http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c48c28ed4de154bfbedb78ae932dc8e6.PDF 5ab54b886bacb6106d10aa49859302fe PDF Text Text SEAFARERS • O F F1C IAL. O R GAN O F THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • BOOST DISABILITY 'i 4; •' -^ii;-. • " .• • •} - Story on Page 3 • /"•' • "Jir- . 1*J'' Begin Back t^ay To Seafarers -Story on Page 2 No Time Wasted. Payoff of the Alaska Cedar under the terms of the new agreement followed a day af­ ter the pact was signed by rep­ resentatives of the Ocean Tow SS Company, operators of the Cedar and two other motor ships on the Alaska run. The contract, which is the best agreement on the Alaskan Run, in itself the highest-pay­ ing route in the maritime industry, proved a happy sur­ prise for Seafarers on the Cedar when it arrived in Seattle. At left, S. See, AB (3rd from left), looks over his pay voucher, while Dick Backrak, MM, and B. C. Slaid, AB, look on. Paymaster S. Williams and US shipping conunissioner W. Knight have just hand­ ed the good' news to B. Wilhensen, oiler (far right). "> iSIU Answers Call. i Smiles on the faces of patients ^ at the Norfolk USPHS hospi[ tal indicate inmates' appreciat tion of the. SIU's action in se! curing feature-length movies ^ •• for weekly showings at the hospital, which hadn't had any for months. A story in the - SBAFARERS LOG describing • how the Savannah SIU ; branch had donated a movie • projector for the use of pa; tients at the USPHS-hospital ; there prompted inquiries by • jRed Cross aide Mrs. G. G,. :Ab,el to Norfolk Port Agent : Ben Rees, and eventually to J SiU headquarters,- which J made arrangements for obf i taining the films. Glad of the ;3happy ending are (seated, L-i ' R): Seafarers Leslie M. Jack"_,son, S, E. Rountree, and David JStyron; st?inding are movie 'Aerator H. Long, Rees and ' Mrsi Ai>6h (Story outage 3. .•4 1 �V_.„.™„„„ Pare Tw9 SEAFARERS, LOG «tai^)i e. 19n •wf'v.- Back Wage Payrolls Readied; Several Companies NAw Paying • SlU-contracted companies are well on their way in the big job of makihg retroactive wage payments to Seafarers under the new standard contracts. Men covered by the dry car­ go agreement are now receiving retroactive wages and overtime back to November 18 from many companies, with others-*due to start payment shortly. f)n the tankers; the retroac­ tivity goes back to January 1. Here too, most companies are either paying now or will make the pay­ ments shortly. Signing On Now Meanwhile ships covered by the standard contract are signing on and paying off under the new wage and overtime scales. These went into effect when the Government suspended all wage controls. Addi­ tional welfare and vacation con' tributions are also being made by the companies. .As soon as the wage controls were lifted the SfU took action to assure speedy payment of the new wage and overtime rates. All com­ panies were notified by the Union to pay off under the new contract money provisions. A partial survey of SlU-conAndrew Fumseth—"The Abraham Lincoln of the sea." tracted companies showed the fol­ lowing progress thus far on the retroactive payments: Ji^o Gonzales Oeft), wiper on the Barbara Fritchie, was among Actium Shipping—All retroac­ first to eoUect retroactive wages under the new contract, fiere he tive wages will be taken care of at accept)! check from Harry Christianson of the Winchester Steam­ payoff. ship Company. Alcoa SS Co.—^Payrolls are now being made up in Mobile and will be fonvarded to New York. All street)—^Mail" requests are being Will notify union in next few days. Oro Navigation — Now making payments will be made tlurough the handled first. The company asks Ninety-nine ji^ears ago on March 12, 1854, the man who was that a permanent mailing address payments. New York office. to become known as the Abraham Lincoln of American sea­ pacific Waterways — All pay­ Amer. Merch. Marine SS Corp. be included. It will hold the money men, Andrew Fnruseth, was born in a small cottage at.Romements made. —Payments will be complete • in at the office if men desire. Pan Oceanic Navigation Corp.— dal, Norway. When he died-^'^ Dolphin SS Corp. (17 State tliree to four weeks. ^—:• — Amer. Tramp Shipping Develop. Street)—Payments will be made Will notify Union when ready. men, the right to draws up to half Phiia. Marine* Corp.—^Money is in 1938 he left behind him a their wages in any landing or dis­ next week. Corp.—Money is ready now. ifetime of service toward the charging port. Dry Trans.—Will handle by mail. ready now. Blackchester Lines — Payrolls Write giving mailing address and peninsular Navigation — Will seamen of all nations in that he will be ready within the week. Safety Provlfions Included Bloomfield SS Co.—^They expect time on the ships. Union will be handle mail applications first, or was responsible for freeing them His biggest blow struck for tht to have all payments completed by notified when all payrolls are at payoff. from the peonage that they were freedom of seamen the world over end of April. Will begin paying ready. ' Seas Shipping Co.—^Payments came with the successful passage Eastern SS Co.—San Mateo Vic­ will begin on or about March 15. held in before. well before that. Furuseth came from a very poor of the Seamen's Act of 1915. This Bournemouth SS Corp. — Will tory will pay off at new rate.. Other Seatrade Corp.—Payments are pay off at new rate. Others will get payrolls will be ready in two being made now. family but he was able to get a Act, sponsored by Senator LaFolmoney in May or June. Send in ap­ weeks. Seatraders Inc.—Money will be fairly good education. For a while lette Sr. had first been passed in Elam Shipping Corp.—^Money ready in three to foim weeks. 1912, but President WiUiam How­ plications by mail with mailing v/ill be ready in two weeks. address. Seatrain. Lines Inc.—^Payment he contemplated taking up a mili­ ard Taft refused to sign it. It was tary career, but after he was re­ repassed and approved in 1915 by Excelsior SS Corp.—^Mail appli­ Bull SS Company—Money for (Continued on page 24) Angelina, ready now. Other ships cations are preferred. Will pay jected by the Norwegian equiva­ President Wilson. This eidended follow alphabetically a couple of off at new rate and handle others lent of West Point he went to sea the desertion ban to forei^ ves­ days apart. sels in American ports and pro­ by May or June. instead. vided for increased foc'sle space, Calmar SS Company—No date Gulf C^rgo Carriers—At payoff Seamen Virtual Slaves set yet. Will notify Union in next for ship out since before Novem­ better food, and safety provisions He sailed in the foc'sle for , 14 for seao^n. few days. ber 18. Others at end of March. years on ships of various flags. In John M. Carras, Inc.—^Tanker International Navigation—^Money Furuseth's remaining years were every case he found that seamen payrolls ready by April 1. is ready now. spent, in Washington defending were virtual slaves of the ship's Colonial SS Corp.—Will pay off Intercontinental SS Co.—Mail captain, compelled by law to com­ this Act and promoting amend­ at new rate. Others handled by requests handled first. Give nrailplete their,, voyages and do the ments to it, such as the Jones Act mail application in May or June. ing address and details. captain's bidding no matter how that was passed in 1928. When ho Coral SS Company^—Same as Isthmian SS Co.—^Payrolls ready died in 1938 at the age of 84, his bad conditions were. above. on Anniston City, Steel Appren­ ashes were scattered at sea, as he In 1886 he came to San Fran­ Dolphin SS Corp. (80 Broad tice and Steel Advocate., Others Plans for a limited breakout of cisco and joined the brand new had requested; from the deck of will follow alphabetically within Government-owned ships for North the SlU-manned SS Schoharie. union then being formed, the few days of each other. Atlantic and Arctic service have Coast Seamen's Union. Subse­ Kea SS Co. — All retroactive been revealed by the National quently, he became the leader of Mar. 6. 1953 Vol. XV.' No. 5 money will be taken care of at Shipping Authority. The NSA the organization and the spokes­ As I See It Page 4 payoff. said that ft expects to take a mini­ Liberty Navigation—^The com­ mum of 20 ships out of the bone- man for seamen everywhere in Crossword Puzzle Page 12 their fight for recognition and Seafarers In Action Page 16 pany" is paying now. yard for transport of supplies to first-class citizenship. ' , •Maine SS Corp.—Will handle Editorial Page 13 Us air bases in the Greenland Furuseth reidized early that be­ Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 mail applications first. area, such as Thule Air Base, and fore conditions for seamen could Galley Gleanings.........Page 20 Martis Shipping Corp. — Pay­ others. \ be improved legislation ^^ould haVe Inquiring Seafarer Uage 12 ment ready in two weeks. Last year, the NSA provided The following story appeared in In The Wake Page 12 Mercador Trading Company— over 25 vessels for supply work to be passed that would free them fropi arrest and imprisonment if the Feb. 19, 1953, issue of The ' Labor Round-Up Page 13 Wilf handle mail first. Metro Petroleum SS Co.—^Are in the Ear North. Alt of them they quit their jobs. Otherwise any Pilot, official organ of the National Letters Pages 21, 22 wete operated under GAA charter conditions could be Imposed on 'Maritime Union of America, CIO. making payments now. Maritime .Page 16 Metro SS Corp.—^Payments in by private companies. They have seamen while they were on the It is reprinted here in its entirety; Meet The Seafarer.. Page 12 reinforced bows designed* to re­ ship and they would have to ac­ - "The story is going around that On The Job. Page 16 two weeks. sist the impact of ice, and special cept them. To do otherwise meant the officials of the National Ma­ personals ; Page 25 Mississippi SS Co.—^Payment becargo handling gear. being classed as ' mutineers or rine Cooks 8e Stewards, West gafi February 18. Mail applica­ Quiz Page 19 deserters. Start In May Coast outfit now Commimist-conShip's Minutes ;.Pages 24, 25 tions only, to company at Hibernia The breakout of these ships is SIU History Cartoon . Page 9 Bldg., New Orleans, La. Furuseth's first victories came trolled, have paid themselves National Navigation—WiU notify not expected before late Abril or with the passage of the Maguire wages six months in advance, dis­ Sports Line .Page 20 early May, when ice conditions in Act in 1895 which aboiisl^ed the posed of Union property, sold Ten Years Ago Page 12 union by mail. National Waterways — Payment the Far North permit safe naviga­ desertion law in the coastwise membership books at the bidderis Top Of The News... Page 7 Union Talk .. ... .Page 9 begins next week. tion. All of the vessels would be trade end outlawed the crimp's price until there are now 30 men North Seas Navigation—Prefer under the jurisdiction of the Mili­ right to obtain an allotment from for every job—all to the ruination Wash. News Letter ..Page 6 Welfare Benefits.... .Pages 26, 27 mail applications. Will complete tary Sea Transportation Service. the captain. Three years later he of a once important organization. Ilhe Government now has 1,960 secured passage of the White Act Reason? The wind is blowing, bard Your Dollar's Worth.... Page 7 payments, in May .or June. Ocean Transportation Co.—All vessels of 1,000 tons or more in which freed seamen On deep sea, and the ducks are building a shel­ Published biwMkly at the headquarfers ef HI# Saafarars intarnatlonal Union, .At­ retroactive money taken care of. its reserve fieet, 500 of which are as well as coastwise American ves­ ter. Union chaos. Official "solantic a Ouir District, AFL, m Fourth Omega Waterways—All money considered in good enough shape to sels from the desertion law. it also vlertsro." Rascality. The answer: Avanua, Bmoklyn tX NY. Tel. STarllns a-MZT. Entarad at sacond CIOM mattar will be paid at payoff. go to sea with only jninor ovdr- niled out the beating of seamen by a clean sweep. Turn on the hose, at the Past OMca in Brooklyn, NY, Ore j|^ CSorp.—^No date set yet hauL ^fficeiss.^ and mates, and gave sOa- Harry, this is getting tough." vndar tko Art of Ausurt 24, IfU, Seafarers Honor Furusefh's Blrfh Gov^l Break Out 20 Vessels SEAFARERS LOG Quotation Of Week.. f''vr • tjA- :• I"ll'. ]|: PV ' ^''.' to "A.;/- �March 9, MSt SEAFARERS LOG Pare Thre* t-H Revamp Hght On; flFL Offers 10 Changes The annual Congressional skirmish oyer the Taft-Hartley law is now getting underway, with changes in the law more likely this year than ever before. The AFL, CIO and the Eisenhower administration are-^— all committed to modifying by President Truman in 1950, the Act, in differing degrees, wants to toughen up both the law hut strong forces In and out of and its administration. Denham Congress are out to make it even would begin by firing the present personnel of the NLRB, who, he tougher. AFL president George Meany complains, are' too friendly to, la­ outiined the Union position at the bor. He proposed that unfair labor current House Labor ComiAittee practices by unions be limited, and praised the injunction features of the act. Other proposals to tighten the law have come from inside and outside of Congress, including one bUi to ban industry-wide bargain­ ing, through extension of anti­ trust laws against employers and unions that sign standard industry­ wide contracts. NAM In Fight . The employer lobby groups like the National Association of Manu­ facturers and the US Chamber of At left,' Mobile Patrolman Red Morris, signs up disabled Seafarers William Gray .(seated) and Commerce would be just as happy James Carroll. At right. Welfare Director Walter Siekmann helps disabled Seahirer Joe Germane out though, if the law was left the way Of poorhouse where he was staying. These three disabled Seafarers are among those who will benefit it is. However, the Wall Street from the second increase in payments since the benefit began in May, 1952. Journal, spokesman for big busi­ ness, reports that they are also in the fight to get the law toughened Disabled Seafarers eligible under the SIU Welfare Plan will now collect $100 a up. Meanwhile a 15-member advi­ month from the Plan. Union and employer trustees, meeting at Welfare Plan head­ sory committee-including both la­ quarters on March 3, agreed unanimously on the increase in benefits effective bor and industry representatives has met with Secretary of Labor March 1, 1953. Martin Durkin to discuss proposed This is the second time in less than a year that payments to disabled men, origi­ amendments to the T-H Act. The George Meanjr committee will try to come up nally $15 weekly, have been-f —— hearings. He proposed ten impor­ with recommendations that could increased as the result of ac­ gram, the only one of its kind in seatime with companies that are tant changes, including repeal of be presented jointly by spokesmen tion initiated by the Union the maritime industry, got under now under contract with the the 80-day anti-strike injunction for labor and industry. trustees. way last May with payments of $15 Union. provision, lifting the ban on the a week to men who were no longer New Men Added Seafarers who wish to apply for Closed ship, abolition of the nonable to work because of age, injury the benefits should write to the In addition to raising the Communist oath and of employers' amount of the benefit, the trustees or illness. Age alone was not a trustees, SIU Welfare Plan, 11 damage suits against unions. approved several new applicants qualification for the plan, although Broadway, New York and enclose Would Drop Injunctions it happened, most of the men all particulars. Each individual bringing the total number of dis as Meany also proposed elimination involved older seamen who case is considered on its meiils by abled men who will receive bene­ could no were of the injunction powers in the longer sail or do any the joint Union-shipowner board. fits up to 20. law that are exercised against sec­ other kind of work. Last October, Employer trustees participating For those men on the benefits the payments were increased to ondary boycotts and other union in the meeting were: Charles Lo­ list who are over 65, the. disability $20 weekly. action. Similar proposals are ex­ gan, Mississippi Shipping Com­ payments can be combined with pected from CIO president Walter pany; Donald Smith, Seatrain Federal Social Security payments. Seven Tears' Time Reuther when he appears before Lines; and Max Harrison, Water­ In, most cases, these payments the committee. In order to qualify for the dis­ man SS Company. Union trus­ would run between $40 and $60 a On the other side of the fence, ability benefit, the Seafarer has to tees are Paul Hall, Bob Matthews The maritime battle between former NLRB General Counsel West Coast shipowners and deck month. If the man has a wife who have a minimum of seven years of and Claude Simmons. Robert N. Denham, who was fired and radio officers became en­ is over 65, he receives 50 percent meshed in legai entanglements and additional from the Government. The combination of disability restraining orders after two ship­ ping companies withdrew from as­ and social security benefits could sociation affiliation last week so nm up to a maximum of $227.50 they could conduct their own ne­ a month, tax free. Seafarers who gotiations with the unions in­ are on the disability benefits have received Union aid, when neces­ volved. The Pacific Maritime Associa­ sary, in collecting these social se­ The patients at the Marine Hospital in Norfolk, "Va., are tion, chief owner group among curity payments'. The independent Marine Fire­ West Coast outfits, obtained a re­ However, a Seafarer does not nec­ now enjoying full-length moving pictures every week, thanks — men's Union is reviewing the pos- straining order in San Francisco essarily have to be over 65 to to quick action by the SIU. sibiiities of affiliation either with Superior Court to prevent shipping qualify for benefits, provided he is The hospital at Norfolk is the story of how the SIU was sup­ the AFL or CIO, according to a companies from dealing individual- unable to work. In that case the second Marine Hospital plying movie films for the men printed report in the union's pub­ iy with the unions, the Masters, though, he wouldn't collect social that the Union has helped out in the hospital, and ran a big Mates and Piiots, AFL, and the security. lication. as far as moving pictures are con story, including pictures of the Initially, the Firemen will send Radio Operators Union, CIO. The sizeable benefits paid to ceriied. Previously, the Union made SIU patients watching the first « delegation of at least seven rep­ In addition, an injunction was these men is in sharp contrast to sure that the men in the Savan­ show. resentatives to the San Diego coh- taken out against Captain Charles what active seamen were being nah, Ga., Marine Hospital would The men in the hospital re­ I vention of the SIU to find out F. May, president of iocal 90 MMP paid in the industry when the be able to see movies by giving ported that even the foreign sea­ what the terms of affiliation would and international vice-president, Union was first organized. At that the hospital a movie projector on men who could not understand the be. , restraining him from ordering time, 1938, the standard wage for a permanent loan basis. dialogue, got a lot of enjoyment Meanwhile, a committee has MMP members against signing on. an AB on the East Coast was $72.50 Recently, the Union learned that from watching the pictures. been instructed to contact the CIO May sent out a telegram to all a month, with welfare benefits be­ the men in the Norfolk hospital Seafarer Leslie M. Jackson, who National Maritime Union to .de­ locals rescinding his request of one ing unknown. were no longer getting to see any was injured over three years ago termine 'what its terms of affilia­ week ago in which he urged «li Union Took Initiative movies. The hospital's arrange­ when he fell from the deck of the tion would be for the independent members not to sign on West Coast The latest action by the trustees ment for getting films to show the SS Tini to a concrete pier, said "I Firemen. vessels. resulted from the decision of the patients had run out, and the hos­ used to do a lot of reading, but I The terms would be submitted The MMP and the ROU are de­ Union trustees to explore ways and pital was unable to make arrange­ can't do much any more and the to , a referendum vote of the in­ manding immediate wage increases means of improving benefits pres­ ments for getting more films. movies sure help out a lot." dependent union's membership. of 9.5 percent. The scale now ently being paid under the SIU The SIU immediately stepped in Another Seafarer in the hospital, The union's statement said, "we ranges from a minimum of $410 Plan. Further improvements, as and agreed to supply the hospital S. E. Rountree, who was injured wiil eventually have to consider a month for third officers to a max­ well as the addition of new benefits with full-length feature films to in an accident aboard a tanker in affiliation with one group or the imum of $1,250 for captains. are constantly under study and be shown to the men. The first 1951, said the movies supplied by other,, not so much in an effort to The dispute began under the action will be taken on them when showing was held this month and the Union were "wonderful;" and get jobs but to^gxist and preserve impetus of, the MMP when the conditions permit. proved to be a tremendous success. helped to make staying in the hos­ the union.*' ' union protested piresent pby. J The SIU disability benefits pro­ The local newspapers picked up pital a lot more pleasant PMA Splits In Dispute With Mates MFOW Bids Affiliation SlU'Donated Movies Big Hit At Hospital �•r ii iviS' •'•. f.tT« I, v: % •>,, ? 18ij' FMre Foar SEAFARERS LOG March <; 1961 ,3 iiiiK'(fi Weak Merchant Fleetl PerUs m World Rolel N THE short time since the SIU began digging into the area of wel­ fare benefits for Seafarers our Union has made tremendous progI ress. It is acknowl^ed that the SIU has taken the lead in the mari­ time field in providing Its people wtih benefits above and beyond the regular contractual wages and working conditions. Our welfare bene­ fits are unique., For example, there is the maternity benefit of $200 to SIU families to which a child is bom, along with the $25 bond which is the Union's gift to the new child. And there Is the dbath benefit of $2,500, the we^y hospital benefit of $15 and, of course, the most iecently added of the benefits—rthe four $1,500 annual scholarships open to Seafarers and their children. All important, too, is the disability benefit, which I has just been raised to $100 monthly for those mem­ bers no longer physically able to sail. Considering that' the SIU has only been working in this area for a couple of years, it is obvious that the Union has scored heavily on problems which a few years ago would have been declared almost im­ possible to resolve. Of course, we do not believe that these benefits are the ultimate. We prefer to believe that they represent only the beginning of I this large Job of providing greater security for Sea­ farers and thieir families. These benefits do not by any means represent the full scope of pos­ sibilities. There are problems which our people face as a result of the nature of their occupation and which consequently rate considera­ The Keystone Mariner was the first of 35 Mariner class carcro ships ordered by the GoTemment. No tion and investigation. For example, we feel at the moment that merchant carfo ships are now on order or under construction for US refistry for private companies. the condition of our employment, whereby some of our men whose The only caryo ships beinr buiit for US registry are the remainder of the 36 Mariners. families live in the larger cities along the coast and who are away (The folloioing analysis of the present condition of the US Merchant Marine was prepared by the at sea a greater part- of the year—requires that some extraordinary Staff of The SEAFARERS LOG.) provisions be made for the care of their families. This does not refer In June, 1950, Communist armies from North Korea invaded the Republic of Korea. That to the men who already have established homes in and around the invasion touched oil a huge preparedness drive here and in Western Europe. As a result, country and who have no probleiu of the kind we are discussing. Hardship On Wives the US now has the largest and most powerful Navy in the world's history. It has modern­ We know of the hardship placed upon the wife who must tackle the ized and enlarged its air force-* and expanded the Army con­ million in constriiction subsidies forces, American merchant ships daily problems of living without the-benefit of a husband's presence. siderably with new and ex­ over the last 16 years. Most of perform an equally important func­ If the Seafarer has children they are deprived of the benefit of their pensive weapons. All this has cost this money has been- sunk into a tion of 'hauling the raw materials father's guidance and moral support when such an influence in the enormously, $40 to $50 billions a handful of large passenger liners that feed American industry, and home is essential in helping them to attain a sense of security in the year, plus additional billions to which would be converted into the machinery, grain, coal, and community. troop transports in the event of other products utilized by a good Most certainly families of seafaring men are at a disadvantage when equip Europe's armies. their position in the commimity is compared with At home, the Government has war. The all-important cargo end part of tlie rest of the world. If it that of families of shoreside workers. In a society spent equally large sums to ex­ of the industry has been ignored. weren't for the ~ US reserve fleet, such as ours, with day-to-day living so complex, the pand domestic production. Up Few people seem to realize the last winter would have seen bul­ development of a strong sense of family security until October 1, 1952, the Govern­ importance of the merchant ma­ lions of Indians starving, and thou­ is of paramount importance in making good citizens. ment had given out 14,000 "cer­ rine in our defense picture. When sands of plants in Europe shut As seafaring men who have banded together in a tificates of necessity" to domestic fighting started in Korea, the US down for lack of coal. The need strong union, as ours is, for the purpose to collective industry, amounting to tax write­ had only a handful of troops in to meet this emergency and keep security we can fully appreciate this problem. off benefits of nearly $23 billion, the Far East, and small amounts Korea supplied was met by break­ with more issued since then. of equipment. Troop? could be car­ ing out of the boneyard virtually Then, too. there , are the complications that arise By contrast, there has been lit­ ried by troop transport, and in every Liberty, Victory and Capewhen a seafaring father is away and a little thing tle planning or activity on behalf emergencies by plane, but, the type ship that was in useable COBlike an allotment check is late in arriving. Thus of the merchant maiine, the life­ thousands of different items of diUon. there is a strain on the wife who has to pay the rent on time, who has At the peak, 639 ships were to meet the doctor bills and who has to provide food for the family line for raw materials coming into supply could be brought only one the US and for food, military sup­ way—5,500 miles from the West called out of lay-up of the total table. And there is the tremendous nervous strain and disruption of plies and industrial equipment Coast of the US by ship—a long Government reserve of 2,084 ships. normal life when one of the members becomes ill and requires hos­ Those that were called out were pitalization. With the,breadwinner away what.about the problem of flowing out of this country. The trip on a ten-knot Liberty. sole extent of recent Government Without the privately-owned US the best of the lot, yet. all of them arranging for care of the children? Or in the case of a child being hos­ aid has been the construction of merchant fleet and the old, but required a good month's overhaul pitalized, who gives the mother ^e necessary comfort and assistance 35 Mariner-class ships at an esti­ useful, Libertys in the Govern­ before they could be put into se^- such emergencies require? mated cost of $350 million. And ment reserve it would have been ice. It is questionable how many The answer to all this seems to be in some kind of a housing unit in an emergency, chances are that impossible to maintain our forces of the remaining ships could serve owned and operated by Seafarers themselves, with units to accommo­ a useful purpose without extensive, date families of various size and possibly restricted to SIU members all of these would be taken over in Korea. costly and time-consuming work.' by the Navy, leaving the merchant It is fortunate for the armies in And in another, more serious, and their families. In such a project there would be a strong bond fleet with its present outmoded Korea, and for the ships, that the emergency, the ten-knot Libertys of understanding among all the families, and the accompanying se­ and obsolete ships. US Navy is absolute master of would have a pretty tough time of curity that comes with the knowledge that "we are not alone." Wives Passenger Ship Aid Korean waters. For had these ships it escaping modem subs and planes. confronted with a problem of an emergency nature would be able to Other Government aid at pres­ turn to other wives who face similar problems and get assistance in ent consists of operating subsidies, had to contend with subs, planes Private Fleet ironing out difficulties until such time as the husband and father would and enemy surface ships, the Ko­ which have averaged $30 million rean story would have been quite Our privately owned dry-cargo arrive home. a year since the war, and $350 a different one. That is what would fleet consists of 253 C-types, 228 Strong Boost To Morale And beyond the tremendous benefit in all-around living this kind happen in any general war, and Libertys, 53 Victorys and 244 ships that is why our out-of-date mer­ of private design. The biggest and of development would have for the families of seafaring men of our chant ships are the weakest link fastest of these ships are the C-3's organization, the effect upon the Seafarer himself would be of im­ and C-4'%1 capable of doing 16 to 17 measurable value. T^ Seafarer aboard a ship in in our defense. knots. The Victorys are good for Far Eastern waters or in the Mediterranean or any Seafarers have again been The case for a strong American 15 knots and the Uberties 10 to 11. distant place would go about his shipboard job se­ merchant marine, manned by warned not to send their bag­ American crews was stated effec­ The Government reserve consists cure in the knowledge that if his people run into gage COD to any Union halL tively by Hugh Gallagher, presi­ almost exclusively of Libertys and any kind of trouble, either as the result of illness No Union hall can accept de­ Victorys, mostly the former, with or economic stress, they are among those who know dent of the Propeller Club: livery of any baggage where a "American shippers can build handful of C-l's and other types. and understand and who are prepared to go the express charges have not been their boats in Scandinavia or Hol­ In tankers, the T-2 is the most route in pitching in to straighten matters out This prepaid. land for about one-third of the numerous type, although here some is an Idea which at the moment may appear far from Men who send baggage COD progress has been made in con­ realization. The mechanics of setting into motion to Union halls face the pros­ cost of building them in American struction of new super-ships. such a project would require very lengthy, detailed yards. We can staff them with pect of having to go to a lot In another war, the US would study, and preparation. But it is an idea, nevertheless, which could Chinese crews, and thus compete of trouble and red tape with with any foreign line in the world. have to go it with these ships until work tremendous benefit for our people. As remote as its practical re- the Railway Express Co. All "But national policy asks uis to such time as the modem ship con- alization may seem at this moment, it would be most interesting to COD haggage—regardless of build our ships in American yards stractioa program) we now .lack gets know of the feelings of oiir members md their families on'the subject the port—goes to the local ex­ At least let's kick it around, and discuss it from every angle. Obviously and man them with American sea­ underway. press office, where it Is held no such program could succeed unless it is fully imderstood by the men and pay them American wages. While the merchant marine has by the express company until And quite properly. been standing still, the naval forces membership who must give evidence of their own feeling b# the need claimed. . "We know that without our own of potential enemies have not. Sea­ for such a program. Seafarers who want to be ships, manned by our own men, we farers and others can remember the So all hands might do well to have their say. It is suggested, for sure of getting their baggage would be at the mercy of any na­ tremendous damage done by Ger­ example, that every Seafarer with an opinion, either pro or con, send when they want it, can send It tion OF group of nations which man subs at the beginning of World his views into the SEAFARERS LOG. These views would then be to any Union hall provided chooses to dominate the sea lanes War 11. In 1040, the Germans only published and read by our membership, wherever they may be through­ they prepay the shijpping in a time of emergency." had 60subs, but they did enormous out this world. Thia, it appears would be the first proper step ia ex­ charges. Aside from supplying our armed ploring any idea. (CoidiBued on page 171 I Don^t Send Your Baggage COB 'rrVi'l �. Mareh «, l§5t SEAFARERS LOG Discussing The Good Contract News Page Fiv* SIU Backs Alien Appeals To Gov't Alien seamen who want permission to pay off ships or ex­ tensions of shore leave beyond 29 days can now get individual letters of appeal to Washington on their behalf iby the Union. Two form letters have been drafted, one requesting that to catch another American vesseL the alien be allowed to pay off This is designed for the alien who Crewmembers of the Alaska Cedar get welcome information on their new contract from Patrolman Paul Drozak (standing, right, with contract.) They are: (left to right), S. See, AB; Dick Backrak, MM; Duke Nancarrow, AB (head showing), B. Whilhepisen, oiler; F. Cullison, steward; Red Kirk', AB; Jack Stough, AB (by fan-head); Drozak, W. Porter, crane operator; J. Weddle, oiler; J. Giza, electrician (seated). The Ocean Tow Company contract is the best on the Alaska run. ^ SUP Celebrates 68tli Anniversary; Paved Way For All Marine Unions The 68th birthday of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, oldest existing maritime union was celebrated yesterday with appropriate ceremony at the site of Andrew Furuseth's me­ morial on San Francisco's Folsom Street wharf. It was on March 6, 1885, that the SUP was born on that spot in an open"*' air night meeting of 300 to 400 meeting proved the beginning of a another 132 seamen to the ranks lasting maritime union. and the* new union, then calied seamen. At that first meeting, 222 men the Coast Seamen's Union was of­ The immediate reason for the meeting was the arbitrary action bf coastwise shipowners two days earlier ordering a reduction In wages of seamen. Previous at­ tempts to form seamen's unions had all failed, but this particular ficially formed with Rasmus Niel­ sen as its secretary. The first ac­ tion of the union was a strike against tlie pay cut which resulted in restoration of the higher wage scale. Within a few months the new union had attracted over 2,200 sailing ship men and a union office was opened at 7 Spear Street where a hiring hall functioned de­ spite tremendous opposition from the shipping masters, crimps and boarding house keepers. With Deep l^ea Seafarers entering their work in the Second Annual Sea­ TwoMerged years later in 1887, An­ farers "Art Contest will have their entries exhibited to the drew Furuseth was elected leader people of New York at two different exhibits. of the new union. One of his first notable achievements was to se­ In addition to being shown ' cure an amalgamation of the Coast in the SIU headquarters, the Seamen's Union and the deepwater entries will also be exhibited union, the Steamship Men's Pro­ at the Architectural League of tective Association This took place New York, at 115 East 40th Street, on July 29, 1891, with the new New York 16. NY, in Gallery "A' organization now called the Sailor's under the sponsorship of the New Union of the Pacific. York Public Library. The amalgamated union now The. exhibition at the Architec­ had a membership of between 3,500 tural League will be part of a dis­ and 4,000 and a treasury of over play of the works of members of $50,000, making it one of the various unions to show the type strongest outfits in the country. of art work done by union mem­ In August of 1892, the SUP bers in their leisure time. It will MATES AT-mESlUsm called a strike that was the first be called "When Work Is Done." of .many bitter struggles fought >5a Meanwhile, entries have been against the combined strength of pouring into headquarters. The the shipowners and the California contest is open to all Seafarers in Manufacturers and Employers As­ four categories: oils, watercolors, sociation. Despite the announced ATTHBUhil04HAlL drawings and handicrafts, with program of this organization to three prizes offered in each of the break the union, it was unsuc­ 47H4VEAND20WSr. categories. The deadline for en­ cessful. HSQooKL^N.Sm^ tries is April 30, 1953, which is Subsequently, the leadership of far enough ahead to give Sea­ the SUP under Andrew Furuseth, farers all over the world enough was able to secure passage of the THERSmSONT/. time to send in their entries. McGuire Act, the White Apt and the Seamen's Act of 1915 which is Each enlry . should include the A/eW LOW PRICES known as the Magna* Charta of name and return address of the ALWAYS seamen. The SUP was also re­ Seafarer, and should be sent to Art Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 4th sponsible for the organization of WELCOME f^BREAT Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. It is best a national seamen's union thAt YOUR OWN PLACE. to use special delivery or regisr later became the old ISU. When OWNEVANDOPERAm tered mail and wrap the entries that organization broke up, the well. If the entry is for sale, SUP was issued a charter as the BYTHESEAMRERS include the price you want for it. Seafarers International Union of im.VNlON'A%GAH. The .ividging, by a panel of wellNorth America, leading to the for­ known art experts, Ayill take, placa. mation of the SIU A&G District May 6. , ^ .1,* and the other SIU affiliates. signed up as members of the new organization and a collection was taken which produced $34, enough to rent the Irish-American hall for dnother meeting the foliowing night. The second meeting attracted Art Entries To Get Two Showings In NY AHDWATC/A has been denied payoff and/or dis­ charge by Immigration authorities. In many cases the reason for denial of payoff or discharge is simply lack of a passport or citizen­ ship in a country now behind the Iron Curtain. The men involved are compelled to stay on the ship indefinitely. Any alien seaman who Wants such a letter spnt on his behalf, should get in touch with SIU Wel­ fare Services representatives in any US-port. This does not apply to resident aliens who have legal ad­ mission to this country. and get a discharge, the other ask­ ing for extension of shore leave so that the alien can ship out. The letter is to be filled out by the ^en Involved, who has to put down important information such as his rating, his time on American ships, his passport, if any, and similar items. It will then be signed by Paul Hall, SIU secretarytreasurer, and forwarded to Immi­ gration headquarters in Washing­ ton. Assurances From DC These forms were drafted by the Union as the result of'conferences held in Washington between an SIU delegation and Government authorities, as reported in the February 6 issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. The delegation, consisting of Harry Lundeberg, SIU president and SUP secretary-rtreasurer; Paul Hall, SIU first vicepresident and secretary-treasurer of the A&G District; and Morris Weisberger, SIU vice-president, se­ cured assurances that considera­ tion would be given to alien sea­ men sailing regularly on US flag ships. Among' other things, the Union representatives pointed out that the 29-day limitation could work a hardship on a non-resident alien because of the limits on jobs open to alien seamen. They are barred from all the ships on subsidized funs, and from coastwise and intercoastal runs, while on other ships their quotas are limited. Can Be Deported If the non-resident alien can't get a ship in 29 days, he is sub­ ject to deportation under the McCarren Act. Consequently the form letter drawn up by the Union explains that the alien has been employed regularly on American flag ships, and requests that he be given an extension on leave in order to ship out. The second form differs from the first in that it requests permission for the alien to pay off his ship and receive sufficient shore leave Fairport On Rocks, Hint Sabotage SAN DIEGO—The possibility of sabotage was being investigated as a second Waterman freighter, the Fairport, went aground off the Mexican Coast. The Fairport grounded on Thursday, February 26 about 20 miles from Acapulco. A month before, on January. 30, the Fairhope, a sister ship, suf­ fered a similar accident off Lower California. The Waterman company asked Federal authorities to investigate the two instances after testimony at a Coast Guard hearing in the Fairhope case suggested that the compass had been tampered with. Meanwhile no further light has been shed on the disappearance of the Fairhope's steward. A grand jury in Los Angeles has been hear­ ing testimony on the case. Police believe the steward was murdered and his body shoved through the porthole of his foc'sle. YOU and Me SIU CONSriTUTION From Article XXVIII _„j iob holders, or appointed.« »hrth.re•'*• Union, may o® bonded. - • this provision Is designed to protect your property — the Union's cosh and possessions. Bonding of officers and employees who handle the cash means that the Union, and the membership, are fully insured against possible misuse of these funds. �J?:?-: f'". iiM«h;C» jastii S E^A P Am E R-S •L'QiG' -» *a*«:SU. V- Navy Depot Reopens For Shipping Seasfruek SIU NEWSLETTER Welsh Boy from WASHIN^OS Likes LOG a Seafarer Charles L. Avera, cook, points to direction mark^ er for the recently reopened Theodore, Ala., Naval installa­ tions. The docks there bad been closed last summer for repairs, but are now being used to handle military cargoes for Europe and the Far East. The SlU-manned Lawrence Victory (Mississippi) was the first of'many SIU ships that will use the facility. * . SIU COMMinEES I L.. AT WORK Membership supervision of Sea­ farers' behavior on the ships and in the halls, as well as check-ups on-tlie SIU's money and other valu­ ables like bonds and receipt books are all-important tasks. These jobs 81% accomplished by elected rank and file committees. Some com­ mittees hear ti'ials of Seafarers charged with violations specified in the Union constitution. Others check and recheck finances weekly and quarterly in all 13 ports to maintain fool-proof control of the Union's money. The Union constitution provides for election of lank-and-file audit­ ing committees eveiy week in all ports and a quarterly financial committee every three months in headquarters.- These committees have the responsibility of checking the records and seeing to it that the Union officials are. properly handling their job. They operate in conjunction with a certified pub­ lic accountant who prepares official quarterly reports. The weekly committees are elected at special meetings held every week in all prats. For ex­ ample, Baltimore Seafarers elected a committee con­ sisting of Irvin Pierce, - John Flynn and Jolm •Weimer for the week ending Feb­ ruary 21. This Pierce committee, as did similar ones in all ports, checked all books, bills and vouchers of the port and found them in good order. They then submitted a signed re­ port which contained such items as total cash on hand at beginning of week, the week's income in the form of dues and assessments, and a breakdown of the week's expen­ ses. This included salaries, travel expenses, telephone, mailing and building supply. All weekly reports froni the outports are rechecked at headquarters by a rank and file committee. tlyery ttiree mopths a. ,six-man e.vE«mlttee is chbi^n at headquar­ ters to audit the quarterly report. This group, two men from , each ship's department, works in con­ junction with a certified public ac­ countant. It checks all weekly re­ ports against bank statements and reports on funds on hand. It sees that the outport financial reports correspond with weekly headquai*ters reports. It examines all head­ quarters financial business and takes a count of Union-owned bonds and of receipt books. In this way, membership control is exercised all along the line to keep Union finances in order. Self-Discipline Another important committee function is enforqjng membership self-discipline. When a man per­ forms on board, gasses up, consist­ ently fails to turn to, deliberately misses a ship, or in some way or another harms his shipmates and the Union through his behavior, other members of the Union'can, and do, bring charges against him. The charges are served on the er­ rant member and he is notified to appear before a trial committee of four rank and file members. This committee is elected in the same fashion, at special member­ ship meetings. Maslarov Becently in New York, for example, a member was brought up on charges of neg­ lect of duty and misconduct aboard ship, disorderly conduct at the payoff and refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dischai'ging tlielr duties. He was tried before a committee consisting of P. J. McCann, P. Loleas, G. Masiarov and J. Jellette. After hearing all evidence pro and con, the com­ mittee found the man guilty, fined him and put him on probation under powers given the committee under the Union's constitution. In this way, the membership it­ self, passc8„uppn. cases of misbehavioir detrimental to the member­ ship and imposes, the discipline that is necessary 'to assure the propgy functioning of the organiaatiwB. ... . The little town of Harlech, Wales, now boastS\two SIU boost­ ers in its small population, one of them Seafarer Ed Larkin, - the other, Rhodire Jqffereys Jones, an aspiring seaman of ten summers. Both of them stand together in their adndiration of the SIU and squabble over the single copy of the SEAFARERS LOG that comes in the mails every two weeks. . Larkin is the Seafarer who was awarded one of the Ruskin labor scholarships and is now studying at Harlech College, a remodeled castle in this tiny Welsh village. His sidekick is restrained from go­ ing to sea only by some legal technicalities, such as the British compulsory education law. But he intends to set out under a full head of sail the minute he hits his 14th birthday. Wears SIU Button The youthful Wearer of the SlU button, Larkin writes, became ac­ quainted with ' him last October ' . ' Immigration and State Department officials, concerned with the job of inspecting alien seamen under the McCarran Act, expect to issue about 90,000 visas to seamen during the year, the documents being good for a 2-year period. Under the law, alien seamen must individually apply for a visa; they "will be screened by American consuls; and, in performing this screen­ ing, the consuls will check mth. the security officers in the various countries before issuing the visas. The State Department recently told the Congress: ' . "We do'not anticipate any ti'ouble on the better regulated ships, but it is the Greek or Panamanian ships which come in which are not mafined with Greeks or Panamanians but by people from all . over the country." The visas will be good lor 2 years and will be subject to renewal. At the end of this 2-year period, e security cheek will be made again to see if any additional information has come in to the Immigi'alion Service or the US State Department since the first visa was issued. Recently a Congressman wanted to know the value of issuing a visa to each alien crewman if, upon reaching the US, the crewman has to be screened by Immigration authorities. The State Department told the Congressfnan: "The visa has this valim: The Immigration and Naturalization Service is unable, of course, to nave access on this -side of the Atlantic to the security information which, is available in these foreign countries rela­ tive to - these various crewmenibers and the consuls are in a position . to get that information in the countries overseas. So. con.sequent]y, it is advisable- to' visa these people and screen them overseas before they come here." ,^ Commenting on the question as to why it is necessary to examine an alien crewman more than once in his lifetime, and if the Immigra­ tion Service goes through the routine each time a crewman comes into the country, the.. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization says it is necessary to continue the inspections because it is not known what contacts an alien seaman "might have made and there is the question a.s to whether his status might have changed while he was On shore leave abroad." The Immigration Service has promised Congress that on the first trip to the US, under the McCan-an law, it will take only about 10 or 15 mtnutes to examine the alien seaman, and that on the subsequent trips on ships of the better type, it will take three to five minutes, perhaps less. i • it Some ten or twelve Western European nations have brought into the open their aim to cripple US maritime laws. They are putting on a propaganda drive in fairly major proportions in order to further their own maritime ambitions. This was first revealed in the SEAFARERS LOG several months ago and since then the drive has gained .inomcntum. The chances are that the US .Congress will bo called upon to takd another look at our mari­ time policy to see whether it is a "selfish" one; as the foreign nations argue. Actually, the Western European nations are aiming at eliminating a provision in existing US law which states that at least 50% of all cargoes financed by this countiy, and moving abroad, must be trans­ ported in US-flag vessels. A few days ago there came to light a statement made by the foreign countries in a report to their member nations, as follows: "The subsidy and protection of various kinds given by the US (gov­ Latest addition to the list of ernment to its merchant shipping sliould also be reviewed. This Is an SlU boosters is Rhodire Jones industry in which Em'opean countries are particulariy competitive, and of Harlech, Wales. from which appreciable additional dollar earnings could be obtained shortly after his arrival at the col­ if free Competition between the US and European shipping were per­ lege. "This is a small Village," he mitted," said, "and within a few days t t P everyone knew that I was an A system of safety rules and regulations-for longshoremen and har­ American seaman . . . His father bor workers has been proposed in Congress by Senators Smith, New received no rest until he was in­ Jersey, and Kennedy, Massachusetts, representing an. outgrowth of troduced to me. At first he was Congressional hcai-ings held last year. very shy but as we salts got to Under their recommendations, the US Labor Department would be know each other he has displayed given broad authority to enforce and administer regulations, and to a marvelous understanding of the make studies with respect to safety provisions and the causes and pre­ sea and its lore." vention of injuries in employment under the Longshoremen's and While waiting for the day that Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. This is the same recommended program that is being opposed by he can go to sea, Rliodire practices carving ships' models and knows the US Coast Guard and maritime employers who contend that, under his way around on a sailboat. At existing law, the Coast Guard has ample authority to provide safety Larkin's suggestion, he wrote a lit­ measures in this fitid. tle letter to the LOG introducing himself and setting down a small The next American steaihship company in line to receive an operat­ fictional effort a^ follows: (Know­ ing subsidy from the Government is the Bloomfleld Steamship Com­ ing his affection for the RIU the pany. This line is asking for US federal help in the operation of ships LOG accepts in good grace Rho- on^ two routes, namely, between US Gulf prarts and ports in Spain, dire's little story in which the Portugal, Mediterranean. and/or the Black Sea, and between US Gulf British ship comqs. out on top.) ports and the East Coast ed the. United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Wants te Travel including Baltic and Scandinavian ports. Under the law, US lines can get an operating subsidy if they en­ "My dear readers, I have been very much intriglied by your SIU counter substantial foreign-flag competition. Under the subsidy, .the paper. Although only teii years of US Government pays for the difference in certain higher qoists in­ age, I intend going to sea at four- curred by the US operator as compared with his foreign-flag competitor. J. in, ^ teen; It is not only the drive to go The Eisenhower Administration, armed with ..fresh Authority from to sea that makes me interested in ships and* travelihg abroad,-but I Congress, is moving ahead on what may^be the greatest, overhauling wish to see foreign countries, the federal government has ever seen. Present, indications, "bas^d ieam their languages and manners, on moves already made or proposed, are encourai^g to the proponents. and become friendly and useful to of streamlining governmental operations. The story, during the next few months, will show how effective ^.he both whites, blacks and more or President's plans, for reorganization of the huge federal bureaucracy less oil .nationalitjies.. , ... "I have become so interested in are to be. ships that I have made up .a' little story.. Here it is: "Soipe tiipO ajgo the greatert (Continued ^ page .24i: "•-'4 J '• �Y^ir'". , -• ,"v,/: ;--/rwn'^T-'^"T4»->:fnr.-v- March •{ ^ll^i SlSA'F^ltEtfS ttfG SeVea Top of the News Seafarer Has OwnMuseum NEW ORLEANS—All Charles M. Dowling has to do to recall vividly the far off placei to which he has sailed and the acquaintances he has made in ports around the world is to step into the trophy room he maintains in his home here. In this room, which Mrs.^i Dowling says she never in­ vades, Dowling has on dis­ play more than 5,000 souvenirs and mementos he has collected from many ports in many lands. Some of Bowling's curios, which 44" ALMOST ALL PRICE CONTROLS OUT—The Government practical­ he has arrayed colorfully around ly completed the job of wiping out price controls with the freeing the walls and in cabinets in a room of copper, aluminum, cigarettes, and canned and dry groceries. About set aside for the purpose, are the only consumption item left under controls, strangely enough. Is mainly of sentimental value to the beer. owner. Many others, however, are val­ EAST GERMANS FLEE'TO WEST—OvM 31,000 residents of East uable antiques and are pieces of Germany have fled to West Berlin as the Conununist government in sufficient interest to attract the at­ the East extended widespread purge. The flight was also stepped up tention of representatives of such as a result of East German steps to cut off all transportation connec leading museums as New Orleans' tions between the two halves of Berlin. famed Cabildo. Whenever Dow­ ling'is ashore here, he whiles away GOV'T MOVES TO DEPORT MRS. BROWDER—Immigration officials his time cleaning and cataloguing have served a deportation warrant on Mrs. Earl Browder, wife of the the newest additions to his collec­ one-time leader of the Corhmunist tion. Party in the US. Mrs. Browder, Only recently he asked for an who is a Russian national had pre­ appraisal of a full listing of his viously been indicted on a passport collection preparatory to having it fraud charge. She has been accused insured. • of making false statements on her Ancestral Sword application for citizenship. Her Included in his collection are husband is a US citizen, born in ,such valuable and genuine an­ Kansas. For the time being she tiques as a sword used by his an­ Seafarer Charles M. Dowling looks at a sword used by his ancestors is being held under house arrest cestors in the Revolutionary War in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars amid a collection of 5,000 as she is ill with influenza, and the War Between the States souvenirs of his sea travels in his trophy room at home. i % is, and wine decanters brought to the BABY SMUGGLING RING colonies in 1665 from England and a pair of wooden shoes which he BROKEN — Canadian police have handed down to him through his obtained from a Dutch seaman in Sptiah Your Mind arrested a Brooklyn couple at a exchange for standard American mother's family. Toronto airport with a seven day leather footwear, a wide assort­ At SIU Meetings Included in the exhibit are such old baby which they charged the ment of figurines and photographs unusual items as a rare set of couple had bought for $250. Ca­ Under the Union constitu­ from all over the world. sculptured book ends carved more nadian police said that the arrests tion every member attending Dowling, who holds endorse­ than 150 years ago from 300-yearwere the first break in a smuggling a Union meeting is entitled to ments for all ratings in the stew­ old petrified South American jaracket that was selling babies to nominate himself for the ards department, says he keeps an caro wood, an ancient Polish drink­ Americans who were eager to adopt elected posts to be filled at eye out for pieces for his collec­ ing stein, a table with a mahogany children. the meeting—chairman, read­ tion whenever he goes ashore in top made from the door of an an­ ing clerk and recording secre­ any port, foreign or domestic. Even Ear! Browder bars door to US cient, hurricane-destroyed West CONGRESS DEBATES TREATY tary. Your union urges you Immigration official trying to Indian church, and a banjo played his friends are not safe from his RESOLVE — President Eisenhower serve deportation warrant on to take an active part in meet­ collector's instinct. Whenever he more than 40 years ago by his un­ has asked Congress to pass a reso­ Browder's wife. ings by taking these posts of cle, Edward James Dowling, in the visits old shipmates in New Or­ service. lution denouncing Soviet "perver­ leans, he always is on the lookout old French Opera House here. sion" of the Yalta and Potsdam agreements. The request has stirred for interesting objects that they And of course, all members Wooden Shoes Too up opposition among some Republicans who have long blamed Roose­ might have cached away in their have the right to take the floor velt and Churchill for their concessions at Yalta and want to repudiate and express their opinions on Coming under the heading of homes. the entire agreement. any officer's report, or issue the more usual, but still interest­ "Whenever I see something that under discussion. Seafarers is, % is, ing items, are such things as rugs appeals to me, I start trying to Korea Asks Aid In Feeding Army—The Republic of Korea has and tapestries from the Middle talk or trade my buddies out of it, are urged to hit the deck at asked the UN, for help in feeding Korean soldiers. They are re­ and Far East, an ash tray made and I usually succeed," Dowling these meetings and let their ceiving only one-third of minimum food needs at present with the from a shell casing fired from the said. "I'm pretty persistent, and shipmates know what's on result that 7,000 men have had to be hospitalized with tuberculosis, deck of one of the ships on which after a while they give in and their mind. malnutrition and similar ailments. . Dowling served in World War II, swap me what I want." EX-SENATOR A SUICmE—Former Senator Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin committed suicide with a pistol last week in his Washington offices. He had been in ill health for several years. LaFollette served in the Senate continuously from 1925 up uhtil 1946 when be was de­ feated by the present junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy. LaFollette is best known for his work as chairman of the Senate Civil Liberties Committee in the 1930's which exposed the labor spy racket and the illegal methods used to keep unions from organizing non-union industries. ' YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Save On Toiletries I • How much of your hard-earned dough do you Spend for toiletries and dentifrices and patent remedies which do little or no good and often are merely ordinary prod­ ucts you can buy for a few cents under their own names? Here's the lowdown on some of the products that take your dough, and tips on what actually to buy and use for best results at lowest cost: . Toothpastes, Brushes: No toothpaste can cure diseases, except those invented by advertising men. At one time The American Dental Association issued seals of accept­ ance when it considered both the dentifrice, and the ad­ vertising for it acceptalble. Some famous and expensive dentifrices were never on the list. Among the wldely-distributM, low-cost products that were approved are Arm & Hammer and Cow'Brand baking soda; Milk-i-Deht tooth­ pastes, sold by various flve-and-tens, and sodium chloride powder available at drug stores. One authority recom­ mends a half and half mixture of table salt and baking soda. If you want a pleasant mouthwash (it really has no therapeutic usefulness)! all you need do is mix a cup of salt and cup of, bicarbonate of soda, and stir in a teaspoon of essence of peppermint. Dissolve one-half teaspoon of this mixture in a glass of water. In brushes, dental authorities recommend the profes­ sional style with small, level brush that reaches all parts of the mouth. Dandruff 'Cures'; Bald and balding men spend millions of dollars annually for iutile hair-saving and "dandruffcuiilngr treatihents, the 'Amerlcah Ntedical Associafibn re­ ports. The facts are that hone of the many treatments on the market will restore hair lost in ordinary baldness of older men or in premature baldness of young men. Such treatments and preparations include massage, mechanical devices, tonics, ultra-violet lights, hormones, vitamins and others. In rare instances, the AMA experts found, con­ tinued massage may produce a fine, colorless, fuzzy down, but this fuzz cannot be considered a real growth of hair and after reaching a length of about a half an inch, often drops off and is not replaced. However, an early stage, or a localized bald spot some­ times may be inhibited, or at least slowed down by medical diagnosis and treatment. It's important to treat dandruffto combat beginning baldness, but the lotions on the mar­ ket are useless in that respect; All they do is dissolve sur­ face dandruff by means of the alcohol they generally con­ tain. Even massage you give yourself when you use a patent lotion and for which of course the lotion is not necessary, is only of possible help in curbing further loss of hair, and not in growing it. What is important is to keep the scalp ckan, and keep yourself in good condition. Fatigue, inadequate diet, generally poor physical tone, all show up in the condition of the hair. Hair Dressings: Mineral oil is the base of most of the commercial hair dressings on the market. Simply buy light mineral oil and add a couple of drops of toilet water your­ self to perfume it, as the manufacturers do. Shampoos: Nationally-advertised brands of shampoos are veiy expensive for what they offer. You can buy Tincture of Green Soap in a drug store, which makes a low-cost shampoo and is satisfactory except iqr hair that tends to dryness. In cases 6f dry hair,A superfatted shampoo (contaming lanolin) may be advisable. Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying Shaving Preparations: Actually it's the sharpness of the razor blade, that determines how good a shave you get, not the kind of cream you use. Ordinary soap can be used but tends to dry out quickly. Cake shaving soap is the least costly and one of the most efficient types of special shaving preparations. Shaving creams are handy to use but expensive for what they give you, since they contain a high percentage of water. That's why you use up an ex­ pensive tube of shaving cream m a few weeks, while a cake of dry shaving soap lasts six months to a year. Athlete's Foot Remedies: There are many remedies on the market for athlete's foot and other foot infections.. Some" may only waste your money, but others may ag­ gravate the inflammation and rawness. Iodine too is ir­ ritating. One noted public health authority recommends this treatment as effective: first bathe the feet in a foot batji ^ made of a powder sold by drug stores as domebro powder packets or tablets. Then apply a stainless solution used by dermatologists and podiatrists and sold at drug stores as fungi-treat solittion. Some authorities also recommend a foot bath made Of five grains of potassium permanganate dissolved in a quart of cool water. Athlete's foot may. be picked up by the bare feet on any walking surface. It's best to keep your feet dry, especially as warm weather approaches, and change socks or hosiery daily, or immediately after exercise. Particularly iq pub­ lic showers, wear disposable paper slippers to protect your feet and stand on a dry. clean mat or towel whUe drying. It's also wise to powder the feet frequently with fungicid* in powder form mixed into talcum powder. » �race Eisht h' tf Seamen's Atf Freed All Mariners In'IS This past March 4 was the 38th anniversary of the signing, of the Seamen's Act, long hailed as the dawn of a new day for seamen, everywhere. It was on March 4, 1915, that Presi­ dent Wilson put his signature-* to the ^bill which had been foreign seamen in American ports passed Iby both Houses of Con- and American seamen in ports out­ cress after a long and bitter fight led by Senator Robert LaFollette, Sr., of Wiseonsin, and Andrew Funiseth, leader of American sea­ men. Officially the Seamen's Act is en­ titled "An Act to promote the wel­ fare of American seamen in the merchant marine of the United States; to abolish arrest and im­ prisonment as a penalty for deser­ tion and to secure the abrogation of treaty provisions in relation thereto: and to promote safety at sea." As the title shows it was a comprehensive bill that dealt a final blow lo tlie legal shackles on American seamen that caused them to be treated as indentured serv­ ants. Desertion Penalty Out The biggest item in the Sea­ men's Act was the final abolition of the desertion penalty. Before this, New USS To Open Soon InYokohama «:• K '. h:' 11 ! If I& A new seamen's center will be opened in the port of Yokohama, Japan, on or about April I', the United Seamen's Service ' an­ nounced. The new building is lo­ cated just a couple of blocks from the old center which was closed last year. .. The building, now undergoing renovation, has two stories, and was used as a Motor Corps recrea­ tion unit in the early years of the Army occupation. Plans for the building include installation of a game room, library and barber shop in the basement, gift shop, dining room and personal sei-vice on the main floor, with a bar and floor show on the second floor. USS is also planning to build emergency housing facilities for seamen temporarily en the beach in the city. The old USS was closed in April, 19-52, when the Army returned the building to its Japanese owners. Other USS centers include those in Bremerhaven, Naples, Genoa, Casablanca, Okinawa, Guam, Punta Cardon, Caripito and Amuay Bay. £%^-. S?" •« -# if: sBviWPGBurvmfi SBARATTUBifKOVVH Still MxtHk t^ USA'-: SKAFAWrERS LOQ side the US could stiU be arrested and imprisoned for quitting the ship. This gave the master a tre­ mendous hold on his men no inat ter how badly they were treated. Under the new law, seamen were in effect given the right that all other citizens held—^that of quit­ ting a job when they didn't like it. Other Provisions But the 1915 Seamen's Act went beyond that basic clause. It made general provision for shipboard conditions of safety and comfort Among other things, it called for an increase in minimum foc'sle space 6f from 72 to 120 cubic feet for each man—an area about five feet square by five feet high. It also set up certain minimum stor­ ing standai'ds and called for pun­ ishment of officers guilty of beat­ ing the crew, holding the owner liable for letting an officer under charges to escape. Another provision of the bill hit the crimps by outlawing deductions from wages, for them. A nine hour day in port was also provided. In the interest of safety, spurred by the Titanic disaster, the Act called for sufficient number of life­ boats, and required that 65 percent of the deckhands be able seamen. Other provisions on manning called for 75 percent of the crew to be able to understand an order of the officers. The Seamen's Act by itself did not assure seamen of good condi­ tions. What it did do is give the sailors the legal right to quit work. In this way it made possible the growth of strong unions that brought about today's wages and conditions. Radar May Not 'See' AH 'Bergs With the annual North Atlantic iceberg season drawing near, the Coast Guard has warned radarequipped ships not to depend ex­ clusively on theh* electronic de­ tection to spot the 'bergs. Lowlying icebergs and growlers, the Coast Guard said, are Often hidden by sea swells or interference on the radarscope and won't show up. As is usual at this time of the year, the Coast Guard is beginning its regular ice patrol of North At­ lantic waters. Patrolling is con­ ducted both by plane and by Coast Guard cutters which spot tlie 'bergs and chart their Srift down from the Greenland pack into the ship­ ping lanes. Broadcasts to Start Later on in the season, the Coast Guard will begin regular broad­ casts of its observations from radio stations in Washington, New York, Boston and Argentia, Newfound­ land, which is the center of the scouting operations. The Navy has requested all ships in waters between 39 and 49 de­ grees North Latitude, and ^ and 60 degrees west longtitude to re­ port weather and water conditions every four hours to Navy Hydrographic Office. This will aid in charting the probable drift of cur'rents. that carry tlie ice southward. SEA|CASH BENEFITS ?5 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATIOK PLANS REPORT ON EENEFITS PAID ProM ••••••••••••^••••••ereeeeeoee^eeeeeeee# WW eeeeMeeoMoeleeeeee No. Seafarers ReceiTiog Bencfif thiw Period i Arenge Benefits Paid Each Seafarcf "Rital Benefits Paid this Period Si WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD cc HosDical Benefits Death Benefits Disability Benefits Materaitv Benefits Vscsiioii Benefits Total 7^ cc WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hosoital Benefits Psid Since Tulv 1. 1950 * Death Benefits Psid Since Tnlv 1. 1950 • Dissbilitv Benefits Psid Since Mav 1. 1952 • Mtterniev Benefits Paid Since Aoril 1. 1952* Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • Total • Dace Benefits Besmi 1 1 f/ CO Of WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS Cash on Hand Vacaei^ Welfare Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable yeifare— 'aao oo ATT ooo CO us Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Other Asset# — Training Ship (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS XMlENTSt >o far, tventy-seven (27) applications have been received ^or the scholarships of the Flan* The number of applicants is broken do\ai as follows: eleven seamen, ten daughters of seamen, four sons of seamen, one sister of a seaman, and one on iMch the relationship was imknown® Of the twenty-seven applicants, those qualifying will take the exam on March 14.th, 1953* There will be at least one " more date later than March Hth, for the taking of the exams by a^ other applicant that may qualify at a letter || date* SMhminrd Al Kerr, AsaUt^^AdmMstratw . and, rememlier this... All these arc yourifcontributing a single nickel on your part ---CoUecting SIIT bene­ fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—You get fesi rate personal service immediately throu|^ your Union's representatives. ; ^ • r , ^ ^ v , - �Mank 9, ItSt SEAFARERS Pare Nin* ICQ UNION TALK ly KEITH TERPB A calm seems to have settle^ over the AMEU since puhlicatioh of the SIU's $1Q,000 challenge offering to prove accuf-acy of our job claims. Where previously its officials had never been reluctant to blow off steam on any subject that came to mind, especially when the facts tliey could offer were at a minimum, they now seem uneasy even if someone asks them about tomorrow's weather. Many Atlantic tankermen have taken advantage of the lull in AMEU propaganda claims to urge them, to take up the SIU offer, but the boys in the baekroom don't even seem interested in saving face any­ more. They've begun to proclaim their poverty all over the lot, in an effort to hush up any pending SIU blast regarding their inactivity. Although they had been eager enough to ask the SIU to put up ten grand to back up our claimed book-job ratio, and had already decided how to spend it, it is to be remembered that they never openly enter­ tained any idea of posting a like amount themselves as an indication of good faith in making their worthless challenge. Chairman Takes jSiidden Vacation Certainly one reason for the calm around the AMEU camp in Philadelpliia these days is the absence of their leader, who took off for the .Southland in a hurry as soon as word of the SIU's "put up or shut up" demand reached him. The AMEU chairman apparently decided on the need for a vacation very suddenly, for his disappearance from Phiily and arrival in Port Arthur a few days later went unnoticed in the society columns. Despite his obvious intent to overlook the SIU offer as something that didn't happen, with the faint hope that it might, like the old gen­ eral, just fade away, he may not be able to escape. At least one SIU pledge in the Anchorage was known to have started a collection for him as soon as the challenge - was published, in order to end his and his "union's" poverty plea and force the issue. We understand the collection is doing pretty well too. Unhappily for the AMEU, there really are a~lot of seamen in Atlantic who would like to find out the truth, not the colored version the AMEU passes around. Ghost UnveUed Although this is not exactly open season on ghosts—they're usually considered out of bounds at least until fall—the SIU's Tanker Organiz­ ing Committee has taken the liberty of dragging some out of the closet to put one of the AMEU's top dogs on the spot. This character, now secretary-treasui-er of Atlantic's cosy "union" set-up, and one who likes to throw his weight around, once recognized the AMEU for what it really was and said so in print along with two dozen other Atlantic ^eamen who were fed up with the goings-on in that outfit. Of course, that's where the "ghost" pait of our discussion comes in. It's a published fact that he and the others called the AMEU's "a com­ pany-sponsored union" during an NMU organizing try in the fleet during 1941, and there's no doubt that he'^ been unhappy someone would find' it out. At the time, he was a working crewmember on Atlantic's J. W, Van Dyke, then as now one of the ships worldng hard to oust the unsavory AMEU from the picture. . 'Out of Print' After tliat, however, our "hero" somehow slid into oblivion as far as his printed works were concerned, but the years were good to him. Ten years later we meet up with him in a cushiony job as an AMEU. fleet council delegate, "representing" the Atlantic shoregang in Phila­ delphia. Comes 1952, and he ascends to the lofty office of "union" secretai-y-treasurer. Now what made this outfit phony in 1941 didn't make it smell any better later on, because these one-company "unions" don't change, and we weren't urged to organize because the AMEU tvas a good deal for the men. All you have to . do is look at the stacks of pledge cards in our files to see that. So our turncoat friend must have done some fancy maneuvering to justify his switch from one twm.to another. For their part, the men in the fleet whom he's supposed to represent -deserve to know about it, howetreTf because he might know something about Atlantic's tie with the AMEU that they ought to. The brigantine Madalan takes on cargo at Providence, Rhode Island, for the voyage to Cape Verde Islands. She flies the Portuguese flag and is powered by two diesel engines besides her sails. Windjammer Still Hauls Cargo Now on the high seas bound for the Cape Verde islands in the eastern Atlantic is the 147 foot brigantine Madalan, a former luxury yacht converted to a combination, freightei--passenger carrier between the Cape Verde Islands and New England ports. This two=mastcr is the only-*^ square rigger calling at Amer­ setts around Buzzards Bay, Provi­ which is the reason she is allowed ican ports in commercial dence, New Bedford and Fall River. to use her diesels. trade. With a rig that has all but dis­ appeared from the seas, the brig­ antine Madalan is the latest of ^a colorful collection of windjammers which have sailed the Atlantic dur­ ing the past half centur}' in the Cape Verde packet route. These adventurous little vessels have in­ cluded a bark, barkentine. and a number of two and three mast schooners. Owned and sailed by Cape Verdians or Portuguese-Americans, they have eked out a slim exist­ ence carrying passengers and freight to and from Providence, RI; New Bedford, Mass., and the islands. Except for the Madalan, which has two diesels for auxiliary power, the packets have been wind­ jammers. Sail is used at sea on Madalan if winds permit. Sail Passengers The trade is made possible by the large number of fonner Cape Verdians- udio live in Rhode Is­ land and southeastei-n Massachu­ Cartoon History Of The SIU Organizing Isthmian, world's largest diy-cargo fleet, was the biggest task ever undertaken by the SIU, Isthmian seamen who remained on the ships md voted were given full Union membership. SIU liters-, ture was distributed. The SIU won the dection, but :'.i,!,,«•;:» ilaehtd ''* coatmA. '•pisfru S I' Under the American flag. Coast There is always a certain demand for low cost transportation by Guard regulations and red tape these people going to and from would make operations of tlie lit­ their old homelands. They pre­ tle ship impossible. fer to go by sailing ship than by steamer, for sails and a leisurely trip 14y sea holds a great fascina­ Olde Photos tion for these ship-loving folks Wanted by LOG from the sea-girt Cape Verdes. When leaving Providence recent­ The LOG is interested in col­ lecting and printing photo­ ly, outward bound, Madalan ran aground on Halfway Rock near graphs showing what seagoing was like in the old days. All Newport, RI, but was floated with­ you oldtimers who have any out damage and proceeded on her old mementos, photographs ojf way. shipboard life, pictures of This steel-hulled two master ships or anytliing that would with square sails on the fore and show how seamen lived, ate schooner rig on the main, was built and worked in the days gone in 1928 in Italy as a luxury yacht by. send them in to the LOG. for the American plumbing mag­ Whether they be steam or sail, nate Cornelius Crane and did ex­ tensive ocean cruising befwe be­ around the turn of the cen­ tury, during the first world ing acquired by the Coast Guard war and as late as 1938, the for its anti-submarine patrol in DOG is interested in them alL World War II. After the war she We'll take care of them and was sold as surplus and fitted out for the Cape Verde trade. Mada­ return your souvenirs to you. lan how flies the Portuguese flag, Organizing Isthmian Early balloting scores far exceeded even the greatest hopes. Ship after ship of the fleet voted in a steady string of victories for the SIU, shutting out the NMU completely. Dvzeus of NMU Jineinbers threw in their NMU books and openly declared themselves for the ; Seafarers..- 2Vo. 32 After^ that, NMU differences broke out into the open. The officials accused each other of everything from malfeasance to outright-theft. It became evi­ dent that NMU money had been misused and funds eamarked for the Isthmian drive went for Commiu I« « « W ••I power and " �: 'V , • •- - • SEAFARERS LOG Face Tea •""'.'•"~^''"t^' • ''' llfar^t.l98S PORT HEPORXSt..... about again. Ray DeShong, Barron New York; will crew her up with an SIU Boston: Phillips and Bill Roberts also are crew at Baltimore. m confined for surgery, but are not We have also been informed that expected to be long hospitalized. US Petroleum Carriers will. In the Jimmy Jones, transferred here near future, take over operation of from Mobile, is showing encourag­ three T-2 tankers that have been leased to Socony Vacuum for the Shipping has been a little slow Shipping has picked up some­ ing Improvement. The shipping picture is some­ what since our last report and Lindsey J. Williams what brighter at this time than it past three years. This means that these past two weeks, but we hope prospects are good for a continua­ New Orleans Fort Agent was in the previous period. We we gain ships for foiur more SIU that it will pick up some In the weeks to come. tion of this trend with seven ships have had quite a few ships making crews. Claude Simmons due for payoffs. this port in the past two. weeks, We paid off the McKettrlck Asst. Secretary-Treasurer Hills (Western Tankers), Govern­ and a pretty good turnover in jobs During the last two-weeks pe­ Mobile: s. i t. ment Camp (Cities Service), and on most of them. We paid off a riod, New Orleans took oti more of the appearance of a tanker port the Michael (Carras). The same total of 29 ships in the past two San Franeiseo: than one where dry cargo shipping ships signed right back on again. weeks, signed 14 on articles, and had 10 ships in-transit. has been predominant. Of nine The in-transits Included that ships that paid off here, five were Steel Rover and Steel King (Isthv The following are the ships paid tankers as were several of'the 18 mian), DeSoto and Iberville (Wat­ Prospects for a gradual im­ off: the Steel Seafarer, Steel Rov­ ships that called here in-transit. provement in shipping in this port er and Steel Surveyor (Isthmian), erman), Robin Kettering (Robin), Shipping has been going along at and the Marymar (Calmar). Tankers which called here took on appear to. be good with a dozen the Potrero Hills and Sweetwater replacements, which was a big ships due here for payoffs. (Mar Trade), the Suzanne, Bea­ a steady pace out here the past two We had a beef on the McKetweeks, with a total of 67 jobs trick Hills about having chairs re­ help to shipping in general. During the last two weeks we trice, Puerto Rico, Frances and shipped. Another big help to shipping had 10 payoffs, four sign-ons and Elizabeth (Bull), and Bents Fort, paired in the We had the William H. Carruth messroom, and was the crewing up of the M/V three ships called in-transit. Royal Oak, Council Grove, Can(Trans Fuel) in this port of payoff, some other minor Del Campo (Mississippi) which had Payoffs were aboard the Pen­ tigny, Chiwawa and Bradford Is= and this was the repairs. On the land (Cities Service), the Seatrain been laid up for repairs. nant, Clipper, Pilgrim, Corsair, first ship here Michael, the bos­ Payoffs here were on the Del Runner and Puritan (Alcoa), the Texas, Georgia, Savannah' and paying off under un' and chief Qro, Del Alba, and Del Sud (Mis^ Lawrence Victory (Mississippi) and Louisiana (Seatrain), the Azalea the new contract mate had a dis­ sissippi), the Antinous and Chick­ the Choctaw, Morning Light and City, Gateway City and Alawai and wage scale. pute about re­ asaw (Waterman), the Catahoula Monarch of the Sea (Waterman). (Waterman), Coe Victory and The gang aboard pairs on the and Carabulle (National Naviga­ The Pennant, Pilgrim, Puritan and Coeur d'Alene Victory (Vlcto^ her was sure hap­ gangway being tion), Republic (Trafalgar Tankers) Runner signed on and the Anti- Carriers), the Catherine, (Transpy to learn that carpenter's work. Fuel), the Montebello Hills (Pe­ and Amberstar (Traders). nous and Iberville (Waterman) and Vettt they had a few We straightened The Del Viento, Del Sud and the Seawind (Sea Traders) called troleum Carriers), the 'Sea Gale hundred coming (Seatraders) and the Robin Ketter­ these out, and also got new mat­ Del Oro (Mississippi), Northwest­ in-transit. to them they tresses that were sent to the ing (Robin). Fennlngton' ern Victory, (Victory Carriers) The Choctaw (Waterman). and hadn't expected and Republic (Trafalgar Tankers) the Wanda (Epiphany) are laid up The ships signing on included; to collect right away. This payoff Michael, before she sailed again. signed on. We've got V. C. Warreii, A. Vetu. for repairs, but the Choctaw is the Mobilian, Keystone Mariner, was a smooth one, and the few Ships calling in transit were expected to crew up -during the Stonewall Jackson and Gateway minor beefs were squared right Fred Boyne, R. Ritson, C. Karas, City (Waterman), the Seavigil C. Grain, F. O'Connor, E. Taber, Alcoa's Cavalier, Pennant Clipper, coming two weeks. away. (North Seas), the Carolyn and Ann A. Green on the beach here these and Pilgrim; We had the following ships in- days. F. Bums was in the hall More Cargo Marie (Bull), the Catherine (TransIsthmian's Steel transit: the Jean LaFltte and J. B. with a model sailing vessel. He Fuel), and also the Sea Gale, Surveyor and S?i|s The first SlU-contracted ship to Waterman (Waterman), Steel Age Steel Advocate; take on cargo since reactivation of Couer d'Alene Victory, Coe Vic­ (Isthmian), Ames Victory and Man- must have put considerable time tory, Chiwawa, BradfordIsland into the thing, because he went Mississippi's Del the US Naval Magazine at Theo­ kato Victory (Victory Carriers) and into very fine detail on the model. Viento and Del dore was the Lawrence Victory and Steel Surveyor. the Salem Maritime (Cities Serv­ He says he's going to make a Oro; Seatrain The in-transit vessels that ice). (Mississippi) and others are ex­ larger model In the near future, stopped here were the DeSoto and Lines' Seatrain pected soon. .The members here welcomed Savannah and John B. Gunter, DM, ship's del­ Iberville (Waterman), Steel Worker the news of the disbandment of the and put even more detail in it. Seatrain New egate aboard the Lafayette on her and Steel Seafarer (Isthmian), Al- WSB and the fact that the new wage Atlantic's Strong Jersey; Water­ last voyage to Europe reported coa Planter (Alcoa), Massmar and scale went right into effect. Now,, The Atlantic drive Is still going Crone man's Lafayette, the crew donated money for a Calmar (Calmar), Angelina (Bull), Morning Light, Stonewall Jackson floral wreath and $156.83 to be Logans Fort (Cities Service), and most of them are just sitting strong up -around these parts. We and Monarch of the Seas; Victory sent to the widow of Nathan Mc- Northwestern Victory (VictoryUUar- around figuring out how much they had some of the Atlantic men over have coming to them in retroactive to the hall recently. They looked Carriers' Northwestern Victory; Nabb, MM, who died at Bruns- riers). pay and transportation under the over the facilities that the Union Few Beefs Seatraders' Sea Wind; Mar-Trade's buttlekoog, Germany. Brother provides for the members, like the "new agreement. Potrero Hills and Terminal Tank­ Gunter said the crew felt his wid­ There were no major beefs on television room and the shipping We are all waiting out here to ers' Julesburg. ow and two surviving children at atfy of the above mentioned ships, hear the answer of the phoney faciliticfs and left here very much Grain Plentiful Birmingham, Ala., could u.se the and the fe(v small beefs' that did AMEU now that we have called impressed. Grain continued to be one of money in addition to the $2,500 come up were squared away at the their bluff. Sure would have liked The drive Is coming along very the major items handled through death benefit she is collecting un­ payoffs or sign-ons without any to have seen their faces when they well according to the men in the this port during January. Thirty der the SIU Welfare Plan. trouble and to the satisfaction of found out that the SIU called their fleet, and Atlantic should be SIU ships carried 6,088,000 bushels of On the shoreside labor front, the crews. , before very long. bluff. grain destined for a dozen foreign our SIU affiliate, the Marine Al­ The outlook for shipping in the Our alien brothers are not hav­ Tim McCarthy is getting ready countries. The largest exports were lied Workers, negotiated a wage coming period is good as we have ing too much trouble getting out. for another operation at the in corn and soybeans, both of increase of 13 cents an hour, a number of ships due in for pay­ The law makes is sort of tough, but which were up about 300,000 bush­ across the board, for the Alcoa offs fromi long runs. And, with they are moving along slow. They Marine Hospital here. He is look­ els over the corresponding month shore gang. The company also spring coming along, probably a were sure happy to hear that the ing well and is in good- spirits. J. A. Duffy is in the same ward as in 1952. agreed to pay a full hour's over­ lot of the boys will be hitting the SIU has^ be^n doing something J. J. Flaherty. They have quite a Holland was the port's biggest time for meal hours and fractions beach to enjoy some of the good about trying to help them. few friends in the ward, and are grain customer, taking 1,440,000 of hours worked at overtime. weather ashore. Some of the oldtimers around both doing fine. You can tell bushels. Japan was next with sev­ These fractional times previously We have also received other here right now are R. Moisant, F. they're feeling good by the way en ships- clearing this port for the had been paid for at half-hour pe­ welcome shipping news. Mar-Trade Otto, W. Pennington, and L. Knick- they talk up the SIU to the other island nation with 1,279,000 bush­ riods. ^ SS Co. has taken over operation of rebocker. guys in the .ward. D. S. White is Cal Tanner els. T. E. Banning a T-2 tanker that has been under still having trouble getting his leg Importance of the Vacation Plan San Francisco Fort Agent MobUe Fort Agent operation of Standard Oil Co., and to work the way it should over to members sailing out of this port there at the hospital, but his beard was demonstrated by the report is. coming along fine. that during the first full year of Just a little note on souvenirs. operation of the plan, $241,000 was Bought in W&kfsnatsa, one set of distributed among members here. dinnerware. Price $63. Duty on ar­ The figure is nearing the quarter rival in States, another $30. Air of a million mark and is almost freight charges, $30. Charge with­ certain to reach this point early in Ray White. Agent Phone 2-1323 FORT WILLIAM....IIS'A Syndicate Ave. out crate, $10. Porters' fees Stu, A&G District Ontario Phone: 3-3221 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. March. 103 Durham St. ("please handle with care"), too Terminal 4-2874 PORT COLBORNB BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Sam Cohen. Agent Flexibility of the plan was dem­ Earl Sheppard. Agent Ontario Phone: 5591 Mulberry 4540 HEAXKiUARTEBS .. 675 4th Ave.. Blclyn. TORONTO. Ontario 88 Colbome St. much. Grey hairs • for worrying SECRETARY-TREASUSES . are state St.. onstrated by applications filed by BOSTON Elgin 5719 Paul HaU- • Sheeban, Agent Richmond 2-0140 VICTORIA. BC 61714 Cormorant St. about same, don't count. On ar­ many member.? on two, and in JamesDispatcher ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS ' Richmond >0141 Empire 4531 rival, two pieces were broken, and Lloyd Gardner 308t4 2^d St. some cases three, occasions during GALVESTON VANCOUVER. BC.. SOS HamUton. St. some of the cups were chipped. Robert Matthews Claude Simmons Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Pacific 7824 HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE the last 12 months. LAKE CHARLES, La .1413 Ryan St. SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Shoulda just bought a jug. Joe Algina I^oy Clarke. Agent Phono 6-5744 Phone 6346 Seafarers here were saddened .MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Seems as if some of the other BAGOTVILLE. Qucbce .20 Elgin St. SUP • Phone 2-1754 by the death of James (Patty) Cal Tanner. Agent " ' . Phone: S45f fellows around the hall have been 16 Merchant St. THOROLD, Ontario NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. HONOLULU ..37 Ormont SU Crone, one of the SIU's original Lindsey Williams. Agent Phone 5-8777 3-3202 having similar problems With the 522 N. W. Everett St. QUEBEC........113 Cote De Phono: __ Magnolia 6112-6113 PORTLAND La Montague members, who died Feb. 15 at the NEW YORK Beseon 4336 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Quebec Phone: 3-7078 shuvenirs they have- brought back .257 5th St. SAINT JOHN age of 63. A native of Kinsdale, STerllng 8-4670 RICHMOND. CALIF 177 Prince WUUam St. to the States with them. Some­ Phone 2590 NORFOLK .... 127-129 Bank St. NB Phone: 2-3049 County Cork, Ireland, Patty had Ren Rees. Agent Phone 4-1083 SAN FRANaSCO........450 Harrison St. times it would have been cheaper 337 Market Sti Great Lakes District^ made his home in New Orleans PHI^l^FHIA.. and easier to just forget about the .??fin'.t^ ALPENA Market 7-1635 SEATTLE. 133 W. _ for more than 50 years. His first PORT J^TITOR Main 0290 411 Austin St. whole thing. That's why, it is al­ • Phones 505 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY Don Hilton. Rep. Phone 4-2341 WILMINGTON years at sea were ?pent under sail SAN 180 Main St. ways a good idea to get the straight Terminal 4-3131 FRANCISCO .... 450 Harrison s/. Phone: Cleveland 7391 675 4th Ave.. BrooUra CLEVELAND Dougias 2-6475 NEW YORK and he had many memorable ex- T. BANNING. Agent .734 Lakeside Ave.. NE dope about customs regulations STerUng S4S71 f I .. iV «* Ponce de Leon Phong; Main 1-0147 periencesyon all types of, ships. Sal CoUs. Agent DETROIT loas 3rd st. and freight charges before getting Canadian District V •• 1 ' Abercom St. Wheeler Vandersall was confined Headquartera Phone: Woodward 1-0857 anything that has some value. ***"* Phone 3-1728 MONTRIhU. .'634 St. Jamee St. West DULUTH .,..531 W. Michigan St briefly to the USPHS hospital here SEATTX.E 2700 1st Ave. ' Phone: Melrose iAtlO Jame;^ Staeehan Jeff Morrison. Agent Seneca 4570 HALIFAX. NJS...........U^S'"HOI11S''1^ SOUTH CHICAGO...'.....3361 E. 92nirst. for surgery. He is now'up and TAMPA........ 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Boston Fort Agent . Phone: 34W1 Phone: Essex 5-2410 New Orleans: Lafayette Grew Helps A Brether's Widow Pf. r5> IC"-. Ifir It', W^- ^ •: m"? flH;',' • .e-.. >• a' S-' I;?h I Alhnllo Fleol Drive Is Silll Going Strong Seafarers Te Grew Feur More Tankers Tankers And Grain Doniinale This Port Members Like Payoff Under New Wage Scale ^ iMIiX mMMCMORX �I'"""March f, IMS •;<,h^• • SEAFARERS tOC Pace Elerea ......... PORT REPORTS Wilmington: Movie Operators Win Boot With Drive-ins Shipping has been good during the past two weeks and, with the hot weather, we've really had a ses­ sion. The payoffs we had Included the Fairhope (Waterman), Ames Vlc^ tory and Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Christos M. (Mercador). The Ames Vlctoty, Man­ kato Victory and Christos M. signed right back on. The In-transits In­ cluded the Falrport and Andrew Jackson (Waterman), Lone Jack (Cities Service), Federal (Trafal­ gar), Mary Adams (Bloomfleld), and the Pennmar (Calmar). We had some disputed overtime on both the Ames Victory and Christos M., but were able to straighten It out. Some of the dis­ puted OT Involved the shoregang in Japan doing inside work on the ship. No logging was done on the Ames Victory, but the skipper turned in the names of the per. formers aboard to the Union. We expect to take appropriate action. The Ames Victory, on its last three trips into this port has had a lot of trouble aboard. Most of it was due to the chief mate and chief engineer. The ship no# has a new chief mate and chief engineer, so perhaps she'll be a smoother ship. We were able to lift the logs on .these ships, but we would like to remind these men that the mem­ bership has gone on record against having any performers on SIU ships, and appropriate Union ac­ tion will be taken in these cases. These few men who do perform Just make it tough to handle a payoff the way it should be han­ dled, and make it tough for the Union to get better conditions and wages for all the men, and this just makes it tough for everybody. Local 50 of the motion picture operators here have won their beef with the drive-in theaters in the area, and have thanked us for our support In this beef and for our demon­ stration of union solidarity. Wolfe The member­ ship here went on record against the companies' practice of hiring foreign labor to work on the insides of the midship house in foreign ports. We also had a discussion about the contract and time off. We agreed that we've got the best con­ tract in the industry, and the best conditions and wages that seamen have ever had. However, the con­ tract works two ways. The busi- ness of time off is something that has to be worked out with the mate or the captain. Arrange Time Off We have the top contract in thie field and it calls for 40 hours a week work. Any extra time off is something that has to be arranged with the mate or captain. Just tak­ ing-off on your own hook is a vio­ lation of the agreement, and just makes it that much tougher on the other men, and also on the Union when negotiations . come around again. Since we have the top contract ,, and conflUdns in the .industry, we • can keep' on top by making. sure that we ali live up'tp pur end of the contract. This just makes it . ; jJtiat much easier for our negotiat­ ing committees to go into negotia­ tions with the companies and come out with even better contracts. Just ^ remember that pn SIU .crew is p J good crew.^ ,V. Some o|'.the oldtimers on the ii • ;; 'S&. J,..;;1^;:;; i arfjiiS beach here now are "Red" Braunstein, Tony Stivers, "Slugger" Schroeder and Les Wolfe. . In the Fairhope case, 10 of the 16 men who were under subpeona from the Grand Jury were released. The other six are collecting their $9 per day till the jury reconvenes next week. Latest reports indicate that the Fairhope will be laid up longer than expected, because the damage to her bottom was a lot worse than previously thought. Sam Cohen Wilmington Port Agent t JS> Savannah: 4 So. Atlantic Mailing Retroacllve Cheeks Shipping in this lovely port has been fair during the past couple of weeks, but it looks as if it may get a lot better in the two weeks to come, as we have a couple of payoffs due here. During the last period, the Seacomet (Colonial), and the Southster (South Atlantic) paid off here. The same two ships signed back on again. The in-transits in this port in­ cluded the Steel Surveyor (Isth­ mian), the Seatrain New York and Seatrain Savannah (Seatrain), the Robin Grey and Robin Doncaster (Robin), the Monroe (Bull), and the Azalia City (Waterman). There were very few beefs on any of these ships, and we were able to settle all of the small beefs that did come up. Most of the ships pulling in here were very clean, and good ships. Good News The men who sail South Atlan­ tic ships will be happy to hear that we have heard from the company about retroactive pay. The com­ pany informed Us that it has com­ pleted its figuring of retroactive pay due Seafarers under our new contract, and that the checks are now in the mails and should be received by the Seafarers in the near future. Things on the political and la­ bor front around these parts have been pretty quiet recently. It seems as if everything is just sort of going along calmly and quietly. Must have something to do with the nice warm weather that's com­ ing along with spring. Around this time of year, it's getting too nice to stir up a lot of excitement. The coming spring weather may be one of . the reasons why some of the' boys are getting off these ships and hitting the beach for a while. Shouldn't be too long be­ fore the fish around here start bit­ ing, and then watch the way the guys hit the beach for a spell. , E. B. Tiller Savannah Port Agent Lake Charles: SIU Gets Thanks For Offer To Help In Beef Shipping in the fair rainy city of Lake Charles has slowed down during the past two weeks, with only 47 men in all rates and de­ partments getting out. We regis­ tered 50 men in all rates for the some period. Calling in here and taking a few men were: the Government Camp, Archers Hope, Chiwawa, Bents Fort, Winter Hill, Fort Hoskins, Paoli, and Cantigny (Cities Serv­ ice); the Trinity (Carras), the Amberstar (Traders). The Fort Hoskins came in on articles from Japan and went north to payoff, while the Can­ tigny came In on articles bound for sunny California. On the labor front here, we find during the past two weeks that the State Parsons Highway Depart­ ment was trying to use the main­ tenance crews to build bridges and put up buildings against the strict promise that had been made that this type of stuff, would not be done. The Building Trades & Const. Council slapped picketlines on the jobs right away, and shut them down. At the present time, the work is still shut down and the highway department has again agreed not to do this work • and has said it will call for bids so con­ tractors using union labor can get the work. Help Offered As soon as we got the news about the picketlines, we at once called the council and offered our help. We were thanked and told that if the lines had to be kept up for a few days, they would be able to use our help, but "then the high­ way department called off the work and things were settled, and the council thanked us for the offer. This past Wednesday, we held a meeting which was a huge success. This makes two meetings that have had sufficient bookmembers pres­ ent to hold a meeting since the new Constitution went into effect. In the campaign for various jobs to be filled in the coming city elec­ tions, we find the candidates still conducting themselves like gentle­ men. However, it's still a while before the elections come around, and anything can and probably will happen. We might still see Louis­ iana politics in its full glory. La­ bor, as a group, has not yet decided on backing any particular candidates here, but we do have one labor leader running for mayor. Some of the men on the beach here include: J. Cave, R. Kerhly, M. Mercer, R. M. Thompson, "Frenchy" H e b e r t, Johnny Mitchell, Honest Ed Parsons, G. Mullen and Charies Seymour. ' Out on Highway 90, at a spot where all thg beachcombers hang out, we find a race going on for mayor of that section. Upon check­ ing, we find the three leading can­ didates are Karl "Swede" Hellman (who owns a car), "Tex" Alexander and "Honest Ed" Parsons. Our und.ercover man tells us that Swede seems to be a very slight favorite, however, Tex and Honest Ed aren't giving an inch. They say, "wait Md see." As noted, Swede owns a car, so this gives him a slight edge with the female voters. However, Tex made a shrewd political maneuver, and persuaded Swede to let him keep the car while Swede shipped out. The trouble is, that now Tex has shipped out, and only Honest Ed is left, but Honest Ed can't drive. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent i Galveston: t t Shipping Slays Fair, Beefs Settled FasI Shipping has been fair here dur­ ing the past two weeks', and things look as if they might stay just about the same way for the next few weeks. We paid off the Alice Brown and Margaret Brown (Bloomfield), and in - transits were the Del Alba and Del Viento (Mississip­ pi), Seatrains Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and New Jersey (Sea­ train), the Wil­ liam Downing (States Fuel). Currier Royal Oak (Cities Service), Seacloud (American), Northwestern 'Victory (Victory Car­ riers), Genevieve Peterkin (Bloomfield), Lafayette (Waterman), and Massillon Victory (Eastern). We had a minimum of beefs on these ships, and tlmse beefs that did come up were all settled quickly. Right now, in the Marine Hos­ pital here we have R. A. Pace, E. Neanfreau, R. M. Davis, H. J. Da­ vis, W. W. Currier, C. E. Dudley, R. S. Saucedo, G. H. Hines, F. Morris, F. E. Nelson, J. S. Buck­ ley, P. H. Jones, C. A. Sewell, S. D. Newman, P. J. Carpovich, S. P. Hart and J. Fuselier. Keith Alsop Galveston Port Agent Shipping Figures, February 11 to February 25 PORT Boston New York Philadelphia- ............... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ..•••'•Vi.'. ......... Tampa Mobile .................... New Orleana 'G^l^^^Ptl West Coast TotalA REG, DECK 18 131 34 146 30 22 44 100 . 52 102 REG. TOTAL REG. ENGINE STEWv REG. 36 9 9 324 103 90 34 91 23 307 63 98 19 77 28 51 16 13 24 6 9 118 44 30 102 89 290 49 43 144 205 S3 59 510 i( ' 479 1,670 111 SHIP. DECK 19 201 44 100 9 16 9 37 77 57 113 682 SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW.SHIPPED 40 10 11 440 118 121 119 37 38 228 56 72 23 10 4 43 16 11 19 6 4 46 122 39 93 249 79 36 154 56 70 270 87 527 'y- t;Rt k'iit.. 492 1,507 Seattle: Fallon's Crew Brings In Extra Clean Ship Shipping has been mighty fine in this port during the last period, and from the way things look, we are h<^ing that it will stay that way, or even get better in the near future. The payoffs included the Schuy­ ler Otis Bland (Waterman), Trans­ atlantic (Pacific Waterways), Alas­ ka Spruce (Ocean Tow); Brightstar (Traders), General Patton (National Waterways), Seanan (Stratford), and Ocean Lotte (Ocean Trans). All of the same ships signed back on again. The in-transits were the Portmar and Penn­ mar (Calmar), and the Yaka, Jean Lafitte and John B. Water­ man (Waterman). The Bland was in very good shape. We had some beefs and got overtime paid Meyers for- short watch in the black gang. The Transat­ lantic was in good shape, and the Alaska Spruce was also in good condition. On the Brightstar, we had a few beefs. We got lodging for men being given time off in Japan, and also collected a bit of disputed overtime. The General Patton was a real clean, ship, one of the best we've seen around here. There were no logs, no disputed overtime, and no beefs, even though it was on a long trip. Credit should be given to O. H. Headley, the ship's dele­ gate on this ship. The Seanan had a mate who wanted to run the whole ship, but no other real beefs, and the Ocean Lotte was a good clean ship. For the most part, the ships that we've been getting in here lately, as well as the men who have been staying on the beach in this port, have been great. Almost all of them have been clean ships, with a minimum of the men on the' beach. We've got a few of the oldtim­ ers on the beach in this port at present. Among them are L. E. Meyers and Jimmie Adams. In the hospital here we have J. Petusky, P. Juagpao, and W. C. Sims. Watching Drive The members here are watch­ ing the Atlantic Refining Company drive with great interest. We are still waiting to see what the AMEU has to say now that we have called its bluff, and told that outfit to "put up or shut up." We can do that, because the SIU has always dealt in facts and the truth. 'We know we've got the best deal so we don't have to re­ sort to a lot of phony claims and bluffs to get our point across. That's why we have always been successful in our organizing drives. All we have to do is show the men the contracts and the deal that we have, and they can see for them­ selves that the SIU is tops in the industrj'. And we are sure that the men in the Atlantic fleet can see that for themselves. Especially now that the AMEU is so quiet about put­ ting up $10,000 to match the SIU's check, and thus back up its big bluff and all the noise it has been making. Jeff Morrison Seattle Port Agent )( 1 'ti J w i �Face Twelra SEArARERS IN THE WAKE Twenty years before Fulton'i Clermont, which is considered the first practical steamboat, John Fitch, a Connecticut inventor, demonstrated a steamboat tha traveled three miles an hour with the aid of 12 mechanical oars. Fitch's boat operated on^he Del­ aware River in 1787 and ne had a regular service between Trenton and Philadelphia in 1790. Accord­ ing to some accouKs, he also ran a boat on a pond once located in downtown Manhattan, New York City, on the site of what is now Foley Square. LOG Match «. 1983 MEET THE SEAFARER wealth of seven cities on "islands to the west" that in 1540, under Coronado, the Spanish massed huge land and sea expedition to find them. Though the search proved emptyT the naval expedi­ tion proved of some use. It dis­ proved the early theory, accepted by most mapmakers, that what is now called Lower California was an island, and discovered it was a peninsula instead. There still is a Coronado Island about a dozen miles west of the border between the US and Baja (Lower) Cal­ ifornia, which is Mexican terri­ tory. HUGH WILLIAMS—pumpman Torpedoed on three separate oc­ pedo in bed with him. Three other casions in the World War II year of silver fish followed the course of 1942 in a period of eight months. ship back to the shipyard in Question: Do you think men Seafarer Hugh Williams has had the the river, as well as shellfire from standing a wheel'watch should he his fill of thrills in his 27 years on two U-boats the next day. Although permitted to smoke? the bounding main. abandon ship was ordered in the Sailing with the SIU for seven face of the menacing threat of George O. Butenkoff, AB: Yes, of those 27 years, ever since he the two U-boats, the crew stuck I think that there's no question but shipped out at 21 aboard the Nor­ by their guns and slipped away. wegian vessel. Otto Seudurpe, as Only, the chief mate was lost in the man in the a coalpasser. Pumpman Williams this encounter, which proved to wheelhouse ought to be permitted has preferred the tankers to the be more dangerous to human life regular freight carriers. He has than shipping. The following in­ to smoke as much sailed everything from yachts to cident with a German submarine as he wants. The mates smoke right tugboats to fishing sloops and terror worked the other way 3^ t 4" in front of you back around the cycle again, but though. The first ship to go down t 3) 4. The first recorded sinking of a and what's good for the past 20 years he has been under Williams was the Mobiloil The reason we hear better on warship by submarine came in for one is good sailing the seas aboard tankers, in July, 1942, 244 miles southeast water than on land is explained by February, 1864, when the Union of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The his true love. ship Housatonic was torpedoed by the fact that sound is composed for the other. I can't see that rule ship; took two torpedoes and sunk of waves that pass through the the Confederate ship H. L. Hunley Off Council Grove in five Tninutes, going "down like- a off Charleston, SC. It was an un­ air which are broken up and in against smoking. "It is immaterial whether I sail ton of bricks," according to Wil­ happy victory for the Hunley, terrupted when they strike against 4 i 3> foreign or coastwise," said the 48- liams. After three days and three however, as she herself swamped solid obstacles. On land, sound­ Albert Peterson, AB: Of course year-old New York City resident. in lifeboats, all hands landed and her nine-man crew was lost, waves usually cannot travel very they should be permitted to smoke "I've been to ports all over the nights safely in San Juan. They had just . .,. The trials of navigation in far without striking against houses, in view of the world and I like many of them, missed the July 4ih celebration in Alaskan waters won't be lessened or mountains or other objects that fact that the of­ especially those in the Middle East the city, but Williams figured that any by the discovery that 35 major stand in their path. On the sea, ficers are smok­ and South America." Just off the he had had enough fireworks for sea mountains, 3,500 to 12,400 feet however, where there are no ob­ ing in the wheel- Council Grove which made a run awhile. high, were rising from the floor of stacles in the way, it is possible house right next to Texas, Williams is enjoying a 72 Men Lost the Gulf of Alaska. Scientists to hear for a very long distance. to them. I don't short stay at home with his wife He got more later. It was aboard In this connection, it is interest­ found them for the first time in think that there and eight-year-old charmer. Iris, the Superchief off the banks jot ing to note that just last year 1952. is anything par­ before shipping out again. He was Newfoundland in December, 1942, Sofar," a new method of trans­ ticularly inflam- bom in the wrong Las Vegas WiUiams~ was involved in « Four mechanisms invented by mitting sounds thousands of miles m a b1 e in the New Mexico—but shipped out of that sinking with a heavy loss of life. man for propelling ships—the sail, through ocean water, was patented. wheelhouse, and there for a permanent berth in Hit amii^hips by a death-dealing the jet, the paddle and the screw It uses a sound channel located at smoking doesn't interfere with the New York at the age of 20. tin fish at 3 AM, 72 men of a com­ —all have their counterparts in about 4,200 feet under the surface. quartermaster's work. Hugh's first brush with a Ger­ plement of 90 aboard the vessel nature. The jelly-fish raises the t 3) 3^ man submarine was under friendly were lost at sea. One of 18 aaved equivalent of a sail above the Hell Gate, a formerly danger­ conditions, and gave no indication from a watery grave, Williaips water; the squid moves by eject­ ous passage in New York City's Edward Cunningham, OS: I think ing a spurt of water; the turtle East River, between Manhattan the reason the mates smoke in the of things to come nearly a quarter spent the next two months in a of a century later. In 1019, aboard hospital in St. Johns, Newfound­ employs flippers like the sculls of and Long Island, may actually be wheelhouse while the Hosh Kosh out of Baltimore, land, recovering from the after­ corruption of the old Dutch you're at the a rowboat. Most fishes move by Williams and the rest of his ship­ effects of exposure. Hoellgut, or Horligut, literally bending the backbone to and fro, wheel is Just to mates were accompanied across Seafaring around the world led a version of a screw which does meaning whirling strait. In some tease yOu. Some­ the Atlantic by the Deutschland, Williams to many strange and fas­ not rotate. On each side of a fish's early documents, it was also writ­ times you are on one of two cargo submarines em­ cinating places, some of which he backbone are powerful muscles. ten Hurl Gate. But in 1614, Adrian the wheel as long ployed by the Germans in trade. chose to live in for awhile. As a The fish swims by -bracing the Block, of the early settlers at New as two hours and forward part if its body against Amsterdam, passed through the when he smokes single man, Hugh lived in Damas­ Ship Torpedoed the water, using this as a fulcrum East River on the Restless, said to it gives you that That was not the case In three cus, Syria, in 1929 and 1930, mov­ on which to bend its tail from side be the first vessel built on Man­ longing for a other instances to follow. when ing on: to Handone, Lebanon, for to side. As the tail presses on the hattan Island, and called the en­ cigarette. It sort German undersea raiders lowered the year of 1932. Later, Williams tire river the Hellegat, after a of gives them that superior air. the boom on vessels on which Wil­ lived in Helingfors (Helsinki) Finwater it drives the fish forward. branch of the Scheldt River in his 3^ 3> liams shipped as a crewmember. land, for' 10 months in the post­ Legends related by the Indians native Flanders. Historians have Williams awoke at 2:30 AM aboard war year of 1947. E. E. Lamb, OS: Sure. Anytime the Aurora on the morning of to early Spanish explorers in the never been able to determine who He likes the life of a Seafarer. New World revived so much in­ originated it, but in any event a mate is allowed to smoke on May 11, 1942, six miles out of the He believes' it has offered him watch the men mouth of the Mississippi River in enough adevnture to fill two life­ terest in an 800-year-old European Hell Gate is far from a serious alongside of him the Gulf of Mexico to find a tor­ times. legend describing the fabulous menace to navigation today. should smoke too, When you are standing there and you get whiff of a ciga Owner of Stable groom Greatest ACROSS rette it makes it England's coffee port Santore The Navy disclosed the loss of year. The raid marked the sixth . Latest SIU , worse. They even greatest sailor 9. Part of 43 38. Russian port contract the United States submarine-mine­ straight night of RAF attacks over 64. Life Down 39. Democrat; have ash trays 7. Wanderer 65. Deadly fly of 10. The Abbr. layer Argonaut, one of the largest Germany.. .SIU announced its full for the mate on 13. Recess In waU "Mighty ...." 42. One's years Africa undersea craft in the world. She cooperation with the Navy in the Old-time Bal­ 14. top of the telepost. Let all the men 11. FootbaU team 43. The rest of timore baU12. Plant again DOWN was sunk off the coast of New latest attempt to prevent leaks of 9 Down smoke. player 20. Constellation: 44. What the West Coast Guinea two hours before the de­ information concerning ship move­ 15. Central Amer­ 3^ 3) 3> sea is The Altar port ica: Abbr. struction of two Japanese trans­ ments. Seamen's diaries and mail 22. Next in line .46. Lofty Calmar ship 16. What the SIU Frank Mackey, OS: Yes I cer­ ports by another submarine. The came under the new orders... for new SIU ' 48. What ship provides Where Char­ hall always needs tainly agree. The mate sits there transports were in a convoy which German planes in a 90-minute raid 17. Weight unit lotte is: 24. Animal seeg 52. Female deer in India and puffs all day Abbr. in Africa 56. Ever; Poet. the Argonaut had been stalking... on London dropped fire bombs and 18. School grades Valuable wood 26. Outgoing tide 58. Rubber tree and blows smoke 19. He fought British bombers dropped more explosives. The authorities held of HawaU 30. Juan, PR 61. What every Charles in '51 in my face and I Wrong 32. Railroads: ship needs than 100 two-ton bombs on Brem­ back the news for 24 hours that 31. The Mona Dunk again Abbr. 63. Street: Abbr. have to take it en in the first raid of such magni­ 173 men, womenf and children 23. Edge of roof Ship of BuU because of that 25. Island in San line CPuzzle Answers on Page 25) tude in which no bombers were were suffocated or crushed to Pablo Bay rule against lost... The SIU denounced a move death in the rush into an East 27. Through smoking that 28. Scuttled in by the Government which resulted London subway station under­ Plata In '38 doesn't mean any­ in lowering seamen's wages by in­ ground shelter.. .Washington said 29. Natives of thing. When they Aden stituting a new system of port and during February, US planes made 21. It's good at do that to me attack bonuses for the established nine raids on Kiska, dropping sea though, I Just » 33. Land's area bonus program... China abro­ more thaft 1,000 bombs. Cornwall forget to bring them their coffee. gated unilaterally the treaty of 34. Ore ship 3^ H 3) ^ 37. Turf 1899 by whi^ she gave France a 3^ 3) $• 40. Negative word lease on Kwang-chowwan on her 41. Cuts with In Tunisia, the US-Allied forces Lars Hope, AB: I have been oh knife were attacked six miles south of some ships where they permitted southern coast; 45. Port 6,500 ms. from NY the Mareth Line by Axis troops... smoking in the 3) 4) t 47. High moun­ British ' and Canadian planes, wheelhouse which tain The US Supreme Court reversed dropped two-ton bombs on the' 49. Volcano near was pleasant be­ Guatemala cause I am in the the decision of George Sylvester Krupp Arms Works in Essen... City SO. Jules Verne's habit of smoking Viereck, Nazi propagandist, on the The SIU lost the fight to the v/SA famed skipper myself. If they technical ground that he Was not to control the draft machinery as 21. Sea in Near permit smoking compelled to report to the State applied to seamen. . .The New East 83. Long fish on some of the Department any of his activities York State Court of Appeals held, 34. Transport and ships I don't see except as "agent of a foreign prin­ four to three, that picketing was supply: Abbr. 29. Honey maker why It can't be cipal"... More than 309 British an illegal method of settling a Jur­ 27. Sign of a debt made a general four-engine bombers raided Berlin isdictional dispute between rival Symbol for nickel ' for the 50th time, the fourth this unions. rule to allow it on all sltips. , I' -J-x YE A II S A©0 . if •.-•Ji-Jlfl'x -ty'f'J.Jfr, ak * A • 4 V.3, . ^ , fh �I fc. ; . March 8, 195S StAFARERS LOG 'There'll Be Some Changes Model' SEAFARERS 4!^ LOG m Vol. XV. No. 5 Morcii i. 1953 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFl„ 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. STerling 8-4670. - Page- Thirteea PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. -HianiiiiT BRAND: Managing Editor, RAT DENISON; Art Editor. BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANBL NILVA; Staff Writers. HERMAN ARTBUB. IRWIN'SPIVACK. ART PERTALL. JEBRT RSMEBs.Gut/ Area Reporter, Bnx MOODT. IM Tough Fight Ahead Even before the elections last fall'it was assumed that who­ ever won would make changes in the Taft-Hartley Act. Fol­ lowing Eisenhower's victory, both the AFL, CIO and Con­ gressional leaders submitted amendments which would lessen the burden of the act on unions. However, while amendments are in order the question re­ mains, what kind of amendments. The die-hard, anti-union bloc in CongresI and their NAM supporters outside would be only too happy to revise the Act—against the unions. Not content with such strike-breaking provisions as injunctions, boycott bans and the like, they want to add additional weap­ ons to their arsenal. Obviously there are still plenty of employers who have never learned to live with unions. Labor will have to fight hard if any of its proposed revisions are to become law. Keep Informed On Union Affairs To the Editor: Many of us who read the LOG and all other Union literature'and booklets faithfully are quite fa­ miliar with the many things In our great Union that we would other­ wise never leam. We must consider the many things we face from day to day in Union matters, right from learning about our working conditions and jobs to the many ways we can benefit from the Welfare Plan and other Union facilities, and the way t we live ashore, with higher wages and better conditions. It is easy to see why it is important to keep The latest increase in disability benefits to $100 a month posted on these things. is another step forward in the SIU's program to provide max­ Keeping up to date is of great imum security for all Seafarers. If combined with social se­ importance for the principles of curity benefits the total sum is sufficient to provide disabled organizing as well as keeping our job.security and men with all their basic needs. safegu a r d i n g When the SIU was first organized just 14 years ago, bene­ every gain that fits of this type were unheard of. Seamen were being paid we have made or $60 to $80 a month, and overtime rates (for what little over­ will make time there was) .were around 70 cents an hour. Today the through future negotiations. disabled Seafarer who can do no work is getting more from It is a good the Union Welfare Plan than he earned on the job 14 years idea to insist that ago. every one of our That alone is a good measure of the Union's progress. But brothers read Ramirez as has been said many times before, the Union will not stop and discuss every here. The SIU, first in maritime with its "Vacation Plan, first bit of Union literature or some of with maternity benefits, disability benefits and a scholarship it at all our shipboard meetings. plan, is constantly exploring ways to secure additional bene- Our gains can be lost or spoiled because of ignorance of some of fits.^ our brothers about Union affairs. t t ITiis is always more apt to happen on ships out for long tups when just a few of the original crev/members stay with the ship. In recent years it's been increasingly obvious that a new Good Union Men program was needed to strengthen the American merchant Often we sail with men who have marine. That need is underscored in a survey made by the been in the Un'on a long time and SEAFARERS LOG, which points up the danger of permit­ they boast about it. But some of ting our merchant fleet to grow old gracefully. them just thins paying dues and Despite the need. Congress has not yet come up with a being in the Union u long time makes them good Union men. It constructive program. The greatly watered-down long-range takes tlu n that to be a good shipping bill, passed last year, has had* no visible effect on Unionmore man. the situation. • We must have all our members The fact remains that this country's economy and its safety filly up to- date on Union business are becoming increasingly dependent on merchant shipping. so that we can safeguard the gains A growing world-wide network of military bases, plus in­ Wfc have made, and so that we can creasing raw materials imports, emphasize this dependency. be ready to fac.^ any moves on the In such circumstances early action should be taken on a truly part of the companies or new anti labor laws that might come up in constructive merchant marine program. the future.,Educate Brothers I believe that ,we should pay more; attention 'to getting all of our brothers educated-to the point The month of March is a big one in the history of maritime where all of them can understand unionism. It contains three important milestones, the birth­ most of the regular Union busi­ day of Andrew Furuseth, the founding date of the Sailors ness, the problems arising from Union of the Pacific, and the anniversary of the 1915 Sea­ negotiations: the Welfare Plan set­ up, and the organizing efforts of men's Act. the Union. Then, when the time These three events are tied together in .the person of An­ eomes that we have to face some drew Furuseth, whose 99th anniversary we celebrate this move that threatens our'gains, the month. It was he who led the SUP through its early years, membenship will know enough so that it succeeded Where all other unions had failed. And about the problem so that we (an it was he who foqght for six iwlid years, together with Sena-^ act quickly and together and de­ tor Robert LaFollette, Sr., for the Seamen's Act which re­ feat any such opposition. moved the chains from American seamen everywhere, and -The best way to get the mem­ bers'to know ail of these things from foreign seamen in US ports. is to read the LOG and the other There are few unions in the US which can claim 68 years of Unioii literature tliat Is printed, uninterrupted existence like the SUP. Its opponents have and then to discuss these , things counted it out many times but it. has always bounced back at our shipboar-f meetings so that to kad tha fight iot West Coast seamen. The A&G District afl of us wlil undet^tand il-aad know-what Is happening. congratulates'the SUP .on its biiHhday. and- salutes tha Luis A.' ]taiiiireB ory of Andrew Furuseth-and Rbbert LaFollette. : Disability Benefits Oar Maritime Probiem Tbree Milestones ,.'7.; ^ ' The executive council of the food prices were 2 percent below AFL American Federation of Gov­ prices of a year ago. Dun and ernment Employees asked' annual Bradstreet reported wholesale food pay hikes ranging from $400 in the prices went up six cents in the lowest grades to $1,000 in the week ended February 10. highest grades for the federal govi t ernment's 1,100,000 classified There were about as many work workers. The council also urged injuries (2,031,000) in industry in restoration of 26 days annual leave and 15 days sick leave with no 1952 as in 1951 (2,100.000 >. the limit on accumulation; time and a Labor Department's Bureau of La­ half pay for overtime; separation bor Statistics reported. The 1952 pay for laid off employees; an in­ .estimate included 15,000 deaths dependent board to which em­ and .84,000 permanent injuries. Of ployees could appeal grievances; the latter, 1,500 will never work optional retirement at earlier ages; again. The injuries cause a loss of increase of travel allowance to $15 41,000,000 man-days, equal to the a day; and modification of the loss from the labor force of 137,Hatch Act to permit federal em­ ObO full-time workers. Consider­ ployees to take part in local elec ing future effects of the deaths and permanent injuries, the eco­ tions. nomic loss will total about 206 tit million man-days, equal to a year's Private industry payrolls rose to full-time employment for 687,000 $8 billion during 1952, an increase workers, the bureau said. of percent over 1951, due al­ 3^ i most entirely to wage increases, the Department of Commerce re­ Last year ended with 1,300,000 ported. But individuals - were no more Americans employed at nonbetter off. for after allowing for farm jobs than when it opened, higher taxes and higher prices, in­ reported the Labor Department's dividual real income in 1952 was BLS. Total employment, except in just about the same as in 1951. agriculture, on Jan. 1 was 47^4 The Department reported that per- million, compared with nearly 46 sonaL income in 1952 hit an all- million a yeay ago, an increase of time high of $268.5 billion, with 2.9 percent. Most of the gain was all classes except the farmers gain­ in consumer-goods manufacturing, ing. There was more income lett with retail trade also holding up. after taxes than in 1951, but high Only in mining and contract con­ prices drained the residual dol­ struction was there any over-thelars. The term "personal income year decline. includes not only income from ^ wages, hot from salaries, propri­ A 15-cent an hour wage boost etorships and partnerships, from dividends and interest, and from was included in contract demands formulated recently for 100,000 rent received by landlords. members of the shirt and cotton L L garments locals of the Amalga­ After two years of intermittent mated Clothing Workers (CIO. negotiations, 756^ members of the The wage demand, first made by CIO Auto Workers employed by the ACW since late 1950 because the Toledo Scale Co. won a wage of the depressed condition of the increase of seven cents an hour Industry, was the same as the one retroactive to last December 1 presented earlier to the Clothing and five cents retroactive from No­ Manufacturers Association of the vember 30 to June 1, 1952, to­ USA for the 150,000 ACW memgether with larger pensions and bers iii the men's and boys' clothlonger vacations. Benefits from the ing industry. Demands of the lonon-contributory pension plan cals include an additional employ­ were boosted to $117.50 from $100 er contribution of one percent of monthly, including social security. the weekly payroll to the industi-y ip X . health and insurance fund to pro­ While the Bureau of Labor Sta­ vide hospitalization' for wives and tistics reported a drop of 1 per­ minor children of unidh members cent in retail food prices fw the and strengthening of the present last half of January, Dun and paid holiday provision so that pay­ Bradstreet reported a rise in ment will be made regardless of the wh^esale. food prices. BLS said day of the-week on wTiich fliey fall. / ( \ I ^1 �tw Fonrteien '. SEAFARERS Marcli 9, 19SS LOG »•; I iv.. I't' •'Ir IE -Ir;'- New Orleans* 1953 Mardi Gras lived up to its reputation as the country's maddest, most colorful and biggest celebration, and the LOG'S Gulf correspondent was right on hand to get the story. Seafarers seeing the celebration for the first time could well understand why ship­ mates who sail out of New Orleans or make their homes there always try to "make it home for the carnival," and the big celebra­ tion and fun-making with families and friends that always goes with the carnival. The big carnival is New Orleans' way of ushering in Lent, and for six weeks the city celebrates with nightly balls and 18 colorful day and night parades, which were climaxed on February 17 by the wild and joyful cele­ bration that began early in tiie morning and lasted until the stroke of midnight. Canal Street, always pointed *out by proud New Orleanians as the world's widest met­ ropolitan thoroughfare, was jam-packed from morning until far- into .the night by more than a hialf-million celebrants on Feb­ ruary 17. It was a big, free show that anyone could join for the asking. All that was required was a mask or a costume, and that was enough to make anyone a part of the' Big Parade that was. the Mardi Gras carnival celebration. It wasn't hard to understand why the New Orleans dispatcher had a tough time getting men to fill the. jobs on the board around that time. The result was the spectacle of almost an entire city parading wildly -through the day and the night, turning the city's prin­ cipal streets into a teeming mass of paraders in the biggest parade of all in the town famed the world over for its big parades. Preceding the Big Parade were the for­ mal parades that had been held for day and night during the previous two weeks by the recognized carnival krewes. These were glittering pageants telling in their colorful processions of fabulous floats, the popular tales of the area, time-honored fables, le­ gends and fairy tales. Each of these had been surrounded by thousands who jammed sidewalks and streets to watch the great parades that wound through the streets. According to tradition, the spectators at these parades clamored for favors that were thrown to them from the passing floats by the maskers of what­ ever krewe staged that particular proces­ sion. No matter how beautiful, elaborate and colorful were these carnival season affairs, all were eclipsed by the events of Carnival Day and its parade of the Zulus, the Parade of Rex, the procession of the Elks Krewe of Orleanians, which delighted the small fry by being led by Hopalong Cassldy astride his horse. Topper, and the night parade of Comus, brilliantly lighted by flambeaux and torchbearers. Vying with the passing parades for atten­ tion were the maskers .who jammed the streets. Costumes of almost every conceiv­ able description were seen at ever^ hand, presenting a scene that defied the imagina­ tion. There were costumes froni every land. There were dancers cavorting in the costumes of favorite comic strip characters. Others were dressed as hoboes, attired in the garb of the Gay Nineties, masquerading as pirates, clowns, Gypsies and many others. As is the custom with the Carnival, the merry-making continued throughout the day, bringing the whole city to life. It co^ tinned into the evening, but all the merry­ making ceased suddenly at midnight, for at midnight, February 18, Ash Wednesday be­ gan—the first day of Lent. Gwendolyn and Herman Troxclair, children of NO Stwd. Patrolman are ready to parade. King Okeanos waves his sceptre from his throne on one of the elaborate floats. IIM-"-. '^^• '>h.' The children of Seafarer Wilbur Purdy also took advantage of the closed schools. . m ' L'.i. • f.-. . i- -5 - • '.-u' ' .u '' ' ' - ^ - t .. r, \,'n. f 1-';:: ' u, • rygWln^ir^i "^T ' •* : Audrey Mae, daughter of ; J' Seafa^ A. F. "Blacky" , is a costumed masker. �March. 9, 195S SEAFARERS LOG' Page Fifteea .>s •••if The elaborately costumed maskers on the Golden Dragon float in the Krewe of Okeanos procession throwing favors to the outstretched~ hands of the spectators according to. tradition, while going through the large crowd on famous Rampart Street- Pretty, short-skirted drum majorettes are an important part of any parade, and the Big Parade of New Orleans' Mardi Gras cer­ tainly is no exception. Mrs, Ben Collins, Seafarer Ben Collins, bosun, and Mrs, Nell Collins, wife of Seafarer Joe Collins, AB on the Del Mar, are right on hand to get into the Mardi Gras spirit and enjoy the maddest, most colorful, most enjoyable parade on earth. Elsie, Milton and Felice Mouton, children of Seafarer Milton Mouton, take on a Western air to make up their costumes for the carnival. • A young masker goes to sleep on his daddy's shoulder (left center) while the festivities on Royal Street continue all around him at Mardi Gras. • • I sJ 1 'S"! :4il •I - •i| :^l| •'^1 . Mrs. "rtiais Tannehill and Vic Miorana (i:ight), steward, sarpple som^e „ ;foot-long "po-boy" sandwiches of French breads pork, beef, lettuce and tomatoes. C. M. "Whitey" Tannehill (center) is waiting to see what^ happens; before trying one. ^ : '/ .nt to his childhood days on the curb, as i ' "tnornma''" (right) with the hairy chest am} legs, keeps a watchful eye • . on her "darling little boy" oh Bourbon St. These were some of the original Mardi Gras costumes. " . -I �Pair* SixteeA SEAFARERS LOg Mahif 9, mt SEAFARERS i; V" I?/ '• A new drive to win Senate approval of legislative measures to 'Starve The Garbage Pail' authorize the St Lawrence Seaway and power project was set in It's long been the policy of the SIU to see to it that the companies motion by Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican of Wisconsin. The under contract to the Union furnish the best of food regardless of the bill, which most observers - feel will be able tp hurdle the Senate, expense. Still it's a long haul between having good stores and dishing calls for the setting up of a St. Lawrence Development Corporation, up and serving a good meal. That's where the culinary art comes in. authorized to issue $100 million in revenue bonds for the Seaway Seafarer Freddie Stewart, who has had quite a few years' experience construction. The US and Canada would collaborate in the buiiding The purpose of ship and depart­ with steward department problems, both aboard ship and as a steward of the project. mental delegates came in for a bit department patrolman, offers a few suggestions on how to operate > 4. t of discussion on the Steelore (Ore a stewards department. « A special committee to study port traffic congestion problems has SS Company) recently when deck Regular Conferences been named by the Transportation Group of New York. The committee delegate Perry Farson gave a lit­ Efficiency and economy, he points out; go hand Iq hand with good includes William Newman of the New York Central System, cbairman: tle talk on the subject. He pointed Robert Hess, Seatrain Lines, Inc.; Eari Feidman, Association of Ameri­ out that a Union crew was a self- feeding. Waste in no way contributes to greater comfort on shipboard. can Railroads; John Groves, Air Transport Association of America; governing organization and that To begin with, he suggests that the steward confer with hi^ assistants Aivin Shapiro, National Federation of American Sbipphig; and Louis the delegates were elected repre­ at least once a day since "it's understood that aU the brains are not sentatives. Their jobs are to see to in one head." Whitpenn, represent^ the trucking industry. it that Union conditions are main­ These meetings should discuss any complaints and actipn taken on tit ^ • tained and also to smooth over dif­ them, the work that has to be done and plans for same, preparation » The Soviet Union's shipping industry, plagued by delayed launch- ficulties and promote crew har­ of aU menus and suggestions for improvement, in the operations of the ings, poor maintenance,-time-consuming repairs and poor turn-arounds. mony. department. Farson, who is 43 years of age, Is in the midst of a slump. Orders have gorfe out to shipping organiza­ Nor does the job of the department end with the preparation of tions to "liquidate shortcomings." according to the Reuters news agency has been sailing with the SIU, the food. Good service is another important function. "It's based on . . . The world's tanker fleet has doubled in size since 1939, reported mostly out of Baltimore, since courtesy and an obvious desire to be of service combined with the the Organization for European Economic Cooperation. The fleet now June,'1951. dignified manner of a man who has pride in doing his job weU." 4) 4) 4!> exceeds 32,000.000 deadweight tons, the organization said, quoting The following suggestions, Stewart believes, wUl go a long way Seafarer Fred Boyne must have figures for 1952. toward making tiie department function weU: done quite a job of representing t 4 the crew of the Christos M (Ma­ Bulglnff Cans Are Bad A former German raider and supply vessel has been commissioned rine Shipping) judging from the for duty with the US Atlantic' Fleet. The 20.000-ton Confuch wiU carry ship's A. Storeroom—^Food cases in the dry storeroom should be kept on minutes. cargoes of fuel, ammunition and stores for fighting ships at sea. if At their last ship­ raised platforms to prevent hot deck plates from scorching the contents. was claimed by the US as part of German reparations . . . Tw* board meeting all Similar items should be stored together. No more cases than are needed Coast Guardsmen, marooned for five hours on a breakwater within hands gave him a should be opened. Once a case is opened or broken, use whatever is in 200 feet of land near Saybrook, Conn., froze to death. A third was vote of thanks for it first. Any cans that biUge should be thrown away. That's Hhe first rescued In critical condition . . . The MSTS annoimced the renewal the "wonderful sign of spoilage. of charters for four merchant vessels, the Jefferson City Victory, job." Boyne has Flour requires careful handling if it is to last for long periods of Mankato Victory, Lewis Emery, Jr., and Heywood Broun, ail of which been a member time. It should be stowed in a dry place where air can circulate freely. are owned by Victory Carriers, Inc„ of NY. of the . Union for The sacks should be on raised platforms and clean paper should be short time, spread on the deck below the platform. Cross-stack the sacks not ct t since May of last more than six to eight layers high. With proper care, flour will keefi Boyne The first Japanese round-the-world passenger service since the end year, but evident­ in good shape for nine months or more. of World War II will be opened next month with vessels miming to ly has the makings of a good dele­ New York, and European ports, and returning to Japan via the Suez gate. He's 44 years old and a na­ Identify Old Stock Canal . . . The West German police foiled a plot by the owner of a tive of England, who caUs Liver­ B. Refrigerator—^Use the old stores first. In order to keep tabs on Turkish tanker to remove his impounded vessel from their jurisdic­ pool his home. He sails on deck, them give the old provisions an identifying mark and put them in posi­ tion. Under cover of darkness the owner attempted to sail the ship tion for early use. Otherwise the old stock will be buried trip after t i down the Weser River to the North Sea, but the intrigue failed when The steward department on the trip until it spoils and has to be discarded. Here too, its particularly spotted by an alert watchman who notified authorities . . . The Federal Oremar (Ore Line) is doing a bang- important not to let filth and dirt accumulate. Maritime Board rejected a bid to study international ship ties under up all around job Frozen meals and poultry should be thawed in cool air, never in which American Export Lints acts as general agent for its chief under the direc­ water. The more slowly the meat thaws, the less, rupturing of cells in competitor. tion of Dioscero the meat and the better the flavor. Eggs should be cross-stacked when 4» 4^ 4" B. MUetar. Ac­ stowed and assured of proper ventilation. If its at all possible, try cording to the to keep the eggs away from other food,< particularly citrus fruits and An unestimated amount of damage was inflicted on one of the crcwmem- vegetables. biggest export coal piers in Norfolk, Va., when the Panamanian bers MUetar is a freighter Panaghia crashed into the pier while attempting to d^k Hand Out The Fmlt very able cook without tugboat assistance during a tugboat strike . . . The American One of the big sources' of waste are fruits and vegetables, which and steward, and freighter China 'Bear collided with a Japanese fishing boat, which h i s department dry out and go bad when held'too long. Fruit should be examined sank off the east coast of Japan. Eleven of 23 crewmen aboard the features well-pre­ personally by the steward when its delivered to make sure it is in good fishing vessel were reported missing after the accident . . . The USN MUetar pared and tasty shape. It doesn't do much good to be stingy with the fruit and then troup transport Gen. Muir stood by to save 119 passengers and crewmenibers as the Italian motorship Trlpoiitania was near sinking in food, topped off by courteous serv­ have it spoil on you. Rather than let fruit go bad, hand it out freely. Fresh fruit is one food item that's sure to be appreciated by crews as the central Mediterranean on a return trip from Italian Somaiiiand ice. to Naples . . . The port of Baltimore was second jn the US last year MUetar wUl celebrate his 53rd breaking the monotony of canned and cooked foods. A very wide in foreign trade tonnage. A new record for the port was set in 1952 birthday next April. He's a native variety of fresh fruit can be gotten by picking up supplies in various in steamship arrivals when 4,640 ships berttied there, an increase of the Philippine Islands, but now ports located in produce growing areas. Ships stopping in Florida ports makes his home in New 'York City. at this time of the year can do well for the crew by picking up fresh •f 155 vessels over the previous year. local produce. it 't' it' There wlU be plenty of music C. Galley—All meat should be thawed in the chill box, never in Republicans in Washington protested the jetting of ship-building to pass the leisure hours on the the passageways or on the. meat block. In cleaning the meat block, contracts to other countries at a time when they believed this nation's MbntebeUo HiUs (Western Tank­ never use .water. The block scraper and wire block brush will remove shipyards face idle periods . . . Bills now before Congress make it ers) as the result of a suggestion all scraps, after whiefa the block should be covered with a light layer mandatory for all crewmembers of vessels of ICQ or more gross made by Seafarer Mierzyslaw Pier- of salt. Poultry should be used immediately after defrosting. tons to be proficient enough to understand any order, written or oral, ptnskl. He proposed that each All foods should be put in a refrigerator immediately after cooling. given in English. If passed, the law will affect American-fiag ships crewmember donate a doUar to­ This applies especially to anything containing cream, custard or a ward the purchase of a record salad dressing. Such foods provide an excellent medium for the growth carrying passengers, amending legislation passed in 1915. player, which was approved by aU of bacteria that can produce serious bellyaches among the crew. 4> 4. ^ hands. Cleanliness is one of the main essentials in the preparation of food. The former passenger vessel Washington, said to be the largest Pierpinski has been an SIU ship ever to journey up the Hudson River above New York, was towed member since October, 1947, when All food areas should be kept clean at all times. upstream and destined for mothballs amid the Government's reserve he joined in New York. He's a Filially, Stewart suggests, every effort should be made to,avoid fleet at Jones Point , . . Three bulls, weighing 1,000 pounds apiece Keystone Statec-by birth and now waste. By being economical with cleaning materials and food products and valued at $50,000, wfere part of a cargo hoisted aboard a Philippine makes his home in PhUadelphia and saving food for useful needs, a man shows that he knows his freighter. They were the gift of a Cleveland industrialist to aid Philip­ with-his wife Marcella. He sails business. In short, he concludes, feed the crew well, but starve that pine dairy Improvement goals and to cement intemationai goodwill. in the deck department. garbage pail. Burly By Bemmrd Seamnm Modem itrfi—SIU Stulm iTWAsiiicm* HfiRS . YlWP, A(OW—AIN'T THIS A WtoRKoFdOTfj �'0 Match C,195S SEAFARERS LOG Pare SeTcnteea ShippingWeakness—US Problem (Continued from page 4) ' •port over 300 million barrels a" damage to British and Allied ship­ year irom Venezuela and the Per­ ping. It wasn't until the last year sian Gulf principally. -of warfare, that the German subs Manganese — Practically all of were brought under control. this vital steel-hardening matei4al Estimates vary oh the Russian is imported, 850,000 out of a total sub fleet, but the figure 300 is men­ of a million tons a year. tioned in many places. Ex-Secre­ Chromite — We produce only tary of the Navy Dan Kimball esti­ 7,00(f tons a year at home, import mates the Russians may have as - many an 400 subs. Brassey's "Naval over 1,400,000 tons. Cobalt — This is an essential . Annual," a British publication, says that Russia has 380 subs in service metal for jet engines. We pro­ and 120 under construction. Rear duced 1.5 miUion pounds the first Admiral Charles B. Momsen, who nine months of this year but im­ commands US sub forces in the ported 6 million pounds, mostly Pacific, puts the figure between 350 from the Belgian Congo. Rubber—^All natural rubber is to 400. Many of these are preimported, mostly from Malaya. World War II types, he adds. These illustrations (there could Faster Subs Not only would American mer­ be many others) give some idea of chant ships face a formidable sub­ the extent to which the US is de­ marine fleet in terms of numbers, pendent on shipping. A typical snorkel submarine, like this US Navy sub, has enough speed both on the surface and when - but the modern subs are far faster It is true, that much of this car­ submerged to overtake or outrun any freighter or tanker now under the US flag, with the possible ex­ than their World War II counter­ go can, and is, being carried by ception of the few Mariner Class ships destined for the Navy in an emergency. parts. The standard World War II foreign, flag ships. But the danger sub could do nine knots submerged of depending on foreign flag ship­ sidy totals for. these three ships-fof a low-cost, low-wage foreign vislatifn. dealing with certain types and 20 knots on the surface. The ping is an obvious one. In emer­ runs to $40 million exclusive of shipping, but also the competi­ of foreign-flag operations. As has German T-26, a later development, gency periods, that shipping would built-in defense features insisted tion of foreign ship subsidies. been mentioned, coastwise and incould do up to 18 knots submerged. not be available leaving the US on by the Pentagon. There is always considerable tercoastal trades are reserved for Modern snorkel-types are probably without its lines of communication feeling in some quarters against US ships. But many foreign flag Foreign Subsidies faster. Momsen believes that a and supply. Government subsidy to shipping, companies operate out of Ameri­ destroyer wouldn't be of much use Contrasting with this is the size­ as if it were alien to American tra­ can ports, hire their crews in Foreign Costs against them. "Put two submarines The big stumbling block in the able assistance given by foreign dition. Actually, the practice of American cities and run their to stalking a destroyer," he said, nations to their merchant fleets, giving subsidies is an old one in ships to and from the US, never "and the destroyer hasn't a way of a modernt-merchant fleet despite their lower costs. When this country. The huge subsidies touching the country in which they has always been the low cost com­ chance." If that is the case with the Queen Mary and Queen Eliza­ are registered. A similar situation speedy destroyers that can do 30 petition of foreign fleets. Foreign beth were built, the British gov­ for agriculture are now quite fa­ would exist if a US company miliar to all and the equally huge shipowners pay less for their knots oi:^ better, how well the tenernment bought $46Vi million would set up its offices in Liver­ knot Libertys would fare can be ships, less to the men who man worth of Cunard stock to finance subsidiesBCto business in the form pool, hire English seamen and run of certificates of necessity have tiiem, lower insurance rates, lower imagined. the ships. Since the ships were between England and South Obviously no one expects mer­ docking fees, have lower repair built in pre-war days at British been mentioned before. America, never touching an costs, less rigid safety and feeding In the transportation industry chant ships to be built that can Ameri^n port. shipyards, this amounted to a far run away from subs. But the more requirements, and usually pay less higher construction subsidy than raiiroad building in the 1860's and Flag-Dodgers speed they have, the better. The in taxes. To aggravate the situa­ any given by the US Government. 70's was done with subsidies with tion there are the so-called Pana­ Obviously, a company operating the exception of the Great new Mariner ships are known to Here are just a few of the ways Northern. These railroads were like this is simply dodging Ameri­ be capable of considerably more manian and Liberian flag ships, than 20 knots, and they have hell- hideouts for shipowners, American in which foreign governments aid given staggering amounts of valu­ can registry and American unions. able land along their rights of way, It has been proposed that such copter platforms for sub-spotting and otherwise, who pay virtually their shipping industry: . companies be legally compelled to no taxes, crew their ships .with the Panama—^Panamanian flag com­ totaling millions of acres. as well. Some people, believe this prob­ world's worst-trained and worst- panies operating outside of Pana­ Our private airline industry has operate under the American flag. Then there are the Americanlem can be met by having the paid seamen, feed them the cheap­ ma pay no income taxes. Local been heavily subsidized through armed forces handle their own est food, and keep their costs at a shipping is taxed two percent to 16 air mail payments, of which an esti­ flag companies which maintain for­ percent. cargo. This raises several objec* minimum. mated $15 million to $17 million eign-flag subsidiaries. There is one company which operates 44 ves­ To help US shipowners, the tions. Belgium — Thf government of a year are subsidies. The aircraft The problem of getting adequate Government has taken several leg­ this small country grants $4Vi mil­ construction industry has also re­ sels, mostly between South ships to handle the cargo move­ islative steps. All coastwise and in­ lion a year to shipowners for ship ceived generous aid. Up until June, America and the Gulf of Mexico. ment would still remain. Then, it tercostal trade, and ail trade with construction and purchase. In ad­ 1952, aircraft plants wer» issued Of these 44 ships, only 16 are un­ would destroy a - private industry US territories like Puerto Rico, dition, the state has more than 1,095 certificates of necessity der the American flag, the rest This and hand it over to a government Hawaii and Alaska are reserved to half a billion set aside for guaran­ amounting to $864 million in under various other flags. company has just announced the US ships. However, here the ship­ agency. Further, experience has grants. teed loans to shipowners. construction of four more ships, shown that Government cargo owner faces very tough competi­ Subsidies then, far from being France—Ship subsidies amount­ ships are far more expensive to tion from railroads in many in­ ed to $17 million in 1948, the last unusual, are a regular feature of two of them ore carriers of 26,000 and 31,000 tons which will be operate and use an excessive stances. year for which there are figures. the American economy. placed under a foreign flag. amount of manpower. Finally, sup­ On foreign trade routes, the Generous depreciation is allowed Broader Aid Sought Here is a case of an American plying the arme^ forces is only Government gives operating sub­ shipowners in , tax laws, including The question remains whether company, doing its main business one of the many important func­ sidies to companies who operate a double depreciation rate on ships subsidies are the whole answer, or here, and using its ships to sup­ tions performed by our merchant over certain routes. 'The companies bought after 1950. part of the answer to American ply its business operations in the marine. The big job of hauling the involved mi^st make a certain Italy—An annual subsidy for maritime problems. Some have United States, but placing them raw materials for Americaft indus­ number of VOgages on these routes, held that present subsidies are too under foreign flags. There are ob­ shipbuilding is provided. The Gov­ try, and the products of that in­ on fixed schedules, whether or not limited. They argue that certain vious legislative steps that could ernment offers construction boun­ dustry in foreign trade, is its main they have enough cargo to justify companies have unjustifiably re­ business. those voyages. And the Govern­ ties for vessels built to certain ceived the lion's share, while other be taken to bring such operations under the American flag where Raw Material Imports ment can and does get sizeable re­ specifications, and pays one-sixth Here again, few people realize bates on these subsidies where of the cost when the ship goes into companies, equally important, get they belong. These are just a -few of the how dependent we are on ships to profits are in excess of ten per­ service. Special depreciation rates nothing. The tramp shipowners for example, have been fighting fhings that could be done to keep industry going. While the cent. The great majority of ship- are allowed. Netherlands — Shipbuilders can hard for a general operating sub­ strengthen American shipping United States has great natural .ping companies operate without get loans at 2Vi percent, and there sidy on the grounds that their op­ without harming iegitimate for­ resources it has to import more any kind of operating subsidy. erations are as important as the and more of its raw material needs Over the past six or seven years, is a special depreciation allowance general cargo, ships on regular eign flag operations. But what­ for ships bought between Decem­ ever solution is put forth, the fact each year./ operating subsidies have averaged runs. remains that theUS needs a The following are some of the between 30 and 35 million a year. ber 1949 and January 1953. Subsidies though are a two- strong and modern merchant ma­ major commodities that the US Total operating subsidies from Norway—Money put aside for edged sword. There is nothing to has to import in large quantities: 1938 to 1950 were $101 million. shipbuilding and for equipment is keep foreign governments from rine for the safety and economic well-being of this country. Wool—The US only grows one- By contrast sugar growers got not taxable. Up to 20 percent of taking further steps on behalf of third of its needs at home. $653 million, potato producers profits can be put aside for tiiis their shipping. And once Govern­ Bauxite—This all important ore $411 million and egg producers $68 reason. The Government also Is the raw material for aluminum. million in that period. In the six allows companies to "write-off" ment subsidy of all merchant ships In 1951 the US imparted 2.8 mil­ year period from 1942 to 1948, that part of the price of vessel that is established, it invites Govern­ lion tons from four countries, pro­ Cheddar cheese producers got $68 is more than the "normal value." ment control of the industry. Besides operating subsidies, duced 1.8 million at home., million dollars compared to oper­ This amounts to an indirect con­ Seafarers who lose baggage there are proposals that the Gov­ Iron—The US used to be very ating subsidies of $35 million for struction subsidy. checks for gear checked at any rich in high grade iron but used up the merchant fleet. Sweden—Swedish law is similar ernment go into the construction SIU baggage room should subsidy business on a large scale, much of its supply in World War to Norway's. notify that particular hall New Construction not just with passenger vessels. II. Right now we import about ten England — The shipowner can right away so that no one can Other maritime subsidies given write off ,40 percent of the cost of While passenger vessels may be percent of our needs, but this flgimproperly claim the baggage important for prestige and troop by the US Government cover con­ construction. rre is growing every year. with that check. Headquarters carrying purposes,, these proposals ITln—About two-thirds of oiur fin struction of new vessels. In prac­ All of these countries have vari­ claim it is more iniportant to build officials advise you to do this isMmported from ten different tically all cases, these subsidies immediately to avoid loss of countries. are for passenger ships. Up ous provisions covering other modern, fast freight ships and turn your gear and/or trouble Copper—^We produced 928,000 through 1950, total construction money j^nunicks in the favor of them over to shipping companies claiming it later on. Make tons a :^ear at home but imported subsidies ' amounted to' $108,849,- the shipowner. In addition, tax at a low price. The disposition of sure you notify the hall where nearly 500,000 tons to make up the 000. Since then three more ships rates in practically all foreign the small number of Mariner-class the baggage was checked as difference, according to. latest fig- have been built with construction countries are lower than in the ihips, yet to be decided on; will soon as you find out , you've delerndne ia l^ge part what hap­ subsidies, the Independence, the United States. lost the check us is. the -world's big- Constitution and th.e United;States. , :.The American shipowner then, pens to this type of proposal. - 1 Report Lost Baggage Chech i{e%^ ^ducer/ yei^ ha|;;to( ItSji- The estimated Construction sub- has jipi only to meet. coiiipetitioQ| Another Vgqllltiqn offered is leg» K-m-WM jk-M m mmmAm-9 v« A..*-ecv w m �Far* Elrhteca SEAFARERS Add Roaches Plus Mates Plus BR And Result Is Explosive Mixture Roaches can always be counted on to make things difficult, but when you mix in equal parts roaches, mates and a BR, then you really have a situation that can be interesting, and that's what happened on the Royal Oak. According to William Cale-*^"" ences and figuring out what to do BR always made sure to leave the fato, the whole thing took on about smallest and oldest towel he could it. sinister proportions as the Immediately after that, the third find. Greater revenge he couldn't >•,; drama unfolded while the tanker was at sea. It seems, Calefato says, that the whole problem started when the second mate was in his room one evening reading a book. Just what type of book isn't made clear, but anyway, while reading, ths mate was suddenly startled by the sight of a roach nonchalantly- walking around the edge of the book. Being a man who believes in action, the mate tried to kill the roach, but merely ended un chas­ ing it through the midshf^house, stubbing his toes on various ob­ jects, and losing his temper. He claimed later that he managed to kill one roach, but that two others immediately attacked him. Well, the mate went back to his room and brooded about the roach. He just didn't think it was fitting that roaches should be living in with the officers. The next morn­ ing he claimed that he had heard armies of roaches wandering over the blankets and through his bed all through the night. The next day, the matog spent a good part of the day discussing the second mate's harrowing experi­ mate also . discovered that there were roaches in. his room, and be­ came visibly upset by the whole thing. Roaches in officers' quar­ ters just wasn't right. They didn't belong there. After considerable debate on the subject, the mates decided that the roaches just didn't rate living in officers' quarters. After some consideration, the mates decided that the BR was the one responsible 'for the whdle thing. After all, if the BR didn't make the rooms so comfortable and so attractive, the ' roaches wouldn't want to live there, would they? Some slurs were made on the BRs character. Then, the BR claimed that the mates were de­ liberately messing up their beds and rooms just to make the BR's work that much harder. A feud was rapidly developing. The situation finally got to the point where the BR seriously con­ sidered skipping the ffird mate's room, but being conscientious and with true devotion to his duty, he cast that wicked thought aside. More discussions followed. Whqp cleaning the third mate's room, the Mardi •. 195S LOG Thai unlike other four-footed animals, the polar bear uses only two feet to swim? This polar resi­ dent uses only his front feet to l^addle when he goes swimming. Other anipials use all four. . t t 4^ That three gallons of blood per minute are sent from the right to the left side of the heart every take without shirking his duty to da^? The work done by the heart 'the ship. More discussions fol­ in 24 hours is said to be equivalent to the force required to raise a lowed. ton a height of 82 feet. Murder, He Says 4> 4^ ^ One morning, the BR entered That one man was a member of the third mate's room. The lights were out. He started toward the the House of Representatives, a lamp on the far side of the room, Senator-elect and President-elect when suddenly a line tightened all at the same time? For a fouraround his neck and jerked him day period, onetime US President James A. Garfield held all those back. "So it's come to this," he posts. In 1880 his term as a Rep­ thought. "The mate's trying to kili resentative ran out, he was named to the Senate by the Ohio legisla­ me." ture and then subsequently nomi­ Struggling furiously, and gasp­ nated and elected to the Presi­ ing for air, the Bfl finally managed dency. ta tear the line loose from Its t t t mooring and'throw it to the deck. That the ukulele la not native to He then staggered over to the lamp Hawaii? The ukulele was intro­ and lit it. duced to the Hawaiians in the lat­ When he turned to look at the ter part of the 18th century by infernal device that almost killed Portuguese sailors, and was essen­ him, he saw that it had been an tially a European instrument. The intricate series of Unes strung name, literally meaning "jumping across the room, and on which the flea," was suggested by the rapid mate had hing all his carefully motions of the fingers of the play­ laundered clothes. The clothes er over the instrument. were now on the deck, along with ± ^ ± the line. That upon repatriation to the The mate claims the BR delib­ US, Seafarers are entitled to pay­ erately threw the clothes on the ment of all wages due within 72 floor. The BR says he was fighting hours after they present a claim for his life. At last reports, the tor wages to the agent or office of discussions were still going on. the company at the port of en­ gagement or to the home office of the company? If full ^yment is not made within 72 hours, exclu­ sive of weekends and holidays. Sea­ farers are entitled to an additional $8 per day until it is. t i ^ ^ 4^ 4!' ^ i That cranberries got their name because of a resemblance to a type of bird known as a crane? The old.form of the word was craneberry, and stemmed from the fact that at blossoming time the stem of the small shrub was thought to look just like the neck, head and bUl of tixe bird. That you are entitled to an of­ ficial Union receipt every time you pay any money to the Union? Make sure you get an official SIU re­ ceipt whenever you pay your dues so that there will be no foul-up later on. This will serve to safe­ guard you against anyone who might pose as an SIU representa­ tive in order to collect your dough. That the official record of the proceedings at a meeting were originally called the minutes be­ cause it was first taken dpwn in minute or spiall writing and later rewritten in a more careful hand? In the 16th century minute was used as a yerb in the sense of mak­ ing a record or note of something. 4^ $ » That three prizes in each of four different categories \yill be award­ ed in the second annual SIU Art Contest? Deadline for all entries is April 30, 1953. They should be sent to the Art Editor, SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, at SIU headquarters. 'Pirates' Invade Tampa During ^Casparilla Day' Festival Every year, Tampa, Fla., is "taken over" by pirates on "Gasparilla Day," which is in honor of the famous pirate who sailed the waters around Tampa many years ago. This year. Seafarer A. E. Diaz, FWT, was there with his cam­ era, and got these pictures of the annual celebration. The celebration starts as a number of "pirate ships" decked out in flags and flying the skull and crossbones, sail up the bay and to the city." Once they reach the city, the "pirates" invade the area, and take over the city for the day. Once the invasion is made, a large parade, featuring fancy floats and pretty girls, winJs through the city and ends up at the grounds of the Florida State Fair, which is held at the same time. A "pirate" holds his horse^ ,, . Three "Pirates" brandish knives and pistols at the dock area. After the "Pirate" flotilla reached the decks, all the "Pirate" crews joined in the parade. • . iiliiif"-™ Flying the "JoUy Roger" these boats get ready to Join the flotilla. Ope of the "piyate" flotilla. Ss:-.:;-, A pret^dihim Majorette poses. An^ of coiirsf, there are always'iots of floato with pretj^^ girla. AM �t' .( N March i, 19SS BEAFARERS By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor A new breed of flashbulb is now on the market which will probably result in a lot more better photos. The new bulbs are tiny—smaller than the familiar "midgets" and less powerful. They are designed primarily for portrait and group shots at close and moderate ranges. They are intended to prevent the overexposed, chalky results when conventional flashbulbs are used. There are two of these brand new types—one native and the other an import. Since we've only played around with the native brand we'll leave the import until we lay our. hands on some. The one which will most effect the market, in terms of numbers, is the No. 8, a shredded foil-filled bulb of novel shape, with a light output of about half of the GE No. 5. First marketed by Sylvania under the name of Bantam 8, this bulb type will also be sold by Westinghouse as the Synchro Press No. 8, and by Dura Electric Lamp as the Duramite 8. All of these No. 8's are of the "M" or medium peak type designed for use with between-the-lens shutters or . with simple flash cameras. In all characteristics except power they parallel present day M type midget bulbs. A few words on why this new bulb was developed. Prior to World War II flash was mostly used by professionals and advanced amateurs who could afford to have relatively expensive external synchronizers attached to their cameras. Bulbs were generally flashed at rather high shutter speeds—1/100 second for example. Bulb Use Rises . Under these conditions flashbulb manufacturers concentrated on packing into their bulbs the greatest possible light-producing power, and with great success. . Starting in 1946 this whole picture was changed when Eastman Kodak and the other mass market builders decided to build internal flash synchronization into nearly all their cameras, from the simplest box on up. . > As a result of all this the use of flashbulbs skyrocketed. However, most of the cameras and shutters being used with these bulbs are synchronized differently than in pre-war days. Simple cameras have shutters operating at about 1/30 second and the lenses have fixed openings of about f-11. A large percentage of more expensive cameras are synchronized for flash with M bulbs at about 1/50 second, so for flash purposes this doesn't put them very far ahead of simple cameras, at least in shutter speed. Since most amateur flash is of individuals or groups at fairly short distances, the combination of slow shutter speeds, fast films, and powerful flashbulbs causes severe exposure. For intance, with a No. 5 bulb and a film like Plus X, at 1/50 second the exposure guide number is 210. If the bulb were 7 feet from the subject, the lens opening would have to be f-30 to get proper exposure. When your lens is fixed at f-11 it's going to be impossible to get correct exposure. All this is not just theorizing. Sylvania engineers visited photofinishing plants and examined amateur flash negatives. Most of them were overexposed; there was just too much light. We here on the LOG have found the same to be true. On the basis of this study the Bantam 8 was designed. The No. 8 should prove to be quite valuable. Although the light output has been cut enough to give better negatives with simple cameras with slow shutter speeds at Short distances, it still carries enough punch for shots of groups and general'work on cameras with adjustable openings and shutters synchronized for flash at higher speeds. V Seafare^rs accustomed to wo/king with the No. 5 will have no real trouble with the No. 8. All they need to do is open up one lens stop, that is, ii the results they've been getting have been good. If you've been getting overexposed results, try the Bantam 8. LOG Mau-Mau Terrorist Croup Raids In Kenya Described by Seafarer . The strife in South Africa, emphasized by the terroristic Mau-Mau groups in Kenya, makes some of the most interesting reading in the world at the present time, according to Seafarer Harry Krbnmel. ^ As the Robin Trent (Robin) native beer are provided at the body can be sure where it will slugged its way along the parties, speeches are made until strike next. coast, hitting 10 ports, Kron- the entire party is whipped up in "Before I went to Mombasa," he mel read the local papers, spoke to the residents, and then sent his report in to the LOG"Although the Europeans," he said, "are fearful of this Mau-Mau group, they plan to resist any 'na­ tionalistic' movements of this type. Such things as a page one story In the 'Mombasa Times' telling about two European women killing two natives they thought were membets of the Mau-Mau, are not un­ usual." Big Area The area, stretching out for hundreds of square miles, says Kronmel, has been a blessing to the attacking Mau-Mau, and more soldiers are always being sent up from Mairobi. The Mau-Mau groups actually, he says, are a seg­ ment of the Kikuya tribe which has started an "Africa for the Africans" mover ment. There have been hints about "outside influ­ Kronmel ences" encourag­ ing the Mau-Mau, but all reliable Kenya sources deny 'this, accord­ ing to Kronmel. Kronmel reports that, "the ac­ tivities of the Mau-Mau are a re­ sult of the very stringent 'white supremacy' laws and policies that have been adopted by the govern­ ment which have resulted in a great deal of internal strife within the area, and the natives' struggle for certain rights and freedoms." The Mau-Mau is a well-organ ized terrorist group, he says, which has successfully raided a number of outlying arsenals and homes. It shows mercy for none, and its at­ tacks have gotten them the label "fanatical murderers." Composed of young men, usually between 24 and 28, recruiting is done at large parties. Kronmel says large quantities of Seafarer's Daughter Wants Early Start For Scholarship Competition The daughter of Seafarer Melvin Jones may be a little young yet, but she's heard her daddy talking about the SIU Cpllege Scholarship Plan, and she figured that she'd get right in on the ground fioor. She also made it clear how her So, even though it will be daddy rates as far as she's con­ a while'before Peggy will be cerned. ready to start her college Loves Daddy career, she sat right down and wrote a letter to the Union, asking tor full information on the scholar-, ships. "My name is Peggy Jones," she wrote, "and I am 11 years old and in the sixth grade at Thompson School." Wants Details y, V ' Then, Peggy went on to explain I ".that she'd already heard about the '• f;plan. "My daddy." she said, "has " '".tried, to explain to me about the /^ education plan. I would like it very much if you would send me some information about it." Peggy didn't say what college she plans to attend, or, for that matter, .she didn't even say what Mgh school she plans to attend, but she ' ^'made it clear .that she's interested in the scholarship program. Pace NbietccB "My daddy," she wrote,' "is on the SS Mae. The iship takes sul­ phur from Baltiimore, Md., Jo Galr veston, Texas. My daddy's name is Melvin Harold Jones, and I love him. very much." The full details on the Scholar-, ship Plan have been mailed to Peggy, so that she can start getting ready right now, and be prepared when the time comes that she's ready to start college.. Although PegiQr probably hasn't decided on the college yet, sho has decided on the scholarship she wants to get, and one thing seenls pretty plain. Those people who are competing for the $6,000 SIU scholarships along about 1060 are going to have plenty of competition -^nd it's going to come from Peggy Jones. Peggy Jones hate for the Europeans, and then the recruiting is done with volun­ teers usually being accepted. The "Mombasa Times" tells of the Mau-Mau ancient oath, which is still practiced in Kenya. "The oath," says the paper, "is adminis­ tered under an arch of banana trees. After killing a sacrificial goat, its eyes and chest meat are removed. Candidates then taste of the goat's blood. "A necklace of grass is put about the neck and wrists. Seven cuts are made upon the bodies of the candidates with a sharp knife, after all European clothing has been removed. This symbolizes complete freedom from European domination." • State of Emergency A state of emergency now exists officially in all of the colony, Kronhiel says, but "the mixed pop­ ulation continues its own ways in its own time." It is hard to believe that any unrest or the raids and murders really exist. The Arab Marketplace sells goods just as it has for 1,300 years. Indian mer­ chants bustle and move up in im­ portance in the colony's trade. "The European still lives on the hilltop in his mansion," says Kron­ mel, "and the Black carries the burden as he has since the begin­ ning of time. The only time you hear about Mau-Mau in the city, is when it is said in whispers. No­ says, "nobody would tell me what Mau-Mau meant. Finally, a cab driver explained that he heard that Mau-Mau was just a switch­ ing around of the native phrase Uma Uma. Uma Uma, means 'get out—get out.' " Kronmel reports that it seems as if the roots of the Mau-Mau go very deep in the colony, particu­ larly in the areas just outside the larger cities, and that the group commands a fairly large following among the native population. they are the type of group, he says, that can catch the imagina­ tion of the natives, and can incite them into a sort of awe. The entire colony, says he, is well aware of the activities of the Mau-Mau, and that whenever they strike, the papers play up the in­ cident, and point out the "chain of incidents" which have been blamed upon the Mau-Mau. But the worst place to be, says Kronmel, is in the outlying areas, where the Europeans never know where the Mau-Mau will strike next and live in almost a constant fear of being the victims of the next raid. Most of the homes in those areas are always on the alert, and many of them have loaded rifles kept inside. In addi­ tion to that, patrols of troops go through the countryside as a sort of security guard. Twin Bfrthciays — Almost • 5', Celebrating two birthdays off the SS Sweetwater, are L-R stand­ ing; J. Fabian, Dugan and waitress Vanciel; L-R sifting: G. Graves, J. KrewSon, G. Burmester and Sullivan. Burmester's birthday was Jan. 28, and Krewson's Jan. 29. The photo was taken at midnight. Celebration was at Joe's Tavern in Mobile. Quiz Corner il) In pictures or drawings of "Father Time," he is always shown carrying a particular tool or implement. Is this a (sickle), (scythe), (scimitar) or (sword)? (2) Who won: (a) the first funney-Dempsey fight, (b) the second Tunney-Dempsey fight? (3) Each of the following is described as black. Can you identify: (a) an insect-like creature who eats her mate, (b) an epidemic in Europe, (c) a dungeon in Bengal, India? (4) A 10 foot square field has a walk two feet wide surrounding it. How many square feet are in the walk? (5) How would you arrange the Earth, Sun and Moon in the order of th'elr size, from largest to smallest? (6) How large is a size eight stocking measuring from the top of the toe to the end of the heel? (7) What word does not belong in the following group:, book, picture, cat, needle, shoe? (8) What does a football referee announce when he places both hands upright above his head? (9) Is a hookah: (a) a Persian rug, (b) a water-cooled Turkish pipe, (c) a Dutch shoe? (10) Which caused greater financial loss, the Chicago fire of 1871, or the San Francisco fire in 1906? (Quiz Answers On Page 25) • I :,'l '•y$\ >••11 i.| �«,-£.-,T'OT-'r^W, SEAFARERS lOa 9v Twealr Pr6ud Crew Says General Pattqn Is ^Cleanest JO-Yr.-Old Liberty^ The crew of the General Patton pose for a photo dnrln* a shipboard SIU meeting In the messroom of "the cleanest Liberty ship." The crew challenged any other 10-year-old Liberty to match theirs for cleanliness. There was no disputed OT and no beefs after an eight-month trip. Bbrckf. Ufl By SpOit Mirlin We were windowishopping along than the ham scraps in them Auto* Montague Street looking for the mat baked beans. But the Phillies cheapest bar special when we were Just throwed away their chances. An' now tliat Meyer's with Brook­ rudely bowled over by the over­ lyn tlie boys Just can't miss." size paunch of a baby bulldozer. Wait a minute, wo said. Start Picking ourself out 'of the gutter, from the beginning and ei^lain. we questioned the need for such "Awrigbt, I'll figger it out for uncouth haste. ya. The Phillies shoulda' been real "Here's a dime, grab the bus to tough this year cause they got the Prospect Park," Focus snarled, for pitchin'. This Roberts is real good it was none other than he. "Ya see, maybe he clips 30 games, an' can do all the moonin' ya want Simmons is right behind him there. Here there's people in a 'cause lie's whippin' back in shape hurry 'cause there's business ta after he escapes from the Army take cai-e of." last year. Then they got this big We expressed astonishment. Had banana, Drews, who throws a bunch o' soap bubbles, only our he gotten a job? boys can't hit 'em. On top of it Old Lady's Workin' all, there's Meyer whose a real "What for? The old lady's still tough pitcher. workin', ain't she? I'm just hurOne Solid Hit ryin' ta order up my World Series tickets. With Bob Carpenter on "So Carpenter, he gets a pipe our side we'll take them Yankees dream he'd like some more hitters tliis lime." on his club. What does he do but Wait a minute, we said. Bob he throws away a solid pitcher like Carpenter is president of the Phil- Meyer for Earl Torgesen. He don't hit nothin' except Sal Yvar's eye UeS... "Yeh I know," he interrupted, last year when he gave him a big "but he's gotta be a Brooklyn fan. shiner. So then Boston turns What would he trade that Buss around and hands Meyer over to Meyer for if he didn' want the our boys for a couple o' the junior Phillies to stay outta the way o' varsities." Xll that's very true, we agreed. oiur boys?" That's not it, we explained. Car­ Maybe Philadelphia did kill their penter. traded Meyer to Boston. He own chances, hut it didn't mean didn't know that the Braves were a shoo-in for Brooklyn. What about going to turn around and hand the Giants? "The Giants?" Focus turned him over to the Dodgers. pale green as he thought back to Thicker Heads In Boston the • ghastly September days of "Tliat just proves that they grow 1951. But he soon regained his heads thicker 'n Boston than in self-assurance. "Never mind about Philly. It didn' make no difference 'em. I'll see ya later, after 1 get ta the Braves. They're lower dbwn those tickets lined up." "We brought in one of the cleanest Liberty ships that the West Coast has seen, after an eight-month trip SIU style, and we're not bragging, but we challenge any other 10year-old Liberty ship to match ours for cleanliness." That's the proud statement made by the crew of the Gen­ ship in pretty sad condition. As erty that youH find around, and eral Patton (National Water­ soon as they were aboard, they de­ we're proud of this ship. If the ways) when the ship pulled into cided that they wanted a clean next sUp we sail on is as clean Seattle, and apparently they have ship, and started working on that when we board it as this sliip is when we're jeaving it, then every­ a right to make the statement. idea. "We conducted our own exter­ thing will be fine. All it takes is Jeff Morrison, Seattle Port Agent, reported that the ship was minating program while at sea, a little teamwork among the crew. "one of the cleanest we have seen cleaned passageways and foc'sles, The same thing holds true as far around these parts for a long and did a thorough job in the as the lack of beefs is conceimed." time," and also reported that the storerooms and other parts of the crew kept the slate clean as far as ship," said the crew. "We are not looking for any beefs are concerned. When the General Patton pulled honors," they said, "but we trust into Seattle after 8 months out, that it would be wonderful if all there was no disputed overtime SIU crews could find their ships and no other beefs, "It was a in as good condition when they pleasure to„ pay off the ship," Mor­ sign on as the General Patton is It can be pretty annoying to see the same old washing machine cluttering up the pass* rison reported, "and everything now when we are paying off. It ly after day, particularly when it's an old one that isn't used anymore, and there's ageway day went smooth and quick. The ship could be done if all crews were was a credit to the SIU, and O. H. willing to do a little work to keep a new one for the crew. Headley, the ship's delegate, also a clean ship and thought a little In fact, it got to the point* deseiTes some credit for the way bit about the men who would be aboard the Kobin Doncaster,' The idea sounded great, but at latest word is that the crew is won­ coming aboard the ship after they that the crew finally decided last reports from the Doncaster. dering whether the old machine he brought in the ship. The crew stated that, when they pay off." that the machine just had to go. the crew hadn't been able to agree just doesn't "deserve" a refined . "We did a lot of work on this There wasn't any question about it. upon a date for the auction—be­ burial at sea, or whether there isn't signed on the ship in Newark, NJ. on June 19, 1952, they found the ship to make it the cleanest Lib­ Everybody got busy, and one of sides, they weren't sure if anjd>0((y' a snug harbor for washing,ma­ chines someplace.. the en^eers was asked to give an in the crew would show up. The estimate of what he thought the old machine was worth. After con­ siderable consideration, the pried was finally set at $20—provided the buyer got the old machine off The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks, the ship and out of sight of the bakers end others who'd like fa share favored food recipes, littlc-fcnoum crew as soon as possible. . cooking and baking hint's, dishes with a national flavor and the like, suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's chief steward George Machine Sold Seafarer Petterson put up tlie Liebers' recipe for "sauerbraten," a German meat dish. As a man who got a thorough"^ ^ ' $20, which was to go into tbe ship's sugar and small amounts of mixed fund, and he was declared the new grounding in the cooking art in owner of the-old machine. The Europe, George Liebers reports spice, and pepper, and three table­ whole trip seemed better. The ma­ that "most Seafarers really go for spoons of salt. Put the meat in this mixture, covering it, and then let chine was still there to offend the sight, but at least the men knew a solid European disk every, so it stand in the chill box for three often." And, he bases his state­ days to pickle. that it was oh its way out. ment on his experiences sailing After three days, put meat in a Everything was settled, that is, with the SIU since 1944 as chief roasting pan, strain pickling mix­ until Doncaster pulled Into South- cook or steward. ture, and put the vegetables from Africa, and Petterson got sick. Of Still single de­ the mixture in with, the meat. all the times for it to happen, Pet­ Broivn slowly. As. the meat browns, terson was taken,ofMhe ship and spite tlie fact that add about a handful of fipur to went info B hospitaL The sale was he can eook so the meat. Let this brown,, top. off. The washing machine wasn't well, George says Then take the pickling mixture going to be leaving the ship, es­ he likes freight­ that was strained, and bring it to pecially after the doctors at the ers a litle better a boil. Put the browned meat and hospital vetoed the idea of leaving because there's" vegetables into a pot, and add the the old washing machine at the more room In the galley. * boiling mixture untir the meat is hospital with Pettersmi. To get. Sflucrcovered. Stir thoroughly so that This was the time for action, the Liebers the flouT will thicken-.the mixture. crew decided. Something had to braten, whic_h Cook in the oven for abotff ah be done, machine had to go. George describes Another conclave was held, and as "a delicious German dish, you hour and a half. Take the mePt out it was decided that a big auction start with 10 pounds of beef. and add a tablespoon of currant would be. held aboard the ship. Chuck or any" beef will do, since jelly. Strain this mixture and add two tablespoons of sour • cream. They'd make It a soii of bazaar, the pickling makes it tender. Mix about a gallon of water, a This is the gravy. and the lucky. Winner-r the map who was smart enough to malu-the quart of vinegar, two ohidns, four ; 'Serve with potatoe <lampllng|if. highest blid, would'get the wonder­ pieces of celery, one diced Carrot, a "You have enough sduerbrotcn Mr ' t ful' aldt washing;ipaglUne. . ^ r. . small jdeoe oiigarlici a teUtspmo^ttf^'about;37 ,to-40' menk' s M P 1f» i t x V The Case Of The Old Washing Machine That Wouldn't Leave The Doncaster ifioPA SoiE k- -OR BETTER DROPlM ANPSEETHAT OtP SHIPMAIE OF'To^;(^S^JbW i/JiHE tasPirAL, IEIL BE &LAO TO SEE AMP TbuR. VISIT WILL-TO WORE nofZ HIM THAN/ MEQICIHE. �liirih t^ liSS HmffmEMmvmmjp HI Cw^^s itnmriers ^e.thjp Editor: t bsve a stiggestldn which I think the membership will agree that the negotiating committee . should start to work on. There should be only two ABs to afoc'sle.witha larger room pro­ vided for three OSs, or, in cases where a dayman is carried, 2 OSs and one OS and a dayman. The negotiating committee should work towards the Hiifhart eventual attain­ ment of sufficient Quarters for the entire crew, with no more than two crewmembers to a room. Chester Hngbart SEAPAltEltS 'J' TH» Tvrenty-oa* LOG LET T E R S in ovMiime performed by persons other than himself. Beform Needed At no time at all have we taken any hostile action, so we ai^ what can be done about these slave-driv­ ing anti-union characters. This company has some very good ship's officers, as we have sailed on other of the company's ships, -and we are well aware of the fact that these three officers are the cause of this ship's being the black sheep of the fleet. Signed by 2g crewmembers of the Ames Victory (Ed, note: "The Wilmington Port Agent reports that the chief mate and. chief engineer are no longer on the ship.) 4^ 4r • Wants EJOG Sent To Him in France Money Exchange Bates Listed The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of March 4, 1953 and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, Somb Afrlcas $a.80 per pound aterlins. Australia: $3.34 per pound sterllns. Belgium; SO trance to tho dollar. Denmark: 14;4S:eente per krone. France: 330 franco to tho dollar. ^ Holland: 3M guildere to the dollar. Italjr; 629 lire to tho dollar. Norway: 14 cento per krone. Portugal: 38.75 oscndoo to tho dollar. Sweden: 10.33 cento per krone. India: 21 cento per rupee. Pakintan; 30.2 cento per rupeo. Argentina: 14.3 peooo to the dollar. BragU: 3.4 cents per cnuoiro. Cruguay: 53.63 cento per peso. Venezuela: 20.SS cents per bolivar. swallow up the SUP with their maritime federations and 4heir unity committees. It would have been the easy way for the Sailors to go along Instead of fighting the whole set-up. The shipowners, too, v/ould be happy to get the Sailors Union out of the way because it is too militant to suit their taste. But the Sailors Union and Lunde­ berg have chosen theusown route. They couldn't have made it by themselves if it wasn't for the fact that they are solidly united behind Lundeberg, and that he is loyal to them and is a fine leader of sea­ men. That's one reason why Lunde­ berg has made enemies, because he has gone down the line for his members. The shipowners don't like him because he is too militant to suit them and won't take what they-want to give him. The Com­ munists hate his guts because he stopped them from controlling the industry on the West Coast and maybe in the whole country. 83-Day Strike Last summer when the SUP went on strike they stuck their neck out because they had everybody lined up against them. It isn't every union that can keep a strike going for 63 days and come out on top but they did, it. That should prove to anybody's satisfaction that Lundeberg has the backing of his membership. As for that meeting with Sena­ tor Taft, I am convinced that he did the right thing 100 percent. I remember I was on a ship then, and we sent iii a resolution attack­ ing the Taft-Hartley law, and a lot of other people made plenty of noise about it like we did. But Lundeberg went out and did some­ thing. Perhaps if he hadn't done it. we would have lost our hiring halls. If you go out and talk to SUP men like I do you will find that they are convinced Lundeberg is doing a fine job for them and get­ ting the very best of conditions. He should be judged by the way he has represented his members and not by the opinions of ship­ owners, Communists and Trotskyites who are out to get rid of him. Beriil Sveiisson HeeaUs Opening Of Seamen^ s Home To the Editon About five years ago I was on the beach in New Orleans, resid­ ing in a private boarding house. At that time a Seamen's Home was being constructed at Lee Square and St. Charles Avenue. When the building was completed I, being a bona fide active seaman figured, well, this will be a Godsend to the seamen, because at the time there wasn't a decent place for a sea­ man to go for recreation or to meet his mates, and of course that caised many of the salts to go into the gin mill and loaf most of the day. When the place officially opened, I was one of the first seamen to saunter in and have a peep and, yes, brothers, the first one to be thrown out Why, you ask? Simply because I was not a guest and in a position to pay FarreU $13.50 per week for a room. At the time I hdd a wonderful room for $8 a week. I immediately got ray Irish up and vrent home, got my pen and sent off the story to our SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. I might state that when the LOG gave my story pub­ licity, in about two weeks, every­ thing in the Seamen's Home changed and all seamen from any union all over the world were wel­ come, whether they lived there or not. Yes, and hostesses eveiy Wednesday night to dance and dine with you. But at the moment I deem it a fitting gesture to submit a little praise to the Seamen's Church In­ stitute at 25 South Street, New York, NY. As an oldtimer who has sailed all over the world, I have visited many seamen's homes. I have yet to find one to equal the New York home; the seaman could not be taken care of any better in a modern hotel. The only thing I missed was a swimming pool. There is a swell recreation room on each floor with plenty of pool tables, Including a standard sized English billiard table. There are all kinds of games, too numerous to mention, plus a beautiful read­ ing library dedicated to the late Joseph Conrad. I might say that the lilB-arians are more than cour­ teous in helping you. And, of course, there is the Roper Room on the fourth deck, where all kinds of entertainment is at your dis­ posal, plus refreshments. A number of us were talking in the recreation room the other day and it was unanimously agreed that when you rove 'round the rooming houses in New York the call of the old doghouse gets you as the sea itself, and back home you come to meet your shipmates and shoot the breeze. Paddy FarreU To the Editon One of my buddies here in the Army in Xa Rochelle, France, gets the LOG regularly, but he went home to the States' on February To the Editor: Will you please send my wife 20th. I was hoping you would send and me the SEAFARERS LOG. I the LOG to me regularly as soon belong to the SIU and have for as possible as I so enjoy reading To the Editor: how most of my old friends are You can take the boy out of the some time. doing. I was a member of the great- country but you can't take the To my idea of thinking, the SIU country out of the boy. It's the is the best union going. It has same with the sea and sailors. sure done lots for me. I may add Would you put me on the mail­ that I'm one among thousands who ing list of the SEAFARERS LOG? is very happy to be an SIU man. Luckily, being the bloke who We will be looking forward to won the first World War, when I receiving our SIU SEAFARERS turned up permanently di.sabled LOG in the future. Uncle Sam gave me a pension— Lawrence Ellison $50. I haven't yet, and may never see anything over here at Snug (Ed, "note: Your name has been Harbor but the hospital. What the added to our mailing list; you will hell—^why give up free feet until receive the SEAFARERS LOG you can't push them any further? every two weeks, as published.} Be good. James J. (Pop) Martin 4^ (Ed. note: Your name has been added to our mailing list; you will receive the LOG regularly every two weeks.) ft ft ft To ihe Editon -Geoige Stanton shows off a The undersigned members of the birthday eake from home. Ames Victory signed on on Decem­ ber 30, 1952 at Wilmington, Cal., est Union (SIU) from December, aware of the fact that Captain A. 1943, to August, 1948, when I To the Editor: Preede, Chief Mate A. L. Sykes Joined the Army. I hope to be out I read the article in the SEA­ and Chief En^neer F. Hoffman soon, then back to the good old FARERS LOG (Feb. 6, 1953) about were anti-imiofi characters; how­ days. Harry Lundeberg and I agree that ever, we were determined to liveSailed as Chief Steward everything it said is true. I am up to our agreement and show My last ship was the Russell A. an oiler and sail with the SIU but these brasshats how s good union Alger (South Atlantic) out of I know many men In the SUP and iiian Operates, savannah, 6a., in 1048, which went know what that Union is up against We bad only been at sea a few to France. I hope some of my bud­ on the West Coast. I believe that Lundeberg per­ days when the captain confronted dies who were on that ship or any the ship's delegate: "You came on others with me remember me and formed a great service for the To the Editor: My sons and I would like to say this ship and think you are running drop me a Tine. (I was chief membership of the Sailors Union it. I am captain of the vessel." steward). Better still, when and if when he turned down the job of thanks and God bless you all to This was in retaliation for re­ they ever hit La Rochelle, France, Secretary of Labor, b^ause there each of the crewmembers of the pairs which the ship's delegate bad drop up to the US Army Hospital is nothing that the shipowners on Lafayette, for their kind expres­ pressed for while in San Francisco of La Rochelle and ask for the mess the; West Coast would like more sion of sympathy on the death of than to get him out of there. That my husband, Henry Nathan Mcand which had been promised at sergeant,, which is yours truly. Thank you in advance for the goes for the other imicms out there Nabb, who suffered a heart attack the sign-<m in Wilmington. The aboard the ship while in Germany. saloon messmaa overheard the LOG. Here's wishing the Union the too. Hershel, Billy, and For years the other unions like Captain say "he hoped to live to best for always. Mrs. Nathan McNabb George A. Stanton the ILWU have been trying to see the day that unions would (Ed. note: Your name has been , end." added to the LOG's mailing list; Baldinelli, the BR, reported the you vnll receive a copy every two captain painting his chair to the weeks.) delegate. When confronted, the t $ ft ft ft ft captain looked at the BR and stated, "So you're the skunk." Chief Mate Interferes The chief mate might as well have To the Editor. To the Editor: been bosun, A day didn't pass that In this long overdue letter I I've been reeeiving the LOG for be wasn't bagging someone In the would like to express my gratitude the past eighteen months and you deck cfew. By the way, he's an on behalf of my wife and family can stop sending it to me now be­ ex-Navy petty officer, and how well on receiving .the $200 maternity cause that rotating day I've been be performs his duties, in a strictly check and the $25 bond. waiting for has finally come. I'm military way; kneeling to every I would also like to thank the going back to the States for my command of the captain's as if he crew of the Sea Coral for the discharge,. and I'll be going, back waragod. money tiicy donated when my to sea just as soon as I get out. , The chief engineer l3 an ex-Navy father died. I appreciated reeeiving the LOG man also. - He told the electrician I feel very proud and fortunate all the time I've been over here. this ship does not need one. Every to, belong to this great Union which, My book is in retirement and I'm once in a while someone sees him in my opinion, is the very best in goin^ to g^t it out when I get back putting in a fuse or performing the world. and take up where I left off, going some electrical work. He claimed: In closing, 1 Would like you to to sea. It'U be a happy day for me the engine room was painted some aend the LOG to my home, as when I get aboard a ship. time ago, in ten days, on? presiunr both my wife' and I enjoy reading I'll close for now, and when I ably fired the two wipers.a.nd en-; it. get back to the States I'll he at the fine utility for not having accom­ John W. Feaiwn Coffee- time is always welcome, and these crewmembers of the New York hall visiting. Thanks a plished the same job in the sanve (Ed. note; Your name hs» been Northwe^ern Victory (Victory Carriers) aj^reciateit by just taking lot, SeaCams. length of time. The electrician also added to our mailing list to receive Walter J. Pnylomakl it easy ov<£ a cun of food kot coffee in the wai fift^ apparently for"tuming^ the LOG every two weeks.) Proud SiV Man Is One Among Many Veteran Wants LOG Sent Him Mt^s Tough Trip On AmesVictory Lundeherg, SUP Steer Good Course Widow Thanks Lafagette Crew Coffee Time's Always Good Thanhs Brothers For Two Benefits .a - Ex-Gi Plans Beturn To Sea 7 �•'""v^r,.T« I rag« ^ steak Situation Continues Tough LETTERS Injured Seafarer Gets Good Care To the Editor: To the Editor: I Just want to drop a line about As we cruise along southward on the tough luck that hit me and Ed the Del (Romantic) Monte, the boys Rellly on our last trip on the Cornare being fattened up by our first To the Editor: husker Mariner, and the fine way class stewards department, pre­ I'm writing this letter In regard that we were treated by Captain sided over by Alton "Galley to what our Secretary-Treasurer Dollard of the Hawaiian Packer. Madam" Booth, with chief cook said at the headquarters meeting Ed and myself both had to get . Tom Beatty. Wednesday "night, February 25th. off the ship at Honolulu. Ed broke The only complaint we have Is I think It would be ah excellent Seven bones In his left hand, and that our esteemed Delta Line port Idea to have housing projects built I Injured my back. After we got steward, Mr. Mitchell, having for our families, for no one under­ off the Cornhusker, the ^ent there started a private rationing pro­ stands a seaman like a seaman. took very good caife of us, and gram, has put on board 320 pounds A grocery store could be located then arranged to send us back to of steak meat as an 80-day sup­ In the project, owned and operated the States first class—SIU style. ply. We are supposed to have one by the Union; the money would We came back on the Hawaiian steak every ten days, but since we be going from the Union's pocket Packer, and I would like to thank have 55 persons (Including eight back Into It. I think the idea Is the skipper, Cap^ passengers) on hoard, this 320 just the thing. We'll have a fu­ tain Dollard for pounds will not cover. ture and something to look forthe way that .jyard to, and we'll know that when As highlights of the cruise we he treated me. we come In from a trip we'll have have dur regular Delta Line en­ Everything was some place to rest our heads' in gineering feats, beginning with the wonderful. 'When comfort. pumping of about 200 gallons of he found out that Melvln Bass fuel oil on the after deck and fly­ my back was in­ ing bridge. X X jured and that As a new Item, we have the deck I had a lot of department taking ballast and re­ trouble getting Denley pairing the ship's whistle, which around, he ar­ To the Editor: might save fuel oil, If they took ranged so that my meals would be I recently had a. letter from a Urougljt right to my cabin on a that too. friend In Holland who explained tray. Nothing was too much trou­ An item which should be elimi­ the horrors of the recent flood ble, and he saw to It that I got nated has come up. (I understand there and how all the American great service and had a wonder­ a couple of other Delta Line ships iihips in European ports niade con­ ful trip. Abshlre, AB (right), and Morgan, pumpman (center), of the PaoU are doing this also.) That Is, the tributions to help those In distress. (Cities Service), carry bundles In Kure,~ Japan, as they go on a matter of the galleyman cleaning I would like to wish him happy He asked me if there was anyone sailing wherever he goes. He Is the ventilating screens In the gal­ shopping trip with Mlml while they were In port there. on my ship who had a few dollars the kind of skipper than a man ley, as the method used Is endan­ he could spare. The Dutch Gov­ likes to sail under, and all I can gering the health of the crews of anchor, bosun, don't worry about ernment or whatever first-aid facil­ say Is that I wish there were more these ships. This has been taken that man. The Insurance company ities they have, would appreciate like him on the seas. care of on this ship, as the en­ gineers have reluctantly agreed to will take Care of him." it. Once I got back Into the States, Another morning, one of the To the Editor: Since the Union Is not conduct­ the Union also came to my help take care of what is rightfully their I would like It to be known by ing any drive now, I thought the and made sure everything was all work. It seems they have started firemen came to the mate and told doing as they please Instead of fol­ him he was sick and would like the membership that 1 have an In­ officials could be asked If a drive right. I came across the country to have some medicine. This was terest In a bar In Kobe, Japan could be authorized. Contributions lowing the contract. at 6:30 AM and the mate told him called the Club Rose (not to be con­ could be made through the ships' by train—first class, and I'm now Chester Hughart to return at 8 AM for medicine, fused with the Rose Bar) and that funds on each ship, sent to the going Into the Marine Hospital at i t t as at that time the captain would It would be appreciated If they hall and froiu there to the Dutch Staten Island, where I expect tp be awake.' Since this Incident, the would pay a visit to It when they Consulate or their representatives. have an operation. I would also like to thank the captain told the ship's delegate are In Kobe. The address Is: The Need la Urgent that anybody requiring medical at­ Club Rose, No. 43-3-chome Shimoy- . I haven't been reading .any big Union for the help given me and To the Editor: tention was to contact him per­ amate-dorl, Ikuta Ku, Kobe, Japan. city newspapers and don't listen the wonderful way I was treated. Just a word from the crew of sonally In the future, and it would Just mention to Ruby or Johnny to any radio (all the radios I had I'm straight SIU, and that's the best way any seaman can be. the good ship Del Mundo, due In be taken care of. were blown up or burnt because Walter "Sailor Jack Recife, Brazil, on New Year's Day, Crew of Sweetwater of a series of unusual experiments) Delaney" Denley although I don't think we. will so I don't know anything about X ^ XXX make It before Friday afternoon. the catastrophy In Europe except Anyway, that Is the news accord­ what was written to me. You prob­ ing to the shaft alley navigators. ably are more aoqualnted with It So far we have had a good trip, and can understand even more how with no beefing and squawking. To the Editor: To the Editer: greatly help Is needed. We have a I got off the ship December 23rd The reason I suggest help for ' I want to take this opportunity very good crew in Galveston, Tex. On January the Dutch Is because Holland is a to thank the LOG staff for making of oldtimer.s on 12th I went home to settle a few small country that always wasjn my recent vislf to the Union hall this trip — Hun­ things with Uncle Sam. January danger of the sea, and most of the most enjoyable. Besides being able gry Henry, Juke 1th I got shot In the stomach. I people are poor. They are more to pick up some back Issues of the Box Jeff, Mur- have been In the hospital since modest than other countries, like paper, I.waS given a complete toiir ree. Snake Ar- then—^the Marlnie Hospital in the big ones that ar^ always chisel­ of the buUdlhg, which proved not, M. Sweeney, Detroit. ' ing from our Government, even most interesting. Old Pop Ellis, Adolph Pachuckl Enjoyed Visit • with the Marshall Plan. Red Griffith and I think that If we do have a I was glad to see the recreation . XXX Manifold others. drive and show that we tried to rooms, which no- doubt, are en­ I hope every help them they'll never forget us, joyed by many men while they are William Chadbum brother has as good a dinner for and the Dutch's friendship Is dif­ on the beach. The shipping hall Christmas as we had. Hungry that you are In the same Union as ferent than some other countries; was also most Interesting but I Henry and the rest of his gang To the Editor: Blll-san and they will treat you they are not "two-faced." think what I enjoyed most were really put out a spread for us, fine. -Even If each man on each ship the two ship models on display. I Many Seafarers who from time and boy, they sure did a good job Bar To Get LOG gave as little as $.25 at only one was also shown the bookkeeping time have had occasion to stay of piling It up In front of us. We to I would also like copies of the payoff—whew, that makes an at­ department and the vacation pay at or visit the Seaman's Church In­ also had a Christmas tree and all department and I might add that In Philadelphia while wait­ LOG sent to the bar every time tractive sum. the trimmings. I am afraid I will stitute WllUam Calefato I found the food at the cafeteria Issued so It will be available for ing for a berth or ship have re­ have put my weight back when 1 ceived the warm, most delicious. the members when their ships stop get back this time, for a change. personal wel­ All In all, everything was just In Kobe. Two Shipmates about . Well, here's hoping everyone come -extended as shipshape as could be. I Enclosed is a snapshot of myself had a very Merry Christmas and a by the director. want to thank the LOG, also, for enjoying life in Japan. If you want very happy New Year, from all of Rev. Stockman, printing a number of my poems in to print It in the LOG, fine. I am the crew of this good ship. the LOG. I really enjoy reading not going to^We the fuzz off un-; Chaplain Davis, O. H. Manifold this paper. I'm sure ,most of the til we arrive back in to the Port of and associate seamen enjoy reading all the fine San Francisco, which should be welfare director, articles,' especially when they are about March 25, unless we have a Mr. Profflt. These away from home port. change of orders. No one wants fine men unself­ M, Dwyer this as we have been out five ishly give their JeUetto months now and are dying to get XXXtime and serv­ To the Editor: The following will explain why ices In endeavoring to create here to the States for a litle rest and; ^ • the chief mate on board the Sweet­ a hoiney atmosphere for seamen some fun. Proteata Korean Ban away from home. That they do a water has been the object of much Before I sign off I would like to discussion for the past several trips good job Is attested to by many of To the Editor: ® mention that something should be our SIU members and others. on this vessel: I would like to thank the fellowl": done about not letting the seamen One day, while leaving New on the SS Mae for making-It pb^ The many and varied services York, one of the daymen was in rendered by these gentlemen re­ ashore in Korea. We have been slble for my husband to come here about 45 days now and ho dna the winch bed covering the hawse ceive the highest praise from any­ see his qidther who was, very, iff I*-, pipe, wh^n the mate ordered the one who has met them, and the has been allowed ^sbore. It fe n6t the' hospital.' good for a seaman's morale. bosun to raise the anchor. The best wishes of all seamen who My daughter Peggy and 1 Wliliani H. Chadbum Harvey (left), AB, and Terry, are very happy to say that the man bosun told the mate there was a have had the good fortune at one (Ed. note: We have added,ymir man L; :he winch bed at that time- time or another to have visited the name io the mailing list; ten foptet deck malnt.,' take it easy of our hofiae has been a member of covering the havise pipe. • * Institute. of the LOG will;be- sent to the aboard the Elly during A trip the SHLfor a long time. ' The mate replied'"Raisd the Mrs. Melvln H. Jones JohajeUeiie Club RoiiWefy'two wceffs.) ? to Japan. Shopping Trip in Kure Applauds Idea Of Seafarer Project Urges Help For Flood Victims Vrgea Member* ViaU nia Bar Xmas Dinner Fine On Del Mundo Too Gets Wounded After Payoff Tlmnhs LOG For Tour Of JSX Hall Institute's Help' Valued Highly Kr. •• Mate Ignores Crew^s Safety X:' J.V Thiutm Brdiheii^^ For Her HnshandL �5 B^AiPM h B»9^ • - • ' ' -•"v" • v'V ' 'C .. Vif w Pace 'Twents^tbre* ' ' •^'•> '<4 k* ''>1 iiiiiii mmm0! •iiipii Ill IMI fSmi 'iiiii' sispii WUt Deep sea salvage is testing'the skills of divers and wrecking experts these daj's from the coast of Japan to North Africa . . . from the shores of Florida to the wreck-strewn harbor of Manila. Millions of dollars worth USS Kearsarge gets in position over sunken trawler L^n as a tug stands by. Her huge crane and tackle can lift 250 tons with ease.' Note old-style ram bow, once the fashion with battleships. I ,: 1 , f », "f fiili ®ii Masts and superstructure of the Lynn break the surface as Kearsage hauls her from 60 feet down with two sHngs that were se­ cured beneath the wrecked hull. Barge carries diving equipment. isiiij ' ' WMm ; The salvaged trawler brought with hey to the surface evidence of her sunken'condition. A heavy*ebathig of seaweed covered;the r vessel, e and on ihe of ships, steel plates, and sunken cargoes are being recovered in a world-wide salvage drive the like of which has never before been witnessed by the mari­ time world. Some of the most interesting salvage jobs of re­ cent months have taken place around in-shore waters of the Atlantic coast. tVhile outward bound from Boston forjthe fishing banks late on a dark, fall afternoon in'November, 1951, the 112-foot trawler Lynn of Boston was rammed and sunk by the tanker Ventura, which had come up from behind and, according to its officers, had been ignored by the trawler's watch. Fifteen of the trawler's 17-man crew went down with the sh.fp. Last summer a Virginia salvage firm purchased the wreck, which lay under 600 feet of water, from the insurance underwritei's for a mere $500. Divers who had descended to the hulk reported a strange fact—that there was hardly a scratch to be found anywhere on the vessel. The hull had not been damaged in the fatal collision. Evidently, the tanker had turned the little ship over as it was swinging hard on its own helm and water poured into an open hatchway; enough to sink it quickly. *« Lynn Refloated Recently, after two months of preliminai-y work, the Lynn was raised by the USS Kearsarge, hired by the salvors from the US Navy for the job. The ram-bowed Kearsarge is an 1898 vintage battleship once hailed as the mightiest warship in the world. She accompanied the Great White Fleet around" the world in 1908-09, After World War I, the kearsarge was fitted out as a craneship for heavy lifts at Navy yards. She brought up the Lynn, which weighed 250 tons full of water, with ease. Now thoroughly cleaned of mud and refitted, the Lynn has been towed to Norfolk, Va., and will soon resume her business of trawling. To build a simitar vessel at today's prices would cost about $250,000. It is estimated that the salvors spent aboqt $15,000 to raise and recondition the ship! Another interesting feat of salvage not far from the sunken Lynn was the raising of ttie 306-foot freighter Arizona Sword from the eastern end of tiie Cape Cod canal after being rammed and sunk by the coastwise collier Berwindvale in May of 1951. Veteran Salvage E.\pert Low bidder to the US Army Coi-ps of Engineers for removing the wreck was George M. Byrne, an 83-year-old Boston engineer who has accomplished many difficult engineering feats without college training or any kind of formal degree in engineering sciences. Mr. Bryne was paid $227,000 for the difficult feat of floating and removing the hulk from the busy waterway, acquired ownership of its 4,800-ton cargo of sulphur, and is now recovei'ing the seven-yearold freighter at a Boston dock in the hope of selling her for continued operation under the American flag. As these instwces show, there's money to .be made under the sca^ but. the chances are big. And more sunken wrecks defy the salvagers than, like these vessels, are successfully raised. i >/ ,' i,fi...iaijaislIsC; -V. ; �SEAFARERS Page Twenty-foiir LP a Mareh 9, 1951 ... DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ... .ft'. l9:-. I: WILD RANGER (Wafarman), Dacambar 91—Chairman, John Crowlay; Sacratary, H. A. Orlando. Vote of thanks went to the negotiating committee for a splendid job on the new contract. Brother Gal­ lagher was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation. Suggestion was made to lock up walbing maschine and messroom in all ports. One brother complained that his steaks were served cold. January 18—Chairman, L. W. Gallagher; Secretary, H. A. Orlando. The one beef —with the Chief mate—wiU be taken care of when the ship reaches port. Pa­ trolman will be asked if he has" the right to hold the crew's cigarettes and distribute them as he wishes. Medicine supply will be checked, as it is totally in­ adequate. Motion was passed to see about putting a decent slopchest aboard. Special meeting will be held with the patrolman before paying off. There is S15.75 in the ship's fund. There should be less noise in the passageways so that men on watch can get more sleep. Stew­ ard was asked to order a set of steak knives. Repair list will be turned in be­ fore arrival. Lights should be placed on both quarter deck off. for the safety of men going on watch. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), January 98^ Chairman, Anderson Johns; Secretary, Bob Sheppard. One man missed ship in Baltimore and was replaced in Tampa. Discussion was held on all fans; each department should be kept clean and dry at ajb times. More variety of meats was requested. Something should be done by the engineer on the rusty water in the tanks. Robert Young was elected deck delegate. MOBILIAN (Waterman), January 35— Chairman, Charles Coletti; Secretary, Ed­ ward Zebrowski. Repairs will be taken up with the engineer. These include lockers, benches, and a new sink for the 12-4 watch. Forty gallons of milk were taken aboard in Bremerhaven and lasted only two days. Captain told the steward to order,as much milk as needed. Stew­ ard proceeded to clean milk cans with the idea of ordering milk in Rotterdam. When this had been ordered and taken aboard ship the captain refused to pay for it and it had to be sent ashore, in dUeci viulalion of the agreement. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Jan­ uary 25—Chairman, W. F. Mueller; Sec­ retary, Tom Bowers. Ship's delegate re­ ported that there is $66.73. Suggestion was made to send candles and writing Go's Speed Seafarers' Retro Pay I- paper to the boys in Korea. One mem­ ber was authorized to get these. Sug­ gestion was made to try and get waU desks for all rooms. Bosun was asked to make a maU box for the crew messroom, Suggestion was made to try and move the cabinet over the sink in the crew messroom, as it is in the way when a man U washing dishes. Suggestion was made to get more side dfehes. Vote of thanks went to the ship's delegate for the good work he Is doing in building up the ship's fund and to the steward and his department for the, good work they are doing. SUZANNE (Boll), January man, George Weas; Secratary, A. Aragnes. Patrolman wlU he contacted on the deck cargo lashing beef. Water fountain in the passageway needs ' •* has been out of order for the last three trips. Attention will be called to the spitting in the alleyways. Stewards de­ partment shower tos been out of order for the last two days. There is no hot water running. More accurate time should be posted on the sailing board. .-tj, '-I Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. If the men Involved will write to headquarters and tell the Union which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the hooks be sent through the mails to any private addresses. BEATRICE (Boll), January 3—Chair­ man, W. Ortiz; Secretary, Leroy John­ son.* Discussion was held on_a new rlnL- man, Morgan Harris; Secretary, George er on the washroom tub. Repair Ust was H. Seeberger. Delegates wiU make out repair Usts and forward them to the made up. patrolman on arrival. New chairs are ELIZABETH (Bull), January 31—Chair­ needed for the messroom, wind chutes man, Howard R. Sposato; Secretary, for crew's quarters, washing machine Christopher L. Bobbe. Chips was left should be repaired or replaced. Fresh In Puerto Rico In the hospital. Deck de­ water tanks are very rusty and need partment heads are not in working or­ cleaning^ Crew's foc'sle decks and messder. Discussion was held on closing the room decks need painting badly. Crew ship's laundry by the chief mate and needs innerspring mattresses and new keeping it clean: on the deck department pillows, as weU as foot .board for the beef about the awning back aft and the showers.. slamming of the gaUey door early In the KEYSTONE MARINER (Waterman), De­ morning, disturbing the watch off duty. Patrolman should be seen about the chief cember 13—Chelrman, C. Wilson; Secre­ tary, E. Edglnton. Condition of the wash­ mate giving passes for gear. ing machine was reported to the chief MARINA (Bull), January 20—Chairman, engineer but nothing has been done Jos* Prafts; Secretary, Frank Megar. ^out it. Captain suggested that shelves Crew thanks the stewards department for be made for bunks. Suggestion was made the good food and the good cooperation. to get more milk before saUing, as this Complaints were made about the clean­ is e larger crew. UntU more is obtained, ing of the washing machine. Last stand­ milk WiU be served only at breakfast and by on each watch will clean up the rec­ supper. Suggestion was made to have reation room, and each man wiU replace one man from each department clean his own cup and saucer in the sink in the laundry, rotating weekly. Cots wiU the gaUey. Stewards department will be ordered on the West Coast. There sweep and clean the recreation room in should be less noise in the passageways. the daytime, while the other two de­ January IS—Chairman, C. W. Wilson; partments wUl take care of the laundry. Secretary, M. White. A few beefs wiU be Crew is not to dump the garbage on deck presented to the patrolman on arrival in but in the cans back aft. Wipers would port. Beef on paint spraying will be re­ like to have their foc'sle painted. ferred to the patrolman. Captiin wlU be contacted about shelves over hunks In SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), quartCM. If washing machine is beyond January 11—Chairman, J. Reyes; Secre­ repair it wiU be replaced; a new wringer tary, S. U. Johnson. There is $26.60 in will be obtained also. Laundry wiU be tlie ship's fund. J. Reyes was elected locked in port, with the key kept in ship's delegate by acclamation. Steward the galley. Crew's quarters' doors need should inquire of the company why 160 hooks. Union wiU be contacted about quarts of milk were not. on board be­ health hazard in regard to garbage room. fore sailing and additional milk for daily consumption in port, as per patrolman's HURRICANE (Waterman), January 30^ order at the last payoff. Repair lists wiU Chairman, Harvey W. Morris; Secretary, be made up and turned over to the ship's Cedlew. Ship's fund now stands at $3.74. delegate. Steward should order a larger Thanks were given to the steward and supply of lava soap or sand soap. cooks for the good food and baking. Stew­ January 2t—Chairman, Sir Charles; ard stated that no stores or ship's sup­ Secretary, S. U. Johnson. There is S21.60 plies are 'to he taken by crewmeftibers In the ship's fund. Repair lists should for gifts or barter ashore: they are put be turned in as soon as possible. More on the ship for the use of aU crewcooperation is needed among the entire memhers. Mate wiU be contacted about crew. The department delegates took the frozen porthole dogs. Patrolman will the authority to donate S5 to the in­ be asked to find out why this ship is jured brother put ashore at Key West, always detained in receiving passes and Fla. Negotiating committee should try draws in foreign ports. Slopchest prices and add the birthday of the SIO and F Easter Sunday to the contract. Medicine kit should be placed back aft. Any mem­ ber late in getting back to the Vessel due to an emergency should call his de­ partment delegate. (Continued from page 2) ready on or about the 15th of the month. Seatransport Corp.—Will handle mail first, or at payoff. May or June date. Shipenter Lines Inc.—Mail ap­ plications preferred. Payments ready around March 15. STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), South Atlantic SS Line—Pay­ January 31—Chairman, OavId K. Nunn; ments are now going out via the Secretary, J. B. Morton. Repair list was discussed and accepted. Vote of thanks mails. went to the stewards department. Stratford SS Co.—Will handle at ROYAL OAK (ailes Service), January payoff or by mail. 2$—Chairman, S. U. Anderson; Secratary, Strathmore Shipping Co.—Apply Carl Kammer. Motion was passed to post on the buUetin board to make sure at company office, 52 Broadway. OT it is being distributed fairly. Suggestion Preferably in person. 'was made to extend an invitation to the Tini SS Co.—Wilh pay in two steward and the bosun to attend crew meetings. Complete repair Ust was read weeks. off. Traders SS Corp.—Mail requests COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Feb­ will get preference. ruary 2—Chairman, Ted Weaver; Secre­ Trafalgar SS Corp.—Payments tary, R. O. Tapman. Motion was passed to place a fan in the pantr.v. One man will be ready on or about May 1. off, one man missed ship In Marcus Tramp Cargo Carriers — Pay­ paid Hook. Lloyd Wilson was elected ship's delegate. Patrolman will be contacted ments will be ready the end of 'about the Unen, as sheets and spreads March. are reportedly too short for the bunks. Transfuel Corp.—Mail applica­ There is a $20 balance in the ship's fund. tions preferred. Will notify Union POTRERO HILLS (MarTrade), January when ready. 25—Chairman, Carl Johnson; Secretary, B. Thomas. $6.59 was collected this Trojan SS Co.—Will notify Union C. trip, making a total of $8.59 in the ship's when ready. ' fund. There are not enough cups. Crew wants more and better quaUty goods in Troy SS Co.—Same as above. the slopchest. The ship is supposed to US Petroleum Carriers—Money get-some new library books in the next port. Ship's delegate will turn the re­ will be ready around May 1. list over to the patrolman at the Veritas SS Co.—Payrolls will be pair payoff, as there is much to be done. A unanimous vote of thanks went to the ready in two weeks. department for excellent food Victory Carriers-^PayroIls will stewards and service. be made up completely about EOITH (Bull), February 2—Chairman, May 1. Larry ZaIenskI; Secretary, Louis Rlzzo. Waterman SS Corp.—Payrolls Frank Andrews was elected ship's del­ Overtime and a few beefs about will be ready in about a month. egate. the first assistant will be brought to the All paymetats will be handled attention of the patrolman. Motion was to keep feet off the seats. Wash­ through die mails. Men hiave to passed ing machine was under discussion as well write company at Waterman Build­ as the lack of launch service at Port ing, Mobile, Ala., and list time on Sulphur. All three departments wUl claim fou-- lay's launch service. B.iJ tub- hi ships. the radio wiU be cheeked by the stewar(l. Western' Navigation Corp.—Pay­ POTRERO HILLS (Mar Trade), January ments will. be» mailed out in two IS—Chairman, A. Yarborough; Sacretary, weeks. Cecil Thomas. Ship's treasurer reported $2.00 on hand in the ship's fund. Western Tankers—Money ready on or about May 1. . MICHAEL (Carras), February 1—Chair­ , ' Get New Books Through Agents ii. Si .iiiWtttk., Seastruck Welsh Boy Likes SlU (Continued from page 6) menace around the East American shore was the Black Vulture, a pirate of about 600 tons. She was a fast lugger carrying a big gun amidships add a long gun in her stem. One stormy day she sighted a British man-o-war, HMS Eagle and turned about towards a coral reef with the shelter of* a 30-foot cliff on one side.' HMS Eagle pass-ing near sighted her top halyard above the cliff though. When no answer came to her hail she went to investigate. Her opponent chal­ lenged her to battle. She went to it like a crowd of demons. Sbe had emptied three broadsides into her before, by a trick, the Black Vul­ ture broke free. "But not for long! In her haste she went and piled herself up on the coral. As she surrendered a loud cheer broke up from the con­ queror. In court the pirate skip­ per confessed everything, even that he had sworn that his sbid would not be conquered in battle and that he had bribed his men to take great risks by setting them against each otjiep and promising them great,Uunw of money t^iat never qaihcl'' ' , '- : V:-, . .L:; arc not posted. Crew war atked not to New Mexico. Steward waa given a votn hang around the gaUey. of thanks for the good job he has ffonn during the short time he has been on AZALEA CITY (Waterman), February the ship. Since the second cook missed 35—Chairman, Edward O'Rourke; Secre­ the ship in Galveston, the steward han tary, Oavid B. Sacher. There la the same had to do all the cooking. Repair Ust beef about repaifa not being made laat was made out; trip. Patrolman will tte the port ateward about getting a better grade of fruit and STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Fsbruary vegetables aboard. There la a $54 bal­ 1—Chairman, W. - A- Jordan; Sdcretsrv* ance in the ahip't fund. R. OI Sarno. Grew messman and pantry­ man agreed to help one another in serv­ PUyEgTO RICO (Bull), February .1— ing all the meals. Boson Is to be sure Chairman, Ed Caudlll; Sacratary, Jim that coffee Is made at 2:30 PM. Laundry Murphy. Petty larceny in St. Thomas b$8 WiU be aougeed by one man in each de­ stopped. One man missed ship in New partment without the payment of OT. No York. Chief steward said he wishes to beer wUl he issued outside the Persian stand the loss of the ship's fund money. Gulf, by 'order of the -company. Repair list wUl be turned In one week beforo STEEL KING (isthmian). Oacambar I reaching the USA. Chairman, J. Muela;' Sacratary, P. J. Harayo. Ship's delegate said aU crewREPUBLIC (Trafalgar), February 7—. members must be on board one hour Chairman, Allison Helert; Sacretary, Jo­ before sailing time. Crew washroom seph Fusilier. Crew is exceptionaUy goods mu4 be kept clean at all times by each we lack performers and gashounds. Mo­ department. Firemen must arrange to tion was p.issed to have new fans placed have equal amounts of overtime. in the foc'sles and a new door put on January 4—Chairman, J. Muela; Sacra­ the messhall. refrigerator. There should tary, P. J Harayo. Ship's delegate re­ be a new door on the stewards depart­ ported that the washing machine was re- ment head. Chief engineer wiU be asked paired, and everyone must take care of Shout painting engine room foc'sles and it. There were a few minor beefs about getting a new doorknob for the 12-4 the crew's icebox. Wipers must keep the firemen's foc'sles and cleaning the water aUeyways, showers and heads clean. Deck tanks. department had a beef about some meih LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Carriers), hers not securing the ship. January 11—Chairman, Lteo E. Movallj ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Shipping), Secretary, Ricky F. Motlka. Motion was Oacambar 5—Chairman, E. Nooney; Sec- passed to turn a repair Ust over to the rafary, C. Cann. Only a few minor in­ chief mate before the trip continues. All fractions were talked over with the cap­ Wooden boxes should he saVed for the tain. Electrician wiU determine the value baker to start the gaUey fire with. Books of the washing machine, which will be and magazines should be returned to the sold to a crewmember, with the money recreation room. Discussion was held on going toward the ship's fund. Outside the cleanUness of the ship and the pen­ doors will be kept locked in port. All alty for performers. February 1—Chairman, L. R. Faddeni hands wi-re asked to be more economical In their use of coffee hereafter, so It Sseretary, Ricky P. Motlka. The mate will will not be necessary to buy more. Damp make keys for all rooms. Radiator re­ dish cloths and table cloths should not pairs will be turned over to department be left in the messhall in hot climates. heads. Members will sign for cots issued Everyone is to come into the messhall by the steward. Books wlU be taken from the Ubrary in port.. properly dressed. Fabruyy 7—Chairman, E. Nooney; Sac­ ANGELINA (Bull), February S—Chair­ ratary, C. Gann. Since the man who in­ tended to buy the washing machine is man K. V. Chrlstensan; Secretary, Robert going to the hospital when ths ship Po'wsll. There are no beefs; the captain reaches Africa, the ship's delegate will Is satisfied with conditions In general. accept the highest bid for the washing Crew was asked to keep hands off ths machine. All logs were scratched with bulkheads in the passageways on ths the exception of the two men who missed main deck. 'Washing machine should bs the ship. Several items are scarce. Pa­ cleaned. Permitmen received commenda­ trolman WiU decide who is to get divi­ ble mention for dependability. sion of extra meals. Day worker is doing STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Novem­ gaUey force and messman's work. This matter wiU also be referred to the pa­ ber 2—Chairman, W. Mitchell; Sacretary, trolman. Motion was passed to have one T. Thompson. StewaxU should inspect day man added to the deck gang oh this the messhall before meals. Crew should type of vessel. Ship is two men short, try not to bang doors. Radios should ha due to injuries. There should be Im­ tuned down, as men off watch want to provements made in Uving and working sleep. Steward should check the menus and sanitary conditions. Quarters are before they are put on the' hoard. Two inadequate. The bosun's foc'sle is too keys should be made for the messhall smaU. ' Ship should be fumigated. In­ and one for the pantry, - so doors can be ventory should be made up early by locked in port. November 23—Chaicman, A.. McAuthert stewards department members. Secretary, Tommy Thompson. Steward was asked to explain what was wrong SUNION (Kes), Janusry II—Chairman, S. Emerson; Sacrelsry, W. R. Gsls. Ed with the linen. After some discussion, WUisch was elected ship's delegate. Sug­ agreement .was reached. Suggestion wag gestion was made that all crcwmembers made to have cold drinks twice a day, make voluntary donations to the March and put fruit In the ice box at night. of Dimes at the payoff. Cans should be Garbage can' should be put ln*the aUeyplaced in the passageway for cigarettes way during mealtimes. January 28—Chairman, W. Miichafir^ and trash. Men should be propefly Secratary, Joa Kramar.-Second cook, who dressed in the messroom. Motion was made to contact headquarters to have a took the chief cook's Job when the chief cook was taken sick in Alexandria, is slopchest In the South. ' recommended by the crew to aaU as chief cook. Longer sheets are needed, BURBANK VICTORY (Eastern), Feb­ ruary S—Chairman, Maurtce Kopsnhagsn; as weU as wooden foot stands, in ths Secretary, Albart Lambert. Crewmembers showers, six chairs for the recreation should report to the purser for medical room, new porthole glasses- and • new treatment before arrival in ports, and gaUey sink faucet. report immediately any Injuries—even ALAMAR (Calmar), November • 23— minor ones—^to the purser or the depart­ ment head. Motion v/as passed to have Chairman, S. Musco; Sacratary, Vines Zamblte. AU repairs have been madethe engine delegate contact the first as­ sistant engineer and try to arrange bete There is $43.40 in the ship's fund. Ship's ter accommodations for junior engineers. delegate wUl check on the TV set in Ship's delegate asked for more coopera­ Long Beach. Discussion was held on the tion with the crew messman and pantry­ food and baking. The food is bad and man. They say they do the best they could be improved. The baking could can. Service has improved; the steward also be improved upon. Steward, chief says there's stlU plenty of food on hand. cook and second cook were told to im­ Engine room blowers need fixing. Stew­ prove on preparation of food and menus.. ard a^eed that crewmembers are en­ ALEXANDRA (Csrras), Dscsmbsr 20— titled to two pUlow sUps and two bars Chairman, H. K. PItrca; Sacratary, Thurs­ of toUet soap apiece. ton J. Lewis. Thurston Lewis waa elect­ CHRISTINE (Carrat), February S- ed ship's delegate. One washing machine Chalrman, Clyde L. Cummlngt; Secretary, WiU be saved for white clothes, the other Tony Novak. Wash water la rusty, and used for working gear. the suggestion was made that the tanks FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trant), be cleaned. Request was made that the captain be contacted about increasing Oacambar 21—Chairman, C. H. Mont­ gomery; Secretary, Chuck Hostattar. the cigarette ration to two cartons a week. Shower drain on the deck depart­ Steve Vellopel waa elected ship's dele­ ment is stopped up: the deck engineer gate. Sanitary detail of passageways, heads and showers should be equalized WiU fix this. by all departments. Chief cook was asked to use less grease in cooking food. CUBORE (Ore), January 25—Chairman, Van Evera; Secretary, O. R. Rayweck. Discussion on making coffee was settled to the satisfaction of all. Menus should Motion was passed to have stores checked by the patrolman to make sure they are be changed more often, to offer a differ­ up to SlU standards. Frank Clawson was ent variety of meat. Chief cook and elected ship's delegate. Cups , should he steward explained preparations of menuai returned to the pantry, and washed out. this expiana^on was accepted. ' LaundiV should be kept clean. There STEELORE. (Ore), January 25—Chair­ should be a complete supply of sUverware and glasses for the crew. VpntUat- man, R. Connor; Sacratary, P. Faraon. Discussion was held on keeping the laun­ Ing system should be- Cleaned and re­ paired. Repair Ust wUl be checked by dry clean and returning cups to the messthe patrolman. Wind chutes should be room. R. Connor was elected ship's del­ out when the gangway Is lowered or egate: P. Farson, deck delegate: Naarraised. Steak should be on the menu Isma, engine delegate: Francis OXaughtwice a week, as weU as Ice cream and Un, steward delegate. Steward agreed to fried chicken. Fruit should be put out open the spare messyoom as a recreation at night. There should' he a variety of room. Engihe- and deck sanitary men Will alternate in keeping' it clean. Ship's juices and jelUet. delegate will contact the captain about; ALBION (Dry Trans), Fabruary S— repairs which Were not done for the pasti Chairman, Pierce; Secretary, Oarrell R. three trips. These Include: lack of! Rogers. Ship's delegate should see the shower heads in toUets. portholes In patrolman about moving one of the bunks messroom and several In Jthe foc'sles! in the present messmen's room to the need repairs, one crew mesatsble is mist­ not num­ other, which is larger than the one Which ing, weather deck fire-plugs now has three men sleeping in it. One bered. Crew's msnroom needs paintingalso need aougeeihg and paint­ of the stewards department bunks should Quarters • be moved to - a larger room. Vote of ing. February 1—Chairman, R. Connor; Sec­ thanks went to the stewards department. retary, P. Parson. Ship's delegate' wUi SOUTHERN DISTRICTS <%>uthern again attempt to have measrocim an.i Traaing), February 7—Chairman, C. W. crew's quarters aougeed and painted. Maynardi Secretaair, C, W. Ray. Motion Dlscusaloq was held on the continuous wa| passed to turn the ship's fuhd'Over lack of good bread, auSicieiit. night' lunch, to .the patrolman for tho .TQ home, jn . . (Cootlnued im pBse 2$) �'-} 'J .i 1 ^ ^ ^ \ 'i f, J« i. ,f,»<, .•-jr IWl' .-|.'.«:'l' Paje Tweniy-fiT* SEAFARERS LOG Mueh 9, mt . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS (Continued from page 24) overcooUnc ol stcakf. Watte baiket and drains were requested for foc'ales. I<ockera in. meatman's room and the hasp on the door need rcpairinf. FILTORI (Ore). February 1—Chair­ man. IMer; Secretary. Hlnnant. Discus­ sion was held on the broken bunk springs: aU of the bunks should be checked. Each delegate should turn in a repair list and ask about getting wind chutes. Sugges­ tion was made to see that the crew has the same sauce as the dSicera Steward reported that more stores are being put aboard. He agreed to leave out com flakes and other cereals for the U-to-4 watch. Night pantry should be kept clean. Water tanks should be cleaned or taken care of in the shipyard. BSTHORI (Ore). February 4—Chair­ man. B. A. Boyd; Secretary. Joe. Avery. One man wishes to make a statement to the patrolman concerning the termina­ tion of his employment aboard this ves­ sel. . Another member wiU make a state­ ment concerning the physical and verbal abuse he received from the third assist­ ant engineer. Patrolman will be contact­ ed about the shortage of fresh stores aboard the ship. Steward and cooks were unanimously complimented for the improvement shown in the planning and preparation of the meals. There were also shortages of suqh supplies as match­ es. drinking glasses, salt shakers. LA SALLS (Waterman). February 1— Chairman. J. S. Davis; Secretary. O. J.. Batz. There is $21.50 in the ship's fund. Washing machine motor being repaired In Brcmerhaven is awaiting pick-up. R. N. Kelly was elected ship's delegate. Any man caught spitting or abusing the drink­ ing fountains will be fined. Ship's dele­ gates discussed proper sanitation, and called attention to the-poor cleaning of •ating utensils. Electrician must have permission from the chief engineer to repair fans. Light should be put on the washing machine to indicate w^en it is running. Soiled linen should be returned. Steward promised to have breakfast bacon cooked properly. Chief engineer wiU be contacted about sougecing the paasageways in crew's quarters. AU hands are to keep the metihaU clean and orderly at aU times. Steward ssUI that requests for anything not on the menu woiild be granted, if within reason. February 10—Chairman, Wllbart Wantling; Secretary. Fred R. Hicks. Stewards department sliouid be commended for their good food and effort on behalf of the entire crew. There was a beef on one member not doing his work properly, steward wUl move- the linen changing day to Friday instead of Wednesday, to give him time to send the laundry ashore at Yokohama. AU hands ahoould use the garbage cans aft to keep the ship clean at aU times. FAOLI (Cities Service). February 1S-Chalrman. Joseph V. Stephens; Secretary, John Brady. There is S34.17 in the treas­ ury. Crew was asked not to come Jnto the messliaU Jn underwear at any time. Telegram was sent to the Lake Charles agent about the man who missed ship. Voluntary contributions wlU be accepted for the ship's fund. AU hands should help keep the messhall, recreation room and laundry clean. AU departments wUl make up repair lists. ANTINOUS (Waterman). February 15— Chairman, Paul C. Carter; Secretary. Bill Varn. Jr. A. Larson was elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks went to the reslgtdng ship's delegate. Letter should be sent to the New Ybrk haU about doing something to keep unauthorized persons out of the messhails and alleyways, par­ ticularly in New York. Trash cans should be kept much cleaner. IRENESTAR (TrHon). January II— Chairman. Dave Rivers; Secretary,. John Fisher. Ship's delegates reported about the requisition that was made before ar­ rival in Long Beach. Captain wiU have foc'slea and heads painted as soon as the ship is under way. Ship's delegate asked aU members to refrain from taking beefs topside, or requesting personal draws. Steward reported that the company was very good to him, and sent him all that was ordered,, even including three extra bottles of tomato eatsup. Ship's delegate asked the men to bring cota Inside in stormy weather, or to stay with them, so that we wiU know when man and cot are- missing, and they wlU be easy to locate. JEAN (Bull). February 15—Chairman, Teddy M. Otasseckl; Secretary. J. Ooldman. Cartright was elected ship's dele­ gate. Vote of confidence went to the stewards department galleyman and messman. Tablecloths,- variety of Jams and more napkins are needed. More night lunch should be prepared. Repair MARYMAR (Cslmar). February IS— list will be turned in before the ship Chairman. Joa Kowaltkl; Sacratary. Honhits home port. ast Al Whltmar. Copies of the repair list were given to the department heads, the CATAHOULA (National Navlgatlen). ship and the patrolman. Lifeboats and February 12—Chairman. Bill Hay; Ssc- gear are. in working order, as are the rstary. W. A. MacOreger. Radiogram second deck air vents. Three other men will be sent to New Orleans, asking for left the ship because they could not get a patrolman to meet the ship and asking along with the chief cook, which was not If the crew should pay off if no patrol- their fault. No beefs other than that . man la present. Ship needs fumigation. against the chief cook and lousy prepara­ Patrolman will be asked about launch tion of food. Motion was passed to write service at Juare, Cuba. AU books and out about IS typical menus for tho pa­ magazines Should be returned to the re­ trolman to see at the payoff so that he creation room. Records should be kept in win know that this ship is not living up the rack that is suppUed for that pur­ to the agreement to put better food on pose. Crewmembers were asked to be this sliip. Washing machine will be put more quiet in the passageways whUe on the repair list. Chief cook will be re­ brothers who have been on watch are ported to the patrolman for hU iiiability asleep. Heads and showers should be to get along with the men under him kept clean at aU times. and his inability to cook. ^Can'Shakera^ Have Xo OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in b^ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "(»n-8hakers" 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 pay-off. Receipts are issued on the spot. Sacratary, B. F. Brica. More cold drinks should be put out. instead of so much water. Patrolman wlU be contacted about the poop quality of the food. There should be a first aid kit iii the engine room. Roach powder should be put out. Watch should be served first. Patrolman WiU be contacted about sanitary men doing spot sougeeing in passageways. Cigarette butts should be kept off the deck in the showers. Washing machine should be turned off when finished using it. ' Warning light should be Installed on' it. MAE (Bull). February 2—Chairman, E. Hoagy; Secretary. Herbert (Tiny) Ken­ nedy. There it . $28 In the ship's fund. Crew wiU have an arrival pool—$15 for the winner, $15 for the ship's fund. Hipp was elected ship's delegate. Captain gays the chief cook's room will be painted next trip. Discussion was held on the milk situation, which the steward says he now has regulated. Repair list wiU be turned in to the patrolman on arrival. BURBANK VICTORY (Eastern), Janu­ ary II—Chairman. James Lee; Secretary. Frank A. Radzvlla. Motion was made to recommend the crew messman for ills fine service in keeping the place very clean: the crew wlU cooperate with him through the voyage. Washroom should be kept, a lot cleaner. SAH-MATEO VICTORY (Eastern). Jan­ uary 11—Chairman, Ccorga Fowles; Sac­ ratary. Lawrence Kaufman. Two men missed ship in New York. Whitey Conn was elected ship'r delegate. Patrolman WiU see about getting port blower in the engine room fixed before leaving for the Far Bast. Motion w^as passed to try to get a new library in San Pedro. Motion was passed to accept voluntary donations to the ship's fund. Crew was gsked to help keep the pantry clean and keep feet off the chairs in the messhalL Vote of thaiUu went to the stewards department for fine preparaUon and serving of food. FAOLI (Cities Service), January 24— BENTS FORT (Cttlas Sarvica). Fabru- Patrolman wiU be asked to request fans Chairman. Earl West; Secretary. John E. ary II—Chairman. Vlncant H. KIcklrlaw; and wind chutes. Steward was elected treasurer of the ship's fund. Brady. There is a $29.31 baUnce in the ship's treasury. Members should coop­ erate In keeping the laundry and messALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa). February 9— hall clean. Repair list wiU be given to Chairman. P. Boyar; Secretary, J. Stringfallow. Motion was passed to have set­ the patrolman in Norfolk. Medicine cabi­ tees put in the crew messroom. next to net, in the engine room needs replenish­ ing. the outside bulkhead: new chairs should be obtained, too. Vote of thanks went CharieB McKee to the whole stewards department for a MARVIN (Intarnatlsnal Navlsatlon). Please contact Floren Weintraub, good Oecembsr 24—Chairman. Charles Rog­ Job. There should be more quiet ers; Secretary. Fred R. IJIcks. Steward Lyons, NY. Write from overseas in the passageways, as men are sleeping. reported disposal of Argentine meat left if you are there. DE SOTO (Waterman^. January S— from the last voyage. Robert Hudkins Chairman. Oto Callahan; Secretary, Phil­ was elected ship's delegate. Longer cord ip M. Reyes. There is a beef about the is needed for the washer. Laundry and William "Scotty" MoKenzie lack of a device to regulate hot and cold recreation cleaning wiU be rotated. There Write to Freddy Bruggner, c/o water in the showers back aft. Drinking la no lava soap aboard: ship's delegate WiU see the master about getting some J Ma Carras, 21 West St., New water was discussed, and the electrician explained why it has not been fixed im­ at San Pedro. Ackers need repairing. York, NY, SS Michael. mediately. Several members suggestedrepairs that were needed. Steward and 4i 3) his department were thanked for the ex­ Quiz Angwera Stephen Henry Fulford cellent food and service rendered to the (1) A scythe. Contact'your mother immediate­ crew. Suggestion was made to have more often. Master was given a (2) Tunney won them both. ly at 2623 Old SheU Road, MohUe, oysters vote of thanka for providing the liquor (3) (a) Black Widow, (b) Black Ala, She is ill. Her phone num­ for the eggnog. Money for the films will be collected at the payoff. Plague, (c) Black Hole of Calcutta. ber there is 7-4443. lERSONALS, t t t (4) 96. a> i t (5) Sun, Earth and Moon. C. O. Berry (6) Eight inches. Ex-Stonewall Jackson (7) Cat. It is the only living Please contact Eugene Hoffman, thing included, Naugatuck, Conn., phone 6984, as (8) A score, soon as possible about your gear (9) A water-cooled smoking pipe. that he has. (10) San Francisco Fire. The esti­ t t Stanley G. Cooper mated loss was more than double. Please contact Mrs. Vlctorra, Cooper, 1343 S. Olive St., Los An­ Puxxlm AMgwer geles, Cayf. t BQ QDIE mm m fflilBS HDHil fssaa Qgs eaaa •Bsae EDE aaa BEaossa ESQ gOEBB; EBBS] EBS ESfflE 0022® HBEE aas OB Qaa OS® mn SBoaaa mmmmM aEEBKB BBaOBB: t ^ Edward House Please contact Charlotte imme­ diately, Mother has-gone to Flo]> Ida. ' t t STONY CREEK (MarTrada). January It—Chairman. J. E. Ashlay. Jr.; Sacra­ tary. M. Marshall. Crew wUl send into the hall a telegram asking for dope on expiration of articler as soon as possible. February S—Chairman. Martin Mar­ shall; Sacratary, William E. Mau. Captain la willing to see counsel with delegates at the first port of discharge. MoUon NOTICES James Francisco Your discharge from the Caro­ lyn has been found and is being held for you at the LOG office in headquarters. 3) it t Salvatore Terrlcini A film pack of yours has been returned by thd Government and is being hMd for you at the LOG office in headquarters. ' was passed for them to. do so. Rlack Jack players will cieaq up after the game. Repair lista ihould be . turned over to the purser. Washing ' machine ahould be cleaned and scuppers plugged in deck and stewards department heads. aboard the vessel. AU dirty linen should be turned in. SOUTHERN STATES (Seutham Trad­ ing). February 7—Chairman. Ctiarica Meers; Secretary, LJI. Bryant. Jr. Floyd L. Simmons waa elected ship's delegate acclamation. One man who faUed to TROJAN TRADER (Trolan). January 1 by turn up waa replaced and the incident —Chairman. M. Culp; Sacratary. P. Pisa- reported to the Galveston patrolman. elk. A. Michalski was elected slUp's del­ egate by acclamation. Better care shouldGENEVIEVE FETiRKIN (Bleomfleld), be taken of the washing machine. ToUets I—Chairman. Homer Workman; need repairs and painting. Some foc'slea February Secretary. Carald A. Hoetehen. An ef­ a'nd lockera need painting and repairs. fort is being made to have the crc.v's Matter wm be taken up with the captain quarters cleaned of lamp black. Bepair by the ship's delegate. Each department list is being up. Motion was made in the future wiU submit a repair list to and secondedblade that the crew support in the ship's delegate. every way the case of a member. Mo­ February I—Chairman. Thomas Mur­ tion was passed to have new washing phy; Secretary. Pete Plasclk. Because machine installed. Repair list wUI be there have been delays on receiving posted. Ship sailed one man short, since draws in foreign ports for the last three the man sent down did notliave endorse­ trips and because the captain never ment. Captain refused to sign on an seems to have any American money, mo­ AS. second electrician and BR in foreign tion was made, seconded and unanimous­ ports. Copies of the repair list wiU be ly carried that no crewmembers are to given lo the captain, chief engineer, port sign on and off until the patrolman set. captain and steward. Motion was passed ties this beef. Same old beef was made to install innerspring mattresses, as per about the washing machine being 4eft agreement. running and dirty. Repair list will be submitted by each department delegate DEL MONTE (Mississippi). January 25 to the ship's delegate. Medicine chest —Chairman, Alton Booth; Sscra'ary. Lea should he checked. Stewards department Snodgrass. Chester Hughart was elected got a vote of thanks for their efforts in ship's delegate by acclamation. Steward preparing .and serving chow. asked for cooperation in conserving on coffee. Ship is stored for 80 days. Crew MOHTEBELLO HILLS (Waftern Tank. should make a list of needed repairs aa er). February 1—Chairman. Emll Cratsky; they are discovered, and. turn them in Secretary. O'Connor. Pantryman thanked to the department delegates for later in­ the members for the good cooperation, corporation in one master repair list. and also the watches who keep the pan­ Steward said the company stated that try and messroom clean. Patrolman they were putting aU new mattresses on ahould be contacted about the condition board next trip. A few minor repairs of the didnUng water. are needed in the laundry. CHIWAWA (Clflai Service). February S—Chairman. Thaodera Smith; Sacratary, K. F. Ooldman. There is $12.32 in the ship's fund. Buckner was elected ship'h delegate. Jam Jars and other Itemi on the' tables should be kept cleaner. Dis­ cussion was held on coffee. Crew wants the patrolman to check the ship's medi­ cine chest, the first aid kit in the engine room. Vote of thanks went to the ne­ gotiating committee. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Citlas Sarvlcc), January 23—Chairman. N. L. Maacham; Sacratary. W. A. Craig. Clothing aUowance beef will be referred to the patrol­ man. Mitchel was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. The captain is being given special items not on the regular menu, and there- is buttermilk in the officers' pantry but not in the crew'a ice box. Ship's delegate wlU see the patrolman in Baltimore in regard to the quality of skimmed milk- and imitation black pepper being put on ship. Motion was passed to have the ship's delegate see the patrolman about washing ma­ chine repairs. MICHAEL (Carras). February I—Chair­ man. Fred Bruggner; Secretary. George H. Sacberger. Two members were miss­ ing at sailing time in New Haven. Ed­ ward Mulilneaux was elected ship's del­ egate and Robert Hamlin, deck delegate by acclamation. Stewards delegate asked the coopei-ation of all hands in keeping the messroom a little tidier. Missing- men will be reported to the patrolman. , February IT—Chairman. Fred Brugg­ ner; Secretary. George N. Seeberger. There is $24.19 in the ship's fund. Ac­ tion should be taken in New York to liave a topside room made into a cook's foc'sle and recreation room. Repair list was read and accepted. SEASTAR (Mercadar). January 31— Chairman. T. Connali; Secratary. L. W. Pepper. Master said aU quarters wiU Be painted before the completion of the present voyage. There was full coopera­ tion from the master and heads of aU departments in getUng repairs done dur­ ing the voyage. Any performing done during the voyage vriU be explained to the patrolman at the payoff by the par­ ticipant. who should not expect any Ic nlency from the delegates or crewmem­ bers. Minor beefs shoiUd be taken care of by the delegates instead of being taken topside. There should be no more wasting of water, or the chief engineer will be compelled to turn it off com­ pletely within a few days. 'Master will try to get from the Army any articles that are not in the slopchest. if possible. Men on the last standby of each watch in the deck department were asked to clean off the tables and put the cups in .MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfield). January the sink. 31—Chairman, Raymond L. Pari-y; Ssaratary. Francis Fischer. Francis Fischer was elected sliip's delegate by acclama­ FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trans). January 25—Chairman. Chuck HosteHer; tion. Ship's delegate should see the first Sacratary, net lilted. Captain was con­ assistant engineer about fixing the deck tacted about painting out messrooms and department head. Stewards department pantry. One man was hospitalized in heads should be painted. Yugoslavia, and another logged. This NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory wUl be reported to the patrolman at the payoff. Repair list will be made out by Carriers). February 2—Chairman. R. Tallaksen; Secretary. Ed Rushton. Letter department delegates and turned over to the ship's delegate to be typed up. Dis­ was sent to New York about the condi­ cussion was held on the repair list. Vote tion of the sinks In the gaUey. Patrol­ of thanks went to the stewards depart­ man will be asked to check maU service. Galley sinks, ice box and washing ma­ ment. especially the baker. chine will be listed as major repairs. ROBIN 600DFELL0W (Seas Shipping). Captain's attention will be caUed to the January 23—Chairman. C. R. Nummal; condition of the galley. Screen doors Secretary. J. Stefanlk. Ship's delegate should be put on the main deck for brought up the matter of the baffle- crew's security while in port. Captain boards and chocks. According to the should give US currency in draws in for­ captain the baffleboards are under the eign ports, if possible. One member was lines forward, but investigation shows asked to correct his behavior. New li­ that only one has been located. Ship's brary should be put aboard. Additional delegate and several other crewmembers fans are needed in some of the foc'sles. attended a safety meeting with the cap­ Stewards department got a vote of thanka tain. Draws will have to be made in yen for their fine cooperation during the trip. since American money cannot legally be taken ashore unless declared. Chief mate LOGANS FORT (Cities Service). Febru­ has been doing deck work; overtime wlU ary 23—Chairman, William Todd; Secre­ be put down for this. Question about tary. Thomas Kautsch. Repair list will some engine department OT will be re­ be turned in. Mesrfiall should be kept ferred to the patrolman. One new baffle- clean. Beef on the abundance of cock­ board wiU be made for the chocks on roaches. The lockers are-^in a bad state lookout. Carrying reports to the captain and there are foc'sle keys missing. Messis in violation of the Union policy. There halls and quarters need painting. The has been an unusually high loss of linen canned milk is no good. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32. NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my nome on your moiling list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ^^ODRESS ................................ Wdllace E. Mason CITY Contact your father. Dr. E. W, Mason, ' 245 So. Central Ave., Signed Quincy, Mass., immediately. Im­ portant. t 3> ^ TO AVOID DUPLICATION: Charles Mosber t it t of addrati, ploaio qlvo your Hemaa H. Carney Tony Tables You both have checks froin the ADDRESS Please contact Arnold J. 'Yalente^ -Cedtre St., Bamegat, New Triton Shipping Company waiting for you at the Boston halL Jersey; CITY ZONE .STATE If you are an old tubseribor and hava a ehang* formor addrati balow: eeeMaoaMaaaeaaoaaaaMeaaava«aoooeaaieataaaaaoaoa*ooeoee**ae«aa»a#eoaatoa«M oaaaaGeGMeGaGoeeeaaMaaaatGMBGOM ...20NI ..laMMaaMaoea STATE •ifi �ifipipipiillf T»e» TNrenty-sIx SEAFARERS March C. 195S LOG New York Babies Get In Their innings in the HOSPITALS t;,- The following list contains the names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIV Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weeks in a hospital bed. USPHS ho^itals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list, drop in for a visit. It will be most welcome. USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. H. A. Anderson John E. Mayrbat 5. J. Anderson John Morrison P. BlackweU Elvln Myers J. L. Buckelew C. Nicholson R. It. Butler H. F. Ostbery FrAik CarroU D. W. Ravesies Herman H. Casas W. E. Roberts Richard Clearman G. H. Robinson 6. Cope Nemeslo Rodrisuez Rogelio Cruz Joseph W Roy Rey E. DeShong WUbur H Scott L. E. EUand Luther C. Seidle B. D. Foster E. C. Shaffer Jack B. Gardner E. Silverstin M. W. Gardiner Wiley Tait Ernest E. Gross T. R. Terrington James H. Jones Raybon Threat Leonard Kay W. C. Vandersall Leo H. Lang SEASIDE GENEUIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAL. R. Schwartz WADSWORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES. CAL. B. J. Davis BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Eddie Driggers Bart E. Guranick Claude A. MarkeU John B. Haas C, MIddleton John W. Keenan Vic Milazzo Leo Kuiakowski John R. Murdoch Frederick Landry Eugene T. Neison •Tames W. Lawlor Pedro O. Peralto Martin Linsky G. E. Shumaker F. F. Lynch Robert Sizemore Harry F. McDonald Henry E. Smith David Mcllreath VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL FORT HAMILTON, BROOKLYN, NV Enrico Tirelli KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY J, W. Hamilton Pablo E. Perez USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. /PUERTO RICO Joseph Bishop BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITALCarlos Gomez, left, holds Carlos Jr. while his wife Cecilia reads the good news about the Union ma­ BALTIMORE. MD. Renrloh Wiese ternity benefit. At right, Mrs. Enrico Tirelli props daughter Lucinda Geriann for the cameraman. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Samuel Anderson W. H. Puchinisky T. L. Ankerson Allan Reese Earl A. Bink Edwin B. Rhbada Carl E. Chandler Robert Rogers USPHS HosprrAi. R. W. Garrison Nathan Rubin NORFOLK. VA. Stuart M. Ginsburg A. B. Seeberger WilUam Guthrie Arthur Running Suleman M. Harb Robert D. Settle Leslie M. JacksoA S, E. Roundtree F. W, Harris Joseph O. Snyder L. G. DeHaven All 0/ the following SIV families Mrs. Amado E. Diaz, 382 Green­ Mrs. John W. Mullis, 2004 Haas Frank S. James Albert Hawkins Edward S. Spooner Joseph A. Long Norman £. Wroton t. E. KHgus David F. Sykes will collect the $200 maternity wood Lane, Spring Hill, Ala. Avenue, Crichton, Ala. Luis Lopez James O. Manning Comas Knight John N. Thompson benefit plus a $25 bond from the USPHS HOSPITAL 4 4 4 George Lcancu A. A. Voyevotski ^ 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. George B. Little C. D. Stennett Union in the baby's name. Willis Dale O'Berry, born Janu­ B. Dunn Peter Smith John M. Malpass Michael JahlonskI Christine McLean, born August George F. J. Haigncy D. K, T. Sorensen Hugh K. Mansfield David E. Emerick David Gonzalez, born January ary 21, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 29, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lesko Carl A. Johnson William MeUon E. L. Nottingham Mrs. George A. O'Berry, General J. Nappo Raymond Moody 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. McLean, 59 Charles Joseph FIRLAND SANITORIUM Norville Sikes Delivery, Dade City, Fia. SEATTLE, WASH. Pedro Gonzalez, 177 Columbia Street, Dorchester, Mass. USPHS HOSPITAL Emil Austad SAVANNAH, GA. Street, Brooklyn, NY. USPHS Ht'SPlT\L 4 4 4 Warner W. Allred Felix Gonzalez MEMPHIS. TENN. James Ebb Kelly, born January Paul B. Bland J. T. Moore Charles M. Bean i t t Paulette Elizabeth Thornton, James H. Burford Jack D. Morrison 28, 1.9.53. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. USPHS HOSPITAL Luicus A. DeWitt Norman D. Tober born February 13, 1953. Parents, BOSTON, MASS. Mercedes Camblor, born Febru­ James Chandler Kelly, 1713 East L. T. McGowan John A. Duffy Tim McCarthy .Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Thornton, Earl D. Fcrree ary 2, 195J. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lambright, Tampa, Fia. USPHS HOSPITAL John J. Flaherty J. Preshong SEATTLE, WASH. 503 "G" Court, Tattnall Homes, E. K. Harding Donald S. White Joseph Camblor, 179 West 88 E. A. MarteU Henry J. Tucker USPHS HOSPITAL Street, New York, NY. Frances Eeps, bora February 3, Savannah, Ga. W. J. Meehan Guillord Sims GALVESTON, TEX, Joseph Neubauer P. D. Juagpao Warren W. Currier E. Jeanfreau 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chari­ p 4" 4- 4" John Petusky Raymond M, Davis Marvin L. Leach# ton W. Epps, General Delivery. USPHS HOSPITAL Michael Gardner, born January C. E. Dudley Robert A. Pace' Charles Forrest Bennett, born Barnwell, SC. DETROIT, MICH. Leo A. Swyer Henri J. Robin 31, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gvozdick Paul S. Foster James Robinson January 13, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Lloyd A. Gardner, 137-29 70th USPHS HOSPITAL Henry Gibson Rafael S. SaucedO Mrs. Charles R. Bennett, P.O. Box STATEN ISLAND, NY Richard W. Howell N. N. Zacharia Kathy Mae Mullis, born Febru­ Road, Kew Gardqns Hills, Queens, Victor Arevalo Charles G. Miller 58, Pearl River, La. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ary 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and NY. W. T. Atchason Isaac MUler HOSPITAL Bibencio BUlaroza Michael Miller NEW ORLEANS. LA. 4 t t James C. Blake John B. Molini Frank J. Grilletta John T. Bowman Harry Morton CHARITY HOSPITAL Betty Rose Jackson, born Janu­ Ardcll Burkett Alfred Mueller NEW ORLEANS. LA. ary 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Maurice Burnstine Frank Nering James M. Lucky Edward Procter Irving DeNobriga William E. Pepper USPHS HOSPITAL Mrs. Junior D. Jackson, 62 Tacon John Galvin CataUiia Ramos FORT STANTON. NM Street. Mobile, Ala. Charlie A. Gedra John Ripley Bruno Barthel F. D. Oilman C. R. Robertson Charles Burton Thomas Isaksen Nathan GoldHnger Vernon Rush 4 4 4 Adion Cox D. P. McDonald Earl Gonyea VirgU Sandberg John G. Dooley A. McGuigan Palma Jean Allen, born January Joe Carl Griggs Ture Sandstrom Otto J. Ernst Jack F. Thornburg William Herman Charles Sexton The month of March brings with it two things—spring and Phillip Korol F. J. Frennette Renato A. ViUata 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jose A. SUva Francis I. Gibbons VirgU E. Wilmoth Lester M. Allen, 228 East York income taxes. For most citizens March 15 is Federal income L. Kristiansen T. L. Simonda Jack H. Cleason Thomas J. Kustas Johannes C. Sorel CITY HOSPITAL Street, Savannah, Ga. tax time, and after the Federal taxes are paid, the state taxes William E. Logan James R. Lewis WELFARE ISLAND. NY POTTENGER SANITORIUM Alfred Jackson 4 4 4 MONROVIA. CAL. come not far behind. ST. VINCENTS HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY , Gail Hortense Marie Mosely. Seafarers who are uncertain E. L. Pritchard Like in other respects, there USPHS HOSP'TAL PUutis born February 22, 1953. Parents, about their income tax obligations MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN, NY Joseph A. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL C. M. Davison , WATERBURY, CO.NN. Mr. and Mrs. Ciemmie E. Mosiey, are some special rules that ap­ can get the information they need Robert Atmore ply to seamen's income taxes be­ Rupert A. Blake Antonio M. Diaz Thomas M. Purceil 44 North Drive, Riverside Gardens, C. Blosser John J. Driscoll GREENPOINT HOSPITAL cause of the special nature of his on the subject by consulting Wel­ Edmund Wilson O. Cara Enrique Ferrer Savannah, Ga. BROOKLYN, NY fare Services in headquarters work. The filing of a Seafarer's Walter Chalk Robert E. Gilbert August Valentine either in person or by mail. Wel­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 'UK K f 1; fi- 4 4 4 4 Federal, State Income Taxes Pose Problems For Seafarers 4 4 4 Daniel Anton Melniki'^born De­ cember 9,' 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Melnik, 1929 Bur­ gundy Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Margaret Nora Torres, born July 28, 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Torres, 1228 Strand Street, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4 James Andrew Hughes, born February 1, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hughes, 1309 Drayton Street, Savannah, Ga. 4 4 4 Ronald Lee Jenkins, bom De­ cember 18; 1952. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd L. Jenkins, Beilefontaine, Miss, 4 4 4 •Michael Lee Strickland, born January 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. Strick­ land, 311 Ogden Avenue, Crichton, Ala. ;. 4 > 4 • • Paul > Raymond .vDiaz,- -born De­ cember 18, 1952. Parents, Mr. and return is usually more compli­ cated because a Seafarer will tend to work for many different com­ panies each year and accumulates a stack of withholding statements. State Taxes Then there are the State taxes to contend with. In New York state, for example, there is a state income tax return due by April 15. In some cases seamen who do not live in this state but ship out of New York are required to file a state income tax return. This would apply to men who have v/orked on Isthmian, Bull, Robin Line, or Victory Carriers to men­ tion a few. On the other hand, if they do not live in this state and ship on Waterman, Alcoa, Bioomfield or other companies' ships they would not have to pay a New York State tax, but might have to pay in some other state. Seafarers who live in New York would be required to file a state tax return in any case. Conse­ quently, it's important for seamen to check up on this point, other­ wise they might get slapped with penalties for failure to file. i fare Services can see to it that they receive sound advice on tax mat­ ters. In this way they can avoid difficulties that might arise mere­ ly because they didn't know how to go about things properly. Payoff Date Counts One of the common complica­ tions that arises affects Seafarers who sign on a ship for a long voy­ age that starts in one year and ends in another. Since a seaman doesn't get paid on a weekly basis, all the money he earns on that voyage goes into the year that he was paid off in. For example, a man might sign on a ship in June, 1952, and get paid off the next February, but all his earnings, ex­ cept draws, slops and allotments, v/iil have to be reported in 1953. In certain situations this could compel him to pay a higher tax rate for '53 than he would have to otherwise. The law does make one allow­ ance for seamen in that they are given an extension of time to file it they are on a ship when March 15 rolls around. The deadline is June 39,^ 1953, or whenever the man completes his voyage. Atlantic Did Him A Favor The Atlantic llefining Company really did Charles D. Shirley a good turn when it fired hiiil. He's been sailing SIU, and here he is, $200 check in hand, With Wile, son, and new daughter, Joyce Lynn. �VUtfih 9, 19St SEAFARERS a^Enir THE) SEAFARERS With WALTER SIEKMANN (Weto» obout men in the hospitala and Seafarere receiving SIV Wel­ fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written bv Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) Charlie Collins and Jim Morris Staten Island hospital. From all walked into the office the other Indications it looks as if he is going to be in there for quite a little day 'after having Just paid off the while. Any of his former ship­ Sweetwater. Both-boys were anx> mates and Seafarer buddies who ious to get-back to Galveston, Tex., go around to give him a bit of a the place they call home, not lift, or write to him, will he deeply . taking to the cold Yankee weather appreciated. Let's get out there to in New York, see all these boys'when they need "The New York wind," AB Col­ us most for their morale. lins said, "blows through you like Bob Phifer, off , the Robin Ket­ a rabbit running tering, dropped in to talk about his through a briar moving plans for patch. I'm going the future and to grab the first about his new scow south and wife. They haven't head for my good been married too old home town long and she has deep in the heart been living in of Texas. Pqrt Elizabeth, "Sailing for the South Africa, but Union in these Bob plans to move CoUliu times is quite dif­ his little family Phlfer ferent than in the past. I retired to some point In from the sea for a period of about the Lone Star State where two years, and when I came back the Phifer clan will have I was simply amazed at the changes room to expand. This SIU bookin seafaring life. The ship's wash­ member thinks Texas is the ideal ing machines and the union Vaca­ place to live, and he will probably tion Plan seemed the most strik­ ship out of Galveston once he gets ing changes. I never expected any­ settled. thing like it and I am amazed at It is extremely important that a the progress and benefits achieved man make a report aboard ship under the Union. It is just great immediately upon becoming injured shipping out again." or ill. Then notify the Union so Back in the USPHS hospital, on that we'll have a record, too. This Staten Island, recuperating after cannot be emphasized too much aggravating an old complaint, is for the protection of the men in­ wate'rtender Fred. Hohenberger. volved. Drop a line from the near­ Fred is off the seatrain New Jersey est port so that we'll have a record and would like it very much if of the account and so that we may some of his old friends and ship­ have everything ready in case mates from many years at sea drop there is any claim against the com­ him a line to cheer him up or come pany for the benefit of the seaman. around to see him while "he is out The companies do not always have there. the complete record, and this can James Blake, recently the . bosun serve as a double check and safePon the Camas Meadows, is another guard of the Seafarer's rights and SIU member convalescing in the privileges. FINAI DISPATCir The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. Charles, La. He began sailing in the SIU at Norfolk in September, 1951, and sailed with the ratings of junior engineer, deck engineer and FOW. He was buried in Nor­ folk, Va. . Page Twenty-seves LOG Welfare Office Is Busy Spof One of the most popular spots in SIU headquarters these days is the Welfare Services office on the second deck. On a typical day, there will be anywhere from 20, to 30 mei^r more dropping in to get some information and assistance. That's to say nothing of the large amount of mail thatcomes in daily, plus the visits to the hospit^ized men in the area, which are made regularly in every port. The Seafarers'coming in to the office or writing iq from out of town and all over the world, are seeking help on « variety of prob­ lems. In addition to the regular Iteihs covered by the SIU Welfare Plan.—deaths, disability hnd hos­ pital payments and maternity ben­ efits—there are numerous other matters in which Welfare Services can aid Seafarers. It might be a maintenance and cure question, or getting credit, or a tax problem, or dealings with any number of Gov­ ernment agencies such as Immigra­ tion or Selective Service. Or it might simply be a request for gen­ eral information that the Seafar­ er needs. Lacks Shoreside Contacts The popularity of Welfare Serv­ ices is proof of the well-known fact that a Seafarer doesn't have the' same contacts ashore as a shoreside resident has. Further, its been traditional in the past that a seaman, being a transient worker, was usually fair game for shoreside authorities and other people who took advantage of him. Con­ sequently, he became suspicious of shoreside people and didn't trust them to help him out. The average shoreside worker lives in one place for a number of years. He is in a position to get acquainted with how things are i-un in his particular town or city and where to go when he needs advice and lielp. He has friends, and relatives usually living in the immediate area to which he can turn to for help. _ The Seafarer is in a different A Seafarer discusses his problem with Welfare Services representa­ tive A1 Thompson Geft) while two others wait their turn in the ever-busy Weifare Services office. ^ position. Most Seafarers are young men who started sailing during World War II, and found condi­ tions under Union contracts so atr tractive that they continued to ship. They come from all parts of the country, in many instances hundreds of miles from the ports they ship from. They are on the move most of the time, and even if they are married and have fam­ ilies, they don't have the kind of strong community ties that the shoreside .dweller has. This fact is recognized in the preamble of the SIU constitution which states that it is especially necessary to have strong safeguards for the member- Stranded Seafarer Gets Union Help In Big Town One newcomer to the SIU who swears by the union is Seafarer Charles Terry. Terry found that the SlU's help­ ing hand was Just what he needed when he had to get off his ship, in" New York, the firsf^ time he'd been in this city. Orleans. He's convinced, now that with the SIU was the best Terry, who makes his home sailing decision he ever made. "I had ship because "most of our mem­ bers are migratory.. .their duties carry them all over the world." The Welfare Services depart­ ment was created to fill the gap that would ordinarily be filled by agencies, clubs, family or commu­ nity groups for the shoreside work­ er. There were those who opposed the idea of such a department as smacking of "social work," but ac­ tually since economic problems have been solved through Union contracts, the seaman needs , more help on this score than any other. Even such a simple thing that shoreside people take for granted such as information about,a new and important law is not readily available to the seaman on a ship. He finds it difficult to keep abreast of developments at home while he is away. But when he gets into any SIU port, he can get his needs taken care of through the Union. The Union has the contacts and the access to shoreside services that the average Seafarer lacks. All Seafarers are encouraged to take up any problems they might have, even if it is only a simple re­ quest for information, with Wel­ fare ServTces. There is nothing that Welfare Services can't find out for them by consulting the ap­ propriate agencies and authorities. in New Orleans and has been sail what a good outfit the SIU ing SIU a little over a year, suf^ heard is," he said, "but this is just won­ fered an ankle sprain aboard the derful." Seatrain Savannah and had to get off the ship in Edgewater, New Jersey. Before that he had drawn He Halls Welfare Antonio Phelepedes, 62: Brother all the money due him and sent Phelepedes died o f coronary Henry Hence, 54: On February it home to his wife, and since it thrombosis on January 29, 1953, in 16, 1953, Brother Hence died aV was Friday before the long Wash' San Francisco, CaL He sailed as the Cumberland Hospital in Brook­ ington Birthday weekend, he had an AB in the deck department lyn, NY. He had been a second no time to get maintenance from since April, 1951, having joined cook in the stewards department. the company. the SIU at that time in New York. Burial took place at National Cem­ Got Him Lodgings Burial took place at the Gplden etery, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, Since he'd never been to New Gate National Cemetery, San Fran­ NY. A brother, Charles Hence, York before and didn't know his cisco, Cal. He leaves, a stepson, Cantfield Avenue, Hartfield, way around, the first thing he did Costa Reasos, of 329 - 57-Street, 464 Conn., survives him. was call up the Union. He was put Brooklyn. NY. in touch with the Welfare Services t t t t it . office and instructed on how to Daniel J. Mullin, 24: Brother George W. Stephenson: On Oc­ get up to the Union hall in Brook Mullin was drowned when he fell tober 3, 1952, Brother Stephenson lyn. Welfare.services arranged for was lost at sea off the coast of into the Schuylkill River at Pier him to get a decent room at mod­ Japan. He was DM in the . deck 56, Gray's Ferry Avenue, on No­ department and has been saUing vember 13, 1952. He was buried erate cost near the hall, and-one the men ga;;;e him a hand in en the Choctaw at the time of his^ at Holy-Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, of his gear over to his lodg­ death. He iF survived by JJellie NY. Joining the SIU in Baltimore getting ings. last year, he salled-'as an oiler in J. Stephenson. the engine department. The estate With h three-day weekend com­ t i 4^ William L. McLellan, 54: Brother is administered by James J. Mul­ ing up. Welfare Services advanced a SIU cafeteria meal book and saw McLellan died of natural causes lin. . that he had some ready cash until at USPHS Hospital in N«w Or­ • 4 t t leans, La, this January 14th. He Anthony Balchus, 50: On Janu­ the company offices opened on bad been a messman in the stew­ ary 6, 1953, Brother Balchus died Tuesday. When the weekend was ards department and was buried of natural causes at St. Joseph's over, the Union made arrange­ at • the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, Hospital. Aberdeen. He was a fire­ ments for transportation and main­ New Orleans, La. man in the engine department and tenance so that he could go back a member of the Union since May, hofhe; to New Orlefms in style. If, •jf, •' Roy Lee Hail, 52: Coronary, oc­ 194Q. Surviving Js his sister, Anna The next day Terry had'hii train clusion caused the death of Brother Yeager,. of 3221k East Center tickets and took the train out of Pennsylvania station back to New Hall on November 6, 1952. at Lake Street, Shenandoah, Pa. Plan �" i'-wm SEAFARERS !$;• M LOG i^OFFfCIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • IV IS/- !• IS I*?- I *f TAfc CAA ' Crewmembers of the Seatrain Savannah rehash collision fcffffLe ff #115/ ijee* with tanker which buckled ship's bow. They are (left to right), Robert Landiy, OS; Carl E. Hargroves, cardeckman; T. J. Constantin, oiler; S. Wagenmaker, QM. . . Here Anderisoh, an SUP memf fffliefy JJIW%n» ber, puts some of his needlecraft skill to work mending torn canvas aboard the ship. .H| can darn socks very neatly top. ••'••• • •• y-^ ^ f " •' •• .'V: � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource March 6, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 5 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BACK WAGE PAYROOLS READIED; SEVERAL COMPANIES NOW PAYING SEAFARERS HONOR FURUSETH'S BIRTH GOV'T WILL BREAK OUT 20 VESSELS SIU UPS DISABLED PAY TO $100 T-H REVAMP FIGHT ON; AFL OFFERS 10 CHANGES PMA SPLITS IN DISPUTE WITH MATES MFOW BIDS AFFILIATION SIU-DONATED MOVIES BIG HIT AT HOSPITAL WEAK MERCHANT FLEET PERILS US WORLD ROLE SIU BACKS ALIEN APPEALS TO GOV'T SUP CELEBRATES 68TH ANNIVERSARY; PAVED WAY FOR ALL MARINE UNIONS FAIRPORT ON ROCKS, HINT SABOTAGE ART ENTRIES TO GET TWO SHOWINGS IN NY SEASTRUCK WELS BOY LIKES LOG SEAFARER HAS OWN MUSEUM SEAMEN'S ACT FREED ALL MARINERS IN '15 NEW USS TO OPEN SOON IN YOKOHAMA RADAR MAY NOT 'SEE' ALL 'BERGS WINDJAMMER STILL HAULS CARGO TOUGH FIGHT AHEAD DISABILITY BENEFITS OUR MARITIME PROBLEM THREE MILESTONES THE LOG COVERS THE MARDI GRAS SHIPPING WEAKNESS--US PROBLEM ADD ROACHES PLUS MATES PLUS BR AND RESULT IS EXPLOSIVE MIXTURE 'PIRATES' INVADE TAMPA DURING 'GASPARILLA DAY' FESTIVAL MAU-MAU TERRORIST GROUP RAIDS IN KENYA DESCRIBED BY SEAFARER SEAFARER'S DAUGHTER WANTS EARLY START FOR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION PROUD CREW SAYS GENERAL PATTON IS 'CLEANEST 10 YR. OLD LIBERTY' THE CASE OF THE OLD WASHING MACHINE DEEP SEA SALVERS FEDERAL, STATE INCOME TAXES POSE PROBLEMS FOR SEAFARERS WELFARE OFFICE IS BUSY SPOT STRANDED SEAFARER GETS UNION HELP IN BIG TOWN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/6/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log