http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2274ff9e44f39f291f0778c9e9465794.PDF 104a61867c4d4fa2db6b25563b81df79 PDF Text Text • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP Ttjl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • .nu '4 •'ii ••I •"••ris- I 1 "'M I ':-Mi �SEAFARERS LOG : . September 4.195S Labor Day? -^ Jast Aaotber Holiday Labor's own holiday, Labor Day, 1953, is coming up this September 7. It will no doubt find the average American worker climbing into his auto­ mobile and heading out on the roads for a picnic, a swim at the beach or a ball game. In one or two scattered communities, Labor DSy might feature a parade and speeches, but unless the parade feV tures a few -Bikini bathing suit figures on ^ats, chances are that not many spectators will show up for the affair, which will be left in the hands of politicians and a handful of curious onlookers. What has happened to Labor Day? The reasons for its decline as a labor holiday are many. One is that every holiday tends to lose its significance with the passage of time. Few people ~ go to church on Christmas and even fewer areaware ^f the religious origins of Thanksgiving Day. The Foxnth of July is known chiefly for fire­ crackers and not for Thomas Jefferson. Then, the Communists and other groups have so dramatized May Day/as a working class holiday that Labor Day has suffered from the competition. Another big drawback is that Labor Day always falls on a Monday in the summertime, so that it makes a nice threej day weekend for people to go away on and have a good time. Canned Message Whatever the reason, Labor Day has become just another holiday. The President, the Secretary of Labor, governors, mayors and other prominent figures have Labor Dby statements written for them by one of their staff in June, just before they close up shop for the summer. Mimeographed copies of the message, praising labor in general terms, go out to editors around August 1, who give them greater or lesser attention depending upon the amount of vacant space the newspaper has the mornihg of tb^ holiday. Labor unions themselves pay only lip service to the idea, perhaps with a special Labor Day edition and the usual accounting of how Peter McGuire of tho Carpenters Union started the whole thing. Maybe in the last analysis its the progress of American workers that has diluted Labor Day's significance. When McGuire started the observ­ ance it was rare for a working man to have a holi­ day off, particularly a holiday of his own. The men who knocked off work to participate in the Labor Day parade and ceremonies were sacrificing a day's pay to do so and often taking off against the wishes of their employers. Consequently it . involved a great deal of personal conxdction on their part; , Even after Labor Day became a legal holiday, which made it proper for men to take the day off, the workingman on wages still losMhe- day's pay for doing so. Today there isn't a union contract in the land which doesn't provide Labor Day as a paid holi­ day, as well as four to nine other holidays during the year. Union members in most instances are no longer downtrodden, but have won for them­ selves vastly improved conditions and status in the comrftunity. Therefore it no longer seems impor­ tant to them tp assert themselves on Labor Day and emphasize to the world tl\e contribution that union members make to the. well-being of the community. Maybe this is the answer. A day off work afhome for no reason other than workingmen and women deserve a day off is celebration in itself. — N Still, perhaps all these things are being taken too much for granted. It might be wise for us to take a second look at Labor Day and see if it couldn't be made into a holiday of real significance to'organized labor. MA Hints At Removal Of North Sea Bonus The first feelers toward removal of the $2.50 mine area bonus in Northern European waters have been taken by the US Maritime Administration and the Navy Department. In a letter sent to aU maritime• unions and employers, over Seas are "remote" and no greater the signature of Louis Roth­ than "normal marine hazards." schild, Maritime Administrator, the The Navy statement claims that Na^'y is quoted as saying that mine minesweeping of routes to all ma­ dangers in the North and Baltic jor ports has been completed,- but admits that much minesweeping remains to'be done to completely clear the heavily-traveled area and to shorten existing detours to ma­ jor North Sea ports. While the letter did not make a point-blank statement thlt mine The Englander Co. in Chicago area bonuses should be lifted, it and a labor spy outfit have been did suggest that unions and ship­ sued by two members of the CIO owners consider removal of the United Furniture Workers under bonus. a law making* it an offense to in­ An SIU headquarte^ representa­ terfere by unlawful means with a tive immediately challenged the person's right to work. view that/ the mines no longer con­ The company paid Albert Cooper, stituted a hazard. "Everybody who was trying to organize the knows that there are plenty of plant when he was fired, $700 in mines left in the North-Sea," he back wages, and also paid Miss said. "Even though anchored jnines Semmie Banks, who was also fired, may have been removed from the $500 in back wages. The company shipping channels, every storm also posted notices that it would not breaks loose a number of mines disturb employees in their desire and sends them drifting into the to join or not to join the union. ship lanes. Dr. K. B. Nelson (right), medical director of the.Staten Island USPHS Hospital, thanks Walter Siek"As long as there are any mines mann (left), SIU Welfare Services Director, as Siekqiann and A! Tkompsen. Welfare Representative, left in the North Sea. there's still present a new moving picture projector and sonnd system to the hospital on l^half of the Union. a dangerous condition, because it Sept. 4. 19S3Vol. XV. Nk 18 only takes one mine to take care As 1 See It Page 4 of a ship and the crew." So far, none of the ship opera­ Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle .. . Page 12 tors have publicly picked up the Editorial . .' Page 13 suggestion that the mine area bonus Hospitalized seamen in another USPHS hospital will be able to enjoy sound movies now Foc'sle Fotographer. Page 19 be abandoned. Most operators ap­ hat the SIU has donated a new movie projector and sound system to New York's Staten Galley Gleanings Page 20 parently regard the bonus as a nor­ sland USPHS Hospital. Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 mal wage cost in European waters, The seamen in the USPHS In many cases, the men are able In The Wake ..Page 12 since it, has been paid regularly Hospitals in Norfolk, Savannah to be up and around, but cannot Labor Round-Up Page 13 ever since the beginning of World War II. As such, removal of the and New Orleans have al­ leave the hospital and the time Letters Pages 21, 22 bonus would be considered a cut ready been enjoying movies shown weighs heavily on their hands. Maritime ; Page 16 Under such circumstances, recrea­ in wages. No doubt steps would be Meet The Seafarer. Page 12 in projectors presented by the tional- facilities, such as moving . I On The Job Page 16 taken to see to it that crewmem- SIU. A Summit, NJ, high school pictures, help the men pass the bers were compensated in direct Personals Page 25 teacher has "quit his teaching job Quiz Page 19 wage payments for loss of bonus Although the-Staten Island hos­ time and help make their stay in to take e job drivi^^g a brewery the hospital a little more pleasant. pital already had some old or re­ income. Seafarers In Action Page 16 truck, since he was making $85 Regular SIU Policy conditioned movie projectors, this Ship's Minutes . ... Pages 24, 25 per week as a teacher and now It was in keeping with the regu­ is the first time that the hospital SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Meeting Night, has had a new projector and lar SIU policy of trying to make makes $137.50 .a week driving the Sports Line Page 20 system to use for the benefit the men's stay in the hospital as truck. Every Z Weeks ofsound Ten Years Ago Page 12 Teacher Shortage the seamen hospitalized there. easy as possible that the cameras Top Of The News Page 7 Regular membership meet­ Dr. K. R. Nelson, medical direc­ were presented to the hospitals. It EsUmates say the nation will Union Talk Page 9 ings in SIU headquarters and tor, accepted the new Bell and. is this same policy of giving per­ have a shortage, of about 72,000 Wash. News Letter Page 6 at all branches are held every Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 second Wednesday night at Howell projector and combination sonal service wherever possible teachers when school starts this Welfare Report Page R 7 PM. The schedule for the amplifier-loudspeaker on behalf of that brought about the Welfare fall. The gverage teacher'a salary Your Constitution Page 5 next few meetings is as follows: the hospital as the presentation Services Department, and which is is'$3,400 peip year, or.$65.40 g week Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 September 9, September 23, was made by Walter Siekmann, why every hospitalized Seafatrer is based on a 52-week year. It is esti­ visited each week by a Welfare mated that there will be a shortage SIU Welfare Services director. October 7. Publithfd oiwMKiy at tht haadquartari •f tha Sasfarart Intarnatlanal Union, Atrepresentative who brings ^ the of about $45,000 in grade and high It was pointed out that many All Seafarers registered on Untie A Ouir District, AFL.- t7S Fourth seamen are confined ^ to the hos­ weekly cash hospital benefit and schools, Avanua. Brooklyn 32, NY. Toi. Sierlins : t||ee out of the shipping list are. required •-U71. Entered as second class niattar takes care of ^any problems the every five be pital for many weeks and .months to attend , the meetings. at the Post Offlce in Brooklyn, NY. ohder the. Act of August 24, 1212. ; ' while trying to regain their health. man th8y have., 'overcrow<^ ' Workers Sue Co. For Using Spies r' SEAFARERS LOG li'f |i Pro/ecfor SIU Gift To SI Hasp. Teacher Quits To Drive Truck \^' vii ' V mrnmk ''.V' i. '•••i r <•' • I -r-; ill-' �September• 4, IMS SEAFARERS tOG Pare Threa Korea Truce Impact New On Shipping Siight The effect of the Korean trace on shipping was shown to be .of almost minor impact this week with the announcement by the Maritime Administration that a total of 42 vessels operat­ ing under GAA charters will be- returned to" the reserve manned vessels will be laid up, fleet. Of the 42 ships to be while there will be 15 SUP-manned laid up,. only seven SlU-tnanned vessels are affected. ' ^According to Maritime Admin­ istration officials, it is expected that these 42 ships-will constitute the bulk of the lay-ups due to the Korean truce. No further mass layups are planned at this time. The .word is that the number of Gov­ ernment-owned vessels operating under GAA charters is expected to level off after these 42 vessels are .laid up, and that any further layups that may come up at a later date will be due to other changes in the international picture. When the scheduled lay-ups were announced, the Maritime Adminis­ tration was operating 135 Govern­ ment-owned ships under General Agency, Agreements with private operators. This moVe- will leave a total of 93 Government-owned ves­ sels still, operatiirg under GAA charters. Breakdown To Unions A breakdown according to unions shows that seven SIU- LOG Overseas For the convenlerite of Sea­ farers, a complete list of all the places which receive copies of the SEAFARERS LOG out­ side the continental limits of the United States is included in this issue on page 24 In addition to the copies of the LOG that are air-mailed to every SIU ship, bundles of LOGS are also sent to sea­ men's clubs, bars, maritime unions and other meeting places for seamen- throughout the world. Thus, if the LOGs sent to your ship are held up in the mails, it is possible for you to pick up a copy in Just about any port. ships returned to the reserve fleet, and a total of 20 NMU-manned vessels will be' laid up. Since the Korean truce, the en­ tire maritime industry has been watching to see what the effect would be on American-flag ship­ ping. This announcement by the Maritime Administration has been taken as a clear picture of the full effect'of the truce on the operatipn of Government-owned vessels under GAA "charters. Aid and Supply However, the Maritime Admin­ istration says that these lay-ups do not necessarily, reflect the true efTfect that the truce wiil have on shipping as a whole. It was pointed out that rehabilitation cargoes and aid cargoes mui^ be carried, as well as supplies for the troops still in the area. These lay-ups, according to Gov­ ernment officials, were merely in line with the Maritime Administration'a policy of letting privatelyowned tonnage carry the cargoes whenever possible. In many cases, they said, privately-owned ton­ nage will be expected to take up the slack once the Governmentowned vessels have been laid up. "We feel," said a Maritime Ad­ ministration official, "that privatelyrowned vessels are how able to fill the cargo requirements, and so these Government-owned ships have been ordered back into the reserve fleet. Of coursej^if the in­ ternational situation changes, or events prove that these ships are still needed, they wiil be put back into service again." The SlU-manned vessels effected by the lay-up order are: the Dennison Victory (Waterman); the Burbank Victory and Massillon Vic­ tory (Eastern); the Bessemer Vic­ tory (Alcoa); the Simmons Victory and Catawba Victory (Bull), and the Carroll Victory (South Atlan­ tic.). - Army Decorates SIU Man As Korea Hero A Seafarer who has been in the Army for less than a yeac has been decorated for bravery under fire during the fighting on Porkchop Hill in Korea. Donald Rundblad, who joined the SIU back in 1948, was drafted less than a year --S .J'-;; r 'j^i r - ago. Recently, the DeJsnse De­ partment announced that he has been awarded the Bronze Star for heroic action in Korea before the cease-fire went into effect. The decoration was awarded for his wolk in evacuating American dead and wounded under fire during the fighting on Porkchop Hill. However, all of Rundblad's ad­ ventures haven't taken place in the Army. While sailing with the SIU back in August, 1952, he was sail­ ing on deck aboard the Western Farmer when she was in a collision and sunk off the English coast in the Channel. Notification of Ruhdblad's deco­ ration was given to the LOG by Neal Cairns, AB, who sailed with Rundblad on the LaSalle and other SIU vessels.. Cairns says that Rundblad "Is the sort of a guy you'd expect to go all out to help a wounded buddy. . Righf nov^ Rundblad's Jwit Don Rundblad after his rescue from the Western Farmer. counting the time until he can get out of the Army and get back on an SIU ship. Cairns says, "Don told me that he's going to head right .,for an SIU hall as soon as he gets his discharge, and grab an SIU ship just as soon as he can." Gov't Would Ax Hosps SIU Plans Striking a body blow at the 155-year-old medical care program for seamen, the Bureau of the Budget has proposed that free medical treatment of seamen be dis­ continued and all but three*specialized US Public Health Service hospitals be closed. The move would close sixteen hospitals in the US. Budget Director Joseph Dodge has already instructed the Department of Health, Education and Wel-^ fare to eliminate appropria­ tion requests covering mer­ Slated To Close .. . chant seamen from the de­ partment's budget to be pre­ sented to the next session of Congress. The proposal, if it goes to Congress, is sure to touch on a furious fight, as the SIU pre­ pares to do. battle on the issue, along with other maritime organi­ zations. The action of the Budget Director comes as the culmination of a long period of whittliifg down medical care for seamen and re­ peated closings of USPHS hospi­ tals in various i^rts. If the budget director's recom­ mendations go through the next session of Congress, it would mean that all USPHS facilities would be closed to seamen—the only hospi­ tals left open would be the Carville leprosarium, the narcotics hospital at Lexington, Ky., and the mental hospital at Fort Worth, Texas. Seamen would be forced to take care of their own medical needs out of their own pockets. The SIU has announced, however, that it will not stand by and have Seafarers forced into this position. USPn^ Will Oppose Cuts A spokesman for the US Public Health Services said that the agen­ cy could be expected to oppose the cuts before Congress. He indicated that as far as he knew, the Depart­ ment of Health, Education and Welfare, of which USPHS is a part, would take a similar stand in defense of the PHS hospitals. However, if past performance is any clue, maritime interests do not expect Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, seci^itary of the Department, to put up much of a fight on this score. It was Mrs. Hobby who led the battle for fund cuts in USPHS hos­ pitals duj-ing the last session of Congress. As a result, two hospi­ tals, Cleveland and Fort Stanton, were shut down. Three others. Savannah, Memphis and Detpit, were kept open only after a vigor­ ous fight by the SIU and other maritime groups. Government officials have been whittling away at the USPHS prograin for some time now and it was regarded as only a matter of time before battle lines would be drawn in an attempt to eliminate hospitals entirely. Originally there were 26 hospitals under the pro­ gram, ten of which have been closed in recent years. Besides Cleveland and Fort Stanton, those that have been closed include Vineyard Haven, Mass.; San Juan, Buffalo, Ellis Island, Portland, Main6; Mobile, Kirkwood, Mo., and Pittsburgh. Most of the closings have been in the last two years. Budget Cutting Program I^shington observers see sev­ eral factors in back of the attack on seamen's medical care. First is the administration's desire to avoid raising the debt limit. This can only be done by cutting the budget, The. hospital progra^ is (Continued on page 17) ' •M •A I �t^r. ' ^-i Tmge Four SE^'A^ A dii" Af/oif^fC^s I/iff Oil Txpe/s' Fletcher In Rigged Trial As 1See It • • • IT'S BEEN OBVIOUS FOR SOME TIME THAT CERTAIN FORCES PHILADELPHIA—A handpicked trial committee selected personally by the Atlantic Kefining payrollers who are also officials .of the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union has "ex- in the Government were sharpening the ax with the idea of lopping off pell^" Frank Fletcher, vice-chairman of the company union, from the AMEU. Fletcher^s the entire Public Health Service hospital program. In the past couple "crime" in the eyes of thet of years these forces have enjoyed a certain amount of success in shut­ cil, Alcott and Ray Linton, another ting down hospitals here and there. Therefore it comes as.no sur­ AMEU officials, was his sup­ company payroller who is AMEU port of the SIU organizing secretary - treasurer, handpicked prise to your Union that there is now out in the open a proposal to drive in the Atlantic fleet. " .three men tor the committee as destroy the hospitals. , The AMEU's kangaroo court. In Few people realize that the idea for the PHS hospitals began all the well as a handpicked chairman. which AMEU attomey-businessThen the choices were mailed out way back in George Washington's administration, and that the first manager Emanuel Friedman gave to fleet council delegates for their all the cues, did not even permitI hospitals were opened under President John Adams "approval." The delegates had no Fletcher to get a statement Into in 1798. In those days it was firmly believed ,that way of voting ^gainst the members the record. Nearly three hours of the functions of Government should be limited. No­ selected, or nominating or voting testimony was taken up entirely body dreamed of things like social security, public for committee members of their by AMEU officials who refused housing and unemployment insurance then. Yet our choice. to let Fletcher take the stand or foundings fathers, as is known, were farsighted men, By contrast, SIU trial and ap­ offer a rebuttal at any point in the who had the- vision to understand that in certain, peals committees are elected by proceedings. areas, nobody, but Government can do a job prop­ the membership at special me^erly. With seamen going from port to port, never Although the results of the trial ings. fixed in one place and risking the many dangers were a foregone conclusion, the Finally, the entire trial was run of illness and. injury aboard ships, they, deemed it AMEU officials were flustered and . - ^'1 by AMEU attorney Friedman who, necessary for seamen to have hospitals where they i^uld get care and frightened by Fletcher's appear­ employing his prerogative as n treatment. ance. They had hoped to try him ^rank Fleicher lawyer, continually instructed the swiftly in absentia. Conservatives Set It Up , for his run-out on the mass meet­ chairman on what kind of rulings Whistled Up The Cops to make, every time Sweeney or The people that set up these hospitals were, anyway you look at it, of Atlantic tahkermen held re­ The first thing they did when ing Fletcher attempted to get their staunch conservatives. The hospitals continued to function down cently in Philadelphia. Alcott they saw Fletcher coming with an­ views into the record. Needless to the years, even expanded considerably, while other conserva­ other Atlantic man, John Swee­ failed to appear to debate the is­ say these rulings consistently sup­ through such as McKinley, Harding and Coolidge, to name some, never ney, as his representative, was to sues at that time with SIU Secre- ported the AMEU-position. In SIU tives thought of disturbing them. bar the doors to everybody else eary-Treasurer Paul Hall. trials outsiders who are not sea­ Actually, Fletcher pointed out, Today this country has accepted the idea of wider Government par­ and whistle for the Philadelphia men and Union members can take ticipation in our affairs, much broader than in the past. It's generally police. Three foot patrolmen, a his membership "in your card­ no part in the proceedings. accepted by all, (and our Government leaders have said so time and squad car man and a hotel detec­ board company union" ended when 'Day Of Beckoning' again) that the Government bears large responsibility and obligation tive spent a quiet evening hanging he stopped working for the com­ As Fletcher's statement con­ for the welfare of the people. And we were assured many times over around the lobby wondering what pany. The whple proceedings, he emphasized, were simply a propa­ cluded: "You can hang me and that nothing would be done to limit the welfare benefits that have been they were doing there. quarter me in...as much as you established through the years. While Fletcher was barred from ganda stunt. By-Passed Guarantees like. It doesn't mean a thing.. .to This Government obligation to the public welfare was recognized defending himself at the trial, his But even in the process of anybody except your bosses in the just a few months ago when Congress establish^ a special department prepared statement was entered into the record of the proceedings working up a propaganda trial, the company. But when the SIU wins for that purpose, called the Department of Health, which is in the SIU's possession. AMEU by-passed every one of the this campaign, and it is winning it Education and Welfare. It would seem to be a little In that statement he declared that limited guarantees provided in overwhelmingly, there will be a peculiar if the first significant action of that de­ real day - of reckoning for the partment would be to destroy a health service that be didn't expect justice from the their own constitution. For one thing AMEU chairman stooges who have been dishing out was established by the founding fathers of this "Moscow-type trial." "The reason I'm here," he con­ Stanley Alcott, who also happens a line of baloney to Atlantic tank- nation 155 years ago. Those men back in 1798 were aware of something tinued, "is because I'm not in the to draw down a weekly paycheck ermen. practice of taking a run-out powder from Atlantic as a "leaderman," "Whatever this kangaroo court that's not so obvious today; that few people, ev«i when my reputation is at stake . . . suspended Fletcher prior to the decided.. .the decision can have men in battle, have poorer access to medical care I'm here not only for Frank Flet­ trial. The AMEU eonstitution pro­ no effect on anyone. For the cold than the merchant seaman on a ship! A man who cher but for the hundreds of other vides that members can be sus­ fact is that this kangaroo court is gets sick aboard a ship, or hurt in the performance men in the Atlantic fleet whom pended or otherwise.punished only nothing but the stinking remains of duty which is not uncommon in this hazardous industry, is out of you would like to give the busi- after a trial. of a dead 'union'...a union with­ luck until the ship gets into port. He has to get by on whatever care Bess to because they .did the same Then the AMEU by-passed its out membership.. .Your decision the officers and his shipmates can give him. thing I did—joined up with a real, own fleet council in selection of a certainly will have no effect on Hundreds of Miles From Home trial committee. Although their myself or the hundreds of other bonafide union." Fletcher, by showing up, put the- constitution specifies that commit­ Atlantic seamen who share my be­ When the ship finally comes into port, chances are that the man onus on AMEIU chairman Alcott tees are to be elected by the coun- liefs and convictions, for we are is hundreds of miles from his home community. It's true that most now members of a free union of ports like other local .communities, do have their own communityseamen. And that is the big dif­ operated or voluntary hospitals. But in most instances they give first ference between us—^you are to<ds, preference to men who are permanent residents of the commumty. we are free seamen." This is a necessary and logical rule, because the cities and towns find its a very tough job to provide the room and trained people to take care of the local people. 'It's generally acknowledged that in. most places the hospital facilities are inadequate to meet even local needs. Therefore, the USPHS hospitals "fUl a very real need of the sea­ man, since they assure him of a place where beds eligible for treat­ ashore. They really had somebody big ment, no matter what port he might happen to be in at the time. The recording secretary's job 4own in Galveston running their There is a false impression around that these hospitals do nothing last membership was handled by Jack Gray, while The so-called "fair trade" laws, but take care of seamen. This is entirely in error, and as a matter William Harrell was the reading say experts, are being broken daily meeting for of fact, the Public Health Service changed the name them as meeting clerk. Both Gray and Harrell comd because "nobody can stop the of their facilities from Marine.. Hospitals to Public from the neighboring state of American shopper from buying at chairman. It was Health Service hospitals, because they handle many North Carolina originally. Gray is a discount." One expert has said Brother Earl other kinds of people besides seamen. Their "Tiny" Wallace, 25 and has been sailing with the that even merchants say the "fair patients include Coast Guardsmen, veterans and SIU for six years in the deck de­ trade" laws are unenforceable, and just a growing various federal employees, with seamen being just a admit that "sales at a discount are boy of 25. Ac­ partment. Harrell limited percentage of all patients. is 42 years of here to stay." cording to Union Research And Training Program ' The manager of S. Klein in New records, Wallace age and is a Furthermore, the USPHS hospitals have done a black gang mem­ York cited one example of "fair put his weight very fine job of training doctors and specialists and Wallaee ber. He joined trade" laws. A nationally adver­ down as a mod­ the of finding new ways' to treat diseases that kill .a Union in tised watch is "fair trade" priced est 245 pounds, the last time some­ great many people every year. It's no exaggeration to say that there Norfolk on May at $92.50 retail. The store's man­ body asked him how much it was. 15, 1946, is mar­ ager, however, says the watch are thousands of Americans alive and well today because of the re­ , 'Wallace is a native of Arkansas ried, and lives in wholesales for only $22. Thus, the search woiic that has been done under the Public Health Service pro­ who joined the SIU in New Or­ South Norfolk. watch could be sold for $44 and still gram. Such research benefits the entire community, not only the leans on May 22, 1948. Pascagoula, give the store a 100 percent profit, seamen who might jiappen to be patients in these hospitals. 4 3; 4. Mississippi, is his current home Harrell Boston's port but under the "fair trade" laws, ^ Offhand, from what we can see of these hospitals, they are well-run town. chairman was the store is supposed to charge the and efficient places, and certainly not even their die-hard opponents t t t Seafarer Tom Fleming, who will $92.50 and thus iforce the buyer hav%,ever accused them of not doing their job properly. The US Gov­ Three local boys took charge of have had ten years with the Union to pay a 320 percent mark-up. ernment has a going concern here which is returning great value to the last Norfolk branch member- by next January. Fleming, a deck The experts also point to the the community for every dollar spent. The cost of letting such a pro­ chip meeting and ran things in seaman, was bom in Boston on discount houses in almost every gram'go to pot might turn out to be considerably more, in many ways, ship-shape style. Chairing the September 7, 1912, and still lives city which operate openly and still than the cost of maintaining it. Hospitals and w'ell-trained hospital meeting- was Robert Renfrowj-who in the Massachusetts capital with make a profit although selling for staffs don't spring up overnight. recently completed his first year his wife, Agnes. Recording Secre­ far less than the "lair trade" price Obviouslyi your Union is not going to stancTldly by while somebody as an SIU member. Renfrew was tary Dan Sheehan got Into the that is set by the lawl The Amer­ intends to do a hatchet'job on this hospital program. The Union's posi­ bom in Virginia 37 years ago on SIU via the port of Mobile, where ican shopjpers, they point out, have tion oh. the subject will be made clear when it Comes up in Congress July 1, 1916 and joined the SIU in he joined up on June 28, 1942. He become used to' buying merchan­ at the next session. iBnt not matter what, happens to the USPHS hos­ New York last August 7. Renfrow and his wife live in the hearb« dise at discodht prices, a-'d will not pitals, Seafarers can rest assured that steps will be taken to see to It sails in the engine department and Massachtiseetk city of Somervl^e. pay the exborbitaht. "fgir tradci'l that no seaman has to do without essential medical care in case pt •aakes Norfolk bis home when he's- He sails Is the deek depi^tment. accident or illness suffcrad" iboard «hli>. prices,., m5 Discounts Are Here To Stay -J.-. �•'v',,v>'s:v'7f7-r* September 4. ms SB'AHARERS Par* Fir* LOG Seafarer Crosses Ocean Alone Ore, Calmer Blind To "M v,d-| \ * . ' •'ll After 67 days of battling the North Atlantic'in his 30-foot schooner, the Turquoise, Sea­ farer Olavi Kivikoski successfully completed a non-stop solo crossing of more than 3,000 miles when he came ashore in the yacht basin of Den Helder, Holland, a small port about 25 miles north of Amsterdam.t -It was on Saturday.morning, A growing wave of complaints about high priced slops on June 13, that Kivikoski left Calmar and Ore Line ships has brought to light the fact that the City Island Yacht Club, City not a- single vessel in these two companies has ever ordered a Island, NY, on Long Island Sound slop chest from the SIU Sea-^ for his transatlantic venture. He Chest. Ever, since the Sea to enforce the instructions. arrived in Den Helder on August Chest started supplying the The SIU Sea Chest has obtained Beefs On Slopchests 22, with both he and his vessel in good .chape. After a few days In port for rest and repairs, he head­ ed northward tc the Kiel Canal on the second leg of his sailing trip to Finland. Accounts of the trip received from Kivikoski, and the Dutch press are soanty rn details, but ap­ parently it was a rough crossing all the way. However, his froundbottomed and broad-beamed Nova Scotian sailing schooner lived up to her reputation as a seaworthy ve.st.el and successfully, rode out the storms. Motor Conked Out Kivikoski's original intention was to ride the great circle route and come ashore at Land's End, England. It's not known what caused the change in plans, but the fact that his small 12-horse inboarjd motor conked out almost immediately may have made it difficult for him to get into an English anchorage. Loss of the motor was not par­ ticularly serious ac he had only intended to use it for getting in and out of port. Of greater conse­ quence was the fact that one 'of his two water tanks sprung a leak, forcing him to ration his water supply tightly, and to depend on rainwater for supplementary sup­ plies. Fortunately, he had a spare set of sails aboard, and he used one of them to catch rainwater. Kivikoski used mostly canned and dehydrated foods on the trip, so that he would be able to carry enough provisions. Even so, how­ ever, there was very little room in the tiny cabin of the Turquoise after all the supplies were in. Just enough room for a bunk, and not enough headroom to stand up. Most small boats crossings of the Atlantic have been made west­ bound in more southerly waters, with stops at the Azores and other Atlantic islands. Few crossings YOU and file SlU CON8YIYUIION Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski sits at the tiller of his 30-foot sailing schooner. Turquoise. He crossed the Atlantic alone in the boat from New York to Den Helder, Holland, in 67 days. have been made eastbound, and the Great Circle non-stop route has been rarely used for this pur­ pose. One major reason for at­ tempting this route was that in summer months it gave him plenty of daylight, with only a few hours of darkness to contend with. Completion of the trip to Finland will fulfill a dream of many years in the making. Kivikoski has not seen his family since he left Fin­ land in 1940. After paying off his last ship, the Wild Ranger, in March, he bought the Turquoise, a two-master for $3,600 and spent the spring months repairing and outfitting her for the voyage. He redid the ship's bottom, put up new rigging and new heavy sails, ripped out a spare bunk to make more storage space, made a new tiller and sea anchor and installed necessary equipment and food sup­ plies. The job took him three months of steady labor. .to; AGOt^ tsi j^jvit goes,iii;';is, From Article X, Section 7 "The Auditing Committee In each Port shall audit the regular week­ ly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or, refuse to certify such report. In all SlU ports an elected rank and file committee makes a full audit of all receipts and expenses weekly. Likewise, the Union's financial records are always open to inspection by any member. isisili After visiting his family in Fin­ land, Kivikoski will either fly home or try to catch an SIU ship in a German or Dutch port. He plans to ship regularly this winter and then try to make a westbound crossing next summer. Kivikoski has been sailing for 20 years as AB, deck maintenance and bosun dn the merchant ships of six nations. He has been a member of the SIU for the past six years. ships on a competitive basis, Cal­ price lists from several Calmar and mar and' Ore Line skippers have Ore Line vessels and found that in repeatedly turned down Sea Chest every instance, they were charging offers of merchandise on one pre­ far more than the Sea Che.st on text sor another, even though the standard items. Further, several Sea Chest supplies are priced far interesting discrepancies were lower than those of the private turned up, on two ships that-purchase supplies from the same deal­ dealers supplying the ships. In sharp contrast to this situa­ er. The prices on these two ships tion, virtually every other SIU- varied considerably from item to contracted vessel in the offshore item whiofr indicates one of two trade has at one time or another things; either the masters were taken on SIU slop chest supplies violating the law which limits for the simple reason that they mark-ups on slopchests to a flat average better in quality and 10 percent, or the dealer was cheaper in price than the offer­ charging a different set of prices to different ship.s. That in itself is ings of other dealers. a situation which calls for scrutiny. Passed The Buck A typical list of prices on CalWhen the company was first ap­ proached on the problem and re-: mar ships as compared with the minded of its agreement to pur-1 Sea Chest price, is the list from chase frem the SIU slop chest | the Oremar. when its prices were competitive, • Watch caps: Sea Chest 70c, Orecompany officials passed the buck i mar $1.36. Wool sweater: Sea to the captains of the ships. The Chest $2.90, Oremar $5.00. Work captains in turn have declared that shoes: Sea Chest (Endicott Johnthey would buy where they pleased, son) $5:45, Oremar (unknown irrespective of price. brand) $7.27. Dungarees: Sea Finally, after repeated requests Chest (Sweet Orr or Lee) $2.70, from the SIU, the company dis­ Oremar $3.45. Playing cards: Sea tributed a letter to the skippers of Chest 50c, Oremar 59c. Alkaits ships instructing them to buy Seltzer: Sea Chest 22c, Oremar 35c. from the Sea Chest, as per the These are typical of the price agreement, wherever the Sea Chest discrepancies between Sea Chestoffered competitive prices. These supplied merchandise and that instructions have so far been ig­ supplied to Calmar and Ore Lin® nored by the skippers who con­ by private dealers. In all cases, tinue to get slops from a very high prices quoted are the dealer prices priced dealer in Baltimore, and tHo the ship. Prices to the crewthe company has not lifted a finger members are 10 percent higher. SIU Sets Up Venezuela Office In a move that extends the SIU's facilities and services to South America for the first time, the Union has opened a new branch in Puerta La Cruz, to bring services and repre­ sentation to SIU crews calling in the area. The new SIU branch is lo-"t-| cated oh the entire second floor of the Seamen's Club, and will provide additional recrea­ tional facilities for the men in port. Located at Calle Bolivar 25, Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela, the office is being set up by Bob Matthews, SIU assistant secretarytreasurer who is on leave from his Washington, DC, post, while Bill Oppenhorst, a former Atlantic man and an SIU organizer, is contact­ ing the vessels calling there. All Services With about 10 SOJ and Atlantic Refining ships calling in the area each week, the new office stands ready to "provide all regular SIU Stateside services and representa­ tion. Under this new set-up, it will be possible to settle many ship­ board beefs before the vessels re­ turn to the States. Expedite Repairs In addition, the new office will expedite the filing of repair lists on those ships heading back to the US. Crewmembers with personal or welfare problems will be able to take them up with the Union representatives there and have them settled and taken care of while they are still on their way back to the US. Mail and literature will be for­ warded to the new branch. Ves­ sels calling in that area will find their mail waiting for them. In addition to servicing vessels calling.at Puerta La Cruz, the new branch will also service ships visit­ ing Aruba, Curacao and other out­ lying ports. Alcoa, Mathiasen, US Petroleum, and Carras have vespls calling at these ports regularly in addition to Atlantic. . 'Vi Bob Matthews, SIU assistant secretary-treasurer (right), joins three crewmembers of the Alcoa Corsair in Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela. Matthews is setting ep a new SIU branch there. NO LAWYERS NEEDED The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers and their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU Wet fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawyers' fees. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all benefit claiins, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be . made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway, by the individual involved. •TTT- •w �• fc StAFARiittS t&& ScHblariihip Winner Receives Her Check r t«5s SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON ' I I The second session of the 83rd Congress, which convenes next Jahuary, will be busily engaged in broad investigations and hearings 6a problems of the American merchant marinei This becomes clearer each day as the different segments of the maritime industry point up their peculiar needs. A well-defined pattern has been formed in connection with Con­ gressional matters, with one overall maritime plan being pushed by one group, the National Pfederation of American Shipping, and another plan by the unsubsidized members of the Association of American Ship Owners. This last group, during the first seSsion of the 83rd Congress, was not successful in its attempt to alter the present op­ erating subsidy scheme in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. . The NFAS and AASO do not see eye-to-eye with each other on a number of legislative proposals, and will continue next year to set up different camps and separately fight their Congressional battles. 4J ; t '' ' 4) i f;t •: ^\ • i" I..- Dean Harold Hinman (left) of the School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, hands scholarship check to Miss Alma Iris Jimenez-Colls, SIU scholarship winner and daughter of Seafarer Pedro Jim­ enez. Check represents balance of scholarship money after payment of tuition and fees. Looking on are Mr, Luis M. Diaz, the University's receiving officer (left) and Mr, Miguel A. Santana, professor of foreign languages at the University. Pedro Jimenez is currently aboa^ the BuU Line's Kathryn. Mariners Offered For Private Use 4" t The following 7-point program has been suggested by maritime em­ ployers to develop a strong US fieet: (1) agreement by industry and Congress that the 1936 maritime statute is a sound law that can be made to work; (2) a decision on how many private ships can be em­ ployed and how many are necessary for national defense; (3) development of formulas on ship needs so that shipping companies can co­ operate with the Government in a phased program of vessel ri(place-* ment; (4) help from the Government for lines trying to accumulate funds for ship replacement and encouragement by the Government of participation of venture capital In shipping; (5) immediate attention to the decline of our domestic fleet and to the growing need for ocean­ going tankers and ore carriers; (6) cooperation of Government and business i^ diverting more American imports and exports to American ships; and leadership by the US in vessel design and propulsion, par­ ticularly as to atomic-powered merchant ships. ,In urging the above program, maritime employers point out that American ships are carrying less and less of the nation's trade while foreign-flag ships are getting an increasing share of it. it Five American steamship lines have been successful in their efforts to continue to charter Government-owned tonnage. Under the 1946 Ship Sales Act, as amended, shipping companies wanting to charter Government ships must make a showing before their charter applica­ tions can be approved^ Recently, the Federal Maritime Board found that conditions still exist justifying the continuation of charters of Government tonnage with the Alaska Steamship Company, American President Lines, Ltd., Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc., Grace Line, Inc., and Pacific Far East Line, Inc. ' ' The continued charters of Government ships was granted after no one interposed any objections. The possibility that a number of the new Mariner Class freighters will soon be made available for commercial purposes was disclosed by Charles H. McGuire, director of the National Shipping Authority. McGuire stated that the buy the new ships, which cost the $6,625,000, according to the Gov­ NSA expects to make a num­ Government about $9 miliion each. ernment, and the ships will be put The Pacific Far East Lines has on the West Coast-Orient run. One ber of the Mariners available signed a contract this week to buy consideration, said the Govern­ on bareboat charters so that pri­ vate operators can use these ves­ three of the Mariners. The line ment, was that the line has been sels in their regular trade, and sge will get the last three Mariners operating one of the Mariners un­ how they work out. It is hop^ to be built, with features specified der the regular GAA charter for that this step'Will encourage more by the company. The price will MSTS. Under Gov't Charter private companies to eventually range between $5,460,000 and Although a number of Mariners 4 4 4 are already in operation, they are Regulations for preventing collisions at sea, which are in line with all being operated by private com­ those adopted by the International Conference on Safety of Life at •T I panies under MSTS orders, and Sea, 1948, held at London from April 23 to June 10, 1948, have been I have been used only to carry MSTS proclaimed by President Eisenhower. They will become effective on I I cargoes. Making them available January 1, 1954. under bareboat charters will give The President took the action after being notified by the go.vernment the operators their first chance to of Great Britain that aubslantlar unanimity had been reached as to use these new vessels on their reg­ the acceptance of the regulations by interested countries. I ular trade routes and thus find out 4 4 4 how adaptable the Mariners are One of the biggest operating subsidy issues In recent years is nearregular commercial use.^ ing a head in this city. Recently, as reported in this column, the Fed­ The SIU appeals machinery for Had he been physically able to to "There are good prospects," said men convicted of offenses under attend, he would have come to the McGuire, "that a few of our major eral Maritime Board found that the Bloomfield Steamship Company the Union constitution is set up not trial and put up a defense in­ American shipping companies will was entitled of the subsidy on two trade routes originating put of the only to reduce or reverse cluding cross examination of his soon complete negotiations with us US Gulf. The Lykes Bros. Steamship Lines, the existing subsidized carrier on each route, is vigorously fighting the Bloomfield application, findings improp­ accusers. the purchase of Mariners, and and Lykes has asked the FMB to reopen the proceeding. erly arrived at, Subsequently, the Seafarer had for we hope as time passes to sell a The Board is expected to act within about two weeks to decide but also to cor­ to be taken to a city hospital where substantial number of them for rect errors of he suffered amputation of both of private use, with a view to strength­ whether to rehear the case. 4 4 4' omission or com­ his legs because of his illness. Be­ ening- the quality and comjietiIn shipbuilding, a postwar production record was established, in 1952 mission that deny cause of his removal to the hospital tive effectiveness of our merchant when shipyards of the world completed 520 vessels of 3,719,000 gross an accused his he did not receive official notice of As one of the means toward tons, which figure includes ships of 1,000 gross tons and over. The in­ full rights in the the committee's decision and his fleet. this end we expect^oon to be able dications are that in 1953 a' somewhat greater production total will be trial procedure, right to appeal within 30 days. The to offer a number of the Mariners A case like this 30-day period lapsed then, without for bareboat charter to American achieved, due to the relief in European shipyards from the great shortage of steel which plagued their efforts since the end of World arose recently, an appeal on his part. Gomez berth or liner operators, so that where circum­ Later on, when he was trans­ they may be able to obtain neces­ War II. However, during the past-six months there has been a marked stances, rather than anybody's neg­ ferred to a Public Health Service sary practicaK operating experi­ lect, had the effect of denying hospital and contacted by the SIU ence with them''in their own par­ decline in the number of new shipbuilding contracts placed through­ the Seafarer's rights. When this hospital representative, he was ticular trades and can by this out the world. Regardless of this, most shipyards have, enough new was pointed out to .an appeals able to make his position known. means determine if they show a building in hand to carry Chem well into next year. In the US, all of the major shipbuilding now under way will be completed In 1954, and committee, the committee felt it Siqce he had not real promise of successful long no new* orders are definitely in prospect. As a comparison, British had no choice but to reverse find­ received notice of range use under the stress of actu­ yards are fully booked ahead for a number of years and hhve accepted ings of guilt and let the man go. his right to ap­ al commercial competitive condi­ at least a dozen orders with delivery in 1958, five years from mow. The whole business began last peal, the 30-day tions." Shipyards in Germany are also well fixed for several years ahead.-, November when the Seafarer was limitation had to Among the Speediest 4 4 4 _ • accused of deliberately missing his be waived and The NSA, at present, has 35 of Early next year, the Eisenhower Administration will ask for an ship in the port of New York. He the man given the, Mariner Class vessels in opM$2.0 million in appropriatmns to pay back bills on ship op­ was summoned to trial on January new notice which ation Or under construction. The additional erating subsidies. The past session of Congress approved a total of $55 15, 1953, and when he failed to he acted upon. big, new freighters, are said to be His appeal was show up, the trial committee went among the fastest in the world, million to pay operating subsidies/' but the Maritime Administration ahead with the proceedings and heard by a com­ Cutter with speeds of well over 20 knots. now is in a position to pay more on back bills. 4 4' 4 convicted him in absentia. They mittee consisting McGuire also said that NSA is, Expenditures for labor programs in the fiscal year 1952 are estimated imposed a sentence of one year's of R. Hernandez, A Dudde, J. L. at present, operating 135 vessels at 245 million dollars, 23 million less than the January estimate and 14 isuspension plus a $50 fine on him. Gomez, W.'Cutter, F. Radzuila and for military needs. Anderson. The committee ruled He also called for a program to million less than expenditures in 1953. Grants to the states for un­ Laid Up that in view of his illness and ina­ encourage the building of new ves­ employment compensation and employment services administration • What wasn't known at the time bility to either answer the charges sels for the American. flag, point­ •are estimated at 190 million dollars compared with the January esti­ was that the man was laid up sick or request a postponement of his ing out that the bulk of our present mate of 208 mfillon. These grants account for about 80 percent of the in his lodgings and while he was trial, the man, had in effect been fleet consists of putrmoded ships expenditures for labor. aware that the trial was to be held, denied his full rights and privileges of World War. II yintage, trying to he had no way of getting in touch under the constitution. The trial compete with foreign .fleets that with the Union an'd requesting a committee's decision was reversed have l^ePn built palnlj;,|tt the last postponement due to his Illness. accordingly. "v.. 'few years. ' • •'' •>.-^ SIU COMMITTEES iVrWORK �i9ss SEAFAREItS Pace S^em LOG Helps Dad Collect Vacation^ Pay FRENCH STRIKES PETER OUT—The nationwide strikes of workers in various French Industries including railroads and postal services dwindled away as workers straggled back to their jobs. The Govern­ ment announced it had reached agreement with the postal workers providing for a bonus and other changes in conditions, but It wasn't exactly clear what would be done for the other groups. The strikes began as a protest against the Government's economy program which would have raised retirement ages and taken away ether privileges. US, SOVIET IN WRANGLE OVER KOREA—A bitter fight In the UN General Assembly over the procedure for a Korean peace conference has. threatened to Returning to Teheran after break-up the sessions before, they army-led coup. Shah of Iran begin. The US held that no nations returns salutes of soldiers who who did not participate In the fighting, with the exception of put him back In power. Russia, shbuld sit in on the con­ ference. The Russians wanted to include a great many non-belligerent countries, and exclude some who had participated in the war. The US won its point but the Soviets indicated it would be noncooperative In any such conference. Meanwhile the prisoner exchange continued in Korea without interruption. ~ 4" t t ROMULO QUITS PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN—General Carlos Romulo has withdrawn as a candidate for president of the Philippines and has thrown his support to Ramon Magsaysay, the popular defense leader who helped clean up Communist guerrilla forces. Romulo's action was regarded as greatly strengthening Magsaysay's hand in his election fight against President Elpidio Quirino. K, a, SALES TAJT PROGRAM OUT IN OPEN—After much rumor and behind the scenes maneuvering, administration leaders in Washington are coming out openly for a Federal sales tax. The tax would be de'^igned to replace revenues lost by the expiration of part of the excess profits and individual income taxes this coming January 1. Administra­ tion Forces concede they will lace a tough fight in Congress on this Issue. > Little Jack Chuong, 3V^, helps his dad. Seafarer Chuong Ah Fah, collect his vacation money. Dad took the bills, and Tim Baranowicz, . headquarters employee, gives Jack the change. 1 • Alabama *Work' Law Draws Labor Censure MOBILE—^Labor in Alabama is up in arms over the- action of Governor Gordon Persons in approving a so-called "right to work" bill that outlaws the union shop and similar labor agreements in the state. Sev--*^ eral unions are considering to justify, his action. protest stoppages and other The Governor had held off a actiod to fight the new law. The "right to work" bill makes no mention of whether it applies to solely local industry or indus­ try covered by Federal law. It merely states that the union shop is "contrary to public policy" in Alabama. If it were to apply gen­ erally it would mean an open shop throughout all of Alabama's indus­ try. Governor Persons action in sign­ ing the bili was somewhat of a surprise, and even more surpris­ ing was the fact that he sent a lengthy mess'age to the legislature full week on the signing of the bill and some people thought that he had vetoed the measure, when the clerk started reading his message. A statewide rally of labor lead­ ers has been scheduled for this morning at the Fairfield Audi­ torium in Birmingham, to con­ sider ways and means of combat­ ting the legislation. The bill is sure to become an is­ sue in future politicai campaigns, with ex-Govemor James Folsom, who was defeated by Governor Persons, coming out against the legislation. YOUR DOLLAR'S SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Recently this department reported on discount houses, and how they sell standard-brand merchandise at reduced In recent weeks there has been a new inflationary prices, and named some of them around the country. upsurge in tjje prices of household appliances and other But In addition, today many independent and neighbor­ home equipment. Anything you want to buy for your hood retailers give discounts, and it's worth comparing home will now cost you more, especially if it's made of prices at different stores until you find one that will metal. give you at least 20 per cent- off the list price on the It's been a sneaky sort of inflation, with manufacturers appliance you want. boosting their prices one by one^ Some of the increases 2—Shop the private-brand appliances of the larger are small, but others are as much as 30 per cent. List retailers, department stores, chains and mail-order houses. prices are now higher on some of the best known makes These have their own brand appliances at prices that of refrigerators, ranges, carpet sweepers, mixers, plumb­ are often 15-20 per cent less than tags on comparable ing fixtures and other household goods. national brands. The interesting fact'is that many of . In. many cases the maiiufacturers blame the price these private-brand appliances are made by and are much hikes on recent increases in the cost of steel. This has the same as appliances sold by the famous-brand manu­ gotten to be a standard device in recent years; if a union facturers under their own names. For example, the Sears secures, a wage boost, the manufacturers announce a Roebuck Kenmore washing machine is really the Whii-1price rise is required. But the truth is easily revealed pool under a different name and selling for less money. in this case. Actually (he recent steel price boost added Sears portable washers are the same as the Handy hot. only 69 cents to the cost of the steel in a cooking stove, The Sears Kenmore sewing machine is really the White. Sears stoves are made by Florence. Similarly, •any of for example. This is only one-fifth of one per cent of the retail price. In the case of a small appliance like Montgomery Ward's refrigerators, electric irona and other an electric iron, the steel price rise added only 2Vi cepts appliances are the advertised brands under other names. to Its cost, again only about one-fifth of one per cent The refrigerators sold under the Macy, Affiliated Retailer and Parkway brands Ihrougljout the country are made of the price. Yet manufacturers have raised prices of by the manufacturers of the Crosley. The vacuum clean­ these goods five, ten, 20 per cent, etc. ers sold by the Macy stores are the same as the Universal. 'Private Brand Appliances The famous Presto cookers can be bought under a num­ , A Seafarer looking for essential household appliances ber of retailers' private names at lower prices, including for his family will have to do extra-$mart shopping to Ward's Magic Seal cooker and the Co-op cooker. beat these unwarranted price hikes. Among other large retailers who have their own brands There' are two ways to buy appliances at reasonable are the large department stores.In^many cities belonging prices:;-?, -'.v . / . . • • to the Associated Merchandise Corp. an^ sellingHhe AMC 1—Buy a nationallyradvertised brand at ai discount.. brands (sonie of which hre the samO as the Hotpoint Private Dranda Save Plenty ••X/ > ir-£ - 5^?^ '1 ' 1 •••*•.. '• -..a The way in which soma slick-talking insurance sales­ men can peddle all kinds of RUSSIA CLAIMS H-BOMB—Premier Malenkov of the Soviet Union has announced that Russian atomic scientists have developed a hydro­ gen bomb. Subsequently the US confirmed the fact that Russia had set off a thermo-nuclear explosion, similar to those conducted by the US at Eniwetok three years back. It meani that the Soviet scientists had mastered the technique of a hydrogen explosion but it was not known definitely whether a workable bomb had been developed. 'OLD MOSSY' OUT IN IRAN—^In a startling sequence of events, Premier Mossadegh of Iran first ousted the Shah of Iran, who was forced to flee the country, and then was ousted himself and ar­ rested by Army forces loyal to the Shah. The Shah then returned to Iran in triumph. It is expected that one result of the'change In Gov­ ernment will be new negotiations with England over the fate of the Iranian oil installations in the Persian Gulf. Slick Talk Sells Poor Insurance relatively worthless policies, to . seamen is illustrated, by .the sad experience of Seafarer Anthony M. Ferrer. ' Brother. Ferrer, who usually sails out of Baltimore, was given the pitch on a policy sold by Mu- ' tual of Omaha, an insurance firm that goes in heavily for radio and newspaper blurbs about its health . and accident policies. .He took out a policy. with. the'company's Balti­ more branch on the understanding that it was a $2,500 straight life policy plus $25 a week payments in case of sickness and accident. Found Gimmicks Subsequently he became ill, and applied for sickness benefits under the policy. To his dismay, he found that he was covered by life in­ surance only in the event 5f acci­ dental death. If he passed away from illness or natural causes his beneficiaries would have no insur­ ance from this policy. Further he found that the $25 a week is payable only to the age of 60, after which payments are cut in half.- Since he is nearing his 56th birthday, it means that he would be entitled to collect the $25 payment only during the next four years. Because so many seamen have . been victimized by gimmicks in various types of insurance policies, the SEAFARER LOG has carried articles by Sidney Margolius. writ­ er of the regular LOG feature, "Your Dollars Worth" on the pit­ falls of buying insurance. Seafarers out to increase their personal insurance holdings are advised to study the articles care­ fully. For more specific informa­ tion on any one type of policy,, they can get 'in touch with the Union's Welfare Services Depart­ ment which is in a position to get them professional advice on the subject. •:3 n1 • is ^:| •'«! •J •Jl -4*1 Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying appliances); the Allied department stores selling Am­ bassador appliances; the Western Auto Supply Stores, which sell Wizard brand appliances; the consumer coop­ erative stores; the Federated department stores; and Alden and Spiegel mail-order catalogs. Tips On Buying Appliances When you and your wife go to buy a refrigerator, washer, vacuum cleaner or other appliance, it's easy enough to see if the appearance and size are right for you, but hard to know if it will give you satisfactory mechq/iical performance. Here are good policies*to follow^in comparing various brands on the market: 1—Check to see if the appliance has been approved by Underwriters Laboratories against shock and fire hazard. Be sure the appliance itself carries the "UL" seal, not just the electric cord. The UL label indicates the appliance has passed severe safety tests. In gas appliances, look for the "AGA" seal (American Gas Assn.). 2—Note the length and type of guarantee, and what's actually guaranteed. 3—"Try out" various appliances before buying. Listen to the motor for quiet smooth operation. On vacuum cleaners, note if the cleaner is maneuverable, easy to handle, and passes over a rug without difficulty. On refrigerators, note the ice making capacity. In general, observe the ease of handling the appliance and cleaning it. On appliances which need frequent servicing like washers, note whether controls are easy to get at for such servicing. 4—Compare the power of different brands, as indi­ cated by the horsepower or wattage. But avoid deluxe features which add to price but not necessarily to con­ venience. ' • •••'•J, • �P«« Slcfci SK'AFARERS L&€ 'Winter' Lay-Ups To Come Early On Lakes i •dfienber 4, 1. ,i •. Large numbers of Great Lakes freighters will probably head for winter lay-up early because of the lack of cargoes. Lack of storage place for ore on Lakes docks, large shipments of coal early in the season, and a4 huge grain storage bottleneck' bo above the 50-ipllllon-ton mark are given as the causes of the by the beginning of' November, problem. enouf^ for the winter months, and M • •• ii|iii.iii -im •„ • ..r CASH BENEFITS 15 However, it is expected that numy of the Lakes freighters will be laid up early ia November, siace there arc not enough cargoes to keep them in operation. Steel plants are still using large supplies of ore, but the stockpile is growing at the rate of C.S mil­ lion tons a month. Supplies will there is very little storage place left to put the ore even if the ships kept bringing It. By the same token, eoi^ ship­ ments are way ahead of the usual mark. Supplies at tiic upper Lakes are reported to be ample for the winter, and a large number of coal shipments early in the season has REPORT ON BEHEPin PAID built up stock piles of coal all over the Lakes. No Storage For Grain The non-existent grain move­ No. Seafarers Reccivine Benefits thie Period yoyjpl ment is the biggest headache, how­ ever. The farmers have plenty of ATeraac Benefits Paid Ench Seafarer grain to move, and this cargo js Total Benefits Paid this Period -usually a big part of the Lakes gt> trade. However, this year, there is no place to put the grain, and so WELPARf, VACATION RENEPITS PAID THIS PERIOD' H has stayed on the'farms. Grain elevators Sll over the Lakes are bulging with grain. For example, the elevators at DuluthHogakal E^nmRtm Superior were holding 38,840,115 bushels of grain. During normal lg,&Q< eondltions, by this time in the sea­ MuhiiifY Bfnftfiti son, all of this grain would have been moved to Buffalo to make room for the new crop coming up. ' / The only trouble is that, this year, Moon Kouns, fabulous door­ the grain elevators in Buffalo are man at the SIU New Orleans already bulging with grain, and so hall appears unimpressed by the grain from Duluth-Superior the blandishments of his girl connot be moved to Buffalo. As a WELFARE, VACATIOH BEHEPirS PAID PREYIOUSLV friend. result, grain shipments are at a standstm. It is estimated that there are ItoiPiMl P«IJ lulv 1. IWO' 559 million bushels of grain already in storage, and there is a new crop D««.h OmOf PM MM. MV 1. IMP of 1,202,000,000 bushels coming from the farms. Much of this grain is owned by the Government. The way the situation stands now, unless something is done VKitlo. BtMtk. P^ Sl«. F.h. 11. MM very quickly, a large part of the new crop will just be left in the ,pfields, with farmers hoping that it « DM« B.... won't rot b^ore arrangements are The United Seamens' Service is made to move and store it. plaiming expansion of its overseas seamen's clubs both on a perma­ nent and temporary basis in vari­ ous ports. Plans are being drafted Vaeatloo to set up a USS club in Pusan, Cftth on Hsed Korea, as well as in two or three of the following ports: Manila, Keelung, Formosa; Mena al AhEstinuutd Accoums Rcceivftblt madi, Kuwait; Alexandria, and Livorno, Italy. US G^crflmcat Bonds (Welfare) In addition the USS is consid­ ering establishment of limited facilities at several ports where Olliw Attf - Tftoipg Ihip (Vdiff Y special military projects or sea­ A new electro-hydraulic sonal shipping conditions have TOTAL ASSETS created a temporary' shipping steering system designed to boom. These facilities would be replace and standardize the ?OMMEWSt kept open only as long as the boom "metal mike" has been announced by the Sperry Gyroscope Company. lasts. By combining the unerring Ports which are being considered under the temporary program are: "magnetic brains" of alreadyLa Pallice, France; Seville, Spain; proven automatic control systems Izmii:, Turkey; Sidon, Lebanon; with mass - produced hydraulic Kunsan, Korea; Haiphong, Indo- components, the^company says that China; Reykjavik, Iceland; and it can produce a cheaper and more Godthaab, Greenland. Existing mil. efficient type of automatic control. The new apparatus is controlled itary facilities would be used in by a non-vacuum tube magnetic these ports wherever available. amplifier, which is used to direct On-The-Spot Surveys the movements on many super The new program is the result liners jon precision courses. of on-the-spot surveys made by Tested By Army USS representatives in various The new control has already parts of the world. It will be pre­ been tested and accepted by the sented for final approval to the Army Transportation Service. It USS executive committee within was given extensive tests on the the next few weeks, which will Army's new FS 790 prototype then decide which ports are to get freighter, which is the Army's new the new services. class of cargo shipT designed for The program will be financed supply support of troops anywhere out of funds supplied by the United in the world. Defense Fund. The latter agency According to the company, the has assigned USS $350,000 to main­ new system was evolved from a tain existing programs in Casa­ 5-year program designed to streamblanca and Yokohama and to com- liM and standardize the "Metal All thei* are vounnvifliout eonlributing a nicIiMl on your pari—Collecting SIU btneelete its expansion in the abovc- Mike" used on most merchant ve»-. fits is.eaflSiWhi^bM^iifr'a ior hofpital» birth, disability or death—You get first rata perawi^t aaeationed ports. StiA ierde«'^imBMdtat^;tisre«|^ yottr:lln^'a reprfMsitatiYcaic. v;.:. • ^^' SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS Thinking it Over 1 y/.y-i'F Vtmk Bfarfkf MttmiiiY Ptatfat •taiiwPtiitto JatA L. More Ports To Get USS Facilities PjiiaWfY 1 PiM tot May U \m JbuL ' 1 £a 3Vtif73 JiAtaq Ja n,wd OS fY,k« PP ?7 Jei J_L 1 WELPARB; VACATION PLAN ASSRTI 'Metal Mike' Replaced By New System •pazsT" FPrrarCTi fUsTiioucHmittcr ^ i 8 fine AppUeants fodr hospital benafita aro Mot qfuiilifying for boBofita dua to tholr failuro to got noiico of olaina ~ into tho Volfaro offico or to tho noarooi-810 port^a^t on. tlBiOe Paynont of boiiofito will onlj bo nadh pr^ided that tho applieationo for bonofito aro. prooontod in writing not lator than fourtoon (H) dAPa f^oa tho dato thd OBqplcyoo io phyoioally diocbargod froo tho hoopital as an In-pationty or parscmally contacts an SXU agoat within the fourtoon (14) day poriode mrnittwA . • • antf, rOmembor this.. • • '-'L -ij;/.iv'T;-' 'itie,1 , -I ' ' ' �SEAFARERS Pare ^e LOG Philadephia Calls NY For Crow UNION TALK By KEITH TBRPE Many Seafarers, anticipating an SIU landslide in the Atlantic fleet, have been asking about the latest developments in the drive as they pass through. Un/on halls around' the country. The best way to describe how thin^ stand is tc say that the company union, the At lantic Maritime Employees Union, is acting up the same way. Cities Service's company union, CTMA, did a few years ago, before it feU in a heap. What happened to CTMA is history now, but Atlantic and the AMEU seem to haye dug back into the history hooks for some "of those wom-oiit tiicks. Watching alktheir own "original" gimmi^ blowing up-in their faces, Atlantic and its paid gang of "union" officials are calling on the old Cities Service script in a desperate attempt to block the legitimate desires of the overwhelming majority of Atlantic tankermm for SIU representation and conditions. In the Cities Service drive CTMA be­ latedly came up with a bunch of trumped-up charges against the SIU before the National Labor Relations Board, Just a few months before it folded completely. Now AMEU has copied the act. The only con­ clusion is that it too is riding for a hard fall and is just trying to pep up its faltering supporters. SIU Licked CTMA Charges The SIU licked similar charges of "intimidation" and attacks against the hiring hall made by CTMA even though the company-controlled outfit managed to g^ various complaints and an injunction issued against the Unloii befoi% the SIU went on to discredit the charges and prove them false right down the line. CTMA, it may be recalled, collapsed soon after. Thus, history, especially the dirty pages of it, repeats itself. Today, AMEU is on its way to the same fate suffered by CTMA and every other phony outfit of its kind. One of the surprising elements about the AMEU attack is that new, higher-priced legal talent has been brought to bear on AMEU's behalf, Three men of a full crew board a special bus in NY for the trip to Philadelphia. The Philly hall didn't despite the fact that the company, union has a general counsel-business have enough men to man the Ampac Nevada and called NY where a half SIU, half SUP crew was manager on the payroll at all times. It appears, hoVever, that the gathered. Here, (L-R) Gildo Berdon," Joann Raun and Alameda Red board the 'bus. company has grown a little disgusted with the inept campaign con­ ducted by this character, especially for his poor showing at j:ecent laW board hearings on the SIU's election petition, and has decided that its fight against the SIU can use some big guns. Consequently, the AMEU has just announced that it has retained two big-name lawyers in Washington to press the new charges against the Union. Rurlnors^ about a valuable cargo of gold and currency aboard the sunken Flying Enter­ This leads to a lot of questions on items that strike right at the heart of AMEU operations. With just a few thousand dollars officially prise began to fly last week as secret salvage operations brought up the first cargo re­ reported in its treasury on January 1, and with the regular general covered ffona the vessel. , counsel and other officials practically draining that dry since then, Thousands of soggy US and-*who's footing the bills? Add to that drain, incidentally, the dues of over 400 former AMEU members who've withdrawn from the puppet British bank notes were de­ writers, porcelain laboratory equip­ the Rostro had been pipked for the job because the firm of Seminar, outfit, pledged their support to the SIU, and saved their yearly dues posited in a Brussels bank by ment, and cars. the company operating the salvage Rumors began flying that the which operates the Rostro, was the for something that can do them some good. vessel Rostro, but the operation Flying Enterprise had gone down only outfit that was successful AMEU Future Not Rosy still was shrouded in secrecy. with $210,000 in gold and currency, about 20 years ago in salvaging the The AMEU future,'4hen, even from a financial standpoint, doesn't but salvage experts said that this large amount of gold that went The Flying Enterprise, which look too rosy, unless it's getting money for an operating kitty from down on the Egypt. The Egypt was somewhere else. AMEU drew up its own indictment on that score went do'tm Ih January, 19$2, after amount would not make it worth in about 300 feet of water. while for a sjpecially equipped the dramatic and stay-put fight by jiist a few days ago, in its own official publication. Admitting they Isbrandtsen Lines said they had hid money troubles, the (;|uarterbacks of this ragged fight against Captain Kurt Carlsen, was carry­ salvage expedition. "There must be no interest in the salvage opera­ something more than bank notes ing • large quantity of mail when the SIU publicly called for secret, anonymous contributions into a tions, explaining that the insur­ on the ship," said one. she sank about 30 miles from the special kitty. Now anyone' with half a head who's watched this campaign and Cornish coast, but neither Is- Since the vessel is said to be in ance company, which covered the the company's own last-ditch efforts to beat down the SIU drive can brandtsen Lines nor the insur­ over 250 feet of water—depths loss when the vessel went down, see the beauty of this set-up^ Ostensibly, AMEU is appealing to its ance company would talk about her where regularly equipped divers would be interested in the opera­ cannot operate—it was said that tions, however. remaining membership for money to stay alive. However, there cargo. Sworn To Secrecy The insurance company has not the Rostro crew must be using a aren't enough AMEU members around today to make the whole scheme worthwhile. The Italian salvage vessel Rostro, special type of diving bell or ultra- said anything about the operations, so far, although, on the higli seas, Atlantic Refinirig is the only one around with enough dough and her 27-man crew sworn to secrecy, modem equipment. interest in this thing to make handsome gifts to the AMEU kitty. arrived in Ostend last week with "This is a specialized job," said it is possible that the salvage They've been propping up the dummy outfit for so long it's become the first load of salvage. This in­ a spokesman for the Taylor Coin- operations are being carried out a habit anyway, and right now a necessary (me. They'll probably mark cluded the undetermined quantity pany, which is undewriting part of without the knowledge or author­ it down as charitable contributions on next year's income tax. of bank notes as well as type­ the salvage job. The company said ization of the insurance company. Dive For Enterprise Treasure ' Cartooti History Of The SIU Charting The Course VA J - If '••a?! Ul 4^1 \o. 45 \ , The 1948 Agents' Conference was an Important event in SIU history. The meetings; studied tho entire industi^ and laid out long-range plans to insure, the continued growth and influence of the A&G District. In a short time the A&G District . had become an important factor in the labor moveipf nt and maritinie Industry. The third proposition changed the shipping rules to prohibit shipboard promotions. This was de­ signed to stop any favoritism and insure qualified men in the jobs. The fourth dealt with the fact that "An SIU Ship Is A Clean Ship," and desig nated wipers and ordinai-ies as the men to put in the alloted time cleaning crews' quarters. The Conference recommended four propositions to the membership on- » referendum ballot. The first was a $10 Strike Assessment to build a fund for any emergency. "The second was a $10 Building Assessment to enable the Union to buy or build -halls in ports where permanent branches were ^established tb provide better facilities for members. ; 't Pi AM �^aee tfen S E A F A R E It S .liei^uitor''l^.1f9SS L OG PORTKEPORTCSt.. Baltimore: Ranger Crewmen Are Fer SiU All The Way Bt r 1^ • !^ cator (Isthmian), and the Yaka (Waterman). We also had the following ships in here in-transit: The Desoto, Citrus Packer, Azalea City, War Hawk, Iberville and Wacosta (Waterman); the Government Camp, French Creek and Chiwawa (Cities Service); the Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); the Penmar (Calmar), and the Robin Gray, Robin Goodfellow and Robin Kirk, twice (Robin). Earl Sheppard Balfimere Port Agent Shipping slowed up a little in the past two weeks, but the future looks bright enough so that any members coming down this way should be able to^.get out in a couple of days if they want to ship. The new building is going along by leaps and bounds, even with the new wing that is being con­ structed Ip give us more storage Galveston: space. We are still hoping that we can have our Christmas dinner in the new showplace. The side­ walk superintendents are right on the job all the time down here. Shipping has been fair We had the Atlantic Ranger in around here for a while, and the with Wilmington calling here for men aboard her are sure enthusi­ much needed replacements. About astic for the SIU. They were all 80 went out that way by car. happy to talk to us while they were Paid off the Alcoa - Planter here, and discuss the real issues in­ (Alcoa) after a good trip, while the volved in the coming election. Alice'Brown (Bloomfield) went into Right now, we don't know of any idle status for a few days. We ex­ Atlantic ship heading this way in pect to crew her up shortly. Ships the near future, but when any do in-transit included the Seatrains arrive, you can be sure that we'll Georgia, and New Jersey (Seabe on hand to greet them. train); Afoundria and Azalea City (Waterman); Magnolia Mariner Bosun Injured (Mississippi); Cantigny and Salem• We are sorry "to Maritime (Cities Service). report , that one We had a few small beefs, but of our brothers, they all were squared away in jig Wayne Hartman, time. This is not true on the rest who was bosun of the labor front. There is a tele­ on the Feltore phone strike in town at the time (Ore) met with and all construction workers are a serious accident still out. while in Cruz The weather is beautiful on Grande, ' Chile. Treasure Island. Fishing for trout, The Welfare Plan Gardner mackerel, pompano and reds is has contacted his wife and we are sure that nothing very good, but most of the fishing is left undone for him, his wife is done here in the hall. Men in the marine hospital in­ and his children so they will not suffer any unnecessary hardships. clude J. Heffley, D. Richardson, His buddies on the Feltore took J. Markopolo, B. Lignowski, W. up a collection of $159 which was Lipscomb, E. Holmes, K. Mcintosh sent to his wife, and we'dvlike to and J. Hoffman. Beachcombers in­ commend these men for the way clude Earl "Tiny" Wallace, H. Rosecrans, R. Clark, V. Wilkerson, they acted in true SIU style. R. Burdick and J. Lippincott. We also regret to report the Keith Alsop death of two of our brothers, LeGalveston Port Agent land MacMillan and Lester Mack, better known as "Wa-Hoo." They were both good Union brothers and will be missed. The Welfare De­ partment has already contacted the families. Bosuns and stewards receiv­ Top Steward ing the new membership book One of the oldtimers on the now being issued by the Union beach here right now is G. A. are cautioned to make sure Gardner, one of our first-rate stew­ that their ratings are stamped ards. A member of the SIU since into the book. 1943, he has proven himself a good If the book is not stamped Union man and is now looking for accordingly, the dispatcher a nice, long run before he heads will not ship the man for that back to Baldwin County. He says rating. As a result, some men the boys should stay down in holding those ratings might Mobile, because it's hotter in Balti­ lose out on jpbs. more right now, and he also says that the new hall looks like the greatest building for seamen in the : world. Some of the men in the liospital here are: G, Lightfoot, G. Loeffer, W. Nesta, R. Dixon, D. Rivers, L. Brilhart, 1. Rose, R. Copani, A. SIU| A&G District DeFillippie, R. Gruber, T, Bach, North Gay St. *'®"' Mulberry 4540 N. Tober, R. Shields, V. Williamson, BOSTON 276 State St. Sheehan. Asent RichmoBd 2-0140 E. Krotzer, C, Clark and J. Davis. S 23rd St. During the last period, the pay­ Keith Alsop. Asent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. offs included: The Kathryn, I^es, Hilton and Elizabeth (Bull); the Hi^ML i " •. Dolphin Hotel Mrfnn F*"* .. Miami 9-4791 Santore, Chilore, Bethore, Feltore, MOB^E .... 1 South Lawrence St. Cubore and Stcelore (Ore); the Phone 2-1754 Marymar (Calmar); the Anniston City (Isthmian), and the Mobilian NEW YORK 878 4^?^! and Yaka (Waterman). m^anrs't" Ship Sign-ons ...83,^S,T« The ships that signed on in- ioM-Htr.^. 4MM eluded: the Kathryn^ Ines, Hilton and Elizabeth (Bull); the Santore, Chilore, Feltore", Bethore, Cubore coast rpf^/ent!^^^ rvji^ do TIERRA, PR, .Pelayo81—La 8 and Steeidre' (pre); the Marymar and Beth-Coaster (Calmar); the Bobi«;.^i:ay^(Robin); the Annis: Most Fishing Storios End Up As Hall Tales • Have Your Hating Listed In Book I u< I 4-" '• i:; f-V ' i I t>*/' • : ; N/ -'•••- ^ iif-. Army Cargo Dhrerled From Port Of Sntlle We were scheduled to handle nine payoffs in- the past two weeks, but because of the shortage ef Army cargo in this area, seven ships were diverted either te the East Coast or San Francisco. Vari­ ous shipping companies and port officials have had several meet­ ings in the past few weeks, look­ ing into the fact that the Port of Seattle has been by-passed with a lot of cargo. These people are try­ ing to put pressure on the Govern­ ment to channel mqre cargo through this port. I hope they are successful as shipping has been good, but it could have been great. Payoffs and sign-ons were on the Strathport (Strathmore) and the Fairisle (Waterman). The Seamar and Caimar of Calmar and Waterman's Raphael Semmes are in-transit. Answer Blood Call L. A. Twite, a Seafarer patient in the UgPHS hospital, neieded blood donors recently and three of the boys chipped in with their red and white corpuscles to pull him' out of a hole. He is doing fine now. and wants to thank the men who donated the blood to keep him sailing. Other men in the hospital are A,. Cpmpau, E. E. Edinger and M. E. Newman. Jeff Gillette , Seattle Port Agent t- i New "York: t Wild Ranger Rejoins SIU Shipping Parade Shipping in the^ort of New York during the past two-week pe­ riod has held up very well. We paid off a total of 22 ships, signed on 11 and serviced 14 ships intransit. Ships paying off .were the Frances, Beatrice, Carolyn and Suzanne (Bull); Sai> Mateo Victory (Eastern); Citrus Packer, Wacosta, City of Alma, War Hawk, Afoun­ dria and Andrew Jackspn (Water­ man); Robin Goodfellow (Seas); Chiwawa, Bradford Island, Lo­ gans Fort (Cities Ser\^ce); Steel Fabricator (Isthmian); Seatrains Georgia, Savannah and Louisiana (Seatrain); Seathunder (Colonial); Del Aires (Mississippi), and the Seacomet II (Seatraders). Signing on were the Greece Vic­ tory (South Atlantic);,Steel Trav­ eler and Steel Artisan (Isthmian); Robin Tuxford (Seas); Wild Rang­ er, Citrus Packer and City of Alma (Waterman); San Mateo Victory, SIU Wosld Havo BOOR WeleoNe Years Befoio Shi|i Libraries Set Fer West CeasI Perls Union Sgnaros Arlyn Beef In Short Order mr HAtL OtRECXOR Y lnS¥«'t •iv •;•. ^. Seattle: • # • • • * Del Aires, Andrew Jackson and Philadelphia: Seacomet II. In-Transltg Among the 14 in-trahsits were the Alcoa Ranger, Puritan and Runner (Alcoa); Iberville and Antinous (Waterman); Seatrains New ' Shipping has been on an even Jersey, New ,York and Texas (Sea- •keel for the past two'weeks. We've train); Bents Foit and Logans Fort had our share of the shipping ac­ (Cities Service); Pennmar.and Port- tion in this "town and we've kept mar (Calmar); Arlyn (Bull), and the dispatcher biigy. For the pe­ Sweetwater (Metro PetroIUUm). riod jyst past we registered 125 Since crewing the Val Chem, a men and shipped out 150. T-2 tanker of the Valentine Tank­ Things are going along pretty ers Corporation, a number of well in the Atlantic drive. It seems brothers have asked if the records as if the AMEU is ready to capit­ have been opened for books. I ulate at any time now. If those would like to explain to the per- boys in there are smart, they'll go mitmen that they have not, but SIU, and in a hurry, too. since the ship is in organizational Here's our nomination for Sea­ status permitmen riding this ship farer of the Week. He's Edmund for six months or more will be eli­ J. Brett. Brett gible for a book, "rhis js the usual started shipping procedure on all organizational in the Port of jobs to maintain the SlU's book-toPhiladelphia, in job ratio. 1912, on the Ta­ In the past two weeks we have bor, signing on had several instances of brothers as a cabin boy. missing the payoffs and being fined This-is about the $50. The membership is on rec­ time the old ord as having adopted this policy ship commissTonand it will be enforced. er, Smith, was Brett ' Claude •Sinunena located at Dela­ Ass't. Secretary-Treasurer ware Avenue and Lombard Street. Since that time he has been sail­ t V Xing continuously, except for an San Francisco: Army hitch during the first World War. In those. days, Brett said, "We sure would have been glad to have an SIU. If some of the newcomers The picture in shipping has been could see what we had to put up pretty good in the past two week with in the old days, they would period, and ^it looks like more of think twice before they would the same between now and the starf grumbling. I wish, even for next meeting. one day, that we could have had Ships paying off were the Arizpa the conditions we enjoy today un­ of Waterman and Trident's Nicho­ der the SIU. I consider shipping las C. H. Both ships signed on under -the SIU today a pleasure again before the ink was dry on and an honorable experience.'' the payoff. In-transits included the A. S. Cardullo Seamar and Calmar (Calmar); Coe Philadelphia Port Agent Victory (Victory Carriers); Fair• X X Xf port and Raphael Semmes (Water­ Savannah: man) and Eastern's Massilon Vic­ tory. At the last meeting there was a discussion on when the SlU's West Coast offices would sell 'Travelers Checks to the crews. It was ex­ Fine is the word for shipping in plained that the next service to the Georgia port, with the outlook reach the West Coast would be the stocking of ships' libraries. Shortly for the next period appearing to thereafter, it was hoped, the slop be fair and slmny. We paid off the Southport and chest and checks benefits would Southstar of South Atlantic and reach the westT R. J. Moisant, H. M. Thomas and signed them right on again. Ships W. G. H. Bause are some of the in-trAnsit are the Arlyn and oldtimers on the be^ch. Men in the Angelina (Bull); San Mateo Vic­ USPHS ho.spitaL include David tory, twice (Eastern); Seatrains Sorrensen, Peter Smith, B. E. New York and Savannah, both Jackline, E. G. Plahn, Ho Tse twice (Seatrain); Robin Kirk Kong, J. Corsa, J. J. Lee and C. A. (Seas); Seagarden (Penin. Nav.); Steel Scientist (Isthmian), and Kent. Bradford Island (Cities-Service). Tom Banning There was a minor beef on the San Francisco Port Agent Arlyn about the men payipg off. The men involved contacted the hall and the patrolman squared it away in short order. • Dui:ing the past ten days we have j^en re­ ceiving more -than,; our^qrntial quota of rainfall in these Georgia FORT WILLIAM.... 118>A Syndicate Ave. liills. I don't know who ordered It, OnUrio Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE .103 Durham St. but they can turn the faucets off ' „„„„On^l0 Phone: 8891 now' as far as I am concerned. TORONTO, Ontario.....'. .272 King St. E. The typical SIU man of ^ the EHplre 4-8719 VICTORIA. BC 617V4 Cormorant St. Week is £. M. Jones. Jones appre­ Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 868 Hamilton St. ciated the many benefits he has SYDNEY, NS 304 ChaflSto'^ been able to enjoy since joiqlng Phone 6346 the the SIU. He is proud that he BAGOTtHLLX. Quebec.. 20.Elgin St. Phone: 848 chose the right road by joining the THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davida St. Union. He knows that the many CAnal 7-3202. QUEBEC 113 CotShUa La Montague benefits he eiljoys now, , both ship­ ^ Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUliam St, ping • and individual, would have NB Phone: 2-3232 been impossible without a strong Union like the SIU. / Great Lakes District Enjoying the damp weather oii ALPENA. .133 W. Fletcher > . — Phone: 1238W the beach here at'the moment are BUFFALO, NY .......ISO Main St. • Phone: Cleveland 7391 A. 1^. Smith, J. H. Fulmeir^ Mi C. CLEVELAND......734 Lakeside Ave., NE Welis, A.' Bullard, H. C.-iPowers, ^ Phona: Main 1-6147 OETRCMT . .1008 3rd St. J. T. Splvey, C. B. Beiinett, W, J. ^adquartera'lMi'o'ne;' 'WoodWa ^ OULUTH ... .. 831 — W, ... MIc ^ St. Wolfe ind C; D. Lowerjr.^ Mahroad 2-4110 JeffllfoiTlSdii SOUTH CHlCAOU- ,- jDifef «opdi Steel SivABra""; Fabri­ JeRHoir" 8EATTLK rs4ss!'si. Jeff GlUfctte. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Hay White, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Call* SOS Marine Aye. John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-U74 HEADQUARTERS... 678 4th Ave., Bklyn; SECRETABY-TipBASURER . Paul Halir . ASST SECREff'ARY-TREASimERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Volplaa William Hal] V SUP HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. Phone 8-8777 . 822 N. W. Everett ' Beacon 4 RICHMOND, CALIP .287 9th _ Phone aSM SAN FRANCISCO ..480 Harrison St. ,DougUs»8368 SEATTLE ..,....' ;...2700 1st Ave. Main 0280 WILMINGTON ..........80S Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW yORK..... 678 4fh Ave., Eiookira , > 8TerIlng ft4671 PORTLAND Canadion District MONTREAL.St. James St. West PLateau 6161 • • • "• — - - �SEAFARE^RS LOG ^ .IjeptembCT 4. |>W New Of/eons: SMpyard Mm PraisMi Oa Val Ghmi Beef ,Shipping since the last report has been good and the outlook for the coming two weeks should be ,very good with quite a few ships due in here for pay off. All ships wil go out again with the exception of the Hattiesburg Victory that is due in from the Far East and will g'o on idle status. This will be the first ship to go on idle status NO has gotten since the peace in Korea was signed. Oldtimers and younger members alike were saddened by the news in the last issue of the LOG of the ' final departure of Brother "Dutch" ZielinskL Dutch was well known in NO and many an oldtimer who Was in the thick of the organizing of the SIU remembers Outch well as,one of the first and foremost in any and all SIU beefs from its be­ ginning. In writing the final epi­ taph ' for a great shipmate and Union brother, the membership in NO wants to wish Dutch on his final departure, bon voyage and smooth sailing. Thank WoriKere . At the last regular meeting the I iinembership went on record'dq ex­ tend its hearty thanks to the CIO ^ .jshipyard workers in Brooklyn for their support in the Val Uhem Beefs have been few and far be­ tween in the past two weeks and the majority of the ships coming in were without beef and in very good shape. A vote of thanks is extended to these crews for a fine job and espe­ Holland cially to the crew of the Sunion (Kea), that had come in from a Far East shuttle with a clean ship and no beefs, a true SIU ship. ' Bouncing Boy Brother Charles Tannehill, NO . , patrolman, reports the Arrival of a fine baby boy. Mother and son are doing well from the last report , and pictures of the addition to. the . ^annehills will be forthcoming as , soon as Whitey's head comes down to its normal size. ; , Activity will pick up in the l^ench Quarter shortly, and not from the strip-teasers alone. The .'American Guild of Variety Artists . has requested the NO Central • Trades and Labor Council to picket all French Quarter night < clubs that have non-union enter­ tainers. Lee Mason, regional-rep> ^esentative of the AGVA stated all - night clubs will be given chance to •:. sign up before picket lines are set '.up. Entertainei*s have found things • tough on Bourbon Street because ' Of non-union clubs isnd union members' are forced fb compete with waitresses who put on acts, ' .some as strip-teases, in addition to serving tables. As in the past, the SIU membership will certainly support these people in Ujeir beef as' we haVe done with all -AFL 'unions. On our'last visijk to the hospital ' we found Glen Curl, Just, returned • from, a ^'ar East; run and Wiley Oates occupying adjoining bunks 'in.the hospital. Bill Holland, lin, til recently cliief electrician on thb , Del Sfar, is recovering nicely from ^ band injury sustained on sailing day.', ,He.is now an, out patient. ' Tony' Laperquse,,hospitalized three months.as, a presuH of an eye ail<r iinfjir-Ut.,... Pace tlewem PORT JUHHUtlS but highly successful operations Wilmingfort: and is well along on the recovery route. The list of beaming appli­ cants who presented their eligi­ bility for maternity benefits sinceiast report consist of Wilbert Hen nessy, Cleophas "Butch" Wright, After a slow start, shipping for Pablo Barrial, Stanford Smith, the past two weeks picked up rap­ Nolan De Latte, Lester Carver, idly. All ratings moved to some Dale Williams and John Calamia. degree, with most of the 60 men Payoffs were on the Del Campo, up from the Gulf out of here by Del Norte and Del Viento (Mis­ now. It should continue along in sissippi); De Soto and Iberville the same top-notch vein. . (Waterman); Catahoula (National Payoffs were on the Longview Navigation), and Kea's Sunion. Victory (Victory Carriers), and Signing on were the Sunion, Alice the Compass (Compass). The LongBrown (Bloomfield), and Missis­ view Victory signed on again. Insippi's Magnolia Mariner, Del Alba transits included the Fairport, and Del Norte. Beauregard, Fairland, Schuyler Ships 'in-transit included the Otis Bland and Hastings of Water­ Corsair, Patriot, Cavalier, Polaris man; The Cabins (Cabins); Alex­ and Planter (Alcoa); Claiborne, La andra (Carras); Capt. N. B. Palmer Salle and Monarch of the Seas (Dolphin); Boulder Victory (Seas); (Waterman); Steel Flyer (Isth­ Hattiesburg Victory (Alcoa); Hoosmian); Val Chem (Valentine); Seaier Mariner and Steel Admiral trains New York and Savannah (Isthmian); Alamar and Massmar (Seatrain); Southern Districts ^Calmar); Omega (Omega); Gulf(Southern); Alice Brown, Magnolia water (Metro); Christo-M (Marine Mariner and Del Alba. Shipping); Barbara Fritchie (Lib­ Lindsey Williams erty Nav.), and the Trojan Trader New Orleans Fort Agent (Trojan). Had a operator on the 4. 4. i Compass was doing the purser's work for Lake Charles: the captain and the white collar work went to his head. He forgot he was the Reporting from way down in the sp,arks and cane brake of Louisiana, things are thought he was moving along smoothly here with the owner until all affairs in good order. Shipping we straightened has been running high, although him out. Every­ Fiynn no job goes begging. All jobs are thing in order filled on the first call. now. Causing the rush of shipping John Flynn passed through were the French Creek, Bradford on the Steel Admiral (Isthmian) Island, Logans Fort, Bents Fort, enroute to Frisco and the Far East. Chiwawa, Archers Hope, Council He stopped in to attend the meet­ Grove, Winter Hill, Cantigny and ing and take part in it. With the Government Camp (Cities Serv­ contract coming up for renewal, ice); Queenst'on Heights (Sea- he said, now was the time for the trade); Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa), and membership to get their sugges­ the Bull Run of Petrol Tankers. tions in to the negotiating com­ All of these ships took quite a few mittee. He said that he has heard men, with the Pioneer taking 19, guys gripe often on certain making most everybody happy. < clauses, but wonders if they'll Performers are giving this port have anything to say now that the a wide bei'th, knowing that, even time for speaking and writing has though we are small, we won't arrived. tolerate such, actions, along with John Arabasz the rest of the Union ports. Gath­ Wilmington Port Agent ered enough meii to have a meet­ t> X -t> ing last week, and the membership was well pleased with the progress Mobile: of the Union in contract talks with the owners. • Among the boys on the beach here we find E. W. Cox, R, Lyie, Frank Shaw, J. W. Graves, L. Reinchuck, L. Romero, P. P. McFor the last couple of weeks Daniel, H. Robin, E. V. Hayden, shipping has been fair with 160 R. M. Thompson, T. T. Nichols, men shipped to regular jobs and and G. B. "Tex" Gillispie. about 70-odd men shipped to re­ Leroy Clarke lief jobs around the harbor. During this two-week period we • Lake Charles Port Agent SUpiHiig GonHnnes Al High Pace On Coast All Jobs Filled On First Cail In Port paid off the following ships: Alcoa Patriot, Cavalier, Pointer, Roamer, Clipper, Polaris and Pennant (Alcoa); and Claiborne, Monarch of the Sea and Maiden Creek (Water­ man). Signing on in the same period were the Patriot, Pointer, Roamer, Polaris and Pennant; Maiden Creek and LaSalle (Water­ man), and Mississippi's Maiden Victory. Prospects for the coming two weeks look good with several ships due to hit the port for payoffs and replacements including the Alcoa Pilgrim, Ranger, Partner, Corsair, Cavalier and Patriot (Alcoa); and the Mobilian, Claiborne, Warhawk, Iberville, Monarch of the Sea and Antinous (Waterman). At the present time prospects of the Government taking out addi­ tional ships to use in the food to Europe - program are indefinite. As .the US steps up the tempo of de­ liveries to im­ poverished n a tions, we feel that many ships taken out of the FInnell lay-up fleets will be drawn from this area, providing lots of jobs for the boys down here. Negotiations As the membership knows, no­ tice has been sent out from head­ quarters t» the contracted opera­ tors with a view to opening the contract for negotiations in wages and working conditions. Although we signed a two-year contract we retained the right to reopen- it on written notice to the operators. Some of the oldtimers on the beach now include J. Danzey, W. Roche, D. Worrell, J. Finnell, Frank Coggins, R. Henderson, W. P. Flynn, J. Johnson, R. Sulli­ van, J. Kelly, E. W. King and J. R. Moore. Charles (Buster) Wells and T. R. (Shotgun) Stanley are in the New, Orleans USPHS hospital and would like to hear from some of the boys. For-our Seafarer of the Week wfe nominate brother James M. Foster. Foster joined the SIU in Mobile in 1944 and has sailed steadily from this area usually in the rating of bosun, deck main­ tenance or carpenter. He's married and makes his home close to Mo­ bile. Since 1944 F'oster has seen the various gains won by the Union. He thinks that the vaca­ tion plan is just about the tops in any organization. As he points out, it is the only one presently operat­ ing in the maritime industry whereby the benefit is paid with­ out benefit of red tape. Gal Tanner Mobile Port Agent Miami: SIU Prepares Te Mereh la Miami Laber Parade Shipping has been holding its own in the past period, althou^ not too many men have been get- y ting off the ships since they like the runs so muclj. It should be fair in the next two week period, with several ships expected to hit this port, including the Florida (P&O); Ponce (PR Marine); J. B. Water­ man, Afoundria and Azalea City (Waterman). Ships paying off in the past period included the Florida on continuous articles. In - transits were the same Florida on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Yaka, Azalea City and Waeosta (Water­ man), and the Ponce. We have been preparing for the Labor Day parade which I think will be one of the best in the coun­ try. Local unions are going all out to make ft the best ever held in the Miami area. Two crewmembers of the Florida are working out a set-up so we can have someone in there repres-snting the SIU, com­ plete with the traditional white Coto caps. For the first time in the his­ tory of organized labor here, I be­ lieve, colored locals will march with white locals. I believe this is a great advancement for labor and humanity. The brothers who are helping to make the Labor Day parade a big hit are Vince O'Reiily, an SIU member going to the University of Miami; Manuel Coto, ship's dele­ gate on the Florida, and Dick Bir­ mingham. They are all pitching in with, enthusiasm and promise to make the show a bit hit. Eddie Parr Miami Port Agent XXX Boston: Jlllanlic Men Oan'i Wail To Ship SIU Shipping has been holding its own and looks brighter for the future. Contacted the Seathundcr (Colo­ nial) in Fall River, Mass. The cap­ tain did not call in for replace­ ments and intended to run to New York shorthanded. We made hira pay off the men who wanted to get off, and to take repla^ments from Boston to New York. The ship went into the shipyards in New York fof inspection. When the ship came into port late Saturday, it would have been too late for re­ placements, ordinarly, but we had a telegram from the ship and so we were waiting for it dockside. Contacted Atlantic ships in New Haven, Providence, and Revere, and distributed literature at all Shipping Figures August 12 to August 26 Atlantic terminals where the Arco SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL BEG. REG. REG. TOiAL SHIP. PORT DECK ENGIh'E STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED seamen hang out. The drive Is still going full blast as it nears con­ Boston 21 25 17 13 51 10 8 7 clusion. The men in the Atlantic New York 183 422 fleet are getting a little impatient 159 129 471 165 142 • 115 Philadelphia 62 150 at the hold-up. They are in a hurry 32 62 41 47 '31 125 Baltimore i... 144 100 48 277 to get the voting over with, so that 105 120 148 397 they can ship through any SIU Norfplk . 25 4 6 12 38 15 18 • hall instead of having to go to 48 Philadelphia. 14 13 fiavaniuih 68 21 26 21 16 y aoeaata.a ••«••••• 28 10 44 11 T 18 16 Tampui 10 leeaaae**** Ships in-transit were fbip Antinous and Chickasaw (Waterman); 160 45 58 60 66 177 .57 Mobile «1 eee-eeaeeeat«aae»e 81 244 Winter Hill (Cities Service); Sea78 85 80 . 65 80 225 New Orleani ••teoaeeeweaetfi thunder (Colonial), and Yarmouth 53 49 134 3^ . ,,33 jGalveston ..• e • a !-• a e e • e^a •|a..a;e 39 , 115 43 (Eastern). The Seafood workers are 23 15 49 having a little trouble with some 11 36 9 11 Seattle .... a • • • a e e e.e e-a e .|i a A 30 34 20 100 .22 45 ' ' Bam. Francisco • t • e • • e.e r,e f ew * 86 of their contracts and are using our hall for their meetings. 26 ^3 ^ 33 71 37 ''•':s2 10? 22 Wilnflnftoit: i; .v;.; vw..|.. James Sheeban': > 'A.-. i Beaton Port Agent t,a a a • o a • a a a a • a a Raaciiyaled Vessels Mean Mere SIU Jobs A &6 SHiPPme RECORD • e•• ••• 4 •' '•H �Pase Twelve IN THE WAKE I" A ~ . . • -ft •j - i. ' — . ; • ft SEAFARERS LOG JBepiember 4, 195S MEET THE SEAFARER The ill-fated Le Griffon, which I tween Boston Light and Cape Ann, ANTHONY FINCHOOK, OS sailed on its maiden voyage in the as they sail out to sea. As they "I guess I just like the sea, and pretty boring to be stuck in just summer of 1679, was probably t^e pass, they toss coppdr pennies on like sailing," says Anthony Fin one company like these unorgan­ first European-type ship to sail the rock for good luoh on. their Question: . How do you -rate chook, after going to sea for the ized tankermen and just have to th,g waters of the Upper Lakes. La Voyage, in much the same way as Salle built it in the Niagara River, tlie Indians placated their sea gods; American women ascompared liast six and a half years. "I start­ stick to the same type of ship all ed sailing because a few of my the time, and even make the same with those from other countries? and dreamed that it would usher hundreds of years ago. friends were seamen, and they kept runs all the time. That's just, about 4i 4 . i • in a great era of colonization and telling me about all the places they as bad as working on a ferry-boat A nagging woman may be bad John McGonneil, AB: You can't trade for the Great Lakes region. visited, and the things they saw, and hoping you'll see the world. compare American and foreign enough, but all will agree that the On August 7th, the two-inasted so I decided I wanted to go to sea No, that sort of stuff just isn't for . square-rigger sailed to Green Bay ghost of a nagging-woman is much women, -they're me. I like to pick my ships, and with them." too different. worse. Captain-Sam Blood, master to pick up a cargo of fur, and then take freighters or tankers when I Tony, as most of his friends call started hack towards the . Straits of a large coasting brig, kept his They have differ­ want, and also be able to make him, says that he started sailing on hard-working wife, mother and ent standards of Mackinac on its voyage home deck, and has never saiied in any different runs ail over the world." and different at­ children on a small, impoverished It was., never seen again. With it other department. "I like the work Hailing from iip around Boston vanished the valuable pelts that New England farm, while he made titudes. I think up on deck, and I like being out the foreign wo­ short trips to Atiantic ports and, way, Tony now makes his home at were to have been used to estab­ in the fresh air and the sunshine," Framingham, Mass. "It's a little lish La Salle's credit, and his hopes in the intervals, met with other men are a lot says he. better and make members of his Mariners' Club at town just about 26 miles outside of establishing the region as a On Isthmian Line of^Boston," says he, "and I really great trade, center for France. No a favorite inn to eat, drink, tell much better Soon after Tony started sailing like the country up around tkat one was ever able to discover tall tails and generally enjoy him­ wives because with the SIU, he became active in whether Le Griffon had been self. One night, as the seamen they're more settled, make a bet- the Union affairs. When the-Union way." ter home, and stay at home. wrecked in a storm near the gathered at the bar before a par­ He also -says that he likes the was forced to strike Isthmian, Tony 4 4 4 Straits or whether treachery on ticularly tasty dinner, there came country down around South Africa, was one of the Seafarers who was Ed Cogen, OS: There's no doubt the part of .the ship's officers was a loud crash from the dining room. right down on the pick'etline, and too. In fact, he says that of all the responsible for its disappearance. Dishes, glasses, food and drink as far as I'm concerned that stayed there until the beef was runs made by SIU ships, he pre­ American wom­ won. He was also on the lines when fers the Robin Line runs to South were smashed on the floor, and i 3^ 4" en are tops. They the SIU backed up the United Affica. "The run is just about the sharpreyed observers saw the Superstitious awe of the sea, an gaunt, sickly form of Captain always appear a Financial Workers during the Bat­ right length," says he, "and the ancient feeling, exists not oniy Blood's wife running down the lot nicer than tle of Wall Street. ports down there like Durban and among those who sail the seas but road, away from the tavern. All other women. Capetown are really great. Then Active As Organizer among those -who live along its agreed that the poor woman was They know how In addition, Tony took an active when you get back from a run like shores. In Brittany, the peasants overworked and needed a rest, and to dress and how part in the SIU's organizing cam­ that, you have really got a fat pay-* believe that clover must be sown the captain took her with him on to make a nice paign in the Cities Service fieet. off in your pocket." when the tide is coming in; if not, his next voyage. He returned a appearance and Whiie working as an SIU organizer, '' Happy When Sailing ^ it will sicken and die, and any Widower. The next time the Mari­ are a lot better Tony sailed aboard the Paoli, the cows unlucky enough to eat it will ners' Club met, with the grieving looking anyway. Fort Hoskins and the Bents Fort. Tony, who's 29 years old, says burst. The housewives along this widower among them, they heard, I think they make much better He was active in his support of the that he figures he'll keep on sail­ coast get out their butter chums again, an ear-splitting crash from wives, too. ^ SIU during that drive, but says ing for some time. "I figure I have just when the tide is beginning to their private dining room. The that, "I was sure glad when the the kind of work how that I want, 4 4 4 flow, since this is when the best table was a wreck; no one was in Harry D. French, AB: Foreign SIU won the drive, and the ships and I'm happy with sailing, so I butter can be made. Animals, too, sight. From that day forth, no one women don't expect as much from were put under an SIU contract. might as well stick to it for the are affected by the sea, and as far has eaten at that table. Dinners a man. I• They . That business of sailing in an un­ future." back as the days of the ancient were prepared, utensils glued or aren't always In spite of the fact that he says organized tanker fleet is really Greeks, people believed that even nailed to the table, but in vain. expecting and rough, especially after you're al­ he likes the South African run, ' when a seal had been killed, its The vengeful ghost of Mrs. Blopd wanting things ready used to having SIU wag3S Tony says that he's founh another fur remained sensitive to the sea, wrecked every celebration pre­ from him. If yop and conditions, and having the Un­ trip that he likes, and that's theand would ruffle up at times when pared by mariners. ion back .you up when you have a Far East runs, which have been buy a woman in the tide was ebbing. becoming more and more popular beef." another country 4-4 4. Among the strange inhabitants a gift, they really 4" 4" 4 . Since the time he sailed In the with Seafarers. The last trip he Cities Service organizing drive,. made was to the Far East aboard . The Sasanoa River in Maine, is of the ocean is the candle fish, appreciate it, and Tony says he "sticks to SIU ships." the Heywood Broun, when he visit­ noted for its swift, dangerous cur­ which is so oiiy that when dried, don't take it for However, he says that he'll take-a ed Korea and Japan, and he's mak­ rents and the eddies and falls; a wick can be drawn through its granted. Still, which made it a haz^ardous water­ body and the fish will then burn, American women are the prettiest job on "just about anything that ing another trip right back there fioats, as long as there's an SIU again. "It's a long run," says he, way to the original Indians who like a candle. The smelt's heart in the world. contract. I sail tankers, and freight­ and/there's not much to do while lived in New England. To propi­ is located in its mouth, while the 4 4 4 tiate the god who dwelt in the crayfish has an eye at the end of Joe Brown, cook: Some foreign ers, and even take a passenger run we're at sea, but I usually spend river, the Indians used to leave, an its tail. The sea horse, too, is a women are nice, but 1 think that once in a while. That way, you get a lot of my spare time playing arrow in the headland as an offer­ strange fish. Male sea horses hatch the American sometime on all the different types cards with some of the other men in the crew and that helps to pass ing. And today, fishermen who the eggs of their young, and all girls make the of ships, and it's a lot more inter­ the time away. The ports there and esting." live at Marblehead pass a bleak members of this species swim best wives you "I can bet that it must get the payoffs make it a good run." crag, called Half-Way Rock, be- while in an upright position. can . find. The women in other countries are obedient and do what the hus­ 11. Morse symbol 37. Skip stone on 57. How cargoes band says all the ACROSS Fetroleum from Texas, pumped Crown during the period of occu­ 19. Things, in law are figured water time, but Ameri­ from there through the Big Inch pation. 1. The SIU has ^ 20. Cape , 41. What the DOWN ' . never lost one Mass. Flying Dutch­ can women are Containers for s. Islands W of 4 4 4 22. What SIU man was underground pipeline, arrived at coffee better companions and wives. Amchitka Pass China severed relations with the membership Is 42. Folds 2. Settlement on a. How shipping Linden, NJ ... The Third Division Vichy government of France and 23. Fuss 43. Of the ear Ct-eenland 4 4 4 should bff 24. Tops for 44. Port near 12. Westerly Aleu- 3. Tolcano on William O'Brien, AB; The aver­ of the American Seventh Army took over the administration of mariners Trieste SicUy tian island 25. Ship's cat 45. Samoa port age American girl makes a lot bet­ entered Messina and the conquest that section of the Yunnan-French 4. Where tides 13. Yale 27. Writing fluid 46. Member of are highest 14. Killer whale ter wife than the 28. Sick the chorus 5. Settle, as of Sicily was completed in 38 days Indo-China railway in Chinese ter­ 15. V.P. Curtis* 29. Petition 47. Symbol of women in other differences ritory . . ..The SIU collected over­ sister, 30. Man's nick­ Britain . . . American warships made the due money owed to Seafarers from 6. Drug plant DoUy countries do. name 48. Places for 7. Make fast 16. victory first direct attack on the Italian at least five different companies in 32. The America men aloft They know how 8. Drinking ves­ 17. Hits a |)aU 36. A good hobby 50. Weaken mainland in the Gulf of Gioia, In a two-week period ... In Mon­ sels 18. Fish treat to take care of a 9. Spoken (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) 20. Supreme Be­ thie "toe of the boot" ... Eighteen tevideo an agreement renewing home and stay 10. - ESght: prefix ing of SIU crewmembers won $7,000 In Uruguay'^ diplomafic relations Mohammedans attractive at the overtime pay from South Atlantic, with Russia which were broken off 21. 100 sens same time, and 22. Bearing of the Union whipping the line and in 1936 was reached. Kuriles from they know the Japan the WSA in order to achieve the way that their 4 4 4 33. Snake signal victory. 36. Steel r The War Conncil at Ottawa for­ husbands are Hsthmian) 4 4 4 mally recognized the French Na­ used to living. 31. Passes away The United Mine Workers of tional Committee of Liberation as 33. Business ab­ They cook better, too. breviation America signed an agreement with administering French overseas ter­ 4 4 4 34. Swing about A. R. Mellin, pumpman: I like the Illinois Coal Operators Asso­ ritory and directing French prose­ 35. Overcame verbMly the American women. They are ciation calling for portal-to-portal cution of the war, providing that . 38. Conducted not so set on pay, denied by the National War the formation of the post-war gov­ . 39. Before 40. Harbor, formality like Labor Board in thg Appalachian ernment of France would be left to LI the Women in fields...The SIU revealed the the French people and that Gen. 42. Ed of the Yanks Northern Europe, Panamanian Division of the NMU Dwight D. Eisenhower would retain 48. Pitch from and they are to be a phony deal, directing SIU his control over the French Army Trinidad 49. It's mfghty easier to talk to. members to steer clear of any do­ in North Africa . « . SIU fisherman r when split They know how ings with the crooked outfit... made their first big gain by being ^ 80. Saratoga Springs .' to dress so that General Sir Harold Alexander-Is­ named exclusive bargaining agents ' 81. Mixture ' they always look sued his first proclamation as Mili­ for all fishermen in that area . 82. Atomic — 83. Breeze pretty, and they tary Governor of Sicily. He dis­ United States planes bombed air-' "84, Signal 4o en- ; ftftiiijlllli;;! are not tied solved the-Fascist party, annulled flelds-In FcadfPt gfijorting shoot, gine room ., ,, 55. Wound mane ' down a lot .of old customs apd all discriminatory laws and Bus^. l^es and Ipsingia 66,. Oood thing to ; pended the power of the Italian ft, :ft •• • �Selt^inier 4. i»5S SEAFARERS LOG 'O# Course It Costs More— But Look At What You GetV SEAFARERS ^ LOG t»pfmbf 4. 1953 , Vol. XV. Wo. 18 Published biweekly by the Seafarers Intemationai Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue,' Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel STerling 8-4670. FAUI. HAIX, Secretary-Treasurer , editor, Hnonn BBAND; Managing Editor, RAT IXNUONi Art Editor, BUMABt Photo Editor, OAHUL NILVA; Sto# Writers. HCBKAM ABTHUB IBWW SPTVAO ABT PiRrALL, JBBBY axMCR, At, MASKOH Gulf Aram Reporter, BILL MOODY. They Don't Love Yoti LEHER y of the Further evidence that the enemies of trade unions are still alive and kicking is the passage of the Alabama "right to work" law. The legislature and governor of that .state have given union members a pecuhar kind of Labor Day present by making any kind of union shop arrangement illegal. - What this kind of law can do to a union is clear. It opens the way for employers to keep a imion small and weak, and even to break a union if they so desire. Fortunately there hasn't been too much success by antilabor forces along these lines in recent months. But that doesn't mean that they aren't trying their hkrdest to under­ mine and wreck the union movement. And there's still plenty of reserve dynamite in the Taft-Hartley law that coidd be used against trade unions. That's why all unions.need to be alert to these dangers and prepared to fight •hem whenever they arise. LOIB Gets Around Kecently Labor Press Associated, a labor news syndicate, carried a story about a union in Chicago that negotiated a year's vacation after ten years' employment. The story attracted considerable attention and LPA boasted of the fact that it got around to foreign countries too, being picked up in Israel and the Netherlands. It added the comment "the labor press has a wider circulation than is generally realized." Getting around to foreign countries, however, is old hat to the SEAFARERS LOG. "This issue of the LOG carries a list of the hundreds of addresses outside of the continental United States that receive bundles of 25, 50 or 100 LOGs or more. In'addition there are the thousands of LOGs that go out to individual subscribers all over he world and the copies that are airmailed to every SlU ship. Wh^n it comes to international circulation, the SEA­ FARERS LOG can claim it really gets around. Two Brave Seafarers Seafaring men have always been proud that theirs is a rofession requiring liberal doses of both skill and courage. wo recent incidents "involving Seafarers point these facts up anew. - One was the remarkable single-handed feat of Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski in crossing the North Atlantic eastbouhd in a 30-foot sailing schoohef, a crossing which took him 67 days. The other was the heroism of Seafarer Donald Rundblad in Korea, who entered the Army little under a year ago. Rund­ blad was awarded the Bronze Star for his rescue, under fire, of several wounded soldiers. The SIU is proud to offer its cdngratulations to two nembK*s who have reflected considerable credit on themselves and the entire organization, i ^ : • ' ? f .. i• y' » , %, •\ WEEK Every oncti in-^ while, when seamen start hilling themselves with the idea that the shipowners aren't such bad fellows after all, along comes an operator who shows them how shipowners really "feel. The latest example of the shipowners' Mayor Pens Note basic disdain for working seamen is the* behavior of the On,LOG Report Calmar and Ore Lines on the slop chest issue. To the Editor: "The SIU requested and the companies agreed the Sea Chest Please allow me a few lines to has the right to supply sloochests to the ships on a com­ correct a wrong impression which petitive basis. In other words, the SIU's Sea Chest could sell .intending visitors to England and its supplies to the ships slonchest if the Sea Chest could beat especially to this City of Kingston the quality and price offerings of other dealers. upon Hull might get from reading Well the Sea Chest has been doing that successfully, with article in the SEAFARERS the result that most ships are stocking SIU slopchests most th^ T,OG of May 30, 1952, by Louis A. of the time. Not so on Calmar and Ore Line. Not a single pair Ramirez. of socks or package of razor blades has ever been ordered I have lived and worked all my from the Sea Chest by any of the ships. The result is that life in the dock area and know their crewmembers have had to pay higher prices for their something of the sailors of all na­ work gear and other needs. tions, and I must say that I am Moneywise, it doesn't make the sjightest bit of difference surprised that Louis left with such to the companies where the skippers get the slopchests. The a poor impression of this city. If I did not know that the Coeur companies don't gain or lose a penny either way. Yet they d'Alene Victory had been here I have refused to compel the skippers to live up to the contract should have thought that he was by purchasing slopchests on a competitive basis. Iij other talking about some other place. words, as far as the companies are concerned, crewmembers Excel In Clothes can continue to pay through the nose. They just don't give Louis must have been unfortu­ a hoot. nate in his shopping expedition. I Labor's Knrmies Act PaffC Tbirtedl am sure 4f he had gone into the new store and had a word with the management they would have been pleased to help him. Surely it is in men's clothing, particularly, that England leads the world in quality of cloth and style of tailoring. Really, it is too bad that visitors send back reports which lead peo­ ple to believe that we in England are starving. It is true that we have to be careful with some things. If all visitors took Louis advice and restricted their pur­ chases here this might indeed help to bring to reality your headline, "Cupboard Is Bare In England." This is the key to our position here; we must sell abroad to live. That we are doing so with some success is evidenced by the fact that we can employ such ships as his to bring in the goods we need from all parts of the world. Elective Power I have not ventured upon these words of remonstrance without some authority. Ever since the twenty-fifth year of the reign of King Henry the Sixth, that is, since: 1446, the Mayor and Alder­ men have had the power to elect, to quote, "one suitable^ and dis­ creet man to be Admiral through­ out the whole waters of the Humbre." The Mayors and Lord May­ ors since that time have been duly elected to the office, and whilst he is no longer called upon, as he was in ancient time, to collect a fleet and sally forth to battle to protect the coasts, his flag is still respect­ fully flown on formal occasions by visiting British and foreign war­ ships andJiy merchantmen of all nations when he goes aboard for the purpose of greeting visitors. I shall be pleased to welcome any of your readers during my jiear of office as Lord Mayor. Councillor Arthur Richardson, J. P.. Lord Mayor of Hull, England (Ed. npfc: Ramiret' remarks are not to he construed as anti-BritwH, but rother os ah account, af the city as he saw it at the Hume,' HU re­ port on England in the Mev 20, 105L isiue of the SEAFARERS LOG. is entirely complimentary on the prc-fjoronation pqgeont. fn both fesstfinces he Reported ths fdct as they appeared to him.) . % ' UI I - i-J A work stoppage of conductors and brakemen on the Sacramento and Northern Railway, a subsdiary of the Western Pacific, "is a direct result of management failing to recognize principles established by the National Railway Adjustment Board," the Brotherhood of Rail­ road Trainmen charged. The strike is in its second week and manage­ ment still has not agreed to meet with the union. stormed the phone company of­ fices, and were stopped only through the efforts of the pickets outside the building, who, knowing negotiations for a settlement were progressing, talked the townspeo­ ple into going home. In other towns in the coal-mining region, phone operators sent in to man switchboards found it impossible to find any place to live and were told to leave town by lopal resi­ dents, were refused rooms at hotels t. t, t. and found their baggage left at The New Yoit State CIO has the railroad station for them. taken over direction of the strike 4' i J" against the Hearn's department stores May 14, thus throwing the As a memorial to its late busi­ weight of the full state CIO be­ ness agent, Pat Ansboury, Local 89 hind the 800 striking employees of the AFL Teamsters has voted a represented by Local 1250 Dis­ $25,000 grant to Bellarmine Col­ tributive, Processing and Office lege. The largest single donation Workers, CIO. The store officials ever to be made to the college, have refused to bargain with the $10,000 of the grant will be used striking union, and so the state to buy books covering the fields of CIO appointed a committee of five organized labor and labor relations. heads of intemationai unions to These books will be housed in a conduct the strike. special section of the library. The other $15,000 of the grant will be i i t Some 60 employees of the -T. M. used to bujld a labor relations Miller Casket Co. won'their strike classroom for use in conducting and a package wage increase of courses in that field. 11.2 cents an hour as the result of 4- 4" 4" tickets to a baseball game. While Top representatives of the AFL the employees were out on strike, International Association of Ma­ the company president remem­ chinists and the CIO United Auto. bered he .still had tickets for a baseball game for the workers as Workers met in Washington, DC, part of an outing planned before to prepare for the first joint nego­ the strike started. He asked the tiations between the two unions pickets if they still wanted to use and the aircraft manufacturers. the tickets, and the strikers, 'after The new mutual assistance pact a eurbside conference, decided to signed by the two unions provides take the tickets. A union represen­ that, in cases where each union tative from Local 506, CIO United has some members in a plant, the Furniture Workers, went into the unions will enter intp joint nego­ plant to get the tickets and, as he tiations with the employers. reported, "one word led to another, i 4. i and the strike was settled before I The 36th eouventlon of the left the office." Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire­ t t> tmen and Enginemen has adopted a Pickets of the striking CIO program with goals of wage adjust­ Communications Workers of the ments, night shift differentials, Indiana Bell Telephone Co. in the longer paid vacations, seven holi­ coal-mining town of Clinton found days, double time for Sunday and themselves in the position of pro­ holiday . work, guaranteed mini-. tecting scab workers recently. mums for firemen on extra lists, Citizens of the coal-mining town time and a half for all ^ork after take a dim view of strikebreakers, hours in freight service regardless and sa when the phone company of the distance run, and increased imported operators to man the wage differentials in way freight struck phone exchange in Ciintim, service. These goals are to be used the townspeople decided to do in negotiations due to start in the something about it. The residents future. �> Pairtf FAitticca SEAFARERS -":• t^r A A -'. I.. ? ";,' t We don't know If Hollywood is thinking of refilming "Mutiny on the Bounty," but anyway we believe that mo­ tion pictures and the newspapers have always gone over­ board on sensationalizing every isolated report of "mutiny" that comes in on the news wires. And, of course, the union crew always gets it in the neck. There hasn't been a genuine mutiny on merchant ships since the steamboat made its bow, but, with tongue in cheek, the LOG staff has taken a few liberties with the. dialogue of MGM's 1935 filming of that most famous mutiny. So here again are Captain.Bligh [Charles Laughton) and Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) re-creating their famous roles. Don't look for this version to appear at your local movie house. ••J;'j-s;-. • ftl ^ •• ;• y " - i'-i pp.:- ' >1-. fW' - '-i ,•' r.-: ipr * 'li vi. ' • ' f*' '' M ' i«-:; i j",/^, i.-' IPG ;«evl«ailer 4( i»S9 �;8epfem1ier4ilMS SEAFARERS LOG race Fificea -C'" ' CTSiAb BACX-YOU fAOTLeY OR6w/ If THIS' IS OFFiOE/^' OMDM// V '^- I •^r| •'Mm I .• • SxL£SiSMiZt:&Li �£, // r*tt Steteea -L. -^ SEAFARERS SeptsmW <. 198S LOG / SEAFARERS .t. •' The Golden Mariner has been launched in San Francisco. One of the 35 Mariner Class vessels already built or under construction, the The flame safety lamp was invented a century ago for use in under­ Golden Mariner was the first ocean-going vessel built in a West Coast ground mines. Its major purpose was to provide light in the mines shipyard in the past seven years. She is the first of five mariner vessels without the danger of gas explosions that would be touched off by any under constructian in West Coast yards ... The mail ship Mohamed open flame. And since even the safety lamp burned more brightly in All el Kebir Spent two days at Alexandria to load a complete circus, the presence of an explosive gas, it also served to detect dangerous including 62 wild animals, a dozen elephants, trucks, wagons and other The ships' delegates aboard SIU conditions in the mines. That is its major use in mines today, since equipment, and then spent an equal amount of time at Catania, vessels must be^ doing an all around most mines are now fully-equiped with electric lighting. Sicily, unloading the circus. The flame safety lamp is designed in such a way so as to prevent solid job, judging from the reac­ tion of many ships' crews. Several the flame from being carried into the outside atmosphere, and to make The LST 287 was credited with saving the Danish freighter- Else crews have noted In their ship­ it unnecessary and difficult for a man to take it apart when working Basse from destruction. When a fire a^ard flie freighter got out of board meeting minutes recently in an explosive atmosphere. control, the crew and the one woman' passenger aboard abandoned how well the delegates have been Aboard ship the lamp serves a different purpose, than ashore. It ship were picked up'by the Canadian vessel Comerbrook. The handling their responsibilities and is used in all tanks and cloaed compartments to indicate where there LST then approached the spot, sighted the flaming abandmied freighter, representing the crew on such is not enough oxygen present to sustain life. and closed in on her. Using all her fire-fighting equipment, the LST Oxygen deficiencies on a ship can result in closed quarters such matters as draws, repair lists, stor­ was able to bring the fire under control, and was then able to make ing of the ship, shore leave beefs as sealed holds, tanks, double bottoms and unused boilers from a fast and tow the freighter into Newfoundland. and the various other matters that variety of reasons. The most common is the rusting of iron, while other it t> come up in the course of a voyage. causes are the drying of paint aiid the decompcfltion of organic ma­ The Continental Piers Inc., of Brooklyn has announced- plans for terial. • Among crews who have written a series of improvement projects to expand and improve its pier facili­ Light Gees Out in on this score are the men of ties in the Gowanus Bay section of Brooklyn. The announcement came Normally, atmosphere contains about 21 percent oxygeii, but the as the company awarded its first $150,000 .contract for work to be the Seapender, the Amersea, the human body can take lower quantities of oxygen down to about 13 done on improving the loading' facilities and approaches to one of North Platte Victory and the Key­ percent, even though dizziness, increased stone Mariner. its piers . . . The iiner United States had added another port of call The North Platte Victory (Mis­ heartbeat and buzzing in the ears will to its schedule during the winter months with the announcement that sissippi) crewmembers thought show- as symptoms of the oxygen shortr she will call at Bremerhaven on all of her trips during the winter. agei^ Below IS percent most men will highly of the job tit lose conscioiuness. The flame safety The Italian merchant fleet has reached its pre-war tonnage, and done by Seafarer lamp will go out when the oxygen-con­ Lester Knicker­ Italian shipyards are straining to get the fleet over the four-million-ton tent drops to abcut 16Vi percent. Thus mark within the next two years. Since almost all of her fleet was lost bocker on the it serves as an excelient warning signal during the war, the shipbuilders have been working overtime to build vessel's last voy­ well above the point where the oxygen it up again.' By 1952, they had all pre-war services back in effect. age. Although he deficiency becofties truly dangerous. Now, there are 63 private Italian shipping companies operating com­ carries a name As a hard and fast rule, no man should pared with 38 before the war. Most of the country's shipping, how­ long associated enter any confined area if a flame safety ever, is ~ carried by the four large government-subsidized shipping with New York lamp will not bum in it. If it is absolute­ lines. A large portion of the country's present fleet, however, is com­ City, Knicker­ ly necessary to enter the space, oxygen posed of fast, new vessels designed and constructed since the ^nd bocker comes out Knickerbocker breathing apparatus should be worn. of the midwest, of the war. Since a gas mask does not supply oxy­ being bom in Illinois on February gen but merely keeps smoke and gases i" t The Hamburg-American Line has announced that the performance 27, 1905. He became a member of from entering the lungs, a man wearing of its new Heidelberg Class freighters may compel it to change its the SIU in the port of Norfolk,'on gas mask at a fire or under other con­ schedules. The new freighters have proved faster than planned, 'and June 9, 1945, and has been sailing ditions -where there might be lack of service schedules may be speeded up. At presei^t, three of the new with the Union ever since in the oxygen should carry a flame safety lamp. freighters are in service, and the company has four more on order . . . deck department. Then if the lamp goes out, he ean get The 300-foot motor tanker Chicago Socony has been delivered at Hous­ 4" 4" t out of the area and substitute oxygen ton. Scheduled for Grgat Lakes Service, she is the first large vessel Seafarer Eddie H. Denchey is apparatus for the lamp. built in Houston since the end of the war. Flame safety lamps use only high another delegate who got words i ft i of praise from his shipmates on grade gasoline or naphtha for fuel. The A new collapsible tank, made in England, has been, developed so the Amersea (Blackchester). Den­ gas should be free of lead or similar that a vessel can serve both as a dry cargo ship and as a liquid cargo chey, who is 33 years of age, wiU products which wiil gum the wick. Lamp vessel. The tank is made of heavy fabric, with metal frames, and celebrate his tenth anniversary as distributors also sell suitable fuel for attached to the bottom of the hold of a freight ship. When liquid aa SIU member this coming No­ the lamp use. In filling the lamp it has cargo Is pumped into the tank, it fills up and expands until it fills the vember. He comes from Shenan­ to be unlocked and disassembled by un­ entire hold. When the tank is empty. It lies on the bottom of the doah, Pa., and sails in the deck de­ screwing the bonnet from the. .base. The hold and regular dry cargo can be loaded on top of It in the hold. partment. filler plug is located in ,the top of the Flame Safety Lamp. If the tank is partially filled, and has only expanded part-way up fount next to the wick and the Igniter. t i tthe hold, then dry cargo can still be loaded on top of it to fill the •Only enough fuel should be used to saturqje the cotton which is packed hold. Thus, with no conversion after each trip, one vessel can carry , ^e Seapender crew gave their in the fount. The rest should be drained out by turning the lamp upside liquid cargo on one leg of a trip and dry cargo on the return trip, vote of thanks for his performance down and carefully wiping up any drippings on the outside of the lamp. as ship's delegate to Alex R. Web­ or can carry both liquid and dry cargo at the same time. Mesh Screens Asyire Safety ber, who sails as chief cook and 4",. t 4* What makes the lamp safe to use in coinbustible air are three wire The 14,000-ton light aircraft carrier Belleau Wood has been ordered other steward department ratings recommissioned so that it can be turned over to France on loan . . . aboard SIU ships. Webber was mesh screens, two which fit on top of the lamp and one which is part The Port of San Francisco sot a new peace-time record as 6,061,820 born in Pennsylvania on August of the ring on which the globe rests. If there are holes or worn wires short tons of imports flind exports moved through the port . . . The 17, 1927, which makes him just 26 that permit an increase in the size of the mesh, the lamp will become US Senate has announced that it will support a "traditional policy" years old this week. He became hazardous to use in combustible atmosphere. A small wire brush should of maintaining "free fishing rights for everybody, outside the three- an SIU member on June 1, 1946 be used to keep the mesh clean and permit proper circulation of air. in the port of Norfolk. He calls Worn or broken gauzes should be replaced. mile limit." Allentown, Pa., his home town * *' * In lighting the lamp the wick- is adjusted by turning-the knob The number of vessels under construction in the shipyards of the when he's ^ not dishing out first- on the under side of the fount. Then the swivel next to the knob is world has dropped a total of 233 ships during the last year. The total rate-chow fdr the crewmembers on turned clockwise, one or two turns, causing the friction wheel to draw a spark and ignite the wick. under construction at the present time totals 1,421,233 tons less than SIU ships. last year. Meanwhile, the United States has dropped back into fifth t t t Watch Out.For Leaks place in shipbuilding activity and has dropped out of the group which Adjust the wick until the flame is one-half inch high. To make sure The fourth delegate to come in has over 1 million tons on the ways. Great Britain leads the world for a pat on the back was Fred there are no leaks, blow against the globe and gasket. The flame should with 617 vessels totalling 5,779,300 tons. Next come Germany, Sweden, Schenfdd ef the new freightship, burn steadily without fiickeriag. Leaks will be caused by lack of one The Netherlands and then the US. Last year, the US was fourth, but the Keystone Mariner, that's been •f the wire mesh gauzes or a defective gauze, or failure to screw this year The Netherlands moved up. The Netherlands is building 143 chartered to Waterman. Schenfeld, the bonnet down into a tight enough fit. A cracked or chipped globe vessels totalling 1,152,925 tons. By types world construction consists upon resigning " as ship's delegate, will obviously cause leaks as well. of 9,005,179 tons of tankers, 4,512,408 tons of cargo ships, and 919,652 got a vote of thanks for the "way When the wick appears stiff and shows a gummy deposit it should tons of passenger and passenger-cargo combination vessels. The US he served so well" in the words of be changed. The cotton in the fuel reservoir should be changed about is not building any passenger or combination cargo vessels at this time. his shipmates. once a year. AcflON Burly Service Detuxe- The Flame Safety Lamp Bw Bernurd Semmmm "Ji, �September 4,19Sl SEAFARERS Down To The Bottom Of The Sea Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, 09, (right) and his. son, Jacques, 87 (center), describe their record 8,608-foot dive into the Medi­ terranean Sea in a special bathyscape on radio interview. Gimmicks Let Wealthy Escape income Tax Law With the Government worried about balancing the budget because not enough tax money is coming in as expected, a leading conservative publication, Time magazine, has re­ ported that legalized tax-" dodging gimmicks for wealthy its officials while some textile mills provide free housing and free people are more widespread servants. None of these services is than ever before. regarded as income under the laws These gimmicks are being used and cost the executives nothing. by corporations and corporation managers to get around income taxes. The oet result is to shift a greater burden of Government costs on the shoulders of middle and low income groups. One popplar method, for ex­ ample, is the "deferred salary and profit sharin'k plan." Part of a man's salary and profit sharing in­ come is^ held back and paid out over a longer period of years, for example, after the man has retired, and has less income to be taxed. WASHINGTON—Heavy Govern­ That way he pays far less taxes ment subsidies in the form of year by year for the 'same amount "certificates of necessity" have of income. been issued recently to the Alumi­ Capital Gains Dodge num Company of America and the Even this gimmick has a refine­ Pennsylvania Railroad. The rail­ ment on top of it. The executive road can write off 40 to 50 percent "sells" his profit-sharing contract of the cost of $24 million worth of back to the company and pays only equipment, while Alcoa can knock a capital gains tax on what the off half the cost of $29Vb million company pays him for the contract. worth of plant expansion. The tax on capital gains is only The "certificates of - necessity" 26 percent, much less than the rate permit the companies to deduct on high incomes. the costs of these projects from Stock options are another popu­ income taxes during a five year lar form of compensation. The period. Normally, they would have company allows the executive to to spread out the cost deduction buy company stock at 'Svholesale" over the lifetime of the facilities rates, far less than the market which would mean -much less in price. He holds them for the the way of tax saving. minimum six months required un­ Other tax write-off subsidies der the capital gains tax and sells them on the market, paying only went to the Virginia Electric and 26 percent on the profit diiferencei Power Company, 65 percent of a Of course there is the much- $33 million power plant and a 70 overworked expense account sys­ percent subsidy to the Van-Car tem. One company keeps a lodge Corp of Chicago for railroad equip­ and golf course in Tennesseq for ment. Since the program began, the use by its executives. Oil and steel companies: foot the bills for cruises US has issued certificates for $27.8 by, exeeutives •: hi.- suihptious guest billiom ^of construction and purcal^a^oh -their vshlpst; A rdbber chaseit ' Of whicb 61 percent, or 4WJl^ililiQn^.was.WEltteu offi.. ^ > Gov't Allows Tax Saving To Big Go's f Page SevcntecB: LOG New Budget Would Finish All U5PHS Medical Care (Continued from page 3) seen as a likely place to make slashes because it can be attacked as "creeping socialism," ignoring the fact that the program was started in the administration of President John Adams in 1798. if has been maintained continually since then under both Republican and Democratic presidents of all political viewpoints. Another attitude prevalent in some quarters is that seamen are now earning a good living and can afford to pay for medical care. Ac­ tually, though, the primary reason for the establishment of the hos­ pital program was not the poverty of seamen at the time. It was felt that seamen constantly traveling from one port to another and to foreign countries, would need hos­ pitals of their owii where they could count on treatment when they were far from home. The problem of communicable diseases brought by seamen from foreign countries was another important factorr Many other sections of the pop­ ulation benefit from free Fe(i.>;r^ hospital care, including all mem­ bers of Congress; present and for­ mer members of the Cabinet, wives and dependents of both of­ ficers and enlisted men stationed at military bases, and, of course, many veterans of World War II. Ability to pay is not the basis on which this care is dispensed. Fine Record Aside from the fate of seamen, the closing of USPHS hospitals would be a grave blow to the na­ tion's efforts to improve the qual­ ity and quantity of medical care. The public and Congress are little aware of the fact that USPHS hos­ pitals have established a note­ worthy record both in training of physicians and specialists, and in research in a wide variety of diseases. As such the hospitals have been laboratories for the na­ tion's health program. For example, the hospitals are constantly conducting basic re­ search and making contributions to medical literature on such major health problems as heart diseases, cancer, tuberculosis, dia­ betes, methods of anasthesia and venereal diseases. The USPHS hospitals pioneered in the treatment of venereal diseases with penicillin. They have Sone considerable work with the new drugs for treatment of tu­ berculosis. The Baltimore USPHS has a large tumor clinic which does constant work on* cancer problems, wjhile the Staten Island and Baltimore hospitals have in­ tensive research programs on care and treatment of heart disease. Training of Specialists Training of physicians,"surgeons, dieticians, anesthetists, hospital administrators and medical spe­ cialists of all kinds is an integral part of the USPHS program. These internes and specialists, after serv- Quitting Ship? IVotifg Union A reminder from SlU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch |i replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make their work tougher for your shipmates. \ ing in the USPHS system, go out in the community into private practice or local hospital service. As Mrs. Hobby put it herself in a recent address, the nation's basic medical problem "is the shortage of trained doctors ... we need to face the fact that we need more doctors of all kinds ..." Ciosing of the USPHS hospitals would further aggravate existing shortages of doctors and tech­ nicians throughout the US. Civil Defense authorities, who have to plan for possible handling of large niunbers of civilian cas­ ualties, are gravely concerned about the proposed closings. The USPHS hospitals are considered major links in the civil defense program because of their size, equipment and the training of their physicians in handling disastH* cases. .• ' ••I D sums • • Q D • • a • • • • a D Sft«rcCAT5 SMCKS -rOPCOArrS Df^SS SHOeS Wd^GHCCS VONSAl^S KWAKI PANTS KHAKI SHIRTS 611^ SHIRTS |=|^ldKO OEEHS HIGKORV SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHmS DRESS SHIRTS • SPORT SHtRlS • PReSS BELTS ^ • KHAKI WEB BELTS • TIES • SWEATSHIRTS a ATHLETIC SHIRTS • T-SHIRTS I a SHORTS a a a a n • a a D BRIERS SWEATERS UXS<SA6E WORK SOCKS X>RESS SOCKS LEAtHER JACKETS WRITINSROR1R?LIO SOU'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLV10UR NEEI>S CAN BE FILLED FROMVOUR -WOM A SOU'WESTER TO AM ELECTRIC PtAZDR. WMATEVER ibueuY' PROM THE SEAcMEen >ibu CAM BE SURE CETTINS TOP QUALITY' SEAR AT SUBSIAMTIAL SAVIMSS. ^SeadHesh UNIOW-OWMCDANO U/HIOH- 4GR1H9 BEHE^rr oF >|Hf AA8A(MRSHtP* "b Jg -j || �Pace JBiiAteea SEAFARERS HkifUnber #. 19SS LOG Death Of Shipmate At Sea Deeply Affects Captain, Crew of Amersea ^(. '' That of all the metals, vanadiuni' also, li a family trait, and lUtle is the hardest, and one of the can be dene to prevent loss of iiair When men spend weeks and months at sea together, > the death of a shipmate is a pro­ rarest and most expensive?- It is if the trait runs in the family. foundly moving experience, something like the death of a member of the family. Seafarer used in combination with other Also, men are more apt to be bald metals, in alloys. Chrome-vanadium Jim Davis, steward, lived through one such experience recently, and ibmade a deep im­ steel, for instance,, has high than women.ig X i, . pression on him, one that he strength and good ductility, a That a woman's skull is usually property that allows steel to be lighter add smoother and ntore says will live w it h him drawn out like taffy without break­ rounded than a man's. It is usually through the years. ing. This steel is used for ball also smaller and holds a smaller Davis was on the Amersea, bearings,. leaf springs, transmis­ brain. A woman's brain, however, sion gears, rear axle gears and is quite as big as a man's in pro­ Blackchester Lines vessel on a Far steering-gear parts in automobiles. portion to the size of the body; East run, when A1 Blaines, 59, a that is to say, it is not in any sense pantryman out of Seattle, who had That the temperature of the sur­ inferior to a man's brain. Ask spent twenty years oh passenger face of the sun is estimated at your wife if there is any doubt in ships as a barber during his sea­ about 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit? your mind. The sun's interior may be 40,000,going career, died of natural 4^ d. 000 degrees, according to some es­ causes. That the SIU has 17 halls in the timates. At these temperatures, WeU-Liked atoms break down and their par­ continental United States and "A1 was the kind of a guy we ticles may form either atoms. As nearby islands? Seafarers may hated to see go," Davis said. "He these changes take place, small ship from any one of these halls was one of those cheerful, happy bits of atomic matter escape in with equal rights, no matter where people who had a way of saying rays of heat and light. Though 93 they originally joined the Union. A the right word to you and making million miles distant, these rays Seafarer may ship in any rating you feel good. He was^ well liked can cause severe sunburn, as evi­ for which he is qualified, but he by everybody on the ship, and was may not be registered in more denced on any summer beach. a good worker in the bargain. He than one hall at a time to get a 4^ 4^ did his job plus." That there are three m^ rea­ job. Rotary shipping assures him The first signs they had of his sons for loss of hair? Disease is a job, and he can go wherever he illness, Davis said, was when he one of them) the wearing of tight wants, when he wants. started feeling just a little under hats is another, and the third, it i, athe weather, day after day. "He probably the most important, is That pure gold is known, in the couldn't understand it, but he just heredity. Disease of the scalp and jewelry trade, as 24-carat gold? didn't feel good and didn't seem close fitting, hats stopping the This is too soft a metal for or­ to have any strength. 1 took him blood circulation as it feeds the dinary wear and tear, soHt harder to the old man to have a look at hair are two drains on the "crown­ metal, generally copper, is alloyed him. The captain thought maybe ing glory" of mankind. Baldness, with it. he was affected by the heat. But he %vent very fast, and three days later he was dead." 'With Him At Last Davis was with him in his last The captain of the Amersea, above, reads a final prayer over the hours and tried to care for him as body of A1 Blaines, pantryman, just before the body is consismed to best he could but it was no use. the sea.^ Below, men stand ready to cast off their shipmate on his "I was sitting up in my room that final voyage. Burial at sea took place two days out of Guam. night doing my accounts," he said, "and every once in a while I would take a look in to where he was, to see if he needed anything. When I came in that last time his face was quiet and peaceful and some­ how I knew he was dead. "I ran back to my room and got a hand mirror that I held to his mouth but I couldn't see any sign A seafaring man wrestles with many problems when sailing of breath on it. There were all the other signs of death. I went up the ocean blue. Not the least of them, along with battling the quietly so as not to wake anybody ravages of the sea, is the battle of the laundromat. and got the old man to come down. Seafarers aboard the City off He looked him over very carefully Alipa (Waterman) know what cleaning facilities with a heave-ho but we couldn't detect any sign it is to fight a stormy sea at me hearties and a bottle of Felsof life." night, stand steadfast against an Naptha. Davis and Andre Malan, another overbearing mate and take kamiWith the ship laying at anchor crewmember, prepared the body kazi bombing in stride^ but they in the harbor, and nothing much for burial. "All of the crew gath­ were helpless when taken to the better to do at the time, the crew ered on deck for the ceremony. It cleaners in Sasebo, Japan, recently. was on a Saturday afternoon, With the ship's washing machine decided that this was the time to the gear. No time was lost in about two days out of Guam that acting up in a style to which it wa^ clean However, upon facitig we consigned him to the deep with frequently accustomed, the be­ preparation. the washing machine in the the prayers of all the men aboard." leaguered seamen took to the local laundry room, and noting its sad condition, the crew thought the T. Shaynick, upper left, ready to sleep on deck during hot spelL better of it. A vote was taken and LOG-A-RHYTHM: Right, policeman stands watch on ship in Azores. Bottom, F. John­ off went an emissary^ to the local son, right, snaps shot of Phil, left, and Andy. laundromat to bring back a repre­ sentative to pick up the crew's Cruising around the Mediterranean is just as fascinating duds. now as it ever was, according to Seafarer Luis Ramirez. Rapid Service by Harry Wolovntz Service was pretty rapid at that Sailing aboard the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers), Ramirez point, with the Sasebo laundryman and other Seafarers discov--* coming to the ship lickety-split. ered that the Mediterranean is wended their way to Trieste. : In "God help the sailors," once they prayed, However,, the .swift service ended still the same, whether if be Trieste, the seafarers had choice of A prayer that good seamen still say, right there, according to the crew. the weather, the touts^ the ports many beautiful things to buy, the Si* •/ best bargains of which could be God help the man whose heart has strayed A succinct report by the secretary or the politics. . of the iship's meeting told the whole Heading out from New Vork found in bedspreads, blankets To sea .and made his body stay. story: City, the vessel made T«s—tra, and hats. Of course, said Ramirez, He hates the sea yet loves it still. Azores, the first port of cal^ where it was in the lower price field, "In Sasebo, Japan, the ship was And wishes that he could stay ashore. laying at anchor on 24 hours notice there was some time out for-pleas­ to v^ich region the men were re­ But mith the thought his sea heart chills. to sail under Army orders. OK. A antries and tdwtography. Thence, stricted because of the limitations .> For he's sold his heart forever more. laundryman.came abroad soliciting on to Livorne, Italy, where Italian of a $50 draw. hospitality ' made them welcome. laundry and cleaning. These men From Trieste, it was on to Pola, He hits a port and the land feels good. -5 gave him their laundry which was The first rough' spot in the trip, Yugoslavia, where 'the anomalous So he roughs it up and datnns the sea, supposed to be back by 10 AM the which was accompanied by the sight of barges being manned by a Curses its work and routine chow. next day. OK. Ship sajled* about usual Mediterranean summer Navy crew, guarded by Army men And swears that now his heart is free. j ' 6 PM and the laundry wasn't back weather, was Naples. The Neopoli- and worked bjujclvilians, greeted Then he thinks of those nights at sea yet. So, the men are out their clean­ tan natives, always the gregarious the seafaring tourists. Also greet­ When poker ruled the riiess, p" ing and laundry;" sort, flocked to the sallormen in ing them was the martial law of the Also, of those far distant lights, " ^ Obviously, it was no longer' OK, droves, more than wiUing to show country. The bow's soft hiss, the .sea's caress. with the men being shoi-t on gear them the sights' of the town and Ramirez and his roaming seamen So he leavea the noise and dirt Of land, P '' and tempers. Rumor has it that the separate them from a few lire, fit discovered the Mediterranean was And sails once again before the mast, ' !' p ' men have given up the fight and return for same. much the same, and tfiere , was A sailor's heart and a sailor's Hatid — "' are taking to sbrub board and Once out 6t the clutches of ndthihg much they could do alwut Belong to Neptune to the last. • Naples. Ramirez and'hU ::bru8fc' *u«.» , 't.Vd.'.i imiiuiii .aMii.n Mediterranean Still The Same (i / City Of Alma Loses Hope In Battle Of Laundromat A Sailor's Prayer • iT^- • •>. t k:'- ' • ' '•*; ' • ' "* te.'/v."' .. T y/ .' ' ' • j �;•• • iSepicinbcr 1,195S SEAFARERS LOC WCT* Plaice Nln^ca Girl Is Rarity In Philippine Town As Sole Receiver Of SlU's LOG " ^ By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor It isn't often that a young girl gets to be a celebrity in the Philippine Islands, but such is Let's lake a trip through the Kodak plant in Rochester, New York, the case with Miss Braulia Pedalezo, who has the SIU and the SEAFARERS LOG to thank and see how the millions of photographs that are taken daily originate. for her local acclaim. Every day two tons of silver is dissolved in nitric acid. (This is enough One of the strangest and"* ~~~ ' to make 880,000 dimes.) The resulting greenish liquid is crystallized most pleasant legacies to be­ and- recrystallized until, at the end of this one process in the step of fall an heir anywhere hap­ film making, pure and precious, day silver nitrate crystals pour out pened to the Philippine lass about into the stainless steel drums, only to be dissolved again.* The new three years ago. It was then that solution, combined with other salt solutions, will form the light-sensi­ her aunt died and bequeathed t-j tive precipitate suspended in gelatin which we refer to as tl^ "emul­ her the only subscription to the sion." , SEAFARES LOG in town. It is Film, as we know it in the spools and packs we put into our cam­ quite a rarity indeed to be the only eras, is actually "built" of five layers, only one of these being the girl in Iloilo, Panay, Philippine^ Islands, to receive the paper, it* emulsion, the key layer. makes her one in 90,000 and a Before the emulsion can be used there must be- something to sup­ port it. The base layer is a sheet of cellulose acetate, a substance much desired companion in the made from cotton or wood pulp, which has been cleaned ^nd purified Panay social set. Panay is the sixth largest island in the Philippine over and over until it is raw cellulose. archipelago, and so Braulia is not Making the 'Dope' without adulation in her well-pop­ The clean cellulose is dissolved in acetic acid and the reaction forms ulated -town and island. a thick syrupy liquid which is known in the industry as "dope." This Unknown Admirer' dope—liquid cellulose acetate, further purifipd, and freed of air—is Of course, Braulia is not sure carefully flowed over highly polished wheels until heat drives off the Sedfarer Arthur Goldberg and his fiancee pose for camera at a solvents in the uniform coating. The material emerges as a thin, who her original benefactor was, ^Catskjjl Mountain resort in New York State during brief interlude as she writes in a letter ^o the LOG, flexible transparent sheet. It is this sheet upon'which the emulsion layer is coated. It is between three and nine-thousandths of an inch but she is not too concerned about *on their vacation. They met while vacationing at the hotel. thick. The emulsion is actually made up of a number x)f chemicals, it. As far as she knows and cares, good-hemisphere again: Miss Braulia Pedalezo, such as silver nitrate, potassium iodide, potassium bromide and gelatin. her late aunt received it from an across-the-sea,' The silver nitrate solution, when added to a solution of the bcomide unknown admirer in the Union and policy which she wants to .sei up Iloilo, Panay, P. I. and iodide salts forms insoluble, light yellow crystals which are very passed it on to her when she went in her town of Iloho. She's sure she can get some friends of hers to sensitive to light. These light-sensitive salts are suspended in gelatin. on her final voyage. Gelatin is extracted from chemically treated animal hides and bones "It is quite rare on my part to write to the boys aboard the ships, which have been washed i^d cooked. The precipitation of the sen­ be the sole receiver of the SEA­ in friendly fashion for spare sitive silver salts ih gelatin and the coating of this emulsion on the FARERS LOG in our town. I have moments. What she wants now is Seafarers sending telegrams cellulose base must be carried out in the dark. been receiving this for almost for seafarkrs with time on their or letters to the New York The gelatin is dissolvefd in pure water and the chemical salts mixed three years now, that is, since my hands to take a pen and write to headquarters dispatcher asking with it. The emulsion is chilled to a jelly, shred(^ed, and washed many aunt's death, for which she herself a little island and tinier town in to be excused from attending times in cold water. Then it is melted, adjusted for photographic until she breathed her last did not the Pacific in order to inakc its headquarters membership inhabitants happy. characteristics, and coated on the film base. The coated film is chilled, know who was sending it to her. meetings must include the reg­ to set and harden the emulsion, and 'dried. istration number of their • I enjoy reading every ar­ Braulia is pretty happy herself, shipping card in the message. Set Up For Sale v ticle, particularly something about thanks to the SIU and her local fame, and now she wa.i's to spread From now -on, if the number At last it is ready for cutting and spooling into various sizes. Still the seaman's life amidst the the good-will around if there are is not included, the excuse can­ in the dark, these cutting operations include code-notching of cut film, hungry, roaring waves. My friends, any willing takers aboard those not be accepted by the dis­ perforation of motion-picture'film, and in the case of roll film, the at­ who often borrow the LOG, find it ships which make the seaways of patcher. tachment of paper leaders and trailers. Then the film is packaged and enjoyable, interesting and edu­ the world their home. The address cational. dated, and stored in temperature-controlled rooms. Kodak, for exWorld Movers * ample, makes most of the accessories for packaging as well as the necessary chemicals. The cellulose islnade at is Tennessee plant, and "Well, after all, I'm just wonder­ the gelatin in a factory that the company has in Massachusetts. ing whether these seamen are mov­ Sensitized products are suspectible to impurities, dust, dirt and at­ ing heaven and earth all the time mospheric changes and they require handling and manufacturing un­ or not. Have they some spare der exacting conditions. Cleanliness is vital in film making. In film moments, say, for example, for manufacturing plants, air is washed and filtered before being fed into writing to friends? I suppose they the rooms in which sensitized materials are handled. Temperature are friendly people, too. Aren't control is maintained throughout the.process and chemical and physical they? I've come to this quest,ion for tests are continually carried out at various steps to maintain rigid in plain language I should like to ' stanards of purity and consistency of quality. have pen pals among the members Each roll of'film we put into our cameras represents the product of the SIU. I would be very glad of one of the most clean and exacting manufacturing processes. Un­ if I could receive letters very derstanding more about this process may not make us better photog­ soon. Yours truly, (Miss) Braulia raphers, but will certainly make us more aware of the tremendous pho- Pedalezo." tograghpic potentials in using modern sensitized emulsion materials. In other words, it's a hands- A Seafarer And His Prospective Bride Put Number On Meeting Excuses Simmering Sauerbraten On Afoundria Headaches Of A Sfi/p's Delegate The following statements are drawn from the minutes of several ships' meetings and do not constitute the activities aboard any one vessel. The italicized answers are from a somewhat helping, offstage voice: "More night lunch* should be left out..." (On the table, not of the con­ tract.) "CJard players should clean the recreation room when they are finished..." (Cleaning each other out, that is.) "A brother told of the food aboard Atlantic Refining ships. Said it was almost poison..." (Probably small portions, too.) "Motion was passed not to have the steward order any more pigs ears and tails..." (Not without the parts in be­ tween, anyway.) , . "Ai^pne working , on the crew's ^ radio without the ship .delegate's permission will be penalized..." (Watt for?) Out For Scalp "Patrolman's attention will be ^ called to the master for calling the ^ steward all kinds of ndmes ^and hollering at him like a 'Comahche >«Indian,\r'''. ^ ' fWith "reservations, 'of course.) •- "Crew should avoid using the cheese sandwiches in the washing machine between 5 and toaster..." 6:30 PM as it affects the pres­ (Especially limburger.) sure in the showers and men either ' "Passageways should be kept freeze or are cooked..." locked ,to keep out shbreside per­ (Want your cake of soqp and eat sonnel. Screens and DDT !>re it, too?) .needed for the trip to India.,.". "Larger boxes of soap should be (We'll get privacy somehow.) . placed aboard..." "The steward's explahation of (The sea orators are slipping off the shortage of night lunch was those small ones.) accepted..." . "Discussion was held on war risk (A likely story.) insurance and why the men didn't "It was said that we are running sign for it..." (Some of the boys are married, out of tripe, no complaints on an<^ since they fire confronted with that..." (One thing we can do without hatdrdous conations all the time, they didn't see the necessity for is tripe.) extra precaUttions.) "One brother warned the crew "It was. agreed that there be no not to get haircuts from the phony vulgar talk at meal times and that barber who comes aboard in the a minimum of decorum be Canal Zone..." (Probably the kind that clips observed..." you.) (At all timds.) "Day workers in all departn-.ents Fan Baseball Talk "Fans will. be taken care of in and watch standers off watch were New York..." . asked not to drink up al) the (By the. -Yqnicees .find the watches' coffee at night..." DodgersJ. . .. . ' (Just watch cut, is all we have to "No one should make toasted sag.) steward Pete Gonzales, right, and Shorty, second cook, seem to be quite pleased with the results of their latest culinary concoc­ tion, some succulent sauerbraten, cooked up while on board the Afoundria." Quiz Corner (1) Can a rabbit run faster uphill than downhill? (2) When was falconry first known: (a) 2,000 BC, (b) 500 BC, (c) 1,000 AD? (3) What is the difference between the words "sparse" and "parse?" (4) 'If three times a certain number, less 24, equals 72, what Is the number? (5) When Pandora loosed the evils upon the world by opening the box, what one thing remained in it? i (6) Who was the cabinet officer appointed by President Eisenhower to head the new Health, Education and Welfare Department? (7) What .animal among the following group utters no sound: (a) elephant, (b) giraffe, (c) zebra, (d) hippopotamus? (8) Where arc the Falkland Islands? (9) What is the largest number which can be obtained by rearranging the numbers 2859 and dividing by four? (10) If light travels at the rate of 186,000 miles a second, and it could be bent to circle tlje earth, how many times would it go around the earth in one minute? Use 24,000 miles as the earth's circumference. (Quiz Answers On Page 25.) -M �C\" • ' •j('"-' ' •-'•"-'- Pace Twenty i «!•;:?•. U' (fit Seafarer Rags — From Soup To Nuts SEAFARERS i»nt sy E. R«yM Mailman-Seafarer Called Back To Sea Through The Lure Of The LOG The sea, ageless as time and universal as' the stars, has many ways of calling men to its arms. Men kick over the traces of shoreside life for adventure in far-off lands; Others forego a landlubber existence to follow the wake of the troughs and the crests of the seven seas; still others seek its soli-t mail through rain and storm tude and its-caressing hands. FARERS LOG telling pf the potent the lure the sea had for a mailman. and sleet and Post Office ordi­ It isn't often, however, that nances. Part of his route carried Delivers LOG the lure of the sea is aided and The mailman, according to re­ him to the Dwyer residence, and abetted by a newspaper. port, been a former seaman. one of the pieces of mail he de­ The story came to light recently Havinghad given up the sea as a means livered there bi-weekly was the when a follower of the sea, M. of livelihood years before, the ex- LOG. Two weeks in and two Dwyer, dropped a line to the SEA­ seafarer had taken to delivering weeks out, month after month, and year after year he delivered the LOG. Finally, he broke under the strain of abstinence from the sea. He no longer could resist its allpowerful lure. Suddenly, mysteriously he was gone from the scene of his mail route. "For a while," wrote Dwyer, "I missed seeing him, and then he turned up unexpectedly telling me he had made another trip and real­ ly enjoyed it. He said delivering the LOG made him decide to go back to the sea, and he/ wants to thank the paper for making it pos­ sible." Now the sea has another recruit, twice over, coming bac6 to his first love. 4 l^ands On Deck (Af ^AUpiASABIA THB MOSUBM 9SI46ION Ano-meoJsMMem' VP Alar Aium/AicoHoLic BeiirAas. eUE&TS /A/ mis ^l6AliA/SP, V ssAmn^fis AR0CAun(Pm> it) imiooAL CUS^MAA/V A\t>ID GerriAlGimAAlY/Arll'UfS, \nilicA MW M'les^toLS {^Lrs>. September LOG Seafarer Joshua Frsnklin Land holds youngest son and name­ sake on bis knee outside Tampa home as other sons stand by. . By Spike Marlin It's been 19 years since the lean, Cardinal gashouse gang. Either nf cotton-chopper from Arkansas, Diz­ these clubs far outclassed tho zy Dean, clowned his way to a 30- Phillies both in. offensive and de­ fensive skills. game season. It's been 22 years Nor can Roberts boast of the since Lefty Grove did the same in pitching weapons that Grove and the American League. That's why Dean had. His fast ball is Just there was considerable interest in ordinary compared with any one of whether Robin Roberts of the half-a-dozen hard throwers in eith­ er league. He doesn't Jtave an as­ Phillies could make the grade. sortment of curves, screwballs, Roberts'* chances of pulling off knucklers and other stuff possessed the rare stunt were pretty good by such cuties as Maglie, Lopat and for a ^yhile as he was traveling Raffensberger. well ahead of his 1952 pace when Stingy On Pitches he won 28. But both he and his The secret of Robert's success ball club took a tailspin in the last lies in two factors: superb control couple of weeks. Every time he and remarkable endurance." The went to the mound his team com­ two complement each other be­ mitted more errors behind him cause Roberts, with his control, than they scored runs, which throws far less pitches than the ruined his chances. Still he seems average hurler, which- means he a sure shot to go over the 25 mark. doesn't tire himself and can make Rare Feat starts more often. To add to it, he's ThA-e have been only 20 such reache*d his prime early and is winners since 1901 and only three young enough, at 26, to stand-the since the end of the 'first World grind. War: Dean, Grove and Jim Bagby This year may be a lost cause of Cleveland who.turned the trick for him as far as winning 30 goes, in . 1920. The rest of them were but he will be back again next back in the iron-man days of the year taking another crack at the early 1900s with Christy Mathew- magic figure. If he gets any kind son turning the trick four times, of a ball club behind him we Grover Cleveland Alexander three wouldn't be surprised to see him times and -Cy Young and Walter mpke it, and go on from there to Johnson twice each. Such great another stupendous feat—winning modern pitchers as Hubbell and more than 250 games in his life­ Feller never made it, although Hal time.' Newhouser missed-by just one un­ At the beginning of the season,, der the war time conditions of 1944. Roberts was making starts every If Roberts did it his feat would third day and doing a few relief be all the more noteworthy because turns besides. With lots of rain he is pitching with a club that is in spring, it seemed he was pitch­ only moderately good. When Gsove ing eveiy game. But apparently the broke 30, he had an all-powerful heavy pace took something of a champion Athletics lineup behind toll on him, although more damage him led by such as Jimmy Fo.xx was done by his own teammates and A1 Simmons. Dean took the who were too often guilty of sloppy marbles pitching for the famed and- ineffective support. The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Chief Steward Clar­ ence A. Collins' recipe for "Scalloped Egg Plant." Cooking for just about as long-f*—-—— ' as he has been able to hold a skillet Republic (Trafalgar) for nin? in his hand. Seafarer Clarence X. months, and then back to the Fed­ Collins dishes out the delicacies on eral for five more months. It is not SIU ships as well as at home. The unusual for him, he says, to stay 46-year-old chief steward has been on one ship for two or three years. sailing with the Union for almost He gets to like his surroundings and 15 years. it is pretty difficult tp drag him Born in New Orleans and mov­ away from them. ing to New York before he was old "I prefer any cargo ship at all," enough to don a f ' _ says Collins, "but it really makes chef's hat, Collins very little difference. As long as joined the SIU in I'm sailing I'm happy. It can be Mobile, Ala., just freighter, tanker or passenger. If about one year it's the SIU it's got to be good." before the out. Salt Water Dish ' break of World • To get the best results from his War II. He has dish, Collins says to take four medi­ been married. 23 um-sized egg plants, peel and slice years to his wife, and soak in salt water for about 30 Aurelia, and the CblHiis minutes. Follow this by draining off happy couple have three children. Collins didn't indi­ the salt water and boiling the egg cate whether or not any of them plants in a pot imtil tender. After are following in his culinary foot­ this procedure, mash through a collander or coarse china cap. Pour steps. Having sailed in just about every resultant mixture into small baking type ship available under Union pan. contract, and several times around Then, chop two medium-sized the world, Collins says he prefers onions, braising them until tender, the short runs to Europe or the but not brown. Mix this into the Mediterranean - area. He doesn't egg plant before "Adding onemind a long run/once in a .while, quarter pound of chopped ham. but the shorter runs give him more Follow this addition with one of of a chance to see his faniily. Any one-half can of No. 2V6 tomatoes, man would like that, he says, but three eggs whipped lightly, salt and sailing with the SIU, anywhere, pepper to taste, and one-half cup anytime, is just about tops in his of canned milk. book. ' When this point in the concoc-f Stays A While tion has been reached, sprinkle Collins likes th4 idea of being cracker meal over the top of it and able to stay on one ship for as long place in oven at 350 degrees. Bake as he wants to in the SIU. He makes for 20 minutes before serving pip- , a practice of it, too. Recently, he inff hot to 42 hungry Seafarers spent 18 months on the Federal Whose gustatory delights will he (Trafalgar), got off it to go on the tickled pink. �„ 2., .;.. _ .»- •;^L Seirtemlier 4, U5S v.. Wants Change in SehoiarsMp PUin SEAFARERS LET To the Editor: The most singular benefit prov­ partment and plenty in both of ided its members by any labor the other departments and hone union is the Scholarship Plan of of it is disputed. It is heaVled for the SlU. another clean payoff at Baltimore. Most parents work and plan for While in the shipyard recently, years to give their children the the ship's delegate received one benefits of higher education, but, hundred percent cooperation from unfortunately, this dream is not the ship's officers. Shoreside com­ always realized. Unexpected mis- pany officials, on the other hand, f or tune may were a pain in the. neck and we deplete the fam­ ily coffers just at had to get the Union on them all the time the child the time to get any work done. We feel that the spirit shown by is of college age, and, without out­ the officers is to be commended. side help, college When they cooperate with us, as training moves they arc doing now, it is only fair into the realm that they should be complimented. of improbability. It is not so often that this happens, Scholarships now we feel the devil should be Sibley quite often re­ given his due. move this burden from the belea­ -Red" Clough guered parents, to the relief and Ship's delegate gratification of all concerned. 4 4. 4 Scholarships to lessen the burden of Union members is the recog­ nized objective of our Welfare Services Department. Therefore, I feel, they should not go to marriecf To the Editor: -Children who no longer are obliga­ This il just a little note from an tions of the parents. When a boy unassuming landlubber from To­ becomes married he assumes adul^^ ledo, Ohio. 1 have never been responsibilities, the greatest of to sea, and I may never get the which is support of himself and chance, but after reading the his wife. When a girl becomes mar­ latest "Reader's Digest" I can only ried she is^the financial obligation say that I am sorry. of her husband. The . September issue of the College education for married "Reader's Digest" has an article children is not the responsibility in it entitled "The Amazing Sea­ of the parents. I believe the Un­ farers Union," by the celebrated ion's Scholarship Plan rules should labor journalist, Victor Riesel. I be revised to exclude such chil­ am an avid reader of the publica­ dren of members who are married tion, and I have never read any at the lime the scholarship is article as Interesting and edifying granted or who becomes married as this one on the Seafarers Inter­ while receiving the benefits of national Union, Atlantic and Gulf sueh scholarship. District. Additional Grants The story is more than just a In a recent edition of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, Paul HaU said that tale'of a union an4.its leader, Paul additional scholarships might be Hall. It is the story of the fight granted should there be a suffi­ of American labor to rid itself of cient demand and need for them. Commie and hoodlum elements. Why not grant two or three schol­ Moreover, it is the story of a fabu­ arships yearly to active members lous succiess along those lines. who meet college entrance require­ Come A Long Way ments without regard to the Sea­ As Mr. Hall said, the Seafarers farers',, agef Union has come a long way These additional grants in no since its beginning. I remember way should be connected with the when "seamen were looked down original scholarships, and should upon in society, but now they can be open only to members whose, hold their heads up in any com­ age disqualifies them in the first pany. Besides all this elevation in group. I'm sure there are many the eyes of the public, the seaman, members to whom this will appeal, due mostly to the efforts of the so why not give it a go? SIU,"has raised his economic status Walter H. Sibley to that of the shoreside worker. t 4" lFringe benefits as well as working conditions and payoffs have made the seafaring life one to be envied. I don't know of any other labor To the Editor: organization which has worked so It sure will be nice to get back hard to pull itself up by its seato sea and sail with the SIU again, boots and offer so much to its but right now that is 20 months members. away. I see by the LOG that quite J. E. Grady a few of the boys are in the Army or the Air Force. I know they all will be glad to get back to sea. There are quite a few of the men here who read the LOG and enjoy It. The first thing they ask is how can they get in the SIU and go, to sea. It seems that we in the Union are not the only ones who think highly of the SIU and what it has done for the seaman. All I can say now is look out, Norfolk, in 1955 when I get dis­ charged. When you have had your book in retirement for a few years you leam to appreciate the Union •ven more. Pfe. Horace P. Wiltshire LOG EES' Enters Hospital After Payoff To the Editor: Enclosed are a few photos taken aboard the Albion tDry Trans.) on a recent trip to Yugoslavia. She was a good ship with very capable delegates, making it a clean payoff. After the trip I checked into the Marine Hospital in Baltimore and here, asks no questions, just has us sign the receipts for our money. He gives us our $15 and goes on his way, but we all know he will be back. I'm proud to say that most of the SIU men will probably live to draw their retirement pay. My great desire is to get well and go back to sea and tell the world what the SIU has done for me. Claude F. Blanks X X , X Japan Straits Are Bire^ Too Praises ^Digest^ Storg Of Union CanH Wait To Get Bach To Sea Piff* T«reiit7-4Mi« John Powers, pantryman, dis­ plays his muscles Ufting the barbel! aboard the Albion in weight-lifting session. To the Editor: This ship, the Fairisle (Water man), is supposed to go into dii dock in Seattle, Wash'., and then P,intercoastal after being on the F9' East run for so long. And so long, also, you sloe-eyed beauties, for a while at least. The ship went on- the rocks in the Straits of Shimonseki, Japan, while under the control of a Japa­ nese pilot. Only prompt-action on the part of Captain Oscar Jones and the 12-4 and 4-8 watches, under .bosun Terry 'Paris, pre­ vented the Fairisle from -joining the Fairport and Fairhope as a marine casualty. We finally arrived in Korea the day the armistice was signed. While it is bound to slow down shipping, I am sure every SIU man gives thanks to see the end of this great loss of life. George Dunn was glad to see that the Seafarers International Union was on the ball there, as always. I enjoyed the television set in the ward very much. It helped pass the long hours. XXX I would like to have the LOG sent to my home. L. Walker (Ed. note: We have added your • name to our mailing list; you'll To the Editor: I wish to inform you of my receive the LOG every two weeks change of address. I have been re­ from now on.) ceiving the LOG pretty regularly L t- X even though I was moving around quite a bit. I have been a member of the SIU since January 1948 and I will To the Editor: I have learned that ho unionist continue to go to sea when I get in the country receives greater out of this man's army. I really miss going to sea at benefits than a Seafarer. Even we who are sick and disabled are not, this time and the LOG is really left out. When thirteen weelfs sometliing to look forward to when are over, we have no fear, for we it comes during mail call. It just know we will draw $15 a week as seems tliat I can't wait to see what long as we are here—in my case, at is going on around the shipping the US Marine Hospital, Brooklyn. world, I would appreciate it if you put In addition to the benefits re­ ceived, we got a nice bonus check me on your next mailing list. My at Christmas. There are 350 of us present address is Pvt. Anthony being treated for tuberculosis here. Poremski, US 52231314, 82nd Sig­ The doctors are swell, the nurses nal Co., 82nd Airborne Division, are fine. The attendants treat us Fort Bragg, NC. Thanks a lot and keep up the as though we were home. Now, if good work the SIU is doing for all we take their advice and the medi­ cine they give us, most of us have seamen. Anthony Poremski many more years to live. (Ed. note: Your address has There is no red tape connected with getting our dough, no forms been noted and the LOG will be to fill out. Our patrolman comes sent to you as .published.) GI Misses Going To Sea With SiU No Worries For Siek Brothers Service And Smiles In Casablanca Seamen^s Service Club » 4 No Disputed OT in Three Trips To the Editor: Due to a better understanding between the officers and the crew of this vessel, the Govemraeht Camp (Cities Service), we have paid off twice without one hour of disputed- overtime- in any departmeat. Now the ship has about 200 Jbdun Jmn in the deck de* Tiddng it c«^ In United Seamen's Service Club in Casablanca are Seafarers off the Beauregard and club ^fieialn Seated, left to right, are "^heley Moatoya, Hqymond Ferara, Richard Meyvantson, Robert Fisster, US9 Port Director Margaret Mqller, George Bastoinsen, Herman H. Hickman, Paid R. Turner and. John H. Fogerty. Striding, right, is Roger MacHttyroi USS representative; Urges Crew To Protect Rights To the E«t«n As ship's delegate of the Brad­ ford Island it Is my duty to warn all crewmembers that I must enter into the ship's minutes the name of each man who misses ship. The Union has worked hard to get us a good contract, and 1 must do my best to crack down on those men who are In the minority but who are hinder­ ing the spirit of the SIU. Per­ form e r s, and those who miss watches, thereby hrowing their work on their ellow crewmem­ bers and broth­ ers, will also be Flanagan :urned over to the boarding patrolman to be taken to the hall ashore for proper action before being allowed to board ship. Aboard these tankers evei-yone is as anxious to spend what little time he has ashore as the next man, and I will not tolerate seeing my shipmates deprived of their shore leave because of the lack of consideration of one brother for another. Entirely too many men have been missing the ship, and this is just what the companies, are keeping a record of, to be used later, when it comes time for sign­ ing a new contract. As ship's delegate it is my duty to see that our contract is pro­ tected to the utmo.st. Frank Flanagan X - • .V J: X Wants LOG For Alaskan Beading To the Editor: I am writing- you in regards to having the SEAFARERS LOG sent to me up here in Alaska. I am an SIU member of the Great Lakes District. At the mo­ ment my book is retired because of the fact that I am serving a twoyear hitch for Uncle Sam. I have sailed salt-water in the past. One time I was on an eightmonth trip around the world that I will never forget. I have been a member of the Union since 1946 and right now I am only biding my time in here until I can get back. It would really be a pleasure to get hold jof a LOG again and get some good reading in about the sea even if I can't get back to it for at least another year. Pfc. Ted V. Lintz (Ed. note: Your address has been noted and the LOG will be sent to you as published every two weeks.) XXX. Commended For Actions On Ship To the Editor: It is our desire that Seafarer Peter Repelto be given honorable mention in the SEAFARERS LOG for having conducted himself in a good union manner while a mem­ ber of the crew of the Lone Star State, an NMU-contracted ship. While this vessel was in port in Bremerhaven, Germany, a member of our crew died of an accident while ashore. Burial ceremonies were held at sea on July 20, 1953. Repetto contributed generously to a fund collected aboard this vessel for the widow and children of the deceased crew member. Since he is a member of a union other than our own (he was signed on in Bremerhaven), we think he deserves special commendation for his note­ worthy contributions. Ship's Geandtie* • -*•' I! •; "'j'S - 'm MM am �•;T-->•'• Pj«e Twienty-iw* SEAFARERS Cnbore Crewmen in Food Mystery To the Editor: Some of the crewmembers of the Cubore (Ore) would appreciate it if the Union would investigate and find out what this company ^ does with the ox between the tongue and the tail, and what they do with the pig between the knuckles and hocks. ' This is the only place in the world where corned shoulder is used for ham with the eggs on Thursday and Sun­ day. Baked ham? What animal does that come from? Chuck Hostetter 4^ t Currency Mix-up On Far East Ran To the Editor: . * We aboard the Steel Director have run into another difficulty with foreign currency draws in foreign ports. The captain Issues strictly one draw every five days, regardless of whether we make one or more countries during this time. He issued Ceylon sg sisij rupees in Colom­ bo, for Colombo and Cochin, India, not knowing it is against the law in India to exchange Ceylon rupees. The result is that some of us are stuck with Ceylon Huffhart rupees, which would never have happened if we had been getting draws in US currency. Too Many Miss Ship Something should also be done about those brothers who miss ship in Singapore and in Indonesia and catch the ship a week or so later in another port. One of our men missed the ship in Singapore and caught it a week later in Djarkarta. We have also picked up a messman in Singapore who missed the Steel Fabricator. The captain has now signed him on as an OS and promoted an ordinary to AB to replace the deck delegate, who was hospitalized in Djarkarta. , We have been having a nice trip, with Jack Procell as bosun, who strayed away from Delta Lkie long enough to make a Far East trip. Chester Hughart • rf-S H i, a, Preiers Payoff To Army Pay To the Editor: I was a member of the SIU for three and a half years before en­ tering the Army. I would appre­ ciate it if you would send me the LOG over here in Hanau, Germany. I was getting the LOG at home, and my dad is also interested in it, so I hope you'll still send It there, too. I'll be going back to sea again in about seventeen months, when I get out of the Army. The Army is okay, but the chow isn't tao goad, ' and neither is the pay. I joined the (""•* SIU when I was sixteen, and have learned ta appreciate it in tb^past seven months. I came overseas an an MSTS ship, and the crew on there doesn't know what a union is. Pvt. John Burkley (Ed. vote: In addition to the copy of the LOG being sent reg­ ularly to your father, a copy will / he sent to you in Germany, as you requested.) 4» ifc $• Electrician Asl&s $20 Question '« To the Editor; In reply to a letter in the July 10 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, written by Anthony Nottage, I have some things to say and a few ques­ tions to ask. In o'U" agreement we are allowed, upon "written request by the company." $20 per month to furnish our own tools: In what manner, 1 ask. the author of that letter^ would LOG LET TEES you divide the $20 which each man receives, and ^ith whom would you divide it? On every ship I've sailed .since the new clause went into effect I've only received a sickly grin from the chief engineer in reply to my request for tools. On this ship, the Golden City (Waterman), the chief engineer meekly told me he would furnish the tools. The very next day the. first assistant engi­ neer ransacked my foc'sle looking for some broken wrenches and twisted screw drivers which he ac­ cused the previbus two electricians of taking. I gave them to him gladly. Still no written request to furnish my own tools. Wopld you please reveal to me the proper procedure for obtaining this "written request?" I'm going to continue to use my own tools, as a good job, SlU-style, could not be done otherwise. Merwyn ' E. '"Doc" Watson . (Ed. note: The $20 clause on electricians' tools was written into the contract for your protection. Take your tools aboard, but if the chief engineer, asks you to use your own tools, demand d written request. If the company does not comply, do not use your own tools. Using your own tools without a company okay destroys the effec­ tiveness of this clause in the con­ tract.) t it 4^ Canal Zone Gt Wants LOG Sent To the Editor: While perched here on the lip of the Panama Canal with nothing much to do but hide from ser­ geants, I^ thought I'd take type­ writer in hand and punch out a few mouldy syllables with which to harass the readers. I thought I would send greet­ ings to "Monsewer" Frenchy Michelet, who, I've heard, because of incessant demands of his ship­ mates, is taking a correspondence course in the culinary arts. Let me enter this note of encourage­ ment to old Francoise. "Study hard and some day you'll equal the achievements of the 'Fluffo Kid.'" But enough of this nonsense for now. Let me get to the real rea­ son for writing this tender billet doux. It was all done in the hope that the ink-for-blood editors of the LOG would see their way clear to rerouting my issues of the paper to the following address: Pvt. Aartl A. HufTirt US 51168467 7461st AU (Signal) Fort Clayton ^ . Canal Zone That's all for now. I'd better sign off. I feel the hot breath of a sergeant on my neck. Art (Hoot) Huffart (Ed. note: With'the ink welling up in our veins, we will see to it that you receive the LOG as pub­ lished every two weeks at the above address.) 4^ 4) To the Edftor: past seven months, it will be a '* { am Writinif these few lines to great pleasure to sail with an outfit express my gratitude about the which is 'interested in the welfare Union's Welfare Plan. I really ap­ of its members and will fight for preciate the cooperation of those To the Editor: Over a month ago, I-was removed their rights. working in the- welfare office in­ I would like to commend Keith cluding Mr. Walter Siekmann for from a ship in the Seattle arefifor emergency surgery. I hesitated at Terpe and all the organizers for the helping me out not only in matters first, because all my ties and "home , great job they are doing with ab­ pertaining to my shipping rights ports" were on the East and Clulf solute fearlessness. I would espe­ and ship troubles, but also in fam­ cially like to thank Frank Bose and ily circumstances. Coasts, but from Ray Gates in Philadelphia for their the first visit of I haven't got words to express many efforts and great tolerance how happy I feel about such won­ the Seattle pa­ on my behalf. trolman I realized derful treatment. It really is a Victory seems assured in Atlantic pleasure being a member of such that any port as more and "more men are becom­ a Union as the SIU. where the SIU ing acquainted with the real issues operated was its Antonio Gonzales of the campaign. As a seaman, I members' "home , 4> 4^ 4* treasure my independence above port." all, and that is one thing that is From the first, not present in Atlantic. the patrolman Twite I'd like to close with the assur­ and port agent offered me every assistance, and ance' to the membership that I'll To the Editor: when I needed transfusions there do my best to treat my book with The good ship Lewis Emery Jr. was no worry as to where they the respect it is due and be a good were coming from. I am also, re­ member and loyal brother.at all is one of the best and happiest ships sailing the ocean today. I Nicholas Brasic, Jr. ceiving wonderful care from the times. have been on here now for nine 4) 4i> 4) doctors and nurses here, and it months and so , makes a guy pretty proud, to an­ have a few others swer, when asked his union, offiliain the ere w. tion, to say, "I am SIU." Everytime some­ L. E. Twite To the Editor: one bends over It is with regret that I myst ask $> 4^ 4!> his pants split. you to stop my subscription to the All the members SEAFARERS LOG. I am no longer blame the chief an active member, my membership cook, Allen Bell, having lapsed while I was studying for this~ trouble, To the Editor: at UCLA. I graduated in June, 1953. as he is feeding Just a few lines to let my many Movall My book was issued in 1949, after us too good. shipmates know I am in the good I had done whati I could aboard The captain's wife left us in San old Army. I have , made nothing three Cities Service ships in that but overtime since I have been in organizing drive. It is surely a Francisco. She was good joe who here, but they have run out of pleasure to read reports of the im­ likes to read the SEAFARERS overtime sheets. proved conditions on those ships, LOG, so will you please send the I would appreciate having the after remembering what they were LOG to her home address. • About the captain, we must say LOG sent to me, and also the BME during my 18 months aboard them. Marine Engineer, if possible. I I wish also to express my pleas­ that they don't come any better. You will hear from us when the joined the SIU in Mobile on May ure in reading of the SIU scholar­ 5, 1945, and hold book No. B-477. ship program. Going through four ship arrives in New York, as all the So, until July 20, 1955, the best years on your own is rough. ShH>- boys will have to come up to the ing on SIU ships-fluring the sum­ Sea Chest to get bigger clothes. of luck to everyone. mer, and part time work, made it The poor chief cook, who gets all Milton Beasley, Jr. the blame, broke the spring on the (Ed. note: Both the LOG and possible for me. At present I am employed by scales about a month ago. He'U the BME Marine Engineer will be Carnation Company, contracted by need new clothes, too. sent to you as published.) the AFL Teamsters Union. They Leo E. Movall 4) 4) are very gdod to work with, al­ (Ed. note: We have added the though I'm not eligible for mem­ captain's wife's name and address bership. to our mailing list.) Please send my sincere regards To the Editor: To the Edltbr: to the SEAFARERS LOG affd to The crew of the Lewis Emery Just a few lines to express my the SIU. My experience with both Jr. (Victory Carriers) are sorry to sincere appreciation to the mem­ has been a happy one. report that we lost three of our Ross Dodson bership for making it possible for best shipmates in San Francisco. me to earn my full book before my ^ 4> Ricky Motika, the BR, had to go to 2Qth birthday. I became a fulithe hospital for a long siege due to fledged member on June 23. a bad knee. E. Benson, who was It makes me proud to know that ship's delegate during the last trip, am a part of an organization To the Editor: which has the respect and integrity I would like to take this oppor­ got off the ship and the captain's inherent in the SIU. As I have tunity to thank all the crewmem­ wife went-home. We miss her be­ sailed three years with various out­ bers of the Iberville for their gen­ cause she always had a cheerful word and a smile for everyone on fits, I can really appreciate the erous contribution of a floral , representation and benefits which wreath upon the death of my sis­ the ship. We wish Ricky a fast recovery, the SIU has obtained for its mem­ ter. Such a gesture was deeply and hope he will be back on the bership. After sailing with the appreciated by all of my family. .ship again very soon. phony AMEU In Atlantic for the Douglas A. Wood. George Manning Any SiU Port is Rome To Him Lewis Emery is Tops in Sailiny Ex-Member Now UCLA Graduate . Army Short On Overtime Sheets Thanks SHI For Restowiny Rook iberville Crew Rates Thanks Chemists Have Right Shark Formuia , A'f'l 4^ LOG Awaitiny Rrother's Visit To the Editor: The crew of the City of Alma (^aterman) has just found out that J. P. "Sloppy" Creel is plan­ ning to beat it right up to the LOG office and get his picture taken and published in the next issue of, the LOG. He sure likes to look at himself. (He is a fine looking man.) He and Moon Kouns like noth­ ing better than having a set or two of tennis every morning; they look so sharp out on that tennis lawn ip their tight-fitting shorts, since both of them are so trim and athletic looking (about 300 pounds each), with bellies on them like the America. . Lsure want to see one of those games. . ' Bed Slnnioiui Likes Weif are Services OepL Seafarers aboard the Steel Chemist alteniate between being pleased and chary about their catch which lies on deck The shark was. caught off Jedda, Saudi Arabia, by some Intrepid,^Seafarer fehernwh. Photo by BlacUe jjankstotu ,,, ^ , Old Seaman Likes To, Read Paper To the Editor: This missive is in regards to a change, in address of -that always interesting paper, the SEAFARERS LOG, subscribed to in the name of my son, Walter L. Busch. Please change the mailing," address on It as he has moved to 3081 Sixteenth Street, San Francisco, Cal, I'm pretty much of an old sea dog myself, making one . trip to the Bering Set^on an old fore and aft three master in 1915. It ' was a codfisher. I met with an injury-^^and that finished my sea­ going career. This landlubber likes to read the LOG. very much, from stem to stern. ' • M. Busch (Ed. note: Your change'' of address bos been noted and we will ' sde to ft that you receive the LQO' every two meka as pulfliahfA,kj v �mm ^-:-m ...AV-W SEA^jtRMMS LOG Fw» Twca^-flBie*- • •% Si I Whether you knolv it or not, you have been sailing through a "strongly diluted, raw fish' • foup" on most of your voyages, and according to explbts, if you suddenly found yourself cast ofl^on a small raft or boat, "it is impossible to starve'—if you keep your head. Two scientists, who also^^ possessed a flare for adventure report that, as a food, it is ex­ keep them occupied. Bombard, and a willingness to stake tremely nutritious, and that' the alone on the tiny raft, held rigid their lives on the validity of their ~ theories, have made voyages in re­ cent years which have given new hope, and knowledge, to any sea­ man who finds himself cast off at sea with no food. One of the men is Thor Hyerdahl, who with five other men, made a voyage across the southern Pacific from Peru to the South Sea islands, 4,300 nautical miles away on a small, balsam wood raft. Their adventure was described in the best seller "Kon-Tiki." The other is • Alain Bombard, who sailed from Monaco to the Bar­ bados, 4,000 miles, on a 15-foot rubber raft—alone. Theory Proved While Hyerdahl set out to prove that the Indians from Peru mi­ grated to Polynesia mdny years ago, and discovered the survival methods in the course to the trip. Bombard set out to prove that a man could crow the Atlantic by using just the food he got from the sea. Bombard sailed from Monaco with a supply of food sealed by the customs inspector. When he ar­ rived at the Barbados, the seals on the food had not been broken. He had proved his theory." Both of the trips found that one of the richest sources of food sup­ ply in the ocean is plankton, little microscopic organisms which are abundant in the water. The plankton consists of tiny or­ ganisms of fish, fish ova, and vege­ table material from the sea and makes up the strongly diluted raw fish soup that is the ocean itself. Both expeditions found that the plankton seemed to come closer to the surface during the night hours, but could be caught in lesser quantities during the day as well. The best method found was to use a net of a fine-mesh cloth. Through this, they strained quan­ tities of sea water, and found that they had an almost gelatinous sub­ stance left in the net. From this, the larger pieces of vegetable were usually taken out and also any jellyfish that were included were removed, since Hyderdahl reports the jellyfish tasted extremely bit­ ter. The remainder can be eaten either raw, or else cooked in fresh water as a sort of soup. Although the smell of the substance is pot very appetizing, both expeditions taste varied according to the per­ inspections of his equipment every centages of material in the plank­ day—just tcr keep his mind occu­ ton. Sometimes it will taste like pied—and kept an extensive log so a shrimp paste, or lobster paste, he would have something to do. while at other times is has a In both the Atlantic and Pacific, definite caviar taste or oyster taste. it was found that, at night, there Good Supply were plenty of fiying fish to be Actually, the plankton form the had—and the sail proved to be the easiest and perhaps one of the best best way of catching them. The food supply sources for anyone on expeditions found that the fish the sea, since it is found in abun? would fiy right into the sail, and in dance in both the Atlantic and the morning a number of them Pacific, and there have been sug­ would be found lying on the deck. gestions made that fine meSh nets These fish proved nutritious eat­ be included as part of the regular ing both raw and cooked, and were equipment of lifeboats as an ex­ also • juicy enough to provide enough drinking material. tremely useful survival measure. Sharks Edible However, in addition to the Even the shark was found to be plankton, the expeditions found that other forms of life also of­ edible. However, it was found that fered abundant food supplies. In the meat from the shark could be fact, they also reported .that get­ eaten only after it was soaked in ting drinking water was no great salt water for about 24 hours. problem, but both agreed that Otherwise it could not be eaten. while enough drinking material Dolphin, of course, were plentiful was available for survival, there and made delicious eating. They also proved to be good bait for was no great abundance. Bombard reports that, "I had no sharks, which Hyerdahl's expedi­ trouble with real thirst, but I suf­ tion found they could catch with fered from a longing to feel quan­ their hands. The men on the Kon-Tiki, Hyer­ tities of liquids passing down my dahl's raft, would hold a dolphin throat. I dreamed of beer." Rainwater, of course, provided over the side and let a shark bite the main source of drinking water a chunk off. Then, as the shark —when available. When not avail­ glided past the raft after hitting able, fish provided the drinking the dolphin, the men would grab liquid. Both expeditions reported that shark's tail and drag him as that it was fairly simple to squeeze far up on the raft as they could as fish in a cloth or over-a bucket, quickly as possible. Then the shark and that the liquid squeezed out was left hanging in the water, was drinkable. With larger fish, it head down. The soft stomach of was found that by laying the fish the shark would then slide up to­ on its side and carving deep holes ward his head and had the effect in the side of the fish, the liquid of paralyzing it. would accumulate In the hole and It was then jerked aboard quick­ could be used that way. ly and immediately given a clear berth, for, once aboard, the shark Use Salt Another way of keeping down came back to life, thrashing its thirst in the tropics was to get the tail and snapping with its rows of entire body wet and then lie quiet­ razor-sharp teeth at everything in ly in the shade. It was also found reach. They found it was best to that, in the tropics, it helped to keep clear of the shark until it mix amounts of sea water with the died. Sharks of course were usually fresh water. This diluted the sea water so that it was not dangerous, always' near the rafts of both ex­ but still provided some salt to re­ peditions, following them for days place the salt used up when per­ at a time. The scientists found that by slapping their hands on the spiring. The two expeditions also found surface of the water, they could that one of the biggest problems usually keep the sharks at a dis­ of survival was self-control. They tance from the rafts, but that once found the idle time and the "terror any blood hit the water, the sharks of the sea" became overpowering became vicious. They found this unless they invented something to while cleaning fish and letting the Knowing mor^ abou^ the .edibility , of plquktioii and hew, to get drinkable liquids by. squeezing ,fish. /^.'^Ight wcll havf k.eiP)^d >*>^y:nic!rchant,inen, like.these shown above, to..survfve after, they found thdq^efvcK adipift wh(ni,tl)()it ship'was torpedoed. The new knowledge .wIM help seamen,,in the future. I 'I -. ' '.rf'i • •f. • Castaway seamen like those In the rubber raft (top picture) or those being taken abroad a rescue ship (lower shot) now stand a better chance to live through their ordeal thanks to new knowledge. blood drain. Hyerdahl reports in his book, "Kon-Tiki," published by Rand McNally & Co., Chicago, that once the blood hit the water, the sharks went mad, and at times, even attacked the raft itself, sink­ ing their teeth into the logs. No Picnic But, lest the business of being a castaway in the middle of the ocean without any food aboard sounds as if it's a lot easier and a lot more fun than going 'down to the comer bistro for a quick one, there are also some drawbacks that the expeditions warn against. First of all. Bombard reports that it took him quite some time before he was able to overcome the nausea and the illness that came when he first started to eat raw fish—and there are few rafts or lifeboats that have built-in fire­ places. The same is true, to a great degree, to drinking the liquids squeezed out of the raw fish. It takes a while for the stomach—and the mind—to get used to eating these raw foods, and the person must go through a period of severe nausea and illness before the stomach will accept this food. Only Survival As far as the abundant supply of food is concerned, it's there for survival. Eating it and living off the food obtained from the sea will not be a pleasant thing, at least at first, It will provide the energy needed to keep alive and to surrr vive, but it still will not be a pleasant experience. Bombard, only 27 years old, left on This trip as a rotund, heavy man with ruddy cheeks. Wheq he arrived in the Barbados after his trip—which lasted from October 19 to Decem­ ber 22—he was thin, gaunt and drawn. He had jiroved that a cast-, away, CQdld. drift across the South Atlantic and survive, but jt was no picnic. And, by the way, similar experi­ ments have not been made in the cold North Atlantic, the Northern Pacific, or the many oilier seas. Bombard did ti^ to drift through the Mediterranean, but was forced to resort to the canned foods he carried and said "it was suicide" to attempt to live from the food obtained out of the sea in that area. "There just weren't enough fish," he said. Both expeditions report a great­ er abundance of fish and other marine life than is usually ever seen by man, and also report that it is simple to catch an abundance of seafood. The e.Kplauation, as they offer it, is simple and logical. While Seafarers travel the seas aboard high, huge metal ships ac­ companied by the noise of ma­ chinery, great engines and churn­ ing screws, and travel at a high speed, these expeditions traveled on silent rafts, only about two feet above the surface of the sea, and at just about the speed of the cur­ rents. There was nothing to scare the fisii away. They were close enough to reach into the sea, and they were travelling with the sea. The results of their trips are new methods and new knowledge that may help to save the lives of sea­ men in the future. .•'t • -ji 1 i �SEAFARERS Par* Twenty-four SettMUMr 4, UBS LOG • '' .V • 'f-.'i .J mvys?M^£ British Merchant Navy Texas Bar Club Recife c/o The Library Pernambnco. Brazil DurbaiV'-South Africa Chave De Ouro Monasty Hospital Rua Joao Octavio 8 ' Sea Point Esquina Gnl. Camark Capetoyvn, South Africa Santos, Brazii Agent-Sailors Union of Pacific 18 Merchant-St. Honolulu, Hawaii I This page contains a complete list of dll ad­ I dresses outside the continental limits of the Mr. K. Baxter New Zealand Fed. of Lab. P.O. Box 161 Te Aro Wellington, New Zealand United States where copies of the LOG are avail- I able. Fed. Cooks A Stewards Union Trades Hall Wellington, New Zealand The list has been prepared so that it can I be conveniently removed from the LOG and Miss Mily Davis 266 P Del Rosario St. Cebu City, Philippines posted on the crew's bulletin board. Klrby's Bar A Grill Hotel Buendla fload Finlandla St. Makati Rizal, Philippines In addition to the copies of the LOG that are available in these places, the LOG is also airI mailed to every SlU-contracted ship as soon as it comes off the presses. It.-.' I Mr. Agulto Ludovlco 613 Canonigo St. Paco. Manila Philippine Islands Within the US, copies If.;: and are mailed to the home of eve'ry Seafarer wlio desires it. I LAX. AMERICA Welcome Bar . J. D. 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Box 599 Paramaribo JButch Guiana Steve Giannalas—^B c/o Roosvlt Bar— Vasileos Georgiou B 57—Tabooria Plrnou^, Greece United Merchant Sea­ men's Club 20 Waterant Paramaribo Dutch Quiana Roberto Ce" Via Chiodo No. 20 Rosso Bar Pesu Frittl Savona, Italy Cantlno Palaclos Tampico, Mexico International Seamen's Club P.O. Box 60 San Nicholas Aruba, NWl San Francisco Bar Genova, Italy H. J. Perkins, Gen. Secy. Radio" Off UN 37 Ingrebourne Gardens Upmlnster, Essex, Eng­ land Schubert Bar c/o Hans Meyer Liegnitz^tr 38 Bremen, Germany W. Griffen White Horse Dancing Bar Via Del Campo 81 Genoa. Italy Seven Seas Club Buchanan St. Glasgow, Scotland American Bar Lime Street. , Liverpool, England The American Bar NW Niewstraat 18 Amsterdam, Holland U. S. Consulate Ponta Delgara, Azores Ocean Club James Street Liverpool, England Dutch Seamen's Un. 323 Heemraadslngele N Rotterdam. Holland United Seamens Service Merchant Seamen's Club Via Acton 18 Naples, Ital^ Ocean Seamen's Club ' 17 Lord St. Liverpool, England Father P. Icovoels MIDDLE EAST Apostleship of the Sea Stella Maris 33 Van Vollenhoven- •' Seamen's Canteen c/o Amer. Arabian Oil staadt - Co. Rotterdam, Holland Ras Tanura Saudi Arabia Pacific Bar 23 Sumstraweg Titanic Bar Katendrect Beirut, Lebanon Rotterdam Z, Holland Maritime Un. of India 2nd Floor, 204 Hornby Mr. L. Pleysler 164 Beijerlandschelaan Rd. Bombay, India The Netherlands Rotterdam, Holland Merchant Navy Club Top Hat Bar Willingdon Island, Mgr. Cochin, So. India Oldenbarneveldtstraat Rotterdam. Holland 138 Merchant Navy Club Chinna Cree Bridge Karachi, India PACIFIC AREA- EUROPE Doris Wilson-De Planas Eng Bar Antindana £as Palmas, Canary Is. fc...., |-.: If I Mr. Jack Casey The Black Swan Tavern Cork, Ireland Mr. Anthony O'Brien SS City of Cork c/o Palgrave Murphy. Ltd. 17-Eden Quay Dublin, Ireland National Union of Seamen 113 Marlborough Si. Dublin, Ireland C-'-- ^ Belgian Transport Workers Union Seamen's Section 66 Manche Aux Cheva Antwerp, Belgium Jenny Brabants Kappellestr 311. Hoboken Antwerp, Belgium Cafe Neptune Ernest Van Dyck Kaai 10-B Antwerp, Belgium /;3e- I' k:-'tf-. Cafe Green Corner 13 Lond St. Antwerp, Belgium The Flying Angel 13 Plaine Van Schoonbek Antwerp, Belgium Gaarkeuken 113 Albertdok Antwerp, Belgium Gamleanker Cafa Schlpper Straat Antwerp, Belgium Charlie's Bar Norderlaan 1000 Antwerp, Belgium Jack Dempsey Bar Londonstraat 31 Antwerp, Belgium Mr. A Mrs. VerberckJacobs Cafe Maritime Leopold Dok 212 Antwerp, Belgium Mr. G. A. Price 34.A Klngsdown Parade Bristol 2, England . James Ockleton Dlst See • Natl. UN Seamen Mill Dam So. Shields Co. Deerham, England Seamen Maritime House Oldlown. Clapham Lon­ don, SW 4, England Custom House Hotel 277 Victoria Dock East Dock 16 London, England Navgatrs. & Engrs. Off. Union •" 78 Leadenhall St. London EC 3, England Natl. Un. Seamen Haverlock Club Southampton, England Peggyto's Bar 6 Rue Ernest Bamy Boulogne-sur- mer Pas-de-Calais, France American Consulate Bar Le Dandy 3 Rue Flore 3 Le Havre, France Maxim's Bar 97 Cours de la Republic Le Havre, France Taverne Normande 26 Rue de Salions Le Havre, France De Poste Hotel Bar Port de Bouc France Hotel Du Commerce Coms Llndrluon Port de Bouc 8 D K France American Consul Esso House Hamburg, Germany Gaststaffe Hansen Zur Kuhwarder Fahre Hafenstrasse 108 Hamburg-St. Pauli, Germany Paul Holtz Muggenburg Bar Auf Der Muggenburg Bremen, Germany Special Services At East Club Bremen, Germany United Seamen's Serv. Mr, P. F. Schmidt . Port Dir. Bremerhaven, Germany Royal New Zealand Navy Canteen Suva, Fiji Islands Waterside Workers Federation 104 Hunter St. Sydney, Australia Seamen's Union of Australia Box 60, King St. P.O. Sydney. Australia Seamen's Union of Australia Brisbane, Australia The Club Rose 43-3-Chome Shlmoyamatedori Ikuta ku, Japan Port Hole Bar A Grill 33, 4 chome, Honcho Yo Kohawa, Japan Seamen's Institute Wauchl District Hongkong, China Singapore Bar 79 Bras Basah Road Singapore, China Honolulu Seamens Inst't c/o Library-Richards A HalekairwUa Honolulu, Hawaii Charlie's Bar San Nicholas Aruba. NWl Quarantine A Immigra­ tion Stat. Box 2003 Balboa Canal Zone Panama The 6arden Club ' Palermo, Italy Donald Duck Bar Colon, Panama Republic of Panama Cafe Hollywood Calle 11 Y Avenida Bolivar Colon, Panama Anglo American Bar Callao, Peru Seatrain Bar Hacendados 1 Luyano, Havana. Cuba Cosmopolita Bar No. 260 San Pedro St. Havana, Cuba Sloppy MoTs Cafe Matanzas, Cuba Futlca Polanco Navy Bar Port Au Prince, Haiti Marine Club Secy. 2 Nimakmshall Road Kidderpore, Calcutta, India U. S. Embassy Port Au Prince, Haiti Seamen's Welfare . Directerato Dept. of Commerce 98 Talkatora Road New Delhi, India Mr. J. A. Gimenez Odeon Country Ciub St: Thomas Virgin Islands Rev. David rfaberbush Apostolado Del Mar Vlamonte 666 Buenos Aires, Argentina AFRICA United States Consulate Mombasa, Kenya Marlene Bar c/o A. Rodlll Esq. Post Office Beira Province of East Africa U. S. Consulate. Lourenco Marques Portuguese East Africa Sr. Jamie Schmucler. Sari Martih 1275 Buenos Aires, Argentina Mr. Jose Sanskin Star American Bar Juan Diaz de Soils 1337 Dock Sud, Buenos Aires, •^>Argentlna iSar Epson , Leandro Alem 648 Buenos Aires Palace Bar Restaurant Box 643 Lourenco Marques East Africa Argentina Black Cat Bar Calle Tucuma^i 238 Buenos Aires Argentina - Hotel Savoy Rua Salazar Rua Conslglle Pedroso Lourenco Marques East Africa Seaman's Institute c/o Tb« Librarian Point Road Durban,' South Africa. U. S. Marine Dispensary P.O. Box 1410 Honolulu 7, Hawaii ' Mr: T. McMurdb Act. Mg. , c/oAVllUam Cotts A Co. Sad Sam's Lt, • . • 188 N Hotel St. Durban Port, Natal - . Honolulu. Hawaii Union of South Africa . .1', j •, The Briitlaii Hospjtal c/o Thm Librarian Pridrel .& Cgganeos Buenos Aires, Argentina . -• May Sullivan Bar Venticino De Mayo 692 Buenos Aires, Argentina jCafe Central •Recife • Beitu : .-r;t Lopez Amer. Star Bar ' Rua Joad Octavio''44 Santos, Brazil Hotel Da Paris Pork of Spain Trinidad, BWI ' Mr. Buze Ghelman Plaza Hotel 34 Park St. Port of Spain Trinidad, BWI Mr. Peter Rouse '72 Arlatita Ave. Woodbrook. Port of Spain. Trldldad, BWI Seamen's Institute c/o Library Port of Spain Trinidad, BWI The Savoy Restaurant 16 Park St. Port of Spain Trinidad, BWI California Bar Yaecara 1383 Montevideo, Uruguay Bar New Orleans Calle Colon 1519 Montevideo Mr. Vic M. Bosche Tanca 205 P.O. Box 648 San Juan, Puerto Rico Local 1674 ILA, . . P.O. Box 2170 San Juan, Puerto Rico New Carloca Night Club Front of Pier 3 La Marina San Juan, Puerto Rico Senor S. Colls, Rep. SlU of NA 232 Ponce de Leon San Juan 28, Puerto Rico The Texas Bar ' Calle Brombough San Juan, Puerto Rico NORTH EUROPE Fru Regitze's Hotel Deibergsgade 2 Aarhus. Denmark Finnish Seaman's Uri. Passivourig 5 , ., Helsinki, Finland Washington Bar Santos. BrazU Juan C. Surraco Rio Bar Montevideo. Uruguay American Star Bar Santos Estado de San Paulo BrazU Mr. Joseph Wagner c/o London Bar 274 Pledra Calle Montevideo, Uruguay Casa Blanca Bar Santos I Estado de San Paulo BrazU United Seamens Service e/o SheU Carib'n Ptrlm Co. Punta Cardon. Edo Falcon. Venezuela Bar Scandinavia Santos Estado da San Paulo BrazU United Seamen's Service Club Marino . Caripito P.O. Caripito, Venezuela Somaendenes Forbundl Denmark Herluf Trollesgade Copenhagen, Denmark Washington Bar Santos Estado de San Paulo BrazU Manuel Torre c/o Bar Copacabana Garden Brooklyn, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela Dansk So Restaurationo Forenl N. V. Toldbadgade 32 Copenhagen, Denmark Manuel Torre Bar 'Chlco Hotel Puerto La Cruz Venezuela Mr. Ervin Lunderskov No. Frihavngade 68 ' Copenhagen, Denmark VaI^nte.A Martins Bar ABC Santos Estados de San Paulo, Brazil Alfredo Waenzelmann St. Barroso 152-A Rio Grande—SUL— BrazU, S.A. » Un. Seamen's Serv. c/o Creole Ptroiumcorp, Judibana Off. Las Pledras, Edo" Falcon Venezuela United Seamen's Service Ciub Ave. Manuel Da Nebrega Wm. Tryos Port Dir. Un. Seatnan Serv. Saa Vicente ' Judibana Off.. Las S P. BrazU Pledras, Estado Falcon Venezuela Amer. Hotel & Grill Georgetown, Demiu Plaza Saloon British Guiana Puerto Cabeilo Venezuela Joseph Consalves Mario Vlilaricencio 18 Lying St., British c/o Iron Mines Co. Guiana, So. America San Felix Edo Bolivar Venezuela Edward Gonsalves 31 Broad St. Georgetown, Br. Guiana PUERTO RICO Local 1667 ILA Madrid Bar Tempal Del Trabajo 13-A Water St. Arlcibo, Puerto Rico Georgetown British Guina Local 1631 ILA Arroyo New York Bar Puerto Rieo Bay Street Barbados, BWI Local 1674 International Longshore­ men's Assn. R'oyal Windsor House Fuerto Real Fajarboo FairchUd St. Puerto Rico Bridgewater Barbados, BWI Local 1584 ILA , Calle Desengano Big Apple Cafe Humacao, Puerto Rico . 20 East St. JUngston, Jamaica, BWI Local 1383 ILA P.O. Box 3281 Jamaica Prog. Seamen's Playa Mayaguez Union Puerto Rico 2 John's Lane Kingston, Jamaica, BWI Ciinlca Dr. Plia Ponce Cafe La Tropical Puerto Rico The Carenage Rosario S. Medina, Pres. St. George's Grenada Un'n De Estibadores BWI Playa pe PonccJ?. Rico Mr. Sydney Ooodard Mr. Oregorlo P. Brun Bay Street Central Jr. High School Brldgeton Barbados, BWI l^once, Puerto Rico Eagle Club 9 Broad St. Bridgetown Barbados, BWI Local 1575 ILA Cevedanga 54, Puerto, de Tietva Puerto Rico Mr. J. L. Turner United Nations Mariners Club Georgetown British Guiana^ - Father Lavln Box 3037 Puerto de Tlerra Puei^o Rico .r Seamen's Union Zwiasek Marynarys Kaszubski 11 Gdynia, Poland Norsk SJomannsforbund Grev Wedels Plass 3 Oslo, Norway Rico Restaurant Bruunsbro 10 Aarhus, Denmark Mr. Erik H. Recluse Restaurant Trla Fr. Nansens Plads Copenhagen, Denmark Handelsfladens Atten. Velfaerdsrad KAJ Lund 12 Christiansgade Copenhagen, Denmark Swedish Seamen's Un, Forsta Lauggatau 18 Osteborg, Sweden Svenska SJofolksForbundet, Jarntorget 1 Gothenburg. Sweden Svenska' .SjofolksForbundet Roskildegatan 4 Helsingborg, Sweden Svenska SjofolksForbundet ' Skomakaregatan 4 Malmo, Sweden Svenska SJofolksForbundet , Barnhusgatan 12 Stockholm, Sweden CANADA Fishermen's Union Halifax, Nova Scotia Seafarers Int. Union c/o Agent 617Vi Cormorant St. Victoria, B.C., Canada Seafarer's Int. Union c/o Agent 563 Hamilton St. Vancouver, B.C.. Canada Seafarer's Int. Union c/o Agent 118V& S. Syndicate Av*. Fort William Ontario, Canada Catholic Sailor's Club c/o Library 329 Common St. Montreal, Canada Seafarer's Int. Un. c/o Agent 402 Lemoyne St. ' Mtihtreal, P.O.. Canada Seafrs Int. Un. c/o Agt. 27 Ormond Bt. teorold, Ont., Can,; ' British tc Allied CI. Saint Ann's Road Port of Spain Trinidad. BWI INT Longshoremen's-:' Association . . , : ' P.O. Box 5042 : Puerta de Tlerra Puerto Rico British ' Wierchant Navy , 'Club-' :J-'Port,ol Swln...;, , It;,, •; Assn. Insuler- De , ; > Ouardlanes. De P ; ' 'ij --i a* NA P.Q,, Box 3174-' Ran Juan. PiMtrto Reafarer's Int.. UntoB >c/e" Agent 404 Le Moyfie St. ^ Montreal, P.O., CanadM Seafarerif Int. Unloit �': ' '^kmiM^VisSi- U yfi.^^^^r- SEAFAReRS ., * ^'-J.'•'* ••'" Fage TwcBty-fiir* LOG .. . DIGEST of SHUPS^ MEETINGS .. ILIIAMKTH (Bull), July li—Chairman/ W. Lachanca) tacratary, A. J. RItlar. One wiyar paid oft in San Juan due to lUneaa In the family. Queation about delayed aailinc time wiU ba referred to the boarding patrolman, AZALfA CITY (Waterman), duly If— Chairman, Tam Calllns; Secretary, John Carrali. Requeat waa made to turn in the repair liat. The mate uacd the gang­ way watch to bring milk aboard, 'con­ trary to the agreement. Lime abould be lilt ihould be made up before the ihip entere drydock. DiacuwiOn was held on the awning for the aft deck. TV antenna shoiUd be repaired. Waahing machine pump needs fixing. Bakipg has improved since the last meeting but there should be more variety. Craw radio wiU be re­ paired from the ihip's fund. The fund wiU be increased at the payoff. Porthole suction fans should be procured. TV an­ tenna should be removed as thera is too much vibration. There is $93.66 in the ship's Jtund. FRENCH CREEK (CHIas Service), Au­ gust 9—Chairman, Fatllckar Jones; Sec­ retary, Oeerger Chrepewlei. Joe Cave was elected ship's delegate. Department delegates wUl coUect donations for the ship's fund and wiU then hand it over to the ship's delegate. Men should be properly dressed in. the messhaU. There uaed an garbage in port, to minimize 0v ahould be closer cooperation in the gal­ Infestation. Bread should not be kepi ley during serving of meals. in the pantry as it la too hot. CoRee rack should be installed in the messSTEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), July it— rom. Ship's delegate will contact the Chairman, Ban Moon; Sacretary, Ai Pagg. chief mate on these suggestions. Mess- Repair list waa sent in from Port Said. rom and pantry should be kept cleaner. Painting and sougceing—especially in black gang quarters—has been brought ANGBLIMA (Bull), June 24-,Chalrman, to the chief engineer's attention. ,MoUon A. MIchalskI; Secretary, William J. Car- waa passed to coUect tl from each man nay. Repair list should be turned over for the idiip's fund at the payoff. Li­ to the head of each department. brary books ghoiild be turned in before July If—Chairman, W. Daulas) Secre­ reaching port. Fire damage manifest wUl tary, A. MIchalskI. Patrolman srill be be turned over to the patrolman. Vote asked to check on launch service. Spigot of thanks went- to the steward departwill be installed eutside mld.<!hlp bousing. mant from aU hands and to the captain Repair lists were turned over to depart­ and crew of the HeCand ship Zeelander for playing a major part in helping the ment heads. crew of thw Artisan put out the fire in MAC (Bull), August I—Chairman, Jones; Dammam. Saudi Arabia. Rusiy water wiU Secretary, Barnes. P. Hipp was elected be brought to the attention of the pa­ ship's delegate. The present crew wishes trolman. Foe'sles ahould be left clean to thank the last crew for- getting the at the payoff. . permanent awning on the overhead poop RORIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), deck. Discussion was held on the clean­ liness of the deck in front of the vege­ JUne If—Chairman, Waltaca; Sacrstary, table box. Refrigerator ahould be de­ Williams. Ship'r delegate wiU speak to frosted when necessary. The cakes of the captain about selling slopchest items soap are too smclL Steward will check by the purser. Patrolman In New York on tern linen. Soiled linen should be will be asked to take action on this. turned over to him. Membership agreed July If—Chairman. I. Myers; Secretary, to start an arrival pooL There was-an­ Thomas Williams. Patrolman will be asked about a sick seaman. A fan should be other vote of thanks to the last crew, for ebtalning an extra porthole In the 8-to- installed in the meadipll and a clock in the PO mess. Men who were refused U deck department foc'sle. medical care by the purser should con­ BLIZABBTH (Bull), August f—Chair­ tact the ship's delegate. The purser re­ man, eadlall; Secretary, JImlnez. One fused an accident report on the second man went to the hespital in Ponce. Chief cook. Crew should not sign foreign ar­ cook will buy the washing machine for ticles with the same purser. There is no BIB. with the money going into the ship's notice of the slopchest hours. Vote of thanks 'went to th^ steward and bis de­ fund. partment for fiiM food .and service. NORTHWBSTBRN VICTORY (VIctery OOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Servica), Carriers), June t7—Chairman, Jehnnle Long; Becretery, Paul Capo. Screen doors August 5—Chairman, Joseph Do Santo; Secretory, T. Cleugh. All three depart­ and Ice box need repairTng. Important repairs should be made before the crew ment heads have given excellent coopsigns on for the next voyage. Patrolman in New York will be told about these repairs. Pictures were tsT.en of the rusty eld fan which was revonaible for a bad accident to one of the brothers. Union will be notified to have milk on the dock as early as possible. Patrolman should James N. Norriv check on all foodstuffs. First aid kits are needed in the engine room./ Better Please get in touch with "Zero" grades of ham and Jam and Jelly should be put aboard. in care of the SS Schuyler Otig August I—Chairman, S. Talaeti; Secra^ tary, Jtrry Chapkewltt. Inncrspring mat­ Bland, c/o Waterman SS Corp., tresses should be secured if possible. 310 Sansome Street, San Francisco, Vote of thanks went to the steward de­ Calif. John Fedesovich. partment for good food. Discussion was held on the washing machine. Discussionwas held on getting better Jams and Richard J. Brown JeUies. PERSONAI.S 4 CANTIONY (Citist sarvica), August i —Chairman, Vincent D. KIckirlllo; Sec­ retary, Jehn tulllvan. Baking needs im­ provement. Better grade of coffee end vegetables ahould be put aboard. Repair Qmix Amawtera (1) Yes, since his hind legs are longer than his fore legs. (2) (a) 2,000 BC. (3) "Sparse" means thinly scat­ tered or distributed, scanty; "parse" means to describe a word or series of words grammatically, telling the part of speech, inflec­ tional form and the relationship of the word in the sentence. (4) 32. (5) Hope. (6) Oveta Culp Hobby. (7) (b) Giraffe. (8) Theree hundred miles east of the Strait of Magellan off the coast of South Africa. (9) 2,463. (10) Such light would circle the earth- 7.75 times in one second, or 4,655 times in one minute. Bmxxte Amawer •V Qaan] niinraQaQ glQISUl aas [EJQQS scaHEasB HHIiaC! BSHca [niaii QSQ sanssiQnsa sniiH^ocaa BHina EUlEiadBiaSE BSE HaaaQ^ailliaaa Hoac! aas aana QDBs ana saaa aasa uaa ascaa I'- 1., 4-4 Please call Al in Gardendalc, Ala., 38784, or write to Al at Rt. No. 2, Box 143, Gardendale. Ala. » » » Herbert LonczynskI Please contact Jimmie Prestwood at new address, 1104 Alba Street, Mobile, Ala. ^ ^ Jose CagtelL Contact your wife at 101 DeGraw Street, Brooklyn, NY. Impor­ tant., t 4. i 4. 4 t George T. Coleman Please contact your mother, Mrs. George B. Coleman, at new ad­ dress, 32 Union Street, Lynn, Mass. — For Sale A 1938 Harley-Davison motor­ cycle, new motor, good tires, all '47 equipment, decked out, $125. Contact Nick Bonsanque, 100 Palisade Ave., Cllffside Pk., NJ, or call Cllffside 6-3503-S. t i t eratlon oft the shipyard DsL Motion was passed to buy a new radio when the ship reaches the shipyard. A new clothes washer should be put aboard If the old one cannot be replaced. Ship needs a good exterminator. The pracUce of leav­ ing cups on deck and aU over the shiji and of removing mesMiaU pitchers must be stopped. Linen was discussed. ARICKARER (US Fetreleum Carriers), ne dcte—Chairmen, Frank Atkins; Secre­ tary, Samuel B. Thomas; Ship's delet;atc paid off oil account of illness. H. Rey­ nolds was elected in his place. One man was hospitalized in Sasebo, Japan; an­ other misaed the ship. Mate should come to see the sick men, not have them come to him. Ship's delegate wiU see if the captain will issue money in US cur­ rency. Washing machine should be turned off after use. One man came aboard ship in Sasebo with a knee injury. He asked to be sent to a doctor. The cap­ tain refused his request pointblank. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), July If —Chairman, A. Oyiland; Secretary, Charier Ooldstein. Wind chutes and a fan for the wheel house were requested but nothing was done: this will be turned over to the patrolman. There is $23.60 in the ship's fund. Arnold was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Linen is not to be left on the deck. Members were asked net to enter the messhall unless properly dressed. Entering messroom in shorts is not proper. Members were asked to donate to ship's fnnd. Playing carda wiU be purchased from shl^s fund. LUCILE RLOOMFIELD (Bloemfteld), August 4—Chairman, H. D. HlgglnhoHiam; Secretary, J. Monest. Ship's delegate will check with the old man about get­ ting a replacement for the wiper who missed ship in San Pedro, Cal. Chlel cook is off siclc. hall at night. Each department win fake turns cleaning up the laundry and rec­ reation room. August 27—Chairman, O. Fiolding; Secrotary, J. Byrd. Suggestion was made to clean quarters on arrival. AFOUNDRIA (Watorman), August 23— Chairman, John Cirner; Secretary, Blanco T. WUIIams. Patrolman wlU be con­ tacted on getting decks, quarters and pas­ sageways painted. Wind chutes should be ordered to fit portholes, and blackout MICHAEL (Carras), August 1*—Chair­ screens for forward deck housin.<;. Vote of thanks went for good chow. Members man, F. L. Shaugar; Secretary, W. T. should clean the washing machine after Langferd. Captain was contacted about wind scoops we failed to pick up at San using it. Pedro. Captain will contact the company about chairs for the messroom. Feet WARHAWK (Waterman), June 14— Chairmen, Stanley P. Oondiar; Secretary. Carl A. Sekoll. Brother Nash was elected steward department delegate. A beef be­ tween two members was satisfactorily r,ettlcd. Captain expressed dissatisfaction with the work done sougeclng the saloon pantry. This point was squared away by the Los Angeles patrolman. He also complained about some steward depart­ should be kept off chairs in the messment members not turning to on time. room. as members come to the messroom This is without Justification. Galley in sfaoreside clothes and don't want them brothers should be more quiet in the messed up. Cigarette butts should not morning. be thrown out of messroom portholes. August •—Chairman, Stanley P. Oond- Card players should clean up the messzar; Secretary, Carl A. Sokell. Captain room tables after their game. Whoever wants one of the brothers brought up to uses the washing machine should release the patrolman for performin*' In Yoko­ the wringer after use. Vote of thanks hama. As this whole case seems ques­ was given te the steward department for tionable on variotu counts. It was agreed the good food they are putting out. unanimously that the whole case wiU be ^ turned over to the patrolman. Repair OLYMPIC GAMES (Western Tankers), list should be made out as the ship is go­ ing to drydock. . Good library- will be June 7—Chairman, John Laveray; Secre­ procured as soon as possible. Captain tary, Jamas McLead. Good care should was eoniacled about a draw in the Caual be taken of the washing machine. There Zone. This will depend on what time is too much slamming of doors when the ship arrives. Steward wants to get men off watch are sleeping. Messmaa ISO pounds of beef, as we are running shoidd serve watch first at all times. Lots of reading matter should be pro­ low on stores. cured at the next port; we left 'Frisco without any. SEA COMET II (Ocean Carriers), Au­ July 12—Chairman. J. F. Lasvery; Sec­ gust 1—Chairman, J. King; Secretary, R. retary, H. R. Hanssen. Awning on the Mergan. Master refused to get replace­ poop deck will be replaced as soon as ments in Yokohama. Crew has a letter possible. Crewmembers should be prop­ stating there were SIU men registered erly dressed in the messhall and recrea­ for the Jobs. Discussion was held on tion room. No one is to go around wear­ sanitary work. Crew decided on the ing a bath towel only. Albert Wiver was brand of coffee preferred by a hand vote. elected ship's delegate. No one is te It was decided that a coek should re­ in any restricted area or throw main in the galley during the meal hour smoke cigarettes the portholes. Offi­ and bring the food to the pantry a few cers are to through observe the same rules. Mem­ minutes before the meal. Vote of thanks bers are not to put their bare feet on went to the baker. the table in the messhall. Suggestion was made to the cook to stew eggplants Del Set (Mississippi), July 24—Chair­ of frying them. Galley said this man, K. Winiley; Secretary, William R. instead attended to at once. Ship's Csmeren. K. Winsley was elected ship's would betold the brothers who were get­ delegate. Discussion was held on fumi­ iTelegate ting hot-headed to ease up and forget gating the ship. their verbal arguments. ft RINCHAMTON VICTORY (Bull), June 17—Chairman, A. T. Arnold; Secretary, I. Curtis. Cigarettes too high: it has been agreed to consult the patrolman. Laundry, recreation room, cross alley on main deck should be kept clean. August 7—Chairman, Ollbert; Secre­ tary, Feck. Repair lists, were squared away, there are no major beefs. Brand of toilet soap supplied is net acceptable. A general paint job was suggested for all quarters and passageways and the messSHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), July 24— hall. Chairman, J. R. Cantln; Secretary, -Zygia. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), August Slopchest prices will be checked by pa­ 7—Chairman, Fred Beyncs; Sacretary, E. trolman In the next port. Brothers were warned about gashounds. First a.ssistant Leon Baker. Radio was not checked. is trying to give wipers a hard time. Steward has enough supplies for the voy­ Brother Smith was elected ship's dele­ age. Suggestion was made that men gate. Mate be contacted about get­ drlnldng in port limit themselves to a ting the deckwill shower painted reasonable, amount so as not to miss Deck delegatedepartment warned the gang that he work or get logged. Steward will try to will not cover up for anyone fouling up get fresh milk In the Azores. in port. LOOANS FORT (Cities Service), August 12—Chairman, R. Koch; Secretary, Robert L. Ford. Patrolman will be asked about Juices. Ship's fund stands at S10.83. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Dis­ cussion was held on getting canvas for boat deck. ALAWAI (Waterman), August 7—Chair­ man, R. Thaits; Secratary, S. Kwlatkowski. Ona man retuaed to Join the ship in Kobe and was left behind. He came be­ fore the ship sailed and took his sea­ man's papers. All his personal effects arc In the hands of the captain. Men were reminded not to leave the motor of the washing machine running. Con­ trol light Is there to Indicate if the motor is off or on. Steward asked for coopera­ tion in collecting soiled linen. Fruit put out at night should be washed before be­ ing served. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), August f—Chairman, Charlat J. Scoficid; Socrotary, Donald Zublick. Repaira were taken care oft- One man missed ship In New York. Rooms will be sougccd this trip. Coffee bag should be cleaned out after use. Laundry Is to be kept clean by sani­ tary men, and a list will be posted with their cleaning assignments. BURBANK VICTORY (Eastern), July If —Chairman, till Hay; Secretary, David H. Ikert. Biggs was elected ship's dele­ gate. Steward department got a vote of thanks for good work done. Everybody should clean up after eating in the mess- NOTICES William Curtin Mitchell Jones Jr. Mail for you is being held at the Your sister, Mrs. Agnes Margi, would like to hear from you. Her mail room in SIU New York head­ address is 7704 N. Rome. Ave., quarters. 4. t ^ Tampa, Fla. Salvadore Franks, bosun t i Leoncio Servidad, MM Jimmie Crosby Gust Sookas, AB T k Cray would lik^ to hear Carlo V. Carlson, oiler from Fou. You can write t(r 27 E. 61 IBA, Fla., or to Dick's Bar, Please contact the SIU Welfare Services Department at SIU New CoiUMo Fla. York headquarters concerning an t t 3^ error made when you paid off the NteiidlaB Bachoadakis ' Robin Tuxford. • or 4" 4" J" Wbom ft- May Concern Samuel Curtfar WUl Nicholas Bachoudakis, for; meriy of the SS Aktion, or. any­ Your keys and your discharge body knowing where he is, please from the Cantigny which you left contact Gabrlelle Umsted,' 217 behind can be picked up in the Masq^ "Court, Baltimore 31, Md. SEAFARERS LOG office. arm to some of the young members. July 31—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary, O. E. Hanry. Washing machine ia being used for ship's linen and the brothers are afraid it won't hold up un­ der the strain. Chief steward said all hands In the steward department turn out to wash linen. He says men can either do their own washing or have no clean linen. It waa unanimously voted to have the steward pay S2 weekly to use the washing machine. LIBERTY FLAG (Gulf Cargo), Chair­ man, Harold Vlvatian; Tretary, Garth E. Henry. Gus Sken<' ' .s was unani­ mously elected ship'.s • 'r^ ate. Steward department will ele;.u the recreation room and the engine and deck depart­ ments will alternate cleaning the laun­ dry. Rooms and passages should be kept clean. No cigarettes are to be thrown In coffee cups. A new wasbiug machine came aboard—the old-type May­ tag heavy duty—the best, for a change, with spare rollers, shafts and belts. July .11—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary, Garth E. Henry. Repairs will be taken to the captain and cleared up. Chief mate promised room keys to the deck delegate but now says he'll see what he can do. Motion was made to get more fans for the rooms and the mess. Patrolman will be told about this. Mo­ tion was made to add fumigation of the ship to the repair list again. The roach­ es are bad. Quarters "are badly in need of paint. Doors should be locked In port. Crewmembers will be responsible for whomever they bring aboard. Compli­ ments were dished out by all depart­ ments to the steward department for being tops. Bosun wanted aU- the fruit broke out and placed where it could easily be taken but steward said he would take care of fruit and nuts ac­ cording to the number of men, the time and the supply available; Everyone is happy. The ship went into the 100 per­ cent zone and it was like a shot in the WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Trans-Fuel), August 13—Chairman, Hans Slcaalcgaacd; Secretary, Werner Pcdcrten. Joe P. Col­ lins was elected ship's delegate. Shower drains were fixed, to the pleasure of the crew. Japanese officials and officers com­ plimented the crew on their^ conduct ashore in Otaru, Japan. ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atianiic), July It—Chairman, W. Jordan; Sacretary. Floyd C. Nelan. Size of the slopchest was discussed. Delegate will look into same in San Pedro. Laundry and recrea­ tion room should be kept eleaner.' Re­ pair list will be investigated by the pa­ trolman. August 12—Chairman, H. Sacce; Sacre­ tary, E. Lamb. Steward does not coop­ erate with the ship's delegate and re­ fuses to open boxes for inspection. He called the ship's delegate foul tuimes. Steward's reply that his n^me was not "he.v, you." Steward promised to coop­ erate. Membership asked for a variety of soups and some salad every night. He promised te take care of this in the fu­ ture. Captain will be contacted about more stores, if, after cliecking, it is found the ship has not enough. He will ask the captain for OT to move the stores and boxes around for checking. "'•-I i -• : ?: JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Au­ gust 7—Chairman. Walter Sibley; Secre­ tary, H. Flummcr. William Nuttal was elected steward department delegate by. acclamation; L. F. Lewis was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There is not enough cleaning gear in the steward department. Not enough came aboard at the start of the voyage. If the ship's delegate and the steward are not satisfied by the captain's action on the repair list, the patrolman will be noti­ fied. Catwalk ever forward deck cargo will be finished, or the patrolman will be notified. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., . Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME a ..iSj I. STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE .... .STATE ...... II Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATIOH: If you BtB an old subscriber, a ml havB a chen^a af addrass, plaasa fiva your former address belew: ADDRESS CITY • •eeeeeeeeieaeiaaeeeeeeeeoeeeeeeeeeiceeaaeeeageeeeeeegeeandedeebgeeasieeaaaaea aeeaeaeaaaaaeeoeeeeeeeeaaaeaoaeaaaa —laeeaaaeeaaee a aaeseaeeaeaeaeiac ZONE •qaaaaeeoaeteeo- STATE ^^eeeaaaaaoaOBMOa �•4=. ,„.... --^'Fite ^vrfentjNrt* 8epte]iib%4; 195S SEA^ARER^ LOG P&O Veteran On Disability W' : '-•.,v-- J- Another veteran Seafarer^ who is unable to continue working has been placed on the SIU disability benefits list. Seafarer Jose Garcia Rivero of Key West, Florida, received his first $25 weekly check from SIU Miami port agent Eddie Parr at his home. A bad heart coupled with an asthmatic conditionf has forced him to quit work­ The folloudng list contains the names of'hospitalized Seafarers who ing after going to sea with the are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. iSIU-contracted P&O line for the in the HOSPITALS last 44 years. The 63-year-Qld Bivero has been totally disabled since the end of last year when he was forced to leave the P&O's Florida where he worked as a waiter. Burdened With Bills ~ Assurance that the disability benefit would be forthcoming was a great relief for Rivero and his Wife, since they were burdened with medical and household ex­ penses and had no income to take care of them. ^ . Now that he has the benefit com­ ing in, he intends to move to" a ground-floor apartment as at pres­ ent he is unable to go out into the street because of the stair-climbing involved. The 63-year-old Seafarer, who was born in Spain, has been a member of the SIU since August 19, 1940, when the SIU first went in and organized the P&O line. While the Plan aide them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in d 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. _ Seafarer Jose Rivero (seated) reads letter informing him that his application for disability benefits has been granted. Standing by Is Eddie Parr, SIU port agent In Miami. Mrs. Lester W. Larkin, 5 Macabe June 26, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Court, Woburn, Mass. Mrs. Joseph A. Patrice, 98 Harrishof Street, Boston,. Mass. X X t' William Nolan Delatte, born ( 4* 4> 4' Brenda Kay Barnes, born June April 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan W. Delatte, 433 Maple 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Barnes, 3510 Pool Street, Street, Harvey, La. Baltimore, Md. XXX XXX Alta Margaret Carver, bora July Rita Dolores Mitchell, born 4- 4) 4^ • 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Zananski, born July 26, Lester J. Carver, 602 Carded Lane, April 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Mitchell, 1112 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenner, La. Chestnut Street, Mobile, Ala. Zananski, 1412 Putnam Avenue, XXX XXX Brooklyn, NY. Cindy Jane Banning, born July Debra Teresa Beckerich, born 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' 4) 4^ 4. Edward Banning, 130 San August 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. "and John Walter Banasckiewicz, bom Thomas Mrs. Kenneth E. Beckerich, 312 Jose Avenue, Sharp Park, Cal. July 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and South Fourth Avenue, hjt. Ver­ 4^ X X Mrs. John W. Banasckiewicz, 52 non, NY. South Bethel Street, Baltimore, Ronald Neal Ticer, born July 17, XXX 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan­ lild. Araceles Leon Colon, born June iel M. Ticer, 20335 MarshaU, Cas­ 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. t, i. X' tro Valley, Cal. Leopoldo Colon, 523 Bartolomew, Cynthia Johanna Pages, born XXX Las Casas, Santurce, PR. August 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Harold Gilbert Jones, Jr., born XXX Mrs. Frederico O. Pages, 364 West July 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Dean Royal Fadden, born Au­ 62 Street, New York, NY. Mrs. Harold G. Jones, 612 Jeffer­ gust 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ir * * son Park, New Orleans, La. Mrs. Daniel L. Fadden, 105 St. Regina Rose Larfcin, born Au­ XXX Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY. gust 2, 1953. Parents, Mr. and David Michael Patrice, born XXX Barbara Anne Davis, born June 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Little Sister Gets A Weicome Alexander E. Davis, 116 South Fifth St., Easton, Pa. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. \ Michael Wherrity, born April 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ cis X. Wherrity, 213 West Chew Avenue, Philadelphia 41, Pa. m:^ K;- I. («:I \h^-' I 'vv.;.-- . I , Herbert J. Lee Irvin^J. Saulsby us NAVY HOSPITAL Charles Mazur Peter Smith JACKSONVnXB. FLA. Rick Motika : D. K. T. Sorensen Charles K. CoUins D. W. Palmatory Raymond T. Sparks Eugene G. Piahn Joe Wakin USPHS HOSPITAL John C. Ramsey MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN. NY USPHS HOSPITAL CUude MarkeU SAVANNAH. GA. USPHS HOSPITAL W. W. Allred Jimmie Littleton STATEN ISLAND. NY John F. Dixon R. N. Rogers F. W. Grant R. B. Sing Stanley Lesko Rocco Aibonese Joseph McKay Edward Balboa C. M. Kirkland Frederick Burford John Maclnnes USPHS HOSPITAL Luther R. MUton Antonio Carrano SEATTLE. WASH. Joe Perreira / Benito Centero Salvatore DiBella Edgar A. Piatt M. E. Newman L. E. Twite Lawrence Franklin Carlos M. Ponce USPHS HOSPITAL John Rekstin burton J. Frazer John Roberts EsteU Godfrey NEW ORLEANS. LA. Jesus Rodriquez 3. W. HamUton R. P. Adams E. G. Knapp Santiago Rosario Floyd M. Hansen L. H. Allaire Leo H. Lang J. Sampson Lock Hins G. E. Armstrong A. Langevin Virgil Sandberg Paul Jokubesak E. Bracewell A. Laperouse Walter Sudnick Oscar Jones E. G. Brewer Theodore E. Lea Thor Thorsen Alexander Kerr V/iUiam R. Burch William Lennox Harry S. Tuttle A, Kinxsepp Jessie A. Clarke R. Lumpkin Richard Weir Juan R. Leiba Calvin Coats Jr. J. R. McCain .rose A. Colls John-F. Martins VA HOSPITAL S. Cope John T. Murray NEW ORLEANS. LA. Adion Cox W. W. Nichols L. Bourdonnay RogeUe Cruz Kenyon Parks W. J. Davies V. Pizzitolo FOUNDATION HOSPITAL Joseph L. Dionne Roy Richardson , NEW ORLEANS. LA. C; Doggett Abram A. Sampson Henry Durney J. Santiago WUUam F; Garrity Edward J. Gillies Luther C. Seidle USPHS HOSPITAL Jack H. Gleason Larkin C. Smith James Gonzalez T. R. SJtanley GALVESTON. TEX. Paul 'Goodman Richard R. SutUe Johan Axelsson K. Mclntock Hane T. R. Terrington F. H. Bums John E. Markopolo John Harry M. Hankee J. D. Thomas Howard W. Forbes Henry MiUer C. M. Hawkins Jack F. Thornburg James A. Hcflley Karl Niksnder W. Holland Lonnie R. Tickle Fred B. Krltzler J". A. Spencer Gunder H. Hansen J. E. Ward Bernard Lignowski Elmo Vance John Homen Charles E. Wells W. W. Lipscomb B. R. Huggins VirgU E. Wilmoth C. Jones A. J. Wyzenski USPHS HOSPlTAL_ J. H. Jones BOSTON. MASS." SEASIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL John J. Flaherty Theo Mastaler S. R. Greenridge Norman E. Napier WILMINGTON, CAL. J. Heikkurinen J. M. Pinkus Joseph M. Cash William J. Turk USPHS HOSPITAL POTTENGER SANITORIUM BALTIMORE. MD. MONROVIA. CAL. Thomas R. Bach W. G. MacDonald E. L. Pritchard Leslie J. Brilhart WiUiam MitcheU Clyde Clarke Ralph R. Nay USPHS HOSPITAL Rosario Copani WiUiam L. Nesta - FORT WORTH. TEX. Jeff Davis Thomas Nicholas Estel O. Massey Louis T. Galuska A. DeFUipple Ralph L. Nlxsoii Yace H. Smira Uorman T Glaze H. E. Restucker Allen Heddings David P. Rivers USPHS HOSPITAL, Richar H. Gruber Ivor H. Rose ^ CHICAGO. ILL. Edgar L. Krotzer R. T. Shields " Gettis Lightfoot David F. Sykes Isaac Grpinala Gustave Loeffer Norman D. Tober ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER Thomas V. Logan , V. L, Williamson PHILADELPHIA. PA. USPHS HOSPITAL Edgar Barton NORFOLK. VA. SAILORS SNUG HARBOR William H. Harrell Fred Raiflenbuel STATEN ISLAND. NY USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph Koslusky SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. VA HOSPITAL P. D. Broderick B. E. Jackline BALTIMORE. MD. Jim Corsa Clyde A. Kent Leonard Franks Mike Dikun Ho Tse Kong XXX Conceftta Rose Stanford, born August 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Stanford, 68 C. Moreland Drive, Prichard, Ala. XXX Karen Eileen Bos£, born Febru­ ary 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Bosc, 2855 Page Ave­ nue, Mobile, Ala. XXX Charlene McClantoc, born Au­ gust 6, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. McClantoc, Box 1024, Bayou LaBatre, Ala. XXX Wimberley Bacon Bryan, born July 31, 1953. Parents, Mr, and Mrs. Augustus B. Bryan, Route 3, Eastman, Ga. ^ X X X Caspar Mario Anderson, born August 12, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper C. Anderson, 1637 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY. XXX Paul Barrial, Jr., born August 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mra. Pablo Barrial, 1631 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans 17, La. X ih: ^ ' .A > Cynthia Johanna Pages, new-bora daughter of Seafarer Frederico '.Fages, is admired bv ber big sister and brother at the family's New /:V. York Home. X X ' • • James Frederick Smith, born August 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford A. Smith, 4536 Cal­ umet Street, New Orleans 20, La. SIU WEIFABE SEIDCES DEnnwr VOlIfl PROBU^ » PUR �•rr5r ==i==?=Kiaa=i=^^ ' Pare Twenty-wfTea SEAFARER5 LOC W5S '•THE SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN fM AHantic Man Gets SIU Benefit & One of the first Atlantic tankermen to be covered by SIU welf^e benefits is John. Quinn, former crewmember of the Atlantic Seaman. Quinn, who is laid up at Staten Island hos­ pital, is thankful that he is still alive after a harrowing fall from the top of a five story building. He's thankful too, too.-tthat the SIU has come to his aid, without which he would receive nothing. Quinn is receiving his hospital benefits under the terms of a reso­ iHewt about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SW Weltare Berteflts urfU be corried in this column. It is written bv Seafarer lution recently approved by the Walter Siekniann based on items of interest turned up while he makes SIU membership in all ports. The membership voted to extend the his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) SIU welfare benefits to Union on the Gleim Curl was up in New York recently, after he got o£f a «hip in members in the fieet Baltimore, met his wife, and then came up to New York to see the grounds that they were sacrificing sights. The trip wasn't too much of a success, though, because Glmn a great deal by sailing Atlantic and wasn't feeling very good when he got off the, ship. He and his wife helping organize the company, only stayed up here a couple of days, and then they went back home, when they couid be sailing on SIU ships and enjoying Union condi­ to New Orleans, and Glenn checked into the hospital down there. Another of the men down in the New Orleans hospital is Luther tions and welfare protection. His accident happened as a re­ Seidie. From what we hear, he's doing pretty well right how. Joe Pnidhomme on the Del Mar is a sult of a chance encounter in New proud papa, and he tells us that hi? four-month-old York with a sneak thief who copped son is a "future Seafarer." Joe says that when the his wallet. Quinn gave chase to the boy gets old enough, he figures he'll be going to sea thief who led him on a merry run Just like his dad, but right now the boy is Just tak­ on to the roof-top of a five story Atlantic tankennan John Quinn receives his SIU hospital benefit ing it easy in their home in Covington, La., and wait­ building. When he had the thiet from SIU Welfare Service Director Walter Siekmann. Quinn, col­ oornered on the roof, the man ing until he's old enough to join the SIU. lected 5125 through September 1 under retroactivity of the plan. would like to remind the members to keep jumped across an intervening shaft on the lookout for unsafe working c<mditions on to another roof adjoining. Quinn back, broken right arm and a; a 1 learned that Quinn was hospijumped after aiicr him miu but uui, uiuscu missed ma his , —their rtiips. Many of our people are getting hurt jumpea talized there, the Welfare Services Mastaler because of unsafe conditions on the ships, and it's footing and fell five stories to the couple of ribs to^e bargain. He representative delivered the first ground. Only the fact that he hit a was removed to the USPHS hospi • a good idea to keep on the lookout for such things. of his $15 weekly SIU welfare clothesllne on the way down saved tal in Staten Island, New York, for benefits. Quinn will probably be Get Full Story treatment. his life. receiving the benefits for a few In many cases, the company will come around to ask you to sign As it was he suffered a broken Once SIU Welfare Services months as he bas a long period of a statement after one of our people is hurt. Make sure you read the recuperation ahead of him. statement first. Make sure that it tells the whole story, tells about the By contract, Quinn is receiving conditions present when the man was hurt, and donnothing from the Atlantic Refining tains no half-truths. If you don't understand the Company or the Atlantic Maritime statement, or agree completely with what it says, Employees Union, the companydon't sign it. You don't have to sign anything that run organization that purports to you don't want to sign. But if you do sign it, make represent Atlantic tankermen. The sure to get a complete, word-for-word copy of what SIU hospital benefit is the sole you signed. New abuses of repatriation procedure specified in the SIU source of income he has for him­ As a matter of fact, it would help the Union and contract have been reported to the Union. Shipping comply self tind his family. everybody also if we would get full reports on these agents in foreign ports, out to save the cost of tranportation accidents. If our people are getting hurt we'4 like for ill or injured Seafarers, are^^ ^ ~~~ to know about it. No amount of ^loney can pay a Curt back. He himself eats up whatever now compelling men to wait man for a lost leg or arm and with a complete record, we might be able to sit down and make an arrangement to around for weeks until they financial reserves he may have left. Any totally disabled Sea' are fit for duty, and then shipping All of this can be avoided simply eliminate some of the dangerous conditions that exist. farer, regardless of age. who by writing a letter to the Union has been employed for seven It looks like Theodore Mastaler is going to be in drydock a while. them back home as a regular crew- as soon as a man is takeir off the years on SlU-contracted ships He just went into the USPHS Hospital at Brighton, Mass., after spend­ member on a company ship. ship. Ship's delegates should take is eligible for the $25 weekly ing five months aboard the Warhawk as second electrieiaR. He sends Several such cases have arisen in into account the fact that a man recent weeks, with the companies disability benefit for as long his. regards to all his old friends and would like to hear from them. not taking- the necessary iniliative taken off a ship is sometimes in no as he is unable to work. Ap­ Cecil Lewis, a Florida boy who had to get off the Robin GoodfeUow to repatriate the seamen. These shape to WTite the Union. If the plications and queries on un­ to go into the hospital just got out a short while ago, and is on the cases have taken place not only in delegate informs Welfare Services usual situations should be sent beach now tcking it a little bit easy before he catches another ship. far-fluni( ports, but even in such what has happened, giving the to t h Union Welfare Charles Gallagher, who has been hospitalized for a spell, just went back nearby places as the Panama Caiial name of the ship, the port and the Trustees, c/o SIU Headquar­ into the Staten Island hospital. He was out of the hospital for about date as well as any other informa­ Zone. ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, tion he might have, the Union will six weeks before he had to go back in again this time. Immediate Returns Brooldyn 32 NY. Another of the Seafarers over at the Staten Island hospital has got­ Where Seafarers have notified be able to take immediate action. ten out. Robert Miller was allowed to leave a little while back. We're Welfare Services of their need for not sure just what he's doing now, but we figure he probably headed repatriation, the Union has been right back home to Pennsylvania for a4ittle rest before he starts to sail able to secure their immediate reagain. In fact, around New York, the news seems to be good all tiu*n as a passenger, according to around, since Charles Collins also got but of the hospital recently, and the provisions of the agreement. is now taking it a bit easy around the hall before he's able to get an­ And the Unions has been able to The deaths of the follotoing when he joined the Union in New other ship. collect unearned wages and other Seafarers have been reported to York, Brother Severson-was buried monies due for the man in question. the Seafarers Welfare Plan and at Kings Valley Cemetery, Ossco, But where the Union is not noti­ $2,500 death benefits are being Wis. The estate is administered by Mrs. Hildur Severson, RD 3, Ossco, fied, the company agent is free to paid to beneficiaries. Wis. violate the Union contract by deny­ Leland J. McMiUian, 52: At ing repatriation to the ill pr in­ 4 4 4 jured crFwmember. When the Sea­ Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti­ . Guadalupe Garcia, 25: An FWT more, Md., Brother McMillian died in the engine department, brother farer gets out of the hospital they simply tell him he has to wait until on August 13, 1953. He was a mem­ Garcia died of wounds of the chest he is fit for duty and then sign on ber of the SIU for the past eight and abdomen in New Orleans, La., as a crewmember on another ship. years, and joined in Baltimore, as on June 2, 1953. He had joined the Or else they will tell him that there an'oiler in the engine department. SIU in New Orleans. La., in 1^52. are no other ships of that par­ The body was taken to Greeft Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Justicular company coming into the Mount Crematoi-y. Brother McMil­ tina Garcia, 825 East 12 Street, port for'several months and there­ lian is survived by his sister, Mrs. Port Arthur, Tex. 4 4 4 for he has to sign on as a crew­ Edythe Glover Humphrey of Lo­ James Keith Duboise, 59: While member to get back home. By doing rain, O. 4" 4* enroute to Japan aboard the Abiso the agents have been by-passing John E. Benoit, 20: Brother qua. Brother Duboise died of lobar those sections of the agreement by which a man is to be repatriated as Benoit was drowned in the Missis­ pneumonia on July 7, 1953. He had a non-working crewmember on the sippi River on April 21, 1953, and sailed as a member of the steward company's ships, or if no coippany Was buried at Laurel Hill Ceme­ department since 1948, when he ships are available, as a passenger tery. New Orleans, La. For two joined the SIU in Mobile. Burial years h« had sailed as a utility took place at Pinecrest Cemetery, on a passenger slup. There was even one instance man in the steward department, Mobile, Ala. Brother Duboise is where a company agent got a' man since joining the Union in New survived by his wife, Olive Adaliue to sign a release and ship out, sav­ Orlews. He leaves his mother, Duboise, 1522 Woodpecker, Mobile, ing the company a considerable Nellie M. Benoit, 118 Walnut Ala. Street, Somerville, Mass. 4 4 4 sum of money in the process. Earl P. Vanney, 44: On March 4 .i Aside from the violation of the ^ Richard Severson, 2$: When his .11, 1953, Brother Vanney died of contract involved iU these prac­ life belt broke. Brother Severson meningionia at the Charity Hos­ tices, they work considerable hard­ ship on the Seafarer stftinded in fell 30 feet and landed on his head, pital, New Oi-'eans. La., and was a foreign port. While he is waiting suffering a compound fracture. He buried at St. Roch Cemetery, New around on the beach there, he is died aboard the Petroiite, where Orleans, La. He had been a BR in was chief pumpman in the en­ the steward department. The estate Seafarer John W. iUtstatt and hi* two sons, Billy and Niel, take a for all practical purposes an unem he gine department, on July 12, 1953. is administered by Mrs. Rose Van­ ployed seaman, and hia family has look at aome of tho Seafaring picturea on display in thg ballwaya ' * to do without until he gets a ship A member of the SIU since 1951, ney Janovro. •f- •.v>- Men Who Don't Contact Union Get Rough Repatriation Deal 14 How To Get Disabled Pay FINAL Looking Over Tho Display of SIU beadquartera. Mimm i . '4r. �ii;: •M:-/ • • • ' •r . • ... O.Vvf V :V -m •m\:• .- '•,', •'v---^'- .. -'"-X- r..-'.• '-Sf-t . ,Ui- ' -. - •• .?• •'-•'iS^ ::>••, ;t'"-*•-••-y;i, . ....,-,• ••••V i«;"-^;.-5.v'r;'^.-'«l/ _;l-...i. -1. V, " 'h: v3;. :.:^'i|S;^ ' • <" " •5''. One of the most valuable assets' of the Union is a good shipboard delegbte. Good delegates are worth their weight in gold. They con moke all the difference between a smooth voyage with a happy crew and the kind of trip that a Seafarer would rather forget as so5n as the ship docks. ^ [ • i" \'M:--. '. ' -- ••••Wi ' • 'J- h--''-- m' . •! ';s.? - .Wg' :'Sf( . : •i.'" '.r ' M- -- • *1 J .. • Representing the Union while at sea under the authority of ship's officers is no easy task. It requires tact, Jntelligence and firmness. The Seafarer who acts as delegate also has to put in a good day's work on his regular job and get along with- his shipmates, because a delegqte who goofs off or bickers with the rest of the crew quickly loses the re-spect of the officers. \ vf.V ;^»v 3 .. • ;; • • . v.^ ••• '.U' . i^eafarers ^.•,,;r'i.H.M.'X.L .. .',' •I.- '.i'.;,- : UttiOh i i^&C District • AFL •' j .. i? ^SIU shipboard delegates serve without any compensation or Union > prefererice of any kind. Their activities involve q considerable personal^ ;gg,i sacrifice on behalf of their Uriion and their shipmates. Support your 7. • UOi delegate. • • T : -"i Uy" '' .« .-•i-'L ^ ' - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 4, 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. Description An account of the resource Headlines: MA HINTS AT REMOVAL OF NORTH SEA BONUS WORKERS SUE CO. FOR USING SPIES PROJECTOR SIU GIFT TO SI HOSPITAL TEACHER QUITS TO DRIVE TRUCK KOREA TRUCE IMPACT ON SHIPPING SLIGHT NEW GOV'T BUDGET WOULD AX HOSPS - SIU PLANS FIGHT ARMY DECORATES SIU MAN AS KOREA HERO ATLANTIC'S UNION 'EXPELS' FLETCHER IN RIGGED TRIAL DISCOUNTS ARE HERE TO STAY SEAFARER CROSSES OCEAN ALONE ORE, CALMAR BLIND TO BEEFS ON SLOPCHESTS SIU SETS UP VENEZUELA OFFICE MARINERS OFFERED FOR PRIVATE USE ALABAMA WORK LAW DRAWS LABOR CENSURE SLICK TALKS SELLS POOR INSURANCE 'WINTER' LAY-UPS TO COME EARLY ON LAKES MORE PORTS TO GET USS FACILITIES 'METAL MIKE' REPLACED BY NEW SYSTEM DIVE FOR ENTERPRISE TREASURE THEY DON'T LOVE YOU LABOR'S ENEMIES ACT LOG GETS AROUND TWO BRAVE SEAFARERS GIMMICKS LET WEALTHY ESCAPE INCOME TAX LAW GOV'T ALLOWS TAX SAVING TO BIG CO'S DEATAH OF SHIPMATE AT SEA DEEPLY AFFECTS CAPTAIN, CREW OF AMERSEA CITY OF ALMA LOSES HOPE IN BATTLE OF LAUNDROMAT GIRL IS RARITY IN PHILIPPINE TOWN AS SOLE RECEIVER OF SIU'S LOG MAILMAN-SEAFARER CALLED BACK TO SEA THROUGH THE LURE OF THE LOG YOU CAN SURVIVE ON SEA'S 'SOUP' P&O VETERAN ON DISABILITY ATLANTIC MAN GETS SIU BENEFIT MEN WHO DON'T CONTACT UNION GET ROUGH REPATRIATION DEAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/4/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log