Issue Date
1952-06-27
Volume
14
Issue Number
13
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SEAFARERS JUNE 27
1952
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SEAFARERS VOTE m'
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DisttricfViide Balloting Runs 91
' ElirOUte tO ^ntptnates* Puerto
Rico on the SlUmanned Kath
ryri, PR Governor Luis Mxuioz
Marin (left) chats out on
deck with Seafarer Mario
Farrulla, chief steward, dur
ing the threeday trip down to San
Juan. The Governor joined the
Bull Line ship in Norfolk, one of
its ports of call on the route south
ward. (Story on Page 6.)
' Grateful recog
tnanKS, nltlon of the
SIU's assistance during last win
ter's Prudential Insurance strike
is struck in bronze on com
memorative plaque pre
seiited by AFL Insurance ,
Agents Int'l Unon to the SIU. The
82day strike represented a first
time victory for beefsin white
collar field. (Story on Page 3.)
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neiping none?, mann (right) serves as
the eyes of sightless Seafarer Joe Germano, 64, as he
guides him down the steps and away from the Hudson
County, New Jersey, poorhouse. The Union arranged
to have Germano taken to a private boarding home
where he will get the proper care visualized in the ex
panded coverage of the SIU Welfare Plan and new dis
ability progranfi. (Story on Page 3.)
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>.rwr. Fac« Two I SEAFABEnS%Oe Fridayt Jme 27/1952
Birth Benefits Top $1,000 ft
The stork is getting a big assist from the SIU these days.
The Seafarer's Welfare Plan has paid maternity benefits of $200 each to 16 Seafarers
since the SIU announced the expanded welfare benefits Jime 4. Along with the benefi
checks went the $25 treasury^:
bond given them by the SlU
to launch the "first trippers"
on a happy voyage in life. A sea
farer recipient aptly tagged the
i Union, gift as "Bonds for Babies."
The SIU Welfare Plan ofl^'e re
ported several other SIU maternity
benefits were in the processing
stage. At the moment payments
are well in excess of $1,000 a week
and will undoubtedly rise as other
eligible seafarers come in from
trips.
After presenting copies of mar
riage licenses and birth certificates,
the following men were among
tiiose who promptly received checks
and bonds:
Kenneth E. Beckerich, Mt. Ver
non, N. Y.; John T. Koval, Brook
lyn; Sigwart Nielsen, Brooklyn
Alfonso Rivera, Brooklyn; John H.
Hunt, Boston; Vincent Bavirsha
Brooklyn; Patrick Rogers, Brook
lyn; Jackson Meyer, Savannah
Manfredo Ciampi, Sommerville
Mass.; Robert Nicolai, New York:
Walter Butterton, Portsmouth, Va.
James Byers, Mobile; Joe Cave,
New Orleans; Felix Bonefont, New
York, and Dolar Stone, Baltimore
feasant Surprise
To these Seafarers, announce
ment of the new maternity benefits
came as a pleasant surprise. The
payments represented an unex
pected bonanza and came at a time
when hospital and medical bills
usually put a big dent in any fami
ly budget.
Since Unionwon security and
improved wage rates has made it
possible for them to doso, a rap
idly increasing number of Seafar
ers have become solid family men.
Those who were among the first to
receive the new maternity pay
ments were unanimous in recogniz
ing that the expanded Welfare
Plan will play a big part in easing
the family financial strain when the
newcomer arrives.
"This is a big thing for the SIU
family man," said John T. Koval,
a member of the SIU for nine
years. "The maternity benefit will
solve a big financial headache. It
sure helped make things easier
for us."
Kenneth E. Beckerich, who has
been sailing 41^ years and made
SEAFARERS LOG
Jon* 27. 1952 Vol. XIV. No. 13
As I See It Page 13
"Bombay Goose" Page 11
Burly Page 16
Crossword Puzzle Page 12
Did You Know Page 18
Editorial Page 13
Foc'sle Fotog Page 19
GaUey Gleanings Page 20
Inquiring Seafarer Page 12
' In The Wake Page 12
Labor RoundUp Page 16
Letters Pages 21, 22, 23
Letter Of The Week Page 13
Maritime Page 16
Meet The Seafarer .... Page 12
On The Job Page 16
"On Trade Route 20"
Pages 14, 15
Personals Page 26
Quiz Page 19
Ship's Minutes Pages 26, 27
SIU History Cartoon... Page 7
Sports Line Page 20
Ten Years Ago Page 12
"Through the Roads".. Page 10
Top Of The News...... Page 6
Vacation Pay. . Pages' 23, 24, 25
Wash. News Letter Page 4
Welfare Benefits...... Page 25
Published biwMiny kr the headquarters
• f the Seafarers International Union, At
Who Gets Sew Benefits?
Following are the requirements for the two new benefits under'
the Seafarers Welfare Plan:
Mqt«riiify;
Any eligible Seafarer becomlQg a father after April 1, 1952,
will receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's
gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. Needed is a cqpy
of the marriage certificate and birth certificate. If possible, a
discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay
ments and bonds will be given in casesof multiple births.
Pisobilify;
Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who qualifies
for benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan, is eligible for the
$15 weekly disability benefit for as long as hc^s. totally unable to
work.
Applications and queries on unusual situations should.be sent
to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth
Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. .
his last trip ^aboard the Susanne
(Bull Lines), found it "almost too
good to be true" when he first
heard he was entitled to a check
for $200 to help with the "down
payment" on his son Kenneth John,
born May 18.
The $25 bond given the baby by
the SIU will help him to fully ap
preciate when he grows' up just
how much the Union meant to his
Dad, he added.
"The Seafarer's Welfare Plan has
done more than anything else to
(Continued on page 17)
, Brooklyn.
wndtr Ml# Act of August 24, "
AFL Cooks
Win Right
ToMCSVote
West Coast steward depart
ment men will have an oppor
tunity to pick a union of their
choice under an agreement reached
with the shipowners and the NLRB
last week. The settlement was
hailed as a victory for the AFL
Marine Cooks and Stewards which
has been striving for recognition
as bargaining agent for unaffiliated
steward's department men.
Pending the election, the AFL
union will have equal job rights
with the independent National Un
ion of Atarine Cooks and Stewards
through a joint hiring hall.
NLRB Voids Contract
Up until recently, the Commun
istdominated NUMCS had exclu
sive control of all hiring imder a
contract signed with the shipown
ers in December, 1948. Several
weeks ago, however, the NLRB
threw out this contract as having
no legal standing. With the worth
lessness of the document estab
lished, the AFL union was able to
place its men aboard several ships.
• The NUMCS tried in vain to
keep AFL men out, going to the
extent of tying up the Matson
liner, Lurline, last month for a few
days. The tactic failed in face of
the fact that the independent
union had no right to keep AFL
men off the ships. Consequently
the Lurliae ^iled with a large
complement of AFL members.
7rc«partial Hiring
After this defeat, the NUMCS
threw in the sponge and agreed
that an impartial hiring hall should
be set up pending the bargaining
election. Members of either union
can come there to register for jobs
and be shipped in the Order in
which they register, ^ .
Carpenter Alfonso Rivera fondly cradles twomonthold Felix, as
his wife, Juanita, holding $200 welfare check, looks on.
The kids may not know it. but Dad, Sigwart Neilsen (holding baby
Georgianna), and mom, Karolynna, are $200 richer.
MTD Aids Teamsters,
ILA In Lumber Strike
The MTD this week threw its full support behind a strike
against a New York lumber firm after Local. 282 of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL, and Local 205 of
the International Longshoref
men's Association, AFL, askec^'
for support.
The two unions are jointly pick
eting the T&S Lumber Company of
Patchogue which refuses to bargain
with them despite the fact that
the unions jointly won an NLRB
election in the yard in April. The
teamsters represent the yard's
truckdrivers and the ILA repre
sents the other yard workers. *
In addition, the company—after
it lost the election—^fired two men
for union activities.
Lloyd Gardner,. Executive Secre
tary of the MTJ), went, out to tlie
help. He and other MTD officials
went over the strike strategy with
the unions and then pledged the
full support of the MTD.
"This is a legitimate beef," he
saidr"and the MTD will give its
fellow imions all the support and
help they may need."
Meanwhile, pickets from the two
unions have the plant completely
bottled up. All of the drivers and
yard employees are but.
"We're going to stay out until
we get the kind of wages and con
ditions, the men; deserve," said a
union spokesman. .
"It's easy as pie to collect,"'
says new dad John T. Koval,
showing off $25 bond and $200
check.
SUPGirds
For Siege
In Strike
Refusal of shipowners to ac
cept a compromise SUP offer
has deadlocked the West Coast
strike against the Pacific Maritime
Association. As a result, the StJP
has taken steps! to tighten up the
strike, which is now entering its
33rd day.
As^ previously reported in the
LOG, the SIU A&G District has
pledged all possible aid in any
shape or form to the SUP strike
whenever it is needed.
Negotiations between the SUP
and shipowners broke down after
two meetings on Jund 17 and 18
failed to produce a settlement.
MSTS Carrying Supplies
Meanwhile, no dry cargo is mov
ing on any ships owned by mem
ber companies of the Pacific Mari
time Association. All essential
military cargo is being carried on
Governmentowned vessels char
tered the MSTS. The only private
lyowned ship, outside of tankers
and steamschooners, that has
sailed is the President Cleveland
which made one trip carrying mili
tary dependents. Army supplies
and mail.
At the June 17 negotiation meet
ing, the shipowners for the first
time expressed willingness to re
fer the question of wages and pen
alty, time to the Wage Stabilization
Board. However, they demanded
that the SUP give them a long
term contract and allow them to
dicker vdth West Coast longshore
men on loading of ship's stores,
which is SUP work under the ex
isting" contract.
SUP Compromise Offer
In turn the SUP* negotiating
committee offered a compromise
calling for settlement on the basis
of fringe items already agreed on,
overtime for Saturday watches, a 5
percent acrosstheboard Increase
and true overtime for daymen.
This proposal was rejected by the
shipowners.
At the next day's meeting no '
further progress was made as the
operator's representative failed to
make any kind of counteroffer, and
negotiations broke off.
Consequently, the SUP commit
tee reported to the membership, it
(Continued on page 17)
Steel Strike
Idles Most
Of Ore Fleet
BALTIMORE—The offand
on nationwide steel strike has.
already idled six vessels out
of the tenship Ore Line fleet op
erating out of nearby Sparrows
Point and threatens to idle the re
mainder when they return to the '
mill site here.
Seafarer crews on the half dozen
Ore ships already here have been
jeduced to skeleton complements
of about 1012 men pending settle
ment of the walkout by the CIO
United Steelworkcrs against ma*
jor US steel producers. The Ore
fleet is a subsidiary operation of
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
one of the strikebound companies.
At the present time, four of the
ships are at anchorage off Spar
rows Point while two more are tied
up right at the ore docks. The
ships sUll at sea, returning from
the South American mines which
.supply ore for the , Sparrows Point
refinery, are, , according to company
purees, expected.to be idled with
reduced crews as soon as, they
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Slgiitless oldtimer Joe Gennano, 64 (center), is welcomed to his
new home by Mrs. V. Tentonico. SIU Patrolman Walt Siekman
brourht him there after takinr him out of a NJ poorhouse.
Now f7/ live Again'
—Disabled Seafarer
Thanks to the newlyinstituted SIU disability benefit, a
blind Seafarer, who had been doomed to spend the rest 6f his
days in a poorhouse, now has a decent life to look forward to.
Brother Joe Germano, a vet»— —
eran of 40 years at sea, has
been placed temporarily in a
comfortable private boarding
home, pending construction of the
SIU hotel where permanent quar
ters will be provided for him.
The 64year old Germano is
strong and healthy in body, but
according to the doctors, his optic
nerves are almost completely de
stroyed and there is little hope
that he will ever see again.
Wants to Work Again
Nevertheless Germano refuses
to resign himself to idleness after
a lifetime of hard work. "If the
doctors can fix me up," he said
hopefully, "I'll go back to sea
again. But now the SIU has made
SIU Backs
Sea School
$ Reslash
The up again, down again
appropriations bill for Kings
Point Maritime Academy,
once more faces House and Sen
ate action in its cut version.
The reduced version which has
SIU support cuts $1 million out of
the appropriation for the school.
The SIU has branded the school
useless because it continues to
grind out officers without any re
gard to the employment situation
in maritime over the years.
The bill started in the House
Appropriations Committee, which
cut the $1 million out because it
felt the cadets did not need $65
a month pay in addition to getting
a free college education. The
House approved the cut version.
. However, the Senate Appropria
tions Committee then put the $1
million back into the bill after a
hard campaign in which the NMU
made its sudden about face and
supported the larger version. The
Senate okayed the larger bill.
Then, a conference committee
from both the Senate and House
went to work and decided to cut
the $1 million out once again. This
is the way the bill stands now,
awaiting action by both full
bouses.
it so 1 can live again as a human
being."
When the Union learned that
Germano was in the Hudson
Coimty Almshouse, Secaucus, N J,
it immediately took steps to deter
mine if soniething could be dope
for his sight as well as to find
decent quarters for him. A
Union representative went out to
the ̂ poorhouse to pick him up.
He found it to be a forbidding
old brick building situated in the
midst of an odorous pigraising
area, next door to the county jail
and a mental hospital. There, as
Germano told the Union, he had
been taken out of bed in the morn
ing and sat down in a chair for
16 hours daily until he was led
back to bed again. He didn't even
have a cane so that he did not dare
venture to get out of his chair and
walk about. Throughout the day
he received no attention from any
body.
Happy to Be Out
When he was taken out of the
poorhouse he was overjoyed,
(Continued on page 17>
Building Program
By 9 To 1 Margin
Welfare Plan would be xi^ed to
build an SIU hotel to service Sea
farers shipping from the head
quarters port.
To Members' Credit
Recognition of the value of
modern halls nowjn use in busy
ports like New Orleans and Mobile,
as well as the headquarters build
ing opened just seven months ago
in Brooklyn, was credited for the
membership's wishes for modern
facilities.
Samplings of membership opin
ion on the ships as well as ashore
in various SIU halls around the
country indickted a strong feeling
to end forever the era of second
rate Union buildings in keeping
with the Union's standing at the
head of maritime labor.
The resolution for the new build
Ins. Beet Plaque Hails SIU Aid
A plaque' commemorating aid received from "a fighting union—the SIU" was presented"
to the Union at the June 18 headquarters membership meeting by the heads of the In
surance Agents International Union, AFL. The presentation honored the SIU's aid in the 82
day strike of the agents^
against the multibillion dol
lar Prudential Insurance Com
pany.
Union president George Russ,
who made .the presentation, along
with Max Shine, regional director,
and Isidore A. Landsman, regional
organizer, declsired that the agents
were fortunate that the SIU was
willing to help in their hour of
need. "When days were darkest,"
he said, "you gave us encourage
ment, financial aid, moral aid, and
every kind of assistance."
• The insurance strikers victory in
this test of white collar unionism,
lie concluded, "was only possible
because great guys like you helped
Us in a time of need."
Twice Voted Donations
The strike, which was the first
successful largescale walkout In
the white collar field, ^as called
on December 1, when the company
refused to negotiate a contract
(Continued on page 17)
Saluting jSIU "In grateful appreciation" of aid during last winter's
Prudential Insurance beef, lAlU Regional Director Max Shine
(right) presents plaque to SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall.
lAlU Organtaer liddore Landmaa (left) lends an eiur.
Hailing Seafarers as members
of a "fighting union," George
Russ, lAIV president, buds
SIU aid.
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• Wrapping up the details on final tally from SIU referendum ballot on new halls. Seafarers on the
Tallying Committee prepare a report for membership approval. Included in the group (1r) are:
J. M. Sprejitzer, Dan Fitzpatrlck, Bob Bowley, C. J. Mehi, Van Whitney and W. J. Reidy.
Seafarers balloting on a 30day referendum recommending new SIU halls for
the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Galveston rolled up a whopping 91 percent
vote in favor of the proposal.
The overwhelming passage of the referendum proposal setting forth the need
for expanded, modernized membership facilities in the three outports was seen as
a solid reaffirmation of the 4
SIU policy of assuring Sea
farers the best wages and
working conditions while at
sea, as well as streamlined,
comfortable facilities while
on the beach.
Certifying the final result, a six
man tallying committee elected
from the membership issued its
report, subject to approval at
Union membership meetings July
2. The committee reported the
referendum had bqen adopted by
well over the twothirds majority
required by the SIU constitution.
It called for a $20 building assess
ment to become effective July 15,
1952.
The vote for largescale expan
sion of the Union's apparatus fol
lowed by less than two weeks the
announcement that funds from the
ing program was originally ap
proved by heavy majorities at
shoreside meetings in April.
Hearty agreement with its purpose
set in motion machinery for the
referendum required by the con
stitution on all assessments, to give
Seafarers coming in off ships an
opportunity to voice their senti
ments on the issue.
While full details on the pro
curement of suitable sites in Balti
more, Philadelphia and Galveston
could not be formulated pending
membership action on the referen
dum, plans call for setups com
parable to those at headquarters
to be established in the three ports.
This would include facilities sim
ilar to those in headquarters, in
addition to comfortable recreation
(Continued on page 17)
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AfitriK Mrn^Uk tm* .• :€;'!t;v"^ •
Govt Issues
OR Sea Work
Seafarers with a youngster in
terested in going to sea for a living
will find a brandnew US Labor
Department booklet on the mari
time industry a valuable introduc
tory primer on seagoing life.
Prepared with the assistance of
the SIU and other seamen's unions,
a copy of the booklet fresh off the
press was received at headquar
ters with thanks and appreciation
for the "fine cooperation and gen
erous assistance which your organ
ization gave us," froih US Com
missioner of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague.
• Entitled "Employment Outlook
In The Merchant Marine," the re
port is illustrated with photographs
and charts detailing the jobs, work
ing conditions, wages and training
available to members of the indus
try.
Notes Job Drop
It notes the drop in employment
experienced since the beginning of
the ship withdrawal this spring
when almost 400 government
owned merchant ships were re
turned to idle status after shuttling
foreign aid and military shipments
all over the world, calling atten
tion to the "boombust" condition
which has "characterized the in
dustry for many years."
The report also echcte the con
tention of the SIU, the industry
and the Maritime Administration
that it is desirable to carry at
least half of our foreign trade in
US ships.
Copies of the report can be ob
tained by writing for Labor Bulle.
tin No. 1054, to the Superintendent
of Documents, US Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC,
and enclosing the 30cent cost.
Sean eyes the camera as dad, Robert Nieolal, and broflier Pat look
over ship mod^. A foster hmne for both boys is sought.
Seafarer Asks Home
To Bring Up 2 Sons
Tragedy struck the home of Se^arer Robert Nicolai when
his wife died in the course of giving birth to their third child.
As a result, the 29yearold Seafarer is struggling with the
problem of finding a foster"^
Steel Workers
Have New Song
The CIO Steelworkers now have
an official song, "Strong Men of
Steel." Copies of the song, along
with orchestrations, were sent to
all local unions and are also avail
able at the Steelworkers head
quarters.
home for his children where
the two oldest ones at least,
can be together.
An SIU headquarters representa
tive learned about the case when
Nicolai was paid the SIU maternity
benefit. The union is now attempt
ing to locate a home for Nicolai's
two sons. The oldest, Sean, is a
little over three years old, while
Patrick just passed his second
birthday. Since his wife's death
seven v^eks ago, Nicolai has been
taking care of the children himself,
but is faced with the probleha of
what to do with them when he
ships out again.
Sister Cares For Infant
For the time being, Nicolai told
the LOG, his sister is taking care
of his infant daughter, Kathleen,
who survived the birth. Placement
of the two boys would be easier if
they were split up, but Nicolai is
determined to keep the two boys
together. "I don't want to have
three children living in three sep
arate homes," he said.
"My motherinlaw could take
care of them," he continued, "but
that would mean she would have
to stop work. If she does that now,
she will lose allher pension rights,
but if she continues working for
another year and a half she'll bis
eligible to retire."
"What I'm looking for is a pri
vate home where somebody can
care fpr the two together."
Life hasn't been too easy for
Nicolai in the past few years. Up
until he started shipping with the
SIU last summer, he said, "we had
a rough time of it."
SIU Shipping Pays Off
"Since I've been going to sea
with the SIU for the first time in
my life I have a couple of dollars
to spare. When I was working
shoreside we just about kept our
heads above water.".
In addition to his other worries,
Nicolai was facing eviction from
his home in a city housing project
because after he started sailing
regularly his income exceeded tite
limits set down hy lawfor subsi
dized housing. . For the time be
ing, however, be still has his apart
ment.
"If any of the men reading the
paper know of somebody who will
take the two boys," he added,
"I would appreciate It' If they
would let the LOG know about it."
Historic Boston Waterfront Landmark Destroyed
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CSty llrehoats stand 1^ during recent blaze at Boston's famed India Wharf uhich almost i^pletely
gutted ffie ISOyearold clipper ship dock. The pier was designed by Charles Bulfinch, who htiped
dialga fli# US dapttd to Werthigtoit, P. C Fow drcmeu were tojurcd to "
SIU NEWSLETTER
from WASHISGTOS
Admiral E. L. Cochrane, Maritime Administrator, will retire from
his post the end of this month. His successor at the agency will find it
difficult to require steamship lines to embark upon new construction,
and the commitment of millions of. dollars, unless the companies can
be assured in advance that their contracts with the government will
be honored, and will be binding on both parties.
Because of the challenge issued by Lindsay Warren, Comptroller
General of the US, over the Government construction subsidies for ship
construction,, the matter of amending the law in this respect will be a
very hot potato for the EightyThird Congress, which convenes next
January. The construction subsidy squabble has reached the Truman
cabinet level, with Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and Mr. Warren
swinging at each other. At one point. Sawyer talked about quitting
unless he is allowed to run his office the way he wants to. Behind the
public scene, . Sawyer has appealed to Truman to direct Warren to
stick to the letter's statutory duty of performing audit work only, and
not attempt to exercise undue influence on the 'Government shipping
agency's staff.
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On Ovteber 1, 1949, the Military Sea Transportation Service came
into existence, headed by Vice Admiral William Callaghan, US Navy.
MSTS provides logistical support for the armed forces overseas, and
maintains what it claims to be a "nucleus" fleet of ships in case they
have to expand quickly in event of war.
However, an idea of how fast MSTS has grown, and the competition
encountered by private, American shipping lines, can be gained from
looking at its operations in only one section of the country, the US
Gulf area. Over 200,000 measurement tons of cargo moves out of the
Gulf area monthly on ships controlled by MSTS. Aside frOm this,
some 2,000,000 bulk barrels of petroleum products are expected from
Gulf ports each month on vessels either owned or operated by MSTS.
AlUiough (rafffc and revenues of carriers on inland waterways have
improved substantially, the coastwise and intercoastal carriers continue
to claim to be "marginal" operators.
Packagefreight service no longer exists on the Great Lakes, and
"lessthanbargeload" service has all but disappeared from other inland
waterways.
Under the law, domestic lines must first get operating rights from
the Interstate Comimerce Commission, and ICC believes that dormant
or vnused operating rights could be a major cause of the slow trade
conditions, because such outstanding certificates and permits may be
revived any time, causing an adverse effect upon old and new opera
tors alike. With this in mind, a Senate Committee has agreed to give
ICC the power to revoke or suspend domestic carter operating rights
in the case of those companies who are not exercising their right of
operating in thpse trades.
A number of American domestic shipping lines have appealied to
Congress itor a oneyear extension of time within which they will have
to use funds for the acquisition of vessels. The companies have over
$15 million salted away in special ship: construction funds, set up
under law, and these funds are supposed to be used to acquire vessels
by the end of September of this year. However, the lines, in apply
ing for the further extension of time, have said that unsettled world
conditions have prevented thefinalizing of plans in the matter. The
companies are: AmericanHawaiian Steamshijk Co., Central Gulf.,
Eastern Steamship, Isthmian, Pope & Talbot, Pittsburgh Steamship,
Sabine Transport, Wilson Navigation, and American Steamship Com
pany.
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A $11, million dollar question is—who will become the new owner
of the" powerful American President Lines. Ltd. (formerly Dollar SS
Lines)? After a hectic sevenyear court battle over the ownership of
stock in the company, R. Stanley Dollar and the Government have
agreed to an outofcourt arrangement. The disputed stock will be
offered to the highest bidder (a minimum price of . $14 mililon having
been set), with the proceeds then to be split 5050 by the Government
and the Dollar interests.
Sealed bids will be issued soon, and will be opened thereafter by the
Riggs National Bank, of this City, the trustee,, A number of American
steami^ip men are known to be interested in acquiring the valuable
shipping company, either their ownselves or acting in combines.
The delivery run of the superiiner United States, from Norfolk,
Va., to New York, was made on June 22. Shortly before this time, some
Members of Congress asked the Maritime Administration, which had
the ship built on behalf of the US Lines Company, whether, as a mat
ter of propriety, government maritime employees should accept the
nvitation to be aboard the ship as guests of the shipping company.
The MA replied that it saw nothing wrong in the matter, and that it
would be good if the Government employees got a firsthand idea of
what the ship looked like.
Some Congressmen, claimed that the run amounted to nothing mora
than a "junket," but this was hotly denied by General John Franklin,
President of US Lines Company. • ~
Although it is claimed that the superiiner cost $70 million to build,
the final tally will show that it cost over $77 million. However, of the
original agreed contract price of $70 millidn, the US Lines Company
is to pay $28 miiiioa, with the goveniment subsidy being as follows:
I lis million to cover extra cost of constructing the ship in this Country
over what it would cost to construct it abroad; and $24 million to cover
cost of special defense features, such as high speed and 2 engine rooms.
FrlttCf, Jtiie «T. SIEHFAR'E'k'S tae Pare Pir*
Commies Ist BME C/dss itt School
Attack Grew In France
Seafarers off the SlUmanned Tad^dei were mauled with
brickbats and blackjacks reportedly at the hands of French
Communists while they we5,e ashore in St. Nazaire and Nantes,
Fortunately,, none of the menf
was seriously injured in the
attacks and all were able to
get back to ship pfely.
Beliveau
As a result, crewmembers of the
Taddel, told the LOG that Sea
farers going ashore ip France
from now on should be on their
guard to avoid being duniped by
local Communist squads.
Confirm LOG Charges
The attacks on the Taddei crew
members confirm in part a Sea
farer's charges in the May 2 is
sue of the LOG that French Com
munists are concentrating on
American ships and seamen as tar
gets in their drive to disrupt Amer
ican seamen, as
well as to propa
gandize . against
American aid.
Bosun Robert
Beliveau said that
the Taddei's trou
bies begaii the
moment it ar
rived at St. Na
zaire. It was
met by Commu
nist demonstrators parading with
.signs that said "Go Home,'Yanks"
and shouting insults and epithets
at crewmemberS.. Apparently the
, demonstrators thought the ship
was carrying arms. Actuaily it
had a load of grain aboard.
That evening, Beliveau and five
otherfj went ashore to the local bar.
While Walking back to the ship
about midnight, a Frenchman on
a bicycle rode up behind Beliveau,
blackjacked him and rode away
before the startled seamen realized
' what was up. The
attack raised an
' egg on Beliveau's
E^ull but other
wise he was not
seriously* in jured.
"If I were an
, older man," Be
liveau said, "I
' might have had
my skull fra'c
tured. I was in
France in 1947 and
fine. Nothing like this ever hap^
pened to me before.
Subsequently the ship pulled out
of St. Nazaire and went into
Nantes., There Seafarer Theodore
Catharine, OS, and three other
Catharine
I was treated
crewmembers went ashore to a bar
that is well known locally as a
hangout of American merchant
seamen. They were in there until
about 8 P.M. When they stepped
outside they were met by a gang
of men wha started pelting them
with rocks and paving blocks.
Smashed Up Bar
"There must have been at least
two dozen men," Catharine said.
"They smashed the windows of the
bar and did. a lot of damage to the
place. When we started down the
street, they followed us and kept
pitching at us."
"One Frenchman came up to one
of us with a big rock in his hand,
but the crewman punched him.
Then we all piled into a cab to get
out of there in a hurry."
Tried To Upset Cab
The gang followed up the at
tack by trying to turn over the cab
but fortunately it got underway,
Catharine said that the French
woman who Yuns the tavern de
scribed the gang as being local
Communists who consistently pick
fights with American seamen.
Cops Steer Clear
There were local,, cops in the
vicinity all the while the bombard
ment was going on, he asserted,
but they didn't do anything. "They
seemed to be afraid of mixing it
with the gang, or maybe they felt
the same way that the mob did."
As a result of this encounter, one
of the men turned to next morning
with a badly swollen nose ,and a
tContinqed on page 17)
Qualifying as a result of his previous seatime. Seafarer Fred .Thayer, FWT (right), becomes the first SIU
man to enroll in school and take part in an accelerated BME program for upgrading unlicensed black
gang men to third assistants. Congratulating Thayer is BME SecretaryTreasurer Charles King^
It may be summertime but schuol bells are ringing for Seafarers out of the black gang.
The first group of SIU men to begin study fo r engineers' licenses were enrolled in the
Brothei]hood of Marine Fhgineerssponsored s chool this week.
Other Seafarers who have
successfully passed their li
cense tests after receiving in
struction booklets from the BME
are now helping man BME ships.
Among those who are now sail
ing engineer after winning their
ticket with BME aid is former Sea
farer Charles Vam. Yam sat for
his license down in Tampa and is
now on the Milton Smith, an Isth
mian Line ship.
Training Program
The engineer's training program
was set up by the BME to help
Seafarers secure licenses and meet
$65,000 To
^aman For
Loss Of Arm
A Brooklyn jury, has awarded a
$65,000 verdict to a Farrell Lines
seaman who lost his right hand to
a hippopotamus aboard ship. The
accident occurred on the freighter
African Star on the way from East*^
Africa to NeW York.
The hippopotamus was part of
the ship's cargo and is now in. the
New York Central Park Zoo. In
the course of the voyage, the sea
manr Robert H. Rawlins, was at
tacked by the hippo while trying
to open the cage door so as to
give It a meal. . ^
As a result, his right arm had to
be amputated almost up to the el
bow.
Subsequently, the captain of the
African Star refused to complete
the voyage with the hippo aboard
and it was.later brpugbt here on
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Govt Probes ' Labor'
Paper Fought By SIU
A selfstyled labbr newspaper that once had a runin with
the SIU; is now being probed by the Government. The Fed
eral Trade Commission, which regulates unethical advertising
practices, has accused thef—^^
Trade Union Courier of New
York with wrongfully claim
ing AFL sponsorship, misrepre
senting the number of unions that
endorse the paper, and inserting
advertisements that were never
ordered and charging business
firms for them.
The charges have been aired at
a series of hearings before the
Commission but no decision has
been issued at present, by the Gov
ernment agency.
Used SIU's Name
It was in the fall of 1948 that the
Courier ran afoul of the SIU when
one of the paper's fasttalking tele
phone pitchmen told a tavern own
er near the NY union hall that the
SIU had endorsed that newspaper.
• This is the usual tack taxen by the
Courier's salesmen when ap
proaching employers who have
dealings with one union or an
other.
The tavern owner paid for an ad,
thinking it.would'be a plug in his
favor .with Seafarers. Later, of
course, he found out that the SIU
had no connection of any kind with
the Trade Union Courier and that
he had been swindled.
Private Business
The Courier, is a privatelyowned
publication which purports to pre
sent labor news to its readers. Ac
tually the overwhelming bulk of
its columns consists of "friendly
to labor," or "antiCommunist" ads
paid for by employers from vari
ous parts of the country. The ads
are solicited by telephone sales
men working out of a New York of
fice over the long distance lines.
While these salesmen often tell
the prospective customers .that the
paper is "endorsed" or "spon
sored" by the American Federa
tion of Labor the AFL Executive
Council has gone on record on
more than one occasion disclaim
ing any connection with the news
paper or its advertising practices.
Prepare For
Strike Caii
Some 40,001) members of the
Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers in. 10 East
Coast ports were standing by ready
to walk off their Jobs.
The workers were originally sup
posed to have gone on strike Jiine
13, but they voted to postpone the
walkoff for a week to give the com
panies time to meet their demands
which include a 20cent across the
board wage hike, lifting the stand
ard rate for firstclass mechanics
to $2 an hour, a union shop^ eight
paid holidays and increased vaca
tions. •
The shipyards affected include
eightyards of Bethlehem Steel Co.,
and two Todd Shipyards <Jp. yards,..
the need for 3rd assistants. Now
that the formal schooling feature
has been added, the BME is pre
pared to advance tuition and main
tenance to Seafarerstudents who
are in need of financial aid.
Within the next few weeks the
first group of students .will com
plete their course of study at the
school and will
sit for their li
cense exams.
• First to enroll
in the school
under the BME
program was
Seafarer Fred
Thayer off the
R^in Mowbray.
"I ; found out
about the train
ing setup in the LOG," Thayer
said, "so when I paid off the Mow
bray in Savannah I headed right
for. New York.
Good Opportunity
"I've long had in mind to go for
a license and this is a good oppor
tunity to get started on it." Thayer
started school offiQially on Thurs
Yarn
day, June 19, and expects to be
ready for the exam within four
weeks.
The BME made arrangements for
formal schooling at a recognized
maritime school after it had re
ceived a wide response to its
original offer to help men prepare
for their licenses. Since midMay,
the engineers union has distributed
several dozen question and answer
instruction booklets containing ma
terial that is typical of the Coast
Guard tests for 3rd assistants.
Men interested in obtaining the
course of instruction should come
up to BME headquarters at 675
Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, and get
in touch with a BME representa
tive there. Or else they can write
in to the BME giving full details
of their seafaring background so
that their eligibility for a license
can be checked. Immediate berths
are promised all men earning their
tickets.
in order to sit for a license, a
Seafarer needs three years sea time
as fireman, oiler, watertender or
chief electrician.
90 J>ay» On SIU Ship All They Need
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Smooth operation of SIU Yacation Plan is explained by SIU Rep
resentative Al. Bernstein (left) to headquarters visitor^ George;
^a5(ly and Tpnii Sk9^tman (rigjbtl. pf , ^Building Seryjee Jgt'L;
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Seafarers Host to PR's Governor
Gathered on deck with SIU crewmembcn in the deck and engine depertmenti aboard tiie Boll Like
freighter Kathryk, Puerto Rico Governor Luk MunozMarin (center, standing ever lifering) poses
. with the gang idiUe a SeafarerIensman reeorded the event.
The Seafarer crew of the Kathryn (Bull) played host to CJovemor Luis MunozMarin of
Puerto Rico on the ship's last trip to the island. The governor had attended toplevel con
ference's in Washington and was hustled aboard the ship in Norfolk under a heavy cloak of
FBI protection. f
Chief Electrician W. La
chance who took the pictures
of the crew and the governor, said,
"the governor was a regular guy.
He'd walk around the deck during
the day and always stopped and
talked with any of the crew mem
bers he met. We gave him a good
demonstration of a headsup SIU
crew at work."
Unknown to the crew, a cloak
of FBI men covered the vessel and
the pier when she pulled into Nor
folk. The governor went aboard
just before she left.
FBI Coverage
Lachance said, "we didn't know
the governor was coming aboard,
but those FBI men really did a job.
Just before we sailed, one of them
told me just about every move I
had made all the while we were in
port. They covered everyone in
the crew that way. They could
even tell the stores that some of
the guys had stopped at."
Once the ship sailed, the FBI
left, but the governor's personal
bodyguard stayed right with • him
for the whole trip.
In all, the governor was aboard
the vessel for a little over three
days while the Kathryn had ideal
weather and sailing conditions.
The crew's comment seemed to
be "if all passengers were like that,
everything would be fine."
Government Nixes Phony
Vitamin, If earing Aid Ads
The Federal Trade Commission has cracked down'on at
least three companies in the past week and has made two of
them promise to stop making false claims in their advertising.
The makers of Dwarfies 10 '
Vitamins agreed to stop claim
ing that their product, among
other things helped prevent or
beneficially affected common colds,
foot disorders, arthritis, under
nourishment, fatigue, exhaustion,
poor digestion, nervous disorders,
night blindness, irritability, in
somnia, poor appetite and weak
ness.
False ClaiiKS
The FTC also ordered four com
panies which make hearing aids
from making false claims in ad
vertising. High pressure phrases
like "hide your deafness," "com
pletely out of sight," "no button in
the ear," and others me now out.
Claims that the devices will help
no matter what the cause of deaf
ness, and claims' that they will stop
deafness from becoming worse
were also ruled false.
The makers of NHA Complex, a
vitamin mineral preparation, and
its advertising firm are nowjkcing
charges by the FTC that their
claims are false. Among other
things, says the FTC, the claims
are false that the preparation will
cure arthritis or is effective treat
ment for a long list of other things
including: bad teeth, gallstones,
overweight, appendix, bad eye
sight, infected tonsils, diabetes,
and othbrs.
Owners Fight
Against Safety
Although miners continue to die
in disasters at the rate of seven a
day, the southern coal opmators
are battling an already watered
down Federal safety bill before the
House' Labor Committee. They
charge that the bill would "tear
down all safeguards built up by
the states," and would "cost more
lives than it would save."
Vacation Plan 'Robot" Gets Onceover From Visitors
Official^ of AFL. State, County & Municipal Employees give the onceover to one of the big IBM elec
tronic tabulators used by SIU Vacation. Plan at headquarters. SIU Representative A1 Bern^ein (left)
explain setup to (1r): Orgapizers E. Schwartz, J, Pave, W. Eggn, General Bep^entative Wiirf,
" CMfice Mgr. M. Kiefer ahd IntT Seeketi^'rlieasurer G. W. Chapman.
SWEDES PROTEST PLANE ATTACK—Neutral Sweden, which
up to now has carefully steered cl^ of alliances with either the West
or the East, is roused up against the Soviet Union because of the shoot
ing down of a Swedish plane over the Baltic Sea. The Swedes charge
that the,plane was unarmed, on a search mission for another miming
Swedish plane when it was attache^ and downed by two Russian jet
fighters over the Baltic. Now the Swedes believe that .the first missing
plane may have been similarly attacked. Crowds have demonstrated
against the Soviet Union before the Russian embassy and the usual
notes of protest have been flying back and forth.. Relations between
Sweden and Russia have become strained recently because the Swedes
have been giving asylum to a considerable number of Polish and Baltic
refugees and are currently conducting spy trials in Stockholm.
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CHEESE QUOTAS STAND FIRM—The much disputed quota limits
on imported cheese are goipg to stand for a while as the result of a
House of Representatives vote. The cheese quotas, which limit the
amount of foreign cheeses that can, be imported into the US, were
pushed through Congress last year by dairy farm interests. The latest
vote was on a repealer attempt. While not of great importance in inter
national trade the cheese Issue roused up a good deal of resentment
among Europeans who argue that they will never be able to get out of
debt to Uncle Sam If they are nof permitted to sell their products
freely in this country. * ^
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UNHAPPY BIRTHOAY—^The Korean War readied its second anni
versary two days ago on the 25th of June with still no end in sight.
It was on June 25, .1950, that the North Korean forces attacked across
the border into South Korea and it was on June 23, 1951, that arrange
ments got underway for armistice talks which after one year have
still not broken the deadlock. In terms of time, we have been at war
in Korea longer than in the first World War and have suffered 110,000
casualties to date which is more than In any ctmflict with the excep
tion of two world wars and the Civil War, Wbch truce confejrences
started a year ago the expectation was that they would, be pver in a
month.
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OUTSIDE IN THE ALLEY—^With convention time drawing closer
and neither Taft'nor Eisenhower having a decisive majority for~the
CxOP nomination, an oldfashioned slugging matchis shaping up over
93 disputed delegates the largest group of which, 38, are from Texas.
Eisenhower backers have been accusingTaft men of stealing the Texas
delegation by refusing to seat Eisenhower supporters who won election
victories in county primal contests at the state convention. The
Taft men retort that the Eisenhower delegates were elected by Demo
crats voting in Republican primaries, a procedure which is permissabla
under Texas primary regulations. The growing heat between the two
principal contenders on this subjec( reflects the belief that the Texas
issue will provide a decisive test, throwing enough delegates one way
or another to decide the issue.
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ANOTHER SAWBUCK FOR AGED—Congress is In the process of
approving amendments to the Social Security system which will pro
vide another $5 a month at the minimum for retired oldsters. The
amendments liberalise the Income futures as well, permitting a re
tired man to ear A up to $70 a monthbefore benefits are'cut off, as
against $50 a month under the present law. Average payments vhder
the law will go to $47 a month, which means that most retired oldsters
will require relief assistance or other supplementary aid to get along.
Actually retirement benefits have lagged far behind the increased
cosr of living since the Social Security law was first pasMd back in >
the 30'a. '
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RACE FOR AIR SUPERIORITYUS military leaders are express
ing increased concern at the rate at which the Soviet Union is turn
ing out military aircraft. Best estimates have it that the Russians have
40,000 military planes which is considerably more than the US. Also
the Russians are building longrange bombers which they did not have
before. By contrast, American output is lagging principally in the
aircraft engine field so that production goals have been set back sev
eral times. One reason for this difficulty is that planes now being
built are far more complicated and expensive than World War II
models and cannot be massproduced easily.
LET'S HAVE A VOTE ON IT—The question of privatelyowned
television stations complete with twominute commercials, is agitating
the British public. The House of Commons recently paved the way
for private operation by a vote that ended the broadcasting monopoly
of the Governmentowned British Broadcasting Corporation. *Up until
now ttiefe have been no commercials at all. on British radio ^nd TV
broadcasts. The British Labor Party now say^ it will make an election
issue over the question of whether or. not commercial television should
be permitted to exist.
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ONE WAY TO WIN AN ELECTION—After wining and dining 80
Assemblymen at his country estate and. seeing to it, via the police
that they showed up at the next day's session, President Syngman
Rhee won an indefinite "extension" of his term as head of the South
Korean government. Most opposition members boycotted the session
but many were summoned by police to attend so aa to make a quorum.
In previous weeks, Rhee had failed to win reelection to a full four
year term. The latest move continues him in ofBce until such time
as a new president is elected, but does not set any deadline for holding
such an election.
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NEW JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SKELETONS — Further testimony
as to business influences affecting the cbnduct of the Department of
Justice was offered by one of the Department's employees in testimony
before a subcommittbe of the House, The employee, Ernest L. Bran
ham, an attorney, claimed that pressure was brought to bear by bis'
superiors in the AntiTryst Division when he refused to sign a report
clearing major liquor producers of' anti:trust charges. The House
cpmmlttee that heard the testimony is checking , charts that prosecu
tion of the liquor firms was softpe'^led Ip 1948 because of their heavy
contributions to both Republican ̂ and ; I)eiin!^Ktitip j^ie^n funds.
M^^iiti ^LO'G* Fare" WcT^'
Union Hq 'Dream Come
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True' To Seaman's Wife
, "It's wonderful," said Mrs. Else
Gardner, wife of Seafarer Fraftk
Gardner, after her husband took
her on a tour of the new SIU head
quarters hall.
"It's aipazing the things they do
in this union," Mrs, Gardner com
mented as she and Brother Gard
ner relaxed over a cup of coffee
in the airconditioned cafeteria.
"Look at the vacation pay and the
Welfare Plan and all that. The
"How about getting this
shirt," the missus asks ' as
Frank eyes some good buys
at the Sea Chest.
men have come a long way even
sinca 1944 when Frank and I were
married. It's a seaman's dreap
come true." Aftei* a dozen or so
ii^roductions to officials and old
shipmates, Mrs. Gardner soon fisft
"right at home" as her husband
showed her through the Sea Chest,
Port O'Call bar, hiring hall and
headquarters offices. '
"Frank bought a lovely Van
Heusen shilt in the Sea Chest,"
Mrs. Gardner said. "They have
such good merchandise in there.
But how^ can the Union sell such,
merchandise at those low prices?"
Gardner, who holds new SIU
book number G173, has been sail
ing in merchant ships since 1916.
His SIU membership dates back
to 1941.
Mrs. Gardner also sometimes
works as a cook while Frank is
sailing as a chief steward or chief
cook. But when he is home, he
does most of the cooking at their
home tn New York.
Frank's last run was aboard the
Joseph Priestley (Bloomfield), now
on the layup list.
"We had a collision at Pusan
and were laid up at Hiroshima for
20 days before we could' come
home," he said. 'We're always anx
ious to get back to a Union
home like this—how Else, too,
knows why."
High SA Sports Award To Del Sud
Pausing during SIU headquarters tour to take in aircooled cafe"
teria. Seafarer Frank Gardner and his wife. Else, decide on water
melon as a good bet for a little hotweather refreshment.
presentation of the
Seafarers are all smiles at the awards dinner in Buenos Aires honoring members of the Del Sud
"Rebels" baseball team, which captured the annual spring cup in the international competition.. The
Delta Line crew came out on top^ following a series of games between local teams and ships' crews.
BUENOS AIBES—Seafarermembers of the • victorious Del Sud baseball nine that won
the annual Spring Cup in Buenos Aires received their medals at a cocktail party and ban
quet in their honor here during their last trip.
The Del Sud Rebels, repre"^
senting the Mississippi Com
pany cruise ship, won the
award by defeating a tdam from
the Gimnasia y Esgrima, the larg
est athletic club in the world with
45,000 members. The Spring cup
goes to the champion of an infor
mal Buenos Aires baseball league
where teams from the Del Sud, Del
Norte and Del Mar compete with
local nines.
Also Get Plaque
At the same time, the Del Sud
was awarded a plaque in, memory
of the late George E. Guenard.
Guenard was the purser aboard
the Del Sud and was responsible
for the beginning t)f the competi
tion between the ship crews and
the local teams.
In making the av/ard, the mana
ger of the Gimnasia y Esjrima
pointed out the games between
teams from the ships and the resi
dents has gone a long way toward
better understanding between
the two nations. The games, which
draw large crowds of local persons,
were credited with proving that
"two nations . . . can walk together
linked only by their mutual desire
to find friendship." ,
Well attended by Ideal VIPs,
heads of the athletic club and rep
resentatives of the company, the
banquet was highlighted by the in
dividual
medals.
Crewmen Honored
H. Hastings, R. Jones, A. Acaley,
J. "Bat" Nopnan, C. Lewelyn, C.
Thompson, F. "Buzz" Dominicis,
and C. Forest got their medals at
the affair.
Medals were also awarded to J
Bitchell, L. Blanchard, O. McLean,
S. Catalano, C. Blades, D. Bansome
and J. Mitchell, but they weren't
present to receive them. Mitchell
who had been the Del Sud's star
pitcher, has been signed into the
Pittsburgh farm system.
Banquets are also planned for
the teams of the Del Norte and Del
Mar, but there won't be any
medals or plaques for them, since
the Del Sud had the winning
team.
Guenard was the man who be
gan the idea of ship teams playing
local teams, but he died before
the idea ̂ grew to what it is today.
The games between the crews and
residents now are one of the main
attractions in the city. There's no
actual league, as we know it, be
cause of the schedules of the ships,
but during the spring there's a
game every time one of the vessels
pulls into Buenos Aires.
Since the Gimnasia y Esgrima is
the largest club in the world, it
prides itself on the team that rep
resents it. The team is one of the
best in the country if not all South
America. So it is quite an honor
when one of the ships' teams comes
out of the Spring competition vic
torious as did the Del Sud Rebels.
Harry Roach,
La. Unionist,
Dies Suddenly
The American Federation of
Labor lost an active and militant
fighter for the cause of trade
unionism when Harry Roach died
suddenly June 21 while on a fish
ing trip near his home at Lake
Charles, La.
Brother Roach, who was 42 years
of age, was vice president of the
Louisiana State Federation of
Labor and business agent for the
Lake Charles local of the Plumb
ers and Steamfitters Union (AFL).
He was regarded as a good and
true friend of the Seafarers Inter
national Union. Brother Roach had
worked closely for. a number of
years with SIU branch officials at
Lake Charles and New Orleans in
causes of mutual interest to both
crafts.
Cartoon History Of The SIU The Sirihe Resumes, 193637 No. 14
In September, 1936, the union met with thei
shipowners and demanded a 10 pert:ent wage
• ; t I* hike and better conditions. All three ̂ West •
Coast departments voted in favor of a strike.
, • ' East Coast firemen ahd oilers okayed a strike, <
1' ' phony ISU officials wouldn't even let East •
On October 30, the West Coas^ men hit the
bricks after their demands were^ refused. All
three East. Coast departments joined them.
West Coast shipowners didn't try to move their
shiips, trying to starve out thq strikers; on the
>East Coast the goingwas tough and bloody, but
the sbips stayed tied up
The shipowners took a loss of over a million
dollars a day trying to break the strike, starve
out the seamen and break their unions. After
99 days they, gave up and the seamen went back
to work with a 10 percent raise in wages and
overtime, Saturday afternoons, Sundays and
holidays. «ff. They had won.
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Lake Charles:
Job Rash Slows A Bil;
Taakors Dao In Yards
The weathef has really gotten
little on the warm side here, caus
. ing the oldtimers 'to predict that
before long it is liable to get hot
it's been 94 the past two weeks.
But we are able to stand most any
thing when you recall some of the
past socalled state leaders.
Shipping really boomed for the
past two weeks, when we were
shipping rated men by the truck
loads. Nonrated shipping has been
slow as the proverbial cream ris
ing on buttermilk, but a few of
the boys did snag some Jobs. We
did have to call on Galveston and
New Orleans for some rated job
men, and they responded nobly.
Shipping for the next two weeks
doesn't look so hot, since we don't
have many ships listed in here,
lot of the tankers are going to the
yard for repairs and of course that
too means fewer jobs until they
get out. .
Accounting for the rush were the
Winter Hill, Salem Maritime,
French Creek, Paoli, Bents Fort,
Lone Jack, Government Camp,
Archers Hope (Cities Service); Re
public, Federal (Trafalgar), anc
^ TWnity (Carras). The last »three
named were over in Texas where
everything is big including the
mosquitoes.
On the labor front, we have the
iron workers engaged in a little
cBfference of opinion with theT em
idoyers over wages, but the bosses
are really banging their heads
against a brick wall. Talks at
Firestone are dragging, but the
Metal Trades Council should wrap
that up soon. Meanmwhile, the ga
rage mechanics have won two more
' elections and are rapidly tying up
loose ends.
.On the sports" side, our local
team ran into some crooked um
pires lately and won five games
in a row. Something is really
wrong, since now they will have to
fight like all hades to stay in the
cellar, but we think they can do it.
After the latest LOGs came in
with the news about the maternity
benefit, the FFA (Future Fathers
of America) held a closed meeting
and decided that all must get busy
since $200 is a great inducement.
We hope for their sake the checks
aren't made out to momma. . . I
We have been fortunate in still
having brother Harry Aucoin with
us to help out in the hall. He was
taking care of the place .the other
day when we were in Texas tend
ing to a ship and when an order
came in for three rated jobs, Harry
just went out and. shanghaied the
boys before they fully woke up.
With a little more coaching >e
think be will make a fine shang
haier. He speaks French too, so
none of the boys can warn the
others before Harry is onto them.
We also have had with us for a
couple of days one of the better
Get New Books
Through Agen^/s
Seafarers who applied for
new membership books in
New York but are now sailing
frwH outports don't have to
come to this city to get their
new books:
If the men involved will
wr^ to headquarters and tell
the XJnion which port they are
sailing out of, the Union will
forward the, book in care of
the port agent.
Under no circumstances*
hdwevw, will the books be
sent through the mails to any
private addresses:
known brothers from Texas, Louis
"Big Chief Wahoo" Boren, who
hails from Oklahoma. Louis is in
terested in the cattle business (we
hope they're his cattle) up in his
native state and since he sails AB,
we shipped hiifl to the Federal so
he could keep in touch with the
cows.
Leroy Clarice
Lake Charles Port Agent
Seattle:
'Saraflra' AnliRoaeh
Selmne Slill Ualried
Things are moving along mighty
fine for us out here. Shipping is
go(^ and we are enjqying fine
weather. It's not top cold, not too
hot—just right for collecting
maternity benefits.
The payoffs liept us hopping
around a bit as the ships came in
at different places each time. We
had the Alaska Spruce (Ocead
Tow) in Seattle. Martin Behrman
(Alcoa) and James Price (South
Atlantic) in 'Portland, Purplestar
in Tacoma, Seastar at Point Wells
and Irenestar in Coos Bay.' The
last three are all Triton ships.
The Spruce, Purplestar, Seastar
and Irenestar signed on again,
while the Calmar and Pennmar
(Calmar) came around in transit.
Beefs were all routine and settled
in quick order.
Roach Chaser
One of the boys came up with a
suggestion for getting rid of cock
roaches. It seems
that the regular
old woods cricket
is a deadly ene
my of the roach.
Savannah:
Crewiag Of OS Tanker
Chance Te Glean Beach
The figures for shipping through
this port the ̂ past two weeks
dropped off quite a bit since, th^
last report, .but we expect things
will be back to normal the next
time. ^
One helpful item on the sched
ule is the probability we will crew
up the tanker Fort Hdskins for
Cities Service late this month in
Jacksonville, although we can't be
too sure about this commitment.
There was an even split between
payoffs and signons this period,
three in each column. • A couple of
men fropi the beach were supplied
to each of the ships calling here so
we drove out. most of the stay
putters waiting for special runs. .
Among the vessels that took on
men from here were the Robin
Mowbray (Robin); Strathbay
(Strathmore); Southern Districts
(Southern . Trading); Southstar,
Southwind (South Atlantic) and
Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain), our
municipal namesake.
On the schedule of ships coming
in during the next few days are
tho Southport and High Point Vic
tory, both South Atlantic, so we
should be'able to keep our end up
as far as shipping goes.
E. B. TUIey
Savannah Port Agent
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Wilmington:
Sottu*
ScherfHos
and by carrying
one of these
crjckets aboard
each ship we
could scare off
the roaches. Of
course this isn't
foolproof yet as I haven't heard of
anyone who tried the Scheme. Un
til then, in DDT we trust!
Brother Robert Scherffius stop
I«d by to show us his first vaca
tion check in 23 years of going to
sea, a tidy total of $129 obtained
by applying right at the SIU hall.
While Bob was sounding off and
telling us how things have changed,
we informed him of the latest gains
in benefits and really knocked bim
for a loop.
Since he's immarried, he couldn't
see how he'd wangle a $200 birth
benefit, but he noted he was sure
the dads in the Union would make
good use of the opportunity to col
lect the dough.
Jeff Morrison
Seattle Port Agent
SUP Ranks Hold SaHd;
Strike Now Monik Old
Though the weather is hot, ship
ping has cooled off right now. We
have just one payoff scheduled,
and enough men to meet a crew
up. Bookmen in the steward and
engine departments are rare out
here, and they can move out, but
it looks like permitmen should try
some other West Coast port if they
want to get put.
Just one lone payoff, the Mada
ket (Waterman), and no signons
the past period, but there were a
couple of intransits. We had the
Raphael Semmes, Bienville (Wa
terman); Yorkmar, Pennmar, Ala
mar (Calmar); Clarksburg T^ctory,
Maiden Victory (MississippD; Bes
semer Victory (South Atlantic);
Ames Victory (Victory Carriers)
and Steel King (Isthmian). There
were no beefs to speak of on any
of these ships.
SUP SoUd Front
The strike of the SUP against
the Pacific Maritime Association is
already beyond its first month, but
the sailors really have a solid front
out. Though we have offered help,
they claim to have enough men on
hand to handle all their problems,
so we're just standing by. They
have their tankers and steam
schobners operating, shipping is
good and we have been able to
pick up a dozen jobs for tUHm. In
some cases, they have issued jobs
to SIU guys.
One of the
brothers on the
beacji who has
been loud in his
cheers for the
newest SIU bene
fits, those in the
realm of ipatem
ity and disability,
is Tony Nottage,
a member of the
Union since 1943. A native Florid
ian, Tony is a member of that
growing colony of men yvhose al
legiance has gone west. He sails
chief electrician generally, and is
also a diehard Yokohama shuttle
man.
Toidy takes special interest in
his hobby of photography and has
been a frequent contributor to the
LOG. Married, and making the
sea his career, he is constantly
amazed at the rapid improvements
in conditions the SIU has secured
down through the years.
Sam Cohen
Wilmington Poet Agent
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Galveston:
New Union Books Give
Roys Noro Bool Chargo
Business continues very slow
here, though we expect the lull
can't hold up much longer, and
we'll break ou( ff this soon.
There was plenty of excitement
here when the first batch of new
Union books arriv^ for. the guys
who applied for them from this
hall. There were lots of compli
ments exchanged when the broth
ers cast their eyes on the d>ooks
and looked over the'classy setup
arranged for their benefit. They
were like a bunch of kids with
their first bicycles when the books
were passed out. .
^Two payoffs broke the quiet of
the past two weeks, the Marie
Hamill and Neva West, both for
Bloomfield. We had no signons,
but several ships In transit. These
included: Richard Johnson (Bloom
field); Seatrains New York, Texas
(Seatrain); Del Aires (Mississippi);
Julesburg (Mathiasen);. Strathbay
(Strathmore); Southern Cities
(Southern Trading); Federal (Tra
falgar);' Council Grove, Cantigny
(Cities Service) and Catahoula (Na
tional Nav).
Keith Alsop
Galveston Port Agent
Baltimore:
A&G SHtPPmC RECORD
Shipping from June 5 to June 18
PORT
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk .........
Savannah
Tampa
Afbbile
New Orieans
Galvest<m
West Coast
Totals .,.:.....
REG. BEG.
DECK ENGINE
34
213
47
201
77
Ifi
11
83
.... 107
.i.. 33
....v 60
0 0 0 « 0.0 •
0 0
42
2oe
2e
147
103
17.
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. 27
48
REG. TOTAL SHIP.
STEW. BEG. BECK.
44
167
2»
m
51
17 . <•
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JOE
4Tv
SmP. SHIP. TOTAL
ENG. SIEW. SHIPPED
120 > 32 34 27 93
SS8 161 173 ~ 150 484
105 49 31 39 119 ,
440 120. 89 67 276
231 39 32 39 110
50 29 19 * 21 69
28 6 8 4 19
233 44 32 25 lor
298 94 84 123 301
88 47 57 ^ 23 127
>.... 882, 801
.155
a!S!saieasSB8ii.;=::
93 57 319
Sleel Strike Affects
Shipping Censlderebly
Shipping has been only fair and
is expected to slump even more
now that the steel strike is having
a decided affecton shipping. ' All
Ore Line ships that are laid up are
being manned by a skeleton crew,
and we expect them to be laid up
for the next two or three weeks as
they come in.
During the past two weeks there
have been 20 payoffs in this port,
plus 14 ships signing on and nine
calling in transit. Beefs have been
minor and of a routine nature, with
the various delegates and crew
members doing their usual good
job of crew representation.
Entiiitted Over Hall
All hands faereaboute are very
enthused over the prospects of get
ting a new buildhig for this port.
iTie vast majority ofthe member
ship which has visited the new hall
in New York and in other ports
where the SIU owns its own build
ing is very happy at the thought
of having the siune conditions in
this city.
Along with the ILA, we have
been aiding the AFL chemicaj
workers withstand a raiding at
tempt by the CIO, which has been
successful in getting the necessary •
percentage of pledge caids to win
NLRB approval for an election.
We were not aware of the fact this
condition existed until after the
board had been petitioned for an
election.
However, after being asked for
help by the local business agent of
the AFL chemical union, we imme
diately went to work on the matter.
We can't at this time predict what
the outcome of the election will be, ,
but we believe we have been suc
cessful in aiding the union consid
erably. We will have more to re
port regarding this matter after
July 10, as that is the date the
labor board has set for the elec
tion.
« Gearing For Convention
There is not much to report from
the political front at this time,
since apparently all the wouldbe
candidates and politicians are gear
ing themselves for the big show in
the conventions next month. How
ever, we will keep our eyes open
and keep the membership posted
as the tug of war develops in this
state.
The weathej around here has
cooled off somewhat after theswel
tering heat of a few days ago, but
we don't expect the cool spell to
last too long. We'll probably be
back to the sunny days and high
mereuiy that is the usual order
for the port at this time of year. •
Earl Sheppard
Baltimore Port Agent
USS Warns Oi
Wahe Centers
The United Seamen's Serv
ice h'as Informed the LOG that
individuals owning bars and
hotels in various ports around
the world have used the words
"seamen's service" or similar
phrases to imply that they are
connected with USS. Included
among there was a place that
was open in Pusan, Kotea, un
til recently.
Actual USS centers in the
Pacific area are at Apra Har
bor, Gham; Naha, Okinawa;
Mojl, Kobe and Yokohama, Ja
pan. Allt>ther establishfhents
no matter what their names,
have no connection wittt ,USS.
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New York:
Go Up Now For Thooo
ERgiRO ERdorsoRMRts
Activity continues at a very good
pace here, with engine departnieht
shipping exceptionally good. The
dispatchers have been hard pushed
at times to supply some black gang
ratings, so all of the men who have
the proper time in should go up
and get those endorsements.
We have had 25 ships pay off in
the past two weeks and 14 signed
on foreign articles, along with a
number of Intransit jobs. The fol
lowing vessels paid off during the
period: Logans Fort, Fort Hoskins,
Government Camp, Archers Hope,
Lone Jack (Cities Service); Evelyn,
Kathryn, iBeatrice, Frances, Puerto
Rico (Bull); Seacomet, Seagarden,
Seanan (Orion); Compass (Com
pass); Steel Admiral, Steel Maker
(Isthmian); La Salle, Gateway City,
Alawai (Waterman); Carrabulle
(National Nav); Robin Mowbray
(Robin); Massmar (Calmar); Wil
liam Carruth (Trans Fuel); Monte
bello Hills (Western Tankers);
Nikoklis (Dolphin).
Signons included: John Evans,
Lawrence Victory (Mississippi);
Mary Adams (Bloomfield); S«in
Mateo Victory (Eastern); Alawai,
La Salle, Hurricane (Waterman);
. Cape Edmont (Alcoa); Robin Don
caster, Robin Hood (Robin); <Gom
pass; Steel Maker; Angelina (Bull);
Seanan. All of these ships were
paid off smoothly, which makes us
all very happy.
We now have all of the tanker
operators straightened out on the
matter of the steward. department
overtime in port so that there
should be no problem on this score
in the future,
I have talked with a few of the
members about the new benefits
we have just secured under the
Welfare Plan and everyone seems
very happy about them, especially
the married men and the oldtimers
who have been or may be incapaci
tated for one reason or another.
It seems we have a number of
the oldtimers from Tampa on the
beach here at the present, time. In
cluding Roland Velasco,' George
Burns and a few more. I wonder
if this migration north was caused
by the fact that they Just elected
a new sheriff and a new constable
down there?
Claude Simmons
Asst. 860*7 Treas.
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N4w Orleans:
Port Votes 96% 'Pro'
Ha Mm Halls' Bal|ol
Biisiness affairs of the port are
in very good shape, and shipping
is holding lip fine with more mem
bers moving out than registered in
th« twoweek period. The ships
coming in for payoff were all clean,
and had veryfew beefs except for
those of a minor natdre.
. The list of payoffs included: Al
Now Mm
Perth Ambpy
Crewmen of Cities Service
tankers and other ships dock
ing at Perth Amboy, NJ, will
find i}lenty of LOGs on hand
at. Victor iSankiff's Bar.
Since a great marij' tankers
of companies otheirthan Cities
Service dock at Perth Amboy,
and at other terminals in the
area, the LOGs could help
serve as an entering wbdge in
Esso ^tankers and those of
other oil companies that have
thus far resisted unionisation
Ballard
coa Pioneer, Ranger, Roamer (Al
coa); Del Valle, Del Sud, North
Platte Victory (Mississippi); An
tinous, Chickasaw (Waterman); Ca
tahoula (National Nav) and Seastar
(Triton). The Alcoa Pioneer and
Alcoa Ranger, ,a$ well as the Del
Rio, Del Norte and Del Aires (Mis
sissippi) signed on again.
In transit were the following:
Alcoa Cavalier, Pegasus, Clipper,
Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Age, Steel
Surveyor (Isthmian); Del Aires
Del Sud (Mississippi); Seatrains
New Jersey, Louisiana, Georgia
(Seatrain); Beauregard, Monarch of
the Seas, Claiborne (Waterman);
Southern Cities (Southern Trading)
and Edith (Bull).
Balloting in New Orleans on the
new halls' resolution set a record
for a 30day period, thanks to all
the brothers who
showed they were
really interested
in Union affairs.
Of the more than
1,000 votes, the
"yes" votes were
in excess of 96
percent, which is
really a nice per
centage.
One of the
brothers who served oh the ballot
ing committee almost the whole
time was Alvin Ballard who, being
an old member of the Union, knows
what it means to have our own
buildings. A1 says he has seen the
Sru grow in standing year after
year, and agreed there would be
nothing better for the industry than
to have the SIU continue its prog
ress forward.
Homes For Oldtimers
In his opinion, one good step
forward would be to establish
homes for the oldtimers on disabil
ity pay so that they could really
hold their heads high and tell the
world what their Union has done
for them. Sailing as a Seafarer
since 1940, A1 has been active in
SIU beefs aU along the line in this
port, but he says Rio is one of the
most beautiful ports in the world
and likes that South American run
the best.
The SIU Beachcombers baseball
team in town is going great guns,
having l<»t only one game in the
last two Weks. It is stiii waiting
for the Mobile, hall to accept a
challenge, but rumors have it that
Mobile has shipped out all its
players.
It seems to us there weren't any
players in Mobile to start with, es
pMially when they found out the
Beachcombers beat the Del Norte
team 462 and in a return game
where the Norte squad had its
dander up, walloped them 181.
Lindsey J. Williams
New Orleans Port Agent
San Franeiseo:
Gourl RuliflgSels Up
NsHlral Stewards Hall
Shipping through here kept up
its full head of steam for the past
two weeks, with over 106 men
shipped to regular jobs, 28 as stand
bys and 40 to shifting and layup
jobs.
Only minor beefs at the payoffs
t)f the Carroll Victory (South At
lantic) and the Maiden Victory
(Mississippi), which were easily
settled.
We signed on the Burbank Vic
.tory, which is making her first trip
under the SIU for Eastern after
operating for a West Coast outfit,
plus the Maiden, making another
trip to the Far East. In transit we
had the John B. Waterman (Water
man); Pennmar (Calmar) and Steel
king (Isthmian).
The biggest news around the port
right now is the recent court deci
sion setting up a neutral hiring
hall for steward department mem
bers in the port, where men can
register and ship regardless of
whether they belong to the Com
mie MC&S or the MC&SAFL. Un
der this setoip,, which includes an
impartial referee, the men will be
able ship regularly until the
NLRB holds an election to see who
is going to represent them.
H. J. Fischer '
West Coast Representative
Piii7o«/e/pMo:* ^
Telegra|ilien' TribHte
To SIU ChMK Beach
The situation regarding shiping
through this port is still not par
ticularly rosy^ as it continues to
lag at a comparatively low level.
However, it has definitely picked
up in the past two weeks for the
men looking for jobs instead of
special runs which are hard to get
out of this port.
The membership here was espe
cially touched by the gratitude of
the AFL telegraphers for the vol
untary assistance many of the boys
gave during the recent Western
Union beef.
Many members noted that it is
action like that of the telegraphers
that makes a guy glad he can lend
a hand to a fellow unionist in times
of need. As before, we will offer
and give assistance to any AFL
union whenever'there is a legiti
mate beef involved, because that
is, and has always been, the policy
of the Seafarers.
High 'Pro' Vote
We feel pretty good here for the
way the imembjership voted on the
recentlyconcluded referendum bal
lot on new halls. In this way, we
carried by an overwhelming ma
jority, actually over 96 percent in
favor.
Of course, now we'll have to go
through the usual waiting period
until arrangements are made, a
proper location secured and so on.
But when we have our new place
I'm sure it will be a place to make
the membership proud and happy
it vqted the way it did.
A. S. Cardullo
Philadelphia Port Agent
0 ^ ^ 'Sit
Mobile:
SuRiRier Heal Arrives';
EveryllilRg Slews Up
Shipping has slowed up quite a
bit here, with little activity noted
to break the nionotony of the heat
spell.
Just a few payoffs in the port,
including: Alcoa Pilgrim, Corsair.
Pennant, Clipper (Alcoa), plus the
Morning Light and Monarch of the
Seas (Waterman).
Signing on were the Claiborne
(Waterman) and the Alcoa Pilgrim
The intransits numbered four, the
Iberville, Antinous (Waterman);
Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), and Strath
bay (Strathmore).
One of the brothers trying to
keep cool via the airconditioning
in the hall is Jack
"Red" Adams,
who joined the
SIU in 1943and
has sailed in all
engine depart
ment t'a t i n g s
since he's been
going to sea. The
big question on
Jack's mind right
now is "what's
going to happen next?"
He cited the Seafarers' best
wages and working conditions in
the industry, top Union halls and
the promise of newer ones, vaca
tion pay benefits paid right in our
own halls and the latest, the bene
fits for new fathers and war bonds
for the kiddies. ^
His,only regret is that the Mter
didn't start sooner. "I have four
children—isn't there any retroac
tive pay on this?" We hastened to
remind him that while we couldn't
guarantee him back benefits on his
present family, there was nothing
stopping him from qualifying "in
the future . . ."
Also on the beach, in addition
to brother Adams,, are SIU old
timers W. F. Simmons, J. Curtis,
H. Starling, V. Ybarra, E. Walter
and A. Ayier.
Cal Tanner
Mobile Port Agent
Adams
SiU BALL OiRECTOnr
SIU, A&G District
BALTIMORE , U North Gay St.
Earl Sheppard. Aaent Mulberry 4540
BOSTON 376 State St.
James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 30140
Dispatcher Richmond 20141
GALVESTON 308\4 23rd St.
Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 38448
LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St
LeRoy Ciarfee. Agent . Phone 65744
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 31754
NEW ORLEANS 533 BlenvUie St
Lindsey • Williams. Agent '
Magnolia 01136113
NEW VORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn
STerllca 04671
NORFOLK 127129 Bank St.
Ben Rees.'Agent Phone 41083
PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St.
S. Cardullo. Agent Market 71635
SAN FRANCISCO ...... 450 Harrison St.
H. J. Fischer. Agent Douglas 25475
SAN JUAN, PR,. 358 Ponce de Leon
Sal Colls, Agent
SAVANNAH 8 Abercom St.
E. B. TUley. Agent Phone 31738
SEATTLE 3700 1st Ave.
JeS Morrison. Agent Seneca 4570
TAMPA..., ! v: H18061831«, tPnuildio
WILMINGTC^ ;«etif. i\
Sam Cohen, Agent Terminal 42874
HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave., Bklyn
SECRETARYTREASURER
Paul HaU
ASST. SECRETARYTREASURERS
Uoyd Gardner
Robert Matthews Claude Simmons
HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE
Joe Algina
"SUP
HONOLULU ;. 16 Merchant St
Phone 58777
PORTLAND U1 W Burnside St
Beacon 4336
RICHMOND. CALOr... 257 5th St
Phone 2599
BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St
Douglas 28363
SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave.
Main 0290
WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd
Terminal 43131
NEW YORK...r. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
STerling 84671
Canadian District
MONTREAL.,... 1... 463 McGiU St
MArquette 5909
HALIFAX. NE 128«iHoUisSt
' i JPhqng;3i8911
FObT W(LUAa...tllBW Syndicate Ave
wmiuBiitdrtOr• ; 1' Iptienn a;322i
PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St.
Ontario Phone; 5591
TORONTO. Ontario 86 Colborne St
Elgin 5719
VICTORIA B. C 617 W Cormorant St
Empire 4531
VANCOUVER. B. C 565 UamUton St.
Pacific 7824
SYDNEY. N.S 304 Charlotte St.
Phone 6346
BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St
Phone: 545
THOROLD, Ontario 37 Ormont St.
Phone; 33202
QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague
Quebec Phone 27078
SAINT JOHN ..... 177 Prince William St.
N.B. Phone; 23049
Great Lakes District
ALPENA 133 W netcher
Phone; 1238W
BUFFALO. N. y 180 Main St
Phone: Cleveland 7391
CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE
Phone: Main 10147
DETROIT. 1038 3rd St.
Headquarters Phone: Woodward 16857
DULUTH 631 W. Michigan St.
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SOOTB CHICAGO.. , , ^1 fe 32nd St
' Phone; Essex 52410
Boston;
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Hail Hew Baby Benefll
Shipping turned out very well
for the past two weeks, as the num
ber of men shipping out from here
has doubled since the last report.
Paying off were the following
vessels: French Creek, Bents Fort,
Cantigny, Salem Maritime (Cities
Service); Trinity (Carras); Jules
burg, The Cabins, W. E. Downing
(Mathiasen); Seagale (Seatraders);
Tagalam (Mar Trade); Ann Marie
(Bull). The Tagalam was the lone
signon of the period.
In transit were the Steel Maker
(Isthmian); Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa)
and Seavictor (Orion). The only
beefs were minor overtime item.s
which were all settled on board in
favor of the Saiem Maritime, Sea
gale and Trinity crews.
One really excited ship that
came in was the Julesburg, with a
couple of expectant papas in the
crew. They all had a lot of praise
for the new $200 maternity bene
fit plus the $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name. There
was quite a discussion on her on
the big strides the SIU has made,
and with no end in sight.
Strict On Drill
We would like to remind the
brothers that the steamboat inspec
tors in Portland, Maine, are verj
strict on lifeboat drill and caution
all members to remain on the ship
during the drill. You'll find that
if you go through the thing prop
erly, you'll get it over quicker.
The same goes for the port of
Boston. These inspectors are do
ing a very good joB.
Our local bus strike is still go
ing on, and is now in its fourth
month. Actually, it's nota strike
of Boston buses, but rather of the
ones coming into the city. It has
been 100 percent effective so far.
but now the company is trainin.r
new men who are forming their
own "union." They even had th"
nerve to invite the strikers to
throw in with them. None of the
local AFL unions have been asked
for help so far, since none is need
ed at this time.
Quite a few boys on the beach
want to say hello to their old ship
mates, so here's the names of »
couple of them: Roy Johnson. B.
Cantwell, F. Parsons, A Lord. V.
Cutter, G. Murphy. G. King, V7.
McNeil. J. Dimitriadis, J. Connolly.
G. Hunt, C. Dash, S. Cieslak, f.
Abundo, J. Hickey and V. Maffucc".
The men in the marine hospitr "
are, for the most part, comir'
along just fine. Dick Bowman i'<
greatly improved from a linger
ing ailment, an^ George Vourlor
mis finally got "out after a year an !
is now in good health. He will
probably be shipping again soon.
James Sheehan
Boston Port Agent
Get MMiseharge
For Port Time
Seafarers should be sure to
get a discharge for all the time
they are on a ship's payroll,
including both sea time and
port time. Port time counts
toward vacation pay just as
time spent at sea, but Sea
farers must have a discharge
to get credit for it.
Those men who fail tc get
port time discharges will not
be able to get that time cred
ited toward their vacation pay.
Failure to get a discharge foi
port time as well as sea tim4
will mean that you will lose
out on some of that vacation
money, so be sure to get these
port time discharges^ ,
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On the job in bustling Galveston harbor to handle
heavy ship movements, an SlUmanned MAW tug
nudges derrick into place to help imload docked ship.
To Seafarers on ships carrying grain, cotton or sulphur from
Galveston, oil from the booming fields 50 miles to the northwest
around Houston ortd the tanker port of Boytown, or those riding
the Seotroins into Texas City, the ports served by the "Roods,"
provide a constant contrast between the "wide open spaces" of
storied Texas and the broad oceans they travel in earning their
livelihood
Farm commodities^ row products and refined or manufactured
goods originating within the far, or near hinterland of Texas, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Oklahoihra and Iowa eventually find their way to
countries all over the globe on SlUmonned ships sailing through
the "Roods" in an endless procession. Ideally located, the net
work of Texas waterways fronting on.,the Gulf of Mexico ore a
major link for US export to faroff places.
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bringing aboard new mattresses for Hamill
crew. Restocked with stores and fresh bed
ding, the ship made ready to sail.
During lull in loading, R, Gusman,
wiper; A. Devine, oiler; D. Baker, chief
electrician; L. Warren, 2nd electrician,
have lunch.
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Pare Eler«i
The Challenge aa she appeared following her construction in 1851.
She was the largest merchant ship of her time, 2,006 tons, with three
decks and lots of sail.
The Challengers Horn e
Razed^NoweA Car Lot
Progress changes the faces of many things, and just as it has
marked the end of the sailing ship, last year saw the end of
the home of one of the most famous sailing vessels, the
Challenge. • —^
According to Seafarer David
McMullin, who compiled the
data ifor this article, the granite
hewn building at 7172 South
Street has been replaced by a park
ing lot, just as the steel steamships
replaced the wooden clippers.
Back in the 1850s, however, 71
72 South Street was the office of
N.L. & G. Griswold, East India
and China merchants, one of the
largest and best known of the
many shipping companies of the
time.
Largest Merchantman
An unprecedented shipping
boom had hit New York at that
time, and the Griswold brothers
commissioned William H. Webb to
build the Challenge. The largest
merchantman ever projected up to
that time, she was also the most
extreme vessel built to that time.
The Challenge emerged from
the New York shipyard as the first
threedecked merchantman ever
built in the US. She registered 2,
006 tons, which was immense for
her time, but it was her rigging
and sails that gave her jiew own
. ers headaches.
Tall Mainmast *
Her canvas was really jammed
on, with her mainmast measuring
210 feet from heel (bottom) to
truck (top). Her lower studding
measured 160 feet from^leech to
leech (edge to edge), which meant
that her lower sails were just
about IGO feet square.
Skippers Shy
In fatt, the Griswold brothers
had a hard time finding a skipper
who would take her out, even in
those days of daring Yankee Clip
per skippers. Finally, Captain Rob
ert H. Waterman agreed to com
mand her, and did sail her suc
cessfully for some years. But an
other headache came up when
Waterman decided to retire, and
the Griswold brothers couldn't
find another skipper.
The Challenge did sail in trade
after that, but it was only after
her owners made several reduc
tions in her rigging that any cap
tain would agree to take her out.
A Leader
A leader in the American mer
chant marine, tlje Challenge sailed
with thp many Griswold ships
named Panama, a favorite name of
the company .whose blue and white
checked house flag was a familiar
sight in oriental ports. A prominent
writer of that era once wrote, "1 do
not suppose there is one country
store, no matter how insignificant,
in the whole United States, that
has not seen a large or small pack
age of tea marked 'Ship Panama'
and 'NL&GG' upon it."
The Challenge's career was a
long and productive one, with her
claim to fame being in her lead
ership in the American merchant
fleet's continuous battle for bigger
and faster vessels.
^ We Cooked The Goose
That Bled On The Moon'
Connors
LowPrieed Gear For Ships
Seafarers riding ships into the port of New York have a chance
to save a lot of that payoff dough when they use a service offered
by Union representatives coming aboard with samples of work
and dress gear from the SlUoperate^ Sea Chest at headquarters.
" Those "who haven't yet heard of this new service or had the op
portunity to take advantage of it are advised that the men lugging
those bulging sample cases to your ship are members of the SlU,
acting in behalf of the SlUowned and operated Sea Chest.
Operation of the Sea Chest in headquarters has been so weil
recelved by the branch membership that speciajl efforts are being
made to offer men coming into the port the same* chance to get at
wellmade, bottompriced gear if they can't get to the beach to
come into the store and see what's what.
Stock carried varies from A to.Z, including work clothes as well
as the latest styles in men's dresswear and accessories. Suits,
shoes, shirts and furnishings of all types, in addition to luggage
and miscellaneous items not found in comparable haberdasheries,
particularly at these prices, can be had within hours by ordering^
from the samples carried by the SlU rej^resentative who comes
aboard the ship.
At the presenttime, the service is still on
in order to gauge the demand for 'it in Nc
EventuaUyy it is. expected a similar servh
an experimental basis,
w York and elsewhere.
i will .be pperated out
fiiitttnuiti
Frenchy Michelet recapturing his past adventure with the Bombay
goose for the entertainment of LOG reading gourmets.
Subsequent developments gave "Chuck" Connors' noblegesture a tragic twist as they
say in the novels, but when he interrupted the pleasant progress of an agreeable ginmill
bound quartet on a sunny afternoon fully a decade ago to, buy a magnificent specimen of
goose that was offered for sale^
in a teeming bazaar in the
mysterious l^d of India, he
was undoubtediy motivated by
nothing but the loftiest humani
tarian principles.
"How would you guys like it,"
Chuck demanded in righteous in
dignation, "how would you guys
like it if you were cooped up in a
iittle cage with barely enough
room to stand, waiting around for
some gook to make a curry out
of ya?"
Ali three of his thirsty compan
ions were forced to confess that
they wouldn't like it at all. But
we were equally
determined not to
spend an anna of
our meager cash
reserve to see the
great god Siva
himself liberate
all the geese in
India, for it was
our last night
ashore and a tar
paulin muster
had yielded barely enough rupees
to buy the beer to insure a pleasant
glow for all hands around.
Chuck, like the obstinate little
animal he is, plants his feet firm
ly before the caged goose, who
was hissing away at ail and sundry
from his cramped quarters, and
announces that he ain't budging an
inch 'til the membership there as
sembled authorizes him to expend
part of the common funds then
nestling in his dungaree pocket
to liberate his feathered friend.
No Formidable Foe
Now, Chuck Connors would have
to take on considerable poundage
and a mess of stamina to fight your
tenyearold niece, so it would
have been no trick to depose him
as treasurer right on the spot, ex
cept that he happens to be the
most voluble sea lawyer afloat and
we ali dreaded the idea of listen
ing to him rave all the way back
Stateside.
Things were fast approaching a
crisis. We were all looking dark
ly at Chuck—each speculating, no
doubt, that the logical solution was
to lock him up in one of the empty
cages and peddle him off with the
other goose, when "Philadelphia
Red" Griffith got an idea. "Why
not use the bosun's dongh?" Red
suggested.
This was sheer inspiration. The
bosun had contributed a fifty rupee
note and a whole handful of annas
to the tarpaulin muster with the
solemn stipulation that half was to
be used to allay his shipmates'
thirst and the rest to be used to
buy a jug that was to be deliv
ered to his foc'sle unopened ere
the cock crowed. ,
We all thonght this an excellent
expedient, for while the bosun
was a brawny Irishman, extreme
ly unlikely to take kindly to the
notion of using his grog money to
rescue a stranded goose, the hour
of reckoning was in the distant
dawnjng. As a philosopher among
us so succinctly observed, "Don't
the Good Book say 'Sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof."
Greatly edified by such hallowed
authority It was speedily resolved
that the bosun and Chuck should
go into the gpose business forth
with and the bosun's dough was
forked over without more ado.
Of all the evil natures ever to,
be hatched Yrom an innocuous egg
that damn goose was the worst. A
minute examination of his pedi
gree would unquestionably have
revealed a bantam rooster hidden
in the family woodpile. To see
that feathered fury dragging
Chuck down the pike with a stout
line lashed to the goose's leg while
he (the goose) fought every dog
and cat, Hindu and Mussuiman
that ventured within reach of his
tether was enough to make a guy
swear off for life.
"One for the Goose"
Finaily, by dint of much tug
ging and a few wellpiaced kicks.
Chuck got the goose to a native
bar and nudged him on inside
while we tailed along forty lengths
astern and pretended we didn't
know him. In the fullness of time
we too 'found ourselves inside
seated on benches in a rear court
yard sipping quinineladen beer
and ogling a bevy of dusky doUs
who doubled in brass as waitresses
and a giggling audience as well.
There are ports in a sailor's voy
age through life that pay him for
all the trouble of getting there.
Let the uninitiated babble of the
deep blue sea and the wake that
follows free and such like non
sense. The romance, brother, lies
further afield. It's in the grog
sellers' huts in farflung places
with a host of dolls who don't care
if the sun hangs in the tree. That's
what Aline Kilmer was talking
about when, detecting a faraway
look in her flame's eye, she bade
him—
"Take your light, light love
To a light, light lass.
Who will smile when you come
And smile when you pass."
However, it's extremely difficult
to engage in light banter with a
tropical belle while a naturally vi
cious old goose, made even more
frantic by an overindulgence in na
tive beer, is charging around in a
circle indiscriminately attacking
friend and foe alike. So a spe
cial meeting was convoked on the
spot and it was moved, seconded
and carried, with one dissenting'
vote, to cook that goose's goose
come hell, high water or Chuck
Connors.
To the Execution
On the second floor of an old
dilapidated building on Forest
Road, in the heart of the populous
city of Bombay, right smack dab
over a native bar is a shower room
with modern plumbing fixtures
Si'"
and the strangest walls and ceil
ing ever seen in a room given to
like uses.
It was evidently a sleeping
apartment in the dim and better
days. The walls are covered with
representations of Eastern deities
and the ceiling is painted to rep
resent the heavens complete with
stars and a crescent moon.
If you were to chance upon it
now you would find the glory long
departed. The walls and ceiling
are faded and stained with great
brown blotches, particularly the
moon, that resemble rust but are
actually the life's blood of a
rugged' old goose whose headless
body was thrown upon the leaden
floor and left to flop around until
an Indian cook required him to
complete as fine a dish of curried
goose as ever I ate. This is how he
went about it;
Butter was melted in a saucepan
and quartered apples, a large diced
onion and a clove of garlic was
braised in it for a few moments.
Then a little curry powder was
sprinkled over the mixture and it
was left to simmer a few minutes
longer.
This mixture was then stuffed
into the goose, who had previous
ly been well rubbed with salt and
pepper inside and out. The bird
was then put into an oven and left
to roast at a slow temperature un
til it had bled its superfluous
grease. The grease was then
poured off and a few ladles of
chicken stock added and the bird
returned to the oven to finish cook
ing, being basted from time to
time with the stock and drippings
from the pan.
The cooked goose being re
moved, a roux was made by tak
ing equal parts of flour and curry
powder and browning same in but
ter in a skillet. This roux was
used to thicken the drippings to
which a little more chicken stock
was added. Served over rice with
chutney and the usual attendant
garnishes it made a memorable
repast.
Incidentally, the ship was the old
LaSalle and the bosun is still wait
ing for his jug. You'll find him in
Boston because he's the port agent
for the Union there. His name Is
Jimmy Sheehan.
Frendiy Mleheiet
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Pa«« TwdNr* SEAFARKMi toG
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m THE WAKE
The notion that the level oi the
Pacific Ocean is higher than that
of the Atlantic has some siight
truth, though the exact difference
has not been determined. Atone
time, many years ago, it was found
after extensive study that the aver
age mean sea level at the Pacific
entrance to the Panama Canal was
about seven inches higher than at
the Atlantic entrance . . . The is
lands owned by Greece in the SE
Aegean Sea, between Asia Minor
In the east and Crete in west, are
still called the Dodecanese, though
the number of them now known
numbers 20 or more. The name is
from the Greek for 12 islands,
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Whalebone, formerly widely used
In. making umbrellas, brushes and
other articles, is not bone and has
ione of the properties of true bone.
The term is merely a popular but
Inaccurate name for an elastic,
fibrous substance that grows on the
roof of the mouth of certain species
of whales. Whalebone takes the
plaicb t»f teeth and functions as a
sort of strainer, permitting the
whaie to strain seafood from the
water that it takes up in large
mouthfuls.
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Singing sand is the name given
to certain sand and gravel beds that
make peculiar sounds when shaken,
stirred, walked upon, driven over
or played upon by the wind. It is
usually confined to the dry and rel
atively firm sand above the ordi
nary water level, moistened by the
waves during storms or high tides.
One theory about the phenomenon,
which occurs on shores of the
ocean as well as inland salt seas
and fresh lakes, is that the grains
of silica may pick up sound waves,
transit them to one another and
magnify their volume on the prin
ciple of crystals in early radio sets.
Some noted musical sands are the
"crying sands" of the Kalahari
Desert in South Africa and the
"barking sands" of Kauai in the
Hawaiian Islands.
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The first US naval steamer
named for a woman was the 500
ton sidewheeler Harriet Lane, built
in 1857. and named after the niece
of President James Buchanan. In
the Civil War, she fired a shot near
the bow of the steamer Nashville
to force her to show her colors, the
fi^t shot fired from a US vessel
in the war . .. The Barbary States,
the African pirate kingdom com
prising Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco and
Algeria, which virtually ruled the
Mediterranean for over three cen
turies, probably were named after
the Algerian corsair known as Bar
barossa ("Redbeard"), who seized
Algiers from the Spanish in 1518.
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Probably the first real oil tanker
was the SB Charles, of Antwerp,
Belgium, which piled between the
US and Europe from 1869 to 1872.
She contained 59 iron tanks, ar
ranged in rows at the bottom of
her hold in the 'tween decks, with
a bulk capacity of 7,000 barrels,
about 794 tons . . . Meander, as a
word meaning to proceed on a
winding course or wander about
aimlessly, stems from the ancient
name of a river in Turkey, the Me
ander or Menderes as it is now
known. This stream, long known
for its winding and tortuous chah
nel, is 260 miles long and fiows in
to the Aegean Sea opposite the Is
land of Samos.
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Ope type of catfish native to the
Nile River region of Africa is a
real shocker. Called the electric
catfish, it generates a current simi
lar to the electric eel and, accord
ing to varied reports, uses its elec
tricity not only for defense but also
to secure its food. This fellow
swims along until it discovers an
other fish in the process of digest
ing a meal, swims near and fiicks
on its current. Usually, the aston
ished victim vomits its meal in sur
prise and pain, while the catfish
rapidly gobbles up the stuff. Quite
a sport!
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Scuttle in the sense of intention
ally making a hole in a ship to sink
it, actually first meant to close up
a hole. It stemmed from words
meaning to shut, as a hatch. Ap
plied first to the cover o\i^r a hole,
the word was transferred to refer
to the hole itself and then to the
present meaning.
Question: What. Is your
time favorito aboard shlpT
meal'
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The Seafapers Puzzle
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buoy
4. Kind of fish
8. • shape
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Tale teller
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Lake port
Girl'e name
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Part of sew
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Back talk
Exist
Where Vigo is
Kind of easy
chair
Compass
bearing
Where crew
sleeps
Old sailor
Ship line
Things set In
Seafarers
gave $6,877 for
this
Biblical land
Comfort
Ruhr city
Fertile spots
Port 4,800
miles from
NY
Port 6.500
mUes from
NY
Perch
River flowing
into Baltic
Re^ue
Chemical suf
fix
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fiih
3. New <ervic«
to Puerto
Rico
3. Quick look*
4. She sailed the
Nile
3. Light breeze
6. Booster in
poker
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lacket
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Cadmus 44. Paris' river
26. Negative; 43. Chemical
Abbr. compound
28. Medleys 47. Direction of
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ing into Elbe Africa «
31. Natty dresser 48. "Hot shot"
32. Rio de , 48. Wood from
in Africa Hawaii
33. Sea E of SO. Olive drabs;
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L. B. Thomas, steward: Well, I
think that soup is just about tops,
and 1 go for them
every time, no
matter what kind
it is. You can
make a meal out
of a good soup if
it's got enough
body to it. Put
me down for
good, rare roast
beef too, be
cause nothing can beat that when
it comes to meats.
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Peter Chopllnski, OS: They're ail
my favorites. I like every meal
every day no
matter what the
menu is. You
never have any
trouble as far as
feeding goes on
any SIU ship,
because the stew
ard's department
really knows how
to dish it out. At
least. I don't, and I've got a nice
bay window to prove it.
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Julio Torres, AB: You'll find me
where the chicken is. It don't mat
ter what the rest
of the food is as
long as there's
chicken, any
kind. I 1 i k e
french fried po
tatoes with it, but
you can feed me
anything if
know the chick
en's coming along
too. I guess a man gets to like
something and Just doesn't change
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.Luis Ramirei, FWT: Generally,
I like everything on an SIU ship
that the cooks
prepare, but a
good baker is my
best friend, I us
ually go for
vegetables over
meats, but when
I see there's a
good baker
aboard, I'm hap
py. My favorites
are the desserts, puddings, pies
and things like that.
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Benlgno Bautlsta, chief cook: I
go for beef, too, because you can't
go wrong with it
anytime. Chicken
fricasse is good
too, but where
does it compare?
I agree with
Thomas about the
soups, because
they're very im
portant to a meal.
They can make
the difference betii'een a good meal
and a poor one.
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Frank Castlce, 08: I'm a steak
man, no question about that. The
trimmings don't
matter much
when it comes to
steak because
that makes or
breaks the meal
all by itself. Of
course you can't
always get a good
steak, but when
you do, nothing
can beat it. 8et it up with some
MEET THE
fiV A H? A Id ESIB
EUGENE A. STANTON. Canenlei
Anybody who tries to tell you
that a man can have a healthier
life working elsewhere than at sea
can take the word of Seafarer
Eugene A. Stanton that it just isn't
so.
Cornered at the New York hall
as he was waiting to throw in for
one of those favored Far East dry
cargo runs, he outlined the back
ground for his beliefs about the sea
going life. One of 12 children, he
left his Indianapolis home at 14
to try his luck on the Lakes, with
an eye to getting together a stake
to help out the family.
That was in 1924, when he signed
on the SS Barium for the ore sea
son at $75 a month. He sailed as
a combination crew messman,
utiiityman and galley boy, and
when the season was over, went
back home to finish school.
After a hitch in the regular
Army, mostly down in the Canal
Zoqe, Stanton found himself on
the loose in the middle of the busi
ness bust following the '29 crash.
After a time, he went to work in
one of those "deluxe" nonunion
factories where the pay was poor
and the conditions were worse, but
a man couldn't be choosy in those
days. Following about a year on
a milling machine, he threw in
with the migratory harvest gangs
working the wheat fields all the
way from Texas to the Canadian
border.
Worked Minea
"It was an outdoor life alright,
and in good times we averaged
$10$12 a day. I worked with every
thing from an oldfashioned thresh
ing crew to a modern combine and,
as far as experience goes, I could
go back on it tomorrow," he ex
plained. As the seasons changed,
he shifted to the apple harvests,
up in Washington's Yakima Valley,
where they really grow 'em big.
Then, always on the move, he
left the sun behind and took a job
in the metal mines strung across
Idaho,. Utah, Colorado and Death
Valley, where he worked laying
track, blasting, and running loaded
cars up out of the shafts.
lie worked here as a "boomer,"
mine lingo for someone who drifted
from one site to another wherever
the work, pay or food was better.
The mining towns were rough and
tumble, fitting for men who worked
hard, fought hard and played th^
same way. The Commies, he recalls,
had a field day trying to line up
recruits and mine conditions of
fered plenty of material with which
to propagandize the men.
"Coal and rock were killers,"
Stanton asserted. "There was al
ways a hearse drawing up at the
mine for somebody killed by explo
sions, gas or silicosis, but it wasn't
always easy to get out of there."
Couldn't Ship
When the war came, he tried to
ship out from the West Coast a
couple of times, but couldn't get
clearance because the mines were
rated an "essential" industry and
workers were needed in the pits.
After VJ Day he got a job with
a small, private tug outfit that ran
barges downstream to New Or
leans. "It was hard work, then,
just a pilot and myself on the tug,
but it was good to get out of the
ground for a change, he recalled.
This was about the time he met up
with the SIU, in 1946, when he saw
the better deal the SIU tugboat
men were getting.
Soon after he began sailing deep
sea ships and has been at it now
for about fivB years. "That Far
East run is my favorite, I guess,
because those longer trips really
help pile up the dough, and I'm nut
one to turn up my nose at that,
SIU ships guarantee good food, top
conditions and good shipmates.
There's no dust to eat up your in
sldes when you're out at sea," he
declared.
What the future holds for him,
Stanton isn't too sure. "I've got a
lot to learn ye^ even though I've
had a fling at a lot of things over
the years." Still unmarried, he
didn't shy off a bit when asked the
big question. "You might say I'm
particular, I didn't marry the girl
I wanted, so I've been riding with
out a caboose ever since."
TEN YEARS AGO
The French population was
warned toi evacuate all coastal
areas as a prelude tO\a possible
second front,.. Japanese bombers
hit Dutch Harbor, Alaska, twice in
the same day in the closest raid yet
to the US . . . The SIU became an
affiliate of the International Trans
portworkers' Federation ... A new
synthetic rubber was introduced tO'
the public . , . Wartime travel tax,
designed to discourage unnec
essary travelling, was raised.
4) 4) 4)
Rhmmel's armored columns
pushed the British back Into Egypt
and continued to advance rapidly,
threatening both the Suez Canal
and the entire Near Eastern oil
fields , . . Crimean situation was
bad, as the Red armies retreated
all along the front . . . The SiU
blasted the shipowners for faiiing
in many cases to provide the
proper provisions and water on
lifeboats and lifecrafts , .. "Yank"
printed its first issue A na
tionwide war bond campaign was
launched,
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The Navy announced that the
US had started using a ccuivoy sys
tem so that warships could protect
merchant vessels which had been
sailing alone and unarmed in sub
infested waters . , , After a fight
., ,Gpar4
at forcing
all merchant seamen who went into
training for unlicensed ratings or
licenses to join the Coast Guard
reserve . . , Churchill arrived in
the US to talk over war strategy
at the White House .. , Dewey and
Willkie waged a hot preconvention
fight for the Republican Presiden
tial nomination.
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The Maritime Commission an
nounced rules governing the
awarding of the new Merchant
Marine Distinguished Service Med
ai . . . Brooklyn and the Yankees
led their respective leagues . . ,
The SIU warned Seafarers to clear
their status with their draft board
before sailing and to make sure
their applications for passports
were in order , , . Charges were
placed against 19 dealers for "boot
legging" gasoline . . . Uboats be
gan planting mines along the US
coast.
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Congress began an investigation
of "waste" in war contracts . . .
New York City Council adopted an
qrdinance prohibiting the wearing
of bathing suits or "scanty attire"
more than 200 feet from a beach
. . . Seafarers played an impor
tant role in the "New York at
War" parade . ; » The. FBI nabbed
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SEAFARERS ̂ LOG
Jaaa 27. 1952 Vol. XIV No. 13
Published biweekly by the Seafarers Intematioriid Union. Atlantic.
& Gulf District. AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, N. V. Tel.
STerllng 84671.
PAUL HALL, SecretaryTrieasurer
Editor, BemiEBt' BaAmi l/lanagtng editor, KAT OENISON; Art .kditor,' BnitAn
SEAMAN:' Photo Hditor, DAiim. NXLVA. Staff 'Wriiert, HZMMAS ABTNUI. IRWIN SPIVACK.
Aw PEMAU,: Gulf Area. Reporter. • Biu. MOODY. •
Vote Of C>nfideiice
Thanks to a thumping 92 percent "yes" vote, the SIU can
open the throttle on its building program in the outports. A
search is now being conducted in the ports involved—Balti
more, Galveston and Philadelphia—^for appropriate buildings.
Once they are located the Union will have the funds to go
right ahead and put up the kind of halls in the outports com
parable to what we now have ip. headquarters.
When the New York halt was completed it marked a new
era in seamen's shoreside facilities. But the Union was not
content to let it rest at that. As the LOG editorial put it at
the time, "What has been done hwe in New York we hope to
extend to our outports so that SIU brothers, wherever they
sail from, will have the same advantages," The results of
the referendum are assurance that this pledge can now be ful
filled.
It isn't every day that a group of men will vote sd over
whelmingly to tax themselves a $2Q bill. The voting results
are proof that Seafarers, having the best wages, conditions
and welfare benefits, are willing to put out toget the best in
shoreside facilities. That's the way the Union wants to oper
ate and thanks to this solid vote of confidence, that's the way
it's going to be. ;
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Early Results
Although it's just a couple of weeks since the Union an
nounced its new disability and maternity coverage, the re
sults are already impressive. A considerable number of Sea
farerfathers have already received their $200 maternity bene
fit checks, and the disability provisions are providing aid to
Seafarers who are badly in need of it.
• One such Seafarer is Brother Joe Germano who was able
to escape from life in an almshouse, thanks to the new bene
fits program. While no union is equipped to solve all the
problems of its members; the SIU has always believed in
taking care of its own wherever possible. The Germano case
points up the flexibility of the Welfare Plan and the speed
with which it can operate in an emergency.
. Nor has the Seafarers Welfare Plan reaqhed the limit of its
abilities. Seafarers can rest assured that the future will bring,
additional welfare returns—the hotel being one pending item.
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Ineidenf In France
The experiences of the Taddei crew in various,Fnench ports
reflect a new turn in the international Communist campaign
against the US and its citizens. In this instance, assaults on
American seamen are one phase of rioting against other
Americans in Tokyo, Rome, Paris and wherever Communists
can muster sufficient strength.
What happened in St. Nazaire and Nantes are not attacks
on seamen as such. The Seafarers just happened to.be handy
targets of the antiAmerican campaign now being waged by
the Cominform. . .
, Seafarers who have long enjoyed the hospitality and friend
ship of French citizens on their runs to France know that the
great majority of Frenchmen have no sympathy for such tac
tics. At the same time, the 'Taddei incidents should serve
as a warning to other Seafarers to be careful in French ports.
If you go ashore, make sure you're not alone, and keep a
weather eye peeled for gangs who may be out to dump you.
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Who's At Fault?
Since the Steelworkers Union called its members out on
strike for longoverdue contract improvements there has been
a lot of noise to the effect that the union is responsible for
the continuation of the strike! This theme has received more
and more stress in the newspapers with'each passing day.
Now a story comes out to the effect that the Bethlehem
Steel Company and the union reached an agreement last
week to end the strike. But when Bethlehem took this agree
ment to the other steel companies it was turned down despite
the fact that it represented a compromise on the union's de
mands. .
de Parlier
He Heealls How
SIU Advanced
To the Editor:
It is actually amazing the ex
tent to which the SIU has grown.
Not to throw my weight around
but I can "remember when",
guess I might be classed as one
of the new oldtimers. I first ship
ped out of Frisco almost ten years
ago. The Union had just then
received, a $17.50 war emergency
wage increase boosting my mess
man's wages to an incredible
$87.50. I made a five months' trip
to India and counting bonus and
all of 27 hours overtime, I just
did~make the grand total of $1,000.
By the time niy taxes, allotment
draws and slops were deducted, I
paid off with a little over 300
bucks. It didn't last long either.
Yes, in those days we had only
a few steamship companies under
contract. Then, as now. Water
man was the biggest. I think the
SIU had under
ten companies
signed up then. I
understand the
amount now
reaches close to
100.
Incidentally, in
making one of
those overtime
hours, I was car
rying laundry
bags aboard and stowing them in
Freemantle, Australia. The black
out curtain swept my glasses off
and I was blind the rest of the
trip. It cost me $16 to replace
the lenses to get that one hour
OT at 85 cents. Today, well, we
all know how the Union has
brought the pork chops home.
I would like to see the LOG
print all the ships under SIU con
tract, who they are operated by and
what type. You could make a
grand "then" and "now" issue.
Show the old shipping halls at
Stone Street, and the new hall in
Brooklyn, side by side, and follow
up with the halls in New Orleans,
with the old Chartres Street hall
and Mobile with the rickety. St.
Francis Street location.
Takes Back Criticism
Back in '47 I criticized the LOG
and said it was run like a high
school paper (and you printed it),
but I have to take it all back. I
subscribe to about five nautical
and trade union papers and maga
zines and find the LOG tops.
Talking about newspapers, the
BME paper looks swell, and I wish
the "Marine Engineer" success.
Unfortunately some of the MEBA
men I have talked to believe that
members of the BME are dictated
to by unlicensed men. Far from
it. The BME enjoys the same au
tonomy as fishermen, towboatmen
and seafood packers under the SIU
banner.
The two BME ships I have sailed
on (Coeur D'Alehe Victory and
Mankato Vi^ory) had fine engi
neers and tiiere was no interfer
ence with them by the unlicensed
crew.
Also in the 16 months I spent on
these two ships, arty time therg
were any repairs to be made in
crew spaces, they were dona
promptly. As a result the crew re
specte^ these ̂ansd^^erS faf better
than I liav6 seen 'on most ships.,
Les de Parlier.
'A// Set!'
OUT ON THE WEST COAST
the shipowners are still try
ing to give our brothers in the SUP
a rough time. The strike has been
running for over a month now, and
there is no telling when it will end.
The SUP is buckling down for
a long siege. They are in excellent
shape. They have pickets out, dnd
not a ship of the Pacific Maritime
Association is moving anywhere,
unless the union has released it to
carry military cargo.
Judging from what has happened
up until now, it appears that the
shipowners oiit on the West Coast
have piled up quite a bit of dough
for themselves in the past couple
of years. Otherwise they, would
not have been able to sit tight for
as long as they have been doing.
Now they are reluctant to share
some of it with the men who man
their ships and make it all possible.
On our side of the fence, the
SUP is determined to push this
thing through to a finish and come
out of this beef with added pork
chops for its members. Naturally,
as we have assured our SUP bxoth
ers. the SIU A&G District is with
them all |he way—financially, phy
sically* and morally.
This SUP strike is only one of
several in recent months in which
tjje employers have taken a tough
attitude toward union demands.
The national steel strike has been
going on now for the past several
weekSvand there have been other
beefs, like the telegraphers that
have dragged on for quite a while
before settlement.
All these strikes px'ove that a lot
of employers have stiffened up
against the unions. They seem to be
counting on plenty of support in
Congress to slap the unions down
with legislation if need be. All of
which means that union men have
to tighten up their ranks and pre
pare for tough going ahead.
The fact that it's a presidential
election year isn't helping to clarify
issues for organized labor. Many
a candidate for the presidential
nomination is cozying up to big
business in the hopes of winning
poUtioal support at the conven
tions. , . •
Cons^ue^l^^wijth a! fe^_ej
tidiis', "most oftfie' candi'd'ate's'have
straddled the big labor issues thus
far. They'd be just as happy, to shoyc
them into the background and for
get about them. Despite all the
fanfare and lioise we've heard up
to now, by the time the elections
draw near, the issues should be
pretty well boiled down and we'll
be able to see just where the can
didates stand and what the outlodk
is from the standpoint of the work
ingman's welfare.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF
talk this past year abo^t
how the Communists are for peace,
but as your Union has pointed out
time and again, there's quite a gap
between what the Communists say
and what they do. What hap
pened to the crew of the Taddei is
a case in point.
Here is an instance wheie the
crewmembers were harassed by
French Communists from the time
they arrived in France. These,
"peaceloving" individuals were
not adverse to ganging up on small
gioups of Taddei seafarers for no
reason other than that they were
American seamen. ^
Your Union has quite a reputa
tion throughout the world for be
ing a staunch antiCommunist out
fit. In our own way we believe
we've done quite a bit to discour
age the spread of Communist influ
ence among American maritinte
workers. It doesn't surprise us
then that Seafarers should be the
first targets of the "peace loving"
Red ript squads.
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IT'S THREE WEEKS SINCE THE
long range shipping bill wds
reported out to the House of Reij
resentatives, but we're still waiting
for Congress to untrack itself and
get to work on this vital piece qf
legislation.
The average citizen is not ver^
much aware of the importance of
this bill. Unfortunately, this atti
tude exists in some Washington
quarters. However your Union'jS
still pushing for action in the hope
that the Representatives will
awaken to the need und take steps
^_push .thii biU thrdiijgtf befQjrp
" * a^ourns next' inontlL
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SE Ji FARERS iOG Friday, June t1. 195X
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Long familiar fo Seafarers sajling the Mississippi Steamship
Company's Delta Line ships, tracie Route 20 runs from the Gulf
of Mexico down the East Coast of South America. This is the
priie "coffee run" which shuttles southward with general cargo
and, in some cases, 8090 passengers, returning laden with the
coffee that mokes the principal beverage, morning, noon and
night, for most Americans.
Steamship operation on a Government established trade
route follows a set pattern from which the shipowner can seldom
deviate. Set up by the Government as a trading circuit essential
to American commerce with foreign nations, it must be followed
by the subsidized operator whether the cargo hatches ore empty
or full. Eligibility for the subsidy con be maintained only by a
minimum amount of scheduled sailings annually by a basic num
ber of modern ships capable of assuring the regularity of the
service. Mississippi, one of the largest and most successful oper
ators contracted to the SlU, eminently qualifies.
On Route 20 at least, trade has been growing with leaps and
bounds so that the run is a constant source of income for both the
company and the Government. The value of twoway tradebe
tween the US and Brazil, for example, ran approximately $1.8
billions last year, higher than with any other country in the world
except Canada, which is in a special trade category.
The Delta Line operates a dozen ships on the run, ten modi
fied C2s and C3s, plus one Capetype and one Victory. The
voyages usually last about three months, starting out in New Or
leans and, after touching at one or two other Gulf ports, head for
the rrioin coffee port of Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo,
Buenos Aires and a half dozen byports.
The popularity of the run is easily attested, by the intense
competition for jobs when the ships crew up out of the SlU hall
in New Orleans. Preparations for a recent voyage of the Del
Aires, a C2, are presented on these pages and show the typical
Seafarer crews wno man the ships'on this essential route. ;
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In the wheelhouse (right) , OS R. L.
Cline does a little "brightwork" on the
compass to keep it gleaming. Task of
keeping ship in running trim gpes on at
sea or in port, and the spic and span
condition of the "house" shows the boys
are always on the job. When they get
underway, they want to be sure they'll
see where that needle's pointing.
Hungry men need no urging when the
chow call sounds, and galley utilityman
Jerry L. Miller (left) and chief cook
Humella Fluence are on tap (right) to
see that everything runs according to
plan. OS ̂ R. J. Arceneaux (below)^
hangs away his clothes fresh from the
cleaners for the days ahead when he'll
be ashore in a tropic hotspot.
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Taking on diversified cargo for the
run south, the ship is the scene of busy
activity as crewmembers ipan winches
and longshore workers load her up.
Bags (left) earmarked for Recife, Bra
zil, come aboard on sling to be lowered
into hatch, while stevedores on dock roll
gas tanks into nets to be taken on as
deck cargo.
Part of shipment of heavy agricul
tural machinery and tools for plantation
use is brought aboard (top, right) from
barge alongside and longshoremen lower
it to deck. Checking gangway lines for
ward. Seafarers Donald Hutchings, AB
(left), and Blackie Sanchez, DM, make
sure everything's running smooth on
deck department end. ' ;
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SIU Patrolman C. M. Tannehill
(above) comes aboard to check how
things are, while AB Jack Procell (left)
tests out gangway lines to make sure
they're secure. ^ '
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Down in the engine room, the SIU
black gang runs over the equipment to
assure a smooth trip later on when parts
and major repairs aren't so easy to come
by. At left, oilers Paul Cassidy (left)
and C. L. Ducote prepare to take off
asbestos covering on evaporators to give
'em a test run after they've been shut
down a while and lying idle.
In the messhall, "coffeetime" offers a
welcome pause in the day's work for
crewmembers busy making the ship
ready to sail. Pictured during the lull
are (LR): Seafarers Frank Nunaz,
wiper; P. Hilt, OS; Paul Cassidy, oiler;
Donald Hutchings, AB; A. Nelson, AB,
and C. L. Ducote, oiler, as they stand
by before going back on the job.
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Pagre Sixteen SEA F ARiE R S L 0 G Friday, June 27, 1952
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The freighter Overton managed to trap 20 other vessels in Liver
pool's Honiby Dock Basin, and kept the crews of the ships really
jumping for a while.. The Ovefton piled into the 80Dton gates to the
locks of the basin, and ripped them right off. The gates immediately
sank and the water in the basin began to pour out. The level in the
basin dropped over eight feet within a couple of minutes. The crews
of the 20 vessels tied up in the basin had a hectic time slacking off
mooring lines to make up for the audden drop in the water level. The
Overton's bow was damaged but she proceeded under her own power.
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The Coast Guard's attempts to rescue the lumber schooner Cynthia
Olson after she went aground on the Oregon coast proved fruitless, and
finally a tug was summoned to the scene. The cutters tried twice to
pull the Olson off, but each time the line parted and the Olson sent
out another SOS. . .. The Cunard liner Scynthia collided with the col
lier Wabana Just outside the mouth of the St. Lawrence Biver. One
seaman from the Wabana is missing.
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A spectacular rescue effort was made in the sharkinfested waters
. of the British Bahamas. The freighter Zelma Rose capsized in a
heavy sea. Six persons were lost, and 18 were rescued. The captain
and a passenger made several underwater dives and dragged people
put'of the submerged cabins. One of the persons the passenger res
cued was his 18monthold son.
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The New York pier designed as the teAninal for the United States
features a new rubber cushion system along the side of the pier so
that no damage will result if the new superliner is swung against the
structure. The cushion makes it possible for the liner to dock anytime
Instead of just at slack water. . . . New York's Department of Marine
and Aviation has a special launch cruising through New York Harbor
looking for ships that violate the city's antismoke laws.
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The US ranked fifth as far as shipbuilding was concerned for the
world in the first quarter of 1952. England, Germany, Sweden and
Holland led the US in that order. . . . New York led all other US
ports in the exports and imports it handled during 1951. The figures
and order of rank are: (all figures in long tons) New York, 31,301,427;
Baltimore, 19,919,909; Philadelphia, 15,658,794; New Orleans, 8,295,044;
Houston, 6,362,867; Galveston, 4,979,193; Boston, 4,883,885, and Los
Angeles, 3,901,563.
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As of last month, the privatelyowned merchant fleet of the US was
set at L281 vessels with a total of 15400,210 deadweight tons.' The
active, privatelyowned fleet included 830 dry cargo vessels and 451
tankers... . The search for 18 crewmembers of the Argentine freighter
Lucho IV which sank off Patagonia has been abandoned. After over a
week of searching, the rescue parties found only two empty lifeboats
and several empty lifejackets from the vessel.
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The 28,000ton tanker LaCruz, a new 16knotter, was launched in
Massachusetts. . . . The largest icebreaker to be built on this continent
was launched last week in Quebec. . . . Two new 28,000ton British
tankers got their sea trials this month. A total of six vessels were
ordered, with two already in service.
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The New York Collector of Customs, in order to speed up the
processing of ships arriving in New York, has issued a booklet describ
ing the legal documents necessary for a vessel to enter New York. In
past weeks, the small customs force was faced with the arrival of four
and five large liners in the same day. This booklet is designed to tell
everyone what documents are needed, so they can have the necessary
papers ready and thus save time.
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A 143ton tugboat bound for Santos Brazil was loaded on the deck
of the Mormacpen last week. The freighter had to carry special un
loading gear so that the tug could be taken off at the other end of
the trip . . . Portugal's merchant navy, already double its prewar
strength, is being expanded to take care of 60 percent of the country's
transportation needs, including two new luxury liners for the Lisbon
Brazil run.
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A 12foot statue is to be set up on the grounds of the Catholic Church
In Port Ewen, N. Y., so that it will be visible from the Hudson River
as a shrine to the riverboatmen. The new shrine of Our Lady of the
Hudson is the result of a campaign among the men who man the river
boats . . . The Torm Lines motorship Birgitte Torm is ready to sail
from Copenhagen on her maiden voyage to the US. She's the first
of three fast 7,200deadweight ton freighters slated for the US run
. . . Trade between Venezuela and the United States has reached a
record high, according to a recent announcement. Some 67 percent
of Venezuela's trade is with the US at presentl
IHE
LABOR
ROUNDUP
The big news in labor these
past few weeks has continued to
be the developments in the steel
situation. The steelworkers were
still out, land the mills shut down,
but the most recent talk about use
of the TaftHartley Act is getting
louder, while the industry is taking
a waitandsee attitude.
One report had it that Bethle
hem Steel had reached, a satisfac
tory compromise with the union,
but backed out. when the other
companies turned it down. So far
there has been no agreement about
what shops will reopen to produce
vital .defense' materials, a move
both the companies and union have
agreed to do.
Congress, which turned down a
number of seizure bills, is talking
iouder and louder about the Presi
dent using the TaftHartley Act on
the workers who have already held
off the strike for over three
ihonths.
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Congress is still kicking around
legislation to kill the WSB. The
latest, passed by the Senate, is a
"compromise" bill which wouid
.leave the board made \ip of labor,
industn^ and public members, but
would leave it with none of its
present powers. The original move
was to take away ̂ the board's
powers and have it'made up of
only "public" members.
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Members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers staged a
successful twoday strike against
the Long Island Railroad, the na
tion's most heavily travelled com
muter line, while 63 other rail
roads face strike action if they
don't soon sign an agreement with
the union. The strike against the
Long Island) gained elimination or
changes in rules that threatened
job losses for union members.
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Members of the CIO United
Auto Workers in the New Orleans
Chrysler tank engine plant voted
892 to 8 to ask for authorization to
strike if necessary to win a'con
tract equal to that in force in other
Chrysler plants. The union's con
stitution calls for a vote and for
authorization by the international
in order to strike.
4 4 4
Members of the AFL Radio and
Television Directors Guild won a
new contract which cuts out "kick
backs" to broadcasting companies
and provides for 15 to 20 percent
wage increases . . . The CIO Tex
tile Workers Union's executive
council voted to fight.,in the courts
an arbitrator's decision to cut out
the costofliving escalator clause
in the contract covering 7,000 em
ployees of the Bates Manufactur
ing Co. The decision also called
for a cut in wages.
The closeness of living aboard ship and the problems involved in
carrying supplies of food and fresh water aboard for the voyage make
shipboard sanitation a particularly important subject, meriting care
ful attentioq from officers and crew. Protection of the fresh water
supply at all tidies isobviously vital tp the health of the crew since
^ntaminatetd water: can be a source of epidemics of serious diseases
like cholera and typhoid fever.
While all ships have facilities for distilling fresh water from sea
water, it is'the general practice for the ship to carry its fresh water
supply in tanks which are filled in ports of call.
Safe Source First Requirement
To begin with it is obviously important to obtain water supplies
from sources that are known to be safe. But that alone doesn't prevent
water from being contaminated in the course of stowage or while in
the tanks. This means that the drinking water hose, pumps, water
storage tanks and piping must be kept clean and completely apart
from all other wa^er systems, ^or should the drinking water hose
ever be used for any other purpose.
A:actically all American seaports can supply a ship with drinking
water that has been chlorinated to kill bacteria. If there is any doubt
about the purity of the water supply, obtained by the ship, addition of
chlorine to the water in the. ship's tanks is one way of adding protec
tion. The usual ratio for adding chlorine is % ounce of chlorinated
lime for every 500 gallons.
Simple Test for Chlorine
One way of determining if there is enough chlorine in the drinking
water after it has been chlorinated aboard ship is to fill a glass half
way, cover it with the palm of your hand, and shake the water back
and forth a few times. The palm of the hand should smell faintly of
chlorine after the test. It is important to make sure that the old,
untreated water has been emptied from the taps before doing this;
If there is no chlorine odor, then additional' chlorine should be added.
If the ship's drinking water system has been contaminated, either
through the storage of bad water or from opening the tanks for repairs
or some other reason, the entire freshwater system has to be over
hauled. All old water is drained from the system and the tanks and
lines are cleaned as far as possible. Then the system has to be disin
fected and fresh water flushed through it before it can be used again.
Disinfection Procedure
Disinfe<ition of the drinking water system requires that a high con
centration of chlorine be used, much higher than that used to chlorinate
the drinking water itself. First the tanks are scrubbed and repaired
and pipes checked for leaks or any unwanted crossconnection. A
chlorine solution is then prepared in proportion of a pound and ten
ounces of chlorinated lime for every 1,000 gallons of tank capacity.
The chlorinated lime is mixed into a paste with gradual addition of
warm water until the mixture is a gallon or more. The solution should
stand for a little while until the undissolved lime has sunk to the bot
tom and then the liquid is poured off into a separate container.
The liquid mixture is then poured into the tanks which should be
filled to the top immediately with clean water. After 15 minutes,
the tap nearest the tank is opened until* the chlorinated water flows,
which can be easily judged by the odor. This procedure is followed
out at every tap, moving outward from the tank, so that all pipes and
the pressure tank get filled with the chlorinated water.
Drain and Flush Tanks
The tanks are allowed to stand for four hours or more with the
heavily chlorinated water in them. Then they have to be drained
and thoroughly flushed with fresh water of drinking quality until all
the highconcentrate chlorine water is disposed of. In turn the fresh
water may have to be given the usual mild chlorination treatment.
As a regular procedure, it is advisable to clean and flush water tanks
every time a ship comes out of drydock or layup and at two week in
tervals thereafter, for as long as the vessel is in service. Other pre
cautions that should be taken include care in the use of ice for cooling
water. Since freezing doesn't kill many types of harmful bacteria,
natural ice should not be used for this purpose. If ice is unavailable,
drinking water can be cooled by placing containers of it in the re
frigerator.
In addition to the drinking water, other fresh water supplies car
ried by a ship include a system for wash water. Here too it may be
necessary to Allorinate this water if it is of questionable quality.
Whether chlorinated or not, taps fed by the wash water should be
marked "Unfit for Drinking." The same applies to the third fresh
water system, the sanitary system, which supplies water for the heads,
for washing the decks, fire hoses and other purposes.
Burly Follow Burly Every iSHue in The Seatarere Eoy
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Friday, Jime l»Sf SEAFARERS LOG Pace. Setrcnfeea
Fiveweekold Kenneth J. qualifies his SlUdad Kenneth E.
Beckerich and mother Marcaret for one of those $200 benefits.
Birth Benefit Debut
Hits $1,000 A Week
(Continued from page 2)
bring the whple family closely in
touch, with the SIU," he said.
Eliffibility Simple
These and other Seafarers who
• have "received maternity payments
qualified for them by becoming
parents since April 1, 1952, effec
tive date for the new benefits. Any
eligible Seafarer becoming a father
since that date wiir receive the
$200 benefit and his child will re
ceive the gift of a $25 bond from
the SIU.
In the case of twins or other
multiple births, $200 will be paid
for each child, and each of the
babies will be given a bond.
Seafarers may apply for the ben
efits by sending to the Seafarer's
Welfare Plan, care of Sltl Head
quarters,675 Fourth Ave., Brook
lyn 32, New York, a copy of the
marriage license, birth certificate.
Ins. Plaque
Thanks SIU
For Support
(Continued from page 3)
with the fledgling union. In the
course of the long picket line
struggle, the SIU membership
twice voted financial aid, for a to
tal of $1,250. In addition. Sea
farers made daily trips to Newark
strike headquarters with cigarettes,
donuts and coffee for the pickets,
and assisted the lAlU leaders in
the handling of the strike.
The assistance given by the SIU,
in dollars and cents and otherwise,
was greater than that rendered by
any other union in the New York
area where the strike was centered.
As a result, the agents were able
to get a contract calling for wage
Increases and other improvements
for 15,000 members.
The text of the plaque, which
will be hung in headquarters along
with similar gifts from other
unions, reads as follows:
"The Insurance Agents Interna
tional Union, AFL, in grateful ap
preciation, salute the Seafarers In
temation Un'nn, for exemplifying
true trade union action in their
all out aid to the striking insur
ance agents against the Prudential
Insurance Company, December 1,
1951, to February 19, 1952. The
support of the SIU helped win this
thei Jwhite icol
and, if possible, a discharge from
their last ship. Benefits are paid
without delay after the applications
are received in proper order.
New Branch BIdg Program
Gets Members' Vote Okay
(Continued from page 3)
space and a roomy shipping hal
suitable for meeting and social
functions after shipping hours.
Members to Pick Site
As yet, several possible sites have
been located adjacent to water
front operations in the three ports,
but no definite selections have been
made. Actual selecting will be
Have Your Hating
Listed in Book
Bosuns and stewards receiv
ing the new membership book
now being issued by the Union
are cautioned to make sure
that their ratings are stamped
into the book.
If the book is not stamped
accordingly, the dispatcher
will not ship the man for that
rating. As a result, some men
holding those ratings might
lose out on jobs.
Blind Member Finds
A New Life' Via SIU
(Continued from page 3)
and kept telling the SIU represen
tative how happy he was to be out
of there. From the almshouse he
was taken to the Staten Island hos
pital where his eyes were ex
amined by the doctors and medi
cine prescribed in the hope that
it~ might do his sight some good.
The following day arrangements
were made by the Union to board
him at the home of Mrs. Virginia
Tentenico, an attractive private
house in a quiet residential sec
tion of Brooklyn. On the way out
to his new residence. Germane
was concerned that he should be
able to go out of the house, or
buy himself a bottle of beer once
in a while if he wanted to. He was
assured that he would no longer
be left helpless in a chair but
would be able to move around
No Break Seen
In West Coast
Sailors' Strike
(Continued from page 2)
is convinced that the shipowners
are carrying on a fight to beat the
SUP and turn over part of the
SUP'S work to Harry Bridges.
Committee recommendations,
that were approved at SUP mem
bership meetings in all ports on
June 23, call for a settlement on
the basis of the SUP's compromise
demands, retroactive to April 27.
The membership also ruled out
any limits on SUP jurisdiction over
loading of stores.
Met With Bridges
While nd meetings have been
held between the PMA representa
tives and the SUP committee since
June 18, it is known that they have
met several times in the interval
with Bridges, presumably on the
loading question.
Besides the SIU, all AFL mari
time unions affiliated with the
MTD, and shoreside outfits like
Teamsters and Metal Trades have
pledged support to the SUP strike.
A simU
AFL he;
with the help of the people who
were caring for him.
Homelike Atmosphere
The boarding home where Ger
mane is now staying is a large two
story house where five other el
derly men and women live. Ger
mane, like all the others, has the
run of the house, the porch and
a large backyard. If he wants, he
can have his meals served to him
in his room, or he can come down
stairs to eat. The atmosphere is
homelike and informal.
When he arrived at the place
two small children were playing
in front of the house with a six
weeksold puppy. Their mother
answered the door and called Mrs.
Tehtonico who boards the elderly
men and women in her home. Ger
mane was a little apprehensive at
first but was soon made to feel
comfortable. The first person he
met, strangely enough, was an old
acquaintance who used to own a
tavern on Mulberry Street, New
York, where Germano used to hang
out.
An Old Customer
"1 know you," the man said,
"you're in the merchant marine.
You came into my place on Mul
berry Street lots of times to drink
wine. I'm Jimmy. You remem
ber me?"
"Sure, sure, 1 remember," Ger
mane said, gratified at the thought
of having somebody he knew to
talk to.
Afterwards Mrs. Tentonico ex,
pressed curiosity as to how the
Union was interested in taking care
of disabled men like Germano.
"You see," the SIU representa
tive explained, "up until a couple
of' years ago an old fellow like
Germano here who didn't have a
home of his own or anybody to
help him out might just be left to
die in the streets. But now the
Union has a Welfare Fund. It's
still new and we're still building
it up, but we aim to do something
to help take care of the fellows
who spent their life going to sea,
but can't work anymore now."
When the representative said
goodbye, Germano was sitting on
a bench'near the arbor in the back
yard talking to Jimmy. He had
theiflvhite |Col A similar pledge was received from fwnd a pljice Iqilive like a,hiynan
made by membership committees
In each port. •
Applauding the decisive action
of the membership in showing its
prefence for uptodate, modem
halls as SIU "showplaces" in each
city, SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall
commented that "Seafarers have
always travelled first class. We've
seen how efficient operations
can be set up, as in our headquar
ters in New York, and we're going
to put over the same deal for our
members sailing out of the ports
of Baltimore, Galveston and Philly.
We've got some of the finest Union
halls in the country right now, and
we're going to make them even
more so."
The port by port vote count and
the tallying committee's report
follows:
We, the undersigned members of the Tallying Committee, having
been elected at a Special Meeting on Monday, June 16, 1952, have tallied
all ballots and attached hereto are our findings. The Building Fund
Assessment was carried by more than a twothirds majority as required
by our Constitution.
Port
Boston
No Sub
Yes No Void Vote Total
54 30 0 0 84
1,194 249 41 0 1,484
229 9 3 0 242
450 7 1 0 458
92 10 1 0 103
0
0
CO
2 0 0 90
116 2 2 0 120
466 5 1 0 472
976 29 4 0 1,009
131 5 1 0 137
44 0 0 0 44
67 2 .0 0 69
51 2 0 0 53
3,958 352 54 0 4,364
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Savannah
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Totals 3,958
It is to be noted that Philadelphia was missing two ballots. It is to
be further noted that these two ballots which were missing do not in
any way affect the outcome of the vote either for or against. This Com
mittee recommends that this report be acted on at the meeting of July
2, 1952, and that each Branch Agent immediately thereafter notify
Headquarters of the action on same.
BALLOTS BALLOTS BALLOTS
PORT SENT TO PORT USED" NOT USED
Boston 0 to 250 Oto 83 84 to 250
New York 5,000 to 6,900 5,000 to 6,484 6,485 to 6,999
Philadelphia 251 to 500 251 to 493 494 to 500
Baltimore 501 to 1,000 501 to 958 958 to 1,000
Norfolk 1,001 to 1,250 1,001 to 1,103 1,104 to 1,250
Savannah 1,251 to 1,500 . 1,251 to 1,340 1,341 to 1,500
Tampa 1,501 to 1,750 1,501 to 1,620 1,621 to 1,750
Mobile 1,751 to 2,250 1,751 to 2,222 2,223 to 2,250
New Orleans .... 2,251 to2,750 2,251 to2,750
3,751 to 4,350 3,751 to 4,259 4,260 to 4,350
Galveston 2,751 to 3,000 2,751 to 2,887 2,888 to 3,000
San Francisco 3,001 to 3,250 3,001 to 3,244 3,045 to 3,250
Wilmington 3,251 to 3,500 3,251 to 3,319 3,320 to 3,500
Seattle 3,501 to 3,750 3,501 to 3,553 3,554 to 3,750
Total Ballots Printed 0 to 7,500
Total Ballots Unused 4,351 to 4,999
7,000 to 7,464
Sample Ballots .*... 7,465 to 7,500
All unused ballots were accounted for and it is the recommendation
of this Committee that Headquarters thereupon notify the Branch
Agents as to the effective date of the $20.00 Assessment, which will be
JULY 15TH 1952.
John Spreitzer, S14 Daniel Fitzpatrick, F129
Charles Mehl, 35628 Van Whitney, W11
Robert Bowley, 38370 . . Walter Reidy, R4
Reds Stone SIU Crew
(Continued from page* 5)
black eye. They were lucky to get
the cab when they did; otherwise
there could have been more casual
ties.
When the ship had come into
port originally, Catharine added,
the local longshoremen told the
crew members, "What are you
bringing this stuff here for? We
can get it from tlVe Russians if we
want it."
They were disappointed in a way
that cargo was not military because
there had been a big demonstration
by local Communists .just .two
days before against American arms.
Bflth men agreed that all Seafar
ers who stop over on the other
side should be warned to watch
putjqr the ro^||[h,.stuffl ,
^ /rFiton what KappepJd"^ to TisFJ
Catharine concluded, "we think
that the local Communists are out
to dump all American seamen
whenever they can. Something
ought to be done to protect the
fellows who go ashore there."
Three Boys Get
AFL Scholarship
The second annual AFL scholar
ship competition produced three
winners of scholarships of $500
each at the college of their choice.
More than 500 high school seniors
in California and Hawaii took part,
and Armen Tashdinian and Alex
Woycheshin of Sacramento and
W/ljiam Wittenberg ei^^mades
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Foul Woathor Dream Of An OSContributed by David King
San Juan—Beaehcombiers^ Haven
While it is true in many other industries, life in maritime cannot be compared any more
nowadays with what it was years ago. Both the working conditions and the financial end
have changed a great deal, >—
While not one of the real
oldtimers, I have witnessed
many of the 1,001 problems
that a seaman had to deal with in
the old days, since I was brought
up on the San Juan waterfront,
This has often been called the
"beachcomber's paradise." because
a beachcomber could depend on
things ashore be
ing little easier
than in most
places.
In those days
Ramirez
seamen were
confronted with
many problems,
For one thing,
food was cooked
on many ships
by irresponsible
people who could not even boil
potatoes ashore. This made the
worst of the food situation which
never was good. On top of it,
there was always a shortage of
something, and when it was plenti
ful, the quality was not good.
Poor sleeping quarters, .poor
pay, no respect from superiors
contributed to their troubles. Over
time was so seldom mentioned
that one had to go around hunting
for a dictionary to find the real
meaning of it.
If a seaman was so much as to
smile at a girl who in some way
belonged in the heart of one of the
ship's officers, the minute the sea
man realized the officer knew
about it he could start packing up
and get ready to hit the beach.
There was no union hall to regis
ter at for a job and no union
patrolman to clear the situation
for you. You were just another
beachcomber and it was nothing,
since ft happened every day in
every port.
Morale Lowered
All that and much more did a
lot to lower the seaman's morale
and poisoned the character of al
most every man going to sea so
that in those days most of them
turned gashounds and performers,
with veiy little respect for society
and for themselves. Society in
turn had very little respect for
them. <
San Juan became a favorite .spot
with beachcombers as Puerto Rico
is an American dependency. There
was no red tape for a payoff and
the Immigration men had nothing
to do with US citizens there, which
is still true.
Here, the beachcombers had a
combination foreign country and
homeland because of the large dif
ference in customs, language and
cjimate. With them anyone doing
them no harm was a friend and
much more if a pint of "cana'
(homemade rum) was with her ,or
him. Since it cost only 15 cents a
pint it was always very cheap ..to
get drunk and if one didn't like to
sleep it off on the grass in the sur
roundings of Puerta de Tierra, one
could sleep fairly comfortably in
those places where cots were rent
ed for the night for 12 or 15 cents.
For 25 cents you could get a bed.
These men were more or less
organized for two purposes, food
and liquor. While one group
would go around hunting for food
aboard ships in port, another
would find a job with the shore
gang like painting ships, while the
third was always planning where
to sleep that night and where to
get the next full bottle.
Beachcombers HQ
There was only one place in
town where they could come free
ly with or without money to dis
cuss their plans; a place that was
home to many of them, where they
were always welcome in any state
—sober or drunk, black or white,
healthy or sick. Religion and
politics never mattered and stiU
doesn't. It was nothing more thafl
the humble home of Matilde Pel
lot, whose son "Tootina" (Augusto
Miranda, now with the SIU) taught
the beachcombers in the art of
staying alive in the tropics. He
used to do this with the help of
his brothers and his mother who
always had and has a helpful hand
for beachcombers.
In her home, every beachcomb
er, regular seaman or future sea
man that touched San Juan with a
couple of problems, worked out
plans as to how to ship out, how to
work ashore, how to get seamen's
papers or how to become a Union
man.
With all the new conveniences
and good wages and living, condi
tions today inany a seaman still
cannot resist the temptation of
quitting a ship in San Juan, so
much so, that our Union has strict
ly enforced a rule with a stiff fine
for missing a ship to bring that
situation under control.
Romantic Ship Jumpers
One of the reasons for ship
jumping in the island is the ro
mantic aspect. That is about the
only reason to become a beach
comber nowadays what with the
good living aboard ships. I be
lieve the majority jumping ship in
San Juan have a long and fas
cinating story of love and romance
with at least one of the "seno
ritas." Because one can find, espe
cially in the interior, the beautiful
triguenas" wtih abundant black
hair, big black eyes, tender hands
and warm smiles for a man with a
tattoo on his chest; much more so
than for a man with a guitar in his
hands singing a serenade.
That doesn't mean that all beach
combers carry tattoos, but the
ones who do are sure hits with
those girls who always keep an
eye open for the novelty.
Luis A. Ramirez
LOGARHYTHM:
A Letter Talks Baek
By James R. Porter
DttlYbiliKnow
Before you sign me, let me say
That I don't fee\ so good today.
I'm not equipped to build gbod
will;
In fact, I'm positively ill.'
My meaning isn't crystal clear;
The way I talk is insincere.
I'myluttered up with phrases trite.
The kind of stuff they used to
write.
My paragraphs are much too long,
^y ending's, ̂ ak instead of
strong; " ' ' " • ''
I'd rather not go in the mail '
Because I do not want to fail.
To do my job efficiently
I need some life and, energy.
Suppose you brush me up a bit;
Imbue me with some charm and
"it."
Forget the "I" and make it "you,"
And get my reader's point of
view.
Rewrite, delete, correct, revamp,
Arui make me worfh tny three
• 'terte • sidrhpf' ^
J
That a baker's, dozen is 13
rather than 12? Tha extra one was
the outcome of the penalties im
posed for underweight measures.
In order to be on the safe side,
the baker gave a retailer an extra
loaf to the dozen to avoid thejrisk
of a fine.
*
That a blonde person probably
has more hair on his head than
a'tedhead or a brunette? Scien
tists have figured out that a blonde
has 104,000 hairs on the head, a
brunette 102,000 and ji redhead
just' 83,000. We'll just take their
word for it.
4) 4" 4"
That your shipping rights are
protected by the Union even when
you are in the hospital? A man
on the shipping list who is in the
hospital for 30 days or less re
tains his original shipping date,
while someone hospitalized for
more than 30 days is entitled to
a new shipping card dated prior
to the date of his discharge from
the hospital.
4 4. 4
That the first alarm clock was
invented by Plato 2,000 years ago?
The philosopher fitted a siphon to
a waterclock so that when the
water was level with the top of
the siphon it rushed down the
tube so fast that the compressed
air was pushed out with a loud
whistle. That was how Plato called
his students to their studies at
four o'clock in the morning.
4 4 4
That the Kaiser and the Czar,
the former rulers of Germany and
Russia, were named after Julius
Caesar? Differing native tongues
produced the variations, which
stemmed, like the Persian Shah,
from the original Babylonian word
shar meaning king.
4 4 4
That Seafarers who want to go
up for an engineer's license can
get the dough for refresher train
ing by a loan from the BME? The
money can be paid back later on.
Men with three years as a fireman,
oiler, watertender . or electrician
are eligible,
4 4 4
That someone can be an orphan
even If one of h^. parents is still
living? The word, despite the gen
eral belief, accurately refers to a
person who has lost either or both
parents.
4 4 4
That even if you're not aware
of it you change position during
an eighthours' sleep about 35
times? The shortest period of un
disturbed sleep follows Immediate
ly after you lose consciousness.
Scientists say it usually lasts about
14 minutes.
4 4 4
That mail sent to the New
Orleans SIU hall ̂ can be kept
there only 48 hours, then is re
turned to the post office in the
Customs House? However, Sea
farers shouldn't call for mail at
the PC unless it is listed' in the
mailbook at the hall.
4 4 4
That in France a limousine is a
coat? The word existed long before
the auto body with that name was
thought of. Limousine is a French
word meaning cloak or coat, the
idea being that such a vehicle was
cloaked" car, not open as was
the case earlier.
4 4 4
That when tomatoes were first
Introduced in England they were
cultivated as floral ornaments in
stead of soinething to eat? Now
commonplace there and elsewhere
as a food, the tomato had been
grown in greenhouses for its ber
ries. It was many years before it
came into use as a fruit.
Polaris Crewmen Pick Up
Fishermen Adrift At Sea .
Crewmemben of Uie Polaris take aboard disabled fishing boat
after rescuing three fishermen who had been adrift In It off
the South American island of Trinidad.
Three fishermen who were on the verge of collapse were
rescued off Trinidad by the crew of the Alcoa Polaris which
was on its way to the island. The men had been adrift for
90 hours without water or+
food and were about to give
up when spotted by the crew.
The men had been fishing out of
a small inboard mptorboat, and
their motor had broken down.
When first spotted they were strug
gling to make some sort of head
way with oars.
, Howeve;r„ the men were, pretty
litiSiSS®
progress against the running sea.
When the men were taken aboard.
Captain Mulley gave ordei^ to the
steward to give them food and
clothing which they were badly in
need of.
It was a well done Job again by
SIU seamen, with the bosun and
chief mate handling things in fine
style.
Gin ,|.V 'ttriCihg
^ Friday, Jiia« Vf, liSt SEArAREkS tOG , PIV« Nliwt««.: ;• V ,
Familiar Sights On Run Through Suoz
The pilot station (left) and the everpresent native bumboat&^re well known to Seafarers intransit
through the canal. Photo by Walter R. Appelt of the Binghamton Victory.
Barber Ban Has Crew In Lather
Half a loaf may be better than none, but half a haircut certainly isn'ty especially when
it leaves you with only one sidebum. That wa soon as they hit the States about the chief
who were all set to beef to the patrolinan ass the feeling of the crew of the Steel Advocate,
mate's chasing a barber off thef
NUsen
ship.
Victim of the trimming, as
the ship's min
utes put it, was
an unnamed
c r e w nt e mber.
WhUe the ship
was in Cueta,
Spanish Morocco,
alocalbarberhad
come aboard and
deftly shaped the
curly lo(^s of two
of th^ ship's offi
cers. He was working on the Sea
farer as his third customer, when
the chief mate broke up the clip
session and ordered the barber to
get off the ship, scissors and all.
PAtesis Useless
^The Seafarer protested that the
mate was distinctly out of order
and that it was not time for a mo
tion to adjourn especially with one
sidebum arid forelock yet to be
trimmed. The m'ate, however, was
as adamant as the Rock of Gibral
tar across the way. He said in so
many words (but in a different
kind of language) "We're discharg
ing this unwanted cargo here and
now, and it either walks ashore by
Itself or I'll uncradle a boom and
dump it on the docks."
As often happens in such cases
the mate won the argument and
the barber went ashore, though not
without a few last words shot in
the direction of the mate. For
tunately for him, he was to wind
ward and the' mate' didn't hear
what he had to say.
That wasn't the end of the argu
ment. The unfortunate Seafarer
started suffering a slow bum e'ispe
cially when some of his less sensi
tive shipmates started making war
whoops within his earshot.
" Discrimination Charged
Consequently at the next ship
board meeting, the Seafarer raised
the issue charging that here was a
clear cut case of discrimination in
favor of the officers ranking with
the two pot systerii as something
that should no longer be per
mitted. No matter what the stand
ing orders of the captain were in
respect to peddlers and other char
acters coming aboard, the chief
mate should have let the man fin
ish his work before chasing hirii
ashore.
The crew was swayed by this
eloquence and especially the sight
of the unbalanced sideburns. It
was moved and passed unanimous
ly to report this incident to the
patrolman.
Motion Withdrawn
However, in a few days the other
sidebum started growing back and
cooler heads prevailed. At the
next meeting it was agreed that
the mate was right in chasing the
man ashore and the motion was
withdrawn accordingly.
Otherwise, the delegates' re
ported all beefs settled with the ex
ception of a few hours' overtime in
the engine room, which engine
delegate Charles Martinez will
bring up at the payoff. Other dele
gates aboard the Advocate ar'*
Sven J. Nilsen, ship's delegate;
Francesco Cornier, deck, and Clar
ence L. Graham, steward.
Ship's Wiper From 'Bama
Fails The Stars And Bars
EtOG Welcomes
StorieSi Pies
• With the LOG now contain
ing 28 pages, the biggest ever,
there is more room now than
ever before for stories, photos
and letters sent in by the Sea
farers. Several pages of each
issue are devoted to the ex
periences of Seafarers and the
ships they sail as they despribe
it themselves.
If you run across anything
' of interest on your voyages, or
just want to let your friends
know how you're getting along,
drop a few lines to the LOG.
Don't worry too much ahout
literary style. We'll patch it
up if it needs patching. And
of , course, photos illustrating
^e incidents you describe
make them more interesting
for the readers.
. Send your stuff to the LOG
at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brqok
lyn, NY. If you want any
thing returned after wp^ use .
that too. • ' " , , ,
time? We are looking forward to
receiving our copies of the LOG
when we get into Brenlerhaven.
C. J. Phalen
Shark Killers
I happen to be a Yankee on this Waterman scow, the City
of Alma, with a Mobile crew. However I get along well with
them. I try to be a good rebel and eat my grits and black
eyed peas wthout a word off
disa'greement. But the other
day a little incident happened
that was hard to take!
Recently the wipers . finished
painting the engine room and a fine
job it was, trimmed in red, green
and black. It looked like an
artist's dream. Then it happened.
The first assistant, who is from
Baldwin County, did his bit of
decorating and hung the rebel flag
upon these untarnished bulkheads.
We Yankees took this without
blinking an eye.
But that's not all. A sign was
placed under it reading, "Rebels,
tip your hat when passing this flag.
Yankees, take your damn hats
clean off."
Well the old saying, "every dog
has his day" is true. The other
day a wiper (no names mentioned),,
walked up to make coffee, noticed
the flag and asked innocently,
"what country is that from?" He
being from Alabama himself, he
will be looking for another job
soon as it was the first assistant he
asked. Of course, the first walked
away In deep disgust.
Just for the record, this is a fine
ship and we all have a good time.
,3uL ,,wlio, ,cpuldn'^, runriiog" 'to'
faortnern Europe in
ri^nri^pg
the summer
Displaying their catch off
Trinidad, are (LR.): Peter
.Loiki Ajp; John Wilman, AB;
Ken Stern, txiismii. Joe .Siaribot
ski, DM. —' • •
By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor
Composition of photographs can be explained as the arrangement
of subject matter as weH as light and shade in a photograph. Good
composition is something photographers strive Jor when they have the
time and the ability to move lighting and subject matter around so
as to achieve the best results. The amateur on shipboard may not
care lo spend so much time posing his subject, but he can follow cer
tain principles that will avoid common pitfalls and make for a pleasing
effect.
The thing to remember is that you want the eye to see certain things
in'the finished photograph. Therefore, it is common sense to place the
most important object where it will be most readily noticed and try
to avoid distracting and unimportant details that will confuse the eye
and carry it away from the subject of the picture. Whatever else is in
the picture should serve to give it balance and a pleasing pattern.
The trouble with composition for photographs is that it is usually
hard for the eye to pick out what will appear on the finished print.
Ordinarily it is too inconvenient or not possible for the photographer
to examine his subject in the viewfinder from several angles before
he shoots the picture. If some action is going on, he's liable to miss
it altogether while studying the subject for the best angle.
Eye Overlooks Details
Getting decent composition then, means training the eye to pick out
and block off one section of what he sees and photograph it accord
ingly. Too often, the eye tends to overlook minor details because the
photographer is not thinking of them, but they show up just the same
in the final print. All is not lost however. In enlarging, we can cut
out portions of _the print that distract from the subject niatter of the
photo.
One important point to remember is that a photograph is flat,
whereas the eye sees in three dimensions. A mast that was several feet
away from a brother Seafarer looks like it's growing out of his head if
you line him up directly in front of it. Then there's the question of '
distracting background. A garbage dump to the rear is not a very
flattering setting for the girlfriend—just try and convince her you
didn't see it. If your pal is wearing a flowered shirt, don't shoot him
standing up against a wallpaper pattern. If you pose somebody so that
the tree they are leaning against takes up half the negative, nobody
is going to notice much about the other half.
' Pick a Good Angle
When you find a subject, the first thing to do is pick an angle that
presents it favorably. If you can move the subject around to suit your
self, so much the better. In planning his photo the experienced photog
rapher has little difficulty in noticing and blocking out unnecessary de
tail. Some rely on gadgets to help them out. 'Hiey carry frames that
restrict the view to the area that will actually appear on the photograplKC
A friend carries a reducing lens for thfit purpose. Or you can frame
the subject in a rough way with your thumb and forefinger at right
angles and the tips of the thumbs together in a straight line.
Another simple method of eliminating unwanted subject matter is
to get up as close as possible to the subject. The average camera fitted
with its normal lens will cover a 6foot man from head to toe at about
12 feet. So when photographing a Seafarer doing something on the
ship, move in c^ose. If you stand 75 feet off, what the man is doing
will be lost and all you will gain is a view of a lot of foreground which
takes the eye away from the subject. Further, by the time the LOG
blows up the subject to usable size, it will get fuzzy.
Of course, plenty of experimentation will help along these lines.
Change your position around, look at the subject from all sides, from
high and low angles, with and against the light, and from any view
that holds good possibilities, being careful not to wind up in the drink
while striving for effect. After a while you will be^n to get the feel
ing of decent composition and you will want to take the shot. Chances
are that the results won't disappoint you.
Quiz Corner
(DA company offers its salesmen a choice of two salary plans.
Both provide a base salary of $1,000 a year, but one offers a raise of
$150 a year and the other $50 every halfyear. 'Which is the better
deal?
(2) The US has rights to a stiip of land for a canal which would
shorten the water distance between New York and San Francisco 500
miles. Where is this site located?
(3) Water evaporates rapidly when the relative humidity of the
air above it is (low), (about the same), (rising), (high)?
(4) The US gunboat sunk by Japanese planes, causing a serious
international incident in 1937, was the (Robin Moor), (Kearny), (Panay),
(Reuben James)?
(5) A filling station owner bought a tank of gas for $60. After 50
gallons of gas were lost by leakage, he sold the remainder at four
cents per gallon above cost. If he gained 20 percent on the deal, how
many gallons did he buy?.
(6) Where is; the only place where a man could design a square
house with each window having a view to the south?
(7) Is there any difference between twice twentyfive and twice
five and twenty?
(8) Who was the first commissioner of baseball? (A native Ohioan,
his name is the same as a mountain in Georgia which figured promi
nently in the. Atlanta campaign by Gen. Sherman fluring the Civil War.
(9) The weather behind a cold front is usually (foggy), (clear and
colder), (fair and warmer), (warm and rainy)?
(10) A half, fourth and seventh of a number added to'three are equal
(Quiz Answers on Page 27)
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Pac* 'TuMlr SEAfARtKS h^G Friday, Jane Vt, l»5t
Out Of The Family'Album
Seafarer JuUo Torres had this photo taken of his three children,
13 years ago. Julio, Jr. (L) was 5; George 3; and Jaime 4.
Wet Wash
Fazes Ship
If some 'crewmembers on the
Seatrain Louisiana have to hang
their freshlylaundered Tshirts
and jeans out on the radio mast to
dry, it won't be the fault of the
ship's bosun.
According to the minutes of the
^ip's meeting held on June 15,
some eager beaver swiped the
clothesline in an emergency and
used it for lashings. While the old
line is now serving a worthy cause,
the bosun emphasized that he had
only one more length of rope of
the proper kind to replace it.
If it happens again, the Louisi
ana might have to sail into port
with her flags—and the crew's un
derwear—flying from tbe super
structure. Could be confusing to
other navigators. So far, no one
has suggested a machine clothes'
drier as thesolution to this par
ticular laundry problem.
It's either that or an emergency
requisition of one of those big
backyard portable driert complete
with 150 feet of rubbeaized line and
a set of clothespins to match.
Israel War Echo Rings In Egypt
Port Said, Egypt—As far as the rest of the world is concerned, the war between the
Egyptians and Israelis ended three years ago. But you can't pass that story off on the crew
of the Anniston City (Isthmian). The delegates reported in the ship's minutes that the
Egyp^ans here refused to>
supply the vessel with fresh
water and fresh vegetables
because it had made a stop at
Haifa, Israel, six
months before
op a previous
trip.
At last word,,
Carlin
the crevt was go
ing light on the
showers despite
the heat and the'
galley gang was
hitting those cans
of beans until
such time as the ship could add to
Its stores at Basra.
The oddest part of the whole in
cident is that the Anniston City,
like practically all Isthmian ships
on this run, is carrying vitally im
portant supplies to Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Arabians were Egypt's
allies, along with Iraq, Syria and
Transjordan in the war against
Israel in 1948 and lfl49. Appar
ently this situation is nothing new
to. Isthmian ships, since the Egyp
tian government has been hard
timing these scows if they had
anything to do
with carrying
supplies to and
from Israel on
any previous voy
age.
WhUe the ban
on supplies was
more annoying
than serious, the
delegates (John Battle
Kulas, ships dele
gate; Michael J. Carlin, deck; Jo
seph Legere, engine; and James
Battle, steward) said that things
took a critical turn when Egyptian
authorities at flrst didn't want to
let a crewmember go ashore for
necessary medical attention.
Finally after a lot of jawing
back and forth, they backed down
and agreed that letting the man
eia 'eu A turn/J
y
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BOARD SHIP
Soon, ELECTED .
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THE OMIOHl IUCSEW
BEEFS.
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get some medicine wouldn't dam
age their national interest..
Other than that, the delegates
reported a smooth trip with no
problems arising on board to speak
of.
Marlin
Along about the end of June the
clubowners start getting the shakes
and don't stop shivering until the
evening of July 8. For on that
day their most valuable hunks of
property will be going on exhibi
tion in the AllStar game.
The causes of these attacks of
ague derive from fear of injury to
their most precious ballplayers. It
was In an AllStar game that a
line drive smashed Dizzy Dean's
toe and started him to his down
fall. It was another such contest
that saw Ted Williams splinter his
left elbow going back against the'
wall for a fly ball.
Actually the clubowners' upset
has a pretty illogical base. The
same players they are so concern
ed about are risked every day
in meaningless exhibition games in
Mar^h and four or flve times dur
ing the summer.
Do It For'Pough
The difference boils down to the
fact that the owners collect at the
gate in all contests except the
Allstar game whose proceeds go
to the players' own pension and
assistance fund. There lies the
real cause of their worries. If a
player's going to wreck himself,
they don't want him doing it for
charity.
Another beef raised By the
basebair bosses is that the three
innings their ace pitchers might
hurl in these contests cause them
to lose a turn which could have a
bearing on a tight pennant race.^
In most. cases this argument is
as transparently phony as domestic
Swiss cheese. The only fellows
this would cover are a handful of
tenderarmed ancients like Preach
er Roc who only go to the hill
once a week.
Suspicious Cases
Therft have been a number nf
highly suspicious cases of players
bobbing up with "sore arms" iand
"injuries" just before the Allstar
contest, only to heal miraculously
once it wax over. But no clubown
er will dare the wrath of the pub
klic by openly holding out a player.
, If they are tempted to do so,
they only have to hark back to the
sad case of Bob Feller who was
held out of the 1948 AllStar con
test. The next time Bob took a
turn he was greeted by a thunder
ous chorus of boos from 70,000
fans, followed a few innings later
by equally unpleasant sounds when
he was relieved under'fire.
Feller was ridden so hard around
the League the next few. weeks
that his value to the ball club was
considerably diluted.
As ball games, the\tllStar con
tests are usually nothing to rave
about. There have been some bril
liant individual performances, but
there has also been a goodly share
of sloppy play. We ate reminded
of the year that the American
League fielded a team including
Gehrig, Gehriiigerand'Foxx, the
latter playing third base, It was in
that same game that Leo Durocher
got four bases on a bunt and •
couple of throwing errors.
It all proves that even the best
ballplayers aren't much good to
each other when, they don't play
together regularly.
Crew Pults Bosun From Water
The crew of the Del Mar had an opportunity to show off some of the good seamanship
they had learned over the ̂ ears, when they rescued their own bosun after he was thrown
into the water by a misbehaving gangway.
The accident took place on^'
the night of May 26 while the
Del Mar was leaving St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, in the
course of her regular cruise run.
Bosun Paul T. Boudreaux was
working on the gangway when it
dropped suddenly, dumping him
into the drink. Fortunately Bou
dreaux was pitched clear of the
gangway and the ship's side so that
he wasn't injured in any way by
the accident..
LIferings Tossed Out
. Bosun's mate Charles Nubor was
right on the spot as he had been
working there with several men of
the deck gang. They immediately
grabbed up all the available life
rings in the vicinity and tossed
them overboard. Boudreaux man
aged to latch on to one of them
Catching A Tan
Equipped with beach chair
and. book, the Lone Jack's
f«el^f icdkflE .?«ios.i rMtwelf / ton;;
deck f^to by Charles ilu)a(uf4 i
and stay afloat until we got a boat
over the side to pick him up.
Meanwhile the general alarm
had been sounded. From 'the time
we got the alarm until we got Bou
dreaux out of the water took just
20 minutes. This was pretty good
considering that we ^dn't have
much light to work by and the sea
was choppy, which made it pretty
difflcult for the men in the boat
to spot him in the water.
The boat crew hustled him back
onto the ship where after a change
of clothes our bosun was practical
ly as good as new again.
Those passengers on the Mar
who may have been watching what
was going on got a few extra thrills
to talk about when they got home
and a good demonstration of the
kind of job that Seafarers can do
when an emergency comes up.
Joseph Collina
wine sauce.
to make sure
go ashore to
One of the ways
half the crew
get "a good
meal" the minute
the ship hits port
is to. keep on
serving the
same uninspiring
type of dish time
and time again.
. Often you can't,
blame th'em
either, when
they're held "cap
tive." to hit or miss cookery for
extended periods. "You can really
get a kick seeing the boys demolish
a dish you've taken a little extra
trouble with,'' suggests Chief
Steward Richard C. Ricketts, and
he's got some 35 years of sea ex
perience with which to back up
his opinion, ft isn't necessary to
wait for a holiday to turn out a
"hoUday^ypei foesV's hC r,i;xiflaine(i/!
Bicketth
r.
The LOG opens this column as an exchange jar stewards, cooks,'
bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littleknown ,
cooking and^ baking hints, dishes with a national, flavor and the like,
suitable for shipboard ukc. Mail (n your suggestions. Here's Chief
Steward Richard C. Ricketts' recipe for roast duck mth orange and
duclc, 2 oranges peeled and sliced,
3 cups hot water and butter for;
basting, 2 cups of bouillon or
water, 1 glass red wine. Prepare
the duck as you normally would
for roastipg, add the wine, stuff
with the sliced orange, sprinkle ,
with salt and pepper to taste and
roast. (Feeds six. For 48, figure
8 ducks, 2 oranges each and about
6 glasses of wine.)
On the subject of something
different, here's "South Sea Baked
Kidney Beans" a la Ricketts. You
need 4 no. 2 cans nf red kidney
beans, Vfi pound bacon sauteed, 3
sliced dill pickles, 1 teaspoon salt,'
teaspoon pepper, 1 tablespoon
coconut. Place one cup of beans
inthe'bottom of a casserole, add
two slices of bacon, one sliced
pickle, sprinkle coconut and sea
soning. Repeat all ingredienfls in
tesach laye?,, thjen bjakfe ,^orf30 WttP";
utes,. (^rves 48.;)> • » • "• rkfv
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Pron
PhUPron Thanhs
EX'Shipmaies
To the Editor:
I want to thank, all my former
shipmates who sailed with me in
years past for understanding what
the investigator was after with
those phony, let
ters and acting
accordingly.
I hope my ex
perience, as it
was told in the
May 31 LOG, will
be a good exam
ple for other fel
lows in situations
like these.
The doctors are
planning to operate on my right
eye in the fall. After the opera
tion is finished and I'm out of the
hospital I hope to be shipping out
again some day with all the fine
friends I've made in the Union.
PhU Pron
%, %
Dispute Spike^s
Views On Boats
To the Editor:
This letter is addressed to the
LOGIi "sports columnist," one
Spike Marlin, whose mother, ap
parently, was scared by a cabin
cruiser shortly before Spike En
tered this world.
In. a recent column. Spike vent
ed his frustrations upon the small
boat owners who, he said, "rank
in the same class with mo^i air
plane bugs and radio tinkerers,"
and who, he said, "is just a frus
trated shipyard worker."
I object.
, As the owner of a small boat—
which I use far more than the
"dozen times a year" that Spjke
mentioned—there are a few basic
facts of life which Spike blithely
sailed over.
Most smallboat owners do buy
beatup hulls and then spend a
. lot of time working on them. They
usually enjoy, to some extent any
way, the work involved and get
pleasure out of the finished prod
uct. It's a sort of pride of work
manship that even Spike—who can
tell?—^might feel when he looks
over his finished column and soft
ly chuckles as he reads sbme of
the gems he previously committed
to. paper.
.However, most smallboat fans,
I know darned well I for one,
would enjoy hopping aboard' a
|shiny, trim new boat and taking
off for a day of fishing and swim
ming. Unfortunately, I'm the kind
of guy who works like the devil ̂
over a beatup hall—^but mainly
Just because of that filthy green
stuff called money.
Sometime, Spike might price
different smallboats, and then he'll
get a better imderstanding of why
so many people "enjoy" working
on a battered old tub.
Allen Garber
t %
Thanhs Brothers
For Aiding Wife
To the Editon
Just a few lines to express my
gratitude for the fine work being
done on the 'West Coast by our
iigent, Harold Fischer, and his able
assistant, Carl Lawson, in San
Francisco, as well as Jeff Morri
son at Seattle and Sam Cohen in
.Wilmington.
I paid off the Brightstar in
Portland not numy days ago to
find my wife in the hospital in
San Francisco, and let me say
right here if it hadn't been for
Brothers Fischer and Laws<Hi and
those brothers who gave their
blood freely I would have ho wife.
I don't know who they were but
a million .riianks to them all.
Also thanks' to another guy :
named . Nick Nickel <smallest
change on the air) of radio station
KBOW in Oakland. He's a di^k
jockey on the 11:30 PM tn 2 AM
;riiilt .and lor talked for almost dn^
L E T T E R S
hour for her, about seamen, about
the Raphael Semmes and her crew
and about New Orleans and Mobile
where she came from.
Thanks a million, Nick. I'll be
listening in as we approach the
Golden Gate.
A. D. (Jimmie) Sistrunk
4 4
Wants End To PO
Mess on Ships
TO die Editor:
I'd like to get one beef off my
chest, that's about the "petty of
ficers" mess that they have on
ships. Some of the men like
bosuns, carpenters, electricians
have their own mess and won't let
the AB's and ordinaries eat there
even \vhen a man has to go on
watch and there is no room in the
other messhall for him.
These follows seem to think
that because they have a higher
rating that they are entitled to
special privileges. If a man wants
to sit down and eat there because
the other mess is too crowded, he's
always told "You cant eat here,
this is the PO me^U,"
The Union should enforce a rule
that there should be no discrimina
tion in eating facilities, so that a
man could eat wherever he pleased
or where there's room for him.
We're not in the Navy where they
have distinctions. It has na place
aboard our "bhips. I had a big
fight about it on my last ship, so
rd appreciate it if you didn't
print my name.
Name srithheid
» %
Water Bdtioning
Hit Bg Crew
To the Ed^r:
We had a special meeting aboard
the Fairisle (Waterman) to dis
cuss the problem of water ration
ing. Several of the brothers
stated that this same condition
h(id been going on on ibis ship for
me last two years. The crew feels
that something should be done to
remedy the condition.
At the present time, the water
is too hot for use. Which makes
it bad for men working with paint
or other, materials when they try
to clean up.
The men decided that when we.
get back to the Ck>ast we stick
together on this until we get some
action from the company on the
problem.
C. J. Quinnt
* i t
He Prefers Sea
To Armg Kite
TetheEditoR
I have been in the Army since
March and still feel that sailing
FOW takes more knowhow than
what I'm training for. With the
need of rated men to sail, I feel
that my place is aboard ship. I
bave'been ̂ ith the SIU from 1945
up until I went into service and
sailed most of that time. I would
like information about 'getting
back aboard.
G. Morriison
(Ed. note: Riplit nou> the Army
isn't dtschorpiny seamen although
the situation could change later
on.)
Moneg Exchange
Rates Listed
The following is the latest
available listing of official ex
change rates for foreign cur
rencies. Listings are as of
June 25, 1952, and are subject
to change without notice.
Kncland, New Zealand, SouOi Africa:
S2.80 per pound aterUns.
Australia: $2^4 per pound cterlinf.
Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar.
Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone.
France: 350 francs to the dollar.
Holland: 3.80 auilders to the dollar.
lUly: 625 lire to the dollar.
Norway: 14 cents per krone.
Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the 4oUar.
Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone.
India: 21 cents per rupee.
Pakistan: 30.2 cents per rupee.
Argentina; 14.2 pesos to the dollar.
BrazU: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro.
Uruguay: S2A3 cents per peso.
Venezuela: 89AS cents per boUvar.
Agrees Stewards
Rate Adjustments
Tm the Editon
In recent letters to the LOG I
have read various instances where
the steward's department men feel
that they are at present underpaid
compared with the other depart
ments and that thCy should be re
membered when the new contract
comes up this
summer.
We on the Can
tigny second that
motion and trust
that our fine ne
gotiating com
mittee will do
their best to sat
isfy everyone as
they have in the
past.
Goncalves
Cari^t Use Photos
From Newspapers
Occasionally Seafarers have
sent in photos and clippings
from local newspapers about
themselves and their families
asking us to reproduce them
in the LOG.
Unfortunately there's no\
way by which the LOG can re
produce photos from a news
paper page. We would, have
to get, the photographs them.
selves for that purpose.
AU in all. I think we have the
finest contract in the maritime
field—^top wages, fine working con
ditions, vacation pay, hospital ben
efits, the $2,500 death benefit, tops
in representation and the best of
officials 'who have made all this
possible. 'What more could one
ask for?
By the way, I think that the
idea to accommodate the members
while ashore in NT is a great idea.
It's not only a good investment for
the Welfare Plan, but most of all
a good commodity for the mem
bership as a whole. A good ex
ample of Upion benefits can be
seen in the cafeteria and bar in
the new hall which have proven to
be a success.
Let's hear some more from the
membership on this.
Antonio Goncalyes
tit
Portmar Lacking
CgiinderSi Chow
To the Editor:
Since you received my last com
nTunication from Frisco and so ably
published an account of it in the
LOG, May 30,1 now am giving you
some unusual information on the
Portmar, a Calm|ir Steamship Com
pany wagon.
Since this ship sailed from £ong
Beach, California, to San Francisco
and points north and south there
have been ten stops at sea on ac
count of engine trouble. Two bear
ings had to be replaced at different
times and two piston rings broke
on two other occasions.
CyllBder Head Craeked
While in San Pedro, Cal., taking
on water, fyel and cargo, they put
in the second ring and we sailed.
When we were within 230 miles of
the Panama Canal thepiston ting
on the same piston broke. Heces
of it got on top 6f thei piston, and
as the upward stroke was made it
broke the cylinderhead in two or
three pieces. *
From Friday afternoon June 13
until about 1:30 AM Monday, Jiine
16, we were in tow until we reached
Balboa. We left there :^r Port
Newark on the 10th, Unking along
on two cylinders.
When we were in Vancouver,
Washington (our last loading port),!
we weren't receiving the proper
supply of food stores because of
the company agent in Portland. I
had to call Jeff Morrison in Seattle
and then we got a few more stores
but still not enough.
Food Requisitions Cut
The steward had to give up ten
bags of Irish potatoes in order to
get three fresh salmon. They cut
his fresh bread and milk order in
half. As a result, the boips were
so bare when we got to Panama
City you could hold a dance in
them. We got stores at that port
which must take us to New York.
This company has been shoving
us around long enough. Their
ships should have to come under
the mme agreement hs Bull, South
Atlantic, Waterpian or anyone else.
No extra stores aboard a ship at sea
is bad. Anything can happen at
any time to delay a ship. We must
get this phony outfit squared away.
Arthur Fricks
Ship's delegate
LOO TgpieM Of
SIU Leadership
To the Editor:
It's funny we don't see stories
by some of the SIU oldtimers in
the LOG anymore. What about it?
Have guys like Percy Boyer and
Frenchy Michelet lost their nimble
touch with the pen?
(Toriidered overall, the LOG is
a paper every Seafarer can be
proud of, and you can be sure a
lot of the members will back me
up when I say that Some of these
other union papers don't come
within miles of our paper, and
we all know the reason why.
Just as in everything else, the
SIU is running way ahead of the
pack in securing benefits for the
membership, and a goodlooking,
entertaining and informative news
paper is part o1 that same type
of topnotch, deal that Seafarers
have always enjoyed.
Jerry Thomas
(iEd. note: You'll find a story
by Brother Michelet in this issue:)
tit
Bluestar Crew
Not Getting Mail
To the Editor:
We've been out of the states for
over two months so far . on the
Bluestar and are now loading salt
in Aden for Japan. We have not
been getting our mail and also have
received only one issue of LOGs.
We would appreciate it if you
would jack the company up as to
sending all LOGs and mail.
Jack y. Anderson
Ship's delegate
(Ed note: The LOG wants to
hear Jrom any ships that have not
been getting the "newspaper and
other mail so that steps can be
taken to correct this condition.)
Baby Sitter
Veteran Seafarer J. M. Spreitzer
has both hands busy feeding
grandchild Martin Viti while
Racks New Balis
For Outports
To the Editor:
It may be a little late to talk up,
but I hope that most of the men
voted the way I did on the $20
assessment. I've spoken to quite a
few shipmates about it and they
all agreed it was the best and
quickest way of getting the halls
we need in the ̂ outports.
I'm pretty sure that anybody who
has been to the New York hall will
agree that it is worth every penny
that wasput into it and more. I
ship from New York myself most
of the time, but I feel that if the
rest of the membership chipped in
to make things comfortable for me,
I Should do the sdme for them.
Good Investment
Nobody likes to part with a ^0
bill, but in this case We're investing
the dou^ for ourselves, nobody
else. There's many a sailor whose
thought nothing of blowing a 20
spot or more on a night out, so why
not sink the dough into something
substantial like these new halls the
outports need?
I sure hope that the assessment
got a nice big vote so that the
Union can go. ahead with this thing
and get the best union halls in the
country built in all the ports that
need them.
Jess Allison
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Crew Hails New
Birth Benefit
To the EditoR
We were having our regular
shipboard meeting aboard the An*
tinous when the
crew was told by
the chairman that
the Union had
established new
benefits for child
birth under the
Welfare Fund.
There was aOlid
hurrah from all
the prospective
daddies aboard
the ship. The men agreed that
this was a very fine step the Union
had taken and will be welcomed
by aU.
H. Killstrom
Ship's delegate
3) 4) 4
Welcomes Info
On Meeting Rules
To the EditoR
Thanks for publishing that
spread in the June 13 LOG about
how to conduct a Union meetiqg.
It will sure come in handy on
shipboard where a lot of the men
are a little confused on how you
go about these things.
With so many new men sailing
with the Union in the last year,
I'm sure that information like this
is brand new to most of them.
Let's have some more of the same'
on different topics of importance
in future issues of the LOG.
« A1 Devlin
4 i 3)
He^s Convinced
SIU Is The Best
To the Editor:
Would it be possible for me to
receive the LOG? Not being a
member of the SIU I was wonder
ing if this would be permissible. I
have been getting the LOG in turn
after one of the members and be
ing a seaman have become an ar
dent reader, and in all sincerity
an ardent believer in the SIU.
The LOG has many articles
which as a seaman are of great
interest to me. After reading the
LOG one may understand and ap
preciate the many wonderful things
that the SIU has done and is doing
every day for its members. In
estimation, thia is the only kind of
Union to belong to.
Calvin C. (htmhobii
(Ed. note: Your name's on th*.
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Thanks Crew For
Help To Widow
To the Editor:
I would like to express my deep
est thanks to the shipmates of my
late husband, Antoni^ Bertty, on
the Steel Maker. Their generous
donation in my time of need was
very much appreciated.
Mrs. Inez Bertty
(Ed. note: ^rather Bertty's ship
nates collected $245 for his wife,
after his unfortunate death at sea.)
t. S.
'Army Mandreets
Old Shipmates
To the Editor:
If you cap squeeze this Into the
LOG in some fashion, I would like
to say hello to the finest bunch of
guys I know.
Whenever I get
a chance, I go
down to the
docks to look for
SIU ships. The
receptions I have
received are'
really heart
warming. I have
even run into
some of my old
shipmates.
One of the few pleasiu:es I have
Is reading the LOG. I don't know
what Td do without it.
Unfortunately, I have to close
now, so ni say so long for now,
but not for long.
Pvt. Roy Alonzo Christopher
US 21715033
23rd Ord. Maint. Co.
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c/o Postmaster
New York, NY
fSf X
LOG Made Army
Life Pleasanter
To the Editor:
After ten enjoyable months of
P LOG reading in Korea, I'm up for
'^the big payoff in a week. Therefore
I would like my copy sent back to
my home at 101 Walnut Street,
Wilmington, Del.
I can only say after my stay here
that she was a good ship and only
minor beefs.
Congratulations on the pay raises
and vacation pay.. It's a job well
done. Be looking for a birth
around March, 1953.
Sgt. T. Drzcwicki
X X, X
Bum Crew Fouls
Ship For Others
To the Editor:
On May 15 this vessel, the Mar
garget Bro\vn, called for a full
crew from the New Orleans hall.
There were many happy Seafarers
as the shipping cards flew to crew
up this scow but immediately after
boarding her the smiles faded. We
could almost smell the foc'sles
from the gangway. The bosun's
room was worse than Fibber Mc
Gee's closet. The Ather quarters
^ were just as bad.
The stev^ard stated that the
bosun evidently didn't change linen
: , for five whole weeks inasmuch as
he picked up five complete sets
of sheets and spreads that had
never been used. The accumula
tion of filth in all compartments
was unbelievable. This isn't the
worst part. The ship's stores were
in just as bad condition.
Supplies a Mess
We are not company stiffs, as
one ship or ermpany looks the
same as any other,, but I do be
lieve it is up to the bosun and
crew to tak# care of the ship's sup
plies. It took six men hours to
straighten out a small paint locker
and we were not sitting around
cither. When seven cans of red
lead and four cans of boottopping
have been opened with less than a
t,. gallon of paint taken out of each,
it creates a problein to stow prop
«rly. •
Every lick of work dolie by the
last crew on dec_. has to be done
over; The damage to fittings on
X E T TEES
deck that were scaled but never
primed, is going to cost someone
plenty. The last, gang didn't work
any hardship on the niate or com
pany but "they did throw a heavy
load on our backs. The company
"wheels" have all this marked
down for the next negotiating com
mittee. Our crew is having the
bad time this trip and the SIU
will have it bad when contract
tinv comes up' again.
The patrolman can't be blamed
for not staggering through this
mess. All the deck department
were pulled off. We of this crew
just hope that those brothers who
made the last trip will be scat
tered among crews of bookmen
and leam what this Union is so
proud of.
v. A. Engel
For the Crew
X X X
Skipper BoesnH
Know OT Score
To the Editor:
We have a peculiar, situation on
the Trinity (Carras) where the
mate and the old man don't believe
in paying overtime foA watches on
weekends in the deck department.
That would allow the company to
hold out $120 a month by refusing
such pay. *
Also the mate said that all hands
were to be called at 3;i45 PM on
Saturday, and then didn't turn the
men to. Then he wanted to refuse
payment of this time.
It seems the mate and the old
man are fouling up the overtime.
The.old man thinks that an OT
watch doesn't take the usual three
men, but on regular time days he
wants them there. The old man
and the mate also give contradic
tory orders.
Consequently the crew has been
cautioned not to pay off until all
'this disputed OT is settled.
Edward E. Kunchich
Ship's delegate
X X X ^
Betired Member
Keeps In Touch
To the Editor:
I'm a retired bookmember and
receive every issue of the LOG. I
appreciate it very much as it .helps
me keep up on what's going on. I
see some of my old shipmate's
names and pictures in it and it
brings back the days I spent at sea
with some good SIU crews.
I would appreciate it if you
would send me a copy of the book
"Seafarers In World War II." Tell
all of my shipmates hello, es
pecially in Mobile. I'm in the used
car business now.
Don Oberlln
(Ed. note: The book is on its
way.)'.
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Seeberger
Seafarer Enters
Hotel Business
T0| the Editor:
Just a few lines to say hello to
all my friends and wish them .the
best of health.
I thought I would let the fello\vs
know that I am now associated
with Paul Marty in the Blackstone
and Harbor Hotels in San Francisco
and will be anchored there from
now on it.
Chick Fisher
XXX
Asks More Pay
For Stewards
To the Editor:
After reading several articles in
the LOG about the increase in
steward's pay I heartily agree with
what brother Leo £. Movall has
to say. I certainly could add lots
more to thiat, but as space doesn't
permit so long a letter, I must say
that the steward
is really the for
gotten man.
If an3rthing goes
wrong, no matter
what, the poor
steward is on the
spot and he has
plenty of respon
sibility to contend
with. Yes I think
the chief stew
ard's pay should he .on an equal
base with the 3rd mate. I earnest
ly hope that at the next negota
tions the chief steward will not be
forgotten.
« And now I must add that I was
in the new hall recently, and be
lieve me it is out of this world. My
most hearty congratulations to the
finest maritime union in the coun
try. I am very proud of our Union
and always have been.
Last but not least, I will say
that words cannot describe the
beautiful new books this Union is
i&suing to the membership. In
conclusion I give my vote of thanks
to the officials and the negotiating
committee for a swell job well
done.
Here's to a bigger, and bptter
Union.
George H. Seeberger
XXX
New Skipper No
Prize On Omeya
To the Editor:
' In contrast to the praise of the
captain and pleasant trip enjoyed
by the last crew aboard the Ome^a,
the Captain we now havq is just
the opposite. He puts out draws
like he was giving away his own
money and is generally giving the
crew a bad time.
We had one sick man who he
Time Out For Refreshments
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Part of the deck gang On the Del Rio takes advantage of coffee
time to quaff some ice cold hrew under the hot sun. Photo was takgn
by W. Van Dyne, steward on the ship. ^
ignored altogether the first day of
his Illness. He complained when
J woke him up at night in refer
ence to the.^sick man and refused
to recognize me as a delegate when
I'asked him why he refused" to get
fresh milk for the crew. Eventu
ally the sick man had to be taken
off the ship and placed in. a hos
pital. . ,
, How the trip will go from this
point on is anybody's guess, though
the crew agreed at a special meet
ing that the only thing to do is
make the best of it in the hope
that everything will be straight
ened out at the payoff.
R. M. Guild
Ship's delegate
4" 4 .
Warns Of Tactics
Used In Lawsuits
To the Bditor:
I read with keen interest the
story in the May 30 issue of the
LOG on the Pfon case. This story
recalls to my memory a case in
which I am involved.
You. brothers would be astound
ed to realize what the unscrupu
lous parasites employed by the
company or the insurance outfits
will stoop to in order to destroy
your case. To me it is no surprise
because I am aware of many in
stances during strikes, for ex
ample, when w^ were in court
cases and had to fight for vindi
cation against opposition of the
lowest type. These, characters mas
querading as lawyers, insurance
agents,'claim agents, etc., afe in
many cases working for the largq
company interests and out to make
a name for themselves.
Fake Witnesses
In order to do so, they throw
principle and ethics to the wind.
Before the case comes to a hearing
you frequently find fake witnesses
in court to perjure themselves. As
an instance I look forward in the
near future to exposing another
case where the company lawyer
bribed outsiders and even paid
their taxi fare to court to testify
for the company.
The unfortunate position of
the Seafarer is thM in most in
stances he cannot provide witness
es. So that if he has an injury
in some way he has a hard time
trying to convince other people as
to the cause and. time of the acci
dent. The defendents usually go
into your whole geneology ̂tp ^nd
loopholes to crucify you.
There are hundreds of cases of
seamen that have gotten a raw deal
because of the fact that they were
not aware of what to do in times of
stress. They become victims of
economic . conditions especially
when the company refuses you sub
sistence as an outpatient so as to
starve you into submission. You
are at their mercy unless you have
a little money save^ for such emer
gencies.
I trust brothers that the lesson
of ^Brother Pron remains in your
memory and makes you sure you
get proper advice when in these
legal difficulties.
Paddy Fatrell
Fedesovich
Quittiny Ship?
Notify Union
A rejninder from SIU
headquarters cautions all
Seafarers leaving their ships
to contact the hall in ample
time to allow the Union to
dispatch a replacement. Fail
ure to , give notice before
paying off may cause a de
layed sailing, force the ship
to sail short of the planning
requirements and needlessly
make their work tougher for
your shipmates.
Approves Niyht
Relief Proposal
To the Editor:
I am writing in regards to
Brother Marumoto's letter which
appeared in the May 30 issiie of
the SEAFARERS LOG. He sug
• gested that the" companies provide
relief firemen In
American ' pprti
in the same man
ner as they sup
ply night engi
neers.
I think that it's
a very good idea.
The last few ships
that I've been on
I've heard this
subject brought
up and discussed quite frequentiy
among black gang men. Every
body seemed to be very much in
favor of it. Such a move would
enable men on the beach to pick
up a few day's pay while waiting
for a regular berth.
Also, as the brother pointed out,
it would "enable the ship's regular ,
firemen to spend nights at home
with their families.
That other suggestion about ad
ditional' pay for work performed
in excess of eight hours was a very
good one, too.
John "Zero" Fedesovich
XXX
Applauds Story
On ̂ Private Eye^
To the Edltojr:
I just read the article on Brother
Pron in the LOG. I think it is a
goqd exposure of that rat Schmahl
and the depths to which the ship
owners will sink to beat a man out
of his due. But you can expect
this from the bosses and their
stooges.
The USPHS, which likes to pos§
as the seaman's friend, is I believe
no better. In my case I caught a
couple of rats redhanded in a
shady deal which beat my case.
And the sad part of it is I can't sue
them because they are the "Gov
ernment."
I would advise Brother Pron to
check on these USPHS guys, as
they might have a hand in trying
to foul him up. Some of them are
not above this sort of caper.
Name withheld
XXX
Wife Writes But *
MaiVs Not Sent
To the Editor: '
I have just finished reading the
LOG and I would like to tell you
What a help it is to the brides of
the SIU members. The LOG has
helped me understand a great deal
about my husband's job.
I have only been married a shoi*t'
time and I don't understand how
these companies work. My prob
lem is mail. My husband left for
South America and then went to
Iceland. He is with the Orion ship,
the Seabeaver.
I have tried to talk to the com
pany, but they tell me all mail is
delivered. 1 have written 52 let ,
ters to my husband since May 27,
and as yet he has received none.
Can you please tell me why this is?
I thinks that the company should
see that the mail is delivered.
We have no other address ex
cept the company on Broad Street#
NY. Can anything be done to in
sure delivery of the mail? It stands ,:
to reason that at least one of = 5»
letters should be delivered. I ani "
sure there ^^re many wives and
mothers with the same problem.
How can our husbands know we
are writing if the mail isn't de
livered?
I am certain that the many
women who hive this problem will
join me in thanking you for apy
help you can give us. '
Mrs.^. Fik^rald.
(Ed. note: Tha Uniomoill get in '
touch toith the company on ihi$ ^
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rrWay. IflM t7. »8t SMAFA
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Creir, Steward
Tops On SeaJGaie
To the Editor:
I am on the Sea Gale, and we
have a pretty good gang. No ar
guments, no performers, in fact a
solid SIU crew. The chief stew
ard, Egbert Goulding, is doing his
very best, as ,far
as* the table is
concerned and
When it comes
to baking French
bread, he is tops.
Gooldlng
He surprises us
pretty often with
the freshmade
bread hot from
the oven.
Most of Mie
crew stayed on here tor the last
few trips. The food is 'good and
our rooms were paigted last trip
'out. I'll soon have six months
aboard.
I feel happy that the good old
summer is coming along. I have
plans to drop in at headquarters,
collect my vacation money and
take off for the summer with my
wife and three children.
Also I want 4o take time off to'
renew my book for the new one,
something to be proud of.
Evarlsto Rosa
4" t t
Habp Benefit is
Organizing Boon
To the Editor:
Now don't get me wrong, be
cause I'm single and happy that
way. But these new maternity
benefits are reason enough why a
lot of these nonunion guys who
have been reaping benefits from
our gains without pitching In when
the beefs come around should
savvy up and bring their ships
into a "Union.
The married seaman with a
family is always at the mercy, of
the shipowner and the officers
when he doesn't have a union and
a contract in black and white to
back him up. The SIU, though, has
always stood four square behind
the members in all beefs, big .or
small, and that's the way it.should
1)0.
Now with these new benefits,
200 bucks for each new baby to
help out on the expenses, these
guys ought to be running our way
to take advantagp of this setup.
It's a re?il selling point when you
approach guys on nonunion ships
and I bet it pays off in real divi
dends eventually.
Joe .Bren
4 t t
Sees SteeiStrifce
Bverghodg^s Fight
To the Editor: .
I notice quite a few of the Ore
ships lying idle out at Sparrows
Point. It seems the steel strike hits
a lot of us, not just the workers in
the mills but seamen who ride, the
ore boats also.
This business of the steel cor
porations holding out for their own
type of deal at the expense of the
CIO steel union and the country
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Feminine Touch
Sister Edna Johanson, Del,
Norte stewardness, totes tray
of dirty dishes from passenger
cabin.' Photo by Leroy Rinker.
$176,211.55
210,000.00
• 82,572.94
949,515.66
as a whole is a rotten setup. Every
time yoii come into port you see
another big page "ad" in the news
papers teliing how nice the com
panies are to their people and why
should they be striking against us
just for a "union power grab."
It's about time they got the idea
that the. union shop is a'going
thing, not just the brainstorm of
a few guys with whiskers and
bombs under their chairs like the
companies would have everybody
believe.
The only thing "unAmerican"
about the union shop is when a
guy in the mill who doesn't belong
to the union rakes off all the
benefits the union member fought
for down through the years. That's
the'part that really hurts.
Bob Miller
4^ 4> 4
LOG AiMUWith
Other V»Utn» Too
T« the Editor:
Just wanted to let yoq^now that
the LOG is really making the
rounds these days. It's gating so
that when a couple of ships, some
of them SIU and some not, come
into port, we sometimes have a
tough time getting them before
NMU or nonunion guys grab onto
them.
It seems the LOG really makes
an impression on members of other
unions, as well as the poor non
union seamen, because they run
for it as soon as they see it on
the counter of some of these clubs
and ginmills where we spend time
in port.
I haven't been sailing too long
jso I can't speak with too much
authority on maritime unions, but
from what I See the LOG is one
swell publication, ranking high
among all the labor papers, trade
journals and a good many dailies
you see around.
It's no wonder these guys run
for them right off. Otherwise they'd
never get any news at all.
Charles Mariln
REPORT NO. 16
By Lloyd Gardner, Asst. SecretaryTreasurer
Period Covered By This Report—June 9June 26
on Hjind
Estimated Accounts Receivable
Vacation Benefits Paid In Period
Vacation Benefits Paid Since February 11, 1952
As the figures show, our Vacation Plan is new approaching the mil
lion doUar mark in payments. We've come up to this figure in just
about five months with nary a hitch of any kind in the running of the
Plan. By now, practically everybody in the Union has collect^ at
«least once with the exception of those few men who might be out on
a long tanker trip. .
I'm sure that all the men wiU agreethat the Union has done a good
job of handling this Plan, in view of the fact that it was the first of
its kind. We haven't had a single complaint to speak of and every
body appears to be weU satisfied. That's not surprising considering
that for the great majority of the men it was the first time any of
them had collected vacation pay.
Foulups Warned: Keep Ou t
The SIU membership is proud *ot its Union as a group of hard
working responsible Seafarers who know the importance of doing
their job well in order to protect their contract gains and safe
guard themselves on the job.
The membership has long been on record to weed out the small
minority of pilferers, junkies, performers and other undesirables.
We cannot tolerate these disrupters aboard our ships, nor can we
permit them to drag down the good name and reputation of pur
Union.
With the many newcomers entering the shipping industry today.
Seafarers .must be vigilant to detect and expose irresponsible
characters who think that they can get by on MU ships with these
. undesirable practices. We hereby serve notiA that charges will
be placed and severe penalties will be imposed on all men guilty,
of performing on the job, or having marijuana or other narcotics
In their possession on board an SIU ship or in the vicinity of
: t 'an SIU hall.^
SEA FARE R S
CASH BENEFITS
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PAID BY THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND. GULF DISTRICf • A.F.L.
TOTAL $101,602.94 Vacation Plan, Juno 9—June 20
Welfare Plan. June 1—June 14
Check
Name No. Amount
Sprueeon WoodruS 11902 $121.72
Andre Carvalho 11903 143.89
Thomas WalecW 11904 108.89
Howard Greene 11905 42.00
Thomas Watson 11906 36.56
David BlackweU 11907 50.17
Frank Nappl 11908 44.33
Joseph Gara 11909 . 91.00
Georse Telford ........ 11910 37.33
Charles Jacques 11911 66.50
Edvard Jacobsen 11912 , 88.67
James Stephens 11913 35.00
Charles White U914 78.56
Jullen Laquerre 11915 98.78
Rex Rogers 11916 128.72
Noah Raulerson 11917. 50.56
Alexander Norton ...... 11918 50.94
Leonard Kirkland 11919 52.11
Thomas Harrison ....... 11920 60.67
Thomas HarreU ........ 11921 96.83
Ray Coffey M922 36.56
Homer Howard. ..11923 112.:J9
ML BoUn 11924 68.96
OrvUle Wahlln 11925 104.22
Edward HUl 11926 110.06
Thomas Gona^ez 11927 119.78
Frank Gardner 11928 108.50
Philip Korol 11929 43.94
Nikolaos Keladltls 11930 .107.33
Alva Douglas 11931 89.06
Daniel Folan 11932 97.61
Franklin Walgren ...... 11933 68.06
Arthur M. Also
brooks, steward
dept.: The Union
certainly came
up with some
thing good with
this Vacation
plan, and it is
easy . as pie to
(yillect the mocey
you pile up.
Alfredo Velasco ....... 11934
Elijah Johnson 11935
Harold Harmon 11936
L. T. Thompson 11937
JuUan wrniams 11938
Philip Livingston 11939
Virgil Bartram 119M
Robert Martin 11941
Marjan Relitke H2S
Robert CaldweU 11943
Edwin Phillls 11944
Pedro Perales 119«
Alexander Gurskie .... 11946
Bene^i Smoljan,
George Bender ......... 11948
Edward Cannon 11949
Walter Yerko 11950
fSrancls Lord 11951
NeweU Merrick 11952
Thomas Finnerty ...r.. 11953
Edward Hao .. *??5i
Torsten Hagnusson .... 11955
Julio Torres 11956
Raymond Conway 11957
To Cash Vac. Checks ... 11958
Pavlos "Vlachon 11959
Lulu Carmine ...... 11960
Albert Esplno 11961
Robert Irwin 11962
George Dodds 11963
]^wardo Fi^rrasndes .... 11964
Richard Ulmer 11965
I^onard Morris 11966
Joseph Fonseca
Roland Parady
Mars GaUop . . . .
William Howard
Orlando Rosales''
Phillip Girdano "
George Fournier
BgsUlo
11967
11968
11069
11970
11971
11972
11973
11974 BgsiUo .Uopse 11974
Jakob DteMch v....... il97S
Daniel ICdCultea 11976
Sbcto Cbunnaeo ll^
' WKtan ,...4:.II97S
Bmdojn ....... 11979
68.83
50.30
42.39
35.39
36.56
61.06
84.78
40.44
137.26
50.56
71.56
82.44
106.56
124.44
94.11
58.72
36.56
43.17
57.17
36.17
65.72
112.39
'39.67
46 26
4J)00.00
142.73
61.83
37.33
38.50
57.17
56.00
38.50
124.33
80 30
120.56H
100.33
101.50
107.73
126.78
135.33
37.33
106.94
.128.73
*126.00
49 00
,61.44
Joseph Dorrough n980
Weldon Kitchens 11981
Barrett Moore 11982
Thomas Robinson 11983
Dan Jrazier 11984
Billy Kimbrell 11985
Titus Nettles 11686
Virginius Morgan 11987
Evangelos Koundourakis 11988
James Kendrick 11989
Frank Bums 11990
Amado Diaz . 11991
George Clark 11093
Nicolaoa ib'rsaghis 11993
John Benazet 11994
Charles Hangney 11995
John Barras 11906
Joaquin Cortez 11997
dllie KuykindoU 11998
PhUlip Albano .'11990
Joe Justus ........... 12000
Demetrios Mlsslris ..... 12001
Evagelos Tsotores 13002
Jamer Roche 12003
Quinton Whitt 12004
Frank Knight 12005
Howard Dobbs 12006
Walter Austin 12007
Arnold Purgnce 12008
George Gordano 12009
Sahratore MarineUo .... 120JO .
Daniel Meyers 12011
Rufus Stougb 12012
Otto Pedersen 12013
EmU Spodar :. 12014
Anacheto Doromal 12015
Ernest SoUberger 12016
Alexis Boudreaux 12017
Antonio Amaral 12018
Clyde Lanier 12019"
MarshaU Foster • 12020
Alexander . Martin 12021
Thomwas Kenny 1 12022
John WiUiama 12023
Neils Hansen 12024
Joseph Fucich 12025
George Rome. T. 12026
WiUiam Walker .12027
E.stel Massey 12028
Cleve Vessier 12029
Harry MUler 12030
.Adelbert Arnold 12031
Paul Aton 12032
Adrian Aarons 12033
Jose Nazarlo 12034
Vernon Stleblg 12035
William Makewicz 12036
Sylvester Barnes 12037
Carleton Hlscock 12038
Joseph Lewis 12039
Clyde Smith 12040
Frank Wohlfarth 12041
Lather Roberts 12042
James PoweU 12043
Joao Fernandes 12044
Eknanuel Westmoreland . 12045
Harold Jackson 12046
Carroll RolHnr ........ 12047
Axel Johnson 12048
Sigurd Forsberg 12049
Golden Parker 12050
Judson Hlggs 12051 •
John Kowalewskf 12052'
Erkkl Matinkl 12053
Roy Lundqulst ........ 12054
Richard Rlgney ... 12055
Lynwood Fitzgerald ..... 12056
Carroll Andrews 12057
Edgar Armstrong 12058
E. B; Hardcastle 13059
Joseph Rockfco 12060
George Rode ......... 12061
Carmen Barletta 12063
John Hawkins 12063
Torolf Klsmul 12064
James Shipley 12065
Peter Lolk ». 12066
Juan Taboada ...12067
Mariano Menor ........ 12068
Clyde Ward .13069
Stavros Markogtannis....' 12070
Anthony Poremski ..:... 12071
Momerto GalUos ....... 12072
John Malinowskl 12073
Salvator Damlco ...... 13074
Samuel Tote 12075
Anders Johansson 120m
Raffael Martini 12077
Geotxe' Williams ...... 12078
Curtis Sotithwick ....... .1$079
Thomas Ralney 12080 43.50
To Cash Vac. Checks .. , 12081 $5,000.00
George Landry I a 12082 36.17
Ira Kilgore , ^ 12083 91.00
James Mahoney , , 12084 64.17
Marvin Parrow 1 • 12085 55.22
Anthony Kelly , , 12086 44.33
Charles Shatzer , , 12087 35.78
Benjamin Miranda , ̂ 12088 44.33
Victor Lynch , , 12089 42.00
William Little , , 12090 94.11
James Myers . , , 12091 43.17
KorneUus Korneluissen 12092 104.61
Alfonsoa Jakimonls .... .12093 105.39
Kenneth Brittaln 12094 125.61
Frederick Holm , , 12095 120.56
Per Karrman 12096 140.78
Frederick Edgett , , 12097 106.17
• Joe Justus , , 12098 56.39
Elbert Harris • • 12099 138.44
William Lister,
messman: You
can't go wrong
when you get off
a ship and the
Union hands you
a stack of dough
for vacation pay.
It's "like found
52.50
42.00
40.06
46.28
105.39
99.94
136.89
135.72
118.61
63.00
46.28
80.89
44.33
142.33
36.56
35.78
142.83
37.33
64.17
48.61
65.72
102.67
115.50
60.28
51.72
60.28
40.83
51.33
46.28
77.39
45.50
122..50
62.61
134.94
94.11
108.11
129.11
126.00
134.17
124.83
134.94
98..39
77.00
78.56
110.06
70.39
59.11
40.83
.39.67
47.44
132.61
59.50
136.50
108.50
41.22
82.06
95.67
37.33.
43.17
101.50
143..'50
108.89
43 56
62.22
$107.72
38.11
43.94
135.72
49.39
107.72
93.33
37.33
42.39
131.83
* 119.78
140.00
115.50
117.44
70.78
103.06
70.00
35.39
137.67
49.39
126.78
107.33
134.56
143.50
65.33
. 143.50
142.72
136.89
101.11
143.89
. 38.11
109.28
70.00
121.33
35.39
108.11
money the way I f ^ see it.
Nell Moore .* 12100 98.39
Robert. Ballard 12101 113.17
Michael Melis 12108 143.50
David Singleton 12103 131.44
Demetrios Poupalos 12104 143.50
Ronald Gates 12105 60.67
Emil Glascr 12106 113.94
Alfred Pago 12107 46.87
Stanley Schick ........ 12108 57.17
Luis Miranda 12109 38.50
Ho Kong 12110 143.50
Charles Horvath 12111 137.67
George Plpinos 12112 141.94
Iannis Diakekls 12113 115.50
Konstantinos Benizelos.. 12114 141.17
Nicopas Kelofatls 12115 140.00
Norbcrto EsquUin 12116 49.78
Pedro Agtucs 12117 50.94^
John Quln 12118 67.67 s.
Benny Callorina ........ 12119 113.94
John Masters 12120 . 118.61
John Norgaard 12121 56.78
Antonio Feirelra ...... 12122 63;<K>
WlUlam Geary 12123 106.56
Joe BroTFO 12124 122.50
Juan Sota 12125 93.33
Leodlgaris Bautista .... 12126 138.06
Joseph Sezepanski 12127 53.67
Edward PoweU 12128 126.78
John Muehleck .12129 71.56
Walter Hartman : 12130 72.72
Frederick Wray 12131 126.39
Paul Savas 12132 66.11
.Juan Boncfont 121^ 37.72
Brian Monan 12134 . 56.78
.A. Dixon ... 12135 56.78 »
v. Heron 12136 56.78
T. Smith 12137 56.78
B. Craven 12138 56.78
Edgar Vaber,
carpenter: We all
know that the
sailing man
never got a
nickel's worth of
vacation pay un
less he stuck
witlb one ship
for a whole year.
This is a much
better system.
• .
' S'
J. Hatty
James Lambert
Arthur BeU
Charles Dunn
John A. BuzalewskI ..
Void
Marie Alves
Alonzo'Slstrunk
Stanley Kuk
Nicolas Stephanson .
To Cash Vac. Checks .
Felix Boncfont
Elmer Pousson
Clarence Linden ....,
Leonardo Bohm ....
Joseph McLaughlin ...
Antonio Garcia
Kenneth Lopez
Dwell McCorvey ......
AUred Ortega
Charles Goodwyn ....
'Charlton Epps
Lawton Clark
John Zlereis
Edward' Atkins
John Trentacosta
Ernest Daniel
Cassel Bridgman ....
Harry Watkhis
James Poston
Haralampos Kotsladls
James Culpepper
Johan Axelsson
Myron Thoamas ......
Glen Hatton
Elmer Schroeder
Leonldas Huskey ....
Lee Hunt
Marion Luksa
J. B. Chandler
81.44
.. 12140 56.78
.. 12141 56.78
.. 12142 $141.17
.. 12143 143.11
... 12144 Void
.. 12145 67.17
.. 12146 57.17
... 12147 84.78
.. 12148 110.06
.. 12149 5.000.00
.. 12150 50.36
.. 12151 87.50
.. 12152 67.28
... 12153 35.78
.. 12154 38.11
.. 12155 40.00
.. 12156 122.11
.. 12157 52.11
.. 12158 110.44
.. 12159 97.61
.. 12160 110.44
.. 12161 42.00
.. 12162 111.22
.. 12163 129.11
.. 12104 50.17
.. 12165 35.78
.. 12166 ' 44.72
60.28
.. 12168 37.72
.. 12189 6L83
.. 12170 99.94
.. 12171 59.89
.. 12172 84.11
.. 12173 48.22
.. 12174 94.11
.. 12175 120.17
.. 12176 41X2
... 12177 47.44
.. 12178 )1S.11
(Contlnu^ oxf page 24)« .
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I; • /
S E AFAR E R S
CASH
• ^ •
FAID BY THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAt UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • A.F.L.
(Continued from
Name
Joseph Bentz
Wilbur Newman ..
Louis Rosenthal ...
Alvin Grimm
Michael Foley ....
Francis O'Neill
Roy Poole
Maurice McCatty ,..
Alex Arsenault • ...
Albert Vetu ."
Robert Hogan
Robert McDormen
WUliam WiUdridge
Frederick Fancy ..
Robert Hayes
Joseph Dunne ....
James Hickey
Joseph Lo Dico ....
James Gillespie ..
Max Acosta
PhiUp Nichols
Sigfred Syvertsen ..
Marion Kulak
R page 23)
Check
No. Amount
.. 12179 103.44
.. 121A 93.73
.. 12181 68.83
.. 12182 43.78
.. 12183 57.56
.. 12184 79.33
.. 12185 104.61
. r 12186 107.33
.. 12187 49.00
,. 12188 40.83
,. 12189 84.39
,. 12190 95.38
,. 12191 43.78
.. 12192 37.33
,. 12193 51.73
,. 12194 104.33
.. 12195 134.06
,. 12196 38.50
. 12197 84.39
,. 12198 95.67
. 12199 137.94
. 12200 49.78
. 12201 35.39
TOTAL
$101,602.94
Vacation Plan
June 9—June 20
Welfare Plan
June 1—June 14
Finlay Chis
holm, steward:
Thanks to tlie'
Union, we're en
joying better con
ditions today on
ship than ever.
Now with vaca
tions and other
things, shoreside
conditions are
improving^oo.
Void 13303 Void
Allen Ritchie 13303 35.39
AUen McArthur ....... 13204 113.00
Robert Guerrere 12305 114.73
Charles Branch 12306 06.06
John Schwabland 12207 136.89
Idar Stamnes '12308 38.11
Pablo Vazquez ......... 12209 38.50
Royce Bufkin 12310 61.44
Viljo Sokero 12311 77.00
Charles Tyler .......... 12212 35.78
Louis Vecchelt 12213 110.06
Charlie Givens 13314 43.56
Gary Steele 12215 53.11
Oscar Wlnfield :: 13216 106.17
Abel Salas 12317 43.39
WUliam Stewart 12218 86.73
JuUo Gonzalez 13319 37.,33
Annas Soppi 12220 A7.83
133.22 Junest Ponson . 12221
A7.83
133.22
Stanley Watlack ;....... 12222 *1.44
WUUam Hamby lyoot • 36.17
Charles Spencer 13334 99.17
Dalphin Parker 12225 106.94
Fritz Wldegren 12326 35.39
Charles Noriis ' 12227 114.73
Knut Fyhn 12228 86.73
. Wiley Hinton ....i 13239 43.94
Grant Marzett 12230 . 56.39
Alonzo Bettls 12331 87.89
Marlon Musgrove 12233 56.00
George Plrlano 12233 . 53.89
JameS Moore ......... 12234 83.00
Frederick Neally 12235 65.a3
Hubert Richardson 122:16 119.78
Amie Glasscock ........ 12337 131.83
Herman Ricci ......... 12238 122.50
John Gluse ;.... 12239 45.89
August Lazzaro 12240 141.36
John Winther 12241. 48.01
Joe Ramos 12242 127.17
.Ford Meredith 12243 57.94
WiUiam Kovamees ..... 12244 35.39
Edward O'Rourke ...... 12245 56.78
Benjamin Gary 12246 145,44
George Gartner 12247 74.38
Void 12248 Void
John Doyle . 12249 126.78
Fernando Marques ..... 122.50 93.28
Evaristo Rosa ..... 12251 123.28
Carlbs Gomez ».... 12232 91.39
Herbert Henderson .... 12253 62.22
Sidney Segree 12254 44.73
Ernst MossI 12355 102.67
Alphonse Hanis 12256 116.67
Pdero Jimenez 12257 $140.78
Herman Webber 12238 53.11
To Cash Vac. Checks 12239 4.000.00
Frank Fandino 122C0 146.61
Henry Robinson 12361 39.38
John 'Fabiaiio 13263 40.83
Peter Giron 12263 137.67
Alberto Aranciba 12264 135.32
Miguel Eala ........... 12265 146.6,
James Dyexs 12266, 118.61
James Easterling 13267 38.50
Levy Smith • . 12268 44.33
Thomas Hankins 13269 40 83
Jose Miranda 12270 37.72
Alexander Britan 12271 70.39
Alexander Rahn ........ 12272 77.78
Raymond Guzman 12273 36.94
Carl Forrest 12274 108.11
Floyd Burroughs 12275 120.94
Clifford Emanuel 12276 115.89
Tage Roslund 13277 44.33
, Charles McClantoc 12273 117.44
John I,«Wig 12279 117.06
Claude Lomer 12280 13X67
Floyd Walker 12281 132.61
John McNeU 12282 39.67
. Adem FzeU 12283 45.50
Adem EzeU 13384 59.89
Clifford Doggett 13285 40.08
James RusseU 13286 98.39
Francis Kyser 12287 124.44
Jvan Bodden 13288 93.73
Oscar Fergusen 12289 110.44
Walter Whitten ......... 12290 131.33
James Prevlto 12291 57.94
John P. Mlkalajunas 13392 43.56
E. Stanklewicz 12393 48.61
Guy Walter 12394 87.89
John Banach 13293 63.32
Albert Smith .......... 12296 57.56
' Jonathan Taylon.,,....,. 12297 80.89
Albert HoUoway ..' 12208 , 63.78
LiittPolanco
Aiibott Hopkins
1M80 "141.17 LiittPolanco
Aiibott Hopkins iWaUD:
Knud Larsen .......
Richard Sherrill ...
Shum Man
Abram Goldsmit ...
Gumersindo Otero ..
Huraberto Ortiz ....
William Price
Samuel Branson ....
Joseph Savoca .....
Percy Libby
Elzdorle Fisher ....
Ronald VQSS
Villor Leger
Caludius Archer ...
Harry Wolowitz
Charles Mathews ...
Datton Morgan
Void
Clifford Jones
Sidney Anderson ..
Benjamin Chappetta
Harold Porter ......
Ramon Encamacion
Waclaw Rozalski ..
Walter Coker
James Farrell
Frank Lis ....
Albert Kaminiski ..
Thomas Greaney ...
John Francis
Paul Maximo
Donald Duvall
Andrea Lala
Oscar Olsen
James Lennon
Paul Garland
Georgios Kassouros .
Joseph Wing
Richard Waters
John McCormack ..
Alcides Lugo ......
Rosiario LaRocca ..
Lyman Koch
Walter Slkorskl ....
George Brown
James Andolsek . .
Clarence White
Charilaos Emerziades
George Wise
Cecil C. Rush
Void
Leroy A. Williams ...
WiUiam Herman
Alfred Verderese ...
Michael Gemelos ...
George Livanps
Adamantios Rozos ...
James Byrne
Abdel R. Hassan
Philemondus .Matthys
John Ramsey ...
Juan Cruz
Marco McMillan ....
Za Tu Kan
William Worthington
WilUam WUson
George Ludwlg
WUUam Slovlck ....
WiUiam Strickland ..
Raymond Waterfield .
Edward Anderson ...
Dewey Rollins
Charles Barone ......
.... 12301 85.56
13303 88.67
12303 40.83
13304 110.83
• • • * 12305 93.56
• , • • 13306 96.06
12307 96.06
133U8 140.39
• • • * 13309 144.67
13310 134.83
* • . • 13311 106.94
• • a , 13313 114.33
• • : > 12313 103.06 • , • , 13314 70.78 . • .. 13315 80.89
.... 13316 59.11
. *.. 13317 80.11
. • .. 12318 Void
13319 91.00
... * 13330 39.67
.... 12321 36.56
.... 13333 37.73
; i! i 13333 • • 126.78
• .... .13334 146.61
.... 3323 130.07
* • • . 13326 67.28
,,.. 12.337 110.83
13338 131.33
a . . • 13339 73.11
a a • • 13330 117.83
• a • • 13331 120.56
a a a . 13333 69.32
a a a . 123.33 36.56
13334 105.39
!!!.' 13335 35.78
. a a a 13336 61.83
13337 135.23
a! . 13338 43.39
12339 83.23
13340 60.06
a a . . 13341 144.38
a • • . 12343 119.00
. a . • 12343 41.61
aa . * 12344 63.00
a . . . 13345 35.39
s
13346 137.56
.... 12347 58.33
1 .. 12348 109.67
13349 73.73
12350 44.33
• • .. 12351 Void
* • • « 12.352 37.33
• • • • 12353 35.39
• • • • 12354 46.28
WAW 143.50
» • • • 12356 78.17
12.3.57 143.50
>... 13358 75.06
.... 13359 146.32
12360 109.67
..., 13361 90.33
• • • • 12363 135.61
13363 136.00
13364 65.33
. • • 12365 94.89
• • V?: 12366 38.89 • • V?:
13367 38.50
»• • • 12368 59.11
.... 12369 42.78
. • . • 12370 98.78
> • • • 12371 74.67
• • • . 12373 144.67
12373 45.11
B. W. Biggs,
bcsun: When you
think hack to
what things were
just a few short
years ago it's
stUl a little hard
to believe that
we have all these
benefits like va
cations.
Saul Wartelsky .
Kenneth Bowes .
Winfred Kelley^
Richard Keeler . .
Angel Garcia ....
James Nelms ....
John Ferguson ...
Leon Robertson .
Ezeb Manuel ....
Rudolph Raczka ..
S. Manuel
Weldon King ....
Norbert Pruszka .
Robert Brain ....
George Daniles ..
Richard Rogers .
James Ha^s ....
Woodrow Havis ..
Robert Grant ....
Jose Varquez ....
Theodore Aspiotis
Solon Pateras .. .
To Cash Vac. Checks..
Artemio Quinones ...
Otho Babb .........
Joseph Peragllo ....
Williani Robinson ....
Frank Meller
Harp' Coleman .....
Chester White .•
Void
Thomas Henry .....
Juan Cruz .........
Adalbertu Perez ....
Jose Solano ........
Meyer Black .......
John Burford
Rafael Gonzales ....
John Kehoe
Rafael Gordllo ....
Candido Bonafont ...
Neoptolemos Karavas
Veils Pappas
Athan Nicoluoutos ...
Arcanjo Crasto .....
Nicolaos Souris
Gordon Anderson
Juan Colon
Walter Pearson
WiUiam Gagen
Melano Sospina ....
Robert Robertson ..,
Arthur Langley
JcdW^ StruUer
... 13374 59.89
... 13375 117.06
... 13376 123.28
... 12377 98.39
... 12378 36.17
... 13379 40.06
... 13380 97.61
... 12381 114.33
... 12383 „ 146.23
... 12383 "146.23
... 12384 96.83
... 12385 49.00
... 12386 111.33
... 12387 46.67
... 12388 36.17
... 13389 88.38
... 13390 146.61
12391 137.94
... 13393 134.83
... 1339.3 61.06
... 12394 143.50
... 13395 145.44
... 12388 5,000.00
... 12397 134.17
,.. 13398 99.17
... 12399 40.83
... 13400 45.11
... 12401 73,72
... 12402 35.39
... 12403 66.89
... 13404 Void
137.56
... 13406 50.56
... 124U7 113.56
... 12408 . 93.73
... 12409 113.17
... 12410 65.33
... 12411 47.44
... 12413 41.61
... 13413 39.67
...*12414 61.44
.. 12415 89.83
... 12416 115.11
... 12417 136.00
... 12418 117.44
... 12419 116.87
... 12430 36.94
... 13431 35.00
... 12423 108.11
a.a 12433 77.00
... 12434 143.50
99.56 .... 12425
143.50
99.56
.... 12436 101.11
.... 13427 42.39
Spyrldon GamelU ......
Arcangel Saaverdra' ....
MaxweU LongfeUow ,...
Pablo ;Carmoega ........
WUUam MacDonald ..;.
Karl Zeits
Athony Vlolante
To Cash Vac. Checks..
Earl Harrison
Hyman Pitkofsky
John McCauley .
Charles LaRosa .
Henry Ward ...
John Bourgeois .
Robert George ...
Edward Harrell .
Arthur Brookej:
James Douglas* .
S. L. Archer ....
• .i'
12438
13439
13430
13431
13433
13433
13434
1343S
13436_
12437^
13438
12439
• 12440
12441
13443
13448
13444
13445
13446
104.23
35.00
37.33
53.89
83.61
45.80
136.50
5.000.00
65.72
146.61
35.78
40.44
108.M
38.11
35.78
40.44
41.32
103.44
38.11
Arthur Wiess
ner, electrician:
Somehow it
seems every time
I come back from
a trip the Union
has come upwitlr
ah additional
gain for the
membership like
the vacation pay.
Birdie Biggs 13447 94.11
WilUam Listen 12448 89.06
John Horn 13449 37.33
Edgar Vaber .' 13450 146.01
Arthuro Ruiz 13451
Joseph Ranierl 13453
Frederick BaUey 12453 60.28
Warren Forzly ......... 13454 138.83
Harry Lewis 13455 77.39
Walter Smith 13456 39.67
EUgio Lasoya 12457 54.83
Peter Garvin '. 12458 132.32
Joseph Werner 13459 77.78
Nicholas Tatar 13460 101.11
BasU Savoli 13461 54.83
Harry Posoff .......... 12463 , 61.44
Joseph Kowalski ....... 13463 35.39
Arthur Alsobrooks ..... 13464 107.73:
Chlng Tse Cliing ........ 13465 61.06
Jose Ross . . ...12466 • 57.94
Stephen Sloneski 12467 146.61
Thomas CoUins .'• 13468 39.67
Finlay Chlsholm ....... 13469 44.33
EUas Papallos 13470 14330
Angel Maldonado ,..... 12471 39.67
Middleton McKay ...... 12473 136.59
Nick Lygnos .....; 13473 133.22
Joseph Wheeler 12474 75.44
Vlctoriano Martinez*:.;.. 13475 ' 81.67
WUUam Brown ........ 12476 116.38
Charles Cha'mbers ...... 13477 38.89
BlUie Koontz ..... 13478 65.72
Roy Mcintosh .......... 13479 49.00
Paul Wooduck ....4.... 12480 .58,33
Newsome Dallos 13481 118.23
Johnnie Hodges ........ 13483 119.78
James Hill ........i... 13483 113.78
Herman Sperling 12484. 13533
Roberto AquUar 13485 94.11
Ivar Rosnbld 12486 130.17
Goodwin GuUickson ... 12487 44.33
Tomas Juanta 12488 42.39
Kenneth Juichter 13489 73.69
Don klcCombs 12490 38.89
Lawrence McHale 12491 66.89
Donald WUson 13493 129J11
Jerry Toleski ; 12493 39.38
Constan Paraskevopoulos 13494 144.67
Nicolas Katslmanis .... 12495 87.11
CaUxto Gonzalez 13496 49.78
Leonclo Sernidad ..i... 12497 99.17
Walter Filipponl 12408 110.03
Warren Chamberlain .., 12499 48.61
George Queeley 12500 35,78
Walter Zekos ... 12501 73.11
Albert Cosgrove 13503 49.39
Edward Doherty 12503 • .45.89
Charles Dnsha 12504 , 1^.00
Elton Hamaty . 13505 iSSOO
Mario Canalejo 13506 85.56
George Hammock 13507 103A3
Emil Lindenmuth 12508 93.33
Dane Norton . ........ 13509 43.78
WilUam Holland ...... HSW 137.94
Elmer Blanes 12511 101.11
Robert Scherffin 12512 139.11.
John Slusarczyk 12513 137.94
Julian Marklam ....... 13514 60.28
JerroU Smith 12515 46.28
Aric Hoornwig ........ 13516, 92.94
Andrew Kiser ......... 12517 87.50
James McNamara ...... 13518 38.50
Martin Fryer .. 12519 88.50
Lyle Cottingham ....... 13530 38.89
Francis Keeley v ... 12531 38.89
Angel Suarez,
messman: You
work hard while
you're on the
ship, seven days
a week, so you
need to be able
to take time ' off
between trips.
That's what
makes vacation
pay so good..;.
James MackUn ........
Samuel.Ogden
Konstan BeniZelbs
Robert CampbeU
Julian Tito
Irwin Sherman
Van WhlttingyOh ......
Benjamin FoStCr '..
G»per Noge .. ...
Jafneg Vale
Royal' Wagner V.'.V....
ijtsaa 41.61
12523 41.61
12924 143,73
12936 99.28
39139
, • 74,28
„ 4o;o6
4a,oo
Charles EUsey ...
Swing Rlhn
Joseph Casen
Denis Gomez ........
Jack CaUaway
Walter Dunn
George Smith
Franklin Andrews ...'.
WiUiam Thiemonge ...
Harold Strehlo w* * t •
Benito Cuencft •
Claude Hoppkins ....
Kenneth Blackstone ..
John Bryant
Albert Deforest
Benjamom Tolbert ....
Henry Stump
Edward Bowers
Edward Harrington ..
James Frangldes .....
Don Page! ......
Robert Coleman
Thomas Lambert
Matthew Jackson ....
Edwin Reighart ......
Ihocenco Cordons ...
Wong Han Chin ......
Min Glen Ho
Wong Hsi
Chin Ming
Woo Yung Pioy
Simon Bunda
Ving Ming
Vincent Tarallo
Richard Lcikas
John DiUon ..........
Frank HaU
Juan Hopkins
James O'Hare' .......
Blbencio BUlaroza ..
Andrew Morales .....
Guiseppe GaUiano. ....
Frank Piasclk
LeRoy Martin
Juan Diaz
Peter Piasclk
Martin Machel
Maurice Murphy
Luis Guellnitz
Koo Moa
Loi Chee
Frederico Magallanes .
Roy Hassey
Hans Luntta
Joseph Wing .........
Stanley Lowery
Edward Engelbretson
Elmer Johnson ......
Edward Rossi
Albert George
Stanley Yodris
Reed Clark
John McPi^niel
Ernest Moyer
Edward Yaneey
Grover Lane
wmie Albert
Pedro Flores
Charles Bedell
Furman Hipp ..
Frank Schloesser ....
1253^ 126.39
12534 55.61
12S3S 55.22
13$36 99.17
, a 131i.37 41.61
, a 13538 aaa 141.56
, a' 13539 • 43.00
, a 13540 43.56
a a 13541 89.38
. a 13543 104.61
12543 111.33
a a 13544 95.38
, a 13545 101.89
a a 13546 79.33
a a 13547 83.83
a a 12548 69.61
a a 13549 ' 40.06
a a 13650 41.61
a a 13551 39.38
, a 12553 39.38
a a 12553 43.00
a a 12554 45.11
, a 13555 63.39
a a 13558 50.94
a a 13557 87.89
• a 13558 48.33
13559 133.61
, a 13560 134.44
a a 12561 124.83
, a 13562 135.61
1 a 13563 138.73
, a 12564 87.89
1 • 13565 113.94
13566 93.33
, a 13567 99^50
, a 13566 41.33
, a 13569 38.89
a 13570 60.67
a .13571 38.50
a 13573 54.83
a 13573 123.67
a 13574 130.67
a 13575 94.11
a 13576 41.33
a 13577 44.72
a 13578 94.11
a 13579 138.33
a 13580 39.67
12581 139.61
a 13583 101.11
a 12583 101.11
a 12584 70.00
a 13585 / 89.06
13586 132.61
a 13587. 68.44
a 12588 56.39
a 13589 60.67
a 13590 89.44
a 12591 38.50
a 13593 40.44
a 13593 134.06
a 13594 66.11
a 12595 131.44
a 13596 57.17
a 12597 60.87
• a 13598 35.39
a 13599' , 68.83
a 12600 113.94
a <13601 l34.lf
a 12603 143.72
12603 ^.00
Frank Mar
tinez,. atewa'rd
dept.: When
you're on the
beach and want
to take sompi^
time off, pr,9ome
thing happens
and you have to
stay home awhile,
this gives you the
money you need.
WUlam Hartlove ....
Jeremiah Logan ...
Nicholas Peters ...
Mont McNabb
Howard Rode ..:...
Void
Louis Hopkins ....
Francisco Cornier ..
Robert Wiiite ......
Herman Wilkerson
James Brown ......
WiUiam Levene ....
Charles Turner ....
Albert Ayler
Charles Lowe
WUlam Gardner ....
Lewis Hartley ..
Eddie Pistole ......
Lawrence Holt ....
George Davenport ..
Albert. Velasco .'...
Martin Seithel .....
Thomas Reynolds .
Homer Windham ..
Henry Gable
George Rouse
Keith Potter
Wiibert MUeS
James Perkins
Verner Anderson ..
John Marton ......
John Edlund ......
John Smith
Roy Henderson ....
David Edwards .....
Samuel Hurst
George Saucier ....
Willie Young ,
Harvey Bray ......
John Smith '.
James Fllppo ......
John CantreU .......
To Cash Vac. Check
John Hunt
Fred FaU
Arthur Briinell
James O'Grady ..f,
Charles Henderson ..
Chaii Siu Ki ........
Luis Cruz
. Juan Garcia
Antnony Czezemski' .
Alton Noble ........
Gasper Mesaros ..,
Frank Vortkapip .,
John Krewson ....
Karl Ostllng
Roy Arnold
Mariano Seano ...,
Charles Chlappone ,
Frank Young .;....
Bin Omar
James CoUins
Hector Guzman ...
Paul PaUesen
Chris Clpriano ..,
Milton Karlovec ..
Louis Budetti
Albert Kamens ...
Gosta Morlld
'James Martin
To Cash Vac. Chec:
George .GaUant ...
Clarence PettengUl
LisardoPena
Lynwood F«r
Joseph Sevigney ,
Francis Olson ....
Charles Ison
. a a. 12604 41.22
... 12605 35.78
... 12606 35.39
a.a 12607 54.06
... 12608 35.39
13609 Void
... 12610 125.01
... 13611 71.56
... 13613 53.67
... 12613 134.56
... 13014 105.00
... 13015 44.33
... 12616 112.78
12617 96.83
... 13618 145.83
... 12619 119.39
... 12620 123.50
,13621 116.28
... 12633 35.39
... 13623 40.06
... 13634 41.23
... 12635 43.94
.., 13636 47.83
... 13827 114.33
... 13638 107.73
... 13629 35.00
...12630 109.67
... 12631 110.44
... 12632 119.30
136.33 138.72
,.• .13634 97.61
117.44
... 12636 103.83
... 12637 115.89
.... 13638 105.00
,.,..13839 39.67
...12640 111.32
.... 13641 40.06
.... 13043 , 38.80
.... 12643 61.44
13644 120.56
13845 119.00
(... 12646 6,000.00
.... 13647 43,17
.... 13648 40.83
12649 104.23
12650 80.11
.... 12651 61.00
.... 13653 117.06
.... 13853 91.78
...• a l;3654 138.44
...." 13655 43.94
„ *3.50
..a'. 126^,,
> • • s • • 13658 63.00
• • • « • U658 135.73
• t • « • 12660 . 88.61
>• • • • » 13661 46.67
12663 137.28
• « • • • 13663 131.83
• • • • • 13664 119.39
• 9 • • • 12669 112.39
• • • t • 13666 ^03.06
• • • • • 13667 105.00
• • • • • 12666 37.33
12669 43.56
1 • • t • • 13670 43.'94
• • • f • 13671 4;1.17 '*• • • • 13673 * 76.33 • • • * • 13673 94..'H>°
s t • • • 13674 80.11
• • • s • 13675 124.83
ks .. 13676 " 3,000.00
13677 56.78
13678 90.04
* • • • • 12679 63.61
• • • • • 13680 68.44
!• • • • • 13681 68.44
!• • • • • 13683 .• 41.61
13683 38.11
Ramon Oliviera,
FWT: This is the
fastest I've ever
collected any
money. Not much
fuss and bother.
They tell me my
check will be
ready In just a
couple of min
utes.
Everett .Marsh 13684
Wladyslow Rogowski ... 12685
Robert D'Flrrflat 12666
Larry Jones 12687
James Smith 12688
Micheal KucUt 13689
Norman Henson 12690
Joseph McDonough .... 12691
WiUiam McCarthy 13693
RusseU Simmons 12693
John Hairciough ....;. 12694
WUUam Pendleton ..... 12695
Floyd Hurd 12696
Henry Huzzie 13697
George Lucas 13698
Aristotelis Miltsos 12699
Charles Ingram ....... 13700
Early Punch .: 12701
George Georgenlch .... 12703
Harris Roster 12703
Ralph Skrotsky 12704
Frank Barrera ; 12705
Robert Meadows 12706
koler Pederson ........ 12707
John McClain .......... 13708
Hiram Payne .......... 12709
Hugh Margan .......... 13710
Kinness. Lumpkin 13711
James Krauss 13713
WiUiam Snyder ........ 13713
Alfred Sawyer 13714
John McVicker 13715
Wade Cook 12716
Donald Mease 1271.7
John Tobln , 12718
Claude Randolph 13719
Charles Bryan 12720
Leo Johnson 12731
J. T. Taylor 12732
James Roberson 4....... 12723
Charles Thresher 12734
WiUiam Smith 12729
LouisHudson 12736
Wrniam RandaR 12737
Eldra Young 12738
Mernln McKinnla 1372fr
Henrys Koppersmith .... 12730
Donald Meade 12731
Joseph Caruso 12732
Charles Fedin 12733
Joseph Cash 12734*
Paul Rogosch ; .. 12735
Ralph Landry 12736
Richard Severson ...... 13737
Thomas Morris......... 13738
Albert Bonneau 12739
James King 13740
Paul Clement 13741
Douglas Claussen ...... 13743
DariO Perez .v." 13743
Amedio Vagnoni 13744
Martin MitcheU 13745
WiUiam Witty 13746
Arnold Miller 12747
Ilumlnado Llenos ....... 12748
Dirk Visser 12749
Robert Hlngle 12750
.lames Hudson 13751
Harry Collier 13753
Eugene Hoffman 13753
Harold Simmons 13754
Marion McAnench 13755
Archer Engiehart 137C6
John Arbes ".. 12757
Olan Gustavsen 12798
Edward Polise 13759
Edward Nash ......... 13760
Murray Francis 13761
Robert McCarthy 12763
Leonard Bonsignore .... 12763
August Valentine 12764
Arne Torgersen 13765
Frank Matusiewicz. 13766
Robert Henderson 12767
John Szczurkiewicz .... 12768
Frank Ramos 13769,
Mariano C; Loran ..... 13770
Clain Fuselier 13771
.Tesse Lopez 12773
Ernest Sanders .;. 12773
Herbert Bumpasi ...... 13774
Marion Ciaglo .J. 13775
James Eanes '. 12770
Leonclo Buraatay *..... 12777
BilUe Neely 12778
Louis Griswold 13779
Michael Servlne 12780
Donald ^hnson 12781
Joseph Flevef' 12782
Fred Vernon ' 12783
(Continued on page 25)
40.83
43.94
111.61
111.22
39.67
37.73
148.56
41.23
• 40.83
56.39
89.83
47.8S
49.39
130.67
103.38
83.61
43.17
39.28
137.56
63.78
89.44
77.39
98.76
66.11, ,
99.28
61.44
73.50
99.17
117.83
'68.83
43.00
43.17
46.67
54.44 .
47.44
68.83
.36.04
70.00
113.94
.38.50 »
40.06
38.89
94.89
103.67
„35.39
105,00
47.83
39.28
75.44 • *
73.50
59.11
108.89
40.83
119.39
123.50
81.38
116.67
58.73
54.44 .
63.00
39.67
41.23
73.89
135.23
143.33
138.44
134.17
137.28
43.58
93.56
97.61
61.83
42.00
135.73
37.73
43.39
36.17
94.11
54:83
39.28
98.08
100.72
42.00
: 56.39
90.22
36.94.
129.11
39.28
110.28
48.61
: 36.17
129.50
• 39.67
41.22
39.67
43.17
50.04
50.89;
70.00
74.07 ?
IC • „>:• k,
—y ̂if gjfy; % w F«fe • olifPOTlDNftvtf
S E A F A R E R S
CASH BENEFITS
PAID BY THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRia • A.F.L.
(Continued from page 24)
Check
Name No. Amount
Grady Brown 12784 108.50
To Caab Vac. Checks... 12785 2,000.00
George Mandzak 12766 72.33
Ralph Mlchalsen 12787 38.89
George Jorgensen 12788 61.83
Stephen Barry 12789 136.50
WlUlam R. Smith 12790 40.44
Clem Matte 127SI 42.00
James Neely 12792 57.17
Ralph Beasley 12793 37.33
George Bossnot 12794 91.33
Albert Kepley 12795 44.72
Theodore Buck '12790 42.78
Albert Turkovlch 12797 68.83
Royal Hardy 12798 133.39
Robert Post 12709 38.11
John Flanagan 12800 131.06
Jack Strickland 12801 36.94
Hugh Rogah 12802 87X9
Thomas Ysrborough .... 12803 106.94
Harvey Brown 12804 80X9
Abner Abrama 12805 43.56
Darrell Coleman 12806 82.06
Frank James 12807 122.11
Void 12808 Void
WlUlam'Anderson 12800 112.00
Lucian Moore 12810 38.50
Joaeph Green 12811 90.17
Robert BcU 12812 40.06
12813 89.83
John MUla 12814 98.00
Charles MItcheU ....... 12815 83.22
Adolphus Watson 12816 36.94
Jesse Collins . 12817 134.17
Edmund DeHoss 12818 70.00
Peter CNelU 12819 57.17
Ennls Qulgley 12820 49.78
David Klsner 12821 73.11
George EspoUa 12822 41.22
Bernard GaUeani 12823 39.28
David Blumbo 12824 43.56
Chang Young 1282S 43.58
Ferris EUls 12826 49.00
Rabon Figueiras. 12827 146.61
Robert Lewis 12828 45.89
Bernard Eerman 12829 138.06
Henry Falgout 12830 114.72
Barney Carter ......... 12831 141X4
Adam Slowick 12832 121.72
Herman Holmes 12833 136.11
Robert Greel 12834 125.22
May DcMuth 1283S 125.61
Charles Lee 12838 84.00
John Hane 12837 103.06
Warner Field 12838 141.94
James Long 12839 62.01
John Geary 12840 68.06
Albert Wunsch 12841 47.44
NelvUle Pacquing ...;.. 12842 41.61
Joseph Richard 12843 38.11
Andoni Ferrara 12844 38.50
Vicente Qulrindonga .... 12849 78.56
Thomas Condon 12846 . 147.39
Harold St. John ....... 12847 49.00
George FUomla 12848 38.11
Raymond CoUet 12849 113.17
Richard Koch 12850 46.67
WlUiam O'DonneU 12851 35.39
Walter Rlchlark 12853 98.78
Gabriel Llamas 12853 112.39
Edward Kurkl 12854 53.67
Jerry Marconi 12855 48.61
WUllam Saltares 12856 119.39
Robert Leary 12857 42.39
Dennis Zuwlcker 12858 132.22
EmU Wagner 12859 55.22
Chin Chi 12860 83.61
Shio ShUi 12861 82.83
Walter Johnson 12862 49.78
Harold Stever .......... 12863 122.50
RECENT
ARRIVALS
Chen Ah Chin 12864 82.83
Alfred Borjer 1286S 126.78
leadOTos Kyrlako* 12866 39.78
Salvador Rivera 12887 149.06
John LUton 12868 120.56
Bernard Uggett 12869 38.50
Uldarlco Merjudlo 12870 35.78
Ro.V Green 12871 $115.50
Paiquale Hlano ........ 12872 132.61
George Smlra 12873 42.00
Samuel ScuU 12874 138.44
Per Olof Hager 12879 39.28
Sanford Kemp 12876 43.94
WUllam Walsh 12877 43.94
Edgar Crockett 12878 63.00
Albert Clause 12879 131.83
Vlncente Abringe 12880 38.50
JSmes Porter 12881 38.50
Chemical Bank it
Trust Co 12882 4.000.00
Anthony Petito ........ 12883 m.28
Kenneth Mclntost 12884 ^.28
Frank Flemmlng 12889 98.33
Jesse Langley 12886 38.89
Gerald Lowery 12887 77.00
Maurice Ellis 12888 149.83
Alvln Slay 12889 122.89
Albert Herold 12890 61.83
Edward Stevens. 12891 80.89
James Cole 1289S 102.67
Alejandro Ramos 12893 ' 41.61
Anthony Capo 12894 69.22
Walter Helder 12899 63,78
Thomas Buckley 12896 41.61
James Masoon 12897 43.56
Frank Kelieher 12898 47.44
Manuel Archibald 12899 124.83
Jose LoUls 12900 143.90
Lawrence Robertson 12901 124.06
Frank Reeves 12902 90.94
Adam Quenedo 12903 76.22
Joseph McDoughall .... 12904 39.39
WlUiam Cathell 12909 35.39
WlUlam CatheU 1M06 37.33
Frank Blues 12007 35.78
Bernard Boles 12908 112.78
Lester Mack 12909 134.17
Harold Weaver 12910 36.17
Edward Werda 12911 87.11
Morris MaulUby 12912 121J3
Harry Byrd 12913 126.00
Robert Barbout 12914 113.56
Chas. KeUog 12915 124.44
Daniel Riley 12916 98.78
David Salgado 12917 147.39
Louis Almiedo 12918 142.33
Edward Muiler 12919 42.78
VasUlos Marvomatis .... 12920 64.56
Leon Fadden 12921 41.66
George Rourke 12922 70.78
NeU Matthey 12923 71.17
Albert Wasstrom 12924 147.00
Harry Morton 12929 59.90
Charles Oppehimer .... 12926 43.94
Constatln Glynos 12927 110B3
Panaglotis Kaufodontls.. 12928 110B3
Gerglos Raptls 12829 110B3
CharUe Mezil 12930 89.06
Readus WheeUngton ... 12931 35.39
WUUam Dunham 12932 37.33
Carlos Diaz 12933 118.61
Carsten Rasmussen .... 12934 43.56
WUUam Oppenhorst .... 12935 138.44
Hanhus Randoja 12936 50.17
Sven Skele 12937 138.06
Edward Gordon 12938 101.11
Tadelusoz Naurocki .... 12939 118.61
Fred Daugherfy 12940 52.11
WELFARE
REPORT NO. 31
By Lloyd Gardner, Asst. SecretaryTreasurer '
Period Covered BJr This Report—June 1June 14
Cash on Hand
US Government Bonds
Estimated Accounts Receivable
Hospital Benefits Paid in Period
DeaUi Benefits Paid in Period
Disability Benefits Paid in Period.
Maternity Benefits Paid in Period
Hospital Benefits Paid Since July 1, 1950
Death Benefits Paid Since July 1, 1950
Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1,1952
Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1, 1952
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK. VA.
Hoyt B. AUord. Jr
Cecil R. Batta
Napoleon Blanchard
Albert. M. Brlckhouse
Harold R. Harmon
Roger W. Hbrton. Jr.
Seba A. Ingram
Leslie M. Jackson
Alfred B. I.lnman
WUUam P. Mnrchlson
' HamUton O'Connor
John J. Owens
Joseph Ferrelra
Shirley E. Roundtree
Henrich SterUng
George C. Warren
Robert R. White
Albert L. WUUs
All of the following SlU families
will collect the $200 maternity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name.
JoseNi A. Cave, Jr., bom April
2, 1952, in New Orleans, La. Par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cave.
$
David Allen Hunt, bora April 9,
1952, in Boston, Mass. Parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hunt,
ie i'
Felix Rivera, bora .April 18,
1952, in Brooklyn, NY. Parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Rivera.
Georgianna Nielsen, bora April
29, 1952, in Brooklyn, NY. Par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sigwart G.
Nielsen.
Milagros Bonefont, born May 5,
1952, in Bellevue Hospital, New
York. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Bonefont.
t t.
Gerard Rogers, bora May 11,
1952, in Brooklyn, NY. Parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick I. Rogers,
t * *
Reunetti John Beckfrich, bora
May IB, 1952, in Yonken, NY.
Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E.
.'Beckerich.
.. $45.00
.. 45.00
.. 30.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
.. 45.00
.. 15.00
.. 45.00
.. 30.00
.. 50.00
.. 15.00
.. 30.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
,. 30.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
$485.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON. TEX.
JUnmle M. HeUer $15.00
James F. Kane 15.00
George K. Liebers 30.00
Joseph Neubauer 30.00
George J. MuUen 45.00
JUn F. Roberts 15.00
Charles F. Scherhans 15.00
Joseph L. Springer 30.00
$195.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
Patrick Daugherty $15.00
Charles R. Robertson 30.00
Peter Smith 30.00
David K. Sorenson 30.00
William Tlmmerman 30.00
Lawson E. Trussell 30.00
George Vesagas 30.00
Yao Fang Wing 15^
Robert Wiseman 45.00
$255.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
MOBILE. ALA.
Tim Burke $45.00
C. W. Burns 15.00
H. Douglas 15.00
Harry L. Glover 15.00
James H. Jones 30.00
Walter T. Noel 30.00
James R. Porter 15.00
Roy Pritchftt 15.00
Fred Sorenson .................. 15.00
S. C. TurbervUIe 30.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
BOSTON. MASS.
Tob« Beams
Richard P. Bowman ........
Raymond Harris
William Xousoiimaa
WUUam B. Laka
Gerard McCarthy
Lawi^nce Myatt
« e • • f 9 eja * • » e •
eee9*9*c«*»9**»
9*9$e99*«999«9«
$2SS.OO
. $15.00
30.00.
30.00
15.00
30.00
UM
Henry C. SmaUwood
Lincoln Smith
George Vourloiunis .
$ 92,340.92
1,393,648.44
210,000.00
5,765.00
12,500.00
165.00
600.00
169,851.00
307,933.33
195.00
600.00
15.00
30.00
30.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH. GA.
TerreU D. Adams
WUUam E. AUmon
Warner W. AUred
C. W. Epps ...
Ikigene Gardner
Theodore D. Halenda
Erford A. Harrison
Bernard M. Larsen
LouU C. MUler
J. T. Moore
Frank F. Nelson
Amedy L. Rice
James W. Sweat
J. P. WUUs
$240.00
... $30.00
... 30.00
... 30.00
,.. 45.00
... 30.00
....Z30.00
... 30.00
... 30.00
... 30.00
,.. 15.00
... 60.00
,.. 30.00
... 15.00
,.. 15.00
$420.00
, USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASH.
Jack Sheppard $15.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
L. T. Bacon $30.00
Walter Campbell 120.00
OUver Celestine 30.00
Jessie A. Clark 30.00
E. ColUzo 15.00
R. Cruz 30.00
J. DeHaven .' 45.00
K. W. ElUott 30.00
Joseph S.' Fazio 15.00
Jolui Hane 45.00
Leo Lang 30.00
C. Lanier 15.00
W. L. McLeUan 30.00
C. Mathews 15.00
C. Muscarella 15.00
S. O. Newman 30.00
Raymond Perry 30.00
J. S. Preshong. 30.00
K. Raana 30.00
George P. Rynlnger 15.00
A. A. Sampson 30.00
WUfred Sonnler 30.00
Andrew Stauder ................ 30.00
Preston Stevens 15.00
Herman Thompson 30.00
J. J. Uszaklewlcz 15.00
J. E. Ward 30.00
Harry Wolowltx 15.00
$825.00
BAPTISl HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
Richard Simmt i.
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, HD.
Thomas Ankerson ..............
Chester AntI ...................
Nelson W. BUdes
Frank J. Bradley
ArdcU Burkett
Hanry Callaa
Manuel M. Cetty
$15.00
. $30.00
. 30.00
. 30.00
. 15.00
. 30.00
. aOM
. 30.00
TOTAL
$101,602.94
Vacation Plan
June 9—June 20
Welfare Plan
June 1—June 14
Adlon Cox 15.00
Thomas J. Dawes 15.00
Robert L. Ecker 45.00
John H. Falrclough 30.80
Donald D. Falcover 15.00^
Cedrlc U. Francis 15.00
WUUam H. Gove 45.00
WUUam C. Hall 30.00
John C. Henriksen 15.00
James E. HlUary 30.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE. MD.
Anthony A. Klavlns $15.00
Ray W. Larson 15.00
Marion Luksa 30.00
PhlUp C. McBride 15.00
Joseph T. McNuIty ' 15.00
Catalino Ombao 15.00
Daniel R. Parkman 30.00
John Pedrosa 15.00
WUUam Reinhardt 30.00
Arthur Relnholdt : 15.00
Ruperto Rivera 75.00
John Robinson 30.00
WUUam J. Sheffield 30.00
Nicholas Swokla 15.00
Abdon Sylvera 30.00
EUas S. Telan 30.00
$855.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NY
Leo A. AUen $30.00
Victor Arevalo 45 00
V. Artmen 15.00
WUUam Atchason 80.00
Raphael Bablanl 15.00
James H. Babson 15.00
Anton Back 15.00
EMuardo Balboa 30.00
Joseph Bennett 15.00
John E. Brady 30.00
Frank Cardoa 30.00
George N. Clarke .'. 30.00
Clarence P. De Priest 30.00
M. A. Dodge 30.00
Alvardo Dos Santos 15.00
R. Edmondson 30.00
Jan v. Ekelenburg 30.00
Joseph P. FarreU 30.00
Gerald Fltz James 30.00
Daniel E. Fitzpatrick 15.00
WUUam GiannlotU 15.00
WUUam Girardeau 30.00
H. Goldsmit 30.00
Marino GordUs 15.00
Robert F. Gribben 15.00
Charles O. Gries 30.00
Wladlslov Groholski 30.00
Luis Henandez 15.00
Rudolph Klaas 15.00
R. F. Larsen 30.00
D. R. Leary 15.00
James R. Lewis $30.00
Alfonso Lopez 30.00
M. A. Lucas 15.00
J. J. McLaughUn 15.00
Kenneth F. McLaughUn 15.00
Charles G. MUler . 15.00
John MUler 30.00
Marcel MitcheU SOvOO
N. Mitrosmparas 30.00
Harold J. Moore 30.00
Alfred MueUer 45.00
Kurt A. Nagel..... 45.00
• Toseph O'MaUey 30.00
WUUam Owens ....; 30.00
Alexander Peffanls 30.00
George Peltonen 30.00
Joseph Prindezle 45.00
Ernesto Ramerez 30.00
John L. Roberts...; 15.00
Jose Salgado 30.00
VlrgU Sandberg 15.00
Frank Tamburrino ...'. 30.00
Thomas TomUn 30.00
Joseph H. WUkln 30.00
$1,425.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS. TENN.
Bomar R. Cheeley $45.00
VlrgU E. WUmoth 60.00
$105.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO
E. M. Adklns.. $15.00
Pedro De Franco 60.00
Rafael Alfonso Gordlls 19.00
Francisco Molina 75.00
$165.00
KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN. NY
Sablno Intlgra $15.00
MERCER HOSPITAL
TRENTON. NJ
Anthony Browne SIS.OO
USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT STANTON. NM
Charles Burton $60.00
Thomas Isaksen 60.00
Donald McDonald 60.00
Archibald McGuigan 30.00
Renato A. VUlaU 30.00
$240.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH. TEX.
J. H. Ashurst $60.00
Joseph P. Wise 60.00
$120.00
. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
HOSPITAL. CORAL GABLES, FLA.
AnseUho Melendes $120.00
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL
NEW YORK, NY
George E. Moore $30.00
DEATH BENEFITS
Michael J. Lucae $2,500.00
Walter G. Jlrak 2.900.00
Louis J. WUUs.. 2.900.00
Matthew Forrest $JOO.OO
Antonio Bertty booooooooooeeeea ajoo.oo
"sMtiiooiee
DISABILITY BENEFITS
George M. Arnold
Joe Germano
John Hopkins
Otto P. Preussler
MATERNITY BENEFITS
Joseph A. Cave. Sr
FeUx Bonefont
Kenneth E. Beckerich
. $45.00
. 45.00
. 45.00
. 30.00
$165.00
$200.00
. 200.00
. 200.00
$600.00
FINAL
DISPATCH
Grains
The deaths of the following
Seafarers have been reported to
the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2.
500 death benefits are being paid
to beneficiaries.
John Joseph Grams, 58: One of
the earliest members of the SIU
Grams, known to many in the
Union as Johnny Grimes, died of
a heart attack in
the Santa Cata
rina Hospital, in
Rio de Janeiro
on June 10.
Grams was taken
ill aboard the
Potrero Hills a
Mar Trade tank
er and was re
moved to the
hospital. He had
joined the SIU in the port of Sa
vannah in December, 1938, switch
ing over from the old International
Seamen's Union and held a Gulf
book, no. 56. Burial was in Rio de
Janeiro.
4. 4. ^
. Matthew Forrest, 53: A tumor of
the lung caused the death of
Brother Matthew Jorrest on May
16 in the USPHS Hospital, Mobile,
Ala. A native of Meriden, Miss.,
Forrest had been sailing SIU since
December of last year and held
FOW ratings in the engine depart
ment. He was buried in Union
Line Cemetery, Union Line, Miss.
His wife. Lula Forrest of Mobile,
Ala., survives.
4. i 4;
Antonio Bertty, 44: Brother
Bertty was lost at sea on May 23
when he went overboard while on
the Steel Maker. He had been
with the SIU since July, 1941, sail
ing in the steward's department.
Surviving is his wife, Inez Bertty,
of 845 Stebbins Avenue, Bronx.
4 4^
Walter G. Jirak: Brother Jirak
was found dead while ashore in
Moje, Japan. He is survived by
his brother, John J. Jirak, of 100
Nehous AvenuCj Little Ferry, NJ.
4 4' 4*
Louis J. A. Willis, 50: Tubercu
losis of the lung complicated by
an attack of thrombosis caused the
death of Brother Willis on May 10
in the USPHS Hospital, New Or
leans, La. Willis, was born in Al
giers, La., and joined the SIU in
New Orleans in 1947. He sailed
in the engine department. Burial
was at St. Bartholomew Cemetery.
He is survived by his sister Lillian
Aucoin, and a brother, Stuart Wil
lis of Algiers, La.
4 4^
Michael John Lucas, 72: A vet
eran of 11 years with the SIU,
Brother Lucas died of a pulmonary
disorder on June 1 at the. Deer's
Head State Hospital, Salisbury,
Md. Bora in Brookens, Oregon,
he came into the Union on May 15,
1941, and sailed as steward. In
recent years he resided In San
Francisco. Burial was in Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS...
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TRINITY (J. M. e«rrat. Inc.) May It—
Chairman, D. B. Moon; Sacrotary, D. B.
Wilson. One man missed ship in Bos
ton. Motion was passed to get a new
washing machine, as the present one
is worn out and we were not able to get a
replacement part. Suggestion was made
that the present machine get a complete
overhaul. Motion was passed to get a
new iron. Steward says he has ordered
much new linen. There is a shortage
of hand towels, sheets. Gaskets, valve
for toilet needed. Sparks has asked us
to stop amateur repairing attempts on
the crew radio.
May It^hairman, Joe Cave; Secre
tary/ D. Wilson. Mate does hot want to
pay off. but to keep the same articles
and crew. Fired man was rehired. Mo
tion was passed that there be a payoff
allowing permit men to get off the
ship as per union rules. It was sug
gested that each man donate $1 to the
chip's fund.
No dato—Chairman, W. Thomson; Sec
retary, D. B. Wilson. Scotty was elected
chip's delegate by acclamation; Stewards
department and delegates got a vote of
thanks. It was suggested that men wear
a shirt at mealtime and that more
buckets be provided for the foe'sles.
Lockers should be repaired and shelves
built. Washing machine is needed and
it was suggested that action be taken
in New York on this matter. ToUets
should be painted.
No dato — Chairman, Wllllo Thomson;
^ Secretary, D. B. Wilson. WUiiams was
elected ship's treasurer, to take care
of the ship's fund and the gear of men
missing ship. Locks are needed on each
foc'sle door for the crews. Cigarettes
are hard to get. €
MARORE (Ore), May 24—Chairman, J.
McStravIck; Secretary, D. Nagy. Ship's
fund stands at $10.50. Motion was passed
to throw the old washing machine over
board, keeping the agitator and motor.
Money made on sale of the motor will be
contributed to the ship's fund. Pantry
should be kept clean: bottles and glasses
supplied for each room. Soap and linen
will he issued at the same time. Collec
tion should be made for the ship's fund.
EDITH (Bull), Juno S—Chairman, Wil
liam Isball; Secratary, Louis S. Rlzio.
Ail members were requested to turn in
repairs as the ship is going to drydock.
Menu should be more varied. Discussion
was held about television set and its use.
SS Mae will be contacted about per
forming. Chief engineer, will be told
about water pressure in' crew showers
and the use of a blower fpr cool air.
I SANTORE (Ore), Juno • —Chairman, C.
Kellogg; Socrotary, R. Donzek. Ship's
fund stands at $27.60. If the ship is tied
up due to steel strike, money will be
turned over to steward for the new
crew. Patrolman will he notified about
member who did not attend meeting.
ANTINOUS (Watorman), May IS —
Chairman, Donald Klssol; Socrotary, W.
D. Warmack. Beef on repair U.t will be
referred to New York. Steward depart
ment wants more ventilation ,.and cover
for steam pipes in crew pantry. Bosun
asked crew to be careful about using
his room and sink. Steward got a vote of
thanks for cooperation between depart
ments.
SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain),
Juno 15—Chairman, W. Boverltr; Sacro
tary, L. Daluska. Ship's fund stands at
$15.23. Two men who missed ship in
Texas City were reported to the New
York hall. Disputed delayed sailing time
will be taken up in New York. Sug
gestion was made to get benches for
the upper poop deck. Steward asked men
to take better care of the cots and to
return them to him when signing off
the ship.
SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Soatrain),
June 4—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secretary,
Sir Charles. Ship's delegate reported a
total of $23.03 in the ship's fund. Engine
department repair list will include bet
ter ventilation and more fang. Wastron
was elected ship's delegate by acclama
tion. Welfare cards fof new members
will be obtained in New York. There is
a 50 cent deposit on keys of foe'sles of
black gang. Steward department got a
vote of thanks for the good service.
Juno 18—Chairman, Wasslrom; Sacro
tary, Sir Charles. Steward will try to
serve more beef: bosun asked if new cots'
and longer wind shoots could be ob
tained. He said anyone can ask the quar
termaster. to lower the gangway on get
ting off or on. Delayed sailing time at
Texas City should pay off. Black gang
contributed 50 cents to the ship's fund.
SANTA VENETIA (Elam), May 25 —
Chairman, Pat Fox; Secretary, William J.
Small. Pat Fox was elected ship's dele
gate. Engine and deck departments wiU
be responsible for cleaning the laundry
and washing machine: steward depart
ment will take care of the recreation
room.
June 7—Chairman, M. A. Spires; Soc
rotary, Irvin Smllowttz. Brothers asked
to make a list of improvements to be
sent to the negotiating committee.
HIGH POINT VICTORY (South Atlan
tic), June 16—Chairman, William Mulllns;
Secretary, P. DIckerson. Ship's delegate
will see the captain about washing ma
chine.
DOROTHY (Bull), June 1—Chairman,
W. W. Lawton; Socrotary, R. C. Klenast.
W. W. Lawton was elected ship's dele
gate, as the former ship's delegate
left the ship in San Juan for ex
amination at the Marine Hospital. S27.75
will be contributed to the March of
Dimes. If ship's fund is not in order
at the payoff, crbw members wUl take
action against the former ship's delegate
for misuse of funds. Tanks containing
wash water need cleaning, as water is
rusty. Steward has confirmation that the
new washing machine will be delivered
in Philadelphia. Coffee um will be re
placed before the ship sails again.
GEORGE A. LAWSON (PanOcoanlc).
April 27—Chairman, H. L. Maaeham; Sac
ratary. Earl Mulllni. David Smith was
elected ship's delegate. He will see the
captain about fixing portholes in crew's
quarters, passageway doors: chief engi
neer wilt fix the sink and ice box in
crew's pantry and see about slopchest
when the ship gets back to the states.
Messroom should be kept clean; men
should put cups in sink after using them.
Butts should not be thrown on messrpom
deck.
May 17—Chairman, Edward W. Soeloy;
Sacrotary, Earl Mulllns. Ship's delegate
will see the captain about getting milk.
Men who get drunk and cannot stand
their watches will be reported to the
patrolman for action. Ship's delegate will
see the captain about having the chief
engineer repair the crew's washing ma
chine. All departments will make up a
repair list.
COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Juno
14—Chairman, Harry Nalson; Robarto
Princlpa. Departmental delegates will
make up repair lists and turn them over
to ship's delegates. One copy will be
given to the master, one to the patrol
man and one used for crew reference.
More variety in the menus was re
quested.
COEUR D'ALENE (Victory Carriers),
May 26—Chairman, B, Tanar; Secretary,
Y. Malaxlnsky. Captain insists that the'
radio operator's shack be cleaned even
though he was told by the patrolman
that this Is overtime. Rives was elected
ship's delegate. New ice box Is needed
for the pantry. Repair list should be
posted.
Juno I—Chairman, C. Sprano; Secre
tary, J. Malaxlnsky. Mate's working on
deck will be referred to the patrolman.
Beef between brother and captain will
be settleir in port. Motion was passed
not to sign on until proper stores are
aboard and necessary repairs are made.
Card players should keep the messhall
clean. Department delegates should sub
mit repair lists before arrival. A new
library should be acquired.
JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman),
April 16—Chairman, Jack Johns; Secra
tary, Norman Vannelll. Jack Johns was
elected ship's delegate. Ongoing watch
should be served first by the messman.
especially at breakfast. More night lunch
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The membership is" again
cautioned to beware of persons
soliciting funds on ships in be
half of memorials or any other
socalled "worthy causes."
No "canshakers" or solici
tors have received authoriza
tion from SIU headquarters to
collect funds. The National
Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis is the only charitable
organization which has re
ceived membership endorse
ment. Funds for this cause
are collected through normal
Union channels at the payoff.
Receipts are issued on the spot.
should be provided. Ship's delegate will
speak to the captain about the washing
machine.
Juno 9—Chairman, R. $tahl; Socrotary,
H. L. Gardner. Bedroom steward wants
his duties clalrfied by the patrolman
at the next port.
SALEM MARITIME (Cltlos Service),
Juno 14—Chairman, L. L. Plekot; Sacro
tary, Christopher Karat. Christopher
Karas was elected ship's delegate unani
mously. Chief cook wiU write headquar
ters about a Union member who left the
ship without paying money he owed to
the men. Port steward complained to the
chief cook that the men are eaUng too
many steaks. Membership advised the
cook to refer the port steward to the
patrolman if he makes this beef again.
Washing machine for colored clothes
needs repairing. It was suggested that
the machinist look It over. Steward de
partment got a vote of thanks for doing
a good job.
SEAPEARL (Colonial), April 27—Chair
man, Oomtnl OI Sol; Secratary, Arturo
MarlanI, Jr. Wiper who missed ship at
Curacao will be reported at the next
port. Second cook and baker was paid
PERSONALS
Frederick H. Johnson
Get in touch, with your sister
Dolly. Important. Jimmy nearly
lost his life in Korea. Write at
once to D. Clifford, 11 Fallen St.,
Boston.
X X
Chief Cook Buddy Young
Contact. Charles Ayers, Rt. 1,
Box 155, BumsviUe, NC.
XXX
ExDeck Department
SS Margaret Brown
Witnesses to accident in which
William "Smokey" Grabenauer was
injured please write to J. P. Nel
son, Jr.. 709 Caromielet Bldg., New.
Orleans.
X X X
Ray Queen
Get in touch with your sister in
Baltimore. Phone Lexington 0379.
XXX
William C. Meadors
Important. Contact mother at
once. Write 2 Warehouse St.,
Spray, NC.
X X .X
William P. Roma
Urgent for you to get in touch
with Mrs. Rudick, 820 W. Firth St.,
Philadelphia. There has been seri
ous illness in family.
. • X . X X
Frederick Brady
Get in touch with M. H. Cowan,
Employers' Group Insurance, .120
22 William St., NYC, regarding
1950 accident case.
x: X X
Robert G. Guerrero
Your help is needed in accident
case involving Seafarer Nick Bech
livanis on SS Francis E. Warren.
Contact H. Guttman, 66 Beaver St.,
NYC.
XXX
John D. McLemore
Contact B. Glickman, 305 Broad
way, NYC, regarding settlement of
claim against Waterman SS Co.
• XXX
William McDonald
WP.10800
Contact me at 724 CHrard Ave.,
Bronx, N. Y.^.Tegardlng money due
me. Fi^tl^ick W^aJ^
off In Curacao due to ILnesc thi* will
be reported to the haU. Crew'a quarter!,
gaUey, messrooms and passageways are
to be painted. Water cooker is to be
kept open at all times. Lockers are
rusty and should be replaced. Depart
ments wiU rotate the cleaning of the
recreaUon room. Steward department got
a vote of thanks for doing a good job.
AU hands wiU help keep the messroom
clean and aU cups should be returned
to the pantry. Cots should be taken
off the decks during rough weather.
June I—Chairman, Domini Dl Sol; Sec
retary, Arturo MarlanI, Jr. Master will
give the go aheqd to the painting. Water
cooler Is working smoothly. Two OS
missed the ship at Point Pierre, Trini
dad. One oiler was paid off in Trinidad
due to sickness and replacement was
signed on there. Second cook and baker
was also signed on in, Trinidad. Ship's
delegate wUl contact the skipper on
getting more American cigarettes, as we
are running low. Suggestion was made
to get two pumpmen instead of one, if
the company will agree.
BLUESTAR (Traders), May 22—Chairman,
J. Anderson; Secretary, O. W. Conroy.
Captain, wiU try to get screens in Bom
bay. Mattresses used on cots outside
should be brought in or kept under
tarpaulin while at sea. Discussions was
held on keeping quiet while men are
alaeping, proper dress during mealtimes,
better sanitary work, care of the wash
ing machine.
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OMEGA (Omega), June • —Chairman,
James Welch; Secretary, Carl Simpson.
Ship's delegate reported that his request
to the captain to get fresh milk was
refused, as the captain failed to rec
ognize him as delegate. He stated that
under these circumstances he could do
the crew little good as their delegate
and recommended that the members elect
a new strip's delegate. After discussion,
brothers decided that election of a new
ship's delegate would be admitting de
feat to the captain. Present ship's dele
gate will be retained with the full
support of the crew and department
delegates and the Union will be con
tacted atMontreal to see if representa
tion can be obtained to take care of beefs.
Motion 'was passed to start a ahip's
fund. Men complain that there are
weavUs in the bread and the food is
monotonoiu. New supply of flour prom
ised by steward at Montreal, when old
flour will be dumped. Change of salads
and more variety of night lunch asked.
Discussion was held on the lack of medi
cal attention and the condition of sani
tary work and gear locker.
BEATRICE (Bull), June IS—Chairman,
D. Clark; Secretary, Orlando H. Lopez.
Ship's fund stands at $20. Motion was
passed to buy such tropical, fruits as
avocados, papayas. In the States, grapes,
pears, plums, apples and bananas should
be served. Motion was passed to call a
special meeting with the port agent on
the agreement between the Union and
the company. The same patrolman
should pay off the ship.
STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), March
16—Chairman, Francisco Gornlor; Socro
tsry, Vinctnzo Do Glacomo, New ship's
delegate was nominated by acclamation.
Washing, .machine should be cared for
and left clean. Department delegates
will make up repair lists. Members with
old mattresses can exchange them, as
new ones have come aboard.
June 1—Chairman, VIncenzo De Ole
cemoi Secretary, Bill Sutherlln. Crew
was asked to donate SI to the ship's
fund at the payoff. One brother missed
ship at Colombo. Recommendation was
made to cut a door from the crew pantry
to the crew mesohall. Chief engineer
will report to the patrolman that the
wiper did not do sanitary work satis
factorily. Deck delegate reported that the
bosun did not call men in time for
meals, nor appoint a member to make
coffee. In Colombo. Ceylon, he had a
man painting topside when the rest of
the crew vtaa securing and batting down
hatches, although this type of ship needs
all men on deck.
NIKOKLIS (Dolphin), May It—Chair
man, N. Kodylas; Secretary, J. C. Sorel.
Ship's captain will .see the captain on
repairs to be made at sea. Member re
quested a greater variety of fruit. Sug
gestion was made that the book shelf In
the recreation room be fixed and that
mattresses be changed, where necessary.
One member was asked to clean up cups
and ashtrays in the messroom at night.
June 8—Chairman, J. C. Sorel; Secre
tary, M. Olson. Most of the repairs have
been made: the rest will be taken care
of later. Recommendation was made to
ask the captain about getting a new
washing machine placed amldshlp.
AMBERSTAR (Triton), May 30—Chair
man, I. Craft, Socrotary, Frank T. Cal
nan. Jose Pagola was elected ship's
delegate and steward delegate. Discus
sion was held on the sugar containers in
use in the crew messhall and the bad
condition which the engine and steward
department heads are in.
HIGH POINT VICTORY (S!euth Atlantic)
May 24—Chairman, Willard Mulllns; Sec
retary, C: R. West, Motion passed to
NOTICES
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siflcations for the following men:
Frank William Pascucci, 2A until
Aug., 1952; Robert G. Perrynum^
2A untU Dee. 12.1952.
have electricians list the parts needed
for the porthole and have aU repairs
made before the crew signs on. Porthole
fans should be replaced If they cannot
be repaired. Ship's fund will be used to
buy magazines. Coffee cups will be hung
on a rack which will be built in "the
back of the pantry.
ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), June t—
Chairman, R. L. Kelly; Secretary, R. N.
White. Davis was elected ship's dele
gate by acclamation. Suggestion was
made that the movie machine be left on
board unless it is being repaired,' and
that it should not be taken for private
use by any member of the crew. It is to
be operated only by those who know
how. Suggestion was made to show
movies three times a day.
CECIL N. BEAN (Dry Trans.), May IS
—Chairman, John Mahoney; Secretary,
John Spring. Delegates reported no
beefs, with everything running smoothly.
VENORE (Ore),, June 1—Chairman, Je<
seph Snyder; Secretary, M. E. Watson.
Motion was passed for department dele
gate to turn repair lists over to the
ship's delegate. All delegates and the
patrolman wiU speak to company offi
cial about the lack of stores on the
company's ships. Steward said that the
shortage of food was due to a change
of orders—ship made a 23 instead of a
10 or 12day run. Steward is not aUowed
to requisition stores regardless of des
tination or stores received. Ship's dele
gate will ask the captain to publish
slopchest price list. There is $10 in the
ship's fund. Money will be turned over
to the ship's delegate by department
delegates. Deck delegate^ reported over
time beef against the mate, who would
not accept overtime for steward de
partment painting done by members and
who did not pick low men for overtime.
FRENCH CREEK (Cities Ssrvlce), June 4
Chairmen, Charles W. Gann; Secretary, V.
L. Ratcllff, Ray Bunee was elected ship's
delegate; Vincent Ratcllff was elected
treasurer. Suggestion was made that
new books be obtained for the ship's U
brary and that men return books after
readlnsthem. Ship should be fumigated.
TAINARON (Aetlum), May 2t—Chair
man, J. Mathews; Secretary, M. Bum*'
gardner. Ship's delegate reported that
alth<nigh master and officers of this ship
have been very good to the crew, some
members have taken this as an opportu
nity to perform and shirk their proper
duties. Bosun went on record as saying
that the conduct of some members hag
been a disgrace to the Union and the
go'od conditions aboard and to say that
he would personally report performers
to the partolman. Steward will try to get
fresh fruits and vegetables In Greece: he
will also try to get men to replace those
that got hurt on the way over. Discus
sion was held on the water heater and
various other badly needed repairs.
EDITH (Bull), June S—Chairman, Wll
Ham Istiell; fecretary, Louis S. Rlzzo.
Radio in good condition was purchased
In Baltimore. All members were gsked
to turn In repairs, as the ship is due for
drydocking. Request for more variety in
the menu was made. Motion was passed
that members donate tl to ship's fund.
Chief engineer will be contacted about
water pressure in the crew's showers and
about the possibility of using blowers .
for cool air.
SEABEAVER (Colonial), February S—
Chairman, Bill Thompson; Sacrotary,
Oustav Leuth. Two brothers who missed
ship In Brazil will be reportod to the
Union. There Is a water shortage. Mo
tion was passed not to go to any of
ficer to ask for a change of job. Mess
man will serve meals before Washing *
dishes: he will keep the messhall clean
and put cups and dishes in the sink.
The stove In the galley is partly out of ~
order and the temperature in the meat
and vegetable boxes is not accurate. No
action is being taken on this by the
chief engineer. Deck delegate asked for
more cooperation in the cleaning of
tanks. Wlndshutes for the engine room
will be put higher; new awning will be
put back aft for shade. Steward reported
that he didn't get the amount of stores
he requested. Fire stations should be
looked after.
CHRISTINE (Tlnl), May 25—Chairman,
Carl Carlson; Secretary, Michael Vtf.
Burns. A. J. Khberski was elected ship's'
treasurer. Patrolman will check the hot
water situation and settle the beef that
there Is not enough for crew's needs in
Japan, as the tank is small and in bad
condition.
BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service),
May 5—Chairman, Clifford Martin; Sec
retary, Isidore Astroff. Members are to
keep messroom clean. Messman Is to
keep tables and jars and bottles clean
and spray the .messroom more often.
Strainer should he kept In the washing
machine at all . times. Chief cook and
third cook complained to members about
the night cook and baker, who is' not
clean, and does not wash pots, pans and.
other utensils properly. Baker promised '
to be more careful in his work, to bake
different kinds of cakes and puddings, to
keep and maintain cleanliitess in the
galley. Messman will take inventory
every morning. Repair list will be made
up before going to shipyard.
ALAWAI (Watorman), June • —Chair
man, F. S. Crumpler; Secratary, B.
Walker. Sliip's delegate reported all re
pairs caught UP and everything running
smooth. He see If the crew's mess
hall and pantry can be painted. Room
keys should he turned over, to delegeteg
upon leaving 'ship; bunkg should be
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• tripped and aoiled linen disposed of be
fore leavlnf. Steward's department got
a vote of thanks for the meals.
LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomflsid),
Juno 1—Chslrmsm Oeords Schmidt; Sec
retsry, Tom Hasten. Irwin Moen was
elected ship's delegate. Chief mate wUl
make up new slopchest price lists. Sug
gestion was made to make up repair
lists. Discussion was held on getting new
innersprlng mattresses. Quarters should
be painted and more water supplied for
showers. Ship should be fumigated on
return to the States.
ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcos), May 1* —
Chslrmam I. W. Maya; Secretary. James
H. Thompson, Jr. Members should not
wash their mouths at the drinking fbun
tain. Old washing machine should be
disposed of and the money used to buy
pumps for new machine. Crew would
like to go along with other Alcoa ships in
asking that no meat be accepted in
Trinidad, and would like to know what
can be done about this situation.
REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), April 12—Chair
man, George Hlldreth; Secretary, Joe St.
Marie. Delegates reported no beefs, a
Uttle disputed overtime. Discussion was
held on keeping the mesahali clean for
the oncoming watch and seeing that the
place was clean for messman and pantry
man coming on in the morning. There
was also a discussion on who was to re
pair the washing machine, the crew or
the company, as it is a company machine.
One member was put off the ship at
Wilmington, Calif.
June • —Chairman, Abernsthy; Secre
tary, P. Wllklns. John Burke was elected
ship's delegate. Headquarters will be .con
tacted about procedure regarding trans
portation and to find out about the
ship's two sets of articles: the older men
are on intercoastal and new men were
put on coastwise articles. Steward and
cooks and messman got a vote of thanks
for the excellent chow and service: the
whole steward department was com
mended for the way they worked to
gether and went out of their way to
do extra things for the crew. Transporta
tion rules were discussed. Repair list
was made out and handed in to the
proper authorities.
MALDEN VICTORY (Mississippi), June
3—Chairman, Pete O'Nell, Secretary, Vin
cent Sarello. Few hours of disputed over
time wili be turned over to the patrol
man. Steward asked membership to turn
In old cots, so that they could be replaced
for the next trip. The trip was a good
one with the exception of a little misun
derstanding here and there. Everything
was squared away to the satisfaction of
the crew. Vote of thanks went to the old
man, who tried to satisfy the crew In
every respect. Oh, brothers, what a
clean ship we brought in!
MADAKET (Waterman), May 4—Chair
man, Jack Thompson; Secretary, Art
Pratt. A liew washing machine was pur
chased In San Francisco: the ship's fund
now stands at $22. Louis Franken was
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succeeding years, you would be
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$100, $150, $200 and so on.
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(4) Panay. The Kearny and
James were US destroyers sunk
by Uboats. The Robin Moor was
an SIU ship sunk by subs.
(5) 500 gallons.
(6) The North Pole is the only
place from which any direction is
south,
(7) Yes, an even 20. Twice
twentyfive is 50. Twice five and
twenty is 10 plus 20 or 30.
(8) Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis (192144).
(9) Clear and colder.
(10) 28. 14 plus 7 plus 4 added
to 3 yield 28.
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elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks
and confldence Went to Max Bryer. re
signing ship's delegate, for a job weU
done. Cooking could be a little better.
Decks in crew's quarters need painting.
The four delegates wUl see that repairs
are made when the ship reaches the
States: a repair list will be drawn up, in
cluding repairs not made last trip.
May 31—Chairman, Jack Thompson;
Secretary, J. Mestarlt. Ship's delegate
reports that he spoke to the steward
about the cooking and the steward prom
ised to see what he could do about im
proving food. Motion was passed that
no crewmember sign on untU. essential
repairs have been made, Vote 'of thanks
went to the crew messman for his good
Job in keeping the messhaU clean and
serving the crewmembers to the best of
his ability.
LASALLE (Waterman), June 1—Chair
man, A. Biornton; Secretary, J. Davis.
There is a total of $26 in the ship's fund.
Motion passed to put up a new buUetln
board In the mdSshaU and a clock in the
recreation room aft. Motion was passed
to see the steward department patrolman
about the duties of the second cook and
baker at breakfast. Discussion was held
on poor service in the messhall. Discus
sion was held on asking the patrolman
about the duties of the steward when hot
breakfast is not avaUable. Shelves should
be put up against the bulkhead over each
table to make mor^room at the table.
Patrolman should be noUfled that last
trip's repairs have not yet been taken
care of.
IBERVILLE (Waterman), June $—
Chairman, S. Kasmlrsky; $ecrotsry, A. Se
vier. Murphy'was elected ship's delegate.
Bosun reports that he has received 36
screens and IB porthole vents. Motion
was passed to find out about getting fans
for the crew's quarters. Delegates will
do something about the rat situation
aboard the ship In New York. Foul
weather gear should lie kept out of the
messhall. Clothes should be taken out
of recreation room when dry. Ship's
fund should be started. Steward will
take care of the money.
elected ship's delegate: D. Clary, ship's
tfeasurer. Book shelves should be put
up in recreation room: crew Is to donate
loose change to ship's fund at the pay
off. Delegates will make i)p repair lists
before the ship goes to the shipyard.
More linen is to be provided so that there
will be enough for the whole voyage.
Ship's delegate will see the steward about
getting watermelons and cantaloupes
soon. Members getting off at Lake
Charles should notify the delegate as soon
as possible, as replacements are hard to
.get in that port.
8KYSTAR (Mercador), April It—Chair
man, Joe Wallace; Secretary, Tony Wasl
luk. Washing machine has been brought
aboard and installed. New bunk springs
are also aboard, but have not yet been
Installed. Chief mate wants men to be
a little quicker getting to their fire and
boat stations. Emerson was reelected
ship's delegate. Washing machine should
not be overloaded and should be turned
off when not in use. ^
June 5—Chairman, Jos Wallace; Secre
tary, Tony Wasiluk. Captain told the
ship's delegate that port authorities in
Trieste said this was the only ship in
two months that they had no trouble with.
The crew is very sober and efficient.
Delegates reported everything fine: some
disputed overtime will be turned over to
the patrolman. Men were asked not to
take the strainer out of the washing ma
chine. Crew gave the entire steward de
partment a vote of thanks for the excel
lent food during the voyage. Ship's dele
gate will explain to the patrolman .the
story of the wiper who signed back on
the ship without hall clearance. Ship's
delegate will find out why the ship has
not been getting any newspapers or news
letters from headquarters. Each delegate
will make out a repair list. Next crew
wiil be told to make sure that all repairs
are done before sailing, as the company
likes to put repairs off as long as possible.
JOHN R. KULUKUNDIS (Msrtls),May 2S
—Chairman, A. A. Keiien; Secretary, C,
R. Hummel. John Worley was elected
ship's delegate by acclamation. New
shower curtain will be ordered for the
next trip. New washing machine will be
installed. Question of who cleans up the
recreation room, washroom and laundry
has been settled to the members' satis
faction. Patrolman will be asked to in
quire about slopchest prices.
CANTICNY (Cities Strvlce), June 11—
Chairman, Peter V. Hammel; Secretary,
Antonio Concalvet. Suggestion was made
that wiper and ordinary on sanitation
pick up clean linen for men in their de
partments, provided bunks have been
stripped and dirty linen sacked. Met on
watch were asked to cooperate In keeping
their quarters clean. Men voted in favor
of a cold supper once a week. Members
were asked to put out their cigarettes
When leaving aft house.
Keep Droit
Board Poeted
SIU Headquarters urges all
draft eligible seamen to be
sure they keep their local Se
lective Service boards posted
on all changes of address
through the use of the post
cards furnished at all SIU
halls and aboard ships.
Failure to keep your draft
board informed of your where
abouts can cause you to be
listed as a delinquent and be
drafted into the services with
out a hearing. The Union in
such cases can do nothing to
aid'Seafarers who fail to com
ply.
ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 25—
Chlarman, Ma|or T. Coilallo; Secfatary,
Sam Carlisle. Back pay from the last
raise Is to be paid no later than June 15,
as It Is In the New York office. The $43.50
raised on tarpaulin muster that was turned
over to the two brothers brought back as
workaways was donted to the New Or
leans hall for baseball equipment. Mo
tion wag.passed that only authorized per
sons go to the ship's paint locker, as
paint and varnish have been taken out
without permission. Ship's treasurer wiU
take the movie projector ashore and have
it overhauled. Ship's delegate will con
tact the Mobile agent about a brother
who missed ship in Culdad Trulillo. Un
authorized persons are to stay out of the
laundry room and away from the washing
machine. Messhall should be kept clean
during and after the movies: men who
watch movies should help to clean up.
Members should not tie up the ship's
washing machine any longer than neces
sary. as other brothers would Uke to
use it. Garbage should be put in the
chute back aft while at port and over
the side when at sea.
STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), May 24—
Chairman, Sid Bsrger; Secretary, Pete
Sheldrake. R. Hunt was elected ship's
delegate. Motion passed to have the re
pair list made out. Gangway watch is
more effective and efficient than watch
men provided by the company. For the
first time in 11 months all repair work
was completed. Members were asked to
return cups and glasses and not leave
them on the decks and in the rooms.
STRATHPORT (Strathmore), April IS—
Chairman, O. M. Brooke; Secretary, A.
C. Carpenter. Ship's delegate reports
that keys wili be issued before arrival In
port. Suggestion was made to give a vote
of thanks to the steward's department for
excellent meals. Recreation rooms should
be kept clean.
May 25—Chairman, Charles B. Martln;
Seeretary, A. C. Carpenter. Although we
crossed the international date line on Sat
urday, the captain had two Mondays in
stead of two Saturdays and said he was
authorized to change the day any time
he wished. Crew put In eight hours of
overtime for this. Each member will give
at least 25 cents to the ship's fund.
PONCE (Puerto Rice), June S—Chair
man, Robert Lasso; Secretary, Pablo Tor
res. Pedro J. Erazo was elected ship's
delegate. Men in undershirts or pyjamas
wili not be served by the messman. Mem
bers leaving the washing machine dirty
will be fined $.50: money will go in the
ship's fund. Wind scoops and screens
are needed for the portholes. Radio wiil
be sold for $25: money goes to the ship's
fund.
WINTER HILL (Cities Service), June 2
—Chairmen, Thomas Durkin; Secretary,
Thomas O. Davis. Although the patrolman'
and captain agreed on a new washing
machine when we were at sea. the cap
tain said we are not entitled to one. Sug
gestion was made that all repairs be list
ed before the ship gpes to the shipyard.
Something should be done about the
roaches.and ants getting intc iiie night
lunch. Ship should be fumigated when
it goes to the shipyard: crew will not sign
on without the patrolman's okay on this.
Television should be turned off if no one
is watching. Ironing board should be
purchased. Crewmembers should eon
tribute $1 to ship's fund.
June 12—Chairman, Thomas Ourkin;
Secretary, Jbe Wyant. There is $10.55 in
the ship's fund, pharles Ifajette was
ANTINOUS (Waterman), June 1—Chair
man, R. Tallaksen; Secretary, D. Kissel.
Ship's repairs will be taken care of in
New York and in MObUe. H. KiUstrom
was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion
was made that cold pitchers of water be
provided at mealtimes and more Ice be
furnished. Steward promised a cold drink
at noon. Table one will be used at all
time by watch slanders, so they can be
served first.
LAFAYETTE (Waterman), April 2—
Chairman, E. Davis; Secretary, Peter Pat
rick. Minor beefs concerning food in
cluded the suggestion that meals have
more variety. Ship's delegate will check
on the new washing machine which
should be brought aboard in Mobile. New
mattresses are needed by the deck de
partment. Crew went on record as re
questing innersprlng mattresses on all
ships, and asking that this be entered
in the new agreement.
April 13—Chairman, Joseph M. Carroll;
Secretary, Peter Patrick." New washing
machine and refrigerator were put on
board in Mobile. Ship's delegate recom
mended that steward, who threatened
men in his department with a hard time
unless they cooperated, not be allowed
to sail for a year as steward. Card play
ers should not throw cigarette butts on
the deck and should keep messhaU clean.
Electrician said that there are no spare
parts for the new refrigerator.
IRENSTAR (Mains), May 3—Chairman,
S. Zygsrowskl; Secrstsry, Virgil Rogers.
Harney Hill was elected ship's delegate
by acclamation. Only minor repairs were
done, although the list was tiurned in
in plenty of time. Agent in Wilmington,
Calif., will'be notified about rOpalrs for
the next trip. Vote of thanks was given
to the deck engineer for mixing, the
steam line to the washing machine. Deck
gang will repair bedsprings.
WACOSTA (Waterman), June 1—Chair
man, Manuel De Barres; Secretary, H. A.
Orlando. Steward delegate reported that
one brother will be brought up on
charges for being drunk and performing
aboard ship in at least five Japanese and
Philippine ports, and falling to perform
his work at these times. Crew asked for
new linen, since almost all of the present
supply either has dry rot, mildew or is
torn. Suggestion was made that depart
ment delegates turn in their repair lists
a few days before arrival. Night cook
and baker complained that the foc'sle
is much too small for the chief cook and
himself.
NEVA WEST (Bloomfiold), May 5—
Chairman, Lofty Parks; Socretary, M.
Andarton. Ship's delegate will a.sk the
first assistant engineer to anchor the
washing machine. There is a balance of
$141 in the ship's fund. Steward depart
ment got a vote of thanks for good food
and service. Messroom door will be
locked in aU foreign ports.
SANTORE (Oro), May 17—Chairman,
K a 11 o g; Socretary, H. D. RIggt. AB
foc'sles need painting and more juices
shoidd be provided. Port steward needs
an okay from the company to. provide
more cold drinks and juices. Patrolman
will be consulted about whether the crew
can buy their own Juices.
KATHRYN' (Bull), no date—Chairman,
not listed; Secretary, F. A. Bartolomel.
Anibal Albe was elected ship's delegate
by acclamation. A better brand of soap
was requested.
STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), February
'10—Chairman, John Zlerels; Secretary,
Roy Poole. Ship's fund stands at $48:
New men wili donate S3 to the fund at
Long Beach, CalifJ An extra $1 will be
collected for the purchase of sporting
gear and film. McDonald was elected
ship's treasurer. Cooperation was asked
In fire and boat drill. Repairs were dis
cussed.
March f—Chairman, B. Gary; Secre
tary, McDonald. Crewmembers com
plained about the messman's routine
work. Hp will set another table in the
future. Rooms will be fumigated.
March 20—Chairman, B. Gary; Secre
tary, McDonald. Special meeting was
call^ on the second cook's work. How
ever. a member of the steward depart
ment volunteered to assist him. Second
cook, therefore, was given two weeks in
which to Improve the quality of food.
May 17—Chairman, John A. Zlerels;
Secretary, McDonald. Motion was passed
to call patrolman aboard in New york
to determine the reason for the bad
food. Steward department will paint
their rooms.
May 1—Chairman, John Zlerels; Secre
tary, McDonald. Washing machine will be
overhauled, either in New York or Bos
ton, and this will be paid for out of the
ship's fund: the washing machine pump
is out of order. Crew will buy a new
iron next trip out of the ship's fund.
MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfleld), May
16^halrman, Roy Pierce; Secretary, B.
F. Grice. Carson was elected ship's del
egate by acclamation. Steward reported
on the amount, and quality of subsistence
stores, stating that this ship was the
first of the company's ships to be stored
under the new Union storing giude.
There is an Insufficient supply of soap
powder. Suggestion was made that the
slopchest be checked with the captain
before leaving Norfolk. First assistant
engineer should be told about clogged
drains in the laundry and steward de
partment showers.
DEL MAR (Mississippi), June 1—Chair
man, Gsrn; Secretary, Bradley. Crew
donated $97 to a sick brother taken off
the ship at St. Thomas. Proof of at
least five rats on board must be shown
to the company before they will fumi
gate with gas, as they have a contract
with an exterminating company and the
ship is supposed to be verminproof.
Chairs in deck lounge have not been re
paired: holes in the deck have also not
been repaired. Deck delegate thanked
all members for donating purse of $143
to his brother. There is a total of $29 in
the ship's fund and $13 for the ball team.
Each member wiil donate $1 to the fund
this trip. Money from the ship's fund be
used to buy books each trip. Washing
machine needs ' a new belt. ' Members
were asked, not to use the crockery few
ash trays, to return all extra linen and
to stop throwing razor blades on deck
in bathrooms.
BETHORE (Ore), May II —Chairman,
C. B. Ross; Secretary, E. L. Schmidt.
Since card. players habitually leave the
mess dirty, motion was passed that they
donate $1 to the messman for cleaning.
Coffee should be ready and hot for the
watch and for aU hands at coffee time.
Jam jars should be covered.
ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping),
March 2—Chairman, Jimmy Davis; Sec
retary, W. Rogowskl. Motion was passed
to have both washing machines sold, aiid
turn money over to the ship's fund. En
gineer should be told about the leaks
In the crew's heads and pantry. Desk in
messman's room needs fixing.
May 25—Chairman, Freddy Hart; Sec
retary, James Davis. $20 will be don
ated from the ship's fund to tl^e purser
in appreciation of his showing motion
pictures. Collection for the fund will be
made at the' payoff. Rooms skoUld be
painted. Electrical fixtures are out of
order and shotild only be touched by
electricians.
SEAGARDEN (Penln. Nay.), June 1—
Chairman, Al Kramer; Secretary, Wil
liams. Action has not been taken on re
placement and , repair lists submitted
after the ship's first meeting. Steward
department was given a vote of thanks
by the entire crew. Deck department
delegate reported that the gangway was
rigged in a dangerous way.
TRANSATLANTIC (Fac. Wat.), May 15
—Chairman, T. R. Tsrrlngton; Clyde L.
Still. Suggestion was made that the ship's
delegate speak to the chief engineer
about shifting the water from the wash
water tanks to a double bottom, since
the water is too hot to use. One man in
each department will clean the recrea
tion room and laundry.
SEABEAVER (Colonial), June 1—Chair
man, Al LIngham; Secretary, J. W. Tan
nay. Bad meat will be thrown over
the side and good beef purchased in
Argentina. Crew gave steward a vote
of thanks for the way In which he han
dled this situation. Captain agreed to
see what can be done about the awning
at the next port. Draw in Curacao will
be in American money.
STRATHPORT (Strathmore), May J—
Chairman, A. C. Carpenter; Secretary,
Charles B. Martin. Meeting and inspec
tion of the ship took place with the cap
tain and a detailed repair list was drawn
up and approved.
STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), June 1—
Chairman, Arnold; Secretary, Sal Ter
raclna. Entire ship's fund plus voluntary
contributions made at the payoff will be
given to the widow and family of a dead
brother and fellow crewmember. Crew
gave a vote of thanks to the steward's
department for their efforts.
STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May 17—
Chairman, Jack Denlay; Secretary, Rich
ard J. Peterson. Suggestion was made to
see about getting a salt water shower
on deck and to keep unauthorized per
sons out of the passageways. Fantail
awning should he put up. Captain on
this ship is remembered from the Steel
Surveyor, whose crewmembers had the
same beef as the brothers have, now—
high slopchest prices. A comparison of
prices between this trip and the last,
under another captain, shows the big
difference clearly.
ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping),
May 3—Chairman, Red Blumenberg; Sec
retary, E. Max. New York port agent
wiil be informed about last trip's repair
list. H. Buckner was elected sliip's del
egate. There is a balance of $45.25 in the
ship's fund. Suggestion was made that
all new men donate a dollar to ship's
fond.
May 18—Chairman, Red Blumenberg;
Secretary, I. Pearce. Motion was passed
to have the Union officials in the port
of payoff contact the public health de
partment about the scuppers from the
toilets and showers overflowing into the
messhalls. Ship's delegate wiil make sure
that the mate orders screens for all
portholes. Crewmembers agreed that
meals are not up to standard. This beef
will, be taken to the patrolman at the
payoff.
TROJAN TRADER (Trojan), May 4—
Chairman, William J. Smith; Secretary,
Robert A. Derosla. Steward said cots
were ordered for the next trip. Repair
lists should be made up by department
delegates and given to the captain;' Sug
gestion was made to have the patrolman
check on previous promised repairs.
Weather doors on main deck should be
sprung into shape and new gaskets sup
plied, if necessary.
May 25—Chairman, John A. Sullivan;.
Secretary, R. A. Derosla. Vote of thanks
went to the baker for his excellent work.
Patrolman will be notified that commu
nications are not being received through
the mail. Need for first aid kits in the
engine room and in the galley wili be
brought to the patrolman's attention.
CHIWAWA (Cities Service), May 25—
Chairman, James Canard; Secrgtary, Sid
ney Segree. Ship's fund now stands at
$36.45. Disputed overtime wiil be turned
over to the patrolman at the payoff.
Milton Hintor was elected ship's delegate
by acclamation. Greater variety of sea
food was suggested. Retiring ship's del
egate got a vote of thanks for a splendid
job.
ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic),
April 23—Chairman, J. S. Bragg; Secre
tary, L. E. Harris. Delegates reported
everything In good condition. Laundry
should be left clean after use. Sanitary
men will arrange a definite time to clean
the recreation room and wiU clean the
water fountain too. Suggestion was made
that anyone who raises a disturbance by
getting drunk should stay on shore, and
not keep members awake who would
like to sleep.
May It—Chairman, Bill Brown; Secre
tary, 'L. E. Harris. Motion was passed
that no one sign on for the next voyage
until a new ice box has been provided.
Motion passed to have all draws In the
United Kingdom made in US currency.
ALICE BROWN (Bloomfiald), May 21—
Chairman, Paul Marquest; Secretary, S.
T. Arales. Suggestion was made that
requisitions for the next voyage be or
dered now. since there was a shortage
of a few Jtenis of foodstuffs, tbis.trlp.
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to be worthy SlU men.
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1952
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DisttricfViide Balloting Runs 91
' ElirOUte tO ^ntptnates* Puerto
Rico on the SlUmanned Kath
ryri, PR Governor Luis Mxuioz
Marin (left) chats out on
deck with Seafarer Mario
Farrulla, chief steward, dur
ing the threeday trip down to San
Juan. The Governor joined the
Bull Line ship in Norfolk, one of
its ports of call on the route south
ward. (Story on Page 6.)
' Grateful recog
tnanKS, nltlon of the
SIU's assistance during last win
ter's Prudential Insurance strike
is struck in bronze on com
memorative plaque pre
seiited by AFL Insurance ,
Agents Int'l Unon to the SIU. The
82day strike represented a first
time victory for beefsin white
collar field. (Story on Page 3.)
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U^mmmdi SIU Patrolman Walt Siek
neiping none?, mann (right) serves as
the eyes of sightless Seafarer Joe Germano, 64, as he
guides him down the steps and away from the Hudson
County, New Jersey, poorhouse. The Union arranged
to have Germano taken to a private boarding home
where he will get the proper care visualized in the ex
panded coverage of the SIU Welfare Plan and new dis
ability progranfi. (Story on Page 3.)
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>.rwr. Fac« Two I SEAFABEnS%Oe Fridayt Jme 27/1952
Birth Benefits Top $1,000 ft
The stork is getting a big assist from the SIU these days.
The Seafarer's Welfare Plan has paid maternity benefits of $200 each to 16 Seafarers
since the SIU announced the expanded welfare benefits Jime 4. Along with the benefi
checks went the $25 treasury^:
bond given them by the SlU
to launch the "first trippers"
on a happy voyage in life. A sea
farer recipient aptly tagged the
i Union, gift as "Bonds for Babies."
The SIU Welfare Plan ofl^'e re
ported several other SIU maternity
benefits were in the processing
stage. At the moment payments
are well in excess of $1,000 a week
and will undoubtedly rise as other
eligible seafarers come in from
trips.
After presenting copies of mar
riage licenses and birth certificates,
the following men were among
tiiose who promptly received checks
and bonds:
Kenneth E. Beckerich, Mt. Ver
non, N. Y.; John T. Koval, Brook
lyn; Sigwart Nielsen, Brooklyn
Alfonso Rivera, Brooklyn; John H.
Hunt, Boston; Vincent Bavirsha
Brooklyn; Patrick Rogers, Brook
lyn; Jackson Meyer, Savannah
Manfredo Ciampi, Sommerville
Mass.; Robert Nicolai, New York:
Walter Butterton, Portsmouth, Va.
James Byers, Mobile; Joe Cave,
New Orleans; Felix Bonefont, New
York, and Dolar Stone, Baltimore
feasant Surprise
To these Seafarers, announce
ment of the new maternity benefits
came as a pleasant surprise. The
payments represented an unex
pected bonanza and came at a time
when hospital and medical bills
usually put a big dent in any fami
ly budget.
Since Unionwon security and
improved wage rates has made it
possible for them to doso, a rap
idly increasing number of Seafar
ers have become solid family men.
Those who were among the first to
receive the new maternity pay
ments were unanimous in recogniz
ing that the expanded Welfare
Plan will play a big part in easing
the family financial strain when the
newcomer arrives.
"This is a big thing for the SIU
family man," said John T. Koval,
a member of the SIU for nine
years. "The maternity benefit will
solve a big financial headache. It
sure helped make things easier
for us."
Kenneth E. Beckerich, who has
been sailing 41^ years and made
SEAFARERS LOG
Jon* 27. 1952 Vol. XIV. No. 13
As I See It Page 13
"Bombay Goose" Page 11
Burly Page 16
Crossword Puzzle Page 12
Did You Know Page 18
Editorial Page 13
Foc'sle Fotog Page 19
GaUey Gleanings Page 20
Inquiring Seafarer Page 12
' In The Wake Page 12
Labor RoundUp Page 16
Letters Pages 21, 22, 23
Letter Of The Week Page 13
Maritime Page 16
Meet The Seafarer .... Page 12
On The Job Page 16
"On Trade Route 20"
Pages 14, 15
Personals Page 26
Quiz Page 19
Ship's Minutes Pages 26, 27
SIU History Cartoon... Page 7
Sports Line Page 20
Ten Years Ago Page 12
"Through the Roads".. Page 10
Top Of The News...... Page 6
Vacation Pay. . Pages' 23, 24, 25
Wash. News Letter Page 4
Welfare Benefits...... Page 25
Published biwMiny kr the headquarters
• f the Seafarers International Union, At
Who Gets Sew Benefits?
Following are the requirements for the two new benefits under'
the Seafarers Welfare Plan:
Mqt«riiify;
Any eligible Seafarer becomlQg a father after April 1, 1952,
will receive the $200 maternity benefit payment, plus the Union's
gift of a $25 US Treasury Bond for the child. Needed is a cqpy
of the marriage certificate and birth certificate. If possible, a
discharge from his last ship should be enclosed. Duplicate pay
ments and bonds will be given in casesof multiple births.
Pisobilify;
Any totally disabled Seafarer, regardless of age, who qualifies
for benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan, is eligible for the
$15 weekly disability benefit for as long as hc^s. totally unable to
work.
Applications and queries on unusual situations should.be sent
to the Union Welfare Trustees, c/o SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth
Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. .
his last trip ^aboard the Susanne
(Bull Lines), found it "almost too
good to be true" when he first
heard he was entitled to a check
for $200 to help with the "down
payment" on his son Kenneth John,
born May 18.
The $25 bond given the baby by
the SIU will help him to fully ap
preciate when he grows' up just
how much the Union meant to his
Dad, he added.
"The Seafarer's Welfare Plan has
done more than anything else to
(Continued on page 17)
, Brooklyn.
wndtr Ml# Act of August 24, "
AFL Cooks
Win Right
ToMCSVote
West Coast steward depart
ment men will have an oppor
tunity to pick a union of their
choice under an agreement reached
with the shipowners and the NLRB
last week. The settlement was
hailed as a victory for the AFL
Marine Cooks and Stewards which
has been striving for recognition
as bargaining agent for unaffiliated
steward's department men.
Pending the election, the AFL
union will have equal job rights
with the independent National Un
ion of Atarine Cooks and Stewards
through a joint hiring hall.
NLRB Voids Contract
Up until recently, the Commun
istdominated NUMCS had exclu
sive control of all hiring imder a
contract signed with the shipown
ers in December, 1948. Several
weeks ago, however, the NLRB
threw out this contract as having
no legal standing. With the worth
lessness of the document estab
lished, the AFL union was able to
place its men aboard several ships.
• The NUMCS tried in vain to
keep AFL men out, going to the
extent of tying up the Matson
liner, Lurline, last month for a few
days. The tactic failed in face of
the fact that the independent
union had no right to keep AFL
men off the ships. Consequently
the Lurliae ^iled with a large
complement of AFL members.
7rc«partial Hiring
After this defeat, the NUMCS
threw in the sponge and agreed
that an impartial hiring hall should
be set up pending the bargaining
election. Members of either union
can come there to register for jobs
and be shipped in the Order in
which they register, ^ .
Carpenter Alfonso Rivera fondly cradles twomonthold Felix, as
his wife, Juanita, holding $200 welfare check, looks on.
The kids may not know it. but Dad, Sigwart Neilsen (holding baby
Georgianna), and mom, Karolynna, are $200 richer.
MTD Aids Teamsters,
ILA In Lumber Strike
The MTD this week threw its full support behind a strike
against a New York lumber firm after Local. 282 of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL, and Local 205 of
the International Longshoref
men's Association, AFL, askec^'
for support.
The two unions are jointly pick
eting the T&S Lumber Company of
Patchogue which refuses to bargain
with them despite the fact that
the unions jointly won an NLRB
election in the yard in April. The
teamsters represent the yard's
truckdrivers and the ILA repre
sents the other yard workers. *
In addition, the company—after
it lost the election—^fired two men
for union activities.
Lloyd Gardner,. Executive Secre
tary of the MTJ), went, out to tlie
help. He and other MTD officials
went over the strike strategy with
the unions and then pledged the
full support of the MTD.
"This is a legitimate beef," he
saidr"and the MTD will give its
fellow imions all the support and
help they may need."
Meanwhile, pickets from the two
unions have the plant completely
bottled up. All of the drivers and
yard employees are but.
"We're going to stay out until
we get the kind of wages and con
ditions, the men; deserve," said a
union spokesman. .
"It's easy as pie to collect,"'
says new dad John T. Koval,
showing off $25 bond and $200
check.
SUPGirds
For Siege
In Strike
Refusal of shipowners to ac
cept a compromise SUP offer
has deadlocked the West Coast
strike against the Pacific Maritime
Association. As a result, the StJP
has taken steps! to tighten up the
strike, which is now entering its
33rd day.
As^ previously reported in the
LOG, the SIU A&G District has
pledged all possible aid in any
shape or form to the SUP strike
whenever it is needed.
Negotiations between the SUP
and shipowners broke down after
two meetings on Jund 17 and 18
failed to produce a settlement.
MSTS Carrying Supplies
Meanwhile, no dry cargo is mov
ing on any ships owned by mem
ber companies of the Pacific Mari
time Association. All essential
military cargo is being carried on
Governmentowned vessels char
tered the MSTS. The only private
lyowned ship, outside of tankers
and steamschooners, that has
sailed is the President Cleveland
which made one trip carrying mili
tary dependents. Army supplies
and mail.
At the June 17 negotiation meet
ing, the shipowners for the first
time expressed willingness to re
fer the question of wages and pen
alty, time to the Wage Stabilization
Board. However, they demanded
that the SUP give them a long
term contract and allow them to
dicker vdth West Coast longshore
men on loading of ship's stores,
which is SUP work under the ex
isting" contract.
SUP Compromise Offer
In turn the SUP* negotiating
committee offered a compromise
calling for settlement on the basis
of fringe items already agreed on,
overtime for Saturday watches, a 5
percent acrosstheboard Increase
and true overtime for daymen.
This proposal was rejected by the
shipowners.
At the next day's meeting no '
further progress was made as the
operator's representative failed to
make any kind of counteroffer, and
negotiations broke off.
Consequently, the SUP commit
tee reported to the membership, it
(Continued on page 17)
Steel Strike
Idles Most
Of Ore Fleet
BALTIMORE—The offand
on nationwide steel strike has.
already idled six vessels out
of the tenship Ore Line fleet op
erating out of nearby Sparrows
Point and threatens to idle the re
mainder when they return to the '
mill site here.
Seafarer crews on the half dozen
Ore ships already here have been
jeduced to skeleton complements
of about 1012 men pending settle
ment of the walkout by the CIO
United Steelworkcrs against ma*
jor US steel producers. The Ore
fleet is a subsidiary operation of
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation,
one of the strikebound companies.
At the present time, four of the
ships are at anchorage off Spar
rows Point while two more are tied
up right at the ore docks. The
ships sUll at sea, returning from
the South American mines which
.supply ore for the , Sparrows Point
refinery, are, , according to company
purees, expected.to be idled with
reduced crews as soon as, they
a^ive. ^
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Slgiitless oldtimer Joe Gennano, 64 (center), is welcomed to his
new home by Mrs. V. Tentonico. SIU Patrolman Walt Siekman
brourht him there after takinr him out of a NJ poorhouse.
Now f7/ live Again'
—Disabled Seafarer
Thanks to the newlyinstituted SIU disability benefit, a
blind Seafarer, who had been doomed to spend the rest 6f his
days in a poorhouse, now has a decent life to look forward to.
Brother Joe Germano, a vet»— —
eran of 40 years at sea, has
been placed temporarily in a
comfortable private boarding
home, pending construction of the
SIU hotel where permanent quar
ters will be provided for him.
The 64year old Germano is
strong and healthy in body, but
according to the doctors, his optic
nerves are almost completely de
stroyed and there is little hope
that he will ever see again.
Wants to Work Again
Nevertheless Germano refuses
to resign himself to idleness after
a lifetime of hard work. "If the
doctors can fix me up," he said
hopefully, "I'll go back to sea
again. But now the SIU has made
SIU Backs
Sea School
$ Reslash
The up again, down again
appropriations bill for Kings
Point Maritime Academy,
once more faces House and Sen
ate action in its cut version.
The reduced version which has
SIU support cuts $1 million out of
the appropriation for the school.
The SIU has branded the school
useless because it continues to
grind out officers without any re
gard to the employment situation
in maritime over the years.
The bill started in the House
Appropriations Committee, which
cut the $1 million out because it
felt the cadets did not need $65
a month pay in addition to getting
a free college education. The
House approved the cut version.
. However, the Senate Appropria
tions Committee then put the $1
million back into the bill after a
hard campaign in which the NMU
made its sudden about face and
supported the larger version. The
Senate okayed the larger bill.
Then, a conference committee
from both the Senate and House
went to work and decided to cut
the $1 million out once again. This
is the way the bill stands now,
awaiting action by both full
bouses.
it so 1 can live again as a human
being."
When the Union learned that
Germano was in the Hudson
Coimty Almshouse, Secaucus, N J,
it immediately took steps to deter
mine if soniething could be dope
for his sight as well as to find
decent quarters for him. A
Union representative went out to
the ̂ poorhouse to pick him up.
He found it to be a forbidding
old brick building situated in the
midst of an odorous pigraising
area, next door to the county jail
and a mental hospital. There, as
Germano told the Union, he had
been taken out of bed in the morn
ing and sat down in a chair for
16 hours daily until he was led
back to bed again. He didn't even
have a cane so that he did not dare
venture to get out of his chair and
walk about. Throughout the day
he received no attention from any
body.
Happy to Be Out
When he was taken out of the
poorhouse he was overjoyed,
(Continued on page 17>
Building Program
By 9 To 1 Margin
Welfare Plan would be xi^ed to
build an SIU hotel to service Sea
farers shipping from the head
quarters port.
To Members' Credit
Recognition of the value of
modern halls nowjn use in busy
ports like New Orleans and Mobile,
as well as the headquarters build
ing opened just seven months ago
in Brooklyn, was credited for the
membership's wishes for modern
facilities.
Samplings of membership opin
ion on the ships as well as ashore
in various SIU halls around the
country indickted a strong feeling
to end forever the era of second
rate Union buildings in keeping
with the Union's standing at the
head of maritime labor.
The resolution for the new build
Ins. Beet Plaque Hails SIU Aid
A plaque' commemorating aid received from "a fighting union—the SIU" was presented"
to the Union at the June 18 headquarters membership meeting by the heads of the In
surance Agents International Union, AFL. The presentation honored the SIU's aid in the 82
day strike of the agents^
against the multibillion dol
lar Prudential Insurance Com
pany.
Union president George Russ,
who made .the presentation, along
with Max Shine, regional director,
and Isidore A. Landsman, regional
organizer, declsired that the agents
were fortunate that the SIU was
willing to help in their hour of
need. "When days were darkest,"
he said, "you gave us encourage
ment, financial aid, moral aid, and
every kind of assistance."
• The insurance strikers victory in
this test of white collar unionism,
lie concluded, "was only possible
because great guys like you helped
Us in a time of need."
Twice Voted Donations
The strike, which was the first
successful largescale walkout In
the white collar field, ^as called
on December 1, when the company
refused to negotiate a contract
(Continued on page 17)
Saluting jSIU "In grateful appreciation" of aid during last winter's
Prudential Insurance beef, lAlU Regional Director Max Shine
(right) presents plaque to SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall.
lAlU Organtaer liddore Landmaa (left) lends an eiur.
Hailing Seafarers as members
of a "fighting union," George
Russ, lAIV president, buds
SIU aid.
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• Wrapping up the details on final tally from SIU referendum ballot on new halls. Seafarers on the
Tallying Committee prepare a report for membership approval. Included in the group (1r) are:
J. M. Sprejitzer, Dan Fitzpatrlck, Bob Bowley, C. J. Mehi, Van Whitney and W. J. Reidy.
Seafarers balloting on a 30day referendum recommending new SIU halls for
the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Galveston rolled up a whopping 91 percent
vote in favor of the proposal.
The overwhelming passage of the referendum proposal setting forth the need
for expanded, modernized membership facilities in the three outports was seen as
a solid reaffirmation of the 4
SIU policy of assuring Sea
farers the best wages and
working conditions while at
sea, as well as streamlined,
comfortable facilities while
on the beach.
Certifying the final result, a six
man tallying committee elected
from the membership issued its
report, subject to approval at
Union membership meetings July
2. The committee reported the
referendum had bqen adopted by
well over the twothirds majority
required by the SIU constitution.
It called for a $20 building assess
ment to become effective July 15,
1952.
The vote for largescale expan
sion of the Union's apparatus fol
lowed by less than two weeks the
announcement that funds from the
ing program was originally ap
proved by heavy majorities at
shoreside meetings in April.
Hearty agreement with its purpose
set in motion machinery for the
referendum required by the con
stitution on all assessments, to give
Seafarers coming in off ships an
opportunity to voice their senti
ments on the issue.
While full details on the pro
curement of suitable sites in Balti
more, Philadelphia and Galveston
could not be formulated pending
membership action on the referen
dum, plans call for setups com
parable to those at headquarters
to be established in the three ports.
This would include facilities sim
ilar to those in headquarters, in
addition to comfortable recreation
(Continued on page 17)
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AfitriK Mrn^Uk tm* .• :€;'!t;v"^ •
Govt Issues
OR Sea Work
Seafarers with a youngster in
terested in going to sea for a living
will find a brandnew US Labor
Department booklet on the mari
time industry a valuable introduc
tory primer on seagoing life.
Prepared with the assistance of
the SIU and other seamen's unions,
a copy of the booklet fresh off the
press was received at headquar
ters with thanks and appreciation
for the "fine cooperation and gen
erous assistance which your organ
ization gave us," froih US Com
missioner of Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague.
• Entitled "Employment Outlook
In The Merchant Marine," the re
port is illustrated with photographs
and charts detailing the jobs, work
ing conditions, wages and training
available to members of the indus
try.
Notes Job Drop
It notes the drop in employment
experienced since the beginning of
the ship withdrawal this spring
when almost 400 government
owned merchant ships were re
turned to idle status after shuttling
foreign aid and military shipments
all over the world, calling atten
tion to the "boombust" condition
which has "characterized the in
dustry for many years."
The report also echcte the con
tention of the SIU, the industry
and the Maritime Administration
that it is desirable to carry at
least half of our foreign trade in
US ships.
Copies of the report can be ob
tained by writing for Labor Bulle.
tin No. 1054, to the Superintendent
of Documents, US Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC,
and enclosing the 30cent cost.
Sean eyes the camera as dad, Robert Nieolal, and broflier Pat look
over ship mod^. A foster hmne for both boys is sought.
Seafarer Asks Home
To Bring Up 2 Sons
Tragedy struck the home of Se^arer Robert Nicolai when
his wife died in the course of giving birth to their third child.
As a result, the 29yearold Seafarer is struggling with the
problem of finding a foster"^
Steel Workers
Have New Song
The CIO Steelworkers now have
an official song, "Strong Men of
Steel." Copies of the song, along
with orchestrations, were sent to
all local unions and are also avail
able at the Steelworkers head
quarters.
home for his children where
the two oldest ones at least,
can be together.
An SIU headquarters representa
tive learned about the case when
Nicolai was paid the SIU maternity
benefit. The union is now attempt
ing to locate a home for Nicolai's
two sons. The oldest, Sean, is a
little over three years old, while
Patrick just passed his second
birthday. Since his wife's death
seven v^eks ago, Nicolai has been
taking care of the children himself,
but is faced with the probleha of
what to do with them when he
ships out again.
Sister Cares For Infant
For the time being, Nicolai told
the LOG, his sister is taking care
of his infant daughter, Kathleen,
who survived the birth. Placement
of the two boys would be easier if
they were split up, but Nicolai is
determined to keep the two boys
together. "I don't want to have
three children living in three sep
arate homes," he said.
"My motherinlaw could take
care of them," he continued, "but
that would mean she would have
to stop work. If she does that now,
she will lose allher pension rights,
but if she continues working for
another year and a half she'll bis
eligible to retire."
"What I'm looking for is a pri
vate home where somebody can
care fpr the two together."
Life hasn't been too easy for
Nicolai in the past few years. Up
until he started shipping with the
SIU last summer, he said, "we had
a rough time of it."
SIU Shipping Pays Off
"Since I've been going to sea
with the SIU for the first time in
my life I have a couple of dollars
to spare. When I was working
shoreside we just about kept our
heads above water.".
In addition to his other worries,
Nicolai was facing eviction from
his home in a city housing project
because after he started sailing
regularly his income exceeded tite
limits set down hy lawfor subsi
dized housing. . For the time be
ing, however, be still has his apart
ment.
"If any of the men reading the
paper know of somebody who will
take the two boys," he added,
"I would appreciate It' If they
would let the LOG know about it."
Historic Boston Waterfront Landmark Destroyed
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CSty llrehoats stand 1^ during recent blaze at Boston's famed India Wharf uhich almost i^pletely
gutted ffie ISOyearold clipper ship dock. The pier was designed by Charles Bulfinch, who htiped
dialga fli# US dapttd to Werthigtoit, P. C Fow drcmeu were tojurcd to "
SIU NEWSLETTER
from WASHISGTOS
Admiral E. L. Cochrane, Maritime Administrator, will retire from
his post the end of this month. His successor at the agency will find it
difficult to require steamship lines to embark upon new construction,
and the commitment of millions of. dollars, unless the companies can
be assured in advance that their contracts with the government will
be honored, and will be binding on both parties.
Because of the challenge issued by Lindsay Warren, Comptroller
General of the US, over the Government construction subsidies for ship
construction,, the matter of amending the law in this respect will be a
very hot potato for the EightyThird Congress, which convenes next
January. The construction subsidy squabble has reached the Truman
cabinet level, with Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and Mr. Warren
swinging at each other. At one point. Sawyer talked about quitting
unless he is allowed to run his office the way he wants to. Behind the
public scene, . Sawyer has appealed to Truman to direct Warren to
stick to the letter's statutory duty of performing audit work only, and
not attempt to exercise undue influence on the 'Government shipping
agency's staff.
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On Ovteber 1, 1949, the Military Sea Transportation Service came
into existence, headed by Vice Admiral William Callaghan, US Navy.
MSTS provides logistical support for the armed forces overseas, and
maintains what it claims to be a "nucleus" fleet of ships in case they
have to expand quickly in event of war.
However, an idea of how fast MSTS has grown, and the competition
encountered by private, American shipping lines, can be gained from
looking at its operations in only one section of the country, the US
Gulf area. Over 200,000 measurement tons of cargo moves out of the
Gulf area monthly on ships controlled by MSTS. Aside frOm this,
some 2,000,000 bulk barrels of petroleum products are expected from
Gulf ports each month on vessels either owned or operated by MSTS.
AlUiough (rafffc and revenues of carriers on inland waterways have
improved substantially, the coastwise and intercoastal carriers continue
to claim to be "marginal" operators.
Packagefreight service no longer exists on the Great Lakes, and
"lessthanbargeload" service has all but disappeared from other inland
waterways.
Under the law, domestic lines must first get operating rights from
the Interstate Comimerce Commission, and ICC believes that dormant
or vnused operating rights could be a major cause of the slow trade
conditions, because such outstanding certificates and permits may be
revived any time, causing an adverse effect upon old and new opera
tors alike. With this in mind, a Senate Committee has agreed to give
ICC the power to revoke or suspend domestic carter operating rights
in the case of those companies who are not exercising their right of
operating in thpse trades.
A number of American domestic shipping lines have appealied to
Congress itor a oneyear extension of time within which they will have
to use funds for the acquisition of vessels. The companies have over
$15 million salted away in special ship: construction funds, set up
under law, and these funds are supposed to be used to acquire vessels
by the end of September of this year. However, the lines, in apply
ing for the further extension of time, have said that unsettled world
conditions have prevented thefinalizing of plans in the matter. The
companies are: AmericanHawaiian Steamshijk Co., Central Gulf.,
Eastern Steamship, Isthmian, Pope & Talbot, Pittsburgh Steamship,
Sabine Transport, Wilson Navigation, and American Steamship Com
pany.
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A $11, million dollar question is—who will become the new owner
of the" powerful American President Lines. Ltd. (formerly Dollar SS
Lines)? After a hectic sevenyear court battle over the ownership of
stock in the company, R. Stanley Dollar and the Government have
agreed to an outofcourt arrangement. The disputed stock will be
offered to the highest bidder (a minimum price of . $14 mililon having
been set), with the proceeds then to be split 5050 by the Government
and the Dollar interests.
Sealed bids will be issued soon, and will be opened thereafter by the
Riggs National Bank, of this City, the trustee,, A number of American
steami^ip men are known to be interested in acquiring the valuable
shipping company, either their ownselves or acting in combines.
The delivery run of the superiiner United States, from Norfolk,
Va., to New York, was made on June 22. Shortly before this time, some
Members of Congress asked the Maritime Administration, which had
the ship built on behalf of the US Lines Company, whether, as a mat
ter of propriety, government maritime employees should accept the
nvitation to be aboard the ship as guests of the shipping company.
The MA replied that it saw nothing wrong in the matter, and that it
would be good if the Government employees got a firsthand idea of
what the ship looked like.
Some Congressmen, claimed that the run amounted to nothing mora
than a "junket," but this was hotly denied by General John Franklin,
President of US Lines Company. • ~
Although it is claimed that the superiiner cost $70 million to build,
the final tally will show that it cost over $77 million. However, of the
original agreed contract price of $70 millidn, the US Lines Company
is to pay $28 miiiioa, with the goveniment subsidy being as follows:
I lis million to cover extra cost of constructing the ship in this Country
over what it would cost to construct it abroad; and $24 million to cover
cost of special defense features, such as high speed and 2 engine rooms.
FrlttCf, Jtiie «T. SIEHFAR'E'k'S tae Pare Pir*
Commies Ist BME C/dss itt School
Attack Grew In France
Seafarers off the SlUmanned Tad^dei were mauled with
brickbats and blackjacks reportedly at the hands of French
Communists while they we5,e ashore in St. Nazaire and Nantes,
Fortunately,, none of the menf
was seriously injured in the
attacks and all were able to
get back to ship pfely.
Beliveau
As a result, crewmembers of the
Taddel, told the LOG that Sea
farers going ashore ip France
from now on should be on their
guard to avoid being duniped by
local Communist squads.
Confirm LOG Charges
The attacks on the Taddei crew
members confirm in part a Sea
farer's charges in the May 2 is
sue of the LOG that French Com
munists are concentrating on
American ships and seamen as tar
gets in their drive to disrupt Amer
ican seamen, as
well as to propa
gandize . against
American aid.
Bosun Robert
Beliveau said that
the Taddei's trou
bies begaii the
moment it ar
rived at St. Na
zaire. It was
met by Commu
nist demonstrators parading with
.signs that said "Go Home,'Yanks"
and shouting insults and epithets
at crewmemberS.. Apparently the
, demonstrators thought the ship
was carrying arms. Actuaily it
had a load of grain aboard.
That evening, Beliveau and five
otherfj went ashore to the local bar.
While Walking back to the ship
about midnight, a Frenchman on
a bicycle rode up behind Beliveau,
blackjacked him and rode away
before the startled seamen realized
' what was up. The
attack raised an
' egg on Beliveau's
E^ull but other
wise he was not
seriously* in jured.
"If I were an
, older man," Be
liveau said, "I
' might have had
my skull fra'c
tured. I was in
France in 1947 and
fine. Nothing like this ever hap^
pened to me before.
Subsequently the ship pulled out
of St. Nazaire and went into
Nantes., There Seafarer Theodore
Catharine, OS, and three other
Catharine
I was treated
crewmembers went ashore to a bar
that is well known locally as a
hangout of American merchant
seamen. They were in there until
about 8 P.M. When they stepped
outside they were met by a gang
of men wha started pelting them
with rocks and paving blocks.
Smashed Up Bar
"There must have been at least
two dozen men," Catharine said.
"They smashed the windows of the
bar and did. a lot of damage to the
place. When we started down the
street, they followed us and kept
pitching at us."
"One Frenchman came up to one
of us with a big rock in his hand,
but the crewman punched him.
Then we all piled into a cab to get
out of there in a hurry."
Tried To Upset Cab
The gang followed up the at
tack by trying to turn over the cab
but fortunately it got underway,
Catharine said that the French
woman who Yuns the tavern de
scribed the gang as being local
Communists who consistently pick
fights with American seamen.
Cops Steer Clear
There were local,, cops in the
vicinity all the while the bombard
ment was going on, he asserted,
but they didn't do anything. "They
seemed to be afraid of mixing it
with the gang, or maybe they felt
the same way that the mob did."
As a result of this encounter, one
of the men turned to next morning
with a badly swollen nose ,and a
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Qualifying as a result of his previous seatime. Seafarer Fred .Thayer, FWT (right), becomes the first SIU
man to enroll in school and take part in an accelerated BME program for upgrading unlicensed black
gang men to third assistants. Congratulating Thayer is BME SecretaryTreasurer Charles King^
It may be summertime but schuol bells are ringing for Seafarers out of the black gang.
The first group of SIU men to begin study fo r engineers' licenses were enrolled in the
Brothei]hood of Marine Fhgineerssponsored s chool this week.
Other Seafarers who have
successfully passed their li
cense tests after receiving in
struction booklets from the BME
are now helping man BME ships.
Among those who are now sail
ing engineer after winning their
ticket with BME aid is former Sea
farer Charles Vam. Yam sat for
his license down in Tampa and is
now on the Milton Smith, an Isth
mian Line ship.
Training Program
The engineer's training program
was set up by the BME to help
Seafarers secure licenses and meet
$65,000 To
^aman For
Loss Of Arm
A Brooklyn jury, has awarded a
$65,000 verdict to a Farrell Lines
seaman who lost his right hand to
a hippopotamus aboard ship. The
accident occurred on the freighter
African Star on the way from East*^
Africa to NeW York.
The hippopotamus was part of
the ship's cargo and is now in. the
New York Central Park Zoo. In
the course of the voyage, the sea
manr Robert H. Rawlins, was at
tacked by the hippo while trying
to open the cage door so as to
give It a meal. . ^
As a result, his right arm had to
be amputated almost up to the el
bow.
Subsequently, the captain of the
African Star refused to complete
the voyage with the hippo aboard
and it was.later brpugbt here on
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Govt Probes ' Labor'
Paper Fought By SIU
A selfstyled labbr newspaper that once had a runin with
the SIU; is now being probed by the Government. The Fed
eral Trade Commission, which regulates unethical advertising
practices, has accused thef—^^
Trade Union Courier of New
York with wrongfully claim
ing AFL sponsorship, misrepre
senting the number of unions that
endorse the paper, and inserting
advertisements that were never
ordered and charging business
firms for them.
The charges have been aired at
a series of hearings before the
Commission but no decision has
been issued at present, by the Gov
ernment agency.
Used SIU's Name
It was in the fall of 1948 that the
Courier ran afoul of the SIU when
one of the paper's fasttalking tele
phone pitchmen told a tavern own
er near the NY union hall that the
SIU had endorsed that newspaper.
• This is the usual tack taxen by the
Courier's salesmen when ap
proaching employers who have
dealings with one union or an
other.
The tavern owner paid for an ad,
thinking it.would'be a plug in his
favor .with Seafarers. Later, of
course, he found out that the SIU
had no connection of any kind with
the Trade Union Courier and that
he had been swindled.
Private Business
The Courier, is a privatelyowned
publication which purports to pre
sent labor news to its readers. Ac
tually the overwhelming bulk of
its columns consists of "friendly
to labor," or "antiCommunist" ads
paid for by employers from vari
ous parts of the country. The ads
are solicited by telephone sales
men working out of a New York of
fice over the long distance lines.
While these salesmen often tell
the prospective customers .that the
paper is "endorsed" or "spon
sored" by the American Federa
tion of Labor the AFL Executive
Council has gone on record on
more than one occasion disclaim
ing any connection with the news
paper or its advertising practices.
Prepare For
Strike Caii
Some 40,001) members of the
Industrial Union of Marine and
Shipbuilding Workers in. 10 East
Coast ports were standing by ready
to walk off their Jobs.
The workers were originally sup
posed to have gone on strike Jiine
13, but they voted to postpone the
walkoff for a week to give the com
panies time to meet their demands
which include a 20cent across the
board wage hike, lifting the stand
ard rate for firstclass mechanics
to $2 an hour, a union shop^ eight
paid holidays and increased vaca
tions. •
The shipyards affected include
eightyards of Bethlehem Steel Co.,
and two Todd Shipyards <Jp. yards,..
the need for 3rd assistants. Now
that the formal schooling feature
has been added, the BME is pre
pared to advance tuition and main
tenance to Seafarerstudents who
are in need of financial aid.
Within the next few weeks the
first group of students .will com
plete their course of study at the
school and will
sit for their li
cense exams.
• First to enroll
in the school
under the BME
program was
Seafarer Fred
Thayer off the
R^in Mowbray.
"I ; found out
about the train
ing setup in the LOG," Thayer
said, "so when I paid off the Mow
bray in Savannah I headed right
for. New York.
Good Opportunity
"I've long had in mind to go for
a license and this is a good oppor
tunity to get started on it." Thayer
started school offiQially on Thurs
Yarn
day, June 19, and expects to be
ready for the exam within four
weeks.
The BME made arrangements for
formal schooling at a recognized
maritime school after it had re
ceived a wide response to its
original offer to help men prepare
for their licenses. Since midMay,
the engineers union has distributed
several dozen question and answer
instruction booklets containing ma
terial that is typical of the Coast
Guard tests for 3rd assistants.
Men interested in obtaining the
course of instruction should come
up to BME headquarters at 675
Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, and get
in touch with a BME representa
tive there. Or else they can write
in to the BME giving full details
of their seafaring background so
that their eligibility for a license
can be checked. Immediate berths
are promised all men earning their
tickets.
in order to sit for a license, a
Seafarer needs three years sea time
as fireman, oiler, watertender or
chief electrician.
90 J>ay» On SIU Ship All They Need
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Smooth operation of SIU Yacation Plan is explained by SIU Rep
resentative Al. Bernstein (left) to headquarters visitor^ George;
^a5(ly and Tpnii Sk9^tman (rigjbtl. pf , ^Building Seryjee Jgt'L;
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Seafarers Host to PR's Governor
Gathered on deck with SIU crewmembcn in the deck and engine depertmenti aboard tiie Boll Like
freighter Kathryk, Puerto Rico Governor Luk MunozMarin (center, standing ever lifering) poses
. with the gang idiUe a SeafarerIensman reeorded the event.
The Seafarer crew of the Kathryn (Bull) played host to CJovemor Luis MunozMarin of
Puerto Rico on the ship's last trip to the island. The governor had attended toplevel con
ference's in Washington and was hustled aboard the ship in Norfolk under a heavy cloak of
FBI protection. f
Chief Electrician W. La
chance who took the pictures
of the crew and the governor, said,
"the governor was a regular guy.
He'd walk around the deck during
the day and always stopped and
talked with any of the crew mem
bers he met. We gave him a good
demonstration of a headsup SIU
crew at work."
Unknown to the crew, a cloak
of FBI men covered the vessel and
the pier when she pulled into Nor
folk. The governor went aboard
just before she left.
FBI Coverage
Lachance said, "we didn't know
the governor was coming aboard,
but those FBI men really did a job.
Just before we sailed, one of them
told me just about every move I
had made all the while we were in
port. They covered everyone in
the crew that way. They could
even tell the stores that some of
the guys had stopped at."
Once the ship sailed, the FBI
left, but the governor's personal
bodyguard stayed right with • him
for the whole trip.
In all, the governor was aboard
the vessel for a little over three
days while the Kathryn had ideal
weather and sailing conditions.
The crew's comment seemed to
be "if all passengers were like that,
everything would be fine."
Government Nixes Phony
Vitamin, If earing Aid Ads
The Federal Trade Commission has cracked down'on at
least three companies in the past week and has made two of
them promise to stop making false claims in their advertising.
The makers of Dwarfies 10 '
Vitamins agreed to stop claim
ing that their product, among
other things helped prevent or
beneficially affected common colds,
foot disorders, arthritis, under
nourishment, fatigue, exhaustion,
poor digestion, nervous disorders,
night blindness, irritability, in
somnia, poor appetite and weak
ness.
False ClaiiKS
The FTC also ordered four com
panies which make hearing aids
from making false claims in ad
vertising. High pressure phrases
like "hide your deafness," "com
pletely out of sight," "no button in
the ear," and others me now out.
Claims that the devices will help
no matter what the cause of deaf
ness, and claims' that they will stop
deafness from becoming worse
were also ruled false.
The makers of NHA Complex, a
vitamin mineral preparation, and
its advertising firm are nowjkcing
charges by the FTC that their
claims are false. Among other
things, says the FTC, the claims
are false that the preparation will
cure arthritis or is effective treat
ment for a long list of other things
including: bad teeth, gallstones,
overweight, appendix, bad eye
sight, infected tonsils, diabetes,
and othbrs.
Owners Fight
Against Safety
Although miners continue to die
in disasters at the rate of seven a
day, the southern coal opmators
are battling an already watered
down Federal safety bill before the
House' Labor Committee. They
charge that the bill would "tear
down all safeguards built up by
the states," and would "cost more
lives than it would save."
Vacation Plan 'Robot" Gets Onceover From Visitors
Official^ of AFL. State, County & Municipal Employees give the onceover to one of the big IBM elec
tronic tabulators used by SIU Vacation. Plan at headquarters. SIU Representative A1 Bern^ein (left)
explain setup to (1r): Orgapizers E. Schwartz, J, Pave, W. Eggn, General Bep^entative Wiirf,
" CMfice Mgr. M. Kiefer ahd IntT Seeketi^'rlieasurer G. W. Chapman.
SWEDES PROTEST PLANE ATTACK—Neutral Sweden, which
up to now has carefully steered cl^ of alliances with either the West
or the East, is roused up against the Soviet Union because of the shoot
ing down of a Swedish plane over the Baltic Sea. The Swedes charge
that the,plane was unarmed, on a search mission for another miming
Swedish plane when it was attache^ and downed by two Russian jet
fighters over the Baltic. Now the Swedes believe that .the first missing
plane may have been similarly attacked. Crowds have demonstrated
against the Soviet Union before the Russian embassy and the usual
notes of protest have been flying back and forth.. Relations between
Sweden and Russia have become strained recently because the Swedes
have been giving asylum to a considerable number of Polish and Baltic
refugees and are currently conducting spy trials in Stockholm.
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CHEESE QUOTAS STAND FIRM—The much disputed quota limits
on imported cheese are goipg to stand for a while as the result of a
House of Representatives vote. The cheese quotas, which limit the
amount of foreign cheeses that can, be imported into the US, were
pushed through Congress last year by dairy farm interests. The latest
vote was on a repealer attempt. While not of great importance in inter
national trade the cheese Issue roused up a good deal of resentment
among Europeans who argue that they will never be able to get out of
debt to Uncle Sam If they are nof permitted to sell their products
freely in this country. * ^
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UNHAPPY BIRTHOAY—^The Korean War readied its second anni
versary two days ago on the 25th of June with still no end in sight.
It was on June 25, .1950, that the North Korean forces attacked across
the border into South Korea and it was on June 23, 1951, that arrange
ments got underway for armistice talks which after one year have
still not broken the deadlock. In terms of time, we have been at war
in Korea longer than in the first World War and have suffered 110,000
casualties to date which is more than In any ctmflict with the excep
tion of two world wars and the Civil War, Wbch truce confejrences
started a year ago the expectation was that they would, be pver in a
month.
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OUTSIDE IN THE ALLEY—^With convention time drawing closer
and neither Taft'nor Eisenhower having a decisive majority for~the
CxOP nomination, an oldfashioned slugging matchis shaping up over
93 disputed delegates the largest group of which, 38, are from Texas.
Eisenhower backers have been accusingTaft men of stealing the Texas
delegation by refusing to seat Eisenhower supporters who won election
victories in county primal contests at the state convention. The
Taft men retort that the Eisenhower delegates were elected by Demo
crats voting in Republican primaries, a procedure which is permissabla
under Texas primary regulations. The growing heat between the two
principal contenders on this subjec( reflects the belief that the Texas
issue will provide a decisive test, throwing enough delegates one way
or another to decide the issue.
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ANOTHER SAWBUCK FOR AGED—Congress is In the process of
approving amendments to the Social Security system which will pro
vide another $5 a month at the minimum for retired oldsters. The
amendments liberalise the Income futures as well, permitting a re
tired man to ear A up to $70 a monthbefore benefits are'cut off, as
against $50 a month under the present law. Average payments vhder
the law will go to $47 a month, which means that most retired oldsters
will require relief assistance or other supplementary aid to get along.
Actually retirement benefits have lagged far behind the increased
cosr of living since the Social Security law was first pasMd back in >
the 30'a. '
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RACE FOR AIR SUPERIORITYUS military leaders are express
ing increased concern at the rate at which the Soviet Union is turn
ing out military aircraft. Best estimates have it that the Russians have
40,000 military planes which is considerably more than the US. Also
the Russians are building longrange bombers which they did not have
before. By contrast, American output is lagging principally in the
aircraft engine field so that production goals have been set back sev
eral times. One reason for this difficulty is that planes now being
built are far more complicated and expensive than World War II
models and cannot be massproduced easily.
LET'S HAVE A VOTE ON IT—The question of privatelyowned
television stations complete with twominute commercials, is agitating
the British public. The House of Commons recently paved the way
for private operation by a vote that ended the broadcasting monopoly
of the Governmentowned British Broadcasting Corporation. *Up until
now ttiefe have been no commercials at all. on British radio ^nd TV
broadcasts. The British Labor Party now say^ it will make an election
issue over the question of whether or. not commercial television should
be permitted to exist.
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ONE WAY TO WIN AN ELECTION—After wining and dining 80
Assemblymen at his country estate and. seeing to it, via the police
that they showed up at the next day's session, President Syngman
Rhee won an indefinite "extension" of his term as head of the South
Korean government. Most opposition members boycotted the session
but many were summoned by police to attend so aa to make a quorum.
In previous weeks, Rhee had failed to win reelection to a full four
year term. The latest move continues him in ofBce until such time
as a new president is elected, but does not set any deadline for holding
such an election.
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NEW JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SKELETONS — Further testimony
as to business influences affecting the cbnduct of the Department of
Justice was offered by one of the Department's employees in testimony
before a subcommittbe of the House, The employee, Ernest L. Bran
ham, an attorney, claimed that pressure was brought to bear by bis'
superiors in the AntiTryst Division when he refused to sign a report
clearing major liquor producers of' anti:trust charges. The House
cpmmlttee that heard the testimony is checking , charts that prosecu
tion of the liquor firms was softpe'^led Ip 1948 because of their heavy
contributions to both Republican ̂ and ; I)eiin!^Ktitip j^ie^n funds.
M^^iiti ^LO'G* Fare" WcT^'
Union Hq 'Dream Come
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True' To Seaman's Wife
, "It's wonderful," said Mrs. Else
Gardner, wife of Seafarer Fraftk
Gardner, after her husband took
her on a tour of the new SIU head
quarters hall.
"It's aipazing the things they do
in this union," Mrs, Gardner com
mented as she and Brother Gard
ner relaxed over a cup of coffee
in the airconditioned cafeteria.
"Look at the vacation pay and the
Welfare Plan and all that. The
"How about getting this
shirt," the missus asks ' as
Frank eyes some good buys
at the Sea Chest.
men have come a long way even
sinca 1944 when Frank and I were
married. It's a seaman's dreap
come true." Aftei* a dozen or so
ii^roductions to officials and old
shipmates, Mrs. Gardner soon fisft
"right at home" as her husband
showed her through the Sea Chest,
Port O'Call bar, hiring hall and
headquarters offices. '
"Frank bought a lovely Van
Heusen shilt in the Sea Chest,"
Mrs. Gardner said. "They have
such good merchandise in there.
But how^ can the Union sell such,
merchandise at those low prices?"
Gardner, who holds new SIU
book number G173, has been sail
ing in merchant ships since 1916.
His SIU membership dates back
to 1941.
Mrs. Gardner also sometimes
works as a cook while Frank is
sailing as a chief steward or chief
cook. But when he is home, he
does most of the cooking at their
home tn New York.
Frank's last run was aboard the
Joseph Priestley (Bloomfield), now
on the layup list.
"We had a collision at Pusan
and were laid up at Hiroshima for
20 days before we could' come
home," he said. 'We're always anx
ious to get back to a Union
home like this—how Else, too,
knows why."
High SA Sports Award To Del Sud
Pausing during SIU headquarters tour to take in aircooled cafe"
teria. Seafarer Frank Gardner and his wife. Else, decide on water
melon as a good bet for a little hotweather refreshment.
presentation of the
Seafarers are all smiles at the awards dinner in Buenos Aires honoring members of the Del Sud
"Rebels" baseball team, which captured the annual spring cup in the international competition.. The
Delta Line crew came out on top^ following a series of games between local teams and ships' crews.
BUENOS AIBES—Seafarermembers of the • victorious Del Sud baseball nine that won
the annual Spring Cup in Buenos Aires received their medals at a cocktail party and ban
quet in their honor here during their last trip.
The Del Sud Rebels, repre"^
senting the Mississippi Com
pany cruise ship, won the
award by defeating a tdam from
the Gimnasia y Esgrima, the larg
est athletic club in the world with
45,000 members. The Spring cup
goes to the champion of an infor
mal Buenos Aires baseball league
where teams from the Del Sud, Del
Norte and Del Mar compete with
local nines.
Also Get Plaque
At the same time, the Del Sud
was awarded a plaque in, memory
of the late George E. Guenard.
Guenard was the purser aboard
the Del Sud and was responsible
for the beginning t)f the competi
tion between the ship crews and
the local teams.
In making the av/ard, the mana
ger of the Gimnasia y Esjrima
pointed out the games between
teams from the ships and the resi
dents has gone a long way toward
better understanding between
the two nations. The games, which
draw large crowds of local persons,
were credited with proving that
"two nations . . . can walk together
linked only by their mutual desire
to find friendship." ,
Well attended by Ideal VIPs,
heads of the athletic club and rep
resentatives of the company, the
banquet was highlighted by the in
dividual
medals.
Crewmen Honored
H. Hastings, R. Jones, A. Acaley,
J. "Bat" Nopnan, C. Lewelyn, C.
Thompson, F. "Buzz" Dominicis,
and C. Forest got their medals at
the affair.
Medals were also awarded to J
Bitchell, L. Blanchard, O. McLean,
S. Catalano, C. Blades, D. Bansome
and J. Mitchell, but they weren't
present to receive them. Mitchell
who had been the Del Sud's star
pitcher, has been signed into the
Pittsburgh farm system.
Banquets are also planned for
the teams of the Del Norte and Del
Mar, but there won't be any
medals or plaques for them, since
the Del Sud had the winning
team.
Guenard was the man who be
gan the idea of ship teams playing
local teams, but he died before
the idea ̂ grew to what it is today.
The games between the crews and
residents now are one of the main
attractions in the city. There's no
actual league, as we know it, be
cause of the schedules of the ships,
but during the spring there's a
game every time one of the vessels
pulls into Buenos Aires.
Since the Gimnasia y Esgrima is
the largest club in the world, it
prides itself on the team that rep
resents it. The team is one of the
best in the country if not all South
America. So it is quite an honor
when one of the ships' teams comes
out of the Spring competition vic
torious as did the Del Sud Rebels.
Harry Roach,
La. Unionist,
Dies Suddenly
The American Federation of
Labor lost an active and militant
fighter for the cause of trade
unionism when Harry Roach died
suddenly June 21 while on a fish
ing trip near his home at Lake
Charles, La.
Brother Roach, who was 42 years
of age, was vice president of the
Louisiana State Federation of
Labor and business agent for the
Lake Charles local of the Plumb
ers and Steamfitters Union (AFL).
He was regarded as a good and
true friend of the Seafarers Inter
national Union. Brother Roach had
worked closely for. a number of
years with SIU branch officials at
Lake Charles and New Orleans in
causes of mutual interest to both
crafts.
Cartoon History Of The SIU The Sirihe Resumes, 193637 No. 14
In September, 1936, the union met with thei
shipowners and demanded a 10 pert:ent wage
• ; t I* hike and better conditions. All three ̂ West •
Coast departments voted in favor of a strike.
, • ' East Coast firemen ahd oilers okayed a strike, <
1' ' phony ISU officials wouldn't even let East •
On October 30, the West Coas^ men hit the
bricks after their demands were^ refused. All
three East. Coast departments joined them.
West Coast shipowners didn't try to move their
shiips, trying to starve out thq strikers; on the
>East Coast the goingwas tough and bloody, but
the sbips stayed tied up
The shipowners took a loss of over a million
dollars a day trying to break the strike, starve
out the seamen and break their unions. After
99 days they, gave up and the seamen went back
to work with a 10 percent raise in wages and
overtime, Saturday afternoons, Sundays and
holidays. «ff. They had won.
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Lake Charles:
Job Rash Slows A Bil;
Taakors Dao In Yards
The weathef has really gotten
little on the warm side here, caus
. ing the oldtimers 'to predict that
before long it is liable to get hot
it's been 94 the past two weeks.
But we are able to stand most any
thing when you recall some of the
past socalled state leaders.
Shipping really boomed for the
past two weeks, when we were
shipping rated men by the truck
loads. Nonrated shipping has been
slow as the proverbial cream ris
ing on buttermilk, but a few of
the boys did snag some Jobs. We
did have to call on Galveston and
New Orleans for some rated job
men, and they responded nobly.
Shipping for the next two weeks
doesn't look so hot, since we don't
have many ships listed in here,
lot of the tankers are going to the
yard for repairs and of course that
too means fewer jobs until they
get out. .
Accounting for the rush were the
Winter Hill, Salem Maritime,
French Creek, Paoli, Bents Fort,
Lone Jack, Government Camp,
Archers Hope (Cities Service); Re
public, Federal (Trafalgar), anc
^ TWnity (Carras). The last »three
named were over in Texas where
everything is big including the
mosquitoes.
On the labor front, we have the
iron workers engaged in a little
cBfference of opinion with theT em
idoyers over wages, but the bosses
are really banging their heads
against a brick wall. Talks at
Firestone are dragging, but the
Metal Trades Council should wrap
that up soon. Meanmwhile, the ga
rage mechanics have won two more
' elections and are rapidly tying up
loose ends.
.On the sports" side, our local
team ran into some crooked um
pires lately and won five games
in a row. Something is really
wrong, since now they will have to
fight like all hades to stay in the
cellar, but we think they can do it.
After the latest LOGs came in
with the news about the maternity
benefit, the FFA (Future Fathers
of America) held a closed meeting
and decided that all must get busy
since $200 is a great inducement.
We hope for their sake the checks
aren't made out to momma. . . I
We have been fortunate in still
having brother Harry Aucoin with
us to help out in the hall. He was
taking care of the place .the other
day when we were in Texas tend
ing to a ship and when an order
came in for three rated jobs, Harry
just went out and. shanghaied the
boys before they fully woke up.
With a little more coaching >e
think be will make a fine shang
haier. He speaks French too, so
none of the boys can warn the
others before Harry is onto them.
We also have had with us for a
couple of days one of the better
Get New Books
Through Agen^/s
Seafarers who applied for
new membership books in
New York but are now sailing
frwH outports don't have to
come to this city to get their
new books:
If the men involved will
wr^ to headquarters and tell
the XJnion which port they are
sailing out of, the Union will
forward the, book in care of
the port agent.
Under no circumstances*
hdwevw, will the books be
sent through the mails to any
private addresses:
known brothers from Texas, Louis
"Big Chief Wahoo" Boren, who
hails from Oklahoma. Louis is in
terested in the cattle business (we
hope they're his cattle) up in his
native state and since he sails AB,
we shipped hiifl to the Federal so
he could keep in touch with the
cows.
Leroy Clarice
Lake Charles Port Agent
Seattle:
'Saraflra' AnliRoaeh
Selmne Slill Ualried
Things are moving along mighty
fine for us out here. Shipping is
go(^ and we are enjqying fine
weather. It's not top cold, not too
hot—just right for collecting
maternity benefits.
The payoffs liept us hopping
around a bit as the ships came in
at different places each time. We
had the Alaska Spruce (Ocead
Tow) in Seattle. Martin Behrman
(Alcoa) and James Price (South
Atlantic) in 'Portland, Purplestar
in Tacoma, Seastar at Point Wells
and Irenestar in Coos Bay.' The
last three are all Triton ships.
The Spruce, Purplestar, Seastar
and Irenestar signed on again,
while the Calmar and Pennmar
(Calmar) came around in transit.
Beefs were all routine and settled
in quick order.
Roach Chaser
One of the boys came up with a
suggestion for getting rid of cock
roaches. It seems
that the regular
old woods cricket
is a deadly ene
my of the roach.
Savannah:
Crewiag Of OS Tanker
Chance Te Glean Beach
The figures for shipping through
this port the ̂ past two weeks
dropped off quite a bit since, th^
last report, .but we expect things
will be back to normal the next
time. ^
One helpful item on the sched
ule is the probability we will crew
up the tanker Fort Hdskins for
Cities Service late this month in
Jacksonville, although we can't be
too sure about this commitment.
There was an even split between
payoffs and signons this period,
three in each column. • A couple of
men fropi the beach were supplied
to each of the ships calling here so
we drove out. most of the stay
putters waiting for special runs. .
Among the vessels that took on
men from here were the Robin
Mowbray (Robin); Strathbay
(Strathmore); Southern Districts
(Southern . Trading); Southstar,
Southwind (South Atlantic) and
Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain), our
municipal namesake.
On the schedule of ships coming
in during the next few days are
tho Southport and High Point Vic
tory, both South Atlantic, so we
should be'able to keep our end up
as far as shipping goes.
E. B. TUIey
Savannah Port Agent
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Wilmington:
Sottu*
ScherfHos
and by carrying
one of these
crjckets aboard
each ship we
could scare off
the roaches. Of
course this isn't
foolproof yet as I haven't heard of
anyone who tried the Scheme. Un
til then, in DDT we trust!
Brother Robert Scherffius stop
I«d by to show us his first vaca
tion check in 23 years of going to
sea, a tidy total of $129 obtained
by applying right at the SIU hall.
While Bob was sounding off and
telling us how things have changed,
we informed him of the latest gains
in benefits and really knocked bim
for a loop.
Since he's immarried, he couldn't
see how he'd wangle a $200 birth
benefit, but he noted he was sure
the dads in the Union would make
good use of the opportunity to col
lect the dough.
Jeff Morrison
Seattle Port Agent
SUP Ranks Hold SaHd;
Strike Now Monik Old
Though the weather is hot, ship
ping has cooled off right now. We
have just one payoff scheduled,
and enough men to meet a crew
up. Bookmen in the steward and
engine departments are rare out
here, and they can move out, but
it looks like permitmen should try
some other West Coast port if they
want to get put.
Just one lone payoff, the Mada
ket (Waterman), and no signons
the past period, but there were a
couple of intransits. We had the
Raphael Semmes, Bienville (Wa
terman); Yorkmar, Pennmar, Ala
mar (Calmar); Clarksburg T^ctory,
Maiden Victory (MississippD; Bes
semer Victory (South Atlantic);
Ames Victory (Victory Carriers)
and Steel King (Isthmian). There
were no beefs to speak of on any
of these ships.
SUP SoUd Front
The strike of the SUP against
the Pacific Maritime Association is
already beyond its first month, but
the sailors really have a solid front
out. Though we have offered help,
they claim to have enough men on
hand to handle all their problems,
so we're just standing by. They
have their tankers and steam
schobners operating, shipping is
good and we have been able to
pick up a dozen jobs for tUHm. In
some cases, they have issued jobs
to SIU guys.
One of the
brothers on the
beacji who has
been loud in his
cheers for the
newest SIU bene
fits, those in the
realm of ipatem
ity and disability,
is Tony Nottage,
a member of the
Union since 1943. A native Florid
ian, Tony is a member of that
growing colony of men yvhose al
legiance has gone west. He sails
chief electrician generally, and is
also a diehard Yokohama shuttle
man.
Toidy takes special interest in
his hobby of photography and has
been a frequent contributor to the
LOG. Married, and making the
sea his career, he is constantly
amazed at the rapid improvements
in conditions the SIU has secured
down through the years.
Sam Cohen
Wilmington Poet Agent
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Galveston:
New Union Books Give
Roys Noro Bool Chargo
Business continues very slow
here, though we expect the lull
can't hold up much longer, and
we'll break ou( ff this soon.
There was plenty of excitement
here when the first batch of new
Union books arriv^ for. the guys
who applied for them from this
hall. There were lots of compli
ments exchanged when the broth
ers cast their eyes on the d>ooks
and looked over the'classy setup
arranged for their benefit. They
were like a bunch of kids with
their first bicycles when the books
were passed out. .
^Two payoffs broke the quiet of
the past two weeks, the Marie
Hamill and Neva West, both for
Bloomfield. We had no signons,
but several ships In transit. These
included: Richard Johnson (Bloom
field); Seatrains New York, Texas
(Seatrain); Del Aires (Mississippi);
Julesburg (Mathiasen);. Strathbay
(Strathmore); Southern Cities
(Southern Trading); Federal (Tra
falgar);' Council Grove, Cantigny
(Cities Service) and Catahoula (Na
tional Nav).
Keith Alsop
Galveston Port Agent
Baltimore:
A&G SHtPPmC RECORD
Shipping from June 5 to June 18
PORT
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk .........
Savannah
Tampa
Afbbile
New Orieans
Galvest<m
West Coast
Totals .,.:.....
REG. BEG.
DECK ENGINE
34
213
47
201
77
Ifi
11
83
.... 107
.i.. 33
....v 60
0 0 0 « 0.0 •
0 0
42
2oe
2e
147
103
17.
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48
REG. TOTAL SHIP.
STEW. BEG. BECK.
44
167
2»
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51
17 . <•
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JOE
4Tv
SmP. SHIP. TOTAL
ENG. SIEW. SHIPPED
120 > 32 34 27 93
SS8 161 173 ~ 150 484
105 49 31 39 119 ,
440 120. 89 67 276
231 39 32 39 110
50 29 19 * 21 69
28 6 8 4 19
233 44 32 25 lor
298 94 84 123 301
88 47 57 ^ 23 127
>.... 882, 801
.155
a!S!saieasSB8ii.;=::
93 57 319
Sleel Strike Affects
Shipping Censlderebly
Shipping has been only fair and
is expected to slump even more
now that the steel strike is having
a decided affecton shipping. ' All
Ore Line ships that are laid up are
being manned by a skeleton crew,
and we expect them to be laid up
for the next two or three weeks as
they come in.
During the past two weeks there
have been 20 payoffs in this port,
plus 14 ships signing on and nine
calling in transit. Beefs have been
minor and of a routine nature, with
the various delegates and crew
members doing their usual good
job of crew representation.
Entiiitted Over Hall
All hands faereaboute are very
enthused over the prospects of get
ting a new buildhig for this port.
iTie vast majority ofthe member
ship which has visited the new hall
in New York and in other ports
where the SIU owns its own build
ing is very happy at the thought
of having the siune conditions in
this city.
Along with the ILA, we have
been aiding the AFL chemicaj
workers withstand a raiding at
tempt by the CIO, which has been
successful in getting the necessary •
percentage of pledge caids to win
NLRB approval for an election.
We were not aware of the fact this
condition existed until after the
board had been petitioned for an
election.
However, after being asked for
help by the local business agent of
the AFL chemical union, we imme
diately went to work on the matter.
We can't at this time predict what
the outcome of the election will be, ,
but we believe we have been suc
cessful in aiding the union consid
erably. We will have more to re
port regarding this matter after
July 10, as that is the date the
labor board has set for the elec
tion.
« Gearing For Convention
There is not much to report from
the political front at this time,
since apparently all the wouldbe
candidates and politicians are gear
ing themselves for the big show in
the conventions next month. How
ever, we will keep our eyes open
and keep the membership posted
as the tug of war develops in this
state.
The weathej around here has
cooled off somewhat after theswel
tering heat of a few days ago, but
we don't expect the cool spell to
last too long. We'll probably be
back to the sunny days and high
mereuiy that is the usual order
for the port at this time of year. •
Earl Sheppard
Baltimore Port Agent
USS Warns Oi
Wahe Centers
The United Seamen's Serv
ice h'as Informed the LOG that
individuals owning bars and
hotels in various ports around
the world have used the words
"seamen's service" or similar
phrases to imply that they are
connected with USS. Included
among there was a place that
was open in Pusan, Kotea, un
til recently.
Actual USS centers in the
Pacific area are at Apra Har
bor, Gham; Naha, Okinawa;
Mojl, Kobe and Yokohama, Ja
pan. Allt>ther establishfhents
no matter what their names,
have no connection wittt ,USS.
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New York:
Go Up Now For Thooo
ERgiRO ERdorsoRMRts
Activity continues at a very good
pace here, with engine departnieht
shipping exceptionally good. The
dispatchers have been hard pushed
at times to supply some black gang
ratings, so all of the men who have
the proper time in should go up
and get those endorsements.
We have had 25 ships pay off in
the past two weeks and 14 signed
on foreign articles, along with a
number of Intransit jobs. The fol
lowing vessels paid off during the
period: Logans Fort, Fort Hoskins,
Government Camp, Archers Hope,
Lone Jack (Cities Service); Evelyn,
Kathryn, iBeatrice, Frances, Puerto
Rico (Bull); Seacomet, Seagarden,
Seanan (Orion); Compass (Com
pass); Steel Admiral, Steel Maker
(Isthmian); La Salle, Gateway City,
Alawai (Waterman); Carrabulle
(National Nav); Robin Mowbray
(Robin); Massmar (Calmar); Wil
liam Carruth (Trans Fuel); Monte
bello Hills (Western Tankers);
Nikoklis (Dolphin).
Signons included: John Evans,
Lawrence Victory (Mississippi);
Mary Adams (Bloomfield); S«in
Mateo Victory (Eastern); Alawai,
La Salle, Hurricane (Waterman);
. Cape Edmont (Alcoa); Robin Don
caster, Robin Hood (Robin); <Gom
pass; Steel Maker; Angelina (Bull);
Seanan. All of these ships were
paid off smoothly, which makes us
all very happy.
We now have all of the tanker
operators straightened out on the
matter of the steward. department
overtime in port so that there
should be no problem on this score
in the future,
I have talked with a few of the
members about the new benefits
we have just secured under the
Welfare Plan and everyone seems
very happy about them, especially
the married men and the oldtimers
who have been or may be incapaci
tated for one reason or another.
It seems we have a number of
the oldtimers from Tampa on the
beach here at the present, time. In
cluding Roland Velasco,' George
Burns and a few more. I wonder
if this migration north was caused
by the fact that they Just elected
a new sheriff and a new constable
down there?
Claude Simmons
Asst. 860*7 Treas.
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N4w Orleans:
Port Votes 96% 'Pro'
Ha Mm Halls' Bal|ol
Biisiness affairs of the port are
in very good shape, and shipping
is holding lip fine with more mem
bers moving out than registered in
th« twoweek period. The ships
coming in for payoff were all clean,
and had veryfew beefs except for
those of a minor natdre.
. The list of payoffs included: Al
Now Mm
Perth Ambpy
Crewmen of Cities Service
tankers and other ships dock
ing at Perth Amboy, NJ, will
find i}lenty of LOGs on hand
at. Victor iSankiff's Bar.
Since a great marij' tankers
of companies otheirthan Cities
Service dock at Perth Amboy,
and at other terminals in the
area, the LOGs could help
serve as an entering wbdge in
Esso ^tankers and those of
other oil companies that have
thus far resisted unionisation
Ballard
coa Pioneer, Ranger, Roamer (Al
coa); Del Valle, Del Sud, North
Platte Victory (Mississippi); An
tinous, Chickasaw (Waterman); Ca
tahoula (National Nav) and Seastar
(Triton). The Alcoa Pioneer and
Alcoa Ranger, ,a$ well as the Del
Rio, Del Norte and Del Aires (Mis
sissippi) signed on again.
In transit were the following:
Alcoa Cavalier, Pegasus, Clipper,
Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Age, Steel
Surveyor (Isthmian); Del Aires
Del Sud (Mississippi); Seatrains
New Jersey, Louisiana, Georgia
(Seatrain); Beauregard, Monarch of
the Seas, Claiborne (Waterman);
Southern Cities (Southern Trading)
and Edith (Bull).
Balloting in New Orleans on the
new halls' resolution set a record
for a 30day period, thanks to all
the brothers who
showed they were
really interested
in Union affairs.
Of the more than
1,000 votes, the
"yes" votes were
in excess of 96
percent, which is
really a nice per
centage.
One of the
brothers who served oh the ballot
ing committee almost the whole
time was Alvin Ballard who, being
an old member of the Union, knows
what it means to have our own
buildings. A1 says he has seen the
Sru grow in standing year after
year, and agreed there would be
nothing better for the industry than
to have the SIU continue its prog
ress forward.
Homes For Oldtimers
In his opinion, one good step
forward would be to establish
homes for the oldtimers on disabil
ity pay so that they could really
hold their heads high and tell the
world what their Union has done
for them. Sailing as a Seafarer
since 1940, A1 has been active in
SIU beefs aU along the line in this
port, but he says Rio is one of the
most beautiful ports in the world
and likes that South American run
the best.
The SIU Beachcombers baseball
team in town is going great guns,
having l<»t only one game in the
last two Weks. It is stiii waiting
for the Mobile, hall to accept a
challenge, but rumors have it that
Mobile has shipped out all its
players.
It seems to us there weren't any
players in Mobile to start with, es
pMially when they found out the
Beachcombers beat the Del Norte
team 462 and in a return game
where the Norte squad had its
dander up, walloped them 181.
Lindsey J. Williams
New Orleans Port Agent
San Franeiseo:
Gourl RuliflgSels Up
NsHlral Stewards Hall
Shipping through here kept up
its full head of steam for the past
two weeks, with over 106 men
shipped to regular jobs, 28 as stand
bys and 40 to shifting and layup
jobs.
Only minor beefs at the payoffs
t)f the Carroll Victory (South At
lantic) and the Maiden Victory
(Mississippi), which were easily
settled.
We signed on the Burbank Vic
.tory, which is making her first trip
under the SIU for Eastern after
operating for a West Coast outfit,
plus the Maiden, making another
trip to the Far East. In transit we
had the John B. Waterman (Water
man); Pennmar (Calmar) and Steel
king (Isthmian).
The biggest news around the port
right now is the recent court deci
sion setting up a neutral hiring
hall for steward department mem
bers in the port, where men can
register and ship regardless of
whether they belong to the Com
mie MC&S or the MC&SAFL. Un
der this setoip,, which includes an
impartial referee, the men will be
able ship regularly until the
NLRB holds an election to see who
is going to represent them.
H. J. Fischer '
West Coast Representative
Piii7o«/e/pMo:* ^
Telegra|ilien' TribHte
To SIU ChMK Beach
The situation regarding shiping
through this port is still not par
ticularly rosy^ as it continues to
lag at a comparatively low level.
However, it has definitely picked
up in the past two weeks for the
men looking for jobs instead of
special runs which are hard to get
out of this port.
The membership here was espe
cially touched by the gratitude of
the AFL telegraphers for the vol
untary assistance many of the boys
gave during the recent Western
Union beef.
Many members noted that it is
action like that of the telegraphers
that makes a guy glad he can lend
a hand to a fellow unionist in times
of need. As before, we will offer
and give assistance to any AFL
union whenever'there is a legiti
mate beef involved, because that
is, and has always been, the policy
of the Seafarers.
High 'Pro' Vote
We feel pretty good here for the
way the imembjership voted on the
recentlyconcluded referendum bal
lot on new halls. In this way, we
carried by an overwhelming ma
jority, actually over 96 percent in
favor.
Of course, now we'll have to go
through the usual waiting period
until arrangements are made, a
proper location secured and so on.
But when we have our new place
I'm sure it will be a place to make
the membership proud and happy
it vqted the way it did.
A. S. Cardullo
Philadelphia Port Agent
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Mobile:
SuRiRier Heal Arrives';
EveryllilRg Slews Up
Shipping has slowed up quite a
bit here, with little activity noted
to break the nionotony of the heat
spell.
Just a few payoffs in the port,
including: Alcoa Pilgrim, Corsair.
Pennant, Clipper (Alcoa), plus the
Morning Light and Monarch of the
Seas (Waterman).
Signing on were the Claiborne
(Waterman) and the Alcoa Pilgrim
The intransits numbered four, the
Iberville, Antinous (Waterman);
Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), and Strath
bay (Strathmore).
One of the brothers trying to
keep cool via the airconditioning
in the hall is Jack
"Red" Adams,
who joined the
SIU in 1943and
has sailed in all
engine depart
ment t'a t i n g s
since he's been
going to sea. The
big question on
Jack's mind right
now is "what's
going to happen next?"
He cited the Seafarers' best
wages and working conditions in
the industry, top Union halls and
the promise of newer ones, vaca
tion pay benefits paid right in our
own halls and the latest, the bene
fits for new fathers and war bonds
for the kiddies. ^
His,only regret is that the Mter
didn't start sooner. "I have four
children—isn't there any retroac
tive pay on this?" We hastened to
remind him that while we couldn't
guarantee him back benefits on his
present family, there was nothing
stopping him from qualifying "in
the future . . ."
Also on the beach, in addition
to brother Adams,, are SIU old
timers W. F. Simmons, J. Curtis,
H. Starling, V. Ybarra, E. Walter
and A. Ayier.
Cal Tanner
Mobile Port Agent
Adams
SiU BALL OiRECTOnr
SIU, A&G District
BALTIMORE , U North Gay St.
Earl Sheppard. Aaent Mulberry 4540
BOSTON 376 State St.
James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 30140
Dispatcher Richmond 20141
GALVESTON 308\4 23rd St.
Keith Alsop. Agent Phone 38448
LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St
LeRoy Ciarfee. Agent . Phone 65744
MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.
Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 31754
NEW ORLEANS 533 BlenvUie St
Lindsey • Williams. Agent '
Magnolia 01136113
NEW VORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn
STerllca 04671
NORFOLK 127129 Bank St.
Ben Rees.'Agent Phone 41083
PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St.
S. Cardullo. Agent Market 71635
SAN FRANCISCO ...... 450 Harrison St.
H. J. Fischer. Agent Douglas 25475
SAN JUAN, PR,. 358 Ponce de Leon
Sal Colls, Agent
SAVANNAH 8 Abercom St.
E. B. TUley. Agent Phone 31738
SEATTLE 3700 1st Ave.
JeS Morrison. Agent Seneca 4570
TAMPA..., ! v: H18061831«, tPnuildio
WILMINGTC^ ;«etif. i\
Sam Cohen, Agent Terminal 42874
HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave., Bklyn
SECRETARYTREASURER
Paul HaU
ASST. SECRETARYTREASURERS
Uoyd Gardner
Robert Matthews Claude Simmons
HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE
Joe Algina
"SUP
HONOLULU ;. 16 Merchant St
Phone 58777
PORTLAND U1 W Burnside St
Beacon 4336
RICHMOND. CALOr... 257 5th St
Phone 2599
BAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St
Douglas 28363
SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave.
Main 0290
WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd
Terminal 43131
NEW YORK...r. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn
STerling 84671
Canadian District
MONTREAL.,... 1... 463 McGiU St
MArquette 5909
HALIFAX. NE 128«iHoUisSt
' i JPhqng;3i8911
FObT W(LUAa...tllBW Syndicate Ave
wmiuBiitdrtOr• ; 1' Iptienn a;322i
PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St.
Ontario Phone; 5591
TORONTO. Ontario 86 Colborne St
Elgin 5719
VICTORIA B. C 617 W Cormorant St
Empire 4531
VANCOUVER. B. C 565 UamUton St.
Pacific 7824
SYDNEY. N.S 304 Charlotte St.
Phone 6346
BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St
Phone: 545
THOROLD, Ontario 37 Ormont St.
Phone; 33202
QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague
Quebec Phone 27078
SAINT JOHN ..... 177 Prince William St.
N.B. Phone; 23049
Great Lakes District
ALPENA 133 W netcher
Phone; 1238W
BUFFALO. N. y 180 Main St
Phone: Cleveland 7391
CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE
Phone: Main 10147
DETROIT. 1038 3rd St.
Headquarters Phone: Woodward 16857
DULUTH 631 W. Michigan St.
, , „ Phooe;p Melrose alllO,
SOOTB CHICAGO.. , , ^1 fe 32nd St
' Phone; Essex 52410
Boston;
Jnleslmrg UadsToBo
Hail Hew Baby Benefll
Shipping turned out very well
for the past two weeks, as the num
ber of men shipping out from here
has doubled since the last report.
Paying off were the following
vessels: French Creek, Bents Fort,
Cantigny, Salem Maritime (Cities
Service); Trinity (Carras); Jules
burg, The Cabins, W. E. Downing
(Mathiasen); Seagale (Seatraders);
Tagalam (Mar Trade); Ann Marie
(Bull). The Tagalam was the lone
signon of the period.
In transit were the Steel Maker
(Isthmian); Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa)
and Seavictor (Orion). The only
beefs were minor overtime item.s
which were all settled on board in
favor of the Saiem Maritime, Sea
gale and Trinity crews.
One really excited ship that
came in was the Julesburg, with a
couple of expectant papas in the
crew. They all had a lot of praise
for the new $200 maternity bene
fit plus the $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name. There
was quite a discussion on her on
the big strides the SIU has made,
and with no end in sight.
Strict On Drill
We would like to remind the
brothers that the steamboat inspec
tors in Portland, Maine, are verj
strict on lifeboat drill and caution
all members to remain on the ship
during the drill. You'll find that
if you go through the thing prop
erly, you'll get it over quicker.
The same goes for the port of
Boston. These inspectors are do
ing a very good joB.
Our local bus strike is still go
ing on, and is now in its fourth
month. Actually, it's nota strike
of Boston buses, but rather of the
ones coming into the city. It has
been 100 percent effective so far.
but now the company is trainin.r
new men who are forming their
own "union." They even had th"
nerve to invite the strikers to
throw in with them. None of the
local AFL unions have been asked
for help so far, since none is need
ed at this time.
Quite a few boys on the beach
want to say hello to their old ship
mates, so here's the names of »
couple of them: Roy Johnson. B.
Cantwell, F. Parsons, A Lord. V.
Cutter, G. Murphy. G. King, V7.
McNeil. J. Dimitriadis, J. Connolly.
G. Hunt, C. Dash, S. Cieslak, f.
Abundo, J. Hickey and V. Maffucc".
The men in the marine hospitr "
are, for the most part, comir'
along just fine. Dick Bowman i'<
greatly improved from a linger
ing ailment, an^ George Vourlor
mis finally got "out after a year an !
is now in good health. He will
probably be shipping again soon.
James Sheehan
Boston Port Agent
Get MMiseharge
For Port Time
Seafarers should be sure to
get a discharge for all the time
they are on a ship's payroll,
including both sea time and
port time. Port time counts
toward vacation pay just as
time spent at sea, but Sea
farers must have a discharge
to get credit for it.
Those men who fail tc get
port time discharges will not
be able to get that time cred
ited toward their vacation pay.
Failure to get a discharge foi
port time as well as sea tim4
will mean that you will lose
out on some of that vacation
money, so be sure to get these
port time discharges^ ,
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On the job in bustling Galveston harbor to handle
heavy ship movements, an SlUmanned MAW tug
nudges derrick into place to help imload docked ship.
To Seafarers on ships carrying grain, cotton or sulphur from
Galveston, oil from the booming fields 50 miles to the northwest
around Houston ortd the tanker port of Boytown, or those riding
the Seotroins into Texas City, the ports served by the "Roods,"
provide a constant contrast between the "wide open spaces" of
storied Texas and the broad oceans they travel in earning their
livelihood
Farm commodities^ row products and refined or manufactured
goods originating within the far, or near hinterland of Texas, Kan
sas, Nebraska, Oklahoihra and Iowa eventually find their way to
countries all over the globe on SlUmonned ships sailing through
the "Roods" in an endless procession. Ideally located, the net
work of Texas waterways fronting on.,the Gulf of Mexico ore a
major link for US export to faroff places.
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if'!''' " • A Seafarer points way to foc'sle for men
bringing aboard new mattresses for Hamill
crew. Restocked with stores and fresh bed
ding, the ship made ready to sail.
During lull in loading, R, Gusman,
wiper; A. Devine, oiler; D. Baker, chief
electrician; L. Warren, 2nd electrician,
have lunch.
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Pare Eler«i
The Challenge aa she appeared following her construction in 1851.
She was the largest merchant ship of her time, 2,006 tons, with three
decks and lots of sail.
The Challengers Horn e
Razed^NoweA Car Lot
Progress changes the faces of many things, and just as it has
marked the end of the sailing ship, last year saw the end of
the home of one of the most famous sailing vessels, the
Challenge. • —^
According to Seafarer David
McMullin, who compiled the
data ifor this article, the granite
hewn building at 7172 South
Street has been replaced by a park
ing lot, just as the steel steamships
replaced the wooden clippers.
Back in the 1850s, however, 71
72 South Street was the office of
N.L. & G. Griswold, East India
and China merchants, one of the
largest and best known of the
many shipping companies of the
time.
Largest Merchantman
An unprecedented shipping
boom had hit New York at that
time, and the Griswold brothers
commissioned William H. Webb to
build the Challenge. The largest
merchantman ever projected up to
that time, she was also the most
extreme vessel built to that time.
The Challenge emerged from
the New York shipyard as the first
threedecked merchantman ever
built in the US. She registered 2,
006 tons, which was immense for
her time, but it was her rigging
and sails that gave her jiew own
. ers headaches.
Tall Mainmast *
Her canvas was really jammed
on, with her mainmast measuring
210 feet from heel (bottom) to
truck (top). Her lower studding
measured 160 feet from^leech to
leech (edge to edge), which meant
that her lower sails were just
about IGO feet square.
Skippers Shy
In fatt, the Griswold brothers
had a hard time finding a skipper
who would take her out, even in
those days of daring Yankee Clip
per skippers. Finally, Captain Rob
ert H. Waterman agreed to com
mand her, and did sail her suc
cessfully for some years. But an
other headache came up when
Waterman decided to retire, and
the Griswold brothers couldn't
find another skipper.
The Challenge did sail in trade
after that, but it was only after
her owners made several reduc
tions in her rigging that any cap
tain would agree to take her out.
A Leader
A leader in the American mer
chant marine, tlje Challenge sailed
with thp many Griswold ships
named Panama, a favorite name of
the company .whose blue and white
checked house flag was a familiar
sight in oriental ports. A prominent
writer of that era once wrote, "1 do
not suppose there is one country
store, no matter how insignificant,
in the whole United States, that
has not seen a large or small pack
age of tea marked 'Ship Panama'
and 'NL&GG' upon it."
The Challenge's career was a
long and productive one, with her
claim to fame being in her lead
ership in the American merchant
fleet's continuous battle for bigger
and faster vessels.
^ We Cooked The Goose
That Bled On The Moon'
Connors
LowPrieed Gear For Ships
Seafarers riding ships into the port of New York have a chance
to save a lot of that payoff dough when they use a service offered
by Union representatives coming aboard with samples of work
and dress gear from the SlUoperate^ Sea Chest at headquarters.
" Those "who haven't yet heard of this new service or had the op
portunity to take advantage of it are advised that the men lugging
those bulging sample cases to your ship are members of the SlU,
acting in behalf of the SlUowned and operated Sea Chest.
Operation of the Sea Chest in headquarters has been so weil
recelved by the branch membership that speciajl efforts are being
made to offer men coming into the port the same* chance to get at
wellmade, bottompriced gear if they can't get to the beach to
come into the store and see what's what.
Stock carried varies from A to.Z, including work clothes as well
as the latest styles in men's dresswear and accessories. Suits,
shoes, shirts and furnishings of all types, in addition to luggage
and miscellaneous items not found in comparable haberdasheries,
particularly at these prices, can be had within hours by ordering^
from the samples carried by the SlU rej^resentative who comes
aboard the ship.
At the presenttime, the service is still on
in order to gauge the demand for 'it in Nc
EventuaUyy it is. expected a similar servh
an experimental basis,
w York and elsewhere.
i will .be pperated out
fiiitttnuiti
Frenchy Michelet recapturing his past adventure with the Bombay
goose for the entertainment of LOG reading gourmets.
Subsequent developments gave "Chuck" Connors' noblegesture a tragic twist as they
say in the novels, but when he interrupted the pleasant progress of an agreeable ginmill
bound quartet on a sunny afternoon fully a decade ago to, buy a magnificent specimen of
goose that was offered for sale^
in a teeming bazaar in the
mysterious l^d of India, he
was undoubtediy motivated by
nothing but the loftiest humani
tarian principles.
"How would you guys like it,"
Chuck demanded in righteous in
dignation, "how would you guys
like it if you were cooped up in a
iittle cage with barely enough
room to stand, waiting around for
some gook to make a curry out
of ya?"
Ali three of his thirsty compan
ions were forced to confess that
they wouldn't like it at all. But
we were equally
determined not to
spend an anna of
our meager cash
reserve to see the
great god Siva
himself liberate
all the geese in
India, for it was
our last night
ashore and a tar
paulin muster
had yielded barely enough rupees
to buy the beer to insure a pleasant
glow for all hands around.
Chuck, like the obstinate little
animal he is, plants his feet firm
ly before the caged goose, who
was hissing away at ail and sundry
from his cramped quarters, and
announces that he ain't budging an
inch 'til the membership there as
sembled authorizes him to expend
part of the common funds then
nestling in his dungaree pocket
to liberate his feathered friend.
No Formidable Foe
Now, Chuck Connors would have
to take on considerable poundage
and a mess of stamina to fight your
tenyearold niece, so it would
have been no trick to depose him
as treasurer right on the spot, ex
cept that he happens to be the
most voluble sea lawyer afloat and
we ali dreaded the idea of listen
ing to him rave all the way back
Stateside.
Things were fast approaching a
crisis. We were all looking dark
ly at Chuck—each speculating, no
doubt, that the logical solution was
to lock him up in one of the empty
cages and peddle him off with the
other goose, when "Philadelphia
Red" Griffith got an idea. "Why
not use the bosun's dongh?" Red
suggested.
This was sheer inspiration. The
bosun had contributed a fifty rupee
note and a whole handful of annas
to the tarpaulin muster with the
solemn stipulation that half was to
be used to allay his shipmates'
thirst and the rest to be used to
buy a jug that was to be deliv
ered to his foc'sle unopened ere
the cock crowed. ,
We all thonght this an excellent
expedient, for while the bosun
was a brawny Irishman, extreme
ly unlikely to take kindly to the
notion of using his grog money to
rescue a stranded goose, the hour
of reckoning was in the distant
dawnjng. As a philosopher among
us so succinctly observed, "Don't
the Good Book say 'Sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof."
Greatly edified by such hallowed
authority It was speedily resolved
that the bosun and Chuck should
go into the gpose business forth
with and the bosun's dough was
forked over without more ado.
Of all the evil natures ever to,
be hatched Yrom an innocuous egg
that damn goose was the worst. A
minute examination of his pedi
gree would unquestionably have
revealed a bantam rooster hidden
in the family woodpile. To see
that feathered fury dragging
Chuck down the pike with a stout
line lashed to the goose's leg while
he (the goose) fought every dog
and cat, Hindu and Mussuiman
that ventured within reach of his
tether was enough to make a guy
swear off for life.
"One for the Goose"
Finaily, by dint of much tug
ging and a few wellpiaced kicks.
Chuck got the goose to a native
bar and nudged him on inside
while we tailed along forty lengths
astern and pretended we didn't
know him. In the fullness of time
we too 'found ourselves inside
seated on benches in a rear court
yard sipping quinineladen beer
and ogling a bevy of dusky doUs
who doubled in brass as waitresses
and a giggling audience as well.
There are ports in a sailor's voy
age through life that pay him for
all the trouble of getting there.
Let the uninitiated babble of the
deep blue sea and the wake that
follows free and such like non
sense. The romance, brother, lies
further afield. It's in the grog
sellers' huts in farflung places
with a host of dolls who don't care
if the sun hangs in the tree. That's
what Aline Kilmer was talking
about when, detecting a faraway
look in her flame's eye, she bade
him—
"Take your light, light love
To a light, light lass.
Who will smile when you come
And smile when you pass."
However, it's extremely difficult
to engage in light banter with a
tropical belle while a naturally vi
cious old goose, made even more
frantic by an overindulgence in na
tive beer, is charging around in a
circle indiscriminately attacking
friend and foe alike. So a spe
cial meeting was convoked on the
spot and it was moved, seconded
and carried, with one dissenting'
vote, to cook that goose's goose
come hell, high water or Chuck
Connors.
To the Execution
On the second floor of an old
dilapidated building on Forest
Road, in the heart of the populous
city of Bombay, right smack dab
over a native bar is a shower room
with modern plumbing fixtures
Si'"
and the strangest walls and ceil
ing ever seen in a room given to
like uses.
It was evidently a sleeping
apartment in the dim and better
days. The walls are covered with
representations of Eastern deities
and the ceiling is painted to rep
resent the heavens complete with
stars and a crescent moon.
If you were to chance upon it
now you would find the glory long
departed. The walls and ceiling
are faded and stained with great
brown blotches, particularly the
moon, that resemble rust but are
actually the life's blood of a
rugged' old goose whose headless
body was thrown upon the leaden
floor and left to flop around until
an Indian cook required him to
complete as fine a dish of curried
goose as ever I ate. This is how he
went about it;
Butter was melted in a saucepan
and quartered apples, a large diced
onion and a clove of garlic was
braised in it for a few moments.
Then a little curry powder was
sprinkled over the mixture and it
was left to simmer a few minutes
longer.
This mixture was then stuffed
into the goose, who had previous
ly been well rubbed with salt and
pepper inside and out. The bird
was then put into an oven and left
to roast at a slow temperature un
til it had bled its superfluous
grease. The grease was then
poured off and a few ladles of
chicken stock added and the bird
returned to the oven to finish cook
ing, being basted from time to
time with the stock and drippings
from the pan.
The cooked goose being re
moved, a roux was made by tak
ing equal parts of flour and curry
powder and browning same in but
ter in a skillet. This roux was
used to thicken the drippings to
which a little more chicken stock
was added. Served over rice with
chutney and the usual attendant
garnishes it made a memorable
repast.
Incidentally, the ship was the old
LaSalle and the bosun is still wait
ing for his jug. You'll find him in
Boston because he's the port agent
for the Union there. His name Is
Jimmy Sheehan.
Frendiy Mleheiet
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Pa«« TwdNr* SEAFARKMi toG
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m THE WAKE
The notion that the level oi the
Pacific Ocean is higher than that
of the Atlantic has some siight
truth, though the exact difference
has not been determined. Atone
time, many years ago, it was found
after extensive study that the aver
age mean sea level at the Pacific
entrance to the Panama Canal was
about seven inches higher than at
the Atlantic entrance . . . The is
lands owned by Greece in the SE
Aegean Sea, between Asia Minor
In the east and Crete in west, are
still called the Dodecanese, though
the number of them now known
numbers 20 or more. The name is
from the Greek for 12 islands,
t ii
Whalebone, formerly widely used
In. making umbrellas, brushes and
other articles, is not bone and has
ione of the properties of true bone.
The term is merely a popular but
Inaccurate name for an elastic,
fibrous substance that grows on the
roof of the mouth of certain species
of whales. Whalebone takes the
plaicb t»f teeth and functions as a
sort of strainer, permitting the
whaie to strain seafood from the
water that it takes up in large
mouthfuls.
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Singing sand is the name given
to certain sand and gravel beds that
make peculiar sounds when shaken,
stirred, walked upon, driven over
or played upon by the wind. It is
usually confined to the dry and rel
atively firm sand above the ordi
nary water level, moistened by the
waves during storms or high tides.
One theory about the phenomenon,
which occurs on shores of the
ocean as well as inland salt seas
and fresh lakes, is that the grains
of silica may pick up sound waves,
transit them to one another and
magnify their volume on the prin
ciple of crystals in early radio sets.
Some noted musical sands are the
"crying sands" of the Kalahari
Desert in South Africa and the
"barking sands" of Kauai in the
Hawaiian Islands.
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The first US naval steamer
named for a woman was the 500
ton sidewheeler Harriet Lane, built
in 1857. and named after the niece
of President James Buchanan. In
the Civil War, she fired a shot near
the bow of the steamer Nashville
to force her to show her colors, the
fi^t shot fired from a US vessel
in the war . .. The Barbary States,
the African pirate kingdom com
prising Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco and
Algeria, which virtually ruled the
Mediterranean for over three cen
turies, probably were named after
the Algerian corsair known as Bar
barossa ("Redbeard"), who seized
Algiers from the Spanish in 1518.
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Probably the first real oil tanker
was the SB Charles, of Antwerp,
Belgium, which piled between the
US and Europe from 1869 to 1872.
She contained 59 iron tanks, ar
ranged in rows at the bottom of
her hold in the 'tween decks, with
a bulk capacity of 7,000 barrels,
about 794 tons . . . Meander, as a
word meaning to proceed on a
winding course or wander about
aimlessly, stems from the ancient
name of a river in Turkey, the Me
ander or Menderes as it is now
known. This stream, long known
for its winding and tortuous chah
nel, is 260 miles long and fiows in
to the Aegean Sea opposite the Is
land of Samos.
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Ope type of catfish native to the
Nile River region of Africa is a
real shocker. Called the electric
catfish, it generates a current simi
lar to the electric eel and, accord
ing to varied reports, uses its elec
tricity not only for defense but also
to secure its food. This fellow
swims along until it discovers an
other fish in the process of digest
ing a meal, swims near and fiicks
on its current. Usually, the aston
ished victim vomits its meal in sur
prise and pain, while the catfish
rapidly gobbles up the stuff. Quite
a sport!
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Scuttle in the sense of intention
ally making a hole in a ship to sink
it, actually first meant to close up
a hole. It stemmed from words
meaning to shut, as a hatch. Ap
plied first to the cover o\i^r a hole,
the word was transferred to refer
to the hole itself and then to the
present meaning.
Question: What. Is your
time favorito aboard shlpT
meal'
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buoy
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Back talk
Exist
Where Vigo is
Kind of easy
chair
Compass
bearing
Where crew
sleeps
Old sailor
Ship line
Things set In
Seafarers
gave $6,877 for
this
Biblical land
Comfort
Ruhr city
Fertile spots
Port 4,800
miles from
NY
Port 6.500
mUes from
NY
Perch
River flowing
into Baltic
Re^ue
Chemical suf
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African fox
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fiih
3. New <ervic«
to Puerto
Rico
3. Quick look*
4. She sailed the
Nile
3. Light breeze
6. Booster in
poker
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23. Daughter of Burma
Cadmus 44. Paris' river
26. Negative; 43. Chemical
Abbr. compound
28. Medleys 47. Direction of
28. River flow Maldives from
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31. Natty dresser 48. "Hot shot"
32. Rio de , 48. Wood from
in Africa Hawaii
33. Sea E of SO. Olive drabs;
Borneo Abbr,
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L. B. Thomas, steward: Well, I
think that soup is just about tops,
and 1 go for them
every time, no
matter what kind
it is. You can
make a meal out
of a good soup if
it's got enough
body to it. Put
me down for
good, rare roast
beef too, be
cause nothing can beat that when
it comes to meats.
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Peter Chopllnski, OS: They're ail
my favorites. I like every meal
every day no
matter what the
menu is. You
never have any
trouble as far as
feeding goes on
any SIU ship,
because the stew
ard's department
really knows how
to dish it out. At
least. I don't, and I've got a nice
bay window to prove it.
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Julio Torres, AB: You'll find me
where the chicken is. It don't mat
ter what the rest
of the food is as
long as there's
chicken, any
kind. I 1 i k e
french fried po
tatoes with it, but
you can feed me
anything if
know the chick
en's coming along
too. I guess a man gets to like
something and Just doesn't change
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.Luis Ramirei, FWT: Generally,
I like everything on an SIU ship
that the cooks
prepare, but a
good baker is my
best friend, I us
ually go for
vegetables over
meats, but when
I see there's a
good baker
aboard, I'm hap
py. My favorites
are the desserts, puddings, pies
and things like that.
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Benlgno Bautlsta, chief cook: I
go for beef, too, because you can't
go wrong with it
anytime. Chicken
fricasse is good
too, but where
does it compare?
I agree with
Thomas about the
soups, because
they're very im
portant to a meal.
They can make
the difference betii'een a good meal
and a poor one.
4) 4) 4)
Frank Castlce, 08: I'm a steak
man, no question about that. The
trimmings don't
matter much
when it comes to
steak because
that makes or
breaks the meal
all by itself. Of
course you can't
always get a good
steak, but when
you do, nothing
can beat it. 8et it up with some
MEET THE
fiV A H? A Id ESIB
EUGENE A. STANTON. Canenlei
Anybody who tries to tell you
that a man can have a healthier
life working elsewhere than at sea
can take the word of Seafarer
Eugene A. Stanton that it just isn't
so.
Cornered at the New York hall
as he was waiting to throw in for
one of those favored Far East dry
cargo runs, he outlined the back
ground for his beliefs about the sea
going life. One of 12 children, he
left his Indianapolis home at 14
to try his luck on the Lakes, with
an eye to getting together a stake
to help out the family.
That was in 1924, when he signed
on the SS Barium for the ore sea
son at $75 a month. He sailed as
a combination crew messman,
utiiityman and galley boy, and
when the season was over, went
back home to finish school.
After a hitch in the regular
Army, mostly down in the Canal
Zoqe, Stanton found himself on
the loose in the middle of the busi
ness bust following the '29 crash.
After a time, he went to work in
one of those "deluxe" nonunion
factories where the pay was poor
and the conditions were worse, but
a man couldn't be choosy in those
days. Following about a year on
a milling machine, he threw in
with the migratory harvest gangs
working the wheat fields all the
way from Texas to the Canadian
border.
Worked Minea
"It was an outdoor life alright,
and in good times we averaged
$10$12 a day. I worked with every
thing from an oldfashioned thresh
ing crew to a modern combine and,
as far as experience goes, I could
go back on it tomorrow," he ex
plained. As the seasons changed,
he shifted to the apple harvests,
up in Washington's Yakima Valley,
where they really grow 'em big.
Then, always on the move, he
left the sun behind and took a job
in the metal mines strung across
Idaho,. Utah, Colorado and Death
Valley, where he worked laying
track, blasting, and running loaded
cars up out of the shafts.
lie worked here as a "boomer,"
mine lingo for someone who drifted
from one site to another wherever
the work, pay or food was better.
The mining towns were rough and
tumble, fitting for men who worked
hard, fought hard and played th^
same way. The Commies, he recalls,
had a field day trying to line up
recruits and mine conditions of
fered plenty of material with which
to propagandize the men.
"Coal and rock were killers,"
Stanton asserted. "There was al
ways a hearse drawing up at the
mine for somebody killed by explo
sions, gas or silicosis, but it wasn't
always easy to get out of there."
Couldn't Ship
When the war came, he tried to
ship out from the West Coast a
couple of times, but couldn't get
clearance because the mines were
rated an "essential" industry and
workers were needed in the pits.
After VJ Day he got a job with
a small, private tug outfit that ran
barges downstream to New Or
leans. "It was hard work, then,
just a pilot and myself on the tug,
but it was good to get out of the
ground for a change, he recalled.
This was about the time he met up
with the SIU, in 1946, when he saw
the better deal the SIU tugboat
men were getting.
Soon after he began sailing deep
sea ships and has been at it now
for about fivB years. "That Far
East run is my favorite, I guess,
because those longer trips really
help pile up the dough, and I'm nut
one to turn up my nose at that,
SIU ships guarantee good food, top
conditions and good shipmates.
There's no dust to eat up your in
sldes when you're out at sea," he
declared.
What the future holds for him,
Stanton isn't too sure. "I've got a
lot to learn ye^ even though I've
had a fling at a lot of things over
the years." Still unmarried, he
didn't shy off a bit when asked the
big question. "You might say I'm
particular, I didn't marry the girl
I wanted, so I've been riding with
out a caboose ever since."
TEN YEARS AGO
The French population was
warned toi evacuate all coastal
areas as a prelude tO\a possible
second front,.. Japanese bombers
hit Dutch Harbor, Alaska, twice in
the same day in the closest raid yet
to the US . . . The SIU became an
affiliate of the International Trans
portworkers' Federation ... A new
synthetic rubber was introduced tO'
the public . , . Wartime travel tax,
designed to discourage unnec
essary travelling, was raised.
4) 4) 4)
Rhmmel's armored columns
pushed the British back Into Egypt
and continued to advance rapidly,
threatening both the Suez Canal
and the entire Near Eastern oil
fields , . . Crimean situation was
bad, as the Red armies retreated
all along the front . . . The SiU
blasted the shipowners for faiiing
in many cases to provide the
proper provisions and water on
lifeboats and lifecrafts , .. "Yank"
printed its first issue A na
tionwide war bond campaign was
launched,
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The Navy announced that the
US had started using a ccuivoy sys
tem so that warships could protect
merchant vessels which had been
sailing alone and unarmed in sub
infested waters . , , After a fight
., ,Gpar4
at forcing
all merchant seamen who went into
training for unlicensed ratings or
licenses to join the Coast Guard
reserve . . , Churchill arrived in
the US to talk over war strategy
at the White House .. , Dewey and
Willkie waged a hot preconvention
fight for the Republican Presiden
tial nomination.
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The Maritime Commission an
nounced rules governing the
awarding of the new Merchant
Marine Distinguished Service Med
ai . . . Brooklyn and the Yankees
led their respective leagues . . ,
The SIU warned Seafarers to clear
their status with their draft board
before sailing and to make sure
their applications for passports
were in order , , . Charges were
placed against 19 dealers for "boot
legging" gasoline . . . Uboats be
gan planting mines along the US
coast.
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Congress began an investigation
of "waste" in war contracts . . .
New York City Council adopted an
qrdinance prohibiting the wearing
of bathing suits or "scanty attire"
more than 200 feet from a beach
. . . Seafarers played an impor
tant role in the "New York at
War" parade . ; » The. FBI nabbed
elgbt/afjot^rn |ai?de4; ¥9#*
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SEAFARERS ̂ LOG
Jaaa 27. 1952 Vol. XIV No. 13
Published biweekly by the Seafarers Intematioriid Union. Atlantic.
& Gulf District. AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn 32, N. V. Tel.
STerllng 84671.
PAUL HALL, SecretaryTrieasurer
Editor, BemiEBt' BaAmi l/lanagtng editor, KAT OENISON; Art .kditor,' BnitAn
SEAMAN:' Photo Hditor, DAiim. NXLVA. Staff 'Wriiert, HZMMAS ABTNUI. IRWIN SPIVACK.
Aw PEMAU,: Gulf Area. Reporter. • Biu. MOODY. •
Vote Of C>nfideiice
Thanks to a thumping 92 percent "yes" vote, the SIU can
open the throttle on its building program in the outports. A
search is now being conducted in the ports involved—Balti
more, Galveston and Philadelphia—^for appropriate buildings.
Once they are located the Union will have the funds to go
right ahead and put up the kind of halls in the outports com
parable to what we now have ip. headquarters.
When the New York halt was completed it marked a new
era in seamen's shoreside facilities. But the Union was not
content to let it rest at that. As the LOG editorial put it at
the time, "What has been done hwe in New York we hope to
extend to our outports so that SIU brothers, wherever they
sail from, will have the same advantages," The results of
the referendum are assurance that this pledge can now be ful
filled.
It isn't every day that a group of men will vote sd over
whelmingly to tax themselves a $2Q bill. The voting results
are proof that Seafarers, having the best wages, conditions
and welfare benefits, are willing to put out toget the best in
shoreside facilities. That's the way the Union wants to oper
ate and thanks to this solid vote of confidence, that's the way
it's going to be. ;
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Early Results
Although it's just a couple of weeks since the Union an
nounced its new disability and maternity coverage, the re
sults are already impressive. A considerable number of Sea
farerfathers have already received their $200 maternity bene
fit checks, and the disability provisions are providing aid to
Seafarers who are badly in need of it.
• One such Seafarer is Brother Joe Germano who was able
to escape from life in an almshouse, thanks to the new bene
fits program. While no union is equipped to solve all the
problems of its members; the SIU has always believed in
taking care of its own wherever possible. The Germano case
points up the flexibility of the Welfare Plan and the speed
with which it can operate in an emergency.
. Nor has the Seafarers Welfare Plan reaqhed the limit of its
abilities. Seafarers can rest assured that the future will bring,
additional welfare returns—the hotel being one pending item.
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Ineidenf In France
The experiences of the Taddei crew in various,Fnench ports
reflect a new turn in the international Communist campaign
against the US and its citizens. In this instance, assaults on
American seamen are one phase of rioting against other
Americans in Tokyo, Rome, Paris and wherever Communists
can muster sufficient strength.
What happened in St. Nazaire and Nantes are not attacks
on seamen as such. The Seafarers just happened to.be handy
targets of the antiAmerican campaign now being waged by
the Cominform. . .
, Seafarers who have long enjoyed the hospitality and friend
ship of French citizens on their runs to France know that the
great majority of Frenchmen have no sympathy for such tac
tics. At the same time, the 'Taddei incidents should serve
as a warning to other Seafarers to be careful in French ports.
If you go ashore, make sure you're not alone, and keep a
weather eye peeled for gangs who may be out to dump you.
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Who's At Fault?
Since the Steelworkers Union called its members out on
strike for longoverdue contract improvements there has been
a lot of noise to the effect that the union is responsible for
the continuation of the strike! This theme has received more
and more stress in the newspapers with'each passing day.
Now a story comes out to the effect that the Bethlehem
Steel Company and the union reached an agreement last
week to end the strike. But when Bethlehem took this agree
ment to the other steel companies it was turned down despite
the fact that it represented a compromise on the union's de
mands. .
de Parlier
He Heealls How
SIU Advanced
To the Editor:
It is actually amazing the ex
tent to which the SIU has grown.
Not to throw my weight around
but I can "remember when",
guess I might be classed as one
of the new oldtimers. I first ship
ped out of Frisco almost ten years
ago. The Union had just then
received, a $17.50 war emergency
wage increase boosting my mess
man's wages to an incredible
$87.50. I made a five months' trip
to India and counting bonus and
all of 27 hours overtime, I just
did~make the grand total of $1,000.
By the time niy taxes, allotment
draws and slops were deducted, I
paid off with a little over 300
bucks. It didn't last long either.
Yes, in those days we had only
a few steamship companies under
contract. Then, as now. Water
man was the biggest. I think the
SIU had under
ten companies
signed up then. I
understand the
amount now
reaches close to
100.
Incidentally, in
making one of
those overtime
hours, I was car
rying laundry
bags aboard and stowing them in
Freemantle, Australia. The black
out curtain swept my glasses off
and I was blind the rest of the
trip. It cost me $16 to replace
the lenses to get that one hour
OT at 85 cents. Today, well, we
all know how the Union has
brought the pork chops home.
I would like to see the LOG
print all the ships under SIU con
tract, who they are operated by and
what type. You could make a
grand "then" and "now" issue.
Show the old shipping halls at
Stone Street, and the new hall in
Brooklyn, side by side, and follow
up with the halls in New Orleans,
with the old Chartres Street hall
and Mobile with the rickety. St.
Francis Street location.
Takes Back Criticism
Back in '47 I criticized the LOG
and said it was run like a high
school paper (and you printed it),
but I have to take it all back. I
subscribe to about five nautical
and trade union papers and maga
zines and find the LOG tops.
Talking about newspapers, the
BME paper looks swell, and I wish
the "Marine Engineer" success.
Unfortunately some of the MEBA
men I have talked to believe that
members of the BME are dictated
to by unlicensed men. Far from
it. The BME enjoys the same au
tonomy as fishermen, towboatmen
and seafood packers under the SIU
banner.
The two BME ships I have sailed
on (Coeur D'Alehe Victory and
Mankato Vi^ory) had fine engi
neers and tiiere was no interfer
ence with them by the unlicensed
crew.
Also in the 16 months I spent on
these two ships, arty time therg
were any repairs to be made in
crew spaces, they were dona
promptly. As a result the crew re
specte^ these ̂ansd^^erS faf better
than I liav6 seen 'on most ships.,
Les de Parlier.
'A// Set!'
OUT ON THE WEST COAST
the shipowners are still try
ing to give our brothers in the SUP
a rough time. The strike has been
running for over a month now, and
there is no telling when it will end.
The SUP is buckling down for
a long siege. They are in excellent
shape. They have pickets out, dnd
not a ship of the Pacific Maritime
Association is moving anywhere,
unless the union has released it to
carry military cargo.
Judging from what has happened
up until now, it appears that the
shipowners oiit on the West Coast
have piled up quite a bit of dough
for themselves in the past couple
of years. Otherwise they, would
not have been able to sit tight for
as long as they have been doing.
Now they are reluctant to share
some of it with the men who man
their ships and make it all possible.
On our side of the fence, the
SUP is determined to push this
thing through to a finish and come
out of this beef with added pork
chops for its members. Naturally,
as we have assured our SUP bxoth
ers. the SIU A&G District is with
them all |he way—financially, phy
sically* and morally.
This SUP strike is only one of
several in recent months in which
tjje employers have taken a tough
attitude toward union demands.
The national steel strike has been
going on now for the past several
weekSvand there have been other
beefs, like the telegraphers that
have dragged on for quite a while
before settlement.
All these strikes px'ove that a lot
of employers have stiffened up
against the unions. They seem to be
counting on plenty of support in
Congress to slap the unions down
with legislation if need be. All of
which means that union men have
to tighten up their ranks and pre
pare for tough going ahead.
The fact that it's a presidential
election year isn't helping to clarify
issues for organized labor. Many
a candidate for the presidential
nomination is cozying up to big
business in the hopes of winning
poUtioal support at the conven
tions. , . •
Cons^ue^l^^wijth a! fe^_ej
tidiis', "most oftfie' candi'd'ate's'have
straddled the big labor issues thus
far. They'd be just as happy, to shoyc
them into the background and for
get about them. Despite all the
fanfare and lioise we've heard up
to now, by the time the elections
draw near, the issues should be
pretty well boiled down and we'll
be able to see just where the can
didates stand and what the outlodk
is from the standpoint of the work
ingman's welfare.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF
talk this past year abo^t
how the Communists are for peace,
but as your Union has pointed out
time and again, there's quite a gap
between what the Communists say
and what they do. What hap
pened to the crew of the Taddei is
a case in point.
Here is an instance wheie the
crewmembers were harassed by
French Communists from the time
they arrived in France. These,
"peaceloving" individuals were
not adverse to ganging up on small
gioups of Taddei seafarers for no
reason other than that they were
American seamen. ^
Your Union has quite a reputa
tion throughout the world for be
ing a staunch antiCommunist out
fit. In our own way we believe
we've done quite a bit to discour
age the spread of Communist influ
ence among American maritinte
workers. It doesn't surprise us
then that Seafarers should be the
first targets of the "peace loving"
Red ript squads.
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IT'S THREE WEEKS SINCE THE
long range shipping bill wds
reported out to the House of Reij
resentatives, but we're still waiting
for Congress to untrack itself and
get to work on this vital piece qf
legislation.
The average citizen is not ver^
much aware of the importance of
this bill. Unfortunately, this atti
tude exists in some Washington
quarters. However your Union'jS
still pushing for action in the hope
that the Representatives will
awaken to the need und take steps
^_push .thii biU thrdiijgtf befQjrp
" * a^ourns next' inontlL
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SE Ji FARERS iOG Friday, June t1. 195X
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Long familiar fo Seafarers sajling the Mississippi Steamship
Company's Delta Line ships, tracie Route 20 runs from the Gulf
of Mexico down the East Coast of South America. This is the
priie "coffee run" which shuttles southward with general cargo
and, in some cases, 8090 passengers, returning laden with the
coffee that mokes the principal beverage, morning, noon and
night, for most Americans.
Steamship operation on a Government established trade
route follows a set pattern from which the shipowner can seldom
deviate. Set up by the Government as a trading circuit essential
to American commerce with foreign nations, it must be followed
by the subsidized operator whether the cargo hatches ore empty
or full. Eligibility for the subsidy con be maintained only by a
minimum amount of scheduled sailings annually by a basic num
ber of modern ships capable of assuring the regularity of the
service. Mississippi, one of the largest and most successful oper
ators contracted to the SlU, eminently qualifies.
On Route 20 at least, trade has been growing with leaps and
bounds so that the run is a constant source of income for both the
company and the Government. The value of twoway tradebe
tween the US and Brazil, for example, ran approximately $1.8
billions last year, higher than with any other country in the world
except Canada, which is in a special trade category.
The Delta Line operates a dozen ships on the run, ten modi
fied C2s and C3s, plus one Capetype and one Victory. The
voyages usually last about three months, starting out in New Or
leans and, after touching at one or two other Gulf ports, head for
the rrioin coffee port of Santos, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo,
Buenos Aires and a half dozen byports.
The popularity of the run is easily attested, by the intense
competition for jobs when the ships crew up out of the SlU hall
in New Orleans. Preparations for a recent voyage of the Del
Aires, a C2, are presented on these pages and show the typical
Seafarer crews wno man the ships'on this essential route. ;
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In the wheelhouse (right) , OS R. L.
Cline does a little "brightwork" on the
compass to keep it gleaming. Task of
keeping ship in running trim gpes on at
sea or in port, and the spic and span
condition of the "house" shows the boys
are always on the job. When they get
underway, they want to be sure they'll
see where that needle's pointing.
Hungry men need no urging when the
chow call sounds, and galley utilityman
Jerry L. Miller (left) and chief cook
Humella Fluence are on tap (right) to
see that everything runs according to
plan. OS ̂ R. J. Arceneaux (below)^
hangs away his clothes fresh from the
cleaners for the days ahead when he'll
be ashore in a tropic hotspot.
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Taking on diversified cargo for the
run south, the ship is the scene of busy
activity as crewmembers ipan winches
and longshore workers load her up.
Bags (left) earmarked for Recife, Bra
zil, come aboard on sling to be lowered
into hatch, while stevedores on dock roll
gas tanks into nets to be taken on as
deck cargo.
Part of shipment of heavy agricul
tural machinery and tools for plantation
use is brought aboard (top, right) from
barge alongside and longshoremen lower
it to deck. Checking gangway lines for
ward. Seafarers Donald Hutchings, AB
(left), and Blackie Sanchez, DM, make
sure everything's running smooth on
deck department end. ' ;
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SIU Patrolman C. M. Tannehill
(above) comes aboard to check how
things are, while AB Jack Procell (left)
tests out gangway lines to make sure
they're secure. ^ '
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Down in the engine room, the SIU
black gang runs over the equipment to
assure a smooth trip later on when parts
and major repairs aren't so easy to come
by. At left, oilers Paul Cassidy (left)
and C. L. Ducote prepare to take off
asbestos covering on evaporators to give
'em a test run after they've been shut
down a while and lying idle.
In the messhall, "coffeetime" offers a
welcome pause in the day's work for
crewmembers busy making the ship
ready to sail. Pictured during the lull
are (LR): Seafarers Frank Nunaz,
wiper; P. Hilt, OS; Paul Cassidy, oiler;
Donald Hutchings, AB; A. Nelson, AB,
and C. L. Ducote, oiler, as they stand
by before going back on the job.
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Pagre Sixteen SEA F ARiE R S L 0 G Friday, June 27, 1952
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The freighter Overton managed to trap 20 other vessels in Liver
pool's Honiby Dock Basin, and kept the crews of the ships really
jumping for a while.. The Ovefton piled into the 80Dton gates to the
locks of the basin, and ripped them right off. The gates immediately
sank and the water in the basin began to pour out. The level in the
basin dropped over eight feet within a couple of minutes. The crews
of the 20 vessels tied up in the basin had a hectic time slacking off
mooring lines to make up for the audden drop in the water level. The
Overton's bow was damaged but she proceeded under her own power.
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The Coast Guard's attempts to rescue the lumber schooner Cynthia
Olson after she went aground on the Oregon coast proved fruitless, and
finally a tug was summoned to the scene. The cutters tried twice to
pull the Olson off, but each time the line parted and the Olson sent
out another SOS. . .. The Cunard liner Scynthia collided with the col
lier Wabana Just outside the mouth of the St. Lawrence Biver. One
seaman from the Wabana is missing.
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A spectacular rescue effort was made in the sharkinfested waters
. of the British Bahamas. The freighter Zelma Rose capsized in a
heavy sea. Six persons were lost, and 18 were rescued. The captain
and a passenger made several underwater dives and dragged people
put'of the submerged cabins. One of the persons the passenger res
cued was his 18monthold son.
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The New York pier designed as the teAninal for the United States
features a new rubber cushion system along the side of the pier so
that no damage will result if the new superliner is swung against the
structure. The cushion makes it possible for the liner to dock anytime
Instead of just at slack water. . . . New York's Department of Marine
and Aviation has a special launch cruising through New York Harbor
looking for ships that violate the city's antismoke laws.
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The US ranked fifth as far as shipbuilding was concerned for the
world in the first quarter of 1952. England, Germany, Sweden and
Holland led the US in that order. . . . New York led all other US
ports in the exports and imports it handled during 1951. The figures
and order of rank are: (all figures in long tons) New York, 31,301,427;
Baltimore, 19,919,909; Philadelphia, 15,658,794; New Orleans, 8,295,044;
Houston, 6,362,867; Galveston, 4,979,193; Boston, 4,883,885, and Los
Angeles, 3,901,563.
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As of last month, the privatelyowned merchant fleet of the US was
set at L281 vessels with a total of 15400,210 deadweight tons.' The
active, privatelyowned fleet included 830 dry cargo vessels and 451
tankers... . The search for 18 crewmembers of the Argentine freighter
Lucho IV which sank off Patagonia has been abandoned. After over a
week of searching, the rescue parties found only two empty lifeboats
and several empty lifejackets from the vessel.
4 4 4
The 28,000ton tanker LaCruz, a new 16knotter, was launched in
Massachusetts. . . . The largest icebreaker to be built on this continent
was launched last week in Quebec. . . . Two new 28,000ton British
tankers got their sea trials this month. A total of six vessels were
ordered, with two already in service.
4 4 4
The New York Collector of Customs, in order to speed up the
processing of ships arriving in New York, has issued a booklet describ
ing the legal documents necessary for a vessel to enter New York. In
past weeks, the small customs force was faced with the arrival of four
and five large liners in the same day. This booklet is designed to tell
everyone what documents are needed, so they can have the necessary
papers ready and thus save time.
4 4 4
A 143ton tugboat bound for Santos Brazil was loaded on the deck
of the Mormacpen last week. The freighter had to carry special un
loading gear so that the tug could be taken off at the other end of
the trip . . . Portugal's merchant navy, already double its prewar
strength, is being expanded to take care of 60 percent of the country's
transportation needs, including two new luxury liners for the Lisbon
Brazil run.
4 4 4
A 12foot statue is to be set up on the grounds of the Catholic Church
In Port Ewen, N. Y., so that it will be visible from the Hudson River
as a shrine to the riverboatmen. The new shrine of Our Lady of the
Hudson is the result of a campaign among the men who man the river
boats . . . The Torm Lines motorship Birgitte Torm is ready to sail
from Copenhagen on her maiden voyage to the US. She's the first
of three fast 7,200deadweight ton freighters slated for the US run
. . . Trade between Venezuela and the United States has reached a
record high, according to a recent announcement. Some 67 percent
of Venezuela's trade is with the US at presentl
IHE
LABOR
ROUNDUP
The big news in labor these
past few weeks has continued to
be the developments in the steel
situation. The steelworkers were
still out, land the mills shut down,
but the most recent talk about use
of the TaftHartley Act is getting
louder, while the industry is taking
a waitandsee attitude.
One report had it that Bethle
hem Steel had reached, a satisfac
tory compromise with the union,
but backed out. when the other
companies turned it down. So far
there has been no agreement about
what shops will reopen to produce
vital .defense' materials, a move
both the companies and union have
agreed to do.
Congress, which turned down a
number of seizure bills, is talking
iouder and louder about the Presi
dent using the TaftHartley Act on
the workers who have already held
off the strike for over three
ihonths.
4 4 *
Congress is still kicking around
legislation to kill the WSB. The
latest, passed by the Senate, is a
"compromise" bill which wouid
.leave the board made \ip of labor,
industn^ and public members, but
would leave it with none of its
present powers. The original move
was to take away ̂ the board's
powers and have it'made up of
only "public" members.
4 4 4
Members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers staged a
successful twoday strike against
the Long Island Railroad, the na
tion's most heavily travelled com
muter line, while 63 other rail
roads face strike action if they
don't soon sign an agreement with
the union. The strike against the
Long Island) gained elimination or
changes in rules that threatened
job losses for union members.
4 4 4.
Members of the CIO United
Auto Workers in the New Orleans
Chrysler tank engine plant voted
892 to 8 to ask for authorization to
strike if necessary to win a'con
tract equal to that in force in other
Chrysler plants. The union's con
stitution calls for a vote and for
authorization by the international
in order to strike.
4 4 4
Members of the AFL Radio and
Television Directors Guild won a
new contract which cuts out "kick
backs" to broadcasting companies
and provides for 15 to 20 percent
wage increases . . . The CIO Tex
tile Workers Union's executive
council voted to fight.,in the courts
an arbitrator's decision to cut out
the costofliving escalator clause
in the contract covering 7,000 em
ployees of the Bates Manufactur
ing Co. The decision also called
for a cut in wages.
The closeness of living aboard ship and the problems involved in
carrying supplies of food and fresh water aboard for the voyage make
shipboard sanitation a particularly important subject, meriting care
ful attentioq from officers and crew. Protection of the fresh water
supply at all tidies isobviously vital tp the health of the crew since
^ntaminatetd water: can be a source of epidemics of serious diseases
like cholera and typhoid fever.
While all ships have facilities for distilling fresh water from sea
water, it is'the general practice for the ship to carry its fresh water
supply in tanks which are filled in ports of call.
Safe Source First Requirement
To begin with it is obviously important to obtain water supplies
from sources that are known to be safe. But that alone doesn't prevent
water from being contaminated in the course of stowage or while in
the tanks. This means that the drinking water hose, pumps, water
storage tanks and piping must be kept clean and completely apart
from all other wa^er systems, ^or should the drinking water hose
ever be used for any other purpose.
A:actically all American seaports can supply a ship with drinking
water that has been chlorinated to kill bacteria. If there is any doubt
about the purity of the water supply, obtained by the ship, addition of
chlorine to the water in the. ship's tanks is one way of adding protec
tion. The usual ratio for adding chlorine is % ounce of chlorinated
lime for every 500 gallons.
Simple Test for Chlorine
One way of determining if there is enough chlorine in the drinking
water after it has been chlorinated aboard ship is to fill a glass half
way, cover it with the palm of your hand, and shake the water back
and forth a few times. The palm of the hand should smell faintly of
chlorine after the test. It is important to make sure that the old,
untreated water has been emptied from the taps before doing this;
If there is no chlorine odor, then additional' chlorine should be added.
If the ship's drinking water system has been contaminated, either
through the storage of bad water or from opening the tanks for repairs
or some other reason, the entire freshwater system has to be over
hauled. All old water is drained from the system and the tanks and
lines are cleaned as far as possible. Then the system has to be disin
fected and fresh water flushed through it before it can be used again.
Disinfection Procedure
Disinfe<ition of the drinking water system requires that a high con
centration of chlorine be used, much higher than that used to chlorinate
the drinking water itself. First the tanks are scrubbed and repaired
and pipes checked for leaks or any unwanted crossconnection. A
chlorine solution is then prepared in proportion of a pound and ten
ounces of chlorinated lime for every 1,000 gallons of tank capacity.
The chlorinated lime is mixed into a paste with gradual addition of
warm water until the mixture is a gallon or more. The solution should
stand for a little while until the undissolved lime has sunk to the bot
tom and then the liquid is poured off into a separate container.
The liquid mixture is then poured into the tanks which should be
filled to the top immediately with clean water. After 15 minutes,
the tap nearest the tank is opened until* the chlorinated water flows,
which can be easily judged by the odor. This procedure is followed
out at every tap, moving outward from the tank, so that all pipes and
the pressure tank get filled with the chlorinated water.
Drain and Flush Tanks
The tanks are allowed to stand for four hours or more with the
heavily chlorinated water in them. Then they have to be drained
and thoroughly flushed with fresh water of drinking quality until all
the highconcentrate chlorine water is disposed of. In turn the fresh
water may have to be given the usual mild chlorination treatment.
As a regular procedure, it is advisable to clean and flush water tanks
every time a ship comes out of drydock or layup and at two week in
tervals thereafter, for as long as the vessel is in service. Other pre
cautions that should be taken include care in the use of ice for cooling
water. Since freezing doesn't kill many types of harmful bacteria,
natural ice should not be used for this purpose. If ice is unavailable,
drinking water can be cooled by placing containers of it in the re
frigerator.
In addition to the drinking water, other fresh water supplies car
ried by a ship include a system for wash water. Here too it may be
necessary to Allorinate this water if it is of questionable quality.
Whether chlorinated or not, taps fed by the wash water should be
marked "Unfit for Drinking." The same applies to the third fresh
water system, the sanitary system, which supplies water for the heads,
for washing the decks, fire hoses and other purposes.
Burly Follow Burly Every iSHue in The Seatarere Eoy
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Friday, Jime l»Sf SEAFARERS LOG Pace. Setrcnfeea
Fiveweekold Kenneth J. qualifies his SlUdad Kenneth E.
Beckerich and mother Marcaret for one of those $200 benefits.
Birth Benefit Debut
Hits $1,000 A Week
(Continued from page 2)
bring the whple family closely in
touch, with the SIU," he said.
Eliffibility Simple
These and other Seafarers who
• have "received maternity payments
qualified for them by becoming
parents since April 1, 1952, effec
tive date for the new benefits. Any
eligible Seafarer becoming a father
since that date wiir receive the
$200 benefit and his child will re
ceive the gift of a $25 bond from
the SIU.
In the case of twins or other
multiple births, $200 will be paid
for each child, and each of the
babies will be given a bond.
Seafarers may apply for the ben
efits by sending to the Seafarer's
Welfare Plan, care of Sltl Head
quarters,675 Fourth Ave., Brook
lyn 32, New York, a copy of the
marriage license, birth certificate.
Ins. Plaque
Thanks SIU
For Support
(Continued from page 3)
with the fledgling union. In the
course of the long picket line
struggle, the SIU membership
twice voted financial aid, for a to
tal of $1,250. In addition. Sea
farers made daily trips to Newark
strike headquarters with cigarettes,
donuts and coffee for the pickets,
and assisted the lAlU leaders in
the handling of the strike.
The assistance given by the SIU,
in dollars and cents and otherwise,
was greater than that rendered by
any other union in the New York
area where the strike was centered.
As a result, the agents were able
to get a contract calling for wage
Increases and other improvements
for 15,000 members.
The text of the plaque, which
will be hung in headquarters along
with similar gifts from other
unions, reads as follows:
"The Insurance Agents Interna
tional Union, AFL, in grateful ap
preciation, salute the Seafarers In
temation Un'nn, for exemplifying
true trade union action in their
all out aid to the striking insur
ance agents against the Prudential
Insurance Company, December 1,
1951, to February 19, 1952. The
support of the SIU helped win this
thei Jwhite icol
and, if possible, a discharge from
their last ship. Benefits are paid
without delay after the applications
are received in proper order.
New Branch BIdg Program
Gets Members' Vote Okay
(Continued from page 3)
space and a roomy shipping hal
suitable for meeting and social
functions after shipping hours.
Members to Pick Site
As yet, several possible sites have
been located adjacent to water
front operations in the three ports,
but no definite selections have been
made. Actual selecting will be
Have Your Hating
Listed in Book
Bosuns and stewards receiv
ing the new membership book
now being issued by the Union
are cautioned to make sure
that their ratings are stamped
into the book.
If the book is not stamped
accordingly, the dispatcher
will not ship the man for that
rating. As a result, some men
holding those ratings might
lose out on jobs.
Blind Member Finds
A New Life' Via SIU
(Continued from page 3)
and kept telling the SIU represen
tative how happy he was to be out
of there. From the almshouse he
was taken to the Staten Island hos
pital where his eyes were ex
amined by the doctors and medi
cine prescribed in the hope that
it~ might do his sight some good.
The following day arrangements
were made by the Union to board
him at the home of Mrs. Virginia
Tentenico, an attractive private
house in a quiet residential sec
tion of Brooklyn. On the way out
to his new residence. Germane
was concerned that he should be
able to go out of the house, or
buy himself a bottle of beer once
in a while if he wanted to. He was
assured that he would no longer
be left helpless in a chair but
would be able to move around
No Break Seen
In West Coast
Sailors' Strike
(Continued from page 2)
is convinced that the shipowners
are carrying on a fight to beat the
SUP and turn over part of the
SUP'S work to Harry Bridges.
Committee recommendations,
that were approved at SUP mem
bership meetings in all ports on
June 23, call for a settlement on
the basis of the SUP's compromise
demands, retroactive to April 27.
The membership also ruled out
any limits on SUP jurisdiction over
loading of stores.
Met With Bridges
While nd meetings have been
held between the PMA representa
tives and the SUP committee since
June 18, it is known that they have
met several times in the interval
with Bridges, presumably on the
loading question.
Besides the SIU, all AFL mari
time unions affiliated with the
MTD, and shoreside outfits like
Teamsters and Metal Trades have
pledged support to the SUP strike.
A simU
AFL he;
with the help of the people who
were caring for him.
Homelike Atmosphere
The boarding home where Ger
mane is now staying is a large two
story house where five other el
derly men and women live. Ger
mane, like all the others, has the
run of the house, the porch and
a large backyard. If he wants, he
can have his meals served to him
in his room, or he can come down
stairs to eat. The atmosphere is
homelike and informal.
When he arrived at the place
two small children were playing
in front of the house with a six
weeksold puppy. Their mother
answered the door and called Mrs.
Tehtonico who boards the elderly
men and women in her home. Ger
mane was a little apprehensive at
first but was soon made to feel
comfortable. The first person he
met, strangely enough, was an old
acquaintance who used to own a
tavern on Mulberry Street, New
York, where Germano used to hang
out.
An Old Customer
"1 know you," the man said,
"you're in the merchant marine.
You came into my place on Mul
berry Street lots of times to drink
wine. I'm Jimmy. You remem
ber me?"
"Sure, sure, 1 remember," Ger
mane said, gratified at the thought
of having somebody he knew to
talk to.
Afterwards Mrs. Tentonico ex,
pressed curiosity as to how the
Union was interested in taking care
of disabled men like Germano.
"You see," the SIU representa
tive explained, "up until a couple
of' years ago an old fellow like
Germano here who didn't have a
home of his own or anybody to
help him out might just be left to
die in the streets. But now the
Union has a Welfare Fund. It's
still new and we're still building
it up, but we aim to do something
to help take care of the fellows
who spent their life going to sea,
but can't work anymore now."
When the representative said
goodbye, Germano was sitting on
a bench'near the arbor in the back
yard talking to Jimmy. He had
theiflvhite |Col A similar pledge was received from fwnd a pljice Iqilive like a,hiynan
made by membership committees
In each port. •
Applauding the decisive action
of the membership in showing its
prefence for uptodate, modem
halls as SIU "showplaces" in each
city, SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall
commented that "Seafarers have
always travelled first class. We've
seen how efficient operations
can be set up, as in our headquar
ters in New York, and we're going
to put over the same deal for our
members sailing out of the ports
of Baltimore, Galveston and Philly.
We've got some of the finest Union
halls in the country right now, and
we're going to make them even
more so."
The port by port vote count and
the tallying committee's report
follows:
We, the undersigned members of the Tallying Committee, having
been elected at a Special Meeting on Monday, June 16, 1952, have tallied
all ballots and attached hereto are our findings. The Building Fund
Assessment was carried by more than a twothirds majority as required
by our Constitution.
Port
Boston
No Sub
Yes No Void Vote Total
54 30 0 0 84
1,194 249 41 0 1,484
229 9 3 0 242
450 7 1 0 458
92 10 1 0 103
0
0
CO
2 0 0 90
116 2 2 0 120
466 5 1 0 472
976 29 4 0 1,009
131 5 1 0 137
44 0 0 0 44
67 2 .0 0 69
51 2 0 0 53
3,958 352 54 0 4,364
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Savannah
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Galveston
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
Totals 3,958
It is to be noted that Philadelphia was missing two ballots. It is to
be further noted that these two ballots which were missing do not in
any way affect the outcome of the vote either for or against. This Com
mittee recommends that this report be acted on at the meeting of July
2, 1952, and that each Branch Agent immediately thereafter notify
Headquarters of the action on same.
BALLOTS BALLOTS BALLOTS
PORT SENT TO PORT USED" NOT USED
Boston 0 to 250 Oto 83 84 to 250
New York 5,000 to 6,900 5,000 to 6,484 6,485 to 6,999
Philadelphia 251 to 500 251 to 493 494 to 500
Baltimore 501 to 1,000 501 to 958 958 to 1,000
Norfolk 1,001 to 1,250 1,001 to 1,103 1,104 to 1,250
Savannah 1,251 to 1,500 . 1,251 to 1,340 1,341 to 1,500
Tampa 1,501 to 1,750 1,501 to 1,620 1,621 to 1,750
Mobile 1,751 to 2,250 1,751 to 2,222 2,223 to 2,250
New Orleans .... 2,251 to2,750 2,251 to2,750
3,751 to 4,350 3,751 to 4,259 4,260 to 4,350
Galveston 2,751 to 3,000 2,751 to 2,887 2,888 to 3,000
San Francisco 3,001 to 3,250 3,001 to 3,244 3,045 to 3,250
Wilmington 3,251 to 3,500 3,251 to 3,319 3,320 to 3,500
Seattle 3,501 to 3,750 3,501 to 3,553 3,554 to 3,750
Total Ballots Printed 0 to 7,500
Total Ballots Unused 4,351 to 4,999
7,000 to 7,464
Sample Ballots .*... 7,465 to 7,500
All unused ballots were accounted for and it is the recommendation
of this Committee that Headquarters thereupon notify the Branch
Agents as to the effective date of the $20.00 Assessment, which will be
JULY 15TH 1952.
John Spreitzer, S14 Daniel Fitzpatrick, F129
Charles Mehl, 35628 Van Whitney, W11
Robert Bowley, 38370 . . Walter Reidy, R4
Reds Stone SIU Crew
(Continued from page* 5)
black eye. They were lucky to get
the cab when they did; otherwise
there could have been more casual
ties.
When the ship had come into
port originally, Catharine added,
the local longshoremen told the
crew members, "What are you
bringing this stuff here for? We
can get it from tlVe Russians if we
want it."
They were disappointed in a way
that cargo was not military because
there had been a big demonstration
by local Communists .just .two
days before against American arms.
Bflth men agreed that all Seafar
ers who stop over on the other
side should be warned to watch
putjqr the ro^||[h,.stuffl ,
^ /rFiton what KappepJd"^ to TisFJ
Catharine concluded, "we think
that the local Communists are out
to dump all American seamen
whenever they can. Something
ought to be done to protect the
fellows who go ashore there."
Three Boys Get
AFL Scholarship
The second annual AFL scholar
ship competition produced three
winners of scholarships of $500
each at the college of their choice.
More than 500 high school seniors
in California and Hawaii took part,
and Armen Tashdinian and Alex
Woycheshin of Sacramento and
W/ljiam Wittenberg ei^^mades
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Foul Woathor Dream Of An OSContributed by David King
San Juan—Beaehcombiers^ Haven
While it is true in many other industries, life in maritime cannot be compared any more
nowadays with what it was years ago. Both the working conditions and the financial end
have changed a great deal, >—
While not one of the real
oldtimers, I have witnessed
many of the 1,001 problems
that a seaman had to deal with in
the old days, since I was brought
up on the San Juan waterfront,
This has often been called the
"beachcomber's paradise." because
a beachcomber could depend on
things ashore be
ing little easier
than in most
places.
In those days
Ramirez
seamen were
confronted with
many problems,
For one thing,
food was cooked
on many ships
by irresponsible
people who could not even boil
potatoes ashore. This made the
worst of the food situation which
never was good. On top of it,
there was always a shortage of
something, and when it was plenti
ful, the quality was not good.
Poor sleeping quarters, .poor
pay, no respect from superiors
contributed to their troubles. Over
time was so seldom mentioned
that one had to go around hunting
for a dictionary to find the real
meaning of it.
If a seaman was so much as to
smile at a girl who in some way
belonged in the heart of one of the
ship's officers, the minute the sea
man realized the officer knew
about it he could start packing up
and get ready to hit the beach.
There was no union hall to regis
ter at for a job and no union
patrolman to clear the situation
for you. You were just another
beachcomber and it was nothing,
since ft happened every day in
every port.
Morale Lowered
All that and much more did a
lot to lower the seaman's morale
and poisoned the character of al
most every man going to sea so
that in those days most of them
turned gashounds and performers,
with veiy little respect for society
and for themselves. Society in
turn had very little respect for
them. <
San Juan became a favorite .spot
with beachcombers as Puerto Rico
is an American dependency. There
was no red tape for a payoff and
the Immigration men had nothing
to do with US citizens there, which
is still true.
Here, the beachcombers had a
combination foreign country and
homeland because of the large dif
ference in customs, language and
cjimate. With them anyone doing
them no harm was a friend and
much more if a pint of "cana'
(homemade rum) was with her ,or
him. Since it cost only 15 cents a
pint it was always very cheap ..to
get drunk and if one didn't like to
sleep it off on the grass in the sur
roundings of Puerta de Tierra, one
could sleep fairly comfortably in
those places where cots were rent
ed for the night for 12 or 15 cents.
For 25 cents you could get a bed.
These men were more or less
organized for two purposes, food
and liquor. While one group
would go around hunting for food
aboard ships in port, another
would find a job with the shore
gang like painting ships, while the
third was always planning where
to sleep that night and where to
get the next full bottle.
Beachcombers HQ
There was only one place in
town where they could come free
ly with or without money to dis
cuss their plans; a place that was
home to many of them, where they
were always welcome in any state
—sober or drunk, black or white,
healthy or sick. Religion and
politics never mattered and stiU
doesn't. It was nothing more thafl
the humble home of Matilde Pel
lot, whose son "Tootina" (Augusto
Miranda, now with the SIU) taught
the beachcombers in the art of
staying alive in the tropics. He
used to do this with the help of
his brothers and his mother who
always had and has a helpful hand
for beachcombers.
In her home, every beachcomb
er, regular seaman or future sea
man that touched San Juan with a
couple of problems, worked out
plans as to how to ship out, how to
work ashore, how to get seamen's
papers or how to become a Union
man.
With all the new conveniences
and good wages and living, condi
tions today inany a seaman still
cannot resist the temptation of
quitting a ship in San Juan, so
much so, that our Union has strict
ly enforced a rule with a stiff fine
for missing a ship to bring that
situation under control.
Romantic Ship Jumpers
One of the reasons for ship
jumping in the island is the ro
mantic aspect. That is about the
only reason to become a beach
comber nowadays what with the
good living aboard ships. I be
lieve the majority jumping ship in
San Juan have a long and fas
cinating story of love and romance
with at least one of the "seno
ritas." Because one can find, espe
cially in the interior, the beautiful
triguenas" wtih abundant black
hair, big black eyes, tender hands
and warm smiles for a man with a
tattoo on his chest; much more so
than for a man with a guitar in his
hands singing a serenade.
That doesn't mean that all beach
combers carry tattoos, but the
ones who do are sure hits with
those girls who always keep an
eye open for the novelty.
Luis A. Ramirez
LOGARHYTHM:
A Letter Talks Baek
By James R. Porter
DttlYbiliKnow
Before you sign me, let me say
That I don't fee\ so good today.
I'm not equipped to build gbod
will;
In fact, I'm positively ill.'
My meaning isn't crystal clear;
The way I talk is insincere.
I'myluttered up with phrases trite.
The kind of stuff they used to
write.
My paragraphs are much too long,
^y ending's, ̂ ak instead of
strong; " ' ' " • ''
I'd rather not go in the mail '
Because I do not want to fail.
To do my job efficiently
I need some life and, energy.
Suppose you brush me up a bit;
Imbue me with some charm and
"it."
Forget the "I" and make it "you,"
And get my reader's point of
view.
Rewrite, delete, correct, revamp,
Arui make me worfh tny three
• 'terte • sidrhpf' ^
J
That a baker's, dozen is 13
rather than 12? Tha extra one was
the outcome of the penalties im
posed for underweight measures.
In order to be on the safe side,
the baker gave a retailer an extra
loaf to the dozen to avoid thejrisk
of a fine.
*
That a blonde person probably
has more hair on his head than
a'tedhead or a brunette? Scien
tists have figured out that a blonde
has 104,000 hairs on the head, a
brunette 102,000 and ji redhead
just' 83,000. We'll just take their
word for it.
4) 4" 4"
That your shipping rights are
protected by the Union even when
you are in the hospital? A man
on the shipping list who is in the
hospital for 30 days or less re
tains his original shipping date,
while someone hospitalized for
more than 30 days is entitled to
a new shipping card dated prior
to the date of his discharge from
the hospital.
4 4. 4
That the first alarm clock was
invented by Plato 2,000 years ago?
The philosopher fitted a siphon to
a waterclock so that when the
water was level with the top of
the siphon it rushed down the
tube so fast that the compressed
air was pushed out with a loud
whistle. That was how Plato called
his students to their studies at
four o'clock in the morning.
4 4 4
That the Kaiser and the Czar,
the former rulers of Germany and
Russia, were named after Julius
Caesar? Differing native tongues
produced the variations, which
stemmed, like the Persian Shah,
from the original Babylonian word
shar meaning king.
4 4 4
That Seafarers who want to go
up for an engineer's license can
get the dough for refresher train
ing by a loan from the BME? The
money can be paid back later on.
Men with three years as a fireman,
oiler, watertender . or electrician
are eligible,
4 4 4
That someone can be an orphan
even If one of h^. parents is still
living? The word, despite the gen
eral belief, accurately refers to a
person who has lost either or both
parents.
4 4 4
That even if you're not aware
of it you change position during
an eighthours' sleep about 35
times? The shortest period of un
disturbed sleep follows Immediate
ly after you lose consciousness.
Scientists say it usually lasts about
14 minutes.
4 4 4
That mail sent to the New
Orleans SIU hall ̂ can be kept
there only 48 hours, then is re
turned to the post office in the
Customs House? However, Sea
farers shouldn't call for mail at
the PC unless it is listed' in the
mailbook at the hall.
4 4 4
That in France a limousine is a
coat? The word existed long before
the auto body with that name was
thought of. Limousine is a French
word meaning cloak or coat, the
idea being that such a vehicle was
cloaked" car, not open as was
the case earlier.
4 4 4
That when tomatoes were first
Introduced in England they were
cultivated as floral ornaments in
stead of soinething to eat? Now
commonplace there and elsewhere
as a food, the tomato had been
grown in greenhouses for its ber
ries. It was many years before it
came into use as a fruit.
Polaris Crewmen Pick Up
Fishermen Adrift At Sea .
Crewmemben of Uie Polaris take aboard disabled fishing boat
after rescuing three fishermen who had been adrift In It off
the South American island of Trinidad.
Three fishermen who were on the verge of collapse were
rescued off Trinidad by the crew of the Alcoa Polaris which
was on its way to the island. The men had been adrift for
90 hours without water or+
food and were about to give
up when spotted by the crew.
The men had been fishing out of
a small inboard mptorboat, and
their motor had broken down.
When first spotted they were strug
gling to make some sort of head
way with oars.
, Howeve;r„ the men were, pretty
litiSiSS®
progress against the running sea.
When the men were taken aboard.
Captain Mulley gave ordei^ to the
steward to give them food and
clothing which they were badly in
need of.
It was a well done Job again by
SIU seamen, with the bosun and
chief mate handling things in fine
style.
Gin ,|.V 'ttriCihg
^ Friday, Jiia« Vf, liSt SEArAREkS tOG , PIV« Nliwt««.: ;• V ,
Familiar Sights On Run Through Suoz
The pilot station (left) and the everpresent native bumboat&^re well known to Seafarers intransit
through the canal. Photo by Walter R. Appelt of the Binghamton Victory.
Barber Ban Has Crew In Lather
Half a loaf may be better than none, but half a haircut certainly isn'ty especially when
it leaves you with only one sidebum. That wa soon as they hit the States about the chief
who were all set to beef to the patrolinan ass the feeling of the crew of the Steel Advocate,
mate's chasing a barber off thef
NUsen
ship.
Victim of the trimming, as
the ship's min
utes put it, was
an unnamed
c r e w nt e mber.
WhUe the ship
was in Cueta,
Spanish Morocco,
alocalbarberhad
come aboard and
deftly shaped the
curly lo(^s of two
of th^ ship's offi
cers. He was working on the Sea
farer as his third customer, when
the chief mate broke up the clip
session and ordered the barber to
get off the ship, scissors and all.
PAtesis Useless
^The Seafarer protested that the
mate was distinctly out of order
and that it was not time for a mo
tion to adjourn especially with one
sidebum arid forelock yet to be
trimmed. The m'ate, however, was
as adamant as the Rock of Gibral
tar across the way. He said in so
many words (but in a different
kind of language) "We're discharg
ing this unwanted cargo here and
now, and it either walks ashore by
Itself or I'll uncradle a boom and
dump it on the docks."
As often happens in such cases
the mate won the argument and
the barber went ashore, though not
without a few last words shot in
the direction of the mate. For
tunately for him, he was to wind
ward and the' mate' didn't hear
what he had to say.
That wasn't the end of the argu
ment. The unfortunate Seafarer
started suffering a slow bum e'ispe
cially when some of his less sensi
tive shipmates started making war
whoops within his earshot.
" Discrimination Charged
Consequently at the next ship
board meeting, the Seafarer raised
the issue charging that here was a
clear cut case of discrimination in
favor of the officers ranking with
the two pot systerii as something
that should no longer be per
mitted. No matter what the stand
ing orders of the captain were in
respect to peddlers and other char
acters coming aboard, the chief
mate should have let the man fin
ish his work before chasing hirii
ashore.
The crew was swayed by this
eloquence and especially the sight
of the unbalanced sideburns. It
was moved and passed unanimous
ly to report this incident to the
patrolman.
Motion Withdrawn
However, in a few days the other
sidebum started growing back and
cooler heads prevailed. At the
next meeting it was agreed that
the mate was right in chasing the
man ashore and the motion was
withdrawn accordingly.
Otherwise, the delegates' re
ported all beefs settled with the ex
ception of a few hours' overtime in
the engine room, which engine
delegate Charles Martinez will
bring up at the payoff. Other dele
gates aboard the Advocate ar'*
Sven J. Nilsen, ship's delegate;
Francesco Cornier, deck, and Clar
ence L. Graham, steward.
Ship's Wiper From 'Bama
Fails The Stars And Bars
EtOG Welcomes
StorieSi Pies
• With the LOG now contain
ing 28 pages, the biggest ever,
there is more room now than
ever before for stories, photos
and letters sent in by the Sea
farers. Several pages of each
issue are devoted to the ex
periences of Seafarers and the
ships they sail as they despribe
it themselves.
If you run across anything
' of interest on your voyages, or
just want to let your friends
know how you're getting along,
drop a few lines to the LOG.
Don't worry too much ahout
literary style. We'll patch it
up if it needs patching. And
of , course, photos illustrating
^e incidents you describe
make them more interesting
for the readers.
. Send your stuff to the LOG
at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brqok
lyn, NY. If you want any
thing returned after wp^ use .
that too. • ' " , , ,
time? We are looking forward to
receiving our copies of the LOG
when we get into Brenlerhaven.
C. J. Phalen
Shark Killers
I happen to be a Yankee on this Waterman scow, the City
of Alma, with a Mobile crew. However I get along well with
them. I try to be a good rebel and eat my grits and black
eyed peas wthout a word off
disa'greement. But the other
day a little incident happened
that was hard to take!
Recently the wipers . finished
painting the engine room and a fine
job it was, trimmed in red, green
and black. It looked like an
artist's dream. Then it happened.
The first assistant, who is from
Baldwin County, did his bit of
decorating and hung the rebel flag
upon these untarnished bulkheads.
We Yankees took this without
blinking an eye.
But that's not all. A sign was
placed under it reading, "Rebels,
tip your hat when passing this flag.
Yankees, take your damn hats
clean off."
Well the old saying, "every dog
has his day" is true. The other
day a wiper (no names mentioned),,
walked up to make coffee, noticed
the flag and asked innocently,
"what country is that from?" He
being from Alabama himself, he
will be looking for another job
soon as it was the first assistant he
asked. Of course, the first walked
away In deep disgust.
Just for the record, this is a fine
ship and we all have a good time.
,3uL ,,wlio, ,cpuldn'^, runriiog" 'to'
faortnern Europe in
ri^nri^pg
the summer
Displaying their catch off
Trinidad, are (LR.): Peter
.Loiki Ajp; John Wilman, AB;
Ken Stern, txiismii. Joe .Siaribot
ski, DM. —' • •
By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor
Composition of photographs can be explained as the arrangement
of subject matter as weH as light and shade in a photograph. Good
composition is something photographers strive Jor when they have the
time and the ability to move lighting and subject matter around so
as to achieve the best results. The amateur on shipboard may not
care lo spend so much time posing his subject, but he can follow cer
tain principles that will avoid common pitfalls and make for a pleasing
effect.
The thing to remember is that you want the eye to see certain things
in'the finished photograph. Therefore, it is common sense to place the
most important object where it will be most readily noticed and try
to avoid distracting and unimportant details that will confuse the eye
and carry it away from the subject of the picture. Whatever else is in
the picture should serve to give it balance and a pleasing pattern.
The trouble with composition for photographs is that it is usually
hard for the eye to pick out what will appear on the finished print.
Ordinarily it is too inconvenient or not possible for the photographer
to examine his subject in the viewfinder from several angles before
he shoots the picture. If some action is going on, he's liable to miss
it altogether while studying the subject for the best angle.
Eye Overlooks Details
Getting decent composition then, means training the eye to pick out
and block off one section of what he sees and photograph it accord
ingly. Too often, the eye tends to overlook minor details because the
photographer is not thinking of them, but they show up just the same
in the final print. All is not lost however. In enlarging, we can cut
out portions of _the print that distract from the subject niatter of the
photo.
One important point to remember is that a photograph is flat,
whereas the eye sees in three dimensions. A mast that was several feet
away from a brother Seafarer looks like it's growing out of his head if
you line him up directly in front of it. Then there's the question of '
distracting background. A garbage dump to the rear is not a very
flattering setting for the girlfriend—just try and convince her you
didn't see it. If your pal is wearing a flowered shirt, don't shoot him
standing up against a wallpaper pattern. If you pose somebody so that
the tree they are leaning against takes up half the negative, nobody
is going to notice much about the other half.
' Pick a Good Angle
When you find a subject, the first thing to do is pick an angle that
presents it favorably. If you can move the subject around to suit your
self, so much the better. In planning his photo the experienced photog
rapher has little difficulty in noticing and blocking out unnecessary de
tail. Some rely on gadgets to help them out. 'Hiey carry frames that
restrict the view to the area that will actually appear on the photograplKC
A friend carries a reducing lens for thfit purpose. Or you can frame
the subject in a rough way with your thumb and forefinger at right
angles and the tips of the thumbs together in a straight line.
Another simple method of eliminating unwanted subject matter is
to get up as close as possible to the subject. The average camera fitted
with its normal lens will cover a 6foot man from head to toe at about
12 feet. So when photographing a Seafarer doing something on the
ship, move in c^ose. If you stand 75 feet off, what the man is doing
will be lost and all you will gain is a view of a lot of foreground which
takes the eye away from the subject. Further, by the time the LOG
blows up the subject to usable size, it will get fuzzy.
Of course, plenty of experimentation will help along these lines.
Change your position around, look at the subject from all sides, from
high and low angles, with and against the light, and from any view
that holds good possibilities, being careful not to wind up in the drink
while striving for effect. After a while you will be^n to get the feel
ing of decent composition and you will want to take the shot. Chances
are that the results won't disappoint you.
Quiz Corner
(DA company offers its salesmen a choice of two salary plans.
Both provide a base salary of $1,000 a year, but one offers a raise of
$150 a year and the other $50 every halfyear. 'Which is the better
deal?
(2) The US has rights to a stiip of land for a canal which would
shorten the water distance between New York and San Francisco 500
miles. Where is this site located?
(3) Water evaporates rapidly when the relative humidity of the
air above it is (low), (about the same), (rising), (high)?
(4) The US gunboat sunk by Japanese planes, causing a serious
international incident in 1937, was the (Robin Moor), (Kearny), (Panay),
(Reuben James)?
(5) A filling station owner bought a tank of gas for $60. After 50
gallons of gas were lost by leakage, he sold the remainder at four
cents per gallon above cost. If he gained 20 percent on the deal, how
many gallons did he buy?.
(6) Where is; the only place where a man could design a square
house with each window having a view to the south?
(7) Is there any difference between twice twentyfive and twice
five and twenty?
(8) Who was the first commissioner of baseball? (A native Ohioan,
his name is the same as a mountain in Georgia which figured promi
nently in the. Atlanta campaign by Gen. Sherman fluring the Civil War.
(9) The weather behind a cold front is usually (foggy), (clear and
colder), (fair and warmer), (warm and rainy)?
(10) A half, fourth and seventh of a number added to'three are equal
(Quiz Answers on Page 27)
«'v. :
Pac* 'TuMlr SEAfARtKS h^G Friday, Jane Vt, l»5t
Out Of The Family'Album
Seafarer JuUo Torres had this photo taken of his three children,
13 years ago. Julio, Jr. (L) was 5; George 3; and Jaime 4.
Wet Wash
Fazes Ship
If some 'crewmembers on the
Seatrain Louisiana have to hang
their freshlylaundered Tshirts
and jeans out on the radio mast to
dry, it won't be the fault of the
ship's bosun.
According to the minutes of the
^ip's meeting held on June 15,
some eager beaver swiped the
clothesline in an emergency and
used it for lashings. While the old
line is now serving a worthy cause,
the bosun emphasized that he had
only one more length of rope of
the proper kind to replace it.
If it happens again, the Louisi
ana might have to sail into port
with her flags—and the crew's un
derwear—flying from tbe super
structure. Could be confusing to
other navigators. So far, no one
has suggested a machine clothes'
drier as thesolution to this par
ticular laundry problem.
It's either that or an emergency
requisition of one of those big
backyard portable driert complete
with 150 feet of rubbeaized line and
a set of clothespins to match.
Israel War Echo Rings In Egypt
Port Said, Egypt—As far as the rest of the world is concerned, the war between the
Egyptians and Israelis ended three years ago. But you can't pass that story off on the crew
of the Anniston City (Isthmian). The delegates reported in the ship's minutes that the
Egyp^ans here refused to>
supply the vessel with fresh
water and fresh vegetables
because it had made a stop at
Haifa, Israel, six
months before
op a previous
trip.
At last word,,
Carlin
the crevt was go
ing light on the
showers despite
the heat and the'
galley gang was
hitting those cans
of beans until
such time as the ship could add to
Its stores at Basra.
The oddest part of the whole in
cident is that the Anniston City,
like practically all Isthmian ships
on this run, is carrying vitally im
portant supplies to Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Arabians were Egypt's
allies, along with Iraq, Syria and
Transjordan in the war against
Israel in 1948 and lfl49. Appar
ently this situation is nothing new
to. Isthmian ships, since the Egyp
tian government has been hard
timing these scows if they had
anything to do
with carrying
supplies to and
from Israel on
any previous voy
age.
WhUe the ban
on supplies was
more annoying
than serious, the
delegates (John Battle
Kulas, ships dele
gate; Michael J. Carlin, deck; Jo
seph Legere, engine; and James
Battle, steward) said that things
took a critical turn when Egyptian
authorities at flrst didn't want to
let a crewmember go ashore for
necessary medical attention.
Finally after a lot of jawing
back and forth, they backed down
and agreed that letting the man
eia 'eu A turn/J
y
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BOARD SHIP
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THE OMIOHl IUCSEW
BEEFS.
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get some medicine wouldn't dam
age their national interest..
Other than that, the delegates
reported a smooth trip with no
problems arising on board to speak
of.
Marlin
Along about the end of June the
clubowners start getting the shakes
and don't stop shivering until the
evening of July 8. For on that
day their most valuable hunks of
property will be going on exhibi
tion in the AllStar game.
The causes of these attacks of
ague derive from fear of injury to
their most precious ballplayers. It
was In an AllStar game that a
line drive smashed Dizzy Dean's
toe and started him to his down
fall. It was another such contest
that saw Ted Williams splinter his
left elbow going back against the'
wall for a fly ball.
Actually the clubowners' upset
has a pretty illogical base. The
same players they are so concern
ed about are risked every day
in meaningless exhibition games in
Mar^h and four or flve times dur
ing the summer.
Do It For'Pough
The difference boils down to the
fact that the owners collect at the
gate in all contests except the
Allstar game whose proceeds go
to the players' own pension and
assistance fund. There lies the
real cause of their worries. If a
player's going to wreck himself,
they don't want him doing it for
charity.
Another beef raised By the
basebair bosses is that the three
innings their ace pitchers might
hurl in these contests cause them
to lose a turn which could have a
bearing on a tight pennant race.^
In most. cases this argument is
as transparently phony as domestic
Swiss cheese. The only fellows
this would cover are a handful of
tenderarmed ancients like Preach
er Roc who only go to the hill
once a week.
Suspicious Cases
Therft have been a number nf
highly suspicious cases of players
bobbing up with "sore arms" iand
"injuries" just before the Allstar
contest, only to heal miraculously
once it wax over. But no clubown
er will dare the wrath of the pub
klic by openly holding out a player.
, If they are tempted to do so,
they only have to hark back to the
sad case of Bob Feller who was
held out of the 1948 AllStar con
test. The next time Bob took a
turn he was greeted by a thunder
ous chorus of boos from 70,000
fans, followed a few innings later
by equally unpleasant sounds when
he was relieved under'fire.
Feller was ridden so hard around
the League the next few. weeks
that his value to the ball club was
considerably diluted.
As ball games, the\tllStar con
tests are usually nothing to rave
about. There have been some bril
liant individual performances, but
there has also been a goodly share
of sloppy play. We ate reminded
of the year that the American
League fielded a team including
Gehrig, Gehriiigerand'Foxx, the
latter playing third base, It was in
that same game that Leo Durocher
got four bases on a bunt and •
couple of throwing errors.
It all proves that even the best
ballplayers aren't much good to
each other when, they don't play
together regularly.
Crew Pults Bosun From Water
The crew of the Del Mar had an opportunity to show off some of the good seamanship
they had learned over the ̂ ears, when they rescued their own bosun after he was thrown
into the water by a misbehaving gangway.
The accident took place on^'
the night of May 26 while the
Del Mar was leaving St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, in the
course of her regular cruise run.
Bosun Paul T. Boudreaux was
working on the gangway when it
dropped suddenly, dumping him
into the drink. Fortunately Bou
dreaux was pitched clear of the
gangway and the ship's side so that
he wasn't injured in any way by
the accident..
LIferings Tossed Out
. Bosun's mate Charles Nubor was
right on the spot as he had been
working there with several men of
the deck gang. They immediately
grabbed up all the available life
rings in the vicinity and tossed
them overboard. Boudreaux man
aged to latch on to one of them
Catching A Tan
Equipped with beach chair
and. book, the Lone Jack's
f«el^f icdkflE .?«ios.i rMtwelf / ton;;
deck f^to by Charles ilu)a(uf4 i
and stay afloat until we got a boat
over the side to pick him up.
Meanwhile the general alarm
had been sounded. From 'the time
we got the alarm until we got Bou
dreaux out of the water took just
20 minutes. This was pretty good
considering that we ^dn't have
much light to work by and the sea
was choppy, which made it pretty
difflcult for the men in the boat
to spot him in the water.
The boat crew hustled him back
onto the ship where after a change
of clothes our bosun was practical
ly as good as new again.
Those passengers on the Mar
who may have been watching what
was going on got a few extra thrills
to talk about when they got home
and a good demonstration of the
kind of job that Seafarers can do
when an emergency comes up.
Joseph Collina
wine sauce.
to make sure
go ashore to
One of the ways
half the crew
get "a good
meal" the minute
the ship hits port
is to. keep on
serving the
same uninspiring
type of dish time
and time again.
. Often you can't,
blame th'em
either, when
they're held "cap
tive." to hit or miss cookery for
extended periods. "You can really
get a kick seeing the boys demolish
a dish you've taken a little extra
trouble with,'' suggests Chief
Steward Richard C. Ricketts, and
he's got some 35 years of sea ex
perience with which to back up
his opinion, ft isn't necessary to
wait for a holiday to turn out a
"hoUday^ypei foesV's hC r,i;xiflaine(i/!
Bicketth
r.
The LOG opens this column as an exchange jar stewards, cooks,'
bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, littleknown ,
cooking and^ baking hints, dishes with a national, flavor and the like,
suitable for shipboard ukc. Mail (n your suggestions. Here's Chief
Steward Richard C. Ricketts' recipe for roast duck mth orange and
duclc, 2 oranges peeled and sliced,
3 cups hot water and butter for;
basting, 2 cups of bouillon or
water, 1 glass red wine. Prepare
the duck as you normally would
for roastipg, add the wine, stuff
with the sliced orange, sprinkle ,
with salt and pepper to taste and
roast. (Feeds six. For 48, figure
8 ducks, 2 oranges each and about
6 glasses of wine.)
On the subject of something
different, here's "South Sea Baked
Kidney Beans" a la Ricketts. You
need 4 no. 2 cans nf red kidney
beans, Vfi pound bacon sauteed, 3
sliced dill pickles, 1 teaspoon salt,'
teaspoon pepper, 1 tablespoon
coconut. Place one cup of beans
inthe'bottom of a casserole, add
two slices of bacon, one sliced
pickle, sprinkle coconut and sea
soning. Repeat all ingredienfls in
tesach laye?,, thjen bjakfe ,^orf30 WttP";
utes,. (^rves 48.;)> • » • "• rkfv
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Pron
PhUPron Thanhs
EX'Shipmaies
To the Editor:
I want to thank, all my former
shipmates who sailed with me in
years past for understanding what
the investigator was after with
those phony, let
ters and acting
accordingly.
I hope my ex
perience, as it
was told in the
May 31 LOG, will
be a good exam
ple for other fel
lows in situations
like these.
The doctors are
planning to operate on my right
eye in the fall. After the opera
tion is finished and I'm out of the
hospital I hope to be shipping out
again some day with all the fine
friends I've made in the Union.
PhU Pron
%, %
Dispute Spike^s
Views On Boats
To the Editor:
This letter is addressed to the
LOGIi "sports columnist," one
Spike Marlin, whose mother, ap
parently, was scared by a cabin
cruiser shortly before Spike En
tered this world.
In. a recent column. Spike vent
ed his frustrations upon the small
boat owners who, he said, "rank
in the same class with mo^i air
plane bugs and radio tinkerers,"
and who, he said, "is just a frus
trated shipyard worker."
I object.
, As the owner of a small boat—
which I use far more than the
"dozen times a year" that Spjke
mentioned—there are a few basic
facts of life which Spike blithely
sailed over.
Most smallboat owners do buy
beatup hulls and then spend a
. lot of time working on them. They
usually enjoy, to some extent any
way, the work involved and get
pleasure out of the finished prod
uct. It's a sort of pride of work
manship that even Spike—who can
tell?—^might feel when he looks
over his finished column and soft
ly chuckles as he reads sbme of
the gems he previously committed
to. paper.
.However, most smallboat fans,
I know darned well I for one,
would enjoy hopping aboard' a
|shiny, trim new boat and taking
off for a day of fishing and swim
ming. Unfortunately, I'm the kind
of guy who works like the devil ̂
over a beatup hall—^but mainly
Just because of that filthy green
stuff called money.
Sometime, Spike might price
different smallboats, and then he'll
get a better imderstanding of why
so many people "enjoy" working
on a battered old tub.
Allen Garber
t %
Thanhs Brothers
For Aiding Wife
To the Editon
Just a few lines to express my
gratitude for the fine work being
done on the 'West Coast by our
iigent, Harold Fischer, and his able
assistant, Carl Lawson, in San
Francisco, as well as Jeff Morri
son at Seattle and Sam Cohen in
.Wilmington.
I paid off the Brightstar in
Portland not numy days ago to
find my wife in the hospital in
San Francisco, and let me say
right here if it hadn't been for
Brothers Fischer and Laws<Hi and
those brothers who gave their
blood freely I would have ho wife.
I don't know who they were but
a million .riianks to them all.
Also thanks' to another guy :
named . Nick Nickel <smallest
change on the air) of radio station
KBOW in Oakland. He's a di^k
jockey on the 11:30 PM tn 2 AM
;riiilt .and lor talked for almost dn^
L E T T E R S
hour for her, about seamen, about
the Raphael Semmes and her crew
and about New Orleans and Mobile
where she came from.
Thanks a million, Nick. I'll be
listening in as we approach the
Golden Gate.
A. D. (Jimmie) Sistrunk
4 4
Wants End To PO
Mess on Ships
TO die Editor:
I'd like to get one beef off my
chest, that's about the "petty of
ficers" mess that they have on
ships. Some of the men like
bosuns, carpenters, electricians
have their own mess and won't let
the AB's and ordinaries eat there
even \vhen a man has to go on
watch and there is no room in the
other messhall for him.
These follows seem to think
that because they have a higher
rating that they are entitled to
special privileges. If a man wants
to sit down and eat there because
the other mess is too crowded, he's
always told "You cant eat here,
this is the PO me^U,"
The Union should enforce a rule
that there should be no discrimina
tion in eating facilities, so that a
man could eat wherever he pleased
or where there's room for him.
We're not in the Navy where they
have distinctions. It has na place
aboard our "bhips. I had a big
fight about it on my last ship, so
rd appreciate it if you didn't
print my name.
Name srithheid
» %
Water Bdtioning
Hit Bg Crew
To the Ed^r:
We had a special meeting aboard
the Fairisle (Waterman) to dis
cuss the problem of water ration
ing. Several of the brothers
stated that this same condition
h(id been going on on ibis ship for
me last two years. The crew feels
that something should be done to
remedy the condition.
At the present time, the water
is too hot for use. Which makes
it bad for men working with paint
or other, materials when they try
to clean up.
The men decided that when we.
get back to the Ck>ast we stick
together on this until we get some
action from the company on the
problem.
C. J. Quinnt
* i t
He Prefers Sea
To Armg Kite
TetheEditoR
I have been in the Army since
March and still feel that sailing
FOW takes more knowhow than
what I'm training for. With the
need of rated men to sail, I feel
that my place is aboard ship. I
bave'been ̂ ith the SIU from 1945
up until I went into service and
sailed most of that time. I would
like information about 'getting
back aboard.
G. Morriison
(Ed. note: Riplit nou> the Army
isn't dtschorpiny seamen although
the situation could change later
on.)
Moneg Exchange
Rates Listed
The following is the latest
available listing of official ex
change rates for foreign cur
rencies. Listings are as of
June 25, 1952, and are subject
to change without notice.
Kncland, New Zealand, SouOi Africa:
S2.80 per pound aterUns.
Australia: $2^4 per pound cterlinf.
Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar.
Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone.
France: 350 francs to the dollar.
Holland: 3.80 auilders to the dollar.
lUly: 625 lire to the dollar.
Norway: 14 cents per krone.
Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the 4oUar.
Sweden: 19.33 cents per krone.
India: 21 cents per rupee.
Pakistan: 30.2 cents per rupee.
Argentina; 14.2 pesos to the dollar.
BrazU: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro.
Uruguay: S2A3 cents per peso.
Venezuela: 89AS cents per boUvar.
Agrees Stewards
Rate Adjustments
Tm the Editon
In recent letters to the LOG I
have read various instances where
the steward's department men feel
that they are at present underpaid
compared with the other depart
ments and that thCy should be re
membered when the new contract
comes up this
summer.
We on the Can
tigny second that
motion and trust
that our fine ne
gotiating com
mittee will do
their best to sat
isfy everyone as
they have in the
past.
Goncalves
Cari^t Use Photos
From Newspapers
Occasionally Seafarers have
sent in photos and clippings
from local newspapers about
themselves and their families
asking us to reproduce them
in the LOG.
Unfortunately there's no\
way by which the LOG can re
produce photos from a news
paper page. We would, have
to get, the photographs them.
selves for that purpose.
AU in all. I think we have the
finest contract in the maritime
field—^top wages, fine working con
ditions, vacation pay, hospital ben
efits, the $2,500 death benefit, tops
in representation and the best of
officials 'who have made all this
possible. 'What more could one
ask for?
By the way, I think that the
idea to accommodate the members
while ashore in NT is a great idea.
It's not only a good investment for
the Welfare Plan, but most of all
a good commodity for the mem
bership as a whole. A good ex
ample of Upion benefits can be
seen in the cafeteria and bar in
the new hall which have proven to
be a success.
Let's hear some more from the
membership on this.
Antonio Goncalyes
tit
Portmar Lacking
CgiinderSi Chow
To the Editor:
Since you received my last com
nTunication from Frisco and so ably
published an account of it in the
LOG, May 30,1 now am giving you
some unusual information on the
Portmar, a Calm|ir Steamship Com
pany wagon.
Since this ship sailed from £ong
Beach, California, to San Francisco
and points north and south there
have been ten stops at sea on ac
count of engine trouble. Two bear
ings had to be replaced at different
times and two piston rings broke
on two other occasions.
CyllBder Head Craeked
While in San Pedro, Cal., taking
on water, fyel and cargo, they put
in the second ring and we sailed.
When we were within 230 miles of
the Panama Canal thepiston ting
on the same piston broke. Heces
of it got on top 6f thei piston, and
as the upward stroke was made it
broke the cylinderhead in two or
three pieces. *
From Friday afternoon June 13
until about 1:30 AM Monday, Jiine
16, we were in tow until we reached
Balboa. We left there :^r Port
Newark on the 10th, Unking along
on two cylinders.
When we were in Vancouver,
Washington (our last loading port),!
we weren't receiving the proper
supply of food stores because of
the company agent in Portland. I
had to call Jeff Morrison in Seattle
and then we got a few more stores
but still not enough.
Food Requisitions Cut
The steward had to give up ten
bags of Irish potatoes in order to
get three fresh salmon. They cut
his fresh bread and milk order in
half. As a result, the boips were
so bare when we got to Panama
City you could hold a dance in
them. We got stores at that port
which must take us to New York.
This company has been shoving
us around long enough. Their
ships should have to come under
the mme agreement hs Bull, South
Atlantic, Waterpian or anyone else.
No extra stores aboard a ship at sea
is bad. Anything can happen at
any time to delay a ship. We must
get this phony outfit squared away.
Arthur Fricks
Ship's delegate
LOO TgpieM Of
SIU Leadership
To the Editor:
It's funny we don't see stories
by some of the SIU oldtimers in
the LOG anymore. What about it?
Have guys like Percy Boyer and
Frenchy Michelet lost their nimble
touch with the pen?
(Toriidered overall, the LOG is
a paper every Seafarer can be
proud of, and you can be sure a
lot of the members will back me
up when I say that Some of these
other union papers don't come
within miles of our paper, and
we all know the reason why.
Just as in everything else, the
SIU is running way ahead of the
pack in securing benefits for the
membership, and a goodlooking,
entertaining and informative news
paper is part o1 that same type
of topnotch, deal that Seafarers
have always enjoyed.
Jerry Thomas
(iEd. note: You'll find a story
by Brother Michelet in this issue:)
tit
Bluestar Crew
Not Getting Mail
To the Editor:
We've been out of the states for
over two months so far . on the
Bluestar and are now loading salt
in Aden for Japan. We have not
been getting our mail and also have
received only one issue of LOGs.
We would appreciate it if you
would jack the company up as to
sending all LOGs and mail.
Jack y. Anderson
Ship's delegate
(Ed note: The LOG wants to
hear Jrom any ships that have not
been getting the "newspaper and
other mail so that steps can be
taken to correct this condition.)
Baby Sitter
Veteran Seafarer J. M. Spreitzer
has both hands busy feeding
grandchild Martin Viti while
Racks New Balis
For Outports
To the Editor:
It may be a little late to talk up,
but I hope that most of the men
voted the way I did on the $20
assessment. I've spoken to quite a
few shipmates about it and they
all agreed it was the best and
quickest way of getting the halls
we need in the ̂ outports.
I'm pretty sure that anybody who
has been to the New York hall will
agree that it is worth every penny
that wasput into it and more. I
ship from New York myself most
of the time, but I feel that if the
rest of the membership chipped in
to make things comfortable for me,
I Should do the sdme for them.
Good Investment
Nobody likes to part with a ^0
bill, but in this case We're investing
the dou^ for ourselves, nobody
else. There's many a sailor whose
thought nothing of blowing a 20
spot or more on a night out, so why
not sink the dough into something
substantial like these new halls the
outports need?
I sure hope that the assessment
got a nice big vote so that the
Union can go. ahead with this thing
and get the best union halls in the
country built in all the ports that
need them.
Jess Allison
t t
Crew Hails New
Birth Benefit
To the EditoR
We were having our regular
shipboard meeting aboard the An*
tinous when the
crew was told by
the chairman that
the Union had
established new
benefits for child
birth under the
Welfare Fund.
There was aOlid
hurrah from all
the prospective
daddies aboard
the ship. The men agreed that
this was a very fine step the Union
had taken and will be welcomed
by aU.
H. Killstrom
Ship's delegate
3) 4) 4
Welcomes Info
On Meeting Rules
To the EditoR
Thanks for publishing that
spread in the June 13 LOG about
how to conduct a Union meetiqg.
It will sure come in handy on
shipboard where a lot of the men
are a little confused on how you
go about these things.
With so many new men sailing
with the Union in the last year,
I'm sure that information like this
is brand new to most of them.
Let's have some more of the same'
on different topics of importance
in future issues of the LOG.
« A1 Devlin
4 i 3)
He^s Convinced
SIU Is The Best
To the Editor:
Would it be possible for me to
receive the LOG? Not being a
member of the SIU I was wonder
ing if this would be permissible. I
have been getting the LOG in turn
after one of the members and be
ing a seaman have become an ar
dent reader, and in all sincerity
an ardent believer in the SIU.
The LOG has many articles
which as a seaman are of great
interest to me. After reading the
LOG one may understand and ap
preciate the many wonderful things
that the SIU has done and is doing
every day for its members. In
estimation, thia is the only kind of
Union to belong to.
Calvin C. (htmhobii
(Ed. note: Your name's on th*.
Killstrom
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Thanks Crew For
Help To Widow
To the Editor:
I would like to express my deep
est thanks to the shipmates of my
late husband, Antoni^ Bertty, on
the Steel Maker. Their generous
donation in my time of need was
very much appreciated.
Mrs. Inez Bertty
(Ed. note: ^rather Bertty's ship
nates collected $245 for his wife,
after his unfortunate death at sea.)
t. S.
'Army Mandreets
Old Shipmates
To the Editor:
If you cap squeeze this Into the
LOG in some fashion, I would like
to say hello to the finest bunch of
guys I know.
Whenever I get
a chance, I go
down to the
docks to look for
SIU ships. The
receptions I have
received are'
really heart
warming. I have
even run into
some of my old
shipmates.
One of the few pleasiu:es I have
Is reading the LOG. I don't know
what Td do without it.
Unfortunately, I have to close
now, so ni say so long for now,
but not for long.
Pvt. Roy Alonzo Christopher
US 21715033
23rd Ord. Maint. Co.
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c/o Postmaster
New York, NY
fSf X
LOG Made Army
Life Pleasanter
To the Editor:
After ten enjoyable months of
P LOG reading in Korea, I'm up for
'^the big payoff in a week. Therefore
I would like my copy sent back to
my home at 101 Walnut Street,
Wilmington, Del.
I can only say after my stay here
that she was a good ship and only
minor beefs.
Congratulations on the pay raises
and vacation pay.. It's a job well
done. Be looking for a birth
around March, 1953.
Sgt. T. Drzcwicki
X X, X
Bum Crew Fouls
Ship For Others
To the Editor:
On May 15 this vessel, the Mar
garget Bro\vn, called for a full
crew from the New Orleans hall.
There were many happy Seafarers
as the shipping cards flew to crew
up this scow but immediately after
boarding her the smiles faded. We
could almost smell the foc'sles
from the gangway. The bosun's
room was worse than Fibber Mc
Gee's closet. The Ather quarters
^ were just as bad.
The stev^ard stated that the
bosun evidently didn't change linen
: , for five whole weeks inasmuch as
he picked up five complete sets
of sheets and spreads that had
never been used. The accumula
tion of filth in all compartments
was unbelievable. This isn't the
worst part. The ship's stores were
in just as bad condition.
Supplies a Mess
We are not company stiffs, as
one ship or ermpany looks the
same as any other,, but I do be
lieve it is up to the bosun and
crew to tak# care of the ship's sup
plies. It took six men hours to
straighten out a small paint locker
and we were not sitting around
cither. When seven cans of red
lead and four cans of boottopping
have been opened with less than a
t,. gallon of paint taken out of each,
it creates a problein to stow prop
«rly. •
Every lick of work dolie by the
last crew on dec_. has to be done
over; The damage to fittings on
X E T TEES
deck that were scaled but never
primed, is going to cost someone
plenty. The last, gang didn't work
any hardship on the niate or com
pany but "they did throw a heavy
load on our backs. The company
"wheels" have all this marked
down for the next negotiating com
mittee. Our crew is having the
bad time this trip and the SIU
will have it bad when contract
tinv comes up' again.
The patrolman can't be blamed
for not staggering through this
mess. All the deck department
were pulled off. We of this crew
just hope that those brothers who
made the last trip will be scat
tered among crews of bookmen
and leam what this Union is so
proud of.
v. A. Engel
For the Crew
X X X
Skipper BoesnH
Know OT Score
To the Editor:
We have a peculiar, situation on
the Trinity (Carras) where the
mate and the old man don't believe
in paying overtime foA watches on
weekends in the deck department.
That would allow the company to
hold out $120 a month by refusing
such pay. *
Also the mate said that all hands
were to be called at 3;i45 PM on
Saturday, and then didn't turn the
men to. Then he wanted to refuse
payment of this time.
It seems the mate and the old
man are fouling up the overtime.
The.old man thinks that an OT
watch doesn't take the usual three
men, but on regular time days he
wants them there. The old man
and the mate also give contradic
tory orders.
Consequently the crew has been
cautioned not to pay off until all
'this disputed OT is settled.
Edward E. Kunchich
Ship's delegate
X X X ^
Betired Member
Keeps In Touch
To the Editor:
I'm a retired bookmember and
receive every issue of the LOG. I
appreciate it very much as it .helps
me keep up on what's going on. I
see some of my old shipmate's
names and pictures in it and it
brings back the days I spent at sea
with some good SIU crews.
I would appreciate it if you
would send me a copy of the book
"Seafarers In World War II." Tell
all of my shipmates hello, es
pecially in Mobile. I'm in the used
car business now.
Don Oberlln
(Ed. note: The book is on its
way.)'.
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Seeberger
Seafarer Enters
Hotel Business
T0| the Editor:
Just a few lines to say hello to
all my friends and wish them .the
best of health.
I thought I would let the fello\vs
know that I am now associated
with Paul Marty in the Blackstone
and Harbor Hotels in San Francisco
and will be anchored there from
now on it.
Chick Fisher
XXX
Asks More Pay
For Stewards
To the Editor:
After reading several articles in
the LOG about the increase in
steward's pay I heartily agree with
what brother Leo £. Movall has
to say. I certainly could add lots
more to thiat, but as space doesn't
permit so long a letter, I must say
that the steward
is really the for
gotten man.
If an3rthing goes
wrong, no matter
what, the poor
steward is on the
spot and he has
plenty of respon
sibility to contend
with. Yes I think
the chief stew
ard's pay should he .on an equal
base with the 3rd mate. I earnest
ly hope that at the next negota
tions the chief steward will not be
forgotten.
« And now I must add that I was
in the new hall recently, and be
lieve me it is out of this world. My
most hearty congratulations to the
finest maritime union in the coun
try. I am very proud of our Union
and always have been.
Last but not least, I will say
that words cannot describe the
beautiful new books this Union is
i&suing to the membership. In
conclusion I give my vote of thanks
to the officials and the negotiating
committee for a swell job well
done.
Here's to a bigger, and bptter
Union.
George H. Seeberger
XXX
New Skipper No
Prize On Omeya
To the Editor:
' In contrast to the praise of the
captain and pleasant trip enjoyed
by the last crew aboard the Ome^a,
the Captain we now havq is just
the opposite. He puts out draws
like he was giving away his own
money and is generally giving the
crew a bad time.
We had one sick man who he
Time Out For Refreshments
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Part of the deck gang On the Del Rio takes advantage of coffee
time to quaff some ice cold hrew under the hot sun. Photo was takgn
by W. Van Dyne, steward on the ship. ^
ignored altogether the first day of
his Illness. He complained when
J woke him up at night in refer
ence to the.^sick man and refused
to recognize me as a delegate when
I'asked him why he refused" to get
fresh milk for the crew. Eventu
ally the sick man had to be taken
off the ship and placed in. a hos
pital. . ,
, How the trip will go from this
point on is anybody's guess, though
the crew agreed at a special meet
ing that the only thing to do is
make the best of it in the hope
that everything will be straight
ened out at the payoff.
R. M. Guild
Ship's delegate
4" 4 .
Warns Of Tactics
Used In Lawsuits
To the Bditor:
I read with keen interest the
story in the May 30 issue of the
LOG on the Pfon case. This story
recalls to my memory a case in
which I am involved.
You. brothers would be astound
ed to realize what the unscrupu
lous parasites employed by the
company or the insurance outfits
will stoop to in order to destroy
your case. To me it is no surprise
because I am aware of many in
stances during strikes, for ex
ample, when w^ were in court
cases and had to fight for vindi
cation against opposition of the
lowest type. These, characters mas
querading as lawyers, insurance
agents,'claim agents, etc., afe in
many cases working for the largq
company interests and out to make
a name for themselves.
Fake Witnesses
In order to do so, they throw
principle and ethics to the wind.
Before the case comes to a hearing
you frequently find fake witnesses
in court to perjure themselves. As
an instance I look forward in the
near future to exposing another
case where the company lawyer
bribed outsiders and even paid
their taxi fare to court to testify
for the company.
The unfortunate position of
the Seafarer is thM in most in
stances he cannot provide witness
es. So that if he has an injury
in some way he has a hard time
trying to convince other people as
to the cause and. time of the acci
dent. The defendents usually go
into your whole geneology ̂tp ^nd
loopholes to crucify you.
There are hundreds of cases of
seamen that have gotten a raw deal
because of the fact that they were
not aware of what to do in times of
stress. They become victims of
economic . conditions especially
when the company refuses you sub
sistence as an outpatient so as to
starve you into submission. You
are at their mercy unless you have
a little money save^ for such emer
gencies.
I trust brothers that the lesson
of ^Brother Pron remains in your
memory and makes you sure you
get proper advice when in these
legal difficulties.
Paddy Fatrell
Fedesovich
Quittiny Ship?
Notify Union
A rejninder from SIU
headquarters cautions all
Seafarers leaving their ships
to contact the hall in ample
time to allow the Union to
dispatch a replacement. Fail
ure to , give notice before
paying off may cause a de
layed sailing, force the ship
to sail short of the planning
requirements and needlessly
make their work tougher for
your shipmates.
Approves Niyht
Relief Proposal
To the Editor:
I am writing in regards to
Brother Marumoto's letter which
appeared in the May 30 issiie of
the SEAFARERS LOG. He sug
• gested that the" companies provide
relief firemen In
American ' pprti
in the same man
ner as they sup
ply night engi
neers.
I think that it's
a very good idea.
The last few ships
that I've been on
I've heard this
subject brought
up and discussed quite frequentiy
among black gang men. Every
body seemed to be very much in
favor of it. Such a move would
enable men on the beach to pick
up a few day's pay while waiting
for a regular berth.
Also, as the brother pointed out,
it would "enable the ship's regular ,
firemen to spend nights at home
with their families.
That other suggestion about ad
ditional' pay for work performed
in excess of eight hours was a very
good one, too.
John "Zero" Fedesovich
XXX
Applauds Story
On ̂ Private Eye^
To the Edltojr:
I just read the article on Brother
Pron in the LOG. I think it is a
goqd exposure of that rat Schmahl
and the depths to which the ship
owners will sink to beat a man out
of his due. But you can expect
this from the bosses and their
stooges.
The USPHS, which likes to pos§
as the seaman's friend, is I believe
no better. In my case I caught a
couple of rats redhanded in a
shady deal which beat my case.
And the sad part of it is I can't sue
them because they are the "Gov
ernment."
I would advise Brother Pron to
check on these USPHS guys, as
they might have a hand in trying
to foul him up. Some of them are
not above this sort of caper.
Name withheld
XXX
Wife Writes But *
MaiVs Not Sent
To the Editor: '
I have just finished reading the
LOG and I would like to tell you
What a help it is to the brides of
the SIU members. The LOG has
helped me understand a great deal
about my husband's job.
I have only been married a shoi*t'
time and I don't understand how
these companies work. My prob
lem is mail. My husband left for
South America and then went to
Iceland. He is with the Orion ship,
the Seabeaver.
I have tried to talk to the com
pany, but they tell me all mail is
delivered. 1 have written 52 let ,
ters to my husband since May 27,
and as yet he has received none.
Can you please tell me why this is?
I thinks that the company should
see that the mail is delivered.
We have no other address ex
cept the company on Broad Street#
NY. Can anything be done to in
sure delivery of the mail? It stands ,:
to reason that at least one of = 5»
letters should be delivered. I ani "
sure there ^^re many wives and
mothers with the same problem.
How can our husbands know we
are writing if the mail isn't de
livered?
I am certain that the many
women who hive this problem will
join me in thanking you for apy
help you can give us. '
Mrs.^. Fik^rald.
(Ed. note: Tha Uniomoill get in '
touch toith the company on ihi$ ^
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rrWay. IflM t7. »8t SMAFA
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Creir, Steward
Tops On SeaJGaie
To the Editor:
I am on the Sea Gale, and we
have a pretty good gang. No ar
guments, no performers, in fact a
solid SIU crew. The chief stew
ard, Egbert Goulding, is doing his
very best, as ,far
as* the table is
concerned and
When it comes
to baking French
bread, he is tops.
Gooldlng
He surprises us
pretty often with
the freshmade
bread hot from
the oven.
Most of Mie
crew stayed on here tor the last
few trips. The food is 'good and
our rooms were paigted last trip
'out. I'll soon have six months
aboard.
I feel happy that the good old
summer is coming along. I have
plans to drop in at headquarters,
collect my vacation money and
take off for the summer with my
wife and three children.
Also I want 4o take time off to'
renew my book for the new one,
something to be proud of.
Evarlsto Rosa
4" t t
Habp Benefit is
Organizing Boon
To the Editor:
Now don't get me wrong, be
cause I'm single and happy that
way. But these new maternity
benefits are reason enough why a
lot of these nonunion guys who
have been reaping benefits from
our gains without pitching In when
the beefs come around should
savvy up and bring their ships
into a "Union.
The married seaman with a
family is always at the mercy, of
the shipowner and the officers
when he doesn't have a union and
a contract in black and white to
back him up. The SIU, though, has
always stood four square behind
the members in all beefs, big .or
small, and that's the way it.should
1)0.
Now with these new benefits,
200 bucks for each new baby to
help out on the expenses, these
guys ought to be running our way
to take advantagp of this setup.
It's a re?il selling point when you
approach guys on nonunion ships
and I bet it pays off in real divi
dends eventually.
Joe .Bren
4 t t
Sees SteeiStrifce
Bverghodg^s Fight
To the Editor: .
I notice quite a few of the Ore
ships lying idle out at Sparrows
Point. It seems the steel strike hits
a lot of us, not just the workers in
the mills but seamen who ride, the
ore boats also.
This business of the steel cor
porations holding out for their own
type of deal at the expense of the
CIO steel union and the country
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Feminine Touch
Sister Edna Johanson, Del,
Norte stewardness, totes tray
of dirty dishes from passenger
cabin.' Photo by Leroy Rinker.
$176,211.55
210,000.00
• 82,572.94
949,515.66
as a whole is a rotten setup. Every
time yoii come into port you see
another big page "ad" in the news
papers teliing how nice the com
panies are to their people and why
should they be striking against us
just for a "union power grab."
It's about time they got the idea
that the. union shop is a'going
thing, not just the brainstorm of
a few guys with whiskers and
bombs under their chairs like the
companies would have everybody
believe.
The only thing "unAmerican"
about the union shop is when a
guy in the mill who doesn't belong
to the union rakes off all the
benefits the union member fought
for down through the years. That's
the'part that really hurts.
Bob Miller
4^ 4> 4
LOG AiMUWith
Other V»Utn» Too
T« the Editor:
Just wanted to let yoq^now that
the LOG is really making the
rounds these days. It's gating so
that when a couple of ships, some
of them SIU and some not, come
into port, we sometimes have a
tough time getting them before
NMU or nonunion guys grab onto
them.
It seems the LOG really makes
an impression on members of other
unions, as well as the poor non
union seamen, because they run
for it as soon as they see it on
the counter of some of these clubs
and ginmills where we spend time
in port.
I haven't been sailing too long
jso I can't speak with too much
authority on maritime unions, but
from what I See the LOG is one
swell publication, ranking high
among all the labor papers, trade
journals and a good many dailies
you see around.
It's no wonder these guys run
for them right off. Otherwise they'd
never get any news at all.
Charles Mariln
REPORT NO. 16
By Lloyd Gardner, Asst. SecretaryTreasurer
Period Covered By This Report—June 9June 26
on Hjind
Estimated Accounts Receivable
Vacation Benefits Paid In Period
Vacation Benefits Paid Since February 11, 1952
As the figures show, our Vacation Plan is new approaching the mil
lion doUar mark in payments. We've come up to this figure in just
about five months with nary a hitch of any kind in the running of the
Plan. By now, practically everybody in the Union has collect^ at
«least once with the exception of those few men who might be out on
a long tanker trip. .
I'm sure that all the men wiU agreethat the Union has done a good
job of handling this Plan, in view of the fact that it was the first of
its kind. We haven't had a single complaint to speak of and every
body appears to be weU satisfied. That's not surprising considering
that for the great majority of the men it was the first time any of
them had collected vacation pay.
Foulups Warned: Keep Ou t
The SIU membership is proud *ot its Union as a group of hard
working responsible Seafarers who know the importance of doing
their job well in order to protect their contract gains and safe
guard themselves on the job.
The membership has long been on record to weed out the small
minority of pilferers, junkies, performers and other undesirables.
We cannot tolerate these disrupters aboard our ships, nor can we
permit them to drag down the good name and reputation of pur
Union.
With the many newcomers entering the shipping industry today.
Seafarers .must be vigilant to detect and expose irresponsible
characters who think that they can get by on MU ships with these
. undesirable practices. We hereby serve notiA that charges will
be placed and severe penalties will be imposed on all men guilty,
of performing on the job, or having marijuana or other narcotics
In their possession on board an SIU ship or in the vicinity of
: t 'an SIU hall.^
SEA FARE R S
CASH BENEFITS
. • ^
PAID BY THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND. GULF DISTRICf • A.F.L.
TOTAL $101,602.94 Vacation Plan, Juno 9—June 20
Welfare Plan. June 1—June 14
Check
Name No. Amount
Sprueeon WoodruS 11902 $121.72
Andre Carvalho 11903 143.89
Thomas WalecW 11904 108.89
Howard Greene 11905 42.00
Thomas Watson 11906 36.56
David BlackweU 11907 50.17
Frank Nappl 11908 44.33
Joseph Gara 11909 . 91.00
Georse Telford ........ 11910 37.33
Charles Jacques 11911 66.50
Edvard Jacobsen 11912 , 88.67
James Stephens 11913 35.00
Charles White U914 78.56
Jullen Laquerre 11915 98.78
Rex Rogers 11916 128.72
Noah Raulerson 11917. 50.56
Alexander Norton ...... 11918 50.94
Leonard Kirkland 11919 52.11
Thomas Harrison ....... 11920 60.67
Thomas HarreU ........ 11921 96.83
Ray Coffey M922 36.56
Homer Howard. ..11923 112.:J9
ML BoUn 11924 68.96
OrvUle Wahlln 11925 104.22
Edward HUl 11926 110.06
Thomas Gona^ez 11927 119.78
Frank Gardner 11928 108.50
Philip Korol 11929 43.94
Nikolaos Keladltls 11930 .107.33
Alva Douglas 11931 89.06
Daniel Folan 11932 97.61
Franklin Walgren ...... 11933 68.06
Arthur M. Also
brooks, steward
dept.: The Union
certainly came
up with some
thing good with
this Vacation
plan, and it is
easy . as pie to
(yillect the mocey
you pile up.
Alfredo Velasco ....... 11934
Elijah Johnson 11935
Harold Harmon 11936
L. T. Thompson 11937
JuUan wrniams 11938
Philip Livingston 11939
Virgil Bartram 119M
Robert Martin 11941
Marjan Relitke H2S
Robert CaldweU 11943
Edwin Phillls 11944
Pedro Perales 119«
Alexander Gurskie .... 11946
Bene^i Smoljan,
George Bender ......... 11948
Edward Cannon 11949
Walter Yerko 11950
fSrancls Lord 11951
NeweU Merrick 11952
Thomas Finnerty ...r.. 11953
Edward Hao .. *??5i
Torsten Hagnusson .... 11955
Julio Torres 11956
Raymond Conway 11957
To Cash Vac. Checks ... 11958
Pavlos "Vlachon 11959
Lulu Carmine ...... 11960
Albert Esplno 11961
Robert Irwin 11962
George Dodds 11963
]^wardo Fi^rrasndes .... 11964
Richard Ulmer 11965
I^onard Morris 11966
Joseph Fonseca
Roland Parady
Mars GaUop . . . .
William Howard
Orlando Rosales''
Phillip Girdano "
George Fournier
BgsUlo
11967
11968
11069
11970
11971
11972
11973
11974 BgsiUo .Uopse 11974
Jakob DteMch v....... il97S
Daniel ICdCultea 11976
Sbcto Cbunnaeo ll^
' WKtan ,...4:.II97S
Bmdojn ....... 11979
68.83
50.30
42.39
35.39
36.56
61.06
84.78
40.44
137.26
50.56
71.56
82.44
106.56
124.44
94.11
58.72
36.56
43.17
57.17
36.17
65.72
112.39
'39.67
46 26
4J)00.00
142.73
61.83
37.33
38.50
57.17
56.00
38.50
124.33
80 30
120.56H
100.33
101.50
107.73
126.78
135.33
37.33
106.94
.128.73
*126.00
49 00
,61.44
Joseph Dorrough n980
Weldon Kitchens 11981
Barrett Moore 11982
Thomas Robinson 11983
Dan Jrazier 11984
Billy Kimbrell 11985
Titus Nettles 11686
Virginius Morgan 11987
Evangelos Koundourakis 11988
James Kendrick 11989
Frank Bums 11990
Amado Diaz . 11991
George Clark 11093
Nicolaoa ib'rsaghis 11993
John Benazet 11994
Charles Hangney 11995
John Barras 11906
Joaquin Cortez 11997
dllie KuykindoU 11998
PhUlip Albano .'11990
Joe Justus ........... 12000
Demetrios Mlsslris ..... 12001
Evagelos Tsotores 13002
Jamer Roche 12003
Quinton Whitt 12004
Frank Knight 12005
Howard Dobbs 12006
Walter Austin 12007
Arnold Purgnce 12008
George Gordano 12009
Sahratore MarineUo .... 120JO .
Daniel Meyers 12011
Rufus Stougb 12012
Otto Pedersen 12013
EmU Spodar :. 12014
Anacheto Doromal 12015
Ernest SoUberger 12016
Alexis Boudreaux 12017
Antonio Amaral 12018
Clyde Lanier 12019"
MarshaU Foster • 12020
Alexander . Martin 12021
Thomwas Kenny 1 12022
John WiUiama 12023
Neils Hansen 12024
Joseph Fucich 12025
George Rome. T. 12026
WiUiam Walker .12027
E.stel Massey 12028
Cleve Vessier 12029
Harry MUler 12030
.Adelbert Arnold 12031
Paul Aton 12032
Adrian Aarons 12033
Jose Nazarlo 12034
Vernon Stleblg 12035
William Makewicz 12036
Sylvester Barnes 12037
Carleton Hlscock 12038
Joseph Lewis 12039
Clyde Smith 12040
Frank Wohlfarth 12041
Lather Roberts 12042
James PoweU 12043
Joao Fernandes 12044
Eknanuel Westmoreland . 12045
Harold Jackson 12046
Carroll RolHnr ........ 12047
Axel Johnson 12048
Sigurd Forsberg 12049
Golden Parker 12050
Judson Hlggs 12051 •
John Kowalewskf 12052'
Erkkl Matinkl 12053
Roy Lundqulst ........ 12054
Richard Rlgney ... 12055
Lynwood Fitzgerald ..... 12056
Carroll Andrews 12057
Edgar Armstrong 12058
E. B; Hardcastle 13059
Joseph Rockfco 12060
George Rode ......... 12061
Carmen Barletta 12063
John Hawkins 12063
Torolf Klsmul 12064
James Shipley 12065
Peter Lolk ». 12066
Juan Taboada ...12067
Mariano Menor ........ 12068
Clyde Ward .13069
Stavros Markogtannis....' 12070
Anthony Poremski ..:... 12071
Momerto GalUos ....... 12072
John Malinowskl 12073
Salvator Damlco ...... 13074
Samuel Tote 12075
Anders Johansson 120m
Raffael Martini 12077
Geotxe' Williams ...... 12078
Curtis Sotithwick ....... .1$079
Thomas Ralney 12080 43.50
To Cash Vac. Checks .. , 12081 $5,000.00
George Landry I a 12082 36.17
Ira Kilgore , ^ 12083 91.00
James Mahoney , , 12084 64.17
Marvin Parrow 1 • 12085 55.22
Anthony Kelly , , 12086 44.33
Charles Shatzer , , 12087 35.78
Benjamin Miranda , ̂ 12088 44.33
Victor Lynch , , 12089 42.00
William Little , , 12090 94.11
James Myers . , , 12091 43.17
KorneUus Korneluissen 12092 104.61
Alfonsoa Jakimonls .... .12093 105.39
Kenneth Brittaln 12094 125.61
Frederick Holm , , 12095 120.56
Per Karrman 12096 140.78
Frederick Edgett , , 12097 106.17
• Joe Justus , , 12098 56.39
Elbert Harris • • 12099 138.44
William Lister,
messman: You
can't go wrong
when you get off
a ship and the
Union hands you
a stack of dough
for vacation pay.
It's "like found
52.50
42.00
40.06
46.28
105.39
99.94
136.89
135.72
118.61
63.00
46.28
80.89
44.33
142.33
36.56
35.78
142.83
37.33
64.17
48.61
65.72
102.67
115.50
60.28
51.72
60.28
40.83
51.33
46.28
77.39
45.50
122..50
62.61
134.94
94.11
108.11
129.11
126.00
134.17
124.83
134.94
98..39
77.00
78.56
110.06
70.39
59.11
40.83
.39.67
47.44
132.61
59.50
136.50
108.50
41.22
82.06
95.67
37.33.
43.17
101.50
143..'50
108.89
43 56
62.22
$107.72
38.11
43.94
135.72
49.39
107.72
93.33
37.33
42.39
131.83
* 119.78
140.00
115.50
117.44
70.78
103.06
70.00
35.39
137.67
49.39
126.78
107.33
134.56
143.50
65.33
. 143.50
142.72
136.89
101.11
143.89
. 38.11
109.28
70.00
121.33
35.39
108.11
money the way I f ^ see it.
Nell Moore .* 12100 98.39
Robert. Ballard 12101 113.17
Michael Melis 12108 143.50
David Singleton 12103 131.44
Demetrios Poupalos 12104 143.50
Ronald Gates 12105 60.67
Emil Glascr 12106 113.94
Alfred Pago 12107 46.87
Stanley Schick ........ 12108 57.17
Luis Miranda 12109 38.50
Ho Kong 12110 143.50
Charles Horvath 12111 137.67
George Plpinos 12112 141.94
Iannis Diakekls 12113 115.50
Konstantinos Benizelos.. 12114 141.17
Nicopas Kelofatls 12115 140.00
Norbcrto EsquUin 12116 49.78
Pedro Agtucs 12117 50.94^
John Quln 12118 67.67 s.
Benny Callorina ........ 12119 113.94
John Masters 12120 . 118.61
John Norgaard 12121 56.78
Antonio Feirelra ...... 12122 63;<K>
WlUlam Geary 12123 106.56
Joe BroTFO 12124 122.50
Juan Sota 12125 93.33
Leodlgaris Bautista .... 12126 138.06
Joseph Sezepanski 12127 53.67
Edward PoweU 12128 126.78
John Muehleck .12129 71.56
Walter Hartman : 12130 72.72
Frederick Wray 12131 126.39
Paul Savas 12132 66.11
.Juan Boncfont 121^ 37.72
Brian Monan 12134 . 56.78
.A. Dixon ... 12135 56.78 »
v. Heron 12136 56.78
T. Smith 12137 56.78
B. Craven 12138 56.78
Edgar Vaber,
carpenter: We all
know that the
sailing man
never got a
nickel's worth of
vacation pay un
less he stuck
witlb one ship
for a whole year.
This is a much
better system.
• .
' S'
J. Hatty
James Lambert
Arthur BeU
Charles Dunn
John A. BuzalewskI ..
Void
Marie Alves
Alonzo'Slstrunk
Stanley Kuk
Nicolas Stephanson .
To Cash Vac. Checks .
Felix Boncfont
Elmer Pousson
Clarence Linden ....,
Leonardo Bohm ....
Joseph McLaughlin ...
Antonio Garcia
Kenneth Lopez
Dwell McCorvey ......
AUred Ortega
Charles Goodwyn ....
'Charlton Epps
Lawton Clark
John Zlereis
Edward' Atkins
John Trentacosta
Ernest Daniel
Cassel Bridgman ....
Harry Watkhis
James Poston
Haralampos Kotsladls
James Culpepper
Johan Axelsson
Myron Thoamas ......
Glen Hatton
Elmer Schroeder
Leonldas Huskey ....
Lee Hunt
Marion Luksa
J. B. Chandler
81.44
.. 12140 56.78
.. 12141 56.78
.. 12142 $141.17
.. 12143 143.11
... 12144 Void
.. 12145 67.17
.. 12146 57.17
... 12147 84.78
.. 12148 110.06
.. 12149 5.000.00
.. 12150 50.36
.. 12151 87.50
.. 12152 67.28
... 12153 35.78
.. 12154 38.11
.. 12155 40.00
.. 12156 122.11
.. 12157 52.11
.. 12158 110.44
.. 12159 97.61
.. 12160 110.44
.. 12161 42.00
.. 12162 111.22
.. 12163 129.11
.. 12104 50.17
.. 12165 35.78
.. 12166 ' 44.72
60.28
.. 12168 37.72
.. 12189 6L83
.. 12170 99.94
.. 12171 59.89
.. 12172 84.11
.. 12173 48.22
.. 12174 94.11
.. 12175 120.17
.. 12176 41X2
... 12177 47.44
.. 12178 )1S.11
(Contlnu^ oxf page 24)« .
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I; • /
S E AFAR E R S
CASH
• ^ •
FAID BY THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAt UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • A.F.L.
(Continued from
Name
Joseph Bentz
Wilbur Newman ..
Louis Rosenthal ...
Alvin Grimm
Michael Foley ....
Francis O'Neill
Roy Poole
Maurice McCatty ,..
Alex Arsenault • ...
Albert Vetu ."
Robert Hogan
Robert McDormen
WUliam WiUdridge
Frederick Fancy ..
Robert Hayes
Joseph Dunne ....
James Hickey
Joseph Lo Dico ....
James Gillespie ..
Max Acosta
PhiUp Nichols
Sigfred Syvertsen ..
Marion Kulak
R page 23)
Check
No. Amount
.. 12179 103.44
.. 121A 93.73
.. 12181 68.83
.. 12182 43.78
.. 12183 57.56
.. 12184 79.33
.. 12185 104.61
. r 12186 107.33
.. 12187 49.00
,. 12188 40.83
,. 12189 84.39
,. 12190 95.38
,. 12191 43.78
.. 12192 37.33
,. 12193 51.73
,. 12194 104.33
.. 12195 134.06
,. 12196 38.50
. 12197 84.39
,. 12198 95.67
. 12199 137.94
. 12200 49.78
. 12201 35.39
TOTAL
$101,602.94
Vacation Plan
June 9—June 20
Welfare Plan
June 1—June 14
Finlay Chis
holm, steward:
Thanks to tlie'
Union, we're en
joying better con
ditions today on
ship than ever.
Now with vaca
tions and other
things, shoreside
conditions are
improving^oo.
Void 13303 Void
Allen Ritchie 13303 35.39
AUen McArthur ....... 13204 113.00
Robert Guerrere 12305 114.73
Charles Branch 12306 06.06
John Schwabland 12207 136.89
Idar Stamnes '12308 38.11
Pablo Vazquez ......... 12209 38.50
Royce Bufkin 12310 61.44
Viljo Sokero 12311 77.00
Charles Tyler .......... 12212 35.78
Louis Vecchelt 12213 110.06
Charlie Givens 13314 43.56
Gary Steele 12215 53.11
Oscar Wlnfield :: 13216 106.17
Abel Salas 12317 43.39
WUliam Stewart 12218 86.73
JuUo Gonzalez 13319 37.,33
Annas Soppi 12220 A7.83
133.22 Junest Ponson . 12221
A7.83
133.22
Stanley Watlack ;....... 12222 *1.44
WUUam Hamby lyoot • 36.17
Charles Spencer 13334 99.17
Dalphin Parker 12225 106.94
Fritz Wldegren 12326 35.39
Charles Noriis ' 12227 114.73
Knut Fyhn 12228 86.73
. Wiley Hinton ....i 13239 43.94
Grant Marzett 12230 . 56.39
Alonzo Bettls 12331 87.89
Marlon Musgrove 12233 56.00
George Plrlano 12233 . 53.89
JameS Moore ......... 12234 83.00
Frederick Neally 12235 65.a3
Hubert Richardson 122:16 119.78
Amie Glasscock ........ 12337 131.83
Herman Ricci ......... 12238 122.50
John Gluse ;.... 12239 45.89
August Lazzaro 12240 141.36
John Winther 12241. 48.01
Joe Ramos 12242 127.17
.Ford Meredith 12243 57.94
WiUiam Kovamees ..... 12244 35.39
Edward O'Rourke ...... 12245 56.78
Benjamin Gary 12246 145,44
George Gartner 12247 74.38
Void 12248 Void
John Doyle . 12249 126.78
Fernando Marques ..... 122.50 93.28
Evaristo Rosa ..... 12251 123.28
Carlbs Gomez ».... 12232 91.39
Herbert Henderson .... 12253 62.22
Sidney Segree 12254 44.73
Ernst MossI 12355 102.67
Alphonse Hanis 12256 116.67
Pdero Jimenez 12257 $140.78
Herman Webber 12238 53.11
To Cash Vac. Checks 12239 4.000.00
Frank Fandino 122C0 146.61
Henry Robinson 12361 39.38
John 'Fabiaiio 13263 40.83
Peter Giron 12263 137.67
Alberto Aranciba 12264 135.32
Miguel Eala ........... 12265 146.6,
James Dyexs 12266, 118.61
James Easterling 13267 38.50
Levy Smith • . 12268 44.33
Thomas Hankins 13269 40 83
Jose Miranda 12270 37.72
Alexander Britan 12271 70.39
Alexander Rahn ........ 12272 77.78
Raymond Guzman 12273 36.94
Carl Forrest 12274 108.11
Floyd Burroughs 12275 120.94
Clifford Emanuel 12276 115.89
Tage Roslund 13277 44.33
, Charles McClantoc 12273 117.44
John I,«Wig 12279 117.06
Claude Lomer 12280 13X67
Floyd Walker 12281 132.61
John McNeU 12282 39.67
. Adem FzeU 12283 45.50
Adem EzeU 13384 59.89
Clifford Doggett 13285 40.08
James RusseU 13286 98.39
Francis Kyser 12287 124.44
Jvan Bodden 13288 93.73
Oscar Fergusen 12289 110.44
Walter Whitten ......... 12290 131.33
James Prevlto 12291 57.94
John P. Mlkalajunas 13392 43.56
E. Stanklewicz 12393 48.61
Guy Walter 12394 87.89
John Banach 13293 63.32
Albert Smith .......... 12296 57.56
' Jonathan Taylon.,,....,. 12297 80.89
Albert HoUoway ..' 12208 , 63.78
LiittPolanco
Aiibott Hopkins
1M80 "141.17 LiittPolanco
Aiibott Hopkins iWaUD:
Knud Larsen .......
Richard Sherrill ...
Shum Man
Abram Goldsmit ...
Gumersindo Otero ..
Huraberto Ortiz ....
William Price
Samuel Branson ....
Joseph Savoca .....
Percy Libby
Elzdorle Fisher ....
Ronald VQSS
Villor Leger
Caludius Archer ...
Harry Wolowitz
Charles Mathews ...
Datton Morgan
Void
Clifford Jones
Sidney Anderson ..
Benjamin Chappetta
Harold Porter ......
Ramon Encamacion
Waclaw Rozalski ..
Walter Coker
James Farrell
Frank Lis ....
Albert Kaminiski ..
Thomas Greaney ...
John Francis
Paul Maximo
Donald Duvall
Andrea Lala
Oscar Olsen
James Lennon
Paul Garland
Georgios Kassouros .
Joseph Wing
Richard Waters
John McCormack ..
Alcides Lugo ......
Rosiario LaRocca ..
Lyman Koch
Walter Slkorskl ....
George Brown
James Andolsek . .
Clarence White
Charilaos Emerziades
George Wise
Cecil C. Rush
Void
Leroy A. Williams ...
WiUiam Herman
Alfred Verderese ...
Michael Gemelos ...
George Livanps
Adamantios Rozos ...
James Byrne
Abdel R. Hassan
Philemondus .Matthys
John Ramsey ...
Juan Cruz
Marco McMillan ....
Za Tu Kan
William Worthington
WilUam WUson
George Ludwlg
WUUam Slovlck ....
WiUiam Strickland ..
Raymond Waterfield .
Edward Anderson ...
Dewey Rollins
Charles Barone ......
.... 12301 85.56
13303 88.67
12303 40.83
13304 110.83
• • • * 12305 93.56
• , • • 13306 96.06
12307 96.06
133U8 140.39
• • • * 13309 144.67
13310 134.83
* • . • 13311 106.94
• • a , 13313 114.33
• • : > 12313 103.06 • , • , 13314 70.78 . • .. 13315 80.89
.... 13316 59.11
. *.. 13317 80.11
. • .. 12318 Void
13319 91.00
... * 13330 39.67
.... 12321 36.56
.... 13333 37.73
; i! i 13333 • • 126.78
• .... .13334 146.61
.... 3323 130.07
* • • . 13326 67.28
,,.. 12.337 110.83
13338 131.33
a . . • 13339 73.11
a a • • 13330 117.83
• a • • 13331 120.56
a a a . 13333 69.32
a a a . 123.33 36.56
13334 105.39
!!!.' 13335 35.78
. a a a 13336 61.83
13337 135.23
a! . 13338 43.39
12339 83.23
13340 60.06
a a . . 13341 144.38
a • • . 12343 119.00
. a . • 12343 41.61
aa . * 12344 63.00
a . . . 13345 35.39
s
13346 137.56
.... 12347 58.33
1 .. 12348 109.67
13349 73.73
12350 44.33
• • .. 12351 Void
* • • « 12.352 37.33
• • • • 12353 35.39
• • • • 12354 46.28
WAW 143.50
» • • • 12356 78.17
12.3.57 143.50
>... 13358 75.06
.... 13359 146.32
12360 109.67
..., 13361 90.33
• • • • 12363 135.61
13363 136.00
13364 65.33
. • • 12365 94.89
• • V?: 12366 38.89 • • V?:
13367 38.50
»• • • 12368 59.11
.... 12369 42.78
. • . • 12370 98.78
> • • • 12371 74.67
• • • . 12373 144.67
12373 45.11
B. W. Biggs,
bcsun: When you
think hack to
what things were
just a few short
years ago it's
stUl a little hard
to believe that
we have all these
benefits like va
cations.
Saul Wartelsky .
Kenneth Bowes .
Winfred Kelley^
Richard Keeler . .
Angel Garcia ....
James Nelms ....
John Ferguson ...
Leon Robertson .
Ezeb Manuel ....
Rudolph Raczka ..
S. Manuel
Weldon King ....
Norbert Pruszka .
Robert Brain ....
George Daniles ..
Richard Rogers .
James Ha^s ....
Woodrow Havis ..
Robert Grant ....
Jose Varquez ....
Theodore Aspiotis
Solon Pateras .. .
To Cash Vac. Checks..
Artemio Quinones ...
Otho Babb .........
Joseph Peragllo ....
Williani Robinson ....
Frank Meller
Harp' Coleman .....
Chester White .•
Void
Thomas Henry .....
Juan Cruz .........
Adalbertu Perez ....
Jose Solano ........
Meyer Black .......
John Burford
Rafael Gonzales ....
John Kehoe
Rafael Gordllo ....
Candido Bonafont ...
Neoptolemos Karavas
Veils Pappas
Athan Nicoluoutos ...
Arcanjo Crasto .....
Nicolaos Souris
Gordon Anderson
Juan Colon
Walter Pearson
WiUiam Gagen
Melano Sospina ....
Robert Robertson ..,
Arthur Langley
JcdW^ StruUer
... 13374 59.89
... 13375 117.06
... 13376 123.28
... 12377 98.39
... 12378 36.17
... 13379 40.06
... 13380 97.61
... 12381 114.33
... 12383 „ 146.23
... 12383 "146.23
... 12384 96.83
... 12385 49.00
... 12386 111.33
... 12387 46.67
... 12388 36.17
... 13389 88.38
... 13390 146.61
12391 137.94
... 13393 134.83
... 1339.3 61.06
... 12394 143.50
... 13395 145.44
... 12388 5,000.00
... 12397 134.17
,.. 13398 99.17
... 12399 40.83
... 13400 45.11
... 12401 73,72
... 12402 35.39
... 12403 66.89
... 13404 Void
137.56
... 13406 50.56
... 124U7 113.56
... 12408 . 93.73
... 12409 113.17
... 12410 65.33
... 12411 47.44
... 12413 41.61
... 13413 39.67
...*12414 61.44
.. 12415 89.83
... 12416 115.11
... 12417 136.00
... 12418 117.44
... 12419 116.87
... 12430 36.94
... 13431 35.00
... 12423 108.11
a.a 12433 77.00
... 12434 143.50
99.56 .... 12425
143.50
99.56
.... 12436 101.11
.... 13427 42.39
Spyrldon GamelU ......
Arcangel Saaverdra' ....
MaxweU LongfeUow ,...
Pablo ;Carmoega ........
WUUam MacDonald ..;.
Karl Zeits
Athony Vlolante
To Cash Vac. Checks..
Earl Harrison
Hyman Pitkofsky
John McCauley .
Charles LaRosa .
Henry Ward ...
John Bourgeois .
Robert George ...
Edward Harrell .
Arthur Brookej:
James Douglas* .
S. L. Archer ....
• .i'
12438
13439
13430
13431
13433
13433
13434
1343S
13436_
12437^
13438
12439
• 12440
12441
13443
13448
13444
13445
13446
104.23
35.00
37.33
53.89
83.61
45.80
136.50
5.000.00
65.72
146.61
35.78
40.44
108.M
38.11
35.78
40.44
41.32
103.44
38.11
Arthur Wiess
ner, electrician:
Somehow it
seems every time
I come back from
a trip the Union
has come upwitlr
ah additional
gain for the
membership like
the vacation pay.
Birdie Biggs 13447 94.11
WilUam Listen 12448 89.06
John Horn 13449 37.33
Edgar Vaber .' 13450 146.01
Arthuro Ruiz 13451
Joseph Ranierl 13453
Frederick BaUey 12453 60.28
Warren Forzly ......... 13454 138.83
Harry Lewis 13455 77.39
Walter Smith 13456 39.67
EUgio Lasoya 12457 54.83
Peter Garvin '. 12458 132.32
Joseph Werner 13459 77.78
Nicholas Tatar 13460 101.11
BasU Savoli 13461 54.83
Harry Posoff .......... 12463 , 61.44
Joseph Kowalski ....... 13463 35.39
Arthur Alsobrooks ..... 13464 107.73:
Chlng Tse Cliing ........ 13465 61.06
Jose Ross . . ...12466 • 57.94
Stephen Sloneski 12467 146.61
Thomas CoUins .'• 13468 39.67
Finlay Chlsholm ....... 13469 44.33
EUas Papallos 13470 14330
Angel Maldonado ,..... 12471 39.67
Middleton McKay ...... 12473 136.59
Nick Lygnos .....; 13473 133.22
Joseph Wheeler 12474 75.44
Vlctoriano Martinez*:.;.. 13475 ' 81.67
WUUam Brown ........ 12476 116.38
Charles Cha'mbers ...... 13477 38.89
BlUie Koontz ..... 13478 65.72
Roy Mcintosh .......... 13479 49.00
Paul Wooduck ....4.... 12480 .58,33
Newsome Dallos 13481 118.23
Johnnie Hodges ........ 13483 119.78
James Hill ........i... 13483 113.78
Herman Sperling 12484. 13533
Roberto AquUar 13485 94.11
Ivar Rosnbld 12486 130.17
Goodwin GuUickson ... 12487 44.33
Tomas Juanta 12488 42.39
Kenneth Juichter 13489 73.69
Don klcCombs 12490 38.89
Lawrence McHale 12491 66.89
Donald WUson 13493 129J11
Jerry Toleski ; 12493 39.38
Constan Paraskevopoulos 13494 144.67
Nicolas Katslmanis .... 12495 87.11
CaUxto Gonzalez 13496 49.78
Leonclo Sernidad ..i... 12497 99.17
Walter Filipponl 12408 110.03
Warren Chamberlain .., 12499 48.61
George Queeley 12500 35,78
Walter Zekos ... 12501 73.11
Albert Cosgrove 13503 49.39
Edward Doherty 12503 • .45.89
Charles Dnsha 12504 , 1^.00
Elton Hamaty . 13505 iSSOO
Mario Canalejo 13506 85.56
George Hammock 13507 103A3
Emil Lindenmuth 12508 93.33
Dane Norton . ........ 13509 43.78
WilUam Holland ...... HSW 137.94
Elmer Blanes 12511 101.11
Robert Scherffin 12512 139.11.
John Slusarczyk 12513 137.94
Julian Marklam ....... 13514 60.28
JerroU Smith 12515 46.28
Aric Hoornwig ........ 13516, 92.94
Andrew Kiser ......... 12517 87.50
James McNamara ...... 13518 38.50
Martin Fryer .. 12519 88.50
Lyle Cottingham ....... 13530 38.89
Francis Keeley v ... 12531 38.89
Angel Suarez,
messman: You
work hard while
you're on the
ship, seven days
a week, so you
need to be able
to take time ' off
between trips.
That's what
makes vacation
pay so good..;.
James MackUn ........
Samuel.Ogden
Konstan BeniZelbs
Robert CampbeU
Julian Tito
Irwin Sherman
Van WhlttingyOh ......
Benjamin FoStCr '..
G»per Noge .. ...
Jafneg Vale
Royal' Wagner V.'.V....
ijtsaa 41.61
12523 41.61
12924 143,73
12936 99.28
39139
, • 74,28
„ 4o;o6
4a,oo
Charles EUsey ...
Swing Rlhn
Joseph Casen
Denis Gomez ........
Jack CaUaway
Walter Dunn
George Smith
Franklin Andrews ...'.
WiUiam Thiemonge ...
Harold Strehlo w* * t •
Benito Cuencft •
Claude Hoppkins ....
Kenneth Blackstone ..
John Bryant
Albert Deforest
Benjamom Tolbert ....
Henry Stump
Edward Bowers
Edward Harrington ..
James Frangldes .....
Don Page! ......
Robert Coleman
Thomas Lambert
Matthew Jackson ....
Edwin Reighart ......
Ihocenco Cordons ...
Wong Han Chin ......
Min Glen Ho
Wong Hsi
Chin Ming
Woo Yung Pioy
Simon Bunda
Ving Ming
Vincent Tarallo
Richard Lcikas
John DiUon ..........
Frank HaU
Juan Hopkins
James O'Hare' .......
Blbencio BUlaroza ..
Andrew Morales .....
Guiseppe GaUiano. ....
Frank Piasclk
LeRoy Martin
Juan Diaz
Peter Piasclk
Martin Machel
Maurice Murphy
Luis Guellnitz
Koo Moa
Loi Chee
Frederico Magallanes .
Roy Hassey
Hans Luntta
Joseph Wing .........
Stanley Lowery
Edward Engelbretson
Elmer Johnson ......
Edward Rossi
Albert George
Stanley Yodris
Reed Clark
John McPi^niel
Ernest Moyer
Edward Yaneey
Grover Lane
wmie Albert
Pedro Flores
Charles Bedell
Furman Hipp ..
Frank Schloesser ....
1253^ 126.39
12534 55.61
12S3S 55.22
13$36 99.17
, a 131i.37 41.61
, a 13538 aaa 141.56
, a' 13539 • 43.00
, a 13540 43.56
a a 13541 89.38
. a 13543 104.61
12543 111.33
a a 13544 95.38
, a 13545 101.89
a a 13546 79.33
a a 13547 83.83
a a 12548 69.61
a a 13549 ' 40.06
a a 13650 41.61
a a 13551 39.38
, a 12553 39.38
a a 12553 43.00
a a 12554 45.11
, a 13555 63.39
a a 13558 50.94
a a 13557 87.89
• a 13558 48.33
13559 133.61
, a 13560 134.44
a a 12561 124.83
, a 13562 135.61
1 a 13563 138.73
, a 12564 87.89
1 • 13565 113.94
13566 93.33
, a 13567 99^50
, a 13566 41.33
, a 13569 38.89
a 13570 60.67
a .13571 38.50
a 13573 54.83
a 13573 123.67
a 13574 130.67
a 13575 94.11
a 13576 41.33
a 13577 44.72
a 13578 94.11
a 13579 138.33
a 13580 39.67
12581 139.61
a 13583 101.11
a 12583 101.11
a 12584 70.00
a 13585 / 89.06
13586 132.61
a 13587. 68.44
a 12588 56.39
a 13589 60.67
a 13590 89.44
a 12591 38.50
a 13593 40.44
a 13593 134.06
a 13594 66.11
a 12595 131.44
a 13596 57.17
a 12597 60.87
• a 13598 35.39
a 13599' , 68.83
a 12600 113.94
a <13601 l34.lf
a 12603 143.72
12603 ^.00
Frank Mar
tinez,. atewa'rd
dept.: When
you're on the
beach and want
to take sompi^
time off, pr,9ome
thing happens
and you have to
stay home awhile,
this gives you the
money you need.
WUlam Hartlove ....
Jeremiah Logan ...
Nicholas Peters ...
Mont McNabb
Howard Rode ..:...
Void
Louis Hopkins ....
Francisco Cornier ..
Robert Wiiite ......
Herman Wilkerson
James Brown ......
WiUiam Levene ....
Charles Turner ....
Albert Ayler
Charles Lowe
WUlam Gardner ....
Lewis Hartley ..
Eddie Pistole ......
Lawrence Holt ....
George Davenport ..
Albert. Velasco .'...
Martin Seithel .....
Thomas Reynolds .
Homer Windham ..
Henry Gable
George Rouse
Keith Potter
Wiibert MUeS
James Perkins
Verner Anderson ..
John Marton ......
John Edlund ......
John Smith
Roy Henderson ....
David Edwards .....
Samuel Hurst
George Saucier ....
Willie Young ,
Harvey Bray ......
John Smith '.
James Fllppo ......
John CantreU .......
To Cash Vac. Check
John Hunt
Fred FaU
Arthur Briinell
James O'Grady ..f,
Charles Henderson ..
Chaii Siu Ki ........
Luis Cruz
. Juan Garcia
Antnony Czezemski' .
Alton Noble ........
Gasper Mesaros ..,
Frank Vortkapip .,
John Krewson ....
Karl Ostllng
Roy Arnold
Mariano Seano ...,
Charles Chlappone ,
Frank Young .;....
Bin Omar
James CoUins
Hector Guzman ...
Paul PaUesen
Chris Clpriano ..,
Milton Karlovec ..
Louis Budetti
Albert Kamens ...
Gosta Morlld
'James Martin
To Cash Vac. Chec:
George .GaUant ...
Clarence PettengUl
LisardoPena
Lynwood F«r
Joseph Sevigney ,
Francis Olson ....
Charles Ison
. a a. 12604 41.22
... 12605 35.78
... 12606 35.39
a.a 12607 54.06
... 12608 35.39
13609 Void
... 12610 125.01
... 13611 71.56
... 13613 53.67
... 12613 134.56
... 13014 105.00
... 13015 44.33
... 12616 112.78
12617 96.83
... 13618 145.83
... 12619 119.39
... 12620 123.50
,13621 116.28
... 12633 35.39
... 13623 40.06
... 13634 41.23
... 12635 43.94
.., 13636 47.83
... 13827 114.33
... 13638 107.73
... 13629 35.00
...12630 109.67
... 12631 110.44
... 12632 119.30
136.33 138.72
,.• .13634 97.61
117.44
... 12636 103.83
... 12637 115.89
.... 13638 105.00
,.,..13839 39.67
...12640 111.32
.... 13641 40.06
.... 13043 , 38.80
.... 12643 61.44
13644 120.56
13845 119.00
(... 12646 6,000.00
.... 13647 43,17
.... 13648 40.83
12649 104.23
12650 80.11
.... 12651 61.00
.... 13653 117.06
.... 13853 91.78
...• a l;3654 138.44
...." 13655 43.94
„ *3.50
..a'. 126^,,
> • • s • • 13658 63.00
• • • « • U658 135.73
• t • « • 12660 . 88.61
>• • • • » 13661 46.67
12663 137.28
• « • • • 13663 131.83
• • • • • 13664 119.39
• 9 • • • 12669 112.39
• • • t • 13666 ^03.06
• • • • • 13667 105.00
• • • • • 12666 37.33
12669 43.56
1 • • t • • 13670 43.'94
• • • f • 13671 4;1.17 '*• • • • 13673 * 76.33 • • • * • 13673 94..'H>°
s t • • • 13674 80.11
• • • s • 13675 124.83
ks .. 13676 " 3,000.00
13677 56.78
13678 90.04
* • • • • 12679 63.61
• • • • • 13680 68.44
!• • • • • 13681 68.44
!• • • • • 13683 .• 41.61
13683 38.11
Ramon Oliviera,
FWT: This is the
fastest I've ever
collected any
money. Not much
fuss and bother.
They tell me my
check will be
ready In just a
couple of min
utes.
Everett .Marsh 13684
Wladyslow Rogowski ... 12685
Robert D'Flrrflat 12666
Larry Jones 12687
James Smith 12688
Micheal KucUt 13689
Norman Henson 12690
Joseph McDonough .... 12691
WiUiam McCarthy 13693
RusseU Simmons 12693
John Hairciough ....;. 12694
WUUam Pendleton ..... 12695
Floyd Hurd 12696
Henry Huzzie 13697
George Lucas 13698
Aristotelis Miltsos 12699
Charles Ingram ....... 13700
Early Punch .: 12701
George Georgenlch .... 12703
Harris Roster 12703
Ralph Skrotsky 12704
Frank Barrera ; 12705
Robert Meadows 12706
koler Pederson ........ 12707
John McClain .......... 13708
Hiram Payne .......... 12709
Hugh Margan .......... 13710
Kinness. Lumpkin 13711
James Krauss 13713
WiUiam Snyder ........ 13713
Alfred Sawyer 13714
John McVicker 13715
Wade Cook 12716
Donald Mease 1271.7
John Tobln , 12718
Claude Randolph 13719
Charles Bryan 12720
Leo Johnson 12731
J. T. Taylor 12732
James Roberson 4....... 12723
Charles Thresher 12734
WiUiam Smith 12729
LouisHudson 12736
Wrniam RandaR 12737
Eldra Young 12738
Mernln McKinnla 1372fr
Henrys Koppersmith .... 12730
Donald Meade 12731
Joseph Caruso 12732
Charles Fedin 12733
Joseph Cash 12734*
Paul Rogosch ; .. 12735
Ralph Landry 12736
Richard Severson ...... 13737
Thomas Morris......... 13738
Albert Bonneau 12739
James King 13740
Paul Clement 13741
Douglas Claussen ...... 13743
DariO Perez .v." 13743
Amedio Vagnoni 13744
Martin MitcheU 13745
WiUiam Witty 13746
Arnold Miller 12747
Ilumlnado Llenos ....... 12748
Dirk Visser 12749
Robert Hlngle 12750
.lames Hudson 13751
Harry Collier 13753
Eugene Hoffman 13753
Harold Simmons 13754
Marion McAnench 13755
Archer Engiehart 137C6
John Arbes ".. 12757
Olan Gustavsen 12798
Edward Polise 13759
Edward Nash ......... 13760
Murray Francis 13761
Robert McCarthy 12763
Leonard Bonsignore .... 12763
August Valentine 12764
Arne Torgersen 13765
Frank Matusiewicz. 13766
Robert Henderson 12767
John Szczurkiewicz .... 12768
Frank Ramos 13769,
Mariano C; Loran ..... 13770
Clain Fuselier 13771
.Tesse Lopez 12773
Ernest Sanders .;. 12773
Herbert Bumpasi ...... 13774
Marion Ciaglo .J. 13775
James Eanes '. 12770
Leonclo Buraatay *..... 12777
BilUe Neely 12778
Louis Griswold 13779
Michael Servlne 12780
Donald ^hnson 12781
Joseph Flevef' 12782
Fred Vernon ' 12783
(Continued on page 25)
40.83
43.94
111.61
111.22
39.67
37.73
148.56
41.23
• 40.83
56.39
89.83
47.8S
49.39
130.67
103.38
83.61
43.17
39.28
137.56
63.78
89.44
77.39
98.76
66.11, ,
99.28
61.44
73.50
99.17
117.83
'68.83
43.00
43.17
46.67
54.44 .
47.44
68.83
.36.04
70.00
113.94
.38.50 »
40.06
38.89
94.89
103.67
„35.39
105,00
47.83
39.28
75.44 • *
73.50
59.11
108.89
40.83
119.39
123.50
81.38
116.67
58.73
54.44 .
63.00
39.67
41.23
73.89
135.23
143.33
138.44
134.17
137.28
43.58
93.56
97.61
61.83
42.00
135.73
37.73
43.39
36.17
94.11
54:83
39.28
98.08
100.72
42.00
: 56.39
90.22
36.94.
129.11
39.28
110.28
48.61
: 36.17
129.50
• 39.67
41.22
39.67
43.17
50.04
50.89;
70.00
74.07 ?
IC • „>:• k,
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S E A F A R E R S
CASH BENEFITS
PAID BY THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRia • A.F.L.
(Continued from page 24)
Check
Name No. Amount
Grady Brown 12784 108.50
To Caab Vac. Checks... 12785 2,000.00
George Mandzak 12766 72.33
Ralph Mlchalsen 12787 38.89
George Jorgensen 12788 61.83
Stephen Barry 12789 136.50
WlUlam R. Smith 12790 40.44
Clem Matte 127SI 42.00
James Neely 12792 57.17
Ralph Beasley 12793 37.33
George Bossnot 12794 91.33
Albert Kepley 12795 44.72
Theodore Buck '12790 42.78
Albert Turkovlch 12797 68.83
Royal Hardy 12798 133.39
Robert Post 12709 38.11
John Flanagan 12800 131.06
Jack Strickland 12801 36.94
Hugh Rogah 12802 87X9
Thomas Ysrborough .... 12803 106.94
Harvey Brown 12804 80X9
Abner Abrama 12805 43.56
Darrell Coleman 12806 82.06
Frank James 12807 122.11
Void 12808 Void
WlUlam'Anderson 12800 112.00
Lucian Moore 12810 38.50
Joaeph Green 12811 90.17
Robert BcU 12812 40.06
12813 89.83
John MUla 12814 98.00
Charles MItcheU ....... 12815 83.22
Adolphus Watson 12816 36.94
Jesse Collins . 12817 134.17
Edmund DeHoss 12818 70.00
Peter CNelU 12819 57.17
Ennls Qulgley 12820 49.78
David Klsner 12821 73.11
George EspoUa 12822 41.22
Bernard GaUeani 12823 39.28
David Blumbo 12824 43.56
Chang Young 1282S 43.58
Ferris EUls 12826 49.00
Rabon Figueiras. 12827 146.61
Robert Lewis 12828 45.89
Bernard Eerman 12829 138.06
Henry Falgout 12830 114.72
Barney Carter ......... 12831 141X4
Adam Slowick 12832 121.72
Herman Holmes 12833 136.11
Robert Greel 12834 125.22
May DcMuth 1283S 125.61
Charles Lee 12838 84.00
John Hane 12837 103.06
Warner Field 12838 141.94
James Long 12839 62.01
John Geary 12840 68.06
Albert Wunsch 12841 47.44
NelvUle Pacquing ...;.. 12842 41.61
Joseph Richard 12843 38.11
Andoni Ferrara 12844 38.50
Vicente Qulrindonga .... 12849 78.56
Thomas Condon 12846 . 147.39
Harold St. John ....... 12847 49.00
George FUomla 12848 38.11
Raymond CoUet 12849 113.17
Richard Koch 12850 46.67
WlUiam O'DonneU 12851 35.39
Walter Rlchlark 12853 98.78
Gabriel Llamas 12853 112.39
Edward Kurkl 12854 53.67
Jerry Marconi 12855 48.61
WUllam Saltares 12856 119.39
Robert Leary 12857 42.39
Dennis Zuwlcker 12858 132.22
EmU Wagner 12859 55.22
Chin Chi 12860 83.61
Shio ShUi 12861 82.83
Walter Johnson 12862 49.78
Harold Stever .......... 12863 122.50
RECENT
ARRIVALS
Chen Ah Chin 12864 82.83
Alfred Borjer 1286S 126.78
leadOTos Kyrlako* 12866 39.78
Salvador Rivera 12887 149.06
John LUton 12868 120.56
Bernard Uggett 12869 38.50
Uldarlco Merjudlo 12870 35.78
Ro.V Green 12871 $115.50
Paiquale Hlano ........ 12872 132.61
George Smlra 12873 42.00
Samuel ScuU 12874 138.44
Per Olof Hager 12879 39.28
Sanford Kemp 12876 43.94
WUllam Walsh 12877 43.94
Edgar Crockett 12878 63.00
Albert Clause 12879 131.83
Vlncente Abringe 12880 38.50
JSmes Porter 12881 38.50
Chemical Bank it
Trust Co 12882 4.000.00
Anthony Petito ........ 12883 m.28
Kenneth Mclntost 12884 ^.28
Frank Flemmlng 12889 98.33
Jesse Langley 12886 38.89
Gerald Lowery 12887 77.00
Maurice Ellis 12888 149.83
Alvln Slay 12889 122.89
Albert Herold 12890 61.83
Edward Stevens. 12891 80.89
James Cole 1289S 102.67
Alejandro Ramos 12893 ' 41.61
Anthony Capo 12894 69.22
Walter Helder 12899 63,78
Thomas Buckley 12896 41.61
James Masoon 12897 43.56
Frank Kelieher 12898 47.44
Manuel Archibald 12899 124.83
Jose LoUls 12900 143.90
Lawrence Robertson 12901 124.06
Frank Reeves 12902 90.94
Adam Quenedo 12903 76.22
Joseph McDoughall .... 12904 39.39
WlUiam Cathell 12909 35.39
WlUlam CatheU 1M06 37.33
Frank Blues 12007 35.78
Bernard Boles 12908 112.78
Lester Mack 12909 134.17
Harold Weaver 12910 36.17
Edward Werda 12911 87.11
Morris MaulUby 12912 121J3
Harry Byrd 12913 126.00
Robert Barbout 12914 113.56
Chas. KeUog 12915 124.44
Daniel Riley 12916 98.78
David Salgado 12917 147.39
Louis Almiedo 12918 142.33
Edward Muiler 12919 42.78
VasUlos Marvomatis .... 12920 64.56
Leon Fadden 12921 41.66
George Rourke 12922 70.78
NeU Matthey 12923 71.17
Albert Wasstrom 12924 147.00
Harry Morton 12929 59.90
Charles Oppehimer .... 12926 43.94
Constatln Glynos 12927 110B3
Panaglotis Kaufodontls.. 12928 110B3
Gerglos Raptls 12829 110B3
CharUe Mezil 12930 89.06
Readus WheeUngton ... 12931 35.39
WUUam Dunham 12932 37.33
Carlos Diaz 12933 118.61
Carsten Rasmussen .... 12934 43.56
WUUam Oppenhorst .... 12935 138.44
Hanhus Randoja 12936 50.17
Sven Skele 12937 138.06
Edward Gordon 12938 101.11
Tadelusoz Naurocki .... 12939 118.61
Fred Daugherfy 12940 52.11
WELFARE
REPORT NO. 31
By Lloyd Gardner, Asst. SecretaryTreasurer '
Period Covered BJr This Report—June 1June 14
Cash on Hand
US Government Bonds
Estimated Accounts Receivable
Hospital Benefits Paid in Period
DeaUi Benefits Paid in Period
Disability Benefits Paid in Period.
Maternity Benefits Paid in Period
Hospital Benefits Paid Since July 1, 1950
Death Benefits Paid Since July 1, 1950
Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1,1952
Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1, 1952
USPHS HOSPITAL
NORFOLK. VA.
Hoyt B. AUord. Jr
Cecil R. Batta
Napoleon Blanchard
Albert. M. Brlckhouse
Harold R. Harmon
Roger W. Hbrton. Jr.
Seba A. Ingram
Leslie M. Jackson
Alfred B. I.lnman
WUUam P. Mnrchlson
' HamUton O'Connor
John J. Owens
Joseph Ferrelra
Shirley E. Roundtree
Henrich SterUng
George C. Warren
Robert R. White
Albert L. WUUs
All of the following SlU families
will collect the $200 maternity
benefit plus a $25 bond from the
Union in the baby's name.
JoseNi A. Cave, Jr., bom April
2, 1952, in New Orleans, La. Par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Cave.
$
David Allen Hunt, bora April 9,
1952, in Boston, Mass. Parents.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hunt,
ie i'
Felix Rivera, bora .April 18,
1952, in Brooklyn, NY. Parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Rivera.
Georgianna Nielsen, bora April
29, 1952, in Brooklyn, NY. Par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sigwart G.
Nielsen.
Milagros Bonefont, born May 5,
1952, in Bellevue Hospital, New
York. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Bonefont.
t t.
Gerard Rogers, bora May 11,
1952, in Brooklyn, NY. Parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick I. Rogers,
t * *
Reunetti John Beckfrich, bora
May IB, 1952, in Yonken, NY.
Parents. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E.
.'Beckerich.
.. $45.00
.. 45.00
.. 30.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
.. 45.00
.. 15.00
.. 45.00
.. 30.00
.. 50.00
.. 15.00
.. 30.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
,. 30.00
.. 15.00
.. 15.00
$485.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
GALVESTON. TEX.
JUnmle M. HeUer $15.00
James F. Kane 15.00
George K. Liebers 30.00
Joseph Neubauer 30.00
George J. MuUen 45.00
JUn F. Roberts 15.00
Charles F. Scherhans 15.00
Joseph L. Springer 30.00
$195.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
Patrick Daugherty $15.00
Charles R. Robertson 30.00
Peter Smith 30.00
David K. Sorenson 30.00
William Tlmmerman 30.00
Lawson E. Trussell 30.00
George Vesagas 30.00
Yao Fang Wing 15^
Robert Wiseman 45.00
$255.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
MOBILE. ALA.
Tim Burke $45.00
C. W. Burns 15.00
H. Douglas 15.00
Harry L. Glover 15.00
James H. Jones 30.00
Walter T. Noel 30.00
James R. Porter 15.00
Roy Pritchftt 15.00
Fred Sorenson .................. 15.00
S. C. TurbervUIe 30.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
BOSTON. MASS.
Tob« Beams
Richard P. Bowman ........
Raymond Harris
William Xousoiimaa
WUUam B. Laka
Gerard McCarthy
Lawi^nce Myatt
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9*9$e99*«999«9«
$2SS.OO
. $15.00
30.00.
30.00
15.00
30.00
UM
Henry C. SmaUwood
Lincoln Smith
George Vourloiunis .
$ 92,340.92
1,393,648.44
210,000.00
5,765.00
12,500.00
165.00
600.00
169,851.00
307,933.33
195.00
600.00
15.00
30.00
30.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAVANNAH. GA.
TerreU D. Adams
WUUam E. AUmon
Warner W. AUred
C. W. Epps ...
Ikigene Gardner
Theodore D. Halenda
Erford A. Harrison
Bernard M. Larsen
LouU C. MUler
J. T. Moore
Frank F. Nelson
Amedy L. Rice
James W. Sweat
J. P. WUUs
$240.00
... $30.00
... 30.00
... 30.00
,.. 45.00
... 30.00
....Z30.00
... 30.00
... 30.00
... 30.00
,.. 15.00
... 60.00
,.. 30.00
... 15.00
,.. 15.00
$420.00
, USPHS HOSPITAL
SEATTLE, WASH.
Jack Sheppard $15.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
L. T. Bacon $30.00
Walter Campbell 120.00
OUver Celestine 30.00
Jessie A. Clark 30.00
E. ColUzo 15.00
R. Cruz 30.00
J. DeHaven .' 45.00
K. W. ElUott 30.00
Joseph S.' Fazio 15.00
Jolui Hane 45.00
Leo Lang 30.00
C. Lanier 15.00
W. L. McLeUan 30.00
C. Mathews 15.00
C. Muscarella 15.00
S. O. Newman 30.00
Raymond Perry 30.00
J. S. Preshong. 30.00
K. Raana 30.00
George P. Rynlnger 15.00
A. A. Sampson 30.00
WUfred Sonnler 30.00
Andrew Stauder ................ 30.00
Preston Stevens 15.00
Herman Thompson 30.00
J. J. Uszaklewlcz 15.00
J. E. Ward 30.00
Harry Wolowltx 15.00
$825.00
BAPTISl HOSPITAL
NEW ORLEANS. LA.
Richard Simmt i.
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE, HD.
Thomas Ankerson ..............
Chester AntI ...................
Nelson W. BUdes
Frank J. Bradley
ArdcU Burkett
Hanry Callaa
Manuel M. Cetty
$15.00
. $30.00
. 30.00
. 30.00
. 15.00
. 30.00
. aOM
. 30.00
TOTAL
$101,602.94
Vacation Plan
June 9—June 20
Welfare Plan
June 1—June 14
Adlon Cox 15.00
Thomas J. Dawes 15.00
Robert L. Ecker 45.00
John H. Falrclough 30.80
Donald D. Falcover 15.00^
Cedrlc U. Francis 15.00
WUUam H. Gove 45.00
WUUam C. Hall 30.00
John C. Henriksen 15.00
James E. HlUary 30.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
BALTIMORE. MD.
Anthony A. Klavlns $15.00
Ray W. Larson 15.00
Marion Luksa 30.00
PhlUp C. McBride 15.00
Joseph T. McNuIty ' 15.00
Catalino Ombao 15.00
Daniel R. Parkman 30.00
John Pedrosa 15.00
WUUam Reinhardt 30.00
Arthur Relnholdt : 15.00
Ruperto Rivera 75.00
John Robinson 30.00
WUUam J. Sheffield 30.00
Nicholas Swokla 15.00
Abdon Sylvera 30.00
EUas S. Telan 30.00
$855.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
STATEN ISLAND, NY
Leo A. AUen $30.00
Victor Arevalo 45 00
V. Artmen 15.00
WUUam Atchason 80.00
Raphael Bablanl 15.00
James H. Babson 15.00
Anton Back 15.00
EMuardo Balboa 30.00
Joseph Bennett 15.00
John E. Brady 30.00
Frank Cardoa 30.00
George N. Clarke .'. 30.00
Clarence P. De Priest 30.00
M. A. Dodge 30.00
Alvardo Dos Santos 15.00
R. Edmondson 30.00
Jan v. Ekelenburg 30.00
Joseph P. FarreU 30.00
Gerald Fltz James 30.00
Daniel E. Fitzpatrick 15.00
WUUam GiannlotU 15.00
WUUam Girardeau 30.00
H. Goldsmit 30.00
Marino GordUs 15.00
Robert F. Gribben 15.00
Charles O. Gries 30.00
Wladlslov Groholski 30.00
Luis Henandez 15.00
Rudolph Klaas 15.00
R. F. Larsen 30.00
D. R. Leary 15.00
James R. Lewis $30.00
Alfonso Lopez 30.00
M. A. Lucas 15.00
J. J. McLaughUn 15.00
Kenneth F. McLaughUn 15.00
Charles G. MUler . 15.00
John MUler 30.00
Marcel MitcheU SOvOO
N. Mitrosmparas 30.00
Harold J. Moore 30.00
Alfred MueUer 45.00
Kurt A. Nagel..... 45.00
• Toseph O'MaUey 30.00
WUUam Owens ....; 30.00
Alexander Peffanls 30.00
George Peltonen 30.00
Joseph Prindezle 45.00
Ernesto Ramerez 30.00
John L. Roberts...; 15.00
Jose Salgado 30.00
VlrgU Sandberg 15.00
Frank Tamburrino ...'. 30.00
Thomas TomUn 30.00
Joseph H. WUkln 30.00
$1,425.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
MEMPHIS. TENN.
Bomar R. Cheeley $45.00
VlrgU E. WUmoth 60.00
$105.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO
E. M. Adklns.. $15.00
Pedro De Franco 60.00
Rafael Alfonso Gordlls 19.00
Francisco Molina 75.00
$165.00
KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN. NY
Sablno Intlgra $15.00
MERCER HOSPITAL
TRENTON. NJ
Anthony Browne SIS.OO
USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT STANTON. NM
Charles Burton $60.00
Thomas Isaksen 60.00
Donald McDonald 60.00
Archibald McGuigan 30.00
Renato A. VUlaU 30.00
$240.00
USPHS HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH. TEX.
J. H. Ashurst $60.00
Joseph P. Wise 60.00
$120.00
. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
HOSPITAL. CORAL GABLES, FLA.
AnseUho Melendes $120.00
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL
NEW YORK, NY
George E. Moore $30.00
DEATH BENEFITS
Michael J. Lucae $2,500.00
Walter G. Jlrak 2.900.00
Louis J. WUUs.. 2.900.00
Matthew Forrest $JOO.OO
Antonio Bertty booooooooooeeeea ajoo.oo
"sMtiiooiee
DISABILITY BENEFITS
George M. Arnold
Joe Germano
John Hopkins
Otto P. Preussler
MATERNITY BENEFITS
Joseph A. Cave. Sr
FeUx Bonefont
Kenneth E. Beckerich
. $45.00
. 45.00
. 45.00
. 30.00
$165.00
$200.00
. 200.00
. 200.00
$600.00
FINAL
DISPATCH
Grains
The deaths of the following
Seafarers have been reported to
the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2.
500 death benefits are being paid
to beneficiaries.
John Joseph Grams, 58: One of
the earliest members of the SIU
Grams, known to many in the
Union as Johnny Grimes, died of
a heart attack in
the Santa Cata
rina Hospital, in
Rio de Janeiro
on June 10.
Grams was taken
ill aboard the
Potrero Hills a
Mar Trade tank
er and was re
moved to the
hospital. He had
joined the SIU in the port of Sa
vannah in December, 1938, switch
ing over from the old International
Seamen's Union and held a Gulf
book, no. 56. Burial was in Rio de
Janeiro.
4. 4. ^
. Matthew Forrest, 53: A tumor of
the lung caused the death of
Brother Matthew Jorrest on May
16 in the USPHS Hospital, Mobile,
Ala. A native of Meriden, Miss.,
Forrest had been sailing SIU since
December of last year and held
FOW ratings in the engine depart
ment. He was buried in Union
Line Cemetery, Union Line, Miss.
His wife. Lula Forrest of Mobile,
Ala., survives.
4. i 4;
Antonio Bertty, 44: Brother
Bertty was lost at sea on May 23
when he went overboard while on
the Steel Maker. He had been
with the SIU since July, 1941, sail
ing in the steward's department.
Surviving is his wife, Inez Bertty,
of 845 Stebbins Avenue, Bronx.
4 4^
Walter G. Jirak: Brother Jirak
was found dead while ashore in
Moje, Japan. He is survived by
his brother, John J. Jirak, of 100
Nehous AvenuCj Little Ferry, NJ.
4 4' 4*
Louis J. A. Willis, 50: Tubercu
losis of the lung complicated by
an attack of thrombosis caused the
death of Brother Willis on May 10
in the USPHS Hospital, New Or
leans, La. Willis, was born in Al
giers, La., and joined the SIU in
New Orleans in 1947. He sailed
in the engine department. Burial
was at St. Bartholomew Cemetery.
He is survived by his sister Lillian
Aucoin, and a brother, Stuart Wil
lis of Algiers, La.
4 4^
Michael John Lucas, 72: A vet
eran of 11 years with the SIU,
Brother Lucas died of a pulmonary
disorder on June 1 at the. Deer's
Head State Hospital, Salisbury,
Md. Bora in Brookens, Oregon,
he came into the Union on May 15,
1941, and sailed as steward. In
recent years he resided In San
Francisco. Burial was in Parsons
Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.
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... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS...
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TRINITY (J. M. e«rrat. Inc.) May It—
Chairman, D. B. Moon; Sacrotary, D. B.
Wilson. One man missed ship in Bos
ton. Motion was passed to get a new
washing machine, as the present one
is worn out and we were not able to get a
replacement part. Suggestion was made
that the present machine get a complete
overhaul. Motion was passed to get a
new iron. Steward says he has ordered
much new linen. There is a shortage
of hand towels, sheets. Gaskets, valve
for toilet needed. Sparks has asked us
to stop amateur repairing attempts on
the crew radio.
May It^hairman, Joe Cave; Secre
tary/ D. Wilson. Mate does hot want to
pay off. but to keep the same articles
and crew. Fired man was rehired. Mo
tion was passed that there be a payoff
allowing permit men to get off the
ship as per union rules. It was sug
gested that each man donate $1 to the
chip's fund.
No dato—Chairman, W. Thomson; Sec
retary, D. B. Wilson. Scotty was elected
chip's delegate by acclamation; Stewards
department and delegates got a vote of
thanks. It was suggested that men wear
a shirt at mealtime and that more
buckets be provided for the foe'sles.
Lockers should be repaired and shelves
built. Washing machine is needed and
it was suggested that action be taken
in New York on this matter. ToUets
should be painted.
No dato — Chairman, Wllllo Thomson;
^ Secretary, D. B. Wilson. WUiiams was
elected ship's treasurer, to take care
of the ship's fund and the gear of men
missing ship. Locks are needed on each
foc'sle door for the crews. Cigarettes
are hard to get. €
MARORE (Ore), May 24—Chairman, J.
McStravIck; Secretary, D. Nagy. Ship's
fund stands at $10.50. Motion was passed
to throw the old washing machine over
board, keeping the agitator and motor.
Money made on sale of the motor will be
contributed to the ship's fund. Pantry
should be kept clean: bottles and glasses
supplied for each room. Soap and linen
will he issued at the same time. Collec
tion should be made for the ship's fund.
EDITH (Bull), Juno S—Chairman, Wil
liam Isball; Secratary, Louis S. Rlzio.
Ail members were requested to turn in
repairs as the ship is going to drydock.
Menu should be more varied. Discussion
was held about television set and its use.
SS Mae will be contacted about per
forming. Chief engineer, will be told
about water pressure in' crew showers
and the use of a blower fpr cool air.
I SANTORE (Ore), Juno • —Chairman, C.
Kellogg; Socrotary, R. Donzek. Ship's
fund stands at $27.60. If the ship is tied
up due to steel strike, money will be
turned over to steward for the new
crew. Patrolman will he notified about
member who did not attend meeting.
ANTINOUS (Watorman), May IS —
Chairman, Donald Klssol; Socrotary, W.
D. Warmack. Beef on repair U.t will be
referred to New York. Steward depart
ment wants more ventilation ,.and cover
for steam pipes in crew pantry. Bosun
asked crew to be careful about using
his room and sink. Steward got a vote of
thanks for cooperation between depart
ments.
SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain),
Juno 15—Chairman, W. Boverltr; Sacro
tary, L. Daluska. Ship's fund stands at
$15.23. Two men who missed ship in
Texas City were reported to the New
York hall. Disputed delayed sailing time
will be taken up in New York. Sug
gestion was made to get benches for
the upper poop deck. Steward asked men
to take better care of the cots and to
return them to him when signing off
the ship.
SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Soatrain),
June 4—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secretary,
Sir Charles. Ship's delegate reported a
total of $23.03 in the ship's fund. Engine
department repair list will include bet
ter ventilation and more fang. Wastron
was elected ship's delegate by acclama
tion. Welfare cards fof new members
will be obtained in New York. There is
a 50 cent deposit on keys of foe'sles of
black gang. Steward department got a
vote of thanks for the good service.
Juno 18—Chairman, Wasslrom; Sacro
tary, Sir Charles. Steward will try to
serve more beef: bosun asked if new cots'
and longer wind shoots could be ob
tained. He said anyone can ask the quar
termaster. to lower the gangway on get
ting off or on. Delayed sailing time at
Texas City should pay off. Black gang
contributed 50 cents to the ship's fund.
SANTA VENETIA (Elam), May 25 —
Chairman, Pat Fox; Secretary, William J.
Small. Pat Fox was elected ship's dele
gate. Engine and deck departments wiU
be responsible for cleaning the laundry
and washing machine: steward depart
ment will take care of the recreation
room.
June 7—Chairman, M. A. Spires; Soc
rotary, Irvin Smllowttz. Brothers asked
to make a list of improvements to be
sent to the negotiating committee.
HIGH POINT VICTORY (South Atlan
tic), June 16—Chairman, William Mulllns;
Secretary, P. DIckerson. Ship's delegate
will see the captain about washing ma
chine.
DOROTHY (Bull), June 1—Chairman,
W. W. Lawton; Socrotary, R. C. Klenast.
W. W. Lawton was elected ship's dele
gate, as the former ship's delegate
left the ship in San Juan for ex
amination at the Marine Hospital. S27.75
will be contributed to the March of
Dimes. If ship's fund is not in order
at the payoff, crbw members wUl take
action against the former ship's delegate
for misuse of funds. Tanks containing
wash water need cleaning, as water is
rusty. Steward has confirmation that the
new washing machine will be delivered
in Philadelphia. Coffee um will be re
placed before the ship sails again.
GEORGE A. LAWSON (PanOcoanlc).
April 27—Chairman, H. L. Maaeham; Sac
ratary. Earl Mulllni. David Smith was
elected ship's delegate. He will see the
captain about fixing portholes in crew's
quarters, passageway doors: chief engi
neer wilt fix the sink and ice box in
crew's pantry and see about slopchest
when the ship gets back to the states.
Messroom should be kept clean; men
should put cups in sink after using them.
Butts should not be thrown on messrpom
deck.
May 17—Chairman, Edward W. Soeloy;
Sacrotary, Earl Mulllns. Ship's delegate
will see the captain about getting milk.
Men who get drunk and cannot stand
their watches will be reported to the
patrolman for action. Ship's delegate will
see the captain about having the chief
engineer repair the crew's washing ma
chine. All departments will make up a
repair list.
COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Juno
14—Chairman, Harry Nalson; Robarto
Princlpa. Departmental delegates will
make up repair lists and turn them over
to ship's delegates. One copy will be
given to the master, one to the patrol
man and one used for crew reference.
More variety in the menus was re
quested.
COEUR D'ALENE (Victory Carriers),
May 26—Chairman, B, Tanar; Secretary,
Y. Malaxlnsky. Captain insists that the'
radio operator's shack be cleaned even
though he was told by the patrolman
that this Is overtime. Rives was elected
ship's delegate. New ice box Is needed
for the pantry. Repair list should be
posted.
Juno I—Chairman, C. Sprano; Secre
tary, J. Malaxlnsky. Mate's working on
deck will be referred to the patrolman.
Beef between brother and captain will
be settleir in port. Motion was passed
not to sign on until proper stores are
aboard and necessary repairs are made.
Card players should keep the messhall
clean. Department delegates should sub
mit repair lists before arrival. A new
library should be acquired.
JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman),
April 16—Chairman, Jack Johns; Secra
tary, Norman Vannelll. Jack Johns was
elected ship's delegate. Ongoing watch
should be served first by the messman.
especially at breakfast. More night lunch
Editor,
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Have No OK
The membership is" again
cautioned to beware of persons
soliciting funds on ships in be
half of memorials or any other
socalled "worthy causes."
No "canshakers" or solici
tors have received authoriza
tion from SIU headquarters to
collect funds. The National
Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis is the only charitable
organization which has re
ceived membership endorse
ment. Funds for this cause
are collected through normal
Union channels at the payoff.
Receipts are issued on the spot.
should be provided. Ship's delegate will
speak to the captain about the washing
machine.
Juno 9—Chairman, R. $tahl; Socrotary,
H. L. Gardner. Bedroom steward wants
his duties clalrfied by the patrolman
at the next port.
SALEM MARITIME (Cltlos Service),
Juno 14—Chairman, L. L. Plekot; Sacro
tary, Christopher Karat. Christopher
Karas was elected ship's delegate unani
mously. Chief cook wiU write headquar
ters about a Union member who left the
ship without paying money he owed to
the men. Port steward complained to the
chief cook that the men are eaUng too
many steaks. Membership advised the
cook to refer the port steward to the
patrolman if he makes this beef again.
Washing machine for colored clothes
needs repairing. It was suggested that
the machinist look It over. Steward de
partment got a vote of thanks for doing
a good job.
SEAPEARL (Colonial), April 27—Chair
man, Oomtnl OI Sol; Secratary, Arturo
MarlanI, Jr. Wiper who missed ship at
Curacao will be reported at the next
port. Second cook and baker was paid
PERSONALS
Frederick H. Johnson
Get in touch, with your sister
Dolly. Important. Jimmy nearly
lost his life in Korea. Write at
once to D. Clifford, 11 Fallen St.,
Boston.
X X
Chief Cook Buddy Young
Contact. Charles Ayers, Rt. 1,
Box 155, BumsviUe, NC.
XXX
ExDeck Department
SS Margaret Brown
Witnesses to accident in which
William "Smokey" Grabenauer was
injured please write to J. P. Nel
son, Jr.. 709 Caromielet Bldg., New.
Orleans.
X X X
Ray Queen
Get in touch with your sister in
Baltimore. Phone Lexington 0379.
XXX
William C. Meadors
Important. Contact mother at
once. Write 2 Warehouse St.,
Spray, NC.
X X .X
William P. Roma
Urgent for you to get in touch
with Mrs. Rudick, 820 W. Firth St.,
Philadelphia. There has been seri
ous illness in family.
. • X . X X
Frederick Brady
Get in touch with M. H. Cowan,
Employers' Group Insurance, .120
22 William St., NYC, regarding
1950 accident case.
x: X X
Robert G. Guerrero
Your help is needed in accident
case involving Seafarer Nick Bech
livanis on SS Francis E. Warren.
Contact H. Guttman, 66 Beaver St.,
NYC.
XXX
John D. McLemore
Contact B. Glickman, 305 Broad
way, NYC, regarding settlement of
claim against Waterman SS Co.
• XXX
William McDonald
WP.10800
Contact me at 724 CHrard Ave.,
Bronx, N. Y.^.Tegardlng money due
me. Fi^tl^ick W^aJ^
off In Curacao due to ILnesc thi* will
be reported to the haU. Crew'a quarter!,
gaUey, messrooms and passageways are
to be painted. Water cooker is to be
kept open at all times. Lockers are
rusty and should be replaced. Depart
ments wiU rotate the cleaning of the
recreaUon room. Steward department got
a vote of thanks for doing a good job.
AU hands wiU help keep the messroom
clean and aU cups should be returned
to the pantry. Cots should be taken
off the decks during rough weather.
June I—Chairman, Domini Dl Sol; Sec
retary, Arturo MarlanI, Jr. Master will
give the go aheqd to the painting. Water
cooler Is working smoothly. Two OS
missed the ship at Point Pierre, Trini
dad. One oiler was paid off in Trinidad
due to sickness and replacement was
signed on there. Second cook and baker
was also signed on in, Trinidad. Ship's
delegate wUl contact the skipper on
getting more American cigarettes, as we
are running low. Suggestion was made
to get two pumpmen instead of one, if
the company will agree.
BLUESTAR (Traders), May 22—Chairman,
J. Anderson; Secretary, O. W. Conroy.
Captain, wiU try to get screens in Bom
bay. Mattresses used on cots outside
should be brought in or kept under
tarpaulin while at sea. Discussions was
held on keeping quiet while men are
alaeping, proper dress during mealtimes,
better sanitary work, care of the wash
ing machine.
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OMEGA (Omega), June • —Chairman,
James Welch; Secretary, Carl Simpson.
Ship's delegate reported that his request
to the captain to get fresh milk was
refused, as the captain failed to rec
ognize him as delegate. He stated that
under these circumstances he could do
the crew little good as their delegate
and recommended that the members elect
a new strip's delegate. After discussion,
brothers decided that election of a new
ship's delegate would be admitting de
feat to the captain. Present ship's dele
gate will be retained with the full
support of the crew and department
delegates and the Union will be con
tacted atMontreal to see if representa
tion can be obtained to take care of beefs.
Motion 'was passed to start a ahip's
fund. Men complain that there are
weavUs in the bread and the food is
monotonoiu. New supply of flour prom
ised by steward at Montreal, when old
flour will be dumped. Change of salads
and more variety of night lunch asked.
Discussion was held on the lack of medi
cal attention and the condition of sani
tary work and gear locker.
BEATRICE (Bull), June IS—Chairman,
D. Clark; Secretary, Orlando H. Lopez.
Ship's fund stands at $20. Motion was
passed to buy such tropical, fruits as
avocados, papayas. In the States, grapes,
pears, plums, apples and bananas should
be served. Motion was passed to call a
special meeting with the port agent on
the agreement between the Union and
the company. The same patrolman
should pay off the ship.
STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), March
16—Chairman, Francisco Gornlor; Socro
tsry, Vinctnzo Do Glacomo, New ship's
delegate was nominated by acclamation.
Washing, .machine should be cared for
and left clean. Department delegates
will make up repair lists. Members with
old mattresses can exchange them, as
new ones have come aboard.
June 1—Chairman, VIncenzo De Ole
cemoi Secretary, Bill Sutherlln. Crew
was asked to donate SI to the ship's
fund at the payoff. One brother missed
ship at Colombo. Recommendation was
made to cut a door from the crew pantry
to the crew mesohall. Chief engineer
will report to the patrolman that the
wiper did not do sanitary work satis
factorily. Deck delegate reported that the
bosun did not call men in time for
meals, nor appoint a member to make
coffee. In Colombo. Ceylon, he had a
man painting topside when the rest of
the crew vtaa securing and batting down
hatches, although this type of ship needs
all men on deck.
NIKOKLIS (Dolphin), May It—Chair
man, N. Kodylas; Secretary, J. C. Sorel.
Ship's captain will .see the captain on
repairs to be made at sea. Member re
quested a greater variety of fruit. Sug
gestion was made that the book shelf In
the recreation room be fixed and that
mattresses be changed, where necessary.
One member was asked to clean up cups
and ashtrays in the messroom at night.
June 8—Chairman, J. C. Sorel; Secre
tary, M. Olson. Most of the repairs have
been made: the rest will be taken care
of later. Recommendation was made to
ask the captain about getting a new
washing machine placed amldshlp.
AMBERSTAR (Triton), May 30—Chair
man, I. Craft, Socrotary, Frank T. Cal
nan. Jose Pagola was elected ship's
delegate and steward delegate. Discus
sion was held on the sugar containers in
use in the crew messhall and the bad
condition which the engine and steward
department heads are in.
HIGH POINT VICTORY (S!euth Atlantic)
May 24—Chairman, Willard Mulllns; Sec
retary, C: R. West, Motion passed to
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Frank William Pascucci, 2A until
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have electricians list the parts needed
for the porthole and have aU repairs
made before the crew signs on. Porthole
fans should be replaced If they cannot
be repaired. Ship's fund will be used to
buy magazines. Coffee cups will be hung
on a rack which will be built in "the
back of the pantry.
ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), June t—
Chairman, R. L. Kelly; Secretary, R. N.
White. Davis was elected ship's dele
gate by acclamation. Suggestion was
made that the movie machine be left on
board unless it is being repaired,' and
that it should not be taken for private
use by any member of the crew. It is to
be operated only by those who know
how. Suggestion was made to show
movies three times a day.
CECIL N. BEAN (Dry Trans.), May IS
—Chairman, John Mahoney; Secretary,
John Spring. Delegates reported no
beefs, with everything running smoothly.
VENORE (Ore),, June 1—Chairman, Je<
seph Snyder; Secretary, M. E. Watson.
Motion was passed for department dele
gate to turn repair lists over to the
ship's delegate. All delegates and the
patrolman wiU speak to company offi
cial about the lack of stores on the
company's ships. Steward said that the
shortage of food was due to a change
of orders—ship made a 23 instead of a
10 or 12day run. Steward is not aUowed
to requisition stores regardless of des
tination or stores received. Ship's dele
gate will ask the captain to publish
slopchest price list. There is $10 in the
ship's fund. Money will be turned over
to the ship's delegate by department
delegates. Deck delegate^ reported over
time beef against the mate, who would
not accept overtime for steward de
partment painting done by members and
who did not pick low men for overtime.
FRENCH CREEK (Cities Ssrvlce), June 4
Chairmen, Charles W. Gann; Secretary, V.
L. Ratcllff, Ray Bunee was elected ship's
delegate; Vincent Ratcllff was elected
treasurer. Suggestion was made that
new books be obtained for the ship's U
brary and that men return books after
readlnsthem. Ship should be fumigated.
TAINARON (Aetlum), May 2t—Chair
man, J. Mathews; Secretary, M. Bum*'
gardner. Ship's delegate reported that
alth<nigh master and officers of this ship
have been very good to the crew, some
members have taken this as an opportu
nity to perform and shirk their proper
duties. Bosun went on record as saying
that the conduct of some members hag
been a disgrace to the Union and the
go'od conditions aboard and to say that
he would personally report performers
to the partolman. Steward will try to get
fresh fruits and vegetables In Greece: he
will also try to get men to replace those
that got hurt on the way over. Discus
sion was held on the water heater and
various other badly needed repairs.
EDITH (Bull), June S—Chairman, Wll
Ham Istiell; fecretary, Louis S. Rlzzo.
Radio in good condition was purchased
In Baltimore. All members were gsked
to turn In repairs, as the ship is due for
drydocking. Request for more variety in
the menu was made. Motion was passed
that members donate tl to ship's fund.
Chief engineer will be contacted about
water pressure in the crew's showers and
about the possibility of using blowers .
for cool air.
SEABEAVER (Colonial), February S—
Chairman, Bill Thompson; Sacrotary,
Oustav Leuth. Two brothers who missed
ship In Brazil will be reportod to the
Union. There Is a water shortage. Mo
tion was passed not to go to any of
ficer to ask for a change of job. Mess
man will serve meals before Washing *
dishes: he will keep the messhall clean
and put cups and dishes in the sink.
The stove In the galley is partly out of ~
order and the temperature in the meat
and vegetable boxes is not accurate. No
action is being taken on this by the
chief engineer. Deck delegate asked for
more cooperation in the cleaning of
tanks. Wlndshutes for the engine room
will be put higher; new awning will be
put back aft for shade. Steward reported
that he didn't get the amount of stores
he requested. Fire stations should be
looked after.
CHRISTINE (Tlnl), May 25—Chairman,
Carl Carlson; Secretary, Michael Vtf.
Burns. A. J. Khberski was elected ship's'
treasurer. Patrolman will check the hot
water situation and settle the beef that
there Is not enough for crew's needs in
Japan, as the tank is small and in bad
condition.
BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service),
May 5—Chairman, Clifford Martin; Sec
retary, Isidore Astroff. Members are to
keep messroom clean. Messman Is to
keep tables and jars and bottles clean
and spray the .messroom more often.
Strainer should he kept In the washing
machine at all . times. Chief cook and
third cook complained to members about
the night cook and baker, who is' not
clean, and does not wash pots, pans and.
other utensils properly. Baker promised '
to be more careful in his work, to bake
different kinds of cakes and puddings, to
keep and maintain cleanliitess in the
galley. Messman will take inventory
every morning. Repair list will be made
up before going to shipyard.
ALAWAI (Watorman), June • —Chair
man, F. S. Crumpler; Secratary, B.
Walker. Sliip's delegate reported all re
pairs caught UP and everything running
smooth. He see If the crew's mess
hall and pantry can be painted. Room
keys should he turned over, to delegeteg
upon leaving 'ship; bunkg should be
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• tripped and aoiled linen disposed of be
fore leavlnf. Steward's department got
a vote of thanks for the meals.
LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomflsid),
Juno 1—Chslrmsm Oeords Schmidt; Sec
retsry, Tom Hasten. Irwin Moen was
elected ship's delegate. Chief mate wUl
make up new slopchest price lists. Sug
gestion was made to make up repair
lists. Discussion was held on getting new
innersprlng mattresses. Quarters should
be painted and more water supplied for
showers. Ship should be fumigated on
return to the States.
ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcos), May 1* —
Chslrmam I. W. Maya; Secretary. James
H. Thompson, Jr. Members should not
wash their mouths at the drinking fbun
tain. Old washing machine should be
disposed of and the money used to buy
pumps for new machine. Crew would
like to go along with other Alcoa ships in
asking that no meat be accepted in
Trinidad, and would like to know what
can be done about this situation.
REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), April 12—Chair
man, George Hlldreth; Secretary, Joe St.
Marie. Delegates reported no beefs, a
Uttle disputed overtime. Discussion was
held on keeping the mesahali clean for
the oncoming watch and seeing that the
place was clean for messman and pantry
man coming on in the morning. There
was also a discussion on who was to re
pair the washing machine, the crew or
the company, as it is a company machine.
One member was put off the ship at
Wilmington, Calif.
June • —Chairman, Abernsthy; Secre
tary, P. Wllklns. John Burke was elected
ship's delegate. Headquarters will be .con
tacted about procedure regarding trans
portation and to find out about the
ship's two sets of articles: the older men
are on intercoastal and new men were
put on coastwise articles. Steward and
cooks and messman got a vote of thanks
for the excellent chow and service: the
whole steward department was com
mended for the way they worked to
gether and went out of their way to
do extra things for the crew. Transporta
tion rules were discussed. Repair list
was made out and handed in to the
proper authorities.
MALDEN VICTORY (Mississippi), June
3—Chairman, Pete O'Nell, Secretary, Vin
cent Sarello. Few hours of disputed over
time wili be turned over to the patrol
man. Steward asked membership to turn
In old cots, so that they could be replaced
for the next trip. The trip was a good
one with the exception of a little misun
derstanding here and there. Everything
was squared away to the satisfaction of
the crew. Vote of thanks went to the old
man, who tried to satisfy the crew In
every respect. Oh, brothers, what a
clean ship we brought in!
MADAKET (Waterman), May 4—Chair
man, Jack Thompson; Secretary, Art
Pratt. A liew washing machine was pur
chased In San Francisco: the ship's fund
now stands at $22. Louis Franken was
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(1) $50 every halfyear. In
succeeding years, you would be
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$100, $150, $200 and so on.
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(3) Low.
(4) Panay. The Kearny and
James were US destroyers sunk
by Uboats. The Robin Moor was
an SIU ship sunk by subs.
(5) 500 gallons.
(6) The North Pole is the only
place from which any direction is
south,
(7) Yes, an even 20. Twice
twentyfive is 50. Twice five and
twenty is 10 plus 20 or 30.
(8) Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis (192144).
(9) Clear and colder.
(10) 28. 14 plus 7 plus 4 added
to 3 yield 28.
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elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks
and confldence Went to Max Bryer. re
signing ship's delegate, for a job weU
done. Cooking could be a little better.
Decks in crew's quarters need painting.
The four delegates wUl see that repairs
are made when the ship reaches the
States: a repair list will be drawn up, in
cluding repairs not made last trip.
May 31—Chairman, Jack Thompson;
Secretary, J. Mestarlt. Ship's delegate
reports that he spoke to the steward
about the cooking and the steward prom
ised to see what he could do about im
proving food. Motion was passed that
no crewmember sign on untU. essential
repairs have been made, Vote 'of thanks
went to the crew messman for his good
Job in keeping the messhaU clean and
serving the crewmembers to the best of
his ability.
LASALLE (Waterman), June 1—Chair
man, A. Biornton; Secretary, J. Davis.
There is a total of $26 in the ship's fund.
Motion passed to put up a new buUetln
board In the mdSshaU and a clock in the
recreation room aft. Motion was passed
to see the steward department patrolman
about the duties of the second cook and
baker at breakfast. Discussion was held
on poor service in the messhall. Discus
sion was held on asking the patrolman
about the duties of the steward when hot
breakfast is not avaUable. Shelves should
be put up against the bulkhead over each
table to make mor^room at the table.
Patrolman should be noUfled that last
trip's repairs have not yet been taken
care of.
IBERVILLE (Waterman), June $—
Chairman, S. Kasmlrsky; $ecrotsry, A. Se
vier. Murphy'was elected ship's delegate.
Bosun reports that he has received 36
screens and IB porthole vents. Motion
was passed to find out about getting fans
for the crew's quarters. Delegates will
do something about the rat situation
aboard the ship In New York. Foul
weather gear should lie kept out of the
messhall. Clothes should be taken out
of recreation room when dry. Ship's
fund should be started. Steward will
take care of the money.
elected ship's delegate: D. Clary, ship's
tfeasurer. Book shelves should be put
up in recreation room: crew Is to donate
loose change to ship's fund at the pay
off. Delegates will make i)p repair lists
before the ship goes to the shipyard.
More linen is to be provided so that there
will be enough for the whole voyage.
Ship's delegate will see the steward about
getting watermelons and cantaloupes
soon. Members getting off at Lake
Charles should notify the delegate as soon
as possible, as replacements are hard to
.get in that port.
8KYSTAR (Mercador), April It—Chair
man, Joe Wallace; Secretary, Tony Wasl
luk. Washing machine has been brought
aboard and installed. New bunk springs
are also aboard, but have not yet been
Installed. Chief mate wants men to be
a little quicker getting to their fire and
boat stations. Emerson was reelected
ship's delegate. Washing machine should
not be overloaded and should be turned
off when not in use. ^
June 5—Chairman, Jos Wallace; Secre
tary, Tony Wasiluk. Captain told the
ship's delegate that port authorities in
Trieste said this was the only ship in
two months that they had no trouble with.
The crew is very sober and efficient.
Delegates reported everything fine: some
disputed overtime will be turned over to
the patrolman. Men were asked not to
take the strainer out of the washing ma
chine. Crew gave the entire steward de
partment a vote of thanks for the excel
lent food during the voyage. Ship's dele
gate will explain to the patrolman .the
story of the wiper who signed back on
the ship without hall clearance. Ship's
delegate will find out why the ship has
not been getting any newspapers or news
letters from headquarters. Each delegate
will make out a repair list. Next crew
wiil be told to make sure that all repairs
are done before sailing, as the company
likes to put repairs off as long as possible.
JOHN R. KULUKUNDIS (Msrtls),May 2S
—Chairman, A. A. Keiien; Secretary, C,
R. Hummel. John Worley was elected
ship's delegate by acclamation. New
shower curtain will be ordered for the
next trip. New washing machine will be
installed. Question of who cleans up the
recreation room, washroom and laundry
has been settled to the members' satis
faction. Patrolman will be asked to in
quire about slopchest prices.
CANTICNY (Cities Strvlce), June 11—
Chairman, Peter V. Hammel; Secretary,
Antonio Concalvet. Suggestion was made
that wiper and ordinary on sanitation
pick up clean linen for men in their de
partments, provided bunks have been
stripped and dirty linen sacked. Met on
watch were asked to cooperate In keeping
their quarters clean. Men voted in favor
of a cold supper once a week. Members
were asked to put out their cigarettes
When leaving aft house.
Keep Droit
Board Poeted
SIU Headquarters urges all
draft eligible seamen to be
sure they keep their local Se
lective Service boards posted
on all changes of address
through the use of the post
cards furnished at all SIU
halls and aboard ships.
Failure to keep your draft
board informed of your where
abouts can cause you to be
listed as a delinquent and be
drafted into the services with
out a hearing. The Union in
such cases can do nothing to
aid'Seafarers who fail to com
ply.
ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 25—
Chlarman, Ma|or T. Coilallo; Secfatary,
Sam Carlisle. Back pay from the last
raise Is to be paid no later than June 15,
as It Is In the New York office. The $43.50
raised on tarpaulin muster that was turned
over to the two brothers brought back as
workaways was donted to the New Or
leans hall for baseball equipment. Mo
tion wag.passed that only authorized per
sons go to the ship's paint locker, as
paint and varnish have been taken out
without permission. Ship's treasurer wiU
take the movie projector ashore and have
it overhauled. Ship's delegate will con
tact the Mobile agent about a brother
who missed ship in Culdad Trulillo. Un
authorized persons are to stay out of the
laundry room and away from the washing
machine. Messhall should be kept clean
during and after the movies: men who
watch movies should help to clean up.
Members should not tie up the ship's
washing machine any longer than neces
sary. as other brothers would Uke to
use it. Garbage should be put in the
chute back aft while at port and over
the side when at sea.
STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), May 24—
Chairman, Sid Bsrger; Secretary, Pete
Sheldrake. R. Hunt was elected ship's
delegate. Motion passed to have the re
pair list made out. Gangway watch is
more effective and efficient than watch
men provided by the company. For the
first time in 11 months all repair work
was completed. Members were asked to
return cups and glasses and not leave
them on the decks and in the rooms.
STRATHPORT (Strathmore), April IS—
Chairman, O. M. Brooke; Secretary, A.
C. Carpenter. Ship's delegate reports
that keys wili be issued before arrival In
port. Suggestion was made to give a vote
of thanks to the steward's department for
excellent meals. Recreation rooms should
be kept clean.
May 25—Chairman, Charles B. Martln;
Seeretary, A. C. Carpenter. Although we
crossed the international date line on Sat
urday, the captain had two Mondays in
stead of two Saturdays and said he was
authorized to change the day any time
he wished. Crew put In eight hours of
overtime for this. Each member will give
at least 25 cents to the ship's fund.
PONCE (Puerto Rice), June S—Chair
man, Robert Lasso; Secretary, Pablo Tor
res. Pedro J. Erazo was elected ship's
delegate. Men in undershirts or pyjamas
wili not be served by the messman. Mem
bers leaving the washing machine dirty
will be fined $.50: money will go in the
ship's fund. Wind scoops and screens
are needed for the portholes. Radio wiil
be sold for $25: money goes to the ship's
fund.
WINTER HILL (Cities Service), June 2
—Chairmen, Thomas Durkin; Secretary,
Thomas O. Davis. Although the patrolman'
and captain agreed on a new washing
machine when we were at sea. the cap
tain said we are not entitled to one. Sug
gestion was made that all repairs be list
ed before the ship gpes to the shipyard.
Something should be done about the
roaches.and ants getting intc iiie night
lunch. Ship should be fumigated when
it goes to the shipyard: crew will not sign
on without the patrolman's okay on this.
Television should be turned off if no one
is watching. Ironing board should be
purchased. Crewmembers should eon
tribute $1 to ship's fund.
June 12—Chairman, Thomas Ourkin;
Secretary, Jbe Wyant. There is $10.55 in
the ship's fund, pharles Ifajette was
ANTINOUS (Waterman), June 1—Chair
man, R. Tallaksen; Secretary, D. Kissel.
Ship's repairs will be taken care of in
New York and in MObUe. H. KiUstrom
was elected ship's delegate. Suggestion
was made that cold pitchers of water be
provided at mealtimes and more Ice be
furnished. Steward promised a cold drink
at noon. Table one will be used at all
time by watch slanders, so they can be
served first.
LAFAYETTE (Waterman), April 2—
Chairman, E. Davis; Secretary, Peter Pat
rick. Minor beefs concerning food in
cluded the suggestion that meals have
more variety. Ship's delegate will check
on the new washing machine which
should be brought aboard in Mobile. New
mattresses are needed by the deck de
partment. Crew went on record as re
questing innersprlng mattresses on all
ships, and asking that this be entered
in the new agreement.
April 13—Chairman, Joseph M. Carroll;
Secretary, Peter Patrick." New washing
machine and refrigerator were put on
board in Mobile. Ship's delegate recom
mended that steward, who threatened
men in his department with a hard time
unless they cooperated, not be allowed
to sail for a year as steward. Card play
ers should not throw cigarette butts on
the deck and should keep messhaU clean.
Electrician said that there are no spare
parts for the new refrigerator.
IRENSTAR (Mains), May 3—Chairman,
S. Zygsrowskl; Secrstsry, Virgil Rogers.
Harney Hill was elected ship's delegate
by acclamation. Only minor repairs were
done, although the list was tiurned in
in plenty of time. Agent in Wilmington,
Calif., will'be notified about rOpalrs for
the next trip. Vote of thanks was given
to the deck engineer for mixing, the
steam line to the washing machine. Deck
gang will repair bedsprings.
WACOSTA (Waterman), June 1—Chair
man, Manuel De Barres; Secretary, H. A.
Orlando. Steward delegate reported that
one brother will be brought up on
charges for being drunk and performing
aboard ship in at least five Japanese and
Philippine ports, and falling to perform
his work at these times. Crew asked for
new linen, since almost all of the present
supply either has dry rot, mildew or is
torn. Suggestion was made that depart
ment delegates turn in their repair lists
a few days before arrival. Night cook
and baker complained that the foc'sle
is much too small for the chief cook and
himself.
NEVA WEST (Bloomfiold), May 5—
Chairman, Lofty Parks; Socretary, M.
Andarton. Ship's delegate will a.sk the
first assistant engineer to anchor the
washing machine. There is a balance of
$141 in the ship's fund. Steward depart
ment got a vote of thanks for good food
and service. Messroom door will be
locked in aU foreign ports.
SANTORE (Oro), May 17—Chairman,
K a 11 o g; Socretary, H. D. RIggt. AB
foc'sles need painting and more juices
shoidd be provided. Port steward needs
an okay from the company to. provide
more cold drinks and juices. Patrolman
will be consulted about whether the crew
can buy their own Juices.
KATHRYN' (Bull), no date—Chairman,
not listed; Secretary, F. A. Bartolomel.
Anibal Albe was elected ship's delegate
by acclamation. A better brand of soap
was requested.
STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), February
'10—Chairman, John Zlerels; Secretary,
Roy Poole. Ship's fund stands at $48:
New men wili donate S3 to the fund at
Long Beach, CalifJ An extra $1 will be
collected for the purchase of sporting
gear and film. McDonald was elected
ship's treasurer. Cooperation was asked
In fire and boat drill. Repairs were dis
cussed.
March f—Chairman, B. Gary; Secre
tary, McDonald. Crewmembers com
plained about the messman's routine
work. Hp will set another table in the
future. Rooms will be fumigated.
March 20—Chairman, B. Gary; Secre
tary, McDonald. Special meeting was
call^ on the second cook's work. How
ever. a member of the steward depart
ment volunteered to assist him. Second
cook, therefore, was given two weeks in
which to Improve the quality of food.
May 17—Chairman, John A. Zlerels;
Secretary, McDonald. Motion was passed
to call patrolman aboard in New york
to determine the reason for the bad
food. Steward department will paint
their rooms.
May 1—Chairman, John Zlerels; Secre
tary, McDonald. Washing machine will be
overhauled, either in New York or Bos
ton, and this will be paid for out of the
ship's fund: the washing machine pump
is out of order. Crew will buy a new
iron next trip out of the ship's fund.
MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfleld), May
16^halrman, Roy Pierce; Secretary, B.
F. Grice. Carson was elected ship's del
egate by acclamation. Steward reported
on the amount, and quality of subsistence
stores, stating that this ship was the
first of the company's ships to be stored
under the new Union storing giude.
There is an Insufficient supply of soap
powder. Suggestion was made that the
slopchest be checked with the captain
before leaving Norfolk. First assistant
engineer should be told about clogged
drains in the laundry and steward de
partment showers.
DEL MAR (Mississippi), June 1—Chair
man, Gsrn; Secretary, Bradley. Crew
donated $97 to a sick brother taken off
the ship at St. Thomas. Proof of at
least five rats on board must be shown
to the company before they will fumi
gate with gas, as they have a contract
with an exterminating company and the
ship is supposed to be verminproof.
Chairs in deck lounge have not been re
paired: holes in the deck have also not
been repaired. Deck delegate thanked
all members for donating purse of $143
to his brother. There is a total of $29 in
the ship's fund and $13 for the ball team.
Each member wiil donate $1 to the fund
this trip. Money from the ship's fund be
used to buy books each trip. Washing
machine needs ' a new belt. ' Members
were asked, not to use the crockery few
ash trays, to return all extra linen and
to stop throwing razor blades on deck
in bathrooms.
BETHORE (Ore), May II —Chairman,
C. B. Ross; Secretary, E. L. Schmidt.
Since card. players habitually leave the
mess dirty, motion was passed that they
donate $1 to the messman for cleaning.
Coffee should be ready and hot for the
watch and for aU hands at coffee time.
Jam jars should be covered.
ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping),
March 2—Chairman, Jimmy Davis; Sec
retary, W. Rogowskl. Motion was passed
to have both washing machines sold, aiid
turn money over to the ship's fund. En
gineer should be told about the leaks
In the crew's heads and pantry. Desk in
messman's room needs fixing.
May 25—Chairman, Freddy Hart; Sec
retary, James Davis. $20 will be don
ated from the ship's fund to tl^e purser
in appreciation of his showing motion
pictures. Collection for the fund will be
made at the' payoff. Rooms skoUld be
painted. Electrical fixtures are out of
order and shotild only be touched by
electricians.
SEAGARDEN (Penln. Nay.), June 1—
Chairman, Al Kramer; Secretary, Wil
liams. Action has not been taken on re
placement and , repair lists submitted
after the ship's first meeting. Steward
department was given a vote of thanks
by the entire crew. Deck department
delegate reported that the gangway was
rigged in a dangerous way.
TRANSATLANTIC (Fac. Wat.), May 15
—Chairman, T. R. Tsrrlngton; Clyde L.
Still. Suggestion was made that the ship's
delegate speak to the chief engineer
about shifting the water from the wash
water tanks to a double bottom, since
the water is too hot to use. One man in
each department will clean the recrea
tion room and laundry.
SEABEAVER (Colonial), June 1—Chair
man, Al LIngham; Secretary, J. W. Tan
nay. Bad meat will be thrown over
the side and good beef purchased in
Argentina. Crew gave steward a vote
of thanks for the way In which he han
dled this situation. Captain agreed to
see what can be done about the awning
at the next port. Draw in Curacao will
be in American money.
STRATHPORT (Strathmore), May J—
Chairman, A. C. Carpenter; Secretary,
Charles B. Martin. Meeting and inspec
tion of the ship took place with the cap
tain and a detailed repair list was drawn
up and approved.
STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), June 1—
Chairman, Arnold; Secretary, Sal Ter
raclna. Entire ship's fund plus voluntary
contributions made at the payoff will be
given to the widow and family of a dead
brother and fellow crewmember. Crew
gave a vote of thanks to the steward's
department for their efforts.
STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May 17—
Chairman, Jack Denlay; Secretary, Rich
ard J. Peterson. Suggestion was made to
see about getting a salt water shower
on deck and to keep unauthorized per
sons out of the passageways. Fantail
awning should he put up. Captain on
this ship is remembered from the Steel
Surveyor, whose crewmembers had the
same beef as the brothers have, now—
high slopchest prices. A comparison of
prices between this trip and the last,
under another captain, shows the big
difference clearly.
ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping),
May 3—Chairman, Red Blumenberg; Sec
retary, E. Max. New York port agent
wiil be informed about last trip's repair
list. H. Buckner was elected sliip's del
egate. There is a balance of $45.25 in the
ship's fund. Suggestion was made that
all new men donate a dollar to ship's
fond.
May 18—Chairman, Red Blumenberg;
Secretary, I. Pearce. Motion was passed
to have the Union officials in the port
of payoff contact the public health de
partment about the scuppers from the
toilets and showers overflowing into the
messhalls. Ship's delegate wiil make sure
that the mate orders screens for all
portholes. Crewmembers agreed that
meals are not up to standard. This beef
will, be taken to the patrolman at the
payoff.
TROJAN TRADER (Trojan), May 4—
Chairman, William J. Smith; Secretary,
Robert A. Derosla. Steward said cots
were ordered for the next trip. Repair
lists should be made up by department
delegates and given to the captain;' Sug
gestion was made to have the patrolman
check on previous promised repairs.
Weather doors on main deck should be
sprung into shape and new gaskets sup
plied, if necessary.
May 25—Chairman, John A. Sullivan;.
Secretary, R. A. Derosla. Vote of thanks
went to the baker for his excellent work.
Patrolman will be notified that commu
nications are not being received through
the mail. Need for first aid kits in the
engine room and in the galley wili be
brought to the patrolman's attention.
CHIWAWA (Cities Service), May 25—
Chairman, James Canard; Secrgtary, Sid
ney Segree. Ship's fund now stands at
$36.45. Disputed overtime wiil be turned
over to the patrolman at the payoff.
Milton Hintor was elected ship's delegate
by acclamation. Greater variety of sea
food was suggested. Retiring ship's del
egate got a vote of thanks for a splendid
job.
ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic),
April 23—Chairman, J. S. Bragg; Secre
tary, L. E. Harris. Delegates reported
everything In good condition. Laundry
should be left clean after use. Sanitary
men will arrange a definite time to clean
the recreation room and wiU clean the
water fountain too. Suggestion was made
that anyone who raises a disturbance by
getting drunk should stay on shore, and
not keep members awake who would
like to sleep.
May It—Chairman, Bill Brown; Secre
tary, 'L. E. Harris. Motion was passed
that no one sign on for the next voyage
until a new ice box has been provided.
Motion passed to have all draws In the
United Kingdom made in US currency.
ALICE BROWN (Bloomfiald), May 21—
Chairman, Paul Marquest; Secretary, S.
T. Arales. Suggestion was made that
requisitions for the next voyage be or
dered now. since there was a shortage
of a few Jtenis of foodstuffs, tbis.trlp.
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. A hearty ''well done" to the hundreds of newcomei^ who
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• • • r''V^X:'?:.v A.'X Your participation in the Union's affairs on ship and
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