http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/6573dd76b49b2618503fbdd7bafe6c94.PDF 7bf8518629c3400c1560235a1ca65f9e PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America i'VK.r . T" '^ VOL. X New Company Signs Up With Seafarers NEW YORK. N. Y,. FRIDAY. APRIL 9. 1948 AS THE STRIKE SPREAD Another company was added / to the SIU fleet this week when the White Range Steamship Company signed the standard dry-cargo agreement. i The company's • first vessel, the ,SS John Hanson, a Liberty, was scheduled to leave 'New York over the weekend for the Texas coast where she will load grain . foi* Greece. ' All indications are that White Range will add more ships to the line in the near future. • Meanwhile, the SIU organiz­ ing drive rolls ahead on other fronts, and there will be more new contracts added to the SIU list when negotiations now in progress are completed. CITIES SERVICE The Union is still waiting for final certification as bargaining agent on the Cities Service tankers. " As reported in the LOG last •Week, the Second Region of the National Labor Relations Board has' rejected the company's phony objections to certification, and the final confirmation is'ex­ pected any day from the NLRB's national headquarters. As so-on as certification is re­ ceived, the SIU will petition the NLRB for a union'Shop election as required by the Taft-Hartley Act. Labor Rallies Behind UFE In Wall St. Beef The strike that the Wall Street tycoons thought would be , a short one, resulting in the^ com­ plete defeat of the United Fin­ ancial Employes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL, this week picked up momentum and gave signs of being even st»onger than it was when it started. Added to the assistance already being given by the Seafarers International Union and the Sail­ ors Union of the Pacific, this week a number of other unions pitched into the battle and granted both financial and physihelp to the strikers. (For a list of unions backing the UFE, see page 3.) To add to the effectiveness of the strike, Frank Fentonj who was for years Organizational Di­ rector of the AFL, and Who is at the present time the Ii^mational Representative of the na­ tional body, has come td New York to coordinate and direct As soon as the strike in the Sieek and Curb Exchanges was solid, plans were set up to the activities of aU AFL unions spread the action to the member firms. By Tuesday. April 6. four member firms were struck, participating in the action. As an indication of the and the employes of those companies were out on the lines with their Brother union mem­ bers. By this method the imion forced the firms to discontinue transferring business normally strength of the strike, picketlines done in the Exchanges, and also gave these additional Wall Street workers the opportunity to continued in great force around join in the fight for higher wages and union security. Despite management's claims to the con­ the Stock and Curb Exchanges, and then spread out to take in trary. the strikers very seriously crippled the work in the exchanges and the struck firms. Whistling in the dark statements of "business ss usual" were inunediately disproved by the four brokerage houses. This ac­ brokers themselves, when they wrote end phoned the strikers threatening to blackball them tion came as a surprise to the if they didn't return to work at once—and by going to employment agencies for scabs. But. financial big-wigs, and gave the lie to their statements that ope­ then, how can a handful of linking brokers t. ke the place of 1500 strikers? rations were "normal." Thv2 four member firms to which the strike has been ex­ tended are J. S. Shields Com­ pany, E. F. Hutton Company, WASHINGTON—One Marshall However, the House Foreign Re­ service by the companies. Most what its role will be under the Bache and Company, and A. M. Kidder. Plan cargo in every, two riiust lations Committee, under persua- important of all, it means jobs Marshall Plan . b^0 carried in an American ship. :sive pressure from the State. De­ for American seamen. Most cheerful company is These represent pow^jjl in­ However, nobddy. expects a Arnold Bernstein which frankly terests in the economic life of This'is the provision for which partment, rejected the 50' per the Seafarers International Union cent guarantee and recommehded shipping hoom of Wartime pro­ says that it expects to put cn this nation, and it shocked WaU portions. Views of spokesmen extra ships to carry coal, grain Street when a substantial major­ all winter. And this ithat 200 ships be tran^erred. ity of the employes in each of­ This was where the SIU en­ for the companies ski'ike a tone and general cargo. is. the .iprovision that was written Isthmian and Waterman also fice walked off the job and es­ into-the M!arshall Plan legisliition tered the picture as a decisive best described as "cautious - which became law early this counterweight to the -State De­ optimism." Actually; none of the are optimistic, although they tablished picketlines. partment. Seafarers deluged companies yet knbws exactly DIRTY FIGHTING Week. (Continued on Page 14) their Congressmen and Senators .The showdown came when the It did not take the employers House of Representatives repudi­ with letters and telegrams, warn­ long to realize that they were ated its own Foreign Relations ing of the danger in tran.sfeiring in for a hard tussle. And so, nev­ ' Gommittec,-: by first voting ships and of the necessity of er reluctant to fight dirty, the against chartering ships to the carrying 50 percent pr moi'e of Negotiations for a new con­ A rank and file group of G&H bosses resorted to intimidation. "beneficiary nations, and then by the cargoes in American ships. tract between. the Marine Allied towboatmen are serving on the Many Stock Exchange strik­ In fact, the SIU's influence had Workers, fast-growing affiliate of negotiating committee, and the ers were telephoned at their. guaranteeing the Ainerican mer­ chant marine 50 per cent of the loomed large in the Senate's the Seafarers International Un­ membership is being kept fully homes and warned that if they ' original, action for the 50 percent ion, and the G&H (Galveston informed of all details of the did not report to work the next: cargoes. Due to incomplete reports guarantee. Introducing this sec­ and Houston) Towing Company discussions. day, their jobs were no longer from Washington at the time tion of the legislation early in are now in progress. Before any agreement is con­ theirs. the LOG went to press last March, Senator Knowland of The Union has submitted a cluded it will be presented to In addition, they were told* week, wfe stated that the House California based his stand on the proposed agreement calling for the G&H personnel for discus­ that they would never again be employed in the financial dis­ , ot Representatives had not testimony of SIU President a 20 per cent wage increase sion and final action. across the board, along with Involved are approximately trict. In other words, they •would" voted that 50 per cent of the Harry Lundeberg. SHOT IN THE ARM about nine changes in the pres­ 250 tugboatmen employed on be blacklisted. Marshall Plan cargoes should , The SO percent guarantee is; a ent working rules. the company's harbor tugs, which This intimidation backfired,/ h« carried in American ships. shot in the arni for American In its counter-proposals, the operate out of the ports of Gal­ and the strikers marked down • We are happy to announce this shipping. It means that shipping Company has ofltered an' eight veston, Houston and Corpus one more reason why they need- correction* the protection of a strong union. - The Senate had voted these will not fall under the present percent' increase in wages. So far Christi. v ^a pro'vlsiohs ibto its Version of level and probably means that it has refused to make apy The present agreement with Efforts by the UFE to have the company expires April 30. the Plan seyer^ -weeks earlier, j more ships • wiU be called into change in'the working rules. (Coutinurd on Page • '••• V- Operators Cautiously Optlmistis On Expansion I No. 15 Tugmen Ask Wage Boost �Page Two m k &• T H E SM A'F-..A R E R S LaG :X Friday. AJ)ril 9, 1948 I? A SEAFARERS LOG i; Published Weekly by the 5:' Pi^ • li il 0:.: ;i>'- • 1 iv.'" I' i' SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District i AfHllated with the American Federation of lialior At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS JOE ALGINA ii.'.'* Vv-" .*.•*• T;/•.-i"'• 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 5f 287 Ik The Common Fight One of the prime factors in any strike operation is the type and scope of support given to the union involved by its brother organizations in the labor movement. In a good many cases, the extent of this support is a very decisive influence on the outcome o£ the beef. At the very least, it provides the workers out on the picketlines with the encouragement and inspiration that is so essential to victory. lii'^ yt On this basis alone, the United Financial Employes, which is now out on the bricks in tlie heart of th^na­ tion's financial empire for decent wages * and conditions for thousands of abused white collar workers, is destined to score a big win. I81- ..Sparked by the lead of the Seafarers International Unipn and the Sailors Union of the Pacific, organized labor ihas purged to the side of the UFE people, literally and- ifigurativelyr ' '"Stirring suppprt has come from every section of the labor' movement-^American Federation of Labor, Con­ gress of Industrial Organizations and independent labor bodies. Hospital Patients ' They have responded to the needs of the financial workers with money, food and physical help in generous portions. And they have pledged that more is coming, and will continue to come, until the high and mighty snubbers of reality—the big wheels of finance—are forced to itccept the mandate of the majority for a union shop in Wall Street. •| l|: When entering the hospital notify the delegates by p^• card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital True, there is nothing unusual about solidarity in the ^anks of organized labor. The history of the American •-Tabor movement demonstrates that solidarity is traditional These are the Union Brothers^^currently in the marine hospitals, aniong organized working men and worden. ias reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers Bnd^lime hanging But what is unusual about the support now being given heavily on their hands. l>o what f ou can to chSer them up by - the UFE by other unions, is the virtually unprecedented writing to them. J! U Meii Now h The Mafine Hos/utah proportions this show of solidarity has assumed. Rarely STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL does a beef provoke such a response from what is un­ F. FONDULA E. BERWALD questionably a cross-section of the labor movement. L. ANDERSON , It is quite possible that in giving all-out support of the P. FRANKMANIS UFE, organized labor has rightly recognized that the R. J. GARDNER S. HEIDUCKI financial workers' fight is the fight of all labor. E. OLSEN The big boys in Wall Street represent the money- J. McNEELY Tbehind-the-mohey. Their indefensible stand on the basic G. BISCHOFF . M. CASTRO T^sues involved in the cuji^rent strike symbolizes the deterJ. SHEiVIET -•niriation of big business to thwart and crush all attempts: P.LOPEZ "by the working people of this nation to maintain a decent F. NERING American standard of living. * T. J. SCHUTZ C. DESOUSA In attempting to stave off the organization of this last M. ROSENBERG -stronghold of the viciously anti-union forceis, the financiers R. FLOYD are hoping to establish a pattern for attacks on trade J. PIETRZAK unibns everywhere. They have been encouraged by the J. J. HANLEY J. S. MINESES • Taft-Hartley Law, which was enacted at their bidding. C. NANGLE They will do their damndest to use it to break labor's back. R. J. STROM But there are visible signs that organized labor is wise. J. H. MURRAY J. DOWNIE It is expressing its unity and showing big business that an injury to one is an injury to all. That much is clear M. ELSAYED X from the bang-up response they are giving to the UFE's. BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. treeds. W. CAREY And out of it will come a strong, .victorious UFEJ.. LEE und a stronger united trade union movement. E. DELLAMANO T\-:- E. HARRISON W. FEENEY H. FAZAKERLEY P. CASALINOUVO J. KLENOWICZ T. RITSON H. ALLEN H. MCDONALD R. KING A. BONTI R. LORD XXX GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. E. BARNHILL C. WILLIAM FIELD S. HERNANDEZ XXX SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. J. J. FERGUSON J. T. MOORE A. C. PARKER F. LORENTSEN' E.WARREN J. L. SWNIDLE X XX MOBILE HOSPITAL GEORGE WILLIAMS WILLIAM J. SULLIVAN E. BOWERS -E. JUZANG WILLIAM BURK ^ . • -V:, You can contact your Hos­ pital deleg^e at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday •<- 1:30 to 3:30 pan. (on 3rd nnd 4lh-Robrs.), Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 pim. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) L. M. BIRD M. C. CARDOVA XXX BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. L. R. FISKE LUIS GGMZAEJ C. B. VEKEW H.G.BROWN JAMES SHIPLEY JOE SHIMA GEORGE D. OLIVEE. JORMSTED R. B. FULLER JAMES G. POUTS LEO J. STEPHENSON T. A. CARROLL D. HERON H. BOONE T. E. LEE W. W. DeHAVEN J. WICHARTZ • G. H. HAGA XXX SAN THAltelSCO HOSPITAL iiJRLlNG "IttffiLLE J. HODO H. WATSGN A, A. iSMltH ELMER-HALLMAN . s'.'::S4. r MS �rridayi jLprU fc -t'tt-B Pag» Tln«» WHAT HAPPENS NOW, BOYS? MiOH M, tAlX, MINN., OMIMMH MMEIITA.TArr,OMO . W.iUPUNO«WMtTH.N.i. > MWIIMM.IVn.NbV* MMMt«. MUMMY* MONr« ^ Mjwei e. wMn, PLA* «i.i VMMM B. iHMnrtfl,CHtV OBUNVO, nWMM A. MeCAMC. OCfCVnVKAMtirANr mo A. HAimjy,.m., N. i.. vteccHAHiMAj^ aniAUD W. LANMi* tND« etARK B. HOMMAM, MWM. •DWARO aMCeOWIN, OHM Con^eiB(fi; of tfie ?Hnttel^ States; ORAHAM A. RAROIN,N. C. AVOVfTIHC 0. ICCUJir, PA; JOINT COMMITTEE ON LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS fCNIATSD PURMMNT T9 MC.Mt MrUMJC ULW IN, MTH CONMNtM) Apvll 5* 1948 V -'•1'V V.'.; M. U. David Kaeft rv'.' Fraaldant, The ynited Fioattcial Enployees, Local-20$ OCfiee Ei;Q)loyee8 Lsbernational Vaion, AFL 40 Ekehaage Place Hew York, Ifew Toark Dear Mr. Keefe: . Seaator Taft has referred your telegram of Ifarch 31 to this Committee. _ ^* An amendmeat which would have made unica~ehop contracts con^ulscry on employers if the majority of the employees so voted was offered on the floor of the Senate at the time the Taft-Hartley Law was under consideration and was decisively defeated. Resisteince of management to con^mlsory unionism in the past was mainly on the ground tb&t employees did not want it. In most Instances that tiwve been reported to us the authorization for such a con­ tract ~hy an impressive vote has .je8ulteTT!n*W..uoiLpo~s^op cgjjtg^, lour "telegram prewnts an exan^le to the coritrary. • VM'r^r-.r .>• Sincerely youra Organized labor's contention that the Taft-Hartley law is a one-sided, union-busting in­ strument is virtually admitted in the above letter from the chief counsel of the Joint Congres­ sional Committee on Labor Management Relations. -NAS in the current Wall Street strike situation, wherein the employers are freely permitted to openly flout the intent of the law, no provision exists to compel respect for the democratic process In pressuring Congress to enact the Taft-Hartley law. management screamed that the union shop was not the wish of the majority. In compliance with the law the United Financial Em­ ployes entered into a union shop election in the New York Stock and Curb Exchanges. Stock Exchange employes voted 92 per cent for the union shop; Curb people went for it by 94 per cent. Yet management refused to recognize the results and forced the strike. UFE, in a telegram last week, tossed the issue in the lap of Senator Robert Taft, asking him, "What now?" From the letter above, the answer appears to be that management must be made to recognize labor's right. Inland Boatmen Given Charter By Seafarers SAN FRANCISCO — The Ex­ ganizing on an industrial rather ecutive Board of the Seafarers than a craft basis. International Union of North However, last year the heavy America on April 1 issued a di­ communist infiltration in CIO rect charter to the Inland Boat­ maritime unions became too men's Union of the Pacific, once much for the IBU to swallow. So did the CIO's raiding tactics and a CIO affiliate. continued dual unionism. IBl Issuance of the charter cul­ President John M. Fox, speak­ minated many months of nego­ tiations, and the Boatmen are ing to the IBU membership, put now bringing 4,000 men into the it as follows: SIU. IBU members voted six to "It has now become api>arent one for affiliation in a referen­ that the CIO is establishing it­ self on a permanent basis and dum. The Inland Boatmen's Union not confining itself to industrial was organized in 1918 in this organization. It has issued craft city, and was first known as the charters paralleling the charters Ferry Boatmen's Union of Cali­ issued by the AFL. The purpose of the CIO has been largely ac­ fornia. complished, but there has been In the beginning, the union af­ no evidence of re-establishing filiated with the International itself with the AFL in the rea­ Seamen's Union of America as sonable foreseeable future. No a district organization. In that action was taken by the October way the Boatmen became an 1947 convention of the CIO on affiliate of the Sailors Union of the subject of unity, which conthe Pacific; Marine Cooks, Stew­ finns the observations made." ards and Waiters Union of the Pacific; Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union of the Pacific and other unions on the Atlantic, Gulf and Great Lakes. Under the leadership of Presi­ dent Andrew Furuseth of the ISU the Boatmen, with the help of other maritime workers, were able to improve both their wages {Continued from Page 1) and their conditions. the Stock and Curb Exchange In addition they greatly ex­ authorities agree to an impartial tended , their jurisdiction and fact-finding board, to sift the changed their name to Ferry facts and issues of the strike, Boatmen's Union of the Pacific. were met by silence on the part In 1936, as the union's jurisdic­ of Stock Exchange President tion spread still further the Emil Schram and Curb Exchange name was changed again, this Prexy Truslow. time to Inland Boatmen's Union. The union challenged the Ex­ At present, the IBU has mem­ changes but to no avail, and, as bers up and down the Pacific a result, the panel of prominent Coast from British Columbia citizens who accepted the invi­ down to Mexico, working in all tation to serve on such a fact­ three departments of inland finding commission have made craft. plans to start their investigations. In 1937, dissatisfied with the Another committee, this one to policies of the International Sea­ raise money for the strikers "so men's Union, the IBU withdrew the strike can be fought out on from tlie ISU and took a char­ its own merits, and not by the ter from the CIO which was or­ starvation of the strikers and their families," has also been established. The committee is made up mainly of well-known union leaders from both the AFL UFE Broadens Strike To Four Member Firms Organized Labor Cives All-Oat Sapport To UFE Pledges of support—physical, Hotel and Restaurant Employes the UFE from labor and other mass sympathy for the cause of April showers may bring ' moral, and financial-^ontinue to Union, Locals 60 and 325; Mas­ organizations is on a scale vir- the long-abused white collar May flowers but for the Seapour into the • United Financial ters, Mates and Pilots Associa­ tually* precedented, indicating the workers. -farers walking the UFE picketlines in Thursday's Employes' strike headquarters. tion. A HELPING HAND rain they brought umbrellfus. With the list growing daily, 25 Also the American Merchant The umbrellas — about 25 labor organizations have ah-eady i Marine Staff Officers Association; of them—were the gift of announced their backing of the American Federation of State, Samuel Feiwel. who has a County and Municipal Employes; Wall Street beef. rainwear shop at 105 Trinity New York Municipal and Tran­ Place. He thought the while Aid from the labor groups — sit Workers; District Council No. caps and the Seafarers wear­ AFL, ClO and independent—has 9, Brotherhood of Painters and ing them should be protected been arriving steadily in the Decorators and Office Employes by white umbrellas. He said I form of cash for strike and re­ International Union, Local 153. it would make a pleasing lief funds, food for the pickets m\ spectacle to observers. • >'--21 CIO GROUPS and manpower for the lines. Besides. Mr. Feiwel pointed . --ti f ';.U Casli contributions thus far re­ Support has also been pledged out. "I'm in sympathy with ceived total $6,829:70. Trade Unions." by the following non- and anticommunist CIO unions: AFL UNIONS . * .. American Newspaper Guild; and the anti-communist section In addition to the backing of Telephone Workers Organizing of the CIO. ' • the Seafarers International Un­ Committee, Region 9-A, United Since the biggest worry of the ion and the Sailors Union of the Automobile Workers; New York striker is that his family will not Pacific, aid has come from the State Industrial Union Council have money for food and rent, following AFL organizations: the fact that the entire AFL has and the Retail, Wholesale and Central Trades and Labor Department Store Employes Un­ been rallied to support the UFE Council of New York, represen­ ion. has had a good effect. tative body of all AFL unions A Relief Committee has been The Union of Care.^ Employees got together to set up to help strikers who are in the city; International Ladies Independent labor unions that Garment Workers Union and its are backing the financial work­ show their solidarity with the UFE strikers. Above, left to in need, and a Medical Aid Com­ affiliate, the Cloak Joint Board, ers are the Association of Catho­ right, Sam Kaufman. President of the Union of Care Employees. mittee, with a panel of doctors which have thus far contributed lic Trade Unionists; Marine Fire­ M. David Keefe. UFE President, and Nat Klein. UCE Vice supplied by the Workmen's Cir­ $5,000; Motion Picture Home Of­ men, Oilers and Watertenders, cle, well-known pro-labor fra-r, fice Employes Union, Local H-63; and the Union of Care Employes. President and Boqrd Chairman, have their picture taken as a ternal organization, will supply Radio Officers Union; Pulp, Sul­ The commitments of unquali­ check for $150.00 is handed to Brother Keefe. In addition. —^free of charge—medical atten­ phite and Paper Mill Workers; fied support that have come to 10 percent of UCE dues will be turned over to the UFE. tion to strikers and dependents.. - �; 41. Page-Four - T»B 9 iii9G WUSK^ Agra A IMi ;U ROU Officials Press MEBA To Bar Commie-Led Merger TIGUBES^AN ZIW Seafarers' Aid Helps Engineers In Fast Victory Officials and members of the ... With the history of the ACA Radio Officers' Union. AFL, are|so widely known and their past doubling their efforts to con­ pro-communist activities a matSolid Seafarer support to ter of record, is it possible th^t MEBA Engineers striking Calmar vince the MEBA that the pro­ the MEBA officials and member­ ships on the West Coast mate­ jected move of the Marine Di- ship will approve of their or­ rially aided in bringing about a visfon of the American Com­ ganization acting as the 'guinea quick victory for them, and, in­ munications Association, CIO, to pig' in this proposed merger plan directly, enabled them to gain an join the MEBA is a carefully which is nothing more than an­ agreement for Ore ships on the other attempt by the waterfront East Coast. planned communist maneuver. division of the communist party The Engineers' strike began on In a letter to Pi-esident Samuel to form their much longed-for March 26 when they walked off J. Hogan of the MEBA, the Bos­ national union for all maritime Cahnar's Penmar in Seattle and ton Representative of the ROU, workers?" the Massmar in San Pedro. The COMMIE HISTORY Stephen E. Douglass, writes a walkout came after the company stirring appeal urging rejection The ROU has been pressing refused to negotiate a contract, claiming that Engineers were of the "merger" by the forth­ the MEBA all winter to block supervisory employees under the this communist move. coming MEBA convention to be Taft-Hartley Act. In December, Fred M. Howe, held in Jacksonville in May. The West Coast office of the General Secretary-Treasurer of ' Douglass, whose letter is dated the ROU, also wrote a letter to SIU, Atlantic & Gulf District, April 1, 1948, points out that Hogan in which he outlined the received word of the walkout since it was founded in 1931 the history of communist action in when Calmar called to report ACA has been heavily infiltra­ the maritime industry in even that the "SIU cre.w on the Pented with communists. He also gieater detail than does Douglass. mar in Seattle, in violation of says that the MEBA by granting the agreement, refused to take Howe made clear that the "provisional" charters to the two the ship out." ACA Maritime Districts has al­ ACA had been one of the key A UFE picket takes a look at the ticker tape and wonders outfits in the communist-inspired In communicating with the I !;iv. ready violated its own constitu­ how long the Exchange authorities can keep up the fiction m turmoil on the waterfronts in crew, a different story was told. tion. ^ recent years. He also stated that of "Business as Usual." From long experience these employes The ship's delegates stated that "I understand,"" Douglass many non-communist members know that it takes a large, well-trained crew to maintain the entire crew turned to when -writes, "that the two provisional of ACA's Marine Division were smoothness of operation in the Exchanges, and so he wonders requested to do so, because they how much longer the Exchanges can continue operations knew it was impossible to move charters, one to the Atlantic ready to quit. - District and the other to the the ship without Engineers be­ Pacific District of ACA, have low. been issued irregardless of the The Captain, trying another fact that the constitution and by­ tactic, attempted to get the crew laws of your union make no off without the payment o^ provision for such charters or transportation by ordering the for the admittance to member­ crew to stand by fore and aft, ship of any craft other than En­ hoping they would refuse his gineers, without a vote of the order. Again they willingly members present at a convention Overtime Records asking the two men who had every port to approve ;them. obeyed knowing there still were • of yotu- organization." Each year, before negotiations been on before whether such no Engineers below. NEW YORK — Quite often for new^ contracts begin, the agreements weren't against the ANTICIPATES RAID In San Pedro, aboard the there seems to be confusion over membership is asked by the Port Union principles. Crews couldn't After a review of communist the procedure to be followed in Agents and through notices in make their own working rules Massmar, the crew cooperated 100 percent with the striking tactics in ,maritime in which handling overtime. Our agree­ the LOG to submit in writing "to they said. MEBA members. he points out that the commu­ ments, however, are quite clear the Secretary-Treasurer any Personally I headed for the on the subject and should be In a telegram to the San Fran­ nist led radio men would un­ changes that would benefit the Mate's room to inform him that cisco office of the SIU, W. K. doubtedly try to raid the ROU, understood thoroughly by all membership. the crews on an SIU ship worked hands. Douglass writes as follows: With these suggestions in hand according to the agreement Buttram of the MEBA thanked "Unless the officials of the After authorized overtime has your committee can. go befoi'e signed by the Union and not by the , SIU for its aid, and stated, "Your support enabled us not MEBA take the necessary action been worked it is the responsi­ the shipowners knowing exactly any Mate-and-crew agreement. bility of the senior officer of the only to get an agreement with what the membership wants. at yoxu- coming National Con­ Think this problem over care- Calmar but also to get an agree­ department, as well as the de­ But if crew members are al­ vention to ward off this 'invader' fuUy, men. Discuss it with your ment for the Engineers on Ore once and for all you are most partment members, to keep a lowed to make private agree­ shipmates. vessels on the East Coast. likely to find the MEBA, in a record of the overtime worked. ments with Captains, Mates and Each employee, the agreement Engineers the years of work You will see the harm that comparatively short time, at the "We wish to thank the SIU, mercy of these leftist 'intruders' specifies, is to .receive a slip which have gone into the Union such agreements can do. If you Atlantic & Giflf District, for its stating the hours of overtime and agreements will have been in are on a ship where anything cooperation, and assure you wethe nature of the work per­ vain. like the above starts, call the will cooperate with you in a formed. GANGWAY DEAL crew together and stop it im­ like manner at any time you so Records are to be kept by both Hei-e is an example. (I won't mediately. request," the crewmen and the department state ' the ship's name as there Johnny Johnston head so as to avoid differences were only two men aboard who in overtime slips. had made the previous trip.) The agreement states further: I was called to the ship to The SS Robin Trent, tenth un­ "No claim for overtime shall settle a deck department beef. it of the Robin Line's post-war be valid unless such claim is As I boarded her I noticed that fleet, was due to arrive in New presented to the head of the de­ there was no gangway watch. York, April 9, to sign on a crew partment within 72 hours after The beef was settled, eind later : under foreign articles for her completion of the work. When on a few of us were discussing maidan run as a freighter to work has been performed and the beef in the raessroom. an overtime claim is disputed, Natmally I ask^ why there South and East Africa. the head of the department shall was nobody on the gangway. The Trent was carrying a acknowledge in writing that the The new crewmembers told me coastwise crew signed on in Nor­ work was performed." they were waiting for the Mate folk where she was re-converted from a baby flat-top into a Similarly, a crewmember has to make out a watch list. I told freighter. This week she was the right to request that hi& them I'd see the Mate right away overtime record be produced for loading in Baltimore and Phila checking up purposes. Since and have the watches started.As I started to leave the messdelphia. beefs ai-ise frequently involving room, a man who had made the The Trent was built originally this 72-hour provision, it is ad­ previous trip Said: as a C-3 but, like the Robin visable to check the overtime "We don't stand any gangway Kirk which went into service a day by day and thus avoid dis­ watches on this ship. The Mate couple of months ago, she saw putes. and the last crew made an service during the war as an agreement last trip Mot to stand Freddie > Stewart aircraft carrier. any gangway watches. The i 4, 4, The Trent is an outright ad­ Mate was going to slip in over­ dition to the Robin fleet, the Private Agreements time for us on weekends." company reports, and will not NEW ORLEANS — The Sea­ BLEW TOPS replace any vessel now operated farers International Union has a It was never clear to me or by the Robin Line. signed agreement with every the new crewmembers whether She will be followed shortly by company it has under contract. the Mate was big-hearted and the SS Robin Mowbray, another All these agreements were ne­ gave the fuR 48 hours or just •reconverted C-3, and the SS gotiated by yotir elected officials threw in a little gravy. Robin Kettering, a C^2 special and they went into effect when At any rate, the new men oiM membn thinks 61 pnvata -agreements. of the Robin Locksley class. you, the membership, voted in started Wowifig their tops and Oi i Converted Flat-Top Joins Robin Fleet; Two More To Come �T H E S B Fxiday, ApsU S^. IMS LO G Page Five Shipping Picks Up In Savamiah, Mew Tankers Help To Cfear HaH By CHARLES STARLING SAVANNAH — The past tea;times, to cnmplete the erew of days have seen a real jump in a ship leaving on a foreign voy­ shipping in this port. The num­ age; but on coastwise ships, it is a different stoxy. ber of jobs filled has just about Another reminder, while on cleaned the Hall Of rated men, the subject, is the fact that we and has made the wait for the are cracking down on drunks unrated members a lot shorter. and performers in this port. clean. She is waiting word from all right. The Mate was one By CAL TANNER That's the way we like to see it^ Our campaign against the lush­ the company whether to go for of those Isthmian oldtimers who' We paid off the William Car­ es has borne fruit in that things MOBILE — Shipping in this another trip. is taking a little time getting" port has been on the slow bell are more orderly around here, used to the agreement. The Paulson on Tuesday, and the James but we want things to be even for the past week, and pi-ospects So many of the ships that Buck had a transportation beef. • Swan paid off and signed on better. for the week coming up look come in these days head for the boneyard that the payoffs don't about same. the early part of this week. We BACK BEEF If you're riding, on a cloud, tiehad the Legion Victory in with up down the street, 'cause we'll We had three payoffs and three help a crowded beach too much. The membership here is plenty' a couple of beefs, but as she is sure put a hole in your flying sign-ons, and all the payoffs were The three ships we signed on interested in the Financial Em-' clean. » were, two Alcoas and one Water­ ployes' strike in New York and going to New Orleans for the carpet. The R, K. Hollistier, Waterman, man, and all the sign-ons were payoff, we let them ride. We've found that postiixg a which had been out eight and a accomplished with a minimum of the part being played by the" Seafarers. The boys crowd the' Expected in this week is the copy of the resolution against half months had no disputed beefing. radio and snatch at the news­ Southwind, South Atlantic, so irresponsibles, published in the overtime at all. Her Delegates papers to get the latest news. LOG May 30,. 1947, goes a long we'll undoubtedly send quite a NO REST certainlj' knew the agreement in­ The other thing that held the. way toward cutting down on the side out. , few men aboard her. However, one of the Alcoas. attention here was the Marshall men who walk off their ship Brother "^Tilley was down to Almost as clean was the A. P. the Edward Scripps, provided a Jadcsonville this week to handle just before she sails. Hill, another Waterman, which slight headache in the form of a Plan. They certainly bombarded the sign-on of the SS George had only a few hours in dispute Mate who really believed in Washington with letters and tele­ DON'T KNOW SCORE Ogden, new tanker of John M; which were settled speedily. She working the men. He fired a Carras Inc., one of the outfits Many of the men have had had been out nearly five months. couple for saying, as a joke, that recently organized under the no knowledge of the resolution, The Snakehead in from Alcoa's they had come aboard for a rest. and do, not know that the meitv- bauxite run, was also unusually SIU banner. He changed his mind though bership has taken action against ANOTHER COMPANY after paying the two men a day's jumping ship. Some of the men wages plus subsistence and the don't seem to know what the -Still another tanker, of another Scripps sailed fully manned with score is when it is pointed out company, will take a crew next all beefs settled. All we had to to them that they are wrong. To insure payment, all week in Jacksonville. The good do about the remaining two number of tanker jobs beginning We suggest that all Port Ag­ claims for overtime must be sign-ons was get a few repaii's tamed in to the heads of de­ ents post a copy on the bulletin made. partments no later than 72 board so the membership will Four ships we had in ti-ansit know the rules. Ignorance of the hours following the comple­ rules is no excuse, but there is tion of the overtime work. caused us more trouble than did no reason for anyone being in As soon as the penalty the payoffs and sign-ons. grams against the ship transfers the. dark over it. work is done, a record should We had the Morning Light and and for getting plenty of cargoes i be given to the Department The rain which fell here for the A. K. Smile.v, both Water­ for American ships. And it weeks on end has finally stopped, head, and one copy held by man, the Beaver Victory, Isth­ looks as if the effort paid off. and the flowers are nosing their the man doing the job. mian, and the Paul Buck, an The Marine Allied Workers, an In addition the depart­ SUP-contracted vessel. way up through the ground." delegates should Spring is here, and that means mental SIU affiliate, is going strong in, Biggest dispute was on the spring clean-up time. We'd sure check on all overtime sheets Morning Light. The Skipper its organizational campaign. like to have a nice Hall in which 72 hours before the ship fired a man for not working. The There is going to be some brand, to do a little soap and water makes- porL crew felt that the Skipper was new progress to report in a fewwork. I^ wrong, gave 24-hour notice and weeks. to come our way sure helps to piled off. The affair finally take up the slack in the mem­ We finally got the new chaii'S. landed in the lap of a Port Com­ bership. for the Hall, and we put them; mittee. A matter which is long due The A. K. Smiley had a mat­ right to use. You can count on for comment is the matter of pierhead jumps. There have been tress beef, but did not get it en­ being a little more comfortable" far too many pierhead jumps out tered until the company had around here from now on. By SALVADOR COLLS of the ports of Jacksonville and closed for the day. This should There have been quite a few. Charleston. serve as a reminder to Delegates SAN JUAN — Shipping has soon as they tie up. This is im­ oldtimers in here, among them: to waste no time getting their Too many book and permit- held at a slow pace during , the portant. T. Harris Casey Jones, J. Purmen seem to think that they do past month, in spit® of an ex­ The arrival of educational lit beefs and disputes into .the Union not have to clear through the pected boom in sugar sliipments. erature has given the Educa Hall. If they want them settled, scll, C. A. Nelson, J. P. Clarke,' Savannah Hall, so let this be a X>ast year at this time the sugar tional Committee a big boost that is. G. W. Breton, C. O. Lee, H. reminder that there are to be was running, and the ships were We were short of material and The Beaver Victory had a little Parks, C. R. Dade, E. D. Moyd Ijo pierhead jumps on coastwise buzzing in and out in good num­ the new pamphlets sure fill a Mate- trouble which was adjusted and E. A. Patterson. ships in these ports. vital need. bers. Of course, we do not mean The pamphlet on permitmen that pierhead jumping will cease I , The sugar season u , is well un, j has long been needed, and I'm T, is •_ necessary some- ider way now, but the expected entirely. It shipments have not materialized. sure it will go a long way tow­ Some of the "enchantment" of ard clearing the air in regards this enchanted, Island is missing, to permitmen. now that the jobs are not com­ We paid off the Ponce, f^once Cement Company, and signed By KEITH ALSOP ing in. her back on after squaring away The rum and coke, senoritas an overtime beef pertaining to GALVESTON — The general ture and pledge cards by our^ and rice and beans are still in checking trucks. This is good picture in this port is one of Organizers. We expect more un­ good supply, but Spring in the The SS Evangeline, Eastern air up north and the boys are overtime and the men will get good shipping for book mem­ organized ships in and around bers. With two payoffs already these parts, and they, too, will Steamship Lines cruise ship, will getting itchy feet. Here's hoping their dough. In transit we have the Bea­ behind us and more coming up get the complete organizational shortly undergo her annual in­ something lareaks for the boys trice, Arlyn, Suzanna, Monarch the situation hei'e is far from services of our men. spection. Because of this the' soon. of the Seas, Kathryn, W. J. cloudy. YES, YES Friday, April 9 sailing to Nassau, The Cape Mohican is expected Townsend, Angelina and Wild The Snlphiir Mines and Cedar Havana and Miami has been can­ this week along.with six or sev­ Ranger. Two big topics of conversation celled, the company has an­ en others in the Guanica region. Some of the men were hauled Breaks paid off this week: and in this port are the four resolu­ expected to start passing out the nounced. If the crew calls us when they off the ships for performing, green stuff are the Baldwin Hills, tions being voted and the SIU's! Only two more sailings to hit port, we'd be able to square others were warned. aid to the Fnancial Employers'; Fort Erie and Bret Harte. Nassau are scheduled for the them away along with the rest. The practice is to warn first Strike in Wall Street. The feel­ Evangeline's sister ship, the SS Our phone number is San Juan time foul-ups and, if they per­ In transit here at the moment ing is a big "yes" in both cases—? Yarmouth. She will sail for the 2-5996. sist in making things tough, they are the Casa Grande, Piatt Park, "yes" for the resolution and: Tonto and E. F. Ladd. All ships "yes" for all-out aid to the white Bahamas on April 16 and April are pulled off the ship. PAMPHLETS ARRIVE • 23 on the regular five-day cruises. It's the only way to handle have been covered and beefs set­ collar workers on the picklines. Ir is a little hard to visualize After those sailings, both ves­ The ILA and UTM are having these guys. Men are here wait­ tled in SIU style. sels will be withdrawn from the their troubles again. Any ship ing for the jobs, so there is no The only ship listed on the Wall Street workers on a picket-; .West Intfoes run to begin Eastern hitting Arroyo is being picketed reason why a gashound should unoi'ganized board this week is line, but we're sure glad to hear> summer ^ruises in northern wa­ by the ILA. This beef will prob­ jeopardize the jobs of all of us, the Bent's Fort, Cities Service. they are going all out for union, ters. Plans for this cruises will ably last awhile, so crews are when men who want jobs are She is tied up at Texas City and benefits. We're four-square be-; be announced soon. requested to call the Hall ag cooling their heels in the Hall. has, been smothered with lite^- hind them. Shipping In Mobile Is Still On Slow Bell On Overtime Lack Of Sugar Shipments Takes Enchantment Gilt Of Puerto Rico Evangeline To Have Annual Inspection Before Run Switch I'l m- tiv • Galveston Membership Says 'Yes' To Resoktkm And Aid To (IV7 �Page Six THE SB AFAR ER St OG FMda7' Ap*a 9. 1948 NewYorkSendsOut Call:Rated Men Needed By JOE ALGINA men to do anything which is handle in recent weeks. The prohibited in the agreement, but SIU crew aboard is working well in the case of an emergency such together and the company has as this, the Baker did what was stopped a lot of its hardtiming. The Cavalier men, like several correct. other crews, donated a goodAside from this, the crew size sum of money to. the UFE would have suffered in not being strike. able to have bread and other A couple of other clean payoffs baked goods during the volage. worthy of mention are the South The point here is that it's up to Star and Burgess, both South At­ the crew to use its own discre­ lantic. Both ships were clean tion in handling a situation. and a real credit to the Union. Something like the galley stove There were several others breakdown is a case where a equally as clean, but this winds little elasticity should be em­ up the honor roll for the week. ployed. HARE BEEF ^ IT'S BOOMING The Colabee, American Hawai­ Speaking of elasticity, shipping ian, popped lip with a beef that in New York has stretched out we seldom encounter any more. like a rubber band. In fact, it She is in the coastwise trade and could be referred to a boom. It while in Galveston picked up a could be referred to as a boom. It couple of men. When she hit we've been able to report such New York she paid off the crew good shipping and it is with and headed for the shipyard. pleasure that the "Seafarers The company refused to pay Wanted" sign is hung out once transportation to the Galveston more. men. The beef hung fire for a Men in all ratings are needed couple of days while the com­ here, so grab your gear and pany played coy, but in the end they paid up and the boys headed back to the Gulf. This particular matter is in black and white in the contract, and by now the companies should have come to realize that it means what it says; but every once in awhile one of them will try something funny. It does them no good—we always stick it out until we collect it all. NEW YORK — The Union has always urged crews to enforce the SIU contract on their ships and to see to it that the Com­ panies do the same. As a result the hours, conditions and work liill done have been stabilized throughout the industry. The contract, however, is not inflexible. Leeway is given in all contracts so that in unusual conditions adjustments can be made, making it possible for the ship to operate close to noimal. An example of what is trying to be pointed . out here is the case of the John A. Donald, Smith & Johnson. The ship arrived in New York, and paid off without any diffi­ culty. The only beef was tne galley stove which had gone on the bum, making it possible for only one oven to operate for baking purposes. ADJUSTED HOURS The Night Cook and Baker foimd his normal working hours interfered with, and so did his baking outside his usual work­ ing hours. This was okay with the Baker and no beef was made, but one of the crewmembers was under the impression that this was wrong. He had the Dele­ gates call a meeting to clarify the matter. The crew in meeting agreed that the only time the man could bake would be outside his regu­ lar hours. That was supposed to put an end to the matter, but when the ship arrived here in head for this port. There are New York the beef was brought jobs aplenty. to the Hall. One of the reasons for the Patrolman Purcell, who cov­ good shipping is the increased ered the payoff, found that the number of ships hitting port Baker was right, in that he could during the past week. Among only bake outside his regular them we had the Wacosta, Fairhours and because it was due to port, Canton Victory and Bel­ a breakdown of the stove, it was gium Victory — all Watermans, perfectly all right. Of course, and all good payoffs. They all under normal operations he had the usual number of minor would not have baked any time beefs, but they were no trouble other than during his regular for the Patrolmen. hours. Isthmian's Cape San Martin The crewmember who first came in and paid off with little raised the issue was worried, and justifiably so, that this might trouble. There was a haywire set a precedent for working out­ crew aboard who had managed side the hours stipulated in the to pick up a few logs, but the Patrolman had most of them contract. - We want to stress that the con­ lifted. tract is our bible and we urge The Cavalier was a smooth the membership to see that the payoff again this week. She has company does not try to force been an easy one for us to Harper, E. Boyer, L. C. Balin Jr., W. E. Higgins, C. Bell, P. Losado, SAN FRANCISCO—This week L. McMain, O. Beltram, K. Holdwas a payoff-less one for this en, F. Waller, J. Rodowski, D. port. We had three ships in j Bennett, E. Hickman, R. Heins, transit and managed to put a ,P. Ryan, L. Pekee, J. Martinex few men aboard, but other than land J. P. Silva. that shipping is pretty much at ^ standstill. CAME THROUGH TOO The Monroe Victory, one of the The men of the Monroe Vic­ transit ships, stopped off long tory had hardly cleared the Hall enough to allow its crew to come when the Rider Victory crew down to the Hall to cast their reported a donation of $24 for ballots. the UFE strike. Those who made The feeling was straight down donations are: J. A. Charrier, C. the line "yes" in favor of the Ford, C. Meyer, J. Gilliard, W. proposed resolutions. At the Johnson, C. H. Griffin, W. Walsame time the fellows got the den, L. Bruce, S .Phillips, E. score on the SIU aid to the Schaeffer, F. Teller, J. Ward, D. United Financial Employes' Reecker, J. Barr, F. McKnight, strike in Wall Street and in no John Utz, J. Wade, By/Murillo, time, they mustered $34 for the P. Edwards, F. Facholski and D. Mock. strike fund. » They deserve a pat on the Both donations have been for­ back and a mention in the LOG, warded to the United Financial so here fhey are: J. C. Stewart, Employes strike fund. M. Smith, E. Higginbotham, F. The crew of the Purdue Vic­ Alipio, W. Parrott, B. T. Wil­ tory visited the SIU Hall here\ liams, J. Gafman, S. D. Bean, F. bright and early Sunday Morn­ " *V ^ "Gichi" is the title of this pencil portrait of a. Durban boss stevedore. Despite its careful detail, the artist Seafarer Norman Maffie. had to work fast to get it on paper. "I had to sketch this fellow 'on the fly' when he didn't know I was looking at him." Maffie writes, "because he was superstitious of having his image made." Brother Maffie was on the SS Joliet Victory at the time. Why Bosuns Get Grey Hair By JOHANN WUNDERLICH V I read' a lot about why a Bosun gets grey hair, and it sure is no W^onder that they do con­ sidering the kind of nonsense they have to put up with at times. I haven't got grey hair yet, of course, and I won't as long as the drugstore sells dye, but there sure have been times when I expected to discover a few streaks of grey after finishing a tough voyage—specially during the war, when we were blessed with those wonderful characters who came to us in our hour of need from the honorable "Wemake-you - into - a - man" acade- Crews Add To Frisco's UFE Strike Gifts By S. CARDULLO SKETCHED IN SOUTH AFRICA ing. In fact, their arrival was the occasion for opening the Hall to allow them to vote. Despite the heavy dew which came down in torrents, these men waded in to cast their ballots. While the Purdue men were in the Hall we held an impromptu class on shipboard conduct. It was pointed out that our con­ tractual gains could be endan­ gered by. the actions of a few gashounds and performers. Upon leaving, they were given literature and urged to' hold weekly classes for permitmen aboard .ship to teach them more about our Union and what our Union stands for. Here's a little local chatter: Bi'other G. Metting has been staying here to help on the bal­ loting .committee. Stevie Boguski, the wandering Philadelphian, has been giving him a hand. Stevie says he can't wait until the voting is over so he can go where he'll bfe surrounded by the blue, blue water. * mies at Fort Trumbull and other reformatories around the coast. I would not dare call them any bad names, as 111 have you know I am supposed to be a" gentleman (not to be confused with one of those who hang around the "Crossroad Cafe" on 42nd St. and Broadway.) • Words like " " (unspeakr able) and " " (unprintable) never pass my tobacco-stained Hps which are being sterilized by the purest alcohol in liquid form (that is, since they quit using alcohol in the production of shoe polish). But before I forget the main topic, which is my near-in-thefuture grey hair, I'll tell you fel­ lows about one of my dear friends who came, during the war, to assist me in the maintainance of the twenty-year old rustbucket I was on at the time. ENTER THE ADMIRAL The ship was docked in Brook­ lyn, on a sunny afternoon, as the story tellers always start their story. I had a hell ot a hangover ac­ quired at the Midtown the night before and was taking a breath­ ing spell at the gangway, shoot­ ing the breeze with the gangway Watchman, when up the gang­ way walks what seemed to be an admiral, all togged out in a high pressure uniform with three stripes on his sleeves. He stopped at the platform, turned facing the short end of the vessel (that's what he called it) and^saluted the garbage bar­ rels on the poopdeck where .they were hanging outside the bul­ warks. As we were, expecting the hew Chief Mate that day, I presumed it to be him, and I stepped closer intending to introduce myself. but he prevented me by barking at. me sharply, "Have my bag­ gage brought on board while I report, mj' presence to the Mas­ ter." His tone of voice nearly set me' on my haunches, but not wanting ah argument before sizing him up, I had the baggage taken on board, and placed in the Chief Mate's room, I expected to hear more about it later, as it cost the company four hours overtime. > About half an hour later my friend, the admiral, comes storm­ ing down into the welldeck aft where we were battening down the hatch . "Where in hell are my bags?" he shouted. I considered whether to pop him one there and then,' or wait until later, but with my • r/- .'•vji blood at the boiling point I es­ corted him topside and showed him the bags on the deck in the Chief Mate's forecastle. He looked at the sign above: the door then turned to me with: a silly grin on his ugly mug,, and said: "But.T am not a Chief Mate. I am the new Ordinary' Seaman. I was sent over from Sheepshead Bay." And they ask me if I have, grey hair yet. No,'nof . as long.' as the drugstores have dye' on :; display ort their Souhtefs;^ ^ ^ I V'N-: �Friday. AprU 9. 1948^ T H E:^ 5 B IS S L <>VC Page Seveit The SlU-Contraeted Gompanies: To better acquaint the SlU membership with the ships they sail and the SlU-contracted companies behind them, a series of short histories of those companies and their ships will be run in the LOG, starting this week. Some of the companies - have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. The first is the story of the Alcoa Steamship Company. had inaugurated a passenger service through the islands. The war saw these ships used to trzinspprt thousands of laborers, engineers and military personnel to bases. NEW ROUTES • In addition to operations in the Islands the wartime expan­ sion saw the company open routes all around the world. The company now, in effect, operates two fieets, one serving its regular trades and the other covering world wide trade routes. In, this they try to arrange for a triangular itinerary. For ex­ ample: An Alcoa ship will load bulk cargo in New York, dis­ charge in a European port and load a cargo for Trinidad. There, after discharging, the ship will load cargo for New York. It doesn't always work out that smoothly, but they try to work out a course somewhat of that nature. In postwar, maritime, the com­ pany plans to maintain a largefleet of ships, partially owned and partially chartered, for the bauxite trade between Paramari­ bo and Mobile, and for trans­ portation of general cargo over this route and other routes run- Wsiil Ilii •II yard in Portland, Oregon. The company was asked if it vj^as interested and, almost overnight, decided to complete them as combination passenger-freight ships. The plans were drawn and the ships launched in 1946. It was the last act of the Kaiser ysrd which then closed its gates. The ships, fast and modern, have room for 96 passengers and 8,50C deadweight tons of cargo. Why Alcoa ships are so named is not exactly clear. The story is that somewhere there is a vice . president in charge of names. When ships are to be named, he calls in his aides and^ .so it is rumored, picks a letter out of the alphabet and asks for names beginning with that let­ ter having no more than a cer­ tain number of characters. For example: For the letter 'I* they decided on the Polarisj Pegasus and Pennant, each hav­ ing se\-en letters. Sounds sim­ ple, doesn't it? The company now operates 65 ships, of which they own 16; the ' rest, are chartered. The present fleet, both owned and chartered, has a total displacement tonnage /• of 844, 781 tons. A good sized fleet and a long way from the little known, pre-war, AlcoS . Steamship Company. Writers of advertising copy point ships were changed to Al­ have been, knocking themselves coa Guard, Guide, Cadet, Scou out these past winter months, and Pilot. painting glowing pictures of the About this time the company beauty to be found on the is­ purchased four Hog Islanders. lands of the Caribbean. The Sarcoxie, Schodack, Brush Beautiful scenery, picturesque and Coelleda. They became the villages and haunting tropical Ranger, Leader, Master and nights—all of it yours to enjoy Trader. as part of a cruise aboard a The last lot of old ships pur­ The company's stack design Sleek, modern passenger liner chased was six merchant type is black topped with 4 white leaving in just a few days. ships from the laid-up fleet of stars on a red stripe covering • Chances are that the cruise the last war. They became the a gray background. IVIariner, Voyager, Shipper, Car­ described has been mapped out for one of Alcoa Stamship Com­ rier, Rambler and Partner. ning off New Orleans, Baltimore, pany's three luxury vessels, the About this time they bought an New York and Canada. Cavalier, Corsair and Clipper— old Laker, the Edwin C. Hale. all crewed by SIU men. This, the baby of the fleet, be­ HAPPY ACCIDENT Well known are these ships, came the Alcba. Transport. Of course the company in­ but less romantic and definitely With this the Alcoa fleet num­ tends to maintain operation of not up a copywriter's alley are bered 16 old-type ships of vary­ it.s three passenger ships. The the other 65 ships of the Alcoa ing designs and vintage. AH three ships, incidentally, became fleet. Their "raison d'etre" is not ships added to the fleet since part of the company's postwar to ^ carry passengers to "pictur­ then have been newly built. plans almost accidently. esque ports" but to carry baux­ In April, 1941,^ they added the When the war ended the three ite from the mines of Dutch first C-1 to the fieet—the Path­ vessels were partially completed finder built in Staten Island by Guiana to the United States. Victory hulls in the Kaiser ship­ Bauxite, according, to Webster the Maritime Commission and is "a white, to red, earthy, or purchased by the company. claylifce aluminum hydroxid of WARTIME GROWTH varying composition, the princi­ pal source of the metal alumin .The company's real growth, um." like so .many other shipping com­ To the men who sail the baux­ panies really. came about with ite ships, it's just plain misery. the war. The tremendously, inr dreased need for vital aluminum BACK AGAIN for airplanes and other weapons Like any bulk cargo it gets in­ of war resulted, naturally, in to the foc'sles, the galley, into the demand for a greatly ex­ the food, the clothing and the panded bauxite service. skin of the men on the ships. To Alcoa Steamship Company Every trip, ends with the men went the task of transporting swearing "never again," but a the ore, required- This assign­ week or two later they're tak­ ment meant, of course, the ad­ ing them right back .out again. dition of many ships to its fleet The long haul from the mines and, just as important, the ex­ to the plants in the United States pansion and improvement of ter­ and Canada begins in Paramari­ minal facilities both in the bo, Dutch Guiana. There the United States and Ti'inidad. ore is placed aboard shallow For ships the company took draft ships able to navigate the what it could get. The War Shipping Administration allotted shallow Suriname River. From • there it is transported them ships of all types and de­ to Trinidad where it is trans­ scriptions. They ranged from an­ The Alcoa Pegasis discharging bauxite cargo in New Orleans after making the shuttle ferred to barges and then placed cient Lakers to. Hog, Islanders to run fronn Trinidad. aboard larger ships and moved to new efficient ore carriers. American and Canadian ports In the early days of the war the Germans were determined to near Aluminum plants. ' Mobile is the principal Ameri­ cut the flow of bauxite to the can port and Montreal is the plants. Upon its delivery rested the fate of the nation's entire By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ way to handle the beef. In the Union won last month and about Canadian stopping off place. end everybody received his ov­ the possible effect of the TaftAlthough the company has airplane progrqm. BALTIMORE—Slow continued ertime. Hartley Act on the SIU Hiring been in existence for over 25 Many Alcoa ships, both old and to be the word for Baltimore The Richardson bunch was a Hall, when the agreements are resting years, "it wasn't until 1939 that new, found their final smart crew. They knew that the renegotiated this spring and sum­ again last week, and we -believe they acquired ships of their place in the waters of the Carib­ overtime was due them, and mer. things wiU stay that way for own. At that timfe the SIU step­ bean or the Gulf of Mexico as that the Patrolmen would get it We ax-e still keeping a sharp ped into the picture and organ­ a result of U-boat action. a bit. for them provided the record eye out for those unorganized ized the company shortly after There were a few ships pay­ was straight. TWELVE SUNK tankers. Whenever one comes in it acquired its first ships. ing off, most of them Ore scows. Most of the talk here is about you can be sure we hit it, but Until 1939, the company was Twelve Alcoa ships were lost We signed on six ships and four known as the Ocean Dominion to direct enemy action and one of them were Ore. In fact, Ore I the help the SIU-SUP is giving there haven't been many around Steamship Company. As such, it ship, the Alcoa Prospector, was just about holds this port up ,the Financial Employes in their lately. beef with Wall Street. News in There are a few men in the chartered ships for the bauxite so badly damaged in a bombing when things aren't so good. the local papers is read eagerly hospital here. We wish them a trade from both foreign and Ana- that it was declared a total loss. as soon as the papers are out. speedy recovery, and hope they'll Most serious beefs of the. week erican operators. Moore-McCor- In spite of the heavy losses There is also a good deal of be back on the high seas be­ were on the Richardson, a Bern­ mack ships were used as well along the bauxite route, enough talk about the pay increase the fore long. as Norwegian, Canadian and got through to keep the plants stein ship, and the crew held up the payoff until everything others.' • going night and day. The terrific job done in getting the bauxite was settled properly. NEW NAME through is shown by the fact The situation on the Richard­ that, in 1943, more than seven son was simple enough. The NEW YORK —With the full tions Appeal for Children, is a The first ships acquired were times as much bauxite was dis­ Mate and the Captain just did endorsement of AFL President single drive in which 25 over­ five "Point" ships purchased from Swayne and Hoyt Steam­ charged and delivered to the all the work and did the crew j William Green, AFL locals in seas relief agencies in this coun­ ship Company. They were the plants as in any previous year. out of a lot of overtime they this city are mobilizing their try are taking part, and includes Point Chico, Point Brava, Point Another Alcoa wartime activity should have had coming to them, members for pai-tisipation in the the foi-eign relief program of program sponsoi-ed by the United the AFL's Labor League for Hu­ Caleta, Point Salinas and Point was to haul general freight for SMART BOYS Nations to help feed, clothe and man Rights. the construction of defense bases Plamas. heal 23(),000,000 impoverished Trade union members in many This sort of thing went on In 1940, the company changed from Bermuda through the Car­ foreign countries are donating a childreix in other countries. throughout the trip. The crew its name to Alcoa and at that ibbean Islands to the coast of day's pay to the program. Am­ The program, called the Am­ kept a record right along until South America. time alisorbed the Aluminum erican Overseas Aid-United Naerica's share is set at $60,000,000. the payoff, which was the right i4>„oNortly before the war,, Alcoa. Line. Tl^ names pf the fiv-' Only Ore Shipe Keep Port Baltimore Afloat New York AFL Joins UN Appeal For Ghiidron * ,j �Pag9 Eishi m T HE SEAFARER S LO G FMaT' April 9/1948 SHIPS' MIMIITES AND NEWS Torrance Hills Saved From Disaster By Alert Italian Tanker Crew Potent Potion Quells Panic On Fairisle The quick-thinking and valor of the crew of the Italian tanker Olterra saved the SS Torrance Hills, Am­ erican Pacific Tankers, ^rom utter destruction by fire in Suez harbor the middle of last month. Seafarer Rocky Gomino, Engine Delegate on the Torrance, writes from There's no sheepskin from a medical school on his foc'sle wall but Seafarer C. V. Vieira, Bed­ room Steward, on the Fairisle, did everything a Harvard M.D. could do under the circumstances. Entering the Weser, destined for Hamburg, the Fairisle, War terman, • ran aground near Cuxhaven in a dense fog. In the darkness of night the passengers, thinking the ship was going to sink, became panic stricken and ran pell mell about the decks. Egypt. f At approximately three o'clocklPl"® culator was." the morning of March 13, the Grateful for the good seaman­ Olterra was steaming slowly into ship of the crew of the Olterra, Suez preparatory to passing Gomino closes his account of the through the Canal. At the same conflagration with "a sUent pray­ time, another Italian ship, the er in my lips for the Italian freighter Gaeta was heading out Chief Mate." of the harbor to go down the HARD LUCK SHIP Red Sea. The circulator trouble which In the darkness, the two Ital­ forced the Torrance to put into ians collided after the Gaeta Suez was only one more in a had missed the Torrance by only, series of near-disasters and hard a few yards. A few minutes lat­ times which had dogged the ship er, the Gaeta managed to get all the way from San Fi-ancisco SEAFARER PAT DONAHUE clear as the Olterra burst into across to Japan, down to the flames. Philippines and Singapore and The Gaeta avoided the threat around to Ras Tanura. She was of the fire but the Olterra began en route to Bremen when she drifting right down on the Tor­ ran into the fire. rance which was unable to move The first leg from the Golden NEW ORLEANS—When Seafarer Pat Donahue outbecause the circulator was out. Gate to Japan was all right, Go­ pointed foxy Jesus La Mala over the 10-round route at David Rodriguez, an alert gang- mino says. But from then on way watch on the Torrance, gave fjjngs went from bad to worse.' the Coliseum here recently he definitely established him­ —— the alarm before the Egyptian xhe food deteriorated steadily self as an up and coming mid-t much, Donahue had pretty easy guards aboard knew what was gg -jhe ship went from Japan to dleweight. going. up. Ras and back again to Japan. Although Donahue actually The judges' decision was un­ "Our Chief Cook couldn't cook ALL HANDS animous. Once Donahue solved and our Chief Steward didn't went into • the fight a 7 to 5 La Mela's fancy footwork and All hands turned to on the care," is the way Gomino sums favorite, with the smart boys, learned how to keep away from Torrance, but it was the efforts it up. a good deal of dough was riding the left hook he went on to win of the Olterra crew which saved Then orders came to head for on La Mala, an outstanding by carrying the fight to his op­ the American ship. Rocky Gom­ Ras once again and then pro­ middleweight himself who was ponent. ino reports. They managed to ceed to Greece before sailing for billed as Champion of Havana. Moreover, Seafarer Pat, who Galveston. It was Donahue's aggressive­ joined the SIU in 1947, showed On the way, the motor broke ness that' did La Mela in. After that he could take a punch as down with heavy seas ruxming taking a bit of a drubbing in well as dish one out. and the Chief Engineer had to the first round, Pat came back In fact, on the basis of the ask the Captain to stop the ship. to win an easy decision. In fact, easy victory over La Mela, Pat Temporary repairs were accom­ after the sixth round, i;he last and his manager are looking for plished while the ship, under one in which the Cuban showed bigger pugilistic game. jury rig, was drifting toward a reef and an SOS was being sent. SUPER STUFF Brother Vieira rose to the oc­ casion and corralled the passen­ gers. With a few comforting words and general administra' SIU Middleweight Scores Handily Over Cuban Champ r'7 FIVE KNOTS Just in time, the engines were started and the Captain pointed for Manila—at five knots per hour. The last two days, how­ ever, the Torrance was under steer their ship away from the tow by a tug from Cebu. She Torrance and head her for a reef. laid up in Manila for five weeks. By that time the Olterra was FinaUy she left for Ras Tan­ ^ completely aflame, Gomino says, ura but had to put into Singa­ ' and the Italian Chief Mate lost pore on the way because of his life in the fire. However, the blower trouble. She made it to Torrance HiUs was safe. Ras-at last, loaded, and departed • After the gangway watch gave from the Persian Gulf with or­ the first alaiytx, the Torrance got ders for Bremen. And so to Suez. its fire alarm and whistle going Perhaps there will be even full blast. Let Rocky Gomino more details of the Torrance Hills' hard-luck story in the near give you the pictuie; future because Rocky Gomino "When I went out on deck, writes that the boys expect an a few seconds before our alarm East Coast payoff. went off, the sight that met my eyes was tremendous. The tank­ er was engulfed by flame and it seemed that there was fire for half a mile. At first it seemed Send in the minutes of like a bad dream, like the world your ship's meeting to the coming to its end, it was so New York Hall. Only in that near to us. And yet we were way can the^ membership act lucky. on your -recommendations, "Even though we escaped the fire the crew was alert and and then the minutes can be ready, the Deck Gang and Ste­ printed in the LOG for the wards Department on deck man­ benefit of all other SIU ning the ho^'. and the Blacky • crews. • • Gang below decks attempting to' Send Those Minutes MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FDR EASIER READING RICHARD MOCKOWSKI. Mar. 21 — Chairman W. W. Scudder; Secretary R. Rife. Meeting called to order by C. Kinser. Depart­ ments reported no beefs. Discus­ sion of problem of keeping messhall clean and discussion of laundry problem. Men using sinks instead of laundry buckets. Decided to enlarge ship's library. One minute of silence for Bro­ thers lost at sea. 4, S. CAPE SAN DIEGO, Mar. 28— Chairman A. J. Tremer; Secre­ tary e. Tobias. Overtime claimed for Stewards Utility men because Captain, Purser and Steward counted linen. Overtime dis­ puted. Matter of Captain's de­ mand that crewmen sign six-dol­ lar chits for cots to be referred to Patrolman. Stewards Dele­ gate Don Hunter to refer lack of action oh ice box repairs to Patrolman. Chief Cook asks for extra man. Steward claims Isth­ mian cut his stores list, is as­ sured crew' Will back him in a beef. Voted to collect five dol­ lars a man for washing machine C. V. VIEIRA tion of his special medicant, Enos Fruit Salts, the passengers became calmed. "Nothing like it to calm the jelly in one's stom­ ach—should be in every slopchest," commented Brother Vieira.' His shipboard bunkside man­ ner kept the passengers in line throughout the night and by morning all were singing the praise of BR Vieira—and Enos Salts. The ship was • taken off the reef during the following day and towed to Hamburg where it is still waiting for a drydock. Brother Vieira returned on the Robert Forbes, SUP, due to ill­ ness—Enos can't cure everything. and steam iron. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4. 4. CHOCTAW TRAIL, (no date) —Chairman Donald P. Stafford; Secretary Alfred Bernard. No beefs reported by the department gestion made that percolators delegates. Motion by Brother and toasters be requisitioned. June that r.iilk be checked as it One minute of silence for Bro­ comes aboard in Gulf. Motion thers lost at sea. 4 4 4 accepted that all hands give 24 BEAUREGARD, Mar. 28— hours notice before quitting ship. Chairman Jimmy Valbuena; 4 4. 4. Secreiary E. Sepulveda. Deck BELGIUM VICTORY, Mar. 25 Delegate Sepulveda, Engine —Chairman George Brazil; Sec­ retary C. G. Marr. Brazil elected Delegate J. Keefe and .Stewards Ship's Delegate by acclamation. Delegate J." R. Brown reported John Hopkins elected Engine departments'in good shape. Voted Delegate, also by acclama­ motion by H. Figley, Steward, tion. Voted complete coopera­ that water tanks be cleaned and tion in keeping quarters and inspected. Suggestion that eggs and milk be procured in Norfolk. mess halls clean. Primo taken , ashore injured in 4 4 4 Panama, replaced by D. CavBELGIUM VICTORY, Mar. 25 anaugh^ Minute of silence for —Chairman George Brazil; Sec­ retary C. G. Marr. Voted that Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 Delegates make up repair list. SEATRAIN NEW YORK. Mar. Also voted to check slopchest for next trip, and also to check hos- 28 — Chairnum R. W. Sweeney: pit^ supplies. Deck Delegate Secreiary W. R. Flaherty, Sw^-.. (Clstk waited performers. 'Idisp. (Cmtimui on Rigp SL; i g - .. �radar' April 9,1948 THE S(E A FA RERS LOG Page Nine Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings changed as it is impossible for (Continued /row/ Page 8) Third Cook to finish washing ney reported that company said pots and galley by the 6 P.M. there would be an end to search­ knockoff hour in the agreement. ing seamen coming aboard in BIG BOOKS FROM Texas but that nothing had been PAUL REVER]^ Feb. 5-^ done. Decided to await events. LITTLE PERMITS GROW! Chairman L. Brown; Secretary Elected Brother Anderson to post G. W. Roberts. Deck Delegate of Deck Delegate. Tabled moH. Goldsmith reported disputed •tion to divide watches into «vfUE PERMIT MEN IN THE overtime to be given to Patrol­ rooms and give Cook more con­ man upon arrival in port. En­ venient quarters. Men reminded gine Delegate F. Martin reported MOST OF THEM, THE to keep quarters clean. Voted Wipers getting raw deal on over­ FUTURE STRENSTH OF THE UNION. HOW to have Steward get cots. Voted time. Men have been refused to have delegates draw up and THEY DEVELOP AS MILITANT TRADE UA/IOtfovertime for most of the trip and post schedule for cleaning laun­ tSrS WILL DETERMINE THE CHARACTER OF Sunday, before arrival in port, SETQN HALL VICTORY. Mar. dry. One minute of silence for were asked to paint heads. THE SIU IN THE COMING YEARS. ITlSUP 21 — Chairman Joseph FairBrothers lost at sea. Steward Delegate E. Laurent re­ TO THE OLDER. MEMBERS TOSEE TO IT cloth: Secretary Alfred Baer. ported no disputed overtime or Delegates reported all okay. New THAT THE PERMITMBN ARE GIVEN THE beefs. New Business: Motion Business: Motion carried not to OPPOR.TUN17Y TO PARtiaPATE INTHeSlU carried that minutes include fact sign foreign articles until enough EDUCATlONAi. PROGRAM—AAJDTHAT that all licensed personnel except paint has been supplied for Captain signed a petition to bar THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OFTHAf CHANCE, crew's foc'sles. Motion carried a Union brother-passenger from IN ADDITION, HELP THEM TO LEARN that no men of the crew sign sleeping topside in the only TO DO THEIR. JOBS IN THE SlU StVLE their overtime sheets until they available space. They claimed have been checked by depart­ AND THERE iVlU. BE NO DOUBT-HOW IVE his sleeping there would lead to 4. 4. mental delegates and all hours .WILL SHAPE UP. the lowering of their prestige. ALLEGHENY VICTORY. Mar. recorded. Good and Welfare: Motion carried that the 2nd As­ 21 — Chairman J. Kari: Secre­ Reported that Skipper spends his tary B. Schesnol. Ship's Dele­ time on the bridge insulting the sistant C. S. Johnson be barred gate F. F. Smith reported domes­ wheel watch; makes slanderous from all Union ships for antitic tank cleaned in Honolulu and remarks about the SIU. Being unionism. other repairs to be made as an ex-NMU man he wants SIU agreed. Deck and Engine Dele­ crew to do overtime work at gates Lessor and Wuchina re­ straight pay as the NMU does. By HANK ported no beefs. Stewards Dele­ 4 4 ^ gate Vesagus reported five hours The SIU-SUP membership's powerful support to the United MONARCH OF THE SEAS. disputed. Discussion^ of Junior Jan. 12 — Chairman D. Rice; Financial Employes Union in their strike has dramatically awak­ Engineer's leaving ship in Hono- gfe'c'etary F. Holcombe. Dele­ ened all labor unions to the fact that this is the most important lulu ended in decision to report gates reports accepted. fight since the ri^dieulGUS birth of the slave-labor Taft-Hartley 4 4 4 New matter to Ilaadquarters for in­ Business: Motion carried to get CAPE ELIZABETH. Jan. 6— double cross against labor unions. And just as importantly it has vestigation. Elected committee ruling from Patrolman regarding Chairman R. Lipari: Secretary R. shocked the big shots of industry into plainly realizing that there to fine performers. Committee working Saturday while watches Obidos. Question as to why no­ a.re indeed .some unions militant enough, clever enough and un­ members: Jacks of Deck. Devine are set in port without payment tice of meeting was crossed off selfishly powerful in fighting back these cheap-hearted punk ,of Engine Room and Mateo of of overtime on deck. Good and the board. Brother claims thiat millionaires—fighting indefinitely until solid victory is in union Stewards Department. A minute Welfare: Discussion on Mate's 24 hours notice was not given. hands and contracts. The vicious insults and distortions served to of silence for Brothers lost at firing of several men in Puerto Chairman challenged Brother to the public by the union-hating New York newspapers will never sea. Rico. It, was pointed out that show where that requirement be so easily forgotten. In complete ignorance and in deliberate the Mate was right in so doing was made in the Union constitu­ hate they called this fight for decent wages and union job security 4 4 4 and the Union should not fight tion. Steward agreed to put out a "Communistic" strike, "ine.fYective" and honorably weakened SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS. for a-bum beef. One minute of more cold drinks. One minute by police action (which was beating the strikers after they had Mar. 15 — Chairman J. Ken­ of silence for Brothers lost at faUen down in protest) and police protection of moronic,- jittery silence for Brothers lost at sea. nedy: Secretary K. Pantoa. Ship's sea. scabs. Delegate McQuillan reported let­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 ter sent to Headquarters regard­ EDWARD N. HURLEY. Mar. The newspapers further stated that Wall Street had never ing man who reported drunk, 21—Chairman J. D. Otto: Secre­ seen anything like this AFL strike in 150 years. Weil, through walked off five minutes before tary J. Havlicek. Delegates re­ this strike we have brought these old-fashioned millionaires sailing time. - McQuillan and ported. Pointed out that Deck down to earth into plain, hard realization of present-day Russell moved and second that Maintenance was paid at the realities—from the viewpoint of these underpaid and insecure men responsible for immigration rate of one dollar an hour for white-collar workers. It certainly is about time these un­ holding up ship be fined. Various Carpenter's work. This to be touchable and unreasonable profiteers have seen and heard repairs voted. Minute of silence taken up with Patrolman upon . the full wrath of these AFL union financial workers, proudly for departed members of Broth­ arrival in port. A donation of supported by their fellow unionized Americans—the SIU and erhood of the Sea. $75 was made to the SIU Hos­ SUP sailors. pital Fund and $97 to Brother 4 4 4 4 4 4 ALCOA CLIPPER. Jan. 25— Arne Jensen, Bosun, who was Brother Chuck Allan, the oldtimer was in town, happily on Chairman Fuselier: Secretary hospitalized at beginning of trip. the v/agon for some time, who confessed he was sailing out on Eckholm. Delegates reports ac­ Repair list approved by crew a long Far East trip aboard the SS Cape Diego... Down in New cepted. Treasurer reported $40 and copies submitted to Captain Orleans, Brother Moon Kooas goes fishing i cgulaiiy in his tin lizzie, 4 4 in ship's treasury and suggested and Patrolman. Following serv­ a tan-colored Ford coupe. The reason why Brother "Sloppy" ALBERT K. SMILLRY. Mar. that $10 be used for purchase of ed as Delegates: John Messick. Creel is able to go along these fishing trips out at the lakes is 15—Chairman Selsvik; Secretary books on labor and maritime Deck; L. Freeman. Engine; W. because he's just as big in size as Brother Koons and can easily P. Carter. Elected Paul Carter laws. New Business: Motion b5' M. Lowey, Steward, and Joseph turn to in pushing the car in case of an emergency—which could to post of Ship's Delegate. Voted Brother Ski that any direct ac­ D. Otto. Ship's Delegate. even be an overload of fish... Brother Bob Schaefer is in town to fine any crewmember who is tion against the doctor be held in down in New Orleans... One oldtimer here in New York sends not aboard an hour before sail­ conjunction with the Union offi­ his best Wishes for everything to Brother Joe Martella. ing, fines collected to go to hos­ cials in New Orleans. Motion 4 4 4 / pitalized men. Repair list ap­ carried that the beer aboard ship The weekly LOG will be traveling faithfully and free of proved to be handed to Phtrolman be lowered from 20c to 15c a cost to the following brothers all over the country: James P. at payoff in New Orleans. Ship's bottle. Motion carried that 2nd Smith, of Florida; Lyle Clevenger. of South Dakota; Gerald Delegate to contact Chief Mate Steward desist in crossing out SANTORE.^Mar. ^14—Chairman Dwyer. of New York; Erick Eklund. of Louisiana: John Blayon painting of Deck, Engine disputed overtime. Pointed out D. Eberight: Secretary W.\ Conlock. of Alabama: Salvador Franzella. of Louisiana; C. R. Room, showers and heads. Dis­ that he can • dispute it but can­ ley. No beefs in any of the de­ Dellinger. of Louisiana: Lewis Greico. of Virginia: Lionel cussion of food. Minute of sil­ not cross it out. Good and Wel­ partments. Motion by Rose to Antorne. of Louisiana: James Campfield. of Louisiana: D. H. ence for Brothers lost at sea. fare: Suggestion that 10c admis­ elect Ship's Delegate seconded Leister, of California: John Geissler. of Louisiana: James sion be charged, to movies, by Eberight. Chief Cook Reeh4 4 4 Daniels, of North Carolina: G. J. Hermes, of Texas: Harold ANTINOUS. Feb. 22 — Chair­ money to go to two messmen ten, elected. Steward Rose ex­ Fowler. Robert Scott, of New Jersey: Roy Nash, of Georgia; man Laskowsky; Secretary Fred who clean up the messroom after plained his setup on supplies and Donald Gray, of North Carolina: Brantley Young, of NorRi Holmes. New Business: Chair­ the show. Suggestion that the how essential. it was for every­ Carolina: G. A. Cox. of Tennessee: Edward Harrell. of Florida: man called for number of aliens Baker be given a new formula one to cooperate so he could Ted Nettles, of South Carolina: L. B. Patterson, of Georgia: aboard and how they stand on for bread as present crop is not bring ship in with good inven­ Thomas Reilly; Ralph Frey. of Pennsylvania: John Marks. . tory check. After discussion it citienship. Men eligible urged to up to par. of Louisiana: Otis Edwards of Alabama, and Raymond Salate. was decided Black Gang would 4 4 4 take steps to gain their papers. of Illinois. • make coffee in the morning and EDWIN MARKHAM. Feb. 8— Good and Welfare: Brother Fred 4 4 4 the Deck Gang in the afternoon; complained that cakes and pies Chairman Zane Turner: Secre­ In Washington there is a bill introduced affecting the Merchant the crew loimge to be used at were thrown out after meals and tary G. R. Craig. New Business: Marine—favorably however. It is HR 4163 in the House Interstate coffee time. The three depart­ not saved for the night lunch. Motion by Brother Joe that ac­ and Foreign Commerce Committee, which would knock out the ments are to alternate cleaning tion be taken concerning work­ Chairman reported that gang­ 90-day limit on merchant seamen in getting Marine hospital treat­ the laundry. Crew decided that ing hours of the Steward Depart­ way watches will be stood, the anyone guilty of misusing or ment. It would allow medical treatment for seamen unable to ment inasmuch as ship does not men to be picked by Mate. One damaging equipment aboard ship work "by reason of age, unavailable jobs or disability." We hope carry a galley utility. Feeling minutg of silence for Brothers would be brought up on charges. it becomes law. that hours of work should be •lost at sea. . ;• •• DISTRICT ARE, • 31 yi'l CUT and RUN J �-I. rU'E^ Page Ten Friday, April 9, 1948 Ilf. VBE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS ,|"- 1^1: I if" 'ii; I,' 5 ••''• L|Ook Out For *Sheik Spud;' He Puts Guys Behind 8-Ball To Ihe Ediior: All of you men sailing through the Suez Canal, especially you men aboard Isthmian ships might not have heard of a sharp practice the skippers are pulling jh Port Said. It's a neat one and 0ne worth being wary of. In Port Said is an Arab who goes by the name "Spud Mur­ phy." This guy has an agree­ ment with Isthmian (he carries « company pass), and possibly other companies, to bring his suitcases, pocketbooks, hassocks, etc., aboard the ships and set up business,Of coui'se he does this with th'e skipper's permission, but his ADD GILHAM 1' '•'' 1^ ;' T¥f?yfv?fyff?vv?v?vvvvT?fyyv?Tfy??vrvvvyv.vyTTyyfjf Got A Story? Send It in! The minutes of a meeting held aboard an SIU ship recently con tained a request which we would like to see granted. However, we must rely upon the membership's response to do so. The crew, under Good ant Welfare, suggested that the SEA FARERS LOG devote two pages in the LOG to cheerful news, praise of men and crews and in teresting experiences instead of moans, groans and beefs. Well, we still want to hear from Seafarers who have beefs —they serve a good purposebut as the crew mentioned cheerful news is just as inter esting and we'd like to print more of it. That's where you come in. Something unusual is always, happfning to seamen and news wherever they drop the anchor. That incident ashore in the las port gave the whole gang i augh. It'll probably meter i guffaw or two in the LOG. In the words of the big ad­ vertising oufiife: Don't hide your light- under a basket. Just give us the details, picures, too, if posnble, and w<ll do the rest. The address is: SEA­ FARERS LOGr 51 Beaver St« New York 4, N. Y. Murphy, for your information, is a big fat guy, 5-feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 250 pounds. He habitually wears a fez and a greasy dark suit or bedsheet. Take a tip, boys, don't let this guy rob any more of us. AddGflham SS William H. Allen prices are double and sometimes triple those of the bumboats. • Why not buy from the bumboats? Sure, but the skipper, who gets a commission from "Spud," runs the boats away. He doesn't let them get close enough for a little cKangie for changie or outright purchase. To the Ediior: ] 10 PER CENT. BOYS I've been a member of the To the Editor: _ The Captain, at least in our SIU for four years and even I have just received the March case, was very accommodating. though I'm anchored here in 19 LOG and am doing a slow He gave us credit against the Vancouver, I still hold onto my burn over the article reporting slopchest and paid Murphy out 30ok as one can never tell. the Coast Guard's pushing of of kis own pocket. Why not, he I go down to the Hall once in legislation to give them more cpiddn't lose. , awhile and gab with our Agent, 'Total score for Murphy and Dave Joyce. He is a good joe power over the merchant marine. Captain, Inc.: Winners by ex- and a personal buddy of mine, What sent the old red blood cor­ horbitant prices and cumshaw. although he is a pal to any puscles churning through my veins was their asking for power Tbe crew: Behind the eight ball sailor who enters the Hall. to check competency of seamen. as ususual when they allow a Things are slow up here in This is an insult! deal like this aboard ship. B.C. as far as the deep-water The only thing I can suggest goes. I like to keep tabs on I have spent 30 years at sea, is that you have your delegate shipping even though my marine 23 of which were under the U. ask the Skipper to forbid this activity since getting married has S. flag. On February 22, 1943, guy aboard and, failing in that, been confined to keeping a scrap after being torpedoed and picked up from a lifeboat in the North refuse to do business with him. book of all marine oddities and Atlantic, the Commandore of the pictures. Coast Guard vessel Spencer sent AGENT'S STAND The LOG is kinda slow in ar­ orders to the Skipper ;of the riving at the Hall here so I'd like Canadian corvette which had WON HIM 3-DAY to have it sent to my home. I picked us up to get back in line STAY IN H0SPITAI5 haven't been able to get one and leave the lifeboats alone as To the Editor: around here for over a month. they would be picked up later. I would like to voice my heart­ Here's a poem written by a LEAVE THE SEAMEN felt thanks to W. (Curly) Rentz, Kaslo, British Columbia, girl Baltimore Port Agent, for com­ which I think is pretty good: At the same time, however, the ing to my aid on March 12. On Commodore gave orders to a the previous day I suffered a It's miles and miles to Antioch Polish destroyer in our convoy painful foot injury aboard the . And leagues and leagues to to stand by the Coa§t Guard Spain Ft.- Donelson, and as yet can't vessel Campbell which had been And now your letters must go rammed by a German submarine. walk on it. To a different port again. On Thursday night I was final­ In other words, take care of our ly able to get as far as the Mar­ I've long since ceased of boys and to helf with the mer­ ine Hospital but because my foot chant marine. worrying, wa? neither broken nor frac- The candle has burned low, There were 175 survivors on tur^ 1 was told to shift for I've shut the door for fear of the small Canadian corvette in addition to its crew of 75 men. myself. drafts. After giving them a hard luck At last I really know. The Spencer,. however, did not story and gaining sanctuary for take one single seaman aboard. the night, the powers that be That you can't help your Now the Coast Guard wants to wandering. insisted on my vacating the have more, to say about the men That .urge to seek and roam. they had no use for during the premises the following day. i called the hall and a short Oh, someday, turn your ship war. I say to hell with them. More power to. the SIU in the about while later, CJurly came down -i^d steer her safely home. coining battles. and won me a three-day stay. Henry Sorensen Stan Wilmolt Edward Wicak B.C. Seafarer Confines Trip To Scrapbook Log'A'Rhythms £fis Blood Boils At CG's Power Move The Whip With a slug of gin aboard the old Ponce scow. And a mile and a half at sea. Old "WUly the Whip," his chops did lick. And gaxed at his Wipers three. With a look of disgust and some distrust. He. turned and faid to me: "My whip I snap and I'll breek their back If they try any stunts those three." From Orleans we sailed with this joker so large He had. a gut like the bow of a barge. And a low pressure hat. and a little moustache— His belly didn't come from mush hash. "This- gang I'll run, all work and no fun," Seemed- to be. hia favorite pun; An-Electrician he jumped and got himself bumped. So right to old Chieiie he nm. "What is the reason for all this teasin'? Orders to them I can give." "Go ahead," said the Chief, "You Simon Legree, And I'm sure you'll answer to me." . -i! •'T This broke his heart and he near burst apart. So back to his Wipers he stormed: I'll lay you and flay you, you dirty slaves. My power is all shot to hell, "Electricians I can't run, but I'll have my fun. You'll work from bell to beU." Like he said, it was from bell to beU, While the engine room went slowly to hell. The Wipers were there from eight to five. But they move so slow he doubted much if they were alive. This trip is far from over yet. But it's one that I'll never forget. No doubt the plant is doomed to hell For we use a whistle instead of a bell. From day to day he'll rant and rave, '' . But if It sends him to his grave He'll wear the Wiper's legs to the hip— This terrible character: The Whip. —Cartoon and poem submitted by Mike Hook Brother Seeking 'Extras' Hurt Union, Dutchy Writes To ihe Eklitor: I can't agree with the special privileges Brother Ben McCormick (LOG, March 12; Feels Chief Electricians Rate Greater Privileges) feels he is entitled to. After all, the SIU is a de­ mocratic outfit where all full 3ook members have a vote and equal rights under a constitu­ tion devised by them to protect themselves. In the Case of a strike to bet­ ter wages, conditions or what­ ever reason, every man- yis equally involved regardless of rating. A Wiper or Ordinary seaman is just as important as a. Chief Electrician on the picket me. As to the Bedroom Steward making the Electrician's bunk, why doesn't he do as most other Electrician do, that is, piece them off for six or eight bucks a month. The guy will do a good job for the extra dough and the Electrician can well afford it. Brother McCormick mentioned having participated in the or:; ganization of a company, but if he .happened to let it slip that he was in favor of greater priv­ ileges than the rest of the erew, he was doing the Union a dis­ service and possible injury. Here on th'e Steel Scientist, everyone I have spoken to has become quite angry over the' Brother's article. The feeling here is to hurry and make it known that the Brother is speak­ ing for himself only and does not have the backing of the boys aboard the Steel Scientist, and this Chief Electrician in par­ ticular. Dutchy Moore • Chief Electrician Steel Scientist •I •»' -i J 4\ • ii �Fridar. April 9, IMI TBE SEAVAREKS LOG Say SIU Killed Phony Baltimore Law Berea Engine Men Pick Up Load Of Guff On Way -Around World Assistant who should be called second grating and gives "Franco." Guj's like these two whistle as if whistling for a dog; The "SS" forward of most imake men want to-quit the sea. If the Wiper doesn't run—arid fS • •' ships* names means "Steam I do mean run—the First dresses Ship," but forward of Berea Vic­ BREAK RULES him up and down for taking so tory it means either "Slave Between the two of them they long to get there. Ship" or "Starved Ship." have broken just about every He ran one Wiper so hard that We crewed up in Mobile on Union rule in the agreement and the boy would jump from his Friday, Nov. 14. That was in a couple of maritime laws. Evei-y bunk at night and ask if he w^s the morning. In the afternoon we body in the department from the calling. But the Chief was just signed articles. But we didn't Second Engineer down has as bad as the First. check the slopchest very thor­ caught merry hell from them I had my hand operated on i^ oughly, an omission much to our one time or another. Nobody in sorrow later on. the Black Gang will have any­ Manila and the doctor told nie to come see him every day We got rid of the Steward the thing to do with them. that he could check how the day we were to sail because he We sailed short one Oiler and hand was doing. The Chief re-: wouldn't sober up. The Mobile Hall sent another man who was they made a Wiper into an Oil­ fused to let me go saying th^t busted to Third Cook before we er. Then they gave him hell be­ the doctor's note didn't mean a reached Manila. He got off with cause he didn't know as much thing to him. as an Engineer. The kid never a bad arm in Cebu. THREE WEEKS HEALINGWe had a Filipino Steward for had been in an Engine Room before. a while but he jumped ship be­ Moreover, he told me that ,1 We picked up another Wiper would be logged if I weat. fore we left the Philippines. The Chief Cook became acting Stew­ in the Panama Canal who never So I had to turn to with oije ard. He admits he's not much had been to sea before. Ever hand to do repair work in tl^ of a cook anyway and we agree since he came aboard the First Engine Room. This was tou^ has given him a hard time. A with him. because the doctor had warned As yet, the Deck Department very hard time. He curses him against getting the hand wet-.^I doesn't have very many beefs for everything he does. had a nice time with that hand Seafarers Fred R. Hicks (left) and Roy Hufham, take great but woe unto us in the Engine This' fellow has done his best which took more than three pride in their Union's militancy. Room. to please the First but the First weeks to heal. We have a Chief Engineer just gets worse. When the First The First Keeps the rags locked way of going things. But what To the Editor: known as "Whitey" and a First wants a Wiper he comes to the up so most of the time we don't By chance the other day we are these phony politicians going have any. He told one Wiper to ran across an article in the to dream up next? I use his shirt for rags if he want­ And about this new draft law Baltimore' Sun. -It told this ed any. ' —if passed? What would happen Story. then? Do we seamen go into A member of the Baltimore The First won't give us Oilers Cit','^ Council proposed a city the Army or do we get defer­ a flashlight. He's been saying he ordinance to make the SIU ship ment? hasn't any flashlights. However, do for llicmselves. They can't yesterday he came down with a Well, so long and smooth sail­ To the Editor: nobody but members whose homes were in Baltimore. This ing. While lying here in the Staten run tlieir own business right, new one for his own use. Fur­ . Fred R. Hicks. Jr. was supposed to be due to the Island Marine Hospital, where how could they run the merchant thermore, I myself saw a dozen Roy Hufham. Jr. lull in shipping. I've been a guest since before ships." new fla.shlights come aboard Yes, Brother, there are a lot when we stored in Mobile. (Ed. Note: Nothing definite How about it boys? What do Christmas, listening to a radio you think of this phony idea? on the draft, which was only broadcast advertising for enlist­ CGs here, and, every chance I One day the plant kicked otit recommended by the military. ments in the Air Forces, I heard get, I see that all of them see the when all of us were in the En­ -Really phony, isn't it? LOG. Ftu'thermore, they like Yes, boys, it was killed. Killed When, and if. something comes a Coast Guardsman say: gine Room. At the time, the First instantly by the militant SIU of it. we'll let you know.) "Yes, they promise you this reading it. was holding a lever on a gen­ Hope to be getting out some and that—just like the Coast erator. He called the Third, but day, but the way things are Guard. Then afterwards ..." the Third didn't hear him. So Well you can guess what he progressing, I'll be here for the First grabbed the Wiper we'd sometime. said next. gotten in Panama who was about It sure is slow going, espe­ But the i-eal point of this let­ four feet away. He grabbed him ter concerns a statement another cially for a guy who likes to be by the head and jerked him Coast Guardsman made. At the on his way all the time, going over by the generator to hoM went hungry until breakfast time I heard it I thought no places and doing things. To the Editor: the lever. > If anybody wants to pass a truer words were ever spoken, We would like to keep you in­ time. Nobody said much at the time. little time writing me a letter, I Of course, the topside had and I still think so. formed of the "change in heart" shall be glad to hear from you. But two days later, the .'•ame theirs. They passed the key to "Just like the Coast Guard," of our infamous Captain of the Wiper was in the machine shcfo George T .Freshwater good ship Cape Elizabeth, Isth­ their pantry from Mate to Mate this man observed, "to want to for coffee on every watch and take over the merchant marine Marine Hospital. Room 244 fixing a vent and asked the First mian. for some help. Staten Island, N. Y. and run it when they can't even After the revealing write-ups for night lunch. The First had a handful ^ The Captain was going to show he received recently in the LOG taps and he drew back to h'it on a previous trip, and after us who was boss all right. He the Wiper who managed to jun§> FOUR GOOD UNION MEN his ^mooth, earnest insistence refused even to talk to the out of the way. that he did not get an even Ship's Delegate. Maybe he ran The Engine Delegate saw break in those write-ups, we fig­ out of answers Or maybe he Captain about this incident hip ured he would change his ways, really believed he was God. We not much came of it. ': don't know yet but we will all and we would have a pleasant be there at the payoff to find These are just a few of tlm trip. beefs—and we are still a loi^ "Well, he didn't. And neither out. The Chief Steward seems to way from home. did we. As soon as the ship icleared the States, the Master have gotten religion from the JAPAN TO FRANCE stopped being Captain and ele- Captain. At any rate he has pat­ terned his methods to resemble liirated himself to God. We originally left Mobile wi^ From then on, his conversation those of the man up above. He a load of nitrate for Japan aiih went something like this: "Do has had some members of his went through the Canal past - as I tell you! Say 'sir' when you department logged—not because Honolulu. We unloaded the ni­ speak to me! < Wipe that smirk the work wasn't done but be­ trate at Nagasaki and were iji off your face! Look at me when cause the men didn't take a full Japan for both Christmas and you speak! You're logged! ~Are eight hours to do it. New Year's. , ^ you -complaining? Okay, that's HURRYING BACK Frpm Japan we went to the four for one! Mate, get the Philippines and took on a load When the boys reminded him manacles!" of copia for Marseille, France. that he was also a Union memWe came to France where vieBAD TO WORSE jber and that things were diffiare now through the Suez CanalAnd so it went—from bad to' iCUt enough without his making Except for the Chief Engineer worse. When the Captain found jthem worse he said not to give and First Assistant we have somb out that we wouldn't knuckle I him any of that Union boloney. fairly swell fellows aboard. My under to his tyranny he changed The ci-ew send their thanks for own watch Engineer, the Junib'r sending us the LOG in Manila. his tactics. Third Assistant, is an SIU ma.n • We were kept aboard ship* at It was one of the bright spots of named Dewey (Smoky) Bradley anchorage. ~No launch service. the trip. and a better man for the v-atch He stopped night lunch and cof­ We are due in New York about These SIU members, pictured during a recent trip aboard couldn't be found. fee. He even had the Chief the middle of April. Isthmian's SS Steel Worker, believe in doing a job that re­ I will now cut off the steam, Steward, a'company stiff if Frank F. Steele lb: flects favorably on themselves, and the Union. Left to right: hoping to get action on these ever there yras one, search every Chief Electrician Frenchy Ruf. Jerry Rosenthal. V. Meehan and Keith -Forster. beefs when we get to the Stated nook . and cranny.; for hidden (Ed. Note: Brother Steele's Pictnre was taken by A1 Slorace. who was Ship's Delegate Monte Blue milk, sugar and coffee and lock letter was endorsed by the -at the-time.; . SS Berea Victory fe ;; up the cups in . the galley. We 'crew.) . To the Editor: -'.i; " '".S Coast Guardsmen Take Dim View Of CO, But Enjoy Log Liz Skipper Goes From Bad To Worse, Stops Night Chow '• in I III nt I "I I" I TM rhtii-ill'-'- "ii '- �THiE^SBAil^j^RB^S liJ^G '^•tK Tw^« Brother Finds Ship Sales Repeat Histcny M I •••-> Tp the Editor: 1. - h] Joe and Modest Mutt our fleet is in foreign countries or rotting or has been sold, at a price that we, the taxpayers, know nothing about. Many government vessels have been given away, sold, transferred and loaned to foreign countries the world over. Many ships arc decaying in our harbors and inland lakes while our trained seamen are waiting for jobs. Foreign countries are cornering world trade thus sup­ pressing American commerce at the expense of the US taxpayer. If- Ife11£•?<• ]' • •' I.'-''? I' •'Mi-• £<•• - Pwul PwrsmM 1" MUST HAVE MG AT HOME OR FACE DAUGHTER'S WRATH I li I happened to,, bring home a LOG. My daughter got her hands on it. After reading, it. and flnding out all the news, sh learned what a real Union her Dad belonged, to and she re­ members the' old daysi It is a "case" now if the LOG is not sent home, the welcome mat will not be out on the door­ step for me. So kindly be sure to send it always. To the Editert ' mWi:. Nothing formal about these guys. The boys of the Andrew Jackson. Waterman, gather together long enough for Ted Filipow to snap the scene for the record. Left to right: Nip Peters, Wiper; Pete D'JUina,, AH; Tom Welsh, AB; Red Dineen, AB; Jimmy Kaniey, passenger; Dutch Irving, OS; "Tiger" Thompson, AB; and Ray Reid, OS. \ Enjoyed Self In Drydock;BumFood Was Only Hitch To tho EditoK At the end of World War I, which the merchant marine had an intricate part in winning, the seamen set about to obtain the democratic wages and conditions they so rightfully deserve. • J,As the record .will show,/ the Amencan flag ships were trans­ ferred or laid up to rot by the hundreds because of the nai-row minded excuses that they could save money for the taxpayers and companies in so doing. But look what happened: NO FORESIGHT " The merchant marine was al­ lowed to decay while merchant All Americans realize that we Joe Spedec, Wiper, idboard seamen starved and the monop­ need a powerful merchant ma­ the Joliet Victory, restrains olistic powers transferred their rine in war and peace for se­ marine capital and influence to curity and economic reasons, yet "Henry Halfastera" who looks foreign countries. bureaucrats are willing and lUce he has his eye on a nice As we know when the second ready to give it away to, anyone hunk of beef just outside the camera's eye. •^Torld War broke out, these big not seeming to care whether or Wigs were caught with their not they are turned against us ing because many companies are economic pants down. The Am­ in the future. satisfied to have good wages for erican people were also caught Goods lost behind the Iron Cur­ their men and stiU make millions with no merchant marine; a tain are important to us but they yearly. shortage which meant the loss can be replaced far easier than Some non-union seamen who of thousands of soldiers and sail­ ships from our scarce supply .of have enjoyed raises through un­ ors caught in war zones without steel. ion efforts are scared that they e^piipment. The companies that do most of will lose their jobs because of "WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN" ,<^:^any bankruptcy resulted on the transferring to other ^fhe too high wages being paid. The USA then built the larg­ have champions in some men for The greedy in this industry are est merchant marine afloat and their belief that ships cannot be playing the innocent and ignor­ the government took the cost operated at American labor ant for huge proflts and, at the out of the citizen's pockets. We prices. This is unsound reason- same time, gyping the little fel­ were assured, while being fleec­ lows. The seaman's salary is no ed, that such as what had hap­ higher than union men ashore pened to our ships would never SUGGESTS LOG who work for companies that are happen again. Now look at it: well satisfied to profit largely The merchant marine of this RUN COMIC STRIP; each year and do so. recent war lost men by the To the Editor: thousands and the scars can be TRANSF^ PARADE seen everywhere. In the begin­ I appreciate our SIU paper ning of the war all of the armed very much and read evei-y line From the Keys to Portland, Maine, from the Canal and in forces suffered greatly for the of it. foreign countries, the transfer lack of the merchant marine. But my son's paper comes here parade of ships can be seen The seamen in the last war also although he is on an Afri­ were 100 percent volunteers and can trip right now on the SS daily. The big wigs, are using ERF, UNRRA and other alpha­ consisted mostly of men having Robin Hood. betical agencies to befuddle the jdiysical defects. These men ser­ I read the paper carefully but taxpayer in the disposition of our viced and operated ships com­ really don't need two of them. ships which we need badly. parable in size to those used by the Army and Navy with one I like your ship's minutes. They are placing American Suggestion: Why don't you have commerce in jeopardy by being third the number of men. a Seafarer cartoonist collect in­ penny wise and pound foolish. J These men were called draft teresting experiences of the men This seems to be the end of dodgers in a service where there and put them in a comic strip. the act, brothers. Yes, this is was no non-combat duty. They Mrs. Sylvia McDonough where we came in. The witches veere called unpatriotic when­ are making the brew and it will Judson, Indiana ever they asked for better wages. have a bitter taste when we are They did the job, however, and (Ed. Note: A comic strip called (HI again and again to pre­ the war was won. idea has been under eoitsid- serve the democracy ou> soWhere are the remains of our eraliun foe. some time. When called intelligent administrators large merchant fleet which our it is contpletely planned lo^ {dace in peril by not keeping our children and their children will merchant marine {wwerful,. pay for? The greatest part of for it in the LOQ4 The curtain is going up—this is SUNTANNING CREWMEN OF THE JACKSON , where we can^ in. l|f.v FVidar* AprU 9. 1948 Eugetm P. O'Brieh , Prospect Park, N. J. (Ed. Note: Last there by any estrangameat between Brother O'Brien, and his daughter we : are, making sura the LOG goes to his home.) a b(fef? I suppose I'll have to blame the dietician for this one. Fact is, we practically starve here. Especially bed patients. The food is always cold and scant. The meat is tough and jjoorlj' served. Last time I was in this hospi­ tal wa.s in 1921. Wl.'ut a differ­ ence. Then we had wooden Ahoy, there. Brothers. I'm down here in this quaint little old city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the busiest shipping centers in the U. S. I shipped out on a standby ob. S^ed aboard her 10 days, took sick and came over to the Vlarine Hospital. The admitting doctor imme­ diately ordered me to bed as a cardiac case. Much to my sur­ prise, too. I've had at least. a couple of tiundred doctors run that scope over my chest. Not one ever said there was, anything out of order with my heart—wonder what gal caused it? I wish to say right now, how­ ever, that that the doctors with, whom I've come in contact here in ward 2-G are just about tops. There is no guess work on their shacks here and most of the pa­ part. They make thorough tests tients were mariners. To<iay and examination for everything there are nice modern brick — the results are amazing buildings. In addition^ there are There isn't a man in this ward a lot . of GIs and CGts with their who hasn't shown marked im­ families, all patients. Take it -easy. Boys. Don't provement. rush here to get sick. Dr. Pat­ LADY DOC terson is married. " O. K. Jones Our own doctor is a little lady, no less, by the name of Dr. Pat­ terson. She really knows her Ps and Qs—^which, I guess, stands for piUs and quinine. The slop chest is your cor> She's as cute as a speckled ner store while you are at pup, and bubbling over with sweetness, kindness and effici­ sea. You can't tdke your trade someplace else if the ency. The nurses are right on the ball slop chest doesn't have what too. Can't speak too highly of you need. lem. But—well, did you ever see a Seafarer who didn't have ATTEHTiON! SEAFARER, IN COLLEGE, INQUIRES ABOUT WAR SERVICE CERTIFICATE To the Editor: I wonder if you could furnish me with the following infofi mation, or tell me where I can obtain it: L What requirements are now. needed to get a merchant seamen service discharge? 2. To whom can I write so that I can get an application sent to me in the mail? I write for this information because I am now enrolled in college and am unable to get to one of the Union halls. * Herbert Belter Lewiston, N. Y*; ANSWER:—We presume you are referring to a Ceriificale ' .of Substantially Continuous Service, which is issueci by the ' U. S. Maritime Commission. Last week's LOG explained what's ^ needed and how to file but. we're glad to repeat it: All seamen who served aboard American vessels between ' May 1. 1940 and July 25, 1947 for a continuous period of one. >' year, 75 per cent of which was seatime. are still eligible for ' a Certificate of Substantially Continuous Service. I I These certificates may, be procured by writing to: Seamen's Wartime Service, Benefits Unit, Marine Personnel, U. S., 1'4| Maritime Commission, Washington 25, D. C, You will then receive an application blank, which is tp be filled out and returned to the Commission witlV dischargeft i or other documentary proof by registered mail. Photostats ar« . acceptable. All material papers,, including the Oertificide, wiljl . be retiumed to you by registered mail. ~ V �^Friday, April 9. 1948 T » « V S:E. At AREKS lO G RESTING AFTER A GRUELING JOB Page Thirlewii Eight-Month Shuttle Run [ Makes Crew International again. We left on our fifth trip about the beginning of Decem­ We don't know too much about ber. the score around the U. S. ports, LOST THREE MEN but figured maybe you'd like to • X know what- is going on out here This time we were pretty in the waters in and around Ras lucky. We came back to a de,-r cent port, Antwerp. But we only Tanura gnd Western Europe. stayed a few hours and left be­ To begin with, we signed on fore sailing time was up. We the Petrolite June 6th, 1947, in left without our Chief Engineer, Mobile knowing it was a non­ the Finnish Fireman and the ' union ship that had been voted Russian Galleyman. •'Ve pulled into Donges, Franc^ union and was waiting for a three days later. The Agent had contract. sent the men who missed the We left Mobile on the 10th of ship down there to catch it. Be­ June with a full crew and went fore we left Antwerp we picked to Corpus Christi to load—^from up a Deck Maintenance and there to Galveston for bunkers. hardly knew how to treat him after going seven months with­ In Galveston the Second Cook out one. ' r. paid off under mutual agreement We left on our sixth trip the and no replacement was hired so we left the States short of a 25 th of January. On our way to The tug Dorothy Ann Meseck, manned by SIU crew, as she lay alongside Wilmington, Cook. The Steward filled in and the Gulf we picked up four . N. C., dock after towing Liberty tanker George Kendall from New York. Job was complicated did a pretty poor job of cooking Egyptians in Port Said and now we're on our way to God only ,by series of reversals when tow chains and cables broke at sea. After Kendall drifted for two on the way to Le Havre. We stayed in Le Havre for a knows where. days, she was again taken in tow with a manila line. Photo by Louis Lombardi, OS. few days and then left for the Enough of our often changing Persian Gulf short one Deck crew. A few words are due the Maintenance man, and still no Skipper and lus wife. She is signed on as Purser but what she Second Cook. The trip to the Gulf went a does is beyond us. There have In this respect, the current coal ' The outcome of this coal strike long fine except an Oiler hurt been a few men sick enough to To the Editor: miners' strike should be care­ should be watched carefully. If his back during fire and boat stay in their sacks, but never did - In the negotiations for contract the Purser come to visit them fully observed because of the the miners win out, then by all drill and was laid up. From Ras renewal this year the main issue means let us incorpKjrate the Tanura we went to Port De- unless sent for. very effective method the miners' "willing and able" into bur next may well be the retention of the Bouce in Southern France. On The Skipper is quite a 'lum­ union is using to get around the agreement; the way our Pantryman got sick berjack." He sells liquor in the Hiring Hall clause in our agree­ miles of red tape and endless 80ment. Benny Goodman so -he and the Oiler got off. In slopchest. If a man gets one their place we took aboard a drink too many and returns to day, waiting periods, which a un­ Beyond a doubt the shipowners couple of Englishmen. the ship, the old man logs him; ion must comply with, or' risk will insist on certain changA in being sued for violation of the TOOK NMU MAN ABOARD but if a man gets drunk on the the Hiring Hall section in con­ booze sold in the slopchest, noth­ Taft-Hartley law and/or being ing is done about it. We made the trip and returned formity with the Taft-Hartley sued in court. to Casablanca. While we were slave law, which forbids the SMOKES RACKET there a fellow who paid off for To get around this for the pur­ closed shop contract. medical reasons from an NMU When we left the States we pose of taking direct action, the The possibility that the SIU ship came down and asked for had seven months supply of miners included in their last will have to take strike action to a job. He was hired as a galley- cigarettes. We've been out here To the Editor: agreement a little section known defend the agreement, or to en­ man. for eight and one-half months, force whatever demands are as the "willing and able" clause. Sailing today is not what you The Captain hired a Jewish and we're just about out of made, or to prevent chiseling by This willing and able clause is would call a bed of roses but it fellovy as Second Cook and when smokes. The old man has them the companies, brings up the very simple. It merely states is a great improvement over we got under way we found out in the slopchest for $2.70 a car­ question of whether it is possible what it was some years back and the galleyman had been Steward ton but he won't let us sign the to strike without running the that the union members will stay I for one have no desire to go on his previous so he was made slopchest card, he wants us td risk of being sued for vast sums on the job and not quit work so { Second Cook and the fellow who sign the draw list. of money in damages by the long as they are willing and able back to the lousy conditions un­ His latest form of amuseme: der which seamen were forced to work. shipowner combine. seems to be telling the Cook' kf to live and work. how to prepare the chow. He And to what do I owe the im­ tells them to go easy on the provement of mjy conditions? sugar, salad oil and flour because they cost money. His next plan To my own individual efforts to make the trip more miserabld to some extent, yes; but what is to ration the eggs. ter sent pictures with his let­ pse would my own efforts To the Editor: Well, we have only three mor^ ter. Sorry we couldn't use amount to without yours? The SS Daniel Willard, South them, but they wouldn't re­ months to go and we sure hop^ It was by pooling our com­ Atlantic, took bunkers in Char­ produce cleeirly. bined resources that we joined it's not any worse than the last leston and proceeded to Port Ar­ together to form a Union. From eight and one-half. We'll sur^ thur for grain.. From the start Rubery Thanks our ranks we selected the most be glad to see the good old we had trouble. capable to represent us in deal­ was supposed to ccfok Wouldn't U.S.A. 'First in the engines; condenser, Balto Patrolman ing with the employers. fry an egg and was demoted to bbUers and everything. The fuel To the Editor: B. C. Jones Galleyman. With that set-up we A great many of us, however, was bad, and we ran out of wa­ I would like this letter to ap­ Deck Delegate ter on the way to Europe. Re­ pear in the LOG, thanking Pa­ seem to think that our job is made our third trip to the Gulf sult: the boilers nearly meltqd. trolman Ben Lawson and Johnny finished after our elected officials and back to Le Havre. In Le Havre the two English­ THANK UNION On the return trip we ran Hatgimisios, the Steward Patrol­ take over the helm and so we short of fuel. And we took 78 man, for their cooperation in sit back and let Joe car^ on men paid off and we picked up a FOR BATTLING from there. Is that fair to Dutchman and a Russian. From days to Marseille and back. straightening out minor beefs at them? there we went to Panillac where SHIP TRANSFERS We are being repaired now. the payoff of the SS Cape San the Jewish fellow and the Fire­ BOOST 'EM .Of course, the above wasn't Diego in Baltimore. man who was hurt in Le Havre To the Editor: aU. We ran short of food too, and They are two swell guys. We Are they supposed to carry the paid off; We picked up a Fin­ The Union's efforts on behalf the steering engine went on the had no time to write them and load alone? No! nish fireman and left on our of the American seamen to stop send them our thanks as we blink twice. fourth trip to the Gulf. Your job is to give all the had been out six months and We had a 10-day storm, and In Algiers the Pumpman who the government practice of plac­ help you can—not to sit back were in a hurry to get home. when we got to the mouth of had gotten hurt on the way paid ing vessels under foreign regis­ tlw Mississippi we -were fog­ By the way, we have another and criticize when they make a off so the Maintenance man try is gratefully appreciated by decision that is though necessary bound two days. At least, we Union member. I had a Valen­ for the majority but doesn't suit moved up to Pumpman. We the crew of the Grover C. Hutchtine present of a son weighing never had a dull moment. then pulled out for Casablanca. erson. We know that you spared 13 pounds and eight ounces. He you. "We hope the repairs will be will can'y on in his father's In this port the Chief Cook If you' have a suggestion to and Wiper paid off under mutual no effort in our behalf in fight­ .'sufficient to tide us over this footsteps. , make, send it to the Secretary consent. Another Jewish fellow ing this vicious practice. nqxt trip to Italy. John Rubery Treasurer. It will receive the Here's luck and quick suo^ss We don't want so much trouble Dorchester. Mass. utmost attention and, if helpful, signed on as Wiper but nothing in anyother undertakings in be­ again. (Ed. Note: Congratulations will be used to improve our was done about the Cook so half of the American seamen. the Second Cook we picked up ; AJvin C. Carpenter on the new Union member. Union and what it stands for. '& in Casablanca was made Chief 18 GrowiiMinbexs BecMid Cook He's probably squawking about Cook and the Steward filled up Grover C. Huldhenen vwmiam McKay Ed. Note: Brother Carpen- the chow already.) To the Editor: Brother Urges'WilKng' Clause In Next Pact Give Support To Officials You Elect, He Says SS Dan Willard Trip Begins With Bum Fuel, Ends In Fog �THE SE APiR ERS 16 G P»a0 FouxteMi Ir y Venetian Blind Staggers Prove Gashounds Dumb By LOUIS GOFFIN There are stories and there wagon. This affrent caused them ^e stories about drunken per­ no end of agony, which they formers. But there is one that promptly sought to soothe witli comes to mind that proves some a few more vials of vino. of these guys just can't be help­ They were then ready to get ed. It happened in the sunny going once again and so began port of Venice, Italy, some sun­ their search for the taxi—gon­ SS ELIZABETH NEW YORK $2.00; H. Orkofsky, $8.00; J. C. MahoHf dola, that is. ny years ago. R. Rivera, $1.00; R. Tierrera, $1.00; $4.00; I. Romero $6.,00; M. C. Sterne, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS • Along about our second day Despite the dimness of their A. Goldsmith. J37.00; A. D. Ciiida O. L. Ames. $5.00: A. Fernandez, $2.00. $3.00; M. Streiflfer, $3.00; S. L. VillaSS DOROTHY flores, $2.00. ^ - in port a couple of the lads took vision, they found one in short $5.00; M. Klepels, Jr., $3.00; G. A J. N. Castro. $1.00. SS FAIRPORT off- on an old-fashioned wine order. It was empty, too. Not Davis. $3.00; C. J. Dillon. $3.00; B SS BELGIAN VICTORY M. Ramos, $1.00; T. O. Melton, $2.00f Henn, $1.00: R. E. Hanez, $3.00; S. dj'unk. By eleven o'clock of that even the cabbie, or gondolier, or L. Blake. $1.00; F. Hobin. $1.00: G. H. J. Fowler, $1.00; R. L. Pifer, $5.00| Lenert, $5.00; D. 'S. White, $1.00; J whatever you call them, was in Vfine-loaded night these guys Ferreira, $3.00; E. C. House, $3.00; Brazil, $1.00; E. D. McLaughlin, $1.00; :J. Lynch, $5.00; G. B. Gepec, $5.00; R. sight. They decided to row their W. J. Fitch. $3.00; M. DaSilva, $10.00. J. H. Smith, -$1.00: E. G. Arroyo. $2.00; . T. Mason, Jr., $2.00; D. Krickovich, ^yere fully fermented. F. W. Babbitt, $1.00; W. G. Butler, $2.00; E. Wood, $2.00; D. T. Garofalo, jThey began casting cock-eyed own but, although gondoling is L. L. Proud. $1.00; G. J. Ledson $2.00; A. R. Prime. $1.00: $3.00; N. O. Murrell, $3.00; C. Partello, $3.00; P. J. Welsh. $3.00; J. Sutomayor, more like it, since there is a Ranees around for a taxi to $3,.00; J. Banach, $1.00; A. C. Ruiz, SS CANTON VICTORY $3.00; A. R. Fernandez. $5.00; H. J. take them back to their ship, a lot of difference between pushing Stocker, $2.00; P. C. Martinez. $10.00; D. C. T. Pople, $2.00; T. D. Smith. $2.00; £. F. Russian, $3.00; D. F. pretty fruitless effort in Venice, a gondola and rowing a life­ L. Themas, $50.00; A. Mueller. $2.00; $2.00; L. E. Lemayy, $5.00; L. R. Fitzgerald. $1.00; R. F. Wendt, $1,004 W. Swokla. $1.00; R. H. Remillans. Lamb, $2.00; I. F. Willoughby. $1.00; J. Secru, $5.00; G. H. Butterfield, - where you have to do your boat. Tliis, our lush friends soon $5.00; H. P. Walters, $5.00; J. Yacin- J. Phillips, $2.00; C. March, $3.00; N. $4.00; H. Alexander. $2.00; J. H. Horcruising in a gondola. L. Gadow, $2.00; W. Allen, $2.00; H. ton, $2.00; J. W. Fort, $2.00; H. C. learned. Their seamenship failed ski, $10.00. Holstead, $2.00; E. F. Perry, $2.00; G. Johnson, $2.00; W. Addison, $1.00. SORE-HEADS SS SEATRAIN HAVANA them. Within a few minutes they SS MONTAUK POINT R. Siefer. $2.00; C. H. Meditz, $1.00; When they were reminded of were stuck in the middle of the P. A. White. $2.00; S. 3. Freiligh, R. D. Gilbert, $1.00; H. J. Sherry. $2.00; C. Hersey, $2.00; E. W. Dodds. $1.00; F. M. Pedraza. $3.00; L. E. this fact, they became boister­ canal and going nowhei-e fast. $1.00; T. Frazio, $2.00; T. A. Lee. J. B. Wheeler. $1.00; N. L. Mark, $5.00. $1.00; M A. McGaharn. $1.00; SS J. SULLIVAN $1.00. ously indignant. They were sail­ Plumb disgusted over the course Brown, L. Perla, $1.00; B. C. Dixon. $1.00; C. Ray. $2.00; J. Powers. $2.00; R. SS TRINITY VICTORY ors, they roared, and no one was of events and their gondola they The Crew. $2.00; B. Ingram. $1.00; G. Yee Song Pu. $2.00; M. T. Tabing. Cinn. $2.00; S. R. Marshall, $2.00; M. going to row them back to the bowed to the inevitable and de­ F. Robetson. $ 1.00. $2.00; E. D. Mabee. $2.00; J. Switzer. Robinson, $2.00; W. Donald. $2.00; W. » SS JEAN LaFITTE $3.00; P. Renna. $3.00: N. L. Hartnett, H. Hendershot, $2.00; J. S. Markham, cided to abandon ship. Wm. F. Winkles. $1.00; G. Rodroguez, $5.00; R. Swanson $5.0,0; W. F. Dorr, $2.00. Over the side of the gondola $1.00; P. O .Cirelli, $1.00; E. Wilson. $5.00; SS WACOSTA H. K. Wing. $2.00; A. A. Hufwent our two gondoliers, churn­ $1.00; C. Tingle, $1.00; C. E. Pettipas, fart. $10.00: . T. Pou. $2.00; L. K. A. Melendez, $1.00; W. P. Dohertyv ing the waters furiously. Desti­ $1.00; P. C.arvin, $1.00; R. Carrington. lling. $2.00; L. Shin. $2.00; R. Hamp- $1.00; T. F. Finnegan, $1.00; A. Faso, G. Rogers. $1.00: P. Dayton. son. $5.00; J. R. Burns. $3.00; E. N. $1.00; G. O'Rourke, $3.00; D. a nation was their ship. But they $1.00; $1.00. Petrucelli. $4.00; E. J. Blanchard, $2.00; Hodge. $1.00; E. O'Connell, $1.00. were carrying too heavy a load SS SEATRAIN TEXAS SS SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY H. A. Croke, $4.00; T. B. Patton. $5.00: and soon were foundering a fe^v W. J. Fitch. $1.00; A. L. Ratajazak. W. "H. Mansfield. $4.00;' J. McGinness. G. W. Johnson. $1.00; M. G. Foster, yards from where they hit the $1.00; H. H. Winborn. $2.00; W. $10.00; J. Johnson, $10.00; L. Gutierez, $1.00. Philip. $1.00. water. SS SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Continued from Page 1) PICK-UP F. T. Andrews. $2.00. ^ speak more guardedly. Water­ Fortunately a police launch SS PIPE SPRING man simply indicates that ex­ was cruising in the neighborhood panded operations certainly are and hauled the two water-logged H. Simmons. $1.00; W. C. Hardy. $1.00; D. K. Hines. $1.00; D. G. Leach. highly px-obable. $1.00; R, P. Bowman. $1.00; C. Milli canal cavaliers aboard. Isthmian says its ships might Well, copping a gondola in can. $1.00. carry more cargoes to Europe, Italy is something like stealing SS PUENTE HILLS G. D. Dail. $1.00; O. Orr. $1.00; T. provided there are heavy ship­ Tsapelas. $1.00; J. Treilibs. $1.00; C. ments from the West Coast £. Carniel, $3.00; J. Ranieri, $2.00; F. where Isthmian's European car­ Davis. $1.00; S. Puntillo, $1.00; H. ==-^ HEyy BRINSTMAT goes originate. Isthmian also exWitkowski. $1.00; J. Manen.^$2.00; F. f TAXI BACK! Kelly. $1.00. oects to participate in the China SS RICHARD YATES shipments to be made under the E. J.. Amerault. $1.00; Steward's program. Dept., $9.84; P. C. Murry, $1.00; G. T. their chops over, "Who was the Overtakes says the situation Bohnfelt, $1.00; F. Barclay. $3.00: R. TRAGIC GROUND, by Erskine looks "very hopeful"; and Amer­ Caidweli. 144 pages, 25 cenis, Manassa Mauler?" or "What dice W. Collins. $1.00; J. R. Cummings. $3.00; C. F. Sinnett. $5.00 . roll is called cross-eyes?" ican-Eastern, in an extreme of Penguin Books. SS BUCYRUS VICTORY cgutiop, is of the opinion that C. Ling. $1.00; E. P. Lopez, $2.00; E. Bawdy humor being Mr. Cald­ Fans of another sort will prob­ t^e situation on the face of it Tonisson, $2.00; R. Karner, $2.00. well's forte, "Tragic Ground" ably bounce back the right poop means increased shipping. SS M. CRAWFORD ::ollows the pattern he pursued on "Where did Dirty Gertie The Crew. $14.00; W. H. Hunter, J Gloomiest answer comes from come from?" Guys hep to gin$2.00: P. SSdowski, $1.00; C. E. Kull, with so much vigor in Tobacco S,outh Atlantic. The company mill jive will sparkle on ques­ $2.00; R. M. Garrod. TI.OO; E, R. ^s that it only hopes the Mar- a cab in the U. S., and it took Gordon. $1.00; E. Gherman, $2.00; A. Road, God's Little Acre, Journey­ tions like this one: "For what is ^11 Plan can supply enough the Skipper quite a, while to Smith. $5.00: L. Folio. -$1.00; J. W. man and Trouble In July. This time he weaves hii' sym­ a cocktail known as Ward Eight cargoes to keep its 30 ships sail­ convince the local carabinieri Bigwood. $1.00; H. R. Mathisen. $2.00. pathetic yarn around an abused named?" SS SIMMONS VICTORY ing. In fact, the company points that it was all in'fun. But whether you shine or not, T. R. Neese ,$1.00; E. Davidson. character named'fepence Douthit, tyt that there is no insurance Most guys would think they $3.00; M. Hurst. $2.00; M. S. Kolonik. the -Quiz Book offers an inter­ who is mired in a war-boom t^at Marshall Plan cargoes orig­ would have learned a lesson. $1.00; W. L. Thompson. $1.00; P. ,L. town that is no longer booming esting way of- killing off-time inating in South America have But trying to teach some gas- Regan. $1.00; W. L. Wililams, $1.00; and who longs to return to his aboard ship. The quizzes can be to be shipped by the 50 percent hounds anything is pure waste E. H. Rosarge, $2.00 ; ,B. P. McNulty, pre-war home. Poor old Spence played by one person alone or $1.00; E. Monen. $2.00; Clayton Tinker, of time because these guys re­ $2.00; John Russell, $2.00; A. C. Brown. has a mighty tough time of by groups from two to eight formula. .Smith & Johnson says that, on peated the stunt later. Lucky $2.00; R. M. Gottlieb. $5.00; J. M. things. guys. the whole, the situation looks for them this time, the tide Pascual. $2.00; K. G. O'Briant. $6.00; Besides his poverty, he's bur­ A good way to pick up some favorable — but that it is too swept them close to the ship J. B. Sherman. $2.00; J. T. McNicholas. dened with an ailing wife soured straight dope, too. Just suppose $4.00: T. W. Hearne. $2.00: A. B. e^irly to make any real estimate so they let the gondola drift and Scoggins. $4.00: R. W. Johnson. $6.00; by an insatiable thirst for Doc you come ashore one day and o| the future. Much depends, the made the short distance under S. Koegian. $5.00; O. E. Laourette, Monday's stomach tonic and a have a smart aleck try to stump $2.00: E. M. DaVistr. $2.00; W. Hart company says, on how the pro­ their own steam. teen-aged daughter, who figures j-ou with: "Who raped Lucretia?" What does it prove? Only that love. $2.00; A. C. Beck. $4.00: M. privation can be tossed off, along Watch his eyes pop when you ' gram is estimated. Bruno. $4.00; N. M. Mills. $2.00; W. T. it's a waste of time trying to Ellers. SIX BILLION BUCKS • , Jr., $5.00; J.A. Buzelewski, with virtue, in a local sporting smugly shoot back: $2.00; H. E. Brooks. $2.00; D .C. house. Atf~ it now stands, the Mar- lend a hand to a gashound. "Why Tarquinius Sextus, of Wittmeyer. $1.00; B. Trasher. $1.00; L. shaU Plan calls for $6,098,000,000 There's nothing delicate about course!" English. $1.00: M. L. Fillincame, $3.00; worth of goods to be shipped G. Kihg. $2.00; N. D. Abeninathy. Tragic Groimd. But, then, neither It's all in the little book. ' abroad. Of this, $5,300,000,000 $1.00: E. L. Myers, $I.OO: N. Callaway. are the folks in it. $1.00; .1. Camporeale. $1.00; J. Mar­ wUl be earmarked for the 16 4 t t i t 4. MAL MacDONALD tinez, $1.00; J. Maisonett. $1.00; R. original Marshall Plan nations THE NEW QUIZ BOOK, by Al­ PHILOSOPHY IN A NEW KEY* Your radio and eliminator are Yantz. $1.00. in Europe. SS MADAKET bert Morehead and Geoffrey by Susanne K. Langer, Pelican at Boston Hall. Another $463,000,000 will go H. Put. $10.00; A. Heller, $1.00; L. Mott-Smith. 25 cents. Pelican Books, 258 pages, 35 cents. DeMasi Pesplain. $1.00; R. Pardo, .50: S. to China. Greece and' Turkey Books. O'Rourke. $2.00; R. A. Barrett, $1.00; 4. 4. 3. will get $275,000,000 and the In­ This one is heavy going, no N. Reznicenko, $1.00; F. T. Pettingill. ternational Children's Fund of SS HASTINGS Don't look now, but do you question about it. Chapter^ $1.00. the United Nations will receive Crewmen who were aboard SS STEEL FABRICATOR know what a jehu is? Or a Scot­ heading go like this: "The Logic $3.00. $60,000,000. sman's tartan? Or a troglodyte? of Signs and Symbols", "Life this vessel on or about Dec. 23, V. Suska. SS STEEL SURVEYOR The present legislation au­ 1946, and who know anything If you do, chances are you'll Symbols: The Roots of Sacra­ H. Karrman. $2.00; C. Jar. $2.00; thorizes the full amount to be about the injuries and subse­ G. P.Binnemans. $2.00; E. E. Ramirez. rate genius in the new specially- ment" and "On Significance in used, but Congress has not yet quent death of Samuel L. Price, $2.00; N. Mamat. $1.00; P. Nixon. prepai-ed Quiz Book, which sets Music." appropriated the money. How­ please communicate with Man- $15.00; I. D. Howison. $2.00: O. Uus- up 2,000 brain teasers in 100 However, anyone who likes to ever, the new law also authorizes dell and Wright, 501 State Na­ mann. $4.00; Chuan Ding, $2.00; I. G. quizzes. wander and muse in the man- • $2.00; F. S. Rivera. $2.00; P. an immediate loan from the Re­ tional Bank Bldg., Houston, Tex­ Garcia, But if those three stumpers sions of philosophy will enjoy Denaz, $2.00: G. P. Marilla. $2.00; G. construction Finance Corporation as. Telephone C-5249. If you call Walker. $1.00; O. Kaeloo. $4.00; F. C. have you scratching your head, Miss Langer, who writes very of $1,000,000,000 to get the pro­ collect, tell operator you are wit­ Hays. $4.00: W. M. Toed. $2.00; R. there are plenty of other op­ clearly and certainly, does not i gram under way while the ap- ness in the. Samuel Price case so E. Siostrom. $2.00; B. P. Centeno. portunities to show off your clutter her copy with stagnant ;: $2.00; F. Varvas. $1.00: R. C. White, savvy. Sports fans ought to lick academic cliches. p^;opriation is pending. , charges .will be accepted. " $1.00; J. O. Meeks, $1.00. Operators Hope For Expansion Under ERP NOTICE! Kj'' Ife?'' Friday; April 9. 1948 �i April A 1P48 PERSONALS <F' ff E ; S ^ ^ F A R E 4l S Page Fifleea' LO G Unclaimed Wages Seventh St., South, Salt Lake SYLVESTER BARNES Get in touch with Irene Chi City, Utah. 4. ,4 jt - coine, Division of Labs. & Re STEPHEN FII^ search, New Scotland Ave., A1 Your father is seriously ill. bany 1, N. Y. You are heeded at, home. S. 4. 1. 4 4 4 JULIAN MINESES MELVIN E. RICE Communicate with Mr. or Mrs, Write to your mother, care of Cruz by calling EVefgreen Tech. Sgt. C. E. Holland. 4-2789. 18124544, Sq. B, 1377, AAFBU, 4- t 4Westover Field, Mass. GEORGE F. COLEMAN 4 4 4 ; Your mother asks that you get KANE DGNNER in touch with her as soon as Information r ec e-i v e d says possible at 453 Western Ave. there has been a death in your Lynn, Mass. 5.10 Slater, D 1.73 5.26. Simmons, William F family. Get in touch with your Sheeks, Addison W 4.66 Slerdeck, 5.'#1 Sheely, B. E .30 Simmons, William G X X t. wife. RICHARD C. WOERNER 34.06 Slezak, Michael 23.37 Sheets, Warren I 8.39 Simon, Harry C 4 4 4 Simonavage, Anthony 58.72 Sloman, Alfred R 2.23 Sheldy, Arthur J :.V 14.26 Your cousin, Lawrence Hoff­ BILL THOMPSON Simonds, Walter 17.77 Slonaker, George F 3,33 ..f;. 19.28 man, Jr., wants you to get in Get in touch with youi* father, Shelby, Tull 59 Slummer, David R 117.50 2.84 Simoneau, Albert touch wifh him at 1819 N. W. E. Thompson, 1141-9th Ave., Sheldon, Robert Simonetti, George A 4.01 Shellby, Virgil J 1:... 3.75 Slusarcyzk, John F 1;28 Keeler Ave., Chicago 39, 111. South, St. Petersburg, Fla. 1.52 Slusser, Irvin D Shelmadine, Herber 1.48 Simons, Eugene V 86.38 4 4 4 FREDERICK E. BROWNLOW Shelton, Frank D 23.00 Simpson, B 81 Smaciarz, Joseph 3.44 ROBERT (BOB) ARBUCKLE Shelton, Isaac G 10.74 Simpson, Donald 31.02 Small, James 1.37 Get in touch with Lorie Write to Robert L. Bicknell, 21.10 Simpson, Everette M 7.92 Smalling, John J 11 .'30 Brownlow, 125 East 24th St., 1018 State St., Indianapolis, Ind. Shelton, Thomas J Shemet, John 2.82 Simpson, J. P. 8.27 Smaw, John T 5.92 New York City," at once. Has a 4 4 4 Shepard, Ed. J 15.90 Simpson, Leeman 0 2.75 Smey, Stephen M '.24 letter from your brother, Den­ NORWOOD T. STEADHAM Sheppard, Fred S. ./ 27.36 Simpson, Louis B 80 Smiley, Andrew C 3.78 nis. Very urgent. Formerly of the SS William Sheppai-d, Gerald L:i 10.74 Sims, Erskine F 19.79 Smith, Alfred M '3T.'94 4. James. Please get in touch with Sheppard, Gilbert 5.94 Sims, Eugene • BRIGIDO RIVERA 89 Smith, Alva G -28:37 Mrs. Rose J. Steadham, 87 Lan­ Sheppard, James 5.07 Singer, John W 14.21 Smith, Alvin R isi^ Communicate with Mrs. Shir­ caster Ave.,~ Brooklyn, N. Y. Sheppard, Lawrence E 11.85 Singletary, Calvin 2.13 Smith, Armstead 10:30 ley Wessel, Seamen's Church In­ . 4 4 4 Sheppard, Watson L 10.74 Singletary, Grove C 23.84 i Smith, Benjamin F 3.46 stitute, 25 South St., New York STEPHEN SHACK Sherinian, Chas 9.34 Singleton, James T. 50.14 ! Smith, Bob 5:14 City . Get in touch with Joseph Sherlock, Thomas A^ ........ 18.42 Sink, William C 1.74 Smith, Bonnie W 19.65 4. i Scheck, care of SS Roy K. John­ Sherman, Howard L. 24.66 Sipe, Richard O 14.35 Smith, Carey E "ALEXANDER BOKOLOWSKI 5.12 son, Alcoa Steamship Company, , '7,89 Siperkoroic, P 1.12 Smith, Charles E 12J27 Contact Mrs. Shirley Wessel, 1 Canal Street, New Orleans, La., Sherman, Lyle V Sherry, Eugene • .70 Siren, T. F 6.95 Smith, Charles L 5.69 Seamen's Church Institute, 25 or through Red Vincent. Sherwood, Quentin R. 8.91 Sirignano, Anthony 55.77 Smith, Clinton 2.49 South St., New York City. 4 4 4 ^ Shiber, James J .79 Sivetz, Peter 3.25 Smith, Clinton W 29.39 4. 4. ARMAND RIOUX. Ch. Slewed Shields, J. A 4.5Q Sixta, Hal A 2.40 Sniith, Clyde J REED EDWIN HUMPHRIES 1.91 Your son, Maurice Rioux, is Shields, Thomas 17.88 Sjoberg, Holger H 97.03 Smith, David H 40 Write to your brother, H. very anxious to hear from you.' Shields, Thomas E. ....i::.... 3.T0 Skaags, S. G 4.95 Smith, David U 1.87 Grant Humphries, 141 West Write to him at 1203 Plymouth' Shields, Thomas F. 20.53 Sharupa, Joseph 2.23 Smith, Desmond 3.46 Ave., Fall River, Mass. Shima, John A .• 1.34 Skells, John H mU», 2.90 Smith, Douglas ViSS i s. i Shimel, Dale R d.. 17.13 Skezas, W 94 Smith, E 1.50 • EDWARD WFTKO Shimelfenig, Frank E. ,26:63. Siriba, John 2.28 Smith, Earl B 4.66 Your mother and father are Shipley, Jack B 38.82 Skillman, Edgar G 8.95 Smith, Earl W 17.55 anxious to hear from you. Please Shipley, Lawrefhce E. ' 9.27 Skinner, C 14.84 1.50 Smith, Edgar Shipley, Raymond V. ..7 20.99 Skinner, Lonnie C write or phone them. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 1.00 Smith, Edward A 66.62 Shirah, William E 103.76 Skinner, Russell William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 i i i 32:10 7.40 Smith, Elmer W BOSTON 276 State St. Shive, Donald 89.86 Skinner, Zane JdHN T. ANNAL 1.78 7.45 Smith, Eric Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 Shiveley, Paul ....} 10.13 You are purged to get in touch Smith, Ferdinand 1.24 . Skipper, H. , 3.50 GALVESTON SCSVi—23rd SL Shivery, Chester M.-..^.; 19:97 K^rth Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 with your mother. Skirkie, Edward 3.47 Smith, Floyd H Short," Fenton O 1.99 Skirl, Thomas W MOBILE l South Lawrence St. .'94 S i i. 3.10 Smith, Frank Shotwell, Sherword 10.25 Skladanik, Joseph CV Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 MATT FIELDS Smith, Frank 17.08 1.42 ORLEANS 339 Chartree St. 4.75 Skop, Max J 15;88 Get in touch with Anthonj' Ghrimpton, S. P. Sydney) ... 4.90 Smith, Frank E.' Sheppard, Agent, Magnolia 6112-6113 Shriver, Francis M.1.79 Skylberg, Gosta T. E. ;46 NEW YORK .51 Beaver St. O'Brien, 43 Upper Rutland St., ... 6.05 Smith, Frank A Shuart, Ralph 69.49 JM Algina, Agent llAnover 2-2784 off Summerhill, Dublin, Eire. Smith, Frank S 1.82 Slackwell, J. E ... 1.46 Shuks, A 2.12 NOttFOLK .127-129 Bank St. Smith, Fred D., Jr 8.'j» Slade, Archie B .. 3.70 Ben Rees, Agent Phdne 4-1063 Shuler, James B. 2.73 •r-W-V.— Smith, Gaston 2.*jai8 FRANK SURWILLA Slaid, Byron C 3.16 PI^LADELPHIA. .. .614-16 N. 13th St. Shuler, Ward E 49.58 Smith, George H I.ITB DON NORHOW Lloyd Gardner, Agnnt Poplar 5-1217 Slaip, James 45 Shultzs, Eugene .63 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. 11.71 Siarpan, John 12.94 Smith, George L Contact Dick Campau, 603 Shultz, R. E 2:3^ Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-B47S Smith, Gerald G 20.75 State,' George E .01 SAN JUAN, PJl 252 Ponce de LeoU Neff Road, Grosse Pointe, Mich., Shumacher, Marvin L. 10.74 Smith, Glynn A 6.88 Slater, Alfred 2.77 Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 as soon as possible; Shuman, Haldeman 7:47 Smith, Harland B T:87 SAVANNAH ... .220 East Bey St. 10.74 S. S. S. Shuman, James Thomas 10.73 Slater, Arthur W CUarles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 6.06 MICHAEL R. BAAL Slater, Charles 1.89 Smith, Harvey C. Shutts, James W 11.88 TAMPA ...:1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Slayton, Harold 10.82 Please get in touch with your Siarkowski, Leo L Smith, Howard W. fl.00 Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 1.87 family at 97-33 101st St., Ozone Sibert, James M.1.-04 Park, L. 1., New York. Sick, Robert E. ;7 ISG'GO rf t % % Sicknik, Arthur Leb" 28.83 MdNOLULU 18 Merchant St. Phone 58777 WILLIAM W. SiLVERTHORNE Sicotte, Lawrence ^ The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the S^'PORTLAND Ill W. Bumstde St. Please contact your mother, Sieben, Virgil 20.28 farers International Union is available to all members who wrih Beacon 4336 Mrs. C. V. Williams, Munden, Siegfried, John D. .86 " to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment iJtf RICHMOND, Call*. 257 Bth St. Va. It is important, Siekman, Walter E. ' .04 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to ha-^ Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Siekmann, Walter J. ^ i 4, 2:08, the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Douglas 26475 COY H. GILBERT Sigler, Leslie W. .39, SIU branch for ^is purpose. SEATTLE ; .86 Seneca St. Sigmon, Robert Get in touch with yobr attor­ 25:67 However, for those who are at Sea or at a distance from n SlU Main 0290 31.50 hall, the LOG Reproduces below the fonn used to request the LOG, WItMINGTbN :446 Avalon Blvd. ney, immediately. Very import­ Sigmuhd, Robert Sihler, Delph .... Terminal 4-3131 ant. 3.56 wWch you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Sijerkovic, Pedrdg 0.18 Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. 4 ft Silva, ArmindO M 1:48 THOMAS E. FOSTER PLEASE PRINT INEORMATION 40.87 BUFFALO .10 Exchange St. Contact your sister, Mi's. Mini Silva, Frank B 32.36 To the Editor: Cleveland 7391 hetta Hanrahan, 20197 Picadilly Silva, Lei-oy S. CMlCAbO 24 W. Superior Avft. i^ilva, Valentine 6.06 Superior 5175 Road, Detroit 21, Michigan. I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to thb •^Iver, Luther .46 i. K. S. CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. Silvei', Marvin D 8.41 Main 0147 CHRIS GIATRAS address helow: 1.65 DETROIT ...1038 Third st. Get in touch with John Ga- §Uverman, Maury Cadlllae C857 V 15.34 hagan in j-eference to lofgage Silverthorn, W Name DULUTH 5Si W. Michigan St. Silviera, Edward L 1.19 left in Mobile. His address is ^ Melrbse 4110 13.18 Summerfieldi Ridgcwood- Simmons, Claud TOiLBbO ...... 7.... . .615 Summit St. 1733 Street Address Si'mrrtqns, David R 7.-20 Garfleld 2112 Queens. Simmons, Dudley 1.53 City State Simmons, Machem E 21.60 Book No. 59475 .45 Will holder of this book pleaso Simmons, Marl L MONTREAL 1227 Phillips Square Signed 32.78 VICTORIA, B.C. ....802 Boughton St. report at 6th floor of SIU Hall Simmons, Paul D. Empire 4531 in New York, at first opportun­ Sinimotts, jPauI R., 11.57 VANCOUVER ;«a5 Hamilton St. ity. This is of importance in Rbok Nd. .. Simmons, Reese 2.83 Pacific 7824 squaring your record. Simmofts, Steve M 3.tW Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Hie following' is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being pa d by the Mississippi Steamship Gompaiiy covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans^ La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Eller\ busch and include full name. Social Security number, Z number, rating, ^ date and {dace of birth and the address to which the money is to be sentk SlU HALLS SIU, A&G District Notiee Jo AH SIU Members 1 Gt. Lakes District Canadian District :'>• •m �Page Sixteen •V h TH E SE A F ARERS I O 0 UFE Has Friends In Time Of Need Without taking a break, tnaxchers on the picketline eat their noon-day meaL Sandwiches and hot coffee are provided on each of riie liiMS. A good portion of the food has been do­ nated by various AFL Hotel and Restaurant Workers' unions. Besides food, these unions have also been -represented on the plcketlines by members who naarched side-by-side with the UFE mm f- Beaten pickets lie on the ground with their arms around their heads to protect them from police violence. One police lieutenant has stated that he personsdly saw no violence. Picture on the" right, tiaken at the height of the actiod, shows a lieutenant actively directing the police in their strike­ breaking efforts. ' js;,- Friday. April 9. 1948 Even the rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the pickets. The bad weather was taken in stride, and those pickets without raincoats were provided with wartime gas-repellent capes as protection against the April downpour. � 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 April 9, 1948 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. 15 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES NEW COMPANY SIGNS UP WITH SEAFARERS LABOR RALLIES BEHIND UFE IN WALL ST. BEEF OPERATORS CATIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON EXPANSION TUGMEN ASK WAGA BOOST UFE BROADENS STRIKE TO FOUR MEMBER FIRMS ORGANIZED LABOR GIVES ALL-OUT SUPPORT TO UFE ROU OFFICIALS PRESS MEBA TO BAR COMMIE-LED MERGER SEAFARERE' AID HELPS ENGINEERS IN FAST VICTORY SHIPPING PICKS UP IN SAVANNAH,NEW TANKERS HELP TO CLEAR HALL SHIPPINS IN MOBILE IS STILL ON SLOW BELL LACK OF SUGAR SHIPMENTS TAKES ENHANTMENT OUT OF PUERTO RICO GALVESTON MEMBERSHIP SAYS 'YES'RESOLUTIONS AND AID TO UFE NEW YORK SENDS OUT CALL:RATED MEN NEEDED CREW ADD TO FRISCO'S UFE STRIKE GIFTS THE SIU-CONTRACTED COMPANIES:ALCOA ONLY ORE SHIPS KEEP PORT BALTIMORE AFLOAT TORRANCE HILLS SAVED FROM DIASTER BY ALERTT ITALIAN TANKER CREW SIU MIDDLEWEIGTH SCORES HANDILY OVER CUBAN CHAMP POTENT POTION QUELLS PANIC ON FAIRSLE DIGESTED MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS VENETIAN BLIND STAGGERS PROVE GASHOUNDS DUMB OPERATORS HOPE FPR EXPANSION UNDER ERP Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/09/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log