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No. 6 U-Boats Are Striking Again In The Atlantic AFL Presses Fight Against May Bill MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 6—After studying reports on the man­ power situation, the executive council of the American Feder­ ation of Labor holding its winter session here pronounced the gen­ eral war production picture "ex­ cellent" and called upon all its affiliates to rally behind the ef­ fort to defeat the May National Service Bill in the Senate. President V/illiam Green an­ nounced that the 108 interna­ tionals, forty-eight-State federa­ tions and 1,000 central bodies af­ filiated with the federation have been asked to wire all members of the Senate to vote against the May bill and for the Taft sub­ stitute, which provides for the retention of the principle of vol­ untary service and the control of civilian workers by the civilian agencies. The May bill has been denounced by the AFL as en­ tailing "compulsion and involun­ tary servitude" and as subjecting civilian workers to military con­ trol. German claims of sinking 43,900 tons of Allied ship­ ping in the Atlantic, plus two large destroyers, focused attention on recent developments which may indi­ cate that the U-boat has taken a new lease on life. The U-boat of today is faster, more efficient, and harder hitting than that with which Germany# opened the battle of the Atlantic. range. All of these technical advances The ingenuity of German design­ add up to the fact that the ers has done much to offset the U-Boat menace is not ended in advantage of aerial reconnais­ the Atlantic. If any proof of this sance and radio location devices. were needed, look at the SIU Some naval commentators be­ casualty list printed on the left lieve no one factor has done more There are 37 testiments of the to increase the submarine men­ danger merchant seamen con­ ace than the "schnorkel," a float­ tinue to face. ing lung enabling a submarine to Let no man tell the seamen remain submerged 20 to 30 days, that the war is over, and they are riding the gravy train. according to a German claim. The Germans also have boasted of the success of a new towing device called a "water donkey," a small, specially equipped sub­ marine which tows a full-sized U-boat at the end of a long cable. The Nazis have indicated that the donkey is supposed to conceal the presence of the big one by calling attention to itself. An­ other German "secret weapon" is described by Stockholm as a "submarine eye." It is reported to be a motorless, collapsible, one-man autogyro air-borne from a submarine deck at the end of a 300-yard steel cable. It is said to enable the crew to spot prtential victims within an hour's f • -n Insurance Rates Are Halved for Seamen WASHINGTON, Feb. 6— Re­ duction of premium charges on individual war risk life insur­ ance covering the lives of sea­ men from $1 per $1,000 to 50c a $1,000 for each month of coverage, regardless of the voy­ age involved was announced by ihi Was Shipping Adminis­ tration today. The new rate, effective March 1, 1945, will apply to all new lines written as well as renewals and will continue in force until further notice. The Rap Is A Stiff One Electrician Boost; Passport Deadline;Agent's Conference By JOHN HAWK The War Labor Board has approved the increase in wages for Chief Electricians from $18 5.00 to $207.00 a month effective, February 3, 1945 for "C" type vessels operated by the Bull & Alcoa Steamship Company. The rank and file committee that was elected at last Monday night's meeting to assist the officials here to draft and their State Department Seamens negotiate wages and working Passport or who cannot show conditions to cover reefer engin- proof that they have filed an ap­ fcr eers did not show up, therefore plication for same will not be al­ . nothing was done on that mat­ lowed to sign on a ship. If you don't have a passport ter. However, a meeting is schedor have not filed an application ;T uled with the Bull Line next for one, it is advisable to visit Thursday to negotiate on same, so if any of you i-eefer engineers room 507, Customs House and have any suggestions to make, apply for same before you are as­ drop into my office or see Bro- signed to a ship by the dispatch­ , ther Hall N. Y. Agent or Brother er. This will save you a lot of , Volpian, Engine Patrolman, be­ useless running around New York. fore next Thursday. While in this country black markets boom, unchecked by light penalties, the army takes a more Customs Inspector Cawley I received wires from all dropped into my office and noti­ Branch Agents except Savannah grim view of looting of war supplies for the European black markets. Above, an officer at a courtfied me that from now on Mer- that the Tally Committee report martial in Paris reads verdicts of imprisonment up to 50 years for 182 enlisted men and officers con­ victed of stealing military supplies for black markets. (Federated Picture^ • chant Seamen who cannot show (Continued on Page 2) • V . .-.rj.I'.V.'' ;• • 4- �r \m Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Money Due SEAFARERS LOG • SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with tJje Atucrican Federation of Labor ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas, P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - SS EDWARD EDWARDS Bull Line Robert k. Cuberson, AB; W. D. Bradshaw, AB; Joseph A. Von Doltern, AB; Nealcom W. Pervis, OS. No overtime due for security watch—was paid in the regular pay-off on 12/30/44. - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D, C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16).. CHARLESTON (9) SAVANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE....... MOBILE SAN JUAN. 28 P.R.. PUERTO RICO GALVESTON ADDRESS PHONE 91 Beaver St 330 Atlantic Ave 14 North Gay St 6 North 6th St 25 Commercial PI 339 Chartres St 68 Society St 220 East Bay St..... 423 East Piatt St 920 Main St 7 St. Michael St HAnover 2-2764 Liberty 4057 Calvert 4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Charleston 3-2930 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Jacksonville 5-123 I Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon 219 20th St San Juan 1885 Galveston 2-8043 (V! m w PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET New York, (4) N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Educational Program Is Projected By N. Y. •267 By PAUL HALL A Letter From The N. Y. Labor War Chest To all AFL unions in Greater its services. All authorized of­ New York. ficers of AFL unions in the City of New York are therefore urged Greetings: to feel free to confer with the The New York Labor War bureau regarding the problems of Chest, AFL section, opened its any of their members or prob­ Service Bureau at 10 East 40th lems of veterans that come to Street, New York 16, N. Y. on their attention and affect their February 1, 1945 . trade. The AFL Service Bureau is un­ We ask your assistance in mak­ der the direction of Miss Sarah ing known to your membership E. Marshall who, for many years, the establishment of the bureau. has been director of the Informa­ Please fill out the enclosed selftion Bureau and Social Service addressed post card and return Exchange of the Welfare Council it to us at your earliest con­ of New York City. venience. This Service Bureau will help Fraternally yours. all AFL members and their fam­ JAMES C. QUINN ilies in metropolitan New York Secretary to secure proper assistance from health and welfare agencies, pub­ lic as well as private. In addi­ tion, it will assist honorably dis­ charged veterans with employ­ ment problems in trades organ­ on Elections of Officials and ized by our unions. The effective­ Constitutional amendments was ness of these services for veterans concurred in, so accordingly 1 - and civilians wiU depend upon have notified all our Agents that the cooperation and interest of the duly elected officials will the unions. take office Feb. 5. 1 also notified This communication and the all Agents that today is the last tached Bulletin No. 1 of the Ser­ regular meeting to be held on vice Bureau should be turned Monday. In other words there over to your Sick Committee, will be no meeting next Monday Welfare Committee, or officers in night, the next regular meeting charge of these activities and re­ will be a week from next Wed­ sponsibilities in your union. nesday, February 14, 1945. It should be clearly understood It has been customary to call that this bureau, which is mada an Agents Conference yearly to possible by the contributions of formulate future plans and pol­ all of our unions to the New York icies of the union. Also to dis­ Labor War Chest, is at the ser­ cuss the problems of the union vice of all of our unions. This in general and the local problems ijs«, bureau belongs to all AFL unions of each Branch and to acquaint in Greater New York, and no the Agents with one another for charge will be made at any time the purpose, of effecting better to unions or members utilizing cooperation and coordination be- Hawk Report •KI S-CTji- i MV HILLSBORO INLET L. A. Johns, $142.10; J. B. Burkette, $75.45; J. Bloss, $29.72; B. Mins, $142.49; G. Dunham, $107.22; R. Brew, $235.37; J. R. Wag­ ner, $266.10; J. Tomerlin, $84.26; G. S. Lawrence, $142.87; D. Besscher, $49.10; H. Ender, $116.52; G. Garrett, $193.25; R. Moe, $42:90; C. Neal, $143.98; M. HatMaway, $145.97; R. Toturnicld, $48.32; G. Vourloumis, $22.57; O. Sturtevant, $75.84; J. Mers, $73.12. Collect at Moran Towing Com­ pany offices, 17 Battery Place. Published by the HARRY LUNDEBERG Friday, February 9, 1945 SS STURDY BEGGAR Voyage No. 4 ^ Louis G. Skibinski, $5.51; Ar­ thur Major, $2.75; Samuel C. Trager, $3.44; Marian 1. Trzcinski, $2.75; James Rogers, $2.75; Orrin Brockelbank, $2.75; Henry C. Gerdes, $5.51; Charles Raymond, $5.51; Lawrence M. Fuchs, $5.51; Harry Huot, $5.51; William H. Hodge, $5.51; Fritz W. Hofer, $5.51; Stephen Vasilchik, $5.51; William R. Brown, $5.51; James Minnis, $5.51. Collect at Mississippi Shipping Company Office. SS TALISMAN Within the next few weeks the New York Branch Voyage No. 5 intends to present to the membership a fully rounded edu­ Henry M. Ward, $4.13; Nils H. cational program—a program aimed primarily at the young Lundquist, $4.13; Anthony J. new members of our union. We believe that this is neces­ Mikolasovich, 4.13; Eugeniwcz J. Hamot, $4.13. sary, not so much because the new members are not union Collect at Mississippi Shipping;' conscious, but rather because* they must be more than that in the coming period—they must be union leaders. On the founding of the SIU, the membership consisted only of few thousand of the most mili­ tant and union conscious seamen the entire martime industry, 'oday, the big majority of these oldtimers are at sea, while many others have died in action in this war. So, in the past 3 years, our ranks have been augmented by thousands of new members, many of whom never heard of unionism before except through scare lead articles in the papers and the slander columns of some of the labor hating shipowner stooges. As a result of their member­ ship in the Seafarers, and their daily contact with the problems of unionism, ouc younger mem­ bers have formed an entirely new concept of the rights and priveges of the working man. The d timers in this union, as well as the union itself, owes a duty to these new members—a duty affording them every oppor­ tunity to learn the basic princ­ iples of unionism and organiza­ tion in order that they may pre­ pare themselves to become the leaders of our union, tomorrow. This issue has been raised time tween the Branches in order to provide better representation and service to the membership. Now is the time also to discuss and lay down plans for the post war period. Therefore 1 recom­ mend that an Agents Conference 3e called in New York on Mon­ day March 12, 1945. . and time again on the floor at Company Office. various union meetings. There is SS GEORGE POINDEXTES no one who wants to see the new Voyage No. 6 membership educated to the re­ Theodore Fortin, $2.75; Lloyd sponsibilities of leadership more McGee, $2.75; Xheron Chase, than the old timers. A program $2.75; Marvin S. Cox, $2.75; of this nature, aimed at prepar­ Chandless Talbert, $2.75; Charles ing and educating these young B. Young, $2.75; Richard J. men is not something that could Thornton, $2.75; Nicholas Kontis, be put over with a motion and $2.75; Mario Travaglini, $2.75; put in the minutes and then car­ Nicholas Sachuk, Jr. $2.75. ried .out in full effect in a few Collect at Mississippi SS Com­ weeks. Rather ,it is a program pany Office. that requires planning so that its success may be assured. SS ROBERT M. HUNTER Vouchers for overtime hav» Since 1 assumed office as Agent in the Port of New York a year been sent to the home addresses ago, this has been one of the of the following men: William questions which this Branch has Kennedy, 8 hours; Robert Vance, worked on continually and given 9% hours; Leo Wallace. 9 hoursi, much thought. In the minds of sure going to move heaven nnd the old timers, and this also ap­ hell- to smash -all forms of plies to myself, there has always unionism. been a question of "who will With this thought in mind, the some day take the place of the New York Branch has been present leadership and preserve working for sometime preparing the future of the union?" a program designed to give every To that question, there is only member a chance to know the one answer—the new member— whole score. A chance so that the young fellow of today who, each individual member may in a few years, will himself be prepare himself to assume any an old timer. Make no mistake-^ job or responsibility in the union the post war period will be a at a moments notice so as to tough period and unless we have strengthen our front". a capable union conscious mem­ The details of this program,,/ bership, as well as a strong, vig­ which shall be known as the orous leadership, then the road Educational Program, will be an­ is going to be twice as tough. nounced shortly. It is being We have a big job ahead. drawn up with the thought in The organization of the unor­ mind that this past year in the ganized sections of this industry Seafarers has been the most pro­ alone is a gigantic task. This is gressive in its history, and with a task we must accomplish if we also the thought that unions do are to survive. If Mr. Shipowner not stand still—they either move can run a section of this industry forward or backwards. There ns as an unorganized, scab, open- no happy medium—LETS GO shop proposition, then he is damn FORWARD 111 �Friday, February 9, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG PHILADELPHIA Page Thxeo^ SAVANNAH WHAT'S DOING Things have been quiet around . Every one knows that we have this port this last week. Had had a very slow week in the port some replacements on a West of Philadelphia. Paid off one ship, Coast ship that came in here and the SS James Miller, which was finished up the crew on one that one hell of a boat and extreitiely was in dry-dock and got her out filthy. There was little overtime OK. Will ship a deck crew for a disputed.,One messman had sixty aged to talk a member into tak­ hours overtime coming. The cooks ing the job and the ship got Brother Michelet, I have been recor^l of men charged in addi­ new West Coast ship the first reading your column in the Log tion to the penalty for the cur­ part of the coming week and will , had division of wages due be­ away full handed. So much for I think that it is grand. For the rent charge. have a new Liberty out the last cause there was one man short. the phoney tactics of the WSA. last two trips I've been using All Brothers should remember part of the week. Have plenty The Captain agreed to pay it all. They don't seem to want to un­ your recipes. For the last two that in filing income tax reports, of men registered at the hall at The building committee has derstand that once we have given trips I've been kicked off the do not include as income any the present time so shouldn't been working very diligently a man a chance to join and he trying to secure a suitable build­ doesn't that we. will not accept ship for being hungry. This has money earned in 1944 if your have much trouble getting them never happened before. I don't ship paid off in 1945. This should ci'ewed up. Unless something ing for us to move into, as we him again. know what is wrong. What do be regarded as 1945 income and comes in unexpected don't have may be evicted from the building you advise?" you will be taxed for it next year. anything in view for this port Shipping around here has been we now occupy. It would be an Michelet not being here I sent good and the above two jobs are JOE VOLPIAN any time soon. asset to the SIU to have more Patrolman CHARLES WAID, Agent members like those on the build­ the first that we have had to call this answer to the new member: Michelet always calls the crew WSA for in quite a long time. ing committee. They are sincere workers and have only the Several of the boys who stayed together before the end of the ashore too long received "Greet­ voyage and says, "Boys this is union's interest in mind. It was a great shock to .the ings" during the past week but my last trip I am quitting the members present when Brother so far we managed to get them sea." This not only saves Frenchy Harry Collins dropped into union out and squared away with their the embarrassment of being hall on Friday afternoon. This various boards. But for pete's kicked off, but it always gets was the first time he had entered sake' Brothers, watch your stay Frenchy a big hand. By STEELY WHITE The Pan Crescent is in port the hall since his resignation from ashore or the Army might get Strenuous efforts are being made by the firm of Huberand at last Waterman has gone office. He explained that he had you. to work to better the condition man and Obermaier, "Professors" of publicity and what L. J. (BALDY) BOLLINGER. shut down the "Chicken Coop." Agent on her (must be going to sell have you, to sell the idea of their^ "leadership" school now I believe this is an indication her to Russia). that Brother Collins is about functioning thruout the Communist controlled National The SS James Porter of the ready to resume office. Maritime Union. *der the loose and undefined NMU BOSTON Smith & Johnson paid off here About twenty-five or thirty of our good SIU members dropped, Shipping has been very slow without a beef. The Crew com­ The recent expose' in the na­ Constitution. HAM HEAD IN THERE into Brother Higdon's Patrol­ the past two weeks with expec­ mended the skipper and skipper tional press regarding the alien was pleased with the crew. He Hamhead Ciuran plays his role status of Ferdinand Smith and man's apartment Saturday eve­ tations for the coming week very hurried out to telephone his wife as a shill and confidence man on the fact that he was holding of­ ning. There was plenty to eat good. that all was well and he would behalf of Finky Smith by put­ fice unconstitutionally in the and drink and a wonderful time Not much to report this week be home soon. He never saw his NMU for 8 solid years, is an in­ ting up a show of opposition and was had by all. Evidence of this except that if any of you fellows was their remaining until three- lose your papers, try and get du­ wife. He died of a heart attack dication of the democracy pre­ howling that "hands must be vailing in these top circles and kept off this election." By the thirty Sunday afternoon. Brother plicates elsewhere but Boston. in the telephone booth. So long Captain Lanstrom. the chances that the dopes who fact that the Communists are ac­ Higdon went to bed at five o'clock Reason: the Coast Guard, (I am Here is happy sailing on the big take the Huberman-Obermaier tively engaged in campaigning Sunday evening and did not rise informed) will send you to the ship. There are a number of skip­ "leadership" course have of for Smith and Party control in until 8 A.M. Monday morning. WSA (Psycho) doctor who in turn pers that we would have missed achieving leadership. Smith, with the NMU ports, and Curran When there are many ships in will give you the bug-eye before less than you. the others, maintained himself on knows this, any plea to keep port certmn members become they will OK you for duplicates. Most of the SS Companies are the ballots unopposed in every "hands off the election" weakens quite choosy about the ship and paying off before night in this "election." Only when the bubble the opposition to Smith in the The way this set-up is being the run. They refuse to accept port and that is a great help to broke and he was exposed— ranks and strengthens the hands worked it is obvious that the the available runs. After the con­ the patrolmen and the crew. when his guilt was proven be­ of the active agents in their drive WSA doctors are or will super­ voys depart these same men com­ yond the shadow of a doubt did to reelect Smith. cede the Coast Guard in all mat­ It is well to be remembered plain to the dispatcher and agent he resign. As Secretary of the How is it that Curran did not ters pertaining to seamen. that a good union man stands by because of the lack of jobs. So NMU this man passed upon qual­ think of prefering charges his job until properly relieved, When over the other side it don't cry boys and just remember ifications of aU candidates who against Smith? You guessed right whether he be Captain or messwould be a fine gesture for the the number of HMO kids we had Brother. That would have dyna­ aspired to run for office. man. crews of our ships to donate a to ship. mited Smith and even forced his J. P. SHULER, Patrolman few packages of cigarettes to the "BUCK" NEWMAN DISHONESTY expulsion on two counts—1. He enlisted men in the Army. I , ED. HIGDON Yet, such is the dishonesty of was in office iUegaUy, 2. He did know they will be appreciated. We are still holding our own the hierarchy in the covering up LEO GILLIS not ship out as called for under JOHN MOGAN, Agent in defending our members before of Smith over this long period of the rules laid down by the hier­ the Merchant Marine Hearing years during which he drew a fat NEW ORLEANS archy themselves which apply to Units. However, second and third salary as a NMU "leader," that NEW YORK all non-Communist members of offenders may expect to get sus­ these facts were uncovered and the NMU. Had a very busy week ending pensions instead of admonitions disclosed by outside anti-labor COVER-UP The port of New York had its and probations in the future. forces and sources. If this had •-troday. Had a coffee wagon in How does it happen that the from South America and paid off slowest week for quite a time These people have been building not happened Smith would have remarks of Curran regarding in good shape. Had the good with 33 ships signing on and 27 records against seamen for a been covered up and continued to Smith were ordered struck from paying off and 784 men shipped ship Pan-Orleans in this week, couple of years and their sent­ function as an official until the the minutes of the January meet­ in all departments. There are no jobs on her as the boys hold ences are based upon the past end of time or the NMU. In this ing of the NMU membership by still a number of trip card men her down stead. We still have a covering up process none of the the manipulation of the Com­ shipping, but most of them are few free-loaders show up and try top officials can escape guilt for munist chairman William McCar­ to get by but no dice, the in­ coming to the hall on their own Keep A "Log" they all profited by Smiths ac­ thy and his comrades who con­ vestigating committee doesn't accord to get trip cards and ship tivities in hatcheting all bona fide trolled the packed meeting? Yes, In Your Pocket out. This is making it unneces­ miss these donkeys. candidates who might have the you see it again. One of these free-loaders had sary to call the WSA shipping temerity to dare to run against How does it happen that Cur­ a fine story to tell the boys. He hall for men. the control group of the union. ran was sent to London pronto There was not a beef brought said that on the first trip he made Having been exposed beyond right after this meeting and will on an SIU ship about three and back from a ship's payoff the the hope of saving, having re­ be gone long enough for the a half months, he didn't make past week. All of them were signed, did this faker obey the Party to put over the reelection enough money to join but if we settled at the point of production, dictates which he^ took part in of Ferdy the Fink? Yes, you are would give him a job which was which shows progress in the sys­ formulating for the rank and file right once more. on board (this was only about tem used in this port of not pay­ of members, and ship out or suf­ Such then is the "leadership" three weeks trip) he would be ing off until all beefs are set­ fer expulsion? You are right. of the NMU, their democracy and glad to "join. The committee tled. The crews of all ships are Smith stayed ashore. Their slo­ fair play. And it is in this light to be commended for their co­ couldn't see it that way. gans of "Win the War" or "We that the suckers are asked to Had a little set-to with the operation on this issue. Keep 'em Sailing" did not apply attend a "leadership" school run There have been quite a num­ WSA about a guy we rejected. to the hierarchy. His flag wav­ by arch parasites dragging down This donkey had made one trip ber of logs hung on some of the ing speeches stopped short there. heavy sugar from the dues paid under SIU contract and failed to crew members paying off lately, His shadow, let. alone the cor­ by the membership to poison join, so when we had to call but patrolman Joe Volpian has poral body of Ferdinand the their minds and bolster up the WSA for a man, up he came been successful in getting most Fink, did not cross the gang­ tottering and unscrupulous Com­ and back he went. Then the of these lifted or reduced to a plank. munist hierarchy. WSA local Big Shot started to minimum. Such is the phony opposition Instead he applied for citizen­ There came a letter from a holler that we were holding up by this trade union racketeer ship. This opens the way for his a ship OI.XF altho axuxxu this wxxo ship x.xxxix wasn'.t wcxoxx.M-lPW member (who ships as cook) Joseph Curran. return to his former position un­ .leaving for some hours. We m£^^,this week which states: "Dear Around the Portis NMU Leadership School Revealed As A "Front" �I: \ Page Four THE SEAFARERS Friday, February 9, 1945 LOG BEACH-HEAD RUN BRINGS WHITE HAIR TO SIUBROTHER STRAIGHT^ •nm me If anyone thinks that merchant seamen don't go through hell, that person should take a look at the two pictures below of brother Michael Mikulas. The photo on the left was taken just before he shipped on the deep sea tug Sankaty Head on May 16, 1944. The photo on the right was taken eight months later when he paid off on January 20, 1945. In that eight months period he lost every hair on his body, and after a period of complete baldness finally grew a* thin white fuzz on the top of his head. He now shaves once every three weeks. Here is what happened to Bro­ ther Mikulas during his eight month trip. His tug worked all ports in England, and was in Dover during its last shelling. The tug then helped build the break-water off the Normandy beach-head, and was under con­ stant shelling for days on end. Mikulas finally got a few days off and went to London to relax. The V-1 rockets came over and a building collapsed on top of to come in—pure white. him. By this time his body was com­ Apparently medical science has pletely v/ithout hair, although he no explanation for this shedding. felt well enough otherwise. It Mikulas has been to see doctors was only after getting out of the in practically every port in Eng­ war zones that his hair began land and the United States. Editor's Mail Editor of the Log Dear Sir and Brother; Believe it or not, there's still one port in this otherwi'se gummed-up world that's unspoiled. And that's the one-dock harbor of Guanta, Venezuela, which has only recently been opened to off­ shore traffic, due to the develop­ ment of a new oil field. Not since a ship your correspondent was aboard called at Media Luna, su­ gar central in Cuba, has he touch­ ed upon such a (well, nearly) virginal theatre of operations. In appearance, the place is the embodiment of that sailor's hea­ ven Frenchy Michelet has been dreaming out loud about lately. The ship rounds the headland, squeezes in between: two small islands and there ahead, 'twixt the sparkling blue waters and a grove of waving cocoa palms, is Guanta. No modern buildings piar the romantic view except the dock warehouse, the customs and a government building—all else is untouched (and unwashed). The houses of the benighted na­ tives are mud walled, thatch roofed affairs, and the one openair movie has barbed wire strung between its three different-priced sections. So much for generalities. Guan­ ta is too small to support more than two pleasure resorts—one of which we proceeded to call the Stork Club and the other, Roseland. The former was more ele­ gant, having a dance floor out back (dirt floor, that is, and no music except when s^me Don Juan showed up with a guitar). Except for a thatch overhang on one side, it was open to the stars. : An Indian maiden present would nonchalantly go to one of the corners every so often and pump her bilges—in full view of all comers. But what's that -between amigos? ' Then too, the Stork Club had a whole electric light all to itself (the juice was cut off at mid­ night), some fringed paper dec­ oration (it being Christmastide), and home-made tables and chairs. The'chairs weren't made to fold but they did anyway, and without previous notice. The Roseland had as an added attraction a small zoo—of pigs. Out back was a mama pig with a brand new litter, and as we .sat on beer cartons imbibing, a pet shoat would stroll in and out of the roonn ;Their refrigerator, while not electrified, was neverthe-less serviceable, being a rusty oil drum. And it was while help­ ing to empty it of its bottles of beer that our chief cook, liuis Cohen, ran out of Venezuelan currency. But being a resource­ ful gent and bound to drink his quota for the night, what does he up and do but sell his khaki jeans to the madame and then amble back to the ship clad only in his •shirt and shorts ... a spectacle we will long and fondly cherish. As for those Indian maidens! AUEY ^ iilll "•••I iiiiilll They all shake their heads sadly and admit complete helplessness. Only one saw-bones said that he knew the cure. "What you need my boy," he said, "is a nice long sea voyage in the salt air." By "FRENCHY" MICHELET Now that the Navy is reducing the personnel of the gun crews on a number of SIU ships the quarters formerly occupied by these men should be made avail­ able to th'e unlicensed personnel to relieve the present overcrowd­ ed condition. The delegates on all vessels where the gun crews have been so reduced should im­ mediately contact an accredited representative of the union to as­ sist them to secure these badlyneeded quarters for our own men. Any undue delay in tackling this problem may afford some shoreside screwball with nothing bet­ ter to do, an opportunity to dis-^ play his ingenuity in utilizing these quarters for other purposes. Every steward department man should familiarize himself with the provisions of the supplement agreements to the agreements between the union and the vari­ ous contracted companies. Very few brothers are familiar with these agreements. We have just been given a beef involving five members of the crew of the Delta's Thomas B. Robertson which recently paid off in Charleston. The steward department delegate on this ves­ sel had lumped together meals served to persons from ashore with those served to persons car­ ried on the vessel and served as passengers and had arrived at a grand total of 1672 meals. Under certain conditions this is the cor­ rect proceedure, but in breaking down the beef we found that the vessel had carried an augmented steward department and conse(innocent, you may be sure) games of hide and seek. A coffeetime like no other that ever was, that one! All in all, even Frenchy could ask for n<; more. And by tiie way, if you're lucky enough to call at that paradise port of Guanta down Venezuela way, give our regards to Maria Elena and say that when we get back again we'll have something nice, very nice for her. E. Z. DUZZIT They were as amiable as a May­ or's Reception Committee, only more so. Once you got on friend­ ly terms with thern, money was no object. And don't picture all of them as pickle-pussed and mis­ shapen, not by any means. Other and less printable shenanigans aside, three of us spent an idyllic morning with a trio of them. When coffee time came one morn­ ing and no coffee made we three Assessment Deadline decided to go ashore, paint-splat­ tered as we were, and grab a beer All assessments, including instead. When we got to the the 1945 Strike and Hospital Stork Club, we ran into the girls assessments, are to be paid be­ bound for the nearby stream with fore April 1. 1945 if you want bundles of laundry balanced on to remain in good standing. If their conk?. So we decided to these assessments are not paid, give them a hgnd and went along. and you lapse into bad stand­ There followed three hours of ing. all rights and privileges of good clean fun, a little of it spent membership in the Atlantic in helping the girls wring out and Gulf District will be with­ their assorted dresses and panties. drawn. The rest of the time we idled Remember. April 1 is the away by cracking cocoanuts open deadline—so get it paid if you with rocks, by splashing around want to stay in good standing. in the stream, and by playing quently came under the provis­ ions of supplementary agreement covered by the 100-149 manning scale. Under this scale a combination 2nd Cook and Butcher, Baker's Utility and one Utility for every 12 persons over 100 is carried, thereby eliminating the extra meals that woyld normally havebeen payable when an eleven man steward department is car­ ried. All that was payable as extra meals under these circum­ stances then, was 225 meals that were served to persons from ashore. In questioning the broth­ ers who brought in the beef it was brought out that two men were short the required steward department complement during periods of the voyage, so a divis­ ion of the wages of the absent members is apparently collect­ able. As we are to shortly take over the, agent's post in the port where the company has its headqi^arters, we propose to go over th'e whole affair. However, this beef never would have arisen had the men involved been familiar with the provisions of the supplemen­ tary agreements. In our forth­ coming "Hints to Cooks & Stew­ ards" we are devoting a chapter, to a clarification of these provis­ ions. If all steward department men will carefully peruse this chapter it will give them a clear­ er picture of the whole emer­ gency wartime setup. CWe hope!) Here are some excerpts select­ ed at random from our "Hints, etc." Remember: Never stick a knife or fork into a roast while cook­ ing—^^the meat will "bleed" and be less juicy. Turn . the meat when necessary with two galley spoons. In making cream of tomato soup a pinch of bicarbonate of soda should be added to the to­ matoes before the milk is added to prevent curdling. To skim sauces, push the sauce­ pan to the edge of the range, throw in a spoonful of cold water and the grease will rise to the surface where is can be readily removed. Flour raisins before adding them to a mixture to prevent them from settling to the bottoip. Run fruit fritters for breakfast often. They are just as easy 'co make as hot cakes and they do much to insure a happy and con­ tented crew. Ship style fruit fritters simply call for a sweet batter spiked with the juice of three lemons and containing pine­ apple, bananas or apples chopped fine. Don't forget the melted butter—it marks the difference between a good and an excellent fritter. . li ., > it?,4;^,- -.1. 1, I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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