http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2c18a99ce92e854a7610eb368d4cf3c9.PDF 4c264a796860872d23ae288d8dd8e7c9 PDF Text Text -• •" • .'' •' •'•• .' "• • ' '-'•*• s'- "•' -wy^wm SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION - ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • X'. • -v'-^ •'i -Story On Page 3 AMEU Flubs; Gov't Hearings End •Story On Page 2 The Cornhusker Mari­ ner (Robin), above, lies hard aground outside Pusan, Korea, with her bow rammed into Lighthouse Rock. Army and Navy tugs are trying to save the ship and her MSTS cargo before she breaks up on the rocks. At left, Seafarers rescued from the Cornhusker „ Mariner, file off the rescue ship in Pusan. They carry with them whatever gear they were able to save before they were taken off the ship. (Story on Page 3.) '•/• 1-.. .-'ui ; �. ' - ^„: . •-. '. •^<-: h:!^' -V.rfe" ••v-^ . ^• - ' -•••Aii'S '• " ' . ' * i 'l- ' s fe A FUhi;'ks'* Atlantic's Union Mum At NLRB; Hearings Close PHILADELPHIA—National Labor ^lations Board hear­ ings on the SIU's petition for an election for Atlantic twkermeh came to an abrupt end when the company-dominated Atlantic Maritime Employees Union failed to call a single witness. ' Consequently the AMEU lantic's about-face on this question the SIU's belief that the let tlie hearing pass by with­ confirmed company was hoping to have the out any serious challenge to election thrown out after the SIU's position on the compo­ entire the votes were cast. The company sition of the'voting unit and the went so far to try to get the cut-off date for election eligibility. SIU to enter as a consent agreement Only Atlantic company representa­ on this score, thus bypassing any tives testified on the issues at ruling by the NLRB on the ques­ hand. In all matters, the com­ tion. Some of the crewmembers aboard the Seatrain New York issue a friendly invitation to the men In the pany's and AMEU's positions were Atlantic Reflning fleet. The Seafarers have made it clear- that they will be happy to have the Atlantic Effective Testimony identical. tankermen join them in the top Union in all maritime, the SIU A&G District. During the course of the hear­ A transcript and report on the ings, a series of pro-SIU witnesses bearings, plus the recommenda­ tions of the hearing examiner, have from the Atlantic fleet, including been submitted to NLRB head­ William Oppenhorgt, Joe Bussel, quarters in Washington. It is ex­ Frank Bernotas, Max Sarol, Dante pected that the NLRB will, in the Salotti and Tom Peters, all testi­ The Atlantic Maritime Employees Union revealed its one- man dictatorial set-up by the near future, issue an order setting fied as to tHe supervisory powers of the leadermen, bosuns and annoimced purge of AMEU Vice Chairman Frank Fletcher without benefit of trial — a the date for an election and deter­ mining the conditions under which stewards. The most effective testi­ move in complete violation of its constitution. mony, oA course, was offered by the election will be held. pline provides ht"section (a> that Sllptcher, who exposed the"^ Frank Fletcher, AMEU vice-chair­ any member who commits any of­ pended or punished in any way company AMEU. tie up in Supervisors' Votes man, whose dramatic entrance into fense that brings ^scredit to the without a trial. dramatic testimony before The chief bone of contention at the hearings as an SIU witness AMEU or who "works against the "But of course Friedman never the hearings was the question of stunned the company and the com­ the NLRB recently, angrily de­ interest of the union" shall be worries about constitutions, when it nounced the move as "Moscow eligibility of supervisory personnel pany union. comes to running the AMEU to suit tried. If convicted, then the of­ purge tactics." like leadermen, bosuns and stew­ The only witnesses for the com­ fender can be punished either by ards to vote. Acting on precedent pany point of view were all com­ The vice chairman was suspended his own purposes." , fine, suspension, or expulsion. Milked AMEU Treasury established in the Cities Service pany officials. Captain Ritchie, as­ July 15 by AMEU chairman Stan­ There is no provision for suspen* case, the SIU moved for the ex­ sistant marine superintendent, and ley Alcott, apparently acting under If anyone has worked to hurt the sion of members before a trial. clusion of these categories on the Captain Frank Turner, boss of the orders from the- AMEU's lawyer- AMEU, Fletchei: said, it was Fried­ No Council Meeting grounds that the Taft-Hartley law Anchorage. Beth, in the opinion business manager, Emanuel Fried­ man "who has used the power the The trial is supposed to be con­ forbids their participation. of SIU observers present, failed to man. The suspension order was company has cloaked him in to ducted by a committee of three issued even though the AMEU's milk the AMEU treasury dry, and , SIU organizers emphasized that make any dent in the SIU's con­ the Union would like to include tentions about leadermen and constitution contains no provision" used both the AMEU and the Fleet AMEU members appointed by tho for suspension without a prior trial Council only to line his own Fleet Council. The Fleet Council these categories under the election other supervisory workers. and conviction. pockets and serve his own inter-r has not met since last August and and the subsequent contract. But It is hoped that the NLRB in apparently no meeting is planned ests." Supposedly A Lawyer judging from the Cities Service Washington will set an early elec­ for fear that a majority of the coun­ "As far as I'm concerned," case, to do so might leave an open­ tion date, thus bringing the inevi­ "Friedman is supposed to be a ing for throwing out the whole table SIU victory that much closer, lawyer," Fletcher said, "and he is Fletcher concluded, "I'm still vice- cil might uphold the SIU. Consequently, Friedman and Al­ election as an illegal one. and enabling the men in the fleet supposed to luow. what's in that chairman of the AMEU." cott took the illegal way out of to enjoy the benefits of SIU repre­ constitution. He knows very well Under the AMEU constitution. Company Asks Big Unit sentation as soon as possible. Article XIII, dealing with disci­ that nobody is supposed to be sus­ (Continued from page 17) The SIU's suspicions on this score were strengthened by the attitude of both the company and the company union, who wanted these categories of workers to be included in the voting. Since it is normally in the com­ pany's interest to limit the voting "I didn't think I had a chance of winning one of the scholarships," was the first reaction that Charlane Holderi of Lineto as small a unit as possible. At- boro, Maryland, had to the news^that she was one of the four lucky winners of the SIU college scholarships. "I couldn't think of any better news to ge^," she said, "because I know that I'wouldn't have been able to go to college •-.without the scholarship. In fact, my mother and I were July 24, 19S3 Vol. XV. No. 15 talking the whole thing over just before the telegram came. We As 1 See It .Bgge 4 were both so happy, we could Committees At Work.... .Page 6 hardly say ansdhing." Crossword Puzzle .Page 12 Actually, this lucky scholarship Editorial Page 13 winner is Mrs. Charlane Holdea Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 .Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 This is the second in a series In The Wake Page 12 of features concerning the four Labor Round-Up Page 13 winners of the 1953 SIU Letters Pages 21, 22 schoIarsUps. Each of these Maritime Page 16 stories will introduce one of Meet The Seafarer Page 12 the winners, so that the mem­ On The Job Page 16 bers. may Iciam a little about Personals Page 25 the persons that their Union Quiz Page 19 Welfare Plan wUl be sending Seafarers In Action..... .Page 16 to college for the next four Ship's Minutes....Pages 24, 25 years, -yhis issue introduces SIU History Cartoon..... .Page 9 scholarship winner Charlane • Sports Line ; Page 20 Holden. Ten Years Ago. Page 12 ' Top Of The News. .Page- 7 Meyer. The 17-year-old winner Union Talk .'.... .'.Page 9 was married this past Easter Sun­ Wash. News Letter........Page 6 day to Eugeno^Meyer. Her hus­ •Welfare- Benefits-... .Pages 26, 27 band. is in the Navy right now, • welfare Report ........ . Page 8 4iboard a small patrol vessel, and ' your Constitution'..; .'.1..; Page 9 she is living at home with her •Your Dollar's Worth. .. .Page; 7 mother. * 'published biwcefci^' at fha 'headquarters Charlane's! - father, Stanley A. ' of the Seafareiv'llitwnatienal' ttnioh/ At. . tantie « Cuir District, AFL, «75 Fourth Faul Hall, SIU secretary'treasurer, dtscusses futiimvleBe ^tbS^VwhelanAlR-wiimefbClliiriane Hold- Holden, is chief sti^ward aboard the 'Avenue, Brobltlyn >£ 4IY. Tel. BTeiling .. Entered a», etciMid .class .matter eo-icenter) and her mother during their tol»<of SIU-liead«iiartef«.; He' eoii|9«ititfMed €MkatiaBb '4W bier: ^ Seavictpry (qoufnemduth)' ott 'the 1101^.014110,'Union'and gavo her the.SIU'o.^beirt'^lvMhiW'fiNr swocesi^ aiooSlegflii<---''w AMEU Illegally Ousts Fletcher Scholarship 'Solves My Problems SEAFARERS LOG 0 •, „ 'ix . ;.v< .t- �jQlr U. 195S SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thnes UnionToPut 51U Library On All Ships Crewmembers of SIU ships will have plenty of fresh up-to-date reading: matter beginning: next month when the SIU inaugurates a new service, SlU-suppIied librar­ ies aboard all ships under contract to the Union. Some­ time after August 1, and every three months thereafter, Crew members of the Cornhusker Mariner relax at SIU headquarters after their return to the States and read the account of their ship's groundine in the last issue of the LOG. Left to right are: Juan Davila, carp.; John Quigiey, MM; Joe Obreza, AB; Harry Benner, OS; Luigi lovino, stew, util.: Aiphonso Lopez, AB; Jose Reyes, AB, and Julio Diaz, AB. Reyes had his arm injured during the wreck. Cornhusker Crew In US; Vessel Still On Rocks the Union will place 50-book assortments on board all the ships, free of charge to the membership. The new library pro­ gram was developed by the SEAFARERS LOG office, and the cost of the program is being' met from the LOG fund. ometry textbooks in these assort­ Distribution of the books ments. SIU ships will not he the only will be handled through the SIU Sea Chest which already ones to get the library service. All has facilities in all major ports of the USPHS hospitals will be for supplying slopchests to the similarly supplied as well as all ships. On coastwise vessels where SIU branch halls and ships of the no slopchests are supplied, the Atlantic Refining fleet. books will be placed aboard by the The 50 books placed aboard will port agents or patrolmen in the consist of a wide variety of popu­ vessel's home port. Ships that are lar reading. As presently planned scheduled to be out for more than the titles are broken down into 18 three months will get two libraries westerns, 16 mystery stories, ten placed aboard. novels, four non-fiction, four hu­ morous books and two on sports. Long-Felt Need All books will be supplied in Placing of libraries aboard ship paperback editions through an ar­ by the Union answers a long-felt rangement with Pocketbooks, one demand by Seafarers for suitable of the country's largest distribu­ reading matter to pass idle hours tors of small paper-bound volumes. at sea. Seamen are known to be The company has a voluminous avid readers and up to now there file of several thousand titles to hasn't been a satisfactory system choose from, and with new ones of distribution of ship's libraries. constantly being printed, Seafarers What libraries there are aboard are assured there will be no re­ ships have been supplied through peats. The latest best-sellers are the efforts of crewmembers them­ included on the lists. selves, who chipped in to pay the Each of the books put aboard cost, or through voluntary groups will be identified with the imprint, that collected old books for sea­ men's use. In these cases the "Your SEAFARERS LOG ship­ crew had to provide for picking up board library," and the cases be similarly and^returning the books—a diffi­ themselves will marked for identification purposes. cult job to most crews. Books will be delivered care of the Many of these books so collected ship's delegate. are either unreadable because they Crewmembers who have any are torn or mutilated, or else were suggestions as to the titles or types on highly-specialized subjects that of books they would like to see are of no interest at all to the carried in these libraries should average reader. It's not uncom­ write in to the Union. If there is mon to find items like old ge- enough of a demand for books not included in the present assort­ ments, the Union can make ar­ rangements to obtain the wanted reprints. While some of the crewmembers of the Cornhusker Mariner (Robin) were paid off in New York this week, Army and Navy tugs were still fighting to save the vessel from the rocks outside Pusan, Korea. Twelve of the Cornhusker's to fly the rest of the crew back holes ripped in the bottom by the rocks, and it was reported that the crew arrived back in the from Korea. Meanwhile, the 14,000-ton bow of the $9 million ship was States by plane early this freighter was stili piied up on the settling. week, while the company prepared rocks olitside the breakwater, This was the third trip that the where it had run aground after vessel, one of the 35 new. Mariner heavy seas and winds of gale force type vessels constructed, or under drove the ship into Lighthouse construction, for the Government, Rock as it was anchored outside had made since her allocation to the harbor. the company after her completion. According to the company. Navy The crewmembers were taken and Army tugs and salvage vessels off the ship as soon as possible by are still trying to get the ship off Army harbor craft after she Went the rocks, and keep her afloat, as on the rocks, with the skipper and well as save her MSTS cargo. It seven crewmen left aboard to try was reported that the salvage to save the ship. According to re­ forces had elected to try refloating cent reports, only a few officers Another of a series of meetings the vessel with pontoon barges and have been left, aboard the ship. It is expected that all of the between the SIU's standing con­ cables before another storm breaks crewmembers removed from the tract committee and the operators her up on the rocks. At last reports, water, was pour­ Cornhusker will be back in the US is set for August 4, when the ques­ tion of American money for for­ ing into the hull through gaping in the very near future. eign draws will be taken up once more. The committee has been meeting with the operators on this and other questions, working out clari­ fications and more definite inter­ pretations of the standard SIU con­ tracts. In addition to thb meetings with the operators, the committee has A drastic crackdown on merchant seamen by a Navy port commander in Inchon, Korea, 'also done a great deal of research is being protested to the Government by the SIU.- According to word received from the on the question of US currency in SlU-manned SS Compass, orders were issued in Inchon to court martial seamen who over­ foreign ports, since many factors stayed shore leave with up to • complicate the question. 150 days hard labor in a mili­ the brig enroute) to the nearest merchant seamen in combat zones tary stockade, at 14 hours Japanese island where a Naval bas6 come under the jurisdiction of Ail Seafarers can help their per day for every extra hour is located and then turned over to courts martial, it has never been the US Coast Guard for additional decided that the penalties in the Union's standing contract com­ ashore. disciplinary action..." military code should carry over to mittee settle the question of The order, as posted by the cap­ A spokesman for the office of civilians. That was the practice in US dollars for foreign draws. tain of the Compass, Frank R. Seafarers who locate banks in Johnson, reads in part as follows: the Assistant Secretary of Defense World War II, but since then no any foreign port that have "The Navy Port Commander has told the SIU they had not heard of policy has been established one American currency available advised that shore leave will be the order and admitted that the way or the other. Seamen Hit Harder are requested to write to the granted... This shore leave is for penalties were unusually severe. He declared, that it was within the When it was pointed out that the contract committee at head­ ten percent of the ship's crew at a province of the Navy port com­ penalties in this instance were far quarters, giving the name of time, and they leave the vessel the hank and the port. shortly after 0600 hours and must mander involved to issue such an more severe than the Navy or Army be back in the liberty boat by 1700 order, but promised to take the applies to their own personnel who matter up with the Adjutant Gen­ overstay leave briefly, the spokes­ hours. The committee explained that eral. man for the Defense Department Officers* Penalty Less there are many different regula­ Leave Ban Lifted said that severer penalties were tions and laws in each country reg"The penalty for overstaying lib­ The Inchon order apparently fol­ justified, generally speaking. In an ulating the possession and the ex­ erty is a court martial and fine of lowed by just a few weeks a gen­ overseas theater of operations. change of US currency. Another approximately $150.00 for each eral lifting of the ban on shore It's common knowledge though, problem is that US currency is not hour late. This fine to be worked leave in Korean ports. Seamen are that GIs or Navy men who are available in some of the smaller put in a military stockade at the now permitted to go ashore in arty AWOL for a few hours or even a ports. The committee stated, how­ rate of $1.00 per day. Licensed port in Korea except at one point few days, seldom get more than a ever, that it has been working out officers are required to work eight above the 38th parallel where shore fihe or perhaps a few days impris­ a proposition that would insure hours per day and Unlicensed men facilities are extremely limited. onment and denial of privileges. that all foreign draws on SIU ships fourteen hour« per day. Previous to this, seamen were de­ The Inchon order would actually would be made in American dol­ "After the sentence has been nied all shore leave in Korean have the effect of penalizing mer­ lars, and'will present this, to the completed pris<Hiers are then trans^ ports for several months. chant seamen more severely than operatprj|i^j|t, (his.tj^e;:^ ^peting. ierred via Navy ships (confined to While the wrvices claim that meinbers-oC th« armed forces. Union, Go's To Meet On US $ Draws SIU Fights Navy's 'iron Fisf Treatment Of Seamen in Korea Dleath Takes Former Secy Labor Tobin • .hi..;.- • Seafarers joined with all organ­ ized labor in mourning the death of Maurice J. Tobin who passed away early this week at the age of 52. As Secretary of Labor from 1948 until the Republicans took office early this year, he earned for him­ self the reputation as a staunch friend of organized labor. Both the CIO and the AFL, as well as prom­ inent persons and other organiza­ tions throughout the nation joined in paying tribute to him and his career. One of three sons of a carpenter who had immigrated from Ireland, Tobin started his career by selling newspapers while in school, worked his way through college at various odd jobs, was later a member of the Massachusetts House of Repre­ sentatives, went on to become Mayor of Boston, was later elected Governor Qj(:.|4qsfia<;iMi?ptte4. �Par<^«1i>oitr Ask US To Scrap Most Of Libertys The scrapping of all but the 500 best Liberty ships in the reserve fleet, and the beginning of a build­ ing program of at least 50 ships per year has been urged by the Ship­ builders Council of America. The president of the council gave his views in testimony before the Special Subcommittee on Mari­ time Subsidies, of the Senate Com­ mittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. "If we do not have an efficient and adequate merchant marine in .normal times, how can we expect to have one when the national se­ curity is threatened," he asked the Senators. "A program," said he, "of 50 ships per year when spread over all available shipyards, would provide a reasonable level of activity and should allow for replacement of tonnage at an appropriate rate to offset obsolescence." The president of the council also said that the present reserve fleet of 1,500 Lib­ ertys has no possible future use which justifies the maintenance costs involved. "All (the reserve fleet) Libertys should be thoroughly surveyed and 500 of those in best condition re­ tained. The rest should be scrapped for whatever they will bring. Under no circumstances should they be sold in the world market." The shipbuilders' representative also defended the maritime sub­ sidy. Maritime subsidies, he main­ tained, are merely the equivalent of a tariff to offset low-cost foreign competition, and not "gifts" to operators. He pointed out that there is no practical way at present to set up a tariff against foreign shippers, as we have protective tariffs against low-cost foreign products. The answer, he said, was to have maritime subsidies, which allow US shippers to compete with foreign-flag vessels. i.' The Seattle hall is always well represented by men who are on that steady Far East run, and Brother W. J. Smith who was re­ cording secretary at a recent Se­ attle membership meeting, is no exception. Smith had returned re­ cently from - a Far East run on the Strathport and was looking for another of the same. While he sails as AB and bosun, he says it doesn't make any differ­ ence what job he Smith gets on deck just to long as it's an SIU ship going tc Oriental climes. Smith has been an SIU member since 1947. As far as the Far East is con­ cerned, the chairman, E. H. Fields, agrees with the recording secre­ tary on that score. He made a solid month trip on the Liberty Flag out of New Orleans. When he paid off in Seattle, he took a little tr^ back borne to Tampa, but those Ear East runs are so tempting that he's back in Seattle again looking for .another .one. One of the numerous attractions of .the run, he .said .were the 64^ days he had at 100 percent bonuS; and the months at hentu)* Eields too^.has -beepan,SIU,n)etn-i SEMFAEERS A Copy Of Her New Book As 1See It. • • Bill Frederick, SlU New Orleans welfare representative, gets a copy of Rosalie Rodrigue's new book, "Oh For The Life Of A Stewardess," from the authoress, a former SIU stewardess. Safe, Simple System Speeds Vacation $ $ By now all Seafarers are familiar with the smooth-working and speedy SIU Vacation Plan through which they collect their vacation pay for every 90 days of seatime. But few know of the efficient, behind the"^ scenes system of the Plan accurate check on each of thou­ which insures speedy service sands of applications that have to and at the same time safeguards be handled, the Union maintains a double system of controls on pay­ against error and fraud. Under the SIU Vacation Plan, ments. One part of the system con­ all SlU-contracted operators con­ sists of file cards on each Seafarer tribute into a central kitty from who collects. Every time a check which Seafarers draw their vaca­ is made out for him, the amount tion benefits, with the contribu­ of the check and the period cov­ tions now at 65 cents per day for ered are entered on the file card. each day worked. In turn the Sea­ The other part consists of the farer colleets vacation pay accord­ Plan's IBM machines which, ing to the number of days worked through the punched card method, can quickly run through payroll as shown on his discharges. In order to assure a speedy and information supplied by the com­ pany and double-check on the vaca­ tion claim. - Complete Record When a Seafarer applies for va­ cation pay, he fills out .qn applicar tion on which he lists the dates on his discharges and the serial num­ ber of his discharge. A Vacation ber since 1947, joining up in Tam­ Plan clerk then checks the dates pa where so many SIU men start­ listed against the discharges and figures out how much money is due ed going to sea. him. His personal file card is 4 i 4" pulled out of the file to see what San Francisco's last port meet­ time he has collected for previous­ ing was chaired by a veteran SIU ly in order to make sure there is steward who really knows what no over-lap. If all is in order, the he's talking about when he says new payment is entered on the that the SIU is the best run union. Seafarer Henry (Tex) Krohn tried card. Checks are '.hen made out for the them all, including NUMC&S for amount of vacation pay due on the 13 years before checkwriting machines. Discharges finally settling in are punched with a speciallythe SIU. A vet­ shaped punch which makes a dis­ eran of the 1934 tinctive mark of its own. The Sea­ anl 1936 strikes, farer, if he is in headquarters, can and the Isthmian then cash his check on the spot at strike, Krohn the cashier's counter. If in -the broke in with the outports or elsewhere, the check SIU on the cruise , and discharges are mailed back to ship Del Sud out ' ^ him. The whole process takes only of New Orleans Krohn a few minutes. and became an After this is all over, the appli­ SIU member in February, 1949. Krohn is married and lives on cation forms go down to the IBM the West Coast .as does his daugh­ machines where the man's payroll record is sorted out of the file and ter and two grandsons. checked against the number of days Another Smith who held the on the application. If for any rea­ chair at .an SIU port meeting re­ son there is any discrepancy, as cently was Aubrey H. Smith of has happened in one or two in­ Savannah. Bmith's a native of the stances, it is entered on the Sea­ Peach State, just recently cele- farer's file card. Corrections can bratiqg his 25th birthday. He's be made the next time the Sea­ been with the SIU since March, farer applies for his vacation pay. 1946, and makes his home in the' In that way, the Vacation Plan GeoiSia port city with his wife, handles millions -of dollars of paymenis Annual^ with no fuss. . . LAST WEEK YOUR UNION PUBLISHED IN THE LOG TOT report on membership trials and appeals. Complete figures were issued, figures on the number and types of trials that were held as well as the penalties decided on by the membership trial committees. It was also explained how your Union's trials and appeals procedure works. Con­ sequently, both the public and the membership have received a full report on the workings of this particular section of the constitution. As the report shows, we had 33 trials since the new Union constitu­ tion went into effect, and six appeals. In 17 of the 33 cases the trial committee limited the punishment to a fine, and in only three cases were the guilty members expelled from the Union. On appeals, as was reported, the appeals committees reversed the trial committees in one instance, reduced sentence in three cases and upheld the sentences in two others. . First Report of Its Kind As far as your Union can ^determine, this is the first time a report of this kind has been published in a union newspaper. Our Object in going through • this procedure was simple enough, to keep all in­ terested parties fully informed on how our trials procedure was work­ ing. The membership of the SIU by now is familiar with their rights and privileges under the Union constitution. With this report they now kno^ how an important section of the constitution works out in practice. One thing that is very interesting to us all was the small number of charges that had been filed. In a Union the size of ours,' 33 charges in a period of approximately nine months is certainly a very small number. It speaks well of the responsibility of the membership and the-sensible and restrained manner in which the trial machinery has been used. 4 4 4 RECENTLY SOME OF THE BROTHERS HAVE WRITTEN US from the Ear East that their ships have come under the attack of Communist planes and guns while unloading at Korean ports. Several vessels have been involved in such attacks, although fortunately no great damage was done and none of the brothers suffered injury. These incidents are a good reminder to people back home that seamen and other civilians out in Korea are sticking their necks out, to do the important and necessary job of supplying the armed forces in that country. As everybody who has been on the Korean run knows, it's a long tripf from home, and involves many weeks in Korean ports where weather con­ ditions and other surroundings are difficult and unpleasant. Seamen may not be in the front lines in Korea but few back home realize the job they have done. It's a long 5,000 mile haul from the West Coast on a slow Liberty, while the Commies can haul their stuff right across the border from Manchuria, a couple of hundred miles from the front line. That's where US ships, and the men that man them, have helped to make the big difference in this fight. 4 4 4 OUR UNION HAS DONE VERY WELL IN WINNING THE PORKchops in our contracts. Seafarers of today find that their take-home pay month after month adds up to a solid figure. It appears then, judging from correspondence received at headquarters, that the mem­ berships' interest is shifting to other matters, especially since your Union started to explore welfare issues and make provisions for wel­ fare benefits. Suggests Shipboard Improvements One of the brothers that wrote in on this subject recently. Brother Stanley Solski, emphasized the fact that our porkchops are first-rate, and that now is the time to turn our attention to other matters like the fringe benefits and greater living comforts on shipboard. He suggests such items as bigger and more comfortable beds, more fans and better cooling systems, cleaner ships inside and "a variety of ship­ board improvements. Brother Skolski feels that our shipboard conditions as far as living ' and working comforts go, 'should be brought up some to match the fine wage scales that Seafarers are receiving. Due to the substantial gains registered in wages in our recent contract negotiations the brother believes they have gotten ahead of living conditions. Other brothers have written in pointing out that the Seafarer of today doesn't travel schooner-rigged anymore and needs more space in his foc'sle. In years back, a man would ship aboard with nothing but the clothes on his back. He might pick up a change of dungarees -and a razor out of the slopchest, but that's about all. He didn't need chests of draws, closets ,and roomy lockers because be didn't have any personal ..g^r to speak of. The Seafarer of today is likely to come aboard with a variety of possessions. He'll have a couple of suits of clothes and other dress wear for shore leave. He'll have a radio, a camera, some books and magazines. It's not unusual to see a'man go aboard these days with a sea bag and a eouple of suitcases. In other words. Seafarers of today are living better ashore and are concerned about their living conditions and comforts aboard the .ship. They have developed interests that they never could have before be­ cause they didn't have the dough or the time, and they want to live aboard ship like the solid citizens that they are. The old idea that a seaman would be satisfied with any kind of quarters and discomforts is dying very rapidly. Your Unioh is fully aware of this trend and has made provisions lor it in our past agreements with the shipowners. We intend to push ahead along these lines so that Seafarers can live and work in suitable comfort and style aboard ship, in .the /fame manner as their payoffs permit them to Jdvp Ashoro*. A--' yiiiiiiiilii �lidi; 24; 195t S6AFAk1Ek9 toe Senate Bill Would Ease Curbs On Alien Seamen -| 1 A series of amendments to the McCarran Immigration Act that would somewhat liber­ alize restrictions on alien seamen have been offered by Senator Butler of Maryland. The principal changes proposed by the amendments are that alien seamen would be permitted ~~ ^ '•'extensions on shore leave and could pay off and get dis­ charges from ships without SIU Stymied Communist Sabotage, Says Ex-Red The key role of the SIU in breaking up an international Communist move to sabotage the Marshall Plan and North Atlantic pact was described by a former member of the defunct Canadian Seamen's Union at a House Committee a worldwide shipping strike, al­ hearing. Patrick Walsh, who though here the Communist un­ Alcatraz Prison is framed by the ripped bow of the Matson freighter Hawaiian Fiiot as it iimps into San Francisco after colliding with the Jacob Luckenbach which sank shortiy after. The 49 crewmem­ bers of the Luckenbach were ali saved. SUP Ship Goes Down After Crash In Fog A two-ship disaster was averted by quick thinking recently when two SUP-contracted freighters, the Jacob Luckenbach ani the Hawaiian Pilot, collided in a heavy fog and running ' * =tseas 18 miles off San JFranRepOrt IdOSt clsco, Callf. on July 18. Mortally wounded by the Baggage Chech force of the collision, the Jacob Luckenbach went to the bottom ip 200 feet of water, but her crew 6f 49 was saved. Some of the crewmembers were hurt, but none seriously. The Pilot, inbound from Hawaii and carrying 50 crewmembers and nine passengers, and the Lucken­ bach, headed for Pusan and Yokohama, crashed while plowing through heavy swells which cur­ tailed visibility. Both vessels put out lifeboats, with the Luckenbach crewmen being picked up and transferred to the Pilot. Seafarers who lose baggage checks for gear checked at any SIU baggage room should notify, that particular hall right away so that ho one can improperly claim the baggage with that check. Headquarters officials advise you to do this Immediately to avoid loss of your gear and/or trouble claiming it later on. Make sure you notify the hall where the baggage was checked as soon as you find out you've lost the check YOU md ihe SIU CONSYIYUriON Youit mnm f(svkEdbs.: AI- . SiyMJH iRl W' YotiR THIS lURS : (S : Yd AcoyAk^.r •iyoy WT«:;:tH£SE.,.RJOwf$ :A^(D wi)yitE06$: ". ; ^ w v.:-: From Articlo XIV Soction 6 //A There are no permanent meet­ ing chairmen in the SIU. At every membership meeting a new chair­ man is elected, and under provisions elsewhere in ihe con­ stitution, any member present at the meeting can nominate him­ self, and stand for election as meeting chairman. ftViii;'a.. i»..i described himself as a former Communist Party organizer, told a House Un-American Activities sub-committee in Albany that lead­ ers of Communist maritime unions in Europe and North America, met in Genoa, Italy, and plotted to tieup Marshall Plan shipments by striking the docks and the ships. An important move in the strike, he said, was the action of the Communist-led Canadian Sea­ men's Union in calling its mem­ bership out on strike even though one of its own officials, had taken part in a unanimous arbitration award recommendation for a new contract. This purely political strike, he said, collapsed when the SIU's Canadian District signed the same' contract award and manned the ships with the help of the A&G District and thousands of the CSU's own members. Boycott Shipments According to Walsh, he got a job on the Canadian Pacific's Beaver Brae, with instruction to contact Communist dock workers in London and other European ports to inform them not to un­ load Marshall Plan shipments. An­ other part of the plan called for Illness Hits Capt. Lesh Victory Carriers' New York port captain has been taken ill, and is now in the Bergen Pines Hospital at Paramus, NJ, for observation and diagnosis. The 39-year-old Captain George B; Lesh was taken ill recently, and entered the hospital early in July. At the present time, it is not known how long he will remain in the hospital. The length of time depends upon the results of the observation he is now undergoing for possible respiratory disease. Captain Lesh has been the New York port captain for the company since 1948, when the organization was first formed, and is wellknown to many Seafarers who have sailed for Victory Carriers. He is married and has two children. At present, Captain John D. Minor, the company's other New York pott captain, has taken over Captain Lesh's duties. ions were unable to persuade any American seamen's union to join their plan. The Canadian Seamen's Union was originally a member of the SIU of North America, but had been expelled in 1945 because Communists had taken control of the organization. After the Canadian District took over the ships of Canada's deep Patrick Walsh sea operators, infuriated Commu­ nist leaders attempted to retaliate by tying up Canadian District ships in British ports through dockers strikes there. When the tie-up continued, the SIU A&G District cabled Prime Minister Clement Atlee that every British ship on the A&G coast would be hung up unless action were taken to end the Communist-inspired dock strike in England. The dock tie-up finally ended 11 weeks after the CSU's original strike action and the plot against the Marshall Plan failed. having to get permission from the Attorney General. The amendments do . not alter the present D-1 and D-2 categories with which Immigration classifies non-resident aliens. However, the non-resident alien who has a D-2 classification that permits him to ship out on another vessel within 29 days, would be permitted to ask Immigration for an extension on his shore leave to catch another ship. At present, there are no ex­ tensions on the 29 days, leaving the alien with a voluntary deporta­ tion procedure as the only way of getting out of the country after his time is up. Otherwise a deporta­ tion order is issued and the man cannot come back to the U.S. Could Get Paid Off The alien in the D-1 category, who may get shore leave up to 29 days but has to leave the country on the same ship he came on, would be able to get his payoff and discharge from the vessel at the end of the voyage. At present, no alien in D-1 can get a payoff or discharge without the consent of the Attorney General. In many instances this has compelled alien seamen to ride ships indefinitely without getting paid off, except for a draw while in port. Ease Up On Companies The remainder of the amend­ ments proposed by Senator Butler would ease up on the liability of shipping companies for deportable alien seamen aboard their vessels. It would make it possible for the companies in many cases to deport an alien on a vessel other than the one on which he arrived, and in other instances, to shift the costs of detention and deportation from the shipping companies to the Gov­ ernment. In addition the amendments re­ duce the paper work and reports that companies have to make on alien crewmembers, particularly those on regular liner services. By reducing the costs and difficulties to the companies the amendments, if adopted, would remove much of the reluctance that shipping com­ panies have shown towards the hiring of alien seamen. Soap Box Derby Contender Meeting 'Night Every 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: July 29, August 12, August 26. AU Seafarers registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meeting^. New Orleans SIU-MA\V official Tommy , Poyle talks with Lloyd Larrieu in his hometnadO "racer. The siu ,1s sjponsoring the 11year-old boy in the annual llew Orleans Soap Box Derby.' E �SEArAUEKS EOC Paffie Sis I&: ^ IMS SItJ NEWSLETTER Texas ShrliU^tos^ Center from WASHINGTON Welcomes SIU Organizers There are about 1,500 Liberty ships in the national defense reserve fleets. The Shipbuilders Council of Aiiierica, representing many of the large shipbuilders, has .recommended that all Libels be thorouglMy surveyed and only 500 of those in the best condition retained. The rest, under their program, would be scrapped, but under no circum­ stances would be sold in the world market. ^ i t, One thing seems fairly certain as a result of current Congressional probes into the State of the American merchant marine. This is—^that Congress will do what it can to encourage a program of orderly replace­ ment of vessels, particularly tankers and cargo-type ships. These new^ ships probably will be designed and built for private ownership and financed, as much as possible, by private enterprise, instead of by the Government. $ m- Some pretiy ga!S on a float with a replica of a shrimp boat were part of the very pleasant parade held In Aransas Pass, Texas, in honor of the town's shrimp fishinsr fleet. An SIU organizing team is now operating in the town as part of the SlU's campaign in the Atlantic fleet. ARANSAS PASS^ TEXAS—This sunny, sport fisherman's paradise, where the big ones always bite, is nOw buzzing with SIU activity following the arrival of an A&G-District organizing team as part of the Atlantic drive. The Seafarers arrived in the^ town to set up operations to men's unions which have been tankers coming in to load crude supply Atlantic tankermen operating in Aransas Pass for oil, and leaving with their cargoes for the refineries. with even more personal contact many years. However, the recent arrival of and information on the southern Nestled down on the Southeast end of Atlantic's usual runs. While the Atlantic and Gulf District or­ coast of the Lone Star State, Aran­ there, they will supply the Atlantic ganizers marked the first time that sas Pass looks just as a Texas tankei-men in that area with true an SIU d^ep-sea Union has set up town should. It's clean and sunny, up-to-date information on the operations in the town, and the warm and friendly.- There are progress of the SIU's campaign Seafarers there report -that they wide, sun-baked streets running have found the town pleasant and through the town, and a line of and the coming NLRB election. The SIU is not a stranger in friendly. low stores and buildings along Modem Town Aransas Pass. This pleasant town either side of the main street. Although Aransas Pass looks Is the center of a lively commer­ The town is also a center for cial shrimp fishing industry. A somewhat like a Hollywood version sport fishermen. The warm waters fleet of modem shrimp boats oper­ of a modern cattle town, it derives near the port contain almost all ates out of the port, and many of its living mainly from the shrimp species of the large game fish, and the residents man these vessels. fishing and the shipping industries. it's the proud boast of Aransas Many of the men manning this At nearby Harbor Island, there is Pass that "the big ones always bite fleet are members of SIU fisher­ almost a constant flow of Atlantic here." Sport fishermen from all over the country can be found in the town at various times of the year, tryin^g their luck with the •n I big ones in the nearby waters. I I Celebration I And, of course, the shrimp fish­ ing industry is also an important part of the town. In fact, when the SIU otganizen arrived at Aransas Pass recently, they found a full-scale celebration being held One of the most important for changes in Union operations if jn honor of the shrimp fishing any. It also takes a count of membership committees in the fleet. SIU is the quarterly financial com­ all the Union's bond holdings and The "Shrimporee" held by the mittee that is chosen once every examines all receipt books. Another Seafarer who had been town was a two-day wing-ding three months by foimd guilty by a trial committee that was held on a come-one, the headquar­ has had his sentence reduced on come-all basis with- everybody ters membership appeal. In this instance, the Sea­ joining in the fun. A holiday spirit meeting to go spread throughout the entire town, farer had been over all the and the celebration was one to be tried in Philafinancial trans­ remembered. delphla on actions of the Starting, off the Shrimporee wascharges of fail­ Union with a a colorful parade through the ing to turn to be­ fine tooth comb. town's main street. Cowboys and cause he was This commitp cowgals on horseback, local bands, gassed up and tee* working in Schwartz pretty girls on floats, strutting failure to sur­ conjunction with drum majorettes, and prominent a certified public accountant in render his book display of the American flag, the checking the records. It examines to Union officials. Lone Star Texas Flag, and the the weekly reports filed by the The trial com­ Wiiiiams Stars and Bars of the Confederate weekly financial committees elect­ mittee had fined ed in all ports and checks them him $50 on each count and sus­ Flag were all part of the parade. Then the town continued cele­ against the bank, statements. Then pended him for two years because it chedcs and reports on the fuhds of his past record of performing. brating with a big fish fry, a on hand. Further, it tallies the but- The Seafarer appealed to the beauty contest tliat gave some port financial reports with weekly headquarters appeal committee good reasons for Horace Greeley's headquarters reports to see that consisting of A. R. Larsen, K. P. famous advice about, "Go West, Gkildman, S. Sariano, D. S. Gard­ young man, go West," a dance, it all corresponds. ner, I.. A. Williams, B. Zielinski boat racing, a colorful shrimp boat Makes Recommendations and F. X. McGlove. The commit­ parade which saw i^l the shrimp Next the committee turns it&at- tee recommended that the suspen­ boats of the port dressed out in tmtion to the actual conduct of sion be revoked and that the man flags and pennants proudly sailing Jieadquarters finances. It examine be permitted to ship through the through the harbor, and a shrimp tbefn and makes recoi9me0ds#(ms. Jljty; hiirjng halt -; AT WORK |i-; 'S i. Recently, the President's National Security Council met on top secret defense matters. One of the things considered by the council was the condition of the US merchant defense reserve fleet. A disturbing fact that was viewed was that the US has no reserve of tankers for use in an emergency, and that, actually, there is an actual shortage of tankers to supply our petroleum requirements. With this in mind, and backed by the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce has recommended immediate action on a plan to allow the Secretary of Commerce to accept privately-owned tankers over -10 years old in exchange for. an allowance of credit in the construction of new tankers by private industry. A Congressional subcommittee immediately scheduled public hearings on this plan and as of this writing was doing everything it could to push the legislation through Congress before the adjournment of tlie First Session of the 83rd Congress. The resulting tanker program, under the above plan, would mean that the US tanker fleet would be faster, safer and more efficient, and the older tankers accepted as trade-ins would be put in the reseive fleets for defense purposes. 4" i 3^ 4" l" $ t a> 4 - 4# There continues to be a rising tide of nationalism on the part of other maritime nations who believe it to be to their own interest to create and help their own flag merchant-marines. Many of these nations actually compel their nationals to ship via ships of. their own flag, plus other restrictio'ns detrimental to American flag vessels. Congress .should keep in mind the necessity of seriously considering the means , by which the American fleet, an indispensable national facility, is to be maintained. ». During World War II the Liberty type ships carried most of all move­ ments required to supply our Army's and our allies' needs overseas. In the event of another war, the US will have to import huge quantities of ores and other mineral products and transpori; vast quantities of foodstuffs, armaments and fuels to our own forces and our allies abroad. In short, the US will require a large fleet of bulk-type vessels— the so-called American tramp ship. Not only is it of great value in the regular bulk commodity movement, but the American tramp fleet has been the great reservoir to which the Military Sea Transportation Service has been able to turn for its needs. However, as of_ today, the American tramp owners are gradually going downhill—business is declining all around. The tramps have applied to Congress" for help—^for operating siib-sidies. This will prove to be one of the bitterest maritime legislative fights in years. For years Congress has passed legislation, on an annual basis, allow­ ing Canadian flag ships to engage in-the Alaskan transportation. How­ ever, a hedge is showing up, involving Canadian discrimination against American shipping which may result, in Congress refusing to enact such legislation in the future. Canadian ships are not required, under their own law, to pay pilotage dues unless pilots are actually employed. However, ships of other than British Dominion registry, including American ships, are required to pay these charges even though they do not employ pilots. A US Con­ gressional Committee, in a recent report, commented that masters of American-flag ships operating between US West Coast ports and ports of Canada are men with years of experience and are as familiar with Canadian waters as masters of Canadian vessels. If a satisfactory solu­ tion to American operators is not developed. Congress may question the wisdom of granting future privileges to Canadian ships in connec­ tion with Alaskan operations. Although foreign maritime nations have doxfe considerable research on the subject of gas turbines, the US is woefully lacking in its own research. However this Government is reviewing the possibility of atomic propulsion for merchant ships. Back in 1946 the Maritime Commission actually entered into a contract with a private firm for the building of a gas turbine propulsion system for a Government-owned collier. However, when the private firm experienced difficulty in fulfilling its bargain, the.MC finally sold the collier which proved to be the last one of its kind in the possession of the Government, so that the contract with the private firm was cancelled. At about the same time, the same private firm had a similar contract with the US Navy to build an identical turbine. The Navy contract was completed, the turbine tested, but still remains in storage. 4> 4- ^4 ; • One quick'look at the- rize of the American, merchant marine would indicate that progress has been made. However, despite the size of the U3 fleet, more than one-half of the ships in the fleet today are officially classified as "poor", in quality. Here is the run down, made by the Department of Commerce itself;'only 1% of the US merchant ships are classed as excellent, an additional 28% as good, 15% as fair, 53% as poor, and 3% Us over-age and obsolete. .ju6\ J ^ _ 't �•("- •.•.•• ' r/- 1 *- fv-^'l»ss SE A^ARERS Pace' Seriea LOG 'Problem DeptM Year Old DEMOCRATS QUIT McCARTHY COMMITTEE—The three Demo­ cratic Senators who were members of the Senate Subcommittee on In­ vestigations headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy have quit the com­ mittee. The three Senators, McLellan, Symington and Jackson walked out as a result of a dispute over J. B. Matthews, who had been execu­ tive staff director of the committee. Matthews' resignation was forced after he wrote a magazine article charging that among Protestant clergymen could be found the largest single group supporting Com­ munism in America. 4" 4i 4SAVAGE FIGHTING IN KOREA—The biggest Communist offensive since October 1951 hit Allied troops on the Kotean central front, as UN and Chinese negotiators were supposedly wrapping up truce talks. The Communist attack, which was seen as an attempt to punish the South Kdreans for their government's opposition' to a truce, broke thrdugh Allied lines but was met with heavy Allied counter attacks. Meanwhile the US announced it had reached agreement with South Korean president, ^yngman Rhee, in whkh he promised to abide by a truce. t t t BERIA, SOVIET POLICE CHIEF, ARRESTED—Lavrenti Beria, one of the three top rulers of the Soviet Union since the death of Stalin has been arrested and accused of a wide variety of crimes, includ­ Monte Carlo Boss ing high treason. It is expected that his arrest will result in pub­ lic confession and a death sen­ tence. It was followed by the purging of many of his followers both in the Soviet Union and In other Communist-controlled coun­ tries. The best guess was that Soviet premier Georgi Malenkov had come out on top in a bitter internal struggle for power that followed Stalin's death. X i- SOVIET REJECTS FOOD OF­ FER TO GERMANY—A US offer of $15 million worth of food sup­ plies for hungry East Germans was rejected by the Soviet Gov­ ernment. Nevertheless, shipments of flour, dried milk, lard and other staples are being sent to West Ger­ many. Aristotle Onassis, 47-year old millionaire shipowner, now owns famed Monte Carlo gambling casino. 4. 4> 4^ 4' SENATORS VOTE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN—The Senate by an overwhelming vote of 73 to 11 has approved a proposal to amend the constitution assuring women of equal rights under the law. The proposed amendment would have to be approved by the House and 36 of tlie 48 state legislatures before it could go into effect. 4; STEVENSON DETAINED IN EAST BERLIN—Democratic^ presiden­ tial nominee Adlal Stevenson had an unscheduled surprise on his round the world tour when he and members of his group were arrested by Russian troops in East Berlin for taking some pictures. The group was released after being in custody about two hours. Begun on a modest scale just one year ago, the SIU Welfare Services department passed its first anniversary, July 16. Since its start the popular SIU department has provided a wide variety of services going far beyond its original scope. When the department was-^— established, through recom­ farer usually had one or more lished for hospitalized Seafarers it mendation of headquarters problems arising out of his ill­ was a simple matter for them to b« and approval of the membership, its original purpose was to handle distribution of benefits provided by the SIU Welfare Plan. In large part this consisted of regular visits to hospitalized Seafarers to give out the hospital benefit and take care of, their needs. Had Personal Problem In the course of these visits the Welfare Services representatives found that each hospitalized Sea­ ness. If he came off a ship into the hospital he was usually con­ cerned about getting his gear,, wages due and collecting mainte­ nance and cure. Also he wanted to get in touch with his family or friends and take care of legal problems if there were any. Ways and means were established for dealing with these matters quickly and easily. , Once these services were estab- Third Ship Sales Bill Would Peddle 12 C-I's Another of a series of bills which would allow the Govern­ ment to sell merchant ships to foreign countries, or citizens of foreign countries has been introduced in the Senate at the suggestion of the US Stated Department. State Department, the ships would This latest bill, introduced be used for Brazilian coastwise by Senator Tobey of New Hamp­ shire, would allow the sale of 12 C-1 type merchant vessels to Brazil or to citizens of Brazil. It follows other bills which have been intro­ duced during this session of Con­ gress to sejl various types of ships to Philippine operators, and to Trieste or citizens of Trieste. While the ships in this bill would not compete with American vessels in international trade, the is opposed to the measure berause it would open the gates to a flood of similar bills which would not restrict the vessels to . local trade. In this latest move. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles stated in a message to the Senate that the sale of the 12 ships would "be in the national interest of the United States." Coastwise Trade According to the terms of the bill, which was suggested by the trade, and terms of the sales would .prohibit use of the ships in "inter­ national trade or in other than the coastwise trade of Brazil." The price of the vessels would be determined by sections of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, and that the US may ".grant allow­ ances for putting such vessels in class, in accordance with the mini­ mum requirements of the Ameri­ can Bureau of Shipping, sueh al­ lowances to be determined on the basis of competitive bids." The Department of State, in of­ fering reasons for the bill, said that "the rehabilitation of Brazil's coastal shipping service is vital to Brazil's internal economy, and since Brazil is a traditional and im­ portant South American ally of the United States, its improved eco­ nomic strength should add to the defense potential of the Western Hemisphere." YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Lowdown on Life Insurance Life insurance it, one of the toughest items for a man to buy right. Not only is insurance hard to imderstand, but families are often under pressure from agents and the life insurance industry to buy what may be entirely the wrong kind of insurance for them. Many families spend a lot of money on insurance but still have little real protection. The problem is especially tough for industrial workers like Seafarers who are considered to be in hazardous occupations and so pay more for the same insurance than white-collar workers on land. Deck workers, firemen, and wipers are among the seafaring workers who have to pay an extra charge. So do cooks and bosuns, although not as much extra. Worse yet, some of the largest com­ mercial companies won't sell the lowest-cost types of Insurance to Seafarers and sinallarly-rated industrial workers, but compel them to buy costlier forms if they want insurance. ^ "Through the SIU Welfare Plan, Seafarers do have a boost toward insurance protection. The plan includes a $2,500 death benefit payable to any beneficiary you,des­ ignate. Eligible for this benefit is any Seafarer who has put in a minimum of one day of work aboard an SIUcontracted vessel during the" 12 months prior to death. How much additional insurance you need depends on your other assets, and how many dependents you have. A paid-up house or a bundle of savings bonds is as good as Insurance. Too, a covered worker's family gets Social Security death benefits if he dies; These lare actually the most important insurance asset most families have, even though many don't realize Social Security does pro­ vide family death benefits as well as old-age payments. A widow with two children under 18 can get as much as $170 ft month. All payments cease when the last child Is 18, resume wta^n the widow herself reaches 65. Ho# muc|i more infurance do you need besides the •A: extended to the membership at large. Subsequently Welfare Serv­ ices started taking care of the membership's non-contractual beefs on the ships as well as such contract matters as repatriation, transportation, allotments, mainte­ nance and cure and unearned or unpaid wages. In " addition. Welfare Services now provides advice and assistance on a variety of matters having little or no direct connection with shipping as such. These include such items as draft board and im­ migration problems, voting re­ quirements, tax and credit mat­ ters, ^housing problems and any other family difficulties where Welfare Services can be of help. Of course, administration of all SIU welfare benefits means that Welfare Services handles death, disability, maternity and hospital benefits and all related matters. Still Expanding In recent months, a growing number of wives, children and par­ ents of Seafarers have been writ­ ing or coming in to Welfare Serv­ ices with their own personal prob­ lems. Welfare Services gives them the same handling that it does to a Seafarer's case. During its first year of opera­ tion Welfare Services has succeed­ ed in establishing certain practices that were rarely followed before. For one thing, families of Seafar­ ers whose allotments were auto­ matically cut off when their bread­ winner left the ship because of ill­ ness or injury are now continuing to receive allotments out of un­ paid or unearned, wages. This was formerly a rare favor done for officers on occasion. Then too. Welfare Services has greatly sim­ plified the difficulties of collecting maintenance and has virtually eliminated the need for hiring ex­ pensive legal aid to collect such maintenance. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying SIU and Social Security benefits? As a rule of thumb to up your insurance, which most people in actual practice help you estimate your needs, you can figure that $10,000 don't want to do or shouldn't do unless they no longer of insurance will provide a family with an income of have a family to protect. But if you die, your family about $50 a month for 20 years. doesn't get that cash surrender value, the so-called "sav­ Choosing Commercial Insurance ings" that have been built up in expensive types of policy. In buying life insurance from commercial companies, The insurance company keeps the cash surrender value, you can't always rely on what the salesman says. and your family gets no more than if you had taken out The important fact for you as the buyer to know is the low-cost term insurance. that there are two main types of insurance: "term in­ In that case, the smartest plan is to buy the term in­ surance," and "ordinary" or "whole life." Endowment surance and invest the difference in cost in a separate policies are simply fancy versions of "whole life." The savings fund like Government savings bonds. You have chief differences between "term" and "whole-life" in­ both your savings and your insurance. If you need the surance are these: * cash, you can get it without surrendering your policy, or Term insurance is much cheaper to start with; in fact without paying the insurance company- five or six per ,at the start it's half or less the price of whole-life in­ cent for a loan of your own money. surance. If you renew it at the end of each term, your The argument that you will have to pay high rates on rate rises, but not drastically. Term insurance is simply term insurance when you get old is full of holes. It's protection for your family In case of death. It has no the young man with «mall kids who really needs to carry a cash surrender value, nor can you borrow on it. large amount of insurance, not the old man. As a man's Whole-life Insurance maintains the same rate through­ fanxily grows up, he can reduce the amount of insurance out your whole life. If you want to turn your policy in, he carries. you can get back part of the money you, paid in. Whole-life insurance is expensive enough, but the worst Which is the better buy? For most moderate-income form of it is the weekly or monthly payment policies families, the term insurance is far the wisest choice and carried by many wage-earning families. They pay only better value. Many insurance agents tend to push the 50 cents or $1 at a time, which seems little, but they don't more expensive whole-life policies. They belittle term realize how much they spend over a year, and what tiny insurance as "temporary insurance," and call it the "kind insurance they get for it. One independent counselor of insurance you have to die to collect." They emphasize points out that 25 cents a week for $250 worth of insur­ that term insurance rates rise after each renewal (gen­ ance comes to $13 a year. For that you could buy $1,000 worth of the same insurance if you paid for it on an an­ erally it's taken out for five years at a time.) However, the rise in rates when term insurance is re­ nual basis. Or, if you buy term insurance, you could get newed is not as drastic as the salesmen sometimes hint. almost $2,000 worth (at about age 30). So a family that In most cases the total cost of term insurance over a pe­ buys those weekly "industrial" or "burial" policies, as riod of many years will never be as much as the total they're really called, pays up to 800 percent more than cost of the same amount of whole-life insurance, even it needs to! though the term-insUrance rate rises every five years. (In the next issue, this column will report on which In the second place, that cash surrender value general­ companies permit Seafarers to buy low-cost term insure ly turns out to be a delusion. You get it . only if you give ance, and offer lowest rates on it.) -I •^1 -I •i| '-I �Pace Eteht SE A F ARERS SlU Men Aid Flood Survivors In Japan July 24, LPG •- '.V X" SEAfCASH BENEFITS SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID T......... From A rescue party of Japanese relief workers walks over the roof of a flattened home in its search for bodies or survivors after the flash flood which struck Moji, Japan. Usually, when there is any sort of important happening in the world, Seafarers have a front-row seat, and that's, the way it was recently when a flash flood struck Moji, Japan. The crewmembers of the'*' Ocean Lotte, which was an­ Balderston, "unprecedented in 60 chored off Moji, were right on years, Moji was deluged with tmthe spot. The cameras of tl^a crew­ men went right to work and Sea­ farer James P. Balderston, sent a first-hand account of the flood to the LOG. Following the usual SIU tradi­ tion, the Seafarers aboard the Ocean Lotte y,'ere also right there with a helping hand when it was needed. As Balderston reports, "we are happy in the fact that we, an SlU-manned ship, were the first in this port to voluntarily take up a collection to help out the people who were victims of this flood. We realized between 160,000 and 170,000 yen, which was turned over to the Mayor of Moji. The other ships In the area, also took up collec­ tions later." "After a i-ainy season," writes Sea Play Is Backed By Ship's Crew I?-. m- m i;; i ' Backed by the crewmembers of the Kej'stone Mariner, a play writ­ ten by the radio operator of the ship, is scheduled for production in a Greenwich Village theatre some­ time in September. The play is an adaptation of ra­ dio operator Harry Antrotter's novel, "Slow Boat Across," a sea­ faring saga about a C-2 voyage. The crew 4®cided to back the play during a shipboard meeting, A committee was formed, headed by Clifton Wilson, chief steward, and they managed to raise $900. from the crew. A reading of the play, by the actors who will stage it in the future,- was held last week, while the Keystone Mariner was in New York, so the crewmembers could get a better idea of how the play^ would sound when it Is staged. According to Antrotter, the show will be produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Vill^e. He and Wilson said that they are trj'ing to arrange the dates for the production so that the play will be presented at the same time as the Keystone Mariner Is in New York, jprobably at the end of the ship's present trip. However, since the ship is operating iind«r MST5, an not sure when that will Ike. rential downpours dunng the week of June 22,-and then was hit with cloudbursts on the 27 and 28. "The watersoaked soil on the steep mountainsides enclosing the town became loosened from the bedrock, and great landslides started. Thousands of tons of rock and soil roared down the mountain, cai-rying cultivated fields, trees, homes and other buildings along with it.~ "All the communications were knocked out, except some radio contact, and light and power lines were put out of service. The streets of the city were filled waist high with raging torrents of muddy water, cariying all kinds of debris, dead animals and some bodies with it. Many homes, shops, warehouses, banks and factories were either knocljed down or were filled with three and four feet of muddy water, and debris. "In the Moji area, over 60 per•sons were killed, nearly 300 in­ jured, many reported missing, and many families were left homeless. In surrounding areas, bridges were washed out, roads covered with rocks and debris, and crushed buildings and houses were standing across the roads. "This was called the worst nat­ ural disaster in 260 years by Moji authorities. "Some GIs from nearby oosts were sent in to help dig through the ruins to recover bodies, arid for days, the crematory here was busy cremating the bodies found, so that no epidemic would result. That's when we took up our collection to help these people." . Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report, or issue tinder discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their Bdnd. , N J No. Scafarer-s Receiving Benefits this Period Averajge Benefits Paid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid this-Period WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD oA loLss- on HosDit^al Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Vacation Benefits Total _ • 'do U-Sco ... il WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAIITPREVIOUSLY Hosoital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 • II Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * | Disability Benefits Paid Since Mav 1. 1952* il Maternity Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952 * | L^c Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • 1^3 / / ^3-5 Total * Date Benefits Began n col dAll s-A 113 WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Vacation Cash on Hand Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation — US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS oo 24£ COMMENTS} Since January 1st, 1953, the Union's Welfare Plan has paid to members or their beneficiaries a total of 2,353 benefits as coinpared to 2,527 benefits for the same period of last year, A breakdown of the various benefits in com­ parison are as follows; Deaths 82 this year con^iared to 68 last year. Hospital benefits 1,861 to 2,jill last year. On the. maternity benefits which were made retroactive io April 1st of last year, only 25 were paid to July 21st as coir?)ared to 319 for the period of January 1st to JtfLy 21st this year. Disability benefits which started May 1st, 1952, were 23 and including July 21st last, year, as don^ared td 9I for tite period of January 1st to July 21st this.yfiar. Suhmitttd i • • and, remember •.. f .i*'- ..--y,'. All these are yours without contributing a single nickel oh your part—Collecting SIU beh^ , fits is easy, whether it's (or hospital, birth, dissfbility or death jr^Ypu ifet Bpt Yew^pprschai) . (iei5dce5igpe^i^'throuj^<y«mr ..LJ,.-....-... I., 41 j �Ilsi: SEAFARERS Paffc Nin* LOG Convention Shriners Visit The SIU UNION TALK By KEITH TERPE If you wanted to pick out an organization that represents all of the dirty dealing that the SIU has fought against for years in and out of the trade union movement, you wouldn't have to go any further than Atlantic's compahy union. By its own shady operations, thiS 'Bhabhy little outfit is being repudiated by more and more of its most ardent supporters every day. Company Tag Is No Accident , It's no accident, either, that every time you run into one of these so-called "unions," they're always tagged with a company name, like the Esso Tanker Men's Association, Socony-Vacuum Tanker Men's Association, and so on. After all, any time you take somebody's name^ it's -either because you admire that person, owe something to him or want to live off his name. That's why there's a new George Washington somebody-or-other born every day. It works no differently with the one-company tanker union, and the AMEU rates at the head of that class. Just last week, the operators of this phony dbtfit among Atlantic tankermen added another crowning achievement to their record, "and then bragged about it to the few dues payers left. What neddled the big boys in the company and its puppet labor outfit was that a man they had trusted to do their dirty work for them, AMEU vice-chairman Frank Fletcher, realized he was being fed a line of lies about the SIU and decided that the SIU was the only true union for a professional seaman. But he not only switched his support. He went further and exposed the whole rotten tie-up between the company and its "union" During the recent Shriners' convention in New York, some of them, of course, visited the SIU's before tlie NLRB hearings as an SIU witness. So the AMEU worked headquarters. Here, SIU dispatcher Tom Gould explains rotary shipping to, left to right: Hai-ry out a neat formula to get rid of him. Johnsl^on, W. L. Bush, William Fenzau and Seafarer Reece Oliver, ch. elect., who brought them to the hall. . A Railroading Job, AMEU-Style Here's what they had: an elected AMEU official who refused to play ball with the company any longer, an appointed business managerlawyer who runs the show while the elected guys front for him, and a constitution that's hazy on many points and lacking on many inore, The "devastating competition of European flag vessels," is being felt by US operators on but which was perfectly clear on the so-called "offender's rights." He 'couldn't be suspended unless charges were preferred against him and he the Great Lakes now, the Lake Carriers' Association has told the Senate Interstate and For­ was tried before a committee of fellow members, according to the eign Commerce subcommittee. constitution. The association explained Given ail that, the clever manipulators of this rocky structure moved fasL They locked up the constitution, and suspended the guy without that Canadian vessels and an a trial. These constitutions and rules to protect the membership, they increasing number of fOreignreasoned, are something that legitimate unions might go in for, but fiag vessels are .taking away the rule of the majority and majority rights were something they coiridn't business of American ships on the stand for. They'd have had trouble enough digging up enough guys for a Lakes to an alarming degree. trial committee anyway. While the association said that All of this, of course, sharply emph^Jzes a mighty important basic the operating costs of Canadian Eldon Claggett Upton, Jr., New Orleans insurance execu­ difterence between the SIU and the AMEU or any of its counterpart^ ships are about 60 percent less in the non-union tanker field. For, as most Seafarers know, the SEA­ than those of comparable US tive, has been sworn in as a member of the Federal Maritime FARERS LOG, in Its last issue, published a documented report and vessels, the foreign-flag ships can Boatd. He fills the vacancy left by former chairman Albert analysis of the Union's trial and charges procedure under the new operate even more cheaply. W. Gatov, whose term expired^-s "United States vessels are unable SIU constitution. to compete either with Canadian June 30. Dally Press Reported On It or. European vessels." Louis S. Rothschild, whose The report, in fact, was considered such a significant development Operate Throogh Season appointment to the board was an­ that many daily newspapers - throughout the country devoted space in Seafarers sending telegrams In recent years, many European their news columns to stories about the obvious internal democracy nounced in the June 26, 1953 issue or letters to tiie New York ships have entered the Great Lakes of a Union which would even publish such information for the whole with cargo, and then have re­ of the SEAFARERS LOG, has be­ headquarters dispatcher askingwide worl^ to see. But, as your officials have said many times before, mained to operate through the come chairman and administrator to be excused from attending this Union has no secrets. headquarters membership now. season. Since they operate between meetings must include the reg­ The LOG report and the suspension of Frank Fletcher followed the US and Canadian ports, techr Upton's appointment marks the istration number of their each other by a few days, as a matter of fact. Weighing the two, side nically they are running on foreign first time since October, 1952 that shipping card in the message. by side, Atlantic tankermen continue to have a healthy respect for the voyages, and thus do not come the board is up to its authorized From now on, if the number SIU. We not only offer the best conditions and security In the maritime under the coastwise or intercoastal strength. R. W. Williams, viceis not included, the excuse can­ industry on the ship, but with rotary shipping, the Union hall too, ban on foreign ships. This type of chairman, is the third member of not be accepted by the dis­ offers security through democracy right down the line for today's foreign competition has become the board. Upton is a graduate of patcher. seafaring man. greater each year. Tulane University Business School. Foreign Ships take Lakes Trade Upton Is Third Member Of Fed. Maritime Board Put Number On Meeting Excuses Cartoon History Of The SIU Sitpporilng Aeiiona—Coniinued No. 42 • -r'-N In the Fall of 1947, Seafarers helped the inde­ pendent Telephone Workers. Seafarers manned plcketlines in all SIU ports. SIU halls were used, and SIU strike" kitchens operated. In some cities, SIU halls were used to announce the succes^ui end of the strike.-' , . . The UFE, helped once by the SIU, felt the first ef­ fects of the Taft-Hartley Act. With SIU help, the UFE struck the NY Stock and Curb Exchanges. Backed by T-H and NY cops, the tycoons stood fast Brutal, stick-swinging cops made this "The Battle Of Wall Street" • • '-.J''':;'*: From coast to coast, even in Canada, unions learned that the SIU would help in a just beef. Offica Workers, Sandhogs, Hospital Workers, Hotel and Restaurant Workers, Hat and MRlinery Workers were just a few who found they could count on tho Seafaren.. —-— �ammM Pace TeB SEAFARERS LOG . July 24. 195S PORT ttePORXS. Wilmington: Captain Learns Lesson From Soafaror Grew Mobile, the Cities Service strike in Lake Charles in 1950 and the SUP strike in San Francisco in 1952, among others. Ready to Ship Moisant is a steward and has sailed as one for about 25 years. His most recent ship was the North Platte Victory (Victory Carriers), which came in late in June. Right now he's back on the beach and ready to ship out under the SIU once again. Oldtimers on the beach include Tex Krohn, J. Collins, R. Graff, J. Nagler, F. J. Bradley and C. W. Prichett. Pete Smith, David Sorrersen and P.. Belen are in the USPHS hospital, hoping to hear from some of their shipmates. A kind word and a visit will go a long way with these men, T. E. Banning San Francisco Port Agent New York: Seafarers Urged To Protect Lay-Up Jobs to be there to perform their regu­ lar duties. Some of the men, in these In­ stances, have been failing to turn to or to even be aboard. Thfs will result in a hardship on the mem­ bers who do wish to stay on their ships and work, because the com­ panies have informed us that if these performances continue they will refuse to keep the crews on any ships which are going into lay-up for repairs or for any other reason. Let's think of the welfare of our shipmates an'd, if you want to take off, get a replacement from the hall so that the job will be cov­ ered. Claude Simmons Ass't. Sec.-Treas. Miami: Miami Short On AOs But Not Oli,Mosquitoes Shipping has bieen very good, e8>Although shipping has remained The shipping is doihg better than pecially for rated men in the deck good for all departments for the holding its own around here and department. Anyone with an AB past two weeks, it seems as if it should continue to be fair or even ticket who wants to ship out'fast has been general lay-up time. We good. We have a small registration can come down this way and be off have had four ships laid up in the list and the men are shipping out on an SIU ship quicker than he past period, for indefinite periods when and where they want. can say Hialeah. awaiting cargoes. They were the Waterman's Topa Topa paid off . The Florida (P. & O.) paid off Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the and signed right on continuous articles. Ships inJean, Edith and Mae (Bull). The on again, while transit included the Excelo (Ex» crews were laid off on all these the port's intrancelo); Azalea City, Wacosta, ships, but with the general up­ sits included the Raphael Semmes and Fairland trend in shipping we were able to Royal Oak (Cities (Waterman), and the Ponce (PR ship-.quite a few of them. We Service); MassMarine). have hopes of crewing up these mar, Portmar, 'Otherwise everything is run­ ships in the near future. M a r y m a r and ning smoothly except for the t We paid off a total of 25 ships Yorkmar (C a 1weather and the mosquitoes. It in the past two weeks, signed 11 Lake Charles: m a r); Y a k a, has been hot and rainy and the on foreign articles and service 19 Lestef' Bienville, Schuy­ mosquitoes down here don't need in-transit ships. The following ler Otis Bland running lights to navigate. The 4 i ships paid off: Frances, Beatrice, and John B. Waterman (Water­ Galveston: fish are still running in schools. Suzanne, Jean, Edith, Simmons man); Mary Adams (Bloomfield); I'm hoping the ABs will come in Victory, Elizabeth and the Mae Michael (Carras); Clarksburgh Vic­ that way, too. (Bull); Anniston Victory and Cartory and Massillon 'Victory (East­ Eddie Farr Shipping has really been on the roU Victory (South Atlantic); Wild ern); Steel Age (Isthmian); Wm. Miami Fort Agent upswing here in our little city for Ranger, -Hurricane,, Lafayette, A. Carruth (Trans-Fuel) and the the past two weeks, especially for 4 4" t Wacosta, Keystone Mariner, Gold­ Maiden Victory of Mississippi. Shipping for the past't\\o weeks en the past three days, and we were Mobile: City and Afoundria (Water­ - The captain of the Steel Age did has been on the slow side, with pulling out what little hair we had not want to pay overtime for bring­ little shipping activity in this port. man); San Mateo Victory (East- trying to get men. We shipped out em); Boulder Victory (Robin); ing the Union slop chest on board. The boys in this port right now, 59 men in all ratings and had to Finally, he agreed to pay the OT, however, are just taking it easy Chiwawa, Government Camp and call out of port for some of them. but enroute to the West Coast and enjoying, or at least sweating Bradford Isle (Cities Service); Two ships from this port signed on King and Steel Rover (Isth­ added the overtime he paid to the out, the weather. Steel Shipping in the port for the last mian), and Mathiasen's Petrolite. for Japan and lots of the boys de­ slop chest prices. We decided to The trout and cided to take a run over to the couple of weeks has been tops, with Ship Sign-Ons teach him a lesson and hold him some other fish mystic and mysterious Orient. 151 men shipped to regular jobs at the payoff until he knocked off Ships signing on in the port are running real and half again that many shipped The following ships contributed the extra price. well around these were the Anniston Victory and to the rush: Petrolite (Tanker to various relief jobs around the parts at present. Carroll Victory; San Mateo Vic­ Sag); Julesburg (Terminal Tank­ harbor. Routine local central trades ^ Since they're bit­ tory; Hurricane, Lafayette and ers); Government Camp, Winter meeting with the usual reports of Paying off since the last meet­ ing so well, a lot Keystone Mariner; Simmons Vic­ Hill, Lone Jack and the Bents Fort ing were the Alcoa Pennant, Cavagains and possible strikes by vari­ of the men on the tory; Robin fettering, Robin (Cities Service); Del Monte and lierj Pilgrim, Pointer, Clipper and ous delegates. We advised the beach have taken Locksley and Boulder Victory Del Sol (Mississippi); and the Roamer (Alcoa); Maiden Creek, delegates that the BME now has to tossing a line (Robin); and the Steel Seafarer Michael (Carras). The Michael paid Monarch of the Seas and Morning a representative here for organiza­ Hanunao into one of the (Isthmian). tional purposes and. In turn, were off ffom Japan and signed back on Light (Waterman), and the Coeur In-transits Included: Alcoa's again for the same run, taking 29 advised that the BME would be quiet streams and then just relax­ D'Alene Victory ing until Ihey get a bite. Ranger, Planter, Puritan, Runner men. given full support (Victory Car­ ., We had the Del Aires (Missis­ and Pioneer; Waterman's Chicka­ riers). Signing on Oldtimers on the beach include Heading For Japan were the Pennant, Harvey Hill, Charlie Giordano and sippi) come in here, payoff, and saw and De Soto; Robin Wentley For our Seafarer of the Week Pilgrim, Pointer H. A. "Pop" Ferree. Young old- then sign on again, without any (Robin); Seamar and Calmar (Cal- we nominate Ross Lyle. Lyle sails and Roamer for a timers include H. Pederson, Pete real beefs at all. She was in pretty mar); Seatrains New "Jersey, New as pumpman-machinist and has clean condition, and had a good York, Texas, Georgia, Savannah bauxite run again; Prevas and Audrey Lester. and Louisiana (Seatrain),-and Isth- been on various Cities Service the Maiden Creek For the first time this year it crew aboard her. ships to help get them in line. In-^ for a trip to Eu­ A. Hammac, Benny Luna, George mian's Steel Recorder, Steel Sur­ cidentally, he earned his book that stayed hot enough at night to sleep veyor and the Steel Voyager. rope. and the without a blanket. The heat wave Bales, and some of the others on way. He comes from the state of Coeur D'Alene There were no major beefs on the beach here now are among Do Bose lasted four days. Some of the Alabhma and just this week signed Victory for a trip members have been heading this those lazy fishermen who are pull­ any of these ships,' but I would on the Republic (Trafalgar) for to the Mediterranean. like to call the membership's at­ way from back east to enjoy the ing in all those speckled trout. Japan. In-transits included: Iberville All hands on the beach are cau­ tention to a problem that we are good shipping. Somebody played During this past week we were and Antinous (Waterman); Steel having on some ships that are in a terrible joke on them. Shipping tioned that it is against SIU policy saddened by the arrival of the Advocate and Steel Maker (Isth­ temporary lay-up and the crews was so good when they got here for men who are on the beach to mian); Burbank Victory (Eastern) Petrolite with the body of Richard have been kept aboard. they didn't get a chance to enjoy go down to the ships in port prior and the Cornell of Hillcone Oil H. Severson, who was killed by a Keep Crews Aboard to pay off or sign-on. If it is neces­ the fine weather. fall into the No. 4 tank. He was Company under an SUP contract. As you JKUOW, the contract pro­ sary for you to go aboard one of John Arabasz chief pumpman on her and was a Prospects for the coming two Wilmington Fort Agent these ships when you are not as­ vides that where a ship lays up good SIU man and a fine shipmate. weeks look fairly good, with the for more than ten days the com­ signed to it, contact one of the port t t officials and get permission from pany may lay the crew off. How­ He will be missed by all who knew following ships due to hit the port the hall to go aboard. This is in ever, some companies prefer to him. He leaves a family in Wis­ in-transit and for payoffs; Chicka­ Son Francisco: line with the Union's policy of keep the crews aboard, which is a consin to whom we extend our saw, Claiborne, De Soto and Mon­ keeping all unauthorized personnel good deal for our members. The sympathy. The body has been sent arch of the Seas (Waterman), and Alcoa's Patriot, Pennant, Pegasus, beef we are getting from the com­ to Wisconsin for burial. off the ships in port. Polaris, Partner, Corsair, Ranger Leroy Clarke Keith Alsop panies is that when they keep the and Cavalier. Lake Charles Port Agent Galveston Port Agent crews aboard they expect the men Crew Up Here Shipping has been keeping on a There are strong rumors that' fairly even keel and steady pace, Mississippi will take delivery of its with prospects for the future tend­ Mariner-type ship in the Pfisca-. ing to remain at the same level or goulsj yards in the neW future. better of top jobs and shipping for Wheii' it does this port will crew the SIU. Jeff GlUette. Agent EUidtt 4334 FORT WILLIAM.... 118>/5 Syndicate Ave. her up with the exception of a few During the two-week period pay­ SIU/A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 TAMPA r. 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 103 Durham St. key replacements. Also, there is White, Agent Phone 8-1310 PORT COLBORNB offs included the Taddei (Ship- BAJUTIMORE .. 14 North Gar St. Ray Ontario Phone: 5591 WILMINGTON. CaU* 505 Marine Ave. possibility that the Wanda Sheppard. Agent Mulberry 4540 John Arabasz, Agent enter); Bluestar (Traders) and Sea- Earl 272 King St, E. TerminaJ 4-2874 TORONTO. Ontario BOSTON 270 State St. HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave..^klyn. (Epiphany) will be ready some EMpire 4-5719 star (Mercaddr), with the Taddei James Sheeban, Agent Richmond 2-0140 » SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA, BC......617H Cormorant St. time soon for a crew. Isthmian, VESTON 308'A 23rd St Paul Hall Empire 4531 and Seastar signing on a full crew GAEVESTON ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS VANCOUVER, EC 565 HamUton St. also, is supposed to have a Mariner Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 2-8448 again. ' Joe Algina Pacific 7824 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Lloyd Gardner Robert Matthews Joe Volpian SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. ready in the near future out at the Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 Ships in-transit^ in the past fort- MIAMI Claude Simmons WUliam Hall Phone 6346 same yards. If and when it is ready. Dolphin Hotel BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. bight were the Yaka, Topa Topa Eddie Parr, Agent Miami 9-4791 Phone: 545 Mobile will crew her up. MOBILE 1 .South Lawrence St. SUP . and Mobilian of Waterman; Cal- Cal Tanner, Agent THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. Phone 2-1754 Dies Aboard Ship CAnal 7-3202 16 Merchant St. ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. HONOLULU mar's Portmar; the Steel Age of NEW 113 Cote De La Montague Phone 5-8777 QUEBEC The Mobile membership wishes Lindsey Williams, Agent Quebec Phone: 2-7078 528 N. W. Everett St. Isthmian; Traders' Brightstar, and Magnolia 6112-6113 PORTLAND SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUliam St. to extend its sympathy to the fam­ Beacon 4336 NEW yORK.... 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn the Longview Victory of Victory NB Phone: 2-5232 ily of Brother James. K. Dubose, 257 5th St. STerling 8-4670 RICHMOND. CALIF Phone 2599 Carriers. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. who recently-- died aboard the Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 Great Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 The typical SIU man of the week PHH^ADELPHIA 337 Market St. SEATTLE ;...... 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA........ 133 W. Fletcher Abiqua, one day out of the Panama S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 nomination belongs to Ralph Mol- PORT ARTHUR Main 0290 Phone: 1238W Canal Zone. The body was flown 411 Austin St. WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY ....180 Main St, Phone 4-2341 sant. Ralph has a long line of Don Hilton, Rep. Terminal 4-3131 Phone: Cleveland 7391 from the Canal Zone and was FRANCISCO 4.50 Harrison St. NEW YORK 675 ttb Ave,, Brooklyn CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE buried in a local cemetery. He is strikes-behind him. After joining SAN T. Banning, Agent Douglas 2-5475 STerUng 8-4671 ' Phone: Main 1-0147 BreithoR, West Coast Representative the Union in 1940, he participated Marty DETROIT.... 1038 3rd St. survivf^ by a-wife aaH two daughPUERTA de TIERRA, PR . Pelayo 51—La 5 Canaditin District Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 In the 1946 strike jn Galveston, the Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 MONTREAL, . r... DULITTH... 531 W. 'Michigan St. ^rs. 634 SL James St. West ... 8 Abercorn St. Bethlehem Shipyard strike in Bal- SAVANNAH ... PLateau 8161 Phone: Melrose 2-4110 . Jeff Morrison, Agent Phone, 3-1728 HALIFAX, N.S... 3261 E. 92nd St. 128'A Hollls St. SOUTH CHICAGO t^ie 1|(47,Isthmian strike^ in fl^TTLK.jy,.........2700 Hit,,Ave, , Phone: 9-8811 ---'Is Fishing And Snnshine Make Texas Fine Spot Shipping On Upswing; Men Head For Japan Marluer Expoefed To Grew Up In Mobile te' li: Iw- Shipping On Even Keel With Fninre Brighter HAIsL OMMECTOMY " • ••'41 �:-•"''"'.i-f .-••>'•• »'s i.f'.,-i Vace Eleren SE AF ARERS^ LOG July 24^ 1958 PORT ttEPORIS dry seems to be getting a whiteDrive, Baltimore, Md.: J. Jones, Savannah: G. Logan, V. Jones, T. Roman, B. v/ashing, with strikers still out af­ Connay, C. Chandler, D. Sykes, ter two-and-a-half-years. In addi­ J. Eichenberg, J. Davis, T. Nicho­ tion, the Yellow Cab company is las, B. Lawson, G. Loefer. B., Krotstill on the unfair list. zer, M. Mason, R. Bell, E. Mans­ Jeff Morrison The shipping situation has been Savannah Port Agent Sliipping has been good for the field, K. Kristensen and J. Lasfine for the past two weeks and we past two weeks and there have siter, " 4> . 4 4 Earl Sheppard expect it to hold its own in the been no beefs, to speak of. Boston: Baltimore Port Agent forthcoming period. We paid off 19 ships, signed on 4" Ships paying off included the 13 and had 11 in-transit. Ships General Patton (Nat'l Waterways); paying off were: Kathryn and Car­ New Orleans: and South Atlantic's Southland olyn (Buli); Alamar, Seamar, Calmar and Bethcoaster (Calmar); During the past two weeks, ship­ and Southwind. All three vessels Trojan Seaman (Troy); Steelore, signed on again, with the General ping has been good. We are ship­ Marore, Feltore, Oremar, Cubore Patton signing coastwise articles. ping quite a few men and most of and Baltore (Ore); Bents Fort and Way down here in New Orleans In-transits in­ the in-transit vessels take on a few Lone Jack (Cities Service); Steel shipping has picked up somewhat cluded: the Sea- replacements. Everything helps Recorder (Isthmian); Robin Wenttrains New York, ley (Seas); Sea Tiger (Colonial) and from all indications will smooth out to where we will have New Jersey and keep the ball rolling. We don't and Raphael Semmes (Waterman). fair shipping for the next few Savannah (Sea- know what shipping will be like Ships signing on Were the Hast­ weeks. train); Robin for the coming period, but if it is ings (Waterman), and the Raphael Hood (Seas); Wa­ like the last few it can't be bad. Ships paying off during the Semmes, Kathryn, Steelore, Bents period were the Del Sol and Del costa,. Afoundria Ships paying off were the QueenFort, Feltore, Santos (Mississippi); Antinous and a- n d Fairland ston Heights (Seatrade); Julesburg Oremar, Lone (Waterman); San (Terminal Tankers); Salem Mari­ Chickasaw (Waterman) and BioomJack, Alamar, field's Neva West and Margaret Mateo Victory time (Cities Service) and the Ann Nelson Marore, Cubore, Brown. Sign-ons included: the Del (Eastern), and Marie (Bull). All ships signed Baltore and Car­ Norte and Del Monte (Mississippi); the Marina (Bull). on except the Ann Marie. Inolyn. Robin Trent (Seas) ahd._the Neva On the General Patton payoff, transits included the Robin WentVessels In- West. 270 hours of disputed overtime ley (Seas); Steel King and Steel - transit included Vessels in-transit were Alcoa's was collected for supervising Far Rover) (Isthmian); De Soto and the Antinous, Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and East labor and Far East labor Azalea City Hast- Pilgrim; Isthmian's Steel Maker working inside the vessel in pas­ Iberville (Waterman); Yarmouth YYQ]! ings, Chickasaw and Steel Advocate (twice); Del sage ways and other areas. Except (Eastern) and General Patton (Na­ , * and Wacosta Monte (Mississippi); Seatrains New for this beef, this vessel turned tional Shipping). Overtime was collected on the (Waterman); Betbcoaster (Calmar); Jersey and Savannah; Claiborne, up in unusually good shape, Julesburg for the Robin Locksley (Seas); Alcoa Puri­ Maiden Creek and Monarch of the Hails Plans mate working on tan and Runner (Alcoa); Jean Seas (Waterman); Southern Dis­ the porthole in (Bull), and the Steel King of Isth­ Our nomination for Seafarer of tricts and Southern Cities (South­ wheelhouse. The mian. the Week is Jack Nelson. Nelson ern); Edith (Bull); Coeur D'Alene QM also collected Says SIU Is Tops Victory (Victory Carriers) and just completed a run. aboard the for driving winch Bents Fort (Cities Service) and is One of the oldtimers on the Southland (South Atlantic). putting the pipe­ down around this way enjoying the beach around here is Brother line on board. Doctor 111 good old Georgia weather and James Wall. Wall has been a par­ Other beefs set­ Ail the members on the beach victuals. Nelson thinks the Va­ ticipant in all the SIU programs tled, including cation 'and Welfare Plans, with volunteered to rush to the aid of a since the Unioi's beginning, and one on Patton their accompanying gains, ai'e the stricken friend of the Union recent­ Violante is a firm believer in aii present which is headed SIU policies. He is highly in favor ly. Dr. Love, formerly ship's doctor greatest things he ever saw in the for the Far East with a load of labor field. He's been with the on the Del Mar of the Welfare and Vacation Plans, and Del Sud and SIU for quite a while, and he says grain. among others, and the benefits Shows Off Ring well-known and he never saw the likes of it any­ they represent to members of the Jim Penswick is showing his ring well-liked by where—on the land or the sea. Union. many Seafarers,, Just a word of warning to some around the hali after winning it Brother Wall regards the new was seriously ill brothers. There are always a few a.s a third prize in the art contest. building in Baltimore as another in the USPHS individuals who completely disre­ Yarmouth has a baseball team and milestone in SIU history. It it his hospital here. gard the rights, privileges ^d safe­ they won their last game against firm belief that seamen, never BlOod donors ty of their gbipniates by taking off the Yarmouth Town Team. All they again, will suffer the trials and from the hall at will and not showing up for talk about on the Yarmouth now is tinbulations of days gone by, as responded to the their watches aboard ship. In baseball and swordfisb. Cheramie long as there is a Union with the call. Jack Glea- doing so it not only brings ill re­ Anthony Violante just got his policies and progressiveness of the son, lately transferred from Fort pute to the Union, but also casts FWT endorsement and is happy SIU. Stanton, is making nice progress a bad light on the other members about it. Other men on the beach Work Progressive and asked to be remembered to all, of the SIU. Some men never seem include Stan C^eslak, D. Arscott, A. At the risk of being repetitious, as did Johnny Knowles from to learn. 1 think it is the duty of Tobin, E. O'Connell, G. Gallant, R. referring to the new building once Mobile.. the membership to straighten out Burns and H. Bickford. again, we note that the steel is Since the last meeting maternity some of these jokers and instill in In the hospital and wishing to being erected and by the time we benefits have been applied for by them the pride of the Union. thank the members for their blood make the next .report some of the Jack Cheramie, Sol Campbell, Gil­ Matters on the labor front down donations is S. Greeni'idge. Othei-s finishing work on the interior bert Piersall, Hilton Lachney and here are fairly steady and con­ on the shelf include W. H. Wildshould have been started. It is L. Carrasquiilo. Carrasquillo and sistent. The Coca Cola plant is ridge, J. A. Duffy, J. J. Flaherty, our understanding that the ma­ Piersall had daughters, while the still out on strike and the boys are S. H. Gnittke, T. Mastaler and R. chinery for the air conditioning others had male offsprings. pausing for their refi-eshment by A. Rogers. will also be set up in the near James Sheehan Lindsay J; Williams other means, with other -bottled future. The fellows around here Boston Port Agent New Orleans Port Agent beverages, too. The E & W laun­ are showing great interest in the progress of the building, and there is extensive discussion regarding it. We have noticed in this port that there have been some fouling , up on shipboard, such as missing ships and watches. Actions such Shipping Figures July 1 To July 15 ais these are not conducive to the SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. TOiAL SIHP. REG. REG. spirit and the letter of the SIU DECK PORT ENG. STEW.SHIPPEI DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. policy and cannot be condoned. 55 16 24 15 28 15 18 61 Boston Unless the crews discipline these 425 148 107 142 528 170 209 177 ^ performers and curtail such ac­ New York .... tions, there Is no doubt that the 140 51 45 44 51 ' 99 Philadelphia 27 21 matters will be dealt with during 305 87 144 74 Baltimore . i.. 132 104 310 74 regular meetings by shoreside 11 3 6 2 20 14 70 36 Norfolk I member-ship. 75 22 21 32 23 80 30 27 Savannah Though these performers are a 28 6 12 10 38 10 16. 12 Tampa ....... minority of our membership, they 151 51 60 offset the good work of the rest of 40 155 43 54 58 Mobilethe Union. We urge all brothers 271 98 89 84 86 254 91 77 New Orleans .. to think seriously of the conse­ 40 127 45 42. 129 44 38 47 Galveston .... quences before missing a ship or 93 38 32 29 35 105 /38 32 Seattle a watch. 82 35 27 20 94 33 23 38 San» Francisco How about using a minute of 32 13' 13 6 10 53 20 23 your spare time to visit or drop a Wilmington ,. line to the" following men in the520 ' 1,795 773 v 558 . 1,976 " » 688 ^ ' 586 645 , ' tirS^HS'"WosiHtWkt Wyman Paife Baltimore: Beef Seitiedl Men Get 270 Hrs. Overtime To Start Inside Work Soon On New Bnilding SIU Blood Donors Bnsh To Aid Of Ship Doctor Swordfisb And Bail Games Top Ship Talk Tampa: .'si a si .si •^ I VieioryTiarriers May Operate From Here With prospects looking just about the same in the immediate future, shipping is holding its own here. We have nice weather and plenty of sunshine. We could use a bit of rain but it seems to have passed us by. Most of the fellows are making trips to the lakes around town and coming back with some bass, catfish and soft - shelled turtles. One of the boys brought around several pounds of turtle meat and it is fine eating. Some of the oldtimers sitting Dominguez around and sweat­ ing it out are A1 Ortega. Ralph Seckinger, Ike Craft. Gus "Pappy" Taylor, Frank Hagin and A. R. "Slim" Veiasco. In town for a visit is Tony Dominguez. Tony is a* former con­ tender for middle and lightheavy honors. He had quite a few bigtime fights and it is said around town that he used to make Baby Miller climb all the trees in town backwards. There are several fel­ lows who swear this is true. He has been sailing AB now for the past few years. There is talk of the Victory Car­ riers stai'ting again on the phos­ phate trad from Tampa. The port steward for this outfit is here on vacation and we had a talk with him, informing us of this possibil­ ity. Ray White Tampa Port Agent 4 4 4 Seattle: Sania Veneiia Brings In No Oyerilfflo Beeis Very good is the word of ship­ ping in Seattle. Also, shipping is expected to keep going along on the same even keel. Paying off were the Santa Venetia (Elam); Brightstar iTriton); Fairisle (Watermani and the Shinnecock Bay (Veritas!, w i t h the Fairisle and Brightstar sign­ ing on again. Intransits included the Pennmar, M a r y ni a r and Portmar of Cal­ mar; Waterman's Mobilian. and the DeLappe Cities Service tanker. Archers Hope. The Santa Veaietia came in after being out for six-and-one-half months with no disputed overtime. Also, the other vessels came in minus beefs and logs, for which we can give credit to the fine work being done by delegates and crew aboard these vessels. W. A. DeLappe is this corner's nomination for Seafarer of the Week. He joined the SIU in Bos­ ton in 1939 and has been sailing in the deck department ever since. DeL-appe was in the 1941 Bonus Strike and the 1947 Isthmian Strike. In 1951 DeLappe was very ac­ tive in organizing the Ocean Tow Company in Seattle, even though he had a full book at tRe time. While he was riding the Ocean Tow ships he met a local Seattle girl, got married, and now makes his home in this port city.. Jeff GiKette Seattle Fort Ageni "4 J 01 I �Page Twelve SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE LOG Jiily 24. 1953 MEET THE SEAFARER , Swimming, one of the most pop nlar of sports, is also one of the most recent. Although men have sailed the seas as far back as his­ tory records, it is only within the last few centuries that swimming became at all widespread as sport. One reason was the popu­ lar belief that too much water was harmful; another was the tardy de­ velopment of swimming tech­ niques. During the nineteenth cen­ tury, in England, basic swimming strokes were developed and the seashore became one of America's m.ost popular playgrounds; in July, 126 years ago, a swimming club was opened in Boston, and SO years after that the Amateur Ath­ letic Union initiated standardized water sports in this country. feels moist, many people believe this is a sign of rain. Supersti­ tions regarding codfish are espe­ cially popular in cold climates, where cod are generally found. % JOSEPH TEICHER, AB' After a stint on foreign-flag time. I made one. trip on a Nor­ ships, and then working in an un­ wegian freighter from the West Question: Of all the countries organized tanker outfit for a while, Coast of South America, through you've visited, what country's food Joseph Teicher, AB, says that sail­ the Straits of Magellan, up the 4 i 4 ing with SIU conditions and wages East Coast of South America, and Among all the stories of mon­ do you like best? are like a dream. then back thropghi^ the Panama • sters which once roamed land and It was the desire to travel and Canal to the West Coast. We A. Loguieis, deck eng.: I never sea, the sea serpent .myth is the see the world in which he lives stopped at every little port on the one which keeps cropping up. eat ashore in foreign ports because that made Joe decide to go to sea. way, and the trip took eight I'm not sure what Now, down in Colombia recently, I'm getting when A native New Yorker, he decided months. I got a payoff of about the remains of two sea serpents I eat in those to start sailing as soon as he fin­ $550 for that ei^ht-month trip. have actually been discovered, rel­ $3,400 Payoff places. I always ished high school, but soon found ics' of the age of crustaceans, 75 that it was tough to get a berth on eat aboard the "Just recehtly, I made a trip on niillion years ago, still another any American-flag ships, so he the Steel Artisan to the Far East, ship, and usually proof that the new world was in­ get good food started to visit the foreign ship­ and my payoff for that five-month habited by some of the most that way. The ping lines. trip was a little over $3,400. That's ancient forms of life and that like "My first ship was a Norwegian a big difference, but there's also a meals I like best many stories long regarded as fan­ are when we ship," he says, "and on my very big difference in the food. We tastic, the existence of sea serpents catch some fresh first trip I got left behind in Hel­ practically starved on those Nor­ actually has a factual basis. fish and then have the cooks fix sinki, Finland. Things were tough wegian ships." \ ^ ii 4 4 4 over there at that time, in 1946, The trip Joe made on the Steel "To frolic," is the way the dic­ Through the ages, men who sail them up for dinner. and I went to Sweden and then to Artisan was the one when the ship 4 4 4 tionary defines "skylark" today, the sea have always been notorious Norway where I got a job with a George "Red" Brady, AB: I love bank as fireman. Then I went to was caught in the typhoon but the original meaning of the for the tall tales they tell. There­ word is distinctly nautical. For fore, it is not surprising that the that Italian food. I can eat that Denmark and finally got an Army "Hester" and fought its way their own amusement, sailors expression "to spin a yarn" comes stuff all the time, transport out of Germany and got through the storm for three days. aboard ships would chase each from the sea. To while away the and I like all of back to the States about a year At the time, the ship almost sank and was badly battered when she other up the riggings. .Only long hours aboard ship, mariners their dishes real after I had left." finally reached the Philippines. the young,*sure-footed and high- told endless tales to amuse their well. I guess it's Waa Organizer spirited among them cared to play shipmates while engaged in mak­ the sauce that After that, Joe continued to sail The captain and company credited such a dangerous game, and sky­ ing spun yarn from the untwisted they put on the Norwegian ships until he heard the heads-up seamanship of the larking today, although it no longer rope hemp to be used for rigging. stuff that I like. about the organizing drive that the crew with getting the ship through means a romp through the rigging, The two occupations were so I married an Ital­ SIU was conducting in the Cities the storm. "I find," he sayis.Hiiat I like the still implies a light-hearted and closely associated that today the ian girl, and man, Service fleet. "I went right down expression has actually come to she sure cooks merry pastime. and got a job with Cities Service," Isthmian trips to the Far East. mean the tales that were told, and some great food, he says, "and then started work­ That part of the world is very in­ 4 4 Narbonne, an important seaport not the work that was done. all kinds of Italian dishes. ing for the SIU. That's the way I teresting, and the Isthmian ships In the times of Romans, is known to got my SIU book, through the or­ are usually good feeders and are 4 4 4 4 4 4 clean ships. The bloodthirsty pirate, whose us today for another reason: Situ­ Reid R. Burns, steward utility: ganizing drive." ated on the Mediterranean Sea, in evil deeds made the seagoing trav­ I've been in a lot of countries and While in the Cities Service fleet, "Now that I've been sailing the south of France, the city con­ eler tremble, existed mostly only tasted their food, the 24-year-old Seafarer sailed on SIU," says he, "I'm sure glad that tains a cemetery without a single in the minds of fiction writers. As but my favorite the Chiwawa, Cantigny, Govern­ I went into the Cities Service drive grave. Fittingly enough, the ceme­ far as actual evidence shows, no type of cooking. ment Camp and Abiqua. That was and got my book. It was the best tery in this once great and flourish­ pirate ever made one of his help­ Is good old South­ back in 1948. After he got his SIU move I've ever made. ing seaport contains monuments less victims walk the plank or mis­ "And it's not just the added ern cooking. I book, he began sailing freighters and chapels dedicated exclusively treated a prisoner, if he could help come from Tam­ again. "I had sailed on Norwegian money," he says, "that makes it so to the memory of mariners who it. Quite the contrary. The pirate pa, and I don't freighters before," he says, "and wonderful sailing SIU. It's all the have been lost at sea. usually treated his "guests" with think that there's so I wanted to get back to sailing other great things about the Union every consideration, as an induce­ 4" 4 4" a country in the freighters, but what a difference too. Just the Welfare Plan alone One of the most popular fish su­ ment to future victims not to resist world can beat a between the foreign-flag ships and is great for seamen. Every man perstitions centers around one of and cause the pirates extra work. good meal of the SIU ships. There was a big figures he's going to have a home the most impopular of fish—^the Far from enjoying the hazards of Southern fried chicken with the difference between SIU conditions and a family sooner or later, and cod. People living along the coast their profession, most of them dis­ trimmings. and the conditions in the Cities something like the Welfare Plan have long used the cod to deter­ liked fighting and an adventurous Service fleet at that time, but there makes it a lot easier for a family 4 4 4 mine whether winter weather will life. As soon as they had put by C. Wallace, pass, utility: I eat on was an even bigger difference be­ man because it gives his family be mild or severe. When the fish a comfortable sum of money, they the ship most of the .time when tween the SIU and the foreign- some protection, just like the Un­ run early—for example, in Octo­ retired to live safe, law-abiding I'm In a foreign flag ships. ion gives the man protection on his, ber, along the New Jersey coast, lives ashore, like any respectable port, but I always "The wages on foreign-flag ships job, so he don't have to worry instead of December — observers businessman of today—and for all eat that French back in 1947 were $60 a month about his security. It's all the take this as the sign of a bad vdn- we know, that is exactly what most pastry whenever and 35 cent» an hour for overtime, things added up that makes the ter ahead. When a dried codfish of the pirates thought they were! I get a chance. when • they decided to pay over­ SIU the tops in maritime." They do some­ thing to that pas­ try that makes it taste real sweet and different ACROSS DOWN 11. Merry 32. Made naviga­ British troops landed in Sicily Italian mainland bearing the mes­ from the baked 1. Biblical title tion map S. Nurse, in 17. Edge of deck in sight of Mt. Etna, near Catania, sage. . .The SIU hailed the Ameri­ goods that you get any place else It controls 2. 35. Sailing ves­ India 19. What ship tide sel's largest in the world. which was being bombarded from can shipyards feat of constructing Little ex­ shouldn't be 3. Sea NE of boat plosions the sea, and 30 miles south on the more ships in the first six months Crimea 22. Strain 4 4 4 37. French Presi­ 4. Heading for 9. Grand Banks 24. Link to Baltic dent, 1932-40 James Dawson, AB: I guess out east coast. To the southwest ar­ of 1943 than were built in all of hazard USA 25. China port 39. Slow, in music A 8. trip 26. Paul Lavalle's 41. Artless of all the ports that I've visited. mored units under Gen. Patton 1942, meaning more jobs for Sea­ 12. Man: Slarf 6. Duluth cargo group 43. Of first rank 13. Seat in Copenhagen, went inland 20 miles.. .U-boats re­ farers ... In Kansas City, Mo, 7. SlU gets 27. Away from 44. Kind of hair Russia good ones Wind Denmark, has appeared in the Caribbean early Louis G. Lower, a leader in the arrangement Swing about 14. Luzon native 28. Islands SE of 45. Man's name about the best in July when they sank a United Republican organization that a spar Marshalls 46. Spoil 15. Long spar 9. Waterman 29. Sea near 47. Macaw fopd. They serve States merchant ship, survivors wrecked Tom Pendergast's Demo­ 16. What SIO ship Formosa 48. Part of bldg. offers some special sal­ said on landing at Miami, Fla. ... cratic machine, was shot and killed 10. Ex-Giant manager 18. Machine shop (Puzzle Answers on Page 25) ads over there After months of battle against the in the Union Station Plaza. devices that are real WSA set-up,, the SIU-SUP voted 20. Rip 4 4 4 great. They also on both coasts to accept the RMO 21. Approaches Rome was attacked shortly after have a sort registration cards in the best in­ 23. Actress Chase 0 f smorgasbord, terests of the seamen... President midnight by 521 planes—272 26. Part of eargo with cold cuts and Roosevelt abolished the Board of bombers and 249 medium bombers 29. Demand for something due small cooked dishes that makes up Economic Warfare headed by Vice —of the US Ninth Air Force, drop­ 30. — Khan President Wallace and adminis­ ping 1,101 tons of high explosives a very tasty meal. 31. Fore-and-aft rigged boat 4 4 4 t tered by Milo Perkins, created a ... Washington announced loss of S3. New: Prefix Albert Bagley, FWT: I've eaten new Office of Economic Warfare the United States submarine Tri­ 34. Giri's nick­ in a lot of foreign ports, but my under Leo T. Crowley, and trans­ ton... In Cleveland, O., John name ferred all of the foreign functions McCarrens, president and general 36. Like a baby favorite foods are 38. Lake, Fr. of the old BEW and of the Recon­ manager of The Cleveland Plain ones you get the West Africa struction Finance Corporation's Dealer and of The Forest City 39. King's man, over in Japan. old England. subsidiaries, all headed by Secre­ Publishing Co., which also owns They have an oc­ 40. Commune, tary Jones, to. the ijew OJEW. and operates The Cleveland News, Sicily topus soup that 42. New Britain was shot fatally, by Herbert Kotastes wonderful. porta 4 4 4 brak, former general manager of Brown 46. They also have a (Bloomi'eld) President Roosevelt and Prime German and Hungarian language lot of different 49. Hawser Mim r Churchill appealed to the newspapers, who later shot and kinds of vegeta30. Hobby for Seafarers Italia... people to throw off the killed himself.. .The SIU backed ble3 with the On the beach yoke of Fa^ism in"® statement APL President William Gree/ in meal, like baby Unfasten ' " Gape -. /'j bambod shoots, that ita^te ireal gotid from the White HoiiSO wMle UN bis demand to roll back prices niid Lap over• « for>»®«€iiialiga ^.bombers dropped leaflets over the aid Kind ct light �• i' >> July 24,'1S5S SEAFARERS LOG Paye Thirteen "X-iy^ j SEAFARERS # LOG Jnly 24. 1953 'Let's Grab Him For Speeding!' Vol. XV. Ne. 15 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union,'Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL. 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. UERRCRT BIAND: Managing Editor, RAT DcmsOM; Art Editor, BsiiMAiai SEAMAN; Photo Editor', DANIU. NII.VA; Staff Writers. HERMAN ARTBOR. IEWIM SPXVACX. ART PERTALL. JESBT REMER, AL MASKIN; Gulf Area Reporter,-BILL MOODY. ISO Navy Hard-Timing The drastic order issued by the Navy at Inchon on shore leave is as fine an example of arined forces "chicken" as has been seen in a long time. By providing penalties of 150 days' hard labor for each 60 minutes overstayed ashore, the Navy has revealed its contempt for the rights of merchant seamen as civilians and citizens. Most revealing in'the Navy attitude is the provision calling for 14 hours a day hard labor for unlicensed men and eight hours daily for-ship's officers. Skippers, mates and engineers, it seems, come somewhat closer to the. Navy idea of officers and gentlemen and so are to be treated "leniently" in com­ parison. For some time now the armed forces' attitude toward merchant seamen in Korea has been nothing to cheer about. For months after internal disturbances in Korea, they wouldn't even let seamen ashore in Korean ports. Perhaps they were worried that Seafarers' union talk would corrupt the GIs and sailors. Whatever the reasons for the latest arbitrary action^ it's about time" that the Brass was taken down a peg and taught that seamen, too, are people. of the WEEK NMU Crews Agree SIU Ship is Tops To the Edltor: There are 28 proud Seafarers aboard the Seapender today. We have just had a number of NMU men praise the condition our ship is in and the food we eat. We were sitting at anchor for a week when this morning some crewmemhers of the Seaherald came over to this shi^, not knowing that we were under the SIU banner, hut think­ ing we were under NMU. Among the crewmemhers were the bosun, chief cook and an AB. Their t first remarks upon hoarding were on how clean and wellThe SIU's newest service for Seafarers, the placing of kept the ship libraries aboard all SIU ships is another in a long series of Alcoa has agreed on wage in­ completed a ten-week course in looked. Walking , improvements 'originated by the Union. The SIU has long creases and other benefits with "contract review" conducted by into the messheld that the job of a seaman's union goes beyond porkchops. hall, the bosun three unions representing 30,000 Local 1104 of the Lorain, O., SteelWhile fully aware of the importance of wages and overtime, couldn't get over shoreside workers in 18 plants. The workers. In addition, the stewards Simpson the Union intends to see to it that other needs are taken the clean condi­ agreements bring a general in­ were coached thoroughly on the care of too, . tion it was in. And then they crease of BMi cents and end the correct way to institute grievance north-south differentials. "The pact procedure. The ship's libraries, like the slopchest services, the welfare learned that we were SIU. 4 4 4 benefits, the recreational and service facilities in the halls When they asked us how we with CIO Steelworkers covers 17,workers, while wage reopeners Three AFL unions took to the are all part of the Union's constant effort to better the sea­ were able to keep a ship in such 000 AFL Aluminum Workers and air in picketing the two largest man's lot. After all, a Seafarer does not cease to be a person good shape, we explained that we with the AFL Metal Trades Council mountain resort hotels in New have always tried to live up to the when his watch is over.' His needs off watch are just as slogan, "An SIU ship is a clean affect 13,000 workers. The Steel- York's Catskill Mountains, Grossimportant to his well-being as his conditions on the job. The Seaherald's chief cook worker pact gives workers in the inger's and the Concord. Two small From now on Seafarers can be sure of pleasant and in­ ship." told their bosun, "You see what I south and southwest two cents planes flew over New York City formative reading matter on the ships at all times. It's some­ told you? Always the SIU ships more an hour. An additional wage early in July, while 50 station thing that is certain to be welcomed by every crewmember. are painted and clean, not dirty increase will be negotiated within wagons, cars and trucks, carrying 4" 4" 4" like ours." We then discussed the 60 days for the lowest-rated jobs banners, toured roads leading to latest changes in our respective at Mobile, Ala., and a wage study the resorts. Members of the Hotel agreements and they agreed th.ot will be made to iron out other dif­ and Restaurant Employees & Bar­ tenders, Building Service Em­ we had, by far, the better agree­ ferentials. As has been emphasized several times in the SEAFARERS ment. 4 i ployees and Office Employees LOG, this country is becoming increasingly dependent on We talked a lot about the con­ AFL Boilermakers Local 92 picketed entrances to the hotels on foreign nations for vital raw materials, particularly iron ore tracts, comparing our working rules won bargaining rights at the Con­ foot. and other metals. In recent years, US companies have been and overtime clauses with theirs, veyor Company, Los Angeles, 4 4 4 feverishly exploring in South America for new sources of and they agreed that we are way manufacturers of storage tanks, Canada's Fair Employment Prac­ ore, and the giant US Steel Corporation has, with Government out in front of them all the way individual conveyors, street sweep­ tices Act went into effect on the aid, constructed a huge steel plant on the banks of the Dela­ down the line, and expressed the ers and other heavy machinery, by first of the month. Its intent is to wish that they would get the kind scoring a decisive victory over the prevent and eliminate discrimina­ ware that will depend exclusively on foreign ore imports. of working conditions and OT independent Mine, Mill and tion in jobs on the basis of national But despite the fact that the US will be almost completely clauses that we have. Smelter Workers. Some 200 work­ origin, color or religion. It applies dependent on ore imports, not a single ore ship is building Not long after their visit, three ers are effected. to concerns within the jurisdiction of the federal government. or on order for US registry. Several ore carriers are being men from the Seaglamor also came 4« 4" 4 built for foreign, flags, and practically all ore movement into over and they also remarked on The Fifth Circuit Court of Ap­ 4 4 4 the good shape our ship was in. peals has again upheld the right of the Delaware River plant is on foreign vessels. The workers in the 18 Thompson As it was close to suppertime, we the US Department of Labor to restaurants in Chicago voted last It seems a little odd for the Government to subsidize con­ invited them to chow. They bit struction of a giant steel plant, in the interests of defense, into the delicious steaks we had obtain restitution for 468 em­ May for the Hotel & Restaurant and then to allow it to be wholly dependent on foreign ton­ for supper and the steward and ployees of the Jacksonville (Fla.) Employees, 146-70. Two montlis later they had an 18-month con­ nage for its basic raw material. Such oversight is dangerous chief cook glowed with pride be­ Paper Company totalling $56,000 tract cutting the work week to 44 in a recent court decision. The case to the nation's security. cause of the compliments paid has been fought by company attor­ hours at once, to 42 hours in six them by these NMU seamen. This neys since 1941. It has been to the months and to 40 hours in nine i t SIU ship outclasses both the NMU Supreme Court twice. The current months. The pact provides time ships by far, in respect to living court battle was on an.attempt to and one-half, a union shop, griev­ and working conditions. machinery, arbitration and The recent testimony of Patrick Walsh, a former Com­ ' We of the Seapender and of the limit the time for which Secretary ance vacations. The Thompson restau­ of Labor Martin Durkin could de­ munist operative, on the 1949 Canadian Seamen's Union SIU have a right to be proud of restitution. The violations rant employees are the first in Chi­ strike, again points tip the important service rendered to our ship, and even more, proud of mand arose from overtime work from cago to win the 40-hour, five-day the nation by the SIU in that beef. Walsh told a House Un- our Union, for we know that if 1941 to 1947 and the manner of week in a union contract. American Activities Committee that a Communist plan to this ship were under the NMU computing straight time and over­ 4 4 4 AFL truck drivers in Buffalo, halt Marshall Plan shipments on a world-wide scale was banner the conditions would be time under the'•paper company's the same as on other NMU ships. NY, ended a four-day strike recent­ payroll practices. thwarted in large part by the intervention of the SIU. Other unions and companies are ly which had tied up freight ship­ 4 4 4 At the time of the Canadian b.Qef, the SIU encountered respectful of our Union and the ments over a 50-mile radius. A criticism from well-meaning but ill-informed sources because conditions we have won. We must As a result of a check by the joint company-union announcement it helped the SIU Canadian District take over Canada's deep always be alert for any act which Wage and Hour Division of the said both agreed to continue ne­ sea fleet and wreck the Communist-run Canadian Seamen^s might jeopardize our position. Our US Department of Labor, 109 em­ gotiations for ten days and submit ployees of eight contractors on the the dispute to arbitration if agr^ Union. >What these sources didn't know w^ that the CSU Union is ahead. Let's keep it that New York State Thruway received ment could not be reached in that way. • « strike was a purely political maneuver designed to weaken better tfian $19,000 due them in time. Previously, the union had This crew also wishes to recom­ the western nations and strengthen the hand of the Soviet mend to our brothers the skipper overtime, but not previously paid. turned down an offer of a 12-cent Union. of this ship. Captain Bamberg, who One contractor was stung for $13,increase and other benefits, With all the evidence in, it's now seen that the SIU role has been a good skipper to us in 862 as payment to 71 employees. hourly but did not make public its de­ was justified all the way. And not the least of the outcome all respects, even providing beer 4 4 4 mands. The old scales ranged from is, the fact that Canadiaii sMmeri are free frwn the grip of for us on these long shuttle runs, More than 30 stewards and as- $1.50 an hour for dock men to slstani -. grievaiuiihVi'coiximitteenteii.^^ iSor.drivers. Us'if. la Plenly Of Good Books $ For MUls, But... The 1949 Canadian Beef ill �• --c .;:.:'vi:'vS^; ••;'• Pare Foorteeii SEAFARERS •- > " July LOG 19SS /. w Ic" I ri»-'. IH' [K" IK'".. IfliisHll^ piling:; S [4 > ^- >- ' y liplif. f:WsiS ; Si»S;?;. i-y- 0Pi: -v. ;:;:;:0::;:::;:Kr:::.;S:;::. The members of the MFOW are now casting bal­ lots in a union-wide, secret ballot referendum which will decide whether the MFOW will, become the 45th au­ tonomous union in the Sea­ farers International Union of North America. Affiliation was discussed with the SlU at the last SlU convention, and the MFOW started voting on June I. Ballots are available to the members at MFOW halls on all coasts. The mem­ ber checks "yes" or "no" on the ballot end seals it in an envelope. This is sealed inside an­ other envelope with the man's nome and book num­ ber, and mailed directly to a bank box in San Francisco. IK mW''" f ^ A rank and file tallying committee will collect the ballots when the vote ends. The names on the outside envelopes will be checkedJo insure eligibility, and then the voters will be counted. • iS-; •' I : 'a jrf; . V ... •• fc".' W'l V Headquarters of The Marine Firemen's Union In San Francisco The history of the Pacific Coast Marine Fire­ men, Watertendei-s and Wipers Association (Independent) is long and distinguished. One of the oldest of maritime unions, the MFOW has good claim to di*?tinction, having survived the many union-busting attacks that have been launched through the years. Now, the mem­ bers of the MFOW are voting on a proposition that would make them the 45th autonomous unit of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL, If approved, this would be,the second affilia- _ tion that the MFOW has ever made. Founded in , 1883, the MFOW received a charter'from the old International Seamen's Union back in 1892 and remained with that organization until 1937, when it broke away and became independent. The MFOW has long had . a reputation as a militant trade union organization, and under the direction of Vincent Malone, has expanded its services and facilities to its 5,000 members to almost all major ports on all coasts. In 1949, ,the MFOW opened. its newly-con­ structed modern headquarters building in-San Francisco, boasting modern office and shipping hall facilities as well as recr^tipnal facilities for its members on the beach. It also owns and operates, union halls in Seattle, San Pedro, Bal­ timore and New York, as well aii renting and maintaining modern union halls iil New Orle­ ans, Portland and Honolulu. Long Strike In 1906 The MFOW gained its first reputation for militancy back in 1906, when, with the sailors and stewards," the firemen Jiit the bricks fqr five long months. They finally won the strike and gained « rS^iSe from i$45 to $60 per month. ® By 1921, the firemen were enjoying wages of $90 per month, whbh the shipowner lockout occurred. Faced with 15 percefit wage cuts, the abolition of all overtime, a two-^watch system on deck, no/union delegates, and ^ all shipping through a ''Sea.Services Bureau" insteiad of the . union, the MFOW hit the bricks along with the sailors, stewards and longshoremen in the famous 1921 strike. That strike, as seamen well know, was broken, and firemen soon found themselves getting a flat $50 per month with no OT, working or living conditions. , ^ In 1933, the union's founder, Patrick Flynn, died. The union reorganized, got a hew charter from the ISU, and started to retrench. It had only 300 members at that time. Then came the famous 1934 strike. Firemen were getting a flat $40 per month by this time. On- May 9j 1934, the firemen, along with the sailors "and stewards and longshoremen,'hit the bricks; It was a bitter, 84-day strike; during which many seamen were killed or injured in attempts to break the strike. The firerhen gained a raise to $62.50 per month as a result and the union again began to grow. Union security was-still shaky, and so the fire­ men again manned picketlines for 98 days from October, 1936, to February, 1937. The result was a $10 raise and the vital union hiring hall clause. ' Sincq then, the. MFOW has continued its fight for Nyorkingi conditions, living conditions aboard shiiprand better wages. During World War II, thd MFOW continyed its fighting heritage. MFOW members sailed American ships through all theaters of war, and in all the major inva­ sions. Many of its members paid with their war zones. ' Since the war, the MFOW has continued to ^expand its seryices and facilities for its mem­ bers. Modeih dffice and accounting procedures now keep track of union affairs.T-R^reational facilities as well ds shipping halls'apd union paWolSiBn are available m all MlTO^ And how, the MFOW membership is deciding whether their union will become a self-govern­ ing; part of the top-organization in maritime, ^ 70,900 marine'wdrkei*v/A<v;o �SEAFARERS Jiiiy 24. 1953 • LOG Pace Fifteen V. J. Malone (left), MFOW president, and Cal Tanner, SIU Mobile port agent, look over a model sailing Ship in the MFOW's modern San Francisco headquarters. Two MFQW members (left) get their shipping cards from Stu Hunt, clerk, while JackHatton, MFOW patrolman, uses phone at the dis­ patcher's counter in the San Francisco hall. A clerk shows the MFOW's filing system to C. A. Petersen," treasurer; Sam Bennett, vicepresident, and Cal Tanner (left to right), in the MFOW's headquarters offices. James Gormley, MFOW New Orleans port agent, posts jobs on the shipping board as Antone Louis, oiler, and Frank VanPelt (right) oiler, look on. Jose Santarnera, 74-year-old dean of the MFOW's Neyv Orleans membership, studies the affiliation proposal contained in the union's newspaper. Gormley, Louis (left), and Nelson (right), sit in Gormley's New Orleans office with the union's newspaper and discuss the proposed affiliation. r Ernest "Red!' Ranisey, MFOW New York port . iagent "(right), ,A - >> ' isjlMpping counter-0 Ne^ York ,-iliall- on. Greenwicb-Sfertefc^r^ Two MFOW members' pass time between shipping calls by playing cards in the com•; f i fotlable recreation room of-the MFOW's New 'fwYork hall. , • . v.,..'> • Ranasey posts some jobs on the .shipping board; The board then slides down through the floor so members in the lounge, below ^can<see -the'jobs,' �• - r-\ - SEAFARERS LOG Pace Sixteen - -. - s . jQlr 24. 1958 SEAFARERS « A United Kingdom oil pollution committee found that the pollution spoiled beaches, injured or destroyed sea birds, fouled boats, ^shing gear, piers and quays, discouraged inshore fishing and caused a risk of harbor fires . . . The'pilot boat Sandy Hook of the New York and New Jersey.Pilots Association was placed in commission last week off Ambrose Lightship. It joins the pilot boats New York and New Jersey in service . . . Ten Government-owned cargo ships used for carrying Ship's delegate Walter Snell of military supplies will be returned soon to lay-up fleets to make way the Abiqua (Cities Service) really for privately-owned American tonnage to handle the trade. must ha\e .something on the ball, » . ii . West Germany's first post-war combined freight and passenger judging from what the crew had steamer is now under construction at a North German dockyard < to say about him. They passed a Four new foreign-flag ships, the Bow Canada, Shinsei Maru No. 3, formal resolution giving him a Werrastein and Covadonga, are scheduled to call at New York for the first time within the next six weeks. All but the Shinsei Maru No. 3 vote of thanks "for the fine man­ are on their maiden voyages ... A French engineer, Yves Bertranet, ner in which he has conducted prepared to set sail last week aboard a 15-foot catamaran for a 40-60 himself under very trying circum­ day drift-and-sail trip to Europe. stances ... a credit to the Union 4 4 4iand a real shipmate . . An SUP-eoiilraeted company,' the American Hawaiian Steamship Snell really learned the SIU Company, was assigned one of th^ two latest Mariner'-type ships ex­ ropes' fast, because he has been pected 'to be delivered in September . . . Following a world trend, with the Union for only five shipping orders in England's shipyards fell off for the first six months months. The 47-year-old Seafarer of 1953 ... US protests followed the laimching of a second tanker is a native of Ashland, Alabama, from a Danish shipyard for the Soviet Union under a 1948 contract. and sails in the deck department. AcflON Plans to form a US national committee unit of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association are being made in response to many requests by American shipping industry concerns. The twoyear-old technical group is devoted to speeding up the turn-around time of Hiips in port. It was organized to spread information on tech­ niques and materials used in the different ports of the world to load and unload cargoes in minimum time. 4 Si t Three men were burned last week in an explosion aboard a 25-foot cabin cruiser off Wildwood, NJ, with the damaged craft being beached after virtual destruction . . . Loading on the port's piers was defended .as a "legitimate ahd essential business enterprise" by two loaders' officials in the Port of New York . . . American steamship magnates are flushing the bushes and their ships In search of a lifeboat crew to man the American boat in the annual international lifeboat competition scheduled for the Hudson Biver on Sept. 12. Last year the American entry came in just below the wake of the Norwegian oarsmen. ti t> $> ' A weekly publication covering the New York and London charter markets has been issued by Maritime Research, Inc., covering the general freight and time charter markets and the coal, grain, lumber, sugar and ore markets . . . American-flag diip activities in the Port of New YOIIE totaled 264 arrivals and 260 departures in the month of June . . , Revenues of the Port of Boston Authority passeif'the million dollar .'mark for the first time during the last fiscal year . . . Following along a well-established line. Great Lakes ore.cargo fleets are threatening to break the July tonnage loading records after fracturing previous standards for May and June eariier this season. 4i3/ 4" Harvey H. Hecker, 76-year-old skipper of a 15-foot home-made out­ board motorboat, is on the last leg of a run through inland waterways in the eastern part of the US. His itinerary included a southern run down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, across the Gulf of Mexico, through inland waterways along the Atlantic Coast, up the Hudson River, through the Erie Canal into Lake Erie and on to Portsmouth, Ohio, his last port of call. 4. 4. 4. hi it Robert W. Dill, New York stock broker, recently was named by President Eisenhower to be Collector of Customs for District 10 at New York City . . . The" oil tank steamer Phoenix, lying damaged in the Delaware River off Wiimington after a collision, has been offered for sale ... A bell from a borrowed Chinese junk, owned by an Ameri­ can, was presented by the Navy to the town of Bamegat, NJ, after the townspeople helped save the junk from shipwreck off its shores and then helped to repair the damage done to the craft. Six repair and maintenance contracts valued at $125,000 with com­ mercial shipyards in the New York metropolitan area have been an­ nounced by the MSTS. The contracts cover six ships of the fleet. 4. 4> For Hie first time in its history, the Swedish merchant marine ex­ ceeded 2V^ million gross tons in March. According to foreign statistics, 1,868 ships, a^egating 2,307,780 gros9> tons, made up the Swedish fleet on March 1. A breakdown showed that 490 craft of 614,369 gross tons were steamships; 762 were motorships of 1,829,085 gross tons, and 616 were auxiliary sailing ships of 64,326 gross tons. Burly 4; ^ 4> Another ship's delegate who is doing a good job for his shipmates is John R. Tilley of the Frederic C. CoUin (Dry Trans). Tilley took on the job of treasurer of the ship's fund in addition to his duties as del­ egate, and fur­ ther went ashore Tilley in Houston to buy books, magazines and periodi­ cals for the crew's leisure time ac­ tivities. From now on though, Tilley won't have to bother with bujdng books because the Frederick Collin, like all other SlU-manned ships, will get reading matter via the SIU libraries that will be placed aboard. Tilley, who comes from the famed football town of Massillon, Ohio, has been sailing with the SIU for nearly ten years. He's 33 years old and sails in the stewards department. t t The Seatrain Georgia gang real­ ly went into raptures over the cooking and baking of Bernard Feeley recently. Apparently in­ spired by one of Feeley's gastronomical delights, they burst into lavish prose attempting to describe his accomplishments. They de­ clared that his performance "has never been equalled by most hands, and he went the limit in producing delicate and sturdy ex­ amples of fine art in flower." They regretted to note that he jvas leav­ ing the ship and they vwere going to lose him. All that lip-smacking certainly will make it tough for the next baker who gets aboard, as he will have a long way to go to match Feeley's gastronomical output. Feeley, a native of Ireland, has been delighting Seafarers' palates for more than four years now, joining the'Union in New York on May 16, M49. He's 36 years old. Protecting Your Eyesight Eye Injuries are not too common aboard ships but when they d« happen they are usually, serious and very unpleasant. Even a minor eye injury at sea can become serious because of the delay in obtaining professional medical attention. And of course, the danger of losings eyesight should be enough to make anyone pause and think twice. A broken bone will heal after a fashion but a badly damaged ^ can be lost beyond repair. That's why it's so important to wear protective goggles for certain types of Jobs aboard ship. It*s agreed that the goggles are far from comfortable, particularly in hot'weather, but they are one of those necessary evils that offer very effective protection against a variety of eye injuries. Variety of I^ggles Available There are a variety of goggles available for different uses—to protect against heavy blows, metal or wood ^linters, heat and ultra violet rays from welding or acetylene torches, splashes pf acids and paints and so on. The standard type of cup goggle is usually useful as prote^on against a variety of hazards. These goggles have hardened glass lenses which can withstand heavy blows without cracking. If thdy are fitted' properly they offer 100 percent protection against flying particles from any angle. ^ There is a larger model of the regular cup goggle which is. designed to protect men who wear regular prescription glasses while working. Some Seafarers find these more comfortable than the standard type goggle because of, their size. Other men prefer to wear the lightweight goggles that are made entirely of transparent plastic. The^e too can be used over regular prescription lenses ahd feature very good vision and good ventilation. While not built to withstand a heavy blow they give satisfactory pro­ tection against dust, and flying particles. An additional advantage to these goggles is that they come tinted which is desirable where ^rk has to be done in bright sunlight. - Hardened Glass Spectacle There are also spectacle-ts^pe goggles with hardened glass lenses that come in a variety of sizes and sometimes with side shields. This type of goggle can be fitted to suit the individual which offers advan­ tages over the standard cup goggle. • * Where gas or electric welding equipment is used on a ship, it's neces­ sary to have special welding, goggles with properly colored lenses. In this instance the goggle is designed specifically to protect the eye from the light of the welding arc.' Or the welder wears a full-face shield that covers the entire face. . - Goggles should be worn by the deck liepartment when men are scaling, chipping, wire brushing, burning paint, sweeping dirt, particu­ larly in a strong wind, grinding, splicing wire or using strong cleansers. They are also necessary when painting or soogeeing is being done over­ head, to keep paint and cleansing solution from splashing into the eyes. The black gang would use goggles for much the same purposes, in addition to the times that they are mixing boiler compound or working in boilers. Use such tools as drills, lathes, hammers and cold chisels, welding equipment, and air hoses require protective goggles. The need for goggles in the stewards department is not a? great, but here too, any chipping and scaling, paintipg and washing overhead and use of lye or other strong chemicals for clearing drains is danger­ ous to the eyes and precautions should be taken accordingly. Poor Fit Causes Strain A common complaint about goggles is that they cause headaches and eyestrain. Many men will avoid wearing them and run unnecessary risks accordingly. But usually the headaches result from poor fit rather than defective lenses. If the goggles press too heavily on nose or fore­ head, a headache will result.' Cup goggles can be adjusted for better fit by changing the distance between the eye cups. The lens retaining rings are removed and the chain that connects the eye cups can then be lengthened or shortened according to the need. : , The plastic goggles can be fitted simply by tightening or loosening the head band. ..For greatest comfort the hand band should be slack enough around the back of the head so that two fingers can be slipped under it easily. The standard spectacle type goggles come in different sizes.' If they are made of steel frames they usually have small, adjustable nose pads which .can be adjusted with^pliers. Both the ear-piece and the angle of the goggles can be adjusted by bending to suit. Some men who wear regular prescription glasses at all times might do well to consider investing in a pair of glasses with specially hard­ ened lenses. In addition to protecting the eyes, the hardened lenses will not break if dropped on deck. This is an important consideration for a Seafarer who depends on eyeglasses, because breaking his glasses at sea might cause him considerable inconvenience. Bu Ber^mrd Sematmn One SUght BrawbmeU HOW, AINY TH/S eiu SCHOLARSHIP J ALL OP U6 Ol^HT TO TARP J DSAL SnMSiHiN'T. BOV— .A A Ar ir ijnu^ k ABOUf YOO ? J "I'M HOT SLIGIBLB -— g —— * • J Y'KHOwJ^ § B •' •-,.-1 • : • • �'~'r July 24, 1953 SEAFARERS LOG • Page SeTenteen Ends Half Century Career Of i^aillsij^ After 51 years of seafaring on schooners, coal burners and modern steamships, Seafarer Alexander Dudde, 67 years old, has reluctantly called it a day. A bad leg put a ha't to his half-century old seafaring* career, that started out with the ISU was broken. All loyal Baltic grain schooners and union men were on a blacklist, so, wound up with four years on the Dudde went to work on tugs op­ SIU's floating freight-trains, the erated by the Ontario and Western Railroad. When the heat was off Seatrains. Today, Dudde can be found in he went back to sea again, hang­ and around the SIU headquarters ing on to his union membership. hall in Brooklyn most any time, Dudde was in Beaumont, Texas, because he is one of several Sea­ in 1936 when rank and file seamen, farers who are receiving the $25 inspired by the action of men on a week disability benefit. He's the West Coast, hung up their quite satisfied to spend his days ships. Dudde recalls it as the with old shipmates in the New toughest strike he ever experi­ York hall. But every time a Sea- enced. "There was near-starvation train job goes up on the board, he on the pieket lines, and n6 money says he gets that old temptation to feed the men. We had a kind again. of a stewpot going and the men "They are wonderful ships and a would go around bumming left­ SIU schdlarship winner Charlane Holden (left) and her mother look over some quality sport shirts man can really make a very fine over meat and food from restau­ In the Seafarers' Sea Chest during their tour of headquarters. Her father is on the Korea-Japan shut­ living on them. The company wants rants and homes. When we had tle, and had not heard the good news about his daughter winning. me back, but the doctor told me some sugar there was no milk, and that I would be taking a big chance when we had a little milk for cof­ if I went to work." fee there was no sugar." In '21, '36 Strikes Once the strike was over, Dudde, like many other Sea­ Dudde's troubles were not at an (Continued from page 2) farers, had spent quite a few years end. The Communists had moved sailing ships of in to the picture and were organ­ Japan-Korea shuttle. In fact, af­ the SIU since 1941, when he start­ because we just couldn't believe it. other nations be­ izing the National Maritime Union, ter Charlane heard that she won ed sailing merchant ships. Before It all was too wonderful." fore he came seizing control of the rank and file the scholarship, she was unable to that, he had put in some time with 'Dream Come True* Into the SIU. As seamen's movement. get the good news to her father, the Coast Guard. He has always Said Charlane's mother after a veteran Union since his ship is sailing under .sailed in the stewards department their visit, "I'm slowly settling Transferred to SIU man, he has MSTS and is under radio silence. and has clearances for all strikes down out of the clouds now, and In I^bvember, 1938, the SIU was been through Dad Didn't Know and beefs since he joined the am beginning to realize that Char­ many a tough chartered, and Dudde, like many Later, when she and her mother Union. lane has actually won one of the tussle on the others who had held out against visited the SIU headquarters, she Charlane is the youngest of two first SIU scholarships. Our dream waterfront, nota­ the NMU tide, transferred his told the Union that her father daughters. Her older sister is a bas become a reality." bly the ill-fated membership to the new union. didn't know she had won the schol­ beautician, and also lives at home. Dudde Although Charlane said that she 1921 strike and He's retained his membership ever arship, and the Union immediately Charlane and her mother made "never thought I'd win one of the the equally-tough, but much more since. He sailed all through World arranged to get a message to the the trip to New York shortly after scholarships," her mother said, "I successful strike of 1936 which re­ War II, but like in the first war, ship through the agent in Japan. The 17-year-old winner plans to they learned about winning the just felt that she would get one of vitalized maritime unionism on the was fortunate not to lose any ships. attend the Richmond Professional scholarship, and made a tour of the the scholarships. I don't know how, East Coast. Dudde's seafaring life began Up until last September, Dudde Institute in Richmond, Va., which headquarters building. They were but I just felt sure that she would, is a branch of William and Mary shown all the various operations of but when it happened, then I back in Russia back In 1901 or had been working regularly, most­ 1902. At the time he was only in ly on the Seatrain runs which he College. There, she will study the Union, and the different as­ couldn't believe it." As for Charhme's father, well his 'teens and still attending particularly favored. But his piiysical therapy and clinical work, pects of the Union were explained he's still out in the Far East. "But," school, but he used to catch Baltic leg condition became increasingly which has always been her ambi­ to them. "This scholarship has my mother promised Mrs. Holden, "you can schooners in the summers which troublesome and under doctor's tion. "Before we heard about the and I thrilled," said Charlane. "We bet that we're going to celebrate carried lumber, grain and other orders he reluctantly gave up sail­ scholarship,* said her mother, "we had to make the trip to New York just as soon as he gets home after bulk cargoes in the local coasting ing. Now he is on the disability benefits list for as long as he is trade. had decided that we might be able just to- make sure that it was true. this trip." For years afterwards, up until unfit for duty. to send Charlane to one of the col­ the first World War he sailed on leges near enough to home so she "All the years I was sailing," he Danish, German and English coal- concluded, "I was thinking that could live with us, but we knew we burners as a coal passer or fire­ some day there ought to be some­ couldn't send her to a college away man. Life on the coal burners was thing for a seaman when he has to from home. The trouble was that every bit as rugged as it has been quit working. I'm certainly glad the local colleges had no cwurses in made out to be. On some English to be getting this benefit, although the things that Charlane wants to ships for example, it was four on I wish I was younger and could be study, so the scholarship certain­ and four off, with a man alternat­ sailing regularly under the fine ly made the difference." ing watches as coal passer and conditions and wages that the - Top Grades fireman. On German ships condi­ younger seamen are making to­ Graduating from Manchester, tions were generally somewhat day." Md,. high school this past June, better, four on and eight off, with Charlane had one of the top grades regular coal passers in addition to in her class. In addition, she was firemen. captain of the cheering squad, fea­ Steam And Sail ture editor of the school news­ The first US ship he sailed on, paper, a member of the school or­ he remembers, had nothing to chestra, a member of the Future commend it. .It was an old relic of Teachers of America Society, a a passenger ship, the Zelandia, member of the chorus, a member that had been built in England and of the archery team, and a member used on the England-to-Australia of the Golden M, a school society. run under com|)ined sail and Her dad has been sailing with (Continued from page 2) steam. Despl.ce this experience, Dudde suspending Fletcher without a trial found that conditions under the of any sort. SIU tanker organizers pointed American flag were far superior to English ships. He continued to sail out that this isn't the first time US vessels through the war, and that the AMEU leaders have disre*The LOG is interested in col­ in all that four year period, he was garded tlieir own constitution. As lecting and printing photo­ Fletcher wrote in the last issue of fortunate in never losing a ship. graphs showing what seagoing the SEAFARERS LOG, Friedman Then three years after the war's was like In the old days." All end, a storm of another kind blew got a three-man rump fleet coun­ you oldtimers who have any up. The old International Sea­ cil meeting together to vote him a old mementos, photographs of men's Union, of which Dudde was $100 a month raise. The action was shipboard life, pictures of a member, went into negotiations obviously illegal because the ships or anything that would with shipowners, only to find that AMEU constitution states clearly: show how seamen lived, ate the operators wanted no part of "A majority of the fleet council and; worked in the days gong the union any more. The contract shall constitute a quorum." The . by, sbnd them In to the-LOG. expired May 1, 1921, and that membership of the council is 26. V lVhether they be steam or sell, same^day the shipowners locked "Friedman ought to think twice 'itround the* turn of the denout all ISU men and crewed their before he commits any more viola­ tiiry; during the first worldships with Government merchant tions of the constitution," Fletcher war and as late a? 1938, the , trainees, • concluded, "he might find that I^OG is Interested in them all. ^Strike Collapsed Charlspe and her mother stop ai the literature rack in the LOG somebody might take action to i WaOlt^lake-.eai'p^rof thei|a i After, about- three months the spalch ^ office, while Charlane'looks^rovier t^e new SIU constitution. Ikey that piece of pie away from ygyj, gQUvehH'S-"tn^r""" ^ike.. colljip4(L.mpl»U^^mtt^ .aire 1nelliEritBanteihitg*JfcA.a^w^ 'Our Dream Is Now A Reality' AMEU Ousts VP Fletcher Olde Photos Wanted by^ L04i �•? • I> • Pace Eirhteen SEAFARERS LOG July 2f. 196r That the state of Colorado con­ tains 41 different mountain peaks more than 14,000 feet high? The lowest point in the entire state, on the Arkansas River, has an ele­ vation of 3..500 feet. Colorado is called the "Mountain State" for good reason. i a; sential elements are carbon, nitro­ gen,. calcium, phosphorus, potassi­ um, sulphur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, iron and iodine. a^ a> a) That a necktie is called a cravat after a type of scarf worn by sol­ diers in the 17th century? "Cravate" was the French name of the inhabitants of Croatia (Yugoslavia), who wore a linen or muslin scarf around the neck as part of their army uniform. First the French adopted the idea and later it spread throughout the world. That noon originally was the ninth hour, of the day? According to the Roman method, noon was applAd to the ninth hour (about 3 pm) reckoned from sunrise. To­ day, it signifies exactly midday by sun time. "High Noon" means the 3^ 4" 4" sun is then at the'highest point it That Seafarers will get holiday reaches in the heavens. pay for July 4th this year even though it falls on a Saturday? Pre­ That payments of benefits to viously holiday pay was due only Seafarers from the SIU Welfare if a specified paid holiday fell on Plan began just three years ago? a Sunday. New agreements pro­ More than $1.1 million has been vide holiday pay now if a stipu­ paid out in hospital, death, mater­ lated holiday falls on either a Sat­ nity and dfsability benefits since urday or a Sunday. then. 4' t t aji i aj* That copies of present SIU That if the chemical elements in agreements can be obtained at all the average human body were iso­ SIU halls? In addition. Union con­ lated and sold they would be worth tracts call for the master, chief only about a dollar? Two thirds engineer and chief steward to or more of the body is composed provide a copy to the departmental of oxygen and hydrogen in the delegates at the beginning of each form of water. Eleven other es-_| voyage. a< Good Food, Officers Make Trip A Pleasure In Easf Africa Jim Davis Bags Some Big Ones i; Some Seafarers may find their best hunting in places like Times Square, but James M. (Jim) Davis is one who prefers the real thing. Consequently, when the Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping), on which Jim ii the steward, stopped recently at Beira, in Mozambique (Portuguese East Africa), Jim lost no time in joining a safari—com­ plete with trucks, native guides and gun bearers, and all the other things necessary to big game hunt­ ing—and taking off 150 miles into the bush. Nor was Jim's quest in vain, for, in addition to a variety of smaller game, he bagged two hippos, two lions, and a number of buffalo. Strikes Up Friendship Later, when the ship reached Port Elizabeth, in the Union of South Africa, Jim had another in­ teresting experience when he struck up °a friendship with sixyear-old Neville (Short Stop) Mandy, and found a "home away from home" with Neville's family. Learning of Neville's intense in­ terest in all things typically A r.erIcah, particularly cowboys, and to show his appreciation for the Mandys' hospitality, Jim, before the Robin Mowbray sailed, presented tJie boy with a real cowboy outfifrom America„and a pearl-handled "six shooter Talking over the Topa Topa's good trip are, left to right, seated: T. Finnerty, DM; SIU port agent J. Arabasz; H. White, OS- Standing: S. Fetrantes, 2nd ck; B. Foster, OS; Paul Whaien, wiper, T. Goncalves, eh. elec., and F. Hartson. R. Nichols. DM, took the shot. "We had a great trip, and we're bringing in our ship in good SIU style," was the boast of the crew of the Topa Topa when she pulled into Wilmington, Calif. The ship had made the run :o the Far East? and came in it's just as easy to be nice to a without one major beef. And, crew as it is to give them a hard said the crew, the reason for that time, and when you've got a happy happy state of affairs could be crew, then you've got an efficient found in the steward, the captain and good ship." Good Mate and the chief mate. The Topa Topa crew also saidFrmk Kustura, chief steward, came in for a lot of praise from that the chief mate, Frederick the crewmembers for the kind of Kusiak, was right up there with food and menus that he put out the captain when it came to being a all during the trip. Kustura said good officer. "Both of them," said he just followed the idea that good the crew, "were always re^idy with food is just as easy to prepare as a friendly word when they saw you. bad food, but good food helps keep They both had a good sense of humor, and were not afraid to a happy crew. laugh once in a while, and they rec­ Captain Good ognized the members of the crew The crewmembers of the Topa as human beings just like them­ Topa also said that Captain Lumpe- selves. ton also deserved a lot of credit. "The trip, was a pleasure," said He went cut of his Way whenever the crew, "and it was wonderful to he could," said they, "to make sail with officers like these who things pleasant' for the crew and realize how important it is. to have to see that everybody was satisfied. things running smoothly aboard He expected us to do our work, the slilp rather than trying to' hardbut he was always willing to help time everybody aboard. By being make- the crew happy." friendly and decent, they earned The only comment the captain the friendship and -respect , of all had tb aU" tHis priisb Wais," "Well, the iheir in' the 'cfdw!"' '' �July 24, 1953 SEAFARERS Paye Ninefeea LOG Seafarer Rags' Secret Of Success By E. R«y«s and Dick MarfinM By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor Many amatevrs are flabbergasted when they see a photographer using flash outdoors. Many of them probably feel that the photographer Js in such a daze that he just doesn't know whether he's indoors or out. Such is not the case, however; flash outdoors has a definite pur­ pose and final results are the proof. Synchro-sun or daylight fill-in-flash or whatever you hear it called Js the photographing of outdoor brilliant scenes so that the areas in direct sunlight are fully and normally exposed on the basis of the sun's intensity while the shadow areas facing the camera get extra light from a flash lamp. The general purpose of the method is to illuminate the principal shadow areas of sun-lighted subjects so the subject contrast can be compressed into the relatively limited contrast range of the photographic film. Shadows Get Black It's all the result of the inability of film to record detail that the human eye, with its unique accommodation powers, can perceive in the extremely bright and dark areas of a brilliant scene. Without assistance from fill-in flash or from nearby light-colored neflecting areas, film and printing paper tend to render shadows cast by sunlight as an opaque bottomless black. Studio operators usually take large bounce boards with them for outdoor location work-reflecting surfaces made of crumpled metal foil, white cardboard or a white fabric stretched taut on' a frame. Placed on a stand on the shadow side of the subject so the angle of the sun's incidence is about equal to the reflection angle, the reflector enables the photographer to see and measure the fill-in effect. Since bounce boards are clumsy and hard to transport, the amateur can't be blamed if he resorts to flash. The important thing is to control the effective in­ tensity of the flash so that shadow areas receive just enough light to reproduce like shadows. Overlighting produces a flat effect. To use the technique effectively the following is suggested: 1. The fill-in flash source must be synchronized to the camera to operate at the minimum efficiency at the shutter speeds that will be used in making the exposures. 2. The fill-in lamp should be placed as close as possible to the optical axis of the camera lens and aimed squarely at the subject to avoid confusing secondary shadows. Use A Handkerchief 3. There should be a handy method for controlling the intensity of the fill-in-flash source to put just enough light into the shadows to produce a natural and believing shadow effect. Ordinary flash-bulbs are either covered with a handkerchief to reduce the light emitted, or vary the distance between subject and flash-bulb. Another method is to use the flash^bulb without a reflector. Remember that your basic exposure is the one that is determined by the intensity of the existing light. The flash is primarily for the shadow area and does not change the basic exposure. The use of flash outdoors will put an end to the problem of subjects that are back­ lighted, will add detail to your photos and give you sparkling prints. Once you've seen the result,? obtained you'll be using it more and more. This added brilliance to your photos will be particularly noticed when shooting color. Too Much Food Brings Grew Beef One of the most common gripes on any ship, is a beef about food. Usually, it's either a beef about the food not tasting properly, or else it's a beef about not getting enough food or enough variety. However, the beef that that they were getting too much This was fine, he aaid, and there was plenty of fresh fruit to use came up during a ship's meet­ food—or at least some of the crew for juices, but would they please ing on the Western Trader did. clean up the squeezer after they The wny it worked, they said, finished? IWestern Nav.) completely reversed was that they would tell the messThe meeting deliberated shortly, the whole thing. The crew griped man that they just wanted small and finally reached the happy con­ portions, but then the cook would clusion where the cook agreed that just pile on the food anyway. he would serve small portions, The crewmembers who preferred when requested, and the crew smaller portions took the whole agreed that any men using the problem up at the meeting, declar­ squeezer would clean up after mak­ "A happy crew, top officers^ good food, and an ideal trip," is the way John Westfall ing that they didn't want to waste ing fresh fruit juice. any of the good chow the cook sums up his present voyage on the Steel Vendor. Now the only problem on the was putting out, but they just "We made 10 countries," says he, "and 24 ports, with a great crew and fine officers, a couldn't ship seems to be that the men who eat it all. ask for and get the small portions pleasure we hope will be re-^ Juice Problem get hungry in between meals, and peated often on this and other' Of course, the best part of the trip shoretime, as well as the happy are eating a number of snacks. The pantryman brought up an­ ships." has been the time spent ashore in conditions on the ship. There's no objection to this, but other problem, however, and According to John, the trip is all the different places, and the "For instance," he writes, "we pointed out that many of the men the pantryman now finds that there * one of the best he's ever made, and entire crew of the Vendor has been were in Ko-chi Sang, a beat-up seemed to enjoy orange juice and are more and more dirty dishes left "we're getting paid for it, too." kept happy by the amount of little Island, for three days. This other fresh juices between meals. for him. is the port for Bangkok. However, we found out that in four hours, at a cost of $7 for a round trip, you can see the same sights that the tourists spend thousands of dollars to see—ancient temples, palaces, market places, dancing girls, and (1) Which one of these Americans invented the lightning rod: everything you associate with the (a) James Watt, (b) Benjamin Franklin, (c) Thomas Edison? East, Nearby Cities (2) What is used to start an auto race: (a) gun, (b) whistle, (c) flag? "We found that from Tanjum (3) Five main types of combat vessels are used in the US Fleet. Priak, it takes 20 minutes and What are they? costs only 10 cents to visit Dja­ (4) Which continent has the greatest number of inhabitants: (a) Asia, karta, one of the 10 largest cities in the world. Another city, and in (b) Africa, (c) Europe? its way, the most spectacular, is (5) Name five state capitals whose names begin with the letter "A." Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There, we (6) What is the missing number from this series: 12, 42, 14, found andcnt houses, churches, 49, .... 63? palaces, and so forth that looked (7) Which of these Is not a famous name in tennis: (a) Don Budge, as If they belonged in a movie set. This is the port for'Mecca, only <b) Sam Tilden, (c) Jack Kramer? 30 miles away, to which pilgrims (8) What have the following in common: (a) clove hitch, (b) sheep­ travel from all over the world." shank, (c) bowline? "I could keep writing about all (9) Is the average depth of the Zuider Zee about (a) oae-iialf mile, the ports this way," says John, (b) 12 feet, (c) 500 feet? "but it would just take too long. This shot by Seafarer John Westfall shows Mama Sew-Sew at work It's enough to say that the trip (10) If three times a certain number, minus 47, equals 100, what is In her laipdry In Singapore. Mama Sew-Sew, says Westfall, is has been wdnderful. We're really the number? - —^.-(42uizw.Aaswers on Page 25) seeing the world, SlU-style." totore. Vendor Finds Old World Marvels Qtliz Corner SI �Pare Tweii^ S E A P A R E RSJL06 Far East Romance Run Turps Sour As Greece Victory Has Troubles Local shipyard worker in Kobe, Japan, notes the deep sash In the side of the Greece Victory, (left), before complete repairs were made in the Japanese port. Scotty Chisolm, (right), toes over the side ^in his diving gear to inspect the hull at the ship in its Port Chicago, San Francisco, berth, before the vessel contintaed on its run with a 16-foot steel patch on its side. Juir ie4. i»5s By Spike Marlin Much to nobody's surprise the Randy with the heat of Ebbets much-touted middleweight elimi­ Field patrons. All reports had it nation tournament wound up exact­ that Randy looked stihk-o but ly where it started, with Carl Humez was worse. "Bobo" Olson and Randy Turpln The American side of the elim­ as the two finalists. It took six ination was slightly more exciting. months of maneuvering and sev­ Castellani, who can fight but won't, eral contests, ranging from dreary came a cropper against Langlois, to reasonably interesting, to de­ who at least tries hard. Young, termine what everybody knew-be­ who made a career out of fighting forehand, that Olson and Tnrpin Durando, proved again that a good were the class of their department. left hook can take a roundhouse " When the so-called elimination right swinger. That left him as the contest started last January there only stumbling block in Olson's were five other contestants: Ernie way. Not Enough Artillery Durando, Rocky Castellani, Walter Here too, everything went ac­ Cartier, Paddy Young and a Frenchman named Charles Humez. cording to form. Young tried hard Before the contest was. over an­ as always, but his one punch-at-aother willing but awkward French time left-hooking wasn't adequate fighter, Pierre Langlois, has mus­ to match Olson's array of artillery. cled into the act as a spoiler. He The Hawaiian-born Swede chopped ruined .a couple of contenders and cuffed Paddy 'round and without doing anything to advance 'round the ring with his rapid fire combinations and won going away. his~own cause. • That leaves it up to Olson and Enthusiastic Hanger-On Turpin to get together and finally The European side of the elim­ decide whether the middleweight ination was settled with reason­ division will have a champion. able dispatch. Turpin first "fought" Certainly the passage of time Cartier, a hard-punching but inept hasn't helped Turpin any. Since fighter who had qualified for the the second fight with Robinson he tournament by getting knocked has fought nothing but stiffs while out by Olson and held to a draw Olson has been one of the busiest by Langlois. The fight ended In campaigners in the division. Fur­ the very first round when the ref­ thermore, Randy can't quite make eree disqualified Cartier for hang­ up his mind whether he is a legiti­ ing on to Turpin's lethal left hand mate middleweight or a lightwith entirely too much enthusiasm. heavy. There doesn't seem to be After that smelly affair, Turpin much to stop Olson from slapping chopped up Humez in a go that his way to the title he should have had the Britishers booing their had six months ago. If every cloud has a silver lining, thinks Seafarer John, Friend, then the Greece Victory, ship and crew alike, is due for a dozen trips of heavenly living after one hectic and ad­ venturous run to the Orient. pride. Three divers, dressed in with the pumps and the men work­ Along with individuals who martian gear, wearing their water ing overtime to keep it dry, the were involved in accidents helmets as gajly as any seven-year- vessel crossed the expanse of the and temperamental flareups, old with his outer-space bubble Pacific. Yokohama was the first took turns going over the port of call, 14 days out from the vessel itself played the leading helmet, side of ship to inspect the Frisco, then on to Kurikama and role in a drama of the sea early in damage. the Reports came up from Kobe, where the ship went into the year. The vessel, literally, was below that an eight-foot gash had drydock at the Mitsubishi Shipyard a keg of dynamite, and only For­ been torn in the side by the for extensive repairs to its ripped LOG-A-RHYTHM: tune's twisted smile saved It from water while the ship wasn'tbreak­ hull. look­ a watery grave. In addition, to keep the pot boil­ ing. Outbound from Los Angeles for With the divers alternating be­ ing, two messmen met with ac­ the distant shores of Japan on the low the slilp in the depths of the cidents on the unlucky trip. One grey and foggy afternoon of Feb. harbor, a ten-foot steel patch was of them slipped on a wet floor in By M. Dwyer 3, 1953, the Greece Victory ran welded to the side of the vessel the galley and fractured his skull. intosanore tlian a little trouble be­ and it was on its way to Japan with The other was luckier. While go­ fore it was fairly underway. About its Army cargo of ammunition, ing ashore in Kurikama, the To an island of spice, where everything's Pice, one-half hour after the sun had 7,500 tons of it. second messnum slipped -getting I long to sail some day. risen to its daily zenith, the Greece Shipping water in the No. 2 fuel into the launch and broke his right Where the sun shines Umg, and the current's strong. Victory, its steering gear awry, oil double bottom tank all the way. arm as a result oi ials tumble. My cares will all blow away. picked its target of three break­ Where the sand is white, and the moon shines bright, waters in the harbor of Los Angeles When the stars come out to play. and ran smack into the middle of With the breeze in my hair, and spray in the air. the trio, the San Pedro Break­ Forever I'd want to stay. water. Wounded Pride Recoiling from the blow, the ship Whenever a ship hits port, there's always a line of char­ staggered into Port Chicago, San Francisco, with a deep, though not acters ready to go abroad to sell just about anything you can fatal, wound in its hull and its think of, from souvenir postcards to haircuts. While some of them may be The COG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, honest, there are usually bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-knoivn plenty of phonies in the crowd cooking and baking hints, dishes uhth a national flavor and the like, and, according to some of the faimi suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief steward Nelson on the Alamar (Calmar), one of the E. Norwood's recipe for Old Fashioned New England Clam Chowder, worst they've seen is a so-called There are times when the sea the SIU. He was one of the orig­ barber who boards the ships in the can be pretty mean and nasty, ac­ inal members, with the 41st book Panama Canal'Zone. cording to Nelson £. Norwood, issued by the young Union. After Some of the men on the ship had had some -experience with this ehief steward, and when the weath­ a while he started working ashoi'e a hotel chef, and then began "barber" during the past trips er's cold, the sea is kicking up and as sailing again during the war. through the canal. In fact, there For-Old Fashioned New England were even rumors that some of the the spray is flying, there's nothing Clam Chowder, says he, he's found that goes as well as a bowl of men who had patronized this bar­ ber, wore hats wherever they went good hot soup or clam chowder. that Snow's Minced Claras, packed One favorite, in No. 5 cans, are about , the best when they got to the West Coast he says, of most obtainable for use at sea. ports. crews in a posi­ First, he .says take about a half Bowl Better tion like that is a pound of fat i^alt pork and saute One was even heard to say that, Oid Fashioned very slowly until al the grease is "a pair of scissors and a bowl New England out. If you prefer, you can melt would have been a better way to Clam Chowder, a quarter of a pound of butter in­ get a haircut," while others didn't served piping stead of using the fat, salt pork. say anything, but would only leave hot and with Then, add a pound of minced their foc'sles after dark. s 0 m e crackers onions to the grease and continue Well, anyway, these Seafarers and bread on the to saute slowly until the onions Norwood profited by their experience, so on side. It's a good begin to color.. As soon as they the last trip of the Alamar, these start to color, add the contents of men took over the ship's meeting way to start any meal. and warned all of their shipmates Nelson's father was a man who two' No. 5 cans of mlnc^ clams not to get haircuts from this ejiarr- followed the .sea as a fisherman, and saute for about half an hour. and Nelson says he started going After that, add a gallon of water acter. The rest of the men On the ves­ to sea when his father had to cut and then add about 10 pounds of sel took the advice, and promised down a barrel and stand him in­ potatoes, either diced or sliced. not to get any haircuts from that side to keep him from wandering Simmer the whole mixture until barber. When last heard from, the over the side. "I'm 53 now," says the potatoes"ire soft., and then add Alamar was approaching the Canal he, "and I guess I've been going from 8 to 10 cans of evaporated milkrand season to taste with only Zone, and the crew was preparing to sea for the past 45 years." Nelson also was one of thO early salt and pepper;. The cbowdef ii to resist any actions taklh by the riirm' •iiivmniN, i barber. strnters-' when camr^tO^joliM^ An Island Of Spice I-, , •V Even Barbers Can Be Phony Down In Panama Canal Zone Seafarer Sam Says COMPAMES aiewMemB& •7& SKSM MBDlCAt-REl-BA^ AflHe PAVOff. If HouAREH^'DOU&rAS HOUP. PA^SICAL QOSlDIVO/^lpon'r Si&M -me fbUM. PPxyjSCrr>{ou/i' •sgz/: in CAS& ioU'S^en MA/tS-^ Am OMe �r<-w ••• • Joly 24. 195S •'•••:' '-'.; Pace Twentr-ea* S£.4F^R£RS £0(? Coils Agent On Commie Seaman To the Editor: While in San Francisco on the Portman I had my first experience of having a Commie member of the crew. This man, however, was not a member of the SIU but a former member, of the NUMCS. The Co-ast Guard was con­ tacted so I, as ship's delegate, called Tom Ban­ ning," SIU port agent for San Reid Francisco.- Ban­ ning was on board in about two minutes, and I have nothing but praise for the way he took care of the situation. He had the man put off the ship for agitating and fail­ ure to perform his woric. Not only was this utility a performer, but he openly denounced US ships and claimed he was a Commie. In ad­ dition to being put off the ship, the Coast Guard took prompt ac­ tion to reclaim this man's seaman's papers. I would like to tell all SIU men that if they are really sure that they have a Communist aboard while in 'Frisco, call Tom Banning. W. A. Reid t t Cantigng^s Food ^Wag B^ow Par LETTERS' the railway fare came to less than $5, with the rest going to our slippery friend on the West Coast. I had no choice but to shell out the dough. This fellow probably has pulled this before and may attempt to pull the same deal again. He deservws something for his efforts in seeing that my seabag got shipped to its destination, but not $7. And he got about 20 other guys on the same deal. My only reason for writing this letter is to prevent some of my buddies-^and Seafarer shipmates from falling for the same deal which roped me in. Steer clear of these fiy-by-night guys and do your business directly with reputable and dependable firms. Richard C. Siar 4" 4" i Gatewag Citg Is Paradise To GI To the Editor: While in Beaumont, Tex., on a weekend pass I had the privilege —^repeat that, the privilege—of go­ ing aboard the Gateway City, one of the Flying Waterman scows, where I met a bunch of guys I knew in Para­ dise (the outside world).-A m 0 n g the guys was Jimmy Davis, the steward on there, who treated us Beattie like returning heroes with the best dinner we have had in our lives. I want to thank, the guys on there with all my heart, for as the old saying goes, we never knew when we had it so good (being, a Seafarer, that is). Incidentally, will you see that the LOG is sent here to my Army address at Camp Polk, La.; I haven't been getting any copies. Scotty Beattie (Ed. note: Our maiUng depart­ ment is checking to make sure that your name is on the LOG's mail­ ing list.) Sticks Up For Calmar Cooking even made an attempt to tell the Army how to discharge cargo, and, I might add, he was highly sunsuccessful. To the Editor: Sargeant Manning, who is in Although a lot of seamen say charge of discharging cargo in this that Calmar ships do not feed well, port, says that the Mississippi I would like to ships that call at this port are say, as ship's del­ pretty dirty and I am inclined to egate on the agree with him. He says that the Pennmar, that Waterman scows are the best ships the chief stew­ to make this port. tMy apologies ard, J. T. Sigto Red Campbell). After this trip mon and his men I would take almost any ship. are doing a good In conclusion I send regards to job on here in Tex Alexander, the Mayor of High­ the . line of good way 90, and all the boys. food, cleanliness FaUe Honest Ed Parsons and getting ' 4 4 3> stores aboard here on the West Coast. There are no beefs on or in the steward department. The engine and deck depart­ ments are doing fine, too. We are To the Editor: in Baltimore now and hope to be The crewmembers of the Repub­ back about the middle of August. lic (Trafalgar) feel that those men H. Faile who jump ship should be made 4 .3^ 4i to realize that it is hard to get men for tankers at the last min­ To the Editor: ute as the halls The good ship Maiden Victory are too far away. arrived in Korea about two weeks Most of us feel ago and the party began. We were that there should in a place called Ulsan for a week be a stiffer pen­ Smith but for some reason we did not get alty imposed on a draw until we returned to Pusan some of these gashounds, so that for bunkers. Now it seems that they will think twice before miss­ the men who made a draw re­ ing a ship. ceived 60 won to the dollar, though Only those men who miss a ship the legal ex­ through no fault of their own change is 180 should be excused, won. However, Frank Smith this mistake was 4 4 4 corrected here in Kunsan. Upon arrival in Kunsan we were notified by To the Editor: It is with a great deal of pride the - Army that and interest that I have witaessed the towns • of Parsons* Kunsan and the progress of the Union after Chang Kang were off limits ^to nine years of sailing SIU. The men merchant seamen. A draw was ^t who founded the SIU had sound out in US money and then we standards of construction and great were notified that we were not al­ concern for the security of the lowed to have greenbacks or mili­ membership. Today a man with a book has in tary script, and no one has any his possession the equivalent of Korean won. The NCO Club is off limits to $20,000. In a few cases, some men seamen; no alcoholic beverages are slowly slipping back to their are sold to minors, feeble-minded non-Union point of view, violating the constitution and their obliga­ or merchant seamen. tions to the welfare of their Union No Free Afternoons We were given permission to at­ brothers. Having served as dele­ tend the movies inside the Military gate on numerous occasions. I Compound providing we do so at realize that the bookmen of the 2:00 PM, but since everyone works Union must never fail to recognize a full day every day we haven't the obligations of the Union or fail in any way to enforce them. yet seen a movie. As for the Union and everything The Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany should be proul to know that it represents, I've found my years they have a man like Abe Kay, the with the SIU tops; the SIU is held fourth mate On this scow to look in high esteem by the unions of the after their interests. As a matter world. F. Hartshorn of fact, this characier gets into _ 4 4 4 nearly everybody's business. He Performers Need Stiffer Penaltg Armg Hardtimes Maiden Victorg To the Editor: The crewmembers of the Cantigny (Cities Service) feel that the steward is very lax about seeing that the meat that comes aboard is of the best grade. The menus are not up to the standard of other Cities Service ships. As far as the crew is con­ cerned, the stew­ ard is actually a stranger, as he seldom comes Patriquin down to the galley to super­ vise the preparing of meals or to give the messmen instructions on what work to perform. This crew would like to see the steward replaced if he does not 4" 4" 4" bring the meals up to THe^standard of other company ships. The po­ tatoes and eggs in particular are In very bad condition. To flie Edifbr: T. A. Patriquin As a member of the Seafarers t t International Union, Great Lakes District, I would like to congratu­ late you on a fine paper, the LOG. I was wondering if you would send To the Editor: a copy to my mother, as she would This is a warning to other Sea­ like to keep up with things. Keep farers as well as a gripe against up the good work. Jame^ A. McCarley some underhanded dealings tak­ (Ed. note:We have added your ing place out'on the West Coast. I was a wiper on the Sea • Gale mother's name to our mailing when I signed off in Portland, Ore., list.) about the middle of .^pril. It was then that I got the wool pulled over my eyes, along with about 20 of my shipmates who got stung onjhe same deal. This guy driving a truck pulls up and says he'll take my bag and ship it to New York for me. It sounds like a good deal, so I tell him to send it on for me and offer to pay him then and there. He refuses the money because, he said, he did not have the scales to weigh the bags. What should have inade me suspicious was the fact that he refused to ship the bags any other way but COD. 1 didn't actually hear him say so, but he sounded as if he was from the railway. He seemed to me to be a semi-official express­ man. His truck had Hie name "Red Transfer And Storage Cp." written on it. Price Too High Anyway, when { went-to. pick up iobn "Rti" mu (right), waiter. and-Bob Admaa (cli. dcct.) my seal^ - the express people th« INi Norteia nievr movie projector fcr s lor the toM nie it:was $12. 1 was astefiad* MS: Great Lakes Man Sends Mom LOGs Warns Of Backet On West Coast There'll Be Movies Tonight Bookmen Must Be Logai To Union Old Shipmates Meet In Frisco To the Editor: While I was steward aboard the old Coral Sea for about seven months, the loquacious and elegant Johnny "Bananas" Zereis was bosun. Many a pleasant hour was spent by listening to Johnny's many fine sea stories. Once Johnny settled down on a hatch cover with his box of Copen­ hagen, all the boys would gather around while Johnny would think for a minute and then let loose with both barrels. His stories may have been a little bit hard to be­ lieve once in a while, but they were always entertaining, and were a good way to |)ass time while we were at sea. Recently, I ran into Johnny again at a meeting in the San Francisco haB. He is now bosun on the Sea Thunder, a tanker bound fbr the Persian Gulf by way of Japan and Korea. It was « pleasant meeting, and was Rood secinffldia again. Hospitaiizedf He Wants LOG To the Editor: I would like to have the LOG sent to me here at the "Veteran's Hospital in Iowa City, la. I have been here for a month due to an injury I received during World War II while In the Air Force. I have been shipping out of Galveston, Tex. Hoffman but have not heard from any of my old buddies. I sure would like 'to get the LOG to keep up on the shipping news. Eric L. Hoffman (Ed. note: Your name has been added to our mailing list; you^l get the LOG every two weelcs frcm now on.) 4 4 4. Thanks To Crew Of The Bel Snd To the Editor: I want to write a few lines, so that I can publicly thank all the crewmembers of the fine ship Del Sud. They are a great bunch. Recently, I was hospitalized in Montivedeo while a crewmember of the Del Santos. I was in the hos­ pital for a week, and then was put on board the Del Sud to go back to the States. I wasn't aboard the Del Sud more than a couple of minutes when the ship's delegate, and some of the department delegates came around to find out if I needed any­ thing. They offered me cigarettes, cash and whatever I needed. During the trip, I think that just about every man in the crew of­ fered me any help that I needed, included cash and smokes. They were all eager to help out in any way that they could. After being hospitalized in a for­ eign port, this sort of treatnaeat from the crewmembers is really something that makes a man feel good. I don't know the right words to express my appreciation to those men on the Del Sud. They were great. _ Fred Shaia 4 4 4 Seafarer Likes Life In Japan To the Editor: I'm writing this to gi\^ you my new mailing address, as I will be happy to get my name back on your mailing list. I've been here in Japan for a month now and ex­ pect to be here for quite some time. I like it fine over heie and I'm going to make it a real extended vaca­ tion. When I do get ready to go to work again it will be on one of John B. Water­ man's r'erry boats on the Yoko­ hama-Kobe run, Lipkin otherwise known on the West Coast as the lovers' run. The weather here in Yokohama is fine and opportunities for di­ verse recreation and relaxation are limitless—golf, swimming, opera, museums and girls. Up to now I haven't been able to get past the very last item, but one of these days I'll see what this golf and other stuff is all about Right now I'm completely booked up for the summer, I make the SUP hall in Yoko­ hama quite often and recommend it as the right place to meet snipmates and keep up with the sliipping situation. ~ Max Lipkin (Ed. note: We've added your new address to our list; the SEA­ FARERS LOG will be arriving rcgtdarly every two weeks from now- -.-Tr.'J' I �Par« Twenty-two- SEAFAKEAS Crew Want Cots In Gulf Waters To tiie Editor:. At a recent shipboard meeting held by the crew of the Logans Fort, the members discussed the issuance of cuts. Many of the brothers on this ship cannot understand why cots are issued in the tropics only. Surely the . Gulf is just as hit in the summer as any tropical wa­ ters, so why should the is­ Bums suance of cots • he restricted in this way.especially since the cots are aboard, to no one's advantage. While the ship was at L%ke Charies, one brother had to sleep ashore because the temperature of his roonji was 125 degrees; many other crewmembers could not sleep at all. R. Burns i 4" t Like Reading Of Dad^s Adventures To the Editor: My three children and I have enjoyed reading the LOG for the past three years, but we have had to miss so many numbers of it since my husband oniy got a LOG when he was home between trips. We have kept quite a few issues for future reference and enjoy re­ reading those too, even though they are back issues now. My husband, Aibert Rakocy, is now bosun on the Iberville. We are so proud of your article about the Iberville aiding the burning Swedish-American freighter MV Stegeholm that we are keeping this issue as one of our most precious possessions. Now. the children can show their friends this sea story _jibout their daddy's numerous ex­ citing sea adventures. Thanks from them. We enjoy the LOG so much that we would like very much to re­ ceive it regularly by mail from you. Mrs. Albert A. Rakocy (Ed note: Your name has been added to the LOG'S mailing list; you will receive a copy every two weeks as issued from now %n.) 4" 4^ if *Salad BowP Crew Takes A Beating ! f.. . To the Editor: The Alexandra is still rolling along, and just so the boys on the beach don't get the wrong idea that this ship is just a "salad bowl" as reported in the May 1st issue of the LOG, I'll give them a few high­ lights of the last few months. The old man and chief engi­ neer seemed to think that as soon as we left the States they could forget about the contract and working agree­ Moose ment. The mates and engineers turned to on un­ licensed men's work as though this was the regular procedure. When overtime was turned in'for the work they hoilered foul, but they stopped the work. Since then they have been doing everything they can to make this trip more miser­ able, as if this 40-day shuttle from Japan to the Persian Gulf, with only one night- ashore in Japan, isn't bad enough. Look Forward to Payoff It looks as if they are trying to hardtime the crew into quitting so they can pick up a bunch of aliens in Japan. We've got a good crew I on here, they all .know the score and recognize this skipper and chief engineer for what they are. We're sure looking forward to the payoff when we can show these characters that we are members .of the strongest union on,the water­ front—the SIU. In closing I'd like to say that we've been getting the LOG regu­ larly and they are getting better all the time; keep- up the good work. I'd also like to ask that some overtime sheets and rating booklets for all the black gang ratings be mailed to us at the address above. It looks like we're going to have plenty of time out here to use both. Calvin B. Moose 4^ ^ 4^ Top Crew Mans John Kulukuhdis To the Editor: The crew of the .lohn B. Kulukundis are enjoying an unusually smooth trip for these Far East waters. Credit for this must be given to a few oldtimers, like C. Lawson, Mr Townsend, Charlie Gann, Pete The Greek. A vote,of thanks is due for Brother Jarvis, who is helping Brother Lawson run the wire splicing and sea­ manship aboard. C. Aycock, the belly robber, is doing a fine job keeping the boys Quinnt happy with his excellent meal planning. Credit must be given too to all permitmen who are taking a great interest in the Union and Union activities. We are also pleased to say that our skipper, John M. 'Cotter, is tops as skipper for an SlU-manned ship and that bosun Carl Lawson is doing an excellent job. C. Quinnt i t 4i Thanks SIU For His Life At Sea To the Editor: I would like to thank the SIU for starting me on a seagoing career. I hope we shall be partners for a long time. I also appreciate the courteous representation in the Seattle hall, where I got my first ship, the Seavigil, a Liberty, sail­ ing to Tacoma, Puerto Rico and New York. Most of all, I want to thank a real Union man, Joe Melendez, who, as ship's delegate aboard the Seavigil, went to great lengths and took a good deal of time to pa­ tiently explain the rules, regula­ tions and by-laws of the SIU. Never in all my previous experience have I ever encountered a Union man as earnestly and sincerely devoted to the "betterment of his Union as Joe Melendez. I only hope that I soon will acquire some of his Union knowledge and progressive spirit. Now I am aboard the Isthmian Steel Executive as an OS, bound for the Far East on a four-month trip. It's-a pleasure to know that the men of the SIU are my'ship­ mates and that such a Union or­ ganization as the SIU is behind me. Bob Ferguson ^ DoesnH Want To Miss Ang LOGs To the Editor: I would like to inform you of my new address in Puerto Rico. Will you kindly keep sending us your very much iiked SEAFARERS LOG to the new address. Incidentaliy,. I have mi.ssed getting copies of the LOG for the past month. Will you please send copies of them to me. Pedro Jimenez (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address on our mailing list; the back issues of the LOG which you requested are on their way to you.i LOG JtOs 84; MSS I-'T -E R S Money Exchange Bates Listed The fdilowlng is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of July 23 and are Subject to change without notice. England. New Zealand, soutli Africai $2.80 per pound .aterllng.. Australia! $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium; 80 francs to the doUar. Denmark! 14.49 cents per krone. Prance: 390 francs to the dollarGermany: ^.2 Marks tb the dollar. Holland: 3.80 guilders to the doUar. Italy: 629. Ure to the doUar. Norway: 14 bents per krone. Portugal: 38.79 escudoa to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 30.2 cents per rupee. Argentina: 14.3 pesos to the dollar. Brazil: 9.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 92.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 20.89 cents per bolivar. Anti'SIU Chief Bips Out Badio the bar before and they have their doubts of ever seeing him again. Two or three oldtimers hang around there now who will never have another payoff, but Duke and Johnnie are just as nice to th^m as to a fellow who has just m,ade a Persian, Giilf payoff. I believe I have been in most of the bars from Portland, Me., to Seattle, Wash., but I have to say that I believeSDuke's Bar is the squarest. ^ T. W. (Slim) King 4" 4' 4' Finds Shipping Good On Coast V To file Editor: Throughout this entire trip on the Sweetwater the chief engineer has been very uncooperative. He is directly responsible for the con­ dition the ship's radio is in at the present tirpe. On April 27 he ripped out_all wires and other equipment pertaining to the radio. The OS who was on the 8-12 watch saw this. On May 15th he ordered the third assistant to take the fans out of all the rooms. The reason he gave for this action was that somebody, he claimed, gave him a little back talk. However, after he was told that action would be taken,, he left the fans alone. Stalls on Repairs He only made necessary repairs after many entirely useless argu­ ments, and after the crew went to the captain to gaid this point. It has been found that the chief is definitely anti-SIU, and talks against the Union every chance he gets. The entire engine depart­ ment claims he has made things unpleasant for each of them at every opportunity. Frank Tokarchuk To the Editor: Well, the good ship Irenestar (Maine) signed on again in Longview, Wash, last month for the run to Japan and, we hope, to slvuttle again. During our last trip we were out for six months and four days. When we paid off in Coos Bay, Ore., on June 8th there was not To the Editor: 4> t 4i» a single beef. I want to give a boosC to two We still have a feiiows known favorably to prac­ few of the old tically any SIU man who ever crew from last sailed out of Baltimore. They are trip on here. Pat To the Editor: Godwin Duke Summers and Johnnie. Fox, who was I am just sending a few lines to O'Connor who own and operate ship's delegate and did a wonderful the' Larriane Tavern, known as job, stayed on and has that position let all niy old friends know that I am now on the ; Duke's Bar, at 14 again. We also have the same fine Mankato Victory, ! North Gay skipper, Captain Krantz, so all in a fine ship with Street, just un­ all I think it should be -another a fine crew There der the Union good trip. are no beefs on hall. I don't see why more of our good this ship. They are both SIU brothers don't stay out on the We are at the natives of Balti- west coast, as some times it seems present time en­ m 0 r e. Johnnie rough to find men who want to joying some good was a close ship. If shipping is that good, it weather, a li d friend of Babe looks like a good place to ship out, shore leave in Manning Ruth, as his kids to me. King. Japan. sapdlot baseball Robert M. Godwin I would like to hear from my team used to play St. Mary's team, old friends. and shipmates and 4. 4i 4' once a week while the Babe was would answer any letters they send there. my way, so drop me a few lines in Duke, in his day did quite a bit care of the SIU hall in San Fran­ of fighting as a light heavyweight cisco. ' with some of the top men in his To the Editor: Michael M. Manning class. Bravo to the. Se'afarers Inter­ 4^ 4" 4Easy Touch national Union for their -ScbolarAnyone who spends a, few dol­ ship Plan, awarding scholarships lars with* them can always borrow to the most deserving of the Sea­ room rent or the price of a meal farers' children. That is a great To the Editor: ticket after the joints on East Bal­ idea. timore Street have relieved them Then, too, your method of choos­ The crewmembers of the South­ of their dough. Anyone with a ing the winners was fair—an able, land (South Atlantic) would like to shipping card can always get cab impartial committee to select the thank the Union and Jeff Morrison, fare to the ship an! money for best on a competitive, scholarly Savannah port agent, for the quick laundry or any other necessity, basis. Good luck to all of you. action that we got on our beefs even though he has never been in I. Tourian while in that port. He went right to work on our beefs, and got us complete satisfac­ tion on ail our requests, inciuding new mat­ tresses, new springs, and straightening out Baker all OT. beefs and the completion of all repairs heeded. We got quick action all the way down the line. *•; And so, we extend our thanks to all concerned, even though this letter may b,e a little bit late in coming. ^ E. L. Baker nuke's Bar Gives Men Square Deal MankatoVictory Has Fine Crew Praises SIU For Scholarships Crew Appreciates Quick SIU Action A Local Belie in Pakistan 4^ 4^ t Thanks Members Who Gave Blood Seafarers Dave Dennely and Victor Joseph ppsc/ with 3 shy local belle abo^ buihboat while they wer3 in Chaldhi Pa|^tan.^;^^ J^^ Migro supplied the picture of the cosy little group. To the Editor: 1 would like to thank the ten Seafarers, listed in the Wilmington port report in the June 12th LOG, for donating their blood to pull me off the rocks of a surgical room. I am afloat again and pro­ ceeding at half speed. ^ I hold the deepest feeling of gratitude for these men, and to the SIU go my sincerest thanks for truly being the Brotherhood of -the -Sea.N ;•• • i • • •'. WliHam J. GilUek ^ - .-i �J«ly ti*1iSt SEAFARERS LOG Pafs TvcB^-ibiM The Bermuda^^ ^Isles of Devils' Visitors to the pink-tinted sands and the crystal grottoes of the Bermudas, now a mecca for tourists and honeymooners, may well find it hard to believe that anyone could shun this island paradise. Yet such is the power of the mysterious sea, and of the legendary superstitions which have long sur­ rounded it, that for mShy years mariners dreaded the thought of setting foot upon the Bermudas' shores. The Bermudas, these early seafarers believed, were the "Isles of Devils," inhabitated only by witches, demons and the disciples of Satan, and their COTOI crust was so thin that anyone who stepped upon it would immediately plunge through it and plummet into the fires of Hell. Discovered In 1515 So strong was this belief, in fact, that although the islands were discovered in J.515 by a Spaniard, Juan de Bermudez, it was not until nearly a century later—in 1609—that the first white men populated them, and then only because they had been ship­ wrecked. This group of, British colonists was -led by Sir George Somers, and for many years afterwards— .while they were ruled by a chartered company— the islands were known as Somers Islands. In 1684, the islapds were-acquired by the British crown, and today still retain their status as a crown colony. Consisting of over 150 individual coral atolls, lying about 050 miles southeast of North Carolina, the Bermudas cover some 21 square miles and have ' a population of approximately 35,000 people, of whom about 60 percent are Negroes. Having no industry, the Islands derive the bulk of their revenue from the exportation of bananas, vegetables, lily bulbs and flowers, from customs receipts and from the many tourtists to whom they play host each year. Have Old World Charm Chief among the Islands' tourists attractions are their climate, their beautiful scenery, and the Old World, 17th Century charm of such places as St. George, their oldest settlement. The placid, unhwried way of life found in St. George is typical of that found throughout the is­ lands with the exception of Hamilton, the capital, where a quicker and more modern tempo prevails. The Islands aire particularly attractive to vaca­ tioners who delight in the sports'and recreations of the sea, and are famous for their bathing and boating, and for the opportunities they offer to ex­ plore underwater caverns in diving helmets or fish for bonefish, wahoo, tuna and marlin. -'3 Before World War II. the only motorized vehicles on the Bermu­ das were taxis and a few busses. Since the war, small English cars have been permitted, but bicycles and horse-drawn carriages, as shown above, are still the most popular modes of conveyance. Among the foremost of Bermuda's attractions for visitors are the coral grottoes, such as the one shown at the right. But early mar­ iners refused to visit Hie islands because they thought the grottoes were filled with witches and de­ mons. m �far* Twanir-tetir StA'FAitERS VO'G' ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... MARORE (Or*), Jun* «—Chairman, Zorn; Sacratary, V. Walrath. George Mattair was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Vote of thanks went to several members of the steward depart' ment. Water is rusty. Captain is not living up to the agreement: OT is not equal. Watertight doors need repairing VENORE (Ore), June 7—Chairman Vernon Wilson; Secretary, L. R. Hicks Captain stated that he is not allowed to exchange washbasin amidship for the broken one in dayman's foc'sle. Mo­ tion was passed to have each man do­ nate $3 for a wreath for deceased brother. Ship's delegate will see about new wringers for the washer. Patrol­ man will be contacted on broken wash basin. from portholes. Ebctra books will be do­ nated to seamen's missions in Africa. Care should be taken of linen and cots. Messhall should be left clean at. night after cards. Anyone wanting a special dish should see the steward or chief cook. FRANCES (Bull), June 1—Chairman, Frank Cornier; Sacratary, J. L. O'Rourka. Ship's delegate was told by the captain that milk could not be obtained in Puerto Rico because it was not pasteurized or approved.. There is a dispute about un­ equal overtime. Captain will be con­ tacted about having the library shifted to the laundry: lockers will be put in the library's place. Purser will be con­ tacted about proper time of paying off. ^Cau'Shaker^ Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ 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. fore the next voyage. Crew la not to sign on' untU repairs have been made: patrolman In New York wUl be notified on this. More Ice cream should be or­ dered. Patrolman should check food stores before the ship sails; first aid kit should • be InstaUed in the engine room. Better grade of hams should be ordered, as weU as a better stock of JeUles and jams. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriars), June 20—Chairman, A. Padu; Secretary, P. Jokibuk. Repair list will be made up and handed over to the patrolman. YORKMAR (Calmar), June 8r-Chalrman, Carl E. GIbbs; Sacratary, Kurt Bar­ man. There is not enough variety in the food. Cooks' quarters are below standard. Next crew should not sign on until the ship is properly stocked with food and gear. Foc'sles should have locks installed. New fans will be ordered and old ones overhauled. Screens for portholes and doors will be ordered. There is not enough hot water. Stew­ ard will see the captain about getting fresh supplies in the Canal Zone. Hooks will be installed in room doors, shower, toilet and meat box doors. Lava soap should be checked. Varnish for doors will be ordered. man at (he payoff for the ship's fund. Radio is to be turned off at mealtime. Feet should be kept off benches in the messhall. Men on deck were cautioned about going into tanks before they are gas-free or without a man standing by. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), June 5— Chairman, James IT. Hannars; Secretary, Louis Tliiay. Repair list will be mads up. It is not possible to get tim li­ brary exchanged. There is a balance of $68.34 in the ship's fund. Boyne was elected ship's delegate. Motion was passed not to have the steward order any more pigs ears and tails.' Anyone working on the crew's radio without the ship delegate's permission will be penal­ ized. There should be better food and more variety in the night lunch. Steward reported that he didn't receive the full order of fresh stores in Norfolk. Ha thanked the crew for their menu sug­ gestions. ROBIN DdNCASTER (Seas Shipping), March 7—Chairman, E. Nooney; Secre­ tary, William S. Claymore. Library will be closed in South African ports. P. Moreni was elected ship's delegate. Dis­ cussion was held on the proposed SlU HEYWOOO BROUN (Victory Carriers), housing project. Regular checks of the June 21—Chairman, David A. Ramsey; blower equipment should be made by Sacratary, William Alvaro. Delegates will the electrician. EJJectrician agreed. Watch see the captain about getting a new wash­ is to be more careful of the percolators. ing machine. It broke down twice since Cots that will be issued should not be it wasj-epaired in Houston; Cots should left on deck, where they could be dam­ be returned to rooms. Everything else is STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May Si- aged while the ship is being unloaded. in good order. Chairman, J. Shipley; Secretary, E. M, Each cot will be marked when it is is­ Viliapoi. Ship's fund should be do sued, so those that are negligent with of the mall. Two men missed ship. Chief TRINITY (Carres), May 13—Chairman, noated to AMMLA. Slopchest should be their cots can be identified. engineer will be contacted about the SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), June 20 Dan Shaahan; Sacratary, H. Gallagar. better supplied. Patrolman will speak condition, of the water. Lounge and mess­ —Chairman, Frank Prazalar; Sacratary, Ship sailed one man short. James Broome to the captain about proper medical at LOGAN'S FORT (Cities Service), June should be kept clean. Reading ma­ James L. Alien. Chipping near sleeping was elected ship's delegate and a balance tention to the crew in the future. Ship's 11—Chairman, R. Burns; Secretary, R. hall terial be returned to the library quarters has been stopped, so watch can of $29.40 in the ship's fund was turned delegate will see the patroAnan about H. Owens. O. Bartlett was elected ship's after itshould get their rest. Rollers for the washing over to him. Patrolman will be con­ has been read. having the ship fumigated. Electricians delegate. Lake Charles patrolman will machine are needed. Crew should avoid tacted on the engine department beef asked that bunks and lockers be changed be consulted about using a different that the watch standees be assigned a WACOSTA (Waterman), no data- using the washing machine between 5:00 separate around because of the lack of ventilation, brand of milk and the issuance of cots. foc'sle. Repair list will be made and 8:30 PM as it affects the pressure Chairman, Alien J. Friend; Sacratary, R. Each man is to clean the washing ma- Hernandez. Union should be contacted in the showers and men will either out and given to the master and the ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May 3— c'lUne after using it. chief engineer .before arrival. Patrolman Animal hides, about getting innerspring mattresses for freeze or be cooked. Yarbrough; Secretary, Chairman, W. which give out an offensive odor, should will be told that the master is inspectthe crew. Every man should clean the NICHOLAS C. H. (Trident), May 18— washing machine after using it. Books be kept away from messroom and quar­ Chairman, Lonnia Cola; Secretary, Irwin should returned to their proper place ters; ship's delegate will contact the iHlP'C Anderson. There is a $13 balance In the Instead be loading master at Texas City about this. of leaving them around. ship's fund. It was decided to get a new Fans, wind chutes, screens and mat­ 11 washing machine. A'hy recurrences of tresses are needed. There are beefs on PURPLE STAR (Traders), June the conduct of sailing day wiU be severe' the salty bacon. Steward wiU take care ly dealt with, according to the ship's Chairman, John Ward; Sacratary, W. J. of this, and also try to get more fresh and engine delegate. Minor matters, Diliman. Motion was passed to help the fruit. The firing of one man will be re­ keep the crew's mess clean. By ferred to the patrolman. Each depart­ John Whited. One of the best and such as cleaning of glasses, use of the messman talking to the last crew, the crew could ment will take a turn cleaning the laun ing lockers without a brother presenC smoothest trips this ship has ever made. toaster, were settled satisfactorily. readily gee that they made one of the dry and companionway; poop deck is to Laundry soap is to be left in the laun­ All hands cooperated splendidly. Cur­ dry on the shelf. most awful trips in SIU annals. It was be swept daily. IBERVILLE (Waterman), June tains and rods for forward portholes arc decided this trip will be much bet­ ' in the messroom and will be issued by Chairman, R. M. Guito; Secretary, E. B ter. Wethat a very good crew and CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), Juna the steward when there is time' to put Rhoads. Motion was carried to concur also a nicehave LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ 14—Chairman, of officers. N, A. Huff riars), H. James; Secretary, R. them up. This will prevent having to with Azalea City, to have the dayman was elected gang no data—Chairman, ScoHy Berry, ship's delegate by acclama­ close porthole at sea m not weather moved from present quarters, which are tion. There was $29 left In the.jjhip's man; Sacratary, Roger L. Hail. Ship's Bascembs. There is no change in the too small, to the bosun's quarters. There water situation. One man joined the ship because of the light on the foredeck. delegate wUl find out about getting draws In Japan as bosun. Union will be con­ Vote of thanks went to the steward de is S112.81 in the ship's fund. Vote of fund by the previous crew. in US currency in the Far East. Steward tacted on water. <' Patrolman in New partment ^ for fine service. Situation of thanks went to the steward department and patrolman will get together about ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), having steak twice a week. Someone is York will be told of the acting third shore gang will be setled with patrolman. for cooking, baking and cleanliness. May IS—Chairman, A. O. Nail; Secre­ Steward thanked the crew for keeping June 6—Chairman, Bob Miliar; Sacratary, spitting in the scuttlebutt. Laundry is mate's union activity. the messhaU in fine shape. Chief cook Vernon L. Porter. There is a balance not being kept clean. Delegates will tary, John Whited. All hands cooperat­ ing splendidly. Joseph Busalacki was invited suggestions on menus. Depart­ of $2.70 in the ship's fund. If it is make up repair lists. SUZANNE (Bull), May 24—Chairman, ment delegates will make up repair lists. learned who is carrying tales topside, he elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Arthur Patrin; Sacratary, Donald T. Her, June 1—Chairman, Scetty Barryman; will be brought up on charges. All data All hands were asked to cooperate in llhy. Two men paid off in Puerto Rico. ALAWAI (Waterman), June 28— pertaining to the launch service beef in Sacratary, Roger L. Hall. Hospital needs Discussion was held on the awning, on keeping washing machine, messroom and painting and new mattresses. Ship's dele­ tablecloths', ice cream, bread. Steward recreation rom and launury clean. New Chairman, Arthur Rummel; Secretary, S. Inchon. Korea, will be turned over to the gate will try to get draws in US money. life jackets will be given to those need­ Kwiatkowski. S. Kwiatkowski was re­ said only passenger tablecloths are There should be faster service from the aboard, elected ship's delegate and received a ing them by the chief mate. galley at mealtimes. There should be spreads. so the crew is eating off bed June 13—Chairman, J. E. Nordstrom; vote of thanks for his past good work more night lunch put out. with a larger . Sacratary, John Whited. One man as delegate. Any member caught pilfer­ vsirlety of cold cuts. There Is a $1 de­ missed ship in Trinidad: he will be re­ ing cargo or ship's stores will be BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), posit required for door keys; this is re­ Juna ported to the Union. This is a very good brought up on charges. Members are 21—Chairman, J. Phillips; Sacra­ turned when the keys are turned in. crew. Steward will try to get new pil­ to take better care of cots, return coffee tary, H. Utrahll. There is $31.50 in the cups to the pantry and help keep the lows, as the old ones are shedding. In­ ship's fund. Progress is being made on side of lockers should be painted, as they ship clean generally. Deck department STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), no data the requests for painting and repairs. are rusty. Members were warned to be should use outside passages going onto patrolman for clarification and advice In —Chairman, J. King; Sacratary, A. Bro- Crew was asked to familiarize themselves the bridge, except during foul weather. the States. Recommended repairs were dia. Engine rooin door should-be bolted with new stations. Brother Genron was sober at the payoff. discussed. on the starboard aide, to prevent the elected deck delegate. BULL RUN (Mathiasan), June June 14—Chairman, Bob Millar; Sacra­ MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfletd), May 11— Chairman, J. H. Parkas; Sacratary, T. tary, Henri J. Robin. - All repairs that noise of door slamming while men are ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Juna 21— sleeping, and also to keep the heat out Chairman, W. M, Cousins; Sacratary, J. MacTaggart. H. McCuUough was elected could be made were taken care of: oth­ H. Brandon. G. Stropich was elected ship's delegate. Steward will order dif­ ers will be made in the States. Steward of the passageway. Larger fans and a Chairman, Jamas Hand; Sacratary, Jack ship's delegate. Washing machine needs ferent brands of ice cream and coffee. asked that all extra linen be turned in new library are needed. Wiper is re­ Groanar. One man left ship in Trini­ to cliian the electricians' room dad: patrolman will be notified. Steam repairing, as well as the coffee urn in Coffee urn will be repali'ed. Union will and that foc'sles be left clean for the fusing and shower; patrolman will be contacted. pipes will be taken care of. the crew pantry and the galley range. crew. Steward department got a June 7—Chairman, P. P. Burleson; Sac­ be contacted about man who missed ship. new vote of thanks for the good job they PAOLI (Cities Service), Juna 21^ ratary, R. M. Bintiitr. Ship is very filthy JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), June have done this trip.^ Day workers in all ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping). Chairman, R. Burnsad; Sacratary, W. In general: food could be much better. 21—Chairman, L. C. Lawson; Sacratary, departments and watch standers off March 23—Chairman, Charles Lea; Sacra­ Matthews. Mate will have passageways Each, department will make up and turn F. Aycock. Everything is running watch were asked not to drink up all tary, J. C. Howard. There is $24.67 in and room decks painted. There is a in a repair list. Some of the meat is there are no beefs. Doors the watches' coffee at night. Chief elec­ the ship's man. At the payoff, each man $13.91 balance in the ship's fund. A new old. Galley, messhall and pantry are shipshape: be kept locked in port. Sanitation trician complained that his overtime will contribute $1 to pay the electrician repair list will be made up and given to filthy. Scuppers in the pantry are stopped will will be maintained all times due to sheet was not marked okayed or turned for running the movie niachine. Pa­ the captain. All brothers are to be prop­ up: plates and drains are filthy. Ship the hot weather. at Clock in the crew down, and that it is constantly in the trolman will be contacted about a larger erly dressed in the messhall. Performers storeaJn general are short. If this clean-' messroom possession of the first engineer. Patrol­ drain in the wash room. Laundry drain will be taken care of at the jiayoff. ing is not done, patrolman will be noti­ is in Japan.will be repaired while the ship man will be asked to check black gang's needs a plug; laundry should be cleaned fied. overtime; no one is to pay off without up after use. Coffee cups are to be re­ EVELYN (Bullh Jun* 8—Chairman, EUGENIE (Oro), June 14—Chairman, R. his okay. turned to the pantry sink. Steward de­ W. Wesley Etty; Sacratary, H. Wastphall. STEELORE (Ore), June 14—Chairman, McCuiloch; Sacratary, A. D. Williams. partment got a vote of thanks for the Patrolman's attention will be called to D. H. Garriguas; Sacratary, W. R. Mac- Bosun left ship with an okay from SUP ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), May 17— good food. the master for calling the steward all Donaid. Motion was passed to have the agent: another man who missed the ship Chairman, Olav Raiasan; Sacratary, Lao June 1—Chairman, William Jenkins; kinds of names and hollering at him like water pressure in the showers adjusted. will be brought up on chatges. Discus­ M. Stabak. Ship's delegate wUl see if Sacratary, J. C. Howard. One man missed a Comanche Indian. Vote of thanks and There has been no hot water for a week. the captain will accept all surplus Japa­ ship in Durban; one man missed ship in confidence were given to the ship's dele­ Captain says orders from the company nese money on leaving port. Abbas Hus­ Capetown. Repair list will be made out gate for a job well done. Vote was and the Government of Venezuela pre­ sein was elected ship's delegate; he will and turned over to department heads. taken to get a new library. vent the crew from going ashore. There ask the. captain to let Sparks post a news is not enough night lui ch, which is slop­ bulletin on the crew's board in the PAIRLAND (Waterman), Juna 14— pily prepared. Steward will put out messhall. Since the ice box is not in Chairman, Jack Williams; Sacratary, more. god condition, the ice cream is poor. John Spring. One man is in sick bay; Vater is quite rusty; tanks will be he will see the doctor in Honolulu. Stew­ cleaned in Japan. BLUESTAR (Traders), June 9—Chair­ ard department got a vote of thanks man, Chaster Rittar; Sacratary, Louis E. sion was held on screen doors and port­ from all for a job well done. Captain and MARGARET BROWN (Bloomflald), June Mayers. Draw lists were handed in. holes. No unauthorized people should chief mate have terrible dispositions to­ 14—Chairman. G. D. Reagan; Sacratary, Ship's delegate will see about getting the be allowed in passageways. wards the crew. Deck department D. B. Patterson. Patrolman will be con­ Mattress covers are needed for the new should take soiled lin^ up forward and steward department head and shower painted. One man will be brought up ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), tacted on overtime. Repair list will be mattresses. not throw it down. Coffee cups shonld on charges. Repair lists win be made June 19—Chairman, Wallace; Secretary, made up before the last European port be retiurned to the pantry; pantryman is up. turned over to delegates and given Thomas Williams. There is a $3.78 bal­ is reached and mailed to Galveston. A ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), doing a good job. so all should help keep to department heads, so that those re­ ance in the ship's fund. Only the crew copy of the list will be given to the April 19—Chairman, J. J. Da Vlto; Sac­ the pantry clean. Repairs should be done pairs that can be taken care of aboard should be allowed in passageways or be aptaln. chief engineer, steward and one ratary, O. W. Guernsey. Washing ma­ at sea; major repairs will be listed and ship can be done. Men using the fidley allowed to use the washing machine. kept in the file. Nothing has been done chine should not be used after 8:00 P.M., handed to department heads. Washing to dry clothes should not bang the door, Ship's delegate will contact the captain about repairs, the quality of the stores so brothers who have the room next to machines will be repaired by electrician as men are sleeping. Messhall chairs about launch schedules. Performers who is very poor and the slopchest is badly the laundry can sleep. New washer will and deck engineer. are not reserved. Souvenirs will be persist in these actions will be brougTit supplied. IVashing machine needs parts be used for white clothes only. Men sold Oil the outside deck, in Japan, un­ up on charges. Delegates will keep a for repairs. PORTMAR (Calmar), Juna 7—Chair­ who want special menus should ask the less we are out at anchor. All outsiders record of the times that the brothers steward, and he will see that they get man, G. A. Raid; Sacratary, L. W. Lewis. ALAMAR (Calmar), June 21—Chairman, them in .a few days. should be kept out of midship housing. have had to wait all day for draws: ac­ Motion was passed to keep a record of Pantryman should take it easy" on drink­ count will also be kept of every foreign B. Snow; Secretary, Chester F. Just. No data—Chairman, J. J. Da Vlto; Sec­ sailing time and late meals, so overtime ing glasses and crockery and stop break­ port where the purser sells wearing ar­ Messroom and recreation room were retary, E. M. Bryant. Crew were not co­ for delays cannot be disputed. Food painted. Patrolman In Long Beach operating in the request not to use the seems to be getting steadily worse and ing them. Fresh bread should be put ticles and tobacco to port officials. warned the chief engineer about work­ dryers in the laundry after 8:00 P.M. patrrlman will be notified of all bcbfa out each day. ing on winches. Motion was passed to Discussion was held on getting the laun­ in t. e next port. Company is cutting AZALEA CITY (Waterman), June 21— see about using the spare room, now dry. messhalls and rooms painted. Every­ Items out of requisitions. Meals are not STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), May 16 Chairman, Paul L. Whitlow; Sacratary, —Chairman, K. Lopez; Secretary, H. St. Eddie O'Rourka. A 8.50 deposit will be serving as - the ship's office., for a room one should be quiet in the passageways prepared very well and several times for two men in the steward department. at night. The purser is not giving satis­ they have been late. Cooks will go by Germain. C. Hughart was elected ship's left for keys. More care should be The spare room on the boat deck could factory medical treatment. messhall clocks hereafter; messroom delegate by acclamation. OS, wiper and taken of the cots. All lockers should be be used for an office. Food situation 14b data—Chairman, R. J. Blake; Secre­ clock will be fixed. messman should get together with the checked and repaired. Suggestion was hasn't improved; patrolman will be asked tary, ship's delegate to make up a cleaning made that more salad plates and side to check stores coming E. M. Bryant. Each department aboard, as there delegate wiU make up a correct repair FELTORE (Ore), June 14—Chairman. schedule for the recreation room and the dishes be secured. Men coming back oit laundry. If the forthcoming draw is not board should not make unnecessary noise seems to be a shortage. list. One man missed ship and two went E.,A. Boyd; Secretary, Robert J. Landry. There was no shore leave in diile by in US currency, a letter wU Ibe sent to at the gangway. Messhall and pantry to the hospital. Dismission was held on GEORGE UHLER (Southern Steamship), the repairs left over from the last trip. the captain's orders: anyone going ashore headquarters. should be kept cleaner: cups should be June John Garrison; Sac­ will be logged. All shower rooms • and put back In place after use. Those using ratary,14—Chairman, Carl E. Simpson. Headquarters the recreation room need to- be cleaned ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), Febru­ the laundry should keep it clean. Cof­ will be notified about man who failed to GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Service), and painted. fee should be left for the night; those ary 22—Chairman, J. W. Logan; Secre­ rejoin the ship. The ship was not prop: no' date—Chairman, Arthur E. Sanders; tary, Frank M. Collins.' Three new fans who want some can malce it for them­ erly stored, which made things difficult Sacratary, Myers. Milk situation on the REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), Juna 28— were put aboard: laundry room drain is selves. for the chief steward and chifcf cook. southcj-n end will remain, the same; there Chairman, Frank Smith; Secretary, Wal­ still not working. This will be checked. Shortage ot coffee was discussed. is no other milk available for 24-hour ter Marcus. One mas missed ship in Most of the ship's passageways and the ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), April 20 delivery. Radio' will he repaired. Wash­ Salem, Mass. Engineers will be asked to messhalls will be painted this trip. Roy —Chairman, Oiav Raiarsen; Secretary, NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory ing machine -should be turnpd' off when check and repair the crew's^ washing Hightower was elected ship's delegate. Samuel B. Thomas. will put out Carriars), Jpne 17—Chairman, Johnnie it. is not in . .use. . DOcfc ; ^partment machine, pump and rollers and put a red All waste and gubage should du: a draw if the ship stops at port; U up Long; Secretary, Paul Capp, Screen .doors ' ,«fRt>.yrash «atf•tow'thr •«9eelt''tlIiQr*'leave'''i»'Erantnl'he will take carO and ice box should be taken cafe of bement delegates wl (Continued on page 25) COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), June 5—Chairman, Edward Davis; Secretary William B. Harper, One man missed ship in Portland, Me. Yulee H. Crews was elected ship's delegate. Washing ma chine wringer will be repaired by ma chlnist. All other repairs will be re ported to the delegate. Issuance of cots to crew will be clarified by the patrolman. 'O �jiilrie4^^Mt SEAi^A§tERS Pave IVen^rfiv*: IOC .. DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from page 24) light on the machine to teU whether it Is working or not. Ice l»ox needs a new handle. Steward and his department got a vote of thanks for the good food they are putting out and for their cooperation to the entire crew. «ALEM MARITIME (Cities Service), June 27—Chairman, Joe Cave; Secretary, canteloupe. Steward wUl caU the Coca Cola company to see If they wUl deUver some cokes. FAIRISLE (Waterman), June i—Chair­ man, Ray Queen; Secretary, George Dunn. John De Gande was elected ship's del­ egate unanimously. Transportation money beef will be taken up with headquarters. Port agent in the next port will-arrange to have stores put aboard the day be­ fore sailing; if this is not possible, shore gang s5ould do the work. Each watch will keep (lie niessiiail and crew pantry cleaned and swept and wash dishes and silver. W. T. Felts. Feeding beef was reported to the Seattle patrolman. Men who missed ship were reported to him; one was hospitalized, the other missed ship. Motion was passed to have each man donate $.50 to the ship's fund. Head EUGENIE (Oro), May 23—Chairman, quarters will be contacted on cooling sys­ tem throughout crew's quarters. Men Woodrcw Poxen; Secretary, R. McCulleaving the ship should clean up foc'sles. loch. Keys for rooms will be secured in Japan as weU as bed springs. Chief en­ ANTINOUS (Waterman), July S— gineer is checking oq the fans. New Chairman, D. Varn; Secretary, H. C. Kll- duck boards were maBe for the gang­ - mon. There is a $28.95 balance in the way. Siopchest prices will be discussed ship's fund. Question of who wUl make with Union on arrival in the States. Mo­ coiTee in the morning on Saturdays and tion was passed to have ail unlicensed Sundays wiU be taken up with the New foc'sles. heads and showers sougecd anu Orleans patrolman. Men coming back decks painted at the first opportunity. to the ship late at night should not dis­ Discussions were held on loud talking turb men who are sleeping. Men who in passageways, new parts for fans, sit up late on the stern should have launch service, running a fresh water some consideration for the men sleeping line outside house for longshoremen. Steward asked the crew to cooperate in on the main deck aft. returning soiled linen. Steward depart­ QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), ment got a vote of thanks for goodVhow June 19—Chairman, Robin Brown; Secre­ and service. One brother was removed tary, Henry Martin. L. R. Smith was from the vessel by a lifeboat crew of elected ship's delegate by acclamation. MSTS transport General Base for hos­ Canvas awning for back aft will be re pitalization. ferred to the patrolman. Wiper will ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), July 5— make coffee in the morning. Poker play­ ers nniould keep the messhall cleaner. Chairman, not listed; Secretary, J. D. McGoldrlck. Sam Vincius was elected Ship's fund will be increased in order ship's delegate by acclamation. One man to purchase radio and eiectric iron. June 25—Chairman, Robert Brown; quit ship ill New Orleans; Porthole fans Secretary, Henry Martin. One man left should be turned off when not in use, as ship. Hotplate for the messroom wiU there are no parts on board for them. Each man should clean the washing ma­ be put on the requisition list. chine after using it. Steward should keep the ship's iron in his room when TRINITY (Carrai), July 4—Chairman, John Charmetino; Secretary, H. Watt- not in use. phall. There is $29.40 in the ship's fund. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seat Shipping), Ship left New Haven three men short. Black gang would like to have two men June 20—Chairman, Wallace; Secretary, in a foc'sle, so man is not disturbed Thomas Williams. Spociai meeting was when watch is caUed. Discussion was held on the purser selling SIU siopchest held on the lack of watermelon and to port officials in Nacoia. Captain was contacted and said he gave the purser no permission. Ship's crew has been on siiort rations of cigarettes since arriving in Capetown on May 18th. Purser said that the New York patrolman gave him permission to sell the siopchest in for­ eign ports. Patrolman will be contacted on getting this purser removed from the Eugene Flowers ship. Ann Calabrese is holding a pack­ age for you. i t Car for Sale Buick convertible for sale, 1946, Super, radio and heater; in New York. For information call ENright 9-4197 and ask for George Quinones. t 4« i" Xenopben Young, Sr. Your son is very ill. Get in touch with your.wife as soon as possible at 308 Lamanche Street, New Or­ leans, La. t Alonzo Sistrunk Robert Terraflat Get in touch with Jack Parker. He has refund checks for you. t ai t - James 0. Sheldon Contact your sister, Mrs. Dallas Dayhuss, 1502 Luxton Place, Sea­ side, Cal. 4" 4" Bob WUUams Write to Private John J. St. John, US 51205788, APO 94, 171 Station Hospital, c/o PM San Francisco, Cal. Angelo Miglio Please cfintact Thomas M. Breen, 220 Broadway, New York 38, NY. BEekman 3-3740. 4> a* 4> 4. 4- ai a^ Jeriier NlUsson Report to Seatrain Company for your W-2 form for 1952. Your addreite is wrong. ^ ai 4 .. Francisco Agosto Contact your wife at 63 St. Marks Place, New York 3, NY, tJrgcoL. 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. All Btores 4viH be checked by three-man committee, patrolman and shoreside rep­ resentative. Crew is not to sign on until all essential repairs have been made. Lifeboat will be inspected, as it is thought it leaks. .Steward claimed the company ignored his stores requisiUons in New York. Chief mate got a soUd vote of confidence. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), June 21— Chairman, Paul M. Whisler; Secretary, Eddie O'Rourke. $.50 key deposit will be collected when keys are issued and given back when men leave the ship. There will be two draws per trip. AU lockers should be fixed. There should be more salad plates and side dishes. Cups should be put back after use. Men ' using the laundry should keep it clean. CHILORE (Ore), Jvne 22—Chairman, Samuel H. Mills; Secretary, O. C. Harris. There were several beefs on the cook­ ing. Cooks state that the stores were in several instances very old and of poor grade.. There should be more variety of food. Request was made that men not spit on the deck and on the deck of the recreation room. Dirty cups should be returned to the pantry. Feet should be kept off the recreation room chairs. Laundry should be removed from the ma­ chine when it is finished. BATTLE ROCK (US Petroleum), May 31—Chairman, C. Tobias; Secretary, E. J. Odrowskl. New man was si'tned on in Sasebo, Japan. There was one beef on the food. Letter will be written to headquarters about the department heads bucking the contract and generally mak­ ing things miserable for all hands. 49. Puxxle Answer mass QQBB QEiBI •SlQnBg DSQQ SISBIQS DBC3B QUO! casaam Bona i[S[i[i[iQ aoDBaiiEa SUES Hiaacis ciEiascEriH ssas •ma OEiBs EHE laSffl® CSliSd YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), April 5—Chairman, Pat Ryan; Sacretary, H. Krchn. Patrolman wiU see the captain about milk and fresh stores in Japan. More fresh milk should be put on the sidp before departure from the States, as no allowance is made for officers and passengers. Men getting off should leave foc'sles and bunks clean and stripped of sailed linen. Ship's delegate wiU find NOTICES MALDEN VICTORY (Mississippi), June 17—Chairman, V Szymanski; Secretary, Walker. Salty Wilburn was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. June 23—Chairman, V. Szymanski; Sec­ retary, Walker. Overtime record is kept, on the chief mate working on deck. Deck delegate will check the overtime. Ca.shing machine should be checked su the chief engineer can order new parts. Ac­ count will be kept for ail overtime, no draws or liberty or launch in Ulson and Kusan, Krea. Patrolman will be noti­ fied of the delay in getting medical slips to go to the Army hospit.al in Kusan. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade). July 7—Chairman, James Clarke; Secre­ tary, E. H. McGurk. One man missedship. MASSILLON VICTORY (Eastern), July 4—Chairman, John D. Lane; Secretary, Charies Elliey. Ice trays will be pro­ cured in San Pedro. Some of the show- IL C. Steele. Motion was passed to start a ship's fund. Chief engineer will not co­ operate on repairs for the crew. MANKATO • VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), June 7—Chairman, M. M. Manning; Secretary, A. W. Perkins. Seattle pa­ trolman wiU be asked to cheek rep.-iirs that were not completed in Stockton. Crew messroom, recreation and passage­ ways need sougeeing and painting. Wash­ ing machine needs a new wr-ngcr. New library wUl be procured in r.cattle. June 13—Chairman, Herbert Knowles; Secretary, A. W. Perkins. Action will be taken against gashounds and performers. TAINERON (Acflum), June 21—Chair­ man, Frank Buhle; Secretary, William Oswinkle. Henry Foy was elected ship's delegate. Foc'sle lockers will be repaired. Deck and engine departments wiU clean the laundry: steward department will clean the recreation room. Extra linen should be turned in to the steward. Ex­ tra pUIow cases wiU be issued in hot weather. Crew will help keep the mess­ hall, pantry and recreation room; Torn linen should be put aside and turned over to the steward. ^uiz Answers Tbey are knots. (b) 12 feet (actually IIM called in the morning. Requisition was put In for fiy paper. Lockers down below should be used. Requisition was put in for a juice squeezer. Repairs are to be turned over to department dele­ gates. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), June 28— Chairman, J. P. Thrasher; Secretary, Jay GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), July 12 —Chairman, Jim Davis; Secretary Thomas. Hand raUs were put on the catwalk aft. Captain said he would see the overtime at the end of the voyage; chief mate add chief said they would ask for it when they wanted it. Motion was made to find out why the Captain refused to get Ice at the Canal Zone. StewaisF has no room to make ice and the boxes are badly in need of repair. Better care should be taken of cots, washing machine; poop deck should be MARY ADAMS (Bloomfield), June 23— STEEL RANOER (Isthmian), June 21 — kept clean and feet kept off chairs in Chairman, Red Fink; Secretary, Marlon Chairman, C. Trouson; Secretary, A. the messroom. Kamlnskl. Repairs have been turned in to mate and painting will be done before Telan. One man was left in Honolulu on IRENESTAR (Triton), Juno IS—Chair­ man, R. M. Goodwin; Secretary, not list­ ed. Ship's delegate eaUed Seattle and was told to sign on if \there were no beefs. Crew was asked to sign on by the captain who said that he would see that new mattresses and a new washing machine were put on and that minor re­ pairs would be done. AU agreed to sign account of sickness. Chief engineer re­ on. Steward said that most of the store.s ^ip reaches Baltimore. An insufficient fused request to put a steam pipe in were received and the re;it he would supply of fresh fruit and vegetables was stored in Japan. Steward should do a cold water in the laundry. Repair list get in Aberdeen. should be handed in as soon as possible. June 28—Chairman, R. M. Gbodwin; better job of storing in San Pedro. Re­ A few minor beefs will be ironed out Secretary, T. Sullivan. Most repairs were pair list will be turned over to depart­ as soon as possible. Ail ships railing taken care of, and the rest are being ment delegates. will be renewed. Water lines leading worked on now. Most repairs were made. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), June 12— into showers aft should be checked, as New inncrspring mattresses and new the shower does not work right ail the washing machine were received. Unnec­ Chairman, Clyde Garner; Secretary, J. time. Chief engineer will be contacted essary noise should be cut out in the P. Thrasher. It was voted that each man by ship's delegate on this. passageways. AU are to come into the clean the laundry room when he is fin­ messhall properly dressed. Notice will ished with it. Pantryman will make cof­ WILLIAM A. CARRUTH (Transfuel), be posted on how to make coffee. All fee in the morning before going off duty. July 7—Chairman, Hans Skaalcgaard; new men are to take part in ship's DEL CAMPO (MIsslstippI), June 4Sccratary, Werner Pedersen. ice water meetings. Crewmcmbers were asked to Chalrman, Elec. P. V. Vigo; Secretary, for drinking should be checked, as well report any needed repairs. Walter Christian. J. Latapie was elected as ship's water. Deck and engine depart­ HURRICANE (Waterman), July 12— ship's delegate. Crewmembers should ments WiU alternate the cleaning of the take better care of the washing machine. Chairman, Norman Mabia; Secretary, laundry room. Charles Aehoy. $29 in the ship's fund STEEL AGE (Isthmian), July 5—Chair­ SWEETWATER (Metro Petro), June 13 was turned over to the new ship's dele­ Wood, elected by acclamation. man, H. E. Wabber; Secretary, L. John­ —Chairman, S. Homka; Secretary, A. gate. son. Motion was passed to start a ship's Steward will be contacted by the dele­ Kavel, Jr. Beef about chief engineer will be referred to boarding patrolman. gates on the number of cots needed. fund with a $1 donation. Cookies and rolls should be put out at coffee time. Chief electrician agreed to see that the washing machine belt be placed aboard. Chief engineer will be contacted about having hot water in the laundry room . WESTERN TRADER (Western Naviga­ and having the galley and- crew pantry tion), June 21-:-Chairman, F. Vykruta; scuppers unstopped. Ship'^ delegate will (1) (b) Benjamin Franklin. Secretary, O. P. Oakley. Ship's delegate see the chief mate about buiiuing a (2) (c) Flag. saw the mate and captain about paint<ng bench for the steward department galley; it will be done in a whiie. shower. (3) Battleships, aircraft car­ the One man found the price of talcum riers, cruisers, destroyers, subma­ twice as high as ashore and thinks that MAE (Bull), July 12—Chairman, P. the captain is overcharging on the slop- Hipp; Secretary, E. Hogge. There is a rines. chest. Motion was passed to have a price S19.37 balance in the ship's fund. G. (4) (a) Asia. Ust posted. Books should be changed in Campbell was elected ship's delegate: (5) Augusta, Maine, Albany, Japan, if possible, with any other SIU M. Jones was elected deck delegate. New York; Atlanta, Georgia; Aus­ •hip that may-be in port at that time. PRANCES (Bull), June 27—Chairman, SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), July 3 Prank Pandino; Secretary, G. C. Butentin, Texas, Anapolis, Maryland. —Chairman, Frad Boyne; Secretary, E. koff. Baker complained about not being (6) 18, L. Baker. Captain okayed sougeeing and painting in black gang . quarters and (7) Sam Tilden. Bill was the steward rooms. Ship's delegate was Editor, tennis player, Sam was the presi­ asked to contact agent or patrolman on mattresses. Steward's attention should SEAFARERS LOG. dential candidate. be caUed to all faulty linen. Ez-Crewmembers Strathcape, French Creek ' Men who wish to get in touch with Ray Sneeder can do so by (8) writing to him on the Greenstar, (9) c/o Triton Steamship Company. feet). 4> 4i 4i (10) Addle F. Morris Get in touch with Russell Bran­ don, Room 710, 70 Pine St., New York City, as soon as possible, giving him an address where you can be reached by mail. ' Edward J. Taylor Get in touch with your wife. Get New Books Through Agents out from the chief mate if the crew quarters, showers, toilets and passage­ ways can be painted. Steward wiU give the ship's delegate a copy of the requi­ sition list, and notify him of any dis­ crepancies or shortages. Night cook and baker should have a foc'sles to himself, as he does not get his proper rest under the present set-up. ers and baths have not been repaired. Men were asked not to throw cigarette butts in the deck. WILD RANGER (Waterman), June 22— Chairman, Otto Hocpner: Secretary, J. T. Robinson. There was a beef about butter and coffee for the watch. Special time should be set for drawing linen. Laundry should be painted and repair list made up. ELIZABETH (Bull), June 30—Chair­ man, not listed; Secretary, not listed. Chief mate was contacted about the shower lock not worlang. Ice box should have a lock installed. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 21—Chairman, Eric Semmer; Secretary, Robert D. Nedermeyer. $24.25 was spent on a new frame and picture for the movie projector, leaving a balance of $3.13 in the ship's fund. WUliam Smith was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion; John Rcilly was elected treasurer. Fan should be installed in the wheel house. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April 24—Chairman, A. Gregoire; Secretary, J. Shearer. Membership a.grccd to do­ nate $1 apiece to buy a floral wreath for deceased brother, and to pay for other expenses incurred. Suggestion was made that wipers take care of the laundry for the rest of the trip. Vote of thanks went to the ship's delegate and to the chief engineer and the oiler for their work on the old washing m.gohine. June 14—Chairman, H. S. McKenna; Secretary, Alfredo O. Arron. Reoair '1st will be turned over to the shin's dele­ gate. One man missed shin in Singanore. •Suggestion was made to have more fre«h fruit and more hot sauces. Vote of thanks went to the engine delegate from the black gang. Money drawn in forei.gn norts should be clas.sified by the patrolman. There should be more cool drinks procured bv the stewara for the next trip: steward and .ship's dc'egntObi should check the fresh fruit supply. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), June 19—Chairman, W. J. Mitchell; Secretary, W. G. Povey. One man was taken off the ship by the consul in Saigon. OT is not being divided equally. Captain is in­ terfering in deck department work. Ship's stores are running low and many items are missing. There are several beefs against the officers. Chief cook asked for more cooperation from galley workers. MONROE (Bull), June 21—Chairman, Steve Munsco; Secretary, Varosa. Sug­ gestion was made to paint crew's quar­ ters aft. Shower curtains will be pro­ cured from the steward. Washing ma­ chine is to be overhauled and repair list made out by department delegates. Watch standees will keep niesshaiis clean. Coffee urn needs renairs on valves. Gal­ ley needs a fan. Ship's delegate will make payoff collection to the chief engi­ neer for the fish bought in Puerto Rico. Steward department got a vote of thanks. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG- -p lease put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS Carl Jensen, Jr. Your wallet, along with some CITY personal items which it contained, was found on the Carroi Victory. Signed Please pick it up at Seafarers LOG TO AVOID DUPLICATION: office. of cddrtis, plaata giva your ^ ^ $ ADDRESS ... Thomas D. Reese Your suitcase is at the SIU hail ki Seattle, Wash. CITY .ZONE STATE If you aro an old subteribor and hava a ehanga format addrasi balow: laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaaaoataaagaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeaaaaeaasaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaagaaaaaasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBBO Ml** .ZONE a*_4aa«*»*t*B*#« STATE,. . .-1 �Paffe Twenty-six SEAFARERS LOG " July 24^ 19SS Dads Show They Know All The Ropes HOSPITAl^ 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 and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. When mom's away or busy, these Seafarer-dads take over without a qualm. At left is Seafarer Wesley J. Smith, with daughter Madeline; at right. Seafarer Pat Ryan, his two sons, and new daughter Jean Marie. Photos were taken by visiting Welfare Services representative who delivered maternity benefits. All of the following SIU families Mrs. R. Carlson, 2245 Savannah will collect the $200 maternity Terrace, Southeast, Washington, benefit plus a $25 bond from the DC. '• t 4. 4. Union in the baby's name. Eric Michael Schmiedel, born James Robert Lewis, Jr., born July 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. May 13, 1953. .Parents, Mr. and Frank W. Schmiedel, Jr., 865 47th Mrs. James R. Lewis, 522 Charles­ Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. ton Street, Mobile, Ala. t 4^ 4^ Marjorle Teressa Smith, born t. t. t. James P. Lomax, Jr., bom May May 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Eugene Smith, 917 Forrest James P. Lomax, General Delivery, Avenue, Chattanooga, Tenn. Satsuma, Ala. 4> ^ 4^ Street, Crichton Statioh, Mobile, Ala. it 4" t Michael Vincent Meyers, born June 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Meyers, 4617Vi Mead Street, Seattle, Wash. 4- • 4" t Denis Scott Campell, born June 20, 1953. Parbnts, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Z. Campell, 1832 Marigny Street, New Orleans 17, La. 4" it 4» Clyde Wilson Mariner, born J, J. J" Sheliey Lynn Simmons, born May 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and George Michael Sanders, born May 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Mariner, 209 Sixth April 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Simmons, 2301 Geor­ Avenue, Portsmouth, Va. Mrs. *Jnion H. Sanders, PO Box gia Street, Vallejo, Cal. 4^ $ 4^ 115, Minette, Ala. 4. t 4^ Janise Marie Piersall, born June i" 4Raymon Eugene Harr, born June 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lee Carter, Jr., born 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Piersall, Mamou, I<a. June 18, 1953. Parents, Herman Sidney Harr, 1201^ South Logan, 4^ 4> 4^ L. Carter, 119 Habersham, Sa­ Texas City, Tex. John Michael Rogowski, born vannah, Ga. 4- 4- 4May 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and if 4> Paul Maurice Hebert, Jr., born Mrs. Walter Rogowski, 518 South Bonnie Ann Black, born June June 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Ann Street, Baltimore, Md. 18, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Paul M. Hebert, 716 First 4" 4" James Black, 2132 Lafontaine Ave­ Street, New Orleans, La. George Francis Robertson, bom nue, New York, NY. June 27, 1953. Parents,. Mr. and t i i. i, Melvin Earl Faircloth, born Mrs. George El Robertson, 278 Sondre Delysle Carlson, bom April 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 49th Street, Brooklyn,''NY. June 20, 1953.> Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Faircloth, 2718 Mill 4* He Knew Where To Turn When Trouble Struck Him USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY James Adams Luther R. Milton John Basoa Leonard G. Murphy Robert Borland « Michael Nash Joseph Bracht Frank Nering E. Bulik G. Nunez Maurice Burnstine Jerry J. Palmer Frank Calnan Abe Partner Benito Centero John Rekstin Sixto Escobar Jesus Rodriguez John Foley G. O. Rosado Lawrence Franklin Virgil Sandbcrg Bruton J. Frazer A. L. Sargent F. J. Frcnnette P. Scidenbergh William J. Geary Walter Sudnick Joe Carl Griggs Thor Thorsen James W. Hamilton D. Trevisario John Hamilton Harold S. Tuttle Floyd M. Hansen Alfonso Vallejo C. Houlis Joseph H. Wiikin Walter A. Johnson Henry A. Core Paul Jokubesak Jim Corna Hans Kehlenbeck J. C. Sorel L. Kristiansen Stephen Sloneskl Stanley Lesko Rexford Roberts PRATT HOSPITAL MIAMI, FLA. Howard Parker USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY Tralter Chalk Francis F. Lynch C. M. Davison Harry F. McDonald Emilio Delgado A. McGuigan Antonio M. Diaz David Mcllreath John J. Driscoll Claude Markell Jose G. Esplnoza Vic Milazzo Enrique Ferrer Alfred Mueller Robert E. Gilbert John R. Murdock Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson Hohn B. Haas G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith Frederick Landry Herbert R. Totten James J. Lawlor Renato A. Villata James R. Lewis USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Michael Dietz E. A. Martell John W. Dolan Raymond Queen Alfred .Tohansen George M. Rice v. E. Kane George J. Wanka PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO John Krewson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. John A. DufTy Theodore Mastaler tohn J. Flaherty Robert A. Rogeri ~. H. A. Gnittke Wm. Willdrige S. R. Greenridge USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEX. Tom L. Bowers J. E. Markopolo E. K. Bryan James Russell A. P. Copa Robert L. Shaw W. W. Lipscomb PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Oscar Stevens USPHS HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. John Ziegler USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. T. L. Ankerson B. R. Hugglns .Tames E. Belcher W. C. JeiTrics D. Bissett T. S. Johnson E. Bracewell E. G. Knapp R. D. Carbera John J. Knowles Wm. R. Carroll Joseph Kornek Jessie A. Clarke Leo H. Lang Jose A. Colis A. J. Laperouse S. Cope C. R. Nieholson Adlon Cox Shirley Poole Rogelio Criz William T. Presley Henry Duniey Abram A. Sampson Frank E. Edmonds Luther C. Seidle F. Farthing T. R. Staifley Lionel Gormandy Lonnie R. Tickle Harry M. Hankee P. O. Thompson C. M. Hawkins V. E. Wilmoth Philip Horowitz A. J. Wyzenskl Gustav Hoyzam — VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. L. Bourdonnay USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. Robert E. Allen ' USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Marcelo B. Belen Peter Smith John C. Ramsey D. K. T. Sorensea USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. W. W. Allred H. E. Mathei E. F. Cetti J. D. Morrison F. W. Grant J. P. Neveraskua James M. Hall USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Roland Bell Ben J. Lawson . Carl E. Chandler James T. Lassiter Braxton S. Conway George A. Logan Jeff Davis Earl Mansfleld J. W. Eickenberg Melvin Mason Gorman T. Glaze Thomas Mungo Jose Henno Earl G. MeNab C. £. 'Johnson Thomas Nicholas John W. Jones Telesfro Roman Vineent Jones S. A. Sargeant Karl Krlstensen David F. Sykes Edgar L. Krotzer Gustave Loeffer VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Leonard Franks SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky' POTTENGER SANITORIUM MONROVIA, CAL. E. L. Pritchard USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. N. A. Baubour Theodore Simonds L. N. Childress L. T. Thompson W. F. Henderson Luby Wheeler S. E. Roundtree Horlon C. Willis Ship Has Own Maternity Benefit 4" Roberto Cabrera, bora April 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Angel Cabrera, PO Box 174, Playa Ponce, Puerto Rico. 4i 4> 41 Diane Sullivan, born May 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sullivan, 63 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass. ' The value of SIU Welfare Services in an emergency was never better illustrated than by the case of one Seafarer who suffered a heart attack recently. The Seafarer, who was in a bad way, couldn't get any> 4" 4> 4" help until he was able to get words. The first thing he gasped Karon Ann Lachney, bora April the idea across that Welfare out was "call SIU Welfare Serv­ 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Services should be contacted. ices;" A call was put through to In this particular case, the Sea­ SIU headquarters, and inside of a farer happened to live in a room­ half hour a US Public Health Serv­ ing house in Brooklyn not far from ice ambulance came to the door, the hall. When he got the attack, he picked the man up and took him was temporarily unable to talk, and to the Staten Island USPHS hos­ the people in charge of the room­ pital. He is now well on the road ing house made several unsuccess­ to recovery from the attack. The incident points up the fact ful efforts to get help. Knowing he was a seaman, they called the Coast that an increasing number of Sea­ Guard in an attempt to get him farers recently have taken to. hospitalized, but without success. carrying a slip of paper on their After that they tried several other person with the name and tele­ places and were equally unsuc­ phone number of the Welfare Serv­ ices office, as the place to call in cessful. the event anything should happen Ambulance Came to them. That way they are sure of By this time, the Seafarer had having their emergency needs gecovered sijffipientl^ t^ sqy,a,few ,.^akefl,cai;e pf,9omp >yhat may. Hilton Lachney, 2307 Melpomene Street, New Orleans, La. 4" 4" 4- Constance JoAnn Vaughn, born July 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Vaughn, 2210 Avenue O, Galveston, Tex. 4 4^ i Tanya Rosa Evelyn Roberts, born March 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John R. R )berts, 4209 Gulf Boulevard, Belle Vista Beach, St. Petersburg, Fla. 4- 4- Edwin Douglas Felker born January 20, 1953. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Edwin M. Felker, 408 South 14th Street, .Lawton, Okla. Seafarer Alvia Weddle and Mrs. Weddle pose for the cameraman on the deck of the Seamonltor. Not to be outdone by the SIU, crewmembers of the Seamonltor came up with their own maternity benefit recently for Stacy Wayne Weddle, son of one of-their ship­ mates, Alvis Weddle. That Wellknown SIU bachelor, Frenchy Michelet, 'informed the LOGr that several crewmembers, including the skipper and the chief mate, chipped in to buy the bal^ a. $100 US defense bond. . The crew figured . that by - the time Stacy, who was born just two days shy of Christmas, 1952, got old enough to sail, the $100 would come in handy to get him launched on his career in the SIU. Captain Andrew Jackson pre­ sented the bond to Mr. and Mrs. Weddle on board the vesaol -while she was in Portland, Oregon. Weddle is well known up in the Northwest as a leading contender for Golden Gloves middleweight honor# in recent year^ . �,K- •i'=''c^,--v#i:«'Si:'£ifei^:''v~' $HAFJiHikiks *Ldc 'j6fy iiriifss SEEIN* THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (News about Tnen in tbe hospitals and Seafarers receitTinff SIU Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up vihile he makes Ttis rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Serpices.) Seafarer William R. Smith, just off an Alcoa vessel, just came , in from New Orleans to New York like a sock in a wind tunnel. He had some business up this way and he dropped by headquarters to let u^ know about it. Didn't waste ho time, though, in getting back to the fiayou country. Doesn't seem to take to big town living. Right now he's down in New Orleans again, where he's been for some tline, just soaking up the sun and the local tradition. He's doing better than all right and expects he'll be shipping out when he ^ets tired of that good old southern cooking. Phil Jordan, who last shipped as FWT on the Taddei, came east for awhile after shipping steadily on the West Coast. Out there, be says, shipping is easier than breathing. Jordan came in this week to see the doctor about his eyes. Seems he needs a pair of glasses to correct his troubles and he's in the process of getting them right now. He would have liked to stay out in sunny Smith CaUfomia, he said, because the shipping out there is first rate. A brother who has been keeping up a steady stream of correspon­ dence with the Welfare Services department is Saul Harb. Harb is on the George Uhler as chief steward and dohig a top-drawer job He's all set fot his citbenship papers to come through. About the only thing he's got to do now*Is get back here from Germany where he is on the George Uhler at the moment. A regular old seafaring man is Seafarer Domnlek Desci, recently the bosun on the Falrland. Desci got off to go Into drydock out at the Honolulu hospital, but he's in tip-top shape now and ready to ship out. Last we saw of Desci he was heading back to his home town in Pennsylvania. He didn't let any grass grow under his feet here in New York, when he was in town, but headed back for the wide open spaces of the Keystone State. He expects to come up this way again when the Fairland hits New York so he can pick up his gear and souvenirs from far away places. William Geary just hit the Staten Island hospital with a busted jaw after meeting with an accident aboard the John Paul Jones. Geary, FWT on the vessel, comes, from Riverdale, NY, which iS' just a stone's throw from the Bronx, although most people don't. Not in Jhe Bronx. He expects to be in the Harb hospital awhile, recuperating. From reports reaching this office, it appears that the accident rate is definitely not decreasing, to put it mildly. Of course, if a man is hurt aboard ship, he can see that his rights are enforced. In bur book, howbver, no amount of money could repay us for the loss of even a finger. 'It^y not try to avoid the accident in the first place instead of having to look for money to compensate yourself. A gremlin crept into this column last Issue and had us saying that one of the brothers got his hospital benefits from the company. The brothers collected from the company all right, on maintenance, un­ earned' wages and other Items, but those hospital benefits, as always, came from your Union's Welfare Plan. ^ WORRY? WHAT'S yOUR PROBLEM IS OUR BUSINESS •I,:..- •rr a-: i ^ . SEE THE m mmtmmn HEPAITNENT ,:-;ifa;;;;- Pa^e t#«ii^-Mflll Alert Crew Helps In Emergency Crewmembers of several SIU ships showed their heads up alertness recently when they no­ tified SIU Welfare Services of details of accidents and deaths aboard ship. As a result in two ">of the cases, the families were able to make necessary arrangements which -they otherwise would not have been able to,iand in the third instance, the family learned of the death only through SIU Welfare Services. They hadn't even been notified by the company. In the first instance, a brother on a Cities Service tanker died aboard the -ship at sea. The body was taken off in Panama and as soon as the crew got the oppor­ tunity they wired headquarters in­ forming us of the circumstances. Welfare Services in turn imme­ diately got in touch with the man's family in Mobile, Alabama, and found that they were considerably upset and confused. They wanted to get his body back for burial but didn't know how to go about it. Consequently, when they heard from the SIU they asked the Union to make all arrangements. Cities Service, meanwhile, had offered to pay $200 of the costs. Welfare Services further arranged to pay the balance of the costs out Seafarer Gets Rapid Payoff From Welfare Service Office Seafarer James Morris (left), is delighted as he receives checks representing money due him from Eastern SS Company, from Welfare Services representative Milton Flynn. The simple, easy way of collecting money due afforded by Welfare Services was illustrated recently by the case of James E. Morris. In his instance a telephone call followed by a let­ ter of confirmation proved sufficient to get immediate vouchers in the mail, sign them, collection of $365.25 in wages, send them back, and then wait transportation and maintenance around some more for his checks owed him by the Eastern Steam­ to come through. Sometimes by ship Company. the time the checks arrive the man . Morris was aboard Eastern's has shipped out again and it takes Massillon Victory his last trip out several months before., he actually when fie suffered, an attack of ap­ has the money in hand. Welfare pendicitis and had to be hospital­ Service's speedier procedure saved ized in Europe. After he recovered, Morris considerable time and left he was repatriated back to the him free to ship knowing he had States and was fully fit for duty on no unfinished business lying his aiTival. around. Delays In Offing However, we had a couple of matters to square away with the company including earned wages due, transportation froni New York The deaths of the following to Houston, Texas, two day's main­ tenance and unearned wages as Seafarers have been reported to well. Since the company's head­ the Seafarers Welfare Plan and quarters are in Boston, and Morris $2,500 death benefits are being had been repatriated to New York paid to beneficiaries. it meant that he would have had James F. Riddle, 48: On Novem­ to make application by mail and ber 7, 1951, Brother Riddle was probably wait some time before he' drowned near Aalberg, Denmark, would get his money. was buried in nearby Frue Instead Morris went into Wel­ apd Cemetery. A member of the en­ fare Services office in New York gine department, he had joined and explained the situation to the Union in New York Decem­ them. A phone call was placed ber, 1942. Surviving isinhis wife, into the Eastern Company office Susan Riddle, 58 West Newton, in Boston and arrangements were Boston, Mass. made over the phone to handle 4* 4» the payoff in New York, subject to Paul A. R. Franks, 31: A member confirmation by mail. Checks and vouchers went out in the iieturn of the engine department. Brother mails and Morris received his pay­ Franks, died- oil June 8, 1953, in off directly from the Welfare Serv­ Yokohama, Japan. He had been ices representative in headquar­ with the SIU for 10 years, joining ters. Then he went and cashed in the port of New York. He is them at the cashier's desk within survived by his sister, Mrs. John B. Eider, 613 • A Thomas Street. a few minutes. Morris' care was unusual in that Orange, NJ. J" iit was the first time that Welfare Homer O. Diamond, 31: A cereServices had evei fiandled a pay­ off of this kind'i directly. Usually "arai concussion and a spinal frac­ a man has to go 'to^ the, company ture caused Brother Diamond's ac­ Office ilor hih nioney, 'pr else get cidental death on April'10, l!953, in of the $2,500 death benefit to which the man is entitled. As a result, the body was re­ turned and a proper funeral held according to the family's wishes, thanks to the alertness of the crew in notifying Welfare Services of the incident. Never Notified In the second instance, one of the brothers was lost at sea off a ship about a month ago. The ship's delegate and other crewmembers mailed a letter into the Union notifying Welfare Services of the death. When Welfare Services con­ tacted the family, they found that the company in question had not even notified the man's wife and it was the first she had heard about it. Since the ship involved was a tanker 'out op a long Near East shuttle run it might have been months before the family even found out about the death, were it not for the crewmembers aboard that ship. The third incident dealt with a brother who had ^suffered injury and was taken to a hospital in the Far East. The ship's delegate sent a letter informing headquarters of the circumstances. Since this man too had a family, because of the notice received from the ship's delegate. Welfare Services was able to make arrangements for his allotment to continue. These three incidents show the value to all parties of notifying the Union whenever anything untoward happens it sea. It can save con­ siderable time and energy, and avoid a great deal of discomfort that would otherwise result if much time were lost due to lack of information. How To Get Disabled Pay Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contract ships is eligible for the. $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. New Orleans, La. He had joined the SIU in New York as a messman in the steward department in July. 1951. Burial took place at Goodhope Cemetery. Montgomery, Ala.; surviving is a brother, Her­ man H. Diamond. 4" i 3* Ernest E. Hudson, 58: A member of the SIU since December 5, 1938, Brother Hudson died of coronary thrombosis in Boston, Mass. A cook in the steward department, he had joined the SIU in Boston and he was buried there, at the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The estate is ad­ ministered by his cousin. Rosalie Watts, 77 Humboldt Avenue, Bos­ ton, Mass. 4" 4 4" James Linwood Sturgis, 34: While the George Uhler was enroute to New York from Germany on May 4. 1953, Brother Sturgis died on board of pneumonia:. He had joined the SIU in Norfolk in 1947 and sailed as a member of the deck department. .Burial took place at Riverside Memorial Park, Nor­ folk, Vai: the. estate is.adminis­ tered by Beulah Sturgis. " ^il •'SSj �%' ' ,.- y.-;,:r--^,-: SEAFARERS * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT 1A N TIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • iiiif'" 1^^;. I iii' :' DISTRIBUTION OF UNION BENEFITS FAMILY MAHERS • LEGAL AaiON • FINANCIAL ADVICE • IMMIGRATION MATTERS • DRAFT BOARD PROBLEMS • COAST iBUARD MATTERS • UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SOCIAL SECURITY • HOUSING MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT • ALLOTMENTS REPATRIATION • AND PERSONAL PROBLEMS I •'•^i'--"' m: •(^mr m . vil' •«!f \ •;: - - r-. U:- I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 24, 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. 15 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ATLANTIC'S UNION MUM AT NLRB; HEARINGS CLOSE AMEU ILLEGALLY OUSTS FLETCHER SCHOLARSHIP 'SOLVES MY PROBLEMS' UNION TO PUT SIU LIBRARY ON ALL SHIPS CORNHUSKER CREW IN US; VESSEL STILL ON ROCKS UNION, CO'S TO MEET ON US $ DRAWS SIU FIGHTS NAVY'S 'IRON FIST' TREATMENT OF SEAMEN IN KOREA DEATH TAKES FORMER SECY LABOR TOBIN ASK US TO SCRAP MOST OF LIBERTYS SAFE, SIMPLE SYSTEM SPEEDS VACATION $$ SENATE BILL WOULD EASE CURBS ON ALIEN SEAMEN SIU STYMIED COMMUNIST SABOTAGE, SAYS EX-RED SUP SHIP GOES DOWN AFTER CRASH IN FOG ILLNESS HITS CAPT. LESH 'PROBLEM DEPT.' 1 YEAR OLD THIRD SHIP SALES BILL WOULD PEDDLE 12 C-I's SIU MEN AID FLOOD SURVIVORS IN JAPAN SEA PLAY IS BACKED BY SHIP'S CREW FOREIGN SHIPS TAKE LAKES TRADE UPTON IS THIRD MEMBER OF FED. MARITIME BOARD PLENTY OF GOOD BOOKS $ FOR MILLS, BUT THE 1949 CANADIAN BEEF THE MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION ENDS HALF CENTURY CAREER OF SAILING 'OUR DREAM IS NOW A REALITY' SEAFARER'S SAFARI GOOD FOOD, OFFICERS MAKE TRIP A PLEASURE IN EAST AFRICA JIM DAVIS BAGS SOME BIG ONES TOO MUCH FOOD BRINGS CREW BEEF VENDOR FINDS OLD WORLD MARVELS FAR EAST ROMANCE RUN TURNS SOUR AS GREECE VICTORY HAS TROUBLES EVEN BARBERS CAN BE PHONY DOWN IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE THE BERMUDAS - 'ISLES OF DEVILS' SHIP HAS OWN MATERNITY BENEFIT HE KNEW WHERE TO TURN WHEN TROUBLE STRUCK HIM ALERT CREW HELPS IN EMERGENCY SEAFARER GETS RAPID PAYOFF FROM WELFARE SERVICE OFFICE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/23/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log