department ratings. Since Mechanical Knack he's a married man with three Juan went to school in Brooklyn children to support he likes to and after graduation worked at a keep busy at all times. While on variety of jobs involving mechani­ the beach waiting for a good ship cal skills. He always had a knack he usually manages to find some for handling and maintaining ma­ kind of shoreside mechanical work chinery, he said, and he put in a which is good for a few extra dollars. lot of time as an auto mechanic. Right now Hopkins is concerned He was on one grease monkey's job back in 1934 when a friend of with getting the widest possible his came along and asked him if variety of engine-room experience he would like to go to sea. It before he takes a crack at that en­ seemed an Isthmian ship needed gineer's license. "I'm more famil­ a wiper in a hurry. Hopkins made iar with a lot of power plants than the pierhead jump onto the Chat­ some of the engineers" he says tanooga City, one of the old Isth­ proudly, "because they haven't mian Chickasaw-types. He has been on as many different ships as been working regularly as a sea­ I have." man ever since. Between working and studying he's just about When the SIU was organised Hopkins figures back in 1938, Hopkins became a ready. He intends to take one member and started shipping out more long trip and then sit for the There's music for ail aboard the in for a treat." Nicer words could of the old SIU hall at 2 Stone license at the end of the year. Southland (South Atlantic) because hardly be spoken. Jackson, who joined the SIU in Seafarer Tommy Hankins brought his record player aboard for all Savannah way back in '39, comes the crew to use in their off-watch from Beaufort, South Carolina. hours. Hankins agreed that any­ Williams makes his home in Corn­ body could make us& of the wall, New York, and has been an One million employees of the to disband because trade unions machine as long as the ship's fund SIU member since 1945. Federal Government will receive themselves had successfully under­ took care of the upkeep on records. i. if i. Hankins is a Florida native who an average increase of $325 a year taken its legislative and educa­ Another galley operative who sails in the steward department. got a hand from his shipmates was under a pay increase bill signed by tional functions. He's just celebrated his 26th birth­ Wilbur (Tony) Sink, night cook President Eisenhower. The in­ 4< 4< it day and to top it off, got his fuil and baker aboard the Gateway crease is in addition to recent wage book membership in the SIU just City. It was a "special" vote of boosts for employees of the Post The Transport Workers Union three months ago. Office Department. It was the (CIO) has asked New York's Gov­ thanks, as they put it, for a neat if if if first general change in wage sched­ ernor Averell Harriman to abol­ and tasty job of baking. Handling the gavel at various ules since 1951. ish the City Transit Authority and A Nebraska native. Sink has SIU port meetings around the been packing that SIU book since give control of subways and busses 4; it in New York to the city. The CIO coast on June 15 were Seafarers June, 1947, join­ Disbanding of the New York union has had difficulty in making J. N. Wread in Mobile, J. A. Phil­ ing in the port Women's Trade Union League was headway on labor relations with lips in Lake Charles, W. Harrell in of New York. voted at a special membership the authority-type of administra­ Norfolk and A. H. Smith in Savan­ if if i> nah. Other Seafarers who took meeting of the organization. The tion. Talk about part as officers of their port meet­ "Seafarers in ac­ league was founded In 1904 to if if ings were M. Kiedinger in tion" brings up fight for health and safety meas­ Houston, E. A. Lane and E. P. the subject of ures for women workers and to Transit troubles beset another eliminate child labor. It decided major city as AFL Transit Work­ Moran in Wilmington, Carrol An­ Brother Walter drews and Carl Ainsworth in Seat­ Mitchell, chief ers in Washington tied up the city's tle and W. Thompson in Savannah. electrician aboard trolleys and buses in a contract dis­ Slnk if if if the Steel Trav­ pute. The union has been asking Seafarers Leroy Jackson and eler. TOjbegin with Mitchell kept for a 25-cent hourly increase and requested arbitration on the Is­ Alan Vi^illiams on the Seamonitor a sharp eye peeled for shipboard (Excelsior) have safety and called to the attention youe sue. Company officials said an a nice testimon­ of his shipmates that one of the 6&^£Fns? increase would call for a corre­ tioRvfiFes, ial to take with lifeboats needed repair. Con,sesponding fare rise. The strike them aboard any quently the delegates took the miBftts! caused a stupendous traffic jam In ship or anywhere matter up with the captain who YOUR the nation's capital. else they would had the lifeboat worked on and BW/t/S if if if care to work. It put it on the list for further work came in the form in the shipyard. Struck steel plants stayed closed Mitchell also was given the of a vote of for just one day as the CIO Steel thanks for good thanks of his shipmates for keep­ Workers Union and major steel food, well - pre­ ing the washing machine running Jackson producers reached an agreement pared and well- in tip-top shape throughout the for a general 15-cents-an-hour served, with the crew adding, trip and installing additional fans Cbfy, wage increase. Other contract pro­ "anyone having the opportunity to around the ship so that the crew oPiUeHE\^, B^AHtep sa5*Q5es visions were not at issue since the ride a ship with Leroy Jackson, could keep reasonably, comfortable \flleifARe SiO 44AU I. steel negotiations were a reopener chief cook, and ;. Alan Williams, in the hot weather. on wages only. " Mitchell comes from the JS.eynight cook and baker, are really r Po YouA^^OW, € stone State, Pennsylvania, and joined the SIU down in Norfolk in 1944. it if ^if Aboard the Greece "Victory crewmembers pulled a fast one on Seafarer Nishan Voskian, ship's delegate. "Voskian resigned and of­ fered a motion that a new ship's delegate be elected. The crew turned right around and reelected V o s Voskian klan Unanimous­ ly with a vote of thanks for past services rendered in fine style. Voskian is a New Jersey native who lives in Newark. He joined the SIU in-1947 and sails in the engine department. Getting Shaggy? Use Meal Book Seafarers on the beach in New York, Baltimore and Mobile can now get hair trims in the style of their choice simply by presenting their meat books in the SlU-operated barbershops in those ports. Arrangements have been made through the "Welfare Plan so that the meal tickets, which are extended on credit to Seafarers waiting to ship out, could also be used for spruce-up purposes where there are barbershops oper­ ating in Union ha^tf. •"" ^ •-VJ Jr., I �SEAFARERS Jtily t, IMS *50-S0' Wins Again • Good news for American seamen came this week as an overwhelming Congressional vote crushed an at­ tempt to scuttle the "50-50" Taw. Foreign shipping lob­ byists who had lined up an anti-"50-50" bloc.with the support of the US State Department have retired tem­ porarily to lick their wounds. While Seafarers can be pleased with the outcome which preserves large numbers of jobs that might other­ wise be lost, this vote proves that the SIU can never af­ ford to relax on the "50-50" issue. For six straight years, beginning in 1948, American seamen and US ship operators had to fight in Congress to preserve "50-50". Finally, last year, Congress passed a separate bill making "50-50" the law for all foreign aid/Shipments, not just a statement of intent that had to be repeated with every aid bill. It was thought then that "50-50" was secure for the future. Instead, foreign shipping lobbyists lined up a potentially dangerous combination of farm-bloc legisla­ tors and Administration forces. The tactics of these lob­ byists added up to political blackmail, since the farm bloc Congressmen were told that unless "50-50" was thrown out foreign maritime nations would boycott US agricultural surpluses. Fortunately maritime interests were alert to the move and the good sense of Congress prevailed. But the for­ eign lobbyists will obviously bear watching in the future. i i t Awartl To Steafarers The outstanding efforts of Seafarers in last years' wa­ terfront drive were recognized last week when the Inter­ national Brotherhood of Longshoremen, AFL, presented a plaque to the Union thanking the SIU for its aid. The role of hundreds of rank and file Seafarers in that drive wascertainly one which reflects credit on them and their Union. The SIU was a key unit in that campaign and still remains a staunch ally of the IBL-AFL. The plaque award comes at an appropriate time. De­ spite the outcome of the last waterfront election the AFL-outlawed International Longshoremen's Associa­ tion has muffed its grand opportunity and is faced with growing internal difficulties^- The SIU member­ ship has pledged that it will continue to assist IBL-AFL in its efforts to see that New York longshoremen get a real union. 'a. 4 t MTD's Plans * Along these lines it should be noted that the AFL Maritime Trades Department has important plans af­ fecting longshoremen on both coasts. The recent meet­ ing of the New York Harbor Council of MTD took note of the chaotic situation within the ILA and indicated renewed organizing efforts in support of IBL-AFL. La­ ter this year MTD intends to hold a convention at which the first order of business will no doubt be an appropri­ ate move to put the skids under the ILA in New York. a» 4" 4" LOG Wins J^IIJ Award On 2d Try The news that he won a $6,000 SIU scholarship award for 1955 hasn't made much of a dent just yet in the plans of Lembhard "Lem" Howell, 19, of New York City. Announced on June 21, the awards to two working Seafarers and the children of three others provides for four years*' of study at the college or uni­ versity of their choice and in any field" of study. But Howell, the son of Seafarer Cleveland A. Howell, who's now aboard the Beat­ rice (Bull), will have to wait a little while be­ fore he can sit back and really plan what he wants to do for the next four years. Uncle Sam ex­ C. A. Howell ercised a prior claim on him on June 27, when Howell reported to the Naval Training Center at Newport, RI, for six weeks of training as a Naval Reservist. All set with $6,0 00 SIU. s c h o I a rship award, Lemb­ hard Howell, son of Seafarer Cleveland How­ ell, catches up on some ad­ vanced study at home. He in­ tends to study law. mm This is the first of a series fea­ turing the winners of the 1955 SIU scholarships, each worth $6,000. Interviewed at home two days earlier, the lanky youngster was happy over hLs good fortune at winning four years of pre-paid schooling. "But where I'll go is still up in the air. Thanks to the SIU, lots of places are open to me now that I couldn't shoot for before," he explained. A graduate of Charles Evans Hughes High School (formerly Staubenmuller Textile HS) with a number of honors last June, he has been attending the City Col- The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the $3,fi00 death benefits are being paid to their beneficiaries: John M. Herrold, 60: Brother : Herrold died in the Lawrence Hospital in New London, Conn., on June 5, 1955, of a heart ail­ ment. Burial took place at the Jor­ dan Cemetery in Waterford, Conn. Brother Herrold had been a member of the Union since 1952", joining in New York, and sailing in the engine depart­ ment. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Herrold, of New London, Conn. ft 4. John T. Watt, 59: A resident of Houston, Texas, Brother Watt died on June 12, 1955, of natural causes. He was buried at Forest Park Cem­ etery in that city. Brother Watt had been sailing with the SIU since 1946 in the deck department and joined the Union in Norfolk. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Julia Watt, of Houston, Texas. lege of New York for the past year working toward a straight Bache­ lor of Arts degree. "Now I'm going to try for law. It's a good background in any field and I think I can make the grade," he said. -He's hoping he'il be ac­ cepted at American University in Washington, DC, for the fall. "I think I mi|;ti^ like to wind up in the Government service or something like that eventually." The youngster's win this year ist pumpman since that time. Burial took place at St. Ann's Cem­ etery in Mamou, La. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Fontenot, of Lake Charles, La. ft ft ft Lee R. Arnold, 60: On June 3, 1955, Brother Ar­ nold died of a heart ailment at his home in New York City. He was cremated at the New YorkNew Jersey Crematory in North Bergen, NJ. Brother Arnold had been a member of the SIU since 1950, joining in New York, and had been sailing as a member of the deck department. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Ar­ nold, of New York City. ft ft ft followed on his miss in 1954, when he originally applied for the SIU scholarship. "I had to take the -College Entrance Exam again, but it was worth it, especially the way things worked out," he noted. "I guess I was luckier this time," Fine Record Holder of an enviable high rec­ ord, Howell was president of his school's general organization in his senior year, a member of the Arista honor society and a staffer on the school newspaper as well as a couple of departmental publi­ cations. Among other honors, he walked off with five separate awards at graduation, including the school's' coveted "Dooley Award" for schol­ arship, character and ability, and separate citations in science, social studies and school service. One of five children, Howell, two older brothers, and a younger brother and sister were all born in Jamaica, BWI, where he took his early schooling. Their father first came to the US during^the war in 1942 when he worked in a shipyard. By 1945 the family had moved here and Lem. at the age of 10, entered the fifth grade of Pub­ lic School 186 in upper Manhattan. Howell Senior didn't start go­ ing to sea until 1947, when he be­ gan sailing in the steward depart­ ment with the SIU, and he's been providing for his family with his earnings as a Seafarer since that time. The two older boys, Roose­ velt and Cleveland, Jr., are in the j4rmy and Navy right now; the two younger kids are still at school. Joseph W. Wendt, 52: A member of the SIU since 1942, Brother Wendt died of a glandular disorder on June 8, 1955, In West Palm Beach, Florida. He was buried at the Hillcrest Cemetery at West Palm Beach. Brother Wendt joined the Union in Philadelphia and had been sailing in the steward depart­ Just five years old, the SIU Welfare Plan certainly SAN FRANCISCO —The fifth ment. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Mae Wendt, of West trial of Harry Bridges, head of the belies its age. In that short period the Plan has institut­ West Coast Longshoremen's Union, Palm Beach, Florida. ed a wide variety of superior benefits and has paid out got under way here last week. The ft ft ft Daniel J. Haggerty, 62: Brother Government is attempting to de­ $2y2 million in cash to Seafarers and their families, the Haggerty died of naturalize and deport Bridges on bulk of it in the last two years, to say nothing of other carbon monoxide charges that he was an active Comft ft benefits—recreation facilities, and low-cost food and Lincoln J.ftFontenot, poisoning on May .munist leader at the time he be­ 44: Brother 7,1955, in Boston, came a US citizen. Bridges' convic­ Fontenot met lodging for Seafarers on the beach. M a s s a chusetts. tion at his previous trial went all death by gas With the new family benefits now in effect and the He was buried at the way to the US Supreme Court fumes aboard the the Calvary Cem­ before being turned down, neces­ SS Government significant increases in benefits previously existing, the etery in Woburn, sitating a re-trial. Camp, a Cities amount of direct cash benefits to Seafarers seems cer­ Of direct interest to Seafarers M a s s a chusetts. Service ship, on • Brother Haggerty in San Francisco is the announce­ June 17, 1955. He tain to go up year by year. had been sailing ment by Agent Leon Johnson that joined the Union In a sense the Welfare PJan is still young and hasn't in Lake' Chai'les, in the deck department since he the SIU meal books are now being La., on February joined the Union in Boston in honored in the SUP cafeteria in reached full growth. Once the impact of recent benefit 2. 1952, and had 1951. He is survived by his wife, the Union hall. The books pre­ increases has been assessed, Seafarers can look forward been sailing in the engine depart- Mps. Gertrude Haggerty, of Brigh- viously had been honored at Con­ nie's,, Restaurant. . . , ^,ment^as chief pumpman or jnachia^ 4on,. Mass. ^ r t| further gains in the future* , , L, / I Mi?! " And Still Growing Bridges Fifth Trial begins 1 1 i I I •^l •M �SIBAFARERS f^ioneer's Scoops Mean Curtains To Mosquitoes Lady Luck smiled on the Seafarers aboard the Alcoa Pi­ oneer recently enabling SIU crewmembers to outwit the mos­ quitoes that lie in wait along the Mississippi on the way to New Orleans, itching for a-^ nibble at unsuspecting travel­ porthole, as well as for the messhall, pantry and recreation room. ers. These were due to be put out, he Beginning on May 8, the ship's crew meeting minutes record a re­ said, as soon as they got to sea quest that' poi'thole screens and after New Orleans, and they (the scoops be provided tor the crew, screens) were painted. due to the warm weather. It was Lone Voice also noted at the same meeting However, one lone Seafarer that the chief engineer was to be contacted and asked to check the voice raised in the wiiderness held firm. The unnamed Seafarer, un­ fans, get needed willing to face another onslaught spares and re­ of mosquitoes on the trip to New pairs, oscillators,' Orleans, said he and others would etc., to "put out gladly pass up having their, scoops a good amount of and screens fashionably decorated, air." The Pioif the gear could otherwise be put neermen abviousto work immediately. ly do not take This proposal met with favor on this summer all sides and was put into effect lightly. right after the meeting, giving the One week later, TUley crew at least a 50-50 chance against on May 15, the all clear was sounded. Steward the swamp marauders. John R. Tilley, ship's secretary-r^ At this writing, all seems well porter, announced that the vessel on the vessel. Only the mosquitoes had received enough new wind are taken aback by the unfriendly scoops and screens for everyone's attitude. Tribute To 'Moon' Kouns To the Editor: These are just a few lines in memory of one of our departed brothers, Martin "Moon" Kouns, who passed away July 17, 1954, due to a heart ailment. Brother Kouns was wellknown throughout the SIU-A&G District and even throughout the world. He was well-liked, and had a kind word for every­ one. Those few brothers who don't recall him may remember Letters to the Editor him as the doorman at the New Orleans SIU for several years. I've run across many Sea­ farers who didn't even know that Brother Kouns had passed away. In fact, some of them even asked about him last month. He was go well-liked, nobody could figure he would be gone sometime. I hope all Seafarers will join with me in saying a prayer for him. "May the souls of the faithful departed, through ..the mercy of God, rest in peace." Duska "Spider" Korolia 4> USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Michael Laakso G. J. Bassler Robert Lipscomb Curt Borman Dennis Marcoly William J. Carey Nick Mutin Charies Coburn Fred Pittman Antonio R. Colon A. Rinius Victor B. Cooper Mariano Seano Guy Gage John Simpson Charles H. Gill R. H. Solheim James J. Cirolaml Ashle.v Souther! Gorman T. Glaze Francis Suliivan Jack Howard Harry Suilivan F. Hufana C. N. Summerell Norman T. Jackson Carlie White Aifred Karr Warren G. Whitmef Martin Kcnngood S. B. Woodell USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Amos Buzzelle Peter King Henry J. Durney Veiven L. Morton Gilbert, G. Edwards USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS , J. S. Capps Jake Nash Francisco Cuellan John E. Tillman Robert Kehaly Ivan A. TreUord John E. Markopolo USPHS HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALABAMA Harry J. Jackson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Louis Anderson Thomas Lind Edward Barry Nichoias C. Mair! Lyle D. Becker Frank Martin Anthony Benedict Ciifton McLellan Charles E. Brady C. R. Nicholson J. I.. Biickelew Alfonso Olaguibel S. C. Carregal George D. Olive Charles H. Cassard R. A. RatclifE Leon Dilberto J. J. Russell Calvin DiSiiva Benjamin C. Seal Oscar E. Ferguson Victor E. Shaffer Sam Florence Lynn C. Smith Leo Fontenot Woodrow A. Snead James S. Gibson C.,H. SummereU William Grimes Ciayton Thompson Earl T. Hardeman Lonnie R. Rickia Fred Harvard Andrew Vidal Cecil J. Kerrfgan Dick Visser E. G. Knapp .Tames E. Ward Norman L. Krumm Robert Wiikerson Leo H. Lang Herman Winborn Arno Larson A. Witherington James F. Lee, Jr. David A. Wright T. J. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Kaarel Leetmaa Fortunato Bacomo James R. Lewis Frank W. Bemrick Arthur R. Lomas Claude F. Blanks Francis F. Lynch Robert L. Booker Archibald McGuigan Jos. G. Carr H. F. MacDonald Jar Chong Michael Machusky Gabriel Coloni Vic Mllazzo Walter W. Denley Eugene T. Nelson John J. Driscoll Joseph Neubauer Joseph Ifsits James O'Hare Sidney Irby Daniel F. Ruggiano Thomas Isaksen Wade H. Sexton John W. Keenan G. E. Shumaker John R. KlcmoWicz Harry S. Tuttle Ludwig Kristiansen Virgil E. WUmotb Frederick Landry Chee K. Zai James J. Lawlor USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Hubert G. Goley John H. Richardson Frank Hall A. J. Rodriguez Floyd Hillier William S. Radd Ralph L. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Thomas Ritson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. IXividicciu Marcelo B. o, Belan jJcian IV. K. J!i. E. Hansen xianScn a. Dejesu! ~ ~ o. I /Sc-? William Hunt LOG 4" Asr-Conditioned Ships Proposed Robert Lambert David sP'aylor W. M. Pennington Dennis M. UdaU W. H. Reynolds USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Paul B. Bland Jimmie Littleton Aubrey F. Cohen James T. Moore Rufus L. Fields John H. Morris C. -E. Foster' Ernest H. Webb William G. Gregory USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Jack Ryan J. Johannessen Samuel Small V. K. Ming Jack E. Williams SEASIDE GEN. HOSP. LONG BEACH, CALIF. WiUiam E. Lane USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. K. M. Bymaster VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA, Hugh Randell USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas R. Bach Michael Marcello Harry S. Bonitto Joseph J. Martus Dusan DeDuisin Arthur Mawdsley David M. Dennehy Andrew Noronha H. Engelder C. Palmer Robert Eschrlch Eusebio Padilla Geralt^ FUzjamef George Pitour John F. French Perry Roberts William Glesen G. H. Robinson Estell Godfrey Jose Rodriguez Hemsley Guinier A. Russo Taib Hassen W. Seltzer Leroy Johnson E. C. Shaffer D. Kaim Warren Smith Lucian Labrador Gustav Svensson Mike Lubas William F. Vaughan Warren Manuel Jacob L. Zlmmer To the Editor: As ship's secretary-reporter on the Steel Traveler (Isthmian), I want to report that the trip so far has been fine, with good chow and no major beefs, v However, when we were lying in Bombay, with the tempera­ ture around 100 degrees and our rupees had run too short to allow us to sleep ashore, things were pretty miserable. Then, as if to make matters worse, along comes a foreignflag Liberty ship all air-condi­ tioned. We know we have the best working conditions in the industry, but it looks like some­ body is getting ahead of us on this deal. At our last general meeting on board here, a resolution was drawn up and sent to the nego­ tiating committee asking it to see what could be done to rem­ edy the situation. It was also suggested that this matter of air-conditioning be brought out in the LOG so as to get the membership's reac­ tion on it, and that is one of the main purpose's of this letter. J. A. "Blackie" King Proud Parents 4" 4- i* Cheers Program Of Welfare Aids Seafarer Pedro Reyes and hit wife proudly show off Priscilla, born June 10, afler Reyes re­ ceived $200 SIU maternity benefit from the Union. »The couple live in Brooklyn. I I To the Editor: I want to give a sincere vote of thanks to our negotiating committee for the new welfare benefits for which we became eligible receiitly. I am referring to the increase in hospital benefits and the opportunity to provide our wives and children with proper medical care. In addition, the new disability benefits will enable our retiring seafaring brothers to make ends meet much easier, thanks to the $15 weekly increase provided for them. Another big gain is the wel-i fare program for unemployed Seafarers waiting to ship. These things .are a welcome benefit July 8, 195S for all of us, and th^ are a wonderful idea. It was not too long ago that we couldn't even dream of such benefits. For these reasons, "hats off" to our welfare representatives and Union officials. I known all SIU men join me in this. Pete Villabol 4) ^ Alcoa Clipper Runs Smooth To the Editor: Everything here on the Alcoa Clipper is rupning smooth. 'We haven't seen our. ship's minutes in the LOG yet and wondbr when they'll be^jrinted. We also didn't feceive any LOGs on arrival in Port-ofSpain, Trinidad, on June 13. Our ship's committee is han­ dling everything as it comes along. This includes Harris H. ­ Patterson, ship's delegate; Rus­ sell M. Grantham, deck dele­ gate; Lee A. Smith, engine dele­ gate; Paul E. Read, steward delegate; (galley); Rueben Belletty, steward delegate (topside); James W. Barnett, treasurer, and myself. All the brothers aboard were glad to receive the news about the Welfare Plan and the new family benefits, and wish to give our secretary-treasurer and our Union officers ^ headquar­ ters a vote of thanks for a job weH done. Joseph A. Rusheed Ship's reporter (Ed. note: Ship's minutes are published in the LOG as they are received. Your ship's min­ utes will appear in a future is­ sue. Issues of the LOG are sent to all vessels, according to, itineraries furnished by the companies. The LOG dated June 10 probably got to Port of-Spain after your arrival there June Hamm Heading East These Days To the Editor: Here's another missive-missile from the SS Marie Hamill, the galloping tub of the seven seas, now headed for a few more Asiatic countries as we depart from the fair village of Yoko­ hama. A few hearts seem to have been broken when this vessel was taken off the Northern European run and, in fact, quite a few of the boys quit the ship in order to get one headed back that way. But we hope that of the ones that did stay for this voyage that the belles of Nip­ pon can mend their aching hearts in a hurry. There are no squawks to speak of at the present writing, but one brother says they put too much milk on these ships. Well, that's one for Westbrook ("I don't agree with anyone") Pegler to juggle around awhile before starting a blast, for it was not too many years ago that he stated that the men of the US merchant marine were being served too much soft, rich food ..pnd too many delicacies. To him we-say: We earn them and we have the SIU to see that we get them. Trick On Steward Some of the boys aboard this ship have requested that I ex­ tend their sympathy to the stew­ ard for playing a mean trick on him a few nights ago. When he walked into the crew messhall, someone told him that they were using coffee beans in lieu of poker chips. Well, he took one look and stepped outside, dropping a tear from each eye. However, since we don't want our good man "Coffee Bean" Jones to worry about it, the triilh is that those were red pinto beans the boys were using. I'd like to use this medium to thank Brother C. V. ("The Bull") Berg, ship's delegate for the past two voyages, for doing such a good job, and also for assisting me in learning the score after being elected dele­ gate for this trip. He was a great help in explaining the duties of the job. It would probably be a great help on all ships if the outgoing delegate would do the same for his successor, whether he's get­ ting off or staying on the ship. V. Wiikerson Ship's delegate 4 4» 4 Benefits Please Alcoa Pennant To the Editor: We, the crew of the Alcoa Pennant, wdiild like to go on record as being very grateful to our headquarters negotiating committee and welfare officials for obtaining the welfare plan for our families. We think this deserves a vole of thanks for a job well done, H. G. Sanford Ship's delegate 4 4 4 SIU Payoffs Put Him In Business To the Editor: This is sort of a farewell note to all my shipmates and the friends I've had the pleasure of sailing with under the SIU banner. I've retired my book because I am now operating my own 'tavern in Perth Amboy, NJ, thanks to the wages and condi­ tions made possible by our SIU contracts. I wouldn't have been able to do it wrlnout those SIU payoffs. If any of my friends are around Perth Amboy, stop in at the "Seven Seas Cafe," 170 New Brunswick Ave., and say hello. There'll always be the latest LOGs, good information and a square deal for all hands. I'm situated only a block from the main stem. Incidentally, congratulations to everyone responsible for ob­ taining the best welfare plan in the industry. Keep up the good work and, above all, keep up our fine record. Joseph Fidalgo 4 4 4 Old-Timer Passes Away To the Editor: An otherwise smooth voyage of the SS Frances v/as marred by tragedy in the port of Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. One of the older members of the Union, Elmer J. Shipp, passed away of natural causes in that port. Shipp joined the SIU in the Port of New York on January 6, 1939. "Blackie" as he was also known, sailed in the engine department mostly out of Baltimore and Norfolk. He . was oiler on the Frances. His remains are interred in Ciudad Trujillo. The captain of the Frances, M. G. Fleming, conducted services aboard which were attended by ail. Shipp was popular with all and disliked by none on this ship which is about as good an epitaph as any of us could want. We all miss him and we're sure his many former shipmates and friends ashore will also. * V. Janssons ' Ship's delegate, and crew, SS Frances �SEAFARERS Inly t, 1955 Pace Thfrteea LOG Work And Play On The Cecil Bean No .Beef Is Routine If You're In The Middle The importance of the SIU's system of ships' delegates is easily demonstrated in the smooth handling of day-to-day re­ lations between crew, master and officers over what are called "routine, relatively -• minor beefs." recent minutes of the Robin Kirk How "minor" a" beef is, of (Seas Shipping), 'where Seafarer course, depends on where you are. When you're ashore, on the side­ lines, njpst items are classed "rou­ tine." But when the ship needs a dozen more coffee mugs, a repair of leaky plumbing or there's a brother who could use a draw because of an emergency back home that re­ quires speedy financing, and you're on that ship, they can't be consid­ ered routine at all. . Firm on his feet (photo left), H. Keith, oiler (left), stands pat as Abe Rosen attempts a flying mare, Rosen, saloon steward and ex-Hollywood ocjor, got a big display in the "India Times" during the You're like everybody else; you don't like drinking coffee out of a stay of the Cecil N. Bean in Bombay as format "rough, tough screen outlaw" Jeffry Allen. A. soupbowl and you don't like being Saettore, oiler, looks on. At right, deck department gives the gangway a working over. Pictured kept awake by rumbles in the (l-r) ore; H. Rode, bosun; Red Burris, AB; McDoniels, OS; H. Prios, AB; F. Anderson, OS. Sten plumbing. That's where the dele­ T. Zettermon, secretary-reporter, supplied the photos. gate steps in. It's generally to the credit of him and hundreds of other con­ scientious Seafarers like him that the coffee mugs eventually arrive When we think of Italian-style cooking, many of us are all too apt to think exclusively of on the scene and the pipes stop a lullaby that you never meatballs and spaghetti drenched in tomato sauce. How wrong we are, comments Sea­ singing need in the first place after a hard farer Ben Grice. day's work. As he explains it, "Italians restaurant, Gricq offers this recipe canned shrimp and canned crab- A typical Instance of the job of meat. a ship's delegate appears in the have a way with all food. for "Neapolitan Fish Stew." Put all ingredients except the You need (all measurements Take a fish stew, for example. are level): 6 cups seafood in a saucepan and cook 5 American fishermen of Italian de­ chopped onion, 2 minutes. Cut the fillets into 4"x scent have popularized this dish in 5" pieces and add. Cook slowly cups chopped the localities in which they live and until fish is flaky (about 15 min­ green pepper, 4 it has become famous among gour­ 8 - ounce cans, utes). Add shrimp and crabmeat; mets the world over. Spanish-type to- cook 5 minutes more. Serve imme­ "More people should try this sauce, 4 No. 2V^ diately with freshly-cooked spa­ deiectable dish, gently seasoned cans tomatoes, 10 ghetti or rice. (If fresh shrimp and with oregano and basil—it's a main teaspoons salt, 7 crabmeat are used, add them to dish in itself, with the possible ad­ SIU, A&6 District teaspoons crum­ the sauce at the same time as the dition of a crisp green salad and a fish and omit the last 5 minutes' bled oregano BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Grice EAstern 7-4900 long crusty loaf of Italian bread leaves, 1 teaspoon cooking time.) Serves 20. Grice, Earl Sheppard. Agent 278 State St. such as our good Brothers Harvey each basil seasoning powder and who sails in the steward depart­ BOSTON James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 24)140 Lee and Richard Ceiling make." garlic powder, 8 tablespoons dried ment, has been doing lots of fancy HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. For those who have read this far parsley flakes, 2 pounds haddock cooking on his own aboard SIU C. TannehiU. Acting Agent Preston 6558 without interruption for a quick or codfish fillets (any white meat ships for the past dozen years. He LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 dash off to the nearest Italian fish will do), 1^ pounds each joined the Union in New Orleans Leroy Clarke. Agent in 1943. MOBILE I South Lawrence «. Ever Try ^Neapolitan Fish Stew'? Hendrik Swartjes had a verbal joust with the captain over an awning for use on deck. Old Sol shows no mercy in tliose South Atlantic climes and the crew was not for fryin'. . Accordingly, delegate Swartjes went to bat. The minutes, which probably capsulize interviews on the subject cov­ ering several days' time sum it up tersely: Broth­ er H. Swartjes reported he had seen the captain in regard to an awning. The mas­ Swartjes ter at first was indifferent, almost argumentative, but was ultimately brought to con­ cede . . ." There's an awning on the deck of the Robin Kirk these days, thanks to the steadfast oratical and debating talents of the vessel's ship's delegate. A routine matter? Swartjes didn't think so. "5^ I ,;•••«I m Directory Of SIU Branches Cal Tanner. Agent LOG-A-RHYTHM: Baby Patter By Joseph Michael Connelly Burly NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. Lindsey Williams, Agent MagnoUa 6112-6113 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TEERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La f Phone 2-599f Sal CoUs. Agent .S Abercorn St SAVANNAH Phone 3-1728 A. Michelet. Agent 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE EUiott 4334 Jeff Gillette. Agent TAMPA '.1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif Ernest Tilley. Agent Happy to welcome baby sis­ ter Patti Layne, born March 22, is Mitchell Reed, Jr., who'll be three on July 28. Seafarer Mitchell Reed of West Enterprise, Miss., has collected ,the $200 SIU ma­ ternity benefit for both of them. Over-ExcHed 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO....... 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON NEW YORK ..t) 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S. - 128',^ Hollis St. Phone- 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 FORT WILLIAM 118V4 Ontario NORFOLK ...127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdison 2-9834 PORT COLBORNE Ontario PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 TORONTO. Ontario NEW YORK Somewhere Somewhere in the black of night, A ship is crashing through the seas: Its bow dipping, scissor-cutting water. Ripping and tearing up the liquid form And tossing flecks of phosphorescent foam To the insatiable hungering darkness, While 'round the booms and through the rigging. The weird shrieking of the wind whistles A mournful dirge to the Captain's bridge. The captain, in his cabin sitting. Listens to the tune; no musician he. But a great critic listening to the melody. He speaks, "The flapping of tarpaulins over empty hold Sounds flat, and unattended to." There is the stomping of boots on the deck. Many hands batten down the canvas; the critic Lonely in the highest, smiles contentedly And whistles with the wind. . HEmlock 2-1754 RICHMOND. CALIF 805 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER ' Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W, Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU PORTLAND.' 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 822 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 James St. West PLateau 8161 Syndicate Ave. Phone: 3-3221 103 Durham SL phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA BC .. 617'A Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 0348 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario ... 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District ALPENA 133 W Fletcher Phone; 1238W BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-0147 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Alelrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St Phone: Essex 5-2410 Bji Bernard Seaman •m �pft^,-.,^.:rnvy' SEAP 4RERS LOG_ Pare Fonrteea Isl-i ^• ' - '•• ~ - Inly «, 1955 GAW And The Maritime Iiidustry —^A Report To The Membership By Paul Hall means that, for the first time our stupidity of this statement is companies under contract will he obvious to anyone who knows concerned money-wise in maintain­ anything at all about the maritime ing a stable working force. It industry. means that the seaman who is de­ These attempts by ciurran to nied unemployment benefits from take almost the identical worcis various States because of eonfuscd which Walter Reuther in effect rules and regulations will be pro­ uttered with respect to auto manu­ tected by our Employment Security facturers makes for a muddled Plan. It means that the com­ picture and no small degree of panies will have an interest in confusion as to just what Curran regulating employment if for no is talking about other than that other reason than that chaos in he is very much interested in scheduling their ships can cost pushing a Reuther project regard­ them money. A seaman will be less of its applicability to maritime able to get protection in the form and the professional sailor. of unemployment benefits for a Despite the muddled gobbledeperiod that he is unemployed, but gook of Curran's report on unem­ actively seeking employment on ployment pay, he suddenly found other ships." clear prose when he dropped on By what reasoning will emploj'- NMU seamen the second part of ers "for the first time be concerned his so-called employment security money-wise" in maintaining a plan, and that is the compulsory stable work force? The fact of the vacation set-up for NMU men matter is that they will pay on the which is tied in with it. Curran basis of the number of men work­ is apparently anxious to force NMU ing, with no relationship to sen­ members off the ships after one iority. The shipowners' employee year of employment—particularly requirements are laid down for its passenger ships where a great each unit of employment (the ship) number of the , members are Proof of this is shown by the : by virtue of the manning scales in employed, as a means of creating fact that Reuther's union explained j the contract. He will hire no more jobs. Thus when these men get off to its membership in clear, eon-1 and can hire no less. And he will the ships, the NMU will tell them Crete terms exactly what its pian ; hire according to whatever seniori­ that thanks to Curran's "victory" meant to them. Not so with the ty rules the NMU has in their they can get an additional four NMU. Although Curran hailed it contract, no more and no less. If bucks a week in unemployment as a victory, beyond that he was proper seniority protection doesn't pay they receive. unable to present a logical e.xplan.i- exist in the NMU contract then Virtually all other maritime tion of its implications and effect there is no protection for the unions have submitted the idea of on the men. Here is Curran's com­ regular, professional seamen in compulsory vacat'cons to their plete explanation of the newly- NMU. memberships in referendum votes. signed plan as noted in his column Those maritime unions that have Schedule Impossible In the NMU Pilot of June 23, 193.=>: compulsory vacations have it be­ "It is natural that our members j And how, as Curran asserts, can cause the men in their respective a,sk. 'What does the Employment | the employer regulate employment unions wanted it and voted for it. Security PZa?i> mean to us?' It' by scheduling his ships? The sheer Where it is not in practice, as in (Continued from page 5) these fakers whose lust for power makes them willing to play Hitler's game." Curran evidently feels at this time at least that it's politic to praise the former target of his abuse, because it is personally ad­ vantageous for him to do so. There is a direct line between the NMU president's jockeying for a top spot in the AFL-CIO merger set-up and his singing of hosannas for Guar­ anteed Annual Wage. Curran be­ lieved he could cloak himself in the same toga of labor statesman­ ship as Reuther by being the first outside of the auto industry to adopt the Reuther program even though the two industries have very little in common. lyo^PriAA 4ND $(/neiC4l. SfWCFIT I; m-' :«f ^77 • rii'->>• l.'T^v:'--.,-'.''. g;^;. This card should b« filled out by every Seoforer, even if he is single ond hos no dependents, if 4^ 4Moke sure to list every dependent you hove, giv­ ing the full nome, oge ond dote of birth. 4^ t 4, Where it soys "book number" enter your Union number, whether book or permit. ft 4> t Don't forget to sign ond dote the form when you ore finished. Do it os soon OS possible, ft ft ft If you hove ony ques-^ tions about the Welfore Plan, contact your near­ est Union port agent. ENROLLMENT CARD EMPLOVHH'S NAMH. UK Middl* Km Book No Z-No the SIU, A & G District, it is be­ cause the men have rejected it by referendum vote, following long months of discussion and debate within the union publications, on the floor of membership meetings asea and ashore. The matter of compulsory vaca­ tions has not only been an issue in the SIU, but in all maritime unions, including the National Maritime Union. But rather than submit the issue to a vote as done in all other maritime unions Curran flatly announced that vacations in the NMU are now compulsory, as per contract. Cun'an thus slipped a controversial issue over on his membership "by wrapping it in a high-sounding package labelled "Employment Security," which in affect pushes a man into unemploy­ ment as part of the contract with­ out that man having had a right to vote on the issue. Controversial Issue How hot an issue compulsory vacations are in the NMU was shown in an editorial of the June 23 Pilot, the same issue in which Curran announced the "package" deal which included compulsory vacations. The editorial stated: "As for taking vacations, well, the men on the beach say, 'Take the bums off the ship and let us have some work.' When the men on the beach get on board ship they become very conservative and they say, 'What am I supposed to give him, a cut of my wages?' Well, the companies and the UrAon can iron out these difficulties with proper negotiations. And, while it ought not take that long, actually there are three years before the next contract, and everybody should be happy in 1958." Curran obviously does not in­ tend to submit the compulsory vacation issue on its own merits alone to a membership vote—any­ more than he submitted the ques­ tion of opening the NMU member­ ship books to a vote by NMU men. At that time (Nov. 25, 1954) Curran said to NMU members: "Your president recommended that the books be opened . . . Our members lost nothing by open­ ing the door , , But the NMU Secretary-Treas­ urer Hedley Stone had a more realistic view of the effect of open­ ing the books on the membership. Stone's retort to Curran's line was: (You are saying) "to the hun­ dreds of thousands that have sea­ men's papers, that we have 23,000 jobs here, come in boys, stand in line . . . these officials (Curran Soc. Sec. No- Dependents—Wife and Unmarried Children less than 19 years old. FRST NAM! MtDDLB DATB OF BATH ACi WIFE CHILDREN CHIUDRSN \ CHILDRIN > ^ CHILDREN CHILDREN \ \\V CHILDMJfe:: \ \> \\>T CHILDREI^ JV CHILDREN^ "Bsr JbwlomViiBm'' and Company) say, look, you are going to die anyway, so commit suicide ..." At any rate, NMU members never voted on the issue of open­ ing the books and thereby its re­ sultant effect on their job protec­ tion. The NMU rank and file view of this development was opposite that of Curran's. They obviously felt that it would lose them some­ thing, even if Curran said it wouldn't. When the NMU member­ ship floodgates opened, the men aboard the ships froze onto their jobs. This because they did not know how long they would be on the beach if they quit their jobs. This freezing of the .jobs is what led to Curran's compulsory vaca­ tion set-up—the purpose of which was' to chip, these. NMU .men a>yay. from the jobs to which his previ- ous action of flooding the NMU membership, had frozen them. And to wrap it in a salable package while at the same time serving his political position in relation with Reuther he succeeded in getting the subsidized shiposvncrs crowd, led by US Lines' John Franklin, to give Iwm "something to make the pitch with. And Curran just hap­ pened to have the Supplemental Unemployment Insurance idfea, which he now calls Employment Security Plan, in his pocket. And that was it! Problem Different Supplemental unemployment in­ surance is not the area, then, where anything is accomplished at this point for the professional sea­ men with any degree of seniority protection. The problem is to in­ crease the number of ships and thereby the number of jobs avail­ able to the men. Efforts have been made in that direction, as in the case of the so-called Tonsina exper­ iment. Unfortunately, it was at­ tacked for political purposes, rath­ er than appraised objectively from the standpoint of the economics involved. Oddly enough, it was Jo­ seph Curran who blasted the Ton­ sina trial. And while he rapped the job-seeking Tonsina plan, he endorsed a phony crimp union, the ILA's United International Sea­ men's Union, which has been at­ tempting to put seamen on USflag-fleeing Panamanian, Honduran and Liberian ships at $85 and $90 a month. Curran's economics, as well as his sincerity, obviously are slightly twisted, for no straightthinking ti-ade unionist could pos­ sibly tell his people he is bleeding for them .while crimps run around with his blessing trying to put sea­ men to work aboard these runaway ships which have contributed so greatly to the shrinking job situa­ tion for American seamen. Curran's pitch that he is con­ cerned with making jobs for Amer­ ican seamen is particularly ironical in view of the fact that the Inter­ national Transportworkers Federa­ tion is attempting to bring Pana­ manian, Honduran and Liberian ships under contract and to raise their wage and manning scales. One purpose of the ITF program is to eliminate these registries as a source of unfair competition to the US and other legitimate mari­ time nations. This offers one real­ izable and concrete possibility for dealing with the problem of jobs for American ,seamen—and Curran is sabotaging it. With respect to the employers* payments into any kind of fund for seamen's benefits, it is obvious that payments to beneficiaries should be calculated to do the most for the greatest number. It ap­ pears, therefore, that insofar as the seamen is iconcerned, the man whose wpi'king time aboard ship is the basis for employer contribu­ tions should be the direct receipient of all such fund payments. Therefore in bargaining for the seamen's interests, our Union's criterion must still be to accom­ plish the most for the' greatest number. An additional few bucks thrown onto state unemployment insurance payments which most professional seamen will never re­ ceive, is certainly^^ not a "victprj^* tot the .professional sailor. C ^ �SEAFARHBRS July 8, 195S Protecting SlU is Job For All To the Editor: I have been shipping since 1950 and can proudly say that the SIU is the best there is in the maritime industry. I think that the seniority shipping rule now in effect is a good set-up, because it means fairness to all,, and gives permitmen an even better chance than before to get Jobs. Since I began sailing SIU as a permitman, I've had fair Letters to the Editor treatment given to me and all permitmen alike. The man who wknted to ship always had his chance, and that is why I can say that the present seniority system is a good one. At first I was a little confused about it, but after I read it all over a couple of times, I realize that it was a good deal for all of us. ' No Fouling Up Because we have the best today, the least we can do is protect it and defend it at all times. This can be accomplished by not fouling up, or missing ship, and by speaking our piece at ship and port meetings to get rid of what's on our minds. Performing is more of a hindrance to us than anything else and only makes it tougher for our officials when they have to negotiate with the shipowners. The things we have in the SIU are worth fighting for, and we can all show our gratitude and appreciation for them by manning our ships in proper fashion, in traditional Seafarers style. This will show the world we are the best, not only be­ cause we say it, but because we ean back it up at all times. If anyone doubts this, let him read our own LOG on how SIU men defied the sea in all kinds of rescue work, of the men who fought so valiantly just a little while back to keep the doomed Steelore afloat, and many others. Our emblem "SIU" means the best, so let's keep it flying high above all others. George Suarez 4" t Clean-Up Time Needed On Deck To the Editor: One of the supposed dilemmas which a bosun must face is when to knock off the men for coffee and for meals. As for coffeetime, the contract covers this quite adequately. If a bosun, trying too hard to make a good impression on his men, gives too much coffeetime —more than the 15 minutes stipulated in the contract—he is apt to be sticking out his neck for some observant mate to chop off. As for knocking off- time at noon and in the afternoon — when men working on deck are doing exceptionally dirty work, such as in paint, grease, rust, soot, slush, etc., they should be knocked off a few minutes early in order to clean up for chow. Seafarers do not "dress for dinner" in the sense of tie and tails, but they like to be clean when at the table and they want tlte brother next to them to be clean. Especially at noon, if they are knocked off "on the bell" they have only thirty minutes to clean up and order their meals. Of course they have -the re­ mainder of the hour to eat. I believe that ten to fifteen minutes until the hour, at least, should be allowed for a clean-up period. Thurston Lewis 4 Thankful For Welfare Help To the Editor: My mother and I would like to thank SIU Welfare Services for the help and time spent with us. We appreciated it very much. The worst is over, and things keep right on moving. We do wonder, however, if mother is entitled to my father's Social Security (he was 64). If she is, would you send us th?^ informa­ tion on who to see and what to do about this. We don't know how to go about it, and your help would be greatly appre­ ciated. Mrs. H. Herrmann (Ed. note: Information on 3/our^ right regarding Social Security benefits is being sent to you.) Vote ^Of Vhanks For Steward To the Editor: I would like to give a vote of thanks to Brother John Tilley who served us so well, in th^ capacity of steward, during his, stay with us on the Alcoa Pioneer. It is a pleasure to sail with one who has the well-being of each individual crewmember at heart. We on the Pioneer wish his •smooth sailing on his next voyage. M. D. Baxter Ship's delegate Benefits Mean Peace Of Mind To the Editor: Within every seafaring hus­ band and father there lies the constant fear that some member of his family will need medical care and/or-hospitalization at a time when he is far from home and, due to the manndr In which he is paid, will be unable to provide immediate essentials. The p&ce of mind derived from the new benefits of our wonderful and cleverly-planned SIU Welfare Plan program will contribute vastly to the mental and physical health of every member of our Union. - Young and unmarried mem­ bers have much to look forward to. Their families will be protected from the very begin­ ning. Frank Reid 4 4 4 . Del Campo Men ' Applaud Gains To the Editor: We the membership of the MV Del Campo wish to express our sincere gratitude and ap­ preciation for the new , family benefits won for us. We believe as before, thati this, another SIU first, will lead to more pros­ perous achievements for the membership and their families. The voyage has been pleasant all around with no major beefs and very few minor ones. Each and every brother has cooperated with the delegates on board and think that the new delegate system is tops for handling beefs and Union busi­ ness on board ship. P. A. Taurasi, Ship del. M. Cox, Eng. deh J. Beasley, Std. del. LOG Pare Pifteea SIU To Crew Oil-Freight Ships Some of Malcolm McLean's ambitious plans for maritime will bear fruit next month when the SlU-contracted Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company accepts delivery on two combination tanker-dry cargo vessels. The two ships are T-2 tank­ are in addition to Pan Atlantic's new ships are part of a proposed ers that have been modified plans for construction of seven trade-in deal in which Pan Atlantic with the addition of a "flight brand new ships designed to carry would turn over its seven C-2s to deck," like those put on Navy fully-loaded truck trailers. The the Government. tankers in .World War II.- The flight deck- will provide space for carriage of deck cargo either in the form of crated general cargo or as loaded truck trailers. The two ships, formerly the tankers Whittier Hills and Potrero Hills, were pimchased by McLean several months ago after being idle for some time. They will be re­ MIAMI—Seafarers' support for the. Masters, Mates and named the Almena and the Ideal Pilots recent contract strike beef was recognized in a letter of X after delivery to Pan Atlantic by the Bethlehem Key Highway appreciation sent to this branch by the local MM&P Shipyard in Baltimore. strike committee. The MM&P Both vessels will go on Pan At­ had one ship, the Samuel Fullantic's coastwise service. They ler (Sinclair Oil) tied up fo^ five days here with a picket line along with other striking unions. The SIU, of course, supported this beef all the way. The following men have checks This port also had one of the waiting for them at Cities Service first dependent's benefits easels Oil Company, 70 Pine Street, New when Mrs. Remberto Duo went to York. They can either be picked up Victoria Hospital for surgery. She in person or requested by mail, Seafarers aboard the Valchem is now at home and doing very giving proper identification: have been commended by the nicely after her operation. Benjamin Abrams, Joseph A. Arnold, Coast Guard for rapid and effec­ Shipping has been doing fairly Paul E. Bailey. Newton E. Baker, James tive action in an emergency when well here and the MV Ponce is P. Marclay, Guy D. Barfield, Louis L. Bentley, Nicolas M. Bjorgum, Purvis M. they rescued tugboat crewmembers coming out of drydock to go back Biackwell, Isaak Bouzin. after a collision in Sabine Pass. on her regular cement run, which James H. Burford, Jose Castell, Lavern Coats. Robert Cooper, James J. Crotty, The Valchem was headed up­ is welcome news to the men in Jay J. Cuccia, Harold Dailey, William stream to Orange, Texas, on June this port. Davies. Darrell Downing, Harry Early. Edmond L. Eriksen, Robert Eschrich, 17 when it ran into the small 26Rodney Fontenot, Curt Fried, Rachid Gaham, Jesse Griffith, Edwin Growe, ton tug Diane F, which was hauling James M. Halpin, William H. Harbman, barges laden with explosive chemVirgil L. Harding. Cecil Hargroves, John C. Herber, Har­ ic^s. The tug sank almost imme­ vey Horn, James HarreU Hudson, St., diately and its four crewmembers Richard Hufford, Sidney S. Irby, Joseph hit the water. One swam ashore Louis Childers ,M. Israel. Robert Jensen, Robert O. Jor­ and the other three clung to the Get in touch with Peter Pasidan, Christopher Keileher. Waldemar Knutsen, Wallace J. LaNasa, nosky. Box 558, Woodcliff Lake, Manuel Laureano, Joseph F. Lewis, Her­ disabled barge. Immediately five Seafarers and New Jersey. bert Mclsaac, H. Meitz, Herman MiUer, Ernest Mishens, John A. Morris, Motomu the second mate lowered away a Musashi. 4 4 4 James B. O'Keefe, Joseph W. O'NeU, lifeboat and picked up the quartet. Arvid W. Osolin, Wiliiam Price, Frank The entire operation took only 6V2 Philip C. Adkins P. D. Pyes, Thomas O. Rainey, Tomas Jamaica Affiliates, 87-67 Sutphin Ramirez, Robert Rojem, Frank P. Delos minutes. Reyes. The Valchem escaped with minor Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, re­ Charles W. Sanders, Alexander Sarg, Clarence Scott, Jr., Panaglotis D. Sider- damage, although there were anx­ port they are holding papers that opoulos, Efrain R. Sierra, John P. Stan­ ious moments after the collision would be of interest to you. ford, Edgar Starns, Hughes P. Towns. Robert Van Valkenburg, Bias R. Vega, when it was feared that the meth­ ^44 Robert B. Ward, Elvis O. Warren, Laurie anol in its tanks might ignite and P. Welch, Richard L. Welch, Charles Frank Ballard cause a serious fire. Westman, Joseph A. Yanlk. Eldon Ray asks you to write him c/o SS Afoundria at either Pusan, Korea, or New Orleans. Mianti MM&P Praises SIU Support in Strike SS Valchem Crew Cited In Rescue 4 4 4 Eric J. Berg V. Puleo asks you to write 1124 All of the following SIU families 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. will collect the $200 maternity Robert Spencer, Mobile, Ala. Poeyfarre Street, New Orleans, benefit plus a $25 bond from the concerning important checks and David Gil, born June 16, 1955. Union in the baby's name: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luis Gil, papers. 4 4 4 l$usanne Carol Maffei, born May Bronx, NY. 25, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doris Denlese Sawyer, born May Thomas Williamson Norman Maffei, Franklinville, NY. 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. You are asked to contact Mai-vin Donna Fitzgerald, born June 4, Lyman Sawyer, Jr., Belhaven, NC. Schwartz, 233 Broadway, New 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Lawrence Wandre, born York. Daniel F. Fitzgerald, Irvington, June 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and NJ. Mrs. Earl Wandre, St. Lawndale, Margaret Rose Russo, born June Calif. 2, 1955. Parent^ Mr. and Mrs. Steven Curtis Oglesby, born June Frederick Russo, Brooklyn, NY. 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Priscilla Reyes, born June 10, Charles Oglesby, Brooklyp, NY. 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Barbara Jean Sumpter, born Reyes, Brooklyn, NY. June 1, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Frahcine Sbriglio, born May 7, Mrs. James Walter Sumpter, Jr., /towmScTH 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sal- New Orleans, La. vatore J. Sbriglio, Boston, Mass. Brenda Sue Tate, born April 21, Douglas Neil Matthey, born April 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas­ 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. per Tate, Lake Charles, La. Neil D. Matthey, Seattle, Wash. Glenn Manuel, born June 16, Gregory Hollis Johnson, born 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. War­ June 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and ren Manuel, Mamou, La. Mrs. Hubert Hollis Johnson, Hen­ Sherrilyn Marie Butcher, bom derson, Tenn. April 30, 1955. Parents, and' Arlen Cain, born June 15, 1955. Mrs. Ashton Butcher, Orange, Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cain, Texas. Navaco, Ala. Maureen Myers, born June 19, Shirley Lynn Crawford, born 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dar­ May 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and win Myers, Somerville, Mass. Donna Leslie Colyer, born Mrs. George N. Crawford, Mobile, April 24, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Ala. Herbert Eugene Sprinkle, Jr., Mrs. Robert C. Colyer, Baltimore, Bti<7>aKi:M^SAKnA4aiS born May 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. Md. Robert Michael Kelley, born and Mrs. Herbert E. Sprinkle, 67S-4W«^' l2f6e.BALT April 10, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Bayou La Batre, Ala. Shelia Ann Spencer, born March Mrs. Robert Kelley( Mobile, Ala. PORT O'CALL ; f'. ^ �Vol. XVil No. 14 LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT •/AFL • I ;•' • il'x'-" '• 'A • '• SEAFARER IN SIAM ^:r' '.rl'' SEAFARERS im . . ' The mysterious East of fact and imagination is probably nowhere better typified than in Biam (or Thailand as it is officially known). Here in the best Oriental tradition are the temples that look like wed­ ding cakes complete with temple dancers and weird music, exotic sculpture and architecture, color­ ful clothing mixed with Western style business suits, pedicabs and automobiles. And on the other side of the coin there are the opium dens, slums which can only breed in the Orient and the assortment of smells which is present, in coun­ tries where plumbing is absent and sanitation is a little known word. Seafarer Sal Terracina has made Siam a number of times on the Far East run. Here are a few of the many colorful photographs he has taken while in that country. ,: >1'.' (1 i T^is back alley market place Is pretty much the main drag of Ko-Si-Chang, a river­ front village below Bangkok, which sometimes becomes a major port of call when the Chao Phraya River silts up. If-- I-: M?: IMJ- 1It' l-i- No oriental harbor scene would be complete without, bumboats. Some of these at Ko-Si-Chang carry girls who came down from Bangkok in the hope of meeting ship's crews stopping at the river port. Tibetan lama (left), aged about 70, shows off his healthy physique in front of Siamese temple. On Terracina's right is the temple priest. i.. •I f A typical Siamese longshoreman takes advantage of a br$!ak to grab a smoke. He's seated next to Seafarer Terracina who submitted the photographs appearing on this page. These three youths are temple dancers posing in the temple garden. Cigarette dangling from lips is pose probably picked up from a Hollywood movie. ,i ; • <1 t � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource July 8, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 14 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL MARITIME UNIONS VOW NEW WATERFRONT DRIVE SIU TO AIR POSITION ON BONNER BILL 1ST SIU FAMILY BENEFITS AVERAGE $300 PER CASE PROPOSE NEW MARITIME STUDY AMERICAN SEAMEN WIN CARGO FIGHT, '50-50' LAW SAVED CREW RESTRICTED SIU WINS $8,000 OVERTIME CLAIM 5 YEARS OF SIU WELFARE: 2 1/2 MILLION LONGSHOREMEN HAIL SIU AID IN NY DOCK DRIVE NEW SHIPS PEP SEATTLE ILA MASQUERADE STARS ALSOP, HIGGS CONGRESS OK'S '55 SHIP FUNDS GAW AND THE MARITIME INDUSTRY CS NOW BUILDING BIGGEST US TANKER LAKE CHAS. PAINTERS GET NEW PACT GOV'T, OPERATORS SETTLE LAWSUIT FOR 23 SHIPS NEW LAW TO SPUR MOBILE CARGO BIZ SIU CREW RESCUES 186 FOR STORM-STRICKEN PHILIPPINE SHIP SIU CO. PLANS REVIVAL OF INTERCOASTAL TRADE USPHS HOSPITAL OUR FLAG IS STILL THERE! '50-50' WINS AGAIN WINS SIU AWARD ON 2D TRY AWARD TO SEAFARERS MTD'S PLANS AND STILL GROWING BRIDGES FIFTH TRIAL BEGINS PIONEER'S SCOOPS MEAN CURTAINS TO MOSQUITOES NO BEEF IS ROUTINE IF YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE EVER TRY 'NEAPOLITAN FISH STEW'? GAW AND THE MARITIME INDUSTRY SIU TO CREW OIL-FREIGHT SHIPS MIAMI MM&P PRAISES SIU SUPPORT IN STRIKE SS VALCHEM CREW CITED IN RESCUE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/8/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2801b40b9e756d1a1628b624daed61de.PDF 9fb8efcdb2ac4a9274c230dfebc41816 PDF Text Text Vol. XVII No. IS LOG • OPFICIAL'~ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNtON • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL •V .N i. . • " ''4kz\ SEAMEN NOT CAUSE -Story OaPage 3 �' l^e Tw* SEAFARERS tOiS Ifiet In Collision Seek To End PHS WASHINGTON—A renewed effort to strip seamen of medical, hospital and dental, protec­ tion is underway, this time with the introduction of bills in Congress to end the 150-yearold hospital prpgram for merchant seamen. Bills have been introduced in the Senate by — ^Senators^Joseph R. McCarthy-^ of Wisconsin and H. Alexan­ with the philosophy of Herbert der Smith of New Jersey to Hoover and the American Medical shut the US Public Health Service Association. The Hoover Commis­ hospitals. A similar House bill has sion on Government Reorganiza­ been submitted by Representative tion recommended such a course Marguerite Church of Illinois. All and the AMA has been in the fore­ three are Republican?. front of a noisy campaign against All of the bills are identical with any Government aid in medicine. proposals put forth in 1953-54 by Three Would Remain Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, then sec­ Under the bill, as under the retary of the Department of Hobby proposal before it, all of the Health, Education and Welfare. general hospitals, clinics, and other, WASHINGTON — Addi­ The bills have already aroused a medical services of PHS would tional evidence of competition storm of opposition from the SIU shut down with the exception of with privately-owned ships by the narcotics hospital in Lexingipn^ the nucleus fleet of the Military Ky.; the Carville, La. leprpsarijmf Sea Transportation Service has The resignation' of Mrs. the mental hospital in Fort-Wdi been piled up at Senate hearings. Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary Texas, and the National Institute The SlU^manned Ines was de­ repairs which were expected to Testimony before the Senate Com­ of the Department of Health, of Health, a research .center. In. layed several days on her home^ take about ten days at the most. merce Committee on Senator War­ Education and Welfare, was Bethesda, Md. , '' ' 1- if j' bound voyage' following a minor Dafnage was confined to the ship's ren Magnuson's bill to eliminate announced last week, Mrs. Total savings of this move v^duldt collision in a fog outside Rotter­ shell plating, the company said. such competition showed that Hobby is best known to Sea­ be small. Just $12 million out'of a dam on July 14. The Ines (Bull) • Shown in the photograph above, MSTS ships actually increased farers as being the first one to total PHS budget of $242 million, and the Norwegian freighter Black which was taken prior to the ac­ their percentage of both dry and propose that all PHS medical but a Shutdown of' the hoSpiftals Heron collided with each other off cident, are (top to bottom) Sea­ liquid cargoes in the past year. services for seamen be discon­ would be a great victory ;fo'r the Dutch coast, but all reports farers Vic Cover, 2nd electriciant tinued. She has been a target Further, the testimony showed opponents oif Government-aided indicate that damage was slight. Lou "Stacey" Cirignano, wiper; of much criticism because of that MSTS had turned down large health and welfare and a serious There were no Injuries on either Dom LaLlave, wiper and Dan the badly-mishandled Salk amounts of private tonnage offered blow to those who believe the Fed­ ship because of the collision. Guerrero, 3rd cook. The photo polio vaccine program. and carried goods on its own ships eral Government, has responsibility Company officials said that the was taken iby Seafarer Vince' CipInstead at greater cost to the Gov­ in this field. Ship put back into Rotterdam for riano, wiper. ernment in many instances. and other maritime unions, from Meanwhile a Defense Depart­ industry representatives and from ment spokesman at the hear­ many quarters in Congress. The ings pleaded for more time to outlook is strong that the bills will study recommendations made be buried in committee this ses­ by the Hoover Conunission sion but it can be expected that and Congressional committees they will be revived in 19p6. calling for reduction in MSTS The Hobby move was roundly shipping activity at the ex­ defeated after a vigorous campaign pense of private shipping. The SIU trustees of the Welfare Plan have announced that all dependent children of Sea­ in which rank and. file Seafarers farers are eligible for hospital and surgical coverage whether or not they live with their played a leading role. Higher Costs Seafarer-father. - The announcement came as an answer to one of severaf questions that Figures brought out at the hear­ Hoover The Villain have been brought before the- • ing showed that in the nine months Washington observers are agreed trustees for clarification. room and board bill, plus extra ending March 31, 1955, MSTS hospital expenses is paid by the tankers transported 60 percent of that behind these bills is a drive to Specifically, the trustees Seafarer. The $50 deductible does Government petroleum shipments. do away with Government-operated have decided thst as a general rule not apply to the doctor's bill for The cost was far greater than pri­ medical services and other health Seafarer's children qualify under surgery. Surgery is covered by a vate operators; $2.06 per 1,000 and welfare benefits, in accord the Plan if he is supporting them list of fees for specific operations long-ton miles compared to $1.29 financially. up to a maximum of $300. on commercial tankers. Previously, in ruling on the These fees are based on average During that same period MSTS question of Seafarers' stepchildren, costs in major port cities. How­ dry cargo ships greatly increased the trustees decided that they" are ever, surgeon's fees vary, and their percentage of dry cargo, car­ eligible providing they have lived should the Seafarer contract with rying 24.7 percent" of outbound with the Seafarer in the past cal­ a surgeon for a fee higher than cargo as against 16.1 percent in endar year and are receiving the listed in the schedule, the Plan the previous fiscal year. Inbound major portion of their support pays the listed amount and the cargo percentages also increased from him. Seafarer pays the balance. slightly in the face of rising criti­ The new questions arose in in-s Are families of Seafarers on the cism of MSTS activity. stances where a Seafarer might be disability benefit list and the hos­ separated or divorced from his pital list entitled to hospital-surgi­ WASHINGTON—More ac­ wife and the children would be cal coverage? tion on "roll-on roll-off" ships living with the wife. Also, there Yes. They are covered in the July 22. 1955 Vol. XVil, No. 15 is in view with shipowners were instances where a Seafarer's same way as any other Seafarer wife died and the children were with the seatime eligibility re­ PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer and the Maritime Administration being cared for by an institution, HEBBEBT BBAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, meeting this week on construction quirements waived in their case. Managing Editor; BEBNABD SEAMAN, Art of these vessels for long-term Gov­ foster parents' or relatives while Visiting SIU headquarters in Are miscarriages «nd stillbirths Editor; HEBMAN AHTHUB, IRWIN SPIVACK, he was earning his livelihood. In Brooklyn, Seafarer Albert ernment charter. covered by the maternity benefit? Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area any case of this kind the question Mosher signs up. the famijy Representative, Where the infant has been bom The vessels would be in addi­ of financial support is-the key. If dead and a birth certificate haa for SIU dependent welfare tion to truck trailerships which Burly Page 13 the Seafarer is supporting the been Issued, the maternity benefit benefits as his only young­ Editorial Cartoon Page 10 the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic children they will be considered is payable. No benefits are pay­ ster," Albert Jr., looks on. Editorials ..Page 11 Steamship Company plans to build eligible for hospital and surgical able, however, for miscarriages,, Final Dispatch Page 15 for its coastwise service. Pan At­ benefits. Mosher, who ''sails on deck;' either under the maternity benefit Inquiring Seafarer Page 11 lantic is now dickering with the lives in Jersey City. Other questions that have been or the hospital-surgical program. Labor Roundup Page 10 Maritime Administration for a clarified are the following: pltaiization or surgery for the Letters .% Page 15 trade-in deal and a Government Where a Seafarer and his wife moHier or the child, is this cov­ Meet The Seafarer Page 10 mortgage on the new ships. have separated, is she automatically ered by the hospital-surgical bene­ Personals Page 15 Congress- Paved Way eligible for the benefits? Recent Arrivals Page 15 fit, in addition to the maternity The last Congress passed legis­ No, unless the Seafarer specific benefit? Seafarers In Action Page 10 lation authorizing construction and Regular^ membership meet­ Shipping Figures .......Page -4 charter of roU-ons. Maritime Ad­ cally enrolls her when he fillj out Any maternity case is covered ings in SIU headquarters and Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 ministrator Clarence Morse ex­ his Welfare Plan enrollment card. by the SIU's blanket $200 mater­ Must a dependent enter a hos­ at all branches are held every Published blweeicly kt the headquarters plained that the Defense Depart­ pital for surgery in order to be; nity benefit, plus the : $25 US de­ seqpnd Wednesday, night, at et. the Seafarers international Union, At­ ment would like to charter com­ fense bond from the Union. The eligible under the Plan? lantic & Gulf District, APL, 675 Fourth 7 PM. The schedule for the Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth mercial roll-on ships to move Gov­ No. Surgery benefits are payable hospital-surgical plan is separate next few meetings is as follows: 9-6500. Entered as second class matter and docs not apply here. at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under ernment railway rolling stock and whether surgery is performed in July 27, Aug. 10, Aug. 24. the Act of Aug. 24, I9IZ a variety of wheeled vehicles. Is the $50 deductihie taken off a hospital, in a doctor's office or All Seafarers registered on the hospital bill or the surgeons' A roll-on design for trucks has- at home. the shipping list are required 120 already been drawn up by MA as If complications arise out of the. bill? to attend'the; meetings ' a potential prototype vessel. birth of:a cJWd ]which, ie«tilc:e hoiH irt-liiiriiiii ill iiMi" '• ii'-iiy - 'i liNlYi Pvt. Ships Get MSTS Ronaround All Seafarer'Supported Children Covered By Plan Gov't Meets With Go's On Roil-Ons SEAFARERS LOG BfeetUng Night Ever;5r 2 Weeks �s ^k FA'R'EWs To a liiir 2i. 1953 PaieThi^ Seamen Not Cause Qf Maritime Ills, 5IU Tells Probers WASHINGTON—^The SIU A&G District has gone on record unalterably op­ posed to Government control of maritime labor in testimony before the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee. SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall informed committeje members that the Uiiion believed legislation of this kind would arbitrarily restrict the freedom, of seameQ to negotiate on wages, manning scales and working condi­ tions. Taking similar positions were Harry Lundeberg for the Sailors Union of the Pacific and Vincent Ma--*to benefit the entire industry items. His position in this respect lone, Marine Firemen's Un­ gram instead of a few pet companies. was in direct opposition to the ion, as well as representa­ The njajority of the favored com­ stand taken by the SIU and other tives of the Masters, Mates and Pilots and other AFL maritime imions. Originally, SIU of NA rep­ resentatives had refused tp appear at closed sessions of the.commit­ tee. However, when shipowners turned the open sessions into a forum - for attacks on maritime unions, SIU representatives felt it important to get the union facts into the record. Labor Not To Blame In appearing before the commit­ tee, Hall criticized this tendency to lay the blame for maritime's ills at labor's door. He recalled that in the 1920 s, unions were non-exist­ ent. Nevertheless, the merchant marine sank to its low'est point in history at that time. Contrary to the impression spread by shipowner association spokesmen. Hall said, the SIU A&G District had enjoyed harmonious collective bargaining relationships with the operators. That was toer cause the SIU did not have to deal with associations run by outside advisors jockeying for position in the industry, but dealt directly with the operators themselves. •• The associations, he added, were usually the creatures of a few pet subsidized steamship companies whose interests are primarily politmal. (Chairman Herbert Bonner later announced the committee would cheek into cliarges of inefficiency in subsidized lines as well as charges that they were throwing their weight around to put nonsubsidized lines at a disadvantage. The committee also intends to cheek into the relationships be­ tween the subsidized lines and offi­ cials of the Maritime Administra­ tion to see if there is any juggling of cost figures.) (Committee members sharply questioned a spokesman for the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute when the latter expressed his support of the proposed labor law. When asked why SIU companies opposed the plan, the spokesman admitted there was "wide variation of opinion" among companies with­ in the AMMI on the subject. The AMMI inciudes both subsidized and non-subsidized companies.) In attacking the controls pro­ posals, Hall urged the Congress-, men to stop fretting over seamen and instead turn their attention to constructive proposals for strength­ ening the industry. The chairman agreed that the committee should consider other phases of the prob­ lem. Hall made a number of rec­ ommendations on this score, in­ cluding the following: • That the Government steer clear of labor relations because Government interference would only cause delays and unrest and l^ad to political settlements^ ,re, mote from.the merits of the case. ^ That : more inteUigoqtrjuaei panies, Hall pointed out, were no­ torious in the industry for their incompetent and inefficient man­ agement. In most instances man­ agement is in the hands of nonmaritime people who are adept at politicking but little else. • That the Military Sea Trans­ portation Service get out of the maritime business where it is in direct competition with private operators. • That the Government put an end to phony registration of US ships under runaway flags, SIU of NA president, Harry' Lundeberg, speaking for the SUP, was highly critical of the tactics of the Pacific Maritime Association in its relations with unions. He de­ clared the PMA was interested in preserving big subsidized steam­ ship lines at the expense of small operators and has been playing a double game by utilizing Harry Bridges to harass seagoing unions. Speaking for the Firemen's Un­ ion, Malone pointed out that US ships were manned lightly com­ pared to foreign ships and ships run by the US Government. Also appearing before the com­ mittee was NMU president Joseph Curran. Curran endorsed the idea of some kind of outside control of tlie industry by proposing that an arbitrator be given complete con­ trol over wages and other contract I • al sea unions. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Claude Simmons checks in­ formation on visual control index with headquarters em­ ployee. Index, a portion of which is shown here, is part of new headquarters system for handling ship's minutes and shipboard beefs. New Hiring System No Beefs Die Quick SIU Problem Under Hq Set-Up In effect four months, the SIU's seniority shipping sys­ tem has been operating smoothly in all ports. No major hitches have developed in any as­ pect of the program. Three headquarters officials of the Union are working full time on administration of the seniority system to assure smooth operation. They are Keith Terpe, director of organization, who is handilng seniority matters for the district; A. "Frenchy" Michelet, chief dis­ patcher at headquarters, and Freddie Stewart, working with Michelet as dispatcher. The seniority sy.stem was nego­ tiated by the Union with the ship­ owners in March and has been in­ corporated into the contract along with other membership-approved shipping rules. Speedier settlement of shipboard beefs is an everyday .ac­ complishment in the SIU, thanks to a new.system of handling crew minutes from the ships. In more than one instance un­ der the new system, beefs on-tovertime, transportation and of all beefs and disputes, arising other items have been settled while the ship is at sea. The ship's even before the patrolman boarded committee is encouraged to enter the ship for payoff, thanks to close these in the minutes ioi-m, along liaison between the ships, head­ with other items the Union can act on, i-ather than wait for the payoff. quarters and the outports. The key to the new .system is the Minutes received at headquarters ship's committee and regular ship­ are studied by a committee of board meetings. The , Union en­ headquarters, officials. Whei-e a courages meetings on a bi-weekly beef is pending, an exact copy of basis, just as the shoreside meet­ the beef is extracted from the ings are held, with the result that minutes and sent via teletype to crews are able to act on reports the port agent of the next port of and send in their minutes regu­ call. Headquarters maintains an larly. itinerai-y record of all ships so as At the same time, these regular to keep ti'ack of thc r movements. minutes' reports contain a record A copy of the not ficatioii goes into the active file and is kept there until a rep'y is received froixx the port agent involved as to the action taken on the beef. In addition, where the beef is a serious one, the ship is flagged on the Visual Control Index, a panbl board listing of all SiU ships. The flag stayg up until the matter is WASHINGTON—^Routed in the House of Representatives earlier this month, the anti "SO- disposed of. The Visual Control Index also SO" bloc made its dying move for this session when the Senate Agriculture Committee with­ serves to record shipboard action drew a proposal to outlaw "SO-SO" in agricultural surplus shipments. on a vaidety of x-eporis and issues, The action came after a con--*^ — giving headquai'tei's the opinions ference between Senator War­ kick-off signal was a threatened larger agricultural surplus pro­ of the men on the ships on these ren Magnuson of Washington, boycott of US agricultural surplus gram next year, which will mean subjects as well as those of the chairman of the Senate Interstate by foreign nations. Foreign ship­ a great deal in terms of merchant shoreside membex'ship meetings. and Foreigrt Commerce Commit­ ping lobbyists then started beating max-ine employment. The entixe set-up establishes a tee, and Senator James Ea.stland the_ bushes for farm bloc support close and continuous contact be­ of Mississippi, sponsor of the anti by claiming that "50-50" would tween the ships and headquarters 50-50" amendment. Since the strangle disposal of agricultural and enables the Union to give the Senate Agriculture Committee is surplus." They were aided in their best possible service to tlie ship­ composed exclusively of farm bloc move by State and Agriculture board membex-ship. Cxew xeaclion representatives, withdrawal of the Department representatives. to the system has been favorable In actual fact only one nation, amendment meant that the farm thx-oughout, especially in those in­ bloc-foreign shipowner alliance has Denmark, has refused to take stances where cx-ewixxembei-s found these commodities. been broken for the time being. /"DULUTH, Minn.—Matt Antilla, company agents coming aboaixl at The climax of the drive came in • Safe Until 1956 payoff with disputed overtime pay­ This takes the "50-50" law out the House of Representatives with Duluth port agent of the SIU ments aix'eady settled by the Union of danger until next year at the^ a floor vote on a move to strike Great Lakes District, has been ap­ through prior contact with the eqrliest and assures heavy agricul­ "50-50" out of the agricultural pointed a member of the Duluth company. ture cargo offerings for American surplus program. Had this suc­ Port Authority. Antilla was one of The Union has found too. that ships and many hundreds of jobs ceeded it would have endangered two appointees named by the the new system of flagging beefs, for Seafarers. all "50-50" shipments and threat­ boai-d of commissioners of St. disputes, repair items and the like Maritime observers agree that ened thousands of seamen with Louis County in which Duluth is makes it difficult for the company to squix-m out of px-omises to the foreign shipowner lobby has loss of jobs. located. With the full support of the SIU Antilla's appointment is in remedy conditions "next trip." suffered a serious defeat and has a All ship's minutes also go to the lot of fence-mending to do before and the industry, merchant ma­ I'ecognition of 31 years' activity on it can mak^ another attack on rine supporters in the House the Duluth watexTi-ont. He has SEAFARERS LOG office for pub­ "56-50;" „ ' / , , , struck back vigorously and the at­ sei'ved the SIU Great Lakes Dis- lication in the LOG. At the con­ ; ^oSr6ott: Of US : : ^ • tempt was crushed by, an over­ ti'ict as an organizer from 1948 to clusion of the procedure the The attiack idri "5()^50" ^ has befen whelming vote'6f^M to 51> 1950 and as port agent in that port minutes ax'e filed in a separate file for easy access. building up for many"idonthsi'The » 'Prelsent" plans'" "ciill fbt-*' nkibftf' sinw-twen;' Last-Ditch Move Against 50-50' Killed In Senate Lakes SIU Man On Port Board �Pace Four ' LOG Story Kills ILA Money Grab • ••t; .• :'• ^'; • 'ip Wf- - 1^' : Its plans for a fund raising dinner and journal disrupted by publicity in the SEAFARERS LOG, the crimp-rigged ILA "seamen's union" has hastily, called off the affair. Instead, it is reported that the crimpf business run by Keith Alsop, defeated SIU Galveston agent, and William .Higgs, expelled SIU member, is exploring new sources of revenue. ;i ;i SEAFARERS IOC ' - - '' Your SIU Meeting Rights In order to constantly remind all SIU members of their con­ stitutional rights in SIU membership meetings, the following state­ ment is read at the opening of all SIU meetings throughout the nation. These are the democratic principles which guide all SIU meet­ ings: ^ Any member present at this meeting and in good standing, who so desires, has a right to nominate himself to any official meeting job in this meeting. This also applies to a place on any committee that may be elected at this meeting. Any member present In good standing has the right at any time, if he so desires, to challenge the decision of the chair or ask for a division of the house on any sucn question. Any member may also request a show of books of each man present.who may vote on any question. Copies of the minutes of tonight's meeting will be available in advance of the next regular meeting in the business office for the benefit of any member in good standing who wishes to read or study same before the next regular meeting commences. ' In addition to tonight's minutes being made available, the mem­ bership is advised that in each SIU business office where a Port is maintained in the continental United States, minutes of all SIU meetings, regular, special, financial, or otherwise are always avail­ able to any member in good standing who desires and so requests to read and study same. The officials and committeemen who will be elected at our meet­ ing here tonight as well as all of our other members present will be guided in the conduct of this meeting by the following, 1. The Union constitution. 2. Majority vote of the membership. 3. Robert's rules for order. $100 Touch The ILA "United International Seamen's Union" Local 1824, had earlier announced plans for a din­ ner-dance concurrent with publi­ cation of an advertising journal supported by its "friends" in the maritime industry at up to $100 a page. Publication in the LOG of these plans, with a review of the crimping record of Local 1824, alerted the industry with the result that it turned a deaf ear to the advertising solicitation. Since no money was coming in, the affair had to be cancelled. If, in the opinion of any member in good standing present, With this income source cut off he IS denied by this meeting any of the above-mentioned rights Local 1824 found itself in difficult he is requested to call this to the attention of the secretaryfinancial straits. It has been vir­ Attorney Benjamin B. Sterling treasurer, by registered mail, special deliver, return receipt re­ tually out of business in the foreign quested, before the next regular meeting so that the secretaryseamen's field since the Interna­ leaves New York police station treasurer will have sufficient time to submit copies of any such tional Tran.sportworkers Union after being questioned concern­ protest and a report on same to the membership at the following opened its drive on runaway-flag ing attempted murder of SIU regular membership meeting for action thereon. ships and took steps to protect Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall In order to establish whether or not there is a quorum present, foreign fiag seamen from financial last winter. will all of those members in good standing please hold their books shakedowns by the ILA affiliate. up so that they can be counted. to unseat Hall in the SIU election. The membership count shows that there is a quorum present. Seek Fast Buck Hall defeated White by a vote of Therefore, this meeting will now come to order. 5,854 to 266. At latest report Alsop and his 'The first point on the agenda tonight will be the election of The trials have been held up partners have turned for quick officials for this meeting. until one of the defendents. Steely cash to the platform and warehouse field. Alsop is now working with White, a brother of Ray White, can ILA Local 205 in the warehouse be located. Ben Sterling Witness industry. Local 205 shares offices Important witnesses in the case with Local 1824. will be James Cobb, confessed Oddly enough, Alsop's participa­ triggerman who has been found tion in Local 205 was signalled by guilty and sentenced to five to a rash of quickie tie-ups, followed seven years, and Ne^v York attorney by equally quick settlements in­ Benjamin B. Sterling. The latter SAN FRANCISCO—Co-workers and fellow members in the volving some kind of "understand­ is reported to have told the grand Sailors Union of the Pacific mourned the death this week of ing" between the employers and jury and Bergen County, New the ILA. Working with Alsop in Jersey, police authorities that he A. J, Pawlick; 3rd patrolman in the SUP headquarters port. this new field, is George Barone, handled at least $27,000 of the Pawlick passed away on-Tues­ vice-president of Local 1824. Peo­ more than $40,000 in funds which day, July^ 18, at St. Francis patrolman shortly after the end of ple in the industry familiar with ILA President Bradley reportedly hospital. He was 44 years of World War II and was working in Barone'& past activities have been gave White and his associates in age. His wife, Mrs. F. Pawlick, that capacity up until his fatal ill­ dubious of his new "union" role. the last campaign. survives him. ness. Meanwhile, former Tampa Authorities have also quoted Pawlick was a veteran SUP Funeral services took place on SIU port agent Ray White and Cobb as saying that Sterling was to member of 21 years standing, join­ Thursday, July 20 from St. Pat­ other defendants are still awaiting have paid him the balance of his ing the union in the big year of its rick's Cathedral in San Francisco. trial on charges of conspiracy to fee after completion of the murder i-evival, 1934, and participating in Burial was at Holy Cross Ceme­ assassinate SIU Secretary-Treas­ assignment. Stei'ling has since the 1934 and 1936 sti'ikes as well tery. urer Paul Hall. White, along with been reportedly connected with as other major SUP beefs down A delegation from the SUP, as Alsop and Higgs, received heavy the ILA's phony seamen's union through the years. well as other SIU representatives, financing by the ILA in an effort and ship maintenance rig. He started serving the union as attended the services. A. J. Pawlick, SUP Patrolman Seafarer Puts Indian Fakir To Severest Trial '50-50'Is US Baigain -Shelley WASHINGTON—The great value of the US merchant ma­ rine to the US economy and the low cost of "50-50" operations were stressed by Representative John Shelley (Dem.-Cal.) at a recent address at American Uni­ versity. . . In dealing with !'50-50" he de- Congressman Shelley bunked arguments that the law made any significant increase in cost of transporting agi'icultural surplus. Most of the cargo is carried on scheduled liners whose rates are the same as their foreign flag competitors. The remainder would be carried on US and foreign tramps at a total transport cost of $15.3 million. The Congressman emphasized that US tramps would receive just $8.5 million of this and foreign tramps the remainder. The spread of $1.7 million in a $700 million program is a very small fraction and, in his view, a cheap way of supporting a US tramp fleet. With­ drawal of "50-50" he stated, would be followed by an immediate rise in foreign tramp rates, so that no money savings would be involved. Big Purchaser Speaking of the merchant marine as a whole, Shelley pointed to its consumption of $55 million worth of food annually, its employment for many thousands of Americans and its purchases of millions of items of stores. Since foreign ships do virtually all their storing overseas, loss of the US merchant fleet market would be a serious blow to the US. As to the importance of foreign trade, the Congressman spoke of the $1 billion or more each year in automobile exports, and the huge quantities of wheat, cotton, tobacco, rice, soy beans and meat products sent abroad each year. He also cited the nation's Korean experience during which 80 per­ cent of cargoes moved on US ships. Without US shipping, he warned, the nation would have suffered a terrible defeat in that arena. - Make Cheeks To 'SIV-A&C ..... i- ^ Indian fakir (shirtless) prepares bed of broken glass as prelude to bis •trong-man act on bp^d Steel frabriiatpr in Calcutta IwrbdV Protected only by pillow under bead and on chest, fakir lies on broken gilass while supporting |$Qkpound 36S.poHnd .^ Here's rest of Hand, 2nd electrician on . tlje ship. Seafarer HaRd; was ''straight : man" fop fajtir'# a^t 4^ I wlulf thilp 'HKJtprik ' c r-"'!! /[.'I'd t !>•'iV; , (! \ '5 W-v' •' a.: mJ;, Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be siu-e to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping ybieh can bO" avoided if riiecks are the Ulden ittrectiyi " • �Inly 22,195S SEAFARERS LOG Pmf Fir* Shipping Rise Continues^ Best Since End Of 1953 Bolstered by an increase in new jobs gained by the Union in recent weeks, shipping for Seafarers throughout the Atlantic and Gulf District broke all records of the past 19 months as 1,416 SIU men were dispatched to jobs during the past two weeks. The shipping figur^ for the *• period compared very favor the last 12 months and all but six personnel still scarce. ABs in de­ ably with a total .registration of the 15 ports throughout the Dis­ mand. . .PHILADELPHIA: Hold­ of 1,353 for all ports within the trict showed marked increases, ing its own but future imcertain District. The peak shipping was was reflected in the large number . . .BALTIMORE: Very good. Was the best recorded since December, of class C men able to obtain jobs even hard-pressed for a time due during the period. to activity in Norfolk. . .NOR­ 1953. The boom for class C men indi­ FOLK: Port cleaned out; almost Generally, shipping has been cated a lack of class A and class B half jobs went to class C. improving steadily in recent men in all the ports involved, par­ SAVANNAH: Getting better; weeks, thanks to the all-out organ­ ticularly in New York, Norfolk two payoffs due. . .MIAMI: Hold­ izing effort put forth by the SIU and Seattle, which, together ac­ ing own; shipping and registration Organizing Department at head­ counted for three-fourths of the ran even. . .TAMPA: Still slow; quarters.' Few weeks have passed class C shipping. not expecting anything . . . MO­ without the signing of a couple of BILE: shipping stronger . . . NEW Class A is 2-1 new ships or companies to add to ORLEANS: Holds well; oirtlook Mobile Ship Repair, Inc., a newly-organized firm, signs con­ the existing total of contracted A breakdown of the figures still good. Eight payoffs due. tract with SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers covering 300 companies and jobs. showed class A shipping running LAKE CHARLES: Backlog on workers. Signing are company president John P. Lappington almost two to one ahead of class New York Record B. Percentagewise, class A ac­ beach cleaned up; nearly twice as (left) and SlU-MAW representative Louis Neira. Looking on are Bert T. Kimbrougn, vice-pres. and Max Harrison, in­ The latest figures, in which the counted for 57 percent of the 1,416 many shipped as registered. . . headquarters port of^ New York^ total, class B for 31 percent and HOUSTON: Dead; little in pros­ dustrial relations counsel for the firm, which purchased yard recorded its best performance of class C for 12 percent. A further pect. Try elsewhere. . .WILMING­ "from Waterman SS Corp. sign of the record activity showed TON; Dropped off a bit; shipping, class B shipping during the period registration run even. . .SAN running well ahead of regist^tion FRANCISCO: Still good despite in that seniority group. decline; shipping never problem Port totals show'ed New York, here for Class A men . . . SEAT­ Norfolk with TLE: Terrific; had to call on San MOBILE—Purchase of the Waterman Ship Repair Yard by a newly-formed Mobile corpo­ Baltimore and ration was followed almost immediately last week by signing of a contract with the SlU-affili- marked rises in shipping activity Francisco and Wilmington. ated Marine Allied Workers guaranteeing top wages and working conditions to more than during tlie two-week period, while Philadelphia, Savannah and Mo­ 300 men presently employed ' bile continued to maintain their will be extended by the new own­ mutual respect for the interests improved position after long pe­ in the yard. d welfare of all parties repre- riods spent in the doldrums. Bos­ The shipbuilding facility, ers, wsaid John P. Lappington, for­ which has a hiring potential of mer Waterman yard manager who iented at the bargaining table. We ton also showed what amounted to •pioaS4/iDS 3,600 men at peak operation, was stepped up to become head of the intend to run this yard for the 500 percent imp ovement over •VOUABS tn purchased from the Waterman new corporation. The SlU-affili- benefit of the men out in the yard. its previous report. On the other iou Steamship Corp. by the new Mo­ ated MAW, which represents 80 We firmly believe that is the way hand, Houston almost dried up bile Ship Repair Inc. Principal percent of the men now em­ to produce the kind of work that completely, shipping only seven officers and stockholders of the ployed, was the first to enter into will promote expansion of our men in two weeks. Side by side, nwipft new corporation are former Wa­ a contract with the new owners. operations in accordance with the the two clearly demonstrate the Other unions represented in the plans of the new corporation." terman employees of the yard. feast or famine" nature of the FtAtt GerixK Contracts existing between Wa­ Waterman yard were the AFL Ma­ SIU port agent Cal Tanner was shipping industry today. ColYffoVi terman and the four unions rep­ chinists, Sheet Metal Workers and enthusiastic over prospects for the The following is the port to port CFtue resenting personnel in the yard Boilermakers. yard under its new ownership. picture right now: AfeW 'Best In Relations' ''We are enjoying perfect rela­ BOSTON: Picked up substan­ wim "After all we always have en­ tions with the new management in tially; outlook still only fair. . . PMV joyed the best of relations with every way," Tanner said. "Our NEW YORK: Broke wide open the union representatives of. em­ SIU-MAW members are drawing with best .shipping in 12 months. eiu I ployees of the yard," Lappington top wages in comparison with All ratings moving out except MAtlf said. "Our contractual relation­ other shipyards in the GuK area." chief stewards; engine department ship, in which the SIU has played a leading part, has resulted in stable employment for men in the yard at most favorable wage rates and working conditions. "In seven years we have not had a strike or work stoppage and our JUNE 29 THROUGH JULY 12 WASHINGTON—Construe, contract negotiations with union tion of an atom-powered ship representatives always have been Registered designed for commerical op­ carried on in an atmosphere of Port Deck £ng. Deck Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total A B A B B Reg. B A A eration has been approved by the 25 6 13 8 10 8 48 70 22 House of Representatives. The 104 23 77 37 64 19 245 79 324 proposal now goes to the Senate • 32 7 16 7 12 60 9 23 83 for furthey action. Baltimore 50 33 38 24 30 13 118 70 188 The ship approved by .the House 19 12 14 10 11 9 44 31 75 would be an experimental pas­ 12 2 6 3 4 1 21 7 28 Miami 3 senger-cargo combination with a 5 3 . 0 8 5 14 10 24 4 1 3 3 6 3 13 7 20 newly-designed atomic reactor. It 33 10 23 27 83 2 2 14 97 would differ considerably from the 46 12 42 10 42 130 6 28 158 "atom peace" ship proposed by the Lake Charles 7 6 5 11 6 8 17 43 26 Administration and rejected by the 18 5 25 10 47 4 11 26 73 House. 6 3 3 4 4 5 13 12 2S The latter ship would have been 16 15 14 15 10 12 45 37 82 built for propaganda purposes and 18 11 6 11 9 8 26 37 63 LAKE CHARLES — h i s Eng. Eng. Stew. Deck Deck Stew. Total Total Total not for commercial operation as it may be summertime but you B B B Reg. A A A B A would have been used as a floating can't tell it by watching the 385 288 153 159 251 117 924 429 1353 museum of atomic energy exhibits. tankers. Summer is usually the As proposed by the Administration slack season .in the tanker trade, Shipped the ship would have been built but in the past two weeks this port Eng. stew. stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total Deck Eng. Deck Deck around the same type of atomic enjoyed a shipping boom with the Port B -C A B A B Ship. C A B A C reactor as used in the submarine tankwagons piling in from all Boston 5 3 7 5 7 0 ... 6 0 0 16 33 12 5 Nautilus. This rdactor is admit­ sides. 86 37 18, 64 New York 20 29 16 8 262 86 390 42 3 16 8 14 2 4 4 1 52 15 7 74 tedly not practical for regular Port agent Leroy Clarke reports Philadelphia 39 27 ... 57 7 10 31 24 Baltimore 29 2 127 80 226 19 commercial operation. that, contrary to the usual summer­ Norfolk 10 6 14 7 7 7 15 33 20 11 40 93 Years Away time pattern of slow activity, he Savannah 7 3 4 3 6 7 0 0 28 14 3 45 In any case, an atomic-powered really had to beat the bushes to Miami 1 0 5 1 1 0 11 1 9 10 23 2 merchant ship is believed to be come up'with enough men^for the Tampa 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 4 0 7 several years away. Even if the 11 tankers and one dry cargo ship Mobile 18 23 15 0 9 0 22 0 66 46 0 112 Senate approves the House bill at that called at the port and the New Orleans 28 13 37 11 106 20 1 1 2 44 4 154 this session and funds are appro­ nearby termmals of Port Arthur Lake Charles 7 0 20 19 26 2 5 10 2 55 4 79 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 7 priated, construction of a prototype and Orange, Texas. One cause for Houston 0 0 3 6 2 3 1 7 10 2 4 26 9 vessel would take an estimated all the activity was the crewing up V/ilmington 8 0 9 6 0 27 12 1 9 26 1 54 five, years or' more.. A new atomic of the Chiwawa, a Cities Service San Francisco ....... ... 12 16 12 8 6 9 29 34 9 9 12 30 93 power plant would have to be de- ship which came out of the ship­ Seattle Eng. Enj. Deck Deck Stew. stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total Deck I'li -.Ay W.B. ^ •? , .'w-rv- -.y; B A B C A B Ship. C . C yard well ahead of' the tanker ... 337 130 40 794 165 239 • 218 Totals ...... i,..... 52 161 74 456 166 1416 ship. . shipping season. SlU-MAW Signs New Yard Owners "53 " 'w •i-I ^EAIEFir^ s&mas New Atomic Ship Voted By House Tanker Biz Still Peps Lake Chas. Ik «!•!.t •*. -.1, r '•> I •J •M •..•Hi �Page Six •k-. 'r- Happy Family Group in New Orleans At home in between trips, Seafarer Max Pitre takes time out to pose with family for LOG photographer. Big, husky-look­ ing Carlos, 2, on father's knee, is "chip off the old block" in every sense of the expression. Max Pitre Jr., 7, at left, shows marked resemblance to mother. si"- I Boston's Port Planning Stalled By Legislature BOSTON—Legislative hearings on Governor Christian Herter's plan for an all-inclusive Massachusetts Port Author­ ity are likely to recess without any definite recomirtendations this session, due to the scope of the 150-page draft of the can study all phases of the port proposed law. plan during the summer and then .A recent all-day session of the report back to the legislature at House Committee on Ways and the next session. Means on the plan failed to come Minimum To Rise up with any positive conclusions, In other action, the House itself partly due to the fact that few has approved a 90-cent-an-hour port representatives were in evi­ minimum wage for Massachusetts, dence at the hearing. which would become effective 30 Those who did appear, including days after Congres raises the na­ some union repre sentatives, tional minimum. seemed unable to agree on the On the matter of shipping, SIU proposals, with testimony divided Port Agent James Sheehan report­ shout half and half pro and con. ed an unexpected upsurge in local It now seems likely that the activity, which represented statis­ committee will turn over the tically a 500 percent increase in whole idea to a recess group which shipping 'over the previous period. LOG Proud holder of the highest scholarship award ever won by a Roosievelit High School graduate, late, Constance Cole, of Yonkers, New York, is now busily preparing for entrance into the J.1. ^ —^ X* X. uu «« .a ^ — liberal arts college of the University of Connecticut. If all goes welllwiss ColV^wiFl be back in Yonkers in a few years! from now as a teacher in one training In either math or lan­ of the city's high schools. guages. Constance is the daughter of One aspect of the SIU Scholar­ Seafarer John Cole, ship Plan that she particularly When the good news came on likes Ik the freedom of choice it Tuesday, June 21, gives to winners. after weeks of "I've found that many of the anxious waiting, other scholarships have so many it hit with the strings attached to them that-very force of a block­ few students have a chance. -You buster. "I was so either have to study a certain sub­ dumfounded," she ject, come from a certain group or said, "that the go to a certain college. , telephone opera­ "With the Union scholarship 1 tor had to read can go to any school of my choice the telegram to and specialize in the subject I like me three times best. There are very few scholar­ before I really understood, what it ships I ever heard of which are was about. nearly as liberal both as to condi­ "All I could say when I called tions and money as the Union the Welfare Plan office was 'thank plan." you,' 'thank you'," she recalled. The studious 18-year-old is thg younger of two children of Cole, Constance Cole who is now riding the Seatrain New York. Her older brother, of the country's large indus­ Bruce, also had time on SIU ships trial concerns with its home plant before entering the Army. in Yonkers makes a sizable annual Miss Cole admitted that as the award to one of the city's school date for the scholarship awards graduates. approached the tension had been The Cole family has lived in pretty heavy. In the balance was Yonkers for the past dozen years, the question of whether or not shq would be able to complete plans and home at the present time is a for a college education and all that pleasant tree-shaded garden apart­ ment in the city's Lincoln Park SAN FRANCISCO — This went with it. residential section. Connie had all port handled the first depen­ Cover Basic Expense her schooling in the Hudson River dents benefits claim on the "The annual tuition at the uni­ city, which is an occasional port West Coast when Brother Cecil versity is $500," she said, "so the of call for SIU ships making the Gates received payment of hospital scholarship will be ample enough grain run to Albahy. and surgical benefits for his wife's to cover all the basic school and recent illness. Language Flair living expenses. Otherwise it Both Gates and his wife were In high school she showed an pleased as punch with the new would have been a real financial immediate flair for foreign' lan­ benefit which, as he put it, was a problem." Principal Hugh D. Maclntyre of guages and mathematics, becoming "tremendous help" in meeting the Roosevelt High School was over­ accomplished enough to tutor less emergency expense. joyed that one of his students successful students in those sub­ The shipping picture on the should take down such a grand jects. West Coast continues to be satis­ prize. Although the school is an *When not busy with her schdo^ factory even though this particu­ old one with a fine academic tradi­ books she likes to paint in oils ancT lar port suffered a letdown fi-ora tion and is one of the largest in is proficient at the piano keyboard. the previous two weeks' activity; Westchester County, no scholarship Her present plans call for two Port agent ; Leon "Blondie" award won by any previous school years' study in the liberal arts Johnson was optimistic about the graduate came clo.se to the $6,000 college at the university, after future and saw no reason why tlie figure of the SIU scholarship; which she intends to go into the shipping prosperity for SIU men this despite the fact, that one school of education for teacher here should not continue. • SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Don't Got Over Your Head On Higli-Rate IVSortgage - July 22,1955 §117 Award Tops In >^ehool luUH uuLLAR'S WORTH ifr- ife SEAFARERS Coast Pays Its Rrst Family $$ IVrltten for on buying paid $2,000 down, and got a 20-year mortgage with month­ ready in existence. ly payment of $63, his total repayment will be only $15,000. Until enough homeowners get to understand what's For non-vets, the high interest bill caused by high-rate, happening, and compel both a return to the lower in­ The high-interest, tiny-down-payment, very long-term long-tei-m mortgage is even greater since they pay five terest rates in existence before 1953, and a reduction in mortgages in effect the past two years have proved to be percent on FHA mortgages. the FHA premium rate, here are policies that can help a bonanza for lenders and builders, and even the Gov­ Of course, not everyone has $2,000 to put down on a you protect yourself: ernment is actually making a profit out of them, but they house, but the above example demonstrates,how much 1—Shop for the lowest interest rate you can get in may well prove to be a future headache for home buyers. you must pay for interest under the present plan. Espe­ your area. Generally interest rates are a little lower in Two years ago the Government raised the rate on VA cially in the early years, the interest portion of your mortgages to 4V2 percent from the former 4 percent rate, monthly payment is so high that the equity you are sup- - large cities than small towns. In large developments of houses, the buider has generally already arranged and on FHA mortgages to 5 percent, from the former posed to be building up, barely keeps up with the de­ new the mortgages and the terms. But if any vai-iation is pos­ 43/i percent tariff. But at the same time, the raise in in­ preciation of the house. For example, after'five yeai-s you sible, remember the long-run financial advantage of mak­ terest rates was made temporarily painless by stretching have paid $3,660 over to the lender at the rate of $61 a ing at least some down payment and/or shortening the out the period of repayment to as long as 30 years, and month, but your mortgage debt has • been reduced only period of repayment to less than the 30-year term. culting the down payment to nothing at all in many cases, $1,000. At the end of ten years, your monthly payments Insist On No-Penalty Prepay and only as little as five or ten percent of the price of add up to over $7,300, but you have only $2,400 of equity, In any case, be sure your mortgage contract includes the house in many others. and by that time depreciation has reached the point where the right of prepayment without penalty so you can pre­ Other Prices Drop you now have to buy heating system replacements, pos­ pay, and reduce your interest cost, as you accumulate But While this painless method of extracting more sibly-a new roof and other costly components of a house. spare funds. Remember that the bank that charges you money from home buyers has been a potent force behind Lenders Can't Lose 4'A!-5 percent for your mortgage pays 4'ou only % per­ the present boom in home-building, it has saved builders There is no need for these high interest rates when cent interest on your own savings. from pressure to trim price tags on houses as prices have the lenders are insured against loss by Government agen­ Ironically, while many banks do now permit prepay­ been trimmed on furniture, clothing and other goods in cies. In fact, even the Government is making a nice profit ment without penalty, FHA itself insists on a penalty pay­ this period, and it has added a new burden for home buy­ out of the^lan. The homeowner, not the lender, pays the ment if owners prepay. ers. The country's total mortgage debt now is the highest FHA a premium of one-half of 1 pei'cent on the reducing 2—Don't go over your head on today's higher-priced in history. It equalled at the end of last year 30 percent balance of the mortgage to insure the lender against loss houses. Lenders and sellers tend to say you can afford of all our disposable income. In time of defiation this if the homeowner can't keep, up the payments. FHA also monthly carrying charges, including taxes and insurance, debt could be a danger, but even without inflation, it is collects a premium of l',-^ percent from the true interest equal to one week's Income. According to them, you could causing many families to spend a disproportionate amount rate of ten percent,'homeowners must pay for FHA mod­ afford a monthly payment of $75 if your take-home pay of their income for housing. ernization loans. So profitable are these large premiums is $75 a week. This rule is both obsolete and risky in an Take a veteran who buys a $12,000 house with no down charged homeowners, that FHA has not only been able era when food often commands 30 percent oFa family's payment on a 30-year percent mortgage. The monthly to pay all its expenses, but by last year had accumulated income. It's, safer-to keep your ihonthly payments to,pot payments are only $61.. .But by the end of the 3Q years a surplus of $27 million, with a much larger sura forth-,... .morie than 20 pe,r«ent of income, when^you consider you' ^e repays a total of |^'2,0pO,jtaQlu^pg .tb9. j[nj|^st.rl£: be> v<?eomio« fiora''.p»emiuhw lt;iwlUj,emUect'^on^'^^ alr»'''«'«lso.Tntlst paj^Wfti'el i¥«d^t%^a!'rs!:® " ' �- -. • ^,. ,,,^,f :n\SffS^ V ,i, -t^e JIAN (Bull), May IS—Chairman, W. Moedyi Saeratary, K. Hatslmliloa. More cooperation ia needed on the washing machlna from the'ofUcers. old one. All the passageways were painted, and the mate said that he would get to the decks of the crew's quarters as soon, as possible. LBWIS BMBRY JR. (Victory Car­ riers), April 24^hslrmsn, C. Lawson; Secretary, V. Harding. Any DEL SUD fMliSlsslppI), May • — Chairman, J. Lae; Secretary, O. Mat­ ting. Brother Perkins read an article from the itiOG about :the using of carbon tet. Ship's treasurer-reported S153.90 In the ship's fund and S508.60 in the Del Sud Annual Picnic Fund. crewmember giving harsh treatment to the new washing machine and new mattresses will be dealt with strongly. All outstanding beefs are receiving attention. The ship's delegate stated that he hopes this will be a quieter t^lp, and there will be no further Interference from the master on mat­ ters best left to department heads. ROBIN L0CK8LEY (Seat Shipping), May 10—Chairman, W. Lawton; Sec­ retary, W. Trolls. The pantryman was told to get on the ball concern­ ing juices. He was told to make sui# they are put In the chill box the day YORKMAR (Calmer), -May U — Chairman, R. Morgan; .Secretary, R. McNeil. Discussion.on the coming In­ creases of the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the new hiring system. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seat Ship­ ping), May 13—Chairman, J. Atherton; Secretary, M. Whale. Discussion re­ garding licensed personnel using washing machine in latmdry. Crew decided by a hand vote that -the officers should be permitted the use of the laundry faculties Mondays from 7:30 AM tUl 9 PM. . MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleld), May 19—Chairman, C. Hemby; Secretary, C. Berg. Steward will put up a sug­ gestion box If the fellows wlU use.lt seriously and not foolishly. Crew voted to accept resolutjdnsi on :new SlU seniority system and position taken by AFL unions In ;CAMU dis­ pute. before serving. Resolutions en the new SlU hiring program and action taken by AFL unions in SAMU dis­ pute were read, discussed, and acted upon. Crew voted-~to accept. MARCARETT BROWN (Bloomfleld), May 1—Chairman, E. seetey; Secre­ tary, R. Menerall. Suggestion made to keep crew's pantry locked while in port and to leave key with man on gangway watch. SANTORE (Ore), May 19-^halrman, P. Fox; Secretary, J. Van Sant. The beef regarding the work of the man that missed the ship was settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Chairman, S. Fridich; Secretary, G. Kaufman. All members in agreement that plan of patrolmen meeting ship each time it is in New York is a very good idea. Crewmembers were asked not to remove communications from bulletin board. The mate wiU be contacted about putting a giass cover on the. board. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), May 15—Chairman, J. Molendez; Sec­ retary, S. Johnson. A headquarters representative boarded the ship last trip in New York and spoke on new gains in welfare benefits just granted to all Seafarers. An aerial for the radio was purchased. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), May 19—Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, R. Goldstein. Several crewmembers dis­ cussed the retirement plan and sug­ gested that it be dropped to 50 years of age. If possible. Headquarters re­ port was read and accepted. , PAIRISLE (Waterman), May S— Chairman, F. Shale; ..Secretary, C. Wood. Chief cook asked for the co­ operation of the entire crew as far as the menus are concerned, and not- to keep complaints to themselves. The secretary -treasurer's report . fromheadquarters was read. DEL MAR (Mitslkslppl), April 10— Chairman, E. Caudlii; Secretary, H. Gardes. Taik on getting movies for next trip from donations. Resolutions on new hiring program and position taken by the AFL union on CAMO issue read at a special meeting in New Orleans and crew - accepted 100 percent. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), May IS —Chairman, A. Aaron; Secretary, F. Vortkamp. Motion made by Brother Clem to accept headquarters reports and thank the officials for contracting a new company to the SIU. DEL MAR (Mississippi), May 15— Chairman, E. Caudlii; Secretary, V. Romoio. Brother Anderson thanked crew for donation given to him when he was hospitaUzed in Santos. A vote of thanks was given to the ship's delegate for an exceptionally good job. Motion made and carried to com­ bine picnic and part}^ funds with the ship's fund and make up the differ­ ence in monies for extra movies. OCEAN BETTY (Mariisme Overseas), May 13—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Sec­ retary, M. Fallon. Ship's delegate re­ ported a beef with the chief engineer concerning palatability of water taken on In Djibouti. Water ivas run through the evaporator before. domestic use. MICHAEL (Carras), May 19—Chair­ man, F. Israel; Secretary, D. Nagy. A STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May ItChairman, L. Johnson; Secretary, F. Langley. All previous communica­ tions and reports were acted upon and maiied. -vote of thanks was given to the ship's delegate for, a fine job-done. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), May 10—Chairman,. M. Magai; Secretary, P. Faulkner. - Discussion on air-con­ ditioning for ships making Persian Gulf and other tropical runs. Dis­ cussion held on travelers checks and crew went on record to oppose same due to difficulties in exchanging them. Crew adopted resolution on the new seniority system and were In complete agreement with AFL unions in CAMU dispute. INES (Bull), June 1—Chairman, H. Long; Secretary, J. Murphy. • Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with welfare communication 100 percent. WESTPORT (Arthur), May 19— Chairmau, L. ' Richardson; Secretary, J. Laver. Reports and- communications were accepted as read. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), May 20—Chairman, J. Faireloth; Secretary, P. Patrick. Discus­ sion on maritime issues. The ship's delegate went to see the mate about, list of ship. Captain said it couldn't be straightened out because of stability. May 21—Chairman, J. Faircloth; Secretary, P. Patrick. ; Latest reports and communications from SIU were read and discussed. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April 1« —Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, J. Nelson. All communications were read...also some articles from the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Tranaportation). May 30—Chairman, L. Snodgrass; Secretary, R. Hernandez. One man missed ship at sailing time. One wiper promoted to fireman. Everything running smooth. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), June 10—Chairman, J. Beresford; Sec­ retary, R.. Griggs. Motion made and carried unanimously to accept all headquarters communications. ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), No date—Chairman, J. Oisen; Secre­ tary, J. Myers. Communications from headquarters posted, read, accepted and concurred. JRiiw-Smua SIU VJtfor In S-Year Battle For Unemployment Pay Bights An SIU victory protecting the right of Seafarers to collect unemployment insurance in New York State was fully upheld when the State Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the SIU's ,60-day shipping rule. .The Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a favorable ruling of the State's Appellate Dlvl-> ^^ slon that the 60-day rule was case under the old permit shipping (in this instance the 60-day rule) system, was against the Calmar was fair, reasonable and just. fair, reasonable and just. That started the procedure all The ruling, an outgrowth of a Steamship Company. For all prac­ tical purposes the ruling no longer over- -again. The Unemployment has any bearing on SIU Shipping, Insurance Appeals Board and the since under the new seniority sys­ Appellate Division ruled in favor tem all SIU companies have agreed of the Union. Now the Court of to the 60-day rule as a contract Appeals, the state's highest court, provision. The 60-day rule now has affirmed that ruling. applies to men with B and C Calmar has one appeal left if it seniority ratings. so desires, to the US Supreme The Calmar challenge to the old Court.' The appeal would be aca­ SIU permit system began back in demic as far as Seafarers. are con-. December, 1949, when a permit- cerned because of the fact that man left the SS Calmar under the Calmar itself- is now a signatory 60-day rule. Since New York State party to the 60-day rule. Legal au­ SEATTLE—Once again the has a merit-rating system, under thorities consider it' doubtful, in crewing up of a newly-signed which companies with good em­ any event, that the Supreme Court SIU ship helped keep this port ployment records pay leas to the would overturn the action of the booming along. This week it was unemployment fuml, Calmar chal­ New York courts in this instance. the Mohican of Trans-Oceanic lenged the permitman's unemploy­ which came out of lay-up and took ment benefits claim. It was widely recognized a full crew here, adding to a very throughout the industry that this favorable shipping picture. Five in-transit ships also took a challenge was an effort by Calmar good number of men with the re­ to save unemployment tax money sult that other West Coast ports and deny benefits to permitmen, had to be called upon to fill ratings thus putting a squeeze on the which were not available in Seattle. Union's 60-day rule. In the first test of the case the Further, port agent Jeff Gillette is looking forward to more of the unemployment insurance referee same in the future with two more ruled in favor of the permitman payoffs scheduled in addition to and the SIU on the ground that two which came in the past two- under the New York State law, BALTIMORE — Seaiarers week period and are expected to compliance with union rules on manning ships out of this port jobs does not disqualify a man for go out again. cjoing a topnotch job, Obviously, with this kind of a benefits. Calmar carried this are judging from the smooth-running phase of the case tb the Unem­ shipping picture, rated men should vessels that have been hitting this have no, problem at all getting out ployment Insurance Appeals area recently. With shipping bust­ Board, the Appellate Division and of here. To add to this pleasant outlook, the Court of Appeals. The latter ing out all over in the port and a heavy work load to handle, port Gillette reports that there are no court upheld the provision of the agent Earl Sheppard reports a bare State law on union rules but said pending beefs, so that Seattle is a minimum of beefs and trouble. a determination should he made "very smooth port with good as to whether the rule in question Considering that the port han­ weather and good shipping." dled 12 payoffs, 11 sign-ons- and 20 in-transits, the performance of Seafarers on this large number of ships "shows fine cooperation," Payment of cash benefits to Seafarers under the SIU's hospital the port agent said. He added, and surgical henefif plan for Seafarers' families will be speeded "The brothers manning these ships up considerably if the Welfare Plan has copies of Seafarers' mar­ are to be congratulated on the su­ riage certificates and birth certificates for their children. perb job they are doing." The marriage certificates and children's birth certificates are StOl Favorable needed to establish' proof of eligibility under the Plan. If Sea­ farers have photostats of these documents made and turn-them in While future shipping prospects to the nearest Union oflfice, it will eliminate delays In payment continue favorable, the port agent of benefits. warned that the past two week All documents will go into the Seafarer's personal file at the period was on the exceptional side office of the Welfare Plan and are strictly confidential. and should not be taken as a sample of what to expect. Almost a dozen different companies con­ tributed to the port's activity giv­ ing plenty of choice to the Sea­ farers there. Baltimore, port patrolman AI Stansbury is out of action for a while because of illness, but is ex­ pected to he hack in harness in the near future. Seattle Job Boom Seen Continuing Busy Balto Cheers Top SIU Crews Certificates Speed Welfare $ $ Pakistani Visitor Briefed On Shipping Speak Out At SiU Meetings SANDCAPTAIN (Const. Aggrag.), June 5—Chairman, J. Barron; Secre­ tary, A. Ferrara. Nevy bulletin board Installed for posting Union business. LOG supplement on new welfare bene­ fits on file and may be referred to at any time. Motion made, seconded and carried that If semi-monthly draw is not accompanied with statement It is to be refused and returned to Maracaibo office. No one to accept this draw untU cleared through ship's delcgftto. ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), May 1—Chairman, D. Furman; Secret tary, J. Hewlson. Ship's delegate was given an opportunity to resign, which he refused to do. He insisted on making a speech before the meeting started and was given five minutes, in which time he gave crew a resiune of his union activities In 1940. Spe­ cific charges against this crewmember will be brought before olir shore officials in writing. May 14—Chairman, Hewlson; Sec­ 8EAM0NIT0R (Excslslor), April 4 retary, D. Furman. This crew is 100 —Chairman, J. Fulton; Secretary, C, perceht in back of Harry Lundeberg Poster. Communications from head­ in his stand against Joe Curran. and quarters accepted and concurred in. his vicious attack against Lundeberg. Steward suggested that officers have All notices and letters will be posted their union representative check in both PO mess and crew mess hall stores to see that vessel is stared ac­ so that all members, may have an op­ cording to union specifications. portunity to read Siune. Juns 4—Chairman, P. Macfolak; Sae­ May 20---Chairman,: D.: .Furman;. Sec­ ratary, C. Foster. Minor beefs to bs retary, J. Hewlson. Reports and com­ squared away , at payoff, and to have munications were, read and accepted Union contact company to , square py membership. - Motion made by Ol­ away mall. aervlce. . All comihunlcason to accept all. reports Bs..giveni.by tions read -and accepted. Vote of boarding patrolmen and to give a thanks given to cooks and that.anypna vote: of thanks So Union. - aboard ahlp-wlth Leroy .Jackson, chief cook sQd.jUan Williams, night.cook '.CHJLORB (Ore), May,JS-T«balrnian, > smd bakar..ar« rsallr in for a .traat. P. Ammondt; Saeratary, S..Pulford. A rppalr ,llst..wiU. be.>!nud» up, and band. SIATRAIN: MEW - YORK ISaatrain), i od In at leapt &ye days bafora, payoff June. 10-^hptnman,- P. Prlnc*;, Sacra.;So:S|iat,,soiBa •f'tha<Toaa|rs,oan:dM ^«ary, T. -d^sar. >%4tian ma^ And ' taken eara. The-new waahlng.machine catrlad to accapt apd, wmcpr ^grtth » came aboard and tha of^^fri^ |iot,-oi|W ^aadquiw^ara commwdaimaM,. . 1 '''^f -K. M. Ilyas. assistant geoarai teeeatary of tha'Saafarars ^ed> ffrafion of Pakistan, gais raviaw df ^iU ra^iitration and re4faiitf4iihk>ping procadtin from haadaimH«Ps^iMif^d^>^ A» -Franclty" Michalafi , Under the unzoa constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read"ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an. active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue ; under discussion. Seafarers are urged .to kit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates .knoyr A^hafs on their minds. - '''f; �SEAFARERS Pace Elfbt Jolsr 82,. 195& LOG .../ , . v-^'>-•• ^'' . •'> ^•""^•^ - • - -^ •-" v''":•#•'r";: V" -• ^" If.:' i:'u:-s:< i-> ••-•' . ^.•'••i-Jil.'-y v.-',•; yt- -- " •\. jw . K-' i'. -. .-••if V;, • • .ir'. •, . i-,>. t -;iy • .-W''; .. • • •f • " y;.'V.••>?,•>;>i:H.; SK 'iyS•.;••'• '' '\ ''/if'-"-'" r,fl":I^;y.'-.,"f '.yyy-r,'. ^ :y' t:7 -7. ^ l' :v7--i; ' i -, . • S ' •..:<•* • : >i. i-;:-;;>^... iu.. 1. i.. :' j- 7 !• •; f. •. • 1- .., 5-' •. '; • • •,•: : •.>.''-y. - r j: Seafarers Training School . :/ f; I- [y' ?, -,- M-'V • ; 'r- ''•'. ' iJ'.;:'W.- y fc V Aboard the SIU training ship Andrew Furuseth, instructor Bill Wallace describes how to read compass to students (1-r) Clifford B. Ivey, Louis ; . "Whitey" Mqore, George Williams^, James L. Smith, Wade Russell and Arthur "Red" Witherington. All enrollees learn basic seamanship, rcr. '•ii!-'. ••H Garland Russell, OS, gets clarification of point in first aid manual from instructor Bill Wallace, veteran SIU bosun (standing). Other students in classroom (1-r) are George Bishop, Arthur Witherin^on and Louis Ik|Iopre.., Firet Aid is required, snbject for studeutf in, all departments ulong, ycith lifel^t .,tiekf^^,. v^^vr: -y';. r.. - „:. • ; •X;.^ �'1'-S .•r:..-:v'/ir- July 22, 1955 SEAFARERS Page MB* LOG Appearing on these pages are members of the first group of trainees to attend the SIU's Andrew, Furuseth Train­ ing School in Mobile, Ala­ bama/Jointly operated by the SIU and Union-contracted op­ erators under the SIU Wel­ fare Plan, the school recently graduated this first class as part of its regular two-week schedule of courses. The Furuseth school offers I training and upgradingcourses I in all three shipboard depart­ ments for men sailing SIU ships. For these purposes it utilizes the training ship An­ drew Furuseth, shpreside in­ stallations at Bayou La Batre and the engine rooms of SIU ships in Mobile harbor, when ' necessary. The SIU training school U capable of handling a maxi­ mum of 30 trainees in each two-week period of initial training or refresher. Instruc1 tors at the school are all veteran Seafarers with years of experience in their particI ular specialties. -mi All SIU training school'^aduates must qualify for'life­ boat. ticket, so George WilUamson^ James L. Smith, Wade Russell and Arthur Witherington man the oars. Boat isn't freightship size, but fundamentals and orders are the same. Instructor Wallace:^lls the orders. V Two-week training course, includes workouts on actual vessels, such as session in Alcoa Clipper engine room where SlU engine patrolman Robert Jordan (center) ex­ plains function of gauges on engine room board to stu­ dents R. H. '^lim" Orso (left) and J. Holladay. . . ^ , >- fciiiiiiiil For the Seafarer the tralnI ing school is a place where unrated men can upgrade to a rating and new men enterI ing the industry can learn the basic elements of seamanship. For the operators the training school is assurance that at all I times the SIU will be able to supply them with qualified, ' efficient crewmembers—a feat I the SIU has maintained throughout its years of. exis­ tence. , I I 1 i ^. Engaged in pulling a burner, R. H. Orsd, wiper, receives engine room instruction from Mobile patrolman Robert Jordan aboard the Alcoa Clipper. Instructors in all de­ partments are veteran seamen with years of experience in their special fields. • - 1 . I i "Cut 'em just so thick," says veteran SIU steward Cliff Taggart as he instructs Clifford B. Ivey (left) and George Williamson (center) in the art of cutting meat. They were preparing to advance their steward depart­ ment ratings to cook. •...'vsl 'A Seafarer-students crank away the boat from dockslde davit at Bayou La Batre site of the SIU's Andrew Furuseth Training .School. The group was part of the first contiugent to complete studies at the new school developed jointly by the SIU and SnJ-contrdcted steamship companies for Upgrading merchant seanun at vridi as'trailing new men eiitier4> ing the industry. TrainhBg mte.'M n^< l^l>4!K»;^<' View of the SIU training ship Andrew Furuseth in bay during recent cruise. The sleek sailing vessel, equipped with auxiliary engines, provides ideal seagoing training sit« .for>all d^arhnentSr sinca seamanship is r^idred •^eeurse fdr .' fv--'.j'V �Y-" '. ijwriiarti sM^rA REtRS %^a P«ffa TM No Saler GEORGE ROHRING, AB Bring up the subject "profeslional sailor" and Seafarer George Rohring fits the category perfectly. A saUor for 37 years, Rohring is proud of his reputation of "being able to do any job, no matter what, in the ship's deck department," as a fellow Seafarer put it. A native of Hamburg, Ger­ many, Rohring is also a veteran union man, since he has been car­ rying a union book since 1926 in the old ISU, and . since 1938 with the Sea­ Roaring: farers Interna­ tional Union. He rates as one of that handful of determined seamen who helped build the SIU to its present status. The 51-year-old Seafarer started his deepwater career out of Ham­ burg, Germany, when he was 15. It was the end of World War I and Rohring still vividly remembers the post-war inflation and revolu­ tion in which thousands died in the streets of hunger and bullets. Rohring got to the US in an odd way. In 1926 he took a German ship which had been repaired after a serious fire. The repair yard evidently didn't do the job too well because she succumbed to a hurricane her first trip out. Roh­ ring was her only survivor. Right then he took off for the US and has been sailing US ships out of Baltimore ever since. Another oddity"^in this veteran sailor's life was that he was never permitted to sail during World War II. When the war broke out he had not yet obtained citizen­ ship which meant that he was con­ sidered an enemy alien. While US ships were crying for experienced hands, Rohring worked as a rig­ ger in a Baltimore shipyard. When the war ended Rohring caught the Baton Rouge Victory out of the SIU Baltimore hall. Subsequently he squared away his troubles with Immigration and now holds US citizenship. A confirmed bachelor, Rohring claims he will never retire as long as he can make it up a gangplank. Going to sea today with the SIU, he feels, is all a man could ask for. JAMES COX, Cook With a ten-year hitch in the US Marine Corps behind him. Sea­ farer James Cox wanted to see the world from another angle. In 1947 he caught an SIU ship out of Balr timore and decided that seafaring was his dish. Now awaiting a ship at the SIU Baltimore hall, his opin­ ion on going to sea remains un­ changed. A West Vir­ ginia mountain­ eer by birth. Cox grew up in the town of Beckley in that state. He began his Ma­ rine Corps serv­ Cox ice in 1937 and continued through the hectic days of World War II. Cox emerged from the Corps a master sergeant, the highest rating obtainable by a non-commissioned officer. Cook In Corps His many years of experience as a cook in the Corps stood him well on board ships as he has been sailing as a rated man in the steward department ever since. Strangely enough, this ex-Ma­ rine had one of his closest brushes with the grim reaper on board the SlU-manned Edwin Janeway in 1950. It was during one of those vicious North Atlantic winter storms ail-too well-known to Sea­ farers. At the hei^t of the storm the Janeway cracked down the middle and threatened to break in two. Good seamanship and plenty of feverish work sueceeddd in bringing the ship into port safely. Like many Seafarers today. Cox is a proud husband and father of three small children, Patricia, 5; James Jr., 2^2 and Billy, four months. As such he knows the value of the SIU Welfare Plan, since he has twice collected the Union's $200 maternity benefit. He Crewmembers of the Seatrain and his wife have hopes of seeing their children through college Louisiana know the contents and some day with the help of his earn­ objectives of the Bonner Bill pret­ ty thoroughly by now thanks to a ings as a Seafarer. Seafaring for a married man has shipboard. discussion led by Sellg its difficulties, as Cox would be the Freilich, ship's delegate. Freilich first to admit. But with those good went over the proposals at a re­ SIU shipboard wages and condi­ cent shipboard meeting for benefit tions Cox finds the advantages of of crewmembers who might not he sailing more than make up for familiar with the bill. A black gang regular, Freilich long absence from home and has been carrying an SIU Union family. book since back in March 1, 1947. He's a native New Yorker and is 25 years of age. it Two legal decisions of im­ portance to the union movement came out of state courts recently. In Wisconsin, the state supreme court ruled out a ban on picketing as unconstitutional. The ban had applied to picketing where there was no labor dispute involved but where a union was advertising the fact that an establishment was non­ union. In Nebraska, the courts there ruled that the state "right to work" ban on the union shop took precedence over the union shop provision of the Railway Labor Act. i" 3^ it Building tradesmen in New York are working under a new threeyear contract providing 45 cents an hour in total increases. The first 15 cents is Immediate, and the rest of the increase comes in two more installments on the first of each succeeding , year. Approxi­ mately 45,000 AFL building trades members ;nre affected. i • feeling rose against Louis E. Wolfson, major figure in the Capital Transit Company. Wolf son was due to testify about charges that he and his associates had been milk­ ing the company's assets. >t it it it Brother J. N. Ciews on the War­ rior (Waterman) has a proposal which has been kicked around on various occasions in the past few years. The broth­ er proposed that the Welfare Plan consider putting projectors and motion picture films on board Crews eabh ship, with the ships to exchange films with each other. The desirability of putting mov­ ies on board ship has been recog­ nized by all hands for some tlmei But tho problem is to work out foolproof i administrative details and to figure out a.way of safe­ guarding sound projectors arid other valuable portable propertiea involved. Florida's hotel strikers are await­ ing a National Labor Relations Board decision on whether or not the NLRB would take jurisdiction over their walkout. About 5,000 AFL hotel workers have been striking for over three months for representation. Florida state law does not provide any method whereby a union can get repre­ sentation through an election. il it it The next target of the CIO drive for supplemental insurance bene­ fits will be the General Electric Company. The International Union of . Electrical Workers, CIO, is ^ it opening contract negotiations with this demand on the top of the lisL Crews is AO. Alabaman.who.sails It is heartened by the fact that on deck. He Joined the SIU in fit .Jt . . Henry-Ford. II is a member- of-the New York in^^ll^^d^niakes Jtfo^ Washington wag atUI tied t^p ^ GE board of idireqtors.; Ford waf bile his JhoiQf town. . transit strike IS Congressional the first'to agree to such a plan. The generosity : of Brother Charles Pedroso on the William. H, Carruth means plenty of reading matter for his shipmates. Pedroso donated a large number of books and magazines to the crew for use as they see fit, which was much appreciated by all hands. Pedroso comes from New York originally but now makes Galves­ ton his home port. He is 46 years of age and has been sailing with the SIU for a little over two years now. tee assignments were handled by the following: In New York, P, Blanco, W. H. Cassidy. S. Handieyi in Philadelphia, J. Crowley, N. Paine, W. Pieraczuk; in Baltimore, C. S. Jacks, L. Garabedlan- and B. Knowles. In Mobile, committee members were L. Cajrion, M. Trehem, and G. W. Dean while in New Orleans they .were L. Fuselier, J. S. Montan and R. N. EUiott. All of these were on weekly it it it auditing committees; which like When a ship new to the SIU is other committees, are limited by first crewed by Seafarers there are the constitution to rank and file usually a few members only. odds and - ends it that have to be straightened out Ship's delegate S. Vincius of the before she is Orioh Star had a request of the shipshape, SIUcrew which has style. That was been raised be­ the case on the fore and seems Mojave, where like a pretty rea­ the steward de­ sonable one. He partment had to proposed that Hildretli struggle with. a when the ship balky galley range and had no mix­ pays off and the ing machine. Nevertheless, crew­ patrolman comes members noted that the men in aboard, to allow the galley were doing a fine Job the ship and de­ Vincius in the face of these difficulties partmental dele­ which is a credit to their skills and gates an opportunity to take up improvising talents. overtime beefs and other matters. If half the crew runs to the patrol­ it it 4 Handling meeting chores around man with a variety of individual .the ports at the last June member7 beefs the-patrolman Is hardrpressship meetipg were, among others, ed to . get anything .settled, rin K. Goldman in Boston; M. Gulp in other words, lie says, let the dele­ Philadelphia; J. B. Christy andiD; gates have their say, and then if Aeker in Savannah; J. Wood an4 not ^satisfied with the ^ outcome, B.^Seeburger in Tampa; J. A. Phil­ come forward i>n^ yotir own. An engine department man; Vinlips in Lake Charles; O. Fielding in;:iIoiiston;f dusF. -MactineK JftBatl oiUs JeiBOdiWP hr GMvaston in 1947.; Francisco and Qeorse Seiittle. Regiilar weei^ coasmit- Texas. : M* 1 iMrtU jSan - gJkiaHmm. �SEAFARERS - jfaly 22, 1^55 , Faf« Elerea L^G A !^econd Look • •. SIU Blasts NMU Bid For New The campaign by certain elements in Government and in the ranks of steamship associations to put over Coast Guard Rule Of Seamen Government controls on sea unions has received a An attempt by the National Maritime Union to bring the Coast Guard down on the necks severe setback as the result of testimony by SIU of of seamen has been assailed by the SIU, Even the"Coast Guard itself was reluctant to get NA representatives before the House Merchant involved and had to remind the NMU that the union was violating a long-standing tradition of seamen. *' ' Marine Committee. The SIU blast at the NMC order and its willingness to take Coast Guard derives directly from After hearing the SIU c spokesmen, Committee for "betraying one of the basic the help of any Government agency the NMU's abandonment of its hir­ do so. As a matter of fact, the ing hall and subsequent flooding Chairman Herbert Bonner, author of the proposed principles of maritime unionism" to NMU has already gone to the US came after the NMU invited the of its registration lists by out­ controls bill, indicated the Committee would take a Coast Guard to deal with an in­ Attorney's office for help after be­ close second look at the activities of steamship asso­ ternal, shoreside disciplinary prob­ ing rebuffed by the Coast Guard. siders. As a result of this and of the chaotic lack of shipping lem. Despite NMU pleas that the Previous Pattern ciations and the subsidized companies. records in the NMU, a number of Coast Guard do something, pleas In examining the record. It ap­ What jolted the Committee was the news that SIU- which were carried directly to the pears that this Isn't the first time counterfeit "discharges were used in the NMU, so as to win contracted companies, the majority of them non-sub­ Commandant, the Coast GUard re­ the NMU has solicited the aid of for the bearers some kind of fused to intervene. Instead the sidized or smaller subsidized companies, unanimously Commandant recalled that it had Government agencies and outside seniority. It is in punishing these groups in disciplinary matters. On opposed any system of Government control over free been the NMU's' stated position October 22, 1943, NMU President men that the NMU has solicited collective bargaining. Spokesmen for the Pacific that the Coast Guard had no busi­ Joseph Curran wrote approving.y Coast Guard intervention. taking jurisdiction over sea­ of Coast Guard controls by de­ Maritime Association and the American Merchant ness men, particularly over acts com­ claring that "The Coast Guard Marine Institute had taken great pains to make it mitted shoreside. Saigon Curbs knows what a merchant seaman is seem that their views on the subject were represen- Specifically, the NMU was ask­ really like ... we can expect the Smokes ing the Government agency to "do Coast Guard to make a thorough tatitive of the industry as a whole. Authorities in the port city something" about seamen who had investigation and to take action on of Saigon, Indo-China, are . ^ Subsequently, Committee members won an admis­ been using phony discharges to get all cases of reported misconduct clamping down once again 09 aboard NMU-contracted ships. Sea sion from the AMMI spokesman that there was a unions have always fought any in­ the circulation of travelers Used Communists great difference of opinion within the ranks Of the terference checks, and US and other for­ by Government police eign currency, in an all-out ef­ On another occasion, Curran AMMI on the subject, while the AMMI was going on agencies in union affairs. made use of an outside group— fort to lick the flourishing black Here is the way the NMU "Pilot" record in favor of controls. July 7 reports the incident the Communist Party—to crush an market. All such currency must What happened was that the fat cats of the indus­ of be declared and secured with opposition group in" the NMU. As (Page 8). in the study "The Struc­ the master of the vessel before try, the favored few big subsidized companies, were "We have received word . . reported ture and Government of Labor crewmembers go ashore. Fail­ doing all the talking for the shipowners while the that the Commandant of the Unions," published by the Harvard ure to do so means seamen not United States Coast Guard has re­ great majority of steamship companies, non-sub­ fused to assist us in the prosecu­ University Press, Curran used the only run the risk of paving apparatus in 1939 to expel anti- their money confiscated, but sidized and smaller subsidized operations, were not tion of seamen . . . Hoyt Haddock Communist officials and members. also face possible fines or addi­ . was told by the Commandant . getting their views across even though they may be that it has long been the position "Acting through President Cur­ tional penalties. The amount of members of PMA and AMMI. of the National Maritime Union ran," the book says, "the Com­ local currency that can be taken munist faction launched an offen­ ashore at any time is 400 pias­ ^ This confirms charges made by SIU spokesmen that the Coast Guard has no juris­ sive against their opponents" and tres, equivalent to $11.20 in diction over a merchant seaman time and again, that outsiders, non-maritime people, for any wrongful acts which he several officers were expelled al­ American money. In addition, in the management of the major subsidized lines have may commit while unattached to a though they argued "their only the cigarette issue to crewmem­ offense was opposition to eontrol bers during the entire stay in captured the steamship associations and have used vesseL of the union by the Communist Saigon must be limited to one Since the alleged acts . . . occur them as tools to further their own pet projects at the while a seaman is shoreside the Party." carton (200 cigarettes). The current attempt to use the expense of the industry as a whole. Coast Guard is faking a hands off The SIU also pointed out that these outsiders were attitude consistent with the posi­ of the union . . ." not interested in efficient operation, and indeed, tion In other words the Coast Guard could not be efficient if they wanted to, because they was telling the NMU "live up to have little practical knowledge of the business. The your own policy." Contradicts Tradition result is that Government aid to the industry is Question; A Seafarer has suggested that crewmen report to the SIU officials were amazed to drained off for the benefit of a few. learn of the NMU's move which SEAFARERS LOG unsafe shipboard conditions that are not cor­ Committee members were obviously impressed by contradicts everything the SIU and rected. What do you think? SIU testimony and indicated they would spend a good other- unions have stood for in maritime. Since its very beginDavid W. Clark, ch. elect: It de­ Peter Blanco, bosun: If something deal Of time looking into these-angles in the near ings the. SIU has carried on an un­ is unsafe it's the main job of the pends on the individual case. Pub­ future. Further, it became obvious that the Commit­ ending fight to get the Coast Guai-d patrolman to see licity in the LOG tee was already shying away from proposals to ham­ off seamen's necks and get rid of that the company would be very Coast Guard controls of working fixes it. But a useful against string maritime labor. / seamen. The NMU's move would write-up in the companies who In other words, shipowner plans to use these hear­ extend such Coast Guard control LOG would be. don't act on ings as a weapon against maritime labor have begun to seamen when they are not even helpful to keep safety. But if a the shipowners L'onipany cooper­ to boomerang. Instead, these same shipowners may in the employ of a vessel. on the lookout for ates, the repair It was believed that the move refind themselves on the Congressional griddle before fiected unsafe con- should be handled the NMU's complete in­ long. the usual way. In ditions. ability to keep its own house in J %" If Inquiring Seafarer Hq Reports Beefs Lowest In Years t i Efraim Sierra, wiper: The impor­ tant thing is to correct unsafe con­ ditions as fast as possible and only •the patrolman can do that, if it isn't taken care of during the trip. It wouldn't hurt any to have stor­ ies in the LOG though, because it might make the companies more careful. NEW YORK—The SIU's new system of ship's comn^ittees and the new headquarters method of handling beefs reported from ship is paying off for all hands, Claude Simmons, as­ sistant secretary-treasurer, reports. Instead of letting beefs wait until the payoff to be set­ tled, the, new system attempts to square away misunder­ still out on a trip. part on the Union's efficient, instandings while the ship is The result is that payoffs in the terport communications network. headquarters port have been run­ Where a beef is reported in the ning far smoother than in past minutes, memos go out immediate­ years and beefs are not left idle ly to the next port the ship is due 'BemPiT&i for a number of weeks in which to hit where the matter is handled. I— to be constant sources of friction. Or else the communication goes WS^VIShS IN /Jew. 4" iSi" New Clarifications dix-ect to the ship and helps clear Aiding in obtaining this result, up the matter on the spot. Anthony Palino. AB: Unsafe con­ BUlfaJsG Simmons says, are the new con­ On the shipping side, the head­ ditions should go on a repair list tract clarifications which have quarters port continues to hold to and be straight­ been put aboard the ships. The its hot shipping pace with all rat­ ened out by the clarifications worked out between ings except chief stewards having patrolman. The 40W1D the Union and the shipping com­ no trouble getting out. As a mat­ trouble is that panies have done much to improve ter of fact, the port is in need of after a patrolman the atmosphere of shipboard work. rated engine department nlen, and settles a beef some companies Simmons reported that he had Simmons again advises men to get go back on their been visiting ships personally for those pumpman and electricians' Ger promises and the past couple of moixths and "I ratings, among others. send the ship out The port paid off a total of 22' was quite surprised to find out how cFm the skme way. much easier and smoother ships ships, signed seven on articles, and wicbd" 17 coastwise, intercbastal That's where LOG stories would be are paying off these days." serviced" . AT sm WAH. i>i vot>u KPIOW osim •mt serious cases, ships should be held up until re­ pairs are made. i 4" 4 Charles Carey, 2nd cook: Any such condition should be handled by the patrolman and the dele­ gates first through the repair lists. After that if the company doesn't take notice and no improvement results from the patrolman's a c tions, it could be put in the LOG. Carmelo Martinez, utility: The patrolman is the one who is sup­ posed to take care of the crew's beefs about un­ safe conditions or anything else. It's up to the dele­ gates to bring the beefs to him if they can't settle them on the ship. That's the way Jt '^1 • • B:I - :-3l .m �• '.4. V '•* • 'i Wentley Crew Okays 2-Pots—For Washer Washing machine and laundry rooms generally have been a point of friction aboard many ships for some time. Som^ body always forgets to turn the machine off or to clean up the room itself after each use. "Dirt breeds dirt," or so the In that way, the crew can have saying goes, and the same ap­ its washing machine and the offi­ cers can have their own also. Oilers' drawers would no longer mix with the chief mate's dress shirts. Fraternization of any kind, indeed, would come to an end. Unlicensed soap powder would remain aloof from the topside variety at all times. But there are some drawbacks. There would still probably be only one laundry —By Seafarer Bill Mitchell room. Thus, al­ though a new pastime might be added to shipboard entertain­ ments — there could be daily races and tourna­ ments to see if the 4-8 AB's Wenfling clothes were fin­ ished faster than the 2nd assistant engineer's—the existing problem would remain. Officers and crew would still be slopping up the laundry room and cheating on each other's soap powder and bleach. But there's no need worry­ ing about that right now. They have to get the second machine first. That's a^ real prob­ lem. Chairman of the ship's meeting at which the discussion came up "I would sure hate to have was D. C. Hall. W. Wentling was to get a job after some of meeting secretary and J. R. Webb was reading clerk. the Igbor laws we passed!" plies by indirection wherever a washing machine is concerned. Aboard the Robin Wentley however, the matter seems to have come to a head.. Despite the dan­ gers of a "two-pot system" in any situation, the crew feels that there may be advantages to one here. The Lawmakers USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Peter King Daniel J. Sheehan USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Terrell D. Adams William G. Gregory Lonzle U. Albritton Harris L. Gizzard Aubrey F. Cohen James B. Henley Eric R. Dahl Jlmmle Littleton Rufus L. Fields Clarence Murray C. E. Foster Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Jack Ryan Sverre Johannessen Samuel Small V. K. Ming John M. Thompson Thomas C. Riley USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Mai^elo B. Belen William P. Hunt K, E. Hansen Robert Lambert USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Ralph L. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Delbler Jose Santiago VlrgU L. Harding Rosendo Serrano Albert W. Kozlna Edward J. Toolan SAILORS SNUG HARBOR .STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky ' USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS J. S. Capps John E. Markopolo Alexander P. Copa Harold D. Napier John B. Fruge Murray W. Smith Richard Jones Gustav Svensson William E. Lanier M. W. Valentine Ernest L. Magers USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Norman T. Jackson George Bekken Michael Laakso Curt Borman Robert G. McKnew Charles Coburn Charles Moss Antonio K. Colon Arnold Rosenblatt Victor B, Cooper R. H. Solheim Torsten Forsberg Francis Sullivan James J. Glrolaml C. N. Summerell Gorman T. Glaze Standish B,' Woodell Jack Howard USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke ''' USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles BUrton TRIPLER ARMY HOSPITAL HONOLULU, HAWAH Frank T. Campbell USPHS. HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Louis Anderson Frank Martin James McFarlin Edward Barry Anthony Benedict Daniel' McGovern Lawyer McGrew Charles E. Brady J. L. Buckelew Ralph MiUs Lloyd T. Callaway James Morrison C. H. Cassard John Murray Byron Chapman C. R. Nicholson R. L. Copenhaver Alfonso Olagulbel Calyln DeSilva. George D. Olive Peter DeVries R. A. RatcUff Willard W. Erwln John Robinson Leo Fontenot .Tames J. Russell Benny M. Foster Benjamin C. Seal William Grimes Joseph Slntes Vernon Hall E. R. Small wood James Hand Woodrow A. Snead Earl T. Hardeman O. L. Stout George Howard William Tank Theodore D. James Lonnle R. Tickle Cecil J. Kerrigan Dick Visser E. G. Knapp Kenneth Wadsworth Norman L. Krumm James E. Ward Leo H. Lang Robert WUkerson Arno Larson Herman Winborn Tinerman J. Lea WUUam J. Witty Leonard F. Lewis David A. Wright USPHS HOSPITAL MANH.ATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy James R. T.bwis Fortunate Bacomo Arthur I,omas Frank W. Bemrlck Francis F. Lynch Claude F. Blanks Joseph D. McGraw Joseph G. Carr A. McGolgan Gabriel Colonl H. F. MacDonald Walter W. Denley Michael Machusky John J. DrlscoU Vic Mllazzo Bart E. Guranlck Eugene T. Nelson Taib Hassen Joseph Neubauer Joseph Ifsits James O'Hare Thomas Isaksen Daniel F. Rugglano John W. Keenan Wade H. Sexton John R. Klemowlca G. E. Shumaker Ludwlg Krlstiansen Henry E. Smith Frederick Landry Harry S, Tuttle James J. Lawlor VirgU E. Wilmoth Kaarel Leetmaa Chee K, Zal USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Robert Berryman Gerald Fltzjames D. Trevlsano John F. French Thomas L. Dugan William Glesen Joseph Prabech Estell Godfrey L. Edstrom Sidney Irby Frank E. AyettLetoy Johnson Edgar Kurz D. Kalm Felix Carrero William J. Keenan Frank Blandlno Marcel Laureano Louis Guarlno Mike Lubas Nicholas Brancatn Joseph Martus Hoyt Tanner Andrew Noronha Manuel Landron ' Pitry Roberts David Fiuyian G. H. Robinson O. It O. Chaudioa -A i y , Lenkrd l^splant^ . m.: : i. .« -St V SEAFAKERS' LOG n«v Twelve n 41 h m -n ^ W, F, Van^n JEAN LAPtTTE (Wattrman), May 2—Chairman, P. Barbot; Sacratary, W. Lea. No one shall sign on until patrolman clears same. Motion npida and carried that captain Issue dis­ charges and pay vouchers for port of payoff. Recommended that aU beefs be taken directly to delegates and nut to crew. Steward requested that crew not waste food. May 22—Chairman, T. Branconl; Secretary, W. Lea, AU ..repairs being made and no beefs. Motion made and carried that all crewmcmbcrs donate SI to ship's fund. JULESBUR6 (Msthiasen), June 11— Chairman, J. Swiederski; Secretary, S. Wells. Crew backing up Harry Lundeberg ICQ percent. No clothes, to be hung In engine room because a garment feU down and fouled up machinery. OCEAN STAR (Triton), May 2»— Chairman, E. Alverson; Secretary W. Digest of ships' Meetings ' Thompson. Deck engineer - to give washing machine complete overhaul. Engine department Is willing to take turns In the afternoons jvHh the deck department to make cofEee. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), May 10— Chairman, R, High; Secretary, W. Barth. Ship's treasury is $10.30. AU communications accepted and con­ curred. Vote of thanks given to steward department. June 12—Chairman, B, High; Secre­ tary, W. Barth. Recent communica­ tion from headquarters accepted and concurred unanimously. Ship's fund to be replenished and vote of thanks to steward department. June 21—Chairman, R. High; Secre­ tary, R. Donnelly. Communications from headquarters accepted dnd con­ curred. Enrollment cards to be com­ pleted for welfare plan. General dis­ cussion was held on contract and ciarlBcatlons. TEXMAR (Calmar), June 13—Chalrm n L, Moore; Secretary, L. Greaney. Cooking Is go<M' aboard this ship. AU communications accepted and con­ curred unanimously. Motion made and c.nrrled to have awning' put up - back aft. CAROLYN (Bull), May 27—Chair­ man, E. Gross; Secretary, H. Thrash, No beefs. Communication regarding welfare plan posted, and will be dis­ cussed at next ship's meeting. AU members were requested to acquaint themselves with same. Overall im­ pression of additional benefits was regarded as exceUent by the crew. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), May 9—Chairman, Kenneth Roberts; Secre­ tary, Wayne Coliard. After a thor­ ough discussion communications from headquarters were accepted and con­ curred. It was suggested that should tile captain Insist upon making derog­ atory remarks about the SIU and the men, he be advised that this matter would be referred to union head­ quarters. This master was disclpUned before for indlscrlmlnative loggings as well as other violations of the sea­ men. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), May 29—Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, R, Benlamin. No major beefs. Communi­ cation on Welfare was accepted and concurred. Engine delegate requested ship's delegate contact patrolman about 1st assistant shouting at the men and cutting overtime for wipers. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), May 22— Chairman, J. Busalackl; Secretary, O. Wagner. Old minutes posted. Tele­ gram sent to Harry Lundeberg back­ ing him up on his action In CAMU. AU communications were read and accepted. Membership applauded the good work done regarding the addi­ tional welfare benefits. ALEXANDRA (Cartas),. May SiChairman, N. Szymanskl; Secretary, H, Williams, AU questions regarding new benefits in welfare were cleared up by headquarters patrolman. Recent communication accepted and con­ curred in unanimously. BETHCOASTER (Calmar), May 2«— Chairman, John Talbot; Secretary, J. Tutinler. Motion made by R. Brown to accept end concur in report on SIU welfare benefits. J, Talbot made motion to accept and concur with aU communications received from SIU headquarters. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytransi, •pril 10—Chairman, H. E. Rode; Secretary, R. Nancarrow. Motion madO by G. Meltzer and carried that crew send letter to protest to SIU representative in Washington against closing of ma­ rine hospitals. Steward asked the crew to cooperate with messmen so that they may render better service, and he also asked for suggestions on what food they Uke, so be may prepare better meius. DEL VIENTO ;MlsslssippD/ May 1— Chairman, A, Perez; Secretary, A. Tolentine, Motion was made request­ ing ship's delegate to have chief en­ gineer fix the ice maker. Carried. claims this has been the best trip he ever made In the' Persian Gulf. The crew was more than satisfactory to him. Crew and delegates thanked Captain and' department heads for good cooperation. It was • fine trip, for all. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), May 22—Chairman, W. J. Brown; Sacretary, L. Wing. Ship's delegate re­ ported he spoke to chief engineer about the days that there was no hot water midship. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate R. Held for doing • good job. Crew sent condolences to the family of the late H. Powell, mas­ ter, who died six hours before the vessel reached Yokkalgli, Japan, QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrsds), May 10—Chairman, Hutchins; Secre­ tary, D. Shsehani Headquarters is handUng overtime beef pending be­ cause the crew did not receive shore leave in Maracalbe. Crew to put In for delayed sailing In Lake Charles. Motion made to give chief cook vote of thanks for good food preparation. SEAMAR (Calmar), May 23—Chair­ man, F. Millar; Secretary, J. Marshall. Everything on board running smooth­ ly. Motion made and carried to have mushroom removed from smoke stack. Jitiy ti, 198S cepted andr eoncurred nnenlmously: Members agreed to.give old- washinf machine to boeun, although U doesnt Work. rYSKA (Waterman), June ^2—Chair­ man, A. Martinez; Eecretary, P. Hartthorn. Repair list eubraitted. It it requested that sign-on day and pgyott day be different from the day of provisioning ship, whereby 'work for men would be finished wdth a mini­ mum of contusion. Communications read and accepted unanimously. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), March 20—Chairman, H. Carmichael; Secre­ tary. A. Geldikat. No beefs. Re­ quested to have ship's delegate ask captain to obtain Kool and filter cigarettes and cigars in slopchest along with clothing and* other articles needed. Ship's delegate to try to get some new books for library. May 29—Chairman, M. FItzpatrIck; Secretary, H. Carmichael. Some beets about slopchest. the captain only al­ lowed 30 cigarettes per day per man. Beef about launch service in Yoko­ hama. Japan. Captain refused to put out a draw in Wilmington. Suggested to give vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for good woxV. ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), May 27—Chairman, P, Marinelll; Secretary, H. Dumbraski. Motion made and car­ ried unanimously to accept and con­ cur in aU communications from head­ quarters. OCEAN NIMET (Ocean Tram.), May 29—Chairman, W. Wlldridge; Secre­ tary, R. Frazer. Communications from headquarters read and accepted unanimously. June 5—Chairman, W. Wlldridge; Secretary, R. Frazer. Recent commu­ nications accepted and concurred imanlmously. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), May 27—Chairman, E. DcBautte; Sec­ retary, C. Weaver. Latest headquar­ ters report accepted by entire crew. May 22—Chairman, E. DeBautte; Secretary, A. Weaver. Crewmembers asked to support ship's fund contain­ ing balance of $65.80. There is a shortage of milk on board. Van Dusan. Discussion held on settling all beefs at the meetings instead of at meal time. Ship's delegate gave warning about carrying tales topside. BEATRICE (Bull), June 14—Chair­ man, V. Whitney; Secretary, W. Ortiz, It wgs requested that messman serve man on watch first. Everything run­ ning smooth. June 15—Chairman, V. Whitney; Secretary, W. Ortiz. Communications from headquarters accepted and- con­ curred. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), May 29— Chairman, J. Noonan; Secretary, J. Zimmer. Ship's delegate reported' that it was relatively smooth sailing during this trip and that he attended ship's safety meeting sponsored' by Captain''O'Pry. Motion made and car­ ried that headquarters communica­ tions be accepted unanimously. Mo­ tion made and carried to check on' mattresses' for unlicensed personnel to see whether they are damaged and If so. to have them replaced. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), June 14—Chairman, W. Sink; Secretary, R. Kennedy. Communications from head­ quarters accepted- and concurred. Everything running smooth. HURRICANE (Waterman), June 12 —Chairman, J. Burke; Secretary, J; Longfellow. Ship's delegate Instructed crew to turn in all enrollment cards. Communication from headquarters ac­ cepted and concurred. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), May 27 —Chairman, L. White; Secretary, D. Grant. Ship's treasury is now $34.50 and $2 to be collected from black gang and steward departments. Re­ cent headquarters communication read and accepted. STEEL FLYER (isthmian), June IT —Chairman, T. Kirsh; Secretary, J. Somers. New TV set cost $170.70 and the balance of the ship's fund now Is S14.46. No beefs. Headquarters com­ munications accepted and concurred in unanimously. Coffee to be checked because It tastes bad. It was also suggested that baker put out some pastry at coffee time. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), June 15—Chairman, E. Van Nlavenhulzc; Secretary, P. Tassin. Motion was made and carried that recent com­ munication from headquarters be con­ curred In unanimously. Everything running smoothly. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), June 12— Chairman, H. Franklin; Secretary, R. Nay. E. Alnsworth taken off ship and admitted In USPHS hospital In Nor­ folk. Captain stopped all time off because of galleyinan putting in for overtime. Recent communication from headquarters accepted and con­ curred. Motion made and carried to give vote of confidence to steward and ship's delegate. June 14—Chairman, T. Newreekl; Secretary, R. Dcigade, Headquarters communications were read, discussed, accepted and concurred unanimously. ARCHERS HOPE (CIHei Service), June 12—Chairman, T. Weemt; Secre­ tary, C. Primeaux. EnroUment cards issued and to be completed. Ship's fund contains $29.10 and $2 in stamps. June 14—Chairman, A. Fruge; Sec­ retary, C. McCuriy. Communlcatlone from headquarters read-and accepted unanimously. AU completed enroll­ ment cards for welfare plan are to he'maUed out. EUGENIE (Oro), June 5—Chelrman, A. DeForest; Secretary, J. Esstertlng. A vote of thanks given to cooks and steward for good food and weU pre­ pared menus. Vote of thanks to messman for having crew's radio speaker' hooked up to radio. JEAN (Bull), June 12-^halrman, I. T. Pearee; Secretary, W. Laehauce. SANTA VENETIA (Mar-Trade), June 4—Chairman, C. Babick; Secretary, F. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), June 14—Chairman, T. Sparrow; Sac­ ratary, S. Freillch. Motion made and carried to accept recent headquarters communications. No beefs. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), June 7—Chairman, B. Collins; Secre­ tary, S. Johnson. Motion made and carried to accept communication unanimously. Requested contributioa in ship's fund for new TV set. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), May 28—Chairman, H; Carney; Secre­ tary, W. Schlect. Letter written to headquarters regarding coolies paint­ ing outside of house in Calcutta. Communications: accepted and con­ curred. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), May 1—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, M. Sosplna. Motion made to accept and concur headquarters communications unanimously. Motion made and car­ ried to have ship's delegate see cap­ tain about life boat on starboard side and to have It repaired for the safety of the crew. Discussion held about the safety of the ship, with the chief mate. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), May 25— Chairman, R. Kienast; Secretary, H. Egelhart. Motion made by Brother Long and seconded by Brother Smith to accept and concur in headquarters report. CUBORE (Ore Nsvlgatlen), May • —Chairman, Hugh Williams; Secre­ tary, R. Forest. Headquarters com­ munications read and carried. A dis­ cussion was held on regarding the new paying off system. Crew wae asked to keep the pantry cleaner. EMILIA (Bull Lines), May 22—Chair­ man, A. Campbell; Secretary, J. Eddins. A cable was sent from San Juan thanking headquarters for the additional benefits. Report accepted. Communications were posted after the meeting and logs were left in messroom for the crew. Motion made by L. Guilnitz to accept headquarters report. SEA COMET 11 (Seatraders), May 14 —Chairman, C. F. Aycock; Secretary, C. H. Andrews. A motion was madeand seconded to give the Steward Department a vote of thanks for good food and service on this voyage. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), May 22—Chairman, Walter Newberg; Secretary, Albert Lambert, Steward suggests seeing patrolman about night lunch. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good aervlce: STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), May 4—Chairman, H. D; Carney; Sec­ retary, W. A. Schlecht. Brother Car­ ney gave a resume on resolutions and new shipping rules that had been discussed at a previous meeting. Ship's delegate requested that the policy of keeping messroom door locked and the key with the gangway watch be continued since it was working out very well. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with resolutions on newly-won SIU seniority system and action taken by AFL unions in CAMU dispute. May 17—Chairman, H. D, Carney; Secretary, T. Martens. Captain seemed very satisfied with crew's, coopera­ tion and suggestions in safety meet. ings. ALCOA ROAMER (AlCoa), May 9— Chairman, E. Lamb; Secretary, R. Kienast. Ship^s delegate reported that-the. repair list was turned over to the captain in the presence-of the chief mate and nothing has been done as yet. A new repair list will be writ­ ten out and turned over to the cap­ tain in the presence of the depart­ ment delegate. Communications from headquartcnrs accepted and concurred unanimously. INES (Bull), May 17—Chairman, JULESBURO (Msthiasen), May 11— eeilathy; secretary, J. Murphy. ^ MoV.. FELTORE (Ore), June 11—Chair­ Chairman, J. Oesihque; Secretary, O. ; . {ipA.made by Brother Ring to accept^-^ Douglas. Ten replacements vdU. .be' man, R. Murry; Secretary, <». Bq|(., aaAd^,:-j>n the^,l|Mt<^-4k>ast». Cepti^^^ :fc4w4a)i|>rterA comnvuni«»tlo». �Jialr'22,1955 fwe IMeteW SEAVAREMS LOC Southstar Crew Plays Tourist What Makes'Em Go To Yokohama? It's Not The Food Or The Scenery! Almost every Seafarer who has sailed to Japan and Korea the past four years has a soft spot in his heart for Yokohama. Some liked J apan so, well they returned and entered into business or got jobs with American companies, -Why is it? What has Yoko--*-" hama got? Seafarer F. J. his ability to iron out beefs and con man. who's had a little ex­ perience in every "Whitey" Johnson on the Del create harmony between seamen, shady business Southstcie crewmembers prepare tp^tour points in La Pallice, France. Pictured (Lr) are: Ben Shaw, master; Robert Welch, chief mate; Willard Mullings, AB; C. H. Childers, radio oper­ ator; Wiiikam Betgood, OS, and Benny Swearington, AB. Norte, who's put in some time out thCTe, says it's a lot of things all rolled into one. His personal trav­ elogue runs like this: "Remember. . .'Chinatown'. . . how 100 yen got you there in a hurry?. . .The Rose Bar. . .The Marseilles Bar where ex-SIU Brother Freddie Reid operates. . . Richard Kim, who earned great re­ spect while a Union patrolman for steamship agents and Japanese known to man government officials. . . during the past 2,000 years. In "Remember those quaint bars his day, he's where charming, almond - eyed been a card 'baby sans' served you drinks. . . shark, dice man, danced with you and listened to rum runner, your alccrtiolic ravings, your beefs pimp, burglar, heist artist and and your troubles. . .female pa­ Johnson even an under­ trolmen at your ser\'ice—with in­ taker. terest. " 'Mike' missed a ship seven "How about old "Mike,' the ex- years ago in Japan, but got along somehow. All the girls know him and, at 63, he's Yokohama's num­ ber one 'wolf.' "Of course, Japan is cheap, but I wonder. . . to 'sail on, sail on, sail on, and on.' "How many ever really took the The name of the vessel never mat­ train and went over to Tokyo. . . ters, Just let there be plenty of Hakone. . .or Kamakura where the cargoes, plenty of ports and plenty oldest Buddha is located? of ships." "I once asked a shipmate why he liked the Japan run so well. . . 'Is it the climate?' I said, LOG-A-RHYTHM: " 'Lousy climate. Too much rain. Too hot and too cold.' " 'Do you like the Japanese food," I queried. "'Who likes fish heads and By Harry Price rice?' he shot back. " 'How about the scenic pano­ My little girl said, "Daddy dear, rama of Japan?' "I wonder if you could, 'What scenery?' my man said. "Please c^me with me my prayer 'Listen, why do you keep on this run then?' I asked finally. to hear '"Well, brother, I didn't say "I want it understood." anything against the women, did As she knelt down beside her bed I?' She clasped her hands with care "And he was right!" And then she bowed her curly head And offered up this prayer. Sea And The Man — The Seafarer's Destiny "Although life aboard a ^ ship (Because the feelings of most seamen regarding the sea are prob­ ably capsulized somewhere in these words by Seafarer Thurston Lewis, does not stress the social amenities the LOG is reprinting them in their entirety.—Ed.) it teaches tolerance. The necessity "There is something about being aboard a ship—miles away of living together brings about a from the hubbub of the world—a cleanliness—a peace—a sat­ respect for our fellow man and a isfaction—a chance to catch one's breath—that puts the Sea­ recognition of each man's rights. Seafarers know how to enter a farer in perfect harmony with foc'sle quietly when others are the surrounding universe. lems and the breezes sweep them sleeping and few good Seafarers "At night the stars seem clean. There are no cramping social whistle or sing loudly when they brighter than they are elsewhere. obligations to be met. The days are are apt to disturb others. The hungry engulfing ocean is all long and not too demanding. •The sea is not everybody's around—one is only ,a few feet "Truly the s"ea is the Seafarer's destiny,/nor should it be. But with­ from certain death—and yet, under destiny. Gone are the old taunting proper circumstances, the Seafarer ambitions — those will-'o-the-wisp out a doubt it is the Seafarer's is sustained and supported by that goals that are never obtained, and track of least resistance. Though monstrous swells of formidable huge loving monster whose eternal the mocking failures. height confront him, he plunges hope is to eventually receive him "There is only one port to make. through them with less resistance into her ample bosom. It is no great accomplishment, but than he would find ashore in every­ "One doesn't have to be too even so, there is a vague sense of day life. particular about his manners achievement when each port is "It is not without a certain sense when each cargo is aboard a ship, nor is he worried reached about/tomorrow, nor even his past. loaded or discharged—when each of loss that one goes to sea but that which is lost is not as great How many a Seafarer has left dock is left behind. "The sea- is . not the haven for as that which is gained. One has circumstances and conditions ashore which hampered him which­ the happily married but it bears a a better opportunity to see life ever way he would turn? solace for those who have lost in steadily and to see it whole. '"The sea swallows one's prob­ their home and love life. "And so Seafarers are content 103 Durham St. HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. PORT COLBORNB Ontario Phone; 5591 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. 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"mascot" of ship (back row) in Pusan, Korea. Shown (l-r) are Seafarers John Hauser, steward; Jimmy Cox, baker, and Bob Aumiller, BR. By Bernard Seaman YfA-rchi\r,2)L>Ri^!^yrhiisf MY -rm'SHlMff J VAs/y CROCKETT HAT? .. vj v:- ''•mt �Jvti 22,:19SS SEAFARERStOG Par* t^onrieea Japan-Korea Shuttle? They've Had It WESTERN TRADER (Wastarn Navlsatlon), April 17—Chairman, M. Crestr Saeratary, E. Conrad. House used for the cargo checkers. Crewmembers were asked not to leave Unen In bag in passageway where shore workers can "borrow" it. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), May SiChairman, G. FInklea; Secretary, L,Phillips. All repairs aboard ship have been taken care of except scupper in passage forward, which will be taken care of in Mobile. Crewmembers wanting cigars should order same through mate in charge of slopchest. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), May 15— Chairman, R. HImel; Secretery, J. Tllley. The latest headquarters report was accepted with a vote of thanks for the ideas set forth, and the way the membership both ashore and at retary, R. Knowles. All communica­ tions and reports read and discussed. SEANAN (Orion), February 17— Chairman, P. Wilkinson; Secretary, R. Llauger. AU hands were asked to keep foc'sles . clean when pay'ing off. A motion was carried that all three departments let each delegate see Individual patrolman. March 5—Chairman, J. Calamla; Secretary, J. Telesz. A vote was taken and crew was in favor of rejecting foreign money in Casablanca. April 8—Chairman, A, Clouse; Sec­ retary, J. Calamla. Crew decided to see what action can be taken for the exchange that the captain wanted to put out in Turkey. The steward asked each delegate to help back him In getting better stores in next port. May 17—Chairman, WollnskI; Secrotary, Nichols. Crew voted to adopt resolutions on newly-established hir­ ing set-up and action taken by AFL union on CAMU dispute. ANGELINA (Bull), June 12—Chair­ man, T. Smith; Secretary, W. Reed. Although the photographer didn't put it to them that way, the expressions of these Seafarers aboard the George Lawson might well be their answer to the question: "How do YOU like the Japan-Korea shuttle after eight months?" The variety of answers pictured (l-r) are supplied by Tom Carter, deck engineer; Joe Brooks, oiler; "Blackie" Peters, OS; Bob Everton, OS. Persian Dockers Help Seafarer Cheat Death Thanks to two Persian longshoremen who were alert to a cry for help even during an afternoon siesta, Seafarer Luis G. Figueroa is alive and well today. Events moved fast- sven in" 117 degree heat—while the a net down to me—one of them Steel Navigator was in Kho- was even riding in it—and we got r^- ramshahr, Iran, on Memorial Day, May 30. According to Julio Evans, bosun, who was also on the spot, Figueroa was painting over the side at the port side of number one hatch. Gingerly balanced in a sitting posi­ tion on top of the spring wire of the ship alongside the dock, he had climbed the first four steps of the ladder he was using when the heat and cramps in his arms and legs teamed up against him. Answering a feeble call for help, Evans stepped down the ladder and helped the strick­ en Seafarer to a Figueroa sitting position on top of the spring wire. But the rescue was far from over. A 206-pounder, Figueroa was still "out" while 25 feet above the piles of the dock and at least an equal distance from the deck above. It was here that the long­ shoremen, two brothers, played the real heroes. Although they and other local dockworkers had been knocked off for their regular afternoon siesta away from the sun, they appeared from out of nowhere to lend Evans a hand. "Within seconds they had gotten sea are being kept informed of plans and progress made. The ship's dele­ gate resigned and thanked the crew for their cooperation in making the voyage pleasant for aU on board, KATHRYN (Boil), May M—Chairman. W. Ekins; Secretary, A. Gonxalez. Longshoremen have been using cups without returning them to the pantry, and crewmembers were asked to return same also. May 14—Chairman, C. Martin; Sec­ retary, A. Gonzalez. The latest head­ quarters report was read and ac­ cepted. MASSMAR (Calmer), May 17—Chair­ man, A. Novak; Secretary, M. Wllley. Usual complaints reported 'on the food situation. Cooks state that not enough food is being placed aboard on arrival on East and West coasts. All departments getting along reason­ ably weU. OCEAN DINNY (Ocean Trans.), April 23—Chairman, G. Hanson; Sec­ retary, R. Masters. Repairs discussed and a list wiU be turned into the proper authorities. Gunder H. Hanson elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. May iO—Chairmen, R. Coote; Sec­ retary, R. Masters. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the good food and service. Tower Tour OCEAN NIMET (Maritime Overseas), May 9—Chairman, J. McColum; Secre­ tary, S. Cleslak. A cablegram was sent to the port agent in Seattle. Fifty cents will be contributed by each member for ship's business. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), May •— Chairman, R. HImel; Secretary, J. Tllley. Complaint made that there is too much silverware put on the table, and no change was made in the feed ing program. The crew made a state­ ment that they want wider sheets for their bunks. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), May 17— Chairman, C. Welsh; Secretary, L. Bruce. Latest bulletin was read and discussed, and a motion was made by Welsh to accept and concur with a vote of thanks to the Union trustees for a Job well done. ALEXANDRA (Carres), May 17— Chairman, V. SzymanskI; Secretary, W. Hand. Motion made and carried that the crew go on record and thank the headquarters negotiating commit­ tee for the fine job done on the in­ crease in welfare benefits and the hiring clause. Visiting near]>y Pisa, with the Alcoa Planter in port at Leghorn, Italy, Seafarers Joseph Campbell, AB (left), and Stanley Novack, fireman, pose near tower. NAME STREET ADDRESS ZONE .STATE Signetl TO AVOID DUPLICATIONi' If you or* an old subierlbar and hava a ehanga of addrasf, pioasa giva your formar addraii balowt ADDRESS CECIL N. BEAM Figueroa back to safety. These boys are heroes, but we have no medals to give them," he declared. "We loaded them with cigarettes, soap and clothes but they refused to take any of our presents." Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) CITY Motion made and carried that inverter which is crew property be offered to 1st Assistant Engineeer for the sum of SS. Steward is to get new cots as per captain's orders. eMeaMa*Mo*MaaM*eo*e*aae«MaaMaaaaetaatafaf*aatasiaaaaoiaaaaaMSMM«aaeoMia**eo*MaaaaaettM*»M***e****> ANN MARIE (Bull), May 5—Chair­ man, C. MacQuaen; Secretary, L. Caldaron. Crew agreed to donate for repairing the radio. Ship's delegate reported that with the cooperation of the mgster we did get the washing machin'e. ARIZPA (Pan Atlantic), May 1i— Chairman, Garrod; Secretary, N. Davis. Headquarters report and com­ munications were accepted as read. BEATRICE (Bull), April 17—Chair­ man, M. Santiago; Secretary, P. Dunphy. Vote taken on whether to estab­ lish a ship's fund. It was decided among crew that a fund wasn't neces­ sary on a short run. Repair lists will be turned'fit. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 17—Chairman, R. May; Secretary, L. Hall. Discussions held on the wel­ fare increases, current 'affairs on renovations of headquarters ball. Crew voted to accept resolutions on the new seniority system and AFL stand on CAMU. FORT HOSKINS (pities Service), May 15—Chairman, A. Alexander; Sec­ retary, B. Webb. The blower system in the galley will be fixed this trip. May 18—Chairman, A. Westphsll; Secretary, A. Alexander. Motion made by Brother Koch to accept all reports as given by boarding patrolman and to give a vote of thanks to the Union's negotiating committee. ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), May~ 1—Chairman, J. Morris; Secretary, R. Knowles. Steward requested that all cots be turned in before ship gets in port. Crew requested that the patrol­ man contact the shipping company to have the ship's laundry rinsed better, as it smells of soap powder after being laundered. May 18—Chalrmarf, J; Mevis; Sac- cirY'- fVVWMUUV $TAfi H • 'iT'tir' '''-iititiir ^ ^ • -Vi • —Chairman, H. Rode; Secretary, J. Menvllle. Good officers from captain on down aboard this shin. cicr.v. ; running smooth. Crew 100 percent in accord with Lundeberg's actions. Vote of thanks given to Negotiating Com­ mittee for welfare benefits and Job well done. HASTINGS (Waterman), May 21— Chairman, S. Carlisle; Secretary, J. Wells. Recent communication from headquarters accepted and concurred unanimously. INES (Bull), June 1«—Chairman, Vie Couer; Secretary, James Murphy. Ship will arrive in NY clean. Requested improvement in night lunch. Steward department was complimented onfine work. June 20—Chairman, J. Bergeria; Secretary, E. Ruz. Recent communications from headquarters read, ac­ cepted and carried unanimously. OCEAN DINNY (Ocean Trans.), June 12—Chairman, J. Paisley; Secretary, R. Masters. Beefs on overtime, spot sougeeing. repairs, fre.sh miik and vegetables. Master authorized spot sougee only. Motion made and car­ ried to insert clause In agreement to give checkers of cargo, in foreign ports, a space apart from crew's quar­ ters. Motion made and carried to have clarification of boxing gangway watches on day of departure repealed. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), June 18—Chairman, W. Lawten; Sec­ retary, W. Trolle. Recent communica­ tion read and accepted unanimously. ' SEAMONITOR (Excelsior), June 17— Chairman, Flaherty; Secretary, Moore. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with recent headquarters communications 100 percent. SEATIGER (Orion), June 12—Chair­ man, T. Patrlquin; Secretary A. Car­ penter. Reported that captain doesn't know destination of next trip. Will try to replenish slopchest in Japan. Dis­ cussion held on posting sailing board; should be posted 8 hours ahead of time. Section 36 of Union contract read. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Soatraln), June 11—Chairman, N. Kirk; Secre­ tary, P. Patrick. Regarding letter written to SIU Welfare Department, the Union will do everything in behelf of Alex Copa that is possible. Communications from headouarterg read and'accepted unanimously. . June 20—Chairman, P. Patrick; Sae­ ratary, N. Kirk. Recent communica­ tion from headquarters accepted and concurred unanimously. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), June 20—Chairman, F. Hurd; Secretary, E. KllngVall. Motion made and carried to accept recent communications from headquarters unanimously. RAYVAH (Ships & Freights), June 17—Chairman, M. Korchik; Secretary, T. Bearman. Motion made and carried to accept all communications to date, from headquarters, unanimously, BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), June 8—Chairman, I. Torre; Sec­ retary, G. Fava. Delegate resigned, he Is leaving ship in Lake Charles. Re­ cent headquarters communications accepted and concurred unanimously. • Enrollment cards distributed to be completed by crewmembers. CHILORE (Ore), June IS—Chair­ man, R. King; Secretary, S. Fulford. Ship's delegate saw captain about posting a time for sailing instead of sailing when loaded. Motion made and carried to accept and concur In head­ quarters communication. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), June Chairman, George Duncan; Secretary, John PIcou. Motion made and carried that ship's delegate see patrolman to have more paint put aboard. It was suggested that all crewmembers com­ plete enrollment cards for welfare plan and that they inform their fami­ lies about the additional benefits. It ' was also suggested that ship's dele­ gate see the purser about sending someone or going himself with any sick brother to the hospital. EDITH (Bull), Juna 7—Chairman, C. Starling; Secretary, N. Mattie. . Re­ cent headquarters communications ac­ cepted and concurred unanimously. Bosun urged crewmembers to press captain to have a new washing ma­ chine put aboard. EVELYN (Bull), June 12—Chairman, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, T. Foster. This vessel left Port Sulphur Friday and three crewmembers missed ship. It is to be brought to the patrolman's attention that deck department is do­ ing steward department work. June 17—Chairman, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, T. Foster. Recent commu­ nications from headquarters accepted and concurred unanimously. All beefs from previous meetings taken care of. GEORGE A. LAWSON.(Pan-Oceanic Nav.), May 22—Chairman, R. Barker; Secretary, A. Bokan. Report of in­ fractions of crcwmcmbcr turned over to ship's delegate for his action. OCEAN NORA (Maritime Overseas), June 5—Chairman, T. Holt; Secretary, E. Kaznowsky. Ship's delegate re­ quested crewmembers to read head­ quarters communications since they are posted several days prior to meet­ ing. Communications accepted and concurred KW percent. RAYVAH (Ships A Freights), May 20 —Chairman, E. DemasI; Secretary, N. Hatglmlslos. Anyone with beefs is to see his delegate and it was requested that less noise be made in passage­ way. June 12—Chairman, F. DemasI; Sec­ retary, N. Hatglmlslos. Engineers to be turned into patrolman for doing wiper's work and not turning them to do it. Patrolman to see that a full Slopchest is put aboar^. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), June 5—Chairman, A. Thompson; Secretary, W. Collard. It was recommended that one of the crewmembers be voted oft the ship. No beefs or trouble of than the aforementioned. SOUTHWIND (South Atlantic), June 12—Chairman, T. Burke; Secretary, H. Krohn. Ship's delegate requested that every crewmember be on their good behavior and proceed to go back to the States with a perfect trip. Crew sent flower wreath to funeral of Brother O'Donnel's father. All recent communications read, accepted and concurred unanimously. Superior Laundry in Savannah loses too many clothes and does -not make good for them. Suggest that another laundry come on ship. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 14—Chairman, E. Lassor; Secretary, R. Burnt. Recent communications read and accepted unanimously. Entire crew backs up Harry Lundeberg on CAMU 100 percent. May S—Chairman, R. Baala; Secre­ tary, E. Morris. Very good coopera­ tion from the chief steward and chief mate. Deck deoartment showers have been painted. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), June 5— Chairmen, G. FInklen; Secretary, L. Phillips. Balance of ship's fund S2S.15. A vote of thanks to Union officials who helped win the new welfare 'ben­ efits. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), June S —Chairman, E. Kelly; Secretary, A. Danne. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communications unanimously. CATHERINE (Dry-Trans), May 15— Chairman, P. Davis; Secretary, J. Block. Communications from headquartes's accepted and concurred. Mo­ tion made and carried to contact headquarters regarding company's failure to put slopchest aboard. May 29—Chairman, F. Davis; Secre­ tary, J. Block. It was reported by sev­ eral crewmembers that ship's dele­ gate and steward recommended Coast Guard action against some members of the crew. This was denied and the subject was clarified. It was captain who desired Coa.st Guard action. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), May 30—Chairman, E. Hansen; Secre­ tary, N. Matthey. Motion made and carried to accept and concur in report on additional welfare benefits and a vote of thanks was extended for these benefits. Motion made and carried to request clarification on the mosdng of meal hours. These hours have been changed as much as twice in a day. SEAMAR (Calmar), Juna S-^Chalf man, C. Allison; Secretary, J. Clarke. Motion made and carried to accept and concur in all headquarters com­ munications. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Juna 4— Chairman, B. Wllkens; Secretary, B. Trachln. Chief Engineer requests co­ operation of crew to open slop chest once again for inventory purposes. All communications from headquarters accepted and concurred. Vote of thanks given to Negotiating Commit­ tee for additional welfare benefits won. It was suggested that Chief Engi­ neer be notified about oil in water and that a file-be made up for ship­ board meetings. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian),. Juna 14—Chairman, M. Magal; Secretary, T. Faulkner. All communications to date have been read, accepted and concurred 100 percent. Everything running smooth. ALAMAR (Calmar), June 4—Chair­ man, J. Nugent; Secretary, E. Mattlson. Captain will inspect ice boxes since there were major complaints about food. Motion made and carried that if any crew members sees any­ thing unsanitary aboard, he is to re­ port same to ship's delegate. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), May 15—Chairman, F. Young; Secre­ tary, F. Melanson. Beef was settled by patrolman regarding who should paint engineer's "rooms, in favor of wipers. Deck department now scraping var­ nish on woodwork in engineer room. Voskian was re-elected ship's del» gate' and givbn a >ote of thanks. sidm I mi •rill iW �Mir 1958 SEAFARERS P«*» Fifteca LOG ipping Tempo Inches Up Siallor Jlack lit Biggest Fight • full head of steam In Cristo- ' bal.' Needlesa to say a good' time was had by all. MOBILE—Shipping finally appears to be inching its way back to normal here^ as the nnpinOf the old hands no longer To the Editor: ber of men on the beach has dipped to the lowest point in almost a year. Thirty-five years ago I fought with us on this trip we would some of the best boxers and lost like to say ve hope Allan The presence of only about 150 class A and 75 class B men on the port's registration list to some of the worst. Right now, Thome's black-eye peas are indicates that shipping is We also ^ough, with the help of the coming along fine. really beginning to hold its to be straightened out. reminded the membership of the SIU, I hope to win my most im­ ,hope Les Ames hasn't missed He urged all Seafarers to follow firm stand the Union has always own after a long slow period his chest of drawers, Manuel portant fight—against TB. The fact remains that the decline these four steps to obtain their taken regarding users or passers I have a lot of managers at has shaved and Mac is getting has been in evidence for a couple benefits in the easiest possible of any kind of narcotics. He said the Manhattan Beach Hospital; his frog legs on whatever good of weeks would seem to show that manner: (1) Make sure a properly there had been reports recently Dr. Haas, Dr. Whitehead and' Dr. ship he is on, and that Tesco'sthe change is not temporary. executed enrollment card i^ on file from, US Customs officials con­ Lang, and plenty of nurses in my wife is making him hot mus­ at SIU headquarters: (2) Notify the cerning marijuana found on ships Since this ishappening now, corner. With their training I'll tard. even before the effects of new SIU hall nearest home of the hos­ coming into Mobile, especially As the best deserves the best win this fight. I figure the odds state legislation to promote busi­ pital to which his wife or child Alcoa passengef ships.we wish a wonderful vacation He declared that it is the duty ness at the Alabama State Docks will be going, in advance, so that to Captain R. Ransomd and is felt, it can probably be taken to a letter of credit can be sent out of every Union member who sees promise to celebrate his return mean that the only way shipping in the Seafarer's name; (3) Obtain or knows of anything about this with a bowl of cream of mush­ here can go is up. This will cer­ claim forms from the Union hall narcotics traffic to report it to room and some fried chicken. for the doctor and dependent to Union officials. tainly be welcome. The new crewmembers seem Meanwhi;e, SIU Port Agent Cal fill out, and (4), Send all proofs of to find Ed Odum's Creole cook­ Tanner noted ilie arrival of the claims, doctor bills, hospital bills ing to their liking. Carl De Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory Car­ and proofs of dependency such as Marco rates .with all as a fine riers) for payoff, and, cited vessel photostatic copies of marriage and baker. Jess "Chanip'| Winfield and SIU crew as the cleanest one birth certificates to the Union is still qhamp but hy n6 .pi,eans the port has had in years. He hall. about five to one I'll come out sUll. Humphrey is still''on If these procedures are follow­ pointed out that in addition to not diet.ond Joe Kumor is jstill lookon top. ed, he noted, prompt payment of having a beef of any type, the Since I'm in training I'm ask­ - ing for something to eat. all claims can be virtually guar­ ship was clean and a real credit The deaths of the following Sea­ The new faces aren't, really ing my good friehd Toby Flynn, to the crew of Seafarers aboard anteed. farers have been reported to the the SIU Welfare Services Repre­ new because we find such oldThe SIU port official further her. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the sentative who never fails to visit timers as Charley Lowe, Frank $3,500 death benefits are being Program Smooth the hospital, to let everyone Shimelfineg, P. Libby as bosun, paid to (heir beneficiaries: know where I am so those who E. Vance, deck engineer, and Tanner also reported the new want to root for me can keep in "Mr. Hot Cakes," also known as I program of dependents' welfare John McDavitt, 43: On July 25, James Sauviac, plus a. whole benefits nuuiing smoothly in the touch. 1955, Brother Mc­ I'm going to keep my punches bunch of nice guys making up port, with only a few minor kinks Davitt died of high and make it a clean fight. the rest. We did a pretty fine cancer in the The last one should be the best. job in picking Charley Frey as USPHS hospital All of the following SIU families ship's delegate. Am enclosing Sailor Jack Denley in New Orleans, will collect the $200 maternity a few pictures and our Korean The "Baltimore Kid" La. He had been benefit plus a $25 bond from the address where we would appre­ sailing as a stew­ Union in the baby's name: Harold Greenlee 4 4" 4" ciate receiving the LOG. ard aboard SIU Please contact your wife in^ Oscar Payne William Davitt Ward, born Feb­ ships since 1947, I Tawas City, Mich. ^ .Ship's reporter ruary 23, 1955. Parents, Mr. and joining the Union Marcus Evans Mrs. William Ward, Astoria, LI, in the Port of (Ed, note: The LOGs will be To the Editor: Get in touch with your mother, NY. New Orleans. Place of burial is not forwarded QS you requested). I wish to cordially thank you I Mrs. M. V. Roberson, 4218 Lillian Charles'Edward Slay, bom Jupe known. He is survived by his wife, for the speed, efficiency -and St., Houston, Texas, immediately 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Hazel McDavitt, of New Or­ care you took in handling my I as she' is worried ' about you and Alvin Slay, Jr., Atmore, Ala. leans, La. surgical benefit claim. It's a needs' your help. Gerald Michael Shaiffer, born 4. 4) 4i wonderful feeling to know that Henry E. Hicks June 25, 1955. Parents, Mr. and the families of the seafaring To the Editor: George E. Herrmann, 64: Brother It is urgent you contact your Mrs. Gerald Shaffer, Philadelphia, men have such a plan and, I for Herrmann died May I, too, add my vote of ap­ I wife at 1608 Park Ave., Baltimore Pa. one, know from my personal preciation for the new hospital 117, Md., at once. Susan Cene McDonald, born Oc­ of natural causes experience with this plan that coverage for seamen's depend­ Andrew Picku tober 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and on June 2, 1955, it is a Godsend to have.. ents under the SIU Welfare Ex-Ocean Ulla Mrs. William J. McDonald, Has­ in the Staten Is­ My claim. Incidentally, was Plan? land USPHS hos­ Please get in touch with Z. kell, Tex. paid off in a matter of two to On June 3, 1955, I met with I Videll, 9 Peel Road, Bottle, LiverAnthony Frank Guiliano, Jr., pital. Burial took three weeks from the date I first an accidmt which necessitated I pool 20, England. bom June 12, 195.7. Parents, Mr. place at the entered the hospital, which in a major operation. My doctor George Frank Flint, Sr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Guiliano, P o u g h k eepsie Rural Cemetery my opinion is very speedy han­ got me admitted to Providence Get in touch with your son, Elizabeth, NJ. dling. Infirmary in Mobile on June 8 I Frank, Jr., at 505 S. Pulaski St., William 'Uharles Smith, born in Poughkeepsie, ' Mrs. Ada Frank for surgery. Later, all the re­ I Baltimore 23, Md. July 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. New York. Join­ % -4; Siquired documents were submit­ J. E. Richardson Charles Albert Smith,, Mobile, Ala. ing the Union in 1942, in Balti­ ted to Cal Tanner, SIU agent in Stephen 6eorge: Bailey, born more, Brother Hermann had been Please contact M. Richardson, Mobile, and on July 7, I re­ 1115 NW 36 St., Miami, Fla. June 22, 1955. Parents,. Mr.. and sailing in the deck department. He Joseph Kamienskl M^. Charles Bailey, Mobile, Ala. is survived by his wife, Hilda Herr­ ceived a notice of the payments "rerryl John Tolliver, born April mann of Poughkeepsie, NY. Get in touch with your sister, made to the hospital and the To the Editor: I Veronica La Mattina, 22" Mitchell 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4> 4> 4^ I have just reviewed the film doctor. George ToHiver, New Orleans, La, St., Lodi, NJ. •This was indeed a great help. "The Seafarers" with a com­ Robert Lee Brock, 32: A resident mentary by Don Hollenbeck, Again my husband and I say of Eden, Alawhich I thought an excellent. , thanks for the new coverage b a m a, Brother presentation of the SIU Atlan­ under the .Welfare Plan. Brock died as the Mrs. M. Travis Bell tic and Gulf Districts. We have result of a frac­ tured skull in recommended here that a Por­ 4k 4i Norwegian Hospi­ tuguese sound track be made tal, Brooklyn, for this film so that it can be New York on June iu.jr utilized. I plan to show 28, 1955. Place this film not only to the sea­ To the Editor: . of burial was Pell farers' unions in Brazil but also Just a few lines to let you City, Alabama. to other labor organizations, know I feel fine, after my severe Brother Brock joined the SIU in and thought you Would be inter­ illness and am getting along 1945 in the Port of New York and ested' in knowing that as soon very well. I'm just wishing that had been sailing in the steward as our Portuguese sound track the doctors would let .me go department, since that time. He is is complete, we will have a pre­ back , to work but they say not survived by his wife, Rosa Lee yet. My next X-ray, will be in view here in Rio de Janeiro. Brock, of Eden, Alabama. October up at the Manhattan Irving Salert Beach Hospital and I sure hope 4) 4. i Labor Attache, they let me go back then. Lorenzo F. Brigidia, 62: A heart Foreign Service of the US I went into Manhattan Beach ailment proved 4- 4- 4* on February 10, 1954, a very fatal to Brother sick man. /In September I was Brigidia, who put under the care of Dr. Lang died on May 2, of the hospital staff and he was 1955, in the To the Editor: in charge of me until April, USPHS hospital After a payoff in New Or­ 1955. From the very first day in B a 11 i more, i leans and another long trip unl^il the time I left the hospital Maryland. Burial scheduled for the Far.East, old he . always gave mo whatever I ^ took place at the faces are as scarce as hens' asked for. Baltimore Nation­ teeth on the good ship Barbara He certainly looked after all al Cemetery. Frietchie. the men in his ward and always Brother Brigidia had been sailing The new crew we plck^ up had a welcome smile for all. I with the SIU since March, 1939, in New Orleans with the few . want to thank him ever so much joining the Union in Puerto Rico old hands sprinkled irt seem: like and let the brothers know w;hat and sailing in the steward depart­ a nice bunch. We've already had . a fine job he does; ment. He is survived by his wife,' a sample 6t one another under,, . P, J. MoCann Mrs. Amelia Brigidia, of Baltimore, Maryland.; Letters to the Editor & ... J . |i • •> -.Si- i •ill ^PINALfr; RECENT ARRIVALS liBSIillALS: Wife Praises Benefit's Speed SIU Plan Makes It Ail Simple Brazil Unions To See SIU Film. PHS Doctor Tops With Him Frietchie Headed Back Te Korea m �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • ^ . • '•> -i C-:'. The Lowdown on I. ii IrliiV^ ALL. THOSE SHOTS " (Seafarers shipping to the Far East and other areas have often wondered, after get' ting their arms punched full of needles by the doctor, what all the "shooting" is dbout. Some Seafarers have complained that they seemed to be getting a few shots too many, which may have happened on occasion. The following is a complete resume of what the shots are for, how many should be given, and how often.) liiilSPiiilfs . •? • ^ ' -— liiliiiilM . , . i - liiMs;-:;- - J Seafarers on US-flag ships know from personal experience that not all parts of the world worry about sanitation and health the way the US does. The result is that men on offshore trips, particularly to the Far East, run the risk of deadly diseases which are seldom present in the States, That's the reason for the shots that are periodically given to seamen. Any seaman who thinks he is so healthy that he can skip the shots should ponder the sad experience of one Seafarer. This crewmember, on a Waterman ship, acci­ dentally fell off the dock in a Far East port. He was fished out of the water with­ out difficulty, but a few weeks later was dead. The water he fell into was contami­ nated and he contracted typhoid fever. It's as simple as all that. . The shots given before sailing protect a Seafarer against six diseases — bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid, typhus, smallpox, yellow fever. Protection for the first four is for a few months only and for the last two, three and four years, hence the need for repeating shots at intervals. Deadly Diseases All six of these diseases are extremely deadly and all are present at one time or another in various parts of the world. Cholera and typhoid fever are spread by contaminated food and water; the plague and typhus are carried by fleas which, in turn, live on rats. Dead rats are especially suspect because they themselves may have died of the disease. Yellow fever Is mos­ quito-borne while pox IS carried from one person to another. So if you're going someplace where there are rats and poor sanitation, the shots are vital protection for your life. Here is the standard procedure that should be followed in giving shots: • Upon signing on and not having re­ ceived shots before, the Seafarer should get one injeclion for four diseases (plague, typhus, typhoid, cholera) and a scratch on the arm for smallpox. • Seven to 10 days later, he should get a second shot for the four diseases. With­ out the second shot the first series is worth­ less. If the man is on a ship, the mate is supposed to give him the second shot. • Seven to 10 days later, he gets a third shot, but only for typhoid. • Three to six months later he gets a booster shot for the four diseases; this time one shot only. If he skips the booster he must start the series all over again. • The yellow fever shot Is given only by the Public Health Service because the vaccine is extremely tricky to handle. It is given in the form of one shot once every four years. • All inoculations, vaccinations and booster shots should be entered on his shot card which he shoidd keep as a per­ manent record. In other words, the first series of shots ^J liillii' can be handled with three Injections and one vaccination, and the booster can be just one shot. Too Many Shots Confusion arises though, because some doctors give the shots for each disease separately instead of using the 4-in-Fserum. . That means instead of three injections and one smallpox vaccination from the private doctor a man can wind up with nine in­ jections and one vaccine scratch. Why doctors give the shots separately instead of combining them all in one is Questionable. For some, it might be an easy, source of added revenue. Since the com­ pany pays for the shots, a doctor with a crew of 40 men is tempted to give 160 shots and 40 vaccinations on the first round in­ stead of 40 and 40. This can make quite a difference in-his income if he is getting paid by the shot. (The charges vary but the least they are is 50 cents per jab.) Smallpox involves a somewhat different problem. The immunity is good for three years but only if the vaccination "takes". If it doesn't take, a Seafarer should have the vaccination repeated each time he gets his shots. It's no discomfort unless it takes, .which means that the vaccination was needed. Keep Shot Cards Keeping all your shot cards Instead of throwing them away will assure you of a complete record and save you unnecessary shots. Under no circumstances should the cards be torn iip, surrendered or thrown away. 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Title A name given to the resource July 22, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 15 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BILLS IN CONGRESS SEEK TO END PHS PVT. SHIPS GET MSTS RUNAROUND ALL SEAFARER-SUPPORTED CHILDREN COVERED BY PLAN GOV'T MEETS WITH CO'S ON ROLL-ONS SEAMEN NOT CAUSE OF MARITIME ILLS, SIU TELLS PROBERS NEW HIRING SYSTEM NO SIU PROBLEM BEEFS DIE QUICK UNDER HQ SET-UP KAES SIU MAN ON PORT BOARD LOG STORY KILLS ILA MONEY GRAB YOUR SIU MEETING RIGHTS '50-50' IS US BARGAIN - SHELLEY SHIPPING RISE CONTINUES; BEST SINCE END OF 1953 SIU-MAW SIGNS NEW YARD OWNERS NEW ATOMIC SHIP VOTED BY HOUSE TANKER BIZ STILL PEPS LAKE CHAS. BOSTON'S PORT PLANNING STALLED BY LEGISLATURE SIU AWARDS TOPS IN SCHOOL COAST PAYS ITS FIRST FAMILY $$ SIU VICTOR IN 5-YEAR BATTLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT PAY RIGHTS SEATTLE JOB BOOM SEEN CONTINUING BUSY BALTO CHEERS TOP SIU CREWS SEAFARERS TRAINING SCHOOL A SECOND LOOK... SIU BLASTS NMU BID FOR NEW COAST GUARD RULE OF SEAMEN HQ REPORTS BEEFS LOWEST IN YEARS WENTLEY CREW OKAYS 2-POTS--FOR WASHER WHAT MAKES 'EM GO TO YOKOHAMA? IT'S NOT THE FOOD OR THE SCENERY? SEA AND THE MAN - THE SEAFARER'S DESTINY PERSIAN DOCKERS HELP SEAFARER CHEAT DEATH Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/22/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/26d589e6cc8ecffdfecd7eb5b0436c1a.PDF bf03cdcec6fdf262fc56b92e3554919f PDF Text Text SEATARiE»S * U>G -'5^ • OFFICIAL ORGAN^OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION •^ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • 58 Getting New Benefit: • "fm 'iW Family Aid Mounts ' •< >! Story On Page 3 '• K^mmm f# Good s h 1 p p i ng in NY and ^OSy I/OCS If# throughout SIU-A&G District is typified by Seafarer Chester B. Wilson, AB (right), who registered 8:45 AM July 22 and shipped 9 AM to the Mobilian. Dispatcher A. Michelet gives tjim shipping card. (Story on Page 2.) Crews Assail NMU Forced Vacation Plan Story On Page 5 v.' • Winding up cross-country roficy r OOIWOrK, bicycle tour in San Fran­ cisco, Seafarer DeForest Fry, 60, completed solo trip in less than three months. (Story oh Page 6.) I- -i-L.;"- , I Ceremony on Robin Tuxford folBiOSW Iffff lows last wishes of Seafarer Lee Arnold, 60, as ashes are scattered at sea. P. Gonzales, S. Prutfinaki, aod'R* Mi^voy^ take part._>-- , Senate Group Stalls Funds For 'Roll-Ons' Story On Page 3 : r -• -i �SEAFARERS Face Twe ISCi L0G i.a^ ..; - \ Apcurt 6, 195S RIan All-Out Battle On La. 'Wreck' Law NEW ORLEANS—^Backed by the militant stand of all SIU affiliates in this port, AFL unions in the New Orleans Cen­ tral Trades and Labor Council have marshalled forces for a new, all-out battle for repeal of state legislation outlawing work at the task of registering union men and their families to the union shop. vote, and getting out the vote on The result has been the forma­ election day. tion of a strong Labor's League The principal objective of the for Political Education under the LLPE, as set forth in its recentlyauspices of the Central Trades and adopted constitution, is to encour­ Seafarers Phil Reyes (left) and Bob Elliott, steward on the City of Alma (Waterman), discuss Labor Council. The key role of age AFL members, their families use of electric, household-size percolators instead of the customary restaurant-size coffee the SIU in the organization is in­ and friends to register and vote urns under the new SIU feeding program in the Waterman fleet. At right, Floyd Peavy, MM, dicated in the naming of Lindsey and "to inform them of the atti­ serves Jack Bowman, AB, according to the new procedure. Vegetables are served in side J. Williams, SIU port agent here, tudes, records, opinions and vari­ dishes according to the individual order. Reyes is handling the program in Waterman fleet. as chairman of the executive board. ous other actions of candidates for Composed of many AFL shore- public office which are of vital side unions and all SIU affiliates concern to the economic and social represented in the port, the LLPE welfare of all working men and includes the SIU-Atlantic & Gulf women. District, Sailors Union of the Pa­ Members of the executive board cific, Marine Firemen and the Ma­ of the LLPE and their affiliated rine Allied Workers. crafts are Willfams, Del Aleman, B. Raynal Ariatti, business rep­ Barbers: Ernest Colbert, Laborers; NEW ORLEANS—The SIU's new shipboard feeding program, now being extended in the resentative of the AFL Glaziers R. L. Grevemberg, Radio and T-V and Glass Workers, was elected Technicians; Curtis Luttrell, Ship Waterman fleet, is making a big hit with crew members, judging from comments of Seafar­ president of the organization. Carpenters; Raymond Lapino, ers aboard Waterman ships that have hit this phrt. Other officers include A. P. Stod­ Teamsters; Sidney LeBlanc, Sheet Seafarer Phil Reyes, a vet--* dard, secretary-treasurer of the Metal Workers; E. L. Bauve, Photo eran steward with years of "Our experience so far has order by messmen, who are re­ Louisiana Allied Printing Trades Engravers; Nick Lapara, Electri­ experience in the Waterman demonstrated to the company that Council, secretary-treasurer, and cians; Natale Masi, Butcher Work­ fleet, is surveying the company's through the SIU system we are quired to wear white jackets while E. H. Burand, Carpenters Union, ers; Philip Piro, Sign Painters; ships under the direction of the able to provide the men aboard the serving. All steaks and chops are grilled to individual order, which vice president. Louis Sahuque, Printing Press­ SIU's Steward Department Com­ ships with better quality food and means they come to the table fresh men; Francis Tardy, Painters; mittee and is riding the vessels at the same time eliminate waste from the stove without drying out. Aid Labor's Friends John W. Whalen Jr., Machinists, from port to port to put the new in food preparation and serving," Roasts are sliced to order and "The primary purpose of the and Anthony Pohlmah, Carpenters. system into operation. Reyes said. ^ served from the galley instead of LLPE will be to aid in the election The program has resulted in ob­ being sliced in advance and left of legislators who understand and taining many new food items for on the steam table until the meal support trade union principles the ships, including such desirable hour. This permits the use of left­ and who will assist us in our ef­ foods as fresh frozen vegetables. over portions in preparation of forts to achieve repeal of the soAnother popular change in feeding night lunches, the quality of which called 'right-to-work' law which methods has been the installation has been greatly improved by th« was passed by the last regular ses­ of home-size percolators aboard the new method. sion of the Louisiana Legislature," vessels with the result that Sea­ Side Dishes Williams said. NEW YORK—The absence of major beefs serves to farers have fresh coffee at all times "A majority of the legislators The new Waterman steward de­ from New .Orleans and vicinity are brighten the shipping picture for the headquarters port even without the waste resulting from partment rules require that not the traditional use of large-size friendly to labor and voted against more, as activity continues at a record level. more than one vegetable be served urns. this vicious legislation which out­ on the same plate with meat or Regular meetings are being held Jobs remain on the board ^— laws union security clauses in la­ other entree. Other vegetables bor-management contracts in this with no takers for hours at a deal, the Union will go to bat for between Waterman stewards and are served in side dishes. state. A few, however, voted for time and, in some cases men to him and do everything possible SIU assistant secretary-treasurer Bread, butter and milk are Eddie Mooney, chainhan of the placed on the table not more than the bill and we are aiming at a 100 fill the vacancies can't be routed for him," Simmons stated. "But when a man deliberately union committee, to assist Reyes five minutes before the serving of percent friendly delegation in the out from anywhere. Indicative of the good shipping puts his head out and asks them in briefing the stewards on the food. These items now are placed next session." to-chop it off, we can do nothing new feeding procedure. only on tables where needed. ' The New Orleans AFL political and the well-fed state of the mem­ for him. We urge all of our mem­ The program has been drafted in bership is when a bosun's job for Night lunches now include Organization is preparing for the bers to refrain from doing anything ivritten form apd is being dis­ State primaries in January, 1956, Isthmian stays on the board for that will cause their names to be tributed to the Waterman stewards (Continued on page 15) three hours before someone will by setting up a parish-wide pre­ as was done in the case of Alcoa entered in the logbookIn such cinct organization with labor rep­ take it. Engine and deck depart­ instances where they lose their and Bull Line ships where the new resentatives in each precinct to ment ratings can ship out of here chance to go to sea, they will have procedure already is in operation. most any time of day they choose. Under the new procedure, all As Assistant Secretary-Treasurer nothing to blame except their own food is served from the galley to Claude Simmons puts it, "although misconduct," he added. the dispatchers are going nuts try­ Aug. 5. 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 16 ing to shanghai men to fill these PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer jobs, we would rather have a hard HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, time getting men to fill the jobs Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN ARTHVR, IRWIN SPIVACK, than have a bunch of hungry sailors Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area on the beach and no jobs for Representative. A slx-nian SIU of NA delega­ them. Personally, I would rather tion will attend a special meeting contend with a nutty dispatcher." Burly Page 13 of AFL international union officers The only sour note in the head­ Editorial Cartoon Page 10 in Chicago next week, as part of Editorials ..Page 11 quarters picture is the sudden crop the preparation for the AFL-CIO Final Dispatch Page 15 of performing reported on some ships. Simmons warned, however, merger convention in- New York Inquiring Seafarer Page 11 City later this year. Labor Roundup Page 10 men who get drunk ashore and Selected to attend by SIU of NA Letters Page 15 then return to disrupt operations president Harry Lundeberg, in ad­ Meet The Seafarer ......Page 10 on the ship are putting their own dition to himself, were: John Hawk, Personals . Page 15 necks on the chopping block. SIU of NA secretary-treasurer; In these cases, he pointed, out, Recent Arrivals Page 15 not only will the crewmerabers Paul Hall, A&G District secretarySeafarers In Action Page 10 treasurer; Morris Weisberger, SUP Shipping Figures Page 4 take action, but in most cases the New York port agent; Hal Banks, Your Dollar's Worth ... Page 6 facts have been entered in the ship's logbook and eventually bring Canadian District; and Captain Published biweeRly kr the headquarters the Coast Guard down as well. A John Fox, Inland Boatmen's Union. ot the Seafarers International Union, At­ The selections by Lundeberg lantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth recent instance on a Robin Line Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. tfYacintli ship cost the crewmem^r his sea­ were made in accordance with the 9-6600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under men's papers—and his livelihood decision of the last SIU of NA con­ the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. Going up before headquarters membership for election to with it, through his own miscon­ vention which authorized him to quarterly .financial committee are (left to right); Edward duct. appoint committee members fof "Where a man is being hardHansen, Joseph Malone, Ralph Ewing, Charles Oppenheimer, any meetings oq the merger questimed or hot being given a square Andy Anderson. tioq. i SIU Food Plan Popular With Waterman Crews NY Ship Beefs Dwindle; Job Boom Continues SEAFARERS LOG m [Wr-- w- SlUNA Will Attend AFL Merger Meet #.1 �Aacnst I, 1»5B SEAFARERS LOG r«c«; Tare* •S,, SlU Family Benefit Shows Big Increase In Second Month . • t'*"-^ '• In operation for two brief months, the SIU's new dependents' hospital and surgi­ cal benefits plan has shown a sharp increase in benefit payments to Seafarers and their families. The second month's operation saw 24 claims paid to Seafarers in ports throughout the dis­ The dependents' benefit covers coverage to stepchildren of Sea­ trict for expenses incurred wives of Seafarers and unmarried farers living in his home and to all in behalf of their wives and children under the age of 19. The children of Seafarefs who are sup­ children, with another 29 pay- Plan has been interpreted to give meiita now being processed by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. In the first' month of • the Plan, which went into operation on June 1, it handled five payments. All imiles, Seafarer George Meshover (right) picki up two The largest single benefits pay­ checks totalling $456 in SlU welfare benefits from SlU wel­ ment made thus far was for $456 which went to Seafarer George fare services rep. Milton Flynn at Union headquarters. The Meshover of New York, whose wife payments covered a .large part of the cost of medical hospi­ spent 29 days in the hospital with tal care for his wife, Rosalie, under the new SlU dependents' glandular fever. benefits. Seafarers in New Orleans re­ ceived the greatest number of July payments with eight benefits paid. New York was next with five ben­ efits while Mobile and Boston had three apiece. Other benefits were paid in San Francisco, Houston, Lake Charles, Philadelphia and Puerto Rico. , Hundreds Yearly Back home in New Orleans WASHINGTON—^Although foreign aid funds were chopped The very sharp increase in pay­ after an appendectomy, it down by half a billion, a Senate-House agreement on $2.7 bil­ ments made and in claims pending Carol Ann Bellaflore, 15, lion appropriations for the 1955-56 year assures cargoes for supports the Union's belief that daughter of Seafarer Frank hundreds of ships. The vote-*' the hospital and surgical benefits Marshall, Jr. A major por­ continues undiminished the and shifting around of agencies, will assist many hundreds of Sea­ tion of the expense of her Government's post-World War the foreign aid program has con­ farers each year in meeting the operation was paid for by II policy of assisting foreign na­ tinued without let-up since World heavy emergency expenses of care SlU Welfare Plan. and treatment for their families. tions with military and economic War II. • US Shipping Boosted By Foreign Aid Vote aid. All told, the US has spent $51 billion for this purpose since the war's end. iiiiiiiiilB'' At virtually the last minute Congress made some deep cuts in the'$3.2 tnilion requested by the Administration. Both Houses had authorized this figure with slight modifications. When it came to voting the actual money, however, Congress learned that the Defense Department, on the eve of the new fiscal year, suddenly authorized the spending of $400 millions left over from last year's $4 billion appro­ priation. Itcvolt In House This led to a revolt in the House Appropriations Committee which felt that money should not be ap­ propriated up to the full amount if the previous year's appropriation Artist's conception of the Maritime Administration's proposed "Turnpike" class "roll on-roll ^ had not been spent. ofF" trailership, which would be capable of both side and end loading. The twin screw, In actual fact then, the Govern­ 4,400-deadweight-ton vessel is intended mostly for use in the intercoastal and coastwise ment will have over $3 billion for service. It would have a speed of 20 knots. this purpose this year, the money just voted and the amount left from the previous year. Foreign aid shipments will be in addition to hundreds of millions in agri­ cultural surplus disposal, also cov­ WASHINGTON—^A delay of several months is likely in plans for the construction of seven ered by the "50r50" law. roll-on ships for the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Company. The Pan Atlantic New Agency plans ran into a Congressional roadblock ivhen the Senate Appropriations Committee refused The current foreign aid program to consider a $60 million s.up< will be administered by the new plemental appropriation re­ ted funds from a previous appro­ plans for the new ships had not International Cooperation Admin­ quest to build these and other priation to take care of the project. been developed in time for the istration which replaces the For­ vessels. Committee members said that the regular appropriation bill. By the eign Operations Administration. Pan A11 a n t i e had asked ap­ Maritime Administration should time the agency was ready to go to Despite the juggling of names proval to trade in its seven C-2s renev^its request in 1956 if It still Congress with the plans it' was needed the funds. Officials of the nearly the end of the current ses­ to the Government as a down pay­ agency denied that funds were sion and the money request had to ment on the construction of the available for the "roll-ohs." be put in the form of a supplemen­ new vessels which would be used The other ships affected by the tal bill to catch an appropriations in the company's coastwise service. Senate committee's action were bill that had already passed the The seven ships might also be the five new cargo ships for Lykes House. Regular membership meet­ predecessors of additional ships of Brothers aiid five for United Washington observers agree that ings in SIU headquarters and the same type on an intercoastal States Lines. These ten would have the refusal of Congress to act on at all branches are held every run. Each of them could handle been built with construction sub­ the supplementary funds is a set­ second Wednesday night at 285 loaded truck trailers.' back to the merchant marine's sidies. 7 PM. The schedule for the The Committee refused to act, A maritime administration vessel replacement plans and to next few meetings Is as follows: claiming that the Maritime Admin­ spokesman said that the difficul­ "roll-on" plans proposed by sev­ Aug. 10, Aug 24, Sept. 7. istration had sufficient uncommit­ ties over money arose because the eral steamship companies. Trailership Plans Stalled Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks ported by them whether or not they live under the same roof with the Seafarer. The Welfare Plan covers hos­ pital room and board at the rate of $10 a day for a maximum of 31 days in the hospital, as well as other hospital expenses up to $100. The Seafarer is responsible for the finst $50 df this coverage under a "$50 deductible" policy, with the Plan paying the rest up to the max­ imum limit. Also covered are surgical costs up to a maximum of $300 accord­ ing to a schedule of operations benefits, and doctor's visits to the hospital in non-surgical cases at the rate of $4 a day up to 31 days. Any' Seafarers who have ques­ tions about the Plan or who expect one of their dependents to be hos­ pitalized are urged to contact the nearest SIU port agent. The port agent will see to it that the claims procedure is started immediately and will give the Seafarer or his family all necessary information on the benefits. MAW Signs Bay Boats In Baltimore BALTIMORE—The SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Work­ ers scored organizational suc­ cesses in this port with excursion vessels and other ships plying Chesapeake Bay. Contracts have been signed with the Wilson Line for the Bay Belle operating from here, and the Mount Vernon, which has Washington, DC, as its home port. Another excursion ship signed was the Tolchester and progress is being made with three other companies, two of them cargo car­ riers between here and Virginia. Shipping in the port has been going along at an even keel, port agent Earl Sheppard reports, with 11 ships paying off, seven signing on and 15 ships stopping in tran­ sit. An additional boost to shipping were jobs which Norfolk was un­ able to fill and called on Baltimore for help. As a result, men weie moving out of this port with a minimum of delay. Very little in the way of beefs were reported from the ships stop­ ping here, and all overtime dis­ putes have been settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. The MAW activity here is a counterpart of similar action in Philadelphia where the MAW also got a contract covering the Wilson Line. Sheppard added that there were still a number of men in the Balti­ more PHS hospital who could use a visitor to pass some of the idle hours. The list of hospitalized Sea­ farers appears on page 12. ;.V;: • 74 • -.s •f&'Ji I 31, •3 - V .v9 '\:i\ • I �r:r Pare Four SEAFARERS New Menu Promises Good Eating LOG Aurust 5. 1955 SHIPPING ROUND-UP AND FORECAST JULY 13 THROUGH JULY 26 Registered Port Deck A Boston ... X New York. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 11 103 24 50 11 9 3 5 26 28 16 16 11 15 12 Anti-SIU EyeMilked US Files 5 37 5 19 12 5 3 2— 10 11 4 10 2 10 23 Deck A Total Busy at one of the many chores that make up the work of the chief steward, Seafarer J. K. Parnell types out a menu aboard the Alcoa Pioneer, while the ship unloads at the Mobile ter­ minus of the bauxite run. It appears there was lots of good feeding in store for the ship's hard-working SlU crew. Deck B Deck B 340 158 Eng. A Eng. 5 78 15 46 11 8 1 8 17 35 7 7 4 11 Stew. A 4 34 7 21 4 , 11 4 2 4 13 . 9 19 3 10 16 9 Eng. 262 6 59 12 30 3 5 9 4 14 29 3 15 6 20 11 Stew. A 161 226 Stew. B 1 14 3 18 5 4 4 5 5 16 6 11 4 12 12 Total A Total B 22 10 240 85 15 51 126 58 25 21 20 22 13 11 17 . 9 57 19 92 • 40 26 19 S3 41 •I 21 46 32 32 51 Total Reg. 32 325 66 184 46 42 24 26 76 132 45 78 30 78 83 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 120 828 439 1267 Shipped Port Boston Miami Tampa Deck Deck B A 5 79 11 42 10 15 3 3 26 47 11 10 5 14 15 2 19 9 23 13 7 2 1 25 14 3 4 Deck C 1 7 0 0 8 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 2 2 Eng. A 1 66 21 27 7 8 3 5 18 47 7 12 1 11 9 Eng. Eng. B 0 25 8 21 3 8 2 2 26 14 11 6 2 8 6 stew. A 0 2 18 52 4 - 10 14 14 16 3 t) 7 3 0 5 2 4 0 7 2 3 11 5 27 42 3 6 1 11 10 Stew. stew. Total B C A 0 11 8 16 6 6 4 3 8 19 5 0 2 9 8 0 3 1 2 11 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 . 1 1 1 8 197 42 83 20 30 17 13 71 136 21 28 7 36 34 Total B 2 55 25 60 22 21 8 6 59 47 19 10 7 26 27 Total Total Ship. C 1 28 5 16 35 9 3 0 6 12 4 0 13 5 , 6. 11 280 72 159 77 60 28 19 136 195 44 38 27 67 67 Houston Wilmington 3. A "private eye" who bumped heads with the SIU and in­ San Francisco .......... 9 13 ' dividual Seafarers on various occasions has popped up in the Eng. Eng. Deck Deck Deck Eng. Stew. Slew. Stew. Total Total Total Total news again with the indictment of a former US employee for B A C C A B C A B C Ship. 78 296 ll7 33 243 142 204 105 32 743 394 143 1280 peddling confidential informatiop about seamen. Hwace sold by George Wolk, former man­ Shipping for the Atlantic and Gulf District continued to show a very favorable picSchmahl -ivas named as the ager of the Staten Island, New ;ure during the past two weeks as a total of 1,280 men were dispatched to jobs. Overall receiver of confidential Social Se­ York, Social Security office. Wolk shipping still maintained a lead over registration, which was 1,267. curity records on seamen's earn­ is the target of a 64-count Fed­ Although the shipping fig-|* ings allegedly copied from the"files eral Indictment. ure represented" a drop of over In addition the near 2-1 ratio of to come in again and no delay on The information, according to class A over class B held firm, wifh shipping . . . NEW ORLEANS: 100 from the previous period, the indictment, was turned over by Schmahl to his clients, various the dip could be accounted for class A accounting for 58 percent Very good; should stay good. LAKE CHARLES: Holding up steamship and insurance compa­ almost entirely by the Port of New of the total shipping and class B well; getting a bit short in some nies, so that they could attempt to York, which still managed to for 31 percent. Following is the forecast port by engine rates . . . HOUSTON: Still torpedo seamen's claims in per­ dispatch nearly 300 jobs. Furthermore, the shift to a rel­ port: slow . . . WILMINGTON: Still fair; sonal injury cases. BOSTON: Future unpredictable. 8 in-transits due . . . SAN FRAN­ atively high level of activity in This is the same Horace recent weeks for ports like Phila­ Short on ABs, shows little pros­ CISCO: Fair; figures up a little . .. Schmahl who was a prime mover delphia, Norfolk, Savannah and pects for unrated men, cooks and SEATTLE: Always good; several in the infamous anti-labor appar­ Mobile remained undisturbed and stewards . . . NEW YORK: Still payoffs due. Heywood Broun com­ atus which was employed by Cities continued in full swing. New Or­ good; needs manpower ready to ing out of lay-up after 20 months. Service against the SIU during the leans experienced a spurt upwards, ship. Jobs stay on board 3-4 calls. fight to organize that company. and Houston came back somewhat PHILADELPHIA: Very good, then WASHINGON—A bill au­ The apparatus, since disbanded, also. Only Baltimore showed a very quiet in same two-week thorizing construction of a sea fingered hundreds of Seafarers so marked downward trend, since its period. Hard to figure since noth­ level channel from New Or­ that they were fired or black-list­ figures included a number of men ing scheduled . . . BALTIMORE: leans to the Gulf of Mexico was ed by the company. Schmahl also shipped to jobs in Norfolk. Slowed down somewhat. Figures given the green light by two House tried to uncover information to The good shipping was reflected included many shipped for Norfolk. smear SIU officials, and did a lit­ particularly in the fact that 13 Short on FWTs . . . NORFOLK: committees here last week. tle spying on the side on the com­ ports shipped newcomers in class Excellent situation should keep up. The House Public Works Com­ pany's employees. C, although class C shipping de­ SAVANNAH: Getting better; mittee first reported favorably on 'In' With Coast Guard clined somewhat percentagewise, to future looks fair . . . MIAMI: the bill which authorizes expendi­ The record of Schmahl's activity 11 percent of the total. The lack Shipping is due to rise. Registra­ ture of up to $83 million for con­ TAMPA — Seafarers here structing a 70-mile-long seaway was spelled out in the Senate La­ of available class A and B man­ tion, shipping run even... TAMPA: are enthusiastic about the new power in these ports spelled good Fair, up a little . . . MOBILE: bor sub-committee's report on from the Crescent City to the Gulf. The channel would be 500 feet long Labor-Management relations in fortune for the non - seniority Prospects look good. ^ Waterman feeding program going into ^ maritime. The report quoted group. ships that have been away starting effect on Waterman ships. The and 36 feet deep. "new look" for Waterman follows Schmahl as boasting that Coast Companion bills providing for changes instituted in the Bull Line Guard records on seamen were the project were introduced in and Alcoa fleets earlier to revise also an "open book" to him. Congress by Reps. Hale Boggs and steward department procedures and Subsequently in May, 1952, F. Edward Hebert and by Sens. introduce more individual, "on Sehmahl received a great deal of Russell Long and Allen J. Ellender, order" service from the galley. attention iron? the SEAFARERS all of Louisiana. Discussion at the last branch LOG when working on behalf of Later in the week, the House membership meeting was focussed Rules Committee gave right-of-way a steam.ship company, he attempt­ on the subject, as Seafarers and to consideration of the measure be­ ed to wreck the damage claims of port officiais debated the merits of a blinded Seafarer, Phillip Pron. MOBILE—Further improvement in the shipping picture the program, which is calculated to fore adjournment of this session. Schmahl's tactics consisted of here is expected from several new developments. . A new hill reduce waste while assuring SIU The bill still must be considered by the Senate Public Works Com­ posing as a non-existent magazine -passed by the Alabama legislature giving the state control of men continued top feeding at all times. mittee. Action will likely be taken writer who claimed to be writing Noting the discussion, Tom Ban­ when Congress meets again next a feature about Pron's experiences. navigable rivers is expected^ His object was to trap fron's ship­ to encourage local industry ports in recent months. The Water­ ning, SIU port agent, reported s January. mates into unwitting written state­ man ships had been out on the West The project calls for construc­ ments that Pron always had very to ship by *river to Mobile in­ Coast while Alcoa had been using number of Searfarers hitting the deck to spoke on the subject, in­ tion of a lock in the vicinity of bad eyesight. stead of by rail. At present com­ some of its ships on the sugar run cluding W. Brown, E. Hagen and Meraux, St. Bernard Parish, to per­ Oddly enough, at the time the and is now returning them to the L. Lopez. The overall consensus mit ships to enter and leave the LOG was preparing this article, panies shipping by rivers have bauxite trade. faced heavy freight bills to get was that the program was a good man made channel at the Missis­ attorney Benjamin Sterling inter­ their stuff to a seaport outlet. irea. One WatermdVi ship due In here, sippi River. The channel would vened in an attempt to kill the In addition, port agent Cal Tan­ the Mobilian, has been sold, but Shipping, mganwhile, continued traverse a part of Lake Borgne and story. Sterling has since been ner sees a shipping pick-up> because it is being taken over by another at a fair pace during the past two Chandeleur Sound. identified as a key figure in the of large bulk cargoes of grain and SlU-contracted operator, the Mari­ weeks, and the same is forecast for Ships would save many hours International Longshoremens As­ coal scheduled to move out of the time Overseas Corporation. the coming period. What activity and much expense by using such sociation's attempt to win control port. A third factor in the local All told there were ten payoffs there was provided by one lone a channel instead of the present of the SIU by heavy cash subsidies picture is the return of several and sign-ons in the port, the best payoff, the Arizpa (Wat^^an), and Mississippi River route with its to opposition candidates in the last Waterman and Alcoa ships to the activity in some time, with seven a half dozen in-trdnsisU^Beefs ran many twists and tiu-ns. SIU elections. port after running out of other in transit shipa. at a minimum. N' Orleans Ship Canal Bill Okayed Tampa Okays Food System Aboard Ships River Bill, Bulk Cargo Cheers Mobile Outlook m m- b:'• \ �Tata Ftr« SEAFARERS LOG • Annut 8, 1958 NMU Men Assail Forced Vacations Confirming the SIU's appraisal of the NMU's recentlynegotiated supplemental jobless pay plan and compulsory vacation package, rumbles of serious cUscontent have arisen from a number of NMU ships. In addition, several more NMU's membership. Although all ships' crews have gone on rec­ other maritime unions in the past ord condemning the NMU's action have held referendums on the vaca-r in opening up its membership tion issue. Curran made compulso­ books and hiring halls without ry vacations a part of the contract prior approval by the membership. anfl concealed the clause from his The revolt reached a peak on membership until the issue of the the passenger ship United States "Pilot" appearing two weeks after where crewmembers twice rejected the contract was wrapped up. the contract by overwhelming In announcing the compulsory margins. They first turned it down vacation plan in the July 7 "Pilot" by a vote of 456 to one at their Curran declared, "Now with the July 3 ship's meeting. Subsequent­ signing of the new Employment ly, they resisted tremendous pres­ Security Plan (Curran's name ,for Six struck passenger vessels of the Union Steamship Company are hung up at their pier in sure applied by NMU officials, in­ supplemental jobless pay) the Vancouver as SlU Canadian District seamen pulled the pin on the company. Months of stall­ cluding personal intervention by brother who faces hardships taking ing on a new deep sea contra'ct led to the strike call by 350 Canadian seamen. NMU President Joseph Curran at a vacation will be in a position to a meeting of-the ship's committee obtain consideration." The con­ to sell the plan. They reiterated sideration consists of the $4 a their stand by voting down the week additional in unemployment contract at a second crew meeting benefits. VANCOUVER—After months of negotiations had only resulted in repeated failure to win a by 289 to 16. Crewmembers of the United new contract^ some 350 Canadian District members pulled the pin on the tJnion Steamship 'Iron Curtain' States and other ships took a dif­ The seriousness with which the ferent view of the matter. As re­ Company. The Canadian District struck to win demands for a new hourly wage set-up in­ NMU regards the United States ported in the United States minvolving wage increases over (Continued on page 15) ment agencies and the courts to vote is indicated by the iron curtain the existing monthly wage fective from the start with other intervene in an effort to weaken which the NMU "Pilot" dropped Vancouver unions respecting the system now in effect on the SIU picket lines. the union's position. At last report, around the crew's actions. Instead of reporting the United States company's ships. The company has made no efforts all these efforts have been unsuc­ minutes, as it usually does, the (0 run the ships thus far, but has cessful and the strikers are hold­ "Pilot" has launched a vitriolic New Pattern attempted to get Canadian govern­ ing firm. The Canadian District hopes to attack against the crew. extend the hourly wage system to The attack on the US crew was all its contracted companies, so one of several recent instances in which Curran has used the "Pilot" that the outcome of the current strike may set a new wage pattern to club into silence both rank and for the shipping industry in that file members and officials who have been critical of the recent country. At least one Canadian disastrous drift of NMU policy. steamship operator has already New NMU troubles loom as signed on the hourly wage basis NEW ORLEANS — Stimu­ Currdn appears ready to loose the with a very considerable increase lated by a brisk trade in grain A dozen ill Seafarers who had to reenter USPHS hospitals latest in a series of purges of top in monthly take-home pay for the and coal shipments, shipping for further treatment will now receive the full hospital bene­ union officials. Slated for axing, crewmembers involved. in this port is showing signs of a fit because the Union went to bat to assure them the $21 according to the "New York Times " Union Steamship is a West Coast and other sources, are treasurer temporary boom. operator which runs half-a-dozen weekly payments. In addi-+ Besides the usual general cargo small passenger vessels between tion, most of these men will "unfit for duty" ratings, which did M. Hediey Stone and vice-presi­ US and Canadian ports. It also get better than $100 in retro­ not permit them to go back to dent Adrian Duffy, two pro-Curran business, several ships called here to load grain for foreign ports and operates dry cargo carriers in the active benefits to the date they re­ work on ships. Subsequently, the stalwarts of many years past. one, the Ocean Dinny (Overseas Hiring Hall Problems same trade. The Canadian Sea­ entered the hospitals. 12 men had to go back to the hos­ The discontent stirring on NMU Transportation), sailed for Korea farers hung up the ships on the eve Affected by the Union's action pital for new extended periods of ships and Curran's planned purge with coal. of the July 4 holiday weekend and are Seafarers suffering from tu­ treatment. Seafarers on the beach were ad­ stem directly from the NMU's have maintained round-the-clock berculosis and other chronic ail­ Under the rules of the Welfare vised by Lindsey J. Williams, New picket lines ever since. ments. They had been discharged Plan, Seafarers eligible for the abandonment of the maritime hir­ Orleans port agent, however, that ing hall. As pointed out in Secre­ from various USPHS hospitals in District officials reported that full weekly benefit need one day's the upsurge in shipping could not the strike has been 100 percent ef­ recent montb|, but had been given seatime in the previous 90 days. tary-Treasurer Paul Hall's report be expected to continue for any ex­ on guaranteed annual wage in Consequently, in "going by the tended period. book" these men were eligible only maritime (SEAFARERS LOG, July "Shipping is good, but it hasn't 8) the NMU came up with the for the partial benefit paid to Sea­ reached the point where we can supplemental unemployment bene­ farers who do not fully qualify. fit gimmick, plus compulsory vaca­ expect to lay in the gap for a When notified of the problem, tions, as a way oiit of the difficulty bosun's job on a Waterman C-2 for SIU headquarters felt that appli­ created by its abandonment of the Hamburg," Williams said in his re­ port to the regular bi-weekly cation of the rule to these men hiring hall. membership meeting. "We must would be an. in justice Inconsistent When the NMU opened its hiring LAKE CHARLES—^Urging the support of labor for the pro­ with the spirit of the Seafarers halls and membership books to all protect our jobs by throwing in for posal, the City Council here has recommended a one-cent city Welfare Plan. The Union pressed comers, men on the ships froze to them when they come up on the sales tax on gross sales and is putting it on the ballot this fall. an appeal to the Welfare Plan their jobs. The only way to shake board. For example, we had jobs trustees on behalf of the men, them loose was by compulsory left on the board tonight for to­ • The votes of union men and-f morrow's morning calls. That is the women licked a similar pro­ improvements which the city real­ pointing out that since they were vacations. To wran this distasteful first time this condition has existed "unfit for duty" they could not idea in an attractive package, in this port in months. The best posal a few years ago, SIU ly needs. Clarke pointed out, how­ port agent Leroy Clarke recalls, ever, that It is going to be rough possibly ship and gain the neces­ Curran came up with supplemental insurance we have for protecting jobless pay. In other words, when our jobs and what we have won because the council refused to to sell the voters on the issue, par­ sary seatime. commit the money for specific ticularly after the last fiasco. The trustees agreed with the men are compelled to sign off for through our united efforts is for Items that were needed in the city. He also reported shipping hold­ Union viewpoint, and under the compulsory vacations they" will get the membership to ship now dur­ This time, however, the ballot ing at a very firm level, and noted flexible set-up of the plan were $4 additional weekly in unemploy­ ing this spurt in business and while Is supposed to state plainly that the beginnings of a shortage in able to take favorable action for ment insurance until they can get the jobs are open." the funds Would be used for civic some engine department ratings. these men. The action will not ap­ another ship. During the last two weeks, 10 Although there are wipers on the ply to men who get a "fit for duty" Neither the opening of books ships paid off here. Eight signed port's registrationjlst, wipers' jobs on leaving the hospital and then and halls or the compulsory vaca­ on and 21 called in transit. One have been going begging. As a re­ reenter at a later date. tion plan was voted on by the hundred and 95 men shipped, in­ sult, openings are 'being filled by cluding 23 Class C men, as com­ newcomers making their first trip pared with 132 registered. out. Tanker traffic seems "to be Men were dispatched from the continuing at a fast pace, despite hall here to the following ships Payment of cash benefits to Seafarers under the SIU's hospital the season. . which loaded grain for foreign and surgical benefit plan for Seafarers' families will be speeded The labor front provides one de­ ports: the Seanan (Stratford Steam­ up considerably if the Welfare Plan has copies of Seafarers' mar­ velopment of its own in the sign­ ship Co.), bound for Holland; the riage certificates and birth certificates {or their children. ' ing between the AFL Metal Trades National Liberty (American Water­ The marriage certificates and children's birth certificates are Council and the Firestone Tire and ways), sailed for Holland; City of needed tp_ establish proof of eligibility under the Plan. If Sea­ Rubber Company, after many Alma (Waterman, on charter to farers have photostats of these documents made and turn them in weeks of negotiations. The con­ States Marine), bound for the Far to the nearest Union office, it will eliminate delays in payment tract includes a wage increase ret­ East. of benefits. roactive to April 4 plus several The outlook for the future is "fringe" benefits. All hands are good in New Orieans with eight All " documents will go into Ihe Seafarer's personal file at the well pleased with the result, from payoffs scheduled in the next two office of the Welfare Plan and are strictly confidential. • all indications. weeks. Canada Strikes For Hourly Pay SIU Action Wins Fuil Benefits For Sick Men Lake Charles Bids. For Sales Tax Okay PNOTOS ^70fZtes> ^oerizY BlC. Certificates Speed Welfare f $ Grain, Coal Create NO Ship Beem I a • '.at .1 i 4 • . ''S J �• C»^V/ .r-.-:'^'j: •• "W Pare Sis Speed Service To Indonesia T^Rmsm Seafarers aboard the Steel Archi­ tect are launching a new Improved Isthmian service to the Republic of Indonesia this week, following the vessel's departure from New York. The new run provides direct westbound service' to Indonesia except. for one call at Manila in the Philippines. The itinerary calls for sailings from East Coast ports the first and third week of every month. Other Services Isthmian's other westbound serv­ ice will continue to load at East and West Coast ports for Manila, Hong Kong, Saigon, Bangkok, Sing­ apore, Port Swettenham, Penang and Belawan Deli. Its regular eastbound 'round-the-world service will also continue, with the first In­ donesia port of call at Belawan Deli. SEAFARERS :Auffiut S. 1955 V loa WC Cooks Have-Own Hiring Hails MCS-AFL New York agent Louis Foyt (back to camera) calls a job for the P&T Voyager out of the MCS New York hall. Central registration offices which west coast, cooks had to use have been abolished as pact talks continue. Seafarer Bicycles Across Country After pumping and pushing a bicycle 2,500 miles up and down hill from New York to San Francisco, veteran Seafarer DeForest Fry is back on New York seeking a different form of transportation. Fry, a veteran SIU member, is now looking for a ship after a three month cross-country haul which rates-*'' Fry admitted that there were as an extraordinary way for a tion en route, which is understand­ seaman to spend his spare able, and was interviewed by local moments of discouragement when newspapers in Davenport, Iowa; it would have been easy "to grab a time. The 60-year-oid Seafarer, who North Platte, Nebraska, and Au­ train for San Francisco and pack sails as cook on SIU vessels, has burn, California, among other the wheel aboard." His previous trips, while lengthy made other long distance bicycle places. Desert Crossings enough, don't hold a candle to his trips before, but none as ambitious The real tough part of the grind latest exploit. Two yeprs ago on or taxing as the cross country tour. Equipped with an English bike was in the deserts and mountains his vacation he went from New with nine speed gears. Fry headed of the West. Crossing Utah in the York to the Thousand Isles on the for the wild west on May 1 after vicinity of the Great Salt Lake he St. Lawrence, then to Montreal and had to hoof it 40 miles because of back, approximately 1,800 miles, in paying off the Ocean Betty. "I started out to go to Auburn, a stiff west wind. Donner Pass In 40 days. Veteran Seaman NY, my home town," he said, "but California also was tough, a tor­ Fry, whose seafaring career in­ then I got out on Route 17 which tuous three mile upgrade which he runs clear across New York State. made, pushing his bike along, in an cludes a picketline stretch in the I figured that I would go as far as hour and '^25 minutes. "When I got 1921 strike, carried an old ISU 1 could on 17. Before long I was to the top, though," he said, "it book for years before joining the SIU back in its earliest days. He headed for Chicago. By the time I was really something to see." got to Chicago I told myself that While most of the trip went never was a professional bicycle If I could go this far I could go all smoothly it was not without mis­ racer or anything close to one, but the way." haps. He went into a ditch one has been riding bikes for recrea­ So Fry continued west with his time and beiit a wheel and In tion as long as he can remember, tool kit, sleeping bag, two water Omaha his light English bike broke "I'll probably continue doing bags and other gear totaling about down under the load and had to these trips for a while," he con­ 50 pounds strapped to the bike. be replaced by a heavier American- cluded, "but I don't think I'U try He attracted quite a bit of atten­ made model. to cross the country again." I LA Crimp Rig ^ Ready To Fold The ILA's phony "seaman's imion" has virtually breathed it» last gasp. iCut off from all sources of revenue because of SIU and ITF action, the disguised crimp rig is on the verge of closing- down its offices. To add to its troubles, the outfit ternational Seamen's Union, Local has split right down the mid­ 1824," had grandiose schemes for dle with the former front man raiding SIU' and other Americantaking off with the charter and flag unions with the support of opening his own Independent oper­ ILA President William Bradley. ation uptown. The most it ever did in its palmiest The result is that the "inde­ days was to shake down seamen on pendent" is sporting the ILA char­ foreign flag ships with false prom­ ter, and the ILA sea "union" is ises of representing Them. In this it ran afoul of the Inter­ left without any kind of status. The crimp outfit is in such des­ national Transportworkers Federa­ perate financial shape that a city tion, which has opened a drive marshal called on it to serve a among seamen on runaway-flag summons for payments on its of­ ships. The ITF took steps to pro­ fice furniture. Neither Keith Alsop, tect foreign seamen' from the ILA defeated SIU Galveston agent, or with the result that this source of William Higgs, expelled SIU mem­ revenue dried up. All Schemes Fail ber, the ILA-appointed "officers" Subsequent schemes to pick up a of the outfit, were on hand to re­ ceive the summons. Apparently buck here and there also failed to both of them have pulled out in pan out and the top leadership of the ILA quickly took a hands-off search for greener pastures. Further evidence of the immi­ attitude when it carne apparent nent passing of the outfit is the that the crimp outfit would have fact that all signs have been re­ very tough sledding trying to moved from the doors and win­ harass the SIU. Alsop and Higgs were part of the dows of Its office. The charter issued to it by ILA President Brad­ combine, along with former Tampa ley is now in the possession of port agent Ray White, v/hich served Louis Le Doulx, long-time shipping as an agency for ILA efforts to master for runaway flag ships who unseat SIU Secretary-Treasurer was serving as a front for Higgs Paul Hall in the last SIU elections^^ and Alsop until they came out into It was reported the ILA put $40,000 or more into this effort. the open. Subsequently White was indicted Originally, the ILA "United Infor conspiracy to assassinate HalL James Cobb, who confessed being hired for thd killing and has been found guilty, implicated White, his brother Steely White, still a fugi­ Seafarers*mailing in checks tive, and others. Bergen County authorities were or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are reportedly told by Cobb that he was to have been paid for the job urged to be siiJe to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G by attorney Benjamin Sterling. It has been reported that the latter District. Some Seafarers have sent in told a grand jury investigating the murder attempt that he handled checks and money orders in the names of Individual headquar­ sums which Bradley gave White ters officials. This makes for a and his associates. Sterling has problem in bookkeeping which been indirectly identified with the can be avoided if checks are phony seaman's union and an ILA made out to the Union directly. ship maintenance local sharing the same office. Make Checks To'SIU-A&G' YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Writ;lien fop SEAFARERS GUIDE TO SETTER BUYING leadlng eipert on Points About Funefai Costs there is a tendency to "trade-up" a family, even if only by the subtle persuasion of exhibiting costlier caskets to a On that inevitable day when a family must arrange for family that wants to do honor to its dead and is sensitive a funeral for one of its members, it generally is poorly to the question of pride and how the casket will appear prepared emotionally or financially for the disturbingly to others. high burial expense with which it is suddenly confronted. Because of the high markup of the burial industry, and At best, even among reputable funeral establishments, burying the dead is a high mark-up business. At worst, the abuses practiced by the unscrupulous fringe, unions there is an unscrupulous fringe of funeral directors who and cooperatives many times have tried to set up their own seriously exploit moderate-income families dazed by their burial arrangements. Miners have their own funeral homes, tragedy and inexperienced in such arrangements. The as in Gillespie and West Frankfort, 111., some 'Of which Seafarers Welfare Service has found the most noticeable were organized after mine disasters when some unscrupu­ abuse is the practice among some undertakers of attempt­ lous undertakers charged unconscionably high prices. The burial industry fights hard against such arrange­ ing to find out how much insurance the Seafarer's family ments by unions. The struggling St. Louis union-organized has, so they can grab the full value of the insurance policy. Too, you have to beware of bait advertising Ih the funer­ co-op has found strong opposition among private directors. al business just as when you buy a sewing machine, vac­ In fact, when I interviewed representatives of the National uum cleaner or storm windows from a high-pressure sales Funeral Directors Association recently^ I found—signifi­ cantly—that they knew just how many burials were per­ outfit. formed last year through the St. Louis co-op. Prices Skyrocket Unions in the casket industry themselves have criticized The funeral industry has a peculiar pricing system based on the price of the casket. According to Rollin the high mark-ups in the industry, and have charged that Everett, one of,a group of St. Louis trade unionists who some of the more unscrupulous, high-price funeral estab­ organized a coopergtive burial plan there several yeai-s lishments buy their caskets from non-union factories that ago, St. Louis unions found that the family that chose the use sweat-shop labor. Currently these unions are cam­ lowest-cost casket at about $73 got a funeral for $490; if paigning to get funeral establishments to^use only union' " , it chose a $134 casket, the funeral cost would be about made caskets. Co-Ops Much More Reasonable $780; with a $462 bronze casket, the funeral bill would be $1678. These figures are approximately correct, this writer Cooperative burial groups seem able to offer services at has learned from his own investigation. But the peculiar noticeably less cost than private establishments. The finan­ thing is that the other services vary little. The funeral cial statement of the Range Cooperative Federal of Vir­ director simply makes a progressively high profit on the ginia, Minn., shows that its average biudal expense per family that chooses a more expensive casi%t. Naturally. case for 1954 was $379. This compares with the approx­ imately $600 average cost in a private establishment, as reported by the industry itself (there are some claims that average costs charged by private establishments are higher. When your own family has a death, ho.w should you approach this problem? Rollin Everett feels that wageearners are increasingly vulnerable to the pressure for ex­ pensive burials because of the increased insurance benefits they now have through their unions. He recommended that families be educated against "needlessly ornate funerals, especially if they are buying in the open market where costs will pyramid with the price of the casket." He sug­ gests that a good wooden casket or the lower-priced metal ones look very presentable. The National Funeral Directors Association which tries to maintain reputable standards and good public relations for the Industry, itself warns families to beware of the fimeral director who asks how much insurance the de­ ceased had. This is the mark of the fringe or unscrupulous operator. When the time actually comes, reputable directors them­ selves recommend that you bring a friend with you, some­ one who is not as emotionally Involved as you are, to help you select the casket and make the arrangements, as a restraint on your own emotions. Ask the funeral director to explain his prices and what they represent. Don't be reluctant to tell him that thero are limiting financial circumstances, and that the complete cost must be within certain limits. After-you have deter­ mined what the cost will be^ see that the funeral director gives you a complete list of the items which he will pro­ vide for the funeral and hav-? Blin si|pi.the list: - » • �SEAFARERS LOG Awnit %, 19S5 BENT'S FORT (CItiM Service), April 10 •^-Chairmen, 0. Slnketi SecretaiVr. L. Melenton. Difouulon on whether' to ac­ cept traveler's checlte or German marks, as captain wont Issue both. Honey for telephone calls to the Union hall was deducted from the ship's fund. There is a balance in the fund now of S16.6e. As today was Easter Sunday eggs were col­ ored to give each and every member the Easter spirit. LAWRENCE VICTORY (MIttlStlppI), March 20—Chairman, T. Heggarty; Secre­ tary, M. Lssperance. Lock should be in­ stalled on the library cabinet. Discussion about laundry room. Sanitary men and whoever else is around should help to empty garbage can in same. . SEAMAR (Calmar), Ahrll IS—Chairman, J. Samsel; Secretary, F. Miller. W. Haw­ thorne reported that the ship's fund has $20. A motion was made by E. Sheel that members accept and concur with head­ quarters report. Voted 100 percent to back new SIU hiring hall seniority sys­ tem and support AFL in CAMU dispute. Motion 'made by W. Hawthorne that a telegram be sent to Harry Lundeberg so that he will know that this crew is with him all the way. Carried. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Carriers), January 15—Chairman, C. Lawson; Secre­ tary, H. Forbes. Delegates report every­ thing going smoothly. Steward will issue linen piece for piece. Recreation room fill be kept clean by the deck and engine departments. The galley and ness halls should be painted out. The steward de­ partment given a vote of thanks. April 19—Chairman, C. Lawson; Secre­ tary, H. Mesford. Steward and baker complained about the stove and both eay that it is impossible to bake bread properly. Patrolman made the company put on 430 loaves of bread. Motion made by F. Otvas that headquarters investi­ gate' delivery of LOGS and mail in Far East area. Headquarters should investi­ gate launch service in Korean ports, safety conditions, regularity, etc. A mo­ tion was made by B. Biiger and carried that a telegram be sent to Harry Lunde­ berg endorsing his stand in withdrawing from CAMU. The AFL unions' stand on CAMU dispute and seniority system in SIU supported unanimously. Bosun goes on record to compliment whole crew for eonducting themselves In typical SIU fashion during voyage. DEL RIO (Mississippi), April 19— Chairman, J. Ward; Secretary, J. Scheldel. Motion made and carried that this crew go on record to support Lundeberg In withdrawal from CAMU. Crewmembers in favor of new SIU seniority system. officials be contacted abodt this matter. All fans should be checked at the present time so as to be in condition for the summer. The matter of air conditioning the messhall has been put off many times by the company. VAL CHEM (Valentine), February 27— Chairman, J. Karl; Secretary, L. <'.Hagmann. Treasurer reported $126.75 in the ship's fund. The ship's delegate is sub­ mitting^ to the patrolman a report on the needs of awnings, cots, new fans and the repairs of fans already aboard. Crew­ members were asked to remove clothes from washing machine when finished with same. At the present rate of supply by the company,' it wiU be over a year before ail the crew will enjoy innerspring mattresses. 8BATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), .February 27—Chairman, T. Beatty; Sec­ retary, N. A,. Kirk. Chief cook inquired why he caii't get more supplies, particu­ larly bettor grades of meal, and sug­ gested that the patrolman and compat^r s MOBILE—Ignoring the competent health examination systems employied by many ship operators, the US Coast Guard continues to hammer away in efforts ta 'obtain sanction for its proposed "profiling" system for merchant seamen. The latest issue of the Coast Guard merchant marine bulletin^ again raises the profiling subject. _ The Coast Guard's proposal for LA SALLE (Waterman), February 27— Chairman, G. Bales; Secretary, F. Votto. testing physical, mental and moral All repair lists should be turned in to standards of working seamen has the department delegates. No beefs or been denounced by the SIU as complaints aboard. risking the jobs of seamen at the JEAN (Bull), February 27—Chairman whim of bureaucratic controls in a E. Starns;. Secretary, J. Buccl. Repairs w not yet taken care of will be brought to Government agency. The Union the attention of the patrolman. Discus­ has charged that the proposed pro­ sion on moving the washing machine forward. Steward was asked to leave filing standards rest on extremely .out more night lunch, and coffee. dubious pseudo-scientific grounds. In terms of practical operations, the CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), May 2— Chairman, C. Scott; Secretary, C. Grlg- system would arm the Coast Guard gers, Jr. Communications and headquar­ with authority to blacklist seamen ters report read and accepted by entire ^' ' • crew. Everything going along smoothly because of personal attitudes, past with no beefs. family history, religious beliefs and ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), May 1— other unrelated items. Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, H. KllThorough Co. Exams mon. The ship's delegate reported that Many SlU-contracted companies the icebox door has been repaired. The minutes of the last meeting were sent in fact, make use of a thorough­ to headquarters and communications going system of shipboard and were posted on the bulletin board. Main­ tenance for being in drydock will be in­ shoreside physical examinations, Medical history is taken of all applicants for Alcoa^ l°^f* cluded on the payroll and does not have which accomplishes what the Coast .to be on the overtime sheets. The sup­ Here Odis B. Davenport, oiler, is questioned by physician's per hour can be moved up to 4:30 on Guard professes to aim for. An ex­ weekends and holidays in port if prop­ ample of such a system is that of assistant, Mrs. June Ewton, at Alcoa Pioneer sign-on. Quizerly posted ahead of time. ing covers surgery, epilepsy, heart trouble, ulcers, aiid others. the Alcoa Steamship Company in SANTORE (Ore), April 27—Chairman, Mobile as partially illustrated by E. Gharman; Secretary, N. Abernathy. Wiper missed ship in Baltimore. New the phothgraphs on this page of the seamen, x-ray examinations, ular electro-cardiograph ^examina­ officers elected. Discussion on the stew­ the LOG. blood tests, and other aspects of a tions for some or all of their per­ ard delegate's report where a question The Alcoa system includes a re­ thorough-going physical examina­ sonnel. Particular emphasis is was brought up as to why the full- eight hours overtime cannot be paid on this view of previous medical history of tion. Other companies include reg- placed on new men who have not payroll when arrival is in the morning sailed with the company before. of an overtime day. This matter will A big difference between a com­ be referred to the boarding patrolman. Water coolers need fixing as they seldom pany-operated medical program are in working order. and the Coast Guard system as far IRENESTAR (Triteif), April 25—Chair­ as seamen are concerned, is tliat man, T. McRanay; Secretary, S. Roth­ as long as the program is industryschild. Washing machine was not re-s paired last voyage, and a suggestion was administered, there are avenues to made to get in touch with the chief en­ protect individual seamen against gineer to .have same repaired at sea. Motion made to have' steward depart­ arbitrary and unjust treatment. ment clean mess and recreation room For example, the SIU contract every week and one ordinary seaman clean washing machine and laundry specifies that in the event there is space. A motion was made to have extra disagreement on the man's fitness fans placed aboard ship as per agree­ ment. After being at sea for one month to sail, the Public Health Service we are ail looking forward to a little has the final say. recreation in port. Medical authorities agree that AMEROCEAN (Blackchester), February what is needed in the industry is 18—Chairman, H. Jaynes; Secretary, J. more standardization of the medi­ Weiss. Question of mailing addresses for Korea raised. At the present time the cal exam procedure, standardiza­ captain doesn't know and hasn't been in­ tion which can he accomplished formed of any by the owners or agetiLs. A list will be made up between deck, through Union-management "nego­ engine and steward departments for the tiation. cleaning of the laundry and recreation DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), April 15— Chairman, D. Chamblis; Secretary, H. Boron. Communications read and a mo­ tion was iTiaile to aeeept and concur. Carried unanimously. Crew goes on rec­ ord to support AFL unions on CAMU Issue.. Union's newly-established seniority system was adopted. Motion made end rooms. March 27—Chairman, J. Tobin; Secre­ carried that we send a telegram to Brother Lundeberg approving his action tary, J. Weiss. Motion made by Jack Tobin that we install a family group in­ on CAMU dispute. surance plan to be paid for by dues or DEL NORTE (Mississippi), April 14— welfare. Crew wants to go on record Chairman, L. Wessels; Secretary, J. Zlm- to accept and install the above motion mer. The new SIU seniority syrtem and and to bring same up at the next head­ the position the AFL unions took on quarters meeting. Crew was warned that CAMU dispute approved unanimously. the Coast Guard is getting rough on Motion made and carried that a wire be performers. sent to Harry Lundeberg backing hira IBERVILLE (Waterman), April 10— •11 the way down the line. Chairman, W. Burke; Secretary, T. Beeker. Money was taken out of the YORKMAR (Calmar), April 21—Chair­ man, E. Hogge; Secretary, O. Galbeoies. ship's fund for Coca Cola and there is • Motion made by E. Hogge and carried to balance in the fund of $23. New hiring accept communications as read. Crew set-up and AFL stand on CAMU dis­ voted to approve the new SIU hiring pute were approved 100 percent by the system and support the AFL unions-'on crew. Steward thanked the entire crew for their cooperation. Repair lists com­ CAMU issue. mented upon and no action has been TEXMAR (Calmar), April 21—Chairman, taken on previous lists. E. Dore; Secretary, T. Greaney. Motion STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), April 24 made by E. Dore to accept and support the new seniority system in the SIU. —Chairman, T. Martlneau; Secretary, W. Carried. J. Cruz made a motion that AFL NIchter. Will contact the master to see stand on CAMU dispute be adopted. Car­ if more cigarettes can be obtained on board. This crew would like two LOGS ried unanimously. sent to each department instead of one. JEAN (Bull), April 20—Chairman, E. Crewmembers were asked to return lib­ Stines; Secretary, W. Wheeler. Delegates rary books when they are through with reported everything running smoothly. same. Suggestion made that any reso­ Motion made and carried to send Harry lutions sent should have enough informa­ Lundeberg a telegram agreeing with the tion about the subject so everyone wiU action he took in Washington. Crew voted know what they are Voting on; There to approve new seniority system and were complaints that the LOG didn't cover the resolution on the hiring hall senior­ AFL position on CAMU. ity system enough. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 18— ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), April Chairman, C. Gait; Secretary, H. Copper­ smith. Suggestion that repair lists from 29—Chairman, D. Downey; Secretary, M. Lonney. Members were asked to turn off each department be submitted to ship's delegate and turned over to patrolman. the washing machine after using same. Crewmembers were in 100 percent favor Motion made by J. Cox and passed that of adopting newly-established seniority crew support AFL unions on CAMU is­ system in SIU and supporting AFL action sue and approve SID on new hiring set-up. on CAMU issue.. CUBA (P & O), February 3—Chairman, E. Mooney; Secretary, A. Capote. Ship's delegate saw the port steward regarding the new equipment for the galley and •Iso fans for crew quarters. Suggestion made that the crew give a vote of thanks to 'tbe stewardess for her gopj work and ber excellent consideration toward the crew. All delegates were asked to make out repair lists before arrival in Tampa. Crewmembers suggested that a set of rules be made to govern the use of the •hip's fund, and that a limit of $200 be plajced on same. CG 'Profile' Pitch Ignores Stiff Co. Health Exams j Chest X-ray for new men Is a key item in Alcoa's program. Seafarer Ellis Johnson is lined up for X-ray photo by Miss Frances Thompson, X-ray technician. i I •- '^1 MOBILIAN (Waterman), April 23— Chairman, J. Qurns; Secretary, Juan Oguendo, Jr. Cups should be put in sink with soapy water. Crewmembers were asked to keep hands off coffee for the watches. .Read literature concerning new system on shipboard meetings and hea(lquarters report. . - MARIE HAMILL (Bloemfleld), May 3— Chairman, D. Jones; Secretary, B. Cayton. The ship's delegate explained that this meeting was called so that crew co^d discuss the newly adopted SIU seniority system and Tonsina beef. There is $8 In the treasury, and a suggestion was made that crew donate a little something to same at payoff. ' Motion made to send Harry Lundeberg a telegram assuring him o? this crew's- full support in CAMU beef. Carried. '<1 Dr.- Arthur A. Amendola, Alcoa examining physician, applies stiethescopa to Seafarer George W. Dean, OS, (right) isnd iheeb bloioij pressur® of C. Robersen, MM, �iiE/tFARERIIf tod l^iisre Elgiil V AiiKiuit S.:1»5» -r* •rJlif ill A F SiSSsia W iiii At the end of a six-weeic pineapple run to Hawaii, Seafarers on the Hurricane line up for their money. m All Beefs Set A&eft • ' , • •. SsiMffiSSS;: ; . :'>:-:V;::V:A:^'.':;':'V':: '! - . y' % ' • j£;.l Crewmember on Ranger signs off articles while paymaster checks his discharge. v::;-:-: AX x,^' AA tmm. 1 iiiliiiiiiiiP'** Miii mm !KK_^ I II^A' fe-'' ||i||i:i||p J •. J ELs^' " ^*11 iiiisj iiii my: Wy • •& i,'.. / HQ patrolmen (seated right) check membership books of Seafarers orLkanger and answer any requests for information they might have about Union developments such as the new family benefits under the Welfare Plan. mm NO INU patrolman Troxclair Iroxclair U.) (I.) sit sifts Hurricane beef with Co. reps, delegates. �Au^sl 19S5 SEAFARERS LOG . Pave Nise i - Alcoa Ranger's bosun Vernon Greef explains deck dep't beef to patrtilman (not shown) while shipmates listen. Catching up on latest Union news, Hurricane Seafarers John S. "Red" Burke, Leroy Gulley and S.J. Degree read the SEAFARERS LOG in the crew messhalL Men were awaiting momentary arrival of shipping commissioner and company paymaster. 3i •0 .'S r 1 w -'"cii 1 J •'gl Hurricane sailors (l-r) xare J. Kennedy, B. Young, D. J. Nelson, R. E. Ward, G. Dean. Payoff time runs smoothly on the Alcoa Ranger. Crewmember signs off articles in view of company paymaster while one of ship's officers has payroll vouchers on table ready to be picked up. �i f -«•*. SEAFARERS Pare Ten '»•-. ,_ ' Aornst 5, IdKS tOG 'Drop That Club' FRED LaPLANT, FWT (Ed. note; Material for the fol­ lowing was compiled by ship's re­ porter Sten T. Zetterman on the Cecil N. Bean.) Seafarer Fred "Blackie" La Plant, on the Cecil N. Bean, tipped off the attitude of the professional seaman while sweating out the ter­ rible heat of Bombay. Fred was caustic in his opinions of the port, but on considering his future, de­ clared, "As long as I'm able, I'll keep on sailing. Who knows, I might even go back to India." In other, words, whether he hits good ports or bad, LaPlant feels the genuine seaman is only satis­ fied if he's on a ship. The veteran Seafarer was not al­ ways a deep sea man. In the early twenties he sailed deckhand on Mississippi River boats. In 1928 LaPlant was in Houston when someone asked him if he was an AB. Told that AB meant ablebodied, he LaPlant agreed, and found himself at sea on the Mangore. Fred was bitten by the deep-sea bug and sailed regularly out of Mobile for many years. He got an ISU book there in 1935, trans­ ferring over to the SIU when it began in 1938. He is rightfully proud of his SIU book which car­ ries the old book number notation "G (for Gulf) 83." Many of the oldtimers of that day, he recalls, have passed away and others lost their lives in World War II, but a number are still pack­ ing SIU books. Blackie's been sailing about as steadily as a man possibly can. His longest lay-up was in 1953 when he had an operation in Durban, but he went right back to work as soon as he could. Given the opportunity, LaPlant prefers intercoastal runs. Occa­ sionally he grabs an offshore ship "to keep up with the rest of the world." Thinking about thd SIU's achievements LaPlant found it hard to single out any one item. "We've made such terrific prog­ ress," he said. "But I'd say that the various welfare benefits includ­ ing the hospital-surgery plan for our wives and kids is certainly something outstanding." m I t'ri •• Another step toward US labor merger was completed' with selec­ tion of a new name for the merged organizations. After much discus­ sion the joint negotiating commit­ tee decided to give recognition to both AFL and CIO in the new name by calling the merged labor organization AFL-CIO. The next step will be the joint convention in New York on December 5. 4« 3i» A major test of union rights to express opinion through their own publications and broadcasts is now in progress. The United Auto Work­ ers, CIO, has been indicted for spending money on its union-spon­ sored radio program for political purposes. The program", which is a year-round weekly broadcast had carried the union's opinions, on the 1954 Congressional campaign. t it 4" AFL Teamsterg.in New England PABLO LOPEZ, cook Seafarer Pablo Lopez has been sailing with the SIU for a little under'four years now, but already he has the distinction of helping another maritime union get started, the "SIU of Indonesia." The fact that the Indonesian "SIU" is a going concern derives from a casual conversation two years^ ago between Lopez and the man who now heads Indonesia's newest union. Founded on Octo­ ber 24, 1954, the Serikat Palaut International, as reported in a recent issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, adopted the name, motto, emblem and con­ Lopez stitution of the A&G District, in the hope of du­ plicating some of the SIU's .^successes. The Indonesian union had its beginnings when its present top officer, J. B. Malakas, visited the Steel Maker in Djakarta in the hope of getting some information and help. Malakas struck up a conversation with Lopez, who is 3rd cook on the same ship right now, and received what must have been an extremely convincing des­ cription of the SIU and its opera­ tions. As Lopez describes it, "I told him about the SIU constitution, the rights of the members, how SIU contracts worked, the system of handling beefs and wages and con­ ditions on the ships. He listened very carefully and was much im­ pressed." Malakas left the ship loaded down with copies of the constitu­ tion, contracts and other literature. The next thing Lopez knew, the new union was in business. Lopez keeps in toucb now with the new union and is hopeful it will help Indonesian seamen the same way the SIU aided men on US ships. A native of the now-historic Bataan peninsula in the Philip­ pines, Lopez now has his home and family in Brooklyn. He first started going to sea in 1947 on MSTS ships. After four years with MSTS he began sailing with the SIU in September, 1951. For a while he v/as a crewmember of the passen­ ger ship Puerto Rico, but now sticks closely to Isthmian Line vessels on the Far East run. The man who fixes the ship's washing machine is sure to receive the grateful praise o{ his shiiimates. On board the Lewis Emery Jr. (Victory Carriers) it was deck engineer Andrew J. Howard who put the suds-shaker back into working order, while the man of the hour on the Del Mundo (Mis­ sissippi) was Seafarer Sam Bailey. Their services centainly saved a lot of washboard blues. Howard comes from Georgia originally but now lives In Georgians, Ala­ bama. He's 57 and got his Union book in Mobile back on June 10, Bailey 1944. Bailey is a Mississippi native from the town of Mendenhall. He also joined the Union in 1944 in the Port of New broke the back of an employer Orleans. He recently celebrated lockout in the area when they his 37th birthday. signed with severai major com­ panies for a 59 cent hourly in­ 4 4 4 crease over a three-year period. Also coming in for citation by The number of hours worked will his shipmates on the Emery was be reduced from 48 to 40 in the night cook and baker Joseph E. same period. The Teamsters had Caron. They noted that he had to struck .seven firms and employers struggle with a bad bake stove but retaliated by locfeing out men turned out the work nonetheless. working for over 300 companies. Caron is one of the oldest men still Sciiling actively with the SIU, 4 4 4 since he passed his 77th birthday Another Ieng:thy strike in prog­ last January. He caught his first ress is the walkout of 1,500 sugar SIU ship out of Norfolk f8ur years refiners, members of the CIO ago. United Packinghouse Workers, at 4 4 4 two Louisiana sugar refineries. The refineries are in Reserve and GraAn interesting suggestion comes mercy, Louisiana, about 40 miles from Arthur F. Smith of the Wild south of New Orleans. The struck Ranger (Waterman) to deal with companies are paying 41 cents an the problem of ship's stores when hour less than refineries on- the the ship is out longer than ex­ East Coast and have resorted to pected. In the Wild Ranger's case, court injunctions in attempts to the ship was chartered to MSTS hamstring the strike. and had been stored for one trip, but Instead, MSTS kept it out on the Mediterranean shuttle. The result was that the steward had difficulties getting certain types of stores and equipment. Purchase From Army To deal with this Smith proposes setting up some kind of arrange­ ment with MSTS whereby the skipper would be allowed to pur­ chase stores and utensils through Army commissaries abroad. It sounds plausible; only purchasing stores this way would undoubtedly involve a few thousand yards of red tape. Smith, who sails in the engine department, comes from Australia originally. He's been an SIU meitfber since April 6, 1944, joining in the Port of New York. delegates being George L. Hayes, deck; C. W. Stokely, engine and John Niemiera, steward. 4 4 4 Ship's delegate E. E. Hunt on the Margarett £rown (Bloomfield) has been a busy man recently. In addi, tion to his job as 8 h i p's delegate Hunt pinch-hit as " ship's treasurer until a new one Hiint was elected and raised a few dollars for the ship's fund/ He also took care of the ship's library when not busy with his other duties. An Oklahoman by birth. Hunt sails in the engine department on 4 4 4. Chairmen of the SIU port mem­ SIU ships. He became a member bership meetings of July 13 were of the Union in New York on May L. Clark in Houston, R. F. Lyle in 2, 1952. Lake Charles, M. M. Cross in Wil­ mington, M. Machel in San Fran­ cisco, H. Dukes in Mobile and Under the xxnioa constitu­ A. H. Smith in tion every member attending Savannah. All a Union meeting is entitled to these rank and nominate himself for the file Seafarers elected posts to be filled at were elected by the meeting—chairman, read­ Stokely the membership ing clerk and recording secre­ to the top meetings posts along tary. Your Union urges you with other Seafarers chosen as to take an active part in meet­ meeting officers. ings by taking these posts of service. " 4 4 4 And, of course, all members The crew of the Portmar (Calmar) have the right to take the floof rallied around shoreside union and express their opinions on brothers when they voted to go on any officer's report or issue record not to patronize any Horn under discussion. Seafarers and Hardgrt Restaurants on the are urged to hit the deck at East Coast because of their con­ these meetings and let their sistent opposition to the AFL Res­ shipmates know what's on taurant wiionj their minds.. ' ' Frank J. Albore is the delegate on this ship, with departmental Speah Out At ^iU Meetings �Angrntt^im ' SEAFARERS Labor lloited The marshalling of AFL forces in New Orleans on'behalf of repeal of the Louisiana "right-to-work" law as well as the political education of union members in the area is a healthy sign. This united front, which includes the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and its affiliates in the forefront, bodes no good for lawmakers who helped put over this badlymisnamed piece of legislation. For, in Louisiana, at least, working men and women are not taking this lying down. Certainly any so-called "right-to-work" measure which does not take into account the rights of union members to protect hard-won gains by'means of a union shop is bad to the core. Once labor's case is brought out in the open, chances of repeal are that much brighter, i, a. i. Promises Aren't Enough The unwillingness of the Senate Appropriations Com­ mittee to clear the way for funds which would speed the construction of prototype "roll on-roll off" tcailerships again leaves the question of the future of the US mer­ chant marine up in the air. Pious declarations of the need for bold new schemes to revise US shipping accomplish nothing when on the first-occasion that someone comes along with a workable idea for reviving the industry he finds the door slammed in his face. The lack of action by the Senate group came at the very end of this year's session. It postpones the building of the projected trailerships at least until mid-1956. At a time when outmoded US ships badly need modern replacements in order to compete favorably, the commit­ tee stand is particularly unfortunate. The industry has long passed the point where it can nourish on promises, 4. i Tsge Eleves LOG AB Back To School Via SIU Award With more than 12 ^ears of seafaring hehind him, Seafarer Pickett Lusk, 32, of Hous­ ton, Texas, is now looking forward to four' years of uninterrupted study at the University of Houston, following a long lapSe in his formal school­ ing. Lusk, one of three Seafarers to win one of the 1955 SIU scholarship awards, officially made the win­ ner's circle this year after a near-miss in 1954, when he was chosen as an alternate. As an alternate, he would have had the opportunity to fill in for one of the regular four winners last year if any of them defaulted or dropped out. The chance never present­ ed itself, however, and now he's won the SIU award on his own. As a matter of fact, he already has his nose to the grindstone, and has been attending summer school at the University to get the feel of things once again. It hasn't been easy, but he's had the constant en­ couragement of his wife, who teaches school and has been urging him to finish his education. "I was de­ termined to do this," he points out, "and the SIU scholarship will make it all possible. Needless to say, we're both overjoyed over the award." The lanky 6' 7" Seafarer got in one year at the University of Alabama back in 1941, after he grad­ uated from high School, but soon aftpr World War II broke out, he began shipping out, and has been at it ever since. lete, though, distinguishing myself Was School Athlete more through size than ability." His other after-class interests in­ Transplanted from San Francisco at the age of nine, he had most of cluded the school newspaper, on his schooling in the South and, which he wound up as feature edi­ helped along by his size, took part tor. From early childhood he was in most high school sports. He also interested in saddle horses, played both end and tackle on the and raised and trained several football team, was a natural center "promising" colts. He never pur­ on the basketball squad and high sued this hobby further, however. In 1942, Lusk first shipped out jumped and ran hurdles on the track and field team. He modestly as a purser on a Waterman ship, belittles these accomplishments, but after a couple of trips as notin^that "I was a mediocre ath­ "floating bookkeeper," he decided Rx For Seamen Fa€e-Uft Boston Hall BOSTON—The SIU hall in this port has just had itself a new paint job, and the transformation has everyone happy. Painters did the place over in line style, making everything look bright and fresh all over+ again. of the three-year period. Some The only question now, ac­ 12,000 drivers were affected. cording to James Sheehan, SIU In other developments, the port port agent, "is that we hope will was recently the scene of a visit be able to keep the hall looking from top Washington officials rep­ this spic and span in the future. resenting Government departments We're sure we'll have the coopera­ that handle the movement of Gov­ tion of the membership in this mat­ ernment freight overseas, who ter, however." came into the area to inspect har­ He noted also that the long­ bor facilities. After an extensive standing strike of AFL teamsters tour of key Boston installations in Boston and all^f Southern New both on land and by boat, the England had just been settled, party was reported to be highly with the drivers winning hourly pleased with what it saw, and its Increases ranging from 37 to 50 availability for the movement of cents. Boston teamsters came Government cargoes through this sway with the 37-cent figure be­ port. It is now hoped that an increase cause its wages had always been in US cargo movements from here higher. will result, thereby boosting ship­ Covers 3-Year Period Drivers in the rest of the area ping for the'' port which, as netted the 50-cent boost Which, Sheehan assesses it, is "unpre­ like the lower figure, is calculated dictable." Activity for the past to be spread over a three-year two weeks was only fair, as the period. The increases will pro- relatively heavy business for the Vide all the drivers with a stand­ previous period dropped off com­ ard hourly wage of $2;17 at the end pletely. i 'M This is the third in a series featuring the 1955 winners of the SIU scholarship awards. ai Although its proposals have long been at a standstill, the dangers of the Coast Guard's plans for renewed con­ trols over merchant seamen through a set of brain-body tests have never subsided. Thus, the convincing demonstration by steamship companies like Alcoa that its medical examination pro­ gram for seamen is and has been doing the job of pro­ tecting ships, cargoes and crews all along is important. In the absence of such safeguards, the Coast Guard would likely be quick to act. Proposals for controls over seamen seem to be a pop­ ular diversion these days. The best way to block them is to show that industry and the unions can handle the problem on their own, Scholarship, w I n n • r Pickett Lusk shows prowess with fishing rod. Sailfish was caught in Acapuico, Mexico, last surtimer.' Lusk was on threemonth vacation with wife. Question: A Texas newspoper editor has said that unions are no longer necessary. What do you think would happen in the maritime industry if unions bowed out? Clarence A. Collins, steward: Louis CIrignano, wiper: The shipowners would have a picnic. Since we got all the conditions we have today They would run through the everything their Union, not from own way, which the shipowners, would mean the we could expect end of conditions all these things we have today. to go right out of Anyone who the window. sailed before 1938 There would be can tell you what lower wages, It would be like. poorer conditions, AU the old bar­ riers against seamen would go up no vacations, no welfare plan, none of the benefits we have right now. again. t 4" " * 4^ Genero Gonzales, OS: The unions John Lucas, steward: That editor doesn't know what he's talking are needed all the time because tiiey are the only about if he thinks thing stopping the unions can the shipping com­ leave and things panies from cut­ will remain the ting down our same. One thing's conditions. If the sure, if a war unions were kept came, there out of the indus­ wouldn't be an try, It would be American seaman the end of the left on our ships. first square deal Cheap foreign labor would be manning all the the seaman has ever had. ' jobs. » » 4^ 4> $ Shelley Lynn, wiper: I Imagine everything would go back to the way they were in the 1920's. No­ body would pay any attention to beefs and the shipowners ^uld be able to step all over us. The worse thing that could happen would be for the uniohs^ to closie up shop. Leon Ryzop, cook: There wouldn't be any jobs for us, because the companies would give the jobs to whoever they wanted. We need IK union in the shipping busi­ ness. I remember what conditions were when I sailed back in \ 1932. Nobody could tell the shipowner where to draw the line. he was better suited for outdoor work, "Luckily, I was on an SIU ship, and the brothers took me to the hall in New Orleans, where I joined the SIU in July, 1943," he recalls. Eventually he sailed to all theaters during the war, shipping in all rat­ ings in the deck department, most­ ly out of the Gulf. He prefers to sail unlicensed, although he holds a third mate's ticket also. One of Lusk's friends and fishing companions, who is a professor at the University and lives near his home, was really astounded when he told him the size of the scholar­ ship. "He" said that the leniency in course requirements and the gen­ eral stipulations make it the finest undergraduate scholarship he's ever heard of, and I can certainly agree with that wholeheartedly." This fall, Lusk expects to return to school to major either in Eng­ lish or sociology "and if my grades hold up, I plan to go to graduate school afterwards. That's prema­ ture planning, of course. Mean­ while, thanks again to the SIU for this wonderful opportunity and to the many brothers with whom I have sailed through the years who helped make it all possible." /Sti Seattle Still Boosts Best Of Shipping SEATTLE—This Northwest port still remains the fairhaired boy as far as shipping is concerned. The fine shipping that has been enjoyed here for weeks is due to continue with an­ other vessel coming out of layup. The Heywood Broun, a Liberty which has been inactive for 21 months will take a full crew out of here and load grain. Port agent Jeff Gillette has. four other pay­ offs on tap for the next two-week period. Just to add the whip cream top­ ping to it all, Gillette reports beefs have been kept at a miminum, "Everyone seems to be doing a bang-up job," he commented. Three payoffs, two sign-ons and ten.in-transits made up the good shipping picture. Seattle has always claimed its shipping was "best in the north­ west" and present activity seems to back It up. •;A �P»ge I'weire SEAFAREKS LOG Hamill Humming On First Tour Of Orient All appeared to be well on th Marie Hamill at the last count, as the ship headed out from Yokohama for points further east. Relieved from the Northern European run iafter a long stint traveling that lane, the | names to pin on the rest of the vessel now seems due to make of boys, and just gave out ^t that the Orient its home base for point. quite a while. Many Seafarers count among Helping to keep things humming their varied talents the knack of aboard is the "smiling bosun," pinning the right label on the Mike Rossi, who already yearns right man in all communications to the LOG. Wilkerson wasn't a for the night life of New York, but "quitter," he just got exhausted. is learning to live without it for a Through it all, however, he re­ spell. ports a good crew on board, and Other nicknamed and misnamed weather and food working "passengers" are Jimmy in the same cate­ "Mobile Ice Cream" Hicks, "Sham­ gory. Books and rock" Dugan. "Coffee Beans" rea'ding matter Jones, John "Pizza Pie" Grassi, that were put "Hot Cakes" Supinski, "Packing aboard by the House" Hamm, Chuck "Egg Foo" SIU Sea Chest in Young, "El Toro" Castro, "Radio" New Orleans Gonzales, "Silent" Wright, "Boat "were and are Drill" Rydon, "Potato Bug" Reyes, very much appre­ "Big Hoss" Groseclose, "Robert ciated and are Rossi being read by all. "Cowboy" Davis, "Mr. Outside" Blanchard, Nick "Tequilla" Santos, It is really swell to get some mod­ "Banjo" Pentullo, "Blackie" Man- ernistic reading on merchant ships, cino, and "many others to numer­ and not so much of that old long­ ous to mention," reports V. Wil- hair literature," he adds. "Each and everyone of us sends our re­ kerson, ship's delegate. Actually what probably hap­ gards to our officials and brothers pened is that Wilkerson ran out I in the SIU." USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. T. P. Barbour Leo H. Lang Julian B. Barrett Tinerman J. Le» Carol J. Bauman Nils Lornsen Jlerton Baxter C. R. Nicholson Charles Bradley Alfonso Olaguibei Charles E. Brady George li. Olive J. L. Buckelew Acne V. Olsen John L. Caldwell R. A. Ratclill Lloyd T. Callaway Lcroy M. Roberson Byron Chapman James J. Russell Calvin DeSilva Thomas A. Scanlon Peter Devries Benjamin C. Seal Leo Fontcnot Joseph Sintes Louis r.iiarino William E. Smith Vernon Hall Woodrow A. Snead Earl T. Hardeman Lonnie R. Tickle E. G. Knapp Dirk Visser Buska Korolia James E. Ward Norman L. Krumm David A. Wright USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Norman T. Jackson Curt Borman A. E. Johansson Carl E. Chandler Earley Joyner Charles Coburn Pablo LaTorre Baldo Coccla Robert McCorkel Antonio R. Colon D. McCorkindale Victor B. Cooper Earl McKendree A. L. Galdikas Robert G. McKnew James J. Girolami Mather Mullis Gorman T. Glaze Nick Mutin Jack Howard Fred Pittman Daniel A. Hutto C. N. Summerell USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Peter King Arnfin A. Oyhui George E. Murphy Fish Story USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS James E. Hodges Harold D. Napier Ernest L. Magers John E. Tillman John E. Markopolo USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. E. A. Ainsworth Isaac P. Hancock H. L. Hadley John H. Richardson Frank Hall R. E; Waterfield USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Raymond W. Frye Max Byers K. E. Hansen Roy W. Corns WUliam P. Hunt E. Donougher Nicholas Korsak USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Emery D. CroweU Roy O. Noack Dominick DiMaio John Ratcliff Sverre Johannessen Ernest T. Squire V. K. Ming W. W. Wells USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. L. U. Albritton Jimmie Littleton Ronald Canady John L. Sikes David Evans Jr. Ernest H. Webb C. E. Foster USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton TRIPLER ARMY HOSP. HONOLULU, HAWAII Frank T. Campbell USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler Jose Santiago Albert Kozina Rosendo Serrano Seafarer Bill Nuckols and his wife Mickey show off some of the 40 fish they caught during his last trip home to Ansted, W. Va., Mrs. Nuckols figures she's "a jinx" though, because the week before Bill and his brother caught 130! Either way, it's an awful lot of fish. SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Thomas R. Bach D. Kaim Dargan Coker Manuel Landron Thomas D. Dailey Joseph J. Martus Julio Figueroa George A. Pease Gerald Fitzjames Perry Roberts John F. French G. H. Robinson David Furman Jose Rodriguez William Glesen Matti Ruusukalllo Estell Godfrey Kassim Samat Emllio Isaac Dominick Trevisano G. W. Johnson K. G. Wetterhorn USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Kaarel Leetmaa Fortunato Bacomo James R. Lewis Frank W. Bemrick Arthur Lomas Claude F. Blanks Francis F. Lynch Robert L. Booker Joseph D. McGraw Joseph G. Carr A. McGuigan Gabriel Coloni H. F. MacDonald. Mariano Cortez Michael Machusky Walter W. Denley Vic Mllazzo John J. DriscoU Eugene T. Nelson Bart E. Guranit^ Joseph Neubauer Taib Hasseh James OUare Joseph Ifsits D. F. Ruggiano Thomas Isaksen G. E. Shumaker John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith J. R. Klemowicz Harry S. Tuttle Ludwig Kristiansen Virgil E. Wilmoth Frederick Landry ,Cbe\ K. Zai James J. Lawlor ^ • ' ' ' Trip Stretches, Grits Run Out own program but all your prob­ lems that he will try to help you with. I'm stubborn myself, but my To the Editor: Just a few lines to say that.^ hat is off to a man that is doing a good job. He sort of made me everything is going smooth on the Wild Ranger. We left Mo­ feel like I have one more good bile on the 13th of February friend that I can always ask for with a load of ammo for Ger­ help in any emergency. many. We were supposed to Notified Passengers pay off in New York on April I thdught so much of Cliff that 1, but you know MSTS ships. I put out a bulletin to the pas­ We have made three shuttles sengers on board here introduc­ in the Mediterranean and fiing him and telling how he and his Union are attempting to im­ prove standards of shipboard cooking and feeding for the men and the passengers. Headquarters can give us more of this upgrading stuff. - We're all for it. Harry L. Franklin (Ed. note: Brother Wilson has been making the rounds of the Alcoa ships as part of the EWs nally have received our orders program to improve^ standards to go home. of shipboard feeding and the We only had six weeks' stores work of the steward departwhen we left, and even though ments). we bought stores in Italy, Spain 4 4 4 and Greece a lot of things have run out. The thing we miss most of all is grits. But all in all everyone has had a fine trip. We think we have the finest To the Editor: skipper of the Waterman fleet Greetings from-a former SIU aboard here. He is Captain brother" now transplanted to the Emanuel (Pete) Palronas, so all of you fellows can be sure he is sunny South. I have been in fair and just. He came ,up various Government hospitals through the foc'sle and was a since 1947 when I left the Seagood SIU man during that time. train Texas. Before that I was So we say "hats off" to Captain aboard several Waterman ships, and during the latter part of Pete of the Wild Ranger. World War II I sailed with Earl P. McCaskey Alcoa. Ship's delegate I'd sure like to get a copy 4" 4" of the LOG and see how the boys I used to know are doing. I can honestly say that I never had it so good as when I was To the Editor: a fortunate member of the SIU, Human nature being what it and I'm sure proud to have been is, everything that was ever a brother to the whitecapped invented was derided when it men when we backed up our was introduced. The crowds that Union demands—and got them, came down to the riverbank to too—through the fair dealing see "Fulton's Folly" came in of our officials. derision, not acceptance. Our I hope to hear that old "Ropeown Congress turned down the yard" Charlie is stacked up with first armored battleship during plenty of tobacco at Snug Har­ the Civil War. bor. I made my last trip with The Alcoa Ranger had a him sometime in 1945 or 1946 somewhat like experience when on a Waterman scow. Brother Clifton C. Wilson came Also hope Carl Wayne, the aboard for a trip with us. The oiler, is doing okay and riding smart ones were prone to hawhaw at the idea of introducing fair weather. I'd like to hear improvements in the steward from him or any of my old ship­ department at no extra cost, but mates. It sure is a far cry from the Cliff won us all over to his side. He proved to us that efficiency time I passed coal on the old SS began at home by showing us America for $60 per month and no overtime in 1919. Evans was how to do it. chief engineer then, not Paddy Pays Dividends Brennan, Let me tell some of my fel­ Anyhow, I'll appreciate a copy low chief stewards that if you are lucky enough to have "Cliff" of the LOG, as there are many make a trip with you don't feel men here who doubt my stories for one minute that he will of the many benefits of the SIU, make it a hard trip or that he and I'd like to back them up and will try to dominate your man­ also, read the very interesting agement of your department. news of far places our old gang You'll enjoy his company, and gets around to. Arthur "Pop" Wyler as he has been a dam good steward in his own right, ah (Ed. note: Your name has SIU steward to boot, if you been added to the LOG mailing open up and accept him you'll list so that you can receive the receive a bigger dividend than paper regularly.) you expect. 4 4 4 You will differ with him on some things. He's not inviolate, he's human. But just take him as another friend, tell him where he's right and where you To the Editor: think he's wrong, at the proper I am enclosing my enrollment time, proper place and when you're alone. He'll take both card for the Welfare Plan. My sides with a slide rule and before wife is the only dependent I have. It is really a great feel­ you are through, you've both ing to a fellow to know that his learned something. better half is taken care of in Don't worry about his office report. He's there to help you, case anything should happen. It is fortunate that we belong that's the nature of the, guy. He will make you feel that he's to an organization that has the doing a job he dreamed of to interest of its membership so at better living conditions of sea- " heart. men. It just doesn't mean his Adrian J. Guns Letters to the Editor Oldtimer Misses ' SIU Shipmates Feeding Plan RealBy Works Pleaised By Plan For Dependents " Ammsl B, 1955 Finds Gripers Not Real Seamen To the Editor: Since its incejjttion in the good year of Our Lord, 1938, the Sea­ farers International Union has been and always will be a pro­ gressive organization. The Union's officials and memb'ers haVe always advocated better conditions for the work­ ing seaman. There are among us, those who complain that conditions should be much better. If you should ever bother to inquire, you will undoubtedly find out that these complainers are the "Johnnie Come-Latelys" in the industry. About 95 percent of these characters have po inten­ tion of making the sea their livelihood. I Their favorite pastime is to complain about anything and everything and never do any­ thing to improve their lot. One of their favorite "sing-songs" is; How come, so and so has a full membership? If you had a mind to ask them, did you ever help organ­ ize Isthmian, Cities Service or any steamship company? Walk any picket lines? The invariable answer is always "no." They say they were busy visiting grandma, or going to Uncle Joe's funeral, or they didn't know about it — all poor excuses at best. Sightseers You will also find these men are the sightseers who are on a cruise as if they were just killing time until they get the $50 mil­ lion or the big job that is going to open up for them ashore. Or else they go back to school in the Fall and engage in some fabulous career that is going to put them far above such lowly creatures as seamen. These are your chronic complainers. Without a doubt, upon enter­ ing some SIU hall within a year, I will run into one of these great men of the future, broke, hungyy and looking for another SIU ship to get on and complain about. Press Valuable These poor saps do not seem to understand the value of SIU protection. Let them check with a reliable insurance company and inquire about a policy that will give them: A $3,500 death benefit, $200 (plus bond for baby) maternity benefit, $35 a week for life in case' of per­ manent injury or bad health, a guarantee of a job paying at least $84 a week plus room and board, hospitalization and sur­ gical care for members of the family and a representative to see that you get all that's com­ ing to you on payday. In addition, there's an office in each port equipped with showers, lockers, recreation rooms, libraries, cafeterias and a welfare department, all this and much more for $80 per year. I couldn't even begin to imagine the cost of such a policy but can safely say it's far more than 80 clams a year. I am not trying to preach to anybody or tell tftem to go to sea all their lives. But while they are among us lowly crea­ tures who roam the world for livelihood, they shouldn't con­ demn us, but leave us with an open heart. We wish them "God speed" and the very best of good luck ' in all their glorious undertak­ ings. If necessary, we will even give a hel^iing hand along the way. .' John y. (Saki Jack) Dolan �XWnst 5. 1055 SEAFARERS Smiles Tell The Sad (Or Glad) Tale Pace Thlrfiei^ lOG Antinous Finds Old World New The 88 Antinous of Pan Atlantic, which has been hugging the East Coast of the U8 for as long as man can remember, wandered far off her course on the last trip. Whether by acci­ dent or design, the ship wound up in Yokohama and other Far East ports giving her homelovin' crew a taste of the other is a veteran of the Far East. For with "three of the best daymen a side of the world. myself, I put on my dancing shoes bosun could ever find in Jimmy All went fairly well on this and spotted a dance floor that I Fuller, Glenn Petersen and Sam "t guess the smiles show who is winning," captions Seafarer Oscar Payne, secretary-reporter on the Barbara Frietchie, who sent in this photo of one of the major recreational activi­ ties for the ship, on the Far East run. Pictured iT-r) are Al Verdon, Bert Winborne, John Allmon, Tony Lipari, Jess Winfield, Charles Frey. adventure, according to Brother Maurice "Duke" Duet, except that some of the boys lost their watches to the thieving fingers of Korean sharpers and one brother was se­ riously injured by Pusaii street urchins. Of Japan, now, that was another story. But who among us can be properly eloquent about Japan? "The one port the crew was "most eloquent about," he writes, "was Osaka. Osaka had ewrything the boys were looking for. Sam (Davy Crockett) McNiel led most of the deck gang around since he Sandcaptain Beef, Beer In Boil A few weeks back the crew of the Steel Seafarer, sweltering in the Persian Gulf, was ready to do battle with a few sides of beef for "lebensraum" in the ship's reefer boxes. Now the beef on the Sandcaptain (steer beef, that is) has to contend with beer bottles for space. Venezuela may not be the real cool one by putting their-beer delegate Pete Cemashko or the rest Persian Gulf when it comes to in the ship's meat box. of the crew. heat, but it can put on an im­ This practice is strongly ob­ Just what the cook's objections pressive show of Its own on that score. It appears that a few crewmembers, to beat the heat, have been setting themselves up for a jected to by the chief cook who requests that the meat box no longer be used for that purpose. There was no official reaction en­ tered into the minutes from ship's Directory Of SlU Branches 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. BALTIMORE 1216 E. BaUimore St. Main 0290 Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 WILMINGTON 605 Marine Ave. BOSTON . 276 State St. Terminal 4-3131 James Sheetian, Agent Richmond 2-0140 NEW YORK .... 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON . • .4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-8538 Canadian District LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEiiilock 0-3744 HALIFAX, N,8.. .12814 HoUis St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Phone; 3-8911 Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. PLateau 816] Lindsey Williams. Agent WILLIAM ... 118V4 Syndicate Ave. MagnoUa 6112-6113 FORT Ontario Phone: 3-3221 NEW YORK. .. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn PORT COLBORNB .103 Durham St. HYacinth 9-6600 Ontario Phone: 5591 NORFOLK 127 129 Bank St. TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. 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Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint Phone: 1238W J. Volpian, Eng, W. Hall. Joint BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint^ Phone: Main 1-0147 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE SUP Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETTROIT 1038 3rd St. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Phone 5-8777 531 W. Michigan St. PORTLAND 622 N. W. Everett St. DULUTH... Phone; Melrose 2-4110 Beacon 4336 3261 E. 82nd St RICHMOND, CALIF '. 257 5th St. SOUTH CHICAGO Phone: Esses 5-2410 Phone 2599 SlU, A&G District SAN FRANCISCO were are not specified, but it can be presumed that cooling beer in the meat box involved too many openings and closings of the doors, with consequent bad effect on the meat. Or maybe the cook didn't care for the idea of tripping over beer cans and bottles. Come to think of it, it might not be a bad idea for a can of beer or two to be accidentally spilled on the meat. Meat cooked in beer can be on the' tasty side, it's claimed. OIK objection to this practice could come from the beer drinkers themselves. The temperature in the have never seen the equal in sumptubusness and elegance in my life. Yes, Osaka was THE port." Korea was another side of the coin, "Duke" mournfully reports, he says, "is where the Antinous met its Waterloo. You could smell the town (Pusan) offshore. Going ashore no one got out of line but you had to watch yourself at all times." Watches Missing "I met some boys on the Beaure­ gard and they too lost a few watches. I also met a few SIU boys in the Army who had dinner aboard with us. . .Brother Herman Webber, now first-class private in the Army, was the Antinous beach­ comber. He was the wheel in Pu­ san—chief mate on ai) Army tug. Webber says he is ready to see the hall again and thanks all the SIU brothers for everything they have done for him." "Duke" has a few compliments of import to hand out. The ship's captain. Dean K. Bruch, he reports, "has done everything in his power to make this trip a happy one. Every one on the Antinous can't find words enough to express how they respect him.'' The deck de­ partment he says, is a fine bunch McNiel." The only sad note in this ac­ count is that Duet is going from bosun to Pvt. He was due for in­ duction into the Army upon ar­ rival. 'Visits Royalty' r Recalling the visit of Bri­ tain's Princess Margaret to the West Indies last winter. Seafarer A. Danne of the Alcoa Pennant submits this photo of a shipmate, Allen, AB, standing at the gang­ plank of the royal yacht at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Truth And The Young Man By Thurston Lewis With clean limb the proud youth Supple as a sapling young and straight Emerges new in an aged world, and Truth Will gather her decorous folds and wait. His eyes brown springs of Autumn water View the world with wonder and with hope. While empires rise and kingdoms totter Truth flees this cheerful scope. Bronze glints his close-cropped hair in the sun His lips unopened rosebuds in Spring; The warmth of his nature is one With the warmth the early seasons bring. Aboard Sandcaptain, Sea­ farer Andy Messana shows off tonsorial handiwork on . Pete Rivero, who's both cooler and minus all hair tonic problems now. meat box is a wee bit too cool for beer which can freeze up into a syrupy consistency. Did you ever drink beer that's been frozen? Ugh! — The McCoy Burly rgisiswuAT , I CALis- MILKl - I His good sense and inherent learning rare In a world of older more hardened men Often lays, their follies bare; Enhances his greater worth within. When man's estate boasts his full-fledged growth And Truth esteems his shoulders strong. She'll place her burden there and loath He'll follow the inevitable Yoad along To lead men where the stream of Time will flow Toward fields which assume, like hope, a brighter glow. By Bernard Seaman 1 .•'M I �Pare Fourteen SEAFARERS Seastar's Crew Rates Stewards Tops In Biz LOG ALCOA PIONEE t (Alcoa), June S— Chairman, C. Anthony; Secretary, J. TIflay. It looks lilce a good trip. To ask patrolman abcut the necessity ol removing parthole scoops from gang­ way while in port. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Kay 10— Ciialrman, J. Coude; Secretary, O. Johnson. Deck delegate saw ma.e about sougeeing and painting foc'sles. Motion made and carried 100 percent to back up Harry LunUeberg on CAMU. List has been posted showing rotation of departments cleaning laundry. WESTERN TRADER (Western Nav Igatlon), June 5—Chalrmrn, E. Burton; Secretary, E. Conrad. Crew to hold on to customs slips so that things may be taken ashore without paying extra duty. Repair list posted. For- Digest o£ shiiis' Meetings mosa bonus wiU be discussed with patrolman at payoff. The much-lauded members of the Seastar's steward depart­ ment (front, l-r) include G. Reese, pantryman; D. Crlsfolas, saloon MM; D. Hill, crew MM; D. Gaskins, BR; rear, C. McDavies, night cook and baker; Ray Austria, chief cook; C. West, 3rd cook. Steward Young was not present at the time. Returning from a long trip to Korea, the SIU crew of the Seastar have taken to prose and song to shout the praises of steward Wesley Young and his department. Judging from the tributes"^ was also extended to Ray rendered, Young and com­ thanks (Syngman Rhee) Austria, chief pany kept the Seafarers cook; Ralph (Alibi) McDavies, night aboard in fine spirits through­ cook and baker; C. (South Atlantic) out the Far East voyage. Just as an army moves on its stomach, a letter on behalf of the crew noted, "so the merchant marine also sails better on a full stomach." Need­ less to say, those on the Seastar were both full and content at all times. In addition to Young, the vote of ifr- Barber's Dream Displaying the underbrush he's been growing since November, Seafarer Vin­ cent Walrath relaxes in Los Angeles after paying off eight-month trip on the Sweetwater. Barbers won't touch it without extra overtime. West, 3rd cook; D. (Fatman) Hill, crew messman; G. Reese, pantry­ man; D. (Loverboy) Cristolas, saloon messman, and D. (Taxicab) Gaskins, BR. As nicknames went on the Seastar, Young was known to his aficionados as "Louis the Greek." The special praise for the stew­ ard also extended to chief cook Austria who "was always planning for something new, with the able assistance of 3rd cook West. We -also always had plenty oi as­ sorted parries for coffeetime and night lunch Young put out by Mc­ Davies, the night cook and baker, such as donuts, pie and such spe­ cialties as eggrolls and pizza pie. "Our messmen were always on the ball, always polite and oblig­ ing. The good food and service to match kept grumbling of all kinds to a minimum. If there., was any special dish that a crewmember liked especially well, all he had to do was ask for it and if it were possible, it would be on the menu soon enough. "The gulls did not make out well at all this trip," the testi­ monial concluded. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list, (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY Z^NE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscribar and have a ehtnga •f address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ...-leaeaeeMaaei ...ZONE STATE tilCH POINT VICTORY (Bull), Juna 10—Chairman, R. Millar; Secrelaty, A. Carter. Motion made and carried to concur in headquarters communica­ tions. Everything running smooth. ALCOA PIL6RIM (Alcoa), Juna U— Chairman, B. Locke; Secretary, E. Williams. San Juan agent said man must go to-USPHS for final word on unfit for duty. Communications from headquarters read and accepted unan­ imously. EnroUment cards were al­ ready . mailed in. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Juna 5— Chairman, J, Hannay; Sacratary, C. Welch. The coffee urn aboard this ship is much too large therefore a new one will be instaUed this trip. Ail depirtments are runnln" smooth, crew likes the "New Look," except, that tables seem to be too small. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Vote of thanks given to steward and his department. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Juna 23— Chairman, V. Smith; Secretary, E. Marsh. Motion made and carried to accept and concur unanimously with headquarters communication. DEL AIRES (Mlssissippif, Juna *— Chairman, A. Thompson; SecretaA, H. Cuenther. Headquarters communica­ tions accepted and concurred. KATHRYN (Bull), June 23—Chair­ man, Martin; Secretary, Jones. Mo­ tion made and carried that headquar­ ters communication be read, accepted, and concurred unanimously. ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), June 23—Chairman, Kline; Secretary, MacDonald. Motion made and carried that communication from headquarters he accepted and concurred unanimously. STEEL TRAVELER (isthmian), June 12—Chairman, W. Mitchell; Secretary, E. Auer. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. Recent communications from headquarters accepted and concurred unenimously. Motion made and car­ ried that air-conditioning he put on ships on tropical runs. Vote of thank^ to steward department. Brother Mitchell, Chief Electrician, was given a vote of thanks for good care of the washing machine during the voyage. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May 14— Chairman, R. Clymer; Secretary, P. Robertson. A small beef in the black gang was squared away by the ship's delegate. May 12—Chairman, T. Nawrockl; Secretary, R. Stahl. Discussion on Welfare Plan. Repair lists turned over to patrolman. Steward delegate reported that he Is having trouble getting the chairs In the messhall painted. COUER d'ALENE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 3—Chairman, W. Zaiaski; Secretary, C. Taylor. Key for the pantry and passageWUy will he galley in daytime, and gangway WiU have the key at night. delegate talked to the captain the draw for Yokohama. in the watch Ship's about ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), June 22 —Chairman, C. Stambul; Secretary, L. Cunlls. Recent communication from headquarters read and accepted unan­ imously. Everything running smooth aboard this ship. ARLYN (Bull), May 31—Chairman, L. Cillls; Secretary, K. Hatglmlslos. Ship's delegate elected. The messroom is to' be kept locked in Puerto Rico and more cooperation is to be given from crew to keep it clean. June 19—Chairman, L. Gillls; Sec­ retary, K. Hatglmisios. Motion made and carried to have all beefs straight­ ened out by the patrolman at payoff. Crewmemhers to refrain from asso­ ciating with officers except in the line of duty. First Aid kit to be put in engine , room and remain there all the time. DEL SUD (Delta Line), Juna 10— Chairman, J. Lae; Secretary, C. Mat­ ting. Various ways were suggested to raise funds for the Annual Del Sud picnic. Ship'* fund $209.46, an­ nual picnic fund $008.60. Motion made and carried to get new movie screen, speaker, and reel in New Or­ leans; and to continue with annual picnic and make It more private for SIU brothers and their families. Librarian asked all brothers to return all books and magazines. PRANCES (Bull), Juna 22—Chair­ man, V. Fausonn; Secratary, G. Wharrlty. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur in headquarters communications unanimously. Ihrerything running smooth. WARRIOR TPan-Atlantlc), May 30— Chairman, D. Dees; Secretary, M. Elliott. Recent communications from headquarters accepted and concurred unanimously. Motion made and car­ ried to give SIU Welfare Negotiating Committee a vote of thanks. Mem­ bers ere urged to take good care of washing machine and tables and chairs in crews messhaU need re­ placement. .'unc 18—Chairman, C. Owens; Secre;ary, M. Elliott. Motion made to read, accept and concur unanimously with headquarters communication. Enrollment cards to he completed. Siopchest is still insufficient. Ship's delegate to see captain about same. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 19—Chairman, W. Ncwberg; Secretary, A. Lamber. No beefs. Ship's fund consists of $30.50. Wring­ er for washing machine is broken, to be • put on repair list. June 23—Chairman, W. Morris; Sec­ retary, J. DaPonte. This is a real smooth trip—n& beefs of any kind. Motion made and carried to accept headquarters report unanimously. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), Juna IX —Chairman, Waliberg; .Secretary, D. Marine. Fifty-two dollars spent for crew party and $29 left in ship's' fund. One man mis.sed the ship and one man became ill aboard it. Crews passageways and showers to he painted. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seat Shipping), Juna 22—Chairman, F. Brodrik; Sec­ retary, L. Karalemas. /Motion made and carried that headquarters com­ munications be accepted and con­ curred. Everything running smooth. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Saitraln), June 20—Chairman, E. DeBautte; Sec­ retary, E. DeBautte. New aerial for TV set bought. Ship's fund contains $47.80. Steward asked to get variety of fruit. Washing machine to be kept cleaii. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Robin Line), Mhy 12—Chairman, M. Brlghtwell; Sscretary, W. Rackiey. No beefs. Headquarters communications accept­ ed and concurred. Ship's delegate elected. Discussion held on why the roils are never hot, and the second cook will see that they are In the future. Steward requested crew to take all cots off deck while vessel la in port. June 19—Chairman, J. LIppincotI; Secretary, W. Rackiey. Communica­ tion from headquarter." read and ac­ cepted unanimously. Repair list to be turned in as soon as possibly. Steward requested that crew turn ih all linen and cots before arriving in the United States. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), July 12. Chalrmsii, C. Rice; Secretary, J. Lapointe. No baefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. It was pointed out that something is to be done about the sun shacks which are erected by the winch drivers. It was suggested that it be brought to the attention of the ship's officers. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), July —Chairman, A. Jones; Seeretary,*J. Vega. Ship is in good shape. Motion made and carried to accept and concur headquarters communica­ tions. There was a talk on the addi­ tional welfare benefits and crew was instructed to complete and mail en­ rollment cards. SWEETWATER (Petrol), July 19— Chairman, C. HIM; Secretary, N. Sargent. Ship is in fair shape. Ship's fund—$12. A few hours disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with recent ' communications from headquarters. DEL MAR (Mississippi), July 14— Chairman, E. Bates; Secretary, T. McLees. Motion made and carried to accept and concur all communications from headquarters unanimously. July 17—Chairman, R. E. Stough; Secretary, H. R. Ellis. Two men on charges. Men are to he aboard at least one hour before .sailing time. Each department to take one week to keep crew laundry clean. EnroU­ ment cards to he mailed in. Ship's fund—$292.25. Rotating ship's delegate from each department, for each trip. DEL RIO (Mississippi), May Chairman, G. Pefausky; Secratary, A. Rudnlckl. Motion made and carried to accept communication from head­ quarters. Speaker in crew mess to he repaired. July 3—Chairman, D. Ramsay; See-. retary, A. Rudnleki. Welfare enroll­ ment cards to be completed and mailed. A collection in the amount of $35 was made for a headstone for third mate who died this trip. Vote of thanks to steward department. Washing machine needs repair and crew needs a motor for ice cream machine. July 12—Chairman, J. Celssler; Sec­ retary, A. Rudnicki. Ttiis meeting was held to act on communications from headquarters. This was done and aU communications were ac­ cepted as read and carried' unani­ mously. HURRICANE (Waterman), May 25— Chairman, J. Longfellow; Secretary, J. Burke. Repair lists' are ready. This is a good trip. A vote of thanks to steward department. JEAN LAFITTR (Waterman), July 19—Chairman, A, BrancenI; Secratary, T. Ralney. It was pointed out to crew that linen would be distributed piece' by piece. MoUon made and carried to accept headquarters communication. NEVA WEST (Bloomfleid), Juna 12 —Chairman, W. Jones; Secratary, J. Rially. Ship's delegate spoke to porC ciaptain about draws and was told that they would he put out according to agreement. Motion made and car­ ried to accept and concur headquar­ ters communication. SANTORE (Ore Navigation), July I —Chairman, E. McNab," Secretary, H. Leiby. Ship's treasurer elected. Ship's fund $6.82. Motion made and carried to accept headquarters communica­ tions unanimously. More eggs be used In french toast, menus to im­ prove. SEANAN (Stratford), June 11 — Chairman, L. Barnes; Secretary, J, Carey. All repairs taken care of. Captain requested meeting with ship's committee every Saturday to thrash out differences. It has been agreed that steward departinent is to take care of recreation room and the engine and deck departments to take care of laundry. .luly 10—Chalrinan, D. Butts; Secre'ary, E. Pappas. One man missed ^ ship in Emden and caught it in Hamburg. Some disputed overtime. Mo­ tion made ; nd carried to accept and concur headquarters communications. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), May 29 —Chairman, H. Patterson; Secretary, G. Annls. Anyone who wishes to bring pets aboard ship must inform the captain first. Balance in ship's fund $91.68. Motion made and carried to accept and concur headquarters com­ munications unanimously. .lune 19—Chairman, Roberti; Sec­ retary, Patterson. Food beefs to he taken up with patrolman. Total of •hip's treasury $163.18. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications. Air-condition­ ing beef to he taken up with patrol­ man. It was suggested that brothers accept various offices to familiarize themselves and others with Union work. •luly 10—Chairman, R. Roberts; Sec­ retary, L. Harqeshelmer. Beef con­ cerning air-conditionkig is being taken care of. Sliin's fund amounts to' $171.18. Recent communication from headquarters accepted unanimously. Motion made and carried thst patrol­ man ifispect gangway, and speak to captain to find out who is informing him of beefs that do not concern him. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), July 10— Chairman, B. Locke; Secretary, W. Scott. Recent headquarters commu­ nication accepted and concurred. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), July 9 -Chairman, J. DePrancisce; Secre­ tary, J. Kearns. $1 donated to ship's fund. Motion made and carried to accept headquarters communications. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), June 20 .—Chairman, C. Gautreau; Secretary, L. Martlndale. Ship's delegate sug­ gested that ail the delegates make up a repair ii.st so that it can he worked on h.v the iiiiilc and chief en­ gineer. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for good services rendered to the crew. Mo­ tion made and carried that all bul­ letins be posted so that entire crew can read same. SEA CLOUD (Seatraders), June 11 —Chairman, E. Crotsky; Secretary, C. Hartmen. Performing on hoard ship at Panama and Honolulu must he slopped. Crewmemhers were asked to he a little more quiet in the morning. / PORT HOSKIN5 (Cities Service), June 26—Chairman, Charles Martin; Secretary, B. Webb. Treasurer re­ ported $15 in the ship's fund. Ship's delegate will check the siopchest be­ fore ship sails foreign. Old mattresses have been replaced. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), April 24 -Chairman, P. Taurast; Secretary, L. Martlndale. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running in regular SIU style. LONG VIEW VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 30 — Chairman, B, Toner; Secretary, M. Pappadskls. Keys for tlie cook's and messmen's quarters will he checked and extras will he made for those who haven't any. BIENVILLE (Waterman), June 2«— Chairman. Al Piontek; Secretary, M. Machel. One crewmember died in the Port of Yokohama and a special report was made up for New York. Vote of thanks given to the steward department. MARYMAR (Caimar), June 30 — Chairman, Snow; Secratary, Ressko. There is a balance of $26.28 in the ship's fund. All cunimunicatioiis and reports will be posted on the bulletin board so all crewmemhers can read same. EMILIA (Bull), June 19—Chairman, W. Cressman; Secratary, A. Campbell. The. ship's delegate asked all hands to fill in their welfare cards as soon as possible and turn them in. Treas­ urer reported $38 in the ship's fund. Communications have been posted on the bulletin hoard for the benefit, of aU. BALTORE (Ore), June 10—Chair­ man, J. Mehaleu; Secretary, L. Geraghty. A suggestion was made that a new radio he purchased for the recreation room from the Sea Chest and, if possible, secure a ti-ade-in on present one. One man liable for a fine for leaving ship after signing, articles. �•, - ^«>-%,vus SEAFARERS AnKOst 5. 1955 ALCOA CLIPPER" <Aleoa), April 17— Chairman. R. Robarti; Saeratary, O. Annit. There was a talk on the movie fund, for and against same. The ship's delegate will inquire about family insurance and report the results at the next meeting. Balance in the ship's fund S39.21. Reso­ lution on the newiyinaugurated hiring system read and a motion was made and passed to concur with same. Suggested that those members of the crew who do not understand fully the meaning to read the current LOG. Support of Lundeberg on CAMU issue approved. Motion made and passed to have treasurer post list of donations to movie fund. mation regarding restriction to ship, monetary exchange in Korea and shoreside labor performing riegular seamen's duties on deck and in engine room. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seat Shipping), March 26—Chairman, W. KIrby; Secre­ tary, B. Johnson. There is. $14.38 in the ship's fund. Motion made that each de­ partment delegate pick up a repair list and turn same in to ship's delegate be­ fore arrival in Boston. Carried. Men getting off ship were asked to clean quarters and turn keys in to department delegates. Vote of . thanks given to the steward department and Charles Cantwell, the baker. Suggestion made that BRADFORD ISLAND (Uties Service), each crewmember donate something to April 25—Chairman, G. Fargo; Secretary, the ship's fund. V. Ratcllff. The washing machine wringer will be sent ashore for repairs. There STONY CREEK (Tankship), March 22— is U balance in the ship's fund of S42.53. Chairman, GIbbs; Secretary, Pavlot VourThe steward department was thanked for derls. Crew agreed to go along with the the fine food they put out on voyage. company until ship gets to New York, Crewmembers will wear shirts in mess- i about mattresses, springs, doors, etc. A hail during meal hours. new wringer is needed for black gang washer. April 10—Chairman, G. Brannan; Sec­ retary, C. Gibbs. Motion made and car­ ried that J. T. French be turned over to the patrolman. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a very good Easter dinner and previous service. The crew extended their appre­ ciation to the officers on board for their cooperation. Discussion on keeping the washing machine clean. Digest of shlps^ Meetings STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), March 27 —Chairman, W. KatarzynshI; Secretary, G. Reyes. One man left behind in Djibouti for hospitalization. The deck department ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), April 24— foc'sles need sougeeing. Both engine and Chairman, O. Flnkiea; Secretary, W. Yar- I steward department personnel would like borough. Ship's treasurer reported that I to have their foc'sles painted. there is S1S.40 in the ship's fund. Screens should be put in crew messroom. Crew ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 21— to find some place to store extra wash­ I Chairman, A. Aaron; Secretary, V. Quinn. ing machine as it has to be moved from ! Motion made and carried to see a patrol dry storeroom. ! man about repairs. The lockers in the messman's foc'sle should be replaced. MARIE NAMILL (Bloomfield), April 23 Suggestion made to honor the union rule —Chairman, D. Jones; Secretary, H. Hunt. that no man is to enter messhall or pan­ Ship's delegate reported on men being try in .shorts. logged and what to do about those called April 16—Chairman, V. QuInn; Secre­ before the Coast Guard in Antwerp. He tary, A. Aaron, Suggestion made to asked crew's help in getting a repair list change brands of syrup in New York. ready. There is a total of $8 in the I Water fountain should be kept clean. A ship's fund. The steward department ' few minor disputes reported. was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. OCEAN LOTTE (Maritime Overseas), March 20—Chairman, T. Connell; SecreROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), [ tary, Kaznowsky. Ship's delegate will see March 20—Chairman, A. Arnold; Secre­ I the first assistant engineer in order to tary, K. Neumann. Repair lists turned keep the engine department sailing on in and taken care of. Launch service for smooth level. Walking conditions from entire trip has been inadequate. Top­ house to bow above deck cargo is unsafe side has been notified to stay out of crew and ship's delegate will see the chief quarters. Crewmembers made a resolu­ mate or captain about same. April 8—Chairman, B. Fanovich; Section that the Robin Doncaster does not rotary, Kaznowsky. Repair lists will be aaU until all beefs are settled. April 10—Chairman, S. Yodrls; Secre­ made out. The ship's delegate will see tary, J. Byrne. A motion was made and a patrolman to get a better understand carried to have medicine cabinets in­ ing regarding the new Article 2. General stalled in crew's foc'sles with mirrors at­ Rules. tached. Motion made to have company MARORE (Ore), April 25—Chairman, J. supply launch service as per agreement, otherwise reimburse crewmembers for McLaughlin; Secretary, W. Dawley. Ship's the sum of $2 per day. It was suggested delegate reported everything in good that officers get thete own washing ma­ shape. Crewmembers were advised to chine and a place to do their own laun­ return cots at the end of trip otherwise dry instead fo using crew's facilities.' they would be charged for same. A mo­ The steward was questioned on running tion was made and passed that a tele­ short of fresh fndt and ice cream and gram be sent to Harry Lundeberg. Crew he stated that the company sends the approved new SIU seniority system and stores down at the last day and he does AFL action in CAMU dispute 100 percent. not have time to check same. The bosun LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), stated that the messroom and PO. mess have not been painted for over a year. April 24—Chairman, C. Kaust; Secretary, S. Rivera. Headquarters report was read May 5—Chairman, F. BressI; SecFetary, M. Whale. Patrolman reported all re­ and posted. Discussion on various matters pairs squared away. Discussion and ex­ for the welfare of all on board. Delegates planation on new SIU welfare plan addi­ elected. tions. Crew was in favor of same 200 percent. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), April 20 —Chairman, R. RIed; Secretary, L. Wing. Crew was told that the captain would give out the draw in American money. There was some diPcussion on the ex­ change rate on foreign currency in Korea. A motion was made and carried that crew of the SS Maiden Creek go on record to endorse resolutions on newlyestablished hiring hall set-up, and to sup­ port the position taken by the AFL FRANCES (Bull), May 1—Chairman, H. unions withdrawing from CAMU. The Singleton; Secretary, E. O'Rourke. Crew steward department was given a vote-of requested a new ice box. Suggestion thanks for a job well done. made that garbage be dumped aft. Messroom will be sprayed more often. The ANN MARIE (Bull), April 20—Chair­ ship's delegate reported on the new form man, Blondo; Secretary, Kllllgren. The for ship's meetings. Contributions will ship's delegate reported that the laundry be collected for the ship's fund. Is not being cleaned properly. The chief mate will provide a Ijose for washing DEL SUD (Mississippi), April 29— laundry room. Crewmembers were Chairman, T. Jamas; Secretary, G. Mat­ thanked by the ship's delegates for their ting. Motion made and carried that this cooperation on 'ship's business. A tele­ crew send a telegram to Brother Lunde­ gram was sent to Harry Lundeberg sup­ berg letting him know that we are behind porting him in the action he took con­ cerning CAMU. A vote of thanks was him in the CAMU beef. given to the ship's delegate for a job HASTINGS (Waterman), April 10— well done. CUBORi (Ore), May 1—Chairman, A. Nickle; Secretary, R. Colyer. Wringer on washing machine needs fixing. The ship's delegate will .see the chief engineer about this in addition to steampipes in washtubs. No beefs on board and everything running smoothly. Chairman, S. Carlisle; Secretary, J. Wells. Chewmembers were asked to take care of the new washing machine: the old one will be used for work clothes. A new Iron is needed for the crew. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for the tasty salads put out. All hands vvere asked to bring coffeb,. cups back , to the pantry and not leave them around deck. SEASTAR— (Triton), April 17—Chair­ man, W. Young; Secretary, W. Strlcklln. There will be plenty of money for draws In Korea. Logs will not be lifted. Crew­ members will sign for keys and pay for the ones lost. All repair lists wiU be turned over to the ship's delegate. A vote of thanks given to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. MICHAEL (J. Carrat), April 17—Chair­ man, F. Israel; Secretary, O. Nagy. Ship's delegate reported to crew about wire' sent to Union asking that a representa­ tive, meet • ship in Miami as wo are going to sign foreign articles. Wiper injured on way south was sent to the hospital in Cuba, Washing machine needs repairing. There is now a toUl of $14.85 in the ship's fund. NATIONAL LIBERTY (National Trade), no date—Chairman, R. Godwin; Secre­ tary, none. Beefs will be referred to patrolman. Motion made and carried to hold steward responsible for shortages in stores if he does not report such short­ ages to ship's delegate before ship sails. Suggestion made that delegates send a letter to headquarters requesting infor- LOG Fage Fi/teea Ship's Reporter Speeds News On the morning of June 24 the SlU-manned Steel Admiral rescued 186 Philippine passen­ gers from the stricken steamer Neptuno which had been beached in a storm. A few days later, the SEAFARERS LOG office in New York received a full account of the incident with photographs and newspaper • clippings so that the crew's farer Francisco Alcain. Besselievre a ship's reporter who does not hold experience could be fully re­ was elected to the secretary-re­ any other ship committee job, so ported in the LOG. porter's post by his shipmates that he can handle his assignment The LOG had this information under the new shipboard commit­ in style. thanks to ship's secretary-reporter tee system. Bill Besselievre who mailed In the Of course, not every ship has story and pictures taken by Sea- as dramatic an incident to report as the Admiral did in this in­ stance, but the Neptuno story is just one of sev­ (Continued from page 5) eral news and utes one crew spokesman said, picture items "The Pilot said 'Victory' but we sent to the LOG have won nothing . . . We are now of the following SIV families by the secretaryforced to take vacations . . . Some will collect the $200 maternity reporters on the time in. 1956 if we are not working benefit plus a $25 bond from the various SIU Besselievre we may ... be given $4 a week if Union in the baby's name: ships. many other 'ifs' are settled. As the name of the job implies, David Braxton Brag?, bom June "Instead of negotiating with the 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. the secretary-reporter keeps a rec­ shipowners to force us to take ouc ord of newsworthy occurrences John S. Bragg, Thunderbolt, Ga. during the voyage and forwards vacations . . . the time would have l" 4" any information of interest to the been more wisely spent increasing the length of the vacations" (i.e., Lisa Skulstad, bora June 24, LOG at headquarters. more vacation money, which is ex­ 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto The purpose of having a secre­ actly the position taken by the Skulstad, New Milford, N. J. tary-reporter on the ships is ob­ SIU). H t vious. He helps keep the Union in­ The current difficulties between ^Richard Joseph May, born June 22, formed on what is going on on the Curran and Stone, the latter Cur1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rich­ ships and through the medium of ran's right hand man and closest ard May, Brooklyn, N. Y. the LOG informs other crews and associate, obviously stem from Seafarers on the beach about what Stone's critical attitude on the hir­ t> if iff ing hall issue. Michael Gerald Kelly, born July is happening on the ships. All SIU ships are urged to elect When Curran proposed that the 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. doors be opened instead of fighting John Kelly, Jr., Mobile, Ala. the NLRB on the hiring issue. 4> Stone declared: Theresa Ann Butts, bora July (You are saying) "to the hun­ 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Anderson dreds of thousands that have sea­ Hurmen Burnell Butts, Mobile, The above-named man or anyone men's papers that we have 23,000 Ala. knowing his whereabouts are urged jobs here, come in boys, stand in to contact his mother, Mrs. W. A. line . .. these officials (Curran and 4> 4> j* Frank Edward Oetgen, Jr., born Londenberg, 5 Old Burnsville Hill Company) say, look, you are going to die anyway, so commit sui­ June 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Road, Asheville, NC. cide ..." Mrs. Frank E. Oetgen, Savannah, 4 4" 4" Stone's prediction was fulfilled, Ga. Rudolph Cefaratti when the NMU was swamped with t 4> l" Please contact S. C. Berenholtz, Julie Anne Thrasher, bora June 1209 Court Square Building, Balti­ thousands upon thousands of regis­ trants for jobs, leading in turn to 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. more 2, Md. the compulsory vacations and sup­ Julius Thrasher, Alexandria, La. 4 4 4 plementary unemployment insur­ i Eric Madsen ance. Lacy Dan Deason, bora July 12, Plea.se get in touch with Mrs. Actually of course, the supple­ 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lacy A. H. Madsen, c/o Mi's. J. Buzlear, mentary unemployment plan has Deason, Jr., Jasper, Ala. 205 Mott St., New York, NY. not yet gone into effect since a one year interval remains between 4 4 4' the signing of the contract and the William R. Dixon effective date of the benefits, Urgent you contact your wife at which means that NMU members 150 Virginia Ave., Uniontown, Pa., receive no benefits at all this year. or call Geneva 8-3957. NMU Men Hit Vacation Rule -Hi PERSONALS liiiliiiil DISPATCH 4 4 4 Feeding Plan Popular Item Francis A. Warren, Jr. Please get in touch with your The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported , to the mother, at 276 East Ave., East NorSeafarers Welfare Plan and the walk. Conn. 4 4 4 SIU death benefit is being paid to Ladislaus Ziembka their beneficiaries: * (Continued from page 2) Please contact your niece, Mrs. such items as sardines, boiled eggs, Harvey Brown, 54: A heart at­ Henry Olszewski, 97 Ridge Ave., tack proved fatal to Brother Brown Bridgeport, Conn., as soon as pos­ sliced leftover roasts, such as pork, beef and ham, potato salad and who died on May sible. baked beans in addition to the cus­ 31, 1955, in the 4 4 4 tomary cold cuts and cheese. St. Marks Hotel Russell E. Morrison Standardization of menus also is in Oakland, Cali­ Get in touch with your mother at avoided and hot bread and rolls are fornia. Place of DEL VALLE (Mississippi), April 17— 84 Robey St., Uphams Corner, Dor­ baked daily, weather permitting. Chairman, R. Jensen; Secretary, J. Wise. b u'r i a 1 is not chester, Mass. Ship's delegate reported that the biggest Cakes or other pastries are served known. He had trouble is getting ship painted. Delegate 4 4 4 at coffee time as often as possible. is taking same up with patrolman or joined the Union agent upon arrival in New Orlean«y Re­ Charles Achoy Also popular is the setting up of in 1947 in Tampa port concerning hiring hall and seniority Seymour Savitt a special table reserved for men system discussed, and Brother Charles and had been Johnson made a motion to postpone vot­ Angel Feliciano on watch so they can be served sailing in the en­ ing on same until clarification from agent Your gear is being held in the quickly. upon arrival at Tampa. Motion carried gine department since that time. that all SIU ships carrying penalty cargo baggage room at SIU headquarters The new rules, Reyes pointed regardless of amount shouRTbe paid pen­ Brother Brown is survived by his out, all are designed to promote alty wages, as they stUl have to contend mother, Mrs. Edith Brown of in Brooklyn. with bugs and files. A new garbage greater cleanliness, make food 4 4 4 shute to replace old one la needed. A Tampa, Florida. more attractive in appearance, vote of thanks was given to the steward Samuel Langham ^ ^ department for a job well done. quality and taste, and to do away ex-bosun WW II April 25—Chairman, G. Muner; SacreJohn C. Maclnnes, 58: Brother tsry, J. Wise. Headquarters report clari­ Get in touch with Miller Mar­ with over-cooking and over-prepa­ fied by patrolman per action from min­ Maclnnes died of natural causes shall, 1424 K Street, Washington, ration which accounts for most utes of previous meeting. Motion made and carried to accept and concur. Car­ in the USPHS hospital in Staten DC. shipboard waste. Burial took ried unanimously. Crew voted full ap­ Island, New York. proval of new SIU hiring and AFL posi­ place at the Rose Hill Cemetery in tion on CAMU issue. A wire was sent to Brother Lundeberg extending to him Linden, N. J. Brother Maclnnes a vote of confidence from the crewmem­ is survived by his brother, Mr. bers .aboard this ship. Seafarers are urged to make a careful double-check when they Donald A. Maclnnes of Garrison, fill out their enrollment cards for the new family hospital-surgi­ YAKA (Waterman), April 24—Chair­ NY. man, E. CzosnowskI; Secretary, J. Craft. cal benefits provided by the SIU Welfare Plan, because many of Discussion on sanitation, Crewmembers' t the cards filed so far lack the signature of the Seafarer in­ feel that more agreements should be Robert Hostler, 45: On March 1, placed aboard this ship. All repair lists volved to make everything official. The absence of a proper sig­ should be turned in to the ship's delegate 1955, Brother Hostler died of aiiute nature at the time of a claim can complicate or delay approval before arrival in Miami. Warning given to all by the delegates on the conse­ poisoning aboard the Orfon Star at at the worst possible moment when aid of some kind is actually quences of getting "gassed" and perform- Manila Bay. Burial took place at needed. 'ing in next port. There is a balance in the San Lazaro Crenlatory. the ship's fund of $2.40. 'v: Sign Enrollment Cards OSS �Vol. XVII No. 16 SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC Sv; AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • Seafarers Rate HigK iVith II S Customs 1 American seamen are more honest in their dealings with US Customs officers than any group of people who pass through inspection centers on the piers. Cus­ toms agents report that there are millionaires who smuggle for thrills and seamen on foreign vessels working for coolie wages who have to smuggle, but complaints registered against American seamen are extremely rare. Officials connected with the Customs Collector's office also point to the fact that they collect daily in duty charges more from crewmembers as regular duty than from those who travel as passengers. "You would be sui'prised at how little comes in com­ pared to the number of persons who make foreign voy­ ages and plane trips. The amount is negligible," said one official. "The seamen, however, realize that they must declare on the ship's curio list the real value of the articles they wish to bring ashore and that they cannot fool the Customs men on the piers." These statements indicate a certain trust in Sea­ farers, though Customs men are no less vigilant when going aboard US-flag freighters and tankers. Understaffed For Job The present nationwide staff of 7,500 to 8,000 is doing a job that needs at least half again as many men. Recently the Customs staff received a strong assist in its work through a directive now posted in ports where US ships dock. Treasury Department officials are lav­ ish in their praise of the results and ask Seafarers to assist in a campaign to wipe out the illicit trade in narcotics. The directive offers a reward of $500 per kilogram for information leading to the seizure in a port in the United States of smuggled heroin. Assisting ^n this campaign would not only be profita­ ble, but it is the duty of eyery Seafarer to his family and his country. The SIU for many years has main­ tained a strong membership-adopted rule which calls for expulsion of any Seafarer fou.id guilty of smug­ gling narcotics. The SIU has been commended in ar­ ticles in national magazines for its work in this fight. The vigilance of alert trade unions. Customs men and the directives posted in all ports of the world have noticeably cut down the smuggling of narcotics. "Too often, though," a Customs officer noted, "you get the messenger boy and not the actual smuggler. This could be some poor dupe to whom the lure of easy money is irresistible." Squads Spot-Check Ships * A vigilant enforcement division of the Bureau of Customs Is constantly sending out search squads to board ships on a "spot-check" basis or on information received from overseas, or from the ship's radiogram as having been learned by the captain. Often these ships are selected because the port from which* they sailed has been pinpointed as a known area from which narcotics are dispersed. This could be a Mediterra­ nean port, an Oriental base, or the like. These search squads, called by one official- "the greatest gang for finding things," are a yarn unto themselves. The recently-developed baggage X-ray machine is proving invaluable both in what it seeks out and dis­ covers and as a deterrent to anyone who wants to beat the tariff laws. This machine has not yet (nor is it ex­ pected to be) used on anyone's person. US Customs in­ spectors pride themselves on discovering suspicious bulges in pockets. _ Hollow cigars, hollow canes and fake fountain pens containing many carats of illicit diamonds are spotted easily by eagle-eyed inspectors, and are items that are not even safe to carry if empty. A recent discovery was a man who wore a skintight vest under his shirt containing 96 little pockets, each just big enough to contain a watch movement. Pets are not permitted ashore unless they come from a certified "clean" port, and even then you may have to pay for a veterinarian examination and an inocula­ tion. Parakeets or parrots, frequently made pets by Seafarers, are not allowed ashore. You can take in one bottle of liquor, but make sure its a quart bottle if you want the maximum and not a fifth: one bottle only. Other articles acquired abroad by Seafarers during a voyage and exclusively for pse during a voyage or while on shore leave, such as necessary clothing, toi­ letries, cameras, watches, razors, and other purely per­ sonal effects may be landed. In addition, besides the quart of alcoholic beverage previously mentioned, the Seafarer can bring in tobacco products not in excess of 50 cigars or 300 cigarettes or 3 pounds of smoking tobacco or a proportionate amount of each. Regulations regarding the landing of articles are , necessarily long, boring, printed in .smail tyxie that is hard on the eyes, and changing so constantly that only career men in the US Customs office keep up to date with them.* Items For Persona! Use It is sufficient for the Seafarer to realize that he can bring in "free of diTty and internal revenue tax" ar­ ticles that ai-e usually taxable if he declares on the crew purchase manifest (curio list) they are strictly for personal or'household use, or as gifts, and that these do not have a total value of more than $10. This is in addition to the regular tobacco and alcoholic al­ lowance under the law; but should this latter allowance be exceeded Iftr even as little as $1, or should the value of the gift item exceed the $10 "then the $10 exemp­ tion shall not be allowed and duty or tax shall be col­ lected on ALL the articles." If you are willing to pay all the fees prescribed by law, there is no limit on what you can bring in as long as every article is listed on the curio Ifst and the duty paid. A Seafarer is not eligible for treatment as a "return­ ing resident" which would allow him $500 worth of duty-free articles, unless he leaves the vessel without intention of reshipping on a ship touching on foreign ports. There are hundreds of other regulations, but the new. Seafarer and the old should have, a pretty good idea of what he can or cannot do. Sometimes, though, a Seafarer does run into difficulty by forgetting to fill out a certificate of registration of effects taken aboard during a voyage. Protect Purchase of Foreign Items Included in this could very well be that brand new. watch or camera or binoculars somebody gave you as a gift and you didn't think of asking for a sales slip. If it is of foreign manufacture, and frequently they are, and is not listed on the certificate that is good for two years, you may very well lose the article and pay a fine. An official said, "We cannot be picayune. We don't have enough men to list every little thing. Sea­ farers just have to be careful." There are thousands of articles like musical instru­ ments and perfumes which are subject to objection by trade mark or,copyright owners. TlMse who do have such objection to the entry of these articles charge fees ranging from $1 to $10 for a release to the cus­ toms officers. Many times J;hey blame the customs offi­ cials for a "racket" they themselves are benefiting by. If you are charged what you consider an exorbitant fee : for such a release, call it to the attention of US Cus­ toms personnel. Under Section 584 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended, the master of a ship is responsible for every­ thing on that ship being on the manifest. If a crew- • member causes a master to be penalized, the'^master looks for that crewmember ^to make good the fine : which is the appraised value of the merchandise plus penalties.. For the average Seafarer though. Customs is just , one of the necessary routines to be gone through when his ship hits port. Today with good wages and condi- . tions crewmembers have far too much at stake in their jobs to run the risk of a few illicit dollars. They hav«4no desire to attempt to outwit the pros in the Customs • office in a foolish game which would only get them into hot water. I-'' ' Iv"''' i'^ I'^x • ife^. Is-'-'' ' 11'';"'"• ••• 11":- -• hi; ,y V''" iS--" ' • • Two customs agents located this package of narcotics in the back of a cabinet on a ship arriving in Nqw York from a European voyage. Approximately two pounds of heroin were involved. Gold bars were stowed' in­ side car's door panels but agents spotted attempt. (Agent's faces masked*)^ Familiar Snow Boy washing powder boxes carried unusual contents on one ship. Customs agents-found the "soap powder" consisted of marijuana. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 5, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 16 Description An account of the resource Headlines: PLAN ALL-OUT BATTLE ON LA. 'WRECK' LAW SIU FOOD PLAN POPULAR WITH WATERMAN CREWS NY SHIP BEEFS DWINDLE: JOB BOOM CONTINUES SIUNA WILL ATTEND AFL MERGER MEET SIU FAMILY BENEFIT SHOWS BIG INCREASE IN SECOND MONTH US SHIPPING BOOSTED BY FOREIGN AID VOTE MAW SIGNS BAY BOATS IN BALTIMORE TRAILERSHIP PLANS TALLED ANTI-SIU 'EYE' MILKED US FILES N' ORLEANS SHIP CANAL BILL OKAYED TAMPA OKAYS FOOD SYSTEM ABOARD SHIPS NMU MEN ASSAIL FORCED VACATION CANADA STRIKES FOR HOURLY PAY SIU ACTION WINS FULL BENEFITS FOR SICK MEN LAKE CHARLES BIDS FOR SALES TAX OKAY GRAIN, COAL CREATE NO SHIP BOOM LAKE CHARLES BIDS FOR SALES TAX OKAY SYRIA SERVICE TO INDONESIA ILA CRIMP RIG READY TO FOLD SEAFARER BICYCLES ACROSS COUNTRY CG PROFILE PITCH IGNORES STIFF CO. HEALTH EXAMS ALL BEEFS SETTLED - SMOOTH PAYOFF AB BACK TO SCHOOL VIA SIU AWARD LABOR UNITED PROMISES AREN'T ENOUGH FACE-LIFT BOSTON HALL SEATTLE STILL BOOSTS BEST OF SHIPPING HAMILL HUMMING ON FIRST TOUR OF ORIENT ANTINOUS FINDS OLD WORLD NEW SANDCAPTAIN BEEF, BEER IN BOIL SEASTAR'S CREW RATES STEWARDS TOPS IN BIZ SHIP'S REPORTER SPEEDS NEWS SEAFARERS RATE HIGH WITH US CUSTOMS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/5/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/3fb037fc93580b3b2b1b875d22fb4d05.PDF eb31b83ac4187f312a2d34b7726c29e5 PDF Text Text A MOT'SO-PUNNY TAlg: Vol. XVII No. 17 SEAFARERS story On Page 2 LOG « OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • JOB CALLS IN SlU HIT 20-IIII0S HIGH I'-W >15 •Story On Page 3 MTD To Be Key Unit In Merger ! ..'m Story On Page 2 Prize Winners. Robin Mowbray's acting SIU ship's delegate, Peter Gvozdich (center) and Captain H. E. MacDermid (right) re­ ceive National Safety Council award on behalf of crew from M. S. Pennington, company director of operations. Copies of the award are going to all Robin Line ships. Company compiled best safety record of any US shipping operator in 1954. Record has been attrib­ uted to active participation by SIU Robin Line crews in shipboai'd safety meetings and procedures. (Story on Page 3.) I '' I visi Hospital Bonus. Four of several Seafarers who were voted retroactive hospi­ tal benefits after Union went to bat for them are shown col­ lecting checks from New Or­ leans SIU patrolman, Herman Troxclair, (right). Men had been discharged previously as unfit for duty and could not get qualifying seatime for benefits before they reentered hospital. However, the Union - presented their cases to Wei- , fare Plan trustees who ruled them eligible for $21 weekly benefit from day thfey re­ entered. Shown here are (left to right)-: Charles Nicholson, Charles E. Brady, G. D. Olive and B. C. Seal. - " ?I �Pate Twe SEAFARERS MTD Guaranteed Major Voice In AFL-CIO Merger Antuat 19, 1955 A /iOX'SO-^FUAJNY TAUB z NCE UPON A TIME many years ago agency officials, who gave the detective acthere was a small Government agency .oess to supposedly confidential personnel that had a few humdrum responsibilities files. Another involved a deal between the and not too much in the way of an exciting agency and a private company whereby the future. That was before big business meth­ agency agreed to overlook certain of its own CHICAGO—Assurances that the AFL Maritime Trades De­ ods came to Government, and the popularity safety standards so the company would be able to save a considerable sum in maintenpartment will he the spokesman for" maritime labor under 6nce and repair. Several employees of the the AFL-CIO merger were given by AFL President George company subsequently lost their lives in a Meany at a pre-convention"*' serious accident. date, the CIO unions have not co­ conference of AFL unions Just recently the agency has been plump­ operated with MTD. here. In answer to questions ing enthusiastically for a new contract which MTD was originally formed as would undoubtedly involve millions of dolraised by the SIU of NA delega­ a mutual assistance group of AFL ars yearly in additional appropriations. The tion, Meany declared that the marine and shoreside maritime contract would apply a wide variety of elaMTD would continue to function unions, to aid each other in organ­ of the theory that agencies, just like private izing and contract beefs, tt played iborate pseudo-scientific test procedures to and would be the key maritime a big role in defeating the attempt businesses, must grow, expand into new personnel already partially under its control. unit in the merged labor organiza­ of Harry Bridges and the Com­ fields, get bigger appropriations and make (Professional psychologists call this procemittee of Maritime Unity to take more noise if they are to be considered suc­ tion. rdure a "battery" of tests, and there is no quesMTD then, will have status iden­ over US maritime. cessful. At the same time, of course, this This past June 30 the MTD met tical to other AFL departments, means more and higher paid top executives, such as the Building Trades De­ in New York to elect new top of­ more clerks and more field hands, along with ; partment and Metal Trades De­ ficials and plan for future water­ the added power that all this represents. ^ partment, whose functions and front action with the organization This particular agency had some exciting' organization will carry over into of East Coast longshoremen top­ ping the list. Lundeberg was elect­ times in the 1920's when it was chasing pro­ the new merger structure. Representatives of AFL interna­ ed president of MTD with E. L. hibition lawbreakers, but along came repeal tional unions were present at the Slaughter, secretary of the Inter­ and the depression and it settled back to re­ gathering, which was in the form national Brotherhood of Long­ lative inactivity. shoremen, AFL, secretary-treasur­ Like many a dormant enterprise, the tibn but that a certain amount of shock is in­ er of the maritime body. agency got a big boost toward prosperity with volved.) Member unions of MTD include Cet That SS • The procedures are designed to enmesh the the arrival of World War II. It eagerly the SIU, AFL Radio Officers employees of the private industry in a tan­ Number Right seized its opportunity and effected a merger Union, IBL, Masters Mates and gled web of. red tape of dubious ancestry, in­ Seafarers filing vacation Pilots, Sailors Union of the Pacific, with a,bureau formerly under another agen­ money claims should make Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, cy's control. Its first big contract was an as­ volving extremely questionable procedures. sure that they use their correct Marine Firemen's Union, AFL signment to issue documents and supervise But for the agency the tests would mean new Social Security number. Use Marine Cooks and Stewards and the work of several hundred thousand men paperwork, new hearing panels, more cleri­ of the wrong number means a the Staff Officers Union. in a vital private industry, as well as to in- cal help. It all adds up to more authority and clerical headache for the Vaca­ more of the taxpayer's money. tion Plan office and slows up The agency described here is, of course, the handling of payments. none other than the United States Coast Also, a Seafarer who uses Guard. Its latest proposed addition to its the incorrect Social Security original safety-at-sea function would be the number is crediting his tax de­ "brain-body" test series for merchant sea­ ductions to some other US worker. men, on top of its authority over shipboard 9=1 discipline, its control over seamen's docum^ts, and its security clearance system for of a pre-merger conference to iron spect the plants. Naturally this involved a sSamen and longshoremen. out any questions member unions Nor are the "brain-body" tests the end of considerable expansion of the work force for might raise about merger. SIU of the affair. It is gradually encroaching, on NA president Harry Lundeberg this purpose. headed the SIU delegation which With the end of the war, it appeared off­ seamen in other respects. One is its sudden After a brief boycott by Brit­ also included Paul Hall, SIU hand that the agency would be doomed to discovery of the ship's logbooks. In the best A&G District; Morris Weisberger, ish maritime unions affiliated considerable shrinkage. But some adroit tradition of some recent investigative activi­ Sailors Union; John Hawk, SIU of with the International Transties, the Coast Guard is now applying retroacNA; Hal Banks, Canadian District; portworkers Federation, owners of maneuvering followed during which it suc­ Captain John Fox, Inland Boat­ the San Salvador, a Costa Rican ceeded in maintaining its war-time function man's Union; Fred Farnen, Great ship, agreed to sign an ITF con­ as supervisor-of personnel in this particular Lakes District, and Matthew tract. Signing of the San Salvador private industry. Naturally this meant re­ represented another forward step tention of a large percentage of wartime ap­ Dushane, SIU of NA. The question of MTD's future in the campaign of the Specml Sea­ propriations and wartime work forces. A was raised by Lundeberg in view farers Section of ITF td^ boost large number of executives who had been ot the fact that merger will bring standards on "runaway" flag ships. concerned with the possibility of downgrad­ three CIO maritime unions into Wages were boosted by approxi­ ing, loss in status and salary, could now face the combined organization. To mately $18 for each crewmember the future with confidence. Meanwhile the tiye justice by punishing men for infractions and the manning scale increased. Both boosts brought the crew's agency continued its noiimal peacetime work of years past long since forgotten. No mis­ involving in the main the enforcement of cer­ hap is too small to be entered in the logbook, up to British scale. SEAFARERS LOG conditions In recent weeks the Special Sea­ tain safety standards. the Coast Guard says, or too small to punish Aug. 19, 1955 Vet. XVII, No. 17 farers Section has been increasing­ The Korean War gave the agency its sec­ a seaman for. It makes exhaustive sugges­ ly active on both sides of the At­ PAUL HALL, SecretaTy-Treasurer lantic in efforts to win decent con- ond big opportunity to expand. A new con­ tions on how to keep a logbook and a per­ tract assignment was obtained involving an manent service record on seamen in its pub­ HEnsERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art .ditions for seamen under runaway extension of its personnel powers over 100,lication dealing with safety at sea. T-he Coast Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK. flags. Guard seems particularly anxious to compile Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Tied Up In England Representative. a day-by-day record of every seaman from The San Salvador was hung up his first wail in infancy until he cashes in his Burly Page 13 in the port of Barrow Furness, Editorial Cartoon Page 10 England, by railroad workers in the chips. Editorial ."Page 10 As a result of this record of growth and ex­ Final Dispatch Page 15 National Union of Railwayman and pansion, the Coast Guard has been able to and longshoremen in the Transport Inquming Seafarer Page 11 publish recently four pages of amendments to Labor Roundup Page 10 and General Workers Union. Both regulations. The amendments were pre­ unions refused to handle cargo for Letters Pages 12,14 the vessel. Low wages, bad con­ sented in condensed form because space Meet The Seafarer Page 10 Personals Page 15 ditions and undermanning were 000 or more workers not previously affected Recent Arrivals Page 15 the reasons for the action by the plus additional authority as a Government security watchdog. This involved the estab­ Seafarers In Action Page 11 ITF's British affiliates. Here in the US, the ITF Sea­ lishment of m&ny more boards and a vast Shipping Figures Page 4 Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 farers Section recently opened an new volume of paper workvwhich^ undoubt­ organizing office at 33 Whitehall edly opened up a iew new careers for ambiti­ Published blwemly nt the headquarters Street for the purpose of organiz­ et the Seafarers International Union, At­ seamen. The ous officials in the ranks. lantic A Gulf District, AFL, «7S Fourth ing runaway flag Like any Government agency, it had been Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth -9-SiOO. Entered as second claf. mailer campaign here is under the direc­ at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY. under tion of Willy Dorchain, ITF US involved in a few scrapes along the line but the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. representative. It has a strong en­ haid managed to wiggle through. The only simply didn't permit all of them to be printed in full. Of course, every regulation means dorsement from the last SIU of NA casualties were a few red faces. convention which pledged it the One such scrape involved a questionable that much more in the form of Coast Guard fullest possible support. collaboration between a private, detective and control over seamen; v i ITF Boycott Wins Pact On Runaway 0im$ LOG \ O �Parcnfe* SlSAFAttERS LOG Anffuat 19; 19W Shoreside Union Rep Gets Taste Of Sea Job Pace At 20-Mo. High In 5IU-A&C Job opportunities for men shipping with the SIU reached a new high in the past two weeks as more Sea­ farers shipped out than at any time since the pre-Christmas boom of 1953. The total of 1,574 men shipped to off­ shore jobs surpassed a previous high of 1,416 men shipped in the two-week months. The department's ac­ period of June 29 through cent tivities have increased the tradi­ July 12. tionally high ratio of job opportu­ Furthermore, total shipping exceeded registration by 127 jobs with the result that in many ports men with class A seniority are shipping regu­ larly with cards a few days On tour of SlU-manned Del Norte, R. L Grevemberg, New Orleans business representative of AFL radio and TV technicians, picks up soma pointers from Seafarer Peter Prevas, DM (right), while Seafarers Joe Vigo, OS, and Angel J. Urti, DM, look on. Grevemberg also toured SlU New Orleans hall. old and ratings of all kinds are in considerable demand. Much of the credit for the favor­ able SIU shipping picture belongs to the Union's organizing depart­ ment which has brought several new companies and hundreds of jobs under Union contract in re- SIU Action Reverses Loggings BALTIMORE—"Two for one" loggings of Seafarers by one operator in this port have been defeated as a result of prompt SIU action. Fort agent Earl Sheppard said that the Coast Guard has agreed that^ the loggings in these instances X is now on a test cruise to deter­ were not legal and the men mine how the ship will handle. will have their money refunded. The loggings beef arose on ships More good news from the port of the Ore Steamship Company and came fn the form of the crewing involved men who did not report of the Ideal X for Pan-Atlantic, a aboard one hour before scheduled T-2 tanker specially modified for sailing, as a result of which ships carriage jof deck cargo. The Ideal sometimes sailed shorthanded. However, even in those instances where a replacement was secured by the Union the captains were making it a practice to log the men on a "two for one" basis. Won Ruling The SIU took action on -the case with the Coast Guard and won a ruling from Washington that the loggings were unjustified. However, Sheppard warned, the Robin Crews Hailed On Safety Recognition for their outstanding safety record in maritime has been given Seafarer crews, of SlU-manned Robin Line ships which won the top National Safety Coimcil award for 1954. Each Robin Line ship is being presented with a copy of the award plaque. lY In presenting the plaque to the crew of the Robin Mow­ bray, M. S. Pennington, Di­ rector of operations for the com­ pany declared, "these awards are a tribute to the fine cooperation on safety matters between the com­ pany, the crews and the unions. They are the result of the effective shipboard safety meetings that are held on all of our ships. On behalf of the company I would like to thank the officers and SIU crews for making this distinction pos­ sible. "The direct participation of crews In our safety program is the only way that our safety objectives can be attained." Cited Also In'53 The Robin Line was also cited in 1953 for the second best showing on safety. It got special honors for the greatest improvement in safety of any US shipping line. The awards are based on statistics showing both the frequency and severity of shipboard accidents. Safety operations of the com­ pany are directed by a shoreside central safety committee. ShipSeafarers and officers of the Robin Mowbray gather round board committees consisting of the to admire safety award for crew given to company by Na''J'f i. I c / X ^ •! I X iL I X 1 • X gates meet regularly and pass on tiona Safety Council. In center (back to camera) is actsuggestions to this shoreside ing SIU ship s delegate Peter Gvozdich who received award committee. If they are of merit, on behalf of crew from M. S. Pennington, company director the procedures are put into effect of opprations (holding''plaque). on all ships of the Robin Line. I ' SIU contract specifically provides that men should be aboard one hour before scheduled sailing time. Where Seafarers do not abide by the contract they create hardship for their shipmates and cause dif­ ficulties such as these with the company. Anybody who fails to make the ship at the required time, he pointed out, is liable to charges. The crewing of the Ideal X for an experimental run will be fol­ lowed next month by the crewing of the Almena, Sheppard reports. Both ships were modified at the Bethlehem shipyards here. In the event the operation works out. Pan Atlanticy is expected to add more ships to the run. Shipping in the port slacked off somewhat from the good pace of the past two months with 12 pay­ offs, 9 sign ons and 22 in-transits. nities which Seafarers have en­ joyed in the past.. Consequently the past two weeks' shipping perfor­ mance represents a trend going back through several months and not simply a one-shot affair. Evenly Distributed Shipping prosperity was distrib­ uted pretty generally throughout the A&G District with the head­ quarters port of New York pacing the Union, and New Orleans, Mi­ ami and West Coast ports doing extremely well. New York figures broke the 400 mark for the first time since the December, 1953, period. As a result of the excellent ship­ ping picture, an unusually heavy number of class C men shipped in the past two week period be­ cause of a lack of class A and B manpower for jobs that had to be filled. Shipping for class C men, who have no seniority in the SIU, accounted for 14 percent of all shipping in the period and was the highest recorded under the SIU seniority system. For the first time, every port in the District shipped at least one or more class C men. The biggest demand remains for deck and engine department rat­ ings. Several ports reported they were cleaned out of ABs and rated black gang men. Steward ratings, while doing w ell, are in more ample supply. A breakdown of the shipping fig­ ures shows that class A men con­ tinue to maintain a two to one superiority in jobs shipped, get­ ting 56 percent of the total to 30 percent for class B, which in turn shipped two men for every class C man getting out. Push AFL Pier Drive Despite I LA 'Pact' No change in its plans to continue organizing longshoremen in New York harbor are contemplated, the AFL International Brotherhood of Longshoremen announced, in the wake of reports of a "mutual pact" be tween the International for an organizing campaign in the Brotherhood of Teamsters and South." Thus far, the proposed the AFL-expelled International pact has not been signed by reiiLongshoremen's Association. The resentatives of either the Team­ IBL said that it would continue its sters or the ILA. campaign in the New York area No matter what the outcome of with the full support of 100,000 the ILA-Teamster talks, the IBL AFL waterfront workers in the enlphasizcd they would have no Maritime Trades Department. bearing on AFL longshore union objectives in New York harbor or Full Pledge The MTD at a meeting last elsewhere in the US. month pledged to give the IBL that support "until it has successfully brought all longshoremen of the United States and Canada the ben­ efits and protection of AFL con­ tracts." The SIU and other SIU of Regular membership meet­ NA affiliates are MTD members. ings in SIU headquarters and Reports of the Teamster-ILA at all branches are held every pact have been rife for the past second Wednesday night at two weeks. The "New York Times" 7 PM. The schedule for the of August 10 described the Team­ next few meetings is as follows: ster move for a wbrking alliance Aug. 24, Sept. 7, Sept. 21. "as an attempt to gain ILA support Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks m ,c] ' I 'J •%i �^ SEAFARERS fflonduran Visitor To SiU ^- ' • r -•. LOG • ^"'.•:! ''-sj AMcnstr 19; 198S SHIPPING ROUND-UP AND FORECAST . .-V JULY 27 THROUGH AUGUST 9 Registered Port Deck A Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles 10 111 14 67 11 11 7 4 32 39 10 25 19 21 19 Seatlle 3 23 9 26 5 5 6 3 13 20 9 6 6 14 12 Deck A 160 NY Vf elcome Mat Ou! For Rated Seafarers Deck A Boston 9 New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles .....7 Houston 11 Wilmington San Francisco...... Seattle Deck A Total trails behind the other two. Noting the lack of deck and black gang ratings. Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Claude Simmons, head­ quarters port agemt, urged Seafar­ ers having these endorsements, who are not too particular about the ship or the run, to come to New York and be sure of getting out in a short time. Several Payoffs Due He forecast the arrival of "quite ,a few ships" for payoff in the com­ ing period, several of them from long runs, so that shipping is ex­ pected to continue booming along. Statistics for the last two weeks included 27 payoffs, nine sign-ons on foreign articles and ten in-trans­ it, ships. No major beefs were re­ ported on any of these ships, all of them having come in with only minor overtime disputes and re­ pairs which were taken care of aboard ship. Simmons again called attention, however, to the need for impressing all SIU men with the Importance of taking jobs when they are hang­ ing on the shipping board, in­ stead of forcing the dispatchers to secure replacements from other sources. He pointed out that many jobs remained on the board for more than one call until they were finally taken. "It is vital for the membership to realize that by taking these jobs now, as they come up, they are guaranteeing we will have these jobs in the future," he added. "The more we demonstrate that we can man the ships as the need arises, the easier it will also be to sign new ships and companies when these opportunities develop." • SAN FRANCISCO—Seafar­ ers in this port had a choice selection of Far East and intercoastal runs this past two weeks as shipping opportunities exceed­ ed registration by a wide margin. Four payoffs, five sign-ons and five in-transits made up the port's shipping activity. ^ Future prospects are also topgrade, port agent Leon "Blondie" Johnson reported. Waterman ac­ tivity on Far East runs provided the bulk of the jobs. As a result of the fine shippihg here, Johnson reports, class C men on the bottom rung of the senior­ ity ladder have been moving out in quantity. SeaHle Still 'Very ^od' SEATTLE—That old refrain "very good shipping" is still the story out here in the Northwest. Not only has shipping been excellent out of this port but it has held up remarkably well for a good many months now. The crewing of the Heywood Broun, a Victory Carriers Liberty ship that had been in lay-up here for 21 months, gave an added fillip to an already pleasant shipping picture. Six payoffs, five sign-ons and eight ships in transit made an imposing total bf job opportunities for Seafarers here. 2 48 10 31 11 6 6 0 10 24 9 8 6 21 16 ••4. - Eng. A 6 88 21 33 3 4 7 3 19 53 7 6 5 26 14 En^g. 268 Deck B Deck C 0 30 6 14 4 2 9 2 19 32 4 2 5 18 18 1 21 0 3 9 2 6 0 0 4 0 0 7 7 1 Deck B Deck C 165 61 Eng. . Eng. B 3 82 . , 35 12'' 4 36 24 7 3 4 1 7 2 1 4 9 21 20 45 7 8 9 8 3 6 23 18 13 18 Eng. A 263 Eng. B 173 As reported in the story on page 3 of this issue, shipping has broken all records since December, 1953, in the A&G District. Eight NEW YORK—Breaking all records of the past 2Q months, SIU ports showed increases over the past two shipping in the headquarters Port of New York topped 400 .week' period, with only slight decreases in during the last two weeks, for the hest performance since the three others and three remaining at previous pre-Christmas hoom of _ 1953 4. levels. ^New York, Miami, New Orleans and Actual number of men shipped the West Coast paced shipping activity with in the past period was 408. only Savannah experiencing a genuine de­ The good shipping for the port cline. pointed up the continued short­ The following is the forecast port by port:' age of rated engine and deck de­ BOSTON: Fair this period; future looks partment men, who have been in slow . . . . NEW YORK: Booming along; still short supply for some time. Ac­ short on deck, engine Iratings .... PHILA­ tivity for the steward department SF Proves Job Haven Stew. A Stew. A 208 295 Stew. B 2 19 10 19 5 4 7 1 8 11 5 7 2 11 5 Stew. B 116 Total . A Total B 25 278 55 146 25 21 15 15 64 120 21 43 29 69 37 7 90 29 76 21 15 19 4 31 55 23 21 14 46 33 Tutul A 963 Total Reg. 32 368 84 222 46 36 34 19 95 175 44 64 43 115 70 Totsl B Total Reg. 484 1447 Shipped - Studying SIU operations, Raul E. Estrada (center), secretary general of the Tela Railway Workers Union, La Lima, Hon­ duras, examines multi-colored ship control board at SIU headquarters showing location and status of all SlU-contracted ships. US State Dept. aide F. Ivl. Lanza (left), who served as interpreter, looks on as LOS editor Herb Brand explains ships' record set-up. Estrada, whose union belongs to Int'l Confederation of Free Trade Unions, with which SIU is also affiliated, is on tour arranged by US Labor Dept., Int'l Labor Affairs Office. Eng. B 9 79 20 46 11 6 1 8 13 28 4 12 5 22 Deck B 400 Port Eng. A Deck B En^. 3 27 1 7 4 0 3 0 10 2 4 4 710 7 Eng. C 89 Stew. A 3 62 14 22 4 1 10 0 23 44 3 5 3 21 17 Stew. A 232 Stew. B 1 16 4 24"^ 3 1 7 4 7 24 4 2 4 11 14 Stew. B 126 Stew. C 1 26 1 5 5 2 3 1 1 22 ,1 0 2 7 3 Total A 15 259 44 111 17 6 20 9 75 146 22 20 17 70 55 stew.' To-al C A 74 886 Total B Total Total C Ship. •4 81 14 62 14 7 23 7 35 76 16 13 15 47 50 5 24 68 408 2 60 15 188 18 49 4 17 12 55 1 17 11 121 28 250 43 5 4 37 16 48 24 141 11 116 Total Total c Ship. 224 1574 Total B 464 DELPHIA: Still good .... BALTIMORE: Registration near record; shipping down a bit... . NORFOLK: Outlook fair. SAVANNAH: Down again, but two pay­ offs due .... MIAMI: Very good; port cleaned out of ABs, engine ratings .... TAMPA: Fair; short on deck department men .... MOBILE: Good; should continue NEW ORLEANS: Very good. LAKE-CHARLES: Qood HOUSTON: Slow; future about the same WILMING­ TON: Good; holding its own . ."v. SAN FRANCISCO: Very good SEATTLE: Excellent. Several payoffs due; Battle Rock will crew up. Burglars Tap Mobile's Vacation Tiil MOBILE—Burglars last week-end forced several doors in the SIU hall here and made off with all the SIU vacation checks on hand after breaking open a locked drawer. However, police were successful in picking up four or five ihen and recovered approxi­ mately two-thirds of the"^ Several SIU brothers acted as pall­ stolen checks. bearers. Meanwhile, machinery has Brother Russell, a member of been set in motion to have new th^ engine department, passed cheeks issued for the men whose away in the New Orleans marine checks were stolen. This is expect­ hospital from a lung cancer, after ed to take a week to ten days. As a long Illness. His last ship was the Alcoa Cavalier, aboard which soon as information on this is for­ he served as electrician for almost MIAlVn—All deck and en­ warded from headquarters, the a year. His burial is being ar­ gine department ratings were membership will be Informed, Cal ranged in New Orleans by a friend on the high seas out of this Tanner, pojt agent here, stated. designated as his beneficiary. sunny port after another two week On allied matters. Tanner report­ pOriod of top shipping. New ships Aside from the inconvenience the brothers involved will suffer no ed that the Mobile area has con­ signed recently by the SIU organ­ loss as a result of this incident, he tributed ten claims to the total of izational department were a promi­ SIU dependents benefits paid out noted. nent factor in the outstanding throughout the A&G District. Tlie branch membership has ex­ He again urged Seafarers to file shipping picture. tended its sincere sympathy to The port paid off and signed on a properly-executed enrollment the families and friends of two the tanker Ventura and the pas­ card and also photostatic copies SIU brothers who died in the area senger ship Florida. Eight inrecently, Charles W. Gann and of their mamage certificates and transit ships in the same two week the birth certificates of their chil­ James Russell. period had port agent Eddie Parr dren. (^ann, who sailed in the steward If this is^ done in advance, it is "shaking the palm trees" in the department, was was thp victim of estimated claims can be processed area for aU ratings. a brutal murder, and his slayers one to three days faster than or­ . What's more, the upsurge in this have not yet been found. port is expected .to continue as dinarily. Beaten To Death Chaimian of the last branch Mian^ shipping is at its bes^ in He was found beaten to death membership meeting, Seafarer many a year. near the shipyard where his ship Phil Reyes explained the operation One result of the shipping activ­ had gone in for repairs. He had and purpose of the new feeding ity was that the port had to forego just gotten off the Madaket after plan being instituted in the Wa­ its regular membership meeting. a trip. Efforts to locate relatives terman fleet, which was soundly There Just weren't enough Sea­ failed until his foster mother was endorsed and supported by the farers on the beach to make a quon^m, , ^ located to uithorize his . buriaL members here. Jobs Boom Port Miami �SEAFARERS Aiwnst 19, IMf New Rules Ease Alien Hardships Pac«~^ll«K LOG He^s Full-Fledged Citizen Now Gov't Unit Raps MSTS Slowdown WASHINGTON—Bottled up for the past seven months, a House subcommittee report sharply critical of the Military Sea Transportation Service was finally made public this week. WASHINGTON—More libThe document, containing ments, but with Commerce in" the eral rules designed to*' give the findings of a special House forefront, "the reverse occurred." Its inference was that the milifairer treatment to aliens in unit in the last Congress, has just tary had maneuvered itself into • deportation cases have been pro­ been released by the House Mer­ position which left very little con­ posed by the Immigration and Nat­ chant Marine Committee. It pin­ sideration for the needs of private uralization service, pointed the general dissatisfaction shipi)ing, and indicated little likeThe new rulings would do away with arrests of aliens, pending de­ of many Congressmen with the liho(^ of any serious intent to cur­ portation, and would change the slow pace at which the Defense tail MSTS operations. hearing system so that the same Department has been cutting back Immigration officer would no MSTS activities. longer act in the double role of prosecuting attorney and judge. Criticized Before Under the old system, an alien MSTS has been on the carpet Involved in deportation proceed­ under fire on many occasions in ings would be served with a war­ the past because of its competi­ rant and often was forced to post tion with private shippers. The bond. When the new rules go in Government agency has been effect, as expected, the alien will charged with handling vast vol­ simply be given an order to show umes of cargo and passenger traf­ cause why he should not be de­ fic which could have been just as ported—in ather words, to appear efficiently moved by privatelyat a deportation hearing. operated vessels, and at a much Still fuming over the treatment The hearing itself will be con­ lower cost. given them by the NMU and the ducted by a Special Inquiry Officer Seafarer Frank S. Bosmente happily points to newly-entered The report of the subcommittee, NMU Pilot, the 1,000-man crew of who will hear the Government's "US" stamp on his seaman's papers indicating he has United which was headed by Rep. John J. the passenger ship United States case from a Service Examining Allen (Rep., Calif.), pointed out voted down "approved" candidates States citizenship. He is, shown in Brooklyn home with wife Officer. In the past the Inquiry that whereas the size of the MSTS and elected two convention dele­ officer at times, both presented and mother-in-law. SlU Welfare Services Department nucleus fleet should have been gates who are openly opposed to the case and rendered a decision, speeded up procedure after Bosmente endured lengthy wait the joint responsibility of both the the program of NMU president a procedure which loaded the dice Commerce and Defense Depart- Joseph Curran. without results. against the alien. The crew had previously reject­ ed the new NMU contract by a near unanimous vote and has since been frozen out of the NMU news­ paper which refuses to report its action. Instead the Pilot has launched a retaliatory personal at­ tack against the creW at large. When the crew elected its, dele­ Stung by repeated exposure of its cover-ups and inconsis­ gates last week the US stewards tencies on major maritime issues, the National Maritime Un­ department rejected Curran-apion is trying to persuade its members to look the other vi^ay proved candidates by a vote of three to one, electing Kvo men when a copy of the SEAFAR-tof their own choice. The ship has ERS LOG appears. An edi­ dent Joseph Curran's plans to dis­ four delegates in all. torial in the last issue of the card treasurer M. Hedley Stone Rejected Coi^tract NMU Pilot, reflected the NMU's under the guise of reorganizing extreme sensitivity over its short­ the NMU's official set-up, because The United States crew had Stone .opposed the abandonment voted 456 to 1 at the July 3 meet­ comings. ing to turn thumbs down on the The general feeling among mari­ of the hiring hall. Since the Pilot has dropped NMU contract, because it contains time observers is that Curran, in his frustration over a series of a blanket of silence over much of a compulsory vacation clause and failures over the Tonsina incident this information or deliberately a supplemental jobless pay plan of and his fiasco surrounding his fail­ concealed its implications, it was dubious value. The compulsory va­ ures in CAMU and the NMU hir­ only natural that large numbers cation provision was hustled into ing hall, is now blindly lashing out of NMU mentbers would turn to the contract without prior notice at all who voice any criticism of the LOG for news of what was to the NMU membership as a way happening in their own union. out of the situation created by the his policies. Of equal embarrassment to the Likewise, it is felt that Curran, NMU was the LOG'S report on NMU's action in hastily opening who has always attempted to play Curran's ambitions t o become its books and hiring halls to all the role of "labor statesman" and number one man in American comers. The compulsory vacation, de­ has resisted replying to past re­ maritime under AFL-CIO merger. ports of his shortcomings in the In the light of this ambition Cur­ signed to get men off the ships SEAFARERS LOG, will now very ran's past actions and outlook and relieve the pressure at the likely turn his hysterical guns in were of major interest to Sea­ shoreside halls, was packaged in a broadside attack on the SIU and farers and all other uniop seamen. a gift wrapping under the mis­ the SEAFARERS LOG. For this reason the LOG print­ leading title of "Employment Officials Worried ed excerpts from the record show­ Security Plan." It was the first time in the According to insiders, the NMU ing Curran's enthusiastic endorse­ is seriously concerned because its ment of the Communist Party line memory of maritime observers thnt members are. turning to the LOG before, during and after World a compulsory vacation had ever to find out just what the score is War II and his intemperate attacks been labeled as a method of pro­ in the NMU. The LOG has been on CIO President Walter Reuther viding security of employment. printing the stories of events with­ and others, leaving it for readers Aside from the openly antiin the NMU in order to give NMU to judge the quality of this par­ Curran steward delegates, crewseamen their democratic right to ticular candidate. members of the US chose a deck news of their own union. For ex­ No matter what the Pilot may delegate who is acceptable to the ample, NMU members first learned or may not say, the policy of the crew, if regarded with lukewarm in the LOG that it wds not neces­ LOG will be to print information enthusiasm by the NMU admin­ sary to open the books and aban­ of interest and importance to Sea­ istration. The engine delegate ap­ don the union hiring hall, but that farers and to all American sea­ parently endorses the Curran pro­ a workable seniority system could men. gram. have protected the professional NMU seaman. It was the LOG report entitled "Guaranteed Annual Wage and the The SIU headquarters food committee will hold a series of meetings Maritime Industry" which first in­ formed NMU members that the the week of September 12 to'formulate a master set of rules governing highly-touted NMU jobless pay the steward departments on all SlU-contracted ships Tlje committee plan was in actuality a disguised meetings follow the successful institution of the new feeding program compulsory vacation plan. The LOG also notified the NMU on many SIU vessels. membership that the crew of the All steward department crewmembers and other interested parties While City of Alma loads grain in New Orleans for Far East United States Ifad twice rejected are requested to write in any suggestions or criticisms of the system run, Seafarer Coy Morrow, BR, starts first of many miles of the compulsory vacation plan and travel behind mop he'wijl make before the Waterman ship the entire NMU 1955 contract now in effect. Their suggestions will guide the committee in its worit. agreement. It told of NMU Presi­ All interested parties may attend the meetings. returns home. Ang^ NMII Crew Vetos Outran Men City of Alma's Mop-Up Operator NMU Squirms As LOG Ferrets Out Cover-Ups Notice To SIU Steward Dept. Men I .. »i �Avrust 19. 1955 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Six SIU Scholarship €aps| 15-Year-Old Dream Trying for several years now to obtain some professional training, Seafarer Joe Kite of Jacksonville, Fla., has §nally made the grade, thanks to the SIU scholarship award and the financial help it provides. Dogged hy had breaks and and was left high and dry soon shipyard work, plus Jobs In the misfortune since the death of after when the Navy changed its electrical field. His first maritime his wife just before World mind. job came in the mid-1930s when he Returned To Sea War II, Kite has raised his teen­ grabbed at a chance for a berth as He enrolled again that June and age son with the aid of his mother a deck hand on the tug Three and brothers, plus the good wages remained uptil June, 1953, when Brothers," out of Brunswick, Ga. his funds ran out and he had to re­ and conditions that have come his The tug, operating in the lumber way since he started Scdling SIU turn to sea. By this February he had accumulated a stake once trade along the Satilla River, was ships in 1947. It again, but this time was forced out hasn't been an In danger of losing its tow during by his mother's ill health. easy fight. dirty weather, and Kite, nearby on Back once again this summer, Now attending a small sailboat he owned, was able with four years of schooling now summer school at to lend a hand getting it secured. assured, and all homefront prob­ the University In return, the old man offered him lems smoothed over, he is now of Florida in a job. "Tug crews ate regular so ready to turn to and learn some en­ in Gainesville, gineering. "When I say 'thank I accepted," Kite recalled. prepping for a Ashore for a time with an Infant you' to the brothers, I really mean degree in electri­ son after the death of his wife. it," he said recently. "If I didn't cal engineering, Kite have their financial help now, I Kite enlisted in the Army Air Kite first en­ Force as a glider pilot in 1942. But tered there early in 1951, dropped could not be here." A native of Florida, Kite has split the glider program was curtailed in out a week later when the Naval Reserve called him for active duty his energies between the sea and 1943, and he was discharged and back in the shipyards again. Canada Ship Engineers Voting On Link To SIU " MONTREAL—Another affiliate for the growing SIU of NA family is in the offing as Canadian marine engineers bal­ lot on whether to join the SIU. An application for a charter has already been made hy the 4^ National Association of Ma' ships and aboard the ships of the rine Engineers, representing Great Lakes fleet. Great Lakes and East Coast engi­ Climax To Discussions neers in Canada. Affiliation of the Canadian en­ If the vote is favorable, as Is ex­ gineers has been under discussion pected, the Canadian engineers between the engineers and the SIU would become a second shipboard for several months. While Canadian engineers on the affiliate of the SIU in Canada. The SIU Canadian District already rep­ West Coast are not involved In the resents the bulk of unlicensed current balloting, the decision of the East Coast engineers is ex­ Canadian seamen. The voting of engineer.s is being pected to have considerable influ­ conducted by mall for deep sea ence on their future action. Sailed Cites Service Finally, on St. Patrick's Day, 1945, he was shipping once more, and signed on the old SS Hadnot. "Believe you me, she had not," he noted, "but it was the luckiest day of my life. She belonged to the Cities Service Oil Co. and it was aboard her that I saw my first LOG. Soon I was calling at SIU head­ quarters trying to interest the Un­ ion in the fleet and trying to in­ terest my shipmates in the SIU . . . It was a long haul, but eventually we won." In the same way, it was a long haul for Kite to make his way back to school, but now that degree in engineering looms much nearer. "I know I can never thank my Union brothers and all the officials enough for this opportunity. It's wonderful that our Union can make things like this possible fol its members," he added. A trip to tho SIU hall was included in a tour of New Orleans for little Larkell Hernandez, 5, on a trip from her home in Baton Rouge with her uncle, Seafarer 8. M. Slade, electrician. The little lady seems a bit wary of the cameraman. Ratings Shortage Now Tampa's Chief ^ncern TAMPA—Shipping held up very well in this port during the past two weeks and is expected to do the same in the coming period. Port agent Tom Banning by the fact that there was no reported a shortage of deck quorum available for the sched­ rates on the beach and avail­ uled branch membership meeting able to ship and Invited men ship­ ping in that department to take advantage of the expected job op­ portunities as well as the chance to get in some good fishing, while they wait. The general lack of manpower on the beach is evidenced .further YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Does Self-Contracting Save $? Several readers have asked the same question many others of us have often wondered about: Can you cut the cost of a house by doing your own contracting? One man writes that he wants to buy a lot and haVe a house built, but doesn't want to go to a contractor to do the whole job as he thinks this will cost him a small fortune. He wants to go to an architect for plans, and have individual contractors pour the foundation, put in the wiring, plumbing and heating, etc. "I know this will mean a lot of running around," he writes, "but I know people who have done this and they tell me they saved a couple of thousand dollars." Undoubtedly doing your own contracting can save you money in building an individual house. Generally a con­ tractor's margin is 15 per cent of the cost of a house, which includes his return on his investment, his over­ head expenses, salary and profit. You assume his respon­ sibilities and chores. of contracting and supervision and you save his cost and profit. But it is doubtful that self-contracting for an individual house can save money over the price of a new home in a large development. Surveys have shown that develop­ ment builders can put up large groups of houses for 1# to 20 per cent less than the cost of building an individual house. Of course the individually-built house still has the possible advantages of enabling you to have the kind of house you want in an area you might prefer, and with­ out the monotonous appearance and inadequacy of com­ munity facilities which sometimes mar large develop­ ments. Also, large developments generally are not avail­ able in many smaller towns. There are two ways a family can uindertake to sejfcontract besides the easiest and costliest rqetbod of hiring an architect to supply plans, engage contractors and last week. As a result, no meet­ ing was held. He also noted that union chemi­ cal workers in the area are in­ volved in a beef over conditions, but that the SIU is not taking part in the action at this time. How­ ever, if help is needed, he added, we'll be glad to provide some. iVrlt'tsu fop The Seafarers Los leallM®' "Mgolius, leading expert on biying supervise the entire job, which is not often done for engage a contractor to build the shell, you should also moderate-price houses. A less-expensive way of getting get estimates from several suppliers. Building-supply some help is using the limited-service plan offered by houses are experienced in estimating the entire cost of some architects. They supply detailed stock plans, modi­ the lumber for a house from an inspection of the plans. fy them for your particular wants, advise on the suit­ But specify what grade you want. No. 2 lumber if often ability of the lot you have chosen in relation to the house used in commerciallyibuilt moderate-price homes, but If plan, arrange for bids, and provide a limited amount of the house is to have dry-wall construction, the smoother inspection during construction. But the least costly way, No. 1 grade may be desirable. At every point you need if also the most time-consuming, is to simply buy a set to decide what materials you will use before you ask of stock plans, show them to sub-contractors, get bids, for bids: what grade of flooring, thickness of insulation, and yourself inspect the work as it progresses. what kind of tile for the bathroom, whether double-hung You can buy stock plans for as little as $25 a set from windows (costlier to frame) or windows that open out, etc. architectural services and building-supply houses. These So before any family buys a lot and undertakes to do arc often attractive designs Including detailed blueprints. Its own contracting, it ought to carefully study the dif­ You will need at least five sets of blueprints to give to ferent types of construction and materials which affect the building authorities for a permit, and the sub-con­ the price. For this purpose, we suggest you get the fol­ tractors to get bids and do the work. Make sure any lowing Uterature on home-building: stock plans you buy are fully detailed, and also comply I publications; Several Government agen­ with local building code and zoning restrictions. cies publish useful, low-cost pamphlets on various aspects In securing bids from sub-contractors, it is desirable of construction and materials. Write to the Superintend­ to get at least three for each job—the foundation, fram­ ing and finishing the house; plunnbing and heating, wir­ ent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Wash­ ington 25, DC, for a list of available pamphlets for ing, and grading, driveway and walks. homeowners and builders. Families who have done their own sub-contracting University of Illinois Small Homes Council: This agency sometimes report they find sizable variations in bids. has a series of useful circulars which it sells at nominal Price, of course, is not the only gauge of value, especially charges. They advise on selecting a lot, plan and mate­ for the jobs requiring skilled work. Make sufe you state rials. You can get a list of these circulars from the specifically and fully what you want the job to include, Small Homes Council, Mumford House, University of and that the contractor is a reliable, well-established per­ Illinois, Urbana, III. son. You can Check his reputation With local buildingFacts You Should Know About Buying or Building A supply houses, banks, real-estate dealers, aiid especially, Rome, a pamphlet, is available from any Better Business other people the contractor did jobs for. If possible. In­ spect other work the contractor has done or is doing, and Bureau or the National Better Business Bureau, 405 Lex­ observe the care With which he did or is doing the work. ington Ave.,. New York, and is highly infdrmetiye. It cOsts ; If you plan to buy the lumber yourself and simply •'ten*cehti. • �cv,r,;.y^ Avfittt 19. 19SS SBAIfARBRS "fRIOfRtC C. COLLIN (Dry Traht), Jun* M—Chairman, P. «. Maria; Sac ratary, R. McLaod. Diacusalon beUI on the oleanUneaa of dUhea, menroom and pantry. Shlp'a deleaate will aea the chief engineer regarding repairi. One crewmember was left in hospital in Calcutta and an inventory waa made of his gear which will be delivered to him in hospital Entire crew accepted communications from headquarters. new parti were not oi-dered. Wind­ less forward was not repaired. June 12—Chairman, B. OranbdrBI Sacratary, P. Kustuva. Soma discus­ sion on the men logged in Japan. Chairman asked ((eiegates to get everything on repair list. Each delegite should have ship fumigation on -repair list. ^ ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), June 3i—Chairman, J. HIgglns; Sec­ retary, P. Nakllchl. Departments will EMILIA (Bull), July 13—Chairman, make up- repair lists. One beef re­ P. Asonta; Sacratary, Stanley Sondur. ported that no mops be washed in Discussion on the new ice box for the ship's laundry. crew mess and the washing machine. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), June 11 STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), July IS —Chairman, C. Bush; Sacratary, J. —Chalr(pan, L. Splvty; Sacratary, H. Nolda. Notified Chief Engineer about West. ShjA in good order. Bepair list discolored drinking water. AU went ^landled Rpt trip. Recent headquar­ well this trip. No beefs. Communica- ters communications accepted and concurred. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), July .11—Chairman, C. Lee; Secretary, H. Scholls. Everything running smooth except a few hours disputed over­ time. Headquarters communications accepted and concurred. CHILORE (Ore), July 10—Chairman, R. King; Secretary, K. Brittaln. Ship's delegate left this 'vessel because of death in his family. Ship's fund was turned over to brother who was hos­ pitalized. Recent communication ac­ cepted and carried unanimously. Col­ tions from headquarters read, ac­ lection was made for former ship's cepted unanimously.. A vote of thanks delegate, whose daughter passed away. given to black gahg delegate and Chief Electrician for repair' 'work CHIWAWA (Cities Service), July 13 done. A motion was made and sec­ —Chairman, J. Christy; Secretary, J. onded that ail work that paid as Call. Communication from headquar­ overtime during straight time, work­ ters accepted qnd concurred. Dis­ ing hours be paid for at the rate of cussion held on pro-book system. time and a half, or double time, after Everything running okay. the hours of five PM or before eight AM Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays. GATEWAY CITY (WaternMn), June 18—Chairman, J. CIsieckl; Secretary, SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestrain), D.. Collins. Beef about electrician July 17—Chairman, W. Nswbsrg; Sac- squared away. No beefs. Ship's dele­ rstary, A. Lambert. Flowers sent to gate elected. Full cooperation was steward's sister, money taken from pledged on new feeding program. ship's fund. Ship's fund—412.08. July 13—Chairman, J. CIsleckl; Sec­ Steward thanked crew for flowers retary, D. Collins. No beefs. Motion sent to his sister. made and carried. that communication from headquarters be accepted unani­ SOUTH PORT (South Atlantic), July mously. 11—Chairman, R. PIsrce; Secretary, W. Thompson. Motion made and car­ WILD RANGER (Wavermen), June ried to accept communication from If—Chairmen, J. Tarwick; Secretary, headquarters. E. McCaskey. Motion made and car­ ried that in the next negotiations STEEL MAKER (Isthmlsn), July 3— some arrangement be made between Chairman, B. Brown; Sscretary, C. the Union, company and MSTS that Hsnnlngsr. Communication from master on ail MSTS-chartered ships headquarters read, accepted, and car­ have authority to purchase ship stores ried unanimously. Discussion held on and necessary utensils. Discussion repairs of doors. on the quality and quantity of food. If possible some Improvement should WINTER HILL (Cities Service), July be made. 17—Chairman, E. HIM; Secretary, P. Wilkinson. No beefs. Ship's fund— ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), June 7— $40. Motion made and carried to ac­ Chairman, R. Klenasti Secretary, V. cept and concur headquarters recent C. Smith. Electrician euggested that communication. his room be painted and the engine department rooms be sougeed. Ship's ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), July 10— delegate reported that the chief en­ Chairman, T. Sencheu Secretary, A. gineer would 'not repair coffee urn Trerner. Motion made and carried to because steward ordered coffee per­ accept and concur with headquarters colators. This will be taken up with communications. Ship's delegate patrolman. Enrollment cards were elected. Request made for better given to each member to be filled launch service. out and to be mailed in Tampa. ALCOA PIONEER (Aicos), July 11 MASSMAR (Calmar), July 11—Chair­ —Chairmen, G. Chandler; Secretary, man, A. Novak; Secretary, V. ElchenG. Anthony. Motion made and car­ berg. Patrolman Johnson explained ried to accept and concur In head­ to the crew the necessity of holding quarters communications. No beets, meetings regularly. everything running smoothly. Re­ July 9—Chairman, James Dorat; pairs and disputed overtime cleared Sacratary, J. Elchanbarg. Engine del­ in SlU style by Mobile patrolman. egate asked why the silverware and glasses are smeared. The steward ex­ BIENVILLE (Waterman), July 17— plained tha^^e panftry men will not Chairman, A. Plontek; Secretary, L. do them the way he tells him to. Plarson. Motion made and carried to Engine department will take care of accept and concur in all headquarters washroom one week then the deck communications to date; All members will do it the next and the steward requested to keep messhall clean, department will follow. and not to use lava soap in washing machine. It stops It up. Water tanks PORTMAR (Calmar), May 31—Chair­ to be inspected for rust. Suggestion man, M. Klelber; Secretary, P. Ross. made that dependent parents of sin­ Varioui sanitary measures were dis­ gle men be Included in the Welfare cussed. Suggestion made that notices Plan. be posted on bulletin board. A vota of thanks was given to the steward CLAIBORNB (Waterman), July 13— department for a job well done with Chairman, C. Coker; Secretary, W. a very limited amount of stores. A Barnes. No beefs, everything running motion was made by M. Kleiber that O.K. Motion made and carried to all union officials at IVest Coast accept and concur communications branches be placed on ballot at the from headquarters. next general election. Motion car­ ried by a majority vote. Resolution CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), July made not to patronize slopcheSt. 15—Chairman, A. Elllt; Secretary, W, July 3—Chairman, Prank Albore; Thayer. Motion made and carried to Sacratary,' Patrick Lannlng. 'Voted accept and concur in communications that ail crewmembers donate $1 to from headquarters. There was some the ship's fund at the payoff. Crewdiscussion about getting a SSa Chest members were requested to fill out aboard. -No beefs. welfare forms and have them ready to hand over to the patrolman in DEL CAMPO (MIsslulppI), July 12 Philadelphia. Crew in favor of re­ —Chairman, C. Gauteau; Secretary, ports from headquarters and a vota L. Martin. Motion made and carried of thanks was given to all concerned. to accept and conciu- communications July 13—Chalrmatv M. Klelber; Sec­ , from headquarters up . to date. retary, J; -HetzelL Everything run­ ning smoothly except for the washing Discussion held -on the rou­ ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), June machine. tine activities aboard ship. Ship's 25—Chairman, V. Kleklrlllo; Secre­ fund will started at the payoff of tary, D. Beard. All communications this trip bybeeach member contributing and reports from headquarters posted SI. Motion made by R. Oates not to on arrival aboard ship. Menus need patronize any Horn and Hardart res­ Improving with more of a variety for taurants on the East Coast as they breakfast. are not unionized. Discussion of new hospitalization and surgical benefits OREMAR (Ore), June IS—Chairman, In the Welfare Plan. E. Game; Secretary, H. Stewart. A new ship's delegate was elected. Dis­ MAC ALLISTER VICTORY (Seat cussion on the new welfare benefits. Shipping), June 29—Chairman, Charles A vote of thanks was given to the Moora; Sacratary, ScoHy Malvenan. ateward department. Headquarters report on Merchant Marine Fisheries Committee was read and discussed.. All brothers aboard CUBORB (Ora), Jung 18—Chairman, in favor of stand taken by union *. Colyar; Sacratary, J. Smith. Pa­ are in opposing As this vessel has trolman will be informed about tha been laid upthis. for several years there unsafe working conditions on deck. are of several important Motion made and carried that a letter Itemsshortages on board. The steward depart­ be sent to tha Baltimore agent re­ ment hat agreed to take care of the garding a clarification on shore leave recreation room and the ship's laun­ in San Juan. dry will be cleaned by deck and en­ gine departments. All trash and gar­ THE CABINS (MaMilasan), May bage to bo carried aa far aft as poiChairman, J. Stewart; Sacratary, P. alble. All elothes lockers win be Kustuva. There la • balanca of t84.S0 painted. A vote of thanks waa gtvea in: the ihlp'a fund. Pumpmen re- tt the alewafd" daiN>Ttnient far their |K>rted that repalre can't be made as effort to plaaaa tha,craw. - Far• flferra LOG New Run Of Ex-Alaska 'Jinxed' —Canada SlU Crew Sues For $ f-m v1 The SIU Canadian Districti;rew which manned the SS Mazatlan is suing the Liberian-flag ship for impaid wages. A US marshal! has takeiv possession of her at San Pedro. The action by the crew climaxes a fouled-up series of events which began four months ago. Fomaerly the SS Alaska of^ ^' the Alaska SS Company, the later signed a contract and took on appointed passengers cancelled va­ 350-foot vessel was sold early a Canadian District crew in Van­ cation plans. this year to the Margo-Pacitic Lines. Scab Crew The original sailing date was cancelled when the ship tried to sail with a scab crew and was halted by the Sallys Union of the Pacific at Coos Bay, Oregon. She couver and sailed for San Diego, where she was scheduled to open a delayed sailing /une 4. A few hours ^aiter arriving at San Diego the refrigeration system went on the blink and the vessel went into the shipyard for extensivef repairs. The second sailing was called ofif and scores of dis- AFL Bids Congress Act On Domestic 'Runaways' After a two week overhaul, the steamer finally sailed, with about 85 passengers and some cargo. The Canadian crew were expe­ rienced men and included stew­ ards department personnel who had sailed on some of the big Atlantic and Pacific passenger liners. The Alaska was built for the northern, cold weather run and cabins became so hot on the run to Acapuico that most of the pas­ sengers got off there and elected to return north by air. To make things worse, the ship bent its pro­ peller going into Mazatlan. Coming north with a bent pro­ peller, the Mazatlan's speed was reduced so much that feed water ran out for the boilers and a tug was called. A sad contrast to the once-proud ship of the Alaska run, the Mazatlan rode into San Pedro at the end of a towrope! San Diego ship suppliers, mean­ while, have joined crewmen in en­ tering suits for unpaid bills. The company even failed to pay San Diego harbor pilots and stevedores, and the San Diego Harbor Depart­ ment, from whom it rented office space. CHICAGO—^An attack on "runaway" industries in the United States that have fled established industrial areas to low-cost sections of the country has been published by the AFL in a demand for Congres-^ sional action. The problems legislation, low or non-existent presented in a special AFL re­ state minimum wages and little or port strongly parallel those faced no regulation of working condi­ by US maritime unions in compet­ tions, safety and sanitary stand­ ards. ing with runaway flag ships. The AFL charged that this While applauding the natural growth of industry in previously "pirating" of industries, mostly undeveloped areas, the AFL at­ from the North and Middle West tacked the practice of many cities is a threat to the lasting prosperity in offering special inducements to of the nation, because it is not business. These include free plants based on sound economic practice. built at the expense of local resi­ Criticism Heavy dents, low or free taxes, anti-union Industry critics of the runaways have also been numerous. They point out that any small rural town which offers rent-free, taxThe following is the latest free privileges to an industry is in available listing of official ex­ no position as a result to provide change rates for foreign cur­ necessary municipal services — rencies. Listings are as of schools, roads, police and fire pro­ Aug. 18, 1955, and are sub­ tection, garbage disposal, water ject to change without notice. supply and the like. In the long England. New Zealand. South Airun the burden will fall on the in­ r'ra: $2.80 per pcund sterling. dustrial plant and the entire com­ Australia; S2.24 per pound sterling. munity suffers. Belgium: SO francs to the doUar. The AFL asked Congress to Denmark: 14.43 cents per krone. WASHINGTON—The stage block the trend by action to France: 350 francs to the dollar. is being set for a new "50-50" strengthen national minimum wage Germany: 4.3 marks to the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the fight next year by the Senate laws and to reduce wage differen­ dollar. farm bloc. Senators Clinton Ander­ tials in various parts of the coun­ Italy: 624.9 lire to the doUar. son (Dem. New Mex.) and Francis try. It also called for elimination Norway: 14 cents per krone. Case (Rep. So. Dak.) have intro­ of differentials in unemployment Portugal: 28.73 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. duced a new bill which will be insurance, and an end to Federal India: 21 cents per rupee. taken up at the next session of tax exemption for municipal bonds Pakistan: 30.22 cents per rupee. Congress. The bill would exempt used for constructing runaway Argentina: 14.3 pesos to the dollar. agricultural surplus export from plants. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. the "50-50" law. Government contracts should Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. As previously reported, an at­ also be denied firms which do not Venezuela: 29.83 cente per boliyar. tempt to include such a bill in this live up to NLRB orders, the AFL year's program was defeated by a said. lopsided margin in the House of Representatives and was with­ drawn in the Senate Agriculture Committee. The withdrawal was made after It toecame plain that 50-50" opponents did not have a chance of -mustering a big vote against the measure. The Anderson-Case measure Is preparatory groundwork for next, year at which time it is expected that the foreign" shipping lobbyists Will attempt to rebuild the anti"50-50" alliance after the stinging defeat they suffered in recent weeks. While "50-50" supporters now hold the upper hand, next year's fight is liable to be more impor­ tant than ever because the amount of agricultural surplus going abroad will toe more than dou­ bled, from $700 million this year to $1.5 million next, under legisla­ tion now being approved, and many more seafaring jobs iihll be at stake. As long at foreign nations ac^ cept US-surpluses, chances of the farm bloc to beat "50-50" are small, All set for prtlimlnary heat fn soap box darby sponsored by since the only excuse for their op­ tlaiM Orleans raeraatian department is 13-yaar-eld Paul position to the measure was that Oaiger, SlU-spensorad. entry. Paul finiskad "out of tht it was hindering sales of surpluses abroad. j monay" but vowed t»ba back next year. New Attack On '50-50' Set For '56 ; fl .ii Money Exchange Rates Listed SIU SpQnsors NO Soap Box Entrant •ut :-'?l 4 • - "dsl 'J �Pare EIrbt SEAFARERS LOI$ iAncuit M, 1955 RACKET or GOOD DIEAL for Seafarers ? handy and quick mode of trans­ in the US, HawaU, the West In­ portation. dies, Bermuda. Canada and Mexico. Such being the case, Seafarers These are the policies that are are undoubtedly familiar with the underwritten by the Associated blue and white insurucb vending _Aviation Underwriters, a grouping machines that are evw-present. in of 56 companies in the aviation airline terminals. Less familiar Seafarers may work on though, may be the function these insurance business. • Higher Overseas ships but seamen log an machines serve. To some persons Similar one-flight policies can be astonishing amount of mile­ the fantastic insurance offered purchased in South America and age each year on airplanes. seems implausible; they dismiss the overseas areas, but in that Whether returning to the machines as a "racket." Actually, other case the Seafarer would have to port of engagement after paying it's all very legitimate. If you carry a personal life In­ hunt up a local insurance agent. off in another port, flying home for a vacation, or flying back to the surance policy and take a look at. The rates overseas are higher. It's Papa Celestm may have passed away but his famed Dixie­ States after getting off in a foreign the small print, you will find that 50 cents for the basic policy in land jazz band plays on at sailings of Delta passenger ships, port. Seafarers find air travel a the policy does not cover loss of Iceland and Latin America outside as has been traditional for yiears. '4* life resulting from an airline of Mexico, $1 in Europe and $2 disaster. That's where the air elsewhere in the world. The rate terminal vending machine policiel^ structure, by the way, is a ;pretty good tribute to US airlines' safety cover the gap. . standards. «IU Protect! In the event of an airplane acci­ Unlike privately-purchased in­ dent, the victim's beneficiary gets surance policies, the SIU Welfare full payment in case of death, or Plan's 1^,500 death benefit is paid the victim gets the same sum if in case of airplane accident. But blinded or if he loses both hands the 25-cent trip insurance policy or both feet, or a combination of available at airports provides an such misfortunes (one hand and added cushion of protection. In ad­ one foot, one hand and one eye and dition it pays off in whole or in part so on). Loss of one eye, one hand in case of disabling accidents short or one foot is compensated by a of loss of life, as well as ^medical half-payment. Medical expense allowances cover any type of medi­ expenses up to a Certain limit. Here's the way the system works. cal cost up to the amount the For 25 cents the buyer gets $6,250 policy provides. In addition to the one trip policy. worth of flight insurance, which includes $312.50 in medical ex­ Seafarers who do a lot of flying pense coverage. That's the basic might be interested in year-round policy. Each quarter you put in the coverage which applies all over the machine increases the coverage up world. The service is sold at. a flat to a maximum of $2.50 for which rate as is the vending machine $62,500 in insurance is provided, policy. The only difference is that including $3,125 in medical ex­ it is generally not sold to men over pense. All that has to be done is to 65 and buyers are questioned as fill in the card which comes with to their general physical condition. Various Travel Policies the policy. A typical policy, which sells for The flat rate policy applies re­ Carrying an unusual passenger list, Del Sud pulls away from dock as Seafarers wave good­ gardless of age, physical condition $10, gives $10,000 year-round pro­ bye. Passenger list was largely made up of Catholic clergymen eh-route to 36th Eucharistic tection plus $50 medical expense. or other circumstances. Congress in Buenos Aires held recently. It covers mishaps suffered while Not For Non-Skeds riding as a passenger on a sched­ Like anything else though, air­ uled airliner or while boarding or line flight insurance has limita­ leaving an aircraft, or while on an tions. One of the most important airfield or in a terminal. Policies of is that it does not apply to non- this kind are available up to scheduled airlines. This does not $100,000 worth. necessarily reflect the service Another variation is the common or standards of the non-skeds carrier policy which will cover buy- • which are understandably popular ers against accidents on planes, with seamen because of their lower trains, busses, ships, taxis, street cost. cars or any other form of public The vending machine insurance transportation anywhere in the will cover the Seafarer against any world. This kind of policy is avail­ accident that takes place on the able for periods of from three days plane, on an airfield or even in to a year. ine terminal building. It will not Most Seafarers though, are con­ cover death from other causes, tent to drop their quarter in the such as having a heart attack in machine when they take a plane. the course of an airplane flight. It's a worthwhile investment be­ As to the vending machine poli­ cause plane accidents do happen cies themselves, they are available despite the best of precautions. Bon voyage visitors and travelers chatted aboard Del Sud before ship left. In foreground (with glasses) Is Archbishop of New Orleans, the Rt. Rev. Joseph F. Rummel. Four other arch­ bishops and two bishops also made the trip. There Was No Cussin' On The Del Sud This Trip 1^' l?VA. Ic;'. I;!-•• :• \W'' fl'---- vV,. . ifV:/- L;\-:-. TO,.,,. Ready to go aboard after a last'goodbyo on the pier is Seafarer Fidele DiGiovanni (left) shown with his wife and daughter. Angle. Cousin Dominic "Pasquale" DiGiovanni is also a member of the Del Sud crew. CAFETERIAS NEW YORK^ BALTIMORE �S E A r A It E H 5 LQ g Japanese barber trims hair of Seafarer Henry Sedgeway in modern Yokohama barber shop. Sedgeway is electrician aboard Waterman's Citrus Packer. Pretty young barber­ shop attendant looks like good reason to visit Japan. Pace Nine Batting up a little breeze at "Le Cyclone" bar in Tamatave, Madagascar, are three Sea­ farers off the Robin Locksley on the South and East African run. Left to right, they are; Moe, the carpenter, Jake and Lee, ABs. Looks like a pleasant little wind with no cydone in sight; only a couple of bottles of suds to keep the conversational whistle wet. Del Norte steward department men clown through a demonstration of "How not to serve the passengers" during an idle moment between meals. Photo was taken by Seafarer Leroy Rinker, official ship's photographer, aboard the popular Delta Lines cruise ship on the run to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. Seafarer Thomfas M. Collins stretches out in his foc'sle on the Steel Navigator while his portable record player puts out some soothing music. Shorts are approved outfit for Seafarers on Isthmian's hot summertime run to Asia. �Faf• T«A SEAFARERS MEET THE SEAFARERS LOG AnfOst 19, 1955 Wait til Next Year!' HENRY SHEPETA, AB JOHN V. DOLAN, steward The sea has often been a home It takes experience with both sides of the fence to tell just how for those who were homeless in valuable the SIU has been to their childhood and Seafarer working seamen. Seafarer John Henry Shepeta of Baltimore has V. Dolan has been a union man found it to be a good one. Just 27 for 20 years, a good many of theih years of age, Shepeta has 11 years with the NMU and other unions. as a 'seaman under his belt, start­ "Now being an SIU man," he says, ing out at the age-of 16 soon after "all I can say is a man really he was put on his own by the city muk have sailed in both unions of Pittsburgh which -cared for him to really appreciate how far we up until then. have come." Like many Seafarers in Balti­ Dolan calls New York his home, more, he is a "regular" on the Ore ibut right now he is shipping off Line runs, goirg to Venezuela, Chile, Peru and more recently to the West Coast the fabulous ore fields of Seven on his favorite Isles, Canada. Since tKb ore boats run to the Far '• East. Like many are in and out very frequently, he other Seafarers finds them the best run for a Dolan lost his family man. "It's always nice to be * heart to Yoko­ on a short trip when you have a hama which is wife and two youngsters at home," he says. his favorite port of call. While Although he sailed in the latter holding a chief part of World War II, Shepeta's stewards rating, closest brushes he will ship to any rated job in with disaster the steward department. came in peace­ Jack started going to sea In the time. In 1946 he depression year of 1934, at the was aboard the time when maritime unions were Rutgers Victory first reviving. He has had his when she was .share of the major waterfront rammed by the beefs including the history-mak­ Nash Bulk 200 ing 1936 strike and the general miles from New York. The ship strike of 1946 among others. Shepeta Dolan gave up on: the NMU in limped in the rest of the way with a terrific list. 1943, joining tlie SIU that year in New York. He has been a Sea­ Early this year he was" a crewfarer ever since and has had oc­ member of the Steelore when she casion to be thankful for the nearly went under in a fierce At­ lantic storm. The performance of change. While ashore, Dolan confesses the Steelore crew in that crisis he has been bitten by the pros­ won it the plaudits of the mari­ pecting bug. Along with thou­ time industry. The unfinished business in Congress relating to maritime indicates that sands of other Americans he has Missed New Arrival hopes some day of making a strike One side-effect of the Steelore's in uranium, gold or some other difficulties was that Shepeta miss­ the SIU and other unions were pretty successful at the recently-adjourned precious metal which will bring ed the birth of his second child him wealth. Until then, going to because the ship was, towed into session in defeating attacks on basic porkchoj) issues. But threats on these sea is a good way to make a living. port at four knots instead of mak­ issues are still very much alive and are being fully considered by the Union. The veteran Seafarer is enthu­ ing her usual speed. siastic about the new SIU senior­ Like many seamen, Shepeta is Many Live Issues ity hiring system because of the an avid reader while aboard ship. protection it offers the professional When ashore he can often be A number of bills in the hopper for next year are designed to revive the seaman. found out at Babe Ruth stadium He believes that the disability attempting to root the Orioles pension is one of the Union's fin­ home. He admits to not much suc­ fight against '50-50', to close the Public Health Service hospitals, extend est achievements. "If some one cess on that score. controls over maritime unions and take other unfavorable action. Fights had told me a few years ago that Shepeta's main ambition at the seamen would have a pension one moment is to become a home­ over these bills are expected to he particularly sharp in a presidential elec­ day, T would have said 'nuts'. owner so that he can provide for "I could go on for hours talking his family the kind of home life tion year. .The SIU is prepared to go to the mat again on these items. up the SIU," he concluded, "but he never had. With SIU wages hnd one just has to read the LOG to conditions he feels he has a good Congress On Move understand what I mean." chance of making the grade. ROUND-UP NLRB hearings are now going on over the question of whether or not to take jurisdiction in the three-month old Miami hotel strike. An NLRB decision to act in the case would have far-reach­ ing effects on the vast hotel indus­ try which up until now has been under jurisdiction of state laws. 4- 3^ Joint AFL-CIO negotiations won 15-cent hoiu-ly increases for 26,000 workers employed by the Alu­ minum Company o€ America. The Alcoa shoreside workers are rep­ resented by the United Steelworkers (CIO) and the AFL Aluminum Workers Union. 4 Ci' IIP: 4' 4> Latest onion to take part in the union headquarters building boom is the Screen Actors Guild which will put up a stylized California' inodern story building on Hol­ lywood's famous Simset Boulevard. Building will include a roofed te]> race, meeting rooins, -.offices, lounges and other facHitieA ^ A seniority hiring system has been agreed on between the New Haven Railroad and Local 370, AFL Dining Car Employees. The agreement ended a dispute, over the hiring of women waiters for dining cars while veteran mafe waiters with seniority were on the unemployed list. ^ 4 4 4 lAM Machinists on strike against the Flying Tiger Airline got valu­ able support from the International Transportworkers Federation. The ITF put the line on the "hot oargo" list, to keep it from breaking to strike by doing its maintenance work overseas. iv 4 4 The nation's biggest, commuter railroad, the Long Island, was still running in its normal fashion fol­ lowing agreement to mediate a trainmen's contract dispute. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen had asked for wage increases for conductors and brakemen as well as the establishment of a shorter run ac the normal day's work-load. On the positive side of the ledger there are signs that Congress is moving in the direction of a broader and more active merchant marine program. Such a program would be of real benefit to the entire industry, not just a few select companies. Increasing Congressional pressure on MSTS to stop competing with private shipping is one example of constructive interest. Another is the attitude of Congress on development of atomic power plants, with Congressional emphasis being on commercially useful systems as op­ posed to floating showcases. New ship types.are also meeting with Con­ gressional favor. The majority of Congressmen can he counted on to react favorably when the chips are down on any major maritime issue. One of the jobs the SIU has chosen for itself is to keep Congress informed of the facts so that the legislators will know the score on just how any proposal affects Seafarer^' jobs and well-being. ' The Seafarer's Role Seafarers themselves can play an important part by letting their individ­ ual representatives know how they feel on any given subject. Active par­ ticipation by Seafarers has always been of tremendous help in any legislativefight.^' \ �Awut 19, 195S SEAFARERS LOG . Paffe Elevea Uranium's Riches Lure Seafarer Advancing far inland after a long stint at sea, Seafarer Cliff Bellamy recently joined the hordes of hopeful uranium prospectors combing the Utah countryside for a paying claim. Question: Are your family end shoreline friends interested in The relative ieasc with which claims can be staked, he reported, has made the Western your seagoing life? countryside a mecca for thou-^* sands of part-time prospec­ Leo Dwyer, chief cook: I find Alex Stevenson, MM: My dad went to sea for 42 years and was they are very curious about the tors. "People have staked the foreign ports and country so much that it looks like once an SIU member so the the souvenirs I you're driving through one big bring home. On graveyard these days," he com­ family knows all mented. about seafaring. my last trip I Bellamy and others on the trip But a lot of other brought back with him wound up with five people I meet some hand-naint- claims in the 18 days they were in know little about ed Japanese lea the desert. Naturally, ''we think, the maritime in­ sets. Now every and hope, that most of them are dustry and are body in the fam­ good," he added. really interested ily is serving tea Low Cost and surprised to and asking me if Claims can be filed for $1.40, so learn about the conditions we have. I can get a few more the next trip that there is a no high cost to out. 4" t 4" face when trying your luck. Sylvester ZygarowSki, steward: 4 4* 4" • However, Bellamy admitted that Most people are curious about how Theodore Spence, deck engineer: his prospecting consisted mostly of a seaman can sup­ Most shoreside people are inter­ finding a place that hasn't been port a family. ested mainly in staked, providing it can be They are aston­ souvenirs I can reached with a car. They had the get them. They ished when I tell usual Geiger counter with them for want you to them that I make detecting the metal, but the bring back enough money in "pings" that the gadget registers stamps, and other the SIU to put my doesn't always mean you've hit stuff. Then there son and daughter paydirt. • are people who through profes­ He pointed out also that a lot sional music call themselves of the uranium "rush" these days school. They cer­ friends of the is sparked by the low cost of the tainly are interested in that part seaman but their whole adventure. Some men, he of it. only interest is in his dough. said, probably were content just to Prospecting for uranium in the Utah hills, Seafarer Cliff 4" 4i 4" 4i i pick the first available spot to Steve Poole, AB: Most people I Bellamy (right) takes time out for a "friendly little diversion" George Austin, 2nd cook: Many stake, then head home and show meet these days figure a seaman of my friends get very interested all the girls how they have a in the form of a snake. HJs sidekick at left prepares to belt has a good job when they hear uranium claim in Utah. the snake if he gets restless. and makes mon­ about the pay we Most of the claims are worthless, 4 ey. What they get on ships and of course, but the excitement they who mayflave wondered about them that the patents he applied for on are interested is what they want generate is all part of the game. not how you work to know is how As a vacation, however, the trip a couple of his inventions are com­ and live at sea to get seamen's was tops, he recalled. "Certainly ing through finally. Of the three papers and ship with uranium to be had I would of them filed with the US Patent but in the for­ eign ports you out. Of course have kicked myself for not going," Office, two have been approved and the other is pending and make .and how a lot of people he added. should be okayed soon. people live there. like the idea of Patents In Works One of the items is a "wrinkleSome ask you to traveling around He pointed out also for the ben­ do a little shopping for them too. the world to different ports. efit of his friends and shipmates proof" gear-carrier called a "Seacase," in which several Seafarers have already indicated interest. The gadget consists of a metal cylinder into which shirts, under­ The failure and fold-up of wear and other apparel are packed the ILA's false-face seaman's from one end by placing the A good sample of the way a gear was inadequate and some of Ingen seiwed as meeting officers, cylinder in a vertical position. "union" has been virtually heads-up crew, the Union and the it had failed to function on the while the Miami meeting was Jackets--and slacks can be rolled completed, with the departure of company can handle shipboard previous voyage. chaired by R. Birmingham. R. around the cylinder in a wrinkle- its head man for other pastures. safety problems without a Govern­ When the headquarters patrol­ Seekinger and B. Scarlett were free manner and then the whole Keith Alsop, secretary-treasurer of ment agency Intervening took man came aboard and took this meeting officers in Tampa, D. L. cylinder is placed In its own carry­ the "United International Seaman's place aboard the Steel Surveyor beef up with the company a num­ Parker in Mobile, J. Merrell and ing case, which provides an in- Union, Local 1824" has left town (Isthmian) at her ber of changes were made. The E. Manuel in Lake Charles and J. genuious drawer for storing shoes and was reported last seen in Texas looking for another money grub­ last payoff. Sea­ stoppers were changed to a more F. Bell in Houston. and toiletries. farers D. Claus- suitable size and the 14" snatch bing project. On the, West Coast, Seattle's sen and A. Rich­ blocks, which were being used as meeting was run by W. Mansfield, Alsop, ex-SIU Galveston agent, ards raised the topping lift fairlead blocks, were B. Toner and G. Hildreth while was defeated in the last SIU elec­ problem at a replaced by 14" gin blocks. The E. A. Lane and T. R. Maldonado tion, in the course of which he tied shipboard meet­ topping lift wire was run through served in Wilmington. in with the APL-expelled Interna­ ing wh'en they these blocks. The whole change­ tional Longshoremen's Association. " 4 4 4 All seems peaches and cream moved that the over is assurance of safer condi­ The ILA gave considerable funds topping lift fair- tions on the ship. aboard the Alcoa Runner these to Alsop and his associates in an VClaussen, who sails in the deck leads and chain days with the new SIU feeding attempt to oust SIU SecretaryCiaussen stoppers be in­ department, comes from Nebraska plan working to the satisfaction of Treasurer Paul Hall. spected and replaced if necessary. originally, and got his Union book all hands. SIU steward Cliff Wil­ As a reward for his services the They pointed out that the existing in New York City in 1947. Rich­ son, who is in charge of the pro­ ILA put Alsop in charge of its ards is also a deck department gram on Alcoa ships, reports that seamen's "union" which was set man. He lives in Mobile and the Runner's gang is doing very up ostensibly to organize foreign LAKE CHARLES —Labor flag seamen. Actually their objec­ joined the SIU back in its earliest well, and the rest of the crew gave days. the department a vote of thanks here is girding itself for all- tive was to raid the SIU. The for "making the ship a fine feed­ out support of candidates for union" financed itself largely by 4" 4 4" Seafarers and other patients at ing ship." the legislature at Baton Rouge crimping for runaway flag ships. the Galveston PHS hospital are Julio Colon is who will commit themselves to help Crimping Again now enjoying their favorite televi­ the steward de­ get the Ro-called "right-to-work" Meanwhile, Louis Le Doulx, an sion shows thanks to the crew of partment d e 1 e- law repealed. old time shipping master who was WASHINGTON —National rec­ the Val Chem. At the suggestion gate on the RunUnion forces are mapping a fullfronting for Alsop for a while, is ognition for merchant seamen who of Seafarer Ben Grice, the set that n e r. Unfortun­ scale campaign to fight for the again operating an "independent" served during the Korean War or had been purchased by the crew ately, the names overturn of the unpopular measure of his own. When Alsop dispensed who perform acts of valor at sea some time previously was turned of the rest of the and get it knocked off the books with Le Doulx the latter took off would be provided undei- legisla­ over to the hospital patients. gang were not by backing the election of men tion sponsored by the Commerce Grice is a veteran Union mem­ who are friends of labor and recog­ with the ILA "union" charter available. Department. The bill calls for is­ ber who has been a Seafarer since nize the dangers of "right-to-work" which is reported still in his pos­ 4 4 '4 session, to the embarrassment of suance of a service ribbon to crew- joining in New Orleans back in Another SIU legislation. ^oney ILA Captain Bradley. members who served during the Aside from this development, the s h i p's delegate 1943. He had his Korean fighting, as well as provid­ Associated with Alsop in the illhome in Haynes- who has done a heads up job is labor front remains quiet and ing for a merchant marine dis­ ville, Louisiana. Seafarer Andrew Boney on the peaceful, since almost all of the fated raid was Bill Higgs, ex­ tinguished service medal and meri­ Azalea City. The crew reported outstanding contracts have been pelled from the SIU for aiding the 4 4 4 torious service medal for individual As is the usual that they had a numiber of beefs nailed down by the unions involv­ ILA in the 1954 waterfront drive. acts in line of duty. practice, a Iwge with the engineers and the cap­ ed. All local unions report their A figure in the opposition was .at­ torney Ben Sterling who reported­ Ship's crews would also be eligi­ number of rank tain but the delegates "worked fast 'members busy on the job. ble for mass citations for service Port business for this SIU ly handled large sums of money and file Seafar­ and eradicated them fast" so,that in marine disasters and other emer­ ers were elected everything was wrapped up SIU- branch is also in fine shape. Ship­ given Higgs, Alsop and Ray White, gencies. ping continues to hold up weil, ex-Tampa agent. White is one of by the member­ style. iiil as a result of the activity of the several men under indictment for Boney, who is 27 years old, be­ ship to meeting The bill would revive the World Scarlett posts at the dis­ came an SlU^jpnember last year in past two weeks here, with nine an a^empt to assassinate Hall last War H system of decorations given to merchant seamen an^ give of­ trict-wide membership meetings Norfolk. He sails in the deck de­ Cities Service tankers calling, and Christmas eve. Hired assassin ficial, rocoghitioh tovindividual acts of July 27. In Bavannah Seafarers partment and comes from Suffolk, in Port Neches, Texas, where the James Cobb was sentenced to 5-7 years last month. Trinity (Carras) paid a visit. C. W, Thompson and B. Swear- Va. ' of h;?.very at sea. ' , . Job Lost, Alsop Seeks New Angle Lake Chas. Maps Labor Law Fight Sea Bravery Medals Urged '^1 �-m Seaman's Philosophy? Seafarer Has Answer What is the most common philosophy among seamen? That's a question pondered by many, according to Seafarer John F. Wunderlich. "I have often wondered, but unfortun­ ately never found an answer.-^ "After reading the much- man ... the happiness known with wife and kids ... the pleasure of published theories written by coming after a long trip . great men . . . thinkers and the joy home of a wife's enfolding arms dreamers of the past and present, I gave up fti disgust. I was more confused than originally, "Recently I had several conver­ sations with Brother Frenehy Michelet, and you can knock me down with feather if our in­ tellectual brother didn't hit the nail square on the head. He had the correct a'nswer . . . anticipation and retrospecWunderlich tion. "Mr. Webster states that antici­ pation is to foretaste or foresee; retrospection is the act of looking back on things past ... I kind of rolled those words around in my limited mind for a few days, tell­ ing myself it couldn't be right . . . couldn't be that simple. "Finally, something clicked . . . Hell, yes, he was right. What other philosophy but that? Anticipation and retrospection . . . that's us, brothers. "When we're in the messroom at sea shooting the bull, about what theme is the conversation central­ ized? Of course, about the ports we have been in, or the ports we are bound for, or the ports we would like to go to . . . yes . . . anticipation and retrospection. "When at the wheel or on look­ out, on what does our imagination linger? That's right... the women we have known, the women we ex­ pect to know, or the women we would like to know . . . again an­ ticipation and retrospection. "When in our bunk, late at night, what's our dreams? For a married or watchii)^ the kids in care-free play . . . The single man is dream­ ing often of the wife and kids he would like to have . . . it's all an­ ticipation and retrospection. "We are usually talking or dreaming of either the past or the future, whether we be seamen or store clerks, for that matter ... I tip my imaginary hat to you, Frenehy . . . you have the right answer." Barbara's Barber "Snapped just before the mate had to sew bosun P. Libby's ear back on, with Jess Winifield doing the butchering," says reporter Oscar Payne on the Bar­ bara Frietchie. Libby kept smiling all during the haircuting ordeal, so all must be well. feel so important?" Well, w« of the SIU have security, freedom and contentment. To be sure, there are other labor organizaTo the Editor: A recent i-ssue of the LOG tiohs that have the same, yet, carried an article by a brother when the chips are down, it is member suggesting that Sea­ a known fact that the SIU is farers think carefully about recognized as the union of the present and the future, both making a will. I think that this is a very good " nationally and internationally. Since the year 1938, the world, idea not only for the member but also for his beneficiary in and I use that word literally, the event something happens to has realized that a small group of real Union men started the him. It would eliminate a lot of SIU, and the realization has now legal action later on. As secretary-reporter on the confB to them and many others that, our Union has grown into one of the best and qpost re­ spected labor organizations of all time. It is a credit to those who were there at its inception, many of whom are still active, and also a credit to the young­ sters who came later. They have seen - this wonderful organiza-. tioft develop from an iota of a dream into one of the staunehest Del Valle, I have been requested bulwarks of free trade unionism. to write about the SIU libraries I ask many persons who are that are being put on the ships. The last three times this ship not Seafarers and know nothing has received the same books, so of seamen why when the going that we have an accumulation gets rough does the SIU always 'of two and three of a kind assist any other bona fide Ameri­ aboard now. We hope something can union, irrespective of its can be done to straighten this affiliation. The only answer is out. Otherwise the library is that we know that we are an very much appreciated by important organization, and will assist and aid anyone or any everyone. I am writing this before we group or groups that can show arrive back in good old New that they believe in the Ameri­ Orleans. We have had a pretty can way of fair play. Certainly we not only feel im­ good trip. There hasn't been a single word all trip about the portant, but we know that we food, which is understandable are so, for the SIU has «lways led the way in showing the sea­ since it has been very good and faring man the right road to tasty. And even if it was forgotten security, real security, and the at the .ship's meeting, I really freedom to'speak anywhere and anytime. In so doing, it has think the steward department given the seaman the chance to . deserves a vote of thanks, espe­ cially the good cooks we have enjoy his life to the fullest. We must cooperate at all on board. times to preserve same for, with­ O. H. Manifold (Ed. note: Your beef on the out the Union, we are exactly library_is well taken. A careful like a ship without a sail, motor check is being made to see that or rudder. We'd sure as hell be the duplication doesn't con­ lost. Davy Jones tinue. ) it it tr S> SI Del Valle Notes Library Snafu Letters to the Editor Family Aid Is Friend In Need I b:>i.i<«7'i5Tr6il •%->] ?SSW; IISPHS HOSPiT.^L BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Bjorn A. Granberg E. Ardoin Albert Hawkins Francisco Argenal A. E. Johansson Joseph Battaglia Charles E. Johnson Eugene W. Bent Steve Kolina Kenneth Bewig Robert BlcCorkel Frederick Burford D. McCorkltidale William J. Carey Earl McKendree Carl E. Chandler Robert G. McKnew Charles Coburn Albert Nelson Victor B. Cooper Wm. E. Nordland Guy G. Gage Fred Pittman Charles H. GUI Albert WUhelm Gorman T. Glaze USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS P. G. Daugherty James E. Hodges Thomas Crosby John E. Markopolo M. DeGollado Henry B. Riley H. V. Erickson John E. Tillman USPHS HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Matthew J. Nolan USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. T. P. Barbour Leo H. Lang Julian B. Barrett Oscar Lee Carol J. Bauman Theo Lee Merton Baxter Tinerman Lee Charles Bradley Nils Lornsen Charles E. Brady C. R. Nicholson J. L. Buckelew Alfonso Olaquibel John L. Caldwell George D. Olive Lloyd T. Callaway William J. Rose Byron Chapman Thomas A. Scanlon Peter DeVries Joseph Sintes Jack Fillingin Woodrow A. Snead George Foley Henry S. Sosa Leo Fontenot • William A. Tatum Louis Guarino Lonnie R. Tickle Earl T. Hardeman Dirk Visser George A. Hill James E. Ward Edward Jeanfreau Herman Werneth E. G. Knapp William Williams Duska Korolia David A. Wright Not^man L. Krnmm USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Edwin A. Ainsworth John A. Morris SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH *; i BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Robert L. Booker Fortunato Bacomo Joseph G. Carr Fran W. Bemrick Gabriel Colonl Claude F. Blanks Mariano Ciwtes AacoBt 19, 1»A5 SEAFARERS-lOe Pate TwelT« Walter W. Denley John J. Driscoll Bart E. Guranick Taib Hassen Joseph Ifsils Thomas Isaksen John W. Keenan John R. Klemowicz Ludwig Krlstiansen Frederick Landry James J. Lawlor Kaarel Leetmaa Leonard Leidig James Lewis Arthur Lomas Mike Lubai Francis F. Lynch Joseph D. McGravr A. McGuigan H. F. MacDonald Michael Machusky Vic MUazzo Melvin O. More Eugene T. Nelson Joseph Neubauer James O'Hare Daniel Ruggiano G. E. Shumaker Henry E. Smith Harry S. Tuttle VirgU E. Wilmoth Chee K. Zal USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Charles D. Merrill Raymond Frye Alonzo M. Mileski E. K. Hansen John F. Murphy William Hunt Orlando Rosales A. F. Martinez USPHS HOSPITAL ^ STATEN ISLAND, NT Thomas D. Dailey John Michlek Gerald Fitzjames Perry Roberts William Glesen G. H. Robinson EsteU Godfrey Jose Rodriguez Manuel Landron Matti Ruusukallio John McWilliams Dominick Trevisano Joseph JIartus USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. R. J. Arsenauit Franklin W. Fyock L. Bosley Sverre Johannessen Dominick Di Maio V. K. Ming H. Fountain L. E. Twite SEASIDE HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. Malcolm M. Cross USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton ' TRIPLER ARMY HOSPITAL ' HONOLULU. HAWAU Frank T. Campbell USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Deibler Jose Santiago ' Albert W. Kozzihe Bosendo Serrano' , To the Editor: Just a few words to say that to me, as a Seafarer's^ wife, the new surgical and hospital bene­ fits for members' families are the best thing yet. It is a great comfort to the wives left home with children to care for while their husbands are away at sea. We all get sick spmetimes, find ourselves with­ out money and wind up with a very rough time of it. - My husband left last week after being home for two weeks, but this time, as a result of this • new protection, I almost feel as if he is leaving someone behind to care for us all. This is a wonderful feeling. Ma:iy thanks to the SIU for these new benefits. Mrs. James T. Lassitcr $1 New Benefits A Major Gain To the Editor: It is with sincere pleasure that I endeavor to put my heart­ felt thanks regarding the new welfare benefits for the mem­ bers and their families into words. In fact,- an expression of appreciation should be given by the whole membership to those who have fought so hatd and long on our behalf. Where else in the whole labor move­ ment can you find the wages, conditions and benefits enjoyed by the SIU membership? Quite often, ^ople have asked me, "What makes an SIU man so proud and makes him steel Age Crew Mourns 2nd Cook LOG Gives Her Sea 'Know-How' To the Editor: I would like to change th« mailing address of my husband, Stanley J. Hutchinson, so that we can. get the LOG at our new address. I have been married only a few months and had never read the LOG until recently. I would like you to know what a won­ derful paper it Is and how it has helped me to better understand the things my husband talks , about. He loves the sea very much and naturally enjoys his work on any ship. But before I read the LOG I was in the dark when he mentioned different ships. . Familiar With Ships Now, thanks to your paper, 1 am familiar with the names of the different ships and also with terms which seamen" use. Stanley is at present on the Oremar and of course 1 like thai^, very much because he gets home a little oftener, even if it is only for one night. Thanks again for your most wonderful and helpful paper. 1 would appreciate it if you would change the address as soon as possible so that 1 may get the papers more quickly. 1 certainly look forward to reading them. Mrs. Stanley J. Hutchinson (Ed. note: We are revising our mailing list as you request­ ed so that you can again receive the LOG regularly.) 4" t i . Gi Remembers Shipping Days To the Edjtor: 1 really appreciate receiving the SEAFARERS LOG once again as I now can more or less keep up with everything that is going on in the Union. The paper also reminds me of some of the old runs 1 made years ago. In this connection 1 would appreeiate if some of my old shipmates on the South African and Far East' runs would write to me here. They may remem­ ber me by the nickname "Junior." PFC Nicolay Korolchuck Co. A., 39th Engn. (C) BlU Fort Riley, Kansas To the Editor: This is a repor^ on the death of Brother Louis F. Johnson. The shib's delegate has already turned in a report to the SIU i> if if welfare services department, but I have been asked to write this for publication to allow any of his ^friends and former ship­ mates who wish to do SD to ex­ To the Editor: I am writing to you to request tend their condolences to his you to send the SEAFARERS family. Brother Johnson was the 2nd LOG to the USNS Suamico. This cook on the Steel Age; he took is an SUP ship but there are pride in his work and his Union four SIU men on here and we activities. He was, at the time expect to be in the Persian Gulf of his death, the steward depart­ for some time yet. The LOG would help us keep ment delegate and was doing-a in -touch with our Union. fine job at it. Up until the time he took sick John E. Brady (Ed. note: Your name has in Colombo (Ceylon),' on July 17, he seemed healthy enqugh been added to the mailing list and no one had any idea of his and you will receive the LOG cbndition until he asked to see regularly from now on.) the doctor there. On returning i. i if to the ship, he turned in to the ship's hospital. Three days later, he died at about nine in the evening. He was buried at sea on Sat­ To the Editor: 1 would like tolhank you for urday, July 23, at latitude 12" sending me the SEAFARERS 12' North, longitude 48° 41' East. Services were read by LOG all the last five years with Captain Talk, and the entire such constant regularity. 1 have been going to sea crew attended. again since 1948 and now 1 am Brother Johnson is missed by all and the crew extends its in navigation schooLr preparing heartfelt sympathy to his fam- "- to get my captain's license. .1 have been following your Hy; He is survived by his moth­ er, his wife, Mrs, Sadie John­ progress carefully and wish we son, land four children. Anyone would have as good a union wishing to send condolences may here also. For the future 1 wish reach them at Apt. 230, 40 An­ you all the success you havB' nunciation Road, Boston, Mass. had up to date. C. E. Tobias R. Suttor Ship's secretary Bremen, Germany LOG Can Keep 'Em Up To Date German Seaman Hails SOU Rise �LOG Stalwart Sidelined By Packer Mishap NW Victory Capitulates Bombay Is No Bargain For Cecil Bean Crew places, Seafarer Luis A. Ramirez this time is the subject of another's penmanship, following an accident which occurred recently on the Citrus Packer (Waterman). Ramirez, the 4-8 fireman, suf­ fered burns in the face and on his arm after what is described as "a terrific ex­ plosion" in one of the boilers on the ship. He was on watch at the time, as the Pack­ er was leaving Kobe, Japan. According to T. Weber, ship's sec­ retary - reporter, Ramirez who recounted the incident, Ramirez was treated later by a doctor in Yokohama, but is still pretty shaken up, aside from the pain of the burns them­ selves. Sailing on SIU ships since 1943, Ramirez notes that this was the first time that he had ever had an accident on the job, hnd that he certainly hopes this is the last one as well. His many friends are hoping he's back in A-1 shape again soon, so that he can continue his tireless correspondence regarding the dif­ ferent places he visits on SIU ships. (The photo above was taken after the accident.—^Ed.) from the Ship's Reporter Tasty Dish Digging in to demolish tome cooling watermelon, "Woody" Woodward. 3rd cook on the Royal Oak, looks pleased with the task ahead. His cooking hat the rest of the crew smiling also, says reporter Dan Beard. Photo by "Scotty" Ramsey. ••••'Si As far as the Seafarers on the Cecil N. Bean are concerned, "the gettln' was almost as bad as the bein'," on their recent trip to Bombay. which means more delay. After ' According to details sup­ three weeks here, we're still due plied by Seafarer Sten T. Zet- for another month of this heat, terman, ship's secretary-re­ filth and never- A frequent contributor to the SEAFARERS LOG re­ garding faraway people and Burly Pace TidMaifp SBAFARBM8L06 Amgmt 1»» IfW It was "just like home" for Seafarers Fario Morris, wiper; Chester B. Wilson, DM, and Paul Hellerbrand, bosun, all off the Northwestern Victory, v/hen they helped waitresses cut string beans for dinner in the USS Club, Naha, Okinawa. It's probably a lot tougher to get them to turn to like that when they^re fiome, however. Robin Sherwood Takes Afriea—& Vice Versa "Baseball, babes and bruises"—although not necessarily in that order—very adequately describes the most rec6nt South African port-to-port junket of Seafarers aboard the.Robin Sherwood, according to the the wrong foot, with all the bats, account furnished by Bill balls and gloves in one hand and much refresh­ Dunham, ship's reporter. Arriving at Capetown, crewmembers were quick to notice "smoke signals in the far-distant hills noti­ fying the sisters that the romeos were approach­ ing, loaded with pounds . . . One man was not ready when it came time to leave the ship, and was halfdressed on enter­ ing the Carlton House, shirt and Maynes tie still in his hand. "But the poor guy had forgotten his girl's address, so he had to go back anyway and get it. Another man, with plenty of pound and shilling appeal, was there with not one but four of his harem planning the evening's entertainment." Hospital Cases On the unhappy side, Dunham reported there were several hos­ pital cases on record, including Heath "Tony" Pressly, our "glori­ fied galleyboy," who was left in Capetown with a ruptured appen­ dix; Tom Maynes, crew pantryman, hospitalized in Port Elizabeth; J. Rios, oiler, drydocked In Lorenzo Marques; Charles Cantwell, baker, off at Dar Es Salaam with a bad foot, and Frank Manthy, AB, an­ other appendix victim. "After a lot of hard work," Dun­ ham continued, "the Sherwood AllStars were reborn at Dar Es Sa­ laam, and met up with the Ameri­ can consul teahi for a baseball game. But the All-Stars got off on ment iii the oth­ er, so they lost by a heavy mar­ gin, 13-2. "This did not dilscourage them, however; they came back for more and landed on top this time . . . "At Mombasa, we were fortunate to pick" up Nick Hermank, 'per­ sonality kid of the engine depart­ ment,' wiio took over the duties of crew pantryman. What he did not know in this job, he organized to his way of thinking. He had help from all departments in washing his dishes." porter, the ship originally left the US from Seattle in March, loaded with grain for India. The crew was really looking forward to spend­ ing at least a short time in their favorite • port of Yokohama,' which was to be the first stop for bunkers on the 'round-the - world trip. "However, we hit a little rough weather—and a Liberty ship be­ Zefterman ing what it is —headed south to Honolulu to get badly-needed fuel. A few days later, engine trouble developed, so we began looking for Guam, our nearest port . . . "While entering the harbor there, we lost one of the anchors. But it was a small price to pay, as it definitely saved the ship from piling on the rocks before the chain parted . . . "Finally, after another stop in Singapore for bunkers, we arrived in Bombay, after spending almost two months getting there . . . No Return Planned "The crew's opinion of Bombay is given daily—in unprintable words. Shipping will have to be really tough before any of us take a ship to this place again .. . There are some exceptions to this, of course, as a couple of the boys made great progress with some. European 'femmes' at Beach Candy . .. "Bombay 1% probably the slowest port in the world when it comes to unloading and loading a ship. The stevedores seem to be working on an intensified 'go slow' policy, and the monsoon is just starting. ending haggling with the na­ tives . . . "You'd think a popular collec­ tor's item here would be an ele­ phant tusk or a snake charmer's . cecU Bean outfit, but actual­ ly it's a beer per­ mit. Even if you have one, the limit is only three bottles of beer every two days, one one day, and two the next. Without a permit, the strongest thing you can get is a coke .. . "We'll be a happy bunch when we get on our way to the States." from the Ship'sReporter .-•-33 I Bosun At Work •r.-.-'i? 11 With strands of wire strung -out in all directions, bosun George Libby on the Steel Age looks like he's tangling with an octopus as he tries his hand on a "Navy-locked splice" on a length of cable. Photo sent in by reporter C. Tobias. By E. A. King There's something so alive, yet so resolved. As though with but the great it is involved; The petty things, the nil, the minutiae Are out of place when thinking of the Sea. And yet within its' fullness still is found The smallest life, past sense of sight and sound. tie Improvised I1 m Thoughts About The Sea I try for words: grand, beautiful, serene; Or cruel, majestic, wild—these do not mean What f, vxmld say, perhaps there is no word; Thoughts of the Sea are deeper felt than heard. • 3:11 331 •i I LOG-A-RHYTHM: There's something so profound about the sea This one short line remains to me When I attempt my feelings to define As I behold it from the beach shoreline. "731 As the immense; both find in it a home, Within, beneath that depth of weight and foam. So safe; so all eternal and so deep— How peacefully the dead at sea must sleep! Beneficient, yet treacherous, untamed, Called many names, yet in true fact unnamed. So changeless yet so ever at a change So near, familiar, yet so far and strange; So mighty; so impassive; so unknown— And yet so much a part of all we own. It never rests, but moves with destined pace Held by the moons and seasons in its place I could write on, but this line speaks for me: There's something so profound about the Sea. Bp Bernard Seaman v;-^l :•! •S^l •'m �5-W.?;.s» Ifi;I?;-;- WEi-r-''' Fame, Fortune Fizzle As Del Sud Message In Bottle Lands In Cuba A ragged ll"x6" scrap of brown paper enclosed in a bottle that washed up on the beach at Cayo Coco, Cuba, last month probably represented the closest that Cuban fisherman Tomas Perez ever came to fame and fortune in his life. — ——^ Written in English, it might-*have been the key to some SIU men and other seamen. Sea­ Pizza 'Chemist' fabled "lost treasure of the In­ farers Brown and Caudill had in­ Backing away from the oven—and almost out of the photo also, Yince Astorino, galleyman on Steel Chemist, removes one of those sizzling pizza pies he bakes for the crew. Photo by Ed Lessor. die?" or to a long-forgotten sea disaster, for all Perez knew. The cryptic message, however, held out hope of neither. It read as follows: "If found please write to 'Sea­ farers Log,' 675 - 4th Ave., Brook­ lyn, NY. Thrown overboard from the SS Del Sud, between Cuba and Florida on February 13, 1954. By Ira C. Brown and E. C. Caudill." Obviously, what might have been was definitely not. But once Perez got it translated he dutifully did the next best thing and wrote to the LOG. If he was disappointed by his find, he didn't let on. The bottle was found on the morning of July 15, and "as the paper says, we are writing to you. My name is Tomas Perez, fisher­ man. I live at 16th Pareado St., Caibar'ien, Cuba. This letter is written by a friend, for we don't know English." Apparently, like many other Directory Of SIU Branches CLEVELAND SIU, A&G District BALTI.MORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Slieppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOS'l'O.N 278 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. 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Hall, Joint E. ftlooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 43.36 KHHMOND, CALIF 257 5th St. Phone 2.599 6.AN S'RANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SE.ATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main U290 WIL.\llN(iTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 Canadian District HALIFAX, N.S 128i/a Hollis St. Phone- 3-B91) MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM . . 11816 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COL BORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5501 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA BC ... B17V4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 62 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote Oe La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St NB Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District ALPENA BUFFALO, NY.... Aurust li IMS - SEAFARERS LOG Pare Fourteen 133 W. Fletcher Phone: 12.38W 180 Main St. Phono: Main 1-0147 \ 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarter! Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. „ Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92n(l St Phone; E-sse* 5-2419 nocently dispatched a bottle into the briny to see how far and where the sea would carry it. Many ships do this sort of thing regularly under US Government auspices to help scientists chart the path and speed of ocean currents. Brown and Caudill, however, were on their own. The bottle might have wound up in Madagas­ car or Greenland. For the record, their glass - enclosed missive did not get too far. Cayo Coco is outside the Cuban city of Caibarien, a sugar port of 22,000 popula­ tion, which is on the northern Brown coast of the is­ land about 190 miles east of Ha­ vana as the crow flies. It is just slightly to the southeast of being on a direct line from Miami on the Florida mainland, 225 miles away. But the bottle apparently took one year and five months to make land. Most of us could swim the distance faster, providing the sharks didn't raise any objection. If nothing else, however, the events prove that (I) notes in bot­ tles are read carefully, (2) they do land somewhere although almost nevdr where you expect them to go and (3), that the SEAFARERS LOG really gets around. Beauregard(s) In Yokohama Relaxing ashore in Yokohama on Far East run, Tampa Seafar­ ers on the Beauregard say hello to friends all over world. Pic­ tured (l-r) are A. Llanes, AB; J. Pagola, night cook-baker; J. Williams, oiler; R. Tavolacci, OS, and J. Moro, wiper. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ar« an old subtcrlbar and hava a ehanga of addrais, plaata glva your formtr addrats balowt ADDRESS CITY • f MlM*aa6B«66aaa! ZONE ••fMeeeeei .STATE ...;A Applauds SlU's Ship Meal Plan his lot on the ship more pleas­ ant and secure, for as long as he follows and enforces the list of instructions pertaining to To the Editor: ^ When we were in Norfolk, the system he has no worry "Virginia, we were boarded by about the company or the Hhil Reyes, SIU consultant on Union giving him hell as has the union's new feeding system happened in many cases in the aboard our contracted ships. past. I believe also that this The steward department and new system will eliminate the other crewmembers were pleas­ Incompetents in the steward antly surprised to learn that department and will result in the SIU is right on the ball the full application of the con­ again in instituting this new ditions that our union has system. In which we are sure fought so hard to obtain for us. To other ships of the Water­ man fleet and to re.st of our contracted ships in general, I and the crew aboard this ship heartily recommend the new SIU feeding system. Mike Michalik, Chief Steward Michael Schalestock, S'up's delegate Letters to the Editor Wants Name On LOG List will have a far-reaching benefit in our shipboard conditions. Brother Reyes called a To the Editor: I wonder if you could mail special meeting of all depart­ ments and explained in detail me the SEAFARERS LOG. I the new system, how it works understand that it is a great and why it is necessary that it paper to read on all marine and should succeed not only on this union matters. I have a brother who has been vessel but on every one of our contracted ships. He assured a member of the SIU since its the members that the system organization, and would very does not entail any additional much like to read the LOG work as provided by our pres­ about which he speaks so well. ent agreement, nor would it My brother's name is J. T. Lasconflict with the steward de­ siter and he is riding under the partment routine, and he also proud Union number L-2. Thank assured the crew that should you in advahcc for your paper. H. B. Lassiter this system be followed, better (Ed. vole: Your name has service, more palatable food, with less waste would be ob­ been added to the mailing list tained. Furthermore, by mini­ and yon will receive the LOG mizing or eliminating waste from now on.) the union will have a stronger »v« t position in demanding more varieties of better quality food from our contracted companies. At First Skeptical To the Editor: At first the steward depart­ The members of the quarter­ ment, including myself, were a ly finance committee wish to in­ little ' skeptical about the new form the membership that we se(>up but after several days, were very much impressed with with Brother Reyes supervising the efficient and business-like the introduction of the new manner in which the Union system, compliments began keeps its records and runs its flowing into the galley from affairs. various crewmembers and of­ This is in sharp-contrast with ficers topside, the feeling of what we have learned from re­ .skepticism vanished, and the cent Congress hearings about steward department became the sloppy way that some of the very enthusiastic about the new, subsidized steamship operators program. They now feel that do business. As far as we are the extra efforts they will have -concerned they could take a leaf , to put into the system will be from the Union when it comes more than compensated by the to administration. absence of any food beefs, and The committee rhemhers, be­ the amicable relations all sides myself,' who agree with ai-ound among satisfied and these sentiments are Edward well-fed crewmembers. Hansen, Frank Moran, Ralph Of course the success of the Ewing, Joseph M a 1 o me and system depends on the co-op­ Charles Oppenheimer. eration of the three depart­ E. A. "Andy" Anderson ments aboard ships. Tolerance and patience of the deck and engine departments is neces­ sary in waiting for their orders from the galley, just like in hotels and restaurants, and To the Editor: Just recently I had to get off ordering only what they feel the Seatrain Georgia, on which like eating, instead of the usual "full house" when one is too I was chief stewai'd, because of lazy to read the menu on the the death of my sister. My shipmates on the Georgia were hoard. ^ I am happy to report that kind enough to take tip a col­ the crew of the Maiden Creek lection and send flowers to the not only gave Brother Reyes funeral ceremonies. I would like to ^thank these their full cooperation hut even offered him several suggestions Union brothers for their kind­ to further improve the new ness and consideration. It is system. He highly compli­ deeply appreciated. Walter Newberg mented the crew at the end of 44-4 his trip with us. Knows The Problems As a steward who has been sailing for many years and who knows the many problems To the Editor: I want you to know I thor­ which confronts us stewards with respect to oui;- relations oughly enjoy reading the SEA­ with the company and the FARERS LOG. It has so many crew, I believe this' new SIU interesting items and features. feeding system is the best I think the SIU is a wonder­ break in our shipboard condi­ ful Union and I'm proud my tions. Any steward who is com­ husba'nd belongs to it. Mrs. Wayne Henderson petent and capable will find Impressed By Union Methods Thanks Shipmate. For Sympathy Likes The LOG — Union Too �Ancnst la. 1955 ; HURRICANrt (W<f«rman), July .9— Chairman, J. Lengfallewi Sacratary, R; McHala. Room* have been painted but more fana are dedred in foc'ale. It waa moved that fana be placed in recreation room And that a letter be acnt to New York regarding deck department'a , breakfaat hour. It was suggested that crew cooperate with turning in all linen and returning cupsi that repair Hats be drawir up; that lock be placed on pantry doors and library doors. aoVERNMENT CAMP (CItlet Serv­ ice), July 10—Chairman, H. Connelli Secretary, J. Moloney. Since the ship is scheduled for shipyard at the end of this voyage all repairs 'are to be listed. New fans are aboard and will be installed on Northbound trip. Treasurer reported $7 in the ship's fund. Digest of ships* Meetings SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seafrairt), June 25—Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, C. Oppenheimer. Discussion on crew, members reporting on bocrd ship at least one hour before sailing *Hme. Ship's delegate will contact patrol­ man for instructions to act on at next Instance for members being late. Cash on hand $84.52. Report on Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee was read and discussed by the crew. All agreed to accept. SEAFARERS tJiould be placed siboard. Sink In pantry should be repaired as soon as possible. A new iron Jot the crew was purchased., and the money was taken from the ship's fund. ^ STEEL RECORDER (Isthmlsn), June 12—Chslrman, J. BurehlnsI; Secretsry, J. Ereen. All crewmembers and offi­ cers donated S3 per man for washing machine which was bought by the sec­ ond electrician out of his own pocket. All members were given enrollment cards to fill out. Treasurer reported $37.79 in the ship',; fund. DE SOTO (Pan Atlantic), June 2«— Chairman, B. Vsrn> Jr.; Secretary, J. Chermailne. Repairs will be taken care of at payoff in New Orleans. Re­ port on Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries Committee was read and dis­ cussed by crewmembers. Ship's re­ porter explained why list of names were in the LOG. Old ship's delegate urged crew to give full cooperation to the new delegate. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 19—Chairman, W. Anderson; Secre­ tary, L. Wing. One man missed ship in San Juan and he will be turned over to the boarding patrolman. Sev­ eral topics were discussed and sug­ gestions made on same. Each depart­ ment delegate turned in a repair list. FORT HOSKINS (CHIet Service), June 9—Chairman, H. Westfall; Sec­ retary, B. Webb. Brother WestfaU elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Ship's trrosurer reported a bal­ ance of $10 in the-ship's fund. Rooms are being painted, springs need fix­ ing and new mattresses are com­ ing aboard. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), June 27 —Chairman, Brown; Secretary, Flood. YORKMAR (Calmer), Juno 18— Chairman, J. Watt; Secretary, R. Morgan. Discussion on stores and if they will last to New York. Steward reported that with the stores ordered for Panama there WiU_be sufficient supplies on board. Discussion on re­ pair list. All communications were read and discussed by entire crew. - A motion was made by W. Wilkens to accept same. Carried unanimously. Crew was given a report on the SIU Wel­ fare Plan, the Mercliant Marine and Fisheries Committee and the New York waterfront beef here. Motion made and seconded to accept patrol­ man's verbal reportg. Carried. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), June 24—Chairman, Lucas; Sec­ retary, Cothrell. Motion made and carried , to accept verbal report as given by boarding patrolman. All communications and reports sent to ship were read and discussed by the entire crew. No beefs or disputed overtime reported. KYSKA (Waterman), Juno 22— Chairman, J. Batson; Secretary, E. Mattlson. Sanitary work on the ship, including laundry and recreation room aft was settled between the wiper and OS. All repairs of the previous trip are to be taken care of. New large blankets are aboard and men can get same from the steward. Captain will have all crew foc'sles painted this trip. There is a balance of $5.10 in the ship's fund. One oiler on board who caused so much trouble last trip was suspended for sixty days by the US Coast Guard. All reports were posted on the bulletin board. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), June 17—Chairman, R. Darvllle; Secretary, F. Puglltl. Ship's treasurer reported that there is $12.63 fai the ship's fund. Crew was given a report on the con­ vention and agents' conference which they agreed to accept unanimously. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), June 12 —Chairman, J. Orlmas; Secretary, L. Moore. A new ship's delegate was elected. Menu board will be moved as entire crew cant see it when they are sitting down at tables. Repairs lists will be made up on items that crew can repair. Slop chest price list and opening time will be posted on board. All hands were asked to keep laundry cleaner and to bring all dirty linen up at changing time. SAND CAPTAIN (Construction Agtregates), Juni 19—Chairman, R. Taliaksen; Secretary, A. Ferrara. Ship's delegate reported that the mail serv­ ice will be improved by appointing one responsible person in the Zapara Island offlce. Quarterly statements are to be more thoroughly investi­ gated. Ship's treasurer reported $60 in the fund. Crewmembers are. in favor of purchasing a movie projector. Men were asked to turn in excess linen. DEL MAR (Mtssiulppl), May 29— Chairman, E. P. Leonard; Secretary, E. Caudlll. Discussion by the ship's delegate on performing. Beer will be cut off by the captain and guilty mem­ ber will face a fine from the Union so crewmembers were asked to act ac­ cordingly. ' Discussion on men going to the hospital in foreign ports. Bal­ ance on hand in ship's fund is $183.90. Motion made and cairied to take $30 out' of every arrival pool for special movie fund. Brother Bobby Garn, ship's delegate of last trip, was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. HASTINGS (Waterman), June l$-rChalrman, R. Callahan; Secretary, N. LafortezxI. A few minor beefs on the food situation Will be taken care of. Forms for welfare plan have been sent in. Some disputed overtime re­ ported. Crewmembers read and dis­ cussed report from headquarters on the convention and agents' con­ ference. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), June 19 —Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, H. Kllmon. A suggestion was made to paint the lockers on the Inside to keep rust off the clothes. Steward asked crewmembers to take care of the folding coU and put them away when not being used. The aft springline has a lot of Ash hooks in it and needs replacing. Suggestion that shelves be installed over bunks. SALEM, MARITIME (Cities Service), June 21—iChalrman, W.- Palmer; Sec­ retary, E. Harrison. A vote of thanks was given to the ship's delegate for a Job well done. A new brand of soap OCEAN NORA (Marlflma Overseas), July 2—Chairman, T. Holl; Secretary, E. Kazmowsky. Discussion held on money draws in Pusan, Korea with particular interest on the rate of ex­ change. There was a special meeting for steward department regarding tiine off. Some disputed overtime. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), June 12—Chairman, D. Hall; Sacra­ tary, W. Wentllng. Operation of new sandwich grill in crew mess Was ex­ plained to the crew. Request made to fix lockers in 8 to 12 foc'sle. Mo­ tion made and carried to see patrol­ man about pptting a separate wash­ ing machine aboard for officers. There is a balance of $41.20 in the ship's fund. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), June 19—Chairman, J. Wunderllch; Secre­ tary, J. Fleyd.^, Discussion on date ship's articles go into effect. Discus­ sion on different drinks to be served with meals. Question of fresh milk in Antwerp brought up, and it was decided that rank taste cannot be helped due to excess bacteria count when delivered. Brother Burnsed made a motion that at payoff crew should get a clarification on using electric chipping guns aloft. Motion carried. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), June 11 —Chairman, B. Johnson; Secretary, Tom William. Food is a big prob­ lem aboard this ship. The steaks are tough, preparation of food is not up to standard and quality of beef isn't good. . Crewmembers were told to keep natives out of midship house as one brother has lost considerable mondy already. Two men taken off ship for medical attention. ELIZABETH (Bull), June 2S—Chair­ man, L. Gooch; Secretary, R. Velllnga. Ship's delegate reported that crew messman was slugged by longshore­ man in New Ybrk. Mail service aboard this ship Is bad. A new ship'a delegate was elected. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), June 19— Chairman, R. Roberts; Secretary, H. Patterson. Article from Venezuela newspaper will be sent to LOG. ,Suggestion made to change time slop chest is opened. Brothers were asked to accept nominationF for various of­ fices so they will be more familiar with the -Union. Crewmembers must have a good excuse for missing fire and boat drill. Food beefs wiU be taken to patrolman. There is b total in the ship's fund of $163.18. MOJAVE (TrsnMceanlc Marine), June 19—Chairman, L. Pepper; $ecretary, R. Elsslens. Seattle agent was given a big hand for squaring away a beef with the Radio Operations Un­ ion Just before sailing time. The stew­ ard department was given a vote of thanks for doing a swell Job. A new light is needed on the washing ma­ chine to tell whether It is running or not. GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (Bloomfield), June 19—Chairman, E. Rowell; Secretary, J. Atchison. Adequate bunks to be installed in the hospital so sick men can use same. This ship is loaded with roaches and patrolman will be informed of situation. Stew­ ard department to clean up all pas­ sageways. One man paid off in France will be put in hospital. Mo­ tion made by E. Goings that all men after one year on a ship should have to get off due to shipping slowing down. Carried by majority. \ HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), June 2$—Chslrman, R. Miller; Secretary, R;. Merrliette. Brother Miller sent a wire to New York to find out why the company didn't put a new wash'' Ing machine aboard. Each member of the crew was asked to donate 25c. to the ship's' fund. All the depart­ ment delegates were asked to get a repair list up as soon as possible. AIJ hands were asked to keep the messhall clean, and to see that cups and glasses are brought back to the pan­ try. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for doing a very fine Job. THE CABINS (Mathlasen), .June 12 —Chairman, B. Granberg; Secretary, F. Kustura. Ship's delegate reported that no attempt was made to repair windless forward. There was some discussion on men who were logged in Japan. Each delegate should em­ phasize on his repair list that the ves­ sel needs fumigating for roaches. Deck delegate cautioned men about talking about crew affairs with offi­ cers. Ship's delegate reported that repairs have not been made on water tight door after appearing on repair list several times. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), June 12—Chairman, H. McQuage; Sec­ retary, G. Perry. There was a gen­ eral discussion of unionism by crew­ members. The latest communications and reports from headquarters were read and accepted by the entire crew. A letter was read to the- crew in ref­ erence to safety conditions in the deck department. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), June 19— Chairman, James King; Sacratary, W. Gels. Master requested that any man going aloft should wear safety belt. Everything in order with no beefs. The steward will contact the port officials on the poor grades of meats put on board last voyage, especially strip loins, chucks and bacon. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), June 19 —Chairman, W. Yarbrough; Secretary, V. Burns. Suggestion made that an electric iron be purchased with money from the ship's fund. A motion was made and carried to have a new drain installed for scuttlebutt, and due to constant postponement this will be referred to the patrolman. Motion made that showers and toilet be in­ stalled for stevedores as on other Vessels of the line, and that nmning water be supplied at once for Jury toilet on fantall. Treasurer reports $25 in the ship's fund. ' CHILORE (Ore), June 23—Chairman, E. ZebrowskI; Secretary, F. Sawyer.- Stiip's delegate will see the patrolman about the lack of buttermilk and JiUces. Motion made by R. Ring to donate entire ship's fund of $10.70 to a brother injured aboard who was transferred from the SS Santore. A vote of thanks was given to the stew­ ard department for good food and serving. SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic), June 18—Chairman, A. May; Secretary, J. Christy. Suggestion made to keep forward storm doors open in hot weather. Steward reported that cap­ tain said there would be no sougeeing of messhall and passageways. Shortage of stores will be brought to the attention of patrolman. Com­ munications and reports read, dis­ cussed and posted. Quite a few minor beefs reported, however, none can be settled till the payoff. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), June 23—Chairman, W. Brightwell; Secretary, P. Patrick. One man mi.ssed ship when it sailed from Edgewater. Several copies- of his gear were made out and signed by engine delegate. A new ship's delegate was elected. Discussion by chief cook and baker about heating hot water in shipyard. a> GULF WATER (Metro),' June 2«— Chairman, H. Hallman; Secretary, H. RIdgeway. A special meeting was caUed to elect a ship's delegate. Saw skipper about two meals sub­ sistence in Mobile. Draw list turned in. Repair lists made out and turned in. GOVERNMENT CAMP . (Cities Serv­ ice), June 26—Chairman, M. Croft; Secretary, E. Deshtels, Crew will try to get a new coffee pot. Bulletin on welfare benefits read to the crew and posted on board. Motion was made and carried that money left in ship's fund at the end of a trip when ship goes in shipyard should be turned over to some worthy charity. May 29—Chairman, M. Brendle; Sec­ retary, E. Deshotels. Patrolman will see about getting mattresses for crew as they have requested, same four dif­ ferent times. Treasurer reported a balance of $20 in the ship's fund. A new ship's, delegate was elected. June 30—Chairman, K. Hallman; Secretary, R. Lyie. General discussion on SIU Welfare Plan. Ship's delegate reported no beefs or disputes in any department. Latest communications were read and discussed among crew­ members. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), June 19 —Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, J. H'annon. A door should be put on the book rack for library. All hands were asked to keep pantry clean at night. A vote of thanks given to the ship'd delegate for a Job well done. The steward department was also thankedfor fine chow and service. SEATRAIN "LOUISIANA (Seatrsln), June 28—Chairman, M. Reed; Secre­ tary, S. Frelllch. Ship's delegate gave a talk on the Bonner Bill for the ben­ efit of those not familiar with antimaritime features of said Bin. This crew goes on record to give full sup­ port to any action taken by SIU to fight BUI. Discussion on advlsabiUty of getting TV repaired. '• '••'" V'.' Faw Flfteea.' ________ LOG FINAL DISPATCH The deaths oj the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Elmer Shipp, 55: On July 1, 1955, Brother Shipp died of a heart ailment. Burial took place at Tiradentes Cemetery, Giudad Trujillo, Domini­ can Republic. Brother Shipp was one of the first members to sail with the SIU, joining the Union in 1939 in the Port of New York, and sailing in the engine department. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. R. Berry of Dordele, Ga. t 4. - .:- ^ Speak Out At SMU Meetings Under tiK Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be niied at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings b^ taking these posts of service. / ^ And, of course, all members haVe the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their minds. t Ralph B. Dagger, 37: Brother Bugger died in Nakaku, Y o k o hama, on May 23, 1955, of acute poisoning. Join­ ing the Union in San Francisco, California, in 1951, Brother Bugger had been sailing in . the deck department. Place of burial is not known. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Bugger, of Bellflower, California. 4> William Monway, 31: Asphyxia was the cause of Brother M o n way's death at the Maryland General Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Burial took place at the Mt. Hope Ceme­ tery in Mt. Hope, West Virgints: Brother Monway joined the Union in 1953 in the Port of New York "and was sailing in the engine de­ partment. He is survived by his mother, Bella Monway, of Beckly, West "Virginia. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Pamela Lee Parker, born July 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde B. Parker, Chickasaw, Ala. 4> 4> 4> Alison Vema Smith, bom April 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Smith, Yonkers, NY. 4* 4^ Bobby Gerard Carrasquillo, born July 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Carrasquillo, New Orleans, La. 4" 4" l" t. t. t. 4" t 4" 4^ 4" 4" 4< 4 4> 4" t 4" ^ 4> 4^ Dale Ann Maas, born May 31, 1955. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Henry J. Maas, Jr., New Orleans, La. •fil Deborah Ruth Rankin, born July 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rankin, New Orleans, La. Vicky Lee Anderson, born July 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson, Colmar Manor, Md. 4i 41 ^ Susan Anne Payne, born July 16, 1955.' Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Payne, Baltimore, Md. Melanie Dorothy Doyle, born June 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Herbert Klotz: Brother Klotz was Mrs. William Boyle, New Orleans, lost at sea aboard the MV Southern La. Districts, which -was last heard 4' 4- 4' from on December 6, 1954. Janice Mae Brown, born June 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown, Savannah, Ga. 4, i 4> :FEftSOI^LS: John Scott Please call MO 6-8637 in New York City concerning Adrienne Scott. t. 4i i Jimmy Cassaro x I still have your wristwatch. Call me in New York at HA 4-8684.-Ron Wolf, ex-Steel Advocate. Peter Heinrich Lohse, born March 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lohs'e, Flushing, NY. Vassilios John Livanos, born July 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John V. Livanos, Brooklyn, NY. Patricia Agnes Burgess, bom 4> 4 t July 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Kenneth L. Roberts Mrs. Joseph Burgess, Brooklyn, Please get in touch with your NY. draft board in New York immedi­ 4" 4i 4" Leslie Ramon Cubano Mercado, ately. born July 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. t 4i t and Mrs. Jose Cubano, San Juan, Louis Y. Coffey Contact your wife immediately at PR. 4 ^ i ' 909 North M St., Tacoma, Wash. Thomas Edward Floyes, born It is urgent that you do so. July 22, 1955. Parents, Mi*, and 4« 4" t Mrs. Robert Floyes, Mobile, Ala. Mulvery B. Wilson 4" 4" 4i It is urgent that you contact your Martha Jean Wallace, born July mother as soon as possible. 20, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4i 4> 4> Earl C. Wallace, Galveston, Tex. Felix Botello ^ ^ 4Contact the welfare department Edward Henry Kolenovsky, Jr., at SIU headquarters immediately born ^uly 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. regarding maternity benefits being and Mrs. Edward H. Kolenovsky, held for you. Galveston, Tex. 4 4" 4' . - f'l ">•/ 4' Friends of William E. Pepper are Jeanne Elizabeth Jones, born asked to write or visit him at the July 20, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Belt Parkway Nursing Home, 1832- Mrs. Wilkerson Vamel Jones, Mo- . bile, Ala. 83 St., Brooklyn 14. NY. • �SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN, OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFt jSeafarin' ^liakesptarts Well-known to LOG readers ore the two Seafarerwriters whose tales are printed here. Shrimpton's recent account in the LOG of a voyage with a foad of monkeys was excerpted in the Christian Science Monitor. Michelet is well-known for his colorful essays on his many ports of call throughout the world and his tasty recipes. The Little Man In The Box By Seafarer Jack "Aussie" Shrimpton One of the minor occupational hazards of seafaring is that most of us have too much time on our hands and very little to do with it. This often leads to shipboard shenanigans both comic and serious. The hi-'*juke box, which he intended to larious cameo that follows oc­ transport his native Manila. In curred recently aboard an return forto parking privileges in Isthmian ship homeward bound from a run-of-the-mill round-theglobe-haul. The cheracters (and 1 do mean characters) in the order of their appearance were Shorty, a diminut i V e , knee-high-to-a-grasshopper pantryman, and Brainy, a first-trip wiper right out of the back bayous of Louisiana. Brainy most certain­ ly belied his nickname in spades and was the kind of a lad who would have experienced extreme difficulty counting up his fingers and toes without waggling them. His daily diet was grits and gravy, and the very swamp grass figura­ tively sprouted out of both ears. Naturally, it was only a matter of hours before his shipmates caught on, and thenceforth the boisterous sport of pulling Brainy's innocent Spar became a daily pastime. The prankster-inchief was a 4-8 fireman named Shakey, who was endowed by na­ ture with both a vivid imagination and a most lurid line of feminine anecdote. His trusty little help­ mate at all times was Shorty, the pint-sized crew pantryman. At San Francisco, one of the cooks bought a huge second-hand the messmall, he agreed to allow the messhall. he agreed to allow was, accordingly, stowed and lashed in shipshape manner right beneath the crew pantry service window, and thenceforth the joint was jumping to the strains of "The Boogie-woogie Rag" and "O Mien Papa." To Brainy, however, the whole box of tricks was a source of never-ending bewilderment. It was the first juke box he had ever clapped eyes on, and within 48 hours Shakey had him firmly con­ vinced that one of Shorty's many duties was to sit inside it and change the records . . . on over­ time yet! If all this sounds incredible, it is only necessary to remind you that the Brooklyn Bridge has been sold on nine officially recorded occa­ sions, while early this year, sohie eleven hundred New York citizens appended their names (in passer­ by innocence) to a public petition to hang the President from atop the Empire State Building . . . and they were not all Democrats either. After several aays of continuous build-up Shakey had Brainy all primed and ready for the kill. The Puerto Rico Revisited By Seafarer A. "Frenchy" Michelet I have alvyays considered those starry-eyed darlings who parlay cute dimples, trim figures and provocative smiles intO' matrimonial alliances with wealthy playboys as this country's finest salespeople. However, even the brilliance of their Vandals got loose in the Western World. The site is now disfigured achievements pale somewhat by three hideous tanks which bear in the light of the efforts of those unsung heroes of the advertising world who manage to peddle to the public the idea that there's ro­ mance to be found these days in the island of Puerto Rico. Any romance that you find in Puerto Rico today you will take there yourself, because the place has become as prosaic as Down­ town Brooklyn. Do you remember that cluster of crazy huts that extended for acres around Waterman's docks in San Juan? You know—the place tvhere we used to get together in somebody or other's shack and drink rum and tell each other lies until the dolls came to lead us away to their respective shacks in the farthest reaches of the rabbit warren. Well, it's been leveled to the ground. There ain't a stick standing. It's as flat as one of J. P. Shuler's biscuits. This is as ruth­ less and wanton a job of destruc­ tion as I've heard tell of since the the legend "Emulsified Asphalt." Scenery Gone Emulsified Asphalt right smack dab in the middle of that hallowed ground where you and I boxed the compass and tied the knots until old Don Q Rum got us so befud­ dled that we couldn't have found the East at sunrise. The whole island has broken out in a rash of spit and polish. A sailor needs these air-condi­ tioned bars like he needs a hole in his head. Air-conditioning seems to attract a cold and mer­ cenary type of broad who can give a guy a casual once-over and cal­ culate to the penny the condition of his bankroll and her chances for latching on to it. Give me the good old bars of the Pennsylvania type any day. The air there was usually in a terribie condition, but the atmosphere was right. Turning the whole thing over in my mind on my first night ashore in San Juan, and a little sick of steward cooperated by obligingly no cali to be in there racking up putting hogs-jowls and turnip overtime during meal hours any­ greens on the supper menu, that way. You go right over and tell delicacy being the Bayou boy's him to get out of that damn thing gastronomic delight and joy. and get his fanny back in the pan­ Shorty was instructed to duck out try were it belongs." "Think I'll of sight beneath his pantry service do just that," drawled the lad from window and to ad lib his part as the swamps; and going over to the it came to him. juke box he bent down and fetched Biisy In The Bo.x it a field goal slap in the pants and At 5:30 into the messhall yelled, "Hey, Shorty, you get outa marched our hero all set for his that damn conti-aption pronto and favorite dish o' victuals. The juke git me some hogs-jowls, willya." box was going full blast as usual, "Okay—wait a minute, can't and as Brainy attempted to place you," came the muffled reply, ap­ his order above the din, John, the parently from out of the innermost messman, hollered to him that he bowels of the box. "I've gotta would have to wait awhile because put this Harry James number on Shorty was on overtime and too for Shakey first—take it easy, busy to come out of the box and willya—I'll be right out." Sure serve in the pantry. enough, the record changed and Immediately Shakey leaped bel­ then up bobbed Shorty from be­ ligerently to the rescue. "Why hind his pantry window for ali the don't you tell him to get the hell world as if he had just come outa there, Brainy," he said. "His crawling out of the innards of the pantry job comes first and he's got j nickelodeon. "Gosh," he said, displaying a pair of very grimy palms, "It's damn dusty inside that thing. Now what's for you. Brainy ^ . . hogsjowls and greens . . . coming right up, fella." "Well, okay," said The Brain, somewhat mollified and returning to his seat. "Why don't you quit fooling around in that box anyway. And if you've gotta be in there why in hell don't you put on some good Rebel tunes Instead of all that damnyankee twaddle. Come on, boy . . . let's go." If at this point you are inclined to agree with the cynical gent who said that "a ship was the only in­ stitution on God's green earth that was run entirely by the inmates," nobody is going to give you much of an argument. However, lunatic ' laughter is both good for the di­ gestive tract and, even more im­ portantly, to break up the dreary monotony of a long voyage. these chrome palaces downtown, I determined to grab a cab "and go over and see my old friends at the Pennsylvania. So I did without further ado. Imagine my astonish­ ment when the cabbie pulls up at the old familiar stop 2V^ to find not a trace of a bar there. They The Pennsylvania,* or stop 21^ as it was better knOwn, was the court-where Caledonia was wont to reign as queen in all her glory with ali the lesser dolls as maidsin-waiting, much as the dusky Rose in Calcutta or Margie of the Chicago in Yokohama do to this very hour. The manager was an . easy touch. The beachcombers could always cuff a flop in the roqms topside. We had the use of the galley too. Many's the chicken and rice yours truly has whipped up there for the benefit of the hungry beachcombers topside and in all the shacks alongside. • Perhaps the change is in me as well as in Puerto Rico. Some wise man once warned, "Never go back." He should have explained that you can't go back. It was Francois Villon, one of' the few true troubadours, who, toothless, wrinkled and bald, summed it all up when he sighed so poignantly for the snows of other years, "Tell me in what hidden way is Lady Flora the lovely Roman? Where Hipparchia, and where is Thais, Neither of them, the fairer woman? Where is Echo, beheld of no man. Only heard on river and more. She whose beauty was more than human? But where are the snows of '• of yester-year?" ' v ')"• have pulled down the old Penn­ sylvania Bar and all the shacks that used to nestle alongside, like a hen with a brood of chicks, lev­ eled off the site, poured some of that same damn asphalt on it, and erected a battery of power houses there. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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HIGH IN SIU-A&G SIU ACTION REVERSES LOGGINGS ROBIN CREWS HAILED ON SAFETY PUSH AFL PIER DRIVE DESPITE ILA 'PACT' NY WELCOME MAT OUT FOR RATED SEAFARERS SF PROVES JOB HAVEN BURGLARS TAP MOBILE'S VACATION TILL JOBS BOOM PORT MIAMI SEATTLE STILL 'VERY GOOD' NEW RULES EASE ALIEN HARDSHIPS GOV'T UNIT RAPS MSTS SLOWDOWN ANGRY NMU CREW VETOS CURRAN MEN NMU SQUIRMS AS LOG FERRETS OUT COVER-UPS SIU SCHOLARSHIP CAPS 15-YEAR-OLD DREAM CANADA SHIP ENGINEERS VOTING ON LINK TO SIU RATINGS SHORTAGE NOW TAMPA'S CHIEF CONCERN NEW RUN OF EX-ALASKA 'JINXED' - CANADA SIU CREW SUES FOR $ AFL BIDS CONGRESS ACT ON DOMESTIC 'RUNAWAYS' NEW ATTACK ON '50-50' SET FOR '56 RACKET OR GOOD DEAL FOR SEAFARERS? SEAFARERS WORKIN' AND RELAXIN' URANIUM'S RICHES LURE SEAFARER JOB LOST, ALSOP SEEKS NEW ANGLE LAKE CHAS. MAPS LABOR LAW FIGHT SEA BRAVERY MEDALS URGED SEAMAN'S PHILOSOPHY? SEAFARER HAS ANSWER LOG STALWART SIDELINED BY PACKER MISHAP BOMBAY IS NO BARGAIN FOR CECIL BEAN CREW ROBIN SHERWOOD TAKES AFRICA & VICE VERSA FAME, FORTUNE FIZZLE AS DEL SUD MESSAGE IN BOTTLE LANDS IN CUBA SEAFARIN' SHAKESPEARES PUERTO RICO REVISITED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/15/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/e2c1e0a6056d2969aee7818c447ca33a.PDF 2ea542724aa311253ec24ecb4827beab PDF Text Text -.irj'zy''.- .V J! -•? I A Trip OH A Rnnaway-Flag Ship > #1 Story 0?i Page 2 ''il 7 ' SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • Labor Day—1955 Most American workiiigmen and women will have a day off this coming week, and most will he paid for the day. The day is Lahor Day. As a trade union, the SIU feels that it has con­ tributed something toward making this an impor­ tant American holiday. After listening to a long string of Labor Day speakers one begins to think that all the benefits and conditions enjoyed by American workingmen and women were here when the Pilgrims landed or were given over by employee-loving bosses. Seafarers are familiar with the route seamen traveled from the "field days," the blue linen, the no overtime and two-pot ships and the shipping crimps J The memory is too close at hand to be for­ gotten in a maze of holiday oratory. Other work­ ers, tod^ have tlieir hitter memories: Unions Ended Abuses Texifile workers remember the eight and ten year ol^ children who were forced to work 14 hours a'^day at the looms. Auto workers "remember the company police forces who spied on every move, and the hody-sapping speed of the assembly lines. Miners remember the unsafe pits and inade­ quate ventilation that gave us a new word—silico­ sis. Garment workers remember the bundles they lugged home from the shops to sew on until far into the night at piece rates. All. of these abuses and thousands more are now 'under control, but not as a result of Labor Day bombast. Trade unions led the way to end every­ one of these abuses. SIU CHARGES WHITEWASH IN CG REPORT SHIP LOSS i -Story On Page 3 V", , • '"I- •.Slid ••Soy -i i'B S -••'N: K| • si. • •'-t- • '• y' - .'fl . \. SJi.' • ::3 ' r"^ ' ST -| Made Country Great In paying tribute to Labor Day we should, of course, take note of the tremendous revolution that has taken place in this country over the past twenty years. Credit can in part go to that inde­ finable knack for mass production, mass distribu­ tion and mass consumption that is our couiitry. More credit, however, must go to the people them­ selves who not only made this phenomenon pos­ sible hut went further by forming unions to win for themselves the money to buy these products, the time off to enjoy them and the security of their position to play and buy for the future. Seafarers on Lahor Day can take stock of their gains with pride. They are no longer "neither among the living nor the dead," as the courts at one time described seamen, In job security, high wages, paid vacations, medical care for themselves and their families, pensions and working condi­ tions Seafarers stand in the front ranks of those who have done the most to make Labor Day a true holida'y .iii^ honoi^.^^^b^^^ worklngmeii. , ST -I •SI Fufi House ® house" for Seafarer Ed Singletary, FWT, of New •Orleans, but when four of his daughters had tonsillectomies per­ formed in a "four of a kind" operation on the same day, the new SIU family hospitalsurgical plan proved a big help. Here (l-r), following the medical event, are: Mrs. Singletary, Carol, 12; Felicine, 9; Donna, 7, and Ruth 3, who had the operations, plus Marie,^ 10; Zada, 15 months, and. Singletary. �r^V' SEAFAHEttS Paee Tws Bnu LOa S;195S A Trip On A Runaway-Flag Ship A ship on which the 3rd mate lacked a ticket, on which an AB sailed as steward,^' where the crew dwindled as low as 24 men and no articles were ever signed, where overtime was 40 cents an hour, when paid, and peanut butter sandwiches were the staple, where fire and boat^ One of the more than 100 American-flag merchant drills were non-existent— ships the US Government allowed to transfer to a run­ such a ship sounds more away-flag nation in order to escape American standards .like a nightmare than the real thing. But that is just what the situation was aboard the Cam­ bridge, which until a few months ago was an American flag vessel, the Dorothy Stevenson. She is but one of the more than 100 Ameri­ can vessels to go under a "run­ away" flag,-thanks to the liberality of the Maritime Administration. The Cambridge now need not worry about any standards im­ posed by unions, the Coast Guard or any other agency. -For when He's Watchlns His Welfare was the SS Dorothy Stevenson. She is now the SS Cam­ bridge, and in a few short months under the Liberian flag has become a floating pesthole for her crew and a menace to all in her path. The International Transportworkers Federation is currently undertaking a drive to raise the standards-on these ships to tho^e of the mari­ time nations. Here's a sample of what the crews of these ships must now put up with. . . . her American owners transferred her foreign, they dumped over­ board, along with the American flag, all the regulations on ship- Union Men Found Best In Resisting Red Brainwashers board safety, feeding, manning scales, inspections, maintenance and loading that are imposed i>n US ships by union contract or Gov­ ernment legislation. Moreover thousands of jobs were lost by American seamen. Under the Liberian flag which she now flies, there are no standards, only those imposed by the ship's captain and her owners. Adding to the gravy for the American runaway shipowner is the fact that the present Immigra­ tion laws impose rigid restrictions on the time that alien seamen can spend in the United States. Fly In Crews The American owner of the Cambridge, like the American own­ ers of so many other runaways, makes it a practice to fly in com­ pletely alien crews. If these men act up and demand conditions they are subject to immediate deporta­ tion when their 29 days ashore ex­ pire. The story of conditions aboard the Cambridge comes to the SEAI'ARERS LOG first hand from the Norwegian second mate and the American radio operator. The lat­ ter, a resident of Brooklyn, -was (Continued on page 8) WASHINGTON—The longstanding fight against commu­ nism waged by the US trade union movement, spearheaded in maritime by the SIU, received a little-noticed offhand salute last month in the midst of the-^ hubbub over publication of a abling workers who had seen the new "code of conduct" for party in action to expose it in a American fighting men. true light. The testimonial was in recogni­ It thus corroborated the everA proud father, Seafarer Ronald Wolf .shows off his brighttion of the ability of former factory present view of Seafarers and SIU eyed youngster, Larry, on a visit to SIU headquarters in New workers who were prisoners of the officials that they could not fight Commies in Korea to withstand the communism on the waterfront York. Wolf came in to pick up some literature about the party line and all the inducements by letting it run its minor course new family benefits available under the SIU Welfare Plan. offered to woo them away from without understanding just what the US. the commissars were selling.' According to the report of the Accordingly, since the founding Secretary of Defense's Advisory of the SIU as an anti-Communist Committee On Prisoners of War, union in 1938, Seafarers have "the Bed indoetrinators tried hard always been urged to take note of Aiming for the standardization of steward department working rules on all ships con­ to win the support of factory and read communist printed prop­ workers. But as one of them put aganda; likewise the SIU was ex­ tracted to the Union, in line with the overwhelming acceptance by Seafarers of the new it, 'We'd heard all that guff before. posing the communists' aims long streamlined feeding program, the SIU Steward Department Committee at headquarters is Back home. We knew their line.'" before anti-communism became a currently meeting informally The report added, "in contrast, popular cause. ner, it is an asset both to the with galley personnel and ment men. At the same time it Seafarer prisoners who had heard of com­ and the ship operator. The experience gained has would assure all Seafarers pllnty munism only as a name, who never proved invaluable down through others prior to the opening of of good food attractively prepared The committee meeting, to heard of Karl Marx, who were not the years in defeating numerous formal meeting announced for and served. which all Seafarers, particularly exposed to Communist attempts to campaigns fomented and - led by September 12. steward department men, are More Side Dishes organize in the factories and the communists on the waterfront. In this way, the new system has urged to submit suggestions, if The gathering later this month mills, were easier pickings for the introduced such ideas as the use they cannot attend in person, will will sift the varying sets of work­ Chinese and Red propaganda of more sidedishes with meals, and be guided by progress reports on artists." ing rules on tankers, freighters, carving meats to order and has the new feeding program as well Knowledge Is Defense passenger ships and miscellaneous done away with the practice of as the recommendations that come The comparison pinpointed the vessels in an attempt to formulate serving items not actually request­ to headquarters from time to time value of knowledge of the commie a master set of rules which can be ed by the Seafarer. Crewmem- dealing with galley and messroom line "as a defense weapon" enapplied to every ship in the SIU- bers still have plenty of food, how­ problems. It is hoped that its find­ contracted fleet. The result will ever, as the ordering of "seconds" ings will pave the way to a uni­ and extra helpings is encouraged. form method of operation in all then be a guidebook for all per­ The individual preparation mean­ SIU steward departments to con­ Sept. 2, 1955 sonnel in the department. Vol. XVtl, No. 18 while insures freshness of all items tinue the present high level of and cuts down waste. In this man­ feeding on all SIU ships. PAUL HALL, Secretary Treasurer Trial A Success SIU Stewards To Meet Sept, 12 SEAFARERS LOG HERDERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON. Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK Staff Writers; BILL MOOJBY, Gulf Area Representative. jAy;-. •• It'?- '• '^ T >iv/j'--, IC&?• cs^' Launch New SUP Hall In Portland Instituted under the supervision PORTLAND, Ore. — The Sailors Union of the Pacific of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer will dedicate the latest in a Edward X. Mooney, a new program string of new union facilities when embracing all phases of food prep­ it formally opens its new hall here aration and meal service has been on Labor Day, this coming Mon­ in effect fdi- some time on.ships in day, September 5. the Bull Line and Alcoa fleets, and A combined Labor Day observ­ more recently, on Waterman ships ance and building dedication cere­ also. mony is expected to be attended Union representatives have gone by many notables in the maritime aboard ships of these fleets to help and labor fields. SIU SecretaryIntroduce the new system, which Treasurer Paul Hall will be on band to represent the Atlantic and is based on the doncept of indi­ vidual, "to order" preparation and Gulf District. ' The SUP hall is' a two-story service, at mealtime, with a view to maldng meals more attractive Published btweeKly M the headquarters structure, which will house the ot the Seafarers international Union, At­ shipping hall," offices and member­ and also to eliminate waste. lantic A Guif District. AFL, «75 Fourth Although ' SIU shlpe nave al­ Avenue. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel. HYacinth ship facilities on the main deck and 9-6600. Entered as second class matter living jjuarters for union oldtimers ways been known as good feeders, at the Post Office in Brooklyn. NY. under the Act of Aug. 24. 1912. and disabled members on the sec­ it'was felt that a new approach to ond floor. Twelve individual apart- galley operations could even eniiapcqdjthi3.,repuitation while simpU-, L' t, .b,.-,; j.''.. i-' i ^n\en^s;'cgj^pletel^, h^rnjshe^^ _ " been proVidei ' ' " ' ''' > d'n #i|}ft.itb.O^'itasks.'.i^'jit§w'ard.depart- sjlymnu miij n iii-.-.o-jri ri rififn'r ' niijifiS Burly Page Editorial Cartoon Page Editorial Page Final Dispatch Page Inquiring Seafarer Page Labor Roundup Page Letters Page Meet The Seafarer Page Personals Page Recent Arrivals ....Page Seafarer In Action Page - Shipping Figures Page Your Dollar's Worth Page 13 11 11 1.5 9 11 14 11 15 15 9 4 6 6. 9 W POUT O'CALL - r";'ii'"tilHii rr'i'i �SEAPAKEKS LOG . September 2, 1S5B Pve Three 2 Years Of SlU Library: 170,000 Books To Ships Entering its third year of operation, the SIU ships' library program has already distributed over 170,000 hooks to sea­ farers aboard SlU-contracted ships, US marine hospitals and SIU halls in a two-year span,-^ and will deliver an estimated 75,000 more in the coming 12 months. SIU Sea Chest repre­ sentatives In all ports were due tp begin the ninth quarterly distribu­ tion of 50-book packages to all con­ tracted sh^s yesterday,, In the same manner, 400 different titles have already been placed aboard every SIU ship since August, 1953. The ships' library program, spon. sored by the SEAFARERS LOG, was initiated to fiil a long-standing need for up-to-date reading matter for Seafarers, Prior to that, sea­ men had to depend upon peri­ odic handouts by charitable groups and what they bought themselves. Large Assortment Since reading is one of the few diversions Jivaiiable to merchant • seamen at sea, the LOG stepped in and arranged with Pocketbooks, Inc., one of the country's largest packagers of paper-backed reading materials, to provide an assort­ ment of 50 different books for each contracted vessel every three , months. Ships due to be out at sea for longer periods of time were given two or three 50-volume pack­ ages depending on the expected length of^the voyage. The popular program, which Sea­ farers overwhelmingly endorsed in a speciar LOG poll last year, was eventually extended to provide proper reading matter for patients at the various US Public Health Service hospitals all over the country. Distribution of the quarterly packages has been handled through llie coastwise facilities of the SIU Sea Chest, which maintains repre­ sentatives at all US major ports where SIU ships call. Gov't Sets Hearing On Bernstein WASHINGTON — Stale­ mated for many years, Arnold Bernstein Lines will soon be­ gin once again the job of clearing Government hurdles for getting its long-proposed low-cost US-flag transatlantic passenger ship serv­ ice into actual operation. Hearings on its bid for US oper­ ating subsidies have been ordered by the Federal Maritime Board at a time and place still to be deter­ mined, Application for the Federal aid was made early this Spring, Bernstein originally received ap­ proval for a one-class, moderatecost service in mid-1950. But the Korean War broke out Photo taken early this year at hearing held by Coast Guard into disasterous sinking of LST a few days later, and the two Southern-Districts. Israel Seeger (left) of SIU General Counsel Seymour'W. Miller's office Government-owned transports he questions CG inspector Allee |2nd left) as members of panel listen. planned to convert for the run were sidetracked for Navy use. Convert Mariner The objective this time calls for conversion of one or more of the new Mariner-type freighters, which would carry 900 passengers each in a uniform tourist service within the reach of most pocketbooks. His plans, accordingly, are not likely to be welcomed with open arms by the one major US-flag transatlantic passenger operator servicing the North Atlantic route, and will face similar opposition from foreignflag lines as well, Bernstein right now has no ships operating on any trade route. His bid for a Government subsidy is The SIU this week charged the United States Coast Guard with a brazen based on plans to offer a minimum Seafarers who wish to check of 20 transatlantic trips a year, "whitewash" of its own marine inspection system and the operators of the ill-fated their baggage at SIU headquar­ pending possible construction of ters in Brooklyn are advised to up to three other vessels "within LST Southern Districts. at the New Orleans hearing, said time of arrival at Bucksport when note the change in the location the next five or six years." These The Southern Districts the Southern Districts "could, have such notice was expected." All of of the baggage room, which is would then be able to meet present now in the Sea Chest building requirements of the Maritime Ad­ disappeared in the Atlantic been slightly overloaded" when these findings were vetoed by the departed from Port Sulphur, commandant in his review of the on 4th Avenue and 18th Street, ministration for 52 passenger sail­ last December with a crew she La., on December 2, 1954, bound case. two blocks from the shipping ings annually in the service be­ The Coast Guard thus appeared hall. By bringing their baggage tween US Atlantic Coast ports and of 23, including twelve Sea­ for Bucksport, Me., with a cargo farers and two SUP men. The of sulphur, and was "very near her unwilling or fearful of fixing re­ directly there, instead of to, the Northern Europe. sponsibility for the disaster which hall on 20th Street, they'll save The ships would run-direct to only hint of its fate discovered maximum draft." themselves the extra trek up 4th the continent and would offer cafe­ so far came on January 2, It also noted that the inspectors paralleled the sinking of the Dis­ Avenue later. The baggage room teria-style eating accommodations when a tanker sighted one of who went over the vessel in dry- tricts' sister ship, the Southern on 18th Street is open all day at an estimated average round trip the missing vessel's liferings dock in New Orleans just prior to Isles, in 1951, from which only six for the convenience of Sea­ cost of $360, or roughly $25 a day floating off the Florida keys. the fatal voyage "u^ed poor judg­ crewmembefs escaped. farers, All LST's Banned for seven-day crossings each way. Announcement of the Coast ment in not going further in A key to the situation was the Guard findings concerning the loss making a more thorough examina­ of the ship came in a report by tion and tests of the bottom shell apparent intention of the Coast the official hearing board which plating and tank tops" of the ship. Guard to continue its ban on un­ The three Coast Guard officers limited operating certificates for investigated the disaster in Jan­ uary and the review of same by who comprised the hearing board converted LSTs. Eight other con­ the commandant. Vice Admiral A, also found that the company verted LSTs have been idled since "should have given a mpre timely January. Two others, one of them C. Richmonr;, Adm. Richmond indicated that notice to the Coast Guard when the an SlU-manned ship, the Bethno action will be taken against vessel did not report its estimated Continued on Page 15 VI^ASHINGTON—^The Coast Guard, which usually throws either the operator of the ship, the the "book" at merchant seamen even for minor infractions of Southern Trading Co., or the ma­ regulations, has just thrown that same "book" out the window rine Inspectors who certified the vessel fit for what became her as it applies to Pacific MicroFor Month of August, 1955 nesian Lines, Inc. ment and the number of passen­ final voyage. Overruled Board • Announced that neither Coast Guard inspectors nor owners were A waiver of all navigation gers allowed" to be carried on His review of the hearing record to blame for loss of LST Southern Districts with all hands. Hearing and vessel inspection laws and freight vessels" and other regula­ carefully minimized even the slight testimony indicated a "deal" had been made on safety standards, regulations has been in operation tions. since July 1, 1955, on the ships of It applies both to ships now in criticism by the board of both the • Waived navigation and inspection laws for a steamship company this company, which operates ves­ operation and others that may be company and the inspectors, "The operating for the US Government in the Pacific, Threw out all laws sels for the US Department of In­ acquired for travel in the Trqst case or causes for the disappear­ affecting licensed and unlicensed personnel, quarters, life-saving terior in the Trust Territory waters Territory of the Pacific^ Islands, as ance of the Southern Districts are equipment, etc. of the Pacific, well as between the Trust Terri­ incapable of exact ascertainment," tory and all US ports. Including he stated. He did concede, however, • Published a four-page condensed list of new regulations govern­ No Protection The blanket waiver, good until territories and possessions, and that "whatever the cause or causes, ing the issuance, holding and revocation of seamen's papers and of­ it is probable the structural condi­ ficers' licenses. June 30, 1956, applies to "naviga­ foreign ports. Disclosure of the waiver first tions of the vessel contributed • Took steps to tell companies how to better prepare their ship's tion and vessel inspection laws re­ lating to licensed and unlicensed came in the Federal Register thereto," logs—^to list "everything" that happens aboard^a veiled hint to re­ The board. In summing up more cord all disputes with the crew so the Coast Guard^nan intervene. personnel, passenger quarters, dated August 24, It had already than 1,000 pages of testimony taken ^crew—qjuatlers,. Jife*savltig-..equlp- been in.operation-two mcHiths. Hq. Baggage Room Moved : . -ii ..J -"''•'I SIU Raps Report As CC 'Whitewash' In Ship Disaster •7 •i'l CG Waives Rules For Paeitic L/ne, Boxscore On US Coast Guard 1 " CHS; "•.'M �mummmmm , Paere Four ' ' .^ • SEAFAR'^RS LO G » -Ef;.: • -'^ SeptemUr i, iiJsii - Gets Lowdown On Shipping SHIPPING ROUND-UP AND FORECAST K"'' "• "'• • -/-• ,•• "->-•'iiVrJ--',A' - ..' . • ';' AUGUST 10 THROUGH AUGUST 23 Registered Port Boston . .... New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Savannah .... Miami Tampa Mobile ....... New Orleans . Lake Charles Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle Eng. A Peck A Deck B 13 87 29 59 7 4 8 6 29 40 9 14 11 28 24 4 32 6 29 11 5 6 0 4 14 8 10 1 13 23 4 77 , 21 47 15 7 0 7 25 42 8 12 2 13 12 Duck A Dock B Eng. A 368 166 292 Eng. B 3 47 7 32 10 5 1 3 9 13 10 6 2 18 23 Stew. A • 189 Stew. B 0 63 13 26 12 3 4 5 29 43 4 8 2 15 10 7 8 22 Slew. A Stew. B 237 2 19 5 19 9 1 8 3 6 12 7 Total A 7 227 63 132 34 14 12 18 83 125 21 34 15 56 46 a 136 Total A 897 Total B Total Reg. 9 .26 325 98 ^8 . 81 80 . 212 30 64 25 11 15 27 6 24 102 19 39 164 25 46 . 58 24 25 10 39 95 68 114 Total B Total Reg. 491 1388 Shipped Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami TainpaMobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A ...., Deck B 1 4 17 0 25 1 1 15 0 3 1 2 9 0 0 0 1 12 Deck B Deck C 0 20 3 12 11 3 4 2 13 15 3 90 22 43 6 5 .... ' 21 4 Deck A Total De.-ik C •• 6 114 70 Eng. A 0 77 19 35 9 6 1 3 18 36 9 16 0 7 6 Eng. A 242 ^Shipping for the Atlantic and Gulf District Jevelled off during the past two weeks, fol­ lowing the 20-month high- established in the previous period. The number of men shipped to jobs, a total of 1,277, still represented a healthy figure, however. Total registration was 1,388. Of special note in the shipping develop­ ments was the fact that class A jobs climbed four percent to a fraction over 60 percent of the total, while class B shipping experienced . an identical percentage loss, and dropped to 26 percent. The fact that class C shipping remained pegged at the same mark it has held for sev­ eral weeks indicated a lack of available class B manpower in all A&G ports except Seattle, fe. The following is the forecast, port by port: BOSTON: Exceptionally quiet right now . . . NEW YORK: Still has plenty of jobs; continues short on engine, deck ratings . . . PHILADELPHIA: Continues fairly good; expected to stay that way ... BALTIMORE: Slowed down; next two weeks should look good.-Texmar. Liberty Bell crewing up; several payoffs also due . . . NOR­ FOLK: Holds good; should stay good. SAVANNAH: Fair; registration light; not many men on beach . . . MIAMI: Fair, back to normal. SS Florida going into drydock at Jack­ sonville . . . TAMPA: Nothing do­ ing . . . .MOBILE: Holding its own; Council Grove to crew up. Ex­ pects more ships diverted to poit . . . NEW ORLEANS: Good; should be even better in this period. LAKE CHARLES: Holding firm; needs wipers, but is loaded on pumpmen . . . HOUSTON: Up again, but still not normal . . . . . . WILMINGTON: Very quiet. Ships going elsewhere on coast. . . SAN FRANCISCO: slowed down somewhat; nothing special ex­ pected . . . SEATTLE: Terrific; shipped more ' than registereiT. Boom likely to continue. Eng. B 0 30 6 16 5 6 0 1 8 14 11 6 1 9 23 Eng. B 136 Eng.- Stew. C A Stew. Stew. Total B C A Total B 0 14 0 9 11 1 0 0 1 4 4 2 1 2 4 62 9 25 4 4 4 4 20 38 4 10 2 12 13 2 15 5 . 7 3 4 6 0 4 7 3 8 1 7 9 2 65 14 35 19 13 10 3 25 36 17 .20 3 20 49 Stew. A Slew. B* 4 Eng. C 53 215 81 12 0 12 229 50 1 2 103 12 19 0 16 0 11 0 12 2 61 11 113 26 1 0 47 0 6 0 29' 10 38 stew. Total c A 51 772 Total Total Ship. C (L 51 "2 > 12 38 1 3 1 5 24 5 2 1 3 26 14 345 66 150 76 30 24 16 91 173 48 69 10 52 113 Total B Total Total Ship. C 331 174 1277 where class B shipping ran well ahead of class A. All ports except Boston shipped men in class C, which has no seniority in the SIU. Class C shipping accounted for 14 percent of the total shipping. Generally, the port by port picture showed improvement in three ports, declines in eight and the rest remaining the same. Miami, with a "freak" boom during the last period, and Wilmington and San Francisco, both "of which have held fairly steady until now, showed substantial declines. The levelling off in shipping, however, did not diminish the continued demand for man­ power in most ports, especially in engine de­ partment ratings and, to a lesser degree, ABs. New York shipped 80 men in one hectic day and then ran slow again for several days at a time. Vacationing from school, one of the four 1954 wirtners of a $6,000 SlU scholarship. Jack Game, 19 {2nd from left); is treated to an explanation of SlU rotary shipping by Baltimore dispatcher Eli Hanover (right). Young Game and his father, Eddie S.-Game (left), paid a visit to the hall, while Jack is on vacation from studies at the University of Nortli Carolina. BaHimore Beef-Clear, Hail Smooth Payoffs BALTIMORE—Seafarers who recognize the importance of iving up to the Union's agreements with its coikracted op­ erators are making it easier here for the operators to live up to their half of the bar-+gain. All business is proceeding smoothly these days. Port Agent Earl Sheppard reported, as the docket has been wiped clean of all beefs, large or small. The result is to make a smooth relationship between all hands, Seafarers, Un­ ion officials and company repre­ sentatives. The successful disposal of one major item that caused friction has cleared the way to a clean slate on beefs, following the Un­ ion's quick action in getting harsh "two for one" loggings of Seafai*ers by Ore Line skippers lifted by the Coast Guard. Late Reporting The sore point fof^a time was the question of crewmembers re­ porting to the ships less than an hour before sailing, contrary to the agreement, and the masters reacted .'nviftly to take advantage of the situation. Now, however, the loggings have gone by t)ie board and Seafarers, in turn, are going by the book themselves. This hap­ py result followed a thorough dis­ cussion of the problem at the last branch membership , m e e 11 n g, where Sheppard called on all SIU men to go by the contract and not give the company the smallest chance to throw its beefs back at the Union at the next time around the bargaining table. Meawhile, shipping ror the port slowed down a bit, but the see­ saw is due to go the other way once again in the coming two weeks. Sheppard said he counted on the expected crewing of the Texmar (Calmar) and the Liberty Bell (Tramp Cargo), as well as the regular callers in the harbor, to bulge the figures once again. ^lU Award Winner Eyes Legal Field One of two studious young ladies who will be entering college for the first time this month under SIU jiuspices, brother Michael, 12, by six years. Susan Folts, of Tulsa, Okla., finds her scholastic future for Her dad has been an SIU member since 1947 and sails in the deck the next four years well taken department regularly. The family has lived In Tulsa for many years care of via the $6,000 SIU anyway." She hastened to point out that since coming fi'om Arkansas where scholarship award. she had been accepted at Stanford she was born. The daughter of Seafarer Myron University in California also, but Her father first got news of her E. Folts, who's now aboard the "just wasn't interested going there goo4 fortune while out at sea, and Fairland somewhere in the Orient, now." is haturally proud of his young Seeks Legal Career daughter's accomplishments. Grad­ slie also has another scholarship, An aspiring student of secretarial a much smaller one, to her credit administration. Miss Folts is look­ uated from Tulsa Central High this past May, Susan wound up in' a.*! well. ing forward to a career years the upper ten percent of her class Thi.s one provides $200 a year hence as a legal secretary or in by maintaining a grade of "ex­ annually for four year.sl study at some similar position. "It's a cellent" in more than half her lucrative field, and that's always courses. important to con­ School Musician This Is the final article in a sider when you An active participant in student series dealing with the five invest several government, she also devoted a lot years in prepar­ 1955 winners of the $6,000 of her energies to the school or­ ing for some­ SIU scholarship awards. chestra and after hours as an officer thing," she stated. of her church Sunday School. At .Winding up school she also participated in the University of Tulsa. "The her summer girls' sports like field hockey and earning some Union award makes it look pretty did some teaching on her own in spending money tiny, of course, and has no strings ballroom dancing. as an elevator Foils attached to it," she commented. operator at the Her varied school and after-class '•But even though I can go any­ American Airlines Terminal in activities are expected to aid con­ where, I'm going to be a stay-at- Tulsa, Susan is one> of two children siderably in her future training: for home for right now and go to Tulsa in the Folts family, aiid. ranks her |-tli« full-time business world. Marriage is, of course, in pros­ pect, but she also wants to make her way in the business world at the same time, so there's "nothing definite on that just yet," she added cryptically. "I would like to thank all the people who made this award pos­ sibly for the others and myself. I know it would be a lot more difficult to look ahead if it weren't for the fact that my father is an SIU member." Make Checks To 'SIU-A&O' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to inake all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in cheeks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can bk. avoided' if checks* arc madfrjoutjo. th&TJalfliudu'.ectiy. - I �Seiiteiiiber X, 1958 SEAFARERS Pare Fire Seafarers Speed Card Filing For Family Hosp-SurgicaJ Care US Cabinet Member Seeks Strikebreakers f^-.5/if'-'x-or. sin«, /ash. Teen 9 iuid 5* LOG Over 60 percent of all Seafarers have filed enrollment cards for SIU Hospital and Sur­ gical coverage of their dependents in the last 90 days, the SHI Welfare Plan disclosed this week. The 60 percent figure is con­ sidered relatively high be­ cause most Seafarers have [ISS, shcj LcelK 3XPERIENCED mechanics, bodymen, blet polish men. ^Only top-quality men . Tf wanted. Union membership not -nec­ . fpr essary. Strike now in process. Per­ nCE I manent employment. General Motors Ive.. training in Chevrolet • and Cadillac available. A real opportunity for ambitious men who want to advance Top earnings assured. Guarantee with percentage. DOUGLAS McKAY CHEVORLET^O. 510 N Commercial St. to: Salem. Oregon.. been away at sea during the peri­ od, ' which has been marked by good shipping throughout the Dis­ trict. The new benefit is free to ali qualified Searfarers' families. However, the extreme interest in the new benefits by the large family membership of the SIU has assured that most men had an opportunity to file an "enroll­ ment card have already done so. In order to file for the dependents' benefits, a Seafarer must have an enrollment card listing the names, ages and status of his dependents on file with the Welfare Plan. Cards are available at all SIU halls and can be obtained from any SIU patrolman meeting a ship. A supply sufficient for every crew was also furnished to every ship shortly before the benefits went into effect on June 1, 1955. Op another welfare matter, an interim report on the number of Searfarers who have re-filed bene­ ficiary cards for the $3,500 SIU death benefit following disclosure that 3,300 men ^ had submitted faulty ones indicated that several thousand Seafarers had respond­ ed, many of them "just to play it safe." A special four-page supplement published in the SEAFARERS LOG issue of June 10, 1955, listed the 3,300 names, along with sug­ gestions on the proper methods for filling out the card. Seafarers whose names were on the list and who have not yet filed a new beneficiary card are urged to do so without delay. Failure to have a card on file can cause com­ plicated delay on claims for the death benefit. The International Association of Machinists, AFL, is on strike against the Douglas McKay Chevrolet-Caelillac agency in Salem, Oregon. The company placed this ad for strikebreakers.' Owner of the property is Douglas McKay, US Secretary of Interior and cabinet member. The firm wants the employees to give up security, senior­ ity and holiday rights. New Moscow 'Line' Aped In CP Waterfront Pitcb The epdleSs barrage of Commie propaganda mailed to US seamen was augmented last month by the first-time appear­ ance of . the. CP Waterfront Section's "Fortlight" in formal dress. Seafarers who have grovm group to recognize the Soviet de­ accustomed to the Commie sign and fight it on every front. who continue receiv­ line peddled by this anonymous ingSeafarers "Portlight" or similar CP party handout now report getting copies boldly imprinted with the literature are urged to read it and digest it. In that way, they can label "Issued by the Waterfront avoid being fooled by. the smoke­ Section C. P. U.S.A." screen of phony propaganda. This is the first time the famil­ iar mimeographed handbill has thus identified itself openly, be­ cause the new CP line stemming from the Soviet false-front" dis­ play at the "Summit" meeting in Geneva in July calls for "alwayssmiling" commissars who kiss babies instead of beating slave laborers. The brief and inglorious history of the old ILA's phony Tlie new line, evidenced in the beguiling performance of the seamen's union appears definitely to have come to end, fol­ Soviet agricultural delegation lowing the departure two weeks ago of Keith Alsop, its wherever it visited in the US re­ erstwhile secretary-treasurer. cently, is carried through in the Alsop headed south and hasn't cept for a few hangers-on with no latest "Portlight." place else to go. Taking the neighborly approach been heard from since. In turn, offices of the "United The false-front "union" lasted to all issues, it speaks of a possible International Seamen's Union, less than a year,, devoting most of "summit" meeting of US maritime leaders to iron out ppst indiffer­ Local 1824," remain deserted ex- its time to preying on unorganized foreign seamen. ences. But nowhere in its brief for Alsop, ex-SIU Galveston agent, maritime unity does it scatter was defeated in the last SIU elec­ praise, except on the racket-ridden tion and chose to throw in with old IL.A. and on Harry Bridges' the ILA and other elements West Coast Longshore Union, which conspired to "get" SIU Sec­ AFL President George Meany retary-Treasurer Paul Hall because who has stood almost alone in his of the SIU support given to the condemnation of the new Soviet new AFL longshoremen's union approach charged the Government chartered In 1953, following the with a serious error. "We are giv­ expulsion of the old ILA for ing respectibiiity to people who racket-domination. are not respectable," the AFL The conspiracy reached a climax leader declared. in the unsuccessful attempt to as­ At the same time, he recounted sassinate Hall last Christmas eve, the long history of opposition to in which ex-Tampa agent Ray Communism in the trade union White, his brother Steely White movement, which was the first and others were implicated and eventually indicted. In the course of the police in­ vestigation into the murder at­ tempt, New York attorney Ben Seafarers overseas who want Sterling reportedly admitted hand­ to get in touch with headquar­ ling over $20,000 in ILA funds pro­ ters in a hurry can do so by vided for the opposition group led cabling the Union at its cable by Alsop and White. address, SEAFARERS NEW Eventually, when the UISU was Attorney Benjamin B. Sterling YORK. casting about for a head man, Al­ leaves New York police station Use of this address will as­ sop moved into the new post of after being questioned con­ sure speedy transmission on secretary-treasurer, which he oc­ cerning attempted murder of all messages and faster serv­ cupied until his recent departure. SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul ice fotnthe men' involveiL > He was reported last seen in Texag. 1^1'.last winter. I "n'l •ini-i" M -in -ific Seafarer Robert McKnew (left), a patient at the Baltimore marine hospital, receives check for $125 in retroactive benefrts from SIU Welfare Services rep. Tony Kastina. Be­ cause he was in and out of the hospital since January and was unable to meet 90-day seatime requirement, he was only eligible for partial benefits until Union went to bat for him. ILA's Crimp Sea 'Union' Gathering Dust In NY Visiting SIU headquarters in New York with his wife and daughter, Carole, 4, Seafarer Sidney Bernstein shows the family how simple it is to file for SIU benefis under the Union set-up. Bernstein is MM on the Elizabeth. MJnion Has Cable Address . ^ if •* J > - -Yv. The boys, Glenn David, 3 (left), and Patrick, 2, are pretty well occupied with Ccundy efficiently provided by headquar­ ters employees,,as Seafarer and Mrs. Billy Burke visit the hall,, to inquire about .^lU dependents' welfare benefits,. , i -Y YYY �Paire Si* SEAFARERS LOG September 2, 195& 'Blackball' Issue Flares In NMU Water Beef Nets $28Q0 In Seattle Mounting resentment within the National Maritime Union over the acceptance by the CIO union's national leadershipof company-imposed "blackballs" against union seamen has jllared up once again on the-*-— NMU-manned flagship SS sands of men who have had their appeals denied or were told not to United States. The issue came out into the open appeal. The burden of getting a black­ during a joint meeting of the ship' 1,000-man crew on July 13 amid ball lifted falls on the rank-anda report on a crewmember who had filer. He must bring his beef to left the ship and then found he the union's port committee or the was "blackballed" when he tried blackball will stand and keep him from obtaining a job with that to return later. "Nothing has been done for him company. This is regardless of the . . , There is no reason for the rotary, first-come-fir.st served ship union to recognize the blackball ping system said to be in operation system no matter how it is consid by the CIO organization in all ered—the blackball aids the com­ fleets. No Union Help pany only," the steward delegate An indication of the long stand­ stated. ing of the blackball system within Thousands Blackballed A hint of the extent of the the NMU is the existence of a spe­ "blackball" system in which several cial "blackball" beef counter at its New York headquai-ters. Here major NMU companies engage apparently with the full approval the member who wishes to -fight of NMU officials—comes from lists the blackball presents himself to in the NMU Pilot over the past the official in charge and hopes for nine months. Twelve of the last the best. However, as discussion aboard nineteen issues of the Pilot devote space to announcements of "black­ the SS United States has pointed ball" clearances in 439 instances out, there seems to be as little against men ,who worked for US rhyme or reason for lifting the Lines and four other companies. blackballs as for imposing them in The total for the US Lines alone the first place. Fines are within during the period was 312, with reason, US crewmembers assert, the remainder split among Ameri­ but blacklisting is contrary to can Export, Moore-McCormack, basic unionism and is unjust to all seamen. Grace and United Fruit Lines. The tremendous number of men There is no way of estimating how many others are pending, as blackballed with US Lines alone the Pilot pointedly notes that "any was revealed by the ship chairman person who has submitted his name on the US, who reported: "I Photo ialcen from NMU Pilot shows longtime acceptance by to the Port Committee in reference pointed out to Captain Mills that that union of company blackball system—even to the point to clearance to ship can call at the if they lifted their blackballs this of providing a counter in the union hall. Men here are apply­ Port Committee office . . . Monday ship would never sail short and ing to have the company blackballs against them lifted. tlu-ough Friday, 10 to 11 AM." could be supplied with personnel Moreover there are probably thou- in 15 minutes. USL has followed NMU crewmen have reported that sometimes men are black­ the policy of blackballing a man balled solely for quitting a ship. not only when he is fired, but also when the man himself resigns." cally rejected NMU President Joe played down In the Pilot account, 'Curtain' Lifts a Bit Curran's much-ballyhooed "Em­ which mentioned the crew's neai'Meanwhile, the NMU administra­ ployment Security Plan" as a dis­ unanimous action only as an after­ tion-imposed "iron curtain" on^the guised forced vacation scheme. thought. Regular membership meet­ activities aboard the United States Publication of the minutes in the In an effort to further draw at­ ings in SIU headquarters and parted slightly in the last issue of Pilot apparently resulted from an tention away from the pact rejec­ at all branches are held every the Pilot to permit belated publi­ earlier disclosure of their existence tion, the remainder of the page on second Wednesday night at cation of a watei-ed-down set of in the SEAFARERS LOG, which which the story was carried was 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: ship's minutes from mid-July. This finally needled NMU officials in plastered with stories from lesser was the meeting at which NMU publishing .them. The contract re­ ships praising Uio employment Sept. 7, Sept. 21, Oct. 5. crewmembers on the ship emphati- jection, however, was carefully plan. Meeting Night Kvery 2 Wcekfs A mrORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Overstock Of 1955 Model Cars h'V September is generally not the best month for shopping, since it's the start of the season and manufacturers and dealers initially get full markup for goods which later in the fall will be marked down. But it's a good month to shop for two items: 1955 cars, and canned produce, both being cleared to make way for the new models and the new pack. There is a" big overstock of 1955 cars, and dealers are under pressure to unload before new models start arriving in October and November. Automotive News estimated dealer inventories of new cars at 836,000 on Aug. 1, com­ pared to the previous record Inventory of 607,000 In May 1954, In some large cities dealers are selling 1955 cars at close to their cost, and depending for their profit on the sale of accessories and on the kickback on financing cars. Car Prices Out Of Line The overstock is the inevitable result of high produc­ tion without a corresponding price reduction by the fac­ tories. There are definite indications that cars are over­ priced, and this is the real reason sales have not kept up with high production, since there is still a vast, hungry market for cars. For one thing, list prices of cars have gone up more since prewar than the average of all products in the cost of living index. For another, car manufacturers show how far prices can really be cut when they bid for fleet sales. The New York City Purchasing Department this year was able to get bids of $1040 from Chewy, and $1090 from Ford, for business coupes with standard trans­ missions. A private buyer would pay about $1600 for the same cars. Manufacturers also have hidden profit in their phanti^m frelg-ht chdrgd': They'char|;e theidealer and the buyerjifor the full cost of shipping 'ah ai^ejinbled car from the factory, when they actually ship the cars dismantled at lower expense, and put them together at regional as­ sembling plants. The present glut of 1955 models produces some lower prices for buyers, with the middleman-dealer really in the middle this year. This department's auto advisor, the technical man for a leading auto club, considers the '55 models the best yet, with Chevrolet and Pontiac especially improved over their previous models in power, handling and roadability. This year's Chewy not only has improved acceleration, but now has a ball-joint suspension like the one Ford introduced in 1954. This kind of suspension makes the car easier to handle around corners, provides an improved ride with truer steering and less "wander," and is considered by engineers to have a longer life with less realignment required than on the traditional kingpinspindle suspension. * Chewy, Pontiac Similar Actually the Chewy has basically the same engine a's' the Pontiac. Chief differences'are in-the bore and stroke (giving Pontiac a little more power), and the cooling and oil systems. The 1955 Chevrolet has regained from Ford its position of most-bought car, even if not by much. Plymouth, too, has made sales gains with its bigger and more 'powerful 1955 models (that is, bigger and more powerful than Its own previous models), and its easy-toservice design, with engine, ignition and brake compon­ ents comparatively easily accessible. The 1955 Ford was not much changed from the '54 model, but it still has good roadability with its ball-joint suspension and its usual fast acceleration. The 1955 Studebaker also is longer and more powerful than previous Studebakers. More overall', leqgth of course is showy, but. niPit.,n«!cesi^.Sj^adyantfge. ip',ti^ffic SEATTLE — Crewmembers aboard the SS Shinnecock Bay who suffered through 14 days without hot water are shower­ ing, shaving and sharing $2,800 in penalty money won them through the SIU contract. The penalty comes to $100 per man in' sub­ sistence-pay, Agent Jeff Gillette reports. The only other beef of impor­ tance that was handled aboard in­ coming ships was the failure by Calmar Line to keep sufficient milk aboard while on the -West Coast. Prospects for the coming period are considered very igood wiih several payoffs due in the port. Accounting for the excellent ship­ ping of the past two weeks wei-e the presence of such ships as the Kyska (Waterman); Barbara Fritchie, (Liberty Nav.); Heywood Broun, Coeur d'Alene Victory, and Battle Rock (Victory Carriers), and Shinnecock Bay (Veritas). Florida Goes Into Drydock MIAMI — With the busy summer season at an end and the winter season still ahead. Seafarers off the SS Florida are themselves about to enjoy a short vacation. The Miami-to-Havana passenger ship is slated to enter drydock in Jacksonville on Sep­ tember 5 for inspection and minor repairs. Otherwise, this resort city is playing host to an occasional coast­ wise freight ship. Agent Eddie Parr reports that the activity in the port and elsewhere In the A&G District left the branch without sufficient members for a quorum. Written for log ^ leading expert on biying lealinS®^ Margolius, and parking. The 1955 Chevrolet Is shorter than the com­ petitive makes but actually has about the same wheelbase, and its compactness is a help in n^any driving situa­ tions. In selecting a car, look for what you need. If you don't need high power, don't buy it. The 1955 sixes are im­ proved in power too, and even if they don't have the swooping acceleration of eights, they have enough for most purposes and definitely are more economical to op­ erate. Some of the optional equipment which adds power, such as four-barrel carburetors, also adds to repair bills.Specials On Canned Goods September Is also a good month to look for special prices on canned goods at the supermarkets, as packers prepare to bring in this year's pack. You need have no concern about buying canned goods packed last year and now offered at reduced prices. These have been kept in temperature-regulated storage. Simply avoid buying any cans that show bulges or signs of rust. Save even more by buying Grades B and C, which have the same vitamin and other food value as the costlier Grade A, and by buying the less-popular packs, like the short-cut string beans, mixed or ungraded sizes of peas, and irregular-sized peaches and other canned fruits. All these are good com­ parative values. Pork is becoming more abundant and its price tags ar« dropping. The choice, tender cuts of beef have gone up, so switch to the more abundant "Good" grade, which is even richer in vitamin and protein value than the marbled cuts, but not as tender. That means your best beef buys this fall will be in hamburger, stew meat and pot roast rather than steaks and roasts for broiling. Eggs are, gojng HP too, This is,.the..season t^ .switch to pullet and^medliuitrsize,eggs,, which', nowi pffer f»bi^*'cgF' i for your money than large ones. �September 2, 1958 boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks given to crew for the good job they are doing aboard ship. OIL ORO (MIftlftlppI)/ JUM If— Chairman, L. Johnttom Sacratary, J. R. Touart. Sugseatlon made that cota ba atowed away when not In use. Laundry should be kept clean and steward aereed to provide trash can. Discussion concerning ship's stores, in which steward stated that vessel loaded stores for 75 days. MAE (Bull), July 7—Chairman, E. Smith; Secretary, S. Bej-ger. Every­ thing in order except for failure of posting sailing board time. There is a total of 828 in the ship's fund. Re­ pair list will be checked by chief en­ gineer. New antenna put up and it Works fine. Loud speaker attached to fantail. New communications read and approved. Discussion held on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Crew in favor of new welfare plan. Motion made by Brother Shea to back Paul Haii's stand against freezing wages and his action against trans­ ferring ships to foreign flag. HILTON (Bull), Juna 11—Chlrman, C'Reurke; Secretary, L. Savior. All crewmembers were asked to keep the washing machine clean. A suggestion was made to put an electric timer on the washing machine. The first as­ sistant engineer seems to be riding a couple . of men. Treasurer reported $12 in the ship's fund. July 3—Chairman, B. Abrams; Sec­ retary, J. Smith. Launch service and penalty cargo kept on record to be referred to patrolman. The ship's sec­ retary reporter kept the crew advised of ail ship's news and happenings throughout the trip. OCEAN NIMET (Ocean Transporta­ tion), July 7—Chairman, C. Simmons; Secretary, C. Voik. Twenty-five cots will be ordered from New York. Mo­ tion made and carried to establish a ship's fund and each erewmember will donate SI.. Engine .department sanitary gear requested. A clock for the washing machine will be taken out of the ship's fund. YORKMAR (Calmar), no date—Chair­ man, J. Watt; Secretary, R. Morgan. The ship's delegate reported that the company agent claimed he received no orders for stores from the ship. Captain promised he would get need­ MASSMAR (Calmar), July 3—Chair­ man, Novak; Secretary, J. Elchenberg. Motion made by Joe Simmons to have all outcomes of beefs that are listed in ship's minutes posted in LOG. In this way the men that- leave the ship will know outcome of said beef. Washing .machine on boat deck drains in the galley. Steward department given a vote of thanks. '' ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), June S— Chairman, T. Costeilo; Secretary, J. Roberts. Ship's treasurer reported that there is $294 on hand in the ship's fund. New ship's delegate was elected. ed stores. One man missed ship in San Francisco. A ne.w galley range is needed or repairs should be made, ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), June 26—Chairman, A. Fringe; Sec­ retary, C. Gallant. A special meeting was held for discussion and action on infringement of bargaining rights and wage freeze. There will be no payoif this trip and all permits will have to take out probationary books on arriv­ al in Lake Charles. Motion made by James Hart to telegraph headquarters of action taken on Bonner Bill per­ taining to wage freeze. It was sug­ gested that men using washing ma­ chine turn same off when finished. STEEL KING (Isthmian), July 7— Chairman, Herayo; Secretary, Her­ nandez. All the latest bulletins and reports were read to the crew and they accepted same 100 percent. Tiie crew supports the International policy all the way. ' ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), July f—Chairman, O. Gallant; Secre­ tary, P. Hammel. Ship's delegate talked to the captain regarding fresh vegetables to be brought aboard. Cap­ tain will provide same when in sea­ son. Brother Rice was elected to the secretary-reporter post. There Is a balance of $3 in the ship's fund. ORION STAR (Oil Carriers), July S —Chairman, W. Teffner; Secretary, J. Asavlanls. Larger fans are needed for foc'sles. Repair lists will be turned into delegates. Steward will ask for better soap powder and heavier cots. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for fine food dur­ ing this trip. Brother Vinelus made a motion that the ship's delegate re­ port to the patrolman only, and not have half the crew running to him with beefs. Carried unanimously. July 7—Chairman, H. Knowles; Sec­ retary, W. Stark. Communications and reports read to the crew in their en­ tirety, and accepted by all hands. EDITH (Bull), July 4—Chairman, C. Starlinga Secretary, N. Maftie. The report on the SlU convention and agents' conference was read over to the crew three times and posted. The 8 to 12 foc'sle is constantly over­ heated and one brother asked the ship's delegate if he could see the' captain about having a new porthole cut in that foc'sle. Question of re­ placement -screen for engine gang settled. STEEL AG! (Isthmian), June Chairman, J. Clark; Secretary, C, Tobias. The steward department dele­ gate asked that when.the department delegates tell a man to put in for cer­ tain overtime, there should be no ar­ gument on this man's part but to com­ ply with the request and keep record of same. All agreed to keep the door to the lower passageway closed at night to instire sleeping comfort. Treasurer repeated 821.17 id' the ship's fund. Deck department had a meeting several days ago about a man who was hitting the bottle, too hard and wanted to get him straight­ ened out before he caused the crew some trouble. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), June IS—Chairman, J. Mann; Secretary, J. LInhart. A suggestion was made to change ship's library on returning to stateside. Request made to have keys made for all foc'sles. Motion made and carried that the captain give the crew a written sti^ement of their earnings. One man missed ship in Mobile. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), July 7 —Chairman, J. Christy; Secretary, T, Clough. There is $16 in the ship's fund. The ship was just crewed up after being in.the siiipyard for twen­ ty-one days. Ship's offices were elected before crewmembers boarded the bus for trip to JacksonvUie. DE SOTO (Waterman), July 7— Chairman, J. Chemesino; Secretary, B. Varn, Jr. Ship's treasurer reported $34.38 in the ship's fund. All bulle­ tins from headquarters were read and posted. IBERVILLB (Pan Atlantic), July S— Chairman, Clyde Kreiss; Secretary, J. Ftt9 Sereii SBAFARERSLOG ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May 2S— Chairman, F. Graeff; Secretary, G. Bozec. Motion made and carried that ti>e Alcoa Ranger be paid off every other trip. Amendment to the above motion carried, that if the payoff is every other trip that the crew be al­ lowed to draw to the fullest extent on their overtime. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), July IS —Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, H. Kilmon, Repair lists completed and handed in for this trip. Wili see pa­ trolman about getting better launch service in Guayanillo, Puerto Rico, and about getting shelves installed over ail the crews bunks. Some dis­ puted overtime. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters com­ munications. Suggested that grew get something different for night lunch. See patrolman and inquire 'why ship has a perpetual port list. Crew to stop putting trash in linen bin. ANN MARIE (Bull), Juno 21—Chair­ man, N. Flowers; Secretary, L. Cald- eron. Boston agent was contacted regarding stores shortage. Drinking fountain to be kept more sanitary. Welfare enrollment cards were mailed out. Ship's fund—$3.66. A committee of three men were elected to buy new radio. It was requested that crew get new library-and DDT bombs. Vote of thanks to steward department. July 10—Chairman, A. Melanon; Secretary, L. Calderon. Fans to be kept clean. Everything going smooth. ARIZPA (Pan Atlantic), July 10— Chairman, R. Newell; Secretary, B. Hay. Repair lists to be turned in. No beefs. Discussion and suggestions on getting better Slop Chest. Better grade of meats will be requested. Bosun quite ill and captain will see whether he can have him flown home from Gibraltar. Vote of thank to steward department. BEAUREGARD (Pan Atlantic), July 3—Chairman, A. Kessen; Secretary, J. Reed. No major beefs. Repair lists to be turned in. Ship's treasury $19.86. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters commuications. Lockers to be checked and'replaced. Crew praised new ship's minutes form. Vote of thanks to cap­ tain. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), June 25—Chairman, J. Newman; Secretary, J. Hollen. A suggestion made that all hands donate $1 toward ship's fund. The slop chest should be checked due to the shortage of necessary items. The welfare department was notified about Brother Roa being taken off ship at Calcutta. There is a balance of 820 in the ship's fund. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overteas), June 26—Chairman, G. Rlnso; Secretary, C. Murray. Two fans to a room are needed. Galley should be painted. Repair lists for all depart­ ments will be turned In to the ship's delegate. Koval. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department. Garbage ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), July 3— should not be dumped near gangwa.y. 'Chairman, M. Baxter; Secretary, Balance of $S1 in the ship's fund. A James Purtell. One man left ship in new ship's delegate was elected, Venezuela due to a back injury." Dis­ cussion on having new bed springs ATLANTIC WATER (Metro), July 7 placed on bunks that do not have —Chairman, J. Zurlsf Secretary, J. them. Discussion on keeping laundry Monast. The crew's mess should be clean. Crewmembers were asl(,ed to cleaned after using for recreation pur­ be more quiet in the passageways pose.; 'BeePiim eoSee refeered-T* the (While, ttiem'ar'e'I sleeping,. Li. .i : • First Tanker-Dry Cargo Ship On Trials; Mobile Eyes Boom MOBILE—Seafarers are watching with interest the trial runs of the new Ideal X, the first of Pan-Atlantic's combination tanker-dry cargo vessels. If the run is successful, as expected, the company is expected to eventually get about one' dozen of these ships op--^ 1 erating between the East Coast and the lower Gulf areafi. Accordingly, a heads-up crew of Seafarers on the ship now is pav­ ing the way for possibly hundreds more jobs with this company, which, until the late Thirties, was the largest shipping operation of its kind in the world. Although the forecast has noth­ ing to do with it, shipping which tapered off a ]ittle during the past two weeks is expected to boom all over again for the coming period. Relief Men Shipped Cal Tanner, SIU port agent here, reported, however, that the num­ ber of men shipped doesn't always necessarily reflect the true state of shipping affairs in the port. He explained that in addition to the regular deep-sea shipping total of 91 men shipped, there was , also about 100 men shipped to various relief jobs in and around the har­ bor. In fact, even with this situa­ tion in existence "it v/as no easy task to get the men we did ship." Several class C non-seniority men were shipped because of the unanticipated shortage of man­ power in some ratings. Returning from a 4'/2-month trip to the Far East, Seafarer L. Oltimer Dies C. Sawyer.Jr., of Belhaven, NO, found daughter, Doris Denise, Tanner also took the occasion to born May 13, 1955, home to greet her new dad. Sawyer re­ convey the sympathy of branch cently collected the $200 SIU maternity benefit plus a $25 officials and his many former ship­ bond for Doris from the Union. mates to the family of deceased Seafarer John Ziegler, who passed away recently. Brother Ziegler had He is survived by his mother, wife shipped out of the Gulf area for and three children. Burial was in many years, particularly as an AB. Mobile cemetery. On another note of local interest, the SIU agent described a junket taken by Seafarers after the last regular membership meeting to watch the first pro football game ever played in the Gulf area. Tlie contest, between Detroit and the Washington Redskins, saw Detroit come out on top, 17-14. BOSTON — Flood waters are still high around this area and continue to menace homes and industry, SIU port agent James Sheehan reports. LAKE CHARLES—SeafarAs of late last week more than ers with black gang endorse­ 4,000 homes and business estab­ ments and a yen for some lishments in Boston were still good fishing are invited to come flooded and indications were that to this port, starting immediately. if the water does not recede rapidly more honjes ami business Port Agent Leroy Clarke reports areas will have to be eva9uated as growing shortage of engine walls and foundations weaken. department men to handle the The downtown area where the amount of shipping the port is SIU hall is located is free of water getting these days. Firemenbut hundreds of Seafarers who live watertenders, oilers and wipers in the suburbs and out-state are can make their way out of here in repairing damage suffered along a short time, he added. with millions of other northeastThe only job for which there is erners who. were hit by the waters a lot of talent available is that of of Hurricane Diane. pumpman. On the other hand the Apart from the hurricane, ship­ branch registration list carries ping has slackened off a great deal only one rated machinist, and he and there is little to assure an im­ may be gone also as this is being mediate pick-up. read. There also never seems to On the port of Boston itself, be enough wipers on hand to indications are strong that a state handle the demand. port authority will soon come into being to run Boston's shipping. Val Chem Back On Run Ten Cities Service tankers con­ tributed their efforts to the good shipping here, along with the Val Chem, which is out of the shipyard and back on its regular run into Seafarers filing vacation Orange, Texas, once, again every money claims should make I* days. The Trinity (Carras); in sure that they use their correct Port Neches, T^xas, and the Del Social Security number. Use Oro (Mississippi) here also had a of the wrong number means a hand in keeping shipping up at its clerical headache for the Vaca­ SHORE WEAR ( SEA GEAR present good level. . tion Plan office and slows up SEA GEARS SHORE WEAR Aside from a few men receiving the handling of payments. out-patient treatment, there are no Also, a Seafarer who uses Seafarers'in the hospitals at the the incorrect Social Security present time, Clarke added. The number is crediting his tax de­ labor scene is also quiet, with all ductions to some , other _US unions reporting their, memhcfrs wdrk^f, .-A working and happy. ' rv -i'. Doris Beat Dad Home Lake Chas. Lure: Fish And Ships Flood Peril Still Grips Boston Area — for SIU 1 MEMBERS! 'I-1 gVEglW/MS'l&L' NBBOINS&ieEAlK ANDSHORfWEAR- FHCWATCcTPiBftlSH TOASOUVIESIERAaATSFEGIAU ^QCSr PRICES your Get That SS Number Right SEA CHEST I I �SEAFARERS Pace Elcht LOG September t. 1955 A Trip On A Rnnnway-Flag Ship (Continued from page 2) the only American citizen aboard aside from the captain. The second mate joined the ship in New Orleans last Octo­ ber, while she was loading: g:rain for Germany. He signed on at 80 pounds ($208) a month. Sub­ sequently the second mate was "promoted" to radio operator at 90 pounds ($234). His overtime was 50 cents an hour, a differ­ ence of 10 cents over the un­ licensed crew. He soon found out^that he was the only one on board who knew anything about navigation. The 3rd mate had no tU;ket, and he sus­ pected that the chief mate and captain had very little e.xperience members reported that the cap­ tain freely shuffled ratings around, without regard to the men's experience. The original steward on the ship apparently had been a pretty decent one. He got disgusted witfc condition's aboard and the supplies he had to work with, since the' captain would do all the purchasing him­ self. When he left the ship, one of the ABs was "promoted" to steward. Subsequently, the ship's utilityman was "promoted" to steward on the basis, apparently, of his potwashing ability. Couldn't Quit The American radio operator re­ ports that he was hired by the i company in New York and flown to Halifax to join the ship there. She was anchored in midstream, he said, so that he had to take a launch out to get aboard. As soon as he got on the ship he had mis­ givings and wanted to leave im­ mediately, but since he was out in midstream he had no way of get­ ting back ashore and no funds to get back to New York. When he examined the I'adio shack, he found that the equipment uas in particularly bad order, with at least 50 repairs needed. Other departments on the ship, he re­ ported, were in similar shape. either, because they were continu­ ally calling him while he was off watch to ask him what to do. No Crew Rules Incidentally the i-est of the deck department consisted of a bosun and six to eight ABs depending on the number of men aboard at a given time. The engine department operated part of the time with three engineers, twm oilers, two firemen and a wiper while the gal­ ley gang varied from three to six men. Whenever any department was shorthanded, the other men had to do extra work without extra pay. The scuttlebutt was that the cap­ Among defects in the operation tain, chief mate and chief engineer divvied up the pay of men who left that he recounted were the follow­ ing: the ship. • On one leg of the voyage the This variation in manning scales is perfectly legitimate under Liber- lifeboats were left uncovered. ian law. All the,law says is as fol­ • The ship had no ho.spital and lows: "A vessel documented under no medicine chest. the flag of the Republic of Liberia • Fire and boat dx'ills were never shall not be navigated iinle.s.s she held so that crewmembers had no has in her service and on board rehearsals on what to do in an such complement of officers and emergency. crew as are necessary for hei safe • The radio direction finder was navigation ..." improperly calibrated. This condi­ In other words, if the operator tion was never corrected. thinks he can get by with ten men, • The compass repeater was not he can sail the ship accordingly working correctly. and there is nobody who can stop • The ship did not carry a slophim. chest. In addition to the practice of • All working gear was kept undermanning, the two crew- locked up at all times and seldom ilb: L-r,- During period US Government was allowing Americaa ships to transfer to the runaway flag nations all maritime unions took protest action. Here pickets stand before the Liberty ship USO, one of 100 ships which were transferred. The easy ship transfer policy of the Maritime Administration encouraged transfers in wholesale lots. Later, the new administrator said the practice had actually worked a hardship on the government, which by then could not find ships at the freight rates it was willing to pay. issued to the crew. The result was that one AB severely injured his eye while chipping without goggles in the Mexican port of Mazatlan. It took 24 hours, inci­ dentally, before the captain sent the man ashore for medical treat­ ment. These practices, while bad enough, were worsened by the basic shipboard wages and condi­ tions. The ABs on the ship were getting $98.80 a month base wages and 40 cents an hour over­ time. Actually, overtime pay­ ments were virtually non-exist­ weekends. If the men were not called out off-watch they did not collect. The lack of overtime was such that the 3rd engineer protested vigorously to the chief. He was fired for his pains and turned over to the Greek consul in a German city, who saw to it that he was shipped back to Greece. The ex­ ample of the 3rd engineer was enough to keep crew grumbling down to the minimum. If any man spoke up he was threatened with the same treatment. Never Overtime The .56-hour week, they added, applied both in port and at sea and no crewmember was entitled to days off while the ship was in a port. Since no articles were ever signed, the crew had no Idea where the ship was going or how long they were expected to stay on board. With all conditions on the ship ent. That was because'no over­ neatly fouled-up, food was no ex­ time was paid for any work done ception. To begin with, a two-pot while on watch, weekdays or system was the rule. The captain, chief mate and chief engineer were in one class and the rest of the officers and crew got the slops. The three top officers ate in their own rooms where they had burners installed for keeping the food warm. The utilitymanturned-steward spent his days and nights sneaking special dishes up to the officers at all hours.' For the re.mainder. It was a different story. At one stage of the voyage in Panama five men became ill with various stomach disorders after being served in­ fested food. The food was in such 9 ?:•..», The policy American shipowners show toward their crews once they are free of US laws and American trade u/)jons is shown by this picture. German crewmembers protesting low wages have been put ofA#h^;S^'^^^ in Miami and turned over to. US' Immigration and Miami police for ^ I,- bad shape that the crew messman refused to serve it. Most crewmem­ bers played it safe by living off bread, jam, peanut butter and any canned goods they could lay their hands on. The poorness of the food was the result of faulty refrigera­ tion'combined with inferior stores. Frying Pan Into Fire When the ship got back to New York, they reported; the crew got a special tfeat—afresh inilk one day of' the nine. By this tinie-the radio operator and I thoroughly disgusted and got off the ship. Many of the other crew­ members did likewise, but because they had only a few days left of their 29-day shore leave, they were forced to take another Liberian ship, where no doubi tliey encoun­ tered the same kind of conditions. This then,"" is the way an Ameri­ can shipping operator runs hia business when he is given the op­ portunity. The fact that the Gov­ ernment, through the Maritime Ad­ ministration, has permitted and en­ couraged such practices speaks vol­ umes for where the real interesta of the responsible officials lie. pyats VRAWi^ W mCL£5 WeTcomedW your w �September 2, 1955 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Crewing Of Lay-Ups Hypos New York •% NEW YORK—^The crewing of one ship fresh out of idle status and the prospect of several more vessels coming out of lay-up forecast continued good shipping out of New York, which Question: There is « bill in Congress to establish medals for seamen who perform acts of braveiry at sea. Do you favor medals has heen booming all summer long. Several operators have in-"^^ for seamen? dicated they will be bringing Walter Schlecht, AB: A medal Salvador Rodriguez, MM: I'm in ships out of lay-up in the near doesn't prove anything as far as favor of medals to give official future, according to Assistant Sec­ heroism is con­ recognition to the retary-Treasurer Claude Simmons, cerned^ I was a bravery of mer­ Navy lieutenant chant seamen. New York port agent. "Thus the in World War II The medals future shipping picture here re­ and have about would not only mains bright," he stated. ten medals, but honor the sea­ A full SIU crew was provided what good are men, but, in our for the Government-owned Duke they? Heroism case, would bring Victory, which is being operated and bi'avery are credit to the SIU by Bull Line. This ship is the latest what they mean and the crews dis­ recruit in a string of bbneyard to the man in­ patched through break-outs reported in recent volved and no medal can ade­ the Union hiring hall. I'm all for weeks, and more are apparently on quately reflect the man's deed. them. the way. tit All Hands Busy it it John Hqnt, AB: I don't go for Simmons also noted that the James Scaly, MM: I believe it is a good idea to honor a brave sea­ medals, scrolls and all other trap­ business of the port is keeping all pings as such be­ hands busy. "But we are happy to man or a brave cause a lot, of be able to report that our troubles creW. If a man WM them are handed are few, beefs are at a minimum, shows exception­ out for publicity and the ships' crews and company al courage and purposes only. A officials are cooperating with us to saves a shipmate seaman, however, maintain a smooth operation." " In an emergency Who has shown The main trouble faced by head­ he deserves rec­ bravery by his quarters branch officials has been ognition in some Reaching out for one of those 25-cent "hero" sandwiches action beyond the that "we almost needed boats our­ way. A medal featured on the menu of the SIU headquarters cafeteria, this call of duty rates selves in order to make the ships will show that his Seafarer is all set to munch the popular food item. Prices on Honor and recog­ coming in, since we have had so fellow seamen much water around here from hur­ other items are low also, including five-cent cup of coffee. and the public believe him to be nition by his fellow men. ricanes and floods. After a long an outstanding man. t t t dry spell, rain has become a little filling a total of 80 jobs that they'll it i. i. remember for a long while. Kuno Schopfer, Elect.: Ah award strange to us here." Harry Wright, Wiper: Establish­ to seamen would give a man pride In addition to the ships expected ^ All in all, the port handled 23 ing awards is fine with me, but I in his deed and to be coming out of the boncyard payoffs, seven sign-ons and 11 inin the near future, he added, transits during the last two weeks. believe that give others pride there are also a number of ships many men feel in being part of due in from the Far East and else­ that their deed the maritime in­ where, along with the steady call­ ,was what was ex­ dustry. Also this ers in the port. "Accordingly, no pected of them would be a way one should have too much trouble and not some­ to make shoregetting a run of his choice." thing for which siders better ac­ they should be quainted with Although the number of jobs WASHINGTON — Estimates now shipped dipped slightly from the dragged up and our work. Hun­ indicate that two modified Liberty previous period's record high, hung with a dreds of seamen ships augmented with experiment­ medal. The who have deserved such honors are there was no lack of activity. The al power plants under the Mari­ dispatchers had one hectic day thanks of those involved is enough. unknown and unrewarded. time' Administration's much-ballyhooed Liberty ship conversion pro­ War-built Libertys and T-2 gram may finally put to sea by tankers are bringing tbe high­ next May. Contracts covering txvo pi-oposed est prices in tbe used ship conversions have just been award­ mai'ket since the boom days of the Senent also did a good job of run­ The traditional generosity of thanks for their efficient work. ed to tlie Newport News Shipbuild­ Sehockney joined the SIU In ning the feeding department, the Korean War. The present strong ing and Drydock Company and the Seafarers to shipmates who run cargo market has zoomed the prices into trouble was demonstrated by New York on June 15, 1943. He crew reported. and has even brought back into Baltimore yard of the Bethlehem the crew of the Elizabeth recent­ is 33 years of age. James joined Steel Co. Seafarer C. W. "Red" Cobb got trade ships that were awaiting ly. While aboard the ship Seafarer In the same port in 1948, and The ships involved are the John some lavish praise recently from break-up for scrap. Ed GUzszynsky got a radiogram hails fi'om Mobile. Sergeant, which the Newport News In the past four months the price the gang on the passenger wagon that his wife i, it it yard will fit with a 6.600 slip openDel Sud. A ship- of Jjibertys has risen nearly 15 per­ cycle gas turbine propulsion unit, was about to uncent with two Libertys sold recent­ The August 3 membership meet­ board meeting d e r g o surgery. and the William Patterson, wliich ing in all jjorts were under the went unanimously ly in London for $885,000 and will have a 6,000 shp free piston Crewm embers $865,000. More unusual was the guidance of a on record to thank promptly chipped generator gas turbine unit installed nhmber of rank him "for the many purchase of two freighters—one by Bethlehem. $72 and the in 35-years-old and the other 34and file Seafarers, times and ways years-old-v-for use as cargo car­ ship's officers Lengthen Bow including C. Boghe has pi'oven riers. The ships had been earsweetenedx the In addition, the contracts cover uckl and C. Mar­ himself one of mai'ked for scrap. kitty so that varied modifications of each ship, tin in Philadel­ our finest seafar­ Guzszynsky could Coal Cargoes including the lengthening of the phia; Wm. Haring union men." catch a plane and Accounting tor the price boost bow sections to allow for the in­ Nelson rell in Norfolk; Cobb should of Libertys is the large amount of be home for the Cobb creased speeds being built into Phil Reyes in Mo­ have a good idea high rate cargo available, particu­ both vessels. The estimated com­ emergency. H. Shuman bile; of unionism by now because he Ship's and steward department and J. Bragg in has been an, SIU man for over larly coal for the United Kingdom, pletion of both jobs in nine months Canfrell delegate on the Elizabeth is Allen Savannah; 14 years, joining in New Orleans the Continent and the Far East. will be followed by extensive yard Friend. Joseph Wagner is the deck Many of the tankei-s are being tests and sea trials. S. W. Caiitrell in Lake Chaides; back in May 22, 1941. He sails delegate while R. Vellinga repre­ taken from lay-up and converted The Liberty conversion program and in the West Coast ports, H. M. in the steward department and sents the engine department. Thomas, H. Pederson, M. W. Cross, cpmes from Tennessee originally. into ore carriers, a new, booming has been authorized by the MA as trade. a possible means of updating the it $1 3» • K. Foster and J. Sampson. All of it it it The asking price is now reported \ast Government-owned stockpile these brothers held various elect­ Repair work on the Steel Flyer Appreciative for the attention has been handled promptly and ed meeting posts in these ports and he shows to liis duties, crewmem­ to be $950,000 for an American- of war-built vessels in line with built Liberty under foreign flag current shipping needs. Nearly in tip-top shape, the crew reports, acquitted themselves well. bers- of the Iberville (Waterman) and $500,000 for the same type 2,000 of these ships are in various thanks to the services of Harry E. i" J" ft have formally thanked Seafarer ship under the American flag. reserve fleets on all coasts. Sehockney. black ^ang delegate, It's certainly convenient to know William A. Padgett, ship's delegate, The boost in price is seen as be­ Two other experimental power and Frank S. James, chief elec­ that the ship's slopchest will oe for his cooperation in getting a ing particularly unusual inasmuch plants are being readied for other trician. Crew-members gave these open any time of day when you're new refrigerator for the crew's two Seafarers a warm vote of in need of cigarettes, shaving pantry. The siege of heat this sum­ as these vessels are all middle- Libertys assigned to the conversion aged and are well into the years program so that the best possible cream or any other item. Or put­ mer wore the old one out com­ when repair costs mount heavily. plant can be determined. ting it the other way around, it pletely, the same as it did everyone can be an awful nuisance if you else. • have to wait a day or two for The crew of the Marymar re­ the man in charge tb get around acted pretty much along the same Seafarers are urged to make a careful double-check when they to it. * lines to another veteran Seafarer, fill out their enrollment cards for the new family hospital-surgi­ Crewmembers of the Steel James H. Nelson. Nelson, who cal benefits provided by the SIU Welfare Plan, because many of Worker had the good fortune to joined the SIU way back in Janu­ the cards filed so far lack the signature of the Seafarer inenjoy the convenience described ary, 1939, was engine delegate on ,volved to make everything official. The absence of a proper sig­ above because chief steward the Marymar and was commended nature at the time of a claim can complicate or delay approval Fernando Senent was "opien for for doing a really fine job. This at the .worst possible moment" .tvhen aid of some kind is actually^ business" any " tiliie < " member ' of ioafaring veteran holds all ratings » 'i needed/ ^ the cretv Was in a shopping mobd.,, in the black gang. "Hero" Meets His Master r/m MAMovesTo Rejuvenate Heavy Cargo 2 Libertys Market Hps Ship Prices Sigo finrolliiicnt . • • ,1:^-. : ;f j.. I-**;;,'' uI Cards -*• '•I �IPar* Ten SEAFAJtERjS-lOG -—!N UNCLAIMED WAGES William Unclaimed wages in excess of $5 each are being held by the Mississippi Shipping vaitnte.^ Arnold Company for the following former crewmembers of company-owned and government-foe.^YiuSi"'*""*vance?'chwtes°i. owned ships. When applying for the money, furnish Z-number, Social Security num-foutoT'^"*1*"jr v2S®Ep^sTiydi ber, rating, name of vessel and period of employment. Write to company at I300|„~n±o"' ' Hibernia Building, New Orleans, La. This money covers period up to December 31, |par";ia'n®"DW- veu^la. BO^U"? port, James P. Venezia, S. A. 1954. Company-owned ships: Vllianeuva, B. Spellman, Joseph Davis, Wm. T. Delcazal, A. D. Dellano, Michel P. DeUechalel, James Desormeaux, J. T. Deuter, Charles W. Dewberry, John Dieken, Glen L. Diehl, Wm. J. Difabrizo, Alfonso Dizard, Leonard G, Dolcemasscolo, J, Dong, Chong Ah Dorrian, Henry Dos Santos, Alvaro Douglas, Eugene Drake, John Drigger, Coder Dunstan, Albert Dusek, E. J., Jr. Dutko, Joseph Dutton, Robert L. Dys, Gyshertus H. Edwardson, J. W. Edwins, I. B. A. Elpper, Albert P. Eller, Ted L. Emerson, Edgar L, England, Fred R. Enochs, Jack . Etheredge, Wm. M. Everson, Mattias A. Fain, Earl H., Sr. Faircloth, James L, Pant, Jos. C. Farrell, Ed. J. J- SPeU, Howard Fibueroa, K., ... Manuel ™ . Fitzgerald, E.R., Jr. Fii^es, Jesus Foster, Paul S. Francis, ^seph P. Frasier, Elmer L. „ i. 7-_ Llprincott, James Lockler, Jesse J. Lohse, Peter Long, Franklin Lopez, Albert H. Lowery, C. J. Luke, Edgar SS Lutz, Joseph Lutz, Marvin D. McAleer, Harold McCaffry, R. W. McCarthy, Jack McCleUan, Earl L. McGown, Frank Mclnness, Lawrence McKlnstry, Albert McNabb, Sewell T, McNlel, Wilton M. Madden, J. L. Mahaffey, L. J. Maher, Lee T. Malone, Thomas Manning, Sam H. Manuel, Harold Marie, Francis A. Markham, C. L. Marques. Jose Marques, Jose A. Martin, Alexander Martineau, J. A. Massey, Thomas B. Matherne, D. T Mathews, Robert C, Mato, Daniel Mattel, Anthony Mayes, H. S., Jr. Mayo, Oble L. Mazuk, Chester Medina, Julius J, Medina, Miguel L, Medrano, F. Megussoglo, M. Mclnik, Daniel Mench, Albert J. Michalek, Rudolf MIchallk, B. J. Middleton, H. N. Mldgett, Arnold L. Spencer, Theo. A, Villarreal, Alex Danaher, James A. Fedd, James E. Birdhill, Jack Holland, R. MacGregor, Wm. Pontiff, Jerry F. Sperry, Frances VUlafreal, Richard Black, Robert F. Davenport, J. R, S. Feese, Lani L. Holland, Robert MafTeo, John Popovich, Michael Splvey, G. Viloria, Ramos Davenport, J. W. F. Felix, Hector E. Blackford, Ralph Holmes, Herman J. ..Irtiij,;, MafFie, Earle jcinc Porta, Earl J. V. W. n Vincius, Samuel Davis, Earl J. Femia, Juan C. Blackman. Joyce Honley, John J. Magurek, Andrew P, Poykko, Leonard N. sF,t T Visser, Dirk Davis, Harold A. Ferguson. Wm. B. Hopkins, Wm. P. Blaine, Al. L. Maley, Richard J._ Pratts, WaUace Stank? Joseph F. Vito, Felix, Jr. Davis, J. H. Ferree, Earl . Horton, John IL Biamco, David Maloney, George J. Preczykolm, Frank Stapleton, J. C. Von Holden, C. Davis, James W, Ferrel, Henry A. Houston, D. R. Blanchette, Robert Maloney. Michel Premer, Robert Starke, Curt Wagner, Charles Davis, Ross Fief, E. • Howard,'Cecil B. Bliss. Herbert C. Maioncy, John Pendergast, L. A. Steffens, L. A. Wagner, Wayne F. Davis, Roy E. Fields, Edward H. Howard, R. B. Blob, John Mangold, Stephen A. Price, Rich I. Wahl, Charles Abadie, Joseph A Figueroa, Jacinto Howe, Robert T. Bloon, Louis B. Manning, Elliott E. Principe, Henry J, Waite, Franklin Abadie, Sidney Bogrand, Roy R. Fisher, Eizdore Haber, Keith R. "Mao, Koo Shlh Prothero, Robert J. Stewart. Samuel Waite, J. Huffman, Dale Boles, Bernard J. Adams, James H, ' Flanagan, E. E. Marcentel, Burgess Proven, Chas. Walden, Dewey H. Stewart, Samuel Bond, Benjamin Adams, James J. Fletcher, Kenneth Hughart, Chester Marcombe, Huey Przylomskl, W. Waldschleger, Jack Stokes, Alvln Adams, John £. Flockhart, David Hughes, Fred Martin, Julio Bonds, Minor C, Pugh, J. P. Stone, Lotus Walker, Dolphus Addison. Walter Fiynn, Raymond Humphrey, I. G. Book, Frederick Markham, S.vdney L. Pullen, Joseph R. Storm, S. Walker, Willie F. Aker, Sam L. Boroski, George Forbes, John H. Huszar, Gladar Marte, Domingo Puskavick, Geo. Straham, Jack B. Wallace, Albert Akridge, L. Fosgate, Harold A. Immed, Geo. F. Boss, Richard D. _ Martin, Jules A. Radciiffe, Joseph Strate, Chas. R. Wallace, Harold B. Boudreaux, Charles Alberto, Mario France, H. A., Jr. Irby, Sidney Martinez, Loui Ramlszewski, J. R. Strawn, Francis Wallace, Ronald Martinez, Noe G. Boudreaux, E. J. Jr, Alderman, T. J. Francis, Marion Ireland, A. Martinez," Richard G. gamsey, David A. Stroud, Dixon Wallis, James Boyett, Russel N. Aleimaranb, Joe Frasier, Elmer L. Jackson, Thaddus Ramsberger, R. Walls, Klrt Alevizo, James G. Suaez, Aurelio Braden, Chas. Frick, Henry James, Joseph Martinson, John Ramsey, K. R, Bradley, Dewey D. Alleman, Camille Suares, Louis Walters, Francis Fulton, George^. Jasinski, Joseph Massicot, Jules A, Ranew, Irvin Brannigan, V. L. Allen, Geo. A. Sullivan, R. M. Ward, James E. Funken, Nicholas Jefferson, James A. Matehctt, Ed. H. Brashier, Elton W. AUeva, William Furian, Andrew W. Jefferson, N. A. Sumpter, James Ward, John Mateo, Francisco M. Raulerson, Eugene Rawlings, J. Allison, Blair Brazil, Irvin Fruneis, Edward Surritt,'Herschel E. Waters, James A. Jimeney, Victor Mathernc, Ivy E. Reed, Clinton E. Breaux, Earl G, Alonzia. S. Furnish, Edmond £. Johnson, Arthur Watson, Roy SutUff, Harvey Matte, E. P. Reed, Max Brennan, Timothy Alston, Robert Galarza, Jose Johnson, Charles Watts, Dal Swails, Jack I. Matulich.Sidney A. Rector, G. P. H. Amaeher, Robert Briant, Louis P. Gallagher, Joseph J. Johnson, Charles R. Mauldin, H. V. Watts, Leo Sweet, HarolcT W. Reed, Charles Brightwell, Wm. Amador, Roaui Gallant, Paul C. Johnson, Charles W. Mauterstack, G. S. Weaver, Joe SwindoU, R. H. Register, J. W. Anagnoston, Alex Briguera, Gregorlo Gardner, Alfred Johnson, Ed. C. May, William Wedemojh, Harold Swing, Philip Reid, Raymond E, Anderogg. Fred Britt, Fred Gardner, James E. Johnson, Harry L. Melody, Thomas M. Welch, Elvert Tait, Wiley W. Reyes, A. Brosig, August A. Andersen, Sigurd Garratt, Ralph Johnson, Johnnie J. Meo, John F. Welch, Richard L. Tannehill, Boyd Anderson, L. D. Brown, G. Reynolds, Jack H. Gaskin, Lee R., Jr. Johnson, Lloyd Merl, Peter Tannler, Alfred Welch, William T. Brown, George Anderson, W. J. Rhoads, Edwin B, Tarlton, Harold Gatto. Michael T. Johnson, Thomas .Mercer, Wm. Wells, Charles E, E''"*- Charles C. Brown, Harold W, Ard, Dwight Geilatly, John Rice, Arthur F. Jones, Allen Merritt, Richard West, Hugh M. Tavares, Jack Brown, James R. Arena, Louis L. Genter, Francis J. Rich, David C. Jones, Conrad R. Miian, R. S. Gallardo, Jose Wetzel, Lloyd Taylor, Frank Brown, Richard L, Arrebola, Sergio Gentile, Sal Jones, W. J. Richardson, G. D. Milburn, Harold R. Taylor, Stanley S. Wetzell, Louis W. Ga^cir-A^'o O MaWoS Z Browning, Baliard Arroyo, Amedeo R. Gentry, Willie F. Jones, Wm. H. Riechelson, Morris Thaxter, Raymond Aliller, Edward Whattey, Earl R. MiUadis, Theo. A. Garnelis, S. E. Bruce, WUliam T. Ar.senault, Joseph Giallanza, Charles Kaleel, Geo. Rider, John W.. Miller, Ra.vmond Thibodeaux, K. A, Wheat, Herschel Mims, Robert E. Geanuses, Peter Byrant, James A. Askew, Mm. D. Gierczic, George Kalian, Chas. Riehm, George J. Miller, Russell H. Thomas, Harvey L, Whidden, Cecil E. Ming, Wing King George, John H, Buckley, Thomas J. Atkins, Edward L. Gilbert, George H. Kavitt, Wm. Rigb.v, Walter S. MiHer. J. J. White, Joseph Thomas, James D. Mitchell, Wm. W. Gibson, Den. Buckner, Henry Auers, Arveds E. Gilbert, H. L. Keenan, Wm. S. Mills, CoopSr D. Rigler, Wm, F. White, Leland F. Thomas, Wilson Mlzelle, AUred Gill, Homer W. Bucuyan, Fred Avard, Edward Gilmore, Alex D. Keith, Paul J. Ming, Ving King Rios, Juan Wiatrowski, T. L. Thomassen, J. Moore, Harold Glazder, Edward T. "aroiu Bulger, Arthur Babcock, J. G. Girouard, Maurics Kelly, John T. Minkler, Hurles.s, W. Rivard, Marcel Wicak, Edward Thompson, Albert Bunn, James E. Babitt, Ronald Gleeson, John R. n Gitmul, Leon Kelly, Lang M. Minyard, Edward K. Rivels, H. R, Wiest, Lester Thompson, A. F. Glover, Fay F. °* Burley, Willard Bachot. Frank N. Glenn, Edward T. Kelso, Charles F. Misco, Matte Rivet, Louis J. Thompson, Charles Wiilik, Makall Godwin, Charles E. Burris, George Baggett, Milton Goff, Fred Kennedy, John Mitchell, Robert Rizzuto, Vln. J. Wilkinson Earl D. GoSz7les,"cXend BursCy, H. Bahr. David A. Golembiewski, L. Kerfoot, Fred E. Molina, Francisco Roach, Albert P. Moubray,. Robert ThomplSn,* Hermon Williams, Harold u; conzMes," Gilbert Baker, Harrison B. Gomez, Dennis G. Burton, Edward C. Keys, John P. Monardo. Sylvester Roache, Joe Thompson, James Wi 1 ams. Jack E, Gray, Herman E. Mstowski. Wlktor Burton, Raymond Baker, Newton Gonzales, Jesus King, John A. Mones, Jules H. Roberts, George Thompson, Roy C. Williams, John A. Murphy. Edward J. Busby, Benj. F, Green, Herbei-t O. Baldridge, Larrance Gonzales, Juan Monfoya, Calixto King, Morfis R. Robertson, J. T. • Thompson, Wm. E. Williams, John A. Murphy. Hugh Grennen, Leo H. Bush, Leonard Baldwin, James A. Gonazlez, Louis G. King, Thomas A, Montanari, Frank Robertson, Leroy Thorn, Victor D, Williams, Leonard MurrelL Samuel S. Gregory, Ervin J. Busciglio, G. T. Balliet, H. T. Googans, Wm. L, Kinn, Joe Moore, Bemie L. Robichaux, J. N. Williams, O. R. Thornhlll, Dan Musko, Walter P. Griffin, L. „ O. Bush, Leonard H, Banister, Robert Gordon. Hyram Kinser, A. H. Moore, James L. Robinson, A. Thornton, H. C. Nam. Tsu. Hau Williams, Roger L, Griffis, Loyd" J. Bush, Marion L. Bankston, A. F. Gorman, James Morales, Carlos Kofonis, Markos Robinson, Deward Nee. Wong Thornton, William Williamson, L. W. Grim, Harold A. Butler, John Bankston, C., Jr. Gormon, Daniel J, Kohler, Warren W. Morgan,W.J. Robinson, D. G. Wilson, E. A. Throne, Alfred Needham. James Guerrero, R. G. Butler, Owen Barbler, P. Goriup, Erminio Komienski, Joseph Morley. Robert N. Roble, Irlnla C. Thurman, Aubrey Wilson, Nevelin Newton. Theron K. Byrning, Harvey L. Barbieri, Livio U. Guild, Maurice G, Granderson, E. Kosche, Earl Morreale, Peter J. Rocha. Alberto Tlngley, Benj. W. Windham, H. E, Nichols. Wm. T. Guthrie, B. R. W. Cabrera, Reginal Barfield, John Grant, F. W. Koski, Wm. Morris, Frank RocheU, WlUiara Windom, Eddie Nicola. N. Tomllnson, K. L. Gypin, Arthur L. Cacas, Herman H. Barnes, Edward T. Grant, Roy H. Kraus, James D. Morris, John W. Rodgers, R. M. Winfree, Oscar Tonazal, Ruardo Nlgro. Frank Hackelberg E. H, Caillet, Wilbert F. Barnes, J. V. Graves, T. M. Kretzer, Gustav Morrison, John O. Rogers, William E. Topolian, Garabed Witt, Robert Ni Nissen. Claus K. Barroner, F. W. Haislett, Tulie Cain, Earl Grebe, William R. Krieg, Barney L. Morrisson, J. H. Rome, George Torres, Faustino Wolff. Justin Hall, Donald Noggle. James F. Campbell, James Bartori, Dimitri Greene, George H, Kroger, Carl Morrow, James Romero, Lawrence Touart, Joseph R. Hall, Lonnie Wong, Han» Chin Campbell, N. O. Basar, M. C. Nowak, Clarence R. Greener, Francis Kross, Teddy Morse, Wm. Rooks, Court Tracey, James R. Capo, Anthony Woodard, Rufus B. Halverson, Denver Bashore, F. D. Odom. Law Gregory, Charles Kumke, Wm. H. Mosley, Ernest Rooney, Alvin P. Traficano, Sam G. Carey, Chas. D. Hammock, Whltten Woodbury, V. A. Bastiansen, G. D. Ogier. Rtpon W. Grennan, Leo Lachney, Milton J. Moulds, Jack W. Rosenqulst, Shirley Traham, Harold J. Michael D. Hare, Carhume, Pasquala Battle. James C. Oliver. Mark O. Woodrow. Dickens Griffin, James Lake. H. D., Jr. Mouton, Phillip Rn.ss, Louis Carlson, John A. Baudine, Armand Tramontanic, J. M. Wooley, Joseph Harris. Homer G. Ondus. Mich. F. Griffin, J. V. Lamb, Joseph A. . Wulina, C. Lero.v Rozmusz, Robert Carney, Lee O. Bechtold, Vernon Treadway, William Word, John J., Jr. Hartman, Charles Ortiz. Humberto Grishy, T. H. Lamego, Antonio S. Munici, Salvatore Rubis, Philip Hary, Henry Carpovlch, Philip Bednowski, F. Treuil, Clifton Wright, David A. Gross, E. J. Osborne. Ralph Landrum, Oliver Murphy, Carmelo Ruggers, L. N. Carr, Lev Hauptmann, E. E. Begg, Alfred Tromberi, Angelmo Wrona. Tadeus Guerrero, R. G. Oswald. Samuel C. Landry, Anlolne Murray, John H. Ruiz, George A. Haynes, C. M. Carswell, James Bellonde. Harold L. Guggino, Stepano Tubman, J. M. Yachishyn, N. C. Ottosson. NUs H. Landry, James Nakamura, Al. Rule, J. M. Caruso, Guiseppe Hebert, V. A. Benlsh, Wm. J. Guidry, N. J. Tucliibr, Ernest Young, Earl H. Parady, Roland Landwerlln, L. L. Navarro, Trinidad Rushing, Clifford Caruso, Joseph Henry. G. E. Bennett, Roger Guidr.v, Walter P. Tucker, Thomae J, Young, John W. Larsen, W. T. Parcolla. Joe Nesbitt, Wm. L. Russell, Henry T, Cary, K. A. Henry. James P. Bentley, J. F. H. Guinee, J. E., Jr. Larson, Arno E. Tunnell, J. R. Youtzy. Ralf. W. Parsons. Edward Newton. Charles Casanova, Ray H. Hermes, Gerald Benz, Charles Gunter, Thos. L. Turner. William J. Zalch, Antony J. Larson. Gustolf A. Nick, John J. St. Clair, Clifford Patterson, Krlst Casas, Herman Hernandez, E. F. Berger, David Guthrie, John W. Turner. William L. Zavadil. Jan La Soya, Michael Saide, Joseph Jr. Pattlson, Robert Nicolay, Bernard Cassas, Herman H, Berger, William High, Robt. G. Gutierrez, Frank Turner, William P, Zepeda, Eliseo Latapie, Jean Saldlvar, Gregorlo Payne, Robert C, Niedermeyer, Robt. Catalanotto, Jos. Hinson, T. W., Mr, Peaslee, Louis C. Berry, Lawrence F. Guzzino, Antonio Umholtz, Fred E. Zitto, Salvador Lauer, James Salzarulo, Thomas Noles, Geo. H. Castanzo, Carl Holmes, Oliver Berthold, Frank Habinghorso, Chas. Lauzon, Stuart M. Underwood, John Zloch, J. A. Sancedo. Willie Pedlar. W. Norwood, Frank A, Catalano, Ebblita Hong, Yuan Beuchler, Raymond Haddock, Dellard Lavelle, Wm. J. Zuzov. John Sanders. Union H. Ussery, Cleveland Perry. Manuel J. Nouwen, John Causey, John P. Hoover, Daniel B. Bice, James R. Hadficld, E.-E. Lavery, John B. Saneem, Hans Petrantos, Stayos Nuschier, John Howard, Walter D, Celmayster, Sylvain Bigwood, John Hale, Julius D. Lazar, Joseph A, San Martin, P. Pierce. Wm. B. O'Briant, Victor Cedra, J. J. Billitor, Woodrow Hall, Homer Leahy, F. G. Saranthus, W. P. • Tfiicxcrapfl. Edward TTHwarrl F. O'Brien, Chester Huggard? Chance, Robert Davis, Wilson Hall, Renfro Lc Blanc, Joseph Pope. Emanuel A. Sardum, Hans Abate. Mario Caisen, Soily R, O'Connor, Philip N. Hughes, Wm. J. Chandler, Albert L. Davis, Woodi-ow W. Handley, John Le Bianc, P. C. A. Olive, George D. Satterileld, Wm. Abbey. Richard Caldeira, A. B. Hurlburt, Leroy H. Powell. M. E. Chandler, George Davison, A. C. Hane, .iohn E. Lee, James Pregeant. Abel L. Sauvlac, James T. Adams, James P. Callahan, M. J. Olsen, F. T. Hyland, Daniel Chapman, W. A. De Almeida, Jose Hansen, Paul E. Lee, Theodore E. Sawyer, C. B. Adamisin, George Caloptakas, Theo Ontai, Gib.son P. Jackson, Robert J, Priester. Eugene Chee, Choy Loi DeBautte, Ernest Hansen, Paul O. Lee, Tinerman J. Priscu, Nicholas Schaeffer, J. Aderhold, Fred Calson. Foltet L. Opfer, Elbano Jacobs, 'John Chevane, Berdth W. De Busschare, E. Hanson, John T. Lee,' Victor Schanglies, J. Pulliam. Walter P. Atpaugh, K. H. Camp, Auden Z. Childress, S. C. De Coulode, J. R. Jacobsen, S. Hanson, Thomas E. Lehnig, Armond, L. Purcell, James Schearer, George Ames, Omar O. CampbeU, Walter Jim, Harold Chlsholm, Audley R. Degru.she, .\verll Harper, E. L. Leister, D. H., Jr. O": Purdy, Thomas H. Schieb, John Andersen, Alfred Cautrell, R. D. Chltty, Eugene Delaney, E. Johansen, Harold Harper, Jo.seph B. Lemoine, Adam, Jr. oiti/' RB^ Randazzo. A. J. Schmidt, Emile R. Anderson, Wm. P. Cantwell, Hubert Johnson, Carl R. Christal, George G. Denddo. .'tnthony Harper, Robert H. Lemoine, Sam J. Rasmussen. KJeld Schmidt, H. M. A. Anglin, Joseph Cap, Daniel W. Johnson, John R. Christian, John W. Dorer, Harry E. Harr, Sidney Lemointt Vernon E. L\BS g Rebane, Paul Schribcr, Harold AntiU, AUen Caporale, Alfred Johnson, Robert C, Christy, Charles W. Devol, E. P. Harris, Harold Lera, Anthony D. Sa ioselih Reed. B. G. Apalopoulos, Cirilos Carraway, Wm. N. Schubart, Emile Jones, Vincent Civello, Anthony J. De Vries, Peter Harris, R. L. Leva, Anthony D. Reed, Max Arena, George H. Carrier, Geo. C. Owens. Clarence E. Schultz. Albert N, Clark, Gerald Jones, Walter R, Diaz, Joseph Harris, Wm. E. Levcrman, Egon T. Held, Glen Arledge, Geo. D. Cart, George B, Packer, Stewart A. Schulz, Gustav Jorlbio, Luciano Clark, James P, Dimass, George S. Hart, Albert Libby, Leonard A. Armstrong, James Carver, Roy M. Remijn, Adrian Palizzolo. jVntonlo S. Schupstik, John Jung, Sing CUfford, U. B. Dixon, Charles Hartie, Roy G. Liles, Thomas Atlschaffe, Joe Cagey, James Reviil, Jos. C, Palmer, Eugene Schwartz, Rudolf Juzang, James B. Coats, J. W. Dixon, Omer Harvey, Emmet L. linum, Leo E. Aubert, Golden A, Castillo, Thomas • Palsson, Gadjon H. Scott, Carl E. Kalogrides, Spyres Rich. David C. Cobb, Clarence Do Amaral, Antonio Harvey, Geo. H, Lesser, Joseph E. Bach, Irwin Cathcart, Paul Riebel. John Panjon, Jamrs. Kapsomenagis, P. Secura, John Cobb, John L. Donnelly, Adrian Harvey, Lee J, Liuzza, Giacomo Balaskos, George Rios. Juan Pappalardo, Joseph Cavanaugh, Thomas Kavitt, WiUiam B. Cogglns, Wm. Sellers, Elbert O, Doublede, H. B. Harwell, G. E. Liuzza, Michael BaUance, Ocie M. Ceprlano, Theo. Rivas. Robert E. Parker, Marie V. R. Kee, Ling Hun Shea, John E. Coleman, Gordon C. Dougherty, P. K. Hauke, Adam A. Logan, Thomas Barlow, Joseph E. Chai, Joe Roberts. Robert E. Stewart A. Parker, Kelley, Edward T. Colgan, John T. Sheppard. George Driggers, Tolphus Hawkins, J. Longley, Julian Barnes, Eugene P. Chalikias, S. O. Rodder. James G. Kelly, R. H., Jr. Parks, J. Colligan, James Driscoll. William Shero, Harvey E. Hawkins, Stanley Lopez, Ernest R. BarnhUl, Dan-ell Chapman. T. A, Rodriguez. John King, Reginal E. Parnell. Chas. E. Collins, Fioyd C. Dunn, Hustus D. Shidden. Cecil E. Haworth. Lafayette Lopez. Juiseppe Becker, Edward Chase, H. Kinser, Arthur R. Rodriguez. Jose Parsons, M. Collins, Frank M. Durden, Hudson B. Haychuck, M. M. Shipley, Marvin Lorsen, Nils Bell, Clarence E, Chee, Choy Lot Klondyke, Joseph Collins, H. D. Rogers, James Parsons,^Marshall Duryea, T. A. Shonkwiler, J. H. Hebert, Eric J. Loute, Charles Bell, Traues Chiotls, Evange Knowles, John J. Patterson, Eddie Rogosch. Paul ^ Collins. H. T. Dykstra, Frederick Hebert, Roland Shultz. Wm. Lovem Wm. A. Bencic, James Christian, Aloy Kohn, Joseph Colling, Joseph Roll, Bernhard Earle.v, Norman D. Heckman, Earl Shupe, ». W. Lowdcrback, Bemie Bender, Anthony Rr Christian, E. Kontas, Theo, A. Colpe, Juan A. Rollins, P. Easter, Fred M. Shy. R. Hee, B. Lowe, Edward B. Pauhn, Pietro Bennett, Charles R, Clark, H. F., Jr. Korenklewicz, P, Comeaux, Alvin Eaton, Elles M. Ryerson, James Peck, Gordon Silagyl. Julius Helduckl, Stanislaw Lowe, J. Bennett, Paul Cleater, John Kosmas, John Conners, T. J. Edmotidsun, G. C. Rome, George Pederseii, H. T. Simmons, C. W. Heliend, Eimer G. Lozes, Frederick L. Bendit, Kenneth Cline. Delmcr Kubik, Charles Constantion, E. Efferson, Henry W. Hendricks, J. Rosomoirch, S. J, Peluso, Merlin J. Simonavage. A. Lulzza, Giacomo Berberlck, £. J. Cohen, Jay C. Kutkowskl, S. S. Edgeit, Fred Cook, John J, Rossy, Catalino Pence, Floyd L. Hendrix, Donald Luke, Adgar W. Bivins, Auman Combs. Claude F. Kung, Zee Ah Egper, George P. Cook, M. C. Rowell, Buford D. Henkle, T. M. Pendergross, James Simpson! L." i^! Jr. SlY!" Luna. Carlos M. Conklin. Frank N. Lacy, Hancel H. Cooper, Clarence H. Eisert, Paul V. Pooo.no. Aotbonv |i~ Henry, Hayden Rowland. E. L. Ponnino, Anthony Lundy, Arthur W. Conrad, Jos. Lae, Joseph E. Cooper, V. B. Eldhuse, A. Rupport. Raymond Hensley, Chas. R. Luxemburg, Robert Peralta. Jack Boggs, Harold W. Contresas, Juan Laffey, Stephen R. Russell, James P. Copland, Edward Elie, Luclen R. Herald, Ralph P. Perez, Charles Sivetz. Peter Lyle, Samuel Bonsangue. N. Cooks, Cyrus M., Jr, Lampkin, Samuel Elliott, Jolin H. Corbert, R. C. Ryan. Joseph A, Herek, Emll Perrie, William R. Lynchard, Billy E. Skinner, Ewell Boss, Richard D. Cooper, Ed. Leirgston, John R.' Ryan. Peter Corley, Norman D. Emerson, Hurdes Hernandez, P. J. ' Perry, Morris J. Skorupaskl Loca, Manuel Boucher. Joseph Cosper, Lonnie Larson, Gustalf A, Emery, Harry L. Cormier, Elmer Hernandez, S. Sammons, A. J, Pestick, Anthony J. Slagle, R. Lynn, Billy C. Boudreau, Amer Cox, Thomas Larson, Nils Corrigan, E. T. Emmons, H. C. Hernandez, Tony Sanchez. Henry Peters, George A, Slettemo, Oscar McAvoy, Arthur Coyne, Joseph BourrilUon, D. Lauchs, Gordon Costello, Joseph A. Engelder, Herbert Hessman, Clarence Sanderson. A. 3. Pezoll, Frank L. McBride, Phillip 0. Sloctowicz, J, J. Boyd, Chas. Craft, Isaac Lay, Thomas F, Englehardt, E. E. Costlllo, Rozelllo Heucr, Otto C. Sartin. Oscar L. Philips, I.ouis M. McCarthy, A. W. Small, B. R. Brady, Robert B. Crawford, Elda R. Leagy, Wm. Coumas, Chester R. Eppeison, John R. Higgcnbotham, L, Sawyer.'Louis B. Phipps, J. R. McCarthy, Jack Smith. Amber Bramca, Wm. G. Crooks, C. M.,. Jr. Ledbretton, Harry Craddock, Leonard Erickson, Eric B. Higgins, John S. Sawyer, Vernon L. Pickett, Robert McCarthy, Justin T. Smith. Eben Brands. Henry Crowley, John" Oscar Lee, Eschette, H. Crafts, Earl Higgs, Wm. E. Schenk. John R. McCracken, Geo. Pierce, Buford L. Smith. Eugene Brannan, James C. Ciywley, Joseph Lee, Tarantine Crane, Thomas Esteven, Adelian Hightowef, 'Wm. M. McDees, James . Scherdin. F. L. Pierson, Leroy Smith. Floyd H. Breedlove^ L. J.. Jr. Curlett. Francis A, Leger, Vlllar Crecdon, William Ezell, WaUace Hill, Arloe McDonald, T. G. Schofield, R. H. Pinarando, Flo. Smith. Frank W. Broadus. Jerry Curran, John Lego, Andy L. Crispen. William Fabian, .Toseph M. HUl, Hughle H. Schiimaker. Wm. J. McDowell, T. O. Pitman, Donald Smith. Henry Brock. Robert L. Daly, Michael-P. Lelbig, E. W. Corft, Ernest Fahm, Wm. A. Hinchy, Joseph H. Schwartz. Harry W. Mcintosh, Howard C. Plzzatowskl, H. J. Smith. J. A. Brown, H. M. D'Ambrosia. N. E, Lennon, James L. Crowe, Alga B. Fah-burn, Morris Hlppard, Chas. L. Scott, Thomotra Mclnturff, Ralph C. Plahn, Guy F. Smith, John H. Brunell, Victor D. Damm, Paul Lewis, Edward B. Crowell, S. C. FamlgUo, Frank 3. Hiscoch, Carleton Seattle. Wm. B. McKeever, John Floppert, Francis Smith. John O. Buck, Lin E, Daniel, BI,ewis, Frank W. Cuccla, Jacob Farmer, Frank R, Hodges, C. C. *T Segrest. Elbert A. McKenna, John J. Plumstead, Thomas i't"; A.iuiiiav Smith. oiiiii,... Monte BulgCr. ArthUT Darawlck. Michael Lewis. Howard M, Cummlngs, Floyd Farr, T. B„,Sr. Segundo. Dem. JamesF.polizzolo. Antonio . . Smith, Murrgdl,.J,, Bqras, Fred.. Jr.Davis. Alvin Lewis. R.'B, Cummlngs,'ilohn », Faulkheh E. F.' ' SelboW. .Karl wnii,™ PolPoHo. M. B. • Smith. Murr^ •" Biitler, Shirley , Davis, Ceo, We'f. LmhU Wailw H;; .. Selbold. .Ki ,G. Cummlngs, Ralph Febyk. Nicholas Hogue. William C, McLeaish, Donald L. Pond. Geo. F. Smith. BudoljBh , Cahoon. Dehnle'' Davis. Uoyd 'D. Ueberman, Wm. (ConUnued Daly, Joseph G. Holland, H. A. Fecke. Jos. McMUlan,CecUR. PontUb Aide /. Smltb. Stii^I OU A Cdmi, Joseph Devls. ^in',' J. "-'4^ 1 Ligtids. Ahdirdefc'G.f GovernmenNOwned Ships Huff, warren G. •\ �September t, 195B SEAFARERS MEET THE SEAFARERS LEONARD SPIVEY, Boson Six-foot-two, medium complexIon, brown hair and green eyes are the identifying characteristics of Seafarer Leonard T. Spivey. Born in North Carolina, April ' 11, 1921, he came to Baltimore in the early '40's and worked as a me­ chanic at the Mar­ tin Bomber fac­ tory. His trick was the grave­ yard shift from 11:30 PM to 7:30 AM. After a long stint as a man be­ hind the man he Spivey decided he could do more for Uncle Sam by helping to get the war goods to the fighting fronts. So early in 1943 he went to the St. Petersburg Maritime School's deck classes. He began his voyaging as an American sea­ man six weeks later. Sailing at that time for Spivey was strictly "for the duration". However, after the armistice, every trip was his "last trip", only to be followed by "just one more". He did leave the sea for one summer to work in Baltimore as an electrician for a utility com­ pany while they convented a dan­ gerous poison gas to natural gas. "That's the longest I've stayed avvay. I was happy to get back." Likes Poker During off hours aboard ship, his shipmates know him as a man who loves a good game of poker. However, he reads occasionally but gets more enjoyment out of pass­ ing the time by talking over a hand of cards and winning a sizeable pot. Only thihg that bothered him during the war was that an enjoy­ able game'might be,interrupted by enemy planes bombing. This did occur several times, and he was rather disheartened when once he had to spend five hours on a 3-inch 50 when it could have been spent drinking coffee and playing cards. Baltimore has been his sailing port regularly for the past twelve years. By 1957, he is hopeful of buying a new home in the Belair Road section of Baltimore where his three little ones and his wife can wait for him to return from 'the seas. JULIUS B. SMITH, Elect. Most men get the lust for the sea at an early age, but this was not true ef Seafarer Julius Bill Smith. Bom October 22, 1900, in the small farming town of Mischoppen, Pa., he lived in ' : the immediate area until 1940. By that time he was married and had a son, Ed­ ward. It was just before the war that he ventured southward to Bal­ timore to look for Smith work at the Beth­ lehem Shipyards, After he' was settled, his wife and boy joined him to live in the small community of Brooklyn, just outside the met­ ropolitan area. During World War I. Julius was too young to wave the flag for the United States; during World War II, they said he was too old. There must be something that he could do regardless of his age, he decided. His determination led him to the merchant marine to help carry the urgently needed equip­ ment and material to the Ameri­ can youths and allies in far-off lands. It wasn't that easy though. He didn't have the papers and neces­ sary qualifications to sail out in the ocean. He finally managed to get hired aboard an intercoastal tug, eventually working up to the deepsea ships and the SIU. Swore Off Sailing In 1947, when he was sailing on the Cubore (Ore) through the Windward Pass from Santiago, the ship took a terrific list and virtu­ ally limped into Baltimore. This made Smith cautious of the sea. He swore he'd never again put his name on a ship's crew list. He stayed ashore long enough to re­ ceive his electrician's endorse­ ments and decided to try it again. His most serious injury to date makes Julius blush. While aboard the Yorkmar, he hit his elbow on a ladder and paid no attention to it. The next morning he was awak­ ened by an unbearable pain in his hand, wrist and arm. That every­ day accident caused him to receive treatment at the Baltimore Marine hospital for several months. T A1t4f%ll nFlTTRmaYTll New problems for plumbers in the atomic age include handling of titanium piping costing $1,100 a foot for various atomic energy in­ stallations. Consequently the AFL Plumbers International Union is undertaking a' px'ogram of steppedup teacher training so that appren­ tice plumbers will be equipped for the demands of the atomic age. S" 4" Office employees working for the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus in New Haven, Conn., ended a four-day strike with a 17-cent package in­ crease. The 300 office workers are members of AFL Office Employees Local 329. Part of the package in­ cludes sick leave, vacation and holiday improvements. 4" 4' 4" ' Washington's buses and street­ cars are running again after being idled by a 52-day strike of AFL operators and mechanics. Work­ ers for the Capitol Transit Com­ pany netted a 15-cehl>an-hour pay increase plus ^veif^'ifringe b?ne-- flts. rat6s':sjlsC^^6M up,,tf}^mjj)J to 19 cents. About 3,000 men were involved. 4" 4" 4" Pace Eleres LOG 'Do You Smell Something?' An Twenty-three men died last December when the LST Southern Districts was lost without a trace. Earlier another ship of the same company, the Southern Isles, sank with the loss of 17 men. The Southern Isles was definitely overloaded—even the inspector admitted to that;—but cause of the Southern Districts' loss is not as clear, for there were no survivors. One of the unfortunate aspects of marine disasters is that the organiza­ tion responsible for the safety of these ships—the Coast Guard—is also the agency which investigates and reports on these tragedies. Just as it has so often been found that police departments that investigate reports of police brutality find no evidence, so it must be said that the Coast Guard likewise can be expected to find no evidence of wrongdoing on its own part. The fact remains, however, that if the safety minimum on American mer­ chant ships is to be maiiitained, then the group responsible for that safety must he answerable to someone other than itself. Must Protect Crews Some 125,000 miners in the If **deals" are to he made by the owners with the Coast Guard to evade northern soft coal fields have just won a $2 a day wage package, fol­ safety minimums some action must be taken to protect the men who must lowing agreement between John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers and man those vessels. northern mine operators. The pact provides that hourly wages will go If the question of whether or not to repair a ship is decided solely on the up 15 cents starting Sept. 1, and will be boosted by ten cents more basis of cost, then safety ^v^ill come second, especially when the Government on April 1, 1956, to make up the agency involved gives its okay. $2 figure. The miners also got guaranteed time and a half for Sat­ The widows and orphaned children of the jnen lost on the Southern Dis­ urday work and double time for Sundays. Up until now they got tricts deserve a great deal more than the report issued by the Coast Guard the overtime only if they worked absolving themselves and the company of all blame. Likewise, the thousands the five or six days previously. of men sailing America's ships today deserve the protection and, more im­ 4" 4" if More guaranteed annual wage news was made by the CIO Steel- portant, the enforcement of US ship safety laws. workers Union when it signed a Whitewash is a word carelessly used these days, but after one reads the contract for 52-weeks' guaranteed pay with the American Can Com­ Coast Guard report and the accompanying letter by the Coast Guard com­ pany. Union spokesmen hailed the settlement as a true guaranteed mandant, it is the only word that rightfully applies to the disaster of the wage and indicated they hoped to Southern Distnets. far, as the SlU.is concerned,-this is by nQ.uieaUs, the makd it the pattern" ,fog next ^;^eal''s j-.-.-ayV jmsnc .V#*. sg^wl negoliatiphs. v , end tOitlUS.'Case.v- a T" ^ t'. .V �Paffc Twelve Architect Fish Tale Was The Real McCoy Fishing appears to be a popular pastime aboard most ships these days, especially on Isthmian vessels, whose crews seem to find good spots for dropping a line over the side almost everywhere they go. But all the Izaak Waltons out they had landed a real big 1 will have to take a back sea one that was more than two and a for a long while to the intrepid fishermen on the Steel Architect, who go about this sort of thing witii real "malice aforethought," as the lawbooks say. Attacking the problem with a vengeance, several crewmembers landed a real prize at Hilo, Hawaii, recently, in the gruesome person ' of a hammerhead shark. This was no little baby, either. It measured 15 feet from tip to tip, which is a lot of brain food in any man's cupboard. How it all began is not too clear, but it appears that the stew­ ard, Seafarer Fred A. Delapenha, doesn't take kindly at all to all forms of the shark family, and decided to do something about it. Several other crewmembers eventually joined in the "shark hunt," as they sawed harpoon-like notches in a meat hook, baited it with raw meat, attached a heaving line and tossed the lure over the side to await developments. The otiier end of the line was secured One of several crewmen on to a cable, and then to the deck. the Architect who were in The 40 foot waters alongside on "the kill," Seafarer Jack the ship didn't produce anything Ross, AB, poses with 15for a time except froth, but then foot hammerhead shark tliey saw they had a strike and the caught At Hilo, Hawaii. fight was on. About a half hour later the shark gave up trying to get a>vay half times the size of the average and just lay on the surface waiting man oh the ship. to be picked up. Eventually they improvised a Nobody expected that he was runner, hauled the monster up and wliat he was until one precise hung him out to dry. All agreed individual dug out something to it was great except the shark. He ' measure tlie beast with, and found was speechless by that time. Seafarers In The Hospitals II ^•'*"^'•i''•./•••' Ui^' USPHS HOSPITAI. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. NORFOLK, VA. Manuel Antonana Albert Hawkins Edwin A. Ainsworth Ralph J. Palmer Eugene W. Bent Edward F. Lamb Frank T. Campbell David' G. Proctor Carl E. Chandler Robert McCorkel Arthur L. Cox Frank A. Ross Charles Coburn Earl McKendree Waller L. Davis Norman D. Wilson Victor B. Cooper Robert G. McKnew USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas L. Dugan Thomas F. Mungo SAN FR.\NCISCO, CALIF. Gorman T. Glaze Fred Pittman Marcelo B. Belen John F. Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL A. F. Martinez M. E. Pappadakis BOSTON, MASS. Alonzo M. Milefski Edw. F. Broussard USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTI.E, WASH. GALVESTON, TEXAS Sverre Johannessen John E. Markopolo John E. Tillman SEASIDE HOSPITAL PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. MOBILE. ALA. Malcolm M. Cross Jose Pagola USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. CITY HOSPITAL Tim Burke William IMitchell MOBILE. ALA. Clias. Stringfellow USPHS HOSPITAL lUEMPHlS. TENN. CHARITY HOSPITAL Charles Burton NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sklward Brevier USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL Ben.iamin F. Deibler Jose Santiago SAVANNAH, GA. Albert W. Kozina Rosendo Serrano Jimmie Littleton Ernest H. Webb Janne F. Pierson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY. USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph Koslusky NEW ORLEANS, LA. USPHS HOSPITAL Taimadge P.Barbour Duska Korolia STATEN ISLAND. NY. Julian B. Barrett Leo H. Lang Has.sen Ali .John Michlck Carol J. Bauman Theo. E. Lee Thomas D. Dalley Paige A. Mitchell Mel lon Baxter Tinerman J. Lee D. Eldermire J. L. Buckelew C. R. Nicholson Perry Roberts Gerald Fitz.lame* John L. Caldwell Alfonso Olaguibel George H. Robinson Estell Godfrey Llo.vd T. Callaway Thomas A. Scanlon Alvin C. Rockwell Jesse Lockler .Tames M. Davis W^oodrow A. Snead Jose Rodriguez I William McKeon Peter DeVries Heni-y S. So.sa Matii Ruiisukallio KINGS COUNTY Marcel Dumestre Lonnie R. Tickle BROOKLYN, NY. Leo Fontenot Dirk Visser Luis Moreno Louis Guarino James E. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL Earl T. Hardeman David A. Wright M.A.NHATTAN BEACH E. G. Knapp BROOKLYN, NV. Edmund Abualy Leonard Leldig , Fortunato Bacomo James R. Lewis ; Frank W. Bemrick Arthur Lomas , Claude F. Blanks Mike Lubas i Robert L. Booker Francis F. Lynch I Joseph G. CanJoseph D. McGraw I Gabriel Coloni Archibald McGuigan Under the SIU contract, US : Mariano Cortez Harry F. MacDonald Walter W. Denley Michael Machusky Public Health Service doctors John J. Driscoll Vic Milazo have the final say on whether Bart E. Guranick Melvin O. Moore I Taib Hassen or not a man is fit for duty. If Eugene T. Nelson I Joseph li'sits Joseph Ncubauer there is any "question about I Thomas Isaksen James O'Hare John W. Keenan ^our fitness to sail, check with Daniel r, F. fiu^giano Rugglano ...... John R. Klemowicz George E. Shumaker the nearest USPHS hospital or Ludwig Knstiansen Henry E. Smith I Frederick Landry Harry S. Tuttle I Jaines . J. I^wlor _ _ * v KaiTrel USPHS Has Last Say On Hnty Slip SEAFARERS LOG MAI (Bull), July 11—Chairman, K. Carlson; Sacratary, W. Morris. No beefs. Motion made to accept and concur with headquarters communica­ tions linanimously. MARCARETT BROWN (Bloomflald), July 3—Chairman, M. Sanchez; Sacra­ tary, H. Ward. New washing machine InstaUed. All hands to study contract and no water to be wasted although we have plenty aboard. Electric Iron, checkers, dominos, dart board and darts, magazines, cards, and cribbage board purchased from ship's fund. Crew Is In fuU accord with- recent communications from hq. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. All hands asked to keep recreation mate­ rial in good order and ' all SIU pub­ lications in one drawer. Watermelon party to foUow meeting. ORION COMET (Orion), June 3«— Chairman, J. Oavln; Secretary, 1. Weisbrot. Two men sent to hospital. Steward requested lemons to be used for lemonade. Vessel has been in the tropics for seven months and lemon- Digest of ships' Meetings ade was on the menu once. Crew asked to return chairs from deck after being used. ROBIN KIRK (Robin Line), July 14 —Chairman, J. Hanners; Secretary, K. Jackson. Motion made and carried to accept and concur headquarters com­ munications. ^ STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), July 11—Chairman, J. Oeleonardo; Secre­ tary, F. Umheltz. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with all headquarters communications up to dale. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), July 11—Chairman, P. Foy; Secretary, W. Keiley. Recent ^communication from headquarters accepted and concurred unanimously. Crew shall take turns in keeping the laundry and library clean. July 12—^hairman, F. Foy; Secre­ tary, F, Hurd. Recent headquarters communication accepted and con­ curred. No beefs. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), July 2—Chairman, G. Fargo; Secreiary, J. Anderton. Ship's delegate ejected. Vote of thanks to steward dep.artment. Repair list to- be given to ship s delegate. SWEETWATER (Metro), July 4— Chairman, C. Hill; Secretary, C. Braunster. Repair lists posted, dind Captain O.K'd same. Flowers sent to brother who passed away in Willimount. California. Ship's treasurer elected. Motion made and carried to have persons who destroy anything, steal, or abuse anything aboard ship to be put on charges. Discussion on safety. Everything to be kept clean. WESTPORT (Arthur), July 14— Chairman, J, pray; Secretary, E. Gates. Motion made and carried to accept and concur headquarters comiiiutiieation unanimously. Everything running smoothly. Septemliep %, 1955 munlcationa. Vote of thanks to siewarit department. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Ovartaas), July 13—Chairman, D. PIccaralll; Sac­ ratary, H. Robarts. Motion made and carried unanimously to accept and concui' with headquarters communi­ cations. No beefs were left unsettled, patrolman took care of everything. - ROBIN TUXFORD (Robin i.lnei), March •—Chairman, R. Olfvar; Sacra­ tary, D. Furman. Chief Engineer to be contacted regarding the regulation of hot and cold water, in showers. Li­ brary to be locked In port. One shower is out of order in the steward department. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), July 14—Chairman, J. Glenn; Secre­ tary, P. Patrick. Shelf in storeroom to be installed. Ship's trcBSUr.y $18.51. Recent communications from head­ quarters accepted and concured. Steward was asked to improve night lunch. Electrician complained that washing machine was left running all night. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), July 15— Chairman, H. Eby; Secretary, C. Nail. This vessel is in good shape. Motion' made and carried to accept and concur with recent communication from headquarters. No beefs. _AMPAC IDAHO (Trans Oceanic Marine), July 14—Chairman, H. Mesford; Secretary, E. Alrey. All dele­ gates were asked to turn in rep.-Ir list.s. Ship's fund, $730. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters unanimously. Ship's sec­ retary-reporter, and treasurer elected. Discussion held on poor preparation of food. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), July 15—Chairman, T. Weems; Secre­ tary, E. Cox. Motion made and car­ ried unanimously to accept and con­ cur with headquarters communication. BRADFORD ISLAND (CItlos Serv­ ice), July 17—Chairman, J. Parker; Secretary, S. Evans. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communications. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), July 17—Chairman, J. Schwebland; Secretary, R, Kimbrell. Motion made and carried unanimously to accept and concur with recent communications from headquarters. DE SOTO (Pan Atlantic), July 17— Chairman, W. Hollinger; Secretary, J. Chermeslno. Repairs were taken care of and new fans will be ordered. Ship's fund, $34. Motion made and carried to accept and concur head­ quarters communication. Suggestion made to use the ship's fund to buy swings. Messman requested that drink­ ing glasses be returned. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), July 11—Chairman, P. Parker; Secre­ tary, N. Whipple. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with headquarters recent com­ munication. Ship's delegate advised crew to apply for vacation pay in San Pedro. July 17—Chairman, F. Throp; Sec­ retary, N. Whipple. Ship's fund $13. Ship is in good shape, no beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters com­ munications. JEAN (Bull Lines), July 10—Chair­ man, C. Moletta; Secretary, R. Sadowski. Ship's delegate elected. Motion made and carried to accept and eoncur headquarters communication. Mo­ tion made and carried to see patrol­ man about awning back aft. Discus­ sions held on night lunch, and crews cooperation in keeping pantry and messroom clean. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), July IS —Chairman, B. B. Price; Secretary, E. Howard. No beefs. All communica­ tions from headquarters to date ac­ cepted and concurred. KATHRYN (Bull Lines), No dateChairman, H. Fitzgerald; Secretary, A. Gonzalez. Smooth sailing. No beefs. Ship's delegate resigned. FAIRLANO (Waterman), July 4— Chairman, L. Curry; Secretary, G. Seeberger. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund contains $11.30. Commu­ nications from headquarters accepted and concurred. Motion made and car­ ried to see patrolman regarding steam line, it is too noisy. LEWIS EMERY, JR. (Victory Car­ riers), July 17—Chairman, B. Maxwell; Secretary, F, Bruggner. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with recent communications from head­ quarters. Vote of thanks to Ben Rees, Norfolk poi-t agent for coming to ship on Sunday AM to square beefs. HILTON (Bull), July 15—Chairman, J. Hogge; Secretary, R. O'Rourke. Discussion held on recent headquar­ ters communications. All communica­ tions to date accepted and carried unanimously. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), July 11— Chairman, B. High; Secretary, J, Crowley. All repairs from last trip completed. Motion made and carried to comply with rules at pay-off, in port of dlschargt. Repair list to be compiled. Ship's treasurer elected. Cots and mattresses are to he secured. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. July 17—Chairman, B. High; Sacra­ tary, E. B. Tliley. Ship's fund $27. Motion mr.de and carried to accept and concur with headquarters com­ munications unanimously. JEAN LA FITTE (Waterman), July 3—Chairman, E. Leasgang; Secretary, W. Lea. Ship's fund contains $13.64, and $20 was donated to brother O. Rosales. It was recommended that patrolman see captain about money draws. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 3—Chairman, J. L. Hodges; Secretary, J. Meehan. A ship's delegate, secretai-y-rcportei-, and treasurer were elected. Motion made and carried tliat crew take bet­ ter care of wasKihg machine, and turn off the motor after using it. It was agreed that each department alternate to clean the recreation room. KATHRYN (Boll), July 1»—Chair-man, C. H. Martin; Secretary, A. Gon­ zalez. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur headquarters recent communication. No beefs. MADAKET (Waterman), July 10— Chairman, E. Anderson; Secretary, R. Thrles. Few beefs and ail were set­ tled. Ship's treasury amounts to .$33. Vote of thanks to 'baker for pizza pie at coffee time. ' MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleld), July 10 —Chairman/ R. Groseciose; Secretary, C. Berg. It was recommended that vessel be exterminated. Ship's fund, $13. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur headquarters' comr VAL CHEM (Valentina), July 12— Chairman, O. Padersen; Secretary, W. Stevenson. Ship's delegate urges all members to read constitution. Ship's fund $27.03. One brother missed ship in deck department. Brother Williams spoke on safety. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communication. Ship's delegate and secretary elected. Crew to clean messhall and return cups after playing cards. Motion made and carried to donate tv set to USPHS Hospital in Galveston, Texas. July 14—Chairman, A. Pedersen Secretary, B. Grice. Motion made and carried to accept and concur witi> headquarters communications unani­ mously. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car­ riers), May 14—Chairman, Carl Lawson; Secretary, Vic Harding. The pant/y sink Is in poor condition. Over­ board valves will be checked at the first opportunity as deck department toilet bowls flood over when ship is loaded. Steward cautioned all hands to go alow on 4;he coffee as too much of san^ is being USed. Playboys and •.A nshounds warned of master's inten­ tion of tlirowing the book at anyone fouling up. Launch service at Inchon discussed. June If—Chairman, Carl Lawsen; Secretary, Victory Harding. Ship's delegate spoke on the washing ma­ chine being abused untU it broke down. Engine delegate has assurance thai it will oe repaired in Pedro if pa^rts are on hand. All delegates asked to compile list of dues mem­ bers Intend to pay to union at payoff. July 4—Chairman, Carl Lawson; Secretary, Victor Harding. Thanks ex­ tended to the steward department for the good service received. The deck engineer received thanlfs for his work in fixing the washing machine. All hands were cautioned to stay sober at the payoff and to be sure to leave all dealings with the patrolman to their respective delegates and the ship's delegate. Master was contacted in re­ gard to some port time which might be payable to steward department for tiie Port of Everett. The crevy was congratulated on the happy voyage. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), July 12— Chairman, R. Jackson; Secrstary, W. Parksrson. All the latest communica­ tions and reports were read and dis­ cussed among crewmembers and accepted. SOUTHWIND (Souin Atlantic), May IS—Chairman, H. Jones; Secretary, H, Krohn. A new washing machine is needed in addition to soqp dishes and two new electric fans. There is a very good crew on board this trip and it Is a pleasure to have ail members cooperating. The company took .the measurements of the sinks at Jacksuuvillc and promised the Union to have them installed on arrival there. The stores in Savannah are of a very poor quollty especially the meat, fowl, fruit and fresh vegetables. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), June 24 —Chairman, D. Ruddy; Secretary, W. Pedersen. Suggestion, made that cook­ ies be kept in a cooler place. Appre­ ciation was voiced to the steward department personnel for the fine job they did. The laundry should be bet­ ter taken care of. Treasurer reported $10.88 in the ship's fund. BEATRICE' (Bull), July 11—Chair­ man, Herman Ricci; Secretary, Evaristo Jimenei. Alotion made by Howell to send the ship's delegate to get in touch with the port agent to come aboard and check with the chief steward. Accepted by majority vote. CHESTER HARDING (Construction Aggregates), June 19—Chairman, H, .Siem; Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton. The ship's delegate gave a general talk regarding the jneed for coopera­ tion from the entire crew in making this ship an outstanding success. The need to save fresh water during the run down to Maracaibo was stressed. A record player, records and read­ ing material were purchased before leaving the States and an itemized report was submitted. It was decided by a majority vote ,to assess each member a sum of $1.50 for ship's fund. Discussion on running an arrival pool. STEEL KING (Isthmian), July 4— Chairman, J. Procele; Secretary, P. Haraye. Ship's delegate reported that three men have been logged, otherwi.se ever.vtliing is okay. If any crewmember has somctliing to say see the ship's delegale first instead of a patrolman. IRENESTAR (Triton), June 5—Chair­ man, Steward; Secretary, Arkersen. Suggestion made that glasses he re­ turned and washed while utility is not on duty. Crewmembers were asked to put soiled linen in linen bags.' June 24—Chairman, C. Gray; Secre­ tary, W. Mason. WUl check to see If decks can be painted. Mattresses are needed for crews room. The patrol-^ man read the latest communications to the crew. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), May 24—Chairman, none; Secretary, O. Ravner. The bosun stated that from this day forward that any man not turning to on deck would go before the chief mate or captain. If time off is wanted crewmembers should ask for it. Steward delegate told the steward department men to come to him on all beefs. A vote of thanks was given to the chief steward. April 29—Chairman, E. O'Brien; Secretary, O. Raynor. Motion made and cari'ied to strip all unusable parts from the old washing machine and destroy the rest. Talk on wiiethec the shore gang In all ports in Africa should do any work. A re­ port from headquarters was read and discussed by all hands, CHOCTAW (Waterman), June 20— Chairman, J. Corlow; Secretary, G. Johnson. Discussion on food situation. Htecommendations were made which steward accepted. Ship's delegate will see about -jury toilets for Korean workers. Crew mess asked crew not to stand in pantry or doorway while he sels tables. Any ciewmemher using the washing machine should check same to make sure it is turned off. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), July 7—Chairman, Reyes; Secretary, Bialack. The latest communications were read and discussed and a motion was made by Brother Reyes to ac­ cept same. Carried unanimously. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), July 3—Chairman, C. Kaust; Secre­ tary, S. Rivera Repairs completed. Two men were hospitalized, one in Japan the other in San Francisco. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept com­ munications unanimously. To check with patrolman regarding third cook, as to wliether he may be able to go second cook. Vote of thanks to night cook and baker, crew messman, and crew pantryman for good service. July 15—Chairman, A. Kaust; Sec­ retary, S. RIvara. M(rtion made and carried to accept -and concur with headquarters communfcations iinanl3JM>usiy.;.v , y'. /> �.• ' '.' i,"".* -v. ..j, . -•: • " "^K'E ^ptember 2. 19S5 'There's One In Every Crowd' —By Seafarer Rabert "Red" Knk lyyjpJ / QO/T P^iriKtHG/l INO /V}#/?E vv/»5r;n/<: At«vey oU .^SO^E, • /«ri 6OIM<9 ro 7'~\5/»VE My /^bA/f; SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Slieppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Ricbmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. Tannehlll, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La -1410 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenvlUe St: Lindsey Williams. Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK... 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacintb 0-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Recs, Agent ^ MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Alarty BreltboK, West Coast Representative PUERTA do TIEHRA. PR Pelayo 51-La f Bal CoUs, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn SiT E. B. McAuIey, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE . 2305 let Ave. Jeff Gillette, Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent • Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calil 505 Marine Ave. Ernest Tllley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons. -Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint . £. Mooney. Std. R. Mattbews, Joint SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, CALIF 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANaSCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2^363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave^ Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK..... 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 Canadian District HALIFAX, N.8 128'/4 HolUs St. Phone- 3-8911 534 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILUAM... 118',4 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E EMpire 4-5719 MONTREAL Burly Pave Thfrteea SE AW AR^R%- LOG Bites Lawson Beef —Gets A Moutliful Every time a guy opens an oyster he always nourishes the hope that maybe this time he'll find a gleaming, valuable pearl on the inside. The hoping goes on endlessly; only the oysters seem unwilling to cooperate. Aboard the 88' George A. that the unnamed Seafarer in ques­ Lawson, one brother took a tion bit beef and came up with a VICTORIA, EC ... 617ts Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacinc 7824 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6348 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THORGLO, Ontario ... 62 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WiUiam St NB Phone: 2-5232 bite and did find an unexpected gem. But he was having beef, not oysters. It wasn't exactly a jewel that he found either; it was a .22 caliber bullet. The crewmember involved was concerned right away about his choppers. He almost blew up on the spot, of course, because he had tried to bite the thing in two un­ til he found out what it wasn't. Certainly he had a beef about the beef. It was definitely a "bum steer." But he bore up pretty well, and managed to down the rest of his meal without incident. l>Iot that the beef wajp't tasty. It was just that the "impurities" bothered him. There's no indication what the reaction to the tale was when he told it to the messman, who passed it dn to the cook who told the steward about it. The ship's min­ utes of July 13 are almost bare on details, except for the salient fact bullet instead. How the missile got there in the first place, of course, is another story. The smart boys are saying that the company port steward cor­ rals his own stock and isn't too fussy now and then if it weighs in a little heavier than expected be­ cause of its extra cargo. Actually what probably happened is that the beef still seemed a lit­ tle too frisky when the Lawson's cook mounted it on the cutting block and he just peppered it, but good. Chairman of the ship's meeting at which the incident was officially reported was S. Woodruff. The secretary was H. S. Greenwald. Joseph A. Long is the ship's secre­ tary-reporter. Great Lakes District ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher Phone: 1236W BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-014V CLEVELAND .... 734 Lakeside Ave., N£ Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. .Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St Phone: Esses 5-2411 Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall In an^ple time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to'^ail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your shipmates. LOG-A-RHnHM; Stray Not, My Dear By M. Dwyer V/hen I am dead, and o'er me, Bright April shakes out her rain-drenched hair. When leafy trees bow down. Their branches wet with morning dew, When birds begin to fly about and sing. My dear, 1 will not care. ••'At Puzzled like everyone else about the bullet in the beef, Jimmy Cox, baker (left), and Andy Kudlow, cook, pose in galley of the George Lawson. These things I shall not see, nor hear. No senses have the dead; I will have peace. While all above me, including you. Are in such torment and distress. When ships still sail and'balmy breezes blow. When gulls still cry their message to the wind. When waves roar high, and lash against the shore, Your absent days will give me pain no more. Perchance you'll think, and yearn for me, someday But too late will your longing be For I will have sailed by then, Unto the port of no return. Mealtime aboard the George A. Lawson on another occasion, when beef was just beef and did very well at it. Pictured (l-r, clockwise) are Tony Michalski,- oiler, engine delegate; Monte Smith, AB, deck delegate; Bob Everton, OS; Blackie Peters, OS; Roy Peebles, AB, and Carl Ainsworth, AB. Then, if you care to seek me out And o'er my grave you stop and kneel to pray Waste no teardrops then, on me, my dear For I shall be long dead. And more cold-hearted than you are now. **Bad trip, ionay porta •9 By Bernard Seaman iCOl^A IhHSl&IAfRJO. . . i �,^^rr:rr< Fase FourtecB SEAFARERS Vury-R/gged' Baker Shines On Bienville The fact that the steward department—"the least unsung medium aboard ship," in the words of Seafarer William Calefato—can prove its versatile abilities in the face of an emer­ gency was amply shown re-*^ cently on the Bienville, a cook Edwin Vireia." Waterman ship on the Far Calefato pointed out also that the crew, which heartily sympa­ East run. thizes with the seasick baker, can't I As far as the steward depart­ ment on the Bienville is concerned, be blamed for secretly hoping now "no matter how it's battered, it and then that he stays that way. always rises," he said. This came about recently when the baker suddenly became af­ flicted with "mal de mer" and had to retire from his duties posthaste. The lack of bread might have been a real calamity, except that Leroy Pierson, steward, stepped in to fill the breach. "Looking at the steward, you would not suspect that his talents Pierson in actual per­ formance at a galley range or oven are superior to those displayed ashore," Calefato commented. "We didn't have those monoton­ ous square loaves that you always Familiar to Seafarersee. We had twisted rolls, bread patients at the New Orleans cups and the kind of luscious marine hospital, where pastry that would make most she's been putting on shows Fi-ench pastry cooks go back to every month, is Ruby Dee school," he added. These helped Villars, "The Crescent City further enhance the vfery palatable Cowgirl." Dusica "Spider" menu turned out by chief cook Frank Atkins, assisted by third Korolia sent in the photo. NO Cowgirl Fresh Fish On Steel Navigator LOG September 2i 1955 Thanks For Aid By Seatraln NY To the Editor: My thanks and appreciation to Captain J. J. Wenzel of the Seatrain New York and fellow crewmembers who put me ashore at Key West, Fla., with appendicitis recently. At a time when the serious­ ness of my situation was not clearly apparent, Captain Wen­ zel exercised caution in having the Coast Guard removA me from the ship. Within a few Letters to the Editor Bwered many questions to the satisfaction of the crew and in­ vited all suggestions and criti­ cisms to be sent to headquarters. This we approved 100 percent. Need Set-Up Permanently After the meeting, many brothers voiced the opinion that we should have a headquarters representative riding SIU ships between US ports on a perma­ nent basis. He could help us solve minor food beefs and problems aboard the ships before they ^eally get acute. If hq. is aboard the ship for several days and observes con­ ditions, he can acquire a thor­ ough and familiar knowledge of the beef, and can help remedy it on the spot. To this, I say "Amen." In conclusion, let me con­ gratulate our Union officials who are responsible for insti­ tuting the new SIU feeding system, and may I hope, along with the members of the crew of the Chickasaw, that this sys­ tem is not something temporary, but will be a part of our exis­ tence as a progressive Union. Gus L. Taylor Ship's delegate 4" 4< t Member's Wife Wants LOG Heme . To the Editor: My husband, John B. Gelssler, is SIU book G-567. He gets the LOG on all the ships he is on and has shown me several copies. It is a wonderful publication. Please put my name on your mailing list for the SEAFARERS LOG. Right now, John is shipping out of this bustling old Port of New Orleans' in the steward de­ partment. Mrs. Doris Geissler (Ed. note: Your name is being added to our mailing list so that you can receive the LOG regu­ larly.) 4 4 4 Anniston Trip in Fine Shape To the Editor: hours my appendix had rup­ The SS Anniston, with coal tured, but I was already at the cargo loaded at Newport News, US Naval hospital here, where has arrived, after a crossing an operation saved the day. with exceptionally good weather, From my experience over the at Rijika, Yugoslavia. past four weeks I would ven­ This ship Is the second one ture to say that a man could being crewed by Seafarers for hardly expect more competent this company, so the crew is medical care anywhere in the aware that we are in a way country than he receives here. on trial, and is doing g job in The doctors are among the best, such a mariner as to be a credit and though my recuperation has ^ To the Editor: In the July 22 issue of the to the Union. been slow, it has given me an The chief engineer and the opportunity to observe that a SEAFARERS LOG there was a merchant seaman Is given the poem- in the "Log-A-Rhythm" first mate, in turn, while un­ best of attention by the hospi­ column titled "Baby Prayer," familiar with our agreement, by Harry Price. show a willingness to cooperate tal staff. I have mislaid the LOG and In carrying out its provisions. Seatrain Lines also acted We held a shipboard meeting promptly in seeing that I had would like to know if you transportation for returning to could please send me a copy on August. 14 and found every­ New York. Again I'd like to of the above-mentioned poem. thing in order except for a few My husband and I really en­ details that can no doubt be thank all concerned and wish joy the LOG very much and corrected easily. Steward J. L. them smooth sailing. look forward to reading every Beale has his troubles but, in Frank Flanagan issue we receive. Keep up the his usual good way, is getting good work. the wrinkles ironed out as fast Mrs. Olga Bagley as could be expected. (Ed. note: A copy of the As this is being written, the LOG containing the material word has just been passed that To the Editor: you requested is being sent to Captain Tkacz is pleased with As ship's delegate of the SS you.) the crew and apparently has no Chickasaw I wish to express N beefs. That, I think, is just as 4. 4 4« the appreciation of the crew and 'good as adding a good many myself for the new system of jobs to our ready, willing and feeding our Union has adopted, able list. and which Brother Phil Reyes is To the Editor: •v. C. Bums Introducing aboard this vessel. 4 4 4 I want to take this opportuni­ This ship has always been feeding well, like any SIU ship ty to thank the crewmembers of the SS Mae (Bull) and everyone should, but when Brother Reyes came aboard to ride with us else who donated for a wreath for several days, the food and at the time of death of a loved To the Editor: one. My husband, who has been service became even better. We It was appreciated by all. sailing with the SIU for 16 are all for that. John O'TooIe years, has had nothing but Like many other members, we 41 4> 4 praise for the Union. I, on the were wondering from what we other hand, being married to read in the LOG what this new­ him for three years, didn't see fangled idea of feeding was, that all was well. before Reyes came aboard. To I wrote to you in 1953 or '54 our surprise, we learned it was To the Editor: I hope you can print a line of asking why wives and children not a new idea, as we had thought, but was the application thanks to the mate and crew of »weren't covered for hospitaliza­ of plain common sense to the the Steel Chemist (Isthmian) for tion, what were the benefits of preparation and serving of food, saving my life on the dock in having seniority, etc. You al­ ways answered my questions, which has to be prepared rignt New Orleans. I understand that a long­ saying these things were being and served right in order to be enjoyed. This Brother Reyes is shoreman drove me fast to the studied. marine hospital where they are But, the recent May 13 Issue demonstrating to us. doing an excellent job. Thanks of the LOG, detailing all the Knows Job Headquarters should be con­ again to aU of them for their advantages being provided for dependents under the SIU Wel­ gratulated in its choice of Reyes kind help. M. Oschitzki fare Plan, made me join with to help the steward department my husband in praise. And I 4 4 4 establish the new system, as am sure all the wives of Sea­ many Seafarers know him to be farers feel the same as I do— not only thoroughly familiar we belong. with steward department work Achievements like the Union but also no mean cook in his To the Editor: I am writing to acknowledge recently made call for a celebra­ own right. He demonstrated this your recent letter with most tion. 'How about organizing a when he went to the galley and dance to be held at one of the did the work with the gang to sincere thanks. We appreciate very much the Union halls and let the- women familiarize it with the mechan­ trouble which you have taken get together for a change. We ics of the new syst^. From what I heard from the in giving us such detai^d infor- could cry on each other's crew and most of the steward mation about the new Seafarers shoulders discussing the fact that we are married to "no-good department, including the stew­ Welfare Plan. ard, who is a good Joe, Brother This material will be very , husbands" whose first love is Reyes' presence aboard the ship useful to us in planning welfare the sea and that in spite of all is welcome. measures for seafarers in India. that we wouldn't change them At our regular shipboard C. P. Srivastava for any frustrated man ashore. meeting where he explained the Directorate General of What about it? new feeding system, Reyes an-. ^ Shipping, Bombay, India , Mrs. Npstpn A. Raine Fan Letter For Seafarer's Poem Chickasaw OK's New Feeding Plan Halls Kindness Of Mae Crew Wife Now Sees The Light Too Thanks Chemist Crew For Help A couple of kettles of fish which provided some sport of Sea­ farers out in the Persian Gulf on the Steel Navigator are dis­ played by proud fishermen ll-r) Schopfer, 2nd elec., Evans, bosun, Gillis, MM, and Sanchez, AB. Seafarer Lars Nielsen, who took the photo, said he wanted it known definitely that these fish were not caught in a saloon. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LO,G—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY Z^NE Signed STATE ^ TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old lubsertbar and hava a ehanga af addrasf, piaata qiva your formar addrait balow: |r^'< ADDRESS te"'' icitY^: |M:: I- > I• . L..> f 7 '' •-1 Welfare Data Aids Indians �^'':V fleptcflAcr t, 1958 SEAFARERS All of the following SIU familiee will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 boTtd from the Union in the baby's name: Eileen Patricia Vaufhan, ,bom June 13. 1955. Parents, Mr. and .Mrs. William Vaughan, New York, NY. Bruce William Cash, bom July 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cash, Winthrop, Mass. t 4 t Elaine Joyce Brinkenhoff, born July 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Brinkenhoff, New York, NY. ^ ^ Diane Lynn Hilbum, born Au­ gust 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hilbum, Fairhope, Ala. , Deborah Jean Whisenant, born June 30, 1955. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Marcus Whisenant, Balti­ more, Md. t » t " Michael Roy Clark, born March 14 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clark, La Porte, Tex. ^ $> Rickie Brian Laurent, bora Au­ gust 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Laurent, Pasadena, Tex. i 4 t Larry Edmund Hensley, born July 22,1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hensley, Camden, NJ.. ' ' 4 3> SJ" Carmen Antonia Hernaiidez Rivera, born July 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Hernandez, Puerto De Tierra, PR. 4" , ' i 3^ Michael Donovan, born June 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Donovan, Boston, Mass. $ 3> 3;> Clifford Michael Aversano, born July 25, 1955. Parents, Mi*, and Mrs. Michael Aversano, Brooklyn, NY. t 3i t 4> 4> 3^ 4 3i 3> 4" 3^ 3^ Denise Sorensen, born Auguk 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Ejuind Sorensen, Brooklyn, NY. ^ ^ Maria Xlynthia Smith, born July 31, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, Algiers, La. Kathleen Mary Baker, born July 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Baker, Portland, Me. Beverley Anne Bowley, born July 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowley, Coplague, LI. Kevin Michael Spence, born Au­ gust 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Spence, Brooklyn, NY. J, y . 4, i rue WUittm LOG Report On Ship Disaster Is CG 'Y/hitewash': SIU (Continued from page 8) coaster, is running on a certificate limited to inland waters. The failure of the Southern Dis­ tricts to come out of the storm which it was entering when last sighted on December 5, 1954, ap­ pears to be coupled directly with the structural condition of the ves­ sel and the certification that she was fit following repair work at a New Orleans drydock. The SIU challenge of the Coast Guard procedure governing the case stemmed principally from the admissions in the record by its own inspectors and by the operating manager of the company, E. F. Railsback. The damaging testimony by Seafarers who had sailed the ship up until her last voyage was later corroborated by much of what CG and company officials dis­ closed. "Deal" With CG One of the more explosive dis­ closures at the January hearing was testimony by Railsback con­ cerning an understanding between the operators, the Coast Guard and the American Bureau of Shipping to allow the ship to "get by" with patched plating under the power plant instead of renewing the plates as required by safety direc­ tives. The agreement, made early in 1954 avoided replacement of worn and damaged plating which would have required expensive re­ building of that portion of the ship. Expressing the regr^ of the Union that the Coast Guard which, in this instance as Jn so many others, occupied the dual role of judge and jury in reaching its final verdict on a matter Involving its own personnel, SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall called upon the Coast Guard to explain its questionable action not only to the survivors of the missing men, but to all seamen whose safety at sea rests largely in the hands of Coast Guard marine Inspectors. "Given testimony," Hall stated, "that a ship has a variety of major and minor defects, that wooden plugs were used to stop leaks below the waterline, that a Coast Guard inspector conducted a survey of the engine room over a cup of coffee In the salon with the chief engineer, that seamen with 19 years of ex­ perience admitted this was the 'first ship in my life that I was ever afraid to ride,' given all this, the Coast Guard has chosen to look the other way. .• "We're still left with the orig­ inal question of what happened to the Southern Districts. Somewhere there la an adequate answer. This whitewash of all concerned is not the solution," he added. Nineteen Chargea In filing their auit for losses off behalf of the men's survivors, at­ torneys had listed 19 general spe­ cifications citing the company's re­ sponsibility for the disaster on the basis of testimony offered at the hearing and other fact? uncovered later, and attacking its cln m for limited liability: They went further, relying upon the testimony of Railsback and others, in charging not only was the vessel unseaworthy, but also that the company knew it was such FINAL DlSPAfCH (Continued from page 10) Sewell. Jfoyl* E. Shain, J. Shelton, Dale Sherry, Leslie Sierra, Efrain R. Sigafoose. B. J. Simmons, Wm. H. Siverly, Lawrence Sloan, Armond E. Smith. CharUc P. Smith, Johh Soieau, Jos. L, Solomon, Pua Sorenson, Soren Springer. L. V. Sterling, James Stevens. Greer C. St. Laurent, H. Stockman, Richard Stokke, Sverre M. Stone, F, L. Stone, Henry Suire, Joseph J. Sylvester, L. E. Talbott, Elwood E. Terrington, T. R. Thomas, Ed. Thomas, James D. Thomas. John Thomas, Paul W. Thompson, A. Thomson, John Thomson, John R. Thonis, Antonio Thrasher, Julius P. Thurmond, Carl Ticrnan, T. J. Tighe, Raymond Timmons, Ramond Torina, Samuel Tramblie, Harold Trlche, Jan L. Truxillo. Thomas Tulp, Jolm Jr. Usher. Allen Vanos, Jan J. Vasseur, C. E. Versloot, Wm. C. Walczykowskl. Tom Waldrop. James L. Wales, B. K. Walker. D. C.. Jr. Walker. M. B. Wallace, C. F. Wallace, Melvin Wanchek, John Ware, Lewis A. Warren, Frank Washburn. R. L. Weghorst, Arnold Welch, Louis A. West, Clarence West. LesUe H. Wetterhom, Karl White, James H. WhitseU, Robert Whyte, Stanley B. Wieczorriewicz, S. West, Lester Wiillk, MikaU Williams, F. L. Willis, Frank H. Wilson. Charles W. WUson, Wm. A. Winstead, Joe D. Whithers, G. G. Wisner, AUen Wood, David Woodworth, F. W. Wright, Esaiv A. Wynn, Frank J. , Young, George Zacharia, N. Zajanc, Walter C. Zdzislaw, Martin Zeigenfuss, C. B. The following men have retroaqjive or unclaimed wages of from Earl Henry Cahoon. 55: A resi­ $1 to $283 each coming from the dent of St. Johns County, Florida, Paymaster, Alcoa Steamship Com­ Brother Cahoon pany, 17 Battery Place, New York died of heart dis­ 4. NY: ease on May 26, T. Applewhite, Jr., O. Alien, E. Alns1955, in New Or­ worth, E. P. Achee, E. O. Aldridge. leans, La. Place N. D. Abernathy, O. W. Alston, H. Arlinghous, v. Alvarez, A. G. Boyd, J. B. of burial is not Berrier, Jr., T. H. Brown, R. L. Brock. known. Sailing in J. Brigham, R. J. P. Burke, M. D. Bozard. N. Breedin, G. D. BarSeld, H. the deck depart­ G. Burt. E. J. Bourgeois, B. J. Burk. ment for nearly J. v. Bissonnet, R. L. Booker, P. Bilbao. R. H. Brooks, J. -M. Barrett, Jr., J. C. nine years Broth­ Baiidoin, J. H. Babson, F. E. Burley. er Cahoon had C. L. Crabtrec, J. F. Crawford, .Ir., C. The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Holger Pedersen, 57: A heart at­ tack proved fatal to Brother Ped_ erson, who died on July 7, 1955. Burial took place at sea^aboard the SS Council . 1 E. Camiel, R. E. Cuevas, J. Cobb, w. Grove. Joining joined the Union in wew Mew York Conley, C. A. J. p. Corrent. C. C.C. B. CoUins, E. R. the Union in m XOTK. He ne is is survived surviveu bv uy i, ^happen, Colella, Coburn, E. his brother, Bruce Cahoon of St. F. Cox, I. C. Cox. M. Cobb. W. Chom1951 in the Port jak, R. Davis, T. D. Dailey, I. J. Decarof. Galveston, Augustine, Florida. eaux, J. P. Doyle. J. R. Davis, R. B. Dear.mon, J. 1. Decastro, A. Djuve, M. J. Brother Pedersen Darce, S. C. Day, R. E. Duncan, H. O. 4 4 4 had been sailing Diamond. E. E. Davidson. Joe Daniel Bodiford, 58: Brother B. G. Edelmon, M. W. Eayers, J. E.^ in the steward department.- His beneficiary is a Bodiford died at Coral Gables, Eubanks. D. E. Emory, J. T. Edwards. W. Franklin. A. R. Fry, R. Ferreira. Florida on July L. friend, Calvin Jones, of Houston, J. W. Faircloth. O. Fillingira. J. P. Faulk­ 26, 1955, of heart ner. A. C. Fivek, H. P. Flynn. Jr.. P. Texas. Foster. J. S. Fason, D. B. Fields, L. E. trouble. Burial S. 4 4 4 Foskey, H. Gallagher, T. M. Griffith. C. F. Gardner, A. E. George, T. J. Gaffney, took place at Robert Miller, 35: On August 3, A. J. GaUagher, I. J. Gorgas, G. Gordon. Mount Olive in B. 1955 Brother Miller died of acci­ R. W. Guthrie. Luverne, Ala­ D. H. Horn, S. Halvorsen, G. A. Hawk­ dental electrocu­ bama. He had ins. H. C. Herring, S. F. Hayes, A. C. tion due to a R. G. Hurley, Jr., P. Hinds, been a member Headricks, v. J. Hcbert, J. J. Harty, H. E. Horn. shorted electric R. B. Hunt, H. HiU, F. E. Ingram, R. L. of the SIU from drilL Burial took Jones, W. D. Johns, E. C. Jordan, C. F. the early part oC Jeffers, W. J. Jarrctt. C. D. Jernigan, B. place at Forest 1953, and had Jackson. F. Johnson, G. Johnson, B. R. Lawn Cemetery Jarvis, R. K. James, J. B. Kilgore, A. C. been sailing as Kimberly, J. J. Kemp. J. King, J. C. In Norfolk, Viran AB in the deck department. He Kueider, J. J. Kennedy, J. C. King, Jr., K. gina. A member W. Kelly. J. J. Krohn, J. T. KeUy, W. is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Kunak. of the engine de­ A. H. Smith of Savannah, Georgia. R. C. Lumpkin. J. A. Lazar, R. L. Little­ partment, be had ton, A. JI. Lester, JI. Lublejewski, P. H. been sailing SIU Lacoste, H. M. Lee, H. J. Lee, C. B. Lewis, W. Levcne, E. Lafcuntaine, T. P. since 1949, when Llnd, £. A. Lindgren, B. R. Leblanc, P. he joined in New York. He is sur­ C. A. Leblanc. J. G. Lakwyk, J. B. Lipvived by his wife, Beulah Miller of uincott, A. La Porte, W. R. MacDonald. J. A. Morris, R. W. Martin, M. Martin. Norfolk, Virginia, W. G. Murray, G. Martinez, M. Morsette. NOTICES Ramon Suarez, born June 20, The following men are asked to 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. An­ contact SIU headquarters or the tonio Suarez, Brooklyn, NY. nearest SIU hall as soon as pos­ Ernest Rodrigues 4 4i 3i sible on a matter of importance Edward Churchille Cromwell, You are asked to write to your Born March 12, 1955^ Parents, Mr. wife at 3045 - 22 St.. San Francisco. to 4hcm; ' B. L. Bone, Allen L. Boone, J. F. and Mrs. Edward C. Cromwell, East Billot. John W. Butler, Frank N. Bachot, W. P. Jackson T. L. Blackledge, G. W. Berthold, C. Lynn, Mass. A personal letter is being held Burns, J- T. Bowman, Robert J. Cole­ 3> 3> 3> man, JoSe Cubano, Frank F; Cacloppo, Sherry Lee Slayton, born August for you at the SEAFARERS LOG S. C. Carregal, Elda R. Crawford- T. W. office in New York. Cassidy, J. C. Clevenger, W. C. Dawley, 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Del Signore. William G. Dyal. Marion John F. Smith James Slayton, Rome, Ga. P. Edge, B. Eerman. Fi-ederick Engle; D. B. Fields, John P. Forget, A. R. Your Union receipts left aboard Fetchko, 3^ 41 K. M. Fletcher, T. J. Gray, Deborah Lynn Haigley, born the SS Del Aires are being held Peter Garvin, L. E. Gregory, W. Hughes, Hauser, John J. Harty, V. A. Herbert, May 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and for you at the SEAFARERS LOG F. P. J. Harayo, Edgar R. Hay, M. V. Mrs. Arden- Haigley, Baltimore, office in New York. Howton, F. R. Hattaway, E. K. Iverson, W. J. Jackson, S. Jackson, J. S. Kornek, Md.C. Kinnke. Joseph Kissel, Stephen B. Thomatra N. Scott Kutzer. C. J. Kerrigan, M. R. Knick3* Si. 3^ . Please contact G. Blanchey im­ Bob Nolan Webb, bora July 2, mediately at PO' Box 25, Los man; T. L. I-aningham, F. A» Lord, Horace 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Angeles 59, Calif. LedwelL Robert Lipscomb, James A. LaCostS, P. v. Marsh, Coy L. Morrow, Webb, Mobile, Ala. H. Mones, G. Merola, T. Merosa, A. D. Friends of retired Seafarer Wil­ J. 3/* 3< 3^ Nash, Martin T. OToole, F. E. Perkins, liam P. "Sihokey" Grabenauer are Leroy D. Pierson, K. F. Parks. B. J. Jeannette Griilith,. born July 3, Paniccio. E. Pappel, J. E. Roberts, D. N. 1955. Parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. asked to write to him at 900 East Roditas, R. R. Rice: W. Sloberman, W. M. Stanley, K. G. Thomas Griffith, Brobkhaven, Miss. 9 St., Kansas City, Mo. Sanford, H. St. Clair. Albert E. Stout, Baggage for the following men S. P. Schlenrier. Warren E. Straw, William 4* 4 Melvin Joseph Wolin^I, born is being held in the baggage room K. Sutherlin, Frank Scme-'e. J. R. Schullz, E. J. Swatski, H. S. Sosa, William J. July 13„ 1955. Parents, Mri and at the hall; W. Lawhorae, John Smith, H.^ S. Thomas,, WiiUam D. Thicmt)nge,•' li' Thdmpsoh:' Walter Mi-S.' Frank Vi^blinsij, New Orleans,- Hhrley; E; t. Ap^^^^ G, Bjork- Tobiaaon, V.• T; E. Williams. E. C. Yeaihan. mafl„JJ,e..La»9U.JUan.{i;..Zetterman.. #iRSONAI.S and thus was liable much beyond any limited Hgure applied in court. Seafarers lost aboard the ship were: Sotirlos Galardos, 22, Nor­ folk; James H. Brandon, 38, Tampa; Louis B. Cook, 53, Lake Charles; Thomas Nicholas, 29, West Lqke, Fla.; Frank Famiglio, 18, New Orleans; Samuel B. Thomas, 35, Thomson, Ga.; John Daniels, 36; Conway, SC; Wladslaw Hinc, 46, Philadelphia; Purdom Morris, 30, Fordyce, Ark.; William T. Cooper, 27, Savannah; James B. Sellers, 29, Savannah; Victoriano R. Martinez, Norfolk. The two SUP men lost were Herman Klotz, Jackson Heights, NY, and Billie Nolan, Miami. MONEY DUE MATBSAnneemsm it^iHP EAirmee SWAP TWEPkSHTSONTV. .//HWUDW PRICED W/ELCQME/jeREAT raUROWNPLACB. Ot^EQAfOCPERAfSD SEAFARERS ..J ai ......a 1....,, . B. L. Messerall. R. C. MiUer, J. W. MuUis. F. Martinez. M. E. Miller, C. Mullis, W. C. MiUer. J. H. Morris, S. A. Mangold, J. H. Murray. L. Mizell, T. P. Martens, D. J. Moylan, J. R. Matthews, R. J. Moylan, G. D. Mc­ Neil, J. R. Mclntyre, O. McLean, H. C. McCurdy, A. P. Nickels, A. S. Nelson. E. S. Newhall, J. Oosse, Jr., G. C. Oglesby, H. J. O'Brien. T. M. Orr, E. Olbrias.' W. D. Ott, H. R. Peters. A. J. Panepinto. C. S. Perez. C. G. Pedersen, E. Painter, H. J. Piszatowski, R. L. Peacock, C. 1. Pollard. M. ' R. Perez, R. M. Powell, Jr., A. P. Power. :J. T. Regan, H. W. Roberts, R. M. Rutledge, C. Rayfuso, J. Robinson. G. Ray. W. E. Roberts, E. Robinson, I. Ranew. Jr., H. T. Revels, N. T. Ragas, J. B. Hambo, J. E. Rounsavall, J. L. Rogers. W. J. Reed, W. O. Roberts, W. Rivera, C. L. Reeves, R. Da C. P. Ramos, E. S. Rau. F. L. Hcdner, F. M. Regan, M. Rial, W. H. Rhone. A. P. Stearns, V. J. Segesta, F. R. Sullivan. F. H. St. Mary. P. J. Senior, F. E. Shimelfenig, J. Sccviour, H. E. Salter. J. F. Smith, W. C. Scott, J. A. Slay, H. C. Stcsch, Jr., R. W. Saunders, G. A. Sandlund, .S. M. Simmons. O. E. Sargent, J. D. Sargent, G. J. Smith, T. A. Spencer, O. Simoncioni, F. Sarmento. E. Silverstrin. J. F. SUloway, C. R. Sim­ mons, J. Silagyl, M. Straka, E. W. Seeley. Henry A. Zanders, A. Swensen. O. W. Trawirk, W. H. Thompson. L, Teck, .Ir., H. L. Thomas, H. S. Thomas. J. L. Taylor, C. Taylor, R. Threatt, A. Teodorini. J. Turk, Jr., R. D. Tuthill. D. C. Thompson, J. W. Thomu, C. I. Transon. T. Vasquez. P. Vasquez, D. Visser, M. L. Vissier, J. H. VaUot, A. Vargas, P. Vladhou, B. H. Vega. M. A. Webre, P. Wicks, W. M White.-k-, er. J. E. Wiiliford, R. Harold Wilson, Er A. Wright. J. R. Wolfe, C. Waldrop, R. L. Welch, A. E. Wen,ger, J. P. Williamson. H. C. Willingham. R. D. WUUford. A. S. Young. J. T. - wuim. -. .. Yates. X axes. V. Zambito. .C. K. vZaL...J..Xu.Zuanuc- "r.-.-I'll ^Ij �-:^,:J'f~.-r!:^ SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL O.RGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • A Catfc of ^toin.^ Mia It was probably fitting that a ship named the Amerocean spent the Fourth of July in Calcutta. The name signifies America spanning the oceans to deliver goods all over the world, and grain W the millions of India certainly fills the bill. For the Seafarers on the ship, the monotonous long haul across the Pacific passed without incident. Crewed up out of the SIU Seattle hall on May 12, the ship sailed from Vancouver, bunkered in Manila and Singapore, called at Vizagapatam, India, to dis­ charge some cargo, then proceeded north to Calcutta, 500 miles away, arriving July 4. On her return to Vizagapatam, she took on" a full load of manganese ore and sailed home for Balti­ more. "Just another routine trip," said Seafarer Don Ruddy, steward, who supplied the excellent photos. Dockside at Vizagapatam, India, the Amerocean discharged 2,000 tons of ca'rgo to lighten her load for the trip to Calcutta. They got there in the middle of the monsoon season. Pulling away from ddck at Vancouver, Wash., the Amer­ ocean was crewed with Seafarers from the Seattle SIU hall. Good crew, said Ruddy, made monotonous trip "a plea­ sure. Haircut kills time. Pedersen, NC6, clips King, wiper. Card game busies (l-rl Pedersen, NCB; Osborne, AB; Turner, FWT; Dunne, OS; Eubanks, MM; Burleson, OS. Rf''"-;'' • '•: 1,^. ;• itif's'f- I ii. •• *,' m- . 5. >r;' •,'•:• Galley gang included (l-r) Swanson, Brezina, Harvey, Pedersen, O'Neil, Eubanks, Clevenic|er, Ruddy, steward. .They did heads^up jobi by all a^zcoAinte/ Ship's medic, 2nd mate R. Simmons,; treating George . , (^lennon,. DM. Getting bunkers In Singapore, ship was visited by native peddlers. Serlo, fireman; King, wiper; Pedersen, NCB, bar­ gain, as Allen andThomley, ABs (seated), have coffee. Bumboats and peddlers are every where in flie Far East. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 2, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 18 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LABOR DAY - 1955 A TRIP ON A RUNAWAY-FLAG SHIP UNION MEN FOUND BEST IN RESISTING RED BRAINWASHERS SIU STEWARDS TO MEET SEPT. 12 LAUNCH NEW SUP HALL IN PORTLAND 2 YEARS OF SIU LIBRARY: 170,000 BOOKS TO SHIP GOV'T SETS HEARING ON BERNSTEIN SIU RAPS REPORT AS CG 'WHITEWASH' IN SHIP DISASTER CG WAIVES RULES FOR PACIFIC LINE BALTIMORE BEEF-CLEAR HAIL SMOOTH PAYOFFS SIU AWARD WINNER EYES LEGAL FIELD SEAFARERS SPEED CARD FILING FOR FAMILY HOSP-SURGICAL CARE NEW MOSCOW 'LINE' APED IN CP WATERFRONT PITCH ILA'S CRIMP SEA 'UNION' GATHERING DUST IN NY 'BLACKBALL' ISSUES FLARES IN NMU WATER BEEF NETS $2800 IN SEATTLE FLORIDA GOES INTO DRYDOCK FIRST TANKER-DRY CARGO SHIP ON TRIALS; MOBILE EYES BOOM LAKE CHAS. LURE: FISH AND SHIPS FLOOD PERIL STILL GRIPS BOSTON AREA A TRIP ON A RUNAWAY-FLAG SHIP CREWING OF LAY-UPS HYPOS NEW YORK MA MOVES TO REJUVENATE 2 LIBERTYS HEAVY CARGO MARKET UPS SHIP PRICES ARCHITECT FISH TALE WAS THE REAL MCCOY BITES LAWSON BEEF - GETS A MOUTHFUL 'JURY-RIGGED' BAKER SHINES ON BIENVILLE REPORT ON SHIP DIASTER IS CG 'WHITEWASH': SIU A CARGO OF GRAIN FOR INDIA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/2/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/47d32801eac1e3767bb7b308d503dbe7.PDF 3a11a6b03611fccb85fae6fe60d31472 PDF Text Text ^ LOG' • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SiAfAKlRS INTHNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • SIXTY SEAMENNOW Nine Men Approved This Month Story on Page 3 ii M |.i* •- ! '"i-, »>>r' vig 4 • ".-I fl MAW f A graduate of the SlU-operated fwCWr fcffl60Oaf fllCIfla training ischool, John "Red" Burke (left), veteran SIU stewardrshows instructor Jack Parker his new lifeV boatman's endorsement. Training school in Mobile helps many Seafai> upgrade and get lifeboat.tickets. (Additional photo on Page 3.) V sew Seafarer Jesse Parrish, FOW, catches up on one of 450 books that have been put aboard all SIXJ ships since SEAFARERS LOG started their distribution two years ago. Libraries go.aboard in 50-book lots every three months and con­ tain wide variety of reading matter. Sfory Time. �Mvfibtr IB, 19SS SEAFARERS laG Fare Tiro SUP, Marks Labor Day, Opens New Hall In Portland SlU Sifts New Korea Leave Beef The restriction to.ship for the SIU crew of the SS Marie Hamill in Inchon, Korea, while crewraembers of another vessel passed them regularly on their way ashore, is being investigated by SIU representatives in Wash­ ington. Lasting several days, the restric­ tion on the Hamill appeared par­ ticularly unreasonable to Seafarercrewmembers, who could watch members of the SIU crew on the Sea Comet II go ashore almost at will. This situation also didn't help create any warm feeling toward the Army on the part of the Hamill crew, which figured itself entitled to the time off but couldn't get to first base. As explained by the Army, and later cited by the Bloomfield Dedication of new Sailors Union of the Pacific hail in Portland, Ore., on Labor Day, provided occasion for combination affair Steamship Company, the restric­ marking formal opening of the new building a> well as labor's national holiday. Two-story Portland hall houses dispatching tion was due principally to the facilities, offices and recreation rooms on first floor and housing for SUP oldtimers and pensioners above. At right, Portland general uprisings in Korea involv­ Agent "Whitey" Benz leads inspection tour of new branch, followed by SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, who represented ing American guards serving the SlU-A&G District at the opening, SUP New York agent Morris Weisberger, and Seattle agent Max Weisbart. On balcony is Communist - nation truce team 'Tom Hookey, SUP building fund trustee. SUP now has modern halls in all west coast ports. which is seeking to police the Korean armistice. 'Thumbs Down' Inequities about the restriction are the still unexplained approval of shore leave for the crew of the Regular membership meet­ Sea Comet, a tanker, while the ings in SIU headquarters and Hamill, with light cargo aboard, at all branches are held every got the "thumbs-down" signal. second Wedneeday night at Last May, a Defense Department 7 PM. The schedule for the order ending shore leave bans by next few meetings is as follows: SAN FRANCISCO—Just six months-after they furiously attacked SIU of NA president Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 19. local military commanders, gave Seafarers for the first time a clear- Harry Lundeherg for signing-a special hulk cargo agreement, representatives of the West cut policy to |p by, and it was as­ Coast mates, engineers and radio operators' unions were clearing the decks for a similar sumed that the method used would agreement with American Lundeherg was echoed by Harry transmitted to all US ships by the follow the pattern established. The Bulk Cargo Inc. CIO operators. new case of the Hamill, however, The West Coast Masters, Bridges as well. However, AFL maritime unions, Heavy pressure was brought to Mates and Pilots have already ap­ leaves everyone wondering. Accordingly, Union representa­ proved the agreement patterned bear by the CIO unions, with the including the SIU and the national tives are checking the beef. after the now-famous Tonsina con­ radio operators threatening to MM&P, rallied to Lundeberg's tract originally signed by the Sail­ strike all ships if the Tonsina's support. The AFL unions were ors iJnion of the Pacific In March. charter was not cancelled by Pa­ convinced that the real reason for The two CIO unions, the Marine cific Far East Lines, and a barrage Curran's blast at Lundeberg was Engineers and Radio Operators, of anti-Lundeberg propaganda was an attempt to cover up his abject surrender on the hiring hall, also indicated they would approve which led to the opening of NMU's the contract. Ship's delegates are urged to membership books and hiring halls The Tonsina agreement was WASHINGTON—An inves­ notify the Union immediately signed as an experimental contract to all comers. tigation of officers' training when a shipmate is taken off for bulk carriers only. It was de­ Curran Lost Hiring Hall pro^ams at Federal and Stato the vessel in any port because signed to revive American partici­ Under pressure from the Na­ maritime academies has been of illness or injury. Delegates pation in the bulk ore trade be­ tional Labor Relations Board, the scheduled by the Senate Com­ should not wait until they send tween the West Coast and the Far NMU had caved in on the hiring merce Committee. Senator Fred­ in the ship's minutes but should East. Up until then the trade was hall, with Curran carrying the erick iPayne (Rep.-Maine), chair­ handle the matter in a separate monopolized by runaway - fiag ball despite strong opposition man of the subcommittee conduct­ communication, so that the un­ ships. from NMU treasurer M. Hedley ing the hearings, said that the ion can determine in what man­ The basis of the agreement was Stone and others in the union. study would begin October 4. ner it can aid the brohter. a sizable increase in base pay for Curran also forced through the The four academies Involved are It would also be helpful if all hands through incorporation of WASHINGTON—One Con­ opening of membership books to Maine State Maritime Academy, the full name, rating and book penalty pay in base wages, and a gressional committee, the number was sent in. Address slight reduction in the West Coast House Merchant Marine Com­ all comers without giving the Castine, Maine; Massachusetts these notifications to Welfare manning scale, the highest in the mittee, has already given Indica­ membership a chance to vote on Maritime Academy, Boston; New the issue. York State Maritime Academy, Services at headquarters. country. Lundeherg signed it on tion that it expects to have a busy Just a few months before Cur­ Fort Schuyler, New York; and a one-ship basis in the hope that season next year when Congress ran had told a "World-Telegram Kings Point Academy, Kings Point, the experiment would prove of reconvenes in January. and Sun" reporter that opening New York. The first three schools value in opening up many more Thus, 1956 is likely to be a big books to all comers in maritime are run by the respective, states job opportunities for American year once again for maritime in­ was "just plain racketeering." but mostr of the funds for all Sept. 16, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 19 seamen. vestigations, with a possible probe Curran was also disappointed schools come from the Federal into the way the Maritime Admin­ that he had been unable to "de­ government. Develops Trade PAUL HALL, SecreTary Treasurer HERBERT BRANB, Editor; RAY DENISON, With additional operators, now istration has, administeiPed the sub­ liver" Lundeberg to the "Mari­ Managing Editor; BERNARB SEAMAN, Art planning to enter the bulk cargo sidy program heading the list. •Unnecessary Expense' time Labor-Management Commit­ Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, The committee chairman. Rep. The SIU tfid other maritime field, it appears that the Lunde­ tee," a combine of subsidized ship­ Staff Writers; BILL MOOBY, Gulf Area Representative. herg move has been successful in Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC) has al­ owners and the CIO unions. unions have maintained for many ready committed himself to find Editorial Cartoon Page 11 developing an area of trade which out whether the subsidized lines Lundeberg flatly rejected Curran's years that the academies were not had been closed to US-flag ship­ invitation to join what Lundeberg needed since all of the merchant Editorial Page 11 are getting too much from the MA called a "phony set up.!' marine's officer needs could be Final Dispatch Page 1.5 ping up until now. staff in the way of benefits. The met by men coming up "out of the No sooner had the agreement With dissension rising on all Labor Roundup Page 11 subsidy program was also under Letters Pages 12, 14 been reached than Lundeherg was fire late this year in the midst of sides in the NMU and his plans foe'sles." The net effect of the Curran -turned on schools, the unions argue, has been Meet The Seafarers Page 11 the target of a savage, vituperative hearings on a controversial con­ thwarted, personal barrage led by National Lundeberg and the Tonsina issue to overload the industry with a Personals Page 15 trols bill governing merchant sea­ as a convenient target to distract surplus of unneeded marine offi­ Maritime Union President Joseph Recent Arrivals Page 15 men. his membership. He also was cers at considerable expense to the Seafarer In Action Page 9 Curran and enthusiastically sec­ •50-50' Warm-up onded by the MEBA, the CIO Ra­ hopeful of isolating Lundeberg on Government. Shipping Figures Page 4 dio Operators and the West Coast this issue "so that he could act as One result is that a very large Another matter standing high on Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 MM&P. The agreement was de­ the committee's agenda is the fight the spokesman for all of maritime number of academy graduates Published biweeMy uf the headquarters •t the Seafarers International Union, At­ nounced as a "sellout" which to keep the "50-50" shipping law in the coming AFL-CIO merger. spend little or no time serving at lantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth would , "destroy" US maritime from being knocked off the books Since the other CIO unions have sea after being educated for that Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth V-6600. Entered as second class matter unions—Curran conveniently over­ by foreign lobbyists and US farm now approved the Tonsina-type purpose at Government expense. at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under looking all the while that he had interests. The anti-"50-50" drive is agreement they have, in effect, the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. Union spokesmen will have a called for special concessions for being fever^hly whipped,: injtp, fplly vindicated Lundeberg's ac-, chanpfi to ait their views on thw »12«' the bulk cargo trade, some months shapp fojr t^p , opening, pT ,yon left .Qu^fan, .sittipig ,qut ,9n subject I .when.; the. hearingsA can* before. The denunciation of year's % aR4:%* llmlj,,,, .r.V'r.n;,'.' .-wu WC Officers f//p-F/op, Okay Tonsina-Type Pact Notify Union About Sick Men Congress Warms Up Sea Probes SEAFARERS LOG • • •' \- Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Senate Sea Schooi Quiz Opens Soon �Sei»tember K, USif' SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG AWARD There are still seven issues of the SEAFARERS LOG left for the year 1955 in'which Seafarers can qualify for One of the annua! LOG awards for distinguished member­ ship contributions to the Union newspaper. The flT.J/. award program, announced " early this year, will cover four categories /— letters, photo­ graphs, poetry and drawings— submitted by any Seafarer to the newspaper and, appearing In the calendar year 1955. / The awards will consist of medallions, suitably inscribed: No particular entry form is needed. As long as the Sea­ farer's "material appears in the LOG it automatically qualifies for the prizes. Standards that will govern se­ lection of winners in the four categories are: for letters—one offering a constructive proposal or best expressing a Seafarer's feeling on any given- issue; photography—for the best pho­ tograph, or photographs of Sea­ farers at work or play or other material of strong Interest to Seafarers; poetry—^literary mer­ it and subject matter in •the tradition of the sea; drawings— quality and originality plus sub­ ject matter based on maritime or related experience. LOG Pagre Thre* Sixty 51U Members Now Receiving $1S0-Mo. Pensions The number of Seafarers, receiving the $150 per month SIU pension* disability benefit rose to 60 last week with the approval of nine more disabled brothers by the SIU Welfare Plan. The 60 Seafarers now on the list are the great­ est number since the benefit was first established in May, 1952. The SIU benefit is among the largest of any non-contributory system in the country, amounting to^ butions negotiated by the vised the qualifications on June 1 $1,820 a year for each of Union, no Seafarer has to make and also increased the benefit from $25 to $35 a week, as well as addr the 60 Seafarers, far more any payments into the fund. ing the new hospital-surgical plan than many of them earned for years while going to sea in pre-union days. Since the Welfare Plan's benefits are fi­ nanced by shipowner contri- Most of the 60 Seafarers on the benefits list are over '65, which en­ titles them to Social Security old age benefits over and above the Welfare Plan payments. However, the disability-pension is not based New Llfeboatmen—Via SIU Training School Nelson Fiynn on age, but on inability to work be­ cause of illness or injury, so that .a number of Seafarers who would not be covered by Social Security are protected by the SIU Plan. All of the nine men approved at the last Welfare Plan trustees meeting had applied under the old seven-year seatime provision. Their applications were either incom­ plete or were being processed when the trustees of the Plan re- for Seafarers' families.' It was the feeling of the Union that since the applications were pending they should be judged on the basis of the old seven-year sea time rule. The trustees agreed that it would be an injustice to the nine men if they were caught in the middle of the change-over. flexible Plan This action by the trustees, like other decisions in the past, points up the flexibility of the Union-ad­ ministered Plan. The board of trustees, consisting of Union and employer representatives, is able to make interpretations and rul­ ings tff this kind in short order, without getting involved in com­ plicated rewriting of an insurance contract. The SIU disability-pension was first put into effect at the rate of $15 weekly as of May, 1952. It was increased to $25 weekly in March, 1953, and to $35 a week this past spring. In changing the seatime qualifications from seven to 12 years, the trustees extended the Halt Alcoa's Late Payoffs Ready to ship after completing lifeboatman's courses at the SlU's Apdrew Furuseth Training Schooj in Mobile, Seafarers Tony Pisano, George W. Trippe, Jr., and E. B. Neeley (l-r) re­ ceive |ob assignments from Robert Jordan, dispatcher. Looking on (in background) is vet­ eran SIU bosun Jack Parker, a member of the staff of the school operated by the SIU Welfare Plan to train new men and to aid experienced seamen in upgrading their ratings. Action by SIU headquarters has halted the practice of Alcoa ships paying off in New York about one. hour before sailing time. The delayed payoffs left little time . for settlement of beefs and repair lists, to say nothing of the unnecessary hardships they placed on family men. As a result of talks with com­ pany representatives from Mo­ bile the practice has been dis­ continued. I LA EndsTie-Up; Dock Vote Ahead Active planning for a new waterfront election in the Port of New York is underway, the AFL International,Brother­ hood of Longshoremen announced, as the harbor was again thrown into turmoil by an-*^ ^ ILA shutdown which lasted working longshoremen and con­ one week. trolled them by reign of terror The ILA strike was not a bread methods. The,Commission then, is and butter issue against the em­ the child of ILA manipulations in ployers, but was seen as a political the harbor. squeeze play on the New YorkSubsequently, the AFL acted to New Jersey vy;aterfront Commis­ oust the ILA and to charter a new sion. The AFL-IBL is convinced union, the IBL, to bring trade that the only way to get rid of the unionism to longshore workers. commission is by establishment of Dissatisfaction Grows a clean, democratic longshore union. In announcing its intention to The Waterfront Commission it­ go for a new election, the IB]^ self is the product of years of ILA pointed to growing dissatisfaction racketeering in the harbor. It was among longshoremen as a result of established after public hearings constantly-worsening working con-' showed the extent to .^which ILA ditions and denial of. trade union > leaders throughout the harbor pat^ rights to .the men. , ticipated i'i, in .extortion, ••''•usary,- jT^e -b'olimfirel -of; iQngsljojioirteh'^ shakedowns and kiCkbitckV flroth' ^ddmplaints ha^'^feeeh''^h' tfti'' riyfe' because of speed-up^, overloaded slings, unsafe conditions on the piers, lack of any kind of job se­ curity and complet#lack of repre­ sentation on grievances. Since the ILA squeaked through to victory in a National Labor ReAn example of union democracy men is shown In pearing on page issue. the denial of to longshore­ the story ap­ seven of this lations Board election in May, 1954, ILA supporters have been waiting for the leadership to make good on promises of better condi­ tions on the piers, an end to racketeering and establishment of ipiiqh democracy in ILA locals, tr^leaii, conditibni^ hav^ reverted db'what they were/befof^ the IBL . •• Guilford Larsen eliglhility period back to January 1, 1934, allowing a wider range of seatime than before. Nine Passed Away Beside the 60 Seafarers on the list at present, nine men who were receiving the benefit have since died. Seafarers added to the list by last week's action of the trustees are: Charles A. McComisky, Bos­ ton, Mass.; Buster S. Carlson, Texas City, Texas; Arthur F. Nel- was chartered, and in many areas have grown worse. - ILA president William Bradley admitted on a television program that conditions in the harbor were the worst in 30 years. Petition Next Summer Under the terms of the TaftHartley law, the IBL cannot pe­ tition for a new election until 90 days before the ILA contract ex­ pires at the end. of next, summer. However, preparations for a new election would get underway well before the time came to petition for a vote, sometime in June, 1956. The IBL Is assured the full sup­ port of the AFL Maritime Trades Department, representing both seagoing and shoreside unions in the industry. The SIU is a mem­ ber of th'e department. k - * % Ellis '• Gillot son, Foley, Ala.f-William Fiynn, Wollinger's Island, Ala.; William Guilford, Pritchanl. Ala'.; Bernard M. Larsen. Miami. Fia.; Robert M. Eliis, Brooklyn, NY; Henry L. Gillot, Long Island City, NY; Deward. G. Robinson, Hamilton. Ala. Two of the men. McComisky and Robinson, are entitled to retroac­ tive benefits because their applica­ tions were conipleted at an earlier date. " : •41 -1 �SKAtAMERS PMe Foiif •spfaoAer IC i«5l L0€ 8IU Welfare Speeds Recovery 'Districts' Report Shows Ship Inspection Loopholes V A casual scanning of the recent Coast Guard report on the Southern Districts disaster and the Coast Guard's inspection regulations would give the impression that a US flag ship is the most inspected collection of equipment on the face 6f the earth. Closer examination, how­ ever, reveals two startling dis- -• ^ human beings can make mistakes?". crepancies between inspec­ accepted as infallible with nary "Not. In the examination of tions as they exist on paper second look. • The hearings further revealed the ships," was the reply. and actual practice. existence of an agreement between The presiding Coast Guard opFor one thing, as testimony showed at the hearing in the ABS and the Southern Steamship cer again intervened to stop the Southern Districts disaster, it Company permitting the company questioning as reflecting on the seems to be permissible for an in­ to get by with patched bottom "integi'ity of the Bureau." spector to give the engine room plating on the ship instead of un­ Subsequently other witnesses an okay without even going down dergoing expensive repairs.. The from the Coast Guard itself agreed the ladder. The hearings also agreement was. approved by the that the Coast Guard accepts ABS showed the trust placed by the Coast Guard in violation of its own certificate 'without question as evi­ Coast Guard in the American Bu­ orders, apparently on the grounds dence of a vessel's seaworthiness. reau of Shipping, a private ship­ that "if it's okay with ABS it's okay Other testimony revealed more owner-supported agency which has with us." of the divided responsibility and no official Government status. As Held In Reverence authority in the present inspection No one in the maritime industry set-up. ^veral inspectors from in­ far as the Coast Guard is con­ cerned, ABS surveyor's reports are denies the value of work done by surance agencies and other sources ABS in setting safety standards were in direct contradiction with for US ships. But the almost each other as to the condition of reverential attitude of the Coast the hull, weather conditions at time Guard toward any report with an of loading and other items. When Home from a 15-day stay in a Mobile hospital that followed ABS stamp on it ^n effect buck- the shi^ loaded at Port Sulphur, major surqdry, Mrs. M. J. Oswald, wife of Seafarer "Dutch" passes the responsibility for La., an inspector spent an hour Oswald,appears to be on the way to complete recovery proper inspections from the Coast on the ship at night. Part of the and happy to be reunited with her husband. Oswald was Guard to a private shipowner-sup­ time was spent eating dinner with one of the first in Mobile to receive cash assistance under ported agency. the captain and the remainder in­ Several exchanges in the Coast specting the holds with the aid of the new schedules of hospital and surgical benefits provided SAN FRANCISCO — T h e by the Welfare Plan. boom is definitely on the Guard hearing were revealing on a cluster of lights held by the this score. When an attorney repre­ mates. jDn the basis of this once­ wane out here as for the sec­ be maintained the ship was ond two week period in a row the senting the family of a deceased over Seafarer attempted to question an seaworthy. port has had slow shipping and ABS representative as to the thor­ Another inspector, this one more of the same is expected in a Coast Guard representative oughness of that organization's in­ the future. Activity was limited to checked" the engine room by ask­ SEATTLE—The "bottom" fell out of shipping here during one payoff and sign-on plus seven spection of Southern Districts, the presiding Coast Guard officer was ing the chief engineer over a cup the last two weeks, but they're going to glue it back on in In-transits. shocked, and intervened on the of coffee how things were below. proper fashion in the current period. Further, port agent Leon "Blon- grounds that the questioning was Between the Coast Guard, the Slumped to the lowest point"*_ .. ... die" Johnson warned, there are improper. "Are you attacking the Federal Communications Commis­ L J . 1 ii. run of ships that call there reguno payoffs in sight for the next two American Bureau of Shipping," he sion, the ABS, the National Cargo it's reached in several months, larly. weeks, although on the West Coast asked in a tone indicating the at­ Bureau, the insurance companies shipping took an unexpected This pleasant prospect is due to ships have a habit of popping up torney was being presumptuous. and other agencies one would think nosedive for two weeks with only be provided by an array including when least expected. 'Bureau Doesn't Err' ship would get a thorough in­ one payoff and sign-on, the Bar­ the Jean LaFitte, Young American San Francisco has been a hot Another attorney then asked the spection. But this division of func­ bara Frietchie (Liberty Naviga­ and Kyska (Waterman); Longview port for so many months now that ABS man if it accepts the certi­ tion and the abandonment of pri­ tion, plus five assorted in-transits. Victory and Coeur d'Alene Victory a downturn was bound to come fications of its surveyors at face mary responsibility by the Coast The present two-week period, (Victory Carriers); ..^Marie Hamil along. However, there are still not value. Guard would seem to nullify the however, is expected to see the (Bloomfield); George A. Lawson too many men with A and B sen­ "Yes," the ABS man replied. very purpose of an Inspection sys­ port rebound quickly, with eight (Pan Oceanic), and Ocean Joyce iority here. "Then you don't recognize that tem; to maintain a seaworthy ship. payoffs scheduled plus the usual (Ocean Trans). Frisco Job Boom Dips Seattle Boom Stumbles August 24 Through Sept. 6 Registered „ ^ Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Noriolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck Deck Eng. ABA 10 83 31 51 18 13 5 7 36 55 13 12 9 14 15 Deck TOTALS 372 5 29 9 30 22 3 6 0 6 7 8 5 2 g 9 Deck 147 4 68 22 50 10 13 3 0 23 36 4 8 2 11 n Eng. 265 The overall picture of shipping in the Atlantic and Gulf District showed another general decline during the past two weeks, as the number of men registered remained pegged about the same as the previous period, but shipping itself dipped a little further. Total number of men dispatched to jobs was 1187; registration was 1358. The shipping barometer, however, indicated a probable rise soon with some braiT/:hes reporting increased activity due in the coming two weeks. Thusj the present situation appears to' be only temporary, as business continues to level off from the hea"vy shipping brought on by the summer vacation period just ended. Statistically, class A and class B resumed their near-two to one relationship, as a "slump" showed up in class C this time. The decline in class C shipping remains in direct proportion to the gen­ eral dip in shipping for all seniority groups. The Eng. B 1 25 14 27 13 6 1 4 11 18 9 9 4 8 6 Eng. B Stew. A 5 72 16 48 15 4 41 5 11 42 3 8 4 7 8 Stew. A stew. ®2 21 5 14 9 9 15 4 6 8 2 9 1 9 15 Stew. B 129 Total Total Total A B «2^- 19 223, 69 149 43 30 49 12 70 133 20 28 15 32 34 8 75 28 71 44 10 22 8 23 33 19 23 7 33 30 298 97 220 87 48 71 20 93 166 39 51 22 55 64 Total Total Total A m Deck Deck Deck A B C 1 71 32 64 14(1 15 3 3 24 45 11 9 6 14 3 Deck A 1. 16 15 22 11 3 2 0 3 15 13 4 3 5 2 1 6 3 1 16 3 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 4 0 Deck Deck B C 117 45 Eng. ^2 56 18 43 11 11 2 2 14 23 4 7 2 17 5 Eng. Shipped Stew. Stew, Eng. Eng^ stew. A B C 0 3 2 11 35 10 43 10 7 13 14 4 7 5 28 5 17 0 44 7 10 412 9 6 4 1 3 2 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 1 1 7 5 9 4 2 5 20 25 21 5 3 6 2 5 1 5 1 3 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 7 1 12 8 1 0 2 3 3 0 Eng. Eng^ Stew. Stew. stew, -c A B 143 49 173 96 36 Total Total B 6 61 36 67 22 15 7 3 14 56 24 10 8 20 7 Total Tota^ A 701 356 3 170 63 151 34 25 10 6 47 93 17 19 9 43 11 Total 3 23 72 6 38 0 1 0 8 19 5 1 2 6 0 254 111 224 94 46 18 9 69 168 46 30 19 69 18 m Total Total C 2f7 130 926 45| presence of available manpowtr in classes A and long overdue. . . . NEW YORK: Boom appears PHILADELPHIA: Very B, in ports where they^were needed, spelled out to be ended as of now the drop for class C, which has no seniority in good one week; slow the next. . . . BALTIMORE: the SIU. Of the total, class A remained the same Pepped up again after a slight dip.... NORFOLK: as the last period, at 60 percent, and class B Good now and will continue. Blue Jay run may climbed again to nearly 30 percent. The rest was be over, but coal is no"w moving out. .. . SAVAN­ accounted for by class C, which experienced the NAH: About the same as before; very little change. . . . MIAMI: Florida's transfer puts whole crew only drop. Port by port, the figures showed a shipping rise on beach; Registration up, particularly in steward in four ports, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk department.... TAMPA: Still slow; little in sight. and Savannah, a dip in six others and five re­ . .. MOBILE: Slow and should decline a bit more maining the ^ame. West Coast shipping continued yet.... NEW ORLEANS: Shipping stays the same. to shrivel up, as Seattle, which has been really . . . LAKE CHARLES: Keeps shipping same kept jumping for many months, reported 'almost amount steadily. . . . HOUSTON: Still nothing no activity worth mentioning. Wilmington had in sight for this port, . . WILMINGTON: Has already gone from bad to worse and San Fran­ quieted down completely, . . . SAN FRANCISCO: Feels same decline as other West Coast ports. . . . cisco stayed about the same. SEATTLE: Slowest .it'^, been. in. several months. The following isdhe forecast, port by port: ^ ' iNext'pqqpd,phQviilld|tbrl^^ way/j«ri^h\§i,|ht • BOSTON: ^P8y<3 156 297 311 H' - • �Mmihm 19, nu SEAFjtkEKS toe Prototypes In Gov't Now Ship Design Program mmrnrnMSsmMmiSi^^ i ''''•' /r "TSitsr^A;* Designed to replace outmoded C-type ships with vessels of greater speed, more stowage space and easy cargo-handling, Maritime Administration's new cargo cai'riers include Sea­ farer Class of 13,400 tons and IS-knot speed, which would replace existing C-3s and C-4s. "Clipper" class ships would replace present C-2s with vessels of 10,800 tons and 18-lcnot speed. Vessels wou d be 460' long, with 28' draft and would be suitable for same general service now operated by US-flag C-2s in foreign and domestic trades. Third type of several proposed modern sKfpi of the future Is Freedom Class of approximately 8,500 deadweight tons. These ships would be designed to do 16-18 knots and would replace present C-IBs. They would be 4L7* long and have draft of 26,5'. NY still Has Plenty Of Jobs NEW YORK—Shipping has finally slacked off here, following a summer of record activity in which same-day shipping ceased being a novelty. The lull will give harried headquarters dispatchers a chance to catch their breath for the first time since the end of June. Bated men, however, can still ship out in a few days, pinch would be considerably more Claude Simmons, SIU assist­ severe if the Union had not been ant secretary-treasurer, reported. able to sign up several new compa­ He cited the case of a wiper on nies in recent months to swell the the Chickasaw who came in a few number of available jobs. The or­ days ago, registered and then ship­ ganization of new companies under ped back aboard as a fireman the SIU contract still remains a pri­ TAMPA,—Several Seafarers in same day. mary target for headquarters of­ this port have collected benehis Thus, Seafarers who are looking ficials and the SIU Organizing De­ under the SIU's family medical and to ship right away can still make partment. surgical plan. All reports are that their way without too much In connection with the new com­ the plan has been of considerable trouble, he said. panies, Simmons pointed to the help and is welcomed by the mem­ The drop in shipping was not added importance of avoiding all bership accordingly. attributed to any special cause, performing on SlU-contracted ves­ The shipping picture was not too Simmons explained, but could sels at all times. Jhe presence of exciting for the past two weeks with likely be due in part to the end performers on a vessel will never eight in-transits supplying all of of the vacation season when less contribute to a satisfactory rela­ the business. But port agent Tom men are coming oft ships for a tionship for all parties, and keeps Banning is optimistic about the stay ashore with their families operations from running as future with more action expected or friends. smoothly as they should, he de­ in the coming period. Lay-^p clared. Adding to the clouded future The performers themselves only shipping picture is the lay-up of wind up losing their papers and one tanker, the Queenston Heights, their right to continue sailing and for a few weeks, and the sale of earning their livelihood, he added, Another, the Julesburg, to a n,pnr, cHing, the stappedrup: practice of •S'rU'-coinbarfy.! close Ipg book inspections followed He noted that the fdihpdrary by' the Coast Guard tliesi^ days. Tampa Lauds Hospital Plan K*lOW I. Pw« Fiwi Stewards, SIU Meet To Prepare Master Rulebook Formal meetings between SIU stewards and headquarters officals designed to hammer out a master set of working rules for galley and messroom operations got underway this week. The first such gathering, ^ which convened this past dividual "to order" -food preparaWednesday, Sept. 14, provided tion and service for making meals the occasion for some 30 SIU chief more attractive and eliminating stewards^and chief cooks to match waste. The Union and representative experiences and air mutual prob­ lems regarding shipboard feeding cooks and stewards consulted on and storing. Details of the meeting the program jointly agree that al­ were set in motion by SIU Assist­ though SIU ships have always been ant Secretary-Treasurer Ed Moon- good feeders, a new approach to ey, representing the steward de­ «hipboard meals could make that impression even more emphatic. partment. Principal aim of the meetings is Seafarers Cliff Wilson and Phil to sift the details of steward de­ Reyes, SIU stewards who have been partment operation and come up introducing the new program in with a uniform set of rules which the Alcoa and Waterman fleets, can serve as a gqidebook for all were on. hand to report on the results. Louis Gellnitz, who pio­ galley personnel. neered the program on Bull Line In this way, storing, cooking and ships, was unable to attend due to serving can be standardized illness. throughout the SlU-contracted Customs And Practices fleet in line with "new" feeding The first meeting of stewards, program instituted by the Union for the first time on Bull Line both oldtimers and newcomers, es­ tablished the fact that there is al­ vessels last year. ways for improvement in The new method of feeding and feedingroom aboard ship and making it serving has since been extended more palatable. to Alcoa and Waterman ships, Discussion emphasized the point under the supervision of veteran that although food preparation and SIU stewards who circulate each storing of ships is a primary re­ company's ships to introduce and sponsibility of the steward aboard explain the system. the ship, he cannot go it alone quite Well Received often because company practices Well-received on virtually all and feeding customs vary from ships operating under the new sys­ ship to ship. tem, the Union-sponsored revised Subjects dealt with also con­ feeding program is based on in- cerned revision of some steward department working rules as well as the still-present need aboard some ships for efficient "deep freeze" equipment to permit more extensive use of frozen fruits and vegetables, and the question of what constitutes minimum or nec­ essary stores for a given ship. Also considered were ways and means for drawing up lists of reputable ship chandlers and food supply houses in offshore ports, so that missing stores can be ordered with­ out delay in those areas. MIAMI—A few hours after The meetings, which are being it had paid off the SIU crew, held both mornings and afternoons, the P&O Steamship Company were due to continue today. transferred the passenger ship Florida and her sister ship, the Cuba, to the Liberian flag. As a result of the free-wheeling policy permitted by the Maritime Ad­ ministration, not a single cruise ship operating out of Florida re­ mains under- the American flag. The Florida had operated for many years on the Miami to Ha­ vana run and P&O was one of the first companies organized by the SIU when it was founded. Many of the crewmembers had been SAN DIEGO—Delegates to with the SIU since its earliest days. the California State Federa­ In recent years, the passenger tion of Labor last week whole­ ship run from Florida to Cuba and heartedly approved a resolution other Caribbean islands has been assailing proposals for Government Invaded by an increasing number regulation of collective bargaining of runaway-flag operators under in maritime. The delegates adopted the benevolent eye of the Maritime a proposal submitted by the Sailors Administration. Ships put on this Union of the Pacific severely run included the former SIU- critical of any limitations on the manned Yarmouth of Eastern rights of sea unions to strike and Steamship Company. freely negotiate their own con­ Gov't Says Okay tracts. With everyone else turning Li­ The resolution was aimed at the berian, P&O said "me too" and controversial Bonner proposals, won approval of the Maritime put forth by Rep. Herbert Bonner, Administration to complete the chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee. The proposals transfer of its two ships. The Cuba, formerly the Denali would 'establish a new Federal of the Alaska Steamship Company, agency with broad powers to in­ had been placed on a Tampa-Key terfere with collective bargaining West-Havana run just this past in maritime and to pass on contract provisions. , winter. P&O Cruise Ships Dump US Registry Calif. AFL Backs SUP On Bonner •v' •- • "vl �..-;^^V-v?:r SEAFARERS L06 Pare Six Mobile 'Rec' Lounge Due For Completion Sevtcmber if. 1955 Plan New Growth For Booming NO NEW ORLEANSr—Continued development of New Orleans as a leading world port is be­ ing reflected here by a steady brisk rate of shipping on SlU-contracted vessels, Government agency reports of increased cargo volume and announcement of a long-range program of har­ MOBILE—The last step in the renovation of the Mobile bor improvements. • —— —• ' hall is nearing completion here as work is going ahead rapidly Job opportunities for SIU crease of 2.2 percent over tonnage on a lounge in the lowest deck of the hall. Members here are men shipping through this for 1953. looking forward eagerly tow-'^ ^ port are holding steady at a high The Army report also showed ard the wind-up of the job as ones have been reissued by the level and prospects for the imme­ the Mississippi River carried mote the lounge will have televi­ Seafarers Vacation Plan. diate future are good, said SIU commerce than in any previous Shipping has not been • exciting Port Ag^nt Lindsey J. Williams, sion, i-ecreational facilities and year, a total of 82.4 million tons service facilities for meals and in the port over the past two-week From a long-range point pf view, between Minneapolis and the Gulf. soft drinks. It will also have period, Tanner said, but men are the economic future of the port Between Baton Rouge and New plenty of comfortable chairs and still shipping without any trouble also appears sounds. Good labor Orleans, 37 million tons Were car­ sofas and is expected to become a as testified by the fact that several relations have been cited as ried on the river, and 54 -million social center for Seafarers and C seniority ratings got out in the major factor in the sound posi­ tons between New Orleans and the past two week period. Six payoffs tion enjoyed by the port with no Gulf. their families here. and sign ons, and one in transit sudden upsets to harass shippers. Number Two Port Also being installed in the hall LAKE CHARLES — Jobs Is a complete burglar alarm system. ship summed up the port's busi­ In dollar value of all foreign are still going begging down, Tonnage Grows Port agent Cal Tanner expects the ness. As usual, relief jobs around trade, the port continued to rank Statistics recently announced by second in the US, according to in this hot corner of the Gulf, alarm system to prevent repeti­ the harbor helped pick up the the Army Engineers showed that the New Orleans Board of Port which has continued to ride along tion of a recent burglary of the slack. at the same confortable level of Tanner expects the next two waterborne tonnage handled Commissioners. During 1954, ex­ shipping all summer. hall in which 40 vacation checks through the port in 1954 exceeded were stolen. Most of the checks weeks to be considerably improved ports and imports were valued at Seafarers can ship out of here 40.5 million tons. This was an in- $1.5 billion, up seven percent from almost have been recovered and the lost with a dozen ships scheduled. any time tliey want, espe­ 1953. New York and New Orleans cially when they're -not dead set are the only US ports in the bil­ on a particular berth aboard the lion dollar class. "one and only" ship. Those who New Orleans moved from second aren't too choosy will have no to first among US ports in exports trouble getting out. of cotton and agricultural machin­ There are, however, enough men ery and in banana imports. The on the beach to handle anything port continued to rank first in im­ that comes along in the normal Two NMU officials have been assigned the embarrassing task of explaining to the Interna­ ports of sugar, molasses, burlap turn of events, so a mass invasion tional Transport workers Federation just why NMU president Joseph Curran wholeheart­ and sisal and in exports of wheat, of this area won't do anybody any good, Leroy Clarke, port agent, edly endorsed the ILA's phony seamen's union a short time" ago. The NMU was recently ad­ flour and soybeans. "Favorable freight rates and commented. mitted to ITF and will send its * Weather Good Curran's endorsement of the good labor relations, may be the delegation of two to a confer­ work on runaway flag ships operat­ The good weather of the past two "United International Seamen's cause of an expected increase in ence of the ITF Seafarers Sec­ ing out of New York. ILA opera­ tion in Ostend, Belgium, October tions in this field ran directly Union, Local 1824," came after the the shipment of motor vehicles weeks helped assure a coinfortablt counter to the efforts of the ITF SEAFARERS LOG exposed the so- through the port," the Board of stay for the crew of the Chiwawa, 3 and 4. which spent five daj^s here because By giving its approval to the Special Seafarer's Section, and the called "union" as a crimp opera­ Port Commissioners reported. Automobile shipments were the refineryx couldn't turn out the ILA crimp "rig, the NMU put itself ITF office in New York reported tion whose top officer boasted that In tlie position of endorsing an out­ many complaints from seamen who he would raid ships of all nations stimulated recently by the diver­ cargo she required. None of the sion of Kaiser-Willys vehicles from crew seemed to mind the "incon­ fit which was exploiting foreign had been shakendown for dues and with the help of the ILA, Curran immediately came to the the Port of New York to New Or­ venience." The Chiwawat was One seamen of many countries who assessments on the promise of ac­ of the eight Cities Service oil defense of the ILA's operations, leans for foreign shipment. tion that was never forthcoming. Not content to rest on its laurels, wagons which made an appearance giving prominence to a friendly ex­ ITF Expands Drive This past June, the ITF an­ change of correspondence between the Board of Port Commissioners in the port during the past period. Other visitors included that nounced it was expanding its activ­ him and tug captain William Brad­ •is going ahead with plans for con­ ity in the runaway-flag field and ley, ILA president, in which Brad­ tinuing expansion and improve­ regular caller in Orange, Texas, the Val Chem (Valentine), and was opening an organizing office ley denied everything that the ment of harbor facilities. On the planning boards is a $65 right here, the'Ocean Nora (Ocean for that purpose. The ITF cam­ Local 1824 spokesman had said. paign received the full support of The net effect of the exchange was million construction and rehabili­ Trans), which loaded rice for Ja­ the last SIU of NA convention to convey the impression that the tation program to enhance the pan, as well as the Del Oxo' and which denounced the ILA's activi­ ILA would perform a service for port's position in world trade. Port Del Mundo, both for Mississippi. Aside from the healthy shipping, ties as hampering ITF progress. foreign fiag seamen, igrforing ITF's Director Walter J. Amoss said. all else is quiet in the port right Eleven years' will be required to Jurisdiction and activity in this The SIU has been a member of ITF now, Clarke noted. complete this program. area. for many years. Jobs Come Steadily In Lake Chas. Curran Support To ILA's Phony Seamen's Union Faces ITF Quiz YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH |r I'' 1^-. Beware The Merchants Of Debt One shake of the economic tree and a lot of families now carrying a record-high load of installment debt are going to be in trouble. In fact, business-commentator Elmer Roessner reports that the American Collectors As­ sociation finds the number of bills turned over to its members for collection has jumped ten per cent this year, and that bills ai'e getting harder to collect. Consei'vative bankers consider it risky for a family to assume a total installment of more than ten per cent of its income. But one survey indicates that over 13 million families now are paying out more than ten per cent of their income in installment payments, and over half of these (about IV2 million) are making payments totaling . 20 to 40 per cent of income. A leading debt pooling service repox'ts that 90 per cent of its aecounts, who are people in sei-ious financial trouble, are paying on cars and TV sets. Look For Assistance Often the man or family that has gotten over its head In debt needs some outside help in fending off its eredItors, or at least it is often panieked into thinking it does. Thats why debt-pooling services have gotten numerous recently. This department previously reported that such services operate under such titles as "budget consultants," "debt liquidators," "pro-ratal's," etc. They charge a fee of ten percent or more of your total debt, and try to solve your financial problems by arranging regular small pay­ ments with your creditors. That is, the more honest debt pooling services try to do this. There have been cases in which debt poolers collected fees with little result in re­ ducing the clients debt load or staving off creditors' demands. , With so many families heavily In debt, debt-pooliog services are spreading fast. Now one of the'largest of Written for pe Seafarers Los Margolius, ^ leading expert on biying such outfits, operating out of New York, has announced ' Most of the people in debt to the point where they it is opening 18 additional offices in various large indus­ seek a debt-pooling service are buying cars or television trial cities such as Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Troy, sets. In some cases the debt pooler tries to retui-n this merchandise to the creditor, with the debtor agreeing to NY, Passaic and Paterson, NJ, and others. pay an additional sum if the creditor suffers any loss on Resist Barrage Of Ads the returned merchandise. This way a deficiency judgment This department previously advised that families In against the debtor is avoided. But if a debtor must give debt avoid the debt-pooling sexwices heavily advertised up his car or other merchandise, he should first see what over the air and in newspapers, and instead make their he can get for it on a private sale or turn the car over own arrangements to quiet the threats of creditors, and to someone else who will assume the rest of the debt, if necessary, use the help of the bankruptcy courts to rather than return it and pay an additional sum to the compel creditors to accept extended payments. dealer. One of the older and apparently more reputable debt Mr. Neal's company says It avoids asking small-loan poolers has challenged these recommendations, and states companies to reduce interest fees except when they were that his firm has been able to help some 1500 families in taking too much of the debtor's income due to the lax-ge its four years of existence. C. V. Neal, Jr., of the Credit number of loans. ."Loan companies are entitled to their Management Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, charges that much profit as much as any other merchant." Well, that's just of the criticism of the debt poolers is inspired by small where an aggressive credit-union committee or welfare or loan companies (who • themselves promote "consolidation other community organization would make its first attempt loans" to pay off debtors at higher rates than even the to get a family out of trouble. Melvin Shex-man, a long­ debt poolers charge. Mr. Neal further declares that a time worker in Eastern credit unions, says that many debt poolers' fee of ten per cent" of the total debts is times a committee would go to the loan coihpanies and cheaper than a credit union's Interest charge of 10 or 12 Installment dealers—the merchants of debt—and induce per cent a year. them to recfuce the amount of a debt by arguing that the Even though Mr. Neal may sincerely try to extricate lender or merchant was initially responsible because It debtors by putting them txn a minimum budget and de­ overloaded the fanxily with debt. voting their remaining income to paying the creditors, You'll buy more cars and TV sets In the long run by this department again says stay away from debt poolex'S getting on a cash basis in your buying, and avoiding the as well as loan companies promoting a debt consolidation 18-42 per cent interest rates of loan companies and some loan. Installment dealex-s, and the debt poolers' fees. But if Here's why: you're already mired in debt, set up your own budget of —Credit union rates are not higher than the ^ebt pooling minimum living expenses, as the debt poolers do, pay fees. They're lower. A debt pooler's ten percent fee on off your creditors with the remaining income, and call on a total debt of $1000 is $100. Most cr,edit .unions charge > your,own community organizations for help if necessary. $50 or $60 inteteit''''trh ''k'flbbb/lqan; £e:^aid ••w4thi«''42'' ' months, and some |j , • ..assistance. v; ^ ' - ^ �September 18, 18S5 COIUR D'ALBNf -VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carrlort), July 4—Chairman, W. Zaiaikl; Soeratary, H. Ia|ak. Dlacusalon on keeplnc all Korean checker! from doing their paper work in tha midship house. A vote of thanks went ta the negoUating committee for tha progreia gained for seafarers and their families. A fan siiould ba in­ stalled in the laundry room. Tha steward recommended that all per­ sonal laundry be given to him so that a reliable laundry can take care of cleaning same. SEAFARERS W. Las. Ship's fund $12.89. Motion made and carried to accept recent communication. Ship's delegate elect­ ed. Poor mail delivery In Far East, JOHN C (Atlantis Carriers), July 11 —Chairman, L. Psradlts; Secretary, W. Clegg. All repairs taken care of at sea. motion made and carried to accept headquarter communications. Ail hands to leave foc'sle clean. Cap­ tain and Chief Mate are two good guys to sail with. ROBIN KETTERINO (Seas Ship­ OCEAN ULLA (Maritime OverMst), ping), May 22—Chairman, H. HerklnJuly 4—Chairman, D. Plecerllll; Secre­ heins; Secretary, R. Whitley. Men tary, J. V. Dolan. Discussion by the asked to wear .at least a T-shirt In ship's delegate about the unsafe con­ 'messhall during meal hours. Messmen ditions out on deck. The gear is fairly will wear Jackets at all times. All rotten and there Is no catwalk across repairs have been made except paint­ lumber fore and aft. There Is noth­ ing and that wiU be done thU trip. ing la the slop chest but cigarettes. Treasurer reported S32.64 on hand in The captain said no fresh ,milk in the ship's fund. June 19—Chairman, O. Schmidt; Secretary, R. Whitley. Discussion on food coming from the galley. Now that the ship has left the States the food is not prepared very well. Mem­ bers asked to fill out welfare enroll­ ment cards and turn same in to delegates: D^est of ships' Meetings Panama; will check with patrolman on same. DEL SUD (Mississippi), June 25— Chairman, T. Matting; Secretary, W. Perkins. Brother Joe Collins reported everything running smoothly and asked for full cooperation in making a good impression on the ministers aboard that are attending the Catho­ lic Congress in Rio de Janeiro. Broth­ er Perkins asked that snore effort be made to increase the Del Sud picnic fund in order to have a bigger and "better picnic this year. Motion made and carried to commend headquarters for the fine Job they are doing in protecting our Union. All members are requested to stay out of the crew pantry during meal hours. DEL MAR (Mississippi), July 4— Chairman, E. Caudlll; Secretary, H. Rills. At deck department meeting a vote of thanks was given to the deck' messman. Requested that ship's delegate see the patrolman in New Orleans about passing doctor and signing on the same day. All men were asked to fill out welfare cards and send same to headquarters. All voted' to give $40 for the ship's library. DEL' MUNOO (MIstlttlppI), June 2S v-rChalrman, I. Brown; Secretary, J. PIcou. Brother Joseph Casem was eldc^ed stdp's delegate by acclama­ tion. Treasurer reported $40 in the ship's fund. Suggestion made to go into the recreation hall for bull ses­ sions. Brother Bailey said that ho would repair washing machine for the good of the crew. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), July 3—Chairman, W, Makin; Secre­ tary, W.. Knapp. Crew donated money and had flowers sent as one of our Union brothers on the ship lost his father whiie on this voyage. Mem­ bers were requested to turn in all keys at the end of this trip. The stew­ ard department was given a vote of thanks for a flno Job done. The cap­ tain and offlcers were also given a vote of thanks for their cooperation. SUNION (Kea), Juno 19—Chairman, •. Sims; Secretary, E. Taylor. A new ship's delegate was elected. All the latest reports and communications were read and accepted by crew. General topics discussed. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Seas Ship­ ping), June 19—Chairman, J, LIpplncott; Secretary, W. Backley. Ship's delegate' asked for repair lists to be given to the department delegates as soon as possible. All hands were asked to tui'n in all linen and cots, before arriving in states. MOBILIAN (Waterman), June 29— Chairman, Roberto Hannibal; Secre­ tary, M. Eayers. Beef reported con­ cerning fresh stores and milk. • Stew­ ard said in some ports vegetables are unsanitary, and he will get fresh stores when he can. Ship's delegate will collect money from crew for ex­ penses for mail during this trip. VAL CHEM (Valentino), June 29— Chairman, J. Cheshire; Secretary, J. Jellette. Discussion with the steward about salads and water to be served at meals, whereby the steward prom­ ised his cooperation in the matter. Members were asked to be quiet be­ low deck as men are sleeping. ANGELINA (Bull), Juns 30—Chair­ man, J. Kain; Secretary, Warren Reed. Suggestion made that each delegate make a volunteer collection at payoff and turn in money to treas­ urer who will mail the balance due, on TV to N. y. Sea Chest. A lengthly discussion follows concerning the reqiUrements for eligibility under the new and/or revised welfare program. Each delegate requested to turn in a repair list as soon as possible. HASTINGS (Waterman), July 10— Chairman, G. Hansen; Secretary. R, Callahan. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communications. Discussion held about moving hospital midships, to see pa­ trolman. Messhall to be painted. IBERVILLI (Pan Atlantic), No data .—Chairmen, Taylor; Sacratery, R. Eckerl. Motion made and carried that recent headquarters communication be accepted and concurred. MAOAKET (Waterman), May Chairman, J. Rose; Secretary, W. Busch. Ship's fund agreed to be taken up on 1st draw. A little more, cooperation was asked for in- keeping showers and passageways clean. All headquarters information posted. Re­ pair list being taken care of satis­ factorily. BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty Nav­ igation), June 12—Chairman, C. DeMarco; Secretary, O. Payne. Much dis­ cussion about draws in foreign ports. The ship's delegate will ask the cap­ tain to give US currency where pos­ sible and the crew will accept trav­ elers checks elsewhere. All hands asked to remove clothes from line below as soon as they are dry. En­ gine and deck departments to take turns cleaning laundry. Steward de­ partment will clean recreation room. VENORE (Ore), July 3—Chairman, Nelson Norwood; Secretary, C. RawlIngs. Request has been made at sev­ eral meetings for a toaster for crews mess. The membership feels this should be brought to the attention of headquarters. New secretary re­ porter elected. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), July 2$ —Chalrmj.n, E. Moyd; Secretary, G. Scett. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur with headquarters communications. Discussion held on donations for sick brothers. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 24 -—Chairman, E. Kellyj Secretary, J. Olsen. One man miss ship in Mobile and one went to the hospital in San Juan. Few be^s. Steward and his de­ partment cooperating 100 percent. En­ gineers to pump water from domestic tanks to after peak in order to have cold water for showers. In order to eliminate too much heat in crews quarters starboard passageways con­ nection and valves to be insulated. Chief cook and steward to work to­ gether to get meats to cook longer and cooperation requested from crew for messman while being served. Motion had been made to post all bulletins from headquarters. They were accepted and concurred. Dis­ cussion held on getting boiled ham aboard. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), July 10 —Chairman, none; Secretary, A. Scott. No. beefs. Communications from headquarters read and accept­ ed unanimously. Motion made and carried to get new washing machine and all repair lists to be turned into the patrolman. Poor grade of soap powder aboard. Vote of thanks to Steward. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), July 23 —Chairman, R. Stahl; Secretary, C. Scott. Ship to be fumigated again. Crew was urged to keep messhall clean. Motion made and carried to accept and concur communications from headquarters. AMPAC NEVADA (Trans Oceanic Marine), July 13—Chairman, A. Brown; Secretary, D. Mease. No beefs. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's delegate to see captain about draws. Repair lists to be taken up by delegates and turned into department heads. ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service), July 17—Chairman, R. Kehrly; Secre­ tary, C. Connors. Ship's delegate elect­ ed. Discussion on ships fund and new TV set to be purchased and new li-on. Some small..beefs. Communications from beadquaAers accepted and con­ curred. Crew mess refrigerator has been out of order and ship's delegate was Instructed to see captain about it. ARLYN (Bull), July 17—Chairman, A. Sacco; Secretary, M. Randon. One brother was U1 and missed ship in Puerto Rico. Ship's delegate elected. Crew asked steward to prepare vege­ tables a little better and to swUch night lunch. B. BALTORI (Ore), July 21—Chelrman, Lemb; Secretary, G. Williams. Ship's fund—$13.11. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Crew discussed keeping laundry clean. DEL VALLI (Mississippi), July 9— Chairman, C. Murree; Secretary, H. HIgglnbotham. Ship's fund—$29.65 in cash. No beefs. New washing mach­ ine needed, repair list to be tmned in, suggested that ship's reporter •srrlte letter about library, and sug- Paee Sereo LOG' Farm Croup Wars On '50-50' Renewal of the farm bloc attack on the "50-50" shipping law has been signaled by the powerful American Farm Bureau Federation in its publication "The Nation's Agriculture." An article in the magazine denounces "50-50" as causing the loss of foreign sales of agricul­ tural surplus on the grounds-* that US flag shipping costs the foreign shipowners' lobby was they could make big sales abroad more than foreign shipping. a threat by their home countries if "50-50" was to vanish. Supporters of "50-50" have pointed out several times that most agricultural surplus Is being car­ ried on regularly-scheduled liners operating under steamship confer­ ence rates, so that the only differ­ ence in costs would be In the small percentage carried by US tramp ships. Foreign aid cargoes are im­ portant to maintaining tramp ships in operation and American seamen working. Since the Farm Bureau Federa­ tion is one of the most powerful of all farm organization^, its attack indicates that farm bloc Senators and Representatives will again team up with foreign shipping lob­ byists and the State and Agriculture Departments in an attempt to re.peal "50-50" as far as agricultural surplus is concerned. Bills to that effect have already been Introduced by Senators Clin­ ton Anderson (Dem.-New Mexico) and Francis Case (Rep.-So. Dakota). Defeated Before Last July maritime unions and the industry crushed the farm blocforeign shipper combine by a 181 to 51 vote In the House of Repre­ sentatives against a repeal meas­ ure. At that time Department of Agriculture spokesmen admitted in testimony before Congressional hearings that "50-50" would not add to the cost of surplus disposal to any great degree. It was esti­ mated that the total additional cargo cost of this valuable assist to American shipping would run about $2 million in a surplus dis­ posal program involving hundreds of millions. The major tactic employed by to boycott sales of US farm prod­ In actual fact trade authorities ucts if "50-50" was not repealed. have pointed out that there will This threat has been used to con­ always be strong opposition abroad vince farm bloc spokesmen that to sales of low-cost US surpluses. Digging In At Ciipper Party Sampling some of -the plentiful supply of food at a beach party for the passengers given by the SlU crew of the Alcoa Clipper in Porto Cabello, Venezuela, are (l-r) Capt. O'Keefe, skipper of the Alcoa Pegasus^ Jimmy Monroe, Alcoa agent; Sea-farer Cliff Wilson, SlU steward department representa­ tive, and Seafarer R. M. Roberts, Clipper steward. -^^•1 ILA On Union Demoeracy The active role played by Seafarers in aiding the AFL drive fdr a clean, democratic longshore union is a record of which the SIU is proud. A recent incident in the course of the ILA's latest political demonstration in New York harbor illustrates that the long­ shoremen's need for a demo­ cratic union is just a^ great as Tn] ever, (See cut.) ark—pres­ Since the ILA's narrow victory in the waterfront election of May, ence of cTOnnission *'^es." Th^ 1954, spokesmen for the ILA, ship­ meeting in Newark was the scene ping industry representatives of the port's only violence. When friendly to it and paid publicists have attempted to create the im­ the stop work order was an­ in| pression that the ILA was reform­ nounced there a longshoreman ing. stood up and asked "What are The- illusion was carefully cultivated by ILA president Brad­ the principles for which we are ley and given substance by promi­ going out." nent individuals who associated with the ILA in an effort to give A beefy man in the back of it a gloss of respectability. the room, in Newark's Amvets ,True Nature Shown Hall on Walnut Street, walked However, the true nature and meaning of ILA was shown by up to the speaker and punched Teddy Gleason, ILA general or­ him in the nose. ganizer, at a Newark meeting. The Thomas (Teddy) Gleason, the incident is fully described in the iis I. L. A.'s general organizer from adjoining reproduction from the "New York Times." Gleason is not New York, was presiding at this just another small fry ILA offi­ session, and he waited for the cial, but one of the ILA's big three. No matter how many showers of nose punching. perfumed publicity the ILA dis­ "Now I'll answer the ques­ penses, the fact remains that the tion," he said. "The principles ILA governs longshoremen by raw force and has not the slightest inare these: you go home and you teution of loosening its dictatorial don't work. We don't want you grip on dockworkers. In the light guys asking questions." of that fact, it is a lot easier to understand the true nature of ILANewspaper ^^jorters at the sponsored demonstrations and "vol­ were rough untary walkouts." On several occasions Seafarers have voted in membership meet­ ings to continue the SIU's support of efforts by the International Brotherhood of , Longshoremen, '^Fh, to bi-lPg gen^e,tj:ad^ unionisni to longshoi:^^,..; , i Aiew yo/?Kr/M0S i L J - .mI • •%)* I �Face Elcht SEAFARERi' 100 :v:-. i«ptemb(tt 1«,' 1955 rn^i4 _ • V . Saturday is a day off for most workers ashore, but at sea or in port, even with a 40-hour week, ship's work goes on. Here, aboard Bull Line's Dorothy in port in Savannah, Seafarer Alex Benzuk, FWT, prepares to change a burner down in the engine room. Taking a breather on deck, after doing a bit of sougeeing, Allan Lake, BR and ship's delegate, comes up for air be­ fore turning to again. Catching up on the latest news via a recent copy of the SEAFARERS LOG, Ray Velasquez, FWT, concentrates hard on reading an item of interest. In the galley, Raphael Padilla, chief cook, tastes his lat­ est creation for the hard-working Dorothy crew before proceeding further. He's a serious student of "gastrology," according to crewmembers. Busy on repair work, Fernando Vargas, deck engineer (right), and A. Malcolm, 2nd engineer, try to bring the cargo winch for No. 5 hold back up to snuff. The winch was damaged by longshoremen during loading operations. Repair and maintenance work goes on aboard ship all the time. The deck delegate aboard the ship, Luis F. Rivera, AB, takes advantage of a little lull in activity on deck to re­ lax at the gangway and try to stir up some cooling breezes to get his mind off the heat. Just about to take over the 4 to 12 watch, Ralph Ramos, FWT, checks up on all the auxliaries in the engine room before going to work. He's tightening up the steam gland , on the generator engine here. It can get to be mighty hot down in that engjuiq>oop», as every black gang veteran \ "Creamed carrots" is one of the vegetables of the day iiS( •'yi' �-' September It. 1181 .- „-.:-.;..,y,. SEAFARJSRS LOG Face Nla* SlU Wile 'Pioneers' In R1 MAW Widens Drive In Chesapeake Bay u — BALTIMORE—Organizers for the SlU-affiliatcd Marine Allied Workers here are meeting edntinued success in a cam­ paign to bring excursion boats and other Chesapeake Bay craft uilder the MAW banner.*• Following on their earlier triumphs in the Wilson Line and another_smaller company^-the MAW- organizers are now prepar­ ing for probable National Labor Relations Board elections on ships operated by several mo/e outfits. Petitions have already been filed with the Labor Board for elections NEW ORLEANS—The an­ on these vessels, none of which nual SS Dei Sud picnic, given are expected to provide too much here every year by crewopposition. members of the Mississippi pas­ The MAW activity in this port senger ship for SIU men, their is linked with the similar action families and friends, will be' held taken in Philadelphia, where the September 24. union also won a contract covering As usual, the picnic will be ah the Wilson Line boats there. all-day affair. Site of the big cele­ bration will be shelier house No.' Improved Shipping On deep-sea matters,' SIU Port 10 in Audubon Park. ; Agent Earl Sheppard reported im­ The Del Sud at present is home­ proved shipping during the last ward bound from one of her regu­ two weeks and forecast more of lar cruises to Buenos Aires and the same for the immediate future. intermediale South American ports. Arrangements for the pic­ Both the Liberty Flag (Tramp nic were carried on, however, Cargo) and the Flomar (Calmar) through-a series of messages from were due to crew up this week. a committee on board to SIU Together with the regular callers shoreside representatives in this at the port, they were expected to hold shipping near its present high port. Members of the Del Sud com­ level. The statistics of the past two mittee, including Steward Emil weeks totalled 12 payoffs, nine Herek, Bosun Louis O'Leary and sign-ohs and 19, ships in transit. Joseph Lae have sent word ahead They provided only routine beefs of the ship that the crew intends that were handled right on the to spare no expense to make this year's affair "bigger and better ships with no trouble. All is quiet on other fronts also. thdn ever." Already more than The political pot hasn't started to $1,000 has been accumulated in boil just yet and the labor front is the ship's fund. Dancing And Contests quiet, with no major beefs for any The picnic plans call for music local unions in sight. for dancing to be provided by Val" Barbara's band. Athletic contests, games and free rides in the big Union Has municipal park's amusement cen­ ter are being arranged for th^ Cable Address children of Seafarers. Seafarers overseas who.want Mounds of fried chicken, baked to get in-touch with headquar­ beans, potato hot dogs and ters in a hurry can do so by cookies will besalad, pi'ovided cabling the Union at its cable certain that picnic-goers toofmake all address, SEAFARERS NEW .ages will be well-fed. YORK. Ice cream and soft drinks in Use of this address will as­ generous quantities will be handed sure speedy transmission on out to the children and kegs of all messages and faster serv­ cold beer will be tapped to quench ice for the men involved. the thirst of the grownups. Best Ever' Picnic Set By Del Sud On visit to SlU headquarters in Brooklyn, Seafarer Newton Paine and his wife illustrate plans they've made for remodeling 230-year-old house (right) they own near Woonsockett, Rl. Mrs. Paine ha« been rebuilding and remaking house from plumbing up during the past two years. With the aid of an elderly handyman and an occasional boost from her Seafarer-husband when he is ashore, Mrs. Newton Faine of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, is completely re­ modeling their 230-year-old home. In a year and a half of rugged labor Mrs. Paine has re­ paired and re-furnished the with hand-whittled wooden pegs. second floor of the 14-room ditches was a common way of pass­ The oak is so hard that ordinary building, installed modern ing the day. drill bits make no dents in its plumbing and wiring and even re­ The couple was married in Jeru­ surface and it is almost impossible placed some of the original pon­ salem and then came to the States. to drive nails. Sawing the wood derous white oak beams. When they got back to the is also out of the quesyon and The old house was originally the States, Paine brought his bride to much of the work has to done Stage Coach Inn, a major stop iiis Rhode Island home. "My aunt with, hand punches, chisels and for travelers enroute from Provi­ had picked up the place about 30 hardened drill bits. dence to Worcester, Massachusetts, years ago," he said, "and my father "You have to nave a world of and Boston. It is located, fittingly had been living in it for the past patience to work with that stuff," enough, on the Providence Pike 15 years. But he never felt like Paine said. "It's easy to get exas­ yhich was a main highroad in putting any money Into the place perated because it is very difficult colonial times, and the . cement because it was so old." to penetrate the wood with any­ hitching ^osts in front of the house Mrs. Paine had different ideas. thing." are reminders of the days -when "When I was in the house the first One of their biggest prob­ stagecoaches stopped at Us door. day, I asked my father-in-law lems was replacement of five At a casual glance, the slight- where the bathroom was. He said, beams, approximately eight-bylooking Sedfarer's wife would ap­ 'outside'. The first thing that en­ eights, which were supporting a pear to be more at home with knit­ tered my mind was 'these crazy corner of the ground floor. A leaky ting needles than two-by-fours. But Americans!" old hand water-pump had rotted she qualified for her unusual job 'The old outhouse subsequently the beams through the years, and After a rugged apprenticeship as went up in a bonfire to celebrate when they were pulled out the an Israeli frontiersman. the completion of Mrs. Paine's old house sagged ten inches. The Paine, who has been sailing SIU plumbing project, and installation Paines had to jack the house up for many years, met his wife-to-be of an inside bathroom. with 20-ton jacks and salvage re­ J.n Haifa three years ago. She had The inn, built in colonial days, placement beams from the renlains been bom in Poland but lived 15 presented quite a rebuilding prob­ of another old building, since years in Israel, a good deal of the lem. All the beams, floor-boards lumberyards could not supply them time on wilderness fanii settle­ and other fittings had been hand- with hardwood beams of the ments where digging irrigation hewn in odd sizes and fastened proper dimensions. Despite the sag, Mrs. Paine's plaster job on the second floor walls held up. The second floor of the house has nowAieen completed and fullyfurnished with carpets, curtains Those who read in the SEA­ has the full support of his ship­ and all the fixings. Right now Mrs. Paine is ripping off the old shingles FARERS LOG how Tommy Moore mates on this issue. on the outside and replacing them Colder, who sails regularly as worked off 280 pounds from 427 steward, has been an SIU member with new clapboard. down to 160, in the course of a since 1943, Joining in Norfolk. He long hospital siege, will be pleased comes from Iowa originally. CeSeafarers Pay Respects To A Shipmate to hear that he has successfully mashko is a New Yorker who completed his first trip. Moore, joined the SIU in New York. He who was in the Savannah hospital sails in the engine department. t i;. for four years, on and off, took Two Alcoa ships' crews swung the Southport as crew messnaan, and everything worked out fine. into action in short order when Tommy thanked the gang for the shipmates of theirs ran into diffi­ kindness and consideration they culties. On the Alcoa Corsair, one of the crewmemshowed him on his return to sea. bers was flown 4" t 4 home sick from The dredge Sandcaptaln, hard at Cuba, and ship's it dowi) in Venezuela, -finds a big delegate James morale-booster in the excellent Prestwood report­ chow put out by chief steward Jim­ ed that $141 was my Colder and his department. collected on be­ With many months still to go on half of the sick its 18-month sign on and nothing crewmember and but the same Venezuelan scenery sent to his wife Prestwood day after day, food looms as an to help soften the important item. impact of his illness. Other dele­ JThe Sandcaptaln also reports gates on this Alcoa passenger ship that three of the crew have donat­ are George Clarke, deck; Robert ed blood to Kelley, engine, and Ed Kukar and Brother Joe Bar­ Edison Walker, steward delegates. ron who is ill The Alcoa Clipper, faced with a and hospitalized, similar problem when an oldtimer with more Sea­ was hospitalized for some time, farers expected to collected $431 for him and passed help out. On the it on to help out, J. A. Rusheed, grievance side, ship's secretary-reporter said. ship's delegate Of course, all this is in addition Pete Cemashko to the regular SIU hospital and Part of the delegation of Seafarers who came from Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital to attend is putting up a other welfare benefits. But even Cemashko final rites for Seafarer James Lewis, a fellow TB patient, stand at graveside at Cypress Hills beef on behalf of though the Welfare Plan takes Cemetery, Brooklyn, to pay last respects. Pictured ll-r) are Claude Banks, John Driscoll, the black gang to get proper ven­ care of cases such as these. Sea-, Frederick Landry, SIU We fare Service R^p. Toby Flynn, Frank D. McGraw and Anthony Pintilation in the engine room. Lack fapersdn these two ships and others chook. Brother Lewis had been suffering from IB for many years and received SIU Welfare of adequate ventilation in the still put out on their own ^tQ pro­ tropic heat has -been a caiise-of vide additional ' help f OrHUpihates '.'hospital benefit during his hos)iiitalizjation. Unidn-fconducted service'Was One df brother Lewis' extreme discomfptt, apd Cemashkp last requests. • - Seafarers In Action 1 •- . 'fi: f 'i • " ("ir •" .. .J 1- �ravtita SEAFAnSRS toe Seirtemlte^ If, Itss Ship Mysteries Royal Oak Boasfs Solid Ctew Stiii Puzzle To Sea Historians Th« sea has inspired many strange tales ... and all of them true. Tales like that of the Marie Celeste, the ship that sailed without a crew; and the schooner Fannie Wolston, which traveled 7,000 miles without a soul on board! Many other stories, equally* ^ true, come to light from time serted section of the South Ameri­ to time as marine historians can coast.. Ir:., S"iKa-;swi;: •«1 Upon boarding, crewmen from pore through old shipping records the Johnston discovered that it was or faded logs of long-past voyages One of the strangest tales of the the schooner Marlborough, regis­ sea happened along the British tered in New Zealand. Down be­ low, they found 20 skeletons. east coast in 1915. A subsequent investigation re­ Soldiers patroling a section of the coast could hardly believe their vealed that a schooner called the eyes when they saw a submarine, Marlborough had sailed from the with the "U" mark of a German port of Lyttleton, NZ, in January, raider on her conning tower, high 1890—almost 24 years before! She had more than 30 people on board and dry on the shore. at the time. A team of submarine experts It was. .assumed this was the were summoned and when they opened the sealed hatches of the same vessel, })ut what had brought U-boat, they discovered an awe­ her to the coast of South America some sight. The entire crew lay and what had happened to her pas­ dead in their bunks or at their sengers and crew was never dis­ stations in the various compart­ covered. t * ments! A more modem mystery of the Investigators concluded that the sub had been spotted and depth sea occurred as recently as Feb­ charged in the English channel. It ruary, 1948, off the coast of Swed­ had probably gone to the bottom en when the auxiliary .ketch Kinand shut off its engine to elude nekulle was found abandoned with the hunters; or there was a possi­ a load of coal under hatches and bility it had become ensnared in a capsized lifeboat being towed an anti-submarine net and had astern. The vessel was coated with ice been kept on the bottom for days and part of the after accomoda­ —perhaps weeks. While on the bottom, they coh- tions had been gutted by fire. cluded, the crew died from lack There was no sign of the crew and of oxygen or from gases that an aerial search by Danish and formed when water leaked into the Swedish planes disclosed no trace of them. batteries. Investigators concluded that fire Eventually, the submarine came to the surface and drifted ashore, had broken out in the crew's quar­ ters and spread so quickly that the it 4 crew thought the flames would Another strange but triie tale of soon reach the oil tanks. To escape the sea is that of the British iron this anticipated explosion, it is sailing ship Rodee, which caught thought, they launched the ship's fire and sank in Manila harbor boat but kept fast to a painter . about 50 years ago. Because she trailing astern, hoping to re-board was 60 feet under water, the un­ their ship if possible. derwriters didn't think there was A heavy wave very likely came much possibility of salvage and along and capsized the boat, either sold the ship for less than $100. drowning the men or tumbling A few years later there was an them into the water so that they earthquake and the bottom of soon froze to death in the frigid Manila Bay was considerably al­ weather. tered. Sometime later it was dis­ i 4. i covered that the spot where the One of the strangest tales of the Rodee sank had been raised con­ sea is that of the Gloucester fish­ siderably and divers found the old ing schooner Columbia which be­ windjammer's hull resting only a came famous as a contender in few fathoms under the surface! the International Fishermen's ^ Races under Captain Ben Pine. When launched in 1857 the A beautiful little windjammer, steamship Great Eastern was she was fis'hing near Sable Island among the wonders of the world. when a terrific storm hit the area It was the largest vessel built up in August of 1927. to that time. The Columbia never came home Unsuccessful as a trans-Atlantic and was posted as missing with all liner and a great hog of fuel, the hands. big ship later gained fame for lay­ About a year later the beam ing a North Atlan'.c cable. trawler^ Venosta was dragging her Unable to find a profitable use trawl over the bottom near Sable for her, the owners eventually sent Island when the net and cables the huge ship to the scrap yard "hung up" on a heavy object on where a strange sight came to the ocean floor. light. Not wanting to lose his expen­ On breaking through a section sive net and gear, the Venosta's of the double bottoms, the wreck­ skipper put all the power he dared ers found a bag of worker's tools on the trawl winch and the cables and, a few compartments away, came slowly up from the bottom. the bones of a workman, with Waiting to cut the net free.from rags of clothing still around him. its encumbrance, whatever it might The man had probably been a be, the Venosta's fishermen were "bucker" for a riveting gang and amazed to see the topmasts of a had been sealed up inside the ship break the surface and, soon double bottoms when the last after, a weed covered deck and plate was put on. Not realizing he hull. was trapped, the man was probably It was dark and In the light of not able to attract attention before the fishing lamps they could onlyhis fellow workmen left the yard. see the hulk dimly for a few mo­ $> ments before the cables broke and The strange report of a derelict the ghostly vessel dropped back and her lifeless complement en­ to the bottom. tered the shipping records in 1913 In those few moments, they saw when a weather-worn and delapi- her well enough to claim she was dated hulk of a ^phoq^er wa^ found tjhe, l9?t , CQlumbla, ,clraggq^ back ashore by the British ship Johnston lo to the tne sumce surface for one oue more breatti, In the lee of aiii'tslahd'^n .a 'de­ sslt -G? .•roivjn No Ae would have nerve enough to cro$| this crew," says Seafarer J. W. Henry, oiler and en­ gine delegate, of his shipmates on the Royal Oalc. Here s part of the gang photographed by Henry at coffee and doughnut time on the fantail. (Left to right, standing) Wiggins. Olvl| Wirtz, ch. coolc; H. E. )\^orris. AB; Sino Lee, OS; Hunt, baker; Arnett, machinist; Filosa, AS; Johnson, OS; Whitey Kliamol. Seated, Hatch, OS; Ramsey, AB and ship's delegate; Tregembo, AB and deck delegate. Palmer, AB. Oiler R. E.' Jones (above)' starts routine inspection of the plant at the throttleboard. Above right, en­ gine delegate and photog­ rapher Henry, is shot in his foc'sle with own camera while catching up on news. Henry was oiler on th'e ship. At right, 3rd cook S. Rothschild (1.) and ch. cook Wirtz get the ball rolling for some more of the good food that's kept the crew well-fed and happy. Photos were taken while Royal Oak was on coastwise run headed for Baltimore. /. , , •!«.;. 8j..:;?4a! �J^feiibwlVlMS •- ' ' 8BAPARER8 LOG ^ -" " -- Fafe;EieTg« "" •Wait!^ Until You're 65/' NORMAN OKRAY, AB Seafarers who shipped during World Wqr II will remember a poster showing a rugged-looking iiombre weajing a watch cap and toting a sea' bag saying, "You bet I'm going back to sea." The poster was one of those dreamed up by the Maritime Commission to "glam­ orize" life in U-ijoat alley. In this one case though, it proved the turning point in Seafarer Norman ' Okray's life, , Okray was a shoreside worker at the time (mid-1943) punching the clock in a Michi­ gan plant. The poster was across the street from the tavern where he stopped off for a beer after work, and it got .under his skin. Finally Ae took off for New York Okray and signed aboard the Joseph Wheeler, an SIUmahned Liberty run by South At­ lantic headed for Liverpool. From then on, despite numerous air raid scares, he was a confirmed Sea­ farer. Subsequently Okray married and settled down in Baltimore which is his regular shipping port. Now the proud father of two little girls, he finds going to sea the best way of giving his family the advantages which money can buy. 'Gimme A Good Ship' Although some family men like to stick to the coastwise or nearby foreign runs, Okray isn't that par­ ticular as long as he is on a good SIU ship. His longest voyage was lOVi months on the Holystar which went down to Chile. As favorite ports he will take Yokohama, Antwerp or Hamburg. "These are seaman's ports," he says, "because nobody is trying to take you for a buck and seamen are welcomed as old friends and treated that way." STEVE J. FOOLE, AB The SIU contains a good number of men who served in Uncle Sam's Navy before becoming merchant seamen. One of them is Seafarer Steve J. Poole "of Nashville, Georgia. Poole didn't go straight from the Navy to seafaring life. In between he spent a long hitch ashore, a good deal of the time as the oper­ ator of a barbershop in Jackson­ ville, Florida. It was in 1920 that Poole signed up for a four year Navy hitch. He was aboard the USS Mississippi in June, 1924, as quartermaster, when one of the ship's 14-inch guns blew up, killing 48 of t|je crew. Shortly afterward Poole said goodbye to the Navy and headed shoreside. Likes SIU In 1947, Poole first hitched up with the SIU and liked what he saw in the way of shipboard wages and conditions. He has been sail­ ing steadily with the Union ever s i n c e.^ Through the years he has participated in a number of local b^efs including the recent tele­ phone strike and other SIU actions on behalf of Poole shoreside unions in Savannah and other ports. Poole prefers to ride the Seatrain Line ships on the coastwise run, but they have one disad­ vantage in that they do not run to his favorite foreign port, Manila. As a married man Poole is par­ ticularly pleased with the new SIU welfare benefits for Seafarers wives, which he feels are the best in any industry. "Getting into the SIU was the best thing I ever did," he said, "because you get I'enl representa­ tion and the best of shipboard con­ ditions." AFL Meatcutters Union officials say that Communist and Commu­ nist-line officials of the former Fur and Leather Workers Union are being removed in the process of merging the two organizations. The AFL Executive Council has withheld approval of . the merger thus far but Moatcutter Union spokesmen expressed confidence that the clean-up in the fur union will^win AFL approval. pay poll taxes. Participation of the independent rail brotherhoods In­ dicates close collaboration between them and the merged AFL-CIO. t t 3^ Long-term peace was in sight on the New York City transit sys­ tem as the CIO Transport Workers Union agreed to a 2'/^ year con­ tract package providing over-all wage increases of 27 cents an hour. The contract with the Transit Au­ 4« 4> thority affects approximately Seven air-conditioned Pullman 28,000 subway and bus workers in cars, complete with a diner, are the city. being used to house strikebreakers t 4. 1. at the Colonial Sugars plant in A brand-new one-year contract Gramercy, Louisiana. Meanwhile a covering installers of office equip­ series of court injunctions and jail ment in Bell Telephone buildings sentences has eliminated all union in 44 states has been reached be­ picketlineS from the plant. tween the Western Electric Com­ pany and the CIO Communications The National Labor Relations Workers. The signing provides Board turned down a bid from the general wage increases of 7 to 12 AFL Hotel Employees Union to cents an hour for the installers. take jurisdiction over struck hotels 3^ 4" 4" at Miami Beach. The NLRB said that hotels are under state juris-, The AFL iintemational Typo­ diction. Florida has no state labor graphical Union has voted to con­ relations law which would provide tinue the operation of its ownmachinery for a collective bargain­ newspapers in cities and towns which have newspaper strikes. The ing election. union's 97th annual convention in t t t In anticipation of the merger, Boston said the newspapers would . AFL, CIO and Rail Brotherhood be continued because they are "the unions in Texas participated in a most effective and cheapest means United Labor Assembly in Dallas. of defense in monopoly situations." Approximately 450 union represen­ ITU and CIO Newspaper Guild tatives who participated ;• madtt strikers haye often combined in in i vplans for a political ofg^^hg the di^iye including getti^j^^^il^.;^' - The great difference in attitude toward disabled men between a union of seamen like the SIU and a union of doctors like the American Medical Associa­ tion has been pointed up by a recent AHA panel on Social Security. The AMA used the panel as occasion to launch a nationwide drive against a proposal to pay Social Security benefits to all permanently and totally disabled tvorkers over 50 years of age. By contrast, the SIU has pioneered in payment of disability benefits to Sea­ farers of any age who cannot work. The result is that 60 Seafarers, some of them in the 30's and 40's, are receiving $35 a week from the SIU Welfare Plan to take care of their needs. Ordinarily you would think that the doctor's union would have no objections to a proposal which would provide funds whereby disabled workers yvould be able to pay their living expenses and part of the cost of medical care without subsist­ ing on charity. But to the AM A, this is "socialized medicine" even though the Federal Government would not offer medical care but cash, so that disabled workers could pay their doctor's bills. The AMA has no objections when the Governmeiit subsidizes farmers, railroads, steamship companies and aluminum plants, but "not one penny for the disabled." Protecting Insurance Companies The real reason for the AMA's opposition was tipped off in a statement issued by its chairman. The proposal, he said, was "unnecessary Federal in­ vasion of a rapidiy-developing area of private enterprise," the private health in­ surance companies. In other words, the AMA is stooging for the health insurance outfits, many of which are little more than frauds. As previously reported in the SEA­ FARERS LOG, it is the common practice of these companies to cancel the policy just as soon as the unfortunate policyholder becomes disabled, no mat­ ter how much he has paid for protection. When the doctor's union is more concerned with protecting these phony operations than with the state of the nation's health, it is no surprise that this country^ has an astonishingly low level of physical fitness. The rate of draft rejections by the Armed Forces Is one sign that the nation's health is far poorer than it should lems is in direct contrj -Mi S2-. -mm �SEAFARSmii Pac* Tmihr* High Prices^ Skipper Liven Nat'l Liberty Trip High prices on all items seem to be the order of the day in Mersin, Turkey, where the SIU crew of the SS National Lib­ erty is currently holding sway. According to ship's delegate ' Frank Caspar, "if and when of the island of Cyprus. The Na­ tional Liberty is due to pick up a any of our brothers come this load of ore in Mersin and then way, they should be prepared to offer one when asked three on everything. This is the regular way to do business on this side of the world." The ship arrived there recently with a load of barley from New Orleans. Mersin is on the Turkish mainland, about 100 miles north Sneeze Didn't Keep Him In Stitches Long NEW ORLEANS—A kingsize sneeze was blamed by vet­ eran Seafarer Thomas A. Scan- ion for delaying his departure from the USPHS hospital here by more than two weeks. In mid-August, Scanlon under­ went surgery to remove an intesti­ nal obstruction and following that was convalescing in fine style. "Then, I woke up one morning— sneezing. I never was one to let go with a nice gentle sneeze. I had to blast out with both bar­ rels." he commented. Unfortunately, he also blasted his way out of his abdominal stitches and had to be laced up from top to bottom with silver wire. He predicts now that he'll be ready to ship again by the end of October—"if I don't sneeze again!" head for Baltimore "and a good cool glass of good American beer.' The native brew of the hops ap­ parently doesn't have many dev­ otees aboard this ship. Gasijar said the trip over was routine: "we haven't anything to make big headlines with and we don't expect any," he stated. Captain Vs. Agreement "Although he's doing better all the time, our captain is still Jiaving a hard time learning the SIU agreement. He can't seem to un­ derstand things like buying fresh stores abroad, putting out draws in US cur­ rency or travel­ ers checks, okay­ ing inside clean­ ing and painting, and especially paying portime overtime to the steward depart­ Gaspar ment. This clause he just don't savvy at all. "At our'Jast payoffs, in Mobile and New Orleans, the patrolmen who met the ship explained lot of things to him and collected on everything. So, everything ran smooth for a while—a little while —after that. "But the old man is the kind who forgets easy. He'll probably get a good memory course when we get back to the States, courtesy of the boarding patrolman. Seafarers In The Hospitals USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. E. F. Broussard Theodore Katroi USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Carl E. Forrest Fred Miller James E. Hodges Jeff M. Skinner J. E. Markopoio John E. Tillman USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke Wiliiam Mitchell USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler Jose Santiago Albert W. Kozina Rosendo Serrano r. - •f... - Is-"' SAILOR SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY. Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Manuel Antonana Albert Hawkins John Banaschiewicz John C. Henriksen Francis Burley Edward F. Lamb James Cardell Robert G. McKnew Carl E. Chandler Robert Michael Cliarles Coburn Fred Morris Philip Cogley Thomas F. Mungo Victor B. Cooper Fred Pittman Thomas L. Dugan Joseph Rudolph George Fuciu Harry L. Schuier Gorman T. Glaze USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley J. H. Maxey Thomas Finnegan Henry R. Sojak Sverre Johannessen William K. Wung Meletios John USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Marcelo B. Belan John F. Murphy Clyde C. Brown Walter J. Oaks Charles Dwyer M. E. Pappadakis A. M. Milefski USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Walter I. Beck Jr. C, C. Martinez C. E. Foster James T. Moore Jay C. Harris Janne F. Pierson William Lieberman Ernest H. Webb Jimmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Ralph Armstrong Duska Korolia T. P. Barbour Leo H. Lang Julian B. Barrett Rene LeBlanc Carrol J. Bauiuan Tlieo E. Lee Merton Baxter Tinerman J. Lee Charles P. Breaux Calvin McManus J. L. Buckelew John R. Mina John L. Caldwell C. R. Nicholson USPHS HOSPITAL Lloyd T. Callaway William Odum M.ANHATTAN BEACH James M. Davis Alfonso Olaguibel BROOKLYN. NY. Calvin DeSilva R. A. Ratcliff Kaarel Leetmaa Edmund Abualy Peter DeVries M. J. Rodrig^uez Fortunato Bacomo Leonard Leidig Marcel Dumestre Thomas A. Scanlon Frank W. Bemrick Arthur LomaS George Foley Benjamin C. Seal Claude F. Blanks Mike Lubas Leo Fontenot Woodrow A. Snead Joseph D. McGraw Robert L. Booker Louis Guarino Joseph G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Earl T. Hardeman Henry S. Sosa Lonnie R. Tickle H. F. MacDonald Gabriel Coloni Homer G. Harris Dirk Visser Michael Machusky Mariano Cortez Robert Hommel James E. Ward Vic Milazzo Walter L. Davis Newton A. Huff David A. Wright Melvin O. Moore Waiter W. Denley Theodore James John E. Ziegler Eugene T. Nelson John J. Driscoll E. G. Knapp Joseph Neubauer Bart E. Guranick USPHS HOSPITAL James O'Hare Taib Hassen NORFOLK. VA. Ralph J. Palmer Joseph Ifsits D. F. Ruggiano E. A. Ainsworth Irwin R. Price Thomas Isaksen G. E. Shumaker John W. Keenan Benjamin K., Baugh David G. Proctor .Fraijcis J. BdngY, Etahfc -A.. R<^V» A - John R. Klemowicz, IJenry £. Smith Franlj T.' guttle,,, Ludwig KristiaifsetiL' JuliiH R.rC**iSSe^.»5^^^ Frederick Landr^.V^^j] iry. r. James J. USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY. Hassen .All Jose M. Lucas John Bednar John McWilliams K. M. Bymaster Wm. P. Malcewicz George Carlson John Michlek John Castro Paige A. Mitchell Pedro Reyes Thomas D. DaUey Perry Roberts D. Elderniire Daniel Fegan George H. Robinson Alvin C. Rockwell Gerald Fitzjames Estell Godfrey Matti Ruusukallio W. Kolodziejek Albert Williams Frank Wohlfarth John Laughlin Joseph Wohletz Jesse Lockler William Logan \ 'Good Old Days' Weren't So Rosy TO Editor: I have been sailing since 1927, and when I hear some of th# careless talk about our Union, it makes me sick. < - I remember times when the crew went hungry all the time, wh^ there was never enough provisions and most of the stuff that there was wasn't any good. That was with seven or eight different companies, and they Letters to the Editor were all the same. Things have changed a lot since then. That's why when you hear these people who are making their first or second trip talk about conditions, you have to laugh. To hear them tell it, since they don't know from ex­ perience, the conditions we have now were always there, and just grew better by themselves. Always Had To Fight Well, all I have to say 11 these boys is that the seaman has al­ ways had to fight for everything he got, and we are still in the fight today. And a word or two for our Union officials, who are tops for my money and have done a damn good fighting job for all of us and with us. I know, be­ cause I was there. Another thing, the only breaks we ever got from Wash­ ington were those we fought for down the line. So when you see these senators and represen­ tatives running for office or for reelection, make sure- they are on our side before you vote for them. Also get your friends and family to do likewise. It's tlie only way we can ever get a square deal. In fact. I think the Union should put up men in our own Union to run for those jobs. They could certainly do a bet­ ter job than some of the people in office now. L. J. Fuselier 4" 4" SavlMBW 1«, ItSS LOG 4* Meal Plans Okay, Says Chickasaw To the Editor: I have just read the letter from the steward and ship's delegate of the Maiden Creek complimenting our Union offi­ cials and Brother Phil Reyes upon introducing thp new SIU feeding system aboard our con­ tracted ships. I fully agree with the opinions expressed by the two brothers as I believe this new system of feeding, along with the set of instruc­ tion, to the stewards in con­ nection with the program, will be an excellent stabilizing fac­ tor in the efficient operation of the steward department. The Union, by officially spon­ soring this system, will mini­ mize if not entirely eliminate the biggest source of our ship­ board gripes. Many will agree with me that despite the many votes of thanks received by the steward department on many ships, ample room for- improvement still exists. I have noted with profound interest in the ship minutes printed ii( the LOG how on one trip the crew of a particular ship praises the food to high, heaven and the follow:ondemns it .,-*0 hell. Somewhere, I am sure, there is something wrong. Whatever it is, the absence of a uniform sys­ tem of feeding in the steward department is a contributory factor. Members of the steward de­ partment who follow this new system will find it gratifying to listen to continous compliments, and I also hope the presence of personnel from headquarters aboard ships in connection with our new program will be £ per­ manent part of the system. As a steward of wichf experience, I can truthfully say that this new feeding system is, so far, the most practical system we can devise to insure good shipboard feeding. Having experienced difficult times in the past at the hands of both company and crew, I can state with some de­ gree of Authority that this sys­ tem will help the steward's lot aboard ships. To my Union of­ ficials who have the vision to institute this new feeding sys­ tem, I say, "thanks a million." To insure the efficient opera­ tion of this new system I would suggest here that members of the steward department who wish to advance their rating should pass a test given by a Union Committee; that any rated man in the steward de­ partment found wanting in ef­ ficiency or ability by ship's crews or Union officials on two occasions should not be allowed to sail in that particular rating for at least a year, after which he should pass another examina­ tion. Lastly, lef me say a word or two about Brother Phil Reyes who just rode the Chickasaw to introduce the new feeding sys­ tem. The steward department can truthfully say that we gained many good points in the preparation and serving of food as proven by the compliments we received from the crew, of­ ficers and passengers. It was a pleasure on my part as the steward to have him aboard and discuss with him the problems which commonly beset stewards. To him and our Union officals I would say, "keep up the good work." William E. Morse 4> 4 4 Seeks Assist On Stamp Hobby To the Editor: I am sort of bottlenecked around here in Manhattan Beach and since I am confined to the hospital, I am in a way handicapped in keeping up with my stamps, which occupy me plenty in passing the time. I was wondering if it would be possible to pass the word to those boys who discard their stamps to either give them to Brother Toby Flynn, who comes here regularly, or perhaps mail them to me at the hospital. I would be more than glad to ex­ change with those who have the same hobby. E. Abualy 4> 4 4 Fishing's Good On Blue Jay Run To the Editor: Greetings from the Jefferson City Victory. This ship is now on the "Blue Jay" run. We hd five ports on this voyage in Newfoundland and Greenland, and some of them have very good fishing. The crew had a fine time with a big fish fry one night, with the captain furnishing the beer. But if you are looking for romance, this is a good run to steer clear of. There is no shore leave in most of the ports. J. L. Hodges Shijp's secretary Gl Can't Walt To Return To Sea To the Editor: ^ I'd like the next four months and 27 days to go flying by. That troopship that takes me out of Japan will sure look as good as a Delta passenger liner to me. No Saluting Here Boy, it sure will be fine to have some of that good SIU contract chow and not have to stand in line for it besides. I won't be sorry either when pay­ day comes along, and I won't have to stand at attention and salute for a few measly bucks. There won't be anymore of this '24-hour duty nonsense either. Eight hours a day under an SIU contract, and' nobody to hand you any baloney as long as you do your job right, is the way I want things to be for me. Yes, it will be great. No one can really appreciate belonging to a good Union until they have to put in some time in the Army or work in some fink set-up. Japan isn't too bad a place, but after you've been here for a year the rice paddies and wooden shacks begin to look worse and worse every day. I read in a recent LOG how the boys really go for Yokohama. Well, I can't say I blame them as I spent quite a bit of my time there too. But I'll take Ham­ burg anytime, and will be look­ ing for a trip back there when I get back. Thanks for sending the LOG regularly. It's like a day's leave everytime I get a new copy. Best of luck to all the brothers and my old shipmates whom I hope to be seeing again in a few months. Henry J. Kowalski 4 4 4 Likes Idea On Ship Safety To tiie Editor: Here on the Alcoa Ranger, Josep Bulla, master, holds a safety meeting once every monUi, and a very formal and "meaty" meeting it is. He came' out - with something that I thought was a ten-strike at the first meeting I attended. He would like all Alcoa ships to print a history of the acci­ dents they have had aboard, bind them and put them in the recreation room for all crewmembers to use as educational reading matter, and maybe, who knows, save a life or leg or something in the process. I couldn't help but think of "Jim," one of the finest ship­ mates a fellow ever had, who lost both his legs and is just about now getting ready to try and walk on,man-made ones.* The companies are running these safety meetings on our be­ half, but of course they have an axe to grind, although a coin-. paVativcly small one considering the. good they are doing or try­ ing damn hard to do. I think it's good enough to ride in the same boat with, anyhow. Harry L. Franklin ^ 4 4^ 4 Calls LGG Poem 'One Of Finest' To the Editor: The poem by E. A. King on the profound sea, in your sec­ ond edition of August, is one of the finest sea poems I have ever read. It has substance and makes a guy think — just as the sea —and it has carefully conceived form to make it a finished poem." Furthermore, it is timelessas good one hundred years hence as today. ' . Roy Fleischer rnm-lStm iiSkSli- �Pace Thirteen SEAFAREM9 LOG SOptomlMr Mt UW A trip Around The World 'The Hammer And The Wrench' ("Every Seafarer remembers his first trip and his first ship. Many made their debut on the high seas during World War II," says Seafarer Thurston Lewis. This is the Brother Lewis' story of one first tripper.) Jimmy Green was over-anxious to do his job, to please everybody and to serve his coun­ try, even if it was in the lowly capacity of ordinary seaman on a slow-moving Liberty ship to Le Havre. Jimmy asked questions, did"* *" and the kid shears he did." what he was told and was ab­ captain's office. solutely honest. He asked so "Please, Sir the carpenter wants The Old Man swore as he threw INDIA—Coffeetime aboard the Cecil N. Bean means a wel­ come lull for dec department n)en Nancarrow, DM (left), and H. J. Stanley, AB. Enroute to Bombay, the Liberty pro­ vided a good backdrop for the camera work of Seafarer Sten T. Zetterman. The two opposite expressions of these men on a coffee break makes for an interesting photo. TURKEY — Wild Ranger's Joe Trawick, deck delegate (above), pauses in work to study the mountains. LEGHORN—M. K. Morton, fireman (left), and Dexter Worell, bosun, on Ranger, have "grim" mission ahead. KOREA—Trio of steward department men on the Barbara Frietchie, on Korean shuttle run, shares in praise of crew for goooT food at all times. Pictured (l-r) are Ed Odum, chief cook; Carl De Marco, baker, and BilhDavis, 3rd cook. The work of these Seafarers and other members of the galley gang drew crew's vote of thanks. Burly \ many questions — "What do you want me to do now, bosun? — Where do you put this?—What do you call that thing?—^When do we get to France?"—that he had be­ gun to get on his shipmates' nerves. Yet nobody could get really mad at him because he was so sincere and well-meaning. The convoy had broken up at Land's End. Jimmy's ship was at last preparing to come alongside the war-torn docks in Le Havre. The bosun, with a sigh of re­ lief, had given him to the carpen­ ter to help imsecure vessel for discharging cargo. Tools for this work are a small wrecking bar, a hammer and a crescent wrench. "Whatever you do, don't lo^e these tools," said the mate as he handed Jimmy a new wrench and a new machinist's hammer. The friendly French pilot had brought a bottle of Cognac and a bottle of Calvados to the Captain. The harried American skipper could hardly get his shore-going clothes on fast enough, but did take time to drink first the Cognac and then the Calvados. With shaking hands he took some money from the safe in his office, downed the last of the Cal­ vados and went ashore. Chips and Jimmy were sweating out number five hatch; both were anxious to get ashore. Finally the last of the work was finished and the old carpenter handed the tools to the eager lad and said, "Put 'em away." "Where do you want me to put them?" Jimmy asked. Chips, exasperated, said, "Clean 'em up. Wrap 'em in rags, and— put em in the old man's safe." He ambled off toward the shower. Made Neat Package Jimmy wiped the grease off the tools, wrapped them neatly in clean rags and took them to the Old Man's office. He knocked po­ litely at the door. There was no answer so he tip-toed in and no­ ticed that the safe door was open just a crack. He saw stacks ot American greenbacks on a shelf within but he put the tools back In the corner without touching the money. Then he took a long look at those riches. He stretched a trembling hand out toward the stack of bills. The door shut with a click and Jimmy went to his foc'sle with beating heart in anticipation of his first leave on foreign soil. Several days later the ship was riding high in the water alongside the dock. "Get the hammer and the cres­ cent wrench,"-Chips toW the or­ dinary. Jimmy bounded "off to the Chivalry SMI Lives the hammer and crescent wrench out of your safe." The Captain laughed. "They're pulling your leg, son. You'd better look in the carpenter shop." "But, Sir—" Jimmy went slowly to the carpenter shop with a bit­ ter sense of futility. Work Complicated The wedges had to be driven with a toppin' maul much too large •for the job. The bolts on the storm battens were laboriously secured with a monkey wrench. "Where the hell's that new ham­ mer and crescent wrench?" the mate asked Chips. "I don't know, chief. The ordinary had them last." They looked at Jimmy who low­ ered his eyes. "They're in the Cap­ tain's safe, sir." Shaking his head the mate strode to the bridge. "Cap'n, somethin' funny has happened. The carpenter was pull­ ing Green's leg and told him to put a new hammer and crescent wrench in your safe. That damn wreckin' bar may be in there, too. All I know is nobody can find 'em LOG-A-RHYTHM; Fan-Tan By "Saki Jack" One breezy salty afternoon In Yokohama Bay, We made a draw and went ashore To have a little play. Need be ye neither young or spry Nor frothing at the bit, Just have ten thousand million yen And flojih a little bit. Bar to bar and up and dotvn We roamed* around the town. Then finally found a likely place And ordered up a round. I latched onto a goldenrod A little thing called "Toy," "You're just the one for me," She said, "C'mon along, big boy." Round and round we did the town And never missed a spot. My bankroll slowly dwindling My future not so hot. She said; "Don't worry, honey, "For yours I'll always be, "No matter if no yens you've got, ''You come on home with~me." I did, of course, but had to leave That lovely paradise. Where all the girls are little pearls And feed on fish and rice. Farewell, sweetheart, for I must go And slowly sail away. To dream about this Shangri-La —And gettin' back some day! up his hands. "Impossible! I told that kid to look in the carpenter shop." "Well—^they ain't there." The captain stalked into his office and slammed the door. Tlmee days later, after all ef­ forts to find the missing tools had failed, "the mate approached the captain again. "Now about them tools—' "I don't want to hear any more about it." Back To Office But back in his office he began to wonder. The Cognac . . . damn Frenchmen anyway ... his natural haste to ready himself for shore leave ... he had gone to the safe to get the money. He looked at some figures on his desk. There should be $11,472 in that safe. He went to the door. "Mr. Mate! Get the ordinary up here!" "Green, sir?" "Yes, Green—on the double." The mate took the wheel and send the able-bodied seaman down below, to call the ordinary. When Jimmy appeared the Cap­ tain glared at him. "Mr. Mate!" he called, not taking his piercing eyes off the frightened lad. "Yes, sir?". "I'm going to open that safe, Mr. Mate." He spoke each word distinctly. "Im going to hand you some money. You will count it. If there is one dollar less than $11,742 — I'm going to put yoii in irons!" He pointed at Green with a gnarled and shaking finger. The lad put his hands to his face but the tears streamed out from between his fingers. The mate was opening and closing his mouth like a toad frog catching mosquitoes. Opens Safe The skipper twisted the dial around on the safe—around and back, around" and "back again and then a few touches in opposite di­ rections. He opened the door and solemnly handed the mate all the money. About half-way through the count the mate made a mistake and had to start over again. "11,735—39—41, 52!" It's all here, captain,' he breathed. Silence. Jimmy's tears dried on his face. The captain reached into the safe and drew out the tools. Hand­ ing them to the mate, he took the money and peeled off a fifty-dollar bill. He gave it to Jimmy Green and motioned toward the door with his hand. The boy looked at the bill and opened his mouth to speak but the mate gently pushed him toward the door. As 1 say, the AB at the wheel was all ears. That's how 1 know this happened. Bir Bernard Seaman "•ST/ I. •^1 •fSj i m �5^1 > SEAFdRERS Fare FoiiHeca LOG SIU Welfare Services Quick To Provide Aid Eugenie Arrives Many items fall within the province of the SIU Welfare Services Department.- Sometimes all thatls needed to smooth out a Seafarer's problem^ is the knack of knowing whom to call or contact in order to-*^ ^ straighten things out with the acted promptly to get the man his vacation earnings. least amount of trouble. :rT' On other occasions, Union wel­ fare representatives have to ' pull out a winner from a bag of tricks developed to handle similar cir­ cumstances in the past. Smoothing The Way The department prides itself on its record of accomplishments, however, whether the problem be big or small. It is on the job at all times to ease the path of Sea­ farers while they're ashore and to minimize their worries when they're out at sea. In a typical case of the routine variety, wherein a Seafarer had vacation dough coming but was hundreds of miles from a Union hall and didn't know how to ap­ ply by mall, Welfare Services Arriving in Algeria aboard fhe Eugeniei Vance A. Reid, deck engineer and ihip's delegate (left), and Albert De Forest, steward, are all set for a few cold ones. De Forest apparently has his destination all picked out with the binoculars. Never Left Home Obtaining his discharges, a rep­ resentative filed Seafarer Fred D. Bentley's application, picked up his check and mailed it right back to him. Bentley didn't have to stir from his home in Granite Falls, NC, once. Appreciating the quick'iservice, the Seafarer wrote again to ex­ press his gratitude and enclosed a picture of his family and himself standing in front of their home. "My good SIU earnings have paid for all.thls," he asserted, "and now this vacation gives me a chance to spend some time with my -family. Thank you for help­ ing to make all this possible." Owner Denies Bar ^Scandal' "Scandals" circulated by his competitors have been empha­ tically denied by the owner of the "John Bull Bar" in Piraeus, Greece, in an appeal for continued patronage by Seafarers. Anthony Katsouros, proprietor of the "John Bull," said recent unfavorable newspaper publicity given his bar was, in fact, a pri­ vate matter involving one of his waiters, and not himself as re­ ported in the local Greek press. Katsouros wrote the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG that he wanted it plainly understood that he was not the person involved in the incident. The publicity concerned the "tor,turing" of a young serving girl by a man identified as the owner of the "John Bull Bar." The man was one of Katsouros' waiters, who was filed soon after. SIU, A&G District X4w BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheeban, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 MOBILE . 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 623 Bienville St. Llndsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brookl'yn HYaclnth 9-CGOO NORFOLK .127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdlson 2-9834 Union gains and benefits have paid for all this, says Seafarer Fred D. Bentley, as he poses in front of home in Granite Falls, NC, with his wife and daughter. Bentley sent photo to SIU Welfare Services Department along with letter of thanks for aid. Vacation benefit made it easier for him to spend more time at home. PHILADELPHIA ..337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson. Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BruithoR. West Coast Represenlativ* PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Pelayo 51—La f Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-599P SAVANNAH 9 Abercorn St E. B. iMcAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SE.ATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette, Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Ernest TUley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4tb Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint Ir':-.'. I ;•{»;!•,;• .; NAME [|3& m I '. *- . '• ^V'. •^" . 'i-v*..,'" •'• • STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE CITY ....... .V .ZONE u j,;,„,^;.,;j;.STATi ' To the Editor: On our recent trip to India the majority of the crewmembers on the Frederic C. Collin were gypped out of considerable amounts of money due to the unscrupulous practices of the merchants. The practice of "highway robbery" predominated partic­ ularly in the city of Vlzagapatam, where the facilities are limited to one bank where we could cash our checks after a 43-minute wait. Since the openhours of the bank were from 10 to 2, they posed a problem for us and created an opportu­ nity for some extra "bakshish" Letters to the Editor for the opportunists—the local merchants. From one of them we got $16 for our $20, but thcre'was one merchant, M. p. Mohandas at the American Silk Stores, oh Main Road, who had an eye to the future. ' One Merchant Helpful He went to considerable pains to see that we received what we rightfully had coming and, be­ lieve me, he made us feel as though we were dealing with a fellow American. There was al­ ways a .welcome for 'us at his shop even if we didn't buy any­ thing. Sometimes he even took us to the bank himself to speed up the tedious job of cashing a traveler's cheek. Across the street from the American Silk Stores is one Boolchand and Sons, which really gave us. a rooking. The crew on here is really down on that outfit. So the purpose of this letter is to show Mr. Mohandas our appreciation for his kindness in our predicament, and also to warn unsuspecting seamen who may visit Vizagapatam to get the legal rate for their money, 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND .822 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 llKiHMONO, CAUr,257 5th St Phone 2599 SAbf FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE ^.2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WmHUNGTON 805 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 078 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 P. J, St. Marie Ship's delegate HONOLULU Canadian District HALIFAX, N.S 12814 HolUs St. Phone- 3-8911 924 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM....118V4 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 81714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St, Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District 133 W. Fletcher Phone: 1238W BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-0147 TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old lubicriber end have a change CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE of address, please give your former address below: Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarter* Phone: Woodward 1-6857 ADDRESS "ft""." DULUTH.,,.:,:,, ,531 W. Michigan St. , •,!,"¥ I . . i .^hqne: iMelrose . 8T4110 ,Vii ilO ' T.' ' ,I.• I. 'I '• r' I*. Signed Collin Crew iTas Money Gyp Beef SUP MONTREAL Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I wouici like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) Sepiember Ifii lSlKi"' ALPENA j^UUTH emCAG®. ., 13261 E. tend St Pbon«k'Basex.'i5-241IK.i 4- 4- 4- _ Finds Hq. Service A Real Pleasure To the Editor: This is from one old sea-dog who keeps finding out time and time again that he never had it so good until he joined the SIU. My last trip on the Coe Vic­ tory, on which I served as deck delegate, was a prime example, I haven't been getting «p to headquarters too much in last two years, so the type of service available there was a real pleas­ ant surprise for me. Our payoff was not an easy one, particularly because of beefs in the deck department, but the headquarters patrolmen who met the ship on her return from Germany handled every­ thing as smooth as silk. They know the Union agreement and wouldn't budge from it. Was A Pleasure They answered all our ques­ tions, explained everything in quick order and made what might have been a^mess into a pleasure. You can judge the state of things on the ship by the fact that eight men in fhe deck department got off when we got to New Tbrk^ although. this ship is a popular one on a much-sought-after run. The same gqod service was extended to me when I got to the hall with some questions about the Welfare Plan bene­ fits. The officials took time out to explain the whole works to me and made me feel as if they were concerned with my wel­ fare at that moment as just as If I were the only man _ in the Union. This is a good feeling after the runaround you have to take elsewhere. AH in all, my visit to New York was an eye-opener and shows why our Union is con­ sidered "tops" in every man's book. FSed Ryder 4 4 4 Hails Clipper Crew For Aid To the Editor: I would lik; to take this op­ portunity to thank the officers and ^crew of the Alcoa Clipper for the purse that was given to me during my illness. It was very nice for those brothers to show such genorosity as they did, as I was a stranger to most of the crew. I hope to be up and around in a week or two, when I would Hike to have the pleasure of meeting the Clipper crew again. Their generous action was deeply appreciated by my fam­ ily and me. C. L. Stringfellow 4< 4 ' 4" She's Thankful For All- Benefits To the Edtor: My husband, who holds SIU, book number D-513, is away at sea right now. I can hardly express my ap­ preciation of the wonderful benefits that the Union has made possible for each and every member of the SIU. Many many thanks to you who have fought to protect SIU. members and their families. 1 thank you from the bottom of my heart for the good deeds you have done. Mrs. Rae Dacanay 4 4 4 Cheers Forward Progress Of SIU To the Editor: I look forward to each issue of the LOG and certainly con­ cur with the many persons both in labor and management who hold the opinion that our Union is a fine example of a constitu­ tionally sound and democratic balance between workers and their employers. I am especially proud of our SIU scholarship program, which offers one of the finest gifts a deserving person can receive: the opportunity for education. Lets always continue to grow in this manner with increasing strength and integrity. C. Lee Freeman 4 4 4 Hospital Help Is Applauded To the Editor: I want to express my appre­ ciation and thanks to the SIU for helping to provide such wonderful hospital care as I have just had in the Galveston marine hospital. It jis a great comfort to know that our families pan also have wonderful care such as the Wel­ fare Plan provides? It offers more than money can buy fro^n any Insurance plan. .. , Thomas L. Crosby �Sevtemlicr K. 1958 ••THCOASTIR (Calmar), July Chairman^ R. Sanff; Sacrafary, R. Tyral. Everythlny running amootnly. Chief Steward miseed ahlp la Blzabath. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur with communicatlena from headquarters. BRADFORD ISLAND Service) July ii—Chairman; j. Farkar; Sacratary, M. Hummel. Ship's delegate elected. Discussion held on repairs in deck department. CHIWAWA (CItlat Service) July 27 —Chairman, D. Downing; Secretary, J. Christy. Ne beefs. Ship sailed shert from Wilmington, N. 0. Deck delegate to see mate about cleaning showers. Garbage shoot to be washed down every so often. Beef about food and cooking. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), July 22— Chairman, C. Odem; Secretary, C. Turner. Everything in order, no major beefs. Suggested that everyone take their cups back to pantry and help out with keeping everything clean. COUNCIL CROVE (Cities Service), July 2t—Chairman, R. Campbell; Sec­ retary, A. Wasstrom. No beefs. Mem­ bers to complete new welfare enroll­ ment cards and turn them in. Discus- Digest of ships* Meetit^{S sion held regarding local cab compa­ nies operating as strikebreakers dur­ ing telephone strike. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), Juno 12— Chairman, J.. Noonan;- Secrotary, J. ZImmer. Ship's delegate of previous voyage commented on how smoothly everything ran. Enrollment cards to be turned in. Ship's treasury—$79.52. Ship's deiegate pointed out that ail beefs should be aired out at meeting not with company oSicials. Discussion held on the menace of using oxalicacid aboard and request that it be barred from use aboard ship. JULY .17—Chairman, J. Noonan; Secrqtary, J. Zimmer. Several broth­ ers were logged for misconduct and some overtime beefs. Ship's treasury —$178.52. Discussion held on port-time discharges. Ship's deiegate will bring this to the attention of patrolman. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), July 3— Chairman, F. Carpenter; Secretary, L. Fusollor. Balance in ship's fund is 848. Ship's delegate elected. Steward department quarters to be painted.Shrimp Boil was explained to new members and it was decided to buy the shrimp in first port—jumbo type; Ship's committee are to decide in emergencies when and bow to use ship's fund. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Juno 12—Chairman, J. Selby; Secretary, H. Arnold. Six new fans will be ordered for the next voyage. Ship's commit­ tee had a meeting to increase stew­ ard department efficiency, and to get better organization within the depart"^ment. Improvement noticed since meeting. May 15—Chairman, Joe Solby; Sec­ retary, J. Quigley. Five mattresses are still to be delivered on an order for six which was placed at the end of last voyage. There is no awning on board. Decision made to keep foreign stevedores away from crew's quarters as much as possible. June 28—Chairman, K. Sivertsant Secretary, A. Espino. Motion made that the assistant secretary-treasurer be notified of the action taken on the ship regarding the high cost and waste of food on board. SANDCAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ gregates), no date—Chairman, J. Bar­ ren; Secretary, Harry Mooney. A telegram was sent to headquarters re­ garding number of cartons of cigar­ ettes assigned to our ship. Steward reported that he is having difficulties with port steward on the score of weekly stores. The chief cook re­ quested that the meat box be no longer used for cooling beer. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Saas Shipping), July 8—Chairman, W. Bunker; Secratsry, J. Genello. Crew was asked to clean up laundry after using same. Treasurer reported no money in the ship's fund as yet. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), June 21—Chairman, I. Toore; Sacretary, G. Fava, Jr. Treasurer re­ ported $59.21 in the ship's fund. If a crewmember performs in port and a replacement can be' secured the man performing will be fired on the spot. Linen wUl be changed every Monday. Suggestion made to extend to permitmen 90 days on a ship or to make vacation plan payable at 60 days if possible. July 5—ChalrmSn, J. Parker; Secre­ tary, M. Hummel. Some of the re­ pairs have not been taken care of but will be looked into. Three men will be getting off ship in Boston. Talked about building a rack in crew messroom. for the ship's iron. SEAFARERS fsri, leqiiested the erew tu tahe care ef night lunches and leenre cups and plates In the sink. AU hands were asked to cooperate In keeping messhall and pantry clean. Motion made and carried'that the ahlp'a dele­ gate contact the chief engineer about repairing the washlBg machine. DB SOTO (Waterman), July 17— Chairman, R. Varn; Secretary, J. Chermeslne. Two swings for crew were purchased from ship's fund In the amount ef S35. No beefs. Soap pewdec te be changed. Brand name te be put aboard. Motion made and carried te accept and concur with communications from headquarters. ELIZABETH (Bull), Ne date—Chair­ man, J. Murphy; Secretary, R Velllnga. Chief Engineer requested that too much soap not be used in washing machine, because it will plug it up. No beefs. To see patrolman about keeping longshoremen out ef messhall. Cups to be returned te pantry. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), July 24 —Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Sacretary, C. Krclss. Ship's fund—Sie.W. Ship's delegate elected. Steward requested to obtain better grade of Ice cream and a variety of flavors. Cups to be put in sink after use. New radio to ha bought, old one to be raflled oK. Messhall to be painted. JULESBURO (Mathlasan), July 24— Chairman, Swlderskl; Secretary, G. Thornhill. Captain promises to have ship fumigated shortly, in New York, and captain will also arrange to have repairs done. One brother was taken off ship ill. Steward promised that he will order enough vegetables in the future. Members promised to cooper­ ate and keep messhall clean. MOJAVE (Trans Oceanic), July 24— Chairman, J. Sullivan; Secrotary, D. Mulvrana. All beefs squared away and -all repairs to be turned in. Vote of thanks given to steward and depart­ ment. Chief Mate said that all painting may be done after beginning of voy­ age, but did not offer the work to the dayman and bosun until the last few days of the trip and they thought it was unfair of the mate to expect them to work day and night to get this done. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), July 25—Chairman, R. Coote; Secro­ tary, C. Murray. Discussion held on fans, to be taken up on arrival in New Orleans. Cash on hand—$4.25. New pump needed for washing mach­ ine and a new porthole glass need­ ed in steward's room. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Ovarsaat), July 25—Chairman, R: House; Secre­ tary, C.'Garriz. Quite a bit of disput­ ed overtime in deck department to be straightened nut at payoff. Repair lists to be handed in. Vote of thanks to steward department. Since the chief engineer stopped ice pulling on weekends we aren't getting any cold drinks. Washing machine to be repair­ ed. June 24—Chairman, R. House; Sac­ retary, C. Garrii. Ship to be cleaned and properly secured for sea. Ship's delegate elected. Cigarettes are to be soid another time before we get into next port. Soap and matches to ba Issued as soon as possible. OCEAN BETTY (Maritime Ovarsaas), July 24—Chairman, M. Hitchcock; Secretary, S. Alpedo. Repairs to be made in West Coast. Motion made and seconded to have company pur­ chase new washing machine and re­ frigerator for crew. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), July 24—Chairman, W. Palmer; Secretary, D. Beard. Wipers sink to be replaced. Ship's fund contains $12. Discussion on poor food. Mattresses are needed, crew to keep strainer clean in wash­ ing machine. SANTA VENETIA (Elami, July 17— Chairman, C. HosteHsr; Secretary, A. Burke. Motion to notify headquarters about condition of working ger on deck. It is unsafe to work with buom. Lifeboats are unsafe. SANTORE (Ore), July 19—Chairman, M. Chstrom; Secretary, R. Mason. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Motion made and carried to have deck department's overtime equalized, and to have ship's delegate write headquarters concerning overtime. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. SEAMONITOR (Excelsior), July 23 —Chairman, F. Sullins; Sacretary, F. Ballard. Discussion held on shoreleave in Greenland. Ship's delegate reouested that crew keep pantry clean at night. Enrollment cards for welfare to be completed. No foul weather gear was iiuiiued. Discussion held on insuffcient hot water supply for show­ ers. Steward thanked deck and en­ gine departments for helping to make It a trip. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), July 24— NATIONAL LIBERTY (National Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, C. Shipping & Trading), July 24—Chair­ Tobias. Ship's fund—$10.10. Brother man, F. Gaspar; Secretary, R. God­ Louis Johnson died. Discussion was win. Repairs taken care of. No beefs. held about his burial. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur with communications . STEEL. NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), No from headquarters. date—Chairman, C. Bergagne; Secret/ry, H. McQuage. Ship is pretty STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), July clean. Some disputed overtime. Clarifi­ 2—Chairman, A. Aragones; Secretary, cation on watch foc'sles needed. Dis­ Kllngvall. Steward department cussion on welfare'benefits hMd. ' SIU Aids Union Drive On Radar 'Texas Towers' '-I'll BOSTON—The SIU and repreBentatives of the AFL Cooks and Bakers Unions in this port are going all-out in efforts to put union cooks and messmdn aboard the "Texas Tower" ra­ Bruce Michael Baxter, bom Au­ dar station now anchored 110-^ gust 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and miles out at sea off Cape Cod. offshore rigs used for drilling oil Mrs. Merton Baxter, New Orleans, Although • everybody else beneath the waters of the Gulf of La. ^ » William Charles HemmlB, bom July 23, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Hemmis, Cumberland, Md. 4" EUGENIE (Ore), July 17—Chairman, B. Hayes; Secretary, J. Easterllng. Two beefs with captain to be turned into patrolman regarding draws and souvenirs. Crew to go on record as being opposed to Gov't freezing wages. New library to he put aboard. Motor for galley range to be repaired and new fans be put aboard. Vote of thanks to steward for good food and vote of thanks to messman. for having speaker hooked up to radio. Pace irtfMca, LOG 4" • manning the Government radar post, aside from service personnel, is union, the cooks are not and are being shipped aboard through shoreside employment offices. The "Texas Tower" is a manmade island patterned after the James Arnold Santiago, bom July 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Santiago, Los Angeles, Calif. ^ ^ i4 4> Benjamin Erie Oschitzkl, bom August 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Eric Oschitzki, New Orleans, La. DISPATCH The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Barry Joe Moss, bom July 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid Charles Moss, Fulton, Ky. to their beneficiaries: 4" 4 4 Kathleen Dolores Phelps, born John C. Smith, 72: Natural August 8, 1955. Parents, Mr. and causes led to the death of Brother Mrs. Milton Phelps, New Orleans, Smith at the La. Staten Island , • t 4 ^ 4-4 Mark Bland Lincoln, born April 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lincoln, New York, NY. 4 4 4 Pamela Beth- Granger, bom Au­ gust 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Granger, Sulphur, La. 4 4 4 Margaret Elizabeth Brown, bom June 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aycock Brown, Manteo, NO. 4 4 4 USPHS hospital on June 30, 1955. One of the vet­ eran members of the Union, Brother Smith joined in New York on Decem­ ber 24, 1938, and sailed in the engine department. Burial took place at the Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass. He is survived by a niece, Lillian Montague, of Medford. Adella Susan Castro, born Au­ 4 4 4 gust 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Salvador Bennett, -35: Stab Mrs. Arturo Castro, Houston, wounds suffered in Ponce, Puerto Texas. Rico, caused the death of Brother 4 4 4 James Vardeman Warren, bora Bennett on July September 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. 30, 1955. A deck and Mrs. James Warren, Kenner, department man. Brother Bennett La. joined the Union "4 4 4 Serena Margaret Kleiber, bom in its early days, August 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and on April 29,1939, Mrs. Melvin Kleiber, Newport, Ore. 1 n Philadelphia. The place of 4 4 4 Lourdes Milagro Lopez, bom burial was the Civil Cemetery in May 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Ponce. His wife, Monserrate Ben­ Mrs. Pablo R. Lopez, Brooklyn, nett, of Ponce, survives bjm. NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Foster W. Grant, 61: Brother Ruby Patricia Gallo, bom May Grant died of unknown causes, 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. apparently Luigi Gallo, Mobile, Ala. a heart attack, at the Erianger Hospital in Chat­ tanooga, Tenn. A resident of Chattanooga, he joined the SIU The following men are asked to in New Orleans contact SIU headquarters or the on May 4, 1946, nearest SIU hall as lOon as pos­ sailing in the sible on a matter of importance steward department. Burial took to them: B. L. Bone. Allen L. Boone, J. T. place at the Burning Bush Ceme­ BlUot. John W. Butler. Fi-ank N. Bachot. His T. L. Blackledge, G. W. Bertbold. C. tery in Ringgold, Georgia. Burns, J. T. Bowman, Robert J. Cole­ son, Clyde Grant of Chattanooga, man. Jose Cubano. Frank F. Cacioppo. survives him.. S. C. Carregal, Elda R. Crawford, T. W. NOTICES Cassldy. J. C. Clevenger, W. C. Dawley, G. Del Signore, William G. Dyal, Marion P. Edge, B. Eerman, Frederick Engle: D. B. Fields. John P. Forget. A. R. Fetcbko, K. M. Fletcher. T. J. Gray. Peter Garvin, L. E. Gregory, W. Hughes. F. Hauser. John J. Harty. V. A. Herbert. P. J. Harayo. M. V. Howton. F. R. Hattaway. E. K. Iverson. W. J. Jackson, S. Jackson. J. S. Kornek. 0. Kinnke. Joseph Kissel. Stephen B. Kutzer. 0. J. Kerrigan. M. R. Knickman; T. L. Laningham. F. A. Lord. Horace LedweU. Robert Lipscomb. James A. LaCoste. P. V. Marsh. Coy L. Morrow. J. H. Mones. G. Merola. T. Merosa. A. D. Nash. Martin T. O'Toole. F. E. Perkins. Leroy D. Pierson. K. F. Parks. B. J. Paniccio. E. Pappel. J. E. Roberts. D. N. Roditas. R. R. Rice; W. Sloberman. W. M. Stanley. K. G. Sanford. H. SI. Clair. Albert E. Stout. S. P. SchlelTler. Warren E. St'-cw. William K. Sutberlin. Frank Semele. J. R. Scbultz. E. J. Swatskl. H. S. Sosa. William J. Smith. Hi ' S. Thomqs, WUUam D. Iiienioilge;' T'.? -L. 'Thompson, Walter fobUlBOnrwy. cE. JHrilllams. Z.^<C..^5bamaui'..IP.cZetterfnas.''.. Mexico. This one Is the first of a chain of radar warning posts which will be anchored offshore from Newfoundland south to Nor­ folk, Va,. Helicopter Field The weather deck of the plat­ form is about half the area of a football field and provides a place for helicopters to land. SmaU boats that come alongside are raised and lowered by cranes, and supplies come aboard in cargo nets. The problem of the non-union galley force is emphasized by the fact that the waiters on, the tower get only $?00 per month and, un­ der their contract, can be worked any hours with no overtime. All other civilian personnel on the tower are union men from several shoreside unions. Boston SIU Port Agent James Sheehan and the officials of the Cooks and Bakers are trying to have a provision put into the con­ tractor's agreement that will re­ quire the sub-contractor to supply union help. In a matter closer to home, Sheehan is also negotiating to have an extra man added to the crew of the tugboat El Sol (Port­ land Barge) to take care of pas­ sengers. The El Sol runs into Bos­ ton regularly. 'PERSiii^ John-Diakakis George Stambilis Get in touch with Bob Welker, ex-chief electrician, Steel Appren­ tice, at 219 - 48th St., Union City, NJ, phone Union 4-8627. Eddie Smith Please 'write G. W. "BiU" Champlin, Draga "Sandcaptain," Construction Aggregates de Vene­ zuela, C. Af, Apartado 77, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Russell E. Lund Contact your brother, Bill, at 2082 Golden Gate Ave., San Fran­ cisco. John Kucharski Ex-SS Winter HiU Get in touch with your mother. Paul Petak Please get in touch with Manny at his home. Alfred Sears Please contact your sister, Mary, immediately. She has urgent news for you. Theodore Emanuel Get in touch with Mrs. Marie Ramsey, Baltimore, regarding your extra clothing stored at her home, or it will be disposed of. Thomas M. Parks Get in touch with T. M. Breen, 220 Broadway, New York, NY. Arthur Collier 4 4 4 C(mtact Jacob Zukerman at 31 John L. Bolden, 51: .An attack Union Square West, New York, of coronary thrombosis caused the NY. death of Brother Charles Rafuse Bolden aboard Johnny Elliot the Robin GoodAbove men are asked to send fellow 1 n the their addresses to James Johnston, port of Cape93 South Main Street, Warehouse town. South Point, Conn. Africa, on Au­ James C. McCoy gust 19, 1955. He Get in touch with Lucille Thomp­ was buried at son, 719 Almoraster Avenue, New sea off the GoodOrleans, La. fellow. Brother T. F. Galvin Bolden was a longtime member of ^ SIU Book G-335 the SIU, joining the Union in Bos­ Your Union book, discharge, ton on December 10, 1938, a few dues receipts and seamen's papers weeks after it was chartered. He were found in Seattle and are be­ is, survived by his sister, Leah ing held for you at SIU headquarKyd4a,.«C.Neiii'. Bfitl{ord,.Mas8iiC.', ,ters.in. Brooklyn.. "Vis's v.?; •"ii �Vol. XVil No. 19 SEAFARERS^ LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAKERS INTE R N AT IO N AI UNION • ATLANTIC AND CULF DISTRICT • AFl • JL • •• X. • i.. .: - .• -*11.- •'••'- - —• -- -•• •'-^r Vour Family's ••: •• A r- •;-•"• s»'' • •. "" ..• i , >'" Kiy:-'L W.: --V;'.' .-•.;• .-••'A-'' ".r^v •. • v- •.-.* ' ;• -^ ••• •;- • '•: • •' ••••••'.'i'•"• • "s--'." •• .-•/-.'•'••-v., ;r-"'-:. . •' ,." : i*. - V.:-'• "1 • . ' ..'ft, • • i 'V j"-'/ •••>•'•";'. • T :",• ' ' •• r—i'i:. • ".vri- •': • • • '. ^^r.7.:•*•"-V// •• I •-.• ' • *•••; V-KLZ'.-• •• '•• I liospltai and Surpical Benefit ; - 4 1 » "i \ •(' To insure your family the maximum protection at all times under the Seafarers Hospital and Surgical pro­ visions of the SW 'Welfare Plan, every Seafarer is urged tot Fill out in full an SlU Welfare enrollment card, listing alH your dependents and drop it off or mail it to any SlU hall. Cards can be gotten aboard ship or at any SlU hall. l( • I• ; V Send to SlU headquarters a photostatic copy of your 2 marriage license and of the birth certificates of your chil­ dren. These documents will enable the Plan to speedily make payment when a claim is niade; they will be kept confidential as part of your Union record. Iv--. tiv:; 3 Should anyone in your family require hospitalization or surgery you can save yourself much delay and possible expense by first telephoning or writing the SlU agent nearest you. > . |r"-I--«: -• fe 1 "-T-r'r.' K' • i-i'- ' . Seafarers International Union Atlantic & Gulf District • AFL •'••'• •••-•-•, ::.f: • 7,S„; 7j 7 •• ^ I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 16, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 19 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SIFTS NEW KOREA LEAVE BEEF WC OFFICERS FLIP-FLOP, OKAY TONSINA-TYPE PACT SENATE SEA SCHOOL QUIZ OPENS SOON CONGRESS WARMS UP SEA PROBES SIXTY SIU MEMBERS NOW RECEIVING $150-MO. PENSIONS ILA ENDS TIE-UPL; DOCK VOTE AHEAD 'DISTRICTS' REPORT SHOWS SHIP INSPECTION LOOPHOLES FIRSCO JOB BOOM DIPS SEATTLE BOOM STUMBLES STEWARDS, SIU MEET TO PREPARE MASTER RULEBOOK P&O CRUISE SHIPS DUMP US REGISTRY NY STILL HAS PLENTY OF JOBS TAMPA LUAIDS HOSPITAL PLAN CALIF. AFL BACKS SUP ON BONNER MOBILE 'REC' LOUNGE DUE FOR COMPLETION PLAN NEW GROWTH FOR BOOMING NO JOBS COME STEADILY IN LAKE CHAS. CURRAN SUPPORT TO ILA'S PHONY SEAMEN'S UNION FACES ITF QUIZ FARM GROUP WARS ON '50-50' DIGGING IN AT CLIPPER PARTY ILA ON UNION DEMOCRACY A DAY'S WORK: S.S. DOROTHY SIU WIFE 'PIONEERS' IN RI MAW WIDENS DRIVE IN CHESAPEAKE BAY 'BEST EVER' PICNIC SET BY DEL SUD SHIP MYSTERIES STILL PUZZLE TO SEA HISTORIANS ROYAL OAK BOASTS SOLID CREW HIGH PRICES,S KIPPER LIVEN NAT'L LIBERTY TRIP SNEEZE DIDN'T KEEP HIM IN STITCHES LONG 'THE HAMMER AND THE WRENCH' SIU WELFARE SERVICES QUICK TO PROVIDE AID OWNER DENIES BAR 'SCANDAL' SIU AIDS UNION DRIVE ON RADAR 'TEXAS TOWERS' Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/16/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/1b22c7bffb38fea7d560d28caa805143.PDF 79f7ae205a684f636f189d69c30e6c27 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG 'ia'- • OFFIClAi ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION « ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • " ' • . k ^ • I ' j'M 'J- ""I; 111 • j'j'w - lii • M' ; Aims To Kill Union Shop Law Story On Page 3 •i1 'if IBT Pays Visit Expressing thanks for SIU hospitality, John Strong (right), president of New York Teamster Local 807, ad­ dresses local membership meeting held recently at SIU headquarters. Looking on is IBT Int'l Vice-President Tom Hickey, local secretary-treas­ urer (left), and SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall. Facilities of SIU building were turned over to Local 807, which rep­ resents waterfront teamsters; for its opening meeting of the fall. (Story on Page 5.) % 'fe' ^ Seafarer Frank Napoli, steward, ofS%OrCS rOfflffa f ers suggestion at SIU headquarters meeting of SIU Steward Department ,Committee gathered to draft master set of working rules for SIU galley personnel.i^ Meetings are being held in NY and other ports. (Story on Page 2.) cv:-??'-/-.-• - • lifFlashing their prized tickets for the opening game of the LUCKy Wfinners, WorW series at Yankee Stadium Wednesday, SIU and SUP men who won first of daily drawings for free series ducats at SIU headquarters pose be­ fore leaving to attend the game. Pictured (1-r) are Seafarers M. Goldfinger, J. B. Flanery, J. B. Swiderski, E. R. Such, S. Kalton of the Sailors Union, and Seafarers P. Reyes, J. Hartman, Jr., and C. Souza. ' • ^ iJr •'">1 • �•'• :• ' •• Page Tw* • -s^^>^RW^kg--.'t>y'^' . Sept. 30» 1955 Elect Body To Draff 511/ Sfd Rules Worid Talk On '50-50' Proposed A 15-man rank and file com-^ mittee of steward department men is now at work in head­ quarters drafting a proposed set of standard rules and pro­ cedures for the operation of ship­ board steward departments. The committee is one of a group of WASHINGTON—An inter­ rank and file bodies elected in SIU national conference of nations ports at the last membership meet­ on shipping to discuss the "50ings. 50" law has been proposed by Rep­ The headquarters committee, resentative Frank Boykin (Dem.consisting of three men from each Ala.) The Con^essman, a member rating in the steward department, of the House Merchant Marine Is an outgrowth of the SlU's new Committee has already met in Lon­ "to order" feeding progr^ which don with foreign shipowner spokes­ has been put in effect on a num­ men on their objections to the law. ber of SlU-contracted ships. In He declared on his return to applying the feeding program the the US that the "50-50" law's pro­ Union has been trying to overcome visions have been widely misun­ one of the major stumbling blocks derstood abroad and "even used by i in shipboard feeding, the great other nations to support flag dis-i variation in methods and proce­ criminatory iffactices of an entirely dures from one ship to another, different nature." even in the same fleet. Lack of Law Misunderstood standard working procedure in the department made for incon­ Some countries, he said, are ap- i sistent performance and was a plying "50-50" laws of their own source of friction and inefficiency. to purely commercial cargoes. The US law applies to Government-fi­ Consequently, the rank and file nanced cargo only. committees were chosen to draft Representative Boykin believes' - a set of standard duties and re­ Seafarer Jack Bates (right) was one of several men to hit deck to express their views at re­ that an international conference sponsibilities for all steward de­ cent meeting of steward department men in New Orleans to channel suggestions on methods would result in better understand­ partment ratings based on the Un­ of improving quality and service in feeding aboard SIU ships. The gathering was one of a ing of the act and end the attacks! ion's experience with the new feed­ series held in ports throughout the Union at the request of membership food committee which on.-it_ made by .foreign shipowners ing program. The committee will met at headquarters. abroad and in Washington. also deal with storing, preparation and service in the department. is also being studied. Will Submit To Ships The end objective of the pro­ Outport committee meetings gram is to make for better steward have submitted a number of pro­ departments, both in terms of the posals to the headquarters body men who work in the department which is now in the process of pass­ and in terms of performance for ing on them. When the headquar­ passengers and crew. mm *• J glil ters committee completes a draft Participating in the committee oT its proposals they will be sub­ mitted to all SlU-contracted ships meetings in an advisory capacity for suggestions and comment. At are Cliff Wilson and Phil Reyes, wmmsmM the end of a 60-day period a sec­ veteran SIU stewards who have been in charge of various phases ond committee will be elected in headquarters which will cast the of the SIU's feeding program, and Eddie Mooney, assistant secretary' •1 proposals in their final form. mm treasurer for the stewjard depart­ The handbook now being drawn lli up will aim at equalization of work ment. burdens between members of the the stated objective of the acad­ W0M emy department as well as standard­ is to attract the "high type izing methods from ship to ship. of young American with definite The committee is also drafting a ambition to become an officer in proposed minimum standard stores the US merchant marine." list to assure that storing on all A 1954 study of 4,441 Kings Point •-3 SIU ships will meet high levels, graduates from the years 1945 both as to variety and quality. through 1953, showed that only • 642 were serving as merchant ma­ Sea Time Requirements rine oiSicers, a meager 14 percent Another proposal under consid­ of all graduates. Anothei;,884 were eration by the committee would on active Navy duty. The remain­ call for specific sea time require­ ing men, about 2,800 in all, were ments for each rating in the de­ working on shoreside careers. SIU of NA-secretary-treas­ partment. Entry ratings - would urer John Hawk will head the These figures do not mean, of spend a certain length of time in . _ course, that others besides the 642 each rating before rising to the international union's delega­ tion to next week's all-important The often-voiced charge that the US Merchant Marinef'"®" ^^^^not spend some time in top jobs. The possibility of setting up meeting of the Tnternational Trans- Academy is a waste of taxpayers' money is due for airing merchant service. What they do training and refresher programs portworfcers Federation, Special next week when a Senate committee open? hearingsson US- show Is that a pitifully small num­ in headquarters and the outports Seafarers Section, in Ostend, Bel­ supported officer training programs. While-the activities of ber of Kings Pointers make the merchant marine their lifetime gium. The meeting will deal spe­ cifically with ITF efforts to or­ the state maritime schools will also be discussed, the inves­ career. Most of the 642 men were graduates of more recent years. ganize runaway-flag ships througli- tigation is certain to center on the academy at Kings Point. The 1953 figures are especially academy tends to perpetuate a out the world. Sept. 30, 1955 Vol. XVii, No. 20 For years the SIU and the ma­ training situation that is not re­ revealing on this score. The school SIU Endorsed ITF Drive jority of the other, maritime unions sponsive to the ebb and flow of man­ graduated 251 men that year of PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HEFBERT BBAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, ITF efforts in the runaway-flag have argued that the academy liad power in the industry. Further— which onl;^ 92 were, working for Managing Editor; BEBNARO SEAMAN, Art field received the wholehearted no genuine maritime function to through the Naval Reserve pro­ a living on ships. In other words, ' Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK. Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area endorsement of the last SIU of perform, while Kings Point sup­ gram—it makes the student's pri­ almost two-thirds of the 1953 igradNA convention in Montreal. The porters have argued just as hotly mary obligation to the military uates headed for the Navy or Representative. shoreside jobs. As the figures. convention also denounced the that the institution: was the source rather than the industry. Editorial Cartoon Page j.0 of new blood in officei-s' ranks. show, year by year the number of ' tactics of the ILA's seamen's Editorial Page 10 Refuse Sea Careers men who stay in merchant seivice US Should Not Pay Final Dispatch Page 15 "union" in exploiting runaway-flag A close examination of a Mari­ for any length dt time grows smallIn brief the SIU position has Hospitalized Men Page 12 seamen. It is this rig that received time Administration report entitled er and smaller. After eight years, the blessing of NMU President Joe been' that the Government should Inquiring Seafarer, Page 11 of Merchant Marine Per­ only 8.9 percent of the 1946 class "Review Curran. not pay for the training of steam­ Labor Roundup Page 10 sonnel Training .Program" casts were still in merchant service, 70 Since the convention, with the ship officers. Officers, it holds, like Letters Page 14 revealing light on the Kings Point •out of 779 men. support of .the SIU, the ITF has other licensed professions — doc­ Meet The'Seafarers Page 10 operation. The report sharply AH Serve In Navy Personals Page 15 opened a special organizing office tors, engineers, lawyers or teach­ showed up two factors: in New York for the purpose of ers—should pay their own way Recent Arrivals .........Page 15 In contrast every Kings Point 1. While the Maritime Adminis­ graduate serves at Ijeast two years Seafarer In Action ......Page 11 signing up crews on Panamanian through school, or their training Shipping Figures .. .... Page 16 and Liberian iships among other should, be supported by the indus­ tration pays the biUs, the academy in the Navy and more of them try; Men moving into officers' considers itself a military institu­ make naval service a career than Your Dollar's. Worth .... Page 6 runaway flags. ITF has been successful in a ranks through the foc'sie have had tion. The Navy caUs the tune and the merchant marine. In order to Published blweevly M the headquRrteri ot the Seafarers International Union. At­ number of instances, particularly to pay their own -way at private gets the men. enter Kings Point in the first place lantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth 2. The vast majority of Kings a candidate must pass" the sanie Avenue. Brooklyn. 31, MY. Tel. HYacinth in British and North European schools to get necessary training. 9-6600. Entered as second class matter The vast majority of officers on Point graduates do not make the' physical examination giyen Annap­ at the Post Office In Brooklyn. NY. under ports, in compelling operators of the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. runaway-flag ships to raise wages US merchant ships did not come merchant rharine. their career and olis, candidates,- he must enlist, in ; , had no intention of so. doing when the NaVal Reseive and. pledge lb ; and manning scales to the levels from Kings Point. ' : prevailing on ships of legitimate The' Union believes that the ex­ they enroll;. hLjs draft board that he"will seiwe maritime nations. istence of a Government-operated This situation exists although (Conthiued dh page 7) ' Do We Need Kings Poiiit? 5-.. ^V " il .A Hawk Leads SIU Group To ITF Talk SEAFARERS LOG t • • a • a. . . M �••''.• • • ', 'X / Sept. 39> 1955 Paee Three SEAFARERS^ LOa Phony Front Seeks Anti-Union War Chest NATIONAL HEAOQUARTERt 2SM CENTRAL STREET EVANSTON. U. ./ fHOMti OMm ••HM August 12, 1955 MUST AN AMERICAN CmZEN BELOTIG TO A UNION IN ORDER TO HOLD A JOB? \ . . 1-. ... I am sure yon'have ashed yourself this question many times, particularly during recent months when we haRa.seeMMifcxompulsorv unianism question suddenly ?oBWB^B!P^^BPfc®5labOT''manag«fcidff^fcfonB7^^ Congress Repeal Of Union Shop Is Croup Target NEW ORLEANS—A new "smash labor'' drive which would put into eflfect a national "right to work" law is being spearheaded by a Washington lobby calling itself the National Small Businessmen's Association. The lobby is dunning businessmen all over the country for handouts to finance its^ earn a living and do not have the campaign to outlaw the resources to mail out answers to union shop. Such a move such propaganda. would be a threat to the SIU Hurts Small Outfits and all other unions operat­ "This so-called association does ing under the jurisdiction of small businessmen more harm than Tort^pp^iWII^pni^ceaR a" Federal labor laws, good. Most small businessmen "I'm sure you wiirS^j^t^is, which is why I believe yoiTwill^uBe th"e attached A similar group, this one must depend on a high level of envelope to send us a check for $15 in payment of your current dues. called the American Associa­ consumer buying power for sur­ tion of Small Businessmen, was vival. The biggest bloc of consu­ Sincerely, active in the past in circularizing mer purchasing power is composed newspapers with resolutions as­ of union members who influence sailing the Seafarers Sea Chest in payment of higher wages and crea­ New Orleans when it was first es­ tion of greater sales potential tablished to protect seamen from among unorganized workers. Cam­ AWK:Mc paigns such as this one play into unscrupulous slopchest dealers. the hands of big industry to the Echo Big Business detriment of little business." -^ZKM/SSSAlthough purporting to speak Besides asking for money te JOHN S. STSVINS A. W. KIUSAU FMNK M. CAUCU _ . _ for small business, the organiza­ kill the union shop, the NSBMA Kuaiix C BAILOW Stivtm Enttrprim, t»e» MUMS MattaUetntfft SMpplf C#« EvABftoa. lU. C. S. BtrUit Mi SMI, tut. WkhiUu KAOMA Indisntpoli*, loditaa tion faithfully echoes the line of letter defends the state "right ta DM MOIUM, low, Ticom,, WuhinfloB, J. KAYMOND TIPPANY A. P. MATHWt anti-labor big business outfits, such work" laws which 'have deprived DiWiTT Bmav HAUY E. BUNKUAM; BauT BOCKIMH C»Hi0liAsitJ frs/|#f C*» Cimiimuil lahtptHinf C$; twt, IftOMOft. lit BtitmM CrMiu Ctrptttht Mofttclair, N. J. Stfintw, MiehifU as the National Association of many American woi'kers of uniou CiacinoBti# Ohio SpuU.TolBCMM Manufacturers. It boasts that its security. AMS* S. WUTBROOK Uovn B. SKINNIB ^ I. »f. EVANS XuntT N. Ouioim JNPSifOTSali SktHtitr Ms«a/drf«fia| C## Tiftclfm C«* tiwin L. WHIMJC*. activities were "highly instru­ W'siSufTMl KM Mtt- C». .Bdd«epMt. CooA. Oaihs, afTeIu<i.Ohio Letter Reproduced nne«ik, BA. ». Lnii, Miiwiici mental in supplanting the Wagner The New Orleans Labor League Act with the Tlfift-Hartley Act" for Political Ed.ucation, which is during the 80th Congress. Reproduction of a portion of the leher being circulated by the "National Small Business­ Actually, the attitude of small fighting for repeal of the Louisiana men's Ass'n" all over the US. The high-pressure pitch backfired in New Orleans when a businessmen towards the "National "right to work" law with the ac­ small businessman turned the letter over to union group. Small Bu'^iness Men's Association" tive aid of Seafarers in this port, is best illustrated by a New Or­ reproduced the NSBMA letter for distribution among union members leans businessman who turned here." over to trade unionists here the fund-raising letter he received from the outfit. In this instance, the appeal backfired because the businessman is a friend of the trade union movement, for sound A survey of the first four months' operation of the Seafarers' dependents benefit plan dis­ economic reasons. closes that a number of surgeons have charged Seafarers' families fees that are far higher Unions Build Standards than the commonly-accepted fair price in the profession. In light of these facts, SIU head­ As he put it, "union labor has quarters has warned Seafar--*done more than any other force to ers to beware of excess costs tor's fee includes post operative is undertaking, he would do well build high wage standards which and take steps to protect care and all other services he may to cpntact the nearest port agent produce consumers and purchasers themselves against padded ex­ render. The reputable surgeon nor­ for further information. of goods and services marketed by mally includes post-operative care penses. small businessmen." BALTIMORE — The SIUThe Welfare Plan has found that in his fee for the surgery. The businessman, who asked manned Edith put in at the acme doctors havexcharged as high While this is difficult to do in that his identity he concealed to as $350 for an operation that is an emergency, most operations arc avoid possible reprisals, clearly re­ Maryland Drydocks here for commonly performed for $150. In arranged well in advance. It is a sented the lobby's attempt to speak extensive repairs following a col­ these instances, the profiteering of perfectly reasonable practice for for him and others in the small lision with a Swedish tanker 5# miles below the port of Philadel­ the surgeon has deprived the Sea­ the Seafarer to negotiate a favor­ business category. phia. The Edith, a seam-type ship, farer of the benefits of the Plan's able price for surgical care. Fees "1 know a lot of other, small suffered damage to her how plat­ financial assistance by burdening for surgery are very elastic, often businessmen who feel as I do ing, anchor windlass and chain him with an unusually heavy bill. based on the patient's ability to about such an organization, which pipes in the amount of $140,000. Steps To Take pay, and a higher fee.is not neces­ attempts to label itself as our The trustees of the Plan, in con- sarily assurance of greater skill Dense Fog Present spokesman," he said. "Unfortunate­ siding this problem, have advised or better care. The Bull Lines ship was headed ly, being genuine small business­ Seafarers to take the following The average surgeon Is being . PHILADELPHIA — Two men, we are too busy trying to into Philadelphia with a cargo of steps: phosphate when she collided head very well paid if he sticks to the more harbor boat operators 1. Before making arrangements fees listed in the schedule. In fact, here have been successfully or­ on in a dense fog with the Swedish. for a surgeon's services, consult there have been cases under the ganized by the AFL International tanker Josefina Thorden, coming the schedule of surgical benefits Plan in which the surgeon has Brotherhood of Longshoremen, downstream. Fortunately, botii under the Welfare Plan. ships were moving slowly and there charged less than the schedule with the IBL winning Labor Board 2. Get in touch with the nearest calls for—a perfectly normal sit­ votes on September 19 and 20. were no injuries. The tanker was SIU port agent to acquaint your­ uation under the circumstances. Crewmembers on the Frede­ running empty at the time. Unlicensed personnel of the S.C. self with exactly what you will be This is the second time in the Responsible leacters in the medi­ Loveland Company, barge operat­ ric C. Collin who were in con­ entitled to under the plan. cal profession are the first to ad­ ors, and the Interstate Oil Trans­ tact with Seafarer Billy R. Hill Ilast three years that a Bull Lines 3. Be sure to find out if the doc- mit that the,standards of the pro­ port Company both voted for IBL while aboard the ship, are shjp has been involved in a colli­ fession are not always what they Local IBOO, marine division, in col­ urged to go to the nearest Pub­ sion in the area. In May, 1952, the should be. The profit motive among lective bargaining elections. Some lic Health Service- Hospital for Angelina was set afire by an ex­ some doctors sometimes overrides of these workers had been repre­ a tuberculin test and a chest plosion on a coastal tanker in the Delaware-Chesapeake Canal and their professional ethics. The grave sented by the International Long­ x-ray. concern expressed by medical so­ shoremen's Association in the^past. Hill left the ship in Norfolk narrowly averted disaster. A few Regular membership meet­ cieties over fee-splitting, ghost, IBL now represents the great on August 23 with an advanced days later the SlU-manned tanker ings in SIU headquarters and surgery and pyramiding of fees m'ajprity of unlicensed harbor craft and highly-infectious case of Michael was set ablaze in a colli­ at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at shows that doctors are subject to workers in the Philadelphia area, tuberculosis. His roommate and sion on the Delaware south of ordinary human weaknesses de­ having previously won recognition others on the ship while he was Wilmington. 7 PM. The schedule for the ' It is expected that repaii's o* spite myths to the xontrary. . from members of the harbor's tug­ aboard are urged to get a pi-enext few meetings is as follows: In any case, if the Seafarer has boat association and at the Warner cautionary check-up accordingly. the Edith will take about three Get. 5, Oct, Wr Nov. g. ; . weeks. any doubts about the obligation he Sand and Gravel Company. Care In Choice Of Medic Saves Seafarers Told SS Edith In Collision, No One Injured Phila. IBL Sweeps Two More Polls Collin Crew Needs X-Rays Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks ' vi -y:,A A- �:t - • -• SEAFARERS Fag0 Four SUP Negotiating Coitim. Report SUP Members Approve Pact With Penalty, OT Included In Base Pay Members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific have voted overwhelmingly in all ports in favor of a revolutionary de­ parture in maritime agreements which incorporates and guar­ antees a high level of penalty*pay and*weekend overtime as represents an historic point in the part of base wages. The new industry. Its novel approach to the •'f.-'^-".'.-.,vi;'-> contract was approved by SUP members after many weeks of negotiation and lengthy discussion at SUP membership meetings. It also provides for a $25 across-theboard monthly increase and retro­ activity. The new agreement undoubtedly Speak Out At SlU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting-—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Unioa urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, ail members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their minds. Ship Lobby Still Pings Bonner Bill WASHINGTON—Still plug­ ging for a scheme of maritime labor controls which have been denounced by the SIU and virtually all other segments of maritime labor, the president of the country's biggest shipowmer lobby reiterated his backing of the proposed Maritime Labor Board in a speech here last week. Francis T. Greene, head of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, spokesman for the major por­ tion of the US subsidized lines, originally endorsed the proposal before the House Merchant Marine Committee. The committee chair­ man, Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC), came up with the idea, • which was quick to win the back­ ing of the shipowners. Power Over Contracts The proposed Maritime Labor Board would be given powers to oversee all negotiations involving sea unions and the operators and would have special powers to set ceilings on both wages and work­ ing conditions. A "cooling-off period" could also be invoked at any time in the event of a dispute which might lead to a strike. The endorsement by the AMMI spokesman' was qualified on one point, however. Since labor costs are taken into account in deter­ mining the amount of subsidy, a ceiling on wages in the event of any pay increase negotiated later would mean that the shipowner would have to foot the bill without Government help. Naturally, the subsidized lines are quite cool to that idea. : Sept. 30, loss LOG Your-negotiating committee,, which was duly elected by the membership for the purpose of con­ ducting negotiations with the shipowners for a new agreement, has the following to report: The comhiittee has been in session for approxi­ mately three months. We have had several meetings with the shipowners through the Pacifi» Maritime Association. We have* also met with the American President Lines and the Pacific Far East Line sep­ arately in view of the fact that they have withdrawn their bargaining rights from the PMA and are now handling their own negotiations. Your committee proposed on June 17 to the membership that we endeavor to negotiate an agree­ ment which would include in the basic monthly wages the approximate earning power of our mem­ bers based on penalty time paid in a spread of eight hours and also add to the basic monthly wages the penalty time now being paid for standing problem of determining 'seamen's actual earnings aims at standard­ izing and equalizing earnings on all ships, tying up the numerous loose ends now in contracts. By lumping into one base wage package the SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC bulk of penalty time" earnings plus SAMPLE BALLOT the watchstanders' weekend over­ time the SUP hopes to eliminate September, 1955 the differences between "good Are you in favor of odopting the proposed overtime" and "bad overtime" new agreement printed in the West Coast ships and companies. It is expected the new set-up will do away with Sailors, September 6, 1955 issue? penalty-time beefs, company chisel­ ing on penalty time and delays in Yes No payoffs because of penalty disputes. • Guaranteed High Another major objective of the SUP is to assure a hijh level of navigation watches Saturdays, Sundays and holidays take home pay at a time when ef­ at sea and add a pay raise also. forts are being made in Congress Your committee felt that by a proposition of this to cut down seamen's penalty pay. type we could establish decent basic wages which Printed for Seafarers' informa­ would protect the membership of the Sailors Union, tion in this issue is the SUP nego­ meaning that they would not lose any money but tiating committee report. Seafarers would get all of it in their monthly wages. are urged to read and study this Such a proposition it was felt would be a definite document carefully and wTite their advantage to the membership of the Sailors Union impressions of it to both SIU head­ as a whole and it would do away with a lot of quarters and the SUP. beefing and arguing about disputed penalty time, Deck Dept Only etc. It would give every SUP man the same basic The effects of this agreemfent on wages in every ship. In other words, a man wouldn't other maritime unions are not clear have to wait for one particular ship on which he as yet. The SUP contract covers thought he would be able to make more penalty only deck department men and time. Every ship would have the same basic wages does not touch on the problems of based on 56 hours at sea and 40 hours in port the engine and steward depart­ for the watchstanders and for the dayworkers 40 ments. The other West Coast hours a week at sea and in port. unions, the Marine Cooks and Not only would this benefit the-SUP membership Stewai^s and the Marine Firemen, as a whole but it would stave off any future at­ Oilers, and Watertenders, have had tempt by Congressional committees -to concoct new similar pi-oposals under study but laws for the purpo.se of putting the seamen in have found it extremely difficult to straightjackets as fac as negotiations are concerned average off penalty time in their and, likewise, stop the /Maritime Administration departments because of wide vari­ from trying to establish maximum wages, hours ations within their departments. and working conditions which policy was proposed Reporting in the "Marine Fire­ in the last Congress and on which the Bonner man," the official MEOW journal, Committee held extensive hearings where your president Vincent Malone declared Secretary was subpoenaed to testify. As a matter that the SUP approach was being of fact, they attempted strongly to get this law shelved "reluctantly" by his union passed in the list Congress which if enacted would for the above reasons. take away all the rights of negotiating agreements Seafarers can expect the new from the unions and put them in the hand of the agreement to be the target of at­ Maritime Administration or some other Federal tack by Joseph Curran, president of board. the National Maritime Union, who During the hearings in 'VVashington, DC, the has undertaken a personal vendetta shipowners hammered away at the same thing and against SUP secretary-treasurer sang the same song: namely, that they had to Harry Lundeberg. Curran has at­ pay extra money (penalty time) within a man's tempted in the past to label such regular working hours for Sailors' work. The Con­ agreements as "56-hour week" con­ gressmen in their questioning could noi understand, tracts. Of course his attack ignores for instance, why bailors received extra money the fact that all US seamen-watch- for cleaning holds, spray painting, cleaning tanks, standers have for years worked 56 etc. hours at sea and 40 in port. The As a matter of fact, they were all mixed up new SUP contract does not alter and were definitely considering classifying penalty this system but does alter the meth­ od of compensating for such work. time wkhin a man's regular working hours as Curran's onslaught is likely to be "feather-bedding." You must not forget that the blunted by the fact that CIO en­ same committee will probably bring back the same gineers and radio operators oh the arguments when Congress reconvenes. Consequently, we know that for everybody con­ West Coast have approved similar agreements for bulk operations,.as cerned, particularly the seamen themselves. It would have the Masters, Mates and Pilots, be much better to make one basic wage and one overtime rate. The membership concurred in this AFL. on a coastwise basis in the July 5th meeting and thought it a good idea. Afterwards we approached the shipowners on this and they claimed they liked the idea also. IVe also talked to the Firemen and Cooks who also agreed it would be a very good idea, providing we could get a wage that would cover the men so they would not lose any money. We had a couple of propositions from the ship­ owners which we rejected because they were unac­ ceptable to the membership of the SUP. As • matter of fact, they did not embody any particular gains but took away a lot of conditions which we now have. During the past t]^o weeks the SUP Negotiation Committee has met with the American PresidentLines and the Pacific,Far East Line in negotiation* a %uRLy also met with the PM!^ during the past week and on Thursday, September g, we came to a tentative agreement with APL and PFE and on Friday we metwvith the PMA and actually on Monday,.Septem?her 12, just about 6 o'clock, before our meeting, the PMA committee, headed by Mr. St. Sure, agreed on the same type of an agreement that we had already negotiated with the American President' Lines and Pacific Far East Line. Therefore, we are now in a position to bring it before the- membership tonight and we feel this is a goqd agreement and should be acceptable to the membership of the SUP. Briefly, this is what your committee did. We went over all the records trip by trip, ship by ship, company by company, for the past year and dug up how much penalty time the watchstanders made,"how much penalty time the daymen made, how much penalty time the ordinary seamen made. We also received the pay vouchers from some mem­ bers of the Sailors Union and checked with various members of the Sailors Union on the records they had kept themselves in order to be absolutely sure. We then took the average of the penalty time for the watchstanders, the average of the pcnilty time for the daymen and we added that to-the present wages.- Then we added $25 more across the board for all ratings, Which is the new wage raise, so actually the following is what we came up with: For the watchstanders approximately $96 per month, which is. now being made in penalty time on» Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at sea and also in penalty time made within their eight-hour spread. To that we added $25, which gave the watchstanders a raise of $121.00. In other words, an AB watchstander under the new set-up will receive $423.00 per month. For the daymen, we figured the amount of penalty time made within their eight-hour spread amounts to approximately $44.00 per month. Then we added to that another $25 (new raise), giving the daymen $69. In other words, the AB daymen will receive $400 a month under the new-set-up. The same principle was used -for all the other ratings so actually the watchstanders' wages are based on 56 hours a week at sea and 40 hours aweek in port. The daymen's wages are based on 40 hours, a week" at sea and 40 hours in port. We raised the overtime rate 18c to $2.65 per hour for the higher ratings and for the ordin^y' seamen 11c to $2^00 per hour. We retained as extra com­ pensation in the agreement the following items: 1. Entering and cleaning tanks. 2. Cleaning bilges. 3. Cleaning cargo holds, with rotten copra and talc rubber. 4. Tending livestock. .5, Driving winches and handling cargo. , -6. Handling mail and baggage. 7.^ Preparing holds for bulk cargo. 8. Spraying and shellacking after 5 PM and before 8 AM weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. With the exception of the above named items, there are no more penalty payments. In other words, they are all now in the wages. Everything you do now between the hours of 8 and 5 in port and at sea within your regular hours you will reqeive no penalty pay for. It will already be in your pay. However, we also want to point out to the membership that the regular agreement dealing with work at sea for watchstanders after 5 and befqre 8 is the same as it is now. In other words, only navigatiop duties will be done after 5 and before 8 with the exception of sanitary work in the morning like we now have in the agreement. Your committee wants to point out to the mem­ bership that we protected the membership as a whole throughout the entire negotiations and we feel that this is a very good deal for the membership of the Sailors Union and should be acceptable and we recommend it. We realize of course that a thing like this Is a new pattern and should be thoroughly checked by the membership, so we recommend to the mem­ bership if they accept this agreement here tonight that the Secretary be instructed to print this new proposed agreement in a special edition of the West Coast Sailors, send it up and down the coast and distribute it widely aboard the ships and the next meeting night, which will be September 26, that we have a vote in all the branches up and down the coast and that all the members on the beach and on the ships be requested to attend the meetings and vote whether they want this s agreement or not. SUP Negotiating Committee (s) William Berger, 4652 C. P. D. Shanahan, 5073 Solomon Bishaw, 4638 Ted Lewis, 2862 A1 Stang, 3235 Harry Johnson, 3632 'Harry JJundebeif, 2708 ^ imder this new proposition (one basic wage). We . ',r'k ; �Sept. so. 1955 SEAJfAnERS LOG Paf« fffv»v N|AW Strike Paralyzes Old Bay Line Services a .. ' BALTIMORE—On the eve of a National Labor Relations Board election order, officials of the Old Bay Line embarked on a union-busting campaign which has led to a complete tie:— up of all their vessels. rrhe^» suit that all ,activity has been SlU-affiliated Marine Allied brought to a halt. Workers here is maintaining Port agent Earl Sheppard said around-the-clock picket lines on that the last-ditch union-busting the company's vessels with the re- move came after the union and the comiiany had both agreed to an election to determine representa­ tion for the company's employees. The day following the agreement the company fired all MAW ..or­ ganizers employed on its vessels, and forced a number of crewmemi. bers who had vacation time com­ ing to get off in Norfolk, making it impossible for them to vote in the elections. The MAW, with the aid of Sea­ farers in the port, struck back with picketlines. Full support for the strike has been received from long­ Portion of the large crowd of waterfront teamsters in 10,000-member Local 807 of New York Two of five crewmembers shoremen both in Baltimore and which held regular meeting at SIU headquarters and then enjoyed Union hospitality after­ of a downed commercial air­ Norfolk, along with Teamsters and wards at special buffet irshown in headquarters cafeteria. Meeting providecT IBT members liner have been rescued by tugboat workers here. with inside look at SIU and waterfront operations with which they come in contact. the SlU-manned Steel Advocate Serves Coast and are being brought to Honolulu, The Old Bay Line, a well-known according to a ship's message name in the shipping business, radioed to the Isthmian Steamship services the Baltimore-Hampton Company's New York offices. The Roads area* with both passenger rescue was made while the ship and cargo operations. MAW is also was eastbound to Honolulu about active in other areas with an elec­ 1,100 miles west of the islands. tion coming up on six tugs and a The four-engined cargo carrier, number of barges operated by the The SlU's New York headquarters was host to the" first membership meeting of the fall operated by the Flying Tigers Line, Harbor Towing Company. Other season of Local 807, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, largest of the Teamster local had gone down on a flight from unorganized groups are also receiv­ unions In the New York area. Several hundred Local 807 members filled the hall to caHonolulu to Wake .Island. ing. attention from the SIU harbor ^^ ^ 1- pacity and were welcomed The rescue operation .was car­ affiliate. • lAIIIJ^ lAi behalf of the SIU by Secried out at 3 PM on Sunday, Sep­ Heavy Ship Influx retary-Treasurer Paul Hall. tember 25. The pilot of the plane. Deep sea shipping in this port The Teamsters also were given Identified as A. J. Machado of Hol­ has been exceptionally good with a demonstration of how the SlU'a lywood, California," and the co­ considerably more men getting jobs rotary hiring system works and pilot were the men rescued. than the total registering in the were shown the various member­ two- week period. The port's good Doctor Now Aboard ship and adminstrative facilities shipping came from a heavy load at the headquarters hall. Six hours later the Advocate of 15 payoffs, 11 sign-ons and 13 Local 807 is.a key unit in the met the Coast Guard cutter Kukui in-transit -ships. Some of the ves­ Seafarer Edward Keagy, chief electrician, and members of New York waterfront picture since which transferred a doctor and sels hitting the port had been di­ pharmacist's mate to the ship to verted from New York because of the crew of the Neva West were praised by the Coast Guard its members handle most of the care for the survivors. The Ad­ the longshore tie-up there. for saving the Neva West from disaster during a recent ship­ trucking to and from the piers ih the harbor. The 10,000-member lo­ vocate then continued on its way AU payoffs were handled in good board fire. Kcagy's action in * cal also does a great de^ of the to Honolulu. shape with no major beefs re­ rigging an improvised weld­ New Orleans.when fire broke out general trucking in the city. Twenty-five . planes and Coast ported on any of these vessels. in No. 1 hold five days out at sea. ^ Side By Side ing circuit to cut a hole in the Guard surface craft have been par­ Services of the port, including steam-smotheri^ line was During the AFL's efforts to or­ ticipating ih the search operation the Sea Chest, Port O'Call and Sea­ deck was instrumental in the rapid The turned on but ganize longshoremen in the port over a 50,000 square mile area. farer's Cafeteria art running conquest of a fire in a cargo of attempts to enter of New York Local 807 worked The Union and the company ex­ smoothly, Sheppard reported, and cotton. the hold after­ side by side with Seafarers and pect further details from the ship enjoying the patronage of Seafar­ The SlU-manned Victory ship wards were unthe International Brotherhood of was en-route to Bremerhaven from successful be­ ers on the beach. as soon as it reaches Honolulu. Longshoremen, contributing valu­ cause of smoke able support and assistance' and heat. throughout the dock beef. Present Then crewat the meeting and introduced to members noticed the teamsters was John Dwyer of that deck plating the AFL Longshoremen's Union. on the main deck As a waterfront local, 807 has Keagy was becoming always been close to the SIU and red hot. The only way the fire friendly relations have existed be­ New evidence of a close alliance between Harry Bridges' Communist-dominated West iiOuld be fought successfully was tween- the two unions for many Coast apparatus and the expelled East Coast International Longshoremen's Association by cutting a hole in the deck to years. introduce a fire hose. Following the meeting, the mem­ was revealed last week in "The Dispatcher," official publication of Bridges' union. bership present was served a buf­ Rigged Up Torch The West Coast publication^ fet in the SIU cafeteria. Local 807 revealed that Bridges not only gust 7, "The Dispatcher" reported to the ILA through his local unions There was no acetylene torch leaders expressed their apprecia­ wais friendly with ILA leaders that ILA general organizer Teddy and has been supporting the gang­ equipment aboard, but fortunately tion of the hospitality offered by In New York but wan meeting reg- Gleason, one of three top officials ster-run ILA against AFL. Now it a shipyard worker had left a the SIU and the past cooperation lilariy with them in New York and in the ILA, boasted of his friend­ appears he is taking part in policy­ length of welding conductor aboard. the Union has given the Teamsters. Keagy and chief engineer Harry participating in ILA strategy meet­ ship and close association with making for ILA. When reports of Bridges' cash Gwin rigged the emergency weld­ ings with the full approved of the Bridges. "Gleason" the paper said, NLiA's.New York District.Coupcil. "said he knew Bridges and met contributions to ILA first appeared ing gear using a metal rod as a Notify Union The disclosure raised., the possi­ him every time he was in New in the press during;^. last year's welding electrode. In 11 minutes AFL-IBL waterfront campaign, York and always got good advice they cut a large enough hole for bility ihat Bridges may have par­ About Sicic Men ticipated in planniM the recent from him. He admitted meeting ILA president Bradley vowed that fire-fighting purposes. anybody doing business with with Velson (a Bridges agent) also, Ship's delegates are urged to political strike agamst the New A fire hose was then put to work York-New Jersey waterfront com­ said he was -a good trade unionist Bridges would be thrown out of on the blaze, pouring water through notify the - Union immediately and that he would continue to meet the ILA. when a shipmate is taken off mission. Since then there have been re­ the opening cut in the deck. the vessel in any port because In recounting events of an ILA him." The fire was quickly brought, Applauded By ILA peated instances of Bridges'. in­ of Illness or injury. Delegates District Council meeting on Au"The Dispatcher" concluded that volvement in the New York harbor under control and the crew was should not wait untiLthey send then able to enter the hold to re­ Gleason's statement, "was greeted scene with Bradley himself in daily in the ship's minutes but should with enthusiastic applause'' by the contact with Velson. Far from dis­ move smoldering cargo. As a result, handle the matter in a separate damage was held down to a mini­ owning Bridges' support, the ILA ILA's top echelon. mum atid the ship and cargo saved communication, so that the un> Bridges' open boasting of his has welcomed it. from possible disaster while far ion can determine iif what man­ Although ostensibly anti-Com­ ILA alliance is being viewed with ner it can aid the brother. increasing concern in waterfront munist, the ILA has enjoyed out at sea. It would also be helpful if 'The personnel of the Neva circles as evidence that he has a wholehearted support from the the full name, rating and book long-sought foothold in the Port "Daily Worker," official Commu­ West," the Coast Guard concluded, number was sent in. Address nist Party publication. The ''Work­ especially the electrician, deserve these notifications to Welfare of New York. It has been open knowledge that er" was particularly eqjthusiastic" praise for the efficient manner in Services at headquarters. for the past year and a half about the most recent waterfront which they coped with a shipboard emergency." scui > , Bridges has been supplying.^.ds, SlU Crew Saves 2 In Air Crash SIU Hq Plays Host To Meeting Of NY Viaterfronf Teamsters Laud SIU Crewmen For Saving SS Neva West Bridges Boasts Of Influence Over I LAs T op Leadership 14 1: �Sept. 30, 1955 YOUR POLLARTS WORTH REAFARERi GUIDE TO BETTER BUYlj^O Another Round Of Inflation Coming All last ipring this department warned that prices would be higher this fall. Now we're really being socked by the new round of inflation. Many items you have to buy for your family have already jumped in price or are about to. Food, clothing, housing and television sets have all joined the inarch of widespread price increases. Many of the prfce boosts can be traced to the exaggerated price increases laid down' by steel manufacturers last summer, and by the booming price of copper and other metals. The boost in steel and other metals is directly affecting prices of houses, threatens to push up the tags on cars and Indirectly affects many other prices because it is forcing up costs of industrial equipment too. , It s interesting, if a little painful, to see—how the steel industry's financial policies affect your family's living costs. Jhe industry had plenty of room to absorb last summer's wage hike in its own record profits, but instead, raised the price of steel, not just by the amount of the wage increase, but approximately twice as much. It was able to use the wage increase as an occasion for a double price increase bbcause of the present heavy demand for steel from auto and other industries. Paying For New Factories According to financial authorities, the real reason for steel's double increase, is that the industry is seeking to "capitaiize" its expansion program opt of current earnings. That is, it aims to finance new plants and equipment out of profits rather than by seUing an equivalent amount of stock. This policy Jias boomed steel company shares on the stock markets. Some companies stocks have gone up over 300 Oil portrait of Andrew Furuseth is presented to SlU in recognition of "vigorous and^milrtant per cent in value in the past two years. But now the public is begin­ efforts made by Seafarers in this port" to aid In building a strong cS'ntral AFL labor group in ning to pay for this stock boom way of higher prices. New Orleans, by A. P. Harvey, president (left), and James Dempsey, executive board mem­ Here is what you must contend with and how you can plan, as best ber, on behalf of New Orleans Central Trades and Labor Council. SlU port agent Lindsey . as possible, to defend your family's living standards from the impact of higher prices: . Williams (right) accepts the gift for the SlU at one of the council's regular meetings in the SlU hall. TELEVISION SETS: Four of the largest manufacturers have already •raised prices from $10 on table models to as much as $30 on higherpriced console sets. Standard-quality IT-indh sets now list at the $140 mark for the most widely-sold, popular-price makes (less discounts given by retailers.) Tip: If you're in the market now, look for the 1955 sets still avail­ MOBILE—The value of the SIU's hospital-surgical plan for Seafarers' families has been able in many stores. Actual differences between the '55 models and the brought home sharply to this port with payment of 22 benefits since the plan began in higher-priced '56 sets are small. June, Of particular significance, port agent Cal Tanner noted, was the fact that approxi- SHOES: Most manufacturers are raising shoe price tags five per cent —^mately two-thirds of these in October; one already has upped prices. cases were handled from be­ Tip: Anticipate your immediate needs, but remember that the annual ginning to end while the Sea­ January shoe sales will offer reductions of 10-20 percent on staple styles. farer was out on a ship. CLOTHING: Prices of men's and boy's items are going up, especially, In ten of the cases, he reported, shirts, work clothes, pajamas and knit underwear. Women's hosiery is the hospitalizations were on an emergency basis, with no oppor­ slated for a general price rise in March. Otherwise women's apparel tunity to make necessary arrange­ is holding pretty steady at today's reasonable levels, with excellent ments in advance. Even in these values available in nylon slips, and in dresses made of a new blend LAKE CHARLES—Stepped-up tanker movements due to instances there were no snags any­ of cotton and nylon carrying modest price tags of $10 or less. Tip: Some retailers stocked up on men's and boy's shirts, work clothes the coming of winter this week produced the best shipping where along the line. The head­ and underwear before the price hike. Our recommendation is to shop quarters office of the plan and the this port has enjoyed in many months. port offices here cooperated these items more widely than usual because of the price variations, The sddden upsurge in ac-"* smoothly all the way, and neces­ and include large chains and mail-order catalogs in your compari­ the shock of seeing the New Or­ sary paper work was taken care sons, since these sources accumulate inventories in advance. tivity required extra man­ HOME FURNISHINGS: Furniture prices have already been raised power from Houston and New leans go out of existence. He ap­ of without delay. All in all, the port finds that the five percent. Prices of ^ome cooking utensils, especially copper-clad Orleans to fill the jobs available. parently had never heard the story types, and broilers, are also due for a hike at retail levels. Both ports reacted promptly so about the old ships that never sink plan has been operating at peak Tip: Annual furniture sales are in February. Also, despite price in­ but just rust away. efficiency and payments have been that none of the ships sailed short. creases, competition among retailers is keen^on certain lines. Un­ coming through at top speed. Sea­ Aside from shipping news, all Visitors during the two-week usually good values in mattresses are available from some retailers period included a mixture of tank else is quiet in this area at the farers can help maintain this at this time. (Notable are the va^e in mattresses, sheets, other home happy state of affairs by seeing to moment. The political pot is slowly apd freight ships including ten items being offered in the current Montgomery Ward fall sales catalog Cities Service vessels, the Val starting to warm up, however, and it {hat enrollment cards and other as the result of the battle for control of Ward and its sales lag in recent documents are submitted to the Chem (Valentine), Trinity (Carras) in a few weeks it is expected that Union now so that the port will years.) Competition ls*Vlso keefi on sheets, with prices practicaHy. at and the Orion Comet (Orion), a the "fur will really, fly^ be fully prepared to handle any pre-World War II levels. Fitted (contour sheets are now available for big supertanker on her way to the Once the deadline is up for as little as $1.50.1n twin size, and ^;egular heavy-weight muslin sheets Far East. In addition, the Stony filing as a candidate and each emergency situation. Of course, (140 count), for as little as $1.85. v the minute a Seafarer or member Creek (American Tramp Shipping), candidate then knows whom he has FOOD: Higher price tags on many food staples, especially eggs and Steel Recorder (Isthmian) and to tear apart, then "things will of his family finds that hospital­ meat, is the real problem. The supply of pork is larger this fall than Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans) ipade really get hot," Leroy Clarke, ization is required, they should last, and^ some pork cuts have come down in price, notably shoulders their presence known. SIU port agent here, commented. get in touch with the port agent to and hams. But beef Is higher and the $1 price tag is visible more often Oldtimer In "Louisiana elections are like elec­ assure themselves prompt service again on steaks, from the SIU Plan. Among the crew on the Eva, tions no place else," he added. Tip: With eggs very high, use Grade B in omelets and other cooked Dull Shipping which stayed on here over a week, Local labor unions are also quiet dishes, and small and medium Grade A for boiling and poaching. was Brother Adolph Capote of at this time, with all members On the shipping side. Mobile Smaller eggs are cheaper at this season. ! Seatrain New Orleans fame, who working and no outstanding beefs had a dull two weeks with not has never quitp recovered from on the docket. much turnover on the vessels hit­ ting port. 'Eight payoffs, four sign, ons and three in-transits summed up the port's business. The coming period should improve somewhat, ^ B A *=" A 19,^ PHILADELPHIA—New progress : by the SlU-affiliated but the outlook is not too exciting. Seafarers shipping out of here Marine Allied Workers headlines the news from^this port. were saddened to learn of the passing of Brother Robert Darley, MAW has Just filed a petition for representation of employees Sr. Darley, who sailed as AB, col­ of the Chester-Bridgeport fer- ^ lapsed and died while on the wheel ries below thli city. MAW Seafarers have been assisting their fellow trade unionists shoreside by watch on the Ocean Joyce, outside of Pusan, Korea. One of his three organizers here are confident staying away from these non-union Seafarer-sons, Robert, Jr., whs OS that the union will win a Labor operations. lone No Terror on the same watch with his father Board election among these men. The SIU affiliate already has a at the time of his death. The hurricane lone scare did not The veteran Seafarer's body is number of ajp'eements with various frighten any jobs away from this being returned to the States by operations in this port. city, with shipping doing very wet^. On the shoreside labor scene, We have had. to call other ports ship, and burial will take place near his home in Panama City, port agent A. S. CarduUp reports for men in the past two weeks and Florida. no change in the. fight of AFL the future outlook is good with 675"-4^.AVEM0F -12/6 E.BALTIMOS The sympathies of the port also Restaurant Workers and Team­ very few men available here. go to the family of Seafarer Walter sters to sign up the. Horn and . AIL waterfront activity is back J. Anderson, whose motheir died Hardart chain here. This port has' to nomxal follpwing a. stoppage by ' here last week. Anderson lu gone on record- not to patronize longshoremen .which tied shipping i: kSils''olit of'Ai6bilii''asiidsuh.' A.'.'••••"J How oM''iiMdact4?ect*urant8'and mp"briefly? **'®'^"* .• •, Mobile Pays 22 Family Benefits Tanker Activity Booms Lake Charles' Shipping Phiiiy In Ferry Drive ponro'CALL ^V,'' • /•: -:' '••..V•• /if'. I eRoa/eCl^AI eAt.-7//vtcvep �Sept Sf. 'lPU SBAFAMEM9 WeSTPORT (ArHlur), July 17— ehalrman> R. 6atatl Sacratary, It. Arctiar. One brother apoke on ahlp not havihe any beefs at preseht, all is working wen. Several men asked about the amount of cement carried to receive bonus. All brothers asked not to leave clothes in washing ma­ chine. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Tranafuel), July 10—Chairman, P. Leon­ ard; Secretary, II. Thomas. Turned in repair list. Fire equipment is not up to par. It was suggested that water tanks be taken from aft and put be­ low for more hot water, that we put in for the days we had no water to shower Mth. No. water In washing machine for two i weeks and fresh water tanks are not cemented. YORKMAR (Calmar), July 28— Chairman, A. Morgan; Secretary, C. "^raues. Payoff rules were reviewed. No drinking in passageways. Discusaion held on washing machine wring­ er. Heaps and showera to be kept clean. Drinking water is not cold enough. Steward to serve larger salads. EVELYN (Bull Lines), July 23— Chairman, Aycock; Secretary, Piersen. One crew member lost life in Port Mexico. State of accident will be' given upon arrival In New York. Ship's delegate elected. Request pa­ trolman to investigate unsafe condi­ tion, and delayed sailing from Port Mexico. Discussion was held on sani­ tary faculties. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Robin Lines), July 25—Chairman, W. BIskas; Sec'retary, O. Raynor. Men who fouled up wlU pay $50 fine. Some disputed over­ time settled. Motion made and car­ ried to accept and concur with head­ quarters communicatioiis. chairs In Formosa, balance OlQp'a fund is SIS. Letter was sent to-SEA­ FARERS LOG regarding misconduct of crewmember. Repair lists to be compiled. Vote of thanks to steward department. MAE (Bull Lines), July 31—Chair­ man, F. Hipp; Secretary, S. Berger. All delegates agree with captain and chief mate that all performers get off ship. Everything in order except for hot weather in the Gulf of Mex­ ico. Ship's fund—$7.89. Motion made to Increase ship's fund. Foc'sles to hj» painted. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), July 4 — Chairman, Puckett; Seeretary, Wsber. (niief engineer said he would adjust drinking water. Popcorn ma­ chine was purchased for $10. No noise in messhall at night. Caird gaihes to begin after supper. July 24—Chairman, Carney; Seere­ tary, Weber. Water is okay now that crew has taken on a new coMer water. Ship's fund $30. Motion made and carried to get new percolators and larger sheets. Port steward in New Orleans Is responsible for small variety and poor quaUty of food. LA SALLR (Waterman), July 24— Chairman, D. Mann; Secretary, C. Mexur. No major beefs. Delayed eallIng )o be. taken up with patrolman. TWehty dollars was apeht for' deek .J'vill 'He-Man^ Haircut For Seafarer's Sen a OREMAR (Ore), July 24—Chairman; C. Burnt; Secretary, H. Stewart. No beefs. . Ship's fund—S2.50. Ship's del­ egate elected. Lockers to be repaired by machinist. To see about getting milk in Canada. CUBORE (Ore), June 28—Chairman, G. Brown; Secretary, C. Crockett. Ship's delegate elected. Sailing board time has gotten way out of hand. More night lunch to be put out. SteW' ard department man to make coffee for 10 AM coffee time. MOHICAN (Trans Oceanic), July 24 —Chairman, C. Walliek; Secretary, J. Morrison. Innerspring matresses and fans will be ordered in New York. Ship's delegate elected. Motion made and carried to cooperate with mess. man and pantryman in keeping messhall and pantry clean. Repair lists to be turned into ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Au­ gust 14—Chairman, H. Maginness; Secretary, F. Webb. Continued coop­ eration requested of crew. Ship's treasurer elected. No beefs. New motor installed in washing machine. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), July 30— Chairman, R. Roberts; Secretary, H. Patterson. Balance of ship's fund is $59.68. No beefs—smooth sailing. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Better grade of meats need­ ed. Hand rails on fore and aft to be repaired before ship leaves New Or­ leans. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), July 31—Chairman, O. Taylor; Secretary, S. Ougglno. No beefs. Motion made and carried that crew get screen doors for galley and crew mess. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Sug­ gestion made that all foc'sles be sougeed and decks painted. Temper­ ature of lee box to be improved, so that ice cream will stay hard; and to unplug drains in the laundry room, sinks and decks. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), July 31—Chairman, J. Johnson; Seeretary, D. Beard. No beefs. Ship's fund con­ tains $16.34. Communlcatlous froiii headquarters read, accepted, and con­ curred. Ship's treasurer elected. Crew appreciates third cook's cook­ ing. THE CABINS (Mathlasen), July Chairman, H. Fusion; Seeretary, T. Bolton. Ship's secretary - reporter elected. Ship's fund—$83.70. No beefs. Ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward department. Crew requests that ship be fumigated when It goes to shipyard. All repairs to be listed and turned Into ship's delegate. CALMAR (Calmar), July If—Chair­ man, S. Drury; Secretary, .T. Jackson. No major beefs. Repair list was compUed and ..handed In. Ship's fund— $24.28. Motion made and carried that all SIU welfare benefits cover union officials as well as active SIU men. Discussion on ship's fund. CHILORE (Ore), July 31—Chslrmsn, R. King; Seeretary, K. BrlHsln. Ship's fund—$34. No beefs. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Vote of thanks to steward department. Col­ lection taken for ship's delegate's . wife, who is parslyzed. New library needed. Steward , to try to get mora cots. * Canada SIU Wins West Coast Beef A two-month strike by West Coast Canadian Seafarers ended in victory when the JOHN B..WATERMAN (Waterman), July 30—Chairman, E. Hansen; Secre­ tary, N. Matthey. To see captain about log of one man. Chief steward and delegate to check stores. Ship's fund $24.32. Linen to be taken down and foc'sles to be left clean. Ship's delegate to ask for statement of earn­ ings before payoff. Meat to be double checked as to US Government stamp, Special meeting to be called' in port with reference to poor food. SANDCAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ gregates), July 17—Chairman, J. Bar­ ron; Secretary, H. Mooney. Letter re­ ceived on subect of passes. Letter from NY saying cigarettes on Ches­ ter Harding should he shared with this crew. Letter to be sent to stew­ ard of Chester Harding requesting to know how many cases of cigarettes they have aboard and when we can expect to receive some. The only beef . LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 17—Chairman, S. Hawks; is on these cigarettes. Secretary, J. Watson. Beefs with SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), July chief mate to be settled at payoff. 23—Chairman, R. Hall; Secretary, A. Some disputed overtime. Motion made Whllmer. Men who have a plausible and carried to accept and concur with excuse for being late 'on sailing day communications from headquarters. will be okayed, but men who do not Mate to order extra porthole chutes will be turned lirto patrolman for and screens. Discussion held on lack action. Ship's treasury contains $111.- of medical attention to crew and un­ 14. No beefs. Motion made and car­ safe gangway. ried to accept and concur. with com­ July 27—Chairman, R. Roberts; Sec­ munications from headquarters unan­ retary, H. Kennedy. Ship's delegate imously. TV sat to be repaired in elected. Patroiiiian to see that vessel Texas. It has been agreed that treas­ has $5,000 on hand sailing day. Mo­ urer is to take care of lending money tion made and carried to accept terms out up to $50 with one signature. on back-dating of articles. Steward requests that crew throw down excess TRANSATLANTIC (Paciflc Water­ and dirty linen. Vote of thanks to ways), July 20—Chairman, A.- Ander­ steward department for job well son; Secretary, S. Arelet. Motion made done. and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquar­ • OENEVIiVB PETERKIN (Blesmters. Discussion was held on subject fleld), July 1$—Chairman, E. Goings; of restriction on shore leave and it Secretary, D. Patterson. No beefs. was agreed that crew should be able Ship's delegate elected. Ship was to go ashore. Vote of thanks to stew­ fumigated in New Orleans. A new schedule is being prepared for the ard department for good work. cleaning of the laundry and recrea­ PORT HOSKINS (CItlos Service), tion rooms. Electricity toi be turned July 31—Chairman, F. Throp; Secre­ off after men use the washing ma­ tary, H. Westphal. Everything in or­ chine. der. Ship's treasury contains SIS. Re­ quested that awning be put up on MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ boat deck. Motion made and carried man), July 30—Chairman, Danne; Stcto accept and concur with commu­ retary, D. Edwards. No beefs. Motion nication from headquarters. made and carried to accept and con­ cur with headquarters commuhicaSTEEL KINO (Isthmian), No date- tions. Catwalk to be put over all Chairman, Howlton; Secretary, J. Wll- deck cargo, for safety of all depart­ Inson. No beefs. There was no re­ ments. All men who use washing mastriction to ship and overtime was -chine are to turn it off after use. collected. Discussion was held on Vote _of thanks to steward depart­ hiring system. Headquarters com­ ment for cooperating with keeping munications accepted and concurred,, the deck clean. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), July 30—Chairman, J. Allen; Seeretary, A. Whltmer. No major beefs. Ship's fund—$111.14. Motion made and car­ ried to accept recent communications from headquarters unanimously. Pege Stevea LOG Seafarer Benjamin Mignano, AS, holding son. Mifchell, 2, looks on proudly as "the big boy," Eddie, 4I/2, gets a heman's haircut in the barbershop at SIU headquarters. Mig­ nano lives just a few minutes, from the hall in Brooklyn. John Raubino is the barber. ^ Tampa, Mobile Active In MAW Tugboat Drive TAMPA—Seafarers here and in Mobile have joined with SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers in a brand-new drive aimed at the organization of the local Blue Stack Towing Company. A petition for a •ollective 50 men involved will swing to the MAW for full-time representation. bargaining election has al­ 'In - other action, according to ready been filed with the Tom Banning, SIU port agent here, National Labor Relations Board for the right to represent the tug workers. The company operates six tugs that hit the port fairly regu­ larly. Expectation is high that when an election is held the approximately shipping pepped lip slightly and appears to be getting better. Aside from routine beefs, the only outof-the-way item was a beef con­ cerning a bacon shortage on the Del Santos (Mississippi) which was squared away in jig time. Union Steamship Company yielded on a new contract. The agreement sets up an hourly wage system anil provides an 11-cent hourly increase retroactive to June 1. With the Union SS contract in its pocket, the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict scheduled a strike of 450 Sea­ farers aboard ships of the Cana­ dian Pacific Railway's Coastal Steamship Service, The strike^ originally called for miiinight, Sep­ tember 25, has been held off pen(i"« ing further negotiations between the company and the union. Uniop Steamship operates six> passenger vessels out of Vancouver, BC, as well as freight services on^ the West Coast. In addition to the'^ hourly increase, the overtime rat« was increased 18 cents an .hoiir and the company agreed to make 20-cent daily payments to the Can­ adian District's welfare plan. 100 Percent Tie-Up The strike of 350 Canadian Dis­ trict members began on July 3 after months of negotiation had been unsuccessful. The tie-up was ICQ percent effective from the out­ set with ho effort made by the company to operate its ships. Meanwhile, a Canadian govern­ ment Royal Commission is \yinding up hearings on proposals to re­ serve Canada's domestic trade to Canadian ships. At present there are no restrictions in the domestic trades with the result that British and other foreign-flag ships have taken over much of the Lakes. • " • Does The US Need Kings Point? (Continued from page 2) a minimum of two years in the Navy. If, for example, a high school graduate sincerely interested in merchant service wanted to go to Kings Point and could not pass the Navy physical, he would be barred from the school. But a candidate for Annapolis who couldn't get ap­ pointed there could enter the Navy via Kings Point. It's interesting to note that the state maritime schools, which make Naval Reserve enlistment an op­ tional requirement, have a greater percentage of their graduates (20 percent) on merchant ships than Kings Point does. In other words, the Department of Commerce supplies the funds for the academy's operation to the tune of $2 million a year, and the Navy gets the men. Whether a man works for a steamship company after leaving the Navy is entirely up to him, even though his tuition, room and board, textbooks and uni­ forms have been supplied gratis by the Maritime Administration. Annex Of Annapolis The Navy's hold on Kings Point makes it a Naval Reserve training school and an annex of Annapolis for all intents and purposes. The academy has deliberately set out to imitate the structure and function of the military academies. A Kings Point booklet calls the academy "one of the five federal service academies" (the other four being West Point, Mnapolis, the Air Force School and the Coast Guard Academy). "Like these schools" It says. Kings Point is "military in character." For example, while most Instructon at the school are civilians «¥sen mil' West Point or Annapolis, courses time unions for the Navy to oper­ in Naval science are taught by reg­ ate Kings Point as an out-and-out ular Navy men who are assigned Naval Reserve Officers Training by the Navy Department. The School. Such a situation is prefer­ courses cover gunnery, drill, man­ able to operating the school under ual of arms, naval tactics and sim­ the guise of a merchant marine ilar subject matter. academy. Kings Pointers, like midshipmen Navy Di^uise at Annapolis, are not allowed to The Navy's reason for maintain­ marry while at school. Entering ing the disguise is believed to be­ classmen are known as "plebes" lts fear of objections that the like in service academies and the jealous sister services, the Army student body is composed of and Air Force, would raise to a "cadet-myjshipmen," a West Point- second Navy academy. The Navy is Annapolis combination. There is no also relieved of the cost of opera­ liberty given on schiml days ex­ tions except for the cost of Naval cept under special circumstances, Science instructors. with men confined to academy While Kings Point is a conveni­ grounds. "All cadet-midshipmen," ence for the Navy it is an expense the booklet says, "wear uniforms for maritime which year after year similar to those worn by midship­ finds itself hard-pressed to secure men at Annapolis." badly-needed Government aid for Cadet-midshipmen are subject the merchant marine. Moreover, it to military discipline, the booklet is just as well that the hundreds reports. "Cadet-midshipmen are of men turned out by Kings Point organized into a regiment which is choose to go into another industry, subdivided into battalions and for the rapidly-shrinking US niercompanies, all under the command 'chant fleet has fewer jobs every of cadet-midshipmen officers . . . year. ' A high standard of military disci­ It would seem sensible to turn pline . . . is required." Kings Point back to Navy jurisdic­ No Civilians Here tion just as it had jurisdiction over Obviously the spirit of the acad­ state schools before 1940, and let emy is more military than civilian, the Maritime Administration de­ deliberately patterned after An­ vote all of its funds for maritime napolis, while the students are functions. ostensibly being trained for civil­ T ian service. A comparable sjtuation would exist if the Civil Aeronautics Au­ thority were to set up a school to train civilian airline pilots and the men were to be commissioned in the Air Force upon graduation.' No one disputes the Navy's right to train as many men as it needs for its purposes. If more Naval officers are needed, it would be pe^ectly acceptable i to the mari- r • -^-3 �• SEAFARERS -LOa--^^ - rafiB Eftht . •, . -^ :: •'! >• ••••-..•'-••:'•. •> '• r-:r^ - *: •-••7'' •-. k-'. ... - ' •- . .7 ••/'-v*-- "^ • VA.-' -:• • Sepfcm ^.- 7-'^ • .•s^'4:i--'.f:, 4 ..V- .r---r..-;.----^, ^ - ^ ^,7-r., . . K-. >;-' I - . 'i • \y ^ -' u "v ., :• I' ; .•'J'\.'J'. -r .V ' -y' . IX' :- -N. Whdn ownership ©f the ship , repair yard formerly operated in Mobile by the Waterman Steamship Comany recently was acauired y the newly-organized Mo­ bile Ship Repair, Inc., in­ volved were a substantial number of SlU men working in thiat yard under terms of a contract with the Marine Al­ lied Workers, an. SlU af- E Shipyard Crafftsmeii » fdidte. with •"•:•:• "MAW men working in this ship repair yard are highly skilled with rnany years of experience," sbid SlU Mobile Port Aaeht Cal Tanner. "Many of these em­ ployes are seafaring men, a unique situation assuring a high degree of expert crafts­ manship by men who under­ stand tne necessity of a wellconstructed 'and well-re­ paired ship." In these photos, the LOG shows the variety of skills displayed by SlU-MAW men on the job. > Deep Sea Experience I-I' . \i:- • |JL- : l-il*' '• 1 U |>iU f ' Ik- • ' ifc:- isp. iSi. • Js M.'' ft iS' •• '/r Aerial view shows Mobile Ship Repair Yard, manned by SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers, and its facilities at the Alabama State Docks in Mobile. In inset, above left, is floating derrick which makes it possible for Mobile yard to provide shipside service in the harbor. Above, right, is the Andrew J. Newbury, a Govern&ent-owned Liberty out of the lay-up fleet currently under.zepair. Work being done under the Martime Adndnjstration's emerg«9ncy ship repair program is typical of services offered by the repair yard. m. /' �SIU-MAW members WiHiam Wilson (left) and Dan Walters bend length of pipe to specifications required in ship repair job. Many MAW mem­ bers have years of Seafaring experience. New parts and work supplies are in constant demand in repair operations and yard's warehouse stocks a wide variety of ship items. SIU-MAW member Richard Langley (left) is shown receiv­ ing a sheaf of supply requisitions to be filled for W. H. Southall. Yard owners signe^ new MAW contract as they took over operations. •'M' /:;is One of highly-skilled repairmen at the yard is Bob Dorpian, shown here at work on an electric motors Yard handles wide variety of maintenance and repair work. Intent on a knotty problem are three of the yard's many skilled craftsmen, (left to right) Al­ fred Brooks, Alfred Jefferson and Edward Clark. Men were rebuildini;. a defective boilet feed pump motor in the repair yard's electrical shop when ^e SEAF|/IR£RS LOG photographer caught them in action. ^ _ J • •;. jtf.- ' �SSAFJRERS^toe Pace Tea t V- Sept. St, tm 'What's This Got To Do With The Merchant Marine?' I»:•I^i:!•• jy p: L'-. ••"- ' ^-v\ S. i" ROBERT MOYLAN, bosun CHARLES PAYNE, baker Seafarer Robert Moylan has A ship tnay not be the calmest place in the world, but it is a been a member of only one union lot easier on the nerves than a in all his years at sea and ashore. busy wartime shipyard.. Seafarer And as far as he is concerned, the Charles Payne found this out after SIU is "the only one I will ever working in a Baltimore yard dur­ belong to." Having joined the SIU ing the days when in Boston in 1944, he has seen the Liberty ships tremendous improvement the Un­ were being turn ion has made in seamen's condi­ ed out like sau­ tions since that time. ^ Although he comes from Massa­ sages. After some time in the yard, chusetts, Moylan prefers to catch he decided to try his ships out of Wilmington, Cali­ a less hectic way fornia, where he can get both off­ shore and intercoastal runs. His of Ufe. He caught his home town, Lawrence, is a wellfirst ship out of known textile manufacturing cen­ rayne Baltimore in 1943, ter not far from the port of Boston. The 44 - year and in 1944, hitched up with the old Searfarer's SIU ih New York. That sold him first introduction on seafaring. to salt water Payne grew up in the Maryland came via the tidewater country on the Patapasco Navy. He joined River middle branch. As a youth it in 1928 at the he was always interested in boating tender age ^f 17 and had to be dragged from the and served a sixriver one time after his boat over­ year hitch as a turned. Moylan bluejacket before Beats Shore Fay returning to ci­ Today the 33-year-old Seafarer vilian life in 1934. The depression years were par­ makes his home in Baltimore with ticularly rough on searon with jobs his wife and daughter. Although his family would- prefer to have hard to get and unions just begin­ him home regularly, Payne finds ning to revive from the 1921 gen­ there is nothing in the way of work eral strike disaster. Moylan was that can offer him what he gets on out of sea harness for a while, but an SIU ship—either in pay or the when the war clouds gathered man with Moylan's seagoing expe­ stimulation of a seafaring life. rience was much in demand. He In the 12 years he's been sailing he has seen constant improvement returned to the sea, this time as seaman. of life aboard ship through Union a merchant On Picket lines efforts. But it hasn't all been Moylan has taken part in a num­ peaches and cream. In 1947 he was ber of the Union's major postwar severely injured when he slipped beefs, including the 1946 General on a fish-oiled deck and spent the Strike and others, and had the next three years out of work, un­ satisfaction of seeing his efforts dergoing a series of operations. and those of his shipmates pay When he was a bachelor, Payne off in the form of better days for preferred the long runs to South Seafarers. American ports, but now he usually When not on a ship, Moylan is takes coastwise and nearby-foreign an avid fisherman like so many ships which bring him home regu­ other Seafarers who find the hob­ larly. by a natural one. "The Union has "Just give me an electric stove," done a great deal for me," he says, he says, "and a Union ship and I'm "and when I'm on a ship I'm out air set to go." I to do the best I can accordingly." VV: 'vV • iv'.- .-r' J ^-.•••' : iri" A I", • CIO Transport Workers can­ celled a strike call for Pennsyl­ vania Railroad maintenance men as Federal railroad mediation ma­ chinery went to work on the dis­ pute. The strike would have af­ fected all of the railroads' eastern operations. p- I'- '"- One of two struck Louisiana sugar cane mills has signed a new union contract with the CIO Pack­ inghouse Workers. A second sugar refinery strike is still in progress. •t 1?If«.: • Is: •; t is> . Farm machinery workers at the International Harvester Company ended a 26-day strike with a new 34-cents an hour package covering a three-year period. The 40,000 company employees are members of the CIO United Auto Workers and the contract provides five cents hourly for supplemental un­ employment insurance, as in the auto industry. 0^ if AFL Hotel and Restaurant work­ ers have been notified that their parent union, the Hotel and Restuarant Employees International, intends to expand its strike against Miami Beach hotels and continue action into the winter seasop. Un­ ion members have been asked not to take winter Jobs in Miami Beach. The resort area depends heavily on an infiux of skilled northern workers during its winter season. if if i New York printers in commer­ cial shops have voted overwhelm­ ingly in favor of a contract provid­ ing a $4 a week raise this year and another $3 next July. The contract also grants the International Typo­ graphical Union jurisdiction over new printing processes now being developed. if if if Following the lead of their American counterparts, Canadian labor federations will merge at a convention to be held in April, 1956. The Canadian Trades and Labor Congress, AFL - affiliated, and the Canadian Congress of La­ bor, which maintains CIO connec­ tions, will form a new millionmember organization, the Canadian Labor Congress. if if if An industry-wide pension plan in the baking industry has been reached between the Bakery and Confectionary Workers Interna­ tional (AFL) and employers. The plan is supported entirely by em­ ployer contributions and gives workers a vested pension right which they do not lose when they The career-builders who carefully cultivate the public impression that the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point is an adjunct to the US shipping in- = dustry will be out in force again early next month when a Senate Committee begins sifting the operations of the maritime officer training schools. Kings Point, in reality an "annex" to Annapolis, is a Navy "secret weapon," because its annual $2 million appropriation from the Department of Commerce fosters the illusion that it is a civilian training ground. Yet when the facts are in, fewer than 15 percent of its ^graduates ever make merchant seaman­ ship their career. Since there is no requirement that its gi-aduates go to sea, the vast major­ ity of them settle in shoreside jobs or build careers in the Navy. Their free schooling at taxpayer expense does not one iota of good for the shipping in­ dustry because, in a time of ever-decrbasing private shipping operations, there are no ships for them—and they wouldn't take them if there were. There hasn't been a real shortage of trained officer manpower in years. The needs of the industry, indeed the bulk of the men now sailing, come from the state academies and up from unlicensed ranks. This is as it should be. However, the amount of money spent on this installation, considering the I money heeds of the declining US shipping industry today, could well be spent on other purposes. New safety devices, greater experimentation with new ship types and designs, all of these are current and pressing iteiri^ required for our ' outmoded merchant fleet. The sham of treating Kings Point as a Government>-aided private training,,, installation is £t fraud on the unknowing public. Since Kings Point is merely grinding out officers jvho are pledged to the Navy, in war or peace^ why perpetu-;; ate the farce that it is serving the merchant marine? Why not label the place properly as the "Junior Annapolis" and have the Navy pick up the tab? That $2 million could do a lot more good if spent devis­ ing ways and means for preventing anotheir Southern Districts disaster dt for our ^ rasTj'- �Sepi iSO. 1058 Pare Elefei - SEAFARER^ L&d LOG Pays Call On Alcoa Planter In Savannah SIAFARERS ^icfiw It often happens when a ship is shorthanded in foreigh ports that the crew will be rounded out by non-union seamen or seamen from oilier outfits. When the tanker Seatiger wound up two men short, Seafarer Terence Glynn proposed that the crew chip in funds so that, a crew representative could be sent ashore to contact the American consul. The consul, Glynn pointed out, would have^a record of all the American seamen on the beach and could find out if any of them were SlU members. Crewmembers agreed that it was a fine idea and proceeded accord­ ingly to secure A visit.to the Alcoa Planter in Savannah on. a recent Saturday the LOG a careful onceover to see what was happening in their their replaCeafternoon found these Seafarers on hand to greet an SIU Unipn and elsewhere in maritime. At right, George Condos, ments through photographer. At left, John'Bowdon, AB, was busy securing the bosun, was finishing a^splice on some wire (on overtime, nat­ the consulate. urally) and was just about ready for a smoke. For all of them, gangway to make it safe for-all hands leaving and coming aboard ' t, i i Saturday afternoon was not much different from any oth^r. the ship. In the messhall (center photo), R. Hanssen, steward Aboard the (left), and Joe Kearnes, crew messman, were giving an issue of Work on a ship goes on all the time. Santore Seafarer Janies Van Sant came up with a common - sense suggestion on the Van Sant procedure of holding shipboard meetings. There's no sense holding a meeting, he observed, if one of the shipboard departments is being turned, to on Procedure to be followed in trading in seven SlU-manned C-2s for new trailerships have overtime work. If for that reason been agreed on between the Maritime Administration -and the Pan Atlantic Steamship most of the members of that de­ Corp. The seven ships would jgo into the reserve fleet in return for which the Maritime partment are unable to attend, the meeting should be postponed until Administration would pay part of the cost of construct­ ernment hopes to upgrade the re­ of funds for purchase of the C-2s a more appropriate time. BOSTON—This port en­ Van Sant. a deck department ing the new vessels and in­ serve fleet and stimulate new ship by the Maritime Administration, joyed an upsurge in shipping but the outlook is considered good building. They would be used to sure the remainder of the con­ man, has been sailing SIU since transport truck trailers in the for Congress approval on this with tankers ' contributing back in 1943, joining the Union in struction mortgage. score. most of the business, as usual. Port New York. The new ships would be con­ coastwise trade. shipping was well in excess of reg­ One major obstacle still remain­ tracted for imder the "trade-in and Contracts Come Fast $ ^ istration with 45 men getting out The September 7 SIU meetings build" program whereby the Gov­ ing is Congressional appropriation Under the agreed procedure, Pan in the two week period. in the various fiorts elected a num­ Atlantic would turn over its old Port agent James Sheehan listed. ber of rank and file Seafarers to ships after contracting for the new five payoffs and four sign-ons in the various meeting posts. ..Meeting ones. The amount of the trade-in the period covered by the report as chairmen included M. Machel in allowance would be determined in well as five in-transit ships. All San Francisco: D. Jones in Hous­ part by whether or not the old beefs were squared away in ship­ ton; H. M. Connell in Lake Charles ships were still in service while shape fashion. and R. E. Pierce in Savannah. Other Question: Have you noticed any change in crew moetings since new ones were being buiit. New Port meeting jobs were filled by W. De The company will have to de­ Lappe and B. Vickerman in Seaitle; the recent revision of the ship minutes form? The "Texas Tower" radar sta­ liver its C-2s to a reserve fleet B. A. Granberg in Wilmington; H. tion off Cape Cod has become a Francis X. Keelan, MM: I don't anchorage as specified by the Mar­ new "port of call" for Seafarers James Cheshire, AB: I find that Thomas and C. Allan in San Fran­ itime Administration and the ships cisco; V. Stankiewicz and B. Craw­ the meetings go along more see any particular change. I liked here, with the tug El Sol running it better the way will have to be in good operating regularly between it and Boston, smoothly now ford in Philadelphia; E. F. Hagin condition. The company will also it was before be­ and the Issues and E. Frost in Tampa, and J. W. carrying supplies and passengers. are being made cause we have have to post a performance bond Floyd and G. Bell in Savannah. The tower again got in the news as well. clearer to the too many ship's t 4i this week when a tower workman Ships to be traded in would be crews. Everybody officers under There seemed to be more than in need of an operation had to be seems to get to the new system. the Chickasaw, Bienville, Azalea evacuated by Coast Guard cutter the usual enthusiasm in endorse­ the .^oint more The smaller City, Fairisle, Fairland, Gateway ments voted to 50-mile-an-hour winds. There isdirectly and the group of three City and Young America. Pan At­ in the steward de­ a doctor aboard the tower, but no lantic would retain its two experi­ whole procedure departniental del­ partments on the anaesthetics had been stocked in shapes up better and a mental combination tanker-dry the tower's medicine chest. egates Lewis Emery Jr. cargo ships, the Ideal-X and the than it has been ship's delegate and the Mcworked better to my way of think­ Almena. Alester Victory. in the past. ing. Any further trailership plans by On the Emery McLean are being held off pend­ good feeding had 4" 4" George A. Williams, FWT: On Joseph Keelan, -AB: I've found ing determination of Pan Atlantic's produced a most my last ship, the Westport, it the meetings have a little more life petition for intercoastal rights. cordial a t m o s- seemed that the in them now. phere on all sides Vandersall gang quickly got The, crews are with the crew the knack of the more interested giving a special plum to W. C. new routine and because they Vandersall, night cook and baker. the meetings have some issues In turn, crew pantryman Danny were run more /IOWIMBOTH to discuss and Parkman, said that the gang was s y s t e m a tically there's some sub­ the best he had ever sailed with, than they were stance to., the making for good fellowship M all before. That business at hand departments. makes the meet­ SAN pRANCISCO — Shipping in addition to the The McAlester Victory crew ings more pro­ here is still in the doldrums for the regular ship­ thanked the entire steward depart­ ductive and more useful. board matters. ment for the excellent meals served third consecutive two-week period, throughout the trip and drafted a 4 4i 4? after months of feverish activity. John Marshall, chief steward: Regino Vasquez, MM: Since the special resolution in tribute to Port agent £eon "Blondie" John­ chief steward W. T. Malvenan for The meetings are more interesting new system began I've been on son .reports just one payoff in sight some Alcoa and noV, and the re­ his interest, full cooperation and Bull Line ships. at the moment. ports we get maximum efficiency of operation, For the first time in many Most of the meet­ along with the "We sincerely hope" they added, ings were run months there were no payoffs or new minutes •that he will stay on this ship for the pretty good and_ sign-ons here as three in-transits form are helpful next trip and continue his good the business was provided the only action the port In keeping the work." taken care of. I had. The pending arrival of the crew up to date Both Vandersall and Malvenan think the crews La Salle for payoff will break this and getting more have the».experience to do a good BAl-nMOtB are satisfied wi^ rought, and increased' in transit job because both of them have been participation. It's the new system activity should improve matters SIU bookmembers since back in very informative .... the wayJt stands noticeably iii the coming two 1938, Vandersall joining in Mobilp for |he B and C ' a&id Malvenan in Boston! " ^ aiid' find' ft* ^s^ to w^rlt^%tth!' 'WekSi cardhbldfcrs' on th'e bliipB lod. • m • ••'Mi, Trailership Trade-In Procedure Boston Gets Set Between US, Pan-Atlantic Lift From Tanker Biz Slow Shipping Holds'Frisco •M •i Ml PORT C CALL • rC • r-y , '.. J �.^V-, SEAFARERS Page Twelve GOVERNMENT CAMP (CIHss StrvIce), August 3-Chairman. McCloiay; Secretary. J. Meioney. Ship's fund contains S6. New fans to be instaUed, Ice. box needs repair, to be checked by engineer. Several other repairs to be made. INES (Bull). July 3—Chairman. M, Marines; secretary. L. cirignano. Ship's fund—$14; No beefs. Sugges­ tion made for ship's fund—arrival pool. All time in shipyard to be turned over to patrolman for lodging, allowance, as per contract. Steward to take care of washing machine re­ pairs. Seafarer Bill Bause, ship's reporter on the Northwestern Victory, reyeals the latest in­ novation on th^ ship—a "Pizza Pie Society." "There are at least six active "members, of which Brothers Chuck Johnson and Joe Falasca seem, to be the 'wheels,' when the society gathers every Thursday P M. With a somewhat fiendish gleam in their eyes, the members invade the galley, roll out a hunk of dough, place it on two big pans and then throw Bause anything avail­ able on top of it. "After this 'dumping' (Hieration, they ceremoniously push this crea­ tion into the bake oven and stand by at high tension for 15. minutes. Then Brother Chuck removes the concoction, sounds of pleasure fill the air and all the members grab wicked looking knives with which they cut 'the thing' into squares. It then being coffeetime, the squares are demolished at an un­ believable speed by the member­ ship and the meeting adjourns." Bause hastens to add that he Is not a member of the "society," be­ cause pizza pie "always reminds me of a very sad 'morning after' in Saigon not long ago." OCEANSTAR (Triton), July U — Chairman, S. Emerson; Secretary. C. Diaz. Ship's delegate thanked crew for all. the cooperation he received. It was brought to the crew's attention SlU crewmemberi and officers aboard the Robin Locksley take part in services for sea burial of Seafarer John L. Bolden, MM, who died on Robin Soodfellow and was later transferred for burial to the Locksley, which was homeward .bound from Capetown. The scene is about 1600 miles due west of Capetown. Seafarer W. W. Bunker took the photo sent in by Ed Burke. Locksley Goes South, Finds Winter In July Crossed up on their seasons, some Seafarers on the Robin Locksley found out recently tbaj a trip to South Africa doesn't necessarily mean a lot of warm'weather. The seasons run just about t"— opposite of what they are in he finally got aboard and eventu­ ally met with a fine for missing the New York, Ed Burke reports, ship. so the crew found some fairly cool "Chances are that he'll fish next weather in South Africa during July and August. They didn't find trip in Beira," Burke added. much sunshine down there either, but thanks to the good gang of SIU men aboard, things worked out to make recent voyage a good trip. LOG-A-RHYTHM: One of its highlights was a fish­ ing contest in which one of the ABs, with a 12V2-pound grouper, walked off with the honors plus the $180 that was in the contest By a Seafarer kitty. Got Fast Shuffle I've sailed the Atlantic Another case of a fast $180 (or The Pacific, too But I wouldn't trade places more) occurred when one crewWith any of you. member got caught in the old cab .There is something about a life at driver-police shuffle in Beira. "It all started with a cab driver sea caliing his poiice force pals when I couldn't describe he couldn't collect the fantastic For the life of me. fare he was asking from our 'filthy When standing on look,out rich' seaman friend," Burke point­ Up on the bow Letting the spray toss over your ed out. "Well, the seaman really paid Mixed emotions . qree.t the brow for that ride. He got thrown in You're protecting your shipmates shipboard photog who the can and had to pay the cab That now lie asleep grabbed this shot of Broth­ And thinking of buddies bill anyway, plus a fine. In addi­ ers Candy, Kimp and Little Down in the deep. tion, he missed the ship, got billed (l-rl on the Steel Traveler. for the agent's overtime and a When the last bell has rung They were looking for a lit­ plane ticket for a ride to the next And it's my turn to go tle shade on the trip to Put me at rest with my buddies port, was slapped with a couple India. of loggings at two for one when below. Steel Travelers Last Request -ir • • j •!! ,.'.u USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Orville E. Abrams Sverre Jbhannessen L. Bosley John C. Mitchell Dargan Coker John F. Slusarczyk Bobert J. Heilig S. T. Zetleman VA HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA. PA. Angelo Camerote USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Hilton Blanchard. John E. Markopolo Morris E. Garrett Leonard Talevich Michael Henry John £. Tillman M. -p. McCoskey Edward C. Yeamana USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Edwin A. Ainsworth William B. Robinson Franghi Anghelatos Frank A. Rossi Francis J. Boner Marshall G. Shankle David G. Proctor Norman D. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Joseph A. Leslie Donald Brownlee William Lieberman E. F. Cetti Jimmie Littleton C. E. Foster James T. Moore Jay ,C. Harris Joseph S. Moore J. B. Holsenbecfc Ernest H. Webb Gerald Kersey Eugene J. Kirkland USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Calvin DeSilva Ralph Armstrong Peter DeVries Julian B. Barrett Louis Guarino Merton Baxter Earl T. Hardeman J. L.'Buckelew George A. HiU John L; Caldwell Lloyd T. Callaway Robert Honjmel Carter C. Chambers Floyd Jehl^ns if li a .V I'BichBrd J..iChlasson Eaden E. Sept. 30, 1955 LffG Pizza Society Meets Thurs. On NW Victory E. G. Knapp Charles S. Smith Duska Korolia Walter Smith John LaCoste Woodrow A. Snead Leo H. Lang Henry S. Sosa Tinerman J. Lee George Stidham Nils Lornsen Lonnie R. Tickle John P. Maslin Juan R. Vitsquez C. R. Nicholson Dirk Vissei' Alfonso Olaguibel James B.' Ward Randolph A. RatcliR James R. Williams Thomas A. Scanlon David A. Wright Benjamin C. Seal USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF., Marcelo B. Belen John P. Murphy Robert B. Carey Walter J. Oaks Charles Dwyer M. E. Pappadakis Alonzo M. Miiefski USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Albert Hawkins Joseph P. Brennan John HoRman Carl E. Chandler Norman T. Jackson Thomas Clough Earl McKendree Charles Coburn Fred Morris Philip Cogiey Fred Pittman Victor B. Cooper Joseph R. Pullen Thomas L. Dugan John E. Renski Gorman T, Glaze C. Story USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. * Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS . Benjamin F. Deibler Jos Santiago Joseph J. Fuseila Rosehdo Sernuib . . Albert Kozina ................s.). SAILORS SNUG SARBOB STATEN ISLAND. NY Joseph Koslnsky USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Edmund Abualy Kaarel Leetman John Adslitz • Leonard Leidig Fortunato Bacomo Arthur Lomas Frank W. Bemrick Mike Lubas Claude F. Blanks Joseph D. McGraw Joseph G. Carr Archibald McGuigan Gabriel Colon! Harry Fr^acDonald Mariano Cortex Michael Machusky Walter L. Davis Vic Milazzo Walter W. Denley Melvin O. Moore John J. Driscoll Eugene T. Nelson Bart E, Guranick Joseph Neubauer Taib Hassen James O'Hare Joseph Ifsits Ralph J. Palmer Thomas Isaksen Daniel F. Ruggiano John W. Keenan George E. Shumaker John R. Klemowicz Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristlansen Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry VlrgU E. WUmo'th Janies J. Lawlor . Chee K. 2al USPHS HOSPITAL. STATEN ISLAND. NY 'Hassen All Carlos MZtt E. A. Anderson Thomas E. Maynes John Bednar Paige A. MitcheU Charies E. Brady Jose Quimera George Carlson Pedro Reyes John Castro Perry Roberts James Clarke George H. Robinson Frederick Diekow Jose Rodriguez D.tEldermire Mattl RuUsukalUo.. Gerald Fltzjames Lucien. G, Therlot • Estell Godfrey , Frank Wohlfarth John W. IglAekk Joseph Wohletz JqlytiMqWiWams. . i 1 . , i h ; "r^C.-'v .V ella; .Secretary, E. Gouldlng. No beefs. Few hoius disputed overtime. Crew of Robin Goodfeliow vote to go on record that we are in favor of the plan proposed to membership at meet­ ing held on board in New York. SEAGARDEN (Peninsular Naviga­ tion), June 4—Chairman. S. Scott; Secretary. C. Ludwick. No beefs. Fans are going to be installed. One man missed ship. Ship's delegate elected. Each delegate to get a copy of the LOG and pass it around to men in his department. . July 24—Chairman. P. Heiiebrand; Secratary. R. Reynolds. Patrolman to see captain about American money in foreign ports. Few hours disputed overtime but no beefs. Repair list to be completed. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), July 10—Chairman. H. Laniar; Secra­ tary. S. Brent. Four new lockers to be installed. Ship's delegate, ship's secretary-reporter elected. No beefs. To see steward about improved night lunches and more varied menus. Four matresses needed. August 7—Chairman. C. Blalack; Secretary, S. Brent, Few minor beefs. Launch service in Djedda was discussed. Steward requested that all poor linen be turned in for exchange. Keep library clean. Screen door mat­ ters were referred to mate. that deck hands parrying coffee to bridge are to be careful not to spill it on deck. RAYVAH (Freight A Ships). August A—Chairman. F. Hicks; Secretary, J, Fanoll. No beefs. Miami agent given vote of thanks. To see mate about getting latches for screen doors and about washing machine. Vote of thanks to SIU negotiating committee for job weU done. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin Line). July 31—Chairman. B. Johnson; Sec­ retary. W. Dunham. Repair list is up to date. Motion made and carried that a meeting be held on arrival in NY regarding food. SEAMAR (Calmar). August 3—Chair­ man. C. Hodge; Secretary. J. Clarke. No beefs. Motion made and carried to send letter to headquarters regard­ ing living conditions aboard ship. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways). July 31—Chairman. A. Ander­ son; Secretary. S. Aralas. Ship's del­ egate to contact Union hall regarding agreement. Washing machine to be repaired, and foc'sles to be painted. All beefs aboard this vessel were squared away in New York. ALAMAR (Calmar). August 4 — Chairman. R. Kyle; Secretary. J. McPhaul. Ship's treasury is $61.05. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Ship's treasurer, dele­ gate. and secretary-reporter elected. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice). August IS—Chairman. A. Har­ rington; Secretary. M. Hummel. Re­ pair list turned in and ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund contains $45.27. Motion made and carried to read, ac­ cept and concur with communications from headquarters. Milk and brand of coffee to be checked in Lake Charles. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for handling all beefs well. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman). Au­ gust 14—Chairman, Clark; Secretary, Waber. Disputed overtime will be turned In to patrolman. Repair list and list of men getting off will be provided soon. Vote of thanks to steward department for good chow. Ship's fund contains S20. Some dis­ puted overtime. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), August 7 —Chairman, A. Thompson; Secretary, H. Guenther. Man was hospitalized in Victoria. Some disputed overtime. Some questidi\ about why merchant marine cannot have use of APO serv­ ice in foreign,- countries. ORION STAR (Orion). July 23 — Chairman. N. Lambert; Secratary. W. Stark. Fans being installed. An or­ der is in for new wind scoops. To check . on getting, travelers checks. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Linen to be turned in. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian). July 17—Chairman. G. Clark; Secretary, E. Morris, No change in the situation about information getting tbpside to chief mate. Few beefs. Ship's fund —$20.97. New washing machine need­ ed. One man hospitalized. Motion made and carried to have patrolman and delegates settle all beef*. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian). July 14— Chairman, C. Bush; Secratary, J. Nolda.' Engineer was notified about discolored water. Ship's. fund—$44.46. No beefs. Better variety of fresh vegetables needed. Vote of thanks to blackgang delegate and chief electri­ cian for repairs done. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian). Jun* S —Chairman, W. KatarzynskI; Secre­ tary. G. C. Reyes. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communication. from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. Suggestion that laundry machine be used prop­ erly. Screen doors should be closed while in foreign ports. July 10—Chairman. T. Worses; Sec­ retary. G. Reyes. Engine departmenf foc'sle and showers to be painted. No beefs. Communications from head­ quarters read and accepted unani­ mously. Water is rusty, especially when ship rolls. It wab suggested that library should be closed while in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward fon keeping slopchest open whenever anyone wants anything. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa). July 10— Chairman. R. Roberts; Secretary. L. Hargeshelmer. Beef regarding airconditioner is being handled. All men to be aboard ship at 10 AM. All com­ munications from headquarters have been accepted. Ship's fund—$178.18. No beefs, smooth sailing. Ship's dele­ gate elected. Motion made and car­ ried to have patrolman inspect unsafe gangway and consult with captain a* to who is informing him regarding beefs. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa). July 17 —Chairman. R. Schwarz; Secratary, J. Harfd. One man missed ship. Every­ thing okay. One -cnfall beef and some " disputed overtime. Cookies to be placed back in storeroom so they will remain fresh. ALEXANDRA (Carres), May 9 — Chairman, W. Hand; Secretary, C. DEL MONTi XMisslsslppI), August Conley. Ship's fund—$29.46. Few„ 14^halrman, P. Henry; Secretary, hours disputed overtime. Ship's dele- R. Grallckl. .One man missed ship. gate given a vote of thanks for ex­ Cooperation bn dumping garbage. Re­ cellent job. Crew instructed to take pair list handed to patrolman. Mem­ beefs to delegate first. Jun* 13—Chairman, W. Snell; Sec­ bers requested to keep laundry room retary, "W. Hand, Enrollment card* clean: for additional welfare benefits are to IBERVILLE (Pan Atlantic), August be turned in. Ship's fund $29.46. No ia—Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary, cold water in crews mess; pump to be H. Stockar, No beefs. Repair list fixed. Tank blower needed. Overtime turned in to chief mate. Total ship's to be "e'qualized. July. 10 — Chairman, J. SchlllMigi fund on hand is $48. Some disputedovertime and one man missed ship in Se'tretary; C. Conley. Water cooler' . hasn't: worked in over a month is 'tb' Philadelphia. Crew does " not like feeding system. . Vdta of thanks to be repaired. ' Tank blower js tO' be ship's delegate. Crew does not like put aboard in NY. Chipping" on "'deck " to order bread, butter, and crackers with a load of high octain gasoUne with meals, its hard on the messboy. was discussed. Captain thinks it's Steward said he would have messboy safe. Deck department daymen to place same on table five minutes be­ work on lifeboats only this weekend,'' Motion ^made and carried to get new fore meal time. iron, July 12—Chairman. W. Hand; SacKATHRYN (Bull Lines), August 1« retary. C. Conley. Special meeting —Chairman, W. Ekins; Secretary, H, Fitzgerald. No beefs, everything run­ held and rule was passed that anyone ning smoothly. Motion made and car­ missing watch will be fined $20 or ried to accept and concur with com­ $5 an hour. Motion made and carried that headquarters communications be munications from headquarters. accepted unanimously as read. Cold drinking water still in bad shape. MICHAEL (Catras). June IS—Chair­ man. G. Philips; Secretary. P. Jakub- csak. Ship's fund is $8. Crewmembers who wish to'get off ship are to see patrolman first, or else wait for termination of articles. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers). August 7—Chairman. R. Burke; Secretary. T. Waslluk. No beefs, everything going along fine. Chief mate to post notice when slopchest will be open. Men going off watch are to help keep rae.sshall clean. Poor mail service this trip, same-as last trip. . , • ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Sea* Ship­ ping), August;./—Chairman. F, Can- BALTORE (Ore). July 17-Chairman. E. Lamb; Secratary, A. Diaz. Motion made and carried that steward de-partment delegate accept payment for: antenna he bought. Crew is" advised] not to payoff or sign on until clear­ ance is given by patrolman. Ship's fund—$13.11. Motion made and car^ ried to accept headquarters commu­ nication as read. Crew to keep wash­ ing machine clean. COUNCIL GROVE (Cltle* Service), July 21—Chairman. J. Schwabl^nd;. Secretary. A. Marino. Ship's ftnid— $2. Cre'W to take better, care. Of "cjpts, Batrolman to inspect entire .shjjj^s...; .. �Sept. 9«. 1955 • SEAFAREkS •* Semmes' Trip 'OK But— Seafarer Tells If In Song Pennant Team Conditions on the good ship SS Raphael Semmes are neither all good or all bad right now, says Seafarer H. K. Pierce, ship's reporter. This Old Ship # • _ " " Oh, I'm sick of local women, • Eatin' rice with chopsticks, too, Sukiyaki and suntory— Made of old sea.boots and glue. Now I'm tired of souga-mougee. Of rust, tain and reprobates, And I think it's time we're sailing— For the old United States. France Ahoy for Margarette Brown Watching where the money goes, ship's treasurer Bill Devenney on the Marga­ rette Brown looks over stock of records obtained for use with record player which the crew chipped in and bought during a recent stopover in New Orleans. The ship was enroute to France at the time. Deven­ ney, who sails in the engine department, keeps a close watch on the pursestrings to make sure the crew gets full value on all its pur­ chases. Photos by Seafarer E. E. Hunt. Bound for France after stopover in New Orleans, Seafarers on the Margarettg Brown have named this busy quintette to handle all ship's business as.it comes up. Above shown at a recent ship's meeting, are (l-r): Frank Nigro, steward dele­ gate; Curtis Ducote, engine delegate; William Devenney, treasurer; John Weiss, deck delegate, and Frank P. Russo, ship's delegate. Burly Seafarer-Minister Conducts Seagoing Prayer Meeting For Crew Aboard Bradford Island Laying aside 1^ machinist's tools to assume, another fa­ miliar role, Seafarer Frank M. Wolinski officiated at a sea­ going prayer meeting this month aboard the Cities Service tanker Bradford Island. The 25-year-old Seafarer, who has been sailing with the But Seafarer H. Perry has his opinion ready in song, via a parody on the pop tune "This Ole House." His sentiments leave no ques­ tion about his own feelings regarding both the ship and.its usually popular Far East run. It appears he's "had" it. The words of the parody run as follows: » ("This Ole Houie") • Ain't gonna need this ship no longer, Ain't gonna need this scow no more; Ain't got time to paint the poop decks. Ain't got time to fix the doors. Ain't got time to chip the foremast Or to polish up the main, ^ . Ain't gonna need this ship no longer I'm getting ready to catch THAT plane. Pace Thlrteea-- lOG All those" dials and gauges don't faze Seafarers .T. Moss (left) and T. Lambert, members of the black gang on the Alcoa Pennant, who know how to keep thipgs humming at all times. Photo by A. Danne." Shipmate Not Forgott'en By Evelyn Men With efforts to locate his family and close friends so far unavailing, Seafarers on the Evelyn have chipped in to pro­ vide a headstone for the grave of former shipmate Lexie Tate, 62, who died two months ago. Tate, a messman, died from drowning in mid-July while the Evelyn was in the Port of Coatzacoalcos (Puerto Mexico), Mexico, about 140 miles southeast of Vera Cruz. The ship was making her first call there to pick up a cargo of sulphur at the time. When the ship returned there re­ cently and no members of his fam­ ily had yet come forward to inquire about Tate's death. Sea­ farers in the crew got up a donation-to provide a permanent grave marker for their deceased shipmate. Cartwright Burial t o o k place while after the ship had left Coatzacoalcos, since Tate, who was then merely "missing," was not found until three days later. He was buried at a local cemetery. A member of the steward de­ partment on SIU ships since 1951, Tate has a brother, Hance Tate, who has still not been, located. Officers of -the ship's meeting which reported the crew's gener­ ous donation for their departed brother were Louis W. Cartwright, chairman, and Alex Stevenson, secretary and ship's secretaryreporter. Efforts to locate mdmbcrs of his family or close friends are still being spearheaded by the SIU Wel­ fare Services Department in the Gulf area. Atwage OhUgfHg Ampac Ore. Skipper Just Can't See OT _ Th^ questionable "good mo­ tives" of the ^iipper on the Ampac Oregon were- brought to task recently, while the ship was steaming through the Panama Canal. According to the -account fur­ nished by .Stephen H. Fulford, ship's delegate, the wiper came up to him one night during, the course of the voyage and said the captain had just "run htm off the bridge" while he was trimming the ventilators Fulford for the men in the engine room. Taking the beef to the chief en­ gineer, Fulford got quick encour­ agement when the chief said "he can't do that when it's in the agree­ ment" and trotted off straight to the' captain. 'Didn't Want Him Wet' Returning soon after, with a look of satisfaction of his own, the chief confided that the captain had said that since it was raining, he "didn't want to see the wiper get wet." Amid the guffaws from fellow crewmembers that followed, Ful­ ford commented that this sort of consideration was nice, but un­ likely. N "I can just see the captain say­ ing on some dark night in the mid­ dle of an electrical storm that he wants the mate to remove the look­ out from the bow and send him in ,the forepeak 'because it is rain­ ing too hard.'" The moral, of course, is that the wiper was on overtime when dis­ covered by the skipper, whose cpnsideration apparently leaned more to the company's pocketbodk than to the relative "wet strength" of the lowly wipe^ USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any. question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a ruling. SIU since 1945,'is also a .church minister and practices his calling whether on land or sea. The re­ ligious meeting on the Bradford Island, according to the ship's min­ utes, included both discussion.and prayer, and was held right after the supper meal hour at 6:30 PM. Stayed to Pray ' "Many came out of curiosity but stayed to pray. It seemed odd that the men who caroused in Port Arthur earlier, were now at an old-fashioned re­ vival meeting, but it was true all the same," commented -meet­ ing secretary Chris Kelleher. Wolinski The unusual shipboard event helped spark an otherwise routine voyage at the end of which the Bradford Island was due to go into the shipyard. Rev. Wolinski, a native of Mary­ land, joined the SIU in the Port of Norfolk ten years ago. His con­ tinuous time was broken only by a year and a half stint in the Army between 1947 and 1948. He is married, has one child, Frank, Jr., two years old, and makes his home in New Orleans with his wife, Anna. Steel Age Duo Lounging on deck in nativemade chairs during the voyage of the Steel Age to Egypt and India, Murphy, 12-4 AB (left), and Cham­ bers, 4-8 OS, make just like passengers by taking it easy during off-hours. Judging from their smiles, life seems easy for them at the moment. .Photo sent in by C. Tobias, ship's secre­ tary-reporter. Bp Bernard Seamam .•J-'? �r^-Ary-f-:' •fMf€ Foorfeeii SEAFAltERS Amerocean Plays ^PalTo Orphans In India Steward department on the Amerocean whose crew played good-will ambassador to youngsters in Vizagapatam, India, includes Swanson, MM; Brezina, chief cook; Harvey, 3rd cook; Pedersen, NCB; O'Neil, pantryman; Eubanks, MM; devenger, BR, and Don Ruddy, steward, who supplied both the details and the photo. Due to the nature of the calling which takes them all over the world, Seafarers are ambassadors of everything American wherever they go. As good-will emissaries in^ dungarees, Seafarers are espe-' thanks" of the Mother Superior at cially able to make friends for St. Joseph's Convent, who thanked the US, and they often are way ahead of the "striped-pants" ex­ perts at the job. The Seafarers on the Amerocean take this world-wide "responsibil­ ity" seriously and, in the course of a routine trip with grain for India, made a host of new friends for the US and American.seamen. While in the port of Vizagapa­ tam, which is the jumping-off place for the main cargo port of Calcut­ ta to the north, SIU crewmembers generously contributed gifts and donations to the convent and or­ phanage established in the area for local youngsters. Their action drew the "grateful '\ew Feed Plan Peps Waeosta li?'"'. \ir The "new look" in ship feed­ ing has arrived on the West Coast, following the introduc­ tion of the SlU-devised meal pro­ gram by Pete Loleas, veteran SIU steward, on the Waeosta. Crewmembers, officers and pas­ sengers are being treated to "ad­ ventures in eating" via the colorfui menus, methods of preparation and service on an individual basis which is part of the new system, reports M. "Moon" Mullins, ship's delegate. Chief steward Pete Loleas says "The 'new look' on the Waeosta Is due mainly to the abilities of chief cook Rob­ ert Morrow and his highly com­ petent galley crew. All mem­ Mullins bers," he says, "are cooperating to bring about the best in service to all on board." SIU Newcomer The chief cook is a comparative newcomer to the SIU, who joined three years ago in Wilmington. A1 —though a native lowan, he claims California as his home, and has held top jobs at Del Mar, Palm Springs and Beverly Hills. At one time he was steward of the famous Brown Derby in Hollywood. The W^acosta Is a "real feeder" -in the opinion of the crew, and from a Waterman ship, this is "real news,"'-Mulllns isdds. • , . .,, /• /'• •' - '• V '"• City i- • 14. . the crew for its generosity. "Please accept our grateful thanks for all the help you have given us," she wrote in a special message to the crew. "If you only knew how much we appreciate it! In return we can only offer our prayers and those of our poor chil­ dren who will benefit by your genex-osity. A heartfelt 'God Bless You' to you all." Aid'For School In turn. Father Edward Phythian, port chaplain and director of St. Aioysius Anglo-Indian High School, wrote: "On behalf of the many poor boys of this schdol who have benefitted by your more than ordinary generosity to them dur­ ing your stay here, I thank you most sincerely. "May I assure you that you will leave this port accompanied by the prayers of these boys, so that you may make gopd speed to your own great country. That the generosity of the American people, of which you are most worthy representa­ tives, may cement the good rela­ tionships between our two coun­ tries, is our ferventVprayer." Score two for the SIU ambassa­ dors in dungarees! Ship's reporter Don Ruddy, steward, provided the details. Snacktime 1 IOC Afoiuidria For New Meal l^ian To the Editor: Brother Phil Reyes, who was assigned by our Union to set up the new SIU feeding program on Waterman Ships, recently invited the crew of the Afoundria 4o offer whatever sugges­ tions they had to Improve our shipboard feeding. The only suggestion we re­ ceived from various crewmem­ bers, after Reyes had been on the ship for several days, was that the men were in favob of keeping the new system of feeding. Judging from the com­ pliments the steward depart-* ment Is receiving, the crew is happy and satisfied with the new feeding program. In many past bull sessions in Letters to the Editor the messroom, several members have called various members of the steward department incom­ petent. These men were chronic foul-ups and, therefore, could not make but one trip on a ship." Work Made Harder We also have shipped with these types of men, except that it was harder on our part since we had to work along with them and in many cases even do their work. Now that we have this system of feeding, we believe that we sliould have a system whereby we can eliminate the foul-ups and avoid having men aboard who make our work extremely hard. First of all, we would suggest that the SIU make all the rated men in the steward department pass some sort of test before they can qualify to ship. If they qualify and then foul up, they should be suspended from sail­ ing in that rating for a period of time, with a penalty of a per­ manent suspension after a third offense. Need Teamwork If we had this system, we could really go to town on this new feeding program. Real teamwork is necessary among members of the steward depart­ ment to make the program a success. * The steward department of the Afoundria wishes to compli­ ment our officials for establish­ ing this new feeding program. The several items of food placed aboard our ship which heretofore were not regularly included in our stores is a clear indication that our Union is still on the "ge" wherever progress, can be made. _ Lucian B. Moore I '.-.r' 1 ' Snapped in the act of deal­ ing himself a snack, "Little John" Wunderlich, ton of Seafarer "Big John" Wun­ derlich, looks, about ready for the executioner at his Jacksonville, Fla., home.' Dad is AB op the Southstar. Sept. 30, 195S Got SIU Welfare $ Twice In Month To the Editor: On July 11 I went into the hospital for surgery, remained there for ten days and came out on July 21. The SIU Welfare Plan paid off immediately and I certainly was grateful not to have a big hospital bill staring me in the face. Then on August 1, I was back in the hospital for another op­ eration. I was discharged on Aug. 12, and again the SIU Wel­ fare Plan paid off immediately. In one month's time the Union paid off on two operations for, me and I can't thank them' enough. ' I know I would have had to go into debt to pay these bills were it not for the splendid aidgiven me. All I can say now is a heartfelt "thank you, SIU." Mrs. William Adams Notes Changes At Hospitals one place that is hard to beat in that area. Agent Was 'Okay' As for the agent, he was one swell Joe, visiting me every other day, asking me my heeds and bringing me American cigarettes. He also saw to it that I had the best attention while I was "incarcerated" there. They had a convention in town when I was discharged from the hospital and the hotels were well-occupied. But thanKs ' to the tireless efforts of the agent, I got a place in a suitable hotel, which made my stay en­ joyable until I left to return to the States. Until I see some of them in person, regards to all my former shipmates on the Steel Age. Carter C. .Chambers .. if S> To the Editor: I recently underwent an op­ eration at the Staten Island ma­ rine hospital, where I noticed a very great change in the mo­ rale of the patients as compared to what it was at the time I was there some years ago. While I was hospitalized I had time to think of the great many changes that have taken place. I can remember- years back when a seaman in the hospital ^ who had a couple of dollars in ' his pocket was considered To the Editor: wealthy. It has been a long time since I can also see the brothers in I've written, but I did not seem' the dim past smoking and roll­ able to get around to it. I would ing their own from "Bull Dur­ like you to run my address in ham," the corridors flooded with the LOG, as. I would like to get ambulence chasers, the brothers in touch with some of the bargaining among themselves to brothers of the Union, such as exchange a pack of "Bull" for a Angelo Onnello. magazine or book to read. I heard he was drafted into Things were very tight, in the the Navy in 1953. I knew Him hospital years ago, but now how in Liverpool, England, before I it has changed. migrated to New Zealand. One can open the drawer in I also wonder about his side­ the table at any bedside and kick, Cosmo Curivitch. I heard find a, "country store" of cig­ Cos was "taken" or shanghaiied arettes, candy, cigars and many into the Navy. Ditto with Sid other of the small comforts of "Cowboy" Tobias of Brooklyn. I life that were strange there moved a few times since he years ago. You can also find_a wrote me, and I thiqk maybe bill or two in the drawer, his mail was lost. enough to buy more of the same I'd like to know if you could at any time. start sending me copies of the What has brought all these LOG to my new address, as it changes? would really be appreciated. In Only one thing, brothers, arid additfon, I'd like the SIU work­ that is the greatest welfare o,r- ing agreements, as I intend im­ ganization in the entire labor migrating to the US pretty soon world, the glU. and would like to try and join When the SIU welfare repre­ your very good Union as a cook. sentative comes to the hospital, That's why I'd like to start read­ our-cash is right there. We ing up on the agreement now.. don't have to fill out a bunch of Auckland is still the same: foiins for an insurance company beautiful weather, pubs closing and then wait , and hope for at 6 PM and everything closed weeks that the money will come on Sundays. For the best meals through. If we're discharged in town it's the "Hong Kong" from the hospital, we don't have Chinese cafe and the "Gourmet" to go chasing around to collect for American cooking. it. I am working at the Auckland Again the vision of establish­ Club right now as 3rd cook, at ing the Welfare Plan -under 34 Shortland St., Auckland, NZ. Union auspices and the skill at Thomas A. Home keeping its costs low has proven (Ed. note: The LOG will be most advantageous to all of us. sent to your new address regu­ Now thaft I am home recuper­ larly. ) ating I can look back and real­ if if if ize how far we as an organiza­ tion have advanced with the fin­ est, most efficient, capable and determined leadership on our side. Today we al*e truly travel­ To the Editor: All is well on the MV Chester ing first class in the ranks of Harding he_re in Venezuela. One trade unionists. of the bigge.st reasons for this E. A. "Andy" Anderson is our skipper, Capt. Marvin W. t , Howard, whose chief virtue seems to be patience. Few men have ever received :the grim training in patience that our skipper gives us while To the Editor: This is to let the brothers on teaching us how to dredge. He the Steel Age know that I am kee^ a watchful eye over us now in the marine hospital in at all times and is quick but ; New Orleans, recovering from calm in correcting our mistakes. He is strict but at the same a minor operation. Before I got to the Crescent time just and impartial in all City I had the misfortune to be his dealings with his crew. To paraphrase Whittier: hospitalized in Colombo, Cey­ lon, but I must say that after I "Our skipper is formed on the , good old plan, ;. was admitted there the doctor and his entire staff made my "He's truly a brave and - an honest map. stay as plecisant' as possible. I want-to offer my sincere thanks "He blows no trumpet In the marketplace. to the nurses and attendants there for the many services they "Loathing pretence provided. "He does with cheerful will, I am more than sure that any "What others talk of, American who is hospitalized at "While their hands are still." the Grande Pass Hospital in Enrico Tirelli Colombo will vouch that it is _ -Ship's delegate Down Under, He Seeks Buddies Hail Skipper On Chester Warding SendSvRegards To Steel Age �:f:^'^;.c-''^ - ^ ti, MB5 STBEL FLYER (ItthmUn), Augvrt 14—Chairman, C.-Auth; Saeratary# A. VIelanta, No major beefa., Ship'a trearary eontatna #64.40. No beefa and few hanra dlaputed overtime. Ship'a delegate elected. Diacuased painting lockera thia trip. General dlacuaaion held an food and laundry Gleaning. VENORE (Ore)/ Auguit 14—Chair­ man, C. Dawson; Secretary, T. LIndberg. One beef was well settled. Per­ former aboard abip to be reported to patrolman in Baltimore. No beefs. Discussion held on payoff, company paying off every second trip instead of every trip. MANKATO VICTOR^ (Victory Car­ riers), July 4—Chairman, J. Cash; Sec­ retary, A. Waslluk. It was reported that there is no foul weather gear aboard. Poor mall distribution. Mo- Digest of ships' Meetings ftion made and carried to accept and I concur headquarters .communications. Welfare enrollment cards • completed. Repair list was turned in. Another repair list to be made so' that it may. be turned in early. MARYMAR (Calmar), July 12 — Chairman, Snow; Secretary, A. Reaske. BlacJi gang foc'sles to bepainted. Ship's fund—$28.26. Motion made to accept and concur in headquarters communications. Motion made and carried to support headquarters heart­ ily. Recreation room to be kept clean: steward asked cups to be brought back to pantry. Steward to check if he has enough supplies. July 14—Chairman, Snow; Secre­ tary, A. Reaske. Some disputed over­ time. Some rooms need painting. Motion made and carried to accept headquarters communications unani­ mously. Vote of thanks to Agent Tilley for. making this ship in the ~ early morning so that he could see all - hapds before they got ashore. NATIONAL LIBERTY (National Shipping), April 8 — Chairman, F. Gauar; Secretary, F. Anderegg. Wash­ ing machine to be repaired, blower in galley is out of order, and deck department room need painting. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept com­ munication unanimously. June 5—Chairman, R. Godwin; Sec­ retary, T. Foqwe. Everything okay. Recent communications read and 'ac­ cepted. Ship's recorder and delegate elected. July >—Chairman, T. Hill; Secre­ tary, T. Gewer. No beefs. Suggestion that ship's delegate see patrolman about painRing passageways. Library to be changed in next port. , ALAMAR (Calmar), July 23—Chair­ man, J. Barnetf; Secretary, J. McPhaul. No major beefs to report. Siiip's treasury—$61.05. One man missed ship in Long Beach. Repairs to be made and drawn up. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur in communications from head­ quarters. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcaa), July 17 —Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, J. Nelson. Everything running okay. Flowers sent to Brother Butts baby's funeral. The baby died a day after , birth. Ship's treasury to take care of this bill. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcea), July 9 —Chairman, J. DeFranclsce; Secre­ tary, J. Kaarns. One dollar donated to ship's fund. Motion made and car­ ried to accept and concur with head­ quarters communications. Patrolman to check 8-12 oiler. Engine delegate te hand ih a written report at payoff far not fulfilling his duties. Soap powder to be changed and to get screens for portholes. To clean laun­ dry and library. Ail keys for dbors to be checked. July 22—Chairman, W. Ferry; . Sec­ retary, W. Saltarex. A few men were logged and ship's delegate ashed cap­ tain to remove same because men were now doing a good job. Captain agreed. Motion made and carried, to accept and concur with communica-. tions from headquarters. SEAJ4RERS ORION STAR (Orion), July 17 — Chairman, J. Eubanks; Secretary, W. Stark. This vessel will load in gulf for West Coast then load in Wilming­ ton Tor Honolulu, then back to West Coast for Japan before starting for Japan and Persian Gulf ruii. Ship is in good shape. Second pumpman missed ship in Frisco. Ship's dele­ gate elected. Repair man will be aboard in Gulf to make new keys for foc-sle. Canned beef will be bought in the Gulf. Clothes hooks will be installed enroute to Gulf. Extra fan will also be installed. STONY CREEK (Tramp), July 4— Chairman, C. Clbbs; Secretary, W. Kehrwieder. Will ask chief about get­ ting new motor for the wasliing ma­ chine. There are quite a few. repairs to be taken care of and crewmembers will nqt sign on until theyhave been taken care of. . WINTER HILL (Cities Service), July 3—Chairman, T. Drzewlckl; Secretary, J. Powers. $40 reported in the ship's fund. Ship's deiegate was elected. A suggestion was made that money in ship's fiind be used to repair crew's TV. -L SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), July 24—Chairman, R. Connor; Sec­ retary, J. McGoldrick. Ship's fund— $24.25. Having trouble getting foc'sle sougeed. Ship's delegate elected. Steward requested that crew turn in linen. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), July 27—Chairman, B. Collins; Sec­ retary, S. Grlce. New TV set pur­ chased, amounted to $228.25. Balance of $6.89 in ship's fund. Two men missed ship. Ship's treasurer elected. Messman to take care of getting or­ ders from galley more carefully. Vote of thanks to steward's department. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), July 21—Chairman, L. White; Secretary, R. Grant. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward department. Beef on food brought about by 3rd engineer. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), July 24—Chairman, G. Reyes; Secretary, W. Kauthusk. Clarification needed from headquarters. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communications. VALCHEM (Valentine Tankers), July 28—Chairman, D. Williams; Secretary,. W. Stevenson. .AU crew members were advised to read- SEAFARERS LOG on current issues about Bonner Bill. Ship going to Alabama shipyard. Ship's treasury contains $33.09. Vote of thanks for new contracts in past six months. MOBILIAN (Waterman), July 17— Chairman, R. Hannibal; Secretary, M. Eayers. Everything running smooth, except disputed launch money which is to be settled at payoff. Crew is to be quiet while others members are sleeping. Vote of thanks to all dele­ gates for good job. PORTMAR (Calmar), July 15—Chair­ man, F.. Albore; Secretary, J.^ Kelzell, The purpose of tills meeting was to discuss the ability of oook and baker relative to the output of food. Eggs, hacon, pies, pastry filling and cakes are unappetizing. Insufficient stores aboard. A hand vote was tdken as to whether the cook and haker stays aboard with the assistance of chief cook or not. Results were that be stays aboard.' ROBIN DONCASTER (Robin Lints), July 17—Chairman, J. AtheiTon; Sec­ retary, M. Whale. No beefs, all re­ pairs done. All gear of our deceased brother, John Uszkiewicz, utilityman, was checked nith purser. Some dis­ puted overtime because of licensed engineers doing wiper's work. Com­ munications from headquarters ac­ cepted unanimously and concurred. A collection to be taken to send floral piece to Mrs. P. Uszakiewicz in behalf of the SIU membership, plus . a check. ROBIN TUXFORD (Robin Lines), AZALEA CITY (Waterman), July 23 :^ne 24—Chairman,. J. Auger; Secre­ —Chairman, W. Bllger; Secretary, G. tary, T. WIntrowskl. Ship's treasurer Craggs. There is only one beef: the elected. No disputed overtime. Mo­ captain is log-happy. tion made and carried to accept and July 17^halrman, W. Bllger; Sec­ concur in headquarters communica­ retary, G. Craggs. Few beefs ih deCk tions. One brother made motion not department concerning a few of the . to sign on next trip until new wash­ gang. Bosun spoke to skipper about ing machine is put aboard. Picking logs and skipper said he would lift up of voyage istores in various coastal them upon arrival in port. Gang took ports without payment of overtime to off their hats for the. bosun, he's a be straightened out. During last voy­ good Union man. age captain had native laborers clean meat boxes,' and in the event steward DEL AIRES (Mississippi), July is ordered to do the same this trip, Chairman, A. Thompson; Secretary, the ship's delegate should be notified. H. Guenther. Beef in galley 'settled. July 9—Chairman, R. Aguair; Sae­ Motion made and carried to accept ratary, W. Massangar. Shlii's fund— and concur with headquarters com­ $2.50. A beef, was discussed under munications. Motion made and car­ good and welfare and settled. 'When ried to have patrolman check and\ --something is wrong it is to be re­ have ship fumigated. It was sug- ported to department head. Hot bis­ kested that a better alopchest be put cuits requested at meals. aboard. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), July 23 DEL SOL (Mississippi), July —Chairman, W. Rhone; Secretary, P. Chairman, F. DeDomlncIs; Secretary, Barone. No beefs. Written resolu­ W. R. Cameren. Crew was warned tion: "Moved that this body go oh that ahy fighting aboard the ship record to advise the new. SIU nego­ would be reported upon arrival in the tiating committee to unify all pay of United States. ' overtime, and raise same at least the regular rate; for men on watch and EDITH (Bull), July 17—Chairman, below for work cleaning holds.".,Vote, C. Starlingj Secretary, J. Wood. Ship of thanks to stewdrd and hU de­ running smooth. Motion made and partment. Pate LOG carried to accept and' eoneur with commutticationa from headquartara. HILTON (Bull), Ne data—Chairman, H. Raaaa; Secretary, A. Marian. Ship'e fund-r^l2. No beefA Communications from headquarters read, accepted ,ai|d carried unanimously. Schedule for cleaning recreatlnn room made up. Vote of thanks given to deck engi­ neer for fixing radio and putting timer on washing mgchine. AU of the followitiQ SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Rosita Carey, bom August 24, 1955. Parents, IVlr. and Mrs. Charles Carey, Brooklyn, ItY, ^ $> $• Kenneth Say Hutcheson, bom July 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hutcheson, South Norfolk, Va. Value Of Union Shown In Dollars, Benefits WASHINGTON—Seafarers have believed for some time that joining a union pays off in higher wages, more fringe benefits and job security. Now a survey by the AFL Depart^ 1 •ment of Research substanti­ ates that belief. After studying Labor De- FINAIi 4" , The deaths of the follovnng Sea­ Stephen McDonald Barnes, born August 29, 1955. Parents, Mr. and farers have, been reported to the Mrs. Sylvester Barnes, Rownship, Seafarers Welfare, Plan and the SlU death benefit is being paid NJ. to their beneficiaries: 1. 4 ^ Nancy Irene Leach, bom Sep­ James J. Russell, 47:* On August tember 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and 5, 1955, Brother Russell died of a Mrs. George Allen Leach, Norfolk, Iting ailment in Va. New Orlejins, La. Place of burial is Kenneth Ray McNeil, born Sep­ not known. He tember 1955. Parents, Mr. and had been sailing Mrs. William J. McNeil, Mobile, ' with . the SIU Ala. since 1948, join­ ing the Union in Mobile and ship­ Thomas Alien Chandler, born ping but in the August 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and engine depart­ Mrs. Charles Chandler, Fellow­ ment. Brother Russell is survived ship, NJ. by his wife, Vonciel Russell, of 4" it Prichard, Ala. Deborah Susan Nicholls, bom t 4" 4" August 12, 1955, Parents, Mr. and Robert G. Varnon, 52: Head in­ Mrs. Robert Nicholls, Berkeley, juries proved fatal to Brother Cal. Vamon, who died 4» 4" 4' Yvonne Michele Fiesel, bom on August 7,1955. August 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and He had been a Mrs. Joseph Fiesel, Baltimore, Md. member of the Union since the 4" 3^ 4" part of Walter Jay Steele, bora August early 1940, joining in 2, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray­ the Port of New mond C. Steele, La Batre, Ala. Orleans and sail­ 4' 4* 4" ing in the stew­ Michael • Charles GUlis, born ard department. September 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. Brother Varnon is survived by his and Mrs. William R. Gillis, Union- mother, Mrs. Nola Varnon, of dale, LI, INTY. Decatur, Ga. 3^ 4" ^ , Madeline Ruth Hanstvedt, born September 7, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aldred Hanstvedt, Brook­ lyn, NY. 4> 41 4> Michael Lavone Beard, born November 13, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gamett Beard, Army Chemical Center, Md. ^ t 3> Teresa Lynn Blanchard, born August 27, 1955.'Parents, Mr. and Mrs. West C. Blanchard, Lakewood, Cal. 4" t Seafarers who wish to check their baggage at SIU headquar­ ters in Brooklyn are adviseii to note the change in the location of the baggage room, •which is now in the Sea Chest building on 4th Avenue and 18th Street, two blocks from the shipping hall. By bringing their baggage directly there, instead of to the hall on 20th Street, they'll save themselves the extra trek up 4th Avenue later. The baggage room on 18to street is bpen all day for tne convenience of Sea­ farers.. .w-.--.'... , MONEY MHiiiiili $1 $• 4" 4" 4 Baggage for the following men John McHale, Jr., bom August is being held in the baggage room 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. at SIU headquarters: Bucklet, H. John McHale, New York, NY. Buckner, R. De Virgilee, Evans, W. Keenan, A. Morciglio, J.^Selby, T. Wassel. Hq. Baggage Room Moved 'partment statistics on occupations in 11 manufacturing industries the AFL reports that average base wage rates in union plants are 10 to 20 cents an hour higher than In non-union plants. Figured on a 40 hour week that is around $200 to $400 a year. Other Benefits Higher But base wages are far from the whole story. Unionized plants also offer far more in the way of paid vacations^ paid holidays, overtime, health and welfare benefits" and other fringe items which pay off in dollars and cents. Of even more significance was the finding that union contracts have tended to raise wage levels throughout the nation. In other words, without unions, the level of wages and benefits in non-union plants would be far lower than it is today. Unions, then, have contributed to the prosperity of all of the na­ tion's workers as well as that of their own members. Finally, the study found' that unions offer significant protection , against arbitrary action by the em­ ployer in punishing or discharging a worker. This protection means, greater job security and assurance of steady earnings. Over-dollections of FOAB tax in excess of $5 each are being held by the Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany for the following former crewmembers. When applying for the money, furnigh Z-numher, So­ Thomas F. Vaughan cial Security number, rating, name Call your sister at TAlbot 5-6633. of vessel and period of employ­ Urgent. ment. Write to company at 1300 Hibernia Building, New Orleans, 4" 4' 4" • F. Coggins La. This money covers period up Contact T. M. Breen, 220 Broad­ to December 31, 1954. way, New York, NY. Addison, Grady Leal, Aibano Maurice Kramer Get in touch with Myrtle Kramer, 412B Cedar St., Chattanooga, 4" 4" 4" Tenn., at once. Annitsa Rios, born August 11, 4i 3i' 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Edgar Gouletto Rios, New York, NY. Write to 42 Thomdike St., Brook4> 3^ ' 3J line, Mass. Bunny Stokes. Jane Elizabeth Harrison, born 3i 4 3> Septgpiber 11, .1955. Parents, Mr. C. Siaran and Mrs. Stokes Harrison, Houston, • Your discharges from the Be(its Tex. Fort are being held for you at the 3> t 4* Joanne Tarrant, bora September SIU hall in Boston. Write the hall 1, 1955. Parehts, Mr. and Mrs. at 276 State St., Boston, Mass., and they will be forwarded to you. James Tarrant, New York, NY. 4> ;K- PHOTOS ^Tofites> POETRY BlC. Allison, B. : Leshinsky, George Anderson, H. A; Lytel, J.' J. Andreadis, D. McCollom. E. B. Audler, Oliver A. McCoy, Patrick Bartlett, Thomas H. McDonald, R. O. Barton, Charles B. MiRer, Preston Becker, Roy W. Moitoza, A. J. Blacksone, K. L. Moody, R., Jr. Blichert, Fred Mundy, Gerald Bossany, Nicholas Murphy. Leslie L. Botticoff, Basil ' Murphy, Wm. E. Bradley, Joe T. MurreU. Wm. T. Bragg, John F. Nelson, John A. Briant, Louis P., Jr. Nicholas, Leroy. Briguera, Gregorio Niichols. • • W. — A., Jr. Carey, Robert E. Nicholson. Wm. J. Oddendahl, P. B. CarrUlo, Richard Church, R. C. Odom, Earnest L. Curran, John T. Otreba, Joseph Davis, Oscar T. Perpente^ Edward Dazonwsky, E. Pfrommer, Ekich Post. F. H. De Franza, R. O, ProceU. Jack • Dirado, Anthony RatcUff, Tyree S. Doyle, Joseph. J. Drage, Robert L. Riviere, Edward J; Dugas, Anthony J. Sanchez, Peter G.-Dumestre, M. P. ; Santos,. John Duncan, Geo. W. Schubert, Emll B, Elchuck, Antoine Seals, Mason Engles, Joseph . Sharp, James W. Esquerre, N. A. Shaughnessy, J. P. Faulkner, Leopold ' ^eppard, Geergq Fields, Thomas Siietterly, B. E. Findlay, Frank S. Smith, Biu-reU G. Florentine, L. Steele. George Gallano, Aubin B. Stephens, E. G. Gardiner, J. E. Stoehr, Arthur W. Stough, Rufus E. Garn, Norman Gehrlnger, J. T. Tarley, Ramsey Gentry, Willie Terrell, Edwa^ Gersey. John F. Thiel, Joseph Gichenko, M. Thompson, R. 'W. Gillot, Henry Torres, Faustino Gowen, Paul W. Thrasher, J. P. Green, Alfredo A. . Pucker, Ernest B. Hanlon, E.' F. Tunison, B.B. Henderson. C. C. Ungriffin, J. HentcheU. Cecil A. Walker, Elias Herald, alph P. Walker, Willie Herleikson, H. BWelborn, C. J. Hetherington, W, G. WestphaU, Harold High. Robert H; Wilson, C. P. Horsefall, W. T. Wilson. Robt. Hunt. Edward E. Worrell. Dexter L. Ingebretsen, A. K. Arnold. Joe C. Isaacson, A. R. Ebanks. Elon Jackson, Edward Eisengrader. R. D. Johnson. J. J. ' Ferrell, S. B., Jr. Johnson, Thomas- ' Kee, Ling H. Kohnen, Florian H. Mopre, James F. Larson, Arnold S. ' Moteau, B. Latapie, Jean T. Ward, John A. '• -3 : ''M �/ Vol. XVII No. 20 V SEAFARERS LOG . OFFiCIAt ORGAN OF THE S E.A F A R E R S I N TE R N AT I O N AI U N t O N » -AT L A N T I.C AND GULF DISTRICT . AFL'.' h September 7 Through September 20 Registered Declc A Port Boston New York .... Philadelphia . Baltimore .... Norfolk' Savannah .... Miami Tampa Mobile ....... New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington .. San Fi-ancisco Seattle TOTALS 12 70 23 40 24 9 6 8 27 57 10 20 3 16 22 Deck A 347 beck B 5 23 14 26 15 8 1 2 8 21 10 11 1 6 25 Depk 176 £ng. 7 54 18 l4 5 2 4 14 35 13 13 3 8 14 En'g. 238 Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total T^tal B A B A 3 4 3 11 23 34 22 57 21 181 '66 247 17 13 7 92 54 38 25 33 22 73 107 180 15 7 9 45 84 39 7 8 5 20 22 42 11 1 18 9 37 26 19 3 27 21 6 6 13 2 16 70 54 14 49 21 56 141 197 11 4 6 27 27 54 8 7 7 40 26 66 5 3 0 9 6 15 7 9 6 33 19 52 23 13 11 49 108 59 Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total TotaJ BAB Reg. A B 165 247 132 832 473 1305 Deck Deck Deck B 16 64 25 69 21 6 1 6 14 44 13 16 5 0 27 5 10 8 32 15 7 0 2 1 15 10 3 1 1 27 C 1 137 l1 2 2 5 14 1 0 1 1 12 1 0 4 0 5 Deck Deck Deck B A C 327 Eng. 49 35 19 49 8 3 0 2, 5 41 10 a 0 1 17 6 26 10 33 15 7 3 4 5 11 16 7 2 1 18 Eng. 2^ 164 Shipped stew. Stew. stew. Total Total,, Total A B 0 51 32 12 1 9 51 12 2 150 48 13 211 8 11 8 9 55 26 19 100 3 35 18 3V 153 83 11 247 8 10 5 10 39 A 35 32 106 2 4 4 3 13 18 6 37 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 1 2 0 9 8 1 18 0 11 2 0 30 8 1 39 4 40 15 10 125 41 26 192 6 6 9 ' 4" 29 35 11 75 0 8 6 0 32 16 -0 48 2 3 1 4 8 4 10 22 1 4 i 0 5 3 1 9 3 - 11 19 3 64 55 11 130 Eng Stew. stew. stew. Total Tota^ A B C Ship. 46 201 d03 48 737 404 1284 Eng. C S Shipping in the Atlantic apd Gulf District appears to have chase by Ponce Cement of at recouped some of its losses of least one more ship. The following is. the fore­ the past month and seems due cast port by port: to hold its own in the next two weeks. BOSTON: Jobs picked up It ran just slightly behind slightly but outlook is al­ registration throughout the ways unpredictable . . . NEW ^NEW YORK—SlU headquarters officials this week reported the completion of talks with district which, pegged at 1305, YORK: ILA port tie-up cut the tanker operators on clarifications to the standard tanker agreement. showed a slight dip from the into expected shipping; port The of their deliberations are now available in agreement form' and are being nut last report. Shipping was up began coming around in sec­ aboard results all SlU - contracted ^ — —— ^^ a total of ICQ jobs from the ond week of period ... PHIL­ tankships. tween Union negotiators and the dry cargo-freight pact was issued previous period, and hit 1284. ADELPHIA: Good shipping Clarifications on all SlU operators on clauses that require iast year. The sudden change of pace, expected to continue .. . BAL­ agreements are issued periodically special interpretation. A similar set Copies of both sets of clarifica­ following on the heels of a TIMORE: Good ... NOR­ following joint discussions be­ of clarifications to the standard tions as well as the agreements busy summer, is likely to con­ FOLK: Shipping "best in themselves are available at all SIU tinue, according to all reports. years." halll They are printed in tabloid One port remained the same, SAVANNAH: Shipping bet­ form 'slightly smaller than the as eight others showed in­ ter than normal with in-tranSEAFARERS LOG. creases and six, principally sits providing most of jobs. In connection with the new tankNew York, Miami, Mobile and Registration low . . . MIAMI: er clarifications, Claude" Simmons, assistant secretary - treasurer and San Francisco, declined. Wil­ Still slow; registration heavy. New York port agent, urged all mington was calculated as . . . TAMPA: Holding its own. Seafarers, especially those now ".standing pat," so the only Future looks better. . . . MO­ SEATTLE—The "feast or famine" nature of the US ship­ abpard tankers, to familiarize good news out of the West BILE: Slow activity continu­ ping industry is nowhere better illustrated than in the per­ themselves 'thoroughly with the Coast was the strong revival ing. .. NEW ORLEANS: Good; formance new material. It Is hoped they will of this port during the past month. of Seattle after a two-week outlook is fair. Del Sud com­ ease the way "to smoother payoffs Shipping in Seattle right : lapse. of .the tanker fleet In the near ing out of drydock. now is booming and appears one wishing to get out In* a hurry. future. Ports Very Busy Seven payoffs, an IdenticaL num­ LAKE CHARLES: Boom­ likely to stay that way. The Shipping Bounces Back Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk, ing; up 50 percent. . . . HOUS­ port shipped 130 men during the ber of sign-ons and Ihree in-tran- Meanwhile, shipping at head­ New Orleans and Lake TON: Still relatively slow; last period, which Is a lot more eits combined to make up the quarters first began . recovering figure than the "18" of the pleasant picture of the past twoCharles all showed consider­ not much in sight. . . . WIL­ healthy this week following the nose-dive previous two weeks. Prior to that, week period. able activity. Philadelphia MINGTON: Future expected it continued very good all summer of the past period brought on by Port Agent Jeff Gillette also the political strike of New York dipped but remained strong to be fair. . . . SAN FRAN­ long. warned crews that any increase in longshoremen against the Bl-State with an even 100 men CISCO: Very slow; in-transits The coming two weeks should performing aboard the ship^ will shipped. could help. . . . SEATTLE: be brightened to the tune of four be dealt with severely in lin6-with Waterfront Commission. Activity almost at a standstill for about Percentagewise, class A Back in style with best ship­ and possibly six payoffs. Either SIU and. membership policy. He was ten days while the tie-up was on. men held their .firm lead posi­ ping on West Coast. Outlook way, shipping will remain good cautioned Seafarers to avoid foul­ A number of ships were divert-' and will pose no problem for any­ ing up for their own protection. tion over the other classes, is bright. ' " ed tof other ports and others-that and maintained a 57 percent were here didn't stay long enough figure out of the total shipped.; to pay off which. In turn, provided very little turnover in jobs. Class B came back again and i The shipping picture looks much lifted itself over the 30 perbrighter for the current two weeks, cent mark for the first time Simmons disclosed. Several ships in a long while. The remain­ PORT coLBORNB... 103 Durham been out on long runs 505 Marine Ave. WILMINGTON, Calit der was accounted for by SIU, A&G District Terminal 4-2874 Ontario Phone; 5591 are due for payoff during the peri­ Ernest TlUey, Agent class C, which increased BALTIMORE 272 King St. E od, which should boost the ship­ '675 - 4th Ave., Bklyh TORONTO, Ontario 1216 E. Baltimore St HEADQUARTERS EMpire 4-5719 SECRETARY TREASURER EAstern 7-4900 slightly due to the apparent Earl Sheppard, Agent VICTORIA, EC 617H Cormorant St. ping figures way above their pres­ Paul Hall Empire 4531 ent level. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 276 State St. scarcity of ready, able and BOSTON C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 J. Algina, Deck J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint willing-to-ship men in classes James During the past two weeks there Pacific 7824 R. Matthews, Joint HOUSTON * . 4202 Canal St E. Mooney. Sid. SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. were a total of 13 payoff.^, four A and B in SlU halls where 0 Taiinehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 Phone 634!-. SUP slgn-ons and 21 ships In trtlhslt. CHARLES La 1419 Ryan St shipping was at a high level. LAKE BAGOTVILLE, Qpebeo ...20 Elgin St. Lcroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 SlU, Tanker Co's Finish Talks On Clarifications Seattle Feasting Again After Slow Shipping %,-•. t'L^^ • • i -ViTV Norfolk 'Best in Years' Norfolk, for example, ship­ ped over 100 men and is ex­ periencing its best activity "in years" after a long "dry" spell. Only Miami, due to the for­ eign transfer of P&O's two liners, seems permanently slow, topped with a heavier . than normal. registration. But this is expected to change soon with the probable pur- MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Lindsey Williams Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinlh 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St Ben Recs, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILAOELBHIA .337 Market St. S. Cardullo Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANtTSCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marly Breitholi. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA PR PelayoSl—La? Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeft Giliette, Agent EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1809-IBll N. Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent .. . Phone 2-1323, 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 522 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND. CALIF .'.... 257 5th St Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO....... 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE ................ 2505 1st Ave. Main 0.290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave: Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK .. 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 HONOLULU Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S. . 128'/a Hollls St. Phone- 3-8911 MONTREAL. .... M4 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM... lU'A Syndicate Av«. ,Ontarlo . : .phone; 3r3221 Phone: 545 52 St. Davids St CAnal 7-3202 113 Cote De La Montague Phone; 2-7078 177 Prince WiUlam St. Phone: 2-5232 THOROLD. Ontario. QUEBEC. .Quebec SAINT JOHN NB . Great J.alces District ALPENA 133 W. Fletcher Phone: 1238W 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-0147 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Cleveland 7301 DETROIT. 1038 3rd St. Headquartere Phone; Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH..'..i....-...:531 W. Michigan St. ' ' Phoi^et. Melrotq 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 08nd St. . .. Ptaonei Esxea 6-24l» BUFFALO. NY Has Cable Address /' Seafarers overseas who Want to get In touch .wlttji jieadquarters in a hurry caif..do so by cabling-the Union at Its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv.tce for the men involved. •r I -•>. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 30, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 20 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ELECT BODY TO DRAFT SIU STD RULES WORLD TALK ON '50-50' PROPOSED DO WE NEED KINGS POINT? HAWK LEADS SIU GROUP TO ITF TALK PHONY FRONT SEEKS ANTI-UNION WAR CHEST CARE IN CHOICE OF MEDIC SAVES $, SEAFARERS TOLD PHILA. IBL SWEEPS TWO MORE POLLS SS EDITH IN COLLISION, NO ONE INJURED SUP MEMBERS APPROVE PACT WITH PENALTY, OT INCLUDED IN BASE PAY SUP NEGOTIATING COMM. REPORT SHIP LOBBY STILL PLUGS BONNER BILL MAW STRIKE PARALYZES OLD BAY LINE SERVICES SIU CREW SAVES 2 IN AIR CRASH SIU HQ PLAYS HOST TO MEETING OF NY WATERFRONT TEAMSTERS LAUD SIU CREWMEN FOR SAVING SS NEVA WEST BRIDGES BOASTS OF INFLUENCE OVER ILA'S TOP LEADERSHIP MOBILE PAYS 22 FAMILY BENEFITS TANKER ACTIVITY BOOMS LAKE CHARLES' SHIPPING PHILLY IN FERRY DRIVE CANADA SIU WINS WEST COAST BEEF TAMPA, MOBILE ACTIVE IN MAW TUGBOAT DRIVE SIU SUPPLIES - SHIPYARD CRAFTSMEN WITH DEEP SEA EXPERIENCE TRAILERSHIP TRADE-IN PROCEDURE SET BETWEEN US, PAN-ATLANTIC BOSTON GETS LIFT FROM TANKER BIZ LOCKSLEY GOES SOUTH, FINDS WINTER IN JULY SEMMES' TRIP 'OK BUT-' SEAFARER TELLS IT IN SONG SEAFARER-MINISTER CONDUCTS SEAGOING PRAYER MEETING FOR CREW ABOARD BRADFORD ISLAND SHIPMATE NOT FORGOTTEN BY EVELYN MEN AMPAC ORE SKIPPER CAN'T SEE OT AMEROCEAN PLAYS 'PAL' TO OPRHANS IN INDIA NEW FEED PLAN PEPS WACOSTA SNACKTIME VALUE OF UNION SHOWN IN DOLLARS, BENEFITS SHIPPING ROUND-UP & FORECAST SIU, TANKER CO'S FINISH TALKS ON CLARIFICATIONS SEATTLE FEASTING AGAIN AFTER SLOW SHIPPING Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/30/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/d2f773c24a3249e4cbc350ab7118d215.PDF c0e66b1a7d0a7d63f29bff884326904a PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND G U L Oct. 14 1955 DIS T R I C T • AFL • ITF WIDENS DRIVE '•'i -Story on Page 3 Canadian Engineers Co 51U Story On Page 3 - tj.: Af Au# f A A Tanner (left), SIU Mobile port agent, has been named by AlaIwCW JOB* bama Governor Jim Folsom to the Advisory Board of the Alabama State Docks in Mobile. It was the. first labor appointee to the board in the 25 years of its existence. Photo above was taken when Tanner was being interviewed for national magazine article by "Business Week" bureau chief Eugene Nailler. (Story on Page 3.) ° ' '.ii ' -v X ^ ^ I - -v.-- •* ' ' ; 1' Si, i j'.r- - .-•''' • Victim of a head-on collision with a LuSlfOfiy* 'Swedish tanker, the SlU-manned Edith Waits in Maryland Drydock at Baltimore for repairs. No one aboard either ship suffered injury, but the Edith will be out of action about three weeks. '• V?"i i » aa#- tM —On the mend after hospitaliza-" nQlTOtC vCISffI* tion, Mrs. Robert Guthrie receives check covering SIU hospital and surgical benefits from Charles Tannehill, Houston port agent, as her Sea­ farer-husband looks on. (Seafarer Benefit Story on Page 5.) •••-3 I : • �F«[S Tws rj H i'j. ii SEAFARERS IdO Oei. 14. 1955 New Govt Needed To Save , Leaders Told NEW ORLEANS—Unless the US Maritime Administration adopts a policy reversing the present trend "we will have ho shipbuilding industry in America" in a few years^ Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana warned^ the""maritime industry here be facing difficult times indeed," Boggs warned. this week. The US has "practically no shipbuilding program and our fleet Is fast becoming obsolete," Boggs told delegates to the American Merchant Marine Conference and the convention of the Propelier Ciub of the United States. 1936 Act Ignored "Certainly the policy of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is not being adhered to and obviously unless there is a change in the very near future, the industry will Consistency Needed If replacement of obsolete US merchant ships is to be achieved, Boggs said, and if American ship­ ping is to be enabled to meet foreign competition, there "must be some degree of certainty and consistency" on the part of the Maritime Administration and Con­ gress. Members of rank and file steward department committee elected at SIU headquarters to "To achieve certainty I believe draft preliminary report on master set of working rules for their department are shown comthe controversies over the allow­ pleting work on their report and recommendations to the membei^ship. The 15-man commit­ ances on construction differential tee represented all ratings in the department. Chairman Allan Lake has back to camera. subsidies must cease," Boggs sug­ gested. "A realistic program of trade-ins must be adopted; unfair competition from MSTS must cease; there must be a consistence of policy in the payment of operat­ ing differential, and our Govern­ ment must recognize the 50-50 concept as the established policy of Congress." A comprehensive set of recommendations revamping the operations of steward departThese sentiments were echoed ments on SIU ships has been drafted by a 15-man rank and later by Geoffrey Azoy, Chicago mittee. The recommendations are now being mailed to file steward department comall SIU ships for study by banker, who advised steamship ex­ steward departments and fur--^ ecutives attending the conference NEW ORLEANS An early ther suggestions. SlU-contracted vessels. It is al­ ent. The report suggests that a report by the House Mer- that a stable Government maritime ready oh a considerable Union committee be established to The 15-man committee was chant Marine and Fisheries policy is a key to financing needed elected in headquarters on Sep­ numberinofforce ships. Procedure to be pass upon charges of incompe­ ship replacements. Committee on proposals for refollowed under the feeding sys­ tence and proposes standard seatember 22 to study steward de­ stricting- and hamstringing mari­ It is difficult to obtain financing tem is incorporated in the report. time requirements for upgrading. partment operations and the ef­ time unions was promised by Com­ at attractive interest rates in an The committee acted after hearing fects of the SIU's new-Shipboard The committee also recommend­ mittee Chairman Herbert C. Bon­ industry "where the rules are con­ reports from Seafarer-stewards feeding system on the ships. Sim­ ed that headquarters officials con­ ner of North Carolina here this stantly being changed," he said. have been supervising the tinue the job started by the com­ week. •Boggs' complaints were answered ilar committees were elected in who program on various SIU ships. ail the outports with the 15 men mittee of drafting a. standardi The proposals, which the SIU later by Maritime Administrator representing all the ratings in the • That shipboard working rules stores list which will establish strongly blasted in House hear­ Clarence G. Morse, who vigorously department. be revised so as to carefully spe­ minimum storing requirements for ings, call for a wage freeze on US denied that the Maritime Adminis­ After meeting for several days^ cify the duties of all ratings in the aU SIU ships. Another committee tration is dragging its feet on an ships and establishment of govern­ and considering all recommenda­ department. Included in this re­ proposal called for the Union to ment controls over contract nego­ adequate replacement program. tions the committee drafted a vision would be a change in the make up 'a list of foreign ship . tiations plus settlement' ot ship­ three-part report covering depart­ working hours of the chief cook. chandlers and the kinds of sup­ board beefs, were referred to in mental operations. The report con­ * That the Union itself take plies they have which meet US an address by Representative Bon­ tained the following recommenda­ steps to establish a regular pro­ feeding standards. ner that was sharply critical of tions: cedure for upgrading and testing All Ratings Included sonie phases of the Republican Ad­ •^That the new SIU "to order" steward department men, In the ministration's maritime policy. Members of the committee con­ feeding system be extended to all absence of such procedure at pressisted of three chief stewards, Committee hearings which "dealt three chief cooks, three bakiers, principally with labor-management three 2nd cooks, and three messrelations and labor costs" will be men-utilitymen. Committee chair­ taken up in a report to be issued man was Allan Lake and other "in the near future," he said. This members were S. W. Johnson, C. report, he added, will contain the Dudley, H. Marcus, N. Nomikos, committee's conclusions and rec­ A work record card which DeForest Fry, George Curry, Bill ommendations, and will be "only Dunham, Nick Gaylord, Nelson • Interim in nature, indicating that will enable longshoremen to Wood, H. W. Morris, H. Domsua, we have not finished" with the keep track of their hours worked is being mailed to all New R. Mendez, E. C. Shaffer, Juan subject. York dock workers by the AFL Colon. Longshore Committee. The com­ mittee has become increasingly ac­ tive in the port in recent months Oct. 14. 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 21 since it announced its intention to PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer seek a new longshore election. HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON. Up until now, longshoremen Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art have had no system for keeping Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK Staff Writers; Biix MOODY, Gulf Area their annual hours record. Since Representative. all welfare, vacation and pension Editorial Cartoon Page 10 benefits are 'determined by the Editorial .Page 10 number of hours worked per year, Final Dispatch Page 1.5 the dock workers were at a serious disadvantage without this informa­ Hospitalized Men Page 12 tion. NEW OHLEANS-rThe Mar­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 9 itime Administration is deep­ Accuse ILA Labor Roundup Page 10 ly concerned, from the stand-' Letters Pages 12, 14 In Issuing the cards, the AFL point of national (iefense, over the Meet The Seafarers Page 11 accused the racket-controlled iLA fact that 89 perqent of ore used Personals Page 15 of (leliberately withholding all In­ in the US is brought into thisRecent Arrivals .........Page 15 formation on work hours from country in foreign flag ships. Dep­ Seafarer In Action Page 11 longshofeniJen so that the men uty Administrator Admiral Walter Shipping Figures Page. 4 would have no way knowing C.- Ford said at the joint session of, Your Dollar's Worth ....Page 6 what they were entitled to In con­ Success of the fourth annual picnic staged by ;SiU the American Merchant Marin^ Pyblishad blwaexly M fho haadquarfers tract benefits. berS of th# bd\Sod. W their farnllles and' ffiends in -New ot fha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At­ Conference and the Propeller CiutT "The ILA," the committee said, lantic & Colt District, AFL, 675 Fourth "^Orleans last month was credited in'part to'yeoman service " " ot the United States. Avanua, Brooklyn 3J, NY. Tel. HYacinth "never wanted it known in black .in transporting food and drink to Audubon Park by these 9-66(10. Entered at second Class matter J'Certainly, the savings in trans­ at the Post Office in Brooklyn/ NY, under and white how many longshore­ picnic committeemen. Pictured (kneeling, l-r) are: Seafar- . portation cost, whfen measured the Act of Aug. 34, 1913. men lost out on welfare, vacation ers Ar^thur Maillet and Dave Witty; standing,, Frank X Ca-, against the percentage, of final proand pension, benefits because they ^ere . few .hours short in . any lascione, 'Louis Guarino, V.; d. Tbzel and L. B./^il|o^, JOther, , diictibn cost/^wduld appear t(» bV given' year."" small indeed," he ,po^h|e.<t,p«t. \ "^ofosicn back/jsage.) " . .. .7/4. Sea Unions Govt Control Report Due laferim Report Oh SIU Food Plan Goes To Ships AFL Mails Work Forms To Dockers SEAFARERS LOG Del Sud 'Transport Corps' Lack of US Ore Ships Alarms Govt �oa. 14, IMS^ SEAFARKRS tOG Appoint Tanner To Ala. Dork Bd. MOBILE—The important function of the trade union movement in the development of maritime Industry was recognized by Gov. James E, Folsom of Alabama recently . in his appointment of CaH Tanner, SIU port agent in maritime labor would be protected Mobile, to the Alabama and given full consideration in Pwe TbfM- iTF Widens Drive On Runaway Ships Raps iLA'Union' the board's planning for future State Docks Advisory Board. Tanner's appointment • by Gov development of the Port of Mo­ ernor Folsora on September _30 bile, Tanner said in his report to the last regular membership meet­ ing here. One of the majbr projects which OSTEND, Belgium—A strongly-worded resolution condemning the ILA's phony the new board will take up for consideration, Tanner reported, Is seamen's union for its activities among runaway flag crews was approved by the development of Alabama's water­ ways to psovide for increased traf­ International Transportworkers Federation, SIU delegates reported. The same fic through Mobile harbor. One resolution pledged ITF to carry on vigorous action to organize crews under the plan under discussion, he said, in­ cludes extension of Mobile's deep Panamanian, Liberian and other runaway flags. water channel 70 miles inland to The action by the confer-^ Jackson, Alabama. Completion of ence of the Seafarers sec­ this project would result in more maritime jobs in the Mobile area. tion of ITF^, representing In his first term as Governor, legitimate maritime unions all Folsom broke the monopoly held over the world, fully supports by Mobile shipping management decisions taken at the last SIU interests on State Docks Advisory Board appointments. When Fol­ of North America convention. som had to step down after his The SIU condemned the ILA first term, as required by the state crimp outfit- in much the Cal Tanner constitution^ the State Legislature, same terms and also Offered all was the first time a labor repre­ during the administration of for­ possible aid and support to the sentative had been named to serve mer Governor Gordon 'Persons, ITF's drive on runaways. A special on the board, since the Alabama took unlimited power of appoint­ ITF organizing office has been - State, bocks program was set, up ment to this board out of the opened at 33 Whitehall Street, l^ew about 25 years ago. York, for that purpose. hands of the Governor. Past appointments t6^ the board, Restored Power Passage of the resolution in­ an important policy-making body, volved an implied rebuke to the After Folsom was elected to his have been dictated in most in­ National Maritime Union which had stances by ship op.erators and present second term as Governor, just recently won membership in the legislature restored State ..NMU President Joe Curran ILA President William Bradley others from the management side ITF. The NMU had attempted to . . . Although he defended it His crimp rig denounced . . . of the industry. Members of the Docks appointive power to the give a gloss of respectability to the chief , executive. . Advisory Board serve without sal­ state's phony union by an exchange of let­ Other members of the new State declared: "This conference . . . provement and stability of condi­ ary. It is their duty to make rec­ ters between NMU president learns with deep concern of the tions of employment in these Docks Board are Walter C. Ernest, ommendations to the Governor Mobile contractor; Henry Waugh, Joseph Curran and ILA president and the docks director on operat­ Tuscaloosa; Monroe Weeks, Slo- William Bradley. The NMU "Pilot" disreputable activities of the ships . . ." United International Seamen's Running the phony rig for Brad­ ing polieies. It also is the responcpmb; Hugh Steele, Center; Tom gave front page prominence to Union, sponsored by the Interna­ ley until recently were defeated - sibility of the board to plan projr McGough, Montgomery; Tom Col- Bradley's claim that the ILA out­ • ects for the development of the ley, Talladega; Dan Mobley, Guin; fit was not a raid on genuine unions tional Longshoremen's Association SIU Galveston Agent Keith Alsop t harbor and to increase shipping Dan Davis, Florence, and. Dr. but would work for improvement (ILA) of America, among seafarers and expelled SIU member "Bill sailing in ships under the Pana­ Higgs. •through the Port of Mobile. of conditions on foreign flag ships. manian and similar flags. It is Louis Friedman, Binningham. Boycotts Successful , Honmrs SIU Two NMU delegates who attended evident that the sole purpose of In notifying Tanner of the ap­ The three-day meeting heard re­ the ITF convention sat by in these activities is to exploit the pointment, Governor Folsom made ports of how boycotts of various silence while the resolution was seafarers concerned ... it plain lie was recognizing the con­ runaway flag ships had been suc­ discussed and passed without a dis­ tributions that have beeq mifde to "The conference condemns the cessful, in winning Improvements senting vote. the development of the industry International Longshoremen's As­ Reguiar membership meet­ Shakedown Outfit by the membership of "your great sociation and its subsidiary the ings in SIU headquarters and The only result of the phony United International Seamen's . organization, the Seafarers Inter­ at all branches are held every union's activities among runaway Union for these malpractices and national Union." second Wednesday night at flag seamen was a whole stream of reaffirms the determination of its Through his appointment of la­ 7 PM. The schedule for the bor representation to the Advisory next few meetings is as follows: complaints to the ITF by men who constituent unions to carry on vig­ were bilked by the JLA. Board, the Governor sought to orous action to build up strong or­ Oct. 19, Nov. 2^ Nov. 16. In its resolution, the conference ganization and to work for the immake certain'that the interests ef •rA A r'r .-.t Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Engineers In Canada Join SlUNA •% MONTREAL — Canadiant marine engineers on the Great Lakes and East Coast •yV-.: have joined the SIU family by voting 97 percent in favor of affili­ ation with the SIU of North Amer­ ica. Results of a referendum bal­ lot among Canadian engineers were announced at the convention of the (Ireat Lakes and- Eastern District, \ National Association of Marine Engineers. West Coast engineers have not . taken any steps toward affiliation, . but the action of the rest of_Canada's. organized engineers is ex. pected to swing them into the SIU orbit. Had Been Independent Up until now the Canadian en­ gineers. union had hot been affili­ ated with any international union. Hal Banks qf the Canadian SIU • presented the engineers With their new SIU charter on behalf of the • internatipnal union, He invited other licensed officers groups to follow the engineers'lead. ' ' - The Canadian engineers are the' "'second licensed officers union'to • join SIU uf NA, the other being ' the Brotherhood of Marine Engl,;.,;neprs,h?S«.in-the;UjSji,;. •>.•0' -- . ' Benjamin Sterling . . . His associates get rough treat­ ment by ITF. Here attopiey Ster­ ling is shoum leaving New York police station following question­ ing in connection with plot to as­ sassinate SIU secretary-treasurer Paul Hall last winter. Canndian East Coa'if and Lains licaniad marina anginaart ara waleomad as nawatt SlUNA affiliata by SIU Canadian District diraetor Hal C. tanks (4tli from right); prasinting chartar t'p G. J. Ellis, district pras.i Nat'l Asi'n of Marin# Englnaari l4th from laff), In Mdntraal. Englnaars votad for SlUNA link by .97*/e nriargin. Looking on ara Frank Hall, vlca-pras. AFL AaU A ^SvClarks Iba^aan tha two), arid NAME dalagatas. and getting union organization started on these vessels. Since the problem of the run­ aways is of growing concern to shipowners and governments of legitimate maritime nations, as well as seamen, the conference cheerad the news that the I'nt'l Labor Or­ ganization will meet on the ques­ tion in Paris at tho end of. this month.--.-- . .- �- ', • • •'•i Pare Four SBAFAHEltS LOG Oct. }4. USli Sept. 21 Through Oct. 4 Registered Deck Q Port Boston New York Philadelphia ....". Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck ? ft , ® 3 101 35 41 14 50 17 15 14 12 ' 7 12 3 7 3 24 10 05 11 27 14 15 5 6 2 26 7 29 29 Deck A TOTALS 439 Deck B 174 Enc. 6 18 38 14 10 3 3 20 28 13 13 2 16 26 Enf. A 286 Eng. S 1 42 14 24 12 8 5 1 16 7 16 10 2 16 21 Eng. B 195 Stew. Stew. Total Total Total A B _A 7 71 11 30 10 23 9 18 47 10 10 4 14 25 ..Stew. A, 6 22 27 248 7 70 19 118 12 ' 39 31 5 38 14 19 6 62 16 16 140 50 7 38 2 12 4 18 56 19 80 10 104 35 60 38 20 22 10 42 34 37 17 * 8 41 69 "IS- 352 105 178 77 51 60 29 104 174 87 55 20 97 149 Stew. Total Total Total B A B 298' 178 1023 547 15% Shipped Deck Deck Deck B "3 112 21 51 8 12 2 3 16 55 12 20 0 22 . 27 Deck 0 30 16 35. 5 5 0 1 1 7 14 13 1 10 24 Degk Deck 364 SlU Pursers Win Job Security Burt Lanpher, secy-treas., of SlU-affiliafed Staff Officers Association, signs new contract with five major companies as union and company negotiators look on. Seated (left to right) are: Marvin Schwartz, union attorney; Paul Tonarelli, union patrolman; Lanpher, William Mullins, AMMI chairman; Joseph Condon, Robin Line; Capt. William Twigg, Grace Line. Standing (left to right) Capt. W. H. Mills, US Line; S. P. Maher, AMMI. A new ttiree year contract providing job security for pursers and purser-pharma­ • cists employed by five major steamship companies has been signed by the Staff Officers Asso­ ciation, AFL. The agreement also provides 85-cent daily increases in contributions to the union's wel­ fare plan as well as additional overtime provisions. The ship­ owner contribution to the welfare plan now totals $1.60 per man per day. Burt , Lanpher, secretary-treas­ urer of the pursers union, said a key clause in the agreement pro­ tected the pursers ^om action by any company to dispense with that rating. The companies agreed that they will continue to carry pursers and purser-pharmacists as part of their manning scales for the life of the agreement. The contract, signed on Septem­ ber 29, has two wage reopening clauses at 12-month intervals. Companies covered by it are Robin Line, Grace Line, Farrell Line, US Line and Moore-McCormack. Ne­ gotiations were handled through the American Mprchant Marine Institute. The Staff 'Officers are ah auton­ omous affiliate of the SIU of North America. By action of the last SJU of NA convention they are the only recognized pursers union in the US. ' Lake Charles Watching La. Nominee Deadline LAKE CHARLES—^Labor here is sitting tight as tonight's deadline for the filing of election petitions nears. All candi­ dates for office have until the wind-up of business today to get under the wire and qual­ ify for a place on the No­ months, and the forecast is for' vember ballot. ^ more of the same. The fireworks can be expected to really fiy after today, Leroy Clarke, SIU port agent, commented, since by then every candidate will know whom he's battling against and can break out his armaments ac­ cordingly. Most of the real friends of labor have already filed their intentions to run for re-election, Clarke noted. The only question in some cases is where the opposition will come from. This will be known once the deadline passes and then work for the actual polling can be gotten underway in earnest. Shipping Holds Fiym Shipping continued to move at boom levels once again during the past two weeks, with the result that Houston had to be called on to supply some of the necessary manpower. The record activity is the best it has been (n many 1 8 1 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 4 Contributing to this condition were ten Cities Service tankwagons; that regular caller, the Val Chem (Valentine); the Michael (Carras), plus the Stony Creek (American Tramp Shipping) and the Del Campo (Mississippi). All of them were visited and found to ue in good shape. " Weather Is Hot' The hot weather and the opening of the hunting season two weeks ago have combined to keep many Seafarers shackled to shore for a while, making for excellent ship­ ping opportunities for those wish­ ing to get our right away. As everywhere else, the baseball World Series added tb the confu­ sion here, as the diehards remained on the beach to await the outcome before they would ship out. Even Yankee fans somehow showed pleasure over the results. 46 E^. 2 69 22 39 8 15 0 2 14 28 11 9 0 13 17 Eng. 249 Eng. 1 33 16 31 1 8 3 1 6 110 15 5 3 12 23 Eng. 168 Eng. 2 16 3 11 7 0 0 0 2 1 6 4 1 5 3 Eng. 61 Ste^.. Stew, 74 16 23 3 5 1 3 16 61 2 10 4 18 15 i 31 7 24 4 3 1 1 6 16 8 4 0 7 19 Stew. Stew. A B 254 123 Stew. Total Total 'o 13 3 16 5 d 2 0 0 2 1 9 3 2 8 Stew. C 55 8 3 255 94 59 39 113 90 19 10 32 16 3 4 8 3 46 13 144 23 25 37 39 22 4 4 53 29 59 66 Total Total rot« Total 867 453 Total ^tal c 37 J 386 105 239 21 50 55 9 0 il 2 ^61 3 ' 170 11 73 5 66 4 12 9 91 15 140 Total Total 162 fls'si Sm-6hipping shot upwards once again during the last two weeks, almost reaching the lofty 1500-job mark which has been topped only twice in the last 22 months. The near-record number of men shipped totalled 1482 compared" to a registration of 1570." It stacked up very favorably with the previous ;—-—r-— high of 1574, which still This has been the case all stands, recorded just two along. months ago during the sum­ • The following is the fore­ mer shipping boom. The lat­ cast port by port: ter figure was the highest BOSTON: Quieted down; reached since the pre-Christexpected to pick up if tankers mas boom of 1953.' come through . . . . NEW Overall, ports in the Atlan­ YORK: Booming oncer again; tic and Gulf District were jobs going begging .... evenly split across the board, PHILADELPHIA: Holding its with five up, five down and own at high level .... BAL­ the same number remaining TIMORE: Good opportunities the same as the previous pe­ expected to continue .... riod. NORFOLK: Slowed up a bit; still better than normal. NY Jobs Nearly Doubled SA'YANNAH: Current pe­ New York racked up almost double the number of jobs riod turned out better than shipped two weeks ago. Sa­ expected; future doesn't look vannah, Mobile and Houston good. Registration low . . -. . came back slightly and San MIAMI: continues slow, but Francisco resumed its own lift is expected .... TAMPA: sprightly pace. Still slow .... MOBILE^ NEW Oh the downgrade, but still Fair; getting better ORLEANS: Holds fair; future shipping better than a fair amount of men, we're Nor­ looks good, I^AKE CHARLES: "Very folk and New Orleans, while Boston, Tampa and "Wilming­ good; should stay that way ton- slumped further. • . . . HOUSTON: Picked up The other ports, such as some; should get better .... Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lake WILMINGTON: Still slow Charles and Seattle, stayed . . . . SAN FRANCISCO: the same—at the considerably Picked up again; in^-transits better than average pace they will help .... SEATTLE: have been setting all along. btill going strong; pace Miami merely continued slow should continue. with no. change either way. A breakdown of the senior­ ity groups showed class A slightly higher than the last report, at 58V2 percent; class B the same, at nearly 31 percent of the total, ^nd class C, the group without seniority in the SIU, claimed the rest. However, despite the nearpeak shipping, the class C to­ tal was nowhere near the reoSAN FRANCISCO — The ord_ 14 percent of all shipping predicted lift in shipping here which it snared earlier, and over the past two-week one port, Tampa, did not ship period came through on schedule, any men in class C at all.* ' as the La Salle (Waterman) ar­ In addition, class B shipped rived for payoff and-took a few nearly three jobs for every replacements off the beach. one that went to a class C Nine in-transit ships also bol­ seaman. The ratio still re­ stered things for a while, breaking mained almost two to one in a slump of six weeks' duration. favor of class A over class B. Prior to the relative dry spell, the More Ships Steam Past Ckilden Gate Golden Gate port hid been a scene of feverish shipping activity for many months. However, Leon "Blondie" John­ son, SIU port agent, reported that the drought wag due to reappear, since he had no payoffs in sight for the coming two weeks. The lack of encouraging prospects is keeping all hands on the registra­ tion list close to the hall, in the eyent something unexpectedu. drops �Oet. 14. im SEAFJREkS SEAFARERS LOCi AWARD There are itill five issues of the SEAFARERS LOG left for the year 1955 in which Seafarers can qualify for one of the annual LOG awards for distinguished mem­ bership contributions to the Union newspaper. The awar^ program announced early th^ year will covier four categories — letters, photo­ graphs, poetry and drawings— submitted by any Seafarer to the newspaper and appearing in the calendar year 1955. The awards will consist of medallions, suitably inscribed. No particular entry form is needed. As. long as the Sea­ farer's material appears in the LOG it autoinatically qualifies for the prizes. Standards that will govern se­ lection of winners in the four categories are: for letters—one offering a constructive proposal or best e^tpresslng a Seafarer's feeling on any given issue; photography—for the best pho­ it and subject matter in the tograph, or photographs of Sea­ tradition of the sea; drawingsfarers at work or play or other quality and originality plus sub­ material of strong interest to ject matter based on maritime Seafarers; poetry—^literary mer­ or related experience. Job Boom Again Sparks NY Amid Series Fever NEW .YORK—Despite a week in which the World-Series dominated everything going on in town, shipping at SIU headquarters once again edged upwards almost to the 400mark during the last period. 4 — ^ "The boom is back on in the right after the 10 AM job call for Port of New York," Assistant free tickets to most of the games. Secretary-Treasurer Claude Sim­ mons, port agent, revealed, with 386 men shipped over the twoweek period. Simmons also pointed to the largest number of payoffs in three years here as typical of the Vay headquarters activity has been growing. Although beefs were routine and at a minimum, the patrolmen still had their hands full -covering a total of 55 ships, including 31 pay­ offs. ^ Eight ships signed on and 16 more arrived In transit. The favorable beef situation, Simmons commented, "Jfoints up the good relations existing today between the SIU and its contract­ ed operators. Everything is run­ ning smoothly, with no hitches in sight. We hope things remain this way," he added. World Series One of the main reasons for the lack of Seafarers ready to ship was the annual baseball classic and the reluctance of most men to quit the beach until the last out was made-. Three television, sets .were kept going throughout the series to ac­ commodate the membership which jammed headquarters facilities to watch the progress of Ihe games. One was in the shipping hall, an­ other in the recreation hall, and the third was available in the Port O'Call bar below, where those who liked a cool drink with their entertainment cpUld be- accomo­ dated. • In addition, throughout the se­ ries, a daily drawing was held While only a small portion of the Seafarers who threw in for these tickets were able to win a seat at the ball park, the drawing provided a popular diversion each morning. By the time of the seventh and final game, which obviously had to be the payoff on the whole series, the excitement at each ticket drawn was pretty high. About 50 tickets were distributed in this way to Seafarers and members of the Sailors Union whose cards were drawn during the week-long competition. Simmons also repeated that cop­ ies . of the clarifications to the standard tanker agreement were ready and available at SIU halls for the asking. They have al­ ready been put aboard most Sfucontracted tankers. . Taf Win LOG SlU Family Benefits Hit $$ Peak In September Fifty-one Seafarers collected close to $8,000 in family hospital and surgical benefits in the month of September under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The month also saw the largest single benefit paid so far, with $660 going to one Seafarer for hospital and sur­ gical expenses. In this in-^ stance the Plan paid the maximum $300 allowed for surgery and the maximum $360 for hospital room and board and hos­ pital extras.. All told, 136 benefits have been paid out in the first four month's with several Seafarers receiving more than one family benefit. An­ other 42 cases - were being proc­ essed by the Welfare Plan at the month's end. ' . Examination of individual cases shows that hospital room and board charges are amply covered in most cases by the $10 daily benefit allowed under the Plan. In a number of instances, the hospital room and board charge has been less than $10 a day. Hosp. Extras Important The value of the hospital extras allowance -of $100 has also been demonstrated. In most surgical cases there are charges for operat­ ing room, lab tests, operating room assistants, x-rays and often blood donations which would be a con­ siderable burden were It not for the $100 extras allowance. Th^ greatest variation in charges has been in surgical fees. As pointed out in the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, some surgdons have been charging fees well in excess of normal standards. In order to give Seafarers an idea of the variety of benefits paid and a view of typical cases, a breakdown has been made of g few" of September's 51 cases; A typical case involving an ap­ pendicitis operation was that of a Seafarer's son, which broke down as follows: Surgeon's fee $100.00 Hospital 6 days @ $8.50-• Hospital extras • Total charge SIU Plan paid for this type operation . • • Seafarers Plan paid hosp. room and extras less $50 Seafarers Plan paid .. Seafarer paid only .... In another instance. Houston port agent Charles "Whitey" Tannehill presents second SIU maternity benefit to Mrs. Stokes Harrison for new arrival Jane. Older daughter, Gail, also was occasion for $200 benefit^ plus $25 US bond. Looking on is Mrs. Harrison's mother. the hospital and surgical charges were within the Plan's limits so the entire case cost the Seafarer only the $50 minimum while the SIU Plan picked up $60, the re­ mainder of the bill. In many tonsillectomies, it isn't necessary -for the patient to stay in the hospital more than a few hour^. In those cases, the Plan paid the surgeon's cost and all the Seafarer had to pay were extras $342.75 which were well below the $50 Total charge minimum. 51.50 Seafarers Plan paid for 40.95 Surgeon's fee' $ 50.00 this type operation .. $100.00 Hospital 2 days @ $10 .. 20.00 SIU Plan paid room and $192.45 extras less $50 and less Hospital extras 40.00 excess of $100 in extras $120.00 $100.00 Total changes $110.00 SIU Plan paid $220.00 Seafarers Plan paid for 122J5 42.45 Seafarer paid ...7. this type operation .. $ 50.00 A common operation which most SIU Plan paid hosp. room $142.45 families face at one time or an­ and extras less $50 .. 10.00 50.00 other is a tonsillectomy. In the -heavier' case of this Seafarer's youngster. SIU Plan paid $ 60.00 Seafarer paid only 50.00 surgical fee plus larger than usual hospital extras added to the bill. The surgeon charged the Seafarer $50 more than the portwide aver­ age; hospital extra costs were boosted by x-ray charges and the use of two anesthesia technicians instead of one. , Surgeon's fee $150.00 Hospital 7 days @ $10.. 70.00 Hospital extras 122.75 SIU Sea Chest Display Hit Of Union Labei Show Total charges $204.00 SIU Plan paid $4 per uisit $ 40.00 SIU Plan paid $10 per day hosp. room and extras less $50 84.00 Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checkb or money brders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SlU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out.to the Union directly. Where no surgery is involved, the benefit allows a doctor $4 a day for each visit he pays to the hos­ pital. In this typical case the doc­ tor's visits were fully covered by the Plan, but hospital room charges were higher than the $10 per day. The expenses were: 10 doctor visits @ $4... $ 40.00 Hospital 10 days @ $13 • • 130.00 Hospital extras 34.00 SIU Plan paid .... Seafarer paid only Visitors look.over d?splay..«f Sea Chest merchandise at AFL union label, show in Baltimore. Show sponsored by Union Label Trades Council and Baltimore Federation of Labor was held in SIU Baltimore hall. Council thanked SIU for "splendid cooperation" in conducting show. $124.00 . 80.00 The Welfare Plan covers surgery whether or not it is performed in a hospital. There have been some cases of surgery in the doctor's office which have been paid for by the Plan. One recent instance in­ volved minor surgery for which the Plan allows $30. The surgeon charged $50 for this office opera­ tion, again well above the average surgical fee in major port cities in the US, so that the cost to the Seafarer was $20. �•.-»-.;-v: n *v.. SBAFAR Ens Pare Six BALTIMORE —'Round-the-clock picketing by the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers continued to hold the Old Bay Line in check this week, as union members walked the bricks in answer to the company's union-busting activities. Assisted by Seafarers in the"^""^ • port, MAW picketlines are A Seafarer's Final Dispatch keeping all ships idle in the W- SIU shipping hail in Baltimore is banked with 'flowers and wreaths stent in tribute to Seafarer William H. McVey, 47, who passed away at local hospital last month. Funeral services attended by some 200 friends and former shipmates were held right in the hall, with Seafarers acting as pall­ bearers. Burial by his Union brothers was final wish expressed by McVey. Boston Cool To Soviet Visitors On US Junket BOSTON—Public housing experts from the USSR^who visited this port city recently were treated to a chilly wel­ come here by demonstrators, many of whom come to- the US •from Lithuania and Latvia and had not forgotten by Soviet tyranny suffered by Where You Can Find The Middle & Far East Seamen's Canteen c/o Amer. Arabian Oil Co. Ras Tanura, Saudi, Arabia 4- 4" l" The Log 10 Hanamal St. Haifa, Israel 4" ^ Titanic Bar. Beirut, Lebanon 4" 4 4 4 United Seamens Service Iskenderun, Turkey 4 4 4 United Seamens Serv. Abadan, Iran 4 4 4 Palace Bar 407 Jalan Besar Singapore 8, Malaya 4 4 4 Seamen's Institute Wauchi District Hongkong, China 4 4 4. Marine Club 2 Nimakmshall Road Kidderpore, Calcutta, India ! ^f-.v Maritime Union of India 204 Hornby Rd,. Bbmbiay, India ! Ms Cherry & Co. 2, Annes Chambers 3, Camac Road Bombay, India Merchant Navy Club Willingdon Island Cochin, So. India Seamen's Welfare Directerato Dept. of Commerce 9B Talkatora Rd. New Delhi, India 4 4" 4 Merchant Navy Club China Creek Bridge Karachi, Pakistan 4 4 4. Bar Marseille No. 156 Yamashita Cho Naka-Ku Yokohama, Japan Bar Sea Hawk No. 32-7 Chome Sannomiya-Cho, Ikutaku Kobe, Japan The Club Rose 43-3-Chome ShimoyamateDori Ikuta Ku, Japan United Seaman's Club No. 8, 1 Chome Bentendo Nakaku,; Yokohama, Japan Oet. 14, 1955 LOG Bay Line Still Tied In Knot By Baltimore MAVi Pickets face of the wholesale firings and diseriminatory tactics resorted to by the company on the eve of a National Labor Relations Board election. The last-ditch anti-union moves by the Old Bay Line came on the day foll9wing the reaching of an agreement for the NLRB balloting. SIU Port Agent Earl Sheppard said he expected the union would be successful in eventually winning a contract covering the company's Baltimore-Hampton Roads passen­ ger-freight operations. The MAY/ effort is part of several drives aimed at non-union harbor boat operations in the area. Similar campaigns are meeting with success in ^Philadelphia and New York. Sheppard added that Seafarers who have joined the MAW picketlines are doing an out­ standing job. Many have put in long days and nights manning the lines. Oldtimer Mourned He also reported on special fu­ neral services for Seafarer William H. "Hbavy" McVey, an oldtime member of the SIU, which were held Sept. 30 in the SIU hiring hall here, in keeping with McVey's I often-expressed wishes. Services were attended by some 200 mem­ bers and former shipmates of the veteran Seafarer. He passed away at the hospitai here two days earlier. Shipping, meanwhile, "has been coming along mightily," Sheppard reported. The total number of men shipped topped the total reg­ istration once again, assuring- any man who wants to get out that he can do so- without trouble. 'The heavy activity was, ac­ counted for by. 13 payoffs, 11 signons and 19 ships stopping over in transit. "r; ><• their own countries. The Russian visitors are on a tour of the US similar to the one made by a Soviet agricultural delegation a few weeks ago. They were greeted both at the airport and at their hotel by jeers. Arrival of the Soviet group served to heighten the personal enthusiasm of Seafarer Jose Leston, who has been one of the happiest men in the SIU since he received his US citizenship last month. Leston, who generally ships as steward or chief cook, has been sailing on SIU ships for four years and is busy these days flashing his citizenship papers around for all his friends and shipmates to see. Spurt Ended Shipping, meanwhile, slowed down here once again, after a brief spurt of heavier-than-usual activity. The outlook for future shipping is just fair. Port Agent James Sheehan also reported that three more "Texas tower" radar manning posts 4ire now under construction for loca­ tion between Portland, Me., and New York. The first one is now stationed off Cape Cod. When those under construction and others to be built are com­ pleted, the towers will provide a network of radar warning stations along the entire Atlantic coast which can give early warning of any enemy approaching the US. Seafaress here are manning the tug which supplies the tower off Cape Cod and construction of more towers may mean additional Job opportunities in the port. • ; Y0UR^110I,tAR*S WORTH •BAFARBRR OUIDB TO BBTTIR BUYIWO By' Sidney Margolius Cutting Car-Insurance Cost In many areas, auto-insurance rates went up again this year, notably in the growing suburban areas. But there are new trends that can help car owners stave off some of the high insurance costs levied on them. For the first time a large group of consumers is Investigating the possibility of buying auto insurance on a group basis as labor and other groups now buy hospital and life insurance. The Oregon State -Federation of Labor has proposed that each large group within the federation make available to its members auto insurance which may be purchased directly from an insurance company—or labor could form its own concern. Each group would receive dividends based on its accideht record. If a group is able to reduce accidents among its members, they would receive a substantial dividend. While one company (Nationwide Mutual, formerly Farm Bureau) and several individual agents have been exploring possibilities of offer­ ing group auto insurance, this is the first time buyers themselves have taken the initiative to cut costs and solve some of the present bitterness between car owners and insurers. High Overhead . The fact is, almost half the price you pay for auto insurance goes to selling and administration expenses and profit, and only slightly over 50 cents of your premium dollar is used to pay claims. This is the real re§son rates have jumped so high in recent years. The companies have blamed the number of accidents and the increased size of claims (it now costs more to repair damaged cars). But every time actual payouts go up, premium rates have increased approximately twice as much to take care of the industry's expenses. A dollar of increased payout means two bucks more on your insurance bill. In contrast, group buying of. sickness and life insurance has reduced costs as much as 50 percent below individual policies. Because of high rates, more buyers have been seeking auto insurance from "direct writers," who sell through their own agents, over the counter or by maU, rather than through brokers. As a result, more insurers, including some full-rate companies, have launched cutrate subsidiary companies who sell directly at lower rates. The news that a large group like the Oregon State Federation is studying group buying is certain to hasten the industry's efforts to bring down costs. With this column is an expanded list of low-cost auto insurers, listed in approximate order of ascending cost, with the lowest-cost compahie.s listed first. The order is approximate, because some companies have noticeably lower rates on some types of auto insurance than on other. Company Home Office Factory Mutual Liability Ins. Co Providence, RI California Casualty Indemnity Exchange .....San Francisco Auto Club of Southern California Los Angeles State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co Bloomington, IlL Mutual Service Casualty Co St. Paul, Minn. Nationwide Mutual Auto Ins. Co Columbus, Ohio National Farmers Prop. & Casualty Ins. Co Denver Government Employees Ins. Co Washington, DC SAFECO Ins. Co Seattle, Wash. Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Deafers Ins. Co Owatonna, RJimi. Farmers Mutuals ; Madison, Wise. California State Auto Association ....'. San Francisco Allstate Insurance Co Chicago Liberty Mutual Ins. Co Boston Farmers Insurance Exchange ..Los Angeles Hardware Mutual Casualty Co Stevens Point, Wise. American Mutual Liability Ins. Co Boston Keystone Auto Club Casualty Co Philadelphia Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co. Wausau,. Wise. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co Chicago Michigan Mutual Liability Ins. Co Detroit Penn. Threshermen's & Farmers's Mutual Harrisburg, Pa. Shelby Mutual Casualty Co Shelby, Ohio State Auto Mutual Ins. Co Columbus, Ohio Detroit Auto Inter—Ins. Exchange Detroit State Auto Ins. Association Indianapolis Utica Mutual Ins. Co -. Utica, NY Employers Mutual Casualty Co Des Moines American Motorist Ins.-Co Chicago California Compensation Ins. Co San Francisco Auto Owners Ins. Co Lansing, Mich. Merchants Mutual Casualty Co Buffalo, NY United Pacific Ins. Co .Tacoma (In addition, there are a growing number of cut-rate companies organized by old-line stock companies who themselves generally charge full standard rates. These include Boston Indemnity Co., Merit Plan Ins. Co. affiliated with the Pacific Employers Ins. Co., and the Casualty Co. of Connecticut.) • Some readers have legitithate gripes against var'ous companies listed here because some companies from time to time have engaged in sprees of discontinuing insurance for policy-holders who put in a series of claims, which, even if small, are expensive to handle. The companies ai'gue that these drivers raise rates for more careful ones. But the companies have been quite wrong in this approach, have failed to educate their policy-holders in the need for care, have in some cases gotten panicky over an outbreak of claims that soon ironed themselves out, and have not realized that the real trouble is their own tradi­ tionally high-cost business methods. However, some companies have since ameliorated their abrupt approach. Liability insurance is a car-owner's real need; not collision insurance. Liability insurance protects you against ruinous damage suits, while collision insurance protects only up to the market value of your car, and is costly for this comparatively small protection. Note that Uncle Sam in any case provides part collision insurance, since non-reimbursed . accident damage is tax deductible. . Ypu may not be^ able to get insurance from all companies on this list but use it as a ,comparative shopping list to help yo.u gi^t insurance at whatceir' gavlni is possible. �dot 14, 19B5 eeOROB A. LAVVtON (P«n-ele«anle), July 1)—Chairman, Waadruffi Sacratary, Greanwald. One brother went ta hospital and steward la back on ship after brief hospitalization. No beefs. Delegates ta check on draws and travelers checks. Messman's case to be thoroughly checked by patrol­ man In States. July ]y—Chairman, R. Barker; Sec­ retary, J. Lang. Suggestion made to take care of washing machine. Ona brother paid off because of an In­ jury. Some disputed overtime. Letter to be sent to headquarters regarding the rationing of cigarettes. Letter sent to San Francisco regarding the behavior of chief engineer towards several brothers. New fans needed. More shrimp and more milk needed, HURRKANB (Waterman), May M— Chairman, U. Sanders; Secretary, D. Marine. Ship's delegate elected. Mo­ tion made and carried to take letter to NY. regarding steward department. Motion made and carried jo back up steward department on overtime. Dis­ cussion on aforementioned letter. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian); July itChairman, J. Morris; Secretary, T. Caspar. Ship's delegate elected. One member missed ship. No beefs. Sug­ gestion made - to check with head­ quarters to contact former ship's delegate. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), July SO—Chairman, A. Orover; Secretary, T. Brown. Repair list turned In. No beefs. Ship's fund—$87. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communications. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), July 17—Chairman, H. McQuaga; Sec­ retary, J. Evans. All beefs'straight­ ened out. Headquarters communica­ tions read and accepted unanimously. Enrollment cards to be completed and mailed as soon as possible. Mo­ tion made and carried to have deck delegate - get an oil skin locker for the department. SANDCAPTAIN (Const. Aggrag.), August 14—Chairman, P. Cemashko; Sacratary, B. D'Ornallas. Letter from steward of Chester Harding relative to slopchest. There have been results from headquarters regarding the Sea Chest. One man in hospital. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters unanimously. Motion made and carried that entire crew support pleas of Brother Cemashko that prop­ er ventilation be installed in the en­ gine spaces. STONY CREEK (Amer. Tramp), July 20—Chairman, W. Kehrwieder; Secretary, F. Millar. Saw captain about repairs. Repair list to be made up. ALEXANDRA (Carras), August f— Chairman, W. Hand; Sacratary, J. Schilling. Report given on lifeboats. Lifeboats to be checked by Coast Guard. Suggestion made to have pa­ trolman check log and see if doctor came aboard in Panama Canal. BETHCOASTER (Calmer), August 3 —Chairman, P. McNabb; Secretary, R. Tyree. No beefs. Discussion about replacing old refrigerator and about getting cots aboard ship. To see patrolman about checking on milk to make round trip to New Haven. ELIZABETH (Bull), August S — Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, R. Vellinga. Crewmembers are running to the hall with beefs instead of go­ ing to department delegates. Mem­ bers should go to the department delegate with beefs and let him han­ dle same. If he can't handle It, he will take it up to ship's delegate. Then, If ship's delegate cannot handle same he will take It to Union hall. Under no condition should a crewmember take a beef to Union hall without first letting the delegates try to square it away. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), August 3 —Chairman, J. Long; Secretary, J. Doris. Crew mess wUl be painted after leaving Boca Grande. No beefs. Repair list to be made up. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), July 25—Chairman, R. Connors; Sec­ retary, J. McGoldrlck. Ship's treasury —$24.95. Some overtime beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate elected. Steward asked crew to turn in all excess linen. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. F»g0 8e^ SEAFAKJ^nS LOG DEL ORG (Mlsiisstppli,' July 3t— Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, J. Bax­ ter. Ship's fund—$30. Everything running smooth. Motion made and carried that electrician's dispute be handled In New Orleans. MesshaU to be kept clean. Steward said stores will not run out this trip. Sailing Knocks Him Out ALCOA RUNNER (Alcea), August 7 —Chairman, B. Friedman; Secretary, W. Rhone. Ship's delegate electe^ Motion mdde and carried to check and see if avaUable space can be made for Ubrary. Suggested that galley smoke exhaust fans be checked to operate properly. Suggested that ship's delegate request the captain to post' slopchest prices. ^ * On the heels of last issue's SEAFARERS LOG story re­ vealing the union-busting SUZANNE (Bull), July 34—Chrirman, H. Orlando; Sacratary,, H. Or­ lando. Motion made and carried that men contribute - to - ship's. fund. Mo' tlon made and carried to have com­ pany put at least 10 days surplus stores aboard for long trips. Discus­ sion held on food, dishes not properly cleaned* however it was pointed out that same was due to bad water taken on in. Spain and it wasn t the pantryman's fault. SWEETWATER (Metro), August 4 .-Chairman, C. Hill; Secretary, P. Franco. Steward rooms to be painted. Ship's treasury contains $3 in stamps and $14 in cash. Some disputed over­ time. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. YOUNG AMEltICA (Waterman), Au­ gust 10-.-Chalrman, Sellers; Secretary, Singer. Repair list turned in. No disputed overtime and no beefs. Everything running okay this voyage. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communication from headquarters. Slopchest to have more of a variety. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carrlari), August 3—Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; Secretary, C. Taylor. Ship'a delegate to see patrolman about men being logged. Ship's fund contains S19.65. Few hours disputed overtime. Donation requested from each crewmember of $1 to keep up recreation room. Crew mess and pantry locked at all times. Turn in linen and leave rooms clean for new men. August 14—Chairman, W. Fernwood; Secretary, C. Gadra. Ship paid off in Seattle and it was a clean payoff, no beefs. New ship's delegate elected. Suggestion to have washing machine checked and discussion held on whether crewmembers will collect lodging whUe ship is In shipyard. ELIZABETH (Bull), August 31— Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, L. Coech. Everything running okay, no beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with recent com­ munication from headquarters. Mo­ tion made and carried to hold meet­ ings at night instead of the daytime. Bulletins to be left posted on board. Steward to see about change in soap. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), August 18—Chairman, Thompson; Secretary, Bause. Ship's delegate, secretary - reporter, and treasurer elected. Ship's delegate to see captain regarding purchase of beer. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. Discussion on Ubrary. SANDCAPTAIN (Const. Aggrag.), July 31—Chairman, A. Ferrara; Sec­ retary, G. Champlln. Chester Hardliig slopchest to be posted so that mem­ bers may order from same. If any­ one recommended that safely lights be InstaUed on Zapara I. dock It will be done If possible. Ship's treasury contains Bs. 97. No beefs. Two elec­ tric irons aboard, one for forward and one for aft. Ten cases of lava' soap obtained. New washing machine needed. Mep going ashore were asked to donate blood to Joe Barron. Three men have already done so. LOG to be sent to Sister Superior at Coromoto Hospital, Maracalbo and pocket books, for other brothers in hospltaL SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), August 14-^halrman, D. Molina; Sec­ retary, J. Meyer. Man who was put off ship in Key West sent In letter of thanks to all men who helped him. He was taken off because of an ap­ pendicitis attack. Ship's fund $47.80. Brothers were cautioned to collect proper overtime for penalty time. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. It was explained by deck delegate that Bosun had a job to do and he did not do it, therefore Skipper took care of it. ALCOA RANGER (Alcea), August 31—Chairman, R. Stahl; Sacratary, R. Princlpa. One man missed ship In Puerto Rico. Attention was called to the brothers who ask for payoff In Baltimore to be sure that they want the payoff in that port. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), August 36—(Uialrman, J. Pacheeo; Sacratary, G. Parker. A report from headquar­ ters was read to the crew and aU present accepted 100 percent. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), AuSTEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), July Bust 14—Chairman, R. Darvllla; Sec­ 38—Chairman, R. Darvllla; Secretary, retary, P. Howe. Reported that all F. Pugllsl. Ship's treasury—$10.17. departmenta turn in one hour over­ No beefs. Motion made and carried time for replacing Ufeboat equipment to accept and concur with communi­ at lifeboat drlU. The findings of the cations from headquarters. Motion ' ship's committea was read. Total of made and carried that SIU vessels on $5.74 In tha ship's fund. Sufgostlon the Persian Gulf run be air-condi­ made to donate ship's fund at payoff. tioned, linens changed twice a week, deck and engine department working ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), August hours should be changed so that 38—Chairman, A. Biornttoni Sserothese gangs do not work during the tary, E. Ray. Ship's fund—$20.35. hours of 13 noon and 4 PH. Ship's Communlcatlona from headquarters delegate reported that he saw master read, accepted and concurred.. Vato about passes being written in differ­ of thanks to craw metamaa and pan­ ent Unguage and erewmembers-are tryman. Steward has letter with or­ unable to. determine- what time their ders not to ..order, vogetablos and passes exljire: mut, uiitil vessel arrives in NY. 'Bust Union' Team Lists New Plans Visit wifh ships and sailing men proved a little too exciting for young Ian Sorel, 20 months old, who nap's in arms of his dad as Seafarer John .Sorel, AB, shows the missus around SIU headquarters. The couple live in Brooklyn. Laud Advocate Crew In Air Crash Rescue Details of the rescue of two shark-bitten flyers from Pacific waters by the St^el Advocate have been submitted to the SEAFARERS LOG by Seafarer John De Leonardo, The Coast Guard, the Isthmian — the attention received upon coming Steamship Company and the aboard." skipper have all applauded Captain H. K. Toepel, skipper of the crew for. their alertness and skill in saving the two survivors of a commercial cargo plane. The rescue took place about 1,100 miles west of Honolulu two days after the Advocate got word that a Flying Tiger cargo plane had gone down with five men aboard. De Leo­ nardo reported the ship hastened to the scene of the accident while members of all three depart­ ments voluntarily stood lookout De Leonardo watches during their off hours to help out. Two of the survivors were sighted on Sunday, September 25, at 1,500 houi's and a lifeboat was launched in a heavy swell. The lifeboat picked up the men who were suffering from shock, ex­ posure and shark bites. Medical treatment began as soon as the men were in the boat, De Leonardo reported, and the boat was brought aboard in a matter of minutes. The Advocate then rendezvoused with a Coast Guard cutter six hours later. The cutter put a doctor aboard to give the survivors further treatment. "The following day," De Leonardo reported, "having recovered enough from their ordeal the survivors ate supper with the crew to express their thanks for Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct S(M:ial Security number. Use of the wrong number means a chTical headache for the Vaca­ tion Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the incorrect Social Security number is crediting his tax de­ ductions to some other US worker. the Advocate, warmly applauded the crew "for the splendid coopera­ tion of all hands ... their unselfish sacrifices of time and energy and the seamanlike way in which the rescue was accomplished and boat retrieved despite unfavorable weather conditions." The Captain noted too- that some crewmembers might he in line for their own reward as the Associated Press called the ship by radiotelephone and offered up to $50 for photo­ graphs of the rescue. The Coast Guard at Honolulu also radioed a message of apprecia­ tion as did Admiral Glenn R. Davis, president of Isthmian. De Leonardo is steward depart­ ment delegate and passenger BR on the ship. plans of the self-styled National Small Business Men's Association, more anti-union outfits are girding for an assault on the union shop. The Committee for Constitutional Government, a well-luhricated re­ actionary lobby, is also passing tha hat for an all out anti-union drivo to convince the nation that AFLCIO merger is a threat to tho economy. The LOG story in the September 30 issue told how the National Small Business Men's Association was attempting to squeeze $15 con­ tributions out of merchants and other small employers by boasting of its ability to infiuence Congress against unions. The organization, a Washington lobby, claimed credit for passage of the Taft-Hartley Act and said its next objective was to outlaw the union shop, a move which would threaten the SIU and all other unions operating under Federal law. Anti-Union Ally The Committee for Constitution­ al Government is also for outlaw­ ing the union shop and is trying to shake businessmen for $50,000 a month to push what it calls its "program for action." Aside from the union shop issue the commit­ tee is also interested in the "millionaire's amendment" which would put a 25 percent limit on income taxes, no matter how big the income. Such an amendment would he a boon to big businessmen and large corporations. In the past the committee has Been active in state "right to.work" drives to outlaw the union shop on the state level and has distributed about million pieces of litera­ ture assailing unions. All this is done with contributions which are considered tax deductible as "a legitimate corporate expense." A third organization called the "Campaign for the 48 States" is out to raise $18 million which will be used along the lines of the Na­ tional Small Business Men's Asso­ ciation and the Committee for Constitutional Government. Miss. Labor Seeks ^Wlreck' Law Repeal JACKSON, Miss. —Repeal of Mississippi's anti-union shop law was urged in a reso­ lution adopted by the Mississippi Federation of Labor (AFL) in its annual convention here. The law's "right to work" title was blasted by W. L. Hines, presi­ dent of the Mississippi Federation, and E. L. Williams, president of the Louisiana Federation of Labor, as a hoax imposed on Southern working men in an attempt to deprive them of their right to union security. The law was passed, Hines said, as part of a scheme to "destroy organized labor" and to permit un­ scrupulous employers to "bring sweatshops down from the North and exploit labor here."' United Effort Trade unionists can meet this threat to union security and con­ ditions in the South, Hines said, through a united and vigorous effort to organize workers who have been employed by "these greedy '-J: .vcalng from the North seeking a paradise of big profits from the sweat and toil of the laboring people of our com­ munities." The title of the hill Itself was labeled a "hoax" by Williams. The act was imposed upon the people of Louisiana in the guise of guaranteeing the "right to work" and promoting harmonious relations between labor and management in the neighboring Pelican State, he recalled. "Our brief experience with this infamous law proves it works to the contrary," he said. "This law has not created one job for any Loui­ siana worker. On the other hand, it is operating to break down Loui­ siana wage scales by permitting the importation of labor from Ipwwage areas to take away the jobs of resident Louisiana workers. Instead of promoting harmony in labor-management relations, it has resulted in a sharp increase in th* incidence and seriousness of dis­ putes between employer and em­ ployee." , ^ �One of several monkeys in ship­ ment of wild animals which Steel Surveyor was carting to the US, this fellow already shows talent at mugging. Animal tenders and crewmembers carefully remove 30.-foot python from crate for a little airing. The 30 feet of snake required handling by several men, led by the trapper (wearing shorts) who gripped the reptile at the jaws to avoid possible trouble. Powerful snaka is dangerous to h umans. • • .t.. . • \ Main deck of the Surveyor was nicknamed "Elephant Walk" because of frequent strolls taken by the young ones. Member of trapper's party follows close bdhind during exercising to keep mischief at miqjm^lm, �/ Oct. 14, 1955 Pa(« NIn* SEAFARERStOG .-i'i.x' ,,,v Plan For Infl '50-50' Parley Fails jr ,, WASHINGTON—Renewal of the'foreign attack on the "50-50" law, number one factor in jobs for thousands of US seaman, is certain now, following failure of a proposal to hold Queiiion: Do you think the Kingt Point academy ihouid be an international conference on the i,ssue. kept open? ^ The conference had been suggested by Representative Two Gals And A Sailor AntBony Pinchook, AB: I don't John Sweeney, AB: I think it Frank Boykin (Dem.-Ala.) see where it makes any difference ought to be Closed. Very few of the graduates ever go to the merchant to sea so it's a marine if there is a Kings Point rare thing to run into a Kings Academy or not. You don't run iu Point man on a ship. Most ships' to many Kings officers resent Point men on the ships so it's Kings Point be­ pretty hard to cause the officers had to get their whether or licenses the hard not they do a way up from the foc'sle. decent job. t John Rivera, pumpman: There are enough merchant marine offi­ cers around to handle all the ^ips so I don't see the need for a school like that. I never ran into any officer who would admit he comes from there. Men who come out of the foc'sle know %the score. 4" t Stanley Johnson, steward: There isn't much use in the academy when the men coming out of it don't go to sea. The great major­ ity of officers came up the hard way. . They are better officers for it because they have the feel of the industry. The King's Point men go by the book and don't know how to be flexible. who said that "50-50" has been widely misunderstood in other countries. Although industry rep­ resentatives supported the idea, the proposal met with a cold shoul­ der in the' State Department and other quarters. It was believed that foreign nations would only enter such a conference if the US indicated in advance it was ready to weaken the "50-50" law. Developments in the nation*s farm belt also point to a vigorous renewal of the domestic attack on "50-50." With farm prices falling Fred Ryder, AB: Definitely not. and surpluses piling up month by As it is there's a surplus of officers month on such basic items as and the school v^eat and hogs, pressure is grow­ only adds to it. ing for an expanded US export There are no program. jobs for these Foreign shipping lobbyists have men so why go to sold US farm representatives on the trouble of the questionable prospect of largekeeping an acad-. scale farm product purchases if emy? Kings Point the Congressional farm bloc will men make it cooperate by dumping "50-50." If tough for regular that were to happen it would mean seamen who want that many hundreds of millions in to sail with a license. US cargoes would be lost to for­ eign flag operations and the jobs t t of thousands of seamen would go Mike Coins, chief elec.: The Gov­ by the boards. ernment gives these men an oppor­ tunity to learn eveiything free. They can use it any time they Under the SIU contract, US want, but mean­ Public Health Service doctors while they are in have the final say on whether the Navy or or not a man is fit for duty. If ashore. There are there is any question about very few jobs on your fitness to sail, check with ships for them the nearest USPHS hospital or and they wouldn't out-patient clinic for a ruling. take the jobs anyway. . J •V- • -C- . - 'jh USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Mattress Beefs Stir Seattle SEATTLE-—Membership concern with the current Union effort to work out a master set of working rules and procedures for the steward department so as to make feeding and serving conditions as nearly uniform as possible on all ships has been, duplicated here in recent beefs about the*^ quality of the mattresses on keep the job activity at high levels was only six hours from Keelung, Formosa, and returned with her to in the next report. some ships. ' Port Agent Jeff Gillette also Portland, Ore. Since good feeding and decent Bleeping accommodations are of A-1 importance to any hard-work­ ing sailor, the mattress situation is of more than routine concern, to the Seafarers raising the issue upon arrival here. Crews which have beefed about the mattresses aboard ship include personnel on Calmar, Waterman, Bloomfield and Ocean Transport vessels passing through this port. The Seafarers maintain that the quality of the mattresses used vary considerably from ship to ship, so that crewmembers can only hope for the best when they shift ships and are confronted with a different mattress each time. The consensus appears to be that mattresses aboard Waterman ships are the best of the four companies men­ tioned. Laundry Beefs Similar interest is focused on the variety of washing machines available on SIU ships, some ai­ rways affording more trouble than others because they are not com­ mercial-type machines geared to heavy use. On both points. Seafarers seem in agreement that some effort could be made to have a uniform standard for each item. furnished to the ships. Shipping Good The shipping picture here is booming again and is expected to remain good for the future. Three payoffs are due during the current two-week, period, which should pointed out that getting enough manpower to fill the available jobs is always a problem. Registration is barely keeping pace with ship­ ping so the beach is slowly being em^ied out of all ratings in all departments. He reported that the Seattle branch made arrangements for the final homecoming pf Brother Rob­ ert A. Darley, Sr., who died aboard the Ocean Joyce while the ship SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State £>1. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. TannehiU. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW yORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. 8. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent ' Douglas 2-5475 Marty BrelthoS. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5990 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. JeR GUlette, Agent EUiott 4334, TAMPA.. ....1809-lBU N. Franklin 81. Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 Arrangements were made to send him home to Bonifay, Fla., for final services. He was accom­ panied by his son, Robert, Jr., who was on the same watch with his father at the time of his death. Crewmembers of the Ocean Joyce took a collection to purchase a funeral wreath for the services of their departed brother. Darley, Jr., is one of three brothers, all of whom are sailing in the SIU. WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Ernest TiUey, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall. Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU Seafarer Tony Meshefslty casts a protective glance at his two nieces, Joann, 4 (left), and Patricia Sue, 3, as he shep­ herds them around SIU headquarters on a visit to the hall in New York. The girls weren't too keen on the cameraman. ILA Lawlessness Threat To All Bonafide Unions MIAMI—Irresponsible actions by the AFL-expelled Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association have brought, threats of new restrictive legislation against all maritime unions. Ben H. Guill, member of the"* three-man Federal Maritime Board, told an American PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 617V4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Paciac 7824 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-32U2 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN.;....177 Prince William .St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 lUCHMOND,' CALIF 257 5th St Phono 2509 SAN FRANCISCO ,.450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0.290 ALPENA WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-0600 CLEVELAND ^ . Canadian. District HAUFAX, N.S 128'A HoUls St. Phone- 341911 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM....UB» Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 MONTREAL Lakes Diistrict 133 W. Fletcher Phone: 1238W 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-0147 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6837 DULUTH 531 W. Mchigan St. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO....... 3201 B. 92nd St Phones Essex 5-2415 Legion convention that legislative steps may be considered to ham­ string maritime labor as an out­ growth of the ILA's recent politi­ cal strike in New York. Without mentioning the ILA by name, Guill denounced the ILA tie-up in New York harbor and its call for a general East and Gulf Coast sti-ikes as jeopardizing "the very existence of America's sea­ borne trade and commerce." He then spoke of considering legislative»methods to control "irrespon­ sible" labor "because Uncle Sam pays 15 percent of seamen's wages." Seamen's unions took no part in the ILA's recent political demon­ stration. which tied up New York harbor for eight days and other ports for lesser periods. Since th^ ILA was expelled from the AFL for failure to function as a trade union and eliminate control by mobsters and racketeers, it no longer has union status in the eyes of the labor movement. Outside the labor movement, however, the ILA's activities ara identified with all maritixae labor. ... ". .---i . •si • il •M �;-!-' «*.«• .-.J. • ,^0^-ig'r-i':-.u SEAFARERS P-are TM New lobby Completes Mobile Face-Lift Job LOG 'In Every Port O'Call!' MOBILE—^Remodeling of the Mobile SIU hall was com­ pleted last week with opening of a beautiful new lobby just off the main entrance on the Dauphine Street side of the building. The large room is attrac­ furnished w i t h floor-to-ceiling tively decorated and tastefully drapes, comfortable lounge chairs and sofas, tables for reading, writ­ ing and coffee sipping and a hand­ some new television set. In announcing completion 67 the lobby, Cal Tanner, Mobile SIU agent, reminded Seafarers at the last regular membership meeting that the lobhy was for the use and comfort of members and their in­ vited guests. The lobby provides a comforta"ble place for Seafarers to relax be­ tween job calls. It also is an at­ TAMPA—Slow shipping is tractive and impressive room in giving Seafarers on the beach which Seafarers' wives, children, or here a chance to pitch in with friends can wait while members the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied transact such necessary union Workers on their wind-up drive to business as registering for jobs, organize the Blue Stack Towing applying for vacation payments and taking up various welfare Company. The campaign is being pushed problems with the SIU welfare along and is reported making good representative on the second floor headway among the tug workers of the new hall. Completely Redone contacted. A petition for a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ The completed new Union facil­ tion on the six tugs involved was ities include the lobby, snack bar, recreation room, barber shop and Bled some time ago. MAW organizers expect no trou­ Andrew Furuseth Training School The ble in making a good showing classroom on the first floor. when the actual balloting takes hiring hall, administrative and welfare offices, television room place. The quiet on the shipping front, and library are located on the sec­ with no payoffs-or sign-ons during ond floor. A dormitory, showers the past period and nothing much and laundry facilities are provided in sight, is still presenting prob­ on the third floor of the new annex, lems, however, Tom Banning, port ^hipping Remains Slow agent, reported. On the shipping side, activity Fishing, Weather Good for the last couple of weeks was Thousands of copies of this issue of Good fishing and weather to considered slow, with approximate­ match makes it tough to find some-, ly 60 men shipped to deepsea jobs the SEAFARERS LOG will be air­ one willing to move off the beach, and another 90 dispatched to vari­ mailed to innumerable ports of call even with the few jobs that are ous relief jobs in and around the around the world. Agents of US shipharbor. available. Banning noted. Only five in-transits came around and they All of the ships coming in were )ing companies, seamen's clubs, hotels, accounted for the 11 jobs dis­ in good shape, and prospects for patched during the two-week pe­ the coming period look a little )ars and other facilities will receive riod. better. Twelve ships are already these airmail copies shortly after the The SIU port agent also urged scheduled as payoffs or in-transits LOG comes out, for distribution to Sea­ the membership on the beach to during the two weeks. take advantage of the opportunity The Mobile Branch wishes to ex­ farers when they hit port. For years now, the SIU has airmailed to play a more active role in Union tend its sympathy to,the family of meetings ashore by running for Seafarer Leslie Courtney, who copies of the LOG direct to all ships' and serving in the meeting posts died recently near his home at Atto be filled at every meeting. He more, Ala. Brother Courtney had next port as well as regular mailings offered full Information to any sailed steadily out of the Gulf in to places where Seafarers .congregate Seafarer interested in taking part the rating of FWT and is survived ashore. The SIU has pioneered in this in the meetings merely for the by his wife. He was buried in Atmethod of distribution, despite the asking. more cemetery near his home. Tampa Aids Finai Drive To Tug Vote His automobile agency strike­ bound for four months. Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay an­ nounced he is selling the business to his daughter and son-in-law. The International Association of Machinists struck the agency after McKay sought to cancel major contract benefits and cut earnings 25 cents an hour. Subsequently, McKay advertised for strikebreak­ ers for the agency. ^ fS> iSf Telephone workers in Michigan struck for just 11-^ hours and won a new contract calling for $2.50 to $5 weekly increase and upgrad­ ing in some classifications. Over 16,000 Bell Telephone employees were involved. 4 4 4 The nation's major railroads and the Brotherhood of Railroad Train­ men have agreed on 10-cent an hour across-the-board increases for most hands. Yardmen will re­ ceive additional increases when they go on a five day week. The rail- union said 175,000 members were covered by the contract. Two news distribution strikes in New York came to an end. News­ stand clerks settled a strike against one newsstand operator on the 4 4 4 basis of a three hour reduction in Feelings were running high in work weeks, while news and maga­ zine delivery employees returned New Castle, Indiana, and the Na­ with a $5 weekly wage increase at tional Guard was called out after a pitched battle between • strike­ the American News Company. breakers and strikers at the Per­ fect Circle piston ring plant. Eight A leading southern industrialist men were wounded, most of them has seconded AFL and CIO attacks pickets. The United Automobile on "runaway" firms that go south Workers charged that pistol per­ to escape contracts and get cheap mits were being issued wholesale labor. John 0. Whitaker, chairman to the strikebreakers. Meanwhile, of the board of R. J. Reynolds To­ Lothair Teetor, former chairman bacco Company, drapuhced the of the board at Perfect Circle, was practice eg "rever» carpetbag- reported steady to resign as Assis­ tant Secretarir bC Commerce. heavy expense and labor involved, be­ cause the Union feels it is the only sat­ isfactory way of maintaining regular communication with the membership. The result is that Seafarers in far­ away places are accustomed to finding the LOG waiting for them wherever they may be. They are as well-in­ formed on Union and industry develop­ ments as the man on the beach back home. These air-mailings constitute the best solution to the unique problem the Union faces in keeping in touch with the membership. Of course, the system is not without its headaches. The movements of ships under MSTS charter are often cloaked in secrecy. Tramp opera?tors, some­ times do not know where their vessels will be next. Some shipping agents in foreign ports are not always coopera­ tive about forwarding mail. In those cases individual ships may be without LOGs but most vessels get them fairly regularly. Beginning in this issue the LOG will start publishing the list of locations throughout the world to which LOGs are mailed each week in addition to the copies sent to the ships. Seafarers go­ ing to any part of the world will find where the nearest supply of LOGs can be obtained by consulting the list in this ' and subsequent issues. They can help .assure better distribution of the paper by notifying headquarters of' addi­ tional locations where LOGs are not available at present so that they can be placed on the mailing list. Mealtime 'New Look' Steward department men on SIU ships are now receiving copies of a re­ port drafted by a rank and file steward department committee which proposes important changes in the department's operations. These changes are^ de­ signed .to establish high-level standards of feeding and storing on all ships and at the same time improve working ar­ rangements within the department. The report also proposes that a regu­ lar upgrading procedure be established for the first time in maritime. This program is of considerable importance to stewards and all Sea­ farers. That is why every SIU ship­ board steward' department is being given the fullest opportunity to dis­ cuss, make suggestions and vote oh the contents of the report, section by sec­ tion. The report itself is the product of lengthy discussion and study by the rank and file in all SIU ports. The Union hopes every steward de­ partment man vmll give the report the full consideration it deserve and that all ships will inform headquarters of their feelings oh it ? ??; �SEAFARERS p^ 14, ISSS Page Elerea IPG Bobbing BuoyBells Are MEET THE IVavlgatbrs' Best Friends SEAFARERS 'Any master or mate will tell you the most difficult part of navigating a ship is not at OUN C. BOURNE, carp. Attet 32 years, most of which were spent working at sea, Olin Bourne calls himself an "old home­ body." But this veteran Seafarer has no intention of living up to his description as he continues to sail regularly on SIU ships. Now a grandfather with five grandchildren. Bourne first started sailing back in May, 1D23, at the age of 19. He left his South Cai'Olina home for Baltimore and caught the Bay steamer, Mary Weems, op­ erated by the old Baltimore-Caro­ lina Steampship Line. While a sailor's life was not much to brag about then. Bourne found shipping fun in the 20's and 30's because his younger brother shipped with him until he died in the armed forces in World War II. Bourne's son also sailed a while before set­ tling down shoreside. Bourne's nar­ rowest escape as a seaman came in 1931 when he feil overboard in bar­ racuda - infested waters off Costa Bourne Rica. In 20 min­ utes though he was in a lifeboat safe from the dreaded fish. He was in Norfolk in 1938 when the SIU was first organized. Being hospitalized at the time he just missed out becoming a charter member "of the most wonderful or­ ganization in the world." Since the end of World War II, Bourne has been shipping mostly on Robin, Bull and Isthmian ships. Family ties are important to this Seafarer who is the father of seven. Four of them were bom while he was out to sea, but he was home just in time in 1941 when his wife gave birth to a set yot twins, "a real homecoming gift." " I love to go to sea," he con­ cludes, "but I love to get back to the United States and my family." CLARK INMAN, AB sea on the trackless trade routes, Seafarer Clark Inman had a but when the vessel has made a mild disappointment when he first landfall and must depend upon headed for deep water and all fathometer, radar, charts, light­ those romantic, faraway places. houses, buoys and other aids to His ship didn't pull away from the navigation. i dock for 40 days. When he finally Of all aids to navigation, buoys got out to sea, all he saw of the are those upon which the navigator world his first relies most to bring his ship safely time out was the in from the sea. , Persian Gulf. By There are now close to 40,000 that time though aids to navigation of all kinds he had enough along the waterways of the United of a taste of SIU States and of these more than shipboard condi­ 20,000 are buoys. tions to want to Buoys were used in the Thames keep at it. He River, England, over 300 years ago. has been sailing Buoyage of waterways in this SIU for a dozen country was started before the Inman years now, un­ Revolution, when spars and barreldoubtedly to more attractive type channel markers were placed places. in the Delaware River to warn The 32-year-old Seafarer grew ships away from mud banks and up along the Jersey shore, where shoals. Fog Cannon he had plenty of opportunity as a boy to watch ships berth and han­ 'The first fog signal was a cannon dle cargo. His early interests in installed at Boston Light in 1719. ships and seafaring was translated Boats with small bells were an­ into action when he signed on as chored near rocks and ledges about wiper on the Hillsboro Inlet, a sea­ this time to help keep the naviga­ going tug, in 1943. tor from coming to grief in fogs For 40 days he waited impa­ and darkness. tiently while the mooring lines Shortly before this, the first stayed put. Finally the tug head­ lighted buoy, which burned oil ed for the Persian Gulf where he gas, was anchored in New York came down with a fever and had harbor. Electricity was used for to be hospitalized. When it came aids to navigation in New York time to go home, he had to be re­ harbor in 1888, with power being patriated on an Isthmiau ship, the run out to the buoys by cables George Read, when Isthmian was from shore. still a non-union outfit. Bell buoys have been in use By that time, ne was a con-, since 1885, the first type being firmed SIU- man and did his part those on which the clapper was to sell the Union to the crew. "I struck by the movement of the did a lot of talking about the pay, waves. Later, bell buoys were the-food and the all-around good mechanized, the clapper being points of the SIU," he recalls. struck by compressed gas. Shipping regularly off the East Plans are now underway to stand­ Coast, mostly out of Baltimore, ardize buoys, replacing eleven dif­ Inman finds life on SIU snips too ferent classes of markers with only attractive to give up at the mo­ five as a means of making naviga­ ment. tion simpler along the bays, rivers "As long as we have the SIU," and coastal waterways. he feels, "I'll love every minute of Buoys help the mariner steer a anything to do with a ship." safe course by day, by night, and That old problem of the everrunning washing machine has been solved aboard the Ocean Nimet with the expendi­ ture of $10 out of the ship's fund. Ship's treasurer George Mott picked up a timer for the ten spot so that crewmembers can Mott set it for an ap­ propriate wash period instead of letting the machine go on and on. Here's hoping the bell rings loud and clear for all crewmembers to hear. Seafarer Mott Just recently cele­ brated his 20th birthday. He has been sailing with the SIU for the past two years, starting in the Port of New York. handled the chairman's duties af­ ter being elected by the Norfolk membership. He was assisted by Tom Hill, recording secretary, and F. L. Simmons, reading clerk. Ru­ pert Pierce was in charge of the Savannah meeting where Arthur L. Flicks was the reading clerk. Over in Miami, Seafarers H. Shaw and F. Marrero were meet­ ing officers while V. Smith and F. E. Hagin took the Tampa assign­ ments. Mobile's chairman was D. L. Parker, as­ sisted by W. Wallace. In San Francisco, H. Krohn took the .England chair and W. Lea was reading clerk while Houston's meeting chairman was H. Hunt and Seattle's was F. England. A num­ ber of other rank and file Seafar­ ers handled meeting jobs in these and other ports. 4^ 4i 4i They are more than generous on the Alcoa Clipper when one of the crewmembers runs into a personal misfortune. One Seafarer on the ship had to go to the hospital in New Orleans, so the men came up with a $100 bill to give him and promised there would be some more. Another brother had to fly home suddenly from Trinidad becausoibls wife was seriously ill. 4" 4 4" The steward department on the Government Camp pulled a switch on the usual procedure when it passed a vote of thanks for the deck gang. Normally it's the other two departments who make this no­ tation when the feeding is good. In this case the galley department was well pleased with 4he "excel­ lent painting in steward depart­ ment foc'sles," as the minutes read. 3^ t 4" At the last Norfolk membership meeting. Seafarer William Mason The crew came up with a $300 do­ nation for his benefit. Seafarer Leo Gomes is the ship's treasurer who handles ail these finances, and Milt Robinson is ship's delegate and chairman of the ship's com­ mittee. 4> 4 ^ Seafarer R. E. Hunt is doing a top-notch job as ship's delegate on the Steel Scientist according to all accounts. Hunt had a number of shipboard problems to handle on the last trip and in the opinion of the crew took care of everything in fine style. Hunt sails in the deck depart­ ment and joined the Union in New York nine years ago. 4 41 4 With , the. SIU ships getting libraries from the SEAFARER'S months, a number LOG every three of ships have a crewmember who acts as librarian to take care of these and other books aboard.Bernard- Fried­ man takes care of the job on the Friedman Alcoa Runner and sees to it that all Is kept in order. Friedman also served as deck delegate on the Runner on its last trip. He comes from Newark and harbeen with the SIU since 1946. Man-made space satellites may look like this some day, but these happen to be channel buoys under repair at the Coast Guard base in Boston. in times of fog and low visibility. By day, the navigator can d'etermine the proper -course by the color and numbering of buoys; by night he steers by the sequence of flashing lights on the lighted buoys and, since the introduction of radar, channel markers help him proceed through narrow waterways even when the channel cannot be seen. Direction Markers As most seamen know, red buoys with even numbers are kept on the right when entering from the sea and black buoys with odd numbers on the left. Buoys with black and white vertical stripes indicate mid-channel markers and are kept close aboard when passing. Buoys with red and black hori­ zontal stripes are placed on ob­ structions, with the channel on either side. The mariner uses these aids to navigation in connection with the Light Lists published by the Navy Hydrographic Office for all foreign coasts arid by the Coast Guard for the coasts of the United States. The United States coastal Light Lists give the exact position of every lighthouse, lightship, radio-' beacon, and unlighted fixed aids such as buoys. A mariner coming into unfamiliar coastal, bay or har­ bor waters can check the position of any buoy or other aid about which he is in doubt by referring to 'the light list. They are also given on the charts. For the San Francisco Bay. area of the Pacific coast, for instance, the Light List specifies every buoy which the navigator would meet from the time he makes the light­ ed bell buoy number one at the San Francisco bar. The Light List gives the name and number of the buoy, the depth of water so It oan be phecked against the fathometer; latitude and longitude (for the major buoys); height above sea level; its range of visibility; type of struc­ ture, and other descriptive details. No matter whether the navigator is bound Jor Tacoma or Calcutta, he can obtain a Light List where­ by buoys and channel markers all over the world will assist him to reach his destination safely. He will find, for instance, that at Siingai Barito, Borneo, in lati­ tude 3 degrees, 32 minutes and longitude 113 degrees, 31 minutes, there is a buoy with a light that appears every 10 seconds; that the light is 19 feet above sea level and can be seen seven miles out at sea. No part of the world is un­ touched. Seek Standardization Since 1889, when an internation­ al conference was held in Wash­ ington, DC. by the major maiMtinie nations, an attempt has been made to standardize the buoyage systems of the world. Considerable progress has been made along this line, but there are still numerous variations. In American waters the Coast Guard maintains a fleet of tenders to service buoys and other aids to navigation; to ^move out those which need repair, replace empty gas tanks, clean off barnacles, and keep them painted. After heavy storms, the tenders are kept busy for weeks checking buoys. ,. i.t •53 J �-v SEAFARERS Pare Twelr* The humdrum life of the tankerman, what with gen­ erally quick turnaround in 'President's Dinner' ' Coots, Boils Del Sol Coming from the US, where "royalty',' waits on tables and every man (theoretically) ean be President, Seafarer Cecil "Scotty" Kerrigan thought nothing of it when he invited President William V. S. Tub-f ^^ man of the Republic of Li­ In all this, however, Kerrigan beria and his staff to dinner didn't figure on the captain. The while the Del Sol was in Monrovia old man played the same sort of recently. trick on "Scotty" that had been After all, "Scotty" had experi­ played on him. The captain went ence with that sort of thing," since ashore that afternoon, returned and he served President Tubman last just as abruptly infortned the stew­ fall on a trip from Jamaica to ard there would be no party. That Liberia aboard the Dei Rio, and was that. f had a special letter of commenda­ Nobody knew Just how the can­ tion to prove it. cellation came about, and the cap­ Pepped Up Ship tain isn't talking. But the story of The Dei Sol dinner, as things the sprightly utilltyman who got would go, never actually came off. everybody scurrying to get ready But while the for the "President's dinner" will hubbub lasted, it keep the boys chuckling for a long really pepped up time. things on the ship. It all began,Wil1 i a m Cameron, ship's reporter, relates when Kerrigan came to iiim, told him President., T u bCameron man was coming down with his staff for dinner and USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. assured that regular overtime Ralph Armstrong Henry L, Lowery would be paid for the work. Merton Baxter J. Madurelra F. Blanks Edward P. Marsh Thus the steward was quite sur­ Claude J. L. Buckelew Mather MuUis prised when asked a few minutes Gaetano Busciglio C. R." Nicholson John L. CaldweU Alfonso Olaguibel later by crewmen what time the Lloyd T. CaUaway R. A. RatcUff party would be held and, once in­ Albert T. Cooper Edward Samrock L. A. Dwyer Joseph Sauviac formed what it was all about, ran Clarence Graham Benjamin C. Seal to wake the captain and let him Earl T. Hardeman Walter Smith George A. HiU Woodrow A. Snead know, too. George F. Immel Henry S. Sosa Robert H. Klein Lucien C. Theriot "Scotty," who meanwhile neg­ E. G. Knapp Lonnie R. Tickle lected these details, was busy han­ Charles Lambert Dirk Vlsser James E. Ward dling others. He made up a new Leo H. Lang Theo. E. Lee tlames R. Williams menu for the galley, got everyone Tinerman J. Lee Clark C. Wood Jr. David A. Wright to get cleaned up and polished, ad^ Nils Lornsen USPHS HOSPITAL vised the baker to make the type NORFOLK, VA. of small rolls that,the President E. A. Ainsworth Foster Hamilton Anghelatos H. M. Johnson Jr. liked and told the chief cook how F. Julisu R. Cannon Wm. G. Kieswetter to make the soup. E. E. Daniels Claiborne Massey William Davey Melvin R. Massey Ready For .Celebration John Decker Cecil O. Saunders C. A. Dowdy Norman D. Wilson Through it all, Cameron said, USPHS HOSPITAL "everyone was really polishing MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NV things up ... shined their shoes ... Edmund Abualy Leonard Leldig aired their pants. Oh, this was go­ Eladio Aris Mike Lubas Auslitz Joseph D. McGraw ing to be big, everyone whispered John Fbrtunato Bacomo Archibald McCuigan around the ship. Frank W. Bemrick H. F. MacDonaid Mariano Cortez Michael Machusky "Kerrigan must have some pull Walter L. Davis Vic Miiazzo Walter W. Denley Melvin O. Moore down in Liberia," they all said, John J. Driscoll Eugene T. Nelson especially when the limousine Bart E. Guranick Joseph Neubauer Hassen James O'Hare came down to pick up 'Scotty' after Taib Joseph Ifsits Ralph J. Palmer dinner." Thomas Isaksen D. F. Ruggiano John W. Keenan G. E. .Shumaker The only question bothering any­ John R. Klemowlcz Henry E. Smith body was how many people there Ludwig Kristian.sen Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth -would be in the Presidents' group. Kaarel Leetmaa Chee K. Zai Some said 25; other said 30. There USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. was no choice but to wait until they Tim Burke came. USPHS HOSPITAL port vbroken up only by hasty snatches of time ashore in usually inaccessible places, can be souped up by only a few items. One is Immediately .eliminated since the tankwagons don't carry stewardesses who can liven up a trip just by being around. The next possibilities are what are called "wholesome forms of recrea­ tion," such as reading, checkers, an occasional movie or cribbage. -There is also food, good food and lots 6f it, which keeps the belly happy even while the rest of the body is thirsting for other forms of nourishment. In this latter department, how­ ever, the good ship Trinity, which has been plowing back and forth .« between Paulsboro, NJ, and Texas, for almost as long as man can remember (or so it seems), has an edge. By all accounts, "she is a home Hi; and a feeder, with steward Carreon Danny Plccerelli turning but the best in food, as­ sisted by an able contingent in the galley department." The assists are provided by Leo Carreon, chief cook; Bill Montsikaris, 2d cook, and "Sea Biscuit" McFarlin. Officers of the ship's meeting at. which the accolade was dished out were John A. Buzelewski, chairman; Earl Goodwin, secre­ tary, and F, R. Clarke, reading clerk. Seafarers In The Hospitals 1/ ? ''K- - l^-' MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Albert W. Kozina Joseph J. Fusella Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Elmer Brewer Wm. Lieberman Wm. P. Connerty Jltnmle Littleton Henry Gordon James T. Moore • -^'. V- LOG Good Feeding Eases Routine Trinity Trip Cause of all the hubbub on the Del Sol recently, Seafarer Cecil "Scotty" Kerrigan (left), passenger utility and "friend of presidents,"-poses with shipmates M. L. Hatley (center), saloon pantryman, and Kenyon Parks, saloon MM. Photo by William Cameron. •••• ;- ;•" •.;: Janne F. Plerson R. C. Shedd Leonard H. Shaw Ernest R. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON., MASS. Thomas H. Bubar Joseph B. Mtu-phy Richard L. KeUey USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Orville E. Abrams L. Duplissie R. J. Arsenault Sverre Johannessen Dargan Coker Ray O. Noack JEFFERSON HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Ferdinand Forte USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Fred Morris Henry B. Arnold Juan Perez A. R. Bliksver Fred Pittman Joseph P. Brennan Murray P. Plyer Paul Carter Joseph R. PuUen Carl E. Chandler John E. Renski C. Story Thomas Clough Charles Cuburn F. Thommen Jr. Victor B. Cooper Bernard Toner Donald Forrest A. Vazquez .. Gorman T. Glaze Thomas Walecki Albert Hawkins J. E. Watson Jr. A. Kitchings M. Whisenant O. McCann Joseph Williams Robert McCorkel Luis WUliams Earl McKendree Steven Zubovich USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Hilton Blanchard Lloyd McDonnell Morris E. Garrett.^ John E. Markopolo Michael Henry Walter Slade M. P. McCoskey Edward C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FR'ANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Sung G. Wang Robert B. Carey M. E. Pappadakis George B. Dunn John S. Sweeney Charles Dwyer Thomas A, Trehern Benny M. Foster USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Hassen AU W. Kolodziejek Joseph Arabasz Robert McCulloch Ben K. Baugh John McWilliams J. A. Blanco W. F. Manthey Charles E. Brady Edward P. Matte • Charles CantweU Carlos Matt George Carlson Thomas E. Maynes John Castro John Mlchlek James Clarke J. Psathasz George T. Coleman J5se Qulmera Gabriel Colonl Perry- Roberts Felix E. Dayrit G. H. Robinson Frederick Diekow Jose Rodriguez John Eaton Santiago Rosario D. Eldcrmire Matti RuusukaUio E-stc'l Godfrey Jack Schajfter Louis GueUnitz Blanco W.Uliams Halvor Holt Frank Wohlfarth Richard B. Jones Joseph Wohletz Oct 14, Raps Coast Cuard Hold Over Seamen -To the Editor: For the life of me I .can't See where the Coast Guard has any right to control merchant sea­ men. We are civilian workers in a civilian occupation. We are all hired by private concerns to as­ sist them in the operation of their business, which they are conducting strictly with one ob•ject in mind: to make money. Letters to the Editor As the safety and health of other employees, as well as the passengers who may be travel­ ing with us,, depends on the effi­ ciency and ability of the indi­ vidual Seafarer, it is reasonable that a system of certification and licensing is necessary; However, there certainly is no necessity for the semi-militari­ zation of US seamen or for hav­ ing the Coast Guard act as mili­ tary police over the merchant marine. Saved Money Recent history proves that the certification and licensing was handled far more efficiently and at considerably less ex­ pense to the taxpayer during the years when it was handled by the competent steamboat in­ spectors. They were ex-seamen or officers who came up through the foc'sle and, therefore, had a far more sound basic under­ standing of the average seamen and his sometime "radical" point of view. Isn't it a common concept of democratic justice that a man should be judged by his peers? Doesn't the Constitution guar­ antee us a trial by jury? At present a Coast Guard officer acts as judge, jury and persecuting attorn^ combined. Don't we have a Constitution­ al right -to a public and speedy trial and a right to be confront­ ed with witnesses against us, as well as the right to have com­ pulsory process for obtaining witnesses in our favor? .At present the Coast Guard is trying cases out of old log books, some several years old. They try them without the ben­ efit of any witnesses whatso­ ever, neither pro nor con. Fitness Tests In addition, they are still at­ tempting to set themselves up as judges to determine whether or not we are mentally or morally suited to continue in our occupation: It would perhaps be more fit­ ting if we sat in judgment of the moral fitness of the accusers. Our star witness could be the ghosts of the valiant men who went down with the Southern Districts and the Southern Isles. Or should I mention the con­ dition of the good ship Excello, that rusted old hulk of an LST with ballast tanks and cargo envelope rotted out completely by the poorly constructed and improperly designed stainless steel tanks which spring con­ tinuous leaks and ..saturate all' steel decks and bulkheads with dangerous acids. The full crew of a similar type of ship had to lose their lives before the CG admitted any unsafe practices. Are these people morally .and mentally suited for, their enOrmpus responsibility?.: J|eli no! Let's send them back to watch for Icebergs or whatever their original duties w^ere. We have no need of a mer­ chant marine gestapo. Give lu back the steamboat inspectors in civilian clothes, not these flunkeys in brass and monkey suits. John Wnnderlich, Jr. Ship's delegate SS Soutbstar / Passengers Hail; Wacosta Feeding To the Editor: By chance we came upon the August 5, 1955, issue of your paper. Two articles were of spe­ cial interest—"SIU Food Plan Popular With Waterman Crews" on page^2 and "Seastar's' Crew' Hates Stewwds Tops In Biz" on page 14.; 4'^ ; As passengers on the ,S^ Wa­ costa from Vancouver to Inchon-' we woui^ like to add oUr appre­ ciation of . the new plan. The meals werib always deliglitful and the service most courteous. We should like to "take io prose and song to shout the praise" of steward Peter Loleas and his department aboard the Wacosta. They were wonderful. Beatrice Heath"O'Connell Don & Alice Irwin Bruce & Donna Suitor Says SIU Years Were His Best To the Editor: It is my wish at this time to retire rhy book from active membership as I now have to stay ashore. Sending this book in for re­ tirement only brings to mind the thought that my years in. the SIU were the most educa­ tional, inspiring and, in general, the best years of my life. The aims of Seafarers will always be close to my heart and I wish the organization every advance and success. Louis S. Rizzo 3> 3» 4- Mohave Thanks Baltimore SIU To the Editor: The crew of the SS Mohave wishes to 'send a special vote of thanks to the SIU officials in the Port of Baltimore, especial­ ly to the patrolman who came aboard and settled our beefs on short notice, since we were there only a few hours. As a result of^ the action, we got innerspring mattresses and a brand new washing machine. These things have helped great­ ly to make this a pleasant voy­ age. Many thanks again to Balti­ more for a job well done. p. Gonsalves Ship's delegate i 4, I' ' Hails Fast SiU^ Aid On Benefits To the Editor: My wife and I would like to thank the Union and the Wei-. ,: fare Services Department for the way they helped us out when she had to be operated on recently. The hospital was giving us a hard time about filling lout the forms so that we could collect the Union benefits. .. But the Union's representa­ tives got to work and cut a lot of red tape for us. We got OUr' money in a hurry, $390 worth, and it sure helped. It certainly is nice knowingthat the Union takes care pLi.ts members that way, H iU ' .''i'yllB.dWard Guszczy^^J" �Oet 14, 19SS SBAF4RERS Page Thlrfieea LOG Seafarer Proves SlU ^SpinY On Traveler "Little things mean a Ipt," as the saying goes, especially at sea, where the small touches can make all the difference be­ tween a good trip and a nightmare. •To prove the point, Sea-+farer E. Skompski, chief elec­ cites as an example an event th.it trician on the Steel Traveler, took place recently in far off Indo Royal Oak $8 Aid Family Of Sick Brother Seafarers are always quick to respond to emergencies, either nautical or personal, Main deck of the "International Seamen's Club" in Pusan, Korea, showing dance floor, band (above) and bar. Seafarers on the Barbara Frietchie report the new place "a good deal" for recreation while in the Korean port. Seamen of all nations, on dance floor, seem to be having a fine time. The popular nite spot is owned by an American. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Home Again Barbara Frietchife Crew Lauds Seamen's Nite Spot In Pusan ' Feeling that one good turn deserves another, Seafarers on the Barbara Frietchie are passing out kudos about a new recreation spot in'Pusan, Korea, which provided them with The life of a seaman is rough as first-rate attei^ion on their hell; make a buck like the rest of us," last visit there. joints out, Times passing by at the clang of Operated by an American, C. Frey, ship's delegate, he is stiU provid­ a^bell, By Fred Shelkofsky traveling onward From wave to wave, Jvfit one little slip— "A watery grave. . . Around the earth i|rom shore to shore this rugged fellow doesn't ask any mtrre; From tavern to tavern Doesn't stop to think— His money they take: When he's full of drink. BUI Ledwick, the place is called the "International Seamen's Club" and amply fills the gap caused by the closing of another club in the port, where Seafarers used to be able to get "good stuff" at reason­ able prices. Although Ledwick is "out to PelValle? OK! When shore leave is over. Back aboard he goes, Back to his chores. And heave and heave-ho; . He battens the hatches. Checks all the rig. Swabs down the deck— Then eats like a pig. Lays down in his bunk. At peace with the world. Dreams of the ports ahead And pretty girls; Always he's happy. Contented to roam, The world yet to conquer. The ship is his home. Burly ing a good deal for seamen who come ashore looking for de­ cent diversion in Pusan. "BUI struck us as a pretty nice guy with a pretty nice.place," Frey commented. The attractions he mentioned range from "beautiful hostesses" to an honest .exchange for your money or travelers checks. The ISC is also said to be roomy, with a "good orchestra and a nice dance floor." Reasonable prices prevail for most Items, Frey adds. The club is at No. 4 Third St., Dal Chung Dong, Pusan. and demonstrated this once again recently on the Royal Oak when a brother stricken with a possible heart attack was taken off the ship and rushed ashore for hospitaliza­ tion. The Seafarer, Theodore Guidry, MM, > was removed from the ship by a Coast Guard boat and* taken to the hospital in Key West, Fla. He, was reported in "serious condi­ tion." .^are of the blow this can be .^o any man's family, SIU crewmembers wasted Merrell no time in get­ ting together a special fund of $62 to be sent to Guidry's family in Basile. La. The loss of their bread­ winner, however temporary, will be softened quite a bit by the generr osity of his shipmates. Seafarers who served as officers of the ship's meeting at which the incident was reported, were J. MerreU, chairman; D. Beard, sec­ retary, and J. Atchison, reading clerk. China. "Every so often a thing happens that makes one proud of being a 'member of the SIU," says Skomp­ ski, ship's re­ porter. "An ex­ ample of this brotherhood of the sea happened while this ship was in Saigon, and the steward of the Raphael Semmes, H. K. Pierce, offered to Pierce show us movies. "Despite the fact that -his ship was at anchor and the equipment was bulky, he nevertheless arrived on the time agreed, and we,, in­ cluding the officers and passen­ gers, enjoy^ a fine movie." Good Skipper The report from the Traveler also noted that the ship has "a good captain, and the chief steward and his department do .much t* promote a happy ship with very good food and service." In the "romance department," he confided, "the ports we hit on this 'round the world' run—^Manila, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore— to name a few, speak for them­ selves. "The biggest complaint we had," he added, "was that the ship stayed only one day in Hong Kong." The British colony is a relatively new port of call for Seafarers and the Traveler was one of the first SIU ships to hit it. - Rust Keeps 'Em Busy On Oceanstar Union Has Cable Address It must have been a fine trip on the Del Valle, if these smiles from Seafarers J. Scramuzza (left) and N. Benenate, mean anything. Both men are BRs. Photo sent in by O. H. Manifold. Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in hurry can do so by cabUng the Union at-Rs cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address wUl as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men'involved. Over-Washed Seafarers in the deck gang of the SS Oceanstar pause during the job of scraping rust off bulkhead to give crew photog­ rapher the fish eye. Pictured (l-r) are Goodwin, AB; Fink, AB; Karatzas, OS, ad Saliva, AB. The ship was in port of Sibenik, Yugoslavia, according to Stephen Emerson, who took the photo. By Bernard Seaman - . - - .v; �SEAF 4REHS Pif« Fonrteea Ocean Nora Crew And Friend .C r • wmembers of th« Ocean Nora think they have a record with thii tuna, but there are no records avail able on tuna caught trawling to match with this monster, which weighed 85 pounds cleaned. Facing camera is Seafarer Rob­ ert Ferrandez, a member of the steward depart­ ment. The rec­ ord for rod and reel varies from 265 pounds for an Allison tuna to 977 for a bluefin. Ship's reporter E. H. Kaznowsky sent in the" photo. I , Li.. 'r ^ • •h'' Gulfwater ^Like Home' —Thanks To Engineers f Despite the mileage they're piling up on their slow boat to Korea with a load of coal, Seafarers aboard the Gulfwater don't feel as if they're far from home at any time. Although all of the fireside ingredients are missing, the way these engineers act. engineers aboard the ship are "You know how everytline you . L' trying hard to make the boys feel at home, says Seafarer H. G. (Call me "General") Rldgeway, ship's reporter. "You can almost feel the wife is right behind you half the time, the Hilton Fishers Nab Barracuda "The SS Hilton (Bull Line) Fishing Society" reports snag­ ging an eight-pound barracuda recently on the way to Miami, making the waters in that area a bit safer for swimmers both with and' without fins. The bar­ racuda Is known for his prowe.ss at tearing a human swimmer or sea creatures to pieces In min­ utes. No details were provided on the tackle used, but the record for rod and reel Is 1031-4 pounds for a barracuda caught off West End In the Bahamas In 1932. Chairman of the meeting at which the catch was disclosed was R. O'Rourke. Arturo Marlanl was secretary; Johr. Eddins was reading clerk. leave a light or a fan on, the little woman keeps following you around turning them off. Well, these en­ gineers are the same way," Ridgeway points out. "They have almost got the crew believing that we have to clilp in to pay the light bill." Watching Water ^ Too Ridgeway The water situ­ ation seems to operate in the same fashion, he ad^ed. "I asked one of the engineers the other day how these ships made out when they carried a 12-man gun crew and he said 'Well, that was different.' "I've had a headache,^or the last ten days trying to figure out the difference and all I can see-is that at least now you can go to the messhall and find something to eat In the refrigerator at 7 PM." Otherwise, Ridgeway reports, all Is well. "Slim Walker, one of the big fishermen on here hasn't caught anything yet, but his excuse Is that we are going too slow. The big fish he wants to catch are go­ ing just too fast to see the lure." Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME • • ••••••••••••••••••••! STREET ADDRESS ............... 1^. : CITY ...................20NE .....;STATjE ...... iv-:.;, •• -Signed'f •;•.-,,.j*}* • vi*- • .*«' • TO AVOID DUPLICATION; H you.ar* an old tubiertbor and havo a* ehan9a :of addratf, ploata glv« your formar addratr baiow; < • '' r ' 'AOOR&SS : v l;--!,..V «VeeeiMSe«a'fwAVeeee'M'i«»»ai»»a«eeAe#aeeee/ea#aeeeaeaaeeeee#eeee»ee«l#i»e»e»aieeeafae»#e'eea#wee4tfee*a^6«»d '' XT... -r : - i .V-v'- Oci 14, 1»85 LOG ation they show to Seafarers ealm. All this was done in the and their families. hope that the sick brother I would also appreciate being would not get worse as we had included on the mailing list for eight days more before reaching To the Editor: Now that our Union has es­ the SEAFARERS LOG so that I our destination. To maintain this program tablished a new feeding system can keep up with the events tak­ called for patience and sacrifice which is meeting the approval ing place from time to time. on tlie part of officers and crew. Mrs. Ben H. Faulk of many ships' crews I think it The spirit: in which everybody is only proper that the steward (Ed. Notes Your name is be­ dejiartment be given not only ing added to our mailing list so ' went about this operation is its deserved compliments but that you can receive the LOG ..something I will always remem­ ber. continued cooperation by the regularly at home.) On arrival in Callao, Peru, deck and engine departments. 4' 4" 4 the patient was taken to the hos­ A list of instructions on the pital and we were told that ar-. new feeding system is placed rangements were all giade for aboard all SIU ships for the hjm to leave Peru on The 22nd To the Editor: of Augu.st for the States. I would like to express my On behalf of the crew I ask thanks for the check recently that the Welfare Services De­ received covering an SIU ma­ partment check this case with ternity benefit for my latest the company. In closing, I want child. Believe me, it was re­ to thank the captain, the deck ceived with gratitude. officers and crew for their co­ I am also sending you the operation on behalf of the sick birth certificates' of my other brother. two children, as you already Jose L. Gomez have my marrlagp license and Ship's delegate steward department to follow, the new baby's ^rth certificate. (Ed. note-. Arxangements and I believe it is a good sys­ Please enroll us In the* hospital have - since been made to re­ tem. plan so that we can qualify for patriate the above-mentioned But I also believe that the the new family benefits for . brother and have him hospital­ list of instruction Should go hospitalization and surgery. ized near his home.) further, in gelting the proper Many thanks to the SIU for 4 4 4 cooperation of the other two all these great benefits. departments. Allan S. Thonie First of all, I think that the 4 4 4 other departments should leave To the ^Editor: the steward department alone. In your last issue of the SEA­ They should not try to run it by FARERS LOG the United States -telling the steward or any mem­ To the Editor: Merchant Marine Academy was ber of the steward department Since my article of October charged with being a "Junior what to do. The Union has given the steward the responsibility 14, 1933, on Brother Hood, while- Annapolis" and a* Navy' "secret of seeing to it that the crew is a crewmember of the Steel weapon." "Nothing could be fur­ Fabi'lcator, I have been on many ther from the truth. fed well and properly. I know because I am a cadet Therefore the steward should ships and during the course of be permitted to-run his depart­ time have been watching with a at Kings Point and can recog­ ment as he sees fit. If the stew­ keen eye to see what reaction. nize a half truth and a biased ard 1% not efficient or capable, If any, my article would pro­ account of the facts. There is no Navy ship at Kings Point, then action can be taken. He duce in the future. After making one trip to Ko­ nor Is there a squadrorf of has certain rules to follow and if he doesn't follow them," then rea on the Sea Cloud and sign­ planes as your cartoon so false­ that should be the cause for his ing on for another bound for ly showed. Compared with the Navy's ap^ being replaced, not because Peru, July 22, 1935, I have an certain members of the crew experience which I feel it is my pronrlations, $2 million is a duty to comment on. Two weeks trifling" sum and certainly don't like him. out of Seattle a crewmember ' wouldn't warrant the situation Asks Consideration came down with a mentaT dis­ you have depicted. Kings Point­ I'd also like the deck and en­ turbance. ers are trained for the merchant gine departments to be a little Immediately precautions had marine and will be ready to patient now and then and treat to be taken to secure his safety serve when the need arises. us with consideration. When we as well as that qf other crew- Those graduates are an asset to are a little late or something members. It would have been the merchant marine as the Na­ goes wrong, name-calling or very easy to put this unfortu­ tional Guard and other Re­ abuse won't change anything. nate brother in a room with servists are assets to the armed We don't criticize the other de­ • sufficient ventilation, secure the services. partments if they are slow or doors and poi*tholes and give For lack of proper leadership late in their work on deck or in him his meals until we arrived - many merchant ships were lost the engine room and we are en­ at our destination, but this tvas during the war. A reserve of titled to the same consideration not the case. trained officers could have pre­ in the galley. »bur sick brother was allowed vented this situation. That Is We never say how they to keep his foc'sle while his the mission of the Academy. should paint or lire, yet when roommate was provided wl)^h C/M Ralph A. Dahm they find something not to their' other living quarters. Of course, Jones Kali liking they raise the roof. Of the sick man had to be secured Kings Point, NY course this is the exception to his bunk since he had a tend­ (Ed. note: The SIU can only rather than the rule, but it oc­ ency to go below and might have add, however, that during the curs often enough to make liv­ gone' over the side. Korean War, the Navy, as usual, ing conditions aboard ship mis­ Attempted Suicide. erable when it does happen. I As it was, one morning about grabbed off practically all the know from experlerfce that some 6 AM the man,who was stand­ cadets from Kings Point and steward department men who ing by stepped out to call the that in the midst of the then do not deserve this type of cooks. On returning he found manpower shortage there were treatment have had to get off the patient missing. He looked even cases of merchant ship a ship to avoid trouble'. This Is out the nearest door and sure officers taken right off their jobs and put back into the not as.it should be. enough the sick man was hang­ Navy. 1 ing over the side by the hand­ Mario Canalejo 4 4 4 cuffs which were attached to ^ the bunk. (jailing for help he recovered the patient and immediately the crew mobilized themselves in To the Editor: ' On behalf of the crow of the . one of the most outstanding To the Editor: SS Fairport we wish to' extend displays of cooperation ""I have I wish to express my tlfanks our deepest sympathy to the and appreciation to the SIU for ever seen on board a ship. Members of all three depart­ family and friends of our de­ Its fine cooperation and aid during my recent hospitaliza­ ments volunteered and arranged . parted brother, Robert Darley. We first learned of Brother between themselves a schedule tion. At the time I went into the whereby at all tinges at least two Darley's death on our arrival hospital, my husband was at sea men would be standing by, at»d in Kcclung, Formosa. Those and, not knowing the procedure whenever the brother had to who knew him will agfee that : be taken: to the bathroom at he was a fine man, .and a credit to ,follow regarding hospital and . surgical benefits for, the depen- lea,St ! six . men would be avail­ to our Union. We understand he is being dents of SIU men, 1 wrote to able. returned home from Korea Careful Attention 'SIU headquarters. He got his baths regularly^ aboard the Ocean Joyce, on" ; Needless to say. the courtesyshown me was really apprepl' ' his . meals, coffee, cigarettes, which hg!.wlas, employed, . .{• j. G, Keavney . ated, My. thanks to!all the Un­ . radip and every other possible • Ship's delegate ion officials for.aUtbe-consider­ aitcntlon in order to keep hinf- ! Urges Patience On Food Beefs Thanks Union For Baby $s Letters to the Editor Challenges Facts On Kings Point Sea Cloud Tends Stricken Brother Fairport Mourns Brother's Death Likes Service From The SIU - • i • •' > l' I '• ' • ; • l: • • • •• I '• I ' ,'I �SEAFARERS Oct 14. 1955 ALCOA CAVALIIR <AICoa). AUflW«» 14—Chairman. E. Meyd; Sacratary. J. Stokai. No beefa. Two hundred and thirty nine doHara on hand for mov­ ies. New cover lor presser pad has been ordered. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Ausutt 7—Chairman, M. Costello; Secretary, J. Nelion. E\'erythlng In order, no beefs. Bslsuce on luiud lii abii,'s treasury—S354. Motion made and car­ ried to have alr-condltloning regu­ lated In (Crew's quarters, and to have lights Installed on the after deck when carrying deck cargo. BETHCOASTER (Calmer), No data —Chairman, P. McNabb; Secretary, R. Tyree. Repair list to be turned In. No beefs and no disputed over­ time, Motion made and carried to ac' (cept and concur with communications Digest of ships' Meetings' from headquarters. Motion made and Carried • to hand clothes up and keep cigarette butts off deck. JEAN LA FITTE (Watariqpn), July 94—Chairman, C. Gates; Secretary, A. Branconl. Men are not to get re­ placement at any time In Japan or Korea, and men who take greenbacks ashore are subject to fine. Balance of ship's fund is $9. No beefs. LIBERTY BELL (Dover), . July >1— Chairman, D. Story; Secretary, A. Weddle. Disputed overtime. .,tO' bf taken up with patrolman, and also shortage of stores. All. slopchest prices to be checked. Dlscutsion held on additional' welfare beneflts and crew agreed with same unanimously. MARYMAR (Calmar), August 13— Chairman, Snow; Secretary, Reasko. Black gang foc'des and messhall to be painted. Ship's fund—$28.26. Everything running okay. To check With patrolman about painting. Vote qf thanks to J. Nelson for Job done in blackgang. ROBIN HOOD (Robin Lines), August 7—Chairman, L. Eckhoff; Secretary, W. Sehulti. Washing machine to be ^paired. Few hours disputed over­ time. Crew gave captain and chief mate vote of thanks. All books in Ubrary be put In boxes and put ashore. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communicatlong from headquarters. WESTERN TRADER (Western), Au­ gust 13—Chairman, O. Whitehurst; Secretary, R. Douglas. Actions of chief mate to be brought to attention Of boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks, to captain. No beefs, every­ thing rutuiing okay. Motion made and carried to have new washing ma­ chine and refrigerator InstaUed. Vote Af thanks given steward department. ANNISTON (Acs), August 14—Chair­ man, T. Hill; Secretary, N. Mutln. Ship's delegate elected. New matresses and fans needed along with some other equipment. Suggestion to alternate each department in keeping laundry and recreation rooms clean, and to put all cups and dishes In pantry sink. BALTORE (Ore), August 20—Chair­ man, P. Smyth; Secretary, C. Menke. Call master of ship for sailing board time instead of Steamship Service Corp. Ship's fund—$16.19. Some dis­ puted overtime, no beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head-, quarters. Crew asked steward for better variety of meat and an Im­ provement In menus. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), August 7—Chairman, S. DIMagglo; Secretary, J. Hodges. Counters and sinks needed In galley. No beefs, little disputed- overtime. Library requested for next voyage, and more water glasses needed. It was suggested to have sick utility man put in hospital. Requested bet­ ter Job from messman. Delegates were asked to make up repair lists. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), June 11—Chairman, H. Nelson, Sec­ retary, V. Fitzgerald. No beefs, everything In order. Repair Ust to be prepared. Wiper and ordinary seaman to take turns In cleaning room. Btpward department tq take •care of recreation room. ' August ri4—Chairman, H. Nelson; Secretary,' V. Fitzgerald. No beefs, no disputed overtime, everything In .order. Vote of thanks to all depart­ ment delegates for Job well done. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), Au­ gust 14—Chairman, E. Mansfleld; Sec­ retary, ". Nohllchl. One man missed ship. Repair list to be made up and handed in to ship's delegate. Drlnk;Jng water fountains have been In. bad iShape. water la warm. CECIL, N. BEAN (Dry-Trans), AuiBust 7-r-Chalrman, J. Labenz; Secre­ tary^ R. McDanlels. Three men left ship to vgo to hospital.. Thanks was given to R. McDanlpls for running motion plctures,''Bosun requested that crew does not walk on wet paint In passageways. Vote of thanks to steward. ROBIN WENTLEY August 7—Chairman, retary, W.^ WAntHng. : to flU..p^B^<Ga|rds out (Seas Shipping), F. Crlder; Sec­ Men are falling correctly. Ship's fund la >3.29. One man missed Ibip. Soma dJspntad overtime. Motion made and carried to accept apd concur with communications from headquar­ ters, Motion made and carried to get SIU jSlms from hall for snowing on ship. Steward to order two new washing machines, one for officers and one to replace worn out 'one. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Au­ gust 20—Chairman, M. Olson; Secre­ tary, D. Beard. AU foc'sles to be clean and sacks made up on arrival at port. Ship's fund—$21.56. Little disputed overtime, no beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters tmanimously. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Au­ gust 22—Chairman, J. Allen; Secre­ tary, A. Whitmer. Complaints were made about Ice cream and crew wished to have more varied menus. Ship's fund—$25.05. No beefs. Men were asked to bring beefs to depart­ ment delegates, who wiU give them to ship's delegate. BEAUREGARD (Pan Atlantic), July 2$—Chairman, A. Kessen; Secretary, J. Mastln. Discussion held on repairs, and men paying off In Long Beach, California. Ship's' fund—$15.83. No beefs. Communications from head­ quarters accepted and concurred. Discussion held on getting washing machine pump and lockers repaired. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 28—Chairman, R. Bellamy; Secretary, T. Wright. Qaptaln to get a clock upon arrival in Mobile. Ship's dele­ gate and deck delegate elected. Dis­ cussion held oh ship's fund: two Irons to be bought for each department. Discussion held on steward who was Sred. July 17—Chairman, M. Schalestock; Secretary, T. Wright. It was decided that coffee is to be made In urn. It was suggested that laundry room be kept clean and that ship's delegate ask captain to build a foul weather gear locker In recreation room. Hessto be K<fept clean at night. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), August 7—Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary O. Garner. Balance of ship's fund Is 845.08. No beefs or disputed overtime. Discussion held on TV set. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. AMPAC IDAHO (Trans Oceanic), Au­ gust 12—Chairman, J. Purcell; Secre­ tary, C. Alnsworth. Ship's treasury, $5. No beefs. Discussion held on set­ ting sea watches for engine depart­ ment and mates. Motion made and carried ,to have delegate see chief about fixing drain on washing ma­ chine. Ship's' secretary-reporter and ship's treasimer elected. Chairman discussed organization status of vessel and company. FELTORB (Ore), August 14—Chair­ man, R. Murray; Secretary, S. Zubovlch. To see patrolman about repairs. Report was made on the operation of the washing machine. No beefs. Mate has keys to foc'sle and he wants $1 for same until the man leaves the ship and then It will be returned. Discussion held on this. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquar­ ters. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), August 7 —Chairman, G.'Flnklaa; Secretar'V, A. Parker. Repair list was turned in and repairs promised to be completed. Ship's Treasury contains $21.25. Some disputed overtime. Ali communications from headquarters were read and accepted. More milk to be put aboard, more cots needed. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), August -1i—Chairman, F. Crumpler; Secretary, A. George. No beefs. Beefs were made in regards to company having more fresh fruit aboard. New.washi^ ma­ chine was promised in NY and Mobile. ARIZPA (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, H. Hunt; Secretary, I. Nunn. Hot water line was repaired, crew is satlsfled. Discussion held on Insurance and welfare plan. Discus­ sion held on inadequate slopchest. DEL SUD (Delta Line), August 3— Chairman, Tex MeHIng; Secretary, Woody Perkins. No beefs. Ship's sec­ retary-reporter reported that fine conduct of crew and the SIU in gen­ eral was highly praised by many priests aboard. Ship's fund, $117.86. Bill to slopchest to be paid. Unani­ mous vote of thanks to Brother.Red Cobb for many times he has proven himself good Union man. Ice cream to be of greater variety. JEAN (Bull Line), July 24-.Cbalrmsn, S. Evanchock; Secretary, M. Ddco. No beefs. Ship's fund to be started. New ice box needed. LA SALLE (Waterman), August 7— Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, M. Lee. No beefs, everything running smoothly. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters unanimously. To see Captain about clock In crew's quarters. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain Lines), July 21—Chairman, F. Flana­ gan; -Secretary, J. M'y*!*- Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur. wNh communications from head­ quarters. Discussion held on leaving silverware out. ' DEL SOL (Mississippi), August «— Chairman, F. DeDomlncIs; Secretary, W. Cameron. Few minor beefs, allsettled. Motion made and carried to have a steam line run aft of No. -5 hatch instead of In front of No.- 4 by the aft passageway door. Motion made and carried, to accept and con­ cur with eommuldbatlons nom head­ quarters. Pase Fffieoi. LOG FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seor farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: John J. Vszakiewicz, 40: On September 28, 1955, Brother Uszakiewicz died in Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. Burial took place in Nauga tuck, Connecticut. He had 1)een sailing in the steward department since 1947, joining the Union in the Port of New York. Brother Uszakiewicz is survived by his mother, Pauline Uszakiewicz, of, Beacon Falls, Conn. 4 Robert A. Darley, 56: A heart attack* proved fatal to Brother Darley who died at sea off For­ mosa on Septem­ ber 10, . 1955. He had been sailing in the SIU since the early part of 1950, joining the Union in the Port of Mobile and sailing in deck department. Brother Darley leaves his wife, Mamie Dajiey of Bonifay, Fla., and three sons in the SIU. Burial took place near his home in Florida. Darley's son, Robert, Jr., was 'standing watch with him at the time of his death. PERSONALS EdRydon Contact M. Hammer, lioom 182(1,' James R. Lewis,- 58: A resident of Brooklyn, New York, Brother 15 Park Row, New York, NY, re­ garding a tax matter. James Lewis '4-4 4 < died of natural WiUiam E. Scott causes on Au­ Write T. H. Hawkins at Box 234, gust 31, 1955. Joining the Un­ 25 South St., New York, NY, re­ garding yoiu: money. ion in Savannah in 1938, Brother 4 4 4: Lewis shipped O. D. Walker out in the deck Contact your brother in Beau­ department. mont,^ Texas, as soon as possible. 4 4 4 It is urgent that you get in touch John E. Kane, 60: Brother Hane with him. died in the USPHS Hospital in 4 4 4 New Orleans, Floyd Bamett La., on October Write to L. G. De Haven, 319 1, 1955 of pneu­ So. Wolfe St., Baltimore 31, Md. monia. He had 4 .4 4 sailed in the Malcomb B. Woods steward depart­ Contact Dot Spann on an im­ ment since the portant personal matter at 1009 latter part of Houston St., Mobile, Ala., or phone 1938, being one HE 8-5561. of the first mem­ 4 4 4 bers to join the John L. Millner Union in New Orleans. Brother Write or call your sister, Louise, Hane is survived by his wife, Armantine S. Hane of New Orleans. in Linville, Va., or call Edom 2101. 4 4 4 Charles W. Gann, 44; word has just been received of Gann's death on August 1, 1955. Burial took place at Pine Crest Cemetefy. Brother Gann joined the SIU in Philadel­ phia in 1945 and had been sailing in the steward department. He iii is survived by his mother, Susi Rossi of Fontana, California. 4 4 4 Leo Ducette Jim Mancanchauk Contact Frank O'Neill c/o SID headquarters in New York. 4 4 4 Friends of Gilbert W. Viner who is now ill in the hospital are asked to write to him at 8169th AU, US Army Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. 4 4 4 4 4 4 The following men who were all c r e w m e m b e r s of the SS Steel Voyager on Aug. 28, 1951, are asked to contact Higgins St Parftess, 92 Liberty St., New York: Louis E. Ford, William L. Glaze, Jr., Andrew Grille, Thadeus J. Loboda, Robert J. Morgan, Alvin W. Seymour, Russell M. Wright. Vilem Gemer All of the follotoing SIU families Mrs. Henry Boyden Donnelly, New Write to Thomas at 25 South will collect the $200 maternity Orleans, La. Street, New York, Box 2354. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4 4 4 . 4 4 4 Hugh S. Bean= Union in the baby's name: Shannon Jean Thome, born Au­ Contact your wife immediately Coleen Wherrity, born July 20, gust 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and in reference to' signing adoption 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ Mrs. Allan Stewart Thome, West­ papers. moreland Depot, NH. cis Wherrity, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 444 Scott Lindsay Halfhill, bom Au­ Mike! Anthony Hebert, born September 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. gust 31, 1955. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Paul Hebert, New Or­ Mrs. Hubert O. Halfhill, Edmonds, Discharges from the SS Alex­ Wash, leans, La. andra are being held in SIU head­ '4 4 4 quarters vault for the following 4 4 4 Laura Lee Thompson, bom July Neldred Louise Saucier, born men: Gerald E. Anderson, Arth-jr 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al­ July 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Jacobs, Charles A. Krause, Leo J. bert Thompson,- Pine Grove, La. Mrs. Elvin J. Saucier, Gulfport, White. 4 4 4 Miss. • 4 4 4 Paul G. Luteman Henry Edward Savior, bom 4-44 Your vaccination certificate left September 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. JGlenn Paul Morris, born August and Mrs. Richard Savior, Phila­ 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. aboard the SS Steel Designer at the payoff Oct. 4, 1955, is being delphia, Pa. • « John Paul Morris, Mobile, Ala. held in the LOG office at SitJ 4 4 4 ' headquarters. 4 _ 4 4 Thomas Vincent Drzewickl, Jr., 4 4 4 Jack Garland Steward, born born September 10, 1955. Parents, Important mail is being held in Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Drzewicki, September 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Steward,' Coving­ the mailroom at SIU headquarters Wilmington, Del. for the following men, who are ton, La. 4 4 4 asked to write or call for same as 4 4 ()4 Marlene Reyes, born September soon as possible; Toni Lynn Dean, born Septem­ 15, 1955. Parents, Mr., and Mrs. B. Billarzo, W. Bilger, V. D'lnber 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. dia, T. Francello, C. Furech, O. E. Conrado Reyes, New York, NY. George Dean, Whistler, Ala. -4 4 4 Figueroa, L. L. Guza, T. Horan, 4 4 4 Rose Marie Gonzalez Cruz, born B. V. Kristensen, N. S. Larsson, May 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Peter Joseph Sullivan, born G. W. Libby, C. A. MacDonald, B. Mrs. Juan Cruz, New Orleans, La: September 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. Padgett, J. Pluchovich, F. P. Rieand, Mrs. Frederick R. Sullivan, del, D. J. Reynolds, A. W. Saden4 4 4. water, C. Tufaro, Jose Torres. Jack Arthur Modm, born Sep­ New Orleans, La. tember.?, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haakon Moum, Long Island City, NY. 4 4 4 Howard Murray Lamm, Jr., born September 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Murray Lamm, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Melva Leigh Edwards,- born Sep­ tember 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edwards, Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 Cheryl Ann DonneHy; bora Sep­ tember 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and „ 'M �•J'- / fS:^y''- Vol. XVil No. 21 SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 14 195S • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS IN T E R N AT IO N AI UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFl • DEL SUD CREW'S BIG DAY! Seafarers try out their sea legs to dance music under the pavilion roof at the Audubon Park picnic grounds. Dancing was one of numerous activities at the picnic. Del Sud picnickers had Indian sign on weather man for fourth straight year as local showers stayed away from the grounds. Free tickets for kiddie rides provided by generous Del Sud crew were popular with the younger set. A few adult kibitzers are shown with the youngsters as they speed by in an open-air train ride. Fried chicken hit spot with Seafarer J. P. "Slop­ py" Creel and Mrs. Creel. NEW ORLEANS —The fourth annual Del Sud picr nic, given by members of the crew of the Mfesissippi passenger ship, was held here September 24 at Auduboa Park. The afTair, attended by crewmembers, Seafarers on the b e a 0 h, t h e i r families and friends, was, if anything, bigger i and better than any of its threje; predecessors. The annual eve|^ has become a traditional part of SIU social life in this , port and when the guests departed at nightfall after a day of feasting and merrymaking, tired Del ^Sudders agreed it was Worth the hard work they had Invested in making it a big success. Generous Del Sud Seafarers financed the " big party with more than $1300 accumulated in the ship's fund during th<i year for the occasion. The Del: Sud is on regular service to th^f East Coast of South America; j; "Everybody seemed to have 4v good time," said Steward'Emilr Herek, one of the members off the committee on arrange-t ments, "and that makes the pic*? nic a success as far as the crew^ Is concerned. We think this pic­ nic shows how much we can ac­ complish in the SIU through the spirit of teamwork and mu­ tual cooperation which is such a big part of our activities not only in the Union but among members of the crew of the Del Sud." lp;i- te:: te;:. !• Rr- Sfr^. Ifi'-i'"/ r'f p'--- fet:- I V?>- ' ki • Tony Palmisano dishes out fried chicken to Eddie Tredich as other guests get theirs. Foo^ was prepared by Del Sud chief cook Hans Spiegel. I •. r'"^v-, I . -'. Arrangements committee consbted of (left to right) Hans Spiegel, Joe Lae, Louis O'Ledry, Mrs. H. B. Spencer, secretary of SIU hall, Emil Herek and Tommy Doyle. Doyle and Mrs. Spencer were committee's shoreside representatives. II Ift-'• ll?r '•• isfn : • •'" . lilfV •^•-- * ^ Exciting moment during footraces for children shows in intent faces of Seafarers, ' their wiveji and children watching the event. Afternooh also featured baseball game between^ Dei Sud crew and SIU Beachcombers; Seafarer Harold Crane (standing) hosts family group (l.-r.) Charles Crane, Mrs. JiRowe, Carol Smidt, Charles Bowe, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Crane, Myra Smidt; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 14, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 21 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEW GOVT POLICY NEEDED TO SAVE MM, LEADERS TOLD SEA UNIONS GOVT CONTROL REPORT DUE INTERIM REPORT ON SIU FOOD PLAN GOES TO SHIPS AFL MAILS WORK FORMS TO DOCKERS LACK OF US ORE SHIPS ALARMS GOVT APPOINT TANNER TO ALA. DOCK BD. ITF WIDENS DRIVE ON RUNAWAY SHIPS-RAPS ILA 'UNION' ENGINEERS IN CANADA JOIN SIUNA SIU PURSERS WIN JOB SECURITY LAKE CHARLES WATCHING LA. NOMINEE DEADLINE MORE SHIPS STEAM PAST GOLDEN GATE SIU FAMILY BENEFITS HIT $$ PEAK IN SEPTEMBER JOB BOOM AGAIN SPARKS NY AMID SERIES FEVER BAY LINE STILL TIED IN KNOT BY BALTIMORE MAW PICKETS BOSTON COOL TO SOVIET VISITORS ON US JUNKET 'BUST UNION' TEAM LISTS NEW PLAN LAUD ADVOCATE CREW IN AIR CRASH RESCUE MISS. LABOR SEEKS 'WRECK' LAW REPEAL ZOO PARADE ON THE STEEL SURVEYOR PLAN FOR INT'L '50-50' PARLEY FAILS ILA LAWLESSNESS THREAT TO ALL BONAFIDE UNIONS NEW LOBBY COMPLETES MOBILE FACE-LIFT JOB TAMPA AIDS FINAL DRIVE TO TUG VOTE MEALTIME 'NEW LOOK; BOBBING BUOYS, BELLS ARE NAVIGATORS' BEST FRIENDS GOOD FEEDING EASES ROUTINE TRINITY TRIP 'PRESIDENT'S DINNER' COOLS, BOILS DEL SOL SEAFARER PROVES SIU 'SPIRIT' ON TRAVELER BARBARA FRIETCHIE CREW LAUDS SEAMEN'S NITE SPOT IN PUSAN GULFWATER 'LIKE HOME' THANKS TO ENGINEER DEL SUD CREW'S BIG DAY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/14/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/8f56d31e9db68a9574e9ebe4f12f44c6.PDF 17cf028da74732dd51c884b766094fb9 PDF Text Text •f^j-^r-j/ • Steward Comm, Report And Recommendations See Pages 4 and 5 Vol. XVII No. 22 SEAFARERS ^LOG ^-^1'•-1 Oct. 28 1955 ;• OFFICIAIL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N ^,0 N • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRIC T • AFL • • ; i '•>• • • • '-F^ •HII 4 ' 44 "-J . •:3 - >• . .-4 W • -u \M • -4m •• :f4^i r-^'. YEARS '^1 ila.j 1 ;|!.F;^J:-- --Ji f �•MAMiHameqnanBaaaaMBwaBianMHnaiBaismse'uss^.Qif^raMMWMMMiMMMHaai Pace Twe SEAFARERS LOG Oei is, 1918 Co's Rap Kings Rointi Echo SIU As the Senate Maritime Training Subcommittee widens^ its hearings on the question of Federal support to Kings ates to go into the maritime indus­ Point and other maritime officer academies evideiice con- try. They have indicated willing' ness to support changes in the tines to pile up supporting*^ __ SIU criticism of Kings Point not enough merchant marine in character of the Academy's operaoperations. Final hearings on the Academy set-up. Industry rep­ tions. the issue are scheduled for windup in Washington Monday, October 31. Even staunch Kings Point sup­ porters have conceded that there is too much emphasis on Navy and .(giiijVlr- Calls Cargo Law 'Must' For Tramps tionnaire summary said, "that more time should be spent at sea." Another strong heed, the compa­ nies said, was "more practical training in the field of labor rela­ These Concessions in the pro- tions^ union contracts, labor Igw resentatives have complained of the lack of experience in dealing Kings Point camp came up as the and intelligent handling of crew." NEW ORLEANS—The "SOwith crews, maritime contracts and SIU pointed out in the SEAFAR­ Hie Navy aspect of training dis­ down-to-earth problems of ship op­ ERS LbG that the Kings Point .was turbed many companies with the SO" shipping law is the differ­ eration among Academy graduates actually functioning as a "junior report saying that "Kings Point ence between "life and death" as well as of the failure of gradu- Annapolis" at maritime's expense. runs the risk of teaching too much for US tramp ships, James B. The LOG story quoted figures naval science and military cere­ Stuart, president of the American showing a very small percentage mony, thereby making its gradu­ Tramp Shipowners Association, of Kings Point men made a mer­ ates less adaptable to merchant told the convention of the Pro­ peller Club here. Any modifica­ chant marine career while all of vessel routine." Industry people were also dis­ tion of the law, he warned, "would, them are required to serve a Navy hitch. Most graduates stay in Naval turbed over the failure of Kings in effect, be sounding the deathService permanently or head for Pointers to" enter the industry knell" of the tramp fieet. shoreside jobs, after receiving a although they are supposedly Despite the transfer of about 90 trained for that purpose at no cost tramps to runaway fiags, an equal free college education. to themselves. "Every means must number still remain in operation SIU Position be exercised." the report said, "to under the US flag and provide jobs The SIU's consistent position is insure that Kings Point ^aduates for over 3,000 US unlicensed sea­ that either the Navy should take make' the sea their career." men and officers. • over the Academy lock, stock and Better Officers From Foc'sle Should Boost Aid barrel for its own purposes of the The report made some interest­ The cargo preference act, he school should be closed. In either ing comparisons between Kings said, is the only source of cargoes case, marine officers should come Pointers and officers who came out for virtually all of the tramp ships out of the foc'sle. of the foc'sle. "The majority ad­ still in operation. Far froni re­ Answers to a questionnaire re­ vised that men up from the ranks pealing "50-50," he added, the Gov­ turned to the committee by 31 ma­ were better in matters relating to ernment should be considering jor US operators- on performance practical routine, handling of the other ways of aiding the tramp of Academy graduates reveal that crew and ship maintenance." Acad­ fleet. a dozen of the companies that emy graduates were superior in He pointed out that no tramp " bothered to answer operate virtu­ "administration, preparation of fieet can survive indefinitely on the ally without a single Kings Pointer. logs and reports, shipboard demean­ basis of Government-financed car­ Those who do employ them or and theory." Eventually, the goes and suggested other steps reported that the graduates needed companies said. Academy graduates which should be taken to establish practical shipboard experience in overcome their lack of experience tramp operations on a firm basis. cargo handling, ship maintenance, the only way possible, by going to He proposed that: the Govern­ below deck watches and other sea. ment amend the ' 193$' Merchant shipboard routine. "The suggestion Individqal spokesmen for indus- Marine Act to provide subsidy was frequently made," the ques­ (Continued on page 15) benefits to tramps. Crackdown Ends Safety Violatioitis Aboard 'Worst Ship In 20 Years' After a harrowng trip from the West Coast during which the ship listed as much as 22 degrees and constantly threatened to run out of water, the Shinnecock Bay sailed for Eu­ rope with a "new look" aboard. Union headquarters delayed the payoff for five davs un­ til necessary repairs were as-"*" — sured and the crew got $2,000 arrived at the Panama Canal 31 were unloading lumber in an effort additional overtime for such days later. All the while it was to correct the list. SIU crewmembers in boat come alongside the disabled Shin­ necock Bay at San Jose, Guatemala, to bring fresh water aboard from ashore. Crew lugged cans of water from shore for cooking, washing and drinking and boilers after tanks broke down. Ship used water faster than it could be brought aboard. varied duties as chopping wood for the galley, unloading lumber and building life-rafts. Characterized by Assistant-Sec­ retary-Treasurer Claude Simmons as "the worst ship I've seen in 20 years," the Shinnecock Bay was buffeted by misfortune from the time It left Puget Sound until it threatening to roll over, crewmem­ Meanwhile conditions aboard bers knew that some of the life- were becoming more unlivable saving equipment was in dubious each day. Because of the list the or defective condition. scuppers backed up and the toilets The episode raises questions as refused to drain. Foul waste water to the efficiency of Coasb Guard and oil spills were all over the inspection. It also reflects on an decks and the galley. Crewmem­ American consul in Guatemala who bers could not take showers or failed to act in face of the obvious wash clothing and the messman was washing dishes in salt water. unseaworthiness of the ship. The vessel's pending misfortunes One man's arm was broken In a were tipped off on the previous skid on the slippery deck. The crew appealed to the Ameri­ trip when the hot water supply failed and the crew did without for can consul in San Jose requesting 14 days. When she arrived on the that an inspection of the ship be (Continued on page 15) West Coast in August,, the Union promptly collected a claim for $2,800 in penalty money for the hot water shortage. Following this payoff the ship Oct. 28, 195S Vol. XVii, Ko. 22 took on a deck load of lumber at HALI^ Secretary Treasurer Aberdeen, Washington, and headed PAUL HcnBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, for the East Coast. It wasn't long Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art before the list started showing. Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, Eight days out of Aberdeen the Staff Writers; Bnx MOODY, Gulf Area list was 22 degrees, so severe that Representative. the engineers were having trouble Final Dispatch Page 11 getting feedwater into the boilers. Hospitalized Men Page 12 Water rationing was put into effect Labor Roundup .. Page 10 as the e'ngineers tapped the fresh Letters Pages 12, 14 water supply to keep the plant Log-A-Rhythms ........,. Page 13 going. All efforts to trim the cargo Meet The Seafarers ......Page 11 and reduce the list sufficiently werp. Personals ...! .Page 15 unsuccessful with the ship never Recent Arrivals Page 15 goifig below a 16 degree list. Seafarer In Action Page 11 Shipping Figures Page 10 Carried Water In Cans SIU Hall Directory Page 6 Finally, in desperation, the cap­ Page 6 tain pulled the vessel into San Your Dollar's Worth blwamiy M the Headquartere Jose, Guatemala, in the hope of atPiibllshRd the Seafarers International Union, A^ getting some more wgtw. But there iantic A Cuif District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYacinth were no facilities, for putting water 94600. Entered as second class matter at Office. In Brooklyn, NY, under aboard in the port, so part of the thetheActPost e'f Aug. 24, 1912. cr.ew yfas_ put to work bringing cans of water aboard In two of the a^')iS^^;l^pboa|^. pther men SEAFARERS LOG ' Listing to port at tipies up to 22 degrees off normal, the Shinnecock Bay is shown af sea with deck cargo of lumber which produced a round of troubles for the SlU'iparined 'sbip. She was from l-WW, 1 �Get. Z8. 1958 . SEAFARERS Pare Three LOG SlU CiBlebrsites 17 Pacesettinj^ Years Browsing In New Hq Library The SIU Atlantic and Gulf District will celebrate its 17th birthday next Tuesday, No­ vember 1, in what is unanimously regarded as the best physical, financial and economic shape it's been in during all its years of existence. Acknowledged as the pacesetter of maritime labor, the SIU has rolled up a series of note­ worthy achievements during the past 12 months to add to an ever-increasing record of gains for Seafarers. Chief among them were the winning of a seniority shipping and hiring system preserv­ Itself as a going concern, gained additional con­ tracts, refused to knuckle under in the face of as­ ing the Union hiring hall, extension of hos­ saults by various Government ship agencies and, pital and surgical benefit protection to the when V-J Day was announced in 1945, was stronger families of SIU men, completion of the Bal­ than ever before. timore building program and expansion of mem­ bership facilities in other ports. 'Ihe launching of the Andrew Furuseth Training School, organization of new SIU companies and successes on the national legislative front were also high marks of the year. The record was marred principally by the still unexplained loss of the LST Southern Districts with 23 crewmen, including 14 SIU men, in an Atlantic storm. Even so, tlie great forward strides could not cc'ipse the history of the Union from its modest be­ ginnings in 1938. Officially, the actual birthday of the SIU was October 15, 1938, when the AFL convention issued an international union charter to Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. Seafarer Nicic Gaylord, 2ncl cook, browses through a SEA­ FARERS LOG library assortment furnished in the newly-in­ stalled library for membership use at SIU headquarters. Simi­ lar 50-book packages are put aboard all SIU ships every three months under the LOG's ships' library program. Building Program In the midst of this, gains had also been made oh Parent Is SUP . other fronts. From its original dingy office at 2 The SUP subsequently became the West Coast Stone Street, New York City, the SIU shifted head­ district of the new internalional, and the A&G Dis­ quarters temporarily to Washington, DC. then trict was started with members who transferred back to Stone Street, and then to its own building from the old AFL. Seamen's Union, a group which ' ' at 51 Beaver Street in 1944, and finally to new, had been operating under a federal labor union modem headquarters in Brooklyn in 1951. charter, and was affiliated directly with AFL The same building program was carried on in headquarters. other ports, as the Union bought or rented build­ It wasn't until November 1, 1938, however, that ings to provide, proper facilities and service to its the SIU-A&G actually started functioning, and growing membership. A Union-owned and operated thus the Union's birthday each year is marked on slopchest service providing both retail and ship­ that date. The Sailors Union commemorated its board service was launched in 1952. 70th anniversary last March. A few days after the start "of the Korean War, Many formidable tasks faced the infant A&G in 1950, its pioneering welfare plan went into ef­ District, not the least of which was the fact that fect and has scored continuous gains since tEen it was not only confronted with instant opposition in providing protection for sickness, disability, by Atlantic and Gulf Coast shipowners but also death, maternity, family hospitalization and sur­ with the then-powerful apparatus"of the Commun­ gery. Scholarships for members or their children ist Party's waterfront section, which ralready con­ was another innovation. trolled the fiedgling CIO National Maritime Union, Pioneered Vacations formed a few years previously. The SIU-A&G also pioneered in winning paid va­ But founded as a non-Communist organization, the SIU-A&G quickly began attracting support front cations for seamen, many of whom had not had a seamen on both coasts dissatisfied with poor wages paid vacation in 30 or more years of previous sail­ and even worse conditions. Contracts with major ing. Wages have more than quadrupled since 1938 Gulf shipowners followed in short order, as the and shipboard conditions are acknowledged as the finest in the industry. Union stuck to its demands and gained respect throughout the industry for doing so. The past 16 years have been good to Seafarers, who have come far from their humble start in 1938. Vital War Role At birthday time next Tuesday, they can look for­ The outbreak of the second world war slowed the ward with confidence to niuch more in the years forward drive, but the SIU had already established to come. Maritime Funds Facing Slow Bell In Congress WASHINGTON—^Despite far-reaching ship construction plans announced by the Maritime Administration, indica­ tions are that Seafarers cannot expect too much action on shipping problems during the^ ^ coming session of Congress. traditional for Congressmen to Maritime observers in the turn economy-minded, particu­ nation's capital expect many mari­ time projects to stumble over a Congressional economy drive. Trouble is expected when it comes to appropriating the actual cash to carry out ship constuction and other programs sought by the industry and supported by the Maritime Administration. Ob­ servers point out that 1956 haS all the earmarks ^)f shapii;ig up as a red-hot presidential election year with the outcome very much in doubt. Under such circumstances, it is It had lost more than 1,200 Seafarers to the haz­ ards of war, but thousands more had bolstered the ranks. A post-war organization campaign, was launched almost before the smoke of World War 11 had lifted, and. a string of new victories followed in rapid succession. The Union took on Isthmian, last of the big open-shop outfits, and tamed it in a whirlwind drive. Cities Service took longer, but eventually succumbed also. Of this campaign, a Senate La­ bor subcommittee said later: "It is almost unbe­ lievable that any union could continue in exist-^ ence in the face of this combination . . . Certainly a smaller, poorer and less persistent union would have been destroyed." larly since tax reduction looms as a major Congessional issue. Subsidies Threatened It appears that even the sub­ sidized lines, long recipients of favored Government treatment, will have trouble getting full ap­ propriations for their operations. The one bright spot in the out­ look is the fact that the Office of Defense Mobilization has ap­ proved a fast tax write-off for builders of trailerships. This will help pave the way for Pan Atlan­ tic's trailership program. Dependent Plan Features Statement Of Ownership Speedy Benefit Payments Now completing its fourth month of operation, the SIU's hospital and surgical benefits plan for Seafarers' dependents is running at top efficiency, An examination of SIU Welfare Plan records shows that'when necessary documents are properly filed with a claim, checks go out to the Seafarer in 24 hours or less. This com- when his daughter was hospital­ on both. However, the Plan rec{lares favorably with the de- ized, with the result that the Plan commends that in negotiating for ay of a week up to a month that is characteristic of benefit plans run by insurance companies. Fortunately, an increasing num­ ber of Seafai-ers and wives of Sea­ farer's are now contacting readquarters and port offices in adv^ndfe of the hospitalization. This enables the Union to advise them on procedure and assure that a greater number of Seafarers col­ lect .their benefits speedily. It is nPt uncommon for a check to be written within the hour of receiv­ ing the claim. ' Where necessary documents are not on file, delays are inevitable. In one recent case of this kind, a Seafarer had failed to. file an en­ rollment card. "'HS'Was out.at .aea had no way of proving her relation­ ship to the Seafarer and benefits were delayed accordingly Among the queries received by the Union the following are the most common: • What do I do if the hospital demands payment in advance and I do not have the money on hand? If the Seafarer is qualified, the Welfare Plan will send the hospi­ tal a letter of credit guaranteeing payment in accord with Uie limits set by the Plan. To date all hos­ pitals have accepted this letter of credit in lieu bf actual cash from the Seafarer. O Do I have to go to a particU-lar hospital or doctor? , YoU-have full freedom"of clioltif hospital or surgical services the Seafarer or his wife try to get a price within the limits set by the Plan. The allowances under the Plan are among the most generous of any in the country and are fig­ ured on average costs in major port cities. They should be ample to cover charges, aside from the standard $50 deductible provision. • Am I eligible for benefits and if so, how do I file a claim? Eligibility consists of 90 days seatiiUe in the pi-eceding calendar year and one day in the 90 preced­ ing the filing of a claim. All ports can speedily check eligibility via teletype to headquarters and all ; (Contlnuea 6n iUifeie tfl • ' statement of the ownership,, man­ agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24. 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233) of SEAFARERS LOG, published every other week at Brooklyn, NY, for September 20, 1955. 1. Tlie names and addresses of fhe publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Pub­ lisher: Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Editor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor: Ray Denison, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Business manager \none). 2. The owner is: (If owned by a corporation its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount bf stock. If not owned by a corpora ration, the naihes and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership-or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as that of each in­ dividual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave;, Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall. Secre- ant Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the comijany as trustees or in anv other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the state­ ments in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and secur­ ity holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a ca­ pacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, , throu.gh the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceeding the date shown above was: (This inforrnation is required from daily, weekly, semiweekly, and triweekly. newspapers only.) This information not required. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before m# this 20th- day of September, 1955. Al, Bernstein, Notary Public; (My commission. expires. March 30^ 1556.) •. •'.'li • 'n • ; �Face Fonr SEAFAMBRS tOG Oct tt, IIM {Steward Dept. Committee Reeommendatlons 1 Recommended Work Policy .For Steward Department if -:<-r 1. If the stewards are expected to perform their duties efficiently, it will be necessary to have the full support of all union officials in all ports. 2. The new SIU Meal Program to be put into effect on all SlU-contracted ships. 3. Definite rating should be specified when group three In steward department is called and shipped from the board. When any man shipped is found not capable of performing the job he is shipped, he is to be sent back to the hall if there is sufficient time to do this. When steward has to transfer a man into different jobs when no time is available to call for another man, this transfer is only for the duration of the voyage and the man found incapable at the beginning of the transfer shall be discharged and the other man returned to his original job. 4. When any man is found unqualified and inefficient, he must appear before a committee of three or five who sail in his rating to judge his qualifications. When found consistently that he is inefficient, he should be made to sail in a lower rating or attend the Union's training facili­ ties for recertification. 5. Recertification: A man shall be certified in the fol­ lowing manner and such certification shall be stamped in his Union Book: One year sea-time for galley to go as 2nd or 3rd cook One year sea-time for 2nd cook to go as baker. One year sea-time for baker to go chief cook. Two years sea-time for chief cook to go steward. 2 I: m: Recommended Work Rules , For Steward Departmept In order to insure continued harmony and efficiency in the steward department, this outline of duties is sub­ mitted as a guide for the steward and is not intended to conflict with or supersede our agreement or is it intended In any way to limit the steward's authority. The steward department .works as a unit. The regular routine will be carried out within the scheduled working hourk as specified and it shall be the duty of the ste.ward department to organize its work so that it is accom­ plished within their eight hours per day as scheduled in the agreement. Routine duties of the steward department shall be to prepare and serve meals; cleaning and maintaining quar­ ters of the licensed personnel, including the radio officers, pui'sers, and passengers, all dining rooms, messrooms, galley and pantry, culling and sorting fresh fruits and vegetables: unless otherwise specified in the agreement. No overtime applies to the above routine work. The following duties of each member of the steward department as outlined, shall be enforced by the steward and shall apply to the manning scale as herein adopted by the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District. Duties of Steward: Eight hours between the hours of 6:30 AM and 6:30 PM. The steward shall have the full authority of making any changes and adjustment of this work, according to the cir­ cumstances or conditions that may arise, and the Union demands that each member cooperate in carrying out his assignments as a bargain of our contract. It shall be left up to the steward's good judgment, who will bear in mind that the results are always the determining factors, in better service, maintenance and greater economy. He shall coordinate the work of his department in the diferent classes so that none of his men will be taxed unfairly beyond their capacity. He shall have the right and free access to any parts of the vessel, where the function of his department is necessary. When settling differences he should make every effort to settle them satisfactorily for all concerned. His employees are entitled to private inter­ views when brought to task. This will improve the har­ monious relationship now existing aboard ships. The reg­ ular duties of the steward shall be to supervise all work of the steward department, including the supervision of preparing and serving all meals; he is responsible for the receiving and issuance of all stores, inspection of work, preparing requisitions, taking inventory of stock, authoriz­ ing, checking and recording overtime, conforming with the agreement in distribution of extra meals to each man Individually, issuance of linen and soaps to the crew and officers on the days designated with the help of the steward utility. He shall see to it that the SIU meal system and list of instructions, as set by headquarters and Its representatives, shall be followed and he will be held accountable for its application aboard ship. The chief steward shall set up a schedule for members of the department to keep the steward department quar­ ters clean. He shall prepare all menus and control all keys. He shall see that all quarters under his jurisdicition are cleaned properly, that meals are served on time, authorize the cleaning of all refrigerated storage boxes. He shall assist when there is a shortage of help in his department, he may also do any work which he may deem necessary for the efficient operation of his department. Duties of the Chief Cook: 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM—3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The chief cook is in charge of the galley. He shall do the butchering, cook roasts, soups, gravies and sauces; direct the preparation and serving of all food, including night lunches, assist the chief steward in preparation of the menus, when required.-Hf ,,|ha^^.»yp:^.nnder ;J|je,. si;i-?^_,^ pervision of the chief steward and shall receive stores when necessary and assist in the proper storage of same. As directed by the steward, he shall assist in taking inventory-of galley stores and galley equipment; also re­ port to the steward any repau's and replacing of all equipment. He shall render aff fats, he shall be responsi­ ble for the general 'cleanliness of the galley and its equipment. He shall keep the meat box in an orderly condition. Duties of the Cook and Baker; 2:00 AM to 10:00 AM at sea — in all ports as the steward may direct, between the hours of 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. He shall work under the direction of the chief cook; he shall do the necessary cqoking, baking breads, pies, cakes, puddings, pastries, hot cakes, and all flour work, cook cereals, stewed fruits, assist with cooking and serv­ ing meals, and when required, he shall at 6:00 AM start the preparation of all meats left out by the chief cook. He shall be responsible for cooking and serving breakfast. He shall slice, prepare and serve all breakfast meats and assist in the preparation and serving of all meals. He shall assist in the general cleaning and upkeep fit the galley and equipment. On Liberty ships where there is no galleyman, the night cook and baker shall do the third cook's duties between 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Duties of the Second Cook: 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM— 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The second cook shall work, under the direction of the chief cook and the cook and baker. He shall cook all vegetables and assist in preparing fur the cooking and serving of all meals, prepare all cooked salads, and shall assist the night cook and baker with breakfast to order. He shall prepare all night lunches. He shall assist in the general cleaning and upkeep of the galley and equip­ ment, sort and cull peri.shable fruits and vegetables, with the galleyman, as required. Duties of the Third Cook: 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM— 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The third cook shall work under the direction of the chief cook and other cooks. He sliall prepare' and cook all vegetables, keep a sufficient amount of onions, car­ rots, etc., available for use, sort and cull perishable vegetables, and fruits, with the galleyman, as required. Keep refrigerated space neat and oi-derly, and clear out paper wrappings, crates, etc. Draw necessary linen for galley in exchange for soiled linen, assist in the general cleaning of galley and equipment, return, unused and left over food to the refrigerator when necessary. When ho galley utility is carried, he shall perform the work of the galley utility, and his working hours shall be 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Duties of the Galley Utility: 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM— 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM—4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The galley utility shall work under the direction of all cooks; he shall clean the galley and all utensils, peel po­ tatoes, cull perishable vegetables and fruits, with the third cook or second cook, and keep refrigerated spaces neat and orderly, cleaning out paper wrappings, crates and so forth; empty and scrub garbage pails. After each meal, scrub galley deck. He shall assist chief cook in drawing daily meats from meat box, when required. Each morning after breakfast draw stores as directed, including linen. Clean between deck, passageways and bulkheads, outside refrigerator boxes and stairway leading to the main deck,, he shall light fires when prescribed. Duties of the Passenger Utility: 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM— 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. When passengers are aboard, the passenger utility shall make and. clean the passenger rooms each morning, he shall be responsible mostly for the caring and sei-vices to passengers, as the chief steward may direct, clean passenger lounges and smoking room. He may be re­ quired to assist steward in receiving and disembarking passengers. When six or less passengers are carried he is to serve them breakfast. He is to serve lunch and dinner at all times and when over six passengers are carried he will be relieved of serving breakfast to do his cleaning and will work in conjunction with the saloon and pantry messmen, as the steward may direct. Duties of Jthe Saloon Messman: 6:30 to 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The saloon messman shall be responsible for the serv­ ing of the three meals daily to the captain and officers; he shall also assist in serving all meals to passengers. However, the saloon messman and saloon utility are sole­ ly responsible for preparing and serving breakfast when more than six passengers are carried. He shall be respon­ sible for the cleanliness of the saloon, condiments, etc., polish silver and clean glasses, clean port boxes and glasses, mop the saloon each morning after breakfast and sweep after each meal, and clean fans. Draw all linen to be used in the saloon and be responsible for the setting of all tables for service. Spot sbugee when neces­ sary. Duties of the Saloon Utility: 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM to 1 PM — 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The saloon pantryman shall be responsible for the pantry and the refrigerator and fruits and all needed stores for the officers and passenger service. He is re­ sponsible for the preparation of salads (except cooked salads) under the direction of the steward. Keep pantry and utensils, bootlegs, steamtables, crockery and pans used by him, cleaned after each meal. Dish out food at service. Make coffee at each meal and morning (coffee time) before retiring. Empty and scrub garbage pail after each meal, work jointly with saloon messman and pas- jj^ j>5Spa|-att0SL.^d. §e^,^g at all times. Story and membership committee^s re­ port giving recommendations and outline for further study is on opposite jrrrjr rim i ' He may be required to assist in serving breakfast with saloon messman when more than six passengers are car­ ried. Spot sougee when necessary. Duties of the Crew Messman: 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The crew messman is in charge of the crew room; responsible for silverware and glasses, condiments, and serving three meals a day. Provide milk, box cereals, butter, bread, cold drinks, and needed supplies; scrub the deck each morning before retiring. Clean messroom refrigerator, tables and chairs and spot sougee when needed. Assist the pantryman with salads. Place night lunches in proper places. Leave out a few cups and spoons after each meaL He shall check that there are necessary stores left out for night, such as coffee, sugar, milk, etc. Also clean fans. Duties of the Crew Utility: 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. The crew panti^man shall be responsible for the clean­ liness of the crew pantry crockery, coffee urn, percolators, all pots and pans used by him, refrigerators; scrub each day and clean after each meal. Make coffee for each meal and coffee for the crew for morning "coffee time" before retiring. He is responsible for the preparation of salads (except cooked salads) under the direction of the steward. He shall assist messman in serving when required duri4ig rush period. Draw, needed supplies for the crew messroom and assist crew messman in making cold drinks. Spot sougee when necessary. Duties of the Steward Utility: 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM — 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Routine duties of the steward utility shall, other than making and cleaning officers' quarters include work in storerooms, linen lockers, ship office, officers' passage,ways and stairways, clean steward department slmwers, and toilet, court and bag linen, issuance of lin^n and soaps when necessary; do the general cleaning as the steward may designate. Clean the recreation room alter­ nately with the wiper and ordinary seaman. 'The laundry is cleaned by each department alternately. 3. Recommended Guide For Steward Department In order to improve the preparation and serving of food and eliminate waste on all SIU contracted vessels, the following guide is put into effect aboard this vessel: 1. Menus- are to be prepared daily, on main entrees at at least 24 hours in advance. Standardization must be avoided. 2. The chief steward is to issue all daily stores when practicable and must control all keys. Storerooms and iceboxes arc to be kept locked at all times. 3. Maximum sanitary and orderly conditions must be observed in all steward department facilities, such as galley, messrooms, storerooms, etc. No smoking in the gallery at any time. No smoking by any steward personnel while serving or preparing food. 4. White jackets must be worn by messmen at all times" while serving. T-shirts may be worn while preparing for meals. Galley gang to wear white caps, cooks' jackets, white or T-shirts during hot weather. 5. Only qualified food handlers are to handle food and all personnel outside of the steward department are to keep out of the galley during the preparation of meals. 6. All entrees such as meats, fowl, and fish, including ham and bacon for breakfast must be served from the galley. 7. All steaks and chops are to be grilled to individual order. Meats and roasts must" be carved to order. 8. No plate should be overloaded and only non-watery vegetable will be served on the same plate with the meat or other entree. Other vegetables to be served on side dishes. 9. At least two men of the galley gang must be in the galley during meal times. The steward to supervise the serving of all meals. Either the steward or the chief cook must supervise the meals when in port. Steward to be aboard when voyage stores are received. 10. Salads, bread, butter and milk are to be placed on the table not more than five minutes before the serv­ ing and only on tables where needed. 11. All coffee served for meals and coffee time is to be made in electric percolators when practicable. 12. No food, including vegetables, is to be thrown away after meals^ithout the consent of the steward or the chief cook (left-overs). 13. Inclusion of sardines, boiled eggs, sliced left-over roasts, such as pork, beef, ham, etc., potato salad, baked beans, b^esides the ordinary run of cold cuts and cheese, to be served for night lunches. The night lunches are to be cut just before,the galley closes. 14. Hot bread or rolls to be baked daily when weather permits. Cakes or other pastries to be served during coffee time as much as possible. 15. Stewards must keep a record of all daily menus for future reference. 16. Ground coffee for the black gang to be drawn from the steward within the steward's working hours and not from the pantry. 17. Typewritten copy of the. daily menu to be fuij^hed the galley force. . . 'z • �iMi Sej±AMM09 1^0^ Wm^ Wifm Sfewar<l-Pr6posals Draw Gov't, Bern^ein Confer Prompt Crew Responses On Tour-Ship Subsidy Crew responses are already arriving at headquarters on the proposed changes in shipboard steward department operations, working riiles and up grading procedures. The proposals have been mailed to all SIU ahips in the form of a three-part draft worked up by a 15-man rank and file headquarterssteward department commit­ to 7:30 AM but the spread of hours is the same. tee. The proposals are printed In full on the adjoining page. Steward department members on the ships have been asked whether or not they approve or disapprove of the proposals as they now stand and have been urged to submit suggestions as to the con­ tent of the proposals. Suggestions having merit will be incorporated in the final draft of the proposals which will be handled by another rank and file committee to be elected within 60 days of the filing of the report. The final draft will then be submitted to the member­ ship. Questions Explained In responses received thus far, considerable interest has been shown in the new shipping pro­ cedure and in certain aspects of the working rules. A number of Seafarers raised questions about the proposal to ship group three men to a specific rating and re­ quiring that a group three man transferred to another job in an emergency be required to go back to his original job when the voyage ends. The committee felt that a man throwing in for a specific job should be satisfied to return to his original choice. The procedure WASHINGTON—The first concrete steps toward clearing Arnold Bernstein's subsidy application for new transatlantic passenger liners were taken this week before the Federal Maritime Board. A pre-hear--* ——— ing conference on the Bern­ cedure at the formal hearings. stein application took place on United" States. Lines, the only Third cook working hours rec­ October 25 in FMB offices. American company on the North Presenting interim report of rank and tile steward com­ mittee, Seafarer Allan Lake, chairman, discusses recommendations at head­ quarters membership meet­ ing. ommended were 7 AM to 1 PM and 4 PM to 6 PM. However, where the ship carries "no galleyman, the third cook's hours would be changed to end at 6:30 PM so as to give the man a chance to clean up. The night 'cook and baker's working hours would become 2 AM to 10 AM so that he can look after whatever he has on the range. Other questions were raised about the duties of the galleyman and the proposal calling for him to clean bulkheads. The committee felt that the only way to clean the bulkheads properly was to sougee them. The committee's draft proposals are the outcome of the Union's ex- would also eliminate favoritism in the department. The change in the chief cook'.s working hours, the committee ex­ plained, was in recognition of the fact that most chief cooks already turn to before 8 AM. Consequently the working hours were advanced Stev^ard Department Committee's Report On ^epfe'iiiber 22nd, a special headquarters membership meeting elected a 15-man committee to make recommendations as to procedure, working rules and Union policy for the shipboard steward department. The committee consisted of three stewards, three chief cooks, three bakers, three 2nd cooks and three messmen-utilitymen. Similar com­ mittees were elected in all of the outports to make recommendations and suggestions which were turned over to your headquarters com­ mittee for consideration. _ The headquarters committee was in., session for many days during which all recommendations submitted by the outports and by steward department members in headquarters were carefully considered. On the basis of these recommendations, and the suggestions arising within the committee itself, your committee has drafted a three-part report consisting of the following: Outlined Susrcestlons An outline of suggested Union procedure in shipping and grading steward department men, including recommended rules for competency and upgrading. A revision of shipboard working rules including specific listing of the duties of all ratings in the department. This includes a recom­ mended change in the working hours of the chief cook. A recommendation that the new SIU shipboard feeding system, in force on a number of Union ships, be extended to all vessels on the basis of procedure listed herein. In line with the decision of the membership, the attached .report Is to be forwarded' to all SIU ships for study by the shipboard steward departments so that they can submit their opinions and suggestions to headquarters. Your committee strongly urges all steward department men to study this report carefully and express their feelings on it in writing for the further guidance of the Union. Standard Stores List Your committee also proposes that pending further action by the membership on this report, that headquarters officials take over and complete a standard stores list which will establish minimum' storing levels for all SIU ships. It proposes further, that the Union draft a •list of foreign ship chandlers and the supplies they have available for storing American-style feeding ships, so that stewards Vho have to make purchases in foreign ports can be guided accordingly. It is recommended that at the end of sixty days a committee be elected in headquarters to prepare a new draft of a steward depart­ ment program. At that time the committee will sift the suggestions from the ships, reexamine the 3-part program presented here and study the stores list and foreign ship chandler roster for incorporation into one over-all steward department program. This package is then to be placed before the membership for action. Your committee wishes to thank the many members in headquarters and the outports who offered their suggestions and opinions for con­ sideration by the committee. The great interest that steward depart­ ment men have shown in the drafting of this report is assurance that your committee's efforts have been worthwhile. We therefore recom­ mend the adoption of the program, shipboard feeding guide and ship­ board working rules submitted herein. S. W. Johnson, chief steward; C. Dudley, chief steward; H. Marcus, chief steward; N. Nomikos, chief eook; D. Fry, chief cook; G. Curry, chief cook; A. Lake, messman; W. H. Dunham, 2nd cook; N. Gaylord, 2nd cook; N. J. Wood, 2nd cook; H. Donovan, night cook & baker; H. W. Morris, night cook & baker; R. Mendez, night cook and baker; E. C. Shaffer, messman; J. Colon, messman. ....r The Bernstein proposal calls for 20 voyages a year as a starter, utilizing a converted Mariner-type ship. Eventually it would offer weekly sailings with three such ships, ali of them one-class vessels with cafeteria-style service. The ships would run between New York and Rotterdam or Antwerp. The purpose of the pre-hearing conference is to submit documents and arrange for witnesses and pro- FMB Asks 18 Knots In New Ships WASHINGTON—Basic de­ signs for four dry-cargo ships to replace existing vessels Seafarer Frank Soriano, steward, addresses NY membership meeting on steward committee pro­ posals. perience with the new "to order" feeding system that has been in­ stalled on many SIU ships. Subse­ quently the membership in all ports elected rank and file com­ mittees to discuss proposals for re­ vamping steward department op­ erations. have been approved by the Federal Mai-itime Board on the basis of an 18-knot service speed. Shipowners who seek Government aid in build­ ing new vessels can modify them in various ways but cannot reduce the service speed below 18 knots. The four types approved would replace existing C-type ships now in operation. They are the Island class, replacing C-ls, the Freedom class replacing C-2s, the Clipper class, in place of the C-3s and the Seafarer class, equivalent in size to Mariner ships and other C-4s. None of the presently-existing ships, except the Maripers, has a service speed of better than 16 knots. The additional service speed will undoubtedly mean a bigger and more expensive power-plant for the new vessels, although their tonnage would be approximately the same as the C-types they re­ place. Atlantic passenger run, has already intervened in the case, undoubt­ edly to oppose the Bernstein peti­ tion. Stymied By Korean War Originally, Bernstein won ap­ proval for this type of service in 1950. Two Government-owned P-2 transports, the General Weigel and General Pope, were to be converted for that purpose. A few days after the application was approved the Korean fighting began and the Navy took the ships. Present plans based on Marinertype ships would provide accommo­ dations for 900 passengers, ali ex­ cept 40 of whom would be in uni­ form tourist accommodations. Average round trip fares wouid be in the vicinity of $360 based on 14 days at sea, roughly-$25 a day. The cost of crossing on present passen­ ger ships with regular dining room service is considerably higher. Shot On Pier As 'Prowler' BROWNSVILLE, Texas—Seafar­ er Charles "Scott is recovering from a pistol wound at Mercy Hospital,, Brownsville, following a night-time altercation with a warehouse guard on the Brownsviile decks. The shooting took place when Scott, an AB aboard the SS Ideal-X, mistook the warehouse door for the en­ trance to the pier at which the Ideal-X was berthed. The ware­ house was on an adjoining pier. Crewmembers reported that the shooting was the result of a mis­ understanding between the guard and Scott, with Scott thinking he had the right of access through the warehouse to get on to his ship and the guard believing that the Seafarer was a prowler. - Discussing recommendations of rank and file steward department commjttee at SIU head­ quarters which drafted proposals for revising galley and messroom operations. Seafarer Leon­ ard Moona, reading clerk, reads report at special New Orleans membership meeting of stew­ ard personnel. The port meeting later voted approval of the committee report. Also officiating'at hrteetinq' were StU patrolmaivHermafl Tcoxclair,' tbalrman; and Henry Gerdes; recorder. •'I ' �SEAFARERS Paee Six YOUR POttAR^S WORTH Lands Top Disability Aid In SIL SEAFARERS CUIDE TO BETTER BUYING By Sidney Margolius Buying Calendar For November BOSTON—A recent addi­ tion to the SIU's disabilitypension list, Seafarer Charles A. McComiskey still has regrets that he can no longer sail. But knowing that tlie SIU Welfare Plan will take care of all his future needs is in his words "simply won­ derful." "While it is indeed sad news to be informed by doctors that one can no longer receive a 'fit-forduty' slip it sure brightens the otherwise gloomy picture to be as­ sured by our Welfare Plan that my wife and I can face the re­ McComiskey maining years with absolute confidence." Seafarer John Paerels, AB, is shown with sons John, Jr., 11, Quit In April and Emilio, three, in between trips at their San Pedro, Califor­ McComiskey had to call it quits nia, home. Young John is active spokesman for area's Com­ this April because of arthritis. Al­ munity Chest services. though he can no longer sail, the 63-year-old Seafarer is still active and is catching up on his visits to many friends and relatives whom he hasn't seen for a iong time. "I look forward to visiting our Bos­ ton hall as often as possible," he gays, "feeling certain that I will always be welcome." SAN PEDRO, Calif.—Although he has not yet reached his McComiskey started with the SIU when the Union was founded 12th birthday, John Paerels, Jr., son of Seafarer John Paerels, and got his book on December 10, is already showing the earmarks of a successful organizer. 1938. He served as engine depart­ ~~~~ ment delegate on numerous SIU One of six San Pedro chil-"*' Johnny's father, John Sr., was ships and through the years had dren chosen to represent the written up in the SEAFARERS his share of the major ' beefs in area's Community Chest, LOG of February 16, 1953, when which the Union participated. In his sailing days he liked the coffee Johnny has already spoken before he played Santa Claus to a group run into Rio and Santos, but if he a number of cornmunity groups in of South Korean orphans. Paerels couldn't get that run, Hawaii or San Pedro and was scheduled for bought a bagful of toys in Japan Copenhagen suited him fine. In radio and television appearances while on the Japan-Korea shuttle, and distributed them at Christmas­ between trips he used to get in along with other youngsters. During his after-school hours time ^ a Korean orphanage. At quite a bit of fishing and hunting. young Johnny attends a local set­ present he is aboard the Ampac Compared Notes tlement house which is supported Oregon, on another Far East run. With lots of time on his hands by the harbor area Community Young John is in the 7th grade these days, McComiskey has run Chest. He and five olhcis who are and brings home a string of "A" into a number of pensioners from members of local youth clubs other industries. On comparing were selected as Red Feather grades. His parents are hopeful notes, he finds that the benefits of spokesmen to explain the functions that in a few years he will be able other plans do not rate in the same of Community Chest agencies to take a crack at an SIU scholar­ class with the Seafarers' plan. throughout the Los Angeles area. ship. "Many of the pensioners with Experienced Speaker whom I have talked," he reports, To date, his mother writes, "are astonished to learn that Sea­ farers are entitled to so many ad- Johnny has appeared before Amer­ . ditional benefits, other than the ican Legion meetings, the Knights Regular membership meet­ disability payments, without con­ of Columbus, two Parent-Teacher ings in SIU headquarters and Association groups, a local church tributing one penny." at all branches are held every "The developments and accom­ group, a Spanish club and the second Wednesday night at plishments of our SIU, in such a parent's council of the settlement 7 PM. The schedule for the short span of years," he concluded, house he attends. He was also next few meetings is as follows: "have.nn my opinion been positive­ scheduled to speak to the Ameri­ Nov. 2, Nov. 16, Nov. 30. ly outstanding, and I might add, can Association for the United Nations. unbelievable." Seafarer's Son, 11, 'Organizing' Ashore Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks SIU, A&G District B.\LTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St C Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-65S8 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St Lindsey Williams Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK. . 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 ..127-129 Bank St. NOREOLK MAdison 2-9834 Ben Rees. 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Ontario More prices are going up this fall than are going down, and one of the toughest markilps moderate-income families have to contend with is the widespread increase in shoe prices, which are expected to be a dollar a pair higher by spring. This is an even harder blow than the markups in prices of 1956 ears and television sets. Shoes are a mod­ erate-income family's biggest clothing expense, taking 18 to 20 percent of its entire clothing budget. The good news is the additional reductions in the price tags of auto­ matic washers, to the point where it is now possible to buy any of a number of good makes at close to the $200 mark. Another help this month is the heavier supply of pork and beef, which is helping hold down the lid on food prices. Many of the 1956 model cars are out now with increased horsepower and increased price tags, too, The hikes range from $46-$100 on lowerprice models, to $50-$140 on medium-price makes. Bui significantly, dealers are already offering discounts on the 1956 models. New Homes Up In Price Prices of new houses are also being forced up by higher price tags on heating units and other equipment. Too, houses are being shoved further out of the reach of moderate-income families by the concen­ tration of builders on higher-price units. One building autnority esti­ mates that the average new house now sells for $12,000, and only 15 per cent of the homes being built ate In the $7,000-$10,000 range. Thus families with incomes under $5,000 a year are being forced out of the housing market unless they are willing to assume an unusually high housing expense in relation to income. Here are buying tips for November on family needs: SHOES: Some of the increased prices of shoes scheduled for spring will be hidden from the public, especially in women's shoes. Women will find smaller selections of shoes at $5, with many of the styles and qualities that were formerly $5 now in the $6 assortment, and many of the $6 shoes now in the $7 line. Price increases on men's and boy's shoes will be more open, and will range from 50 cents to $1. The grownups can heat the price increase by anticipating their spring needs ahead of time, taking advantage of the January shoe sales. But Children's shoes are the real problem. Middle-Priced Shoes Best This department's recommendation in buying shoes for both adults and children is to stick to the middle price lines. Cheap shoes aren't a good investment, but the most expensive shoes aren't eithei'. The added price of expensive shoes often results from exclusive styling, novelty or extra decoration rather than any better materials and con­ struction than is used in medium-price shoes. One thing the higher-price shoe stores may provide more uniformly than the popular-price retailers is careful fitting, which is^important for wear as well as foot health. An improperly-fitted shoe wears out faster. Shoes should be tried on with the child wearing both shoes and putting his full.j\'eight on them. Shoes should be fitted to the larger foot, and be a half inch longer than the foot, a quarter inch wider at the toe and should also provide room at top. The back of the shoe should fit snugly against the child's heel. Watch how your children's present shoes are wearing to see of they are correctly fitted. The first sign of wear should appear at the ball of the foot. Chiropodists advise that wear at the toe indicates the shoe is too shoil; wear around the edges indicates it's too narrow (and corns and bunions may be on the way), while wear on one edge means the foot is off balance) Don't delay in having shoes repaired quickly (your own, too) rather than getting the last bit of wear. Delayed re­ pairs throw shoes out of shape and shorten their potential life. , COATS: Cut prices are appearing on the new Orlon-Dynel women's coats recently reported here. Some stores are now offering them for as little as $58—outstanding value in a warm coat. Another useful style gaining in popularity is the short mouton jacket, which makes a versatile and inexpensive winter outfit worn with a woolen skirt. A third useful and money-saving trend in winter coats, for men and children as well as women, is the zip-lined coat with an outer lining of Dacron-cotton blend poplin, a full wool alpaca lining and detachable alpaca collar. The advantage of this style is that with the lining in, the coat has excellent warmth for cold weather, and with the lining and collar removed, it can be used as a mild-weather topcoat, or a raincoat since the Dacron-cotton outer shell is treated for water repellency. Look for cut prices on coats beginning with the Armistice Day sales, with price slashes growing progressively sharper until December, and final cut-rate clearances in January. So don't buy too early in the season unless you just haven't got a coat. FOOD: Heavy supplies of pork have pushed down its price. Lower grades of beef suitable for pot roasting, stewing and hamburgers are cheaper now too, with large supplies of grass-fed cattle arriving in markets from the i-anges before the onset of cold weather. Some cuts of lamb and veal haye come down in price, especially veal shoulder, but lamb and veal will be better values in mid-winter when supplies are at their peak. In buying pork cuts, compare prices on the basis of lean meat. Boston or shoulder butts have the most lean meat (84 per cent), a loin-roOst has 67 per cent; regular ham, 63, arid picnic or shoul­ der roast, 61. Often you'll find picnic roasts and Boston butts are cheaper for the amount of lean meat you get than loin roasts or hams. Speed All H&S Claims (Continued from page 3) port agents can give applicants the necessary information on filing claims. The Union, if notified, will see to it that the family gets the necessary claim forms in advance. • Can I use a Public Health Service hospital? . The PHS hospitals can be used by seamen only. Members of their families are not covered by PHS services. • Who In the family is eligible anyway? Wives of Seafarers and unmar­ ried children under 19. Stepchil­ dren are covered if living with the Seafarer and being supported by l-lni, and children boarded out or living in institutions are covered if the Seafarer contributes to their support. ^ . • : �>, .,'r <• mjiviitits QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Sestraders), August 24—Chairman, «. Benson; Seeratary, L, Shaehan. Brother Pence in accepting the nomination as ship's delegate made it quite plain that he was doing so with the understanding that no personal or phony beefs would be tolerated as was the case on the last voyage. The coffee urn is so eaten with rust that it is impossible disputed overtime. Becent communi' cations from headquarters accepted and concurred. Caj^ain is to advise aU Mates to assist gangway watch. All unauthorized peddlers tp keep oft ship in port. Vote of thanks ^ven to steward department. Ship'a and deck delegates stated in order to avoid any unnecessary disputes with captain and chief male, -to relieva them of their positions as delegates. ROBIH CRAY (Roblir-llnas), July 3 —Chairman, R. Kllna; Sacretsry, W. Claymore. It was unanimously de' cided. at a discussion held with the crew, that headquartres gits full bach ing on any action they deem neces­ sary to defeat the bill aimed at black­ jacking Union representation. No beefs. Bequest made for ventilator in bulkhead, and for gear locker for crew mess. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi). August 4—Chairman, J. Lukas; Secre­ tary, S. Rivera. Ship's dejegate elected and everything going fine. To see pa­ trolman aboift canvas insulation cover­ ing in thaw room box. Refer disputed overtime to patrolman. Repair list to be ready. to make coffe in it. Discussion on the attitude of the chief engineer to­ ward the sru members. GATEWAY CITY (Watarmsn), Au­ gust 14—Chairman, J. Brooke; Sacra­ tary, M. Machel. Beport read on the chief mate having men working under unsafe working conditions while on voyage. Discussion on hospital being used as quarters for repatriated sea­ men. DEL VALLB (Mississippi), August 21 —Chairman, C. Murrea; Secretary, M. Williams. There is a total of $92.30 in the ship's fund. Two men missed ship in Beiam. Ship's delegate will see the chief mate about having stevedores keep their toilets clean or. have them locked up. SANTA VBNETIA (Tankshlp). Au­ gust 17—Chairman, McDavitt; Sacra­ tary, C. Hostattar. Clarification needed on money draws in foreign ports. MO' tion made amfcarried to have repair list ready for patrolman since this ship is going into the shipyard. Vote of thanks to steward department. TRINITY (Carras), July 24—Chair­ man, J. Buzelewski; Secretary, M. E. Raid. No beefs. Delegate to see chief engineer about water cooler. Mari­ juana was found aboard this vessel. Crew knows which crewmember is responsible and he will be reported to headquarters. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), August 7—Chairman, E. Kelly; Secretary, J. Olsen. ClUef engineer promised to in­ sulate all exposed Joints on water heater, in starboard passageways. KeJ^s to be made for each watch so that messhall can remain locked' in all ports except for meal and coffee time. PORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), August 21—Chairman, H. Westphall; Secretary, none. Treasurer reported $19 in the ship's fund. Discussion on how to get key for crew quarters. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), July 24 —Chairman, C. Welch; Secretary, A. Johnes. Beef on gangway is to be settled ih port of payoff. Poor qual­ ity of food aboard this vessel. Repair list to be made up. *• SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), August 27-^Chalrman, B. Collins; Sec­ retary, S. Johnson. Beef concerning the steward and messman will be taken up by the boarding patrolman. $26 in the ahip's fund and all dona­ tions at the payoff should be given to the treasurer. CHOCTAW (Waterman), July Chairman, R. Evans; Secretary, D. Martinez, No beefs, some disputed overtime. Repair Usts to be prepared by each department. AU books to be returned to Ubrary. Insufficient slop chest this voyage. etlBORR (Ore), June 28—Chairman, G. Brown; Secretary, C. Crockett. Mo­ tion made and carried that ship be said off sooner than the hours, and that sailing board time be posted. Ship's delegate elected. More night lunch to be left out and steward de­ partment man to make coffee for 10 coffee time. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alees), August AM JULY 24—Chairman, G. Brown; Sec­ 21—Chairman, L. Nicholas; Secretary, retary, Boarding patrol­ J. Powers. The railing on the fo^ man to R.seeSImpkln. about variety of fresh ward mast "was repaired. Ship's fruit, more crackers, baker's yeast, treasurer reported a total of $9.60 in fruit Juices and other stores that are the ship's fund after taking out money short. Discussions held on on for movies, bulb for machine, and deck department: crackersovertime for night the payment to two niessmen for lunch; baker's bread—reports short­ cleaning up after movies. Headquar­ age of yeast. ters report read, discussed and August 7—Chairman, G. Brown; carried. Sacratary, R. SImpkln. Discussion held about only having two servings ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), Sep­ of ice cream this trip. tember 4—Chairman, G. Moyd; Secre­ tary, J. Stokes. Ship's fund contains ANGELINA (Bull), July 20—Chair­ $90. No beefs and Uttle disputed man, D. Rood; Secretary, J. Kolodovertime. Motion made and carried zleiskl. Balance of ship's fund is to accept and concur with communi­ $8.90. No beefs. Keep washing machine cation from headquarters. Motion clean. made and carried to send more LOGS August 7—Chairman, Mcllveen; Sec­ to Trinidad for this ship. retary, E. Bonefont. One brother left ship in Puerto Rico to go to hospital. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), August 2$ Ship's treasurer was given permission —Chairman, H. Patterson; Secretary, to buy new electric iron. Motion made L. Hasgeshelmer. Ship's treasurer and carried to have agent present elected. Motion made and carried to at payoff to square away a black gang accept communications from head­ beef. Steward claims he orders enough quarters as read, unanimously. food for trip but port steward does not put same aboard. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 4—Chairman, J. McLaughlin; Sec­ ANN MARIE (Bull), July 2«—Chair­ retary, E. Yancey. Some minor beefs, man, R. Cowdrey; Secretary, L. Caland some disputed overtime. Motion deron. Minor beefs were settled, ev­ made and carried to accept and con­ erything running smooth. Ship's fund cur with communications from head­ —$3.66. Motion made and carried to quarters. Men to learn their duties give ship's delegate vote of thanks. for fire and boat driU to avoid trouble Steward requested crew's support to at such drills. fire two men and was given same imanlmously. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), August 21—Chairman, B. Friedman; Secre­ CAROLYN (Bull), May 27—Chair­ tary, O. Guerrero. Captain took care man, E. Gross; Secretary, H. Thrash. of pending requests from last meet­ No beefs. Repair lists to be turned ing. All repairs taken care of. Com­ over to patrolman. Motion made and munications from headquarters read carried to elect ship's secretary-re­ end accepted unanimoutdy. porter, ship's treasurer and to have September 4—Chairmen, J. DIrlo; fund not exceed $90. Discussion held Socrotary, O. Guerrero. Payoff was on new 16" fans in crew messrooms. clean. Two men missed ship in NV. July 24—Chairman, F. Morcul; Sac­ Ship's fund $20. Delegates to make ratary, W. Ludlam. No beefs and up repair list. Librarian requested little disputed overtime. Motion made cooperation from all hands. Hot cakes and carried to read, accept, and con­ to be served three times a week. cur with communications from headquarters.'Ona man missed ship in San EVELYN (Bull), August 28—Chair­ Juan because of death in family. man, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, $. Penalty cargo to be checked on. Plersen. Laundry was cleaned up and keys were put out by captain on a $1 CHESTER HARDING (Const. Agdeposit. Permits were told of the greg.), July 11—Chairman, A. Shrimpimportance of them speaking up at ton; Secretary, C. Mulloy. Delegate meetings. Motion made and carried explained payroll system. No beefs. to accept and concur with recent Meeting chairman read a personal communication from headquarters letter that was to be dispatched to Ship's secretary-reporter elected. SIU secretary-treasurer giving him a general report of condition down here PRANCES (Bull Lines), August 14— end Union morale aboard this vessel. Chairman, S. Carr; Secretary,. R. Discussion held on keeping pets O'Rourke. Ship'a fund contains •board. $12.63. No beefs. Motion made and carried' to accept and concur with SEAtRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain communications from headquarters. Lines), August I—Chairman, W. Ed­ wards;-Secretary, P. Patrick. Motion OCEAN NORA (Merttlme Overseas), made and carried to accept and con­ August 4—Chairmen, J. -Nelms; Secre­ cur with communications from head­ tary, E, Kexnewsky. Several hours quarters unanimously. VAL CHEM (Valentine), August 21 —Chairman, H. Connel; Secretary, J. Austin. There is a total in the ship'a fund of $33.09. AU members wiU do­ nate $1 to the ship's fund. Delegates to see that radio antenna is bought and repaired if necessary. '51;' ' HQ Revising Repair List Form -j NEW, YORK—Tackling the kinky problem of ships' repairs and the repair list form fur­ nished to SIU crews, headquarters officials this week began drafting a new type of repair list form to help expedite repairs throughout the SlU-contracted fleet. Work oh drawins_ up a new form was undertakeh to cor­ rect the confusion caused by present list and to enable erews to note in detail their. specific needs. Claude Simmons, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer and New York port agent, also noted that once a new form is put into effect,.,the I Union can more speedily process all repair beefs. He pointed to the current suc­ cess in the processing of ships' minutes under a new centralized set-up which has provided quick service on all types of beefs aboard the ships. Speedier Service The importance of repairs can­ not be over-emphasized, Simmons stated, as the ships grow older and more prone to breakdowns of all types of gear. Serious mishaps can be avoided by quick Union action on repair needs. Shipping at headquarters, mean­ while, remained good during the past two weeks, as the dispatchers reported numerous jobs remaining on the board for several calls be­ fore being snapped up. The result has been the shipping of a large number of class C seamen to fill the jobs, in the,, absence of men with class A or B seniority who were ready to ship. The forecast is for a slowdown in shipping in coming weeks, how­ ever, as there is not much in sight for the port right now. Ships In Good Shape The "Bumblebee." a three-headed monster of a chipping The port handled a total of 56 hammer, is demonstrated here by Russell, OS, who is hold­ ships, including 23 payoffs, 16 signing on for dear life, as Jim Chesire, AB, looks on. The ons and 17 in-transits, all of which gadget is the invention of the chief engineer on the Cities were in good shape with the excep­ Service tanker Bents Fort, it can do a fast job of chip­ tion of the Shinnecock Bay.(Marping on deck providing it doesn't drill a few holes In it first. Trade), Simmons reported. Bents Fort 'Automation' Has Deck Crew Buzzin' Ammo Movement Boosts Moblle Shipping Again MOBILE—Renewed ammunition movements out of this port are making shipping news these days, with the SIUmanned Northwestern Victory now scheduled to take the first cargo out, presumably ' ;o the Far East. The SIU ship will be the first vessel in the past month to handle explosives shipped fromhere. Information from the Army depot indicates that three more similar cargoes will leave within the next two weeks. Meanwhile, shipping in the area during the past period was only fair, with 54 men shipped to regular offshore jobs and another SAN FRANCISCO —Fore­ 100 to relief jobs around the har­ casts for shipping here have bor. Prospects for the coming been coming a little too true two weeks look fair, with quite a to suit anybody's tastes. few ships already marked due for When it's good, it's very, very payoff and sign-on. good, and when it's bad, the only hope is that it doesn't last. Good Fishing For the second time in a month, If there's any reluctance for men to take jobs here right now. the prediction advanced at the end It is probably due to tbe good of the previous period came true fishing in the area, with enormous to form, as a full-scale drought catches of speckled trout'and red- in jobs made itself felt during the fish reported. Cold weather is due past two weeks. There were no payoffs at all. to hit here before long, so the and only one sign-on, the John B. anglers are catching in all they Waterman (Waterman) to_ break can before their time runs out. up the dry spell. Six in-transits Things look fine at this end* in came forward to ease the bleak the expected representation elec­ picture somewhat tion sought by the SlU-affiliated But the crystal ball and the Marine Allied Workers in the Blue itineraries are combining once Stack Towing Company. again to forecast another slow The company has been operat- two-week period coming up. There ng about ten tugs, mostly out of are no payoffs in sight, but it is Florida, some of which hit Mobile hoped a few in-transit ships will regularly. An MAW victory in the come around to take their ^ quota of i'eplffW^ents. Jivv6tlhj[ ^j^aflii"iletty certain. Job Tides Ebb Again At 'Frisco Automation was just a word that the Bents Fort crew saw in shoreside news­ papers now and then, but it's come alive because of the devilish in­ genuity of the chief engineer. The chief has come up with a hydraheaded monster of a chipping ham­ mer which consists of three con­ ventional hammers welded togeth­ er without a cutoff switch. The crew calls the contraption the "Bumblebee" because once it starts buzzin' there's no stopping the thing. Seafarer T. W. King reports that the "Bumblebee" consists of three hammers with three teeth on each, three bars of lead weighing about 50 pounds across the top of them and a long handle. '"Since there is no valve on it to shut off," he writes, "when you get hold of it it is like getting a bear by the tail." You can't let go, because if left to itself the hammers will drill nine holes in the deck. Let "Bee' Whir Some of the deck gang on the ship figured out that the only way to get a break was to turn the "Bumblebee" on its side and let it whir harmlessly at the air. That didn't work out so well though, be­ cause the sharp-eared bosun could tell the difference in the pitch and vibration noise even when below eating. He would come running and have the boys set her right side up again. Fortunately the bosun has since left the ship and been replaced. Otherwise both the deck gang and the deck of the ship would be worn doivn to the nub by now. n-M M • |H |H6 ••'-If. HB ' ':0 H •'M n ' ' El BR - -.-'J . Bi ill rONCI (PohM), August !•—Chair, man, P. Marandar Sacratary, W. tlaatar. Ship'a treasurer reported $4.80 in the ahip's tund. Flowers ' were bought for the funeral of an SIU member who had been a crewmemher on the Ponce. Motion made and carried to take all beefs to depart­ ment delegate and let him take them to the patrolman. Steward asked crew if anyone had suggestions about the food to make them at this meeting. ri«»iBH«i '.-•3 . li •A BI H ? '.IB :i\ �Oei ttrim SEAFARERSylOG Paife Eicht ' -tr'- ii;'. ' '' iifXL H, . • vi:• • V- illilillF WSvi::::>:f;.-"'':;>::>:v:'^ mm W^'k f^ , ^ iiliiiii ililiiil Wii SSWSS i« Siii Rilliiiiilliii 'I ^ -------flT|J]|/ ' -' ' i* ' iiiiiiil , '' tmrn , ; : ::S;>;:i; ^ . VVA Collecting his payoff from company repre­ sentative is H. Rogge, wiper. In rear, US Shipping Commissioner is taking care of crewmembers' discharges. iBii us Customs inspector, Ray Hansen (left) collects tariff charges from P. "Bob" Foy, AB, on-his declaration of dutiable purchases in overseas ports. iiiliii S4i¥M$S®5iSKS3 't \ m: Ii;. IKK' • I ! ^ 0 -w. Wfi' Chief steward Eric Klingvall (left) and SlU assistant secretary-treasurer Eddie Mooney consult contract on steward de­ partment working rules for solution of shipboard beef. Mm m:--* C -~ 4? \ ,tim The hatch has been cleared of all incoming cargo, so longshoremen climb up the ladder. Ship brought hack cargo of rubber, lac, dye nuts, ore, gums and hemp. She had been on westbound round-the-world run. �Oct. 28, 19SS SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG , v^- m ^J ••••••it'. •M- 'Vf': m -V-s It's back to work for 3d cook Bernardo Tombocon who signed on agaifi. He's turning on burners. Wiper B. Gonzales catch­ es up on what's new in Union by reading latest headquarters report. Tom Lowe, DM,/ checks to see if hb laundry is dry enough to take back to his foc'sle. , Shoreside laundry serv­ ice delivered packages and Sam Doyle, 2nd cook, b looking for his gear. Ship's reporter Winfred Kelly, oiler, works up re­ port of shipboard doings for SEAFARERS LOG. ^•-V • ••Si The payoff over, crewmen have books checked by Union officials (seated rear) Bill Hall and Ed Mooney. Crewmembers are (front) B. Gonzales and M. Gbon (seated). Rear (left to right) W. Evans, H. Rogge, D. R. Goble. it was world series time, and many crewmembers were glued to radio sets to hear the outcome. This intent group consisted of messmen Tom Campbell (left), G. Camache and W. Evans (back to camera). Picking up odds and ends of gear, Malcolm Woods, AB, bn't going to leave favorite pin-up behind. After unloading was completed, part of Designer's deck gang started securing booms for sea. Left to right, they are: Lee Broussard, OS; John McCauley, OS; W. Danny, AB; M. B. Woods, AB. Ship went back on westbound itenerary to Southeast Asia. , Chief cook J. Brasfield (left) collects package full of sou­ venirs from sealed locker. P. Shanley, 2nd mate, is doing the honors. Souvenirs and other overseas purchases are kept in locker pending inspection by US Customs at domestic port of call. Leaving ship after payoff, Tom Campbell, MM, waves goodbye to ship­ mates who stayed aboard for another trip. \. •i- . . •••-.-v.- �Pace Tea 5 S A P AttEtt» ^a October 5 Through October 18 - Registered Eng. Stew. B A R Q Q 5 1 ® 53 38 ®® 25 52 6 15 26 10 19 16 30 27 15 7 9 10 0 J 5 1 5 ^ 5 0 5 2 1 1 2 9 0 2 5 7 17 16 5 17 13 56 55 14 34 19 11 19 14 9 6 5 10 2 11 4 3 9 2 2 12 9 8 11 9 7 10 14 27 13 Deck Deck Eng. E^ns. Stew. 317 152 202 147 234 Deck Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Deck Eng. Stew. Total Total Total B A 10 «'2%2 10 73 274 10 201 6 82 60 22 13 86 56 142 8 46 26 20 2 11 11 22 10 1 2 8 3 7 21 14 6 50 18 68 19 145 46 191 7 40 79 39 4 26 38 12 3 9 23 14 3 26 26 52 5 37 39 76 Stew. Total Total Total B B 92 753 391 l?ll' Deck De^k -Deck 10 3 2 31 88 20 31 0 6 17 : 8 34 5 9 1 4 5 5 3 1 0 2 1 2 15 2 0 33 6 0 20 7 1 11 0 4 0 0 4 4 1 19 16 2 Deck Deck Deck B 2W 115 37 Shipped X I' 62 21 24 7 3 1 0 14 28 8 4 0 9 18 Ens. 200 26 18 21 7 7 0 1 7 3 0 5 2 2 10 Eng. 120 Ens. 16 2 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 4 '"S m stew. Stew. Stew. Total Totaj^ Total 5 2 % 16 7 7 60 13 16 210 70 \ 52 332 11 5 a 63 29 10 102 20 13 2 78 51 10 139 7 7 0 23 19 6 48 4 - 2 s 11 14 11 36 3 .0 0 7 1 0 8 3 2 0 5 4 2 11 7 8 1 36 17 1 54 36 7 1 97 16 1 114 5 6 5 33 22 9 64 5 7 0 23 23 1 47 4 3 0 8 5 3 16 4 2 0 17 8 1 26 17 4 2 54 30 92 8 Stew. Stew. Stw Total Total Total Total A B B Ship. 191 81 41 681 316 .122 1119 The pace of SIU shipping slowed down again during the past two weeks, as the "off again-on again" boom fizzled once more. Total number of jobs shipped was 1,119, lagging only PHILADELPHIA—Shut down by the winter season, Wilson Line excursion boats now slightly behind the registration of 1,144. Registration has under contract to the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers in this port are shifting opera­ not had a far jump on shipping for quite some time, due to the tions to the Gulf area on an experimental basis. above-normal activity in the latter department. The first of them IS ex­ The downward trend of the period showed up particularly pected to commence regular in the major ports of New .York, Baltimore and New Orleans, A Day Out With Daddy excursion sailings out of the and San Francisco once again was far off its regular pattern of Port of Houston by the end of the good shipping. Savannah and Houston also declined to a month and will probably be fol­ lesser degree, and Seattle, still very good, dipped slightly. lowed by others if the operation Only one port, Boston, reflected improved job activity for proves successful. Wilson Line was the past two weeks. The remainder, seven all told, remained organized under MAW contract a legged at the same level as the previous report. Philadelfew months ago. Latest organizational success for )hia, Norfolk and Lake Charles held their own at relatively the MAW in the port was the ligh levels, and the others continued'slow. signing of several more AlumaJobs Top Registration Craft plants, a local manufacturing Another look at the statistics showed shipping outpacing concern. registration in six ports and running even with it in three On the local SIU front, things niore. In only six ports did registration run ahead of ship­ have been rolling along smoothly at a rapid pace, with good shipping ping, thus accounting for the small margin between them and plenty of jobs for all takers. overall. Supply is still running behind de­ The seniority breakdown indicated class A doing very well mand, and shipping is starring way with 61 percent of the total, and shipping better than two men ahead of registration. for every job shipped in class B. The class B percentage was Steve Cardullo, SIU port agent 28 percent, and class C handled the remainder. The ratio here, urged all Seafarers who are of class B over class C held to almost three to one. Those pro­ seeking a fast berth to make a beeportions have generally remained stable for several months. line for this port, where they'll find little trouble moving out In Miami did not ship any men in class C at all and four ports a hurry. each shipped only one class C man. Overall, the shipping in Horn & Hardart Beef class C, which has no seniority in the SIU, was one man He also advised the membership shipped for every six jobs for class A. In the area that the Horn & The following is the forecast port by port: Hardart Automat-Cafeterias here are still on the "unfair" list and BOSTON: Better, but not booming; future uncertain... do not deserve patronage by union NEW YORK: Boopi is off again, but jobs still go begging..., men. The beef with the company PHILADELPHIA: Holding own; high activity should con­ has been raging about eight months tinue. . . . BALTIMORE: Down again. . . . NORFOLK: Slow­ and still no sign of a settlement. Interrupted while munching a chocolate bar on a visit to the ing up; new coal movements should help. Everything has not been serious SIU hall in New Orleans, Ava Maria Fraone, 19-month-old SAVANNAH: Fair now, but looks dismal for future. Reg­ business, however, as one of the daughter of Seafarer Frank Fraone, poses with her dad for istration low. . . . MIAMI: Quiet as usual. .. . TAMPA: Still vessels in port supplied a small the LOS photographer. Obviously "daddy's girl," Little contribution on the lighter side slow.... MOBILE: Fair; should pick up. Eight offshore, four Ava Maria remained with her father throughout the day's which promoted a few chuckles coastwise ships due NEW ORLEANS: Slowed down again. {ob calls. around the hall although it wasn't IJVKE CHARLES: Still pretty active HOUSTON: Fair any joking matter at the time to shipping should hold. . . . WILMINGTON: Should improve the men involved. again... . SAN FRANCISCO: Very slow; no payoffs in sight. The drama unfolded after the . . . SEATTLE: Good; has been better than expected. Hurricane (Waterman) docked at MAW Co. Plans Gulf Operations iH Pier 60 South with a full load of sugar and Seafarer Antoine John­ son, galleyman, who had purchased a ukulele in the West Indies, con­ tinued his practice sessions far into the night so he could be in perfect tune by the time he got ashore. No Arthur Godfrey Although the idea was fine with chief cook Leroy Gulley, the music wasn't. Since he had been sub­ jected to the Johnson's allegedly off-key singing and plunk-plunking all the way from the Islands, he was rather upset when they reached port—^the City of Brotherly Love, no less—and the musicale showed no signs of letting up. One thing led to another, one of which was a burned pot of soup on the oven, which Gulley had for­ gotten about in his desire to escape the torment. Thus at mealtime, the crew*" berated the cook and he, in turn, vent his anger on the galleyman. However, all concerned sur­ vived the encounter and the two antagonists departed in search of. new adventure. , ^ Seattle Beef-Free; Shipping's Good Too LABOR ROUND-UP SEATTLE—Seafarers serving as delegates on SIU ships that have called here recently have been lauded for doing an A-1 job in bringing in clean ships with a minimum of beefs. 4 Beefs have been way below quent one on this coast and is be­ normal, according to Jeff Gil­ ing recommended for serious dis­ lette, SIU port agent, and are cussion at the next negotiations AFL Hotel and Restaurant Workers made their first breach in the anti-union wall at Miami Beach when they signed contracts with two resort hotels. The Vanderbilt and Monte Carlo hotels agreed to contracts giving wage in­ getting settled satisfactorily for session. Meanwhile, it is being creases and other improvements. all concerned. The successful ef­ handled as best as possible as each The union has been striking 22 forts' of the ships' delegates and case 'develops. Miami Beach hotels since April 13. departmental representatives is H, proving that the various crews in­ Members of the AFL luggage volved have made wise choices for and pocketbook union who lost these posts, he added. homes and personal possessions in This fact, combined with the August's disastrous floods have Under the SIU contract, US continuing good shipping for the gotten $8,000 in emergency relief Public Health Service doctors Northwest area, is making the checks from their union. Most of have the final say on whether servicing of the ships here a real the workers lived in flood-stricken or not a man is fit for duty. If pleasure, Gillette noted. The communities In northeast Pennsyl­ there is any question about only sour note in the proceedings vania and northern New Jersey. your fitness te sail, check with is the frequent headache encoun­ 4 4 4" the nearest USPHS hospital or tered in collecting crewmembers' Approidmately 69,009 railroad out-patient clinic for a ruling. wages and subsistence for travel. workers, members of the Brother­ i -.', 'ir;,; The problem appears as a fre­ hood of Locomotive USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip and Firemen, have settled for a 17-cent wage and benefits package. at 130 major railroads. The agree­ ment covers an approximately equal number of road and yard workers. 4 4 4 Payroll guards and drivers for Brinks, Inc., in Washington, won average increases of 25 cents an hour and a reduction in the hours of work. Fifty guards and drivers in the nation's capital won the new gains after a two-day strike. 4 4 4 The strike caii went out to 46,000 workers at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation after failure of new contract negotiations. The CIO Electrical Workers union and the company are at loggerheads ove^new contract terms with both sides aiming at a five-year ag^eementi'''' ^ u �!1 -/ St. 19$S Face "Eleveii Sn AFAMWnS: 't^OC New Arrival Visits Houston Sill Hall MEET THE SEAFARERS Tampa Sees Blue Stack Vote Near Mrs. H. C. Hunt applies at SlU Houston hall for $200 SIJJ maternity benefit tor new arrival, Paul Clayton Hunt. Charles Kimball, Houston patrolman, is handling application while two other Hunt children, John and Mary, wait on counter. Looking on are Seafarers John Loveless and Dave Emerick. Daughter Mary was also an SlU Maternity Benefit baby. Baltimore Keeping Hall Spic 'n Span BALTIMORE—Opened officially nearly a year ago, the SIU's modern new building here is now being treated to a "retouching" job by the main enance gang so that it can be kept in A-1 condition. The heavy traffic' in and in shipping here over the pa.st two around the building has weeks. The lift in business at the necessitated some spot paint­ Port O' Call and at the branch Sea ing inside and out to keep the place fresh and avoid deteriora­ tion. The mild facelifting job is designed to maintain the hail in the same tip-top shape which has made it the union showplace of the city. Port Agent Earl Sheppard said the fine condition of the building was a credit to the work of the maintenance crew which was on the job at all times. He noted too that the hail is seeing some increased activity these days because of the slow-up Asks Rise In Aid For Shipbuiiding An increase in US constnictibn subsidies from 40 to 45 percent has been proposed by Representative Francis E. Dom, Brooklyn Repub­ lican. The increase would be de­ signed to stimulate building of new ships under the US flag. The Congressman recently re­ turned from an inspection of for­ eign shipbuilding facilities for the purpose of comparing European costs with those in the US. At present, the Government of­ fers construction differential sub­ sidies of up to 40 percent to cover the difference in costs between foreign and American yards. In some instances, the difference is greater than 40 percent giving for­ eign yards an edge, in spite of the US subsidy. . Dorn declared that an increase in construction subsidies would bring tanker construction and reg­ istration back to the US and. pre­ serve needed shipyard work foi^ey.^ Chest store is already noticeable, since Seafarers have a little more leisure time to inspect them now. MAW Support The SIU's supporting role in the beefs of the Marine Allied Work­ ers with the Old Bay Line, the NBC Lines and some smaller op­ erations is killing a bit of the slack time, he pointed out, as picketing continues in protest against the Line's anti-union efforts. All of these beefs are expected to unravel before long in the union's favor, however. Although job activity over the past two weeks did show a decline, Sheppard added, there are some jobs for those Seafarers who aren't dead set on a particular ship or run. Those who haven't any spe­ cial preferences can still move put without too much trouble. FIHAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Rudu Naarisma, 45; Brother Naarisma died on September 22, 1955, of carbon monoxide poison­ ing in Baltimore, Maryland. Burial took place in Moreland Memo­ rial Park Ceme­ tery in Baltimore. Brother Naarisma had been sailing under the SIU flag since 1947. He joined the Union in Baltimore and had been sailing in the engine department. He is survived by his son, Fredrlcfc,- TAMPA —Efforts of the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers to organize the Blue Stack Towing Company, aided by Seafarers here and in Mobile, "toioved another step closer to suc­ cess this month. . The path to a representation election was cleared, following the petition for the vote filed earlier with the National Labor Relations Board, when the company con­ sented to balloting sometime in the near future. The only question remaining is the actual date of the voting, which is yet to be set by the NLRB. Eager For Union MAW organizers and SIU offi­ cials who have assisted in the drive anticipate no difficulty when it comes to the final count. The tug workers are reported eager for a chance at union representation and the benefits it can bring about. The company operates 10 tugs in Guf waters, mostly out of Tampa and Mobile. Other items of interest in the port are the report of the rank-andfiie steward department committee on streamlining procedures for their department and local efforts to improve the looks of the SIU hall here. Very often when ships come out of the boneyard crews going on board find quite a few. items missing only after the ship has already gone out to sea. Seafarer Charles Morrison, steward on the Duke Victory, suggested a method of overcoming this problem. He proposed that key ratings from all three departments should go aboard about a week before the ship actually sails so that every­ thing needed for the voyage can be ordered and delivered before Morrison the trip begins. Morrison has been sailing SIU for the better part of a dozen years. He joined in New York on January 14, 1943, and is 67 years of age. 4" it t The Alcoa Patriot is one ship with quite a few active brothers aboard. First off, ship's delegatq James Ott seems to have been right on the ball because he got a "rousing vote of thanks" for doing a "swell job." Then engine depart­ ment delegate A1 Tremer was praised for his cooperation^and helpfulness in handling the paper work for the ship's arrival pool. I ^ Finally, there was the chief elec- TONY VOYEVOTSKI, Oiler After a five year hitch in the Armed Forces seeing the world the hard way. Seafarer Tony Voyevotski decided he would like'to try it as a civilian. In 1945 he caught a troopship running to Antwerp. Although he and a few thousand GIs had a hard time holding down their break­ fasts, he decided that the seafaring life was for him. The 38-year-old Seafarer signed up for a hitch iiiiwith the National Guard in 1940. Voyevo+ski When Pearl Har-. bor came his unit was pressed into service. Tony saw plenty of the fighting in the European theater and took part in the Battle of the Bulge where Hitler's armies made their last desperate attack. A few months in the States at the war's end convinced him that he would not be happy with the humdrum life shoreside, so he took off again, this time as a sea­ man. Despite his digestive unpleas­ antness the first tinie out, Tony soon settled into stride. "The wages are tops and life is good with the SIU because the men are the finest. I'll never retire as long as I can dp the job." With no family obligations to meet,, he takes off now and then for a couple of months to visit family and relatives back home. He also likes to get his fill of sports and is an avid follower of the New York Yankees during the summer and the Chicago Bears in the football season. Tony ships out of Baltimore most of the time and likes the wide variety of runs he can get out of that port. Seeing the world as a Seafarer, he concludes, has the Army way of life beat all hollow. WILLIAM BUNKER. FWT Seafarer WUliam Bunker was bitten by the ship bug when his ungle took him one day to show him what big ships look like. As soon as he was 17, in 1945, Bunker headed for deep sea. Bunker's first job was on a non­ union ship, the Sea Lynx, After about a year of this, he switched over to the SIU, where the allaround difference in conditions made him a staunch Seafarer. The youthful Seafarer has been hitting various foreign ports for about ten years now and still re­ tains his enthu­ siasm for out of the way places. Like many SIU men he is an avid shutterbug and spends most of his spare time with this hobby Bunker and with the painstaking job of making sailing ship models. His favorite foreign ports are ones which have delighted many a Seafarer—Yokohama, Bremerhavenand Genoa. "These ports are full of good, kind people—they're mm*e friendly to Americans than others." In fact. Bunker has been in Japan often enough to pick up and under­ stand some of the language. Bunker was too young for the goings-on of World War II but he had his share of excitement during the Korean conflict. He was aboard the Noonday in Kobe, Japan, when a fire broke out on the ammuni­ tion-laden ship. Nine fireboats and 350 Navy firefighters successfully tackled the blaze which threatened to take the ship, the crew and half of Kobe with it. It was a jinx trip all around, he recalls, because after the fire was overcome, the Noonday sideswiped another ship and Bunker finally wound up on the sick list. trician, James H. Thompson, who took the television set converter ashore to see about the cost of hav­ ing it repaired. All in all it looks like this crew is well taken care of. Ship's delegate Ott, who sails in the engine department, became an SIU member in New York in "5 1951. Mobile is his home town. Tremer joined the Union in that city back in 1942, while Thompson became a Sea­ farer on March 1, 1951. welcome some Florida sunshine after Greenland. McCarthy has been an SIU member for three years. He comes from Medford, Mass. t 4> t There isn't any­ thing in the way of shore leave to look forward to when a ship is on the bluejay run to bleak military outposts in the Far North. But the Seafarer-crew on the Catherine had a fine trip nonetheless, thanks in large part to the efforts of Frank Reid, ship's delegate, and Charles McCarthy, baker. Reid, the crew said, did an excellent allaround job of representing the crew and McCarthy kept everybody happy with superior pies, cakes and other tasty snacks. The result was a smooth and uneventful voyage. Reid, an engine department man, has been a Seafarer since 1943, jbising in Tampa. He lives there ^etweenft ttrtps> apd probably •'will t t 4 -f" I •^..1 - I 4\ J t Seafarers who chaired the vari­ ous SIU port meetings on Decem' ber 4 included K. Hellman in Lake Charles, A, F. Martinez in San Francisco, F. Degan in Hous­ ton and R. G. Cowdrey in Seat­ tle. Other Sea­ farers who served as meeting offi­ Greenwa Id cers included: Boston—^D. Hines and J. Thomas; Philadelphia-^. Stegaitis; Norfolk —T. Kill and G. liVallacc; Tampa— W. Parker and F. Hagen; Wilming­ ton—J. H. McElroy and M. Greenwald. t • 'Z 4> The John B. Kulukundis is a hap­ py ship with no beefs at all to re­ port, thanks in large part to the teamwork of the ship and depart­ mental delegates. "Everything was done in good old SIU style and the delegates did a fine job," the crew reported. Credit goes to B. Berglund, ship's . delegate; Jack Lorents, dock; G. McAlpine, en­ gine and Vince Fitzgerald, steward, • for this happy state of affairs. 3\ �'fr:- SEAFMMMMMLLA^ Fu* Tweiv* Oet. M. lt» h;_;f : ._rfi,-. • m. fe, t''- Madras Little Like Times Square' As Fabricator Boat, Launch Bump Two Stewards, One Prospect Rcfgltter For'BS, IMrville Urges baale form of thou^t cmnmoa to all people. The ambitious man could not get ahead If he did not anticipate his advance­ TotheEdlton and plan accordingly; These are some Ideaa 1 ment conversely, would be a sorry thought the memiiershtp might thing if nolife India provided a couple of one but a seaman enjoy kicking around for Bhip« bad moments for Seafarers could in later life look back on board bull sessions, past glories, no matter ho«r aboard the Steel Fabricator, We here on the Iberville, a small. as the sour luck encountered In Waterman bucket, have kicked Madras hung on until the ship We personally prefer another this topic around quite a few reached Calcutta and a safe, se­ meaning for philosophy, that is, coffeetimes and have come up cure anchorage in that port far to "the study of truths underlying udth this thought. the North. being and knowledge." Most seamen don't like the The incident that took place in Philosophers have had their Republicans in the White" Madras, according to Morris R. little say about sl>amen.and the King, ship's reporter, made the sea before, and generally they bay there seem a little like Times gave up in disgust when it came Square, at least for the moment, to formulating an active sea­ when a trio of SIU crewmembers man's philosophy. Johnson very returning from shore in a company neatly suggested that the smart rowboat were run down by a speed­ thing for a man to do would be ing motor launch. to get himself into jail in pref­ Two of the men were hurt slight­ erence to going to sea; Van ly, and the third, Richard J. WinLoon, in more recent years, addel, DM, had to do a "Brody" and All letters to the editor for . vocated almost the same thing. jump into the water in order to publication in the-SEAFARToday Seafarers have proven avoid bodily injury. ERS LOG must be signed by the philosophers wrong, and we Couldn't Jump the writer. Names will be feel sure Dr. Johnson would withheld upon request. The other two Seafarers, ^oan retract his statement were he Lightfoot, Jr., .utility messman, to see the conditions under and Jamqs £. Collins, OS, didn't which we, thanks to the splendid Hoqse, yet most of them did not have a chance to jump before the vote last time and, worst yet, work our Union has done for motor launch struck, but Lighteven more of them aren't reg­ us, sail at present. foot, true to his name, nimbly Proposed Philosophy istered to vote in the next one. managed to hang onto the bow. Now most of us will get back If we heed a philosophy, and He pointed out later that it to the old home town some time many of us don't even know might be a good idea if dll com­ between now and the next pres­ the meaning of the word, let it pany launches or idential election, and there is be this: a clear understanding rowboats carried no reason why those who aren't of what we are, how we arrived, lights to avoid squared away on the voting rolls and a determination that never future mishaps with the ^ local "registrar or again will we of this profession of this sort. As . county clerk can't take five bear the title . "Scum of the it was, the boys minutes to register. fiarth." figured they got In Florida it takes only five Should Brother Wunderlichoff lucky, despite minutes, and then if you aren't insist on his interpretation of their losses of going to be in "God's country" "anticipation and retrospection," money, papers, when voting time rolls around, please let him anticipate an and one wristCollins you can vote on an absentee even brighter future for the watch and a pair ballot. So I don't see why all of seaman through the whole­ of shoes between them. us who did not vote last time hearted support of our splendid Traveling north to Calcutta, the (me too!) don't quit griping Union, and should he want Fabricator didn't meet with any about Ike and the other Repub­ "retrospection," let him cast his further difficulties until she licans and do Something about it. mind back to "the good old reached the second anchorage in Should Be Ready days" of Ihe tliirties. Hoogley River, where she lost her Register this time when you starboard anchor, "However this As for the girls, anticipation get home so you will be ready. is their keynote; they never was quickly replaced with the It is not too far away. When look back, spare, thanks to the diligence of you stop to think about it, most the deck department," King noted. Fred Bruggner of us don't get home too often. "The chief mate rewarded them Vie Harding Do it this trip home so you will on the spot with a half dozen ice ir ir tbe able to move them out and cold quarts of beer for a job well done," he added, "In this country put someone in who is interest­ Alma Rated Tops that beats a medal anytime." ed in the merchant marine and With SIU Crew the working man. Most states allow you to vote to the Editor: on an absentee ballot if you are A vote of thanks and praise not going to be able to vote in was given to the steward de­ person. If we all vote we count, partment for its cleanliness and maybe not as much as the service aboard the City of Alma farmers, but we do count and at our last meeting. Brothers, if we can balance the scales a lot, you want to sail on a good SIU Tom Collins ship, this is for you. ir t' t> The thanks of the entire crew Writing on behalf of his fel­ were also extended to Captain low patients at the New Or­ Emery Debates Hugh Anderson, a true gentle­ leans US Public Health Serv­ man at all times. He is a real Sea 'Philosophy' ice hospital. Seafarer Lloyd Callo­ seaman who understands sea­ To the Editor: way has expressed their thanks to men and their problems and the local SIU branch for its Greetings from the Lewis gives us the breaks Whenever he "prompt response to our recent Emery, Jr. can. He cooperates fully with SOS when our television went on In a recent issue of the SEA­ the delegates which helps inake the blink." FARERS^ LOG (Aug. 19, 1955), a smooth trip all around. For some time, the New Orleans Brother J. F. Wunderlich's A. E. DeLaney SIU branch has been taking care answer to "What Is a seaman's Ship's secretary of the repairs to the set used by philosophy?" hit the naif square­ ti $> . patients on the 5th floor East of ly on the head. the hospital. We presume from his article Applauds Union, When the that he interpreted philosophy "SOS" came at as "the principles of a particu­ Welfare Plan the same time lar field of knowledge," which To the Editor: that an extra set field we have no doubt would Enclosed is a photostatic copy was available at be "Girls! Girls! Girls." He of our marriage certificate, the hall. Port certainly did a good job on which is needed to complete our Agent Lindsey them, in any event. file and assure welfare coverage Williams and the for my husband and myself. However, when he claims in branch member­ As I am about to visit our son the beginning of his article that ship decided to Calloway at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., it is the foundation for a philosophy make a gift to for seamen is "anticipation and nice to know that I am covered their fellow seamen, fl^ermen and retrospection" and finished by for any medical emergency others at the hospital and present allowing store clerks equal which might develop.. ed them with a set so that their I am also very glad that my rights, he reminds us of a man major source of entertainment holding a private party for a husband is an SIU man, because could continue uninterrupted. Delegated to write the "thank 'few Iriends and the general the SIU is one of the finest public. unions in existence today. Good you,"^Calloway added, "It is such Anticipation and retrospec­ luck through the coming days. consideration for the less fortu­ tion would seem to us to be a Mrs. William R. Siebert nate that makes our Union the g^test M Letters to the Editor A couple of generations of SlU stewards, past, present and prospective gather for this photo at SlU headquarters, as Seafarer Robert Principe (right) visits the hall with his e'lghtmonth-old son, Robert, Jr. At left is Seafarer Abe Goldsmit. Both Principe and Goldsmit are veteran SlU stewards. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. ^ Orvllle E. Abraras Sverre Johannessen R. J. Arsenault K. S. Krlenke L. Bosley David G. Taylor Arthur W. Brown USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. G. M. Bennett James T. Moor* Janne F. Plerson Elmer Brewer Leonard H. Shaw S. T. Butler R. C. Shedd John E. Floyd Ernest H. Webb Henry Gordon Jlmmle Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. John Decker E. A. Alnsworth Clallmrne Massey Francis J. Boner Norman D. WUsoB Frederick Burrus Dallas Byrd USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Hilton Blanchard John E. Markopolo Wm. W. Stevenson WUlard T. Cahill Horace L. WUlUms Bruce Caufman C. W. Doggett Edward C. Yeamani Peter F. Hume USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Andrew Bannon John C. Jackson M. E. Pappadakls Marcelo B. Beleh W. M. Pennington David J. Burke Michael F. Dcllano John S. Sweeney Charles Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Richard L. Kelley Joseph B; Murphy 'Steel Workers' /'i. I •• r'' •' ' i A refreshing swim at pool in Abadan, Iran, helps buoy the spirits of Seafarers Walter Katarzynsici, Mauri Kartsson and Tommy Lanphear (l-r) despite high temperatures on Persian Gulf run. The Steel Worker was in Khorramshahr at the time. . , = USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA, Ralph Armstrong Tlnerman J. Leo Henry L. Lowery Merton Baxter Claude F. Blanks Allen B. Lynn L. Bourdonnay Edward Marsh J. L. Buckelew Mather MuIUs Gaetano Busciglio C. R. Nicholson John L. Caldwell Alfonso Olagulbel Lloyd T. Callaway R. A. RatcUff Carter C. Chambers Edward Samrock Albert T. Cooper Benjamin C. Seal L. A. Dwyer WUUam M. Shaw Joseph Engles Walter Smith Clarence Graham Woodrow A. Snead Raymond J. Grauer Henry S. Sosa Earl T. Hardeman Lonnla R. Tickle Dirk Vlsser Vincent E. Kane E. G. Knapp James E. Ward DavliI A. Wright Charles Lambert Leo H. Lang Salvatore Zammith Theo E. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH, Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN, Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Delbler M. McDonald Joseph J. Fusella Rosendo Serrano Albert W. KOzlna USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Alfred R. Bllksver Fred Morris Carl E. Chandler M. T. Morris Jessie A. Clarke Jobe E. Mullen Victor B. Cooper C. Owens Donald Forrest John W. Parker Gorman T. Glaze Fred Plttman Murray A. Plyer Albert Hawkins L. Rlnaldi Austin Kltchlngs Clyde Ward Joseph Kumor O. McCann Joseph Williams Earl McKendree Luis Williams USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY, Hassen All W. F. Manthey Joseph Arabasz Edward P. Matte Ben K. Baugh Thomas K. Maynes J. A. Blanco John Mlchlek Charles E. Brady Harry W. Morris • Charles Cantwell John T. Norgaard George Carlson A. Penlsa John Castro J. Psathass James Clarke Jose Quimera Gabriel Colonl Perry Roberts John Eaton George H. Robinson Estell Godfrey , Jose Rodriguez Louis Guellnltz Santiago Rosarlo Wm. A. Guernsey Anthony Scaturro Halvor Holt Charles R. Watson John McWilliams Joseph Wohlsts USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY. Edmund Abualy Kaarel Leetmaa Eladio Arls Leonard Leldlg John Auslltz Arthur Lomas Fortunato Bacomo Mike Lubas Frank W. Bemrlck Joseph D. McGraw Joseph G. Carr Archibald McGulgan Mariano Cortez H. F. MacDonald Walter L. Davis Michael Machusky Emllip Delgado Vic Mllazzo Walter W. Denley Melvln O. Moora John J. DrlscoU Eugene T. Nelson Robert E. Gilbert Joseph Neubauer Bart E. Guranlcfc James O'Hare Talb Hassen Ralph J. Palmer Joseph If sits Daniel F. Rugglano Thomas Isaksen G, E. Shiunaker John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith John R. Klemowlcz Harry S. Tuttle Ludwlg Krlstlansen VlrgU E.<WUmdth. Frederick Landry Chee. K,'Zal .fames J. Lawlor ' NO SIU Aids Hosp. On TV, Presents Set �ovi. M. leu fWa TUrtcM Note In Bottle Shows Global Tie Of Seamen They Row, Row, Rock On Bienville Holiday When three crewmembers of a freighter hire an outboard motorboat in Puget Sound on their day off, that's maritime history of some sort. At least that's the way Seafarer Wil­ liam Calefato looks upon a re-' cent excursion by SIU ship­ from where it was wedged. Mae mates Cliff Martin AB; Dan was very busy on his own, franti­ Although the message in a bottle which he found 17 months after it was dispatched Into the Caribbean by two 15eafarers on the Del Sud proved to be a dud, Cuban fisherman Tomas MacMuUen, DM, and John Hroleck, Perez did succeed in demonstrat­ wiper, from the Bienville. ing once again the natural link As he reports it, "the Seattle among seamen of all nations. shipyard attendant who rented out "As a sespian for over 30 years, the boat and fishing gear must have I know that we have to help each been unusually hospitable, or liked other at sea even \if we are to see visiting seamen who often strangers, because if I were in are generous spenders, because he There's water, water everywhere around these excursionists, distress I would appreciate inter­ offered a toast before his three Seafarers Cliff Martin, AB (left), and Dan MacMullen, DM, est shown by anyone in a message clients even ventured onto the I sent," Perez wrote recently. He but they couldn't stay away from their ship (and the sea), Sound." expressed thanks for an Aug. 19 even on their dby off. Bienville shipmate William Calefato It's more than likely that one account of hi<s discovery in the took this photo of them as they jockeyed aroond ship in spirited toast followed another, be­ SEAFARERS LOG. rented boat. cause the trio's shipmates on the Found Near Cuba Bienville's stem witnessed some real fancy boat handling, as "Mac" The fisherman, of Caibarien, A Milifory Nightmare; the helmsman cut figure eights and Cuba, found the bottle from the patterns of phantom animals, like Del Sud on July elephants, on the peaceful surf of IS, 1955, in lo­ Pudgct Sound. cal waters. It •Eight BeUs' had been tossed into the briny by While the boat sailed in this Seafarers E. C. Ever jump up out of your sleep from a nightmare? Like fashion, the wiper suddenly be­ Caudill and Ira came sure he had heard the ship's C. Brown be­ the time you remembered you left a 5ix-month payoff in the bell strike, eight, so he directed tween Cuba and pocket of the pants you sent to the cleaners ... or dreamed "Mac" to put him ashore while his Florida on Feb. you were 'falling off a bridge two partners finished the rental 13, 1954, and . . . or were due for a visit the old men for dirty shoes on time. They then came closer to Saturday morning's inspection. As the ship, possibility to demonstrate the message from the mother-in-law? a result, they are on KP this com­ their seamanship. Well, brothers that's nothing asked the finderto notify the LOG. ing weekend . . . One of the star compared to the nocturnal vision Unfortunately the motor failed, Perez did so, since he had no ABs shot 'expert' with a 12-thread inkling at the time whether the of Seafarer M, L. Olvera, formerly heaving line in the last port; the and the boat drifted between the ship and the dock pilings. "But a ship had been in distress at the US 56-206-870. r chief mate has approved a three- resourceful OS lowered a painter Just out of the Army "with a time or not. (It hadn't). Caudill day pass for him. which Cliff made fast to a thwart and Brown were merely interested sound body but many doubts about "The 12-4 ordinary has head so that the boat could be pulled in seeing where their message my mind," Olvera experienced a might wind up, and obviously it real corker of a nightmare his first count this weekend . . . Is he never got too far, although it did night aboard ship as a civilian. It blowing his top! . . . Third cook was AWOL two days in Norfolk; provide a little excitement for went something like this: "The daymen were 'gigged' by steward has recommended him for Perez until it was all cleared up. a special courtmartial . . . 8-12 watch has CQ on the gangway the first day in; the rest of the deck LOG-A-RHYTHM: department has to go on guard duty ... It won't be too bad; the OD is none other than the junior third mate . . . a good 'Joe' . . . Man's best friend~"the no­ came through the ranks . . By Dale Williams ble dog"—^in the words of one Two mcssmen missed bedcheck of his comic strip kinfolk, is . It's their second offense . . being guaranteed first-rate care Because it rains when we wish it wouldn't. the old man is giving them Article these days by his well-protected Because men do what they often shouldn't, 15 . . . with a 14-day restriction. shipmates on the Evelyn. Because crops fail and plans go wrong— . One of the wipers missed Some of ICS grumble the whole day long. Expressing the concern of his reveille yesterday; he's going be­ SIU brothers over the welfai*e of But somehow in spite of the care and doubt,. fore the old man this morning . . . their canine pet. Seafarer Louis It seems at last that things work out. Probably will get a week's restric­ Cartwright recently proposed that f • I tion ... Because we lose where we hoped to gain. "a small ship's fund be taken up Because we suffer a little pain; "Bosun got reduced to the low­ for paying veterinary fees, etc., for Because we must work when we'd like to play. est enlisted rank; he dropped a the ship's dog." His motion, sec­ Some of us whimper along life's way. boom while securing . . . One of onded by Thomas But somehoiw, as day will folloio night, the ABs got eight hours' extra D. Foster, and Most of our troubles work out alright. duty for tying a stopper that adopted, is now jammed and had to be cut off . . . the fixed policy Because we cannot forever smile. of the ship. "The old man is worried sick Because we must trudge in the dust awhile. Cartwright ap­ because the IG is coming up next Because we think that the way is long. parently rea­ trip and he has a rusty ship . . . Some complain that life's all wrong. Tomorrow's Friday ... a 'GI party' soned that since But somehow we live and our skies grow bright— ... It never fails . . . and with the SIU crewmem­ Everything seems to work out alright. World Series coming up . . . bers and their So bend your trouble, and meet your care,. "When they woke me up to go families are now Foster For the clouds must break and the sky grow fair; amply protected on watch," Olvera said, "I could Let the rain come down as it must and will. have sworn somebody said we by the benefits provided' under the But keep on working and. hoping still. were having a full field inspectioii SIU Welfare Plan, their pets de­ For i»i spite of the grumblers who stand about Saturday, plus a parade; Gad, what serve similar consideration while Somehow, it seems, all things work out. a dream!" exposed to the rigors of the sea. His Mother Didn't Raise Her Boy To Be A Soldier All Things Work Out Burly Evelyn Crew Pet Has Own Welfare Fund Better Luck Next Time cally trying to get the motor started. "Only Bosun Marple sighed as he watched each jerk at the motor, because it if it did start, he warned in a low but assuring tone, the line would sink the boat when it pulled^^against it. The warning may have been un­ heard or ignored, but the painter was needed as long as the motor was dead. "'Mac' kept saying it just had to start—but the motor only coughed, as if it were chuck­ ling at the sailor." Then he tried something differ­ ent, and examined the tank. "Get the gas," he ordered. Sharp Seamanship "After the reserve can of gaso­ line was passed to 'Mac' and he filled the empty tank, the bosun and everyone else really watched as the boat slid almost past the slack of the painter. Thus the boat continued on its adventures around the ship, with Cliff remarking in surprise about the spray that was falling over him and the boat, even on a calm and bright Puget Sound day. Thinking rain was about to spoil their outing, he advised 'Mac' to steer for the boatyard, although someone helpfully suggested that they had probably just gotten too close to a drainpipe from the toilet. "Still wondering ^whether it was spray or something else, our in­ trepid boatmen navigated their way back to the boatyard and eventually returned to the ship. I 'f.- --M "i: •Ml J I •f i Westport View I iiiliiii w m •: ' Seafarer George A. WiU liams on the Westport looks out into the open wastes surrounding Thule, Green­ land, to see how many ice­ bergs are around the 'Blue Jay Run' ship. The ship bumped into one ice­ berg during Northern run, but only clipped its rudder. Bw Bernard Seaman A, I �Pace Fonrteea SEAFARERS Sandcaptain, Harding Rivalry Outdoes Heat Lacking most other leisure pursuits, Seafarers aboard the two sandboats dredging a new ship channel outside of Maracoibo, Venezuela, have developed a rivalry that often rages hotter than the sizzling tem--*^ peratures Mother Nature pro­ poriums of cheer went something vided free of charge down like this: " 'We have two parrots on the there. Newly established aboard the Chester Harding, which followed the earlier arrival of the Sandcaptain on the job, Seafarer Bill Home reports that anything and everything stirs up a contest among the rival crews. "A recent conversation that I overheard at one of the local em- It's happy birthday for Sea­ farer Jimmy Golcier ler (left) as he cuts calce at Sandcaptain celebration, Shi mate Tony Messina loo on at festivities. K Chester Harding!'" " 'Yeah, well we have three on the Sandcaptain!'" " 'We've got two cats and a dog on the Harding!' "'Well, we have 18 para­ keets and nine canaries on the 'Captain!'" " 'We've got two alligators and an arma­ dillo!' " "'We've got a giraffe and two Home dodo birds!'" "It was about this time," Home noted, "that I passed—I mean walked—out of before one of those orange polka-dot dinosaurs caught up to us." Home added that, for himself, he wanted to express his thanks "for the help and friendship given to me early this year when I was laid up with a broken leg, ','It is really wonderful when a man has an injury or sickness, and no income at all, that he has the secure knowledge that he. has a place to sleep and will never miss a meal. Thanks to SIU wel­ fare services and to innumerable former shipmates always ready to lend a hand." Be^regard Gang On Deck lOe Ocean Eva Back, Sails For Japan To the Editori The crew of the Ocean Eva wish to commend Lake Charles Port Agent Leroy Clarke for the fine way he handled our beefs and represented us when we paid off In that port after a trip from Mersin, Turkey, Speaking of Mersin, let me advise the brotherhood and loverhood not to - expect too much if they catch a ship going there. The only thing you can Letters to the Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the vrriter. Names will be withheld upon request. be certain of Is that they'll cheat you blind. However, we had a good trip and a good crew. We stopped at Ceuta for bunkers on the way in and at Augusta, Sicily, on the way out. Both of these ports gave the crew a change to pop their re­ lief valves. The officers were also very cooperative. We could only get 50 tons of water in Augusta, but instead of rationing the water as too many engineers do, they worked hard to make enough to get us in. Then in Lake Charles one of the crew got a little too playful and was languishing in durance vile. When the ship's delegate asked the skipper for a special draw so we could help him out, he asked no questions but laid it right on the line. We're now heading for Japan with a full load of rice and I hope to be able to report an­ other good trip. Can't miss with our steward department, W. Bilger Ship's reporter Stick To Union, Oidtimer Urges If smiles mean anything all's well on the Beauregard, as SIU decic gang poses 'or a " "'family portrait." Pictured (kneeling, l-r) are; J. Sanphillipo, AB; D. Ransome, DM; R. Moylanj bosun; J. Fedesvich, OS; J. Mastin, AB; 2nd row, A. Ikkela, AB; C. Bankston, DM; S. Ostrom, OS; rear, J. Renshaw, AB; Goodwin, AB; A. Guidry, AB; J. Cantrell, elect., J. George, deck engr. Ikkela sent in the photo. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on youf mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS I#: ' ^• ' CITY ...Z'^NE STATE . Signed , ...; TO AVOID OUPLICATIONt If yoji are an eld subtcrlbar and have a change ef address, please give your former address below: : r ADDRESS CITY e»M>aataa»aMeeeeeeeeee<e»ieeeeee». bist. 28, 195S To_the Editor: As you know, the first lesson in typewriting that has to be mastered Is the sentence, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party," Mark ye well, fellow union­ ists, "Now. is the time to sit and think," especially you men who are now shipping for the first time with the best union in maritime, with the best of con­ ditions. The conditions you have to­ day were gained only after hard fighting. You should read up on Andy Furuseth aiid when you get to San Francisco, visit his monument in tribute to a great leader. He was one of the first seamen to go to bat to improve the unhappy lot of seamen everywhere. Brothers, especially you younger ones who are just en­ tering the field, take heed of this advice. All sorts of rocks and snags are just around the corner. We are fortunate indeed to have such as we have today, I have been a member of this* Union for many years, and the miraculous things that have happened during that time are unbelievable. Whether we can hold up un­ der the continual bombardment of hostile outsiders is clearly, up to you. ,I cannot striss too often the importance of your duty to give all possible aid to our elected officials in their gigantic task of keeping the SIU on a perfect keel. As you know, the USPHS Is in jeopardy right now, and we fir6 in a continuous fight to keep these hospitals from clos­ ing, The ever-present Coast Guard is busy needling us. all the time like a drop of rain­ water on a man's head. The Bonner Committee still has a' proposal for strong controls on maritime wages and conditions and is itching to put the screws to you. All Must Do Part All Seafarers should endeavor to do their utmost by writing their Congressmen and by sup­ porting at shore meetings and. on the -ships all Union actions that will help to keep seamen out in front at all times. We must remember while we are out on the high seas that our officials are doing a great job for us. All SIU men should be more. than diligent at this time, by keeping up with all headquarters reports and acting on them immediately. The younger brothers should observe the oldtimers to leam the policy and workings of our Union, Tomorrow they will be the Union and all it ^ands for, Sp we go forward, never backwardj. I have been through the mill, and I don't wish it to happen to you. John Jellette SS Stony Creek 4. i Raps CO Delay On Birth Papers To the Editor: I just shipped on a job aboard the Sandcaptain out of New York and had to go down to Venezuela by plane. But I'd still be sitting around here waiting if I had to count on the Coast Guard for some­ thing. Talk about inefficiency! Those boys take the cake! It seems I needed a copy of my birth certificate to get out of the country, and the only copy was filed with the Coast Guard in Tampa, Well, the wires burned back and forth and they were sup­ posed to send the original or , a copy of it up to New York so that I could clear the US and go to work. So I waited and waited some more, checked with headquar­ ters at 80 Lafayette Street,, the shipping commissioner's office and finally after several days wasted checked with the secur­ ity unit at Pier 9. They didn't have it; nobody had it, only J vCas left high and dry. Finally, somebody woke up and discovered the paper where it was supposed to be all the* time. It had been laying there five days while I just waited around for nothing. Well, if you can't trust; them with a piece of paper, Jiow can you trust them with a whole ship? Anderson Johnes t t Veteran Seaman Will Ship Again To the Editor: I hope you will print these few lines to let all my friends and old shipmates know that I will be back with them around Nov, 10, Many thanks for sending me the SEAFARERS LOG as I and other seamen here enjoy it be­ yond words. Please change your mailing list so that I can receive it At my new address, Louis kellar Things Look Fine -He'ii Be Back To the Editor: I wish to send my thanks to you and to all the brothers of the SIU for all the interesting and up-to-date stories and Un­ ion news in the SEAFARERS LOG, Thanks also for trans­ ferring the LOG to my new address, . As a retired Union member, -I'm very much interested in the changes in our 'or should I say "your") contract. As the saying goes, "Things are getting better all the time," And that new agreement for the SUP is terrific. Now I know I must go back to sea. Yep, as soon as I get all my business settled here at home, I'm on my way. There is one catch, however, I lost my retirement card, which actually was stolen, I wonder if you would send me a dupli­ cate and also bring me up to date on the requirements I have to meet to reactivate. I hope you will be able to help. Also give my best wishes to all our sick brothers and to the brothers who arc sailing. Vernon A. Moss <Fd. note: Your letter has been turned over to the head­ quarters record clerk for. appro­ priate action.) i t Joins Navy, But He's Coming Back To the Editor: Just a few lines to say "hello" and let the brothers know that I am now in the service, I have joined the Navy and will be here until 1959, which seems a long time away right now, I have been in the Union since '49 and will be back agaim in '59 to take up where I left off. Believe me, I already miss the ship's chow and the night lunch, but that is the way the ball bounces, » v I am on a destroyer, the USS C. R. Ware, which is quite a little different from the type of ship I have been on, but they have put me in the engine room where I have spent nine years, so I don't feel too bad. Wants LOG Sent I would like to have the LOG sent to me, as I want to keep in contact with my buddies. That will help a lot, as anyone who has been in the service well knows, I miss the many friends I made while with the Seafarers and I will be glad when I can again ship with them. No one realizes the meaning of the laughs and sorrows that • were shared while being a ship­ mate with someone until he is taken away from them. I am proud to say that I am a mem­ ber of the SIU, as we are the best. Keep the doorknob shin­ ing, boys, as I' will be back in '59, Bob "Andy" Anderson 4. 4" 4> Likes SIU Help On Hospital $s To the Editor: I recently spent 14 days in the hospital, and would like to express my appreciation to the SIU Welfare Plan for paying my benefits so promptly. With­ in a week a check covering my expenses was received. The SIU has lessened the bur­ den for families stricken by dis­ ease and illness. It's wonder­ ful to know that the "best union renders the 'best' all-around service to its members," Many, many thanks! for the Welfare Plan, and for the serv­ ice it renders, Mrs. .Stephen Arales �Oct. 28.1898 ALICI BROWN (BloemflaM), Aucuit IB—Chalrmin, N. KIrfc; Sacralary, C. Ceatar. Everything ninning nnooth. All dcpartmeBta are raqueatcd to keep Alp daan. Motton made and carried to accept and concur with conununlcatlona from beadquartera. All departmenta to rotate on library and laundry room, to keep them clean. It waa auggested that all garbage b« taken ah to dump. DBL ViCNTO (Delta Line), July 14 —Chairman; J. Tucker; Secretary, J. gymt. Host painting to be done this trip. Ship's fund, $68. No beef or dis­ puted overtime, everything running smooth. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters. Ship to have a big shrimp party, cost to be taken from Aip'a fund. Discussion. on library. OATEWAY CITY (Waterman), July IS—Chairman. M. Machal; Secretary, • draw to men coming off watcb In morning Instead of waltbig tlU after­ noon. Motion made and. carried to accept and concur with conununlca­ tlona from hcadquartera, BALiM MARITIMB (CniCi Scrvico); August 14—Chairman, A, Alexander; Secretary, R. Wenx. No beefs. Ship's fund—tl7.M. Discusdss held abtiut repair list, fotmtein on deck to be repair as soon as possible. Ship's fund will be maintained at $17 or thereabouts; SOUTHWIND (South Atlantic), July 11—Chairman, H. Galpln; Secretary, J. Craven. No beefs, everything run­ ning smoothly. Ship's delegate elected. Electrician notified crew that If fans were out of order, let him know and he would repair them. Fans were received for recreation and hospital. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), July IS— Chairman, B. Jones; Secretary, L. Digest of ships* Meetings D. Collins. No major beefs. Report made on new feeding program and crew was satisfied. Engineer re­ quested that crew cooperate on water shortage. Beef regarding foc'sies; too hot to sleep in. Moore. Launch service in Korea was very poor. No beefs, little disputed overtime. Launch schedule to be pre­ pared for port of Mali, Japan, and presented to captain. ALICE BROWN (Bloomflold), July 23—Chairman, A. Kaval; Secretary, W. Foster. Donation for flowers and radiogram for crewmember's deceased parent. Hospital needs renovating. ATLANTIC WATER (Metre), August 1—Chairman, D. DIckersen; Secretary, A. Fricks. Draw will he put out in American money. Turn ott bulkhead switch for washing machine. Nothing done about repair in Baltimore. . No beefs. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Au­ GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), gust 7—Chairman, R. Kledlnger; Sec­ NO data—Chairman, J. FIschar; Sac- retary, W. Cassldy. To see patrolman ratary, S. Talech. Discussion held on .about galley stove as it was fixed but water hose connected to washing ma­ it is not working properly. Motion chine. Lockers fixed. Discussion held made and carried to accept and con­ on communications from headquarters cur with recent communications from and all were accepted and concurred headquarters. unanimously. Bed springs and bunks to be repaired. Repair list to be BRADFORD ISLAND (CItlei Serv­ turned in and Rinso soap powder was ice), August S—Chairman, A. Harring­ requested for next voyage. Turn in ton. Secretary, M. Hummel. Repair all linen. : list will be turned in to the captain. treasurer elected. Ship's fund JULESBURG (Mathlasen), August 11 Ship's —823.07. Motion made on transporta­ —Chairman, J. C. Oolledgec; Secre­ tion for crew from the dock to town tary, A. Fedele. Ship's delegate re­ In L»>o Charles. Vote of thanks to ported on transportation. Communica­ steward department. tions from headquarters accepted and concurred. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomtleld), August 11—Chairman, N. Earley; 5—Chairman, E. Seeley; Secre­ Secretary, B. Andersen. No disputed June tary, H. Ward. Ship's library is be­ overtime. Question on day workers ing improved trip. Ship's secre­ doing all butterworthing—watch stand- tary-reporter each Ship's fund— ers ruled out by mate. On tank clean­ 830. Vote of elected. thanks, to steward de­ ing—overtime divided up. Beef partment. Crew was thanked by squared away by patrolman. Every­ ship's delegate. thing running smooth. STONY CREEK (Tankship), August MADAKET (Waterman), August 7— Chairman, C. Martin; Secretary, W. 3—Chairman, J. Olura; Secretary, W. Kehwieder. Vote of thanks to stew­ Busch. Repair list handled satisfac­ torily in Mobile, no beefs, everytliing ard department. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with running well. Discussion held on ben­ headquarters communications. efit of having a ship's fund. ^ ALAMAR (Calmar), August 24— OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), August <—Chairman, N. Larson; Sec­ Chairman, W. Cressman; Secretary, retary, R. Taylor. Ship's delegate . J. McPhaul. No beefs. Library receiv­ elected and ship's treasurer. Motion ed in Long Beach. A steam iron was made and carried to contact head­ also received; all are satisfied. Ship's quarters and request clarification of fund—845.65. wages and subsistence for crewmemALEXANDRA (Carras), August 22— bers who wer laid off and calld back. On dollar to be donated by each Chairman, B. Hann; Secretary, C. Conley. Repair lists are being taken care member for ship's fund. of. Watchstanders are to tell mates before they leave the ship. Ship's ORION STAR (Orion), August 10— treasury—$33. Motion made and car­ Chairman, N. Lambert; Secretary, J. Eubanks. No beefs. Communications ried to accept and concur with com­ from headquarters accepted and con­ munications from headquarters. Dress curred. New library coming aboard. properly at meal time. Do qot repair washing machine unless chief engi­ PORTMAR (Calmar), August 9— neer gives permission. Chairman, J. Obrexa; Pace Ftfte«| SEAFARERSiEQG Secretary, B. Agol. No beefs. Suggestion made that crew keep washing machine clean and to have washing machine repaired in next port. Crew to bring in cups from deck. DUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatradc), August 11—Chairman, C. Eberhurt; Secretary, E. Benson. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquar­ ters unanimously. Complaints against captain of this vessel were filed sep­ arately. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), July SiChairman, J. Crowley; Secretary, R. High. No disputed overtime, no beefs, and repair list completed. Balance of ships fund is $17.90. Membership re­ quests that steward purchase stamps for crew convenience. Baker given vote of confidence for improved per­ formance. SALEM MARITIME (CItIss Service), August 11—Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, E. Koeanovskl. Ship's dele­ gate reported that ship was in need of new mattresses. Matter would be .taken care of. SEA COMET II (Seatradars), July 24 —Chairman, W. Rogars; "Secretary, A. Rut. Everything okay. no. beefs.. Mo­ tion made and carried to have Ist engineer fired. Discussion held on this motion—for FWT to .equalixe overtime watch, violation of contract, wanted wiper to do unauthorized work. Most eggs abroad are no good. Vote of thanks to steward depart-' ment. Foc'sies to be cleaned. Steward agreed to take care of personal laundry. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), August 21—Chairman, W. Perry; Secretary, H. Haussen. Minor repairs made. Two men left ship and will be reported. Ship's fund—S3. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Poor ventilation in galley and rooms. Screen doors to be closed in port. ' Cups to be returned to - messhall. Vote of thanks to steward. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), August 28-Chairman, R. Schwarx; Secretary, J. Hannan. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with com­ munications from headquarters CATHERINE (Transfuel), August 2t —Chatrman, J. Ramlerl; Secretary, F. Reld. Patrolman explained additional benefits of 5IU Welfare Plan; crew accepted and concurred with report unanimously. Delegates were request­ ed to take action regarding the lax mail service; and the matter was ex­ plained by an official of the Union in detail. DOROTHY (Bull), August 30—Chair­ man, A. Lake. Trip is smooth so far. Twelve to four oilers foc'sies to be painted. Crew to give messman a chance to perform his Job, self serv­ ice to be stopped. Requested new soap. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), September 4—Chairman, F. Throp; Secretary, B. Webb. Everything run­ ning smooth. Ship's fund contains $15. Steward department given vote of thanks. STEEL RECORDER Isthmian), Au­ gust 28—Chairman, E. Johnston; Sec­ retary; J. Owlne. No beefs or disputed Most repairs completed. Painting of overtime. More fresh milk and butter­ quarters and overhauling of bunk. milk requested for crew next trip. springs pending. Vote of thanks given SANDCAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ to steward department. 8EANAN (Orion), July 27—Chair­ man, D. Butts; Secretary, W. Burton. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), August *— Chairman, C. White; Secretary, E. Bis. Balance of treasury is S5.31. Some dis­ puted overtime. New washing machine to be put aboard fai New York as promised by company. Entire mem­ bership goes on record oppodng the closing .of the USPHS Hospitals. Pa­ trolman to see captain about giving gregates), August SS—Chairman, B. D'Ornellas; • Secretary, H. Mooiiey. Ventilation is being installed in engineroom.. Letter written to . SEA­ FARERS LOG regarding having the paper , sent to us and-hospitaL No beefs. Letter of appreeiatjqn written to headquarters for letter sent to ua with explanations. Vote of thanks to James Colder, steward. Crackdown Ends Safety Violations Aboard 'Worst Ship in 20 Years' (Continued from page 2) lield in ac(x>rdance with US mari­ time law. The consul, they re­ ported, did come down to the ship but refused to go aboard because he was afraid "the thing would sink." Efforts of the crew to get water aboard with the lifeboats failed to pay off as the ship was using up more water than it was taking on. Finally a storm arose and washed two of the lifeboats away, one of which was recovered later from the beach. There were no replace­ ment boats available. The crew radioed headquarters about the lifeboat problem and headquarters instructed the men to build liferafts. Finally the captain agreed to jet­ tison part of the ship's deck cargo, an action which reduced the list to ten degrees. The consul gave per­ mission for the ship to sail and out it went with a ten degree list "one boiler, an unreliable evaporator. i All of the following SlU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: little water and a lifeboat with several holes in it." Two days out of San Jose the ship ran completely out of boiler feed-water and the plant shut down. Crewmembers cranked the emergency generator until they contacted the SlU-manned Alamar which came aside the next day and put 100 tons of water aboard. While the plant was out the deck cargo came in handy again—some of it was chopped up to feed the galley stove. Engineer Burned When the plant started up again the chief engineer was seriously burned by steam and had to be picked up by an Air Force amphi­ bian plane which skillfully landed and took off in the open sea. "The remainder of the voyage to Pana­ ma," the crew reported, "was with­ out incident except for a wiper falling overboard while trying to rig a hose to catch water during a rain squall. He was recovered af­ ter 25 minutes in the water." Once in the canal the crew com­ pleted the job of liferaft construc­ tion, again using part of the deck cargo. Nothing more happened on the way up to New York. Then the fireworks began. The company office notified Un- Go's Echo SlU, Rap Academies ion headquarters the ship was ar­ riving late at night and asked for a midnight payoff. This had been its practice on previous occasions so that the boarding patrolman could not get a good look at con­ ditions. The patrolman was sent aboard with instructions not to pay the ship off until the Union could look it over in daylight and see what the score was. The results was five days of argument during which the com­ pany had to concede overtime pay­ ment for the longshore work, building the rafts and chopping wood. The crew's overtime claim for lack of water was disallowed because the ship had taken water . on and the breakdown of the water supply was beyond the master's control. Heavy Repairs The company was also compelled to put a new washing machine on board and promised fervently to get repairs started before the next offshore sign-on out of Bos­ ton. This included painting, re­ pair of lifeboats, fireflghting equip­ ment and replacement of many safety items including Lyle gun projectiles, liferings, waterlights and other necessaries. Boston was notified by SIU hq to hold off the sign-on until repairs were made. Despite the unhappy experience, the ship's skipper showed he had learned little or nothing. The ship went into Providence from New York and then left that port with all hatches and beams out and car­ go unsecured on deck and in holds. Soon the ship started listing again and Seafarers who were attempt­ ing to secure cargo and put hatch beams in had lumber tumble on them. One AB was covered with a load of lumber, suffering head, back and leg injuries. He had to be taken off by Coast Guard at the entrance to the Cape Cod canal. The ship's delegate reported she was listing about ten degrees at the time. On arrival in Boston for offshore sign on, the ship was Warmed under belatedly by no less than seven Coast Guard inspectors. The Un­ ion held up the sign-on in Boston for a week while a long list of nec­ essary repairs was made as prom­ ised. She finally was whipped intb shape and sailed for Norfolk last Monday night. Paul Clayton Hunt, horn Sep­ tember 20, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hunt, Houston, Tex. Wanda Renay Perkins, horn August 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Perkins, Savannah, Gfa. Sandra Ann Estrada, horn Sep­ tember 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and (Continued from page 3) Mrs. Albert Estrada, New Orleans, try and the Academies reinforced La. these criticisms. Speaking at the James Edward Parker, hoi'n recent Propeller Club convention, August 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Admiral C. T. Durgin, president of Mrs. James Parker, Muskogee, the New York State Maritime Okla. Academy, declared that unions and Debra Ann Lae, horn Septembsr management should have a role in 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. the administration of a maritime Louis D. Lae, New Orleans, La. training program so that the speci­ Jenny Vegas, horn July 25, 1955. fic needs of the industry would be Parents, Mjj, and Mrs. Abraham met and men out of the ranks Vegas, Brooklyn, NY. would get full opportunity. Durgin Joann Malazinsky, born~ Septem­ omitted any references to Kings ber 24, 1955. Parents, Mr. a".d Mrs. Point in his pi'oposed program, be­ Joseph Malazinsky, Carmel, Pa. cause admission to the Academy Leona Thelma Carver, born Sep­ is limited to men who pass the tember 19, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Annapolis exam. State schools, are Mrs. Lester Carver, Robert, La. open to men who pass the standard Deborah Paige Elliott, born July Coast Guard requirements for mer­ 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. chant seamen. Millard Elliott, Mobile, Ala. 'Seek Demilitarization Deborah Ann Von Lofton, born Stanley Pruslnski Another industry spokesman, September 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. representing a company which is Walter Fredrlcks and Mrs. Lionel Von Lofton, New a staunch supporter of the Acade­ Contact Charlie Fianc at US Orleans, La. my, agreed that the school should Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Staten James Benedict, born September be de-militarized. Himself a Kings Island, NY, or c/o SIU headquar­ 21, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pointer, the spokesman proposed ters. John Benedict, New Orleans, La. a drastic revision of the school's Mike Toth Leo Meyers, born September 9, program so that men with actual Your brother Jim requests that 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis maritime experience be given far you contact your attorney at home. E. Meyers, Seattle, Wash. greater preference on entrance ex­ William J. French John H. Dillon, bom September aminations. He also suggested a Contact your home immediately. 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. course in industrial relations, and Your family wishes to get in touch Robert U. Dillon, Ozone Park. NY. appointment of a higher percent­ with you as soon as possible. Diane Elaine Hennlhg, born Sep­ age of union members to the Acad­ Edward Going tember 8, 1955. Parents, Mr. and emy through the Secretary of Get in touch with Hyman J. Mrs. Charles M. Henning, Miami, Labor. Kasofsky, 543 5th Avenue, Brook­ Fla. The company spokesman tipped Karl A. Harrington, bom Sep­ off industry's reasons for support­ lyn, NY, or call SOuth 8-9795. Hugh S. Beam tember 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and ing the school when he declared Contact your wife immediately Mrs. Arthur C. Harrington, Charles- that the industry would require town, Mass. "1,000 newly licensed men a year in reference to signing adoption Cynthia Lynn Gilmore, born on the basis of present needs.!' papers. William Joseph Wolfe October 8, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Other companies estimated that the Get in touch with your sister at Mrs. David Gilmore, Dunn, NC. industry can absorb about "1,500 117 Jefferson Street, Savannah, Robert T. Sorel, born October 3, new officers per year." 1955. Pairents, Mr. and Mrs. Johan­ : These estimates are off the mark, Ga., or phone 4-1716. Your mother nes C. Sorel, Brooklyn NY. aiicording to the Masters, Mates ami sister are worried about you., . Richard Allen' Freilich; born and Pilots, AFL, which reports far Don Ruddy October 1, 1955. Parents, Mr, and more officers available than the Photographs from the AmerMrs. Selig S. Freilich, Glen Oaks, industry ^Is employing. Continua­ ocean which you requested to have NY. tion of the Academy is obviously sent to you have been returned Anita Eschenko, born October 3, favored by industry so that it can and are being held in the SEA-" 1955. Parents, Mf.'and Mrs. Michfle] [ have a pool of surplus officer ma- FARERS LOG office at SlU head.quarJ;ers ^•-'1 ^PERSONJK -J - hi �SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • '•••- • ' •' • " "' A' • • -u vc"v '-- -v - •. •' ^'. ; -•.•••. •-'.-••r . ;• ^:v> I'V • • . - — •"- •- "• ^ - ••••• .••:.••; :-v e ' ••; 5 • U t*i • •••'•»';••• .,r . •• -• • i "l •: :, - ^vV;: ::.-t.^.r- .>'• : i ->.• > V »•' .-A '':l' '•.''-•••>.'•• • • - . • •" = v.. . . »' " '| -ril" ^1. . ';• ... ->S-^ - • V••."•/'• - - .* ' TO SEAFARERS $2,250,000 each year in Welfare and Vacation Benefits Hospital benefits . . . An average of 7,200 weekly payments of $21 each are made yearly to Seafarers in hospi­ tals, for a yearly average total of $146,186. Paid out to date: $753,026.97 * «t no cost to Seafarers Death benefits ... An average of 120 payments of $3,500 each are made yearly to beneficiaries of Seafarers, for a yearly average of $395,824. Paid out to date: $1,335,536.88 Disability benefits . . . An average of 744 monthly payments of $105 each are made yearly to disabled Seafarers, for a yearly average of $105,170. Paid out to date: $134,595.00 Ul:-- Maternity benefits . . . An average of 420 payments of $200 each are made yearly for babies born to wives of Sea­ farers, for a yearly average of $93,600. (SIU also gives a $25 bond to each child.> Paid out to date: $413,400.00 i-'"" -A A- , ' Hospital & Surgical benefits . . . An average of 600 payments, averaging $150 each, will be made yetrly to dependents of Seafarers, for a yearly average of $90,000. Paid out to date: $29,046 (Benefit began June 1, 1955) Scholarship benefits . . . I• ffife:.'; \ M;. "- '- >i " SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Twelve Seafarers or children of Seafarers are now attending college on SIU scholar­ ships worth $6,000 each. Four awards are made yearly, for yearly award worth $24,000. Paid out to date: $18,000 Vacation benefits . . . ^'P 'v: • '• *.. An average of $1,400,000 in vacation pay­ ments are made yearly to Seafarers. Paid out to date: $4,922,322.98 • * >/ s •' iv'd i•}.> I'/i ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT • AFL tt-i -, ' .", "' • '" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 28, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 22 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CO'S RAP KINGS POINT, ECHO SIU CALLS CARGO LAW 'MUST' FOR TRAMPS CRACKDOWN ENDS SAFETY VIOLATIONS ABOARD 'WORST SHIP IN 20 YEARS' SIU CELEBRATES 17 PACESETTING YEARS MARITIME FUNDS FACING SLOW BELL IN CONGRESS DEPENDENT PLAN FEATURES SPEEDY BENEFIT PAYMENTS STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP STEWARD DEPT. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS STEWARD PROPOSALS DRAW PROMPT CREW RESPONSES GOV'T, BERNSTEIN CONFER ON TOUR-SHIP SUBSIDY FMB ASKS 18 KNOTS IN NEW SHIP SHOT ON PIER AS 'PROWLER' LAUDS TOP DISABILITY AID IN SIU SEAFARER'S SON, 11, 'ORGANIZING' ASHORE HQ REVISING REPAIR LIST FORM BENTS FORT 'AUTOMATION' HAS DECK CREW BUZZIN' AMMO MOVEMENT BOOSTS MOBILE SHIPPING AGAIN JOB TIDES EBB AGAIN AT 'FRISCO STEEL DESIGNER MAW CO. PLANS GULF OPERATIONS SEATTLE BEEF-FREE; SHIPPING'S GOOD TOO TAMPA SEES BLUE STACK VOTE NEAR BALTIMORE KEEPING HALL SPIC 'N SPAN ASKS RISE IN AID FOR SHIPBUILDING? MADRAS 'A LITTLE LIKE TIMES SQUARE' AS FABRICATOR BOAT, LAUNCH BUMP NO SIU AIDS HOSP. ON TV, PRESENTS SET NOTE IN BOTTLE SHOWS GLOBAL TIE OF SEAMEN THEY ROW, ROW, ROCK ON BIENVILLE HOLIDAY HIS MOTHER DIDN'T RAISE HER BOY TO BE A SOLDIER SANDCAPTAIN, HARDING RIVALRY OUTDOES HEAT BEAUREGARD GANG ON Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/28/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2ff6c27aa92f781e19b6aad4b9b064db.PDF 0023208f77aeaf19e8a1be0c79822c5f PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • '•i .i'i A -Story On Page 3 VACATION PAY RAISED FROM $176 TO $244 •—Story On Page 3 Co's Boost 5IU Wetfare Fund Ante Stewards, Cooks Wfff Perched prettily the Mississippi mud flats off Audubon Park, New Orleans, the Beauregard shows no sign of the danger she was in while her SIU crew fought to put out a smouldering fire in her No. 5 hold. The ship was towed to tha*site so she could be pumped full of water after the blaze broke out in a cargo of cotton and grain. She was later freed and returned to her dock. No injuries were reported. (Story on Page 2.) 'im �PaKe Two •fe- SEAFARERS Union Scapegoat Sought By Kings Point Supporters LOG Sm. Ih 195ft Flood Hald, Save Ship Afire SliiiP WASHINGTON—A threat of Government pressure on mar­ ine officers unions to favor Kings Point graduates in job re­ ferrals was implied by Maritime Administrator Clarence G. Morse. Testifying before the-*^ Senate sub-committee investi­ in which the companies admitted gating maritime academies, the superiority of men "out of the Morse said "it would be unfortu­ foc'sle" in the day to day require­ nate if Federal and State training ments of the job. Maritime unions have charged organizations . . . should find that their graduates are meeting oppo­ that there are more than enough sition from organized labor when men available now to fill any in­ dustry needs. They believe that seeking employment." Morse apparently was seeking to the industry seeks a pool of excess excuse the fact that only 14 out of officers trained at Government ex­ every 100 Kings Point graduates pense so that it can pick and become marine professionals. The choose men on its own terms. Crewmembers who quickly brought Beauregard blaze under control check for smoke at No. 5 hold. percentage from the state .acade­ Men are (I. to r.) John Turk, OS; Ernest Powell, DM; W. Przylonski. DM; Wallace Royal, chief mies runs somewhat higher. The mate; Robert Moylan, bosun; A.- Ikkella, AB; Charles Tucker, wiper, and John W. Kelsoe, wiper. SIU and other marine unions have maintained that most Kings Point NEW ORLEANS—^A scheduled fire and boat drill fire was brought under control in 45 minutes. Chief graduates have no interest in a was converted into the real thing when a blaze Mate Wallace Royal, a former SIU member, re­ sea-going career, but attend the broke out aboard the Beauregard (Waterman) here, ported. The crew displayed exceptional seaman­ academy for the free college edu­ causing damage estimated at thousands of dollars ship and courage in "typical SIU style," he said. cation it offers plus a Navy re­ to the ship and cargo. Shoreside firemen and the Port Commission's fireservist commission. boat gave a-hand in fighting the blaze which flared The fire was detected on the afternoon of Novem­ A typical instance is the case of up again that night when the hold was uncovered ber 4 while the Beauregard was taking on grain at midshipman Eugene Landy, a at the Cotton Warehouse wharf where the Ship had the grain elevator. At the time; a Coast Guard Kings Pointer who attracted na­ been shifted to discharge drums of naphtha and inspectorw was aboard awaiting the return of offtional attention last summer in a other flammables on deck. LOS ANGELES—Against a duty members of the crew preparatory to staging a dispute ove'r the granting of his Firefighters and the crew started pouring water fire and boat drill. Navy commission. After the dis­ background of an increasingly into the hold and later that night it was decided Quick action by the SIU crew was credited with pute was cleared up Landy entered dangerous competitive threat to put the ship aground on Mississippi River mud law school—which apparently was from Japan, members of the SIU- bringing the blaze under control before more seri­ fiats off New Orleans' Audubon Park. There the his goal from the start. aifillated Cannery Workers Union ous damage resulted. No. 5 hold was flooded to extinguish the fire, which of the Pacific won a five percent The hold was covered up in five minutes and the was under control but smouldering. Co. Disputes Morse Morse's implication was demol­ increase and fringe benefits, set­ ished by the testimony of another tling their eight week strike witness who favored the academy. against a dozen canneries in the Captain C. D. Davies, Jr., testifying area October 31. Meanwhile, a for the 19-ship Calmar and Ore Senate investigating comrriittee SAN FRANCISCO—A three man Federal Court of Appeals voted two to one that Coast steamship companies told the com­ started hearings on what to do mittee that the companies had just about the problems of the tuna Guard screening of seamen and maritime workers was unconstitutional. The court based its 12 Academy graduates among its fish industry. ruling on the use of anonymous accusers and informants which it said denied the accused The cannery strike, the first in the right to confront and-f licensed engineers on the 19 ships. Up until three years ago, Cal­ 18 years, began when the contract cross-examine accusers. The mar and Ore Line engineers were expired on September 1. It had jurists said this violated the not unionized so that there were the full support of the Brother­ due process clause of the Fifth no hindrances, real or imagined, hood of Operating Engineers and Amendment in the Bill of Rights. in the way of hiring Academy men of all SIU of North America affili­ Seafarers who have any in­ It is expected thaf" the US other than their unwillingness to ates. At issue in the strike were Coast Guard will appeal the case teresting still or movie photo­ demands for wage and welfare in­ to the US Supreme Court for a graphs of violent weather at sea enter the maritime field. All told, Davies said, only 26 of creases and a shorter work week. final ruling. or ashore may have a market A major problem faced by both 194 officers in the companies' reg­ for them in Hollywood. Frank Executive Order ular employ came from maritime the union and employers in the in­ The Coast Guard screening pro­ Capra Productions is planning academies although "we attempt to dustry has been the effect of Japa­ gram was set up under an execu­ a scientific film on weather and employ them wherever possible." nese tuna imports. As late as 1948, tive order by former President is looking for such material, The Morse and Davies appear­ West Coast tuna fishermen sup­ Harry Truman on January 25, preferably in color. Unusual WASHINGTON—Plans for ances were part of a stream of in­ plied over 91 percent of US tuna. 1951. Under the order the Coast and outstanding cloud forma­ establishment of a new North dustry witnesses all favorable to Recent figures show that this share Guard was given authority to bar tions or scenes of meteorolo­ Atlantic passenger service the academies and all asserting the is down to 46 percent and imports, men deemed subversive from US gists at work are also sought. - took another forward step before need for 1,200 to 1,500 new officers mostly from Japan, stand at 54 ships and off the waterfront. For further information con­ the Federal Maritime Board. a year. Previously the Senate sub­ percent. If the Court of Appeals ruling tact the Film Editor, Frank Agreement was reached between Gov't Hearings On committee had released the results stands it will not necessarily put Capra Productions, 9100 Sunset the Board and the Arnold Bern­ of a questionnaire to the industry The Senate Foreign Commerce an end to Coast Guard screening, Boulevard, Los Angeles 46. Do stein Line to start formal hearings Committee, headed by Senator but it would require a change in not send the films themselves on the subject in New York on Magnuson of Washington, is now procedure undar the program giv­ unless .specifically requested to December 6. taking testimony on what should ing accused men the right to con­ do so. Low-Cost Operation front and question accusers. Nov. 11, 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 23 be done to keep the US tuna in­ The agreement was reached at a dustry alive. The problem is com­ pre-hearing conference in Wash­ PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer plicated by the Government's com­ HEHBEPI BBAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, ington. Bernstein has asked for Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art mitment to liberalize internation­ Government operating subsidy for al trade policies and its pledges of Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK the service which would be a lowStaff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area economic aid to Japan. Representative. cost one-class operation with cafe­ The US seagoing tuna fleet is teria-style feeding. He plans to Final Dispatch Page 11 the most modern in the world and, operate eventually with three Ho.spitalized Men P.ige 12 operates closer to home than its converted Mariner-class ships Labor Roundup Page 11 competitors. But the pitifully low Letters .Pages 12,14 wage costs in Japan make it pos­ WASHINGTON—The way was cleared for Pan-Atlantic's each carrying 900 passengers Log-A-Rhythm Page 12 sible for that country to ship tuna construction of seven trailerships as the Maritime Adminis­ on weekly-sailings to North Europe Meet The Seafarers Page 11 across the Pacific at prices far be­ tration reached agreement with the company on financing the ports. United States Lines which oper­ Personals Page J 5 low the domestic product. ships. The Government willf ates a luxury passenger service on Recent Arrivals Page 15 take Pan Atlantic's seven C-2s Pan Atlantic's parent company, the same route has intervened in Seafarer In Action Page 7 as a trade-in for the new ships McLean Industries, said that the the proceedings and is expected to Shipping Figures Page 4 and apply 'Federal ship mortgage ships will be built by Bethlehelm oppose the Bernstein petition. SIU Hall Directory Page 15 insurance of percent on the Steel and will be delivered from Received Okay In '50 .Your Dollar's Worth Page 6 cost of construction up to a $55,- 12 to 18 months after the keels are The strongest asset in Bern­ Regular membership meet­ Published blweetcly ef the headquarters 125,000 maximum. laid. stein's corner is the fact that he et the Seafarers International Union, At­ ings in SIU headquarters and lantic & Golf District, AFL, 675 Fourth While the terms of the agree­ The estimated co.st of the seven received approval for this type of at all branches are held every Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth f-6600. Entered as second class matter ment have to be approved by the ships is $63 million. They will have service in 1950. The outbreak of second Wednesday night at at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under General Accounting Office, it ap­ a deadweight tonnage of 9,000 and the Korean War killed the plans 7 PM. The schedule for the the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. pears certain that the company a cruising speed of 19 knots. Each for the time being as the two JP-2 , next few meetings Is as follows: also Nov, 16, Nov. 30, Dec. 14. will now go ahead with its plans. ship will carry 268 20-ton trailers transports he was to take over Malcolm P. McLean, president of and 20 35-ton trailers. , were taken by the Navy instead. Tuna strike Ends; Pay Rise Won US Court Voids CC Screening Hollywood Seeks Weather Photos Bernstein For Dec. 6 SEAFARERS LOG Ik-..: • t.'xiV-- IK-'- m K I iH?/..'-. US, Pan-Atlantic Agree On 'Roll-On' Financing Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks ., -i �SEAFARERS NOT. 11. 1985 LOG ' "•' '^---i^re* ,•'• Health, Safety—Vacation Pay Welfare Fund—Steward Dept Vacation Pay To $244;,Bobsf Co's Ante To Welfare Seafarers' vacation benefits will receive a whopping $68 boost to a new high of $244 a year as the result of a 25-cent Vacation Plan boost won ^rom shipowners. The present ...maximum pro-rat-tI made the Vacation Plan especially -J L ^n, ed vacation benent is $17D popular since most seafarers regard per year. Similarly, the 25- it as a quick source of ready cash they need it the most. cent increase in Welfare Plan when SIU negotiators chose the vaca­ contributions paves the way tion increase in preference to the for broader welfare protec­ supplementary unemployment in­ tion for Seafarers and their fami­ lies. The latest increase in vacation pay is the second since the Plan's payments parted in February, 1952. At that time Seafarers re­ ceived $140 per year in vacation pay. SIU Pioneered Pattern Before the SIU negotiated its in­ dustry-wide Vacation Plan in May, 1951, very few seamen ever receiv­ ed any vacation money because they did not work long enough for any one company, ^y putting all vacation payments into'a central kitty the Union won vacation pay for Seafarers based on each actual day's work. The SIU plan soon be­ came the pattern throughout the ^ndustry. As a result of pooling vacation contributions. Seafarers have col­ lected nearly $5 million which they would not have obtained un­ der the old vacation system. 'Vacations' The SIU Vacation Plan system permits a Seafarer to collect as of­ ten as four times a year if he so desires. Every time a Seafarer ac­ cumulates 90 days' worth of dis­ charges for sea or port time he can present a claim for vacation pay at any SIU port office. The 90-day feature and the prompt payment of claims have AFL Grain Mill Union Joins MTD MINNEAPOLIS — Another AFL International union, the American Federation of Grain Millers, has voted to affiliate with the Maritime Trades Department. The action was taken by the union's excutive board at a meet­ ing in Minneapolis November 2. The grain millers represent workers in grain elevators, flour and feed mills and similar estab­ lishments. The union's president is. Sam Ming and its secretarytreasurer Harold Schneider. Head­ quarters for the union are main­ tained in Minneapolis, with local unions in various sections of the US. Affiliation of the Grain Millers brings to 11 the number of unions in the .100,000-mai^ AFL watei-front group which..is l^eaded by SIUNA president Harry Lundeberg. X surance plan of the National Mari­ time Union because they felt that all Seafarers should share in any gains won from the shipowner. The supplementary unemployment payments, when and if they get underway, will at best benefit only a small percentage of .regular sea­ men. A 25-cent increase in Welfare Plan contributions by shipowners also holds the promise of addition­ al benefits for Seafarers. At pres­ ent Seafarers and their families are covered by a wide variety of safeguards. They include a $3,500 death benefit, $21 weekly hospital benefit and $35 weekly disability benefit for Seafarers; a $200 ma­ ternity benefit, a schedule of hos­ pital and surgical benefits for ill­ ness and injury for Seafarers' families and four annual' $6,000 college scholarships for both Sea­ farers and the children of Sea­ farers. The plan also operates the An­ drew Furuseth Training School and provides meal books, dormi­ tory facilities and other assists for Seafarers on the beach. Men Protected Seafarers are assured that the new standardized examina­ tions and medical check-up pro­ cedure to be established under the health and safety* program will not be used to force 'either oldtimers or younger men out of the industry. If anything, the standardization of requirements will protect Seafarers from arbi­ trary action by any single em­ ployer or Govei'nment agency. Totally disabled Seafarers who can no longer sail will be able to qualify, as before, for the SIU disability benefits if they have the necessary seatime. Steward, Cook Pay Increased Two key ratings in the stew­ ard department, ^ 'the chief steward and chief cook, bene­ fit from wage increases negotiated by the Union under a reopening clause in the standard contract. The chief steward will receive an additional $10.43 per month and the chief cook a $5 increase. The change in chief steward's wages will give him the same pay as the bosup. It will bring chief stewards, as department heads, up to parity with the highest-rated man in the deck department. The chief cook's increase gives him a $5 differential over the night cook and baker in view of his pri­ mary responsibility for the_preparation of main meals. Both changes, along with other alterations in the agreement, go into effect on all ships on Novem­ ber 15, whether they are at sea er in port. Industry-Wide Health,, Safety Plan Won By SIU The SIU blazed another new trail in maritime when the Union's negotiating committee came up with a con­ tract reopener package calling for the establishment of an industry-wide safety discrepancy in physical require­ and health program for ments from one shipping company to another. The result is that the Seafarers. In addition to Coast Guard has attempted to the new employer - financed program, SIU negotiators won increases of 25 cents per man per day for both the Welfare and Vacation Plans as well as wage Increases for key stew­ ard department ratings. The Vaca­ tion Plans as well as wage in­ creases will mean a boost in vaca­ tion pay for all Seafarers from the pnesent $176 maximum to $244. The new agreements go into effect on November 15. Centers In Union Halls An initial contribution of five cents per'day per man will finance the new program which will be adnimistered through four major h"^lth and safety centers in the Union's port offices in New York. Baltimore, Mobile and New Or­ leans. Among its major objectives will be the standardization of preemployment physical exams for seamen on all SlU-contracted ships and the detection and' checking of ailmerts and disabilities before they reach the serious stage. For these purposes the centers Will employ all the lecliniques of medi­ cal science including x-rays and other procedures! At present there is the widest Depemlents' Benefits At New Peak A new' high in both the number of benefits and total sums paid out was established by the dependents' hospital and supgical plan for the month of Oc­ tober. Sixty Seafarer families bene­ fited from payment of over $9,500 in hospital bills and surgical-medi­ cal fees during the month. In the four months since the plan started operating 196 benefits of this kind have been paid to Sea­ farers at a total outlay of better than $31,000. Fees Vary Examination of the benefits shows that there are still wide variations in fees charged ^y sur­ geons for standard surgical proce­ dures. During the month, for ex­ ample, there were six tonsillecto­ mies, a common and widely-per­ formed operation. In four of these, the plan's surgical allowance cov­ ered the surgeon's charge of $50 exactly so that the only cost to Sea­ farers were the hospital charges up to the first $50. In the two remaining cases the surgeons' charges were in excess of the plan's limits. Benefits were paid, out duringthe month for four appendicitis op­ erations. In all of these, surgeons' fees were considerably above the plan's $100 allowance. In light of this Union represen(Continued on page 11) move into the vacuum with its controversial "brain-body" psycho­ logical and physical testing pro­ gram. The Coast Guard program has been widely assailed as apply­ ing dubious pseudo-scientific stantiards to the job requirements of seamen. The standardization of examina­ tion procedures will provide a realistic program geared to the actual needs of shipboard jobs w^ile at the same time retaining supervision of employment in a private industry in the hands of the people directly concerned—the shipowners and the- Union. Aside from the positive aspects of the program, the location of the safety and medical centers in the Union halls will be a great -con­ venience to the membership. Up until now Seafar.;rs have often had to travel far and wide to various doctor's offices to secure the nece.ssary physical clearsnces for a job. Establishnier.t of the new safety and health program is the out­ growth of previous iffo 'ts in that direction by the SIU. , A program of this kind had been under con­ sideration lor some time and was first discussed v. ith sh powner i-epresentatives tiiree years ago. SIU Sccrctar.v-Treaf.urcr Paul Hall, who was chairnifm of thr nsgotiating committee, declared: "We have be?n concerned with the problem of .injurle.s and illness among seamen for some time and felt strongly that the only practi­ cal aid lay in the area of pre­ ventive medicine' and uniiorm safety pro.eram standards on ap across the board basis." Discu.ssions on the subject, he revealed, had also been held wulh the Sailors Union of the Pacific on the West Coast and general a.greement reached on the SIU s objec­ tives. The membership of the SUP on the recommendation of Harry Lundeberg, has already gone on record to seek a similar program in their area. While shipowner contributions accumulate- in the fund, a Unionemployer subcommittee will be studying the operation of various union health centers and drafiii g plans for the design afid operation of the centers to be operated by the industry and the SIU. SIU Crew Vetoes Norfolk Laundry At home in Mobile, Seafarer Cyril Lowery (right) receives the welcome news that his application tor the SlU's $35 weekly disability benefit has been okayed by trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. SIU patrolman Harold Fischer provides the glad tidings. SeafareVs aboard the Maiden Creek have notified the SEA­ FARERS LOG that in their opinion, the Standard Laundry of Norfolk has overcluyged them considerably for laundry services. The crew suggested that other SIU siiips calling at the port patronize other laun­ dries. ' 1 ,'.ni ''fi I '/i • •m - • f.l I / �Pare Four SEAFADERS LOG Hmv. 11, 1958 I October 19 Through November 1 > Registered 'r Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck in 10 'J 22 - TOTALS 16 14 • 9 21 18 13 29 14 9 9 Deck A 365 Deck « 6 24 11 27 7 5 2 10 22 13 8 5 3 12 Deck B 155 Eng. 4 67 13 43 12 13 7 26 41 9 ,7 7 14 Eng. A 272 Eng. B 2 28 9 35 8 4 2 13 20 12 3. 7 12 13 Eng. B 168 stew. A 9 61 12 25 5 .14 3 14 64 2 11 6 8 7 Slew. 241 stew. Total Total Total B A B 1 19 6 16 6 4 3 12 24 8 4 5 10 8 Stew. B 126 23 205 47 112 33 41 19 61183 24 47 27 31 25 9 - 71 26 78 21 13 7 35 66 33 15 17 25 33 276 73 190 54 54 26 96 249 57 62 44 56 58 Total Total Total A B 878 449 132^" Deck A 9 105 20 41 8 L, 4 21 71 14 18 9 11 9 Deck A 341 Deck Derk B C 3 13 12 23 1 e 0 6 24 8 2 5 3 14 Deck B 114 Early Ship Votes Favor Proposals For New Set-Up In Stewards Dep't Early returns from SIU steward department crews aboard ships indicate an overwhelm­ ingly favorable response to the three-part headquarters steward committee report. The re­ port contained suggested procedure for work policy in the department including shipping and upgrading procedure,"^ an outgrowth of the Union's efforts to draft suggestions and proposals. shipboard working rules and to standardize and improve feeding A 15-man headquarters committee the SIUs' "to order" feeding and performance on SlU-contracted consisting of three men from each program on SIU ships. While many ships are yet to be heard from, indications are that the report will be indorsed by a very large majority of steward de­ partment men although a number of modifications have been pro­ posed in certain sections of the report. Where questions were raised they usually dealt with pro­ posed methods of shipping group three steward department men and proposed upgrading procedures setting sea time qualifications for advancement from one rating to another in the department. New Committee Pending All of the crews' suggestions are being incorporated in a .special headquarters file and will be the subject of study and action by a new headquarters rank and file steward department committee to be elected when the returns are In. The report being voted on now Is an interim report and not the last word on the subject. The proposals for revamping steward department operations are im ships. After the Union conducted the new "to order" feeding system on a number of vessels, over a period of months, the membership in all ports chose rank and file com­ mittees of steward department men steward department rating then drew up the - interim report on which ships' crews are now voting. Copies of the reports and Ballots for the steward department have been airmailed to all SIU ships. WC Stewards Okay SUP-Type Contract SAN FRANCISCO—Overwhelming approval of their new SUP-type contract with the Pacific Maritime Association has been voted by members of the Marine Cooks and Stewards, AFL, in all ports. The agree-1 ment was the first contract overtime and welfare plan insur­ in four years for West Coast ances. The Firemen have rejained steward department men and calls for parity on w&ges with other un­ licensed seamen. All wage gains are retroactive to June 1, 1955. The Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union also settled their new contract on the basis of an across-the-board $25 boost plus Signed on for trip to Europe aboard the Bienville, Seafarers D. Lamb (lefti and R. Saldana picic up SIU library packages^ overtime sheets and. copies of Union's working agreements from Jeff Gillette, port agent, at the Seattle SIU hall. Full crew received subsistence and meal money for trip from Seettje to Portland, .where the Bienville was tied up. the system of figuring weekend overtime and penalty time sepa­ rate and apart from base pay. Vote Victory Set Stage The MCS-AFL agreement is the climax of a four year struggle to oust the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from West Coast ships. Victory in a National Labor Relations Board election last spring paved the way for contract negotiations for the newly-certified union. Major contract gains provide boosts ranging from $88.32 to $155.18 per month in the various ratings to attain parity with the other unlicensed unions. Then an additional $25 per month was added similar to the figure added in the SUP and MEOW contracts, plus further compensation for elimination of some penalty items. Overtime rates have been set at $2.65 for rated men and $2 for en­ try ratings, compared to the old ratings of $1.71 and $1.35. As in the SUP agrewnent, over­ time for Saturdays and Sundays at sea has been incorporated In the base wage. Extra compensation for passengers on freightships has been raised to 75 cents per man per day. The Fireman's contract also es­ tablishes the $2.65 and $2 over­ time rate for weekend work and work done after eight hours in any one day.. Penalty pay rates are $1.71 an hour and welfare plan contributions have been increased by 15 cents daUy. The MEOW membership has voted favorably «n the contract in port member­ ship meetings. Ens. ^5 1 4 78 1 11 4 28 1 " 2 1 2 1 5 0 19 6 43 1 12 "5 10 . 6 3 0 7 2 8 Deck C 33 Eng. 233 I- Eng. .§ 20 5 11 3 22 10 1 2 2 1 1 1 9 1 16 6 6 1 10 3 9 6 '10 1 12 1 Eng. Eng^ 131 44 Shipped stew. A 4 74 6. -23 0 » 1 2 20 74 5 14 3 10 6 Stew. A 242 B Stew. Total Total B .2 "5 it 17 7 257 « 2 37 4 5 92 3 4 10 2 1 4 3 0 11 5 0 60 18 7 188 7 1 31 5 42 1 7 3 15 5 28 0 11 23 2 1 itew. Stew. Total B C A 95 - 38 816 7 50 29 49 5 4 4 20 58 21 17 21 18 37 Total B 340 Total 9 16 6 19 7 3 2 • 1 19 3 9 15 1 5 isiS 3A 323 72 160 22 11 17 81 265 55 68 51 47 65 Total Total 115 fm ' - SIU shipping demonstrated its flexibility onCe again dur­ ing the past two-week period, ^showing considerable improve­ ment over thje previous report. The total number of jobs|' shipped was 1,271, compared which has no seniority in the SIU, to a registration of 1,327. Reg­ has dropped again to nine percent. istration thus ran only slightly ahead of shipping, which has getih erally kept pace with it for several months. Improvement in shipping for several ports, half the total num­ ber, paced the gains of the past two weeks. The change was re­ flected particularly in New Or­ leans, which more than doubled its previous performance, and in Wil­ mington, where a healthy increase was in evidence. Baltimore, Mobile, Tampa, Hous­ ton and San Francisco also showed significant change over past fig­ ures. Mobile, particularly, seems to be regaining its normal job turnover. NY, Boston Hold Own New York and Boston held their own at about the same levels as the previous two weeks. On the downgrade again, however, are Savannah, Lake Charles, Seattle, Norfolk and Philadelphia. The last named, nonetheless, is still en­ joying busy shipping Just as.it has for several months. The percentages show class A climbing once more, and now pegged at 64 percent of the total shipping. Class B is holding its own at 27 percent, and class C, The class C figure is the lowest for this group in nearly five months. This decline in class C activity indicates that Seafai'er^ in class A and class B are more readily avail­ able for Jobs these days, and are not letting too many opportunities get by. The following is the forecast port by port: BOSTON: Good right now; fu­ ture uncertain . . . NEW YORKt Still busy but boom seems over... PHILADELPHIA: Fell off; should improve again . . . BALTIMORE: Up slightly; outlook not promising . . . NORFOLK: Dropped consider­ ably; should improve, towards end of month. SAVANNAH: Few prospects in sight . . . TAMPA: Slow now, but looks better for near future . . . MOBILE: Getting better . . . NEW ORLEANS: Very good last two weeks, but slowing up again . . . LAKE CHARLES: Dipped slightly, but still good. HOUSTON: Good; needs deck and engine ratings . . . WILMING­ TON: Outlook not too bright . . , SAN FRANCISCO: Fair even with­ out '• payoffs; nothing scheduled now . . . SEATTLE: Dipped again, but still active. Joins Disability Roster in Houston One of the latest Seafarers to qualify for the $35 weekly SIU disability benefit, Gustav S. Carlson (right) receives notification of his good fortune from C..M. Tannehill, port agent, In the.Houston SIU hall. He was one of several ap­ proved for disability pay at last, welfare trustees' meeting. : �NOT. 11. 195S '; .rv f- : Who says the Taft-Hartley Law isn't a Unioh-Buster ? I • Here's how a company is using the T-H Lawin an attempt to destroy a union after it failed by using scabs, by fomenting an armed riot and by causing the National Guard to take over the shepherding of its scabs to work under martial law. - Four months agO the workers at four Perfect Circle Piston Ring plants went on strike for a better contract. The company immediately hired scabs to maintain a token of produc­ tion at its plants. The company armed its scabs who fired on a crowd of union demonstrators, setting off a riot in which two strikers were wounded. The company's actions brought National Guardsmen with machine guns and artillery to the scene and resulted in martial law be­ ing declared. The company brought scabs into one plant under the protection of .the National Guard guns. The company then turned to the Taft-Hart­ ley law for help. It had its scabs petition the Governmeht for a decertification election. The NLRB has now granted the pe'tition and an election will be held shortly in which the company's scabs will be the only persons al­ lowed to vote. The strikers wUl not be al­ lowed to vote for or against their own union. In other words, paid union-busters will be the only ones allowed by law to vote to strip the 1,100 Perfect Circle workers of the union they chose as their representative years ago. SEAFARERS Pafo FITO' LOG Gov't Rosume$ Transfers; 3 SI'U Ships Run From US NEW YORK—^Transfers to foreign flags of three more US vessels were announced here this week, as the Maritime Adminstration cleared the way for them to join the ranks of more than 100 other "rimaways" approved in the past 12 months. Affected in the regi.stry + shift were Seafarers aboard Union Wjns Him $2,000 Bonanza the Liberty ship Mohican and the tankers Ventura and Ampac California, both T-2s. All the ves­ sels involved were operated by Trans-Ocean Marine, which oper­ ates five other Libertys also manned by SIU men. The transfers took place here. In Baltimore and in Tampa over the past two weeks. Members of the SIU crews involved were paid off with transportation back to their original ports of engagement, under the terms of SIU contracts. The transfers come at the height of the winter oil season, when, it can be expected that any shortage in American-flag tankers will bol­ ster movements in foreign bot­ toms, the same as in previous years. Similar shortages In dry cargo ton­ nage, at the peak of the transfers earlier this year, boomed foreign shipping. First to go was the Ventura, operated by a Trans-Ocean sub­ sidiary, the Ventura Steamship Company, which paid off in New York. Then, the Ampac California, which had paid off in Boston, signed on coastwise to go to Balti­ more, where the formal transfer took place. The Mohican paid off In Tampa Tuesday, and shifted flags there later this week. Performers Warned In other action, Claude Simmons, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer, repeated previous warnings about performing of any kind aboard ship, with the Coast Guard con­ tinuing its practice of scrutinizing all logbook entries on every vessel coming into port. He- noted the danger that per­ formers would not only lose their papers, but would be creating added difficulties for their brother seamen in providing the CO with another excuse for enforcing new restrictions against merchant seamen. Have Fling On Beach "If you feel like taking a few days off . . . get it out of your sys­ tem while you are on the beach and before signing on another ship," Simmons stated. "Any man who performs aboard ship is not only jeopardizing his own liveli­ hood but that of all his shipmates and Union brothers. These actions will eventually lead to the hardtiming of all seamen." On shipping, he noted that things have been "pretty busy" the past two weeks, although far short of the boom to which the port had grown accustomed. The figures showed a total of 27 payoffs, 8 sign-ons and 14 ships in transit. One of nearly 70 oldtlmers receiving $35 weekly SIU dis­ ability benefit, Seafarer James W. Hamilton (right) picked up addition unexpected $2,000 bonanza recently after office of SIU General Counsel Seymour W. Miller and Union's wel­ fare services department combined to get him unearned wages plus maintenance and chire money due. SIU Welfare Rep. Toby Flynn hands him the cash, closing the beef. Magnuson Would Adapt Ships For Atom Plant PASCO, "Washington—Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Dem.Wash.), chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee, has come out for adaptation of atomic power plants to existing ships' type ship to carry an atomic hulls. In a speech before the power plant were delaying prog­ Pasco Chamber of Commerce ress. "I am still convinced," he the Senator said highest priority must be given to early develop­ ment of an atom-powered mer­ chant ship. The Senator declared that argu­ ments over development of a new said, "that conventional hulls must carry the atomic power plant—not a prototype which will render ob­ solete the billions of dollars we in­ vested in Liberty and Victory ships -during World War II." SIU Dad Doubles As Babysitter Open New Mobile-Inland Ship Lbik MOBILE—Work has been completed on a new lock on the river at Demopolis, about 125 lies north of here, which now gives the northern part of the state and the surrounding miles areas an outlet to the Port of Mobile and the Alabama State Docks, The new facility enables deep-draft tugs to operate up- expiration, they are expected to Overall, shipping in the port is holding its own, with 81 men river and bring down cargo run out of the Gulf again. that heretofore had to be shipped by rail. It is welcomed for provid­ ing more cargo and shipping oppor­ tunities for' the State Docks and the- seamen whose ships originate from there. In addition to" the extra job activity expected from this devel­ opment, the first of the year is due to see the return here of . three to four of Alcoa C-ls now on the East Coast run. The Contract under which the ships havd bpeh funning lsi>jusr about t;bihplfetdd 'and,''at dts Also of interest to the Mobile membership, but only In passing, was the first arrival here of Alcoa's 26,000-ton Sentinel, a foreign-flag vessel making her maiden tria on the "dust run." Although the ship is operating under „ a foteign flag, she will not affect shipping here one way. or Snother. She and several sister ships will be only replacing other chartered foreign tonnage which the company has been using up Until now to bring In bauxite. • ' •' shipped to regular jobs and an­ other 111 dispatched to handle various harbor relief jobs. Pros­ pects for the coming two weeks look fair, with quite a few vessels already scheduled to come in for payoff and in transit. Port Agent Cal Tanner also noted that the branch membership wishes to extend its sympathy to the family of Brother King Elliott, who died to the San Francisco hospital after being flown back to the States from the. Far East. Trying his hand babysitting between trips, Seafarer Martin Sierra squires his children, Frank, 6, and Annette, 3, around the hirihg hell at SIU headqVidrters as he waits for a gbocfbne. �9ttm Six -XT A"' .-. i i » Pa. Ferry Men Vote For MAW PHILADELPHIA—After a two month organizing cam­ paign, the SlU-affiliated Ma­ rine Allied Workers has won a collective bargaining election on the Chester Ferries.' The election covered 36 unlicensed men on four ferries now operating be­ tween Chester, Pennsylvania, and Bridgeport, New Jersey. Six fer­ ries in all are operated by the company during the summer sea­ son. Crewmembers of the ferries had been formeidy represented by the United Mine Workers to whom they were handed over lock, stock and barrel by the AFL-ousted In­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation. The vote was 19'to 3 in favor of MAW with the remaining votes being challenges, voids and no union votes. SEAFARERS LOG Gulf Reunion For SlU Family for. 11. 1955 YOUR DOLtAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYINO' Electric Broilers May Be Useful But Beware Exaggeration • BySidney Margolius You can buy almost any kind of tieccric cooking gadget these days: rotis^reries, automatic fry pans, chafing dishes, deep-fat fryers, trivets, corn-poppers, teakettles and coffeemakers (even expensive gold-plated ones sold on installments). For some families, some of these special-' purpose electric devices can be'' very useful. But it can be safely pre­ dicted that this coming Christmas season many moderate-income peo­ ple--frustrated by the financial inabittty to buy the costlier basic equipment like a good range—will be buying a lot of these smaller devices, using them until the novelty wears off, and then deciding it may be more nuisance than help to have too many special cookers. In deciding the value to you of electric cooking devices, ask j'ourself how oUen you actually do this kind of cooking, and if only occa­ sionally, can your present equipment, such as the broiler in your-oven do the same job? ' Reunited briefly with the brother he hasn't seen in nine years, Seafarer Don Bartlett, bosun (left), is shown with brother Gus and the letter's wife while the Orion Star was in New Orleans, the paths of the two SlU oldtimers hadn't crossed for nine years. Photo submitted by Bill Staric, steward. Voting Begins On T ant pa Tugs TAMPA—Hopes are high for an AFL victory on Blue Stack Towing Company tugs, fol­ lowing the start of voting last week. Organizers for the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers are predicting the successful out­ come of the balloting, which began November 3 and will five tugs were due to ballot late Board in the messroom of each continue until all six of the this week. Forty-one unlicensed vessel as it comes into port. The harbor craft now operated by the personnel are involved in the vot­ tugs operate in Gulf waters, prin­ company are polled. ing unit. cipally between here and Mobile. One tug and a barge were voted The balloting is being conduct­ Seafarers and SlU port olficials Sunday and most of the I'emaining ed by the National Labor Relations have been cooperating fully in the organizing effort, which is part of the MAW campaign extending all the way north to Philadelphia. Earlier Victories MAW won an election last week involving men aboard fendes in Chester, Pa., and earlier netted contracts covering excursion steamers of the Wilson Line, A new boom in world-wide shipbuilding has been reported which opened a new service out of by the American Merchant Marine Institute in a survey of the Port of Houston last week. shipbuilding developments. Tonnage on order for ocean-going Interest here is also centered in the foreign-flag transfer of one of ships increased by 2% million"*" new tonnage on order consists the three ships being transferred deadweight tons in the first largely of ore carriers and dry by Trans-Ocean Marine, the Mo­ six months of this year. All cargo vessels. hican, which paid off her SlU told, shipyards thi'oughout the Compared to overseas yards, US crew here Tuesday and then world have about 17'^ million shipyards have virtually no back­ switched registries. deadweight tons on order. log of orders, the institute said. As Shipping, meanwhile, remained The AMMI survey said that of .July 1, 1955, US yards had slow over the past two-week pe­ after current construction is com­ slightly more than one percent of riod, but appears likely to pick up pleted the total ocean-going fleets the total worldwide orders. By a bit in the near future. of all nations will be 55 percent comparison, the privately-owned No regular meeting could be larger, tonnagewise, than they US merchant fleet now in existence held last week, however, because were in 1939. Contrary to the past constitutes 13 percent of total of the lack of enough Seafarers boom in tanker construction, the ocean-going shipping. for a quorum. World Shipyards BoomBut Not Those In USA Rotfsseries Claims Exaggerated There has been much selling pressure for electrical rotisseries, and much exaggeration too. The National Retail Dry Goods Association has reported that some stores have had returns of as high as 25 percent of .the rotisseries they have sold because of manufacturers' misleading claims. Weights and measures officials in one big city are now preparing a case against sellers who claim you can broil an 18-pound turkey for example, or bake a cake while you broil a bird. The markets officials found you can get an 18-pound turkey into some broilers as advertised only if you break the breastbone, and then of course you can't stuff the bjrd. An electric broiler or rotisserie does have convenience and may even be a fuel-saver for a small family or one that does not have a com­ plete kitchen. But one of its supposed conveniences is dubious. Electric broilers involve at least as much cleaning as the broiler compartment of a range, plus the problem of-storage. A family that actually wants ust a table broiler and doesn't plan to do much barbecuing, will do better to get a plain broiler rather than one with a motor-driven spit. watch for are the exaggerated list prices, and the flimsy construction of some low7priced broilers. Retailers have charged,that some broiler .manufacturers set exaggerated list prices so that the stores can seem to give fantastic reductions, such as 50 percent off. In buying a broiler, don't assume a "sale price' or "dis­ count" is necessarily a bargain. It may be. but make sure by compar­ ing prices charged by other retailers. Check For Poor Wiring You can now buy a broiler for $10 or even less, but some of these are poorly constructed. Make sure any broiler you buy carries the seal of Underwriters Laboratories not only on the cord but on the ap­ pliance Itself. The danger of a poorly-made broiler besides Uie shock hazard is that burn-outs of the heating element or cord can occur from the high temperatures. Also inspect the broiler to make sure it is sturdily const^-ucted, has at least three heat ranges, is easy to clean, the spatter shield is detachable, and the spit if it has one is removable for cleaning. Another electric cooking device growing in popularity is the auto­ matic frypan or electric skillet. This is actually a versatile little portable stove. It is especially useful for a small family or single person, or someone living in quarters with only limited cooking facilities. Be­ sides fryipg, these electric^skillets come with a cover so they can be used for making casseroles, stews, soups and even cooking vegetables and making desserts. They are also usable for cooking at the eating table. If you really do much of that. Ifbrands of electric frypans now are list-priced at $15.95 ,0 $22.95„less any discount you may find retailers giving, (the wellSunbeam automatic frypan has now come down to the $19-95 level, plus ^3 for the aluminum cover, to meet the competi­ tion of the more recently-introduced GE automatic skillet. W&X: LOG Expose Haunts ILA-Red Link ism Attempts by the AFL-ousted International Longshore­ men's Association to conceal and disguise its tie-in with Com­ munist forces in maritime back­ fired as the result of a SEAFAR­ ERS LOG expose in a previous is­ sue. The LOG had revealed that a prominent party-line spokesman and agent for Harry Bridges has been in close and continuous con­ tact with ILA's leadership. Prior to that, the LOG had printed photostats of checks contributed to ILA by Bridges' union. Now Fred Woltman, Pulitzer Prize winning feature writer for the "New York World Telegram and Sun" and an authority on the Communist movement, has con­ firmed the LOQ story. Woltman has shown in detail how ILA at­ tempted to cover up in front of an ILA-selected "citizens committee" dealing with the ILA's political strike in September, Meanwhile, the ILA continues to be lauded. Jfy the Daily ."Vl^orker. 'By FBEDEBICK WOLTMAN. quently visited the Commission hand of General Organizer e ILA delegates chieri Thomaa t Teddy) Gleason. Btaf/ Writer. for additional material. according to tha Dispatcher, Its charge that tha Water­ On Monday, before the un His connection with Bridges Veison 12 years ago was front Commission has been official Citizens' Waterfront had not been unknown in top barred "for life" as a "Commu­ ILA circles. Yet even alter his nist itooge" from the CIO| coddling Communists in the Port of New York today boom Committee, the ILA's special Identity was made public, Vei­ Industrial Union of Marine and eranged against the Interna­ counsel, Louis Waidman, cited son reportedly conferred with Shipbuilding Workers. Two tional Longshoremen's Assn. Veison as proof of his accusa ILA President Bradley. Top officiais 6t the union it- tlon that the commission Gleaaon'a conUcts with Vei­ years ago, pleading the Fifth down on dock workers ,self, it was recalled, tor months cracked came up Aug. 7 at a closed Amendment, he refused toi but went easy on subversives. son arbored Irving Veison, the Despite meeting of the ILA's New answer queatlona about Com­ reports of York District lystcrious Communist contact Velson's newspaper Al­ munist party membership or, waterfront activities, though secret, theCouncil, Involvement In Soviet espio­ itween Harry Bridges, West he told Godfrey session was P. Schmidt, reported on Sept. 2 by Bridges' nage. I Coast Red union boss, and the chairman of the committee, the union organ, the Dispatcher. •A. indeed, they used him to Waterfront Commission failed One of Monday's witnesses lobby against the Waterfront to act Mayor John Grogan of Hobo- who also accuted the Commis­ lU ken, a delegate reported, had sion of sofinets toward water­ Mr. Waidman overlooked ^ Moreover, it was further some salient facts. said he would "spend glOO.OQO front Reds was Vice-President learned today, Commission to lick the ILA" because cer­ Anastaaia. officials last July laid these It was this newspaper on tain of its leaders. Including Yet in May. 1954, the Com facta before Sen. James O. June 24 that first made public the general organizer, had mission dug up the feet that Eaatland, chairman of the In­ Velson's Communist Identity. been meeting with Velaon and Bridges' union had been finan­ ternal Security subcommittee, TKe Waterlront Commlsalon Bridges. _ cing Anastaaia locala in Brook­ in Washington. They' were helped pin It down. "Gleason," said the Dlipatch lyn in tha ILA'a fight with the Samuel M. Lane and Joseph Bradley Conferenoe. er, "stood up... aald he knew American Federation of Labor. Kaltz, former executive direc­ For months before that, Vei­ Bridges and met him every There waa tvldence that morel tor and chief investigator. son had entree to the 14th St time he was In New York and than 93600 had .pasaed hands, Operations Here. office of Captain William V. always got good advice from the Commlsfion informed the The data dealt with Velson's Bradley, ILA president, and him. He admitted meeting with U. S. Attomay for tha Eastern operations here, vlaits of the Brooklyn headquarters of Velaon also, and aSid he was District Bridges to New York and their Anthony Anastasia, ILA vice- a good trade unionist and that The Waterfront'Commlulon contacu with union officials. president," He operated over an ha (Gleason I would continue refuses to reOogfiiza tha CitiSenate Inveatlgatori g] at the to meet him.". I'a I'» > 4K* » M N. I* .. iv * : 'A' Sign Checks Right Away Seafarers who purchase trav­ elers checks, either through . the Union in the ports of New York and Baltimore or from any other source, are advised to take advantage of the pro­ tective feature of the checks by making sure they sign the checks on the spot at the time they buy them. The sa6ety fea­ ture of travelers checks calls for the purchaser to sign them at the time he buys them and then again when cashing them to enable a comparison be­ tween the two signatures as a guard against forgery, theft or loss. Failure to sign thgm at. the time of purchase is ^Vaste of the protective feature for which the check fee is paid, according to the SIU Sea Chest, which sells travelers checks -as a service to the membership ijo. New York and. Baltimore., �r.. • ,, SEAFARERS LOG Hiv. 11. ais LAWRINCI VICTORY (MlstlMlM>l); Aiiflutt U—Chairman, R. Zabrowtkli Sacratary, S. RIvara. No beefa. Few houra diapoted orertlme. Beef con­ cerning firat aiiiatant engineer and fireman watertender to be • referred to patrolman: Motion made anil car­ ried to .keep all trash out of cabin Motion made and carried to accept and concur Willi communications from headquarters. Motion piade and car­ ried to have clock installed aft, which will be a benefit to watch standers. Discussion on siopchest jeceived in MobUe. Repair Ust to be made up, fioori ana off deck. BEAUREGARD (McLein), Septem­ ber 5—Chairman, R. Ransoms; Secre­ ANN MARIR (Roll), August 17— tary, R. McManus. Motion made and Chairman. F. Murray; Sacratary, L. carried, to accept and concur with all Caldaron. Cgptain offered cooperation recent communications from head­ regarding disposal of garbage. Ship's quarters. Complete report sent to Wil­ fund, $3.66. Motion made and carried ' mington Agent regarding one of the to send copy of last special meeting class C men. to Port of Boston. Vpte of thanks to steward department. CHILORE (ORE'), August 3D—Chair-, ARCHERS HOPE (Cities Service). man, R. King; Secretary, T. YablonAugust 25—Chairman, E. Burton; Sec­ sky. Ship's delegate requested that retary, E. Haskln. Ship's delegate to all beefs be reported .before payoff. see captain about getting enough cig­ No beefs. Recent communication from arettes to last through next voyage. headquarters read, posted, accepted and concurred. Motion made and car­ ried to read new ruling on being late or missing ship. Pantryman to make coffee for 10 AM coffee time, ' and crew is to cooperate in keeping pantry clean. Deck delegate to check on foc'sie keys and ail repairs to be writ­ ten ^and posted. Ship's treasury, $13.69. Baker was re­ quested to put out more of a variety. CALMAR (Calmer), August 28— Chairman, S. Drury; Secretary, T. Jackson. Some complaints about prep­ aration of food: all crew members are to rotate the magazines bouglit from ship's fund money. Ship's treas­ ury contains $27.86. Crew is to tmplug washing machine when they finish using it and timer to be put on the machine. DE SOTO (Pan Atlantic), August 7 —Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, H. Blerring. One beef. Headquarters to take care of matter regarding men leaving ship. Ship's fund, $6. Bosun requisted men sleeping on deck to keep clear of gangway in port. It was suggested that valve to water foun­ tain be closed in port. August 8—Chairman, B. Varn; Sec­ retary, C. Copper. AU repairs have been made. Ship's fund. $6. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Discussion held on new feed­ ing set up. FAIRISLE (Waterman), July 22— Chairman, F. Shala; Secretary, B. Mackenzie. Repair list to be read. One brother sustained injuries in Ponce, PR, while securing ship, he was taken to hospital in Ponce for treatment. Discussion held regarding ice. Chief engineer is provoking the Issue by wilifuily not cooperating. Vote of thanks to steward department and for confidence and good work the Union has done. FRANCES (Bull), August 14—Chair­ man, S; Carr; Secretary, E. O'Rourko. Ship's fund. $12.63. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Discussion held on passes. GREECE VICTORY (South Atlantic), August 23—Chairman, A. Lazzaro; Secretary, J. Davles. Discussion held on siopchest and on replacing pantry deck. Pantryman asks gang to help keep coffee bag clean in um. HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), Sep­ tember 1—Chairman, F. Stewart; Sec­ retary, M. Startle. Boarding patrolman explained duties of delegates. Dis­ cussion held on the necessity that the crew live up to the agreement. Repair list will be taken care of. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), August 28—Chairman, A. Janes; Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Amount of draws to be straightened -out. Deck to be washed every day. Repair list to be compiled. Coffee cups to be brought back and fresh bread should be served when it is available. Assorted ice cream and cold drinks requested. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), August 27—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ tary, J. Levin. All beefs to be turned over to boarding patrolman at payoff. Repair list to be turned over to chief mate. Ship's treasury consists of $39.30. Some disputed overtime and few small beefs. Motion made and car­ ried to check with negotiating com­ mittee regarding overtime to bie' paid at Subic Bay, same as at other mili­ tary reservations. To notify head­ quarters regarding seaman's papers. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Air-conditioning needed aboard ships. Discussion held on this. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), August 28—Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, J. Nelson. Donation was made for Brother Lanier's wife in the amount of $141. He was flown home from, Cuba, Ul. Ship needs new movie ma­ chine. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund. $312.68. Few hours dis­ puted overtime wiU be taken care of shoreside. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Motion made and carried to change entire lock system. Sugges­ tion made to get regular crew to operate movie machine and no one elge. It was also suggested to hold union meeting in the cross passage­ way as the messhali is too small. ARIZPA'(Waterman), September 3 —Chairman, H. Hunt; Secretary, D, Nunn. Everything running smoothly. One man hospitalized at Bremerhaven, due to undetermined internal ailment. His gear was taken ashore but several items were left aboard. These items will be shipped to his home. No beefs or disputed overtime. Balto Hall Fetes 1st Year BALTIMORE—Marking a year and a day of formal operations since it was first opened on November 10, 1954, the SIU hall here still stands out as the finest union building in this city and the best through the Atlantic and Gulf district. The year-old structure, providing facilities and conveni­ Gets Sea Legs Aboard Del Sud ences for the membership DEL MAR (Mississippi), September 4—Chairman, E. Leonard; Secretary, M. Phelps. No beefs. Ship is being investigated by FBI because of theft aboard. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters. One man on watch was sent to hospital and deck department storekeeper also got off because of illness. New ship's dele­ gate elected. Steward requested that ail men who have stainless steel buckr ets are to turn them in for galvanized ones. Clothes to be left in washing machine not more than fifteen min­ utes. HEYWOOO BROUN (Victory Car­ riers) August 21—Chairman, G. Hildrath; Secretary, W. Thompson. No major beefs. Captain -will put out draw one day before ship reaches Japan. Recent communication from headquarters read and accepted unan­ imously. Steward will stow all excess luggage for crew. KYSKA (Waterman), August 21— Chairman, W. J. Walker; Secretary, W. Simpson. No beefs. Crew was warned against turning in beefs to Coast Guard because, this only makes matters worse. Ship's treasury amounts to $3.30. Ship's delegate elected. Discussion held on the idea of having department delegates meet separately and hash out all beefs. MARORE (Ore), August 27—Chair­ man, W. Dswiey; Secretary, S. Wojton. Communication from headquarters was posted. Treasury—$2.30. Reports from headquarters was posted. Treas­ ury—$2.30. Reports from headquarters accepted and concurred. List of over­ time to be made up and turned over to patrolman. MASSMAR (Calmar), September 3— Chairman, J. Eichenberg; Secretary, G. Hatgimlslos. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Motion made and carried to have woqden lockers put in ail rooms when ship goes into shipyard. Ship's dele­ gate to see captain regarding the men who must sleep on deck when rooms are painted. They should be able to sleep topside. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), August .30—Chairman, C. Hall; Secretary, E. Mastrlannl. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund—$4. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Suggested to see if slop chest can open sooner. To check on what happened to awnings and bench­ es for outside passageway. August 29—Chairman, C. Hall; Sec­ retary, J. Dalton. Everything running okay. Motion made and carried to contact headquarters regarding linen compensation. Steward requested that all extra linen be turned in. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 27—Chairman, D. Dickson; Sec­ retary, M. Sospine. Vote of thanks given to steward department. Voyage going well. Keys to messhali and pantry to be given to man standing watch, in port. Washing machine has been repaired and is to be kept in good shape by crew. Travelers checks will be distributed in all countries where it is permissabie. Discussion held on safety of crew. No beefs. Suggestion made to have all doors-in passageways locked In foreign ports. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 28—Chairman, C. Morgan; Secre­ tary, J. Anderton. No beefs. Motion made and carried to request inform­ ation from headquarters regarding passes given' crew in Kharamshahr; and about transportation from Erie , Basin—no bus service available on Saturday and Sunday or after 7 PM —no taxi service either. Delegate to make up repair. Dst. VENTURA (Trans Oceanic), August 2—Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, S. Cieslak. Deck department has some disputed overtime. Repair lists were completed. Milk short on sailing day. July 4—Chairman, W. Smith; Secre­ tary N, Wexier. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund, $25. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Iron will be purchased with ship's fund. July 24—Chairman, W. Smith; Sec­ retary, N. Wexier. Patrolman to be notified about 1st ass't not cooperat­ ing. SlU library wanted. Wage rates to be posted. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), July 31—Chairman, R. Jackson; Secretary, W. Cellard. No beefs and no repairs. Crew was advised by ship's delegate of master's Msition and attitude to­ ward SlU. Do not sign accident re­ ports purser hands out. Fiffe Serea Mrs. Marie Vida R. Parker, SIU stewardess, poses in the passengers' lounge aboard the Del Sud with her granddaugh­ ter, Neilanne Parker. 8. The youngster was on hand to bid her grandmother bon voyage on sailing day 'for the Mississippi passenger ship's regular run to Buenos Aires. Wilmington Perking Up On In-Transit Activity WILMINGTON—Shipping here improved considerably at the last count, although what it will be for November is still a big question mark. There are no known payoffs scheduled for this port during the month, hut the heavy intransit traffic expected should fill most of the gap. Figures Are Good Figures for the past two weeks were considered particularly good in the light of the fact that they stemmed entirely .from in-transit ships also. The dozen vessels that stopped by during the period took 51 men off the beach as replace­ ments. Other port news centers mainly on the wind-up of the severalweeks-old cannery strike involving members of SlU-afflliated cannery and fishery unions in the port area. The workers came away with a five percent across the board raise, time and a half for Saturday work and several other benefits. AU unions in this area cooperated with them during the beef. The strike began Sept. 1 when the old contract expifed. Port Agejit E, B, Tilley also revealed the passing of Brother Max Byers, who died of a heart attack in Long Beach on Oct. 28. He had been a member of the SIU for many Years and had been ship­ ping regularly from this coast. which were not even dreamed of a few years earlier, remains in top condition today as it continues to provide new comforts and services for Seafarers. Home of several other unions which rent office space in the building, the SIU hall is also head­ quarters for the Baltimore Federa­ tion of Labor, the AFL central body in the port. Regular meetings of the BFL, with which the Baltimore SIU branch is affiliated, are held in the meeting hall. Similar To NY Identical in many respects to the SIU headquarters building in New York, it boasts additional floor space, two more stories in height and an open-air sun deck overall. Because of its height, it features a self-service elevator for the con­ venience of those using the build­ ing day or night. Its retail facilities, such as the Sea Chest, Port O' Call bar and cafeteria, are drawing extra play these days, according to Earl Sheppard, port agent, because a rela­ tive slowdown in shipping is giving Seafarers on the beach and other visitors an opportunity to sample its wares more leisurely. But shipping still stands at a re­ spectable figure, with the port han­ dling some 160 jobs during the past two-week period. Fifteen ships paid off, seven signed on and sixteen stopped over in transit during the last two weeks. All of them, Sheppard added, paid off clean, with no outstanding beefs. "Crews of these ships de­ serve a big hand for their handling of these vessels. Their coopera­ tion is making the job of covering the ships a real pleasure." Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry dan do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure- speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. Seafarers In Action Danny PiccerreUl, weU known for his shipboard pizzas and other delicacies, applied his skUIs to­ ward running a membership meet­ ing when he served as chairman of the October 19 PhUadelphia port meeting. Apparently he did just as well with the gavel as with the skillet. Other meeting chair­ men around the ports were W. T. Brlghtwell in Houston, H. Thomas in San Francisco and M. Launey in Lake Charles, Wilmington and N. Dubois and Don Ruddy in Seattle. All's well aboard the Albion (Drj' Trans) these days with the crew reporting that she's a "happy ship... being run in true SIU style." The delegates' chores aboard are being handled by Frank Pasaluk as ship's delegate, with Louis E. Barch, Joe E. Brook and J. W. Tingl representing the deck, engine and steward departments respectively. Albert Sental, ship's ^ ^ secretary-reporter, sent in the A number of Seafarers took on good news. the secondary meeting jobs of re­ t 4" 4" cording s e c r eAnother Waterman ship, the tary and reading Madaket, had never a duU mo­ clerk. They in­ ment aboard with a movie projec­ cluded J. Cisltor and several films to help pass eck! in Philly; the time. Seafarer Walter L. PL W. Simpkins Busch, electrician, handled the and J. K. Pamell equipment in capable style. None in Savannah; F. of those "one moment please" Hagin and E. signs had to go up in the middle Frost in Tampa; of the show. Both unlicensed crew Ben Grice in Lynum and officers dropped a few bills Lake Charles, J. Gohea in.'Hoiistpo, F»^ -D^ Lynom into a movie fund for equipment in San Francisco, 1s. A. Lane in and film rentals. '.7 -.a '• '^"•-11 �•5'" Vast Eleht SEAFARERS NOT. 11, im LOG P'!/P~^r- • • '•• lifeiv' i .-^ IPi -';•- •X. " Men at IVork " Two^ Seafarers in the deck gang aboard the Fairislc team up to complete a splice on some wire. Loose strands are carefully attended to avoid possible injuries. mm'- - hf -" 5.?-" :K.:!C]'^.- Since good feeding requires not only first-quality food and clean pots but shipshape cook­ ing ranges as welh the SIU galley force on the John B. Waterman puts in some hard con­ centration on the job of cleaning the ranges before preparing the next meal. On tap are steward Joe Brown (left), and the chief cook and BR. < Changing a tube in one of the burners, Evangelos Ibratis, fireman aboard the Andrew Jackson, strikes a pose for the crew photog­ rapher before completing the Job. r �- m N«r. 11.195B < < ^ SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG ..•^1 Even the routine job of slushing runners, by Seafarers Earle Griffin (left) and Kenny Lopez, at>tracted the eye of one of the many shuttei-bugs aboard the Steel Age on the run into the Middle East. Working under hot sun, deck department men have opportunity for suntan^ as well as muscles and callouses. Ship's reporter C. Tobias submitted the .photo. '• ii •-"4! I • Menus help make the^ meal, and Seafarer L. B. Moore, steward on the Afoundria, pays full attention to them as the ship winds its way out to the Far East^* Use of "to order" feeding system aboard the ship, one of the pioneers of new SIU feeding program, has been lauded by all crewmembers. Stew­ ard's efforts in planning good menus are especially important., H. Proios, AB, hangs onto fall while H. Rode, hos^, oversees work on lifeboat aboard the Cecil Bean. Bosun seems satisfied with the job done by his deck gang. Steward Pete Loleas (right) watches approv­ ingly as chief cook Robert Morrow slices tur­ key for big meal on Wacosta. Morrow was once steward of Hollywood's Brown Derby. Setting up for breakfast on Steel Age, messmen Joe Romero (left) fills water pitcher as Johnny Fanoli posts menu on bulletin hoard. It looks like good start foiva good day. Bosun Mohammed (left) and Burdick, DM, pause in their brush-wielding aboard the Oceanstar to strike a pose for shipmate Stephen Emerson (not shown). Emerson reports a good trip, a good time and a good gang to ship with aboard the vessel, now running coal to Germany. Deck department held its end up, kept things trim and shipshape with lots of paintwork. 7. I ;5^;f '•'•v: �•'jtfi: r;> flare Tei' SEAFARERS NAT. lU t9U LOG 'A New Chapter. * Seattle Job Flood Due As Tankers Crew Up SEATTLE—Seafarers in this port can expect to be treated to a real job boom during the coming two weeks, notwith­ standing the good shipping already in evidence here. Two and possibly three T-2'*^ tankers are expected to come troleum Carriers, all of which have idle for some time. out of lay-up and will-crew been The pleasant prospects here are up between Nov. 15-25 for Far East-Persian Gulf runs. In addi­ tion, Port Agent Jeff Gillette said he already has at least five payoffs scheduled up through Nov. 15, "so shipping should be terrific." The tankers figuring in the pre­ dicted breakouts from lay-up in­ clude the McKettrick Hills (Western Tankers*, plus the Stony Point and Cape Namamu, both for US Pe- LakeChas, Sees Rise In Ships LAKE CHARLES—Expect­ ing word any day now that bids will be let for the build­ likely to sweep the beach pretty clean of SIU men, since good ship­ ping is the general rule in this port at all times. The last period was no exception, despite a dip from the figure of two weeks ago. Again the ships are reported coming in clean, with no special beefs, as the crews arriving here continue to do a bang-up job on the ships. The hardtiming of the crew by the skipper on the George A. Lawson is due for an abrupt end, fol­ lowing Union protests to the com­ pany against the skipper's actions. Disciplinary action at the company end is due to provide the ship with a new captain on her next trip out. Robin Sets Up Yale Scholarship ing of a new cement plant here, The SlU-contracted Robin Line Seafarers are hoping that the pro­ jected construction will provide has established a scholarship at the shot in the arm needed to Yale University as a memorial to sustain present better-than-average its late president, Arthur R. Lewis, Jr. shipping. The applicants must be between Talk about the proposed cement plant first made news'in June with 17 and 21 years old and be resi­ the announcement of a riverfront dents of the Union of South Africa, plant building program by a newly- the principal country visited by the ships of the Robin fleet. The formed company. .scholarship is for $2,600 per year "If this ever gets out of the plus an annual round-trip steam­ talking stage," Leroy Clarke, SIU ship passage between South Africa port agent asserted, "it should in­ crease the business via water here and New York. materially. Such a boost is always welcome and we are awaiting the next formal step in this program with interest." Although shipping fell off some­ what from the highs of the previ­ ous few weeks, it is still relatively high and is providing more than ample opportunities for Seafarers seeking jobs in a hurry. Clarke cautioned, however, that any sudden onrush of Seafarers to this port would not do anybody any good, as there are still enough class A and B men available to handle whatever comes up. Elsewhere on the local scene, activities are equally quiet, with most local unions busy on the job and only an occasional burst of campaign oratory In the area's general elections to liven things up. ^e S PORT O' CALL NOW iM BOTH - Hmw&Jimim Question; Can you suggest any means for improving the dis­ tribution of LOGs to Seafarers in foreign ports? James F. Byrne, MM: The serv­ ice we have been getting has cer­ tainly been satis­ factory. On the Robin Line runs, the agents gen­ erally bring the LOG and other mail aboard, so we don't miss it. There-jire a cou­ ple of seamen's hangouts where it could be sent direct, however. In case it missed the ship. 4 4" 4 4 4 4 Pedro Velez, AB: Send it to the Donate Giangiordano, AB: I think it would be a good idea to agents in each port. They always come aboard with send the LOG the mail when right to the the ship arrives American consul and bring the in each port. LOG with them. Since the old Of course, some­ man has to see times the mail to the consul in each the ship is slower port he could in some places pick up the mail than in others. there each time But if the agent and we would be sure to get it. The company agents gets it, he will usually bring It don't always jcooperate. right out to the ship. 4" MRSALX Confesor Ayala, cook: The best way would be to send it to the American consul in the different ports so the old man could pick it up when he goes there. Mail sent to the consul is always safe and can be picked up whenever you are in port. The same thing could be done with the LOGs for each ship. 4" $ Ilayward O. C. Veal, 2nd cook: It doesn't seem that there is any real problem getting the LOG over­ seas, because we always manage to see it in some port along the way each trip. But it might help to send it to more of the clubs and bars where seamen always get together in ixMrt. S. Mansan, 2iid cook: The present system of sending them to the agents and the places where sea­ '4, men gather over­ k seas seems fine. I haven't run into trouble finding a LOG for quite some time. If the mail misses the ship in one port, it generally cgtelies up with ybu in the next. Seafarers by now are accustomed to their Union coming up with pace-setting developments in the maritime industry. The latest chapter in SIU progress, the newly-negotiated ship­ board safety and health plan, falls into the pattern of past Union history. Like the SIU Vacation Plan the new program is sure to have far-reaching significance. For a while, of course, the program will remain in the planning stage as the Union ^d the operators examine ways and means of putting it into operation. However, Seafarers can be sure of one thing. No matter what the shape and mechanics of the program, its major objectives will be to protect the health, life and livelihood of the Seafarers. The Union is confident that the prograin can be developed to assure safer working conditions on the ships and a healthier membership through the practice of preventive medicine ashore. Up until now the area of health and safety has been some­ what of a no man's land with individual companies and figencies conducting piecemeal programs that were not always wise or successful. Ambitious Government officials with an eye toward perpetrating an elaborate bureaucratic apparatus were already planning to move in and take over. Anyone familiar with maritime knows that such a develop­ ment would benefit only one group of people—Government jobholders. The shipowners and the Union, the people most directly concerned, are the ones who can best do the job on the human level. Union participation assures that the pro­ gram wiU be conducted in the best interests of the Union's membership. Another attraction of the program for Seafarers is that it will be financed entirely by shipowner contributions. Like the Welfare Plan with its multitude of benefits and the Vaca­ tion Plan, all costs bf benefits and administration are sup­ ported by the shipowner at no cost whatsoever to the Seafarer; The shipowner financing contributions begin this coming Monday and a Union-shipowner sub-committee is already at work surveying the problem. In a short while Seafarers should have something specific to look forward to in this area which will add up to more security and more benefits for all. * �Nov. 11. 1955 SEAFARERS lOG Page Elevea MARVIN HAUF, ch. atwd. JOHN THOMPSON, AB Seafarers have had a variety of Steubenville, Ohio, famous as a center of .glass, china and pot­ experiences in their time, but few tery production in th§ United can point to as strange a misfor­ States. But that didn't cut any ice with Seafarer John Thompson. tune as befell Marvin Hauf and His father had been a seaman for the crew of the Nathanial B. Pal­ many years, so in 1941 he took off mer, in 1953. . The Palmer wias for the East Coast and got himself headed up-river on the Plata, well a job on' a ship. above Buenos "Aires,'during tfie That was on an dry reason when the river faded Esso tanker. Two to a trickle and the ship was left years later John stranded on a dry river bed. Most tired of non­ of the crew was sent home but union conditions Hauf and a skeleton crew, spent and sv(fcit ciii6d six; months-0^ bqardi^^nfttng-.!^^ over to the SIU. the rains to come, four bif them Like a good sitting on the ship without leave. number of Sea­ The pain of -this experience was farers, John tried softened when he got back to the Thompson his hand at a States and collected a whopping shoreside occupation before he payoff. took toj^ea. ' In his case he spent Fortunately, most of his sea­ about 2V2 years inside the squared going experiences have been more circle, boxing in many small clubs pleasant. The 36-year-old Sea­ throughput the middle west. He farer started sailing in the late soon found that it was better to 30's, fired by the talk of -his sea­ View looking south from Manhattan side of Brooklyn Bridge shows two miles of Brooklyn wa­ seek his fortune outside the ring. going uncles. The Navy was his terfront as it will appear upon completion of seven-year, $85 million Brooklyn-Port Authority Though he occasionally boxed on first choice but color-blindness ships during the war for entertain­ flunked him out and he turned to will 'be replaced pier development program. Twenty-six existing narrow, obsolete piers p' ' ' with • ment's sake, he hung up his ten modern structures and another will be completely rehabilitatea. The development will shipping on mer­ padded mitts for a pair of work chant vessels in provide a total of 25lnodern ship berths. gloves long ago. "I'm glad I quit the steward de­ when I did. It has been nine years partment. He be­ since I've had the gloves on." came an SIU Novelty Wore Off member in 1944 In the first few years of sailing, and has been seeing the sights and hunting for sailing Union souvenirs had its attractions, but ever since then. Thompson admits the novelty has . Most seafaring worn off by now. Anyway, he finds men seem to The deaths of the following Sea­ Hauf An ambitious $85 million Brooklyn pier rebuilding program have a favorite that the American seaman is a tar­ farers have been reported to the get of antagonism in many ports. port and Hauf is no exception. He has been announced by the Port of New York Authority. The Seafarers Welfare Plan and the program would affect a two mile stretch of antiquated piers What interfests him now is a good will never pass up a run to Den­ SIU death benefit Is being paid ship, good wages *and warm weath­ mark or Sweden because of their extending southward from -t er. "I'd be crazy if I liked cold hospitality to seafaring men, their the Brooklyn Bridge. The Au­ truck-loading areas at each pier. to their bene/iciories; places of interest and world-famed thority purchased the proper­ weather since I sail on deck." Most of the section acquired by These days Thompson takes craftsmanship in furniture, archi­ ty earlier in the year. Gerald C. Fitz-James, 75: On the Port Authority consists of most of his ships out of Baltimore tecture and utensils. S e p t e m ber 28, The seven year program calls small open wooden piers that are Two years ago Hauf took the for construction of ten new piers not suitable for handling modern and finds the city a good place for 1955, Brother a Seafarer to sail out of. "Balti­ plunge andymarried a girl from with 25 berths as well as wide ocean-going ships. Ancient ware­ Fitz-James died more is a wonderful seaman's West Virginia. They now make In the Staten houses behind the piers would also town. People treat you well and their home ashore In Baltimore. come down during the moderniza­ Island USPHS you never have to worry about be­ "My wife wants me to quit the tion program. Hospital of nat­ ing shunned. That's because they sea," he said, "but I'm not that ural causes. Bui*Typical of the new pier project understand the importance of sea­ settled yet." Seagoing life with ial took place in is the plan for reconstruction in men apd commerce to their every­ the SIU is just too attractive to the Evergreen Atlantic basin, the first section to day life." Cemetery in quit for anything shoreside. be tackled. There a 2,000-foot B r 0 o k 1y n, NY. three berth quay will be built with an 1,800-foot one story shedded Brother Fitz-James had been sail­ area. The 16-Ioot wide truck load­ ing with the SIU since 1951. He ing platform on the land side of joined the Union in New York and the quay will be able to handle 144 had been sailing in the engine de­ partment. His last ship was the trucks at a time. "Catastrophe" insurance provid­ ended a 13 day sti-ike against Pa­ Sandcaptain. ing benefits up to $7,500 a year is cific Telephone and Telegraph on SAN FRANCISCO — The The Port Authority estimates included in General Electric con­ the basis of wage increases of 10.2 pier program will save ship­ 4 4 4 shipping picture here is still the tracts with 90 unions. The new pro­ cents hourly for plant workers and ping companies $5 million a year not too clear, and will appar­ William Liebennan, 46: Brother gram covers 200,000 GE employees. $2 to $4.50 a* week for office and in handling costs. Lieberman died After an employee pays the first traffic employees. Bell Telephone ently have to wait on possible di­ in the USPHS $50 of medical costs, he receives employees in Omaha, Nebraska, versions from Seattle to show any hospital in Savan­ covei'age of the 'oulk of remaining also settled for $2 to $4.50 raises real improvement. Although job activity was slight­ nah, Georgia, on expenses up to ^7,500 a year and plus fringe benefits. ly better than the previous twoOctober 7, 1955. $15,000 in a lifetime, for each 4 4 4 week period, it waS ^ill far below He had been a member of the family. (Continued from page 3) Mettlers Woods, the sole re­ the levels of a few weeks ago when member of the i 4" 4" maining tract of primeval hard­ the Golden Gate city rivaled Se­ tatives on the Welfare Plan board Union since 1941, An arbitrator has ordered three wood forest in the eastern US, was attle for the best shipping on this of trustees again reminded Seafar­ joining in the unionized blouse manufacturei-s to officially dedicated as the William coast. ers that the allowances for surgical Port of New York pay $60,009 to the International L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest in As it is, there have been no pay­ fees should cover all standard and sailing in the Ladies Garment Workers Union, ceremonies honoring the late pres­ offs here for the last month and a cases, as the SIU plan's payments steward department. Brother Lie­ AFL, for Importing blouses from ident of the AFL Carpenters half, and nothing of that order is are very liberal. The allowances, berman Is survived by his wife, Japan. The union contract requires Union. The union donated $75,000 yet in sight. they pointed out, are higher than Minnie Lieberman, of Brooklyn, that all blouses sold by the manu­ towards a fund drive to save the the Blue Cross benefits and are New York. Seven lu-Transits facturers be made in union shops. woods from the logger's ax and Four sign-ons, three for Water­ based on average charges in major 4 4 4" The award is expected to lead to turn the property over to Rutgers man and one for Victory Carriers, US port cities. a major court test. University as a research area. did pep up things, however, and Seafarers were urged to famil­ Louis F. Johnson, 41: Brother the seven in-transits which paid a iarize themselves with the schedule Johnson died of ." t 4 4 4 4 4 call during the period also helped. of benefits under the Welfare Plan a heart ailment Cadillac automobile salesmen in But the "Golden Gate" seems to so that they have a point of refer­ A Federal Court of Appeals has aboard the SS New York City were on strike be losing its glitter for shipping at Steel Age in the after voting to bp represented by ruled it is permissible for unions the present moment. The major ence in discussing fees with a sur­ to employ slowdown tactics and geon. In any case. Seafarers would Arabian Sea. Bur­ AFL Teamsters Local 917. All of other pressure against an employer hope is that some ships will be do well to contact the nearest port ial took place at the salesmen were'reported to be in the course of contract negotia­ diverted from Seattle which, add­ agent for all Information about the sea. Brother in the five figure earnings brackets Johnson had been but pointed out that they had no tions., The two to one decision re­ ed to the few in-transits already plan before they go ahead with ar­ sailing in the limit on daily hours worked, no versed a National Labor Relations scheduled, will provide some jobs rangements for hospitalization and Board ruling against the CIO Tex­ in this area. surgery. steward depart­ holidays, vacation pay, welfare tile Workers Union. The Board heid The ships that have been here, Copies of the regulations and ment since 1944, benefits, seniority or job security. « Ule union had not bargained in in any event, have been clean, with benefits of the plan as well as de­ joining in the Port of New York. 4 4 4 good faith when its members had no majdr beefs, Leon Johnson, tails on, all other SIU welfare ben­ He is survived by his mother, Mrs. CIO telephone: workers in the conducted slowdowns or refused to port agent, reported, . That part of efits can be obtained from any SIH Bertha Johnson, of Roxbury, MasNevada-Northern California area work overtime. the record is always welcome. port agent* or;i£r'om headquarters, sachusetts,. y $85 Million Revamp For Brooklyn Piers litiiilliiit mSPATCH • :l| :' • 'il SF Hopeful For Ships From North Benefits... 3^1 • '(il _' �S fcMFARERS Pare Twelve #S ill?'. Teen 'Queeif LPG Pilgrim $s Help Cleati Mess Left By Vonef Hurricane "Janet" may have left a lot of destruction in her wake recently when she cut across Trinidad and the British West Indies, but the Alcoa Pilgrim crew and passengers have* stepped in to help in appreci--* ation for the hospitaUty ex- (^athCrilie'S tended to them there for many Seafarer Jim Canard, AB, rates his niece with any gla­ mor queen. She's Linda Sue Scarborough, 13, "queen" of her graduating class in Hattiesburg, Miss. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Shoremates By Roy Fleischer The devil and God Walk hand in hand On the waterfront With the sailor man. The jukebox plays As the wild waves spray The air with salt for his beer,' And a woman's charm Fills his husky arms As the devil gayly cheers. There's Sunday's Mass After Saturday's glass, A prayer for the coming trip. And thanks to God For bringing to shore What's left Of a storm-tossed ship. Then it's back to the tavern. More beer to drink, And the devil comes along. And the glasses clink As the church bells ring While the devil sings a song. There are curses for the many, And prayers said for all. And the devil and God Play cards with the gob Until stern Neptune calls. Then it's back to the ship And the peaceful sea, Or the storm, the wind, the fog. And the devil is left Alone on the shore While the sailor sails with God. years. Unsolicited, Seafarers; officers and travelers aboard the ship made a $225 contribution toward the "Hurricane Janet Relief Fund" after the big blow had left its mark on Port-of-Spain and other points familiar to Alcoa regulars. The contribiaion from the ship even drew the notice of the island's Governor, Edward B. Beetham, and M. H. Dorman, Colonial Secre­ tary, who praised the spontaneous generosity of all involved. Similar thanks were sent by the colony director of the British Bed Cross, Air Vice-Marshall C. McC. Vincent, who wrote: "I do not know how to thank you for the spontane­ ous contribution ... I only wish I could thank all these good people personally for the tremendous showing of generosity. I shall make sure that the press and pub­ lic will get to hear about it." Aboard the ship as SIU delegates are Seafarers W. Renny, ship's delegate; Don L. Beck, deck; Allen W. George, engine, and Oscar B. Smith, steward. Cat Caged ^ "The Case of the Catherine's Curious Cat" has been marked closed. According to the ship's minutes and scraps of information later un­ covered, one Seafarer imthe crew "adopted" a stray cat and was keeping it in his foc'sle as a pet, to the apparent discomfort of his bunkmates. When matters got out of hand, however, and the puss be­ gan setting up headquarters in the galley • and messroom, the crew drew the line. Debate at the meeting all focussed on the same point, that the cat had no place being where food was handled, and was a meowing menace. Apparently the owner also capitulated, since the wanaering feline eventually wound up caged back aft, out of harm's way. Chairman of ^ the meeting in question was A.'jFerrie. - The sec­ retary was J. Stark; Joe Ranierl was the reading clerk. Top Feeders On The Jean NOT. 11, 1955 Assist On Hosp. Bill Applauded To the Editor: My heartfelt thanks go to the SIU and the SIU Welfare Plan for stepping in in an emergency and helping me out while my wife was In the hospital for serious surgery at the Univer­ sity Hospital in New York. A little too cold-blooded when it comes to handing out bills and collecting for same, the hos­ pital wouldn't even give me an itemized statement of what I Letters to the Editor All letters to the^editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. owed in advance, so that I could clear things with the Welfare Plan, get the cash in there and take my wife home. The one thing that stood out was the wonderful treatment given me by the people at the SIU Welfare Plan office in New York, who straightened every­ thing ^out in plenty of time. This cooperation when people need it most is the kind of treat­ ment that is really appreciated. Thanks again to the Welfare Plan and to our Union officials who eased the way for me. The wife is recovering nicely now, too. Fred Lambert Amerocean Hails Aid By Norfolk Good feeding rates a good word, at the passenger who took this photo of some of the galley gang on the Jean will attest. Pictured (I to r) are: George Taylor, utility; Ray SedowskI, NCB; Richard Volkerts, chi&f cook; Pablo Latorre, 2nd cook; Charles Stevens, steward. Ship's delegate John Pierce sent it. pany^would have to oomt to an imderstandin^. Well, ai it went, Ben and tht port captain got together, the repairs started, the fans, mat­ tresses and other things came aboard and things- began to shape up. On sign-on day there was no money aboard the ship for draws in foreign ports, so Brother Rees called the com­ pany in New York and was as­ sured there would be draw money in all foreign ports the ship entered. Officers Cooperate I would- like to state at this time that we have a fine SIU ship and that the skippei^ and all the other officers cooperate with the crew 100 percent. We have no beefs and I assure you the girls in Rotterdam are hav­ ing a ball with this SIU crew. We have none other than Harry Muches, who is 71 years young and known from coast to coast as "Harry the Horse,", aboard this vessel. We have a good steward department as well as good grub^ since the "Horse" is chef aboard athis wagon. Most of all, the. entire crew wishes to thank Ben Rees, our Norfolk agent, for his^ 100 per­ cent Union backing and the ex­ cellent way he handled this ship. We the membership know that clever handling of matters such as these and the fine and excel­ lent leadership throughout the organization are what make the SIU the greatest maritime un­ ion in history. Ralph O, King Ship's delegate 4- i 4" Finds Popular Spot In Beira . To the Editor: When we arrived in Beira on the Robin Doncaster we re­ ceived cards to call round at the Minerva Bar, one of the most popular bars in town, to meet all the crowd off other American ~ghips there as well. The owners of the place really treated us very well; the only thing that was missing was the SEAFARERS LOG. I suggest that they should be supplied with it regularly, as it is really where all our boys meet. I hope I will find the LOG there the next time we get to Beira, Charles Kinnke , I Ed note: Copies of the LOG will be sent there regularly as you requested.) • i 4i 4. To the Editor: Last September 17 the Amer­ ocean took a crew ip the port of Baltimore and departed the following daj' for the Newport News shipyard for repairs and sign-on. Also aboard the ship was a three-page repair list from the last voyage which had been turned in to the patrol­ man in Baltimore by the pre­ vious ship's delegate. As soon as the ship was se­ cured in drydock the repairs began, but no repairs were done that were on the list we had or the duplicate which was turned in to the company by the pre­ vious crew. After a couple of days of this, the next move was to be a 2 PM sign-on the following day. As To the Editor: I would like to express my the representative of the crew I Inquired when and if the yard appreciation for the benefits of would do the repairs about our wonderful Welfare Plan. I have been in "drydock" for which the company has been notified, and about the fans, nearly three months at the US mattresses, etc., which were to Public Health Service hospital in New Orleans and expect to be put aboard. be laid up about that much Was A Secret No one I contacted knew longer. Without my SIU benefits.lt anything except that the signon was at 2 PM, period. After I would have been very difficult talked things over with the indeed to provide for my family crew, we came to the conclusion during this time. It really gives that somebody was pulling a a guy a good feeling to know fast one, so I contacted the Nor­ that his organization is behind folk SIU hall by phone on this him in his time of need. M. Baxter matter. Brother Ben Rees told me he had a teletype from Baltimore concerning this ship, and that we should bring the repair list and all bur beefs to the hall. To the Editor: I would like to express my When we got there, we went over each item on the repair everlasting gratitude to the Sea­ list. Rees then called the com­ farers Welfare Plan for the pany port captain to tell him it benefits I received during re­ was impossible to have a sign- cent surgery and hospitalization. on the following day due to the - It provided wonderful assis-' repairs and other items about tance al that tinre^. ; which the JJnion and the comMrs. John Linn . , Lauds Union Aid in Time Of Need USPHS HOSPITAI, STATEN ISLAND. NY John McWUUami A. Androh L. Maisunet Joseph Arabasx Edward P. Matt# J. A. Blanco Frank S. Bosment# Thomas E. Maynei Paige A. MltcheU Charles E. Brady Harry W. Morris J. R. Brimacomba WUllam Neef Charles Cantwell Patrick O'NeUI George Carlson Joseph A. Puglisl John Castro (sabelo B. Quanico James Clarke WiUiam R. Rhone Henry J. Durney Perry Roberts John Eaton George H. Robinson George Fiance Esleii Godlrey Jose Rodriguez Louis Guelinitz Santiago Rosario Hemsley Guinier Vernon Sheals Haivor Holt Frank Soriano F. R. Kaziukewict Edgar Starns Martin J. Lynch John Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Joseph Garelio Joseph B. Murpbjr Jas J. Monahan Jr. USPiiS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Frederick Landry Eladio Aris James J. Lawlor Jolin Auslitz Kaarcl Lectmaa Fortunato Bacomo Leonard Leidig Mike Lubas Frank W. Bemrlck Joseph D. McGraw Robert L. Booker Archibald McGulgan Joseph G. Carr Harry F. MacDonald - Mariano Cortez Michael Machusky Walter L. Davis Vic Milazzo EmUlo Delgado Melvin O. Moore Walter W. Denley Eugene T. Nelson John J. Driscoll Joseph Neubauer Robert E. Gilbert James O'Hare Bart E. Guranick Ralph J. Palmer TaibHassen- .. ^ George 0. ITtlfer Joseph Ifsit# Daniel ^ Rugglapd John W. Kednan 7 Georgej .John Ludvng KrlatiahseiJ'^ 'Henry i Harry S. Tuttie Che# K. Zal Virgil E. Wiimoth USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin F. Deibier Murray McDonald Joseph J. Fuselia Rosendo Serrano VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Billy R. Hill USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Alfred R.Bliksver Juan Medina Jessie A. Clarke Fred Morris James R. Dayton M. T. Morris A. DiFabrizio Ciarence Owens' John C. Drake John W. Parker Donaid Forrest Angel PassaperaRichard L. Foust Fred Pittman Gorman T. Glaze Murray A. Piyer Albert Hawkins Clyde Ward Austin Kitchings Larry A. Webb Joseph Kumor Joseph Williams O. McCann Luis Williams Earl McKendree USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Peter F. Hume John E. Tillman John E. Markopolo Vivian E. WUkerson Willis R. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Edwin A. Ainsworth Dolan D. Gaskill Francis J. Boner Terral McRariey Everett J. Caliis Claiborne Massey Earl T. Congleton Norman D. WUsou Emlgdio Cononizado SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. USPHS HOSPITAL . Chkrles L. Atkins. :7i^rles Dwyer /Marcelo B. Belen ''BSraardo S. Fa-vlIa •it John C. Jackson John S. Sweeney USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Eimer Brewer Ernest Paema S. T. Butler Janne F. Pierson Louis Farka# Leonard H. Shaw Rufus L. Field# R. C. Shedd John E. Floyd Ernest H. Webb Jimmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. OrvlUe E. Abrams CllKord D. Eubank# James C. Baudoin S. H. Gnittke L. Bosley Sverre Johannessen Arthur W. Brown W. C. McCuistion Thomas DriscoU Alex. Stevenson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Donald Alt Henry L. Lowery Carl B. Andrew# Charles Lynch Ralph Armstrong AUen B. Lynn Merton Baxter Kenneth Mcintosh Lyle D. Becker Wm. P. Malcewicz Oscar R. Bird Frank Martin Claude F. Blank# Charles J. Mitchell J. L. Buckelew Mather MulUs , Edward R. Buckley C. It. Nicholson John L. CaldweU Alfonso Olagulbel Lloyd T. Callaway H. J. Piszatowski Carter C. Chamber# Randolph A. Ratcliflt Albert T. Cooper Edward Ramrock James R. Dougla# Benjamin C. Seal L. A. Dwyer Walter Smith John H. Edlund Warren W. Smith Joseph Engles Woodrow A. Snead Leon'do Fiorentlno Henry S. Sosa B. D. Foster Andrew Stauder David Franklin Jack B. Strahan Joseph T. Gehringer Lonnie R. Ticki# John C. George Paul R. Turner Clarence Graham George M. VUlarreal Benjamin Klmberly Dirk Visser E. G. Knapp C. S. Wainwright Leo H. Lang James E. Ward. Picrc LeBlanc David A. Wright Thco E. Lee Bklvatore Zammlth Tlne'rmanJ.Le# " - r.-i. Likes^Welfare Plan Benefits .". . • �•' '' N«v. 11, 1958 Under The Sun On The Del $oi Electrletana Eddie Eirland (left) and Frank Wells take a braath< er on deck after a workout with' the winches on the Pel Sol. It's the pause that refreshes on. the Delta Line run to Africa. At bottom, deck department mem-, bers work over the side on one of the ship's boats as the Del Sol plows along. Pictured (clockwise) are H. Edwards,' bosun; A. J. Dugas, DM, and John Booth (partially hidden up forward), AB. Ship's reporter William Cameron sent in the photos. SE.IF^llEltS Boa On Floor No More, But Oiler On Polaris Still Has The ^Snakes' Singletary had reference to when he bellowed out, in tones indicating great surprise and no small degree of alarm, for someone to help him kill a' snake in the engine room of the Alcoa Polaris. Of course, oiler Singletary's cry for aid brought forth from fireman John Leys a reply of the "what'nthehell have you been drinking" A little patience and cour­ tesy goes a long way, in the long view of Seafarer John It isn't often tliat your ship comes into port in the "Big City'.'—New York—and you find the brother that you haven't seen in quite a while headlining at one of its plushiest niteries and doubling with a com-^ the nightspot a mecca for his SIU bined radio-tv stint at the friends and himself ever since. same time. Logan will be on the Latin Quarter But that was the pleasant pic­ bill for at least another week. ture that greeted Seafarer Jerry Featured as the "Heifetz of the Harmonica," he has lately been on the "Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts" TV-radio show and, as a result of winning the weekly com­ petition, earned a week as a guest on other Godfrey shows. Logan also was featured on the "Chance of a Lifetime" show, also on TV. Proud of his brother's accom­ plishments, Jerry recalled the time back home, in Lafayette, La., when both played in a harmonica band of their own The two brothers had not gotten together for some time, since meetings were complicated by Jerry's globe-trotting as a Seafarer and Larry's engagements all over the US. His previous one was at Chicago>'s plush Palmer House, Seafarer Jerry Logan with singer Lisa Kirk. (right) with his brother. Next stop for Jerry is another Larry, after they met in NY. ship out once Larry winds up his Logan, chief electrician, when the engagement at the Latin Quarter. High Point "Victory put into port Larry, in turn, is headed for a recently. tour which will take in Dertver, Younger brother Lari-y, who has Dallas and the Shamrock Hotel in been making quite a name for him­ Houston. Where they'll meet again self all around the country and on he doesn't know. Meanwhile, he the networks, was featured act on still totes.an harmonica in his seathe bill at the famed "Latin Quar­ bag, too. "It helps me keep in ter," and Jeri'y has been making touch," he points out. Burly M'l NEW ORLEANS—A snake in the grass is one tiling. A snake seen crawling up the waD, across the ceiling or in some such unlikely place as, for example, the engine room.of a mod­ ern freight ship; is, to paraphrase an old saw, entirely "a snake of another color." It was the latter variety of ^ snake that Seafarer Ed Sin- variety. But Singletary's indignant Where the snake came aboard gletary'-s shipmates thought defense of his widely known repu­ was as big a mystery as the ques­ Courtesy Pays Off, Steel Age Steward Finds Seafarer Comes To NY, Finds Brother A Hit In NY Nitery Pace TUrieca LOG tation for sobriety eventually brought Leys rushing to the scene, armed with a fire rod. After the unwelcome and unin­ vited guest had been dispatched by the Seafarers and taken topside by the third assistant, Singletary and Leys sat down to seek a plausible explanation for the presence of a snake in such strange .surround­ ings. Up to this point, no one has come forward with a satisfactory answer. Bumped Against Foot Singletary discovered the snake when something bumped against his foot when he was in the act of stepping over a valve near the ice machine cooling pump. When Singletary saw what lay on the floor plates, his reaction was sud­ den and conventional. From the way he described it, he apparently went straight up, sideways and baekward, instantly and all at once. The snake "looked something like a water moccasin, but it was about three feet long and more slender," Singletary said. Other Seafarers on the ship thought it was a sea snake, or sea serpent. tion of how it got into the engine room. The Alcoa Polaris sails out of New Orleans and Mobile on the Puerto Rican bauxite run. The snake was discovered not long after the ship left New Orleans, bound for San Juan. Its presence was reported in the ships' minutes by J. E. Hannon, secretary, at a meeting pre­ sided over by R. D. Schwartz, Singletary chairman, and R. Palmer, clerk. The men were subsequently interviewed about the event on their return to the Crescent City. As for Singletary, he came out of the fracas in a lot better condi­ tion than the snake. He was none the worse for his experience, ex­ cept for a temporary case of the shakes and a bruised wrist which he banged against something in his first mad scramble to achieve a maximum of distance in a mini­ mum of time. W. Clark, steward aboard the Steel Age. It's "the only thing I know of that doesn't cost anything . . . but pays large dividends . . . One who applies this bit of philosophy will be readily and justly re­ warded ... Please publish these letters so that other members of the steward . department can readily see and understand that courtesy doesn't cost one penny, he added. Good Hope, Louisiana, right now is nestling the fond The letters, written by pas­ hopes of Seafarer Jean Latapie for success in a new career. Opened about a month ago under his operation, "Marie's sengers who trav­ eled with the Bar and Restaurant" in Good|" r Steel Age to now and then frequented by Cities Clark Beirut, Lebanon, Hope is a far cry from what Service tankers. were addressed to Clark in the way Latapie had been doing as a Still maintaining his good stand­ of thanks for good service during professional seaman. ing in the SIU, he has issued an the voyage, and were received with A member of the deck depart- open invitation to all his friends much appreciation by the Seafarer. and shipmates to come in at any They ran as follows: time. The restaurant features sea­ "The Steel Age was an exciting food, drinks and all kinds of meals. and comfortable experience for all Copies of the SEAFARERS LOG of us, made the more pleasant by will also be available regularly. your fine service. You made it Those who wait until after the easy for us to take advantage of first of the year before paying a all the ship had to offer. visit to "Marie's Bar," as the place Offer Thanks is known now, will have a tough "Accept our thanks for the time finding it, however, even sense of humor and courtesy you though Good Hope is a pretty small put into your vocation. We'll al­ place with a population under 500. ways think of the Steel Age and After then, "Marie's" officially Mr. Clark in the highest of terms. becomes "Johnnie's." Otherwise, "Sincerely, it will be the same as before. "John P. Meyer, Conrad Faltenbach, Phil Ferguson, • Bill Altmann, Dale Branum." •'i- iiii Seafarer Pins High Hopes On New Cafe In Good Hope (La.) t t t "Thank you very much, Mr. Clark, for all your help and pa­ tience and thoughtfulness with us all. "I hope you have a good trip and arrive home on schedule. "Sincerely, "Mr. and Mrs. H. Reed." 'Nuff said? Humbie Calling Seafarer Jean Latapie be­ hind the bar of his new place. ment, who joined the SIU early in 1947, in the Port of New Orleans, Latapie has now established him­ self as a cafe owner in a town only 20 miles west of there, which is By Bernard Seaman Mi �SEAFARERS race Fonrteea Del Mar Party NW Victory Back Again Establishing some sort of a record for a short stay in France after a quick Atlantic Birthday celebration for Seafarer J. B. Larsen (2nd from left) has 'em smiling on the Del Mar. Shown (standing, l-r) are Marcel Frayle, Larsen, Eddie Stough, Carl Treitler; kneel­ ing, unidentified Seafarer. Steel Seafarer Proves Union Slogan Again Seafarers aboard the wellnamed Steel Seafarer have proved once again—if proof is needed — that the SIU slogan "Brotherhood of the Sea" is not just a bunch of empty words. As related by crewmember Charles C. Fretz, the happy event actually stemmed from an unfortu­ nate accident which occurred to shipmate Desire Jean LeBerre while the ship was at Massawa, Eritrea. Recovered somewhat from his axperience, LeBerre was being re­ patriated to the US aboard the Steel Admiral, when the Steel Seafarer met her four hours out of Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. "Immediately," Fretz reported, "several brothers LeBerre volunteered to as•ist in uncovering and manning one of the lifeboats so that we could ferry him back to his ship and shipmates, and return home with him, although Captain Joe Scully had made it very emphatic there would be no overtime involved. "To these brothers go the thanks of all hands. Brother LeBerre is once more back with us, to his Immense gratification and, to quote his words 'There never was and never wili be any Union as good as ours'." crossing, the Northwestern Vic­ tory came crackling along back to Mobile for payoff in SIU style. Manned by nearly a full new crew taken on in Norfolk, she showed few signs of her earlier en­ counter in Bremerhaven on the previous trip. It was in Bremer­ haven, a delayed report noted, that Ed "Bing" Mclnis, who sings also, was floored in an unofficial judo contest with what crewmembers described as Germany's an­ swer to Marilyn Monroe. A highlight of one evening's en­ tertainment, the match featured an amply-proportioned Anita Heinze and ship's champion Mclnis. "Sev­ eral body slams later, Mclnis found himself pinned—much to his em­ barrassment—by the beautiful Anita. However, shy and demure as always, she proved herself a modest champ and refused to 'rub it in,' although en» couraged to do so by the ex-champ's shipmates." On this same occasion, center­ ed at the "Ali Baba," a favored nightspot, the inV a s i o n by the Northwest. Mclnli ern's. Seafarers was led by Tony, the 'Papagei bosun." Tony, it was detailed by Bill Bause, ship's reporter at the time, acquired the nickname "Papagei" in a fashion worth telling. It seems that the frau who attached herself to Tony—little spitfire that she was—got fed up with his in­ cessant chatter and hung this, handie on him in retaliation. "Assuming that this was some­ thing akin to the Japanese 'Papasan," Tony was pleased. But to say that he blew his top upon learning that 'Papagei' translated into 'parrot' would be a gross un­ derstatement ..." Report On France But newly-Installed reporter L. L. Freeman does point out that the trip across to Le Verdon had good sailing w e a t her ail the way, and that the ever-present punching bags and other athletic equipment got Hemby full play. "It was unfortunately only a short trip, but we had a good crew and minimum number of beefs. "The latter was due to a gi-eat extent to the efforts of the ship's delegate. Brother C. E. Hemby, who was on the ball all the time." Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Flint Information) NAME ' STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATldNt If you or* an old tuhicribar and hava a change of addrais, piaasa give your former addratt balowt ADDRESS is, CITY , ' iaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaoaataa*aaaaaaai*aaai» aiananaaaaaoMiaMieaaeabontaaMaa' ZONE aaaiaaaaaaaaaaa STATE eaaetaaatMlMoa- Thanks For Aid in Bremerhaven To the Editor: My last trip out on the High Point Victory I had to be hos­ pitalized in Brem.erhaven. I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Jack Graf, the managers of the USS Seamen's Club in that city, for the many courte­ sies they showed me while I was in the hospital and after­ wards. They visited me often and saw that everything was taken Letters to the Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. care of. I had a problem with the local customs people and they went to bat for me to straighten everything out. The facilities in the club were the best with A-1 room service and the cheapest food and lodgings in the city. These people are really taking care of seamen in thg best possible way. My only complaint is that there were not enough LOGs available in the club. They get snapped up as soon as they ar­ rive. It might be a- good idea to send them additional copies, Charles TV. Palmer t Bids Farewell To A Shipmate To the Edjtor: Everyone likes to see us come into this world, but hates like hell to see us go. Now that "Heavy" McVey is gone, there are lots of friends who will miss him. He was al­ ways a friend to his brother seamen and that goes for the famous lady known as "Beulah." She was never one to say no to a guy in need. I know that the SIU in Bal­ timore did see to it that he had a nice funeral and was put away in proper style. Still it seems that all the good fellows have to go away, and the "bad ones" stay on and maybe still do someone good. I hope that I myself will soon be out of the hospital so that I can sail again. Until then, best of luck to all our officials in Baltimore and to two good friends, Patty McCann and John Arabasz. Jack Denley ai NOT. 11. 1955 LOG t Likes Service At VA Hospital To the Editor: V I finaliy made it October 13 and boy what a hospital this is. You get your meals at bedside and go to the lab and x-ray room in a-wheelchair. It's just the place for a few guys I know who don't have TB but are just •lazy. I have received my vacation check from the Union and send many thanks for it. But you are not through yet. I wodJd like one more favor, and that is the past two or three LOGs as well as those in the future, so I can keep up with all the lucky guys at sea. . One thing's for sure. If these doctors say I should stand on my head I'll do just that be­ cause I Avant "on" another steamboat. Write me at the Veterans Administration Hos­ pital, Kerrville, Texas, if you have a chance. Billy R. nni (Ed. note: Copies of the back issues you requested are being sent to you. Your name is also being added to our mailing list. ) \ ii Welfare, Food Plan Cheered To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation to our Union and its progressive officials for the gains our Union has obtained. I can personally say that these gains are milestones in our Un­ ion history and, as a beneficiary of these gains, I feel that I must let the membership know how much they mean to me and no doubt to many more of our members. First of the benefits I would like to express my thanks for the birth benefit. My wife' and I are the recipients of three birth benefits already and, if the good Lord is still watching us as He has done in the past, it will be going our way again. I can't really express how much this means to a working stiff. ~ Although I have never been the beneficiary of the hos­ pital benefit, and I'm glad of it, I know several shipmates who have received such, and they are all thankful that we have something to turn to in time of financial emergency. Another thing I want to thank our officials for is the new feed­ ing system they have estab­ lished on many of our ships. On the Claiborne, the entire crew will agree with me that this feeding system is the stuff. The happy and contented faces of the crew and the absence of any food beefs, aboard this ship attest to the success of this new feeding systeifi. I wish to compliment "Red" Turner, the steward, and his competent gang for the fine chow tthey are putting out on the Claiborne. Where before this new system the Claiborne was feding well, now the ship is feeding even better. The last and not the least thing for which. I would like to thank our officials is the way our Union has been led these, many years. Since we started it in 1938, I ^an truthfully say that we have been always steer­ ing on a true course. The ratio of our jobs to books, which is very healthy, gives us job security and an abundance of employment second to none in the maritime field. Let us keep on steering on a tbue and straight course. O. M. Brooke. i t 4 Gets Ship News From The LOG : To the Editor: Although I was in the SUP, I sailed aboard some fine SIU ships and was receiving the LOG when I entered the Air Force, at Tyndail Field, Fla. I guess that the LOG is still being sent there, althorigh I would prefer to have it forwardto my present permanent ad­ dress here in Japan. I certainly enjoyed reading Ihe LOG as it helped me keep Jnformed on all the latest happenings in the maritime* industry. If at ali possible, I would like , to receive spme back copies starting with last July 15 so that I can catch up with my LOG reading. A/Zc Bernard F. Mitchell (Ed. note: The LOG and the back copies are ^being sent to your new address.) Guard Welfare, Seafarers Urged To the Editor: . Definite-^progress has been made in the long, arduous strug­ gle by Uje SIU for top billing in maritime. Seafarers' elected represen­ tatives have never foisted any gimmicks upon the membership, they have and always will be reaching for additional welfare benefits. None of their experiments have ever been without merit and, as each new experiment has been tried out, it has prov­ en worthwhile. Every effort is being put dorth for a continua­ tion of this expansion. Riding under a Seafarers' contracted ship today spells in­ dependence for our dependents and ourselves. It wasn't too long ago when company-dominated unions were referred to as "independent" unions, according to their liter­ ature, and we were referred to as "outside" unions. Today this situation has reversed itself. No Representation The company-dominated un­ ion has'no representation for or by its members. It is totally company - dominated and con­ trolled. This situation does not make for'independence — no matter what language they may use, including the clever lingo ~of a professor who never sailed a ship in his life except as a passenger. Yet this same professor is set up in an office and recognized as the adviser of three so-called "independent" unions, in Esso, Socony and Tidewater. These outfits represent not only the unlicensed personnel, but the officers and the radio operators as well. They are not "unions," but merely dues-collection agencies. They are fronts so that these companies can keep their men in line—as they see fit.* Let me go a step further, bi'others. We are all familar with the SIU's powerful representa­ tion in Washington that has kept these same companies from put­ ting more of their ships under foreign flags, a? well as those of other companies that have tried to take the livelihood from American seamen. This action by our Union must also be considered "wel­ fare" under the SIU banner. Main Artery Of Union Today, our welfare plaq is one of the main arteries in the life and progress of our Union. Aside from ail the benefits we have today, which surpass any­ thing in maritime and with which you are famiiar, the per­ sonal service rendered to our members confined in hospitals is worthy of praise, especially when you consider the machine­ like and indifferent service ren­ dered by the NMU through lis insurance - handled representa­ tion. Our Welfare Department is doing a great job. It makes our personal problems the problems of our representatives, who visit with us; talk with us and advise us. Brothers, let us keep it that way by backing up oui» Wash­ ington representatives in fight­ ing down legislation that would put our Welfare plan in the hands of the big insurance in­ terests. Let us keep our Union financially strong so that we may fight the powers Who are trying to put their tentacles on the welfare program of our un­ ion. Dave Furman ... �NOT. 11. 1955 LONOVIEW VICTOKV (Victory Car. riart), Auguit It—Chairman. H. Ktnnatfyi tacratary, 8. Hanki. More keya to be gotten for rooms. No beefs. Motion made and carried that ship's delegate see captain about not using recreation room for checkers that they find some other place to put .them other than crew's quarters. .Steward requested that all towels be turned in. MOJAVE (Trans Oceanic), August II— Chairman. J. Sullivan; Secretary, tl. Franklin. Repairs being taken care of. Vote of thanks given to Baltimore patrolman. Take care of washing ma­ chine, water is leaking in fireman's foc'sle. Vote of thanks to baker, new sheets needed, food must be im­ proved. Ship and deck delegates elected. RAYVAH (Ship ft Freight), July 24 —Chairman. D. Archia; Secretary, R. Digest of ships' Meetings SEAFARERS and concur with communications from headquarters. Suggested that ordinary seamen and wipers take yre of latm> dry room and bedroom utility take care of recreation room; and that all laundry should be done In tub or CHIWAWA (Cities Servica), August 20—Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary. J. Christy. Brother Phillips mentioned that all hands should turn to on car­ go valves in a fire emergency, such as happened in Florida. Crewmembers were asked not to take ship's sched­ ule from the bulletin board. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa). August 7 —Chairman, C. FInklea; Secretary. A. Parker. Repair list was turned In and discussed with captain and he prom­ ised to have repairs taken care of. The captain is well pleased and sat­ isfied with the crew. Request for more tomato juice and milk on boara. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), August 14—Chairman, R. Schwarz; Secretary. J. Hanna. Roaches will be checked in pantry. Rats reported all over the ship and crew will see about having same fumigated. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic). August 20—Chairman. 6. Taylor; Secretary, J. Farrand. Crew requested screen doors and screens. Crew is in favor of the new feeding system now prac­ ticed on board and hope that It is permanent. Swayne. Everything In order. Motion made to get new washing, machine and to have drains cleaned in laun­ dry, and to get a ship's iron. Oiscussion held on Union policy. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), August 1* —Chairman, C. Turner; Secretary. G. Coker. Motion made to have ship fumigated upon arrival in Mobile. More cups are needed In the crew's . pantry. Everything running smoothly STEEL WORRER (Isthmian), August on board. 7—Chairman, D. Pearce; Secretary C. Reyes. No beefs. Steward department DEL ORG (Mississippi), no date; showers to be repaired. .—Chairman. J. Johnston; Secretary, A. Martin. Communications were read PENNMAR (Calmar). August 21— and discussed by the membership and Chairman, A. Gowder; Secretary, V. all hands agreed to accept as read. Monte. All repair lists be turned in. HURRICANE (Waterman), August All is well, nisciission held regarding retirement plan and crew is interested 19—Chairman. D. Marino; Secretary. in same. Motion made and carried to F. Cain. Vote of thanks given to the accept and concur with communica­ steward department for the good chow and service. No one on board tions from headquarters. seems to know what company they FAIRPORT (Waterman). August IT are working for. Bosun asked stew­ —Chairman, E. Farrell; Secretary, E. ard department to put all gacbage in Parrell. All is going smooth. One cans, since he has put six new cans man hospitalized. Ship's fund—$9. All aft for that purpose. hands were urged to contribute to MARYMAR (Caimarb August Sisame. Linen to be checked by board­ Chairman. Snow; Secretary, Reasko. ing patrolman. All hands requested to There Is a total theeship's fund of be careful with washing machine. 828.29. Vote of in given to the Steward requested to put out varied chief cook for a thanks job well done. and plentiful supply of night lunch. SEASTAR (Triten). May 29—Chair­ ALCOA PIONEER (Aicoa), August man. R. Davles; Secretary. H. Makl. 12—Chairman, J. Huguley; Secretary. Any repairs to be done should be J. Pursell. Beefs from last trip taken taken up with the department dele­ care of. Everything running smooth. gate. Fans were not received in San Ship's delegate elected, ijrew to back Pedro. steward up on beefs. Suggestion made to dump. garbage in. barrels aft SEASTAR (Triton, June 12—Chair­ and not on deck. man, W. Young; Secretary. C. West. The ship's delegate will write to New August 27—Chairman, O. Trawick; Secretary. J. Pursell. Everything run­ York for clarification on sanitary man ning okay. Chief engineer will try learning how to bake during voyage. to cooperate and get cold water Crew gave baker vote of thanks for through showers. Everyone to be quiet his baking. July 10—Chairman. W. Young; Sec­ at mealtime. Discussion held on over­ time for messmen and on captain retary, C. West. Vote of thanks given to all delegates. Steward asked that not giving discharges to men leaving all extra linen be turned in. ship In New Orleans. STEEL ADVOCATE (isthmian), Au­ gust 7—Chairman, A. Clouse; Secre­ tary. D. Claussen. No beefs. Ship's delegate, treasurer, and secretary-re­ porter elected. Suggestion made that crew's fountain be fixed. Discussion l)eld on how to speed up boat drill. August 27—Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, D. Claussen. Beef on prep­ aration of food. No beefs. Donate to ship's fund. Suggestion made to keep engineroom door closed. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian). August 28—Chairman, W. Schoenborn; Secre­ tary, E. Pedersen. Contacted chief en^heer about repairs for drinking fountain and steam pipe in laundry. Everything okay, no beefs. Resolution made to write headquarters about contacting company for awnings to be rigged aft for crew. BALTORE (Ore), Auoust 31 — Chairman, M. Singleton; Secretary, J. Mehalov. Crewmembers to be aboard vessel one hour before sailing time. Ship's fund contains S16.19. One man hospitalized in St. Thomas. Bosun beefs that chief mate is running deck gang, to be referred to patrolman. Beef about men being fired every trip. INES man. L. ers. No washing (Bull Lines), July 31—Chair­ CIrlgnano; Secretary, T. Pet­ beefs. Ship's fun—$24. Extra machine repairs to be made. TROJAN TRADER (Trolah), August 20—Chairman, S. Sokal; Secretary, R. Perry. Agent was contacted regarding issuance of draws in American money in foreign ports. Some disputed over­ time, no beefs. New ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Sug­ gested that brown soap be issued to cyew every week, and that stores be put aboard .ship as soon as possible after docking. Ship's delegate was asked to see, captain about small draws In Algiers and American money in Italy. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), July 31 —Chairman, B. Brown; Secretary, O. Fielding. Beefs to be brought up aboard ship, not topside. It was made clear that all beefs should go throughO right channels on ship and if not settled there, the patrolman will take action. FENNMAR (Calmar). August 8— Chairman, A. Gowder; Secretary, V. Monte. Fruits and vegetables ordered by steward were delivered In Long Beach. All"- minor beefs were settled. Motion made and carried to accept SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic), no date—Chairman, R. Pierce; Secretary, J. Thompson. Motion made and car­ ried to accept all communications and reports. August 14—Chairman. R. Pierce; Secretary. J. Thompson. Everything on board running smoothly. Sugges­ tion made to discuss with agent in Savannah the quality of beef being sent aboard when ship is stored in Savannah. Crew aboard wishes to re­ port that James F. Moore who was in the Savannah Marine Hospital from November, 1951, untU June this year has- completed a successful trip as crew messman. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian). August 7—Chairman, J. Putllam; Sec­ retary. G. Warrington. Members are losing gear with Swift Co. laundry and crew does not patronize same. Reports and communications were read and discussed. LOG Page Fifteen PERSONALS Stanley Pni^nski ' ' Walter Fredericks Contact Charlie Fiance at US Marine Hospital, Stapleton, Statcn Island, NY, or c/o SIU headquar­ ters. t i Anthony Adomaitis. Call or contact me at home. It's a blue ribbon. John J. Adomaitis. t t Raffael Martini You are asked to contact your wife immediately. J"' 4- tl it Melvin Mercer Get in touch with Michael Her­ nandez, c/o F. Maxfield, 922 East Baltimore St., Baltimore 2, Md. The following men who were crewmembers of the SS Puerto Rico during March-April, 1952, are asked to contact Harold Guttman, 66 Beaver St., New-York, NY, re­ garding an accident which occurred to Hewitt H. Hartwell at that time: James Allen, FWT; Edward Jisminez, fireman; Casey Kralinger. eng. maint.; Kenneth McLeod, FWT; Peter Pallasen, fireman. tl tl tl Edward J. Jordan Contact your mother at 3943 South Trail, Sarasota, Fla'. tl tl tl William R. Dixon It is urgent that you contact your wife at the University of Ok­ lahoma City Hospital, Oklahoma City, Okla., or call Regent 6-1511. S. F. Dixon, RN. tl tl tl Hugh S. Beam Contact your wife immediately in reference to signing adoption papers. tl In tl Argentina & Brazil G C Seafarers are urged to send the LOG the addresses, of places throughout the world where- SIU men congregate and copies of the LOG would be welcomed. t Lloyd Hartllne Get in^touch with H. J. Romero, Bill Allen or Bob Coe aboard SS Cantigny, c/o Cities Service Oil Company, 70 Pine Street, New York, NY. tl Where You Can The Bar Epson Leandro Alem 648 Buenos Aii-es, Argentina Black Cat Bar Calle Tucuman 238 Buenos Aires, Argentina Apostolado Del Mar Viamonte 666 Buenos Aires, Argentina Star American Bar Juan Diaz De Solis 1337 Dock Suo, Buenos Aires, Argentina May Sullivan Bar Venticino De Mayo 692 Buenos Aires, Argentina The British Hospital Pridrel & Casaneos Buenos Aires, Argentina Welcome Bar J D De Golis 1337 Dock Sud Buenos Aires, Argentina American Star Bar Santos Estado De San Paulo, Brazil Bar Scandinavia Santos Estado De San Paulo, Brazil Cafe Central Recife, Brazil Casa Orion De Joao Bazar Rua Silva Lemos N 6 Paranagua, Brazil Casa Blanca Bar Santos Estado De San Paulo, Brazil Chave De Ouro Rua Joad Octavio ? Esquina Gnl. Camara '• Santos, Brazil • Florida Bar f Praca Maua 7 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gold and Silver Bar 36 Joao Octavie Street Santos-Sao Paulo, Brazil Lopez Amer Star Bar Rua Joao Octavio 44 Santos, Brazil Scandinavian Bar Santos, Brazil Texas Bar Recife, Brazil United Seamen's Service Club Ave Manuel Oa Nebrega Sac Vicente 1451, Brazil Valente & Martins Bar A BC ' Santos Estado De Sao Paulo, Brazil Crewmembers of the SS San. Mateo Victory who have overtime for restrictions due them are ad­ vised to contact J. G. Barkan, Dis­ trict Comptroller, US Maritime Administration, 45 Broadway, New York 6, NY. 3^ tl Andrew Harvella Get in touch with your sister MaiV at R. 153 Main St., Franklin Boro, Conemaugh, Pa. Cheeks for the following men are being held at the SIU hall in Wilmington, Calif., and will be forwarded to any SIU office they request: Ernest L. Alexander, Sr., Frederick Anderegg, E. E, Givart, H. F. Ward. tl t" tl Loncyzskt, AB Joe Caruso, AB Photographs left aboard the City of Alma ara being held for you in the SEAFARERS LOG officie at SIU Headquarters in New York. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union In the baby's name: Debra Lynn Butenkoff, bom Oc­ tober 10, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George G. Butenkoff, Jersey City, NJ. ' . 4" S* 4" 4" Marie Elizabeth Brabham, born September 1, 1955. Parents, Mr. arid Mrs. William L. Brabham. York^SC. 4" Donald Frederick Hilton, Jr., born July 4, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hilton, Hud­ son, NY. 4" 4" The following men who were crewmembers of the SS Steel Sur­ veyor between June 4-15, 1955 and have money due them in payment of penalty cargo bonus which was not included livith their wages for the above period can collect same upon application to the Isthmian Steamship Co.,, Room 210, 71 Broadway, New York, NY: James A. Baldwin, Jack D. Brown. C3)adbourne W. Colt, Elbert E. Coving­ ton, Edward M. Cronin, Ignace .1. Decareaux, William J. Doyle, Earl A. Fancher. George G. Hall, Marinus Hansen, Robert W. Henderson, Donald F. Hilton, John Horn, Howard C. Hutcherson. Martin F. Larsen, George W. Libby, Leonardo Manca. Eugenio T. Marte, James L. Meeks, James A. Mitchell. Peter N. Mondy,' Carmelo Murphy, William D. Ott, Perry S. Payne, David C. Polite, Alcie J. Pontiff, Jr. Frank H. Post, James C. PoweU, Sam­ uel W. Price, Everett B. Pridgeon. .\Ifred Ridings, Vincent J. Rizzuto, Maurice Rosenthal, James Sullivan, Paul E. Tassin. El wood R. Van Niewenhieze, John F. WestfaU, Clark C. Woods. STONY CREEK (American Tramp), August 22—Chairman. M. Ohstrom; Secretary. W. Kehwider. Repair list made up. Chief engineer was going to put sink in electrician shower for daymen but hasn't taken care of this as yet. TRINITY (Carrat), August 21— Chairman, none; Sacratary. D. Flc- caralll. Captain will take care of*Tepair list as soon as possible. Bonner BUI read and a motion was made and accepted that whatever course the SlU takes In this matter the crew of the SS Trinity will approve. The steward department was given p unan­ imous vote of thanks for the good food and service rendered this trip. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman). A6gust 14—Chairman, N. Ceno; Sacratary. E. Bill Ray. One crewmember left ship in Japan. Suggestions made on meth­ ods to Improve service of grits and cakes. Discussion on chief mate work­ ing on deck and he Is very uncoop­ erative. SALEM MARTIME (Cities Service). August 24—Chairman. D. Anderson; Secretary, E. Kocanovskl. Reports and communications were posted on the crew's bulletin board so all can study same. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman). July 31—Chairman, T,- Griffith; Secretary. H. Carmlchael. Suggestion made that the ship's delegate contact the pa­ trolman concerning the cigarette ra­ tioning In effect to date and the lack of necessary items in the ilopchest. SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE .1216 E. 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Ontario ... 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN . . 177 Prince William .St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND ..211 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 RICHMOND, CAUF 257 5th SL Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0290 ALPENA .. 133 W Fletcher WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Phone: mSW Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main SL NEW YORK . 678 4tb Ave., Brooklyn Phone: Main 1-0147 HVacinlh 9-6600 CLEVELAND . 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Canadian District Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. HAUFAX. NJB. r,.. 128V4 HolUs St. Headquarters-Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Phone- 3-)mii 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 884 SL James St. West DULUTB Phone: Melrose 2-4110 PLaUau 8161 3261 E. 82nd SL FORI WU.L1AM... 11818 Syndicate Ave. SOUT'H UUICAGO Phone: Essex 5-2419 OnUrio Phone: 3-3221 «.g6«8.3<'.G«tftJA) �SEAFARERS •V • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL LOG Nov. 11 1955 I O N • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • Safety • • • isour business I-- •; ^- I . The SIU's interest in shipboard crew safety is part of its basic trade union program. It is the Union's duty to help pro­ tect its members in matters of life and limb as well as in wages and security. The award by the National Safety Council (above) to the SlU-contracted Robin Line for maintaining the best safety record of any US shipping operator for the year 1954 was an ex­ ample of the close cooperation by SIU crews in making SIU ships safe places to work and live. In addition to the putstanding record of its members, the SIU for years has sought a broader, more effective approach to ship and crew safety than the present "do's and don'ts" al)proach by the colnpanies, each of which has its own individual safety program. The joint SlU-industry program now brings an entirely new approach to the matter of safety in the maritime industry and is expected to take its place eventually, alongside the other pioneering "firsts" of the SIU. •' Safety, like wages and working conditions, is our business. i J A: J. M". 1! - . k:ite • ' - •ATLANTIC ft GULP DISTRICT • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 11, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 23 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNION SCAPEGOAT SOUGHT BY KINGS POINT SUPPORTERS TUNA STRIKE ENDS; PAY RISE WON FLOOD HOLD, SAVE SHIP AFIRE US COURT VOIDS CG SCREENING BERNSTEIN HEARING SET FOR DEC. 6 US. PAN-ATLANTIC AGREE ON 'ROLL-ON' FINANCING HEALTH, SAFETY - VACATION PAY - WELFARE FUND - STEWARD DEPT VACATION PAY TO INDUSTRY-WIDE $244; BOOST CO'S HEALTH, SAFETY ANTE TO WELFARE PLAN WON BY SIU STEWARD, COOK PAY INCREASED DEPENDENTS' BENEFITS AT NEW PEAK AFL GRAIN MILL UNION JOINS MTD EARLY SHIP VOTES FAVOR PROPOSALS FOR NEW SET-UP IN STEWARDS DEP'T WC STEWARDS OKAY SUP-TYPE CONTRACT GOV'T RESUMES TRANSFERS; 3 SIU SHIPS RUN FROM US MAGNUSON WOULD ADAPT SHIPS FOR ATOM PLANT PA. FERRY MEN VOTE FOR MAW VOTING BEGINS ON TAMPA TUGS WORLD SHIPYARDS BOOM-BUT NOT THOSE IN USA LOG EXPOSE HAUNTS ILA-RED LINK BALTO HALL FETES 1ST YEAR WILMINGTON PERKING UP ON IN-TRANSIT ACTIVITY "MEN AT WORK" SEATTLE JOB FLOOD DUE AS TANKERS CREW UP LAKE CHAS. SEES RISE IN SHIPS ROBIN SETS UP YALE SCHOLARSHIP $85 MILLION REVAMP FOR BROOKLYN PIERS SF HOPEFUL FOR SHIPS FROM NORTH PILGRIM @S HELP CLEAN MESS LEFT BY 'JANET' CATHER'S CAT CAGED BOA ON FLOOR NO MORE, BUT OILER ON POLARIS STILL HAS THE 'SNAKES' COURTESY PAYS OFF, STEEL AGE STEWARD FINDS SEAFARER PINS HIGH HOPES ON NEW CAFE IN GOOD HOPE (LA.) NW VICTORY BACK AGAIN STEEL SEAFARER PROVES UNION SLOGAN AGAIN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/11/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/9a628f88cf0177b4ca722d53aea0d735.PDF 274a9e204d22cde5db2b3ece72be3fc7 PDF Text Text Story On Page 2 SEAFARERS -aM LOG je -.••m 41 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE S E A F A R E R S I N TE R N AT I (^N A L UNION • ATLANTIC A^ND GULF DISTRICT • AFL !>• ' •. - • • M" M lii:'' \Hi* |i • It.'! 1^' , I ..i'l I *•• >5 .'• '• S-- story On Page 3 •if; i9l i .!vr. 1 NY Docks Here is documentary proof of a Bridges "team" in action on the New York water­ front. These, three men at right have been 1 positively identified as Bridges lieutenants• or operatives for the Communist Party at work together on the New York .water~ front. This exclusive, previously unpub- lished photo was taken when the group tried unsuccessfully to swing Negro leaders , from the AFL over to the ILA camp. The : Negro leader meeting here is doing so only - at the request of the AFL. For identity of Whe men see caption at right. The Bridges agents shown here are the vanguard of a new flood of Bridges' "re; searchers" slated to descend on the New f York waterfront as part of the "coopera• tion and infiltration" plan of the West Coast longshore head. Bridges in the past has given the ILA money and has met secretly with, ILA leaders; he is now step­ ping up his drive. For the full story of the Bridges move, his past cooperation with the ILA and the phony anti-communist stand by the ILA ; officials, sefe story on page two and full • repprt in centerspread. - , - SI Three man "team" representing Harry Bridges ancT Communist Party is shown in unsuc­ cessful attempt to swing Negro longshore leader into the camp of the racket-ridden Internationol Longshoremen's Association. Men are: Irving Velson, (2nd from right), veteran ' CP functionary, director of Young Communist League program. Bridges Int'l Rep. and recently on the ILA payroll; Jeff Kibre (right), Communist Partyliner, veteran head of various Communist-dominated labor groups. East Coast regional rep for Bridges' Union; Abraham Barshad, labelled CP member before Govt Committee, contact man for Velson and Kibre. �/I SEAFARERS p«e« Tw# LOG MTD Opens Convention; Merger, Docks On Agenda One of the most significant meetings of the AFL Maritime Trades Department since the organization was founded ten years ago will open in New York on Tuesday, November 29. Representatives of 100,000 sea-going and waterfront AFL workers will take up the question of AFL-CIO merger and discuss the projected organizing campaign by the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen in New York harbor. The MTD convention wilH take place in the week pre­ men in New York harbor, now un­ are confident of commanding a ma­ ceeding the merger conven- der the heel of the racket-con- jority in the next election. tlon of the AFL and CIO. Conse­ trolled ILA, are sure to get plenty In discussing the New York wa­ quently the program of maritime of attention. The IBL-AFL has al­ terfront situation, the convention ready announced its intention to will also deal with the lajest move file for another election in New by Harry Bridges to obtain a foot­ York harbor in 1956. Member hold on the New York waterfront unions of MTD have approved the through an alliance with the ILA. earmarking of sufficient funds for The MTD has spearheaded opposi­ this campaign and all other as-- tion to Bridges in the past and has sistance IBL may need in reaching been successful in keeping him Its objective. from establishing himself any­ Convention delegates will devote where on the East Coast much time toward discussing a The SIU A&G District will par­ timetable and plans of action for ticipate in the convention, as wiU the waterfront campaign. IBL Pres­ SIU affiliates and other seagoing ident Larry Long is expected to an­ and shoreside unions in the AFL. nounce the official opening date of the drive in the near future. Close Election In May of last year, IBL narrow­ ly missed taking control of the har­ bor by a few hundred votes. Since Harry Lundeberg then the ILA has done nothing to Will preside over convention of remedy conditions which led to its 100,000-member MTD. ouster from the AFL and pro-ILA unions under merger will be a ma­ sentiment In the port has dwindled jor subject of discussion. . accoidingly. IBL representatives Last summer MTD president Harry Lundeberg, who is also pres­ ident of the SIU of North America, Not since Joe Curron, Horry Bridges end the raised the question of MTD's sta­ tus under merger with AFL presi­ Communist Party's apparatus attempted to storm dent George Meany. The AFL New York harbor ten years ago has Bridges open­ head, who is slated to be number one man in the merged AFL-CIO, ly set foot on the New York docks. He's back again assured Lundeberg that MTD, as with a revived Communist apparatus behind him and the largest and most representative group of maritinje unions, will con­ the cooperation of ILA officials. The full story— tinue as the number one spokesman with all the facts—is in the centerfold of this issue. for maritime labor in the merged federation. That assurance to the MTD was also reported in the AFL News-Reporter of August 19, 1955. Organizing plans for longshore- tiw.ia, 19SS JEmergency Slsn-Offs Some Seafarers have raised questions about the procedure to be followed in signing off the articles because 6t illness or Injury. They also asked about the wages and transportation provisions In such cases. This problem is fully covered by Article II. Section 14 of the standard SIU agreement, entitled "Repatriation, Upkeep and Transportation." It provides for the following; • Repatriation from overseas at company expense for crewmembers compelled to leave a vessel because of illness or injury. Family allotments to continue during repatriation as long as the Seafarer has wages coming. ' • First class rail transportation to original port of engagement where Ulness or injury takes place within continental United States. • Repatriation upkeep at $8 a day until seaman gets transporta­ tion back home. • $6 daily for food during transportation back home, if food Is not provided as part of the ticket. • The seaman to receive a full statement of wages due him from the master before leaving the ship. Where" this is not pos­ sible, the master is to advise the company agent and home office of the man's wage account. • Prompt payment of wages due on deipand to company agent or home officei When leaving the ship because of illness or Injury, the seaman simply signs off for that reason, noting in the record the reason, •uqh as, "signing off because of injury." He remains on the payn roll of the vessel untU such time as he is fit for duty, or until the vessel returns, whichever comes first. Full details of the procedure involved in repatriation and trans­ portation are in the sfandard agreement which can be obtained from headquarters or any outport. Bridges Bids For Foothold In ILA A new "cooperation and infiltration" strategy by Harry Bridges on East Coast docks is developing in his bid for a foothold on the East Coast following a recent visit to New York. The head of the In--^ ternational Longshoremen's erations" on the East Coast. and Warehousemen's Union Bridges last move eastwardspent several days in the city dur^ while partners with Joe Curran— Ing which he showed himself prom­ was nearly ten years ago when a inently on two major piers, and bold frontal assault fell short of mark. Evidence is strong that then announced he was sending a the Bridges beUeves the time is oppor­ "research" team to "study pier op- tune to infiltrate the racket-ridden Steel Worker Hauls Train For King Ibn Saud Magnuson Seeks US Ore Carriers Senator Warren Magnuson (DWash.), during the past few days, has moved to see to it that iron, aluminum and other strategic ores are transported on American-flag vessels so as to preveiit-a break­ down of these shipments in case of any national emergency. The Senator has pushed the De­ partment of Commerce to learn whether amendment of existing law is necessary in order to grant construction and operating sub­ sidies in the case of specially de­ signed ore ships. SEAFARERS LOG Nov. 25, 1955 Vol. XVII^ No. 24 PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HEnBEBT BBAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Managing Editor; BEHNAED SEAMAN, Art Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK Staff Writers; BIIL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. ||:' If . h:7-• I ' M' p^"'.'' \&l' 'fcv , »•: ;•- Final Dispatch Page 10 Hospitalized Men Page l2 Labor Roundup Page 11 Letters . .Pages 12,14 Meet The Seafarers Page 11 Recent Arrivals Page 15 Seafarer In Action .......Page 11 Shipping Figures Page 4 SIU Hall Directory ......Page 15 Your Dollar's Worth ....Page 6 PublUhed biweeKly vf tho haadquarter* o* tha Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic A Gulf District, AFL, «7S Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYacinth ^ 9-t600. Entered as second class matter at the Pest Office In Brooklyn. NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1»H. IM ; h ::.- • I .J t'.s *«'.-• Air-conditioned, self-propelled private railroad car consigned to King Ibn Saud of Saudi Ara­ bia comes aboard the SlU-manned.Steel Worker in Philadelphia, prior to the vessel's recent departure for the Persian Gulf. The RR car was secured on lengths of track welded right to the deck, and was scheduled for delivery in Damman. Seafarer Merwyn "Doc" Watson, elec­ trician, took the photo as the. scene held the attention of SIU erewmembers and longshoremen on the ship and at dockside. . International Longshpremen|s As­ sociation through provision- of mon­ ey, technicians and advice. He is openly optimistic about the ILA's willingness to cooperate which will give him an opportunity to seize authority within the shaky ILA structure. This optimism is based on a hospitable reception received previously by ILWU representa­ tives from ,ILA leaders, and the ILA's willingness to grab any money Bridges offers. The major weapons In Bridges' armory besides money include the services of experienced members of the Communist Party's waterfront section, both in the ILWU and out­ side of his organization. They in­ clude key operatives .in the nowdisbanded apparatus of the Na­ tional Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards as well as other unem­ ployed party-liners and some of his own underlings. Some of these men have been working in the harbor for months previous to Bridges' recent" visit. They include Irving Velson, has been particularly close to ILA officials under a number of aliases, Jeff Kibre, an ILWU registered lobbyist in Washington, and Abe Bershad, an alleged Communist party agent. These men.^, have ' worked with the ILA in the past and'" are reportedly cooperating with Sam Mandal, head of the Communist Party's waterfront sec­ tion in New York harbor. The Bridges advance guard will undoubtedly be reinforced by the "research experts" Bridges is now dispatching to the East Coast. Since the ILA is desperately short on funds and talent its leaders are welcoming this reinforcement in the hope tt\at it will enable them to maintain their grip on the^'port's longshoremen. �Not;^5, i§55 SEk FA HERS LOG -:• Pare Threo AFL Set To Merge, Holds Last Meeting The last convention of the American Federation of Labor prior to AFL-CIO merger will take place at New York's Hotel Commodore beginning December 1.^ On December 5, accord­ ing to present schedules, the> AFL will meet jointly with the CIO, putting labor merger SEAFARERS LOG into effect. Virtually the only business to be conducted at the AFL meeting is ratification of the merger agree­ ment. This is a foregone coricluaion. The joint AFL-CIO meeting will follow and the merged labor organization representing 15 mil­ lion members will come int<^ being. AFL President George Meany will be the first president of the merged federation under the terms of the merger agreement. The post of national organizing director for the merged federation will go to John Livingston of the CIO United Auto Workers. It had been agreed that a CIO man would receive this assignment. SIU Will Be Same While the two federations will be combined into one, known as MAW Wins Election On Blue Stack TAMPA—The SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers are prepared to negotiate a con­ tract with the Blue Stack Towing Company, following victory in a National Labor Relations Board Election last week. Blue Stack •workers voted 23 to 19 in favor of the aiAW. The Bliie'Stack win followed on the heel's of an MAW election vic­ tory among unlicensed crewmembers of Chester Ferries, Chester, Pa. Before that, MAW won repre­ sentation on excui-sion boats of the Wilson Line which operates both on the East Coast and in Gulf ports. The Blue Stack company oper-' ates six tugs in Gulf waters, most­ ly out of the ports of Tampa and Mobile. Crewmembers were for­ merly represented by District 50 of the United Mine Workers, which was hot on the NLRB ballot. To Be Honored The SEAFARERS LOG has been notified that it is one of the wihnersMf the 1955 awards in* the International Labor Press of America contest. The LOG has won a number of such awards in past years, covering editorial excellence and other features. Announcement of the nature of the award will be ihade at the ILPA meeting December 4. the night preceding the joint AFL-CIO convention.' AFp and CIO, individual unions in each federation will retain their autonomy. For instance, in the maritime field the SIU will con­ tinue as it is now, with its own membership and its own contracts. If there are to be any further consolidations within the ranks of the merged organization, it will be done by the memberships of the individual unions involved. What the merger does is to provide a single framework for existing unions to operate under. The first effects of the merger are more likely to be felt in the political field, where the AFL and CIO will now speak with one voice on political action, and in organiz­ ing, where the newly-established organizing department will make a determined effort to break into non-union strongholds such as tex­ tiles and the white collar field. Advocates of the merger are hopeful that the new organization will be able to attract the inde­ pendent railroad brotherhoods and other major independent unions. The five-millionth dollar paid out by the SIU Vacation Plan was contained in this check pre­ sented by New Orleans Port Agent Lindsey V/illiams to Seafarer W. C. "Red" Cobb (right). Check for $40.44 represented a pro-rated share of Cobb's annual vacation pay. Looking on are IT to r) Seafarers E. P. Jonosko, E. Glenn, W. Smith, J. Noonan, J. Buckley and E. J. Riviere. SIU Vacation Pay To Seafarers Tops $5,000,000 Mark Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Regular membership meetfiigs in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings Is as follows: Nov. 30, Dec. 14, Dec. 28. The Inquiring Seafarer On the heels of the recent boost in vacation pay for Seafarers to $244 a year, the Seafarers Vacation Plan last week passed the $5 million milestone. Seafarer W. C. "Red" Cobb of New Orleans received the check which pushed outlays over the $5 million figure three years and nine months after the Union Plan first started making payments. Virtually every penny of ers stayed in the employ of a sin­ farers out of this fund on the basis the $5 millioii has been gle company long enough to quali­ of $140 for a full year's work, pro­ "found money" for Sea­ fy for vacation money. rated for each days' employment. farers. Prior to the adoption of the SlU's precedent-setting plan, the seaman who collect­ ed vacation pay from a steam­ ship company was a rare bird indeed. Because of the nature of the industry, very few Seafar­ .Consequently, the SIU, in May, 1951, negotiated a new method of handling vacation money, which in­ volved per-diem payments by the operators into a central Union-administered fund. In February, 1952, the Seafarers Vacation Plan started making payments to Sea­ For the first time then, Seafarers could get vacation pay out of a central kitty no matter how many operators they worked for in the course of the year. Since that time the annu.tl va­ cation payment has been increased (Continued on page 15) Question: How have you fared with vacation pay during the 3^4 years since the SIU won the first industry-wide vacation plan? (Question asked of Seafarers at the vocation pay counter in New York). iisiiiiffis ! liiiiii: Vladko Roll, AB: This is the first Sung Ming Hsu, MM: I have got­ time I've collected vacation money ten vacation pay several times in because I was in the Army before. tiie SIU but in 25 years of sailing But I like the idea pf getting a only got it once befor^ when I lump sum since, a guy can reaiiy worked two years for the same take a vacation now if he wants to company. It's nice to get a pile of or he can just let the dough pile money this way wlien you need it. up and take it when he needs it, The hew increase. tlie Union won for an; emergency; ' ! > . ' makes it better than ever. Rocus Vellinga, engine utility: I'm for more and more vacation money because the sailor is en­ titled to a vacation the same as anyone else. I'd rather get it this way. in a nice lump sum than under a system that would only give me a few bucks a week only if I'm out of work. • Leonard Rhino, MM: I never col­ lected vacation pay until the SIU plan came along and believe me I like this system of getting a fat check whenever I want it. The- new inci'ease.we got now is better than any few buck handouts we'd get if we were unemployed. It wouldn't do any good then. Raymond Hassan, wiper: I have gotten vacation pay a couple of times since -the SIU plan started and like the way it works out for me. I know I always have the money coming and can collect it anytime. vThis is the best way for the seaman wiio works and earna tb|^ money. ^ �•> Paes Four SEAFARERS IOC WOT. ZS, 1955 , NOVEMBER 2 THROUGH NOVEMBER 15 I Registered Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A J......, Total Deck B . 11 . 97 . 21 . 54 . 14 . 5 . ^ 9 . 9 . 42 . 9 . 25 . 8 . 15 . 26 5 28 10 20 10 2 1 4 12 8 6 2 6 19 Deck A . 345 Deck B 133 Eng. A Enc. B stew. A Stew. B Total A .4 29 8 25 4 2 2 8• 12 15 20 5 5 20 6 59 18 30 3 , 6 . 4 9 27 7 9 3 22 A 20 2 17 4 19 3 3 3 5 11 5 6 0 7 4 20 227 57 117 22 13 18 35 97 20 49 17 49 71 3 "71 ' 18 33 5 2 5 •17 28 4 15 6 12 25 Eng. En^X. 244 159 ' Stew. A 223 Stew. B 89 Total A 812 Total' B 11 74 22 64 17 7 6 17 35 28 32 7 18 43 Total B TotU Rex. 31 301 79 181 39 20 24 52 132 48 81 24 67 114 Total 381 Shipped Billy Ryan, two, looks sound as a dollar as he poses with mother in their Brooklyn home following his recovery from pneumonia. Billy, who was an SlU "maternity baby," re­ ceived SlU hospital-surgical benefit of $191 from Welfare Plan. His father. Seafarer William Ryan, is 2nd cook on the Iberville. Benefits Big Assist For B'Iclyn Seafarer When two-year-old Billy Ryan went to Long Island College hospital for treatment of bronchial pneumonia, it marked the third time in two years that his father, Seafarer William Ryan became eligible to collect SIU family benefits. For from the Union. And just seven Ryan it meant close to a total weeks ago, Billy's sister, Laura, Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A 2 64 18 44 18 6 3 5 ? 39 12 14 7 13 15 I>eck Total 260 Deck B 0 11 4 22 4 1 3 1 17 7 13 5 5 18 Deck 111 Dick C 0 0 0 3. 0 0 2 0 2 1 .2 1 4 11 Deck C 26 Eng. A* 1 61 13 27 11 1 4 10 42 6 11 6 5 14 Eng. A 212 stew. Stew. stew. Total Total B A C B A 0 2 0 1 3 1 3 20 3 45 14 170 1 45 5 0 " 17 5 0 14 48 24 6 5 27 13 59 98 4 1 5 2 2 10 34 0 0 3* 0 0 1 10 2 2 0 . 6 2 7 13 2 0 3 2 0 18 5 10 0 66 3 0 147 30 -18 7 1 4 2 22 32 6 0 3 10 1 29 28 4 1 4 3 0 12 17 5 3 6 6 4 16 24 21 10 11 10 4 49 40 Eng. Eng. stew. Stew. Stew. Total, Tofal B C A C A B 123 25 200 78 22 672 .312 Eng. Eng. B C ITF Far East Office Opened fe•2-;"/' • 1 4 0 14 3 0 4 0 2 4 3 2 11 25 7 219 62 171 47 11 24 23 179 58 60 31 51 114 Total Total C Ship. 73i 1057 Reflecting the lay-ups and foreign-flag ship transfers of re­ cent weeks, shipping in general slumped markedly during the past two-week period. Class A men, of course, continued to enjoy excellent shipping op--*" Seafarers filing vacation 1057 jobs dispatched, com­ portunities. came into this world, making her ®f $600 from the SIU Plan as cov­ money claims should make pared to the registration of erage for two maternity benefits father eligible for another $200 in The upcoming year-end 1193. sure that they use their correct The lowest shipping re­ benefits and another bond. and his son's recent illness. Social Security number. Use holidays are expected to re­ corded prior to this was early of the wrong number means a Ryan, who sails at second cook, Little Billy, who celebrated his verse the downward trend in May, when less than 1,000 clerical headache for the Vaca­ second birthday on October 12, is currently aboai'd the Iberville, very soon, with the prospect jobs were handled. tion Plan office and slows up' 1^ went into the (Pan Atlantic) on the coastwise of considerable job turnover A breakdown of the senior­ the handling of payments. hospital for 12 run. in sight when Seafarers now ity groups showed .class A Also, a Seafarer who uses The Rjan payment was one of days. While he on ships pile off to spend the handling a healthy 63.5 per­ the incorrect Social Security 60 made by the Welfare i'lan for was there, doc­ holidays ashore with their cent of the total, and class B number is crediting his tax de­ tors also removed dependents' benefits in the month families and friends. ductions to some other US an abscess. The of October in the total amount of up to 29.5. Only class C worker. $9,525.60. Figures for the period were showed a decline, dropping to Seafarers Wel­ -• fare Plan paid 7 percent, the lowest point $191 in hospital it has reached in months. and surgical ben­ This demonstrates the pro­ efits toward a tection for the professional Ryan total hospital and in the seniority sys­ surgical bill of $326. Seafarer Francis Pastrano, chief cook on the Seatrain New York, had reason to be proud seaman tem, under class A or B Earlier Benefits last week. His boy Willie made a successful Madison Square Garden debut on Friday eve­ men can which exercise a wide Two years before on the occa­ ning, November 19, when he easily defeated heavyweight Joe Rowan in a ten rounder. choice in ships and runs when sion of Billy's birth his parents Willie, who is just 19 years'^ shipping is good, but can al­ collected the SIU's $200 maternity of age, had to get special per­ main event. Although normally a Pastrano's father has been an ways fall back and take what benefit plus a $25 US defense bond mission to go ten rounds under" light-heav5^ he weighed in at 181 SIU member since 1948, and sails comes when fewer opportuni­ At 19, though, he regularly in the steward depart­ regulations of New York State. He for that fight. showed to advantage before a na­ can be expected to add poundage ment. Willie has a loyal following ties are available, due to their tionwide television audience, dis­ in the next couple of years and at the New Orleans SIU hall and seniority preference. The following is the fore­ playing tremendous speed of hand pick up the weight and strength his successful career to date has and foot for a heavyweight. Going needed by a full-fledged heavy­ aroused avid interest among Sea­ cast port by port; farers sailing out of that port. ten rounds did not bother him weight. BOSTON: Slow; remains because he fin­ unpredictable. . . NEW ished fresh and YORK . . . Has highest regisTOKYO—The International strong. stration in years; jobs tight Transportworkers Federation Up until now, now . . . PHILADELPHIA: has opened an office in this Pastrano has cam­ Slowing up but still good . .. city to serve as the Asian center of paigned success­ BALTIMORE: Holding its its world-wide drive on runaway fully as a lightflag shipping. The office is under own; jobs' available for those heavy-weight at­ the direction of J. F. Soares, vete­ not too,choosy and willing to taining ranking at ran of the Indian seamen's move­ the top of the ship . . . NORFOLK: Outlook ment in Bombay. fair . . . SAVANNAH: Re­ Pastrano Sr. division along with such recog­ The opening of the Asia office mains very quiet with little in follows on the establishment of an nized standouts as Floyd Patterson sight . . . TAMPA: Future organizing office for runaway flag and Harold Johnson. He has com­ looks fair . . . MOBILE: seamen at 33 Whitehall Street, piled a professional record of 34 Slumped again; hopes for New York City and another in wins, four losses and four draws, change soon . . . NEW OR­ including his Friday night bout. Mexico City, in addition to exist­ LEANS: StiH quite good . . . His most recent victims in the ing ITT offices in Europe. LAKE CHARLES: Continues For the past several months light-heavyweight division were Chuck Speiser and the veteran doing well. ITF has been stepping up activities HOUSTON: Good; short on on runaway flag ships in an ef­ New York campaigner, Paddy Young. group 2 ratings in deck and fort to bring these ships up to the New Orleans Boy engine departments . . . WIL­ standards of legitimate maritime nations. MINGTON: Slow . . . SAN Willie started boxing in his home Willie Pastrano (right) crosses right hand to jaw of Joe The new ITF office is located at town. New Orleans, and did most FRANCISCO: Picked up Rowan in 9th round of Madison Square Garden main event. Kokutetsu Rodo Kaikan; 1,2- of his campaigning in the New again; outlook good ... SEAT­ Chome, Marunouchi; Chiyoda-Ku, Orleans area until he was tapped Pastrano, son of Seafarer Francis Pastrano, won easily in his TLE: Booming; should con­ Tokyo. for the Madison Square Garden first Garden showing. tinue very good. Get That SS Number Right Seafarer's Son Makes Ring Grade |v Total Total 0 Ship. �MOT. 25. USS SEAFARERS Fire Rakes Navy Radar Ship Off East Coast Three men were injured and two died when a Navy radar ship, the Searcher, caught fire 125 miles east of New York City. The Searcher—a converted liberty—is one of a number of Navy ships which is part of the radar defense line, designed to spot the approach of enemy planes. SEAFARERS LOG AWARD There are still two issues of the SEAFARERS LOG left for the year 1955 in which Seafarers can qualify for one of the annual LOG awards for distinguished mem­ bership • contributions to the- Union newspaper. The award program announced early this year will cover four categories — letters, photo­ graphs, poetry and drawings— submitted by any Seafarer to the newspaper and appearing in the calendar year 1955. The awards will consist of medallions, suitably inscribed. No particular entry form is needed. As long as the Sea­ farer's material appears in the LOG it automatically qualifies for the prices. Standards that will govern se­ lection of winners in the four categories are: for letters—one offering a constructive proposal or best expressing a Seafarer's feeling on any given issue; photography—for the best phoit and subject matter in the tograph, or photographs of Seatradition of the sea; drawings— farers at work or play or other quality and originality plus submaterial of strong interest to^ ject matter based on maritimeSeafarers; poetry—literary meror related experience. StU Halls Entertain Thanksgiving Diners The traditional Turkey Day feasting at SlU halls and aboard SlU-contracted ghips took place yesterday in accord with a Union practice of many years standing. SlU cafete­ rias in New York and Balti-"^ more, the snack bar in Mobile served a lavish meal which in­ cluded shrimp cocktail, cream of and SlU halls in all other turkey soup, roast turkey and ports were host to Seafarers and their families at full-course Thanksgiving Dinners. The headquarters cafeteria PHoros ^To/z/es. fber/zy mI'flnfeflte chestnut dressing or roast fresh ham, candied yams and other vegetables, mince and pumpkin pie, holiday pudding, fresh fruit, salad and beverages. Dinner was served in headquarters beginning at 11 AM and continuing until 4 PM closing time. SIU Tradition It has been standing procedure in the Union for many years to provide both Thanksgiving and Christmas Day dinners for Sea­ farers on the beach who are not eating at home with their families. A great number of Seafarers bring their wives and children with them to the Union halls on the holidays. Thanksgiving Day on SIU ships has always been an occasion for SIU steward departments to go all out in the preparation of lavish holiday meals, leaving Seafarers with fond memories of their float­ ing holiday feast, i •• v r\ > w a V^ro rif* LOG Congress To Probe Revival Of Transfers To 'Runaway' Flags WASHINGTON—The sudden revival of runaway flag traflsfers with approval of the Maritime Administration is coming under fire in Congress. Representative Herbert Bonner (Dem. NC), chairman of the^ House Merchant Marine Com- ^ura and Ampac California, and ... . . , , . ,. . the Liberty ship Mohican lost their mittee intends to investigate as a result of a switch to runthe action when Congress recon­ away flags in October. venes in January. New Gimmick After allowing the transfer of Since the original excuse for more than 100 US ships, most of transfers, inability to get cargoes, them Libertys; during 1954, the Maritime Administration had been can no longer hold water, the Gov­ relatively inactive on that score ernment has come up with a new for several months. Suddenly, the gimnjick. The latest transfers are lid is off again with the transfer described as paving the way for of several passenger ships, includ­ construction of new tankers or ing the Florida and Cuba of P&O other merchant-type vessels or lines, and most recently, a number modification of such vessels for use under the American flag. of T-2 tankers. Bonner has written Maritime Seafarers on the tankers VenAdministrator Clarence Morse as follows: "The reasons for the transfers advanced in your letter leave some doubt in my own mind that the course you propose is the best alternative available ... it is my intention to explore this mat­ ter in more detail." :i t • ''M Co's Anti'SIU Fraud Up To Canada Court MONTREAL—Shipowner agents who used fraudulent documents, intimidation and forgery in an attempt to decer­ tify the SIU Canadian District have been hailed into court. Charges have been filed by the SIU against three officers tures obtained by fraud and in­ of the Miron Freres organiza­ timidation. tion, operators of tugs and barges under Oka Sand Inc., a subsidiary. The SIU in Canada had been cer­ tified by the Canadian Depart­ ment of Labor as the legal bar­ gaining agent for the company's shipboard employees. The com­ pany struck back with attempts to decertify the union through signa- See Atomic Tanker By 1959,Maybe An American-flag atompowered tanker may be on the seas by 1959, if Maritime administrator Clarence G. Morse goes through with a bid put forth this week. The MA head has asked manufacturers to submit proposals on prices and design for an atompowered plant to be built within the next four years and installed on a tanker. A second, more ad­ vanced design study is being sought for a nuclear plant to be installed by June, 1961. The comparatively early target dates ^et by Morse indicate that he believes the industry is pre­ pared to furnish designs in the very near future. Congress has not authorized any funds for atomic-powered ships as yet, be­ cause of a wrangle over the type of vessel to be built. Under the circumstances, the Maritime Ad­ ministration is evidently prepar­ ing to come to Congress with a fully-developed design before any funds are appropriated. US Monopoly On Progress Morse told the Society of Naval Architects and Engineers that technical progress in US ship­ building wais imperative because of the fine quality of advanced work turned out by European yards. He warned that the US had no monopoly on modernity and progressiveness in shipbuild­ ing-ands design. In one instance, a company rep­ resentative boarded a tug and told all SIU crewmembers that they had to sign their names to come under the agreement being nego­ tiated between tile Union and the company. All crewmembers signed on a blank sheet of paper, after which the company representative returned to the .office and typed a statement over the names to make it appear that the crew had peti­ tioned to revoke the SIU's bai-galuing rights. The union struck back when the fraudulent document was sent to the Canadian Lahor Ministry by registered mail. After investigat­ ing the manner in which signa­ tures were obtained and getting affidavits accordingly, warrants were swom out against the employ­ er agents responsible for the ac­ tion. Steel Admiral Crew Cited WASHINGTON—The Sea­ farer-crew of the Steel Ad­ miral which rescued 186 pas­ sengers from a stricken Filipino ship has been officially com­ mended by the Coast Guard. As reported in the SEAFARERS LOG of July 8, the Filipino pas­ senger ship Neptuno ran aground on a reef in a storm. The Admii-al came on the scene the morning of June 24. Despite bad weather it took off all passengers, including 132 women and children plus their baggage, without mishap. Seafarers cited by name for the rescue operation were: John P. Ryan, chief electrician; Charles W. Hall and Lazaro B. Ellorin DMs; Jack Dalton, Carlton A. Roberts, Mallory J. Coffey and Joe C. Selby, ABs; Mariano Gonzalez, OS. Thailand Unionists Visit SIU Thailand visitors Thian Achalcul (left) and Dr. Malai Huvanandana listen as New Orleans patrolman C. J. Stephens explains features of SIU Welfare Plan. Men are officials of Thailand Public Welfare Department and toured SIU facilities on visit sponsored by US Labor Department. They were obviously impressed by SIU rotary shioDina and Welfare Plan. -.'ii - �.face Sis . SEAFARERS LOG Nov. 25, 1955, ... YOUR DOUAR'S WORTH Seafarers Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Values in Christmas Gifts > Headed for Europe aboard the Bienville, group of Seafarers out of Seattle hall get ready to enter bus which took them to Portland, Oregon. Included in photo are Seafarers D. Taylor, J. Boudoin, E. Smith, S. Hardy, N. Peterson, L. Meyers, Du Bois and Lawsin. Job Deluge needs Hall In Seattle Where You Can Find The In... Latin America Seafarers are urged to send the LOG the addresses of places throughout the world where SIU men congregate and copies of the LOG would be welcomed. American Hotel & Grill Georgetown, British Guiana Madrid Bar 13-A Water St. Georgetown, British Guiana United Nations Mariners Club Georgetown, British Guiana i" J" Seatrain Bar Ilacendados 1 Luyano, Havana, Cuba Sloppy Moe's Cafe Matanzas, Cuba Cosmopolita Bar 260 San Pedro St. Havana, Cuba 4« 4- t Futica Polanco Navy Bar Port Au Prince, Haiti U S Embassy Port Au Prince, Haiti 4" 4" 4" Charlie's Bar San Nicholas Aruba, N W I Intl. Seamen's Club San Nicholas, Aruba, NWI Rotterdam Bar San Nicholas, Aruba, NWI tlnited Merchant .Seamen's Club 20 Waterkant Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana Shamrock Manor Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana 4. 4i t Cantino Palacios Tampico, Mexico 4" 4" 4" Donald Duck Bar Colon, Panama Quarantine & Immigration Sta. Balboa, Canal Zone 4i 44" Anglo-American Bar Callao, Peru t 4> 4i Eagle Club 9 Broad St., Bridgetown, Barbados, B WI Mr. Sydney Godda'rd Bay Street, Bridgetown, ' Barbados, B WI s; .- y . ' > ' SEATTLE — Shipping of over 200 SIU men to deep-sea jobs and standby assignments has created a boom here that gives every indication of hanging on in coming weeks. The spurt in jobs stemmed from four payoffs and sign-ons plus the Royal Windsor House reactivation of. four T-2 tankers Fairchild St. laid up for long periods. NinetyBarbados, B W I two standby and shift ship jobs Big Apple Cafe were created by the breakouts, 20 East St. which will last two to three weeks Kingston, Jamaica, BWI and enable the men on these jobs to remain home during the com­ The Mission To Seaman ing Christmas-New Year holidays. Port of Spain "They certainly could not have Trinidad, BWI . come at a better time," Jeff Gil­ lette, SIU port agent, commented. Jamaica Seamen's Union The four ships involved are the 2 John's Lane McKittrick Hills (Western Tank­ Kingston, Jamaica, BWI ers), plus the Stony Point, Camp British Merchant Navy Club Namanu and Arickaree (US Pe­ Port of Spain troleum Carrlors). Trinidad, BWI With the Battle Hock already in operation, this leaves only two Hotel De Paris more ships operated by US Petro­ Port of Spain, Trinidad, BWI leum on the inactive list. These The Savoy Restaurant are the Fort Bridger and Lake 16 Park St. George, both laid up overseas. Port of Spain, Only One Idle Trinidad, BWI In turn, of the four ships man­ t 4i 4i aged by Western Tankers, only one Bar New Orleans more, the Montebello Hills, re­ Calle Colon 1519 mains idle. Both the Olympic Montevideo, Uiniguay Games, a supertanker, and the William A. Burden, T-2, are cur­ California Bar , rently in operation. Yaecare 1583 The busy activity for Seattle, Montevideo, Uruguay reflected In 114 offshore jobs dis­ Juan C. Surraco patched during the last two weeks, Rio Bar will likely continue, according to Montevideo, Uruguay all forecasts. A steady stream of in-transits plus incidental payoffs London Bar and sign-ons are expected to keep 274 Piedra Calle the job totals high for some time. Montevideo, Uruguay 4 4^ 4i Plaza Saloon ' Puerto Cabello Venezuela New Y'ork Bar Bay Street Barbados, BWI » Christmas gifts cost a little morq this year, especially children's playthings. Apparel and clothing accessories are still comparatively low-priced and will be valuable gifts this Christmas since many cloth­ ing prices will be higher in 1956. Some furniture pieces cost more than last year. But a number of household appliances are as low or even lower in price than last year, with the major exception of tele­ vision sets. But even though manufacturers' list prices are higher on many gift items, a smai-t shopper will find plenty of price-cutting at retail levels. It will pay to comparison-shop more widely for gifts this Christmas as price-fixing on many items has cracked under competitive pressures. More stores this-year are cutting prices on such goods as electric trains and the better-grade educational toys which have generally been firmly price-fixed by manufacturers. . Some 'Discounts' Are Phony . But don't confuse genuine discounts or price cuts with exaggerated "discounts" on fictitiously-preticketed holiday merchandise.: For Christ­ mas especially, some manufacturers pre-ticket jewelry, watches, per­ fumes, cutlery sets and other gift-type merchandise with exaggerated printed prices. This is done so retailers can offer what seem to be sensational discounts, but which are no bargain at all, because such merchandise often is low-grade and can be bought for less- at any reputable store. There is nothing to prevent a manufacturer or jobber from pre-ticketing his merchandise with any price he wants. But be­ cause this situation does exist, you have to be on your guard especially against merchandise cari-ying a printed price tag on which the re­ tailer claims to offer unusual reduction. As one merchandise expert points out, the packaging of fictitiously-preticketed goods is often hand­ some, but the goods themselves are shoddy. Tips On Shopping For Popular Gift Items Bikes and wagons are still generally as low in price as last year, and some reductions ai-e being offered on lightweight bikes. These are popular with children because of their light weight, artd with parents because of their comparatively reasonable prices, but arc not neces­ sarily good choices for younger children. They are more delicate than the heavy bike known as "trucks," and more easily damaged if treated roughly. Those with three speed mechanism must be used with care for they-are costly to repair. Dolls are a little costlier this year. Prices rise sharply as costumes become more elaborate, or if the manufacturer has a big advertising tie-up with television. One doll widely promoted on TV-costs $17 with a kit of clothes and accessories, while many lesser-known makes of dolls are available for about $6 for the same size doll with only one costume. You yourself can add more clothing and other accessories such as the inexpensive mitten, bootees, etc., included in the expensive combina­ tion package. Orloii swenters are much in demand this year, especially for children, and can be found at reasonable prices in some stores at least. Big asset of Orion sweaters of course is their easy washability with no Allocking required, wear resistance and mothproof nature. But they are not as resilient as wool sweaters if you want a snug fit which is also warmer. Some stores get as much as $10 for a man's Orion pullover, while others offer them for as little as $4. Sometimes the price differential results simply J^rom the fact that some stores charge more than others, but there may be quality variations too. The Orion yarn is the same, but the construction, knit and finishing varies. - Knit And Durability Vary The most expensive Orion sweaters are made with a fine interlock knit, which is a tight, long-wearing stitch, and looks and feels like cash­ mere but without cashmere's fragile nature. But if you're not necessai-ily interested in luxurious feel and appearance, _ especially Ifor children's wear, Orion sweatees are also available in the durable jersey ' stitch and heavier cable knit, at lower prices. This year you can buy an Orion jersey-knit s'veater for a boy for as little as $2. In buying Orion sweaters, look for reinforced seams for additional , strength and shape retention, and closely-knit ribbed cuffs for warmth. Nylon stretch socks have become one of the most widely-bought types for men and children, and now stretch nylons are becoming popular for women's hosiery. Nylon stretch hose is made of a specially-processed and knitted nylon that stretches to the size of your foot or leg to give a snugger fit than conventional nylons and other yarns. The advantage of stretch socks and stockings for gift giving is that you don't have to know the recipient's size. Prices of stretch hose have come down sharply from the original premium prices demanded by manufacturers. Men's and boy's nylon stretch socks are now available for as little as 59 cents a pair, compared to $1.50 a pair two years ago. Women's stretch nylons also have come down in price from last year when they sold, for as much as $3. This Christmas you can buy them for as little as $1 a pair. ' Relief Jobs Keep Mobile Afloat Un Seamens Serv., c/o Creole Petroleum Corp., Judibana Off Las Piedras, Edo Falcon, * Venezuela United Seamens Service Caripito, Venezuela MOBILE-—Relief jobs in the harbor helped tide Seafarers here over a slow two-week period of shipping, as offshore job activity dwindled to a new low. Over 100 men were dispatched to various.relief assignments in and around the harbor, which somewhat picked up-*^' the slack left when only 23 Beefs are at a minimum and the better, however, Tianner pointed deep-sea jobs had to be filled ships themselves are being kept out. Ships due to hit the port during the past two weeks. The slow activity was reflected in the United Seamens Service c/o Shell Carib'n Petroleum Co. fact that there were only six pay­ offs, two sign-ons .and five ships Punta Cardon, Las Piedras in transit during the period. Edo Falcon, Venezuela The one big bright note in all Iron Mines Co. the proceedings, Cal "Tanner, San Felix Edo Bolivar branch port agent, noted, is the ' Venezuela • - « • way the ships are coming in clean. 'r^mm -m m-m * » in A-1 shape on maintenance and repairs by their SIU crews. "All hands are to be commended on the way they bring their ships in," Tanner added. "The crews are doing their jobs in typical SIU style." ' Shipping prospects for the com-f ing two weeks do look, a little «* «4 »a * • « • »« tt either for payoff or in transit in­ clude the Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, Hastings, Antinous, all for Waterman and Pan Atlantic; Corsair, Cavaliier, .Polaris, Pioneer, Pilgrim, Patriot, for Alcoa, and Steel King,. SteeJ., Chemist and Steel Flyer,-bf tile Isthmian Steam­ ship Coi«pany.-4; • •-fli'tk « a « V a * • V a'S w M-4 �HH i-y-^.-:3. •v-e'-it-rf.'ir.-IS'f-. .^. / Nmr. 25. 196S * ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Octobor »—Chairman, 'R. Schwarzi Sacratarj, J. Hannan. A apeclal meeting waa held on feeding and working rolea. Motion made and carried to accept and coffcur with communicatlona from headquarters. ""Vote of thanks given radio operator. CANTIONY (Cities Service), Octo­ ber 22—Chairman, R. Cos; Secretary, H. Romero. Ship's fund—$9.12. No beefs, some disputed overtime. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept anH concur with communications from headquarters. All beefs to be brought up at meetings Instead of waiting lutil last minute of payoff. CHOCTAW (Waterman), October It —Chairman, D. Bynes; Seerstary, G. Fateusky. Repair list posted. Checked SEAFARERS Vote of thank* to steward depart­ ment. MICHAEL (Carras), October It — Chairman, J. Schilling; Secretary, O. Allen. Mattresses were ordered. To see Captain about three days without wash water. Ship's treasurer elected. Check hot water in messman's room. ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), Octo.ber 9—Chairman, J. Karl; Secretary, J. Dolan. If ice box in crew pantry toes on the blink, it is''to be re­ placed with the one in the passbnger'* pantry. Motion made and carried to accept recent communications unani­ mously. The saloon messman.claims radio officer has been giving him a hard time. Captain told him to' lay Off. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv­ ice), August 17—Chairman, K. Hellman; Secretary, P. Hammel. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department. Ship's delegate wilf see the chief engineer about repairing fans, screens and range. August 25—Chairman, K. Hellman) Secretary, D. Williams. Ship's dele­ gate reported that the wringer on tno washing machine is broken and the chief engineer doesn't want to fix same. He requested that headquar­ ters take this matter up with the com­ pany and get this biid straightened out. The latest headquarters report was read to the crew and accepted by all. » HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Car­ riers), September 24—Chairman, G. Hlldreth; Secretary, W. Thompson. with- patrolman about draw In Ameri­ can money in Korea. Slopchest short­ age to be checked. Blackgang double bunks to be made Into single bunks. DEL SOL (Mississippi), October It —Chalrmu, J. Celsslar; Secretary, W. Cameron. One major beef concerning second engineer performing wipers and engine utility work, to be taken UP with patrolman. Special commit­ tee meeting held to have talk with two members who were having mis­ understanding. Motion made and car­ ried to read, post, and accept all communications unanimously. Motion made and carried to have Engine De­ partment patrolman make payoff. Coast Guard to be told to check all life rings since some of these ropes are worn out and dry rot and canvas are coming from these life rings. MADAKET (Waterman), October 1< •—Chairman, J. Rose) Secretary, W. Busch. Stores requisition was cut down and this was reported to San Francisco patrolman. Blackgang Is a happy family again with return of Chief,. 1st Asst., and 3d Engineers, from their vacations. Motion made -and carried to accept recent commu­ nications from headquarters. PORTMAR (Calmer), October 1«— Chairman, J. Oberia; Secretary, B. Agol. Vote of thanks from Skipper for crew's cooperation. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. ROBIN eOODFELLOW (Robin Lines), October 24—Chairman, V. Genco; Secretary, A. Romero. Discus­ sion held on welfare benefits. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. YORKMAR (Calmer), October U — Chairman, J. Papa) Secretary, J. Marshall. Vote of thanks to steward department. Steward department was requested to do their laundry during the day. General discussion waa held on SUP agreement. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain Lines), October 22—Chairman, E. Wal­ lace; Secretary, P. Patrick. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate, steward dele­ gate, and steward discussed with chief cook about improving his cooking. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), October 14—Chairman, W. Kummke) Secretary, H. Taylor. Motion made 'and carried to hold special meeting jin port about food situation. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 9—Chairman, R. Geddlngs; Secre­ tary, E. Conner. Motion made and carried to accept comiuunications from headquarters luianimously. Im­ provement in the chow In port. Sched­ ule prepared for three days to clean laundry. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Octo­ ber 24—Chairman, R. Walters) Secre­ tary, M. Watson. Discussion held on precise duties of ship's committee and clarification on duties specifically given by secretary reporter. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Crew requested that secrep. be advised of disposition of changes agaliist Salvatore DiBelia. SUZANNE (Bull Lines), October 22 —Chairman, F. Cornier; Secretary, H. Orlando. Repairs not taken care of; to see patrolman about this. Com­ munications from headquarters were accepted. Discussion was held on SUP contract. Vote of thanks to steward and his department. Motion made and carried, to have negotiating committee check Into the possibility of having master distribute statement of earnings not later than 24 hours before arrival in port of j>ayoff. SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), October 9—Chairman, J. Henry; Sec­ retary, M. Cox. Motion made and carried to accept and concur com­ munications from headquarters. Mo­ tion made and carried that company furnish transportation in Lake Charles like Seatrain Line does. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), September 30—Chairman, J. O'Nell; Secretary, J. Mayer. New ship's dele­ gate elected. Motion made and car­ ried to accept as read communication from headquarters. Motion made and carried to buy TV set and raffle off old one. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Octo­ ber 11—Chairman, W. Lane; Secre­ tary, D. Beard. Mate ordered pad­ locks for every foc'sle. Cigarettes to be ordered for crew from Baltimore Sea Chest. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communi­ cations from headquarters. Vote of confidence to ship's delegate. TROJAN TRADER (Tro|an), Septem>er 18—Chairman, S. Sokol; Secre­ tary, R. Perry. It was reported that Captain had American money In Italy but wouldn't issue It. That captain would not agree to sougee or paint crews quarters or make repairs that were on repair list. Matter to be turned over to boarding patrolman. Motion made and carried that crew does not sign on unless crew receives American money or travelers checks in Korea. IDEAL X (Pan-Atlantic), Septembar 25—Chairman, C. Scott; Secretary, J. Collins. Captain pleased with crew's conduct. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters. MADAKET (Waterman), October 9 —Chairman, J. Rose; Secretary, W. Busch. Wash water rationing hours In Inchon to be brought to the atten­ tion of-patrolman. To buy a few folding chairs in San Francisco from ship's fund. Crew requests clarifica­ tion of cigarettes declared and lit bonded locker, sealed between Hono­ lulu and San Francisco. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), October 9—Chairman, Munutt; Secretary, T. Waslluk. Everything okay. Men to declare all cigarettes when entering United States. Motion made and carried that all comunications from headquarters be read and accepted. NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nat'l.), Octo­ ber 2—Chairmen, F. Gaspar; Secre­ tary, J. Mannuslynn. Photostats of marriage and birth certificates to be sent to headquarters, discussion held on this. Hand rails to be repaired on masts. BETHCOASTER (Calmar), October 11—Chairman, T. Stinnette; Secretary, R. Tyree, Motion made and carried to leave galley unlocked so crew may wash cups and plates. Discussion held on new .Repair Hst and keeping laundry room clean. OCEAN ROSE (Maritime Overseas), September 25—Chairman, D. Gay; Sec­ retary, J. Barnes. Everyone satisfied regarding lowering of second and third cooks ratings.* Motion made and carried by pantryman to have mixer Installed in galley. New refrigerators needed. ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), IBERVILLE (Pen-Atlantic), Octeber September 11—Chairman, 1. Myers; I—Chairman, J. Kovel; Secretary, W. • Secretary, W. Messenger. Ship's dele­ Ryan. Motion made and carried to gate reported that he was informed accept and concur with communica­ that captain caUed for launch In Port tion from headquarters. Motion made Elizabeth but none was available. and carried that company be penal­ Letter from consul claimed ship ized for not posting sailing time wasn't cleared. Motion made that all when time has been changed. To be beef* be turned over to patrolman put into new contract. I-etter from by delegntes only. . headquarters read concerning sick men in foreign ports. FAIRISLI (Waterman), September KYSKA (Watermen), Octeber 14— 'Chairman,- W. Walker; Secretary, J. Lengfellew. . Unsafe working condi­ tions below referred to patrolman. 25—Chairman, P. Shale;-Secretary, C. Wood. Motion made end carried to accept as read communication from headquarter*. Eight rolls of film was rented. WOl hold errlval pool. LOG fMt« Beteu TrGtk Croups Boost '50-50' Two important tirade groups have come out strongly in support of the "50-50" shipping law which is under fire from the farm bloc. The Natiohal Foreign Trade Council and the National Industrial Traffic League have both backed the law as essential to US defense and commerce and have criti-* cized the discriminatory prac­ tices of other maritime nations. . The farm bloc and foreign ship­ ping lobbyists have been attacking "50-50" without let-up, claiming it was restricting the disposal of US farm surplus abroad. The Trade League resolution, adopted in Chicago on November 17, pointed to the substantial de­ cline in cargoes carried by US ships, now less than 25 percent of all cargoes. Both this and the on­ coming obsolescence of the US fleet justify "50-50," the group said. Trade Council Support Similar sentiments were voiced by the National Foreign Trade Council, meeting in New York. The Council emphasized that while "50-50" allowed for fair and rea­ sonable participation by both US and foreign ships in Government cargoes, other nations did not give US shipping reciprocal treatment. 'The convention," the Council resolution declared, "urges more aggressive action by the appropri­ ate agencies of our Government to assure for American shipping fair treatment and equal competi­ tive opportunity in securing com­ mercial cargoes." ''i': - • ''-i .3 J Happy to be alive, two downed Flying Tiger airmen (in tee shirts) pose with rescuers aboard the Steel Advocate. Men had been in water 44 hours. Seafarers are (rear, I to r)i Charles Ray, ch. electrician; Charles Hester, DM; Fred Umholti, AB; Albert Clause, 2n<j electrician. In front with pilots Tony Machado (left) and Robert Hightower Is bosun Doug Claussen. Seafarers Save Fliers, Foil Sharks NEW ORLEANS—Expert seamanship practiced in traditional SIU style was credited by Seafarer Douglas Claussen with the rescue of two downed fliers from mid - Pacific by the crews of the SlU-manned Steel Advocate (Isthmian). The fliers were picked up-*^ by the crew of the Steel Ad­ plane's crew was found nearby. He who escaped from the plane died vocate after they had endured had bled to death from a shark earlier during the hours the men a 44-hour ordeal during which they fdught off repeated attacks by sharjis and watched two fellow members of the five-man crew die in the water. The fifth member of the crew was unable to escape from the sinking Flying Tiger cargo plane, , The part played by Seafarers in the rescue was described by bosun Claussen on his return to his home in New'Orleans where he is va­ cationing before shipping out again. It was Claussen who first sighted one of the downed fliers, pilot Tony Machado, from his lookout post atop the radar mast. "We lowered a boat, but the en­ gine blew a sparkplug and wouldn't start," Claussen related. "So, we rowed. There were nine of us in the boat besides the chief mate. The ocean kept hiding the fliers. They would vanish, then we'd see them again." It took the Seafarers about 15 minutes to reach Machado. Claus­ sen was standing in the bow, hold­ ing the boat hook. Grabbed Hook "Machado reached out and grabbed the hook and I hauled him in," he recalled. "Then I grabbed him under the arms and pulled him into the boat," Co-pilot Robert Hightower was floating about 25 yards away from Machado. About four/ or five big sharks were milling around him, Claussen said, and he was yelling: "The sharks are getting me." As Claussen reached down to pick up Hightower a shark made a final pass at him. The chief mate shot this marauder with the ship's gun. Hightower already had suffered more than a dozen lacerations from shark bites and told the SIU crew later that he had killed one with a six-inch knife he was car­ rying, Ohiy one other inember of the bite that sheared off his thumb. were afloat and the body became Claussen said. The other man lost from the group. AFL Leaders Tobin, Durkin Die In Week Two prominent figures in AFL ranks passed away tliis past week. One was Martin P. Durkin, 61, president of tlie plumbers and steamfitters union and former Secretary of La­ bor. The other was Daniel J.-> Tobin, 83, retired president of Durkin had been president of the United Association of Journeymen the teamsters union. Durkin died at Georgetown Hospital in "Washington, DC, after a long illness. He had been ap­ pointed Secretary of Labor by President Eisenhower in January, 1953, but resigned in September after his proposed amendments to the Taft-Hartley Act were rebuffed by the administration. In his resignation, Durkin charged that the amendments h^ had drafted had the approval of Preridential assistants and Eisen­ hower himself, but had been vetoed by Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks. Before coming to Washington, and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry since 1941. He returned to his union post after leaving the cabinet. Funeral ceremonies took place in his home city. Chicago, on November 18. Tobin, a member of the AFL Executive Council for many years, died in Indianapolis from a heart ailment. He became president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters back in 1907 when its membership was 28.000 and took part in the early growth of the AFL. When he stepped down in 1952, the Teamsters membership had grown to 1^ million. Camera Swindle In Germany A Seafarer recently back from Germany—who chooses to remain nameless—warns of a swindle being operated in Bremen-and Bremerhaven. The Seafarer reports he.was ap­ proached by a pretty girl while shopping for a camera and was told she had outside connections whereby he could get a big discount. Operating through a "salesman" who came to her apartment the Seafarer bought two cameras for $200, leaving them in her apartment while they went out for the evening. During their rounds the girl disappeared. Not having her address and not knowing her neigworhood, his attempts to locate his cameras were fruitless. He warns other Seafarers to be­ ware pretty German girls offering big business deals. * .J •u-i • -f. 1 •.'S I JI �f&iffif'" Pare EirM &- • SEAFARERS ' Nov. «5. ms. LOG Bridges-ILA TiB-Up York and begin hearings, but has temporarily postponed its probe. In addition to the Bridges agents already on the scene and the staff of "researcher?" fte is sending to the East , Coast, -the TLA will now serve as a.base of operations for the entire Communist apparatus in New York, including the dozens Bridges, boss of the West of experienced operatives who Coast dockers union, is ready­ were displaced from other unions ing a full-scale push on the such as the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards and East Coast, led by a team of the independent Fur and Leather Communists - trained "re­ Workers, both now defunct. search" experts. Bridges i-ecent Bridges recent trip east—to study visit to New York during which he "longshore costs and operations"— appeared on two ILA piers and was actually to meet with ILA conferred with ILA leaders at the representatives and arrange for ex­ Hotel Paramount brought into the pansion of his operations on the open a new Communist-supported* front here. The arrival of the "re­ drive on the New York waterfront. searchers" can be expected shortly Groundwork for the new operation along with funds for ILA and will has been cultivated for months by undoubtedly be followed by a flood a team of Bridges-Communist of literature and heightened antiParty agents who have been work­ AFL activity on the ,waterfront. ing for the ILA ever since the At the time of his visit. Bridges AFL challenged its control in 1953. in a press conferfnce reported he had assigned Velson here to study First Since 1946 For the first time since 1946, the Waterfront Commission and to when he was an ally of NMU Presi­ keep an eye on Paul Hall, the SIU dent Joseph Curran in the Com­ and the AFL Longshore Union. munist-controlled Committee for 2-Year" Infiltration Maritime Unity, Bridges is in a The latest Bridges move climaxes position to make a bid for East two years' infiltration on the New Coast dockers. His 1946 drive was York waterfront since the AFL ex­ thrown back largely by the SIU pelled the ILA in September, 1953. and SUP. This time he hopes for Official ILWU representatives have greater success because he has been constantly on the scene dur­ reached an "understanding" with ing that period and have coordinat­ the ILA's official family. For ed ILA activities with Communist months ILA officials have accepted Party representatives In New York. his Communist-line agents and Chief among them is Irving Vel­ worked with them. son, who also uses the names Jack­ This tie-up between the racket- son and Wilson.-He's a veteran op­ dominated ILA and tift Communist erative whose waterfront activities Party's favorite unionist, according date back to the 1930's and he car­ to nationally-syndicated columnist ries the official title of ILWU in­ Victor Riesel, has caused consider­ ternational representative. Others able alarm in Washington. Ricsel are Jeff Kibre, Washington lobby­ reports that a Senate eommittee ist for Bridges, Abe Burshad, who was prepared to move into New has been labeled a CP agent and Sam Madell, head of the Commu­ nist Party's waterfront section. Backing up this group are men like Nick Karambis, Communist Party liner who is in charge of dis­ tribution of the Communist sheet, the "New Jersey Docker.", Karam­ bis has been a leader, a chauffeur and has held other waterfront jobs. He is a seasoned professional in the field. • ' Eager Communist Support In fact, the entire Communist Party headquarters machine in New York which has so avidly sup­ ported the ILA from the time it was expelled from AFL, can be counted on as an eager participant in Bridges' campaign. When the AFL expelled the ILA back in September, 1953, Bridges saw a chance to move in on a chaotio situation and lock up long­ shoremen throughout the country. The opportunity was there and so was the talent in the form of doz­ ens of unemployed party-line pros who had lost their union spots. Bridges didn't wait long to act. "Dockers News," long the spokes­ man for the CP section in long­ shore", tipped off his approach. For a few days in' September, 1953, "Dockers News" extolled the AFL's move. Suddenly the line changed to a critical one. From that day to the present "Dockers News," the "Daily Worker" and the "Dis­ patcher," Bridges newspaper, have gone down the line with every act of the mob-controlled ILA. What­ ever the ILA did, from making the men vote a second time on a re­ jected contract to forcing them out on political strikes met with en­ thusiastic approval of the Commu­ nist claque. Bridges did more than propagan­ dize for, ILA. Considerable sums of cash openly changed hands, up to $30,000 worth contributed by ILWU locals. It is believed this represent­ After months of clandes­ tine co/itact with top lead­ ers of the racket-controlled International Longshore­ men's Association, Harry ed only the visible portion of funds the ILA received from Bridges. CP waterfront operatives lent a hand with publicity, literature, leaflet distribution, campaign tactics^ Re­ prints of Communist literature from the "March of Labor" and other party-line publications were distributed under the ILA' ^abel. Bridges agents attempted to infil­ trate the new AFL longshore un­ ion and wean away supporters par­ ticularly among minority groups— a standard Communist tactic. ' The activities of Just one agent, Irving Velson, give an idea of the extent of the Communists penetra­ tion. For example in March, 1954, Velson. Kibre and Bershad met with pro-AFL Negro longshore leaders in an unsuccessful effort to woo them Jnto the ILA. In May, 1954, Tony Anastasia, overlord of the Brooklyn piers, sent underlings to the West Coast who collected $21,000 from Bridges' locals there. Velson was the logical man to ar­ range such a tour. ^ Renewed Action When the ILA squeaked through to victory in the NLRB election there was a slow-down in Velson's activities. But when AFL long­ shoremen renewed their campaign, he once again became prominent. In March, 1955, Velson con­ ferred with ILA officials in Wash­ ington during an ILA executive board meeting. Then he went, to Albany on behalf of ILA support­ ing legislation to clip the wings of the Waterfront Commission. He was working openly out of Anastasia's office in Brooklyn at the time. In May Bridges came to New York and had a significant meet­ ing on the 10th with his agent Vel­ son, an ILA intermediary and a highly close and personal associate of Eddie McGrath. McGrath is considered the head man in the West Side ILA mob. Following this meeting Velson appeared on the ILA payroll. Ho was hired as Vpubiic. relations as­ sistant" by Packy" Connolly, head of the Pistol Local and ILA vicie^ president. Velson took the Job un­ der the name "Charles Jackson" but couldn't conceal his identity for long. When the cat got out of bag ILA President William Brad­ ley "fired" him claiming Velson had posed as an anti-Communist. Of course Bradley and top ILA officials knew very well who he was. As Frederick Woltman of the "World Telegram and Sun" put it, Velson had bee.n "buzzing in and out" of ILA headquarters and A.aastasia's office for months. Gleason Knew Him The "firing" <if Velson was Just a screen for further m'aneuvers. On September 2, Bridges' news­ paper the, "Dispatcher" reported on a closed meeting of ILA's New York District Council of August 7. In answer to a question about Vel­ son, General Organizer Gleason said "he knew Bridges and met with him every time Bridges came to New York and Hi ways got "good advice from him. Gleason said he also met with Velson and said Vel­ son was a good trade unionist and that he would continue to meet with Velson.'" Admit Meetings At first, Gleason and Bradley denied this account. But just last week, Bradley about-faced and con­ ceded Gleason had several meet­ ing with Velson. He excused them by claiming he and Gleason "didn't know" who Velson really was. One wonders if they will claim they really "didn't know" who Bridges was after meeting with him at the Hotel Paramount last' week. The climax was Bridges' visit of last week during which ne sym- The Twists And Turns Of The ILA-Harry Bridges Friendship Over The Past Two Years A ' i OfFiClAlStimBiFY f ACTIVITY WITH llA, I ff I • Wf rt' AFL LOHS^iDfiA AFLEY^ILAR coMMVfiisrs cofm^L . 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AFL MARtriME-IRAD^ vePARJmfT pLEosss FULL emoftrvAFL-igL ^ FIRST AFL'/SL V COmiFDil PLBDSSS COMURPEDFl&fTFOR vecENT L0nsm»a UNION* , ms l;:3ifj. ;v AFL STEWARDS'VierVfiY OR WEST COAST TORCSS LiaumripNcFBRipseS^ c.p.-'^MmreDAics, SRloeeSARP HiS ASeNIS MBFT wm ILA OFFICIALS .,. { VBLSORLOBBIES FORILAiR erATB^CAPlTAL. gRiPSss W5ns NEWYDRF-OR YWROFPiERS ILA'S eLEASOR yM APMiTS-pB wny ^ BRiVSBSS^YejSO/i; PROMISES CONlJfJUS> CouABoamoN* �r-'-'V -• .'" •' •'•''"^'•^^^2 ..... N«T. tS. 1<8S Pare Nine SEAFARERS LOG In On fir ;• 't ; 'J ' Abraham Be^shad (3rd from right) ii shown -at an AFL (ongshora meeting during the 1954 waterfront drive. Bershad a(so attempted to infiltrate AFL educational meetings for shop stewarlds and others. bolized his aim by boldly going out on key ILA piers. It was the first time Bridges had ever openly ap­ peared on a New York pier. Inci­ dentally, the longshore leaders who had no protest over Bridges' action were the same ones who had the men boycott Russian furs and Polish hams in the past. Obvious- Moves From here on Bridges' moves are pretty obvious. He will show in­ creasing attention to details of ILA operations. His "research" team and other Communist oper­ atives" will pick -up every piece of authority they can grab. The fundstarved ILA will get another trans­ fusion and the Bridges-Communist team will determine how the money will be spent. Heavy fire will be leveled at the AFL longshoremen and imions sup­ porting them will be attacked. Since the SIU and Teamsters Lo­ cal 807, the waterfront teamsters, are two keys in any AFL campaign, they will take the brunt of Bridges' fire. . I Hatred Of SIU Bridges has ample reason to seek vengeance on SIU because in 1945 and again'in 1946 it was the SIU which rebuffed him when he at­ tempted to take control of New York docks through CMU. Early this year Bridges suffered a major defeat when he was deprived of his seagoing cadre among West Coastcooks and stewards by an SIU of NA election victory. In his attempts to weaken SIU,Bridges will most certainly direct Here Bershad, Irving Velson and JefF Kibre (I to r) are shown in conversation with a Negro longshoremen's leader while they were attempting to swing him into the ILA camp. The Background Of A Bridges-CP 'Team' tfvS^I ftCharles Velson, alias Charles If rifflCf Jackson, Charles Wilson and "Shavey" has had a lengthy career as a Communist Party water­ front operative. Here are some of the known facts about his past; Velson's first known activity for the waterfront section dates back to pre-World War II days when he was working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and helped distribute Communist publications on the waterfi'onti Subsequently he was discharged from the Navy Yard Job and identified by his Communist Party alias of Charles Wilson. In 1941, as Charles Jackson, he became part of the political club in BrooUyn run by Pete Cacchione, who was a Communist candidate for public office and a member of the New York City Council for a time. The following year he tied in with the CIO Marine and Shipyard Workers, becoming president of Local 13 of that union In 1943. Subsequently, according to his own tes­ timony, he spent two years in the Navy. After coming out of the Navy he resumed his post with the Shipyard Workers but was expelled for life from the union for Cortimunist activities. Velson first attracted national prominence of sorts when he was called to testify before the House Un-American Activities Commit­ tee in 1953. He was accused by witnesses of being a Director of the Young Communist League program to Infiltrate the armed forces. When Velson took the stand, he found it necessary to refuse to a propaganda barrage at rank and file Seafarers under a variety of false fronts. Seafarers can expect heavy mailings to the ships and even to their homes of assorted literature, ground out by the "re­ search" experts. Bridges move then, is of direct concern to every Seafarer. The SIU's answer is a positive reaffir­ mation of the membership's policy of giving all possible assistance to AFL longshoremen. Such action is in the self-interest of every Sea­ farer and every working long­ shoreman in the harbor. SHIP CLERKS* ASSOCIATION LbCAL 34, i.L.W.U. PitR 3. EMBARCADERO ^AN Pft^NCISCO pA-TOTMr lV58 ^ mar ir, " ORDERo^Bank,and £lla IIA DafuUM GQBOHlttee, £orfc.«f .Zl»..buiMfeed..and no/lOO; 1I-17S HARBOR BRANCH 100 BHBARCADBRO^ • I9_ a; ^.00 .DOLLAR^ 11-175 l&^nk of NATIONAL n.VlVoSAS80CIATION FRANCISCO. CAUFORNLA One of many checks which Bridges' union gave to ILA in course of AFL campaign is this one which ILA Vice-President Tony Anastasfa's representative Anthony Impliazzo received. Bridges claii to have given ILA up to $30,000 last year. answer on the grounds of possible self-incrimination to several questions. These included: Whether he permitted the mysterious "J. Peters" (named by Whittaker Chambers as the head of a So­ viet spy apparatus) to use his address as a letter drop; Whether he could affirm or deny that Peters was in charge of Soviet espionage; Whether he knew of any of Peters' activities; Whether he knew Alger Hiss; Whether he himself had supervised espionage in the Panama Canal Zone. To all these Velson pleaded the constitutional bar to self-in­ crimination. This testimony came on May 6, 1953. Within a year, Velson was actively assisting the ILA as ILWU International Representative and has been spending full time on this assignment ever since. His most recent employment has been on the ILA payroll as public relations assistant. • £-0 Currently East Coast regional representaJctt f%IOrC ""tive for Bridges' International Longshore­ men's and Warehouse Union and is registered in Washington, DC, as"a lobbyist for the union. He is a veteran Communist Party functionary who has had wide experience in a number of labor areas. He 4ias been identified as a Party member under the name of "Barry . Wood" in testimony before the House Un-Ameri­ can Affaii-s Committee given in March, 1947, and subsequently. Kibre at one time was head of the ILWU's fish­ erman's division which was notoriously Commu­ nist-dominated throughout. For a time he had considerable authority in the International As­ sociation of Theatrical Stage Employees in Hollywood, so much so that it has been reported that motion pic­ ture producers dealt directly with him over the heads of lATSE local officials. He took an active part in the 1954 waterfront campaign on be­ half of ILA and met with Negro longshore leaders in an unsuc­ cessful attempt to swing them away from the AFL and into the ILA camp. aeronautical engineer SKufOnatn DerSllOCf—by profession, having re­ ceived his degree at the University of Michigan in 1949. Although not a longshoreman, he showed up on the waterfront at the time the AFL drive began and under circumstances not explained by the ILA got a regular long­ shore job at the 33rd Street pier, Brooklyn. This pier was under ILA control throughout the campaign. Bershad attempted unsuccessfully on a num­ ber of occasions to work himself into AFL longshore ranks, attending meetings and educa­ tional classes conducted by the AFL, all aimed, at disruption. He was the go-between who made contacts with AFL longshoremen for Kibre and Velson. B 'rshad was named as a Communist Party member in testi­ mony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He is still participating in meetings with ILA people and is still around the waterfront, although he is not working as a long­ shoreman at present. �I • ,1 L \ raw Ten Nwr. tS. 19iS SEAFjittiettS^lOG SlU-Manned Tug Rescues Radar Island Standees The Kid Brother Is Qoin' Alright, too!' BOSTON—Strong winds have been playing havoc with the man-made radar "island" stationed 100 miles off Cape Cod, hampering activities of the SlU-manned tug El Sol which services the unusual craft and stranding at least one inspec­ ing offshore oil, was battered over tion party. The group was the weekend by winds that on Sun­ day ripped off an 80-ton fender protecting one of the three "legs" imbedded in the ocean floor on which the installation rests. The tower is the first of a series planned for location all along the Atlantic coast as advance warning stations. Earlier, the weather prevented the scheduled departure of an Air Force inspection party for the mainland aboard the El Sol. The SlU-manned tug services the per­ manent military and civilian main­ tenance force aboard the tower with supplies and mail, plus ferry The deaths of the following Sea­ service with the mainland. Per­ farers have been reported to the sonnel aboard the tower rate a Seafarers Welfare Plan and the short leave every 30 days. Heavy Grain Exports SIU death benefit is being paid In other action, the port of Bos­ to their beneficiaries: ton is regaining a top position Ignacio Brose. 56: Brother Brose among the nation's grain export died of natural centers and should again handle causes on Octo­ over one million bushels for No­ ber 16, 1955, in vember. Since Boston now has the Queens Gen­ parity on rail rates with other eral Hospital in North Atlantic ports, the record Queens, NY. Bur­ grain movements are considered a ial took place in positive indication of the potential the Long Island that is in store for the port when National Ceme­ it is given an even opportunity with tery in Farmingother areas. dale. Brother Shipping, meanwhile, continues Brose joined the Union in New on the slow bell despite two signYork in the early part of this year ons and three payoffs. The out­ . and had been sailing in the steward look is fair, however, based on a department. He is survived by his cold winter and consequent heavy wife, Lorraine, of Queens, NY. oil needs. taken off after six days on the wind-lashed platform. The experimental radar plat­ form, which is patterned after the "Texas Tower" rigs used for drill- Final Dispatch it t t Max Byers, 56: A heart attack was the cause of Max Byers* death on October 26, 1955, at the Seasi d e Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, Califor­ »• nia. He was bur­ ied in HiUside Memorial Parkin Los Angeles. Brother Byers had been a member of the engine department since 1944, joining the SIU in the Port of Baltimore. He is survived by his brother, Herbert H. Byers, of Tucson, Arizona. ISt ICt Joseph Phillips, 63: On October 6, 1955 Brother Phillips died in his home in Cam­ den, New Jersey. Burial took place in the Arlington Cemetery in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Brother Phillips was one of the first members of the Union joining in' November, 1938. He had been sailing in engine department. He is survived by his wife, Olive, of Camden, NJ. Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to foe sure to make all of them payable to tbe.SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which csm be avoided if checks are nvide out to the Union directly. 5F Stirs From Its Doldrums SAN FRANCISCO—Job ac­ tivity has picked up in this port, bolstered in part by the unexpected arrival of the Jean Lafitte for payoff and sign-on. The Waterman ship was the first pay­ off recorded here in two months. The coming weeks are also due to show some improvement over the recent slow-up In shipping here. One payoff is already sched­ uled, in addition to a number of In-transits. Together it is likely^they will liven things up a bit by shaking loose some of the men oh the beach. Seafarers at the last branch membership meeting here also took occasion to hail the new in­ crease in wages for chief stewards and chief cooks as well as the boost in vacation pay which amounts to an increase for all ratings. SIU vacation pay, starting January 1, 1956, will be $244 annually, up from the previous industry high of $176. The wage boosts in the steward department now give chief stew­ ards parity on base pay with bosuns, via a $10.43 monthly in­ crease, and establish a $5 differen­ tial for the chief cook over the night cook and baker, in recogni­ tion of the former's primary re­ sponsibility for the preparation of main meals. All the items won by the SIU in the latest negotiations earned high praise from Seafarers ashore here. In addition to the Jean Lafitte, one other sign-on here was the Young America. In transit callers at the port were the Alamar, Tops Topa and Steel Designer. It'$-always good news for Seafarers when an SIU affiliate makes headway such as the Marine AlHed Workers has been doing in recent months. MAW has registered an imiressive number of gains, the latest being its succ^Ss in an NLRB election on tugs of he Blue Stack Towing Company, a Gulif operation. It followed on the heels of similar successes on the Wilson Line, the Chester erries and other East and Gulf Coast operaions. MAW has been organizing for several >rears among crews of tugs, ferries, barges and other river and harbor craft as well as in shoreside marinb operations. The units t organizes are usually small and far-flung, which makes for a lot of hard work. Never­ theless it has built up a sizable nucleus of membership in these operations in a num­ ber of ports. That speaks well for its energy and ability in organizing an area of maritiine which has been relatively neglected by the union movement. As an SIU affiliate, MAW enjoys the full support of the SIU in all ports. Its recent growth reflects the value of that support, which in turn strengthens the SIU's position in the maritime industry. There is still much work ahead for the organization before it can lay claim to repre­ senting the major por.tion of its field of op­ erations. But it is getting thert at a good rate and increasing its stature in the industry accordiftgly. Big EAbor Week New York will serve as headquarters for he US labor movement for the next couple of weeks as the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, the AFL and CIO all schedule im­ portant conventions in the city, climaxed by the AFL-CIO merger convention. Hotel reservations are hard to come by as dele­ gates gather for what should be most siglificant sessions for the future of organized "abor. The MTD convention, with which Sea­ farers are first concerned, comes face to face with two extremely important issues. One is the projected campaign of one of its mem­ ber unions, the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen, AFL, among longshore­ men in New York harbor. IBL lost out by a bare handful of votes in the last election n May, 1954, and developments on the docks tiave been favorable to its comeback. -The second ihajor issue is the status of MTD within the merged AFL-CIO organi­ zation. Assurances have been received from George Meany, who will head the merged body, that MTD will continue as the spokes­ man for maritime labor. The convention is expected to reiterate very strongly that MTD's official status should be recognized when the AFL and CIO join hands the fol­ lowing week. As far as AFL-CIO merger is concerneoK the coming meeting of the two organizations will put the stamp of approval on an agree­ ment which has already been cast in final form. All member unions have been, assured that the merger will in no way disturb their autonomy, jurisdiction and contracts. Any fur^er consolidations in maritime or any other area will be up to the memberships of the respective unions involved. More Union Busting The US isn't the only place where unionjusters have been active recently. Up iiiorth in Canada, the SIU Canadian District has been the target of an employer move which was an open attempt to destroy a Canadian District bargaining unit. In this instance, the employer resorted to fraudulent decertification petitions, threats of mass firings, foi^ery and intimidation to ceep the Canadian District from getting a contract on its vessels, The emplpyer activi­ ties were so raw that the company and its officials face a variety of court charges for their actions. The Canadian incident bears no direct re­ lation to the more publicized union-busting at the Perfect Circle plant in Indiana and in a number of southern plants. But it does point up the increasing boldness with which employers ar« attacking unipns. .: �Ndf. 25, 1955 MEET THE SEilEARERS FREDERICK KOPF, baker FIDEL G. LVKBAN, ch. stewwd "We're the ^only people in the Most stowaways never make the grade, but Seafarer Fidel G. Luk- world who see everything and get paid for it." ban upset the odds. His successful That in a nut­ escapade on the Fairfield City shell was the way (Isthmian) back in 1922 was the Seafarer . Fred Kopf summed up start of a long seafaring career! his personal reaIt was in Manila on his 25th sctiis for going to birthday that Lukban successfully sea. After a numhid aboard the Isthmian ship. He . ber of years as a was permitted to stay on and theii mess sergeant in spent another trip on Iwr as a the US Army, workaway. Subsequently, he be­ Kopf caught his came a wiper, fireman and oiler on the same ship. "I was on that one first ship out of Boston and became an immediate convert to seafaring ship five years and three days." In 1929, Lukban switched over life. In 1947 he joined the SIU in to the steward department on the that city. Since then he shifted to Satartia of the Baltimore as his home port. His first vessel was a tanker as now defunct American-Repub­ were a number of ships that fol­ lic Line. Those lowed, Finally, Kopf caught one were the dark that was going to the Persian Gulf. ages for seamen. The trip took 11 months all told Lukban recalls and "that cured me of tankers." He working on Mun- will still grab a coastwise tankship son Line ships occasionally, but he won't ride it for company scrip for very long. For offshore runs and getting as he sticks to the dry cargo jobs. Lulcban Italy A Favorite little as $28 a As a bachelor, Kopf has no limi­ month in subsequent years. He became a member of the tations on where he goes or how NMU in 1940 but didn't stay with long he is away. By and large, he It very long. In December, 1943, prefers Italy and the Mediterreanhe received his SIU book which he ean, but he isn't that fussy. Any says "I'd rather have tha'ta any European or Far Eastern run suits him fine. Italy qualifies as'a sec­ other possession on earth." ond home because he has relatives Torpedoed Four Times there. Although he holds all steward Kopf usually sails as baker or as department ratings, Lukban pre­ chief cook. From personal experi­ fers to sail in Group 3 these days ence he's found that cooking at and leave the headaches to others. sea offers a few hazards not found He figures that by now he has elsewhere. Twice he has suffered sailed with every major SIU com­ 2nd degree burns'during storms pany and most of the smaller ones -off Cape Hatteras when the ships as well. In the course of his career he was on took a violent roll and his ships were torpedoed no less spattered him with hot liquids thsn four times and struck mines from the galley stove. Now he twice, oddly enough the worst keeps a wary eye peeled when, his experience was in 1949 on the ships are off the Cape. Maiden Creek when it hit a mine Nonetheless, he wouldn't trade outside of Bremei-haven. his seafaring life for any other. The father of four sons, Lukban When you are on a ship you can has .his home in Closter, New Jer­ appreciate your kind of life in con­ sey, M'here he also houses a huge trast with the way people live In stamp collection. "I've been col­ other parts of the, world. During lecting stamps since 1910," he says, the Korean fighting life was awful­ "and being a seaman I've gotten ly cheap there. I was glad to get stamps of 56 different , nations. back on ship and head home, thank­ When I retire, I'll be able to spend ing my lucky stars for what I have." a lot more time with my hobby." No agreement has yet been reached in the month-old strike of the International Union of Electri­ cal Workers, CIO, at several plants of the Westinghouse Electric Cor­ poration. The firm is maintaining production - at plants which are under contract to other unions while strike settlement talks are in progi-ess. t t The non-Communist oath provi­ sion of the Taft-Hartley law has been watered-down by a US Court of Appeals ruling. The court said that the National Labor Relations Board could not deny its machinery to a union even if a union official perjured on a non-Communist oath. The official is subject to penalty, the court said, but the union can­ not be penalized by the NLRB. l" 4" 4. City officials are attempting to head off. a possible strike on New York's privately owned bus lines scheduled for December 1. The Transport Workers Union has is­ sued the strike call. Bus lines are asking a fare Increase from 13 to 15 cents before they will commit themselves to a wage increase, but the city is opposing the rise. 'City-owned buses already charg­ ing the 15-cent fare. 4" 4 Pafe Bbrcttt SEAWARERS tOG . v 3) Radio and television performers have been assured pensions at the age of 55 or later under • a plan set up by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Pension benefits for high-priced performers could run as high as $7,500 a year and are financed by the networks and producers of radio and TV shows. t 4 4i Production of rope for both shipboard and shoreside use was resumed at the Columbian Rope Company, Auburn, NY, as the CIO Textile Workers ended a twomonth strike. The two-year agree­ ment provided a straight wage boost of five to eight cents hourly. Columbian is one of the major suppliers of manila rope for the steamship industry. An AFL Machinists Union offi­ cial has been re-elected mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, after top­ ping a field of 18. Joseph V. Cronin, business manager of Dis­ trict 126, was the successful can­ didate. The may'oraity in Hartford goes to the man who gets the high vote for dity council. «• All Smiles After Overtime Beef After arguing an overtime beef involving 6IV2 hours for the deck maintenance man, on Seanan, Union reaches harmonious agreement on paying the claim. Seated (I to r) are: R. L. Glenn, US shipping commissioner; Charles Kimball, SIU patrolman, Charles Tannehill, SIU .Houston port agent; Captain S. Glyn Hensson. Standing is ship's delegate S. Laid. Beef con­ cerned breaking up of concrete armor shield around wheel house. 4 Quitting Ship? Nbtify Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall In ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your shipmates. Lake Chas. Gets New Cement Co. ^—1 New York Expects Holiday Job Boost NEW YORK—^Looking forward to the imminent arrival of a number of ships for payoff from- long foreign runs, Seafai> ers on this port's largest registration list in years are giving recreational facilities at SIU"^" headquarters lots of play in of the ships Involved originally crewed up here in New York, the the meantime. crews apparently returned here to The payoffs in prospect are ex­ pected to boost shipping since the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holidays should find many crews getting off in order to en­ joy the festivities with their families. The large number of men reg­ istered stems partly from recent lay-ups and also from foreign-flag transfers earlier this month. In the case of the lay-ups since most register. Experience in previous years shows there has always been a good turnover in shipping be­ tween mid-November and January 1, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Ciaude Simmons pointed out, and the present season should be no exception. He listed the statistics of tha past period as 18 payoff.s, 7 signons and 12 ships in transit. On the Robin Mowuray they have a ship's delegate who handles his job with dispatch and then shows movies to the crew in the evening. He la Peter Gvozdich, who rates an accolade on both counts, because he performed both assignments with skill. 4 4 4> The whole deck gang on tlm Elizabeth came in for words of praise from the chief mate on the last trip out. It seems they had a rough run all the way and the deck department real­ ly had to be on its toes. Robert Prideaux was bo­ sun aboard.. her Prideaux and the rest of the gang were: Antonio Ferrara, carp.;, Louis Figueroa and Sylves­ ter Barnes, DMs; Elmer Witzke, Carlo Ibrain, Lo^s Gooch, Carol Rent, Robert Rivera and Julio Fiores, ABs; Arthur Camara, Adolfo Avitate and Joaquin Passapera, ordinaries. - > While the plaudits are being handed out on the Elizabeth, ship's delegate Allen Friend also comes in for his share for doing a fine job in that capacity. Sounds like a good crew all around. Talking about delegates, there's a pretty good one aboard the Na­ tional .Liberty who is temporarily unoccupied. He's Seafarer Frank Caspar' who resigned from the job after three successive trips as dele­ gate, saying that somebody else should take a crack at it. Caspar's decision was accepted reluctantly by the crew who said he had done a solid job while he was in there. 4 4' 4 Counting the Union's money, literally and figuratively the past couple of weeks has been the quarterly finance committee elect­ ed at the Novem­ ber 2 headquart­ ers membership meeting. Commit. tee members were E. C. Bell and E. A. Han­ Czeslowski sen, deck depart­ ment; C. J. Dougherty and S. B. Czeslowski for the black gang; F. G. Lukban and N. M. Nomicos, steward. Among other xank and file mem­ bers who had responsibilities at the November 2 meeting were the following who served as meeting chairmen: R. Jones in Wilmington; R. Cohen in Houston; B. F. Lowe at Lake Charles, J. B. Bragg in Savannah and W. A. Harrell In Norfolk. LAKE CHARLES —News that the expected contract to build a new cement plant here has been signed is buoying hopes for increasing freightship move­ ments into this port before long. Actual construction of the river­ front plant is due to begin very soon and it is scheduled to be ready late next year. It is expected that the new facility will spin* more regular freight movements through the port, which is strictly a tanker port right now. The good shipping of the past few months, meanwhile, is con­ tinuing at the same spirited pace that has had Seafarers moving in and out with little difficulty. However, Leroy Clarke, SIU port agent, cautioned that there are still enough men on the registration list to handle the present flow of jobs in all ratings. Ten Cities Service tankers ac­ counted for the bulk of the ship­ ping activity during the past two weeks, which was supplemented by the presence of the Ded Monte (Mississippi) here, the Val Chem (Valentine) in Orange, Texas, and Colonial's Sea Tiger in Port Arthur. All these ships were in fine shape, with the exception of the Sea Tiger, which needs quite a few repairs. These are scheduled to be handled at the northern end of the run after the ship leaves here. . ' A welcome note ds the fact that the branch has no men on the sick list, either in the local hospitals or on outpatient status. 'm �MrciTO f'--' t <• '• SEAFARERS LOG SlU 'Beauty' Is Served At Lake Charles Relaxed in a beauty parlor chair as the attendant gets him ready for a permanent wave no less, this Seafarer in Lake Charles must remain nameless because the lensman who snooped and took the photo was more inter­ ested in the idea than the "ID.' Our man here is known to some tanker regulars as "Moose" or "Ski." Pix In LOG Costs Him! It figures that although the LOG has been printing the photographs of at least 2,000 Opens YokohamaY/Hanhattan Seafarers every 12 months for many years — there were 81 SIU Bar' But Still Pines For NY men pictured in the last issue, for One of many Seafarers in the growing American colony example — somebody will always over in Yokohama, who stayed to homestead after a brief be left but. But actually there are more SIU stopover, Seafarer Max Lipkin reports that after a five-year men who think they've never had "holiday" he's back in the-*' their picture in saloon business, "Maybe item of note for many SIU men the LOG than the need my head examined," he when he reported that the wellrecord will show. adds, "but I've decided to give it a whirl again and hope to make my place, the "Manhattan Bar," a meeting place for all A&G men here. "This is a cold, crisp, lovely day here, and though it feels good to be in Japan there comes a time — too damn often, as a matter of fact — when I wonder what things are like in old New York and other never-tobe-forgott e n places like New Orleans, San Francisco and our other shipping ports. Meanwhile, however, I'm hoping to renew old acquaintances when SIU ships come into port here." Lipkin's letter provided a news known "Marseilles Bar" owned and operated by Seafarer Freddy Reid has closed down. "Freddy shipped bosun on the William F, Burden, an SIU tanker that came out of lay-up here, and the "Marseilles Bai-" is now the "Copenhagen Bar," which all the Scandanavian sea­ men are making a port o' call." Steel Age View • • A USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a ruling. I r-S' y-. K"; U.SPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY. A. Androh L. Malsonet Arthur Beck Thomas E. Maynei George Carlson Robert J.'Menser John Castro Paige A. Mitchell Donald R. Catlin William Neef James Clarke H. C. Parker O. Coleman S. Peliksze James J. DeVito Santos Pizarro Ramon Galarza George Rees Estell Godfrey A. Reibus Hemsley Gulnicr .Tuan Reyes Halvor Holt William R. Rhone Eugene C. Hood G. H. Robinson D. Halm Jose Rodriguez F. R. Kaziukewicz Santiago Rosario M. A. Lucas Vernon Sheats W. F. Luhrsen K. Shoss Itlartin L.vnch John Thompson ^ N. ^ckeaven Yu Song Yee USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. . Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY. Edmund Abualy Walter W. Dcniey Manuel Antonana John J. Driscoll Eladlo Arls Robert E. GUbert John Auslitz Bart E. Guranick Fortunato Bacomo Taib Hnssen Frank W. Bemrick Joseph Ifsits Robert L. Booker Thomas Isaksen Walter L. Davis • John W. Keenan Emillo Delgado John R. Kiemovdcf _ Passenger Sqfh Reed gets a bird's-eye view from the deck of the Steel Age at Bill Gallagher, ship's dele­ gate, shows him around. The youngster was en route to Beirut with his parents. Ludwig Kristiansen Eugens T. Nelson Frederick Landry Joseph Neubauer James J. Lawlor James 0*Hare Kaarel Leetmaa Ralph J. Palmer Leonard Lcidig George G. Phifer Joseph D. McGraw D. F. Ruggiano Archibald McGuigan G. E. Shumaker David Mcllreath Henry E. Smith H. F. MacDonald Karl Treimann Michael Machusky Harry S. Tuttle Vic Milazzo VirgU E. WUmoth Melvin O. Moore Ghee K. Zai USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler Roseudo Serrano Joseph J. Fusella VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Billy R. HiU USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS George S. Cutrer Ben.iamin C. Seal Edsel O. Malcom E. A. Spaulding John E. Markopulo W. R. Thompson Aubry L. Sargent John E. TiUman Charles T. Scott USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Claiborne Massey Everett J. Callis Carl W. Mitchell E. Cononizado H. G. Shartzer Fred Harrell Norman D. WUson Terral McHanev USPHS HOSPITAL S.\N FRANCISCO. CALIF. Marcelo B.. Belen Salvatore Guiffre Leon C. Brown Rafael Hioa Michael F. Dellano John H. Huff Charles Dvrsev John S. Sweeney f^rn^rjlQ .-.v a-.- A Seafarer since April 11, 1946, when he joined in the port of Mobile, Thom­ as O. Owen on many occasions has stoutly in­ Owen sisted to shipmate Terry Glen that he "never had a picture in the LOG." He even backed up his claim with currency, but apparently somewhere along the line missed seeing one recent issue. Glen came into the SEAFARERS LOG office at SIU headquarters to check back in the files because—^in spite of what Owen said — he knew otherwise. He was right. The truth of the matter is that Owen, who be­ lieved he had es­ caped the LOG'S Glen extensive photo files, was pictured in the LOG as recently as April 15. 1955, just a few days after his ninth anniver­ sary of SIU membership. Glen adds that "you've got to read the LOG all the time or you are bound te miss something im­ portant to your paycheck." Owen now knows what he means. USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. OA. Jose Alonze Jr. Jimmie Littleton Elmer Brewer Gerald Perdomo Otha BrightweU Janne F. Pierson Louis Farkas Leonard H. Shaw Rufus L. Field* H. C. Shedd John E. Floyd . Ernest H. Webb John Hartman USPHS HOSPITAL ' NEW ORLEANS. LA. Donald Alt Tinerman J. Lee Kenneth Mcintosh Merton Baxter Wm. P. Malcewlcz Claude F. Blanks Harold T. Brown C. J. Mitchell Victor BruneU Steve Modzelewskl J. L. Buckelew Mather Mullis John L. Caldwell C. R. Nicholson Lloyd T. Caliaway Alfonso Olaguibel B. A. Ratcliff Albert '1. Cooper Henry J. Robin Jr. Robert W. ElUott B. D. Foster Walter Smith David Franklin Henry S. Sosa Hubert R. Gaubert Andrew Stauder J. T. Gehringer Lonnie R. Tickle Gregory Troche ^ John C; George Gregory Villarreal Aurilio Gomez Leon J. Gordon Dirk Visser Eail L. Hodger James E. Ward Herman Kemp Edward Wilish E. G. Knapp David A. Wright Leo II. Lang Willie A. Young Pierre LcBIanc USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Sverre Johannessen A. H.awrence Craig A, Stevenson ^j^^i)idfr Ppir44 »,.«.»...» NOT^ 85, 195S Coiiecto Third SIU Baby Cash ubout tlw sea - or have followed It as I havo for most of a quar­ ter century will realize that this condition in the seafaring indus­ To the Editor: The Welfare Plan it a won­ try has only been eased within derful thing for the seaman, ax the last 20 years or less. As late as 1941 and right into I have been finding out over and over again. I have just col­ the second war the wages of lected my third SIU maternity the average seaman were less benefit for the birth of my than $100 a month for as many daughter, Sonia Ivone, last hours as the master saw fit to work a man. Overtime was month. That means $600 in mater­ practically non-existent and, if nity benefits, plus three $25 a man asked about it, he was in­ bonds for the children, from timidated and generally fired on the Union Welfare Plan for some poor excuse before the trip had ended. ^ Nowadays, however, a man can look upon the seafaring pro­ fession with pride and with equality to the landlubber. In most instances, our profession pays more than a job ashore for the amount of hours worked, plus room and hoard. Offers Opportunity All letters to the editor for To the young man starling publication in the SEAFAR­ out in life today there is no ERS LOG must be signed by other profession that offers op­ the writer. Names tuill be portunities, education and ad­ withheld upon request. vancement in life so quickly that seafaring does. If he is which I have not paid one the studious type and desires penny. This is wonderful and advancement, he can become the is the best security for a' mar­ tops in his line within a short ried man with a growing family. ten years or less, according to Besides, our conditions are his liking. the best, and the wages are the All in all, I think I would highest in the industry. All of still pick the seafaring industry these things mean real security as a career if I had it to do over for all of us in the SIU, and again, as I for one love to travel the Welfare Plan is the best yet. and believe this holds true for Believe me, all Seafarers ap­ most people. preciate the help that the Wel­ Last hut not least is this: A fare Plan provides for us, be­ man does not have to be a col­ cause we kn'bvv that our bene­ lege graduate or even smart fits are like money in the bank. upon entering the merchant ma­ We know that when we need rine. Once "in." he can educate them, they are right there—easy himself and advance as far as to collect. he desires. Many thanks to our Union Shouldn't Run Off and to the brothers who have . Of course, I don't think it made all this possible. Wbuld be a good idea for all Miguel E. Diss young whippersnappers to pack SS Frances their bags and run away to join it 4- t the merchant marine. But if they desire adventure, self-edu­ cation that cannot be come by in schools, good pay and numer­ To the Editor: ous other opportunities, this is My brief booklet of a few the life for them. pages on the Immediate use of Today they will find the best certain colors for increasing working conditions, food and accident prevention aboard ship lodging in the American mer­ is no longer available. chant marine. I cannot bring I am grateful and indebted to to mind another profession members of the clergy, and to that offers so much for so little. the oificers and crews of our "SakI Jack" (John V. Dolan) United States-flag ocean-going, coastwise and inland waters ves­ 4 4 4 sels who follow the sea as their profession and who directly and indirectly suggested that the use of color in accident preven­ To the Editor: tion he made the business of all We the crew of the Seatiger hands. would like to inform all SIU My experience as a chief brothers of the" outstanding steward with certified sea serv­ seamen's club at Naha, Oki­ ice in all zones during World nawa. The food and drinks are War II and afterwards proved of the best, and the prices are invaluable in putting this idea very reasonable. The old Seatiger broke down across to my fellow seamen. Eugene A. De Rosier for two days while we were there, without lights or water, 4 4 4 so all the crewmemhers had their meals and drinks there. The place is strictly air-condi­ tioned and, with the hot weath­ To the Editor: For many years seafaring was er, it was a real break to have frowned upon as an unworthy our meals there. Miss Jane Gallagher and profession for an up and com­ ing young man. This deplorable Charles Stewart, who are situation was mainly brought known by almost all seamen about by the underhanded prac­ the world over, are in charge. They would like very much tices of the steamship compa­ nies, which used prison labor to to receive about 25 copies of each issue of the LOG, as there man their ships. The companies would have are quite a few SIU ships going convicts paroled to them for to Okinawa. It is a real pleas­ many years at a time and since ure to recommend this sea­ most of the men were treated men's club to them as it is one hardly as good as slaves until of the best anywhere. Truman Patriquin their paroles were up, most of Carey Carpenter them never lived to receive Loyd McGee their freedom. But this situa­ (Ed. note: A check is being tion lasted for centuries and kept many good and worthy made on your request as a bun­ men from taking to the sea for dle of LOGs is sent to this club a livelihood. —and to all USS clubs—regu­ Those who know ^ything larly.) letters To The Editor Safety Booklet Out Of Print Seatiger Hails Okinawa Club Sees Seafaring As Best Career �N*T. 25. 1955 Warrior Visit Spurs Reunion After 23 Yrs. Travel is broadening—ac­ cording to the tourist comeons—but for most Seafarers who do a lot of it this is certainly not the sole inducement. Some pass up ship after ship in the hope of catching one bound for the ancestral homeland, where the hope of see­ ing their family and friends o f years gone by draws them back like a magnet. Such was the case recently for two Seafarers on Lygnos the Warrior who, though shipping for many year^, never did catch that ship going back to their native land of Greece. For Nick Maduras and Nick Lygnos, both sailing in the galley gang on the Warrior, the last trip had extra special meaning. In Ma­ duras' case, it gave him the chance to get "home" and see his mother for the first time in 23 years. The youth who left Greece a long time ago returned as a man on a big iron ship "and was happier than he's been in years." Lygnos, in turn, went ashore in Piraeus and had a long-postponed reunion with his relatives there which he, too, had set his hopes on for a long time. M. B. Elliott, ship's reporter, in­ dicated that both men, proud mem­ bers of the SIU, were almost light­ headed, when they got back to the ship. But sailors are being senti­ mental guys ^nyway, so this came as no surprise to their shipmates. SEAFARERS Scorched Scalps Shine On Orion Star Shewn ashore before. starting Persian Gulf trip po the Orion Star are (I to r) Seafarers S t u p i n, DM; Kierna (rear), wiper; Bartlett, bosun, R o b e rsonr DM, and Binon, wiper. This was before the "shearing s~e a s o n" pic­ tured below set in. Both photos by Bill Stark. Shining brightly in the midday sun, some of the bald domes aboard the Orion Star gather on deck. Pictured (front, I. to r.) are Rollins, AB; Roberson, DM; Homen, AB; Bartlett, bosun; rear; Binoh, wiper; Lambert, DM; Westfall, OS; Fletcher, AB; Eubanks, oiler; Cassimis, MM. Roberson, Bart­ lett and Binon are also in photo above. Looking like a couple of critical passengers catering to an ulcer. Seafarers O. Moreland (left) and John Fabis give the menu on the Del Sol the onceover while J. Geissler awaits their pleasure. Burly "Good ship, good trip, good crew" is that happy combina­ tion in which 40-odd men, ten thousand tons of ship, several thousand miles of ocean, the calendar, the atmosphere and other factors all blend har-> moniously. the bosun and entire deck depart­ The blending is not always ment on board the above-named ideal, but when it is, is. as was the case on the McAlester Victory (Seas Shipping) recently, even the chief mate was moved to tell about it. His praise for the crew and the ship they brought home to port, echoed as well by Seafarers on the vessel, according to Anthony Barbaro, ship's dele­ gate, was set down in a signed commendation by James W. Jenkins, Barbaro chief officer. Its very existence is occasion enough for reprinting it in fuli, as any crewmember or delegate who has had to scrap with a mate for an hour's overtime will agree. The testimonial follows: "I wish to express my sincere thanks and utmost appreciation to Madakef ^Bounces^ Off Reef, Defies Science Among other things—many unmentionable—it can be said of ships that they steam, sail, slide, slip, plow, push, rock, run, rush and tear along. Only rubber balls and some types of females "bounce." But the SlU-manned Mada- Canal Zone, the following after­ ket has thrown aside caution noon. McAlester Mate Cheers SIU Crew Dei Soi Trio P9V«Tfc]rtecB lOG vessel. "I have never sailed with a bet­ ter crew since June 6, 1926. These men and their kind are an out­ standing credit to the organization with which they are affiliated, the SIU. "I have had the fullest coopera­ tion from the engine department, especially from the two elec­ tricians, when working ship's winches. "The steward and his entire de­ partment are tops, . The food, in my estimation, is the best that I have eaten on any ship. "Th» ship is clean and in A-1 condition in every respect, due to the interest and pride each de­ partment has taken in its respec­ tive responsibilities. "Congratulations and thanks again. I hope that some, if not all, will be with me on my next trip out." and scientific knowledge to the contrary. It recorded a "bounce" on the evening of October 22, 1955, during its misadventure in hitting the reefs or shoals off Montuoso Island, about a day's run north of Panama. Later, in drydock at San Juan, Puerto Rico, it was discovered that the ship had rips in 13 bottom plates and quite a few ribs, all on the port side of the hull almost on the keel. "There it also became appar­ ent," Seafarer Walter L. Buscb, ship's reporter, disclosed, "that Busch the Madaket must have 'bounced' when first hit amidship, as the rips did not ex­ tend the full length of the after part of the vessel and ended about 35-40 feet from the rudder." Sharp Blows At the time of the actual mishap, Busch related, a sharp blow was first felt on the port side amidship, followed by subsequent blows aft. They did not lessen the speed of the ship to any degree, while soundings determined that there were holes in several tanks, al­ though no water was being taken in the cargo holds. "Most of the crew was standing by ready to lend a hand where needed, but everything was under control," he said. Eventually, with the ship maintaining her regular speed, she arrived at Balboa, Photo Mix-Up Put To Rights A mix-up In tne last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG caused the picture of Seafarer James E. Collins, OS, to appear in the Ayala There a diver went over the side to determine the extent of the damage to the hull while the crew enjoyed an unexpected overnight stay in Balboa and Panama City. The ship then proceeded through the^Canal and on to San Juan, where repairs were made. No Panic "Ali in ali," Busch added, "the incident did not seem to disturb the peace of mind of the crew. There was no panic, mostly curios­ ity as to what we hit and what they could do to assist at the time. It was a good crew in typicai SIU style." Ship's delegate on the Madaket is A. Wheaton, who also reprer sents the deck department. R. Davis is engine delegate; E. Ter­ rell represents the galley gang. Tittle Things' Brighten Life Oh Jeff City Sitting tight in the frozen wastes of the North, where the "Eskimo Pie" is for real, the gang on the Jefferson City Vic­ tory discovered that everything thaws out after a while. "Out here at Sanderstorm Lake in the barren part of Northern Greenland, n o one is aliowed ashore by the Army and there isn't anything to go ashore for," Seafarer Jim Egan points out. "But our skip­ per, Captain James McGinn, Egan has shown him­ self to be a regular guy by twice contributing a couple of cases of beer to the boys below." Equal to the occasion, the chief cook and George Rubish cast a lipe over the side and "averaged a bite every three minutes for some kind of a record and for some of the finest fried cod anyone could eat. With the beer, it broke up the monotony of the run," he added. Collins place of that of Confesor Ayala, cook. Ayala was one of those questioned for the "Inquiring Seafai'er" column oh page 10 and somehow wound up with Collins' photo instead of his own. To set the record right, here are both of them in their true identities. They're A Little Short By Bernard Seaman �raf• rfviseem 't;>- •• .rf 11' SEAFARIEKS Nimet Expects Spears But Finds Ore Instead Seafarers who went in with the Ocean Nimet to the port of Kassa, French West Africa, had to look twice to make sure there weren't any spear-carrying natives to greet them—un­ til t]iey learned the lure off the place was that old familiar ship's reporter, relates, they "were living a life of mystery bauxite, the "daddy of alumi­ really After leaving Rotterdam the Nimet num.'" got orders to go to a West African Up until then, Robert N. Walton, Traveler's Dish port that ho one ^ had ever heard of before ... We expected spears in the stack this trip." Actually, Kassa, although not on many maps, is going to be a familiar name to Walton a lot of Seafarers before long, because there Is al­ ready a steady run of ships in there to take the unrefined ore to mills in Canada. Kassa is an island off the coast at Conakry—which is on the niap—about midway between Dakar to the north and Monrovia, Liberia, further south. Art Show The crew, incidentally, picked up some "culture" that trip be­ cause the radio operator, an art fancier, bought about two dozen oil paintings while in Holland and passed the time showing off his discoveries. None of the "critics" aboard were willing to be quoted, however. illiliiiiilii V Admiring his latest catch with rod and reel, Seafarer "Blaclcie" King on the Steel Traveler seems to be think­ ing what it will look like stretched out on a garnish­ ed fish platter. : LOG-A-RHYTHM: The 'Live One' Submitted By C. E. Wallick The birds of prey come swooping down When his ship comes steaming by. The reception committee's tremendous Never saw such a popular guy. 1^- A bunch of beachcombers are lying in wait As he leaves midships with his pay, A couple of the girls are at the dock To make sure he doesn't get away. Payday night as he leans against the bar And boasts of the feats he's done— How he socked the skipper on the chin And put the chief mate on the run. The bartender listens with tender eyes And "yesses" him frequently The barroom bums all nod their heads 'Cause the drinks are coming free. You may think this poem a lot of bunk And the moral much too strong, But this is the slogan on the beach— "The live one is never wrong." Editor, SEAFARERS LQG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would tike to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ......ZONE STATE ...... Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATIONJ If you are an aid lubtcribar and have e ehenga ef addrait, plaata give your former addrasi balowt ADDRESS . jpinr To the Editor: On the question of receiving the SEAFARERS LOG in for­ eign ports, I must say that the service we have been getting has been satisfactory. On the Robin Line runs going to African ports, the agent gen­ erally brings the mail aboard, and each department delegate gets his copieis. There is a bar in Laurenco Marques which caters to SIU letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. men and if a dozen or so copies could be sent there, they would certainly be appreciated. It is a regular meeting place for Ro­ bin Line men. Copies can be sent to Palace Hotel, Laurenco Marques, Portuguese East Af­ rica. Another place up the coast is Dar-es-Salaam, which has the Hotel Splendid; Mombasa has the Anchor Bar, at Malindi Road. Both these ports are in British East Africa. I know these spots very well, having been to them many, many times in the past ten years and, in fact, know alLthe regular hangouts up and down the coast. J know these people would be only too pleased to be able to have the LOG for dis­ tribution to seamen who happen to be in port. The African run often means you are four months away from the States, and we are always glad to be able to get the latest news of what's happening back home. James F. Byrne t. Next day he's broke and wanders about Just a big down hearted guy. For dll his friends of the night before Now give him the glassy eye. (SK Finds Service On LOGS Okay (Ed. note: The Palace Hotel already receives LOGs, and the others will receive future mail­ ings.) The floozies all give him a great big hand He's surrounded by blushing brides. He doesn't know what attracts them so That it's merely the dough in his strides. .STATI . MSSSMSSfSMtJi Passenger Hails Iberville Trip To the Editor: It was our good fortune re­ cently to take a short cruise on the SS Iberville, a Waterman Steamship Company freighter. This was a most pleasant ex­ perience because we were treat­ ed so royally. We found the food < and the food service of particular high quality. I speak of this partic­ ularly because, in the first place, I consumed large quan­ tities of the food and, secondly, I saw it prepared, the way it was stored and was very much pleased as a result. F. L. Jennings, MD t" t> S5, 1955 LOG $• Member Hails Welfare Assist To the Editor: I hope you will print these few lines in order for me to thank all the many wonderful friends who offered to do any­ thing they could to help during my wife's recent Illness. My gratitude also goes to everyone at the SIU hall in Mo­ bile, to the men who volun­ teered to provide my wife with three pints of blood and to SIU p a t r ol m a n Harold Fischer, whose quick response when 1 called for help was so fast that it was amazing. I'm glad I belong to such wonderful Union. I wish to thank the SIU Welfare Plan for paying my benefits so promptly, and for the great saving and services it means to all of us. My wife is back at home now, and she's also very happy that .1 belong to the' SIU because she's seen the wonderful serv­ ice that it gives its members. Now she appreciates the Union even more than before-r-if , that's possible. John R. Roberts 4 4 4 SIU Man Finds Pals In Korea To the Editor: I have just about completed a 16-month tour of duty here and expect to be on the next drop leaving Korea. It's been a long grind, but I finally made it. If some of my old shipmates have been wondering why they haven't seen me around Inchon lately, it's because the Army fig­ ured I was having too easy a life in a harborcraft outfit. They shanghaied me to a line outfit in the 24th Infantry Division about three months ago. I sure hated to trade in my LCU for an Ml rifle, and really miss those beer parties at the Inchon Seaman's Club with the boys. I would like to take time here to thank the SIU members involved for their generosity, because there would have been many a beerless night for me without them, with these Army wages. Met Many SIU Men I also believe that by being stationed on the waterfront in Pusan and Inchon I got to meet and know a lot more SIU men than I would have if I had been shipping for this length of time. It seems that those magic words "I'm an SIU bookman", are a passport to friendship, no matter where you are or what uniform you're wearing. Other unlucky members who get drafted and will be coming over here would do well to drop down to the waterfront and look " around from time to time. They'll find a lot of their old buddies and, if they happen to spot a red-headed seaman with a head like a beer-can, come on over and I'll buy you a beer. After a little rest at home, I Intend to head back to New York and dust off my old SIU book. See you then. PFC Herman F. IVebber 4 4 4 Lauds Service In New Orleans To the Editor: My family and I want to thank the SIU port agent in New Orleans, for his help and sym­ pathy on the occasion of my husband's sickness and death. It was indeed good of him to come himself to bring the muchappreciated SIU death benefit check and to offer his and the Union's help and service in any of our future needs. Mrs. John Eric Kane 4 4 4 us. You can never know what courage they gave us each time we heard from them. We were thrilled to hear our son's voice when he reached New York. It is amazing to find him recovering so speedily only five weeks since his accident. It proves the good care he re­ ceived from everyone concerned. We are praying that he will con­ tinue to gain and be his old self again. We also hope to have the op­ portunity of meeting you all some day and thanking you per­ sonally. You can rest assured that you are welcome in our home anytime. May God bless and keep you and yours in good he^alth always. Mr. and Mrs. McKenven Walpole, NH 4 4 4 He Appreciates Royal Oak Aid To the Editor: I wish to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to my brother crewmembers of the Royal Oak on behalf of my family and myself. Their re-. membrance at the time of my father's death on November 7 was very kind. At the time that I received the bad news the ship was pre­ paring to sail and what was remarkable was the prompt action undertaken by my fellow brothers in expressing their sympathy. M. "Ollle" Olson Asks SIU wives' Beauty Contest To the Editor: I was wondering if w'e wives of the seamen couldn't have a V beauty contest for seamen's wives. , The girls could send their pictures into the LOG, where they could be printed from time .rfo time, and then we could have a contest for a "Mrs. Seamen's Wife" or something similar. ^ Something like this would be most interesting and I am sure the men as well as the women would like it very much. Mrs. Forrest 4 4 4 Both Legs Gonog He Doesn't Worry To the Editor: I would like the officers and the brother members of the SIU to know how much I ap­ preciate all the wonderful things that have come to me because I was lucky enough to join the SIU. I have lost both my legs but I have not a worry in the world. The SIU Welfare Serv­ ices Department sees to that. I only wish I were more able to say what is actually in my heart. But since I'm just a dumb sailor, I will say "Thank you, everyone in the SIU." Jimmy Hamilton 4 4 4 Thanks SIU For Holp In Hospital I wish to express my sincerest thanks to the SIU and to the SIU Welfare Plan for their help and cooperation dunng my re­ To the Editor: cent hospitalization. Their We the McKenven family wish financial aid in time of need to extend our thanks to the SIU will always be very much ap­ Welfare Services Department, preciated. for their great interest and kind­ I wish to thank you once ness to us and to .our son again and wish, the best of luck Narcisse. for the continuation of the wel­ We felt so helpless and in­ fare Plan and the progress of capable of doing anything for the SIU. him at the time when he needed' -' - • I 'Mrs. Eladio Torres SIU Welfare Aid Applauded �SEAPARERiS toe NOT. 2S,.|955 ILIZABiTH (Bull LInat), Octebar B—Chairman, J.' Murphy; Bacratary. .a. Valllnaa. To ace patrolman about setting rid of .lockera and getting new onea. Motion made and cajried to accept and concur with communicatlona from headquarters. Daymen to Inform ail foc'sies before dumping garbage or washing decks, ao that porta can be closed. and concur with communications from headquarters. Ship's deiagata alacted. AMPAC CALIFORNIA (TransOceanic), October 7—Chairmen, V, Wertleld; Secretary, O. Ergle. Radio­ gram sent to headquarters to have patrolman present at payoff. New ship's delegate elected. No beefs. Chief cook missed ship in Port Arthur. Texas. Vote of thanks to steward de­ HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Car. partment. Crew voted to donate to riars), October •—Chairman, C. Hllship's fund at payoff. To get ship's drath; Secretary, W. Thompson. There library. will be no shdre leave in San Pedro, October 14—Chairman, R. Yeutxy; ahlp taking bunkers only. Captain in­ Secretary, A. Kaval. Washing machine formed steward about getting fresh needs repairs badly. Ship's fund. milk and other stores. To have clap­ $17.15. No beefs. Motion made and per valves repaired. Men are to sign, carried to accept and concur with for cots issued to them. All watches oommunications from headquarters. have agreed to keep messroom and Motion made and carried that dele­ gates send letter to headquarters dishes clean. about shipboard conditions. Beef about MARIE HAMILL (Bloomflald), Sep­ food. tember 2*—Chairman. D. Ikart; SacATLANTIC WATER (Metro). Octo­ ber 23—Chairman. E. Smith; Secre­ tary, D. Stone. Repair list turned in. No beefs. Another brand of soap pow­ der required aboard, ship. Larger .sheets and bath towels needed. Vote of thanks to steward department. It was suggested that company furnish captain with enough American money or travelers checks. ratary, C. Berg. To request draw from captain in San Pedro when refueling. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Dis­ cussion held on water pressure in showers. Vote of thanks to new stew­ ard for improvements in menus since last voyage. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 18—Chairman, D. Glass; Secretary, O. Guerrero. Radio officer promised cooperation. Motion made and car­ ried to accept and concur with com­ munications from headquarters. Sbip'e delegate elected. Trash not to be emptied on port or starboard side aft of midship house. Steward agrees that all meats possible wiU be served. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 7—Chairman, L. Bruce; Secretary, E. OeBautte. Delayed sailing in San Juan. Two men missed ship in New York! Recent communications from headquarters accepted and concurred. Discussion held on welfare benefits. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 2S—Chairman, R. Schwan; Sec­ retary, J. Hannon. Snake was found in engine room and it struck oiler as he walked by. (^mmunlcations from headquarters read and accepted. Mo­ tion made and carried to And out why aide can be chipped and not finish Job after it is started. List of crewmembers to be kept at all times. KYSKA (Waterman), September 14 —Chairman. W. Walker; Secretary, W.' Simpson. Motion made and car­ ried to have arrival pool. Captain sends his appreciation for coopera­ tion of delegates in small beefs. It :was moved and seconded that depart^ment delegates hold conference with patrolman before any business is con­ ducted. SHINNECOCK BAY aankship). Sep­ tember 22—Chairman, M. MIkkelsen; ; Secretary, J. Paisley. It was reported ;that someone is carrying tales top­ side. Chief engineer badly injured and \vas removed from ship by plane. One man unable to work because of broken arm caused when he slipped on deck. Motion made and carried that ship's committee draw up full report on unsafe conditions. Two weeks with 20 degree U6t. ' SrfeEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), September It—Chairman, P. Blalack; Secretary, S. Brent. Report included on accident in Madras. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Department delegates to submit re­ pair lists. Suggest that steward ob­ tain new type of water pitchers and sugar bowls. Crew to take care of newly-painted chairs in messhall. STONY CREEK (American Tramp Shipg. Dev.), October 5—Chairman, K. Goldman; Secretary, E. Rilauser. Crew requests that patrcdman from head­ quarters be available upon arrival regardless of time because of limited time in port for discharge of cargo. Ship's delegate to «ee captain about refinishing benches for spare table in messhall. - DUKE VICTORY (Bull Lines), Octo­ ber 2—Chairman, T. Horan; Secre­ tary, none. Second electrician missed ahip in Leghorn, Italy, most of his clothes were put ashore. Motion made and carried that when ship is to be taken out of boneyard have a few men aboard at least once a week in order that sotes and other essen­ tials may be put aboard befar.-: i-eyage begins. Beef between AB. 2d Mate, and Jr. 3rd settled by ship's delegate. CHESTER HARDING (Construction Aggregates), October 23—Chairman, W. Horns; Secretary, A. Shrlmpton. Small amount of diluted overtime will be settled at payoff. Membership concurred unanimously on action taken by ITF. Motion made and car­ ried that delegates be transferred every three months. Vote of thanks given outgoing delegates. Report given by steward regarding cigarettes, and it was suggested that remaining cig­ arettes be shared Letter to be writ­ ten concerning inability of company to provide badly-needed fans CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Octo­ ber •—Chairman, L. Pepper; Secre­ tary, G. Bales. No beefs. Repairs to be taken care of in ne.xt port. Vote of tbanks to steward department for good feeding. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), October 12—Chairman, E. Anderson; Secretary, D. Sacher. One man missed ship in New York. No beefs. DEL ALBA (Delta Line), October « —Chairman, G. Hancock; Secretary, W. Gelt. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund, $30.43. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. DEL RIO (Mississippi), October 23— Chairman, D. Kamsey; Secretary, M, Casscnum. No beefs, everything run­ ning smoothly. Motion made and car­ ried to accept and concur with com­ munications from headquarters. It was suggested that patrolman be con­ tacted regarding having galley stove plates repaired. ELIZABETH (Bull), October SO— Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, R. Velllnga. Everything okay. Library put aboard. Request a twenty-five cent donation from erewmembers for American Seaman's Friend Society who put library atmard. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters com­ munications. More fresh fruit needed aboard. FLOMAR (Calmar), September 19— Chairman, R. Barren; Secretary, H. Reynolds. Communications from head­ quarters read and posted. Crewmembers to keep washing machine and laundry clean. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), October 24—Chairman, J. Portway; Secretary, C. Lanier, Nq beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Rooms to be painted out. Chief Engineer to take care of rusty wash water. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Octo­ ber 17—Chairman, A. WIddle; Secre­ tary, L. Wing. One man missed ship. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Discussion held on wage scale of SUP. Steering gear fouled up.. Vote of thanks to steward department. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomflald) October 9—Chalrmsn, .V.. Sanchet; Secretary, M. Anderson. Ship's dele­ gate elected. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), October 23—Chairman, A. Dumas; Secretary, H. RIngo. No beefs.'" some disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to accept and concur •with communications from headquarters. Delegates to prepare a repair list for all departments. Personal beefs to be taken up with delegate; delegate will refer them to patrolman. OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean Transporta­ tion), October 9—^^Chalrman, R. Stough; Secretary, R. Hernandez. Pantry and some foc'sies to Ite painted. Discus­ sion to be held on new SUP agree­ ment after it is posted. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communication from headquarters. Some question about delayed sailing. OCEANSTAR (Triton), October 22— Chairman, C. Diaz; Secretary, C. Diaz. Repair list will be taken care of. Mo­ tion made and carried to read, accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Motion made and car­ ried to have galley range repaired before ship sails. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), October 23—Chairman, L. Nicholas; Secretary, F.. Btoppirt. No beefs, everything in order. Balance of ship's fund is $75.00. Motion made and carried .to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Union brother thanks membership for flowers that were • OREMAR (Ore), October 9—Chair­ sent to his mother. man, H. Lurn; Secretary, V. Yates. New ship's delegate elected. Ship's ALCOA PEGA6US (Alcoa), October treasury contains $9. Recent com­ 9—Chairman, G. Flnkles; Secretary, L. munication from headquarters ac­ Phillips. Ship's fund, $42.33. No beefs. cepted unanimously as read. Everyone Motion made, and - carried to accept aboard this vessel Is happy. ' Money Due The following Seafarers have ret­ roactive wages due them from At­ lantic Carriers, Inc. They should call at or write to the company office at 29 Broadway, New York 4. NY. John C Edgar Anderson, Vasco M. Barros, WUliam Bellgraph, Donald, BUlings, Juan BUly. Daniel Bissett, Carl N. Bolton, Ar­ thur Brown. .Charles Brown, Hunter Brown. Gaetano Busciglio, Francisco Carabbacan. Warren W. Currier, Simon Czeslowski, Roscoe Dearmon, Oswaldo Delgado. Fredi erick DeMuth, Lawrence Devenny. WUJard Erwin, Clifford D. Eubanks. Roy H. Fithen, Henry Fossett, Dan Frazier, Jr., Clarence Fritz. Barney Good­ man, E3adio Grajales, Vincent Gregorio, James Guston, Jr., Britton HaU, Joseph Harmanson. Vernon G. Harris, Alfred Isaacson, Charles Kempczynski, Ah Lee King, Weldon Kitchens, Walter Kucbta, Joseph Landry, Arne Larson, Harry Lewis, Sam­ uel Martin. Michel Meguissoglou, WiUlam C. MUler, Archie Milne, Donald Moore, Ralph T. Moore, Earl McCaskey, James McLinden, Daniel Palmatory, Paul W. Persson, George Porter. James Porter, Richard Price, Paul Richards, Bernard Romanoff, Robert O. Smith, John Steiner, William D. Stewart, Stccial Sullivan, James Thomas, Joseph Trawick. Pete Triantafillos, Charles W. White, Joseph R. Wing, Charles WitseU, William O. York, John E. Ziegler. Liberty Flag Edwin A. Ainsworth, Morlo Alto, James E. Ashley, James C. Battle, Arvel M. Binion. Alphus E. Blocker, Frank A. Bol­ ton, Robert G. Bruce, Herman Carson, Raymond Davis. loannis Demitreadisq, John V. Dolan, Charles, Doroba, Robert M. Draper, Ber­ nard Favlla, George C. Glennon, John Kackur, Neal T. Keougb, Donald M. King, King Sea Koo. Lee F. Kurtz, Joseph A. Long, Robert J. Lyons, John McDonough, Daniel T. McGovern, Eric Malmstrom, George P. Marcotte, Leonard J. Martin, Americo Medeiros, Ralph Moisant. Calvin Moose, John H. Morris, Mihai Nicodin, Dennis Pierce, Stylianos Pissias, N. Burton Potts, Austin D. Pretlow, Ron­ ald J. Ramsperger, Joseph H. Roberts. Mager Robinson. Casimir Sanuitl. Leroy E. Schmidt, Wil­ liam V. Shaffer, Charles J. Sincere, Ray­ mond C. Sinor, Leland B. Sipe, Harold T. Splcer, George J. Vesages, Guy Whitehurst, George Williams. Glenn N. Williams, John Zeniths, Liberty BeU Rex Abshire, Lon R. Acton, James R. Andolsek, Elmer J. Andre, Jr., Eugene Beverley, Leo Brussard, SHephen Burskey, DarreU Chafin, George M. Craggs, Yulee H. Crews. Warren W. Currier, Charles Devales, William A. Deiappe, Michael F. Dellano. Phillip Da Minico, Marcos Drossos, Elmer L. EdwaKls, Yue Kung Fah, Charlie A. Gedra, Perry Greenwood. Lester J. Haag, Harlan K. HaU, Robert J. Heilig, Leonard E. Hodges, Francisk Jennings, Okal Jones, Frahcis W. Keeley, Raiph Kilbourne, Donald M. King, Her­ bert W. Lamm. Rufino Lara, Pao C^ing Lee, Audrey M. Lester, Richard J. Lichtehauer, An­ tonio Lipari, Francis A. Lord, Jr., Wil­ liam L. McBride, John W. Mackall, JuUan Z. Markham, Edmund H. Marsh. Edward H. Murar. Richard V. Palmer, Owen Podkosoff, Heath Pressley, Salvador Resquites, Thomas C. RUey. Gerald R. Schartel, Ernest SemmerS, Frank P. Shaw, Frederick Smith. Harry J. .States, Boyd E. Thompson, Richard L. Welch, Charles H. WUliams, John T. Woodman. Paul ZanberUn. Lam­ bert Zecgers. Recent Arrivals All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Ruth Babb, boi»i February 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otho Babb, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 44 4 Karen Ilene Mignano, born Oc­ tober 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Mignano, Brook­ lyn, NY. Maritza Ortiz, born October 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Humberto Ortiz, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4-4 Sonia Ivone Diaz, born October 17, 1955. Parents, Mr! and Mrs. Miguel E. Diaz, Puerto Real, PR. 4 4 4> ' Fiftcoa $5 Million Paid Out In VaiKition $ (Continued from page 3) twice. It went to $176 in October, 1954. The second increase to $244 came as the result of the Union's negotiation of a 25 cents per day boost in shipowner contributions to the fund. The five-millionth dollar was in­ cluded in Cobb's cheek for $40.44 which represented a pro-rated pay­ ment, less tax deductions, under the old $176 annual benefit. The Seafarers Plan allows a man to col­ lect every time he has 90 days' em­ ployment on an SIU ship, so that a Seafarer does not have to wait a full year between vacation pay­ ments. Quick Cash Source The 90-day feature has been one of the most popular aspects of the Plan with Seafarers as well as the speed with which payments are made. For Seafarers the Plan serves as a (juick source of ready cash when they need it the most. To Cobb, receipt of the check was routine, but naturally he was pleased that the payment to him should be a symbol of the Union's progress. It covered his employ­ ment aboard the Del Mar (Missis­ sippi) as chief pantryman and came, fittingly enough, as he was planning a brief stay on the beach before shipping out again. Prefers Vacation Plan "I've been a member of the SIU for 14 years," he said, "and I'm like the rest of the old-timers. Nobody has to tell us that we have a won­ derful Union. The new raise in vacation pay we just negotiated is another example of how the SIU is always fighting to protect and advance the welfare of the mem­ bership. "As far as I'm concerned an in­ crease in vacation money means a lot more to the regular seaman than the supplementary unemploy­ ment insurance the NMU is strug­ gling with. Under our plan, every­ body benefits, while the NMU sys­ tem will benefit only a few guys." SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-49()U BOSTON James Sheehan, Agent 276 Stale St. Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St C. TannehiU, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 14X9 Ryan St Leroy Clarke, Agent HEralock 6-5744 MOBILE I South Lawrence St Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock ^-1754 NEW ORLEANS .. 523 Bienville St Llndsey Williams Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK .. 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127 129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Ma/ket St. S. Cardullo Agent .Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR Pelayo 51—La ? Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-599(f .SAN FRAN(;iSCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marly Breithoff, West Coast Representative SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette, Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA . 1809 18II N Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. Ernest TlUey, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave. Bklyn SECRErAR V -TREASU RER Paul Hall ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU William Rivera, born October 24, PORTLAND 1955. • Parents, Mr. and Airs. Alpbonso Rivera, Brooklyn, NY. , IU(;UMOND, sl6 Merchant St. Phone 5-6777 211 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-433^ CAUr,...'. 297 5tb St Phone 2599 Ben G. Ladd Contact your wife. t t 4 Cleveland Famham The SEAFARERS LOG office is holding a letter for you. Edwin Donimer Dennis Har.cock Contact William E. Burke, for­ merly of US Army, at 24l4 Dwight Way, Berkeley 4, Calif. 4» 4" t t 4. 4. 4" 4» 4> 4> 4' 4> 4" 4 4" 4 4. 4 ' 4 4 4 Nicola Richie Very urgent you call TA 3-4630 in New York City at the earliest possible opportunity. • Loncyzski, AB Joe Caruso. AB Photographs left aboard the City of Alma are being held for you at the SEAFARERS LOG office. Bobby Byrd Get in touch with Rolf Pcttersen aboard the SS Bienville, c/o Water­ man Steamship Company, Mobile, Ala. W. p. Jackson The SEAFARERS LOG has • letter for you from Marius Hansome. SI Beringo Gor.zales Contact Bernard Sacks, 820 Lewis Tower Building, Philadel­ phia 2, Pa. Willis W. Wright Urgent that you contact your family in Bremerton, Washington. Call if possible. X 4 4 4 Clifford Anderson Please contact the office «f Da­ vid M. Hass in Philadelphia. William Higgins - Get in touch with Ferdinand D'Esopo, 33 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Conn. Notices Jim Lippincott Please contact Secretary-Treas­ urer Paul Hall immediately. Ur­ gent. e» SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE .• WILMINGTON NEW YORK 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 . 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4th Ave, Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 Canadian District HALIFAX N.S 128>.5 Hollls St. Phone 3-8911 634 St James St. West PLateaU 8161 FORI WILLIAM I1BV5 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE ... 103 Durliam St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMoirc 4-5719 VICTORIA BC 6I7V4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER BC.. 293 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY NS .. 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6348 BAGOTVILI.E Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince William St. NB Phone: 2-5232 MONTREAL Great Lakes District ALPEJIA 133 W Fletcher Phone: 12:58W BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. • Phone; Main 1-0147 CLEVELAND '. .. 7.34 Lakeside Ave.. NE • ^ Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodwai-d 1-6837 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone- Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 93nd St Phone; Essex 5-241P 1 •*—r«! - �ci' Ur- SEAFARERS LOG yOFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS i NTE R N ATI O N At U N I O N • AT IA N TI C A N D G U IF D I S TR I C T > AFi • Bienville Crewmen Honored Bj Holiday In Japanese lity ^ By Seafarer William Calefato Who said going to sea was not sometimes adventurous? Well, when the SS Bienville, Waterman freighter on the Far East run, anchored off the tiny Japanese island of Shikoku to deliver several tons of phosphate, the experiences of the crew and officers proved that sailing can provide a whale of a time. — For one thing, the Bienville not bo invited. But the seamen was the first American ship to disappointed. They l;i ' 11-^ stop at Sakaide, the town on the eastern shore of the island, 300 miles SW of Yokohama, in more than five years, so the mayor with a retinue of girls and bouquets of flowers, boarded the ship to greet The gentle giggle is inter­ national language, Cale­ fato reports, as these shy "girlsans" react to camera. the captain. The formal welcome was climaxed by his honor's invita­ tion to the skipper to go ashore with him as a guest of great dis­ tinction. The local newspaper wrote up the rare occasion and also included pictures. It was an unofficial holiday for the citizens of the city and we were the guests of honor. It was nice of the mayor, the people's representative, to honor the captain, the crew's old man, and sad that the whole crew could simply went ashore ^d made invitations of their own. Despite the fact that the island Since automobiles are no problem, the main street of Sakaide dispenses with sidewalks. is mostly agricultural, imbued with Bicycles and pedestrians share the road and get along well—^no traffic accident toll rare pastoral conservativeness, men here. who have been at sea for a long time have uncanny ways of amus­ ing themselves, and in this case amuse the natives too. Crew Attraction The great attraction for the people of Sakaide was not so much the ship, even for its rare pres­ ence, but for the strange conglom­ eration of individuals with all sorts of fine dress and western manners who held the townsfolk so agape with wonder that even men like DMs McMullen and Sam Lamb were surprised. Mac claims that a small girl "stopped dead in her tracks," looked at him and Sapi openmouthed and backed away. It was not because Mac is that ugly but he has unusually large blue eyes with a penetrating expression. Sam There were no port facilities in the tiny town so the SS Bienville discharged its phos­ has blond hair so the girl probably phate into barges while anchored offshore. Photo was taken from launch which crew mistook them to be disciples of the utilized for shore leave. devil because the Japanese think the devil has blue eyes and red hair. The combination of the men's bar" and said "he forgot where the ocean, and everybody bowed. Even gesture of bowing has faded by features, so suddenly noticed, must ship was." So the son of the bar Willie. Soon after, the Papsan was the influx of western atmosphere have created an optical illusion for owner rode John on the handlebars walking beside Willie, pushing his in bigger cities, but it is done pro­ of his bike all the way to the dock bicycle (how extremely polite that fusely in Sakaide where all the old her. She seemed relieved after seeing which the liberty launqh used. And really was) and many blocks later, Japanese customs are still preva­ Sam's hair was not red. If it was almost the same happened to the boysan followed on his bicycle. lent. With gesture,' he asked Willie if Quaint, beautiful little Sakaide and she felt convinced tlie seamen Willie the wiper. Willie wandered so far^to the he could ride a bike. Willie assured must have been like some of the were devils, ' reliable Japanese sources say a commotion would darkness of some streets until he him that he could not. Not even places ,that adventurers of yore reached roads that led to rice skates or a tricycle. Only tankers like Magellan or Marco Polo saw have been stirred. paddies and a few houses. Tired and freighters. for the first time and surely our Volunteer' Guides Japanese priests would have and worried, he hailed an aged So everybody walked, the natives modem seafarers. who go places come out ringing bells and per­ bicyclist who spoke only Japanese pushing their vehicles as if to they have never seen before, have forming all kinds of religious and understood no English, not avoid offending Willie. After a few a similar reaction. It may be only hours, he recognized a light and latent in some seamen, but it is rituals to scare away the spirit. even Brooklynese. Dinner Invitation explained he was not lost any still- there. Luckily, nobody iu the crew has Many SIU ships have stopped at red hair and, by the way_£roups Promptly, Willie drew pictures more, then he offered a thousand of children followed the seamen of a ship and just as promptly the yen for their trouble. No. So strange places due to damage or all over town to watch everything old man invited him to his house. Willie tried two thousand. No. on special runs, biA for the Bien­ ville men it Was different. They they did, the short pause of the Being a very poor artist, the picture Three thousand. Still No. They did not"'want money. All were not always sure wherth they Bienville gave the town a festive must have looked like a bowl of atmosphere. The people even sac­ rice instead of a ship, so the mam- that was necessary was a hearty were going. After leaving Inchon, Pusan, rificed much of their time to help san provided victuals. But Willie handshake. Kobe and Yokohama, they were Old Customs Live lost crewmembers who forgot made signs he was not hungry. It was things like that that the uncertain as to what shore leave where the ship was, as John the Just lost. When a boysan came on the Bienville crew experienced. Every would be like in the next port, just wiper related. He got a "little tanked up at a scene to offer help, the jnamtan place they went, school children a small Japanese* island, but it was and papsan understood Willie's peered at them, watched them the most interesting part of the pantomime of a ship sailing on a through windows of stores. The Tranquil oriental scene (above) unmarred by tourist traps was typical Sakaide vista. At left, Seafarer Sani Lamb, DM, tries with moderate success tq get shy local youngsters to pose with him. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 25, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 24 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD OPENS CONVENTION; MERGER, DOCKS ON AGENDA BRIDGES BID FOR FOOTHOLD IN ILA MAGNUSON SEEKS US ORE CARRIERS AFL SET TO MERGE, HOLDS LAST MEETING MAW WINS ELECTION ON BLUE STACK SIU VACATION PAY TO SEAFARERS TOPS $5,000,000 MARK BENEFITS BIG ASSIST FOR B'KLYN SEAFARER SEAFARER'S SON MAKES RING GRADE ITF FAR EAST OFFICE OPENED CONGRESS TO PROBE REVIVAL OF TRANSFERS TO 'RUNAWAY' FLAGS CO'S ANTI-SIU FRAUD UP TO CANADA COURT STEEL ADMIRAL CREW CITED SEE ATOMIC TANKER BY 1959, MAYBE SIU HALLS ENTERTAIN THANKSGIVING DINERS JOB DELUGE FLOODS HALL IN SEATTLE RELIEF JOBS KEEP MOBILE AFLOAT TRADE GROUPS BOOST '50-50' SEAFARERS SAVE FLIERS, FOIL SHARKS AFL LEADERS TOBIN, DURKIN DIE IN WEEK BRIDGES-ILA TIE-UP REVEALED AS 'EXPERTS' MOVE IN ON NY THE BACKGROUND OF A BRIDGES-CP 'TEAM' SIU-MANNED TUG RESCUES RADAR ISLAND STANDEES SF STIRS FROM ITS DOLDRUMS NEW YORK EXPECTS HOLIDAY JOB BOOST LAKE CHAS. GETS NEW CEMENT CO. PIX IN LOG COSTS HIM! OPENS YOKOHAMA'S 'MANHATTAN BAR' BUT STILL PINES FOR NY WARRIOR VISIT SPURS REUNION AFTER 23 YRS. MADAKET 'BOUNCES' OFF REEF, DEFIES SCIENCE 'LITTLE THINGS' BRIGHTEN LIFE ON JEFF CITY MCALESTER MATE CHEERS SIU CREW NIMET EXPECTS SPEARS BUT FINDS ORE INSTEAD BIENVILLE CREWMEN HONORED BY HOLIDAY IN JAPANESE CITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/25/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/714f01b31eb0a7b801631090612846a8.PDF 0a7f2d2f8da39f3a1dff02a8ac2bce11 PDF Text Text :-5:0 ,ot:o. / · : .r flaBJ'S,f e r s -1o:in . � �--�--��--�- -��---��-�� -� ��- Vol. XVII No.25 -sEAi'ARERS •-LOG OF THE SEAFARE.RS I N T E R N A.T I 0 N Al I • • AF'L-CIO Presiden� Ge.orge Meariy and former CIO presi­ dent Walter Reuther joins hands on gavel to open con­ vention of merged AFL and CIO in New York. Backdrop symbolfa;ing labor unify was designed by SEAFA�tERS LOG art editor Bernard Seaman. (Story On Page 3.) • U N f 0 N • AT l A N T I C A N D G U !.F S�ry0qPage2 � � Dl�TRICT • Afl • �S E·..4.11 ..4 R . .( ·. :. � . £,! S .L O.C . MTD: 'tMa·ps Expansion:; ·so'ooo Teamsters·· Join , . · , Delegates the Mariti e Trades:Department convention coricluded a highly Productive two-day .s�sSion last week during which th.ey planned for major expansion of the Departinenl and pled_ged eoncrete ·assist�nce and support to a new .drive among longshoremen in the Po�t of New York. Meeting,in=-New :York on Nov�·iµber. 29 and 30; the delegates also acted on a wide variety:of br�ad and butter issu_es in maritime an.d related_ field�. After the close of the convention, the,International Brotherhood, of Teamsters announced it was aff�liating_ with MTD on behalf of+ 50,000 teamgers in water­ front locals in all ports. � The Teamsters' action in­ creases MTD's mem9ership by 50 percent and means that the bulk of maritime unions ar� now in MTD ranks. Up until now, individual Teamster - waterfront. locals had been COOJSrating ··with_ MTD Jocal port councils. E x e c u ti v e vice-presi­ dent Einar M ohn of the lnt' I Bro. of Teamsters addressed the MTD convention on the TeamSters' waterfront or­ \ . . .9anmrig p I a ns. , In planning its. expansion pro.­ gr:-,m, the convention agreed that other unions affiliated with the merged AFL-CIO' which comply with MTD's constitutional provi­ sions should be invited to affiliat<?.- Activities of the delegates to the MTD's recen . tly-con­ cluded convention are spot­ lighted pictorially in the centerfold of this issue. to act on corrugtion and racketeer­ Since then, the ILA has contin­ ing in New York. Subsequently it ued its repressive )>ractices against came within a couple of hundred longshoremen leading to demands · votes of winning a majority of from all section.s of the harbor for longshoremen in the harbor. a new waterfront election. �nel.t, 1'911 r Pa&'e Three · AF-1·:,Jtnd·· CIO Now One· UniOn · . sixteen· Million Members In, New LabOI- Federation; Meany ·Firs# President . . . . . After ·a 20--year division in the ranks of. organized labor, the AFL and CIO merged into. one labor 'federation this week. The action came after conventions of both the A.fL and.CIO·voted·merger last week. Attending as SIU delegates to the AFL con- -ventio}l and casting their votes for the merger were SIU of NA president" Harry . aul Hall, SIU A&G secretary-treasurer; Andrea Gomez, SIU of l'lA .Lrindeberg; P · vice-president representing fish+ .and . cannery . workers; John Fox, president, Inland Boatmen's Un­ ion, and Hal Banks, SIU vice-presi­ dent of Canadian District.· The official name of the federa­ tion is the· American Federation of Labor and· Congress of Industrial Organizations: · · Top 1955 a wa rd for AFL . la bor n ewspapers is a ccepted by H erbert Brand, editor of the SEAFARERS LOG ( left I, from Gordon Cole, presiclent of the I n t'!' La bor ·Press As 's ociation, a t I LPA m eeting prec_ e ding AFL-CIO merger' conve ntion. The award for "general editoria l. excellence". was a l s o won by the LOG in 1952. LOG too k two other a wa rds this year. . , . · The hisfori� merger meeting . brings together· iii ·orie national fed­ eration :approximately 16 million ·union members. .It is the largest federation . of..labor anywhere in the free· world. · Additional mem- · "LOG Wins Year's Top ·Labor Paper Award ' The. SEAFARERS LOG this week walked off with the top : award for newspaper editorial excellence for the past year ' .. in the annual"competition of the ,International Labor Press : c;>f America. Competing in ·,the � . . international union . news- sands ·of members. Although the paper class,. the· LOG also SIU is a comparatively smaif union _ won ·a second .prize for editorial cartoons and an honorable mention :·on front page format. The editorial excellence award . involves general excellence in all '. phases of tne newspaper's opera- tioris; typography, news content, : �riting, make-up; P.hotos !lnd. disJudgment . is made on . a : play. , study of a number of consecutiveissues of. competing. newspapers. . · .Since the LOG competes in the . i�ternational union field, the award . me�ns th�t. it bested newspa�ers wh1�h are published by 1;1mons . havmg_ many hundreds of.. thou· :Seastar 1n · .Ocean Tow With her full crew still aboard, the SIU-manned Sea­ star (Mercador) is expected � New official e m blem of m erged · . · federation� ' · M a rking the officia l l a u nchin9 of the new AFL-CIO, former AFL a. n.d CIO Presidents George M e a ny · ( left ) and Walter Reuther join hands followin9 the joint convention vote a p­ proving the l a bo.r mer9er. Meany h a s been el ected a s the first AFL-CIO president. bership is seen in tl�e offing as at ful of votes cast .irna ins t merger at passed in 1947; merger sentiment least two . of the independent rail the CIO m·eeting. was increa.�ngly in evidence. Then by these standards, the role its brotherhoods have indl�ated a .de­ The split in the ·ranks of organ­ \Vhen the CIO expelled a number membership plays in' supporting sire to affiliatf:! with .tJle federatiQn. ized labor caine twenty years ago of Communist-dominated and left­ Political, Organizing Etrects in a dispute over the methods of wing unions in 1950, it paved the and financing the newspaper gave For the time being the most im- organizing mass production indus­ way for a closer approach between it an · edge over larger organizamediate effects of the merger will tries, whether on a craft by craft the two major federat ions. tions. be to give .American labor a single or an industrial basis. Unions su1i­ Left outside of the merger are . Membership Support voice on political and ·legislative porting the. industrial approach the independent rail·brotherhooc1s, - Membership contributions in the. matters and. to intensify efforts to we1:e ·expelled and formed their remnants of the left-wing groups form of letters, stories, poetcy and organize such areas as. the textile own federation, the CIO. and the AF L-expellcd Int J Long­ photographs have long given the and white collar fields through a In the yea.rs that ·followed, the shoremen 's Association. The rail LOG a "unique flavor and intercentral organizing department. . In lines between the two federations brotherhoods may affiliate with the est which adds immeasurably to ti1e long run, it 1ilay bring about became blurred�as the number of new fe<le1·ation and the left�wing the quality of the publication. mergers of various international industriai unions in the AFL grew groups are slowly dwi ndl in g as . The second prize award was for unions having judsdictions over (the SIU is one) and as some CIO units break off from them and af­ the editorial cartoon appearing in similar groups of workers: That filiate with appropriate in te rna­ unions ·rejoined the AFL. the April 30, 1954, issue dealing development will ·be up to t.he re­ After the Taft-Hartley law was t ionals. . with the revivai of the Communist spective unions as the merger im­ Party's--waterfront section follow- poses no ribligation on any union ing the close of hostilities in Korea. to change its present structure. How Merger Affects Seafarers In the past decade the LOG has Sentimei1t in· both the AFL and Now that the AFL and CIO have officially merged into one come up with a number of first CIO conventions was near-unanim­ organ�ation, the AFL�CIO, many Seafarers may w onder just prizes in ILPA COIDpetition. Judg­ ous in favor o� the merger which how this merger will affect them and their union. The SIU, ing this year was done by a board came about after many months of through its parent international, the SIU of North America, be­ made up of the faculty of the negotiations during which member comes a part of the merged organization as well as through its School of Journalism at the Uni­ unions w�re informed every step o{ other affiliations such as the Maritime Trades Department. But versity of Wisconsin headed by the way. The AFL vote was unan­ on the internal level. the federation merger will not make any Professor Ralph o: Nafziger. imous and there was a bare handchanges in the contracts, shipping rights, Union constitution . hiring hall procedures or any other aspects of internal union business. ' . · - . ,,.. Bonner 'Raps "MA. Po11·c·y to arrive in Baltimore sometime next week, ending a 2,000-mile tow Any changes in that area, should they come. will be made by · across the Atlantic. the Seafa re rs themselves acting through their membership meet­ ·.The shiP; a Liberty, was. re-· . ings, ballots and othe r procedures provided in the SIU consti­ Representahve H erb ert Bonner (D em.; NC), Chairman of ported in difficulty late last mof!th tu t ion. the House Merchant. Marine Committee, continues to be when she lost . nef propellor about In ot he r words, the merge1· is taking pince on t he national o l the laws. c itic ma.ritime tration admini the of f C>f many s a y . 100 miles off the .Azpres and was level, where the national federations are combinitig their ma­ . Commenting rece:Q,tly on then taken under tow by the Britc h in ery and on the state and city level; where state federations i::'1 tug Turmoil for the long haul this administration, he whole- er · Trade-in and Build Program, . and councils and city lnbor bodies are·· me1·ging their orga niza the Rep. Bonner recalled that this proThe Turmoil ma<le the heartedly agreed with . home. tions. But the .contracts and internal methods of operation of headlines back in 1951-52. on a res-· SIU criticism that transfer to for- gram envisiop.ed construdion of member unions will not be disturbed. cue mission - that involved . . the ill- eign flags of us ships has been tankers of at least ·18-knot speed. . . UJJ To Unions· Themse.tes . conouCted in a harum-scarum man- He added. �hat i· t was with · utte.r fated Flying Enterprise: . According to a company spokes- ner. The committee chairman says amazement that ·he learned that· Where ti1ere is more than one union operating in the smne man here. in New York, the lcin'g that hearings held by him indicate, the Maritime Administration, aft�r �urisdiction, ·as exists in many instances, it will be up to the ·'tow from the Azores was . dictated iil connectfon wit� the transfe.rs, passage_ of this l"lw; attempted: to unions, i'1volved �o d�cide if they want to work with one another · by. the taic'. costs· that wo.uld · have that' there ·have been "questipnable make a deal· with .... operator for . and how such a relationship is to be brought about. The officers ·· <"-be¢1'da-ceo,Qve·rseas�· if'thetto.w·had.. transactfons which !'h · ope will riot. construction ··,of .tanliet·s 'of less and _e�ecutive: l>oa,rd..of the"n'lqrged .ArL-pc'.> �Q n�t have the :; . ; : take �-;_ '•tbe· : .s: o r te . r �·route -' � ,tak.e --pla,ee ;'ligai:Jt" <":·;,,. •1..:.:. �:-. ;., 1thiit .. ,the 118··'.khqt, spee(i:; ;.'i'�e· 'Pi t. o dtfaate �;td: men\b�:t} untons ·in Uiat .res�):-: . · o-- . ! P&\\ter'' · ·"'! o ._.· .'�R�ferrj:•ir �b7 tb�"to:.tc:an ea':' �tt-· 1 )e' et'¥�'tuntce��:W itlif:' bave'iii atttt .1·5.· '"' "..;.. �... ..,._.._ . ... ·:«·;,;, .. ,. ; : ..,:.., .f ·.,. .:;.; ·• :. •._·�_ > .;;; I' .;;. · ;;;. -� . -�.; ·" ·· � -=,... ';; ;::_. ,.. :.:;_._ :,�:� ' ..;; ::..;. : ·.;.,__-">_..;. : \_,.;.;';;,. : _-_.__ ,� ..._ . -----'· --..I .' • I '+. i_-: -;,.....l '.;; � :,:' 4 � '"', ;.i, ', � •''.._-� 1" "I· \ · , ' • i.. ·'./.' �-�·,, ·- 1,r, �-'/."' .. 'i� , ,"'1' · · , ­ ' � ·i •� .1}A�ii1�����s1���'• 'fi-�;· , , ' --' � 4," •""� •'' \,:-.· �'.� : £.ft-� �� 'i' •. �Pa1e Foor • . - I !. _.,. ,· ... "" I-· . 's:'£ � p·.f .,, .£.as� ·Lo G.· � • • • .. 4 .. ·shipping· 'Round�up-& Fore�aSt; Goo.cl Luck' Gift f'or The Groom � ' - - November., 6 · Thrqugh Nov_ember Registered Ne\v York Philadelphia Baltimore : Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New -Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco . A . . • • • • • . . Seafarer Cha rl� s M a rtin (left ) receives gift of silver ice b'u c ket and Japa n ese va ses· from Seatrain Georgia ship's delegate Alex J a n e s at SIU hea d q u a rters. S hipmates_ bought gift after M a rtin's ma rria ge i n New York. . . . • • • • . . . . • • . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • • • . • . . . • . • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • . • . . . . • • • • • . • • . . • . • . . • . • . • • . . • • • . • • • . . . • • • • • • • • . • . • • • . • • • . • . • • • . . . • • • . • • • • ,. . . • • • . .. • • • . . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • . . . . • • • • • • • • .• • • • • • . • . . . . . 9 7 3- 6 2 2 - 35. 15 -7 . 17 9 23 , " 31 . • . . . . . :A Deck 137 39 . ·Make Che.cks To •s1U-A&G' reversing the downward trend of pas( w�eks as shipping here re­ . sumed its _normal pace. Two ships that came out of lay-up and took fu�l crews_ helped 'produce the bnghte; p1ctu_re, as the John C <Atlantic Carriers) and the Mada­ ket <Waterman ) returned to nor­ mal operations.. . . ' Seafarers mailing f:n checks or ·money- order5 to the Union to �over dues payments are urged to be sure to .make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District� Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of mdiviJual headquar_. ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out to th� Union directly. \· . c · p e ��: ��=� �� in 0���h r ! months. Thus the company an­ nouncement of the expected crew­ ing of another dredge for the as­ signment to Rio de Janeiro was greeted here with muc'h enthu­ sias�n this week. \ � � · '' i;�J�,Jh�m.. ���n}p"ier. .f�� 10�.� r'· ·"! � �:�J ,. fk��rt ..� � .. �,.. . �· �· I' t .r.; � 10 .7 20 16 45 23. 31 11 25 34 1 Total A Total B .835 404 0 6 19 7 Stew. Stew. 192 116 2 0 2 1 11 12 Enf. B Ent. C 1 37 44 • 0 A B '47 96 18 0 1 3 0 1 9 -10. 20 16 20 223 38 82 10· 21 10 0 3 3 B A 3 75 26 49 17 33 86 . 146 5& 93 . 23 65 .77 Total Reg, 1239 Total A Stew. C 38 3 39 331 0 1 4 14 60 140 44 52 35 4 3 3 3 40 26 Total c Total B 721 64 132 3r 28 0 1 0 13 40 23 16 16 27 .62. I Total Ship, 33 7 3 33 16 38· 69 8 Total c Total Total 2 13 0 0 4 3 1 6 34 5 3 2 10 19 7 · 5 8 8 19 c 10 12 121 3190 105 157 Total Ship, 1232 SIU. �hipping climbed back to a more active. pace durjng the · past two we�ks, marking the beginning of the predicted heavy job turnover for the holiday season. _' A total of 1,232 jobs were +-------­ dispatched over the two by port shows seven ports up, five weeks, a 1 m o s t identically down and two remaining the same matching . the registration figures as the previol\_s ·report. Boston, of 1,239. _The ·gap between the two New York, Savannah, Mobile ahd has been small for m-any months. San Francisco all came back very The return 0£ .good shipping in· strongly following the lows of the almost all parts is expected to ;>e last period, and Lake Charles also followed in the current two-week pickea up·' considerably. The two period by equally good or better West Coast ·ports are enjoying jop job activity. This is traditional al booms rivaling those of last SUIU• mer. this time of year. _______ Ups And Downs _""---- Baltimore. and New Orleans both slowed up, but are still doing bet­ ter than fair shipping on their own. Tampa remains quiet, Norfolk slid back to normal and Houston show­ ed a slight dip. Phiiadelphia and Wilmington, with shipping about the same as the previous report, are -still better than fair. The seniority breakdown reveai.s class A handling 58.5 percent ·of the total, class B with 31.5 and the non-seniority group, class c, peg­ ged at an even 10 percent. The class B figure represents a steady rise ·upwards which has been -noticeable for several, weeks. Since the dredging jobs are spe­ cialized operations under difficult working conditions and covered by higher wage scales, the Union has until now maintained special hir ­ This is now the case, Assistant Secretary-Treasur�r Claude Simm.ons .announced last week. In·· the 'tqture all jobs for t'hese dredges will be shipped off the board in regular rotation. "The ·success .of the crews sent down there has assured these jQbs for the SIU in . the .fufure.- )Ve.-expect _there will be -�so�e pretty ke� n �ompetitl�1;1. 17 101 35 62 12 40 43 B llt 15 1 0 -11 229 7 Will Shift To Rio Off The B�ard 4 15 · 7 11 4 9 8 333 82,.13 8 ·40 26....: 51 �� 3· Stew: B 4 59 12 24 4 According to the present sched­ ule, the job in Venezuela is now due to run until next July, when the Sandcaptain and the Harding will probably shift operations to Rio. ing arrangements for manning· the s'hips. This is in line with SIU and membership policy on man� ning ships and jobs in organiza1tional or specialized status with the best qualified men available regardless of their places on the registration list. The position has been that once the stability of the operation is demonstrated, the jobs can be filled in the usual .rotary manner the same as all other�.. 4 I 16 . 92 23 10 7 / Stew. 6 5 Enf' Stew. A Drea.10 Co1Ues Tr11e: De's Citizen :: � �� .. Stew. 242 Shipping prospects for the coming month also look good, due to more The company owns two . dredges, the Sat1dmate and Sand- the expected job turnover resull ­ ing from th-e holiday season, Simchief, which are cur-«;ntly idle. mons added. A comparison of the figures po1i Interest in these jobs, which are __,; -a.._______, _.,_ . L.;;..;...____ covered by a special SIU working - --------------i· the new facility since June. 9 ·1 0 l: To A ' A 0 27 11 19 Deel: B 301 Stew. 13 0 1 ... 0 1 5 15 7 8 B 1 3 1 1 20 "5 29 241 5fl 8'7 7 Ens. c 1 Eq. 12 14' 1 4 19 "3 155 16 4 8 -o Total 12 Eng. B 4 36 11. 28 3 ·o .10 . 9 8 8 • 69 0 0 1 0 0 Stew. B Shipped -8 7 12 69· 19 ' 23 5 3 .. 9 . 28 '28 9 15 8 ' 8 244 Ens. A c 1> A 6 Eng. A 1 35 Deck .8 17 27 11 19 5 8 16 Deck B 349 Deck B 5 1 8 18 ,Deck A . 3 31 4 11 . 24 4 21 Deck . . 3 13 . • • . • . . . . . . . 27 • • . . Total . �. . . . . . . • • • • • • • NEW YORK-Seafarers .are looking forward to the start of another harbor project in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, by March, 1956,. when. the SIU-contracted Construction Aggregates Corp. is expected to send an-• other dredge boat down to on the board from now on." In ·other action, the port began South Ame.rica. . ·5 95 15 30 3 . . .. . . • . . . . • . • • • • . . . A . • . • • DecII . . • • . • . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • 5 Stew. 5 42 12 . 21. 4 1 1 9 17 12 9 76 15 25 1,0 ·6. . • • • • . . • • • • • . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • . . . • • • . • • • , • • • . . . . • • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • • . . . . Eq. B 7 31 5 ,20 . • • • • • • • • • . 7 10 96 22 , . 39 8 4 12 25 46 15 28 4 ·•:. '20) 20 •• . • • • • • • • • . • • . . • • • . • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • . Boston New York . Philadelphia . B.altimore Norfolk Savann�� Tampa . Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle ...... :.. More Dredge Jobs Due In, Rio - Harbor Project _ . • • • • • • • Port · The company already- has two ships active in the construction of a new channel in' Maracaibo, Venezuela, one of which,. the Sandcaptain, just marked its first anniverThe second t;ary on the job. dredge, the Chester Harding, on charter from the Army Corps of Engineets, has been working on • . • • • . Total .• . . • • . • • • • . . . . • • •- . • • . . Ens. A Deck B Deck \, 29 ·the ,. Pela so stoking in 1938 !left) a n d readying fis-hin9. 11e-ar o n Steel Advocate. After near_ly a decade of sailing.on US-flag ships, last eight -years as a Seafarer, Fin� nish-born Reino Pelaso achieved a major objective on November 21. On that day he was. sworn in as, �n American cit,izen in the Federal Court House in New York City where he now makes his home. ' It • was a big day for the. ·veteran Seafarer, who first He -had the misfortune of being has been able to ge� in sufficient, · began sailing on ships of his native ·Finland back in '1938. American citizenship climaxed a series .of incidents which included a five year stretch as a virtual prisone � r of the Japanese. Pelaso, who sails·as FWT,.·started firing aboard the Marisathor1ben, a· coal-burner on his first trip to sea. From 1938 to 1941 he sailed '.on both !innish. and Norwegian ships -· �� .'Ya _ s . ,,. , m_em�r .�f. ��� 1_ _ -��lt! ·-t�'� J»1U!�.- P�v.e��pt.! r.e- • .• ' � •f � • The following port by port. is the forecast BO STON: Picked up; future fair . NEW YORK: Busy once again .. PHILADELPHIA: Sla.;:ked' off but .,tm good BALTIMORE: Slowed up NORFOLK: Quiet. i ansi-'t SAVANNAH· In- t. �h'ips . help TAMPA: Voery quiet as usual M�BILE: Good; outlook better NEW OR£EANS: Still good LAKE .CHARLES: Busy. as usual HOU STON: Needs . . . . . • sea and_ shore time to qualify for his citizenship. When nof firing, Pelaso can usually be f(>und leaning over the rail with a fishing r od in hand. He is an avid follower of the sport and likes to rig his own fishing rods men for coastwise tan ers. and gear. On his last trip aboard k , l,VrLM.NGTON: F.air; needs or­ the Ampac Idaho he found a . fisherman's paradise up in Greenl�nd dinaries, wipers, messmen where col'lin·parti� . iular are plenti- SAN FB�CISCO:-Very good; has f.ul 1!!10u� h f� � r .. �nf,;. ��8-iP:�;.;� n� us: ..lo�·J,iI���r�. t,l��, , . . . · • • • • • • " • • • • • • • • • . · ....QI!!��-� ,,of.��)., countr!��· ,���- ��� ;��e�;.�ll�� ;�a9iT�a·t� ' H� . j.w,: . �-.;:. � ' . �·: '� 11 · '11;.� t� ;,ff··· �l·i i:tJ�i .�lh'.Jl � �� � ' '· ' 7i� �"" .... f I'". ... �. ,'i /• : -�·� .. in China when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. He and his shipmates were interned in Japanese-o,:!cup�ed ·shanghai, where they ·stayed �or nearly five years before .getting passage out a1ter the war's end. After getting out of internment Pelaso decided. to try his luck sailin� American ships. He joined. the -SIU on �ctob�r 28, 19.47, and Seattle and San F r a n c i s c o shipped more than half the total· of class C men dispatched during the period. ..ln the latter. case, the class C shipping was higher th<jn either class A or B activity. This· results from the excellent shipping now 1>,revailing iq those ports. ,. e • . • - .. .'.'f!, �E":J;��E: 'i! ,: ·..-� •·i�i,. "" '..� :1-t1;1 -�{lll �JJl���..i ..: ··�.Ji.· ...l II''. t... r;, r } "" ;--. ,,>.! ,:1 � -·· • ' ... . .J • • ff � • "'" . • ... �.. • .. • t - �l•• -.'l'J_, L. • � . ! E''A P,�·- • · I ' to a � --� . Pase DiStfric. f s· Las t · --one YeGr· · Digest ·Of Resolutions t.srs Still Idled By CG ' Adopted By The '4�0 . . ' . : SUBSIDIES: The . convention asked for a complete reappraisal by· Congress of the Maritime "Administration's present subsidy policy so as to remove obvious inequities.. It declared that subsidies should be for the benefit of the entire merchant m�rine, not just a small section. pf it, and was critical of the' way some large, heavily-subsidized com. panies, ,suc.h as US Lines, have used their Government-financed eco­ nomic strength to monopolize highly-desirable trade l'OU�s at the' ex­ pense of other US-flag operations, and to support a so-called "labor­ management" lobby to furt_!ler its objectives. ;.\". ;.\". . . · · ' ' 'the Public Health Service hospitals, pointing to their 150-year record of outstanding service. The delegates urged Congress and the Admin­ istration to provide adequate funds for the hospitals, Vl1hose services are irreplaceable in many ports. ;.\". . ;.\". . ;.\". INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTWORKERS FED ERATION: TheI'l'F's . drive to organize crews of Panamanian, Liberian, Honduran and other . runaway flag vessels were noted with approval. Delegates directed all MTD· port councils to assist the ITF in every way possible. ;.\". ;.t. . t ST., LAWRENCE SE"AWAY: Called for a ban on toreign-ftag opera­ . tion on the· Great Lakes _i n the .Canadian intra-coastal traqes and in .the US-Canada - lake ports, trades. The domestic US-Canada trades ahould be ·rese · rved. for US and Canadian ships. t t. ;.\".. � � ST. LAWRENtE SEAWAY PILOTAG. E: A . companion resolution to above, cailed-for the use of US and Canadian citizens exclusively for v�ssel pilotage on the Lakes and the seaway. . i �HIP BUILDING= The convention pointed out_ that foreign - yards were constructing ships which w.ere rendering US-flag ships obsolete. A large �lipbuiiding program, it said, was necessary both to strength­ en ihe. US merchant mai-ine and assure maintenance of shipyard_em­ ploY,ment. ' Weekly m ovie sho�ings for coming. year a.re a s s ured Norfol k U S P H S patients a s SIU patrolman Ja mes· B u llock presents Union check to M rs. G ra.ce R Abel of Red Cross. Looking on is port a g ent Ben Rees (left ) and He nry Long of hospital staff, plus patients. •. SIU Donates Movies To Norloll< Hospital Patients at the Norfolk Public Health Service hospital are assured_ of weekly movie showings for the next year -as the result of arr9ngements made J:>y the SIU. A Union contribu­ tion . has . made possible -th e + • ental of full-length feati.tre do for patients in the way of recreation that can be appreciated films for a 52-week period. an to obtain efforts Guard Coast : GRAB COAST GUARD POWER _ Once befor.e, in March; 1953, the as well as moving pictures. They �ironclad grip over the livelihood of merchant seamen through the so­ SIU stepped into the breech when are the backbone of our recreation calJed "profile" psychological testing system were denounced by the there were no funds av_i!ilable t!> program." , convention, which warned bureaucrats against any further attempts to show movies to the patients, many Other USPHS hospitals, includcontrol seamen. of them SIU members. ing those at Savannah, New Or;.\". ;.\". Imp0rtant Service leans and Staten Island have been ANTl·LABOR LEGISLATION: 'The convention noted that "the pas­ In thanking the Union for its assisted in the past when the sage or the Taft-Hartley law set off a whole chain of aqti-labor moves help, Dr. . Francis T. Zinn, medical Union presented ·movie ·projectors "on the c. i y' state ana national level. It declared that manr of these director of the hospital, said that for the purpose of showing films laws, .such. as the '-'right to work" legislation, wage freeze proposals "there are vei:y few things we can to patients. ·and com·pulsory arbitration were aimed at destroying the labor move­ ment. It went on record condemning all legislation of this kind and pledging to work on the qational and local level to protect the rightl . ' . of union members. · · ;.t. · Hi.RING HALl.S: A potent defense· of the maritime hiring hall in­ cluding . passage of Federal . legislation guaranteeing the hiring hall sy<;tem was planned hy the ·convention. It was emphasized that the existing hiring hall- systems which AFi. · maritime un�ons have are the only way in which hiring stability can be preserved and regular sea­ men can get fair and equa-1 employment opportunities. However, as the -resolution ·noted, the 'hiring hall system has been in constant jeop- ardy because of the absen_f!e of legislation specifically �anctioning its existence. ;.t., TUNA IMPORTS: Fish and cannery workers unions on Coast have been suffering severe unemployment as the result of the increasing flood · of unregulated Japanese tupa entering the United States. Convention urged an equitable quota system on imports. ;.\". ;.\". ;.\". ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED: Pointing .eut that organizing · non-urifon work_ers "is the major objective of the. American labor movemeJit" the conventibn went on ·record to set up an· organizing pro­ gram for� workers within the respective jurisdictions of affiliated unions. , when the Southern Districts went down have not been permitted to resume operations. --The Southern Districts sinking paralleled the loss of a sister ship, the Southern Isles, in the same general - area in 1951. Just two weeks ago the Coast Guard re­ ported that a Liberian-flag LST, the Daytona, had disappeared off Gloucester, Mas!)a�husett�; with no trace of ship or crew:· Claims Against company · F��ilies surviving �h� . lost ·Sea­ farers on the Southern Districts have been paid 1.'he SIU death ben�fit under the Seafarers Wel­ . lan. The families still have fare P litigation p e n d i n g against the Southern Steamship Company to compensate them for their losses. In the course of the Coast Guard hearings on the sinkings, evidence was brought out of an understand­ ing between the con1pany and the Coast Guard to bypass safety regu­ lations by patching plating under the power plant instead of rem:w­ ing the plates as required. Other testimony charged the Coast Guard inspectors with slipshod_and inade­ quate checks on the condition of the engin� . room and bottom. However, the Coast Guard, sit­ ting as judge of its own responsi­ bilities, refused to specify that any­ one was· negligent or responsible for the loss of the vessel. · The "50-50" · law, a key ,prop to US ship­ ping, waJ endorsed without reservation. Delegates pointed out that l\'ithout it, hundreds of US ships would have to lay up and thousands of seamen would be- unemployed. The delegates-criticized •the allianc.e" of foreign shipowners, the State and Agriculture Departments which is out to cripple the law. They applauqed the action of the National Grange, the nation's leading farm organization, in endorsing "50-50" despite the bait put out to fhe farm bloc. ;.\". . , ;.\". ;.\". . One year ago� the first week of Pecember, 1954, the SIU-manned Southern Districts dis­ appeared in the Atlantic ..with. a crew of 23, including 12 Seafarer.s and two SUP men. Af... though the Coast Guard filed a report.Jn September absolving the operators and its own in· · . . spectors of responsibility for . il has disaster, the not it st l The only LSTs still running are way. One of them is the SIU­ permitted other US-flag LSTs two whose certificate . s limit> them manned Bethcoaster. Eight other to operation on the inland water- LSTs idled by Coast Guard edict to resume offshore service._ ' USPHS HOSPITALS: Delegates strongly reaffirmed their support of ·'50·50' SHIPPING LAW: . ; Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishe� to· remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for wh�t­ ever Union purpose. be made only to authorized A&G repre· sentatives and that an officiaJ Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to pro�ect yourself, by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. · Getting- Their Information First-Hand �Dee. 9, 1951 Pare Sis Ala. Prom o ting · Ship · B usine ss. 1.n· Mobi·le ,,,. . . Asks For Man seatarers Guide To Better Buying - MOBILE-Although it. will . be several months before the results can be evaluated, a gia_nt promotional campaign now underway here is expecteq to spark · a new rush of business for the Alabama State Docks. + - The big promotion is being. joyi.ng an immediate bright note x­ carried out through the j oint of its own .produced by erthelo e.g­ ected � crewmg of anoth � p efforts of those interested in . the commg Guide To -Worthwh i le Christma s Gifts As �ith children's gifts, it's wise to select presents. for grownups that are basically good and useful. Much of the goods promoted for Christ· mas giving_ are expensive novelties especially gotten up for this season. . One New York retl}Jler is even ·offering imitation shrunken heads for Christmas giffs. The recipient can soon get tired of looking at a shrunken head. But more likely to capture the hard-earned dollars of moderate-income families are perfumes and jewelry with .exaggerated pre-printed pyice t�gs. This department hns come across some shocking examples of these this season. "White Christmas"- toilet water adver.; · tised in such magazines as Vogue, has a supposed retail pri e of $5 an ounce. But dealers actually •buy it for as little as 75 cents. So the true retail ".alue is less than $1.50 J the development of the port, ineluding major in.dustrial and civil groups and the _maritime unions. It is being placed in operation now with the hope that after a reasonable waiting period it will bring more tonnage through the docks, . thus stimulating business as well as shipping. idled T-2 tanker m . tw ? weeks. The ship, the Fort . eum Carpers), (US Petrol �ndger is one of sev.eral T-2s that have . been la id up m the port of Cura­ cao, DWI, for a couple of years. � Towed To US S he was towed here and put into the shipyard for repairs before going into service once again on the Persian Gulf rµn. Three more T-2 tankers ·are resuming opera­ tions for this c.ompany out of the West Coast at the same time. They . One of those naturally stressing . the importance of this drive is Cal Tanner, SIU port agent here, who is a rece1it appointee to the ad:.. visory board of the State Docks. The state port facility is a key item are t'he StOny Point, Cape Namanu in maintaining the prosperity of and Arickaree, which are crewing up out at the Seat.tie hall. Thus this city. SIU shipping, meanwhile, is en- shippi.ng appears . to be well fixed for the coming two weeks, with another dozen ships already due to hit the port either for payoff or in-transit, which will bring a heavy turnover during the holidays. A reminder from SIU Holiday Dinner headquarters cautions all In other developments, SeafarSeafarers leaving their ships ers enjoyed a traditional Thanksto contact the hall in an.ple giving dinner served in 'the snack time to allow the Union to bar at the Union hall, when upd1spatch a replacement. Failwards of 200 men and their famure to give notice - before ilies were treated to. everything paying off may cause a defrom soup to nuts. The meal was layed sailing, force the ship served in relays of about 60 perto sail short of the manning sons at a time, with the aid of vetrequirements and needl essly eran SIU steward department permake tI:ie work tougher for sonnel who pitched in to make the your shipmates. •day en� oyable for all hands. YOUR ]OLLAR'S WORTH- • Watch For Phony 'List' Prices Confined to the . New Or.. leans U S P H S h ospital . for. q uite a. while, Seafarer M e r­ ton D. Baxter expects to b e . th ere f o r some time a n d · would be h a p py to receive some m a il from frie nds a n d former shipma tes. H e c a n b e addressed c/o W a rd 5-E. Qu itti ng Sh ip? - Notify U n ion Frisco Gets A . Job Flood o nee A gain Much jewelry, as well as watches, also carry such fictitious list prices purposely exaggerated by the manufacturer beyond the true retail value. One well-known watch which costs the dealer $28.75 has a fake list price of $71.50 printed on the box. And if the watch isn't well.:. known, the "list" price is apt to be even more exaggerated, as in the case of one watch with a wholesale cost of $29.95, which is tagged $87.50. . The printed price tags on religidus and other jewelry often are sini· ilarly misleading. One manufacturer puts a printed tag . of $9.95 on a sterling silver cross with the Lord's Prayer. It actually costs $2.50 wholesale and shouldn't retail for more than about $4.50. A rhinestone brooch in a fancy velvet-covered be>Oc: has a tag of $14.95, · compared to an�actual wholesale cost of $5. Many legitimate merchants do give sizable discounts off these fake list. prices on Christmas goods so the otlly damage may be that you are fooled into thinking you got a bargain when you actually paid the usual price. But as Retailing Daily, an authoritative trade paper, points out, some credit stores reduce the official-looking printed pri�e �rY. 'little if any. So comparison shop to learn the true value, especially if buying on credit. · · : Safety Important In Children's' Toys In children's toys, one of the most important factors is safety. The National Safety Council warns against toys -with rough edges. In key­ winding toys, it points out, the spring should be strong and enclosed in a cylinder to withstand the shock if the spring should break. Nor • should the key revolve when the toy is in action. Ally gears should preferably be enclosed: The council also points out tnat chemical sets are potentially dangerous, anp the youngster who gets one should be warned not to mix substances just to see what will happen, and should SAN FRANCISCO-Boom­ be taught :what each substance is, how it reacts under varying temper­ ing shipping has come back atures, whether' it is flammable, what its reaction is when combined with each of the other substances in the set, etc. Electric t'rws should to the Golden Gate City, have the Underwriters Laborat<5ries seal on the toy ·as well as the cord, which shipped 105 men during the preferably should opefate on only six or twelve volts and have a transpast_ two weeks, m�re than twice �ormer to reduce the house current to this level the .number of jobs handled in the • Here are other tips ·on Christmas gifts: previous period Books and Records: Not only for Christmas, but for year-round, it's SEATTLE-Enjoying some of the best shipping this .port Four sign-ons and seven in­ has seen in months, Seafarers here are still finding time to transit ships accounted for the worth knowing about a cooperative which gives patronage refunds to on purchases of books and records. This is Books Unlimited, help out on the picketlines of AFL fl ight engin eers striking heavy trnffic. which virtually members 1414 University Ave. , Berkeley 2, Calif. Last year, members got refunds swept thebeach clean of everyone against United Air Lines. +·--------,,of six percent. Savings are larger from book ·clubs and some retailers The strikers, members of all is milk and honey for Seafarers willing to ship. The outlook also who cut prices, but the advantage of the co-op is that all books are appears good, so the "welcome" the Flight Engineers Interna- here. One more T-2 tanker is due available, even 25 and 35-cent pocket-type books, technica\ books and mat is out for additional man- · tional Association, have been to come out of lay-up today, in power, according to SIU Port textbooks, unlike the limited lists of the book clubs, and no minimum out almost seven weeki; here and addition to the four reactivated purchases are required. The co-op charges the list price (true list) and Agent Leon Johnson. e lsewhere acound the country in a last month.. gives refunds at th.¢ end of the year. Two Payoffs Due dispute over job security that· The standby and regular jobs . Parents interested in ' knowing what children's books experts recom­ Already scheduled for payoff are mend, can get "The Children's Bookshelf-A Booklist for Pa1·ents," for threatens the life of their union. for these ships have been booming Despite an agreement to th·e con- shipping in this area for a · solid the Azalea City <Waterman) and 25 cents, from Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, DC (cata:. · the Robin Kettering <Seas Ship- log No. FS3.209:304/4), or scan it at the local library. trary, United has been moving t o month, One payoff and ten ln­ replace FEIA members with sur- transit ships are also scheduled for ping). With these and the regular Sharp Reduction In Record Prices run of in-transit shipping, busip : us pilots trained as flight engi- the coming two weeks: Reco.rds are less expensive this year, due to the general price reducness should continue to be good in tion by manufacturers which brought $5.95 classical ·L'P recor;ds .down neers. As a result, pilots in the . Problem on Daymen the shipping department . The to $3.98 (less any further discounts offered by individual dealers), with AFL Air Line Pilots Association have been crossing the engineers' Although one of the main prob- Raphael Semmes and Jean LaFitte , some reductions ·also on lower-priced dis s. c lines and the ALPA is faced with lems arising on the T-2s coming both for Waterman, were the only For children, Robert Ward, composer and ·conductor, has ' recom, expulsion frQm the merged labor out of lay-up was the lack of ac- payoffs last period. mended that records be short because of the young child's .short attencommodations for day men, this rnovement. The good shipping has been re- tion span; with simple distinct lyrics, and that they tell a "story" or Pilots Face Ouster item was squared away with no fleeted in an unusually hig h.. num- stimulate physical activity, Examples of · recommended inexpensive · Before it adjourned the final trouble, and without crowding of ber of class C men dispatched records include -"The Riddle Song" and "What Kii:id of an Animal Are p 1·e-merger convention a week ag.J, the deck watch foc'sles, as origi­ from the port during the past two You?"; "Bahar The King" and "The Travels of Bahar;" "Square Dances the AFL voted to oust the pilots nally planned. Joint agreement weeks. for Children and "Train to the Farm." 1 union by next Monday, Dec. 12, was reached between company All told, 40 class' C men w_ere Men's Shirts in Dacron-ana-cotton blend are available this year for unless a "satisfactory adjustment" port captain · Riggs and Union rei:i­ dispatched to jobs · here, and a c- $6 and even less, although some stores charge up to $9. The blend of between all parties was worked out resentatives to make a dayman's counted for one-third of the class 6 5 percent Dacron and _ 35 percent cotton has the easy washability of foc'sle out of the recreation room, C shipping throughout the A&G by that time. Dacron, .and with a fused collar, needs little ironing. The Dacron-cotton On the shipping side, however, without any discomfort to crew. District. has a neater appearance and better a bsorbs perspiration than all­ Dacron shictL B� fo� a b�e�ollar worker who w�an a dre� sh�t only occasionally you can still buy good-quality cotton b�·oadcloth and oxford shirts around the $3 mark. Cotton blouses· for women have taken on extra popularity with the wide availability of crease-resistant finishes. Those so finished have a BOSTON-A "team" operation by Seafarers aboard the Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans) and crisp look and feel, but check the label to make sure the blouse has a shoreside SIU officials here brought the vessel up to snuff after four days of work on repairs crease-resistant finish and is pr-e-shrunk. There are many cheap and and replacement items, enabling the ship to leave here in good shape. poorly-finished cotton blouses on the m.arket, so look for these quality SIU crewmembers refused + details: collar or lapel should lie flat, . cotton points should be neatly to sail the ship after she ar- and general sanitary work in the . by four sign-ons and seven ships finished and the bottom have a smooth hem. The material itself should gang quarters all required in transit. Besides the Ulla, the be. c_losely woven and the blouse cut full with long tails, arid sleeves rived here badly in need of re.- black ; · extensive work before the Ulla Alexa'ndra (Carras) and Winter long enough for- comfort. i>a�rs on everything from the gal- could Waffle Irons are a traditional gift that h ave, extra usefulness in that · sail. SIU p<;irt officials Hill and Cantigny (Cities Service) l ey stove to the anchor windle.ss boarded the ship several times to paid off and signed on. they can also be used to make various kinds of cookies, fritters, biscuits, · Beefs all have been minor and etc. Elaine K. Weaver, of the Ohio Experiment . StatiQn, recommenqs a nd mooring winch aft. Due to the check the progress on �he repairs breakdown of the deck gear, the and other beefs, and she eventually were settled to satisfaction of all that an iron have a heat control or at least a he�t indicator, · to• prevent crew up to then h.a d to take in sailed for Halifax, NS; with all hands. Prospects for future ship ­ overheating. She · notes that bro!ld gri�s at I.east threee-quarters inch · ping are also fair, and will prob- square can bake crisper waffles than .small sharp grids. The iron should lines by band both forward and aft. repairs completed. Shippi�g here also took a lift ably continue in this way until the also have a rim or tray h> catch spillovers, (UlQ welH�sulated �aridle1 Repairs · �� .:"' i •,· and .... ieis. C.' •, '.) #,,. ;-;! :. Jt �� tJ0: \l o; � I,.,. J ·� :, t; �. , {, "t •tl•!J, ._..,:� 1. :�Oil <radiator �aks ."Screens, .fans during the last two. ,weeks, �rked 'New Year; · 1 , • ... t . ,, .. ., . ., , . . ... � . ..., . . . ; .. . ; • �, � ..-.!( �•"'-'e •';, � ·•.;"'"!""'•l"' ;.:. : r """-,;'or · · � -... .: · � '•" ; ..r � . ·.� l f , j1,1. ' ( ,.,�l.{J · - Seattle Aids Air . Strike; Job Calls Reach P·eak . . · · . • · . . · · .. · ������� Boston Gets Ulla Back In .. Shape • , ----- Exte'nsive • ... i • ' .cr --:- � ..-=-��r'::. �4'-";.' •., , .,..�� -.--: .. • .. ....-� .. � ·- • " .. ... ... • • .. '· • ;� • , .. tfl!iifJ �:· ..,, . r• • ' ! T-� ". ' �·l).;e •. :;, ·u5s . ALCOA . PLANTIR <Alcoa), Sipt1m• ber 11-Ch1lrm1n, Greh1m1 lier• t1,Y, H. 1H1n111n•. All beefs have been taken c:are of. i. Ship's treasury con· tain1 11, · and u was suggested that this fund be raised to at ·1east 110. No beefs. Communlcatlon1 from head· qul!ften read,• accepted, and con· curred. . Ship's ueretary-reporter and ship's delegate elected. To return anything removed from refrigerator. Rinse out coffee mugs after use. New lining needed in coffee urn and all 1mall repaln to be 1tarted. R. · A L E XANDRA C rr s) J, B1rton1 S1cret1ry, w. Captain to order sprlngs for bunks. Blackgang quarters JftUst be cleaned more thoroughly. Sllip's fund -$28.80. No beefs. All men to obtain mattress covers. Iced tea to be strong· er, more night lunch needed. Motion made and carried to accept . an\f con· cur with communications from head• quarters. < a a , September l-Ch1lrm1n, Hand. L ines), October 2 H. J. Chief Engineer to have re· A NG E L I NA -Chalrm1n, Henault. (Bull Ames1 Secretuy, ·- .of 1hlp'1 fund S115.80. Discussion held regardlnl man gettlnl' of! in. N w Orlean1. Brother Lambert WH sent to hospital in New Orie.ans. . Three hundred dollars was given to Brother Hubbs who had to fly hbme from Trinidad, because of wife's lllne&1. JOHN K U L U KUNDIS B. in food. frigerator repaired. Ship'1 treasury114. No beefs. Motion made and car· ried to accept and concur with com· nfi.mlcatlons from headquarters. Mo· tlon made and carried to repair coffee urn. Discussion held on San Juan Union hall. ARCHERS HOPI <Cities Service), October 2-Chaln:riin, Fav11 L. Hickey. · All beefs squared away except · for machlnlst disputed overtime. SJllp's fund contains 116.77. Motion made and· carried to accept and. concur with communications from headquarters: Motion made to have clarifications go ta all ships. Iron to be purchased. Sblp'1 delegate elected. Meil to be dressed properly In m en· hall. Ship's d'elegate warned and re· minded crewmembers of damage do,ne whe n vessel sails short. F. retary, Sec· GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv· rceJ, September 25-Chilrman, D. Secretery, C. Coumas. Beef about no ice aboard, to 1ee patronnan on. this. Ship's fund contain• 14.33. On e man miued ship in Lake Charles. Communlcation1 from headquarters were posted, then re1td. and accepted unanlmou1ly. Ship's delegate elected. Requested that overtime pink slips be lss�d before pay-of!. Hook and eye fasfiter to be repaired on port water· . tlte door. Ship'• delegate to check · 9n ice shortage . Williams; . -- VENTURA <Trani Oceanic), SeP'tem• Newell1 Secre· ber 1 2-Chalrman, Captain reported that , tery, H. Deck Maintenance men will repair various ltenis. Ship's trea.mry-$7.47. milk Vote taken on· steward handling · aboard, passed. R. Lynn. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Septem· ber 30-Chalrmin, B. Burkel Secre­ tery, J. Barone. Blackgang foc'sles to be painted. 1'10 major beefs. Repair list has been submitted. Communica· tions from headquarters read and ac· cepted unanimously. It was suggested that some French Bread should be baked. · AJ.COA R U N N E R �lcoaJ, c E. Dlorlo1 Secretar.y, Guerrero.· No beefs, �P running Ship's treasury consists of smooth. $20. All recent · communications - from headquarters read and accepted uliani· mously. Ship's delegate, engine dele· ga te . and · secretary.reporter elected. be cots that reqflested Steward brou gh t in port, not to be left on deck. Librarian asked cooperation in keeping books and magazines i'? ordei;. ·- h i ma ar October 2 -:O. n, C H ESTER HARDING (Construction >, 2 C 1 Agg g ne c rete y W. R .. man paid off by mutual consent. No beer or Intoxicants to be broqght aboard ship. No beef"' It . was sug. gested that compaqy be notlfi�d· of condition of sick bay on Camp· Zlipara, It ls unsanitary and inadequate: Vote of thanks given Chief Cook, and the entire steward department. re ates September 5- h1lrm n, Horne. 9 r , Torres1 Se ,· C H IWAWA (Cities Service), October J, Secret1ry, J. One man missed ship. in Port Evflrglades. Some disputed over' time. Reports from headquarters 11c­ cepted and ,concurred. · New ship'• delegate elected. Dlscusslon held re· g..dlng ship'• guards In Lake Charles roaming In crews quarten. 3-Chalrman, Christy. ... Phllllps; C O E U R D'ALENE ..VICTORY <Vic· Carriers>, September 3�hmlr· ' ·man, J. Stell(1rt1 Secretery, W. Fl.sher., Everything O.K. at payoff, some re· pairs Will be taken �e of. Ship's flpld-$26.65. Ship's delegate - and �- s�cretary-reporter elected. New mat­ tresses may come aboard in .San Francisco, if order ·fa O:K.'d. Shtp'1 delegate to see if crew can get same type as topside delerates: to check · all. . rooms for osclllatln&' fans. Cl tory ·' , W11nt Seafarer1 Headin' ·To J.apan To Crew Tanker •,_: ; ' ' ... • • / I · SEASTAR (Triton), September • 1 1lrma n; R. Garriss; Secretary, R. Morrisette. No beefs, everything q.K. Cha - When ·Using washing machine do not longer than necessary. New use ·washing machine needed. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL ADVOCATE (l st l n), J. Lie1 Secre­ l;>eef� Ji{otlon made and carried to accept .and con· cur with communications from head· quarters. Motion made and carried that all chairs be varnished In mes•· room. ·It was suggested that cups be returned to m�ssroom. tember 2S--Ch1lrm1n, tary, D. Claussen. No hm 1 · Sep.' · · ' STEE L YER Odober 2-Chalrman, C. A. V n e. No beefs.. Ship's treasury contains $99.46. Repairs to be made shortside. Improvement on chow. (lsthml1n), Bush; Secretary, lol1 t �MAE <Bull L � September 25Carter/ S c e r O'Berry. Ch:tlrman, A. e r ta y, G. Ship's delegaie elected. Mo· t lon made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters: Everyone to donate 12 to ship's fund. Repairs to be turned· mto Chief Engineer, be will repair them at once. REPUBLIC a fa lge rJ, September Hicks; Sec reta ry, T. (Tr 27-Chalrman, F. " . timber 24-Chalrman, R. JEAN <Bull Lines>, October 3 Chalrm11n, w. Lach;ance; Secretary, B. Tramps · Ask Valles. Newscasts are being posted. One man · went to the hospital. Mo· tion made and carried to 11ccept and concur with commun,ications"" from headquarters. Discussion held on men left _in foreign pol'ts. _ ' 200 - Ship Subsidies · PURITAN <Alcoa>, ·septem· ber 24-Chalrman, L. Larklni Secre­ tary, H, Kiimon. 'No beefs, · every· thing O.K. Few hours disputed o:ver· time for delayed sailing. Motion m·ade and carried to accept and con· cur with communications from head· qua rters. Discussion held on bow im· portant i t is not to perform aboard ship. Vote of thanks to stc�vard de· putmcnt. Repair lists have been turned in. (Cities Service), Sep­ tember 24-Chalrman, none; Secre-tary, E. Deshotels. Two men missed • 18-Chalrman, e e l'!l_r&f . .. . ' _ • WASHINGTON - A policy shift in the Maritime Admin· istration regarding the trans­ fer of US ships to runaway regis­ tries appear likely to open the floodgates for tran fers from the American flag all over <tgairi. Two more T-2 tankers were ap­ proved for transfer this week. The new tactic - i s to bill them as pro­ moting new ship construction un­ der the US flag, since the old ex­ cuse of no available cargoes doesn't hold any longer. The ships are the war-built .Alexandra and Trinity, formerly manned by Seafarers under an SIU contract with J. M. Carras, Inc. Three other ships, two tankers and a Liberty, were transferred on the same basis last month. They were also .SIU-manned vessels operated by Trans-Ocean Marine. Rep. Herbert Bonner CD.-NC>. chairman of the House Mercl}a·nt Marine Committee, has already in­ Meanwhile, the SIU branch here dicated a full-scale inquiry into the marked the 'l'hanksgiving holiday transfer situation early next year in the traditiom � J manner· with a after Coµgress reconvenes in. full-course dinner served to Sea­ January. farers, their families and friends The transfer policies of the Mari­ in the port. Members of several time Administrati�n have been other AFL unions also enjoyed t11e under fire from many segments of SIU hospitality on the occasion . . . the shipping industry since the The holiday provided some relief registry shifts began two years ago. from the relatively quiet shippii;ig. Well over 100 ships of �11 types which has been on the slow side were allowed to skip from the US for a few · weeks. flag . under this -program. · Repeating a call for tramp sh'ip subsidies, James Stuart, president" of the� American WINTER H I L L rr MA. open$ 7 'R . u na·wa·y D oor A.ga1 n MAW has been directing a . cam­ the verge of an agreement for a National Labor Relations Board paign among . employees of the election, the company �augurated . company's freight-passenger oper­ a campaign of intimidation against a.tions in the Baltimore-Ha mpt:m union supporters. Many were fired Roads area for some time and was outright ·a nd others forced to take confident of success. Increased backi1ig is being given time off on the basis of accumufrom the AFL Teamsters as the picketing· is maintained around· the clock: �lark Holiday left ship to go to the -hospital in Germany. Motion made and carr�ed to accept and concur with communica· tions from headquarters. Motion made and carried to have galley repairs done in shipyard. Repair list's to be completed an.d turned over to Shi:P's Delegate. ALCOA P E N N A N T <Alcoa), Septem· ber D. Harrison; Sec-:. retary, J. Olsen. Motion made and carried to accept and •concur. wltb communicatlon.s from headquarters. Motion made and carried to rotate ship's delegate every three tri1;>•· To bring all utensils and dlshe_f 'Dack to pantry when. finished. To get fre$ cookies at coffee time an<\ t� keep me1sball and pantFY doors locked · while In Poft , of •ol>ll a .. • . - · BALTIMOR�Full-scale pi.ck�ting of the Old Bay Line-by the SJU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers and Seafarers help­ ing out on the l�es was continuing in this port without letup this week. , The beef . over the com­ lated vacation so that they could pany's arrogant anti-union not take part in the scheduled bal­ attitude developed when, -on loting. H IGH POINT VICTORY <B.ull Lines), September 25-Chalrman, R. Albanese; Secretary, M. DuBois. One brother ship. ' No 'disputed ov.ertlme . .. Motion made and carried. to accept and con· cur with communications from head· quarters. Motion made and car.ried to get man's name who left "ship in Lake Charles. Repair.' llsts to be completed by each delegate to · be turned into Captain and ' :Patrolman. · ,... M:Aw ·.Piclc.ets ff�old Firm At -�ay Line (Cities Service), Septem· h lrman, Mitchell; Secre­ none. - . Stay Put For Idle Pay _ CANTIGNY 2 7-C a J, tary, Had discusslf?n and re · celved instructions from Lake �harle1 _Agent regarding the breaking of sea To check with patrolman watches. about room allo\vance while in dry· dock. No beefs. It was suggested- to start ship's fund. Motion made and carried for steward to have more cof· fee, night lunc1}, cream to be put out for night watches. · ALCOA . I A n av erage de l y o f a m o n th i s rep o r te d i n m ost c a se s c a using . � _, considerable hardship to the men involved. __ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ __ ___ __ ____ _____________ ____ PILGRIM <Alcoa), Septem· ber 25-Chalrman, Hancey1 '•Secre­ Smith. . · - Seafarers who are collecting state -unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting -to · ship are urged' 't o stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue receiving·· their chedks regularly. Several Seafarers have already . experi�1ced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state un�mploymerit offices that 1hey had moved and ·. changed their· mailing address. . .ALCOA E. tary, o. Ship's treasury con· tains $6.75. No beefs. Communications from headquarters read and accepted unanimously. Ship's delegate and sec· Crew in· retary-reporter elected. structed to turn off washing machine after th�y use it. ber . • ·� ' OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean. Transl, N. Lar109r Sec· retary,.. Taylor. Ice box an'd fans on repair list. A crewinember died prior to arrival in Formoifa. · Motion made and carried to accept and con· cur with communications from he11d· quarters. c;rew to keep me�hall. c:lean. ' Seafarers crewing out of headquarters for ta n ker Montebello HilJs wa ve goodbye with Japan- · ese visas as they a wa it bus which took them to a irport. Ship h a d been laid· u p in J�pan a nd crd't/ wa s flown ,there- .from NY . Lewis. Mattresses and wa1hlng ma· chine needed. Repairs O.K. Ship'1 fund-$11.32. No beef1, few houri disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to read, accept, and concur with communications from headquar· tera unanimously. Ship's delegate and 1ecret!lry-reporter elected. · ' " •' ! DEL . VAl:.LI (MlsslaslppH; ' "ptem· ber 14!-ch•lrman, J,' Grean; Seer•. tery, R; l rlna y, Deck 'department rooms to be sougied. Everything O.Ji! Ship's ·fund contains 142.30. To·· see ehief engineer about changing water· · fa.uc t1 In erews quarters-to · be· · re· ALCOA CLIPPER <Alcoa>, October· paired. To buy record playu and 2-Chelrman, R. · R. • 1loblrt11 lecre­ tecordi from · ship'• fuhd. Repair lilt tery, c. - A; C rabtr•e· .:' AJI new Jften · . to_. .IM m 11de up as 1oon as . �Dible• . to report to lmmitratlori i)lficer. Vote Dbcuslion be•� on water in e: , of, thanks �late. � way from ..V�llilnl machine. '- .· " """' �P'.1 Pace &nea i (Martis), September H-C:h1lrman, B. Berglund1 Secretary, V. Fitzgerald. Discussion on grease Log. � ...., .· e FL Digest '·or· SIU _Ship_ 'Meetings F Tramp Ship Associat*on, declared that the US should assist a 200-ship tramp fleet under the:- 1936 Mer­ chant Marine · Act. Stuart added that the 1916 Shipping Ad should also .·be amended to permit the ·tramps, to form freig�t oonferences which standardize · rates on ocean freight with shij>s of foreign -nations. But all the sbipS' coming into port "have certainly rated the best of bouquets as they were all ·clean - and all beefs were . of a minor na­ ture. Hearty · congratulations on a fine job to these SIU crews," SIU (>ort Agent Earl Sheppard addt;d. Ann Marie Transferred Meanwhile,, another SIU-manned ship, the Ann Marie, has followed the MV Gadsden in a shift to the fl;ig of South Korea. Both ships are in the C-1-MAV-l class and are among a group of eight such ships Fifteen 1 ships paid off, - nine destined to go to South Korea un­ signed on and twenty-one stopped der the · Mutual Security Act of over in transit during the two­ 1954. The Gadsden, which is a heavy wee� · period. · The US tramp· fleet at present lift ship, had been sold by the SIU­ . consists of less than 100 ships contracted Ocean Tow company to because of the wholesale tranif-ers ·H another operator prior to her q. to. runaway flags through.gut 1954 . . transfer to South Korea in June, 1 Prior , to that, the fleet was in the 1955: The Ann Marie had been 200-sbip range. ·owned and operated by Bull Lines Seafarers who wish to check Tramp ship operato�s have at-. in the coastwise trade until she Vl-�S their baggage at SIU beadquar­ · tempted �n several occa�ions to purchased by the Maritime Admin­ ters in Brooklyn are advised to get Government aid, ip the form of istration a week ago and then note the · change ill. the location operating s�bsidies, c.onstrucUon turned over to the South Ko�ean of the baggage room� which is _aid and tax allow.ances. · Up u,ntil government. . now in the building �hind ' · �.Both 'Ships are · .to · be. .used in. the now· their efforts. have.,��pt ��e · • he•dquatt�rs;..- :. ' · much headway fu (1on�ss. �orean .coastal .trad•� · Baggage Room Moved · · ' .. ..· · _ �' Pas•. Blcht S E .4 f. A R E If S --------..---�· - -� £0G ,.. J' • Officers, e�ecutive boa rd . members and trustees elected by the convention to run the . affairs of the. M a r­ itime Trades Department for the coming fou r years a re shown as they a re. sworn in by Ha rry O' Reilly, (rea r, left) AFL Di.rector-of - O rganizstion. · MTD President H a rry Lundeberg is next to O ' Reilly. The MTD will continue to fu nction as the department for its industry ir the merged AFL-CIO set-up. . Financ;e com mittee h udd les over facts and figu re·s, . (I to r) Fra n k Yeager, I BL: Fred Fa rnan, S I U . Great Lakes District; Burt Lanphe r, Staff Officers; Ca rlyle Burns, I BL. .. �- . • . · . Arnold Zander (right) p resident of the American Federation of State, County a nd M unicipa l Em• ployees, was one of sevei'dl . ·prominent labor spokesmen who addressed the convention. ' - l � .. . Holt Ross, - Southern . Oirector, Hod Ca rri�rs Union,: · . . '· Jack M cDona ld, . MTD vice-president, from In ter· . Harold Schneider,· secretO:ry-treasurer ·of the . American Fede ra tion· ·or Grain -. M 'illers is ,W.elcomed to ·t he conventfon by . · • , . .. reca lled . hi� :preser.ice at . the..founding ·convention . nation<iJI · Union : of. .Operating · En9ineer.s, raises 'a .. MT� _ , �resi�ent . .l1;1.ndebet9,: · .Grain . :M ill�rs iust ' re�ently.· . �-· , oJ.,t�e-then-in.fo�t _SI U. bad · i� · · l 9· 3 � ofter·.wrecka.ge � ... - ' ' . point-:.- during r c;lis�sions. .S�c:'ted , -;, M� >< · Weis. d:>ar>t� ,1 fro��;f!ttget offil r!J te<"lrwJth ,· M"f:_L}...: ',: - ··::• · . •.. .,-.: - •: ·· .'1 ,. ,_.,,. � :·\ ·�·, · ,. , . -; · · · · · of:· o ld l nte rnati !? n a l · � eci men s Union• . · . · .: . .. ·= �.•·"_-fr� · r;· . �und ·M hm.• <;ounctl. · · · . • . . · . · · . • · . �Constitution committee revise� MTD � ocumen.t to confor.m .with AFL-CIO merger. Seated II to r) around ta ble or.e John Dwyer, I BL vice president: · Pat Cull nan, licensed tugmen , I B L: John Howk , S I U of NA secretary-tr�asurer; Morris Weisberger, S U P N ew York a gent ; Tommy Atkins, national . president, M M &P� Captain John Fox, Inland Boa tmen . Standing a re : Wa lter Weav..e r, I B L and Jack Regan , B M E. Frank Yeager, I BL, discusses commit.tee report. listening in . a re Carlyle Burns, I B L (at .left) : Burt Lofl pher, Staff Officel'S Association (front) and Robert Afflekt, I B L delegate. Con­ vention acted on many important ma·ritime issues. Joh n Dwyer, I B L vice-president, reports on the New York · waterfront 'aituation. Convention. passed atrong resolutiort offering fullest possible support to new I B L organiZing ca m p�ign on the city's piers. Committee qp officers' reports is showri in cou rse of convention discussiof. . Committee members included, (facing camera, I · to r) Ray Doell, secreta ry-trea su rer, Brotherhood of M a rine- ·Engineers·: . Ca pta i n C. T. Atkins, p residen t, Masters, Mates a nd Pilots, and Andrea Gomez, SIU of NA vice-president representing th e fish and cannery workers section of the S I U of NA• . · · S1:.1ccess· 0f. International Brotherhood · of. Longsho rem en in , P.uerto Rico is desc�ibed by Juan Perez · Roa; · . Three - I B L repr�sentatives from- Great l-akes a rea talk thinga -in . over ..dur:ing a · pause -in - the ·· proceed in gs. They a re (I to r) succeeded. has IBL n 954, o ele � . in i · · t c there . in · 11.:A . .' " viee-presid.ent 1or" 1>11erto Rico;.- - �fter , defeating . , · 'll l im"ina t.ing al l ·· o �g��ize d :•ltA· ··.infly!nce:."c.n� ;win nin g: -- im�roved· C:ontract· ·. c.o nd;it\9n1 for. approximat� ly ;-. . .. · 1 Lloyd .::. Da n iels '' a nd .. •Stan le y ' Laz :. from IBL ·in Chicago and , · - , ·. : · . . . . . ' q:\l '� 'k·. ':'. '·- .W.oltec:iiWtov•r•. i)f�•.Cle:veland• . • . . .,,. , " · : · . . ' . ·." , "· ' ' · ' ''· ,.. , " . , · � , , 4.i 500 ·" ! ongs h o.re �.e n" ; IR '. G ll PuertQ:1·Rroo" ;por.tsi · .' ·"·, t . .. , 11 •,. .. ;I ,,_,... · · · • l • • . • • . · · · • • • . ,. . · �• ' .; ... "J �. · Pue Ten •• • , _ ' .., .._. .. · MEET THE SEAFARERf The membership of the SIU has -a right to for.!11 its functions just as it keeps fecords, ,, puff its chest over the awards received -by · maintains offices and services co.ntracts. the SEAFARERS LOG . in this year's com- There are many union newspapers- like the petition: The LOG has always striven to ·b e LOG which perform their function well, but a membership ,newspaper and the fact that unfortunately, there are still a large number its content and presentation has been good of newspapers, big and small, which do not enough to win the top . labor press award measure up. reflects ·tlie support the LOG has . alway� reToo-many union papers are dull and de­ ceived from the rank ·and file membership void of content or· are excuses for · seeing of the SIU. A very lar�e . percentage of ma- how many pictures of union officials can · be terial in each .issue orthe LOG c9mes from . cro�ded in . an . .issue and how · many times . . the .members themselves, adding_ immeasur- their names . can be mentioned. Much r e· abiy .to the appeal of the new�paper.' mains to be done to bring such publication; .. up to .snuff. . A union newspaper like the LOG serves an important function in modern day unions The LOG is happy that it has been doing because It acts as the union's voice both to the · job the members expect of it in bring­ the outside world and the membership it- ing news of maritime and .Upion affairs to self. In a maritime union this impor�ance the membership. The award confirms this is multiplied many times because it is not linpressi9n which comes from the many com­ possible for the member.Ship to be brought plimentary le�t�rs the LOG receives regu­ together in one place at any one time. The larly both fro� members and from readers newspaper is an essential �edium of com- · outside the Union. It "intends to make every eff rt to live up to a high standard and munication between the Union and its mem- strive 6 -'for improvement in its· content. . berspip scattered .au over the- globe. 1 In the la�t analysis, · any- awards and -plau. Operating a good µnion newspaper alwa,ys dits th�. LOG may receive . be�ong to the ' shapes up as. a sizable expense but it .is an � membership. The LOG· wishes to tltank you . expense every uniop. must shoulder to per- for m�king its di �tmctions po8Sible. . . I The Norfolk SIU hall is now re- rector and is now in process of ceiving some needed repairs, prin- lining up a team for the winter cipally to i t � season in South America. Another D e l S u d crewmember, heating system , after a member- Ch a rles Dowlin1:; came up with a ship-elected com- sound suggestion when he pro­ mittee s t u d i e d posed that the crew get a couple the bids for the · of Robert's rule of ord�r books work and chose a and keep them handy in the ship's contractor to do library. It would help settle any the job. _(:ommit- disputes about the conduct of ship­ tee members con- board meetings. sisted o f C. o . ;\". t t Boschi Seafarer Frank Boyne put his Saunders, W. son, W. L. Pi�kh am, W. Harrell, B. oxyge n tank and flippers aside Boschi, O. Bailey, J. B. Harris and and came up for F. R. Hicks. The hall is sure to be air .. long enough snug and warm this winter. to chal.r the Sa­ vannah member­ � � � ship meeting NoThe crew aboard the Elizabeth l; vember ao. Frank m ighty solicitous over the comfort is a confirmed of the ship's baker .because they skin diving fan. don't want fatigue affecting the o t h e r meetin g quality of his output. It was noted . chairmen in the in the minutes that Tony Ferrara, v a r i o u s ports Libby ship's carpen!er, - rigged a ben ch were Charles Infor baker Henry Williams so he man in Baltimor� Ja�es Eichencould keep. off his feet when he bere- in Philadelphia and J. Adams worked. . in Seattle. Rank and file members "" "" .... "" "" "" J · s Bran in Savannah · · p Van m can in orfolk ; w. Things are' loolting up for the �aseball fan�iers on t_he Del Sud and Herb · Libby in Baltim ore · E. _ · - · __ Ma- Labor's �ew Era · Begin� From now Dn the official name of · the the problems, they had to over�ome. lao�l sig- I Of course, the· fact of the merger does not The Union is the sru, AFL-CIO. nifies that the AFL and CIO have officially in - itself automatically eliminate all prob­ taken the steps which brought virUially all' lems 'Yithin org�nized labor and �obody seriously expec.ted that ,it would. J)ifferehces of American labor into a single giant ,feder.a- between -indiv.fduals and groups a"te a=- fundation, the largest ·grouping of . free- unions . in mental f4iCt 9f_ I�fe; · even twins - don't: alw;:iys. agree with each oth�r. . Whate1'er , the argu- , the world. m �· fact . The 1·ion s sh are of· ered"t . h ieve" .1 f-or th"is ac . · ents· an·d. differen . · ces maY, be, 'the pIam s th�t Jabo has-_ i agr�4 � to �gue th�m r .c;>ut , M George t<:> y e ight!u�ly. belongs ment ·r h c: N 8:11 :M i M rp y . the first p�esJdent. of the merged orgamza- . w1thm the framework oi o�e. fed-e.i:�tion .: ' '- · with Maurice "D1*e" Due&, the Callahan and J Chermesino ln tion and �o Walter Reuther, whQ was presi. · · As for the SIU, it will continu� to · be . SIU'.s 'o�n�_Wa.It �ls�9n• .�ow ' rid.in. }J9ston �nd _ J Pull!•n .1n San Fran- den� of t�� CJQ� . 'fh�Y' ;ti:av�., �ccotilplis�ed :· guided by. its 'majpi' - Qbj��i�es �p ., q�fQ��; ,, i i� i b9r� · .- {9,r J��-· ,. b��i 19.����.f��. ��·" its--- � . :�.��r �f!.,1�}:efte:- �� : m�et�e a,.; .Jw.!� t and d�hc��-t:. ����, ��th . w.tbeh�y- . !<?, !<. w �a�i�:ii�\: ; � s �p ,� �e �y.�t ' . - � S- . , n . � -. .... 1->e, c � ; .. �. - . ' · , ,. a� pris c-,, �A 'lt and d �uy m er , . ', 47��,:,·, c�iisl mg " ... �em � eJ.?slUp. ...... ( -·, '. - ·;"< .... . :i>/ <'. . • )--� :�1 I .., r J� . .or l t.:.;/ '<1 • � .... ,!.1•'iV'";·I •., l,, /' .� '-.•.,..Jc �/..,.A '•�..#-- '?_· ;... 1' 1:� .( ._.._ •r. J . . Jl"i-.,..· Il1., �� .,...:>, � , ;�"I":, i¥,.· ����; ·, · ·.�..��).#:�'�.:�·.tit· �)'../ "' , 1. --:1� ,·�� .. , (�. �:..���...� ·-�� ·� ... '..., :·7�· ' � ' '• - '• '. . · _ • '1' ,... • • · ���· • • . . ... ' • , ot , - - ... . " • · I · , , 1 � _ . , ·. ... .. r ,., . . . . ,- �• ' -- Dee.' ,, 1955 . Pqe Elnea DerOie Resene, Spotlights · Siu Tug To ll ailar Islalld + BOSTON-Expert seamanship by crewmembers aboard the SIU-manned tug El Sol has been credited with saving 52 men in an Air Force inspection and, work party from- a '.'wet" Thanksgiving aboard a man- + made island 110 miles out in $8 million worth of radar ap­ the Athmt!,c. A full report' paratu� will tower another 60 feet was carried in the November 25 above it. Its weather deck, about · LOG. . The Air Force g r o u p had gone , aboard the "Texas 1 Tower" radar platform stationed off Cape Cod for a four-hour visit and · wound up stranded for a full week until the El Sol managed to take them �ff by . means of a sea=-going · "airlift." All "survivors" were unanimous in praising their rescuers, who themselves were battered by four different storms, one of . which drove the El Sol 200 miles away to a point off the New Jersey coast. The tug got back just in time to complete its original J'l\ission and escape another predicted storm. Seafarers . aboard the tug, which · is operated by the Portland Barge and Tug Company, are P. Karas, F. Crowell, C. Cain, ABs ; T. O'Con­ nor, wiper; J. Leston, cook and steward, and R. MacDonald and A. Flibotte, MMs. all shipped out of the Boston SIU. hall.' They service the radar jnstallation with sup­ plies, m �il �ng trap!?portation to the matpland. half the area of a football field, will be a place for helicopters to land. Since it stands so h �gh . out of the water, small boats will have to be raised and lowered by cranes. Supplies come aboard in cargo nets. Shill Is Experimental /' Although designed to withstand powerful pressures, it is stjll in the experimental stage. Thus t� events of two weeks ago and the battering it experienced have con­ vinced the engineers who devel­ oped it that it · is seaworthy and can perform its m ission. One seaman later capsulized the feeling of many when he com­ mented: "You know what a ship can take, but the engineers only tested this thing with slide rules." Th � "rescue" of those marooned on the tower was accomplished ·via a basket attached to a boom con­ trolled from the deck . of the tower high above the tug. Groups of four to seven men were "airlifted" from the ,,deck of the tower to the deck ' of the tug below while winds lashed all around. The rig did its work effi­ . Tower Near Completion ciently, causing only minor bruises The 8,000-ton Cape Cod radar to some as they were deposited on tower, whjch was . towed out to its . the bobbing deck of the tug. permanent perc.h in the Atlantic Equipped· with only a stern an­ with the aid of the El Sol last chor after losing two bow anchors · summer, is nearing completion and in previous maneuvers, the El Sol the day when She wili be manned was backed up almost under the by ·a full Air Force crew of 80 platform at the time. technicians. She is· a · first of 30 The ship itself came to the run similar advance warning posts from the West Coast. She was pre­ which will b e stationed all along viously manned by a crew from the the Atlantic coast to guard against SIU-.affiliated Inland Boatmen's - -=� approaching unfriendly aircraft. Union. Patterned after the original · "Texas · Tow�r" rigs used for ·-------:. drilling offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the structure is triangularshaped to offer less resistance to the wind and stands 67 feet above .Regular memoershlp meet­ . the average high tide level. It is mgs ih SIU headquarters and supported on · three steel legs 1 0 at all br.anches are held every · feet in diameter, filled with con­ second _ Wednesday night at crete and anchored to the ocean 7 PM. The sch�ule for the floor. · next few meetings ls as follows: The platform is 35 feet thick, Dec. 14, Dec. 28, Jan. 1 1 . and three plastic domes containing · Meeting N ight Every 2- Weeks· Rubber-cushioned bucket containing five men fr�m an Air Force inspection party ma �ooned on the Cape Cod "Texas Tower" radar station is lowered by a boo_m from t_he unseen deck• of the tower whil� the S I U -manped tug El Sol maneuvers below to get_ into p�sition. $45 A LABOR ROUND-UP weekly unemployment Electrical benefit has been urged by the New York State Federation of Labor. Governor Harriman has already announced that he will seek liber­ alization of unemployment, disab­ ility and workmen's 'compensation benefits at the next session · of the state legislature. t . t ' i . The . hotly-disputed strike at the Perfect Circle piston ring plant in · Indiana ended as workers voted to go back under terms of a 1 7 -cent an hour lDcrease . The, . men, members of the CIO United Auto Work· ers, had been o n . strike for four pionths. The maj ority of fired strikers are being reinst ate P. wi th . . other ��ses going to arbitration. t .to i . . Stereotypers employed by the · ' · Civilia·n·: ma intena ric e 9 ang ab o a r.d the �'Texa s Tow�r" guides basket .containi n9 fiv·e me n u p an d �ve�. th� ,d ec k fo t h e tuCJ..E 1 5 o 1 _w a_ it!ng b e 1 ow. ..E. xpe_rt sea mans h1p by th � crew of . t h e . ta lee � " q�f . ir. �� i \· ��� '\.�-� .:· �I U - � an � ed' t u� ·w_� �- �it� I : in � �-�f��',,1Jf..f rt_� �H . :'� �lJ�!��t�,?.!'.��:t:P.'�· Workers, is seeking AFL-CIO affiliation. The Interna­ tional Association of Machinists revealed that UE had approached it for a charter but had been turn­ ed down. Af one time it had a membership of nearly half a mil­ lion but is now down to around 150,000. � Private bus I i n e s and the Transport Workers Union, CIO, reached late-hour two-year a agreement on the eve of a threat­ ened strike. The agreement pro­ vides fo'r an immediate eight cent hourly increas e plus another six / cents next year and three cents in fringe benefits. Bus compan ies are expeS!ted to seek a fare increase to ' cover the added costs . three Detroit dailies went on strike as their two year contract expired. The maj(ir dispute i nvo l ved the method ·of payment for handling color plates. Printers, pressmert and editorial workers supported the strike which . shut down the Detroit Free Press, · the • Detroit News and Detroit Times. A jointly-conducted strike by the CIO United Shoe Workers and AFL Boot and Shoe Workers won a five percent . wage increase at two major shoe companies, plus another three percent next year. ... The two companies, Internationai and Brown, op erate 70 plants, . ..::.). mostly in the midwest. ApprQxit ;t. t . , . Another of the dwindling ba n d mately 29,000 workers were in· · ..�o �����)�t f�_qr·_WEt«l k s ti;i��· , '9f I�ft-wltl:g ·�nfons; the . 9ntt� � t�� · _ · �Pap 'nrel� . Went To. - Japan: ' ¥ ----------- ' A UBURN .M EN STILL. NEED NE:W TEETH ' • 'l'o • 1 S e a fa rers on the Wa rrior enjoy the sunshine on d e c k d u ring a s t a y a t Patra s, Gree c e . Sh own ( front, I t o r l a re Red, OS; . H a rding, A B ; Crews, bos un, M urphy, O M ; ( rea r ) , Croc kett, A B ; Whitney, A B � H eavy, AB, and two unid entified crew­ m e m be.rs.· + ---�����- Bath Curtains On Alexandra Do A Fade out r Something sinister appears to be afoot · on the Alexandra, but no one seems ready yet to come clean with the facts. LOG-A- RH YTHM: The Figurehead By M. Dwyer Oh woman of enchantment, You w ea v e a magic spel l, Your mystic smile an d beauty Can please my heart so wen. Compared' to loves I've known, Yours is the very bestYou hold a secret meanin�, Know n not by all the rest. · . Of course, this is probably be­ cause the crime in �question makes it almost impossible. "Someone stole the new shower curtains the same day they were put up," the ship's IJlinutes solemnly declare, without pointing ' any accusing fingers. Who the culprit is or the reason for the unexpected disappearance of the curtains are not too clear, since the. account by Seafarer Joe Nigro, secretary, only provides the bare facts. • • • Likes Old Daya It can be assumed, however, that ,,.... l've talked to you in dead of whoever or whatever was responsi­ night, ble for the mystery is dead set As I stood against the rail, against any such modern innova­ And tol.d you tliings no m orta l tions as shower baths, and yearn$ knew for the old, comfortable :days of For I knew you'd never fail. "iron men and wooden bath tubs." Let ollter men thelr love bestow For many, a plain wash bucket On someone false> and sly, was more than enough. Who -will take their m on e y Whether the Alexandra will have And drink their rum , to return to those days is not Then act so coy and shy. known. The only thing that is I'll just keep 'my feelings locked known for sure is that if the ship deep inside can't pick up some more shower And be true to only y ou It will be our secret, t h is feelin g curtains somewhere, there's going to be an awfully wet deck to greet we share, the sanitary man every morning.. We're the wiser by far, we two. Billy R. VA HOSPITAL KERRVI LLE, TEXAS Hill USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Wm. P. Malcewlcz John E. Adams C. J. Mitchell Merton Baxter Ste\' e Modzelewski Alton Bell Mather Mullis Oscar R. Bird Claude F. Blanks C. R . Nicholson Victor Brunell Alionso Olaguibel Darrell O'Riley J. L. Buckelew G ordon L. Peck John L. Caldwell Lloyd T. Callaway R. A. Ratcliff Claburn E. Reed James R. Douglas Henri J. Robin Jr. A. N. Fernandez Walter Smith B. D. F'oster Woodrow A. Snead J. T. Gehringer Henry S. Sosa John C. George Andrew Stauder Aurillo Gomez William R. Stone Leon J. Gordon Roy R. Thomas · Edwin S. Harris Lonnie R. Tickle Earl L. Hodges G . M. Villarreal Herman Kemp Dirk Visse1· E. G. Knapp J . R. Von Holden Leo H. Lang James E. Ward Pierre LeB!anc Ernest H. Webb Tinerman J. Lee David A. Wright Eal'l B. Mccollam Charles B. Youna Kenneth Mcintosh USPHS· HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Fl'3ncis William S. Rudd J. Boner M. G. Shankle Wm. B. Cottman Ciro P. Sudona Aden C. · Ezell John P. Wilson "'e M. Reese . Geor"' USPHS HOSPITAL � BALTIMORE, MD. Alfred H. Casey Kenn<'th Bewig Jessie A. Clarke . Curt . Borman ·Alberto Espino Robert Bra in' . ' Jqse,Pl;i, �rill . . . . , Loµis , �· F!rlie ,_. � st : - , t Dob�lif Fo Frank· · Campbel}, �, ... " '-., • ' ,.. { . �� .� �� ,, Richard L. Foust Gorman T. Glaze Albert Hawkins Austin Kitching1 Frank McErlane Fred Morris Harry W . Muches John W. Parker Fred Pittman Murray A. Plyer A. S. Reinholdt Edward Rhoad1 Clyde Ward Joseph E. Watson Harold Wheeler Lull Williams USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY. A. John McWilliam1 Androh• J. Maisonet Joseph S. Barron Thomas E. Mayne1 Ben K. Baugh Arthur Beck Robert J . Menser . George Carlson Paige A. Mitchell William Neef John Castro Donald R. Catlin E. N ooney H. C. Parker James Clarke James J. DeVito S . -...Peliksze George Fiance Santos Pizarro George Rees Idelfonso Galindez A. Reibus Luciamo Ghezzo Estell Godfrey Juan Reyes Carlos Gomez G. H. Robirison Halvor Holt Jose Rodriguez D. Kaim Santiago Rosario Stanley Scott F. R. Kaziukewlc1 M. A. Luca11 E. Slintak W. F. Luhl'Sen Robert Welker Martin J. Lynch Headley F. White Lloyd McGee · Yu Soni Yee N• . McKeaven Tim Burke USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. USPHS HOSPITAL ME"1PHIS, TEN N. Charles Burton . USPHS HOSPITAL BOS'fON,MASS. William J. Dyer Theodore Mastaler Leo J. Ken!ledy Anthon'y ..Plnchook MOBILE COUNTY . TB SANITORIUM · _ .· . " . � BP.fl';. . . � , ..� ,, David M. Baria � . l,' P, "•f ,'J"\;� � • . ·. j� r':J lf� ?\ \ftl• .; � , � <? r -� ' ;... :r: �! � �ll A,LA. . .JU ,� do feel that we are a parl of - our husband .and daddy'• wonderful Union. MY very best · wishes for con­ tinued success, and aeain may I say "thank you for every­ thing." Editor: I ' Mrs. Wiley Hlntoa i· i - i Seafarers Hai l Seattle Hotel . To the Editor: We have never written you for publication a� any time, ·bt,t we will appreciate very much if this will be published in th e LOG. It concerns a .very good friend of Seafarers on the West . Coast. . We have been out here ·on the Coast for the past six years, m any a 1i' d times a f t e _r paying off a ship we checkAll letters to the editor for · ed in at the publication in the- SEAFART e x a s Hotel, ERS LOG .must be signed b11 1 9 2 4 lh First Names will be the writer. withheld upon Tequest. Avenue, Seattie. The place . . is managed by FARERS LOG at the USS club Marlon Miss was always a p{Oblem because they used to be grabbeil up .by Chivotti, ·who has been very kind to SIU men, everyone who came along. Tl}ere . especially those 'Yho needed a a 1 ways was a big bunch of NMU room when shipping was t«�ugh. "Pilots" lying around, but they She has never turned anyone never seemed to "go" as fast as down, and is well liked 1iy all. the LOG. It might b e a good E arly in 195'4, she sold her . idea to · send more LOGs there place, but then bought it back because all the crews, even a·gain in Jurie, 1955. It is now on the MSTS ships, are e:iger known as the Raymond Hotel. for whatever news they can get . We would l ike to let all her Incidentally, - my trip home on friends know that Marion is the American Merchant was a back in the same hotel, because real experience.. Calmar ships we know that many of the boys are real feeders compared td' do not know this. We a1so wish · this .one. There · wasn't even a Marion lots of success for a job special Thanksgiving Day · din- well done in the past, and we ner; just a standard dinner with know :;he wilL do the same - in none of the tra'i:litional extras- the future. · . you get on SIU ships. Many th.anks for your .kind The 12 days I was on there we attention in this matter. We .a.lso didn't even have meats like wa'nt to thank the LOG staff 1Pr liver or prime ribs once. The our great publication, and -for ' b'aking was. the only thing wortha job well done by the edito1·s while on that ship, Y,et from } nd staf,f. 1 · A. 1\1. Braiiconl what I gather the crew can't ge!_ Luke Clam boll any backing from the Union oil . H. Croke They say that if their beefs. j, Czycowkoskl they went to the hall' and comT. Parrett. plained, Curran would just tell , them to get off because they're .!. i i i on a good �u� and plenty of This Sign-On guys are wllhng to take the - I s A Record jobs. Ch seler B e are To the EditOr: · One thfng the guys who come I have been here ashore in 'over here should watch out for Connecticut since my last trip fs a· guy who claims he is an out of the West Coast on a good SUP man from 'Frisco aiid who old Robin Line ship to the Far East ba·ck in 195 1 . is always hanging around the · waterfront. H e talks with a n · My next trip after that-and one that quite a few others have Italian accent · and goes by the name of "Joe" or "John Miller." mad'e-is turning out to be The altar, I longest one yet. He's always chiseling . cigarettes and has bummed clothes "believe· they call it. We have off several guys for a · day or two two kids and number three is and then tlisappeared with them. due. to arrive in about another montp. I lost a $22 jacket to this charHello to Walt Yerke, Bob Joy acter myself' and will b� on tl\,e , lookout for him if and when I Red Hall and al,l hands involved. I wish they· could drop me a line get back there. M. S. Cross at 512 Laurel ' St., East Haven, \ coi"in. "" ;t. ;.t · 3. �·M ac " Mccarten O • Letters To The Editor · ... . _ • souve­ Japan, S e a f a r e.r Jake Malenke goes "natiye"· on the · Au­ burn. Dec ked out in some nir finery a cquired in SEAFARERS- IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WQRTH, TEXAS Frank E. Anderson Joseph J, Fusella Rosendo Serrano B. F. Deibler the I've just been · . repatriated from Bremerliaven, Germany, on· a US Lines' ship, the Amerj­ can Merchant, after about a month's stay .in Europe. . I had to get off an SIU ship, the Ray­ vah, over there originally, be· been walking cause I had arouna with what t'urned o.ut to be a broken wrist for a month and· a half. L Gs Popul ar I might add that ·while 1 \Vas . there, getJ:ing the SEA,.. Guys like to ship to Japan for all kinds-. of reasons, but it would tli\ke a lot of thinking to come up with something to top the one offered by a cpuple of Sea­ farers on the Auburn. It seems that · these boys were very short on "choppers,''-and had 1nade great plans to purchase some of the beautifUl 0dental work, which Japanese technicians · are supposed to do so well and r-easonably. They even went to great lengths· to ex­ plain to anyone who would list�n just how they wer-e going to budget their first draw, says Jake Maleu­ ke, ship's reporter. 1.. Three item s The . schedule they solemnly of­ fered was (1) fix teeth, (2) buy souv�nirs, (3) liquid refreshmei:its and "miscellaneous." On the trip ov·er from Longview, Wash., they suffered through "steak ni�ht" bY. having their steaks run �hrough the meat grinder. It wasn't that the meat was so tough; they just didn't have their own grinding equipment at the time. . But, needless to· say, Malenke added, "the budget boys are still gumming it. Nagoya, Yokohama and Kure were just too much for them. ,Ask Duke tne bosurl, Lloyd the 3rd cook and Chic Fisher the deck delegate. Of course, they also have dentists in Karachi, Pakistan, Any bets?" our next stop over · our homes, we all refer to it a s "our Union,'� .. indeed we all Raps Feed� ns On N M U · Sh lp USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY. Mike Lubas Edmund Abualy Manuel AntQnana Joseph D. McGraw Eladio Aris Archibald McGuigan John Auslitz David Mcilreath Fortunato Bacomo Harry MacDonald Michael Machusky Frank W. Bemrick RoberJ L. Booker Vic Milazzo Walter L. Davis �Melvin 0. Moore Joseph B. Murphy Emilio Delgado Walter W. Denley Eugene T. Nelson John J. Driscoll James O'Hare Robert E. Gilbert . )Jalph J. Palmer Bart E. Gurani'l:k George G. Phifer Taib Hassen D. F. Ruggiano Joseph Ifsits G. E. Shumaker · Thomas Is•,ksen G. Sivertsen John W. Keenan ,-· Henry E. Smith John R. Klemowicz Karl Treimann Ludwig Kri stiansen Harry S . Tuttle Fred West Frederick Landry James J. Lawlor Virgil E. Wilmoth Kaarel Leetmaa Chee K. Zai · Leonard Leidig , USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS John E. MarJmpolo Marvin P. Bennett · . John E. Tillman Denil Boullit USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FR:ANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen · K. E. Kanaen W. M. Penninirton George D. Brady John S. Sweene:V Leon C. Brown Robert Voehrlnger Charles Dwyer Salvatore Guiffre USPHS HOSPrrAL 'SEATTLE, WASH. Sverre Johann essen L. Bosley G. E. Richardson Paul C. -Carter F. S. Stevens L. Dupll ssie USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH; GA. - Jlmml.e Littleton Jose Alonzo Jr. · d l Jalll es :H. lltcDona Wqi . .M- . BarrJett Fi-ederlelt "Bo ., · � Gerald . Perdomo �" • . Y!l . '�·"t';.;!£1f *(��1!.� i .. •�I t . � . . -l ,.•.i.. " ; ·!.".;--] 1rf } . · w Of ' i ' · _ Sees SIU' Union Of Wh ole Fam il y To the Editor: _ • . .t. b T an s IU For Welfare Assist ' si S • 'I would like to express my To the Editor: everlasting and sincere gratiI would like to thank you and tude to the Seafarers Welfare our SIU membership, i · eluding Plan for the benefits I received Herman Troxclair, SIU patrol­ covering my recent surgery and man in New Orleans, who did hospitalization. my wife; son and UlYSelf a \VOD· I am very proud that my busderful kindness in helping- us band is an SIU member, as I think his Union is the best there collect our receht · bencfits from the SIU Welfare Plan. is. It gives the families of seaWe three sincerely appreciate men a feeling of sec'urity to know that our husbands belong . what the SIU is doing for all brother . members and their famto such a grand Union as the . SIU, because we can' depei:id on ' We \Vish one and all a very the Union for . help when we merry C�ristmas and a Happy_ . neeq 'it. ' New Year. .# .iii SIU the of speak we When · . · � _.. , ,_ .,. L.·� � · �. • . 1J;1r,. �-.. Dee• •• 1915 -, C DinnY finds A 'Dilly; . · lt 'Reeks � · With Th'e Mystery Of : The· Orient' · to accept unanimously all VALCHIM Valentlno>, No dete­ communications from headquarter1. Chelrmen, · R. Thomu1 Secrotery, I. to steward department: thankl of Vote McMeater. Special• meetm. WH Crewmembers to help keep recreation of beef about baker. Motion room clean. New library ne eded. made and carried that baker be el· lowed another trip to prove blmaelf. ( . If proven incapable he get oU, ROB I N K I R K <Robin), October 23OCtol>er 10-Chalrmen, E. Coir1 S.c· Chalrmen, s. Thoyor1 Secretary, w. retery, G. Faba. Crewmembera re· Collard. Few minor beefs to be quelted to take care of washing ma· thrashed out in port with patrolman. chine. TV set should be turned off if Motion made and carried to accept no one J1 u11n1 It. Ship's fund, tfl.45. and concur with com muni cation from Watche1 to be quieter. . hl!adquarters. Motion made and car­ ried to l\!lve crewmembers donate W I L L IAM H. CARRUTH • (Transfuel), fifty cent'1 to 1hip'1 fund. October 23--Ch•lrmen, C. CadenhHdl Secretary, t:. Thomu. .Major repairs TOPA TOPA CWeterman), October taken care of. Some disputed overtime 25--C h alrman, W. Berth1 Secr9'ary, to be settled by patrolm an. Fire room Nall. Some dilpu.ted overtime. Mo­ C. ventilators to be repaired In Yoko· tion · made and ca rried to accept and from communication Recent hama. from communications concur with headquarters i·e ad and accepted and headquarters. Anchor pool , suggeHted vote of thanks given · for lo0kin1 out and ce rtain p�rcentage go ti! ship's for our affairs while this vessel Is at • · trealUJ'Y. becaun carried called ALCOA PARTNER <Alcoa), Novem• ber 16-Chelrmin, A. Aaron; Secre­ tary, J. iarono. Reports made to patrolman regardln& activities aboard this ve11el. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communi­ Motion cations from headquarters. made al)d carried that a report be made on the pros and con s of SUP agreemei;it. Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings Copenhagen and Hamburg" mu:;t , • odors- arid uniform lack o f sanfta­ C<?me up with new "finds" of this the still T�is garden spot, with a · name · . ARCHERS HOP&_ <Cities Servlc.r, 1'-Chalr· 19--Chalrman November m•n, H . Gray; Secretary, J . Adams. No beefs, some dlsputed overtime and Motion three hours · penalty meal. carried to accept communl.cation from Ship's secretary-re­ headquarters. porter elected. TV 1et to be re pa ired. ALCOA PEN NANT- (Alcoa), Oct• Mr 16-Chalrman, A. aourghot1 S•c· -. retary, J. Olsen. Motion made and car· rled to acce pt ind concur wUh com· municatlo ns from headquarten. Each department i1 to help keep laundry · clean. ALCOA l'OI N'r l lt iAlcN), Odobor 16-Chalrman, R. Colyer; Secretory, I. DeBautte. Lettei" writte'n lo \Inion was read to me mbership. Motion made and ca rrled to accept unanimoull.Y from communication headquarters. Motion made and . carried ' that when patrolman comes aboard to take care of disputes, he Is t o- take a cre wmem· ber topsi de with him. It was sugrested that a collection be made for flowers for the Third Mate, Thomas Case, who clled aboard tbls vessel. ALEXANDRA <C�ras), October 24-­ Chalrmen, A. Yeager; Secretary, M. Hand. Everything very runnine smoothly, Sliip's de legate and secre· tary-report er elected. Vote of thanks to ste wa rd departm ent . . M A I D E N C R E E K (' Waterman), Octo· bar 1 7-C ha lrma n, A. Wlddle; Seer•· tary, L. Wing. No •beefs. Motion made and canied to accept and concur with communications _from headquarters. Discussion held on SUP wage agree· ment. Steel'ing gear was fouled up in , San Juan; to in fol'm pati·olman about this. · Vote of thanks to sleward de­ part men t . · • -- F RA N C ES.,.. <Bull), No dat-Chalr· man, S. Carri Secretary, T. Kenny. Shlp•s Chief electrician missed ship. fund-$5.'2. No beefs, some disputed overtime. Motion made a nd ca rri ed to accept and concur with communica· tlons from headquarters. Electric! iron needed. DEL MAR <Mississippi), October ,_ Chelrman, E. Leonard; Secretary, M. Phelps. It is suggested to all ship's crew that they settle minor beefs by havin1' them discussed and ironed out at the delegates• meetings. l\1otlon made and cnrFled to accept and con· cur wi th communications from headquarters . .Motion made and carrier that the crew of the Del Mar go on · recorct !Ill beinll opposed to Amerir.an llag shtiis being transrerred to for elgn naes. l\fotlon made and carried that money to be paid out for pro· jector, that m·oney in ship's fund and movie machine be retained on board ship by chief �teward. · Doing a little _high-wire brushwork on the kiftgp (;sts of the Robin "Sherwood, these Seafare rs in the deck department a ppea r as agile as the apes of the ship's African port of call. Piclured f forward, I to r l are Walter Schlect and Paul Hellerbrand; ( aft J , Roy Guild and Kammet. Photo by A. Rosson while the Sherwood was on the hook at ,Tamatave. Madagascar. D E L ORO CMl11lsslppl), November 1 4 -Chelrman, J. Tourt; Secretary, I'. Whitlow. Crew' me11hall .and pantry to be 1ou1eed. Ship's fund-$41. Three Some disputed overmen logred. Motion made and carried to time. with <iummuni.ca· concur · and accept Motv;in hea dquarters. from tlons -made and carried that SEAFARERS each In s t h g i l h g hi LOG call'fY sports issue. Report on ste ward dep_artment voted on and cari!Jed unanimously. · Girls Know The Ropes, Rohm> . Sherwoo d Finds J O H N c. <Atlantic Carriers), Oct• ber .24--C halrm•n• W. Dunham; Secre­ tary, J. Byrne. Washi n g machine wringer to be repaired. Repairs to be · done, · The "Romance Run" to Africa-for the single-blessed regu­ lars on the R9bin Sherwood, at least�is generally accompa­ nied by sad leavetakings all along the route. But though the boys should +---·---------­ know better, they are always the master was · in- sustained con­ ill-prepared for the events tact with medical auth,.orities LA SAL L E (Waterman), Nove mbe r 1 '-Ch•lrman, S. Anderson; Secretary, Men who wish to pay. off E. Morris. ship to give notice to ca p ta i n , not to Ship's ..fund consists or anyone else. . s43.85. Motion made and carrie d to accept and concur with communica­ t lo ro headqu a r teu. m 1 ._r 111 -- that fo'llow as s�on as the ship gets ashore, giving reports and receiv­ underway in the fa�e of tl�e ing instruction," muffled sobs and handwaving of the !'heartbroken"" females they leave behind in all South African ports. As disclosed by Seafarer Nolan · L. Flowers, what follows is • MASSMAA <C•lmar), November 14Chai rman, E. Lamb; Secretary, E. Gretsky. Repairs tnken care of. No beefs. Motion made and cari·ied to accept and concur with· communica­ tions from headqu;irters. Discussion held on linen situation. Holiday Ship Menus Feature All The Fixings, Plus Extras OCEANSTAR (Triton), November 6 -Chelrman, c. Din; Secretary, C. Diaz. · Motion made and carried that communication . from headquartel's be accepted and concurred. Watch to be careful not t n spill coffee on passage· ways and stairs. Garbage to be dumped after mid house. MARYMAR <Calm•rl, S� ptembe r 1 8 R O B I N G R A Y (Seas Shipping), No­ -Chairman, W. Kahut; Secretary, G. vember -15-Chalrman, J. Kari; Secre­ S l l l a rd. Ship's fund, $9.73. Motion tary, J. Dolan. French money to be made to get new ironing boal'd. Sug- · used only in Madagascar. Ship to be gestion made to donate to· ship's fu nd. fumigated. Letter to be sent to New October 23-Chalrman, J, Morg a n ; York regard ing shore leave and sea Secretary, J , Jeffers. It was suggested watches In Madagascar. Steward de· . that the washing machine qot be used partment delegate resigned; Motion at night while taking a shower. It was made and carried to accept and con· suggested that patrolman see captain cur with communications from head­ about having a l a rger hot water tank quarters. put aboal'd, and also that captain post a list of crew slopchest on bulle· ROY A L • OAK (Cities Service), No­ tin board. vember 19-Chalrman, D. Livingston; Secretary, D. Beard. Funel'al wreath B E NTS FORT <Cities Service>, Sep­ was wired to one ' of our brother's tember S-C h a i rman, S. Pickett; Sei:· family. Motion made and carried to retary, W. Cassidy. To see Chief En· accept recent communication fro1;11 glneer about washing machine anil headquarters. Motion made apd car­ Wl'inger. Everything ruruilng O.K. ried t ha t we have a condensed lfst of Communications accepted as read. steward department wo1·king rules drawn by heAdquarters committe for SEATRAIN GEO�GIA (Seatraln), the �a nni ng scale of .T·2 tankers. October 23-Chalrma11. Sir C h a rles; . Secretary, A. Lambert. Motio11' made S E A N A N . <Orlon>, November , ,_ and cal'ried to buy ice cream In New Chairman, W. Burton; Secretary, s. York, instead ' of Texas City. Motion Glove. No llcefs. Ame1·ican money m&de and carried t o d iscont inue s�·s wanted i n Canal Zone. Suggestion fund. Shi1>'s h·easurer elected. made to c on sult delegates in resp cc· tive depa -tme nts about beefs. SEAT R A I N N E W Y O R K (Seatralnl, October 16-Chali-man, C. Mosley; Sec­ retar"y T. K ey se r. Motion made and carried to accept and concur wi th communications from headquarters. Discussion, held on SUP agreement. STEEL SU RVEYOR i l sthmlan), Octo· ber 2 3-C ha l r ma n, J. $wlder-skl1 Sec· retary, ' W. Doyle. Shi p's fund contain• *4. No beefs. Communication from headqua,rters read and accepted unani· mously. 1 � Bright Light . N • • • • • Sha uger ST E E L KING Usthmlen>, Nov. l­ Chalrmen, S. Stockm•rr; Secretar.y, D. Coe. Steward department to hol• meeting regarding ne\v 1teward 1 de· partm_ent agreement. . No beefs, few hours di1Puted overtime. Ship's fund to be started. Laree fan· to be put in each room. =: m 't.:."'i�;1 strictly for the book. "Amid all the hubbub, as the last line is cast off there is a con­ Another Thanksgiving holiday has rolled by, bringing a certed rush by all the gals towarrls one female on the dock,__ But is 1t flood of some o f the finest dinner menus in the w o r ld into jealousy? A scrap over a stolen the SEAFARERS LOG office. boy friend? No, nothing like it ! The first arrival this year • ----"She's j ust the only one with came. from _ _the C h i w a w a _ and fruit sauce," were 'provided in , wide array through foresight enough to bring alo.n g a the efforts of thanks to an assist in the mailJ. Hughes , chief cook ; P. L . Shau­ copy o L tb e _ ay ' s � aper. They 'r k l C har es . department from the La e eagerly scanning 1Ship Mov� me � ts SIU branch. Traditional dishes, ger, baker; J. Ryan, third cook, to see when the next Rohm Lme including "English plum pudding and Tony Francis, steward. Listed among the main dish fixship- is due!" ings, as on most other ships, were Return Engagement the inevitable stuffed turkey, plus Flowers added that a damaged grilled sirloin of beef, baked V irMarques Lauren�o i n. screw ginia ham and roast prime ribs of 'IS brought on a return erigagement in beef au jus. Durban, with more "glad hearts The Stony Creek, a regular enfond farewells and such try in the menu sweepstakes, came sad leavetakings. Even ship's ma .>through again �cot Sylvester, the bow-legged cat, this time with an was affected, and fell in love. elaborate, hand�·But i n true SIU style, Sylvester decorated, beribdidn't ,miss the ship." boned job posted The trip of the Sherwood, indeed, was marred by only one into New York by cident, which ended . well at the a satisfied - "cuslast also. This was the sudclen sicktomer." Scrawled ness of one brother --ill the engine across the front department as a result of a heart page was the t e r s e comme nt attack. Sin e the . man was in a critical condition, the caP.tain ,;She's a feeder," changed course, put into Ascenby Stafarer J. Guard. . An entry from the Sandcaptain, clon Island where a doctor examfrom down in Venezuela, sported ined the patient and pronounced "fresh fried Maracaibo redfish" to him able to proceed to Capetown for hospitalization. add a little local flavor to the va"Capt. H. M. Sholder and Purser rlety of entrees provided. Steward T. Jim Golder also saw to it that no Morris Elbert are to be commend0ffed for their conscientious disless than five kinds of cheese .•! • L e , 4, • <edam, provolone, bleu, gouda and ch�ie of their duties in this inat· cream cheese > were available as ter," Flowers pOlnted aut. "The � SEATRAIN EW J E RSEY <Sea· treln), Nov. 1'-C:halrman, E. Wallace; Secretary I'. Patrick. Communications , from heaaquarters read and accepted. Steward to discuss situation of spoiled f,ruft with p atrolman . W I NT I R H I L L CCltlH Service), N• vemlter 1 7-Chalrmen, J. GrHn1 secr w ..� �0 n:,��f�':::! tton mad• and carried to accept�and .• C91\41!U' . ;wlth ccimmunicationa from _ "ree�ing · of all the usual mystery of -the Orient," is Mok'po , Korea, about 200 miles down the coast south of I n�hon. . With all of this, h owever, Sea­ farer Robert P. Brown reported, it still held . one allurement for the topside brass in the �orm of cheap labor. And -as was inevitable, the entire town is now also redec­ orated in spright­ ly red lead and buff. From this way­ ward experience, the ship moved on to Kure and a real liberty. But it seemed _ no one really wanted to leave there. "The sailing board was . changed so often we were afraid we were going to . run out of chalk. Joe the bosun bade. his little 'pigeon-san' a fond farewell · no less than five times over that memorable ex.tra · three-day stay, gallantly emptying his pockets of all loose yen ead1 time. . "He began to think he was caught in a revolving door. "Naturally, we · were on the hook. We pooled all the brains on t.h e ship to decide how much de­ layed sailing was involved, and it's still a matter of dispute, but the chief mate has simplified it. He disputed all of if. There's about 370 hours disputed just in the deck department. "Bu - we do have · our kicks. Bar­ ney 'Black Donnelly' Donnelly and chief cook Jimmy Darouse are col­ laborating on a book titled 'Aunt Barney's Home Made Cookies,' with a foreword on kitchen eti­ quette by Ray Ringo. "We also have our repair list made out. The number one item is 'patch holes Jn heads topside'." Qarouse C:ANTIGNY CCltlH Service>, Novem· ber 1'-Ch,lrman, c. Cooper; Seer• tary, H. Romero. ' Ship's . fund-$5.47. Motion maae No dlsputed· overtime. and carried to accept and concur with headqu4rter1. communications · from Motion made and carried to keep rec­ reation room clean. sea. Crew advised to . ignore all at� tempts of enelneers to cause dissen· aion among unlicensed men . SEATRAIN NEW YORK (IHtraln), Odobor 23-Chalrm•n. J. Meyer1 Sec· retery, I. D•vla. Equallz.lnr of deck department overtime to be referred to pat.rolman. Ship's fund, '4'1.80. Dlsc uuion held on TV. Glassee were ordered. Seafarers " have grown familiar with the indescribable tion in various parts of the world, but they occasionally type that outdo all the others. + Most will agree that any really have something, and spot that .makes "Pusan and boys on . the Ocean Dinny are the Persian· Gulf look like recovering from it, in fact. , · �· d��rt•r,!: ,.;., . • t •-�.-.r.·�-.ii!!"""li....,..... � � �.,."!P�"'J!l'ill����P!!i� pa�ent w, a�( under . con•.tant. . . ' · care ,. , "#<" t lli 'il _,J� ot>,_..tv�t.J.�·t>!:,, �e'. p� 84. ...lii i ' ' � Proud of ·his nephew and namesa ke, Seafarer Blanco Williams is happy to show th e youngster, Bl anco esl y brigh't-looking from .St.one;. �herub h�iling vilt91- NC: 8 1 . nco . T. i• o�,. · .t��- �"•unci•I ·�: · 'ii•.�• · AQVtf I '··' part· __ ,of. the dessert . �is: . .ehU:les. offerings for �Dec. ·I, .... l'•lll'leea Finds Things Besides 'Yen' . On Run To Japan Lauds SIU1 Fight To Save Shipping To the Editor: I have been constantly im­ pressed by my Union's untiring � fforts to prevent further un­ dermining of the American mer. chant marine through legisla­ tion in Washington. • It is appropriate to recall �n­ other period of our . history when American virility and in­ genuity made our ships the fin­ est in the world. New England . Sharing the rich experiences of a long ocean voyage with the SIU crew of the John B. Waterman was described as a with 11revelation" by eight Catholic m!ssionaries who traveled O re.,-+ the ship from Portland, to new assignments in Japan. poorly they were treated and how ected. According to the Rev. James little resp "I understood too th�ir disdain w. O'Neill, "for some . of us who for those who might .have wanted except the sea of knew very little but in a patronizing wa� , to help, what might have been observed d those seame n who m . admire and a of ck d gun-de from the crowde had . already taken the a way l � troop transport ten years ago, this � � _ makin g it · a pomt by a ve b m1h ery; not voyage was a real discov ashore unless they go to nevt!r the sea, but the seamen. were well dressed." "He is worth more than any gold He added "We are far enough you can find in a sunken ship. He inland that we may never see an­ '- · · can be a gooa other seaman for the next seven years, but we shall never forget the kindness and the intelligence of -the 45 men aboard the John B. Waterman. " � Letter To · ,The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR· ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Lauds SIU Aid } shipyards turned. out the famed Clipper ships which were1 up' to that time, the largest and fastest in the world. Other nations were forced to order from us, and it took even the British shipbuilders many years to catch up with our competition. is hke that hid. 'if? den treasure' Our Lord was always Kos ki talking about. "I think all of us as Americans ought to sell some of the interest we have in ourselves and begin to appreciate the dignity of the sea­ man and the impact he could have for good upon the rest of the . world." ,__ · ·''''· The Rev. O'Neill pointed to the fact that while Amerka as a coun­ try has ceased to do any serious reading, the seaman is well read. "You do not find back aft all the cheap junk we have come to asso­ ciate with news-stands and drug s t ores (men soon tire of that when they have a taste of something better), but a whole library of books ranging everywhere from historical novels to the life CJf Christ. "Men need legitimate means of wearirig off the emotional tension of a long trip . After making but seven ports in seven weeks, I r ealized what the guys meant, how readily they were exploited, how • • Poiit�cal Apathy Our success did not last long, however, and the decline of our Than kful for the -h e l p g iven by the S I U Welfa re · Plan during her recent hospita l­ ization , Mrs. John 0. Glenn is now convalescing a t home in - H i c kory, Miu., after a serious a ccident Se.ifarer John Glenn, shown with her, is a board the Alcoa Corsair. • . . Editor, S EAFA R E.RS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY . I wou ld like to receive the S EAFARERS LOG-please (Print Information) put my name on your mai l ing - list. NAM E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STR E ET ADDR ESS . . - • . C I TY . . . . . . . -• • • • • � • Signed • • • . • . . . . . . . • • . , • . . • • • . • • • . • ·• . . . • . . ZON E . . • • • . STAT E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . . '. . • . • • . . . . . . . . TO AVO I D D U PLICAT I O N : If you a re a n o l d 1 u bseriber a nd have a cha n g e of a ddress, p l ease give your f o r m e r address below: · ADDR ESS C I TY ........................... .. . .. .............. ................... . ZON E . . . . . . . :. . . . . . . . STATE , ; . �. . . . . . . . . . . · shipping fortunes was marked by political apathy and a gen­ eral failure in · post-Civil War Washington to appreciate the importance of shipping and sea­ faring. It is curious that this apathy has remained a feature in Washington up to the present . day. The Union's fight to arouse interest and public opinion in the state of our maritime in­ ' dustry has ofte n been noticed by the daily press. O utside of strikes which are always well­ covered· and often distorted in the news, maritime happenings receive little notice by the genel'al p·ubllc. The problems of a Seafarer and of shipping interests are seldom mentioned. Struggles for life at sea are not under:. stood. Reports of them are us· ually oft' on the wrong track. Recently I read a headline where ali "ex-Air Force nurse" was a "hero at sea." Eight sea­ men volunteers had removed two badly-burned Italian sea­ men from their ship in heavy seas to an American freighter, where they were treated by this noble · · woman until port was reached. · Must Read Between Lines Without a doubt she deserved much credit, but it takes one· familiar with the sea to read between .th e lines and see who the real heroes · were, risking their lives on an errand of mercy for two anonymous brethren. At the same time I read of the loss of the Liberian-flag Daytona, a converted LST. The tragic loss of this ship and its crew brought to mind the re­ peated warnings by the SIU about the safety conditions aboai:d "runaway s�ips" �nd the dangers present in the use of LSTs. The n otice of the lo�s of this ship probably received very lit­ tle notice from the reading pub­ lic, but every Seafarer who read · of it knew that once more the lives of seamen ha d been sacri­ ficed under the strange flag of a country that they had prob­ . ably never seen and that makes no effort to protect the lot of the men sailing under its regis­ try. Best wishes to all the mem­ bership from Seoul, Korea. Cpl. Michael J; Carlin .t. .¢. i Hail NO SIU Gift Of TV Set To the Editor: . . . . HSI..- , : �nd tile Pilgrim · Belle. This was during 1 947-48, when we .worked eight days on and maybe . one or two days off. One ·of the mates' favorite . tricks was to wash windows while the boat was moving down the river. Then when 1949 came along · I got my seamen's papers and · made my first trip on the Fair­ land, a Waterman C-2, as pan­ tryman. I have been an SIU man ever since. My separatic;m date is Nov. 23, and very soon after that I'll be ,.. up at headquarters to get straightened out so that I can sail again. In parting I would like to say-to those few individuals who are constantly complaining about the chow on SIU ships­ you never had it so good, broth­ ers. If you think the chow ls bad, eat C-rations for two years and you'll stop beefing that the steak isn't rare enough or the rg-ast beef is this or . that. · · · i- Al Pietrowski ;t. i On behalf of the patients and ... • .,... staff of the US Public Health Service Hospital in New Orleans I wish to express a hearty To the Editor: thank-you to .Lindsey J. WilMay I offer a "thank you" to Iiams, port agent, and to · th� the SIU which is j ust · a little SIU for the television set that different. was recently presented to the . . Fortunatel y, I . have not had hospital. to call on the SIU due to any I t has been placed · in the redire need or misfiortune. cre?tion room for tuberculosis However, I have visited and pabe � ts, and we can a ssure you lived in quite a few of the · _ M t i t is a tremendous facto r--- Atlantic and·_ . Gulf ports wh·ere . m the recovery of the pahen � s. SIU h.a lls are' located. And ,my All of the � have, expressed perthanks go to these port officials, sonal gratitude in response to . who have extended the most w1· fe . <!ll uds SIU A i d I n A l l Ports ! your generosity. We would like to invite you and all the other SIU members to . visit the , hospital at your convenience in order that you . might see first hand how the p�tients appreciate your efforts in their . behalf. We should all be delighted to see you at any time. Camille S. John son· Chief Social Worker · i ;. i t G I · Remembers Good Si u Chow sincere hospitality to me at all times. Moreover whenever I had a problem, n matter how small · these busy officials - extende me the ut most courtesy . and showed sincere willin'gness to help me. It is a safe, comfortable feel.iiig to know that, when my husb.and is away, there is a helping hand nearby, if needed. · I feel it is a JWivilege to . be a member of this big, happy · family-"The Seafarers." � d Mrs. Charles L. Simmons To the EcU&or: i i t · I would like to inform my . former shipmates that I "am being separated from . the us · Army. Believe it or not, after To the Editor: two ·years of lousy C-type raI would like to thank the of­ tions, .. GI · chow and cold barficials of the . Seafarers Interna­ racks, they are going to set me tional Union .for arranging. the free. wonderful Th anksgiving Dinner Of course, I'll have six years enj<1yed by our family · at the to serve in the inactive Army Union cafeteria in New York. Reserve, but that" won't stop m e . · · The nieal was very good and from- going back to s ea on �hose · good - feeding SIU - contracted · there was more than ample _ quantity for eyerybody. It also ships with clean foc'sles. was a pleasure for m e personal· I would like to thank the SIU ly to get away from the kitchen and MAW officials who were and cooking on the holiday, al­ instrumental in the signing of ,though I'm sure it was no picnic the Wilson Lihe excursion fleet. for the cafeteria staff. From my own experienc e on I know my husband also en­ those steamer boats, I would say joyed l;!eing at the hall with his that the 16-hour day was. a comfamily, because he is very proud mon trick the company used to of the SIU and all it has done pull on the crews. for its members. When l was 17 and still a kid, Sh e Li ked SI u H oliday Affai r I worked on the Delaware Belle B.oli1la.y Menii Mrs. Frank Bell Du Bernard Seaman -ANP TUAT MEA.N5. M&llR'( CllRISrMAS iO ALL OP YOU ! ! - FROM ALL CF- UG - I �·� ; , . A L COA PION E I R (Alcoa), oCt• ,,_ Chairman, J. Handr Secretary, .J. · Pur· · • Hll. Motion made and carried to ac-' · cept -communlcailon1 from headqua·r· ters. DbcuNlon held on amount of mlllt placed" aboard and -passengei's havinlr Jpe cream . .Discussion also· held ' on cllaputed overtime. · . ·- ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 22R. Secretary� Chairman, T. . Hoar; Klfnast. No beefs aboard th1s vessel. Mo­ · �·��r. Ship'• d.eleeate •lecied. tton made - and carried to accepi and . cont:ur with coinmunlcatlom from ·headquarters. Safety corlditicin1 t6 be dl.acussed with captain, mate, and · patrolman. ' ; · · l>J! IOTG <Pan Atlantlc), oet. IO­ ·· · · .... · · to be elected, everythlne ln 1 Jood shape. Motion made and carrie<I to accept and concur· with communica­ tions from headquarters Discussion held on locking messroom and lib· i·ary. while in port beefs, some ·disputed overtime. It was sugguted that a check be made on ar· · · D�gest_ Of SIU�Ship Mtetings· LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), Oct. 22-Chalrman, E. Zebrowski; Sec­ 'retary, s. Rivera Safety meeting was held by officers , and deputment dele· eates Motion made and carried that a meeting be held with patrolman present regarding the cooks and chief steward. Vote of thanks given the night cookbaker. OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans.), . Oct. t-C halrman, none; Secretary, J . Kuchta. Water cooler 'and coffee per· B I E N VI L L E (Waterman), Oct. 26Chalrman, N; DuBois; Secretary, L. Meters. Ship's delegate, ship's secre­ tary-reporter and ship's treasurer elected. Repairs to be made before signing on. Repair lists to be turned over to ship's delegate. B E NTS FORT (Cities Service), Octo­ ber ·21-Chalrman, P. Cleary; Secretary, M. McNoff. Motion made and • carried to accept and concur with re· cent communications from head· quarters. Discussion held on Group . B and C men. Vote of thanks to cap­ tain for cleaning up Bents Fort; it is now in excellent condition. BRADFORD ISLAND Ice>. Oct. 30-Chalrman, Secretary, 1.-. Peacoch. (Cities Serv· c. Faircloth; Washing ma­ chine will be repaired in Boston. Some disputed overtime. Headquarters re­ port accepted unanimously. To check on bed sheets, food, coffee, bread. milk and etc. · � C H IWAWA (Cities Ser)llcel, t. 28 -Chairman, E. Wiiiiams; Secretary, W. Pritchett. New washing machine ls on . fts way. Beef regarding deck de11artment was settled. Motion made and carried to discuss SUP agreement. JOHN ... WATERMAN (Waterman), Oct. 1-Chalrman, W. Brown; Seer•· tary, J . Nelson. Repair list to be tak-en care of. Ship's fund-S21.43. Some disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to accept communication from headquarters. Vote of thanks to stew· ard department. DOROTHY (Bull), No Date-C hair· man, c. Collins; Secretary, P. Magro. One brother paid off In Mayaguez by mutual consent because his son was in the hospital in crltlcal condition. Mo­ lfon made- and carried to accept and c"Oncur with communlcatlons from headquarters. ' Oct. 23-ChalTman, W. Brown; Sec· retary, J. Nelson. Ship'• fund-$20.55. Few hours disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to accept and con· cur with communications from head· quarters. Discussion ht:ld on SUP agreem_!!nt. I R E N ESlAR . (Triton), Sept. 25-, Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, H. Carney. One man missed ship, and · . one man hospitalized the night before sailing. Discussion held on washing machine and recreation room and laundry duties. Repair lists to be turned in. SANDCAPTAIN (Comt. A1111 re11.> Oct. ,6-Chalrman, D. l rvlne; Secre­ tary, J. Burke. Ship LI lhort of many _ things 1uch as mattresses, ' wind scoops, screens, fan1 in foc'ales and etc. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur with communications from headquarters. Suegestion made to wash coffee cups, in order to help messman keep things clean. JOH N C <Atlantic Carrle;sl, No date-Clialr.ma11, W. Dunham; Secre­ tary, J. Byrne. All departments run­ ning. smoothly. Letter from head­ quarters was read and accepted unanimously regarding steward de. partment. Ship went to •ea with one man abort in the deck dep'!1·tmeut. SE.itGARDEN · <Peninsular Nav.>, ·oct. 30.-Chalrman, C. Lee; Secretary, -:J. Burki. Shlp Ii 111lu1•t ul many tlilngs KATHRYN (Bull), Oct•. 26-Chalrman. G lordano; Secretary, R. Adamson. · · · MONAR C H OF T H E SEAS (Water· man), Oct. 2f�Chalrman, A. -Oanne; Secretary, D. l!dward1. Repair lists · · requested. No beefs. Motion made and carried to acceP.t unanimously re­ cent communications from headquar· ters. Hospital to be sougeed out af-· te.r dog LI discharged, Q U E ENSTON H E I GHTS (Tankshlp), Oct. 30--C h alrman, H. Parks; Secre:. tary, S. Johnson. One wiper was in· STEEL D H I G N E R . (Isthmian), Oct. 2t-Chalrman, E. Klln11vau; Secretary, S. Doyle. No beefs, everything run· ning smoothly. Motton macle and car· ried to accept and concur with com­ munications from headquarters. LOG to be passed around to crewmembers. STE E L TRAVE L E R ( l lthmlan), Oct. 23-C:halrman, D. Dlckson1 Secretary, M. ·sosplnli. No beefs. Company agent to send laundry left Jn Bombay on next Isthmian vessel that calls at jured and taken . to hospital in Bombay. returning to the "United Charleston, SC;- he was told to re- - States. Motion carried to accept com­ port to company agent there. Motion munlcatlons from headquarters. Stew­ made and carried to accept . and con- ard to order new washlnJ machine. cur with communications /rom head· Discussion on buying projector for quarters. Vote of thanks to steward movies. Officers and crew to donate department. money toward same. • ROB I N LOCKSLEY (Seas), Oct. 12Chalrman. L . Springer; Secretary, w. Marcus. Motion made and carried to accept communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegates elected and ship's fund to be set up. Each depart· ment to take care of its washroom. \ · SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatralnl, Oct. 29-Chalrman, Garcia; Secretary, c:. Goldstein. Everything ru n nIng smoothly. Motion to accept all com· munlcntlons. To be sure Uiat wringer on washing machine Is kept thorough­ ly clean, and to take care of fans. Vote of thanks ;o steward department. WACOSTA (Waterman), October 1 5 -Chairman, W . Mansfleld; Secretary, R• . Morrow. . No major beefs. Repair lists were turned In. Few hours dis· puted overtime, everything running smoothly. Entire crew donated one dollar to help brother Seafarer who missed sblp in Korea. Vote thanks gly,en entire steward department and sblp's deleeate. All hands were asked to take care of wa.shing machine, a new base 11 needed for it. · STEEL VOYAGER, (Isthmian), Nov. 13-Chalrman, R. G1ldlsps1 Secretary, F. Jaukowskl. All minor beefs taken care of. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica· tlons from headquarters. Steward to change menus. Milk wae bad that was taken aboard at Long Beach. · S U N I O N <Kea), October 30-C ha fr­ man, O. McLean; Secretary, G. Parker. Repair list to be made up. Minutes from meeting were malled. Bosun re­ quested that all delegates check port­ holes when makirig up repair list. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), Septem­ ber 4-Chalrman, · D. Rudd'/1 Secretary, W. Pedersen. ·DLlputed overtime and problem on . draws to be settled at pay-offs. Ship•s fund contatn. 16.26. EverythinJ ruimlne 11nootbly, All hand• to leave clean foc'lle1 and lockers. Vote . ol thanks to steward depart�ent. BARBARA F R l lTCHll ( Llbe·rty Navi· eatlon>, September 11-Chalrman, B. Winborne; Secretary, O. P•.lD• Most · repairs have been made up. Motion made and ,carried to accept and con­ clir with communication1 from head­ quarters. EverythlnJ ru.nnm. 11Dooth, · done amt sanitary conditions aboard' no beef1. . Communications from head· lh.IP· " quarters .were· posted. Vote of thanka W I L L IAM A. M. BURDEN <Western : to steward department. All excess Tankers>, September 7-Chalrmen, H. linen to be given to 1teward for Wll11u11 Secretary, '· lu11ster. New •b\VentOJ'Y· . .wasblni machine to be purcha1ed � l Slntapore.. No beef1. Dl.scuulon held . a_- THCOASTElt (i:armar)� , �ov! 1::- on SIU atandard1, conditions and un· , .. ·C ! tl! 1f_Q?an, R. ow , ; . r,t 'ryo\: .. J:o�. ''" Y . ;P,te. of, thanka io Cap� ; J , "h , I ... I ' ' .. .. i• � (, '- , , ,. "' ,,,;· YORKMAR (Calmar), Nov. 1 6Chalrman, I . Drury; Secretary, D. f'lsher. Report made on sanitary wo1·1t . · ... -• : 2 :· Muney : Dµe · . . �· . ... · .. . · In .. • • • France Seafarers are urged to· $end the ' LOG the addresses oJ places throughout the 1.1.:orld where SIU men congregate and copies of the · Loa w o u ld be we.lcom.ed. American Consulate , Le Havre, Fragc � . Hotel Du Commerce Corns LiJidriuon Port of Bouc, France · Maxim's Bar 97. Cours de la Republic Le Havre, France Taverne Normande. 26 Rue De · Salions Le Havre, · France · • auch as mattresses, wind scoops, screens, ·fans Jn foc'sles and etc. Motlon made and carried to accept and Some disputed overtime. Motlon madl! . concur with · communications fJ.'om and carried to accept communicatlonf headquarters. Suegestlon made to .from headquar�ers. Dlscussl9n held . wash coffee cups, in order .to help . on SUP agreemenl. Different brand of messman keep thlnJs clean. .. soa.P requested. J, * _ colator have not been repaired as yet. Crew want draws. in foreign ports in US currency. Glass and lock needed fpr bulletin board. tlcles, and that each department make up repair list. .i .4 ' Th� following .men · ' have un­ claimed wages due t:h.em from the Bloomfield Steamship Company., of Houston Texas. Each· man should include his Social. Seeurity num­ ber and address when requesting payment. · A·damitis, Anthony; Alcala, Gilbert; Al· len. Edward; Alvarado, Robert; Anderson, Chalmers D.-:'" Antoine, Lionel W.; Anton, ' John. · · Baker, Rodger N.; Barone, Joseph A.; Bassett, Jr\•ing W.; Baxter, Merton D.; Bedell.· Chal'les V.; Bekkeli, Ole; Black· ledge, Thomas L.; �lake, Richard; Botello, Felix; Bolton, Vernon; Brown, Robert H.; Bruso, James; Butler, John W. Canniff, Ralph A.; Cavanagh, Richard J.; Ciehomski, Joseph A.; ·Coccia, Baldo; Cole, Claude R.; Cole. Sam; Collier, J. R.; Cooper, Carl L.; Cousins, Walter M.; Craven, \V, C.; Croll, Robert C.; Crowell, Eugene 'R. ; Crabtree, Calvin A.; Cum­ mings, F.loyd; Cuntlingham, A. C. Dahlstrom, Albert B.; Daley, Thomas; Dambrlno. Donald, Darce, Joseph N.; Decker, Curtis G . ; . Degollado, Jr. Mar­ garitO; Denton; Horace A.; Dickens, Rob· ert E.; Divane, Aloysius; Ducote, Curtis; Dunn, M. J.; Dyess, James B. Earley, Norman D.; Elmer, Jr. Elbert S.; Eriksson, Karl A.; Esteve, George L.· Fairbanks. Henry; IFamigllo, Biaggio; Fink, R.; Fitzpatrick, Joseph F.; Fruge, Adclln. Garza, Elpidio; Garza, Manuel B.; Gavll· lo, Peter; Georgevicb, George; Glisson, Jarries C.; Glock. George F.; Gold, Byrd M.; Graham, - George R.; Griffin, Walter L.; Guthrie, Bobby R. W. Hall, Archie; Hampton, Jr. Hale ft,; Hanks, John E.; Harris, Walter E.; Hart, Stacy P.; Hawthorne, Arnold E.; Heater, William G.; Hewitt, James F.; Himel, Ruc�olph; Hofl'enbacker. William E.; Hol· senl)eck, Joseph B.; Hubbard, Reuben. Jefferspn, William lt.; Jenkins, Billie; Karczewski, Waller J.; Katarzinskl, Wal­ ter; Kavitt, William B.; Knoles, Ray­ mond J. La Frage, Horace C.; Lamb, Derek; Lamb, Elmer; Lau1·ent, Edwin. F.; Leas· gang, Edward F.; Lee, Charles O.; Lee, Time1·man J . ; Lemoine, Jr. Adam; Lybert, Leon H.; Lynn, Billy C. MacDonald, William R.; McLean, Rob­ ert; McRainey, Terrell; Maillho, Milton P.; llfarasovich, Michael; Mason, Ralph; Massey, Frank B.; Masters, James M.; Molineaux. Edward; Mills. Lawrence M.; Milton, R. F.; 111ixon,... Edward E.; Mon­ *albano, Philip; Mon,talvo, Jose •M.; Moody, Chal'les L.; Morgan, Robert L.; Mosley, Ernest; Munden, John C.; Mur· rillo, llflguel; Murray, William G. Newlin, Jr. James H.; Newsome, Datnon A.; Nlkander. Karl G. O'Conner, Rex J.; Olvera, Jr. Manuel; O'Neil, Joseph W.; Owens, John F.; Ortiz, Arthur C. Paisley, James; Palla, David L.; Palmer, Russ; Palsson, Gudjon; Papacoulls, Nick P.; Papoutsis, Stavros; Parker; Golden E.; Patton, Glen J,.; Pence. All:)ert L.;. Pol· lanen, Veikko; · Poturalski, Joseph;. Prlt· ' chett, Wade B.. Reinsch, Stanley C.; Restuchcr,. Harold E.; · Rubin, George; Roxbury, Roland P.; Rude, David; Russell; Earnest O.· V.; Ry. lance, Frank J. Schult'le, Theo J.; Scramuzza, Joseph"; SeidenJ>erg, Paul M.; Shepherd, Bernard E.; Shepherd, Milton C.; Shively, Clarence D.; Sistrunk, Alonzo D.; Smith, David J.; Smith, Frederlck " V.; ·Smith, John Thomas; Stanford, John P.; Sweet, Haro�d; Szlan· · · fucht; Mitchell J. Taska, Bujiku; Tolbert• Benjamin H.; Townsend, . Billy T.; Turner, Sidney D.; · Turpen. Homer A. Umnoltz, Fred E. Vallotten, Albert' F.: Vanson, William; Vezh1s, George P.; Villarreal. Alejandro. Wade, Lyndon G.; Wahlfarth, Frank; Wallace, · Earl C.; Ward,. Billy C.; Weems, Albert M.; Weimer, Clifford R.; Whipple, Norman H.; Whitmer, Alan . E.; Wier, Steward W .. ; Wilkie, James A..; William, James ft.; Wilson, Charles R.; Wilson, Orie A.; Wiman, Roland A:; Woolard, Robert P.; Word, John J,.; Wright, Ira w. Zelman, Paul. DiGlovannl, Dominick; DIGrazia• J. · 1 Cha rman, G. Suarez; Secretary, . B. va;n. Most repairs were taken care G E N EV I E V E PETER K I N . (Bloom­ fleld), Oct. 21-Ch"alrman, C. Galt; Secretary, E. Goings Ship's delegate A N N I STON (Ace), Sept; 1 1-Chalr· man, T. Hiii; Secretary, N. Mutln. No - · of. No beefs. Motion made and car· rled . to accept and concur with com· mun!catlons from he11dquarter11. Deck maintenance suggl!sted that messmen put laree boxes on .deck back aft in· stead of in garbage dispollBl u_nlt. · New chairs to come aboard. Patrol· man to find out why ship ls nut cleared by· Immigration. Motion made and carried to accept and concur With recent communications from head· quarters. . Recent Arrivals United Seamen' s Serv. Poste Restante Charente La Pallice, �ranee Final Dispatch The deaths of the following Sea­ fGrers have been reported to the 'Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit · is being paid to their f?eneficiaries: · ging lV. Elliott, 52. Brother Elliott died . of bronchial �m pneumonia · AU of the following SIU families October 31, 1 955. will collect the $200 ,,_ternity Place of burial is benefit plus a . $25 bond from the not known. He Union in the baby's nam e : had been sailing \.John L. Chea, born July 8 , 1955. under the SIU Parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. George · f l a g since the _ Chea, Brooklyn, NY. early part of 1951 in the steward Jim David Mitchell, born Octo­ department. He ber 5, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. joined the Union David A. Mitchell, Tampa, ·Fla. in the Port of New York. Brother Larry S. Stokes, born September Elliott is survived by his wift?, 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mary H. Elliott, of Birmingham, James B. Stokes, New Orleans, ia. Alabama. Ava June Smith, born Novem­ � ;\". � ber 5, 1955. Parepts, Mr. and Mrs. J.ohn J. Nagler, 56; On Novem­ Charles Smith, Mobile, Ala. ber 14, 1 955, Brother Nagler Gilbert B. Richards, born July d i e d of natural 7, 1955. PareQts, Mr. and M.l'S. Al­ causes. B u r i a 1 · bert Richards, Baltimore, Md. took p 1 a c e in Leslie· R. Williams, born Octo­ Holy Cross Cem­ ber 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mr,s:. etary in Brook­ Elliott Williams, $hamcock, Fla . . lyn, NY. Joining · Lula K. Bell, born October 21 , the Union in New York in 1946 , 1955, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bell, Brother Nagler Flomaton; Ala. had been sailing in the steward de­ .Johnny Tillman, born November partment. He is survived by his 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John sister, 'Ruth Reardon, of ,Brooklyn, C. Tillman, Pasadena, Texas. NY. DIRECTORY OF SnJ BRANCH�s- I 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 BALTIMORE . . . . . . . . 1216 E. Baltimore St. SEATTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 Earl Sheppard, AJent EAstem 7·4900 WlL�UNGTON 505 Marine Ave. BOSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 State St. Terminal 4-3131 James Sheehan, Aeent Richmond 2·0140 NEW YORK 8'15 4th Ave., Brooklyn· St Can;il 4202 HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7·6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Canadian District Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE J South Lawrence St. HAWFAX. N.S. 128'h Bollis St. Paul lV. Whalen .Cal Tal)ner, Agent . HEmlock 2-1754 Phnne· 3-891 1 . . . . . 523 Bie'nvllle St MO?-ITREAL . . . . . . 834 St. James St. Wes& NEW ORLEANS Contact y�ur mother at home. Lindsey Williams. Agent · . _PLateau 8161 Magnolia 6112-6113 �'OR1 WILLIAM Robert A. Eaton 1 1 8 'h Synd.icate Ave. . Ave., Brooklyn Ontat"io Phone: 3·3221 - Get in touch with your ·cousin , NEW YORK . . . . 675 4th HYacinth 9-6600 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Thomas ·Dougherty, at the .Prince· NORFOLK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127-129 Bank St. Ontario Phone: 5591 MAdison 2-9834 fORONTO, Ontario Ben Rees, Agent ton Inn, Princeton, NJ. 272 King St. E. PIDLADELl'HlA . . . . . . . . . . 337 Ma1·ket St. EM:;>ire 4-5719 George F. Flint S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7·1635 V lCTORlA BC 617'h Cormorant St. Empire 4531 Happy birthday, dad, and a PUERTA de TIERRA . PR Pelayo 51-L'a 5 Sal Coils, Agent Phone 2· 59!W VANCOQ.VER. BC . . . . . . . . . ·, . · 298 !\lain St. merry Christmas. If I don't see Pacific 7824 SAN FRANCISCO . . . 450 Harrison :St Douglas 2-5475 SYDNEY. NS you, please don't forget my C hrist­ Leon Johnson, AJ:ent 304 Charlotte St. Marty BreitholI, West Coast ftepresedtativt' Phone 6348 . mas presents. Call me at home, at · SA VANNAH . . . 2 Abercom St BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Gilmore 5-2923. Frankie. E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3·1728 Phone: 545 SEATTLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2505 1st Ave. l110ROLD, Ontario 52 St. Da\"ii:ls St. Salvatore _.J. Sbrigllo Elliott 4334 Jeff GIUette. Agent . CAnal 7·3202 Urgent you contact your wife TAMPA . . . 1809-lllll N. Franklin St. QUEBEC . . . . 113 Cote De La Montague Phone 2·1323 Phone: 2·7078 Quebec at 477 Meridian St., East Boston Tom Banning, Agent · 505 Marine Ave. SAINT JOHN . . 177 Prince William St. WILMINGTON, CalU 28, Mass. Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Phone: 2-5233 NB HEADQUARTERS 6711 4th Ave . . Bklyn SECRET ARY ·TREASURER · Great Lakes District 2940 Paul Hall - ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS ALPENA . . . . . • . . . . . . . . 133 W Fletcher C. Simmons, Joint J. Alglna, Deck Phone: 1238W J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall, Joint R. Matthews.·Jolnt BUFFALO, NY . . . . . . . . IC. _Mooney. Std. 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-01'l7 SUP CLEVELAND . . . . . . 734 Lakeside Ave.. NS Pbone: Cleveland 7391 HONOLULU • • • ; , • • , • • • • . . 18 Merchant St. 1038 3r.d St. DETROIT ............. . . Phone s-8777 Headquarters Phone: Woodwud 1·6857 DULUTH . . • . . . • . . . . 531 W. Michlaan SL · .· Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SIU, A&G District SAN FRANCISCO . . . • • . . Personals . .:. YlW��� ���:�... .·Pi.on;r � ���;I . .. .,. !'- � i:k:: �• irtil �z � � . �1 �Vol. XVII No. 25 � • OF F I C I A L SEAl'..\RERS .• LOG OR G A N O F THE SE A F A R E R S I N TE R N A T I O N A L U N !,,O N' • - AT L A N T I C - A N D G U .L f /' 0 1 5. T R I C T • �fl • " . Like many oth er Seafarers, R. J. B u rton, AB, made it a family affair by b ring in g th e m ci lo ng with hi m t� the h eadq u a rters cafeteria. Children a re . Novella, 1 4, a n d )u a n i ta , 7. Bu rton brought camera but d i d n ' t find time to take photos. I n Seattle, g ood ho l ida y dinner and p ro s pect ' of hot s hi p pi ng mak� outlook rosy for t h e s e Sea fa re rs (I to r) H. Th omsen , J. Crowley, Dutch Van A l st i n e , R. Cossiboin. All S l lJ ports made a rra ngements for the dinn ers fo( Seafa rers on the beach. ' ' . Seafa rer John Jederlinch ls a mu sec;I by interest shown by � iece M a ry A n n , J lfi , in c.a m e raman. JederJinch's mothe r · is a t left. Sea fa rer was ashore from Hi lton (Bull Line) where he is member of the deck department. Seafa rer N. Mayrantonls (seate � , rea r) served a s h os t to friends, M r. and M rs. F. M. Lopez. M rs. Mayranton 1S a n d · daught i;r M a ryo n a , sy2 ; rounded o u t festive g roup wh ich is shown relaxing . a fte r the big meal. , · . • I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource December 9, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 25 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD MAPS EXPANSION; 50,000 TEAMSTERS JOIN SENATE MAY PROBE ILA, BRIDGES TIE NEW DOCK DRIVE MAPPED; MTD PLEDGES $ SUPPORT AFL AND CIO NOW ONE UNION LOG WINS YEAR'S TOP LABOR PAPER AWARD MORE DREDGE JOBS DUE IN RIO HARBOR PROJECT DREAM COMES TRUE: HE'S CITIZEN DISTRICTS LOST ONE YEAR; LSTS STILL IDLED BY CG SIU DONATES MOVIES TO NORFOLK HOSPITAL ALA. PROMOTING SHIP BUSINESS IN MOBILE FRISCO GETS A JOB FLOOD ONCE AGAIN SEATTLE AIDS AIR STRIKE; JOB CALLS REACH PEAK BOSTON GETS ULLA BACK IN SHAPE MA OPENS 'RUNAWAY' DOOR AGAIN MAW PICKETS HOLD FIRM AT BAY LINE TRAMPS ASK 200-SHIP SUBSIDIES MARITIME TRADES DEPT. 1955 CONVENTION HEROIC RESCUE SPOTLIGHTS SIU TUG TO RADAR ISLAND BATH CURTAIN ON ALEXANDRA DO A FADEOUT AUBURN MEN STILL NEED NEW TEETH DINNY FINDS A DILLY; IT 'REEKS WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE ORIENT' GIRLS KNOW THE ROPES, ROBIN SHERWOOD FINDS HOLIDAY SHIP MENUS FEATURE ALL THE FIXINGS, PLUS EXTRAS FINDS THINGS BESIDES 'YEN' ON RUN TO JAPAN THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/9/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/9420e2ef2229de50adbc4603c5ddc459.PDF 95c52ff23b7b20d507b5ff7dfbbe3717 PDF Text Text .v:." A- '• ^. .t..t •,.;; " "* ' '^*' '- k- f . ;. : . • W MTD A report by SlUNA vice-presidents P«ul Hall and Morris Weisberger SEAFARERS Pages 7, 8, 9, 10 •-•'d • ' "•'T' LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CiO • MARITIME POLICY VOTED BY AFl- CIO M 5-i.. -.'St!' •ptt,. -Story on Page 3 . •':vX " i •i A" ••' 4- Yii :l II -I Jr .''v' % First Joint AFL-CIO Action: SiU Supports Striking IDE Baltimore Seafarers man picket lines outside Westinghouse plant in assist to Electrical Workers. SIU's physical and financial support has been hailed as first joint AFL-CIO if v econonuc action since labor merger earlier this month. (Story on Page 2.) .r... .vs II I' k IK y\ - Hi �SEAFARERS Fare Two Bee. XS. 1955 LOG To Quiz SlU Crews On Shipboard Safety A joint SlU-^ipowner subcommittee has begun work on preparations for an industry-wide safety program aboard SIU ships. The shipboard safety proposals will be one phase of the SIU's trail-blazing healthsafety program recently nego­ gram will be a questionnaire, now tiated under a contract reopen­ in preparation, which will be dis­ wf.: • ing. other features of the program will include establishment of health and safety centers in SIU port offices in-.four major ports. Kicking off the new safety pro- Two More Unions Swell MTD Ranks Two more international unions have joined the rapid­ ly-growing Maritime Trades Baltimore cops rough up Seafarer Charles Stanbury as they clear SIU and lUE.pickets away from Westinghouse plant gate to permit strikebreakers' cars to enter plant. First AFL-CIO Action; SIU Aids Striking lUE BALTIMORE—In what is believed to be the first post-merger joint action by AFL-CIO unions, the SIU threw the full weight of its support behind striking Westinghouse Electric vorkers at two plants here and elsewhere in the country. Some 50,000 members of the In­ ternational Union of Electri--^" cal Workers have been on "would ever dare try what West­ at which $5,000 was collected in strike against Westinghouse inghouse is doing to you people. checks and pledges for the West­ for over two months. Seafarer-support of the strike reached a peak in Baltimore when the company elected to make its two plants in that area the focus of a "back to work" movement. Rank and fiie Seafarers took part in mass picketline demonstrations at both the Lansdowne and Wilkens Avenue plants, as the com­ pany pushed a caravan of strike­ breakers in automobiles through the picket lines. The SIU Baltimore Hall was the The SIU is with you now and will be with you right down the line." As Carey pointed out to the meeting, Westinghouse has refused to budge from its rejection of union demands for a 15-cent raise and has also refused all sugges­ tions for arbitrating them. He said the company rejected arbitra­ tion by a commission appointed by President Eisenhower, by the Fed­ eral Mediation Service by the American Arbitration Association or any other panel. Several other AFL-CIO union representatives addressed the rally inghouse strike fund. Even prior to the rally Seafarers had already participated In picket line demonstrations at the two plants. A number of Seafare'rs were hustled off by the Baltimore police on minor charges such as kicking at strikebreakers' cars in the course of the picketing. Police lined the entrances to the plants to clear the way for the strike­ breakers. SIU aid to Westinghouse strikers follows a traditional SIU pattern of assistance to all unions involved in legitimate economic beefs. Department, AFL-CIO, adding several thousand more members to the body. The International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oil­ ers and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees took steps to affiliate, following similar action by the In­ ternational Brotherhood of Team­ sters and the American Federation of Grain Millers. These affilia­ tions have greatly strengthened the department and broadened its base. Strong On Lakes The Firemen and Oilers has the larger part of its membership on the Great Lakes where they man shoreside cranes, bulk loaders and other waterfront equipment. It maintains its headquarters in Chi­ cago and also has branches in ma­ jor East Coast ports including New York, Philadelphia and Mont­ real. Anthony Matz is president of the union. The State, County and Munici­ pal employees have their head­ quarters in Wisconsin. They have affiliated that section of their membership which is employed on waterfront facilities, such as mu­ nicipally-owned docks and other installations, prfncipally on the Lakes. The union is headed by Arnold Zander. MTD is a federation of both seagoing unions and unions in shoreside industries which are part of maritime or closely related to shipping. THE SUN, BALTBIORE. ' let" if^ Believed First AFL-CIO Postcoalition Effort; $5,000 Collected hr^;"tt; rittT'-^- Hx .||.p'; • Unions Ask Boycott Of 'Hot' Ore Blasting government antilabor tactics in the face of a strike by phosphate miners in WESTINGHOUSE STRIKE RALLY CAPSJORGER site of a Westinghouse strike rally on Sunday, December 18, at which James Carey, lUE president, pledged continuation of the fight and SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall assured the strikers the SIU was with them all the way, finan­ cially and otherwise. 'Full Support' In informing tlfe meeting of the SIU's support, Hall said, "it would be a shame and disgrace to the Baltimore union movement if we do not ,help these people win. /'No--shlpo^^^^ M " added, tributed to all SIU ships. Members of all shipboard departments will be asked to submit safety sugge^ tion's relating to ship's equipment, working practices aboard ship, shipboard living quarters and other aspects of shipboard operation. By seeking opinions of working Seafarers on safety problems, the committee hopes to come tip with the major shortcomings in ship­ board Safety and then make the necessary recommendations to remedy conditions. "What we want to do," a Union spokesman said, "is get away from the billboard and poster approach to safety and go to work on safety problems themselves." The practi­ cal day to day experience of ship's crews should prove a productive source of information as to what constitutes unsafe shipboard prac­ tices. Preventive Medicine The other part of the healthsafety package aims at standard­ ization of physical examinations for seamen on all SlU-contracted ships and a program of preventive medicine involving the detection and treatment of ailments and dis­ abilities before they become too far advanced. The program will be adminis­ tered through health and safety centers which will be established in New York, Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans in the Union's port offices. Location of the cen­ ters in this fashion will be of considerable convenience to Sea­ farers who often have to travel considerable distances to doctor's offices in order to get the neces­ sary physical clearance for a job. An Initial shipowner contribu­ tion of five cents per day per man' will get the program underway. Group of Seafarers ready for picket duty at Baltimore Westinghouse plant await instructions at local union offices of Int'l Union of Electrical Workers. SIU aid has been big boost to •9 V? ' "'i'. strikers whp hay^ beep putJ;yyp •r / tlqmoo Curacao, DWI, the International Confederation of Trade Unions has called for a global boycott of Curacaoan phosphate ore cargoes by trade unionists all over the world. Meeting at its semi-annual ex­ ecutive board session in New York, ICFTU leaders said the success of the boycott would demonstrate to the Dutch West Indies government that suppression of workers' rights will not be tolerated by free trade unionists elsewhere in the world. Union Men Jailed A strike at the phosphate mines in Curacao has resulted in the jail­ ing of three union leaders and the deportation of 364 miners to the British West Indies. Fifteen other workers are awaiting deportation; 121 others are still on strike. The boycott appeal called on all affiliated unions to protest by any means possible the unloading of Curacaoan phosphate ore at ports in any continent. Tne SIU is a mem­ ber of ICFTU by way of its affilia­ tion with the AFL-CIO, one of the founders of the global lafo'oV body. ' �DM. ZS. loss SEAFARERS Pace Three LOG AFL-CIO Votes Strong Maritime Policy Higher Vacation Credit As Of Jan. 1 Beginning January 1, Seafarers sea and port time will count to­ ward vacation pay at the new rate of $244 a year. Discharges covering 1956 time will be paid at the new rate. Sea and port time for 1955 on which Seafarers will have vacation pay pending will be paid at the rate of $176. Adopts 1S'Point Program; MTD Pole Seen f xpanding A vigorous and strongly-worded policy of full sup­ port for an energetic merchant marine program has emerged from the recent AFL-CIO merger convention. The 16-million member federation endorsed a strong US Aierchant marine free of Coast Guard control. Its adopted policy embraced that the viewpoints of the two almost entirely t,hei views of so groups could be viewed and a sin­ the SIU on maritime mat­ gle policy could be agreed on for • ters. The merchant marine pro­ gram approved by the con­ vention points to the shrink­ age of the US merchant fleet because of transfer and the Prospect of a cheerier Christmas peps Seafarers at Manhattan Beach USPHS hospital, Brook­ lyn, after SlU Welfare Services representatives handed out regular $21 weekly benefits plus holiday bonus of $25. At left foreground, SlU rep. Toby Flynn presents cash to Vic Milazzo, hospital delegate, to wind up the job. In center is Seafarer Walter Reidy of V^elfare Serv­ ices Dept. Forty Seafarers at the hospital shared in the holiday bonanza provided by SlU Welfare Plan. $25 Holiday Bonus Voted iSeafarers In Hospitals The traditional $25 bonus from the Welfare Plan has been voted for hospitalized Seafar­ ers by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. All men who qualify for hospital benefits and are in the hospitals for more than one day the week of December 19 will receive the $25 Christmas gift. It will be in addition to-* when the bonus is paid the regular $21 a week hos­ hospital but is eligible to collect because pital benefit paid by the he spent more than 24 hours in the CS To Get Supertanker In 3 Months Seafarers Plan. hospital during Christmas week Usually there are close to 200 can get his money through SIU Seafarers in the hospitals at any Welfare Services in headquarters. given time which means that the Hospitalized Seafarers have re­ trustees' vote on the bonus will ceived the bonus each year since mean another $5,000 in hospital the Welfare Plan began so that benefits for Seafarers. The bonus they would have a little additional The first of three new money will be distributed by SIU cash for any personal extras or super tankers being built for hospital representatives when they gifts they might want to be. The the SIU - contracted Cities make their regular weekly visits to trustees acted under their author­ Service Oil Company is due to be the hospitals. ity to increase benefits from time launched in March and will be in Any Seafarer who is not in the to time as circumstances warrant. service by July, 1956. All three tankers should be in operation by the end of next year in the CS coastwise trade. Built under the "trade-in and build" program of the Maritime Administration, the new tankers will have a deadweight tonnage of 32,600 and provide modern accom­ modations including individual A three-man panel of judges will begin sifting through foc'sles for all crewmembers and 1955 copies of the SEAFARERS LOG next week to pick the forced draft ventilation. winners of the 1955 SEAFARERS LOG award. The award The ships will operate on a will go to Seafarers who have-*— geared turbine drive and will maintain a service speed of I6V2 made distinguished member­ of the sea; drawings—quality and •knots off 15,000 shaft horsepower. ship contributions in the form originality plus subject matter They will be 661 feet long and 90 of letters, photographs, poeti-y and based on maritime or related ex­ perience. feet wide amidships with a carrying drawings or other art work. capacity of 271,000 barrels. Judging the contest will be Mark Crew accommodation plans call Starr, educational director of the Ladies Garment for staterooms for the chief cook, Internatimial pumpman, machinists, 2nd cook Workers Union; Gordon Manning, and 3rd cook. An additional 29 managing editor. Collier's Maga­ rooms will be provided for the rest zine, and Victor Riesel, nationallyof the crew with each room having syndicated labor columnist. Award a berth, locker, desk, slat seat winners will receive SEAFARERS chair, upholstered chair, book rack, LOG award medallions. radio shelf and forced draft ven­ All membership eontributions in tilation. A crew lounge will be 1955 issues of the LOG, ineluding provided in addition to the mess- this one, are eligible for the award. room. Standards governing selection of The service target dates for the winners are: letters—one offering three ships are July, August and a constructive proposal, or best December, 1956, respectively. Since expressing a Seafarer's feeling on the ships have a relatively shallow any given issue; photography—for draft, 32 feet, it is believed they the best photograph or photographs *'ill be able to navigate the Cal- of Seafarers at work or play or asieu River channel with some other material of strong interest to minpt; .dredging at the dock ter­ Seafarers; poetry—literary merit minal in Lake Charles. and subject matter in the tradition Panel Of Judges Set For First LOG Awards submission to convention dele­ gates. AFL sea unions drafted a statement accordingly and the CIO unions did likewise. Balked On Subsidied The one major point on which overage condition of the ships. It the CIO maritime unions balked decries partisan attacks on the merchant marine and strongly en­ A full report by SIUNA vicedorses the following provisions presidents Paul Hall and Mor­ among others; ris Weisberger on the pro­ • The "50-50" cargo law should ceedings of all of the conven­ be defended and diligently en­ tions as well as detai's of the resolutions adopted on mari­ forced; • The Public Health Service time matters begins on page 7 Hospitals must be kept open with of this issue. sufficient appropriations; • Maritime hiring halls and at the AFL's document was on the rotary shipping are recognized as question of subsidies with the AFL the best possible way of insuring unions submitting a resolution a fair distribution of jobs. Federal strongly critical of the maldistri­ legislation should specifically guar­ bution of subsidy benefits to a few antee and recognize the hiring hall; favored steamship companies. The • An all-out effort should be CIO group refused to go along made to revive coastwise and in- with any criticism of the adminis­ tercoastal shipping through Gov­ tration of the subsidy program ernment assistance to this section with the result that this particular question was sidetracked- for ref­ of the merchant marine; • Federal laws protecting sea­ erence to the Executive Council. men must, be kept free from tam­ The subsidy question will be thrashed out at future council pering; • Foreign flag transfers should meetings. The strong convention action, be halted immediately; coupled with the enlargement of • Government training schools should be closed in view of the the Maritime Trades Department, oversupply of licenspd marine of­ the addition of new membership and the establishment of a fu 1ficers; • The Military Sea Transporta­ time MTD office in wa-hm-'tnn, tion System should stop competing foretell a vigorous role by MTD sea u*nions in the merged labor with privatelj'-owned shipping. • "The labor movement should federation. cooperate to eliminate bureaucratic seamen's charities; • Coast Guard control over seamen should be returned to civilian agency control. Started At MTD Meeting This strong and comprehensive TAMFA—Negotiations be­ policy statement received its ini­ tial impetus at the Maritime tween the SlU-affiliated Ma­ Trades Department convention rine Allied Workers and the which preceded the merger con­ Blue Stack Towing Company were vention by a week. The MTD's continuing this week, keyed to the position on seagoing maritime possibility that the six-ship tug matters was subsequently ap­ fleet will be operating under an proved by the AFL convention MAW pact by the start of the new which met principally for the pur­ year. pose of approving the AFL-CIO Talks i-evolving around a firstmerger. time MAW contract in the fleet got On the eve of the merged AFL- underway last month following the CIO convention, both AFL and union's success in a National Labor CIO maritime unions were asked Relations Board election among by the joint AFL-CIO executive unlicensed crewmembers The council to submit policy statemenl.-5 MAW victory in Blue Stack was the thi d win in recent months for the SIU affiliate in as many at­ tempts. Tampa Awaits New Tug Pact Alien Registry Begins Jan. 1 The annual registration of both resident and non-resident aliens as required under US law will get underway after January 1, 1956. All aliens are required to re-reg­ ister each year." Registration cards will be avail­ able in US postoifices. Aliens have one month in which to comply. Alien seamen who come in after Jahud^ ih'''\frhich to comply. SEAFARERS LOG Dec. 23. 1955 Vol. XVIi, No. 25 PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HEnoERt BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Managing Editor: BERNARD SEAM.AN, Art, Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR; IRWIN SPIVACK, Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. Published biweekly at the hesdouarteri of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. IM /m �Pase Four f-.- 1-^0 Wt;v • p: SEAFARERS US Lines Opposes US-Flag Expansion Dee. S3, 19SS LOG Cancer Victim Urges X-Ray After a four year battle against a cancer condition. Seafarer Harry "Harry the Horse" Muches is hopeful of final victory in his fight. But things would have been a lot easier for him, he believes, if he had taken steps early enough to check the warning signals by having United States Lines, the most-subsidized company in the a simple x-ray examination. " US, appeared as the sole opponent to expansion of the US Now in the tumor clinic of merchant marine on the North Atlantic run in hearings be- the Baltimore Public Health -^fore the Federal Maritime Service hospital, Muches wrote the Board last week. US Lines SEARARERS LOG urging the NY Speaker was the only opposition to a membership to "x-ray your chest petition by Arnold Bernstein Lines once a year, and if you feel any for Governmpnt-aided passenger pains in your chest go to the hos­ service on Trade Route 8 between pital. If your voice is hoarse and the US and the ports of Rotterdam sore, don't try to doctor it yourself and Antwerp. Passenger service on but go to the hospital at once." this route is currently monopolized High Praise by foreign-flag operators. ^ Muches has high praise for the Bernstein has asked for Govern­ food and care, he has received at ment construction and operating the hospital, "it is the very best, subsidies for up to three low-cost better than money can buy on the passenger ships. The ships would outside." He cites the staff of both be converted Mariners, which the tumor clinic and the eye, ear, would operate as one-class liners nose and throat clinic as top notch with cafeteria style service at rates both as to their professional skills far less than full-service passenger and their willingness to help the liners charge. Each ship would patients fight their ailments with carry approximately 900 passen­ all the medical resources at the gers. hospital's command. Seafarer Harry "Harry the Horse" Munches is shown with They could do even better, he No US Service Now says, if Seafarers would get,regu­ doctors in Baltimore PHS hospital where he is fighting cancer US Lines does not operate on lar check-ups. condition. the passenger-cargo service of Trade Route 8 but does have a straight cargo service into those Hitting the deck at last ports. It does not intend to* service the ports with passenger ships but NY branch membership nevertheless it put in an appear­ meeting. Seafarer J. P. ance as aff objector to the Bern­ "Kelly" Shaughnessy makes stein proposal. point during good and wel­ The rest of the witnesses testi­ fare. He's off Steel Venfied in favor of the proposal, point­ d.or. November'30 Through December 13 ing out there was no US-flag serv­ ice available for passengers head­ Registered ing for the Low Countries and Port Deck Deck Eng. Ens. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total A B Germany. They also stressed the A B A B A B Beg. 9 4 5 tremendous demand for transatlan- Boston •4 2 3 16 11 27 tice passenger service which has 121 ^ 27 75 40 80 17 276 841 360 resulted in many would-be travel­ 37 7 25 15 15 8 77 30 107 ers being disappointed in their 37 20 26 18 22 9 85 47 132 SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping quest for reservations. 11 5 7 10 6 10 24 25 49 continued booming along here Maritime observers see the US 16 9 11 10 10 1 37 20 57 during the past two weeks as the .Lines intervention as a contest 9 1 9 5 10 1 24 7 31 number of jobs dispatched climbed between two widely-differing points 36 12 19 8 20 5 75 25 100 higher than the previous period. of view as to the purpose of US 57 14 31 14 47 8 135 36 171 The shift from slow to "high" Government subsidies. One view­ 24 16 13 15 14 14 In the shipping department fol­ point regards them largely as a 51 45 96 25 lowed a long quiet period. Job ac­ prestige item to be used to con­ 17 20 • 15 14 11 59 43 102 tivity in the last period was struct and support floating palaces 12 14 10 9 9 8 31 31 62 sparked by two payoffs, the Azalea in lavish style to compete with the 22 . 13 17 19 19 16 58 48 106 City (Waterman) and the Alice Cunard Line Queens for the ben­ 13 8 12 10 13 7 38 25 63 Brown (Bloomfield). efit of the luxury traveler. The Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. stew. Total Total Total In addition, both the Longview other regards them as a means of A a A B A B A B Reg. Victory (Victory Carriers) and establishing economically - feasible 429 167 276 192 281 118 986 • 477 1463 Jean LaFitte (Waterman) signed operations designed to attract the on. The volume of jobs dispatched broadest-possible passenger and .^Shipped was also swelled by a busy sched­ cargo services, and to strengthen Port Deck Deck Deck Eng. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total B A C B A B C A B C Ship. ule of in-transit shipping. A total the workaday merchant marine. 3 2 0 3 0 0 3 4 0 10 5 0 15' of 11 vessels made stopovers here, With the conclusion of the hear­ Boston 95 38 21 87 31 14 66 30 25 248 99 60 407 each taking several men off the ings, all parties to the hearing have 26 11 17 1 15 ' 3 12 11 2 55 37 6 98 beach as replacements. 30 days in which to file briefs. 44 10 4 26 20 4 21 13 4 91 43 12 148 7 7 9 14 6 8 11 15 29 32 28 89 Savannah 6 3 1 4 3 1 3 1 0 13 7 2 22 Tampa .. 7 2 0 3 3 •0 5 2 0 15 7 0 22 17 4 0 14 10 0 , 11 6 0 42 20 0 62 43 13 4 29 13 1 35 16 0 107 42 5 154 16 11 2 10 12 0 12 4 1 38 27 3 68 12 4 3 0 9 0 9 6 0 30 13 43 11 16 0 6 12 0 3 0 20 U 39 59 18 6 18 18 14 12 13 7 11 45 31 41 117 WASHINGTON—A surprise shift in the Government's Seattle 9 7 9 3 5 16 4 4 5 29 20 13 62Deck Deck Eng. Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total foreign aid policy may have important repercussions on ship­ A B C A B A B C C A B C Ship. 319 136 ping and jobs in the merchant marine. In a strong reaction 61 247 161 206 46 125 63 772 422 170 1364 'Frisco Hums With Shipping Foreign Aid Shift May Boost Shipping li I •s to the resumption of the "cold war" the Eisenhower Admin­ tensify efforts to dispose of the Solid shipping was the keynote of the past two weeks, as job activity rose once again to a istration is reported planning mountains of surplus agricultural comfortable figure. SIU dispatchers handled 1,364 job openings during the period; registra­ + to ask for a big boost in foreign products it holds. The Department tion was pegged at 1,463. The higher shipping at this On the negative side Of the jobs is the absence of class C ship­ aid appropriations, $5 billion com­ is speaking of selling one million pared to about $2.7 billion voted bales of cotton abroad at low ime is the result of the ledger, Boston, Savannah, Tampa, ping in five ports. New York, on last ,year. prices. It also has to take energetic predicted heavier job- turn­ Houston and Seattle all showed the other hand, shipped a high of Any big .jump in foreign aid ap­ propriations would probably meet stiff opposition in Congress. But all indications point to an in­ creased outlay in the next year with more money going *to such sensitive spots as the Middle East and South Vietnam. Since such aid shipments are covered by the "SOSO" law, they would be assurance of large accounts of cargo for US flag ships. Surplus Cargoes Meanwhile, other decisions are shaping up in Washington which would be of direct benefit to US shipping. The US Department of Agriculture Intends to greatly iiro-'! (»;i. steps to unload part of the mam­ moth wheat surplus. Some of the wheat has been in storage for over two years and will go bad within a year unless it is sold. There are reports that Brazil is in the market for up to 250,000 tons of US wheat and other nations are interested. The prospect of greatly increased foreign aid shipments comes 'at a time when Liberty ship prices have risen to a new high and .coal ship­ ments have given an unexpected boost to the bulk cargo trade. Should the Administration go through with its projected plans it would probably mean a breakout of ships from the reserve fleet next summer;- .vr/ne-ioM over for the holiday season, with more men getting off ships to spend the festivities ashore with their families and friends. At least one more two-week report can be expected to reflect the seasonal pile-off. Improved activity port by port was a carbon copy of the previous two weeks' business, with a spread of seven ports up, five down and two remaining the same. New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nor­ folk, New Orleans, Lake Charles and Wilmington all posted a sharp rise in shipping, particularly NY, Philadelphia and Norfolk, which picked up where they left ,off some weeks ago. declines in the number of jobs dispatched, with Seattle suffering the worst of the. lot. The West Coast port'had been running very high for a month due to a tanker boom which put several new crews to sea. Gulf Held Own Mobile and San Francisco held the same pace as before, the for­ mer with "fair" shipping and the latter doing vei-y well. Percentagewise, class A ac­ counted for 56.5 percent of the total shipping, class B for 31.5 per­ cent and class C took up the re­ mainder. A sign of the fact that classes A and B are grabbjog oh to' mdre khd 'riiore 61 the ^viiifable 60 class C men by itself. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: All's quiet . . . New York: Booming again thanks to holiday . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Baltimore: Still quiet but jobs are always available . . . Norfolk: Nothing special in sight. Savannah: No payoffs in view; things remain the same . . . Tampa: Outlook better; had to call other ports for men . . . Mobile: Just holding its own . . . New Orleans: Fair . . . Lake Charles: Good . . . Houston: Still quiet. Wilmington: Good . . . San Fran­ cisco: Really humming . . . SeatUe: Boom's ever but jobs can be liai �^ \ TTii--mtrTFiirr Tf •i ' '-''r?', .'0 b^'SS, 19K SEAFARERS Fice Elv* LOG Steward Depts Get More Time To Act On Program With a number of ships still to be heard from on proposed changes in shipboard steward department procedure, headquarters is extending for 30 days the time for steward depart­ ment crewmembers to meet and act on the recommendations. The three-part report sent to all ships deals with work" policy and certification of men in the department; MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT Mrs. Nora Cover, wife of Seafarer Victor Cover of Baltimore, receives check from SlU Welfare Services Rep. Tony Kastina following her recent hospitalization. The event seems to please all hands. Cover was at sea at the time. SlU Welfare $ Meeting Costs Of Most Surgery Another 44 Seafarers and their families were assisted un­ der the hospital-surgical benefits of the SIU Welfare Plan to the tune of $6,407.81 in the month of November, 1955. That brought total benefits in five"*^ surgery. The increase in non-sur­ months to $37,485.89 for 240 gical hospitalization represents a dependents of Seafarers. more normal ratio. Of the 44 benefits paid during the month 11 went for hospitaliza­ tions involving injuries or illnesses which did not require surgery. The rise in thq percentage and number of such cases indicates that in the first months of the plan many Sea­ farers' dependents were taking care of long-deferred or optional Notify Union About Sick Men . Ship's delegates are urged to notify the Union immediately when a shipmate Is taken off the vessel in any port because of Illness or injury. Delegates should not wait until they send in the ship's minutes but should handle the matter in a separate communication, so that the ui> ion can determine in what man­ ner it can aid the brother. It would also be helpful if the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these notifications to Welfare Services at headquarters. With this increase has come a rise in benefits paid for doctors' visits to the hospital with $300 go­ ing for that purpose during the month. Aid Ratio Improving An encouraging feature of the November report is the rising num­ ber of cases in which the Plan covered the full cost of surgery or very nearly so. Sinee the Plan was designed to meet average sur­ gical costs in major port cities and pays higher benefits than other widely-established plans, it should be sufficient to cover the costs of usual operations. The im­ provement in this area indicates that many more Seafarers are ne­ gotiating for surgical services on the basis of the Plan instead of going ahead without finding out what the costs will be. Families of Seafarers who have not yet received information on the coverage and eligibility rules of the Welfare Plan can do so through any SIU branch. Wherever possible they should contact the Union in advance before entering a hospital to make sure they are following the proper procedure. changes in existing working rules and institution of the "to order" feeding "system on SIU ships. All steward department personnel are urged to notify headquarters of their sentiments, so that a complete record will be had of steward de­ partment expression. The overwhelming majority of crews responding thus far have voted in favor of the report. A numl^r of crews have proposed modifications and additions of their own which will be submitted to another headquarters rank and file committee for final action. The initial report was drafted by a l.V man committee representing the steward department after it studied suggestions received from the outports and from interested parties at headquarters.The report was then sent on to all SIU ships for discussion and action by steward department members. Suggestions Offered Among proposals and modifica­ tions sent in, a number of crews have suggested the installation of electric dumbwaiters for efficient to order" -service. Others raised questions about the certification time intervals to go from one rat­ ing to another and about the wage scales for the chief steward and chief cook. ""(The latter two ratings recently received wage increase under the reopener of the SIU contract.) Other questions and proposals dealt with the work of the 3rd cook where no galley "utility is carried and the hours of other ratings as well as the various duties assigned to different ratings under the recommended work rules. Some men proposed modifi­ cation of the "to order" system on broiled chops, such as pork chops, which need longer prepa­ ration than other broiled and grilled meats. All of these suggestions and modifications are being kept on file pending arrival of ballots froih ships not yet heard from. When ail the returns are in, another com­ mittee will be elected by the mem­ bership at headquarters to recast the report in its final form. 'li i •• ''113 • k'i'i DIRECT-TO-SHIPS ROUND-THE-WORLD •m RADIO BROADCAST SUNDAY 1915 GMT MONDAY 0315 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) Europe and North America —WCO-13020 KC (10:15 PM EST Sunday) Australia WMM 25—15607 KC East Coast South America -WOO-16908.8 KC Northwest Pacific —WMM 81 —11037.5 West Coast South America —WCO-22407 KC m Widespread popvilarity of the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment's short wave radio broadcasts to ships at sea has been reported to headquarters by Seafarers on many SIU ships. The MTD started broadcast--^ ing four months ago in a a week basis but are repeated on a move to supplement its infor­ time schedule designed to reach mation program about all of its seagoing and shoreside unions as well as to spread the news of its activitie.s. The broadcast program had the enthusiastic support of the SIU which felt it would prove an in­ valuable supplement to existing sources of information and keep members of sea-going MTD affili­ ates fully informed as to the latest development in the industry. The broadcasts go out on a once ships all over the world at a rea­ sonable hour. Contents of the broadcast con­ sist of news of the latest develop­ ments in all MTD affiliates, ship­ ping news and other matters of in­ terest to maritime and the mem­ bership of MTD unions. SIU crews which are not receiv­ ing the broacasts or have any sug­ gestions for future programs ar« urged to get in touch with SIU headquarters. "^1 •m'l Lakes SIU Aids Striking Printers •M With its first contract under its belt, the Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Union is turning its attention to shoreside facilities for its mem­ bership. Groundbreaking cere­ monies were held on December 15 for a new headquarters buildng to go up at 350 Fremont Street, San Francisco. The building will have facilities for the membership simi­ lar to those available in SUP, MFOW and SIU headquarters. 4" 4" 3^ The last of the West Coast deck agreements has been wrapped up as the Sailors Union of the Pacific signed with Alaska Steamship Com­ pany for a base of $410 per month for ABs. Cargo handling and over­ time rates are also increased, with the cargo rate $2.25 during regular hours and $2.60 on off hours and weekends. Overtime rates are up to $2.65 an hour and penalty pay has been incorporated in the base Engineer-instructors for Domini­ can-flag ships are being supplied by the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers under a new contract signed by the BME. The engineers will be paid the US wage scale for chief engineers, and will get the same vacation and welfare benefits as men on US ships. Their job will be to supervise and instruct native Dominican engineers on the vessels which run between the Dominican Republic and US ports on the East Coast. 4 3^ t Marine FiremM have concluded their contracts with West Coast operators after settling the vaca­ tion pay issue on the basis of two weeks' base pay plus a two-week bonus for men in the employ of one company for a year. The con­ tract with the Pacific Maritime Association runs for two years, but Pacific ,^^.'Eqst ,Lines, and, A.wefi-' can President Lines have signed a three-year agreement. 4- 4' 4" Canadian seamen, members of the SIU Canadian District ended the tie-up of the Princess Helene of Canadian Pacific Railways at St. John, New Brunswick. The tie-up came after West Coast Canadian Pacific Railways ships had been signed to a new contract but the company refused to put the same agreement into effect on the East Coast. Talks will now resume. 4 4 4 The newly-affiliated National Association of Marine Engineers in Canada has won significant improvements on Montreal harbor tugs. A five day, 40 hour week has been established with overtime payments for any hours over eight in one day with a minimum, of four hours' overtime for any OT call-out, including nights , .^nd weekrads. .oy,R ( •2 -^r SIU Great Lakes District headquarters in Detroit serves as strike hq. for printing pressmen's union as citywide news­ paper strikes continues. All editorial and mechanical em­ ployees of the motor city's three major dailies went out when publishers balked on terms for new contracts. Pictured (I to r) are Ralph H. Freddy, Sr., president. Pressmen's Local 13; L. Million, shop chairman at "Detroit Gravure," and E. Morency, Local 13 secretary-trea$urery> ' vc , .3:1 . LU • ' .-i �SEAFARERS Ptre Six Father And Sons' Day At SIU Blood Gifts Buoy Wife Of Seafarer Check Deductions Now Fch' Tax Savings "Sharpshooters" Victor Perei, Jr., 6. and brother Frank, 4, gave dad, Seafarer Victor Perez, cook, a few pointers as trio made use of third floor recreation facilities at SIU headquar­ ters. Perez is just off the Steel Navigator. Presence of father. Seafarer Richard Toler, wasn't quite enough to enable little Richard, 2, to face haircut ordeal. He's ready to dissolve in tears as hq barber looks on. NMU Adopts SlU-Type Welfare Plan i After five years of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in premiums to an insurance company, the National Maritime Union this month set up a self-insured welfare plan on the same pattern as the SIU. Self-insurance for the SIU has meant a saving of $110,000 a year to the membership which would otherwise have well as the ability to assure per­ union-employer welfare programs gone to an insurance com­ sonal service to the membership in in New York State. The state pany. Accordingly, the SIU plan has made possible payment of greater benefits to Seafarers. Before it changed its welfare plan, the NMU took the step of seeking a ruling on the legality of self-insurance from the New York State Insurance Department and the courts. SIU Savings The SIU insisted on a self-in­ sured plan originally because of the financial savings involved, as Ride Union Cabs in Savannah fefei' : The only unionized taxicab company in Savannah is the Garden City Cab Company, also known as the Checker Cab Company, whose tele­ phone is 5133, 5134. Yellow Cab is still non-union and is resisting all efforts at organ­ ization. The port of Savannah mem­ bership aided in the organiz­ ing of the Garden City com­ pany, and the membership is on record to patronize only amUi'io'i'ys 'JJJ AMC •yjfii ii YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Sealarers Guide To Better Buying The Seriously-ill wife of Seafarer Juan Rueda is hold­ ing her own thanks in large pait to blood donations given her by a number of Seafarers. Com­ plicating her problems is the fact that she is expecting a baby short­ ly. Doctors in New York's Mt. Sinai hospital where she is hos­ pitalized expect she will need care and treatment . for some time after the baby's birth. Rueda, who sails as steward on SIU ships, is very grateful for the response Seafarers have made to his ap­ Rueda peal for blood. "Without their help," he says, "I don't know how we would have been able to pull through these past few weeks." The doctors expect that the crisis is still to come with the strain of the baby's birth adding to the burden of the illness. They expect that Mrs. Rueda will re­ quire additional blood donations to meet the ordeal. Blood Needed Seafarers who would like to do­ nate blood to help through this critical stage can do so by going to the blood bank at Mt. Sinai hos­ pital at 5th Avenue and 99th Street, Manhattan. The blood bank is open from 9:30 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays and from 1 PM to 4 PM on Sun­ days. Donors should specify that they are giving blood to the account of Mrs. Juan Rueda in the maternity section of the hospital and should not eat for four hours prior to the donation. Seafarers traditionally follow a policy of helping out one another on personal and family blood needs, since transfusion costs, gen­ erally run very high otherwise. Replacement pints of blood ap­ preciably lower these costs. ' A'". ^ i: 'P*'-- . Dec. 23, 1955 LOG a speedy and flexible fashion. One-Third Of Unions A clear example of the superior­ ity of a self-insured plan was the manner in which hospital benefits were handled by the two unions. From the very beginning, the SIU Plan paid benefits to hospitalized Seafarers for as long as they were hospitalized. The NMU's insur­ ance company set-up paid for a limited number of weeks only, working a hardship on chronic and long-term patients. A self-insured plan has other advantages including complete control by the trustees over admin­ istrative expenses and the freedom to invest the plan's reserves in in­ come-producing bonds or stocks. As a result of self-administration the Seafarers Welfare Plan was cited by a New York State Insur­ ance Department inquiry in Sep­ tember, 1954, for having adminis­ trative expenses well below aver­ age. The investment of the Plan's reserves has brought over $100,000 into the Plan which would also have been lost under an insurance company set-up. , These obvious advantages have attracted'(bttei-thiPdJ'bf tti©' has a long-standing law that unions operating their own welfare programs had the right to self-in­ sure. While the law says nothing with respect to the similar jointlyadministered union - employer funds, it has been the practice of the State Insurance Department and the courts to permit such funds to self-insure for many years. Neither the department or the courts have ever hinted in any way that this was not legal, . In spite of this prevailing situa­ tion, the NMU fund went to the superintendant of the New York State Insurance Department asking for a ruling on the legality of selfinsurance. He declined to issue such a ruling. The NMU wasn't satisfied and petitioned the State Supreme Court on the subject. Su­ preme Court Justice Eder dis­ missed the petition pointing out there was nothing on the books in the form of law or administrative order that stood in the way of any union-employer group that wanted to self-insure. According to the NMU, the selfinsurance system it has entered into will save its fund $120,000 -a iyedvi $.80,000 of '-thdltol^kdfe'Moile'. Every Seafarer ought to do some tax planning before the end of the year. This is a favorite tax-saving device of larger taxpayers, who are currently figuring whether to shift income to 1956 or accept It in 1955, what deductible expenses to prepay and whether to take capital gains and losses on the stock market and other deals now or after Jan*l. You can't do all this manipulating, but what you can save by some simple planning before Jan. 1, you ought to take advantage of. The effect of the tax strategy continually developed by tax lawyers and accountants for larger taxpayers, is to shift a greater pa'rt of the tax load on to moderate-income people. Last year's changes in the tax laws have operated to make it even easier for larger taxpayers to avoid taxes by further enabling them to convert ordinary income Into capital gains which are taxed at a lower rate, through rapid deprecia­ tion of company equipment, through the special rebate on dividends from corporation shares, and other devices. Tax Know-How Is Self-Defense You have to get tax-wise in self-defense. A family of three whose breadwinner earns $80 a week this year pays a typical Federal income tax of $389 or $7.44 a week. That's more than such a family usually spends on clothing, or home furnishings, or medical care. Here's the technique of "minimizing your tax bill by year-end planning: Before Jan. 1 make a tentative list of probable tax deductions. These include contributions (goods as well as cash); interest paid on debts; other taxes paid; medical expenses in excess of three percent of income; child-care expenses paid by a working mother or widower; losses due to damage by fire, storm, casualty or theft; deductible work expenses such as union dues, technical books, tools and work uniforms; expenses of earning investment income, such as safe-deposit box rental. Itemize Fully If Over 10 Percent If these deductions total at least ten percent of your adjusted gross income (see below), then you will probably itemize your deductions. In that case, your best strategy is to increase your deductions from 1955 income by getting all possible deductions prepaid before the end of the year. It is especialiy desirable to increase deductions this year because of the possibility that the tax rate may be lower next year. But if your potential deductions for 1955 won't total ten percent of your adjusted gross income, you will probably take the optional ten percent allowance. In that case your tax-saving technique would be to postpone payment of deductible expenses until Jan. 1 to build up your deductions for 1956. Note that the income figure used to determine whether your de­ ductions total ten percent or not is "adjusted gross income." This means your "actual total income less any legally-excludable pay you received while sick. Under the recently-revised rules, you can now exclude from your gross income up to $100 a week of pay received from your employer while ill. But pay received during the first week of an illness is taxable unless you are hospitalized for at least a day, or your absence is due to injury (whether incurred on the job or not). You can subtract excludable sick pay from your gross income on page 1 of your tax return whether or not you itemize deductions on page 3, so be sure you do this. Otherwise you'll pay extra taxes needlessly. Deductions You Can Prepay If you plan to itemize deductions this year, besides charity and church contributions, here are some deductible expenses you may be able to prepay: Medical Expenses: If you find your medical expenses add up to three percent of your gross adjusted income, you can further increase your deduction by paying any bills you owe doctors, dentists, etc., before the end of the year, or by buying before Jan. 1 any eyeglasses or other appliances or undertaking dental or other treatment you plan to do soon anyway, or by paying before Jan. 1 any premiums which will soon be due on accident and health insurance. Interest Fees: If you are making any payments on cars, a house, appliances or other goods bought on installments, or on cash loans, you can increase your "interest" deduction by sending out your Janu­ ary payment on Dec. 31. Or if you have the cash, prepay any debts before the end of the year. But if you do prepay debts, see that the lender or finance company rebates to you a proportionate amount of the interest fee or finance charge. Other Taxes: Property, sales and other taxes you pay are deductible. The chief tax-saving possibility is to pay up by Dec. 31, any taxes you owe or will soon owe. For example, if you make monthly payments on your house which include a property-tax payment on your house, you can increase this year's deduction by an extra month's tax payment simply by sending out your check to the bank on Dec. 31. Work Expenses: You may be able to buy ahead any work uniforms, equipment, tools, safety shoes, patterns, technical books you plan to get soon anyway. Only work uniforms generally not wearable away from work are tax deductible; not ordinary dungarees. On small tools or supplies, deduct the entire cost, but "depreciate" expensive tools. For example, on the costlier hand tools, the usual procedure is to de­ duct 20 to 25 percent of the cost each year; on sciehtific tools, ten per­ cent; electric tools, 331/h, until the full cost has been deducted. Child-Care: Working mothers whether married or widowed, and widowers, are now perpiitted to deduct up to $600 a year for the care of children up to 12 (or older if physically or mentally incapable), while they go out to work. This expense can be deducted whether the child is cared for in your home or outside. You can even deduct the child-care expense if you pay the money to a relative, as your mother, but not if you also claim the relative as a dependent. So if you are eligible but haven't taken full advantage of this deduction, try to get in as much as you can. However, a wife must file a joint return with her husband to get this deduction, and there is no tax saving if the couple earn $5,100 or more a year, unless the husband •iS' ftiCdpdble of Self-SuppoW. '' : v.j u-'. iw; i yj Mif: • :iS(: �X <' ; v« t DM. 2S. ms SEAPARVRS LOG P^e Seirea : M- ,'m Events in the trade union movement over the past several weeks no seafaring man has made in the way of eco­ doubt will be recorded as among the most important in America's organ­ nomic security over the past years, and at the same time to block the determined ef­ ized labor history. Developments have taken place which could well have forts of the seafaring man's union for more long-lasting effect on the lives of trade union workers, and on seafaring equitable and commensurate compensation men as members of the labor community. Foremost, of course, was the for his work contribution to the industry and the nation's economy. merger of the two large organized parent labor bodies of , this nation— As the MTD convention indicated, the the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organ­ member maritime unions, individually and collectively, will continue to battle offen­ izations—into a new grouping known as the AFL-CIO. sively and defensively to protect the best Perhaps of lesser importance but of vital influence on this achievement interests of the people they represent. were the separate preliminary conventions of the AFL and the CIO, and The general feeling among all delegates from the standpoint of the maritime worker, the Maritime Trades Depart­ as the MTD wound up its convention was one of optimism and satisfaction that the ment convention. Department could serve the interests of Each of these labor bodies—the AFL-CIO, the AFL, the CIO, and the the maritime worker to an even greater degree than in the past. Under the pro­ MTD—took decisive actions and positions at their respective conventions posed constitution of the merged AFLwhich must certainly be understood by the Seafarer and the other organ­ CIO, the Maritime Trades Department ized union people of our land, for it was the improvement of their status would be a Department within the frame­ work of the new organization with head­ which motivated the decisions. quarters in the AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington, and as such could serve as a Through your delegates, your union — the SIU — participated in each strong organization, capable of assistance of these conventions, and in varying degrees participated in the develop­ and accomplishment in behalf of the mem­ ment of policy — particularly where the welfare of seamen was concerned ber unions and their memberships. Based on its program and objectives and —and, in the endorsement of policies and objectives calculated to have on the increased size resulting from the bearing on the future life of the trade union movement. new affiliations, the Maritime Trades De­ As in all matters affecting the welfare of the membership, the policy partment could look to the future with justifiable confidence of its success in be­ of the Seafarers International Union is to report directly to the member­ half of the maritime workers under its ship the facts, the background, and the meaning of a particular develop­ banner. ment. Verbatim reports of the various conventions are now in process of printing and distribution, and as soon as the Union receives them, they will be made available to the membership. This report, therefore, will highlight the various decisions and actions of importance to Seafarers and will deal at greater length with those direct­ The American Federation of Labor con­ ly affecting the maritime industry. In the interests of clarity and sim­ vention went into session on December 1 plicity, the report will treat the conventions in the order of their occur­ and wound up its business the following rence. day. Simultaneously, the Congress of In­ II. AFL Convention I. Maritime Trades Department In accordance with the provisions of Its constitution, the Maritime Trades De­ partment held its convention just prior to the American Federation of Labor convention—on November 29, 30 in New York. The MTD convention opened on a key­ note of expansion of the department through a program of organizing the un­ organized in the maritime industry and through the affiliation of unions having memberships employed in the various segments of the industry. On the latter objective, the program got rfl to a good start when the department was able to announce during the conven­ tion period that affiliations had been ef­ fected by the American Federation of Grain Miiiers, composed of grain sealers and handlers on the Great Lakes and other ports; locals of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters engaged in transport on the nation's waterfronts; In­ ternational Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, representing men in shoreside waterfront installations and harbor craft, and sections of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees representing workers in community-ownedockside installations. Delegates agreed that other unions which could meet the constitutional requirements of the depart­ ment should be invited to affiliate and at the port level, council of the MTD should be expanded to any ports not now covered. Of major interest to Seafarers is the vigorous and firm position taken by the MTD convention on the critical issues in­ volving the welfare and economic security of the maritime workers. These positions and the respective methods for imple­ menting them were set forth In a series of resolutions dealing with the more pr^sn Ing issues and in a declaration of policy with respect to a number of other equally Important issues. In all, the convention adopted 14 resolutions and a declaration covering some 12 points of policy, includ­ ing a campaign for legislation to assure the life of the hiring hall, a demand for a governmental reappraisal of the present method of ship subsidies with a view to strengthening the entire merchant marine as opposed to a system of benefits for a few. Reaffirmation of the traditional posi­ tion in behalf of continued availability of United States Public Health Service hos­ pital facilities for seamen was declared, and a renewed fight to preserve the "SOSO" law was vowed. The delegates assail­ ed the creeping attempts at further antilabor legislation and pledged to fight these restrictive laws every inch of the way. In behalf of sound trade union practices and In the interests of expanding bona-fide labor representation, the convention went on record to support the continuing cam­ paign of the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen on the New York water­ front. Absolute maximum support was similar­ ly pledged to the International Transportworkers Federation in its drive on "run­ away" flag ships seeking evasion of trade union "conditions and wages. The conven­ tion called for a halt to the Coast Guard's efforts to extend its jurisdiction of power over merchant seamen, and demanded re­ strictions on foreign-flag shipping hi the United States and Canadian intercoastal and inland waters, as well as controls over the flood of foreign tuna imports to the detriment of United States fishing and can­ nery workers. The declaration of policy covered the following items: gov't training. Interna­ tional Labor Office, Military Sea Trans­ portation Service, protection of seamen's rights, foreign-flag transfers, unemploy­ ment insurance and seamen's charities. Underlying these decisions and actions of the Maritime Trades Department was the constant awareness that the enemies of a healthy, organized trade union move­ ment, in maritime as elsewhere are deter­ mined to whittle .away, thmqgbcJegisJative t, ^ and every other means the gains that the dustrial Organizations held its final con­ vention. The major purpose of both these conventions was to deal with the proposed constitution of the merged labor organiza­ tion and thus to vote on merger itself. 'The proposed constitution had been ham­ mered out in a series of meetings between AFL and CIO representatives and its es­ sential provisions were generally well known to the delegations. After a few minor changes, the constitution was adopted and the merger was ratified ac­ cordingly. The same procedure was fol­ lowed at the simultaneous CIO convention. Thus, the way was paved for the first con­ vention beginning on December 5 of the merged parent labor body, henceforth to be known as the AFL-CIO. Before adjourning, the AFL convention dealt with a great many resolutions deal­ ing with such important labor matters as social security, income taxes, anti-labor legislation, civil service, civil rights, immi­ gration, organizing and other of a similarly vital concern to the trade union movement. The Maritime Trades Department pre­ sented a number of resolutions to the AFL convention, asking for endorsement of the department's position on a shipbuilding program, 50-50 cargo law, revival of coastal and intercoastal shipping, organiz­ ing, control of tuna imports, preservation of union hiring halls, foreign-flag traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway, opposition to Coast Guard extension of power over mer­ chant seamen, the preservation of free col­ lective bargaining and opposition to pro­ posed and existing restrictive labor legis­ lation, support for the International Transportworkers Federation, adequate appro­ priations by Congress for maintenance of the United States Public Health Service hospital facilities for seamen, and the pro­ posal for Congressional study of the pres­ ent government ship subsidy procedures and opposition to monopolistic expansion by companies receiving government grant. The Metal Trades Department of the AFL submitted several resolutions similar to those of the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, and Chairman Woll of the Resolu- tjoii«s:]CqtjMJji|ttee gdvtseC: both ^part-ments that these resolutions, as virtually all resolutions before the AFL, would be submitted to the Joint AFL-CIO Resolu­ tions Committee of the merged AFL-CIO when it convened in the following week. President Meany informed the conven­ tion that all policy matters that would have come up before the AFL convention would be taken up at the sessions of the merged federation. Before adjourning the last convention of the AFL, President Meany, who will head the new organiza­ tion, stated that he was convinced that the decision of the convention to merge the two parent labor bodies was a step that would bring "greht benefit to the all mil­ lions who work for wages in this country, and it will bring a great deal of credit and betterment to the nation as a whole." With this sentiment, your delegates were in whole accord. Because it was with the object of improving the status of the . trade union worker that they, with the other delegations, had voted in favor of the merger. IIL FL-CIO If the first convention of the newly merged AFL-CIO had done nothing else but meet within one building as it did, that historic session would have been a sufficient accomplishment. But the first AFL-CIO convention did more than that. It tackled a host of problems that concern every working man and woman in the country and it emerged with-a joint policy on the m.ajor, issues, which is a formidable start. The SEAFARERS LOG has carried ac­ counts of the AFL-CIO convention high­ lights. Detailed reports and official ac­ counts of the convention proceedings and actions are in preparation for distribution by the AFL-CIO headquarters in Wash­ ington and as soon as they are received, they will be made available to the mem­ bership. The key decisions of the AFL-CIO con­ vention were made with respect to (1) the Taft-Hartley Act and the National Labor Relations Board; (2) State Anti-Union Laws; (3) Collective Bargaining; (4) Ethi­ cal Practices; (5) Foreign Policy; (6) Civil Rights and (7) Political Action, All of the decisions on these issues stemmed from a determination to build a stronger trade union movement, streng­ then the democratic process in this coun­ try and abroad and, consequently, to im­ prove the economic and social position of the working men and women of the nation. The AFL-CIO convention, as a develop­ ment in the labor history of this country, could well start a change in the course of the ti-ade union movement. The effects of this epochal event no doubt will be seen in the days ahead. 4" 4- This then was the picture of the first AFL-CIO convention as it affected the overall, general well-being of all work­ ers. But the convention was marked by a great deal of other activity dealing with problems and issues peculiar to individual sections of the labor movement. There were many executive meetings of the in­ ternational, and national unions, depart­ ments and the executive council of the merged body itself. In our own area of maritime, the Joint Resolutions Committee of the AFL-CIO requested that the Maritime Trades De­ partment submit a statement of policy out­ lining positions on fundamental issues. Your MTD delegates were informed that the MTD's counterpart in the CIO, the CIO Maritime Committee was asked to do likewise. The purpose, apparently, was to enable the AFL-CIO to attempt to develope, agree upon, and adopt one pro­ gram for maritime, a program that would thereupon be representative of the AFLCIO position on the basic maritime issues. The executive board of the MTD there­ upon 'issued a statement of policy, into which itlhcbrpdraleff bdlih the resolutions 'tvl , -••"-41 �r Paeie Eight ' • §'• I SEAFARERS MTD, Merger And The SIV A report by SlUNA vice-presidents Paul Hall ond Morris Weisberger it'v '^ and the declaration of policy on funda­ mental maritime issues that had been adopted by the MTD convention several days earlier. The following is the text of the state­ ment of policy the Maritime Trades De­ partment submitted to the Joint AFLCIO Resolutions Committee: MTD Proposals sels. This is customary in almost all maritime nations. It is also impera­ tive that the pilots taking over on ships entering or leaving the St. Law­ rence Seaway be either nationals of Canada or the United States, a prac­ tice adhered to in virtually every world port. Further, we urge a change In the status of British ships so thay will be classed as British vessels in­ stead of Canadian vessels as they are at present. LOG the form of relief on Panama Canal tolls for U. S. shipping. 8. FOREIGN-FLAG TRAlJSFERS —With­ in the past year, over 100 U. S.-flag ships have been transferred to for­ eign registry by their American own­ ers to avoid U. S. wages and taxes. The' Government allowed these transfer* and is still allowing Ameri­ can-built and paid for ships to go under flags where they immediately drive U. S.-flag ships from the seas. In addition, U. S. owners are also chartering foreign flag ships for use in trades to the United States and Canada thereby causing American seamen to lose jobs. We urge that the government immediately stop ap­ proval of any further transfers and that legislation be undertaken to halt the practice of American interests us­ ing foreign-flag ships in competition against U. S.-flag vessels. 9. GOVERNMENT TRAINING PROGRAM Deo. 23, 1955 the administration of their programi . to obtain fair treatment for all seamen. 15. SEAMEN'S CHARITY AND PRIVATE WELFARE GROUPS—American sea­ men enjoy the highest maritime wages in the world and through their unions have first-class protection against the enemies of seamen both home and abroad. It has been the * practice of some charity groups and private welfare agencies to picture to the rest of the labor movement seamen as badly in heed of care and aid, both here and in foreign ports, thus soliciting funds from the labor movement as a whole. Inasmuch as the American seaman has full and adequate protection through his con­ tract benefits and his union, he is not in need of outside charity; there­ fore, we urge that the entire labor movement cooperate toward eliminat­ ing these so-called seamen's charities which have come to exist soleiy as bureaucracies for their officers and employees, which was the recent position taken by Seafarers Section, including the American delegates, of the International Transportworkers Federation, affiliated with the ICFTU. At a time when the entire econ­ —As a civilian industry we are un­ omy of the United States is expand­ equivocally opposed to the govern­ ment training of personnel to turn ing and the • committments of our 3. ANTI-LABOR LEGISLATION — The host of anti-labor legislation on the loose on a saturated industry already nation abroad, both economic and city, state and national level, such as suffering from heavy unemployment. military are increasing, the United the "right to work" legislation, the The maritime industry has ample pro­ States merchant marine stands as a recent Congressional proposal which vision within the industry for upgrad­ paradox: its ships are overage and would have in effect frozen the wages ing men from the lowest rating to 16. COAST GUARD — Attempts to fur­ unsuited for today's international ther restrict and control the Ameri­ of seamen and required compulsory master without the necessity for main­ competition; it is totally incapable can seamen through Federal legisla­ arbitration, are all restrictive moves taining a million dollar a year gov­ of supplying a war of even the aimed at weakening and destroying tion have been put forth by the United ernment apparatus. At the moment, States Coast Guard, which during the labor movement in the Maritime Korea size; it is constantly shrink­ there are licensed officers who have Industry. Therefore, we urge a World War II secured and retained been awaiting berths for over two ing in size as more and more of its vigorous campaign on the national and the power to certify and issue docu­ years, yet the Federal subsidized numbers are transferred to nations local levels to protect the rights of ments to seamen, hold trials, suspend schools continue to turn out men by offering sub-standard wages and union members in all industries a man's right to work and cari-y out the hundreds. Therefore, we urge the low taxes; it is under attack at against a regulated and regimented a security screening program. The immediate closing of government home by various partisan interests labor movement in America. current attempt at restricting sea­ academies. and it is without a policy for cor­ men's rights is a so-called profiling recting this downward slide. 4. "50-50" LAW—The maintenance of the 10. INTERNATIONAL LABOR OFFICE— system to blackball from the indus­ As participants over the years in the cargo preference or "50-50" Law is a try on phony physical and psycho­ The American Federation of La­ conventions of the International La­ basic necessity to U. S. shipping, even logical grounds men it wishes to re­ bor maritime unions are aware of bor Organization, we recognize the though the maritime industry felt move from ships. No civilian indus­ this situation and, despite these constructive work which this body can that it would be fair and proper to try is under the military control that many handicaps of the industry, and does perform in the interests of insist upon 100 percent. Without the must be endured by the seamen. have consistently negotiated con­ workers throughout the world, even law requiring that half of the federal Therefore, issuance of seamen's docatracts which provide for our mem­ though American standards are sel­ aid cargoes be carried on U. S. fl.ag ments, licenses, the U. S. Shipping bers excellent working conditions, dom affected. We urge endorsement ships, hundreds of ships would have Commissioner, the Marine Inspection wages and fringe benefits. of the ILO maritime conventions that to be idled and thousands of seamen Service, and the administration of are approved by the labor designated laid off. An alliance of foreign ship­ U.S. Government in Maritime should • Nonetheless, the American Feder­ representatives of the United States owners along with the U. S. State and be returned to the Department of ation of Labor maritime unions see to the International Labor Organiza­ Agriculture Departments has con­ Commerce, frc\' which it was taken. a host of problems that affect every tion's conference. ducted a continuing campaign to AFL seagoing or waterfront work­ CONCLUSION — The experience of the cripple the law. We therefore urge er. These conditions present clear AFL seamen's unions indicates that that the "50-50" Law be made perma­ 11. MILITARX SEA TRANSPORT SERV­ ICE—Direct and indirect government dangers to all and could conceiv­ the fight to prevent restriction of nent and irrevocable, and diligently competition with private enterprise their inherent rights as trade union­ ably lead to a weakening of the enforced. is a generally frowned upon practice. ists must be a constant one. We recog­ rights and benefits now enjoyed by The operation of vessels by the MSTS nize that this is a fight that must be 5. MARINE HOSPITALS—-The Marine our members. Principal among in competition with privately-owned waged in concert with all unions that Hospital Program for seamen is of these are: vessels is harmful to the maritime in­ share our concern, and to this end vital importance to an industry that 1. SUBSIDIES—^The supposed concept and intent of government subsidies to United States flag-shipping is, ac­ cording to the spirit of the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act, to encourage a stronger U. S. Maritime Industry. In practice, however, the manner in which subsidies have been granted has tended to decrease the strength of the industry as a whole. Because subsidies are granted only to a rela­ tively small percentage of U. S. com­ panies, a situation has developed which finds the majority of private companies operating without subsidy in direct competition with the few who are sustained with the help of the taxpayers' money. Less concerned with developing initiative and effi­ ciency, the subsidized companies can, therefore, survive bad management which competing non-subsidized op­ erators cannot. This situation is not conducive to a healthy and expanding industry and consequently, affects the well-being of the many thousands who depend upon the industry for livelihoods. We, therefore, urge no further privileges in the form of sub­ sidies or other type of advantage be given by the Federal Government to subsidized shipping, which would fur­ ther react to the competitive disad­ vantage of the non-subsidized opera­ tors' interest until the whole problem has been reappraised by the Congress of the United States. 2. ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY — The threat to the American and Canadian seamen is also being felt on the Great Lakes. We deem it imperative that be­ fore the St. Lawrence Seaway opens that legislation be undertaken to ban Canadian coastal and U. S.-Canada lake ports trade to foreign <flag ves­ ranks third in accidents and whose personnel are constantly exposed to pestilence and disease peculiar to the ports throughout the world at which they must call. We urge that suffi­ cient annual appropriations be forth­ coming to maintain the marine hospi­ tals and that an end be put to the constant threat of decreasing medical facilities for seamen. 6. HIRING HALL — The practice in the AFL Maritime Hiring Halls as in other industries where men must change jobs frequently is the best method to insure fair and equitable distribution of worh and' at the same time guard against abuses, such as the shape-up. The maritime unions of the AFL have been built around the hir­ ing hall and have fought countless struggles to maintain it; therefore, we urge that federal legislation be un­ dertaken at once to guarantee that the hiring hall be recognized as the proper medium for employment in all industries in which its use has been in accepted practice. dustry in general and to the interests of organized seafaring men, as well as those manning the government ships. We, therefore, urge elimina­ tion of the govei'nment- from compe­ tition with private shipping. 12. PROTECTION OF SEAMEN'S LEGAL RIGHTS—On the Federal statute books are numerous maritime laws that work to protect American sea­ men and have functioned well over the years to provide basic protection of seamen's rights. Attempts have been made to propose "streamlining" of these laws by government bureaus, insurance companies and shipowners, which would undoubtedly result in the reduction of a sizable number of the rights seamen now enjoy by law. Therefore, we urge that all steps be taken to protect from tampering all United States laws enacted to pro­ tect the rights of seamen. 13. SHIP'S RADIO—There have been moves recently within the industry to replace the ship's radio with the radio telephone. Aboard a ship at sea, the radio is its only contact with the out­ side world and it is vital that the method of communication be the best and without failure to protect the lives of the crewmen aboard. We urge that all steps be taken to safeguard the essential and vital radio operator aboard ship under the U. S. flag. 7. COASTAL AND INTERCOASTAL TR.ADES — Coastal and intercoastiil shipping have declined substantially over the pa.st years and seamen have suffered a consequent loss in employ­ ment opportunities. We urge all-out effort to promote a revival of these vital trades, and that the Maritime Administration encourage new meth­ 14. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE — ods of operation, such as "roll-on, rollThe unemployment insurance benefit programs in practice in the states of off" operations, to give impetus to California and New York as they re­ this revival. Further, that the Mer­ late to seamen are examples of state chant Marine Act of 1936 be amended action that should be adopted else­ to provide construction subsidies as where. We urge action by the state an inducement to new companies to enter these services. We believe, top, , ; ( . .labor bodies toward raising their state that inducements could<Jhe.pffered. i0.i. r,>.. b?i>efit deve^ and" toward .^rnproving we solicit the aid of our brother trade unionists of the AFL in com­ batting attempts at restrictive govern­ ment controls and in the elimination of those already in existence. (Footnote: The AFL Maritime Trades De­ partment realizes that the AFL Metal Trades.Department is the labor body more properly concerned with a re­ port on the shipbuilding and repair section of the maritime industry. We know that the AFL Metal Trades De­ partment will submit a complete and comprehensive report oh this matter; therefore, we have not made any ref­ erence to policy concerning this sec­ tion of the industry.) {Ed. note: A report on the United States shipuilding industry was presented to the convention by the Metal Trades De­ partment and was adopted unanimously and made a part of the record of proceed­ ings. ) The following is the text of the CIO Maritime Committee statement of policy which was also submitted to the Joint AFL-CIO Resolutions Committee, and a copy of which was given to the MTD by Matthew Woll, co-chairman of the com­ mittee: Proposals By CIO M'tinie Unions The American Merchant Marine and shipbuilding industries are vi­ tally essential to the defense and commerce of our nation, but have been and are utilized without longrange planning. Our merchant marine has again shrunk to the inadequate size it had been in the immediate pre-Korean �Dec. 23, 1955 War period. At the present time our ships are carrying only 26 per­ cent of our export-import trade, which is a far cry from the 50 per­ cent goal established by Corigress. Moreover, each month we find our­ selves driven further back by for­ eign flag ships, especially those fly­ ing the runaway flags of Liberia, Panama and Honduras. The shipbuilding and repair in­ dustry is greatly depressed with high unemployment, while Ameri­ can shipowners and the United States government continue to place orders with foreign shipyards which are rapidly expanding and already have more orders than they can fill in years. As of August 1, 1955, our private shipyards were building only 14 merchant ships, or 1.7 percent of the total tonnage under construc­ tion or on order in the world. Our nation is a poor Number 10 nation in ship construction. Anti-labor and misinformed per­ sons are attempting to blame the ills of maritime industry on the level of wages and working condi­ tions of U^,S. seamen and shipyard workers. The refusal of our government to apply a realistic maritime policy threatens our competitive trading position in the world markets and may prove the means of our de­ struction and the fall of the free world should the communist aggres­ sors decide to turn the cold war into an all-out hot war. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved: This convention continues to ^-urge Congress and the Administra­ tion to accept and apply a realistic, long-range maritime policy which would provide our nation with an adequate American flag merchant marine and a healthy shipbuilding and repair industry. - This is our program to achieve this goal: 1. Press for a long-range ship replace­ ment program by private US shipping companies designed to prevent block obsolescence of our merchant fleet and to retain skilled workers in our private shipyards. The restoration of the revolving fund of the US Mari­ time Administration is most important to achieve this goal. 2. Strive for legislation which will legalize bona fide maritime rotary shipping hiring halls. 3. Because of the depression in our private shipbuilding industry, seek to bring to US private shipyards the shipbuild­ ing being done in foreign yards for American shipowners and the US gov­ ernment in its offshore procurement program. Seek to delete US laws which restrict our yards from building ships for foreign accounts while there are no restrictions on foreign yards building ships for American accounts. 4. Continue to support a proper subsidy program to enable the American Mer­ chant Marine to compete effectively with low-wage foreign competitors. 5. Strive for a realistic maritime training program geared to the needs of the industry. SEAFARERS ence Act, Public Law 664, so that our ships carry at least 50 percent of our foreign military and economic aid cargoes, cargoes financed by a U.S. government agency, and cargoes fi­ nanced by foreign currencies which are guaranteed for convertibility by the U. S. Government. 10. Continue to push for a program to curtail the Military Sea Transporta­ tion Service's competition with our privately owned and operated Ameri­ can Merchant Marine. 11. Achieve codification of shipping laws . and modernization of the archaic maritime laws. 12. Press for adoption of ILO Maritime Conventions. 13. Continue the fight to stop Congres­ sional Appropriations Committees from using the unit limitation method of freezing operating differential sub­ sidies. This practice establishes a monopoly on operating subsidies and will destroy the merchant marine under normal conditions. 14. Continue to block prtposed govern­ mental policies aimed at destroying the American Merchant, Marine. 15. Obtain legislation establishing uni­ form standards for seamen's unem­ ployment compensation. 16. Seek to have Congress improve and coordinate the government's methods of studying and legislating on mari­ time problems, seeking a continuity of maritime policy. 17. Seek rehabilitation of our coastal and intercoastal shipping. 18. Obtain government, labor and man­ agement cooperation to increase the carriage of a greater portion of our export-import commerce in U.S. flag ships. .19. Press the Administration for a pro­ gram specifically designed to get at least 50 percent of ore imports in US flag ships. 20. Seek amendments to the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act which will prevent the sale of a US flag service, which has been assisted by subsidy, being sold or converted to foreign flag operations. 21. Obtain administrative action to assi.st subsidized US flag companies in the operation of ships to carry shipload cargoes such as bulk. 22. Seek amendment to law preventing discharge of US seamen in foreign ports who are then replaced with foreign seamen. 23. Work to establish an up-to-date recre­ ation program for seamen aboard ship. 24. Amend law to prevent logging of sea­ men for days worked. 25. Work to amend mutiny statutes to prevent their use in labor disputes. 26. Seek to make permanent the federal law on absentee voting for seamen. 27. Press for the establishment of an ade­ quate public relations program run by the Maritime Administration to sponsor the Ameiican Merchant Marine. 28. Strive to maintain adequate safety of life at sea by blocking those ship­ owners who are trying to replace radio officers and radiotelegraphy with radiotelephony. 6. Press for proper administration of present law and for new legislation to prevent the transferring of American flag ships to foreign flags, and to bring under the American flag those foreign flag ships owned by Americans. 7. Stop the attempt to eliminate medical and hospital care for seamen in the Public Health Service hospitals, and improve feeding, dental and eye care, preventive medicine, and rehabili­ tation. 8. Continue to resist attacks on the level ^ of American seamen's and shipyard workers' wages and working con­ ditions. 9. Strive for the proper administration of the permanent 50-50 Cargp prefer­ M Following discussion and study of the two positions, the Joint AFL-CIO Resolu­ tions committee advised the MTD that the MTD statement of policy with some language changes was acceptable to the CIO maritime group, with the exception of the position taken on subsidies. Thereupon, as a substitute to the Mari­ time Trades Department unions' proposal on subsidies, the CIO Maritime Unions offered the following counter proposal: Counterproposal By CIO M'tiiiie Unions The concept and intent of the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1936 is to achieve and maintain a US flag merchant ma­ rine adequate to develop our foreign commerce, and .to serve as our fourth , .arip pf defeii^e. . The basic mechanisms LOG in the Act are the construction and operating differential subsidy provi­ sions based on the parity concept. The intent of the 1936 Act has been violated by adverse Congressional ac­ tion of providing insufficient appro­ priations and the maladministration of the law by the Maritime Adminis­ tration and Board. Consequently, to­ day our ships are carrying only 25 per­ cent of our foreign trade instead of the desired goal of at least 50 percent. We urge Congress and the Admin­ istration to carry out the full intent of the 1936 Act by providing construc­ tion and operating subsidies to more companies and more ships. The CIO Unions' position in presenting this counter-proposal was that the MTD proposal would vitiate the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, and while we took exception to this theory we felt that in the interest of evolving a joint, vigorous program we were willing to accept their counterpro­ posal, as far as it went. We accepted the do counterproposal and we asked that an addition condemning bad management of subsidized companies be included. Our proposed addition was as follows: Proposed Addition By MTB Unions Operating subsidies are being re­ ceived by only a relatively small per­ centage of US companies. Thus the great majority of private companies operate without subsidy competition, within the same industry with ship­ owners who are sustained with the aid of taxpayers' money. This situation has caused, or at least encouraged, a trend toward monopoly of governmental subsidized routes by a very few companies. Further, be­ cause of government grants, subsidized companies can stay in business despite bad practices, which would be fatal to non-subsidized operators. The effi­ cient non-subsidized companies find it extremely difficult to compete in such an atmosphere. As the record indicates, subsidized companies are not content with the competitive advantages they enjoy but they consistently and vigorously op­ pose the granting of subsidy even in trade routes in which they are not engaged. We believe that for these reasons the intent of the 1936 Act has been violated. We therefore urge that no privileges or other government favor, over and above what they are now receiving, be given by the Federal government to presently subsidized Operators which would give them additional unfair competitive advantages, until the whole problem has been reappraised by the United States. The CIO Unions indicated that they could not accept any changes of language nor addenda to their counterproposal. Upon this refusal by the CIO maritime unions to criticize subsidized management and with the MTD's insistence upon such criticism, the joint, AFL-CIO Resolutions Committee obviously saw a deep-seated difference on a basic maritime is^ue and recommended referral of the issue to the joint AFL-CIO Executive Council. The AFL-CIO Resolutions Committee thereupon reported the joint, agreed upon statement of policy of the MTD and CIO maritime unions to the joint AFL-CIO Convention for action thereon. The text of the joint statement presented to the convention, by the Resolution Committee is as follows: Position Adopted By AFU-CIO At a time when the entire econ­ omy of the United States is expand­ ing and the commitments of our nation abroad, both economic and military are increasing, the United States merchant marine stands as a paradox; its ships are overage and unsuited for today's international competition; it is totally incapable of supplying a war of even the Korea size; it is constantly shrink­ ing in size as more and more of its numbers are transferred to nations offering substandard wages and low taxes; it is under attack at home by variousv partisan interests and it is Page NInt without a policy for correcting this downward slide. Maritime unions are aware of this situation and, despite these many handicaps of the industry, have managed to build strong, vigorous, democratic unions and have con­ sistently negotiated contracts which provide for our members excellent working conditions, wages and fringe benefits. Nonetheless, maritime unions see a host of problems that affect every sea-going or waterfront worker. These. conditions present clear dangers to all and could conceiv­ ably lead to a weakening of the rights and benefits now enjoyed by our members. Now, therefore, be it resolved: '^1 $ ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY: The threat to the American and Canadian seamen is also being felt on the Great Lakes. We deem it imperative that before the St. Lawrence Seaway opens legisla­ tion be undertaken to ban Canadian coastal and U.S.-Canada lake ports trade to foreign flag vessels. This is customary in almost all maritime na­ tions. It is also imperative that the pilots taking over on ships entering or leaving the St. Lawrence Seaway be either nationals of Canada or the United States, a practice adhered to in virtually every world port. Fur­ ther, we urge a change in the status of British ships so they will be classed as British vessels instead of Canadian vessels as they are at present. ANTI-UNION LEGISLATION: The host of anti-labor legislation on the city, state and national level, such as the "right to work" legislation and the recent Con­ gressional proposal which would have in effect frozen the wages of seamen and required compulsory arbitration, are all restrictive moves aimed at weakening and destroying the labor movement in the Maritime Industry. Therefore, we urge a vigorous cam­ paign on the national and local levels to protect the rights of union mem­ bers in all industries against a reg­ ulated and regimented labor move­ ment in America. "50-50" LAW: The maintenance of the cai:go preference or "50-50" Law is a basic necessity to U. S. shipping, even though the maritime industry felt that it would be fair and proper to insist upon 100 per cent. Without the law requiring that half of the U.S. Government-generated cargoes be carried on U.S. flag ships, hundreds of ships would have to be idled and thousands of seamen laid off. An al­ liance of foreign shipowners along with the U.S. State and Agriculture Departments, has conducted a con­ tinuing campaign to cripple the law. We therefore urge that the "50-50" Law be made permanent and irre­ vocable, and diligently enforced. MARINE HOSPITALS: The Marine Hospital Program for seamen is of vital importance to an industry that ranks third In accidents and whose person­ nel are constantly exposed to pesti­ lence and disease peculiar to the ports throughout the world at'which they must call. We urge that suffi­ cient annual appropriations be forth­ coming to maintain the marine hos­ pitals and that an end be put to the copstant threat of decreasing medical facilities for seamen. HIRING HALL: The practice in use in Maritime Hiring Halls as'in other indus­ tries where men must change jobs fre­ quently is the best method to insure fair and equitable distribution of work and at the 1same time guard against abuses, such as the shape-up. The maritime unions have been built around the hiring hall and have fought countless struggles to main­ tain it; therefore, we urge that fed­ eral legislation be undertaken at once to guarantee that the hiring hall be recognized as the proper medium for employment in all industries in which its use has been in accepted piactice. COASTAL AND INTERCOASTAL TRADES: Coastal and intercoastal ship­ ping have declined substantially over the • •Ai' �I Pac« Tea SEAFARERS I,: t'r, MTD, Merger And The SIT A report by SlUNA vice-presidents Paul Hail and Morris Weisberger l\l' r! M 14 hi i : f-:'^ past years and seamen have suffered a consequent loss in employment op­ portunities. We urge all-out effort to promote a revival of these vital trades, and that the Maritime Administration encourage new methods of operation, such as "roll-on, roll-off" operations, to give impetus to this revival. We urge further that the Merchant Ma­ rine Act of 1936 be amended to pro­ vide construction subsidies as an in­ ducement to new companies to enter these services. We believe, too, that inducements could be offered in the form of relief on Panama Canal tolls for U.S. shipping. duction of a sizable number of the rights seamen now enjoy by law. Therefore, we urge that all steps be taken to vigorously enforce all United States laws enacted to protect the rights of seamen. SHIP'S RADIO: There have been moves recently within the industry to re­ place ship's radio telegraphy with the radio telephone. Aboard a ship at sea, radio telegraphy is its only con­ tact with the outside world and it is vital that the method of communica­ tion be the best and without failure to protect the lives of the crewmen aboard. We urge that all steps be taken to safeguard the essential and vital radio operator aboard ship un­ der the U.S. flag. , »•"~' Dee. 23. 19» LOG filiates of tha AFL-CIO to Join in combatting attempts at restrictive government controls and in the elim­ ination of those already in existence. Committee Secretary Curran: I move adoption of the resolution. . . .The motion was seconded and carried. The AFL-CIO Convention voted unani­ mously to adopt the foregoing statement tind it becomes official policy of the merged federation on maritime matters. The MTD unions deeply regret that the differences of opinion and position on the vital issue of subsidies was the only bar to a joint position and statement of policy by all maritime unions. However the MTD unions were encouraged by the fact that agreement had been reached on the other important maritime issues. Why was the subsidy issue impossible of resolving at this point? The MTD, as representing the position of its seafaring sections would not abandon the long-stand­ ing position of these groups which was FOREIGN-FLAG TRANSFERS: Within that in order for the US Merchant Marine the past year, over 100 U.S.-flag ships to be healthy and capable of growth, the have been transferred to foreign registry ships subsidy program, .methods of award­ by their American owners in order ing subsidies and similar operational and UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: The administrative problems must be comto avoid U.S. wages and taxes. The Government allowed these transfers unemployment insurance benefit programs pletly reappraised with a view to provid­ and is still allowing American-built in practice in the states of California and ing a more equitable subsidy program. New York as related to seamen are ex­ and paid-for ships to go under flags The MTD unions want a program that amples-of state action that should be where they immediately drive U.S.- . would benefit the entire merchant marine adopted elsewhere. We urge action flag ships from the seas. In addition, and encourage the initiative which is so by the state labor bodies toward rais­ U.S. owners are also chartering for­ ing their state benefit level and to­ essential to the industry's growth. As in eign-flag ships for use in trade to the ward improving the administration of their positions, which they have placed United States and Canada thereby their programs to obtain fair treat­ into the record of the Congressional Com­ causing American seamen to lose mittee on Merchant Marine, seafaring sec­ ment for all seamen. jobs. We urge that the government tions of the MTD have maintained that immediately stop approval of any SEAMEN'S CHARITY AND PRIVATE a tightly-controlled and discriminatory further transfers and that legislation WELFARE GROUPS: American seamen subsidy set-up acts as a throttle on the be undertaken to halt the practice of enjoy the highest maritime wages in the expansion of the industry and conse­ American interests using foreign-flag world and through their unions have quently on the well-being and work op­ ships in competition against U.S.-flag first-class protection against the ene­ portunities of maritime workers. In addi­ vessels. mies of seamen both home and tion, this type of administration of gov­ abroad. It has been the practice of ernment funds for subsidized ship oper­ GOVERNMENT TRAINING PRO­ some charity groups and private wel­ ators has two other harmful affects: GRAM: As a civilian industry we are-unfare agencies to picture seamen to the equivocally opposed to the government (1) puts a premium on indolent and in­ rest of the labor movement as efficient management; (2) tends to en­ training of personnel to turn loose badly in need of care and aid, both courage and induce monopolistic practices on a saturated industry already suf­ here and in foreign ports, thus solic­ which should not to be encouraged, par­ fering from heavy unemployment. iting funds from the labor movement ticularly with government funds playing The maritime industry has ample as a whole. Inasmuch as the Ameri­ a role. This then is a brief summary of provision within the industry for up­ can seaman has full and adequate the position of the MTD seafaring unions. grading men from the lowest rating protection through his contraet bene­ to master without the necessity for On the other hand, the difficulties be­ fits and his union, he is not in need maintaining a million dollar a year setting the CIO unions on this issue are of outside charity; therefore, we urge government apparatus. At the mo­ best understood in light of the fact that that the entire labor movement co­ ment, there are licensed officers who operate toward eliminating these so- the CIO maritime unions are part of the have been awaiting berths for over called seaman's charities which have joint Labor-Management committee of two years, yet the Federal subsidized come to exist solely as bureaucracies which Joseph Curran, NMU President, and schools continue to turn out men by for their officers and employees. This John Franklin, President of the US Lines, the hundreds. Therefore, we urge was also the recent position taken by are co-chairmen. The management side the immediate closing of governmeni Seafarers Seetion, including the of this committee represents subsidized schools. American delegates, of the Interna­ management. The Labor Management Committee has tional Transport Workers Federation, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANI­ In the past taken certain positions on affiliated with the ICFTU. ZATION: As participants over the years specific subsidy questions and other pe­ in the conventions of the International COAST GUARD: Attempts to further culiarly shipowner problems, which the Labor Organization, we recognize the constructive work which tnfs body restrict and control the American seamen SIU and other MTD unions have refrained through Federal legislation have been put from doing because they do not regard can and does perform in the interests forth by the United States Coast such action as being properly within the of workers throughout the world, Guard, which during World War II province of their trade union functions. even though American standards are secured and retained the^ power to The Seafarers International Union of NA, seldom affected. We urge endorse­ certify and issue documents to sea­ for example, and its affiliated seafaring un­ ment of the ILO maritime conven­ men, hold trials, suspend a man's ions have always held that they are pri­ tions that have been approved by the right to work and carry out a secur­ marily concerned with the wages and con­ labor designated representatives of ity screening program. The current ditions of seamen and the health of the the United States to conferences of attempt at restricting seamen's rights maritime industry as a whole. the International Labor Organization. is a so-called profiling system to The SIU and its afliliates have conse­ blackball from the industry on phony quently refused to participate in any ar­ MILITARY SEA TRANSPORT SERV­ physical and psychological grounds rangements which would aid or encourage ICE: Direct and indirect government men it wishes to remove from ships. the acceptance of one shipowner group's competition with private enterprise is a No civilian industry is under the mili­ interests (such as the subsidized operators) generally frowned-upon practice. The operation of vessels by the Military tary control that must be endured by over the interests of another group (such the seamen. Therefore, issuance of as the non-subsidized ship operators). Sea Transport Service in competition with privately-owned vessels is harm­ seamen's documents, licenses, the As a guide to the proper understanding ful to the interests of organized sea­ U.S. Shipping Commissioner, the Ma­ of this problem it should be pointed out faring men, as well as those manning rine Inspection Service, and the ad­ ministration of U.S. Government in further that numerous overtures were the government ships. We, therefore, urge elimination of the government Maritime matters should be returned made to representatives of the sea-going from competition with private ship­ to the Department of Commerce, from sections of the SIU of NA to have them serve on this Labor-Management com­ ping. which it was taken. mittee. These offers, attractive as they PROTECTION OF SEAMEN'S LEGAL SUBSIDIES: The entire question of •- might be viewed by some, was rejected by BIGHTS: On the Federal Statute Books subsidies for the nation's merchant ma­ the SIU representatives because of their are numerous maritime laws that work rine is referred to the Executive Council fundamental position with respect to the to protect American seamen and have functions and-responsibilities of a trade for consideration and action. functioned well over the years to pro­ The experience of the seamen's union as pointed out above. Moreover, the vide basic protection of seaman's unions indicates that the fight to pre­ SIU of NA saw in this labor-management rights. Attempts have been made to vent restriction of their Inherent committee a device whereby subsidized propose "streamlining" of these laws rights as trade unionists must be a shipowners would use the labor represen­ by government bureaus, insurance constant one. This Is a fight that tatives to lend strength to the demands : must be waged! in concert • with all- , 'ididiTbsitibns' ofcthes^ bpsratiMieiitiith^ir-^ : r.Ocompanies and shipowners, which unions and to this end we ask all af­ relations with the Maritime Administra­ wpuld undoubtedly result in the re­ tion and the other agencies of the govern­ ment that might be involved. • These are some of the reasons behind the MTD unions' attitude on subsidies as presently administered. It is the view of these unions, too, that a thorough airing of every aspect of the question is essential to the resolution of the problem. This, the MTD unions intend to seek before the Executive Council when it deals with this problem. No complete picture or understanding of the issue is possible without a complete background, including the whole area of subsidized operations and the involve­ ments of subsidized operators in odious labor relations and cooperation with mob elements inimical to the interests of the trade union movement. While this is by no means a detailed account of all of the issues surrounding the subsidy question and the differences of the CIO Maritime Committee and AFL MTD unions with respect to this question, the foregoing highlights some of the prin­ ciple causes the differences in the respec­ tive positions, and the resulting impasse— at least up to this point. Sir of NA Intornot'I During the course of the various con­ ventions, the delegates of the various dis­ tricts of the Seafarers International Union of North American met frequently to dis­ cuss matters of joint interest. At the conclusion of the conventions, the SIU delegation held a conference to review the developments and events of the period and to confer on questions of concern to the SIU's affiliated unions. One of the matters requiring decision was the telegram sent to executive officers of the SIU's seafaring sections by NMU Presi­ dent Joseph Curran, requesting a meeting to discuss seamen's problems, and which had been referred at the time to the then-forthcoming SIU International con­ ference for joint reply. The conference decided to non-concur with the suggestion for the meeting An the grounds that an appropriate body ex­ isted for the handling of seamen's prob­ lems. The conference held that the Mari­ time Trades Department was a recognized department of the AFL-CIO and as such was qualified and authorized to serve as a medium for the resolution of any prob­ lems failing within the scope of its juris­ diction. Moreover, the conference pointed out, the department has developed a broad program to deal with the problems of sea­ men and other maritime workers. The SIU conference reaffirmed its in­ tention to push for a program beneficial to all seamen through the duly constituted department of the AFL-CIO—the Mari­ time Trades Department—which all un­ ions are entitled to affiliate with. The SIU conference also instructed each of the affiliated districts to work on every level in each of the ports where it has facilities to assist in implementing the policies and programs laid down at the MTD convention, and in furthering the best interests of the trade union movement generally. 4» t 1 •1 ,• •r' 4> Conclusion Each of the meetings—that of the MTD, AFL, joint AFL-CIO and the SIU Inter­ national—^were important to the present and future welfare of the seafaring man. Certainly it would appear from the devel­ opments and decisions that took place that seamen, along with the other organized workers of this country, can look ahead with confidence. The labor movement that represents him in the areas of his living where individual action is not sufficient is strong and it is determined. And just as important, it is aware of the problems that confront working people in a society whose complexities multiply with each day. These facts, coupled with the change that Is being wrought in the character and structure of the movement point to progrt js for the working men and women, and the country as a whole. On the basis of the record of the past weeks, your dele­ gate:! t«ay . that .much has . been apcomplished. • .AS �Dee. 23. 1955 SEAFARERS Pace Elevea LOG Behind The Scenes Look At StU , GEORGE E. GODWIN, deck eiig r. If there isn't enough blood avail­ able for the patients at the Balti­ more Public Health Service hospi­ tal it won't be George Godwin's fault. The 61year-old Seafarer has already do­ nated 16 pints of blood and will come back for a few more gifts as soon as the doc­ tors let him. God­ Godwin win's enthusiasm for PHS is understandable because thanks to two major eye operations he is still able to earn his own liv­ ing and contribute his skills to the merchant marine instead of being a burden on the community. Godwin has had a varied career before starting with the SIU in 1944. He was in the Navy for five years and then spent a quarter of century as a train jockey for the Pennsylvania Railroad before head­ ing out to sea. A native of Balti­ more, he was just 19 when he joined the Navy in time for the first World War and spent five years getting a good set of sea legs on a destroyer. His introduction to seafaring came when he went to work at Maryland Drydock during World War II. After about a year at the drydock listening to seamen talk about their experiences he decided to head out for deepwater. • Godwin's successful experience with PHS stems from two eye op­ erations, one for cataracts and a second extremely delicate one for glaucoma. Now his vision is as good as anyone's of his age. Godwin still lives in Baltimore with his wife, Myrtle. They have two sons, one of whom has been a Navy man for 13 years. GERALD K. LIMA, MM When the owners of the SS Florida took a runout powder on the US fiag and sailed merrily away under the dollar emblem to Liberlan registry. Seafarer Gerald K. Lima was one of many crewmembers who lost his job. Lima's temporary misfortune was a break for the crew of the Lewis Emery Jr. because now he's aboard the Emery making life more pleasant for all hands. Ship's reporter Danny Parkman on the victory ship calls Lima "a perfect example of a good Union brother and ship­ mate." As utilityman in the stew­ ard department, Lima proves hel:^ful in more ways than one. "Whenever a shipmate Is sick or injured Jerry is always the first one to lend a helping hand, I have seen him carry coffee, food and cigarettes to brothers - in the hospital twice a day when they were in need." Crewmembers find Lima's serv­ ices invaluable in another respect. Among his talents is the ability to speak several languages which has been put to good use by his ship­ mates in dealing with problems arising in foreign ports. The 43-year-old Seafarer has been around for quite a while. In 1940 he joined the SIU in his home port of Tampa and has been a fix­ ture on SIU ships since then. He spent a number of years sailing as bar waiter on the Florida before she ran out. Home for him now is Havana where his wife and two youngsters keep the home fires burning until he returns from a trip. BALTIMORE—S hipping here should increase sharply during the next two weeks Andrea Gomez (right), SIU of NA vice-president represent­ ing Los Angeles harbor cannery workers, sees SIU records system in headquarters vault file. She was an SIU of NA delegate to AFL-CIO convention. Tankers Push NY Ship Boom Along NEW YORK—The expected crewing of the tanker Lake George late this week will put all SlU-contracted tankships back in operation once again, with the lone exception of one T-2, the Federal (Trafalgar).f - Present schedules call for several hundred men already regthe Lake George fUS Petroshipping here, most of ieum) to come out of the shipyard whom Want to wait ...until after the and take a full SIU crew here for holidays before taking a ship, the a quick "shakedown" run after 30 time for those who have been on months in lay-up. The ship had the beach a while to get out is been idle in Curacao, DWI, since right now. "After New Year's mid-1953 and was towed north there's going to be some mighty recently to prepare for a year's heavy competition for jobs that run between Japan and the Per­ can be avoided by taking a ship now," he added. sian Gulf. The improved tanker picture Crew Flies To Japan Recent weeks have also marked also has in prospect one new su­ the reactivation of a number of pertanker being built for Cities tankers operated by US Petroleum Service, which will be launched in and a contract just awarded SEATTLE—^Bolstered by the support of Seafarers in this and Western Tankers in Seattle, March, by J. M. Carras for the construc­ Japan and' Mobile. A full crew port and the labor movement generally in many areas, strik­ tion of another giant tankship for ing flight engineers won their strike and returned to work at for the Montebello Hills was flown US-flag operation, replacing two from New York to Japan two United Air Lines terminals all-* ago to take the ship out of T-2s transferred to foreign flags. over the US with a new which had the affect of wiping out weeks the lay-up there. security clause protecting the the engineers' jobs. Seattle, in turn, has been en­ The strike settlement preserves job standing of present company joying booming shipping from the the seniority and job rights of employees. sudden reactivation of tankers in present flight engineer personnel, A principal issue in the twothat area which had been idle month-long walkout was United's but stipulates that future hiring since 1953. may be done from the ranks of Insistence on the right to establish The brightening of the tanker The right of a union to demand and enforce new manning rules surplus company pilots. picture has combined with tradi­ that employers disclose their finan­ Company Tried Freeze-out United had originally insisted on tionally high job turnover during cial records if they reject wage the right to replace members of the year-end holiday season to demands on the plea of inability the Flight Engineers International create plenty of shipping opportu­ to pay will come up before the US of America with pilots who had nities for Seafarers willing to Supreme Court. The National La­ since earned classification as flight move out before the holidays are bor Relations Board has ruled that engineers also. This practice was over. a North Carolina company should Assistant Secretary - Treasurer reveal such records to the Iron already well on the way to freezing out many United flight engineers, Claude Simmons noted also that Workers Union but the Federal some with many yeai-s' of service the boom was "not over yet. Court of Appeals has blocked the There are plenty of jobs in all Board's ruling. for the airline. MOW m BOTH Seafarers in the port who three departments, some of them 4" ^ pitched in to join FEIA picketlines hanging on the board for several Bakery drivers in New York, drew praise both from all sides for calls with no takers." members of Teamsters Local 550 their show of spirit. He cautioned, however, that with will get company-financed pensions of $115 monthly aside from Social Security. The pensions will go to drivers at 65 who have 25 years in the industry. They will be sup­ ported by $5 weekly contributions LAKE CHARLES — The fireworks in Louisiana's many by baking companies. Air Strikers Win Job Security; Had SIU Aid PORT O' CALL Yule Boosts Lake Chas. hotly-contested election races are popping off more and more every day as the time nears for state-wide primary balloting in January. Shipping, meanwhile, con­ to spend the holidays at home. tinues to occupy the spotlight Instead, Leroy Clarke, SIU port for local Seafarers, with job agent, noted, he had to call on SAL-nAfoef I2I6EBAL1: fViti litf activity here remaining at way above average levels. A high regis­ tration, has not helped the picture any, however, sin(^ most of the .reg|strantsfar«:ha«gtng(^ ta.<ubore Get Set For Xmas Rush In Baltimore other ports for help in manning the run of shipping in the area. The visitors included 11 Cities Service tankships, plus the Val Chem (Val.fintiiifiJif^iil iOranae, Texas, it^ , dii.y 4 3^ . 4" Increases of 16V^ cents an hour have been recommended for 750,000 railroad non-operating employ­ ees by a Presidential Emergency Board. The Board had been ap­ pointed under the Railway Labor Act to head off a strike of 12 nonoperating rail unions. Of the 16^ cents, two cents will go for wel­ fare purposes, I Men involved inzi'.J. following a relative calm in job activity. Although jobs have been available and even exceeded reg­ istration, shipping has fallen far short of expectations for this time of year. Branch officials have been en­ couraged by the absence of beefs on the volume of shipping handled lately, however. '|These ships* crews have done a fine job in the maintenance of these vessels and everything.has been accomplished in fine SIU style," Port Agent Earl Sheppard stated. "Seafarers are to be congratulated on bringing in such clean ships at this time." Meanwhile, MAW'SIU picketlines at the Old Bay Line have been strengthened considerably. Officials of the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers are now looking forward to favorable re­ sults from this picketing in the very near future. Bolster Picketlines Seafarers have been bolstering the MAW lines since the start of the beef some weeks ago, which has been putting the company's anti-union attitude into sharp focus and is winning increased public attention. The SIU has also been helping out pickets from the CIO Interna­ tional Union of Electrical Workers in their beef against the Westinghouse Electric Corp. The SIU of­ fered full plcketline assistance fol­ lowing an appeal by an lUE or­ ganizer at the last regular branch meeting. (Story on Page 2). During the past two weeks, the port handled 8 payoffs, 9 sign-ons and 17 ships stopping in transit. Heavier traffic is expected for the current two-week period. Hq. Baggage Room Moved Seafarers who wish to check their baggage at SIU headquar­ ters in Brooklyn are advised to note the change in the location of the baggage room, which is now in the building behind headquarters. elude clerks, telegraphers, shop­ men and track workers. 4" 4" 4" Although union president Michael Quill had opposed AFLCIO merger, the Transport Work­ ers Union will join the merged body. It's executive board voted overwhelmingly in favor of the merger and it is expected that the membership will do likewise with Quill revising his position. 4« 44< Among first fruits of the merger is a pact between the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and the Retail Clerks International Association govern­ ing handling of meats and fish in retail stores. The pact assigns work jurisdiction in the field. The Meat Cutters and the Packinghouse Workers are also working out an amalgamation between them. 4> 4 4 Studebaker-Packard has fallen in line with other major auto pro­ ducers and has signed an agree­ ment covering Studebaker plants with the United Automobile Work­ ers on the same pattern. The agreement provides for supple-^ mental jobless pay b9nefits \tith wage scales approximating those paidxhy Ford, GM and-.Chrysler. i' I :'..'.4 'H �Fresh Fruit? SA Has Plenty, Mundo Finds ^Auburn Trophy There's an old saying that if you want something done— and done right—do it yourself. Advancing a few stages on this idea, Seafarers on the Del Mundo want to make one grapes, strawberries, point plain to some of the mangoes, bananas and pineapples thus pro­ companies whose ships run vided to remind the operators such items are not unattainable. out of New Orleans. An account of the situation ap­ peared in the ship's regular meet­ ing minutes recently, as crewmembers thrashed about answers to a thorny problem. Their beef is the "considerable reluctance, if not d o w n r i ght re­ fusal" on the part of some opera­ tors to lay in a sufficient supply of fresh fruits for the ships while they're in South American ports, George W. Duncan, Ship's delegate, points out. The fruits are abundant and cheap, he adds, so there is no real reason why they can't be obtained for storing on the ships. Proving the point, SIU crewmembers on the Mundo bought a supply of fruit in Santos for their own use to show it can be gotten. They also photographed a table­ ful of the oranges, apples, pears, Del Mundo Seafarers dis­ play cheap, plentiful supply of fresh fruits they bought themselves in Santos to counter company claims that there are none. USPHS HOSPITJVL SEATTLE, WASH. Carlo Anconetanl Sverre Johannessen John Blizzard J. C. Palmer li. Bolsey Joseph Penner Paul Carter Charles Zlateff E. A. Hancock USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Howard J. Abell Fay Langley George A. Logan Merton Baxter Earl B. McCollam Alton Bell John Mahoney Claude Blanks J. L. Buckelew Alexander Martin Alfonso Olaguibel John J. Caldwell Lloyd T. Callaway Randolph Ratciiff Claburn E. Reed Clarence Cobb James Douglas Woodrow A. Snead Artemio Fernandez Henry S. Sosa James Sullivan B. D. Foster Claude H. Fowler Roy Thomas Lonnie Tickle Joseph Gehringer Matthew Gichenko Alfonso Tolentino Andrew Vidal Louis Guarino Gregory Villarreal Edwin Harris Dirk Visser E. G. Knapp James Ward Joseph Lae Ernest H. Webb Faustina Lamelas David A. Wright Leo H. Lang USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS William Hightower Marvin Leache Robert Kehrly John Markopolo Joseph Landry John E. Tillman USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Wilbur Pennington Marcelo Belen George Brady Samuel Pettersen William Glegg Juan Bios Jack Seratt Charles Dwyer John Sweeney Salvatore Gullfre W. Timmei-man K. E. Hansen Okal Jones USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Jose Alonzo Jimmie Littleton . Burl Haire James MacDonald , HubertiifLallldr G, W. WilSdd - Dee. tS. 1985 SE4F ARERSlOG Pagre Twelrft Aside from its well-known nu­ tritional values, fresh fruit is also popular both as a desert or a 'tween-meal-snack. In fact, the Del Mund Seafarers like them in every shape and form except "COD." They're serving notice, too, that the next time they're down in San­ tos the company will have to dig down into their own pockets in order for the crew to enjoy fresh fruit. Shipmates give the fish-eye to cage of white mice held by Vince, 4-8 OS, after he returned to the Auburn with souvenirs from a night's rev­ elry ashore in Yokohama. Looking on are Ward, 8-12 AB (left), and Gill, saloon mess. Jake Malenke took the photo. CAT ADOPTS BETHCOASTER, WAITS ON DOCK FOR SHIP Unable to make her way on a coastwise run, the stray cat who tried to homestead on the Bethcoaster is probably look­ ing for a foreign run now where she may be more welcome. The .wandering feline, ac--* cording to C. L. "Bud" Cou­ sea air as well as all the rooms she sins, ship's reporter, first could sneak into. Unfortunately, in clambered aboard the SlU-manned one of these forays she left a few LST when the ship docked in tell-tale signs of her visit behind. Since the scene of this indiscre­ Baltimore not long ago. She was tion was none other than the cap­ the first one aboard as soon as the tain's room, she ladder was put over the side, and found herself climbed right up as if the ship had ashore when the been her home all along. Bethcoaster left She remained aboard on the run New Haven and north to New Haven, sampling the no more thought was given to the matter. However, on the return trip to New Haven, lo Cousins and behold she was right on the dock waiting for the ship to tie up. Whatever else may be said about feeding on Galmar ships, it apparently provides a fine diet—spiked with mice—for homeless cats. Despite this sign of fidelity to the ship, however, pussy was ruled persona non grata and put off the ship again. When last seen, she was loudly meowing her head off, hoping her ship would come in again —either with a change of heart—or skippers. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Herman Miller Kenneth Bewig Fred Morris Curt Borman Harry Muehes Joseph Brill Endel Pappel Frank CampbeU Alfred Casey John Parker Daniel Perna Jessie Clarke William Conners Fred Pittman Murray Plyer Rosario Copani John Popa John Drake Arthur Reinholdt Louis Firlie Daniel Seabolt Donald Forrest Hoyt Tanner Gorman T. Glaze Harold Wheeler Albert Hawkins David McCollum Luis Williams "Archie Wright James McGuffey Ebbie Markin USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. William J. Dyer Giibert Edwards Leo J. Kennedy Antonio Furtado Donald Mackey USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Cecil Batts Louis Gordon Francis Boner Thomas Hill Munsy Drewry Giro Sudona USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Frank Anderson Joseph Fusella Benjamin Deibler Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Billy R. Hill USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, N Y Edmund Abualy John Auslitz Manuel Antonana Fortunate Bacomo Eladlo Aris Nile Beck Frank Bemrick Robert Booker Tim Burke Walter Davis Emilio Delgado Walter Nenley John Drlscoll Robert Gilbert Bart Guranick Taib Hasscn Joseph If sits Thomas Isaksen John Keenan John Klemowicz Ludwig Kristiansen Frederick Landry James Lawlor Kaarel Leetmaa Leonard Leidig Mike Lubas Joseph McGraw A. McGuigan David Mcllreach Harry MacDonald Michael Machusky Vic Malazzo Melvin Moore Joseph Murphy Eugene Nelson James O'Hare Ralph Palmer George Phifer Daniel Ruggiano George Shumaker G. Sivertsen Henry Smith Karl Treimann Harry Tuttle Fred West VirgU WUinoth Chee K. Zat VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, N Y Antonio Caruso USPHS HOSPITAL STATExN ISLAND,. N. Y. A. Androh John McWilliams Jim Barbaccia J. Maisonett Joseph Barron Richard Mason Ben Baugh Thomas Maynei Arthur Beck Robert Mcnser Frank Cardoza William Neef George Carlson Joseph Neubauer John Castro E. Nooney James Clarke Eugene O'Brien Donald Coe Howard Parker James Crotty Joseph Puglisi Irving Denobriga A. Reibus Idelfonso Galindez George Robinson Luciamo Ghezzo Jose Rodriguez Estell Godfrey Santiago Rosario Halvor Holt Stanley Scott F. R. Kaziukewicz L. Servidad E. G. Lukban E. Slintak Martin Lynch ii'.j N.. Mi^eavtenF ' '' •>'r aidtd tho Kremlin in its cam­ paign for world supremacy? "Let's stop for a moment and examine ourselves. Ask youiw To the Editor! self, 'Have I ever done any­ That promised report on Gov­ thing that could have helped the ernment controls for sea unions Russian to propagate their Is due shortly and will be an­ Ideas?' other obstacle we men of the "No doubt a good percentage merchant marine will have to amongst us have done something hurdle. without knowing it. Fighting The shipping companies are aboard ship is an example. In not hamstrung by Government doidg this we have uncon­ controls other than safety rules, sciously adopted a Communist yet even these, in many cases, weapon . . . creating disunity have evidently been bypassed, and hate. United we stand, as in the case of the Southern divided we fall is an old saying, "Ask yourself again: 'Have I been or am I still an agitator?' This too follows the Politburo effort to disrupt democratic processes whereever they are, even in our own Union. If we want to preserve the harmony in our membership, let's live and work together amicably, and not undermine the good All letters to the editor for that has been done. publication in the SEAFAR­ "Communism has swept ERS LOG must be signed by through many labor unions, the writer. Names Will be even in the US. It would have withheld upon request. completely succeeded had it not been for the timely alertness of Districts, Southern Isles and the freedom-living people of our other lost merchant vessels. country. Yet they, the elected repre­ "We in the SIU now enjoy sentatives of our Government, the honbr of being the be.st such as Rep. Herbert C. Bonner, Union in the world in every the chairman of the House Com­ respect, including our stand mittee on Merchant Marine and against the Commies. Fisheries, at this moment want "Our democracy, so expertly to put over the coup-de-grace defined in the United States and give all merchant seamen a Constitution and defended by lower status in personal free­ our forefathers, is constantly in dom than US servicemen. danger from this grasping Serviceman Can Beef menace, which endangers our For the serviceman who has livelihood as well. We have the a beef has the privilege to go opportunity through our Union to his CO or chaplain. Under to work to check its advances if this proposed controls set-up, everyone does his share, how­ we would have nothing to say ever small. about anything, wages, ship­ "Let's attend Union meetings, board ' beefs or any legitimate help finance and support our action. Union paper, and assist one We members of merchant another in developing Union marine, who are members of a policy for the good of all. Let's bona hde labor union, can learn and follow Union rules assure Rep. Bonner and his com­ and regulations established for mittee, through our Union rep­ our own protection, and show resentatives, and by countless respect and faith in our Union letters from seamen, their fami­ officials who stand guard and lies and friends, that he and his support our constitutioh to the committee have a light on their fullest extent of their knowledge hands. and ability. Our country has many more "Above all, let's not be idle important matters before Gov­ and allow the seeds of Com­ ernment committees at this time munism to fertilize at any time, involving the good and welfare in our Union or in ourselves." of its citizens than to devote Felix P. Amora time to the enemies of labor SS Wild Ranger who are consistently wasting 4i 4> 4> Urges Protests On Controls Plan Letters To The Editor the taxpayers' money and, in this case, on trying to put over a slave bill. We in the SIU are quite aware of what's going on. I urge all seamen who believe in freedom to protest bitterly against this controls' proposal by writing to Rep. Bonner m Washington. You should also urge your wives, friends and others to write a card or letter of protest. Action counts. John Jellette SS Stony Creek 4> 4" Gives Thoughts On Fighting CP To the Editor: As I was running through my old papers recently, I came across an article I wrote in 1950 which is still timely right now. Perhaps my Union brothers will share their opinions on it. with me. The basis of the article is an "examination of conscience" on the subject of Communism. It goes like this: "Am I ever aware of the fact that the greatest threat to our Union and to the world as a whole is Communism. Have I given it a few moments of thought? Have .1 unconsciously, either by default or by some act. Thanks Texmar For Condolences To the Editor: My deepest and sincere thanks to the crew and officeis of the SS Texmar and to the officials and members in the Philadelphia SIU hall for their kind sympathy. Words cannot express how 1 feel since my wife Helen passed away on Nov. 25. She was buried Nov. 30. Many thanks from her family and myself to one and all. John A. Sullivan 4> 4> 4i Look For Him In Yokohama To the Editor: I have been receiving the SEAFARERS LOG at my old station and would like to have it sent to my new address. If any of my old shipmates would like to look me up while they're in Yokohama, I can be reached at Crash Boats in the Yacht Harbor. The telephone is Yoko­ hama 2-0778. The mail address is: A 2/c Bernard Mitchell, AF 11272417, 22nd Crash Rescue Boat Sqn., Detachment 6,, APO 503, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. Barney Mitchell �•fer SEAFARERS DM. 23. 1953 OCIAN NIMBT (Oc«»B Trent), tepIwnber 1—Chalrmtn, R. Pierce; Sec­ retary, R. Walton. No beefa. Ship'a delegate elected. MetttaaU needs new Ian. Few repairs to be done. Store­ room to be fumigated. September ID—Chairman, W. eilcki Secretary, S. Reaves. No beefs. Ship in good shape. Ship's fund—$14.50. Clasp to be put on lockers to keep stevedores out of passageways. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept and concur unanimously with communica­ tions from headquarters. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seat Shipping), September 3 — Chairman, D. OeSeii Secretary, W. Schtecht. No beefs re­ ported in any department. Ship's fund —$35. Ship's delegate and secretaryreporter elected. Bosun requested laundry not to be used after 10 PM. Steward was requested to keep close dent In Trinidad concerning two crewmembers will be taken care of. Mattresses should be replaced and cleaned. September 34—Chairman, none; Sec­ retary, E. Ray. Discussion held and everything cleared up on Trinidad in­ cident. Discussion held on performers aboard SIU ships and how important it is not to perform. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Ovcrsess), September 24—Chairman, A. Capote; Secretary, C. Prcssnaii. No beefs. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Ail crewmembers pres­ ent agreed to donate to ship's fund. OREMAR (Ore), September 18 — Chairman, H. Zurn; Secretary, S. Hutchinson. Ship's fund consists of $91. Motion made and carried to ac­ cept and concur with communications from headquarters. To have inner spring mattresses repaired. RAYVAH (Ships A Freights), Septomber 18—Chairman, M. Cross; Sec­ retary, W. Hodges. Captain very co­ operative. All hands agreed to do­ nate SSO for ship's fund. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Suggest Sea Chest he put aboard. Keep laundry & messroom clean. check on meat servings. Movies re.quested for 8-12 watch. SEA COMET li (Saatraderi), Sep­ tember 11—Chairman, none; Secratary, R. Lorenee. Repair lists turned in. no beefs. Ship's fund—$33. Beef on first assistant giving orders. Chi^ Electrician to report to Chief Engi­ neer every morning for orders. To buy iron in United States. WACOSTA (Waterman), September 11—Chairman, E. Lane; Secretary, R. Morrow. No beefs, ship is running smoothly. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters. Motion made and carried to refer to Nego­ tiating Committee that cargo carried be reviewed as possible penalty careo, citing the fact that longshoremen re­ ceive high bonus rate for loading it. It was suggested that a hose be put on deck for Korean laborers to ob­ tain drinking water. Cooperation was requested from crewmembers in main­ taining SIU standards. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Sep­ tember 10—Chairman, P. Tassin; Sec­ retary, O.' Hilton. Laundry was kept SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Statrain clean. Nine cots were left on deck Lines)/ September aa-^halrman/ J. while ship was in Calcutta and long­ Tanner; Secretary/ A. Wllburn. Wash shoremen were using them. Pictures and shower rooms to be kept clean. of animals were turned over to the TV set purchased. Some disputed Editor of the Seafarer's Log. Ship's overtime* no beefs. Motion made and fund—$15. Small overtime beef to be carried to accept and concur with settled, no other beefs. Motion made communications. It was suggested to and carried to accept and concur with accept donations of 81 for man to communications from headquarters. get new antenna and foam rubber Motion made and carried that man padding to put under TV set. who didn't attend ship's meeting be turned over to patrolman. Discussion MAIDEN CREEK (Wefermsn). Sep- held on men who are ill before they tember 11-Chairman, R. Spencer; board ship. Secretary, A. Aronlcs. No beefs. Men getting oft should pick up their shot SUZANNE (Bull Lines), September cards and turn in linen. Two men 18—Chairman, R. Cambeil; Secretary, missed ship. Steam lines to be taken W. Crosvenor.- Repair list turned In, no beefs. Ship's fund—$18.40, Few care of. hours disputed overtime. Motion made MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleld), Sep­ and carried to accept and concur with tember 17—Chairman, V. Wllkcrson; communications from headquarters. Secretary, C. Berg. Repair lists turned New washing machine needed, will be in. Pay-off expected to he smooth. ordered. All crewmembers should Crew advised to do their beefing at contribute to ship's fund and a new meeting instead of on the hatches. Iron will be purchased from it. Ship's fund—$15.76. Communications from headquarters read and accepted GATEWAY CITY (Wstermsn), Sep­ unanimously. tember 11—Chairman, H. Knaflich; Secretary, W. Sink. No beefs. Mo­ NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tion made and carried to accept and tory Carriers), September 18—Chair­ concur with communications from man, Thompson; Secretary, Custafson. headquarters. Repair list to be turned List of grievances made up. One man in before entering any U. S. port. hospitalized in Panama. Two men Discussion held on firemen relieving missed ship in Bordeaux. Vote of watch, lat in Port. thanks to steward department. New ship's delegate elected. Motion made LEWIS EMERY. JR. (Victary Car­ and carried to accept and concur with riers), September 13—Chairman, J. communications from headquarters. Ryan; Secretary, V. Harding. Every­ Suggestion that shelves be built in li­ thing running smoothly. Motion made brary and new library be acquired. and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Sep­ New ship's library requested on ar­ tember 25—Chairman, J. Merreii; Sec­ rival In U.S.A. To check and see if retary, O. Beard. Several minor beefs cargo vessel , is carrying Is a penalty settled Repair list posted. Variety cargo. Pantryman said that this crew of games will be purchased. Special is the best he has ever sailed with. fund raised in the amount of $02 and Vote of thanks given to steward de­ sent to the family of T. Guidry. Ship's partment. fund—$31.85. No beets. Forward doors to be kept closed while loading MC ALLISTER VICTORY (Robin or company will be forced to weld Line), September 18—Chairman, R. them. Wash water is rusty, and there Garn; Secretary, S. Maivenan. No are no keys for rooms. More wind- beefs, no disputed overtime, Every­ scoops needed. thing running smoothly. Communica­ tions from headquarters were read SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), and accepted unanimously. Vote of September 24—Chairman, E. Jones; thanks gjyen steward department. Secretary, P. Patrick. No major beefs. Bosun requested that outside ladders Balance of ship's fund on hand is be used until inside house ladders $17.59. Motion made and carried that are dry. Ship's library to be changed. only very important correspondence be sent to headquarters by registered SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatraln Lines), mail. Suggested that messhall be September 19—Chairman, V. Epps; sprayed in morning and after each Secretary, A. Whitmer. Two men meal. Discussion held on milk being missed ship. Additional books needed. left out between meals, it is to be Ship's fund—$42.35. Motion made and returned to ice boxes. carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. TROJAN TRADER (Trolan), Sep­ New ship's delegate and secretarytember 18—Chairman, S. Sokol; Secre­ reporter elected. tary, R. Perry. Matter of not issuing American money, in Italy and not STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Sep­ painting or sougecing crews quarters tember 12—Ch'm'n, G. E. Renale; Sec'y to be taken up with Patrolman. Mo­ J. Anderton. To see patrolman on tion made and carried that no man arrival regarding Chief Mate. No sign on unless crew gets American beefs. Communications from head­ money in Korea. Suggested fchaf, ail quarters read and accepted unani­ beefs be referred to Patrolman on mously. Steward requested more cups arrival in port. Captain is not coop­ for coffee and to have rooms cleaned erative. so Bosun could paint. No date—Chairman, R. Geddings; CHILORE (Ore), September 24— Secretary, C. Renale. No disputed Chairman, C. Webb; Secretary, T. overtime, and few beefs. ComraiiniYablonsky. Ship's fund—$21. Motion catlons up to date, read and accepted made and carried to accept and con­ 'Unanimously. Beef on NO PASSES in cur with communications from head­ Krumshaw, Persian Gulf settled. Gen­ quarters. New ship's delegate elected. eral discussions held. Discussions held on fruit not being sent out with night lunch. Steward REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), October 18 said It was the fault of galley crew. —Chairman, K. Kelly; Secretary, F. Hicks.- Eight new mattresses and pil­ ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Septem­ lows were ordered. Engine utility's ber 15—Chairman, C. Finklea; Secre­ bunk was repaired. New washing ma­ tary, E. Ray. Three men were logged, chine needed. Linens are in poor con­ one man hospitalized in Spain, one' dition. Ship's fund—$8.20. Overtime man missed ship. Various suggestions to he turned over to patrolman. No were made with reference to the beefs. Motion made and carried to steward department. Balance of ship's accept and concur with communica­ fund—$29.33. Motion made and car­ tions from headquarters! Discussion ried to accept and concur with com­ held on new SUP agreement. Repair munications from headquarters. Inci­ list to be made up, Pace Thlrtea LOG Skipper's Wife Puts The Damper On ^Sea Tales' Aboard Amerocean There's rctVing like having a "dame" aboard a ship to put a leash on cussin' and tall, fanciful tales about other -women. And when the opposite sex is evidenced by the presence of none other than the cap­ tain's wife, this is positively* guaranteed. It also assures thy proper reward for thy trans­ Afoundria Duo that when the Amerocean gressions," but he won't go fur­ docks in Baltimore next month, there's likely to be one crew that will be bursting at the seams. Everybody knows that half the fun in most overseas exploits is telling about them, and per­ haps embroider­ ing a little along the way for the benefit of an at­ tentive audience. This pleasure, however, is de­ nied to the Amer­ ocean Seafarers. Rode The rule for them, unwritten or otherwise, is have your fun but keep it to your­ self. It's an exquisite form of torture, most crewmembers admit, since many a trip's enjoyment hangs on the easy cameraderie that devel­ ops between men who've shared each other's good times—and can compare notes. But since the skipper's spouse is in their midst, the stopper is on such talk. Furthermore when lines get tangled or paint can lids refuse to budge, there's nary a jvhimper except maybe a slight hint of the finer thoughts lurk­ ing inside the crewmember in­ volved. Refined Speech Of course, he might say to the offending paint can that "thou are certainly stuck tight, thou ignoble paint can, and I hope thou meets Vhnto, Aires Crew Affairs Make Big Hit SIU crews on the Delta Line South American run are having a round of impromptu parties on their own these days, in addition to the holiday celebrations traditional at this time of year. A while back, the boys on the Del Aires held a crew whingding which was hailed as a "big suc^ cess," with music, beer and shrimp to round out the entertainment. About $50 from the ship's fund supplied the Eiii menu, while Sea­ farer Floyd Vin­ cent and a pa.ssenger who Vincent joined in with a violin provided the music. T. Tucker, ship's delegate, was chair­ man of the recent meeting at which a report on the affair was read into the record. On the Del Viento, according to Duska "Spider" Korolia, ship's rep(jrter, the identical fare plus a couple of cases of Brazilian Cerveja—"and two bottles of good wine," he adds pointedly—sparked a good time for all hands. Thanks for the success of the event, Korolia added, should go to Bosun J. Tucker, ship's treasurer, who arranged matters from the start; to the entire • galley force, which prepared the shrimp; to Ferdinand Bernard, steward dele­ gate, and Bill Olds, who acted as bartender, and to chief electrician Perez, who made the hook-up on the the phonograph which supplif4.^p musip^ ther. The talk aboard ship is vir­ tually sterile. All in all, considering some of the ports the ship's been in, such as Antwerp, and Boulogne, France, the self-control exhibited by the crew is miraculous, and challenges all imagination. Topside Top-Rated Fortunately, there are some compensations. Ship's reporter George Tipton says the "crew and officers are, tops on this ship. Everybody topside goes out of his way to be good to everyone." Ap­ parently the self-sacrifices of the crew are not in vain. Calvin T. Price is ship's delegate and was chairman of the meeting which discussed the situation. H. E. Rode is deck delegate, John Van Dyke represents the black gang and A. Fanard is the steward del­ egate. li ^I || Aboard the Afoundria, SIU steward dept. rep. Phil Reyes (left) looks on as E. O. Johnson, chief cook, shows how meat entree is served with vegetable sidedish under SIU food plan. Boat Crew's Fast Work Saves Edith Seafarer Thanks to fast, unpanicked action by the crew of the Edith, Seafarer Benjamin Hayes, 37, was scooped out of the sea and back aboard his ship less than 18 minutes after he fell over­ board recently. Hayes, an AB, had been LOG-A-RHYTHM: working on the forward end of the poop deck when he suddenly toppled- into the sea. Fortuil&tely it was midday, with good weather prevailing, so his shipmates on deck spotted him going over and immediately raised the alarm. Capt. H. C. Berger said later that the crew was to be credited with an excellent job of seaman­ ship for getting a boat over the side and picking up Hayes in such a short time. En route from Clermont, Del., to Port Kaiser, Jamaica, BWI, Hayes the Edith dou­ bled back on her eour.se as soon as the cry "man overboard!" reached the bridge, so that Hayes was res­ cued and plucked out of the water almost as soon as he went over. Shaken by his experience more than anything else, he reportedly suffered only minor bruises from the fall. My Prayers By Harry Woloiuitz Good Lord of all powers that be. Humbly I petition Thee; Please, O Lord, hear me well. We're sinners who on Earth, do dwell. You're strong, O Lord, And weak are we. Please help us mortals, heed our plea. Give us peace, good will toward men. And lives of happiness again. Let us live as in days of old. With love for all instead of for gold. Give us faith to trust each otJier, And treat every ihan as a brother. The graves are filled with man's mistakes, O Lord, our world is now at stake, So, God, I humbly ask of Thee: Peace for all humanity. Seastar, Oceanstar Get Together Meeting of Seafarers from Seastar and Oceanstar is me­ morialized in this photo from Antwerp, while both SIU ships were in port. Pictured (I to r) are J. Meehan, bosun, and Leclain, AB, off Oceanstar; P. Moser, wiper, and R. C. Morrisette, steward, from Seastar^ Morrisette provided tha^pic'* •{S �SEAFARERS Page Fourteea Garlic Barrage Blurs Maker PhotogV View Deo. 23, 195S LOG on the face of the merchants. membership that we donate a They are very happy to be hon­ portion of our vacation money ored by your attention, and back into a fund which we can consider it almost a privilege create on our own. Then if a To the Editor: Brothers, this is a tipoff from that you even stop at their man becomes disabled and can no longer earn a living, he can the baker who just paid off the shops. They enjoy having us around, receive a pension out of this Del Campo in New Orleans on the return from the West Afri­ whether wd buy or not, because fund. I think that all a person would they know that if we see-what can run. • Watch out for a sneaking we want we will get it eventual­ need to be eligible for this pen­ purser who's been on this ship ly. The same can be said about sion would be a certain number about four years. If you're the hotels, bars and almost of years of SIU membership agreed upon by the members working on a voucher through every kind of business. I would also like to remind themselves. Thereafter a man payoff day, this purser will sneak around to your depart­ anyone who intends to make a would know that he would ment at five In the evening trip to Japan that living there always be protected and be able is not as cheap as many of the to support his family. If this is a legal proposition boys think. Many items go for what would be considered US and can be done with the ap­ proval of the membership it prices or just a little less. But generally Japan is the would be something really only place in the world where worth-while. I hope the brothers will discuss this idea and pass you can get your money's worth on everything, whether you go on their recommendations to for a good time or are shipping headquarters or to the LOG. I think that about ten. cents for that new 35mm camera. AW letters to the editor for a day out of our vacation money Luis A. Ramirez publication in the SEAFAR­ would build up a very large 4- 4" 4" ERS LOG must be signed by fund for this purpose. the writer. Names will be Frank Cannella withheld upon request. Blasts Purser On Dei Campo letters To The Editor Perched safely atop the kingposts of the Steel Maker, Sea­ farer A. E. Auers tries again to get some shots of Alexandria. For a photographer, getting "the" picture often causes " • • a ''pro" or an amateur gome bad moments, whether you're at it. Seafarer A, E. Auers on the"^ Steel Maker found himself in attention he was giving her, be­ the middle of such a situation cause before he knew it she was recently, while the ship was in Alexandria, Egypt. He finally had to beat a retreat by climbing to the top of the king­ posts, where he could poke his lens at every­ thing in sight without being molested. His presence on deck had become a little intolerable even to his own shipmates by Fielding then. The way it all started, Auers had been trying to photograph a girl driving mules near the dock, where the Maker was loading garlic. Ap­ parently the gal didn't like all the pelting him with garlic—and hit­ ting the mark. "I stunk of garlic for the rest of the day," he added, "but finally got some shots from a safe distance. Bosun Brown (Billy H.) and Oliver J. Fielding, chief electrician, said it wouldn't hurt anybody if I stayed up where I was all day, be­ cause the breeze would do me some good . . . Those pictures had better come out okay so at least it will be worth smelling like a spice kitchen for a while. . . unow'. NAME STREET ADDRESS ZONE STATE ...... Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, -please give your former address below: ADDRESS Burly To the Editor: I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Seafarers Union and its members for the wonderful kindness shown to me aboard the SS Alcoa Puri­ tan by the members of the crew while I was in transit to my own country of Dutch Guiana. Unfortunately I was stranded without cash while on the ship, but thanks to Joe Pacheco, ship's delegate, the boys all got together and saw to it that my trip down was a pleasant one. I was amazed to learn that such working conditions were possible on ships like the Puri­ tan, and I am sure that the boys are alf proud to be members of the SIU. I hope that some day I will become an American citizen and can join the SIU and be­ come part of such a great or­ ganization. I hope this letter is published in the SEAFARERS LOG so that my thanks can be expressed to all the members. Walter Hennep '$ •$ To the Editor: Some time ago the LOG car­ ried a piece telling why many Seafarers like to go back to Japan again and again. The ar­ ticle made good reading, but as To the Editor: I am a fan of that run myself, Thanks to the SIU, every I'd like to add a little to it. time I pick up a copy of the Among the many reasons sea­ LOG I read how we have gained men like to visit Japan is the some new benefits. The latest fact that they always seem to increase in vacation pay is a be appreciated there and are godsend. accepted in all kinds of society. Now I'd like to make a sugges­ This doesn't go only in Yoko­ tion on this subject. The people hama or Kobe, for I have vis­ to whom I've already mentioned ited many of the small towns it have all agreed they too like nearby and have learned by ex­ the idea very much. As things stand now, an SIU perience that the smaller the town „ is, the better you're man must have 12 years-of seatreated. time' before he can retire on a If you go shopping it is al­ disability pension. I think it was ways good to know that whether a large gain for the SIU, but you spend an hour trying to I also think it would be a won­ buy and come up with nothing, derful thing if we didn't need or buy a small item after much ,^to work so long to have this pro­ discussion over a discount, the tection. Therefore, I suggest to the sign of gratitude shows clearly Offers Plan For Fast Retirement I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) CITY checking up to see that you're on duty every minute. If you're not, even if you have your work done, this guy will knock off an hour's port time you have coming without giving it a thought. I've heard it said by other men on the ship that he has done this many times before, but no one has ever taken the time to mention it and wise up the guys. As for myself, I just made this one trip on the Del Campo and was praised by the crew and officers on my baking. Since I am a shoreside baker I know a few tricks of the trade and was glad to be able to use them on my own tfine to make everyone happy. But this was the thanks I got. Harry D. Souther Explains Liking For Japan Run Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY CITY Halls Puritan Aid On Voyage ZONE 4" 3^ 4" Yaka Goes For New Food Plan To the Editor: Brother Phil Reyes is riding aboard the Yaka for the pur­ pose of establishing the Union's new feeding system. For the past few days he has been with us, various members of the crew show definite sat­ isfaction with the system, which has shown itself in the improve­ ment of the service and in ac­ tual food preparation. Many have voiced tjieir ap­ proval of the Union's approach to our most important ship­ board condition. The crew is unanimous in its gratitude' to our officials who made this sys­ tem possible. Jimmie James Ship's reporter 4" 4 4 Thanks Ceylon Agent For Mall To the Editor: I'd like to say a good word about the outfit that represents Isthmian in Colombo, Ceylon. These people are very much on the ball as I found out on the Steel Maker the last two trips out. They make a real effort to see that you get your mail. Once the agent there sent the pilot boat just to deliver the mail. I've found that if the mail doesn't get there by the time the ship arrives they will for- ward it to the next port. Most steamship agents would not be bothered with anything like that. They will let the mail lie there until you come around again four months later. The wharf clerk, Mr. M. T. Amith, was very cooperative in this respect and on other mat­ ters he had to deal with. Joe St. Laurent STATE Lusty IniuMt By Bernard Seaman �h.:, Dee. 23. 195S SEAFARERS oeiAN NORA (MarKlma Ovaraaat), Nov. 1—Chairman. R. Farrandiz/ Sec* ratary. E. Kainowsky. Money drawa and Umltationa on them were ex­ plained. Few houra disputed over­ time but no beefs. Members were asked to consider other crewmembers in general—eliminating unnecessary noise in passageways. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Tankship), Nov. 30—Chairman, S. Johnston; Sec­ retary. E. Derhak. Ship is scheduled to go to the Azores and Casablanca and then three or four times around the Persian Guif to .the Pacific. Some repairs have been made. Repair list to be drawn up. Warning to crewmembers that there is to be no per­ forming aboard ship. Stores to be put aboard before sign-on. RAYVAH (Ship A Freight). Nov. 20 —Chairman. D. Knight; Secretary. H. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping). Nov. 28—Chairman. H. Mady; Secre­ tary. R. Whitley. Log book was checked on launch service. Ship's fund—$27.90. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. Discussion held on drains, laundry, deck showers, porthole dogs, water tight doors. Vote of thanks to steward department for good Thanks­ giving Day dinner. SANTORE (Ore). Nov. 27—Chair­ man. J. Van Sant; Secretary. J. Saint John. One man missed ship in Balti­ more. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with re­ cent communication from headquar­ ters. Key's to be obtained for wipers room. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. SALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), September 13—Chairman, W. Dickens; Secretary. R. L. Wsnz. Ship's fund— •17.26. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Suggested that card filayers clean up after their games. Crew wants better grade of bacon, coffee, and flour. To bring painting problem to the atten­ tion of headquarters. HURRICANE (Waterman). Septem­ ber 11—Chairman, U. Sanders; Secre­ tary. J. Guard. Some disputed over­ time. Motion made and carried to read, accept, and concur with com­ munications from headquarters.' Stew­ ard was requested to put buttermilk on tables at ail meals. Ship's delegate advised that crewmembers coming to ship drunk and requesting fantastic things, must be stopped immediately. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers). September 10—Chairman. J. Steele; Secretary. G. Frank. New repair list to be made up for Mobile. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Suggested to get patrolman aboard and turn repair list over to him. AMPAC OREGON (Trans Oceanic Marine). September 5—Chairman, • E. Hogge; Secretary. J. Thomas. Every­ thing regarding trouble with Wiper . was .settled at a special engine depart­ ment meeting. Ship's fund—$15. All recent communications read, posted, accepted and concurred unanimously. A unanimous vote of thanks was given Seeretary-Treasurer. Paul Hall for the fine job he is doing in Washington. Poor mail service—to contact head­ quarters about same. Motion made and carried that the last standby have mess and recreation room clean for the next watch. FELTORE (Ore), September Chairman, R. Murry; Secretary. C. Borti. To see patrolman about gear for blackgang and about painting out steward department foc'sles. New pop-up toaster needed. Discussion on steward's stores. Better stores needed. WACOSTA (Waterman), Nov. 6—Chair­ man, F. Otvos; Secretary, R. Murrow. Ship's crew operating in good SIU fashion. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters. Foc'sle keys to be made. Survey of all portholes and deadlights was requested to in­ sure crewmembers maximum safety and comfort in foul weather. STONY CREEK (Tankship), Septem­ ber 8—Chairman, M. Ohstrom; Secre­ tary, E. Hauser. Advised that installa­ tion of sink in Deck ICTaintenance room is shipyard job. Majority voted to hold movies every other night in order to Jeave messhall open for other recreational activities. Steward de­ partment complimented on job well done. WARRIOR (Pan-Atlantic), Nov. 27— Chairman, J. Crews; Secretary, M. Elliott. Everything running smoothly, no beefs. Took a few pictures, will have them sent to LOG. Some dis­ puted overtime. Coffee is not up to par. Discussion held on new food plan. Much better moats are now served from galley. PENMAR (Caimar), September 4— Chairiisan, A. Gowder; Secretary. V. Monte. Repair list to be turned in shortly. Ship's delegate requested that his mail is not to be opened by anyone. Caimar to be contacted to have money on time for draw. ALCOA POLARIS (Aicea), Septem­ ber 11—Chairman, R. Schwarz; Sec­ retary. R. Palmer. Messrooms and other places to be painted. Some dis­ puted overtime, no beefs. Books need­ ed for library. Vote of thanks to crew messmen for job well done. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), September 10—Chairman, A. Danne; Secretary. D. Edwards. No beefs. Porthole scoops of rubber are on order. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communi­ cations from headquarters. Motion made and carried to ' order porthole screens. Second electrician gives thanks for donation toward transpor­ tation to his home. NEVA WEST (Bloomfieid), September 17—Chairman. D. Jones; Secretary. D. Patterson. All repairs attended to with exception of getting new mat­ tresses. One man missed ship in Gal­ veston. Ship's fund—$6.50. No beefs and no disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to'read, accept, and concur with all communications from headquarters. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. New ship's fund to be start­ ed with a donation of $1 each from crewmembers. Steward has new linen, he thinks it will take care of beef about short sheets'. Pantryman asks cooperation of crew in keeping pantry clean at night and that soapy water be kept in sink to keep coffee mugs and glasses clean. Steward will im­ prove menus, as soon as he gets stores in New. Orleans. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa). Septem­ ber 3—Chairman. Tesko; Secretary. Brown. Ail crewmembers to stay aboard until vessel is cleared. Ship's treasurer, and secretary - reporter elected. Motion made and carried to have ship's fund started beginning with one dollar a piece. CHICKASAW (Pan-Atlantic), Sep­ tember 12—Chairman, S. Guggino; Secretary. C. Kent. No beefs. Pan­ tryman to prepare coffee. To see Mate about painting foc'sles. Crew would like different brand of coffee. Motion made a'nd carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. FRANCES (Bull Lines). September 11—Chairman. H. Kay; Secretary, T. Kenny. Ship's fund—$10. Some minor beefs, settled. One or two beefs to bo referred to patrolman. Page Fifteea Steward promiaea to eoiTeet ailk diapute. Sblp'a treasurer and secretaryreporter elected. New library re quested. Beef between steward and B. R. to be settled with patrolman. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian). Sep­ tember 4—Chairman. R. Darville; Sec­ retary. J. O'Rourke. No beefs. Re­ cent communications from head­ quarters accepted and concurred. Menus to be improved upon and canned fruit to be put out. Ice water during hot weather was requested. To have laundry chipped and painted, and mail handling to be improved. Braunstein. Discussion held on keep­ ing laundry in ship-shape. ' Some dis­ puted overtime. 'Vote of thanks to steward department. Do not slam doors, take care of linen, cigarettes needed to be gotten in next port if possible. LOG STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian). September 3—Chairman. H. McQuage; Secretary, 6. Perry. Few minor beefs, all settled. Ail communications from headquarters were read, posted, ac­ cepted. and concurred unanimously. Vote of thanks to steward department. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Sep­ tember 14—Chairman, R. Peters; Sec­ retary. J. Manseli. Repair list taken care of. Ship's treasury—$16.25. Ship's treasurer elected. Steward to stay below and supervise meals at meal time. Food is poor in general. Mo­ tion made and carried to accept re­ cent communications from headquar­ ters. COUNCIL "GROVE (Cities •ervlce), September 22 — Chairman. J. Keei; Secretary. E. Morris. Water cooler fixed and cots were issued by stew­ ard. Awaiting mattresses and pillows. Repairs being taken care of. Ship's delegate to ask Captain about having radio repaired. Motion made and car­ ried to read, accept, and concur with communications from headquarters. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman). September 4—Chairman. J. Nelson; Secretary. R. Jones. No beefs. Ship's fund contains $21.43. One man left in hospital. Ship's delegate and secre­ tary-reporter elected. Discussion held on minor repairs. Vote of thanks to steward department for above average food. VAL CHEM (Valentine Tankers). September 1—Chairman, J. Wread; Secretary, G. Fava. Ship's delegate paid off. Ship's fund—$42.05. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate elected. All repairs to be put on repair list. Crew voted to put TV set off in Texas City and to be given to Galveston hospital. VENTURA (Trans Oceanic). Septem­ ber 1—Chairman. R. Newell; Secre­ tary. P. Roshke. Ship's fund—$11.55. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. Repairs discussed. WESTERN TRADER (Western Navi­ gation). September 1—Chairman, G. Lawson; Secretary, C. Gawrych. Dele­ gate to see captain on overhead vents and fans in galley and hook for meat box door. Locker to be fixed in B. R. room. Steward department foc'sle to be sougied and painted. To see Captain about draw before arrival in- Where You Con Find The All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond- from the Union in the baby's nanie: In Denmark 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jacqueline Gay, born August 9 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Gay, New Orleans, La. ' Basil Makris, born November 14 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coustantine Makris, New York; NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Restaurant Trla Fr Nansens Plads Copenhagen, Denmark Rico Restaurant Bruunsbro 10 Aarhus, Denmark Somaendenes Forbundi Denmark Herluf Trollesgade Copenhagen, Denmark Edward Summers Your sister, Mrs. Josephine Sommers Spratley, has been trying to locate you. You can reach her at RR No. 3, Valparaiso, Indiana. • 4 4 4~ 4 4 4 Leon Herschman Contact your mother at once at 737 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY. Robert A. Eaton Get in touch with Thomas Dougherty, Princeton Inn, Prince­ ton, NJ. ^4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ex-Robin Gray Crew Anybody in crew between Au­ Ex-Deck Department gust, 1950 and January 12, 1951, Coe Victory please contact Arthur G. Andersen, Deck department men who paid c/o Eisenberg and Dembo, 220 off Coe Victory on August 29 after Broadway, NYC. a North Europe run are all entitled 4 4 4 to some disputed overtime. Victory James Daniel Kelley Carriers has checks waiting. Con­ The Seamen's Church Institute, tact them at 655 Madison Avenue, 25 South Street, NYC, is holding NYC, telephone, Templeton 8-2900. an important message for you. i t 4" Salvatore J. Sbriglio Very urgent you contact your wife, Rita, at 477 Meridian Street, East Boston, 28, Mass. Darrell B. Reed, born November 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Reed, Mobile, Ala. Alfred Aava Jim Hicks Ex-Fairland James R. Dixon, born November An important letter is being held Please contact Kay Hansen, c/o 16, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. for you in New York headquarters SIU hall, 450 Harrison Street, San James B. Dixon, Cricliton, Ala. mail room. Francisco. Sandra N. Ridgeway, born November 10, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Ridgeway, Mobile, Ala. Janis E. Wright, born September 12, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Esaw A. Wright, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Alex Cohilas, born October 30, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cohilas, Union City, NJ. 4 4 4 Martha A. Plummer, born Octo­ ber 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman F. Plummer, Alameda, Calif. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Richard D. Romolo, born Octo­ ber 19, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Romolo, New Orleans, La. Judith Ruiz, born November 24, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Ruiz, Brooklyn, NY. John L. Worley, Jr., born No­ vember 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Worley, San Fran­ cisco, Calif. Linda Ann Nelson, born Novem­ ber 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ne'son, Boston, Mass. 4 4 4 Charyl A. Thomas, born Septem­ ber 22, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Thomas. Berkeley, Calif. 4 4 4 m Seafarers are urged to send the LOG the addresses of places throughout the world where SIU men congregate and copies of the LOG would be welcomed. Calvin Nien, born November 5, 1955. Parents,. Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ken Nien, San Franci.sco, Calif. Dansk So 4" 4" 4" Restaurations Foreni Dempsey, Nicholsen Jr., born N V Toldbodgade 32 November 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. Copenhagen, Denmark and Mrs. Dempsey Nicholsen, Mo­ bile, Ala. Fru Regitze's Hotel 4" 4' 4" Deibergsgade 2 Raymond Martin, born Novem­ ber 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aarhus, Denmark Cecil H. Martin, Mobile, Ala. Mr. Ervin Lunderskov t> No' Frlhavngade 68 Laura Ann Ryan, born Septem­ ber 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Copenhagen, Denmark William A. Ryan, Brooklyn, NY. 3^ 41 4" Kenneth L. Sodden, Jr., born Ottober 4, 1955. Parents, Mr and Mrs. Kenneth L. Hodden, Port Ar­ thur, Tex. 4 4 4i Money Due Elizabeth Aeosta, born October Ex-Government Camp 17, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs^ The following men have money Max Acosta, Philadelphia, Pa. coming to them for delayed sailing 4 4 4 on December 4, 1954: Walter Ed­ Martin P. White, born October wards, Eligio LaSoya, James Mat­ 31, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. hews, Richard Newell, Lee Parker, Terrence J. White, San Francisco, Herman Sampson, Van Worrell, Calif. Walter Zieler, John Dixon. Checks 4 4 4 which were being held at head­ Richard S. - Sanders, Jr., born quarters have been returned to August 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Cities Service, 70 Pine Street, Mrs. Richard S. Sanders, Jarvis- NYC. burg, NC. Janet L. Lighten, born Novem­ ber 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Lighten, New Orleans, La. • SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE . .. 1216 B. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON James Sheehan, Agent 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St C TannehiU. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South l.awrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 523 BienvlUe St Lindsey Williams Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK .. 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK 127 129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR Pelayo 51—La .* Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Dougias 2-5475 Marty Breithoff. West Coast Representative SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2503-lst Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1809 1811 N Franklin SU Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADOUARl'ERS 675 4tb Ave. Bklyn SECRETARY TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volpian. Eng. W Hall. Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews. Joint SUP HONOlULU Judy Mae Peavoy, born Novem­ PORTLAND ber 19, 1^55, Parents, Mr. And Mrs.' .. rfoj^ 16 Merchant St. Phone 5 8777 211 SW Ciay St. CApital 3-4336 ' M-.V- 257 Sth St Photje^ •J.'iC! SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON NEW YORK 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4th Ave, Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 Canadion District HALIFAX N.S 128>,k Hnllis St. Phnne 3-H911 634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 FORI WILLIAM llBVt Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORl COLBORNB .... 103 Durham SL Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO, Ontario . 272 King St. E. 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Through our Union we have found that Brotherhood, bene­ fits every one of us. We and our families are stronger and better off because of it. May Brotherhood among all men prevail everywhere, every day! The Brotherhood Of The Sea Atlantic & Gulf District • AFL-CIO ' •» » •* « w-ii » y <» •» •iV.if.v, * � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource December 23, 1955 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVII, No. 26 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TO QUIZ SIU CREWS ON SHIPBOARD SAFETY TWO MORE UNIONS SWELL MTD RANKS FIRST AFL-CIO ACTION; SIU AIDS STRIKING IUE UNIONS ASK BOYCOTT OF 'HOT' ORE AFL-CIO VOTES STRONG MARITIME POLICY $25 HOLIDAY BONUS VOTED SEAFARERS IN HOSPITALS CS TO GET SUPERTANKER IN 3 MONTHS PANEL OF JUDGES SET FOR FIRST LOG AWARDS ALIEN REGISTRY BEGINS JAN. 1 TAMPA AWAITS NEW TUG PACT US LINES OPPOSES US-FLAG EXPANSION CANCER VICTIM URGES X-RAY 'FRISCO HUMS WITH SHIPPING FOREIGN AID SHIFT MAY BOOST SHIPPING STEWARD DEPTS GET MORE TIME TO ACT ON PROGRAM SIU WELFARE $ MEETING COSTS OF MOST SURGERY BLOOD GIFTS BUOY WIFE OF SEAFARER NMU ADOPTS SIU-TYPE WELFARE PLAN MTD, MERGER AND THE SIU GET SET FOR XMAS RUSH IN BALTIMORE TANKERS PUSH NY SHIP BOOM ALONG AIR STRIKERS WIN JOB SECURITY: HAD SIU AID YULE BOOSTS LAKE CHAS. FRESH FRUIT? SA HAS PLENTY, MUNDO FINDS CAT ADOPTS BETHCOASTER, WAITS ON DOCK FOR SHIP SKIPPER'S WIFE PUTS THE DAMPER ON 'SEA TALES' ABOARD AMEROCEAN BOAT CREW'S FAST WORK SAVES EDITH SEAFARER GARLIC BARRAGE BLURS MAKER PHOTOG'S VIEW Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/23/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log