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I; AFL Onlers dean-up Of Waterfront An ultiniatum to th« Inter­ national Longghoremen's As­ sociation to abandon the shape-up and clean up condltlona in the port of New York has been issued by the AFL Executive Coun­ cil. Failure to correct conditions by April 30, the Council said, would result in the expulsion of the ILA from the federation. The Executive Council state­ ment read that "clean and whole­ some free trade unionism must be immediately restored within your organization and all semblance of crime, dishonesty and racketeering be forthwith eliminated. ... In addition, the Council said, ChaUencinr the AMEU to "pnt up or Ant up," Seafarers St the resular membership meetinc In New ToA vote unanimously In faror union representatives \vith crimof uslnff |10,0M to. back Ae SW'a claim of one lob or more for CTcry actlTC bookniember during 1P52. Seafarers at memberAlp meet­ inri records must be removed ings In other ports also gave unanimous approval. Keith Terpe, SIU Director of Organization is at rl^t, holding mike. from office in the organization. . MTD Role Seen While the AFL has not publicly stated what it would do. in the event the conditions set down by Calling an AMEU bluff, the SIU has posted $10,000 to back the Executive Council are not met, its claim that the SIU b^k to job ratio was one to one or to back its claim of "SIU misrep­ cbildrieo of Atlantic seamen are indications are that it plans re­ better throughout 1952. It acted after unanimous member­ resentation," and had in fact al­ the ones who really need help," organization of the ILA. It Is ready decided on a "use" for the the SIU Tanker Organizing Com­ known that the Council had before ship action in all ports lastmittee stated, "because the death it the recently-passed program of week called on the AMEU to "put up or shut up" on its money. benefit they receive is way below the New York Port Council, Mari­ Impartial Audit challenge of SIU job figures. time Trades Department, when it The AMEU challenge, issued in In voting the appropriation, the the $2,500 SIU death benefit." issued its order to the ILA. That Accountants Will Check a handbill called "AMEU bulletin membership challenged the AMEU The SIU Offer... program, as reported in the SEA­ No. 8," claimed that job opportu­ to put $10,000 of its own on the In fairness to both sides, under SIU claim of one.job or nities for SIU bookmembers were line, with the understanding that the terms of the SIU proposal, an FARERS LOG was aimed at elimr inating abuses on the watei-frimi more per active bookmember far fewer than the Union indicated whoever was proven wrong by an impartial organization, the Ameri­ and democratic proce­ is challenged by AMEU. to Atlantic seamen. It stated that impartial audit to determine the can Arbitration Association, will dure ensuring in all affiliated unions. • SIU puts up $10,000 to "if the SIU accepts our challenge SIU's 1952 book-to-job ratio would be asked to name one to three cer­ Consequently it 'has been^ir^;' and puts up 10 Gs, we will give forfeit his $10,000 into a special tified -public accountants to con­ back its claim. ported that the MTD will playH$i; the* money to the Seamen's Church "Atlantic Seamen's Widows and duct the audit of Union, records large part in .any contemplated rW • AMEU challenged to put Institute to provide a fund for Childrens Fund." and certify what was the actual organization of dockworkers, with up $10,000. needy SIU Seafarers who are It was emphasized that the $10,- ratio of jobs to active SIU book- the powerful International Broth­ • $20,000 to be put in trust broke, between jobs." 000 each put up would be held in members, as defined by -law, dur­ erhood of Teamsters participating for "Atlantic Seamen's Widows No AMEU Cash trust by a bank or responsible pub­ ing all of 1952. It was noted that with the program, either through and Childrens Fund." Taking up the challenge, by giv­ lic official for this fund, which although the AMEU had challenged membership In the MTD or as a ing overwhelming approval to a would pay out an additional $300 an SIU daim of 1.2 jobs per active cooperating union on the water• American Arbitration proposal embodying the Union's to match the small $300 death bookmember during one particular front. Ass'n be asked to name acanswer. Seafarers noted that the benefit paid to the beneficiaries of period of the year, the SIU was ' countant(s) for impartial audit New Inquiry AMEU had nowhere mentioned Atlantic seamen, until the fund willing to do better than that and of SIU records. Meanwhile, the much - investi­ anything about putting up $10,000 was used up. "The widows and (Continued on page 17) • Accountants to certify ra­ gated waterfront situation in New tio of SIU active books to jobs York is .about to undergo another during 1952. inquiry. Senator Charles Tobey, SsAswegK ImsMAnMui. Union or N. A • $10,000 of whoever is Republican of New Hampshire, haa AfiAimcAaDoiarMiRicr Ko. proved wrong becomes payable scheduled a Senate investigation KRKTUftM mm onourizi.noifaL AM* UOULAIIVS rxnm as "Atlantic Seamen's Widows 1-12 of conditions to be conducted by aiid Childrens Fund." The a' subcommittee of the Senate In­ 210 terstate And Foreign Commerco . N,w Yo«-JWniizJA^l9-aother $10,000 is returned. Committee, beginning February 23. AY • "Atlantic Seamen's Widows THE •ATUNTIC. ocaHpi'8. yicow CHIUWPIO WOMO j|[iib.aoo.oo Senator Tobey, a former mem­ and Childrens Fund" pay out ORDER OFJ: ber of the Kefauver committee, is $300 to every bona fide bene­ expected to use the same tech­ ficiary of Atlantic seamen to 7HESUM XQQQQgflt5nam • PoiAARg niques of publicity and television match $300 now paid, until it .nvs rvin> hearings that. were used by the is used up. Kefauver group in its crime in­ 1 CnMCALBaiiKfclhiiBT CotoMinr vestigation. The Tobey inquiry la expected to be broader than thai, tooaowAT wncB (SSmawB) conducted by the New York State MHTTMB Feb. 20, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 4 Crime Commission, since it will take in New Jersey as well as New The SIU's check which throws down the challenge to the AMEU. As I See It Page 4 York piers. Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Among Senators who will par­ Seafarers In Action Page 16 ticipate in the Tobey hearings la , Editorial Page 13 Senator Warren Magnuson, Wash­ Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 ington Democrat, who has long Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 Another of the Union's specialized operators, the Ocean Tow _ Steamship Company of played a leading role in merchant In The Wake Page 12 Seattle, has signed new agreements with the Union covering bot£i its offshore and Alaskan marine legislation. Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 operations. The offshore agreement is are higher than on the offshore other hours is paid at $1.80, $2.35 Maritime .Page 16 Meet The Seafarer Page 12 the same as the standard ships, being $308.82 a month for and $2.50 an hour, while the cargo On The,Job ........Page 16 freight contract. It covers the AB's, oUers and watertenders. handling rates are $2.20 and $2.35. Personals ..-.Page 25 Liberty ship Seacoral which Ocean Deck department scales go to a top The bulk of ratings get the me­ Seafarers sending telegrams Quiz Page 19 Tow is currently operating under of $431.79 for bosuns. In the en­ dium and high overtime payments or letters to the New York Ship's Minutcfs..... .Pages 24, 25 bareboat charter from the SlU-con- gine department the spread ranges except on cargo handling where SIU History Cartoon Page 3 tracted Coral Steamship Company. from $296,03 for wipers up to the dividing line is $330 a month, , headquarten dispatcher asking r New Rules Included Sports Line.. Page 20 All standard provisions on wages, $483.49 for chief electricians, while to be excused from attending Many of the new generkl rules of Ten Years Ago Page 12 retroactivity, welfare and vacation steward department wages are headquarters membership the standard freight agreement $247.07 up to $418.16. Top Of The News Page 7 provisions are incorporated. meetings must include the reg-. Three OT Categories have been added to the Alaska con­ Union Talk Page 9 For the company's ships .on the istration number of their tract, including the new' repatria­ In addition the Alaska agreement Wash. News Letter.. Page 6 shipping card In the message. Welfare Benefits .. . .Pages 26, 27 Alaska run, in which the company sets up three categories of over­ tion provision. Handling the negoYour Dollar's Worth Page 7 operates three motor vessels a spe­ time payment, on duty, off duty ^tions for the Union was Seattle From now on, if the number cial agreement has been signed to and the cargo handling rate. On port agent Jeff Morrisson. PUMicHod Wwoofcly of Hio iiMdoiMuftr* is not Included, the excuse capdeal with the coastwise type of op­ duty overtime, desllng with work The company's ships on the Untie A OtfW OUtrIcA AFL, *75 Pourtli eration in udilch the sMp's crew not bp Accepicd by the dls-: performed during regular weekday Alaska run are the Gadsden, Alaste AVMUO. Srooklyn M. NY. ToL STorilns MS71. enUrod OS locoMi CUM mottor also does the cargo handling. patcher. • vworking' hours is paid at $1.80, Cedar and Alaska Spruce, all mo­ Basic wages on the Alaska run $144 ABd $1;79 a» hpur, Woi^ at tor vcsBcUii : SH55S:' S/U's $10,000 Calls AMEU Bluff 789 lev- p- IAir.' SEAFARERS LOG I Iwr w I", J»> Ife 1I w,,. f !i, i;,, Special Run Co Signs Contract Put Number On Meeting Excuses ,, /k-kwA-.. m i �..•-vrr.r , '••• " Pebniarr 20. lOSt SE APARVRS LOG Pare Thre* Back Pay Speeded As Controls Die 9 SlU-manned ships are now paying off at the full rate of wage and overtime increasy won in the last contract as the result of last week's order hy President Ei­ senhower suspending all wage controls. In addition, men on the freight ships are now in line for a large chunk of retroactive pay, since the money provisions of the contract were made effective as of November 18,1952, in the negotiations. Similarly, the President's^ your cooperation in having retroac­ action makes it unnecestive wages computed as soon as sary to get Government ap­ possible ..." proval for the increases in 58c OT Increase The removal of the wage ceiling payments to the S!U Wel­ lid means that increases of from fare and Vacation Plans. five to 15 percent, ranging up to These increases, an additional ten cents on Welfare and 15 cents more on vacation had The rocks and shore loom close by the Fairhope when seen from the vessel's bridsre in the photo by a crewmember. The ship at the iline ivas hard ayround off the coast of Mexico. Jury, CG Investigate Mystery On Fairhope LOS ANGELES—A Federal grand jury and the US Coast Guard have opened hearings into the mysterious disappear­ ance at sea of Seafarer Carl Thurmond, steward, of the Fairhope (Waterman). At the-t same time, the Coast Guard ran aground off the coast of Lower has placed charges against the California. ship's skipper. Captain Harold T. Hallman, for negligence leading to the grounding of the ship on San Benito Island off Lower California. January 30. FBI agents investigating the pos­ sibilities of murder turned up ad­ ditional evidence of difficulties aboard the ship when narcotics were found, on board. Commenting oh the case, SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall de­ clared: "From the few facts we've learned there's no doubt that there were foul-ups In that crew who we're responsible for all the goings on aboard. When a crewmember disappears and dope is found aboard a ship it gives a bad name to all Seafarers who are doing their jobs in a proper manner. Union Action Forthcoming "We're withholding judgement until we get all the information, but you can rest assured that the Union will take action against all foul-ups according to the previous decisions of our membership." The Fairhope was on its way back to Mobile, Alabama, after a trip to the Far East when the stew­ ard disappeared. The ship had stopped at San Pedro on January 29, en route to the Panama . Canal. Bloodstains On Portj|^ole On departure night, according to the skipper, there was a fight be­ low in which the steward took part. Shortly afterwards he disappeared. Examination of his foc'sle showed bloodstains all around the inside of the. porthole as well as down the side of the ship to the waterllnc. Authorities have theorized that the 56-year-old' steward, who was tall and thin, was stabbed to death and then pushed through the - Inch porthole. Hiat aam'e' night, the Fairhope The grand jury has subpoenaed 19 crewmembers, including the captain, for testimony. SIU Wil­ mington port agent Sam Cohen is attending both Coast Guard and grand jury hearings as observer for the Union. Early reports on the Grand Jury hearings throw little light on the mystery. US attorney Walter Bings said that a bloodstained mattress and other evidence was being analyzed by the FBI lab in Wash­ ington. been held aside for the time be­ ing pending Government action on the contract. No steps could be taken to apply these increases in the form of new benefits until such approval was won. Withheld From WSB Actually, as has been explained at SIU membership meetings, the SIU had never formally submitted its contract to the Wage Stabiliza­ tion Board in the expectation that wage controls would be dropped by the incoming administration. Previously the WSB had been stripped of its industry members by resignation after the coai wage dispute and a tremendous backlog of several thousand cases had piled up. This made it impossible for the SIU to get early action in any case. By holding off, the SIU avoided the risk of losing'some of the monetary gains of the contract through WSB action.. This course of action was taken earlier by the SUP, which withheld its petition from the WSB when it appeared that the agency would deny, benefits won after a 63-day long strike last spring and summer. SUP secretary - treasurer Harry Lundeberg took a "wait and see" position on wage controls rather than risk losing wage gains. An unfavorable WSB decision would have hindered SIU negotiations that were going on with the ship­ owners this summer and fall. The ^ --M ; $42.63 a month are now in effect. In addition the new high overtime rates of $1.48 to $1.87 an hour will prevail, along with the new divid(Continued on page 17) LSf^t R. Rutledge, FWT, signs re­ ceipt for his first payoff under the new wage scale as P. K. Murdock (seated), 2nd mate, and F. Strelitz, steward, await their turn. SUP policy paid off with the end of wage controis last week. Union Asks Early Payment As soon as the President's order was ann mnced the Union took steps to assure immediate payment of the new wage and overtime rates. A telegram was sent to all the Union's contracted companies reading as follows: "On February 6, 1953, the Presi­ dent of the United States issued an executive order abolishing the Wage Stabilization Board, thereby decontrolling all wage and salary contracts. The Union therefore re­ quests that all ships now pay off under the new wage and overtime scale . . . We would appreciate Purchases A Liberty Entering the general freight field for the first time, the Southern Trading Corporation has purchased a Liberty ship and put it under SIU contract. Previ­ ously the company had been oper­ ating exclusively with four LSTs, which it uses as bulk cargo carriers in the coastwise trade. The latest addition to the list of SlU-contracted ships is the George Uhler. It took on a full crew at Norfolk and then came up to New York to load cargo under charter to the US Navigation Com­ pany for one voyage. After the charter, the ship will be operated directly by the Southern Trading company. A standard SIU freight contract has been signed by the company to cover this vessel and any other standard freight ships it may ac­ quire. ^1 Vacation Pay 1.8 Million Isf Year One of the Union's most>successful operations, the SIU Vacation Plan, breezed by its first birthday last week with almost $2 million paid out to Seafarers. It was just a year ago on February 11, 1952, that the fund started pay­ ment of cash benefits. The year closed with $1,815,719.12 going into the pockets of SIU men. When the plan got underway, SIU officials estimated that in any given year, benefits would be paid at the rate of $2 million. The first figures come fairly close to the original estimate. ^ First in Maritime ' For practically all Seafarers, the revolutionary Vacation Plan, a trailblazer in maritime, provided vacation pay for them for. the first time. Previously it was necessary to stick with one company for months in order to quaiify for any kind of benefits. . All that was Changed under the Plan first adopted by the SIU. Shipowners began contributing to ji central kitty, so much for every day worked. That way^ a Seafarqr ,. (CpRtinued on page 17) . ;.,1 ... - .i.. Allen Batqh«lod, pumpman, and H. E. Grant, AB, left to right, celebrate the first birthday of the SIV Vacation as tiie^ line np in Hew Voyk headquarters te accept vacatien money from headquarter^ clerk Al Bernstein, • • 'Iv. �Vai* FMT Upgradlils Booklets Avallablie ii: k: m I P.v-:- I !»=•;' . iP' Shown fanwlse above are the booklets prepared by the Union's education department and available in all ports for the upgrading of Seafarers. The pamphlets include questions and answers for ABS, firemen, watertenders, oilers and electricians. SEiiyilitERg LOG m LOG Weieomes StorieSf Pica With the LOG now containing 28 pages, the biggest ever, there is more room now than ever bef^ for stories, photos and letters sent in by the Sea~farers. Several pages of each Issue are devoted to the ex­ periences of Seafarers-and the ships they sail as they describo it themselves. If you run across anything of interest on your voyages, or just want to let your friends know how you're getting aiong, drop a few lines to the LOG. Don't worry too much about literary style. We'll patch it up if it needs patching. And of course, photos illustrating the incidents you describe make them more interesting for the readers. Send your stuff to the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, NY. H you want any­ thing returned after we use it, we'll do that too. SUP's Xalculated Risk' Pays Off ^7 I !sv I'f-':- rcteaaty M> 18M SUP Secretary-Treasurer Harry Lundeberg rode in on another long shot last week when President Dwight Eisenhower abolished wage controls. The order upheld the SUP's de­ cision to withhold its contract from the WSB in the gamble that the wage lid would be removed. As a result, SUPwartime "honeymoon" ne main­ members will collect the full tained his stand despite strong amount negotiated in base criticism. At the same time it pay, overtime and penalty rates helped save the SUP from being back to April 27, 1952, a huge swallowed up by the various "fed­ chunk of back pay for every man. erations" and "unity committees" The SUP contract case is an il­ that the Party was always setting lustration of Lundeberg's ability to up to take over the waterfront. take calculated risks for greater Few realize that while Lunde­ gains, in the face of strong oppo­ berg has left the spouting of the sition from all sides. When the "progressive" line to others, the SUP membership voted over­ SUP was the first maritime-union whelmingly on May 26 to go out to negotiate successfully fw a on strike, it faced the united op­ shipowner-paid welfare fund. The position of the Pacific Maritime pattern established h.as been bene­ Association, Harr^ Bridges long­ ficial to both shoreside and sea­ shore union and its Communist going maritime unions. Then too, satellite, the Marine Cooks' and there has been much noise from Stewards throughout the 63 days the left as'well as other groups of the walkout. A hostile press in Harry Lundeberg about the McCarran Immigration California added to the unsuccess­ ful hue aind cry against the SUP. and in response to the member­ Act, but it- was Harry Lundeberg SUP Went It Alone ship's needs and demands. He's who went to Washington and did This has been a long-standing never hesitated to stick his neck something for alien seamen. Secret Ballots situation whereby for years the out and take an unpopular position SUP has "gone it alone" on the on behalf of that membership, Since Lundeberg has long been West Coast but has managed to come what may. a conunanding figure in maritime, win out every time. Fortune magaA couple of years ago, for ex­ those who attack him overlook the 2ine, spokesman for the business ample, when both AFL and CIO fact that he has a membership to point of view, stated frankly that were demanding outright repeal of answer to for all his doings. The given the choice between the the Taft-Hartley law, Lundeberg SUP constitution provides for se­ "strongly anti-Communist" SUP brought a storm down on his head cret referendum ballots on impor­ and "a notorious party line union," by meeting with Senator Taft on tant issues like constitutional the ILWU, "the Pacific Maritime the subject. He secured assur­ changes and union elections. On Association picked party - liner ances at that time that the mari­ these ballots as well as in carrying Harry Bridges over anti-Commun­ time hiring halls, the key to mari­ out policy, Lundeberg has had ist Harry Lundeberg." time trade unionism, would not be the consistent support of the men. While Bridges, the MC&S and disturbed. Today, organized labor The SUP Internal set-up is a the shipowners joined hands in ac­ has come around to Lundeberg's far cry from that in the left-wing tively attacking the strike, the' position and has abandoned rigid West Coast outfits such as the other West Coast Union, the Ma­ and unrealistic demands for repeal Marine Cooks and Stewards. Here rine Firemen, Oilers and Water- in favor of a more flexible ap­ a Senate subcommittee recently tenders, piped up that the strike proach of securing the best pos­ reported that the Communist lead­ was a bum beef. But as in the sible deal under the circumstances. ers stay in power by a "rule" of past, when it was all over, the "me Despite Labor's hostile attitude terrorism, and discrimination too" MFOW dropped its hands-off to Taft, Lundeberg met with the against all elements who dare op­ attitude and jumped right in to Senator for one reason: to protect pose its CommQnist policies." grab a slice of the melon won by his membership and save the Reporting to the SIU member­ union. the SUP. ship recently on the SIU contract, Too many seem to have forgotten It would have done the SUP lit­ Secretary-Treasurer Hall credited that at issue in the strike were jobs tle ^good if Lundeberg had shouted the SUP with setting the pattern of SUP members. The ship owners "repeal" and stood by while the of dealing with wage stabilizaztlon. wanted to take maintenance work hiring hall was undermined. The "We've worked closely w^,th the which- had traditionally belonged membership wanted assurance that SUP on this and other policy to the Sailors and ,give it to T-H would not destroy their hiring questions," H^ said, "and Lunde­ Bridges. The commies criticized hall and that's what they got. berg has given us solid support the SUP for hitting the bricks Similarly it was with the mem­ on every beef we've worked to­ criticized the Sailors for fighting bership in mind that. Lundeberg gether on. The A&G District to preserve their jobs. If the Sail rejected an invitation to serve in always found Lundeberg ready to ors hadn't fought for their i^ht to the Eisenhower cabinet as Secre­ go to bat for us jUst as we've g:o!ie the work, these jobs would not ex­ tary of Labor. _ His first choice was to bat for him. ist today. Proof of the soundness to work for the Sailors. He felt he "It's a known fact that out on In the SUP's determined stand is coiUd best do that j by staying the West Coast the iSUP leads tlip borne out by the figures lowing where' he was and leaving the field. Undef. Lundeberg's leader^ the ; number of men shipped to honora to othen; ^p the SUP has bscome the Anofter , "unpopular' positipn wealthiest unton'witb tlfe best con­ these jobs daily. Being under fire ttdm tSl sidek Lundetierg has. held through the tracts and the finest halls, just ar fc nothing new for Lundeberg. He'e years has ,been his uncompromja- the SIU is «Hit in front here. The been accused bjt both- right- and ing atmd egainst'^ tlie CommiinUit result bas toeen tbat the whole SIITleft of beingifceiiPH^in^ untuiu,,, SUP iiMmbairtihk has goBo ahead ftont" Otm larther- and Ihstec^ thalr dai^bedr Mr bdUtdscy obT to be pmiht iB the interests of bis memberdilp 4it tbr latA i^W's and during the els«'hi inarttinMi?!^t> • UT ON THE WEST COAST OUR BROILERS IN THE SAILORS O Union of the Pacific have been battling around the clock for quite a few years against Communist leadership in other maritime ufiions there. Few people realize that this fight is just as important today as it was a few years back when the Communists had enbenched them­ selves v^ strongly in many organizations. Now that our Government has taken action against the Communist Party and the Kremlin Is very unpopular in this country, people wonder what all the noise is about. They ,seem to think that the Communists have been-licked for good and are no problem in the unions any more. The facts don't square with this kind of thinking. Far from pulling in their horns the Communist leaders in the Marine Cooks and Stewards and in the International Longshoremen and ^Warehousemen's Union have been putting the steady squeeze on their membership to retain power. If anybody doubts that they can read a nice fat hook of testimony, 245 pages worth, that's been Issued by a subcommittee of the Senate Labor Relations Committee. This group, headed by Senator. Humphrey of Minnesota, heard dozens of witnesses testify how the Communist leaders of the Marine Cooks and 'Stewards kept a Moscow-style dictatorship going in that union. Members who opened their mouths against Com­ munist control were dumped on the ships or ashore. If they refused to kick in to a Communist fund drive or openly supported this country's policy in Korea they were brought up on trial and blackballed out of the Union. And when they tried to ship, the MC&S would then pressure the operators to fire them. " '' In other words, loyal working guys were being deprived of their livelihood unless they knuckled under to the Communist leaders of the MC&S and their Russia-first policy. The operators out on the Coast aren't free of blame either. These fellows have been doing business with the Commie-led. unions for years. On occasion they've played footsie with them to lick the SUP. So when the MC&S came round and fingered a man for making anti-Communist state­ ments the shipowners couldn't wriggle out. This condition isn't limited to maritime. It exists else­ where in this country where there are strong Com­ mie line outfits in control. In some quarters the feeling is that more-Govern­ ment regulation is needed to lick this problem. But we already have Coast Guard screening and a-nonCommunist oath on the books. These things haven't slowed down the MC&S in the slightest. The real fight on Communist control can only cqme from inside the labor movement. The SIU has been committed for years past to driving the Communists from the waterfront. We propose to continue on this course to protect -waterfront workers and guarantee their rights. OUR UNION'S SECOND ANNUAL ART CONTEST IS NOW OPEN. Y We hope all those brothers who have talent along these lines will turn to and display their stuff. We remember that last year the fellows who put in for this contest got a big kick out of it, especially those who won the prizes. This contest is set up to give them a chance to show their shipmates and also shoreside people what a seaman can do. It's part of your Union's program to acquaint the public with the Seafarers and give them an idea of the kind of men we have manning our ships. jF.YCVCBEAIBp iT, TmAHT&HMDICXAFT ccAtresT IS Yo^GiAMOF TO stioivtroFf AHO PS2W5 WIN A VlMETtiSl YOUflTALENr LIES iN MODBS ... weAviNa IN. K^/OTS . . AUKfN© WALLS'^ .., OTHEd HAHDlCdAPV -.. EBCONV ANNUAL Aer AND OBAPIS f»A/- resr Eod^ou . Smms wu B£ AWAPVEP fO/e TH5EtmiES. IN TUB HANOtC^FrS SBCnoN^ALL Bftmrns H//LL 3e MBTURmy APTB/Z TUBID : nuKtAV. f" AftXBDITOd, ) SBAm^BSSLOQ,^ foimHAyBhije, v-H " 'r?;: �rebnury U, IftSS SEAFARERS Page Fin LOG Draft HiringHall Bill, Curbs On Bargaining SlU's Infl Convention Next Month The SIU A&G District was officially informed this week, that the sixth biennial convention of the SIU of NA will bcr held in San Diego, beginning March 23. Procedure for nomination and elec­ tion of delegates from the District was simultaneously announced as follows: In accordance with the procedure of the Union and also in accord­ ance with the provisions of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District con­ stitution, (Article XIV, Section 7) the following recommendations are Seafarer A. Ballnt, oiler, watches while M. C. Stachiira, oiler, left, therefore made: points out announcement of the second annual Seafarers Art Con­ A. Nominations shall be de­ test. The deadline for entries is April 30, 1953. clared open at the regular mem­ bership meeting of February 25 in ail A&G District ports; B. Any man may nominate him­ self for a position as convention delegate; C. All members who are nomi­ Spurred on by the announcement of the second annual SIU nated shall have in headquarters notification of his acceptance, as Art Contest, Seafarers on the ships and in various ports are per the constitution, no later than preparing their entries in the hope of winning one of the 12 12 noon, Monday, March 2, 1953; prizes offered. The contest is^7 Special Meeting D. A special meeting to elect open to all Seafarers for entries in four categories: oils, watercolors, drawing and handi­ a six man credentials committee shall be called in headquarters, crafts, with three prizes offered in Monday, March 2 at 12 noon, such each category. committee to survey the qualihcaTo spread the word about the tions.of the nominees for delegate; contest, the Union is sending post­ E. The qualifications for such ers to all outports and to SIU ships nominee shall be thd same quali­ fication as are required by our at sea announcing the contest and new constitution for running giving the details on how to enter nominees for tmy elective office it. The deadline has been set well in the District, i.e. two years in ahead, April 30, 1953, to give Sea­ continuous good standing, US farers everywhere a chance to gel citizenship and three years' seaThe 10-day strike of tugboat and their entries in. Last year's con­ time; oil barge workers in New York test attracted over 80 entries and F. This committee shall pre­ ended this week, with the members it's expected that as many or more pare a ballot in accordance with of the United Marine Division of will participate this time. our constitution; and as soon as the-ILA winning a 17-cent an hour Experts Will Judge possible shall make ballots avail­ pay increase as well as overtime As in the previous year a panel able in all ports; and fringe benefits. of judges consisting of well-known The SIU, as well as the Greater art experts, including the SEA­ G. Voting shall commence im­ mediately upon receipt of ballots; New York Port Council of the AFL FARERS LOG art editor, will pass Maritime Trades Department, gave upon the entries and award first, Vote Deadline H. Voting shall end on Wednes­ the tugboatmen all the assistance second and third prizes in each possible during the strike, morally, category. The judging will take day March 11, at which time a tallying committee shall be elected physically and fincineially. Captain place on May 5, with all entries William V. Bradley, president of on exhibition the week of May 4. in ali ports; United Marine Division, Local 333, Seafarers who have a handicraft I. Reports of tallying committee ILA, which held the strike, has shall then immediately be wired to already expressed his member-^ hobby are being especially encour­ headquarters and those nominees ship's appreciation for the help the aged to enter this year's contest. Any kind of woodwork, metalwork, who have won the election shall *SIU gave. then be certified as the Atlantic Among the fringe benefits the jewelry, fancy knot work, leather and Gulf District delegates, to the men gained are: $8 per day main­ goods, weaving or modeling would International convention; tenance and cure, stipulation of be eligible under the handicrafts J. The number of delegates travel payment for certain outly­ section. The important tning about elected shall be four. These four ing jobs, higher payments for the work is that it must be hand (Continued on page 17) cooks aboard small vessels, and made by the Seafarer. Wrap Carefully higher payments for watch stand­ ing and for holidays, and higher All entries should be sent in to welfare benefits. the Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. The 3,500-member local has also 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn 32, New agreed to go into arbitration on the York. When sending them by mail, one remaining question, the mini­ it's advisable to use special de­ Under the rules of the' SIU, mum manning scale, on small tugs livery of registered mail and wrap any member can nominate and barges. However, the arbitra­ all items carefully to guard against himself for meeting chairman, tion proposal was rejected by the damage. reading clerk or any other employers, and this question is post that may be up for elec­ It's very important to attach the now being settled. tion before the membership, contestant's name and return ad­ including committees, such as » On February 5, when the strike dress to each entry, so that the ma­ was underway, the tugboatmen tied terial can be returned to the own­ the tallying committees that up the entire port of New York ers when the contest ends. will be chosen at the next by throwing picketlines in front membership meeting. Since some Seafarers will be do­ of every pier on the waterfront. since SIU membership meet­ ing their work on ships and won't The longshoremen refused to cross ing officers are elected at the the picketlines, and the port was have the materials to frame or start of each. meeting, those mount paintings and drawings, completely tied up. who wish to rup for Jhose However, the employers went these entries wilKbe accepted un­ meeting offices can do so. into court immediately, and got an mounted. The first prize winner The Union also welcomes injunction that night which pre­ last year in the drawings section, for discussions, suggestions and vented any further mass picketing example, consisted of a colored motions on the business before of piers. ' The injunction was chalk drawing on a torn sheet of the meeting. Seafarers are based on the contention that it was black paper, the only materials the urged to give the membership a secondary boycott, illegal under contestant had available to him. the benefit of their opinions so Seafarers who might be inter­ the Taft-Hartley Act, since the that the membership, can act striking .tugboatmen were not ested in selling their work should S|ccordingly. . directly employed on - the .piers inform the LOG accordingly and they were picketing. specify the price sought. • ... . ^ Seafarers Prepare For 2nd Art Contest Tugboatmen Win 10-Day NY Strike A bill to legalize the maritime hiring hall, and another measure that would outlaw industry-wide bargaining have been submitted to Congress as part of a general moVe to make changes in the Taft-Hartley-4 ^ Act. Reports coming out of troduced thus far, the Republican Washington indicate that the leadership headed by Senator Taft act will definitely undergo amend­ ment this year. Consequently pro­ posals are being submitted from both sides—those who -would re­ move curbs on Unions and those who want to* make the law still harsher than it is. The hiring hall bill has been in­ troduced in the Senate by Senator Warren Magnuson, Washington Democrat. It states simply that it shali not be considered an unfair labor practice to establish a union hiring hall and to give employment preference to union members and those referred by the union. Ban On Standard Pacts On the other hand, the proposed ban on industry-wide bargaining would be a severe blow to all un­ ions, particularly large industrial unions. It is contained in a bill that has been submitted by Rep­ resentative Fisher, Democrat of Texas, and would make it illegal for employers to get together with other employers as a negotiating group that would negotiate a stand­ ard contract with a union. Would Affect Maritime The SlU, like many other indus­ trial unions negotiates its contracts on an industry-wide basis and re­ cently completed standardization of all clauses in its freight and tanker contracts. A ban on industry-wide bargaining would be a serious hindrance to orderly labor rela­ tions in maritime because it would open the door to a wide variety of wage standards and working rules. It would appear certain to cause great confusion and unrest in the industry. Another feature of the Fisher bill would prohibit unions from limiting their membership in pro­ portion to the number of jobs available, despite the much-publi­ cized abuses that have developed in some areas as the result of an un­ limited membership policy. Boycott Restrictions While Fisher's bill is the first comprehensive legislation to be in­ has come up with some ideas that v/ill probably be submitted in the form of a bill shortly. These would include some mild easing of the Taft-Hartley restrictions on sec­ ondary boycott and on the right of strikers to vote in NLRB elections. The non-Communist oath require­ ment will probably be changed to include employers as well as union officials, even though it's pretty well agreed that this provision is largely meaningless now. Union proposals for Taft-Hartley changes include legal recognition of the closed shop and the elimina­ tion of injunctions powers in the act. Wage Hike Gained By Piiot Crews MOBILE — Crewmen employed by the Mobile Bay Bar Pilots As­ sociation won a 43 percent month­ ly wage increase in their initial contract just negotiated by the Marine Allied Workers, an SIU affiliate. The pilot boatmen chose the SIU-MAW as their collective bar­ gaining representative in a recent election conducted by the Nation­ al Lalipr Relations Roard. In addition to the wage increase, the pilot boatmen's first contract contained provisions for job se­ curity, regulation of hoifrs and other benefits. It was an unusual contract nego­ tiation in that the pilots, this time acting in the role of employers, are union members themselves, be­ ing affiliated with the Masters, Mates and Pilots Association, a brother maritime union. Ate. THESE-: From Article XXVU Section 1 Throw in For A Meeting Joh ,-A : proposed Conditvrtion .^lotion form. The SIU Constitution, like any document designed to preserve the democratic ^irocess, atlovrs for changes of its provisions. Members who have ideas on how to improve the Constitution can hit the deck at any regular mem­ bership meeting and offer them in the form of resolutions. If the resolution is adopted, the amend­ ing procedure will follow. �S'MF^liWSL SEAWAYS- > BOX list I '"^ •• ! ^ > A -. BALTIMCmE 3, MARYEAN^ Plretent§ ihe "iSEAFARERS GVIDE" M.? M'I ".r' A GATEWAY TO WORLD-WIDE TKAVBU ADVENTURE AND ROMANCE! Here's seductive cover of "Seaways" leaflet which promises to open the gate to a life at sea. Want To Go To Sea? Just Pay'Em $ 2 And... > • SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON Unless the House Merchant Marine Committee once again becomes an active group on Capitol Hill, the American merchant marine stands to lose what once was a powerful friend in the US Congress. If the Committee does not squarely cope wit^i the enormous legis­ lative problems now confronting the nation's fourth arm of defense, the chalices are that the House Merchant Marine Committee will be abolished as a Standing Committee and, in effect, be relegated to an inferior position as Subcommittee of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, In which event maritime pi'oblems would be snowed under numerous other problems of that Committee. As it now stands, the House Merchant Marine Committee has full jurisdiction to review merchant marine matters—its authority is prac­ tically unlimited in connection with maritime and closely related sub­ jects. The question remains, will the Committee become interested enough to bring up legislation and report out such bills that will aid in the development of the US merchant fleet. Many people are noting the lack of Committee activity and are beginning to wonder just how interested the group is in establishing a healthy maritime fleet. Authority of the Attorney General of the US to exclude an alien seaman, who has been previously admitted into the country for perma­ nent residence, on the ground that his entry is deemed prejudicial to the public interest, and without giving the seaman a hearing, has been overturned by the US Supreme Court. In a decision of the High Court involving an alien seaman who Was A small-time sucker game aimed at gullible men who want to go to sea has been turned admitted to the US for permanent residence, signed on an Americanup by the SEAFARERS LOG. Preying upon poorly-paid or unemployed shoreside work­ flag ship for a round voyage, and who was "temporarily excluded" at ers it milks the customers of $2 a head by implying that it will show the \^ay to a high- San Francisco and later excluded when the ship reached its home poit of New York, the Supreme Court said that, in effect, the seaman re- ' paying job in maritime. "t mained "physically present" in the US. The court said the seam^ The enterprise, which calls was entitled to notice of the nature of the charge against him and al'so itself Davenport Seaman's to a hearing at least before an executive or administrative tribunal. Service, is apparently only one of The Attorney General, in excluding the seaman, had relied on a DAVENPORT SEAMEN'S SERVICE several such promotion outfits. It prior case where an alien, with an immigration visa, who never had H70 8NOADWAV r em»r OlfUMis operated by a retired NMU book'Mftt—t Htri—I been in the US, sought entry but was excluded as an alien whose entry MEW YORK C»TV member, Rodney Davenpoi-t Turner w«« deemed prejudicial to the public. . who seems to have found the busi­ In the case of the alien seanian, the Supreme Court said he ^ready ness preferable to working for a was in the couutry and, therefore, had a right to be heard. , • -.j living, at sea. It first came to the MSf BiPAlP font? t t attention of the Union when the The US Coast Guard, during the tast fiscal year period, issued to' Union office received several stand­ individuals 170,328 merchant mariners' documents bearing evidence, ard forms from various sections of of security clearance, and granted security appeal hearings in 775 cases the country headed "Application Davenport Marine Guide offers everything:—except a considered to be poor security risks. for Employment as a Merchant In the category of longshoremen, warehousemen, pilots, and waterSeaman." travels, excitement . . . free In­ owner he was steered into a dif­ front workers, 196,951 persons were screened and 188,301 port security Leads Cnstomers On ferent office where he met Turner. formation." Scrutiny of the operation and an Once the potential customer In that office three girls were cards were issued, while 827 hearings were granted upon appeal by interview with the owner has not writes for the free information, he working, busily stuffing copies of persons who had been found to be poor security risks. As to merchant marine personnel, the Coast Guard issued a total of turned up anything that appears receives a set of leaflets, headed, the "Guide" in envelopes. 144,602 documents, of which number 48,551 were issued to persons to be in violation of the law. The "See the World and Be Paid for It, Turner admitted that he was the literature distributed carefully Experience Unnecessary." The "staff of experienced men" who who had no previous service in the merchant marine and 950 were li­ avoids an out-and-out promise of a leaflets paint merchant marine em­ wrote the guide. He said he had censes issued to radio officers. During the year, in the interest of national defense, 7,941 individual job, but leads the customers on to ployment in glowing terms. Their been working on colliers with an believe that the so-called seaman's main pitch is that the customers, AB ticket and started the, busi­ waivers of manning requirements for merchant vessels were issued, service is the key to travel, adven­ by sending cash, check or money ness while he was shipping out. He while shipping commissioners supervised execution of 17,650 sets of ture, excitement and lots of money. order of $2, will receive the "Mer­ claimed he quit shipping because shipment and discharge shipping articles. ill ii> The operations of the service are chant Marine Enrollment and the mail would pile up in his ab­ In the domestic trade, freighter employment postwar has been much simple. Ads are placed regularly in Career Guide," plus a set of appli­ sence and he didn't want to get about 60 assorted pulp magazines cation forms for jobs. The Guide is into trouble by not answering it. less than prewar. Whereas in 1937 about 450 ships were engaged in that have wide circulation. They said to be written by "experienced Anyway, he said, he didn't like these trades, only 164 were employed the latter part of 1952. This is not due to a decrease in the volume of traffic, but rather to the in­ call on both men and women to men of the sea." shippipg. ability of domestic freighters to regain their prewar competitive status, join the merchant marine. "Experi­ No Ontrigfat Job Promised He conceded that the so-Callcd particularly along the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in the interence unnecessary," they say. "ExWhile implying that "world service was little more than sucker coastal trade. celllent pay, fascinating foreign travel and a healthy bank account" bait, btit claimed that other opera­ 4 i HI is within the grasp of all who send tors wouldn't refund the money, As to coastwise shipping, while it is not believed it will regain its in their $2' the literature is care­ whereas he did. When questioned ful not to promise a job outright. about the extent of his operations prewar position in the foreseeable future, it is not too optimistic to pre­ Money back is promised within he showed figures ostensibly cov­ dict that 1952 employm.ent of ships will be increased by 25% in the years ahead by proper application Sf modem break-bulk cargo handling seven days if not satisfied. ering the month of January to the In return for- the $2, the cus­ effect that he had sent out 1,040 methods and equipment both on ships and ashore. t, tomer receives a 23 page booklet, guides at $2 each and made eight The Treasury Department estimates that the tax benefits of the which outlines the duties, qualifica­ refunds. However, with three girls tions and wages of various ratings, working at handling mail, that American subsidized operators over the past 15 years have totalled where to go for seamen's papers, number of guides could be sent out about $155,533,084. This figure represents the difference between the amount of taxes actually paid by the subsidized lines over the period plus the names and addresses of and the amount they would have paid in the absence of the present tax maritime unions and a lengthy list in a single day. Getting Oat Of Business benefits in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. of American shipping companies. MOBILE — Monthly wage in­ Turner denied that he was mak­ 4" 3^ t The Guide is much more conA bill that is sure to be passed by the Congress is the one recom­ creases averaging about $40 a man seiwative in tone than the come-on ing any big money out of the busi­ were won for all unlicensed per­ literature. Along with it are" sent ness, saying that he was averag­ mended by the Treasury Department recently under which certificates sonnel employed by the Mobile two cautiously-worded bulletins. ing about $100 a week. H^ de­ of service for entry ratings on US flag ships would riot be issued be­ Towing and Wrecking Co. in a One of them says that jobs are clared that as soon as-he sold out fore the applicant had demonstrated that he had sufficient knowledge new towboat agreement just ne­ scarce now and steers men to for­ his present stock of guides he was of the English language, written and spoken, adequately to perform gotiated by the SlU-affiliated Ma­ eign flag ships. The other warns getting out of this particular busi­ all duties required of him and to carry out orders of superior officers. Existing law has been construed to require only that oral orders in any rine Allied Workers here. that it may be difficult to get sea­ ness. The increase in the monthly base men's papers and disclaims connec­ Turner is hot the only ohe to language be understood by 75% pf the crew, and Treasury believes « rate was only a part of the mone- tion with any union dr shipping find the merchant marine angle a this should be corrected. "It is believed," Treasury Informed the Congress, "that any member tai-y gains won by the SIU-MAW company. profitable orie. . Another outfit. negotiating committee, however. A LOG representative posing as Seaways, in Baltimore, putsi out of the crew of a merchant vessel of the US is not competent to carry The agreement also included pro­ a customer applied for the service a similar pitch even more extrava­ out the normal duties expected of him unless he can speak and under­ visions for a liberalized overtime and received the literature and the gantly-worded. Seaways offers a stand the language sponkcn by officers of the vessel, which is normally rate and for a shorter work week. booklet. When he returned the Seafarers Guide for $1.98, two English." Under terms of . the agreement, booklet saying he was not satisfied cents cheaper than Turner's, but J" '' i 3> Senator Magnuson, Washington, has introduced a bill (S. 838) amend­ the monthly base rate was in­ he received a refund check from doesn't provide •'liny money. back ing the National Labor Relations Act in order to legalize maritime hir­ creased from $255 to $294 and the "RD Enterprises Inc." of Portland, guarantee. hourly overtime rate' was upped Maine. The check was drawn on A sontewhat more expehsive^ ing halls. Under the measure, the term "maritime industry" would in­ from $1.34 to $1.87 an hour. a Massachusetts bank. "service" along the same lines is clude all industries employing personnel'engaged as licensed or un­ The work week was fixed at 40 Went To Office the Seamen's Service in Trucks- licensed members of the crews of ishlps or .barges engaged in offshore, hours. Subsequently he went up to the viUe, Pa. This one charges $3 plus coastal, intercoastal, or inland transportation, or in longshore opera­ Members of the negotiating com­ New York address of the outfit and mailing and COD costs to get the tions seivicing such ships or bargee. mittee were Cal .Tanner, SIU found it located in a small room poop from "an ex-merchant marine agent for the Port of Mobile, Har­ that served as a mail drop and officer who will explain in Retail old Fischer, Louis Neira and Qttp switchboard for two dozen different how to get a job ... No mbney Swendson. people. When he asked for the back guarantee .here, either, | SIU Towmen Gain $40 Pay Raise •cr^: �tehruvr 2*, IfSS SEAFARERS LO G Fare Seven Bare New Baggage Racket A clever scheme to defraud Seafarers of their valuables was turned up recently in the port of San Pedro. A self-styled travel agency representative, using the nam^ of one of the reputable agencies in the area, has been offering "to "take care of" the forwarding of Sea­ farers' baggage for a small fee. 1 —— ^— Subsequently, several Seafar= ers found to their sorrow that the baggage had been rified be­ fore being shipped. One of the victims of the swin­ 4. . Ji dle, Seafarer John Flynn of New ROSENBERGS DENIED CLEMENCY — President Eisenhower has York,, said he had paid off the turned down the appeal of convicted atom> spies f thel and Julius Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) Rosenberg to set aside their death sentence. The President said that December 17 af­ "the nature of the crime for which they have been found guilty and ter a Far Eastern sentenced-far exceeds that of taking of the life of another citizen . . . trip. He and and could very well result in the death of many, many thousands." other crewmemThe Rosenbergs' attorney has announced' another appeal to the Su­ bers were anx­ preme Court but it is not expected to make any change in the death ious to arrange sentence verdict. for transporta­ tion back East 4. _ RUSSIA SEVERS RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL—The Soviet Govern­ as is provided ment has broken off relations with Israel as the aftermath of the antithem under conZionist campaign undertaken in Russia and the satellite countries. tract. Along The immediate reason for the step , was the bombing of the Soviet came one Mr. "T. legation in Tel Aviv, Israel, that came as the climax of rising ill Davis," a self-styled representa­ feeling as a result of arrests and spy trials in Iron Curtain countries tive of the San Pedro Travel Agen-' of Jewish leaders and charges that the Zionist movement is a tool cy, saying that he had plenty of of "American imperialism." plane seats available on non-sched­ ule four engine flights if the men t ^ WEST GERMANS ARREST NAZI PLOTTERS—The West German wanted them. Here's bird's-eye view of the new six-bladed propeller that has government has arrested four leaders of a neo-Nazi group called the Forward Baggage been installed as an experiment on the Cities Service tanker Paoli. German Free Corps and accused them of planning the overthrow of Davis" further offered as a spe­ the government. The arrests by the German officials follows last cial service, to forward the men's month's round-up by British occupation forces of seven former Nazi baggage collect lor a slight fee of leadgrs on charges of a similar plot. The German government indi­ $2. Seven or eight of the men, in­ cated that it was going to take action against other neo-Nazi groups cluding Flynn; took advantage of in the near future. the "service" so that they would not have to waste time lugging EX-GI CONVICTED OF TREASON—Former" Army sergeant John their sea bags and suitcases around D. Provoo has been found guilty of treason while a prisoner of the and arranging for mailing. Japanese after the fall of Corregidor. The Federal Court jury held After Flynn got home he re­ Experiments with a new, six-bladed propeller are now being that Provoo had offered his services to tne Japanese after being taken ceived his baggage in due time. prisoner and had informed on an American Army captain to the When he opened his bags he found carried out by Cities Service with the Paoli. Japanese, thus causing his'death. He was also found guilty of making that everything of value including . Seafarer Lewis Savoia reported that the six-bladed screw personal possessions of sentimen­ radio broadcasts on behalf of Japan. tal importance had been cleaned was put on the Paoli at the-* % if ISf ENGLAND, EGYPT AGREE ON SUDAN—The Governments of Great out. Newport News, "Virginia, Ship­ tions. However, said the company, Britain and Egypt have reached agreement on the future of the AngloOn learning of the incident, the building and Drydock Com­ the ship has not yet been in service Egyptian Sudan, the huge block of territory extending southward Union agent in Wilmington con­ pany along with fitting ceremonies long enough with the new pro­ peller to show any conclusive re­ from the borders of Egypt proper. The agreement provides for a three- tacted the travel agency, which in­ and a number or spectators. sults. year period of transition after which the Sudan would be given self- formed him that Mr. "Davis" was "We believe," he said, "that the The company was non-committal .govcnment. In the meanwhile, Britain and Egypt will continue to in no way connected with their Paoii is one of the first large tank­ about whether other of its vessels outfit. Further, the agency doesn't supervise that area's affairs. contact ships to sell airline space. ers in the world to be equipped will be equipped with the new six4 t bladed screws. It said that it was Seafarers are warned that any with a six-bladed propeller." PRICE CONTROLS LIFTED—^The Government has lifted price and The company said that the Pa­ waiting to see what happened with wage controls on practically all items except for important metals "Mr. Davis" or for that matter used in defense and other materials in short supply. Items still left anybody else contacting ships who oli had been fitted with the new the Paoli before making any deci­ under controls are cheese, dry groceries, steel, aluminum, copper, offers to "take care of" baggage is propeller so that it could get some sions about its other vessels. The Paoli is a standard T-2 nickel, lumber and much machinery and equipment including major out to no good and should be idea of how the new screw would work during regular tanker opera­ tanker. treated accordingly. household appliances. COAL, STEEL POOL SET VP—Operation of the Schumann plan for Europe's coal, coke, iron ore and steel began last week, with a common market in six countries for these products. All duties, customs and quotas have been eliminated. From now on, these items can be bought and sold in the open market as if there were no national boundaries. Participating in the agreement are France, West Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Italy. The plan is expected to be of great benefit to the economies of the countries involved. CS Tanker Tries Out Six-Bladed Propeller YOUR DOLLAR'S WOlHTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Best Quality For Your Money Learning how to buy the best-quality goods for your money is an art that can save you and your family many dollars in this period of high prices and inflation—and also save disappointments and grief. Many a Seafarer has learned this the tough way—by spending his hardearned dough for goods that failed to givft satisfactory performance for the price paid. For example, one man reports he bought a pair of wingtip shoes for twenty-two good solid bucks. Within three weeks they cjime unsewed and had to be repaired. Now he wonders if he wouldn't have done as well buying a cheaper pair. What every man or family that wants the most for its money should know, is that a liigh price doesn't neces­ sarily mean best quality. It may merely mean extra trimming or decoration which may actually be a weak point. In the case of the shoes our pal bought, a plaintoe type not only would have cost less than the wing-tip, but has fewer seams to come apart. Simple Lines Best In many instances, you'll find- that simply-designed goods are qpt only less expensive but more durable and easier to care for. In inen's clothing, solid-color socks are more durable than those with clocks and other fancy designs. Solid-color shirts cost less than fancy patterns and are less likely to fade. End-to-end madras shirts are more expensive than plain madras but are less durable. The same situation is true for the things a family buys. Muslin sheets are stronger and last longer thaii the more expensive percale sheets. Pillow cases and sheets with plain hems not. Qhly cost less than hemstitched ones but grb more durable. Wbite towels cost less than colored ones and dry you off quicker (because the dye reduces absorbency). Children's and women's dresses with gored skirts cost less than pleated ones. Does that mean it's always best to buy the lowest-priced article? Not necessarily. The way it works, merchandise generally falls into three price classes: the so-called "lowend" goods, the medium priced lines and luxury lines. In a period of high prices, any reduction of quality in the lowest-priced lines means the manufacturer must re­ duce the basic quality; he must use cheaper materials and skimp on construction. But reducing the quality of medium-priced goods may merely mean eliminating the frills; eliminating the perforations on shoes; for ex­ ample. But the basic quality is still good. So in times like these it's generally the medium-priced lines that offer us the best quality for the money. The highest-priced lines are rarely worth buying anyway, because they are basically the same as the medium-priced goods with a few frills added. Frills Cost Extra Take refrigerators. Most brands feature a standard and a deluxe model. They're basically the same boxes with the same motor, insulation, capacity, etc. But the deluxe model costs you much more because it has -everal added features, such as a larger freezing compartment which you may or may not want—and certainly don't if you have a separate freezer—or an additional vegetable crisper, etc. Some Basic Qualities Here's a list of standard-quality, medium price type of goods which this writer has found offers good basic serviceability for the price: Men's shirts: 2x1 broadcloth of" ISfix'ii thread count; oxford cloth (must be cut roomy because of tendency to shrink); chambray ahd poplin. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying Men's suits: 'Worsted cheviot, serge, homespun, also tweed and covert Uf closely woven). Work clothes and children's wear: Cotton gabardine, twill, jean cloth and similar materials with a ribbed weave. - Men's and boys' coats: Melton cloth, cheviot aqd tweed. Women's coats: Cheviot, venetion, jersey, tweed, home­ spun, covert and mouton fur. Cotton dresses: 80-square percale, gingham, chambray. Rayon dresser: Gabardine, sharkskin, faille and other ribbed materials. Hosiery: 30-denier nylon in 45 or 51 gauge. Sheets: 140-count muslin; or 128 count as second choice. Notice the omissions from this list too. Flannel, for example, is perishable unless it's worsted flannel, which is very expensive. Cashmere is another costly but non­ durable material, and not recommended for suits, coats or sweaters. Rayon crepe wears well but requires great care in cleaning and laundering. 4. 4* Since this column is written with the buying problems of Seafarers and their families in mind, the LOG will welcome suggestions as to the subjects that readers would like to have discussed in future columns. If there are any suggestions that you have on this score, send them in to the editor of the LOG. In addition, readers are asked to pass along any ques­ tions about material that has appeared here, or about specific problems they've run into in purchasing any type of goods and services. Those who may want to obtain back copies of these columns that have already discussed subjects they art interested in can do so simply by dropping a line to the LOG and asking for that particular issue. •> �S]6''ArARERS 104 Vclwaanr 20, 195S SEA¥CASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION FLANS Jos Bums <2na from left), beson, points out a special article in the bound volume of 195? LOGs, now on sale through head­ quarters.. Left td right are; Lionel Cormier, BB; Bums, Robert WanBi»ii, carp.; Gumbald Kalland, bosun, and George Liebers, steward. Volumes can be ordered through malL '52 LOGs Available In Handy Bound Book Bound: volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG covering the entire year of 1952, have just been received from the bindery and are now available for sale at the cost price of $4. They are on sale at New York head-"* quarters or by mail. Chronicling a twelve-month period which saw the Union make great strides in an era which has been one of the most climactic in US history, the bound LOG should be a welcome addition to every ship's library and to every book­ shelf in the homes of Seafarers, The bound edition of the LOG con­ tains every issue of the newspaper put out in the year just ended. In­ cluding supplements containing It's going to be a Happy New freight and tanker agreements and Year after all for Harry Bridges the new constitution. and the International Longshore­ Contained within the covers of men and Warehousemen's Union. the latest bound edition of the There may have been no holiday Union's newspaper,' the 14th such greetings In the mall from the since the inception of the SlU, SIU, SUP, or for that matter from are the many 'firsts' scored by the his former pals in CIO maritime Union in the past year. Among luiions. But Bridges Is still re­ the many advancements are the membered with affection In cer­ new and better contracts, the new tain quarters—behind the Iron constitution of the SIU, the inaug­ Curtain of course. uration of scholarship, maternity The ILWU Dispatcher, official and disability benefits plus the be­ organ of Bridges outfit, reports ginning of the 1st vacation plan that Bridges' Bulgarian, CzechoIn maritime history. slovakian, Rumanian and Hungar­ Included also, are the many ian pals didn't forget him come news stories concerning the weck- tlie hoUdays. The dummy imions to-week affaii*s of the Union, as in those countries all sent their well as feature items about Sea­ best wishes in the ILWU's "strug­ farers, their families, and places gle for world peace." of interest to men of the sea. Also, Mass Produced Propaganda 1952 was the year in which the To nobody's surprise, the mes­ LOG gained three prize awards for excellence in the field of labor sages coming from-four different journalism and was acclaimed the countries all contained the same best labor paper in the country. phrases and catchwords, proving" For those Seafarers who are that mass production of propa­ building a SEAFARERS LOG li­ ganda has now been achieved in brary, bound volumes back through Communist countries, no matter 1946 can be purchased for $4 each. where. The Bulgarian unions The 1952 bound volume can be wished Bridges "success in your purchased through the mail by gallant fight for democracy and using the coupon on the back pag9 peace," while in Czechoslovakia they made it "success .. in their of this issue. struggle for better economic con­ ditions. and In defense of demo­ cratic rights and liberties." They Report liOst must have had a few more capital­ dollars to spend on cablegrams Baggage Cheek ist than the Bulgarians did. Seafarers who lose baggage Chief 'Mighty Peace Camp' Checks for gear checked at any SIU baggage room should The Hungarians had another notify that particular hall way of putting It, "success In your right away so that no one can struggle for better living condi­ Improperly claim the baggage tions and peace," and concluded with that check. Headquarters "long live mighty peace campl" officials advise you to do this (Sounds like Bridges has an In­ immediately to avoid loss of dian chief's name). The Ruman­ your gear and/or trouble ians wound theirs up In a fiorid claiming It later on. Make burst of rhetoric, "success for sure you notify the hall where building up action unity In the the baggage was checked as struggle waged in defense of your soon as you find out you've vital Interests, for democratic lib­ lost the check erties, for preserving manklnfi's most pireclous gift. Peace." 'Happy Hew Year, Harry' -Conilnform -if' • REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID From •••• No. Seafatetg ReceiTing Benefif this PeriodI Average Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Tcral Benefits Paid this Period W77 3 m WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Ss:io Path Bcacfttf ysosi Dioahaitv Bcnefito Maternity Bcaefita Vacation Benefita AiLLki OO ±L Tftltlt WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY HoaBital Benefita Paid Since Tulv 1. 19S0 Denth Benefita Paid Since T«dv 1. 1950 DianbiUtv Benefita Paid Since May L 1952 Mntetaitv Benefita Paid Since Aptii 1. 1952 oo 2L -jMfl e»o Vncimoil Bcocfitf Pidd SMCC F^h, IL Wl' Tffial ; If 97/ iiAf 2A pate Beftffif WELFARE, VACATION FLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand KRTffBCH Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation — .^£eUa So us Govetiment Bonds (Vellsre) Real Escace (Vellsre) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS Commentst For some time past It has been the practice, for a great many of the eliglbles under the Plan, to sign a new Welfare Flan beneficiary card each time they sign on for a new voyage, regardless of the fact that they do hot change the name of the beneficiary. It is only necessary to fill in and sign a new beneficiary card idien it is the intention of the member to change the name of the beneficiary. A great deal of time and filing space will be saved if members will keep this in mind. SuhmittmA February 14. 1953 M /W Al Kotr, jinMsirMfor ...and, remember tbis..• All these are yours without contributing a single nickeLon your part ^Collecting SIU bene­ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death-^ Ycu get first rate personal service immediately through your Union's representatives; ^ ;; • �rebroary SO, USt SEAFARERS 100 Pare Nina UNION TALK •y KEITH TERPI Now that the second batch of unfair labor practice charges has been filed by the SIU against Atlantic Beflnlpg, tiiere's no question In the minds of Atlan­ tic seamen that the company will have to do some fancy footwork to explain away its shady discrimination tactics. Both Atlantic and the AMEU tried their best to minimize the importance of the first barrage of charges specifically levelled against the company, and by indirection, at the AMEU as well, but they'll be hard-pressed if they try this a second time. A good indication of the way the wind is blowing lies in the reports of several onetime AMEU stalwarts who folded their tents and silently removed themselves from the scene of the crime rather than face up to realities. One of them has even added a prophetic note to the pro­ ceedings. He's currently reported taking a turn at the tombstone busi­ ness, and if he's good and .sticks at it, may win the lucky assignment of carving one reading "R.I.P.—^AMEU" before long. She men in the fleet know that the filing of additional charges— which may prove even stronger than the heavily-documented ones we threw at the company before—^plainly indicates that we mean to stand by pur own pledge to go all the way to back up any unorganized seaman who is discriminated against because he supports the SIU. That's been the foundation beneath our success in former organizing drives, and our policy hasn't changed a bit since then. The company's public reaction to the charges, like the AMEU's, has been to try and laugh them off as something that just didn't happen. Actually, the creation of its special trials and appeals board is Atlantic's off-hand attempt to illustrate its "democratic" nature, as it goes through the motions of judging charges brought against the men by ships' In Mexico, shrimp boats are coming in, but under the armed eyes of Mexican gunboats which are officers and then "democratically" renders a decision. We spoke of patrolling the offshore waters. Shown above is an SIU shrimp boat, typical of those involved in the inthis tactic a few weeks ago, and nothing has changed our original tematiohal controvert. estimate.. The pattern is all too clear in this whole sham "kangaroo court' arrangement. Since we have charged Atlantic with discrimination In firing, the company now seeks to show it fires for good cause, not a result'of a man's being openly pro-SlU aboard ship. This "good cause" stems from a stated Ust of reasons for discharge which are part of the More trouble loomed for Gulf Coast shrimpers as the Mexican Navy ordered two gun­ AMEU-Atlantic "agreement" and over which the company (naturally) boats to back up its regular patrol of coastal waters, and gave them orders to fire at any has< sole control. Of course, in order to insure that the average Atlantic foreign fishing vessels working in Mexican waters if they don't obey instructions to pull seaman gets a fair shake at bis trial, the panel is rigged with company into a Mexican port. offipials from t<q> to bottom. Two AMEU officers usually sit in on the The shrimpers in the area, rol." Apparently, the heavily armed from her coast, and that the main panel, but it's difficult to see how they represent anything but manare Mexico's answer to fishing grounds, about nine miles ageinent again, since they are both admittedly on the payroll of the which include many shrimp gunboats out, are international waters, and this. boats manned bySIU affiliates, company with whonr they "bargain" as the "representatives" of its thus are open for fishing. Mexico claims that the shrimpers lave long been the subject of a employees! The shrimpers also claim that to are "stealing" her "national controversy between the US and Now of course we also 'made a careful survey of the company's keep them out of these waters wealth," and has estimated that hiring practices, so that we were able to docuhient for additional Mexico. Mexico claims her terri­ the "illegal" shrimping operations would deal a near-fatal blow to torial waters extend nine miles charges the fact that Atlantic discriminates in hiring as well as in have "cost Mexico about $3.5 mil­ their industry, and would mean the firing. Atlantic's answer to this has come easily. Just last week it set from shore and that she has com­ lion thus far this year." loss of many jobs and' many ships. plete jurisdiction over these wat­ out to show how "democratic" it was in not practicing any discrimina­ Shrimp boats manned by SIU tion in hiring by running a former employee seeking reemployment ers, while we have claimed that affiliates sail from Mississippi, deidcan jurisdiction extends only before this same trial board! Since the functions of this^ panel had the usual three miles from shore. Texas, Alabama and a number of never been defined, ft appears it can do anything, and do it better other southern states. One of the As a result, many US and Cuban than anybody. In this Instance, you have a situation where a man has shrimpers caught in the disputed largest of the SIU organizations is to have a trial before he can even set a job. It'll be interesting to see waters have been boarded by Mex­ the Gulf Coast Shrimpers and For obvious reasons the LOG what they try next. cannot print any letter or ican patrols, and forced into Mex­ Oystermen's Association, which Is Since the rumors abont a renewal of "negotiations" between the ican ports where they were held a branch of the SIU's Fishery and other communications - sent in company and the AMEU got started about three weeks ago, little for varying lengths of time. In Allied Workers Union. by Seafarers unless the author actual information has filtered out from the undercover goings-on. We answer, the shrimpers had said signs his nar^e. Unsigned, The US State Department has do know, however, that Atlantic has already come through with «r 60- that they would arm their boats. said that it has "been discussing anomynious letters will only day annual paid vacation for its licensed engineers, which we pointed wind up in the waste-basket, This apparently happeped, be­ this situation with the Mexican if circumstances justify, the out was one of the items also being considered for the unlicensed cause recent reports said a Mex­ authorities"'for some time now, but LOG will withhold a signature personnel. Of course, the price the engineers had to pay for this bonanza ican Inspector, with an armed that it has "failed to reach an on request, but if you want it was to give up all their overtime, so anybody going to sea for a living I luard, boarded a US shrimper, but agreement thus far." printed in the LOG, put your today knows who came out on the short end at that deal. The shrimpers, on the other was unable to order her into a name on it. The point is that this latest gimmick may wind up to be the pattern Mexican port because the shrimper hand, hold that Mexican territorial forced on the unlicensed men as well. was "better armed than my pat­ waters extend only three miles Shrimpers Face Mexican Guns Sign Name On Letters Cartoon History Of The SIU Thf Communlats' Raids 2Vo. 31 •T / / After failing in an attempt to control the East Coast waterfront, the commies under Bridges tried, to move in on the NY longshoremen in 1946w; Smarting under defeat by Uie SIU, the NMU—i under commie control—attempted a demonatrg- Baids by the NMU and Bridges were the order of the day, taking place in Phila. and New.Orleans. In one of Bridges' most ambitious moves, he tried to raid the SUP in the Coos Bay area. The SIU answered with » plcketline of the NMU ships on The Communists were thoroughly discredited in their raids. Worst of all was their raid on a strike meeting oi- the MMP in New York. Led by die­ hard commies, they tried to take over, but SIU aid beat them back. It was the beginning of the �m SEAFARERS 10 & -„.•> . .V...... nbtaiutv-.M, PtUtTHEPmXS made by St. Lawrence Seaway ad­ Lake Charles: Grove (Cities Service), Taddei New Orleans: (Shipenter), Sweetwater (Mar vocates to trade for support on the Trade), Mother M. L, (Eagle two proposals. Isidore Newman II, Ocean), Michael and Trinity (Carnew president of the New Orleans ras), and George A. Lawson (Pan. Chamber of Commerce, said the New Orleans-to-the-Gulf channel Oceanic). Shipping has been moving along Shipping was kept at an even should be a top priority project for Shipping in this lovely town has SIgn-Ons Strong New Orleans business interests been fair during the past two at a fai.' rate in this port, with 17 pace during the last two weeks by all who, he said, should raise the The Taddei, George A. Lawson, ships in-transit. We figure that Monroe, the Steel Executive, Steel jobs being opened up by New Oiv money and put it over themselves weeks, with quite a few rated men things may be picking up a little in Navigator and Steel Designer leanians who followed their cus­ if Federal financing is not forth­ getting out, although some of the the future. (Isthmian), the Hurricane (Watei> tomary practice of coming a.shore coming. non-rated men have had to wait The in-transits included that man), the Robin Grey (Robin), and to spend the Madri Gras season Meanwhile, the Army Engineers a little while before getting a W. E. Downing (States Fuel), Wa- the Seavigil (North Seas), ail with friends and relatives. No held public hearings here on an- berth. However, we look for bet­ on. The in-transits included i«ther plan to improve the main costa, IVsrhawk, Arizpa, Yaka and signed the Amberstar (Traders), the Ala= boom in shipping is expected in channel of the Intracoastal Water­ ter things to come. Bienville (Waterman), Seacoral miar, Yorkmar and Seamar (Cal­ the immediate future with only way between Harvey, Da., and Calling in here during the past (Ocean Tow), Pennmar, Portmar mar), Seatrains Texas, Georgia and seven ships due for pay-off in this Brownsville, Texas. two weeks were the Cantigny, Gevand Calmar (Calmar), Shinnecock Louisiana (Seatrain), the Alcoa port. Controversy Develops « ernment Camp, Chlwawa, Archers Bay (Mar-Trade), Pointer and Roamer (Alcoa), and During the last two weeks we Barbara Fritchle the Antinous (Waterman). A controversy over whether it is Hope, Bents Fort, Winter HUl, Pa(Liberty Naviga­ There were no major beefs on had seven payoffs, three ships safe to handle cargoes of ammo­ pli and Council Grove (Cities Serv­ tion), Steel Age any of the ships, and all were signed on and 19 called in transit. nium sulphate nitrate and calcium ice), and the Colonel (Mobile Tow­ Payoffs were on the Del Viento, (1sthmian), St. smooth payoffs. Del Norte, Del Oro (Mississippi); ammonium nitrate in this port had ing and Wrecking). The Colonel Lawrence Victory The Seamagic came in from an the DeSoto and Iberville (Water­ its repercussions when one ship­ is a tug towing between here and (Missis sippi), 11-month trip and the boys who man); the Carabulle, (National Na­ per said henceforth he would have Cuba. When the Colonel called in Greece Victory had been on the entire voyage vigation) and the Genevieve Peter- his vessels unloaded at Gulfport, for some men, and Carroll Vic­ had a real fatfor payoff. The only sad kin (Bloomfield). Sign-ons were Miss. The New Orleans Fire Pre­ everybody in the tory (South At­ part, of it was that there were only Mississippi's Del Santos and Del vention Committee ruled it was place threw in lantic), and the Wolfe 15 of the original crew left aboard. Norte and Victory Carriers' Long- safe to handle the cargoes here. for her. It looks Omega (Omega). The rest has paid off in view Victory. Those in transit were The Coast Guard agrees with the as if they all There were some minor beefs on ports and were replaced byforeign aliens, Alcoa's Clipper, Patriot, Corsair, committee. Safety Commissioner w a n t e d to go some of the ships, but they were who were not,' members of the Polarus, and Pioneer; Isthmian's Bernard J. McCloskey has dis­ calling on the all squared away to the satisfaction Steel Maker, steel Advocate. Steel agreed, however, and has carried fair maids of of the crew while they were in port Union. a running argument with the Cuba, or perhaps We've had a few ships re-routed Surveyor and Steel Flyer; Missis­ on here. Mayor and the committee over the it was the rum We had the Fairhope (Waterman) from New York due to the tugboat sippi's Del Santos and Del Norte; question. and coke that Lines' Seatrain New Jer­ towed in here recently. She ran strike that was held in this port, Seatrain Pat Donohue, a retired Seafarer did it. sey; Waterman's Maiden Creek, but many of them entered and left aground about 375 miles from here and former Southern welterweight On the labor front,, we had a and had to be towed back. Her under their own power, so it Morning Light, Monarch of the champion who is well known to old Seas and Andrew Jackson; Victory small strike by the iron workers, double bottoms were ripped open didn't make too much difference. timers here, is making a reputation and her shaft alley was flooded. As you know, we gave the tugboat- Carriers' Longview Victory; South- as a manager and trainer of ama­ but it only lasted a couple of hours em Trading's Southern Counties before the contractors caved in. There's also some mystery about men bur full support, and so did teur boxers. One of his charges. and Philadelphia Marine Corpora­ There wasn't any need for toy the Greater New York Harbor Port her chief steward, Carl "Pop" Bob Morgan, 16-year-old high help, since the iron workers had Thurman missing after he was Council of the AFL Maritime tion's Potrero Hills. school student, recently won the the situation well in hand All'the proved to have been aboard when Trades Department, of which we Watch Congress lightweight championship in the whlie. the ship sailed. A grand jury is are a member. The tugboatmen mid-South Golden Gjoves Tourna­ Shipping and industrial interests On the political front, things are holding hearings about the missing have already expressed their ap­ are keeping a ment at Memphis. Newspapers here really boiling down now. The dead­ steward and the Coast Guard is preciation to us for the support close eye on and in Memphis conjmented on line for filing for office is past, holding hearings about the ship that we gave them, and have also progress of a bill Morgan's remarkable victory in the but it looks as if everybody and thanked the MTD for its support running aground. We, of course, Introduced finals over Paul Manai, a Marine his brother has thrown in for one will be attending, both of these during their beef. by Rep. F, Ed­ Corps boxer, who was six years of the jobs. We'll be electing a hearings. We-have been informed that the ward Hebert of older than the New Orleans lad. mayor, five councilmen and a Just now, we've got Joe Stenne- SS Seamagic of the Colonial Louisiana Seafarers recently admitted to school board. As far as labor is beck, Okie Jones, Les Wolfe, Steamship Co. is being transferred providing for a $1 the USPHS hospital here include concerned, we haven't backed any Jimmy Wilson and George Craggs to Panamanian registry. However, million appropria­ Salem Cope, Robert Butler, Larry of the candidates yet, but are among the men on the beach here. in order to get an okay from the tion to finance Eiland and Jack Gardner. Gardner studying their records and plat­ They're just taking it easy and en­ Government to do this, they had to planning of a underwent an operation for hernia, forms. Gardner joying this wonderful California contract to build a new supertanker short cut tide­ but is expected to be back in cirsunshine, before they take one of to go under American registry. So, We will probably be meeting in the Far East runs, which usually if we get this new supertanker un­ water ship channel from'New Or­ culat^n soon. the near future with the rest of mean some time over in Yokohama. der an SIU contract, we will not leans to the Gulf. A similar meas­ labor around here to decide on We have been enjoying the finest ure passed the House last session, whether to back any of the candi­ As you know, that run to Yoko­ have lost out on the deal. of mild. Spring weather here dur­ but died in the Senate. hama has fast been becoming one ing the last few days, and Sea^ dates. However, anyway it turns As most of the men know, the Already approved by Army Engi­ farers at the hospital have taken out, it sure looks as if we're going of the favorites among the men. Wage Stabilization Board has-been They tell me that it's a great place abolished by PresidentiM order. neers, the proposed channel would advantage of it to spend as much to be having an interesting elec­ to visit, and that it's the big 4it- We have already advised all our shorten the distance to the Gulf time as possible sitting in the sun­ tion. traction over in the Far East right companies to start paying the new by 45 miles. It also would eliminate shine on the spacious grounds sur­ Fishing Good how. That's why we've, got a lot of v/age scale at once. Those men who navigational hazards presented by rounding the building. The finny tribe in the nearby the boys from this neck of the wood have retroactive pay coming under the tortuous Mississippi River Since our last report, Dan Mel- waters is starting to nibble, now, homesteading those shuttle runs the new scale, which goes back to route now used. The project also nik, A1 Guidry, Lawrence Talley, over to Yokohama. November 18, 1952, can get their includes a proposal to improve the Homer Mayes, Irby Dufour and and just about everyone on the Sam Cohen intracoastal waterway between beach is borrowing some fishing money by writing to the companies Charles Bennett have applied for tackle and taking advantage of the Wilmington Port Agent with which they have been sailing New Orleans and Mobile. maternity benefit checks. situation. We may have to call the since that date. ti t> t' Rep. Hebert said he expected jobs down where the fishing is best Lindsey J. Williams (Ilaude Simmons some opposition to the measure New York: if this keeps up. and the fish bite New Orleans Port Agent and predicted efforts would be Asst. See-Treas. any better. One. of the oldtimers, W. J. Con­ nors, breezed-in here and regis-; tered: He says he's looking for a' coastwise trip right now. Some of We've had more than the usual the other, men oh the beach here number of-ships paying off in New right now include A. Ben Kori, York during the last period, but it Ray White. Agtn% Phone 2-1323 FORT WILLIAM.... 118'A Syndicate Ave. Jimmy Parker, J. R. McCain, R. SIU, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Koch, A. Hebert, L. McAdams, Lb still didn't develop into the ship­ WILMINGTON. CaUl.... .505 Marine Ave. 103 Durham St. Terminal 4-2874 PORT COLBORNB BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Sam Cohen. Agent. Ontario s • Phone: 5591 Boren, J, H. Patton, A. Doucette, ping boom that we had expected. Earl Sheppard. Asent Mulberry 4540 UEADQUARimS... .679 4tb Ave.,' Bkiyn. TORONTO. Ontario 86 Colbome St L. ,Albritton and A. Fruge. SECBETAEy-TRBASURER Z76 State St. It looks as if many of the boys must BOSTON EUUn 8719 Paul HaU Sheeban, Agent Richmond Z-0140 VICTORIA. BC......617<A Cormorant St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS be staying on those ships until JamesDispatcher And, sailing out of here on a Richmond 2-0141 Empire 4531 Lloyd Gardner GALVESTON 30SV4 23rd St. after the cold weather is over. VANCOUVER. BC........S69 HamUton St. Cities Service tanker we have ono Robert Matthew* ClaUde Simmons Keith Alsop. Agent Fhone 2-8448 Pacific 7824 HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE In all, we paid off 33 ships in the LAKE CHARLES, La 1413 Ryan St. SYDNEY. N8 304 Charlotte St of the best known local citizens. Joe Aigina I^oy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 Phone 6346 past two weeks, signed 9 on ar­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. BAGOTVILLB. Quehce 20 Elgin St. Slim "Honest Ed" Parsons, who, at SUP Phone 2-1754 Phone: 845 present, is sailing as lubricating ticles and had 10 in-transit ships. Cal Tanner, Agent 10 Merchant. St THOROLD. Ontario ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. HONOLULU 37 Ormont St The payoffs included the Beatrice, NEW Phone 6-8777 Lindsey Williama. Agent Phone: 3-3202 engineer aboard one of the tank­ ...522 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC Magnolia 6112-6113 PORTLAND 113 Cote De La HonUgne Marina, Suzanne, Ann Marie, Eliza­ NEW YORK ers. Ed says that the thing h« Beacon 4336 679 4tb Ave., Brooklyn . Phone: 2-7078 297 Sth St. SAINTQuebec likes best about the benefits we beth, Puerto Rico, Frances, Ines, STerUng 8-4670 RICHMOND, CALtr JOHN 177 FrinceWiUlam St. * Phone 2599 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. NB Fhone: 2-3049 liave, is the Vacation Plan. He says Monroe, Kathryn and Edith (Bull), ^enRees, 450 Harri(on St Agent Phone 4-1083 SAN FRANOSGO DougU* 24363 Great Lakes District ^.337 Market St Seatrain New Jersey, New York fHILAJJ^PHlA he likes the idea of being able to ....2700 1st Ave. ALPENA S. Cardulio Agent Market 7-1635 SEA'vi'LS... •.. ......133 W. netcher work for Go days and then collect M«tii oiM and Savannah (Seatrain), Afound- PORT ARTHUR .411 Austin-^ Phone: 133aW Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 WU-MSNGTON ,.....,., 505 Marine Ave. BUFPALO. NY....;.. 180 Main St. vacation; money and take a rest ria (twice), Mobiliap, Azalea City, SAN Terminal 4-3131 FRANCISCO 450 Han^^t. Phone: Cleveland 7391 67S-4tb ^e..^JBrooMgn CLEVELAND Stonewall Jackson, Hurripane, and Jl DouBlae 2-5475 NEW YORKi 734 Lakeaide Ave.. NE whenever he feels like it instead JUAN, PR ... 253 Ponce de Leon Phone: Main 1-0147 of haying: to tike the time off when ikeystone - Mariner ; (Waterman), SAN Sal Colls. Agent DETROIT .....1038 8rd St. Canadian District SAVANNAH ... ...... 8 Abercom St. Headouartet* Phones' Woodward 1-6BS7 the comptoy says so. ' Steel Architect and Sbel Bxe$:utive MONTREAL.;.... ..634 St Jame* St. Wert DULUTU .......831 W. Mlchlfu St. .(Isthmia^^, -Seac^gt andJS.eamag/c Clarke Mowlfott. Agent >Ay*- HAmxX NJii.i...... 80UTB-cmCA60«.T?^2^i^rM»e*^° CiHarle^ . ^A..1809-1811 Nk Wilmington: Smshine, Minor Beefs Make Things Pleasant Tagboalmen Thank SlU For kii.fr Coagress Stadias Bill For Short Cut To GHH Sm HALL DiRMCrORY CaRdldates Plesflfal For Local Eleeflons �SE'AF'ARERS LOG Febmrr 29, IjISt Mobile: Mora Military Cargoes Proiniso SMppiag Rise I; V Prospects are bright for an up^ turn in shipping- in this port. The US Naval Magasine at nearby Theodore, Ala.,.has been reacti­ vated and shipment of militai^ car­ goes bound for Europe and the Far East has been resumed through this facility. Grain shipments in SlU-contracted bottoms are ex­ pected to increase soon. Shipping interests look for several ships to be taken oiit of the Mobile boneyard and put back in service in the near future. > As for the immediate future, nine ships are due for payoff and one is scheduled to arrive here in tran^t. During'^the last two weeks, we had 10 payoffs, five ships signed-on aiid seven called here in transit. Payoffs were on the Patriot, Cor­ sair, Planter, Polaris, Cavalier and Banger (Alcoa), the Morning Light, Monarch of the Sea and Lafayette (Water­ man), and the Wanda (Epiph­ any). The Patriot, Planter, Polaris, Ranger and Lafayette signed • 'V Stevens on. The Steel Ad. yocate, .Steel Surveyor and Steel Flyer .(Isthmian); Del Norte (Mis.. $issippi); . D e S o t o (Waterman); , Sweetwater (Metro Petroleum) and LongvieW; Victory (Victory Car­ riers) stopped in transit. < W* contacted Waterman and Alcoa officials and were informed that both companies- would imme­ diately start paying the higher wage scales provided, in the new centracti Payroll department of both companies started work on figuring retroactive pay due to men who have been employed since Nov. 18, 1952, effective date of the contract. Hospital Problem Mobile's USPHS Hospital figured in the news again when the Federal Security Agency let it be known it is looking for a place to locate the out-patient clinic which has' been maintained in the building since other departments of the hospital were closed several months ago. FSA officials said the clinic will be moved out of the hospital as soon as another location is foimd and then "presumably the place ^ wUI be declared surplus." In such , event, the building would be of­ fered to other Federal agencies. If none want to use it, the state will have first call on its use. Some civic interests here,, includ­ ing the Chamber, of Commerce, are seeking to have the state or local agencies obtain the building for use of a tuberculosis sanitorium. Veterans organizations, maritime labor organizations and shipping interests want it reopened as a fullfledged USPHS hospital. More encouraging news about our proposed harbor improvement project was-received from Wash­ ington last week. Sen. Lister Hill said he will Introduce in the Sen­ ate a bill to authorize $5,778,000 . for deepening and widening the ' ship channel and enlarging the turning basin in the Port of Mobile. The project already has been Okayed by the Army Corps pi Engi­ neers and the Bureau of the Budget • ancl the Army is ashing Congress to _ improve the impiwement program. Of cpurse, tte way most people hero look at the things' is that it will mean a better harbor for the Par* Elerea .... PORT MtEPORTS more iddpping here and increase shipping activity and the amount of cargo handled through the port, u well, of course, as increasing the business carried on by the businessmen In this city. However, an increase in shipping and an improvement in facilities never hurt any port. What will happen to the bill when Congress acts upon it, naturally, is something that very few people can say, but one thing's sure; Just about everybody here is pulling for it to pass. Tj^o oldtimers swapping yams on the beach her* now are Bosuns S. P. "Pete" Morris and Oscar "Blacky" Stevens. Both are what might be termed "charter mem­ bers" of the SIU, and they can tell "sea stories"' from their voyages to all parts of the world that will stack up with the best. Cal Tanner Mobile Fort Agent .X. t Galveston: Shipping Continnes At Same Fair Pace Shipping continues fair around this port, and it looks as if it might stay that way for a while yet. We had, the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian), Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers), Federal (Trafal­ gar), and the Seacloud (Seatraders) as payoffs. The Northwestern Vic­ tory and Federal signed right back on again. As in-tmnsits, we had the Maiden Creek and Andrew Jackson (Water­ man), Julesburg (Terminal), Seatrains Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey and Texas (Seatrain), Coun­ cil Grove, Lone Funtillo and Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice), Neva West (Bloomfield), Southern Districts and States (Southern Trading), Sweetwater (Metro Petro), Trinity (Carras), Steel Advocate (Isthmian), and Mae, Bui. Things are pretty quiet around these parts right now. We'v*»got Emmo PuntiUo oh the beach tak­ ing it easy. Emmo joined the SIU back in 1943, when the going was a bit on the rough side. He's been go­ ing to sea for' the past 14 years, however, and he said that if he couldn't sail SIU, he'd stop going to sea. Keith Alsep Galveston Port Agent Boston: Bssfi Seilied Here In Reaj Quick Order Shipping has been taking a lei­ surely pattern here lately, but things may be picking up a bit in the future. We had two payoffs, and both signed right back on, and also had five in-transits. The payoffs included the Julesberg (Terminal Tankers) and the Robin Doncaster (Robin). Both of these ships signed on again. The in-transits were the Chickasaw and Antinous (Waterman), Lone Jack and Paoli (Cities Service), and the Steel Recorder (Isthmian). We had a couple of beefs on these ships, but they were all settled to the satisfaction of the crew. On the Robin Doncaster, we collected 123 hours overtime for the crew. There was disputed overtime for working on holi­ days, securing booms, ' and for two men using the large type spray guns. All of this was col­ lected, as well as 20 hours overtime for the bosun to Sams bring him up to high man. On the Lone Jack, the chief cook, second cook and one messman had been fired. We took up that beef right away, since the crew said the men had been doing a good job, in fact, the chief cook has been sailing for 17 years in Uiat capacity, and this is the first time he's ever had a complaint. The result was that we collected all the back wages for these men until they were reshipped, since they had been fiied'for insufficient reason. The crew told us that the cooks in question had been some of the finest cooks they had ever sailed with. Men Cooperative The men on the beach in this port have been very cooperative about helping us keep the hall clean and -tidy, and have been helpful whenever they got a chance to do anything for us. We've had a good bunch on the beach lately. ^ Contacting Atiaatio We've been contacting the At­ lantic ships as they hit this port, and so far the response has been terrific. All the reports that we've gotten from the'men on the ships show that we've got the Atlantic fleet in the bag, but th^ no ex­ cuse for taking it easy, we've got to keep plugging, and see how high AO c sHippme a percentage we can rack up in the San Francisco: election. This is not the time to sit back and start taking it easy as far as our organizing efforts in that fleet is concerned. Leo Rams was called up < into the Army, but they have been kind The shipping picture in these enough to give him a one-month parts has picked up quite a bit in extension to take care of his per­ the last two weeks, and it looks a sonal business. Tom Flemming, little better for the next couple of Bob Murphy, L. Dixon, Don Oman, weeks. Staniey Greenridge, Robert Lee, We had the Madaket and Topa and C. Murphy are among the old- Topa (Waterman) in to pay off, and timers who have been on the beach we signed on. the Madaket and the here lately. Fairisle (Waterman). The in-trans­ Tim McCarthy is back in the its included the Bienville and Kyshospital here and will be undergo­ ka (Waterman), Greece Victory ing an operation shortly. He called (South Atlantic), Stee! Chemist for blood donors here a short while (Isthmian), Shinnecock Bay (Veri­ ago, and we had a fine turn-out, tas). Pennmar and Portmar (Calbut then he wasn't operated on, mar). so the blood was put in the blood After making a couple? of the bank over at the hospital for some Calmar ships as they hit port here, other Seafarer who may need it it sure looks as if the new a,greelater. Donald White is back in a ment is doing them a lot of good. cast after another operation, but The general opinion is that the he's still smiling and cheerful, and men on these ships are eating a always has a smile for everybody. lot better than before, and it looks It's getting so around here now as if the company is making an that we've got to send out a spe­ effort to get its feeding back up to cial notice whenever we've got the regular SIU standards. some jobs going up on the board. Some Choosy The fellows are either shooting Some of the oldtimers are still pool or watching TV in the new around the hall waiting recreation facilities that we have hanging for their favorite runs, as usual. in the hall now, and don't pay They could ship jii.st about any ui'ucli altenlion to lite boaid. time that they wanted to, but some What with the cold weather of the boys get their hearts set on still with us, the new TV room a particular run, and then they has become just about the most just wait until that run comes popular with the men on the beach. along. It's the place where they can just The aliens out here have censit back and watch a free show tainly gone all out in favor of the while thej^re waiting for their Union's action in their behalf. The particular ship to come along. SIU, as usual, was right there to That's one of the things that protect the interests of its mem­ the fellows tell us they really like bers, and leading the way for th* about our Union, the way that the rest of the industry. As usual, the SIU takes care of its members, SIU was the first to meet with th* both on the ships and on the beach. Immigration authorities in Wash­ But then, the men who are on ington and get some assurance that the beach here are usually a good more will be done to help out th* bunch. They realize that this is bonafide alien seamen who have their Union, and that the hall is been sailing American ships. As you know, the membership their's. Then, they are more agree­ able about helping to keep it clean out here went unanimously in and in good condition so that they favor of calling the bluff of th* can enjoy it when they are on the phoney AMEU and putting up the money to prove tliat the jobs are beach. None of us wants to spend his there. So far, the AMEU has been time on the beach in a dirty, like the guy who is always play­ crummy building. And all of us ing "light" in a poker game and like to have some decent recrea­ trying to play with everybody, else's pioney without risking any tional facilities around, so that we of his own. They keep saying "let can have something to do with our time while we're on the beach or the SIU put up 10 grand," but never mention anything about waiting for a ship we want. backing their play with their own The only way to be sure of hav­ money. Well, now they'll see the ing these things, is to take care of color of our money. Let's see the what we have, and to leave it in color of their dough. good condition for the next man We know that we have the jobs, who comes along. If everybody and that we're not making any does the same, it wiil be that way claims we can't back up. We've when we're ready to use It again. nothing to hide. Let's see if th* AMEU is as quick to back up all James Sheehan the noise that it's been making. Boston Fort Agent T. E. Banning San Francisco Port Agent SIU Leads The Way In Banking Members Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts Shipping Figures, January 28 to February 11 BEG. BEG. REG. TOTAL PORT DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. Boston 18, 15 22 55 New Fork 168 154 111 434 Philadelphia 41 28 25 94 Baltimor# m .104 78 326 Norfolk 29 23 17 69 Savannah.... IS 11 9 36 Twpa ...................... No figures received' • Mobil* 55 43 48 146 New Origan*. ..... 89 72 83 244 Oalvestoa ,:Wert ^ ;,:;29j ^ .28 ' 228 >7 SHIF. DECK 8, 120 38 134 26 12 SHIF. SBIF. TOTAL ENG. STEW.SHIFFED 21 3 23 134 115 369 38 34 108 93 87 314 20 14 60 7 6 25 22 (» 32 44 33 68. 87 173 38 83 39 47 30 88 / 107 198 , Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what­ ever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G rcpresentatives 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. Tlie Union's word of advice is to insure that all monies paid are credited to your SIU ~ record. Insi.stence on an offi­ cial receipt will prevent "can shakers" from soliciting fimds for tinauthorized purposes, and will bar any foul-ups later on. '*3 �Vac* Twelv* SEAFARERS LOG Febrowy S«, ,195S MEET THE SEAFARER IN THE WAKE about every ten. years after that... ANDREW ANDERSON, bosun Blue point oysters drere originally Sailing for nearly 30 years has course of their trips, nut i nav* so ca^ed from Blue Point, a village not dimmed the lure of the sea for been down there several times. I on Long Island, in the vicinity of What features do you like best Seafarer Andrew Anderson who be­ find the people are especially nice which deliciously flavored oysters gan his salty career as a broth of Down Under. of a small variety were found in in the SEAFARERS LOG? "Of course, there is much to be a 14-year-old deckboy aboard a natural beds. Nowadays any similar said for many countries of the free Norwegian freighter. small round oysters suitable for Paul Oakley, steward: The per­ being served raw are known as Since that time Andy has visited world from a tourist's viewpoint. blue points. There are altogether sonals column is one thing I read just about every major port in the Not only are the people hospitable, very' carefully. I world and has had a tourist's eye in mbst cases, but each land seems about 190 different species of also read Paul view of every country worth men­ to have its own fiavor and scenic oysters known to science. Hall's report and tioning on the face of the. earth. wonderland to please the taste of t t I like the Log- He's a shutterbug along withjnost even the most wary traveler. Ship­ Tin was one of the earliest A-Rhythms. The of his shipmates, but he say.s"that ping as a Seafarer is probably the metals discovered and is mentioned port reports al­ he takes the pictures nAore for his best way to see these once-strange t several times in the Old Testament. ways catch my own enjoyment and record of his nations. Hie first time radio was used in In Biblical times the Phoenicians eye because I'm travels than for perfect photo­ "Whenever I hit a country," a sea rescue was in 1909, when the scoured the shores of the Mediter­ interested in graph reproduction. He does not Andy continued, "I do quite White Btar liner Republic was ranean in search of tin with which what's going on even admit to being an amateur a bit of sightseeing. I take rammed and sunk by an Italian to hai^en copper and produce in the other camera fan, but takes pictures only my camera along in order to record vessel; the Florida, off Nantucket bronze. Ancient historians wrote ports. I go through the ship's min­ when the spirit moves him. His the people as I actually see them. light. All but six of its passengers that the Greeks obtained their tin utes thoroughly too. subjects are varied as the lands he It is a fascinating experitace." were saved by the "CQD," sent by "from the ends of the earth," a visits, but he expresses preference Married for 20 of his 43 years,, the Republic's radio operator. reference to the Cassiterides, or in shooting sporting events. with an 18-year-old daughter who "CQD" was an early danger signal "Tin Islands," which were sup­ just graduated from Fort Hamilton C. Hettinger, AB: I like the Favorite Subjects used in radio, before SOS became posed to lie north of Europe. It is comic strip "Burly" and the port High School in Brooklyn, Andy has Some of his favorite shutter sub­ the international danger signal • • • supposed that the Tin Islands of jects are the native games of the been a member of the SIU since Salt concentration in the ocean is, the Greeks might have been the reports that the agents send in countries of the world. Andy pre­ 1947. He thinks he has come a long in general, fairly uniform with British Isles, since there is evi­ because that way fers, however, the American game way with the Union since shipping latitude. Maximum values, which in dence that the tin mines in south­ can find out of baseball as camera fodder to the as a deckboy for $8 a month on that some locations are in excess of west England were worked during national game of his native Nor­ Norwegian vessel. more than 36 parts of salt to 1,000 the Bronze Age long before the what's going on ' " Ship Anywhere way, soccer. On the other hand, he parts of water, occur at about 20 °N Roman conquest under Julius in the other SIU ports. Besides is quite adept at the foot-is-fasterAndy likes the Isthmian, Water­ «nd 20'^S. Caesar. that I like to than-the-ball spoft and owns sev­ man and Bull lines for - shipping tit 4. 4read the general eral medals and rings won in com­ conditions, but as long as it is a Among Seamen in many coun­ One of the peculiar advantages news about what petition on the soccer fields of New SIU ship he will go anywhere for tries of the world, the belief in of the fine natural harbor at the Union is do­ York City. any outfit. His last ship was the lucky and unlucky days still pre­ Southampton, England, is supposed ing. Andy sports a championship ring Trinity on a coastwise run. vails. There originally were sup­ to be that it has two high tides bearing the inscription of the Met­ "I prefer the European runs . t 4> t posed to be 28 lucky and 54 un­ rather than one high tide a day. ropolitan District Soccer League more than the Far East, let us Paul Whitlow, AB: I'm interested title for 1946-47, in addition to say," he said, "because I know the lucky days in a year, but most of But this same condition exists right them have been lost to the records. across the channel at Le Havre, most in the letters to the editor owning two medals for the semi- people Over there and I cart speak and in Paul professional soccer championship a few languages. I speak a little Superstitions concerning the days France, as well as on the coast of Hall's column, of the same district in 1932 and German and I am completely at of the week held that all days but Holland... Since the deepest spot "As I See It." 1934. He prefers to play the half­ home with some of the Scandina­ Tuesdays and Fridays, which were in the ocean is 35,640 feet below traditionally considered "unlucky," sea level (located about 200 miles The other things back position in a game which is vian tongues. I can't estimate the would bring good fortune... Al­ southwest of Guam), and the high­ I go for are the commonly given partial credit as number of European runs I made, though the records are faulty, the est mountain, Mt. Everest in Tibet, "Labor Roundup" an ancestor of American football. but they have been quite a few. Virginia, built at Popham, Maine, is over 29,000 feet hi'gh, there is a and the ship's "I still like to get out once in a My first one was when I was 14." in 1608, is believed to have been range of 64,781 feet, or over 12 minutes t o find while and teach the neighborhood Andy served in the Navy from the first ship built in America. She miles, between the bottom of the out what's hap­ kids how to play the game," Andy 1942-46, firsf in Naval Aviation and was an inauspicious 30 tons. sea and the top of the land, as we pening on the said. then in & ship repair unit stationed know them today. The ships. World Traveler Stateside. During the fighting, he 4. 4. t "Washington Newsletter" is anIn addition to his athletic ex­ spent most of the time in coastal i i i Native to Portugal, Spain and other column I follow. ploits, Andy likes to travel via the runs or ashore. His one trip of Neptune was not the only god of other countries bordering the Medi­ sea and SIU ships around the four months' duration to the Pacific 4f terranean Sea, the buoyant mate­ the sea known to. seamen, since world. "I guess I have visited every war zone, stopping at Guam, came rial called cork comes from the mythology placds Oceanus, an Nick Boosanque, wiper; I usual­ country in the world," the tanned, after the cessation o' hostilities. He outer part of the" bark of the cork older god who held powers over all ly like to read the letters and sto­ blond Seafarer said. "But that is spent the war years of 1941-42 in oak, an evergreen tree which grjws waters, as coming before him. ries that people not unusual. It is true of most sea­ a shipyard, helping to build the in that region. The cork is first re­ Neptune came to power, with his write in. There men, especially from the Union. vessels which he later manned in moved from the tree when-it is 20 brothers Jupiter and Pluto, after should be even Even then, most SIU men don't the Navy and as a merchant sea­ years old and can be harvested they conquered the older gods... more of this type touch Australia iii the normal man. of stuff about a guy's personal experiences. Also I like the stories and pictures Adkoss DOWN 9. Channel Is­ 31. Shield Prime Minister Churchiii re­ organized resistance, but patrolland about the for­ 32. Sack 1. Seniors: Abbr. 1. Chest that 10. Towing rope 35. Ogled sells things turned to London from his extend­ operations against isolated enemy eign ports, es­ 2. Latitude: 11. $ bUls 38. Coast, Abbr. The MeCarpecially if I've been there before. ed trip through North Africa and groups continued, Washington re­ 16. Boy Guinea ran —— 3. South Sea 19. SIU does this 39. Hebrew letter the Near East...A daylight raid ported... The House, 302 to 94, S> islander Port In Nor­ for us 41. Greek letter was" made on Naples by United gave its Special Committee Inves­ Jerome Fine, MM: I like to read way 20. Gamy fish 42. It's watched 4. Orange skin by cook States B:^24 heavy bombers oper­ tigating Un-American Activities a 5. Without com­ 21. Poker stake . the minutes of ship's .meetings of 12. Cape 23. Footlike part 43. Small coin pany Newf. the ships I sailed ating from North Africa. Direct two-year lease on life, making it 25. They get $1.87 45. Pass this for 6. Combed wool 13. New Guinea overtime higher grade on on previous hits were scored on three mer­ the fifth renewal of the commit­ 7. Shirt sold by port 27. Port In Wales' 47. la, la Sea Chest trips. Also I go chant vessels... President Roose­ tee's life...The SIU was repre­ First murderer 14. 48. Long time a'. Good thing to 28. Twisted 15. An Ore ship 29. Inquires 49. Female ruft for the "Burly" velt by executive order established sented at the Southern War Labor breathe: 2 17. Boxing's old­ wds. (Puzzle Answers on Page 25) cartoon strip, but a minimum war-time work week of Conference attended by more than est living ex-champ generally speak­ 48 hours in 32 areas, which had 3,000 American Federation of La­ 18. Island in Gulf ing I read the been designated as having critical bor union officials from 12 south­ of Bothnia 19. Fishes whole LOG from labor shortages ,.. Results of ballot­ ern states... Crash of an Army SO. Shut out cover 10 cover ing in the A&G election were an­ plane in the Pacific, one mile off 22. Dredge, as a harbor and find it a nounced and the officials elected shore, killed 18 persons. 24. Cuchoos 4 » * very interesting were installed in office . . . United 26. A Mississippi British planes again raided the newspaper. ship States Flying Fortresses dropped 30. Good place to bombs on 20 to 25 Axis planes German submarine nest at Lorient return to 4f parked on enemy airfields around and other objectives in Northern S3. Pier supports Alex Stevenson, MM: I like Paul Kairouau in Tunisia. Direct hits France, the Netherlands, Belgium, 34 Where SaintLouis is Hall's column. It usually has some were made on rail installations in and Northwestern Germany.. .SIU 36. Grade interesting stuff. 37. The Amazon men went on record to buy an ad­ the same district. has the The maritime ditional $25,160 in war bonds.'^ delta column is good They believed in not only delivering 40. Nights: Abbr. del Tore, 41. because it tells The United States.Senate con- the supplies to the ironts, but Panama you what's hap­ firiqed Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. helping the Government pay for 44. Make happy pening on ships 46. Always Eisenhower a full general of the them as well...The United States 47. Voyager and in the indus­ United States Army and Primd Supreme Court affirmed a lower so. Take care of try, and the let­ SI. Last book In Minister Churchill announced thk court ruling dismissing the Govern­ Bible: Abbr. ters always have Eisenhower would be supreme ment's anti-trust suit against the «2. Kind of gin an old shipmate commander of all Allied operas American Federation of Musicians, writing in, or tions in Northern Africa from the AFL, and its president, James C. Lemon drink something about ships I once was Atlantic to Egypt ... Japanese Petrillo, after the union imposed Newcastle'^: river iforces on Guadalcanal ceased all a ban on new recordi9(gs,.y>.. . c ' r >i r Some seaweeds arc the tallest plants to be found anywhere in the world. Seaweeds more than 600 feet fall have been found in the ocean at the southern tip of South Amer­ ica, and this height is greater than that of the tallest trees in the world—the giant sequoia trees of California and the eucalyptus trees of Australia. By way of comparison, the top of the torch in the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor is Just a little more than 300 feet above the water line. 4> V * r- Im TEARS ae,.... /: 4 AM ' • ' ' , • ' ' �rebmrr t#; list iBJtfAKsms the SEAFARERS^ LOG V«I. XV. N«. 4 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union. Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 82, NY. Tel. STerlinY 6-4670. LEHER PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer of the Mrrary 20, YtSI editor. HKHISBT BIAKD: . Managing editor, RAT OENISON; Art EdUor. inri SCAM^; PAoto Kdltor, DAMSEL NILTA; Stag Writtrt, HERMAM AsiKtrs, Iswat ARTA An PtarALL. Jsnr tanaau Gulf Area Reporter, BILL HOODT. Weleome Birthday Puce TUrtttm '—And Only I Year Old!' WEEK Any way you look at it, $2 million is a lot of money. The news that the SIU Vacation Plan has paid out close thai sum in just one year is a pleasant reminder. For without the SIU's revolutionary Vacation Plan, Seafarers would have gotten only a small fraction of that $2 million, or of the many Ta The Editor: A few months «go we eonmillions more that will be paid out in the future. itnieted, revised and adopted The Vacation Plan, like all other benefits, was designed so new constitution. We also recently ' that Seafarers would not be tied down to any one company Mgotiated and won a new con­ . ,tp get full ^vantage Of all SIU gains. The SIU was aware tract. Both of these measures have of the danger this entails. A man tied to one company and further strengthened the structure obligated to that company for benefits is going to be imder of the SIU aud is proof of what the company's thumb. By setting up its Plms so that s! can be accomplished by solidarity owners' contribute to a central fund, the SIU preserved the of membership and honest and Seafarers traditional freedom of choice of jobs and independ­ competent leadership. Ail these conditions, these wages ence of any ship operator. Next to the money.Seafarers like best the speed with which and the Welfare Plan have com­ the Plan operates. The absence of red tape contrasts Sharply bined to make the SIU one of the best on the seas today, if not the with the one-company fund type setup. And with the Owners' best. Today we are looked upon as contributions having been increased under the new contract. leaders. Seafarers can look forward to bigger and better vacation beneSmall Minority , ; fits in the future. However, there are those in the organization who seem to- take the ^ t Union for granted The CIO Economic Outlook offer­ and salary increase that would and who, by their ed its own proposals for changes in have come to $800 in 18 months very actions and the Social Security Act in which The board, in adopting its 1953-54 attitudes, tend to it fears the Republican Congress, budget, voted for a $600 across-theThere were no mourners at the funeral when the WSB was undermine that as it did in 1947-48, will whittle board pay hike for all employees ot buried along with most price controls. Few regretted the organization. Of Oid-Age and Survivors Insurance the school system, plus a $300 passing of the wage agency, not even those who were on the course, these coverage without increasing bene­ bonus, giving the teachers more characters form fits. The CIO urged substantial im­ than they bargained for. *' • board and had the unhappy task of making arbitrary decisions *a very small mi­ provement in the benefit levels un­ 4 4 4 . Oih thousands of complicated labor contracts. nority. Big or der the OASl program, making Wholesale food prices dropped social insurance payments high Actually, except for certain critical raw materials the small though this Wert minority may be, enough to maintain an American nine cents in the week ending Feb whole-price-wage control program had become a solemn farce. 5'he law was so written that an industry could secure it poses a serious threat to the en­ standard of living. In addition to 3, 1953, Dun and Bradstreet report­ universal coverage, the ed. Its index was $6.13, or 7.3 per­ price increases for its products just as if there were no legal tire organization. Most of us are advocating Outlook felt the "average monthly cent under the same week in 1952. familiar with the tactic of bringing regulations at all. wage" should be calculated on the actions of the minority to the 4 4 4 ; The only ones who lost out through controls were the union fore when it suits the employers' earnings in th^ highest three An Increase in men's clothing members. Many collective bargaining gains were denied, and purpose. Therefore, it is obvious month periods of the five years others were delayed for months while the WSB tried to make that the actions of the minority which produced highest total earn­ sales has led the CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers to ask wage in­ up its mind. Goodbye WSB. You'll never be missed. can and sometimes does over­ ings. creases from 850 companies repre­ shadow the good done by the rest 4 4 4 ( 4" 4 ' it sented- by the Clothing Manufac­ of the membership. A Senate Labor subcommittee re­ turers Association of the USA. The The actions 1 refer to. here are: port credited the labor movement ACW board of directory presented idle and irrelevant talk at meet­ with doing more to destroy Com­ its requests to the CMA board at a ings, drinking to the point of being munism "than any other single meeting in New York. CMA repre­ Two sayings that everybody has heard are, "talk is cheap," unable to turn to on ship, flagrant force in American life." At the sents 90 percent of manufactur­ and "money talks." The Atlantic Maritime Employees Union, missing of watches and missing same time, the report denounced ers in the industry.the Last fall ACW self-styled "independent union" on Atlantic Refining Com­ ship, drinking while at sea to the employers who tried to use rivalry and the industry signed a five-year of shipmates, sloppy between a Communist and nonwith no wage increases be­ pany ships, has been doing a lot of cheap talking lately. In annoyance and inexpert performance of Communist union to their own-pur­ contract cause of the depressed eoudition of an effort to stymie the SIU's continued progress in the com­ duties, and even destruction of poses. Such tactics, it said, made the clothing business. However, the pany, the AMEU is trying to knock the SlU's job security. In ship's property. "no contribution to the common contract can be reopened once a these action's cannot welfare." The report was issued by for adjustment of wages and the face of the well-known SIU policy of maintaining a ratio andBrothers, will not be defended by any the subcommittee headed by Rep. year working conditions. of One job per member or better, the AMEU deftly put both labor organization, least of all by Hubert H. Humphrey (D. Minn.) 4 4 4 feet in its overly-spacious mouth when it challenged the SIU the SIU. during tlie last Congress. Fought Too Hard The Bureau of Labor Statistics to put up ten grand to prove this policy. 4 4.4 We have fought too hard for the reported hourly earnings of the na­ President Anthony Vaiente of the Well the SIU has called the bluff. The ten grand has been conditions we have today to throw AFL Textile Workers asked all tion's 13.5 million factory workers put up to back the SIU's claim, and further the AMEU is them away on some few who feel UTW locals to call special meetings increased an average of 12 percent challenged to match the bid with an equal sum of its own. no responsibility toward anything. immediately to consider the effects during the past two years. The If the SIU is proved wrong, the money will go to Atlantic Merely keeping our books in good of price and wage decontrol and hourly wage, including overtime standing, attending meetings, vot­ and other premium pay, was $1.78 seamen's widows and orphans. ing and pulling occasional strike the efforts of textile employers to in December 1952, compared with Unfortunately for the widows and orphans, they'll have to duty is not enough. We must make slash wages and other benefits. Va­ two years earlier. Most of struggle along oh Atlantic's meager $300 benefits. The SEU our organization work at all times iente stated he believed the end of $1.54 the increases from costhas the royal flush in its hand. We doubt if Atlantic is going while we are employed. This can controls means « sharp increase in of-living wage resulted hikes, but part was the cost of livinjg. He called on all to match our bid to see it. only be done by diligence to duty, locals to "re-examine the also due to more employment in by sober and competent perform­ UTW wage structures at the plants they better-paying industries and more 4 4 4 ance of those duties, by taking overtime work. The average work only those Jobs we can handle, by represent and take appropriate ac­ week at the end of the past year tion to prevent any lowering of maintaining a clean and coopera­ was 41.8 hours, almost half an hour tive ship, and most of all, by see­ their wages and standards of living longer than in December, 1950. There just doesn't seem to be any limit to the number of ing as a result of higher prices." that those around us Ci^;serve sucker devices that can be dreamed up by s^b-talldng slickers. the same rules. 4 4 4 4 4 4 ; Two new schemes thSit prey upon seamen or would-be seamen The SIU is a powerful and effi­ President Elsenhower in ending An advisory committee consisting organization, but it will re­ all wage controls also directed the of 15 public, industry and labor have come to light recently. One is the "111 forward your cient main that way only if all of us Office' of Price Stabilization to re­ representatives has been appointed baggage" routine, whereby the baggage is forwarded minus work to keep it that way, and also move price controls on all meats, by . Secretary of Labor Martin P. valuables. The second one is "I'll show you how to go to sea that we see to it that each and furniture, apparel, restaurant Durtcin to make recommendations every member works the same way. meals, and most of the items usu­ on the Taft-Hartley law. The com­ and get rich for a couple of bucks." sold in department stores. Of­ mittee includes AFL President Unfortunately as fast as the Union, or some other reputable There ir no room for those who ally ficials estimated resulting price in- George Meany and CIO head Wal­ are not with u» all the way. Aeagency turns up these gimmicks, the slickers invent ten new tnember, we didn't klways have it creases would come to (500 million ter Renther in its five lat'oi mem­ , ones. There's only one way to keep these Brookljrn Bridge this good. Also ;remember that to (1 billion in « year. bers. Others in the group are John salesmen under control. Check with the Union, if in doubt, you only get from aA organization L. Lewis, David McDonald, hea6 of • 4^.4^ 4 fi^vvand let the Union know if you or your shipmates are vi<s what you put int9 it. The teaohera of liinden, NF, bak­ the Steel workers Union, and ; .,A.N. Wert' 'i ed the school board for -a bonus qeorge Harrison, Railway Clerks. AU Must Guard Untou^s Gains *!• There's No Regret Chips Are Down New Sneker CSamea , �Fat* FowicM SEAFARERS iJehnuucr itO, 195S LOG 'J'; ^.: •, -v,.. ;<;-.r: • • •; •:••'•-•. ^ I/-/--f !t;•; i'' ;! tW-V'"t-' P '•*• i d I-.!-* t---.^7!?: ^- ¥" '• p^; :•'• '•.' . :- 'i'*- :r p >., : V' I' P%' •c _l-" • . &':• • fp" •li: Even with locks, the builders had to slice through massive hills. Above is the Culebra cut, below, the Miraflores locks, as in 1913. M-y M':' A temporary retaining wall, the Gamboa dike, goes up in a big puff of smokt, as it is dynamited by construction workers, October, 1913. ••M-,. V Few engineering achievments of modern times rank with the construction of the Panama Canal. Building of the Canal took 34 years of work, shot through with heartbreaking set: backs; floods, earthslides, hurricanes and raging epidemics. Successful completion of the Canal ranked as a great for­ ward step in medicine as well as in engineering, because it .was at Panama that the first ^ttle against yellow fever ^and malaria was fought and won. In order to build the Canal engineers had to excavate 240 million cubic yards of earth to make-a cut slightly over. 40 miles long and at least 41 feet deep overall. Th^y had to create an artificial lake and construct three massive sets of locks to lift ocean-going vessels 85 feet across the conti­ nental divide in the midst of a steaming jungle. While Panama is known affectionately as the "Big Ditch" that nickname could, better.be applied to Suez. The latter is a huge sea level d|tch/whereas PanamS is a liquid stepladder climbing the hills. ^ It was the attempt by the French promoter, deLesseps, to build a "big ditch", at sea level as he did at Suez that held up completion Tor many years. The French struggled val­ iantly for Seven years, from 1880 to 1887. They excavated 72 milliom cubic yards in their yain attempt. What began as a champagne celebration when the first shovelful of Panamanian isoil was turned oh Janury 1, 1880, soon ran into difficulties. A yellow fever epidemic struck in 1881, the forerunner of sicknesses that took 5,527 lives.in eight years. An earthquake in 1882, floods and periodic rock slides dropped tons of earth and rocks back into the excava­ tion. When the Americans took over it was decided to build a lock canal. Congress authorized the work in 1900, but it wasn't until Aprib 1907, when a commission headed by Lieu­ tenant Colonel George Goethals took charge, that work pro­ ceeded at a fast clip. The Gatun Dam, 1% miles long and 500 feet thick through the bottom, was completed in 1913, as were the locks. Meanwhile Dr. William A. Gdrgas attacked medical problenis with such effect that there was not one ijase of yellow fever after November, 1905. Opening of the canal was scheduled for October, 1913, but two million cubic yards of earth and rock avalanched into the channel and had to be cleared. The first commercial passage was in May, 1914, months before the official opening., Building of a lock canal reduced the threat of landslides in that the canal is 85 feet higher than it would have been other­ wise. But the lock construction is vulnerable to air attack. As a rbsult, alternate sets of locks were built during World War II. �First boat through Gatun locks, a tug, goes under its own steam, Septem­ ber 26, 1913. Vessels are regularly hauled through here by locomotives.. Be­ low, dredges clear a slide from the Culebra cdt. Gatun spillway dam (above) on upstream side, shown under construction, January, 1913. Below are upper Gatun locks clearly showing tracks for the ship-hauling locomotives. ' -^1 -•31 < -' • >y't ^ •> '• • >• v;' ' uy •,? t V,: i J.. •• . ,'i', 'r "i •>'•' - ' • . : i First official passage of the Canal is made by the SS Ancon on August 15, 1914, climaxing 34 years' work by French and American canal builders. She's shown here in Culebra cut near Cerro Luisa. v3_, • ^ , 'J'.''- ^ li V-V »• f wvih" 1 ifeij6dsj«ahiSf™" iSi- A �•• V .;,'<C<'^. ;••• - •. ,< • - ' S^EAFMKERS laG t/ii Wtiwutr f», Rii SEAF Port officials anaouaecd the value of forei^ commerce passing through the Port of Houston during 1952 passed fl million for'the first time. Total commerce, both foreiga and domestic throii^. the port, surpassed the $2 million mark, making it the first time in the port's history that the figure had been surpassed. Tonnage values showed a big increase, but the port's total tonnage showed only an in­ crease of 1 percent. The value of foreign trade tonnage through the port alone accounted for a 43.5 increase over 1932. f/- \w II I:. 4.--.i JtV ACTION The recent Citation of the Angelina crew by the Coast Guard for the -cre-wmembers' effective and courageous firefijtoting was » happy end­ ing tb What might have been a serious tragedy. Fortunately, in theea^e;of toe Angelina, the officers and men knew toeir business. But vexing problem of how to deal' with the man wbw leaves toe theire have been other occasions when erewmembers were not so ex­ 21 • 3^ * perienced despite repeated fibre drills. The Question has been raised'^ washing machine The government of El Salvador announced six Amerloan engineering running, or fdihi' as tb whether present fire ibriU procedure' is adeqoafe to fully toain concerns had shown inierest -in a contract to check the study made' vt fo clean up when men in toe proper handling of flre^fightlng ecpiipnient. It does little toe feasibility of toe f45 mlHlon Port Acajntla project. The govern­ he gets through good to- equip ft ship with up^to-date portable, extinguishers and fixed ment plans to seek a loan from the IntemaMonal Bank In order'to is On its way to fire-fighting and fire-smotherhig Systems if their operation is not proceed with toe project. . . The Queen Elfatabeto, toe world's largest a solution aboard properly understood.. ' passenger liner, came out of Idlmiess after Its annnal seven-week over­ the Steel Maker Some authorities feel that in this respect fire manuals and haul. Southampton police still are Investigating a mysterious fire which (Isthmian). Ship's dummy drills aren't enough to properly acquaint erewmembers with broke out aboard the vessel while it was in drydock, suspecting some delegate James the' hantfiing at equipment. The best way to train men is under con­ possible sabotage ... The Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service Shipley has sug­ trolled conditions where they could actually Undergo the experience announced that six freighters would be returned to private ownership gested that a of fighting • fire. In the next two months upon expiration of their charters. card be posted by SWpley Praetiee On Flre-FIghtlng the machine and each man using if $> 2> 2l be required tb put his name on It. Unfortunately this isn't practical with a fixed fire system, but it A bomb scare delayed the sailing of the Constitution from New York as the 29,500-ton ship was ready to leave for a 55-day Mediterranean That way, if the machine was left can foe done with portable extinguishers. In this connection the Coast cruise, with 513 passengers aboard. A four-hour search by scores of running too limg, or was left far a Guard conducted a series Of tests a while agb with recruits in which federal and municipal investigators turned up no evidence of the dirty conditfon, the creW would ; standard test fires were set up similw to those thai might take place' bomb . . . Customs collections in the Port of New York for January ImoW who was responsible. Also if on small boats. The men were given portable extinguishers with which Were $2 million more than the previous January, but $3 million dol­ somebody else wanted to use the to put out the fires'. lars less than for the month of December, 1952. Collectors reported machine while it was going they In most cases- on the first try the men stood too far away from the that 25,522 passengers arrived in New York aboard T72 ships last could get hold of the crewmember ; fire fm? the extinguishers to have any effect. On the second and third month, while 23,247 steamed out of the city on 807 ships . . , Officials who' was hol(fing them up. i fry, they all learned how to handle the extinguishers properly. Also Shipley is an engine department in some instances the men forgot to> pull locking pins which are in­ of Tacoma, Washington's Martinac Shipyard are noMn the least super­ stitious. 'The 13th minesweeper in the 13th Naval District's shipbuild­ man who has been sailing SIU stalled on certain typeis of extinguishers. This recalls the sad story ing program was launched there on Friday the 13th by a woman with since he joined up in the port of of ft shoreside factory which had a large number of carbon dioxide 13 letters in her name wielding a 13-year-old bottle of champagne Boston in December, 1945. He's 26 extin^ishers on hand all equipped with these loekiug pins. 'When a years old and his home town is fire broke out, workers' at the plant tried to operate the extinguishers over the prow. Marshall, North Carolina. 3i > S. not k^wing the pins-had to be removed. When the eAuuguisiieis New York Shipping Association member companies announced that didn't work, they read the instructions- and discovered that the pins ft ft .ft payment would begin "as soon as possible" on an estiffiated il2 mil­ The subject of crew '^harmony had to be takra off. But in many cases the pina had been bent by the lion in retroactive pay due 40,000 New York longshoremen under an also was taken up aboard the men in their attempts to operate the equipment with the result that arbitration award made November 23. A rise of 17 cents an hour re- Steel Traveler (Isthmian). Sea­ toe extinguishers were made useless. troactive'^to October 1, 1952, was the top gain won in the agreement, farer Arthur Thompson spoke at Leeward Approach along with $4.44 for a straight time hour and $6.66 for an overtime length on the im­ Aside from the question of getting up close enough to a fire, the re­ hour for handling explosives «and damaged cargoes. portance of har­ cruits learned, among other things, to approach fires from the leeward mony particular­ t 3.-4. side when using carbon tetrachloride extinguishers. Those who ap- ^ ly on a long trip. Freak maritime mishaps continued to plague, shipping in the US. When mien are prdached from the windward side soon found that the irritating vapors A tanker ran aground in Grays Harbor, near Seattle, Wash.; a crippled living and work­ from these extinguishers made it impossible to continue fire fighting. fishmg boat had a broken rudder off the Washington coast; a coaling together 24 Another important fact learned was the limitations of hand extin­ laden freighter ran aground on a sand bar at the entrance of Beaufort hotu-s a day in guishers when fighting any but a very small fire. The men found that Inlet in North Carolina; and a tug off the Washington coast towed 500 close quarter^ they had difficulty putting out a fire as small as a foui' foot square tons of explosives on a leaking barge, playing put-and-take with Davey for ft couple of spill. When larger fires are met, they will'know not to waste time Jones ... A new type of gyroscopic compass for ships is being manu­ months they using portable extinguishers but will bring fixed equipment into play factured. The new compass operates on the same principle as- the Thompson should go out Of immediately. older models but it embodies lower installation costs and reduced maintenance. The new model is the Mark 14 Mod 2 Gyro-Compass their way to get along with each TeYai City Disaster , _ . . . Shifty fogs continued to clog the sea lanes around New York har­ .other. • Some notable instances where Inadequate fire-fighting knowledge bor for a part of the past two weeks, but London's leadership in this Thompson is one of the Union's proved disastrous include the Noronic fire apd the blaze on the steamer department remained unchallenged. earliest members, joining up in French Grandcamp which was responsible for the*Texas City explosion. In December, 1938, a few weeks after t> HSi ii the Noronic case, the fire started in a linen locker and valuable time the SlU was chartered. He's 56 A fire- in a forward hold of the Chilean freighter AconcaghU 1ni8| was lost when It was fought unsuccessfully with a carbon tet extin­ brought under control by city firemen ds the ship lay at anehor In years- old and a native of Tennes­ guisher, which was too small to begin with and tl<6 wrong type of see. He sails in the engine depart­ Gravesend Bay . . . Chairman Charles W. Tobey of the Senate Com­ extinguisher for that kind of fire. In the Grandcamp fire, the officers merce Committee, and of Kefauver Committee fame, announced his ment and served the Union as attempted to smother an ammonium nitrate fire by closing all vents committee would hold on-the-spot hearings within the next few weeks agent in Savannah. and hatches and introducing live steam into the fire area. This only on racketeering along the New York-New Jersey waterfront ... A ft ft ft succeeded iff bottling up the heat of the nitrate. With th^increase three-masted schooner owned by two officials of a beer eompany was Soldiers in the Korean front line in heat, the nitrate decomposed into explosive gases which finally given to the Texas A&M Research Foundation for service as a float­ bunkers are supplied with a wide blew the vessel to bits, taking the lives of 552 people and injuring ing marine laboratory. variety of g®r and equipment, but 3;000 others. t sometimes they tend to run short Because of the chemical nature of the nitrate, this fire should have A heavy blanket of fog covering most of the California coastal re­ of the little things that are impor­ been fought with water hoses •^hich would have cooled off the cargo. gion disrupted shipping in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Ships tant. The crew of the Seatrain Here's an instance where an up-to-date smothering system actually negotiated the Golden Gate only with the aid of radar. The going was Louisiana (Seatrain) decided to do made the fire worse than it would have been otherwise. haprdous and accidents included two ferry crashes, suspension of its bit toward the purchase of writ­ Then there's been other cases on record of disastrous fires resulting service on another ferry line, a crash of a sugar boat an^a barge in ing paper and Candles, two humble simply because the engineers didn't know how to operate the ship's San Pablo Bay, and a rough docking by a freighter which tore a items that are very welcome on fire-smothering system, or because they thought they had opened all 12-foot gash in a municipal pier. the Asiatic peninsula. The crew delegated Seafarer Paul Utrich to the valves in the system when they actually hadn't. Fortunately these 2^ Admiral John M. Will, USN commander, announced that the New purchase the items and take care instances are rare, but they have happened. The construction and design of ships has improved considerably in York area commercial shipyards received more than a half-million of the necessary details. dollars worth of contracts from the Military Sea Transportatkm Serv­ Ulrich is a Brooklyn boy who recent yews as far as fire' safety is concerned. But there are' some ice from January 13 to January 30. The largest of 11 contracts went has been sailing with thg SiU for authorities vdto believe that ihore could be done in tratning erewmem­ to the Bethlehem Steel Company's Brooklyn division for tor annnal the past six years; He was born hi bers- and officers to handle the modern equipment they haye and to overhaul of the Gen. LeRoy Eltinge, including safety-at-sea and fire the borough in 1928; and Is a- mem­ know how to deal with vairious types of fires as efficiently as the contror work. priffesslonale who flight to^es ashore. ber of the stewards department. NewtTtOAmi Bfifty 1:;; ProbfMis 0f f^Jgiitfits Flr«s um Bn Bernard Seanutn �a-,;- »3^ .Fcbniuy 2«. i98S SEAFARERS • !^- LOG -rr^pr Page ScTcntecB Vocdf/dn P/on I Year Old (Continued, from page 3) could workiof any number of SIUcontracted Companies in the course of the year and still collect bene­ fits for every day of seai and port time worked. Operators' Payments Up While the present maximum pay­ ment imder the Vacation Plan is $140 a year, it is expected that this sum will be. increased in the future.. The $140 maximum was based on operator payments of 50 cents per man per day into the Plan. This payment has been in­ creased to 65 cents per day per man under the new SIU freight and tanker contracts. Just how many Seafarers actu­ ally collected in the Plan's first year of operation is hard to deter­ mine because the Vacation Plan will pay a man benefits every time he has accumulated 90 or more workdays. Consequently a great many Seafarers have collected more than once in the couise of the year, instead of having to wait to get all the money in a lump sum at the end of six months or a year's service. Speedy Service From the very beginning, the SIU Vacation Plan emphasized speed of service to the member­ ship, in contrast to the delays and .red tape involved in collecting vacation money from companies. The procedure was designed to get the cash into the hands of the membership in the shortest pos­ sible time. All a Seafarer has to do to collect vacation pay is to fill out a form, available in all SIU halls, listing his discharges and the number of days worked on each. Check Made Out The total number of days is added up and checked by Vacation Plan employees and a check for the amoimt due is immediately written. In headquarters this means that Vacation Pay is collectible Swap yarns or watch th« fights within 15 minutes, while in the on television with your old ship* outports, the payment is limited only by the speed of Uncle Sam's motes ot the Port O* Coll—YOUR airmail service. union-owned ond union-operated Recently the Vacation Plan has bor. Bring your friends — where added, a new procedure which makes possible filing of applica­ At SiU HEADQUARTERS you're olwoys welcome. And the tions by mail. In that way, men on fab won't frocture thot poyoff. 4tb Aki 20th St. • Breehlye the ships or away froqi the ports can file on basis of their old dis­ charges and get their check the OWNED AND OPERATED minute they hit the beach after by HI* paying off. SEAFAhERS INTERNATIONAL UNION X ATIANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT A.F.U Board of Trustees The Vacation Plan operates under the supervision of a six-man board of trustees—three from the Union and three employer repre­ sentatives. Union trustees are Paul Hall, Bob Matthews and A1 Kerr. Alternates are Lloyd Gardner, Joe Algina and Lindsey Williams. By GEORGE BONEY An imusual feature of the Vaca­ (This is the second of two articles on the SIU scholarship plan by Boney, an SIU mem­ tion Plan is the provision that Seafarer Surveys Campus Life ber currently attending the.Harvard Law School. He had-previously worked his way through the University of Georgia.) Seafarers or their children who are award winners under the SIU scholarship plan will find that the plan provides the best undergraduate grants available in America's colleges,. The $1,500 annual grant, adding up to $6,000 for a four-year course will be sufficient for both educational and complete will find that some colleges living expenses at many rare if they are to be found at scholar cost less others. State univer­ all. A child of a working man, no schools. Even in the high- matter how bright really has sities andthan colleges supported by priced private universities in the East, the $1,500 will cover basic needs—board, room, tuition and books. From my college experience I have not seen any undergraduate scholarships to match these. Most scholarships available cover only tuition or a little more. As for the professional schools, like law and medicine, scholarships are little chance to go on to profes­ sional schools without substantitil scholarship aid. Yet under the Sea­ farers' plan, the winners will be eligible for further assistance after four years, if they want to go on to a professional school. Costs Vary Of course with education as well as other things, our Seafarer- New Orieans In Hassle Over Proposed Bridge NEW ORLEANS—Business and shipping interests here are sharply divided over a controversial proposal to build a new Mississippi River bridge which its opponents contend will affect shipping adversely. The bridge proposal, backed fight to the public and is seeking to marshal shipping interests in by the State Department of support of its contention. Highways and some business leaders and opposed by the New Orleans Dock Board, is before the US Engineers for approval. The bridge plan advanced by the Highways Department calls for a bridge across the Mississippi from Thalia St. in New Orleans to Bringier St. in Algiers on the west bank., This plan calls for a struc­ ture having a vertical clearance of 135 feet above the, river and would rest on one fRer in the Mississippi 740 feet out from the east bank, which is the New Orleans side. The' Dock Board, headed by President Harry S. Hardin, opposes the brige plan on grounds that the pier in the Mississippi would con­ stitute ah undue hazard to naviga^ tion in the harbor and- that the i'" proposed vertical clearance of 135 feet is inadequate. A.clearance of 175 feet is essential, I^rdin coni , tends. . •'v-':. :JTlie ;Dock Eoard la c^rfylhg,ita State Highway Director George S. Covert said New Orleans must accept a bridge with a pier in the river, or no bridge ,at all. He in-dicated willingness to compromise on the clearance feature. The bridge is to be financed by revenue certificates to be issued against earnings to be derived from tolls to be charged op the struc­ ture. Covert argued that a suspen­ sion type span with no river pier would be so costly that his depart­ ment would be unable to finance its construction. Automobile and pedestrian traf­ fic across the Mississippi now is served^ at this" point by a ferry, line. Everyone involved in the contro­ versy agrees that a bridge of some type is needed. The toll-free Huey P. Long Bridge, only span conni^t* ing New Orleans with the west bank, admittedly is Inadequate to s^rvo the hbeds of this' fast-grow-^ 'liig.locaUtjtv^ r '• Decontrols Free Wages; Pay Begins municipalities like those in New York and Los Angeles are much less expensive than private institu­ (Continued from page 3) tions. Tuition in these schools run from almost nothing to rarely over ing line of $298.49 per month. This $200 per year. Living costs in means that practically every rated Southern and Western colleges and man on the ship, including AB universities are about 15 percent oilers, FWTs, cooks, bakers and lower than those in the Ivy League others, as well as the higher rat­ Schools. ings are now receiving the $1.87 Basic expenses in state support­ overtime rate. Since these men ed schools range from $800 to received the lower rate of $1.29 in $1,200 annually. On the other the old contract, the new agree­ hand, in the large private univer­ ment >^represents an OT rate in­ sities of the East, basic expenses crease of 58 cents an hour for the are in the neighborhood of $1,400 great majority of the men on the to $1,650 per year. ships. Retroactive Wages Ivy League In Reach A spot check with several of the A word of caution should be major shipping companies on the added here. Our seafarer scholar should not choose his college be­ question of retroactive wage pay­ cause of the cost alone. Many of ments shows that payment should the older private institutions have be forthcoming in a few weeks in excellent faculties, great lib­ most cases. Mississippi Shipping raries, and fine facilities for men­ Company will begin payment on tal- development. The Seafarer February 18 for its ships, and re­ scholar will not find the expensive quests that Seafarers apply for money by mail at the com­ Ivy League college out of his reach. their pany's New Orleans headquarters. These institutions offer a number Robin Line Seatrain both ex­ of smaller scholarships available to pect to start and payments on or about good • students who need them. March 15. They will handle either Part-time work is usually avail­ mail or in person applications. Bull able to provide additional income. Line will begin payment on a ship In the summer male students^ can by ship basis, running down the add to income by taking a trip and list alphabetically. They will noti­ seeing how the SIU works. fy the Union when each ship's re­ In a college community, social troactive payroll is completed, be­ life can be rather inexpensive. The ginning within the next couple of fellow who has gone to sea for any weeks. Isthmian is now setting up its time at all will miss the waterfront clip joints which often take the payrolls and expects to be able to poor seaman for a ride. In most make payments in the near future. colleges there are plenty of free Lists of voyages and payoffs will movies, dances, concerts and ath­ be sent to the Union as soon as letic events. In all schools use of they are, prepared. Victory Car­ swimming pools, tennis courts and riers expects to have Its payrolls gyms is free, or available at nom­ ready in six weeks to two months. More complete information on inal cost. In short, these fine SIU scholarships offer the ambitious the payofil dates and the arrange­ student the opportunity of four ments of the various companies years of wonderful living—lUnpar- will be carried in the subsequent aUbledJa the history of maritime.: Jssuer M the .SEAFARERS LOG, makes a Seafarers' widow or other beneficiary eligible for the bene­ fits due him if he dies. This is in addition to the $2,500 death benefit provided by the Union's Welfare Plan. SIU Calls AMEU Bluff With lOG's -.il M (Continued from page 2) prove a one to one or better ra­ tio for the entire year. No Restrictioii|i No restriction would be placed upon the examination of Union records by the accountants, except for an oath to respect the confi­ dence of Union records. There­ after, once the certification of the job ratio was made, whoever was proven wrong would forfeit the $10,000 posted to the "Atlantic Sea­ men's Widows and Childrens Fund," while the other would get his money back. The fund would then become liable to make $300 payments upon proper claims by beneficiaries of Atlantic seamen. "We don't intend to look like a bunch of number-jugglers to Atlan­ tic seamen or anybody else," SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall commented. "If the AMEU is so sure they have us on the run and we can't prove we had the job ratio we say we had in 1952, and that's something we've successfully maintained for many years, we want to hear from them. Our $10,000 is on the line." Acting on the authorization in the original proposal, a special meeting held at headquarters a week ago to elect a six-man com­ mittee to assist the Director of Or­ ganizing in arranging for the post­ ing of the check and other proce­ dural details. Members of the com­ mittee were William Frank, Jack Horn, Roderick Smith, Adolf Iverson, William Thornton and M. C. Strachura. SlU's Int'l Convention Next Month (Continued from page 5) delegates shall be elected to rep­ resent the four major ports of the Union — New York, Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans. They shall be known as the New York delegate to the International con­ vention, Baltimore delegate to the International convention. Mobile delegate to the International con­ vention and New Orleans delegate to the International convention; K. Any man, regardless of the port he may be located in, may be nominated for any one of these delegate jobs. However, in his acceptance of the nomination, for any of these delegate jobs, he shall specify which of the port delegate jobs, he is accepting the nomina­ tion for. Any man who does not specify the port shall not. be eli­ gible for a place on the. ballot; L. In the event that there are not morfe nominees qualifying .for the ballot than the required num­ ber of delegates as set forth herein, the. credentials committee shall be empowered by the membership, to declare the Qominees as.elected. •^1 /: �_ IIr-. . . vV ^9at» ISfliteea SEAFARERS ^ " "'»•'.•* , LOG • , • . "' , • ci "• ' '• -•'•• Fefenurr *t, 1»51 Seaman Sets Sights Gn Big Game In Cross-Country Hunting Trip . That ff you hold your foot on the the time it was designed, in 1778, loud pedal of the piano and then hope of getting^ Canada to join the \p . Seamen who are partial to rod and reel, like a rowing sailor on a holiday shore leave, are sing a steady tone,, the piauo will loose confederation of newly-inde* also begin to sing? The singing pendent states had yet not been not unusual, but when a Seafarer plays tag-youVe-it with a full-grown moose, that's an sets waves of sound moving abandoned, and the seal was one through the air, and there is one way of keeping the door open. avocation of another stripe. -particular string, on the piano of Paul Oakley, 24-year-old l" t the right length to-correspond with Seafarer who has been sailing That a billion ta a thousand mil­ the tone of the song. lion in the US, but l&s a million in the steward departmen million in England? In the US, with the SIU for six years, enjoys Thai the official length of the Canada and France, 1,000,000,000 just such a hobby, as big game yard was' established when a man is the figure recognized as a bil­ hunting in his leisure moments. stretched out his arm at shoulder lion, but in England and Germany, Perhaps it is not uAusual,. after height and the distance between it is 1,000,000,000,000, all, since he is believed to be a his nose and the end of his thumb distant relation of the fabulous 4, $ ^ was measured? The man was Annie Oakley of sharpshooting That the SIU now has offices in Henry" 1 (1068-1135) of England. Port Arthur, Texas, to serve Sea­ fame. Nonetheless, Oakley bagged The yard had no uniform length farers passing through , that port? three deer in 1952, in addition to until he determined it by royal Located at 411 Austin Street in " the moose the previous year, and decree as 36 Inches. has his gunsight set on bigger Port Arthur, the offices are also 4. 4 game in the near future. serving as organizing headquarters That the SIU can assist you in at the southern end of the line for Hitchhiking Hunt ^ upgrading to a higher rating with Atlantic tankers. Shooting split seasons in Califor­ specially-prepared booklets of t 4., t nia and Pennsylvania, the Scransample questions and answers for That under the new freight ton, Pa., marksman covered 6,000 the various examinations? Book­ agreement the base wage of an miles in his hunting q^uests in 1952, lets to prepare Seafarers for up­ with 2.900 miles comprising *a grading to oiler, firematl, electri­ AB is over four times what it was unique hitchhiking hunt he under­ cian, AB and other ratings can be in 1939 when the SIU began collar­ took up and down the length of obtained at SIU headquarters, as ing the top conditions in the mari­ time industry? The AB scale on a the Golden State. Leaving Los An­ well as most Union halls. typical freight agreement then was geles on Sept. 20, Oakley hitched 4> 4) $72.50 monthly compared to the for- two days by means of pick-ups That all paper currency issued by private cars, mostly other hunt­ by the US Government contains rate of $302.32 in the 1953 stand­ ers, up to Modek County near the the seal of the "Treasury of North ard freight pact, Seafarer Paul Oakley is shown at left as be 'displays one of the Nevada-Orgeon border. He arrived t J4America," although no such or­ deer that he bagged in Pennsylvania. At iight« he's all set to start in time for the Sept. 22 opening That basketball was originally ganization exists? The front side of on his California hitchbikiug-hunting trip, earrying his rifle, a of the hunting season and bagged each bill has a seal with a Latin played with seven men, then nine bedroll and a pack. This trip, too, was successful. his four-point buck on his fourth inscription Thesaur. Amer. Sep- and later with eight players? Now day in the field. The blacktail mule Oakley drove cross-country to 17-point Newfoundland bull moose tent. Sigil., abbreviated for "Treas­ each team puts' five players on deer weighed 196 pounds,. with Pennsylvania to hunt in the Key­ has a spread of four feet, one and ury of North America.'* Why North the court. In Holland, however, the Oakley bringing down the swiftly- stone State. On Dec. 2, the second three-quarter inches from tip to America was used instead of size of a basketball court is twice running forest elf with a heart shot day of the season, the sharpshooter tip on its headgear. Oakley finds it United States is not known, but the size of ours and 24 players 100 yards away. He bagged it, as brought down a five-point buck a little bulky to have "^around tlie take i>art instead of ten. he did all his game, with a .32 with one shot at a distance of 75 house, so he would like to present the reason may have been that, at Remington repeater pump. yards, downing the 140-pound It to the Union as a gift, or to any Moving southward into zone two brown forest runner on a difficult other takers. General Patton Crew Congregates after getting his legal deer in the shot as it dodged through the un­ Paul spent about six weeks hunt­ first California area, since the state derbrush. ing in 1952,. considerably more is split for hunting purposes, Oakthan his yearly average of 15-20 Hunting Family p- ley concluded his hitchhiking trip days. Most of it was for big game, on Oct. 9 in San Dimas. Two days Annie notwithstanding, the Oak­ but now an then he'll take a pot leys have a long line of hunters in • later the not-so-fabulous Oakley shot at a swift-running rabbit. sighted his second deer and the family. Paul's father, in his Now, he has his gunsights set for 50's, gets his deer every yeat, and squeezed the trigger three times the biggest game of all on the on a six-point, 168-pound buck, his younger brother, at 14, has American continent—^the Alaskan bagged a deer a year since he was killing it at a distance of 250 yards 12. A 68-year-old aunt in Montana brown grizzly bear, and the bfg as it ran brought down a deer last year as Kodiak bears. Paul figures that Living in the brush most of the a matter of course, and her son he'll be making a special trip up time, Oakley bad good reason to got himself an elk and a deer on to Alaska one of these days on an take a full field pack with him on the same hunt. It was a good hunt­ SIU ship, and one# he gets there, the hitching-hunting trip. In ad­ ing year for the Oakleys. those bears better look out, be­ dition to carrying an eight pound The latest Oakley sharpshooter cause Paul will be gunning for an­ rifle, the 78-pound pack toted by has a trophy' room in which he other trophy among what are con­ the huntsman contained an army places all his prizes, but in order sidered to be the top game animals Some "of the boys aboard the General Patton enjoy a ^y -out in pup tent, sleeping bag, rubber air to make room for a coveted' Alas­ »n North America. He hopes to the sunshine and in front of the camefa. Photo sent In by Buddy mattress, mess kit, toilet gear, two kan bear rug, he is anxious to make the trip sometime this spring. Cousins. boxes of cartridges, and other field present his moose head to any) Paul's last ship was the Topa necessities for the intrepid hunter. lover of the American fauna. The Topa. Generou-s drivers picked up all that and a deer, too, as Oakley flushed the thickets of California in search of his big game. Getting his fill of Far West deer. The boys from down Texas way may make, a lot of noise about their home state, but you haven't seen anything until Electrician Beams you've seen a 'Florida Cracker"who's on the warpath because he figures his sunny homeland' In all his years of making the drive them to town. One night, has been insulted. And if you When I was a boy, I shined their run from New Orleans to South Koralia reports, he worked a little add in the fact that he figures shoes, delivered their newspapers, America, writes Spider Koralia OT and went ashore about 9:00 PM. the Yankees are in back of the milk and telegrams, and even cut Whom did he see at the gate but aboard the Robin Kettering, he has the electro—alone. Koralia asked whole thing, you've really got a acres of swamp cabbage and chased 'gatoi-s, but at least I run across some fabulous' liars in him what was the matter and the problem on your hands. worked for my money." his time, but none so brazen as a seaman reported that the car W. W. Moore was like most Moore says that he figured out certain electrician of whom he broke down. "Florida Crackers," Just taking it the answer after a while, :gnd "I makes note. easy and knowing that there j^ust Invaded New York, home of the Gets Off Bus Koralia has known a wiper who Later, Koralia saw him getting ain't no Sun like the one down in Yankees." Then, he set to earn­ claimed the daughter of the presi­ off a« bus and was content to leave Florida, until he read an article by ing some of the Yankee money, dent of Wyson ahd Co. ag his girl well enough alone^ but the electri­ Jaimes Street in "Fortune" maga­ and sent it right on back to friend, another brother whose girl cian called to him to explain the zine. THeh, his temperature ran Florida. . was the offspring of the head of situation. His wife, he said, called so high it even topped the Florida After that, said US, he "joined the Singer Sewing Machine Co. in him up to. tell hina the chauffeur mercury. the SIU, where I can make good Brazil; bankers' daughters, super­ came down with a case of 3t. "Vitus Moore ^ured ihat the article money and It doesn't matter wheth­ intendents of nurses, and assorted dance and was too broken up to Implied that "Florida Crackers" er you're' Yankee or Bebel." So femininity added up the score. sit behind the wheel of the car. were sort of lazy poor relations, right now, he's back F^crkia, However, Koralia drew the line re­ Spider didn't like the stoty one bit. and^ as Moore says, it hinted "that and enjoying the place the way it cently when he refused to believe Spider said he is getting back to some of-us want the Taiikees to should be. the electrician when the latter told more believable yarns like the one send their money down to Florida Just as a final reminder, bowhim his wife was the secretary of about his friend who was caught and stay home ^enuelves." ever, he warns that "the Yankees Juan Peron, Argentina's head of with his band in. another man's Nothing of the sort- is true, says Can stay at home knd keep their' state. pocket at the race track. Indignant, Moore. "I'm a Florida Cracker, monc; with them, uniess they can This brother also told the crew the man gemanded to- know what and I'm proud, of it Sure, I'll ad­ learn how to act like Americans Busy aboard the Itobin Lockthat if any of tbraa worked late the' band was doing px his pocket. mit" said he, "that some Florida and Democrats, Ond not treiit us sley is Thcnnas Hoar, chief and were going adiore after Just .maklpg change of 0 quarter^ Crackers in the /resort towns are FloridA Cracker! like' poor rela­ my-:' electrician wwild , .> /; • tions," Spider Disbelieves Tales Spun By Seafaring Weavers Beware Of Florida Cracke/ When He's Been ""Insulted' .'.yf'^ �• ~i^(Aroary iSltf,'iflSS SEAFARERS LOG Page Ninetem Sailor Rags Sacrifices For Art Siibmiffcd By E. Reyes By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Judging from a number of photos sent in to the LOG by oiyr Seafar­ ing shutter-clickers, our boys like to move in close with their cameras. However, many cameras are not equipped to take sharp photos- when the subject is very close. No one will deny that one of photography's most fascinating abilities is to move in close on subject matter to re­ veal minute detail and texture. And, oddly enough, almost any camera can be used to take close-ups. The catch is that something must be added, and the addition is a supplementary lens to slip over the normal lens of your camerqi With most cameras you can't get closer than three to six feet from an object without getting an out-of-focus image. That's a limitation in lens design. No lens has yet achieved the miracle of universal focus. All require correction of one degree or another for extreme close-ups. That's where supplementary lenses, sometimes called "portrait" lenses, come in. Slipped over your camera's lens they bring a whole new world range. Of course, if you've just come back from an 18-month run with a couple of hundred bucks jingling very loosely in your jeans, you can buy a 40-inch telephoto and settle the problems in that fashion. But with Income Tax day so close, we'd better settle in a cheaper fashion. These supplementary lenses are extremely simple to use, quite inex­ pensive (under |2) and are available in three powers, rated in diopters. They are made to fit most cameras, with or without the aid of adaptors. These lenses permit you to move closer to your subject than your nor­ mal lens would allow and thus fill more of the negative area with a liu-ger image of the subject. Each diopter rating, beginning with plus-1, allows you to come closer to your subject. The exact lens-to-subject distance for each camera lens is specified by the manufacturer in the instruction sheet. Must Measure 'to Subject When using these lenses the normal focusing characteristics of your camera are changed. The focusing scale no longer holds trqe. You now have to focus by accurately measuring the correct distance for the diopter lens you are using. The simplest way is with a tape measure. If your camera Is equipped with a ground glass focusing screen you can see the effect of the lens and then focus as usual by inspection. With a twin-reflex camera it is necessary either to buy two supplemen­ tary lenses or to focus first with the lens over the viewing lens, and then transfer to the taking lens when you are ready for the exposure. It's a good idea to rdst the camera on something steady when using these close-up lenses so that you can keep your subject in view accu­ rately. No increase in exposure is necessary. If you are not using these simple lenses you're limiting the scope of your picture-taking activities. Seafarer-Relatives Await Return Of Gl To SlU Ship Whenever the subject of seafaring families comes up, one that has to be considered is the family of Daniel J. Biedronski, who's wearing Army kahki right now, but expects to be sail­ ing SIU again in a very short Plant is aboard the Anniston City while. Dan is still over in Germany just now, while the other uncle, with the Army, but he figures that Adam C. Buchacz, is sailing aboard he'll be getting his discharge very the John B. Waterman. Dan's cous­ soon, and one of the first things in, William D. Wiley, is on the that he plans to do is to get his Holystar. SIU book out of retirement, and All of them reported that they're start sailing again. * waiting to get the news about just When he does get back to the when Dan expects to get out of SIU, there'll be plenty of Seafar­ the Army and start sailing again, er-relations to greet him. Bight and maybe even arrange some sort now, Dan's got two uncles and a cousin all sailing under the SIU banner. One uncle, Fred B. La- Proper Repair Lists Help All The settlement of repair lists means a lot to the men who stay aboard a ship, and to' the new crgw that comes aboard, just as the repair list made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in the . proper fashion. ..Each department delegate must make out three copies of bis repair list. I The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one cppy to the compaify represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this .way, everyone has a jcopy o£ the repair list and ,1 there is a check to make siire the work is done; Ship's Steward doses' Five Dollars, But, Gets Good Food And Crew's Thanks The crew of the Seatrain New York (Seat rain) gave a vote of thanks for the excellent food they got on their last trip, but they also gave a special vote of thanks to the steward, who "lost" $5 on the deal, but made the good food possible. According to Ray Sweeney,"*' one of the vessel's crewmem- says Sweeney, "and Auer says the Sweeney, "before the driver was back with some different beef, and bers, the ship's steward. Gene meat has got to go back. "Only this time the driver hends after inspection, it turned out to Auer, is the kind of guy who "checks his stores, rips open boxes, Auer an envelope. Auer told him be the finest meat you could get. sacks of spuds, looks at the fish he wasn't interested in the enve­ The kind that anyone would feel and everything else that he re­ lope, but was just interested in proud to serve on their table." getting top quality beef. However, Sweeney reports that the crew ceives." the driver insisted, so Auer opened also "brought out the point that He's also the kind of steward the envelope, and there was a big the shipowner is paying prices for that won't accept any stores that good stores anyway, so why $5 bill for Auer." are not up to top SIU standards, shpuld'nt we get what is coming After taking one look at the $5, says Sweeney, and because of that, the crew was able to eat only the Sweeney reports, Auer threw the to us? This trip was a lot happier driver, the beef and the $5 right and a lot more pleasant because of best during the entirfe tx-ip. the ship, and^told him to get a little effort in checking the Sweeney says off stores when they came aboard the back the first indica- beef. to the ship with some decent ship, and insisting upon the top tioa of the type "It wasn't very long," says quality to which we are entitled. of food came shortly after he boarded the ship. Auer had just re­ ceived a load of shrimp, and, as usual, he ripped (1) In a Mercator's projection map, are the meridians and paiallels open the boxes, Auer saw that the straight or curved. lines? (2) New Year's Day 1939 was a Sunday. What day of the week shrimp inside was dry and shriv­ elled up, and told the truck driver was Christmas 1938? (3) What two fractions are missing from the following series: to take them right back. 1/2,1/10 ,1/1250? The truck driver put them back (4) Name two of the three state capitals whose first letter is the same on the truck and left, but came back to the ^ ship a short while as that of the state of which they are the capital? (51 What measurement of time is reckoned by the time it takes the later with "another batch of earth to turn on its axis? Is it a (day), (week), (month), (year)? shrimp." Auer ripped open t^e (6) Which of the early American states adopted the Code Napoleon boxes once more, and then said that they were the same shrimp, Instead of the Ckxmmon Law of England as its basic law? Was it (Texas), but had just been turned over a (California), (Louisiana), (Alabama)? . (7) Which much-married king of England had three wives named little bit so the same ones weren't on top. They went back to the Catherine, two named Anne and one named Jane? (8) A woman in a totally dark room wanted to pick out a pair of supplier again, and on the third delivery the New York got "as fine stockings that matched. There were two colors in the .idrawer, contain­ a shrimp as anyone would care to ing a jumble of 16 stockings.. What would be the smallest number of eat, what the company was paying stockings she would have to bring to the light to be sure she had a pair?. (9) Broccoli and cauliflower are foims of, what common vegetable? for in the first place." (10) More than half of the fresh water of the world is collected in A short while later, Sweeney re­ lates, Auer got a shipment of beef. what connected bodies of water? </'Qulzr Answers-PnfPago.^2fi-v. •. ^ Quiz Corilti Daniel J. Biedronski. of get-together to celebrate Dan's return to the sea. Dan, who is 24, joined the SIU back in 1947, and sailed steadily on SIU. ships until the draft caught up with him about two years ago, and, from what his seafaring rel­ atives say, he's anxiously waiting •'#' get 'ka^' �- • • :?':.4i...' •" ''' . .•... SEAFARERS Pa*e Twenty Febroary 20, 195S LOG Have Fish Deserted The Pacific ? There used "to be a time v/hen the Pacific was known for the various extra-large types of sharks, whales and other fish which inhabited it, but since that time, something must have happened. When two crews, on different ships, drag baited hooks all the way across the darned ocean and don't even get a nibble, there must Carrabulle Crew In Curacao be something wrong—with the fish, the crew, the bait, the ship, the ocean, or something. Ju.st which one it is in this case, we're not quite prepared to say, since the complete facts of the episode have not yet come to light. However, preliminary reports in­ dicate that the Christine (Carrasi and the Burbank Victory (Eastern* are both involved. Both of them are running under MSTS, which might have something to do with <he explanation, too. Well, anyway, both of them were heading for the direction of Korea, witli one going to Formosa and the other on her way to Japan. The- crews on both ships had pretty much the same idea, how­ ever, since the Christine was ex­ pected to be at sea for about 45 Ready for a swim in Caracas Bay, Curacao, are some of the Carra­ days, and the Burbank Victory ex­ bulle crew. Left to right, top: B. Jerakowski, Don Hewson, Ed pected to take 33 days to reach its Mishanski. Bottom: A1 Page, Ed Hamlin, Clyde Krei.ss. destination. Drop The Hook What with the blue Pacific wat­ ers. the fellows decided to fish, and so they bailed a line and threw it over the stern, along with Comfort has long been a sought-after commodity by man. visions of hoisting aboard a 15-foot Long before the days of the height of Roman splendor when shark, or perhaps even having to luxurious comfort was commonplace among the populace, use the jumbo boom to bring a men had been trying to im--^ big whale aboard. Anyway, as any than usual in the present crisis, good sports fishermen, they de­ prove their lot in ways which but they have linen and spreads would bring comfort to their cided to troll the baited hook to match, which is triply discon­ weary bones. along behind their ships, and take certing to the Seafarers of the Before the dawn of history man­ whatevey came along. They figured Council Grove. The Cities Service kind was striving to keep out the that perhaps. even some tuna seamen claim the linen situation steaks or a nice, big swordfish cold with animal skins draped is keeping them awake nights and about the body and the cave. Later, would go pretty well. adding to their discomfort. The fires warmed the hearts of men They waited patiently for the company, however, claims it isn't sea monster to strike their bait, and the meat they no longer ate the linen. They say It's all the in its raw state. Much later, came then they began to wait not-sobunk. ^-patiently, finally most of the crew the steam bath. Similar discomfort rears its tired just walked away and ignored the Today, aboard several ships of head from the pillow case aboard wliole thing. There were a few the deep sea, comfort has come the Potrerp Hills (Philadelphia Ma­ aboard who refused to give up, down to a clear case of linen. The rine). Sailors, aboard the vessel situation was not nearly so dire are looking for ne^v pillows for and kept a watch on the lines. On last reports from the vessels, before, according to reports re­ their head-rests. There is.no in­ the lines were still dragging along ceived from two vessels at sea, but dication that the last pillows-issued behind the ships, but no bites. In it is rapidly approaching that state. got away, but one typewritten line fact it looked as if the line from The sailors won't argue with the in the ship^'s minutes flatly declares the Christine was going to spend lyrics of the song which says it that the piUow cases are open on 43 days in the water, and the one takes two to tango, but they are both ends. fiom the Burbank Victory, 33 days disturbed when it takes two sheets When the ships pay off company —^without a nibble. The Pacific to make a bed. heads will surely rest heavy on .Not only are the sheets smaller their pillows. just ain't what it used to be. Seafarers Crave Comfort Headaches Of The Delegate AT mn SimcEl fOUR U^IQAi •'AlhtTAthls A '^PARIMEATTTO YOU HELP ip iOUNmHELP PERSomu MATmRS,S^ j"rHE S/U WELFAPP t 1 full ft" SI f.il 'H Ji I1 I'i >1,1 The following statements are drawn from several ship's minutes and da not comprise the activities aboard any one ves­ sel. The italicized answers are from a somewhat helping, offstage voice: There are a few heads which need fixing aboard this ship , . . (Starting at the top, perhaps.) The life boat did not lower or hoist propwly. Crew had to bring up life boat with hand crank. Motor will not start In life boat... (Otherwise, it's in top shape.) Water Everywhere The / second electrician asked that there should be water put in the washing machine^ when it is in use . . . (Despite claims, HUz cannot 'do everything.) Motion: That there be no gam­ bling allowed in messhall. Amend­ ment: That we stop all gambling run by "the house". .. (Conclusion: Let's keep it on its professionally amateur basis.) Delegate reports five men in the steward department in one room ... (Get a pepch basket and a ball, boys, charge admission, and toe cau maksHa By Spike Martin Everybody can 'remember the Lombard!, Stan Rojek and that; neighborhood kid who got himself well-known Brooklyn pensioner, a reputation as a shrewd traden Dixie Walker. He was the one who swapped you • In the past Rickey was able to searchliglits with dead batteries, operate the way he did because he cap pistofs whose triggers fell off, had a corner on young talent. He bicycles with broken frames clev­ got the players and cash he want­ erly soldered together, footballs ed by disposing of tlie synthetic with air leaks and the like. rookie sensations in large num­ It was generally predicted by bers. Now the spikes are on the grayer heads that the boy would other shoe. It's Rickey who is ovCn be quite a success when he grew the "barrel because Pittsburgh is up, which he did by becoming a desperate for ballplayers. Rickey is trying to wriggle out used car dealer or a furniture of his present plight by dangling salesman. his only valuable baseball property Steadies Get Smart under the noses of tlie clubotvners. These David Harums usually Unfortunately for him he seems to manage to get by very well be­ have made his move just a couple cause there is a regular turnover of seasons too late. For a fellow of customers. They get in trouble ^ho was touted as another Babe when they have to depend on a Ruth a few year back, -Kiner hit steady clientele because people get the skids with a vengeance last wised-up to them. That's why year. A batting average under Branch Rickey is having a tough .250 doesn't impress anybody even time unloading Ralph Kiner on if there are 30 or more home runs some other National League club. - in the assortment. Rickey's fame as a trader of Big Stick Only slightly moldy baseball beef is Despite his outstanding fournot without justification. His most famous deal wgs the one which bagger totals, Kiner never had sent Dizzy Dean, sick arm and all, much to offer in any other depart­ to the Chicago Cubs for a healthy ment. Nobody would look at him stack of pre-war folding money. twice other than the fact that he's big stick man. He won't help Subsequently he unloaded a whole series of faded heroes and would* any club defensively, on the basepaths or as a hit and nihner. His be starlets around the League. lifetime average hoveia around Bug His Own Pii .280. a very ordinary mark. Ironically enough, it was Rickey As far as Rickey is concerned at Brooklyn who helped bring Pittsburgh will be the gainer if it Pittsburgh to its present sorry can get two or three professionals state by homswoggling Preacher for his high-salaried fence-buster. Roe and Billy Cox from the Pirates The bait is out, but it remains to for the Ukes of Hal Gregg, Vic be seen if the fish will bite. Old Sailing Adage Still Goes The old sailing man's adage of "one hand for the ship and one hand for yourself," is still good advice to follow, even on modern steamships, the crew of the Robin Goodfellow was told recently. > — — The captain of the vessel From the response of the oew told the crew that since the to the advice, it looks as if they ship had been hitting some pretty figure thNi the old saying still holds rough seas, it would be a good idea to remember that advice, and tise one hand for the ship and one hand for personal safety when carrying stores and equipment up ladders, on deck, and when in rough seas. true, even though it originated in the days when the sailors were working aloft In the rigging, and used one hand to work while hang­ ing onto the rigging with the other in rough seas. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with d national flavor and the like, suitoble for shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief cook Ramon Aguiar's recipe for "pizziola sauce." Doing the extraordinary thing is ordinary for Ramon Aguiar, who has been an SIU man since 1944, which comprises practically all of his seafaring life. He prefers freight ships —his last ship being the Steelf Chemist '(Isthmian). celery cut into small pieces, fol­ Married for 11 years, the 32- lowed by three to four ounces of year-old galley magician has-a wife parsley for garnishing. Salt and Pepper and three chil­ Hard upon the heels of the parsdren to practice his art upon 4ey 'comes two cans of plain toma­ when he is home toes, without Juice, followed 'by.^ and not sailing three small pieces of garlic- comaboard some SIU poimded from the tiny, bulbous vessel. When he heads of the pungent flavoring. A is, he says, he dash of salt and a similar amount "prefers the in- of pepper is added at this point of tercoastal . runs. the concoction to bring out the You do not run highlights of the flavoring. Then Agulstr short of food, oregano, a small leaf used in flavor­ such as meats and perishable vege­ ing highly spiced foods, is added before the usMce is braised with tables." cooking oil. Sauce Supreme After tomato paste is added to ^ Aguiar's sauce supreme, used to the sauce at this point, tomatogive the flavor of the gods to puree comes into the culinary pic­ meats, especially. veal cutlets and ture. Then, finishing up with a moat loaf delicacies, is a touch of flourish, the sauce is cooked for this and a dash of that blended per­ three to four hours on a slow flame. fectly to make the mouth water Follow these directions, says and the salivary glands work. Aguiar, and you will find the 47 First, .^'o pounds of onions are men which the recipe serves. Tiraiscut fine and placed in « large, deep Ing your .Mtcben talents to the �•yy«iK- - SEAFARERS Fcbnurr M. '195S Captain Takes On Chief 9iate*s ^ab Te the Editor: The crew of the Greenstar would like you to get in touch with the owners of this ship and have them notify the captain of this ship that we have a new contract and would like to start working by it. I am. the ship's deiegate, and upon receiving the new agreement, went to see the oid man to ask him If he was going by the new agree­ ment. He said "he would start when the company informed him that the new contract had been signed." Bosun Powerless Things are far from smooth aboard this ship. To begin with, the old man is also the chief mate. All orders pertaining to the work on deck come from him. The mate doesn't have much to say about it. The bo­ sun is Dave BarAndrews ry®"® Andrews business when it comes to the work on deck, but it doesn't do any good to make any suggestions to the mate, because he already told us his hands are tied and all orders come from the old man. We sailed from Naha, Okinawa, on January 5, 1953. There was a full gale biowing and real heavy seas, but the old man wouldn't let ' us lower the cargo gear before leaving. Then he put out an order for the standby on each watch to check the gear every 15 minutes at Bight to make sure everything was OK. All of the guys on this gear are rotten and the only way they get replaced is for one to part. To save money, the old man had the longshoremen replace guys and cargo runners. Booms Not Secured Leaving Yokohama, Japan, the deck department was called at 9:30 PM; at 9:45 PM we were told to secure No. 2 and No. 3 cargo gear. At 10 PM we let go all lines and got under way for Korea. At this time. No. 2 cargo booms were not secured and the only thing holding them was a rotten midship guy. Again, with all gear flying, we sail­ ed into a heavy sea and winds of gale force. The bosun and the watch on deck really had to fight the No. 2 booms to prevent them from going adrift. The old man completely disre­ gards the international safety rules by going to sea with the gangway hanging on the forward lifeboat fall on the starboard side. In addi­ tion, the gangway was over the side and not secured. When this was brought to the mate's attention, all he said was, "The captain said the ship was secured for sea." Captain Limits Stores We have a good steward, Andrew Strom, who also knows his busi­ ness, but every time he puts in a store list to the old man, the latter immediately breaks out his pencil and scratches out at least half of anything Strom orders. I contacted the old man to see about fresh milk in Japan, and it is readily available for all ships, but all I got was a hard time. The same applies to the other times I have contacted him. Member Dies in Okinawa The ship lost tiie third cook in Okinawa. Brother Raymond Saund­ ers was found dead by the MPs. Only recently did we find out that his body had been claimed and would be sent home for buflal. The old man sore didn't go out of his way to get a replacement. After a couple of weeks, we got a new thii^ cook—an NMU man. We would like to have the latest issue ef the LOG sent to us, es welP as a few col>ies of the new LOG Pace Tventf'ene L E TIER S agreement and some overtime sheets. CarrolL IL Andrews (Ed. note: The LOGs, the new agreement and the overtime sheets are being sent to you regularly, via the company's office. Since this material is sent in bulk through MSTS, the company claims they are unable to'prevent the de­ lay in the LOGs reaching the ships.) * * * Crossing Record Set by Captain To the Editor: I thought the Christmas season would be a good time to drop a short note to the LOG from the Hurricane, a Waterman scow on the romance run (some boys on the West Coast-Yokohama run may dis­ pute this), commanded by Captain Robert F. Goodman. The captain, who is rapidly becoming known for his longevity records in crossing the Atlantic (average trip, 13 days), boasts about the time it took him 20 days from Bremerhaven to New York on another Waterman rust bucket. We also have a chief mate, Rob­ ert Stanage by name, who not only carries the ship on his shoul­ ders but acts as if he bears the James burden of the world, too. Poor fellow, see what the sweater with the big W on it does to a specimen of humanity. The radio operator, another genius, is one of the few people on this universe who understands Einstein. On the brighter side, we have a chief engineer by the name of Mr. Crane who is a gentleman to every­ body and who was the only officer on board who had the decency to come to the.messhall on Christmas Day and wish the crew a Merry Christmas, which was nothing to write home about on this ship and which made one long for one of Michael Thanks Agent For Help To the Editor: selves, instead of giving the cooks The crew of this great ship, the on board a hard time, and just Michael (Carras) would like to give fouling everything up. a vote of thanks to Brother Leroy Frank Soriano To the Editor: Clarke, agent in Lake Charles, for The McCarran Act;—strange as it a job well done. 3^ i i« may seem—is doing an injustice to Our ship hit Port Arthur, Tex., American Indians who have resided on January 30th at 9:00 PM. Since upon this continent before Senator it was night time McCarran or any of his forefathers To the Editor: and they only ever set foot on this soil. The act ' Of interest to all Seafarers who had a few hours contains a blunder that forces my go to the Port of Hamburg is the in port, the crew people to register as aliens when launch service of Hans Hahn, Ferry was anxious to go exercising their treaty rights stip­ 7, Baiduinstrasse 21, Hamburg 4, ashdre. We were­ ulated in the Jay treaty. n't expecting any­ telephone, 42 59 77. This man's This treaty, signed in 1812, gave prices are: Day — 6 marks a trip one from the haU. ail Indians residing in Canada or or, if more than four persons, 2 No sooner had the United States the title of North marks; Night — 8 marks a trip or, the deck gang American Indians with the privi­ if more than four persons, 2 marks. lowered the gang­ Johnson lege of unrestricted border crossing way than the re­ We have found him honest, placements were on board with the and the right to live in either country. According to their desires obliging and about the only one to new agreements — tanker and they can be classified as wards of keep his prices. Our experience has freight — Union papers and the Canada or of the United States. been that other taxi launch prices Atlantic Fleet News. This is because their tribal areas soar to an all-time high, especially Permitmen Kept Posted crossed the borders of the two at night. We believe that this man We have permitmen on board should get our patronage. present-day countries. who are interested in organizing, If you see fit to put his name in Brooklyn Indians and the Atlantic Fleet News was As a result. North American In­ the LOG, with prices, would you read with great interest. We are please send him a copy of the LOG. dians of the Mohawk tribe residing trying to keep these men posted in Brooklyn who were born in Thank you for your cooperation on all new developments. and good work. Canada or classify themselves as Our Union has come a long way Crew of Maiden Creek. Canadians have been stopped from since 1946 in the field of organiz­ (Ed. note: A copy of this issue entering and working in Govern­ ing. We look back and all we can ment shipyards as well as defense of the LOG is being sent to Mr. see are gains, as we have never plants'and other places where the Hahn, as you requested.) been defeated; this all goes to show secui'ity of this jountry is at stake. if i, i, what a well organized and militant Other North American Indians Union can accomplish when the have been denied entrance to Oak membership looks to the future. A Ridge where the atom bomb plants word of thanks to the negotiating are. If there are any North Ameri­ To the Editor: committee for the best wages and can Indians sailing on American I received the LOG here at conditions in the maritime field. ships I imagine they are in the Ryiha, Yugoslavia, and was verj' Atlantic Organizer Aboard same fix. glad to know how We have aboard ship a new Why should we want to sabotage the Union is brother whom we take pleasure in our own country? Who is qualified progressing. It's welcoming into the SIU. His name to be classified as citizens if we are the only paper I is A. L. Johnson and he has just not? This provision of the act is have received to completed seven months and 23 definitely a violat^'on of the Jay read. Othenvise, days on the E. H. Blum, organizing Treaty and should be amended.. I'm on the move. the Atlantic fleet. He has come on Wallace (Mad Bear) Anderson Maybe I will be here to see for himself the Union t 3) home ' in about way of operating, before heading three months, if back to Atlantic to finish the job. Godfrey "P- At our recent shipboard meeting, -v." ^ Keep the LOG Brother Johnson saw for himself To the Editor: coming; I will let you know when the correct procedure and the SIU I've had experience on some to stop. way of getting things done. ships where the messmen or galleyEstell Godfrey We posted our repair list at the men have tried to give orders to 4 4 4 same time and Brother Johnson the chief cooks and the stewards. asked for a copy so he can have it It seems that these fellows always printed in the Atlantic Fleet News claim that they have endorsements so the men sailing Atlantic ships as cooks and stewards, but they can see for themselves the SIU To tiie Editor: never show the endorsements. I'm writing this letter to ask you way of getting things done. He is It is annoying to have one of on his way back to Phiily to rejoin these fellows coming aroimd all the to discontinue sending the LOG the E. H. Blum to put the finishing time and trying to tell the cook to my address in Germany, where touches on a little unfinished busi­ what to do and how to prejwre I was stationed with the Army. I The crew of this vessel wishes food when the cook knows his job, was discharged on February 13, ness. Brother Johnson all the luck in and I'm ready to go back to sea and is busy putting out the food for the world. He earned his book for now. the crew. It holds him up, and just a job well done. The LOG always reminded me causes a lot of trouble for every­ Bill Padgett of the days when I was sailing and body. 4 4 4 If these fellows claim they know of all my good shipmates. Thanks again for sending the paper. I so much about stewards' and cooks' work, then I say, let them ship as hope-to be sailing soon. Manuel* Marines rated men and do the jobs them­ To the Editor: This is to thank the SIU's entire Gay Nineties Seafarers Welfare Department for their aid in getting my husband's mainten­ ance during the time he was dis­ abled. It seemed like a loSt cause until Paul Sanford recalled having checked to locate his gear and hav­ ing spoken to the mate about his being injured. The Union was working on it, and legal action was being prepared but this might have meant months and maybe even years of futile effort, as there was no guarantee that in the end he would collect, since there was no witness to the permission given him to go to the hospital for treat­ ment and no one seemed to recall the accident. I also hope this wiil give warn­ ing to other seamen injured aboard ship to get written approval from the officer in charge, and if tbat is not p<;K»ible, to get a witness to the fact,^so there can be no ques­ tion as rto there ever having been an accident. Three crewmembers of the Cornhugker .Mariner Lice behind handle­ May I again extend our thanks bar mustaches in the Gay NineUey in New York. Left to riglit are: to the Welfare Department. Mrs. Walter McNaliy A. Leva, wiper; A. Melanson, filler, and P. Jomldes, eng. malnt. Alien Act Hurts American Indians Crew Approves Fair Water Taxi lOG Welcome In Ryiha^Yugoslavia Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth Ex'GI Has Plans Of Sailing Again Thanhs Union For Aid To Husband . Hurricane crewmembers find the hatch cover a convenient place to listen to the radio at sea. these ships you read about where the captain and the mate or the company sends along a couple of cases of beer and a couple of bot­ tles of whiskey for the crew to commemorate the occasion. The baker made a farewell cake the night before arrival in New York and he performed some of his impersonations for the crew in the messhall. _ Regards from the crew of the Hurricane to aU the boys around the hall, also the compliments of the Season to the officials and members of a swell Union, and hop­ ing for a very successful 1OT3 for the SIU of North America and all its affiliates. Alexiamet m I* •sWs-' 'yrt-wja »>• A — -w .. y r. :>• u �I V;'/ Fag* Twenty-tw* Non'Union Man Is Troublemaker [f'- To the Editor: I am now on the Fort Bridger, and we have been over in Sete, France, for about 14 months. I wonder if you could do any­ thing to stop foreign seamen from shipping on US ships unless they have clearance from the SIU hall. One man came on here and started to agitate, so our crew got dis­ gusted and started leaving. This man also started writing letters to the Coast Guard, trying to foul up t our own crewmembers, so he can get his own buddies on board the ship. Men like this ship on SIU ships and get SIU con­ ditions, but they don't pay a cent of dues to the Buzelewski SIU, and then if they foul up they expect the delegates and the Union to back them up. Here is one incident involving Jack Hatty of Australia, who claims that he is a member of the SIU, but never showed his book to any of our brothers on board the ship. Challenged Captain He had an argument with the captain about some disputed over­ time. Instead of having the dele­ gates see the captain, he saw him himself and wanted to fight him. The captain fired him, and since he left the ship it has been very peaceful and quiet. I think if peo­ ple like this were kept off the ships they would keep American crews on those ships that ship from the hall. There is another incident about this man. Jack Hatty is trying to organize all the American tankers that come over here. I guess he doesn't know that the SIU has the tankers contracted. I would very much like you to notify some of our ships over here to beware of this man. I also would like you to check on Lewis King, who is supposed to be a book man of the NMU, Howard Levine and Wilbur Houghton of England, who claim that they had a book in the SIU but do not want to abide by Union rules. We regret to inform you that the chief steward, Walter Marcus, has to leave us. He , has been ill for the past month. We are very sorry to lose him as he was cooperating with the crew 100 percent and we can honestly say that he rates tops with all of us. We hope that he gets well soon and comes back to sea again. John A. BuzelewskI (Ed. note: The company has been contacted with regard to al­ ien seamen, and has been instruct­ ed to have skippers use Amer­ ican seamen aboard wherever pos­ sible. The Union is taking up the investigation of the two men you mentioned.) - Thirsty Crew Sails To Korea To the Editor: The Seanan sailed from Port­ land, Ore., for Pusan on Decem­ ber 14, 1952. There was little water aboard as the first assistant pumped out all fresh water except Meeiing Night Every 2 Weeks r. 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: February 25, March 11, March 25, AprU 8. All iSeafarers registered on tlie shipping list are required to attend the meetings. SEAFARERS LOC ' ' -LETTERS' in complete agreement with that letter and its recommendations, with the suggestion that the sooner these efforts ai'e started, the better for all of us in the SIU. Every Port Is Home ' However, one "big gun" that seemed to be missing from the ar­ gument of that letter was how Congress can decisively and im­ mediately aid seafaring personnel and companies as well. Basically it boils down to this: Foreign ship­ ping companies, not touching ports within their own country during the life of one voyage, or six voy­ ages, for that matter, are in direct and unfair competition with Ameri­ can operators and I am not refer­ ring to Panama or other phony "maritime" nations in mentioning this. To cite examples: Bucknall, Ellerman and Company, Limited, a British outfit, has certain vesesls that continually run between the United States and Far East ports and at the least, hit their home port (usually London) every two years or so, which is quite an op­ eration for a so-called British com­ pany. And the Maersk Line, run­ ning out of New York, is another notorious example of -a company whose ships call every port in the Seafarer C. Bettinger took this picture of the native bumboats, which offer everything from "hand worked" tapestries to shoe world "home" except Danish ones. laces and canned goods, while the Steel King was in Arabia. This letter may sound like a plea for American companies, and,that the after peak, thinking it was full, in trouble with the Coast Guard is what it is meant to be, since the even though the tanks were not if I did-put a hand on him. The more American flag vessels operat­ sounded before or after sailing or chief mate then went to the cap­ ing the more jobs available to all pumping out same. The engineers tain and squealed to him. The of US. in charge pumped out the iore captain came down and upheld the Congress Should Step In peak and double bottoms over­ mate's order. Maybe the solution is not easy, board about three days at sea. This All the dissension on this ship is but certainly a step in the right left the ship with little or no water in the deck department. The direction would be to have Con­ stewards departments and the en­ gress, through legislation, force whatsoever aboard. Then, instead of putting into a gine department, ontside of dis­ foreign companies whose vessels port, the chief engineer, Geo^e P. puted overtime, get along better call in Stateside ports regularly, to Harper, decided to gamble on mak­ than any ship I've ever been on. return these vessels to their ports ing it all the way to Pusan, Korea, We are leaving this hell-hole, of registry at least once a year. about 30 days away, without ask­ Pusan, with no shore leave and This law should be strictly en­ ing the crew. On Christmas Day, about 40 tons of water. I guess forced, regardless of conditions the washing and drinking water we'll be using the good old evap­ (vessels under charter to American was loaded with salt. Still, nobody orator again. companies, etc.), with the stipula-* made any effort to get fresh water Here's hopihg the SIU can tion that foreign vessels not com­ at any port. This chief engineer straighten these characters out. 1 plying would be denied reentry to was depending on the one evap­ have copies of this letter signed by the United States. orator for continuous water for the other delegates. More Business For US every purpose of the ship. Drink­ Louis E. Meyers The result would be like a blood ing and washing water was very X transfusion to American shipping, salty. since during the time that the for­ Captain Drunk eign vessels were returning to The captain, H. G. Trim, was their home ports, American car­ drunk right after the payoff and To the Editor: riers could bid more favorably for for five days out at sea. In Port­ In the December 12, 1952 issue available cargoes and place them­ land he was so drunk he could not of the LOG, the "Letter of the selves in a much better competi­ open the safe to give the BR his Week," stating that the crew of tive position. money, and had to call the num­ the Raphael Semmes unanimously Here's hoping that the SIU rep­ bers of the combination off to the passed a resolution calling for the resentative in Washington can pre­ company agent, so that the agent SIU representative in Washington sent the above along with other could open the safe. to place before the House and Sen­ plans as to ways the US merchant I turned the men to sougeeing ate of the US Congress a "resolu­ marine can be saved. Also, let's in the passageway and the captain tion for the protection of our Hope that during 1953 many other disputed it and marked the sheet country and our jobs" interested ships' crews will express them­ "interfering with deck department quite a few of us aboard the Steel selves on this very vital issue. work and unauthorized." I told Recorder. This writer for one Is David W. Ciark the captain I wasn't out here to argue with him, but that I have a Union to take my beefs to if they can't be settled on the ship. / Second Mate Sick iiiiii The captain signed on the sec­ ond mate, who seemed to be in a I drunken condition, but who was sick and was removed to a trans­ port one night. The crew lowered ; their own lifeboat at 2 AM in rough seas to transfer him. It was later radioed to the ship that he had died after an operation. Chief Mate Nasty "nie chief mate, Henry G. Wil­ son, Jr., is the most egotistical per­ son that I have ever sailed with. He came to my room demanding that I retijrn a shelf that was taken from the second mate's room. (This room had not been used since the death of the second mate.) I told him that I do not take orders from him; I have one boss and that is the captain. I asked him and also ordered him to get Some of the deck gang on the Robin Locksley include, left to right out of my room. He refused to do top: Paul Souza, AB; A. Rosenblatt, OS; Ray Brown, AB; Vhice so. He stated that if I tried to Walrath, OS. Bottom: Bob Morgan. Ed Carroll, Manuel Cotty. put him out, it would be too bad for me. He knew he could get me Photo sent in by "Doc" Watson. Arabian Traveling Salesmen Urge Tight Rein On Foreign Ships Locksley Crew Looks At Lens Fehnuiry 29, 1951 Signs On Tuxiord —He If us Pushed To the Editor: Blacky Colucci, one of the Brook­ lyn dispatchers, twisted my arm a little and old man Economic Ne­ cessity gave a shove, so here I am back on the Robin Line. It was an emergency call and no one wanted to throw in for it, so I was sort of drafted, which is a much bettersounding word than "shanghied." I took a cab to Pier 3, Columbia Street, where the Tuxford was tied up and went aboard to flnd Steward Bill Nesta up to his el­ bows in suds and dirty dishes. He seemed overjoyed to see me, which I hope was on account of my spar­ kling personality but which was probably due to relief relinquish-' ing the pearl diving. Harried by Harrys When we went coastwise there were eight Harrys in the crew, which made for a certain amount of confusion. The number lessened during the trip and at present there are but two of us left— me and . the bosun. Curly Jaynes, and. his name is actually Harold. Can't Iliff blame him for shortening it to Harry. Former chief cook, Oliver Thompson left us to go to th* hospital. His replacement Is Clar­ ence Daire, also a flne cook. Night cook and baker is Julian "Dick"Dedicatoria, and the second cook is jovial Georgie Oinas, the old Maine fisherman. A picture of him, holding a five-pound squaretail recently ran in the LOG. Ac­ cording to George, the picture was wrongly captioned. He clsims he was using the five-pounder for bait. , ^ The Bounding Main So far we've had a nice trip, al­ though for the first three days out I thought I had inadvertently stepped into a Bendix washer. Tho crew seems' to get along very well, which is a change from the Kirk. Sometimes there was very little difference between the Edrk and Stillman's gymnasium. We have the usual quota of glamour boys, or lovers. Eddie Apel, crew mess from Baltimore, is leading in this class but will either have to shave or relinquish his title to Jerry Brand. Jose Megron is also an aspirant but the other two have too long a lead on him. Dark horse here is Small Sam Erlitz, handicapped by age but still a threat if past perform­ ance is considered. If that pay raise is okayed I will see you in the Port O'Call some­ time in May and buy you the best bottle of Budweiser in the jointpardon me—establishment. Slim Iliff Money Exchange Rates Listed The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of February 20,1953 and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England. New Zealand, Soutb AXrlcat S2.80 per pound iterllng. Australia; $2.24 per pound aterUnC, Belgium; SO francs to the dollar. Denmark; 14.49 cents per krone. ~ France; 350 francs to the dollar. Holland; 3.80 guilders to the dollar. Italy; 625 lire to the dollar. Norway; 14 cents per krone. Portugal; 28.79 escudos to the dollar. Sweden; 19.33 cents per krone. India; 21 cents per nipee, Pakiirtan: 30.2 cents per rupee. Argentina; 14.2 pesos to the dollar. Brazil: 9.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay; 92.63 cents per peso. Venezuela; 29.89 cents per bolivaf, �i~. ' sm'i^w'^uiew't Vintis^' FMar^ '21, TWT Page Twenty-thre* On display at the Peabody Museum in Salem, Mass. is a collection, of nautical valentines which Indicate that in the old days of sail, a century or more ago, it was the custom of sea-going tars and their girls ashore to exchange letters in the form of tender sentiments. These old greetings are replete with gay pictures of sailor lads about to depart for far places and of tall ships under sail. Says one lonely lass trying to stay her lover from the sea, while a chubby cupld (Hymen—The god of marriage) looks on from the sidelines in the hope that trde love will win: "Stay on shore—oh, stay with me; Trust no more the boisterous sea. Oh. attempt the Main no more Stay with me. and live on shore. Shall I say my heart is thine? Wilt thou be my Valentine? Then stay thee on thy native Land And accept thy true-love's Hand" In those days when seamen were supposed to be rough, tough characters whose sentiment was expended mainly In the grog shops, this verse also was Intended to touch the salty heart: "Oh! true 'tis Jndced I would taste of the lip That flies from the cottage and Ventures the Ship. For she who inclines to a sailor's own heart. In the gales of adversity never unll part. "Let it blow and blow hard; my own fond one believe, I will ever be faithful and never deceive. In Hymen's own bonds no intruder should sever. And living, love on. yes for ever and everl" The Yankee Whose Cargoes Of lee Cooled The Heat Of The Tropics One of the most unusual cargoes that American ships have ever carried was ice, a com­ modity that provided freight for many a ship and was sailed long distances by Yankee barks, brigs and schooners during the greater part of the 19th century. It was back in 1805 that a^ ~~~~ young merchant adventurer with the West Indies. His cargoes The fame of Tudor's ice spread named Frederic Tudor of proved such a blessing to Euro­ 'round the world and a group of Boston thought that other parts of the world might enjoy the re^ freshing, cold ice that Yankees sawed from their rivers and lakes In the winter and packed In Ice houses for use in the summer months. Mr. Tudor put 130 tons of ice In the brig Favorite and dispatched it to Martinique in 1805. He lost $4,500 on this ventime although the cargo sold well. It proved to Tudor's satisfaction that Ice could be carried successfully by ship and he ignored the jest and ridicule of the public who predicted that the idea was foolish and impractical. Two years later young Tudor lost more money sending ice to Havana In the brig Trident, but the sagacious British were impressed by. his projects and some years later, .despite the advent of our naval war with England, offered Tudor a monopoly in the ice trade Have Your Hating MAsted In Booh Bosuns and stewards receiv­ ing the new membership book now being issued by the Union are cautioned to make sure that their ratings are stamped into the book. If the book is not stamped accordingly, the dispatcher will not ship the man for that rating. As a result, some men holding those ratings might lose put on jobs. peans in the West Indies that the Spanish were- duly impressed also and gave lilm a monopoly for the ice trade with Havana. Defeat No Barrier After losing money on a succes­ sion of lee cargoes he was ui-ged to give up the trade before he lost so much money he would be forever hopelessly in debt but the young merchant replied that anyone who gave up after three or four unsuc­ cessful starts "should be ashamed of himself" and continued to line up foreign customers for his Bos­ ton ice. This fellow Tudor was an enter­ prising fellow, for besides having to intei'est foreign merchants in his novel product, he had to create customers for the merchants to whom he sold It so they would not be left with a pile of melting mer­ chandise on their hands. He advertised ice as a cooler for drinks and, strange as it may seem to us today, his proposal created great excitement in places where people had never tasted a opld drink. # Tudor believed in promoting ice for the "common" people—not jiist for the moneyed rich, and this philosophy of selling "to the masses" enabled him eventually to pay back his many losses and see the ice trade become a profitable buisiness. It is interesting to note that he recommended ice for hospitc^ls and suggested its use for making ice cream. English and American merchants In 1833 urged him to ship some of his ice to them, swellerlng as they were in the humid climate of Cal­ cutta. Not one to hesitate at taking a chance—even one of shipping ice half way around the world In a slow-moving windjammer — Tudor obliged and sent a load in the ship Calcuttaf which crossed the equator twice enroute, but still landed twothirds of Its cargo Intact. » It Is said that some of the con­ signees demanded their money back when the merchandise melted, but this cargo made Iced^drlnks popular In India and was the fore­ runner of mai^ more cargoes earrlcd In several big ships built especially for this trade. With typical Yankee sagacity, he shipped Baldwin apples packed among the cakes of ice! In South Carolina In 1834 Tu­ dor's ice sold for VA cents a pound and for two cents a pound in New Orleans, while the price was only three cents a pound in Havana and 12 cents a pound in Rio de Janeiro, whei-e quite a few cargoes were sent. By this time a number of other firms were in the business, too. Gage, Hittlnger and Company of Boston in 1842 sent the bark Shar­ on from Boston to London with ice but although the British liked the "taste" of Yankee lee, the venture lost money. In 1857, some 10,000 tons of Ice was exported, from Boston and in the. year ^before one firm alone sent AU A chunk of ice to cool a drink was worth a sultan's purse. 146,000 tons coastwise from ther Boston area to cities of the South Atlantic seaboard. 'In the latter days of the Ice trade, Kennebec and Penobscot River ice supplanted that of Bos­ ton pi-etty much because it was \ bicker and clearer. There were more than 200 ice plants on the Maine coast from which vessels loaded for the Caribbean, South America, India and domestic ports. During the winter the frozen rivers and lakes were marked off like huge checkerboards by hoi-se drawn cutters. These checkers or stiipcs were then sawed through and men with poles moved the Ice inshore to. the steam powered con­ veyor, which carried It up into the huge warehouses to he stowed In layers with sawdust for insula­ tion. About May 1, the Ice ships, which included two to four masted schooners, brigs, ships and barks, came up the rivers and loaded from 200 to 1,000 tons each. Ships built for the ice trade were double sheathed to protect the cargo from melting. Ice was packed with wheat chaff, hay, coal dust, tan bark or sawdust, pine sawdust being the favorite packing material because of Its cleanliness, ease of handling, and Insulating qualities. The Ice trade prospered until the general Introduction of manufac­ ture^ ice in the early 1900s. / �PaffC Twenty-foor Wi'- SEAJF ARERS LOG Ftbnurr 20, 195S . DIGEST ot SHIPSMMEETINGS ... CLAIBORNE (Waterman), January 11— Chairman, A. Lanaro; Secretary, J. E. Thomas. Ventilation system in the crew messhail should be repaired. Sanitary work is not being done properly. Baker should try and improve his work, and try and make better bread. Patrolman will be asked to settle the fight between two members. Member claimed he missed his watch due to a misunderstanding. Each department should clean the laun­ dry and slopsink for a week. SEAPENDER (Orion), December it— Chairman, W. Pozen; Secretary, Al M. Clunlen. Recreation room should be kept clean by all hands. Members should wash and replace cups after using them. Ship's delegate should contact the mate about portholes. Two fans are needed. Ship's delegate will see the chief mate about sougeeing all passageways, crew's messhail and recreation room. • !> BINCHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), Janu­ ary 4—Chairman, Louis Martoncsik; Sec rotary, Charles Stambul. Repairs were completed with the exception of the drinking water, which is still rusty and will be taken care of in port. New repair list wiU be taken up with the patrolman Motion was passed to have the three san­ itary men clean up the laundry and rec­ reation room for the first time; there­ after. one man from each department •will clean twice weekly. Washing ma chine wringer wiU be repaired. Crew messhail needs a new toaster as the old one cannot be repaired. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department for a Job weil done and to the purser for a nice Job. MOBILIAN (Waterman), January 4— Chairman, Charles ColettI; Secretary, Ed­ ward Zebrowski. Ship's fund totals $24. Ralph Hayes was elected ship's delegate. Motion was passed to appoint men to clean the laundry weekly. Lockers in deck foe'sles need repairing as well as benches. Dirty linen should be placed In the laundry bag. Library doors should remain closed. STEEL RANGER (Isthmian), January 4 —Chairman, J. Wagner; Secretary, B. C. D'Ornellas. All repairs were taken care of. Coal stored above the galley ven­ tilators should be placed somewhere else, as this is very unsanitary. Fans in each department should be checked before the hot weather starts. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department for a wonderful Job In the performance of their duties. Deck department will put garbage cans midship while the ship is in port. !»• BLUESTAR (Traders), December 7— Chairman, J. Anderson; Secretary, J. Gal­ lagher. Frank Keely was elected ship's delegate. Motion was passed to collect $10 from each man to send to the next of kin of J. Marques with a letter of condolence from the crewmembers. Stew­ ards department will clean the recreation room; deck and engine departments will alternate the cleaning of the laundry. One washing machine will be used for work gear, the other for white clothes. Last standby will wash cups for the watch. Repair list wUl be made up. Ship's delegate will take charge of a ship's fund. SWEETWATER (Metro), January 14Chairman, J. Dawson; Secretary, C. W. Burns. Repair list wlU be made out. Pa­ trolman will be cotntacted about bad eggs. Motion was passed, unanimously to have the ship fumigated. Patrolman wiU be contacted on this. More milk should be supplied. Frank V. Fromm was elect­ ed ship's delegate. egate will get a new library in New Orleans. December 7—Chairman, Donald Alt; Secretary, Carroll H. Andrews. One man fell and was Injured when a board broke. Any replacements who come aboard in Honolulu should be checked. Steam lines on coffee urn should be changed. Trash should not be dumped out of portholes. Dangerous working gear on the ship will be reported to the patrolman. - Patrolman will also be contacted about men work­ ing aloft. / HASTINGS (Waterman), January 17— Chairman, H. Bode; Secretary, J. Neaca- les. J. Turner was elected ship's dele­ gate. New innerspring mattresses were requested for the deck engineer, bosun, electrician, steward and day men. New pillows and covers are needed for the entire crew. Department delegates wiU make up a repair list. Mechanical can opener is needed in the pantry. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department and the baker for the good food and service. Get New Books Through Agents Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. SOUTHPORT (South Atlantic),- January II—Chairman, William J. Thompson; Sec­ retary, R. E. Pierce. Patrolman will be asked to take action on the repair list at the end of the voyage. Siopchest should be checked; medical supplies should be gone over too. STEELORE (Ore), December 22—Chair­ man, Charles L. Jacques; Secretary, Ar­ thur A. Mosblack. Charles L. Jacques was elected ^p's delegate; Sam J. Kasonovich. deck delegate; William Turpin. engine delegate: Samuel Disharoom. stew­ ard delegate. Each man should bring his own soap to the washroom, and not walk out with someone else's. Ship's delegate will request the captain to post siopchest prices. Vote of thanks was given to the entire stewards department for the qual­ ity of food and the efficient manner in which it is served. PENNMAR (Calmar), January 20—Chair­ man, Red GIbbs; Secretary, T. E. Frazier. Red Gibbs was elected ship's' delegate. List of repairs was turned over to the chief engineer to be done when there Is time. Motion was passed to contact the captain about moving members about to provide ample living space. Hooks should be put on icebox doors. ROSARIO (Bull), January 14—Chair­ man, M. Richardson; Secretary, M. George Whale. Charges against two men who paid off will be forwarded to head­ quarters for action. Special note will be made on repair list of the lack of port­ hole screens and wind chutes and the bad condition of the screen doors. Steam valves on most of the radiators need ad­ justment and repair. Deck and engine departments will clean the laundry; stew­ ards department will clean the recreation room. Anyone with a beef should go first to the department delegate; under no cir­ cumstance Ut it proper for a Union mem­ ber to overlqpk the correct procedure and go to the mate and the captain first. Library will be changed at the first op­ portunity. m. lif'r I^ [fe-m I £ •: m' r> MARY ADAMS (Bleomfleld), .December 7—Chairman, Douglas Claussen; Secre­ tary, Robert M. Douglas. There is $42 in the ship's fund. Charles Dasher was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Ship's laundry wlU be kept clean by aU brothers. There should be less noise in the aUeyways. Lockers need repairing. Foc'sle doors should be kept locked in foreign porta. messroom portholes will be fixed. Glasses should not be left in the sink. Galley drain Is stopped up and will be fixed. January 2S—Chairman, Walter Sibley; Secretary, Thomas A. Jackson. Motion was passed that no one is to pay off in San Juan unless he is sick. Men who would have stood gangway watch in San Juan will get the overtime. Better grade of food should be put on board. Repair lists WiU be made out by the three de­ partment delegates. Discussion was held on the member who has been perform­ ing on board ship and not doing his work. Charges will be drawn up against him. Men who miss ship in San Juan wUl be turned over to the Union. Members should keep their feet off the messroom chairs. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), Decem­ ber 7—Chairman, J. C. Reed; Secretary, John W. Parker. Men should be properly dressed when they go vo the messroom. There Is $1.50 In the ship's fund. Old washing machine wUl be sold for $25 and the money put in the ship's fund. December 2$ —Chelrman, John W. Parker; Secretary, John C. Reed. There was a discussion on the baker not clean­ ing up the gaUey. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department for the won­ derful Christmas dinner and for the way It was served. Brother Whitlow was elected ship's del­ egate. Crew was asked to keep the messroom clean and to return cups to pantry. Ship's delegate will see the chief engineer about getting cold water In the new drinking fountain. Ship's delegate will speak to the patrolman about get­ ting crew's quarters painted. Steward LONE JACK (Cities Service), January will buy playing cards out of the ship's fund and see about getting a' dog for If—Chairman, N. P. Gllllgan; Secretary. the ship. Ali new crewmembers were William S. Claymore.. Ship's fund was in arrears $26.05. $55 was collected and asked to donate $2 to the ship's fund. these debts paid. Radio aerial was pur­ MARY ADAMS (Bloomfiald), January chased for $1.77. Ship's fund now has 11—Chairman, Charles Dashar; Sacratary, $27.18 in assets. Ship and department Robert M. Douglas. There is a balance of delegates should speak to the steward $28 in the ship's fund. Motion was passed about improvement and greater variety not to sign on for the next trip until all of food. Pork and bacon were - reported repairs have been completed. AU hands In bad condition by the chef. Request should be sober at the payoff. All the was Made to have cornbread for break­ brothers expressed their gratitude to the fast occasionally. Patrolman should see •entire stewards department for their ef­ that a good brand of coffee is provided. forts during the trip. Repair lists wUl There is no change in the milk situation. New York will be called on this. be turned over to the ship's delegate. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Trans-Fuel), December 14—Chairman, Hans M. Scaaleaaard; Secretary, William Bause. Vincent Genco was reelected ship's delegate by acclamation. There Is $11 left in the ship's fund, $9 having been spent for the purchase of various games. Previous trip's repair list was taken care of. Paint­ ing of messhail, pantry, recreation room, galley and passageways was approved by the captain. Crew was asked to cooper­ ate in keeping the messroom, pantry and recreation room clean. All hands agreed to do their part. Watches on duty will be given priority during mealtime. CHICKASAW (Waterman), January 24 GREENSTAR (Triton), November 2— —Chairman, Freddy Cock; Secrotary, V. Chairman, Dave Barry; Secretary, Car­ P. Agostlno. Steward put in a requisition roll H. Andrews. Carroll H. Andrews for 31 Innerspring mattresses to be sent was elected ship's delegate. Men were from Miami. There is a balance of $20.9.1 cautioned to pull -the plug on the wash­ in the ship's fund. Discussion was held ing machine to prevent the motor from on donating to the March of Dimes. burning up. Department delegates Washing machine will be repaired. should check all mattresses. Steward should double check ship's stores for a JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman). long trip. Recreation room and laundry January 10—Chairman, Walter Sibley; Sec­ should be kept clean at aU times; Ship's retary, Thomas A. Jackson. Capitano was delegate .and....... • steward will — see — the — cap— elected ship's delegate. Door on messtain about additional stores. ; Ship's.^ del-'man's room needs fixing. Hooks on the Mit.egtiise.elia STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 2—Chairman, W. MItchall; Sacratary, T. Thompson. Beef about a member not turning to. was straightened out. Steward will inspect the messhail before meals. Crewmembers should try not to bang doors. Radios should be played low. Sug­ gestion was made to have keys made for the messhail end the pantry, so doors can be locked in port. November 23—Chairman, A. McArlher; Secretary, Tommy Thompson. Linen mat­ ter was straightened out. Suggestion was made to have cold drinks twice a day and put fruit 'in the ic-;- box at night. Garbage bucket will be placed in the pas­ sageway during mealtimes. January 24—Chairman, W. Mitchell; Sacratary, Joe Kramer. The painting beef will be taken up with the patrol­ man. Sheets are too small for the mat-, tresses. Second cook, who took over the chief cook when he took sick in Alexan­ dria, Is recommended by the crew to sail as chief cook, with the approval and clearance of the liall. Ship heeda fumiga­ tion, wooden foot stands for showers and chairs for the recreation room. Door should be cut'from the messhaU to the pantry, M messman will not have to go- 1 i .-w, EDITH (Bull), January 1—Chairman, not listed; Secrstsry, Louis S. Rlzze.' Washing machine has been left nihning; delegate wiU try to find out who has done this. CALMAR (Calmer), December 27— Chairman, A. F. HIert; Secretary, W. Ekins. Second cook was elected steward delegate. James Archie was elected ship's delegate. Messman complains that the pantry sink wUl not hold water. There is not enough night lunch or a great variety. The lack of fruit Juice and ham was brought up; steward will take care of this. Wiper has no keys to foc'sle. Sanitary claims he does not get enough soap and soap powder; mate will be con­ tacted. . ARIZPA (Waterman), December 21—' Chairman, Herb Knowles; Secretary, R. B. Charroln. Delegates will turn In re­ pair lists. One brother missed ship In Kure, Japan. One brother thanked the deck department for splitting their gang­ way watches while he was unable to work, since he had a broken hand. Stew­ ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), January 1— ards department got a vote of thanks for Chairman, Earl Ds Angalo; Sacratary, some first-class chow. Barnay Kally. There is $36 in the ship's fund. John Norton was elected ship's SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), De­ delegate. All passageways should be cember 17—Chairman, Ray Sweeney; Sec­ kept clean, doors closed dqring loading retary, E. W. Auer. There is S21.95 in and unloading. Vote of thanks went to the ship's fund. Motion was passed to the stewards department. haVe the deck department foe'sles sougeed before arrival in Edegwater. Repair list will be posted on the bulletin board for additional notations. Motion was passed to take up a collection for Christ­ mas decorations. In case the company does not supply them. Extra money will go in the ship's fund. OMEGA (Omega), January 17—Chair­ man, Suit; Secretary, Olvln. Most Im­ portant repairs were done In Portland. Me. Ship WiU be cleaned out. as asked. Brothers were asked to unplug the wash­ ing machine after using it. Steward asked all brothers to strip their bunks on CHIWAWA (Cltlas Service), November Unen' day and not store linen in lockers. PUERTO RICO (Bull), January 18— Chairman, Ed Caudtll; Secretary, Jim AU liands were asked to cooperate wltli 22—Chairman, M, O. Brlohtwell; Secre­ tary, K. P. Goldman. There is $12.32 in Murphy. All hands are requested not to wiper and OS. the ship's fund. Discussion was held on ruin the paint job aft. to respect the signs placed there by the deck gang, to ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), October 12 the washing machine. watch the petty larceny ashore in St. —Chairman, F. (Red Sully) Sullivan; Sec­ J^AN LAFITTE (Waterman), July 5— Thomas and to return towels which are retary, L. Franklin. Crew will contact taken ashore for swimming. Patrolman the port agent to see the captain about Chairman, Walter J. Brown; Secretary, should check the quality of meat served the draws. Each department delegate E. P. Moran. Van Alstine was elected aboard this vessel. Motion was passed will make up a repair list before the ship's delegate. Patrolman will be notified to chip in $1 to the ship's fund. After ship's arrival in port. Misunderstanding of shortages in the siopchest. There is some discussion, it was decided to check between two members was straightened a shortage of soap powder In the deck with the pursers on the possibUity of out. First assistant wiU be contacted department. Sanitary pump will be re­ paying off the stewards department sep- about needed repairs on the washing ma­ placed. Cups and glasses should be re­ turned to the pantry. arateiy and at the same time as the chine. December 7—Chairman, Nelson King; other departments. Payoff should be ro­ November 15—Chairman, John Malcom; Secretary, Walter J. Brown. Discussion tated to give each department a chance Secretary, Olus McCann. Captain wiU be to be paid off fir.st. Mike Amato was contacted again about getting new parts was held on the water cooler in the recreation room. This was fixed, but two elected ship's delegate at a meeting held for the crew's wa'sldag machine. Sugges­ days out of port it was out of order for this purpose on.January 11. tion was made to put a new hasp on the again. Chief engineer will be contacted night cook and baker's locker. Brothers ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Jan­ are to be quiet when others arc sleeping on this. Chief engineer will he asked uary 21—Chairman, R. Berryman; Secre­ and to clamp down on aU drinking on about the. faulty operation of the sani­ tary, A. J. Kuberskl. R. Berryman was board. Deck department members are to tary pumps, All members of the crew elected ship's delegate. All hands will be back in sober condition to secure the should help keep ihe recreation room, keep the laundry clean. All clothes ship. When a member is a little under pantry and messhail clean. Stewards de­ ^ould be secured in the fidley. Patrol­ the weather and the bosun says go be partment will be asked not to dump gar­ man In Mobile will be contacted on the low, he means off the deck. That goes bage on the lines aft. Laundry should be kept clean. repair list and siopchest. for everyone. January 15 — Chairman, Joseph P LIBERTY BELL (Dovar), January 10— IBERVILLE (Waterman), January 23— Shaughnetsy; Secretary, Leon W. Frank­ Chairman, F. P. Flanagan; Sacratary, H. Chairman, Jamdl McRae; Secretary, How­ lin. Two brothers missed ship, one at R. Hutchlns. Motion was passed to paint ard Menz. .Ship's delegate talked with Montreal and another at Quebec City, due one room hi the stewards department. the captain about the ship leaving on to failure to post saUing time. Crew wUl There is a $16 balance In the ship's fund. Posted sailing time. Captain is pleased take action on two performers. Patrol­ A suggestion was made that the crew with the crew; there are no beefs. There man will be contacted on this in San take it easy on ' drinking and conduct is a balance of $22.64 in the ship's fund. Juan. Department delegates will draw themselves in an orderly manner in A total of $g.84 was spent on books and up a list of performers. Night lunch Japan, magazines. Messhail is being kept clean. should be issued only to the crew. Nec­ essary repairs should be done on board ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), January 11 EVELYN (Bull), January 24—Chair­ by the crew. —Chairman, P. A. TaurasI; Sacratary, J. man, W. Raid; Secretary, E. C. Dacsy. GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (Bloomfiald), January 4—Chairman, T. J. Schultz; Gscrelary, C. W. "Bill" Champlln. Stewards department will care for the recreation room; deck and engine department men wUl clean up the laundry. Repair lists will be made up by the department dele­ gates and turned over to the ship's del­ egate. into the passageway to get to the pantry. clarification en the making of ice foe Galley sink faucet and porthole gUss in cold drinks. Ship's delegate should checle the messman'a foc'sle should be replaced. stores with the steward before sailing; Motion was made to have the old wash­ BINGHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), De­ ing machine thoroughly overhauled, of cember 17—Chairmen, Rex J. O'Connor; else to get a new one. Bunks should bo~ Secretary, .Charles Stambul. Elections stripped and cleaned, lockers cleared were held. Charles Stambul. ship's del­ out before leaving the ship. Ship needs egate; Vincent J. Stefanick. deck dele­ fumigation. Vote of thanks went to ths' gate; Ebnest Lee Waters, engine delegate; stewards department for a Job weU done. Louis Martoneslk, steward delegate. All hands were asked to' be sober at the Three men from each department will be payoff. Patrolman wUl be contacted appointed to' clean up the recreation about the captain's treatment of the men. room. Strlngfsllow. John Mehalow was elected ship's delegate. OCEANSTAR (Triton), January 1— Chairman, J. D. Baugher; Sacratary, N. L, Ramlay, Most of the beefs wpre taken care of in port. H. D. Carney was elected ship's delegate unanimously. Members were asked to come to meetings prompt­ ly. Deck engineer said there would be a fan in every room as soon as he can ge} them repaired and installed. Crew de'clded to put in for eleven days sub­ sistence since there was no hot water in the crew's heads and. showers for that time. MONROE (Bull), Dacembar 21—Chair­ man, Battia; Sacratary, S. Barnas. Barnea was elected shin's delegate. AU standbvs on watch wiU clean up the messhail. Ship's delegate wlU ask the mate for keys for crew's quarters. Day workers were asked to go easy on the night lunch. Laundry wUl be cleaned In rotation. SOUTHERN CITIES (Southern Trading). December 27—Chairman, c. L. Parish, Jr., Secretary, C. Frost. There Is con­ fusion on the deck because the mate claims to have a different working agree­ ment than that used by the crew; he has not yet produced a copy of this agree­ ment. New repair list will be submitted through proper channels. Greenwald was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. No one is to enter the nicssroom unless properly dressed. Butt cans will 1>e pro­ vided for aUeys and companionways. Crewmembers will cooperate in keeping messhail, recreation room and heads cleaner. All departments wiU clean laun­ dry and recreation rooms. K YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), Janu­ ary 28—Chairman, Larson; Secretary, F. Arana. Motion was passejl to have the whole crew back up the steward In se­ curing proper provisions for the next voyage. Steward wiU notify delegates If he Is denied any stores he considers nec­ essary. Vote of thanks went to the stewards department, which has done Its best to make the past trip a pleasant voyage. AU extra linen should be turned in to the steward. MeshaU and pantries should be kept clean and coffee mugs washed after use. C. POTRERp HILLS (Mar Trade), Keither Smith; Secretary, Frank Flanagan. Ladder from gangway is now ready for use.. Two men who missed ship wiU be entered into the minutes. Chief mate wUl be reported to the patrolman for negUgence and failure to live up to the con­ tract. Stewards department should be notified of time changes and late meals. Vote of thanks went to the stewards de­ partment for exceptionaUy good Christ­ mas chow. Chief pumpman got a vote of thanks for bringing Christmas tree and decorations aboard. New mattresses are of inferior quality and should be shown to the patrolman. BALTORE (Ore), November 30—Chair­ man, Mack Singleton; Secretary, George Prota. No action was taken on last voy­ age's repair list. Motion, was made to have meeting time announced in advance, in order not to Interfere with stewards department work. There Is a general STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), January IB beef about the lack of mop buckets. —Chairman, Tom Kuhn; Secretary, P. Rubli. wUl be asked to clarify the FAIRLAND (Waterman),*November 1— posting Union of the saUlng board during week­ Chairman, Slgmund Rothschild; Secre­ ends in port. Every man wiU be asked tary, Alfredo C. Irlzar. Nothing has been done about last trip's repair Ust. Papers to siip a card posted near the washing machine, so that the rest of the crew and garbage should not be thrown on will know i#ose laundry Is In the ma­ the deck. AU' bands were requested to chine. This way aU ipen wiU know who bring dirty Unen In exchange for clean on Wednesday, the Unen day. and not to Is responsible for letting the machine wn and for leaving It dirty. A member wait for another day or two. WiU be appointed to clean and straight-en out the Ubrary, discarding aU unread­ PAOLI (Cities Service), January 11— able books and magazines. , Chairman, Peter V. Hammel; Secretary, John F. Brady, .All hands should coop­ 'Of*)' January 11—Chairman, erate in turning In old Unen for dean Unen, and should hot leave It ' lying Elder; Secretary, HInnant. Watch should Dl»cussion was around ihe passageway. One man left ship. Vote bf thanks went to the stewards held on the care of the washing machine. There are not enough coffee cups and departmenif for a job weU done. All del­ egates will hand repair Usts ta:the ship's spoons; they should be setumed to the delegate. .Ship's delegate will' see the pantry _ after use. Crew should help to captain about sailing foreign. Crew Was keep the recreaUon room clean at aU asked to cooperate with the messman in Slat"^ ' igard to keeping the messroom clean. — •- CARROLL VICTORY (South Atlantic), If-^halrman, January d^halrman, Eddie Burton; Sec f; rotary, J. F, Barrett, Jr. Two men Anderson, Crew siioulS keep feet olt missed ship In'Ban Pedro, one in Leon­ chMrs and tables and keep the lounge ardo. personal belongings were taken in better shape. Craw was warned against care M. Patrolmaa will be gsked .about' , j[Continued. p% page 25) �SEAFARERS LOG Febmary U, 1959 Pare Twenty-llv* ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) •yittinr la paMaaeway* and on th« deck, laundry ataeuld be cleaned up after use. Notlca waa taken that the food Uikproved cenilderably. Wind ctautei should be pro­ vided for the crew. MARORI (Ore), January 1»—Chairman, W. Caint Socratary, J. A. Merln. There la iS.50 in the ship's fund. Man whe missed the ship will be reported to the Baltimore patrolman. Beef on fixing the range light on Sunday will be referred to the patrolman. Suggestion was made to paint' the new recreation room. San­ itary man was talked to about his work. Steward wiU buy tP.SO-worth of stamps from the ship's fund. Delegate will see the first assistant about squeeze mop buekst for the wiper to clean foc'slea with. SEAViaiL (Orion), November f—Chair­ man, C. Thobe; Secretary, V. Wilton. Jolin Oudshoorn was-unanimously elected ship's delegate. Ship's delegate wiU con­ tact the chief mate to arrange for paint­ ing of the stewards department foc'sles NOTICES James Francisco Your discharge from the Carolyn has been found and is being held in the LOG office. 4 4; t George Barena WUUam F. MacDouald The NLRB office at-2 Park Ave., NY, is still holding checks for you from the Cities Service case. Please contact them. , 4> 4. " Anthony J. Riley Please contact Mr. D. Orren, Ch. Accountant, Waterman SS Co., 61 St. Joseph St., Mobile, Ala., con­ cerning an overpayment when you were utility on the Stonewall Jackson. 4* 4r 4« Louis Ballestero You have a letter wailing for you at headquarters mail room. 4i t ft The following men can pick up their 1952 Withholding Tax Forms at the company indicated. All of the companies listed are located at 17 Battery Place, New York, NY. Seatraders: Mahrie W eIIis , Charles Lewis, Nick Grumdahl, Fred. Hauser, James N e 1 s^o n, George Saldlvar, James Andres Heffiey, Earl Tuttle Congleton, Louis Deckelmann, Charles E. Wells, William Gray. W. Lewsessyy, Kenneth Budlow, Daniel Bis.sett, Donald Edward Zweep. American Mer. Marine SS; Ju­ lian Sawyer, Joseph Taylor, Mateo Ramirez, Edmund Smercyzancki, Terrel McRaney, Lewis Thomas Fitton, Samuel Tolcha, James Joe Connors. Fpancis O'Brien, James D. Fran­ cisco, Manuel Olvera, Guy New­ man, W. Melntyre, Jack Arellanes, Francisco Areemal, Lawrence Biondo, Thomas Biackledge. Walter Clark, F. DiGavanni, Hai> old L. Gidding?, William Gilstrop, Charles Harrow, P. Hunt, N. Hurt, Jacob Meyboom, George F. Miller. Zenith SS Co.: Robert Milton Moots, Michael Arthur Servine, Robert Stanson, John J. Bidere, Michael Stanton, Howard Lecompte, Hugh Mansfield. ' Lawrence Branch, Joseph Bule, William Cladwell, David Donavan, William Bllger, Leo Gillis, Robert . Wi'liams. Ocean Carriers, Inc.: J. W. Weddle, Antonio A. Blais, William M. Ward, Jose Rosa, Eug. F. Hernan. dez, BenJ, Bellamy, Mike E. LaSoya, James Kirchner. K. Htasen, H. Hurlburt, Rosco J. Jampton.-'JVilliam Garrison, Ed­ ward Falvey, Lewis Everett, Victor ' Escobar, Edward Contoral. ^ H, E. Tyske, Louie Santo, Wil­ liam T. Atchason, Charles Austin, R. Beattie, Robert Seliveaii, Rafael Cuevfis, E. Ldngacre. Luis Martinez, W. Longacr4w, J. Magyar, Demenico Masello, Thomas Miinge, William Murray. jr. Paseo, Ed. A. Rfaed*. Edwai^ Thomm Ritey, Edward Robinson, Llttir WettB, Tiburein C. Jnhn Karplnskyw at an early dat*. Soma membar* com­ plained of unnecoefery noleo about the decks. Shlp'a dclesate k^ould see the captain about posting slopchest price list. Recreatien ream and laundry should bo cleaned dally by a department sanitary man, with the detaU rotated weekly. January IS—Chetrman, •. Potis; Sec­ retary, T. ^Oaylt, Jr. Suggestion was made that the washing machines be re­ paired. Suggestion was made to remove thd' washing machine's stcsm line (which causes noise while members are sleeping) and replace It with a hot water Une. Vote of thanks went to the stewards de­ partment 'for A Job wall done. STKIUOllK (Oro), Docombar 90—Chair­ man, Cborloo L. JosquoN Socrotahr, Ar­ thur Moiblocfc. Captain wiU post slop-, chest prices outside of the slopchest door. Delegate has spoken to the chief engi­ neer about installing a drain hbsc on the washing" machine. Chief en.clneer will order shower heads. Delegates win turn in repair lists before the ship reaches Sparrow's Point. Silverware beef was referred to the steward for settle­ ment, as it concerns his department. January 9 — Chairman, Chsrloi L. JaequMj Socroiory, Arthur Motblock. Ferry Parson was elected deck delegate. "Unfinished repairs wUI be kept on the repair list: some of them have been done. Bosun will put a drain hose In the wash­ ing maehino. Water foundation needs fixing. Patrolman will be notified about men missing slUp. All hands were asked not to keep cups out of the messroom. Engine room, door should not b( slammed, as this wakes up men Who are sleeping. ^Can'Shaker^ Have iVo OK . The membeiifaip is again cautioned to beware of persons Eoliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memodais or an;; etbw so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solicit tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment Funds for this cause are collected through normal .Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot machine was not repaired in port, though company and officers were informed and premised to fix It. Toih. Maher was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. MoUon was passed to have sanitary mtm get linen for their departments. Captain should post slopchest hours. All mat­ tresses should have mattress covers. Two • seats in the messroom should be set aside for men going on watch. Washing machine should be cleaned after use. January 3—Chairman, Author Thomp­ son; Socrctory, Mlchaol Masofc. Member was taken ashore in Bombay after an accident In the engine room. Michael Maaek'was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. Steward should be contacted GRgENSTAh (Triton), January 27— by men who have no covers on their Chairman, MIko Sikorsky; Secretary, C. H. Andrews. The body of Brother Ray­ mattresses. mond Saundsrs. who died in Okinawa, was claimed and will be sent home. Chief STEELORE (Ore), January It—Chair­ mate wiU be contacted about having car­ man, Charles L. Jacques; Secretary, Ar­ go vents removed.- greased and chipped. thur A. Moehteck, Ship has been without Ship should be properly secured and hot water for several days. Refrigerator lifeboats clear for launching at aU times. has been fixed. There are "no portholo Crew had only 13 minutes lu secure gaskets and fire plugs are not numbered. booms. Any performing .will be 'orought Clothes are being left in the washer too to the attention of the patrolman. Stew­ long. Coffee should be made In urn ard says can replace missing sUver- when watches below and daymen are ware and glasses. Laundry will be cleaned called out in the mornings. up. Headquarters should inform the cap­ tain that the crew is working under the WARBAWK (Waterman), February 1— new agreement. Fresh stores, including Chairmen, Jose Famandoz; Secretary, milk, are obtainable in Japanese ports, Oaerga J. Smith. Delegates will see the so beefs on this will be referred to the SUP patrolman in Yokohama. Company representatives will be Informed on the captain's cutting down the steward's re­ quisitions. Steward received a big vote of thanks for the stores fought for. ROBIN LOCKSLBY (Ses* Shipping), January 12—Chairman, M. E. Watson; Sscrstary, Alfrsd A. Barnard. Antonio Sciiiavoue was elected ship's delegate. Since brothers have complained about the noise, members voted to stop using the clothes dryers at 8:00 PM. Captain has complied to the showing of movies to the crew. This is very satisfactory. Ship's delegate will see the chief rnate about Chips making shelves in the lockers on the main deck for the ship's library. Ship's delegate wUi apeak to the chief engineer about putting a light back aft on the resistor house, so that the broth­ ers ran see where to dump garbage wlthuut bieSHing a' leg. FORT BRIDOER (US Petroleum), Jan­ uary IS—Chairman, Buzalawski; Sacra­ tary, John Oatos. Six new men were signed on in Marseilles. Discussion was held on the men who missed watch in Sate. Men elaimed the launch left early and the fauH is net theirs. A list of re­ pairs will be drawn up and given to the chief mate. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 90—Chairman, Arthur Thompson; Socratary, MIchaal Paul Masak. Washing Quiz Amavperg 1) straight. (2) Sunday. Christmas and New Year's always come out on the same day a week later. (3) 1/50 and 1/250. (4) Dover, Delaware; Indian­ apolis, Indiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (5) Day. (6) Louisiana. (7) Henry VIII. (8) Three. " (9) Cabbage. (10) The five Great Lake& Pmxzle Amgwmr ssaa aaa aanca aHfiraasBii aaiiia QHtJcaa fflaaaa 10012] Esaaas] ECEna aaii0a00 aaQaasi aagnaa Bassaaaa osisa iiziDEaaa isoa aaaaa aaoaa afflaa GSGffliiaas 03!^ Bama Charles T. Hal! It Is urgent that you contact j'our mother. Mrs. George D. Hall, 321 South Pearl Street, Youngstown, Ohio. ft ft ft Harold George Releford Important. Contact your sisterin-law. Your wife is very ill. ft ft ft Thurston Lewis Call Jimmy Stewart in New York at MU 9-6510. ft ft ft I Lyndon G. Wade Contact Sterling and Schwartz. 42 Broadway, New York 4, NY, phone DIgby 4-7830. ft ft ft Effie "Suede" Regnor Contact Edward Fields, 3301 Florida Ave., Naval Base, Charles­ ton, SC. ft ft ft Dale Lueia Contact your mother, Mrs. Ted Burgess. 441^^ Smith St., Provi­ dence, RI. ft ft ft Max Byers Get in touch with Herbie imme­ diately. Urgent. ft ft ft Earle Harrison Contact your wife immediately. Urgent. Ginger is sick with rheu­ matic fever. ft ft ' .ft Charles J. Smith - Urgent that you contact your mother at H No. 2, Box 368, Green­ ville, NC. • ft ft ft John Winn Please contact. Thomas M. Breen, 220 Broadway, New York 38, NY. - ft ft ft Robert Hlllman Please contact Mrs, Delia R. Hart, 891 Vance Ave., Memphis, Tenn. • ft ft ft captain about a catwalk en the deck cusslon was held en. the men missinc over the lumber cargo. There should bo ship, dirty drinking water. less noise in the passageways and messroom, Innerspiing mattresses should be 'MASSILI.OM VICTORY (Bastorn), Janu­ gotten and stewards department quarters ary' 25—Chairman, Jamos C. Flanagan! should be painted (they have not been Sacratary, Charlas H. eiltoy. MoUon wag painted for over a year). Dates T.:hen passed to get a new library. » showers and sleeping quarters are paint­ ed wiU be entered in the crew log for SOUTHERN COUNTIES (Southern Tradfuture reference. Ing), February 9—Clialrman, R. L. Cutfiroll; Socratary, L. F. Draw. Motion wao CHRISTOS M (Msrino Shipping), Jan­ passed to have delegates get together and make up a repair list to be pre­ uary.. 24—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, Tony Watlluk. Captain was asked to is­ sented to the mate. Vote of thanks went sue mme .cigarettes per week; crew is to the stewards department ^r the fine willing to pay the increased price. One food and good service. Mail u not being man whS faUod to loin the ship in Kobe, received regularly. Japan, will be reported to the boarding, PENNMAR (Calmar), February 1— patrolman on arrival in the States. Cooley was elected new ship's dlele.>:ate. There Chairman, Carl Olbbi; Secretary, T. E. Frazior. Chief mate'has been working was no milk in Kobe, since the steward explained Its bacteria count waa too high. on deck: overtime has been turned in Men are to turn in lists of the gear they for this. Captain was contacted on the want in the slopchest to the ship's del­ steward* department's living quarters. Engine department quarters have been egate. painted, with the exception of the 4-8 watch, who refused to move out. Pa­ AMES VICTORY (Victory), Janbary 11 trolman will be contacted about the —Chairman, William J. Smith; Sacratary, beef on the stewards department quai> H. Stivars. If sinks in the pantry and tcrs. which the captain says were buUt galley are not fixed in Japan, the crew for four men, but which the crew main­ will go on subsistence all the way back tains does not have, enough space for to the States. Crew's ice t>ox in the three. Stewards department got a vote pantry should also be fixed. Each de­ thanks for a weU done job so far. partment will take turns keeping the of Each delegate will collect a SI donation messrooms and recreation and laundry for the ship's fund from each man, rooms clean. which will be turned over to the ahlp'a delegate. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), February T— Chairman, Earl Do Angola; Secretary, Barney Kooly. All repairs vriU be turned in before reaching the next port of payofi. All will cooperate lu keeping foc'sles clean and in order. SEA OALS (Soafradars), January It- Chairman, Snow; Socratary, Lynch. Snowwas elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Each department wiU take care of the recreation .room for a week. Night lunch should be replaced in the refrigera­ tor. Request was made for hard boiled eggs in the night lunch. Minor repairs should be listed and turned ev'er to the bosun for repairs. Crew is very well pleased with the baking, to they would like the baker to put out larger portions. SIMMONS VICTORY (Bull), January 25 —Chairman, Pat Robertson; Secretary, A. A. Kessen. The man who missed ship in Yokohama will be turned over to the Baltimore patrolman. Men should leave rooms neat and orderly for the next crew, with all repairs turned, over to the ship's delegate as soon as possible. ARIZPA (Waterman), January 25— Chairman, L. Leidig; Sacratary, Don Col­ lins. Don Wagner was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Discussion was held on opening the stopchest and why there are no salt tablets aboard. These should be put in the water cooler fore and aft. FELTORE (Oro), February 2—Chair­ man, Elder; Secretary, HInnant. Sugges­ tion was made to have all bunks checked. Each delesate siiouid tum in a repair list, and a requisition for wind chutes. Suggestion was made to see that the crew gets the same sauces as the offi­ cers. Steward reported that more stores are being sent aboard, and agreed to leave cornflakes in the ni.ght pantry for the 12-4 watch. Water tank and pantry should oe kept clean. BETHORE (Ore), January 4—Chairman. E. A. Boyd; Secretary, J. R. Avery. E. A. Boyd was elected ship's delegate. Men have been complaining about missing ar­ ticles. Sinks and showers should be re­ placed or repaired. One brother was severely burned on exposed steam pipet when the ship lurched and he wa.s thrown against them. Rotted and rusted MADAKET (Waterman), December 22— lockers should be replaced by the spare Chairman, J. Nelson; Secretary, R. P. lockers in the steering engine room. Doran. Ship's delegate asked the crew to tum in linen on the appointed day, STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), December with each man taking care of his own 7—Chairman, John Trantacesta; Sacra­ linen. Ship's delegate checked on re­ tary, P. Rubls. J. Shipley was elected pairs that were supposed to have been ship's delegate. There should be cold done. Each man was asked to turn in. juice at breakfast every day. Crew was his key at -the end of the trip. Crew was' asked to cooperate on linen change. Chief asked to take care of preserves in the mate has been working on deck since messhall. Steward will give the ship's articles were signed in Baltimore. At delegate a requisition for 60 days' stores the advice ef the patrolman, overtime and additional cleaning gear at the end was put in by deckmen; thi* is being of the trip, disputed by the mate. One man failed January 24—Chairman, J. Nelson; Secto return to the ship in New Orleans. A rotary, R. P. Doran. Two men were replacement will be obtained in Honolulu. logged for being absent from duty 'and missing ship: six others were logged. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Janu­ Steward asked the crew to cooperate in ary a—Chairman, Honest Ed Parsons; keeping the messhall and pantry clean: Secretary, C. Hensley. C. Hensley was he also wanted to go on record as de­ elected ship's delegate by acclamation. siring a better grade of meat aboard Sanitary men of each department will all SiU ships. AU dele.gates will, turn in take turns cleaning recreation room. Gas- repair lists. Crew was asked to clean all hounds and performers must go. Vote of foc'sles. Beef about officer's remarks thanks went to the stewards department. was settled. Wiper's duties wiU b^ taken January 20—Chairman, H. Whisnant; up with the patrolman. Sacratary, Andraw Danlluk. Repair list will be turned ever to the patrolman. CORNNUSKER MARINER (Seas ShipThere Is a balance of $34.77 in the ship's pine), January 25—Chairman, Jack Hlgfund. Vote of thanks should go to the gins; Secretary, John Kavanagh. Steward ship's cook. was transferred to MSTS transport at sea for treatment of a crushed finger. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), January One-OS was taken off sick in Panama. 14—Chairman, Barney' Kinter; Secretary, Night cook and baker was replaced in W. C. Carneil- Ship's fund has a l>al- New York. Crew was asked to cooperate ance of S9.78. Motion was passed to re­ in keeping the lanndry clean and cutting fuse the S15-per-man draw offered by down on noise in the passageways at the captain and demand that the draw night. Patrolman wiU he contacted on the in Tampa be governed by each man's lack of hooks to hold open many of the individual wishes. Suggestion was made doors, particularly the doors to the show­ that the crew put in for innerspring mat­ er and head, which cau.sed the accident tresses for all hands and that an iron to the steward when a door slammed on be bought out of the ship's fund. Dis- him in rough weather. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my#Nime on your mailing list, (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY .ZONE ......STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ar* an oiti lubtcrlbar and hav» a ohango ~Luts Gonialek, G-31t addrott, )»lgaia fIva y«ur formar 4ddr«tt balowi Urgent that yvm contact immediately Children's Plocemeat Serv- ADDRESS kts, Church St., NY^ Mrs. Hiiies, CITY B«ag«B#»Maa«aagBO«RBM«ffogaaat«ga«*aaa«a«Maeaqt4 4: J 1 �ill"' Pag* Twenty-six SEAPARERS LOG Thf^e Women In The Family • ' 40 • V'.' rbbnurr to, - 1 In the HOSPITALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from, the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore, arid you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. Seafarer Francis Reyes doesn't seem to mind being outnumbered three to one. Latest addition to his family is another daughter, Rose, who brought with her the usual $200 welfare benefit plus $25 defdnse bond from the SIU. • Merry Cluese Burford, bora Jan­ All of the following SIU families vrill collect the $200 maternity uary 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and benefit plus a $25 bond from the Mrs. James H. Burford. 110 West Taylor Street, Savannah, Ga. Union in the baby's Tiamc. ^ ^ Richard Nien, bom January 13, Robert Clinton Gilbert, born 1953. Parents, Mr. and MK. Chen Jauuaiy 16, 1933. Parents, Mr. and Ken Nien, 1075 Pacific Avenue, Mrs. Earl C. Gilbert, Route 2, San FranciS(.o, Cal. Haleyville, Ala. jji t t 4. Emily Eileen Fason, bora De­ Martha Susan Guidry, born Jan­ cember 29, 1952. Parents, Mr. and uary 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Fason, 8203-Ninth Mrs. Albert R. Guidry, 3016li St. Street, Tampa, Fla. Peter Street, New Orleans, La. 4" 4" 1" 4i 41 Deborah Marie Ghuste, born De­ Glendon Alfred Bane, Jr., born cember 17, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman William Ghuste, 260 September 29, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glendon A. Bane, 4115 Lincoln Street, Allston. Mass. North Albina Street, Portland 11, 4. Robert Allen Hammac, born Oie. January 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4" 4" it Mrs. Albert Hammac, 3904 West Jane Marie Galas, born January Marino Street, Pensacola, Fla. 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Galas, 334 East 82 Street, 4" 4" 4" Margaret H. Nicholson, born De­ New York 28, NY. cember 28, 1952. Parents, Mr. and t it 4^ Mrs, William J, B, Nicholson, RFD Ilaven Elaine Ong, born Decem­ No. 2, Box 62, Jackson, SC. ber 26,1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ching Song Ong, 167 Havemeyer t t Pamela Marie Smith, bora De­ Street, Brooklyn, NY. cember 30, 1952. Parents, Mr. and t 4> 4^ Mrs. Oscar B. Smith, 204 Sumpter Joyce Ljmn Shirley, born Janu­ Street, Brooklyn, NY. ary 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Shirley, 672-45th t Marilyn L. May, born January Street, Brooklyn 20, NY. 22, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 4> 4> ^ Norman C.' May, 940 Baldwin Ave­ Adrian Whitman Jones, Jr., born nue, Chickasaw, AJa. January 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Oceans Prove No Barrier To Union's Helping Hand Mrs. Adrian W. Jones, 34 Sanford Street, Bangor, Me. 4" t 4" Dathard Val Jon Steele, born January 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Steele, Ansted, WV. « 4^ a- George Englehard, Jr., born Jan­ uary 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Englehard, 108 Harri­ son Street, Milford, Conn. 4^ i 4 Carlos Cuevas, born January 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maximiliano Pitre Cuevas, 710 Kerlerec Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4^ 4" James Michael Collins, born January 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malvin Collins, 574-92d Street, Brooklyn, NY. -4^ t 4^ Joanne Mercedes Onofrichuck, born January 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Onofrichuck, 102 Kent Street, Brooklyn, NY. 4 $ i CheiyI Gaboree, born January 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold iF. Gaboree, 8 Oakland Avenue, Somerville, Mass. 4" t 4- Kenneth Stanley' Mayes, born January 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. -and Mrs. Homer S. Mayes, 1829 An­ nunciation Street, New Orleans, La. 4^ 4J' t Lawrence G. Talley, Jr., born January 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gerald Talley, 2362 Laurel Street, New Orleans, La- 4> 4> VSPHSt HOSPITAI. George B. Little Carl J. Biscup GALVBSTON. TEX. John N. Thompson Archie W. Bunn Charles BouskUa Suleman M. Harb WUliam Bargon* Paul J. Tate Arie A. Hoornweg R. M. Crabb Henri J. Robin W. W. Currier John N. Crewa USPHS HOSPITAL C. E. Dudley M. A. Dodge BOSTON. MASS. J. L. Hayea 1.60 A. Dwyer Robert T. Puckett Earl G. Griffin John A. Duffy J. E. Leston. John J. Flaherty Raymond Harris USPHS HOSPITAI. Edward K. Harding J. Preshong ' MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY John J. Kuias Donald, S.'White James H. Ashurst John W. Keenan USPHS, HOSPITAL 5 Robert Atmore Leo Kulakowski NEW ORLEANS. LA. Claude F. Blanks Frederick Landry Edmund C. Blosser Martin Linsky K. Gimderson C. D. Anderson Francis F. Lynch WUson O. Cara Henry A. Anderson E. Ei Johnson Harry F. McDonald Sidney' J. Anderson Leonard Kay Walter Chalk C. M. Davison Dayid Mcnreath Leo H. Lang AUen P. AntiU Claude A. Markell Emio Delgado Domingo Marte P. BiackweU Clifford Middleton Antonio M. Dial E. Myers J. L. Buckeiew Vic Milazzo John J. Drisccm C. Nicholson Frank Carroll Lloyd Miller Jose G. Espinoza T. W. Nicholson N. R. Cartwright Pedro O. Peraito Enrique Ferrer Herman F. Ostberg Herman H. Casas G. E. Shumaker Robert E, GUbert G. H. Robinson R. E. Charroin Henry E. Smith Bart E. Guranick Richard Ciearman Wilbur H. Scott John B. Haas Luther . C. Seidle S. Cope E. C. Shaffer' Rogelio Cruz GRACE-NEW HAVEN COMMUNITY T. R. Stanley Leon DUiberto HOSPITAL T. R. Terrington Ray L. EMison NEW HAVEN. CONN. Alfred Throne B. D. Foster Clifford Middleton Lonnie R. Tickle M. W. Gardiner W. C. VandersaU T. Glen USPHS HOSPITAL Jesse D. Wiggins Ernest E. Gross STATEN ISLAND, NY Samuel Guess John C. MitcheU . Victor Arevalo John B. MoUni W. T. Atchason _VA HOSPITAL Harry Morton Malvin Bass NEW ORLEANS, LA. Joseph T. Bennett Alfred MueUer Frank J. GrlliettB Leonard Murphy ArdeU Burkett Maurice Burnstine Francis J. O'Neill KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL Olav B. Pedersen Roy W. Corns BROOKLYN. NY WUliam E. Pepper Yanas DaUal Guiseppe Galliano C. R. Roberts«i . James W. HamUton Eugene T. Nelson Carlos Rodriguez Charlie A. Gedra Nathan Goidfinger Vernon Rush USPHS HOSPITAL Joe Carl Griggs Virgil Sandberg NORFOLK. VA. WUliam Herman Ture Sandstrom William Guthrie ' Luis Lopez Chang King Jose A. Siiva Marinus Hansen S. E. Roundtree L. Kristiansen James Tarrant Leslie M. Jackson James M. SneU Thomas J. Kustas Alfonso Vallejo Joseph A. Long William E. Logan Paul J. Wilkinson USPHS HOSPITAL W. McCuistion Obcrt J. Morgan SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. E. R. Mastrianni Joseph Kurosz Solomon M. Brian Charles G. MUler L. A. Ziembka Michael MUler ' Joseph F. Goude SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY GREENPOINT HOSPITAL M. R. Chapman ' NorvUle Sikes BROOKLYN. NY George W. Crosby Peter ' Smith August Valentine George B. Dunn D. K. T. Sorensen F. J. Haigney Joseph Koslusfcy USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO James McLeod G. O. Rosado USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. USPHS HOSPITAL - " BALTIMORE. MD. Warner W. AUred Jimmle Littleton Raymond D. Clark J. T. Moore T. L. Ankerson Ralph L. Nixon Earl R. Ferree' J. D. Morrison Earl R. Bink Faustino Orjaies George R. Fowicr M. C. WeUs D. B. Browniee Robert C. Pierce N. D. Gllilkin Carl E. Chandler W. H, Puchinisky Clayton G. Costlow AUan Reese USPHS HOSPITAL Coley F. Crockett George E Renale SEATTLE, WASH. Robert Rogers Edgar W. Dodds W. Fernhout John Petusky " •' A. B. Seeberger Donald Duvall E. A. Marteil Henry J. Tucker WUUam R. Smith John Ferreira WlUlam J. Mehan WUliam Utosh Joseph O. Snyder John HiU Alonzo Milefski Steven Zubovich David F. Sykes B. Klakowitz Joseph Neubauer John F. Thommen Marvin W. Lee A. A. Voyevotski Jennings J. Long USPHS HOSPITAL H. E. McConnaughy George Warrington DETROIT. MICH. WiUiam MeUon John R. Wisloff Tim Burke Frank Nappi J. Berkenkemper .. ,t tongue Out Of Cheek 4^ All Seafarers are well aware of the assistance that Welfare Michael Dufour, born December Services gives men Stateside when they are hospitalized or 4, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. '^In difficulties in other ways, but few realize that it can help Irby P. Dufour, 15 Versailles Bou­ men who are in trouble over--*^ levard, New Orleans, La. seas as well.. The combination cure and repatriation provisions of of the new SIU contract and the contract are lived up to. In the Welfare Services set-up means serious emergencies, cablegram or that neglect of ill or injured Sea­ wireless messages can be sent. farers by company agents in for­ Aside from meeting the needs eign ports can now be put to an of the hospitalized Seafarer, Wel­ Applications for the mater­ end. fare Services jan be useful in help­ nity benefit must be supported Previously a Seafarer who was ing care for his personal affairs by the following documents: forced to leave a ship in a foreign back home. Most Seafarers pfhn to • Your marriage certificate. port because of illness or injury take care of their personal busi­ • Baby's birth certificate dat­ was pretty much at the mercy of ness when they get back at the ing birth after April 1,1952. the company agent in that port. end of a trip and sometimes these • The discharge from the last Now the contract provides safe­ unexpected delays can cause a ship you sailed on before the guards on this score and on repa­ great deal of inconvenience and baby was born. hardship. triation procedure. These clauses Processing of all appUca*. obligate the company or its agents Where there is a family involved tions can be speeded U]p by, at to take care of the men properly. in certain instances. Welfare Serv­ Airmail Assures Aid least three days if photostatic ices can arrange for the wife to re­ copiea of the threet documents > The best way for a Seafarer to ceive • advances dri wages already are sent inJ Applications assure that this is done is to notify earned by the hospitalized Sea­ should be inade to Union Wei; ,.^elfare Services if he has to leave farer. Since the regular allotments fare Trustees^ c/d SIU head­ ^"^is ship overseas^ Ah airmail letter, are cut off automatically when a quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue, to the Union froin any part of the man .leaves the ship for whatever B'klyn 32, NY. worl^ takes a coupiii of days and reasp.n, this can prove of great asIs assurance &at maintenance and aistdnce to his family. asaaaasBaaBBBaoasBBmaoa How to Apply For Birth Pay Louis AnthonY Serpe doesn^t seem to give a hang as he sticks^ tbngue but Wt the wortd. His mom, hfcsi Anthony Herpe, holds tha' " siS? ; iort at home in Brooklyn while dad's away at sea*^ ; 'v 4;vV. �V.r-' • Fcbnuuy M. UM SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG ^.:Paf« Twenty-MTca Mafernify Benefit Totols Soar Recently in one two week period the SJU Welfare Plan handled 46 Claims for maternity ben«^s, which mwns that 46 Seafarers each got |200 plus a $25 defense bond on the occa- «ion of the birth of a baby. *• Just how important this SIU maternity benefit is was pointed up by the fact that With WALTER SIEKMANN four Seafarers in the past two (News about men in the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wel­ weeks told the Welfare Services fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer office that without the $200 they wouldn't have been able to pay all Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes their hospital bills. Seafarer-bache­ his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) lors may not realize it, but the From our Tucson, Ariz., correspondent, Bill "Gimp" Taylor, comes business of having a baby can the nuptial news of another brother Seafarer who has gone the way prove to be a very expensive propo­ of all flesh and taken unto himself a blushing bride. Brother Alonzo sition, particularly if its the first D, Sistrunk wed the former Blanche Jinks on January 11 of ttiis year one. And though most men set in Reno, Nevada. Congratulations are in order for the lucky Seafarer. aside money to meet the emer­ An oldtime SIU man who sails regularly as ship's cook and steward gency, the bills always seem to be is Earl Spear, one of the first Union men back in bigger than expected. the days when the SIU was young and testing out Many Items Needed its strength. Back in the war year of 1945 Earl By the time they get through shipped out of New Orleans. He was captured in paying the doctor, the nurse, the the Far East by Japanese forces and has had pbysi- hospital, buying a crib, carriage, ca). trouble ever since because of the inhuman treat­ sterilizing kit, diapers, sheets, ment be suffered at the hands of our former enemy. blankets, pads, sweaters and other Now, Earl'is convalescing at bis sister's home in necessary items they find them­ In every port wherever there's a« SIU hall, a representative is Pawling, NY, after a sojourn in the hospital. His selves a little hard-pressed for cash. handy to give personal service on Union benefits. Here Welfare last job was on the Gateway City as steward. Earl The majority of maternity bene­ Seiviees representaHve Bill Frederick (right) chats with Mr. and sends his best regards to everyone and hopes that fits offered by group insurance Mrs. Leonard (Barney) Brown. His youngest daughter, Myra, was Spear he'll be back soon again and. shippit^ out with his plans and other funds average horn December 12. Janet, the older one, is 2Vi. buddies. around $50 to $60. Usually they all Eddie Enrico, known to many of his seafaring friends as "Eddie require a 12 month waiting period men are establishing homes and little doubtfully and want them to Tirelli," just got off the Puerto Rico a while back and is laid up in the to be eligible, in contrast to the families than had first been go to work shoreside as soon as Veterans' Hospital at Fort Hamilton. Eddie has had a little tough SIU requirement of one day on a realized. they get married the Union's as­ luck of late and is bedded down in the hospital while at home there is ship in the previous year. That's sistance does much to explain why Increased Prestyre » brand new baby waiting to see its daddy once again. why the SIU benefit is so superior The maternity benefit like all a Seafarer sticks to his Union and After Eddie came down with his confining illness, his dog died to to all others. other SIU welfare gains, has done his job. make matters worse for (he head of the Enrico household. Eddie would Can Stay Ashore a great deal to increase the pres­ And just to finish off the job the appreciate a kind word directed his way either in person or In written The size of the benefit supplied tige of the Union anong shoreside Union is doing in proper style, Wel­ furiii. While on the Queen of the Bull Elbe's passenger fleet, the by the SIU, far in excess of the people. In many instances that have fare" Services pays the benefit di­ Puerto Rico, Eddie sailed as AB. conventional maternity benefit, come to the attention of Welfare rectly in the home of the Seafarer Tim ftleCarthy, an Irishman from up Boston way, makes it possible for the Seafarer Services the in-laws and relatives wherever possible. In many in­ the land of the bean, the cod, and the cream pie, to take time off when he is needed of Seafarers have expressed their stances it arranges to take pictures sends along a picture of his fair daughter. The tiny at home. He doesn't have to appreciation of what the Union is of the new arrival for the family as miss, a freckled, fiery red head, is a nine'^car-oldkeep on working~at the time of the doing to help out the family. Con­ a start on their family album. Its or-thereabouts fair Irish colleen.' Her mother, as baby's birth, and at the same, time sidering the fact that many shore- another Union service—^free of well as her father, is Irish, accounting for her red there is enough money available to side people look upon seamen a charge. hair and her Gaelic beauty. pay the bills. Her father, Tim, is lately of the Seamagic where If it should be impossible for the he shipped in the deck department. At the moment Seafarer to get back home in time he is still confined to the Brighton, Mass., Marine for the baby's birth, he can make Hospital. The elder McCarthy is justly proud of his "CoUeen" arrangements with Welfare Serv­ young daughter, who brightens up his days while McCarthy ices for his wife -to get the benefits he is convalescing. check. In that way his wife doesn't In a letter written to the Welfare Department of the SIU, Donald have to wait until he gets paid off Whittaker thanked the officials of the Union for helping him out of to take care of the emergency ex­ Recently a Seafarer came out of the Staten Island USPHS some minor trouble into which he had fallen. Don, until recently a penses. cook on the Pennmar, ran slightly afoul of the immigration authorities. Since the SIU staited payment of hospital after being treated there for an eye condition. He With the help of the Union the matter has been squared away and Don maternity benefits the number of registered to ship out and threw in for a job. However, when is still sailing on SIU vessels. claims that has been handled has he went to the company to"^ In his letter Don writes that he will be back far exceeded all expectations. The around this coast in a month or so. He sends his Uni6n was aware that in the past sign on, the company doctor ships indefinitely. The Seafarer in question didn't let the matter regards to everyone and especially to the alien sea­ few years more and more Seafarers turned him down as a "prob­ slide. He notified the dispatcher able liability." men who need a helping and guiding hand at this were becoming family men because immediately that the company doc­ critical time. He urges them and everyone, as we do, of the steady improvement in Ordinarily this could have been tor had turned him down although serious for the man, for if the to bring in any problem which may arise at any time wages and conditions .on tke ships. he had a "fit for duty" slip from for easier solution with the help of the Union. It is The very large number of ma­ doctor's decision had gone unchal­ the hospital. The dispatcher turned lenged it might have meant bar­ not too difficult to see that two or more heads are ternity benefits paid shows that a the matter over to Welfare Serv­ better than one when it comes to working out much greater proportion of sear ring him from that company's ices for action, and in the mean­ troubles. In cases such as this, too many cooks can­ while didn't ship anyone else in not spoil the broth. Sistrunk the man's place. Another SIU Service Among the men in the Staten Island USPHS Speedy Action Needed Hospital is Frank Neiring. Niering is off the Potrero Hills on which In a case like this speed was im­ he sailed as a fireman before getting laid up and necessitating a recall perative because the ship was set to the hospital; Charles Gedra, off the Robin Line's Robin Tuxford, is to go out shortly. According to the in the same hospital and doing well. Union contract, the company has to accept the decision of the USPHS as final authority. To make sure. Welfare Services speedily arranged for another examination by an eye specialist at the hospital. The deaths of the following He is survived by his wife, Lillie The specialist cleared him for Seafarers have. been reported to Evans. duty again and the company had $ $ $ the Seafarers Welfare Plan and to ship the man under the contract. James M. Cates, 59: Brother This incident is one of several $2,500 death benefits are being Cates was drowned in Brooklyn, at similar cases jivhich have taken paid to .beneficiaries. the foot of 18 Street and Gowanus place from time to time because of different standards set up by Charles H. Joncs, 49: On Novem­ Canal on December 10. He had the various companies. If the ber 30, Brother Jones died at his been'a member of the SIU since Union permitted the companies to home in Norfolk, Va-^ a victim of a 1939,. sailing in the deck depart­ have the final say on medical heart disorder. He had been a ment. Burial took place at New standards, the companies could member of the ,Unipn since 193(3, Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, use a doctor's exam as a means of sailing in the engine department. Ind. Brother Cates is suivived by blackballing certain men from Burial took place at Virgilinia his sister, polores Gabbard. their ships. Cemetery, Virgilinia, Va. Brother $ $ $ Jones leaves his mother, Viola M. Notify Union David Levert Bass. 18: Carbon Jones, 1005 Logan Street, South monoxide poisoning caused the That's why its important to no­ Boston, Va. tify the Union immediately when death of Brother Bass on the high­ ^ $ anything like this turns up. The way near Lake Charles, La., on William W. Evans, 44: Brother January 6. He had been sailing in Union can arrange for a fast check­ Evans died of a back injury at the engine department since last up by the USPHS to find out what Anne Arundel, Md., on December year. Brother Bass was buried in the score is. If the man is in good ' Welfare Services representative Tom Gould proves' equal to the skape, the Union will see to it that 22. In 1943 he joined the SIU, sail- Roselawn Cemetery, Sulphur, La.; task as he temporarily takes over job of feeding Diana Marie he ships. If something is wrong ing as'i nii!.-iiber of the deck de­ he leaves a brother, S. L. Bass, Westlake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Westlake-of New ,with him. then he can get treat­ partment-Burial took place at Ce­ Jr., Huntington Street, Sul­ York City. dar Hill Cemetery, Baltlmorei Md. phur, IA." ment he needs right away. a out* ctiUVi tiMl. lifc JWOi ' aid. u) USPHS Doctors Have Last Word On Seafarers' Fitness For Duty FINAL DISPATCH 1 �'. '* •-';*%. mI '/i' 5^ I, • Or'FICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • F I :*•-. ; ' '/f- '"i i ;l '-r- V :.c* ^ • -^s-: -^• Tc iv-.. 7;'^. „ . : •i-'iv'.' 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Title A name given to the resource February 20, 1953 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 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. XV, No.4 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AFL ORDERS CLEAN-UP OF WATERFRONT SIU'S $10,000 CALLS AMEU BLUFF SPECIAL RUN CO SIGNS CONTRACT NEW WAGES BEGIN, BACK PAY SPEEDED AS CONTROLS DIE JURY, CG INVESTIGATE MYSTERY ON FAIRHOPE LST OUTFIT PURCHASES A LIBERTY VACATION PAY 1.8 MILLION 1ST YEAR SUP'S 'CALCULATED RISK' PAYS OFF SIU'S INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION NEXT MONTH SEAFARERS PREPARE FOR 2ND ART CONTEST TUGBOATMEN WIN 10-DAY NY STRIKE DRAFT HIRING HALL BILL, CURBS ON BARGAINING WAGE HIKE GAINED BY PILOT CREWS WANT TO GO TO SEA? JUST PAY 'EM $2 AND... SIU TOWMEN GAIN $40 PAY RAISE BARE NEW BAGGAGE RACKET CS TANKER TRIES OUT SIX-BLADED PROPELLER '52 LOGS AVAILABLE IN HANDY BOUND BOOK 'HAPPY NEW YEAR, HARRY' - COMINFORM SHRIMPERS FACE MEXICAN GUNS WELCOME BIRTHDAY THERE'S NO REGRET CHIPS ARE DOWN NEW SUCKER GAMES DIGGING THE BIG DITCH SEAFARER SURVEYS CAMPUS LIFE NEW ORLEANS IN HASSLE OVER PROPOSED BRIDGE SEAMAN SETS SIGHTS ON BIG GAME IN CROSS-COUNTRY HUNTING TRIP SPIDER DISBELIEVES TALES SPUN BY SEAFARING WEAVERS BEWARE OF 'FLORIDA CRACKER' WHEN HE'S BEING 'INSULTED' SEAFARER-RELATIVES AWAIT RETURN OF GI TO SIU SHIP HAVE FISH DESERTED THE PACIFIC? SEAFARERS CRAVE COMFORT OLD SAILING ADAGE STILL GOES HEADACHES OF THE DELEGATE IRON MEN & TENDER HEARTS OCEANS PROVE NO BARRIER TO UNION'S HELPING HAND MATERNITY BENEFIT TOTALS SOAR USPHS DOCTORS HAVE LAST WORD ON SEAFARERS' FITNESS FOR DUTY Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2/20/1953 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log