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(Story On Page 3.) -•.w/. �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Jftnuftry 8, 1954 Korea Orphans Treateil SlU-Style ftboard Ship National Labor Relations Board employees are shown as they counted the dock haUots in the Board's reyional offices, 2 Park Avenue, New York City. Outcome of election remains undecided; because of chailenged ballots and apparent irregularities. AFL'ILA Asks Labor Bd. To Void NY Dock Election J¥' • ifa:' ItV-• I I '••' In the wake of accumulated evidence of irregularities and intimidation in the National Labor,Relations Board longshore election in Greater New York, the AFL-Intemational Long­ shoremen's Association has moved that the election be set aside. The AFL claims were+ strengthened by the fact that ihg settle longshoremen's griev­ servers, including NLRB men, AFL-ILA men and ILA poils a New York State-sponsored ances on the waterfront. watchers wore the same identify­ luvestigation of the voting issued Intimidation at Polls ing button so that voters did not a report upholding the AFL Several major points were in­ know who was standing at their charges of wholesale intimidation, cluded in the AFL-ILA's argument threats, knifings and other acts cal­ calling for the voiding of the eiec- elbow when they came in to vote. culated to influence the longshore­ tion. The new union submitted Trucks backing in and out of the men to vote for the old ILA. considerable evidence that long­ polling place while the voting was As a result of the AFL's action, shoremen were intimidated right at going on, plus hundreds of men r.o further steps have been taken to the polls by the presence of known waiting in line added to the gen­ * . count the challenged ballots in the ILA strong arm men. These men eral air of confusion. "Unfair" Charges election. Approximately 4,400 chal­ were permitted to electioneer A key point in the AFL-ILA's lenged ballots held the balance as around the polling places. Long­ a margin of less than 1,500 votes shoremen were dragooned to the brief was the fact that, the Labor separated the old ILA and the new polls in buses by the old ILA and Board itself, in its haste to get told that "you know what you have an election over with, had failed AFL-ILA in the official count. to do" before they went in to vote. to act on a large number of imAffidavits Submitted Men like Danny St. John, Albert fair labor practice charges. It h^ Washington headquarters of the Ackalitis, John Applegate and Tony been standard Labor Board pro­ National Labor Relations Board is "Spanish" Calvo were much in cedure from the very start that now studying the AFL's brief and evidence, although they have been "unfair" charges are dispoised of supporting evidence, which includes denied waterfront work cards by in some manner before any elec­ photographs and dozens of affi­ the Bi-State commission. tion is held. davits from eyewitnesses and New York State's intervention In addition, ILA strong arm men individual longshoremen. The indulged in knifings and other acts came when Governor Thomas E. NLRB's own conduct of the elec­ of violence in the vicinity of the Dewey ordered an investigation of tion, as well as the behavior of the polls. At one time in Brooklyn the the elections by the State Media­ old ILA came in for severe criti­ old union gathered several hundred tion Board. The investigation, after cism from the the AFL-ILA. men outside the polling place- in­ hearing testimony, concluded that Meanwhile, the new union, tent on roughing up AFL-ILA or­ there was ample evidence of irreg-r strengthened by the big turnout in ganizers. ularities and intimidation. The re­ its favor at the pre-Christmas elec­ port has been turned over to the Vote Irregularities tion, December 23 and 24, has NLRB for its consideration: The AFL-ILA also held that the stepped up its organizing activities. Attempts of the old ILA to take Regular meetings are continuing conduct of the election was con­ vengance On AFL backers on the ill various sections of the port, and siderably faulty. For one thing, the piers have been nipped in two AFL-ILA representatives are help- Labor Board permitted 1,000 men places. Firings of AFL supporters employed by the United . Fruit have been met with prompt action Company to vote, even though the with the result that the men have company is not part of the New been put back to work in short York Shipping Association, whose order. JoHMiry 8, 1954 Vol. XVI. No. I employees were the only ones As I See It Page 4 eligible. The Labor Board also Crossword Puzzle Page 10 changed its procedure in mid­ Editorial Page 11 stream. While at first men had to Galley Gleaiungs Page 13 show a Coast Guard pass. Social Inquiring. Seafarer Page-10 Security card anti Waterfront Com­ Under the Union constitu­ In The Wake Page 10 mission Card, as the election wore tion every member attending Labor Round-Up Page 11 on the Board permitted any man a Union meeting is entitled to Letters ."Pages 19, 20 with a waterfront card to vote. nominate himself for the Meet The Seafarer Page 10 On.Temporary Cards elected posts to be filled at Personals Page 21 The result was a very large num­ the meeting—chairman, read­ Quiz Page 17 ber of men voted on temporary ing clerk and recording secre­ Ship's Minutes i.Page 21 cards without clearances. These tary. Your Union urges you SIU History Cartoon Page 9 were the men who followed the to take an active part in meet­ Sports Line. Page 18 advice of the old ILA in not reg­ ings by taking these posts of Ten Years Ago..., Page 10 istering for waterfront employ­ service. Top Qf The News.. Page 7 ment until the last minute. The And of course, all members Union Talk. Page 9 Bi-State Commission did not have have the right to take the fioor Wash. News Letters...... Page 6 time to. clear them with the re­ and express their opinions on Welfare Benefits. Pages 22, 23 sult that they voted on temporary any officer's report or issue Your Dollar's Worth..... Page 7 permits. A. number of them have under discussion. Seafarers been denied cards at subsequent are urged to hit the deck at Puhlithcd biweekly at the headquarteri •f the Seafarers Intarnetlenal Union. At- hearings. these meetings and let their lanUc A 6ulf Olstrict AFL, tTfl Fourth The conduct of the election .in shipmates know what's on Avenue, Brooklyn 3Z, HV. Tot. STerllna $•4*71. Entered a» second cfass maHer ihe Manhattan polling place was their ! mind; ; af the Post Office in Broeklyn, NV.. questioned, . AU- iStlection , ob­ under the Act of. Ausu*t.44,^1f1L < * SEAFARERS LOG Speak Your Mind At SiU Meetings m 1 I'' i<' ['s Two dozen Korean orphans who have known little moife than hunger and privation in the past three years, were treated royally to a full-scale Christmas dinner and party complete with Santa Glaus, by t —. •-— the crew of the Schuyler ham steaks, candied yams, mashed Otis Bland (Waterman). Sea­ potatoes, giblet gravy, creamed farers and officers aboard the ship corn, mushroom soup and. quite a took a tarpaulin muster and then few other delectable items. As Seafarer Jimmie James put the crew threw in the ship's fund it, "the stewards department went for good measure so that there was all out, more in SIU fashion than enough for presents, candy and any other-ship in the SIU." When fruit for each of the children as it was time to feed, the crew split up and some of them sat down with well as the dinner. an on each side whiie in^ To top it off, the crew asked, the orphan saloon the skipper and officers^ and the skipper agreed, to donate also entertained several of the bags of cement for the orphanage so that a start could be made on childrem Dancing Afterwards building a decent place for the orphans, at present living in make­ After the party and dinner, shift, ramshackle dwellings. The James wrote, the children enter­ crew took the step after the dele­ tained by singing and dancing; in gates went out to the orphanage the saloon. Then it came time to and reported back that something go back, with regretful leave-ta)t> should be done to get them a place ig on all sides. to live, s The crew delegates, who did Crew Approved Move much to make the affair a success, The idea for the Christmas were: Stanley J. Barras, ship's party began when Captain H. R. delegate; John. Fedesovich, engine Anderson of the Bland was asked delegate; Robert Bosworth, deck if something could be done to en­ department; and Louis Harris, tertain a group of orphans for stewards. In addition, James said. Christmas. The skipper asked the Captain Anderson, chief engineer crew delegates to take it up with Forrest Price, chief mate John J. the men who unanimously ap­ Pucci and William Seltzer, the proved and raised money for the chief steward, all deserve com­ mendation for their efforts to make affair. An Army transportation unit it a Merry Christmas in Korea. saw to it that the orphans got down to the ship and an Army master sergeant furnished a Santa Claus suit, replete with whiskers which was promptly strapped on to the chief engineer. Decked out in his finery, Santa went out to the orphanage to escort the children back to the ship. While he was on his way, members of the crew were hard at work putting up Christmas decorations in the messhall, and WASHINGTON—Five US ship­ saloon. Some crew members who ping companies under contract to are handy with a skillet, helped out in the galley, as the stewards de­ the SIU have been Indicted by a partment had its work cut out pre­ FederM. Grand Jury on charges of paring the big dinner. conspiracy to defraud the US The dinner menu was enough to Government. The companies are make a well-fed American's mouth accused of purchasing US war water, let alone a hungry Korean. It consisted of turkey, roast beef. surplus vessels for foreign owner­ ship whlio falsely representing themselves as American-controlled corporations. Actually, the indictment charges, the companies involved are Greekcontrolled by the shipping group identified vidth the Kulukundis family, well-known large-scalo operators; of merchant vessels under the Greek and Panamanian flags. Manual E. Kulukundis, who is generally considered the head of A Federal court in Kansas City the Kulukundis shipping interests, has ordered US battery manufac­ is included In the indictment Specifically, the corporations In­ turers to stop a conspiracy that kept up the price of auto batteries. dicted are: Elam Shipping Corpora­ Seatraders Of New YOrk, The companies, members of the tion, Seatraders of Delaware, ( Veritas Association of American Battery Steamship Company, and the Mar Manufacturers, pleaded "no de­ Trade Corporation. fense" to charges that they kept Sweetwater Seized used batteries oiit of the hands of In another Government action, companies that would rebuild the US sebed the tanker Sweet­ them for resale. water. operated by the Metro Under the arrangement, the Petroleum Shipping Company, on companies compelled retailers to the grounds that it had passed Into sell used batteries only to certain alien hands Illegally. In this case scrap-metal firms. These outfits as in similar ones, it is expected would destroy the batteries and that the tanker will continue in fm sell the salvaged lead back to the operation pending a court decision companies for building new bat­ on its ownership. teries. In previous months, the Govern­ By keeping re-built batteries off ment had seized several other the market, the companies were freighters and tankers operating able to keep prices high on new under the American' flag on the ones. Companies involved included grounds that they are controlled Sears, Goodyear, B. F. Goodrich, by alien Interests. The Govern­ Firestone, Auto 'Lite and others. ment's action is part of a campaign Other companies' facing charges against false registry of warare Montgomery Ward and Wil- surplus vessels disposed of under thei Ship Sales Act. . . lard. Indict 5 Ship Go's On Charge Of Conspiracy Auto Battery Deal Halted By US Court �lannarr 8. 19B4 SEAFARERS LOG Ffge Three Fate Of USPHS Hospitals, Other Maritime Problems Facing Congress Action A '1 'VJ •'i The second session of the 83rd Congress opened in Washington, DC, this past Wednesday with a whole slew of important maritime issues to be dealt with* at the coming session. The ''open for business'* sign was hung up at a time when ¥ the maritime industry is fac-*^' ing several large question- struction; the future of maritime time industry is not so clear-cut. marks as to its future devel­ training and, of course, possible On the one hand, the administra­ amendments to the Taft-Hartley tion policy seems to be that the in­ opment. law that would affect the future of dustry should be encouraged to Among the major items maritime stand on its own feet. Consequent­ unions. that Congress will act upon in ly, there is a move afoot to bar Hospitals Economy Target the next few months are the fate future construction of ships by the On the Public Health Service Government of the US Public Health Service for private companies Hospitals, now threatened with ex­ hospitals, the issue is clear. The but rather to write legislation that tinction; the fate of the foreign administration, in the person of would encourage private companies aid shipments program and the Oveta Gulp Hobby, Secretary of to build for themselves. The Gov­ An unidentified survivor of the Atlantic Dealer is given first aid 50-50 law; our foreign trade and the Department of Health Educa­ ernment's unhappy experience with bv rescuers. Only the chief engineer and the 3rd mate lived after tariff policy; the amount of aid, if tion and Welfare, and Joseph the Mariner ships has reinforced any to be given for new ship con- Dodge, Director of the Budget, has this feeling. going overboard, followed by nine others. crossed the USPHS hospitals off Potter Proposals the list as part of a self-styled "economy" drive. The entire mari­ For example. Senator Charles time industry from end to end is Potter of Michigan, who is con­ united in its efforts to resist this sidered a staunch supporter of a proposal, and Seafarers have been strong merchant marine, has pro­ bombarding their Senators and posed that the Government guaran­ Representatives with messages urg­ tee 100 percent of loans made to ing that the hospitals be kept open. The SIU, and other maritime in­ PHILADELPHIA.—A Coast Guard investigation into the tragic collision of two Atlantic terest, have argued that closing of tankers in the Delaware River December 30 was continuing with no decision yet. Two SIU the hospitals will be a serious blow to medical care for seamen men were among the nine dead. who have to use the facilities of With Congress back in ses­ The mishap, which occurred ' the nearest port when they are sion, Seafarers are urged to a few miles south of the Dela­ though the Engineer apparently others, at least two of whom were stricken. Many ports do not have keep on writing their Senators ware Memorial Bridge in a suffered the worst effects from the first-trippers, to go over the side adequate local medical facilities and Representatives in favor soupy pre-dawn fog, came as the fire, her skipper was able to radio seconds later. to take care of their own popula­ of retaining the US Public Atlantic Dealer nosed its way up a few minutes after the crash that The good fortune of the engineer tions, let alone visiting seamen, Health Service hospitals. The "if we don't explode, we'll live." river looking for an anchorage and in coming out alive did not follow and to throw the added burden of flow of mail has been heavy rahimed into the after port side of This proved true enough, as the for any of those who jumped the several thousand USPHS patients up to now, but from now on in the Atlantic Engineer, which was Dealer suffered all the fatalities. ship right afterwards, however. on already overloaded local com­ is the time that it really already anchored waiting for the The heavy loss of life on the The only other man to jump and munity hospitals is sure to bring counts. fog to lift. Both ships, fully loaded, Dealer was, according to eyewit­ come out alive was the third mate, new pleas for Federal aid. had left Texas Christmas Day and nesses, almost wholly due to the who was seen fighting with stew­ Trained Physicians were due to go into Philadelphia. sudden rush to go over the side ard M. A. Manuel for a life-jacket In addition, the Union has point­ finance the construction of new Reports of the collision indicat­ by the chief engineer and the third just before he himself went over ed out that the Public Health Serv­ ships in an effort to get private ed a maze of confusion aboard the mate, who were later picked up the side. Manuel was one of the ice hospitals have been of invalu­ companies to build their own ves­ Dealer as both ships caught fire unharmed. Gene Lennon, AB, who nine men who died. Only five able use to the community through sels. immediately and flames reported­ was on deck alongside the chief bodies have been recovered so far. the training of thousands of physi­ However, there are strong forces ly towered five stories high. The engineer when the engineer took After the fire was put out, M. T. cians and specialists, and through pulling in the other direction. With masters of both vessels reported off his shoes and Jumped over the Sweeney, OS, related, a lifeboat their research accomplishments in foreign trade becoming increas­ the fires were put out within ten side, said that the chief's panicky from the Dealer attempted to pick a variety of medical problems in­ ingly competitive, and US ship­ ping carrying less and less of for­ minutes after they got started. Al- action undoubtedly led several up the men but cluding cancer and tuberculosis. succeeded only in The hospital fight presents the eign commerce, some sections of finding the engi­ unusual picture of the administra­ Congress feel that the maritime neer and the tion asking Congress to shut down industry, like other US industries mate. Hampered one of the Government's own fa­ needs more, not less protection. in rescue efforts cilities with many Congressmen It's pretty generally agreed that by the fog and pressing to • keep them open. The those in Congress who favor higher smoke, the five- situation is usually the other way tariffs and more protection are growing in strength. These same man boat crew around. and the two offi­ The problem of aid to the mari­ (Continued on page 16) A motion''thanking the SIU A&G District for the aid its cers were event­ WaUer members gave in the recent Aleutian beef in San Francisco ually picked up has been passed unanimously by the Sailors Union of the by a Chilean freighter. Hours later. Padific headquarters member-' Army rescue boats recovered the ship meeting. enger-cargo ship, had been trans­ bodies of five of the men. The next day, both ships came Members of the SIU who ferred from the Alaska Steamship ship out of San Francisco were ac­ Company to Hawaiian-Pacific, a into Atlantic's Philadelphia term­ tive in the beef which arose when new outfit, which signed a contract inals under their own power, and the Gommunist-dominated National with AFL unions in all three de­ sailed on New Year's Day for dryynion of Marine Cooks and Stew­ partments. Bridges' longshoremen dock in Baltimore. The Coast ards, in cooperation with Harry and the NUMC&S blockaded the Guard hearings on the disaster Bridges' longshoremen's union at­ ship in an attempt to force the opened five days ago and un­ tempted to keep AFL stewards and company to hire NUMC&S mem­ licensed crewmembers are yet to be called to give their testimony. other AFL crewmembers from bers in the stewards department. Both crews came in for high praise bearding or leaving the AFL-confor staying on the ships and suc­ tracted ship. A massed march of cessfully fighting the fire. AFL seamen to the Aleutian pier Chairman Stanley Alcott of the .brought the /end of the Bridges' Atlantic Maritime Employees Un­ blockade of the vessel. ion, which nosed out the SIU in In a letter notifying the SIU of Regular membership meet­ the action of the SUP membership, ings in SIU headquarters and, the collective bargaining election in the fleet showed little interest SUP Secretary-Treasurer Harry at all branches are held every in anything that happened during Lundeberg declared: second Wednesday' night • at ^ or after the accident, except to . "We appreciate this support in 7 PM. The schedule for tho serve as an intermediary for the our fight, and I might further state company in its rush to head off that your membership and your next few meetings is as follows! possible claims by survivors. officials in the port of San Fran­ January 13, January 27, Feb­ He reportedly, advised SIU mem­ cisco made a very good account of ruary 10. Four major figures in Republican-controlled Congress leave White ber Richard Moore, a cousin of themselves in this beef. All Seafarers registered on House after conferring with President Eisenhower. Left to right: Frank Pomeroy, another SIU mem­ "The Sailors Union is at all times Rep. Leslie Arends, (Hi.); House Speaker Joe Martin (Mass.); Rep< ber and one of those vtdto died, to ready to back up your organization the shipping list are required tell Pomeroy's mother tO' accept Leo Alien (Hi,), Rules Committee chairman: Rep. Daniel Reed' in any beef that you may have." to.' attend the meetings. (NY): chairman. House Ways and Means Committee.^ " • The Aleutian, a combined pass­ . .i- .fCoutinued bh page 16) Atlantic Tankers Collide; Two SIU Men Among Dead Keep Those Letters Coming SUP Membership Thanks SIU For Aiding in Aleutian Beef Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks • Vie I �'9i^ Tour SEAFARERS January S, 1954 LOG Heavyweijght Contender Visits Port O' Gail As I See It • • • I•?••;. Clarence Henry, center, heavyweight contender, dines at the SIU Port O' Call with his manager, whUe Ed Mooney, left, manager of the nightclub, asks him about the fight game. Henry won his last test against Bob Baker. Maritime UnionsTa Meet/an,18 Problems raised by the New York dock clean-up and the probable policy of the Gov­ ernment regarding the maritime industry in the current session of Congress are expected to keynote the first full-scale' strategy meeting of all non-Communist sea unions scheduled for January 18, in Washington, censed unions, delegates from the tion's seagoing unions. DC. The proposal, first unveiled last A full SIU-A&G delegation various officers' unions have also October, was hailed at the time by Is due to attend the sessions along been invited to attend. The meeting developed out of a SIU Seeretarj'-Treasurer Paul Hall with spokesmen for all of the coun­ suggestion by SUP Secretary-Treas­ as "a timely suggestion in the best try's non-Communist unions, em­ bracing AFL and CIO unlicensed urer Harry Lundeberg, who is also Interests of all seamen," and one and licensed personnel. Following president of the SIU of North which could pave the way for the unanimous acceptance of the America, that the time was ripe for united action on a variety of mu­ idea by spokesmen for the unli­ such a get-together between the na- tual problems affecting the indus­ try as whole. Hospital Issue Interest at the meeting will un­ doubtedly center on the economy drive in some Government quarters -which hits at all segments of the industry such as the move to shut down all US Public Health Service hospitals and the fate of the pro­ posed build-up of the US mer­ One of the Union's "bigger" Mitchell was bom on the Texas chant fleet. The fact that the lone coast in the City of Galveston, 25 men. Seafarer Allan Burke, chaired new Government shipbuilding pro­ the last member­ years ago. He jollied the Union in gram, involving 35 Mariner-type ship meeting in that port on October 24, 1947. freighters, has hit the skids and the port of Nor­ Moore comes from "way down that five of these have already gone folk. Bimke, who East," Massachusetts to be exact. into lay-up after being out only a sails in the en­ He's 26 and signed up with the year or less, will also draw special gine department, SIU in the port of Boston on April consideration during the discus­ is an old timer 27, 1946. He sails in the deck sions. in the SIU, join­ department, while Mitchell's with Other subjects likely to be on ing the Union the black gang. the agenda include the growing back in Novem­ ^ ^ J, shift of US investments to foreignber, 1939, in the Burke flag shipping, the campaign against Another SIU oldtimer, Fred port of Jacksonthe 50-50 law by foreign shipping England, took on the job of re­ According to the ville, Fla. lobbies and a variety of other prob­ -^Union's records, he tips the scale cording secretary at the Seattle lems dealing with maritime legisla­ at a mere 300, give or take a few membership session. England took tion past and present. Possible as­ out his Union book on December pounds. sistance in the AFL pier clean-up 5, 1938, in the port of New York, Burke is a native of Virginia, by other sea unions in the Port of which is pretty ' coming from the town of Grafton New York may also result from the close to being in that state. He will celebrate sessions. one of the his 54th birthday this coming Unions expected to send repre­ Union^s charter March. sentatives to the meetings include, members. A na­ 4" 4» 4 besides the SIU, the Sailors Union A Seafarer who is well known tive of Missouri, he has followed of the Pacific, Marine Firemen, on the coastwise Waterman run, Oilers and Watertenders, Marine Felipe Reyes, was elected to chair so many other Cooks and Stewards-AFL, National the last Mobile port meeting. Seafarers, and Maritime Union (CIO), Brother­ Reyes, who sails as steward, has others as well, by settling down on hood of Marine Engineers, Masters, England been with the SIU since May, 1945, the West Coast Mates and Pilots, Marine Engi­ joining in the port of Mobile. He is a native of the Philippine in the port of Seattle. He sails neers Beneficial Association (CIO), Radio Officers Union (AFL) and Islands, but now makes his home in the engine department. American Radio Association (CIO). it iSi> it with his wife Shirley and family in Prichard, Alabama. When not Seafarer John Thompson, who busy with his steward's duties, chaired the Wilmington meeting, Fill That Berth Reyes is quite, a hand at making has been around the country too. banners and other decorations out He started out from Utah, where . If a crewmember quits while of ornamental square knots. he was born 44 years ago,, joined a ship is in port, delegates the Union in New York three years t t are asked to contact the hall Down in the Gulf, in Lake ago and now makes his home in immediately for a replace­ Charles, Louisiana, a couple of Los Angeles. He paired with Her­ ment. Fast action on their part Texas residents conducted matters bert Braurtstein, a native New will keep all jobs aboard ship at the meeting there as chairman Ydrker who has gone west and filled ft all times and elimi­ and recording secretary. They settled in South Alameda, Califor­ nate the chance of the ship were John Mitchell of Houstoh and nia'. Braunsteiii, who will be 31 sailing shorthanded. * Tom Moore of Port Arthur. this month, joined the SIU in 1943. imm YOUR UNION WAS PLEASED TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE headquarters membership of the Sailors Union of the Pacific had gone on record thanking our brothers out on the West Coast for the help given in the recent Aleutian beef. In reporting the action of the Sailors' membership. President Lundeberg of the SIU of North America wrote as follows: "We appreciate this support in our fight and I might further state that your membership and yoiir officials in the port of San Francisco made a very good account of themselves in this beef." Brother Lundeberg added that, "The Sailors Union is at all times ready to back up your organization in any beef that you may have." Many Seafarers can remember the various occasions in which the Sailors and Seafarers worked together on various waterfront beefs, among them the one back in 1946 against Harry Bridges and his Communist pals. At that time your Union, in conjunction with the SUP, took positive action against Bridges when it appeared that the Communist Party waterfront section was threaten­ ing to take over the entire waterfront. One of the keys to the success of your Union, and of other affiliates of the SIU of North America, is the fact that each District has been left free to op­ erate in an autonomous manner on its own prob­ lems. Yet whenever any one District had a big beef on its hands, the others are always quick to pitch in when needed. Your Union certainly looks forward to working closely with the SUP, the MFOW and other SIU of NA affiliates on all matters that affect the well-being of seamen and allied waterfront workers. 4i 4) ^ IT'S QUITE A FEW YE.UtS SINCE A GERMAN U-BOAT SHELLFD the Robin Moor to the bottom after forcing the crew and passengers to take to Ufeboats. It was back in 1941 that this SlU-manned ship became the first US victim of U-boat warfare in the Atlantic, Those brothers who were aroui(& then will remember that the Robin Moor sinking caused quite a sensation at that time. A good deal of indignation was expressed in maritime circles, in the Government and by the public, about the action of the German undersea raider. Cer­ tainly, the sinking of the Robin Moor was responsible for steps being taken to protect our merchant shipping. Crewmen Forgotten However, in all the hue and cry over the sinking, the men who manned that ship and who drifted helplessly in the ocean for 13 to 19 days, were forgotten. While the Government took some action later on to compensate the victims of U-boats and planes, the men of the Robin Moor were somehow overlooked in all the , subsequent legislation. Now quite a few of the survivors, including Seafarers and ex-Sea­ farers, have gotten together to see if they can persuade Congress to do something about it. They have been trying for some time now to get consideration out of Congress for the hardships they suffered as a result of the sinking, without success. This year, though, they are hopeful of favorable ac­ tion on the issue, and are pressing hard fdr such action. It's been 12 years now since the Robin Moor went down. Favorable action on this score by Congress would certainly appear to be long overdue justice-to the crew of the Robin Moor. 4i t 3) THE UNION'S CHRISTMAS PARTIES IN THE VARIOUS SIU halls around the country turned out to be quite successful, judg­ ing from all reports. Large numbers of the brothers .turned up at the halls and a great many of them brought their wives, children and friends with them, making it a real family affair. Your Union also served as host to quite a few of the brothers from ether SIU affiliates who happened to be in the vicinity at the time and joined with the Seafarers in celebrating the holidays in appro­ priate style. A« in the past, they reported they were pleased with the idea of having someplace to go on the Christmas holiday where they could enjoy a good meal in the company of other Seafaring meii, many of whom they have shipped with at one time or another. • When your Union started running these holiday affairs, it was with the idea in.mind that many Seafarers who might be ashore during the holiday season would he far from home and family and would welcome art opportunity to have a Christ­ mas dinner in the company of their-shipmates. How­ ever, these affairs have grown to Include all Sea­ farers, many of whom prefer to bring their families with them down to the hall and make a real party out of it along with other Union brothers. The fact that they do so pi'oves that it is a worthwhile effort. $ t $ THERE WAS A CHRISTMAS PARTY OF ANother kind aboard the Schuyler Otis Bland out in Korea on Christmas Day. According to reports, all the brothers on the ship really pitched in to give a group of Korean orphans the kind of holiday that they were badly in need of. Many Crews Chip lii Many of the brothers who have been out in that unfortunate , coun­ try hayd" written your "Union about the jconcUtiohs under which the people are living there, and it Is a common thing for headquarters to receive news from the ships that the erew has dug in to contribute money for the hundreds of thousands of Korean children who were orphaned during the tlu'ee years of fighting.The brothers on the Bland contributed generously of their money and energy to make the Christmas holiday something to be remem­ bered by the orphans involved. Certainly; congratulations are- in order for their action. �mn Janumrj 19S4 SEATARERS Page Fire LOG Hat Congress Fight Seen On Labor Law Changes WASHINGTON.—Although the Eisenhow er Administration will not unveil its full 1954 labor program until this Monday, when a spe cial message from the President on labor legis­ lation is expected to reach Congress, unions around the country are expecting a hot Con­ gressional battle on TaftHartley Act revisions ar e.stablished, court-approved prin­ by one or warning them that the ciples which had protected or­ company will move if a union other new measures. K-: - : • v: '-' • •.! '. I?- •: : }i > Survivors of the torpedoed freighter Robin Moor, the first Ameri­ can ship to go down in World War II, are shown above aboard the rescue ship Ozorio as they were rescued after more than-18 days in a lifeboat. They are, left to right, Donald Schablein, William Cary, John Banigan, Philip Eccles, Richard Carlisle, Hugh Murphy, Peter Buss, Ho)lie Rice and Earl Nilson. The President's "State of the Union" message to Congress yes­ terday did not detail any specific labor proposals in advance of the special message Monday, but a bitter, behind-the-scenes fight was already shaping up a week earlier when the National Association of Manufacturers started piugging for Congress to put more teeth in the controversial labor act, or else let it remain as is. A still greater problem for the labor «movement loomed from the actions of Eisenhower appointees to the National Relation Board who, in the absence so far of Con­ gressional action to amend the Taft-Hartley Law, were amending the law themselves, without .the formality of authorization from Congress. Recently the Board upset long- Robiu 3foor Victims Seek ITS Aid With Congress reconvening this week, ten Seafarers, survivors of the first US ship sunk by a U-boat in World War II, are spearheading a renewed drive to win recognition of their 12-year-old claims for compensation. The men, all founding mem--*^ bers of "The Robin Moor As­ Basing its hopes on reports from Rep. B. W. Gearhart of California in sociation," an , organization Washington that new war claims 1946. The bill never got anywhere, comprising most of the former SIU crew of the ill-fated Robin Moor (Seas Shippiijg), which was un­ ceremoniously sent to the bottom by a submarine on May 21, 1941, banded together in 1950 after get­ ting nowhere individually. Although there was no loss of life due to the sinking, the inci­ dent, which occurred six months before the US actually entered the war, helped spur the Government to a policy of arming merchant ships when many similar disasters followed in its wake. The ship was unarmed and supposedly in "safe" waters when she met up with the U-boat about 700 miles from land enroute to Capetown from New Yotk. All 38 crewmembei's and eight passengers got off in lifeboats, one of wbich drifted for 19 days until it was picked up. YOU and the SIU CONSTITUriON legislation may be forthcoming in the current session of Congress, the Association is seeking official recognition of tlie fact that the Robin Moor survivors have never been included in any of the meas­ ures granting compensation to submarine victims and others. Prior to forming of the Associa­ tion, the men were each embarked on their own campaign of writ­ ing to Congress men and other Government of­ ficials in the hopes of arousing support for their claims. The clos­ est they have yet come to success Boyce was in the form of a bill introduced in the House by 5 •:;• tot),-iWilti;-, Tteg; however, as Gearhart was defeated for reelection that year and nobody took up the fight in his place. Now, other legislators are showing interest in the matter and may re­ vive the isue. One of the Robin Moor survivors, none of whom have been sailing for some time, is Seafarer Daniel "Blackie" Boyce, an Association trustee, who is now recovering from a recent operation in the Marine Hospital at San Francisco in which a piece of his lung had to be removed. In a letter to the LOG three months ago, Boyce credited the volunteer services of seven blood donors from the SIU hall in San Francisco with saving his life. Several others among the sur­ vivors have been hospitalized off and on in the past dozen years as a result of their experience and the ordeal of 13-19 days adrift in the South Atlantic on meager rations and in open boats. Women, Children Aboard As related by bosun William Carey and others who described the events upon their return to the US, those on the ship were first given just 20 minutes to leave the ship, but after a plea that there were women and children among the, eight passengers carried, this was extended to 30 minutes. After all aboard had gotten into the four lifeboats, the U-boat fired 33 shots from her deck gun. The ship went down in 18 minutes. The boats then moved off in the general direction of Brazil and, after five days, one of them took off on its own in the hope of ef­ fecting a speedy rescue for all con­ cerned, It wound up drifting for 19 days until it was picked up by the Brazilian freighter Ozorio and the 11 survivors landed at Pernambuco (Recife), Brazil, A few days later, it was revealed from Capetown that the remaining survivors, after drifting 13 days, had been rescued by a British freighter and landed safely there. Eventually, all the survivors were repatriated safely back to the US, where their accounts of the sinking received wide pubiicity. However, they point out, that was the, only recognition 'they ever got. ganized labor when employers comes in, and several rulings which pulled captive-audience, anti-union uphold firings of workers who re­ speeches on them in the plant dur­ fuse to cross-picket-lines. ing working hours. Until Decem­ Earlier, Mr. Eisenhower pledged ber 17, when the NLRB threw the to leaders of both the AFL and the old rule out the window, unions ClO that his proposals regarding had been entitled to similar time the Taft-Hartley Law will be on company property to get their keyed to making the act "absolute­ message across to the employees. ly fair" to workers, employers and The precedent-shattering de­ the public. Tacitly admitting that cision came on an appeal by the the law really wasn't as "impar­ CIO Amalgamated Clothing Work­ tial" as it was cracked up to Jbe, ers against the Livingston Shirt I Secretary of Labor James P. Corp. of Livingston, Tenn., which Mitchell went a step further. had before two elections in 1952 Why Durkin Quit refused to grant the union similar Mitchell supplemented the Pres­ opportunity, after the company ident's assurances to labor leaders president had deiivered captivewith a pledge that the Administra­ audience speeches against the tion's labor program would seek to union. Instead, the Board now bans such speeches only for 24 hours kill off T-H provisions that are before a representation election, "really dangerous to labor, really and even then even if the rule is loaded, really unfair." But despite the Administration's violated by the employer it is not apparent willingness to recognize an unfair labor practice. some faults in the labor law, the Other rulings by the new Admin­ history of its performance last istration's NLRB panel which have year indicated otherwise. had the affect of making the T-H i There was still Act even harsher the matter of the of than before in­ resignation Secretary volved a decision including the rel-1 M i t c h e 1 1 ' s in. atives of an em­ predecessor, ployer in a bar­ September, 1953, gaining unit, even when former to allowing the Secretary Martin husband of a cor­ P. Durkin quit Durkin poration v i c e - the Cabinet ac­ Mitchell president to vote in a representa­ cusing the White tion election; another legalizing House of backing down on a once-forbidden tactics as caliing specific list of 19 amendments employees into the boss' office one (Continued on page 16) Five Of Mariner Ships Headed For Boneyard The failure of the Government to complete the sale of any number of Mariner ships has led to five being ordered into lay-up. Each of the $10 million vessels currently operating under the Military Sea Transportation Service will be Company. A large number of new withdrawn within the next Marine," are scheduled to be two months and placed in Govern­ ment-owned boneyard fleets around the country. Meanwhile, three more Mariners which are operating for MSTS are being bareboat-chartered to Pacific Far East line for temporary use on their Far Eastern runs until the three Mariners they have bought from the Government come out of the shipyards. Pacific Far East i the only company to purchase Mariner ships thus far, with 32 others remaining to be disposed of. One other company. States Marine Lines, has indicated an in­ terest in the Mariners, but only if the Government grants its re­ quest for an operating subsidy on several trade routes. Mariners laying up will be the Lone Star Mariner at Olympia, Washington: the Old Dominion Mariner and Tar Heel Mariner on the Hudson River; the Buckeye Mariner and Keystone Mariner at Suisun Bay, California. Just one of these, the Keystone, is operated by an SlU-contracted company. The loss of the Keystone Mari­ ner is offset by the fact that the newly-launched Pelican Mariner will be assigned to another SIU operator, ^le Bloomfield Steamship launched in the coming months. Just a few weeks ago :n the De­ cember 1. 1953, issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, the future of the Mariner ship program was ques­ tioned in a feature article repre­ senting a round-up of shipping men's opinions. At that time, the operatoi-s raised several objections to the Mariners, such as their size, expense of operation, greater draft, cargo hold arrangements and last but not least, their high initial cost. The Government's asking price of $4,500,000, while well below actual cost, is considered too high by most operators. The fact that five of the Mariners are now going into laj -up indicates that the Government has given up hope for the time being, of selling any of the ships. Mari­ time Administrator Louis Roths­ child had previously statsd the Government's intention t« lay up the Mariners if tiiey could not be sold. MSTS lay-up of the Mariners also is part of an announced Gov­ ernment policy to retire Govern­ ment-owned ships from service, whenever possible, and make use of privately-owned tonnage lor MSTS cargo movemen,t,s. . , '.•A I •-^^1 �gage Six , ^ SEAFARERS JamoMn t, 195i LOG - !.l SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON Seatrain Passes 2Sth Year The last session of the 83rd Congress convened at the Capitol on January 6—a session that will be filled with many explosive issues and uncertainties. It should prove to be a short session because of election year—therefore chances of any constructive maritime legislation are practically nil. The big issues will be taxes, foreign aid, defense meas­ ures, Statehood for Hawaii and Alaska, the St. Lawrence Seaway, TaftHartley law amendments, extension of unemployment insurance, and other major proposals, each filled with dynamite. Many, members of Congress, friendly to the American merchant ma­ rine, are ready to drop legislation in the hopper. But these maritime proposals are not expected to get beyond the hearing stage. Certainly they will not reach the White House this j'ear for final Pi*esidential blessing. t 4. t 4.. t> • % 4' 4" 4" 4> 4i 4. 4> 4« '" 4; 4" 4^ t Merchant seamen who feel that they are entitled to a decoration or award as a result of heroic action beyond the call of duty during the last war should .apply therefor immediately. The Government has decided to revoke all of its orders authorizing award of such medals. These orders related to issuance of seamen's service decorations and awards; computation of seiwice for certificates of substantially continuous service; ship plaques and crew citations; certificates of eligibility for Philippine defense ribbons. The above orders were issued under statutes and Executive Orders The old SS Seatrain (now Seatrain New Orleans) shonn loading at Belle Chasse,' Louisiana, for her which have been repealed or which no longer have any force so far as maiden voyage on January 12, 1929. She ran to Havana, Cuba. accrual of rights thereunder are concerned. In order that there may Twenty-five years ago, on January 12, 1929, the SS Seatrain (now the Seatrain New be a uniform cut-off date on issuance of these awards and certificates, the Government will allow seamen the right to file applications for Orleans) took on its first load of railroad cars at Belle Chasse, Louisiana, for a maiden awards only up through next June 30. voyage to Havana. It was the start of a uniquely successful vived and prospered in the ' competition, the Seatrains coastwise trade where conven­ railroad have been able to find plenty of tional Shipping companies cargo. Obviously, the operation I uv I' fe: m fV.- i: »• i• 11 it have foundered. Today Seatrain operates six freight car carriers on coastwise runs between Texas, Georgia and New York, with terminals in Texas City, Savannah, Edgewater, New Jersey, and the original terminal in Louisiana equipped for Seatrain type operations. One of the first shipping companies to come under contract to the SIU, Seatrain is known as a choice run for Sea­ farers with its jobs eagerly snapped off the board. Built in England The- idea for the Seatrain opera­ tion originated as a kind of carferry service between the US and Havana, Cuba. The company was founded in 1928 by Graham Brush and Joseph Hodgson; both former­ ly connected with the Ward Line. They couldn't raise enough cash here, so the first Seatrain was built in England. Today, as the Seatrain New Orleans it is in idle status because service to Havana is not now being maintained and the ship is unsuited for coastwise operations. The success of the first Seatrain as a freight car carrier led the company to enter coastwise service with additional ships. The Seatrains New York and Havana were com­ pleted in 1932, the Texas and New Jersey in 1940 and the newest ships, the Georgia and Louisiana, in 1951. The older ships carry 95 fully-loaded freight cars while the new ones can carry 100 cars. The idea of picking fully-loaded freight cars off shoreside trackage and depositing them on a tracked deck which makes the ships look like a modified flat-top has been a successful venture from the start. Particularly in the postwar period, when coastwise service withered •on the vine in the face of low-cost Quitting Ship? lYotify Union A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact tho hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replacement. Fail­ ure to give notice before paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make their work'tougher for your shipmates/' greatly simplifies loading and un­ loading, and avoids handling of uneconomical, less-than - carload packages. Battle With Railroads The toughest competition Sea­ train has faced through the years has been the legal fight of railroad interests against its operations. It has been a running battle with the railroads objecting violently to Seatrains' carriage of railroad freight cars on its ships. Right now the fight is centered on Seatrain's newest service to Savannah, which began in 1951. During the war the Seatrains played a vital role in shipment of military supplies overseas because their unique construction enabled operation which has since sur­ them to carry large numbers of tanks, heavy artillery vehicles, trucks, locomotives, aircraft and the like. Particularly noteworthy was the histoi-ic trip of the Sea­ train Texas to Suez in the summer of 1942, Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps was just 60 miles from Alex­ andria at the time and the whole Suez Canal area was threatened. An emergency load of 180 Sher­ man tanks was taken aboard the Texas and she was ordered to rush to Egypt without convoy, round­ about Cape Horn. The ship was met at dockside by English tank drivers and the Sherman's were driven right off to the battle line. Shortly afterwards these Sherman tanks aided in the rout of Rommel at El Alemain, saving Egypt and the Suez for the Allies. StI COMMIHEES TI I L.. •1 I I I I AT WORK A galleyman who caused con­ order that the meals could be pre­ siderable trouble aboard a ship pared. Failed To Report ^ running intercoastal because It was agreed by the skipper, the he was continu­ crew and the boarding patrolman ally fouling up that the mah' should pay off by whenever the mutual consent, which he did. His ship hit port ran book was picked up and he was into the inevita­ told to report to the Union office ble in the port of which he failed to do. Wilmington re­ Subsequently hie was properly cently, when he notified that he was on charges. A was brought up rank and file Shaw on charges be­ committee con­ fore a Wilmington trial committee. sisting of T. J. The result was that the accused Shaw, A. M. Lesseaman was fined and suspended t^, H. D. Braunfor two months after having paid stein, R. J. Moyoff his ship by mutual consent of lan, D. Barry and all parties concerned. J. Ward was According to the testimony pre­ elected to hear sented by witnesses, the trouble the case. The started while the ship was still in man in question Braunsteln the Gulf and hitting Gulf pdrts. failed to show up The accused seaman, witnesses for his trial, which had to be car­ said, would become neglectful of ried on in his absence. After hear­ his work when he was in sight of ing all the evidence, the commit­ land. When the ship tied up at tee found him iguilty as charged Wilmington after the transit and recommended a fine and two through the canal, he got badly months' suspension. gassed up and made a nuisance of In addition, in examining the himself to all concerned, including man's book it was found that he the boarding patrolman. In addi­ was in arrears in dues for two tion, he refused to turn to in port quarters, although he had paid off on the orders of the steward, with after a trip of more than a ihonth. the result that other men in the He was put on/hotice to bring his department had to,,take oh double hook up to date beford, shipping i, jyork of cleaning'tip thfe |:iklle)^ in •again;'•/; The White House is studying the possibility of making grants of food from our surplus stocks to Latin American countries. If this course is ordered, it will prove a substantial boon to those American berth, lihes, and tramps, serving Latin America. If these food grants are made, the White House may require the recipient nations, as in the case of European EGA nations, to set aside counterpart funds for use in expanding their domestic production. The ending of the year 1953 found the Amerlean merchant marine carrying far less than the national objective—50 percent of our for­ eign commerce. As a matter of fact, the US fleet, at the turn of the year, was carrying only about 28 percent of shipments to and from this country. Lucrative cargoes have been allowed to drift to foreign flag ships only because the American merchant marine continues to be treated as a step-child of Government planning. t 4i The only major maritime law initiated and passed last year by the Eisenhower Administration was the act to facilitate private financing of new ship construction, under which the US Government agreed to guarantee up to 90 percent of loans obtained by shipowners from pri­ vate industry for the construction or reconstruction of vessels. Ever since, the Administration has emphasized its desire to "wean" the maritime industi'y away from Government support, and has continual­ ly boasted in triumph at the passage of its private financing bill for ship construction. However, it is now clear that this bill simply won't work. One of the drawbacks is that it contains a proviso that the insurance author­ ized by the law may not be issued unless the Commerce Department finds that the interest rate of the. loan to be insured is "substantially less" than the going rate. An effort will be made soon to amend this law, to modify the in­ terest rate provision, and to require the Government to insure, not 90 percent but ICQ percent of the loan. . Tour reporter has learned from Congressional sources .'hat certain foreign nations have on their drafting boards plans for the coni^ruction of ships especially designed to capture the ore trade on the US Great Lakes. The plan of these foreign countries is to push forward particularly when, and if, the St. Lawrence'Seaway Project is com­ pleted. In order to thwart these plans, legislation will be introduced soon in the US Senate to restrict the operation of foreign-flag ships on the Great Lakes, so that US-Canadian trade on the Lakes will be handled only by ships of this country and Canada. - Although 1954 may not equal 1953 as a record boom, the outlook is fairly bright for a good level of jobs and business activity and for an abundance of newer and better produets at attractive prices. The gross national product for 1953, measuring the market value of all goods and services produced, totaled $367 billion—^the highest on record. This was the response of business management, labor, farm­ ers, and investors to the unprecedented demands stemming from our high standard of living, from the external threat to the Nation's se­ curity and from our responsibilities abroad. The new year 1954 found US shipyards in a deplorable condition. The temporary resurgence of activity, began in 1948 as a result of the tanker shortage and the Goverpment-financed Mariner program of 35 fast cargo vessels, is now at an end. Over nine months have passed without a single contract having been, p^ced in an American ship­ yard for any new ocean-going vessel. 4' it 4" ' Although Congress repeatedly had made it clear that it favors a 50/50 shipping policy in connection with goods shipped under pro­ grams financed by this Government,. foreign nations, aided by some in this country, continue to. clamor for an elimination of this policy. In order to combat this, force, legislation will be introduced soon to provide permanently that US-flag sliips will carry at least 50 per­ cent of all foreign aid cargoes. • «. I ^ 1 n r :>k' �January 9, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Sevra Top of the News IKE RECALLS TWO US DIVISIONS—In a completely unexpected move, the Administration and the Pentagon announced that two Amer­ ican Army divisions will be pulled out of Korea. This announcement came as a surprise, inasmuch as this represents about a fourth of American strength on the Korean peninsula. American troops were jubilant over the announcement, each division hoping it would be one of the lucky pair. The South Korean government, on the other hand, was bitter over the announcement. Reactions throughout the world differed. Several American Congressmen were sharply critical of the announcement, on the ground that this sort of thing had precipitated the Korean action in the first place. t 4> i ARiWY NIXES TERRY'S COSTUME—Actress Terry Moore took her now-famous ermine-Bikini bathing suit to Korea in vain. The Army turned thumbs down on the cos­ tume, after Terry had worn it only once, on the-grounds that it was "too revealing." The ruling brought whoops of protests from the troops in Korea, whose com­ plaint was that the suit was not revealing enough. The Army had previously forbidden showings of the movie "The Moon Is Blue." One gallant soldier, during Terry's one night stand m the ermineBikini, thoughtfully offered the actress his coat. 4. 1. t IKE ASKS DEMOCRATS' HELP —Heeding the advice of some of his closest advisors. President Eisenhower has called leading con­ gressional . Democrats to a parlay to discuss his 1954 legislative pro­ gram. Presidential advisors figure that the president will need as Actress Terry Moore shows much help as he can' get from nothing more than her teeth Democrats, as right-wing Demo­ after Army clamped down. crats, as right-wing Republicans are primed to scuttle the Elsenhower foreign policy. There is con­ siderable difference of opinion in the Democratic camp on whether they shouid give the President support. •U A comer of the Savannah hall is filled with happy party-goers at the Georgia port's Christmas Day dinner. The scene was repeated in SIU ports from coast to coast. Ports Dispense Holiday Cheer Seafarers ashore for the holiday season made it a Merry Christmas for their families, friends and themselves as they took part in the traditional SIU Christmas Party in large numbers in the various ports. While some Seafarers pre-' the Union ^ invitation by turning fry, wives and girl-friends added ferred to spend the day at out for the dinner in the halls. a lively note to the cheerful after­ home, the majority answered The presence of numerous small noon. Seamen's Laundry Service Set Up By Indian Seafarers calling at the port of Bombay, India, are being urged to take advantage of a co-operative laundry service sponsored by the Maritime Union of India to end the vic­ timizing of native and foreign | and to avoid the danger of loss of t 4. t seamen by local traders. clothing. WEST, RUSSIANS TO MEET IN BERLIN—The first serious move The co-op service, operated to settle East-West difficulties is scheduled for January 25 in the for­ mer German capital city. Foreign ministers from all four major na­ tions, US, Britain, France and the Soviet Union—will meet there to take up major international problems such as control over the atom and unification of Germany. Western diplomats were not too confi­ dent that the conference would prove fruitful, but are willing to give it a try. t i RED-LED TROOPS SPLIT INDO-CHINA—In what appears to be their most serious threat in the seven years of war in Indo-China, Communist-led troops of Ho Chi Minh's rebel government attacked French and Vietnamese troops, 'put them to rout, and cut the penin­ sula in haif. The victorious Viet Minh forces were poised to sweep across Laos and attack Thailand. This was perhaps tlie last straw to the French, among whom the war is bitterly unpopular. Members of the French Assembly, representing most French parties, called for a truce. Some French politicians demanded additional United States fi­ nancial aid and American troops as their price for continuing the fight. There is no indication of what position the administration will take in regard to these developments. as the Merchant Navy Co-Operative Stores Ltd., was formed in 1950 in answer to beefs from men aboard Indian merchant ships .that they were being milked for work done by private laundry outfits. Since then, Indian seamen have been making full use of the co-op laundry, which claims lower prices and better service than is offered by any of the local traders. Both J. D. Randeri, president, and C. S. Raje, secretary, of the co-op urge SIU men to utilize the union-sponsored laundry as a means of cutting down on the heavy charges paid for this work Collect and Deliver They point out that representa­ tives of the co-op visit ships to collect and then deliver the fin­ ished .product. ".\s ex-seafarers ourselves, we are in a position to undei-stand the hardships which can be caused to SIU members by unscrupulous traders," they added. In addition to the laundry depart­ ment, the Merchant Navy CoOperative Stores boasts a tailoring department and a photographic department as well. Seafarers who are interested in using the service can contact the organization at the Seamen's Canteen Building (oppo­ site the Red Gate), at Fort St., in Bombay. The telephone is 25532. YOUR DOLLAR SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Beating 19S4's High Costs tr." .. fi« Living costs this year are turning out to be just as 'rough as in 1953. Seafarers with families especially need to plan just how they can cope with these steep prices to protect their living standard. We nominate as two of the best teqjiniQU^s for beating high expenses this year, the art of being selective in what you buy, and timing your buying for the best buying op­ portunity. The way things are shaping tip this year, we can ex­ pect higher rents (on the average), and food costs at least as high as now and possibly higher. On the other hand, prices are coming down a little on clothing, furniture and , rugs, some household equipment, some building materials, and auto operating needs. Food Biggest Problem Besides the creeping inflation in rent, food is currently the most dominant problem for a moderate-income family. I'jfowadays food takes approximately oneithird the income of a typical wage-earning fainily. Some families spend as ' much as 40 per cent of their income. This is where the art of selective buying can be a real lifesaver to you this year. There are conflicting trends in food prices at this time. Some edibles are cheaper while some are unusually costly. This is no time to stand on personal prejudices and special tastes. Wholesale food prices have been going up each week for the past six w6eks ah^ soon you niay see, even higher priqes at the . food markets than now. ' Specifically, avoid buying pork and pork products at present prices. Pork is usually considered the poor man's meat. But this year the supply is low and pork is a lux­ ury product. Beef will continue to be comparatively rea­ sonably priced this year and much the better buy, with the lower grades especially offering good value. Use bacon only very moderately this year. At 80-85 cents a pound it costs 13 per cent more than last year and will be even mox'e expensive later in the year. In many modei-ateincome families, spending for bacon is the biggest item in the family meat bill. However, bacon isn't even con­ sidered a meat. Nutritional experts consider it a fat. Cheese and eggs will be more reasonable this year, and should be used abundantly and in place of meat where possible to give your family high-quality protein at lit­ tle cost. Timing Your Buying Clothing and some household equipment prices came down last year and will be even a little lower this year. Here the money-saving technique is to time your buying to take advantage of the best buying opportunities. You can do this with the help of the sales calendar printed below. Each year stores have clearances and sales in the same month. For example, January—this month—is one of the best buying months. You can find reduced prices on shoes, coats and suits, sheets and towels and many other goods. If you know your heeds in advance and wait; for these buying opportunities you can save an estimated 20 per cent on the regular prices. On shoes, for example, you can count on finding reduced prices every. January and July on all the well-known brands and standard styles. If you time your shoe buying for these sales, you The New York headquarters cafeteria sei-ved as the focal point for holiday merrymaking with over 400 meals being served to ap­ preciative diners. Other ports, such as Baltimore and New Or­ leans, had sizeable turnouts, with guests being served in hiring halls converted into banquet rooms for the occasion. Smaller Ports Too Smaller ports also had their parties which made up in intimacy what they lacked in numbers. Aside from Seafarers, parties in all ports entertained members of affiliated unions who uere ashore in the vicinity at the time. Mem­ bers of the SUP. the Canadian District and other SIU affiliates took part in the festivities and the holiday merry-making. All parties featured a full course turkey dinner and refreshments, carrying on an SIU practice that has been in existence for several years. Seafarers in the various ports, such as New Orleans, turned to in the galley to prepare and serve the holiday fare SlU-style to their families and shipmates. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margoiius, Leading Expert on Buying will save 15-20 percent on standard prices. This is not always possible with children's shoes, since they can't delay their foot growth to take advantage of the sales. Or you might.buy new tires in August and find that the same store or service station has cut prices in its an­ nual Labor Day sale, as they always do. Similarly with clothing. You can buy a coat in Decem­ ber and walk past the same store a few weeks later in January and find the price, has been reduced 20 per cent in the annual winter clothing clearance. Here is a list of annual sales which you can clip out to help you time your buying in this year of high living costs: Item Sales Month Women's coats January, August Dresses January, April, June, No­ vember Men's Suits, Coats January, April, August Men's Shirts. Furnishings January, July January, July Women's Hosiery Boys' Clothing January, April, December Children's Wear December-Januarj% July-Au­ gust February, August Furniture White Sales (Linens, Januaiy, May Towels) Floor Coverings January, August Housewares January% September January, July Household Appliances May-June . , Television Sets January Blankets Tires, Auto Accessories May, Septeatber-' �FaceEiclit Photo shows non-existent "bus stop" outside SIU headquarters. Cars parked there risk tickets for traffic violations. Await Wayward Bus At SIU Headquarters It could only happen in Brooklyn, they say, but right out­ side the SIU headquarters is a bus stop sign—where no bus ever stops. And to top it off, hard­ the parking lot, have been victim­ hearted Brooklyn traffic pa­ ized accordingly. trol cops have been tagging All available evidence indicates parked cars standing in the "bus stop." It's been reported that some Seafarers who parked out in the street, not bothering to jockey into • Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the posi cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. Failure to keep jour draft board informed of your where­ abouts can cause you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothing to aid Seafarers who fail to com­ ply. that there are no buses on 20th Street, next to the headquarters, but one neighborhood resident defled the facts and Insisted he once saw a bus passing by. However, a check with the authorities con­ firmed that the 20th Street bus never was and probably never will be. The nearest bus line is one block away on 19th Street. Official Invite These facts are small comfort to those who have parked in the area and come down to find that friend­ ly little tan card hooked pn to their wind-shield wiper—an offi­ cial Invitation to visit the Brook­ lyn Traffic Court and take a look around on the guided tour, for $4 and up. In any case. Seafarers would be advised to make sure to get Into the parking lot with their cars. You never can tell, maybe that bus will show up there some day. WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD TlJe Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Maternity Benefit. Vacation Benefits Total ZC WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Paid Since Tuiv 1. 1950 * Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952 * Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 19S2 * Total ¥jlSSj!S\aa .22W m oo i L * Date Benefits Beann WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacation Welfare Estimated Accounts Receivable Vacation US Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets - Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS s AU'I /if BO. J3SL MM m ICOMMENTSt IDuring the year 1953, the Union's Welfare Plan has paid to Imembers or their beneficiaries a total of 8489 benefits as I compared to 8801 for 1952* All benefits increased vith the exception of the hospital benefits vdiich decreased by 689* IA bxreakdovn of the various benefits in compaidson are as 1 follows J Deaths I60 during 1953 as compared to 127 for 1952. iHospital benefits 7415 for 1953 as compared to 8104 for the year 1952. Maternity benefits started April 1, 1952 with 230 Ibenefits being paid In 1952 as compared to 681 for the idiole ly 1, 1952 ••••••••••• A1 Ken, Assistant Administrator •.. and, remember this • • • All thesse are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—• Collecting SIU bene-^^ fits is e^, whether it's &r hospital, birth, dissbifity or di^ath^You get first-rate personal service iimbediateljf, thrbbgli your IJhtbn'g representatives. •Mii • -. •JT.' •\JI �M :-:' <-imaMeT *. MM SEAPAREHS Pare Nine LOG T*- She's Got A 'Rich Uncie^ UNION TALK Issue Report On Wetbacks By KEITH TERPE The unexpected disaster which overtook two At­ lantic tankers last week with a loss of nine lives on one ship has left its mark on many people, in addition to the surviving famiiies of the crewmen whose lives were lost. The events again served to sharpen our recogni­ tion of the fact that we are members of a dangerous profession, forever prone to accidents of all types. As seamen, we can only be thankful for the fact that our Union is geared to step in and help fill the void left by the loss of a breadwinner, because its concern with our welfare does not end at the final payoif. There is an object lesson in this for Atlantic seamen, those who voted with us in the bargaining election concluded last month and the ma­ jority which turned us down in . favor of the company. The Atlantic Bcfining Company and the Atlantic Maritime Employees Union has reacted typically in the face of this disaster. Two Officers Jumped Ship The company, for its part, has shown concern so far only in trying to minimize the effects caused by the panicky flight of two responsible ship's officers, the chief engineer and the third mate, to abandon the ship. By some twist of fate, they were the sole survivors of an 11-man exodus over the side of the Atlantic Dealer led by themselves. The consensus of opinion, among crewmembers on the vessel and others informed of the sequence of events, is that had they not decided to go over the side, the nine others who followed them might still be alive today. Considering the fact that two of the men were first-trippers at sea, it is not difficult to assume that they all reckoned instantly that if the chief engineer was quitting the ship, it must indeed be doomed. There was no loss of life on the ship itself, despite the fires. All nine met death after leaving the .ship. None of this is pretty business, of course, and Atlantic is well aware of it. At Coast Guard hearings on the accident this week, the company seemed inclined to whitewash the whole affair. No report has been issued yet, so we don't know if the hearing board thought differently. But the company's instant concern was the fact that there would un­ doubtedly be suits and claims by the survivors. Split Allegiance It even brought the chairman of the company union, the AMEU, Into the act. Because of his peculiar split allegiance—he's a "union" official at one and the same time as he is a paid company leaderman in the Philadelphia Anchorage—he was put to work as a sort of claims agent. Thus, AMEU chairman Alcott confided to one tankerman, a cousin of one of the men lost, that he should advise the man's mother to accept whatever the company would offer as "it was a good com­ pany and would treat her right." He, in his Jekyll and Hyde role, wasn't acting as any kind of a "union" official here. He was a company employee, a supervisor at that, and he was just "passing the word" along as any front-office flunky would in course of his job. Where this incident took place is unimportant; the fact that it did is the rotten part of it. We don't take any pride in reporting this; things like this have hap­ pened before and yet we were licked in the election in spite of them. Yet, Atlantic men are waking up to the facts, realizing perhaps for the first time that this is the sort of representation that is selling them down the river. Seamen, or any group of workers, can't hope to get a fair shake in any bout with their employer when their "union representatives" are so closely tied to the company that they run around trying to settle claims against the company even before they're made, and do so with the apparent blessing of the company itself. Idea Doesn't Pay Off The paternalistic idea that "the company will treat us right" has proven to be costly to everyone but the ones who peddle it. In the end, contracts do not turn out to be quite as good as their advance ballyhoo and conditions stay pretty much unchanged. Maybe it sounds trite, but perhaps the example set on this occasion and the loss of these nine lives may shake up the tankermen, and help them realize the haro facts of life. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Federation of Labor has pub­ lished a book called, "What Price Wetbacks," showing the tremen­ dous increase in disease and other social costs as the result of under­ paid, illegal farm workers in Texas. The book is based on an investi­ gation of the wetback problem. It reports that the illegal immigrants from Mexico receive 25 to 30 cents an hour and are housed in ram­ shackle camps with open privies. The result is that in the lower Rio Grande valley.,, the tubercu­ losis rate is 2V2 times that in the rest of the state, while the dysen­ tery rate is three times as high. Other diseases also increased. Little Justine McCarthy seems quite pleased about the fact that Seafarer Frank Shaudl has just collected his vacation pay. Jus­ tine's mother and Frank's sister, Mrs. Joan McCarthy, stands by. AlbionT arget Of E gypfion Shells The SlU-manned Albion, plowing its way peacefully through the Red Sea recently with a load of wheat for the Kingdom of Jordan, became the center of an international incident when trigger-happy Egyptian gunners fired nine cannon shells across the ship's 4 bow. As a result, the Government they are technically still at war) ernment cargo under the Famine of Jordan is considerably the gunners on Sinai Peninsula put Relief Act. Consequently, those peeved at its fellow Arab League slate of Egypt. The Jordanians are concerned because they think ship­ owners will be discouraged from making use of the port of Aquaba which they have spent a consider­ able amount of cash to develop. Since a sizeable amount of for­ eign dough, plus some United Na­ tions officials, are involved in the incident, the peaceful old Albion stirred up a hornet's nest when she placidly steamed into the Gulf ot Aquaba at the head of the Red Sea. Rival Ports For those not familiar with the geography of the area, the Gulf of Aquaba is a long narrow finger of water separating the Sinai Penin­ sula (Egyptian territory) on the West from Saudi Arabia on the East. At the head of the Gulf both Jordan and the neighboring state of Israel have a tiny piece of coast­ line and both countries are fever­ ishly developing ports there. Aquaba in Jordan and Elath in Is­ rael. Apparently, when the Egyptian authorities saw the Albion enter­ ing the Gulf, they assumed that she was headed for Elath. Since the Egyptians are out to stop ships from going to Israel (with whom Cartoon History Of The SIU The Communist plan of waterfront control, having been set back in the NMU, was turned over to the Canadian Seamens Union leadership. This outfit had once been part of the SIU of North America but ita charter was lifted in 1944 on proof that it fol­ lowed Communist policy. I - J), a shot across the Albion's bow. According to the account of the ship's captain, the channel at that point was too narrow for the Al­ bion to turn around in. Accord­ ingly, he had to bring the ship to a dead jstop and then back out a bit before he could turn around. While this was going on the ship ran out a large American flag and started sending blinker signals ashore. The only response was that eight more shells were fired. How­ ever, thanks to the Egyptian gun­ ners' inaccuracy, none of them hit tlie ship. Gel Clearance Pending new developments, the Albion got out of the Gulf and dropped anchor. The next morn­ ing it got clearance after messages went back and forth between Jor­ dan, Egypt and a few other places. The ship entered the Gulf and de­ livered its cargo without further incident. Jordanian officials were particu­ larly annoyed because Aquaba is the country's only outlet to the sea. The Jordanians are anxious to prove that shipments direct to Aquaba are more economical than overland deliveries via Lebanon. Another complicating factor was that the ship was carrying US Gov­ nine shots at the Albion ai-e expect­ ed to keep the diplomats of several nations busy for some time to come. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers have again been warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided they prepay the shipping charges. Canada Goes SiV Early in 1949, CSU leaders called a phony strike after misrepresenting terms of a wage award and bar­ ring a strike vote. The CSIFa own representative on the conciliation board had approved the award. Many non-Communist Canadian seamen were tricked into striking. ... Xo. 34 The SIU Canadian District had been chartered after the ouster of CSU and made good progress, defeating CSU on the Great Lakes in 1948. Volunteer organi­ zers carried Uie message to deep sea crews and now non-Communist CSU members asked the Canadian pistt-ict to helpj^entout. •wHI ^1 �SEAFARERS Pace Ten IN THE WAKE The packets were the liners of the sailing ship days, which carried passengers, mail and express freight on a regular schedule. First packet service across the Atlantic was the liistorie Black Ball Line, which got started 136 years ago when the Amity sailed from NY to Liverpool and a similar ship set out from Liverpool for NY. The line's nickname came from the dis­ tinctive black disc carried upon a fore-topsail and the house flag. Its promoters pledged regular sailings "full or not full" and regardless of weather, opening a new era in maritime history. k' V^r-. with the human form in the "figureheads" of European ships, but the art reached its peak in the US around 1800. January 8> 1954 LOG MEET THE SEAFARER PATRICK J. MULHOLLAND, OS Learning about the SIU drive in Sailing for slightly over two years now, brand-new Seafarer Pat Atlantic and the fact that the com­ Question: Would you like to sail Mulholland has reached what he pany was still hiring, Mulholland 4" 4" l" as a ship's officer some day? considers the peak of his seagoing then went to Philadelphia, where The Black Beach, at Torre del career and on the eve of his twen­ he found his time with Tidewater • Greco, just outside of Naples, Italy, Newton Paine, AB: No, I do not tieth birthday to boot. Aboard the made it easy to get in. Thus, Mul­ boasts jet black sand which actu­ officer you are Del Aires (Mississippi) on his way holland went into the Anchorage, ally is pulverized lava erupted in think so. As a ship's not your own boss. to the Far East, Mulholland the company hiring pool, and 1794 by Mount Vesuvius, the only You are subject shipped out of the New York hall eventually would up on the Atlantic active volcano on the European to the company's a few days after he was fired out 'Voyager. mainland, located near the eastern Conditions Not Much Better ' whim^ and regu of the Atlantic tanker fleet be­ shore of the Bay of Naples. The lations. You can' cause his SIU sympathies got un­ "Conditions were slightly better frequent eruptions, of which the get off when you der the skin of the company. than in Tidewater, but they were first occurred in the year 79 (AD), A native Brooklynite, the lanky still nothing to write home about," want to, and if have proven a mixed blessing to you take off you six-footer first began sailing about he declared. "I'd heard about the the area. Lava has made the land do so at your own two years ago on the Great Lakes SIU though, and I figured here extremely fertile, although it has risk. If you are when he and a friend rode up there was my chance to get hooked up kiiled thousands and buried many hired back it is to have a whirl at it and wound up with a real Union that could do 4" 4i i" The Chinese junk is usually cities in its wake. often at a lower rating. That's no putting in a full season on tugs a job for guys in Atlantic like my­ called the largest type of boat and that hauled oil barges between the self." Soon after, he began sup­ 4. 4i 4. life for me. is sometimes even classified as a various Lake ports. Then, when porting the SIU openly, encourag­ One of America's most famous 4i^ t ship. It and the sampan (a sort clipper ships, the Flying Cloud was Norman Mabie, electrician: No the ice locked up the shipping ing others to follow suit. of skiff that usually has a mat- hailed in 1851 for a record pas­ Pulled off the Voyager to go • for several very good reasons. My season there, he heard about job covered ca"bin with living quarters) sage between New York and San openings at Tidewater Oil and back into the Anchorage again, primary reason is share the trade in all the river Francisco in 89 days. Over one came down to Bayonne, NJ, to Mulholland was put to work loidand coastal waters of the Far East. four-day stretch, she averaged bet­ that I don't like try his luck. ing stores on tankers that came in A dragon boat is a special, highly ter than 131^ knots, considerably to nor want to Wasn't So Lucky After All stand watches. and out of there. A few days later, ornamental sampan used for cere­ faster than today's Liberty ships, He made a berth, it turned out, after he and k gang of men had Also, I don't in­ monial purposes. which only made between ten and tend to go to sea but after a few weeks of sailing just finished loading three ships in $ 4. 11 knots in their best days. The all my life. How­ for Tidewater he figured he hadn't one day, he got a tap on the Two more New York newspaper fact that the Flying Cloud made ever, that's jiist been so lucky after all. The antics shoulder and wound up on the unions have reached settlements the voyage in less than three the way I feel of the Tidewater Tankermen's As­ Exporter, one of the ships he had with the publishers on the same months was a cause for much re­ now, and if I sociation were more than a guy just helped finish loading. basis as photoengravers who wiere joicing on the West Coast, as it should change could take unless he was one of "Then and there I figured there on strike recently. Mailers Local made the San Franciscans fee} a my mind, I would want to be an the boys "on the inside." Feeding must be a better way of doing ti and Paper Handlers Local I, both lot closer to their old homes in the officer. was pretty poor in the fleet and things and really began realizing AFL, accepted a $3.75 weekly wage East. Isbrandtsen Lines has per­ iif if 4that's one thing nobody likes to the truth of what SIU organizers increase plus any further gains petuated the name in a modernJoseph Kriz, OS: It. would be have to contend with. In addition, in the fleet had been saying all that may be awarded by a three- day Flying Cloud, a C-2. nice to be a ship's officer, but I Mulholland pointed out, his job along," he pointed out. man fact-finding board. t 4. 4 , think I am too rested on pretty thin ice. Shifted From Ship To Ship 4. 4. 4 In 1900 only two percent of the old to start now, When the company discovered it Following the Exporter, UlulholA person holding an important merchant marine consisted of If I had wanted didn't have an immediate spot for land put in a stint on the Trans­ to be a mate one of the favorite sons there , who position but possessing little power tankers. Today, better than one porter and then was shifted to the when I started had just gotten a license as a third is usually referred to as a "figure­ out of every three US merchant W. C. Yeager, his last Atlantic sailing at 42 it mate, and the mate showed he was head." The allusion is to a carved vessels is a tanker and, according would have been so in love with Tidewater that he ship. His firing, which came before figure which was usually found on to industry figures, it costs less to fine. I think I am signed on as an ordinary, Mulhol­ the election was over when the the bow of sailing ships. It too transport two gallons of gasoline past that age land found he was "bumped" and company began trying to run ac­ was out in front but served no use­ from the Gulf to the Atlantic sea­ now and since I that the mate was taking his place tive SIU men out of the fleet in ful purpose.. The practice of hav­ board than to send a 2c. postcard am 51 I feel it is in the deck gang. The "union" set­ wholesale lots, left him high and . The Cities Service tanker ing carved decorations on the bows of ships dates back to ancient Logan's Fort got its name from the out of the question. If I were up paralleled what he found in dry—but only for a moment. "I had my SIU book and that times, when the galleys carried famous Kentucky defense post younger, I'd try it. Atlantic later on, however. made all the difference," he em­ beaks on the bow with which to founded by Benjamin Logan in ^ i 4^ He got nowhere when he beefed phasized. "Three days later. I ram enemy vessels. These beaks 1775 near the town of Stanford. .;William Benson, wiper: Yes, I to a "delegate" about getting threw in for a job on the Del Aires were often topped by "figure­ On May 20,1777, Logan's Fort was certainly do want to be an officer, bounced oft the ship; the delegate and made it, and I knew I was on heads" i-epresenting national em­ the scene of an Indian attack dur­ either on deck or just listened and laughed. "He my way to enjoy the best there is blems, and as time passed by large ing which Logan, by his courage in the engine de­ worked at the Tidewater refinery," in the maritime industry, SIUheads of the Roman gods cast in and surprising athletic ability be­ partment. I can't Mulholland noted. "He couldn't be style shipping and top-notch SIU bronze. Eventually, in the 14th came the mainstay in his fort's de­ see staying as a bothered with seamen's problems." conditions." century, dragons and lions vied fense. wiper in the en­ gine department without trying to advance myself. In improving my­ self I intend to us forces took the heights at oi war in Japan . . . The SIU ACROSS• DOWN 20. Part of a 33. About 3 miles, go from unli­ at sea church La Falconconara, Italy, after a hailed the production of a new 1. — Sack 1. Baltic or 34. Cologne: Ger­ China 3. Self 21. Wild pig censed to licensed personnel. 1 fierce two-mile advance in the face life raft, which included special man Things to 3. Part of this 22. River in want to advance. 36. Christmas of extremely heavy enemy resis­ equipment for. aiding injured men avoid district France songs tance . . . The Nazi garrison on as well as signalling facilities, and Riverbaiik: 4. Farms build­ 8. Poles 23. Main topic 37. t t 4^ ings 25. Things to cut Scot. the Island of Santorin (Thira) sur­ equipment for heating food. 12. Agent: Abbr. Dan Donovan, oiler: I don't with 38. Edge of deck 5. Adjoin 13. He had en rendered to Allied troops . , . The 26. Shipline 39. Hotels think so. I don't sail often enough e. Edge t> it . Irish Rose owner 40: Where bricks • 7. Meetings US Marines and US Army troops to want to be­ SIU served notice .that it. was con­ 14. Cleveland's 27. Average are baked 8. Enjoy lake 28. Oar of Sicily's 43. Dodgers' come even a third tinuing its fight to prevent the landed on the islands of Makin 9. Spoken sights' "Preacher" 15. Windless spots 10. Prank inate. I only sail WSA from barring bldtimers from and Tarawa. Marines landing on 30. Industrial re- 44. Exist in ocean 11. Prophet gion in Europe 45: Went ahead ; Things f {ibout oHCe d jreHP $ailing, through the use of fspecial "Tarawa were met with extreniely 16. to be 17- Load paid (Puzsle Answer . on Page 211 I: and; I definitely "physical . examinations for! sea­ fierce opposition from strongly 18. Mother's sister. I dp not intend to men" •. . . Fighting ^continued . at entrenehed defenders on the 19. SIU member ! 2 't!l. Dice i; make it a Cai-eer.; ijvvatbiy, iii southeastern KWantung beaphes: Later, losses at Tarawa ;3. Bits of info 1 I have other, Prbvidehch, dhina', is US planes were announced as 1,026 killed and 12 24. Worthless plans which will sunk a Japanese destroyer and 2,557 wounded. A'. ...akin, losses scraps 15 keep me shore- freighter ... The Chinese high were announced at ?5 killed and 23. Noted waterr fall in Snake side, otherwise it command announced that it had 121 wounded. River might be a very good idea. It's a routed two Japanese divisions of 4i> 4i 4' .*9. Cuckoo 30,000 men in a three-day battle better life. ; O. View Soviet troops advanced across near Changteh. i 4^ t ..1. Galley utensil the 1939 Polish frontier . . . Allied • 2. Gets back Wayne Agle, AB: I wouldn't 4" 4* 4' planes, estimated at 2,700, dropped ;i4. Composer of necessarily want to be a mate, President Roosevelt, British 3,000 tons of bombs on northern "Show Boat" from chief down :: , Prime Minister Churchill and So­ France and Germany, including .iS. Comfort to third. That viet. Premier Stalin, jointly an­ Berlin and Kiel. The Allies lost i;6. Opera by way I would be BeUini nounced that in a conference at only 29 planes . . . Southern Cali­ 37. Prickly bushes subjected to all Teheran, Iran, they had "shaped fornia beat Washington 29-0 in the 40. Peninsula near the company regand confirmed out common pelicy" Rose Bowl, Louisiana State took Leningrad. u 1 a t i 0 n s and for the destruction of the Nazi Texas A&M 19-14 in the Orange 41. Sounded a bell wouldn't be a free fOTces and for a peace "which Bowl, and Georgia Tech edged out 42. Man from the Far Bast man. I want to will banish the scourge and terror Tulsa 20-18 in the Sugar Bowl on 46. Jap tribesman be able to get off of war for many generations" . . . New Year's Day . . , The NMU an­ 47,. Wad of bills and take a vaca­ The diplomatic exchange ship nounced its new contract demands. <>8.. Lake cargo . tion when I feel Gripsholm arrived in New York They showed that conditions of the -9. Other like it. Also, I don't want to spend with 1,222 Americans and 217 Ca. 0.' Jap coins CIO union were miles behind what tL^ Communist eight hours a day on the bridge. 'nadians who had been prisoners the SIU" already had. . • rC' -liiii/.r•; F i TEH �'SSM january t, 1»S4 SEAF ARERS LOG SEAFARERS^LOG Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth AvenuCj^ Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-6600, Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. LEHER PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer of the Vol. XVI. No. 1 jMirary t. 1954 Editor, HERBERT BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, JERRY REMER, AL MiVSKiN, NOEL RAHMENIEX; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY; Staff Assistants, DYMAN GAYLORD, MILTON HOROWITZ. The Coining Congress Every session of Congress is important as far as maritime is concerned because Government policies always have a bearing on the well-being of the merchant marine. But the current session of Congress promises to be an extremely important one. Coming to a head all at once are the future of the Public Health Service hospitals, the fate of the foreign aid program, the problem of the Mariner ships, the continuing decline of US-flag participation in this country's foreign commerce, and the whole question of US trade policies involving such matters as tariffs and quotas which affect the flow of com­ merce to and from our shores. In addition. Congress will take up proposals dealing with the Taft-Hartley law, in the course of which action may be taken that could affect maritime hiring halls. The SIU's position on matters of this kind is well-known. The Union has always fought vigorously to maintain arid irriprove the Public Health Service hospitals. And the Union has always, regarded the maritime hiring hall as the corner­ stone of its existence. The SIU will fight any infringement on the hiring hall with all the strength at its command. As far as shipping legislation is concerned, the SIU believes that the US needs and deserves a strong merchant marine and an ever-growing foreign trade. On an issue ot this kind, both the Union and the shipowner ride the same ship to­ gether. 4. 4. i- Pace Eleven Indefinite Lay-Up WEEK Steel Traveler Claims Top Chow To the Editor: The Steel Traveler is now on the last lap of what will turn out to be a four-and-a-half-month trip. We are due back in New York just a day or so before Christmas, and you can bet your vacation money we shall sure be pleased to see that pld Manhattan skyline. We are now here in Port Said, Egypt, and I am writing on behalf . of the entire crew to bring out this point; In sev­ eral of the'LOGs that have reached us, we notice that many crews get to boasting about their chow and their steward depaifments. Well, Shrimpton we here on the Traveler want to get into the act, and we will back our bellyrobber and his gang for good cash against all comers. For this entire voyage we have lived on the fat of the land, and we want that fact to go on record. SIU Ships^Top this! Our steward is Aussie (Evange­ line) Shrimpton, and as proof of our boast let me mention our The peculiar experience of the SlU-manned Albion in the Thanksgiving Day dinner. If there Gulf-of Aquaba recently, when it was shelled by Egyptian is another SIU ship that served shore batteries, ought to give pause to those who insist there's each man with a quart of ice cold on Thanksgiving Day, then no military danger to . merchant ships these days. In the light beer you will have to prove it. of what happened, the incident assumes a cpmic opera touch, The only chow beef we have had but we are sure it wasn't funny at the time it was going on. all this trip comes from .the second In that pairt of the world, as well, as elsewhere, rival na­ mate who, incidentally,; is a right tions have their fingers on the trigger. To judge from the good Joe. He complains bitterly it has taken..him eight years, Albion incident, it .doesn't take much to get those trigger- that to get out of the foc'^sle so that he fingers moving either. could get a good feed in the saloon, In the current world situation ships are valuable power only to find that all the choice pawns that can tip the balance one way or another. As such chow on this clipper is right back Seafarers are always in a potential front line when they in the crew messhall. Aussie knows about this letter, visit one of the; world's trouble spots, and he wants me to say that he it, couldn't have done half, the things that he has for us without the co­ operation of a first-class .galley gang. This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG carries the full text Only Poker Is Poor , of the SIU constitution, plus an explanation of all the articles Our chief cook is Ling Shin and it contains. It is being reprinted as per the decisions of the we call him Ting-a-Ling, the Chi­ port agents' confererice of last summer, as approved by the nese Wonder. He chases us out of niembership. At, that time, the agents recommended that it the galley with a fneat cleaver, but be reprinted at six-month intervals so that Seafarers could his fresh fried shrimp with pun­ sauce is right out of this have the fullest opportunity to acquaint themselves with gent world. We also want to pass a vote its provisions. of thanks to Johnnie Green, our Accordingly, the constitution was printed in July, and is messman. He is always on the ball being reprinted nOw in this issue. In the period of 15 months and if he could only play p'oker as that this, new constitution has been in effect if has proved its well as he waits on'table he would wohh as a solidly-based document for a. democratic Union. be the richest guy on the ship. However, you can't have evfery4> 4. ^ ^thing, and as matters hiow stand, John may have to make another trip to break even. He is So used to hearing all hands bawling, "Gimme This bdng the ^5th anniversary of Seatrain Lines, the a full house, John" that it has af­ Union takes the opportunity to congratulate the company fected his poker playing. on the success of its unusual shipping venture. The ingenuity If any of you shore-bound sailors of the Seatrain operations has won a good deal of merited are looking for a home-away-frompraise from the industry, in that it has enabled the company home you h^ better wait for this to go, on the board—she to prosper in the coastwise trade, a trade that has all but hooker, ain't. jnuch oh overtime, fellows, vanished under the pressure of competition from railroads. but she sure Is a feeder.. Generally speaking, the SIU has enjoyed harmonious rela­ Speaking of feeding, our chief tions with the company for many years. And on those occa­ feeder, Shrimpton, is well known sions with where issues have arisen between the Union and in the SIU for his writing as well the company, matters have been settled amicably across the as for his culinary mastery. Not long sgo, he wrote a story for the conference table. LOG about a seaman-lover. It was We're sure Seafarers will join in wishing Seatrain Lines a well-received- by the boys in the hfij^y birthday apd many more years of prosperous (^^a- foc'sle; CurtlrThempwn tion. The Albion Incident ConstUation Reprint Seatrain's Birthday ... --HiHi- LABOR ROUND-UP Private sanitation drivers in New York city won a $7 package in­ crease which included $5 in cash and $2 in contributions to pension and welfare. The 1,500 drivers in­ volved, members of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, reamed to work after a 15-day walkout. In the course of the strike. New York City Sanitation workers were put to work picking up the industrial refuse, but the strike came to a quick end when an­ other Teamster's local in the Sani­ tation Department voted to end all overtime work during which they had been collecting the industrial garbage and refuse. operations in three states. The 2,000 members of the AFL Motor. Coach Employees Union accepted an eight cent raise retroactive to last May 1, plus four cents addi­ tional on May 1, 1954 and 1955. 4- 4" 4" The Mayor of Norwalk, Conn., has appealed for a settlement of the strike of United Hatters Union members against the Hat Corpora­ tion of America.. The strike has been on for three months now with no settlement in sight. Union members went out on the picketlines after the corporation took steps to move its operations to Tennessee. The Union is seeking 4> 4^ ^ job security guarantees for its A Christmas turkey was included niembership. in a strike settlement at the Food 4 .4 4 Machinery and Chemical Corpora­ tion of Carteret, New Jersey. The A six-week old gas strike of 260 members of the AFL Chemical 1,800 maintenance workers at the Workers Union, who were involved New Jersey Public Service Gas in the six-week tie-up, also won an Company came to an ^end with an eight-cents-an-hour increase - as agreement to submit all issues to well as a pension plan. The com­ arbitration. Members of Local pany announced that it ^-ould con­ 274, Public Utility Workers, AFL, tinue its prartice of handing out approved the settlement by a nine turkeys, strike or no, but the strike to one majority. It's expected that ended before Christmas anyway. the ai'bitration award will provide a five percent increase at the mini­ i 4. t mum. Canadian gold miners, members 4 4 4 of the CIO Steelworkers, were de­ An emergency fact finding board nied jobless benefits by the Canadi­ an government even though both has been set up under the terms of the company and the union agreed the Railway Labor Act to head off that the men had been laid off be­ a possible strike of more than a cause of business losses. The mine million railroad employees in the operate^; by the Paymaster Mining 15 non-operating railroad unions, Company, had been laying off men including clerks; track workers, for weeks before it closed down shop .workers and others. The apcompletely. However, the Govern­ poiritment of the board by Presi­ ment decreed that the 350 men dent Eisenhower has the effect of were not entitled to compensation freezing present conditions for 60 days. Meanwhile, the railroads because of a "lockout." have settled with the Brotherhood 4" 4 4of Railroad Trainmen, one of the Three locals of the Communist- operating unions for a five-cent dominated Mine, Mill and Smelter hourly increase and an improved Workers Union, which was ex­ vacation plan. pelled from the CIO in 1950, have 4 4 4 taken steps to join the CIO SteelUnionized insurance agentsi in workers Union. The locals have a membership of 7,000 and are lo­ both the. AFL and CIO have met cated in Butte and Anaconda, Mon­ to plan Joint;, lotion against the tana. The CIO has appealed to giant insurance companies. Rep­ other loScals in Mine, Mill and resentation of the AFL insurance Smelter to come back to the CIO. Agents International Union and the CIO Insurance Worker* of 4 4 4 America have set up a program of Pennsylvania Greyhound bus mutual support in negotiations, us drivers have voted to accept a well as separate organizing activity' three-year contract averting a so as not to conflict with each strike that would- have halted bus other. �January 9i 1951 Janaary t, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG AFL-ILA COMES INTO Pace Tbiriceu OWN A Labor Board representative checks a longshoreman's credentials as other men wait. Midway in the election the Board changed requirements with the result that many men voted on a temporary Waterfront Commission card. Two of old ILA's lieutenants confer under watchful eye of an AFL-ILA supporter. Presence of many strong-arm men was cited as reason for voiding the vote. ' I lit -yy' .i;;:. •• The nation's press, keenly interested in the outcome, was out in force. Here a battery of cameramen gets set to fire away at longshoremen in the New York City polling place on Hudson Street in downtown Manhattan. 4 Ss^V ;r i' Polling place in New York was busy spot with longshoremen filing in and out of voting booths all day lopg. Confusion was (Considerable in the course of the voting. Is' iSK: - When 7,500 New York area longshore workers trooped to the polls just before Christ­ mas and cast their votes for the AFL-ILA, they started a chain reaction which is still not end­ ed. The struggle on the docks has not yet been decided but all indications are that the long­ shoremen, through their votes, have set the course for an AFL-ILA victory. ifc^: An NLRB agent busy with paper­ work in the course of the election. Prior to the election, the smart money and the experts had it that the AFL-ILA was doomed to q crushing defeat. The new union, they figured, simply hadn't had the time to break through the wall of fear surrounding the dock workers. And during the election when the old ILA used its usual tactics of intimidation, it appeared that the experts' predictions would be fulfilled. t -S It was quite a surprise, and no doubt a shock to the old ILA, when 7,500 longshoremen had the courage to defy them and vote their convictions. The election clearly established that the AFL-ILA was a force to be reckoned with on the docks. Since then, the tide has definitely turned toward the AFL. Longshoremen, who had held back from having anything to do with the new union,-are supporting it in increasing numbers. And at the present time, the NLRB is carefully considering on AFL move to set aside the elec­ tion based on ample evidence of intimidation and other irregularities in the voting. i U<- . < r-;-.*?-. . ... fuA ' • -/ ; • ? > i i A grim-faced Tony ; Anastasia tawa^.glowers- at. the,..--, ' V- f. :; i ^ cameramen as he gives .the le .victory"-signal tO-.',;,y ;:;r the polls ..y.-y , . ...y, - '.V; •;;i-r-. -y . • V-'' When it was all over, Labor Board employees counted the results at NLRB offices. • NLRB Regional Director Charles Douds reads off the results show­ ing a heavy pro-AFL vote. • �Suaurr 9> liM SEAFARERS LOG * Piure Fttwiecii PORT IlEPORTS.... Baltimore: i»-... i: i;:; i • '.: 1' W.' vi'j. : i f '0< B- I" |}#^ i Kn i- . ;1 -: «V I" fr • Show Me Mariner To Grow Up Noxl Weok Shipping In the Port of Balti­ made the usual routine check of New Orleans: the hospital and as of this date they have given the usual $25.00 Christmas Gift to approximately 30 of our men which was greatly re­ ceived by them and all hands seem Business and shipping is good to be in fine spirits. Of course, as you Iwothers know, a card or a line down here in the Crescent City. of any kind is always appreciated The outlook for the coming two and if you Icnow any of these weeks of the New Year is good brothers, take time out and drop and the Sugar Bowl fans from them a card or a line as they have West Virginia and Georgia are plenty of leisure lime on their whooping it up. To start with, we must wish each and every mem­ hands. Men in the marine hospital this ber a very prosperous New Year week are: Harry Thrash, Henry T. and with the cooperation of the Miller. Gus Sanchez. George Melt- membership in the coming year as zer. Earl T. Erickson, Roy M. it has been in the past, 1954 Havves, Jack Morrison, Julianus should be another good year for Blanco. Clyde Leggett. Robert L. the SIU which should continue to Lambert, Melvin Mason, Francisco be tops in maritime. Mayor, Cloise Coats, Jessie A. The crew of the Afoundria Clarke, Leslie Aaron, Samuel C. (Waterman) got an extended, stay Hudgins, Michael Pugaszewski, Jeff in New Orleans Davis and Walter H. Sibley. and were able to We had the usual Christmas Din­ spend Christmas ner here as we have had in the here when it past several years and we must looked like they have put out 600 or more dinners. were headed for I am certain the membership and the high seas on their friends were very well Christmas Eve. pleased as it brought a lot of the The ship sailed families together and made for bet­ about 4 PM on ter relationships for all concerned. December 24 and Sylvera I am taking this opportunity to was headed for wish all a very happy and pro."- the Far East when she tried to perous New Year and hoping that pass the Colombian freighter '54 brings more. Ciudad de Bogota which also was Earl Sheppard proceeding downstream. From the Baltimore Port Agent crew's report, the Colombian freighter angled in on the Afoun­ t> t> dria causing her to drop anchor Tampa: and go full astern.' During this maneuver the bow struck the Todd Johnson's dry dock, causing and estimated damage of $150,000 to the dry dock and an estimated Shipping was pretty good for the damage of $20;000 to the ship. The past two weeks and it looks like it crew was able to be here six days will be fair for the coming period longer and is now on its way to as there has been quite a turnover the Far East. on the coastwise ships. Last Voyage Ships in transit were the Edith We are sorry to report on the of Bull; Waterman's Antinous, last voyage of one of our Brother Chickasaw • and Iberville; Pan members, Abdon "Al" Sylvera, who Ocean's George Lawson and South- passed away here in New Orleans em's Southern Cities. after an extended illness. Burial Brother Kelly discussed the At­ took place 'here in New Orleans lantic Drive thoroughly. He told with the following brothers acting the membership how, in the future, as pall bearers: Jim Corlis, Louis we could help in the drive, urging Wetzell, Ed Shiedler, Flnas Strick­ all members to seek employment land, Dick Anderson and Theodore with this company if possible. He James. Al was well known here in gave the membership an up-to-date New Orleans as he made it his report on the longshore beef, im­ home port and shipped regularly pressing upon the membership the from here for many years. Prior importance of the outcome of this to his death one of his last wishes situation to the well-being of all. was that he be burled with his This may not be the busiest port SIU pin on his lapel. Al was a in the world, but we sure do have good shipmate and well liked. plenty of fine weather down this The Christmas bonus provided way. Nothing beats Florida when to our hospitalized members by the it comes to winter. Ask any tourist Welfare Plan was met with unani­ who comes down here for the-sun­ mous appreciation and acclaim. shine. Oldtimer Sani Cope summed it up Ray White with this expression, "Any one who Tampa Port' Agent blasts this Union just isn't a man." more is a little better now than it has been in the past several weeks but only due to the fact that we had several ships paying off that had been out on long trips. We don't think that this is an indica­ tion that shipping will continue this way. V.'e e.xpect it to slow up in the next couple of weeks as many of our ships are being put on the idle status, but we are still sure that the bookmen will not have any trouble shipping, partic­ ularly the rated men. We are crewing up the "Show Me Mariner" the first of next week which will relieve some of the pressure on the port, and probably one of the Robin ships which is in the shipyard here. Outside of that, it will just be the usual coastwise inter-coastal and Ore Line ships that we can depend on at the pres­ ent tinie. The following ships paid off in the port in the past two weeks: Elizabeth, twice; Edith, Ines, Rosario, and Evelyn (Bull); Fairport and Mobilian (Waterman); B^ thore. Mar ore, Vehore, Cubore, Feltore, Santore, B a 11 0 r e and Steelore (Ore); Steel Artisan, and Anniston Davis City (Isthmian); Beth-Coaster and Massmar (Calmar); Bents Fort and Council Grove (Cities Service); Santa Venetia (Elam) and Ocean Nimet (Ocean Trans). ' Ships signing on were the same with the exception of the BethCoaster, Mobilian, Santa Venetia, Anniston City, Ocean Nimet and Edith. In-transit vessels were the Seamar (Calmar); Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Antinous and Chickasaw (Waterman); Steel Traveler (Isthmian) and Chiwawa (Cities Service). New Building . Along with a few of the mem­ bers and myself we went down and took a look at the new hall and the work is going ahead now in fine shape. They are putting the re­ taining walls up and leveling off the parking spaces. Most of the rough facing on the building has been completed and there is not too much more work to be done on the exterior of the build­ ing. They have put quite a few more men to work on the interior which has made lae outlook very bright and we are hoping that we will be able to take over within the next few m(»iths. We are certain, at this time, that there will be no necessity to change, the plans and that when we. are finally estab­ lished there, there will be no al­ terations. necessary. On the political scene we know that Curly Byrd, Mr. Mahoney and probably Mayor .D'Alesandro are going to pitch for the Governor­ ship., The first two named are known candidates. The mayor is a doubtful starter due to the fact that in the last primary election Mr. Mahoney won the popular vote, although he didn't win the major­ ity of the electoral votes to run against. Governor McKeldin. We are sure that, at the present time, he is the strongest Democratis candidate. In conclusion, we are certain that Mr. Mahoney would make a very capable Governor due to his execu­ tive ability and his concern for the maritime .industry. Xmaa Money Afoondria Grew Gets An Extended Holiday Atlantic, Longshore News Tampa Topics SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl- Sheppard. Agent Mnlberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON SOSVi 23rd St. Keith Aisop, Agent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Eddie Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 623 BienvUle St. Llndsey WilUams. Agent Magnolia 6112-8113 NEW YORK 676 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St, ,i»Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA .337 Market St. S. CarduIIo. Agent - Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR. 411 Austin St. Don HUton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. T. Banning, /igent Douglas 2-6475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast Representative PUEBTA de TIERRA. PR .Pelayo 51—La 5 Jeff Gillette. Agent , Elliott 4334 TAMPA.-. 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Ray White. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505. Marine Av^ John Arabasz, Agent Terminal 4-2874. HEADQUARTERS .. 673 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRXnTARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Slmn-vns Joe Volpian William Hall SUP HONOLULU...., 18 Merchant St, Phone 5-8777 >22 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 438B RICHMOND. CALIF 257 5th St.. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 3700 1st Ave. Main 0380 WILMINGTON SOS Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK «75 4th Ava.. Brotfklra STerUng She'll PORTLAND Tom Bernsee, who ships mainly out of Mobile, Alabama, is in the local hospital for observation to determine whether or not he must undergo surgery. Bo Anderson, John Blair and John Culeton are among the hospitalized newcomers. Ships Paying Off Ships paying off were the Del Sud and Del Sol of Mississippi; Antinous of Waterman; Bloomfield's Alice Brown; Sunion of Kea, and the Southport of South At­ lantic. Signing on were the Del Sud and Del Monte of Mississippi and the George A. Lawson of Pan Oceanic. In-transit vessels were the fol­ lowing: Alcoa Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pilgrim (Alcoa); Del Monte and Del Sol (Mississippi); Seatrains Savannah and New York (Seatrain); Hurricane, Afoundria, Claiborne and Monarch of the Sea (Waterman); Southern Cities (Southern); Western Rancher (Western Navigation) and the Cat­ ahoula of National Navigation, Llndsey Williams New Orleans Port Agent Seattle: Shipping Expeeied To Hold Up In Soatllo Mobile Shippliig Fine Around The Holidays Shipping in the Port of Mobile for the last couple of weeks was fairly good with approximately il6 men shipped to regular jobs and about an equal amount of standby and various relief jobs in and around the harbor. This was a pretty good two-week period con­ sidering about half the time vas weekends and holidays. Ships paying off included Alcoa's Pennant, Pointer, Runner, Cavalier, Pilgrim, Clipper and R o a m e r; Mankato Victory of Victory Car­ riers; and Water­ man's Monarch of the Sea- and . V Claiborne. AM " signed on again Bemsee except the Water­ man scows. In-transit vessels were the Iber­ ville and Antinous of Waterman, and Mississippi's Del Sol and Dei Monte. Shipping also- continues to look good with quite a few ships due to hit the port during the coming two weeks and quite a few of them coming in off the offshore run. At the present time the only two Mobile members who are in the hospital HOW are brothers Tom Bemsee, drydocked with a kidney ailment and Willie Reynolds. Don't forget to stop by and see these boys if and when you're in and around New Orleans. A few of the oldtimers currently sweating out the beach in Mobile now include Charley Spencer, Cliff Doggett, Jimmie Carter, Reese Lumpkins, C. Long, Joe Crawford, Harold Long, George Weldy, Fred Ward and George Chandler. Speaking of George Chandler, the boys call him "Jughead." He's single and has been shipping out of this .pott for years. He usually sails in the rating of deck mainte­ nance OT bdsUib and his last ship was Isthmian's Steel Navigator. He's delighted with the progress of the Union through the years, but he's crazy about the Vacation Plan. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent In the Port of Seattle shipping has been good for the past two weeks and looks to be fairly good for the coming period. Ships paying off were the Sea-victor (Bournemouth); Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); and the Seagarden (Victory Carriers). In - transit vessels Included the Hastings, Choctaw and Arizpa (Waterman); N. B. Palmer (Eagle Ocean); Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans); Alamar (Cal­ mar); Lewis Emery, Jr. (Victory Carriers); and Salem Maritime (Cities Service). One of the oldtimers around the hall is Frank Cullison, who joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of Baltimore. Frank has- shipped in the steward's de­ partment ever since . and now Callison has a steward's rating. He has been on the West Coast for three years. He got married on the West Coast and i> now makes Seattle his home. Savannah: Some of the other boys on the beach include R. D. Stough, G. W. Ford and J. Walker. Waiting to hear from you in the marine hospital are.N. R. 'Brown, L. Hodges, K. R. Kitfelson, J. Well, Shipping has been fair in. the J. Bi. Garrison and W. K. Gulley. Port of Savannah in the past Jeff Gillette period and the outlook for the im­ Seattle Port Agent mediate future looks about the same. In-transit vessels since the last meeting were the Seatrain New York and Seatrain Savannah (Sea­ train); Ponce (Puerto Rico); Robfii. Goodfellow (Seas); Fairport FORT WILLIAM.,.. 11814 Syndicate Ave. Ontario _ Phone: 3-3221 (Waterman); and the Southstar PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. and Southport of South Atlantic. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. The Christmas party was a .real EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC #1714 Cormorant St. nice one here in this town and all Empire 4531 VANCOtrVEB. BC 565 Hamilton St. hands had a good time. Paci6c 7824 Jeff Morrison S'YDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Savannah Port Agent Phone 6346 Ghrlslmas Parly Makes For Happy Holiday BAGOTVILLE. Queheo 20 Elgin St. THOROLD. Ontario QUEBEC Quebec SAINT JOHN NB 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 113 Cote De La Montague Phone: 2-7078 177 Prince William St. Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District 133 W. Fletcher Phone; 1238W 180 Main St. Phone: aeveland 7301 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0U7 DSmtOIT .^..1038 3rd St. Canociion District fSSt il'S-UZ C-'feW. Headauartera Phone: Woodward 1^6857 ni W. MicUgaa St. MONTREAL., 04 St. James St. West DULUTH Phone: Malr^ 3-4110 Jog Mmvtmm. Agent Phone 3-1138 OAUFAK SOUTB CBlCAaO...:....SMrW^d 8L jOgATRnUB.e.......870() 1st Ave. nmui Eases 6-3410 Fhoaei SS8U SS-fliEffi'"!': »"'• ."XBJSTi!! Mobile: ALPENA BUFFALO. NY _ CLEVELAND How to Apply For Birth Pay Applications for the mater­ nity benefit must be supported by the following documents: • Your marriage certificate. • Baby's birth certificate dat­ ing birth after April 1, 19S2. • The discharge from the last •hip -you sailed on before the baby was bom. �ma SEAFARERS January 8, 195| un Fare Fifteen LOG PORT JOEPORTS Louisiana, Texas and New Jersey, lay-up, but we expect her to crew Lake Charles: twice (Seatrain); and Bull's Mae. up and sail next week. It would Bloomfield was due to crew its first be impossible to forecast what the ship under its new subsidy on or shipping will be like in the next abo^jt January 6. The vessel is the two weeks due to the uncertainty Marie Hamil. The company also of the waterfront situation here. Things are running along is getting a new Mariner ship, the Shipping has not been up, to par Claude Simmons smoothly as we approach the end Pelican Mariner, which is being in Boston, but we have hopes that Ass't. Sec.-Treas. of the year and the start of a new built at Pasagula, Mississippi, and the outlook will brighten in the t> ^ t> one. All in all, this port has had will be ready sometime it Febru­ future. San Francisco: a very good year both in shipping ary. It will crew up out of Mobile. Ships paying off. included the Keith Alsop Republic (Trafalgar); Can-abulle and otherwise. Galveston Port Agent (Natl. Navigation); Ann Marie During the past two weeks, the (Bull); Queenston Heights (Seai. 4. i following ships hit this port: Canti'ade) and Government Camp tigny. Winter Hill, thiwawa. Gov­ Norfolk: (Citieg Service). The same ships Shipping has been good the past ernment Camp, Bents Fort, Brad­ signed right on again. , two weeks and it is expected to ford Island, Council Grove and the Ships in transit included the keep an even keel for the upcom­ Winter Hill again, all of Cities Steel Traveler and Ste,el Scientist ing period. Service; Tagalam (Seatrade) and (Istbmian); Robin Trent (Seas); De Ships paying off were the Coe Del Mundo of Mississippi. The Soto, Raphael Semmes and Iber­ Victory (Victory Carriers); Key­ Tagalam signed on for what is Shipping has been very slow for ville (Waterman). the past couple of weeks with only rumored to be a trip around the stone Mariner twice, once on a port Quite a few men were waiting payoff (Waterman), and Seacomet world. All of the tubs took some 13 men shipped and 57 men regis­ around the hall figuring that they II (Gulf Traders). Signing on were men making everyone happy at the tered for the same period. We have could replace the Coe Victory and the Beaure­ year end. several ships due in transit, but no men on ships gard (Waterman). Last night we held our last payoffs are scheduled. Also, we during the holi­ in-transit ships were the Steel meeting of the year and it marked expect to crew the Southern Dis­ days. It seems Recorder of Isthmian; Waterman's the first .year anniversary of the tricts today. that only one or Hastings, Choctaw, J, B. Waterman Ships paying off were the Can«• 1; first meeting ever held in Lake two men are and Young America; Lewis Emery, Charles. Present at both historic tigny of Cities Service and the leaving each ship jr. (Victory Carriers); Badger occasions were brothers J. Phillips, Southern Districts of Southern. to come home. Mariner of South Atlantic and Al­ A. (j. Alexander, Johnny Mitchell Ship signing on was the Cantigny, They must be oh coa's Pegasus. as chairman and T. J. Moore as while the Alcoa Planter was invery good ships transit. There was quite a bit of di.scus- recording secretary. or they don't sion about our cramped quarters Members in the marine hospital Farrand We have one member in the hos­ want to fight the and the members who collected the Christmas bonus pital here as a result of an auto cold weather in Boston during the had quite a few accident. Since the last meeting in addition to their weekly bene­ winter. comments why one of our members, William D. fits were high in their praises of A few of the members waiting we did not have Paul, an oiler on the Government the Union for its progressiveness around to ship out include L. enough room to Camp, was killed in an auto acci­ in maritime. Those in the hospi­ Melanson, J. Farrand, M. Hitch­ dispatch from dent near this city. His body was tal included Charlie Burke, A. cock, P. Karas and G. Smith. .Men and also a place shipped to his sister in Omaha, Presnell, W. A. Rose, Lonnie Hall, in the marine hospital are T. Mas- to sit down. When Nebraska. All arrangements for John M. Power, Charlie Phelps and taler, F. Mackey, J. Duffy, R. a job is called the shipment were handled by the Herbert Milliner. Churchill, R. Rogers and R. Mc- the men block Ben Rees Welfare Servitjes in this poi*t, Cannon. the hallway and Norfolk Fort Agent which did a bang-up job once Childs The people of Manomet, Mass., this causes a fire again. 4. i i are worrying about another whale hazard and none can use the corri­ Leroy Clarke Philadelphia: which has been seen in nearby dors. Members of the SUP are Lake Charles Port Agent waters. This whale is believed to complaining that they can't even i t. t. be looking for her boy friend which move around in their own building. was washed ashore a few weeks It was explained to the member­ Galveston: ago. ship that when there are 100 men James Sheehan on the beach and we make a call, Shipping has been fair for the Boston Port Agent that we'll have to allow the depart­ past few weeks and we expect it 4- t 4> ments to come in one at a time in to stay in that same category for Ntw York: order to get the jobs shipped with Business and shipping in the the coming period. a little elbow room. We agree that Port of Galveston has fallen off Ships paying off for the period the cramped quarters are working and things have been verj' slow include the General Patton (Na­ a hardship on the members, but with nothing much in sight for the tional AVaterways); Angelina (Bull) that the SIU doesn't want to move next two weeks. and the Winter Hill (Cities Serv­ at this time. ice). In-transit ships were the The grain elevators are still Shipping figures for the past On the Beach Azalea City, Mobilian, Raphael fouled up and we don't expect period in the Port of New York Semmes, Bienville, Fairport, twice, them to be straightened out until Oldtimers on the beach include have dropped considerably below and Chickasaw (Waterman); Steel G. Wanka, K. F. Hansen, J. E. after March 1. the norm due to the fact that a Collins, E. Ainsworth. B. Jensen, During the past two weeks we King and Steel Traveler (Isthmian); number of ships which were sched­ C. Nien, L. Bi Knickerbocker, R. J. had the Binghamton Victory of Carolyn, Angelina, Evelyn, Ines, uled to pay off here have been Moisant. Bull pay off after a coastwise trip Dorothy and Elizabeth (Bull). Re­ diverted to other ports on account Men in the marine hospital in­ and then head into idle status. public, thrice, (Trafalgar); Alex­ of the expiration of the no-strike clude J. W. Singer, L. Carmine, C. Sign-ons were aboard the Alice andra (Carras); Southern Districts injunction against the longshore­ Sinniti, L. Glazowski, W. Loss, E. Brown of Bloomfield and the (Southern), and Robin Kirk (Seas). men. The injunction expired at Seserko, H. Dell'Orfano, C. Lund, Southport of South Atlantic. The General Patton and the An­ midnight on December 24 and most F. Haigney, W. Timmerman, J. In-transit vessels were the gelina, after paying off in fine of the operators were, fearful of a Childs, W. Singleton, P. Yuzon, H. Michael and Alexandra of Carras; shape with nary a beef, went into tie-up in the port at that time. Choe, O. Gustavsen and J. Wanger. Mississippi's Del Monte; Royal lay-up. We paid off a total of 18 ships Steve Cardullo Oak .of Caritigny of Cities Service; Tom Banning in the past two weeks, signed three Philadelphia Port Agent Afoundria (Waterman); Seatrains San Francisco Port Agent on foreign articles and serviced 10. in-transit ships. Following are the ships paying off: Catahoula (National Navigation); Frances, Binghamton Victory, K^thryn, Suzanne, Dorothy and Beatrice (Bull); Wacosta (Water­ Shipping Figures December 16 To December 30 man); Seatrains Savannah, Texas, Georgia, New York and New SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL REG. TOTAL SHIP. REG. REG. Jersey (Seatrain); Bradford Island PORT DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. (Cities Service); Alexandra and 18 4 48 8 6 . 22 T3 13 Boston ......: Trinity (Carras); Steel Traveler 186 65 ^ 66 55 377 133 119 125 New York (Isthmian); and Val Chem (Valen­ 21 " 63 20 22 V 133 49 47 37 Philadelphia tine). 76 53 196 67 Signing On 333 78 113 142 Baltimore The Steel Admiral and Steel 13 4 3 6 57 22 11 24 Norfolk King of Istbniian and Seas' Robin 11 4 7 0 54 22 12 20 Savannah Goodfellow signed on, while in6 17 20 60 4 7 21 19 Tampa transits were the Alcoa Partner, 116 39 41 36 47 145 51 47 Mobile Plater and Runner (Alcoa); 216 77 64 217 76 63 73 80 Waterman's Chickasaw, Raphael New Orleans Semmes, La Salle', Iberville and 40 13 20 7 99 32 43 24 Galveston De Soto; Robin Trent (Seas) and 67 22 20 25 31 30 95 34 Seattle Michael of Carras. 125 38 37 45 50 122 41 36 Snn Francisco ^ The payoffs were all smooth with 66 25 31 '( :28.»r •90 21 20 . .31 no major beefs on any of. the ships Vyilmington?.,. ....i arriving here. We had .one ship, 352 412 1,830: the Wacosta, go -into :temporary Boston: Tagalam Signed On For Trip Around Tbo World Seafarers Slay Abeard Te iNiss Boslen Winler Cramped Quarters Are Tepic Per Discussien Shipping Drops Below Expeolalions In Porl Dioomfield Gels New Ship: Pelican Mariner Two Ships In Lay-Up, Bui Shipping Is Fair Dock Probiem Affecis New York Skipping Jm • - JBWK-T'I••• mmMMM^nunv itSVPi. S-1 Z< Wilmington: Deck Dept. Gels OT As Chief Mete Lays Tile We had good shipping in the past two weeks with three payoffs, four sign-ons and 19 in-transit ves­ sels taking quite a few men off the beach. Ships paying off were the Choc­ taw and Young America (Water­ man) and the Longview Victoi-y of Victory Carriers. Sign-ons were aboard the same ships plus the Seamonitor of Excelsior. Ships in transit were the Logans Fort and Salem Maritime of-Cities Service; Fairland, Fairisle, Andrew Jackson, City of Alma and John B. Water­ man (Waterman); Jefferson , City Victory (Victory •Carriers); Seawind (Seatraders); Ala mar, Brown Portmar, Pennmar, Calmar and Yorkmar (Calmar); Petrolite (Tanker Sag); Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Del Aires (Mississippi); Greece Victory of South Atlantic and the San Mateo Victory of Eastern. We would like to take our hats off to "Scotty" Eden, ship's dele­ gate on the Choctaw arid to "Woody" Woodruff, delegate on the Young America, for the fine jobs they did in bringing in these ships with no disputed OT and the repairs whipped into shape as soon as the ships left their foreign port. They make paying off their ships a pleasure. The Longview Victory was another easy payoff with the company paying 25 hours OT for the chief mate laying tile in the captain's quarters without trying to get the bosun or deck department to turn to. We see lots of old friends on the beach including Jack Thomp­ son, who did a fine job as chair­ man at our meeting last night, Grady Brown and Red Braunstein. We are happy to start out the new year with no men in the marine hospital from this area. The weather for this time of year is a liljle warmer than usual with a big fire raging up in the canyons around Santa Anita. Everyone is worried that it might damage the TV transmitters. AVe also saw the great Tournament of Roses with those gorgeous gals so those men hanging around right now had good reason to stick to the beach. John Arabacz Wilmington Port Agent Rroper Repair Lists Help All The settlement of repair lists means s lot to the men who stay aboard a ship, and to the new crew that comes aboard, just as the repair list , made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in the proper fashion. Each -department delegate must make out three copies of his repair list. The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one copy to the company represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this way, everyone has a copy of the repair list and there is a check to make sure the work is done. �% SEAFARERS rag* Sixteen Samurr 8, Itfi LOG Holiday Cheer For New Orleans Vital Maritime Issues Seafarers At SlU Xmas Party Await Congress Action Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hus­ ton and children Dickie, Rusty and Penny were having a fine time at the traditional Christmas Day dinner at the New Orieans SIU hall. Huston, a cook on the Alcoa Cavalier, lives in Mobile, but with the ship in New Orleans, the family joined him there for the holidays. (Continued from page 3) forces will be concerned over the fact that US ships are now carry­ ing a" scant 30 p.ercent of the country's foreign commerce. This is the lowest figure our merchant marine has fallen to in Nine Lost In Ship Crash Near Philly (Continued from page 3) whatever the company would offer her as it "was a good company and would treat her right." Atlantic even failed to notify -the next of kia promptly so that one man's family found out that their boy was missing, from a neighbor who read about it in the newspapers and Pomeroy's mother was notified by SIU organizers two days before the company got around to it. The father of an­ other, hadn't been notified by the company as much as six days later, and also found out about the loss of his son from newspaper ac­ counts. SIU Welfare Service Department representatives this week paid out the fuli SIU $2,500 death benefit to Pome­ roy's mother, Mrs. Mildred Lu­ cas. Pomeroy, an AB, received book membership during the Atlan­ tic drive. He had never sailed SIU Pomeroy ships previously, but qualified for the benefit on the basis of a membership resolu­ tion last August to enroll all SIU bookmembers in Atlantic under the Welfare Plan. The death benefit also went out to the family of John I. Waller who got into the fleet less than three weeks before the accident. Waller, who was sailing as a wiper with Atlantic, was on the SlU-contracted Seanan (Stratford), until he paid off on October 22 in Portland, Ore. Waller, a married man, had six dependents. The only action taken by Atlan­ tic was to send a representative to visit some of the surviving fami­ lies to see if they needed anything. The family of James Laughlin, who had been going to sea only eight days before the disaster took place, was advanced $100 by the com­ pany after Laughlin's mother was informed of the accident and col­ lapsed. s At left. Seafarer Johnny Doyle and his children, John, Jr., Herbert and Beverly. There were plenty of young cowpokes at the festivities. At right (1-r), Dianne and Dorothy Ann Signorino, daughters of Seafarer Paul Signorino, and Geraldine Nichols, George Nichols, Rose Motto and Mrs. Vic Miorana. enjoy the holiday festivities. At left, Seafarers J. Skladanik, Henry Emry, Bob Ramsey and R. Ramsberger share a few laughs and a few beers at the New Orleans Christmas party. At right. Seafarer Chauncey J. Muldoon (right), from Boston, spins a tale for attentive listener John McCullough of the SIU Great Lakes District. Many members of other SIU of North America affiliates attended the affair and enjoyed the dinner along with Seafarers. Burly Battle Royal Seen OnT-H Amendments (Continued from page 5) which he said Mr. Eisenhower had previously promised to support. Later, the AFL convention in St. Louis voted unanimous support to Durkin when he claimed he had been made the "whipping boy" for the Administration and that the President had given in to pressure from big business and industry to abandon the disputed program. As far as maritime is concerned, the SIU is keeping a close watch on the situation as it relates to maritime hiring halls. Any at­ tempt to curtail the Union hiring hall, the conerstone of maritime unionism, will be fought bitterly by the SIU. By Bernard Seaman Vp In The Air Y'KNOW.NUTSY-YOU 60TTA GETAWAY FBCM IHB SNIP ONCE IN A WHILE[ MS lijfs** ndriimaiKxista^': years. Only three times in the last 30 years have US flag ships carried so small a share of com­ merce. It is far below the an­ nounced goal of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, which set 50 percent as the target for American ship­ ping to shoot at. One step that seems reasonably certain to come out of the next Congress is a move to restrict for­ eign shipping on the Great Lakes. Many foreign ships have come into the Lakes and remained there ty carrying cargo between Canadian and American ports. In addition, Senator Potter has suggested that the Military .Sea Transportation Service will be con­ siderably restricted in its compe­ tition with private shipping in­ terests. Senator Potter has indicated that to his way of thinking part of the cost of a merchant marine program could possibly be assumed by the Defense Department. This would apply particularly to defense fea­ tures built into merchant ships. The Senator has stated that he will resume hearings on the question of the merchant marine program. Maritime interests have an im­ mediate concern over the fact that Congress will make sharp reduc­ tions in foreign economic aid. Aid reductions of this kind are a blow to US merchant shipping since, un­ der the law, US ships carry 50 per­ cent of Government cargo in the form of economic aid. Foreign aid shipments in recent months, as well as other Govern­ ment owned-cargoes, have been an increasingly larger part of US mer­ chant commerce as foreign-flag ships carry off the bulk of pri­ vately-owned cargoes. .•J-"'?.'. �January S. 1954 By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor S^EAFARERS LOC Pace SeTenteeu Stony Creek Crew Burial Service Held Despite Officers' Tactics The Franke and Heidicke people, whose astute merchandising of " Wheh crewmembers of the Stony Creek (Amer-Tramp) attempted to honor the memory the Rolleiflex and Rollelcord camera put twin lens reflex photography of a shiprnate lost in a plane crash at sea, writes Elmer Black, bosvm aboard the vessel, in a letter \signed by 29 other Seafarer crewmembers, some topside personnel tried to throw on the map in the late 1930's, have incorporated a number of features a monkey wrench into the^in their new Rolleicord, Model IV, which goes a long way toward re­ proceedings, but to no avail. defining the purposes served by their two cameras. Several new fea­ The incident Black refers to tures of the Rolleciord IV are identical to those of the Rolleiflex 2.8c. was reported in the October 30 Among them are the grooved tripod base for easy attachment and re­ issue of the . SEAFARERS LOG, Seafarer Maurice Brody moval of the camera with F & G's new tripod adapter; full (M-X) flash when went down in',the Gulf of Oman synchronization at all shutter speeds; baffled interior to avoid flare aboard an. Army rescue plane with ultra-high-speed films, and the adjustable film-pressure plate which had conie to fly the polio permitting either 120 rolls or 35mm film to be used with equal ease. case to where the seaman could A major improvement in basic Rolleicord design is the interlocking get emergency treatment. Three of the camera's semi-automatic film-transport mechanism with the others perished v^ith him. shutter operation. After the first frame of the film has been brought Arriving in Japan, the crew into position by turning the winding knob until "1" shows in the ex­ purchased a floral wreath com­ posure counter window, the transport system works automatically. plete with the deceased's name, The shutter can't be cocked for each succeeding exposure until the film tied in an appropriate ribbon. The has been advanced, the film can't be advanced until the shutter has crew planned a short memorial been released. However, when a flashbulb misses or a m.utiple ex­ service, with the wVeath to be posure is intended, the shutter can be cocked for another exposure tossed over the side in^the vicinity after a special release knob on the face of the camera has been de­ of the fatal crash. Cotoiplications, pressed. however, set in. In other words it's impossible to get a double exposure unless you Topside Disturbed are really looking for one, an innovation which should please the When the wreath and the finicky photo bug who is looking for special effects via the double- planned ceremony came t6 the at­ exposure route. tention of the captain, E. M. Mokarzel, whom the crew called "the Eye Level Sports Finder Arab," the master and some of Like the most recent Rolleicord 111 cameras delivered in this coun­ the other topside personnel were try, the model IV has an eye-level sports finder in its hood. There is much put out about the fact that also a new clamp device to hold either a Rolleikin 35mm masking tney were left out of the memorial frame in place of the new Rolleigrid—a plastic field lens with a clear proceedings. One of the officers, center which is dropped, grooved face down on top of the ground glass a first assistant engineer, went to screened to increase corner-to-corner illumination of the screen image. particular pains to show his dis­ The fact that the price of the Rolleicord IV remains the same as pleasure by tearing the ribbon off that of the Rolleicord III which it replaces—$149.50—is significant the wreath and donning it in a as the various improvements in the new model, inasmuch as it clarifies drunken hula dance on the cat­ the manufacturer's purpose in marketing their similar, yet different, walk. The chief mate, however, cameras, the Rolleiflex and Rolleicord. The Rolleiflex, which costs up­ saw that the damage was undone, ward of $100 more than the Rolleicord, (depending upon the lens or as much that could be repaired equipment of the former) is specifically designed for the busy pro­ to the violated wreath. There was fessional worker. Though similar to the Rolleicord in appearance, talk that the engineer did it in structure and many of its features, the Rolleiflex, with its fully auto­ Older to return to the good graces Pictures above show the beginning and end of memorial ceremony matic film transport and shutter-cocking mechanism, represents the of the captain, whom he had alien­ in honor of Seafarer Maurice Brody and three others who perished ated on another one of his sodden last word in fast, effortless operation. in the Gulf of Oman. At top, flag is lowered to half mast before For those who want to save some money and are satisfied to get an sorties, but the allegation was burial prayer. Bottom shows wreath before being tossed over­ older model, the Rolleicord Model III should prove to be an excellent never proved. board. Refuses To Stop buy. Because of the introduction of the Rolleicord IV, it is possible On November 12, when the ship day that the ship would pass over left the captain to his lonely solace to buy brand-new Rolleicord Ill's at a far lower price than previously. and crying in his own beer about While the III does not have all the refinements of the newer model was nearing the scene of the acci­ the spot. it is a very satisfactory camera, particularly for amateur use, and dent after putting out to sea again, Promises notwithstanding, mem­ being left out of the memorial should satisfy those who are looking for a good quality, low-cost reflex the ship's delegate asked the cap­ bers of the crev/ took it upon ceremonies. camera for unspecialized photo work. tain if the latter would inform the themselves to chart their own crew of the approximate day and course. The ceremony was held on Top Feeders (Editor's Note: The SEAFARERS LOG photo editor will be glad to hour the ship would pass the last November 15 at 3 PM after some assist Seafarers with their photo problems. Address any questions resting place of their former ship­ off-the-cuff plotting by a pair o: to the Photo Editor, c/o the LOG at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. mate. Upon learning the reason ABs in the chartroom. Later, th? This includes information on how to operate certain types of cameras, for the request, the captain was men were informed that they had advice on camera purchases, photo-finishing techniques, plus informa­ reported as having said that he passed the positicn two hours tion on a variety of camera equipment, such as enlargers, flash guns, could not see the reason for stop­ earlier, but their memorial serv­ etc. Drop the editor a line or if you are around the hall come up to ping or even slowing down since ice was not marred one bit by see him.) . Brody and the. others had been the belated knowledge. The cap­ dead for seven weeks. However, tain never did tell them their po­ he promised to notify the delegate sition at the proper time. Floor Show At Seaman's Club as to the approximate time and Read Burial Service LOG-A-RHYTHM: Retired Sailor By Ray Wennberg In the twilight of the evening I can hear the ocean's roar, Though it is a thousand miles To the nearest ocean's shore can feel the rolling rhythm Of a vessel far at sea. And I long to be aboard her Though I know it cannot be. 1^ ; ^ 1 Highlights of the floor show at the Seaihan's Club in Yokohama, Japan, take the plajr away from the band. At top, Juggler is in the spcrfUidJt, while dancing duo catches the eye at conclusion of dance number in bottom picture. Both shots hy Harold Restucb^r. The second assistant engineer, Eddie Grinnan, read the burial services, which were attended by the entire crew and several of the sympathetic officers on board the ship. All in ail, the crew felt it was a- successful undertaking. The last the crew heard from the captain was when he tried to sell them American beer at $6 a case which he had taken aboard when the ship left Baltimore. The crew il i 'i Some of the members of the steward department are shown with deck members aboard the Steel Traveler, Left to right they are Aussie Shrimpton, Elbert Elmer, Ling Shin and Curtis Thompson. When at night I look to heaven 1. Who was nafned manager of the new Baltimore Orioles? At the stars so pale and cold, recall the tropic islands 2. Who did the French Assembly finally flame as President, after With the seas so'warm and bold. days of bitter-wrangling? Where the Southern Cross so bril­ 3. Which group of islands was recently returned to Japan by the liant. United States, over the protests of both Communist and Nationalist Guides the sailor o'er the sea. China? And the foreign waters beckon. 4. What other islands did Japan ask to have returned? But 1 know it cannot be. 5. Who were the professional football champions of 1953? 6. Who is the new Secretary of Labor? When the red-ringed sun is setting can hear the sirens sing 7. Where are the following Bowl Games held: Sugar, Rose, Orange. And the whistle of thfi rigging Cotton? Is a living, lovely thing. 8. Which famous figure of the American stage died recently? Yes, my heart is sailing westward. 9. Who is the mayor of New York City? With a cherished memory. 10. 'Who wrote The Night Before Christmas? A Christmas Carol? And my body longs to Join it. But I knout it eannot bei. iQudss Answem On Paso filJ r]l �SEAFARERS Page Eightem January 8, 1954 LOG Seafarer Shipmates Leap To The Rescue Of Pair Of Drowning Men ••m By Spike Marlin Those who were fortunate Those who hadn't seen th^ pros enough to switch their tv sets on in action before got a good glimpse Seafarers have long been-known for their acts of valor and displays of courage above the Sunday before last were of the major differences between and beyond the call of shipboard duty. Just last week two members of the SlU, in similar treated to a real "rock 'em-sock pro and college ball. For one thing, but isolated instances, proved once again that the "brotherhood of the sea" is no idle claim em" football game from Detroit, there are vei-y few colege clubs where the Lions shaded the Cleve­ that can display the kind of punting in a pair of successful rescues land Browns, 17-10, for the pro and place-kicking skill that was unconscious in the cold water, both made their way to the Aleu­ at sea. was at the mercy of the football championship. While the shown in this contest. The punts In the first case, Seafarer tian Mail, another vessel, which 'Blomgren swift cui'rents and the shark-in­ game was marred by many slips were long and high, and the ends William Watson's quick and self­ was lying at. anchor. The crew was fested waters surrounding him. and fumbles on the muddy field, got downfield so fast that the safety less thinking saved the life of ship­ eager to help them aboard. Such was the situation when Tony it was in many respects pro foot­ men never had a chance to get off Not waiting for thanks from the mate Edward Yeager in a mishap ball at its best. a good runback. There were three outside San Pedro harbor. Yeager, shocked and suffering-from-ex- Acosta, a 5 foot, 2 inch dynamo For all their acknowledged skills, field goals kicked in the contest, of action stepped into the picture. a member of the crew of the Fair- posure Yeager, Watson hailed a the pros too often let their game two of which were of medium land (Waterman!, became ill one vwater taxi and sped to rejoin the From a height of 28 feet above the degenerate into a pitch and catch length. But one boot was a solid level of the water, the pantryman .Fairland which .welcomed him night shortly be­ dived full clothed into the sea and affair. That kind of a contest pro­ 43-yarder. aboard like a conquering hero. fore Christmas Bigger And Better swam furiously to catch up to the vides a lot of synthetic thrills via An even more spectacular rescue after boarding high scores. But it certainly eases drifting Blomgren. Then there was the size and and display of courage took place the vessel. The Catching him by the nape of his the wear and tear on the player, speed of the ballplayers. Most col­ aboard, or rather, alongside, the seaman collapsed who, after all, must stay in one lege , clubs would be fortunate to Suzanne, a Bull Line ship, as it 6 foot, three inch neck, along with piece to earn a living. and fainted on have one or two 220 pounders up lay at anchor in Port Sanchez, the rest of his inert form, Acosta the deck near the Defensive Play cross-carried him to a small boat front. But on these teams the Dominican Republic. gangway, but re­ This game was different. It beef was hefty and fast to boot with which was making its way to the Over the Side vived enough to Blomgren, the carpenter aboard half-submerged pair. The rescue was a superb exhibition of defen­ Detroit defensive backer-up Les make his way to the vessel, had just returned from was affected in a matter of min­ sive play throughout. The cameras; Bingamon tipping the scales at an his cabin. Once Acosta a few hours of revelry in town, utes and before he realized it, didn't show it too well, but Cleve­ announced weight of 280 and in the cabin . he feeling no pain, when, upon start­ Acosta was back in the pantry land ace Otto Graham's pass re­ Cleveland boasting a 300-pounder discovered his watch was missing ing up the gangway, he slipped handing out salad dishes to a proud ceivers were covered so thoroughiy in its ranks. The front lines, end and went back on deck in search that he seidom had a clear shot at to end, were no place for a nor­ and feil into the drink. Floating' and loudly-praising crew. of it. Meanwhile, the Fairland a receiver. And the line play up mal-sized heavyweight. weighed anchor and was steaming front was really fierce. Ball car­ The most noticeable difference out of the harbor on a journey to riers simpiy could not break away. in the pro game, which makes for Seattle, Washington. They were hit hard, and when they most of the excitement is the soAs Yeager moved along the deck, tried to get up and go again the called "slow whistle." Unlike col­ crouching, searching for the watch defensive Unemen piled on with a lege, where the ball-carrier is dead here and there and paying no mind^ vim. when his knee touches the ground, to the dips and rolls of the vessel, As a result, there wasn't much the pros can wriggle, crawl, or get the ship turned and lurched, toss­ Taking a leaf from an off-beat chapter of the book of the fancy broken-held running because up and run until they are securely ing him over the side with an un­ Spanisli Main, inhabitants of Trinidad, according to Seafarer the backs seldom had chances to sat on. And with .$2,500 in prize ceremonious splash into the brine. away In the secondary. It money at stake for each player, Peter Jomides, have their own little acts of piracy which put break Fortunately for Yeager, Watson proved that a good defense still there were plenty of backs trying was close by and without a mo­ the old swashbuckling type of* ^ packs a wallop in football,. high to bounce up—and plenty of line­ ment's hesitation leaped from the pirate to shame. care how they go about it, even scores to the contrary. men knocking them down again. churning ship into the dark waters No more sw^tly-running if it means a holdup on the high­ below. Watson swam along-side frigates, no- jolly roger men way, which is what happened to the partially dazed Yeager as they o' war, no slashing cutlasses and two wipers on their trip through end-of-the-plank routines for mod­ the trackless financial wastes of Prices exceed pro­ ern Trinidadians. They've got bet­ the island. ter methods of gaining the loot of priety and go beyond even that unwary travelers, says the Sea­ which a self-respecting mounte­ bank would charge in other places. farer and the Seafarers who lose baggage They are exorbitant for American crew of the checks for gear checked at any seamen and prices have been Trinity (Carras). SIU baggage room should known to change precipitously In his mind there notify that particular hall when a Yankee sailor comes upon is no doubt that right away so that no one can the scene. The tale is told of the the latter day improperly claim the baggage price of a fifth of scotch which version of the with that check. Headquarters jumped threefold from the time pirate, though officials advise you to do this an American seaman opened the land locked, has immediately to avoid loss of door to a liquor shop to the time the Spanish Main your gear and/or trouble A . he closed it behind him upon en­ characters beat Jomides claiming it later on. Make tering. The Trinity men won't go eight ways from sure you notify the hall where that far, but they're not sure why the sharp edge of the sword. the baggage was checked as after some of the treatment they've All the people down that way, soon as you find out you've he says, are out for the Yankee received. Living the life of Reilly is Bill Scanbett, cook, off the Anne But­ lost the check dollar. They don't even seem to Taxis Are Hazards ler getting lots of attention in Yokohama, Japan, from nurses Ann There is still another hazard to Crimmens, center, and Beulah Rogers. Leg in cast doesn't seem be wary of in Trinidad, say the to bother him one bit. Seafarers. This is a more common one and found in many a foreign as well as an American port. The nemesis is native or local taxidrivers, who seem to think that the average tankerman is a watery The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, Croesus, if their cab fares are any bakers and otheTrs who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known criterion. These cab drivers, say cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, the crew of the Trinity, will do anything to get hold of your suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Joe Thomas' money, and usually do. You've recipe for "beef and kidney pie." ' got to be right on your toes to see One of those old-fashioned dishes that when well-prepared that they don't try to outsmart you at every turn, say the men. always makes a hit because it adds something just a little Many of the crewmembers be­ bit different to the daily menu is an old-time "beef and lieve that it Is pretty rough to get your dollar's worth in Trinidad, kidney pie." It may be a little"*; but they are consoled with the more trouble to make than the crews on the ships he's tried it on usual dishes, but the reception have always asked for more, an^ thought that it is only money. it gets is worth it, according to Joe that's as good an indication as any of how well it goes over. Thomas. "Beef and kidney pie" dates To make one or two large pies to back several centuries in the his­ feed a full crew, if enough indi­ tory of cookery. vidual casseroles aren't available, Old English kings you would need 10 pounds of beef Seafarers sending telegrams VACATION PLAN devoured it just and five pounds of kidney, plus or letters to the New. York as eagerly as sufficient fiour for thickening. headquarters dispatcher asfking folks do in mod­ Then, chop up parsley, onions and THAT A SEAFARER MUST to be excused from attending em times be­ celery, add garlic and season. , headquarters m e m b e r s'b i p APPLY FOR HIS MONEY cause it was good, Dice and stew the beef and kidr . meetings must Include the reg­ substantial fare ney until soft, and add chopped WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE istration number of tfiefr wrapped up in carrots, peas and diced boiled po­ PAYOFF DATE OF HIS OLDEST shipping card in the message. tatoes. Combine everything and one wholesome DISCHARGE. APPLY PROMPTLYFrotn now on, if the number package. season to taste in caserole, add Thomas is not included, the excuse can­ gravy and cover the whole with a Thomas, an SIU not'be accepted by tee ,dlschief cook who's been .catering to thin pie dough. Bake in a medium patcber:' the appetites of hungry Seafarers oven until the pie crust iS; Jlbisbtly • foT' at least a dozen years^ says the browned., Mo(dern-Day Pirates Work In Trinida<d, Says Crew l\i Convalescing Cook All Smiles Report Lost Raggage Check I# m 1 k^'. pife • Put Number On Meeting Excuses SPECIFIES COUBCT THAT DOUGHt !'• d �"rCT'iTji'iTW Junury t, 1954 SEAFARERS Seaeorai Gets its SIV Library To the Editor: A few days ago in Pusan, thanks to Brother Louis Meyer, chief steward, and the brothers on the Coe Victory, we had an SIU li­ brary on board our ship for the first time. Brother Meyer had a duplicate library on board and since our ship, the Seaeorai, has been out nine months, we had never seen the SIU library. We all think it's great, and are certainly enjoying the wide selection of books offered. We have quite a few oldtlmers on board, like Jojo Tonart, who is doing a bang-up job as ship's dele­ gate; McBride, the bosun; Mar­ shall Cooper, Johnnie Reichback, Simms, Jimmy Slade, Blackie Mar­ shall, Jinimy Knight, Sass Sasserville. Pappy Parrity, Alex Girsbie and others. Long Trip None of us expected the Seacoral to be out so long, as we have been on many shuttle trips be­ tween Japanese and Korean ports. We are hoping to get back soon, as there are only three months to go on the articles. We certainly enjoy the LOG, and , all of us feel that all the SIU offi­ cials are doing a wonderful job in keeping the SIU the top seamen's union. Whitey Johnson l" . 4- I ' To the Editor: Although I am now a "Seafarer in the Army," as you will see by the enclosed picture, I can't help feeling that I am a Seafarer still. I am sure of one thing—as soon as I get . mjr dis­ charge, in Octo­ ber 1955, I will be sailing SIU again. This man's Army is not for Hicks me. I am now in my sixth week of basic training, and my company goes on bivouac next week. I'll probably graduate on January 2, 1954. As far as I can learn, I am being sent to the Transportation Corps after I leave here for further training to be a harbor craft crewman. I'll be as­ signed then to some small harbor boat. It's not a ship, but perhaps I'll be able to see somei of my old SIU buddies once in a while. I used to think time on a ship passed slowly, but these six weeks I've been in the Army have been twice as long as any trip I ever niade at sea. Vetoes Cook School The Army offered to send me to cook's school but I declined, be­ cause I sailed as chief steward and chief cook for practically all the time that I was going to sea, and I didn't want to lose what knowl­ edge I do have by practicing in the Army. We get food that a seaman would never think of eating, and If I ever put a menu out like they do here in the Army, I'd be voted oft the ship by the crew and the patrolman.. The chow IS lousy, the pay is worse, marching I dislike and double time Is worse than that. There's not a job'in the Army I'd trade for my good job aboard an SIU ship. Not even the offer of a five-star general's Job would change my job. I'm looking^ forward to the day when I can give this Army uni­ form a good, deep, six drop over the side of a good Union ship. ' GI Reducing Course -Basic training is something a seaman can never forget. I've lost 25 pounds in the Army, and my feet are so tough even bdmbs 'coifldn't hurt them. Sleep is'tmr be^td of ih the Army; We'seldom get tb bed before midnight and we J" J, • ' Page Nineteen L E TIER S • get up at 0400. The Army is for the guy who likes to see blood. Me, I'm a different kind. The only thing I like to smell is the roast in an oven aboard ship. Please send the last issue of the LOG to me; I missed it. Fred R. Hicks. Jr. (Ed. note: The last issue of the LOG is on its way to you.) t At Sea^ He Gets Query Answered To the Editor: One summer day, while off watch, I was leaning on the rail looking at the vast, smooth Gulf as the old C-2 whined along. As I contrasted the largeness of the sea and the smallness of man I pondered the question: What does the good Lord want us to do with our lives, and why do we, at times, have such a hard time? Like a clap of mental thunder came the answer I had sought for years in many surroundings and amid many environments. The dif­ ficulties we have along life's way are but initiations to prepare us for eternal degree, and amid our daily toils, duties and companion­ ships we should quietly strive for mind development and soul salva­ tion. Lee Bfannen t Army^s Cookiny Stays Steward LOG 4. t Fine Welcome Oft Hoosier Mariner To the Editor: I'm sending you my change of address so I don't miss any copy of the LOG, which keeps me in close touch with the SIU. I've just arrived here in Bremerhaven, Germany, in charge of the harbor craft in this port, and know that I will be in contact with evei-y ship that comes to port. Yesterday I met a real SIU vessel, the Hoosier Mariner, with a fine crew. We soldiers had a meal like we never had in the Army at Christ­ mas. My buddies join me in thank­ ing the steward and his depart­ ment for it. Things weren't the same as on the Robin Gray. No sooner were we on board than one of the fire­ men wanted to tell us to stay on deck, but the delegate sure told him off—another proof of a wellorganized team. I'll be here for a year or so and if anybody wants to know some­ thing about the situation here I'll be glad to help him. Pvt. Robert J. Raty (Ed. note: We have noted your change of address on our mailing list.) 4i 4. Has House For Sale In Florida To the Editor: I would surely appreciate it if this advertisement were to run in the next issue of the LOG: Ormond Beach, Florida. One block from the Inland' Waterway, one-half mile from the ocean and five miles north of Daytona Beach. I have a five-room house for sale, nicely furnished. It's comprised of two bedrooms, a kitchen, dining room, living room, bath and a large, screened-in back porch. It is situated on a paved street, two blocks from a shopping center and two from a school. It is newly painted inside and outside on a lot approximately 46 feet by 136 feet. Taxes are only $2.50 a year. It is in a quiet neighborhood and it is a steal at ^8^500. For inquiries and additional,: information write to Edward B. Bis, 88 Lincoln Ave­ nue, Ormond Beach, Fla. The place is too small , for me and my expanding family so I must let it go at a tacYifice. ^ i V ' •• • •, Edward-Bla:i Another Brother Hetends Kiny To the Editor: In the last issue of the LOG I came across a letter written by Joseph Avila denouncing Louis King. In answer to this I would like to state that, in the first place, when a letter to the LOG defend­ ing King was drafted, after being proposed at a ship's meeting, it was posted on the board for all to see. This Avila character is not a union man, and doesn't ^are to be one. While on board the Camas Meadows, he openly de­ nounced unions. His claim was that these ships should be run by the Coast Guard or the Navy, and that Patrick Union men have too much to say and are not prop­ erly disciplined by the officers aboard. Refused LOG Donation All non - SIU seamen who boarded the Camas Meadows in Europe made LOG donations and were happy to do so because of the wonderful Union contract we have. They were happy to enjoy the same privilages—but not this guy. He was aboard about five months when he was asked to give a LOG donation, but he couldn't see it. If Louis King is the foul ball that this character writes about, give me a ship with a whole ci'cw like him, and the former crewmcmbers of the Camas Meadows will back up that statement. My only regret is that Louis King is in the NMU. We could use a man like him in the SIU. Peter Patrick until it actually did on Christmas Eve. We were leaving Yokohama, Japan, when we had it and this time it was out of this world, with a Christmas tree, hors d'oeuvres, real-McCoy egg nogs and last but not least a Christmas present for each of the crew from the captain and his lovely wife, Mary. The captain's wife, by the way, has helped to make the voyage a very pleasant one. Now that the holiday is over all of us will remember in the years to come the wonderful Christmas at sea which we had due to the thoughtfulness of Cap­ tain and Mrs. Goezinne. John Bucci 4 4 4 Can DM Stand Weekend Watch? Offers Chanyes in Steward Rules To the Editor: In the steward department rules, I still see that the messmen have most of their beefs. I think the rules we have at present .should be amended. On ships that don't carry saloon pantrymen, the saloon nieSmen should make their own salads and help make the cold drinks. . Also, since the saloon messman has only from nine to eleven men to serve, when the saloon pantry­ man is not carried, I believe this should stop most of the beef.s that exist in the steward department aboard ships. Chet Gawrych 4 4 4 ThanhfMtl For Xmas Recovery To the Editor: Howdy, brothers. I want to wish each and every Seafarer a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year throughout the world and upon all oceans and seas. This is one Christmas that I am thankful for, as I am sitting up and getting around somewhat after being in bed, mostly on my back, for 33 days. First, I was operated on for a busted appendix, and five days later I was op­ erated on for a ruptured ulcer. I want to thank the brothers at the New Orleans hall for the blood donations. I also want to thank all the SIU brothers Korolia ^ pi-ayer for me when I was in a grave condition for two To the Editor: I am now a dayman on the Hastings (Waterman) sailing as a DM. Coming into the port of Los Angeles, we chose for weekend watch on gangway. The ship's dele­ gate asked the deck department if it was okay if I chose, too. No one said anything, so when I went on gangway watch Sunday morning, December 20, everyone said that the dayman can't stand the week­ end watch, according to what the patrolman told them at the hall. I would like to know if the day­ man as well as the watch have the right to this overtime. Please send me this information, so I w ill know for the future. Salvatore C. Alu (Ed. note: Yes, daymen can stand weekend watches with the rest of the deck department.) weeks. 4 4 4 There are two more oldtimers who give thanks for being up and around on Christmas, after being on the critical list for about the * same length of time as I was. I To the Editor: Good chow and smooth sailing am referring to Brother Red Cobb, aboard the Seavictor (Bourne­ who will be discharged some time 4 4 4 mouth). We were just on a recent early in 1954, and Brother Ted trip from New York to Yokohama Terrington. However, I am sorry and back to Seattle, with every­ to say that it will be quite some thing going swell. The stewards time before Brother Terrington To the Editor: department was tops, from the will be discharged, due to the fact steward on down to the messmen. that he has to have another opera­ It isn't very often that we have praise for our captains aboard our Thanksgiving dinner was espe­ tion. As to myself, I should be leaving SlU-contracted vessels, but in all cially good and we expect Christ­ fairness we have to take our hats mas dinner to come up'to the same the hospital early in February, but off to Captain Goezinne, the mas­ high qualities of culinary success. I won't be able to ship for quite Enclosed is a snapshot of some of some time, till I get my strength ter aboard this ship. the men who made it all possible. back. In all my years of sailing I have Spider Korolia It looks as if we'll spend Christmas never come across a skipper who at sea also, but will be lucky has put himself out like our cap­ tain. When Thanksgiving rolled enough to- get New Year's in | around he threw a cocktail party Seattle. We just got word that we lost I for the crew just before we had our dinner and the stewai-d and the election in Atlantic. We are To the Editor: his crew had all the fixings to go sorry to hear that, but as the say­ ^ On Christmas Day we were head­ along with the party. Of course, ing goes, there are better days ing for San Pedro, Calif., to load we all appreciated his fine ahead. Maybe we will get them in bunkers before we shoved off for Japan. It was a beautiful day out thoughtfulness and never ex­ the near future. and we had partaken of a wonder­ Crew of the Seavictor pected to have it happen again ful Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. In the afternoon some of the boys were in the messhall playing pinochle, rummy and cribbage, among other things, when, about 3 PM, the fuse blew. Since I was ship's delegate, I asked the steward to inform the chief engineer so that he could turn the electrician to fix it. The engineer told the steward to "let them use candles." The second electrician fixed the fuse anyway and when I went to the captain that evening to com­ plain, in company with the other delegates, he told me to have the man put an hour's overtime on his sheet. How miserable can a man be on Christmas Day? There is lots of dissension on board. Any­ one who has sailed with "Mother Hubbard" can understand why. Speaking for the crew I hope that everyone had a Merry Christ­ pishing; out that fine chow aboard the Seavictor on its last trip were, mas and a Happy Ne\|; year at year's end. ' ^ .t - v .' left to right, J. B. Harris, third ohok; A5'Isaac, chief steward; and Allen J. Friend James A. Johnson, chief cook, j j .. ^ „ Hiyh Praise For Crew And Food Master Throws Cochtail Party Beefs About OT On Xmas Bay �^:-' • fe;;, ft- 'SE'A f J Jf^ R sr t o G Pase Twenty January 1951 • 'yy- :*:"4- P'V^ \ [Y-J,-': ' t4. •- r • M-''- • 15.; • VK"''' .' U:'^i. •'• 4 t .. 5$/' if:; A Bomhaft Bog Sometimes Bit^s L E TT EES HoapHal Statt PraUM Htghty To the Editor: To the Editor: I have been laid up here down tended a few of them I'll know This is John (Dutch) Merkel on (beef) before it is kicked around in Baltimore, Md., for the |)ast things I never was taught in 12 the Steel Scientist .(Isthmian), and becomes a mountain. I believe three weeks with a slight case of years of saiUng. Very few stewards that is one of the main keys to a pinch-hitting for ship's delegate, pneumonia. As I write this, how­ have life boat tickets anyway. E. P. Bailey, and writing in a few good voyage. To the Editor: I would like to give a pretty ever, I am getting along fine and Also, a great amount of credit lines to tell you all about our trip expect to be out shortly. The French Creek (Cities Serv­ to India. To date everything is go­ should be given to Stephen Emer­ ice) stopped in Port Arthur, out­ good guy a boost on his first com­ I would like to go on record, and ing smoothly all around, no beefs son who has been ship's delegate ward bound for Japan. We have a mand, after having been chief mate would like to see this letter in the —Captain Truhan of the Ann that amount to anything. Harmony for about one year. He has stepped swell mate, bosun and crew and no LOG in. praise of Marie. Never have I seen a crew right in and taken charge of the reigns supreme. this swell hospital, trouble to speak of. so attentive, appreciative or re­ We are due in Alexandria in a beefs when they have come up in the USPHS hos­ As we knew we wouldn't be in spectful as this one was. In the the past. He has been very stern few days. That will be our last port pital in Baltimore. when in the right, but never severe port for Christmas, we three day­ past ten years I have attended this side until we men—Mont (Fingers) McNabb, Jr., many boat drills, but never did I I do not think or causing any hard feelings with hit Halifax and Eddie Frye and Rodger Chastain— that a finer staff the master or any department decided to make this a home away see anything like this. the good old of doctors, nurses Harry L. Franklin heads. His main object, in fact, USA. We will or orderlies can from home. We bought a tree with seems to be to create harmony all the ^rimmings, some bells, candy most probably i. i. if be found any­ among all the men on board. miss Christmas where in the Best wishes to all for the holi­ and New Year's countiy, for love Meltzer days. at home, so we'll or money, even if W. R. Geis wish _f»ll hands one \^s to pay for this service. To the Editor;. shoi'eside a Merry t t That would be an impossibility. Would you please send me a Christmas and a These folks sure go all out to copy of "Seafarers In World War help you and to make you feel at Happy New Year. A word of caution and warning to 11" if possible. home. The food is pretty good, too, all dog lovers on their trips out I went to sea from 1929 to 1936; and you are given a choice of menu To the Editor: this way: I had the sad experience then I went back as third mate a day ahead of time so you always We would like to tell all brothers to trying to pet a dog out here in in 1942, ending up as chief mate know what you are going to get to Bombay, while coming back to the about New Year's Day aboard the and then quit in 1946 to go back eat. They liad quite a meal here ship one night. I was bitten and Portmar, a typical Calmar ship. to my old job. You really have Christmas Day, but they played me After rising in the morning had to be taken off the' ship to good union and no one knows dirty by yanking all of my teeth. receive anti-rabies injections—14 from our so-called mattresses, we how bad conditions were aboard I guess they know what they are shots, unpleasantly injected received our linen. Due to the fact ships except the men who were doing. through the abdominal wall. The that the Calmar SS Corp. doesn't sailing in the early thirties. I wish to thank Walter Siekmann shots aren't so bad, it's the after believe in properly supplying its I always receive the LOG from and the Welfare Services Depart­ effects of the serum, and the feel­ ships, we only received one pillow another seaman when he is fin­ ment, the Union and all the mem­ ing isn't so nice. All told, I spent case (the contract calls for two) ished with it, and I can say that bers, for the swell gesture of giving 21 days on the beach between and the usual dirty-looking linen. I enjoy reading it as much as any us the $25 bonus for Christmas. It Breakfast, as usual, was what stockings, Christmas candy (in labor paper—or any other paper— sure came in handy, and I guess Bombay and Calcutta. Boy, was I glad to get back to the ship. So re­ no one but Calmar calls good. front of the coffee pot on the en­ that I have read. I was mate for all the SIU boys in the hospital member, brothers, don't pet dogs Being agreeable we told ourselves closed picture). The coffee pot is two and a half years during the appreciated it as much as I did. that since this was New Year's Day another homey touch; it belongs last war, and can truthfully say while out in India. A very happy New Year to every­ we would have a good dinner any­ to the daymen. The crew is begin­ that there was not one hour of dis­ one. Let's make a New Year's reso­ A Good Crew ning to call us the three mus­ puted OT during that time. On lution to keep up the fight to keep On board, all members of the way. Dinner time arrived, and this is keteers. deck gang have had a very nice one five-month trip we had 10.000 these hospitals open. The reason for the spirits in the hours of overtime on deck. Now trip, with John Joseph Lefco as the menu for the New Year's din­ George Meltzer bosun—a fine fellow to sail with ner that we read: potato soup, picture is our fruit cake, that was I live seven miles from Savannah if if if and to work under. The steward salty ham, veal, beans, spinach, spnt from home. and keep up with shipping as if I Mont McNabb, Jr. department is doing a pretty fail- turnips, potatoes, bread pudding, were going to sea. job of its work. Naturally, you rolls, water. After reading this, we if 4" 4* August Lewis always have some gripes, but that's began to wonder just how long (Ed. note: We are sending you a To the Editor: to* be expected. The black gang has Brother Toler had been on the copy of "Seafarers in World War A top Christmas dinner was pre­ a pretty fine bunch of fellows, all beach before going aboard the •U," and have added your name to pared and served to the crewmem­ Yorkmar (see the LOG, December good shipmates who I would like to the LOG'S mailing list, so that bers of the Christos M (Marine 11th, page 21, column 5) and say­ To the Editor: sail with again. The Sea Chest's slopchest aboard from now on you loill receive a Shipping!, on the 99th day of the I'll close by wishing a Merry ing that the chow was good. We copy of the LOG regularly, every vo.vage after storing for 90 days. Christmas and a Happy New Year will agree with him that on the Cubore (Ore) is doing well and tivo iceeks, as published.) Thanksgiving Day and Christmas getting bigger all the time. All the We are enclosing the menu to il­ to all SIU brothers. 4" 4< 4* lustrate this, We would like to of­ Day we had good food, but there brothers agree that it is a big hit, John (Dutch) Merkel are 363 more days in the year. with the better gear and lower fer a word of praise for the port ^ i i prices that we are getting. What then? captain in Houston, who cheer­ The la.st of the captain's inferior Robert N. Walton fully gave us everything that we requisitioned. (Ed. note: The SIU is noih ne­ slopchest will be put off in Febru­ To the Editor: Also, the master of the Christos gotiating with all companies for a ary in the shipyard. We hope other Mr. Edwin J. Fogarty, junior en­ To the Editor: standard stores list to eliminate Ore ships' crews follow up and gineer aboard the Southport, M gave us free rein as far as for­ keep pressing their captains for a passed on to the promised land eign purchases were concemed. I would like to write to say hello such conditions.) Sea Chest slopchest. If the pres­ about 9 AM on November 19, 1953. Speaking for myself,, they don't to all my shipmates around Nor­ 4» i 4> sure is applied at the right time Mr. Fogarty was well known to come an.'^ better than Captain folk and Baltimore and ask to have it shouldn't tako long. the LOG sent to me here in Koi-ea. most of the men who make Savan­ -;Io.seph. V. Cook, master of the Chuck Hostetier I sure do miss sailing and hope to Ben Grice nah their home port, and was well Christos M. return to the SIU when I get out if if P.S. This vessel paid off in Bal­ liked by one and ail of his former To the Editor: of the Army. shipmates. A wreath will be sent timore, Md., on December 31, 1953, This is the first opportunity I've I would like you to print my by the crewmembers to the serv­ with no disputed OT and not a sinname and address in the LOG, so had to write since being drafted a ble beef. All transportation was ices for his body. . maybe some of my old shipmates month ago. I am fortunate, how­ To the Editor: Mr. Fogarty's body is still aboard paid to the port of engagement. We ever, in being home for Christmas, will write me a few lines. It was a life boat drill aboard the ship under refrigeration, and want to thank the steward and all Lots of luck to the SIU and all and wish to extend to all of you the Ann Marie (Buil). Young Cap­ everyone is reasonably sure that the delegates for a job well done. wishes for a Happy New Year. the Seafarers. tain Truhan, 31 years oid, was the remains will be taken back to The master and all the officers It'll be some time before I'll be Pvt. Gleason G. Weaver were tops and a good crew all sailing again on SIU ships, but in making his first trip as master. Up Savannah, but whether aboard our around. US 52307315 ship or not, no one knows. Mr. on the wheel deck he was address­ order to keep informed during the 501st. Trans. H. C. Dicke.v and Masterson coming months I would appreci­ ing his crew around Boat 1, one Fogarty was 57 years old, and MM Co. boarding patrolmen death was apparently due to a ate your sending the LOG to me deck below. You could have heard APO 50, c/o Postmaster if if if heart attack. a pin drop as he said: at my present address. San Francisco, Cal. J. H. Chassereau "These boats are motor boats. Pvt. Richard W. Schultz (Ed. note: We have added your If their motors are running, forget if if if name to the LOG's regular mailing US55435824 4i these instructions entirely; never list, an you asked.) B Btry 61st AAA RW BN RES To the Editor: do anything to jam those -propel4" t . 4" COMD (2nd Plat) We would like to send our thanks Iprs, but if they are not, that's an­ 6 th Armd Div and our appreciation to the crew other thing. When your boat is Ft Leonard Wood, Mo. To the Editor: of the Mae (Bull Lines) for the manned, the first man in the bow (Ed note: We have added your We, the patients of the USPHS flowers which they, were kind name to the LOG's regular mailing grab this painter and pull like hell, To the Editor: tuberculosis hospital in Detroit, enough to send to our grand­ then bend your head and pass the list, as you asked.) I am writing in regard to th3 painter to the next man, who in Mich., would like to thank all the mother. 4" 4- 4» Charles and Wayne Stansbury crew and delegates aboard this turn should pull like hell. Boys steamship companies, lawyers and 4if i> ship, the Sunion (Kea). I have (this is a knot motor ship), by the friends who sent donations to the been on board now for three years time you reach midship your boat Committee for TB patients Christ­ and can say that we have had very will leave the ship all by herself. mas fund in this hospital. good crews at all times. The last To the Editor: The patients wish to thank them The momentum you have set up two trips have been to the Far For many months my mother will carry you out of danger. Get again and again and to wish them To the Editor: East and we have come in with no has been after me to get her name those oars in the locks and go a Happy and a Prosperous New Just a few lines to let you know beefs, disputed overtime or any on the mailing list for the LOG, so somewhere. Year. A good time waS had by how much I appreciate having the other troubles. I think that is I'm finally getting around to it. "During an emergency, follow all and we all enjoyed the bounti­ SEAFARERS LOG sent to me, and very good. the instructions of one man only ful gifts of money, cigarettes and thank you for doing such a swell I am enclosing a filled-in appli­ Each voyage the delegates have cation. Please add her to the list and you've got it right." job. lighters. handled their jobs 100 percent before she disowns me. Thanks. I would also like to take this op­ Harry Cronin More Drills Ahead SlU-style, which means tops. One portunity to wish: all brothers a J. H. Williamson That was all he had to say, but Jack Strahan J. Deyenney of the main things I have noticed happy and prosperous New Year. (Ed. note: Your mother's name there will be another and another B. Lawson , Is that,.tlje:s( will catch, a.mole hill is now on our mailing list.) . Hubert. Q, Thompspii drill, and by the time I faay.? at­ 7 Home Away From Home To Baymen Shoreside Sow^ He Fnjoys LOG Toast New Year With Plain Water Brothers Hail SIU Slopchest Everything Okay Bn Christos M . ^ Fnyineer Dies Aboard Southport Hails Shipmates From Army Post Home For Yimas^ He Greets SIU Sew Captain Has Crew^s Bespect Patients Thank $ Contribntors Fine Creir, Top Ship Belegates Seafarer Sends LOGs To Mom c: ; J'' .'• Thank Members For Flowers Sends Greetings To AIM Hands �SEAFARERS <" January t> 1954 •1. •V Page Twentyrone LOG .. . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... SOUTHWINO (South Atlantic), Oeeember. t—Chairman, Whitay Lawis; Sacratary, L. E. ttarrli. All stores were put aboard and all mattresses asked for. Ship's delegate said the slcpchest must be checked more carefully when It comes aboard at the beginning of the voyage. Delegates report everything running smooth and no disputed OT. Crew messman asked to place the silverware at the proper places, if It Is not too rough, instead of putting it on the tables in containers. If the brand of coffee re­ ceived for voyage 39 is not used, it should be taken off at the end of the voyage. Night lunch should be taken care of in port. Dishes should be put in the sink while at sea. to cut down on breakage.- Everyone should come into the messhall properly dressed, and keep feet off the chairs. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), December 30—Chairman, Ray Queen; Secretary, Don Wagner. Brother Johnson was elected ship's delegate. All linen is to be turned In on linen changing day. Recreation room should be cleaned, and quiet should be maintained at all times. Chief mate will be contacted about sougecing deck department rooms. All decks need to be painted. Ship's fund will be used to purchase an iron and Ironing board. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), December IJ—Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, F. McCarry. William E. Kennedy was re­ elected ship's delegate. More variety of salads was requested. Crew pantryman asked the brothers to be more careful about leaving trash in the pantry. Old washing machine should be used for washing oily clothes. There is *39.86 in the ship's fund. Dne dollar will be col­ lected from each brother in Honolulu to to boost the fund. BADGER MARINER (South Atlantic), December 1—Chairman, Emil Gretsky; Secretary, Arlee D. Hill. Captain and mate have not ordered the carpenter to build a device - to hold the crew coffee pot and sugar box secure. This will be requested again. 0^)0 Rood was elected deck delegate; G. W. Falrcloth was elected steward delegate by acclama­ tion. There are not enough bed spreads, as some were used for table cloths dur- PERSONALS Olie Omears Contact Mohammed Abdul at 114 McKibbon Street, Brooklyn, NY. Joseph F. Lauyhlin All is well at home. Please write toon. We wish you a Merry Xmas. Carlo Carlson Write Harry T. Hayman at the Baltimore Hall. Important. 1> t John Mercer Frank Martinez Mac Macintosh Please get in touch with Stanley Johns concerning the car you bought in Baltimore. His address is 1648Vi Andrews Place, Williamsport, Pa. a> i 4 Pedro Hermandez Please contact the New York ' City Department of Welfare at 44 Stanton Street, New York City. $1 James Powell .Please contact Mrs. Haskell Powell at Route 5 Spartaiisburg, SC. It is urgent. t Staumore'Bell Piease contact the St. Nicholas Welfare Center at 149 West 124th Street, New York City. 4" l" 4" Wally Suska Get in touch with Raymond Carl­ son at Shore Yacht Basin, Patchogue Shores, Long Island. t> $ Joseph W. Faircloth The SIU cleat Lakes District has checks for you at 1038 3rd Street, Detroit 26, Michigan. Puzzle Answer Q!30 umM ssns anas ssDs sdssiascns •csn saBsm SSQ • GDSHCaa SSClia SSnSIBQEJH cnsiffl aaaa ass Ing rolling weather to save glasses and china. We have plenty of all other linen, but If there were enough cloths this would not have happened. Crew elected by majority to put in for linen allowance. There was quite a debate about the engine room door 'tweendecks near the crew mcssroom. One group wants it open, the other closed. Noth­ ing was accepted as a Anal solution, and after quite a heated argument and the chairman resigning, the meeting ad­ journed. pense of printing form letters to Con­ gress will be taken care of by the ship's fund. Feet should be kept off chairs and messhall kept clean. Watch coffee should be left alone. place. A few of the crew have already been burned. For the safety of the crew the hot water line should be re­ placed. Vote of thanks went to the steward and the cooks for their coopera­ tion and the good cooking that came out of the galley. Master, since the begin­ ning of the voyage, has disregarded the rules pertaining to the safety of the ship and its crew. Fire fighting equipment is b)-oken arid inadequate. Medicine chest should be checked since it seems to con­ tain nothing but aspirins and bandage. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS (Southern Steamship), December 7—Chairmen, O. Manning; Secretary, G. T. Williams. Mo­ tion was p.-issed to have the ship thor­ oughly fumigated in the shipyard. Mo­ tion was passed to try to get more and better stores for^he next trip and a new refrigerator for the crew's mess, as this SEAMAR (Calmar), October 11—Chair­ CANTIGNY (Cities Service), no dafe— one is dcfcclivc and unsanitary. Dis­ Chalrmap, D. Newsome; Secretary, Daniel cussion was held on one member's per­ man, J. Barnett; Secretary, J. Siraka. formance of his duties. i>'ost of the repairs are being taken care Ksminskl. Peter Spencer was elected of. Bill Lee was elected ship's delegate. ship's delegate. Engine room needs souPlug should be taken out when the wash­ gecing. Black gang complained about ing machine is not being used. Linen three different watches sleeping in one should be turned over to the steward. room. Letter will be given to the pa­ Steward's showers need painting. There trolman at the payoff about this. Chief is no pressure on the water line in the cook will make h list of fresh stores s'lower. The skipper refuses to get the needed in France and give it to the Union slopchest aboard. The mate .says steward. Messhall is not kept clean af­ he will cut the prices down on the slopter each watch. Ship needs fumigation. DE SOTO (Waterman), October 13— cliest, but we still want an SIU slopchest. Steward should inspect the messhall once Chairman, Caroll Martin; Secretary, J. F. in a whUe. Ship's fund stands at *16.87. Land. Members wiU g;ontact their Con­ Trash cans are needed. November It—Chairman, Barnett; Sec­ Dacsmber 13—Chairman, T. J. Moore; gressmen to protest the closing of the Secretary, Daniel Kamlnskl. Ship's fund marine hospitals. Discussion was hold retary, J. Straka. Repair list will be sent to the company and to New York from of *16.87 was turned over to the new on the deck engineer getting new springs treasurer, Daniel Kaminski. Steward for bunks. Ice box should be cleaned, the Canal. There should be more va­ should be consulted about some change due to the odor and area.of garbage dis­ riety of the menus; meat should be in the menus. Cooks should improve in posal on the fantaU shoiUd be cleaned. checked when it is taken aboard. Bunker cargo should be gotten square. their cooking. Repair list blank will he November 11—Chairman, Floyd Starky; posted for all departments to fill in Secretsry, C. E. Martin. All cots should ARLYN (Bull), no date—Chairman, where necessary. Vote of thanks was be returned to the steward. Vote of given to the captain and third mate for thanks went to the steward for good W.dtcr Kohut; Socrotary, C. P. Johnson. the excellent medical care they gave the food. John Cisucke was elected ship's delcgalc. erewmembers while in sick bay and also December i—Chairman, A. Danne; Sec­ Deck department doors need the'r loclcs for the personal interest they took in retary, J. M. Murphy. Suggestion was repaired. Mate will be contacted about them. made to put in for a new washing ma­ getting keys for all rooms. Chief engi­ chine. It seems that the mac'hine- has neer will be contacted about washing ma­ ANGELINA (Bull), December 1«— seen all the service left in it. Chief chine repairs. Chairman, J. Lanahan; Secretary, F. F. steward wiU make out a supplementary December «—Chairman, William Mul­ Sortello. Whoever uses the washing ma­ requisition and maU it from Tampa. len; Secretary, C. R. Johnson. One man chine should clean it before leaving. Beef was made on the sanitary valves jumped ship In San Juan, Puerto Rico. Steward department was tbanked for aft which do not have enough pressure. Motion was passed to ask headquarters good service to everybody. We hope we Chief steward thanked the crew for their to clarify the reason why replacements are alwaj-s to have as food sailing as this cooperation with his department, and can't be hired on Bull ships. Repairs voyage's. asked aU hands to turn in excess linen. will be taken care of when the ship ar­ rives at the first port in the States. COMPASS (Compass), ' October 20— Chairman, Guy Whitahorse; Secretary, J. F. Cattronover. Deck department OT sheets were not returned. Repair list will be made out before arrival in the states. One brother believes the meats and eggs are not adequate. Steward thinks the captain could have secured more eggs and greens, ice cream and milk and frsh fish in Kure, Japan. One brother wants to have a particular brand of dried fruit, and tvants to know why they are sen-ed for breakfast. Baker and 'chief eook got a vote of thanks for their wonderful effort. Coal is of bad quality and very dusty. SEAVICTOR (Bournemouth), December 2S—Chairman, Ed Rydon; Secretary, C. Johnson. Old washing macliine should be repaired and kept as a spare for the new crew. Some repairs have been com­ pleted, the rest wiU be turned over to the patrolman. Replacement was ob­ tained for the man who missed ship. Steward department got a vote of thanks for good chow and excellent Union per­ formance. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln), De­ cember It—Chairman, John Monteverde; Secretary, C. W. LIbbey. The Christmas donations of *19 will be spent for deco­ rations. . Steward and the entire depart­ ment were commended for their efforts on the Thanksgiving dinner. Brothers all stated that this was the best-prepared dinner, with a variety unequalled by any SIU ship. The setup of the tables and the service was excellent. Crew agreed to wait until the gangway is launched before going ashore. Stevedore work ladder was used in the past before the ship's gangway could be launched. This is considered unsafe. < ARIZPA (Waterman), Docember 30— Chairman, Richard H. Norgran; Secre­ tary, Donnle W. Collins. Disputed OT in Inchon will be taken up with the board­ ing patrolman. Repair list will be turned over to the boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks went to the stew§rd department for a job well done. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), November 2i—Chairman, B. Smith; Secretary. G. Grimes. One' man missed ship in Yoko­ hama: one man was hospitalized in Pusan. Vote of thanks went to the stew­ ard department for excellent service and menus throughout the trip. Washing ma­ chine should be added to the repair list. Vote of thanks went to the delegates for carrying out their duties so well. Board­ ing patrolman will be asked to see about getting the rooms painted. Two elec­ tricians WiU be asked for of the pa­ trolman. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatradc), Decembor 13—Chairman, E. Hatklns; Secre­ tary, S. Cletlak. Repairs are being made rapidly. All complaints about members should be made at meetings only. Ex- Quiz Answers STRATHPORT (Strathmore), December 13—Chairman, Mike Sikorsky; Secretary, William King. Deck delegate saw the master about painting deck department quarters. He was told that It would be done during bad weather, as the master wantecL to get the decks fish-oiled during the good weather. Night cook and bakc-r asked for a room for himself, as nis sleep is disturbed. This will be brought to the atfention of the patrolman at the payoff. Washing machine wringer is out of order and should be repaired or re­ placed. Steam pipe in the laundry, if turned on with any pressure, will turn up and spew live steam all ever the NOTICES Checked Baggsige The following men should get in touch with Welfare Services in New York about baggage left in Erie Basin and checked into the headquarters baggage room: Joseph Rasch, J. Cuellen, Wil­ liam Hernandez, Ed Mclnis, Felix Newman, Sherwood Ryals, John Rubinskas, R. Schulte, C. Thomp­ son, James Thomas, M. Thorsen, Joseph Torriss, Louis Brown, Erwin Andra, Alex Porerski, A. Rid­ ings, C. K. Jewel. 4" Transportation Checks Transportation checks for the following seamen off the Fort Hoskins can be obtained by contacting Russell H. Brandon, Director of Industrial Relations, Cities Service Oil Company, 70 Pine Street, New York City: V. J. Crosby, H. Hampton, Wes­ ley P. Leonard. 4> 4 41 4 4 41 CHIWAWA (Cities Service), December 13—Chairman, Herbert Berner; Secretary, L. P. Hagmenn. Cleaning of the laundry will be alternated by all departments. Schedule will be posted on the bulletin board. Men leaving the ship should clean their rooms and strip the bunks. Chief cook missed ship in PhUadclphia. Carl Hagstrom was elected ship's delegate. Complaint was made about the cooking of the meat. The cook's remark to the steward, "They are nothing but a buncli of hungry hounds in there," was oV jectcd to. Repair list was turned in but nothing was done about it. so the patlrolinan will be asked to speak to the captain. Hall will be asked for a new library. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), December 4—Chairman, V. Porter; Sec­ retary, R. C. Morrisette. Motion was passed to repair the washing machine. Each man should leave the laundry clean after using it. Patrolman will be asked to check the medicine chest on arrival in New York. Meat will be cliccked, as well as all ice boxes. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), December <—Chairman, Derwood Y. Mann; Secre­ tary, Robert Benlamin. Each depariment head will make up a repair iist ard turn it over to the ship's delegate before ar­ rival in New York. Steward department was commended for an outst.mding Thanksigiving dinner. Ship's delegate should contact the patrolman alrout the painting of the crew inessroom and foc'sles. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), December S —Chairman, Dora N.; Secretary, John W. Picou. Motion Was passed to ask the Board of Health to' inspect sick bay about medicine carried. Patrolman will be asked about having the purser re­ moved from the ship for not being co­ operative. He doesn't try to give the boys what they want from the slopchest: he doesn't give the bo.vs the amount of money they want for draws and refuses to give penicillin or the right kind of medicine. Patrolman will be asked about getting US currency for draws. Rooms should be clean before paying off. HILTON (Bull), December 4—E. Mans­ field; Secretery, J. Taboede. Big discus­ Checked Gear sion was held pro and con a television and one or two others will Gear for the following men is set. Steward on prices of a set wider than 17 being held in the New Orleans check Inches. Disputed OT will be turned over office of Seatrain Lines, and it is to the patrolman before the payoff. AI) requested that they pick up their the steward department got a vote of belongings before February 1: Cliarles E. Boyd, Thomas M. Editor, Combs, Leo L. Crawford, Donald SEAFARERS LOG. H. Horn, Charles E. Ray, Clark C. 675 Fourth Ave., Wood, jr.. Franklin Reed. Brooklyn 32, NY thanks for the Thanksgiving dinner and the food the entire trip. SUZANNE (Bull), no date—Chairman, Red Campbell; Secretary, S. P. Tclcch. Repairs that should have been done were rechecked. Brother Domingo was elected engine delegate by acclamation. Book shelf should be removed to a less accessable place. THE CABINS (Mathiasen), December ( —Chairman, V. Harding; Secretary, A. Schroter. Part of the last voyage's re­ pair list has been done. Disputed OT from the last trip will be straightened out. the captain said, if possible. Vote of thanks went,to the steward depart­ ment for their service and cooperation, especially the baker. .So far, not much has been done on the repair list, because of the work that has to be done in the tanks. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), No­ vember 22-^halrman, Frank J. Paylor; Secretary, J. R. Hassal, Jr. A. W. Per­ kins was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. A. 'W. Perkins, the steward delegate, has the S37 balance of the ship's fund. Drain in the aft foc-sle drinking foiintain has a plugged drain. Delegate will see the first assistant engineer about ha\ ing it fixed. Dry stores should be fumigated. Repair list should be given to the Baltimore patrolman. Better cleaning of the crew's mess and pantry was suggested. Steward delegate asked the crew to help keep the messhall clean by not throwing butts on the deck, etc., and nl.so to help the mcssman by keep­ ing the mes.shall clear during meal set-up times. Crew pledged cooperation. Cof­ fee urn should be cleaned after each meal and all cups should be returned to the pantry. POTRERO HILLS (Phila. Marine), No­ vember 23—Chairman, F. W. Harris; Sec­ retary, L. Stranga. Captain is attempting to prearrange the time for work. Dis­ cussion was held on the food supply, .•rince we are de.stined to Europe and there is a Dossibility that we will run short on rorlain items. Vote of thanks went to the messman. Discussion was held on going to the captain with beefs instead of the delegates. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Novem­ ber 27—Chairman, Thomas Snow; Secre­ tary, S. Thayer. Wa.shing machine should not be overloaded. People that tlie crewmembers bring aboard will not be fed from now on. EVELYN (Bull), November 3—Chair­ man, Harry Reynolds; Secrotsry, W. Wes­ ley Etty. There is $48;03 in the .ship's fund. Steward should find out about getgnli fresh milk in Boca Grande. Sugges­ tion v. 05 made to add to the ship's fund until there is enough to buy a television set. .^11 books and magazines should he resumed to the recreation room. December 2—Chairman, W. Wesley Eity; Secretary, W. K. Laffoon. There is a S33.03 balance in the ship's fund. W. K. Laffoon was elected ship's delegate. One man. who missed the ship in Ocho Kios. Jamaica, will be reported to the pafroliivan. There are no beefs, so every­ one must be happy. BEAUREGARD (Wtaerman), December 5—Chairman, Ramon Ferriera; Secretary, Frank P. Votto. All bunks from the last trip should be repaired. Repair lists were made out by each department and tiu-ned in. AU keys should be turned over to department heads, so the crew will have them. AU Paen sliould be turned in and rooms cleaned before leavin.g. Ship's Ubrary should be returned to the recreation room, so the books can be boxed and traded for a new set. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for the fine chow that was served tills trip. COMPASS (Compass), December 20— Chairman, Paul J. Franco; Secretary, Chet Cawrych. Chief engineer and bosun were thanked for the sweU job done on all repairs. Only eight more items re­ main to be taken care of. There is some disputed OT, mostly for the captain doing carpenter's work and restriction to ship in Bangor, Wasli. Washing machine is not in the right place. It should be moved, or not used at certain hours, so no one is awakened by it. Requisition list for stores will be turned over to the captain before entering the Panama Canal. Mcssroom recreation room will be-cleaned after each - watch and with the help of card players. AU on board are living in SIU style, and doing a swell job of it. Peter B. Luketic 1. Jimmie Dykes. Rex Dickey, Baltimore Patrol­ 1 would lik€t.to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please 2. Rene Coty. man, is holding $15 at the Balti­ put my name on your mailing |ist. (Print.lnformation) 3. The Amami Islands. more Hall for you. This money 4. The Ryukyu group (includ­ was turned over to him by Finn ing Okinawa) and the Renins (in­ Ostergaai'd, oiler, from the Annis- NAME cluding Iwo Jima). ton City. 5. The Detroit Lions, who de­ 4 4 4 STREET ADDRESS feated the Cleveland Browns. Customs Refund 6. James P. Mitchell. The following men get refunds 7. New Orleans, La.; Pasaidena, from the US Customs for being CITY ZONE ......STATE Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Dallas, Tex. charged duty where no money 8. Lee Shubert, one of the should have been collected: famed Shubert Brothers, who prac­ Frank Judah, Jr., lUchard An­ Signed tically controlled the American derson, Robert Pierce, Thomas TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you «r* «n old tubicribor and h«v* • ehanq* stage for Inany years, Frazier, Harry Sears, Michael Rep- of «ddr*ts, plots* giv* your former «ddr*» below: 9. Robert P. Wagner, Jr., son kewicz, Stanley G. Koenog, Russel fDDPJSS of the late Senator Wagner. G. King. 10. Clbmeht ^ -Moore; Charles Coiitact the Baltimore Hall for . ZONE STATE . refunds. Dickens. CITY ' �»:5T^ lii T k' SEAFARERS Para Twenty-two Janufery 8, 19S4 LOG Seafarer's First^'Born In New Orleans in the HOSPI1ALS The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's ng.me on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL , STATEN ISLAND, NY John Abraham Joseph J. Keating John Beekmann K. R. Kuchinski Earl A. Bink Chang Choo Lai BothweU Blanehard C. Mc'Brien Marcie Boyles Sau Mok WiUiam J. Carey Donald Peterson R. Edmondson WiUiam A. Ryan John Fontries Virgil Sandberg Eric Foreman Robert Slzemore . David S. Furman S. Swienckoski EsteU Godfrey Harry S. Tuttla Hans R. Hanssen Frank Walaska Michaei Katrausky Seafarer Frank Wolinskl, who has been with the SIU for nine years, looks proudly on his son Frank Wolinski, Jr., held by his wife Anna. Frank sails regularly in engine department ratings out of the Louisiana port. W-r F''' • f T vr. 1-^ ir ii Ir n~ All of the following SIU families Mrs. Harry C. Kilmon, 63 High­ toill collect the $200 maternity land Court, Clifton Park, Wilming­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the ton, Del. 4" 4" 4" Union in the baby's name. James Patrick McNeely, Jr., Jean Elizabeth Mary Furst, bom born December 14, 1953. Parents, December 8,1953. Parents, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. James McNeely, 1516 Mrs. Eugene J. Furst, 3913 Hall Broadway, Brooklyn, NY. Avenue, Marinette, Wis. 4" i 4- iErnest Nien, born November 30, Anthony Micket Ayala ftamos, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chen born June 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Ken Nien, 1075 Pacific Avenue, Mrs. Jose A. Ramos, 35 Brookdale, San Francisco, Cal. San Francisco, Cal. t. t. t. 4" 4" 4" Raymond J. Napolis, Jr., born November .27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Napolis, 290 Olivel Street, Daly City, Cal. Jonathan Richard Young, born October 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan N. Young, 509 East 10th Street, Long Beach 13, Cal. $> ti ti Ann Cooper Kilmon, born De­ cember 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4" 4" 4" James W. Ayler, 7 Street, Prichard, Ala. 4 4 Chasitine 4 John Thomas Eddins, Jr., born September 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Eddins, Route 2, Norwood, NO. 4 4 4 4 4 4 William Frazier Boiling, born November 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William O. Boiling, Ter­ race Trailer Park, 6011 Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans, La. Rosa Maria Ne'son, born Novem­ Marsha Lynn Mathews, born De­ ber 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and cember 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Nelson, 2128 Bar­ Mrs. James R. Mathews, 2120 Ave­ tholomew Street, New Orleans, La. nue P, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4' Mary Frances Hunt, born De­ t 4^ 4> Charlene Demers, born Decem­ cember 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and ber 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Horace C. Hunt, 813 Sylvan Charles Demers, 16 Aquidneck Lane, Wichita, Kans. 4 4 4 Avenue, Middleton, RI. James Alan Ray, born November 4" 4" 4' 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Diane Marie Ayler, born October Calvin H. Ray, 4917 Laurel Street, 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. New Orleans, La. William Michael O'Donnell, Jr., born November 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William M. O'Don­ An attempt by the Waterman Steamship company to compel nell, PO Box 37, Lehigh, Kans. D-2 Aliens Get $$ Back aliens to post bond out of their wages has been halted by the 4 4 4 John Dwight Bamett, Jr., born intervention of the Welfare Services Department. As a result November 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. the company has refunded all-^" money held back out of the with the company with the result and Mrs. John D. Bamett, Box 640, aliens' payoff. that the practice of holding wages Gulfport, Miss. Several aliens employed on Waterman ships complained to Jhe Union that they had $1,000 held out of their wages as a bond on them. All of these men were in the D-2 classification which meant they were entitled to unrestricted shore leave and opportunity to pay off and change from one ship to an­ other. Welfare Services got in touch • back as a bond was discontinued. All aliens who had money held back on them have now received their full wages due. In the case of other steamship companies, the Union is experienc­ ing no difficulty in getting them to give the alien membership of the SIU equal treatment within the limits of regulations affecting alien seamen. • $ t •$ BAYONNE HOSPITAL BAYONNE. NJ G. H. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. E. A. Ainsworth WiUiam J. Loss L. Carmine Clarence J. Lund Henry J. ChUds 1. McCormick Ho Yee Choe C. Sanuiti C. B. Coburn Edward Seserko H. DeU'Orfano W. Singleton E. Glazowski John W. Singer Olav Gustavsen W. Timmerman F. J. Haigney Jack Wenger~ George HUdreth . M. B. WUson Alexander Kerr P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. Alired James J. Lawlor Bomar R. Cheeley James R. Lewis .'uiian CuthreU Francis F. Lynch C. M. Davison H. F. McDonald Emiiio Deigado A. McGuigan Antonio M. Diaz David Mclireath John J. Driscoil Vic Miiazzo Jose G. Espinoza Lloyd Miller Robert E. Gilbert Alfred Mueller Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson John B. Hass Montford Owens Thomas Isaksen E. R. Smallwood John W. Keenan. Henry E. Smith L. Kristiansen ^ Rcnato A. Viliata Frederick Landry VirgU E. Wilmoth USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT, MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronin ENDOWOOD HOSPITAL TOWSON. MD. Leonard Franks SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Joseph Koslusky USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton C. D. Shiveiy USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Virgil Aiford Walter H. Harris S. T. Arales John L. Hinton T. P. Barbour George F. Immel F. Barlizo W. J. Johnson Cecil Bennett B. R. Huggins John W. Bigwood J. H. Jones John J. Biair Thomas F. Keller C. A. Bradley - E. G. Knapp Charles E. Brady D. KoroUa WUUam R. Burch J. F. Land K. M. Bymaster Leo H. Lang Herman H. Casas Piere LeBlanc C. C. Chambers Theo E. Lee Clarence W. Cobb Leonard A. Libby S. Cope Thomas Lind John Culeton John C. Long Thomas J. Dawson Adam McDiarmid Leo Fontenot C. C. McDoweU B. D. Foster G. C. McCeliand F. FuUbright L. J. Magazzi J.' E. Gardiner W. R. Massey N. L. Gardner John W. Malcolm E. Gaylor H. W. Minkler Andrew J. G^del MitcheU Mobley Jack H. Gleason Jack Moore Louis J. Guarino George C. Murphy K. Gunderson Stewart A. Packer John Hane Kenyon Parks John W. Quimby Lonnie R. Tickla T. C. Reynolds S. C. TuberviUo W. E. Reynolds Edgar Walker Robert D. Schwarz J. E. Ward Luther C. Seidle C. V. Welborn William Tank III J. Ziegler Tedd Terrington USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Paul B. Bland Joseph Kramer Fred U. Buckner Jimmie Littleton P. G. Daugherty L. T. McGowan E. J. Debardeiaben W. T. Sheirling R. A. Denmark Samuel Small L. A. DeWitt James H. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. R. M. Churchill Theodore Mastler John A. Duffy Robert A. Rogers Roy L. McConnon A. P. Vloianto Frank Mackey USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS N. Baker J. E. Markopolo C. Barboza D. B. Patterson M. J. Birrane Julius Parks M. Fontenot Harry Reynolds C. Fowler Robert W. Scales Edward C. HiU Joseph L. SoUeau Edward R. IdeU Albert T. Weaver E. Lachappeiie Charles Young Howard E. Liles USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. LesUe R. Aaron Robert Lambert Julian A. Blanco Clyde R. Leggett Francis J. Boner W. R. Mcllveen Robert L. Brain MUvin Mason Jessie A. Clarke Francisco Mayo Clolse Coats George Meitzer Frank J. Conforto Henry T. MUler Harry CuUen Jack D. Morrison Jeff Davis Joe Perez Paul H. Dew M. Pugaczewskl James R. Dodson Horace C. SherrlU Earl T. Erickson Howard W. SherrUl L. C. Glanville Waiter H. Sibley M. B. Hairelson G. K. Stennett Roy M. Hawes Paul Strickland James H. Hayes Claud Stroud Thomas J. Hoar Harry Thrash Alfred Johnson Albert Wilhelm Woody H. Kirby N. Zaragoaa ^ USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WA"?*'. Robert R. Barbee K. R. Klttelson C. E. Dudley Ralph M. McDarieS J. B. Garrison Linus E. Twite Leonard E. Hodges Joseph E. «WeUs S. Johannessen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Charles W. Burke John M. Powers Lonnie Hall ' Alexander PresneU Herbert D. MUllner W. A. Rowe Jr. CharUe W. Phelps . Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want, to get in touch with heudquarters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. . Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. Ortiz Family Photo Carol Lynn Woniger, bom De­ cember 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus J. Woniger, 1500 Ridge Lake Drive, New Orleans 20, La. 4 4 4 ' Jana Lynn Johnson, born De­ cember 4, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Johnson, 214 East Tenth Avenue Extension, Lexing­ ton, NC. ' I'; 54': 11' Haw To Get Disabled Pay ^ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. this year. Burial took place at St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.' Brother Wyzenske leaves his mother, Susan Rose Wyzenske, 142 10th Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. Anthony Joseph Wyzenske, 32: On November 9, 1953, Brother Wyzenske died of a brain tumor at Fairview Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn. He had been , sailing as an AB in the deck department from Boyse Holmes, 51: Since 1938, Brother Holmes sailed as steward from the Portvof New York. A victim of uremia, he died on No­ vember 26, 1953 in Waycrpss, Ga., and was buried at Hazzard Hill Cfijnete]^, in that city. ,, , Baltimore Si9ce, ,toq, beg>nnjn^^ 4> 4 4> Any totally disabled Sea­ farer, regardless of age, who has been employed for seven years on SlU-contracted ships is eligible for the $25 weekly disability benefit for as long as he is unable to work. Ap­ plications and queries on un­ usual situations should be sent to the U n i c n Welfare Trustees, c/o S'lO Headquar­ ters, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. :=£& •• :n/- Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Ortiz and their new daughter, Laura, form a happy family group in this photograph taken in their Broni(, New York, home. �lainUiifT S> 1084 SEAFkktlkS 'tOG Pige Twenty-three SEEDT THE SEAFARERS (News about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SlU Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) It seems as if the pattern of traffic and other accidents over the New Year's Holiday, as compiled by the National Safety Council, means a good year ahead for the hospitals. Accidents and fatalities were well below expectations, and we hope that this drop in figures extends to Seafarers in hospitals. What we mean is that we hope less men need facilities of the hospitals, but we'll be fighting to keep the hospitals open throughout 1954 and beyond as we have in the past. Leading off the list of hospitalized Seafarers is Joseph Keating, the chief electrician of the Kathryn (Bull). This Brooklyn Seafarer was injured aboard the vessel in San Juan and flown back to New York for an eye operation at the Staten Island hospital. He's improving tremendous­ ly since he entered on the first day of December. He expec^ to be discharged this week as an out­ patient and is feeling right chipper about it. William Carey, a messman' off the Wild Ranger (Waterman), entered the hospital on the Island on December 4 because of a stomach disorder. He was taken off the ship in New York, where he lives. Right now, the doctors are still examining him to Keatine find out what the trouble is. In for a general checkup about the middle of December was Wil­ liam Brady. Brady came off the Citrus Packer (Waterman), his last ship, and was in pretty good shape, overall, so he was out in jig time after a physical. Ready To Ship Again Walter Karlak, another Brooklyn Seafarer, came oflLthe Steel De­ signer (Isthmian) last October 30 for a general checkup. The fireman was discharged recently front the hospital and Is fit and ready to ship out once again. You can't keep a good Seafarer down when there's a job oh the board and an urge to go to sea once again. Another fireman, John Flynn, came off the Mississippi vessel Maiden Victory last October 26 for a visit to the hospital. He was discharged about a month ago with a fit for duty slip and ready to go to sea. Lai Chang, a utility messman off the Steel King of Isthmian, was ad­ mitted to the hospital on December 5. This New Yorker checked in to see the doctors with a littie stomach trouble on his mind and abdomen. Another Seafarer in the Staten Island hospital for a.look-see is Frances Wall of New York City. This fireman off the Liberty Bell of Tramp Cargo entered the hos­ pital on December 2 and he's doing all right. In the same general checkup category is Randolph Edmondson, galley utility, off Bull's Binghamton Victory. He entered two days ahead of Wall, on the last day of November. Constantine Sofomilos, a fireman off the Steel Voyager, wa; discharged recently, while Walter Smith, Seapender's cook and baker, is improving rapidly. He was injured and went to the hospital Edmondson on December 12, but he's coming along nicely how. He can't wait to get out and get home to Columbus, Ga., home cooking. A comer of the Welfare Services Department is shown on a typical busy morning. The office re- celves hundreds of inquiries In person or through the mails every week, dealing with a wide variety of personal problems, welfare Services Rounds Out Busy Year Of Aid To Members The year 1953 proved to be a pretty active one for Welfare Services not only in number of cases handled but in the interesting variety of problems that Seafarers brought in to be taken care of. Some statistically-minded headquarters employee estimated that Wel­ fare Services handled one case4 ^ every seven minutes of the In this case Welfare Services; overseas also got their share of working day. Whether that got the proof of the injury and ' assistance. One crewmember who figure is accurate or not, the fact remains that a few hundred Sea­ farers each week get in touch with Welfare Services for assistance, or just plain- information. Among the more interesting matters handled by the headquar­ ters office was the case of the Sea­ farer who suffered a severe brain injury but couldn't convince the skipper he was really sick. The man in question. Seafarer Philip Frank, had been hit on the head by a falling skylight fi.xture. After one day's rest he was made to turn to, and kept at work despite severe dizzy spells and vomiting. Even when an Italian doctor had him hospitalized the skipper called him a- phony, and the company refused to pay him maintenance claiming he was a fake. French Creek Crew Should See Lawyer Members of the crew of the French Creek, who are entitled to cut up a $9,000 salvage melon, have been asked to get in touch with the Union attorney, Seymour W. Miller, at 26 Court Street, Brook­ lyn. The men have to supply af­ fidavits and authorizations to the attorneys so that their money can be collected for them. The salvage claim arises out of a tow that the Cities Service tanker gave to a disabled German freighter, after the latter ship lost her propeller in heavy seas. Crewmembers who are entitled to salvage shares are the follow­ ing: Ove H. Jorgensen, bosun; Rich­ ard H. Hemington, AB; John B. Tierney, AB; Marion C. Butcher, AB; Leo F. Gwalthney, OS; Robert Eschrich, OS; Charles R. Goodwin, DM; Joseph Dodge, AB. Also Fred G. Bjorkman, machin­ ist; Erling H. Anderson, pumpman; Edmond L. Eriksen, oiler; John C. Rounds, oiler; Joseph Lucas, FWT; Eduardo Martinez, FWT; Ueonard J. Feind, wiper; Kenneth Gelehiser, wiper. Also Johnny Roberts, 2nd cook; James R. Logan, galleyman; . Ernest P. Legoza, MM; William B. Blankinship,. MM; .John F.~Kozar, JilM. got into a fight wdth a Saudi Ara­ won Frank's maintenance claim. bian longshoreman and was jugged Romance Difficulties Then there was the Seafarer by local authorities was sprung whose new bride lived in South from the lock-up through Union Africa. He wanted a visa for her, efforts. Since this happened in so the Union got after it and gave mid-summer, the Union's action him the necessary affidavits. In an- undoubtedly saved the man from other instance, Welfare Services j serious illness, had to contend with a stubborn ! A Union member who had lost Brooklyn landlady who refused to both his legs in a shipboard accilet a Seafarer pick up his gear ^ dent got deluxe service. Arrangeeven though he had money to pay ' ments were made to transport him for his back rent bill. | back and forth to the hospital for Another Seafarer who -was hav- outpatient treatment until he ing trouble with some bills got could get artificial legs fitted and equally speedy seiwice. His vife a place found for him to stay was in the hospital after giving nearby. birth and the hospital wanted to 'Fit For Duty' see the color of his money before One of the most unusual cases they would discharge her. Welfare Services took care of that by sup- i that of Brother Isaac Seger plying him with his $200 maternity I " ho collected maintenance even benefit just four minutes after he though found "fit for duty" by a applied for it. 1USPHS doctor. Ordinarily this A notable case that was success- , would have been the last word, fully resolved was the one on be- ! but a subsequent visit to a private half of Seafarer Theofilus Steven- specialist revealed that Seger was son. In his case, he signed a medi- : suffering from a tumor and needed cal report form at the payoff, only I immediate surgeo'. Seger collected to find when he went to the hos­ his maintenance in spite of the pital the next day for a checkup "fit for duty" notation, through that he was ill and needed medical the efforts of Welfare Services and the Union's attorneys. treatment. However, the company tried to These are only a few of the very deny him maintenance because he large number of oases handled suc­ signed the report form. Welfare cessfully by the Welfare Services Services succeeded in getting Ste­ office, in addition to the routine venson his due because there was payment of hospital benefits, han­ no question he had been ill, even dling of vacation claims, arrange­ though he might have signed the ments for funerals and numerous report form. other matters that occupy the de­ Seafarers in far distant points partment. Seafarer Theophilus Stevenson, who collected his maintenanea even though he signed a company medical report form discusses his case witii Walter Siekmann, director of Welfare Services. �^1- : Vol. XVI No. 1 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT > AFL • Seafarers Int' - �rrSTriiHinrw .it!- SEAFABERS^UMS 1] ;- V''- ^• ^-''''f-'",.. ' >-. ,..l'h:' . Vol. XVI, No. 1 January S, 1954 Canst. Supp. ' -I i i;. - The strength of any organization lies in its foundation and the foundation of the SIU is its constitution. In the 15 months since the membership voted in secret referendum to rewrite its constitution, it has amply fulfilled the function of better protecting the rights of every member. In the course of drafting and adopting the new document, copies of the constitution were printed in the SEA­ FARERS LOG and distributed to a I Sea­ farers, ashore and on ship. Subsequently the 1953 Agents Conference report, which was adopted in all branches, moved that the LOG print the constitution every six months, so all Seafarers will have the opportunity to acquaint themselves thor­ ough y with their guaranteed rights and privileges. Accordingly the constitution was carried in the July 10, 1953, issue, and now, six months later, is printed again here. I:i<•-•", ..- '-T^' K'. ^,'.-•.•'.".•y': \ .i- •'y _ . •; I Lfr' ' i'-. • P' f\v CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFL ft'I I'-f' V nr -T l:/'. ••• k'li!- r; • • k ilSr. WSx'r 5*' ? The new SIU constituHon has evoked considerable comment in and outside maritime and reactions to the document from members of Congress. mittee to hear charges against members, and Representative Craig Hosmer, Calif.: "I wish guaranteeing the traditional American rights to congratulate you on your furnishing mem­ to representation, cross-examination, and con­ bers of Congress with your newly adopted frontation by the accuser ... I am happy to constitution. I believe that the more explic­ note that your new constitution is drawn in itly rules, regulations, customs and privileges the spirit of democratic trade unionism." can be drafted and set down in documentary form, the better off we are. ... It just hap­ pens I am a deepwater man myself, and Representative Herbert B. Warburton, Del.: sailed with the merchant marine during the "You are to be congratulated upon the fine war" * attempt to increase individual i^hts of the union members in the new constitution." Senator Herbert H. Lehman, NY: "It is greatly encouraging to know that responsible Representative Charles R. Howell,. NJ> "1 unions such as yours are not ceasing their at­ think you have fol'owei the right approach tempts to further rights of their members, in stressing the need for protection of the both within the unions and as part of the civil liberties of the Seafarers, and in setting total national economy. 1 find particularly forth in detail the rights of each member to praiseworthy the Statement of Principles and participate in the activities of the union. A the Declaration Rights contained in the be­ union which stresses rank and file participa­ ginning of your constitution." tion in the day by day business of the organ­ ization is operating on solid ground." Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: .. I have looked over the constitution and off­ hand it would appear to be eminently fair Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon: "This formu­ and just. I was particularly interested in the lation of union's practices and usage is tre­ fact that it was adopted in such a democratic mendously impressive. J was particularly manner by the full membership of your or­ struck by the Declaration of Rights .. . Also ganization." of great interest to me are the meticulous provisions for trials and appeals. 1 would hope that this kind of action will be generally Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am followed throughout the trade union move­ porticu'arly impressed by the provisions of ment..." the constitution providing for a trial com­ Icbor circles. Here are a few of the many Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The con­ stitution seems-to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am impressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratificqtion by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Senator Harley Kilgore, West Va.: "The re­ quirements . . . that the membership shall participate in the making of every decision and policy seems to me to be a healthy and effective method of maintaining democ­ racy ..." Representative Robert H. MoMohan, West Va.: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions dealing with trial and appeal; they are certainly in the best American tradition. Placing the burden of proof on the accuser and guaranteeing the accused representation, cross-examination and an opportunity to be confronted by his accuser should guard against irresponsible, unjust punishment." . Senator Paul H. Douglas, 111.: "I appreciate your shaiing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons outside the ranks of your own mem­ bership." | I �-: • IS ' •-..-•rj^-'-.:-.w- SEAFARERS Vare 8—Two January 8, 1984 LOG I: • i' EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. The right to vote. 'fw • u^- The right^to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. > The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with'conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. IT-i W 1 VA- fraction of the membership, that the absent members, PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea« from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH who are present may act for and in the interest of all, AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North we have adopted this constitution. America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS the following principles: In order to form a more perfect union, we members Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ in the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ men to receive their employment through their own fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the following principles: Government. In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall That it is the right of each member to receive fair and Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. duties and obligations as members of the community, Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to of communism and any other enemies of freedom and rest. the democratic principles to which we seafaring men Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ dedicate ourselves in this Union. ful manner by those in command. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional alike, irrespective "of nationality or creed. voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations are conscious of corresponding duUes to those in com­ to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the tainment -of a free and happy society, without distinction duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ based oi^race, creed or color. ance t9 our employers in caring for their gear and To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind property. that most of our members are migratory, that their duties Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: .carry them all over the world, that their rights must and To use our influence individually and collectively for the shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ members of the Union to be inalienable: ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the i United States, so as to render it more equitable and to No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of of a.Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. the Union. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments II of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. maintain the knov'ledge of and interest in maritime No one shall deprive him of that right. affairs. III To assist seamfen of other countries in the work of Every member shall have the right to nominate himself organization and federation, to the end of establishing for, and to hold, office In this Union. the Brotherhood of the Sea. IV To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ possible in the attainment of their just demands. out due process of the law of this Union. No member To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable trial of any proceeding In which he may be charged with and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ and Job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise rights of every member In accordance with the principles mebt-lo-'acf,'that meetings GSQ be attended by only a set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the. accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ mittee of his brother Uniqn members. VI No member shall be dfenied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VII A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of .the Union. VIII The powers not delegated to the officials and job holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME AND GENERAL POWERS This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Internatiotfal Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as seamen now perfprm. ARTICLE II AFFILIATION ' This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fed­ eration of Labor. Ajl other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE HI ^ MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ mitted'to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2, Candidates for membership shall be American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization hostile to the aims, principles^and policies of this Union. No candidate shall be granted membership until he has taken the following oath of obligation: OBLIGATION *1 pledge my honor aa a i^'ah.' ti^V l will be fgiblul to �lannary 8, 1954 SEAFARERS LOG Page S—^Three this Union, and that 1 wlU work for its Interest and will Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed - (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his look upon every member as my brother; that 1 will not from the day as of which the retirement card is issued. powers, for -the enforcement of this Constitution, the work for less than Union wages and that 1 will obey all ARTICLE VII policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly orders of the Union. 1 promise that I wUl never reveal SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION adopted by d majority vote of -he membership. Within the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons Section 1. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ not entitled to know it And if I break this promise, 1 Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be govemedt in tion, and prestige of the Union. ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship this order, by: (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" (a) The Constitution other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as­ (i) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretary- not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate pended, and shall forfeit all benefits and ail other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties dismissed if. they are more than two quarters in arrears urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments majority vote of the membership to be held during the tions set forth in this Constitution. (j) Immediately after assuming office, the Secretarymonth of August in any election year, as set forth more or unpaid fines. Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaryparticularly in Article X, Section 1-D. This time^ shall not run: Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ (a) While's member Is actually participating in a strike Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall capacity. This designation may be changed from time to or lockout. (b> While a member Is an In-patient In a USPHS bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions Offices are located. Hospital. of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to ac­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, vacancy in the office of SecretaH'-Treasurer, as set forth tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the Armed Services of the or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent United States, provided the member was in good standing ments shall be in accordance nvith custom and usage. or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by at the time of entry into the Armed f"orces, and further This definition may be modified by a majority vote of provided he applies for -reinstatement within UO days the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ temporary appointment except in those cases where the partment to another except by express approval as evi­ filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this after dischai ge from the Armed Forces. Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a (e) While a member has no opportunity to* pay dues denced by a majority vote of the membership. regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of ARTICLE VIII because of employment aboard an American flag mer­ a replacement, or postponement cf a vote to a later date, ATLA'NTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT chant vessel. by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the AGENTS, AND PATROLMEN Section 4. A majority yote of the membership shall be Section 1, The officers of the Union shall be elected, postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall .not run. It except as otherwise provided in tliis Constitution. These remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and shall be the right of any member- to present, in writing, officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and pne or more. ali measures, and employ such means, which he deems to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, necessary.or advisable, to protect the interests, and further gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and ARTICLE IX ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ public affairs. OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS sary to decide such questions. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be Section 5. The membership-shall be empowered to es­ (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ which dues and assessments may be remitted where a tion: ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with (A) Meeting Chairman member has been imabie to pay dues and assessments for Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ (B) Delegate.*! the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. (C) Committee Members of: Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of (a) Auditing Committee mon welfare of the membership, ali members of the Union the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be (b) Trial Ct^mmittee shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be determined as follows: (c) Quarterly Financial Committee governed by the provisions of this Constitution and ail That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, (d) Appeals Committee policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as in the last regular election shall be the first in line of the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ succession. The ne:{t in the line of succession shall be that A majority vote of the membership shall decide which tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line of tution. organizations are dual or hostile. succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who ARTICLE X Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation received the next highest number of votes. DUTIES OF OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, AND OTHER with the Union shall at all times remain the property of The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ELECTED JOB HOLDERS the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. meetings. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Section 9, Only members in good standing shall be al­ ficer of the Union and shall represent,, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the letter's duties lowed to vote. as the latter may direct. specifically provided for in the Constitution. ARTICLE IV (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, 4 REINSTATEMENT bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote port or otherwise. Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and in that body. in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of Section 3. Port Agents to time, by a majority vote of the membership. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ARTICLE V ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ administration of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ DUES AND INITIATION FEE tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ penditure of all Union funds. Port ,.r otherwise. He shall responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port amendment. financial operations of the Union for the previous week. action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ mitted into membership wUhout having paid an Initiation tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ by the Secretai-y-Treasurer. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income membership. may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports and expenses, and complying with all other accoimting ARTICLE VI to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. RETIREMENT ^ROM MEMBERSHIP (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ Section 1. Members may retire from membership by New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not structions, shall open each Port meeting asrd shall deter­ be closed except by Constitutional amendment. paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ subject to approval by a majovity vote of the membership. of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities majority vote of the- members present at the said Port plishes these payments and request. Meeting. of all Ports. Section 2. Ali the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ Agents' Conference. ship. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, ment to act as such during the period of Incapacity. dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of At the first regular meeting in August of every election regardless of the departmental designation under which his right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ the Patrolman was elected. <h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at months or more shall be restored- to membership, ex­ ship a pre-balloting report. This report shall recommend that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all r.ssessments accruing. and newly Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The foregoing is in addition to those other duties levied during the period of retirement. If the period of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. prescribed elsewhere in tliis Constitution. This recommendation may also specify, whether any retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ Section 4. Port Patrolmen ' ments shall consist of ali dues accruing during the said Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are period of retirement, including those for the current designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shuU quarter, and ail assessments accrued and newly levied be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meeting Chairmen during that period. Upon such payment^ the person in of the membership. (e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, Including retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port the Port In which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under Section 4, A 'member in retirement may be restored to Agent of that Port (f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the rules of order provided for, from time to time, by a membership after a two-year period of retirement only Agents' Conference and may cast one yote. majority vote qf the membership andL if npn«„ j isaisia I ^' m n �Page S—Four • S; K:- f ,:, Mr W W.:- such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership in each Port. <b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the event of a tie. • (c» The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any religious subject. Section 6. Delegates (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America, <bi Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees (a) Auditing Committee The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shail then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. (b) Trial Committee The Trial Committee shall co-duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution, it shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly "thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where they exist, shail r.eport on their findings, and make rec­ ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. 3 All Port Agents are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. 4 No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the seiection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. 5 Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. id) Appeals Committee . 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop*;d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said heaj'ing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. le) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1 The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ bership of the Union at a reguiar or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and submit them to the membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for Itsell provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been obtained, in such event, the Fort Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ ommendations. together with comments by the Fort Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Fort Negotiating and .Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in the same manner above set forth. 4 In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ tee obligate this Union or any Fort thereof, in any man­ ner. without the approvai of the membership of the Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship ~ 5 A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, as evidenced by a majority . vote of the membership, is SEAFARERS LOG granted therefor. In all other cases; a majority vote of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ ing on all members and other persons affiiated with this Union. However, a majority, vote of the membership may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or all of a strike plan. ARTICLE XI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS. UNION EMPLOYEES. AlW OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Fort Agent Patrolman Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the f^nion, whichever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shal' be determined from time to time by a majority vote of the membership. Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees ox the Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ sary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed. ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS, PATROLMEN. AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman, provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of. the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his nomination, and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of. other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord*ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hr ld such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity with regard to such office or joT. ARTICLE XUI ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the^ Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ lowing: (a) The name of the candidate (b) His home address and mailing address (c) His book number (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman (e) Proof of citizenship (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election year. • Section 2. Credentials Conunittet. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after September ilth of the election year, at the Fort where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of s:x members in attendance at the meeting, with two members from each of the Deck, Eiigit.e and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec­ retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at Headquarters Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately January 8, 1954 go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Bulletin Board in each port. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal In any event, without prejudice* to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before It and still reach the Forts in time for the first regular meeting after its' election. (d) A majority vote of the membership sh'all, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event, the one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. le) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Fort Fatrolman, has met all the require­ ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or Forts. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Fort on that coast, then west­ erly along the Gulf, of Mexico and so on, until the list of Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot chall be so-prepared as to have thq number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Fort. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall Inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shaU immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ ancies shall be corrected a.«! soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall \ at all times be available to any member asking for in­ spection of the same at Headquarters. ' ®®^oting -ihall take place in person, at Port Offices, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Fort Agent or Fatrolman. (d) Wo inember may vote, without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ tion of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name on* a separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot jiumher is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster and the member shall proceed to the voting site. <e> Eaclj Pert Agent shall be. responsible forvthe estab- �January 8, 1984 lishment of a booth or other voting site where each memher may vole in privacy. (f) Upon compietion of voting the member shaii fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shaii then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shaii be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shaii commence on November 15th and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holi­ days excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, balloting shall commence or end, as the case may be. on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Polls Committees (at Each Port shaii elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each votfhg day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Committee only, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each Port. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. <b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall then be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an Investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as Indicated In Article I. (c» The Polls Committee shall also insure mac the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been Illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. le) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any one Port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with his book number next to his signature. The Committee shall also place the date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed In tbe envelope dated for that day. This envelope shall then be replaced In the ballot box. The ballot box shall then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded Until turned over to the Polls Committee the following morning. In addition, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of the roster, the untised ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, tlvp ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shaii keep the rosters, unused ballots ballot box or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key untii duly called for as herein set forth. The Port Agent shall Insure that no person illegally tampers with the ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes- while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee, or the Port Agent, to Headquarters. (t> Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection. Tallying Prccedare, Protests, and Special Votes. SEAT A RERS LOG (a) A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after the close of voting at each Port. It shall consist of six (6) members, two from each of the three departments of the Union. In the presence of any member desiring to ittend, provided he observes decorum, it shall open the ballot box or boxes, count the number of ballots therein contained, and count the number of votes for each candidate. The Committee shall place all ballots therein In a sealed envelope, together with a certification signed by all members of the Com­ mittee that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and that all of those ballots are enclosed In the envelope, and shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall also forward to Headquarters, in the same package but bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by all members of the Committee that all the rosters utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack­ age, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Headquarters all unused ballots, together with a cer­ tification, signed by all members of the Committee that all the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certificat'on, signed by all mem­ bers of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Committee are enclosed. It shall be understood that the above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ edge, information, and belief of the Committee members. Wherever forwarding is not don® in person, forwarding shaii be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air mail, special delivery. All forwarding shall be to the Head(iuarters Tallying Committee, at the address of Head­ quarters. In the event a Port Tallying Committee cannot' be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ tions. (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as the Headquarters Tallying Committee. The Headquarters Committee is charged with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of a report setting forth in complete de­ tail, the results of the election, including a complete ac­ counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ ancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign^ the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal denial of the right to vot^If it finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, oh the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee shall order a special vote, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and , the designation as to the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vole is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and.must be received by the Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent to its election and shall complete its proceedings within two weeks thereafter. Each member of the Committee shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if any. shall oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies' to comply with the following require­ ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any. referred to in Section 5-B of this Article, arid the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action shall be taken there­ on, if any, which action, however, shall not be beyond ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated by the reported discrepancies. The same procedure shall apply to all members appealing from denials of their pro­ tests by the Headquarters Tallying Committee, which ap­ Page S—Five peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing a letter or telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, lu which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and his book number, with a copy to Headquarters. It shall be the duty of the Port Agent to submit this appeal to the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protestmg mem­ ber is charged with making this appeal pMor to the holding of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with this paragraph shall take place at the Port where the claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote oc­ curred. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ tions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5-C of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals with tbe terms of such special vote. Port Agents shall officially notify Headquarters, imme­ diately, after the Election Report meeting, of the decision of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the foregoing. Headquarters is charged with adequately and timely informing affected members of the decisions reached. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ senting report has been issued by one or more members of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (g) A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days after the Election Report meeting. The Secretary-Treas­ urer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material available to Port Agents for the purpose of sucn special votes. Immediately after the close of such special voting, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be mailed to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately. An account­ ing and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shall be enclosed. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Head­ quarters Tallying Committee's results. The form of the report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ didates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. It shall be the duty of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ cession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succes­ sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shaii be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE Xn' OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M., for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar quarter for which the Committee is to make the required audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to decide at which of these meetings the election shall take place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or em-' .i 1 "•i' 1^ I .•r ... 'e\ ^;• . i' I m ••M.1 p m i; �• •rr;;:'. • / ' m • {•- "t'u f;\: fl' I: •ii'-' i?K,'' W-"' Page S—Six SEAFARERS LOG January 8, 1934 Section 4. No trial shall be conducted Unless all the given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee, The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct cused was not given a fair trial. (d) If there is no substantUI evidence to support a bers present at the meeting provided that any member the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend eligible to serve may nominate Mmself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Coramittee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any member to assist him in his defense at the missed. (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser held at 10:00 A.M the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), the said member is available at the regular meeting ot the Port where the Trial is to take time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render punishment. Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its place. It shall consist of five members-, of which threj such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states decision and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately inform him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall have them sent to each Port in time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven their last known address, or notify them in person. Section '15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules based on the quality of the_ evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis­ . number of witnesses produced. sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the ishment and.^or other Union action deemed desirable in Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ Port where Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the Accused. Section 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee mittee shail forward its findings and recommendations, in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Fort Agent of the Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be addressed to their last known address, of the results of forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. In Section 17. .Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights of whether of a Port or otherwi'-®, shall be composed of as the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of, and of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall describe each Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, document used at the trial; shail containli fair summary bers of the Union. of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Union to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry cut the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chairman. shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 19, Any accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a ''ostponement, the Trial date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Committee may hold its trial without his presence. vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of -America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow- • generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem- ' These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Fort in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. bership: Section 8. At the latter ineeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the membership during that be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority the overthrow of the Government of the United States meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rales shall vote of the membership of the Union shall: by force: (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (b) Acting as an informer against the Interest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shail be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any qrganlzational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, but modify tIfS" recommenda­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ tions, or against the interests of the membership or the Union; Id) Order a new trial after finding that substantial jus­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all Id) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees, in the event the number of such tice has not been uone with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union. nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where HeadSection 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the quart^j^s located and, upon application, the accused, the following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a elected. accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the ARTICLE XV tation and subsistence. TRIALS AND APPEALS penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member f9r the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results a fine of $50.00, or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his thereof to be sent to each accuse'' and accuser. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ book number. The accus'er shall deliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50.00; the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punishme.nt may appeal in the fol­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place lowing manner: seals, etc.. for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He»shall also request the Port Agent to He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, present these charges at the next regular meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to takes place. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port execute the duties or functions of the said office or job. Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or request to the Fori Agent, the Fort Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functions: jhpse charges to. be read at the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Fort, no further action may be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or election material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are(e)false; accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notice' that he will be tried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he reports communications, with knowledge of the falsity morning. At his request, the trial shall be postppned so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ thereof,or or altering reports or Communica­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be tions which unauthorizedly fall within the scope of Union business; which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ment of the Union or its agreements; If the accused is not present, the Fort Agent shall im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration dressed to his last known mailing address on file with of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad- erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ tion of the duties of any office or job; the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book and may request the accused or accusers to (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must journmefats present arguments, whenever necessa^ for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning sideration. (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Fort, the Trial shall take place in the Fort where Head­ and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ quarters is located. Due notice'thereof shall be given to ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to make such orders during time the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed of strike. Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of by the following: (al No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub­ following offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges. At the reque.st of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find­ for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: witnesses. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the weight of evidence. (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts ot law but may receive all' relevant mended. (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not. (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ tions required therefor; proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls mittee should have been disqualified, or (b) that the ac­ (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official beneatjr a qi^tprum. it shall adjourn until a .quorum does cused was not adequately informed of the details of the Union proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute cbari|e(i|| qi^ense. which resulted in bis npt,having been by conduct not provided for elsewhere (p this. Article: J,; 'U exist. .St J .. �Jannary 8, 1954 (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of those duly authorized to make such orders at any'time. Section 4. Upon proof of- the commission of any of the following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a fine of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs; (hi Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ tives at pay-off; . (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; ; <g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by^o more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the.,duly authorized representa­ tive of the Union. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials and job holders. ARTICLE XVn PUBLICATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XVm BONDS Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XIX EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution. Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ sede, to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles X and XI. ARTICLE XX INCOME Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate business operation or other legitimate source. Section 2.' No member shall be required to pay or de­ liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ ceipt. Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. «b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied successively to the mone­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accnial of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. ARTICLE XXI PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in a capacity other, than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligatioris incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a) the applica­ bility or-non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation (equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights over members, or be termed a fnember. ARTICLE XXU FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section I. The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship­ ping rules' governing the details of the assignments of SEAFARERS LOG jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping rules duly issued shall be deemed to be Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by a contract or not. ARTICLE XXin QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a Port shall be six members. Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port •shall be seven members. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the quoaym for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or appointed thereto. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ARTICLE XXIV MEETINGS Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the following night. In the event a quorum is not present at 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of ihe pertinent port shall postijone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date of any future regular meeting. Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. ARTICLE XXV AGENTS' CONFERENCE Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents* Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' Conferences during the year. The time and place of each such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. A majority vote of the membership £hail determine when such emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided such recommendation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu­ tion. ARTICLE XXVI DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or condition preventing the affected person from carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence from the United States; or suspension from office or membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, and shall include- failure to perform the functions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. Section 3. When applicable to the Union as h whole, the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall mean the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" shall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time period within which a vote must be taken in accordance with: (a) The Constitution (b> Union policy, and (ci Custom and usage of the Union in the indicated priority. Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall refer to the majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any meeting of the Port, regular or special. Section 5. The term, "membership action" rhall mean the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." Seotioh 8. Where the title of any office or job, or the Page S—Seven holder thereof, is set forth in. this Constitution, all refer­ ences thereto and the provisiohs concerned therewith shall be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected officials and other elected job-holders are required to assume office. The first election year shall be deemed to be 1954. ^ Section 8. The terms, "this Consfttution," and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939. as amended up through August 1951. Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ bership. Section 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. ARTICLE XXVII AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended in the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by' a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head-! quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six members, two from each Department, and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Commit­ tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes . or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too . lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. ARTICLE XXVIII TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to operations and activities conducted in accordance with this amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in ' accordance with the provisions hereof. Sectioif 3. All methods and means of collecting and disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in­ cluding those with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be' permitted hereunder and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all others elected as a result of the balloting held by this Union during November and December of 1952, shall be deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article .XHI, only insofar as they apply to election of Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shaJ take effect the first election year. • --A -hi l'!j •n I < T/ii I;| 1^1 �• »w : 41; •.-'.S-'-T'^i i' ( i ' .;v- • . .,•• ; -:. T,.- ^ SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC VOL. XVI No. 1 AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • CONSTITUTION SUMMARY of w • -M ARTICLE.XlV-Ofher Elections: ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: ^.t/s'the election ^of meeting chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A r\'ri^-i r 11 A fM« A* Provides for affiliation of the AtARTICLc 11—AllllianOn; lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE Xy-Trlals and Appeals: SlhVo/"™' member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires'that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to'representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership foF acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—^Provides procedure for appeals. A nTi/-i r III AA -L:^ Sets forth that new members ARTICLE Jll AACmbCrShlp: may be admitted under rules set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: ARTICLE IV-Reinstatement: SgrtofeSeftoCn! fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. Statement of dismissed members. ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: existing dues schedule. Initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE XVII-Publications: lication of a newspaper and other literature. ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. A OTITIC V\/ili Provides for bonding of officers AKIILLC AVIII DOnOS: and employes ol-the Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. ARTICLE VII—System of Organization: ihe'depan- ARTICLE XIX—Expenditures: ship shall determine poli­ cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. rnents of the Union and provides for administrative authorit5^ Defines the Union's sources of in­ come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any ' payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, interest and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE Vlll-officers: ARTICLE XX—Income: tive ^cers: the Secretary-Treas­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective Jobs:r„7cha?rmen'^ gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. f. [§•• \m- it. w ARTICLE X-Duties of Elective Officers: duS^'Sr ADTir'l C VYI D^rmife Retains the existing requirement AKI I^LC AAI rermilS: that rules for issuance of permits must be determined by the members. . the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies in office—Requires all Port Agents to file we^ly financial reportsEstablishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules:^ Guarantees^ as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. A DTin n VVill Provides that the quorum for AKI IL.Lt AAIII L^UOrumS: a special meeting of any port shall be six members and the quorum fot a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem­ bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: ARTICLE XXV-Agenf's Conference: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. K*;,- I W'~ I:; ItT' i fr ' '-' Ut .^t' • f: . !i;' ••" •iP"-' K'lL^r X" A DTir*l C Yin Describes procedure for nominaMK I IV«LC Alii CiecriOnS: tlon to office—Provides for elec­ tion of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candi­ dates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Establishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to office —Retains the Union's existing balloting procedure—Describes bal­ loting procedures in detail—Provides for election of five-member Polls Committees and six-member Tallying Committees to conduct elections and tabulate.results-rSets forth the manner for installation of officers. ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Definitions: of the Constitution. •:{ ARTICLE XXVII-Amendmenfs: stitution by the membership. ARTICLE XXVIII-Transition Clause:f„',S,|'ai.1,?&JS practices and procedures to regulation by proposed Constitution. •li- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 8, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 1 Description An account of the resource Headlines: KOREA ORPHANS TREATED SIU-STYLE ABOARD SHIP AFL-ILA ASKS LABOR BD. TO VOID NY DOCK ELECTION INDICT 5 SHIP CO'S ON CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AUTO BATTERY DEAL HALTED BY US COURT FATE OF USPHS HOSPITALS, OTHER MARITIME PROBLEMS FACING CONGRESS ACTION ATLANTIC TANKERS COLLIDE; TWO SIU MEN AMONG DEAD SUP MEMBERSHIP THANKS SIU FOR AIDING IN ALEUTIAN BEEF MARITIME UNIONS TO MEET JAN. 18 HOT CONGRESS FIGHT SEEN ON LABOR LAW CHANGES ROBIN MOOR VICTIMS SEEK US AID FIVE OF MARINER SHIPS HEADED FOR BONEYARD SEATRAIN PASSES 25TH YEAR PORTS DISPENSE HOLIDAY CHEER SEAMEN'S LAUNDRY SERVICE SET UP BY INDIAN UNION AWAIT WAYWARD BUS AT SIU HEADQUARTERS ISSUE REPORT ON WETBACKS ALBION TARGET OF EGYPTIAN SHELLS THE COMING CONGRESS THE ALBION INCIDENT CONSTITUTION REPRINT SEATRAIN'S BIRTHDAY AFL-ILA COMES INTO PLAY HOLIDAY CHEER FOR NEW ORLEANS SEAFARERS AT SIU XMAS PARTY STONY CREEK CREW BURIAL SERVICE HELD DESPITE OFFICERS' TACTICS SEAFARER SHIPMATES LEAP TO THE RESCUE OF PAIR OF DROWNING MEN MODERN-DAY PIRATES WORK IN TRINIDAD, SAYS CREW D-2 ALIENS GET $$ BACK WELFARE SERVICES ROUNDS OUT BUSY YEAR OF AID TO MEMBERS FRENCH CREEK CREW SHOULD SEE LAWYER SIU CONSTITUTION Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/08/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log