http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/acbddc0b7d93a438adaa398a8ad1babe.PDF c429713838492e3c21ca1705ba71e552 PDF Text Text -' .V .-V -•"• •-".•.'£^•^11 _ --'i ,Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. SlU Guards DemandRaise OnWestCoast "Mr. Chairman" Seafarers, as well as mem­ bers of other unions, have a chance to leam Parliamen­ tary Law and Public Speak­ ing under the leadership of Joseph Glass- prominent la­ bor attorney. The classes are held each Tuesday evening from 6 to 8, in the SlU Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York City. All Seafarers are urged to attend so that they can learn how a meeting should be conducted. Other unions have been invited to send members, and the class, which had a preliminary session on De­ cember 16, will start in earnest on December 23. Here's a chance to become a real smooth orator at no cost. And in addition, coffee will be served and the tele­ vision set will be turned on after school. SAN FRANCISCO — At a special meeting held on Decem­ ber 4, members of the Seafarers Guards and Watchmen's Union voted unanimously to demand a fifty cent hourly increase in wages. The companies involved have until December 22 to com­ ply with this demand. , At the present time, three com­ panies are being negotiated with. They are American Patrol, Young's Patrol Service, and U. S. Protective Service. Pledges of all-out support for the Guards and Watchmen were immediately forthcoming from the Masters, Mates and Pilots, and other AFL 'Unions. Aecording to the Taft-Hartley law, guards and watchmen are not allowed to belong to any in­ ternational union. This leaves those workers no way in which to gain the same conditions and wages which union men and wo­ men receive through the unions representing them. The Seafarers Guards and NEW YORK — The American Watchmen's Union, affiliated to Federation of Labor's proposal the American Federation of La­ that the United Nations inve.sti-. bor, has declared that it will gate slave llabor conditions is continue organizing' and fighting scheduled for review by the Eco­ for union wages and working nomic and Social Council on conditions for all Guards and Feb. 2, it has been announced Watchmen. by Matthew Woll, chairman of Poor Ship Construction Has Been Responsibie For Many Sea Accidents . By W. j. BRADY Accidents o c c u r 1 n g aboard freighters seem to happen too often, to say they are just acts of God. We hear of a ship breaking in two, of a ship traveling without ballast or cargo in heavy seas and losing its propeller, and of still many dther ships having engine trouble which delays them for days. Of course, it would be foolish to expect a perfection in which there are no accidents but, the AFL Asks UN Investigation Of Slave Labor In Russia AFL Pursers Win Eiection in Grace Line After a two-year organization­ al drive, the • Merchant Marine Staff Officers Association, the Pursers Division of the SIU, won a smashing victory in an NLRB election held aboard the ships of the Grace Line. The Company received just two votes to 50-odd for the Un­ ion, Tom Hill, the division's east coast representative, revealed. Although 15 votes oast by Chief Pursers were challenged by the company as being cast by su­ pervisory personnel, the vote as it stands is sufficient to assure recognition for the Union. As soon as the Union is certi­ fied, the Staff Officers will begin negotiations with Grace, and will seek the standard rates for Pur­ sers and . Purser-Phai-macists Mates which are provided for in other contracts. , The new rates will mean raises in excess of $20 a month for Grace Pursers who will also demand improved general work­ ing conditions.™ No. 51 NEW YORK, N. v., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1947 the AFL International Relations Committee. Charging that probably 10,000,000 pefsons are nov/ in Russian concentration camps. Woll, a con­ sultant to the Council, stated bluntly that tne Investigation, if launched, would be directed chiefly against forced labor in the Soviet Union. Woll's proposal was- a followup to the resolution adopted at the October convention of the AFL in San Francisco. The reso­ lution referred'to conditions found in several countries after the war as "a callous and crass violation of the Geneva Conven­ tion of March 1940 and a-* de­ liberate flouting of the Nurenberg verdict against forced la­ bor." percentage is too high to blame Mother Nature for all of them. If some ships last 30 and 40 years without breaking, and others break up in a few years, that certainly is indication that a weakness exists in either the design, the construction or the material. This kind of weakness is pure carelessness. A tanker lying in Boston for repaii-s split in two injuring 14. The press report on the acci­ dent says, "Built in 1944 at a California yard, the Ponagansett was of all welded "construction and officials said splits were not uncommon in such , type of ships. One such occurred at Swan Is­ land on the west coast in 1943." Here v>re have a clear admis­ sion on the part of officials tell­ ing us there is weakness in the construction. Just what happens to ships at sea with this kind of weakness is best, understood by the re-, ports of accidents. The press reported in the month, of November that a Vic­ tory ship operated by the Army Transport Service broke in two in heavy seas off the coast of British Columbia. Only a few of the crew were saved. As further illustration of what I'm driving at, I myself I ; « Because of the recent "rup­ tures" and "splittings" suf, fered by a number of T-2 tankers, the Coast Guard has ordered that all vessels in the T-2 classification be strengthened. The strength­ ening will consist of steel straps an inch thick and 18 inches wide riveted to the BELLY BANDS deckplates inboard of the Another clear admission of this gunwhales and similar straps weakness concerns Liberty ships. in the bilges. All vessels will Because they were originally be permitted to complete cur­ weak, many Liberty ships had rent voyages. to have an addition of strength. This addition is the belly band, even with the main deck on the have seen old ships take a tor­ outside of the hull running from pedo better than a war built forward of No. 2 to aft of No. 4 ship. I refer to one old rustbucket, hatch. In some cases this addition is the SS Greylock. I saw her get placed on deck running fore and hit coming back from Murmansk. All hands had ample time to aft from No. 2 to No. 4 hatch. make for the life boats. And again I have seen Liberty ships get hit and disappear like magic with high loss of life. I am not saying here we ought to build ships to stand the rigors of war, I am just pointing out SOLID LABOR SUPPORT (Continued on Page }) Membership Says Very Merry Xmas To III Brothers Labor leaders gathered on Thursday evening, December 9, to spark the drive of New York's hospital workers for a forty-hour week and increased pay. One of the featured speakers was a representative of the Seafarers Internadonal Union. With true Christmas spirit, the membership of the SIU, assem­ bled in regular meetings • on. Wednesday, December 17, votedto give all bookmembers and permitnien in hospitals an addi­ tional $10.00 for the holidays. Speakers who took the floor on the motion pointed out that just sending money to the hospi­ talized Brothers is not enough. What the men in the hospitals need, they said, was more letters from their old shipmates and friends. -M �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 19, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the si i SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District • Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y.' HAnover 2-2784 * J. P. SHULER m i ^ _ _ - - 4 4^£eey y-v Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER PAUL HALL JOE ALGINA . fe/£NPS Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912, .' George K. Novick, Editor 267 \ A Very Merry Christmas Our Union has a great deal to be happy about this Christmas season. During tha past year we have won gains in wages and v/orking conditions and, above all, we came to grips with the mighty Isthmian Steamship Company and won an outstanding victory. New companies have been added to the already im­ posing list of SlU-contracted outfits, and there are indi­ cations that the organizing drive will gather many more companies under the Seafarers banner in the next year. Through our traditional use of economic action at the point of production, our Hiring Halls and the Rotary Shipping System have been protected, and this in spite of an all-out attempt on the part of the government to do away with these features. It is true that the Taft-Hartley law is an ever-pres­ ent threat to the existence of free labor unions. The full strength of the American labor movement must be massed against the "Slave-Labor" Law, and we must not rest until the Act is wiped off the books. But, on the whole, it's been a good year and members Staten Island Hospital : of the Seafarers International Union have the right to You can contact your Hos­ review the happenings of 1946 with pride in their achieve­ pital delegate at the Staten ments. Besides fighting our own battles we found time Island Hospital at the follow­ to go to the aid of office workers, waiters and waitresses, ing times: the ClO Shipyard Workers, and any other honest union Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) which came to us for assistance. Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Two Halls have been purchased, one in New Orleans (on 3rd and 4th floors.) and the other in Mobile, and plans are underway to buy Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan. other Halls whenever such purchases will benefit the (on 1st and 2nd floors.) membership. In the few short years since its inception the Union These*are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, has come a long way. Many past Christmases have looked as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging E. M. LOOPER E. G. WALKER dark and dreary, but the fight was never given up, and heaviiy on their hands. Do what you cw to cheer them up by J. DENNIS writing to them. now the membership of Seafarers can look forward to L. GROVER STATEN ISLAND E. DELLAMANO the future with confidence. C. MASON J. LEWIS J. E. MAGUIRE This Christmas season finds the SIU in excellent con- J. BURNS P. CASALINUOVO A. A. SAMPSON V ditipn, well set up financially, and ready, willing and able H. WATSON T. BOGUS R. BUNCH G. J. MILLER to complete the job of organizing the unorganized mer­ J. ANDERSON G. CARLSON 111 chant seamen of the United States. It*s a big job, but it J. McNEELY H. STONE MOBILE HOSPITAL E. HAMATY can be done, and only the SIU can do it! W. J. SULLIVAN J. M. G'ARDNER lis E. L. MYERS G. RODRIGUEZ NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL W. C. JEFFERIES O. A. HESS J. C. RAMBO O. S. SHAHAN J. DUBUQUE W. C. CARDANA W. K. WUNG E. T. BROWN M. W. BUSBY J. J. O'NEILL C. SCHULTZ Voting for officers for the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ R. V. GRANT G. CURL N. B. EDRINGTON trict closes on December 31 so there is still a little time W. D. JOHNS A. S. CONTI W. VAUGHN left to cast those last ballots. Members can vote in anv E. CARAVONA C. W. BARNE C. T. WHITE SIU Hall. R. L. McGREW • R. L. GRESHAM 111 GALVESTON MARINE HOS. F. R. DE VASHER It is the duty of all members to vote in this election. 4, J. M. FLANNIGAN I. E. MATHERNE FOHT STANTON HOSPITAL The officials who are being chosen now will represent the W. CANANAN (SUP) M. LIUZZA JOHN P. WILLIAMSON Union for the coming year, and it promises to be a year E. G. TARLTON (SUP) G. A. WILLIAMS R. B. WRIGHT of growth for the SIU, but at the same time a year of ' G. D. WINN (SUP) G. HARDEMAN CLIFFORD MIDDLETON tenfion and crises. J. CARROLL L. A. HOLMES ARCHIE McGUIGAN H. TENA (SUP) W. C. COLLEY . R. S. LUFLIN More votes are being cast in this election than were J. E. SILKOWSKI 111 ever cast before. That's a good sign, and shows that Sea­ JULIUS SUPINSKI NORFOLK ! R. E. TRULY M. D. PENRY farers are aware of their responsibility. FRITZ KRAUL L. CLARKE » S S The Union can only be as strong as the membership. 'CECIL WILLIAMS C. C. RAYFUSE BRIGHTON HOSPITAL CHARLES LORD ; J. E. PENCON Votmg, like living up to the Constitution and Shipping C. CREVIER JACK WOOTON : A. .J. LE JEUNE R. LORD Rules, is a duty. No one must shirk. P. ALLGEIER MARJORY "LINDA" EVANS vV-iT.' J. BARRON . Now is the time to have your say. This is your W. A. YAHL J. B. GEISSLER J. RIDDLE Union—pick its leaders and support the men you pick. SAMUEL J. STEELE E. E. DAVIS J. O'BYRNE > /• Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Have You Voted Yet? I I kr: i-.- •: ri^.' JVVi-. t;..: �THE SEAFARERS Friday, December 19, 1947 LOG AjejjOR^ By J. P. SHULER. Secretary-Treasurer Negotiations The Negotiating Committee for the Union has met twice with the Calmar and Ore Steamship Companies. The steamship) companies have agreed to the overtime and wage increase which is now in effect with the other operators, but no progress has been made in. the General and Working Rules. There is a meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, December 23, 1947. This matter has been discussed with the Mar­ cus Hook and Philadelphia officials and meets with their approval. JACKSONVILLE TO CLOSE As per the Committee's recommendations, the Jacksonville area has been surveyed and it is found that the NMU no longer has a Hall in that Port, and that ships are no longer being put out in the Brunswick, Georgia, Shipyard. Those were the primary reasons for opening the Jacksonville Heill. There are hardly any payoffs in the Port of Jacksonville, and most of those ships that are in transit in that Port hit other A&G Ports where we have Branches. Therefore, it is recommended that the Port of Jacksonville be closed and that James Banners, Jacksonville Ageht, be assigned to the Port of Savannah as soon as the Union's affairs can be wound up in Jacksonville. The Port of Savannah will be instructed to notify Headquarters whether they can still ope­ rate at the same weekly expense they now have after Planners has been assigned to that port. Tf any representation is necessary in the Port of Jacksonville, it can easily be covered by some other Port. Headquarters Office is investigating other recommendations made by the Quarterly Finance Committee, and will be able to report further on this at the next regular meeting. ' Page Three Many Accidents Caused By Poor Construction this rate, the statistics must be very high over a period of a year. The weakness in ship con­ struction may have an excuse, because the ships were built for a war emergency. However, a ship-building pro­ gram of the future could not justify bad construction in the As recommended by the last Quarterly Fin­ light of present experience and ance Committee, Headquarters Office has reduced knowledge. its personnel by three persons. The work in Headquarters is now being laid out so that in If accidents through careless­ the future it will be possible to let a fourth ness continue to be too high, the person go. Union may be forced to take I have received letters from the Branch of on the added responsibility of New York and the Branch of Baltimore stating insisting on greater safety in that they are making arrangements so that they the care and operation of ships can let a man go from each port, week ending to protect its members. December 19, 1947. As one who was lucky to miss As recommended by the Committee, the Hall having the foremast of the Manin Marcus Hook is being closed as of week end­ dan Victory fall on him, I feel ing December 19, 1947. The membership has justified in submitting my criti­ QUICK PROFITS previously gone on record to close this Hall as cism for better safety at sea for soon as it was possible without interfering with Many companies, in their de­ seamen. Union representation in that Area. sire to make quick profit with It is recommended to the membership that little expense, run ships without Steve Cardullo, Agent in the Port of Marcus ballast when they can't get car­ Hook, and Bob Pohle, Patrolman in that Port, be go. Running a ship light too of­ transferred to the Port "bf Philadelphia as Pa­ Stamps for annual assessments -are being sent ten in heavy seas is bound to trolmen. Philadelphia at this time is operating to all Ports now, and assessments for the year strain its machinery. shorthanded, and these two men will replace 1948 can be paid in any Port where we have A ship may go through some the part-time Doorman and Patrolman, and the Branches. tough crctesings this way but staff will consist of Agent Ernest B. Tilley, who sooner or later it has its effects recently relieved Organizer William Higgs, Dis­ patcher Bill Brown and two Patrolmen, Cardullo The next regular meeting would fall on New and you may lose a propeller like The General Council of the In­ and Pohle. Year's Eve, December 31, 1947. Because of the the Clay did. I don't think it is asking too ternational Transport Workers' This will be a saving of approximately $350 fact that a lot of the guys want to be home weekly to the Union and will give proper rep­ with their families, or celebrating, it is recom­ much for the law to compel Federation, meeting in London, resentation in the Philadelphia area, including mended that all Ports hold their next regular ships to carry ballast when they November 25 to 27, noted with have no cargo, especially in the great satisfaction the substantial Marcus Hook, Camden, and Delaware. meeting on Friday, January 2, 1947. north latitudes in the winter increase in membership which months. the organization has enjoyed The other story in the LOG during the past few years. The vihich seems to me to indicate membership of the organization neglect in care of ships was the now stands at 3,000,000, with story sent in by M. O. Carroll, over 100 unions affiliated in 35 Chief Stweard on the MV Cape countries. "Be it ever so humble, there's Horn, Mississippi. no place like home." Since the end of the war two member organizations from Aus­ The story relates the plant That familiar tune is now the tria and one from Greece have broke down, making all facilities favorite song of Seafarer Matt been reinstated, and seven useless and spoiling the food. Fields, and after reading Jjis groups of merchant marine offi­ The crew and passengers also story, it will be easy to see why. cers have joined the ITF since had to drink brackish water and Matt took sick while in Ant­ the dissolution of the Interna­ catch rain water as a substitute. • werp, Belgium, and after argu­ tional Mercantile Marine Officers' The story does not say their ing' with the Captain and the Association. supply of water was limited, but company agent, was finally al­ There have further been ad­ everything points in that, direc­ lowed to go to the hospital. mitted thirteen new organiza­ tion. The first thing that struck* • There, instead of the care he tions in Ceylon, Denmark, Egypt, me when I read this story was needed, he was treated so mis­ Greece, Ireland, Jamaica, Leban­ that it looked like a case where erably that within two weeks fuel and water were sacrifice^ on, St. Lucia, and the United after he entered the hospital, his States. to put on more cargo. weight dropped from 155 pounds Recently the Masters, Mates, My reason for this opinion is to 122 pounds. and Pilots and the Railway La­ based on my own experience Another seaman who was in bor Executives' Association join­ aboard the Nelson W. Aldrich, the hospital th,e same time, An­ ed the Seafarers International South Atlantic. While taking thony O'Brien, a member of the Union as affiliates of the ITF. coal in Charleston for Trieste, Irish Seamen's Union, became so Italy, the Chief Engineer was angry at the way Fields' case DECISION OKAYED asked to take off 100 tons of was being handled, that he went water to make room for 100 tons In a far-reaching move the to the hospital director and com­ Matt Fields, right, and friend Bill Wild. more of coal. Council endorsed the decision plained. After that the nurses A ship running with a limited of the Executive Committee to took slightly better care of office to tell his story, he made condition was still bad and so a stipply of fuel and water, with readmit the German trade imBrother Fields. the point that if O'Brien had not few days later he went to the the possibility of a breakdown, ions of transport workers and In a letter to the LOG, O'Brien come to his support, there was St. Vincent's Hospital. is gambling with the life and welcomed Adcif Kummernuss, states ^Tie rase plainly, "Being no telling what might have hap­ The difference between the health of seamen. the leader of the transport work­ as I am a seaman myself," says pened. two hospitals was like night and ers and seamen of the Hamburg Brother O'Brien, "and belonging JUSTIFICATION ENDED "I was dying, and nobody gave day. Under the care of Dr. Bruno area. to the Irish Seamen's Union, and a damn," he said. "The company Fierens, Fields soon recovered If more cargo has to be trans­ Affiliation of the German trade knowing Fields for five weeks agent and the American Consul enough to be able* to return to ported, that's a very easy matter unions covering seamen will be­ in the hospital, and knowing him were only interested in getting the United States. to settle. Instead of laying up come effective only with the ap­ to be a strong SIU man, I could me out of the hospital as fast Right now Brother Fields is in ships in the boneyard, put more proval of the Seafarers' Section not, on principal, stand by and as possible. The USS man didn't the Staten Island Marine Hospi­ ships back into operation. In.this of the ITF, and only after it see him treated' so bad by peo­ care what happened to me and tal, and it will be a little while way the health and life of sea­ has been established that the un­ ple who are supposed to be if Anthony O'Brien hadn't helped kind to the sick. It would not before he can turn to again. But men will have better safeguards, ions have taken steps to deny me, I sure would have died." arid the sacrifice of fuel and membership to war criminals, have been just of me if I had as he puts it, "It doesn't make water won't be necessary. especially the officers of U-boats. As soon as he was able to not complained to the director. I any difference which hospital The four mi.shaps referred to The next Congress of the ITF was not asked to complain, but move. Brother Fields checked I'm in as long as it's in the will be held in July, 1948, prob­ in this article have all occured out of the hospital and went to it was my duty." ably in Oslo. in a very short space of time. At When Matt came into the l^OG stay at a hotel. However, his United States." Expenses and Finances Assessments Next Regular Meeting (Contimud from Page I) how -war exposed the weakness of some vessels. The responsibility for safe construction of ships rest largely with the government, and the best our Union can do is to put pressure in this direction by ex­ posing this deficiency. Looking over the issues of the LOG for November 28 and De­ cember 5, I find two articles written by seamen exposing the shortcomings of freighters at sea. The SS Alexander S. Clay re­ ports she lost her propeller in a moderate gale off Brindisi, Italy. Can it be that these Liberty ships are reaching the straining point and that they • fall ' apart through lack of care? .• ) T .1 ITF Meeting Notes Growth In Strength Seafarer Got Bad Deal In Hospital 1 a I • I -.21 .ii �•^. {J : '-• Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Fridsy^, • D*c«nib*r 19, 1947 " I . I 1 . ttaiiiK QUESTION: What suggestions do you have to heighten interest at shipboard meetings? ALBERT BAGLEY. Wiper: I think more coordination is needed between the action de­ cided upon at the meeting and what takes place. Many times the crew votes to do something or to take action on a beef, but after the meeting it is forgotten and nothing comes of it. Dele­ gates should be instructed at the meetings to carry out the ex­ pressed desire of the crew. At the meetings it is a good idea to call upon oldtimers to tell what they know of the Union's waterfront record. All of us can stand more knowledge of the Union's past. HAROLD SHEPROW. Oiler: If the meetings can be kept orderly to insure the quick dis­ posal of business, I believe that there will be interest enough from the crewmembers present. At the first meeting the proced­ ure for holding a meeting should be pointed out; after that all business will be handled smooth­ ly through the chair and elim­ inate a lot of confusion. I be­ lieve too much time is spent on discussing communism. If that time were devoted to discussion of the Union and its structure a lot more would be gained by SIU members. Education is al­ ways in order at any meeting. WICK CALZIA. AB: There should be some time set aside at the meetings for educat­ ing the new members and permitmen. The Union should put literature on the ships pointing up the Union's history, policies, etc. Many men, being at sea so much, cannot keep up on what is taking place in the Union. I believe two meetings a month are sufficient to handle most matters and if something unusu­ al arises, a special meeting can be called. Most of all, sound off at the meeting if you have a beef; don't wait until later and beef in your foc'sle. Desirous of doing their bit to make Christmas more enjoyable to their hospitalized brothers, the officers and crewmembers of the SS Thomas Heyward donat­ ed $164 to the SIU-SUP brothers in Fort Stanton (New Mexico) Marine Hospital. At the payoff in Galveston on December 13, a muster of the entire crew and officers was call­ ed, out of which was produced the money to be given the hos­ pitalized Seafarers for Christmas presents. In turning the money over to Galveston Agent Keith Alsop for transmission, the crew enclosed a note which road: "Season's Greetings to our Brothers at Fort Stanton Hospi­ tal. The officers and crewmem­ bers of the SS Thomas Heyward desire this donation to be given to our Brothers suffering from tuberculosis. This donation is to be used for Christmas presents of their choice. SPEEDY RECOVERY "We sincerely wish our Broth­ ers a Merry Christmas, a Healthy New Year and Speedy Recovery. May you soon return to us." The Seafarers members now undergoing treatment at Fort Stanton are: John P. Williamson^ R. B .Wright, Clifford Middleton, Archie McGuigan, R. S. Luflin and Julius Supinski. Handling the ship's muster were the Heyward delegates: R. Garofalo, Deck; Joe Martin, En­ gine and J. RoWan, Stewards. New York Recreation Deck As Seen By Seafarer Maffie A busy day .on the New York Hall's third deck viewed by a talented Seafarer artist, Norman Maffie. A full page of photographs of activities in the •.v., i Jleyward Men Play Santa To R Stanton WHAT CLARENCE LOHNE, Wiper: At present, there is too much talk in shipboard meetings about things we newcomers know noth­ ing about. I've only been in the Union eight months, and there is a. lot I'd like to know about small details of everyday Union life aboard ship that we don't hear about in the meetings. An­ other thing: the way some of the meetings are run there are too many people talking at once. You hardly get a chance to open your mouth to ask a question or get something off your chest be­ fore everybody chimes in. v; ' kM-i Headqup,rters recreation room appears on page 16 of this issue. Additional sketches by Brother Maffie will appear in later issues. �Friday, December 19,* 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOC Page Five Ship Union's Plaque To Baltimore IsTestimoniai To Waterfront Unity By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ BALTIMORE — The plaque Most of the crews realize this given to us by the CIO shipyard and cooperate right down the workers for our aid in their line. It shouldn't be too long be­ beef is now hanging on the wall fore all SIU crews will be able here in the Hall. to hit port and go straight It was a nice gesture by the I through a payoff in short order. shipyard workers and one we I It just takes a little order and think highly of, but when we systematic presentation of beefs went all out to give them aid it and repair lists. wasn't with the thought in mind In spite of our cautioning men of receiving any reward or to stay away from Baltimore due award. to the slow shipping, more and The plaque is there though, for more men are streaming in here all to see as proof that there for ships. can be unity on the waterfront We can't stop them from com­ in legitimate beefs. ing, nor will we try to do so, When they gave us the award but unless you have a hatful of at our membership meeting two dough, and afe prepared to spend weeks ago they went on record quite some time on the beach, to support us in any battles we it' is still a good idea to stay may have on the economic front. where you are. When we hit a boom week and This is a far cry from the inter-union battling the shipown­ run short of men we will put ers would like to see, and bodes out a call—that day, however, go,od for the future of maritime is rather remote. NEXT OBJECTIVE? unionism. On the shipping front we Now that Isthmian is safely handled payoffs on seven shipi nestled in the SIU fold, the one less than last week—but on members here are asking what sign-ons we handled eight which the next organizing objective was double the previous week. will be. Well, I can't give them At the same time we handled a direct answer, but they can six vessels stopping off in tran­ rest assured that the organizing department is not snoozing. sit. It takes time to put an or­ SIMPLE WAY Of-the ships handled, we had ganizing drive into action and no cause to complain ^bout over­ it takes men to do the job. When work. They came in clean for the next target is announced, all the most part and those with Seafarers will hear of it, and I beefs had' everything ready for know the membership will re­ spond as it has in all former the Patrolmen. Being able to get right at the drives. Everyone knows now how im­ heart of a beef instead of spend­ ing an hour rounding up guys portant it is for us to continue to get the full story, makes for growing and the c^e sure way fast payoffs and quick beef set­ is to go out and bag these re­ maining unorganized companies. tlements. Shipping On The Rise In Port Of New York And Men With Ratings Are Ouitkly Plated By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Before plunging into the week's activities of this buzzing port, in behalf of the New York Branch and Head­ quarters piecards, I want to wish every member of the SIU a Merry Christmas and Best Wish­ es for the New Year. It is fast approaching the time for summing up the year of 1947; and when doing so garlands are more than due the member­ ship of the SIU. Someone else will cite the rec­ ord of the Union during the year; one of victories and ad­ vancement. But no matter how glowing the words are, the cred­ it goes to the men who make up the Union: the membership. • We can all be proud of what we have accomplished during the past year, and in the year com­ ing up I'm sure we will add more trophies to our growing list. SHIPPING CLIMBS Slowly but suf-ely, shipping is climbing to the level it held a couple of months ago when there were jobs for the asking. This week jobs were more abundant and rated Engine and Deck men had little trouble in taking ships; LSU Is Greatest Enemy Of Lakes Seamen Stewards Department bookmen also got out with little difficulty. I'm not stating that shipping is assuming boom proportions— it's far from that, but there are jobs enough around for the fel­ lows who "have cooled their heels on the cold New York beach for a week or two. During the past week we met several Isthmian ships and tank­ ers. The number of tankers hit­ ting this port has increased quite a bit and account for a good part of the men shipped. On the Isthmian ships, all of which paid off under the old set-up, the men were in good spirits. They had just sailed their last trip under Isthmian with­ out a full Union contract, and that's reason enough for rejoic­ ing. Next trip—as the old saying goes—will be different. In the payoff parade we had some fine ships. An Alcoa ship, the Charles Nordhoff, came in THINK TWICE Men piling off ships should bear this in mind and give it a second thought if there is a pos­ sibility of their changing their mind. If you give notice of piling off and your relief appears, pack your gear and hit the gangway. Tip of the week: Men paying off ships in New York should register for a ship and then ap­ ply for unemployment pay at 277 Canal Street. Even if you expect to be on the beach only three or four weeks, it will pay you to apply. No money is paid for the first week aftqr applying, but after that you are due $21 a week. This money is yours, having been deducted from your pay, and paid off without any diffi­ so go after it. culty. This is almost an unbe­ lievable occurrance on an Alcoa ship, but it happened. The crew had a good word for the Skipper and the rest of the officers topside. We have a lot of trouble with Alcoa but when By EINAR NORDAAS one of their ships has a good payoff, we are always ready to DULUTH — Shipping on the give credit where credit is due, Upper Lakes is now through for and in 'this case it is due to the the year with the last ship leav­ men and officers of the Nord­ ing this Port on December 10. hoff. No more ships are expected to ABs, 4 OS, 1 Cook and 6 Porters. are going to have to open their Among the ships laying up in eyes to this child of the ship­ CHICAGO — Considering that the Chicago area and nearby are owners, the LSU, or they will Great Lakes shipping is practic­ the Gilbert, Daniel McCool and have this phony outfit crammed ally over for the year, with a the Boardman. The Gilbert will down their throats whether they few hardy exceptions, shipping make her Winter quarters at 95th like it or not. has been fair for the past week. St. and the River; the Boardman Any time that the bosses and Shipped 3 Firemen, 3 Oilers, 4 at Muskegon; and the McCool at their stooges on the ships start Manitowoc. The SS Boardman pushing for any outfit, you can was a 1947 newcomer to the SIU be damn sure that it isn't in the as a result of winning the Huron interests of the crewmembers on election. the unorganized ships. That's Both the SS American and the why all the stooges were shout­ SS Michigan will wind up their ing for the LSU. Orders went By JAMES MANNERS season this week. Rumor still has out from the various companies it that the American will be that the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ JACKSONVILLE—Shipping is heading for the Coast where she trict must not win! still slow in this port, but every will do some fill-in work. As THREE SMOOTHIES It's up to the SIU members— indication is that there will be for the Michigan, she'll be mov­ who know the score — and the a real supswing in the near fu­ Two Waterman ships, the War­ ing again as soon as the ice is men sailing the Cleveland-Cliffs ture. rior and City of Alma, had good The Southwind, South Atlantic, over. ships under the LSU to let all payoffs as did the Janeway, Continuing operations during Lakes seamen know how dan­ is scheduled to hit here the first Smith and Johnson. of the week, and we will be the Winter will be the SS Do- gerous this Lake Sailors' Union The Janeway came in, paid off ville. She also pumps sand in able to get rid of most of the really is. and signed on immediately, so gang now on the beach. It's the Lake, and was another new­ It's time for all Lakes seamen we didn't see much of her. She comer to the SIU Great Lakes to realize that when you start about time, you can be certain. was in fine shape which ac­ organizing on the Lakes, you're counts for her ability to make In addition, we have the New District this year. LOOKING BACK ON '47 up against each individual com­ •a quick turnaround. London in the- shipyard here for Now that the 1947 season is pany, the LSU and the LCA. repairs. She will be around for We crewed up the Evangeline Together,. this is a powerful once more and saw her off on another week or so, but when practically over, SIU Great Lakes she is ready to sail there will members can sit down and re­ gang which will stop at nothing her southei'n rum run. She is view the SIU organizing pro­ to prevent the SIU Great Lakes in and out of this port more than be a few jobs on her. As a matter of fact, shipping gram on the Lakes this past sea­ District from organizing the the harbor tugs, but she never here should be picking up son. Great Lakes. We, in the SIU- gives us much trouble—so who We signed the best contracts AFL, have met tough competi­ ai'e we to complain. enough to be called good for the next few weeks, according to all on the Lakes, forced the Lake tion before and come out on top. On the other two score or Carriers Association to come With the cooperation of all SIU more ships in port this week, reports. The New Northland, Seaway through with an increase on members and union-minded men the Patrolmen ran into the usu­ Lines, sailed from here on De­ Sept. 1, and won some new ad­ on the Lakes, we'll whip these al beefs and problems, but like cember 8. There were a lot of ditions to the SIU. open shop advocates to a frazzle. men who know their business beefs on her, but we got them Sure, we ran into some tough Meanwhile, the members of the they disposed of everything all settled okay. opposition from the finky Taft- Chicago Branch extend to all thrown their way and the world We still have not been able Hartley Act, the powerful ship­ SIU Districts and affiliates with­ once more revolves on its axis. to get a balloting committee owners' union—the Lake Carriers in the AFL Maritime Trades De­ Speaking of beefs, there is one together in Jacksonville, but we Association and the so-called "In­ partment our warmest wishes which is causing considerable hope to have one going by the dependent" Lake Sailors' Union. for a Merry Christmas and a hardship to the membership due end of the week. Certainly, the Lakes seamen Happy New Year. to the thoughtlessness of a few By HERBERT JANSEN Jacksonville Expects Spurt I.. members. This is what usually happens: A fellow will come in saying he is quitting his ship so a re­ placement is dispatched, but when the replacement goes aboard, the man reconsiders and decides to make another trip. Once a man informs the de­ partment head of his desire tp quit and a replacement is or­ dered, he should pile off. The man coming aboard as a replace­ ment has probably been on the beach for a few weeks and is probably hard pressed for cab­ bage. Moreover, chances are that he has probably lost out on other jobs he could have taken in the meantime. Duiuth Shipping Ends For Season arrive until the opening of regu­ lar navigation once again in the Spring. Two ships are at the Knudsen Shipyard. They are the SS Cres­ cent City (Browning) and the SS Nettleton (Great Lakes). A few SIU members have been coming this way since laying up their ships .However, we don't know whether we'll have enough for a quorum to hold meetings or not. Our Duiuth area AFL Mari­ time Port Council is functioning quite smoothly now, and we are holding regular monthly meet­ ings. The next meeting is sched­ uled for Tuesday, Dec. 16, and will be held in the Port of Su­ perior, As for the weather, it's settling into a typical Minnesota winter with plenty of snow, ice, an^ sub-zei-o temperatures. That's how we breed men in this North country. Either you can take it, Bx'others, or you don't survive long! �Page Six fWE Miami Spends Very Hectic Week, Good Future Is Seen For Fort SEAFARERS LOG Friday) December 19< 1947 NIANTIC CREWMEN GETTING THEIR VITAMINS Members of the Deck Gang aboard the SS Niantic Viclory hold a bull session on deck (below) while they enjoy Ihe warming rays of the sun. In photo at left, crewmembers are seen celebrating Thanksgiving Day with a sum­ ptuous meal served up un­ sparingly by a crack Stewards Department. All hands were equally unsparing in their deep thanks to the ship's Chief Steward Hannegan, the Chief Cook and all the other mem­ bers of the galley gang. Photos were sent in by the SlU's San Francisco branch. MIAMI—After a hectic week the end of the lush spending of shipping, this port has slowed 'days, this place is it. Florida is a good barometer down somewhat and we are able for the rest of the country's to catch our breath long enough purse strings. The boys with to take stock of what took place. the dough to throw away hit Last week we had five ships this place every year, but the in, four of them at once. To one little guys in between who man­ of the ships v.'e dispatched a full aged to come to Florida during crew and several men to the the war years are not coming others. For a while things were this year. They've had their fling pretty muddled and confused in and can't afford it any more. This place may be a holiday the confined spaces in which we paradise, but it's no place for operate, 'but everyone cooperated a working stiff. The best thing and we got the jobs out of the for a seaman to do in this town way. is to grab a ship quick—a few Now we have two ships in days here will clean out any the Florida and the Winslow ordinary guy. Homer, Waterman. I found a fine bunch of men aboard the Homer who had put everything in order for my arrival. In no time at all everything was squared away. "As for the Florida, it is never any problem. The Florida men By C. SIMMONS have homesteaded this ship so TAMPA — In genei-al there at us and our ports, especially long that there never is any hasn't been too much going on Tampa and Miami. trouble that they can't handle. We do not think this is fair in this port, but we can report CAVALIER DUE since, as most of the Brothers that there have been quite a know, Tampa is largely a tran­ We have been awaiting the few coast-wise jobs in and out, sit port and the collections arrival of the Cavalier, Wilkerand a few ships on foreign runs. ai-e accordingly small. For this son Steamship company, for a reason, Tampa has been running We had the SS John Bai'ton, long time and have now been in the red for quite a spell. assured that she will be here Waterman, but she only needed Miami has been going better in a few days. one replacement. We shipped recently, and we should all give Yesterday I spoke to the En­ our thanks to the Miami Agent gine Delegate who had flown in Brother Buddy Bass on her as for the job he has been doing in from Central America. He told |Oiler. that high price port. In the me that she definitely will be in; ^e also had the George Pren- near future, we hope to be able the first of the week. tiss, another Waterman, loading to help ourselves out in both He also told me that this ship rock for Japan. Naturally, she Miami and Tampa. makes thirty knots. I didn't be-1 was on foreign articles and there lieve my ears the first time he was a little trouble on her. said it, but after he repeated The Prentiss was already to it a few times I got the fact sail Thanksgiving Day at dawn, through my head. |l was called out at five in the By FRED J. FARNEN condition and require plenty of ently thought that his refusal to Thirty knots is a fast baby, morning by the Port Captain and improvements. pay this money was the final She must make real time; no the Shipping Commissioner, DETROIT — During the past Costs of the improvements and w'ord. wonder the delegate had to fly They wanted me to replace week, we have met with «the modernization of the D&C ships However, the SIU member did here to beat her. three Cooks and two Firemen D&C management on three dif­ should have been spread over a not take this lying down, and When she arrives she will take' who had gotten gassed up and period of many years. Now, at immediately reported this beef general cargo to the islands and walked off at sailing time. We ferent occasions. So'far, nothing a time when this company is in to the Buffalo agent. will carry bananas on her return, j got the new men, but we had to has resulted from these meetings poor condition due to the short­ Agent Alex McLean took up With her speed she should hit hold the ship until three o'clock other than that the company is sightedness of the former own­ the matter with the U. S. At­ this port every two weeks once in the afternoon. making it's usual plea of poverty ers,'the SIU members who sail torney stationed at Buffalo, and she hits schedule. .) HAPPENS TOO OFTEN as an excuse for not wishing to these ships are being asked to Captain Thorpe was served with When this company puts into. meet the union's demands. take it on the chin. a subpoena to appear at the U. S. operation the rest of the ships Other than the three men who This particular company, the If they expect to operate dur­ Attorney's office to explain why contracted for, this port will be fouled up the sailing, the PrenD&C Navigation Company, seems ing the 1948 sailing season, the the law was not complied with. a busy place just handling Wil- tiss crew was 100 percent okay. FULL PROTECTION However, this sort of thing has to think that they exist in a D&C management must realize kerson ships. vacuum. By that, we mean they that they will have to pay wages Chiseling operators 'and Skip­ It's hard to believe that Christ- -happened on other ships and desire special consideration and and provide conditions equal to pers should realize that it does mas is just around the corner.' happened too often. Somespecial treatment despite the that of other SIU contracted 'not pay to try and break either riere the warm weather makes ^^^"6 ought to be done and is fact that they are engaged in a ships. the law or an SIU contract be­ ' going to be done to keep it from highly competitive business. We As far as we are_ concerned, cause SIU members are fully —^ „ T) i happening in the future, especialbelieve that the new President no special consideration which protected at all times by com­ JINSLP BELLES' ly on ships on foreign articles. and General Manager, Mr. will reflect itself in smaller pay petent Union representation. ^ Another ship we had was the George Kolowich, is endeavoring checks for D&C employees <?an A couple of other beefs with Gateway City, also a Waterman Q&C on a paying basis, be given to this particular ope­ this same operator- (Browning vessel on foreign articles. She „ ^ OTTT x T i rator. D&C, like other Great Steamship Company) regarding had a hell of a lot of trouble Lakes operators, must meet the transportation are still pending, aboard her through the fault of and we expect to make the same the Skipper, an old "Captain with Mr. Kolowich in an ef- going scale on the Great Lakes. speedy settlement of these griev­ x"^"uV' fort to put D&C back on its feet Bligh' who has given us trouble ^ . „ , , , . .^ TRANSPORTATION BEEFS ances, too. financially, but we do not inbefore. Whenever a Great Lakes sea­ „ , , tend to sacrifice the rights, of our Recently, 'we have been con­ But through the cooperation members in so doing, fronted with several beefs from man carries an SIU book, he is of the crew, articles were broken protected - against any Members of the SlU-who sail­ the Browning ships, that SIU fully and men were replaced. That members have been paid off chiseling like the above. An ed on the five D&C ships have the end of the trouble. it seem more like the Fourth was _ , „ , . fo pay the same high prices as these vessels without the inclu­ SIU book is your insurance pol­ of July. We haven't even had Two of our Brothers who ^ther workers today. Just Be- sion of transportation costs due icy for job protection, job secur­ a cool day to break the monot­ dropped in to see us the other oau.se this part.ionlar oompany them. ity, and Union representation on day were Don Hall, the whip- has been unfortunate enough to ony of the heat. all legitimate beefs. Definitely, this is against the cracking Bosun, and Bill Hall, remain in the hands of the Mclaw, and Browning repi-esentaTOURISTS SCARCE the head Pearl Diver. Right, Lilians for five generations is tives must be made to realize The outlook for a good tourist now we have quite a few men reason why SIU members that transportation for seamen season is not too good. Last year beach, mostly oldtimers should be penalized. who are being paid off must be there were ten times the number to ship, paid according to the SIU con­ LARGE DIVIDENDS of tourists in town as there are tract with this company as well HOPES FUTURE BRIGHT now. Money is scarce in this For many years this company as the law. The easiest thing for anybody has paid large dividends. They town; but prices continue to be The latest of these transporta­ to do in Tampa, however, is to have taken all of the benefits, terrific. tion beefs developed last week Even the racetrack at Gulf- enjoy the sunshine and hope for and put very little back into aboard the SS Hewitt at Buffalo. stream is feeling the pinch; the the best. the operation and improvement An SIU member who paid off We have noticed here in the of their ships. As a result of this this ship before laying-wp w-as owners claim they're dropping Gulf that some of our northern milking over a long period of refused his transportation homo 50 grand a day. If there is any indication of Brothers have been taking blasts time, the D&C ships are in poor by Captain Thoipe, who appar- Port Tampa Has Mainly Transits But Florida Weather Is Perfect No Pact Changes At Expense Of Seamen �THE Friddy. December 19, 1947 Norfolk Seamen Stay At Home For Hoiliiays SEAFARERS LOG San Juan Branch Has Trouble With Island Marine Hospital Stick To It Every log slapped against By SAL COLLS crewmember for missing or leav­ SAN JUAN—We have had so j replace him to top and lower ing the gangway watch is many odd things happening these booms, and so on. contract violation by the Union At the" same time, the Bull We can't very well press com­ past few days that we don't pany violations of the contract know exactly where to start or company and its stooges would what to tell you. Perhaps the have the satisfaction of setting if we, too, are guilty. most important story is that the a precedent that would take If someone with a legitimate Bull Line seems to want to run away some of the hard-won gripe gets a quick shuffle by the San Juaq Marine Hospital. rights of seamen. the company, he may find the And the hospital itself is another In addition, the company blame lies in the fact a fellow important .story. would set a precedent of telMng crewmember decided to knock One of our Union Brothers the staff of the Marine Hospital off his gangway watch for a few where to get off and how to -do from the SS Beatrice, a Bull hands of poker. c ship, fractured a finger. He went their work. This matter has been the topic to the Marine Hospital. When DOC A CALAMITY of considerable shipboard com­ he returned to his ship. Dr. ment and in eveiy case the men This would come on top of the Springer's .slip stated that he agree that a man who leaves fact that we have been getting was to remain ashore for a pe­ the gangway is as guilty as very little cooperation from this riod of four weeks during which man who leaves the wheel, look­ calamity named Dr. Springer time his finger was to be kept out or the fireroom without be­ they have at the hospital and in a cast. ing properly relieved. his stooges. We have had noth­ So far so good, but it seems ing but complaints lately from This beef came up recently that the Chief Mate of the Bea­ this so-called Marine Hospital. here aboard a ship from New trice was determined to live up Most of the patients call it the York in transit to the Far East. The crew, however, had a stop­ to a reputation which was strict­ "Springer Concentration Camp." per. When they found they had ly N.G. I have been down there cjliite As soon as he saw this letter a few times and I am inclined a gangway watch with the urge to travel, they called a special from Springer, he blew his cork to agree with what the boys say. meeting for the Deck Depart­ He tried to accuse the injured The doctor has gone so far as to NEW ORLEANS — One of the contract provisions our negotiat­ ing committee fought for and NORFOLK — Santa Glaus has won is that which reads: "In knocked the socks off the Union port when sea watches are bro­ business in this port. ken, a gangway watch shall be Mamma has been telling Papa, maintained at all times. A sailor "Darling, don't ship out 'til a'f- shall be assigned to maintain ter Christmas." Papa, ever on the this watch ..." alert for an opportunity to toast During negotiations the com­ his toes at the family fireside, is panies opposed the inclusion of happy to get Mama's sanction. this clause, but the Union stuck Not many-members are-worry­ to its guns and it was finally ing about the situation. However, written in. The committee felt in the last week, Jimmie Bullock, it had done a good thing here Norfolk Dispatcher, pried himself as it provided extra work and loose from home berth 124. More­ pay for the deck department. over, there is quite a bit of ac­ Now the shoe is on the other tivity around here although we foot. The companies are insist­ had no'payoffs last week. ing that the crews live up tc BLACK DIAMONDS APLENTY this clause; but, for unknown Several ships which had been reasons, men ajaoard some of lying around unassigned, waiting the ships are not abiding by the for Congress to make up its agreement. mind what to do about Europe, During the past few weeks slipped their rusty moorings, ships have arrived in port with loaded coal and sailed. , logs against men for leaving the Since there are several thous­ gangway without being properly and cars of coal sitting on rail­ relieved. ment and warned the itchy foot­ road sidings in this area, we ex­ It is understandable when a ed . brother. pect more activity of the same man leaves for a few minutes to Too, they told him if he was kind next week. We also look get a cup of coffee or a smoke, guilty of leaving his watch for two Bernstein ships and one but the majority of the logs have again, he would be taken off Waterman ship to arrive here for been levied against men who gangway watches for the remain­ have been caught in the messpayoffs; der of the voyage. The Robin Kirk, a baby flat­ room playing cards or in their The crew's fast action on -what top converted in a Norfolk yard foc'sles grabbing forty. could have become a thorny beef into a. fine freight and passenger In several cases we have man­ is • commendable. This ship is vessel for the South African aged to have the logs lifted and now enroute to the Far East, and run, is having her shakedown the offender let off with a warn­ I'm sure that when she hits the ing. cruise this weekend. States again this beef will not If this beef continues to arise If accepted, she will calh a come up at the payoff. crew Monday. A good many we are going to finjJ ourselves' on the short end of the stick. Johnny Johnston Brothers are waiting for her. By BEN REES Why Bosuns Get Grey Hair Well, Brothers—suffering Bro­ By G. W. (BILL) CHAMPLIN ther Bosuns—what do you .think the lifeboats until "we got to of the idea of this column? The sea and have time." This was LOG is looking' for additional contributions from the wealth of just before V-E Day. What he wanted us to do in­ your practical experience. stead was turn to on long-splic­ I know a lot of you can tell ing a wire spring-line that had" some rare yarns. parted ten feet from the eye! I quit and called for a Patrol­ About that schoolboy Mate I mentioned last week, the one man. The latter called the Coast who wanted to lash a seaman's Guard. It shouldn't be any sur­ ankles together so he could climb prise to hear that the schoolboy a topmast: Finally there came Mate was thrown off pronto and the day in a U.S. port when he that sailing was delayed until wanted to discontinue fixing up the lifeboats were okayed. Shipping Boom Hits Port Mobile, Seafarers With Ratings Needed By CAL TANNER MOBILE—Shipping here real­ ly is booming now and we have them going out of here to al­ most any place a man could want to go. In fact, at present our main trouble is a shortage of qualified men, especially ABs and Oilers. We have plenty of unrated men, but' there just aren't enough rated men right now. If the expected relief cargoes ever start rolling. Mobile is go­ ing to be one of the busiest ports in the country, mark my words —so all you rated men who want to ship before Christmas come on down and see us. The Patrolmen report that last week was a busy one with six liaybffs and eight sign-ons. For­ tunately, most of the payoffs were very clean. » Page Seveu We had an Isthmian scow in here this week with the usual old story of scratched-out over­ time. However, we straightened things up as much as we could, and shipped a real SIU crew on her. When she gets back from the new trip it will be a different matVr, because the new crew is working under the new contract. Brother Morris Weisberger of the SUP was in town for a day and gave the SUP members here a chance to cast their ballots. We hope Brother Weisberger will be able to get down this way again in the near future as we really enjoyed his visit. I There are only a.few of the boys in the hospital in Mobile, and since they are all scheduled to get out in a day or two we won't bother to list their names. I think one of the funniest boners ever pulled on me was on a "Victory ship on which, as most of you know, the lifeboats use the gravity davit. Well, we were on the home stretch from the South and East African coasts with the old girl freshly painted. We were clean­ ing up odds and ends of work including stencilling. I was sitting in my cabin mak­ ing up stencils for the boys and having a bad time of it, because I was short of letters and had to do most of the work in bunches. At the moment, I was making up small ones, possibly one-inch ones or thereabout. I called to one of the acting ABs and said: "Son, take this foot-rule and let me knolv how high those life­ boat letters are: the for'ard. and of No. 1 boat has the cover un­ laced." "How do I get at it?" .he ask­ ed. "Go on the cabin deck," I told him, "step across onto the boat and reach down." "I'M SORRY" About half an hour later he came back. "Bosun," he said, "I'm sorry I took so long, but I had to get a heaving line." "What for?" "To measure with. The rule wasn't long enough." , "What?" I yelled. , "Bosun," the lad said, "I mea­ sured those letters all right. They're 14 feet above the boat deck." And they wonder why Bos­ uns' hair gets gray. damned near pick guys up out of bed and throw them out of the hospital. I have also heard that he has called a lot of men names which the law prohibits from diction­ aries. All in all, some of the pa­ tients refer to him as "Heil" Springer. If any institution is to be in­ vestigated by the Commissioner of Marine Hospitals, this hospi­ tal in Puerto Rico certainly ought to have lop preference. (Ed. note: As the first step of e.ji investigation of condi­ Brother of attempting to fake tions at the San Juan Marine sickness in order to get a day Hospital, Union Headquarters or two off. has written a letter to the Surgeon General of the United "LIGHT DUTY" States Public Health Service Next, the Mate took the doc­ in Washington.) tor's statement to the Beatrice's -< Captain. Between them, they de­ ¥' cided to send the Pui-ser over to the Hospital to get a new slip stating that the man with the Check the slop chest be­ broken finger might stay on the fore your boat sails. Make ship to perform only light duties. sure that the slop chest con­ Now a man assigned to "light tains an adequate supply of duties" would impose a hardship all the things you are liable on his fellow crewmembers be­ to need. If it doesn't, call the cause somebody would always Union Hall immediately. ha've to stand his wheel watches, Check It - But Good New York Revises Shipping Hours By W. PAUL GONSORCHIK NEW YORK — Shipping has turned out to be quite good these last few weeks, probably due in part to the holidays. Outports, too, have been callings us for men, so the general shipping upswing seems to have hit the nearby ports. With the good shipping, book­ men are beginning to pass up jobs on the board, and ha'v'e made it necessary for us to issue permits. A little more cooperation from the bookmen in this matter will save trouble later if and when the story becomes too many men for too few jobs. Brother Slug- Seikmann has been helping out in the Dispatch­ ing Department during the ill­ ness of Benny Gonzales. Benny has had a tough siege of pneu­ monia but seems to be well over the hump now. He'll rest up a few weeks and then will be back at his post as good as new. We've made another change in the shipping hours. The 2nd floor shipping deck is now open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. daily and Saturday until 12 Noon. No 2nd deck business on Sundays and Holidaj's. LATER HOURS ! The 3rd deck, however, will be open frorn 5 P.M. to 11 P.M. daily and Saturday f.-om 12 Nobn to 6 P.M. On Sundays and Holi­ days the 3rd deck will be open from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. There the boys will be able to read, write letters and en­ joy the television set while wait­ ing for emergency shipping calls. Most men sailing Cities Service have probably heard from the organizers that another election will be held soon. This means sticking to these ships a little longer to see the battle through to the end. Men anxious to lend a hand in bagging this outfit can do so by contacting the organizers in any port. If you land a job, stick to it until the certification has been made. Cities Service is close to be­ coming SIU; just a little more effort on the part of all hands should do it. �^•%-'. THE Page Eight SEAFARERS Galveston Shipping Takes Jump; f'oit Is Host To Three Payoffs LOG Friday, December 19. 1947 Good Shipping For Rated Meii In Philadelphia By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON—The old ship­ red on the Westervelt, where the ping barometer swung around Mate had the gangway watch By E. B. TILLEY from cloudy weather to fair dur­ riding herd on a stowaway in­ PHILADELPHIA — This is my ing the past week, when three stead of watching the gangway. ships came in for payoffs. The work involved amounted first report since relieving Wil­ The Legion Victory, Isthmian; to 180 hours of overtime all of liam E. Higgs as Port Agent of ; Nathaniel Currier, Waterman; which was collected. IS MARRIAGE NECESSARY, by store job and Duke, a paid es­ the City of Brotherly Love. At and the James J. Westervelt, YOICKS! YOICKS! George A. Bartlett. Pelican cort, swaps his dinner jacket this time, I'd like to state that Mississippi, terminated trips here Books, 179 pages. 35 cents. for mechanic's overalls. shipping still remains good here and in Houston. Immediately the The local boys who have been The trials of this new strange and that, from reports I've heard The author, who as a Reno Currier took on a new crew and seafaring into the hinterland for life of living together for love from various steamship compan­ prepared to head out for another wild game have been grounded judge granted thousands of di­ vorces and performed almost as proves to be most difficult at ies, it will remain good for a for the past week due to rain. • trip. many marriages, believes the first, but in the end they find While she was here we hand­ Our supply of jerked venision few days to come—but not for storybook happiness. led beefs pertaining to shipboard and bird is getting mighty low, house of matrimony is an instieverybody. X X % duties. The air was much clearer but if the weatherman is right, tution worth preserving. YOUNG LONIGAN. by James A tip to rated men, ABs Fire­ But Judge Bartlett has reser­ after we showed the Engineers things should be better as he Farrell. 186 p^ges. Penguin. men and Oilers: This is a good vations. "... any old institution that Oilers standing throttle pi-edicted fair and cold weather. - 25 cents. spot to head for if you're in a that is governed by a narrow, watch, and the Mate that nonMaybe Til oil up the old foul­ The first novel in James Far- slow shipping port. routine duties on deck while ing piece and stalk a bird or two hidebound, inelastic limitation relTs trilogy tracing the tragic is not healthy," he points out. standing gangway watches, were Also a tip to OS: This is a life of Studs Lonigan in Chica­ if the huntsmen come back with Anything that is wrong should . taboo without the payment of good port to stay away from, we go's Irish slum. From the end of empty bags — I'm beginning to not be compelled to remain ' overtime. have plenty of OS around. his formal education in gram cultivate a taste for game. permanent, the judge says, and Another similar matter occurmer school through his experi­ Another tip to the wise: In Organizing work is pretty divorce is one way of righting ences exploring life with a local case you decide to come to Phil-, much at a standstill here for the a wrong.. gang, the author develops the adeiphia, don't forget your top­ simple reason that no unorgan­ Bartlett's treatment of the sub­ character of Lonigan with the coat. We've had snow and ice ized ships of the fleets we are ject that has been a storm cen­ strength and realism which made on the ground for three days working in are in port. ter of controversy ever since him one of the outstanding writ­ this past week. This won't last long, however, Adam took a bite out of Eve's ers of the '30s. We had several payoffs during as these ships hit this area apple makes this book thoughtFarrell, in this his first suc­ the week, with all beefs being By JOHN MOGAN pretty regularly and, in all like­ rovoking reading, regardless of cessful novel, convincingly makes settled to the satisfaction of the BOSTON—Shipping and busi­ lihood ,a swarm of them will hit what side you take. Studs a prototype in an environ­ crews. We will try to keep the ^ % X> ness in this area might weU be port all at once. ment which breeds bigots and payoffs that way—to the satis­ With Christmas just around THE ABORTIVE HUSSY, bj criminals. shown on a graph showing the faction of everybody. James Woodford. 191 pages. vagaries of the Russian ruble. the corner, the gashounds have XXX Avon, 25 cents. One week it reaches a high point become scarce. Not that they're BAGGAGE RE-STOWED SHORT STORIES, by Thomas where it is necessary to send to laying off for the holidays, it's The story of two "profession­ Wolfe. 158 pages. Penguin. 25 We have made different aiv New York for men, thus giving just that the local law enforce­ als" who give up their plush cenfs. rangements in our baggage room. the boys in the Gotham area the ment boys are doing their shop­ parasitic trade of consorting with A collection of some of the It j?as been moved to the second impression that things must be ping early and seem to be con­ fuddy-duddy business men and best short stories by the wellfloor, the same floor on which centrating on the gashounds. pretty good up here. frustrated old women to live to­ known author of "Look Home­ the Dispatcher has been operat­ If you want to enjoy Christ­ gether and heal the wounds of ward, Angel" and "You -Can't ing. Then, by the time they ar­ rive here for a look-see, there is mas, be on your good behavior their' past. Go Home Again." Among them Incidentally, there is a lot of Virginia, a southern gal who is "Only The Dead Know Brook­ nothing in the harbor and no in this port—Santa Claus finds it unmarked gear here which we V immediate prospects of anything kinda rough in squeezing made good on Park Avenue, lyn," a masterpiece in Brookwish the owners please would abandons her mink for a book- lynese dialect. arriving. And so it is right now through those bars. claim. In the future, in this port, —very quiet. Sometimes called the Prose all baggage checked will bear Poet, Wolfe was a master of In the beef department, there the name, book number and description and- often in his was only the SS Yamhill (Amhome address of the member on books took a chapter to describe pac). This one, which recently the check. a single person. Taken in small­ ; paid off after a long trip, arrived If the gear is not called foxer doses, as in this book, he does in pretty tough shape. in 60 days, it will be shipped not become boring and is easily The gang that paid off left a By CHARLIE STARLING COD by Railway Express to the digestable. •sizeable repair list behind, and address on the check. to five. We also have one set SAVANNAH — Things have XXX it was a case of giving constant This is to prevent baggage RELIGION AND THE RISE OF attention to the many beefs iri tarted rolling here at' last, and up for Savannah. from being kept so long that it CAPITALISM, by R. H. TawIt sure looks as if we will be • order to get the ship straighten­ we all hope it stays that way. piles up and uses too much of ney, 235 pages. Penguin Books. going out of town for a good ed out. Everything is shaping up We have learned that we will what small space we have. 35 cents. many men. If any of you want • well now, and chances are the This reprint of a searching That about winds things up Yamhill should be leaving here .ave two more payoffs in Charle­ to save yourselves some money study first published 20 years for this week, except to say that by getting out before Christmas, ston this month than we ex­ coastwise within a day or two. ago is especially timely. Highly Bill Brown and I wish aU the pected. One wiU be December hurry on down Savannah way. readable despite the formidable mem'oers a Merry Christmas and COOPERATIVE CREW 26, the other on or about Decem­ TO AND FRO title, it probes the historical a Happy New Year. On the other hand, the SS ber 30. We had a rush something like background of what many be­ Arickaree (Pacific Tankers) paid These will bring the total pay­ this in Charleston the first of lieve is a basic problem of the : off in Mellville, R. I., in excel­ offs in Charleston in the immed*modern age, ,the alpiost com­ lent style. The gang was very ate future to four, and perhaps the year and, as a consequence plete break between Man's ec­ we were over there nearly every cooperative and left their quar­ onomic life and • what for wanf day for three weeks. ters in apple-pie order, besides of a better word is called his At the same time, the Moran spiritual life. giving Patrolman Sweeney ex­ tugs were tied up, . one- in Charcellent assistance with the OT Tawney, an a . — economist and The sale of all remaining disputes. leston and one in Savannah, member of the British Labor available Government tankers Every member making a Moreover, during one of those Party since 1906, finds that with-has been authorized by the U.S. This crew collected - a $58.00 donation to the Union for three weeks, we paid off five donation, and after a short meet­ the rise of the conception that Maritime Commission, in line ships in Charleston and signed success is to be measured by with the agency's program for any purpose should receive ing, voted to donate $15.00 of it ,on seven up there. to the LOG and to divide the material and monetary gain putting all seaworthy*" fuel car­ an official receipt bearing Sure hope the next Quarterly remainder among the patients at alone life has lost all moral riers into' operation. the amount of the contribu­ Finance Committee - will realize focus. He is not particulai'ly the Brighton Marine Hospital for It. was announced that 464 tion ^d the purpose for that we do have a rush in Char-! concerned with theology but tankers have already been sold Christmas. which it was made. leston and — sometimes •; —J that we '^•vvith 'the disappearance of any of which 390 were T-2 type ves­ Together with the funds pres­ are 120 miles from Charleston. moral basis for life de.spite Man's sels. ently on hand and the donation If a Union official to whom Of course, we ought to point incredible technical progress. voted by the Union, our boys contribution is given does Of these, 140 tankers were -in the Brighton Marine Hospital out that we now have things ar­ not make out a receipt for sold to purchasers who were not and all other Marine hospitals ranged so that we almost never the money, the matter should citizens of the United States. should be assured of a brighter have to go there to sign on a immediately be referred to Of those sold to citizens of,this Christmas. ship, but only for payoffs which J. P. Shuler. Secretary-Trea­ country, 186 T-2's, 71 will be Talking about Christmas—since are "musts." surer. SIU. 51 Beaver Street, transferred to Panamanian reg­ this will be the last article of It has been raining here for New York 4. N.Y. istry. -mine to appear before the holi­ the last three weeks and I think 'In advising the SecretaryThe rest, mostly Liberty-type, day season is upon us, I would most of the boys would like to Treasurer of such transac­ were sold to U.S. citizens forlike to take this opporuntiy, on have some snow for a change. tions. members should state service under the American flag. behalf of the Boston staff and Anyway, I would. the name of the official and myself, to wish all the members All the Brothers here take Out of the 186 T-2's spld jtq" the port where the money everywhere a Merry Christmas this opportunity to wish all of American operators, "77 haye airwas tendered. oand a New Year for good ship­ you everywhere a Merry Christ­ ready been delivered. Delivery; ping and prosperity for all. mas and a Happy New Year. on the others is expected soon'. ' ' Boston Returns To Slow Days Savannah Calls For Seamen As Shipping Takes Upward Turn US To Sell All Lald-Up Tankers Get A Receipt I �THE SEAFARERS Friday* December 19* 1947 LOG Page Nine SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS ISTHMIAN SEAFARERS I "3^ ¥#;:• •'::;•!•- ;ii -:• • '• Wgi?;v Log Available In Bound Volumes Seafarers who wish to keep a chronological record -of Union activities can do so very easily. There are avail­ able a number of bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG at nominal cost, and are to be disposed of on a first-come, first-serve basis. Prices, which tover costs to the Union, are $2.00 for the January-April 1946 edi­ tion; $2.50 for the May-De­ cember 1948 volume and $2.50 for the January-June 1947 edition. Bindings are of sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. All those who want to set up a permanent file with a minimum .of effort should act promptly. Orders for any of all of the available edi­ tions should be sent to the Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Checks or money orders for amount of order should be made out to the Seafarers International Union. Enclose address to which volumes are to be sent and they will be mailed pre-paid immediately. These bound editions may also be purchased directly at the 4th floor, baggage room, of the New York Hall. Make sure you get your copies by acting now. SS Gervais Completes Rough Trip To Persian Gulf; Was Out 8 Months The SS Gervais, Pacific Tankers, took eight months ant] 20 (days to get from New York to Melville, R. I.— by way of the 'Persian Gulf, Japan and Antwerp. More­ over, the whole experience was 'one of the roughest trips any of us ever made," according to John Dugina, AB and planning. The ship was supposed Deck Delegate, who has gone to be stored for six to nine home to Pittsburgh to recover. months but rah out of meat in All beefs that could be settled about four. At various times the were squared to the satisfaction ship was out of eggs, flour, sug­ of the crew by Boston Patrol­ ar, and salt, not to mention the From way out in Bombay, India, came this photo of crewman James Sweeney when the above-noted cigarettes. In the members chewing up aboard the SS Steel Inventor. Sorry, ship hit Melville, December 4, latter connection, Dugina says identification did not accompany picture. , but there were some beefs that the slopchest was short of a were beyond squaring. It was number of items on different oc­ just too late. Nevertheless, the casions including razor blades payoff was very clean, Dugina and working gear. reports. NO CAMEL STEAK There wasn't much a Patrol­ The Captain picked up stores man could do in Rhode Island at one time or another in Port about the bum chow the boys Said, Japan and Antwerp. But For the second time within four days, tragedy was had to eat in the Persian Gulf apparently Australian and Bri­ when the ship ran out of im­ tish tinned sausage and similar felt aboard the SS Cornelia when a pilot boat approach­ portant stores. Or the lack of ing the vessel capsized in heavy seas causing two of the cigarettes. Or the heat. Or the HAH-SO - ME three occupants to lose their* Z .-c • , : 7I three-and-a-half months, without mu • u 1 a- lered artificial respiration to the tiO SMOKt'MEUCAN/ ME/.FEAIPEL, lives. The mishap occurred off i , , , , , . , shore leave. ClSAREttE/J ! riO! Cuba Dec 1 hours before hope DlPJA SEE A Ho! SAriiS.kof ' • • of reviving him was abandoned. CAMEL'ROOMP POINT TO POINT TbsrcWDS MAVSE f MERE? Crewmembers of the Cornelia The surviving member of the Follow the route of the Ger­ rescued the sole survivor from pilot's crew was reported in vais and you'll get an idea of the treacherous waters, along good condition despite his harwhy the trip was "tough. She with the small boat's 71-year-old rowing experience. Neither he left New York in March and pilot, who succumbed despite the nor the dead men were identiwent down to Curacao where determined efforts of Deck Dele- fjecj she picked up some oil. She took gate Albert Ulrich to revive him. Last week, the LOG reported that load to Vado on the Italian The other casualty, whose body the death aboard the Cornelia coast near Genoa. was not recovered from the sea, of Seafarer Frank Jaskolski. He Then she went out through the was the pilot's son. j suffered a fat«l heart attack two Suez Canal to Bahrein Island, Seafarer Ulrich, forrfier life- and a half hours after he fell and* to Kuwait in the Persian meats are not up to the Ameri­ guard in Philadelphia, adminis- through a hatch. ulf and back to Haifa in Pale­ can standard — or at least the stine; and after that back to the crew didn't think so. Some weeks Gulf to Abadan, and then to were "very trying," Dugina ex­ plains. He thinks that the Arabs The growing feeling for a Italj^ again; still on the shuttle, around Port Said and Aden hid change in the shipping rules to she went back to Abadan, then their Camels in fear that some­ stop shipboard promotions, gain­ hit Aden where the boys had body would butcher a few for ed further support when the crew the last.shore leave on July 26 steaks and roast prime ribs. Af­ John Bunker, former Seafarer of their trip, especially sur­ of the Alcoa Polaris approved until the Gervais hit Antwerp on ter Antwerp things were better, and member of the LOG staff, vivors of the Troubador or unanimously a motion to, revise November 4. In between, those however, all the way to Melville dates, she hit Bahrein Island who is working on a book de­ Iron Clad. the rules. again, Kuwait again, Haifa again, —via Aruba. picting the American merchant The men of the Polaris made 2. The early period of the A couple of times the Captain seamen's contribution in World war when the ships sailed their sentiments known at a Raslanura and steamed all the picked up British cigarettes — War II, will be in New York for alone is important, too. How shipboard meeting held at sea. waj'' out and around to Yokosuka, and they sold at 40 cents a pack a month beginning Jan. 5 to about the boys from the Bien­ In the minutes, the motion was Japan, and came back to. Bah­ aboard ship. Other supplies, not­ rein once moi-e. gather material. ville. Coast Farmer and others? recorded as: "The crew of the ably razor blades and working When the boys went ashore at Brother Bunker will be on Write plenty, boys—the more Alcoa Polaris goes on record in gear were acquired from passing support of a change in shipping Antwerp they didn't waste any leave of absence from his job the better. American ships. rules to end shipboard promo­ time getting the feel of dry land as shipping news reporter in On one of the trips into the 4. The Malta convoys. Only tions and calls for the filling of again, Dugina says, and adds Boston for the Christian Science a iovf ships made it, but some Persian Gulf, the boys did get all vacancies through the Union that a little steam was blown off Monitor. shore leave. They got about three SIU lads were among them Hall." in the process. hours one night in Abadan which He is especially interested in and I'd like to have their Following lengthy discTUssion PRICES HIGH meant a few sour beers and a getting help from SIU men who stories of the trips. in which various crewmembers Antwerp is one town where bad show at the British sea­ sailed during the war and is As Brother Bunker has point­ pointed out the abuses of the you can get most anything you men's club. anxious to speak to all brothers ed out, the job. done by the sea­ present set-up, the crew voted want, he attests. He saw U. S. whose experiences would be^ men has not yet been properly in its favor without dissent. THAT PANAMA FLAG' automobiles, refrigerators, wash­ helpful. The action by the Polaris crew ing machines and other prod­ presented to the public in spite One thing that disturbed the Bunker outlined the material of the fact that "it's a really follows a growing stream of let­ ucts in abundance, but reports Gervais crew was the sight of ters urging revision of the ship­ that prices were a bit above so many former American tank­ he is interested in as follows: great yarn." ping rules. Of the letters on the U. S. prices. However, he is a ers sailing around under foreign 1. I would like to hear from The story should be told and subject, stimulated~^y Paul Hall bit surprised by the way prices flags. Just to show what this* any men who made long voy­ all Seafarers who can help in in Clearing the Deck several at home ha\fe risen since the situation means to American sear ages in ships' boats, such as telling it should pass along their weeks ago, none of them has Gervais sailed out last March. men, Dugina cites one flying the the survivors of the James stories to Bunker. Brothers who been in favor of retaining the Most of the beefs on the Ger­ Panama flag and carrying an Denver, Star of Scotland. Pru- wish to submit material can send present ruling. vais focussed on the food,, the Italian crew. According" to the sa, Robin Moor and others. I it to the Seafarers Log, 51 Bea­ Following its actibn in ^e lack of cigarettes, the bucko tac­ scuttlebutt, the Captain was am interested in as much of ver St* New York 4, N. Y. matter of shipboard promotions, tics of the Master and the Chief drawing a measly $150 a month. their experiences as they cein Or if they prefer, they can the meeting turned to education Mate, the lack of shore leave and "What the crew was being paid give. see Bunker in New York any­ under which , delegates gave the the heat. The overtime situation is anybody's guess. 2. The "road to Russia in time after Jan. 5. Those inter­ members present a full picture was not too bad, and the Master, Dugina thinks that for these 1941-42-43." If there are any ested can leave- their names and of the Union's structure, SIU if not the Mate, softened up con­ long tanker trips there ought'to SIU men who sailed in the where they can be reached at constitution and history of the siderably on the way home. be some pretty careful checks famous Fourth of .July convoy the LOG office, where the in­ SIU and SUP. The minutes re­ Principal beef concerned the made of ships' stores and slopof 1942, I'd like to hear from formation will be turned over to port that all hands participated food, and Dugina points out that chests. The Persian Gulf is a and all questions were answered. this must have been due to bad tough spot to run short. them, with all the incidents Brother Bunker. 2 Lives Lost As Pilot Boat Capsizes Near SS Cornelia Bunker Seeks Members' Aid For Story Of Ships In War Polaris Men Back Move To Change Promotion Rule �Page Ten THE SEAFAHERS LOG Friday, December 19, 1947 SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief i •/> CAPE CORWIN, Oct. 24 — , Chairman Malcolm M. Cross; (Secreiary not given). Tripcarders. voted to retain their tripI caifas. Steward recommended • tha^t New Orleans Agent instruct every ship to hold meeting at beginning of voyage to acquaint eafii member of Stewards De­ partment with his job. Motion carried that Ship's Delegate con­ tact all tripcard men who have not acted in a way becoming to , a -Union man and get them , squared away. Motion carried to leave ship in a clean and order­ BULL RUN, Sept. 28—Chair ly condition and instruct tripman Burns; Secretary Campbell car/l men to do likewise. Delegates spoke on efforts to S* ^ ^ make ship an SIU vessel and LAHAINA VICTORY, Sept. 21 lectures were' delivered on the —(Chairman and Secretary not Union and explanations were given.) Delegates reported no made as to the contract's pro­ beefs. New Business: Recom­ visions. New Business: Suggestec mendation signed approving the stiff fine for anyone caught smok­ Chief Steward for his position, ing on deck. Good and Welfare and being a permitman he is Suggestion to have dogs on doors recommended for full book. Mo­ repaired. One minute of silence tion carried for delegates to for Brothers lost at sea. make up a repair list for next S. ' trip. Good and Welfare: Chief GROVER C. HUTCHESON, 'Engineer refused to put light in Aug. 19—Chairman H. G. Har­ the heads; men are taking show­ ris; Secretary J. W. Pulliam, Jr. ers in' the dark. One minute of New Business: No one is to sign silence for Brothers lost at sea. on until all beefs are taken care v-U GEORGE M. BIBB, Oct. 19— Chairman B. H. Amsberry; Sec­ retary E. Rhoades. New Business: Motion by L. Warden that a list be posted showing who are book, permit and tripcard members. This to show any member the others in the crew. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that in place of fines, everyone donate some­ thing to the Old Seamen's Home in Flagstaff, Arizona. XXX L. S. WESCOAT (Great Lakes Transport) Oct. 7 — Chairman Fred Leonard; Secretary N. McLeod. M/S/C regardihg mates hooking up hoses on dock, which is considered crew work. To be taken up with Mr» Collins. There will be no hourly rate of pay other than overtime. Regular pay based on a monthly basis. Two wipers M/S/C wanted direct ac­ tion for wages Saturdays and Sunday. Sunday wages for day men and Wipers. M/S/C new contracts be sent down to ship to let crew ratify same. Good and welfare, washing machines be kept clean. M/S/C meeting be adjourned. AMtRRYOJRISTA^AS TO us ALL? ..SQAAAERRC , 'CHRrsnM4S.BB5IH^! CUT and RUN of. Patrolman to be called aboard to check all repairs and slopBy HANK chest. Good and Welfare; Man It sure looks like the shipping board will be, looking bright making coffee is to clean bag. All enough until Christmas. In fact, the first words we heard from men to return their cups at cof­ "Caricoa Red" Benway, the oldtimer, were: "Look at that board fee time. One minute of silence XXX with all those ships. She sure looks like those old times during CONNEAUT (Wyandotte SS for departed Brothers. the war." Brother Benway confessed that he was anchoring in Co.) Oct. 29 — Chairman John ^ ^ ^ ^ NOONDAY, Oct. 1—Chairman F. T. FRELINGHUYSEN, Aug. Rottaris; Secretary E. L. Wicker. town for this Christmas.. . This week we saw Brother Roderick Workman; Secretary D. Angelo. 17 —Chairman Daniel Clifford; Meeting called to order. Reading Smith, the Bosun, who presumably got off his home of a ship New Business: William Mcllveen Secretary Kenneth Bastien. Dele- and discusion of contract. Agreed to spend Christmas, too, in New York. He was asking about his elected ship's delegate. Motion ^ gates reported on number of that deckhands should be issued shipmate. Brother "Lucky Lee' Luciano ... Brother Daniel "Blackie" carried that all repairs be made ^ books, permits in their depart- towels every day. Specified bet­ Boyce, the oldtimer, said he sure could give a swell story of his before signing on. Repair list ^ ^ents. New Business: Motion ter grade of toilet soap. Coffee experience aboard ship during the war if he could get the time made up and attached to min- | carried that no clothing is to be time to be put in contract. Over­ and the patience. He read about John Bunker asking for Sea­ utes. Good and Welfare: Sugges- left soaking in the laundry tubs. time to be paid when tarps are farer's to write up their experiences so he could write a book. Brother Boyce was on the famous SS Robin Moor. This week • tion that one man be designated Motion carried that any one who put on out in lake. "Blackie" grabbed a Robin ship and whispered a promise to write to • keep recreation room clean ig late" for meals use P.O. Mess. Men being called to stand by from those foreign ports. Say, Blackie, our shipmate. Brother and each man donate $1 for his Motion passed that ship's Dele- during temporary mooring with­ A1 Baer, the cook, was in town a few weeks ago. Probably far servkes. One minute of silence gate see Captain to transfer a out sufficient payment of over­ out in the world now ... for Brothers lost at sea. mirror to Steward's department time. Specified time for linen is­ '* X X sued to crew members. Night t head. This is a remark by a Seafarer which •was overheard at GEORGE M. COHAN, Aug. 24 lunch to be improved, and watch the door: "I don't go to sea because I need the money. I just —Chairman Florenze Palowski; system of putting out night go to sea to wear out my old clothes." One man's opinion and Secretary Frederick A. Rouncelunches to be adopted. Investi­ a rare one, at that... Attention Brother Malcolm M. Cross, iield. Delegates had no beefs to gate closed galley every after­ aboard the SS Alcoa Pointer: You didn't send your home ad- report. New Business: Motion noon. Overtime slips to be fur­ dress in your request to have the LOG sent weekly to your : carried that delegates see Pur­ nished for overtime. Election of family... To Brother George Meaney: The Merchant Marine ser about opening of slopchest delegates. M/S/C meetings are Rest Center in Gladstone, New Jersey, just closed up. You must ' two times a week. Motion carto be held first Sunday after have heard about it some time ago since you said you had no ' ried that next repair list call t t i payday. In event ship is in port, place to go to rest up after your operation in the Marine Ira' installation of scupper in FRANKUN H. KING, June 10 to be held following Monday. hospital... Steward Fidel Lukban is in town right now... •crews pantry deck. Motion car- _chairman Dod-ge, Secretary M/S/C meeting be adjourned. While his shipmate, Ozzie Okray, shipped out due to the high ried that Deck Engmer inspect „ Delegates reported no beefs, XXX cost of eating and sleeping ashore and the low income dwindl­ 'heads and showers of Sewards^„^„ ANTINOUS, Nov. 16—Chair­ ing from the last payoff. Brother - Leo Siarkowski sadly • Department. Good and Welfare: . „ „ I that minutes be made out in man Ewald Freidrich; Secretary confessed that he was getting out—no matter what ship comes •Suggestion that all men using i . ,.„i- a 1 au quadruplicate so a copy could William S. Varro. New Business:^ up or whether it would be coastwise, to the island or to jams, bread, etc., replace them be left for the crew following. Motion carried to have patrol­ Europe... in their proper place. One min­ Good and Welfare: To save un­ men check t'ue meat aboard ship X X X ute of silence for Brothers lost tidiness in heads and showers, as meat was taken from another Here's a bit of a letter from Brother "Red" Braunstein from at ^ea. dust cans put in each shower ship and crew is beefing over his ship in Oxelosund, Sweden: This is some place. No liquor and head so Brothers can de­ bud meal. Decision to stiaighten unless you buy a meal and then only one shot every four hours posit any waste material that is out steward who has been show­ (Say, Red, that sounds like the Marine hospital, not a Swedish lying around. Education: All ing preference to officers and bar). We will be back about December 20... Here are some oldnew brothers aboard ship can passengers. timers who may still be in town: J. W. Stycron, B. Rivera, P. ask any book-holding Brother in Pringi, J. L. Nusser, H. R. Lar&on, A. Marco, W. Walden, S. Mann­ , XXX any department the SIU rules. ing, Steward M. Galina, and W. Gonzales... In person or by BETHORE, Sept. 14—Chairman One minute of silence for Broth­ telephone you Seafarers in Ne'w Orleans can get a library of C. Fry; Secreiary Herman Lewis. ers lost at sea. books and magazines for your ship by contacting the American Delegates reported no beefs. Re­ XXX Merchant Marine Library Association, -Foot of Poydras Street, pair list made up calling for reCOASTAL STEVEDORE, Nov Telephone: Magnolia 3849 ... 'pair of ice-box, new mattresses , 9—Chairman Parrish; Secretary X X X • and springs, time clock for P.O. F. J". Steppe. Delegates' reports From Brother William R. Bloom, the oldtimer, we have • mess, large percolator for crew accepted. New Business: Motion MILWAUKEE CLIPPER (V7isword he isn't landlubbing in Brooklyn as presumed previously. .J an^ a large supply of matches. carried that in future any man consin & Mich. SS Co.), Oct. 7— Brother Bloom has been anchored due to five months in the ; • c' XXX given a period of more than Chairman John Josefeck; Secre­ hospital and will soon be returning for more hospitalization. PONCE DE LEON (Date not twenty-four hours off from work tary, Same. Meeting called to "Good luck and fast recovery. Brother Bloom... Brothers, don't given.) Chairman WUliam J. aboard :;hip shall call a replace- or^er. Ageht Jansen reported to forget to remember this: Save those LOGS you bring aboard Jones; Secretary Hay M. Cas-, ment from the Hall as per ship- crew of results reached through or the Patrolman brings aboard after you read them. Don't anova. Delegates reported no ping rule.s. Motion carried that negotiations with Wisconsin and throw them away. When you hit those foreign ports bring a beefs. Good and Welfare: Sug- any man missing a meeting Michigan SS Co. for changes for few LOGS to that other SIU ship in port, too. Save the other g^ted repairs: portholes ,in Bo- aboard vessel without cause shall winter operation. Discusion fol­ LOGS for the next foreign port you hit where there may be sufi's" room, keys to all crew be fined the sum of .$15. Educa­ lowed ending with results of the another SIU ship there. You'll be surprised how appreciating fo^'sle doors, repair ice-making tion: Discussion on importance negotiations reached between the it will be to your other union brothers to get some copies m^phine and new chairs for of all members performing their Union and Company be accepted of the latest LOGS—from you guys who save them for other crew. One minute of silence for duties and being a credit to the by the crew members. M/S/C SIU ships which may be away from the home ports for Brothers lost at sea. Union while aboard ship. months—wishing to read up the latest news of our union. meeting be adjournet^. 'V., • p-.'> .'• • �THE Friday, December 19, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eletnen THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Log-A -Rhythms SS THOMAS MacDONOUGH CREWMEN Woes of a Wiper Submitted by a Crewmembe: of the SS Del Sdl To the Editor: When fuel oil spills on" deck. it's "Call the Wiper i" ivhen the dyno engine is a wreck, it's "Call the Wiper!" When there's real work to do below, or only boiler tubes to blow. Whether hot or cold, it's "Call the Wif>er!" The Oiler nowadays is a gag. he stuff his pockets full of rag; see him strut, hear him brag: "I ain't no Wiper." he knows little and mostly less, •oils by gosh and oils by guess and leaves things in ah awful mess, he says. "Call the Wiper!" "Where's the Wiper?" hear the First yell, the Second wants him on the hot well, and the Third is always crying: "Hejl, I need a Wiper." When it's real work, like swing­ ing a sledge, the oiler gets sick and Delegate Thinks Engineers Toted Punchboard Licenses Shown here are the members of the Deck Department aboard the Alcoa Liberty ship, which just completed a four months trip to Venezuela. From left to right, rear row: Jack Smith. AB; Johnnie Quimby. Bosun; Jerry Paraham, OS; Eden King, AB; Larry Lachapell, AB and Jimmy Dearing. AB. Kneeling are George Marshall, OS; Alvin Broussard, AB; William Robinson. AB, and Carl Amundsen. Deck Maintenance. Y'ou men of the Black Gang who were not in the New York Hall when the jobs on this scow, the SS Lahaina Victory, Robin Line, were called off can consid­ er yourselves lucky. The Chief Engineer and the First Engineer are really Com­ pany stooges, the form.er being in addition an egotistical sort of fellow — that big word means that he loves him.self best. I am of the personal opinion that these t w o so-called engineers v;on their licenses off a punch board or pulled them out of a couple of boxes of Crackerjacks. I have yet to see either one of these birds enter the engine room to repair something \vithout having a manufacturer's Anti-Communist NMUer Lauds SIU Stand On Parley To the Editor: begins to hedge and Ihe First gels made and all on edge, say: "Go gel Ihe Wiper." Ihey wanl Ihings clean bul Xuo one helps. Ihey Ihink loo much of Iheir precious selves, and Ihe iillhiesl guy is Ihe firsl lhal yelps: "Whal's-a-maller wilh Ihe Wiper." Call il h joke, bul brothers Si's true; ihe black gang is a helpless crew and I don'l know what they'd do without the Wiper. Some of us will die early, and some will die late, and when our ghosts gather 'round Heaven's gale, we'll be pondering our sin and pondering our fate; Si. Peter wilh the keys will then come out and wilh a heavy frown will look all about; I'm belling iwo-lo-.one first thing he'll shout will be "I want a Wiper." Porter In Hospital To the Editor: While enroute to Baltimore from Mobile I was taken sick and am now in the McGuire General Hospital, Richmond, Va. I would be very glad to get the LOG sent to me as I will be here about six weeks. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! James R. Porter As an anti-communist NMU member I think your Union es­ teemed itself among members of the NMU who are opposed to communism mixed with trade unions, by your refusal to join the NMU in a wage parley. . Being a crewmember of the SS America and one who helped to build the NMU, I can truth­ fully say that ninety percent of the crew is against communism and is hoping to get rid of our communist officials even if we have to split our union. CREW FED UP The crew feels as I do that we don't, want to go to next June under the present set-up. At the present there is much talk aboard the America about the merits of your union—es­ pecially the lack of communists in your ranks. There is also much talk of members bolting the NMU and joining the SIU because of this. (Name Withheld) Nepoiisit Men Thank SIU Send Holiday Greetings To the Editor: On behalf of the SIU men in the Neponsit Marine Hospital, we wish to thank the Union for the Christmas "donation we just received. We are all very grate­ ful for same and would like to lake this opportunity of extend­ ing a hearty greeting to all our active brothers for a happy Christmas and prosperous New Year. Thanks again to all responsible for making our Christmas cheer­ ful. James Hanchey R. Blake Here are the bellyrobbers of Ihe MacDonough. Standing, from left to right: Tony Schiavone. Steward; James Gurnino. Chief Cook; Ernest Miller. 2nd Cook; Charles Godchaux, 3rd Cook and Donald Ticke, Messman. Kneeling are F.ord Hanrahan. Messman. Louis Tauzan. Messman and Castal Lo Cigno. Utility. William Roberson submitted the photos. Cheers Gains In Isthmian To ihe Editor: vor of telling them once and for all. "Live up m the contract or Having read the account in suffer' the consequences." They the LOG, Nov. 28, of having can do as the rest of the -com­ brought Isthmian, the mighty oc­ panies have done and still make topus of the Far East, into the i money. They deserve the works; fold of the SIU, I lake great we'll settle for a better contract. pleasure in giving a grand sa­ lute to Brothers. Curly Rentz George H. Seeberger and Morris Weisberger for the Marymar tremendous effort they put into the drive, making it a real suc­ cess. As President Roosevelt once said: "Another job well done." Each man who makes a Now for the not-so-mighty donation lo the LOG should Calmar line, a similar set-up. receive a receipt in return. This outfit needs a good houseIf the Union official to whom cleaning. They have finks con­ a contribution is given does stantly waiting at the piers to not make out a receipt for board these ships at the last min­ ute when the hall is closed. the money, call this to the • attention of the SecretaryGETTING THEIRS Treasurer. J. P. Shuler, im­ Their officials disregard any­ mediately. thing union at every opportunity. We must not forget their ships Send the name of the of­ are fully loaded both ways and ficial and the name of the are not losing any money. The port in which the occurence stores they attempt to put abo­ look place to the New York ard would not properly feed the crew of a river tug. Believe me, Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New this outfit sure whittles the York 4. N. Y. stick. I for one am strongly in fa­ Attention Members book in one hand and a wrench in the othei". A crescent wrench at that, for it may have been too hard to guess the proper' size of an open wrench. STRICTLY BY THE BOOK In case you men think U am just throwing the scuttlebutt your way, here are a few., ex­ amples: The economizers started, to leak. Down came the book. _ The books on the ice machine, gen­ erator, feed water pumps, .eondenser pumps, and on the, fire and bilge pUmps followed, along with books on regulators .and governors. It's a good thing the shaft alley bearings aren't a lit­ tle more complicated. No'.v to swing into the stooge part of the story. When a man is afraid of los­ ing his- job through lack of abil­ ity he must rely on something el.se to try and make his posi­ tion secure. The "something else" generally means that he becomes known as a stooge. The less the ability the bigger the stooge. WHOSE OVERTIME One day the 4-to-8 Fireman, having gone to the hospital, was unable tcf return on time for his watch due to the Company's launch service being inadequate. The Chief told him he'd have to pay another Fireman two hours overtime out of his own pcfcket for standing his watch as' "we" can't afford it, "we" being the Company. The Delegate stopped that noise and "we" the (Com­ pany okayed the overtime, c ' The Chief came down to^the Black Gang Delegate one i day with the following proposition: "The Captain wants the tship clean by the time we get into port and I believe the Oiler . and Fireman in each foc'sle shquld do their own room. So see how much you can do tomorrow in one hour." 3 He seemed greatly annpyed when the Delegate told him jthat neither he nor anyone els| in the department intended doing contract work then or at • any other time. One Sunday at sea, the Deck Maintenance had been painting the Old Man's room and inSthe evening wanted to take a sliower. The light bulb was outt^and the shower head was bad in^^the other shower. So instead of hav­ ing the Chief Electrician re^ace the light bulb, the Chiefj as Company stooge took his "pwn shower head and replaced , the bad one, avoiding payment of ,a little overtime. Most annoying news is ^'that we hear the Chief Engineer nnce wms an SIU member. If so, I suggest that we make him B:T3Sident of the 99-Year Club. iV Black Gang Delegate SS Lahaina Viciotyf(Editor's note: The above letter does not refer to the trip of the Lahaina. Victory which paid off October 6. That was 8. clean payoff. Apparehtly, the writer is referring'ft« an earlier trip.) ° - 'f/i- • .AIM �m THE SEAFARERS Page Twelve Bails Canadian District's Display Of Brotherhood L0C Friday, December 19, 1947 Spurlock Looks At Life: Leaves From A Seafarer's Sketch Book rived—too late. However, we ar­ From down Puerto Rico way, where the tropical clime seems to nourish rived at Port Alberni the next Ag "Brotherhood of the Sea" morning and there stood Dave the talents of Seafarers, comes several samples of Brother Homer Spurldenaonstration really got fast ac­ Joyce and Jerry Proud. As soon ock's black and white sketches. Spurlock, for some reason, mirrors the grim­ tion from our Canadian Brothers as the gangplank was down, our of the SIU. When the smoke Canadian officials showed what mer aspects of life. Subject of Spurlock's portrait cleared up, a genuine 19-caret Union loyalty was. sketch at the right is Vincent drip was minus his book and a (Blackie) Kane, a member of STEADY AS SHE GOES job, and a new Brother was the SIU since 1942. He saw ac­ made happy by his discovery To MacDonald, Joyce and tion in all theatres of operations that the SIU and SUP, a loyal Proud we extend our sincere during the recent war. Kane sails bunch of Union men, could dem­ thanks for their quick coopera­ as an AB or Deck Maintenance, onstrate what real unionism tion in seeing justice done, and says the information accompany­ should be. I think that the Chief Steward ing the sketch. Arthur Boone, SIU Canadian should know our views. At the present moment he is District, was dispatched as MessAs for Brother Boone, he is reported basking in the benefi­ man on the SS Samuel Colt, with us again, waiting in the of­ cial sunlight in San Juan, where Ajnpac, an SUP ship. He was a ficers mess. he is renewing friendships with permitmah and a clean cut young To our hard-working Canadian former shipmates and Union kid, and he was assigned to the Brothers we should take off our Brothers. officers mess. He was a trifle slow, bats. Moreover ,we should give To Brother Spurlock and other but a willing worker. There was them every moral and financial seafarer-artists, the Island pre­ no question but what he soon support possible. Yes, boys, sents a multitude of subjects. would leam the ropes and be a "Keep her steady as she goes." The harbor in San Juan, Morro good Messman. Everybody aboard Castle and the lazy streets of Edward G. Fries. SUP ship liked him. SS Samuel Colt, Ampac the Island's cities make excellent material for the brush, pencil or FOUL TRICK pen. FORT ERIE CREW The drama comes. A new Chief To put down on paper life as Steward was also dispatched and CLEANS UP SHIP; it is among the unhurried island­ the first thing he suggested had DUKE FIXES MATE ers is a temptation easily .suc­ such an • anti-Union smell, that cumbed to by those with the ar­ only a man of his caliber would To the Editor: tist's heart. While they find a cari^ out such a trick. This shortage of materials with which From the looks of the Fort Steward approached the Skipper Erie when we went aboard it to work, they find no lack of on the quiet and told him that recently some of the brothers people willing to model. all the officers were complaining don't give a damn what they do Brother Spurlock intends to that the officers' Messman was to the ship or the damage, they submit other copies of his work too slow and that he was too do to the union's prestige. from time to time. Pencil sketch­ dirty to be handling food. He The vessel was in pretty poor es of other Seafarers, he says. prevailed upon the Skipper to shape and it took a lot of labor sign Boone off on mutual agree­ to put her back on her keel. We ment. went at it with a will because Brother Boone signed off, but, we wanted a decent place in as he was paid up to midnight, which to work and live, and also he worked his supper hour. we didn't want anyone to get The officers, hearing that he the impression that the mess was quitting, asked him why. left by the previous crew was typical of the SIU. We straightened up the ship alright, but I also had to do a little work on the mate. This guy thought he could do • as he pleased regardless of who was in charge of a particular job. Once, while drunk, he chal­ lenged me for my seatime. I guess he thought he was going to show up a greenhorn. I told him I had been going to sea long enough to qualify as a rank and file seaman and my I0 union book was stamped "bos­ H15 LAST NICKLE. un"—nothing else mattered. AT" A CUrtw OAK BoOne spoke up and stated that I think I hurt his feelings, but the officers didn't like his work. what else can a guy do when This turned out to be a rank someone like this tries to make lie." No officer had entered any things rugged? Here are some observations made during Spurlocks experiences in far-flung ports. But be­ Duke Himler conjplaint against Brother Boone. low shows another scene of life in the raw. SS Fort Erie It was only the cunning mind of a false BeUyrobber who de­ vised the dirty rmtruth so he Khaki-Clad Brother could get his own buddy aboard Yearns for Deep Blue ship with him. To the Editor: HATS OFF To the Editor: •• ;V. /^/ • But the plans of mice and men often go astray. A new Messman was dispatched from the Hall. On learning what the score was, the new man refused to sign on. To Brother Archie Chisholm, the new man dispatched, hats bfl. Being Delegate for our depart­ ment, I got busy and soon we had a petition rolling, for we had foupd out that not one single of­ ficer had signed a complaint against Brother Boone. Moreover, every officer aboard signed the petition denying any such asser­ tion, and nearly every crewmember also signed. We were just leaving New Westminister, British Columbia, for^ Port Alberni. Just as the ship pulled away from the dock Brother Alan MacDonald ar- I want to thank all the Bro­ thers and the Union for all they have done for me while I was an active member of the SIU. Right--now I am in the army, as the address below indicates. Enclosed find $20 as a donation for the LOG. Sorry it can't be more. Well, here's hoping I will be back to sea soon. S/Sgt. Ben H. Miller. 6282803 B Troop. 8 Cav. APO 201. Unit 2 c/o PM. San Francisco. Cal. (Ed. Note: The LOG deeply appreciates Brother Miller's generous contribution. and hopes he will be able to shed the khaki very soon. Mean­ while, his old shipmates might keep him up to date on the score by dropping him a line now and then.) THEtJ He MEEl 5 "LWe" ON& 11^ ^^ "LWE" A SHACK OW THE BEACH �Friday. December 19. 1947 THE SEAFARERS 'COOKING' WITH ELBOW GREASE LOG Patje Thirlera Pre-Contract Isthmian Run Grim Reminds Of Unsavory Conditions Wiped Out By SIU (Editor's nole: The conditions described in the following letter occurred prior to the Union's negotiation of a fuU contract with the Isthmian Steamship Company. Now that the contract provisions are in full force on all Isthmian ships, conditions experienced by the writer of this letter are relics, which, like blue linen and maggoty chow, must take their place with other pre-Union abuses. Certainly, the letter Jkoints up the vital need for SIU contracts aboard all vessels.) To the Editor: 1 shall remember Sept. 12, 1947, for a long time. That was the day 1 got a job on the SS Beaver Victory of the Isthmian Line. The board in Baltimore said she was going to the West Coast and then to Europe. Being very embarrassed financially, 1 de­ cided 1 had to ship out, even if it was an Isthmian scow, so threw in for the job and got it. The Dispatcher told me to go down to see a Captain Flynn at Locust Point, so 1 headed for my room, threw some gear in a suitcase and was off to see Flynn. COMPANY QUESTIONS Here's the indisputable proof that should put an end to a long-sta.nding legend nourished by some wags who opined they'd "never see the day" Frenchy Michelet would strain his muscles. This exclusive LOG photo shows the New York Hall building superintendent precariously perched on the top rung of his well-used ladder as he recommissioned a broken door on the sixth deck the othei? day. One observer, after being revived with a bucket of ice water, admitted he had "seen everything." The door, by the way. was working as smoothly as a 21-jeweled watch after the versatile Michelet left triumphantly to attend to another of his many chores. Claims Bookmen 'Hog' Jobs Unnecessarily In San Juan, To the Editor: I'm not very good at writing letters, but, in an organization like ours, everybody has to take a hand and help build it up. And as long as we can't do it any . other way well (that is, some of us), we can do it by writing and getting a few things off our chest. Here in the San Juan Hall there are quite a few boys wait­ ing for ships. Most of the book­ men are running from the win­ ter cold as are many of the permitmen. But let me get to the point. FOR EXAMPLE Let's take the case of Book No. X-1 (let's keep the man's identity out of the LOG until his case is disposed of, since he is now being brought before a committee). There's a job on the board -for a Messman and this bookman is registered as a Chief Cook. He is out of the Hall when the Dispatcher calls the job. No bookman wants it and a permifman throws in for it. Here's the point. All the time this is going on, the Chief Cook­ ie is watching from the outside. All of a sudden he decides not to .ship Chief Cook, he wants to go Messman. LO, THE POOR PERMIT Well, as you know, the poor permitman — I'm a permitman myself—is out of the deal. The bookman goes. Of course this is a regulation. But what I'm driv­ ing at is that the bookman needs a couple of bucks. So he goes around the Island and comes back to San Juan after he gets them. He decides he's made enough to stay on the beach, so he waits for the last minute to pile off. The Steward has no ... time to call the Hall because the ship has to sail, so the ship takes any salt from the pier and gets, who knows, perhaps even an NMU stooge. And the bookman has his stretch on the beach here. And that brings me to the conclusion where my permit boy has to stay here for another week—maybe to " go through the same story again. Many of the Brothers are do­ ing this. What do you say fel­ lows? Even if you are independ­ ent, there are others who may have 10 kids apiece. Daniel Duran Ruiz San Juan FRENCH MEDICO, NURSE TREATED SEAFARER WELL After getting by the Isthmian guards at the gate, 1 finally gained entrance to his office. For a' long time 1 filled out ques­ tionnaires which would have made the questions asked by a Jean Men Ask Use Of Hospitals For Families To the Editor: W? the crew of the SS Jean feel that Brother George Meaney's letter urging the treatment of seamen's families in marine hospitals should be run again and again in the LOG. Brother Meaney points out (LOG, Oct. 31) that treatment is extended to the families of Coast Guard men and civil service em­ ployees and therefore should be extended to the wives and chil­ dren of seamen. On this he's absolutely right. There is an urgent need for the admittance of seamen's de­ pendents into these hospitals and we believe a constant stream of publicity along this line will have some effects in making this a reality. Thd entire crew of the Jean hopes steps will be taken to open the doors of marine hos­ pitals to our families. Entire crew SS Jean To the Editor: Please put the address below on your mailing list for the LOG. This is the hospital "here where merchant seamen are sent when sick, and 1 am sure this doctor will give the LOG to any SIU Brother who gets in here. Dr. James L. Dueassou Hospital Saint Aude Bordeaux, Gi];pnde France Also, it ought to be noted in the LOG for the benefit of sea­ men that anybody going to a hospital in France should take soap and towels with him. Since the French can't furnish them. 1 am sure they just don't have the soap and towels. And, if anybody is in the hospital in Bordeaux, please treat Dr. Dueassou to anything that is possible. He and the dear nurse who was in charge were father and mother to me, and 1 thank them with all my heart. Blanco T. Williams Senate investigating committee look childish. When that was all over, 1 was told to go see the Doc who turned out to be on O'Donnel Street which is on the other side of Baltimore. From there, so help me, 1 had to go back across town to the Mary­ land Drydock where the iEager Beaver' was tied up. 1 finally got there—exhausted. 1 had to sign on at the gang­ way—strict Company rule, the guard said. 1 asked the guard what the Beaver was in drydock for and he gave me a story that should have made me turn right around and head back for the Hall. She had been loaded for an intercoastal run and got as far as the bay when they tried to start up a boiler without any water in it. You figure out the rest. She laid up at Pratt Street four months and in the shipyard an­ other month getting a new boiler. 1 headed for the midship house to look for an empty foc'sle, and found them all empty. No crew yet. 1 found the Chief Mate and asked "When do we eat?" He said, "No food." 1 said, "Money Send In Letters On Your Voyages Dear Brothers: We've been getting plenty of letters from you about the stinkers and the bum ships. But we feel sure some of the other Log readers would like to hear about the good times you have in strange ports, too. There afe a lot of boys on the beach today who'd like to know what goes on in Rio or Copenha­ gen, Yokohamaa or Cape­ town. So drop us a line and let us hear what you've been doing. Try to keep your letters to about 300 words or less, so we can ]>rint them all. Many thanks. Brothers. The Editor will do." No dice. 1 told him all 1 had was 40 cents, and he told me that was enough. 1 looked for the Steward to get my linen. Hah, no Steward. Then a guy in khakis came up to me and wanted some more of my life history. "Are you the Purser?" 1 inquired. He was the Third Mate. You guessed it, no Purser yet. CHEROKEE CHIPS mian stiff. That's how he <got his book, he hasn't paid one cent to the Union. Well, we all hjave full books too, so you can tbe sure he will never sail Carpen­ ter again. , 'CAPTAIN MOLOTOV One day, the Mate* told the Bosun he'd give a watch a day off in every port. The Skipper overheard him and dashed into the Mate's room yelling, "1 veto that." Since that day the Skipper has been known as "Captain Molotov." The department heads ,are mere figureheads on the Beayer. We go, • dd of an agreenyent Isthmian had for their crews. Everything said "as the Master directs." ^ There are plenty of new ideas aboard this ship. The Mate told the Bosun to fuel-oil the hpat deck. It was the Skipper's idea, the Bosun learned. Better tban fish oil, the Old Man said. We put it on. It ought to dry'by 1950. WANTED: STRAITJACKETS One of the new boilers started to leak and' we are now making 11 knots an hour with a threeknot current. Maybe the Wipers know enough about the things to fix it. Who knows? The Second Engineer keeps running around shutting off lights to save fuel and wear and tear on the generators. The First is also quite a boy who is al­ ways yelping that the SIU and MEBA are phony. He is also under the impression that if the Black Gang uses too many rags, U. S. Steel will drop four points on Wall Street. As usual these days, the TaftHartley Act is' widely discussed aboard ship. To prove that a Union crew is really democr^ic, none of us gets burned up if someone is in favor of it. 6ur Purser is a damned good Joe and a good pinochle player, but strictly for Taft. But neaprly everybody is now convinced the law is sti-ictly no good. Well, we are scheduled to play­ off in Baltimore around Decem­ ber 18, so if anybody has a sipply of straitjackets for salehe could do a hell of a good bfisi-' ness aboard the Eager Beave^ Yes, You Too Can Go To Sfea,' But God Help You. ^ Now I'll tell you about some of the crew. Down at Flynn's office, the guy asked Chips if he was a cerpenter. "1 got my own tools," Chips answered. Chips claimed Jerry Lonsky to be a full blooded Cherokee SS Bpaver Victory Indian, but he was the first In­ .9 dian we'd ever seen with curly Story Crewmember hair. He also claimed that the Deck Maintenance not he was In Dublin Hospital supposed to grease the heel and To iffe Editor: gin blocks. We let the beef go all the way I am the Deck Delegate on the to Seattle and back to Wilming- SS Joseph Story. One of our ton. Calif., where wo got a Pa-'deck cre\v is in the hospifol trolman to tell him what his here in Dublin, Eire. He woijld job was. like to have the LOG sent Ho In one port, the Pilot hollered him as he will be confined for (; for one shot of chain in the some time. water. The ever-efficient Chips His name is Edward Denehly. put in nine — said the brake The hospital address is: Mercer's wouldn't hold. On two occasions Hospital, Ward No. 1, Dublin, while we were heaving up the Eire. Perhaps some of his ship­ anchor he had the brake on. mates will write to him. Chips was always screaming Robert J. Kennedy that he had a full book. He was (Ed. note: The LOG wiU be even going to take the Delegate's sent to Brother Denehey. Bro­ job until 1 intervened. Now here thers are requested to drop is the clincher: he was an Isth- him a lin?.) c -"ar JI �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS Friday, December 19, 1947 LOG BIIU^TIN MONEY DUE The following have checks in the Detroit office of the Seafarers Int'I Union—Great Lakes District, which can be obtained, by writing to 1038 Third Street—Detroit 26, Michigan: TROY BROWNING STEAMSHIP J. Gordon, Edward Collins, Rajr Muiray, Raymond Andruseiewicz, COMPANY George Gregorson, Hector MacGeorge Sanderson, Harry Gil­ Lean, Cecil Burley, Leo W. Branbert, Bernard L. Malila, Harry ecki, Leo D'wyer, George GunSuleri, James Dunigan, Edward derson. BOSTON SS YAMHILL H. picci, $5.00; A. Dos Santos. $5.00; H. Prytulak. $5.00; R. Bailey. $4.00; T Dawes. $4.00; W. Nesta. $4.00; M. Ochmanowicz. $4.00; J. Hart. $4.00: J. Lnsor. $4.00; W. Carr. $3.00; M. Sughrue. $3.00; J. Walkowicz. $3.00; L. Parasamlis. $3.00; A. Fancellu. $3.00. NEW YORK -IS' INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS G. W. Lowry. Jr.. $1.00; E. Salgado. $20.00; J. GriflFith. $5.00; S. C. Mazur. $2.00; David F. Fernandez, $5.00; E. M. Gonzalez. $5.00; C. M. Peddie. $3.00; C. H. Green. $3.00; J. P. Mackey. $5.00; A. Porcari. $4.00; W. -R. Mills. $3.00: J. M. Mulligan. $3.00; L. A. Dick. $3.00;' F. A. Spateda. $3.00; A. E. McKinstry. $1.00. Manuel B. Lopez, $5.00; B. H. Mil­ ler. $20.00; Lew Hee. $5.00; David Pashkoff. $1.00; W. Dunbar. $4.00; J. J. Stochowicz. $3.00; F. Lijo. $5.00; H. D. Burdette. $3.00; R. A. Hilton. $1.00; M. Ljnduai. $.25; C. N. Bolton. $3.00; Robert Bowley. $1.00; N. Voskian. $3.00; B. Gjertsen. $5.00; N. M. Korsak, $3.00. SS NEW LONDON W.i Bohan. $5.00; N. Kuczynski, $5.00; R. Jones. $3.00; C. Fontenot. $1.00; S. Miskow. $2.00; D. O'Rourke. $2.00 i J. Conner. $1.00; C. Birdwell, $3.00!- F. Moren. $1.00; B. Scott. $2.00; R. Ktenan. $2.00. t SS SEATRAIN NEW YORK G. ,W. Cook. $1.00. SS WACOSTA O. h. Smith. $2.00. % SS CASA GRANDE H.^Nason. $2.50. SS CARLYN I. Garcia. $1.00; A. Heinvali. $1.00; A. D^ Cano, $1.00. SS LUNDY R. ijM. McGee. $3.00; N. Bigney and Crewg $30.00; H. C. Mancke. $3.00. CsS SETON HALL VICTORY C O. Hort^. $2.00; R. A. Funk. $3.00"^ M. Ru^so. • $5.00; S. Nichols, $5.00t W. D. Basler. $5.00; A. Surdock. $5.00; R. Vellinga. $2.00; IVJ. Smith. Jr.. $1.00; V. Gilliland. $1.00; R. Jo­ seph. $5.00; F. Hohenberger. $5.00; G. Isnor. $2.00; G .Black. $2.00; N. Reitti. $4.00. SS ANTINOUS S. L. Torina. $1.00; G. E. Marshall. $2.00; M. J. Quinn. $2.00; N. D. Abennathy, $1.^; L. Bruni. $3.00. SS GOODYEAR R. J. McConnell. $1.00^ Lloyd Kitcham, $3.00; H. LaBorde. $2.00; F. Nigro, $1.00; T. N. Applewhite. $2.00; J. Falasca. $2.00; J. Stanga. Jr.. $1.00; I. T. .Annal. $2.00; W. E. Riviere. $1.00; C. A. .Alton, $5.00; J. Boritz. $5.00; rj. A. VanBuskirk. $5.00; A. L. Shep/perd. $3.00: W. J. Worthy. $2.00; J. A. DeVera. $2.00; R. J. Pourciaux. $2.00; L. DeHon. Jr.. $2.00. SS COASTAL STEVEDORE H. Morey .$1.00; J. Skipper. $1.00. SS FARALLON ^ Geo. Armitage. $1.00; R. G. Styron. $1.00. SS FRANCIS E. V. Erazo, $1.00. SS LONGVIEW VICTORY K. Pali. $2.00; J. Offsianik. $2.00; D. N. Gallo. $1.00; W. Anthony. $1.00; W. E. Quimby. $1.00. SS SEATRAIN HAVANA G. Villacres. $1.00; Carlyle Harrison. $1.00. SS STEEL ARTISAN J. Foo. $5.00; P. Blanco. $1.01?; C. Bryant. $5.00; J. J. Stanton. $?.00; M. C. Fautlet. $3.00; R. S. Mott. $3.00; R. W. Spence. $3.00; J. J. Doyle. $3.00; V. Sherman. $3.00; V. Gervacio. $3.00; J. C. Carvalho. $3.00; D. C. Haskell, ard. $3.00; T. N. Olsen. $2.00; J. Al$2.00; B. R. Wilson. $3.00; J .R. Howvares. $5.00; P. Heulu. $3.00; L. DeJessie. $3.00; R. F .Nielsen. $5.00; T. W. Walker. $3.00; S. L. Zubrzycki. $3.00; R. Carr. $3.00; R. J. Jopski. $3.00; Lee Sue. $5.00; M. Martillano. $3.00; Albert J. Bagley. $3.00; Benito Gardoza, $3.00; C. Pardo. $3.00. SS MINNESOTIAN R. J. Barger. $2.00; A. R. Bailey. $1.00; J, H. Bethea. $1.00; A, J. Dor- Notice To All SlU Members The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea farers International Union is available to all members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their? families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a Sic hall,' the LOG reproduces belov/ the form used to request the LOG. which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 5' Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y, PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to tht address below: N^me Street Address I., /i-.- •- City State Signed c. Book No ough. $1.00; R. G. Rosenquist. $1.00; C. B. Bishop. $1.00; F. E, D'Amato. $5.00; J. A. Pennington. $2.00; W. Lanning. $1.00; M. A. Downey. $2.00; T. Glynn. $2.00; J. B. Acy. $1.00. E. W. $1.00. SS MARINO Rekst. $5.00; R. P. Sirois. -SS JOLIET VICTORY E. J. Spodar. $5.00; W. H. Cahill. $5.00; M. R. Perez. $2.00; A. Jones. $5.00; T. H. Little. $2.00; G. F. Shaf­ fer. $1.00; A. Aawa. $5.00; T. H. Graskjaer. $4.00; A. L. Driessens. $1.00; G. Reyes. $1.00; D. P. Hanley. $3.00; M. J. Delaney. $2.00; R. G Palchanes. $2.00; G. A. Brummer. $5.00; T. E. Richardson. $2.00; A. Cramasta. $2.00; P. Winiarczyk. $3.00; J G. McStravick. $2.00; A. B. Hitas. $2.00; E. R. Crowell. $2.00; J.' Enriquez. $1.00; C. Fernandes. $2.00; D. G. Sout.hwood. $2.00; D. Srvyder. $2.00. SS MADAKET T. P: O Rouke. $1.00; E. Suris. $1.00; P. C. Bligh. $1.00; A. R. Back. $1.00; G. T. Payne. $2.00; H. Put. $2.00; I. S. Cardeal. $1.00; J; Rylick. $2.00. SS WM. CODY C. George. $1.00; W. Coker. $1.00; O. Hendrix. $1.00; J. Barlow. $2.00; C. McLemore. $2.00; J. Larson, $1.00; J. Fitzpatrick. $1.00. SS CAVALIER S. C. Foti. $1.00; D. Zappia. $1.00. SS SIGNAL HILLS H. Cornelius. $1.00. SS STEPHEN LEACOCK A. B. Gutierez. $1.00; P. W. Bentley. $1.00; N. R. Cardos. $1.00; |.. Eriksen. $4.00; J. Yonick. $2.00; L. J. Cekus. $1.00; G. Lukacs. $2.00; James C. Sharp. $1.00; J .B. McMahon. $3.00. SS CAPE CATOCHE L. Benito. $10.00; W. G. Butler. $10.00; J. Rosinka. $1.00; C. T. Rich­ ards. $10,00; O .L. Richardson. $10.00; T. Lynch. $10.00; R. Horodecky, Jr.. $10.00; A. C. Felix. $10.00; G. W. Pal­ mer. $10.00; A. Wiessner. $10.00; Z. A. Sipolis. $10.00; J. Fan Lo, $10.00; D. W. Kessler. $10.00; S. B. Setliff. $10.00; S. Guglielmo. $2.00; B. K. Johnson. $10.00; M. A. Lopez. $10.00. SS CARLSBAD H. C. Mclsaac. $1.00; C. P. Duncan. $1.00. SS HAWSER EYE N. DeSantis. $5.00; B. Garreffa. $5.00; SS Hawser Eye — Crew. $75.00; J. Wright. $4.00; S. Wawzinak. $5.00; Raymond A. Hestres. $5.00; M. Moroccia. $5.00; R. Benjamin. $5.00; H. W. Eayrs. $5.00; F. Stephens. $5.00. SS HASTINGS H. Hillion. $1.00; S. Mavromichalis. $2.00; J. Eidshaug. $1.00; C. S. Lienne. $1.00; S. Makewski. $1.00; L. E. Monson. $1.00. SS STEEL AGE J. Dames. $1.00. SS CARTAGENA HILLS J. Melante. $3.00. SS GLACIER PARK T. C. Thompsap. $1.00. SS EL MORRO Crew of SS EI Morro. $8.00. SS SOUTHLAND M. Sorenson. $2.00; L. F. Sego. $2.00; A. R. Fernandez. $3.00; R. A .Pomykala, $1.00; B. B. Tippins, $1.00; J. Easterling. $1.00; A. E. Panton. $2.00; R. G. Pattison, $2.00; J. C. Laaeter. $1.00; D. Visser, $2.00; J. T. Mann. $2.00; P. Lopez, $2.00; W. L. Smith, $2.00; M. C. Wells. $1.00. SS TOPA TOPA G. S. Velie, Jr., $1.00; J.. H. Kelly, $1.00; M. Riechelson, $1.00; E. E. Rob­ erts, $1.00; F. Szwestka, $1.00; P. P. Guimond. $1.00; T. H. Tuohy, $1.00; G. Djian. $1.00; J, A. Adams, $2.00. The men below can obtain their checks by writing to the Great Lakes Transport Company, 3112 Book Build­ ing, Detroit 26, Michigan: GREA-r LAKES TRANSPORT Mills, Regis Murphy, Julius Scott, James Thomas, Stanley COMPANY Wayzinak. R. C. Alderton, 'Thomas Dona­ S.. B. Atler, Floyd Barron, hue, Emil Franke, Fred Hughes, Donald Bayley, Frank Brewer, Louis Leszkiewicz, Charles Lyn- James Corbett, Carl Diemer, ski, Frank Milko. Henry Grady, William Heil, Peter Leonard Miller, John Baldwin Heinbuck, Bernard , Kramp, George I.ande, Adolf B. Lange, Allan Mallory, Daniel Monley, Robert Morgan. Bernard Morrison, Elmer NaiiHAROLD MERCHANT man,- Monte Nutton, Italo.PanozYour sister, Mrs. Alice Melendy zo, George Paskier, Casfimer desires that you get in touch Rachfal, Edward Rekst, Weston with her c/o Kresson Road, Had- Richardson, Hans Sandvik, Wil­ donfield, N. J. liam Shuler, John Sitzler, Frank » t & Sment, Howard Smith, Leo Statmen, Floyd Thompson. GEORGE MITCHELL Your sister. Miss Mary Leon­ ard, 56 E. Bellevue Place, Chica­ go, 111., wants you to communi­ cate with her. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. X % X Calvert 4539 JOHN ROSS BOSTON 276 State St. Your sister, Mrs. F. W. Pol­ Bowdoin 4455 10 Exchange St. lock, requests you tq contact her BUFFALO Cleveland 7391 immediately at White House, CHICAG6 24 W. Superior Ave. Embo, Scotland. She has news to Superior 5175 your advantage. CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 4" l" 4" DETROIT 1038 Third St. MELVIN E. RICE Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St. Your mother and sister ask DULUTH Melrose 4110 you to get in touch with them, 308Va—23rd St. care of Mrs. Laverne Rice, 524 GALVESTON Phone 2-8448 South 14th Street, Belleville, 111. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. PERSONALS SIU HALLS Phone 58777 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 MARCUS HOOK 811, Market St. Chester 5-3110 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Phone 2-1754 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. MIAMI 10 NW 11th St. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK ..51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Lombard 3-7651 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th . Phone 2599 5AN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 25475 3AN JUAN, P.R. ...252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 iAVANNAH .220 East Bay St. Phone 3-1728 3EATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Phone M-13Z3 TOLEDO .; ..615 Summit St. Garheld 2112 VILMINGTON .....440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C. ...'602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 665 Hamlltorf St. PaciRc 7824 lACKSONVILLE, NOTICE! MALCOLM M. CROSS SS ALCOA POINTERIn your application for the LOG, -you omitted your home address. Please forward this in­ formation so -paper can be sent to you. ,4-44 ALPHEE BRUNET A United States Customs Re­ ceipt for the gear which you left aboard the SS .Capitol Reef is being held for you at the bag­ gage room, 4th floor, New York Hall, The receipt was turned over by the ship's Purser, Edwin M. Stern, who brought the gear back to the States. MONEY DUE Meseck Towing Company is holding checks for Albert Dia­ mond and Carlos Fernandez of the Judith N. Meseck. Money can be collected at the company office, 39 Broadway, New .York, N. Y. �/ iFriday, December 19, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifleea Unclaimed Wages i.27 Francis, Vernon H Eldhuse, Anton 1.70 9.17 Francis, "Warren C Eldridge, Andrew H '5.60 Franciakovick, Zdavko 1.37 Eley, Rufus M 6.88 Franke, Marvin O. H. ..... 2.75U Elf, Knute 9.90 74.251 Franken, Louis Elfers, Fred G 18.41 Franklin, Henry R 117.50 Elier, Robert L .r. 7.26 Franklin, Herchel E. 64.86 j Ellingsworth, James G 16.14 9.95 Franklin, Joseph S. Elliott, Gharles L 36.41 Frankmanis, Pauls 2.54 Elliot, Edwin H 01 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Frankowski, Stanley 2f.88 Elliott, Jas 5.15 Franson, Carl I 2.23 Elliott, Jesse K 5.14 The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Franzella, Salvador i26 Elliott, Julian M 5.14 Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ Franzen, Leonard C. 4.39 Elliott, Milford W. Jr 13.47 Fraser, A 9.30 pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Ellis, Frank F 4.27 Fraser, Donald J 10.74 Ellis,' Homer A 3.72 Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 HiberFraser, Noble 4.87 Ellis, Jack Eltorf 6.58 Fray, Henry J. Jr 1.60 nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. EllerEllis, John W 1.48 .46 busch and include full name. Social Security number, Z number, rating, Frazier, Dan Ellis, Lloyd 93 Frazier, Francis |.92 Ellis, Robert D .... 1.44 date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Frazier, Lee Roy 21.55 Ellis, Roy Van 08 Frazier, Leslie D f.94 Ellvanger, Ernest N .... 1.25 Faber, Arthur 3.17,Flodin, Holger 29.57 4.20 Fernandez, M. C Frazier, Wilborn 1.34 Ellyson, Jos. S .... 3.15 Faciane, Allen R 6.69 11.19 Florence, Aubrey L. 4.20 Fernandez, Raul Frazier, William \40 Elrod, Roy F 15.21 Fackler, Robert R 2.68 3.26 Fernandz-Cordero, Juan V. 7.94 Flores, Manuel T. ... Freshette, Joseph A .33 Elston, Kenneth M 94 Fagan, Wede A 2.75 35 Flores, Richardo 2.06 Feroli, Ernest R Frederick, John 1.40 Ely, Edward R 6.20 Fagan, William T 1.40 69 Flores, Robert F. 1.37 Ferrara, Frank Frederick, Robert 19.22 Emcken, Carl C 36.46 Fagerbafid, Gustav Mi 7.76 53 Flory, Harris E 3.28 Ferrara, Frank S Fredericksen, Axel I5.87 Emeri, Raymond E. V. .... 13.58 Fagg, N. E 7.29 29.56 j Floyd, Harris E 1.68 Ferreira, Raymond Frederickson, G 24.35 Emmart, Donald A 4.66 Fahringer, Sheldon 6.80 11.38, Floyd, Jessie W 11.85 Ferrence, Michael A Frederickson, Geo. R. ^.26 Emmons, Audren ... 8.48 Faifua, Mike T Fluence, Humella 10.05 Ferrera, Duva F 2.40 20.11 Frederiksen, Verner M. ... . 35.11 Endres, Edwin .L 3.44 Fain, Dolphus R. .^. 2.34 69 Flynn, Alphonse C 41.82 Ferrero, John Free, Byrd T 4.66 England, Fred R. #. .45 Fair, David C Henry G 133.72 Ferri, Benjamin G 3.46 Flynn, 99 FreelSnd, Thomas E. 16.32 Englehard, G !... 10.00 Fair, Harry J 1.42,Flynn, J : .02 Freeman, E 19.33 Ferri, Edward V 9.90 Engles, Joseph N .94 Fairchild, Glen 45 Freeman, H 1.78 Flynn, James A 45 Ferris, Benjamin 7.14 . English, Thomas ....: ... 9.24 Faircloth, Harold D 8.27 j Flynn, James Norman .... 16.79 3.44 Feri'ondini, Antonio J Freeman, Joseph A „24 Englso, Minyard D. , 2.64 Faircloth, John T 2.97 Flynn, James P 15.28 Freeman, Leslie D 2.92 Ferullo, Joseph L. 5.48 ' England, Arthur N. 5.89 Fajatowski, Jacob .46 Flynn, Michael 49.32 Freeman, Robert L 11.96 Fetterhoff, J 17.21 Engst, Ernest D 24.94 Falana, John M .89, Flynn, Milton Edward 27.30 14.30 Fettgather, Melvin L. Freese, Clarence 7.92 6.00 Flynn, R Ficaratto, J Engstrom, Chas 01 Falasca, Joseph A. 1.33 Freimanis, Edgars 4.87 82.20 Engwall, J. 8.21 Faley, J. E 2.79 Flynn, R .79 Freitas, John L 7.18 Ficarelli, Donate . 6.22 Enna, Joseph Jr. .72 Falk, Bernard 33.61 Field, Lloyd M. . Flynn, W 2.82 •. 1.48 French, Dinestead 3.56 Ennis, James P. . 23.20 Fallon, Charles R 40.80 Foersteij John W. 3.28 French, E 13.55 Field, R. B .11 "Enoches, E. . 3.62 Falnes, J Field, Robert ."i 21.00 Fogelburg, Stig Y. 15.03 O. 10.56 French, Harry Dale .......... l;40 Enos, Gilbert J 35.80 Falter, J. T 7.93 Fogel, Richard .46 French, John , 22.27 Field, Robert J 9;24 Enriquez, Jacobo 2.48 Fanacone, George 2.25 Fogt, Donald E 3.37 French, Lyle Arnold 7.93 Fields, Delbert 4;i6 Enz, Phillip H 2.88 . Fanelli, Steve J 9.18 Fogu, John 2.34 Frenzill, Ravmond J. 2.64 Fieldson, Charles 1.98 Epperson," Hebert A 6.51 Fanger, Henry .39 Foin, Jules C 2.40 Freon, Raymond 01 Fifer, .Edward 4.20 Erb, George W 5.35 Fanning, William J 3.28 Foley, F 2.47 Frew, James H 11.20 Filch, R 24.59 Erco, E 1.65 Farley, Ramsey 3.00 I Foley, S. E 7.80 Freydos, Louis J 12.43 Filipovich, L. A. ...f.. 5.02 Erdle, Francis E 95.62' Farner, Cary C Filippone, Walter W. 3.30 Folkoloski, J 18.20 Freyman, Joseph Jr 4.00 28.pO Erickson, Gavin Victor .... 8.66 Farnen, William L. . 33.60|Folsky, L 3.96 Friberg, Gunner 1.65 Fillingane, Melvin L. -V 2.82 Ei'ickson, Irvin C 1.74 Farney, Wm. S 21.931 Folsom, S. P 7.11 Filloon, Raymond 17.10 Frick, Harold 3;58 Ericksson, Karl A 21.16 Farm, Thomas B 2.17 jFondila, Friedof .28 Findley, James Louis 3.73 Frick, Harold 3,58 Erickson, Lief H 1.71 Farrar, M.- G 1.00 Fonov, Hildurth 51 Friday, John W .35 Finger, Louis A. 45 Eriksen, A 1.46 Farrell, John D 5.14 Finigan, John R 4.82 Fontan Harold Peter '^•30 iFriddle Barton E 35.14 Eriksen, Edmund 59 Farrell, William E. 7.59, Fontenot, Dillon 18.15 Friedburg, John 6.53 Fink, John T. 25.70 Ernst, Frank E 12 Farre Bros., Paul A. 3.46 Fontilla, Fernando 182.06 jFriedrich, Ewald W 1:40 Finklestein, Albert 6.00 , Ernst, George W. Sr 2.33 Farrington, William .. 6.70 Foon, Lambert Yee 5.23 Friedrichs, James C 4.69 Finlayson, Robert C 45 Erwin, Bennie M 18.38 Farris, Oliver C. J. .01 Forbes, John H 3.39 Friel, Hugh 3.26 ' Finnegan, J 33.93 Er^in, Harold K • 2.56 Farrow, Jack 10.72 Forcelline, R. C 1.07 Fristoe, Ashby J 2.64 Finnegan, Thomas H 3.30 Erwin, James E 36.54 Farrow, John 12.80 Forehand, O. A 3.82 Fritz, Robert v. 7.20 Finnelli, James W 26.60 Edwin, John C 5.94 Farsjo, Jorge T 48.96 Ford, Jack M. 2.79 Firkins, Duaine D 2-341 Fritz, Ronald C 7,42 2.11 Ford, James A Damian W. .; Escalante, Justo 18.77 Farthing, Roger J Fischer, 5.94 'Fritzler, Robert E 1.90 10.74 6.83 Ford, J. M Eschete, Hem-y Lee 23.41 Farthorn, W 1.87!i Frost, W. A. 3.26 Fischer, Fi-ancis J ,88 2.23 Fordyce, Gen Austin Escoffier, John .*..... 34.08 Fassinger, John F 4.04 Fruge, Herman 4.98 Fischer, John L 5.38 71.24 Foreman, Howard Eskew, Jonas H 8.86 Fath, J. A 10.74 Fruge, Oremus Jr 3.71 Fischer, Walter V 37.54 28.93 Foreman, Steely Eskew Joseph L 27.83 Faulk, Dillon A. 3.96,Fisher, Benjamin L 1.92 Fruh, Emil 25!20 33 Forester, Harvey A Esplin, Karl 1.44 Faulkner, Thomas F. ... 8.00 Fisher, aDniel W 5.04 Fry, Bobby Jean 6O.60 6.18 Fdrrest, John H Esposito, P 69 Fawcett, Paul G 2.13 Fisher, Francis A 6.40 Frye, R 2.42 Fisher, Harold 2.08 Forrest, John H Esquivel, Jose 3.39 Fay, J. F. 6.39 45 Frye, Raymond W. ^ : 3.96 2.23 Forrest, Norman Francis .. 3.62 Fuddy, Stepnen F Esteve, Edwerd J 13.44 Fay, John A 16.37 Fisher, Harry M. Jr 8.39 Fisher, James G 4.66 Esteve, George Luc 4.19 Fayard, Edward E 6.21 Forsman, John A 110.40 Fulford, William G 3.00 17.72 Forst, Raymond Estrella, M : 1.39 Fazzio, Antonio 28 Fulkerson, Barnett Keith 11.02 2.18 Fitch, Richard T 6.39 Foi'stei% Joel R Etheredge, William L 55.64 Fearon, J. R 11.19 Fulmer, James Harvey .... 2.23 Fitts, R. 2.16 5.64 Forsther, Edward C Etherton, Teery G 14.75 Federoff, P 12.34 Fitzgerald, Charles 2.06 Fulsebakke, K. M 98.75 7.13 Forsythe, E Ethington, Herman G 1.87 Feds, Edward J. 5.35 Fitzgerald, Harold J 2.54 Fulton, George Michael .. 40.DO" 11.56 Forsyth, Joseph H Etter, Rex 46.77 |Feeny, Arnold Robert 12.84 Funk, Clarence' W 31.76 Fitzgerald, John D 2.11 8.43 Forsyth, Joseph H Ettinger, John J 104.69 Fegan, Arnold Robert 8.35 Funken, Nicholas (..fl 7 Fitzgerald, John R 21.39 * 28.35 Fort, Robert Eubanks, Marshall B 1.71 Fegan, M. A 51.34 Funtes, Manuel J. 2.00 Fitzgerald, Robert J 15.07 3.22 Fortner, Livingston C Eudailey, William G 40.23 Fegan, Robert E. Jr; .85 Furlong, James M 10.59 Fitzgerald, Thomas J 7.65 02 Fortner, W Eudy, Clifford D 4.65 Fehrenbach, Wm 1.34 Fitzgerald, W. E 5.13 Furman, Robert Gerald .... 11.66 Eure, Willard M 46 Felder, Brad 10.40 Furr, Carl B ,......,...r .14 Fitzgerald, William John .. 69.67 Foshey, Donald Q 2.75 10.86 Foss, Edward L Evens, Auston G 97.33 Felicko, Steve 36.19 Furrer, Douglas 1.78 Fitzpatrick, Charles 21.94 99 Foster, Edward M Evans, C 35 Felippis, A. D 6.54 Fitzpatrick, John J 10.50 Furrow, Douglas 0 29.34 Flaherty, James J 13.66 Evans, Corbit 12.38 Feliv, Arturo 14.02 Foster, George S 1.88 Fuselier, Clayton C. 17.|2 83 Foster, Hubert Evans, E 2.30 Felix, Frank M 16.74 Fuselier, Edward L. . 4.95 Flarherty, John J .99 10 Foster, J. C Evans, Frank J 42.66 Feller, Bill C 9.15 Flanders, Franklin B 3.73 Fuselier, Edward L. 14.78 94 Foster, James M Evans, J 1.20 Feller, Richard Patrick ... - .01 Flannery, John B 2.01 Fuselier, Ludger J. . .70 34 Foster, Joseph H Evans, Leonard N 21.81 Felton, Nicolas W. .59 Flaves, J 26.41 Fussell, James . 15.00 16.70 Foster, Mahlon Evans, Overdown 12.23 Felty, John 1.98 Flawhearty, William — 4.20 Fyhn, Knut 8.72 2.06 Foster, Richard Evans, Robert A 1.98 Fenn, R. 2.81 Fleck, Jerome Charles 8.00 G 1 2.16 Foster, Ronald L 5.94 Fleming, Berney Evans, W • 1.00 Fenton, H. E. . 10.74 .94 5.26 Fleming, Clive Evans, "William H 16.01 [ Fentren, L. L. Foster, Samuel 60.00 Gaard, Anders 97 .01 Fouts, James G Evensen, Even 14.85 Feraci, C. E .66 Fleming, J 16.71 Gaaso, Hallder 7.23, 2.13 Fowler, Bruce N Everett, Alphas T 24.79 Ferdenshy, John A.. 6.82 Fleming, Thomas H 13.00 Gabbard, Vernon K 4.^ 4.20 Fowler, Henry G Everett, Moncre F 54.19 Ferdinandsen, Alfred Ed. 18.40 'Flesher,-Emit M 60.00 Gable, Henry 56 .89 Fowler, James F. ..^ 5.51 Fletcher, Edward A Ever.Sole, Charles L 56 Fereno, Jozsef 14.25 Gabor, Frank 12.Sft.30 Fox, Charles H 1.88 Fletcher, Ferdinand Everson, Russell S 7.20 Ferguson, George J 27.54 Gacer, Marcello .06 .45 Fox, George J 40.57 Fletcher, Richard A Eves, James T 3.05 Ferguson, James E 1.07 Gachetti, R .59-1.27 Fox, Paul A Evry, August 32.30 Ferguson, John O. 30.63 Fletcher, Russell G 1.24 Gaddie, Daniel A 1.78 30.77 Fracker, Paul Ewing, Ralph .....P.. 3.91 Ferguson, Maurice E 4.70 Fletschinger, Francis 49.83 Gaddy, Monroe C 25.38 .~ .04 Frahse, Roy 33.23 Fleury, Arthur Ewing, William F 10.66 ; Ferguson, Ralph J 35.96 Gaffney, J. J 8.90 6.24 Fraley, Forrest 10.26 Fleury, Wilfred D Ezell, Columbus R 2.13 Ferguson, Richard M 1.34 Gafford, Ben P 5.44 224.26 Frame, Thomas H Fernandes, Mauel C 5.56 Fline, Robert Roy 24.74 Gagnet, Harold A .14 .r 5.77, France, James C Fernandez, Carmelo T 2.48 Flippin, Richard Lee 2.67 Gail, J. A 2.79 Faanes, Byron 27 Fernandez, Francisco 0 19.88 Franciose, Mario 24.50 Flippo, James C 94 Gailbraith, Robert W. 32.75 Fabel, Gabriel V, 21.27 Fernandez, Jose D Flockhart, David G 18.72 Francis, Joseph P 37.96 56.40 Gainey, Gilbert 1.98 Mississippi Steamship Company J • 4,' i �irI Hage Sixteen IT' THE SEAFARERS EOG Friday. December 19. 1947 , Television 'n Everything For Seafarers Can Be Enjoyed In The New York Hall m ip- i- • U',-, • SIU Halls are homes away from home for the members of the Sea.farers International Union. Picture above shows the Christmas wreath donated by Brother Jerry Markantonatus hanging in the recreation room of the New York Hall, and the shot at the left is of men relaxing and enjoying the many facilities to be found on the third deck. '}i 'i| ^ 'I / I *- > V 1 :{ Fights, wrestling matches, baseball and football games—all for the asking. SIU members have front row seats to all events without shelling out a red cent. They don't even have to guzzle beer in a ginmill when they want entertainment. All they have to do is visit the New York Hall and park themselves in front of the television screen. A new addition to the many entertainment features is the television set. The Seafarers is one of the few unions to have a television set in the Hall, where it can be enjoyed by all members. r,• m For Brothers who like more active sports, this skill machine will give Ihiem a good run. Out of the picture on. the left is the poca-Cola machine which is kept in constant operation by the thirsty Seafarers. • ^ i' "Ask her if she's got a friend for me." The public telephone on the recre< ation deck gets a good play from SIU men. They transact business, make dates, and call home when they get in from a long trip. � 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 19, 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. X, No. 51 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 12/19/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log