http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/fd9f2cc8cebb455677541d83953e2d17.PDF 92668206bcff947f40cdb74715c1505e PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. Cities Service Adds 8 Ships, ToGetS More NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1947 "THANKS, BROTHERS»» The addition of eight ships to the Cities Service fleet, which was announced by the company this week, brings to sixteen the total tankers operated by the company. Three additional ves­ sels are to be added shortly. Underway at this time is a National Labor Relations Board election to determine a bargain­ ing agent for the unlicensed per­ sonnel of the fleet. The SIU now ehjoys, according to unofficial reports of the observers, a subsfantial lead in the voting, and when the Union is certified, the ships added since the start of the balloting will also be cov­ ered by the same election. Of the eight ships eligible to be voted when the balloting started, six have already been . polled. Although the election was to have ended on November 19, a sixty-day extension was grant­ ed so that the crews of the two remaining ships could have a voice in the election. Since both are on the shuttle run between the Persian Gulf and French ports, and it is doubtful that either ship will re­ turn in time to vote, the SIU has demanded that the two crews be polled by mail. A meeting on this was to have been held on December 11, but was postponed to a .later date. Brass Hat Calls For Hearing Unit Return - Under Coast Guard The return of the Coast Guard to its wartime posi­ tion as prosecutor, judge, and jury of merchant seamen accused of shipboard offenses was called for in a recent speech by Commodore Halert C. Shepheard, chief of the office of merchant marine safety of the Coast Guard. Speaking before an American Legion merchant mar­ Congratulating Seafarers who walked in the picketlines established by the CIO Shipyard Workers in iheir 144-day strike against the Bethlehem Steel Shipyards, is Samuel Glickman, educational representative of the union. Left to right are Jack Parker, who helped out in New York. Vernon Haworth. Brother Glickman. Tony Gonzalez, and Spud Murphy. Gonzalez and Murphy walked the lines in Baltimore. For story of the movie record of the strike which Glickman showed at the last New York meeting, see page 3. RealLowdown On Ships Sales; USShippers Wanted Bargains WASHINGTON — The latest scandal in this scandalous town is the way United States shippwners have been sitting on their hands while a large percentage of the American merchant fleet was sold to foreign powers. The whole situation can be 1 raced to the fact that U. S. shipowners, even with the enor­ mous profits they gained during the war, wanted Uncle Sam to CLEVELAND, Dec. 8—Tabula­ give them ships, and when he tion of the Hanna, ballots was refused, the big boys sat down on the sidelines and twiddled completed at Cleveland NLRB their thumbs. offices today, with neither un^ In 1945 Congress enacted a law . ion appearing on the ballot get­ allowing the Maritime Commis­ ting a clear majority of the to­ sion to sell any vessels which tal votes cast in this election. could be marked surplus. In the This will mean that it will be tanker field the Commission set necessary to hold a run-off elec­ up statutory prices, but Ameri­ tion early in the spring in order can operators made no attempts for Hanna seamen to decide to buy any of these vessels, figur­ whether they wish to have the ing that if they held off, the SIU Great Lakes District or the Commission would be forced to "independent" LSU represent reduce the already low sales them for collective bargaining prices. purposes. The Commission made several A total of 309 Hanna seamen attempts to interest American ( were eligible to vote, and 304 operators in T-2 tankers, biit men cast their ballots. Results all the operators turned a deaf of the voting vi^re as follows: ear. They maintained that the SIU Great Lakes District—125; price on the T-2 tankers was too Lake Sailors' Union—95; Neither high, and that operating these Union—84. vessels was too expensive. Several Hanna seamen who On Hhe basis of the complaints were contacted after their ships raised by U. S. operators, the .H,were voted, expressed themselves Commission looked to foreign • as being confident that the SIU markets to dispose of what the would win the run-off election. industry had labelled a "lemon." Hanna Seamen Will Revote This Winter No. 50 Many of the vessels were sold, without any squawk from the operators, and in the meantime the American operators made no attempts to buy any of the other tankers held by the Commission, and so the MC proceeded to sell any tanker for which they could get the statutory price. Suddenly the American opera­ tors realized that some of the choice plums had been gathered in by foreign countries, and then they started wailing^ There are still plenty of tank­ ers up for sale, arjd American operators are eligible to buy them at the statutory price, but very few offers haye been re­ ceived. The shipowners still feel that prices will come down and they are putting pressure oh (Continued on Page 7) ine conference in Clevelan d,* Commodore Shepheard charged aminers appointed by the Feder­ al Civil Service Commission. seamen with "incompetency, in­ But the economy-minded Con­ eptitude, and lack of discipline," gress saw no need to add more and urged the "return of auth­ bureaucrats to the payrolls and ority exercised by the Coast neglected to appropriate funds. Already the Coast Guard Guard" as a solution to the brass-hats are working to get problem. the merchant seamen back under In contradiction to the Com­ their "iron-thumb" control. modore's harsh words, a recent Before recessing in July the article by Captain Ash, of the Senate, at the instigation of the Masters, Mates, and Pilots, car­ Coast Guard "career men," pass­ ried in the Local 88 News, re­ ed an amendment to the Admin­ cited the fact that shipboard istrative Procedures Act which discipline is excellent since Mas­ will permit the "hooligan navy" ters have not been able to call to reestablish its own Hearing upon the Coast Guard to settle Units. disputes. The men who _commit ship­ board offenses do not go unpun­ Instead, said the Captain, the unions and the law enforcement ished. They are punished by the agencies, .when necessary, have Master of the vessel by loggings, done a job that the brass-hats by law enforcement agencies of the United States if the offense were unable to accomplish. The Commodore cited an in­ warrants it, and by their own stance in which a ship was tied unions in disciplinary actions. up in a foreign port because the crew refused to turn to until the vessel was fumigated as good and sufficient reason for bringing back the "kangaroo courts" in which seamen were prosecuted by CG officers, judg­ ed by CG officers, and sentenced by CG officers. MAJOR UPSET This undemocratic machinery was upset in June, 1946, when the Administrative Procedures Act banned all Federal admin­ istrative agencies from holding hearings or trials. It provided that trials be conducted by ex- New Meeting Place For New York Beginning with Wednesday evening. Dec. 17. regular mem­ bership meetings of the New York Branch will be held in the auditorium of Local 91. International Ladies Garment Workers Union. AFL. at 100 East 17th Street, corner of 4th Avenue. The change in meeting place was made because of the limited facilities available in the hall formerly used. The accommodations in Local 91's building wll provide more adequate and comfortable seating facilities, better public ad­ dress system and better ventilation. Remmber the place—^Local 91. 100 East 17th Street, at the southeast corner of 4th Avenue. The time is 7 p.m., Wednesday. December 17. " ' HlTLER-LlKE \ What Commodore Shepheard wants is that the Coast Guard be given back the autocratic rule it once enjoyed over merchant sea­ men, and the rjght to deprive a man of his livelihood, without appeal except to higher CG lev­ els, if he steps out of line. Such practices have been halt­ ed. Merchant seamen are en­ titled to all the protection given other workers. Commodore Shepheard claims that he is worried about the fu­ ture of the merchant marine of the United States. What he is actually worried about is the future of the many Coast Guard officers who made soft jobs for themselves in the "Hearing Units." Instead of turning the destinies of civilian merchant seamen over to the "tender" mercies of CG 9fficers, the Congress of the United States would better serve the people by • cutting down on military bureacracy and by lim­ iting the powers of the Armed Services. Then the Coast Guard could go back to its time-honored and necessary job of watching ice­ bergs. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 12, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG fell' Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA _ Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor Wy-' A• At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 J. P. SHULER - - - - Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER PAUL HALL JOE ALGINA Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office m New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. * George K. Novick, Editor 267 ' The Cauldron Bubbles The price for allowing communists to gain control in trade unions is being paid in France and in Italy. In both those countries, the red fascists, through their pow­ er in the labor movement, have paralyzed the economic life of the people. At this time in the history of the world, the com. mies are playing for huge stakes. Already in their hands are the Balkan states, the heartland of the European con­ tinent. Being ripened for the plucking are France and Italy. Once these last are absorbed into the Soviet body, the democratic hope of mankind will be beaten down, per­ haps never to rise again. Only two things stand between the communists and their ambitions to control the world. Only the indomit­ able spirit of the traditionally democratic French and Italian people has stood off the totalitarianism of com­ munist philosophy thus far, and if this is not supple­ mented by the material aids of the Marshall Plan, then that spirit will die. Stalin and his aids are -using the economic chaos v/rought by the war to bring about the type of rule they want. In France and Italy the communists have not once offered a constructive plan, but on the other hand have been a continually disruptive force, occupied mainly with fomenting strikes so as to embarrass the democratically •elected officials. Hospital Patients 'When entering the nospltal notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the ifumber of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals And to halt the Marshall Plan, the communists on These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, both sides of the Atlantic Oceon have resorted to name- as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging calling, lying, and character-assassination. The humane heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by ' efforts of the people of the United States to rehabilitate writing to them. STATEN ISLAND E. DELLAMANO the war-wrecked economy of Europe has been charac­ J. LEWIS J. BURNS terized as "imperialism." P. CASALINUOVO H. WATSON It is quite true that the French and Italian workers G. J. MILLER T. BOGUS J. ANDERSON need higher wages to catch up with the rising prices G. CARLSON . H. STONE caused by scarcity of food and consumer products. But J. McNEELY tit the communists have no solution except to ask for wage J. M. GARDNER NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL G. RODRIGUEZ raises. They have no plans on how to increase production, O. A. HESS O. S. SHAHAN and production cannot be increased until the tools of J. DUBUQUE W. K. WUNG industry are furnished to the people. E. T. BROWN J. J. O'NEILL C. SCHULTZ /G. CURL The United States, through the Marshall Plan, has N. B. EDRINGTON A. S. CONTI volunteered to supply those tools, and'to keep the people W. VAUGHN ' C. T. WHITE ahve and healthy until they can produce enough for their E. CARAVONA R. L. McGREW F. R. DE VASHER 'R. L. GRESHAM needs, food and clothing also will he furnished to them. I. E. MATHERNE t 4 t If the communists were really as interested in the wel­ FORT STANTON HOSPITAL M. LIUZZA fare of the people as they claim, they would accept this JOHN P. WILLIAMSON '^G. A. WILLIAMS G. HARDEMAN offer with open arms. The true nature of Stalinist com­ R. B. WRIGHT L. A. HOLMES CLIFFORD MIDDLETON munism is shown by the way the commies fight against W. C. COLLEY ' ARCHIE MCGUIGAN alleviating the harsh conditions under which European R. S. LUFLIN J. E. SILKOWSKI men, women, and children are forced to live. R. E.. TRULY JULIUS SUPINSKI L. CLARKE M. D. PENRY ' The American worker can learn a good lesson from C. C. RAYFUSE t S. » what IS happening in France and Italy. He should learn BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. J. E. PENCON not to permit the comrades to gain control of the labor R. LORD A. J. LE JEUNE MARJORY "LINDA" EVANS movement, and he. should also learn that commies, in G. MEANEY J. B. GEISSLER J. BARRON spite of what they say, are the deadly enemies of'the E. E. DAVIS J. O'BYRNE ' peopleE. M, LOOPER C. CREVIER You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. '{on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) E. G. WALKER J. DENNIS L. GROVER C. MASON J. E. MAGUIRE A. A. SAMPSON R. BUNCH t t ft MOBILE HOSPITAL W. J. §ULLIVAN E. L. MYERS W. C. JEFFERIES J. C. RAMBO W. C. CARDANA M. W. BUSBY R. V. GRANT W. D. JOHNS C. W. BARNE ft ft f GALVESTON HOSPITAL WM. BARGONE DAN GRAVES ~ A. MCALPIN W. CARVANN W. VORRELL P. A. WHITE F. W. GRANT W. E. ROWAN J. HARRIS :> �• Kr^'"'pJ75i^ Friday, December 12, 1947 TBE Presenting 10 Whys To Umonlsm Volunteer Organizer By G. (TEX) SUIT . Your Union — the SIU — is stronger than at any other time in its history. And it appears very likely that it will grow even stronger in the days ahead. But for this to come about, it is up to us individually '— each anc every Seafarer — to keep build­ ing on the solid foundation we already have. You can take part in building your Union by taking an indiv­ idual interest, by getting down to brass tacks and learning every detail that goes into the oper­ ation of Union activity. Know the Union structure, how it operates, the Rules and Constitution which guide it. You should know the whys and wherefores behind every move we make as the best or­ ganized group of seamen on the waterfront. By fortifying yourself with in­ formation about your Union now, by knowing the answers to all the "whys?" beforehand, you'll avoid the risk of being caught with your face hanging out lat­ er. A well-informed membership is the surest guarantee that the Seafarers International Union will continue to be the unbeat­ able force in maritime. With this in mind, here gre ten typical questions Which every Seafarer should be able to an­ swer. If you have the answers to these "whys" the .chances afe you know the score: 1. WHY you must cooperate with your shipmates? 2. WHY your contract is your protection? 3. • WHY every man must be checked when he ships aboard? Gene Nowokonski. who has been sailing for over a yeaj on Cities Service tankers, is plen­ ty active as a volunteer organ­ izer among tankermen of that outfit. He started out as a Sec­ ond Cook and is present sail­ ing as a Steward, a first-rate accomplishment considering that the tankers made only short, coastwise runs. He believes firmly that Cit­ ies Service tankermen are bad­ ly in need of a collective bar­ gaining representative like the Seafarers and is staying with the fleet until the balloting among the company's unlic­ ensed personnel is completed and 'Contract negotiations be­ gin. Nowokonski sees the addi­ tion of the Cities Service fleet to the ever-growing number of SlU-contracted companies as a two-fold benefit: 1) To the Cities Service men them­ selves, whose earning power and working conditions will be, bettered; 2) To the SIU, since the fleet may be expanded to around 20 ships, which will provide more xontract-protect • ed jobs for the membership. • •. • • SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Aliens Urged To Apply For Visas As First Step Toward Citizenship By JOSEPH VOLPIAN our conversations was again that documents required under sec­ Special Services Representative all unnaturalized seamen should tion 7 (c) of the Immigration make every effort to obtain a Act of 1924, which reads in part Despite the many promises visa. as follows: that have been made from time "The immigrant shall fqrnish FIVE YEARS to time, nothing has been done if available, to the consular of­ Once a man has obtained a to grant citizenship to those alien ficer, with his application, two visa and has five years of dis­ seamen who served aboard Am­ copies of his "dossier" and prison charges from American ships, he erican vessels during the critical record and military record, two is eligible for citizenship. Time war years. certified copies of his birth cer­ The closest this ever came to spent going to sea prior to ob­ tificate and two copies of all taining the visa is not wasted, reality was- a piece of legisla­ other available public records provided the applicant continues tion placed before Congress pro­ concerning him kept by the gov­ going to sea until he accummuposing that American citizenship ernment to which he owes al­ lates five years of discharges. be given to aliens who sailed the legiance." The five years of seatime, in nation's ships for three years of However, the consul will ad­ this case, will begin as of the the war period. vise the applicant more particu­ time the man began going to On the basis of past considera­ lars regarding documents which sea on American ships—not when tions shown to merchant seamen ; should be presented. the visa is granted. If he applies by our legislators, it appears Men who are married to Am­ wholly inadvisable for alien for a visa after already having erican citizens need not apply members of our Union to wait three years of discharges, for ex­ for a visa through the consuls in ample, he will need but two for this bill to become law. Con­ foreign ports. They can apply gress may enact the law but the years of discharges to complete right here in the United States the five. speed with which they attend to at an immigration office, where However, to those men who important matters can be mea­ decide to work ashore, it must they are given a "pre-examinasured by a snail's pace. be pointed out that the five tion," which consists of the same GET VISA years in their cases, will begin type of questions asked by the The safest thing, then, for with the issuance of the visa consuls of applicants in'^foreign aliens to do is to take steps on and previous seatime will be ports. These men, who are married their own to qualify for citizen­ discounted. to Americans, can get their citi­ ship. The first step in that di­ APPLY TO CONSULS zenship after a period of two rection is to obtain a visa. All applications for visas The Immigration and Naturali­ should be made to American yearsr zation Service is apparently re­ consuls in foreign ports. Two TESTS NOT HARD luctant to give out any broad witnesses are needed, principal­ As far as passing whatever statement of policy regarding the ly to identify the applicant. tests are given is concerned, status of unnaturalized seamen. The form stating the general there is no need for worry on the We have made repeated effort to requirements for immigration part of any applicant. The gov­ get information on this score, visas, issued by the Immigration ernment has shown that it is but have not been able to get Service, says in part: not out to disqualify anyone on any definite statement that would "If the application is accepted, the basis of knowledge of the the alien, in order to qualify for country's history, etc. clarify the situation. In our most recent attempt, an immigration visa, must, of Furthermore, courses in citi­ we checked with the highest coui'se, establish his admissibility zenship are available in the New sources available in the Immi­ under the immigration laws of York Public schools, and various gration Service, in regard to the United States. In connection agencies throughout the country alien seamen. The substance of with establishing his admissibil­ are equipped and anxious to aid what we were able to glean in ity, an alien must present the prospective citizens. Seafarer Survives Swank Philadelphia Conrert By GEORGE SWIFT way. Of course, it had to be in the center of the row, so seven or eight people had to rise and give me the once-over as I passed to my seat. In fact, it seemed as though a lot more than seven or eight people in that section of the theater found it necessary to give me the once-over. Society gals looked on popeyed and dowagers' chins drop­ ped as I took off that hi-pressure topcoat I bought five years ago—the one with the torn lin­ ing, you know — and exposed PHILADELPHIA—A merchant 4. WHY must a repair list be seaman went to a concert at the Philadelphia Academy of Music made up before the payoff? the other night. Quite something 5. WHY is it necessary to too. My girl friend gave me a four watch »out for spoilers? dollar ticket to keep me whole­ 6. WHY is it necessary to you somely occupied on a night she had to work. Oh, no, she didn't to know you]^ shipping rules? put out four bucks just to keep 7. WHY should you check your me occupied. She was given the slnpchest and stores before sign­ ticket by her boss. Well, I had to look nice for ing on? this affair, so, being in my usual 8. WHY is it necessary to depleted financial condition while watch out for gashounds? on tffe beach, I went to a "bar­ 9. WHY is it essential for you ber school" for a free haircut. These barber students are very to know your contract? hice in that they are willing and One of the top features of the 10. WHY should shipboard anxious to practice haircutting New York Branch meeting De­ on sailors. Shaves can be had, . meetings be held regularly? cember 3 was a 30-minute movie too. And there is no charge, not depicting the strike of 12,000 CIO The answers to these ques­ even for the lopping off of an Shipyard Workers in Baltimore tions are, of coursej fundamen­ occasional piece of nose or ear. and showing hundreds of SIUtal. But the manner in which FURS AND JEWELS SUP members walking the pickthey are answered may vary After an hour-and-a-quarter etlines in support of the lUMwith each Brother's viewpoint. sessidn with a nervous student, I SWA beef. How you Brothers answer emerged from the chair to the The. movies were shown by them is important to the rest query, "Do, you think it looks Samuel Glickman, lUMSWA ed­ of the membership. They should any better?" ucational representative, who serve, too, as good starters for made them himself on a 16-mm I wasn't sure. shipboard discussion. Anyway, tO! the* Academy of movie camera. Let's have the Brothers' view­ Music I hied myself. It turned The SIU-SUP pickets domin­ points. Put your answers down out to be a huge theater throng­ ate the first part of the film on a piece of paper and send ed with the elite of Philadelphia. which was photographed at three them to the SEAFARERS LOG. Everywhere were aristocratic principal points in the Balti­ Thg more information we all looking, richly dressed people. more area, the Key Highway Yard, the Fairfield Yard and the have about our Union and its The furs! The jewels! So I found' an usher and Sparrows Point Yard. functions, the better Union_men In addition to demonstrating we can be. So sound off, Bro­ marched down to my seat—one of the best in the house, by the the sterling support the SIU-SUP thers! that old black sweater I like so well and pants unpressed for three weeks. . Of course, I took all this no­ toriety in my stride, plunked down in scat and pulled out a pack of Black Jack gum. There was a low murmur of comments. I could hear one: "Look at THAT—and chewing gum." LOW CUT FOR FREEDOM Well, the concert was pretty interesting. A young male char­ acter in soup and fish alternate­ ly gently caressed and violently pounded the keys of a piano. A female in a very low-cut evening gown—to give her mors freedom, no doubt—sawed on a violin very energetically. She seemed to get the short end of things. She had to stand, play and turn the pages of the music, while the guy playing the piano not only sat on a comfortable stool, ^but had a pal sitting be­ side him for no other purpose but to turn the pages. It was quite an evening. Per­ haps the big story is that I lived through it. New York Branch Sees Film Of Shipyard Strike pickets gave to their fellow June 25 and ended November 16. workers, the film shows hundreds As the result of lUMSWA's de­ of Baltimore cops swinging their termined stand and the aid of nightsticks, scabs driving through the SIU and other unions, a the lines and working inside the wage increase of 12 cents an high wire-mesh fences, and sev­ hour was won for 22,000 work­ eral of the more than 50 pinches ers up and down the coast. Other made by the police. new provisions iiiiproving condi­ Most moving sight is the se­ tions and clarifying seniority quence showing a good union were also won. man lying on the curb waiting The same night that Glickman for an ambulance after being showed his film in New York, struck by a scab auto. the Baltimore Branch received a Another shot that Seafarers plaque from .lUMSWA members will remember shows a shipyard in that area in appreciation of executive catching a cigarette on the aid rendered by the SIU the office steps under the pro­ tection of a bodyguard of half a during the long -walkout. dozen cops twirling nightsticks SIU-SUP men walked in and grinning. lUMSWA lines at all eight of The shipyard strike" against the the yards struck, but Baltimore Atlantic coast yards of the Beth­ was the point of greatest ac­ lehem Steel Company b e g a n| tivity. m 1 ^1 �. -1 i-Vri-,..- -% Page Four THE SEAEAHERS LOG WMAr ttWMK Ftidar/ December 12, 1947 Alcoa Building World's Biggest Bauxite Port The Alcoa Steamship Company will commence construction this month of a $5,000,000 project to transform the tiny fishing vil­ QUESTION: Traditionally the policy of the SIU has been against political action. How do lage of Tembladbra near Port you feel on this subject? of Spain, Trinidad, into tho JOHN BERTIE. Bosun: world's largest bauxite port. DONALD WHITE. OS: I think the present policy is The decision to build is based I agree with Ihe policy lOtt the right one all the way. The on Alcoa's confidence that the per cenl. I think we should have SIU should be for seamen and new uses for aluminum develop­ learned from the way the NMU for seamen only. It can best serve ed during the war will result in has fallen apart, literally gone seamen's economic interests by an ever increasing demand for lo the dogs, as a result of be­ concentrating on those interests. aluminum products in future coming too much involved in For this reason the SIU should years. political action to profit by their not become involved in the mistakes. No political party thai shoreside tactics and menuvers Whether .the highly mechaniz­ I ever heard of goes very far of politicians who do not have ed port project, which will be out of its way to serve the in­ the interests of seamen at heart. completed sometime in 1949, will terests of seamen unless it's tem­ I'm afraid that if our Union did mean additional ships on the porarily convenient to do so. become involved in politics that bauxite run, Alcoa is not yet For that reason, if for no other, in the long run it would be prepared to say, but certainly 1 don't see why the SIU should more weakened tha,n strengthen­ the company anticipates no de­ go out of its way to support any ed. So I say, let's keep our pres­ cline in the bauxite trade. party. We can keep our strength ent policy and keep our Union MANY MACHINES if we hold to our policy. strong. When the new port is com­ pleted, two huge bucket un­ loading machines at pierside will operate at a rate of 1,200 tons JAN ROBERT MUCINS, DE: G. W. JACOBSON, AB: an hour digging the ore from the holds of ships shuttling from I don't think we can run a I feel that political action can Surinam. labor union soundly by mixing hurt the Union. I think we On the same pier, a loading our activities in political mat­ should follow the broad line of boom plus auxiliary equipment democracy without getting in­ ters. I am therefore against poli­ will "oe able to load a ship north­ volved in politics. I wouldn't tical action by the SIU. For one bound for the U.S. at a rate of want to see the Union get mixed thing, I don't believe it works 2,000 tons an hour. up with—or part of—a political successfully; it hasn't worked An 87-foot conveyor system party. It would mean that the with other unions that have will be installed to transfer ore Union would be giving up some spent a helluva a lot of time from a shuttle ship to a north­ and energy in political matters, .of its economic functions for bound vessel or to one of the 15 political ones. We are an organi­ as far as I can see. It seems that storage tanks Id' be built along one reason why the SIU has zation of seamen united on eco­ the shore. Total storage capacity been so successful as a labor nomic objectives. As such we will be 75,000 tons which can be union is because it has not be­ should keep on fighting—as we increased to 125,000 if required, come mixed up in politics and have in the past for the im­ although Alcoa does not expect has concentrated on economic proved economic welfare of sea­ to store ore for long periods. men. beefs. At present, Alcoa brings about 250,000 tons of bauxite north to the U.S. every month, of which about one half is transferred at Trinidad. The nev/ port is being By EDDIE BENDER collected from anyone who is 3. BOOKS—Permits are closed Brother wishes to come out of 3uilt to speed up the process. more than 12 months in arrears, and none are issued except those retirement, it is imperative to Land for the project is being Every member of the Seafar­ unless he can present sufficient approved by the organizers. Ev­ bring a statement from your leased by Alcoa from the British ers International Union should evidence to warrant reinstate­ en these are kept to a minimum place of employment or a letter government. The new mechan­ become thoroughly acquainted ment to the Headquarters Rein­ so as to avoid overcrowding of to verify your whereabouts dur­ ized pier will be adjacent to the with his organization. He should statement Committee. U.S. Navy's Trinidad pier, and the Union. Moreover, permitmen ing retirement. know what's being done—and in good standing with enough • This procedure was brought 6. RECORDS—Our Headquar­ the company is building new why—so that he can get the seatime and a qualified rating, about by the slow trend of ship­ ters office in New York now has facilities for the local fishing maximum benefits of member­ will have to remain in their ping in almost all ports in re­ a system in operation whereby industries which previously oc­ ship. cent weeks, and unless the sit­ present status until such time every member's redords can be cupied the. Tembladora site. Besides the individual advan­ uation changes, this policy will as the membership allows issu­ checked as fast as requests for tages of knowing the score, the have to be followed rigidly for ance of books. Our Hero them come in. It will be worth­ Union as a body can function the protection of the active All branches will be notified while to drop in on the sixth " smoothly and with a minimum members. when books are again opened. floor to check, your records, of wasted energy if it is sup­ At that time applications will whether your book is in good 2. TRANSFERS, ETC.—Anyone ported by a well-informed mem­ be accepted only after approval standing or not. You can rest desiring to transfer from one de­ bership. by a committee elected for that assured that you" will be given partment to another must have Bearing this in mind, the smart purpose. a thorough check of your rec­ thing for you to do is to get a one year of seatime before he ords with the least possible jde-^ can switch to another depart­ 4. STRIKE CLEARANCES — copy of the Shipping Rules and lay. study them as thoroughly as you ment. This year of seatime must There are still many men who be proven by certificates of dis­ do not have their strike clear­ 7. WHERE TO GO—Reinstate­ can. These rules were made by charges, with the man appear­ ments, payment of dues and as­ ances for«the 1946''General Strike the membership and they are ing before a committee of the and the recent Isthmian strike. sessments, issuance of duplicate followed to the dot. Know them! department to which he wishes Time and effort can be saved if books and permits, letters of If you don't understand some to be transferred. these men will bring all neces­ endorsement and transfers frbm of the provisions, it's no crime sary proof to warrant clearances one department to another—all Transfers from another Dis­ to ask what they mean. Any when they come to register. No these matters are handled on the oldtimer will, be glad to help trict of the SIU to the Atlantic man will be shipped unless he sixth deck of the New York HalL and Gulf District have been sus­ you learn the score. Or, better had the satisfactory proof. Clear­ still, don't hesitate to approach pended until further notice. ances will be issued only after Beefs and Special Services are However, the right of a mem­ handled on the fifth floor. Men any Union official for the claria trial committee has x-ecom- wishing to do volunteer organiz­ ber from one District to ship ' fication you need. out from another District has mended them for both strikes. ing on non-union ships can got ' THINGS TO KNOW not been curtailed and the orig­ 5. RETIREMENT — Don't put information froip the organizers, There gre some other things inal regulations are still effec­ off retiring your book if you in­ who are also located on the fifti, you should keep at your finger­ tive. tend to stay on the beach in­ floor. Alfred Paulsen, 4-fo.ot 6-inch, tips. Like tbese, for example: Anyone desiring endorsement definitely, either to rest or work Registration and sffipping still "hero" of the Alexander Wool1. REINSTATEMENT—This is for the next higher rating in his ashore. This will save you plenty take place on the second floor. If cotl. By keeping a level head getting tougher every day. It is particular department must have of cabbage and embarrassment you haven't voted yet in the one night, he trapped Wilheladvisable that all hands do their a year of seatime to show a when you come up. with your 1948 Union elections^ you can mine, better known as.. utmost to keep lir''good standing. dommittee before he can be giv­ book in bad standing. cast your ballot in the voting "Bones." the female pickpocket It is for your own protection en- a letter of endorsement to Retirement is every member's booths on the third floor recrea­ of Port of Spain who had re­ that you understand fully the the Coast Guard. This ruling will privilege when in good stand­ tion room. You can call for your lieved more than one • good X • situation in regard to members avoid -crowding up in ratings in ing, but no retirement will be mail and check your baggage on Seafarer of his hard-earned in arrears. certain departments and thus honored when a member has a the fourth floor, the same old dough. She won't be doing it No dues or assessments are ease shipping. hole' in his card. Whenever a stand. anymore. Things That Every Seafarer Should Know .it';® �Friday. Dacambar 12. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG - Page-Fira Shipping StttI Strong In Boston; Tankers In With Plenty Of Beefs By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Business and ship­ The gang on the Beaver Vicping continue to move right I tory also pulled in with some along in the Port of Boston and beefs, which were ironed out r;^a\' o.Xv as much as possible, considering its environs. At various times it looked as that this was not the payoff port. The SS F. Marion Crawford though it would be impossible to furnish all the replacements (Waterman) paid off cleanly, being called in, but we ^ere with only a couple of disputes helped out considerably by the in the black gang, which were fact that the boys* paying off on the N.G. side. here and elsewhere decided to FUTURE BRIGHT ber of requests for information has decided to take over the ship again in a hurry. By W. H. SIMMONS All in all, it was a rather hec­ on the agreement, from members property, where construction ^ Tankers, as usual, were the SAN FRANCISCO — The old tic week for the port, and the , . I on Isthmian ships making long has begun, as a place to anchor chief source of jobs and in­ Gold Coast has seen quite a bit' runs. outlook for the coming week the new Bay Ridge Bridge to come. Paying off here after 9of activity in the past week, but appears pretty good also. The Since we have facilities for be built parallel to the present month voyages were the SS this by no means indicates that mimeographing all the copies we one. Helen starts off the week Vi/ith Yamhill (Ampac) and the SS our financial income has sud­ want, we do not have to bother a payoff on Monday morning, Although construction has Gervais (Pacific Tankers). denly became greatly increased. Headquarters for extra ones — with a couple of tankers sched­ stopped, you can be sure that Other tankers paying off coast­ uled to arrive the same day; so now that we have the agreement The activity has mostly been the SUP is not going to take wise and calling for several re­ there won't be any lack of jobs caused by the gashounds and in hand. (Editor's note: Head­ this lying down. placements on each were the around here for a while anyway. performers who ^sign on the Cal- quarters is reproducing the Isth­ With the cooperation of the Tonto, Fort Republic, Bull Run, The crew of the Yamhill dona­ mar and Isthmian inter-coastal mian contract as a foc'sle card membership, we plan to do a Scotts Bluff. ted $35.00 to the West Coast Sai­ ships on the east coast, then for Isthmian ships.) Freighters taking men here little something extra for the lor, and $58.00 to the LOG. In­ Right here and now I want to Brothers in the Marine Hospital were the India Bear (Pacific Far come out to this coast to per­ dividual credits will appear in congratulate the negotiating com­ here over Christmas. When we East Lines), which took a full form. Honor Rolls of respective pa­ mittee again on this agreement do, we'll report it. crew on deck; the De Soto (Wa­ Here's how it is. We had the pers. with Isthmian. Well done, boys! Yorkmar, a Calmar vessel, in ov­ Here's a little item I found on terman), the Mai-ymar (Calmar), Also the crew of the Tonto er the weekend. There was a lot my desk which I think is good Beaver Victory* (Isthmian), and donated $11.00 to the LOG; and NO BEEFS he Tuskegee Victory (Shepard), of trouble on her, notably with for a laugh; the SS Gervais, $40.00 to the pa­ We have the SS Fairland, Wa­ which also called for a complete Oilers missing watches because Two cockroaches were lunclitients at Ft. Stanton, to be di­ they were ashore gassing up. terman, in for a payoff. She ing in a dirty old sewer and one crew. vided equally between SUP and ROUGH PAYOFFS Just to make things a-;' little came in with no beefs and is a was excitedly discussing the SIU, and Brother J. Carey don­ worse, a Fireman—the Engine good clean ship. The tanker payoffs were on ated $2.00 for the Brothers in spotless, glistening SIU ship from Actually, there was no reason Delegate no less—puUed a hell the rough side, naturally, after the Brighton Marine Hospital. to expect any beefs on her with which they had recently been of a trick. being out so long. Brother Swee­ barred. Brother Red Turner aboard as ney handled the SS Gervais in This fellow went ashore, came Chief Steward and some mighty "I hear," he said, "that the re­ by the office, to see me and said fine Delegates in all three de­ frigerators shine like silver, the Mellville, R. I., and after three got he was a little short of cash. Na- partments, not to mention a good galley shelves are as clean as a days down there finally everything squared away satis­ whistle . and the galley floors Skipper, Captain Ryan. factorily. When we complete the payoff sparkle like diamonds. Why, it's The Yamhill, out 9 months and so clean..." we will report further on her. 33 days, was taken care of by It looks as though the Union "Please," said the second cock­ Brother Goggin. This was a won't be getting that new build­ roach in disgust, nibbling at a tough one with altogether toe By GAL TANNER ing in San Francisco for a while, moldy roll, "not while I'm eat­ much friction aboard, caused or­ because the State of California ing!" MOBILE—Shipping during the iginally by the habit of certain officers snooping and eavesdrop­ past week has been fair with ping at the meetings in the mess- approximately 300 men signed halls, which started the ill feel­ on. Moreover, prospects for next week look pretty good since ing aboard. both the big companies here, Al­ There was some other trouble which will be taken up by the coa and Waterman, have half a MIAMI — Shipping here hit We had word here from the Unions. All beefs were squared dozen vessels scheduled to hit what ought to be an all-time West Coast that the SS Cavalier, away except for a linen beef: Mobile for payoffs. turally I let him have a couple high the first of last week. Wilkerson Steamship Company, the gang went 11 weeks without In a fine display of SIU bro­ of bucks. was on its way to Miami. We linen. "The company argued they therly spirit, some of the crew- ••jt The Philip Schuyler, South also had a letter from the Deck APOLOGIZED ANYWAY couldn't pay it because the lin­ members of the SS Pegasus, Al­ Atlantic, slipped in for a pay­ Delegate, Red Whidden, so the en was stolen (incidentally coa, made up a donation toward When he returned to his ship, off. The Grange Victory, Water­ report is undoubtedly correct. ^swarms of FBI agents met this the defense of those two good instead of going to his bunk for man, was also in port, as were ship and concentrated their in­ Seafarers facing trial in George­ We are on the look out for a siesta he proceeded to the Of­ both the Yarmouth and the vestigation topside, not only with town, British Guiana, for the her and will greet her with open ficers Saloon, and got a little Florida of Eastern ,and P&O regard to the linen but manyaccidental drowning of a launch arms. She should be in port in Steamship Companies. belligerent. .about 10 days to carry general other beefs also, including the captain. These certainly added up to It so happened" that the Cal­ cargo to the Islands and bring questionable disposition of cig­ Specifically this contribution mar Port Captain was present, the gfeatest number of ships to back bananas. She may need arettes from the ship's slopchest). will go toward the beach ex­ and this Fireman raised so ihuch be in Miami for several years, some ironing out. If so we'll get MONEY WAITING penses in Georgetown of a wit­ " trouble that the Port Captain had whether or not Tt's an all-time her in proper Union shape, N ness we are sending back down The members of the Stewards to call in the local police. For­ record. We still are looking for the Dept. left the ship without wait­ there from^here. tunately, by the time the police We hear there is a possibility Carib Queen to start operating ing for their "extra meals" monThose contributing to the do­ 't!arrived the man had sobered up that South Atlantic will send a i-.fl.. out of Key West, but apparently nation included: pretty fast, and offered to apolo­ ship to this port regularly. If so, not before March 1. There will William J. Moise; A. E. Hengize to everybody he had abused. the ship would be bringing in DID vJoMM r>t be a lot of jobs on her once she ning; J. W. Graves; F. P. Droche; Since it was Saturday night, newsprint from Canada on the gets going. JOMES HAVS LINEN T/ N. L. Flowei's; W. S. Toomey; T^ and since the Port Captain knew way back from northern Europe. C. Deale; L. M. KyseK; H. Cl. The Florida is due in for a that the Union does not like It sure would be okay for this Swain; J. M. Hogue; L. Roberts; payoff, and a payoff on her is these ships to go out shorthand- Hall could use the income. J. E. Hall; Elliott; J. W. Travis, always good. There is never a ed, and because he could not get W. J. Loomey; L. L. Davey. dispute, and nobody gets drunk. THANKS TO JIMMY hold of me, th^ Captain asked Balloting is coming along If all ships were as easy to to let the man ride to Portland. The Philip Schuyler had been pretty smoothly, about 400 men •"••il. handle as she is, the life of- a i?The only reason I put this out for three months, which may piecard would be rosy. having voted in Mobile already. story in the LOG is to plead explain why the only man com­ We are still catching the book­ When the Yarmouth came in with the membership by exam­ pletely / sober at the payoff was men when they come in as, soon there was a get-together of uldple to cut this stuff out and act the Engine Delegate, Jim m y as they come off the ships. timers. Brother John Pinkus, the way good SIU men are ob- Babson. Thanks to Jimmy, it A number of Alcoa's C ships was a good payoff with no beefs Watchman, dropped by the Hall • ligated to act. have hit here recently—and gone ey; but it is set up for all hands with Brother Ned Doane. at all. straight into the boneyard. How­ and payable; also for the over­ ISTHMIAN CONTRACTS They got to talking to another ever, anywhei-e from 10 to 20 The Schuyler shipped almost time earned the day of payoff. We have been having quite a an entire new crew, a job that oldtimer and it came, out that The delegates on the Yamhill days later they move back out, few Isthmian inter-coastal ships put us in a bit of a cramp for Pinkus had sailed Bosun on the were real, heads-up Union men a fact that really is helping ship­ in ti'ansit, and can say that every a while. But we managed to crew old Camden for Eastern and that and had everything lined up in ping in Mobile. member on those vessels is her up with a little help from Brother Dick Birmingham had proper order for the Patrol­ So far^we have crewed four of . proud to get the new agreement. Tampa. The ship goes to Pensa- been an AB on her—way back in man, and gave fine assistance at these and three more are due 1911. This was the first time out of tiie yard next week. the payoff. We ' are mimeographing about cola to take on stores and load. these boys had met since. Worth noting is the fact that 600 extra copies in order to be At Pensacola, the crew will sign Both the SS Bull- Run and the able to supply all Isthmian ships foreign articles. The Schuyler is . We'd like to hear of any old­ SS Marymar came in here with three witnesses to the above-' kitting here with plenty of them, going to lopk like a good SIU er shipmates running into each real beefs. Both were squared mentioned trial in British Guiana shipped on these vessels. other. since we have received a num- ship now. away in good style. * Few Gashounds Foul Things Up In Frisco; Isthmian Crewmen Hail New Agreement Shipping Holds Fair In Mobile, Prospects Good Extra Ships Keep Miami Busy; More Vessels Expected In Port 3 �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG New York Enjoys Week Of Good Shipping; Nearby Ports Ask Branch For Seamen Friday, December 12, 1947 In Hospital led the voyage very well. A few enough to eat. It's really cheap­ times when performers and eag- er in the long run. NEW YORK—Thanks to sever- ,er beavers took off work to par- Several other ships worthy of al calls from the outports ask-j^^^^ crew comment made port in New ing for men, plus a fair number| adopted a means to stop York this week. The Cape Caof ships in here for payoffs, toche. Isthmian, was all fouled week in New York has been. up at the payoff due to the Skip­ quite good for. men anxious to Like the Joliet Victory, which per's not knowing how to make set'fjfl? a system to fine the men ship. who headed ashore and pushed up a payroll. Calling other ports before is­ Skippering a ship wgs just suing tripcards is the proper their work off on to others, the too much for this boy, so Isth­ way to crew a ship when short Hawser Eye men prepared a list mian has taken him off. He had of men, and the method is fast of fines for such offenses. three OS on watch, and had catching on now that jobs are made a practice of picking up FINE METHOD tight. *• men in different parts of the The days of indiscriminately Some of the fines ran up to world and paying them ordi­ $50 for those men who contin­ nary seamen's wages. Broiher N. A. Huff. AB. issuing tripcards has come to an ually took off. In a very short pictured aboye, is at present This, too, was patiently un­ end. Most ports now are relying time it proved its effectiveness tangled by the Patrolman and in the Staten Island Marine on the "Don Ameche" for extra and the practice dwindled to the crew got their correct pay. Hospital. He's been there for men. almost nothing. the past month and a half, These calls from outports made HIT THE DECK but hopes to be discharged in I hope more ships will do as a big difference this week in the *time for Christmas. He sends number of men we shipped, and these have done; the complaints Another headache was the bears evidence to the fact that of men shirking their work will Signal Hills, Pacific Tankers. regards to his former ship­ this is one way of getting men be considerably less. The best When the ship came in, the En­ mates, and would like them to write to him. and at the same time put a way to handle these guys is gineer wanted the Firemen to halt to a practice which does fight aboard the ship, and the break watches and go on daya great deal of harm to the'Joliet Victojy^ and Hawser Eye work. have proved it. The fact that she was still a membership. "live" ship having a head of One of Alcoa's prize posses­ Another hardtime ship, the steam didn't stop the Engineer. sions, the Hawser Eye, hit port^ Marymar, Calmar, showed its He was stopped, however, by this week and, as always, she had face in port last week. This ship Patrolman Purcell who gave him her usual load of beefs. She'has just one beef and it's always the straight dope. came in on Friday and the Cap-1 the same—no food, tain knocked off the Stewards Several times crews have I guess by all the hard times I've related there is no need to By BLACKIE CARDULLO Department. fought to correct this situation, state that the Patrolmen are He instructed them that no but on the next trip the com­ keeping on the juihp covering MARCUS HOOK — Shipping has picked up here at last and meals were to be served Satur­ pany goes right back to its old payoffs, sign-ons and visits. we have very few men on the day or Sunday as the payoff tricks. The Marymar is now Every ship gives them a new beach. Moreover, we expect the would take place Monday morn­ known as one-ship, one-trip. problem. How these companies. SS Sigi^al Hills, Pacific Tankers, ing. On the last trip she sailed Skippers and Mates dream up in this port before the end of from the West Coast short of j these problems, I don't know, but the week to load for Germany. A BIT SHORT food as usual. The crew put in new ones are always popping We thought by this time that The time came for the payoff,^ ^he efforts of' up. everybody knew enough not to and It was found that he had Before I close, I'll toss a few made up the payroll to Friday continually throughout the bouquets. The Robin Locksley payoff a ship unless a Union midnight with no provision for trip. and Southland crews are deserv­ Patrolman was aboard, but we wages and subsistence over the ing of a vote of thanks for the evidently must preach this TRY DOUBLE-CROSS week-end. fire styles in which they paid simple point to a few guys. The The crew came to me with| Coast the off. Both ships were in good crew of the SS Carlsbad, which their beef and wearUy, because, shape and everything was in or- paid off the other day, needs a lesson badly. this happens so often on Alcoa . * 'der for the Patrolmen, ships, I picked up the phone to the Marine Hospital. As soon like these are welcome The word was that the shjp and contacted the company. I as jihe left the ship, the com- reliefs to the narasced Patrol would pay off at approximately gave them the beef. They coun­ pany tried to put its own Stew­ men, and compensate for all the 12 noon. Due to a lot of red tape tered with the claim that the ard aboard. The Steward heard worries they run into aboard the encountered getting aboard, the articles had terminated Friday about it and like greased light­ other scows. Patrolman did not reach the at midnight. Carlsbad until 12:30. When he ning he beat it from the hospifinally got there he found that Their bellowing didn't do them , J , " 1 tal and hit the ship, the crew had paid off at 11:30 much good, however, as at the and gone ashore. payoff the men received the wage The Skipper, somewhat taken and subsistence due them. aback by the presence of this The crewmembers had told the Captain that they had called the That should have been the side, told him, "I wind-up aboard the Hawser Eye, thought you were too U1 to come Marcus Hook Hall and been told By JAMES HANNERS it was permissable to ptfy off. but Port Steward Hansen, Al­ This was a damned lie. At no coa's bleeding heart, decided JACKSONVILLE — Shipping time had they been told to pay otherwise. SAW SUCH AN is still slow in the Port of Jack­ off unless a Union Agent or Pa­ He maintained that ice making llWrtEAtTHV sonville with only one ship in trolman was aboard. GOV J in the tropics did not constitute transit. However, the Southport, overtime, in spite of the fact a South. Atlantic ship from COMPANY PAYOFF that one of the messmen was Baltimore, was in good shape Payoffs like the above let tripordered to make it every day with no beefs of any kind. She carders evade payment of dues. between 10 and 11A.M. outside was a good SIU ship. What is worse, a steamship com­ his regular working hours. As yet there has been no vot­ pany loves such a payoff, since ing in the election. There simply Hansen has the idea that Al­ it can have a field day saving have not been enough full book­ coa has never paid this as over­ overfime, money right and left. men on the beach here to or­ time and will not do so now. The SIU has gotten to be very ganize a voting committee. There will be a short delay in popular in this town because of the signing on of this scow. Nevertheless, we expect to be back. You are a very sick man, able to get a committee and get the new television set at the GET SOME DOUGH you should be confined to a bed some ballots cast as soon as the Hall. In fact we have requests for space a week ahead of time In view of what happened on Who knows, you might die on South Wind arrives on or about for many events. the Hawser Eye, and regularly the return trip." December 20. We'll see that The night of the Louis-Walhappens on other Alcoa ships, He kept telling the Steward everybody votes. Don't worry cott fight was sure a big one. I'd advise men sailing these ships he was ill and painted a pic­ about that. The "standing ^room only" sign to niake a good size draw just ture .»of a burial at sea. No mat­ What the prospects are for was out all evening. before hitting port. ter how much he tried to dis- the future cannot be guessed We see where our Patrolman It comes in handy in case him, the Steward stuck right now. However, if we get a Bob Pohle is in the market for a an emergency, and emergencies and made the return trip, chance to crew a fieet,_rf row- wedding ring, and we hope Bgb seem to occur with clocklike reg­ He is still alive and healthy. boats or tourist cruisers, we'll invites us to the affair when it ularity aboard these, scows. It The. Marymar is enough to tax send the story to the LOG you happens. His girl is a Reporter seems that on every Alcoa ship the will of the strongest of Stew­ can be sure. on the Chester Times and she job actions qre necessary to get ards, but this Brother stuck it Whatever happens down here, has given the SIU several good the cabbage due. through. With men like him it's always better weather in the write-ups showing the Union The crew of the Hawser Eye aboard it shouldn't be long be­ winter than it is up the coast. side of things—which is some­ was a fine working unit and ex­ fore Calmar learns that it is And that's something. Brothers, thing you don't see in every newspaper. cept for a few foul balls, hand- easier to see that the men have that's certainly something. By JOE ALGINA Wait For Payoff Patrolman, Says Marcus Hook Not Much Doing In Jacksonville Savannah Gives Word On Real Hungry Skipper By CHARLES STARLING SAVANNAH—Things are still fair here in this port. We had three more payoffs last week, all three up the line in Charles­ ton. Moreover, we crewed one of these ships, two days after the payoff. The SS Frank Spencer, South Atlantic, was in very good con­ dition, very clean all over, a fact for which the crew deserves full credit. However, there w5s a big beef on the SS Hamlin Garland, an SUP ship which went right to the boneyard. It seems the Old Man did not like to eat very much and, what was worse, did not think anyone else should eat with any degree of heartiness. NO EGGS, NO'NOTHING As a result, the ship sailed short of stores, and the Old Man refused to let the Steward buy anything in Stockholm to feed the crew on the trip back to the States. It was hardly surprising, then, that the ship ran out of eggs, ba­ con, cream, coffee and God knows what else three whole weeks before hitting Charleston. Also, it is hardly surprising that the crew held a meeting and voted unanimously in favor of a motion never to sail again with Captain James E. Frazer. Brothers everywhere might want to be on the watch for this diet-minded Skipper—unless there are some of you who want to get Vour waistlines down a bit. He's going to be looking for a new ship now, since the Gar­ land is in the boneyard. T^e third ship. was the SS William Kamaka oh which all beefs were settled at the pay­ off. The payoff was on a Satur­ day, and on Monday we crewed ber up, just about cleaning out the beach here of rated men. This can be placed, under the heading of good news >if you re­ member some of . pur recent re^ ports. One oldtimer still around is an Oiler named Glisson. Fact is, he ought to be called "Bull Line" Glisson because he keeps saying: "I'll wait till a Bull ship comes along." We can't get him to ship any other way. �THE SEAFARERS E'riday, December 12, 1947 LOG Page SeveS ' Three Seafarers Take Great Lakes District Busy On Contracts; The Long Voyage Home Beefs Arise On Lay-Up Work On Saturday By FRED FARNEN DETROIT — Work has begun was with Brennan when the end on the big job of reopening most came. of the Great Lakes contracts Brother Brennan, who was 42 Those Great Lakes District con­ years old, is survived by his tracts which expire on Decem­ wife, Eleanor. Funeral services ber 31 or January 31 are in pro­ were held in St. Btephen's Chkirch cess of being rewritten to com­ and burial was in Holy Cross ply with the Taft-Hartley Act Cemetery, Philadelphia. and to incorporate certain gains The third death reported was in order to offset the greatly that of Brother John Albert increased cost of living. Dykes, who succumbed at his home-at 507^ East 10th Bt., Btill- As noted in the pages of the water, Okla., on Nov. 25, after a LOG some time ago, manage­ ment of the Detroit and Cleve^ long illness. His age was 45. land Navigation Company has Dykes had been under treat­ again changed hands, and we ment for a partial paralysis will be making a new D & C which developed 'at Karachi, In­ contract with different officials dia, while he was on a Persian this year. Gulf trip. He was flown 11,000 A committee consisting of BIU riiles from there to New York members who work in the vari­ last March when he was ad­ ous departments aboard D & C mitted to the Btaten Island Ma­ ships has already held one meet­ rine Hospital. ing, and will finish the drafting Besides his wife, the former of their demands upon this Com­ Irene Johnson, survivors include FRANK JASKOLSKI pany very' shortly. two brothers, two pephews and lines ship, on Nov. 28, of in­ a niece.. Another brother, Ollie Despite the fact that the D & juries sustained when he fell O., was killed in action in World C management lost considerable through a hatch, his body strik­ War I. money during the past year, we ing the shaft alley, according to must recognize the fact that the Albert J. Ulrich, Ship's Delegate. wages paid by this operator, as He died within two and a half well as other BlU-contracted op­ hours. erators, must keep in line with Ulrifch says Jaskolski suffered increased living costs. Therefore, a severe fracture. First aid in­ the demands upon this operator structions radioed from shore to will be based upon the economic the ship were carried out and needs of our members. everything possible was done for BROWNING BEEF him. Bull lines ordered the vessel Recently, officers aboard the to Miami, Fla., where the body Browning ships now laying up was removed for burial. were instructed to tell their men Jaskolski was 41 years old that they must work Baturdays, and held Book No. 31754. He or they would be fired. joined the SIU in Feb. 1944, This was done arbitrarily by and was in good standing at his the Browning managemnt, des­ death. He had no known next pite the fact that our contract of kin, but he once resided in with this operator specifically Detroit, Mich., accciding to Ul­ states that the work-week dur­ rich. ing fit-out and lay-up shall be Monday through Friday. Thomas J. Brennan died Bo, when the men aboard the aboard the SB Jean Lafitte Nov. BB Coralia, now tied up at De­ 9, in the Canal Zone. He held troit, were told that they would Book No. 6083 and was in good Wreath offered in memory of not have to work Baturdays and standing. Last rites were admin­ istered by a priest who was a Seafarer Thomas J. Brennan Bundays unless they so desired, passenger on the LaFitte. Bro­ by his SIU brothers aboard they walked off the ship in a ther Robert Barrett, a shipmate, the SS Monroe and SS Evelyn. body. However, safety watches Word of the deaths of three Seafarers—two of which occur­ red aboard vessels at sea—was received this week at Union headquarters. Brother Frank Jaskolski died aboard the SB Cornelia, a Bull were maintained as usual. After the men walked off the Coralia, Browning representa­ tives demanded a meeting with the SIU in conjunction with the U.S. Conciliation' and Mediation Service. At this meeting, held in the Detroit Federal Building, the BIU was represented by your Secretary-Treasurer and Brother Russell Smith. Company repre­ sentatives were Mr. T. H. Brown­ ing and Mr. Bparkman Foster, with Mr. Moore representing the Conciliation Service. After considerable discussion on both sides, the meeting broke up with the BIU demanding that the company live up to the con­ tract, and insisting that the men employed aboard the Browning ships were not required to work Baturdays and Bundays, other than for safety watches, unless they so desired. Company representatives de­ manded that the entire matter go to arbitration, and unless an arbitrator agreed upon within 15 days from the date of this meet­ ing, the Senior Judge of the U. S. District Court would be requested to select an impartial arbitrator. WYANDOTTE BEEF Another similar beef of this nature developed aboard the four ships of the Wyandotte Trans­ portation Company, one of our newly contracted operators. When the men aboard two of the Wyandotte vessels were told that they must work on Batur­ days during the lay-up period, they immediately contacted BIU headquarters. In response to their request Brother Russell Smith and your Secretary-Treasurer met with Company representatives to dis­ cuss this beef. After a considerable discussion, company representatives agreed that the Wyandotte seamen would jiot be required" to work on Baturdays during the lay-up Coral Sea Payoff Height Of Cooperation By BILL HIGGS PHILADELPHIA—What wat­ erfront activity that took place in this port during the past week must" be pushed into the back­ ground by the payoff of the Coral Bea, owned by the newlycontracted Coral Bteamship Com­ pany. This was the maiden voyage of the Coral Bea. Bhe took a crew in Tampa and, following'a trip to' Poland, she hit here for the payoff. We went aboard her for the first payoff since coming under , the BIU banner, but never did we dream that a first payoff could be so smooth. There were a few beefs on the ship, as could be expected, but right from the start we got complete cooperation from the Captain, the company Agent , and the Port Bteward. REAL ASSISTANCE In every , matter they bent over backwards • to give the men everything coming to them. There was no quibbling of any sort. • "Bome of the men had neglected to write down the overtime work Tommy Brennan, an oldtimer they had performed and the in the BIU, passed away this Captain came to their assistance week. He was a well-known figby vouching for their work. ur arouhd this town and had Bome Bkippers won't do a thing made many friends during his for a guy if he has it written days of going to sea. down in black and'^'white, but Quite a few of his friends this ,Captain ruled everything in who were on the beach at the favor of the crew. time attended his funeral. His There were a few repairs call­ burial was handled by the ed for and, to insure the crew Union. Tommy is survived by that the repairs would be mqde, his brother who, too, is a mem­ the Skipper signed a letter prora- ber of the BIU. ising them everything needed. He agreed that if the repairs were not made the men could «ign off on mutual consent. No more can be asked of a company than this. The Skip­ (Conlinucd from Page 1) per's name, in case you ever sail Congress to compel the Com­ under him, is N, E. Mavrowleon, A crew can't find a better man. mission to reduce prices./ In the meantime, hundreds of It's obvious that the company is doin^ everything in its power U.S. vessels have been and are to make relations with the BIU being sold to foreign powers and as smooth as possible. We are doing our part by seeing to it thousands of American seamen that competent, industrious men are being deprived of jobs. The shipowner doesn't suffer because take these jobs. This company intends to oper­ his pockets are stuffed with prof­ ate several more ships and, if all its made during the war. of them are as enjoyable to As always, it's the seaman, the handle as this one was, we will guy who does the work, who never have any reason to worry. gets it in the neck. US Operators Pull Ships Sales Sitdown period unles an emergency arose. However, it was too late to contact all of the men and of­ ficers on Friday, December 5, so the men on these ships worked half a day on Baturday. The successful settling of the first real beef which occured since the Wyandotte contract was signed, reveals that our fu­ ture dealings with this particu­ lar management should be okay. We found Mr. Griffith willing to meet us half way, thus mak­ ing it possible for both sides to agree upon a mutually satisfac­ tory settlement. Bince the Wyandotte ships have started to lay-up, several questions have developed aboard these ships. For that reason, a mass meeting of crew members from the BS Wyandotte, BB Hu­ ron, and BS -Conneaut was held ast Thursday, December 4. Brother OrviUe Kramer of the BB Conneaut acted as chairman of the informal mass meeting, and several sections of the Wy­ andotte contract which were not cleariy understood by crew mem­ bers were thoroughly discussec and explained. ^ The meeting lasted for better than two hours, during which all Wyandotte crew members had their questions fully answered. As a result of this meeting the Wyandotte seamen expressed themselves as being well satis­ fied with the present way that things were running. Crew members were instructed to fill out lay-up lists and re­ pair lists for their respective ships in order to protect the obs and conditions of the Wyan­ dotte seamen. It was also decided that a -mass meeting of all Wy­ andotte seamen would be held in Wyandotte next spring dur­ ing the lay-up period. Beveral minor beefs which have developed on these ships over a period of time were dis­ cussed and crew members were shown how these beefs could be properly adjusted. AU in all, it was a very sat­ isfactory meeting, and Wyandotte seamen were fully satisfied at the results. -• •n -(•/; J i Norfolk Awaits Return Of Goaf Boats To Port By RAY WHITE ' NORFOLK — After an active period, shipping slowed down again in Norfolk last week. Asa result, there are more book­ men around than there have been for quite some time. Or per­ haps their presence is due to the fact that Christmas is near. The Branch business by-andlarge is running about the same, but due to the future outlook it will be necessary to lay off the extra Patrolman this port has carried for the past lev/ months. This is all part of the eco­ nomizing program laid down by the last Agents Conference. In addition, we are cutting our phone bills to a minimum in line with the recommendation of the Becretary-Treasurer. Voting in Norfolk will prob­ ably run to an all-time high this year because every bookman is coming in to vote his choice of officials . This is ample evidence of the democratic manner in which the BIU is run. It certainly is the duty of every bookman to vote in the elections. EXPECT COAL SHIPS There are quite a few ships plying the coal runs which are due back anytime. When they get in, shipping should pick up for the next couple of weeks. There isn't much news on the local labor front. Everything is quiet in this area. However, the weather is, getting cold and rainy. Next to Siberia, Norfolk has the best weather in the world. The Hall was empty Decem­ ber 5. Why, you ask? Well, we were having a Victory Train parade. All,the boys were watch-. ing the bands. Maybe they had their eyes v fixed on those high stepping drum majorettes, who knows? Must say that even the real oldtimers were taking a peep. ^1 •1 ./(il M -.1 �- '• ft "J. '. •• , •i'''^-i;.''-t'if-• - ^ • Page Eight Brother Asks Unrelenting War On Commies, Other Disrupters By PAUL* PARSONS • • . - . , THE^ SE AFA RERS LOG ; Friday, December 12, 1947 ^ Why Bosuns Turn Gray By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN There is never any time bet­ one trip and one trip only. No permits should be issued ter than the present to fight and There is plenty of literature expel communists and other un- away from our own shores, on how to become an AB, a American elements from the moreover, and any card issued Tankerman, a Mate, a Lifeboatmidst of our industries and un­ rin the future should be passed man or what have you, but. I ions, and the best 'way to fight out only after cateful screening never have seen much on how them is never to allow them to of the applicant for subversive to become a Bosun. As a result, • penetrate the unions and the in­ political beliefs — including, of MERCHANT SEAMEN, by Wil­ such- a fashion as to be deliber­ everybody knows what a good course, communism. liam L. Standard. 224 pages. ately misleading. dustries in the first place. Bosun should do and be, but The SIU has gone on record International Publishers, $2.50. These are important points in no two opinions agree. SELLOUT IGNORED opposing these elements because my personal union creed and I I've usually found, however, William L. Standard, attorney Left' out of the book are such of their past and present rec­ would like to see the views of for the National Maritime Union, that a one-trip Ordinary can tell ords and policies of bloodshed, some of the other Brothers on CIO, since its inception in 1937, things as the way the NMU the Bosun more than anybody toadied to Government agencies terror and the virtual enslave­ this same subject. and before that lawyer for the during the war, to the detriment else and, moreover, he's gener­ ment of labor. ally very sure of himself. Naturally, I am sure that the Marine Workers Industrial At home and abroad we have views of all of you closely par­ Union, has written what he of the membership; the role the I've long felt that some sort and the Committee for watched events evidencing their allel my own, and I am certain terms a brief history of the NMU ... TT •. 1 J • ,1. pf Bosun's column in the LOG Unity played m the ,, , . TT ruthlessness and deslxuctiveness that you are solid against any struggles that "preceded the for­ Maritime „ ^ X ii• T^1 would be a good thing. Here we sellout of the Marine Firemen! , , , and we are. glad to note that bloody communist effort to tram­ mation of the present maritime and the Marine Engineers after ques ions, ^people elsewhere are exposing ple us underfoot, as the com­ unions." X 1 OTTT 1 swers and experiences on diffi-. the successful SIU General situations and them too. munists have trampled millions It is obvious, however, that Strike; and the poor showing ,, , TVTTv/rTT J • xXX X proWcms. For example: SLAPPED DOWN the world over. his purpose is not to give an xu the NMU made in its attempt Once I had to get a man up Several times they have had objective treatment to the story. to organize the Isthmian. sea­ a topmast that was too big and He is a special pleader, and his men. • their hands slapped for attempt­ too high for anyone in the skeling to disrupt our organization, aim is to strengthen the com­ As far as Mr. Standard is con-' gton crew we had aboard to and we should be more alert munists' position in the NMU by cerned, the AFL M a r i t i m.e dimb. What had happened was The membership has gone than ever to the necessity of setting forth their views in Unions do not exist, and his some spiteful performer had on record to prefer charges blocking them from admission to authoritative fashion. work gives no inkling of their hauled down the last dummy against all gashounds and It is significant that this book influence upon, or contributions our Union. performers as well as the We . should be absolutely sure was published right before the to, the organization of maritime gantline before I came aboard. ASKS BOY MATE men who willfully destroy or of every permit and every ap­ NMU Convention which took workers. Just for fun I put the ques­ steal ships gear. The SIU has plication for a permit. When­ place in September and early It is common, practice for so- tion to our schoolboy Mate. October. no place for men who ruin ever these boys have failed in called left wingers to rewrite Well, the Mate had an idea, the good conditions the one place, they try in another, Mr. Standard proves his points history so that it expounds their you have to hand it to him. He Union wins for them. Take and you can be certain that they by virtue of mere statements, action in shipboard meetings have their eyes on us and that without any verification. What own peculiar point of view. This|wanted to lash a man's ankles against men guilty of these they are watching for a chance evidence he does present is in­ usually means falsification of together and have him climb facts, or at best ignoring histor­ barefooted! things. to disrupt us as they have the complete, more thanjpften inac­ ical truths. I don't know how I managed curate, and most times used in NMU. Mr. Standard does both, and a straight face while I reminded At present they do not stand so his purposed history of the him that his idea might be the a ghost of a chance of coming American merchant marine be­ answer for a coco palm but into our midst any more than comes nothing more than a his­ would hardly do on a smooth, they have in the past—provided tory of the communist fraction vertical topmast. There was an we do not relax our alertness in in the maritime industry. answer, though. ,the face of the march of com­ Once when I was kidding my­ And as every sincere seaman munism in the world today. NEW YORK—I ran across a To put him in his place I knows, that history is replete self that I'd quit the sea I was It is my firm belief that we First Assistant Engineer this sat him down and, in words of with sellouts, scabbery, and in­ working for a tree surgeon. I have plenty of permits at home week who thought he had found one syllable, explained to him ternal and external struggles to had a tree one day nobody could and abroad to fill the jobs. In a loophole in the Union contract what would happen if he in­ get up by any of the methods further the Moscow line. fact, the jobs available now which would cut down consid­ sisted upon going through with available to us. We could have should be filled without any erably on the overtime. X X it. used extension ladders, but we CAREER IN C-MAJOR, by James further issues of permits. He thought he had it all figFirst, when he put the Oilers didn't have any. M. Cain, Avon: 25 cents. The stopping ,. , of^ additional . per- I ured out. He. went through the and Firemen on daywork they Fortunately, I had an . exnuts would ^ twofold m Pur-[ found that, when would be finished Reprint of a 1936 yarn which at 5 P.M. At steeplejack in my crew who ppse: It would protect the men broken, the Fire- this time they would knock off, is below the best Cain standard. showed us a trick or two. He already m the Union; and it Oilers shall become - ash up and go ashore. Immed­ However, if you can take the ut­ piped up: "From that flagpole would prevent any infiltration by dayworkers. iately he threw up his hands and terly fantastic grand opera plot, I can get to the second limb these undesirable elements. This was okay, but the payoff shouted, "Who will stand the jmu will get your 25-cents worth. then rope-work myself to the WANTS VIEWS Story is about a tough-guy con­ top." came when he decided that he watches." In a case where no men are was going to turn all hands to I told him it was not my struction engineer married to a "Okay," I said, "but how. are available for jobs, plain shipping daywork and at 5 P.M. he was worry—it was his idea in the socialite trollop who flops as a you going to get up the pole." • cards should be issued good for going to put the men on secur­ first place. The contract, and I' professional singer. • The gent. He showed me and I never ity watch, as he called it. pointed out to him the clause, who is not nearly so hardboiled forgot. And the incident demon­ This was his own idea, other­ says that as dayworkers -their as you expect Cain characters to strates that a Bosun has to have wise the men would receive hours are from 8 to 12 and 1 be, also has a fling at professional practical knowledge of a little singing. He flops too and, for overtime for their work after to 5. bit of everything including tree 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. Of Seafarers waiting to ship I suggested that, after 5'some reason, he and the girl live surgery and steeple jacking. It course, after their "security o'clock, he and the Chief take' happily forever after, out of the New York Hall comes in handy. watch" they would again turn over with the watch Engineer j can now pass the lime as XXX UP IN A JIFFY to daywork at 8 A.M. and ^ everything would work out JOURNEYMAif, by Erskine spectators at the big-time I took a young AB willing to Cald-well. Penguin Books, 137 This little dream was to have fine. boxing matches, hockey and go up the mast—he volunteered. pages, 25 cents. taken place aboard the Signal basketball games, movies and I took him to the foc'sle whei-e OUT FOR COUNT Hills, Pacific, Tankers, which newsreels and what have Journeyman, in case you stanchions "were handy and drill­ nosed in here the other day. you — without si>ending a That finished it. He didn't rise' haven't guessed it, is an itinerFortunately, the whole scheme .for the bell and the contract ant preacher who travels the ed him for an hour in making dime for the ducats. The , rolling hitches and using them. much-discussed television set remained but a dream -when the won another bout by a knock- universally familiar country fur- Three pieces of line were used, is now set up cmd operating looking a little rowed twice before by Author one for each foot and one for and put up a howl. on all fours. groggy when I left him, ifut he' CaldwelT in "Tobacco Road" and his chest just under the arms. There are plenty of good will probably lock himself in his "God's Little Acre. Spliced-in bowlines served as WANTED IMPOSSIBLE seats available for all these room with a copy of the agree­ In the few days roving preach­ stirrups. activities in the recreation Men who have sailed these T-2 ment and begin looking for new er Semon Dye lays over in Rolling hitches enabled the room of the third floor, Montankers know that doing what mean.s of di.sruption. Rocky Comfort he blasts the nan to slide one slliTup up while -day through Saturday until this Engineer proposed is wholly If he does, we'll be waiting emotions of almost every inhab­ his weight was on the other. 11 P.M. each night. impossible. When the plant is in for him. He is not the first guy itant sky-high. Stepping into the high stirrup, -Handling the contrcff board operation, it requires a full who thought he had -found the He cheats the males; sports he could bripg the lower one up. of the machine is our es­ watch below at all times. "Achilles Heel" of the SIU, and with the females; then winds up The rolling hitch on" the chest teemed building superinten­ The Engineer, if he had stop­ when he comes up with another his lecherous, whiskey-drinking line was pushed up as he need­ dent, Frenchy Michelet, ably ped to think for a minute, knew brainstorm • we'll probably find visit with a hell-raising revival ed it ^d served as a safety b^lt. assisted by "Lil Abiier" this too, but he wanted some the solution on the same page meeting. When the boy got his confi­ Barthes, night dispatcher. work done and thought he could of the agreement. He's off the next morning in dence, I let him go. He went up So all you Brothers who do it and at' the same time save his host's automobile before the in a jiffy. Aside-from the train­ The contract is a nice little •want to beat the cold wea­ good old Pacific Tankers a few sun and his bewildered victims ing time, I don't believe it took thing to have around, but it ther — and the gin mills bucks. Naturally, he wasn't are up. a quarter of an hour to rig that never seems to do the buckos — . come on up and see thinking for a minute about be­ Less .violent, than "Tobacco dummy gantline. What would any good even when they know what's going on in comfort­ ing boosted to Chief. Road," "Journeyman" is, never­ have happened if I'd lashed the it by heart. able style. At any rate, his "operation-notheless, lusty enough for normal boy's ankles together I hate toovertime" didn't come off. James Purcell . tastes. think. On Performers 5- " • '• ' ' ' • .'^- - ,: 1 Fights For Free �Friday, December 12. 1947' THE S E A FARERS LOG Page Nine SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS |||||i||^ Injured Crewmember Is Removed Quick-Witted Seafarer From SS Sparks In Heavy Seas Saves Shipmate Frant The recent trip to Europe of the SS Governor Sparks, Water­ man, turned up about every­ thing in the book including the rough-weather rescue of an in­ jured seaman off the Florida coast on the way back to New Orleans, according to "Whitey" Gann, Cook. The rescue came near the end of the voyage. With Miami in sight and a heavy sea running, an OS named Neely, climbed in the hole and fell about 20 feet to the tank top, landing on his back. It was 1:30 in the after­ noon and Neely was hurt plenty and in great pain. Drowning In Savona If it hadn't been for the heads-up thinking of a shipimate standing early morning gangway watch aboard the SS Robert R. McBurney in Savona, Italy, recently, they^' might have rung "finished with engines" for SeafarerWiley T. Stricklin. The brother whose presence of mind is re­ sponsible for Stricklin's being alive and kicking today is Ver­ non Porter, an AB. He revived Stricklin by artificial respiration after hauling him out of the v^ter in unconscious condition. * LOTS OF ORDERS When his pain steadily grew worse, the Captain had to radio for a doctor, and 45 minutes later a Coast Guard crash boat came out with a lieutenant, a doctor and a very young seaman aboard. They didn't dare put the crash boat's nose under the gangplank because of the state of the sea and the heavy gale that was blowing. As a result, orders flew fast and furiously. "Raise the gangplank," some­ one would yell. "Throw over a Bosun's ladder," would come next. Then, "Up anchor and give Resting in bunk rigged by his shipmates, B;rother Neely awaits transfer from the SS Governor Sparks to crash boat. his backbone or the vertebra connecting the last rib fractured. Meanwhile, the deck gang was rigging a sling to lower the in­ jured Neely and within 30 min­ utes the necessary paper wcrk was done and the cfash boat, without losing an inch df paint was headed for shore with Neely aboard. However, by now it was nearly five o'clock, and Gann figures that a good two hours was lost by all around ineffici­ ency in the matter of getting the doctor on and off. PLENTY OF BEEFS Basket containing injured Seafarer is lowered over side to crash boat. Upright figure in basket is' a crewmember who was lowered with Neely to handle the lines. The rescue off Miami came close to the end of a trip which had seen its share of beefs. In the beginning, en route from New Orleans to Charleston, the Captain issued no cigarettes at all. Gann says that if it hadn't been for the Chief Engineer most of the crew would have had to do without'^smokes. Toward the end of the trip when there were three weeks to go, a mere two cartons apiece were issued to all hands. After the last shipboard meeting an at­ tempt was made to do something about the situation and back in New Orleans, Patrolman Buck Stevens asked the Captain a few questions. The Old Man had an explana­ tion. "The slopchest and the pay­ roll are all made up and in or­ der," he said,_ "and if the , men want to gamble with their cig­ arettes I don't give a damn if they smoke or not." Just how the crew could have gambled with non-existent cigarettes is something which Whitey Gann says he can't understand. Other beefs concerned the Old Man's reluctance to issue draws in London and Antwerp. And then there was the water. It came out brown in the baths, Gann claim's and says that when he dried himself after a show­ er the towel looked as if it had been rolled in bauxite. Like everybody else, Gann anc his fellow crewmen were amazec by the apparent prosperity of Belgium. "You can get a new car, a fur coat or almost any­ thing else you have the mazuma to pay for," he says, pointing put that there are a lot of American goods selling at prices about 10 percent above U.S. prices. What impressed him and the others was the difference between Bel­ gium and England. us steerage way." The one thing they didn't do was put out an oil slick, Gann reports. Finally things got squared away and the dpctor came up a ladder. He gave Neely a needle to kill the pain, and examined him as thoroughly as he could without X-ray and other equip­ ment. But he was unable to say whether his rib was broken from Stricklin had toppled into the water as the McBurney was dis­ charging her cargo of coal in the Italian port. He suffered se­ vere facial injuries in the course of his fall and is now recover­ ing in a Savona hospital, accord­ ing to a report to the LOG from the vessel's Chief Steward, Frank S. Mitchell. ON WATCH The episode- occurred shortly after Brother Porter took over the midnight to 4 a.m. watch. At 12:45 a.m. an Italian longshore­ man very excitedly X'an up to Porter hollering: "Officer and water!" VERNON PORTER three men to the dock. Porter hanging on to the unconscious man's belt for all he was worth. As they cleared the watei*. Por­ ter saw the victim's face; whichhe says, had an "awful" gash over one eye and was swollen< beyond recognition. Porter says he thought at first that an officer had fallen into Porter went to work pronto as the water. soon as he was set down on: the "I grabbed a I'fe ring from dock. He immediately loosened! the bulwark just aft of the the belt of the man and began* house on the inshore side of the applying artificial respiration to. ship," he says in an account of his motionless body. the incident. He tossed the ring to one of the longshoremen, who was so excited that he dropped it in the water. Realizing he would need light. Porter headed for his locker on the double. On the way back from his quarters he ran into R. E. Creamer, OS, whom he had relieved at midnight. He told him to call the Third Mate. Porter was using his head every inch of the way. Before he reached the dock, he had cut a line from the gangway. Mean­ while the Italians had lowered a bucket into the water from the crane which had been working No. 5 hold. One man was on the bucket . HOPS ON BUCKET "I tossed one end of to him and the other the men on the dock. jumped to the bucket Porter^ says. Several minutes elapsed. Ihen? the injured man stirred. They? heard him take a deep breath. Within seconds he was breathing normally. Up to this point all thought" the victim was a longshoreman. While waiting for an ambulance to show up. Porter took the man's wallet from his pocket to> establish his identity. A SHIPMATE "It was only then that we' learned he was W. T. Stricklin, . one of our Wipers," he reveals. Porter noted that Stricklin's wrist watch had stopped at 12:45) a.m. "I would say he had been inx the water about five or six min­ utes," he adds. "' my line Stricklin was then placed om end to Then I a stretcher which had .been^ myself," brought from the McBurney, bysome of the crew. They carriedl The victim already appealed him across the railroad tracksto be in a bad way. Porter's ac­ on the dock, where the ambul­ count reveals he was "floating ance picked him up shortly with just his back above the water. His feet, arms and head after. were hanging straight down." Porter says "The Third. Mate Crash boat tosses in heavy seas, as doctor climbs ladder to board SS Governor Sparks for look at Neely's injuries. ""He was just beyond my reach, so the Italian with me threw the bight of my line over the man in the water and pulled him close enough for me to get a hold of his belt." The crane then, hauled the stood by, while I went back to the gangway watch." It's for sure that Stricklin is happy Porter had that gangway watch—and that those Italian longshoremen were around, too. >i �Bi-r- ^ • i VV- 1" }&M ll? Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG ."• •- *' •V-i.-a . Fxida7' December 12, 1947 SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief MARQUETTE VICTORY, Oct. AliCOA CAVALIER. Oct. 16 27—Chairman J. C. Magnusson; — Cheirman A. B. Steinberg; Secretary W. M. Stark. New Se^et^y Powers. Delegates re­ Business: Delegates and Patrol­ ported no changes in personnel man to check slopchest for quan­ at ! end of present trip. Chief tity and quality. Decision to Steward Miller niade a speech move Wipers rriidship and Elec­ and stated that all overtime has tricians to go topside. List of re­ been okay and thanked crew for pairs made up and approved; wonderful cooperation. New Ci'ewmembers having logs of Business: M b t i o n carried that one-month's pay against them ship will not leave until it is to have Patrolman look into the completely erewed. Pa.tty Mcmatter. Cann made a speech about top­ side, also about the strike in XXX ROBERT INGERSOLL, Oct. 19 1936. The chairman mentioned the abusive treatment of Chief notice. Beefs came up in regards —Chairman I. Davenport; Secre­ Steward and 2nd Steward. Stew­ to quality and quantity of food. tary Charles Dasha. Delegates re­ ards Delegate spoke about the Also need of fumigating crew ported a few hours of disputed Brother whb was handcuffed at quarters. All departments agreed overtime in their departments. New Business: Deck Delegate the gangway by the Chief Mate. to cooperate mor^ in future, and spoke to the Mate, about paint­ S- t- X menu for each meal be posted in ing foc'sles and ' toilets but as IF YOU HAVE A GOOD BEEP OR sues^oN TOPA TOPA. Oct. 1—Chair­ messroom. M/S/C that meeting there are only 2 gallons of paint man John Marshall; Secretary THAT MAY HELP THE SlU YOUR FELLOW the Mate agrees to paint out the C. Wahlganer. New Business: be adjourned. SEAFARERS TAKE THE DECK AT A UAJIOM X X t Deck shower room. Good and Motion that the ice box be thor- K. V. SCHWARTZ (Schwarls MEETING - SHIPBOARD OR SHORESIDE-OR. Welfare: Discussion on cleanli­ ouly inspected by a Union rep­ Sand & Gravel), Oct. 15—Chair­ ness of messrooms and laundry. resentative before any stores are WRITE TO THE LOG . pONj'T SHOOT VOUR man Mike Lack; Secretary Bat Gilmore, Steward, is going to or­ brought aboard. Good and Wel­ Beatty. M/S/C meeting come to der more linen next trip. One MOUTH OFF ATA BARTENDER OR A LAMPfare: General discussion on mak­ order. Books and cards or regu­ fOSr i TELL IT TO YOUR UAJIOM BROTHERS! minute - of silence for Brothers ing the ship a better place to lar members checked and found lost at sea. live. in good order. Discussed matter of why working gear and wash­ ing machine as provied by con­ tract were not yet present aboard. Several beefs regarding X t- % overtime not being signed and XXX CAPSTAN KNOT, Oct. 7 — one case where payment was re­ — By HANK HASTINGS, Oct. 26—Chairman Chairman C. Swain; Secretary fused by Capt. M/S/C that a Daniel Dean; Secretary R. John­ While the weather is getting colder and the cost of living is M. R; S t e V e n s. Departmental committee be elected to look in­ son. Delegates reported no dis­ higher (regardless of- those violent predictions by businessmen, delegates reported all okay ex­ to these matters. M/S/C that puted overtime-ior beefs. New politicians and dreamy newspaper writers that prices would come cept for disputed overtime be­ committee procure blanks for re­ Business: Motion carried to have down) shipping is gradually picking up while plenty of Brothers tween deck and engine depart­ cording all overtime, also man­ remainder of eggs and potatoes are anchored for those ships to come in. Last week is .was so ments. Good and Welfare: Re­ ual defining specified working disposed of and new stores of jammed it looked as if a few catwalks or flying trapezes could port that fruits and juices have duties for various departments been warm at mealtime instead aboard ship. M/S/C meeting be same taken aboard for next trip. have been built by the carpenters so that the men in the back Motion carried that all deck could get up to the counter for those jobs, too! ... Brothers, two of being chilled. Crew reported stores and tools be checked for weeks ago the Isthmian agreement of working rules, etc., was a daslre for more variety of benefit of next crew. Good and printed in this, your weekly official union newspaper, The LOG. pastry and icings on cakes. Welfare: Have library changed Whatever SIU Hall you come into from your trip ask if there XXX for next voyage. One minute of are any cop'ies left of the LOG with the Isthmian agreement in it. STEEL CHEMIST, Sept. 28— silence for Brothers lost at sea. If you get one, study it and keep it with you—^just in case your Chairman I. W. Magarvy; Secre­ next ship happens to be Isthmia^i I... Brother George Meaney * X X' tary E. J. Laws^ Delegates re­ HASTINGS, Sept. 21—Chair­ just had a successfuL operation up there in the Marine hospital ported some disputed overtime man Roy-O'Neill; Secretary Syl­ in Brighton, Mass. and will soon .be leaving his drydock berth in their departments. Education: vester Costa. Delegates reported to sail into New York's Merry Christmas spirit. Brother Meariey New members told about not -on number of-books and , permits writes that the following Brothers are up there: A. (Gus) Bounti; signing on or off without okay^ in their departments. New Busi- R. Lord; M. Dean; E. Hudson; H. Schwarz; J. O'Byrne and E. from i Patrolman. Discussion on XXX „ CRESCENT CITY (Brownim i^ess: Padeyes to be painted Dellamano!... conducting selves as good Union men. Good: and Welfare: ^ SS Co.), Oct. 15—Chairman Sa- j V^ite so as to see them at night. Agreed that ship's delegate vage; Secretary Hadley. M/S/C guard lines on deck to king Brother Jimmy Millican is in town right now after his should: cheek the slop, chest for delegate Wood check on over post to be removed so it will be trip to Trieste, etc. Brother Millican confessed that he was quantity, quality and sizes.'time for cleaning bilges. M/S/C,disturbful. Linen day to ^XXX ^ ^ Ithat fine be placed on each man'be changed to Friday. Good and going to write-a story for the LOG about what he saw in Trieste and whSft' hie feelings were about it... Brother Pete CAROLYN, Sept. 2^Chair- coming aboard intoxicated so'Welfare: , Clothing, m- washing McCoskey- just-^sailed into town after three beachy weeks man P. Losado; Secretary R. that he could not stand watch.' "^^'^bine shwld not be Jeft soakdown in New Ozieans. Brother McCoskey confessed that he Rhoades, Delegates reported no This fine, $5 to be collected by ing over 30 minutes. Five min­ sure would like to have his shipmate. Brother. Dutch Bolz in beefs. New Business: Motion each delegate in his department, utes to be allowed for cleaning town right now so that they could ship together again... carried "that no'man is to enter Jon third offense of same, man's machine after use. Brother Verrill Swearingen, Gulf oldtimer, is in town right messh^ll without a shirt on. Mo­ union book be automatically now ... Brother Paul"Gondzar just sailed into Our Town after tion carried that a fine be levied withdrawn. M/S/C each man do­ a long home, sweet, home bit of shipping on the Madaket against men who leave their nate 25c each meeting to ships and her trips to Europe. Brother Gendzar says he's anchoring dirty .cups on hatches or put fund to be used for union busi­ here to study for his electrician's endorsement... Brother their feet on seats. Money to go ness. M/S/C Brother Chet Louks Louis Galvani just sailed ouJt of the hospital last week. .. to men in marine hospital at be elected permanent treasurer. X X X port of payoff. One minute of M/S/C there be a regular meet­ ROBERT STUART, Oct. 24— silence for Brothers lost at sea. ing held on 2nd and 16th of Chairman W. H. Mason; Secre­ This Week's Seafarer and Story: We saw Brother Joe Pilutis, each month, plus any special tary W. Doyle. Delegates report­ meeting necessary. M/S/C any ed things running smooth. Re­ the oldtimer, last week. For the first time we noticed he was not member not on watch, and not pair list made up and approved carrying a mustache on his face. Nevertheless, he looks the same, attending meeting be fined $1 to by crew. Good and Welfare: in fact, a few years younger, and he has just recovered from a go in ship's fund. M/S/C meet­ Suggestion that men keep mess- facial illness which caused him to leave his home, the SS Evange­ ing be adjourned. hall clean and tidy. Charges line. Joe confessed that he is getting his twenty-one dollars weekly XXX MILWAUKEE CLIPPER. (Wisbrought against Pantryman for (which is the maximum payment) from the Unemployment Bureau XXX * consin & Mich. SS Co.), Oct. 30 JOHN W. DAVIN (Midland SS neglect of duty and general un- at Canal Street, while shipping is tough. Joe says that the pay­ ' —Chairman Joe Jukes; Secre­ Co.) Oct. 26—Chairman John P. cleanliness in his actions. One ments come three weeks after filing an application at Canal Street; tary Paul Kelly. Brought up mat­ Donovan; Secretary^ Same. First minute of silence for Brothers You have to bring your discharges for 1946, your seaman's papers, your union book and your registration card for shipping in order ter of laxity of crew in hold­ meeting held this year due to lost at sea. to fill out the application. ing ships' meetings, not bring­ fast turnover of men. Meeting XXX ing up small beefs at appropri­ instigated by Brother E. Nordaas, DEL NORTE/^ Sept. 13—Chair­ ate time. M/S/C penalty assess­ Duluth Agent, who came aboard man Scottie Findlay; Secretary ment on each member not at­ and suggested meeting be in­ Harold Crane. One minute of Little Jimmy Crescitelli, -the mustached-atomic bomb of tending meetings, 24 hr. notice be formal and purely organizational. silence for Brothers lost at sea. humor, says that he was intensely disappointed that he wasn't posted on blackboards in mess- M/S/C that one delegate repre­ Delegates reported no beefs or invited to the King and Queen's wedding in poor old England. room. Delegates elected for each sent ship. Discussion on crew complaints. New Business: Mo­ He went to other weddings where at least he woke up the dei^rtmentr Chicago Agent, Jan-^ leaving mess dirty at night, and tion carried for more coopera­ next morning with a big headache and somewhere around sen, .brought up matter of at- time was requested for 4-8 deck- tion and less noise aboard ship. thirteen cents in his pockets... Here are some Seafarers who temjpt op company's part to dis-" watch to clean up. Agreed crew Night lundh shortage reported to probably are still in town: G. Bryan, J. P. Campbell, J. Hilton, charge "one Emma Knueppel. He wash own dishes at night. Steward. Motion carried that re­ R. E. Ouinn, J. Wallis, L. J. Goodwin, F. Camacho, A. Mitchell, received petition signed by crew M/S/C meeting adjourned decid­ pair lists be turned into shoreA. Laplant4, J. Pantoja, L. Drummond, Oscar Grimm, J. Patter­ members. He talked to company ing next meeting be as near to side delegate. Decision that crew son, V. Digiacomo, W. Gonzales, P. Almocera, R. Teets, R. regarding this and they agreed the 1st of month as possible. No stick together at payoff and See SommellL E. Drig^ers, J. Grimsland, M. Vigo and J. Mikalajunas. to let her remain, until further. beefs. that necessary repairs are made. CUT and RUN �Friday. December 12, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Lxzx: mziixiiyiiixiiniiixixi Deep Sea Trophy Lack Of Medical Facilities In Arabian Port Blasted What Do You Think? The question of shipboard promotions has aroused considerable discussion among Seafarers. Ever since the issue was raised, some two months ago, letters have been coming into the editor, recommending that changes be made in the shipping rules to abolish the practice. These letters have been published in the SEAFARERS LOG. One appears today in an adjoining column. To Ihe Editor: I have read the letter written by John A. Sullivan headlined "Ras Tanura Hospital Lack Draws Wrath of Seafarer," in the Nov. 7 issue of the Seafar­ ers Log. I was on board the SS Steel Inventor with John when she made that trip he writes about. His articles were wellwritten and true. As has been pointed out, any decision that is finally made will have to be reached through a referendum vote by secret ballot, in accordance with the provisions of our Constitution. Meanwhile, discussion of the shipboard promotions should continue—pro and con. Up to now opinions submitted to the LOG have in the majority been against the promotions. But all views should be heard. Men favoring retention of shipboard promotions should express themselves. Those who are against it and who haven't yet had their say should also make their views known. All hands—for and against—should write what they think on this vital subject to the Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Now is the time! Holds Shipboard Promotion Leads To Company Unionism To the Editor: I have read with interest In recent issues of the LOG the iarticles of several of my brother Seafarers regarding "shipboard promotions;" or what is best known as "brown-nosing." Speaking from a personal point of view I am entirely against the policy of "shipboard promo­ tions"—if it is possible to pro­ cure a man from the Union Hall. In my estimation, should our Union allow the system of ship­ board promotions to continue for any length of time, it would tend to lead us into a sort of tolerant company unionism, which would eventually destroy the independent and' militant spirit of our rank and file mem­ bers and officials. PROUD OF MILITANCY I am proud to say that this fearless and militant spirit has tnade our Union one of the most respected maritime unions in the Vrorld. Shipboard promotions is the way to lay the groundwork for the building of shipboard cliques, where the Bosun and the Mate have the most servile stooges under their command and the outspoken Department Delegates and rank and file members are given their walking papers for one reason or another. Under ouj democratic system of registration and dispatching of membeis to ships, every mem­ ber has equal opportunity to re­ ceive any kind of job that he is registered for and qualified to fill. Under ship^board promotions only a select group of stooges, who do a little extra "browhUosing," would receive the most sought after jobs. The Union hiring hall was es­ tablished after a long and bitter battle and some of our Brothers even lost their lives in fighting to establish it. Soviet us not i-elinquish this most fair and demo­ cratic system of obtaining jobs aboafd ships just because some selfish individuals feel that they do not want to stay on the beach long enough to get the jobs they most desire through the Union hiring hall. I an. for NO SHIPBOARD PROMOTIONS! Send Those Minutes Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York HhlL Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit ef all other SIU crews Hold thuse shipboard meet­ ings regularly, and send those minutes in as soon as possible. That's the SIU wayl J. Greenhaw Log-A-Rhythms m •i\ I was one of the fortunate who did not suffer. But it really makes one mad to see how the less fortunate were treated. Proof that they're biting in the waters off Jedda, Arabia, is the blue dolphin proudly displayed by Everett DeLonde, Engine Delegate aboard an Isthmian vessel now stopping off in Singapore. According to the letter which accompanied the photograph, the men of the unnamed Isth­ mian ship expect to spend a poor Christmas and New Year's Eve somewhere in the Pacific. • m PUBLICITY NEEDED KENNETH HANSEN BROTHER EXTENDS SEASON'S BEST TO MEMBERSHIP To the Editor: To our officials, the Editor and his entire staff and Brother mem­ bers, I wish to extend my heart­ iest Christmas greetings. May the New Year bring further suc­ cess and greater power to the finest and proudest organization in maritime history: the SIU. As Sullivan stated, more publi­ city is what is needed to bring attention to the fact that medi­ cal facilities are denied seamen in the Port of Ras Tanura, Ara­ bia. Perhaps then something will be done about the hospitalization problem of seamen in the Per­ sian Gulf. In Ras Tanura, there is a beau- tiful hospital — owned by the American Arabian Oil Company. It has plenty of-beds, is wellstaffed with doctors and nurses.. The company refuses admittance to seamen, saying that only em­ ployees of their organization are Lest we forget, we must bow entitled to treatment there. our heads in silence, too, in This is not in any way to dic­ commemoration of our departed tate to the company about how brothers. "Let there be no moan­ they should run their affairs. ing at the bar when I put out But it seems to me that hospi­ to sea." Let's keep the home tals and medical treatment for fires burning for^^ a bigger and pgopje needing them is some­ better SIU in 1948. thing that cannot be treated a» coldly as that. George H. Seeberger AN OBLIGATION Waste Of Waters By JAMES (Pop) MARTIN "This dreary waste of wafers;" Hark, male, 'to the lubber's moan. Shore folks, Iwixt you and me. We call the sea our home. It's kith, kin, kindred to us. Someday twill be our grave. For we were there or thereabouts When He said, "Let a ship be made." Look at its swells sun burthened, ^ Watch the waves genuflect to the Lord. That was a duty He placed on them. Though never He spoke them the word. Sure, we have seen the desert— The valley—stream—the hill. Harbors of queenly cities. There taken our fling to the fill. They temper winds to the suns of man. Frigid breaths of the Artie void. Warm the winds of the icy continent. From the Ocean Antipode. Betimes we turn toward shipping— Our feet lead us down to the sea— The great, wide, clean, blue solitude: Home, to men. the likes of me. When the land mass lays loo'wards. To weather, the sea smiles green. Sends bounty of cloud and rain inland Fields and forests then drink and preen. To some, God gives a wack of land. Of orchards, kine and byres. The sailor won an itching toot, A heart cram-full with desires. And deck themselves in chlorophyl. Wax stout: trunk, fruit and seed;'' Mountains she crowns with glaciers. From which great streams are freed. To live in a glut of benty— Of seas in storm or calm. He gives us a wack at the sights. In lands of the pine and palm. What a. behison to the race of men: Cool waters—a warm breeze; Winter comes, spring follows— There's the thaw to break the freeze. But for the waste of waters. Waste would be those lands. Unborn would be the cities, Unneeded the work of hands. But a duffer calls it "a watery waste," Or "that old Devil Sea;" Sailors serve it, give it fear When it's a boisterous enemy. Unclothed of trees would be the hill. Dust dry the bed of streams. Dry and sere would seem the fields,-' Without their thousand greens. .'ii I ''^1 •SI One of the first obligations of any hospital is to give aid' to anyone in need of its services, without any regard to who or what is involved. If they fail to discharge this duty to humanity they do not deserve the name hospital. In Ras Tanura they haven't learned this. I urge every Seafarer who has made this particular run to the Persian Gulf and who has come across the same or a similar problem to write in and blast the condition existing there. Per­ haps if sufficient publicity, is gven the matter, a change in policy might be made so that seamen needing medical aid will not be victims of discrimination. Kenneth H. Hansen SS Steel Inventor Drop Him a Line To the Editor: ; L Just a line to you all. I arn here in the hospital and will be here for a while so I '' would like a letter or a card from anyone in the SIU, pleasq^ until I see you again. J. C. Kensley Addington Hospital, Ward lj| Durban, South Africa 'M �Page Tw^dtye •;V> TB£ JSEAFARERS LOG Algonquin Reaches Antwerp In Good Shape—Few Beefs l-iC - To the Editor: V Friday, Decembar 12, 1947 SALTY CREWMEN AND MASCOT OF THE SS PEPPER by saying that the black gang is on the ball. However, "Nobe" Smith states that his overcoat is under three balls—in a pawn­ shop, and that he can't hit the beach in the country of the Bel­ gians. The Flying Ghost of the St. fLawrence Navigation Company ; finally has docked in the "hello sucker" village of Antwerp, Bel­ gium. The membership has asked BACKBONERS that we forward for them an ar­ ticle to the best damned union We now go to the supposed paper in labor circles. So, Bro­ backbone—more of a sparerib— thers, if you can take it we can of the ship, the Bellyrobbers. dish it out. We've got plenty. We have Charlie "One Beer to The unlicensed crew of 29 mem­ bers develops 26 bookmen plus a Girl" Ellen, Dave "Missisthree permitmen who are just about ready for pro books. LOTS OF LAMB Hugh Meacham, the anchor chain Bosun from Norfolk, Joe "Vacation" Lupton and "Little Man" Honeysucker, the trium­ virate of Bank Street, have things under control. "Preacher" Jones, the sougee rag AB, has developed a smile because he gets lamb three times a week. While steaming through South Atlantic wa srs bound for Africa, crewmembers of the Wil­ The rest of the deck gang or liam Pepper, Robin, line up for cameraman Bill Dargan. Ai rigHl—front row: Jerry, Crewmess; rope hustlers are all on the ball. sippi" Rivers who is the gallop­ Jim, 2nd Cook; Frisco, BR; back row: Kozan, fWT and "Gabby," FWT. Oh, yes. Editor, we have a At left—"Chips," center, doesn't seem to be bothered by the two big boys flanking him, Napoleon in each department: ing third slumburner, Johnny Jerry. Messman, at left and "Tiny," AB„ at right. Deck, "Hobo" Anderson; Engine, "Oh Johnny" Bryant who is ^ * : ^ : 1 "Chubby" Stevens; Stewards, D. Night Cook and Baker, Bobby Casey Jones. And, Brothers, oh Robertson the ex-footballer fro'm Brothers, they're picking alliga­ Asheville, N.C., as BR, and Cas­ ey "Nutsy" Jones as Chief Cook. tors out of goldfish bowls. (Edi­ But Casey claims the Engine tor's note: Whatever this last and Deck do more cooking in the means.) Galley than he and his gang— To the Editor: time for "book larjiin" school. The underground savages, led especially Anchor Chain. Don't let Steamboat O'Doyle I am sending in a new sub­ put down his pen. His "LOG-a,by their motorcycle-riding Dele­ scription blank for the LOG as Rhythms" are good. gate "Rusty" Brinn are really on All kidding aside; let's get I do not krfow if my previous The best luck to all, the gravy train. "Barney Old- down to business. Here's an opone has run out or is in danger field" Cuthrell, the bean-eater gn letter to the Secretary-Treas­ urer. of doing so. I should hate to go •who is not from Boston but is Cy Sypher to the postoffice and find " no a Tarheel from North Carolina, The members on. this vessel, Midlothian LOG. Many of my friends and says that beans are ... well you her name is the SS Algonquin Illinois family enjoy it a lot. can guess what kind of a joke Victory by the way, went on record unanimously to ask that that is. Also, since I am here in Ill­ P.S.: My paper looks queer negotiations be reopened with As you have requested. Edi­ inois going io school and study­ tonight, and the headlines say the St Lawrence Company and tor, that all members keep their ing hard, it is the only way that "Chicago Printers on Strike." As to have this ship manned as a articles short, we will hurry on I can keep tabs on my main in­ I have not read my paper yet Victory (which she is) not a terests such as friends and ships I don't know what union, why Liberty. or when, but^ if it's to help make conditions in general. With all good wishes and the small man's life a little I have not retired my book smooth sailing to all SIU and easier with more pay or better but am keeping paid up in full, SUP members wherever they conditions, here's to the printers. and hope to ship out over Chris­ may be. Roscoe, the Pepper's mascot, tmas and give at least one of our strikes a; majestic pose on top Brothers on the Lakes a chance McCrary Crew Votes Some mighty interesting Russel H. Brinn, Engine Del. of a hatch. Looking well fed to go home to see the folks. I've stories of shipboard meet­ Chester J. White. Dack Del. and happy, he is a changed had a few holidays with my own. Confidence in Skipper ings, sea rescues and just Daniel P. Rivers, Stewards Del. pooch from what he was when plain every day goings-on I guess I was lucky to get off To the Editor: SS Algonquin Victory the boys picked him up have been coming in from the beach down in San Juan in Out of a de.sire to see a wrong SIU members out at sea. But righted, a unanimous vote the LOG would like to hear SEAFARER'S ADVICE TO UNORGANIZED TANKERMEN of confidence was given, our from more of the fellows, skipper. Captain L. W. Jenkins, because there's more going after what was judged an exr on that's just as interesting ceptionally pleasant voyage on and beneficial, to the mem­ the SS George W. McCrary, Wa­ bership that we don't hear terman. '' about. We submit this fact as a re­ All it takes is for one oi buff , to certain allegations of more of the crew to put .it questionable merit on our pre­ down on paper and send it vious voyage by several members to the Seafarers Log, 51 Bea­ of the last crew. At 'lhat time;, ver St., New York 4, N. Y. very undignified and, we ar6 jilad to say, very unsuccessful effort was made to totally dis­ credit the Master. 'We hope this decision of the entire crew will be accepted as a complete refutation of any and all doubts as to the merits of a 100 per cent guy. It has been a swell voyagd made possible by a regular ci-ew We don't care if it' iin't of officers on the topside and fancy, just jot down ibe nien in all departments pulling facts and we'll set Iheia up together. in. your story. If you have any pictures, so much the The Crew better —send them along, ' SS George W. McCrary How about doing this right Mobile now, on this trip? There are . thousands and thousands of l%^on members and their families who'll read your story about your ship and shipmates, Putting his sentiments on paper, Seafaxer Andy Lorier charts the true course to job se­ t——^^ i__ curity for unorganized lankermen. Attending School, Brother Keeps Up With Log, Dues Get Your Story In The LOG tU->. - : • a'-'- ' ./M, �-• Friday. December 12# 1947 Says Skipper Pulls Stunts, Rides Crew •,:^- T H E S E A F 4 R E RS LOG A SEAFARER HITS TIMES SQUARE •••Mm Page Thirleea SS Marymar Pops Up Again; Same Beef, Same Solution To the Editor: refused, and threatening every­ one in general .with action by the Coast Guard, he called in the Port Captain. QUICK AGREEMENT About 7 p.m. the Port Cap­ tain arrived with the Agent from the Portland Hall. After a quiet It seems that the trouble you boys had with this scow in To the Editor: New York was no sooner stopped There have been quite a few when it started again. (Ed. Note: beefs here in San Juan in the A food shortage beef aboard the fast few days. Seems that some Marymar was settled in New 6f the Captains have the mentali­ York—LOG, Sept. 12) ties of 12-year old boys. Guess We took this tramp out of that is the age when most small Philly with the promise of a boys "think they are the heroes fresh supply of stores when we of the se9 stories they read. reached California. The Master of' the SS Edward Arriving in Long Beach, we Livingston, a Bull Line Liberty, received the usual fresh milk, is one of these, I think. He not bread and vegetables plus the only gives the crew a had time promise of meats and dry stores With his cheap, petty stunts, but in the next port. is trying to get rid of a Stew­ After moving up to Frisco and ard named Nick Talla Who is Ray Durbin, Deck Maintenance, shows what he can do on to Seattle, there getting the not only a real oldtime Steward with a camera when the big lights of the Great White Way same stall of "We'll take care buj well-known as a Union man. are working with him. View is of the south east comer of 46th of you at your next stop," we He has always been liked by Street in the heart of New York's best known thoroughfare— finally-, got a patrolman down men who sailed with him—exin case anybody's checking on it. to the ship. We were told to dept this Captain. sit tight until we reached Port­ discussion, it was agreed that Seems Nick is accused of feed­ land, our final port. the missing items would be pur­ ing the crew. Seems the Cap­ chased immediately. tain doesn't think the boys UNANIMOUS DECISION By 9 p.m. everything was should eat so well. On the way to Portland a squared away and we were Another instance. Harold Docmeeting was held and a mo­ steaming out of port. It juSt goes kery paid off the Livingston earn a living as merchant sea­ tion carried that we payoff un­ to show you what can be gained here October 9^. Brother Dockery To the Editor: less the Steward received every­ men. by sticking together instead of had some necessary dental work I am taking it upon myself Personally, I have been a thing on his requisition sheet. becoming intimidated by a bunch to be done, so he decided to mix to make a complaint about some­ member of the Seafarers for a Arriving in the port, we wait­ business with pleasure and have thing that is occurring every considerable time, through the ed two days with nothing in sight of Calmar office boys. Chalk up it done in San Juan—and why day in the week. It is of such whole of World War II. I am but the same old promises. About another victory for unionism! A vote of thanks is due our not. a nature that I feel it should also a veteran of World War I. 32 hours before our scheduled Chief Steward, Brother George NO REASON GIVEN be remedied. And I am in good standing with departure the entire crew gave When the dental work was Tm talking about members of the Union as I always have the Old Man the required 24- Seeburger, for his splendid co­ operation and unselfish devotion finished, shipping was pretty the Union who are working on hour notice. been. slow. However, after his card shore anywhere from six weeks That evening the Steward be­ in the settlement of this beef. Crewmembers KNOWS DEPARTMENTS was old enough Dockery threw to 10 or 11 weeks for the pur­ came ill and was removed to SS Marymar it in for an AB job back on the pose of getting a lengthy time Being a Steward and a Chief the hospital where he was told 4LivingsJ;on. He was^^ejected by on their registration tickets so Cook, ai.a knowing something he was too sick to make the the Captain. No reason was that shipping out will be a about the rest of the depart­ ship before sailing time. He was given. cincl?. This way they disregard ments and having a pretty fair told not to worry as a man had And there was no reason to other men holding tickets who understanding of human psy­ been sent to the ship as a re­ reject him that I know of ex­ could be married, have families chology and working with men placement. cept that Dockery is not only and need jobs maybe worse. of all types have helped me con­ Smelling a frame, the Steward a good seaman, a credit to any siderably all my life. They have grabbed his pants and made a HEARD THIS ship, but a good Union man with I heard one man say he knew helped me win the confidence bee-line back to the ship. "inucho sabe." He is one of the of a Steward working in a rest­ of most of the men I've worked Sailing time was set at 3 p.m. To the Editor: many youngsters in the SIU aurant waiting to obtain two with. About 1 p.m. the supplies star­ whom Skippers like to discour­ months time on his ticket then I think that is the kind of co­ ted to come aboard. After check­ We would like to call the at­ age. The upshot of this little ex­ come to the Hall to be ready to operation that keeps the Union ing over his lists the Steward tention of all SIU Brothers to perience is that Dockery is now ship. strong, and makes the Union' found there were some items something which has been go­ more determined than ever to I feel such doings are not to command respect from people in missing. A check-up showed they ing on for quite some time down fight as a Union man. the best interest . of the Union many walks of life. The result,had been struck from the Jist in this neck of the woods. Of course, Dockery finally got in general, and I hope something is that seamen are and should by the Port Steward, There is an outfit operating on the Livingston. Sal Colls told will be done about them. Inci­ be in the category of honest, A vote of the crew showed out of Wilmington, North Caro­ the Captain the score and that dentally, I also think something hard-working, intelligent and that the men were in favor of lina, known as C. D. Maffitt & was that. ought to be done about those respected men. having the missing stores Company Shipping Agency. The I made a trip on the Living­ who sign on to work a ship then I say the above because I want.brought aboard otherwise they operator of this questionable en­ ston myself once, was watch' are not in the least concerned to make clear that my inten- ] would call for a payoff. The terprise thinks that he can ship partner with Dockery. He was' about their duties. These men tion and I think the intention of iCaptain was immediately inform- finks and scabs on our SIUcontracted ships. Deck Delegate and acted as' are unfair to their fellow crew- the Union is to make for bright- ed of the crew's intent, Ships Delegate. He was^ darned members and to the Union which er conditions for seamen to work After ordering the sailors to His specialty seems to be the good, too, which maybe is why makes it possible for them to under. let go the lines, to which they Moran tugs which hit this port Victor Johnson towing dead ships in and out the Captain did not want him of the bonej'^ard. for another trip. THEY RIDE THE WILD RANGER Well Dock is on the ship. The CONTRACT-BLIND Agent here gets many more beefs He doesn't realize that ah than this one, but he is still SIU contract means what it says right on the ball. in the clause specifying that on­ Woody Lock wood ly union men shall be employed. We have watched this guy scurrying around the waterfront LAID UP MEMBER trying to make his dishonest THANKS BROTHERS dollar, and we feel that his ac­ FOR DONATIONS tivities need close attention. This, we feel, is doubly im­ To the Editor: portant now that shipping has I want to thank all the Broth­ become slack in all ports. ers for the kind donations I have Fred R. Hicks Jr. received while here in the hos­ Robert H. Northrum Jr. pital. Since being here I have Lee Roy Hufham Jr. made wonderful progress, but Jack Knowles my illness will keep me here for quite a spell longer. Inasmuch as I will be here for some time, I would like to hear from some of my old shipmates. A line or two' from them would mean a lot to me. Again I want to thank each and every one of you for your kind donations. They have made looking forward to the day when I will go to sea a lot easier. Joseph Spaulding Pee Wee, OS, telexes between E. Mayo, Engine Delegate and Tex Jacks, Deck Delegate, Biggs Memorial Hosp. in photo at left. That's Jacks touching up the stack in photo right. - ' Ithaca, N. Y. Guys- Who Play Job Angles Draw Onion Front Steward m Brothers Urge SIU Put Crimp In Crimp Hall ?3| "is| �T.r:rY*;-' •* pfige Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 12, 1947 Skipper Makes A Nightmare Of Nampa Trip piece from one of our mooring^work so we couldn't go ashore I should have mentioned be-'men came aboard for the payoff, at six A.M. If we went ashore fore that we were not paid off They got absolutely no cooperalines and took it with them. One. topic of shipboard con­ We caught one native as he at six P.M. we either ha<i to ^et on our port payroll. One of tion. The Old Man refused to versation which never seems to was going off with some linen pay our own fare baok or stay his reasons for wanting to back- show the overtime sheets, saypall is ships' officers. Oldtimers, but we took the linen from him ashore all night. (I must include date the articles was so he ing he had no authority to settle especially, offen relate remark­ and gave it back to the Steward here that those of us who paid wouldn't have to make out a overtime disputes. able tales of bucko Mates and Another managed to get into our bwn fare and got receipts port payroll. The Patrolman realized the Skippers they sailed under, and a locked raom (he had a key) were reimbursed by Waterman.) We wouldn't go for the back­ captain was not sober enough to in the course of telling and recaught and turned over Advances were limited to $10. dating, but we said if he'd give payoff the ship and informed the telling, these stories sometimes' to the police. After holding a buck aside for us a limited draw, he could company of the situation thus change so much that the orig­ The Captain then wanted me boat fare we couldn't get far. A hold the payoff until the end of delaying the payoff for still an­ inal teUer of the tale .would to search all the rooms and re few beers, a bit of commercial the trip. other day. We were naive enough to take it to be a new story. port to him anyone who was dealing, a movie or bull fight COMPLETE FOUL-UP think he might reciprocate. At As a consequence some char­ missing any linen. He seemed to and we were broke. acters got a reputation, go'od or have the impression we were We got another ten bucks any rate, I said we wanted our Meanwhile, the guys getting five days later which went the port pay upon arrival and after off couldn't go home, register or bad, which they did not deserve. selling the stuff. way of all cash, and on the that was squared away we'd let fe-ship and we were already in Well, I didn't sign on as Stool Nowadays we can tell our tenth day when we asked for the Uniofi-Patrolman handle the port four days. Pigeon, 1st Class, so I refused, stories through the LOG and no more money the Skipper asked voyage payoff. The next day we finally got told him he could take the mat­ matter how often we read them me to come up to his room. fie agreed and said he'd wire squared away, and those of us they never change. in for money and pay us off on who stayed were laid off a few It's not a good policy to use NO INFORMER arrival day, the 21st. I later days later. This time we got the LOG as a medium to blast learned from Sparks that no transportation without any I went up after supper and a man or hurt his reputation imasked politely what he wanted. wire was sent; nor did we get trouble, but the company had to fairly, but I believe it's a good He asked me who I thought de­ paid off although we were dock.- pull a final bit of stinginess. idea to let other members Icnow ed before 2 P.M. They figured if we travelled served a draw. about some of our more unique Next day he wanted to payoff to the port of signing on we He said some of the boys were officers so that they'll at least performing, getting drunk and the port payroll without dis­ were not entitled to a full day's know what to expect should staying ashore and I was in a charges. When we asked for subsistence so instead of $4.25 they happen to sail with them. position to know who they were. them he said we'd have to wait, we got $2.85. I won't beef about I baKeve it's also a good idea He wanted me, to tell him so which we did. The man seems to the difference because I'd hate to give your impressions of the to see the head of the outfit lay he'd know to whom not to issue have a work phobia. various companies you sail with. The following day two Patrol- off one of his butlers. a draw. I made my first trip in 1929 so I told him that as far as I I'm not exactly a beginner, but was concerned everyone deserv­ I never sailed with Waterman ter up with the proper authority ed a draw; I also told him I was when we got back. until last March. not a detective and didn't know No one performed while we anything about anyone. Because RUMOR INCORRECT were in Catania. Everybody I refused to play his game, he I had- heard that Waterman turned to;'all the work laid out ruled that no one could have a was a pretty good outfit and for us was done. draw. He also said he didn't was quite surprised by the shov­ After we were there five days have enough money to go around ing around on the last voyage we. left for home, but two days and the ship was due to sail the out we developed boiler trouble next day. on the Nampa Victory. No one knew the Captain or and were ordered to proceed to All during the two weeks we Chief Mate. The Mate started the nearest port for repairs. were in Lisbon we were suppos­ ' t j-jW;.'-!."' Sunday morning we arrived at out okay by not interfering with ed to sail the next day, but the [$5.00; L. Pacquine, $5.00; S. Vergara, NEW YORK the Bosun and, except for being Lisbon, Portugal. This was a date was always changed. This $5.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS a bit shy on overtime, he was­ break for most of the crew since time it w^s the same thing. The SS SURVEYOR few of them had been there be­ next day, when he realized we P.S. 230. $IS.OO; Luigi Faraone, John Eliasson, $5.00; Francisco S. n't too bad. fore, and since we were anchor­ were due for another week-end, $3.00; E. C. Hyatt, $3,00; M. Dejonge. Rivera, $5.00; R. Arabski, $2.00; Wm. With the Skipper it was a dif­ $2.00; R. R. Cinfagione, $1.00; Ramon E. Lacey, $5.00; Jose Gomez Garcia. ed at .ten in the morning and it ferent story. He wanted us to was Sunday with no work to he managed to dig up enough P. Perez, $5.00; J. Kennedy. Jr.. $5.00; $5.00; Benito P. Centeno, $5.00; Chuing sign articles on the 4th of Sept. do. we had the better part of a money for a draw and we had J. L. Marrero, $3.00; J. N. Agati. $3.00; Chung, $5.00; Jar Chong, $5.00; Pasual B J. Stolpun. $2.00; L. S. Hoyt. $5.00: Martinez. $5.00; Semion Gamier, $5.00; our . last fling. Md baok-date tham to Augmt ^ G. A. Lewis. $5.00; L. M. Acri. $1.00; Chuan Ding, $5.00; P. DePaz, $5.00. There is one more episode As ships delegate Iturned."' W. Hussey, $1.00; Amantea Ramirez. SS KYSKA ling. thumbs down on the deal. We Our joy was shortlived—we which belongs in here. One of $5.00; Ernest Tocco, $5.00; P. C. Lo-w- J. C. Berkenkemper, $2.00; N. Melthe sailors asked to see a doc­ ry. $5.00; L. L. Dixon. $1.00; G. A. vin, $5.00; E. J. Rogg, $1.00; W. Mur. would lose a day's pay that way rell, $2.00; R. Hutchison, $2.00; W. H. if the trip exceeded a month. lord and master. The other two tor on sailing day. There was Kaczer. $5.00; L. L. Dixon, $3.00. F. A. Tetterton. $5.00; H. E. Wil­ Moody. $2.00; J. R. LaFoe, $2.00; L. plenty of tiijae and he had a leThe Old Man couldn t see this Delegates and I went up to ask liams, $3.00; Benny W. Eaves, $2.00; Lewis, $2.00; F. Wonsor, $2.00; I. Spen­ Leo J. Walczak, $2.00; A. Silva. $5.00; cer, $3.00. until he took down his calendar Captain for passes which -TWO BITS EACH, L. C. Barnes, $4.00; R. Grabowski, SS GRANDE RONDE and counted the days. I believe gj.g mandatory in Lisbon. AAJPDO/O'TGET $6.00; B. H. Tolbert, $3.00; Mrs. E. A. W. Klein, $5.00; G. Ranieri, $5.00; he was drunk; in fact, if he ever DRUNK— Hie / Watt, $1.00; Milford B. Aycock, $1.00; B. E. Gattis, $5.00; A. Rvyalty, $3.00; OBSTINATE SOUL showed up completely sober I Louis Frakas. $5.00; T. C. Rabaria, G. L. Griffith. $5.00; A. Sanchez, $7.00; think the Mate would have re­ For no leason at all the Skip­ $1.00; L. Golembiewski, $2.00. W. H. Green, $5.00; P. J. Walsh, $5.00: corded it in the log book. Ivar N Rosvold. $5.00; E. Arnot. SS N; WEBSTER per refused to give us the pass­ M. Acosta. $1:00; A. Montemaran, $10.00; P., Magro, $5^.00; F. Ostrick> At any rate, I won my point es. We asked for a draw and $3.00; G. Chea, $2.00; N. J. Wuchina, $5.00; C. Loriz. $1.00; J. Serrao, $5.C0; and we signed on as of the cur­ were turned down; we asked for $1.00; A, Rodrigues, $1.00; R. SiSarno, R. Ingram. $2.00; V. Bavirsha, $10.00. rent date. The Old Man inform­ launch service but were refused SS COLABEE $1.00; W. Mingin, $1.00; C. Reyes, K. Korneliusen. $2.00; F. L. Calnan, ed us that he was instructed by this also, even though it was in $1.00; J. Cabral, $1.00; J. Kirby, $2.00; M. F. Thornton, $3.00; !. V. Murphy, $2.00; R. Smith, $2.00; K. Nielsen. the company to issue no more the agreement. $5.50. $2.00. than two packs of cigarettes per He gave us no reason; jus SS H. GREELEY SS ALCOA CAVALIER day and no one was permitted to simply said no. He said we coulc C. R. Brumhcld, $3.00; T .R. Meuse, J. J. Giordano—Crow of SS Alcoa carry any of his own. If you go ashore if we wished but ht $3.00: T. R. Meuse, $5.00; W. O'Neal, Cavalier, $45.00. $5.00; G. Michalopoulous, $1.00; F. smoked more than two packs of would do nothing to help us out gitimate reason: his arm was in­ SS FORT RALEIGH C. Burns, $1.00; J. Capps, $1.00; J. Fisher, $2.00; M. D. Getchell, $1.00; cigarettes a day you were out of Some of the boys had moneys ured leaving him no feeling in Price, $1.00; R. Maldonato, $2.00; F. L. M. Lanze. $5.00; J. Forest, $2.00; J. luck. and managed to get a launch his right forearm and the in­ Vitali, $3.00; Thomas O'Reilly, $2.00; H. McElroy, $3.00; J. E. Ashby, $5.00. SS UMATILLA one evening and went ashore ability, to flex his fingers. T. Fitzhugh, $1.00. GIVEN SHAKE DOWN p. E. Nash, $1.00; J. Luddy, Jr.. SS EMILIA They discovered after they got He had hurt his arm while $2.00; L. Beverley, $2.00; ' N. BaciA couple of days before we there that if the Captain allow­ carrying stores but when he told J. Slatery, $1.00. galopi, $1.00; G. Deason, $5.00; C. SS KATHRYN •reached Catania, Sicily, the ed any member to go ashore the Old Man about it, the Skip­ R. StewcAt, $I.0C. Millican, $5.00; G. Voorloumis, $6.00; Skipper called the three Dele­ without a pass he (the Captain) per refused to let him see a doc­ J. Preshong, $2.00; B. Agol, $3.00; H. SS NOONDAY gates to his room. He told us was liable to a fine of 1,000 es tor. He thought he was faking. J. Garcia, $2.00; A. Melendez, $1.00; Zucker, $2.00; S. Pelkonen, $3.00; S. we would haveyto declare every­ cudos (about $40) for each of­ The sailor is now taking treat­ V. J. D'Angelo, $2.00; H. O. Workman, Ekstrom, $1.00; .A. Pinchook, $3.00; A. J. Cummings, $2.00; J. Patient, thing new, and also 'such things fense. This was printed on the ments three times a week for a $2.00; G. Berdon, $1.00; J. C. Jackson, $.3.00; R. Duhrkopp, $3.00; P. Black, $2.00; J. W. Curlew. $2.00; W. Rogers, as tobacco, chocolate, etc. back of each pass in four differ­ nerve disorder in his arm. $1.00: S. Salahoris, $5.00; G. A. $1.00; D. McKeel, $2.00. He said he would search all ent languages. SS BILLINGS VICTORY Burke, $2.00; H. J. Casimer, $1.00; E. INJURY SERIOUS D. Miller, $2.00; N. J. Hav/ks, $2.00; W. J. NewhofF, $1.00; S. Suliman, quarters and confiscate all goods Fortunately for the Old Man considered contraband if they no one was picked up that night. The Marine hospital doesn't J. P. Newman, $1.00; M. Rzenkowicz, $1.00; Leonard G. Walberg, $1.00;* R. $1.00; M. Menzano, $1.00; G. R. C. Perez, $1.00; M. A. Machel, $2.00; were not declared. When the Captain found out seem to feel he is faking—may­ Skrlells-, $2.00; H. C. Dearen, $2.00; ; P. Rasmussen, $1.00; K. W. Nash, We didn't mind'this, but we how he was sticking his neck be they're not as smart as the A. Klymshyn, $1.00; W. R. Mcllveen, $5.00; R. W. QjjJnn, $1.00; J. F. couldnt see the point. The cus­ out, he lost no time in issuing Captain. $2.33; G. Kasprzyk, $3.00; E. Wilson. Byrne, $1.00; R. M. Maitin, $2.00; T. E. Korneliusson, $1.00; L. P. Tabartoms officials didn't search us passes. He also gave us a draw A few days before we got in, $2.00; C. Borman, $1.00. rini, $2.00; J. L. Liknes,' $2.00; E. P. SS STEEL SEAFARER and none of us had any so-called and got us launch service. the Old Man paid me the dubi­ Jose Caamano, $5.00; J. Longhurst, Montenero, $3,00; P. Larsen, $1.00; M. contraband anyway. He didn't suddenly become an ous honor of visiting me in my $2.00; D. McKinna, $2.00; A. Riva- Novak, $1.00; G. Clough, $5.00; A. L. jDuring the time spent in Ca­ angel—he made everything as room during working hours. dulla, $5.00; C .Kauffman, $2.00; T. Hinde, $1.00. ' SS CARLSBAD tania some linen was stolen.. inconvenient as possible. Two I had been acting as Bosun Wisniewski, $5.00; J. T. Bowman, $5.00; Trying to keep the natives off trips a day, one at six in the and the Skipper wanted to kpow J. F. Seager, $5.00; G .P. Allen, Jr., Percy C .Powell, $2.00; F. Anderegg. $5.00; G. C. Dunfee, $3.00; A. Nielsen, the ship was impossible. Trying morning and one at six in the if I should get Bosun's wages. $5.00; V. Pedutb, $5.00; N. Copeland, $2.00; A. Turcon, $2.00; R. R. 'Parker, $5.00; G. Mamezak, $5.00; M. I. Mir­ to keep them from stealing was evening. He also wanted to know about anda. $5.00; J. V. Glaze, $5.00;^ A. $2.00; Herbert C. Mclsaac,; $1.00; Noreven harder. They even cut a Now most of us were on day the payoff. DeLaFuente, $5.00; P. C. Pacanay. bert Kranz, $2.00; F. J.. StmpiDn, $1,00. Bs^ ARTHUR THOMPSON ^6 LJO($ fv: ... _ . - �Friday. December 12, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG BULLETIN Unclaimed Wages PERSONALS reau. Seamen's Church Institute GEORGE R. GOSS .Your wife is anxious for you of New York, 25 South Street, to contact her at 53 Clarendon New York, N. Y. 3. & 3^ Street, Boston, Mass. JAMES G. FOUTS % i, Your mother is very anxious JAMES GORDON BIKES 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. for you to contact her at 2816 You are requested to contact South Main Street, WinstonShirley Wessel, Supervisor, The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Mrs. Salem, N. C. Missing Seamen Bureau, Sea­ Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ men's Church Institute of New X ^ ^ STEVE COLECCHI pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. York, 25 South Street, New York Communicate with Homer and Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hiber- 4,'N. Y. Joe, care of the New York Hall. % % % nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. EllerJOSE MADUREIRA i iJOSEPH A. BLAKE busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Get in touch with your wife, (SS Bret Harte) date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Mrs. J. Madureira, 4 Odeon The following message was re­ Court, Barnet Street Gardens, ceived for you from your wife; Driscoll, Thomas J ,.... 7.69 Dudley, Arlie L 5.94 Dwan, John 4.80 Capetown, South Africa. "Grandmom died on Nov. 4." 50.78 Dwight, Eugene N 19.67 ft * J. Drowdy, Herbert 1.50 Dudley, Jerry D Dudley, Romaine Ira 11.59 Dwyer, A. J 10.05 HARRY CHEATHAM A X t Driimmond, David 2.06 LEONARD MITCHELL Diett, Charles 0 25.99 Dwyer, Charles J 2.23 Contact Raffer's, 564 Nostrand .01 Drury, William C. . 22.76 Dwyer, Martin 22.99 Avenue, Brooklyn 16, N. Y. You are asked to get in touch 2.64 Duffy, George Dryall, F. R. ...;r.... 3.73 Dwyer, R. F 1.30 t t t with Albert Michelson, 1650 Russ .46 Duffy, Joseph W Dryman, William F. 2.72 Dycus, Thomas L , 73 EARL BISHOP Bldg., San Francisco, Calif., con­ Diiames, A. P 4.81 Duffy, Moran Contact your attorney in ref- cerning the loss of Peter Dell,.... 2.772 ^ Dye, Eugene C .45 Duarte, Alfredo M 72 Duffy, Norman 62.26 jDyess, Ernest L 25.66 erence to your claim against the anegra from the Louis Bam­ Duarte, Antonio 1.48 Duffy, Patrick J 2.40 Dykema, M ., 2.90 SS William K. Kamaka. berger on December 28, 1945. Dubiel, R. F. ....t 1.95 Dufour, Andre T Dugan, Richard E 3.71. Dykes, O. T -... 60.00 i J. i Dublanica, Peter 99 % X X 90 Dynarski, Anthony C. 27.07 CHARLES E. DEMERS WALTER EARL BROWN Dubose, James K 4.20 Dugas, Anthony J Your wife asks you to contact : 1.12 Dxvonchik, J. M 52 HARVEY BRUCE BROWN Dubriel, Adelaro 20 Dugas, Anthony J 11.20 Eagleton, Alvin C 5.60 her at 43 Coleman Street, Dor Get in touch with your mother Dubrow, Stanley 2.23 Dugger, Bobby R 59 Earl, James 4.27 Chester, Mass. at 6718 Alabama, St. Louis, Mo. Ducker, Roderick A. .; 43.20 Duguid, Archibald M i 7.61 Eason, Winston G. ...» 17.87 lit Duclos, R. A 5.40 Duke, Joseph XXX ROY CLARENCE BOND 3.99.Duke, Robert D. ^ 4.67'East, John Henry 4.23 HENRY GRANOWSKL FWT Ducote, Curtis 9.86 Eastman, A 9.15 You are requested to contact Get in touch with B. LessenDucote, Curtis 3.99 'Duke, Stanley F 11.25 Easton, Howard Clair 4.48 your wife at 138 Glendale Dr., thieu. Oiler, SS Seatrain' New Ducote, Luke C 04 Dukes, J. W. 10.69'Eaton, E. 4.45 Houston 12, Texas. York, Seatrain I.ines, Inc., 39 Ducote, Reese A 5.50 Dukeshire, 1 Dulaney, Robt 71'Eaton, E 30.951 1 3^ 1 Broadway, New York City. • Dudek, Franil .69 Dulie, Jerome B 3.13 Eaton, J. C 21.80 ALEX RIOS XXX Dulle, Leo M. 7. 11.47 Ebanks, Carlman 123.75 Get in touch with Welfare LEANDER PARKS Dumadwros, F. R. 26.60 Ebbei^ts, Louis E 2.56 Center 23, 157 E. 67th Street, Communicate with Joseph Dunay, John 3.27 Ebert, Charles J. 60 New York 21, N. Y. Volpian, ' Special Services- De­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 20.70 Echauri, Vincent 28.79 ' partment, SIU Hall, 51 Beaver Cafveri 4539 Duncan, Edward L % % 80.56 Eckert, F. A 1.12 WILLIAM RALPH STONE BOSTON . 276 State St.|Duncan, Ernest St., New York, N. Y. Important! Bowdoin 4455 Duncan, F. A 6.03 Eckert, Oscar : 01 Your mother requests you to BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Duncan, George W. 10.19 Eckman, Robert G 17.40 contact her at Route 4, Box 153, Cleveland 7391 2".07 Eckmon, Carl E 2.16 Mobile, Alabama. CHICAGO 24 W, Superior Ave. Duncan, Meta, H Duncan, Roy W 98.75 Eckols, A. J 4.42 t t t ' Superior 5175 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Duncan, Samuel N. Any members of the crew of 1.08 Eckvarria, Hugo 15.20 FRANK RAKAS Main 0147 Duncan, Stuart : 18.17 Eddleman,-John T. Jr 8.26 You are asked to get in touch the SS Thomas Reed who have ; DETROIT 1038 Third St. Dungan, Charles W. 8,76 Edelstein, A 7.92 with your mother at 245 Clover knowledge of the circumstances Cadillac 6857 under which Anthony Gfeene Dungan, GT 183.94 Eden, Ronald 86 Street, Brownsville, Pa. DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. .74 Eden, Thomas Charles 15.51 drowned please contact his. mo­ 'Melrose 4110 Dunham, F; XXX GALVESTON 308'/i,—23rd St. Dunlap, James ;...; 5.96 Edenfield, Lonnie 6.54 CRAWFORD ROBERT GRAY ther, Mrs. Mary Greene, 427 Phone 2-8448 Dunlap, James C .46 Edgerton, Kenzy G 30.34 Contact Mrs. Shirley Wessel, Montgomery Street, Jersey City, HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Dunlap, James C 46 Edinger, Edward E 27.39 Supervisor, Missing Seamen Bu-,N. J. Phone 58777 10.74 Edmonds, E 691 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Dunlap, John K Phone 5-5919 Dunlap, John L 31.12. Edmonds, Kenneth Wayne 5.06 MARCUS HOOK 811 Market St. Dunn, Donald L. ..., 8.77 Ednmnds, Christian 21.93 Chester 5-3110 Dunn, James S • .89 Edner, Harold G 7.30 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Dunn, Mark M. 26.77 Edward, Frank Dale 1.20 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the i Sea­ Phone 2-1754 1.98 Edwards, Benjamin H 18.44 farers .International Union is available to all members who wish 't. MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. Dunn, Oscar Jan ! MIAMI 10 NW 11th St. Dunn, Otis D. ... 2.48 Edwards, Charlie 23.79 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Dunn, Robert L. 10.74 Edwards, Clarence R 1.40 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Magnolia 6112-6113 • Ai Dunphy, Colin U 2.68 Edwards, Conrad H 4.10 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. ....! 8.61 Edwards, D 1.78 SIU branch for this purpose. HAnover 2-2784 Dunphy, J 2.68 Edwards, G. Y. 01 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Dunphy, Thomas However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIO Phone 4-1083 Dunphy, Thomas 2.68 Edwards, I 1.02 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, ill PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Dunsavag, W. J. ...., 6.39 Edwards, James H. Jr 8.19 which you can fill out, detach and send to; SEAFARERS LOG, 51 LOmbhrd 3-7651 Dupont, Joseph L. ...; 6.53 Edwards, Norman W 94 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Dupre, Ben 84.22 Edwards, Robert L. ;...... 2.68 Beacon 4336 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION - 2.55 Edwards, WaRer Jr 9.05 RICHMOND. Calif ..257 5th St. Dupuy, E — Phone 2599 Duran, John B. 2.55 Edwardson, Valentin 1.4.9 To the Editor: SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Durant, Howard Lee 6.54 Egan, James 2.23 ' Douglas 25475 18.59 1.19 Egan, J. W. SAN JUAN, P.R. ...252 Ponce de Leon Durant, W I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the 12.00 Eggleston, .J 5.94 San Juan 2-6996 Durante, Armand A. 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Page Sixteen THE SEAFARER^^he TridiTt December 12, 1947 Alcoa Cavalier Logs A Fine Trip A, '• r W' y. II'-W A seaman s life is not all work, as the above picture shows. This was taken at the Ole Swimming Hole, Barbados, a private club which was used by the crew free o! charge. They dined, danced, and even took in a little of the liquid that makes cares fade away into the distance. What a life! Here's the Alcoa Cavalier, ridin|^ high on the way back from an Island cruise. According to members of the crew, quarters and food for the crew are just as good as what the passengers get. >r- I- Off watch and resting on deck are the above three Seafarers. Left to right. Jim (no last name given). Utility; Jim Colder, Waiter; and Joe Powers, Waiter. All the pictures on this page were turned in by Brother Colder. Another spot for rest and relaxation was found in Trinidad, at the swanky Perseverance Club. Members of the crew were welcomed warmly and treated royally every time they patronized the place. iliiliWiiillB! Since the Cavalier spent Thanksgiving Day at sea the Stewards Department got to work'to give the passengers and crew a bang-up time. Above picture shows them getting readv for the festivities. At St. Lucia, British West Indies, the Cavalier loaded lip with bananas. Here they are be­ ing carried aboard the ship. Bananas are the popular crop in the region, but of the fruits which are grown in the northern hemisphere, such as apples and pears, the Islands have none. � 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 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI 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 December 12, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 50 Description An account of the resource Headlines CITIES SERVICE ADDS 8 SHIPS,TO GET 3 MORE BRASS HAT CALLS FOR HEARING UNIT RETURN - UNDER COAST GUARD REAL LOWDOWN ON SHIPS SALES;US SHIPPERS WANTED WANTED BARGAINS ALIENS URGED TO APPLY FOR VISAS AS FIRST STEP TOWARD CITIZENSHIP PRESENTING 10 WHYS TO UNIONISM SEAFARER SURVIVES SWANK PHILADEPHIA CONCERT NEW YORK BRANCH SEES FILM OF SHIPYARD STRIKE ALCOA BUILDING WORLD'S BIGGEST BAUXITE PORT THINGS THAT EVERY SEAFARER SHOULD KNOW SHIPPING STILL STRONG IN BOSTON; TANKER IN WITH PLENTY OF BEEFS FEW GASHOUNDS FOUL THINGS UP IN FRISICO ISTHMIAN CREWMAN HAIL NEW AGREEMENT SHIPPING HOLDS FAIR IN MOBILE PROSPECTS GOOD EXTRA SHIPS KEEP MIAMI BUSY;MORE VESSELS EXPECTED IN PORT NEW YORK ENJOYS WEEK OF GOOD SHIPPING;NEARBY PORTS ASL BRANCK FOR SEAMEN SAVANNAJ GIVES WORD ON REAL HUNGRY SKIPPER WAIT FOR PAYOFF PATROLMAN,SAYS MARCUS HOOK NOT MUCH DOING IN JACKSONVILLE GREAT LAKES DISTRICT BUSY ON CONTRACTS ;BEEFS ARISE ON LAY-UP WORK SATURDAY NORFOLK AWAITS RETURN OF COAL BOATS TO PORT CORAL SEA PAYOFF HEIGHTS OF COOPERATION BROTHER ASKS UNRELENTINGWAR ON COMMIES,OTHER DISRUPTERS WHY BOSUNS TURN GRAY INJURED CREWMEMBER IS REMOVED FROM SS SPARKS IN HEAVY SEAS QUICK-WITTED SEAFARER SAVES SHIPMATE FROM DROWNING IN SAVONA SKIPPER MAKES A NIGHTMARE OF NAMPA TRIP ALCOA CALVALIER LOGS A FINE TRIP Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/12/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log