http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/fc421d16fc1ae7b3b218da927535b6fc.PDF 2a70c9121d52601b22a4a637a785f817 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 23. 1948 COUNTING THE RETURNS The Headquarters Tallying Committee is hard at work counting referendum ballots. Left to right: A. L. Miltner. Charles Macomber. James.Lee. George Kitchen. James Murphy. Frederick Willis and Matt Fields. Partial Tally Indicates Ail Four Resolutions Passed By Hugo Majority NEW YORK—On the basis of early returns on the Referendum Bal­ loting, which ended April 10, and which is being tabulated now, all four pro­ positions have been overwhelmingly approved by the membership. All ports reported heavy voting during the polling period, which commenced March 10. The threat posed by the anti-labor Taft-Hartley law, and the feeling that the shipowners will try to break the Union by refusing to recognize the Hiring Hall when contracts come up for renegotiation, made it certain that as many Seafarers as possible would cast their ballots. That is exactly ^what happened. Curb Signs Agreement With UFC; Strike Holds Firm On Other Fronts NEW YORK—Last week the solid front of the Wall Street union-breakers busted wide open, and the Ciu'b Exchange authorities came to terms with the United Financial Employes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL. A UFE membership meeting, held in tlfe SIU Hall at 51 Beaver Street on Thursday afternoon, April 15, ratified the terms of the new agreement, and on the following diy the Curb workers streamed back to their jobs. On the other fronts, however, the s:rike|still continues in full force. Picketlines around the Stock Exchange have bee-i greatly increased, and the lines in front of the four struck brokerage houses have been strengthened. Police brutality, which hit its peak on March 30, when pickets at the Stock Exchange were beaten by club-swinging cops, flared up anew on April 16 in the same spot. Six demonstrators were again attacked by the po­ lice, and after being viciously beaten were hauled off to jail. To help the Wall Street antilabor forces in their union-bust­ ing move, the police authorities '' ' have maintained hundreds of caps, both mounted and on foot, in the area around the Stock Exchange. It is common knowl­ edge that Mr. Schram, SE Presi­ dent, has bragged that he can - -starve the strikers into submis­ sion if the police harry and man-handle the picketlines. - He has received full coopera­ tion from the police, but the UFE strikers, and the men of the SIU Atlantic & Gulf District who are supporting them, have refused to be intimidated. In fact, the picketlines have in­ creased day by day, in man­ power and in militancy. Other organizations have con' tinued to support the UFE members. Food has been received in great quantities, and the galley in the SIU Hall has been serving hot meals for more than a full week. No. 17 More Regulations The Army is boss in Brem e n and Bremerhaven. There's nothing anybody can do about it except know and obey the Army's rules. The current Army regula­ tions covering merchant sea­ men in the Bremen area are printed on page 14. If you're heading for Bremen, get hep to the rules. You can save yourself a lot of grief. Complete returns are not yet available, but will be in time for the next issue of the LOG. All four of the propositions are. vei-y important to- the future well-being of the organization. All the proposals were first sug­ gested by the membership, and then recommended by the 1948 Agents Conference. One resolution is designed to strengthen the Union against any Taft-Hartley ideas the shipown­ ers may have floating around in their heads. The $10.00 Strike Assessment will build up the Union's Strike Fund to such a point that the shipowners will think twice before forcing the SIU out on the picketlines.DESERVE THE BEST Another measure, the $10.00 Building Assessment, has also drawn widespread comments of approval since the day it was first suggested. Consensus of opinion is that members of the Union deserve the best, and that means decent Halls in every port, with adequate meet­ ing space and recreation rooms and facilities. On the Shipping Rules changes, while there was not the same unanimity of opinion that there is on the two assess­ ments, nevertheless tlie returns so far show a resounding ma­ jority in favor of adopting the recommendations. ^ better to sea the Wall Street pickets over the heads of massed New York police. The cops were sent dawn in full force to the peaceful picketlines. presumably to keep them away from dangerous intersections where school kids have been run down by cowboy motorists. Qne passerby thought the underpaid cops were picketing for the salary increase they, are after. JSut they, were only Sntimidaling other underpaid workers out for a raise. ^ HALT PROMOTIONS s These changes would halt pro­ motions aboard ship, except in cases of emergenc.v, and would, also make it mandatory for Wip­ ers and Ordinaries. to clean the crew's quarters, as per contract. All jbbs off the board results in less time on the beach for all concerned, and cleaning quarters by the unrated men helps to protect the conditions which this Union fought so hard to obtain. .i �Page Two T H E S-E'^- P A R E kS t o Friday, April 23, 194S SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District AaUiated with the American Federation of Labor 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 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 I 267 Example For Labor If you are growing old digging coal from seam^ deep in the ground, running the daily risk of silicosis, tuber­ culosis and other maladies of the coal pits, and if ypu decide to take a little action to ease your lot, you, are acting contrary to something called the public interest. Under the fink-written Taft-Hartley Act you can then be enjoined from taking action. "Enjoined" is fancy legal talk. In point of fact^ it means that you can be forcibly stopped from walking out of the mines and setting up picket lines. It means heavy fines, stiff prison sentences or—per­ haps—the Army, Navy and Marines. That is what the-United Mine Workers Union is up against today. And that is what the SIU or any other union in a field which can be described as effecting this alleged public interest may be up against'tomorrow, next week or next summer. However, the coal miners aren't having any. They think that their own welfare is also a matter of public interest, which it certainly is. Undaunted by million-dollar fines, injunctions and other threats to their freedom, they have stood shoulder to shoulder at the point of production. The fact that a federal court has supported the "public interest" clause of the Taft-Hartley Act, and clamped on -injunctions and fines demanded by the gov­ ernment and the mine operators, does nothing to dim the coal mifiers' magnificent stand. Rather do the court's <lecisions make that stand the finer. The group determination of 400,000 miners is an These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, example for all labor. Moreover, the obstacles against ar reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers fin^ time hanging which they fight are the ones against which Seafarers heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up iJy too must do battle later this year. writing to them. Seafarers, too, will win their just demands. MOBILE HOSPITAL J. E. MAYHART L. A. HOLMES AARON McALPIN • C. PETTERSON E. B. HALL T. DAILEY A. CARDANA A. OLSEN ' The Wall Street strike now takes its proper place in T. H. McLEES R. E. GRAYAY * O. GUILLOTTE the picture. In the beginning it looked like a simple L. C. BROWN , S. LeBLANC M. PETERSON fltruggle between the Stock Exchange on one side, and the S. R. ROBERTS M. FITZGERALD United Financial Employes, Local 205, on the other. T. LITTLE E. BOWERS ft 4. t Since the odds were so one-sided, the UFE came to the TIM BURKE STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL Seafarers International Union, A&G, for aid, and this N. BOSANYN • F. FONDULA was voted in regular meetings up and down the coast. E. BERW ALD 4. it4. But the "simpje" dispute has more to it than meets NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL L. ANDERSON ^ the eye. It is not just an employer holding out against F. GARRETSON P. FRANKMANIS the reasonable demands of a union. It is a pattern of A. LOOPER R. J. GARDNER S. HEIDUCKI J. DENNIS union-busting that extends from coast to coast. E. OLSEN C. MASON Today the United Financial Employes and the Pack­ J. McNEELY A. LIPARI inghouse Workers^-are involved in life and death struggles G. BISCHOFF P. D. VAUGHN with the bosses. If these unions lose, and are destroyed, A.AMUNDSEN M. CASTRO ; then all labor will suffer a severe blow. J. SHEMET N. A. GENOVESE P.LOPEZ The members of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, G. BRADY F. NERING are well aware of this fact. That is why, in regular meet­ L. D. WEBB T. J. SCHUTZ ings, they' voted to extend the hand of Brotherhood to R. BUNCH C. DESOUSA A. EDEFORS the UFE, and that is why they have reaffirmed the same E. H. IVARRA M. ROSENBERG position at every meeting since the first one. When these L. CLARKE R. FLOYD J. PIETRZAK E. DRIGGERS men said they would fight, they meant exactly that. J; J. HANLEY J. GAINSLAND There is no hesitancy on the part of our Union to J. S. MINESES B. DUFFY continue in the fight until the victory is won. There E. HEBERT C. NANGLE , K • should be no hesitancy on the part of all sincere trade •J. KENNAIR R. J. STROM J. H. MURRAY unionists to follow suit, ; ' \ , J. H. ASHURST ' Men New h Nte Mrnkm Hos/ut^ ; P:-•- •' i All-Out Aid Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at 'the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 81h floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. DOWNIE , M. ELSAYED ' I ft ft ft SAVANNAH MARINE-HQSP. J. T. MOORE - % J. J. FERGUSON L. A. DEWITT 's«| M. McCLUE T. THOMAS A. C. NEELY " " M. JONES f • P. J. LEWriS ' ! C. MEDLEY, Jr. BRIGHTON*^ MARINE HOSP. R. LORD A. BONTI J. PENSWICK , W.CAREY J. CONNOLLY J. KORY R. KING - 'V J. LEES '. J. CHARRETT?: ft ft ft SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL ERLING MELLE J. HODO H. WATSON . A. A. SMITH ELMER H^LIMAN �/- •; .• • w Friday. April 23, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Privately Owned Ships increase During 1947 LOG Page Three Counter Phony Stories In Press, Says UFE Wife Everybody Knows Who's Talking The number of privatelyowned vessels in the American merchant fleet took an upswing between Jan. 1 and April 1 of this year, with tankers leading the way. Latest figures available for this period show an increase in the number of tankers from 360 to 439. Dry-cargo ships were also increased, the number going to 662 on April 1, as compared with the 643 privately owned and op­ erated on Jan. 1. The trend from public to pri­ vate ownership is emphasized by the fact that during the first three-month period of this year the number of governmentowned ships under bareboat charter decreased by 200. BREAKDOWN A breakdown as of April 1 shows 1,101 privately-owned ships, 928 under bareboat charter and 1,369 in the reserve fleet. On Jan. 1, there were 1,003 pri­ vately-owned, 1,128 bareboatchartered and 1,325 in the re­ serve fleet. Government-owned ships un­ der general agency agreement as of April 1 totalled 176. On Jan. 1, there were 230 ships operating under such an arrangement. Nevertheless, the size of the American merchant fleet actually decreased during the quarter period. Total number of vessels on Jan. 1 was 3,689, compared with 3,557 on April 1. The decline in the total num­ ber of ships is attributed to the transfer of government-owned ships to foreign registry under the Ship Sales Act of 1946, and to the scrapping of over-aged and damaged vessels. wAcc sraEET'S ^-7^ (Ed. Note: The following let­ ter was received by M. David Keefe, President of the United Financial Employes Union, from the wife of a UFE mem­ ber. In her letter she shows the appreciation felt by all members of the UFE for the aid given them by the Sea­ farers and other Unions and calls upon UFE wives and mothers to counter Wall St. propaganda. By request her name has been withheld.) /R OF . BEEH SW4U0WED SINCE 17^ \f . V I / i ' •• MM • r^ fee ^ INDIAN SIGN "PUT OM EVET^V SUCKEH Lewis And UMW Get Bum Rap Under T-H Act If there was any doubt in any union man's mind about the real meaning of the Taft-Hartley Act that doubt was cleared away this week. The United Mine Workers union, independent, and John L. Lewis, UMW president, were fined $1,400,000 and $20,000 re­ spectively for challenging the federal government's power to rule labor by injunction under the vicious T-H Act. The fines were imposed by Judge T. Alan Goldsborough of the Federal District Court in Washington, D. C. a few days after he found Lewis and the UMW guilty of criminal and civil contempt of court. But the fines covered only the criminal charge. Goldsborough was the same judge who fined Lewis and the UMW in 1946 on similar charges before the Taft-Hartley Act could be used to bolster the de­ cision. The UMW is appealing the de­ cision to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the miners, many of whom had returned to work after receiving a pension plan, the lack of which had occasioned last month's voluntaiy walkout, began walking out again in pro­ test when Lewis was judged guilty. Menhaut Sem&n Able To Cost Absentee Votes In '48 Election WASHINGTON — Public Law 348, approved April 19, 1946, facilitates absentee balloting. Re' sponsibility for administering the law; as it applies to merchant seamen, is now in the hands of the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission. The Act provides that a "franked" or free Federal post­ card shall be made available by the Chairman to members of the Merchant Marine, except those engaged aboard vessels on the Great Lakes or the Inland Wat­ erways. These postcards are to be used fpr leaking application tn the Secretaries of the various States for an absentee ballot. * In this connection, steamship owners, operators, and/or agents, maritime unions, and seamen's institutes have been supplied with Federal "franked" post­ cards. A supplied of these cards is available in the New York Hall, and anyone interested in re­ ceiving such a card can obtain one by, writing to the Special Services Department, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. . Posters are to be displayed on ships and in public places giving pertinent election information. Lewis ordered them back to work again, however. * A possible additional fine for civil contempt of court was sus­ pended Until April 23 by motion of the government. But, before then, the govern­ ment was expected to petition the court for an 80-day extension of the injunction- against the miners under the finky "national emergency" clause of the T-H law. PHONY CHARGE The phony "contempt" charge grew out of the government's contention that Lewis and other UMW officials had refused to obey an injunction, issued April 3, demanding that Lewis force the coal miners to go back' to work after ' they voluntarily walked out of the mines. Since Lewis iiever had called the men out in the first place, and since the miners in the pits had merely taken advantage of the "willing and able" clause in their contract, there was no validity in the court order, the UMW contended. The clause in question is a provision that the miners need work only when they, are "will­ ing and able." When Lewis declared that the mine operators had "dishonored" the contract by not granting the pension plan provided for in the agreement, the miners acted on their own, legally finding them- Here is an urgent message to all UFE wives and families. Spread the word! Do not al­ low your husband or son to be called "communist inspired." The newspapers will never tell the truth about this Union's great struggle for better working conditions for all white collar workers. 1 know the long hours the leadership has devoted to this organization. They cannot be classified as "inexperienced." Practice alone makes perfection. Mr. Schram (President of the Stock Exchange) cannot under­ stand why seamen or painters or other AFL affiliates are in our picketlines. Well, Til tell them! They're there in the role of Big Brother. You can only take candy from a kid for so long, then the whole family is aroused to the injustice and action is taken. We're grateful beyond thanks for their aid. ONLY ONE SIDE The papers cry the pictures of last Tuesday's riot in Wall Street are harmful publicity for this country. Who took them? There were no pictures taken when a broker spit on my husband. Nor where thei-e any pictures taken when he was surroimded by blue-coated police in such a tight circle that he couldn't walk without bumping into them. No. The truth of our men's struggle will not be made known in the newspapers. Money is hard to fight, but there have been cases is history where it has not won out. Our great Union of colonies proved that in 1776. So 1 call on you to spread the truth about this All-American team. Have faith in your man— he is pioneering for a place in the sun for all white collar workers. A UFE Wife • KrK -M •J. I selves neither willing nor able to go into the pits. In the meantime, the coal op­ erators, leady to take advantage of every possible legal evasion, were expected to go to the courts themselves to challenge the legality of the pension plan finally .approved April 12 by a three-man board consisting of Lewis, a representative of the operators and Senator Bridges of New Hampshire who sat as an impartial member. Just how "willing" or "able" to work the miners would be as events wore on was not known when the LOG went to press. Denouncing the government's suit and the court's decision. President William Green of the AFL said that the right to strike was one of the big differences Really large-scale resumption between democracy and com­ of trade with the Far East will munism. He added that it was not be possible until oriental bigh time the government stop­ ports are re-organized and re­ ped trying to prosecute the built, according to an American miners and concentrated its ef- steamship official who has just foirts on building up coal produc­ completed a survey of port facili­ tion. ties in China, Japan and the Large Scale Trade With East Awaits Pert Improvements Check It—But Good Check the slop chest be­ fore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of all the things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the Union Hall immediately. Philippines. Hong Kqng'and Kobe appeared to have bepn the most efficient ports observed. Hong Kong was said to be rapidly approaching its pre-war position as one of the world's leading ports, and Kobe was said to be recovering rapidly. Biggest problem throughout the Fdr East was reported to be pilferage by pier thieves, with Shanghai the worst afflicted. •-•is-:?! . -I - rf| �S&Ji•.!.V4;r-'' -.V Page Four TH E S E AFAR E RS £ O G Fridair; April 23, 1S49 Cape Junction Men Work, Rest in Manila ' - ' ' / '<s.>s¥;isf ,v"4: . At the left is a picture of the SS Cape Junction. Isthmian Steamship Company, tied up at Pier 13, Manila. In the back­ ground are the ruins of Pier 7. Above picture shows some members of the crew busily scraping paint on the ship. All snapshots on this page were sent in by L. S. Agulto, who represents the SEAFARERS-LOG in the port of Manila. m • •-:'X-:-r>--:;:|<:._. ' '-v ^\, >1.; _ v\.. • -N'': -' ' , • * llilill f -":t &i-^- Members of the Deck Gang take time off from^heir duties to pose for Brother Agulto. Under the hot, broiling sun, they find thai the less clothes they wear, the belter they can do their jobs. Sure look comfortable, don't they? Stewards Department men also look at the birdie, for the benefit of LOG readers. The pictures .were taken.in Manila on March 31, and within two weeks later were received in the LOG office. Fast work all around. V iliiSiiililifS . ''" .:••• �Friday, April 23, 1848 THE S E AP ARERS LOG Page Fire Baltimore Gets Plenty Of Action As Old 'Red Lead' Oasts Anchor By WILLIAM (Curly) HENTZ BALTIMORE — Shipping is Lead" what can you expect but still slow in this port. Although plenty of beefs, good beefs too? we hope it will pick up in the Members here, including the near future, we are hereby warn­ boys in the hospital, -ai-e still ing the members to stay away pretty hepped up about the XJFE until we tell them to come strike in New York. They knpw around. That is, if they want that this is a fight in which all to ship out. There are too many labor has a part, and they wish To ineuTO payment, all on the beach right now, far too they could be in the picketlines. claims for overtime must -be many. The bther thing that keeps the turned in to the heads of de­ By SALVADOR COLLS We did have 11 payoffs, but conversational stew bubbling is partments no ' later than 72 only seven ships signed on. The the possibility that we are going SAN JUAN—This week's sud­ each department. The men tak­ hours following the comple­ payoffs were an assortment of' to have to make our own fight tion of the overtime work. den spurt of activity came from ing the jobs seem to be entirely ships from various lines includ­ for the Hiring Hall come sum­ As soon as the penalty two sources: several ships came satisfied with the good tui-n of ing most of the usual ones and mer. If we have to, everybody events. work is done, a record should a couple we don't get in very in plus a good number of calls will be ready to take whereve^be given to the Department On the ships hitting this port often. for shoregangs — so this tight action is necessary—right at the head, and one copy held by we found quite a few beefs, but There were plenty of beefs on point of production. little island is enjoying good the man doing the job. all were settled in short order. the payoffs and on a few ships times. On the organizing front, we In addition the depart­ that touched in transit. How­ The MV Ponce arrived last The men looking for shoreare keeping busy on the tankers. mental delegates should ever, the Bull Line ships paid off gang jobs did quite well on the Tuesday to sign new articles. She The boys are doing a swell job check on all overtime sheets clean, as they generally do in Rossario, Kathryn, Elizabeth and was in port at Ponce and this aboard them too, convincing 72 hours before the ship this port. Arlyn. To each ship we sent called for a hectic day for us makes port. If all ships were like the Bulls everybody that the SIU way is one foreman and seven men for here. After covering the Ponce we get we wouldn't have much the best way. we made a fast turn back to San to do so far as settling beefs is Juan to handle seven ships in concerned. The crews just port. One of them was the homestead those scows for that Idaho Falls, Standard Oil tanker. run to Puerto Rico and keep The crew of the Idaho Falls held them looking, brand new. these three were easy ones for easier, the Union had the com­ a meeting on the ship and dohBy JOE ALGINA However, all ships are not pany send the men cigarettes. the Patrolmen to handle. ated 17 cartons of cigarettes for NEW YORK—From one week Bulls'and one of the others is The ship's Skipper, however, the Bi-others in the hospital. As On the Beauregard the Skip­ the Blue Island Victory, Water­ to the next it is hard to accur­ refused to allow the cigar-ettes to there are no men in the hospital per was the well-known Captain man, which came in from a long ately forecast shipping in this Perkins, former Waterman Poi't be taken aboard. What his rea­ at the pre.sent time, we have put trip to the Far East. port. After reporting a lull in Captain. He evidently hadn't son was, we haven't heard but the butts aside in the Hall for There w^is only one thing future use. shipping last week we had a forgotten his days as Port Cap­ it can't be a sane one. wrong with the Blue Island, and tain, for he immediately tried POSSIBLE STRIKE It's bad enough being stuck in veteran Seafarers' will under- sudden spurt, but it fizzled beto chisel on a few hours of over­ a country where dollars mean fore the week ended. > 8tand what we mean when we We are keeping in touc'n with • time. little and few luxuries are avail­ the ILA. They are expecting a reveal that her Skipper was "Red This week, shipping is holding able, but having a hardtiming strike in Arrojm. If and when Lead" Anderson. REMEMBER NOW? its own, but it is not impossible Skipper too makes life pretty it comes, we'll keep the SIU "RED LEAD" ROUGH He evidently forgot the SIU rugged. for it to take a turn up or down. members on ships hitting that The Blue Island had more The key seems to lie in the num­ however, as the Patrolmen col­ A Skipper who hardtimes his port up to date on the strike lected on every hour in dispute. beefs than we care to remember ber of' ships heading into the crew over such a petty matter details. despite a first class crew that Another Waterman, the Berea is a good example of why the The Cape Mohican hit port last boneyard. Victory, signed on in Boston for relations , between crews and week. Two of the crew wanted Some days several ships will a trip but got only as far as officers is sometimes so strained. to get off but the Captain re­ come in and half of them will New York. Here she was re­ Company officials often express fused to pay them off.. It seems go to the boneyard. A day will turned to the Maritime Commis­ copcei-n over the unwillingness that he didn't know the score pass and two or three will be sion. The crew did all right, of crews to trust officers or to on the agreement. He sent a withdrawn and put into service. however, they .coll.ected a have any respect for them—here wire to Philly inquiring as to the month's wages for their trouble. is a good example why no love is procedure but no answer came. The only thing that can be These ships liitting the bone­ lost. The ship sailed with the Skip­ definitely said is that, at this per still refusing the pay them time—and this time only—ship­ yard are not di.sturbing us too VISIT THEM off and maintaining that they ping is on an even keel. We had much, for while they put a dent Not much can be done about would be considered as deserters several ships hit the boneyard in shipping, it will be only temafter completing their runs, but porai-y. V^Then the goods for Eu­ the Skipper while he is over if they left the ship, The men ' Bull Lines helped out by taking rope under the Marshall Plan there, but crews of SIU ships ignored him and piled off. begin moving, a good number of hitting Antwerp can help their I reached the ship too late to Stuck together as one man in the Hilton and the Cornelia out them will be returned to service. settle the beef but the Agent in the face of "Red Lead's" hardlay-up. Two other clean ships for the Philadelphia has been contacted timing views and methods. As a Some of the ships that hit LOOK AT THAT OVER­ Patrolmen to laud were the and asked to square the Skipper. TIME SROWIHS!!! result _we got all the beefs port, and did not go into lay-up Janeway, Smith and Johnson; We have also contacted the com­ settled aboard ship the SIU way. were the DeSoto, Topa Topa and and the Joliet Victory, Robin pany to have the men's wages When you get a crew that has ^ Beauregard, all Waterman vesLine. Both ships had heads up sent liere. had eight months with "Red sels. There were others but crews and the ships l eflected the Outside of this, we have been men. A clean competency of enjoying an American Circus. ship is a sure sign of an efficient Tiic boys have been attending crew. the nightly shows and, from all The Pather, Isthmian, came in reports, are enjojung themselves with the usual Isthmian beef. like a bunch of kids. The Mates and Skipper had been By KEITH ALSOP out on deck chipping and paint­ ing like eager beavers. The ship GALVESTON — Shipping on We paid off the Edward Mark- had been gone six months, which brother members if they drop the Texas coast is quite fair,ham. South Atlantic, and the made a neat bundle of overtime by and pass along a few smokes, these days for bookmen, but-if James P. Harris, a Sheppard in dispute. The ship was not LOGs or the latest shatter from is very poor for permits — so'Line vessel, and both ships sign- under the new SIU agreement, the States. They'll be in- Ant­ HOUSTON — Shipping through don't come around if you don't ed right on again, but Patrolmen Goffin and Shuler werp until June, so drop in on this port soared to 34,143,777 have a book. The only difficulty was on the straightened out the muddle and them. tons in 1937, the record for the The biggest thing to happen Harris vthich the SUP represen- collected overtime on almost I'll close this week's sound-off port's history, officials of the down here has been • negotiation tative here handled. It concern­ every beef. with a few words to tankermen: Houston Navigation District an­ of a new contract between the ed weekend pay and was settled When taking a job aboard a nounced after a preliminary ,sur'Galveston & Houston Towing this way: Any man signing on MEAL TICKET tanker, it is a good idea to grab vey. Company and the Marine Allied was back-dated to cover the The Pather's Skipper thought The value of the commodities your gear and climb on a horse. .Workers, our SIU affiliate. We weekend but the men who paid he could write his own ticket, handled was $1,087,095,450 and^ A lot of tankers call for crews' Won a solid wage increase for off lost Saturday, Sunday, Mon­ but in this case it was the com­ both tonnage and value is ex­ the approximately 250 men on day and Tuesday that week. while waiting in the stream, and pany's checkbook he was sign­ pected to be greater for 1943. these tugs. the're are but a few hours to get Not much going on in the la­ ing. Houston is the gateway We had one unorganized tank­ bor field in this area, at least through which large quantities The Fairisle, Waterman, which aboard. er which we contacted very suc­ nothing of interest to" the SIU. came off second best in a tangle Unlike cargo ships these babies of food, drugs and other prod­ cessfully. Some day we'll t;ell you We have a few men on the with a reef near Antwerp, has pull out without much ceremony, ucts will be shipped to Vene­ more about it. * beach, whom a lot of members The ships coming in have ac- know , pretty well: Duke Him- been resting for the past few so if you've taken a tanker job zuela, through the Venezuela Basic Economy Corporation. Re­ months ir a shipyard there tef' ry generously in the UFE mler, J. Kerrigan, J. Daleman, awaiting band-aids. Part of the make fast tracks to the ship with turn shipments from Venezuela beef hr Wall Street. All dona­ tions have been sent to New D. Lacey, L. Born, H. Johhson crew is still with the ship. To your gear and be all set to'are expected to swell the trade , 'further. over there a little leave, and A. Rahn. make •York.. . Oil Overtime San Juan Activity Takes Spurt With Shipping, Shore Gang Jobs N,Y, Shipping Untertain; Boost Is Sxpetted Galveston Has Jobs For Bookmen, But Permitmen Find No Haven Houston Shipping Made Record In '47 ••'im • rvl ' il "4 �Page Six THE SEAFARERS Frisco Shipping Slows, But Rise Is Expected LOG Friday, April 23, 1948 Shipping is On The Hungry Side In Philadelphia FROM COAST TO COAST By STEVE CARDULLO By L. GARDNER SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping PHILADELPHIA—It is either has taken it on the slow .bell for feast or famine in the Port of the past week, but indications Philadelphia. The week before are that it is going to pick up. The SS Marion, first of General last we had. four payoffs, and Petroleum's three new tankers, is this week nary a ship. Our onlygoing to crew up this week. consolation was the many ships They are going to run from in transit. here to the East coast and then to Europe. Some of the men from these :v' There was a beef aboard the ships paid us a visit in our new SS Meadows when she pulled in quarters and all voiced their ap­ here, because the crew heard proval. Now that the furniture that the Skipper and the Engi­ all neer were going to bring their When Ihe crew of the SS Maiden Victory hit San Francisco the first thing they heard is installed and the fixtures wives aboard for the- trip while ready for use, the. place shapes about was the UFE strike in New York. They responded in the traditional SIU way by donat­ they make the shuttle runs be­ up as one of the finest of SIU ing their "draw" to the strikers. Above, Steve Cardullo, A&G West Coast Representative, Halls. tween Europe and Africa. But receives the gift for forwarding to New York while the Maiden Victory crew looks on. i, the deal fell through when the Each and every Seafarer enter­ crew heard about it. ing the Hall constitutes an in­ Bill Kierulf, who was on a specting committee of one, and ship across the bay, made a spe­ we invite comment from all. If cial trip to the Frisco A&G Of­ it can be n^de better, let us fice to donate five bucks to the By CAL TANNER ing around' the ship shooting out port has not yet felt any change hear about it. LOG. George Sykes just came MOBILE-Shipping in the port shooting holes in the although we anticipate a grad- | In spite of the slow shipping in out-of the hospital and is looking ventilators. ual pick-up. ^ this port, there still seems to be for a ship. of Mobile for the last week has We had to prefer charges On the organizing stage, the a dearth of rated men around G. Metting is still around wait­ been fair with nearly 100 book. , . , , rrn permits .-u:„ of the Agent of the Marine Allied Wor- here. With things looking ing for a special ship to South men and, nearly 70 ship- agamst ® j three T-. members , . Stewards Department and re- kers reports progress in a few brighter for the next weeks, this America. ped. We had six payoffs and four the Captain to the MM&P. more towboat outfits around Mo- shortage isn't too good. Maybe END BLIND DATES beefs settled. bile. No unorganized ships, other we'll have occasion to buzz Max Byers who was one of sign-ons. The payoffs were the The Puritan and Morning than the unorganii unorganized towboats, other Halls for men. r-mucu ai u the uie ivioin.nB the crew fiown from this coast Morning Light, F^irland, Frank- , ."'"f payoffs, no are hitting Mobile these days, to Yokahama to bring back one ;lin K. Lane and Francis G. SPRING ARRIVES of the tankers our Russian "cous­ Newland of the Waterman com- trouble at all. Tbe Delegates hut some of the boys are getting 'aboard the tankers in Lake ins had under lend-lease, writes: pany, plus the Capstan Knot and were on the ball. Spring has finally hit this fair I On all payoffs the crews were Charles. "Had a nice plane trip over. Puritan, both Alcoa. city. The boys are out soaking What a mess the ship was in The men who try for the tank- up the sunshine. Everyone seems Sign-ons for the week were generous in their donations to the when we boarded her! Plenty of the Fairland, Iberville and Morn- Financial Employes' strike in ers take along the Organizers starved for a few warming rays bed bugs, roaches and filth; no ing Light for Waterman and the York. So far about $550 has Handbook and other material to from good Old Sol. keep them hep to the game. ,,,. , , forthcoming. soap, and nothing to eat aboard. Capstan Knot for Alcoa. f:-, We've been eating aboard a Lib­ The sign-ons were accomplish-', ^he entire membership here When they-go aboard they're ^ • hanging around the Hall showing a keen interest in the ready for anything. erty tied up here in the yard. ed with the minimum of trouble, strike and its progress. There are some oldtimers Z "In the two weeks we've been there being only a few minor rearound whom some of you will Pastures. We still have LIKE MARSHALL PLAN here we couldn't get any linen ^ pairs to be made. Some of the the boys around. Big. Another thing holding the in­ be glad to hear about. Among « or soap from the Army. As far. payoffs were" another story, them: J. Prescott, E. A. Patter-• Eagle-eye, Johnnie terest of the membership is the as getting supplies we have a The Fairland, Captain Ryan, the Philly better chance of puUing Mac- paid off in Gulfport free of ma- April 9 issue of the LOG which son, W. Young, G. J. H. Jones, Arthur's teeth. We are going to jor beefs. However, she had left reports that 50 percent of the A. J. Langevin, E. Hannon, J. homesteaders. That's the tale from Philly for ge't 30 days' stores and head for four men on the West Coast Marshall Plan cargoes will go C. Thompson, W. Fahn and A. this week. the Persian Gulf and then to the when she came around and the in American ships. However, this Glassner. States—if the ship holds to- Wipers on her had to be jacked gether that long, I up by the Patrolman for not |r-' • "This is the last time I'll ever doing sanitary work. llmi-' I'-.The Capstan Knot came in all take a 'blind date' like this fouled up. We pulled off the again." The Machinist's strike is gain­ whole crew and warned the boys ing momentum every day with that any further performing more and more shops going out. would be dealt with more sevThe SIU Guards, who are located MOBILE — The SS Francis G. galley and took a shot at the showing partiality to officers, in the same building with us, y'lP(>Ee! WHOOPEE Newland, a Waterman scow, lights oVer the range. And on violating the contract and not have just started a new organiz­ AAlP HI-Ho MlZZEA)came into port this week loaded various occasions he shot holes doing their duties plus half a MAST II ing drive which should bring with a full cargo of beefs. She through the ventilators so that dozen other minor violations and in plenty of new members. certainly was a good candidate the men down below would get what not. The Guards' course, which for the "most horrible example" full appreciation of the noise of they hold in "the little red In fact, the entire crew was award. his six-shooters. schoolhouse" won the approval nothing to brag about, since the It seems that we had a few There was quite a bit of foul­ ones not guilty of performing of the membership. cowboys aboard her, and the ing up all around and three per­ should have made a full report Captain led the parade. mits were picked up for stooging, and preferred charges against the He made a fast gallop past the brown-nosing, playing topside. guilty. Two Crews Foul-Up Foir Week In Mobile m'' 0' |S [m: •r Truman Requests Additional Funds To Aid Shipbuilding WASHINGTON—To bring the Maritime Commission funds for a shipbuilding program to over $100 million. President Truman, this week, asked Congress to vote 65 million dollars in addi­ tion to the 40 million dollars al­ ready requested. The money, if provided, for the most part would go for the con­ struction of large and fast cargo and passenger vessels. Accoi:ding to a Washington official, the boost is necessary to "bring the maritime shipbuilding program into balance with the general plan for national preparedness." In the breakdown of funds is a provision for 9 million dollars to finance the return of 86 ves­ sels lend-leased to Russia erely. That crew just wasn't up to snuff. UP AND DOWN « The Franklin K, Lane, out nine months, had a few beefs, the most important of which concerned an FWT who had been upped to Oiler then demoted to Wiper. This man had more than 300 hours of disputed overtime. When the Patrolman started the fight to get the money for him, the company flashed a letter signed by the man himself in which he admitted neglect of his duties as an Oiler and re­ quested demotion to Wiper. Naturally, the Patrolman couldn't do much about the beef. The Francis G. Newland was badly foul ^ up. The Skipper and some of the crew, cowboys ap­ parently, got in the habit of go- C&H Tiyboatnufn Wm lacrease GALVESTON—Wage increases for the approximately 250 Marine Allied Workers members on the tugboats of the Galveston & Houston .Towing Company vary from $17.78 a month for unlicensed personnel to $30.80 a month for Masters, according to the new contract signed last week. Negotiations had been in progress for some time between the company and the up-and-coming SIU affiliate in the Gulf area. The Union was represented in the wage puleys by a rank-and-file committee. * The G&H company operates tugs in the Texas ports of Galveston. Houston and Corpus Christi. Listed in the table below are the ojd wages, the increases and the new wages for all ratings: Old Rate Master .$385.00 Chief Engineer 374.00 Ass't Engineer 335.50 Mate 335.50 Cook 238.70 Unlicensed Man . .......... 222.30 Increase $30.80 29.82 26.84 26JI4 19.07 17.78 New Rate $415.80 403.82 362.34 362.34 257.77 238.98 What seemed to have been the main cause of this un-shipshape , situation was that the crew was picked up in Canada and on the West Coast, only two or three of them actually being SUP mem­ bers. Therefore, there were just ; a handful who knew the score, but we managed to clear things up SIU style when she hit port. We contacted the MM&P and action was taken against the Captain. In this connection, the Coast Guard brass hats should take no­ tice that we do not need a police force to prosecute seamen. We are capable of handling performers our own way which ! is, I'm certain, much more effec­ tive and educational than any , punishment the brass caii hand out. , Morrison ' �f^aayi TWi8^ ri3r« StAFAnBns LOC PageSev^ The SIU Contracted Companies: Moran To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. 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. Like coffee suggests doughnuts,*: ing some 60 odd such companies, tugs bring to mind Moran. In each of them competing for the all ports of the United States privilege of berthing a ship. and Europe tugs of the Moran Sometimes—and this pertains Towing and Transportation Com­ to the harbor tugs only—the tugs pany have handled jobs varying racing to the ships would engage from routine barge towing to the in verbal warfare soon aug­ moving of battleships, giant mented Avith pots, pans, coal dredges and drydocks. and whatever gear was handy. The history of the Moran Com­ The operators liked the crews' pany, since its organization in spirit, but soon found it a big 1860, is a fascinating one which expense to re-equip their tugs has been the subject of articles after a few of such encounters. in several magazines, among In New Yoric Harbor the Mor­ them Fortune and the New an Company, like the others, Yorker. Eugene Moran, son of has its offices on the southern the founder and present presi­ tip of Manhattan Island. High up dent of the company, was the in a waterfront building the subject of a lengthy profile in ships still miles at sea can be the New Yorker magazine — a seen. sure sign of having arrived. A LA JOHN SILVER Interesting as the company's Here, before the days of the history is, its most colorful as­ ship-to-shore radio, the dispat­ pects can only be touched upon cher would sit with a long glass slightly. The purpose here is to and scan the harbor mouth for give the history of the company, incoming ships. but Moran is an unusual case as "When a vessel was sighted he far as the SIU is concerned. grabbed his megaphone and HAVE V-4 TUGS shouted the incoming vessel's The company operates 42 tugs position down to the men wait­ but only 7 of them are con­ ing on the pier. In but a few tracted to the SIU. It breaks moments the tug was out and down .'like this; 17 harbor tugs awaj' in the chase for big game. and 18 ocean towing and "coastA dispatcher., had to be a man with a steel eye as well: as leather lungs. His lungs got a rest in later days when signals were flashed to the crews by the use of colored lights. Now they use a microphone with a loud­ speaker outlet on the docks. The long glass is still in the dispatcher's office but the radio has made its constant use obso­ lete. With a set-up like this, natur­ ally the company's system of operating is different from most. The crews of the vessels must always be on standby. Usually they put in a regular eight-hour day and knock off like any shoreside worker. How­ ever, if a long job comes up they will sometimes be out for A block red "M" on a black several days. stack identifies Moran owned All this is peculiar only to the or operated vessels. harbor tugmen: the members of the ILA. The story of the SIU wise, tugs, all contracted to the men is of a much more recent Marine Division, International vintage and has none of the Longshoremen's Association. The swashbuckling, hell-bent-for-leaseven SIU tugs are V-4 Maritime ther history of the harbor craft. Commission-built deep sea ves­ The SIU first entered the pic­ ture" when a contract covering sels. These are the babies who make the 46 Maritime Commission t^e long towing jobs across the owned tugs was signed on Feb­ oceans and work in the far off ruary 1, 1944. At no time has the company owned its own deep harbors of the world. -During the war the company sea tugs, but has only operated operated 47 of these V-4 tugs them for the government. None but has since turned all back to of the seven tugs still in use is the MC except the Farallon, owned by the company. POWERFUL UNITS Montauk Point, Moose Peak, Pigeon Point, Point Cabrillo, ...These V-4 tugs are 195 feet Trinidad Head and Watch Hill. long, have two 2250 horsepower The last mentioned is working engines and cruise at 13 knots. in the Gulf area, the' other six They carry a crew of 40 men operate out of the East Coast and can stay at sea for 75 daj's. Inasmuch as the SIU's con­ ports. To go back a little into the tractual relationship came about company's past. Fortune Maga­ during the war, most of the in­ zine relates that the Moran teresting events aboard these Dynasty, as it calls it, was found­ tugs are quite recent. ed by an upstate New York One of the tugs, the Pigeon barge canal operator named Point, was part of one of the Mike Moran who, in 1860, set toughest assignments ever given himself up as a towboat opera­ a tug. It towed the dismantled battleship Oregon from Kalema, tor in New York City. Washington, to Eniwetok in 29 The company entered into -the days. intense competition of harbor towing and gained a foothold. In spite of the difficulty of This was not an easy thing to maneuvering the big battle wagon do in' ah industry already -hav- tacross the - Pacific the job -was /•iM ' -'J The Watch Hill as it left Tampa, Florida, with a giant tin dredge in tow. Destination was Bandka Island, Netherlands East Indies, just 13,000 miles away. 1 done without a single incident, One even gained credit for sinking a sub. The Eugene Mor­ an, enroute to the States from Panama, was attacked by a sub. Instead of trying to run, the tug turned hard and bore down on the sub. It missed in its ram­ ming attempt but the Naval gun­ crew got in a shot sending the sub to the bottom. Later the Eugene Moran spent most of the war in Alaskan wa­ ters toAving naval craft and pull­ ing ships off the rocks. The Watch Hill undertook the longest towing job in the history of American seagoing tugs when, in March, 1947, it towed a mamoth tin dredge 13,000 miles from Tampa, Florida, to Bandka Is­ land, Netherlands East Indies, (see cut) How long the seven remaining tugs will be in the service of the company is not certain, but as long as they're operated by Mo­ ran Seafarers will be aboard The Trinidad Head, one of the seven remaining V-4 tugs whether it's a boneyard run or still being operated by Moran, rests alongside a dock in a rescue mission in a blinding gale far at sea. ^ Norfolk; A good part of the Trinidad Head^s crew hit the deck and stand in the sunshine for their picture. Reports from the seagoing tug have it ^ the food on these ships is plentiful and palatable. Maybe that fxplains why these vessels have a large percentage of homesteaders. �TBE SEAFARERS Page Eight LOG TMmf. April 23. 1948 MINUTES AND NEWS Southstar Hits Shoal Off Coast Of Holland; 3 Tugs Turn Her Loose i' It took three Dutch tugs, a Dutch diver and 36 hours of work in port to set the SS Southstar right when she ran aground between Rotterdam and Bremen one night late in March. 'J- She plowed into the shoal when the Chief Mate mistook a lightship for a buoy and steered accordingly. However, according to a crewmember, the Mate couldn't Lensnen Wanted! BEST STORY OF MONTH Aboard practically every SIU ship there's a Seafarer with a camera. They take some pretty good pictures, too. The photos—and stories —ought to be sent to the LOG/ for publication. How about it. brothers. And send along identification — names make news, you know. We'll return pictures, if you wish. The addess is SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. K. Y. Maybe you can do it right now. eh? be blamed too much since thet signal flashes of the light ship and the buoy were almost iden­ tical. MIDNIGHT The Southstar, a South Atlantic vessel chartered to IsbrandtWhen the SS Anna Dickinson, a Waterman ship, sen, went aground at approx­ imately midnight on a Friday. came into Norfolk recently, crewmembers P. A. Leonard On Saturday several fruitless and B. C. Jordan were able to write that the trip to Ger­ hours were spent trying to back many and back had been a pretty* her off with the engines thrown sweet one. l^feins and schnapps left. The Prize-winning Seafarer Don Brown full, astern before the Skipper GIs haven't got all of every­ There wasn't a single beef, thing yet. sent for the tugs. The tugs arrived and with all they said, and attributed this "The schnapps may be made three of them putting^,on pres­ I happy fact to the fine spirit of of potato peelings and water, sure the Southstar was hauled cooperation of the entire crew but so what! It'll still knock the off the shoal at midnight Satur­ I including the guys topside. In top of your head off. day, 24 hotirs after going recognition of this good situa­ aground. However, the trouble tion, the crew gave Captain J. LOAD. UNLOAD jR. Rhodes a vote of thanks. was far from over. The towing cable of one of the Another vote of thanks, a very "We puUed into Norfolk to­ Seafarer Don Brown has been announced the win­ tugs wrapped itself around the heartfelt one, went to the Stew­ day for bunkers and stores, also Southstar's screw when it was ards Department. Leonard and to pay off a couple of the sick, ner of a cash award in the Lookout Magazine's "Best story of the Month contest for* —— let go and things were really Jordan said the ship got "splen­ lame and lazy. in Brown's opinion. People in "Tomorrow we should be on his amusing yarn about a parrot did food" and that the eating fouled up. those two cities, he says, are our way back to Germany with That's when the call went out couldn't have been better. aboard the SS Casa Grande. another load of Cuban sugar. more friendly and possess a for a diver. Brown's story was published in broader and more modern view GOOD WOipS "We wish to take this oppor­ NICE TOWN the February issue of the mag­ of life. The greatest scenic de­ The diver spent a full day try­ In addition to praising Cap­ tunity to say that if all of the ing to cut the line with a blow­ tain Rhodes, whom they describ- licensed and unlicensed person­ azine under the title, "Ahoy! lights are to be foimd in Alqska, torch and accomplished exactly j ed as "one heluva swell guy," nel were to cooperate with each Parrot Adrift." It appeared orig­ the writing Seafarer claims. nothing. Trouble was that the Leonard and Jordan had a good other as we have done this trip inally in the Dec. 5, 1947 issue Landlubbers who cling to the current was running much too word for the Mates and Engin­ each and every trip" would be of the SEAFARERS LOG as, traditional belief that sailors bigger, better and a real good eers. swiftly for him to work. "All About a Slick Bird and have a girl in every port will be and true SIU trip. disappointed by Don's romantic The only alternative was to Even in Germany everybody tow the Southstar into the little had a good time, but let Leonard "Until our return we say Bon How He Found Cuba." revelations. He bluntly admits Voyage." In making the award—a $10 he doe.sn't. But he tried, he Dutch port of Delfzijl close to and Jordan tell about it. the northern trip of the Nether "There are still plenty of frau- Bon Voyage youi'selves. check — Majorie Dent Candee, hastens to add. It's that he's lands. It took a day and a half editor of the magazine, said "that missed a few ports. of hard work to free the cable. FINAL RITES FOR SEAFARER Brown's story "is most amusing RICKSHAW LOVER Delfzijl turned out to be a and i know our readers will en­ picturesque town and the friendly For shoresided transportation. joy it." people waved a cheery goodbye Seafarer Brown will take the Since he first began writing six rickshaw every time. He gets a when the Southstar finally de­ months ago. Brown has been a big bang out of riding them— ' parted. frequent contributor of prose and especially at three o'clock in the • After that, the trip was un­ poetry to the LOG. eventful so far the crew was morning, which probably ex-, concerned. The Southstar, which plains his receptiveness to the KANSAS-BORN had called at Antwerp before opposite sex. touching at Rotterdam, made The Kansas-Born Seafarer, During World War II, the Bremen easily and returned to who is 26 years old, has been go- young Seafarer took part in one , New York and Savannah to go going to sea since 1942, when he of the big shows. He was in the back into the South Atlantic joined the Sailors Union of the invasion of Okinawa aboard the fleet. Pacific in Seattle. He now makes SS Aberdeen Victory, an am­ However, the discharging of his home in Denver, Colorado, munition ship. When Japanese the cargo in Bremen was held where his mother is the owner suicide divers were busting out up for a week. When the and manager of the Stenolype all over the Pacific skies, Don Dutch tug company tried to Business College. saw enough to make him appre­ claim the cargo as salvage. The Unassuming and a little on the ciate the peaceful way of life. beef got squared away finally shy side. Brown speaks sparingly Of all the ships he sailed on, and the Dutchmen had to be of his literary ambitions. He Don prefers the C-ls. For looks content with whatever the agent does confess, however, that he's and speed, he find them tops. paid for the towing job. working on a book of essays and poems, which he would like to And as a Bosun and AB, he-says have published in the near -fu­ they are the easiest type to ture. handle. The slop chest is your cor­ Seafarer Claude Douglas, killed in a 50-foot fall in a Don likes seafaring because Despite his constant hankering ner store while you are ai drydock at Schiedam, Netherlands, near Rotterdam, is laid people and places hold great in­ for distant points, Brown hopes sea. You can't take your to rest in a Schiedam cemetery. At the right are members of terest for him. In his traveling trade someplace else if the the crew of the SS Gateway City on which Douglas sailed of the six continents, he has ob­ to settle ^own some day in •lop chest doesn't have what BR. An account of Douglas' death appeared in the LOG of served carefuUy living habits Long Beach, Calif., where he you need. April 2. The pictiure was sent in by G. M. Cain, Deck and cuator.-3. Paris and Mel­ lived for a few years as ,a Delegate of the Gateway City. bourne rate- the top of. the list. youngster. Cooperation Of AU Hands Made Dickinson Happy Ship Seaman's Yarn Wins Cash Prize In Magazine Contest ATTENTION! J. • i'.' • - llyj_ �.. f'riday. April 23, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine I Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings A. M. HULBERT, April 4Chairman Roy R. Kerr: Secrelary Breaux. All departments in perfect order except for Deck which had 31 hours disputed time. Passed motion not pay off until all beefs settled and articles broken. Repair list drawn up and approved for submission to Captain, Chief Mate and Chief Engineer. Minute of silence for Brot.her.s lost at sea. s. DEL C A M P O, April 10— Chairman L. Cauble; Secretary W. B. Kavitt. Special meeting called by Ship's Delegate to consider Chief Cook's beef which was settled satisfactorily, beef about OS who refused his wheel trick and Bosun's order to go aloft. OS was told the score and given a chance to straighten him­ self out. Voted that any man with proper time for higher rat­ ing be compelled to accept it. Minute of silence for Brothers lost ,at sea. Business: Motion carried to go on record condemning the past crew for leaving the ship in a dirty, filthy condition. Educa­ tion: Delegates for each depart­ ment to educate the new men aboard in Union ways. Good and Welfare: Recommended that each department take turns in keeping the recreation and laun­ dry rooms clean. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. FAIRPORi MarJh 14—Chair­ man Bill Yelman: Secretary John Reed. Delegates reported on disputed overtime. New Business: Motion by Brother Martinez to accept Tom Garofalo into the SIU. Point was raised of rotten food brought aboard the ship in New York. Motion made and carried to let next delegates know of the food condition and see that at least four months' supply of food is aboard. Good and Welfare: Sug­ gestion by Joe Nesta to s'trip all bunks and lockers before leaving ship after payoff. laundry put in use as soon as possible. Beef and discussion about unlicensed personnel going on boat deck. Vote taken and overwhelming majority in favor of going on the deck. Beef and discussion about decks in foc'sles being painted on own time. Set­ tlement: Crew may paint decks in their own foc'sles if they so wish but must not exclude any­ one from making overtime. 4-4 4. STEEL DESIGNER. Feb, 22— Chairman Nagels: Secretary Szymanski. Rules drawn up for use of ship's washing machine. New Business: Deck Department Delegate F. W. While reported Chief Mate snooping around watching men after they have been assigned to a job, doing their woi'k and generally inter­ fering. Motion carried to have a bookcase made for crew's messroom. Good and Welfare: Suggestion that keys be made for all foc'sle doors. Motion by Brother White to request one more man for Stewards Depart­ ment. ^YOUR R€eCfRV.:: BOOflP VOtl/MES ^T«E SEAFARERS UO6VCOVER|N0THE ISSUES BETWEEAI sJULy/U«>t>ECEM8ER, 194-7, ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO THE SIU MEMBERSHIP ATTHE COST PRICE AT HEADQUARTERS BAscAseRbciNv 4TH FLOOR • 51 BEAVER ST. N.YC. CUT and RUN By HANK The hard-fisted militancy and voluntary donations of money by the SIU-SUP membership in New York, from all ports and from crews aboard the ships was really something. It sure hit. 4. 4. 4. the Wall Street millionaires hard—they who have so cheaply SEATRAIN HAVANA, Feb. 18 prolonged the UFE strike—and gave them their biggest headache —Chairman Fred Shaia; Secre­ since the days they first started counting their profits and cheating tly S. E. Miller. Deck Delegate their underpaid and insecure employees. With such SIU-SUP Faustino Pedraza reported on de­ militancy displayed in helping out honest unions with legitimate layed sailing overtime which is beefs, our seafaring unions face the dangerous future with ship­ being disputed. Engine Delegate shape confidence and ever-ready strength—especially if it ever Jose Cruro reported 60 hours of comes to fighting our own battle to safeguard our unions and disputed overtime. Winston all the precious things which were, won the hard way. & a> 1 Vickers. Stewards Delegate, re­ 4 4-4 NOONDAY. April 17 — Chair­ ported no beefs. New Business: Brother E. R. Smith, who has artistic talent, put out some man A. F. Smith; Secretary R. Motion carried not to pay off un­ good art work for some of those UFE strike bulletins... Cantor. Deck reported four dis­ less a Patrolman is present. Re­ Brother Frank Schutz and his mustache sailed last week tor puted hours, Stewards reported quest that Patrolman bring European ports... Brother Bill Todd was in town a tew weeks three. Engine Delegate reported aboard copies of the new agree­ ago...Little Jimmy Crescitelli. the cook with a sense of beef with Jr. 3rd Eng'r. Power ment. Good and Welfare: Re­ humor, just sailed into town with his mustache from a trip said Jr. 3rd threatened him with quest that keys be provided for on the Stephen Leacock and the ports of Italy. Jimmy shared knife. Voted to refer matter to all foc'sle doors. One minute in cooking up a banquet meal tor U.S. Ambassador Dunn and Patrolman. Repair list drawn up of silence for Brothers lost at 4. 4^ 4many ItaJian government officials happy to see American ships and approved. Motion by DunZACHARY TAYLOR, Feb. 24 sea. bringing food to Italy's people. lop for clarification of West —Chairman George L. Midgetl: 4 t 4 4. 4 4. Coast rules. Minute of silence ALEXANDER G. BELL. Jan. Secretary Frank Aubussen. H. Little Charlie Stevens, the oldtimer, just finished a ninefor Brothers lost at sea. Sanderlin. Deck Delegate, i-e- 26 — Chairman C. Coates; Secre­ month trip hitting Far Eastern ports as Chief Steward. Good luck 4* 4* J" ported all good in Deck; Ray­ tary James Matthews. Delegates to your restaurant business uptown, Charlie... To Brother Bill DEL MUNDO — Chairman M. mond Scott. Engine Delegate, re­ reported no disputed overtime. G. Tipton of Missouri:—Your LOGS are on the way to you arid L. McCarty; Secretary A. J. ported everything smooth; Sam­ New Business: Recreation room you're on the weekly mailing list... Good and Welfare Dept.:— Pontiff. All Delegates reported uel Green, Stewards Department to- be cleaned by three depart­ Brothers, here's something to remember: Never allow the ship to smooth sailing. Bosun Clifton reported one beef in gaUey, ments alternating every week. be paid off without contacting an SIU Hall first and having a Treuil thanked Delegates for otherwise all smooth. New Busi­ Good and Welfare: Suggestions patrolman aboard. Do it the right way—the SIU way—if you helping make trip a good one. ness: Motion by R, Scott that that all hand.s cooperate in keep­ want big beefs settled and especially hard-earned disputed over­ Rutledge moved and Callahan any member causing unnecessary ing ship clean. One minute of time paid for. seconded motion that Steward disturbances aboai'd vessel in silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 see that stores are sufficient. port be brought up on charges. 4< 4' 4> NEWS ITEM: The Economic Cooperating Administration McCarty moved with Valentine COLABEE. Feb. 25—Chairman Good and Welfare: Discussion re­ (the Marshall Plan) has lined up shipping space to send to seconding that Engine foc'sles be R. Griffith; Secretary Lilly. New , Italy $11,238,000 of urgently needed food and fuel. The big garding cooperation in galley. allotted watch and watch. Crew Business: Discussion on opera­ obstacle to getting the supplies to Italy is ships; an EGA spokes­ suggested that Delegate contact tion of Stewards Department. EVANGELIEN^E. Mar. 9— man said. Vessels are available but they must be spotted at SUP hall in New Orleans on ac­ Chairman McQueen; Secretary Motion by Griffith seconded by ports where the supplies can be loaded. tions of SUP man aboard. Min­ Guiberson. New Business: Mo­ Kristensan to have food in­ 4 4 4 ute of silence. tion by Brother Pilutis and car­ spected and water analyzed in The following oldtimers may still be in town: L. Kimbriel, ried that the Patrolman be asked Galveston. Good and Welfare: J. Antoniades, R. Encarnacion, T. W. Styron, J. Vilos, C. Mojica, to insist upon the immediate Ship reported to have sailed F. Basilio, J. McCullough, V. Gustafson, L. P. Hogan, Martin painting of living quarters, mess- short of cleaning Seer soap. One Farr, A. Marco, K. Balandis, J. Finigan, S. M. Magyar, J.. H. Hunt, room and messroom aUeyways minute of silence for Brothers J. A. Rogers, M. Salcedo, F. Mazet, W. Blakeley, J. Ferenc, S. ^ ^ ^ either by the crew or shoregang. lost at sea. Rivera, F. Bonefont, Francis Cornier, W. Renny, J. M. Cates, j:. EDWIN N. HURLEY. Feb. 11— Good and Welfai-e: Brother Briant, E. O'Brieh, E. Steele, M. Rubin, J, Prats and P. Perrotti. Chairman L. Freeman; Secretary Robinson suggested that the 4 4 4 J. HavliccK Delegates reported Messman put out fresh portions The weekly LOG will be traveling all through the nation on the number of books and per­ of butter for each meal. Sug­ free of cost to the following brothers: Vernon Ehrman of mits in their departments. Good gested that fresh lemonade be Maryland. Wade Smith of Florida. P. D. Vaughn of Louisiana. and Welfare: Suggestions were made in the tropics instead of Nicholas Arbiso of California. Cecil Futch of Florida, G. E.' Phillips of Mississippi. James Langley of Ohio. Robert Ray of rhade for keeping the ship in synthetic "battery acid." Repair 4. t 4> FRANKLIN K. LANE. Jan. 4— clean condition. First Assistant list made up and approved by Mississippi. Russel Lee of Ohio. M. Hammett of Mississippi. • Chairman Frederick Wilber; Sec­ Ernest Wilson of Michigan. James Roberts of Louisiana. William to be approached by the Engine crew. retary Vincent A. Lawsin. New Carney of Pennsylvania. Walter Wilson of Louisiana. Joseph Delegate L. F:?eeman to have 4> 4' 4* ALLEGHENY VICTORY. Mar. Business: Steward testified as to Marosek of Ohio. Joseph Giardina of New York. Richard Hayes lockers fixed and engine room of New York. George Anderson of Washington. John Rambo vents freed up. One minute of 7 — Chairman J. Kari: Secretary the incompetency of Chief Cook of Pennsylvania. Oscar Wrenn of North Carolina. William silence for Brothers lost at sea. B. SchesnoL Ship's Delegate F. demoted to Pantryman. Motion by Chester Webb that all beefs F. Smith contacted Captain re­ Davis of Louisiana. Forest Ware of Georgia. James Coyne of ft t Louisiana. Ralph Forgays of Michigan. Myron Kobetz of New RUSSELL A. ALGER, Jan. 20 garding poor drinking water. be reported to their respective York. Albert Schwartz of Texas. James Brown of South Caro­ —Chairman Frank Sullivan: Captain assured him tanks will delegates instead of to Captain. New One minute of silence for Bro­ lina. Francis Murray of Massachusetts. Thomas McGuire of Secretary Bill Brantley. Dele­ be cleaned in Honolulu. New York. William Vogel of Maryland. A. B. Bryan of Georgia. gates reports accepted. New Business; Motion carried to have thers lost at sea. " NOONDAY. Mar. 22 — Chair­ man C. Bush: Secretary R. Can­ tor. Departmental reports ac­ cepted. Bush elected Ship's Dele­ gate. Carried motion by A. Smith that crewmen sign 50-cent vouchers for key. Also voted to give donation to men hospi­ talized for tuberculosis. One nunute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. m A FEW COPIES OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS CAN ALSO BE HAD fORTHE SAME PRICE • r;i1 �:t i 1'^!.li i' Page Ten THE SEA FAR E tt S L O G Crew Charges Company Lax In Outbreak Of Smallpox SHIP'S PORTRAIT BY A SEAFARER Log'A-Rhythms Watches At Sea anchorage the ship was fumi­ gated, disinfected and all hands As of this date the crew of the vaccinated. i Jr ' SS Helen has several beefs. One Specifically, our beef is pre­ in particular we wish to explain I'ii fully. We trust the Union will sented herewith: 1. Some of the ship's officers il?, discuss the matter with the own­ refused to be vaccinated in New ers, A. H. Bull Lines. York. You are doubtless aware of the 2. The company was slipshod company requirement for com­ in the handling of the smallpox pulsory vaccination against patient by not isolating him im­ smallpox prior to signing on. mediately. However, on this ship one crew­ 3. The company is directly re­ man was. passed by the doctor sponsible for our quarantine by and permitted to sign on in not forcing its own rule. violation of this requirement. 4. It obviously was by good Oh March 21, when this ves­ luck more than by good man­ sel was 11 days at sea, the sea­ agement that an epidemic did man complained of illness to the not break out on the ship en­ purser. At this time, despite the dangering us further. man having a high fever and a GROSS NEGLECT John A. Bersen, Oiler, drew this sketch of the SS Knox severe body rash, he was not In summarizing, we feel that Victory while he was aboard the Waterman ship on the New segregated from the crew. He the entire situation was one of York to Bremen run. continued to eat and live with us. gross neglect on the part of the Tour days later, March 25, he company. We also feel that was finally isolated in the ship's those of us who had been vac­ hospital which, incidentally, is cinated should have been per­ used as the slopchest. mitted shore leave, otherwise the Two days later we put into 1 situation becomes ridiculous. Algiers for fuel and water. The We assume that unless looked A nation is only as strong as sick man was si^ed off ^^der | To the Editor: protest and hospitabxed ashore, the sum of its. resources and the Some company .officials^in the Upon our arriv^ Therefore, in view of the corn- maritime industry are inclined to strength of its family life. So, Greece, It was learned that a pany s negligence, we are en- believe that all unlicensed sea­ with the same reasoning, it is so wire had been forwarded inform­ titled to and we are claiming 15 with a union. The stronger our men are a bunch of irresponmembers are individually and ing the Skipper that the ill man hours overtime per day for every sibles and lush hounds who have collectively the more fearlessly had smallpox. ^ day that we were confined to the never put away a dollar against we can face future problems. SHIP INSPECTION vessel. the lean years. And they bank on The Greek authorities came We trust the matter will be this being so whenever they are HAVE REGRETS aboard to examine the entire settled and the payoff not de­ about to force us to strike on any Many oldtimers witli whom I crew and to determine if all had layed at our port of discharge. contract beef. have talked in past years have been recently vaccinated. If They are not wrong in many regretted their earlier squander­ Kenneth Marple such was foimd to be the case instances about men not having ing. To those who have not Ulysses S. Weems the ship was to be fumigated, money a few days after they been putting away for the rainy C. Green disinfected and everyone given Delegates. SS Helen have been on the beach. It is day, I ask, "How old do you ex­ shore leave. very sad indeed for a man to pect to be when you stop sail­ Such, however, was not the be possessed with the idea of ing and where will you live? case. It came to light that there SIU FISHERMAN living from day to day, without Brothers, old age creeps up on were further violations. As a ANXIOUS TO hopes or anything that he has us quickly and we all want to result the vessel was quaran­ CATCH THE LOG laid aside to take care of him grow old gracefully and in peace tined. We proceeded to a safe when the company croakers pro­ and comfort after fighting the anchorage, sea watches were To the Editor: nounce him unfit for sea duty. seven seas to wrest a living. broken, the vessel considered in It is shortsighted to throw Fellow shipmates of mine now port and logged accordingly. In home working at different jobs hardened money away at the When we're old and penniless and unfit for sea duty, no one are receiving the SEAFARERS bar, when you need clothes, a will care much and little atten­ home and something for the (7ERMAN SEAMEN'S LOG. tion will be paid to us if we I transferred my Union book. future. UNION ASKS have no money. No. 47763, over to the Atlantic IT'S EASY Remember that the next time FOR THE LOG Fishermans Union which' is af­ There are many firms almost you bond your elbow in a fool­ filiated with oUr Atlantic and To the Ediloti Gulf District. But I often won- within sight of every ship you ish drunken toast to someone In order to be informed about (jer how shipping's going, and pay off in an American port that who is getting along on your your Union—^your friends, your j'ye been thinking of shipping will be glad to open a savings generosity. account for you. There are other enemies—^I'm asking you to put out again next winter. Paul Parsons ways, too. You can buy checks, me on your mailing list. So if it's possible I'd really Your friends are our friends, appreciate your sending me a or postal saving certifiates. your enemies are oi^ enemies. LOG now and then As union members, we can as­ Sorry, We Sure Had sess ourselves, pay dues, nego­ Our Signals Mixed These mclude Joe Stalin ^ j tiate, saving and pinch union his stool pigeons on the water­ Norman Lepire funds to be prepared for a To the Editor: front and all the other guys New Bedford. Mass. strike, yet whenever it comes, in the WFTU (World Federation This is the third time I have (Ed. Note: The LOG now the union is always faced with written to you concerning the ; of Trade Unions). . I'm an officer—as you call it goes regularly to Brother Le­ a big problem 6f feeding and LOG. in the U.S.—in the District Coun­ pire.) housing those who have no I* would like to have it sept cil of the newly founded German money and have not personally to my home. I am a permitman Seamen's Union. We can't send Personal In LOG looked ahead. and my father is a locomotive any money for the subscription In the event of any future engineer. He gets several union to the LOG but we will pay for Brought Quick Reply strikes, I am sure yod and I papers but he thinks the LOG is it some day in a different way. To the Editor: do not want, to impose or ac­ best by far. You have many friends here as cept board, and room money, un­ We wish to thank the LOG less we have to. I am sure we I am sure he would appre­ you may expect. ciate it very much if you can You fellows are doing a good for printing our appeal to our will not have to if we put a put iis on the mailing list. job. Keep up your spirit—steady son. It was in the LOG but a few bucks away. Bill Tipton few days when we received a I have heard many beefs con­ as she-goes. Kansas City. Mo. And please send the LOG. to telegram from him saying he cerning wages and short pay­ (Ed. Note: This is the third the fellow who runs our union was all right. ments at payoff time, only to see in,Hamburg. His name is Hein- Again we wish to thank you most of it go down the drain in and last time the Tiptons will for your interest in locating sea­ splurging. We have to work have to~make such a request. rich Davidsen. men for worried families. hard for our own cabbage; why The LOG is highballing it to V Frank PietealiT .ihem in Kansas City.) not spend it wisely? Mr*. Charles E. Schemm Bremen. Germany To the Editor: . F&y. April k 1948 ' By L. B. BRYANT. JR. 1 .'il i Watches at sea Are a doggone pain; You hardly get to sleep 'Fore it's time to get up again. And than comes tho part I hats more than all. The fellow I'm to relieve Comes up to give a call. 'i Advises Thrift To Insure Peace, Security In Old Age He comes in blabbing Til it seems I'll go insane. And then, as he goes out. He repeats the same again. Watches at sea Don't seem to agree. I'll take the sleep. Cause confidentially —Watches at sea Don't agree with me. ml i 'Leven-Thirty By L. B. BRYANT. JR. 'Leven-thii'ty. 'leven-thirty. Is ringing in my ear. Whenever I'm awakened It's the first thing I hear. And then as I look up. What is there to see? Only a doggone Oiler In there calling me. It's a burden on my nerves. And is gradually getting me down; —To learn that it's "leven-thirty. When the Oiler comes around. 'Leven-thirty, 'leven-thirty. It seems the clock stops there— 'Cause it's all I ever hear And it's getting in my hair. Injured Seafarer Thanks Edward Hurley Shipmates For Donation To the Editor: I hereby thank 'the crew of the SS Edward N. Hurley very much for the donation that- was sent me here. I hope the best for all of them and good sailing. Arne Jensby Staten Island Hospital (Ed. Note: Brother Jensby had his leg - severely injured at sea last winter. The ship put into Bermuda to get him a doctor and later he was flown to New York. At the eiid of the voyage, the crew chipped in nearly a hundred dollars to see him through to recovery. He sailed Bosun on the Hurley.) % .yVl �Friday, April 23, 1948 THESEAFAREKS LOG Page Eleven The Skipper Didn't Know It Seafarer Pays A Visit To Hometown But He Was The Walking Man In Italy — Finds 'Molto' Hills, Kin To Ihe Editor: I Two other passengers and I ing the Purser understood to the-' To the Editor: ^ , got acquainted with the 4-8 450 odd Italians on the ship be- This IS not a sea story. i,**, T i xi. • T , .. • o! XI- MA s. I won t reveal their names sides myself. If I hadn't done It is commonly accepted in seafaring circles that most, sea axicx Last year, after paying off the I don't know what Icaptains are little bit eccentric. But an incident happened the,steel Designer, Isthmian, I was hardships for that. would have done with myself other day for which we can't blame the captain. We'll have to debating with myself on what to aboard a ship for the first time " hold responsible the man who has had half the country—on land , do with my millions. I finally other one has been as a bona fide passenger. and sea—going crazy. We mean Ralph Edwards and his "walking j decided on paying my hometown^" man" contest. L ^ ^ ^ ^ ganized, but he was getting wise We arrived in Naples on a visit. , to the NMU setup. August 5, 1947, from then on I On a recent night, a tanker, which shall be nameless in From what I remember of it, it started talking with my hands. order to save the skipper embarrassment, was on its regular run is situated in the Appennine hills UNION TALK to Texas from New York. After listening to the "walking man some place in Italy. My family After putting my baggage on One night as we were on deck, program" on the radio, the skipper became very eiccited, like and I left Italy, Sunny Italy that talking about the SIU and NMU a freight train, I boarded a pas- ; ao many others. He sat down and wrote a letter "to the program is, in 1937. At the time I was union structures (he knew more senger train headed for Pescara, -fiponsors, telling them Who he thought the walking man was. a mere young lad of nine years about the SIU than I did my­ and from there I took a bus to NO MAIL BOX of age. self), at the end of our little Popoli. There I started remem- : But after he wrote the letter, alas—where was he going to bering things I had long forgot- : I made preparations to sail on di.scussion he finally broke .down mail it? The ship would not hit a Texas port for four more days. ten. For example, I said before • the SS Marine Perch, an NMU and said, "Yeah, I'm just about He was so anxious he couldn't wait. that I remembered the town was scow, and when it comes to fed up with the NMU and it's What does he do? He jumps up and runs back to the galley, situated in the hills someplace. chow, I use the word "scow" Commies." returning with an empty, gal­ Well, I almost fell on my back ^ with emphasis. The cooks should Then we went back aft to his lon pickle jar, clamps it on, looking up, it took us (my rel- ' be back on the Bowery where foc'sle and there he proceeded stamps his letter, puts it in the atives met me at the bus station) they belong, selling hot dogs. to break out a bottle of fire jar and puts the lid on tightly. two hours to walk a distance of Aside from that, the trip was water, whereupon we proceeded He chuckled to himself. five kilometers (about three very uneventful, the Atlantic- to tell each other's stories. All night long he spaced the miles). I made most of the way " was like Lake Placid in summer­ Due to my knowledge of deck, constantly going to the on, all fours while my relatives time. Italian, I got myself a job makbridge to check the ship's posi­ were walking straight uphill like ' tion. Finally dawn arrived. We tru-blue dogpatchers. WORKING DOWN BELOW found ourselves about two miles From now on, when ever any- offshore from West Palm Beach, body calls me a mountain guinea, Florida. On the bridge was the I won't argue the point. skipper, his glasses glued to his The town, San Benedetto in eyes, the pickle jar beside him. Perillis was founded in the year Suddenly he lay down his 800 A.D. and I own one of the ^^1 glasses, patted the pickle jar and rushed into the wheelhouse, original buildings. That makes " where he gave a change of course to the helmsman. the town over 1200 years old, it's About four miles away could be seen a group of people beyond me why it hasn't fallen fishing in a small boat. No doubt they saw the ocean-going apart by this time. tanker change its course and begin bearing down on them. They KEPT BUSY apparently were getting worried as our ship drew nearer, espe­ cially since the skipper blew two short blasts on the ship's whistle Bj- this time I am busily and to attract their attention. ' happily greeting my relatives, As our tanker approached within calling distance, the skipper friends and my old school chums. • again changed course and ordered slow speed, then grabbing When I left the States, I left the megaphone and his pickle jar, he rushed to the rail like a with the idea that I had two or madman. In a voice loud enough to scare all the fish for miles three families of relatives in the away," he shouted: town, but when I got there they "Will you please mail this letter for me?" And he heaved* the kept popping up at the rate of jar mightily into the calm sea. one family per week, and I was WHY HURT HIS FEELINGS? there tor five months! At first I , Contrary to some allegations, not all Wipers take it easy. thought it was just a plot to get The fishing party obviously thought he was crazy but showed To prove it. Brother Luis Ramirez submitted this photo of at my cigarettes, but I found out signs of relief when they found out what it was all about. Any­ James Davies, sweating it out on the Topa Topa. way, they shouted'back a "yes" in chorus and got busy with the they were actuallj-^ relatives I knew little or nothing about. It task of fishing the jar from the sea. was just that my great grand­ As soon as the Captain saw they had picked up his precious father was an energetic man. letter, he nonchalantly strode back into the wheelhouse and gave Up until three years ago, San the helmsman the original course. He turned the telegraph to Benedetto in Perillis and Col- .. full speed ahead and gave three short blasts on the ship's whistle. lepietro, although they are about -; Ever since then our skipper has been walking around grin­ six miles apart, were one and the ning like the cat who swallowed a mouse. He really thinks he will to hang dirty, oily gear outside same town. The post office was , To the Editor: win the contest. This brief essay is for the your foc'sle. also in Collepietro, can you imThe crew swears he is getting balmier every day and the One last thing: A Messman is agine walking six miles to mail people in West Palm Beach had something unusual to talk about young but up-and-coming seafar­ just as much part of the crew as a letter? Thanks to the priest of ! that night. All in all, no harm was done, but it shows what a ing men of today. An injury to one is an injury a Fireman or an AB. San Benedetto, we now have our radio program can do to some people. ' C. Hughes to all. You have been dis­ own mayor and company. Now ,. Don Brown patched to a ship, Brother, and we have nothing to do with Col- ' (Ed. Note: Since this letter was written, the winner ,of the from now on it is up to you Wanamaker Crew, lepietro. , contest was announced. It wasn't the skipper.) and your shipmates. Because of his endless efforts, The first thing to remember is On Way To India, we now have our own post of­ that whether you are an old- Pine For LOG fice. This year, the 1200 year timer, a new member or a tripold church will be renovatftd and card man you have a common To the Editor; a new school building and city Just a few lines to let you hall will bo built, telephone and bond with fellow Seafarers. You are going aboard a ship know that all is well aboard the telegraph lines will b^put up. under contract to your Union. It John Wanamaker. She's making When I left they were already is up to you to protect that con­ her first trip with a full crew improving the road from town to tract and in doing so to protect of Seafarers and they're a swell the federal highway. In com­ bunch of fellows. both yourself and the SIU. parison, in the past eight years, Right now we're bound for the priest has done more for San A good Union man is a good seaman. He does his job well the Persian Gulf with India Benedetto than Mussolini did for and to the best of his ability, probably our next stopping off all Italy. and he never imposes on his place. We should be in Port This is one character Bing Said on Sunday, where I hope Crosby will envy, he has por­ shipmates. WANTS STORY ON BETWEEN HOUR CALLS One of the principal jobs of an to mail this letter. trayed such a chaiacter, but Don oldtimer is to acquaint new How about sending us a few Cesiro, the priest has lived it. To the Editor: This year Don Cesiro is due I feel that in calling jobs at any time other than on the members with the "ins and outs" LOGS to Basrah, Iraq? We'll be hour, the time of the call should be posted on the board. Last of all shipboard duties as well out about five months and there's for a i-est. His Holiness, Pope Saturday morning they called a number of jobs at 9:30 A.M. as educating them in the prin-1 nothing like a few LOGS to let Pius XII has gi-anted him a six ciples of unionism. [ a guy know what is . going on months vacation in this coimtry. while I was having breakfast. A good seaman is neat, clean • in the SIU and aboard our I am looking forward to seeing Robert L. Morgon and orderly. It takes only a ships. him and hear him say "By God, ANSWER:—The call mentioned by Brother Morgon was few minutes on each watch to We are all very anxious to how dirty this New York is, to an emergency call. These emergency calls arfe made necessary keep your gear and your foc'sle . learn the outcome of the Cities think I could much better vacawhen the original men sent to the ship pile off just before Service organizing campaign. We tion in Rome, clean Rome." I " in gopd shape. . sailing time. In these cases it is impossible to give advance The man assigned to clean hope that this outfit will soon hope his limited visit here will notice or to call the job on the hour, the job must be tilled immedmtsly. All regular assignments are called on the hour. your quarters is not your come into the fold as did Isth- be a pleasant and unforgetful valet. It's up to you to clean mian. one. It is only when emergencies arise that these between hour your seaboots and oilskins, and] Charlie Mazur Anthony J. D'Urbano calls are made. Go6d Union Men Make Best Seamen, Oldtimer Declares mi �T B E SE A E A R E RS Page Twelve Parrott Clarifies Position On Electrician's Duties 6ot A Story? Send It In! Ffiday, April 23, 1948 LO G Calls For Tightening Of Ranks On Union's Tenth Anniversary The minutes of a meeting held To the Editor: and phony "collusion" charges. Electricians, not of the Electri­ To ihe Editor: aboard an SIU ship recently con­ They tried to sabotage our gainscian's ability., to stooge for the I am writing this in answer We are now approaching our but we beat that in good old' tained a request which we would finks topside. to some of the letters that have like to see granted. However, we tenth anniversary. Who would SIU style. been published relating to an TEMPTATIONS ABOUND must rely upon the membership's have thought that, we would There are a lot of our broth­ item of mine in the LOG some grow to be .the leading labor ers who have never been in the I am riot inferring that this response to do so. weeks ago. I have not been union on the waterfront with The crew, under Good and but the few members and the organizing field. Here is the one able to get all the LOGS that would be the case in Brother were published but hope I have McCormick's case or that the Welfare, suggested that the SEA­ terrific odds against us at the place where a man learns to ap­ preciate the benefits of the SIU. Electricians would stooge if FARERS LOG devote two pages beginning. . gotten the ones that count. When the organizers call for In the first letter I read, moved topside, but I do know in the LOG to cheerful news, We were the first to pull a men, don't hesitate—get up and Brother Abe Rappaport seemed from experience that when you praise of men and crews and in­ strike for a war bonus and got get going and help bring all' to agree with me, but at the eat topside they fry to get you teresting experiences instead of what we were after. We beat maritime workers under the moans, groans and beefs. into conversation directed against same time he seemed to misin­ the WSA niedical program, the Well, we still want to hear WSA competency card program SIU banner. terpret some of the things I was the crew. Here is the way I feel about from Seafuers who have beefs and, after hostilities, the wage We are faced with the Tafttrying to get across. In my own Hartley Act, which is an awful mind I am not confused. I was the changes recommended by —they serve a good purpose— freeze of the WSB. We scuttled j setback to labor. It knocks out but as the crew mentioned not looking for information, but Brother McCormick; all of these bureaucratic at-' practically everything we have clarification. 1. That Electricions be directly cheerful news is just as inter­ tempts to hold back progress of gained. We, therefore, have to .1 was not asking for a private responsible to the Chief Engi­ esting and we'd like to print the maritime workers. watch our contracts and safe-' ^ room for the Electrician. I was neer. This is already pai*t of the lore of it. Then we came to the Isthmian guafd them closely to prevent Thai's where you come in. asking that he be given one agreement. Steamship Corporation—the one a" company from placing a law Something unusual is always big outfit that had never been suit against us. particular room and not be made 2. That only the Chief Electri­ to jump armmd the ship like a cian be allowed to handle main, .appening to seamen and crews under the banner of any Union. A couple of good suits would ' Mexican jumping bean. and auxiliary switchboards. By wherever, they drop the anchor, The SIU decided to send its or­ break us financially. It is up to In reference to the switch all means this should be in the rhat incident ashore in the las ganizers into the field to bring us to prevent this. If some of port gave the whole .gang a the company into line. Our men the characters in our ranks can­ board, there are remote control agreement. laugh. Ifll probably meter a had to sacrifice a lot to organize not be educated and Icept in ' switches on all appliances whioh 3. That meggar readings should guffaw or two in the LOG. eliminate the necessity of the line, there is only one thing left that outfit. be taken not monthly but every In the words of the big ad­ Sailing under below-union to do; Give them the gate before Engineer going to the switchthree months. This, too, would vertising outfits: Don't hide your wages, and having to contend they do any damage. beard to throw on a breaker. be a good thing. A meggar card I would like to ask Brother can be a life sa^er to the reliev­ light under a basket. with those everla.sting bucko We've fought against terrific Abe if he would know what an Skippers and company stiffs they odds before' and become the Just give us the details, picing Electrician as it; gives him Engineer was trying to tell him ures, too, if possible, and we'll call Mates, .wasn't exactly an Union we are today, let's make a case history on all motors and if something were to happen even better progress in the next ' easy task. do the rest. The address isv SEA­ their performance. when the Engineer was changing FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., We won the election just the ten years. 4. Yes, we should teach the New York 4, N. Y. over generators and the Elec­ D. D. Story same. Then we had the other Assistant all we can, but at the trician was not present. Del. Campo faction to contend with: the NMU same time they should make the I DON'T SAVVY . Assistant have at least three A FOrSLE VIEW OF THE TABLE-TOP Those remote control switches years in the engine luom. I I spoke of are there for the pur­ would much rather teach an old pose of stopping and staiting. bookman the trade than to teach The switchboard is the source of a tripcard man. Why should be­ supply, not a control panel. This ginners get good jobs with no experience. THE HEAVE •5. Gashound Electrician's should not be made to sail as Assistants but should be re­ moved from the ship. 6. Yes, the Electricians should get cargo time when the pumps are being worked on T-2 tank­ ers. In most cases they do but not always. This should be de­ fined in the agreement. 7. In answer to the suggestion is something the Engineers have that we have an electrians com­ a hard time understanding. mittee to do part of the negotiat­ The part about standby when ing when the contract is opened winches are being worked should again, I agree wholeheartedly'; read the same as the Deck En­ Why don't some of us get to­ gineer's agreement: "It should be gether in the New York Head­ the routine duty of the Electri­ quarters and draw up an agree­ cian to put current on and off ment that we think would be deck and to standby at all when agreeable to everyone and have the deck machinery is being it sent up and down the coast aboard the Joliet Victory. Table-top moun­ Almost matching a. photograph for the de­ used for any purpose." Electri­ for a vote by Engine Department tain at left majestically overlcchc ihe com­ tail revealed, this scene of a section of the cians should be called any time men . munity. In left foreground is Greek vessel Capetown, South Africa, harbor was sketched that the current is to be needed Oviep. WUey E. Parroit by Norman Maifie, SIU artist,, when he was on deck. TherS was another answer by Brothers Ben McCormick with whom I ^ust disagree with on one or two points. I don't thing To the Editor: Now you can readily under­ I knew a way to eliminate this Chips claimed the overtime, the BR should have to clean up To give you some idea of the stand why the master -dias noige entirely and he looked at nevertheless. the Electrician's room. Neither psychology of the Mates aboard everyone in the licensed depart­ me in wild-eyed amazement. Since that time, it has de­ do I think that the Electricians the SS Steel Architect, I will re­ ment bull-dozed. Not so with But when I told him to put it on veloped that "Clarence", in ad­ should eat topside. We are part late an interesting conversation the unlicensed crew members, the Iron Mike, that was blas- dition to his other accomplish­ dt the crew and ship from the with "Clarence Darrow," the hov/ever. phemy-rmutiny! The Iron Mike ments, is somewhat of an expert Hall as does everyone else. Chief Mate. When we clean the wheelhouse on this ship is just an ornament, cabinet maker. He has become Why should we try to divide very critical of Chips work. On Lincoln's birthday, a holi­ in the morning, the Mate on ALL-AROUND GUY ourselves on board ship. I have day, the Mate was crying be­ watch is afraid of his life that The Chief Mate had a dispute Probably, he is building up u always been able to make an cause he had to work when all we will disturb the Old Man. He with the Carpenter about over­ foundation of skids for Chips. agreement with the BR so as the rest of the department was asks us to itiove our buckets time, some of which was for the For his. information, it might to straighten out the old beef off. He said, "You fellows are gently. Mate working on Deck. The be said that Chips has been sail­ about who does the Electrician's always clamoring for overtime. Chief Mate said that the claim ing as a Carpenter for 10 years NOT THE CREW room. 1: have always found that You are today, but I have to A couple of gears in the steer­ was just and he would most and has a full book. The Mate the BR does a pretty good job. if work and I don't get overtime, ing mechanism don't seem to likely get it, but tried to in­ should encounter difficulties in given ten dollars by each Elec­ either." mesh properly and sometimes timidate him into putting in for discrediting him. trician at the end of the trip. I doubt very muc'n if there is He was asked if his union make a slight noise, which dis­ it by way of giving him some So far as our rating a seat agreement did not have overtime turbs the Old Man directly be­ fatherly advice. He told Chips a seamen in the deck department in the Saloon, as I see it that provisions for working on holi­ low. When this happens, the that he must tfiink of his future who can measure-up to "Clar­ would only put the Electricians days. He replied, "Oh yek. I Mate becomes frightened and because if he continued to put in ence's" standards of seamanship. in the middle, and in the SIU no could get overtime if I put in a pleads with the helmsman to try for such overtime he wouldn't be But, then, we cannot all be born . man rates more than any other claim for it and the union would and bring the wheel back softly able to make another trip-on this and raised in Bosun's chairs and : crewmember. When I wrote that back me up, but I would not even at the risk of going off the ship. Shipping, he said, was get­ reach the top, can we? B. Gwozdzik ting viery slow and Chips should letter I was thinking of the be allowed to make another trip coiuce. and 12 other crewmen. • , , agreement and the duties of the with feis comply." I toId.'the Mfide on watch that there'wc: /think of his future. Steel Architect's Iron Mike Just Ornament — So Is Mate • • ' ' ..'Wl �Friday, April 23, 1943 t HE SB APdRERS IN INDIA WITH CHEMIST MEN LO G Blasts Egyptian Interests Seeking U.S. Vessels; Sees Pledge Broken (Ed. Note: The following let­ ter was inspired by the re­ cent" announcement in the press that Egyptian finzmcier Ahmed Abboud Pasha had arrived in the U. S. to try to purchase ships for the Khedivial Mail Line. This line now operates iv/o Victorys under the Egyp­ tian flag. Pasha is an old Turk­ ish title.) To the Editor: Everybody was taking pictures of one kind or another. Here's Seafarer Lloyd, Deck Maintenance on Isthmian's Steel Chemist, being tattooed by a. Bombay business man, while Brother Earl Laws records the scene with his camera. -4 , Infected Jaw Beached Him In Germany i .Ahmed Abboud Pasha — may his tribe increase (in hell)—has arrived here on a shady deal. The Pasha of phony finance will steal away to the capital, hiding backsheesh up his sleeve. He will see the U. S. Pasha about ships. They'll shake hands. They'll drink some cups of koumiss. They'll salaam. And they'll pi-aise Allah. HUSHED TONES Then To the Editor: SiplfSlil Page Thirieea - ,7 they'll sit down and make the deal on familiar terms owned by the American people, speaking the while in hushed but they'll be officered by the tones. British, the giaours, and manned Lo and behold! As if by magic by so many Mahmouds and you will see more of our "Victorys others who wear the fez. making regular runs from Sandy CHANGES SCENE Hook to Ras el Tin. Enough of that. Let us change ' Alas! Bad news for us, that the topic, the time, the scene. . will be. The ships will be doing On Christmas 1945, when I was more American seamen out of Master of a Liberty out in the their rightful jobs and causing Atlantic, we received the fol-, more hardships for our kith and lowing message: ,; ^ kin. "Bams. All areas. From CNOC • > The underhanded deal, so con­ and R. All U. S. Merchant summated, will be more ships Ships. for the Khedivial Mail Line, "During the past five yesirs x named, presumably, in honor of Christmas has come to men of the viceroy here who is on the the Merchant Marine as they Potomac for a while and in honor of the other one from the huddled behind blackout screens, muddy money banks of the Nile riding loads of ammunition, oil and supplies for war. Now, with The company will make a pile the aid of Divine Providence, our of piastres for the piastre-loving Merchant "Marines can sail the Pashas. They love houris, those seas with lights on. Pashas, but they love U. S. dol­ "When the job of bringing the lars more. troops back home is finished, the . The ships will still be basically Merchant Marine will move the goods of peace. During the black years of war, the men of the Steel Surveyor Crew Lives By 'Ten Commandments' I missed my ship, the SS Currier, a Waterman Liberty ' '' here in Bremerhaven, Germany - v' to go to the hospital and so began my tale of woe. I took sick in Brake and in­ stead of the Captain sending me To the Editor: mandments" and here they are: to the Army hospital, he let I—Messhall to be kept clean German dentist and doctor get Here we are somewhei-e be­ at all times, at me. After pulling one tooth— tween the Azores and Gibraltar. the trouble to begin with—my II—Last standby on each This is the first sailing of the jaw became infected so I was watch in Deck Department SS Steel Surveyor under the taken to a German hospital give messhall quick cleaning. full SlU-Isthmian agreement. where they operated. III—Do not leave cups, dish­ Instead of getting better, Things have run so smoothly es. etc. in messhall between became worse and had to be we are keeping our fingers meals. Merchant Marine' did their job put off here as the ship was crossed for fear something will leaving for the States. At the IV—Card players to clean up with boldness and daidng. happen — not that we ar^ su­ mess after finishing game or moment I'm the only one on the "Six thousand men were killed Looking pleased is the Chem­ n beach, so it shouldn't be too ist's 12-4 AB. Brother Laws perstitious. or missing in carrying out their xi • tip Messman. long before I ship again. All minor beefs are being identified him as Joe. V—When cups, glasses etc. duties. In memory of those men The Army really treated me taken care of as they come up are brought into rooms they and in the interest of our nation,, swell While I was here. I think The Captain has been having must be returned to pantry the United States must carry out they should be given a vote of the bold and daring plan of fire and boat drill on Saturday when finished with them. thanks for the tx-eatment they Franklin D. Roosevelt for a Mer­ afternoon and Sunday. We had VI—Wear shirt and trousers chant Marine of the best de­ give merchant seamen. one this afternoon. ^ or shorts (not underdrawers) signed and equipped passenger NO LOGS AROUND But we showed the Skipper in messhall at meal time. and cargo ships manned by the and the Chief Mate that they . The -USS here is a nice place, y VII—When ydU have chosen best trained men in the world. were expressly violating the a real exception to most of these "In view of the magnificent To the Editor: contract and they agreed to your books from the library, places. I'll be sorry to leave when square away the remaining job the Merchant Marines have I am very grateful that I am hold the drills on company time I get a ship. The only thing books (shelves will be provid­ done, the reaffirmation of the on your mailing list and I am hereafter. wrong here is that I see plenty ed later). pledge is the best Christmas of Pilots around but no LOGS. able to read the SEAFARERS STEERS STRAIGHT NOW VIII—Play phonographs and pledge is the best Christmas mes­ I^ think it would be a good idea ! liOG every week. sage we can give. Signed: Being a hostess at the Sea­ One acting AB has not been radios low in order that your to send some LOGS over here Harry S. Truman. because there are plenty of SIU man's Church Institute, I am steering so well and we squashed shipmates may sleep. "The President has asked that especially delighted to read about an attempt to break him down ships coming in. IX—Attend ships' meetings. his Christmas message and Well that's aU the news there the boys and their activities. to OS. He promised to pull up Violators will be fined one dol­ pledge to the post-war Merchant More than once I have I'ecoghis socks and do a better job. lar ($1.00). is of Bremerhaven. Hope to see Marine be forwarded to you. ni2jed an old iafnilicir face in the a few LOGS around soon.' The men in the Stewards De­ X—A fine of 25 cents to be There is little I can add, except: LOG. I think your newspaper is W. Filipponi a great convenience both to the partment think they need a imposed for infraction of any God Bless you for the job you Bremerhaven have done for this country and men going to sea and to his dishwasher for the crew me^, rule from I through VIII. but they are getting along as (Ed. Note: LOGS to the tune friends and relatives at home. for humanity. Signed: E. S. Money derived from fines to of 5& per week are going out - I collect poems as a hobby, well as possible without one. Land." go lo Fort Stanton Hospital lO' the USS in Bremen where, and it always pleases me when The two Messmen are helping for tubercular patients. HUMBUG according to the USS, the bun­ there's one in the I.OG to add each other in good old Seafarer fashion. . dle is split and half are for­ to my collection. STANDBY EASIER ' To date, some 1,160 U. S. ships warded to Bremerhaven. The . Here's a. favorite of mine that have been scandalously "sold" or We have had one meeting so Px-eviously the standby had to SIU has received many com­ I read somewhere a long time far. The membership aboard de­ "transferre'd" or just given away plaints of the LOG not being ago and a certain SIU man car­ clined to elect a Ship's Delegate, stand on the bridge at night, but to foreign • companies, our com­ ; displayed in USS clubs. It is ries. it in his wallet. Would you believing that the three depart­ we have been able to reduce petitors. this to an occasional report to not through ' any iailure to print it?.. Some 50,000 American seamen mental delegates could handle the bridge. mail them that they are not He. sought the sea spray and all beefs efficiently. have thus been deprived or done We wish we could be at the being handed out.) the foam. We have a wonderfully co­ gala opening of the new New out of their rightful jobs. This He joined the Merchant fleet; speak for operative crew and have gained Orleans Hall. Bull Sheppard, fact and the figures He calls the seven seas his themselves. The message, so far, the respect of the ship's officers Buck Stephens, Frenchy Michehome. has been just humbug. for the SIU. This was our aim. let, et al have done a good job. And says that life is sweet. Pi-esident Truman has not Send in the minutes of We have instituted an educa­ We were there a short while honored the pledge which he "re^ But do you think I would your ship's meeting to the tional program to be included in ago and saw it. pursue aft'irmed" on that day of Christ­ At our next bistro we will mas in 1945. each meeting. Sunday the Chief New York Hall. Only in that This rover if I could . way can the membership act Exchange earth's hue for Cook will give us a brief history drink to smooth sailing at 51 To break faith with American Beaver Street in New York and seamen, veterans of World War of the organization of the SIU. on your recommendations, roaring blue? at SIU Halls in other ports. and then the minutes can be You bet your life I would! II, is an act incompatible with A ONE TO TEN Steady as she goes. printed in the LOG for the In closing, I want to wish the honor and dignity of the benefit of all other SIU you continued- good luck and The three delegates drew up Thurston J. Lewis, Deck Dele. President of the United States. crews. success. mles of conduct .for the • crew. Eugene Palenson, Engine Dele R. Jw Peterson, Mari« - Ji Dohorfy We call^ them the"Ten Gom- Cheries Peters, Stewards Dele. Finds Log Great Help To Seamen, Landlubbers Send Those Minutes �mai Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Army Posts Rules For Seamen in Bremen 11. Public Places: Food will aboard any ship by any member not be procured or consumed in of a crew. any public place or from sources, 16. Restricted Area. Places de­ other than those establishments signated as being "OFF LIMIT.S" operated by the United Seamen's to members of the Armed Forces Service, the American Red Cross or Allied Personnel are also or the U. S. Army. "OFF LIMITS" to all Merchant 12. Authorized Allowance of Seamen and D. A. Employees. Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages: 17. Looting: Looting is strictly Maritime personnel ai-e author­ forbidden. German property will ized two hundred cigarettes or one pound of pipe tobacco or fifty cigars per week while they are in the Bremen Enclave. EXTRACT OF REGULATIONS 6. German Customs Service All excess tobacco will be put has been reinstituted with all the in bond aboard ship by the Ger­ FOR PORTS ON THE authority usually imposed by the man Customs. German Customs' WESER RIVER 1. General: THIS AREA IS U. S. and other nations. The seals will not be broken until . UNDER MILITARY LAW, and German Customs officers are sup­ vessels are past the Weser Pilot many of the regulations and cus­ ported by the Occupation Forces. Vessel going to sea and all local toms governing ports in other German officials are required personnel including the sea pilot parts of the world have been to give courteous, efficient serv­ are off the ship. superseded in the interest of ice. Abuse of German officials Each ship is authorized twelve military security. The following by Allied'personnel will not be bottles of alcoholic beverages per not be requisitioned, seized or regulations are the most essential tolerated and persons assaulting week. All excessive beverage of carried away by individuals act­ and all maritime personnel are or abusing German police or Cus­ this nature will be sealed in the ing on their own initiative. 18...Travel Restrictions: Travel required to observed them while toms agents will be tried in a slopchest with the excess tobac­ of Allied Merchant Seamen and in the, Bremen Enclave. The en­ Military Government Court. co stores. D. A. Employees assigned to forcement of military regulations, 7. Uniforms: All ship's person­ 13. Traffic in Goods: The sale, A.T.C. beyond the limits of the laws and customs is the respon­ nel should go ashore in uniforms sibility of the Military Police, if at all possible. Otherwise they barter or exchange of cigarettes, American Enclave (BremenUS Security Personnel, German should be neatly and cleanly cigars, tobacco, candy, soap, Bremerhaven Area) is forbidden. . I'SS:.Police, German Customs Agents dressed to avoid continual iden­ medicines and drugs or any Exceptions may be made for and the Counter Intelligence tity checks by the Military and property, personal or otherwise emergencies. The procedure to of whatsoever nature is pro­ Corps of the U. S. Army. German Police. Personnel wear- hibited. Such articles in excess secure such a permit is as fol­ lows: 2. Medical Examination and of personal needs will not be car­ a) A letter from the master of Quarantine: Before any person­ ried ashore. the vessel authorizing ab­ nel may be permitted ashore, the Any attempt to remove ship's sence for a specified time.. usual Bill of Health must be se­ 1.5'-^ stoies from the port will result b) The person desiring travel cured by the Master of the vessel in confiscation and punishment. must prove that he has suf­ from the German Public Health The following is the limit of to­ ficient funds in Allied cur­ Service. Military Troop Trans­ bacco, candy and gum, which rency to cover his expenses ports will be exempted from this may be carried ashore for per­ during his absence. regulation if U. S. Military Medi­ sonal use in any one twenty-four c) For travel in US-Zone of cal Officers are available to per­ hour period. Germany, approval of Pub­ form this function. 3 Packages of Cigarettes or lic Safety Branch of Mili­ 3. Other Health Regulations: 5 Cigars or tary Government. There shall be* no pumping of d) For travel outside of US1 Package of Pipe Tobacco bilges and no dumping of gar­ 3 Bars of Candy and 3 Pack­ Zone of Germany a military bage, ashes or other refuse in the ing ordinaiy civilian clothing entry permit must be seages of Chewing Gum. harbor or in the river between without some visible means of The purchase of German ve­ cm-ed together with visas Hoheweg Lighthouse and Bre­ identification must expect to be hicles (cars, bicycles, motorcycles, from the representative of men. stopped frequently by security country to be visited. etc.) clothing, furniture or other 4. Smoking: Smoking on the personnel and ordered to identify Such procedure normally household effects is forbidden deck of vessels or anywhere in themselves. requires ffireo or four the restricted dock area, except 8. Documents: No passports, and will result in confiscation of weeks, and should not be in messhaUs, recreation rooms applications for passports or con­ the purchased items and trial of considered unless the vessel or offices, is strictly forbidden. fidential matters other than "Z" the purchase* in a Military Gov­ is to remain in port for Violators will be arrested by papers, identity cards and short ernment Court. 14. Properly Passes: Personal more than thirty days. Mili­ German Police. leave passes fvill be carried property passes will be issued by tary Entry Permits may be 5. Shore Leave Passes: As a ashore. obtained from the Com­ the German (^ustoms Office with security measure all personnel 9. Mail: Carrying or deliver­ bined Travel Board of US approval of the Port Security Of­ leaving a vessel for shore leave ing foreign or domestic mail or fice upon presentation of a let­ Military Government which serving as courier for same is ter signed by the Master, listing is located in the Haus des forbidden. Should any member the items to be taken out of 4he Reichs in Bremen. of a crew be carrying mail Personnel of any nation Port Area and stating that the destined for Germany, he should property is personal possessions found travelling through be instructed to turn it over to and not ship's property. Germany withput proper the American Boarding Officer. No property passes will be is­ credentials are subject to All Officers, D. A. Civilians punishment involving long sued to take any form of to­ and crew members will also be pi-ison sentences. bacco out of the dock area. instructed not to accept mail In addition to clothing pack­ 19. Use of U. S. Army Recrear from German Nationals for mail­ ages, food packages not to ex­ lion Facilities: In Bremerhaven ing in the United States or else­ ceed (25) twenty-five pounds arc there is a United Seamen's Serv­ where. permissable as long as no one ice Club. This is the only club Since mail privileges between item in the package exceeds the facility for visiting seamen in the must have in their possession Germany and the United States (5) five unit, i.e. not more than Bremen Enclave. The Command­ identity documents and a SHORE have now been restablished, it 5 bars of soap, or 5 pounds of ing Officer of the Bremen En­ LEAVE PASS. must be assumed that Germans coffee, or 5 pounds of sugar, etc.. clave has extended the privilege All personnel are cautioned to have dishonest intentions in in one package. to Allied Seamen of using the safeguard these passes, since the seeking private transmission of US Army Shore Facilities under 15. Weapons: No weapons, fire­ loss of a pass will result in con­ mail. the following conditions: arms, brass knuckles, knives siderable embarrassment and dif­ 10. Currency: No Merchant a) Officers and Ratings may with a blade over three inches ficulty. Such loss must be re­ Seaman or D. A. Civilian Em­ use the American Red Cross long or any material of an ex­ ported immediately to the Ma­ ployee will take ashore any Clubs and Army facilities* plosive or incendiary nature will rine Security Branch of US money or currency other than only whenthey are in combe carried ashore or taken Military Government. military payment certificates All passes must be collected by (dollar scrip). Pre.scribed cur­ one of the ship's officers at least rency may be obtained only from two hours prior to sailing and the Master of the ship who will surrendered to the German Water receive same from the -local i''-: Now they have something new for Seafarers coming Police who wiil collect them Army Finance Office or ship's ashore in Bremerhaven to worry about: along with the Departure Report agent. Don't be seen loitering on the sidewalk in front of the for the Marine Secmlty Branch This currency is the only United Seamen's Service Club. The Military Police or the of US Military Government. money valid in American estab­ German cops may pick you as a potential black-market In Nordenham and Brake the lishments. It is illegal for Ger­ dealer. German Customs will collect mans or Displaced Persons liv­ Those are the regulations, fellows; so far, the Army has these Departure Reports and ing in CJermany to have military not forbidden breathing—but you can't tell: man proposes, Shore Leave Passes" from the payment certificates (dollar scrip) the Army disposes. ships for this office. in their possessions All Seafarers hitting Bremen or Bremerhaven are ad­ vised to read the rules for seamen in the U. S. Army's Bremen Enclave printed on this page. Seamen in Bremen, Bremerhaven and nearby ports on the Weser River are under the control of the Army's Office of Military Government for Bremen, whose regulations are enforceabl: by American Military Police, American Security Personnel^ German Police, German Customs Agents and the American Counter Intelligence Corps. Regardless of whether we like the regulations or think them necessary they have the force of law. Seafarers wishing to avoid inconvenience, not to mention serious trouble, will observe them. You Gotta Keop Moving In Bremorliaven • plete uniform or wearing a vi.sible means of identifica­ tion^ b) Identity cards and Shoi'e Leave Passes are necessary for admittance. c) The privilege of. using the Armed Forces facilities will depend on the behavior of the crews ashore. When •violations occur seamen will be treated in the same man­ ner as are members of the Armed Forces. Abuse of these privileges will i-esult in them being withdrawn. 20. Ships Information in Gen­ eral: a) A seaman who fails to join his vessel should report im­ mediately to the American Consulate, Shipping Branch, providing he was on an American vessel; to the British Consulate, providing he was on a British vessel; to the ship's agent providing he was on a foreign flag vessel other than American or British. b) Unauthorized women will not be permitted aboard any U. S. or Allied vessel while it is in port. Viola­ tions of this regulation will fI IS SHE Asl AUTH<3RIZEP WOMA^J f result in the confinement of the entire crew of the ves­ sel for the remainder of their stay in port. c) Gei-man personnel will not be permitted midships or in other living spaces nor will they be allowed to smoke on board the ship. All Ger­ mans violating these rules will be turned over to the ship guards (German police­ men). d) The use of German pei'sonnel for work ordinarily per­ formed by the crew is for­ bidden and will result in the arrest of the Germans apprehended doing the work. Personnel hiring such labor will be subject to trial by a Military Govern­ ment Court. e) German workers are searched when leaving the . dock area. If goods of Al* lied origin are found in their possession, they are immediately arrested and the burden of proof as to acquisition is upon the in­ dividual possessing such goods. Crew personnel should not donate cigarettes, food or clothing to German workers, since such action pi'omotes bartering, black ' marketing and begging. If officers and crew per, sonnel are approached by port workers for favors or barter, they should report the matter at once to the Port Security Office. If crew members- desire to donate food or clothiilg . to German individuals or organizations they should do so through the Port Se­ curity Office to nvoid ir­ regularities. �' , . 1948' TH E S E A P A R E RS Page Fifteen LOG Thomas, Ken. H OS Strong, S 2,75 Thomas, Oswald A Stroud, Loren .45 Thomas, William J. 5»85 Stroud, Marvin G. ...;........ 2.59 Thomas, Wilson 3»90 Strumborg, H 5.19 Thomassen, Joseph B .. 5:85 Stuart, Don 01 Thompson, B. L 35.53 Stuard, Maurice N 94 Thompson, Donald C. 16.80 Stuber, Joseph 1.98 Thompson .79 Stump, Irving 2.40 Thompson, Edgar 17.78 501 HIBERJSlIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Stump, M. E 9.71 Thompson, Francis E 3.80 Stump,. Robert 13.07 Thompson, G 11.42 The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Sturgis, Ralph L 46 Thompson, George E 254 Benefit over-deductions now being pa'd by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ Thompson, Stutsman, William D. 4.33 J. C 10 pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Stybnicki, Gabriel 2.91 Thompson, Jack L 454 Splrez, Angel .' 89 5.69 Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hiber- Thompson, James Sudano, Giro P. ....' 2.23 Thompson, Jesse H 2.88 nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed tor Mr. Eller- Thompson, Lee Sudbeck, Duane .;. 34.06 35.05 Suit, Graydon 4.66 busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Thompson, John N 10:81 Sukis, Ed 4.10 date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Thompson, Preston R 5.55 Suliman, Samoa 5.09 Thompson, R S9 ' Sullen, James. Jr 31.18 Sutherland, John D 1.61 Thompson, R. R 9.79 Taylor, D 10.93 Taprell, Wm. H 1851 ~ Sullins, Fred 26.68 Sutton, John W 4.02 Thompson, R. W 2.16 Taylor, Douglas 22.86 Tarborina, Albert 12.88 Sullivan, Albert M 18.67 Svarney, Samuel R Taylor, Frank B 5.18 Tarifa, Frank J 73 5.54 Thompson, Robert A 20.72 Sullivan, Dennis 1.7L 19:47 Thompson, Stanley ..! 1.42 ; Taylor, Frank L Svendsen, Harold 4.43 Tarko, John 1.87 Sullivan, Horace H 3.03 Svendsen, John Benger .... 1.65 Tarpley, James W 20 Thompson, Ted 7.97 Tayloi-, G 15.33 Sullivan, J 1.00 1.48 Thompson, Thomas E 52.33 Taylor, George N Svendsen, Viktor 1.98 Tart, Clyde Jr 5.60 Sullivan, J. B 2.82 Svenssen, ,Nils A 32.39 Thompson, Vargil L 2.47 Taylor, Gerald 123.75 Tartaglia, Michael 43 Sullivan, Jerry L 26.93 Swain, Harold 3.56 Thompson, Warren 2.16 Taylor, Gerald ....' 10.74 Tarvin, Robert 6.01 Sullivan, John 27.55 Swain, Miles E 36.52 Thompson, Wm. F 10.40 Taylor, Harold 6.91 Tasker, Harold L 5.94 Sullivan, John A 12.80 Swalland, Guiniar 6.93 Thompson, Wm. H 24 Taylor, James R 2.23 Tate, Frank S 2:11 . Sullivan, John C 59.79 Swan, Lowell J 1.40 Thompson, Wylie E , 5.60 Taylor, Joe 3.55 Tate, James 2.16 Sullivan, Joseph 0 19.56 Swank, James J 94 Thoms, Neil P. 27.06 Taylor, John P. 48 Tate, R 10.74 Sullivan, Lawrence P 01 Swann, John L 50.87 iThorell, James 70.91 Taylor, Joseph W 22.60 Tate, Robert C. 94 Sulliyan, Melvin H 50.15 Swanner, Herbert E 1.72 |Thorenson, Leonard 70.91 Taylor, Paul J 5.99 Tate, Robert M 02 Sullivan, Robert 84 Swanson, Cecil T 10.54 I Thoresen, B. 0 69 Taylor, R. F ^ 7.00 Tate, Samuel 69 Sullivan, Robert J 30.43 Swanson, Eveat W 2.79 10.74 Tatom, Andrew J 60.00 Taylor, Samuel E iThorncliff, Nemo C 4.66 Sullivan, Robert J 7.95 Swanson, R Thomas J 5.30 Taylor, 1.69 Tatum, Edward L 1.72 ; Thome, Raymond 2.01 Sullivan, Vincent H 30.27 Swartz, John 24.78 ! 4.39 Tatum, James 21.94 Taylor, Walter F I Thornton, Alvin P 3.01 Sullivan, William E 9.33 Swatek, David 6.60 2.23 Taucree, M 1.74 Teas, Guess A Thornton, Richard 2.75 Sullivan, Willie W 31.89 Sweat, Wm Tebben, Theodore 1.93 99 Tausch, Curtis 7.40 Thorp, Richard E 17.04 Sulovich, Rudolph 8.26 Sweatt, Edward J 2.34 14.62 ^Tavares, Jack 117.50 Teehan, John E 157 Summers, Thos. P 5.69 Sweder, Fred W Telesi, Alfredo 9.41 , Thorpe, Harry A 4.57 j Taylor, C 5.60 48;39 Sunseri, John 1.81 Sweeney, Benjamin M. .... 13.68 Telgenhoff, Willard J 9.68 Thorsen, Warren Taylor; Clarion M 1.00 .-69.34 Supino, James G 5.06 Sweeney, Joseph J Telliho, John 12.14 Threet, Joseph W 1.65 Thrift, Frank 21.53 .71 Sweeney, Walter A Temple, Charles E J30 Supinski, Julius 48.45 Thulmeyer, Bernard A 35.25 Temple, Raymond 2.79 2.21 Sweet, Andrew, Darrell.... 2.23 Su^le, Andrew R. 1.74 Tennant, John 25.27 Thuman, John 79 .94 Sweetser, Wm Suraz, A Tennyson, Alfred R 27.76 11.40 6.09 Swenson, Adolph Surrency, Linza E. DONALD MCNEILL Terpstra, James W 5.39 Swenson, Andreas E 4.43 .63 Susoif, William P. Your father is ill. Write to Terrel, Edward 7.15 Swett, Lawrence L 2.06 RECEIPT No. 025954 your brother Frank at 82 Albion Terrio, Johrl J. .' 07 Swift, Phillip A 1.73 Tetterton, Charles 16.67 Holder of this receipt for $950 Swilley, Wm. C 1.34 Street, Somerville, Mass. Tetzloff, Oscar E 21.23 dues and $1.00 LOG donation Swindell, Elbert J .r 3.32 HOWARD \MUMME Teunisen, Frank 3.96 made to Ben Rees in Norfolk can Swindull, Francis R. , 8.00 .I 1.48 get a $5.00 reward from him if SIU, A&G District Get in touch with your .wife at Tharington, Sidney 0 Swinton, George 26.85 9.79' you will send your name and 3.26 519 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn 16, Tharp, Lewis BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Swiszezowski, A. Thater, Paul K 2.64, book number to Headquarters so N. Y. C. William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 Switzer, Gerald 22.93 Thayer, George BOSTON 276 State St. 1.871 that you can be credited with % % i. Switzer, Marion Lorna .... 7.94 Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 Theriot, Arthur A 1.12 these payments. HECTOR MCKENZIE 89 GALVESTON 308V,—23rd St. Swope, Eldon M Thevik, John E 2.97 Communicate With Miss J. 4 4. 4* 5.54 Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Sword, Carl R Thibault, Raymond 59 The following men have bag­ MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Sqkes, David F. M 4.20 Smith, RN. Thibodeaux, Armand R 8.12 gage in the Waterman Ware­ Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Sylvera, A. 1.81 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Thigpen, Kenneth 8.11 house No. 9 in Mobile, Alabama; JOHN S. KAWALEWSKIE .45 £. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112 6113 Sylvester, Raymond D. .... Tholmer, Harold 4.84 .Emilio Munoz, F. Etherdige, ClinContact your wife. Syms, Jack M 30.48 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Thomas, Burton R 60.00, ton Dean, Robert Burdick, D. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover- 2-2784 Syms, Willie A 28.07 Thomas, Davis W 1.37 Anderson, Nicholas Bosinyi, G. NORFOLK 127029 Bank St. Syper, John ALFRED A. BROW^I 5.19 Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4 1083 Criminen, W. H. Massey, Thomas, Edwin M 42.06 Get in touch with Midshipman '. 1.58 PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. Sypher, Russell C Thomas, Frank A 1.78 Gerald A. Brown, Bancroft Hall, 1.37 Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Syphers, Wm. V ALVIN EARL GAMBLE 30 SAN FRANCISCO; 105 Market St. Syrax, Philip .79 Room '2407, U. S. Naval Aca­ Thomas, Frederick Thomas, H 7.82 demy, Annapolis, Md. Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Syres, Philip You are requested to contact 80.67 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Thomas, Hudson A 3,44 the 6th Floor, SIU Headquarters, 24 Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 Szabclski, Hillard Thomas, Jack W 1.87 WILLIAM ^CRUMPTON. JR. 51 Beaver Street, New York, as 8.99 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Szakaco, Charles Thomas, John E. 17.91 Communicate with Matthew soon as convenient to square Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Szarthe, Edward J. 2.44 34.82 youi- book. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Szewecki, Lewek .7 6.75 H. Ross, Esq., 274 Madison Ave­ Thomas, John H Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-I323 Szymanski, Casimir r 16.74 nue, New York 16, N. Y. s. i s. Taber, Elmer E 3.55 SUP WALTER SENN Taboada, John P 1.87 HONOLULU .16 Merchant St. Write to Jirah D. Cole, 168 Taddei, George J 10.08 The SEAFARERS.LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ Phone 58777 Main Street, East Rockaway, 6.93 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Tadlock, Troy farers International Union is available to all members who wish 10.74 N. Y. Beacon 4336 Tadolmi, E to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Taft, Humphrey 2.97 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to haye Phone 2599 THOMAS PARROTT Tagariello, Joseph M, 10.32 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Get in touch with Miss Ethel the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every 74 SIU branch for this purpose. Douglas 25475 Tages, Jose M 8.47 C. Meskill# Medical Social Dep't. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Taglieri, Donald Robert... However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU Main 0290 Takier, Joe 7.22 Beekman - Downtown Hospital, hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Talbert, Chandlese 2.75 Beekman and Water Streets, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Terminal 4-3131 Talbert, Chamles L 3.74 New York City. Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. t. i. t Talbot, Harry F, 16.07 Gt Lakes District HEINRICH FAETSCH PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Talley, William J - .72 Get in touch with Mrs. Shirley BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Tamargo, Armando F 2.23 Cleveland 7391 To the Editor: .84 Wessel, Supervisor, S e a m e n s CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Tambling, John E Church Institute, New York City. Superior 5175 Tamblyn, Joseph H 8.95 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the 4. 4. 4. CLEVELAND.. 2602 Carroll St. Tamborella, Russel 1L95 address below: PAUL N. FROOM; JR. 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SlU HALLS Notice To All SIU Members �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 23, 1948 UFELinesHoldFirmBefore Stock Exchange m-' p; Ik: Jubilant Curb Exchange employes, above, stream back to work after im­ posing victory over the Exchange. After being addressed by John Cole, V-P of the United Financial Employes, the strikers left their picketlines and returned to the jobs they had left on March 29. A packed membership meeting, on April 15, heard the terms of the Curb Exchange settlement. By an unanimous vote the terms were accepted, and the workers made plans to return to their jobs. Meeting was held in the SIU HalL and was addressed by UFE President Dave Keefe. With one part of its- sixcornered battle won. the UFE was then able to turn its full strength toward its strongest, and most vengeful opponent—the Stock Ekchange. fir feir \X-:' I Policemen, on foot and on horseback, massed in the Wall Street area to help the Stock Exchange authorities break the strike of the United Financial Employes. Mr. Schram, SE Pres­ ident, had boasted that he could have as many cops as he wanted, and he certainly proved that statement. In military order platoons of policemen marched into position and completely ringed the picketlines. It looked like a forest of blue uniforms. RS," : "A Thousand Cops For Wall Street, But None For The Protection Of School Children!" So shouted the pickets as they surrounded the Exchange, and so rekd the signs they carried. Standing across the street from the picketlines, an observer found it next to impossible to see the marching pickets. But they were there, all right, as the scabbing brokers soon found out. Marching* in the rain arouiid the Stock. Exchange, pickets form a "daisy chain." The solid wall of pickets, above, proved too much for the police, ^and so, left, they resorted to violence, as, with swinging nightsticks they attempted to limit the lines. But the New York Cops found out again that brutality has no effect on. strikers who know they are right and are; dstervnined to The next day found the llne^ just a^s strong and just as militant. :',4 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 23, 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. 17 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES PARTIAL TALLY INDICATES ALL FOUR RESOULTIONS PASSED BY HUGE MAJORITY CURB SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH UFE;STRIKE HOLDS FIRM ON OTHER FRONTS PRIVATELY OWNED SHIPS INCREASE DURING 1947 COUNTER PHONY STORIES IN PRESS,SAYS UFE WIFE LEWIS AND UMW GET BUM RAP UNDER T-H ACT CAPE JUNCTION MEN WORK,REST IN MANILA BALTIMORE GETS PLENTY OF ACTION AS OLD'RED LEAD' CASTS ANCHOR SAN JUAN ACTIVITY TAKES SPURT WITH SHIPPING,SHORE GANG JOBS N.Y. SHIPPING UNCERTAIN;BOOST IS EXPECTED GALVESTON HAS JOBS BOOKMEN, BUT PERMITMEN FIND NO HAVEN FRISCO SHIPPING SLOWS,BUT RISE IS EXPECTED SHIPPING IS ON THE HUNGRY SIDE IN PHILADELPHIA TWO CREW FOUL-UP FAIR WEEK IN MOBILE THE SIIU CONTRACTED COMPANIED: MORAN SOUTHSTAR HITS SHOAL OF COAST OF HOLLAND; 3 TUGS TURN HER LOOSE COOPERATION OF ALL HANDS MADE DICKINSON HAPPYB SHIP ARMY POSTS RULES FOR SEAMEN IN BREMEN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/23/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log